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IFIC Bylaws
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(proposed by the Board of Trustees - September 2011)
- Name
- Interpretation
- Liability of members
- Objects
- Powers
- Application of income and property
- Benefits and payments to charity trustees and connected persons
- Declaration of Trustees' interests
- Conflicts of interest and conflicts of loyalties
- Members
- Membership
- Termination of membership
- General meetings
- Notice of general meetings
- Proceedings at general meetings
- Content of proxy notices
- Written resolutions
- Votes of members
- Trustees
- Powers of Trustees
- Proceedings of Trustees
- Executive Committees
- Committees
- Appointment and retirement of Trustees
- Disqualification and removal of Trustees
- Remuneration of Trustees
- Validity of Trustees' decisions
- Seal
- Minutes
- Accounts
- Means of communication to be used
- Indemnity
- Rules
- Disputes
- Dissolution
- Interpretation
- Members
- Patrons
- Associates
- Electoral Committee
- Election procedures
- Proceedings at the annual general meeting
- Frequency of Trustees' meetings
- Publications
- Conferences
1. The charity's name is the International Federation of Infection Control and registered in the UK as IFIC Ltd (and in this document called the 'charity').
2. In the articles:
'address' means a postal address or, for the purposes of electronic communication, a fax number, an e-mail or postal address or a telephone number for receiving text messages in each case registered with the charity;
'the articles' means the charity's articles of association;
'the charity' means the charity intended to be regulated by the articles;
'clear days' in relation to the period of a notice means a period excluding:
- the day when the notice is given or deemed to be given; and
- the day for which it is given or on which it is to take effect;
'the Commission' means the Charity Commission for England and Wales;
'Companies Acts' means the Companies Acts (as defined in section 2 of the Companies Act 2006) insofar as they apply to the charity;
'the Trustees' means the Trustees of the charity. The Trustees are charity Trustees as defined by section 97 of the Charities Act 1993;
'document' includes, unless otherwise specified, any document sent or supplied in electronic form;
'electronic form' has the meaning given in section 1168 of the Companies Act 2006;
'the memorandum' means the charity's memorandum of association;
'officers' includes the Trustees and the secretary (if any);
'the seal' means the common seal of the charity if it has one;
'secretary' means any person appointed to perform the duties of the secretary of the charity;
'the United Kingdom' means Great Britain and Northern Ireland; and words importing one gender shall include all genders, and the singular includes the plural and vice versa.
3. Unless the context otherwise requires, words or expressions contained in the articles have the same meaning as in the Companies Acts but excluding any statutory modification not in force when this constitution becomes binding on the charity.
4. Apart from the exception mentioned in the previous paragraph, a reference to an Act of Parliament includes any statutory modification or re-enactment of it for the time being in force.
5. The liability of the members is limited to a sum not exceeding ten pounds sterling (£10), being the amount that each member undertakes to contribute to the assets of the charity in the event of its being wound up while he, she or it is a member or within one year after he, she or it ceases to be a member, for:
(a) payment of the charity's debts and liabilities incurred before he, she or it ceases to be a member;
(b) payment of the costs, charges and expenses of winding up; and
(c) adjustment of the rights of the contributories among themselves.
6. The charity's objects ('Objects') are specifically restricted to:
the relief of sickness and the preservation and protection of public health in all parts of the world by fostering best practice in the prevention and control of healthcare associated infections through global networking, in particular but not exclusively amongst people working in medical, educational and residential care institutions.
7. The charity shall undertake all relevant activities that further these Objects including:
(a) provide advice, guidance, education and other tools in infection prevention and control
(b) support communication lines that assist and unite existing infection control societies
(b) foster the development of new infection control societies when and where they are needed
(c) collaborate with other charities, voluntary bodies, statutory authorities, associations or organisations
8. The charity has power to do anything which is calculated to further its Object(s) or is conducive or incidental to doing so.
9. In particular, the charity has power:
(a) to raise funds. In doing so, the charity must not undertake any taxable permanent trading activity and must comply with any relevant statutory regulations;
(b) to buy, take on lease or in exchange, hire or otherwise acquire any property and to maintain and equip it for use;
(c) to sell, lease or otherwise dispose of all or any part of the property belonging to the charity. In exercising this power, the charity must comply as appropriate with sections 36 and 37 of the Charities Act 1993, as amended by the Charities Act 2006;
(d) to borrow money and to charge the whole or any part of the property belonging to the charity as security for repayment of the money borrowed or as security for a grant or the discharge of an obligation. The charity must comply as appropriate with sections 38 and 39 of the Charities Act 1993, as amended by the Charities Act 2006, if it wishes to mortgage land;
(e) to co-operate with other charities, voluntary bodies and statutory authorities and to exchange information and advice with them;
(f) to establish or support any charitable trusts, associations or institutions formed for any of the charitable purposes included in the Objects;
(g) to acquire, merge with or to enter into any partnership or joint venture arrangement with any other charity;
(h) to set aside income as a reserve against future expenditure but only in accordance with a written policy about reserves;
(i) to employ and remunerate such staff as are necessary for carrying out the work of the charity. The charity may employ or remunerate a Trustee only to the extent it is permitted to do so by articles 13 to 16 and provided it complies with the conditions in that article;
(j) to:
- deposit or invest funds;
- employ a professional fund-manager; and
- arrange for the investments or other property of the charity to be held in the name of a nominee
;in the same manner and subject to the same conditions as the Trustees of a trust are permitted to do by the Trustee Act 2000;
(k) to provide indemnity insurance for the Trustees in accordance with, and subject to the conditions in, section 73F of the Charities Act 1993;
(l) to pay out of the funds of the charity the costs of forming and registering the charity both as a charity and as a charity.
Application of income and property
10. The income and property of the charity shall be applied solely towards the promotion of the Objects.
(a) A Trustee is entitled to be reimbursed from the property of the charity, or may pay out of such property, reasonable expenses properly incurred by him or her when acting on behalf of the charity.
(b) A Trustee may benefit from Trustee indemnity insurance cover purchased at the charity's expense in accordance with, and subject to the conditions in, section 73F of the Charities Act 1993.
(c) A Trustee may receive an indemnity from the charity in the circumstances specified in article 120.
(d) A Trustee may not receive any other benefit or payment unless it is authorised by articles 13 to 16.
12. Subject to articles 13 to 16, none of the income or property of the charity may be paid or transferred directly or indirectly by way of dividend bonus or otherwise by way of profit to any member of the charity. This does not prevent a member who is not also a Trustee receiving:
(a) a benefit from the charity in the capacity of a beneficiary of the charity;
(b) reasonable and proper remuneration for any goods or services supplied to the charity.
Benefits and payments to charity trustees and connected persons
13. No Trustee or connected person may:
(a) buy any goods or services from the charity on terms preferential to those applicable to members of the public;
(b) sell goods, services, or any interest in land to the charity;
(c) be employed by, or receive any remuneration from, the charity;
(d) receive any other financial benefit from the charity; unless the payment is permitted by clause 14 of this article, or authorised by the court or the Charity Commission.
(e) 'financial benefit' means a benefit, direct or indirect, which is either money or has a monetary value. Scope and powers permitting Trustees' or connected persons'
(a) A Trustee or connected person may receive a benefit from the charity in the capacity of a beneficiary of the charity provided that a majority of the Trustees do not benefit in this way.
(b) A Trustee or connected person may enter into a contract for the supply of services, or of goods that are supplied in connection with the provision of services, to the charity where that is permitted in accordance with, and subject to the conditions in, section 73A to 73C of the Charities Act 1993.
(c) Subject to article 15 of this article, a Trustee or connected person may provide the charity with goods that are not supplied in connection with services provided to the charity by the Trustee or connected person.
(d) A Trustee or connected person may receive interest on money lent to the charity at a reasonable and proper rate which must be 2% (or more) per annum below the base rate of a clearing bank to be selected by the Trustees.
(e) A Trustee or connected person may receive rent for premises let by the Trustee or connected person to the charity. The amount of the rent and the other terms of the lease must be reasonable and proper. The Trustee concerned must withdraw
from any meeting at which such a proposal or the rent or other terms of the lease are under discussion.
(f) A Trustee or connected person may take part in the normal trading and fundraising activities of the charity on the same terms as members of the public.
15. The charity and its Trustees may only rely upon the authority stipulated through article 14(c) of this article if each of the following conditions is satisfied:
(a) The amount or maximum amount of the payment for the goods is set out in an agreement in writing between the charity or its Trustees (as the case may
be) and the Trustee or connected person supplying the goods ('the supplier')
under which the supplier is to supply the goods in question to or on behalf
of the charity.
(b) The amount or maximum amount of the payment for the goods does not exceed
what is reasonable in the circumstances for the supply of the goods in question.
(c) The other Trustees are satisfied that it is in the best interests of the
charity to contract with the supplier rather than with someone who is not a
Trustee or connected person. In reaching that decision the Trustees must balance
the advantage of contracting with a Trustee or connected person against the
disadvantages of doing so.
(d) The supplier is absent from the part of any meeting at which there is discussion
of the proposal to enter into a contract or arrangement with him or her or it
with regard to the supply of goods to the charity.
(e) The supplier does not vote on any such matter and is not to be counted when
calculating whether a quorum of Trustees is present at the meeting.
(f) The reason for their decision is recorded by the Trustees in the minute
(g) A majority of the Trustees then in office are not in receipt of remuneration
or payments authorised by articles 13 to 16.
16. In articles 14 and 15:
(a) 'charity' includes any charity in which the charity;
(i) holds more than 50% of the shares; or
(ii) controls more than 50% of the voting rights attached to the shares; or
(iii) has the right to appoint one or more Trustees to the board of the charity.
(b) 'connected person' includes any person within the definition in article 131.
Declaration of Trustees' interests
17. A charity Trustee must declare the nature and extent of any interest, direct or indirect, which he or she has in a proposed transaction or arrangement with the charity or in any transaction or arrangement entered into by the charity which has not previously been declared.
18. A Trustee must absent himself or herself from any discussions of the charity his or her Trustees in which it is possible that a conflict will arise between his or her duty to act solely in the interests of the charity and any personal interest (including but not limited to any personal financial interest).
Conflicts of interest and conflicts of loyalties
19. If a conflict of interests arises for a Trustee because of a duty of loyalty owed to another organisation or person and the conflict is not authorised by virtue of any other provision in the articles, the unconflicted Trustees may authorise such a conflict of interests where the following conditions apply:
(a) the conflicted Trustee is absent from the part of the meeting at which there is discussion of any arrangement or transaction affecting that other organisation or person
(b) the conflicted Trustee does not vote on any such matter and is not to be counted when considering whether a quorum of Trustees is present at the meeting; and
(c) the unconflicted Trustees consider it is in the interests of the charity to authorise the conflict of interests in the circumstances applying.
(d) a conflict of interests arising because of a duty of loyalty owed to another organisation or person only refers to such a conflict which does not involve a direct or indirect benefit of any nature to a Trustee or to a connected person.
21. The subscribers to the charity's memorandum are the first members of the charity.
22. Membership is open to other individuals or organisations who;
(a) apply to the charity in the form required by the Trustees; and
(b) are approved by the Trustees.
(a) The Trustees may only refuse an application for membership if, acting reasonably and properly, they consider it to be in the best interests of the charity to refuse the application.
(b) The Trustees must inform the applicant in writing of the reasons for the refusal within twenty-one days of the decision.
(c) The Trustees must consider any written representations the applicant may make about the decision. The Trustees' decision following any written representations must be notified to the applicant in writing but shall be final.
24. Membership is not transferable.
25. The Trustees must keep a register of names and addresses of the members.
26. The Trustees may establish classes of membership with different rights and obligations and shall record the rights and obligations in the register of members.
27. The Trustees may not directly or indirectly alter the rights or obligations attached to a class of membership. The rights attached to a class of membership may only be varied if a special resolution to that effect has been approved by the majority of voting members of that class.
28. Membership is terminated if:
(a) the member dies or, if it is an organisation, ceases to exist;
(b) the member resigns by written notice to the charity unless, after the resignation, there would be less than two members;
(c) any sum due from the member to the charity is not paid in full within twelve months of it falling due;
(d) the member is removed from membership by a resolution of the Trustees that it is in the best interests of the charity that his or her or its membership is terminated.
29. A resolution to remove a member from membership may only be passed if:
(a) the member has been given at least twenty-one days' notice in writing of the meeting of the Trustees at which the resolution will be proposed and the reasons why it is to be proposed;
(b) the member or, at the option of the member, the member's representative has been allowed to make representations to the meeting.
30. An annual general meeting must be held in each subsequent year and not more than eighteen months may elapse between successive annual general meetings.
31. The Trustees may call a general meeting at any time. Notice of general meetings
32. The minimum periods of notice required to hold a general meeting of the charity are:
(a) twenty-one clear days for an annual general meeting or a general meeting called for the passing of a special resolution;
(b) fourteen clear days for all other general meetings. A general meeting may be called by shorter notice if it is so agreed by a majority in number of members having a right to attend and vote at the meeting, being a majority who together hold not less than 90 percent of the total voting rights.
33. The notice must specify the date time and place of the meeting and the general nature of the business to be transacted. If the meeting is to be an annual general meeting, the notice must say so. The notice must also contain a statement setting out the right of members to appoint a proxy under section 324 of the Companies Act 2006 and articles 53 to 57.
34. The notice must be given to all the members and to the Trustees and auditors.
35. The proceedings at a meeting shall not be invalidated because a person who was entitled to receive notice of the meeting did not receive it because of an accidental omission by the charity.
Proceedings at general meetings
36. No business shall be transacted at any general meeting unless a quorum is present, which is defined as:
(a) five (5) members present in person or by proxy and entitled to vote upon the business to be conducted at the meeting; or
(b) one tenth of the total membership at the time whichever is the greater.
37. The authorised representative of a member organisation shall be counted in the quorum.
38. If:
(a) a quorum is not present within half an hour from the time appointed for the meeting; or
(b) during a meeting a quorum ceases to be present; the meeting shall be adjourned to such time and place as the Trustees shall determine.
39. The Trustees must reconvene the meeting and must give at least seven clear days' notice of the reconvened meeting stating the date, time and place of the meeting.
40. If no quorum is present at the reconvened meeting within fifteen minutes of the time specified for the start of the meeting the members present in person or by proxy at that time shall constitute the quorum for that meeting.
41. General meetings shall be chaired by the person who has been appointed to chair meetings of the Trustees.
(a) If there is no such person or he or she is not present within fifteen minutes of the time appointed for the meeting a Trustee nominated by the Trustees shall chair the meeting.
(b) If there is only one Trustee present and willing to act, he or she shall chair the meeting.
(c) If no Trustee is present and willing to chair the meeting within fifteen minutes after the time appointed for holding it, the members present in person
or by proxy and entitled to vote must choose one of their number to chair the meeting. The members present in person or by proxy at a meeting may resolve by ordinary resolution that the meeting shall be adjourned.
42. The person who is chairing the meeting must decide the date, time and place at which the meeting is to be reconvened unless those details are specified in the resolution.
43. No business shall be conducted at a reconvened meeting unless it could properly have been conducted at the meeting had the adjournment not taken place.
44. If a meeting is adjourned by a resolution of the members for more than seven days, at least seven clear days' notice shall be given of the reconvened meeting stating the date, time and place of the meeting.
45. Any vote at a meeting shall be decided by a show of hands unless before, or on the declaration of the result of, the show of hands a poll is demanded;
(a) by the person chairing the meeting; or
(b) by at least two members present in person or by proxy and having the right to vote at the meeting; or
(c) by a member or members present in person or by proxy representing not less than one-tenth of the total voting rights of all the members having the right to vote at the meeting.
46. The declaration by the person who is chairing the meeting of the result of a vote shall be conclusive unless a poll is demanded.
47. The result of the vote must be recorded in the minutes of the charity but the number or proportion of votes cast need not be recorded.
48. A demand for a poll may be withdrawn, before the poll is taken, but only with the consent of the person who is chairing the meeting.
(a) If the demand for a poll is withdrawn, the demand shall not invalidate the result of a show of hands declared before the demand was made.
49. A poll must be taken as the person who is chairing the meeting directs, who may appoint scrutineers (who need not be members) and who may fix a time and place for declaring the results of the poll.
50. The result of the poll shall be deemed to be the resolution of the meeting at which the poll is demanded.
51. A poll demanded on the election of a person to chair a meeting, or on a question of adjournment must be taken immediately or on any other question must be taken either immediately.
52. If a poll is demanded the meeting may continue to deal with any other business that may be conducted at the meeting.
53. Proxies may only validly be appointed by a notice in writing (a 'proxy notice') which:
(a) states the name and address of the member appointing the proxy;
(b) identifies the person appointed to be that member's proxy and the general meeting in relation to which that person is appointed;
(c) is signed by or on behalf of the member appointing the proxy, or is authenticated in such manner as the Trustees may determine; and
(d) is delivered to the charity in accordance with the articles and any instructions contained in the notice of the general meeting to which they relate.
54. The charity may require proxy notices to be delivered in a particular form, and may specify different forms for different purposes. Proxy notices may specify how the proxy appointed under them is to vote (or that the proxy is to abstain from voting) on one or more resolutions.
55. Unless a proxy notice indicates otherwise, it must be treated as:
(a) allowing the person appointed under it as a proxy discretion as to how to vote on any ancillary or procedural resolutions put to the meeting; and
(b) appointing that person as a proxy in relation to any adjournment of the general meeting to which it relates as well as the meeting itself.
56. A person who is entitled to attend, speak or vote (either on a show of hands or on a poll) at a general meeting remains so entitled in respect of that meeting or any adjournment of it, even though a valid proxy notice has been delivered to the charity by or on behalf of that person.
(a) An appointment under a proxy notice may be revoked by delivering to the charity a notice in writing given by or on behalf of the person by whom or on whose behalf the proxy notice was given. A notice revoking a proxy appointment only takes effect if it is delivered before the start of the meeting or adjourned meeting to which it relates.
57. If a proxy notice is not executed by the person appointing the proxy, it must be accompanied by written evidence of the authority of the person who executed it to execute it on the appointer's behalf.
58. A resolution in writing agreed by a simple majority (or in the case of a special resolution by a majority of not less than 75%) of the members who would have been entitled to vote upon it had it been proposed at a general meeting shall be effective provided that:
(a) a copy of the proposed resolution has been sent to every eligible member;
(b) a simple majority (or in the case of a special resolution a majority of not less than 75%) of members has signified its agreement to the resolution; and
(c) it is contained in an authenticated document which has been received at the registered office within the period of 28 days beginning with the circulation date.
59. A resolution in writing may comprise several copies to which one or more members have signified their agreement. In the case of a member that is an organisation, its authorised representative may signify its agreement.
60. Every member who is in a class that is entitled to vote, shall have one vote.
61. Any objection to the qualification of any voter must be raised at the meeting at which the vote is tendered and the decision of the person who is chairing the meeting shall be final.
62. Any organisation that is a member of the charity may nominate any person to act as its representative at any meeting of the charity.
(a) The organisation must give written notice to the charity of the name of its representative.
(b)The representative shall not be entitled to represent the organisation at any meeting unless the notice has been received by the charity.
(c) The representative may continue to represent the organisation until written notice to the contrary is received by the charity.
(d) Any notice given to the charity will be conclusive evidence that the representative is entitled to represent the organisation or that his or her authority has been revoked. The charity shall not be required to consider whether the representative has been properly appointed by the organisation.
63. The Charity and its property are managed by a Board comprising Trustees elected in accordance with these articles (in this document referred to 'the Board').
64. The composition of the Board should ensure as much a possible coverage of all the regions of the world with the Trustees originating as equally as possible from high and low resource regions
(a) A mixture of different healthcare professions working in the field of infection prevention and control is preferable.
65. A Trustee must be a natural person aged 18 years or older who is professionally active in infection prevention and control.
66. No one may be appointed a Trustee if he or she would be disqualified from acting under the provisions of article 103.
67. The minimum number of Trustees shall be no less than five (5) and not more than thirteen (13).
68. The first Trustees shall be those persons notified to Companies House as the first Trustees of the charity.
69. A Trustee may not appoint an alternate Trustee or anyone to act on his or her behalf at meetings of the Trustees.
(a) The Trustees shall manage the business of the charity and may exercise all the powers of the charity unless they are subject to any restrictions imposed by the Companies Acts, the articles or any special resolution.
(b) No alteration of the articles or any special resolution shall have retrospective effect to invalidate any prior act of the Trustees.
(c) Any meeting of Trustees at which a quorum is present at the time the relevant decision is made may exercise all the powers exercisable by the Trustees.
71. Subject to the provisions of these articles, the Trustees may regulate their proceedings as they think fit.
72. Any Trustee may call a meeting of the Trustees.
(a) The secretary must call a meeting if requested to do so by a Trustee
73 A meeting may be held by suitable electronic means agreed by the Trustees in which each participant may communicate with all others
74. Questions arising at a meeting shall be decided by a majority of votes.
(a) In the case of an equality of votes the chair shall have a second or casting vote.
75. The quorum for the transaction of the business of the Trustees may be fixed by the Trustees but shall not be less than one third of their number present or three Trustees, whichever is the greater.
(a) 'Present' includes being present by suitable electronic means agreed by the Trustees in which a participant or participants may communicate with all the other participants.
76. A Trustee shall not be counted in the quorum present when any decision is made about a matter upon which that Trustee is not entitled to vote.
77. The Trustees may act notwithstanding any vacancies in their number, but, if the number of Trustees is less than the number fixed as the quorum, the continuing Trustees or Trustee may act only for the purpose of filling vacancies or of calling a general meeting.
78. All Trustee proceedings will be presided by the Chair who will have a casting vote in the event of a tied resolution. If the Chair is unable or unwilling to do so, the Trustees present may appoint one of their numbers to be chair of that meeting.
79. All acts done by a meeting of Trustees, or of a committee of Trustees, shall, notwithstanding that it be afterwards discovered that there was a defect in the appointment of any Trustee or that any of them were disqualified from holding office, or had vacated office, or were not entitled to vote, be as valid as if every such person had been duly appointed and was qualified and had continued to be a Trustee and had been entitled to vote.
80. A resolution in writing, or in electronic form, agreed by all the Trustees entitled to receive notice of a meeting of Trustees or of a committee of Trustees, shall be as valid and effective as if it had been passed at a meeting of Trustees or (as the case may be) a committee of Trustees duly convened and held.
(a) The resolution may comprise several documents containing the text of the resolution in like form to each of which one or more Trustees has signified their agreement.
81. Any bank account in which any part of the assets of the Charity is deposited shall be operated by the Trustees and shall indicate the name of the Charity. All cheques and orders for the payment of money from such account shall be endorsed and signed according to the procedure approved by the Board.
82. The Board will elect, from within it, Trustees to fill the following positions:
(a) Chair,
(b) Secretary,
(c) Treasurer.
These will constitute the Executive Committee. One of them shall be a physician and one a nurse working in Infection Prevention and Control.
83. The Executive Committee exercises all the powers of the Board between its meetings.
84. Any decisions taken by the Executive Committee shall be reported to the Board at the next meeting of the Trustees
(a) the Trustees shall be bound by those decisions unless the Trustees resolve by a simple majority to revoke the Executive Committee's decision.
85. The Executive Committee may hold meetings by suitable electronic means agreed upon, provided that no account shall be taken of that meeting unless the resolution is ratified in writing and approved by all members of the executive board for the time being. In that event the resolution shall be as valid and effectual as if it had been passed at a meeting with all members present in person.
86. The quorum for the Executive Committee shall be all its members present and the Executive Committee shall be able to make decisions only if there is a quorum and all the decisions are made unanimously
87. The Trustees may appoint committees for the purpose of making any inquiry or supervising or performing any function or duty which in the opinion of the Trustees would be more conveniently undertaken or carried out by a committee.
88. Every committee established shall always include at least one Trustee.
89. All acts and proceedings of any such committees shall be fully and promptly reported to the Trustees.
90. Committees shall, in the exercise of the power so delegated, conform to any regulations imposed by the Trustees.
91. The meetings and proceedings of such committees shall be governed by the provisions of these Articles for regulating the meetings and proceedings of the Trustees so far as applicable.
92. No committee shall incur expenditure on behalf of IFIC except in accordance with a budget which has been approved by the Trustees
93. Committees shall provide a written report to the Trustees by the date stipulated by the Board.
(a) The chair of the committee may be requested to attend the meeting of the Board in person to inform the Trustees on its activities.
94. The Trustees, by a simple majority, may dissolve a committee for whatever reason.
Appointment and retirement of Trustees
95. The term of service of an elected Trustee shall be four (4) years.
96. No trustee can be elected to serve on the Board for more than two consecutive terms
(a) However if a Trustee is appointed to an Executive Committee position, he or she will automatically continue on the Board for four years from the date of the Executive Committee appointment.
97. A Trustee shall commence service on 1st January and retire on 31st December of the appropriate years.
98. Trustee appointment and completion of term shall be announced at the prior annual general meeting before the beginning/end of the term of office.
99. No person may be appointed a Trustee at an annual general meeting unless he or she is recommended for election by the Trustees.
100. If the Charity, at the meeting at which a Trustee retires, is unable to fill the vacancy, the retiring Trustee may, if willing to act, be reappointed for one year unless at the meeting it is resolved not to fill the vacancy or unless a resolution for the reappointment of the Trustee is put to the meeting and lost.
101. The Trustees may appoint a person who is willing to act to be a Trustee.
(a) A Trustee appointed by a resolution of the other Trustees must automatically retire at the next annual general meeting.
102. The appointment of a Trustee, whether by the charity in general meeting or by the other Trustees, must not cause the number of Trustees to exceed any number fixed as the maximum number of Trustees.
Disqualification and removal of Trustees
103. A Trustee shall cease to hold office if he or she;
(a) ceases to be a Trustee by virtue of any provision in the Companies Acts or is prohibited by law from being a Trustee;
(b) is disqualified from acting as a Trustee by virtue of section 72 of the Charities Act 1993 (or any statutory re-enactment or modification of that provision); ceases to be a member of the charity;
(c) becomes incapable by reason of mental disorder, illness or injury of managing and administering his or her own affairs;
(d) resigns as a Trustee by notice to the charity (but only if at least three Trustees will remain in office when the notice of resignation is to take effect);
(e) is absent without the permission of the Trustees from all their meetings held within a period of twelve months and the Trustees resolve that his or her office be vacated.
104. The Trustees must not be paid any remuneration unless it is authorised by articles 13 to 16.
Validity of Trustees' decisions
105. Subject to article 79, all acts done by a meeting of Trustees, or of a committee of Trustees, shall be valid notwithstanding the participation in any vote of a Trustee;
(a) who was disqualified from holding office;
(b) who had previously retired or who had been obliged by the constitution to vacate office;
(c) who was not entitled to vote on the matter, whether by reason of a conflict of interests or otherwise; if without;
(d) the vote of that Trustee; and
(e) that Trustee being counted in the quorum; the decision has been made by a majority of the Trustees at a quorate meeting.
106. If the charity has a seal it must only be used by the authority of the Trustees or of a committee of Trustees authorised by the Trustees. The Trustees may determine who shall sign any instrument to which the seal is affixed and unless otherwise so determined it shall be signed by a Trustee and by the secretary (if any) or by a second Trustee.
107. The Trustees must keep minutes of all;
(a) appointments of officers made by the Trustees;
(b) proceedings at meetings of the charity;
(c) meetings of the Trustees and committees of Trustees including;
(d) the names of the Trustees present at the meeting;
(e) the decisions made at the meetings; and
(f) where appropriate the reasons for the decisions.
108 The Trustees must prepare for each financial year accounts as required by the Companies Acts. The accounts must be prepared to show a true and fair view and follow accounting standards issued or adopted by the Accounting Standards Board or its successors and adhere to the recommendations of applicable Statements of Recommended Practice.
109. The Trustees must keep accounting records as required by the Companies Acts. Annual Report and Return and Register of Charities 51
110. The Trustees must comply with the requirements of the Charities Act 1993 with regard to the;
(a) transmission of a copy of the statements of account to the Commission;
(b) preparation of an Annual Report and the transmission of a copy of it to the Commission;
(c) preparation of an Annual Return and its transmission to the Commission.
111. The Trustees must notify the Commission promptly of any changes to the charity's entry on the Central Register of Charities.
Means of communication to be used
112. Subject to the articles, anything sent or supplied by or to the charity under the articles may be sent or supplied in any way in which the Companies Act 2006 provides for documents or information which are authorised or required by any provision of that Act to be sent or supplied by or to the charity.
113. Subject to the articles, any notice or document to be sent or supplied to a Trustee in connection with the taking of decisions by Trustees may also be sent or supplied by the means by which that Trustee has asked to be sent or supplied with such notices or documents for the time being.
114. Any notice to be given to or by any person pursuant to the articles;
(a) must be in writing; or
(b) must be given in electronic form.
115. The charity may give any notice to a member either;
(a) personally; or
(b) by sending it by post in a prepaid envelope addressed to the member at his or her address; or
(c) by leaving it at the address of the member; or
(d) by giving it in electronic form to the member's address.
(e) by placing the notice on a website and providing the person with a notification in writing or in electronic form of the presence of the notice on the website. The notification must state that it concerns a notice of a charity meeting and
must specify the place date and time of the meeting.
116. A member who does not register an address (postal and/or electronic) with the charity or does not update any changes to the address, shall not be entitled to receive any notice from the charity.
117. In accordance with section 1147 of the Companies Act 2006 notice shall be deemed to be given:
(a) 7 days after the envelope containing it was posted; or
(b) in the case of an electronic form of communication, 48 hours after it was sent.
118. A member present in person at any meeting of the charity shall be deemed to have received notice of the meeting and of the purposes for which it was called.
(a) Proof that an envelope containing a notice was properly addressed, prepaid and posted shall be conclusive evidence that the notice was given.
(a) Proof that an electronic form of notice was given shall be conclusive where the charity can demonstrate that it was properly addressed and sent, in accordance with section 1147 of the Companies Act 2006.
120. The charity shall indemnify any Trustee, or former Trustee of the charity, against any liability incurred by him or her or it in that capacity, to the extent permitted by sections 232 to 234 of the Companies Act 2006.
121. The Trustees may from time to time make such reasonable and proper rules (bye-laws) as they may deem necessary or expedient for the proper conduct and management of the charity.
122. The rules may regulate the following matters but are not restricted to them;
(a) the admission to and classification of membership including rights, privileges and conditions of membership, including entrance fees, subscriptions and other fees or payments to be made by members;
(b) the procedure of election of Trustees;
(c) the conduct of members of the charity in relation to one another, and to the charity's employees and volunteers;
(d) the setting aside of the whole or any part or parts of the charity's premises at any particular time or times or for any particular purpose or purposes;
(e) the procedure at general meetings and meetings of the Trustees in so far as such procedure is not regulated by the Companies Acts or by the articles;
(f) generally, all such matters to the proper running of the Charity and which are commonly the subject matter of charity rules.
123. All new rules should be presented at the next scheduled annual general meeting.
124. The Trustees must adopt such means as they think sufficient to bring the rules and bye laws to the notice of members of the charity.
125. The charity in general meeting has the power to alter, add to or repeal the rules.
126. The rules shall be binding on all members of the charity. No rule shall be inconsistent with, or shall affect or repeal anything contained in, the articles.
127. If a dispute arises between members of the charity about the validity or propriety of anything done by the members of the charity under these articles, and the dispute cannot be resolved by agreement, the parties to the dispute must first try in good faith to settle the dispute by mediation before resorting to litigation.
128. The members of the charity may at any time before, and in expectation of, its dissolution resolve that any net assets of the charity after all its debts and liabilities have been paid, or provision has been made for them, shall on or before the dissolution of the charity be applied or transferred in any of the following ways;
(a) directly for the Objects; or
(b) by transfer to any charity or charities for purposes similar to the Objects; or
(c) to any charity or charities for use for particular purposes that fall within the Objects.
129. Subject to any such resolution of the members of the charity, the Trustees of the charity may at any time before and in expectation of its dissolution resolve that any net assets of the charity after all its debts and liabilities have been paid, or provision made for them, shall on or before dissolution of the charity be applied or transferred;
(a) directly for the Objects; or
(b) by transfer to any charity or charities for purposes similar to the Objects; or
(c) to any charity or charities for use for particular purposes that fall within the Objects.
130. In no circumstances shall the net assets of the charity be paid to or distributed among the members of the charity (except to a member that is itself a charity) and if no resolution in accordance with article 58 is passed by the members or the Trustees, the net assets of the charity shall be applied for charitable purposes as directed by the Court or the Commission.
131. In these articles, 'connected person' means:
(a) a child, parent, grandchild, grandparent, brother or sister of the Trustee;
(b) the spouse or civil partner of the Trustee or of any person falling within paragraph above;
(c) a person carrying on business in partnership with the Trustee or with any person falling within paragraph (a) or (b) above;
(d) an institution which is controlled:
(i) by the Trustee or any connected person falling within paragraph (a), (b) or (c) above; or
(ii) by two or more persons falling within sub-paragraph (d) above, when taken together
(e) a body corporate in which:
(i) the Trustee or any connected person falling within paragraphs (a) to (c) has a substantial interest;
132. Paragraphs 2 to 4 of Schedule 5 to the Charities Act 1993 shall apply for the purposes of interpreting the terms used.
1. Members of IFIC shall comprise societies, associations and organisations incorporating individuals involved or directly concerned with the prevention and control of healthcare associated infections in premises anywhere in the world and
(a) who at the date of the adoption of the articles have been enrolled as Members or who are subject, and
(b) which are governed by constitution or statute in a form approved by IFIC, and
(c) are formed by individual membership
2. Applications for acceptance as a member must be delivered to IFIC in such form as the Trustees shall prescribe or approve in its procedures.
(a) An applicant shall be admitted as upon receipt of a signed application, membership fee, paid in advance provided that the Board does not exercise its powers under Article 23.
(b) The Trustees may decide to waive the fee for membership from any member who they deem to deserve such waiver, upon receipt and consideration of an application in such a form as the Board shall prescribe.
3. The charity may also accept requests for membership from commercial entities, whether persons, firms or companies, which have an interest in or concern about Infection Control and do not qualify to be a Member under the terms established in Rule 1.
4. These shall be designated as Patrons and categorised as either Supporting Member or Strategic Partners, depending on the level of sponsorship and interaction with the Federation as determined from time to time by the Trustees.
6. In order to be admitted as a Patron, the commercial entity must deliver to IFIC an application for admission in such form as the Board shall prescribe or approve.
(a) The applicant shall be admitted to Patron Membership upon receipt of the application and payment in advance of the membership fee, as determined by the Board of Trustees, provided that the Board does not exercise its powers under Article 2.
(b) Patrons shall be entitled to receive all material published by IFIC together with any other benefits open to members. However they shall not be entitled to vote or put forward nominees for Trusteeship.
4 Associates shall be individuals who are professionally involved or interested in Infection Control as well as non-commercial organizations which do not fulfil the criteria established in Rules 1 or 3.
5. Associates shall pay a membership fee and shall be entitled to receive all material published by IFIC together with any other benefits open to members. However they shall not be entitled to vote or put forward nominees for Trusteeship.
6. In order to be admitted as an Associate, the individual must deliver to IFIC an application for admission in such form as the Board shall prescribe or approve in its Procedures, providing details of continued involvement and interest in the area of health care associated infection
(a) The applicant shall be admitted to Associate Membership upon receipt of the application and payment in advance of the membership fee, as determined by the Board of Trustees.
(b) The Trustees may decide to waive the membership fee from any Associate who they deem to deserve such waiver, upon receipt and consideration of an application in such a form as the Board shall prescribe.
7. The Electoral Committee is formed by three persons who are not Trustees together with the Secretary of the board of Trustees who will not possess a vote in this forum.
(a) No other Trustee can be a member of the Electoral Committee
8. The Electoral Committee shall undertake all the electoral procedures required for the appointment of Trustees from amongst nominated candidates.
9. The Electoral Committee shall be appointed by the Board
10. The term of service of a member of the Electoral Committee shall not exceed four years and a member shall not serve for more than two consecutive terms.
11. Whenever a Trustee retirement falls due at end of the year, no later than one hundred and ten (110) days before the annual general meeting (AGM) a notice is sent out to Members inviting nominations in accordance with the election procedures approved by the Trustees and setting a date for their submission.
(a) These nominations shall be from the geographical area that has created the vacancy, to ensure a balanced distribution in accordance with article 64.
12. Completed nomination forms shall be forwarded to the Secretary. A nomination form can only be accepted if it:
(a) is signed (including electronically) by a member entitled to vote at the annual general meeting;
(b) states the member's intention to propose the appointment of a person as a Trustee;
(c) contains the details that, if the person were to be appointed, the charity would have to file at Companies House;
(d) provides all the required information about the proposed candidate
(e) is accompanied by a clear statement of acceptance of nomination.
13. Nominations by Members shall be received no less than seventy (70) days before the annual general meeting.
14. If more than one nomination is received for a vacant position, an election will be held by way of an online ballot.
15. The Electoral Committee shall put in place security measures to provide reasonable assurance that only members entitled to vote are allowed and that no member is allowed to vote more than once.
16. The ballot document is to be sent to Members no less than forty (40) days before the AGM. A minimum voting period of at least thirty (30) days shall apply.
18. Counting shall be performed by the Electoral Committee, with no less than two scrutineers overseeing the process
(a) The Electoral Committee will then submit the result to the Secretary not less than five (5) days before the annual general meeting.
19. The candidate who obtains the majority of votes from amongst those standing for election will be deemed to have been elected.
(a) In the event of a tied ballot, the Trustees will undertake a secret election amongst them between the tied candidates.
(b) If this still does not result in a clear result, the Chair will pass a casting vote
20. A signed report of the ballot shall be submitted to the Trustees and to the annual general meeting by the Secretary.
18. Announcement of the result of the ballot shall be made at the annual general meeting.
19. In the event that no nomination is received from Members following calls in two successive years, the Trustees may propose a nominee.
(a) The nominee should be preferably chosen from the list of Associates within the charity.
(b) The nomination would then be presented at the annual general meeting for approval by the members eligible to vote. If approved by the majority of members present, the individual will be appointed as a Trustee with full duration of tenure and rights.
Proceedings at the annual general meeting
20. At the annual general meeting there shall be considered, amongst others:
(a) The accounts and balance sheet and reports of the Board and auditors prepared in accordance with Article 108 and any other documents annexed to the balance sheet and auditors report under Article 110
(b) The election or appointment of the members of the Board in place of those retiring
(c) The reappointment or replacement as the case may be of the auditors and the fixing of their remuneration
(d) The rates of subscription for Members and fees paid
Frequency of Trustees' meetings
22 Not less than one meeting of the Board shall be held in each year and not more than eighteen months shall elapse between the date of one meeting and that of the next meeting
23. The Board shall cause to be published not less than once a year an IFIC publication containing news and information about Infection Prevention & Control, membership, conferences, research and such other items as the editor considers might be of interest.
24. The Trustees shall appoint an Editor of this publication.
25. The charity may also issue and disseminate publications, including books and scientific journals, that promote infection prevention and control.
26. Publications may be in print or electronic format, as decided by the Trustees.
27. International and national, single discipline and multi-disciplinary meetings, joint or alone, conference, seminars for the purpose of promoting international or national exchange of knowledge, information, research, ideas and support for Infection Control, shall be held at such times and places as the Trustees may from time to time determine.
26. All Members may attend conference as well as persons who are interested in the objects of IFIC and the furtherance of IFIC Objects. Attendance of Members, Patrons, Associate members and others shall be on such terms and payment as the Board determines


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Red light Cameras in Kansas City are about to get a high-tech companion: Speed Cameras are being considered by the Public Safety Committee. Just what we need…another reason for Prius owners to drive 20 m.p.h. in the passing lane.
Latino leaders from all over the country will come to Kansas City in 2015 when KC will play host to La Raza, a civil rights group for Hispanics. They avoided Kansas City in 2009 because of the Frances Semler/Minutemen drama. Completely related: my wife says I'm a minute man…and that's why she refuses to let me cross her border.
Speaking of crossing the border, Kansas City ranks #4 on the list of cities where residents commute to another state to work. Around 95,000 Missourians cross into Kansas and 87,000 people go the other direction. Only New York, D.C. and Philly have more border crossers. The rest of us drive back and forth looking for free parking.
Atheists are upset at being snubbed by the St. Patrick's Day parade committee. Regardless of where you stand on the issue, the parade weather was UNGODLY.
Iran just launched a domestically made Naval destroyer in the Caspian Sea. It's 1,400 tons and just long enough to look spectacular when we hit it with aerial strikes.
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Singapore can be done in a day and a half. The best thing to do is to stay in Little India and visit Chinatown.
In Chinatown, visit the Buddha Tooth Relic Temple and Museum just down the street from the Sri Mariamman Temple (Hindu), which isn't far from the Jamae Mosque (Muslim). That's Singapore in a nutshell – a harmony of cultures.
At the Buddha Temple go upstairs to the free Buddhist museum on the 3rd floor. They have tons of Buddhist relics from around the world and have done a good job telling the story of Buddha in a designed path through the museum. Take your time. Read a bit. Learn a bit.
Then hit up the stairwell and sneak up to the roof. You'll find a lush rooftop tropical garden surrounding a large Buddhist prayer wheel. Grab the wheel, walk in a circle and make a prayer. It's okay. You're allowed to be there.
For lunch, go behind the museum to the Chinatown Complex (food hawker center). There are 1,000 food stalls. Take a deep breath and find a stall that sells 'chicken rice'. When I was there it was #172. It should cost S$3. Wait for it. Make sure to take the little tray of red sauce. The dish will look bland – you will be surprised.
Take the food, turn around and walk back and to the right and find stall #196k. The sign will say "Lime Juice". Ask for the 'sugar cane juice WITH lime'. Should cost S$1.5. If it's a hefty Chinese man, his name is "Song" – tell him the American from Korea says "hello". We wrote down a sign in Korean for him to attract Koreans – apparently he was listed in a Korean travel guide and gets a lot of Koreans looking for his stall.
Drank Song's sugar cane juice with lime 3 times in 3 days in Singapore. Searched for it's equal throughout Malaysia and even in Cambodia and Vietnam. Nope. Song takes pride in using 100% juice and the exact number of limes (21 I think). He doesn't water it down. Real deal.
Afterward, head around the corner to the intersection of South Bridge and Smith Street. Look for 'Nanyang Old Coffee.' Get yourself a cup. Sit down. Enjoy it. You're in Singapore.
That's how you do Chinatown in Singapore!
Below is the video I made when we stumbled into the Buddha Tooth Relic Temple in Museum trying to get out of the rain.


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Author: Janusz Bogusz and Mariusz Figurski, Hakim Saibi, Essam Aboud and Sachio Ehara, Giuliana Verbanac and Eugen Vuji?, Mario Mustasaar, Juri Plado and Argo J?eleht, Mih?ly Dobr?ka and Judit Somogyi Moln?r, Wojciech D?bski, Sylwia Tomecka-Sucho?, Zden?k Kal?b and Marketa Lednick?, Aneta Golik and Maciej Jan Mendecki, Zden?k Kal?b, Marketa Lednick?, Robert Ko??nek and Eva Hrube?ov?, Stanis?aw R. ?miel, Krystyna Stec and Jan Drzewiecki, Jerzy Kornowski and Joanna Kurzeja, Karel Holub, Bohuslav R??ek and Jana Ru?ajov?
GPS-derived height changes in diurnal and sub-diurnal timescales
This paper describes the research concerning precise short-time GPS solutions conducted in the Centre of Applied Geomatics, Military University of Technology, Warsaw, Poland. The data from ASG-EUPOS (Polish Active Geodetic Network) was processed using Bernese 5.0 software and EPN (EUREF Permanent Network) standards and models. In this study, the adapted 3-hour observation window is shifted every hour for obtaining hourly geocentric coordinates in ITRF2005 reference frame. The adjusted network consisted of over 130 stations from Poland and the neighbouring countries, the period covered observations collected from June 2008 through June 2010. These two years of observations allowed for examining short-period oscillations which were found to be closely related to the tidal (dynamic) frequencies. The analysis of the residua from the IERS2003 tidal model was performed using the least squares method with the Eterna software. It confirmed the existence of significant (several millimetres) oscillations in the frequencies corresponding to S1, K1 and K2. The paper describes the idea of data processing and analysis, presents the results of vertical (the Up component) oscillations in main tidal frequency bands, and also includes discussion of possible explanation of the existence of short-period oscillations in the GPS precise solutions and the possibility of propagation of short-period oscillations into long-period spurious changes in the daily (standard) GPS solutions.
Analysis and interpretation of gravity data from the Aluto-Langano geothermal field of Ethiopia
The Aluto-Langano geothermal field is located in the central southern portion of Ethiopia within the Ethiopian Rift Valley. The gravity of the area was surveyed in an attempt to delineate the subsurface structure and to better understand the relationship between the geothermal systems and the subsurface structure. The gravity data were analyzed using integrated gradient interpretation techniques, such as the Horizontal Gradient (HG), Source Edge Detection (SED), and Euler Deconvolution (ED) methods. These techniques detected many faults that were compared with the mapped faults in the surface geology. The results of the present study will lead to an improved understanding of the geothermal system in the study area and aid the future geothermal exploration of the area.
Determination of the Croatian geomagnetic observatory location
Ground survey within the Nature Park Lonjsko Polje, placed in the middle-northern Croatia was performed during the time interval 2007-2010 in order to find the best location for installing the geomagnetic observatory. The total magnetic field has been measured a few times using the Overhauser proton magnetometers. The horizontal and vertical gradients of the total field, and its temporal behaviour were investigated over the restricted region that we estimated as suitable for the observatory. The results obtained from thoroughly conducted measurements allowed us to find definitive positions for the instrument pillars. These results are in agreement with previously suggested location found based on combination of Comprehensive CM4 model prediction and measurements conducted from 2003 to 2005. This study contributes to the development of geomagnetism in Croatia and paves a way to install the first geomagnetic observatory in Croatia.
Determination of electromagnetic wave velocity in horizontally layered sedimentary target: A ground-penetrating radar study from Silurian limestones, Estonia
Ground-penetrating radar (GPR) is a non-destructive geophysical technique to obtain information about shallow subsurface by transmitting electromagnetic waves into the ground and registering signals reflected from objects or layers with different dielectric properties. The present GPR study was conducted in Vohmuta limestone quarry in Estonia in order to describe the relationship between GRP responses to the variations in petrophysical properties. Sub-horizontally oriented cores for petrophysical measurements were drilled from the side wall of the quarry. The GPR profiles were run at the sloped trench floor and on the top of side wall in order to correlate traceable reflections with physical properties. Based on three techniques: (i) hyperbola fitting, (ii) wide angle reflection and refraction (WARR), and (iii) topographic, a mean electromagnetic wave velocity value of 9.25 cm ns-1 (corresponding to relative dielectric permittivity of 10.5) was found to describe the sequence and was used for time-to-depth conversion. Examination of radar images against petrophysical properties revealed that major reflections appear in levels where the changes in porosity occur.
New petrophysical model describing the pressure dependence of seismic velocity
Seismic data are increasingly applied to predict the characteristics of reservoirs, as their quality improves. Since the change of pressure is a major component in exploitation of reservoirs, a thorough understanding of the influence of pressure on seismic velocity is also important. In this study we introduce the first results of the developed petrophysical model which describes the pressure dependence of seismic velocity. The model is based on the idea that microcracks in rocks open and close under the change of pressure. Laboratory measurements are presented on several sandstone samples. Longitudinal wave velocities were measured at various incremental pressures increased from 0 to 20 MPa. During the measurements, the pulse transmission technique was used and the parameters of the model were determined by using a linearized inversion method. The inversion results proved that the proposed petrophysical model well applies in practice.
Georadar studies on St. Benedict s Church on Lasota Hill, Krakow, Poland
Georadar methodology has a considerable potential as a tool for verification of archeological hypotheses. I applied it in the present study to resolve a discussion on the importance of a Proto-Romanesque structure located on Lasota Hill. It is one of the oldest structures on the right bank of Vistula River in Krakow in Poland and some archeologists believe that it was the first seat of the rulers of Lesser Poland in the 9th century. After few decades, the prince s castle was built on Wawel Hill, where subsequently the royal castle was constructed. On the place of the abandoned Proto-Romanesque edifice, a small St. Benedict s Church was raised, but the importance of its predecessor was discussed. Archeological excavations suggested that it served as the prince s residence, but this view would be much strengthened if traces of a prince s building - palatium - could be found. With this in mind, I undertook a search for traces of palatium, employing georadar methodology. I carried out the measurements using Georadar PROEX produced by MALA Geoscience with a set of shielded antennas of frequencies 500 and 800 MHz. They permitted to construct echogram profiles, whose interpretation suggested the existence of palatium. Thus, the georadar data supported the archeological hypothesis about the important role of the Proto-Romanesque structures on Lasota Hill in the early medieval era in Poland, and at the same time demonstrated the usefulness of introducing geophysical methods to archaeology.
Foundation conditions of buildings in undermined areas: An example of evaluation
Evaluation of a set of individual geological and petrophysical parameters is necessary in many geoscientific studies or those with constructional purposes. However, correlation and mutual evaluation of these parameters are very complicated. Our methodology, which is part of the expert evaluation, is based on compilation of four significant effects: local subsurface geology, groundwater table (and accumulation of surface water), deformation of the surface due to mining (subsidence), and landslides. Different values of specified significances were assigned to all four selected effects. The class of foundation conditions was selected according to the summary of values of specified significances for a given point. This value describes how the selected parameters influence vibration effect on the surface and resistance of buildings to this seismic loading. The pilot map of foundation conditions, which was elaborated as part of the evaluation of Stonava area in 2008, is presented.
Ground-motion prediction equations for induced seismicity in the main anticline and main syncline, Upper Silesian Coal Basin, Poland
The purpose of the research was to determine parameters of ground-motion models for two areas characterized by considerable induced seismicity and different geology. Fifty-nine events collected from surface seismological stations of coal mine (Bielszowice) (at the Main Anticline, South Poland) and 144 events from coal mine (Ziemowit) (at the Main Syncline, South Poland) were used for computation. For both areas, simple ground-motion prediction equations (GMPEs) without site effects were derived, but the model was acceptable only for (Bielszowice) area. The GMPE was calculated once again for (Ziemowit), but this time we took into consideration the amplification coefficient, which significantly improved the model solution. Finally, the theoretical value of amplification was calculated. Knowing that the amplification is associated with subsurface layers, we used three different models of overburden: (i) with Quaternary sediments only, (ii) with a complex of Quaternary-Tertiary sediments, and (iii) with a complex of Quaternary-Tertiary-Triassic sediments and Carboniferous as a basement. Usually, the amplification of vibrations appears in the Quaternary sediments. However, theoretical calculations of amplification were consistent with the results obtained from GMPE when a rigid Carboniferous substratum was applied.
Influence of local geological pattern on values of vibrations induced by road traffic
Buildings in the proximity of roads can be affected by vibrations induced by traffic. Local geological pattern is necessary to be taken into account because it has significant influence on values of vibrations and their characteristics. This paper summarizes results of experimental measurements. Four different types of buildings in different types of local geology were used for this purpose. The obtained results document that the generation of significant vibrations is mostly due to heavy vehicles. Some maximum velocity values exceed acceptable limits according to the Czech Technical Standard 73 0040 for evaluation of technical seismicity effect on buildings. Cosmetic damage, meaning the cracking of plaster, might occur due to traffic vibrations.
Relations between coal transformation and geometric features of faults in the Upper Silesian Coal Basin
The paper presents the results of studies of fault zones carried out in the Upper Silesian Coal Basin. Three types of changes of the coal were distinguished: degradative changes connected with a deterioration in the quality of the coal; aggradational changes connected with an increase in the quality of coal; and the type of coal which shows no significant change in the values of its parameters.
Hypergenic changes of the coal were mainly observed in the fissures of faults with the dominant strike in NW-SE and NE-SW directions. The faults of such parameters in the USCB are characterized as fragile. They were formed in the period of the inversion of the USCB, in a tensional stress regime. Aggrading changes of coal were observed in the faults planes with the dominant strike in NNW-SSE and W-E directions. The faults of such a run in the USCB are susceptible in nature and developed during the compressive regime. In the fault zones where no changes were in the coal quality, the orientation of faulting surfaces did not show the privileged run direction.
Mine tremor focal mechanism: An essential element for recognising the process of mine working destruction
This article presents an analysis of causes of rockburst which occurred in the Rydultowy-Anna Mine on 24 March 2010. The seismic phenomena and the rockburst hazard connected with them have been determined by a number of natural and technical factors. The dominant factors were the mechanical strength characteristics of coal and surrounding rocks, as well as the values of stress in the surroundings of mine workings. An analysis must take into account the structure of the strata, its susceptibility to rockbursts, development and displacement of areas with high values of stress, as well as critical levels of elastic deformation of the strata. Such an approach must be supported by the results of an analysis of focal mechanisms of tremors to make it possible to recognize mining and geological factors which had the prevailing influence on tremors location and energy. By presenting a selected example of a real event, the authors would like to point out the importance of the proper description of focal mechanisms of seismic tremors. The analysis of a chain of interacting destruction processes in the developed model of strata would give the explanation why the tremor occurred in the gallery located at a considerable distance from the tremor focus.
Prediction of rockburst probability given seismic energy and factors defined by the expert method of hazard evaluation (MRG)
In this paper we suggest that conditional estimator/predictor of rockburst probability (and rockburst hazard, P T (t)) can be approximated with the formula P T (t) = P 1(? 1)P N (? N )P dyn T (t), where P dyn T (t) is a time-dependent probability of rockburst given only the predicted seismic energy parameters, while P i (? i ) are amplifying coefficients due to local geologic and mining conditions, as defined by the Expert Method of (rockburst) Hazard Evaluation (MRG) known in the Polish mining industry. All the elements of the formula are (approximately) calculable (on-line) and the resulting P T value satisfies inequalities 0 = P T (t) = 1. As a result, the hazard space (0-1) can be always divided into smaller subspaces (e.g., 0-10-5, 10-5-10-4, 10-4-10-3, 10-3-1), possibly named with symbols (e.g., A, B, C, D, ...) called (hazard states) - which saves the prediction users from worrying of probabilities. The estimator P T can be interpreted as a formal statement of (reformulated) Comprehensive Method of Rockburst State of Hazard Evaluation, well known in Polish mining industry. The estimator P T is natural, logically consistent and physically interpretable. Due to full formalization, it can be easily generalized, incorporating relevant information from other sources/methods.
A simple smoothed velocity model of the uppermost Earth s crust derived from joint inversion of Pg and Sg waves
The paper presents some results of seismic experiments carried out on the territory of northern Moravia and Silesia, roughly delimited by the coordinates 16 degrees E-19 degrees E and 49 degrees N-51 degrees N. The experiments were aimed at compiling a velocity model of the uppermost Earth s crust using the database of arrival times of Pg and Sg waves recorded at a fairly large number of seismic stations, which enabled us to produce a simple 1D-layered velocity model of the region. The velocity model was computed using the traditional tomographic iterative process composed of consecutive solutions of linear equations. Based on the analysis of velocity distribution, it was found that the velocities of Pg and Sg waves increase from about 5.9 and 3.3 km/s at the surface, to about 6.1 and 3.5 km/s at a depth of 11 km, respectively.


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Today's recipe offers a two for one opportunity. The first recipe for Beef with Balsamic Onion Relish leaves you the leftovers to create a second meal of Grilled Beef & Onion Salad. First prepare steaks and serve with grilled veggies. Save the leftovers and thinly slice to serve atop this fresh and delicious salad.
Beef with Balsamic Onion Relish
Yield: 4 servings
1/2 cup balsamic vinegar
4 boneless beef top loin (strip) steaks, cut 1 inch thick (about 8 ounces each)
2 teaspoons garlic-pepper seasoning
2 medium red onions, each cut into 12 wedges
2 medium yellow squash, cut lengthwise in half
2 medium zucchini, cut lengthwise in half
2 tablespoons olive oil
2 teaspoons garlic-pepper seasoning
1 teaspoon chopped fresh oregano or thyme
Coarse salt to taste
1. Bring vinegar to a boil in small saucepan. Reduce heat; simmer 6 to 8 minutes or until reduced by half. Set aside. Press 2 teaspoons garlic-pepper seasoning evenly onto beef steaks.
2. Soak four 10-inch bamboo skewers in water 10 minutes; drain. Thread onion wedges onto skewers. Brush onions and cut sides of squash with oil; sprinkle with remaining 2 teaspoons garlic-pepper seasoning. Place steaks in center of grid over medium, ash-covered coals; arrange onions and squash around steaks. Grill steaks, uncovered, 15-18 minutes for medium rare to medium doneness, turning occasionally. Grill squash 8-12 minutes and onions 12-15 minutes or until tender, turning occasionally.
3. Remove onions from skewers; toss 1/2 of onions with 2 tablespoons reduced vinegar, oregano and salt, as desired. Carve 2 steaks into slices. Serve with onion mixture and 1/2 of squash; season steak and squash with salt, as desired. Cover and refrigerate remaining 2 steaks, onions, squash and reduced vinegar to use in Grilled Beef & Onion Salad.
Grilled Beef & Onion Salad
Yield: 4 servings
2 leftover grilled boneless beef top loin (strip) steaks
1/4 cup olive oil
2 tablespoons leftover reduced balsamic vinegar
1 large clove garlic, minced
Coarse salt and freshly ground pepper to taste
4 leftover grilled squash halves cut into 3/4-inch pieces
Leftover grilled red onion wedges
8 cups mixed salad greens
1. Whisk oil, vinegar garlic, salt and pepper in small bowl until blended. Set aside.
2. Arrange squash and onions over greens. Carve steaks into slices; season with salt and pepper, as desired. Arrange over salad. Drizzle vinaigrette over salad; toss.
3. Garnish with shaved or shredded Parmesan cheese, crumbled blue cheese or croutons, if desired.
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Regarding Gov. LePage's recent letter to the president about Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument, let me see if I have this straight:
• Roxanne Quimby purchased large tracts of undeveloped land near Baxter State Park. Private property ownership has been a fundamental, individual right in the U.S. since the beginning and is surely something the governor, as a free-market and individual-rights advocate, would normally be expected to endorse.
• Quimby and her family decided that their land should remain in its natural state. This seems like a normal prerogative of property ownership as well. To that end, Quimby transferred it to the federal government, which agreed to the preservation and public-access conditions. In addition, a reported $40 million of Quimby money was committed to a trust established for the care, upkeep and management of the monument.
• Gov. LePage's letter urged the president to undo the federal government's designation of this property as a national monument. LePage argues that such action is needed because the establishment of the monument represents a grave injustice to the people of Maine, is harmful to the area's economy and is harmful to local recreational activities.
The governor offers no facts to support these claims. The letter also calls for return of the land within the monument to private ownership. Could he mean returning it to its most recent owner, Quimby?
The governor's letter presents a patently socialist position whereby the purported collective interests of "the people" trump the rights of a private property owner. I raise this because the governor has often labeled those who disagree with his views as "socialists."
Is Gov. LePage OK with taking a socialist position with respect to a property owner's actions when that position aligns with the particular outcome he wants?
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Saints Nation's Top 10 Plays of the 2013 Season: #9 Drew Brees' Touchdown Pass to Kenny Stills on 3rd and 20 at Patriots
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This challenge is getting challenging! Having used up my go-to recipes, I am now having to get creative and I just didn't have it in me last week. So, I went to the freezer for our Week 9 meal. We had red lentil coconut curry, which sounds like it has nothing local in it at all, right? Wrong! It is the best recipe I've found for using the end-of-season CSA vegetables, and another favorite from Simply In Season: it's chock full of onions, garlic, cauliflower, cabbage, and sweet potato. Throw in some frozen peas at the end and you're done; preferably ones you set aside in spring, but fresh peas never make it to the freezer in our house so commercial organic ones will do. The tomato paste and coconut milk are clearly non-local, but I give them a pass since the recipe uses up such a whopping pile of veg as a whole. Since this was the from the freezer, there was little to document but I dug out some photos that I never posted (because of the poor quality, as you can see) of a batch in 2007. Good enough for freezer cooking!
The cabbage and sweet potato for the stew.
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The Ken Blanchard Companies is a research-based firm. Blanchard comes up with all kinds of cool ideas, hypotheses, and strategies – but only those ideas that are tested in real world environments and hold up under the scrutiny of proof are shared with our customers.
A recent article in Training magazine by Blanchard associates Drea Zigarmi, Jim Diehl, Dobie Housen, and David Witt, highlighted the responses of over 800 magazine subscribers on Blanchard's Employee Work Passion survey.
These associates identified twelve factors that a wide variety of research found contribute significantly to the creation of a motivating work environment. The factors that generate employee work passion include:
- Job Factors—Autonomy, Meaningful Work, Feedback, Workload Balance, and Task Variety
- Organizational Factors—Collaboration, Performance Expectations, Growth, Procedural Justice (process fairness), and Distributive Justice (rewards, pay, and benefits)
- Relationship Factors—Connectedness with Colleagues and Connectedness with Leader
This post will note a few significant discoveries from this study.
Respondents in the Training magazine survey were asked which of the above categories of factors was most influential regarding their intent to stay in their current job. The strongest category was Job Factors (60% scored them as most influential). However, all three categories are important to creating a motivating work environment; respondents in this study ranked job factors as the most important of the three categories.
Which are the most Important Job Factors to Employees?
Respondents were then asked to compete a forced ranking of the five job factors in order of importance to them. Though all factors were seen as important, the top ranking factors were Meaningful Work (the extent to which employees perceive their job actions are important inside and outside the organization and have lasting worth for themselves and others) and Autonomy (the extent to which employees feel empowered to make decisions about their work and tasks, in control of their work, and in control of their ability to achieve their goals).
Based on these results, leaders who desire a motivating work environment for employees might choose to spend time:
- helping talented staff understand how their work benefits customers, stakeholders, and their community at large,
- enabling talented staff to make decisions about how their work is done rather than having those decisions made by team leaders.
Who is Responsible for Influencing and Improving Job Factors?
Respondents were also asked who, between senior leaders, their boss, or themselves, is responsible for improving job factors in their workplace. The results were slightly surprising:
- Senior leaders are not seen as strong drivers of Job Factors
- Primary responsibility lies with the employees themselves
- Secondary responsibility lies with the employees' leaders
These results suggest that leaders and employees have mutual responsibility for improving the evidence of these desired Job Factors – the responsibility does not lie exclusively with employees' bosses.
Leaders need to see that this partnership for creating a motivating work environment requires their proactive time, energy, and activity to ensure employees see their company as a pretty good place to work.
Blanchard's research indicates that employees are constantly assessing their work environment and work relationships. These assessments impact employees intentions to stay in their jobs, to apply discretionary effort, to perform well, and to endorse the organization and its leaders. When leaders partner with employees to create a motivating work environment, these intentions will be acted upon consistently.
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Rapper, The Game, has recently organized the Cease Fire campaign, asking to save our kids from street violence. Along with his Robin Hood Project foundation, the rapper is asking to assist the families of slained victims.
The campaign was inspired by the unfortunate loss of six children in the month of December alone. With only six days into the month, that means, a child has died at the hands of gun violence every day since the month has started.
The campaign was inspired by the unfortunate death of a 7 year old Los Angeles boy, Taalib Pecantte.
Upon hearing of the boy's death Game shared an image of the little boy along with this message, "ATTENTION: Meet 7 year old Taalib Pecantte, who died last night in the hospital due to a gunshot wound in the back from a shooting of him & his mother in Los Angeles. This child was an honor roll student & had just left target from getting laundry detergent with his mother Berlin Mock who was also shot after their arrival on a Corning Ave in Los Angeles around 9pm. I don't know what it's like to lose a child but I'm pretty sure it's the worst feeling ever imaginable !!! & to think…. Christmas is just 3 weeks away & this young child will never get to open a gift again due to the fact that his life was cut short over a cowardly act of violence. I heard about the story from a family friend & acted immediately in contacting friends around the city & on behalf of #TheRobinHoodProject Me, @KevinHart4Real @Jaccpot10 & @Rodney_Taylor68 making the BIGGEST donations to help with funeral costs alongside a long list of gang leaders & people making $100 + donations…"
After listing several names of people who've already made donations, he then added, "Follow @therobinhoodproject for future stories & info on how you can help impact these tragedies. An angel taken to soon…. 3/15/06 – 12/3/13 R.I.P. Taalib. If u want 2 Donate for Family Relief & Support #TeamTaalib, Contact Taalib's uncle @boi_josh at 310-760-1929 #CeaseFireLA #TheRobinHoodProject "NO CHILD DESERVES THIS, ESPECIALLY 3 WEEKS BEFORE CHRISTMAS" !!!!!! What the fuck is wrong with US out here ?!?!?!? SMFH"
Not long after, the rapper followed up with his efforts to bring more awareness about Taalib's, and children like him that have died in the last week.
Again he shared this message, "In the wake of 7 year old Taalib Pecantte's murder along with 6 year old Tiana Ricks & all the other children slain this year due to gang violence in my city & On behalf of @therobinhoodproject we are asking all gangs to "CEASE FIRE IN LOS ANGELES" throughout the Christmas holiday season to ensure no more senseless child murders occur & families can enjoy their holiday season in peace. We will try & continue this movement moving into the New Year but for now let's all pass this photo & message along so that no one else is killed this year in our city…. If we start it here at home, the world will catch on. Please re-post this photo & tag #CeaseFireLA & #TheRobinHoodProject WE ARE ALL RESPONSIBLE TO ASSIST IN PRESERVING OUR CHILDRENS FUTURE. Take action NOW !!!!!!!! These kids deserve to be cared about….. & since it starts with me………. #CeaseFireLA"
Although the rapper is a Los Angeles, CA native, he and a number of his celebrity friends have been spreading the word to other cities, including, Memphis, New York, Atlanta, Houston, and Philadelphia, just to name a few.
We salute The Game and his Robin Hood Project foundation in his efforts to stop the violence, do you?
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I had heard about an ocotillo fence that was part of an old sheep herders camp. The camp was located close to Constellation Road, near Wickenburg, Arizona. After a fifteen mile ride on my ATV, which involved much searching, I found the location. The remains of an ocotillo fence were there.
There was an old man at the camp. We sat around and talked. He related the following story to me.
His granddaddy, Reed, started the camp we were in and he was the one who planted the ocotillo fence. One spring just weeks before the lambing season he hired a young man named Mac, who was a sprinter for Yale University, to be a sheep herder. Reed warned him not to lose any of the sheep.
The sheep and Mac soon disappeared into the scrub and nothing more was thought of him until supper time came and there was no sign of Mac or the sheep. Reed commenced to worry about the sheep and about 7 o'clock was about to start out to look for them when Mac at last came driving them through the brush into the corral. After shutting them in, he came to the grub tent, streaked with dust and perspiration and from all appearances plumb tuckered out.
Before Reed could say anything, Mac burst out. "Boss," he said, "I'm through. They thought back east that I was a foot racer, but I'm not. Almost any sheep herder that can herd that band for a week and not loose those lambs can beat all of the world's records for running. I didn't lose any today and I ran every one of those damn lambs back into the band every time they tried to get away, but one day is enough for me. I'm all in but they are all there. Go and count them up and give me my time. I'm done."
Reed, knowing that there no lambs in the band and that none of the ewes should have lambed yet, went to the corral to investigate. Off in one corner, huddled up by themselves, he counted 38 jackrabbits and 17 cottontails.
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