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From fiscal years 2002 through 2011, the federal government appropriated over $37 billion to a variety of Department of Homeland Security (DHS) homeland security preparedness grant programs.[1] Of this amount, the DHSs Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) allocated about $20.3 billion to grant recipients through four programs: the State Homeland Security Program, the Urban Areas Security Initiative, the Port Security Grant Program, and the Transit Security Grant Program. Through these grant programs, DHS has sought to enhance the capacity of states, localities, and other entitiessuch as ports or transit agenciesto prevent, respond to, and recover from a terrorism incident.
As GAO reported in March 2011, DHS could benefit from examining its 17 preparedness grant programs and coordinating their application processes; developing measurable capability requirements and evaluation criteria; and eliminating redundant reporting requirements.[2] GAO also reported in February 2012 on 4 of these 17 grant programs the State Homeland Security Program, the Urban Areas Security Initiative, the Port Security Grant Program, and the Transit Security Grant Programand found that multiple factors contributed to the risk of FEMA funding unnecessarily duplicative projects. These factors include overlap among grant recipients, goals, and geographic locations, combined with the limited project information that FEMA had available regarding grant funding levels, grant recipients, and grant purposes.[3]
[1]This total is based on Congressional Research Service data and GAO analysis, and includes firefighter assistance grants and emergency management performance grants. See Congressional Research Service, Department of Homeland Security Assistance to States and Localities: A Summary of Issues for the 111th Congress, R40246 (Washington, D.C.: Apr. 30, 2010).
[2]GAO, Opportunities to Reduce Potential Duplication in Government Programs, Save Tax Dollars, and Enhance Revenue, GAO-11-318SP (Washington, D.C.: March 1, 2011).
[3]GAO, Homeland Security: DHS Needs Better Project Information and Coordination Among Four Overlapping Grant Programs,GAO-12-303 (Washington, D.C.: February 28, 2012).
GAO has previously reported that overlap among government programs or activities can be harbingers of unnecessary duplication.[1] The four DHS grant programs that GAO reported on in February 2012[2]the State Homeland Security Program, the Urban Areas Security Initiative, the Port Security Grant Program, and the Transit Security Grant Programhave multiple areas of overlap. The grant programs have similar goals and fund similar activities, such as equipment and training, in overlapping jurisdictions. For instance, each state and eligible territory receives a legislatively mandated minimum amount of State Homeland Security Program funding to help ensure that all geographic areas develop a basic level of preparedness, while the Urban Areas Security Initiative grants explicitly target urban areas most at risk of terrorist attack.[3] However, many jurisdictions within designated Urban Areas Security Initiative regions also apply for and receive State Homeland Security Program funding. Similarly, port stakeholders in urban areas could receive funding for equipment such as patrol boats through both the Port Security Grant Program and the Urban Areas Security Initiative, and a transit agency could purchase surveillance equipment with Transit Security Grant Program or Urban Areas Security Initiative funding.
Further, depending on the program, other federal stakeholders in addition to FEMA are involved in the administration or coordination of some, but not all, of the four programs. The table below illustrates overlap in the purposes and types of projects funded by the four grant programs.
Federal Agencies, Purpose, and Project Type Involved in Select Homeland Security Grants
State Homeland Security Grant Program
Urban Areas Security Initiative
Port Security Grant Program
Transit Security Grant Program
Primary federal agencies involved
Federal Emergency Management Agency
Federal Emergency Management Agency
Federal Emergency Management Agency/ U.S. Coast Guard
Federal Emergency Management Agency/ Transportation Security Administration
Purpose of the grant program
The State Homeland Security Programprovides funding to support state and local efforts to prevent, protect against, respond to, and recover from acts of terrorism and other catastrophic events.
The Urban Areas Security Initiativeprovides funding to high-risk urban areas to build and sustain regional capabilities to prevent, protect, respond to, and recover from acts of terrorism.
The Port Security Grant Programprovides funding to port stakeholders to mitigate against risks associated with potential terrorist attacks by enhancing capabilities to detect, prevent, respond to and recover from terrorist attacks.
The Transit Security Grant Programprovides funds to public transit agencies to protect critical surface transportation infrastructure and the traveling public from acts of terrorism and to increase the resilience of transit infrastructure.
Types of projects funded
Source: Federal Emergency Management Agency grant guidance.
As GAO reported in February 2012, FEMA made award decisions for all four programs with differing levels of information which contributes to the risk of funding unnecessarily duplicative projects. While GAO understands that some overlap may be desirable to provide multiple sources of funding, a lack of visibility over grant award details around these programs increases the risk of unintended and unnecessary duplication. Some of the factors that contributed to the differences in the information available include different administrative processes and information requirements. With respect to administrative differences, FEMA delegates some administrative duties to stakeholders for the State Homeland Security Program, the Urban Areas Security Initiative and the Port Security Grant Program, thereby reducing its administrative burden according to FEMA officials. However, this delegation also contributes to FEMA having less visibility over some grant applications, and in particular those funded by the State Homeland Security Program and the Urban Areas Security Initiative. These two programs are administered by state administrative agencies;[4] however, some administrative functions are further delegated to subrecipients such as local governments or other entities. In contrast, Transit Security Grant Program awards are made directly to the final grant recipients and this more direct award structure, among other factors, allows FEMA to better track these grant awards. In delegating significant grants administration duties to the state administrative agencies for the larger State Homeland Security Program and Urban Areas Security Initiative programs, FEMA officials recognize the trade-off between decreased visibility over grant funding, subrecipients, and specific project-level data in exchange for their reduced administrative burden.
Differences in information requirements also affect the level of information that FEMA has available for making grant award decisions. For example, for the State Homeland Security Program and Urban Areas Security Initiative, states and eligible urban areas submit investment justifications for each program with up to 15 distinct investment descriptions that describe general proposals in wide-ranging areas such as critical infrastructure protection.[5] Each investment justification encompasses multiple specific projects to different jurisdictions or entities, but project-level information, such as a detailed listing of subrecipients or equipment costs, is not required by FEMA. In contrast, Port Security Grant Program and Transit Security Grant Program applications require specific information on individual projects such as detailed budget summaries. As a result, FEMA has a much clearer understanding of what is being requested and what is being funded by these programs.
FEMA has studied the potential utilization of more specific project-level data for making grant award decisions, especially for the State Homeland Security Program and Urban Areas Security Initiative.[6] Specifically, a May 2011 FEMA report recommended that the agency modify the investment justification format for the Urban Areas Security Initiative and the State Homeland Security Program applications to include a detailed project list.[7] This project list would contain information that is currently collected later in the grant cycle in the post-award phase. However, while GAO's analysis of selected grant projects determined that this additional information was sufficient for identifying potentially unnecessary duplication for nearly all of the projects it reviewed, the information did not always provide the FEMA with sufficient detail to identify and prevent the risk of unnecessary duplication.
Specifically, GAO reviewed the type of information that FEMA would have available at the applications stage if it implemented the May 2011 report recommendation. GAOs analysis of 1,957 projects,[8] using post-award information as recommended in the report, determined that over 1,800 of the projects representing about 90 percent of the overall funding had the detail needed to determine whether they were unnecessarily duplicative. However, 140 projects, or 9.2 percent of the overall funding associated with the 1,957 projectsabout $183 millionlacked sufficient detail to determine whether they were unnecessarily duplicative or had involved coordination during the states planning or selection processes to prevent any unnecessary duplication. For example, in one instance GAO identified overlap in the descriptions of the project types and titles of State Homeland Security Program, Urban Areas Security Initiative, and Port Security Grant Program grants that funded critical infrastructure improvements in a single port area. This overlap suggested that duplication could be occurring among the grant programs, and warranted further analysis.
After gathering additional information from state and local grant recipients, however, GAO determined that none of the projects it reviewed were duplicative. While implementing the May 2011 report recommendation to better utilize more specific project-level data would be a step in the right direction, the Director of FEMAs Grants Preparedness Division reported in September 2011 that FEMA had not yet determined the specifics of future data requirements related to the reports recommendation. GAO was able to ascertain that over 90 percent of the projects it reviewed had sufficient detail to determine that the projects were not likely duplicative. However, GAO believes that more detailed project information could be of value to FEMA in its grant review process since the information that would be gathered and considered, if the reports recommendation were implemented, would not always allow for the necessary differentiation between projects funded by the four grant programs. Moreover, DHSs Office of Inspector General has also concluded in recent years that FEMA should utilize more specific project-level data in making grant award decisions, especially for the State Homeland Security Program and Urban Areas Security Initiative, in order to identify and mitigate potential duplication.[9]
Another effort that FEMA has initiated to improve its grant information is the phase-in of a new consolidated grants management systemthe Non-Disaster Grants system. Agency officials stated that this system, once completed, will help FEMA manage all of its preparedness grants, and has an explicit goal of enhancing project-level data collection. In addition, FEMA anticipates that the Non-Disaster Grants system will consolidate data from multiple systems and facilitate greater utilization and sharing of information. However, according to FEMA documentation, the agency has not yet determined all of its specific data needs for the system. As FEMA continues to develop the Non-Disaster Grants system, it will be important to ensure that it collects the level of data needed, as appropriate, to compare projects across grant programs to mitigate the risk of funding unnecessarily duplicative projects. GAO recognizes that collecting more detailed project information through the new system could involve additional costs. However, collecting additional information with this level of detail could help better position FEMA to ensure that it is using its resources effectively.
GAO also reported in February 2012 that FEMA lacks a process to coordinate application reviews across the four grant programs. FEMAs Grants Program Directorate has divided the administration of the grant programs into two separate branches: The Urban Areas Security Initiative and State Homeland Security Program are administered by a Homeland Security Grant Program branch, while the Port Security Grant Program and Transit Security Grant Program are administered by a Transportation Infrastructure Security branch. The result of this structure is that grant applications are reviewed separately by program and are not compared across each other to determine where possible unnecessary duplication may occur. Similar findings were also reported by the DHS Inspector General in March 2010.
As noted earlier, each grant program GAO reviewed has similar goals, allowable costs, and geographic proximity. As a result, these four programs share applicants as state and local entities seek to maximize grant dollars for their projects; however, FEMA does not compare applications, including the investment justifications, for these overlapping grant programs. As a result, neither FEMA nor an independent third party is positioned to determine where unnecessary duplication may occur.
Because the applications for the four grant programs are being reviewed by two separate divisions, yet have similar allowable costs, GAO and the DHS Inspector General concluded that coordinating the review of grant projects internally would give FEMA more complete information about applications across the four grant programs. This additional information could help FEMA identify and mitigate the risk of unnecessary duplication across grant applications. A FEMA Grants Program Directorate Section Chief noted that the primary reasons for the current lack of coordination across programs are the sheer volume of grant applications that need to be reviewed and FEMAs lack of resources to coordinate the grant application review process. GAO recognizes the challenges associated with reviewing a large volume of grant applications, but to help reduce the risk of funding unnecessarily duplicative projects, FEMA could benefit from exploring opportunities to coordinate project reviews across grant programs while also taking into account the large volume of grant applications it must process.
In addition, from fiscal year 2010 to 2012, appropriations for DHSs preparedness grant programs declined from $3.02 billion to $1.35 billionor about 55 percent.[10] Further, the consolidated appropriations act for fiscal year 2012 combined funding for DHSs preparedness grant programs into a single appropriation and provided the Secretary of Homeland Security with the discretion to distribute this funding amongst the suite of preparedness grant programs.[11] Specifically, the appropriations for these four programs declined by about $487 millionor about 20 percentfrom fiscal year 2010 to 2011. However, the fiscal year 2012 funding levels for these four programs are unclear at this time because the Secretary of Homeland Security has not yet determined how to distribute available funding amongst the grant programs. Given the significant overlap in these grant programs and the risk of unnecessary duplication, requiring additional information on FEMAs efforts to identify and eliminate overlap may be helpful to the Congress as it makes future decisions regarding preparedness grant funding.
[3]See 6 U.S.C. §§ 604, 605.
[4]A designated state administrative agency is responsible for managing the State Homeland Security Program and Urban Areas Security Initiative programs at the state level. This management includes processing project applications prior to submitting them to FEMA, passing though federal funds to regional or local entities, and ensuring that local grant recipients comply with various statutory and grant requirements.
[5]Investment justifications are one component of the State Homeland Security Program, the Urban Areas Security Initiative, the Port Security Grant Program, and the Transit Security Grant Program applications for grant funding. They provide narrative information on proposed activities (investments) that will be accomplished with the grant funds and are described in more detail later in this report.The investment justifications must demonstrate how proposed investments address gaps and deficiencies in current capabilities, and also demonstrate adherence to program guidance.
[6]In August 2009, FEMA established the Reporting Requirements Working Group to compile a list of select grant reporting activities, collect grant stakeholder feedback, and make recommendations regarding future data collection policies. FEMA utilized the working groups analysis and recommendations in a May 2011 Report to Congress.
[7]See FEMA, Redundancy Elimination and Enhanced Performance for Preparedness Grants Act: Initial Report to Congress (Washington, D.C.: May 23, 2011) for their findings and recommendations.
[8]We reviewed investment justification and Biannual Strategy Implementation Report informationThe Biannual Strategy Implementation Report is a reporting requirement submitted by states to FEMA regarding the progress of certain grantsfor the 1,957 grant projects awarded through the four grant programs to five urban areas: Houston, Jersey City/Newark, New York City, San Francisco, and Seattle for fiscal years 2008 through 2010.
[9]Department of Homeland Security Office of Inspector General, Efficacy of DHS Grant Programs, OIG-1069 (Washington, D.C.: Mar. 22, 2010).
[10] This total is comprised of preparedness grant programs in FEMAs state and local programs account, which does not include firefighter assistance grants and emergency management performance grants.
[11]See H.R. Rep. No. 112-331, at 175-77 (2011) (Conf. Rep.).
The State Homeland Security Program, Urban Areas Security Initiative, Port Security Grant Program, and Transit Security Grant Program have similar goals and fund similar activities in overlapping jurisdictions. In a constrained budget environment, it is important for FEMA to have the information it needs about projects funded through these programs and to coordinate their administration to maximize their impacts on improving homeland security and avoid the risk of any unnecessary duplication. Although reviewing a large volume of grant applications is challenging, these reviews are important to better ensure that FEMA is able to identify and prevent any potential unnecessary duplication, and that limited grant resources are used effectively.
GAO recommended in its February 2012 report that to help reduce the risk of unnecessary duplication by strengthening the administration and oversight of these programs, the FEMA Administrator should
In addition to these recommendations to DHS from GAOs February 2012 report, Congress may also want to consider
The information contained in this analysis is based on findings from the products listed in the related GAO products section. GAO took several actions to determine how FEMA awarded grant funds and how funds were distributed. GAO interviewed officials at DHS and FEMA and visited five urban areas that contained grant recipients for all four grant programs and were among the highest annual grant recipients in fiscal year 2010 due to their risk profile. In each of these locations, GAO interviewed officials responsible for administering the program (state and local officials for the State Homeland Security Program/Urban Areas Security Initiative; fiduciary agents for the Port Security Grant Program; and transit agency officials for Transit Security Grant Program). GAO also met with grant recipients and members of the local coordination or project selection groups (e.g., Urban Area Working Group for the Urban Areas Security Initiative). Additionally, GAO reviewed grant guidance, legislation and prior GAO and Department of Homeland Security Inspector General reports; analyzed grant awards; and reviewed state and national plans related to homeland security grant programs. See page 344 of the PDF version of this report (appendix III) for a list of the programs GAO identified that may have similar or overlapping objectives, provide similar services or be fragmented across government missions. Overlap and fragmentation may not necessarily lead to actual duplication, and some degree of overlap and duplication may be justified.
GAO requested comments on this report section from Justice. In technical comments, Justice stated that using funding from multiple grant programs may be necessary to fully implement law enforcement projects in light of limited local and federal resources. GAO acknowledges that there may be cases where funding in this manner is warranted, but without an assessment of the extent of overlap across Justice grant programs, combined with consistent and routine grant award coordination, there is an increased risk of unnecessary duplication in grant awards. Justice also provided additional technical comments, which GAO incorporated as appropriate.
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ISLE OF WIGHT - Teresa McCaskey remembers laughing the moment she heard International Paper Co. was shutting down its paper mill in southern Isle of Wight County.
"I thought it was a bad joke," recalled McCaskey, one of more than 1,100 workers who learned on Oct, 22, 2009 – one year ago today – that she would be losing her job in the months ahead. "Then I cried, I didn't know what would happen."
The company's unexpected announcement last year stunned employees, local and state government officials, and the communities that grew up around the bustling mill that began production in the late 1880s. The mill had historically hired generations of local families and pumped a steady stream of tax revenue into local coffers.
Beginning in November 2009, the four paper-manufacturing machines that had spewed billowing plumes of steam, smoke and pungent odors into the air for decades gradually ceased production. The layoffs came in waves starting on Dec. 31. They ended after the final machine ground to a stop in late June.
The Isle of Wight mill was the largest of three sites the Tennessee-based company closed as part of a corporate overhaul to reduce operating expenses and beef up earnings by about $100 million annually. The local mill bore the brunt of the 1,600 layoffs generated by the three closures.
International Paper was not alone in its economic concerns. The recession crippled the manufacturing industry in 2009, forcing major companies around the nation to declare bankruptcy, shutter facilities or lay off employees. While the recession factored into International Paper's decision, company officials have stressed the declining use the Isle of Wight mill's main products – uncoated freesheet paper and coated paperboard – as the primary reason it was closed.
But International Paper's executives had visited the mill just weeks before the closure announcement and told employees and local community leaders that the company was profitable, making goals and had a bright future.
"That's why the timing was a shock," said Phillip Bradshaw, chairman of the Isle of Wight Board of Supervisors, who worked for the company for 25 years. "I expected it within five or 10 years, but we were blindsided by this announcement. We took those smokestacks for granted for way too long."
In fiscal year 2012, the county is expected to lose approximately $5.7 million annually in tax revenue from the mill's closure, while Franklin will lose almost $1.2 million annually it received from a revenue-based non-annexation agreement brokered with the county years ago. The state is projected to take a $20.6 million hit in tax revenue.
The closure announcement spurred the three communities hit hardest by International Paper's closure – Isle of Wight and Southampton counties and the city of Franklin – to quickly form a regional taskforce addressing the needs of displaced workers and looking for ways to cushion the fiscal blow to small businesses that relied on International Paper or its employees for business. The taskforce also considered the potential future use for the company's facilities, although that decision ultimately remains with the company.
In the early days after the announcement, the most pressing issue was to help soon-to-be displaced workers find new jobs or determine what they wanted to do once their mill jobs were eliminated, said Randy Betz, vice president for work force development at Paul D. Camp Community College in Franklin and a former mill worker. Many employees had worked for the company for decades and planned to retire from the mills, just as their fathers and grandfathers had done, he said.
By November, a One-Stop Career Center, which had previously operated from the college campus, had set up shop at International Paper. The center, run by representatives of the Virginia Employment Commission and Opportunity Inc., helped workers learn about unemployment benefits, job openings and retraining opportunities, and learn interviewing and other career development skills.
The One-Stop Center, which moved back to the college's workforce development center in June, receives about 1,300 client visits each month, Betz said. That is more than double the monthly traffic it saw before International Paper's announcement, he added.
More than 400 salaried and hourly workers have found new jobs at approximately 60 different employers, including some employees who opted to relocate to other International Paper plants, Betz estimated. More than 100 people, including McCaskey, have gotten new jobs at Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding in Newport News.
Additionally, more than 100 displaced workers are using the Federal Trade Adjustment Assistance program – a federal program available only to workers whose jobs were lost because of increased imports – to return to the classroom, Betz said. Many life-time mill workers, just a few years from retirement, are taking classes to learn new trades and skills: welding, airline mechanics, nursing and physical therapy.
Unlike many closed plants, which often lie dormant and vacant for decades, International Paper has told local officials it will try to repurpose – that is, reuse – its 1,300-acre Isle of Wight site. Over the past few months, the company has studied 15 proposals from prospective investors interested in using the property for various types of biomass energy facilities.
The company has narrowed the list of final contenders and is in the process of getting additional feasibility information from them, said Lisa Perry, county director of economic development. Terry McAuliffe, a Democrat who was defeated in a bid for his party's gubernatorial nomination last year, said in July that his company, Leaf Clean Energy Co., was a finalist. McAuliffe's proposal calls for refitting the paper mill as a wood-burning power plant.
International Paper spokeswoman Donna Wadsworth said the company hopes to release an update by the end of the year.
After years of depending on mill workers for customers, many small businesses in rural Isle of Wight and downtown Franklin are hanging by a thread. Other companies that counted International Paper as their primary – if not only – customer have already shut down or traveling greater distances to reach customers.
People were scarce during lunch hour on a recent Friday at Fred's, a popular eatery where just seven tables were occupied. A year ago, mill workers would have packed the restaurant around noon most days during the week, following on the heels of 6 a.m. regulars from the mill clamoring for coffee and breakfast before or after their shifts.
"It's been devastating for all of us," said Gerry Patnesky, owner of downtown Franklin's upscale gift shop Alphabet Soup. "Although people have really made an effort to support local businesses over the past year, we're suffering because people have scaled back on their spending.
"We're surviving … and just hoping that International Paper is going to bring some good news to us soon," she added. In September, Patnesky said she had to ask her creditors for extensions on some bills, until she had an influx of revenue from the annual downtown fall festival at the end of the month. "I've never had to do that before."
Business at Joe's Pizza and Pasta Palace, which sits in the shadow of the silent paper mill, has dropped more than 40 percent over the past year, said owner Joe Misseri. He said it's depressing, particularly when he knows how much potential the mill site has for alternate uses.
"It's hard hearing all these rumors," said Misseri. "We've been getting by, but the past six months have been a little tough for me. I have a family, mortgage and bills to pay … and I'd like to keep all those obligations I've made.
"I don't know how much longer small businesses are going to be able to hang on … without some positive changes."
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Very soon, a new Seattle City Council Chair of Parks will be selected. The Parks Chair oversees Woodland Park Zoo. Bamboo, Chai and Watoto are the three elephants who have lived 45, 33 and 43 years, respectively, on display at the Zoo. They need a council member who is concerned about their welfare to be the next Parks Chair.
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The Zoo-appointed Task Force's recommendations should not be used to determine the elephants' fate. Their bias was clear, with 5 out of the 14 being current or former Zoo Board members and many others having a clear conflict of interest. The Zoo Board will make their decision about Bamboo, Chai and Watoto's future early next year.
Friends of WPZ Elephants commissioned a survey using Research Now, an independent research company. The findings debunk the Zoo's cherished catchphrase and the Task Force's justification for keeping the elephants: That seeing an elephant will inspire people "to learn, care and act to help conserve elephants and their habitats in the wild."
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Mary E. T. Moore was the third child of Bud Mathis Moore and Martha Brown Coulter. Isaac Cox was the son of Thomas B. Cox and Mary Olive Henderson (both the Cox and Henderson families have other members who married Moore family members).
Isaac Cox
b. 12 Oct 1828, South Carolina
d. 26 Aug 1906, Greenville County, South Carolina
& Mary E. T. Moore
b. 19 Oct 1829, South Carolina
d. 3 Feb 1877
|--Susan Ellen Cox
|----b. ca 1855, South Carolina
|--Thomas Bud M. Cox
|----b. 12 Sep 1857
|----d. 19 Mar 1874, Greenville County, South Carolina
|--Walter William Cox
|----b. ca 1859, South Carolina
|--Lethia Elizabeth Cox
|----b. 28 Jan 1862, Fairview Township, Greenville, South Carolina
|----d. 19 May 1897, Greenville County, South Carolina
|---& William J. Ellis
|----b. 19 Dec 1852, Greenwood Co., South Carolina
|----d. bef 1910
|--Lafayette Cox
|----b. Jan 1863, South Carolina
|--Samuel Cox
|----b. 1864, South Carolina
|--Robert Thurston Cox
|----b. 22 Feb 1870, South Carolina
|----d. 21 May 1947, Greenville, Greenville Co., South Carolina
|---& Leila Cox
|----b. 4 May 1874
|----d. 13 Aug 1948, Simpsonville, Austin Twp., Greenville, SC
|--Lillie Cox
|----b. 12 Apr 1874, Fairview Township, Greenville, South Carolina
|----d. 28 Jun 1929, Austin Township, Greenville Co., South Carolina
|---& Dock M. Garrett
|----b. 15 Jun 1875
|----d. 19 Sep 1929, Austin Township, Greenville Co., South Carolina
|----m. 1894
I have only been able to find Susan Moore in the 1860 and 1870 censuses and do not know what happened to her after that. As far as I know she is not buried in any of the cemeteries where other Moores are (Standing Springs, Simpsonville, Reedy Fork, Cedar Shoals, and a few others). I also need more information on Walter William Cox (not sure if that is his name – he is listed as Walter H. on the 1860 census and William on the 1870 census; there are a couple of candidates who fit the general timeframe), Lafayette Cox (last seen in the 1900 census as a boarder living with the family of John H. Austin in Greenville City), and Samuel Cox (last seen on the 1880 census).
Robert Thurston Cox' wife Leila's maiden name was Cox. She was the daughter of Lewis Cox and Susan Hyde. I am sure they are related to the other Coxes somehow.
After Mary's early death, Isaac Cox married a second time:
Isaac Cox
b. 12 Oct 1828, South Carolina
d. 26 Aug 1906, Greenville County, South Carolina
& Margaret Bryson
b. 6 Jan 1844, South Carolina
d. 5 Jan 1923, Simpsonville, Greenville County, South Carolina
|--Nancy Mamie Cox
|----b. 3 Nov 1879, Greenville County, South Carolina
|----d. 10 Jul 1902, Greenville County, South Carolina
After Isaac Cox died, Margaret Bryson Cox married Lewis Brashier (another family with many ties to the Moores, as well as the Hendersons and Coxes).
I am very interested in exchanging information with others who are researching these families.
Friday, July 24, 2009
Featured Family Friday: Isaac Cox and Mary E. T. Moore
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I love the idea of your weekly updates on Surname findings, it is a great idea. I do appreciate your always nice comments on my blog, Those Old Memories. I've been slack this summer but hope to get back into the loop! I have Moore and Coulter connections but am sure they are not any of your lines, It was interesting to read what you have. Thanks, Cheri HopkinsReplyDelete
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Arcus Motion, a Hungary-based company, has launched a Kickstarter fund raising campaign for the Arcus Motion Analyzer, a "smart ring" that it claims can be used as both an activity tracker as well as a motion gesture controller for several platforms.
The Arcus Motion Analyzer can be used to track the movements by athletes in a number of sports. The company states, "For example, while swimming, Arcus can gather several different metrics such as determining your stroke style, stroke efficiency, total distance and total effort."
In addition, the Bluetooth support inside the smart ring should allow for the device to control applications and products with gestures. The company says:
Just imagine being able to control any of the devices in your home with a simple gesture. The days of searching for remotes and learning how to program thermostats, sound systems and mood lighting are over. All of your devices now work for you.
Users could buy more than one of these smart rings for use in other applications, such as PC gaming, controlling toy helicopter drones and more. The Arcus Motion Analyzer will come in a variety of colors, sizes and art designs and will also come with a wireless charger.
The company says it will release apps for the smart ring that will support Android 4.3 and higher, among other platforms. Arcus Motion is looking to raise $320,000 via Kickstarter to launch the device, with a minimal pledge of $149 needed to secure one of the first Arcus Motion Analyzers. Higher donations will be needed to obtain more limited edition versions with things like hand-painted designs and more. The first products are expected to start shipping in February 2015, assuming the goal is reached.
What do you think of this Arcus Motion Analyzer and, assuming its Kickstarter is successful, will it be a rival to the many upcoming smartwatches that are due for release later this year?


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|Tip: Make sure your glue gun is really hot, and that you squeeze the trigger slowly.
DIY: Different Ways to Make Enamel Dots
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They're like little dots of penny candy! I'd love to use red and white for mint. :)ReplyDeleteReplies
I haven't made white ones yet! Thanks for reminding me! Haha.Delete
- AnonymousApril 13, 2014 at 12:59 AM
Very cool idea with the glue gun! I will definitrly be making some of these! Thanks for sharing!!ReplyDelete
Charlotte from AZReplies
Thanks for dropping by and commenting Charlotte!Delete
Love this! I saw Agnes' tutorial few days ago too. I kindda think that to make using glue gun is safer and not toxic since I have kids in the house.ReplyDeleteReplies
The perler beads actually have no smell when you melt them, so I think it's safe as well. :) But the glue gun method yielded better results.Delete
Super cute! And I totally thought the pony beads looked like little donuts.ReplyDeleteReplies
I'm still thinking on how to 'frost' them. :DDelete
I love your post! Thanks for sharing your ideas! <3ReplyDeleteReplies
Thanks! And you're so very welcome :)Delete
This is very cool (am I showing my age with that comment?) I will give the glue gun thing a go when I have a minute. I actually quite like the flat hama bead ones too and have a tub full left from when the kids were little so may give that a whirl too! ThanksReplyDeleteReplies
Try them and see what you'll love :)Delete
Very pretty and helpful, Thanks
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Thanks and glad you enjoyed it Deirdre!Delete
- AnonymousMay 25, 2014 at 5:38 PM
Cool might be trying them ,well the glue gun one soon will let you know how it turns outReplyDeleteReplies
Have fun crafting! :)Delete
Very Cool! Thanks for sharing!ReplyDeleteReplies
Thanks Julie, have fun when you try them for yourself!Delete
- AnonymousMay 28, 2014 at 5:05 PM
Cute -- but why do you call them enamel? They seem to be made of everything BUT enamel!ReplyDeleteReplies
Well, they're faux enamel. But I guess using nail enamels would make them technically enameled dots, right? :)Delete
So cute and you make it sound so easy! May I ask what you used for backing (to squeeze the glue on to)?ReplyDeleteReplies
Great! Can't wait to get out my hot glue gun and nail polish. Thanks for sharing.ReplyDeleteReplies
Have fun making them! :)Delete
- AnonymousMarch 28, 2015 at 12:55 PM
Just watched your tutorial and the one by Agus Yornet. These are GREAT! I will definitely be making batches of these. Thanks for sharing!ReplyDelete
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Hi Sally!Delete
Glad you love it. Have fun making them! :3
Love your tutorial and the different methods you tried. I like the hot glue ones the best. I am sharing your post on my facebook page! thanksReplyDeleteReplies
Thank you so much! :)Delete
My favorite enamel dot method I have seen. Going to make some today, in fact! Thank you for sharing!ReplyDeleteReplies
You are welcome - hope you had fun making them, Patty!Delete
- AnonymousJune 6, 2017 at 6:06 AM
I have bought the pony beads from walmart, and love them, I put my oven at 425 and line parchment paper and put them on there, and they melt nicely, I do take out at different times because some I want flat, some I don't, However I am going to try your glue gun method as I can get custom colors! Thank you for sharing with us!ReplyDelete


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THE federal government has all but rejected a debt guarantee for Qantas after the airline announced a $252 million first half loss and plans to shed 5000 jobs.
Qantas, battling record fuel costs and fierce competition from subsidised rivals, is working to slash costs by $2 billion over three years.
The first-half loss, coupled with an $111 million profit for the same period a year earlier. sent Qantas shares down more than 7 per cent.
The cuts triggered a feisty debate in federal parliament, as Labor said it might support a debt guarantee but ruled out backing changes to legislation to allow the airline to lift its foreign ownership above 49 per cent.
Noting it was a difficult day for Qantas workers, Prime Minister Tony Abbott was cool on a debt guarantee, telling parliament the airline was not a special case.
``Why should the government do for one what it is not prepared to do for all, or what is not necessarily available for all?'' he said.
Virgin Australia boss John Borghetti said if the government gave Qantas a debt guarantee, he would seek a similar pledge "within 24 hours''.
Mr Abbott strongly argued for enabling Qantas to secure more foreign capital and take the fight up to its competitors.
"We want to ensure that Qantas is not competing against its rivals with a ball and chain around its leg,'' he said.
Opposition Leader Bill Shorten said there was no excuse for the government not to step in.
"This is the worst day for aviation people since the collapse of Ansett,'' he said.
Opposition transport spokesman Anthony Albanese said changing the Qantas Sale Act was a distraction for government inaction. He said if foreign investment were an issue, the airline would already be at its 49 per cent foreign ownership limit and not the current 39 per cent.
Changing the act would have other ramifications, including thousands of jobs going offshore, rural and regional routes being dropped and the likely split of Qantas' operations into separate domestic and international companies.
Independent senator Nick Xenophon has called for a judicial inquiry into the company's financial mismanagement, particularly in relation to Jetstar, and called for Mr Joyce and the Qantas board to be sacked.
"The jobs that should have been lost are Alan Joyce and his board,'' he said.
Mr Joyce said he was committed to Qantas and the board was 100 per cent behind the plan to turn the business around.
"We have a plan to cover every aspect of the business to get it back to profitability and we have the courage and commitment of the management team to make that happen," he said.
Qantas Frequent Flyer members reassured
5.09pm: Qantas Loyalty CEO Lesley Grant emailed Frequent Flyer members to reassure them that Qantas Points balance will not be affected in anyway.
"Qantas is changing, but what will never change is our commitment to rewarding you for your loyalty, whether on the ground, or in the air," said Ms Grant.
TWU attacks Alan Joyce's management
4.59pm: Transport Workers Union secretary Peter Biagini said Qantas could crash and burn without a better management plan.
"I think it will take more than just reducing staff to turn this business around I think it needs a much better management plan and I don't think Alan Joyce has got that plan," he said.
"It's not like there's all these people sitting around cutting all that staff must mean cutting services.
"There's no real plan for this business to actually grow it seems to be a pain to ruin this business.
Mr Biagini said Qantas staff blames Mr Joyce for the business' poor results.
"I know what the reaction of all of the workers are and they hold him totally responsible for this," he said.
"As I said three years ago he took the dramatic move of grounding the airline to turn this business around and it's got worse.
"That was a really bad decision. "
Mr Biagini believes Alan Joyce's agenda is to cut costs by rehiring staff on reduced contracts.
"We think his motive is to reduce 5,000 jobs to put another 5,000 people on, on lower wages," he said.
"That is not fair, it is not fair to the employees on site and it is not fair to this airline."
Question Time: Shorten wants Abbott plan on Qantas
3.11pm: Bill Shorten kicked off Question Time asking Tony Abbott what plan the government has to assist the 5000 workers who will be left without a job.
The Prime Minister acknowledged the airline's future is a "very serious topic" and described today as a "difficult and anxious day".
Mr Abbott insisted he did not want to "make politics" with the announcement, but rather provide hope and confidence by building a strong economy.
"I am not going to get into the business of being critical of a company and a management which are doing their best to secure their future," he said.
"We are determined to do what we can for Qantas, consistent with the responsible economic management."
Mr Abbott called on Labor to help give the airline some "legislative help" by repealing the carbon tax.
"I am fighting to ensure that Qantas gets a fair go," he said.
"I am fighting to ensure that Qantas is not shackled by a $106 million carbon tax bill for one
year and a $168 million carbon tax bill the next year."
A lot of the prolems of Qantas date back to 1992 when Bob Hawke privatised the thing. Geff Dixon shld share some blame.
— CityBeat_CM (@CityBeat_CM) February 27, 2014
He claimed the government is determined to ensure that the company gets an "appropriate level playing field", but admitted "what we do for one business, in fairness, we have to make available to all businesses".
Despite the Mr Abbott's vow against playing politics on Qantas, Deputy Prime Minister Warren Truss blamed the carbon and mining taxes partly for the carrier's woes.
Mr Truss dismissed an accusation by Mr Shorten that the federal government always blamed workers.
He said the carrier had a future but aviation was changing.
Many of the jobs of the past will not be required in the future, Mr Truss said.
"It is simply beyond dispute that Qantas is faced with the difficulty of having to compete with airlines in countries where the wage structure is very different from what it is in Australia,'' he said.
"That's not the fault of our workers.''
Qantas breach union agreement
2.21pm: Electrical Trades Union national industrial officer Matthew Murphy said he was yet to hear how many of his members would lose their jobs, but said he expected the bulk of any cuts to fall on aircraft maintenance engineers in Sydney and Melbourne.
He said while job losses were of concern for the ETU, Qantas' decision to freeze wages was also a clear breach of the union's agreement with the airline. Mr Murphy said that the ETU might be forced to take their case to the Federal Court if Qantas didn't reconsider.
Qantas deny staff gag
1.59pm: Qantas say they have not banned staff from talking to the media, despite reports.
Where the cuts will fall
1.55pm: Of the 5000 jobs to go, 1000 are linked to previously announced closures at the airline's heavy maintenance facility at Avalon and their Adelaide catering facility.
Australian Licenced Aircraft Engineers Association federal secretary Steve Purvinas believes 175 of the association's members will lose their jobs, including about 53 in Melbourne and 65 in Sydney.
The Australian Manufacturing Workers Union fears about 100 of its members will lose their jobs, with the majority to go in Brisbane but workers in Melbourne and Sydney also set to be affected.
In Adelaide, the Australian Services Union has told The Advertiser redundancies would be offered to 100 baggage handlers plus 100 other ground staff, including check-in assistants.
The bulk of the 1500 jobs to go in management and non-operational positions are expected to come from Qantas' Mascot headquarters, while Jetstar's Melbourne base will also feel the pain.
The location of other job cuts is expected to be made clear in the coming days.
17 jobs going with the closure of Qantas Courier, the Australian Services Union says.
What should Qantas' future be? Take our poll or leave a comment below
Pilots attack Qanatas management
1.15PM: Qantas management has done a demolition job on the airline but have failed to outline a strategy to grow the business and serve the national interest, the Australian and International Pilots Association says.
With the announcement this morning that 5000 are jobs set to go at the airline, 50 planes are to be retired and international routes cut, AIPA president Nathan Safe said the Australian Government should be demanding Qantas management demonstrate a coherent plan for growth in exchange for any taxpayer support.
"Qantas management has today outlined a demolition job, but failed to follow through with a strategy for how it will grow the business and serve the national interest," Mr Safe said.
"The Federal Government should be twisting management's arm to be open and honest about where it is heading. Otherwise, it is like supporting a plan to bulldoze half a house before the blueprints to rebuild have been drawn," he said.
A lot of the prolems of Qantas date back to 1992 when Bob Hawke privatised the thing. Geff Dixon shld share some blame.
— CityBeat_CM (@CityBeat_CM) February 27, 2014
"We know that this Qantas management is adept at dramatic announcements, but has a patchier record when it comes to following through with a coherent long-term plan for improvement and growth. That is what the government should be demanding, not just swingeing cuts."
The AIPA represents about 2400 domestic and international Qantas Group pilots, and is the largest pilots association in the country.
Mr Safe said it was vital that management did not attempt to whitewash over how the company arrived at this position.
"Put aside fringe issues and focus on the key reasons the company has been going backward rapidly and you will find it has been due to misguided management decisions: poor aircraft choices, distracting investment in risky offshore ventures, bad strategic choices, and terrible brand management," Mr Safe said.
"If the Australian Government wants Qantas to turn all this around then it has to force management to confront the misguided approach taken in recent years.
"If management is allowed to simply make excuses then it cannot improve its performance."
1.05PM: Air New Zealand says full-year earnings will rise more than 17 per cent after reining in fuel costs to deliver a record first-half profit.
The airline made the forecast after posting first-half profit of $NZ140m, up from $NZ100m a year earlier, beating the $NZ130m forecast of First NZ Capital.
Meanwhile, economic commentator Terry McCrann says the Qantas cuts are harsh but inevitable.
Unions react angrily
1PM: ACTU secretary Dave Oliver said today's announcement plunged Australia further into a jobs crisis.
"Today 5000 workers and their families have been dealt a major blow through no fault of their own," he said.
"We recognise the pressures that have been on this airline have been due to increased competition that has been the result of an uneven playing field.
"But it's also been the result of a series of bad management decisions over the years," Mr Oliver said.
He said this included maintaining an operation with Jetstar Asia, not introducing a premium economy class into its aircraft, and purchasing fuel-guzzling aircraft.
Mr Oliver said it also involved a business plan that has been modelled on cost reduction rather than focusing on growth.
We must keep @qantas as majority #Australianowned carrier and begin by changing the CEO. @alanjoyce should fall on the sword.
— Malcolm McKay (@malfromcessnock) February 27, 2014
"So we've seen over the years that we've got a business plan that is about managing decline and not necessarily going for growth, and that's not a sustainable model," Mr Oliver said.
The Australian Manufacturing Workers Union said the job cuts and sell-off of terminals are a smack in the face for workers and the airline's safety reputation.
AMWU national president Andrew Dettmer says he doubts Qantas could guarantee its safety record if jobs are sent offshore.
"Alan Joyce and the Abbott government have once again shown their true colours — they don't care about workers, they don't care about Australian industry and they don't care about Qantas' safety," he said in a statement.
"This is a dire situation. We call on the government to stop blaming workers and their conditions and to stand up for people's jobs and Australian icons, not simply throw them away."
12.53PM: Reports are emerging that Qantas staff have been banned from speaking to the media, which has led to some incredulous responses on social media.
Greens: Govt should buy some of Qantas
12.50PM: The Greens have gone a step further, suggesting the government consider buying some or all of the company.
"We need to be looking at all options here," the party's Transport spokeswoman Lee Rhiannon told the media in Canberra.
"Those options need to also include partial or full public ownership of Qantas," Senator Rhiannon said.
She claimed the privatisation of the airline has been a "failed experiment".
Qantas staff left in the dark
12.40PM: Qantas engineering workers told the Herald Sun they had been told nothing about the future of their jobs and were relying on the information that had been reported in the media this morning.
Training officer Nathan Spinks, 36, said staff were frustrated they had not been told what the future held for them.
"All anyway wants to know is where they stand," said Mr Spinks, who has worked at Qantas for 19 years.
"Everyone is on tenterhooks ... We have no idea, we only know what we've heard in the media."
He said he was passionate about working at Qantas but realised changes needed to be made to restructure the business "because we probably are a bit heavy".
But Mr Spinks and one of his colleagues said staff were frustrated with the performance of chief Alan Joyce and the lack of direction for the company.
"They need to get rid of him," said another woman, who had worked at Qantas for 11 years.
Staff said share prices had been dropping as Mr Joyce tried to slash costs, but they were not confident the company had a clear vision to fix the ailing business.
Mr Spinks and his colleague said they hoped their futures, and of their 700 colleagues in the engineering area, would be clarified later today.
"It's my life you're holding in my hands," the woman said.
— Tom Minear, Herald Sun
12.35PM: Angry pilots have their say
Qantas pilots have taken to an online blog to vent their anger over the job cuts announced by their company today.
The Professional Pilots Rumour Networkhas been inundated by posts from disgruntled employees attacking the airline and its boss, Alan Joyce.
Here are some of their comments:
"Divide and conquer. Don't tell those who are losing their jobs until they have no say." – fpvdude, Melbourne.
"Almost no questions about holding the board to account for such a shabby management of a company. No response to Greenwood's question on Joyce's position on the board. No account to poor selection of new aircraft and poor excuses on financial management." – AEROMEDIC, Melbourne.
"The Prix is delusional. It's time to go Joyce." – Break Right, Brisbane
"Embarrassing all around — AJ can't answer a question to save himself. All the money spent in Corporate Comms is so people can write his speeches and lines to repeat over and over." – Qantas 787, Sydney.
"Our leadership (or lack of it) is on display today — no wonder we are in trouble." – Qantas 787, Sydney.
"Can they both use the term "going forward" a bit more?" – spelling_nazi, Melbourne
"Guys the Abbott Gov. is not to blame they have only been in office for less than a year. The blame lies in house with the management and board of QF" — SHVC, Australia
Union threatens strike action
12.24PM: A major union is threatening strike action after Qantas announced it is axing 5000 jobs over three years.
Transport Workers Union national secretary Tony Sheldon has called on the Federal Government to meet with the airline to find ways of avoiding the job cuts.
"But if (Treasurer) Joe Hockey's not prepared to do that, then it's industrial action that the workforce should be considering," Mr Sheldon told reporters in Sydney.
"In this country, if the government won't stand up for jobs and for the Australian icon, then we will."
He said it was "laughable" to see the company's executives saying they won't take more wage increases.
"This is the third time (they've said this) since 2010 and they've paid themselves an 82 per cent wage increase," he said.
Mr Sheldon labelled the announcement of job cuts "Joe Hockey's wet dream" and accused the government of working against the national interest.
He urged the government to drop its desire to get rid of the Qantas Sale Act, which limits foreign ownership of the airline.
"Do we want Qantas to be (like the Russian plane) Aeroflot with a Kangaroo on its tail?" he said.
"Do we want Qantas to turn around and not be the national icon anymore?"
Mr Sheldon said the only people profiting from Qantas' woes are its board.
He said that he has never seen such despondency among staff as he has in the last 24 hours, adding that Qantas staff love working for the airline but "despise" management.
Mr Sheldon dismissed the value of meetings between unions and the airline scheduled tomorrow, saying Qantas management would just present the "same rubbish".
'Age of entitlement is alive for corporate Australia'
12PM: Slashing jobs to win taxpayer assistance shows the 'age of entitlement' is alive and well for corporate Australia, the Electrical Trades Union says.
The union, which represents hundreds of Qantas maintenance workers around the country, said while government assistance for major industries isn't new, any taxpayer money for the airline would mark the first time a company has been rewarded for slashing thousands of Australian jobs.
"Contrary to the claims of the Abbott Government that the 'age of entitlement is over, we're seeing multi-billion dollar taxpayer support rewarding the largest private sector employer in the country for slashing Australian jobs and cutting wages," ETU national industrial officer Matthew Murphy said.
"Worse still, it has been made extremely clear to the company that receiving a taxpayer-funded debt guarantee from the Federal Government is tied to their efforts to cut wages and conditions — which includes an attempt to modify current workplace agreements to cancel previously-agreed pay rises."
He said the company's real game plan was also to try and send more jobs overseas if foreign investment restrictions are lifted, as has been flagged by the Federal Government.
"This is the real game plan, with thousands more jobs likely to be sent overseas on top of the 9,000 positions already slashed during the tenure of Alan Joyce," he said.
Mr Murphy said there would also be impacts on the flying public, with the high maintenance standards on
Qantas aircraft likely to suffer from fewer workers and increased offshoring of work.
"Qantas has traded for decades on its high safety standards, but these standards will inevitably suffer if there are fewer maintenance workers and more heavy maintenance is moved overseas," he said.
Shorten: Qantas cuts 'truly devastating'
11.43AM: Bill Shorten has described the news as "truly devastating", as he accused the government of "teasing" Qantas with the possible offer of a debt guarantee.
"It's unforgivable not to fight for the jobs of Australian workers," the Opposition Leader told reporters in Parliament House.
"Today is a day for the Abbott government to show some leadership."
Mr Shorten said it is "truly alarming" that the Abbott government "has done nothing" to protect jobs.
He called on the Prime Minister to "back up" the debt guarantee measure the government has recently been "hinting" at.
Shadow Transport Minister Anthony Albanese talked up Qantas' role of being the national carrier.
He reiterated the view that Labor was willing to look at possible changes to the Qantas Sale Act, but would not agree to any move reducing the total cap on foreign ownership.
"We support majority Australian owned," Mr Albanese said.
Mr Shorten said today is the worst day for aviation people since the collapse of Ansett.
He cited other governments around the world that invested in their airlines.
"We'd be the bunnies if we waved goodbye to an Australian icon," the Labor leader warned.
He also predicted how the government would blame the company's predicament on the carbon tax, workers and the Opposition.
"They'll be like pets returning to their dinner," he said.
'The problem is Alan Joyce'
11.26AM: Independent Senator Nick Xenophon says that there should be a judicial inquiry into Qantas' financial woes, and has pointed the finger squarely at chief executive Alan Joyce and the airline's board.
Rather than repealing the Qantas Sale Act, which Mr Joyce said has handicapped the airline and prevented it from accessing foreign investment, Mr Xenophon said senior management's failed strategy has been to blame.
"It is in the national interest for Qantas to remain as our national flag carrier, to remain in Australian hands," he said.
"The Qantas Sale Act is not the problem," Mr Xenophon said.
"The problem is Alan Joyce, the board and a failed Qantas strategy."
"Until you change the management that I find completely inept, then we need to patently say that the Qantas Sale Act is not the problem."
"If the Qantas Sale Act is the problem, then let's look at it. But I suggest to you it's not, and that's why an independent inquiry with judicial powers needs to look at the books of Qantas."
Earlier this week, Mr Xenophon posted the tweet below about the then looming Qantas cuts:
#Qantas needs to open its books to the Govt to reveal if it's the Qantas Sale Act or lousy management and strategy to blame for crisis.
— Nick Xenophon (@Nick_Xenophon) February 25, 2014
11.18AM: The Leader of the Opposition, Bill Shorten, and Shadow Minister for Infrastructure and Transport, Anthony Albanese, will hold a press conference to discuss Qantas' announcement shortly.
Concerns over job losses
11.15AM: Australian Greens MP Adam Bandt fears Australian money and jobs could be on the next 747 flight to Singapore or Kuala Lumpur, if foreign ownership rules are relaxed.
He repeated calls for any government assistance to come with strings attached to protect jobs.
Independent MP Bob Katter is concerned about aircraft maintenance being sent overseas.
He said foreign workers paid $30,000 to repair aircraft won't fix Australian planes to proper standards.
"Qantas has never had an accident yet every other airline has fallen out of the sky," he told reporters.
Labor backbencher Robert Mitchell, who has scores of Qantas workers in his electorate near Melbourne's Tullamarine Airport, fears many could face unemployment.
"There's still many people in my communities who are ex-Ansett staff who are struggling to find work," he said.
Unions will' fight for each and every job'
11.08AM: Qantas workers are being punished for poor business decisions made by the company, a union says.
The airline's decision to axe 5000 full-time jobs is shortsighted, the Australian Services Union says.
"It's outrageous that so many Qantas (and Jetstar) staff are going to bear the brunt of the poor business decisions made by Qantas in recent times," ASU assistant national secretary Linda White said.
"The ASU will fight for each and every job."
Qantas is also extending an executive wage freeze to all its employees.
"It's punishing the workers for the poor business decisions made by (CEO) Alan Joyce," Ms White said.
Victorian ASU secretary Ingrid Stitt says the union's members are frontline customer service staff who earn modest wages and have always been prepared to adapt to make the airline more efficient.
"Qantas is putting their reputation and the satisfaction of Australian customers on the line with today's announcement," Ms Stitt said.
Alan Joyce defending 5000 job cuts to save $2bill by 2017. His job is safe, but no pay rises 4 anyone #newsroom pic.twitter.com/joLanjimim
— Triple M Sydney (@TripleMSydney) February 27, 2014
'We have to make the tough decisions'
11AM: Asked how he believes the company's employees will take the cuts announced this morning, Qantas chief executive Alan Joyce said he thinks there is a recognition among staff that Qantas has significant challenges and that changes need to be made.
He said that changes are also targeted at ensuring customers continue to have the best possible experience, with more modern planes and upgrades to plane interiors and airport lounges.
The fleet will be the youngest in about two decades.
"We must, and we are, making the hard but necessary decision that will protect this great company and ensure its return … to a profitable future,'' he said.
"We have to make the tough decisions and hard choices.
"We will be a far leaner Qantas group, and it should be clearly understood we took these actions irrespective of actions the government will make."
Mr Joyce said he will be meeting with unions tomorrow to go through the details of the job losses.
Where will the cuts come from?
10.53AM: Of the planned job cuts, Qantas says 1500 will come from management and non-operational roles.
The remainder will come as a result of changes to the fleet and network, the restructure of maintenance operations and the restructure of catering facilities.
Joyce: Results are unacceptable
10.50AM: The carrier's underlying $252 million loss was at the bottom end of the $250 million to $300 million range flagged in December. But it was still a sharp deterioration from the $192 million full-year underlying profit it recorded for the 2012/13 financial year.
Mr Joyce said the result was unacceptable.
"We must take actions that are unprecedented in scope and depth to strengthen the core of the Qantas Group business," he said.
Irvine: Are the cuts enough?
10.45AM: The cuts to Qantas are radical but will they be enough to ensure the Flying Kangaroo's future?
News Corp Australia national economics editor Jessica Irvine thinks taxpayers would do well to return to their seats and ensure their seat belts are tightly secured: there is further turbulence ahead. CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE.
Joyce: I have regrets
10.38AM: Qantas chief executive Alan Joyce said he regretted the job and service cuts but they were essential to keep the airline strong in the future.
"I regret the need for these wideranging job losses, but we will do everything we can to make the process easier for employees who leave the business," he said.
"At the end of this transformation, Qantas will remain an employer of more than 27,000 people, the vast majority based in Australia — and we will be a better and more competitive company."
Mr Joyce committed the airline to retaining its 65 per cent domestic market share despite the savage cuts.
"Quite simply, Qantas will remain the best premium domestic carrier in the world and a top-tier international carrier."
Fears of industrial action
10.25AM: Reports are emerging that Qantas is adding more staff to their terminals in case there is any industrial action. Virgin is believed to be doing the same to deal with any chaos created.
It comes as Qantas staff are set to be briefed today on the airline's cuts and what it means for them.
'Australia has been hit by a giant wave'
10.20AM: "We are facing some of the toughest conditions Qantas has ever seen," Qantas chief executive Alan Joyce said.
"Australia has been hit by a giant wave of international airline capacity, with a 46 per cent increase in competitor capacity since 2009 — more than double the global increase of 21 per cent over the same period.
"The Australian domestic market has been distorted by current Australian aviation policy, which allows Virgin Australia to be majority-owned by three foreign government-backed airlines and yet retain access to Australian bilateral flying rights," he said.
'One Man Show' flies to Wollongong tonight (assuming Qantas still has any planes or pilots left.) Get tix here - http://t.co/ssabAmpHli
— The Chaser (@chaser) February 26, 2014
"Late last year, these three foreign-airline shareholders invested more than $300 million in Virgin Australia at a time when, as Virgin Australia reported … it was losing money. That capital injection has supported continued domestic capacity growth by Virgin Australia despite its growing losses," he said.
"Qantas has been undertaking its biggest-ever transformation over the past four years … but this is not enough for the circumstances we face now.
"With … economic changes being exacerbated by the uneven playing field in domestic aviation, we must now take actions that are unprecedented in scope and depth."
"Hard decisions will be necessary to overcome the challenges we face and build a stronger business."
Who's thinking the QANTAS frequent flyer programme site will crash today with punters eager to cash in their points?
— wendy_harmer (@wendy_harmer) February 26, 2014
Aircraft to be sold or deferred
10.15AM: More than 50 aircraft will deferred or sold, with older planes like 747s to be retired early and orders of A380s and B787-8s to be delayed. Qantas says it will be retiring 15 aircraft early.
9000 jobs lost under Joyce's reign
10.10AM: The 5000 jobs cuts announced this morning mean that about 9000 jobs have been lost during chief executive Alan Joyce's tenure.
Future of terminals up in the air
10.05AM: Following the earlier announcement Qantas will dispose of its long-term terminal lease at Brisbane Airport in a deal that will see it recoup $112 million, the airline said it is also in discussions over the future of its Melbourne and Sydney terminals.
'Significant changes' to fleet and network
10AM: The airline has also taken the razor to its future fleet growth plans.
It will defer deliveries of eight remaining Airbus A380 aircraft and the last three of 14 787 Dreamliners it has on order from US manufacturer Boeing.
It also plans to restructure future Airbus A320 orders and suspend any future growth for its Singapore-based subsidiary, Jetstar Asia.
9.57AM: In terms of the airline's fleet plans, it will reduce the number of wide-body aircraft in its domestic fleet, with the remaining aircraft focused on East-West routes and peak Sydney-Melbourne-Brisbane services.
It said this will free up A330 aircraft to enter Qantas' international divisions as replacement aircraft.
Qantas... @knightcartoons #auspol Joyce pic.twitter.com/XU3AIQlgT5
— Stan Steam (@StanSteam2) February 25, 2014
Other changes include the replacement of its ageing Boeing 767 by the third quarter of the 2014-15 financial year.
Six of its oldest Boeing 747-400 aircraft will also be retired by the second half of 2015-16.
It is also going to retime its Melbourne-London services to reduce the amount of time its A380 aircraft sit on the tarmac at Heathrow.
9.48AM: Qantas also plans to restructure its maintenance operations, on top of the already announced closure of Victoria's Avalon maintenance base.
It will also restructure its catering operations, including the previously announced closure of the Adelaide catering centre.
9.40AM: As part of its network and fleet reorganisation, the airline will exit underperforming routes and make aircraft changes on certain routes to better match capacity and demand.
This includes cutting Perth-Singapore flights and operating Sydney-Singapore and Brisbane-Singapore with smaller Airbus A330-300 aircraft. Aside from cutting some routes and putting smaller aircraft on others, Qantas said it will work existing planes harder and reduce the number of aircraft types in its fleet from 11 to seven by 2015-16.
With all due respect folks, how would YOU run Qantas differently to Alan? Wannabe CEOs step up please. #qantascuts pic.twitter.com/GoAnuzI0FR
— Matt Thomas (@masanith) February 26, 2014
Confirmed: 5000 jobs to go
9.32AM: Qantas has confirmed it will cut 5000 jobs as it attempts to fill a $2 billion hole in its finances.
The job cuts come after Qantas today announced a $252 million half-year loss.
Qantas said the 5000 job cuts will come from cutting operational positions affected by fleet and network changes, and reducing management and non-operational staff by about 1500 people.
A wage freeze for Qantas executive put in place in December will continue and be extended to all of the group's employees.
This will saddle the airline with $500 million in redundancy costs in the 2013-14 and 2014-15 financial years.
The airline has also confirmed "significant changes" to its fleet and network as a result of cost cutting.
It will move to reduce capital expenditure by $1 billion across the 2014-15 and 2015-16 financial years as part of what it says is an acceleration of its Qantas Transformation Program.
Brisbane terminal to be sold
9.20AM: Qantas will dispose of its long-term terminal lease at Brisbane Airport, in a first move on what is expected to be a day in which the airline announces unprecedented cuts.
The airline will recoup $112 million from the Brisbane Airport Corporation in return for the sale.
Qantas holds a 31 year lease on the northern end of the airport's domestic terminal, which is due to expire on December 30, 2018.
Under the new arrangements, the airline will retain exclusive use and operational control over much of the terminal's northern end until 2018, while securing rights to key infrastructure beyond this period.
"Brisbane Airport is one of the most important airports for Qantas today and increasingly so into the future," chief executive Alan Joyce said.
"This investment is vital to the ongoing growth of aviation in Queensland which helps drive tourism and boost the economy."
The arrangement also covers Qantas' use of the runway system at Brisbane Airport, including current infrastructure and the new parallel runway, which is currently under construction.
The airline is believed to be negotiating a similar deal at Melbourne Airport.
Earlier, Labor frontbencher Tony Burke has expressed the Opposition's willingness to consider backing changes to the Sale Act.
"We'll be constructive, we'll have a look at it," Mr Burke told Sky News, but insisted his party would not support any move to reduce the total cap on foreign ownership.
"We want Qantas to be an Australian company," he said.
Shadow Treasurer Chris Bowen echoed Mr Burke, claiming the Coalition needs to respond "urgently" to the announcement.
"They've had plenty of time to talk this through with Qantas and the other industry players to get the advice and to reach a conclusion and the day to deal with it is now," Mr Bowen told reporters in Canberra.
"If the government wants to make proposals, whether it be debt guarantee or other proposals, we'd look at them," he said.
Before the announcement, Labor Senator Doug Cameron called on Alan Joyce to resign.
"He is not the man for the job," he told reporters as he arrived at Parliament House.
Greens MP Adam Bandt wants any assistance to come with assurances local jobs will be protected.
"Qantas and Alan Joyce are a flight risk," Mr Bandt said.
"There is a very real concern that if the taxpayer steps in to support Qantas that unless it comes with strings attached to protect local jobs Alan Joyce and Qantas are going to take that support and the money and the jobs are going to be on the next 747 out of here."
He said the Sale Act should not be amended.
The government is drafting changes to the Act, which has been in place for more than 20 years.
But Deputy Prime Minister Warren Truss, who has portfolio responsibilities for aviation, says the future of Qantas is in the hands of the company.
He backed the tough measures the company was proposing to address its financial position.
Qantas would have to be better managed with a more productive workforce than any of its competitors to remain strong.
"Change is inevitable, and that's inevitable in every industry,'' Mr Truss told ABC radio.
The government has offered Qantas the prospect of a debt guarantee that would allow the airline to borrow more cheaply and help it regain its investment-grade credit rating.
It is also drafting legislation that would allow an increase in the foreign ownership of Qantas, by removing limits imposed by the Qantas Sale Act, which caps the company's foreign ownership at 49 per cent.
The laws also require the airline to keep most of its maintenance, catering, flight operations and training facilities for its international services in Australia.
Prime Minister Tony Abbott yesterday said Qantas will not have to guarantee a certain number of jobs in Australia in exchange for the relaxed foreign ownership laws.
"What Qantas does is a matter for Qantas management," he said, adding that it was not the business of government to run airlines.
However, the changes have previously drawn opposition from Labor and The Greens, while many MPs within the Coalition have expressed their own concerns.
Opposition transport spokesman Anthony Albanese said it was important Qantas remained an Australian-based company and urged the Federal Government to take concrete action to support the airline, rather than release "thought bubbles".
Qantas' main rival, Virgin Australia, is also vehementally opposed to any support for the carrier, branding it "unfair".
Airline founder Sir Richard Branson earlier this month took the unusual step of posting an open letter in newspapers, arguing that propping up Qantas would prompt global businesses to think twice about investing in Australia.
Regional airline Rex has also spoken out against a debt guarantee to Qantas, and warned regional aviation was on the verge of collapse.
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Friday, March 16, 2012
Mastering the Art of Fabric Printing and Design
If you're looking for a reference book about fabric patterning, this is a book for you. If you're curious about what today's contemporary artisan fabric designers are creating, this book is for you. If you want to marvel at the variety of design techniques possible, this book is for you. If you just want to be inspired, this book is for you.
Who's this book not for? I don't know. I haven't met them yet.
9 comments:
- Paula said...
Looks like I'm heading to a book store to search for Mastering the Art of Fabric Printing and Design....
- March 16, 2012 at 8:01:00 PM CST
- Mihaela said...
I have it already! From about a month...I chose it only following my...intuition.
And yes, it is the kind of book you need to return again and again.
It's a book you need on your table, near you,not on the bookshelf.
Unfortunately here we find very hard a good dye (acid dye? - oh, no, only by order it individually directly from USA....). So,I can't afford to experiment too many ideas.For the moment I study the chapter 4(my favorite)and I must thank you, dear Malka, for your very good explanations!
Conclusion: for those of you which have all kind of inks,dyes and fabrics at hand, this book is an indispensable manual to train your creativity!
- March 17, 2012 at 1:27:00 AM CST
- Cheryl Arkison said...
I had no idea she had this book out. I'll have to look at it. Combined with yours its the start of a dream library for a dream task one day.
- March 17, 2012 at 4:56:00 AM CST
- Blueberry Park said...
I'm so relieved that i bought this book with some birthday money last week as it seems everyone is talking about it at the mo and i'd be very green to not have been able to get it!
- March 17, 2012 at 8:09:00 AM CST
- Cathy at PotterJotter said...
Have enjoyed looking around your blog and I think you are right ... this is the book for me. It looks inspiring! xCathy
- March 17, 2012 at 5:58:00 PM CST
- house on hill road said...
it's a beautiful book! so much inspiration and a ton of great tutorials, yours included.
- March 18, 2012 at 6:13:00 AM CST
- Miaou said...
This looks like a fabulous book! I like the layout and the clear photographs.
- March 18, 2012 at 1:28:00 PM CST
- Jennie P. said...
I'd love to get a hold of a copy! Thanks for sharing your thoughts.
- March 19, 2012 at 5:55:00 PM CST
- Alex Sand said...
Thanks for the heads up on this book, looks like awesome reference book for those of us who love fabric & like to experiment with creativity!
On my list of things to buy from Amazon!
- March 23, 2012 at 11:04:00 AM CST


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|Koh Mak Resort located at Ao Suan Yai, the West side of Koh Mak, one of the 52 islands in Trat Province.
Koh Mak situated between Koh Chang and Koh Kood, and almost in the center of other islands,
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It's maybe a small, local resort , but it offers an experience to rival any other in the world. Build with conservation in mind, extra care has been taken to integrate the resort with the local landscape and wildlife to ensure minimal upset . With everything on hand at Koh Mak Resort, you can relax and unwind without a worry in the world at the perfect hideaway destination.
|All 40 bungalows are located along the 1,500 meters long white sandy private beach with such a long stretch of shore it's easy to find your own private space with a flawless panoramic sea view always an offer. Personal touches here and there make it that extra bit special. Comfy chairs, private areas where you can feel secluded and relax. The ultimate place to escape from the hustle of big city.
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From staff reports
As of August, Ohio University's Survivor Advocacy Program (OUSAP) has expanded to provide sexual assault survivor services for Meigs and Perry Counties.
Thanks to a grant from the Office for Victims of Crime (VOCA) through the Ohio Attorney General's office, the Ohio University Survivor Advocacy Program for Meigs and Perry Counties (OUSAP-OMP) was created.
OUSAP-OMP will work with county residents to create a safe community for victims and survivors of sexual assault, dating and domestic violence and stalking through confidential advocacy and supportive services, education and resources.
"Regardless of age or gender, OUSAP-OMP is available within Meigs and Perry counties to assist survivors of sexual assault, domestic/dating violence and stalking," said Kat Wargo, OUSAP-OMP outreach coordinator. "We help in accessing supportive services, in advocating for victim's rights and in assisting survivors beginning their journey towards recovery."
Although as many as one in five women and one in seven men will experience sexual assault throughout their lifetimes, according to the U.S. Center for Disease Control, currently, less than half of Ohio's 88 counties have comprehensive sexual assault services. OUSAP-OMP is the first program of its kind in Meigs and Perry counties.
The Survivor Advocacy Program, which was created in 2009, has a mission to create a safe campus where victims and survivors of sexual assault, stalking and dating and domestic violence are thoroughly respected and supported. The program is funded through the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) and is located in Ohio University's McKee House 006, which is located at 44 University Terrace. For assistance, support, questions, or concerns please contact OUSAP-OMP 24-hour crisis hotline at 740-591-4266. Visit the website at http://www.ohio.edu/survivor/.