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Chaffetz – No Case Can Be Made For McConnell Remaining Majority Leader
Jason Chaffetz describes Majority Leader Mitch McConnell as being "a very nice man" as he struggles to come up with arguments in favor of him remaining in his position as Senate Majority Leader as Republican leaders get together in the White House to try to map out a way forward.
He says, "Look, when the team isn't performing well and putting wins up on the board, a lot of people on that team want to see a change in the coach. And Donald Trump, all he wants are bills to sign."
Chaffetz points out, "When it was left to just the President we got Neal Gorsuch. So he was able to perform, but I think people are looking at Congress and they just fundamentally don't understand, why we don't have repeal and replace for Obamacare and where is the tax reform bill?"
Chaffetz says, "We talk about all of these principles – introduce the bill so we can build the momentum to actually win the vote. That's not happening." Asked if McConnell needs to go, Chaffetz replies with a heavy sigh, "I don't know what the case is to keep him, with all due respect, he's a very nice gentleman, he's very accomplished."
"But you've got to actually produce things," Chaffetz notes, "and they haven't been able to do that. I do think the pressure also should be put on Senator McCain and Rand Paul and those that actually voted no or were going to vote no on these things."
Chaffetz says, "But it is the Majority Leader's job to bring up the bill and actually push to get the votes. If people vote 'no' then they know who to blame. But when you don't even vote, then you've got to kind of blame the Leader."
The bottom line on all of this seems to boil down to a few people allied with President Trump wanting to make America great again and many more working in the "resistance" and opposition to make certain that he fails and our country continues it's downward trend. McConnell and his team fall into that latter category.
Chaffetz is mistaken, McConnell is not a nice gentleman. If he were he'd be working with the President, not laughing behind his back at the prospect of building a border wall to defend this nation. He's just as much the enemy as his more abrasive comrade, Sen Bob Corker, probably more.
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Has something happened to discourage you as God's scribe? Be encouraged! God's grace is bigger. His plans are more firm. His strength and hope are more powerful. No matter what happens, God's promises are sure!
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MFSA appoints auditors to monitor Satabank 'in proper conduct of business'
Auditors EY will advise and monitor Satabank in the proper conduct of its business
The Malta Financial Services Authority has appointed Ernst and Young Ltd (EY) as a competent person to advise and monitor the bank Satabank in the proper conduct of its business.
The measure has been taken in order to ensure good governance and controls, as well as the implementation of remedial measures in line with the MFSA's supervisory requirements as mandated by law.
The bank, however, continues to meet its financial prudential requirements, and the regulatory measure will remain in force until such time as the MFSA shall otherwise direct. It will be without prejudice to any further regulatory action.
The Central Bank said Satabank was a small international bank, with minimal links to the Maltese domestic economy, and that the appointment of EY demonstrated the authorities' determination to protect and uphold the good governance of the financial system.
Satabank was his with a €60,500 fine in July after it was found to be in breach of risk management laws. The bank faced an examination of its compliance with anti-money laundering and terrorist financing laws after an FIAU and MFSA inspection of its client files.
Prior to the bank gaining its licence in Malta, Satabank's Bulgarian co-owner Christo Georgiev ran an e-money business in Luxembourg. The group the bank forms part of voluntarily surrendered its electronic money institution licence issued by Luxembourg, after Satabank was given its licence in Malta.
The bank was named by a Sicilian prosecutor last year as having been used by fuel trader Gordon Debono to receive illicit payments through his Maltese company, Petroplus Ltd, as part of an alleged €30 million fuel smuggling ring.


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Showroom Relaunch Weekend
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Showroom Relaunch Weekend
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Why I Love Book Clubs July 23, 2007Posted by bookgoddess in Book Clubs, Books, Librarians, library programs, readers, Reading.
Have you ever been involved in a book club? I believe that at one time or another, I have been involved in six. In fact, a few years ago, I was a member of four at one time, and was the leader of two of them. Okay, maybe that was excessive! But if you are a book lover, I really think you should consider a book club.
Let me tell you about my very favorite book club, the Second Saturday Book Club which meets here at the West Palm Beach Public Library.
Sometime around December 1998, the program librarian asked me if I would consider organizing a book club. I wanted to be helpful, so I said okay and we sent out announcements, but I didn't think too much of it at the time. Some nice people showed up and we picked out our first book. And we kept meeting, and reading more books, and getting to know each other, and then started going out to lunch.
Well, this simply turned out to be one of the very best things that ever happened to me! First of all, I read things I wouldn't have ordinarily read – yes, even librarians get in a reading rut. And I became a much better reader. But the best thing that happened was that I made some of the most fabulous friends that one could find anywhere! And more new and wonderful people kept arriving over the years. (I hope all of you all know how special you are to me.)
I'm a real book lover, and sharing books with other people has really enriched my life. I can't guarantee that your book club will be successful, but I can assure you that it's worth a try.
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Should PR agencies develop technology? Have a CTO?Posted: January 14, 2011 Filed under: digital agency, Great PR, PR, PR agency growth | Tags: CTO, pr agency 5 Comments
PR agencies have been people businesses for as long as I can remember. Yet the emergence of digital has created the opportunity for these same agencies to start selling 'technology based solutions' (an overused phrase I know). These 'solutions' cover areas such as analytics, blogs, email marketing, micro site development… the list goes on. Most agencies outsource this development to… developers. This is largely because most agency heads can write a press release or a blog but wouldn't have a clue about how to write code. Many agencies can see that if they want to get away from an hourly business model they need to sell technology IP and ideally IP that can be resold to many clients without much additional development effort. Again, though, most agencies simply don't have the skills in house to develop the technology, or even the skills to effectively manage the development of technology. In other words, if agencies really do want to sell 'technology solutions' they are going to have to start hiring developers AND people capable of managing these people. If this happens the idea of a PR agency have a CTO (chief technology officer) that is client facing will become commonplace. Does your agency have a CTO? Should it?
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This is a great question. Our firm just launched in 2009 and we are tiny, but we started hiring developers in late 2010. Managing development projects is hard for a typical PR person to do. We feel as though our projects (simple Facebook apps, some scripts that automate reporting across different social media tools and press finding tools) have been successful so far, but only because they are limited in scope.
When a bigger portion of our revenues come from tech-enabled projects, we would move CTO. Until then, we will probably rely on being scrappy.
The smarter thing to do is create a team that can integrate technology. The big mistake that a lot of digital agencies make is they think they should build their own technology. This is probably driven by the billable hours business model. Bad idea.
You should think of yourselves as integrators that pull together what's being built by people that build stuff for a living and apply it for your clients.
If it were me, I'd have a team of front end people who can get really efficient and smart about creating experiences that you plug functionality into it.
You don't need a CTO. You just need really good product people.


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Two weeks ago Matt came to pick up a swarm we put in his hive box. Today he picks up his second hive box with another swarm. Now he will have two hives going at his place and looks like I might have 50% converted him to going foundationless. 🙂
Below is a picture of a naturally built comb on a foundationless frame during his first inspection of the first hive he picked up. Out of ten frames seven have been drawn in his deep. (When we hived the swarm two of the ten frames were already drawn). Love the straight combs. 🙂 And check out that solid brood pattern.


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Sunday, February 02, 2014
Boy, six, suspended from school for four days after he was found to have a packet of Mini Cheddars in his lunchbox
Cheese is bad for you???
A six-year-old boy who went to school with a bag of Mini Cheddars in his packed lunch has been suspended for four days after teachers said it contravened its healthy eating policy.
Riley Pearson, from Colnbrook, near Slough, was excluded from Colnbrook C of E Primary School after teachers discovered the snack and called in his parents.
After a meeting with headmaster Jeremy Meek, they were sent a letter telling them Riley would be excluded from Wednesday until Monday because he had been 'continuously breaking school rules'.
The school, which was placed in special measures after Ofsted inspectors deemed it 'inadequate' in 2012, introduced a healthy eating policy at the start of term.
A letter was sent to parents saying that from 14 January, packed lunches should be 'healthy and balanced'.
Parents were told: 'Chocolate, sweets, crisps and fizzy drinks are not allowed. 'If your child's lunchbox is unhealthy and unbalanced they will be provided with a school lunch for which you will be charged.'
Today Riley's mother, airport shuttle worker Natalie Mardle, 24, said: 'We just do not see how they have the right to tell us what we can feed our son. 'If anything, Riley is underweight and could do with putting on a few pounds.'
Miss Mardle, who is expecting her fourth child, added: 'Having a balanced diet also includes eating some carbohydrates, sugars and fats. 'It is not about excluding some foods, it is about getting the mix right.'
Riley's lunchbox usually contains a sandwich, yoghurt tube, Dairylea Dunkers cheese spread snack, and a packet of Mini Cheddars, with water to drink.
His mother, who lives with his father, airport worker Tom Pearson, said the 3ft 9ins tall schoolboy who weighs 3st 2lbs, eats home-cooked meals and plenty of fruit and vegetables at home.
Miss Mardle said: 'I would understand the exclusion if he was constantly throwing tables around or bullying other children, but it is just ridiculous for a packet of Mini Cheddars.
'Surely the headteacher has better things to do with his time than search lunchboxes?'
Riley's parents, who both work at nearby Heathrow Airport, will be attending a meeting with the head on Tuesday to learn whether their son can return to the 290-pupil school.
Headteacher Mr Meek said the school had one family who 'do not agree with the policy.' He said: 'We have had a wonderful response and the parents and children are on board and pleased with the way the policy has been impacted on our pupils.
'We cannot talk about individual circumstances, but there is one family who are not prepared to support the policy. 'We are in discussions with them about how we move it forward. We have excluded [the pupil] for four days due to lack of support for the policy.
'It is to avoid putting the children in a difficult situation. If the policy is not being abided by, then that potentially harms that pupil.' [Sanctimonious old git]
English is no longer the first language for the majority of pupils at ONE in NINE British schools
English is not the first language for the majority of children in more than one in nine schools, it has been reported.
Last year the majority of pupils in 1,755 primary and secondary schools spoke another language at home, according to the Daily Telegraph.
It said said that, in more than 200 schools, English is not the first language of nine in 10 pupils, with as many as 14 different languages being spoken.
At some schools children arrive at the age of five with no experience of using English, the newspaper claims.
The number of pupils who have English as their second language is reported to have risen by a fifth to almost 1.1million in the past five years.
Of the 10 schools with the highest proportion of children who do not speak English as their first language, all but two are outside London, and all but one are rated good or outstanding by Ofsted, the schools watchdog.
The newspaper says schools have enlisted interpreters to help at parents' evenings and bilingual teaching assistants for reception classes.
Douglas Carswell, a backbench Tory MP, called for a "national debate", told the newspaper: "It's time for a national debate about the impact of social cohesion in Britain today. I want to make sure that we create first and second generation Britons."
A spokeswoman for the Department for Education said: "We are determined that all children, whatever their background get a first-class education.
"Our reforms to the education system, and the hard work of heads and teachers, are ensuring that is becoming the case - last week figures showed that a quarter of a million fewer children are being taught in failing secondary schools than three years ago."
British schools face surprise inspections if parents go online to complain about appalling behaviour
Surprise inspections will be targeted at schools where parents have complained online about appalling behaviour.
Ofsted will launch lightning visits without notice at primaries and secondaries that are failing to clampdown on unruly pupils from next week.
It will mean an end to the practice of giving a days' notice to schools that routinely allow students to disrupt lessons and disrespect staff and classmates.
Schools will be selected on the basis of comments about discipline left by families on an online Ofsted questionnaire as well as evidence gathered from previous inspections.
Fifteen schools have already been identified and will be targeted by Ofsted in the coming months. Sir Michael Wilshaw, Ofsted's chief inspector of schools, said the measure was necessary to tackle a 'culture of casual acceptance' of low level disruption.
Around 700,000 pupils are attending schools where behaviour needs to improve. However, teaching unions yesterday said the system could be open to abuse, with some schools deliberately targeted by parents with personal gripes.
The new one-day behaviour visits will catch staff and pupils by surprise – after teachers in the past sent disruptive pupils on school trips or bribed them to behave on the day of an inspection. Data is gathered from Parent View – an online Ofsted facility that allows parents to give anonymous opinions about a school at any time, not just during an inspection.
During the inspections, officials will even observe children between lessons and after school and investigate how behaviour-related incidents are dealt with.
Reports will be published on the education watchdog's website. If behaviour remains a problem, a full inspection could be brought forward. Sir Michael said that polling parents regularly showed that discipline and behaviour were their top concern, but often less of a priority for schools.
He said Ofsted was determined to crackdown on those who are failing to 'get a grip' on poor behaviour and make sure newly qualified teachers are able to work without facing daily problems with disruption.
But Kevin Courtney, of the National Union of Teachers, said that online reporting by parents could be 'written in anger or through malice'. He said resolving difficulties was best achieved through direct communication between parents and teachers, adding: 'The bull in a china shop approach of Ofsted solves nothing.'
Russell Hobby, of the National Association of Head Teachers, warned that families could register for Parent View with a bogus email address and pursue a personal agenda.
He added: 'But it's not supposed to be a popularity contest either so if a head, for example, refuses a term time holiday or cracks down on uniform, it makes them a little bit unpopular to start with. 'One unpopular decision and schools could face harsh penalties.'
Chris Keates, of the NASUWT union, added: 'Schools will want to know what the threshold will be, at which levels of concern from parents or inspectors are sufficient to trigger a behaviour inspection and the implications of Ofsted's inspections.'
An Ofsted spokesman yesterday insisted that parental complaints alone will not lead to behaviour inspection.
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Today is perfect beach day to showcase my bath set design called Ocean Breeze. They are licensed to Nicole Brayden Gifts. I am thrilled with how they came out! The color is so beachy, great for a summer shore cottage, and they smell divine.
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My nephew is going to live in Japan for 2 years. My husband designed this wallhanging and I quilted/embroidered it for him. There are 5 Kanji symbols embroidered on blocks of dupion silk - Peace, Love, Laugh, Happiness, and Strength. All things we want to send with him! The borders have mitered corners, the sections were mostly insets. The floral border has a lotus flower pattern which I outline quilted with gold thread. The dark blue blocks are speckled with gold. It's getting shipped out this weekend.
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A labor of love I'd say. Do hope you dated and signed the all. He will surely find them a comfort should he get a longing.
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Very nicely done! And you've got a great design partner in your DH!
Greet each day with Joy. Embrace your blessings.
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Very Elegant! Striking design as well. Bravo, well done! A lot of love from two special people went into the making of this marvelous wall hanging. Cathy
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The Defense of Marriage Act is Not Prop 8, it IS Unconstitutional
Today, Wednesday, March 27, 2013, the Supreme Court will hear arguments to overturn the Defense of Marriage Act.
Signed into law by then President Bill Clinton, it firmly states that "marriage is between a man and a woman". Politicians, businessmen, and even former President Clinton believes it should be repealed.
Whereas it is believed the Court is reluctant to act with confidence on California's prop 8, the DOM is entirely different.
Prop 8 is an amendment to a 'state' constitution. The DOM is a federal amendment. I believe the Court will decide that it may not be their jurisdiction to become involved in state's rights. Each state should be able to make their own decisions regarding civil law.
However, a federal law denying equal rights and protection to same-sex couples appears to be unconstitutional.
A practical impact of the 1996 Defense of Marriage Act means federal tax, Social Security, pension, and bankruptcy benefits, and family medical leave protections — do not apply to gay and lesbian couples.
When 83-year-old Edie Windsor's wife died, Windsor sought a refund of federal estate taxes that is available to married couples. She was denied under DOMA which defines marriage as between one man and one woman.
Businesses claim the DOM creates discrimination in the workplace.
Forty-one states now forbid same-sex marriage, although nine of them allow civil partnerships. Nine other states allow same-sex marriage, and about 120,000 same-sex couples have gotten married, according to estimates.
Prohibitions seem to run counter to polls that show rising support overall for same-sex marriage.
Decisions are expected in June about both cases.
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Archive for February 18th, 2009
What if Marx is right?
Posted by John, February 18th, 2009 - under Keynesianism, Labor Party, Marxism, Neoliberalism, Social Democracy, Socialism, The Left, The Liberals, The Right, unemployment.
Tags: ALP, Australian politics, Big business, Capitalism, Creative destruction, Economics
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There is a dagger at the heart of capitalism. It is the tendency of the rate of profit to fall. If Marx is right about this tendency then it doesn't really matter in the long term whether you are a stimulator or tax cutter, a Keynesian or a Friedmanite. Stimulus packages, tax cuts, letting business […]


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It is prepared by putting it in a piece of earthenware and adding a mixture of water and apple vinegar (at a 50-50 ratio). Then, by stirring it, a mass similar to bread dough is produced. Clay is then formed into little loaves, half centimetre thick, that are applied to the affected spot (a layer of gauze can be used as the base). Compresses are then left for several hours or overnight, when applied in the evening, to develop their healing effects.
Most often, compresses are applied only once a day; in severe cases, also several times a day. A freshly-made new compress must be placed on the affected spot every time, since it can only be used once.
Warm compresses will help you with rheumatic problems and gastrointestinal disorders, while cold compresses are efficient in eliminating swelling, injuries, migraines, varicose veins and heart disorders.
Preparation: To prepare powder clay put clay into an earthenware pot and add some water with cider vinegar (in the proportion 1:1), then mix it until you get a dough-like mixture. Form small loafs with a half of a centimetre in width. Put the loaves on an injured or infected area (beneath it you can place a layer of gauze). Leave compresses on the body for a few hours or for the whole night, if you have placed them on your body in the evening.
Most frequently, clay compresses are used once a day. In severe cases, they may be used more times a day. Each time, place a freshly prepared or new compress on an injured or infected area, since individual compresses may be used only once.
Use warm compresses to treat rheumatism and digestive disorders, and cold compresses to treat swellings, injuries, headaches, varicose veins and heart disorders.


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Q: Well we both know of the refining work and how it can apply even to God's people. And as it is written, judgment begins at the house of God. I would just say this. Whoever God is using and happy with will be doing this great preaching of the kingdom worldwide, then the end will come. I personally don't see any other group doing that, specifically, other than maybe the Church of God, which is a discussion topic in itself. Can you say, your found 'splinter' is doing anything that would cause people to flock to it?
There is no splinter. The Bethel apostasy has hi-jacked the anointed Christian ministry.
The ministry is from God, through Christ, to genuine anointed Christians as per Revelation 1:1, that is the core truth that Jehovah's witnesses are another name for; a once fully genuine anointed guided ministry, guided by God through Christ.
That will be given back to anointed Christians, the "body of the Christ" needs no "religion" because it is the "faith of Jesus Christ" (Rev14:12), BUT God has used the Jehovah's witnesses "group" and in the past, and even today, but it is also carrying a masterfully concealed, yet UN NGO hidden in plain sight apostasy, and THAT apostasy is what is removed and exposed.
The clarified ministry continues with anointed Christians regaining the house (see Zech3:4-5) from God, and Jehovah's witnesses is the overall ministerial name Jehovah will keep, because He will sanctify his name due to Bethel lawlessness, in the very place He is now being reproached. (Eze36:22);
It is the anointed Christian ministry, from genuine anointed brothers and sisters of Jesus Christ, that will again oversee that final ministerial clarification and required (Rev10:11) FINAL full warning, because the world does not end as quickly as Bethel implies, the final cycle is the climax and it takes some YEARS to complete, hence the "endurance" of Matthew 24:13, results in Matthew 24:14 FULLY completed.
Jehovah's witnesses will go through a required divine purge, and what comes forth from that will not be fraud anointed like today's Governing Body and King North run (Dan11:32a) Bethel. How God does it fully, is yet to be seen, but the prophecy does repeat, and JWs are not now speaking of Revelation 8-11 FINAL fulfillment REQUIREMENT.
And this is because Bethel's leadership is not actually who they claim they are, and they are now the leaders of the apostasy of Daniel 11:32a. (parallel 2Thess2:3-4 in final form);
Our preview meaning in the Revelation Grand Climax book is all truth, no problem with that foundational prophecy and ministry, except it is just a PREVIEW of a VERY VERY REAL final fulfillment of Revelation 8-11, 15-16, and the only full fulfillments of Revelation 14, 17-19, 20:1-3. Revelation 17:8-11 is a repeating portion of Revelation 17, because UN world government will arise from an "abyss" of inactivity in the "tribulation of those days" to come forth as world government to the full as Revelation 17:8-18.
The ONLY reason I would recommend getting out of the organization as Matthew 24:15, is because they plan to use the organization structure and "obedience" to it, to TRAP and seize Jehovah's witnesses, as many as they can globally, in the first couple years of Daniel 8:13-14 events. (WT 11/15/2013, pg. 20, par. 17, read directive #3);
If that were not the case I would not encourage JWs to get out of the organization, it was the true locale of prophetic truth, but it has been infiltrated for quite some time. Fred Franz and Nathan Knorr had NOTHING to do with that operation, it was agents in the GB who accomplished that task, and it is foretold. (Dan8:12, Dan11:30-32);
Zechariah 4:6-9 shows Jehovah's witnesses from the Christian anointed remaining core to be re-empowered,, WILL complete the final warning:
(Zechariah 4:6-9) . . .Accordingly he answered and said to me: "This is the word of Jehovah to Zerubbabel, saying, '"Not by a military force, nor by power, but by my spirit," Jehovah of armies has said. 7 Who are you, O great mountain? Before Zerubbabel [you will become] a level land. And he will certainly bring forth the headstone. There will be shoutings to it: "How charming! (1st witness) How charming!"'" (2nd witness) 8 And the word of Jehovah continued to occur to me, saying: 9 "The very hands of Zerubbabel have laid the foundation of this house (1914-1919), [[[and his own hands will finish [it]]]] (in the future)
Governor Zerubbabel is an anointed Christian guidance type.
I tell you this because I know you may doubt it now, but after the events FULLY play out on Bethel, you will consider it later—in fact you will have to, you will have to tell JWs what is really going on, because "the end" will NOT arrive as quickly as JWs expect, not by a long shot; hence the need of the endurance of Matthew 24:13. And you can ask God by Christ anytime, and they will tell you now (or later), this is true.
I say it so you know, not to harm your faith, JWs have the truth, but also an error, I tell you this so you can know what Bethel's required judgment and downfall REALLY means. You can say whether this is true or lie a number of years from now and that time (Dan8:14), because the world will not end as quickly as JWs are being deluded to expect, in fact it cannot for prophetic reasons and for the final completion of globalization worldwide, which completion is what empowers full world government, and that takes more years, not many, but more years are required.
a REAL brother of Jesus Christ.
Q: We are not "adjoined" The UN is like any gov't agency and has power and rules and we have to be in subjection to those rules as long as they don't compromise our faith. We don't see any UN love in our religion. We have a measure of dealings so we can do more to preach the good news is all. The UN is a representative over all the world powers, and does have say so in how they operate, even though they are not a powerful nation like the U.S., so you have to read the Bible with some understanding of it's signs in meaning than reading too much into how exact one imagines something to be. Whatever the case, chaos will represent "the end." "Flesh will be saved." We don't have to worry about your theory of 3rd step, 4th step. Just worry about pure worship and trust in that, so that one realizes the hope they have will come to fruition. We are not going to overturn the system. God will.
Are the first two UN placements a "theory"?
Its not a theory, there was a 3rd UN placement that JWs used to be tracking in the first two UN placements of 1919, and 1945, as every UN "placement" comes after a a world war, WW1, WW2 and the bi-polar unique Cold War; still a world war. (Dan11:29)
To think God foretells the first two UN "placements" in the current JW "theory", but does not foretell the 3rd UN placement in New World Order mode, is of course suspect.
OF COURSE God foretells the 3rd UN placement, it is at Daniel 11:31b AND Daniel 8:23. If God foretold the first two UN placements, you can bet your life He did not miss the 3rd UN placement in prophecy in 1990. Bet on it. JWs have missed it, and Bethel is the reason.
So JWs are fully derailed now, and worse.
Being a member promotions agency of "The Outreach Division" (OD) in the "UN Department of PUBLIC INFORMATION" as UN NGO is an advertising agency for the UN to be disseminated in the Watchtower press to the JW global audience as the base purpose of what a UN NGO does, as anyone can research on-line.
Being UN NGO is no innocent "affair".
Becoming a sanctioned approved UN CO-PROMOTER of that 3rd UN placement in Awake! 9/8/1991, yet saying NOTHING of the prophecy it fulfills is not simply abiding by the rules of the "superior authorities", it is a compromise and Bethel is "those leaving the holy covenant" of Daniel 11:30b, the ONLY place the holy covenant was identified since 1919 by our own theology on prophecy.
Thus being UN NGO and saying the 3rd placement is not even a "theory", but rather, totally MEANINGLESS, [[is apostasy]] and outright subversion of the original JW ministry which was tracking the 1919 and 1945 first two UN placements of those times, LIVE AND REAL-TIME AS THE UN PLACED, and now JWs no longer announce the meaning of UN placements.
If you think the 3rd historic UN global presentation is "theory" then research the event on the Web, it is the source of the "New World Order" modern term in usage at that time, and in the Awake! 9/8/1991 issue, and others from 1991-2001 in Watchtower and Awake! publications. That is how the "constant feature" has been laced with UN promotions.
The 4th placement is world government a number of YEARS from now, certain by the very prophecy Bethel has now hi-jacked and subverted, because the first three UN placements in world history are not yet full world government, but full world government is guaranteed by prophecy.
The meaning of full world government is also a theme Bethel avoids, because their central leadership is aligned with the *ht King King North APOSTASY as per Daniel 11:32a, and this is why Bethel tries to float the USSR fiction as if Russia will place the "palatial tents" of Daniel 11:45.
OBVIOUSLY the 8th King ALONE will be world ruler in world government, there will not be two world governments in the end, Russia and the US/UK will all unite as per Revelation 16:13-16 into full world government with the rest of the nations, and that full world government unification is what will trigger the arrival of God and Christ, not now, not before, but AFTER the 4th UN placement as world government as Daniel 11:45, Daniel 8:25, and Revelation 17:11-18.
JWs are ignoring the 3rd UN placement of 1990, and that is no theory, that is Bethel policy. They do that to aid world government secrecy, and to derail and destroy the JW ministry, and they will sell that coup to JWs, aided from within Bethel /(Daniel11:41), as "the end", and that is why JWs accept the truncated version of truth, out-dated by recent UN activity, that Bethel promotes as the leader of JWs, a leading into apostasy of Daniel 11:32a, because JWs no longer respect, nor track, nor pay attention to prophecy.
They worship the GB, who worships the wild beast and the UN NGO is just the tip of the iceberg and why Bethel will soon be in the temple judgment, not "the end". And even if you doubt it now, you now know, and it will, believe it or not, prove helpful when Bethel goes down, by design, but the world PROCEEDS to that full 8th King world government.
The JW ministry will be recovered from the fire of Zechariah 3:2 of the temple judgment and the removal, accounting, and exposure of the Bethel apostasy globally and what it really means, and yet, even now it is in the prophecy, if only you would LOOK AT IT, and ACTUALLY "PAY ATTENTION to Daniel's Prophecy" but for real.
What's the point of saying we "pay attention to Daniel's prophecy" and yet we do not REALLY "pay attention to Daniel's prophecy"? Instead JWs pay attention to the GB apostate deceivers with UN supporting ties, including the full subversion of the modern JW ministry, FULLY, since 1990.


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Production of the Marina car range at British Leyland's Cowley car plant is likely to be at a standstill again today as the management makes further efforts to resolve a dispute at the plant. The dispute stopped the assembly lines for four days last week and has caused output losses of some 3,000 cars worth between £3m and £4m.
The dispute centres on shop floor objections to the management's use of industrial engineers to study ways of cutting manning scales and increasing assembly line production rates. The issue is crucial to British Leyland's overall strategy and the need to improve the productivity and profitability of manufacturing operations.
This is to match the new high earnings and guaranteed wage rates that have been brought in to replace piecework payments. At Cowley, the management is attempting to achieve greater flexibility of labour on the shop floor and to step up the assembly line speeds from the present maximum of 27 to 30 cars an hour. Cowley was the first of the major car plants to make the change to standard day work rates. The dispute could have far-reaching implications for the rest of the car manufacturing centres which have subsequently been involved in the change from piecework. These include the Midlands plants at Birmingham and Coventry.
Peace on Merseyside: Peace returns to the car industry on Merseyside today at the two British Leyland factories at Speke. A mass meeting of the 370 strikers in the press shop at Woodend, who caused, 2000 Triumph workers to be laid off at that factory and the adjacent one of Speke Hall, decided on Saturday to return.
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When talking about shells in Croatia it is all about shell fish farming; a lively industry in the Adriatic Sea on the coastline and inlets of Croatia. Here is the original Sea to Table dining on board charter yachts, as the Captain can purchase freshly harvested oysters and mussels right from the shell fish farmer to serve on board the same day as plucked from the waters for the real sea to table dining experience in Croatia. Most shell farmers in Croatia are happy to sell directly to the Chef on board your charter yacht from the shell farm float, selling shell fish plucked right from the sea. It is impossible for shell fish to be any fresher. And tasting really fresh, briny shell fish harvested minutes before being served, as can be done on a yacht charter in Croatia, is a fabulous and never forgotten culinary experience.
Shell farming in Croatia is focused on mussels, oysters and clams; all grown in the salty or brackish waters of Croatia and seeded to grow in cages to protect the final harvest from those other than humans that also love a shell fish snack. Today, the "farming" locations are Lim Channel near Rovinj and Ston Bay near Dubrovnik; which are the two most well know areas of shell farming in Croatia. And just as the waters differ along the coast from bay to bay so does the taste and flavor of the shell fish grown in each different patch of the Adriatic Sea. Cruising from shell farm to shell farm on a crewed luxury yacht charter in Croatia can be as fun and enjoyable as cruising from winery to winery. In fact, consider combining the two and enjoy both shell fish and wine tasting on the same yacht charter cruising itinerary along the coast and through the islands of Croatia.
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Structural and thermal properties of Zn-containing magnesium aluminate spinels obtained by wet chemical method
In the present study, the dopant effect of Zn on the crystal structure, thermal properties and morphology of magnesium aluminate (MgAl2O4) spinel (MAS) structure was investigated. A pure and two Zn-containing MASs (e.g. MgAl1.93Zn0.07O4 and MgAl1.86Zn0.14O4) were synthesized for this purpose via a wet chemical method, and the as-prepared samples were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) spectroscopy, differential thermal analysis (DTA), thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and energy dispersive X-ray (EDX) spectroscopy techniques. It was found that the crystal structure, thermal properties and morphology of the MAS system change with the increase in the amount of Zn. MgO phase formation was observed. The values of the lattice parameter, unit cell volume and crystallite size increased, and the crystallinity percentage decreased. The morphology was also affected by adding of Zn.
Structural optical and magnetic properties of transition metal doped ZnO magnetic nanoparticles synthesized by sol-gel auto-combustion method
Transition metals, such as chromium (Cr) and manganese (Mn) doped zinc oxide (ZnO) magnetic nanoparticles, were synthesized via sole gel auto-combustion method. The prepared magnetic (Zn1−(x+y)MnxCryO, where x, y = 0, 0.02, 0.075) nanoparticles were calcined in an oven at 6000 °C for 2 hours. The morphologies of the nanoparticles were investigated using different techniques. X-ray diffraction (XRD) analysis revealed that the hexagonal wurtzite structure of the synthesized nanoparticles was unaffected by doping concentration. The crystallite size measured by Scherrer formula was in the range of 32 nm to 38 nm at different doping concentrations. Nanosized particles with well-defined boundaries were observed using a field emission scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM). Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) spectra showed a wide absorption band around 1589 cm−1 in all the samples, corresponding to the stretching vibration of zinc and oxygen Zn–O bond. A blue shift in optical band gaps from 3.20 eV for ZnO to 3.08 eV for Zn0.85Mn0.075Cr0.075O nanoparticles was observed in diffuse reflectance spectra, which was attributed to the sp-d exchange interactions. The field-dependent magnetization M-H loops were measured using vibrating sample magnetometer (VSM). The VSM results revealed diamagnetic behavior of the ZnO nanoparticles which changed into ferromagnetic, depending on the doping concentration and particle size. The compositions of Zn, Cr, Mn and O in the prepared samples were confirmed by using the energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX). Our results provided an interesting route to improve magnetic properties of ZnO nanoparticles, which may get significant attention for the fabrication of magnetic semiconductors.
Structural, optical, thermal, dielectric and mechanical studies of a new organic NLO material: L-isoleucinium p-toluenesulfonate monohydrate (LIPT)
In the present work, a new organic second order NLO material: L-isoleucinium p-toluenesulfonate monohydrate (LIPT) is synthesized and reported for the first time. The LIPT is crystallized in a non-centrosymmetric monoclinic space group P21. Structural and hydrogen bond nature of the compound is analyzed using single crystal X-ray diffraction studies. The crystal exhibits very good optical properties such as wide optical transparency in the region of 210 nm to 1100 nm and the ultraviolet wavelength emission (λ = 283 nm). The second harmonic generation efficiency is found to be 1.7 times the standard KDP. Good thermal, mechanical properties and low dielectric constant at high frequency range show that the material may be a potential candidate for optoelectronic applications.
Studies on Cu2SnS3 quantum dots for O-band wavelength detection
In this communication, we report on Cu2SnS3 quantum dots synthesized by the solvothermal process using different solvents. The optical properties of the quantum dots are analyzed by UV-Vis-NIR and photoluminescence spectroscopy. The results suggest that Cu2SnS3 material has tunable energy bandgap and appropriate wavelength for fabrication of light emitting diodes and laser diodes as sources for fiber optic communication. They exhibit wide absorption in the near infrared range. Further morphological studies with the use of atomic force microscope confirm the surface topography and the existence of quantum dots. The observed characteristics prove the efficiency of Cu2SnS3 quantum dots for O-band wavelength detection used in fiber optic communication and solar cell applications.
Synthesis and optical properties of CdSe/CdS core/shell nanocrystals
This paper attempts to describe an effective method for producing a composite of quantum dots consisting of CdSe (core) with CdS (shell). This nanoparticles composite was synthesized from modified organometallic precursors. The sizes of the nanoparticles were estimated from X-ray diffraction data using Debye-Scherer formula and compared with high resolution electron microscopy (HRTEM) and optical spectra. The shape of CdSe/CdS NPs is nearly spherical and revels that the CdS shell with the thickness ~0.6 nm almost fully covers the CdSe core (higher contrast). Using UV-Vis spectroscopy, a systematic red shift in the absorption and emission spectra was observed after the deposition of CdS which confirms the shell growth over the CdSe core. In the CdSe/CdS core/shell structure, the holes are confined to the core, while the electrons are delocalized as a result of similar electron affinities of the core and the shell. The increased time of synthesis resulted in shell thickness increase. The observed properties of prepared CdSe/CdS QDs demonstrate the capability of the nanocomposite for using in the optoelectronics and photonics devices.
Synthesis, growth and characterization of NaAl(SO4)·H2O triangular prism single crystal for inorganic NLO application
An inorganic coordination complex of single crystal containing sodium and aluminum (SA) was grown at room temperature by slow evaporation technique. The crystal was characterized using single crystal X-ray diffraction (XRD), FT-IR, UV-Vis, SHG, SEM, EDX and TG/DTA analyses. The size of the grown crystal was around 17 mm × 15 mm × 5 mm. Both optical and SEM photographs confirmed that the crystal is transparent with smooth surface. The XRD data showed that the crystal belongs to the BCC crystal structure. The crystal shows excellent transparency in the entire region of visible light (cut-off value is 339 cm−1). The dielectric constant as well as dielectric loss of the sample was calculated by varying frequencies at different temperatures and the presence of low dielectric loss proved that this crystal can be used for the NLO application.
Wetting properties of titanium oxides, oxynitrides and nitrides obtained by DC and pulsed magnetron sputtering and cathodic arc evaporation
Thin films of titanium oxides, titanium oxynitrides and titanium nitrides were deposited on glass substrates by the methods of direct current (DC) and pulsed magnetron sputtering and cathodic arc evaporation. Phase analysis of the deposited films by X-ray diffraction (XRD) and Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR) showed the presence of phases with various Ti oxidative states, which indicated a high concentration of oxygen vacancies. The films morphology was investigated by scanning electron microscopy (SEM). Investigations of the films wettability, either with water or ethylene glycol, showed that it depends directly on the concentration of oxygen vacancies. The wettability mechanism was particularly discussed.
Aging effect of the precursor solution on the structural, morphological and opto-electrical properties of spray deposited CdO thin films
Nanostructured CdO thin films have been prepared on glass substrates by spray pyrolysis technique using perfume atomizer from fresh and aged (1, 2, 3 and 4 days) precursor solutions. XRD studies confirm that all the films exhibit cubic crystal structure with a (1 1 1) preferential orientation. The preferential orientation factor f(1 1 1) increases with an increase in aging the period of precursor solution. The 2θ value of the (1 1 1) plane shifts towards lower Bragg angles with aging inferring an expansion in the lattice volume of the aged films. Increased crystallite size is observed for the 3-days aged film for which minimum strain and dislocation density values are obtained. Optical transparency increases with an increase in aging period of the precursor solution and the optical band gap exhibits a red shift from 2.48 eV to 2.32 eV. Minimum resistivity of 0.78 × 10−2 Ω·cm is observed for the CdO film prepared from 3-days aged solution. The obtained results infer that the CdO film prepared from 3-days aged solution exhibits better physical properties than the others.
CdO-Fe3O4 nanocomposite with enhanced magnetic and photocatalytic properties
Pure CdO nanopowder and CdO-Fe3O4 nanocomposite were synthesized by a cost effective chemical method, and the samples were characterized by XRD, SEM, TEM, FT-IR, UV-Vis-NIR and PL. Also, magnetic and photocatalytic properties of the synthesized samples were studied. XRD patterns of the composite confirm the presence of diffraction peaks related to both CdO and Fe3O4. EDX spectrum confirms the presence of the elements Cd, O and Fe in the composite. Peaks related to Cd–O and Fe–O bonds were observed respectively at 688 cm−1 and 592 cm−1 in the FT-IR spectrum. The paramagnetic behavior of pure CdO becomes ferromagnetic when coupled with Fe3O4. The composite exhibited a high photodegradation efficiency of 92.85 % against the degradation of methylene blue dye under visible light radiation.
Controlling of optical band gap of the CdO films by zinc oxide
In this study, CdZnO films prepared at different ratios of dopants (CdO:ZnO = 5:5, CdO:ZnO = 6:4, and CdO:ZnO = 8:2) were coated on glass surface by using the sol-gel spin coating technique. After this process, surface structure and optical properties of the CdZnO films was investigated by atomic force microscopy (AFM) and UV-Vis spectroscopy. The surface structure of the CdZnO films depended on the content of ZnO and CdO in the films. Low percentage of CdO films were very similar to the ZnO film but higher amount of CdO resuted in granular structures together with pure structure of ZnO in the films. Eg values of produced CdZnOs depended on the additions of CdO and ZnO. The obtained Eg values of the produced CdO:ZnO = 5:5 (S3), CdO:ZnO = 6:4 (S4), and CdO:ZnO = 8:2 (S5) films are 2.5 eV, 2.49 eV, and 2.4 eV, respectively.


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London Metropolitan University
Course Introduction
**Why study this course?**
With professional accreditation from the British Computer Society, this career-focused course will equip you with the key skills necessary to progress in the fast-growing business IT market. You'll cover a broad scope of subjects from cloud security and developing databases to computer hardware.
**More about this course**
This Business Information Technology BSc course is highly relevant in today's market, covering key skills such as database building and management, e-business, project planning, systems design and usability. As you progress you'll be able to tailor the course to suit your interests, with options such as network and cloud security, ethical hacking and digital crime investigation on offer.
Throughout the course, you'll be supported by highly-qualified teaching staff who have strong links with the industry and potential employers.
Course Modules
Example Year 1 modules include:
Computer Hardware and Software Architectures (core, 30 credits)
Information Systems (core, 30 credits)
Logic and Problem Solving (core, 30 credits)
Visual Programming (core, 30 credits)
Example Year 2 modules include:
An Introduction to Networks and Operating Systems (core, 15 credits)
Databases and Web-based Information Systems (core, 30 credits)
Professional Issues, Ethics and Computer Law (core, 15 credits)
Project planning and Project Management (core, 30 credits)
Systems Analysis, Design and Usability (core, 30 credits)
Example Year 3 modules include:
Advanced Database Systems Development (core, 30 credits)
E-commerce & E-business (core, 30 credits)
Project (core, 30 credits)
Application Development (option, 30 credits)
Digital Crime Investigation (option, 30 credits)
Ethical Hacking (option, 15 credits)
Long Work Placement (option, 30 credits)
Management Support Systems (option, 15 credits)
Work Related Learning II (option, 15 credits)
Work Related Learning II (option, 15 credits)
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CT: $85K in Fines for Windsor Plant
WINDSOR, CONNECTICUT — Federal safety officials said they found 17 serious safety violations at TLD Ace. Corp., a maker of ground-support equipment for aircraft, and have fined the company $85,000 following an inspection in February.
The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration said in a statement released Wednesday that they went to the Bloomfield Avenue plant on a snow-removal complaint but expanded the probe after reviewing TLD Ace's higher-than-average rate of worker injuries and illnesses.
The inspection found that workers were routinely exposed to "potential falls, burns and electric shock due to missing or inadequate safeguards at the company's manufacturing plant."Warren Simpson, OSHA's area director in Hartford, said the amount of lost work days indicated serious problems at the plant.
"What we found were conditions that could seriously injure workers or negatively impact their health," Simpson said in the statement. "It's crucial for this company to correct these conditions now and take action to prevent them from happening again."
OSHA inspectors went to the plant on a complaint that employees were exposed to falls while removing snow from the roof.
Once inside, inspectors found that electrical equipment was not being used properly, and that workers doing electrical testing lacked . Inspectors saw improperly stored flammable materials and noted that there were no sprinklers in a section of the plant where flammable adhesive was applied.
Company officials also failed to retrain an employee who had suffered hearing loss, and had failed to require workers exposed to dangerous noise levels to wear effective ear protection, the OSHA statement said.
TLD Ace has 15 days to comply with the orders, begin negotiations with OSHA's area director, or contest the findings before an independent OSHA review panel.
Story Via: www.courant.com
Arkansas: Railcar Company Faces $61K in Fines from OSHA
Marmaduke, Ark: The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited American Railcar Industries Inc., headquartered in Saint Charles, Mo., for 10 serious safety violations after an employee was electrocuted while performing repair work on a tanker-style railcar July 25 at the company's work site near Marmaduke.
"Exposing workers to electrocution hazards without proper safeguards and training is inexcusable," said Carlos Reynolds, the agency's area director in Little Rock. "It is the employer's responsibility to create a safe and healthful workplace where preventable hazards don't cost workers their lives."
Upon receiving a fatality report from the employer, OSHA's Little Rock Area Office initiated an investigation July 26 at the company's facility on Highway 34 East and found that workers were being exposed to electrical shocks from welding equipment. The violations include failing to provide personal protection for employees conducting cutting and welding operations; properly mark the power supply and control boxes for voltage, current and wattage; use fixed wiring instead of flexible cords and protect the wiring from possible damage; remove defective electrical equipment from service; and inspect and mark web slings. A serious violation occurs when there is substantial probability that death or serious physical harm could result from a hazard about which the employer knew or should have known.
American Railcar Industries, which employs about 260 workers at the Marmaduke facility and about 1,500 workers nationwide, designs and manufactures railcars.
Proposed penalties total $61,400. The company has 15 business days from receipt of the citations to comply, request an informal conference with OSHA's area director in Little Rock or contest the citations and penalties before the independent Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission.
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Connecticut: OSHA Hands Out $56K in Fines
OSHA announced an enforcement case against Cheshire, Conn.-based Artbeats Inc. for alleged repeat and serious safety violations. The company—which manufactures reproductions and prints of paintings—has been cited for $56,430 in proposed fines. The inspection was completed in early December following a worker complaint.
According to the OSHA news release, the inspection found the facility allegedly at fault for similar hazards the company was cited for in June 2010 at its Waterbury facility. The repeat hazards include alleged failure to provide a program to ensure workers are trained to power down and lock out industrial saws before conducting maintenance, failure to provide a chemical hazard communication program and training on the risks and safeguards associated with chemicals and failure to prevent usage of unapproved electrical equipment in areas that generate combustible wood dust.
The company received eight repeat violations for the above conditions. OSHA also issued one serious violations for an inadequately guarded radial arm saw.
Story Via: ohsonline.com
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Ohio: $86K in Fines for Ohio Plant for Safety Violations
Ohio: The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited G&J Pepsi-Cola Bottlers Inc. for seven workplace health and safety violations, carrying proposed penalties of $86,900. OSHA initiated an inspection of the Franklin Furnace plant in July 2013 under its Site-Specific Targeting Program, which targets facilities with higher than average illness and injury rates.
"This company consistently failed to protect its workers and implement basic safety requirements," said Bill Wilkerson, OSHA's area director in Cincinnati. "Repeat violations demonstrate a lack of commitment to employee safety and health, and that is unacceptable when employee safety is on the line."
Two repeat safety violations involve failing to ensure that employees utilize appropriate personal protective equipment when working with electrical sources and implement lockout/tagout procedures to prevent the unintentional startup of equipment during maintenance and servicing, when employees are most at risk.
A repeat violation exists when an employer previously has been cited for the same or a similar violation at any other facility in federal enforcement states within the last five years. The same violations were cited in 2009 at the company's Hamilton facility.
Five serious safety citations were issued to the company. Two of those violations involved failure to use lockout/tagout procedures. The remaining three included failing to perform hazard assessments related to personal protective equipment, failure to use appropriate protective equipment and failure to perform annual fit testing to ensure employees wore respirators. A serious violation occurs when there is substantial probability that death or serious physical harm could result from a hazard about which the employer knew or should have known.
G&J employs more than 1,600 people at 11 locations in Ohio and Kentucky, including production facilities in Lexington and Winchester, Ky., and in Columbus and Portsmouth, Ohio. G&J has distribution centers in Hamilton, Ripley, Hillsboro, Athens, Chillicothe, and Zanesville and in Harrodsburg, Ky. The company has contested the findings before the independent Occupational Safety & Health Review Commission.
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Connecticut: OSHA Fines Bristol Plant $109K in Fines
Bristol, CT: Radcliff Wire Inc., of Bristol, faces $109,000 in fines for repeated workplace hazards, including gaps in worker training, dangerous electrical conditions, and faulty safeguards against burns and eye injuries, federal regulators said Monday morning.
A new round of inspections by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration that began last summer found the same kinds of hazards that were revealed at the plant in 2009, said OSHA's chief in Hartford, Warren Simpson.
"Left uncorrected, plant employees are exposed to hazards, such as electric shock, arc flashes, fire, eye and crushing injuries. It's imperative that employers not just correct hazards, but effectively prevent their recurrence," Simpson said.
Radcliff Wire, at 97 Ronzo Road, has 15 business days to either begin settlement negotiations with OSHA's Hartford office, or contest the findings before OSHA's review panel.
The latest inspection resulted in 15 citations for a range of hazards, including failure to shut power before electricians worked machinery, failure to regularly inspect pipe systems and protective gear, improper storage of flammable chemicals, and failure to provide eye prtoection to employees who were working with corrosive chemicals.
Story Via: Courant.com
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New York: $147K Settelment for Electrocution Death
Brooklyn, NY: A telecommunications company has reached a settlement with OSHA resolving litigation surrounding the electrocution death of an employee in 2011 in Brooklyn. Under the agreement, the company will pay a fine of $147,000 and make changes to its electrical safety training.
OSHA Regional Administrator Robert Kulick commented, "While no settlement can bring this worker back to his family, co-workers, and friends, this agreement can help prevent similar and needless tragedies in the future."
The fatality occurred when a field technician came into contact with an energized power line as he worked from an aerial lift bucket. OSHA determined that field technicians were not adequately trained, did not wear proper protective gloves, and did not ground the suspension strand they were installing.
The settlement was filed with the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission, which reviews contested cases.
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Florida Nonprofit facing $228K fine
Pensacola, FL: OSHA is proposing $228,600 in fines for Teen Challenge of Florida Inc., a nonprofit rehabilitation program, after the agency said it found 25 safety and health violations at the organization's facilities in Pensacola, Fla.
The Pensacola Teen Challenge Men's Center says its mission is to help men 18 and older "who are struggling with drug addiction, alcoholism and other life-controlling issues." The organization, which is part of Teen Challenge International, runs a screen-printing operation, a detail shop, a wood shop and two thrift stores, according to a report on the website of WEAR ABC 3 in northwest Florida.
OSHA said it initiated the July 2013 inspection after receiving a complaint alleging safety and health hazards.
"This employer willfully disregarded worker safety by exposing workers to amputation hazards," said Brian Sturtecky, OSHA's area director in Jacksonville, Fla. "The hazards found during our inspection must be eliminated from this workplace immediately."
Three willful violations, with $162,000 in penalties, allegedly involve Teen Challenge exposing workers to amputation hazards by not providing machine guarding on the hand-fed ripsaws, the cutting heads of the routers and the abrasive wheels on the grinding wheel, according to OSHA.
Eighteen serious safety and health violations, with $66,600 in penalties, include allegedly failing to:
- Provide workers first aid training in case of an emergency.
- Provide a suitable eyewash facility.
- Close unused openings in boxes, raceways, cabinets and equipment cases.
- Have uniform step heights on a standard stairway and keep exit routes unobstructed.
The employer also exposed workers to numerous instances where the machines had no guarding, several electrical deficiencies were present and various tripping hazards were observed, according to OSHA.
OSHA cited Teen Challenge for four other-than-serious violations, stemming from the organization's alleged failure to: illuminate exit signs; certify forklift operators as competent to operate powered industrial trucks safely; establish a respiratory protection program; and have forklift nameplates and markings in place and in legible condition. No monetary penalties were assigned for the other-than-serious violations.
Teen Challenge has 15 business days from receipt of the citations and proposed penalties to comply or contest OSHA's findings.
Story Via: EHStoday.com
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How the electronic cigarette (E-CIG) is born
The electronic cigarette (also called e-cigarette or e-cig ) is an electronic device created with the aim of providing an alternative to the consumption of processed tobacco (cigarettes, cigars and pipes) that follows the mimicry and sensory perceptions of these last.
The operation involves the inhalation of a solution based on water, propylene glycol, glycerol. It is vaporized by a vaporizer / atomizer , (a device usually a resistor powered by a rechargeable battery). Although there are few official studies on the subject, some distinguished doctors believe that the electronic cigarette is significantly less harmful than any processed tobacco taken by burning.
A BIT OF HISTORY: The first real patent dates back to 1965, deposited by the American Herbert A. Gilbert. The first commercial product was marketed in China in Beijing in 2003 using ultrasound technology by Hon Lik, a Chinese pharmacist. Marketed in China by the Golden Dragon Group (Holdings) ", a Chinese pharmaceutical company in Hong Kong, electronic cigarettes have been patented as Ruyan, which means" almost like smoke ".
There are various factors that determine the choice of electronic cigarette components: The Yocan Evolve Plus comes to mind as a modern incarnation of the evolution of the product.
Aromatic yield , that is the integrity, the body and the taste of the aroma of the liquid once vaporized and aspirated.
Hit (or blow in the throat), the perception of the vapor that passes into the larynx during inspiration. Hit also depends on the amount of nicotine diluted in the liquid.
Smokiness , the quantity and density of vapor generated by the vaporization of the liquid. The smoke depends, in addition to the efficiency of the atomizer, also on the percentage of glycerol in the liquid.
Heat , the temperature of the inhaled vapor.


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Please join us on Sunday (2 December 2018) for "The Give and Take Born of Love" by Rev. Barbara Jarrell.
Our "Give Away the Plate" recipient for December 2018 is Queensborough Progressive Citizens.
Religious education classes for children and youth are offered during the 11:00 AM service. Children and youth attend the first 15-20 minutes of the service and then are dismissed to class.


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Oshkosh West will be hosting a pair of WIAA regional events on Thursday.
The Wildcats will host Appleton North in a Division 1 regional final beginning at 4:30 p.m. at Peppler Field. Ticket prices for the game are $5 for adults and $3 for students.
Oshkosh West will host Homestead in a regional soccer game at 7:30 p.m. at Titan Stadium. Ticket prices for the game are $5.
No season passes are honored WIAA tournament events.


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Minutes of the meeting of the Council held in The Reading Room, Church Road, Buxted on Tuesday 12th December 2017 at 7.30p.m.
Cllrs. Blandford (Chairman), Illingworth, McQuarrie and Rose.
Also present: ESCC Cllr Galley, WDC Cllrs Lunn and Illingworth and Clerks Beccy Macklen and Claudine Feltham.
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Apologies received and accepted from Cllrs Cox, Johnson, Milner and Roberts
Cllr. Blandford declared personal interests in any matters relating to the community hall by virtue of being a member of both the Buxted Community Hall Trust and Ionides Trust, appointed by the Council.
Cllrs. McQuarrie declared a personal interest in matters relating to the Ionides land (including the surgery/land/hall) by virtue of being a member of the Ionides Trust.
Cllr. Rose declared a prejudicial interest in any matters relating to the land west of Church Road (Taylor Wimpey site) due to having owned part of the application site and a personal interest in the Ionides Surgery/Hall site due to having a business opposite the land.
The minutes of the meeting held on 14th November 2017 were signed by the Chairman as a correct record of the meeting.
Cllr. Illingworth had one comment regarding the use of the word "referendum" and that the "referendum" was described as following the BCHT AGM. However, Cllr. Illingworth understood that any vote/referendum would be dependent on a representation of strong objections to a new hall at the BCHT AGM. The chairman advised that the word "referendum" would be removed from the minutes and that further clarification on this matter would be addressed in item 05/12/17BCT AGAGMwould on the agenda.
Cllr. Galley reported on changes to the school funding formula which have been written very bureaucratically but, he has been advised that no school would lose out on budget. Exact amounts to be advised soon.
Cllr. Lunn commented on the recently published consultation regarding on-street parking charges and that it would be discussed at the Cabinet meeting the following day. He is concerned that there has not been enough public consultation to ascertain the public view. Even if it were to materialise it would not help with the parking problems on the country roads.
Other issues – Planning – still waiting for Natural England's Ashdown Forest nitrogen level assessment to find out what effect this will have on new development numbers for the area and whether mitigation measures can be put in place or whether all development needs to be stopped which would have an impact on the forest. We understand that nitrogen levels are going up, but we do not have evidence of the impact this is having on the forest.
Cllr. Illingworth wished to mention the parking debate and that he is perplexed by the report being considered by WDC Cabinet prior to parish councils being consulted to ascertain if there is a public desire to contribute to the new scheme. Both Cllr. Illingworth and Lunn would be lobbying colleagues.
Public footpaths: Nothing to report.
Trees: Nothing to report.
Road Safety:
Update on Buxted High Street feasibility study: The clerk has received a rather unhelpful response from Highways which advised:
"The Design Team have had the opportunity to take an initial look at the above request, the introduction of a new pedestrian crossing facility on the A272 between the mini-roundabout at Framfield Road and Swan Lodge (opposite Crusader Vehicles). A distance of approximately 80m.
Given the presence of various private accesses and on street parking, it will be difficult to introduce a crossing facility along this section. That is unless parking or private accesses can be removed.
Without traffic data they are unable to determine if traffic speed is a problem to the extent that it is causing difficulties for people to cross the road. Therefore, you may wish to obtain traffic speed data along this section of road to see if the speed limit is being adhered to. Data on traffic volume would also be useful as high traffic volumes would create problems for pedestrians wishing to cross the road. Speed surveys are £400 for each location, please contact Penelope Bentley at East Sussex County Council on: email@example.com for details of how to undertake the survey."
Having paid £500 of tax payers money to Highways to carry out a feasibility study, the response was no more than advised on an initial site visit with a Highway officer at which Cllr. Galley was also present. The clerk responded to advise that this response is unsatisfactory given costs and that it would not be prepared to spend a further £400 at this point. Highways have advised that they understand our situation and are currently looking in to ways to resolve the situation. Cllr. Galley would chase up this issue as the current response is unacceptable.
Ionides Trust: The chairman reported that she had finally managed to contact the Trust's solicitor who apologised for doing nothing since September 9th and informed the Trust that it would have to call an AGM and pass a resolution to change the status of the charity to allow the parish council to become sole Trustees, record it and send off to Charity Commission. The AGM is set for 15th January at 19:30 in the Reading Room. The Parish Council would need to sign a deed of transfer to pass the Trust over to them as sole Trustee although this would still be run as a separate charity with separate funds. The new Scout lease is currently with the Ionides Trust. The amount of £2400 has been passed from the Trust to the solicitor keep on account so that Scouts solicitor continues works on lease between Scouts and the Trust. The chairman also commented that a letter had been received that day setting out how the Trust could be transferred to the Parish Council stage by stage. Cllrs. reiterated that this transfer of responsibility would only be acceptable if there is no liability on individual councillors. Clerk to investigate.
New community hall: Groundworks on Phase 1 started yesterday in appalling weather conditions. More under Property issues.
Defibrillators: Nothing new to report.
Wealden Local Development Framework – Local Plan: Nothing to report.
Property issues:
We have been advised that the planning application to redevelop the Reading Room site has been approved by WDC – although the decision notice is yet to be issued. In order for this to happen, there is a need to have the existing 106 discharged. Given the problems with local solicitors, the chairman suggested we use WDC solicitors to carry out the work for us. The costs range between £500 to £1500.00 and WDC need written confirmation of how Buxted Parish Council wish to proceed. It was resolved to use WDC solicitors to carry out the necessary works to discharge the Section 106 Planning Agreement.
If phase 1 of building of the new hall goes ahead Buxted Parish Council wish to make it clear that the Reading Room site will not be sold until the construction of the new village hall has commenced. All funds gained from the proceeds of the sale of the site will be put towards the cost of the new village hall. At this point in time we do not have a firm idea of what the site might be worth, as that will depend on market forces at the time. We also have no idea when this might happen, that is within the hands of the BCHT and the will of the community to enable the new hall project to be realised. All this has been said, and minuted, previously but we have recently found ourselves in the position where it is sensible to repeat everything to make sure there are no present and future misunderstandings. At our last meeting we spoke about consulting the wider community about their thoughts on the building of a new village hall, but Buxted Parish Council have not yet decided what form this would take. The footings for phase 1 started yesterday, just before the deadline of the planning permission expired. This effectively means the choice to build a new hall is kept alive, if that is the wish of the community. The BCHT AGM is set for the 16th January when they hope for a crowded hall. The next parish council meeting is set for the 9th January so no decisions on any vote for or against the building of a new hall will be addressed by the parish council until at least February. But again, we make the point it is not the parish council who are building the new hall but the BCHT. Phase 1 is being paid for by section 106 money, not public funds.
The clerk has previously reported the damp in the kitchen cupboard in the Reading Room. We have tried to resolve this problem, but it still exists but to a lesser extent. However, the only way to now resolve this issue is to remove the cupboards to ascertain where the remainder of the damp in coming from. Members agreed that this work could take place.
Following discussion at the last meeting regarding unauthorised parking at the Reading Room, Cllr. Illingworth suggested that this matter be added to the next parish council agenda.
Communications Matters: Website: Nothing to report.
P1 ESCC Highways – requests if the parish council would like to re-establish SLR meetings: At the current time, there is good communications by email, so we will monitor this situation and not attend meetings, at this point in time.
Clerks responded to the Freedom of Information request which amounted to 19 questions. The answers were sent over a week ago, but we have yet to receive any acknowledgement. The extra time taken to process this request, notwithstanding information previously gathered and sent out, took some 15 hours of extra work between the clerks and chair. Consequently, the clerks are requesting 11 hours collectively. Resolved that the clerks should be awarded the following overtime: Claudine Feltham 6 hours, Beccy Macklen 5 hours.
The annual Finance Committee will take place prior to the next Parish Council meeting on Tuesday 9th January 2018.
i) Grant Application from Pig Syndicate: Councillors, having discussed this matter further, had differing views from not providing a grant, providing part of the grant, and awarding all the grant. Having taken a vote, members resolved not to award the grant. It should also be noted that the parish council has invested a great deal of money at the allotment site over the past few years.
ii) Payments: On the proposal of Cllr. Rose, seconded by Cllr. Blandford, payments totalling £9,625.21 covered by cheque numbers 4039 and 4056 were approved.
iii) Bank reconciliations: The clerk had circulated completed a reconciliation for November which were signed
Ionides Trust – Cllrs. McQuarrie and Blandford attended a Trust meeting and other than that mentioned above, Crusader staff vehicle parking in the Trust car park was discussed. However there seems to be no easy resolution to this blatant disregard of the rules. If the parish council becomes sole trustee of the site, this is a matter than can be considered further.
Clerk Claudine Feltham attended the WDC Parish Conference at which there was a presentation regarding mobile telephone masts reported that we should expect more applications to be submitted and that parish/town councillors should work with the community to find an individual location that all can agree on rather than the continual battling against each site that is submitted. It was suggested that this be added to the next parish council agenda.
Cllr. Illingworth asked if the clerks are aware of the GDPR coming into force next May 2018. It was advised that a half day course has been attended and a further full day course will be attended on 1st February. SALC are being very pro-active in preparing parish councils.
The chairman wished all a Merry Christmas
|The meeting closed at 8.15pm.


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