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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The nation's largest employer, the U.S. government, has begun notifying its vast and varied workforce to prepare for reduced hours and slashed paychecks over the next seven months as big budget cuts that were once an abstraction became a reality Friday.
Some 115,000 employees of the Department of Justice -including prosecutors across the country - were among the first to get the official word in notices that actually started going out last week but were made public Friday, hours before the $85 billion in cuts were set to take effect.
They were told they would be furloughed for "no more than 14 workdays" between April 21 and September 30.
The full scope of the cuts - and the method of implementing them-may become clearer after President Barack Obama signs an order late Friday night and the White House budget office issues further instructions to agencies on how to implement it.
The across-the-board cutbacks were mandated by an August, 2011 deficit reduction law, structured to be so disruptive that Congress would ultimately replace them with more targeted savings.
Congress postponed them for two months in the January "fiscal cliff" deal, but that delay ended Friday, after Democrats, who control the White House and the U.S. Senate, and Republicans, who control the U.S. House of Representatives, failed to agree on a way forward.
Notices of "intent to furlough" have gone to many of the unions representing government employees, with whom officials of each agency are required to consult as they plan the reductions in work days designed to achieve the savings mandated by Congress in August, 2011.
The Department of the Army informed unions that all civilian units may need to schedule up to 176 "non-contiguous hours" of furlough, equating to 22 eight-hour days between April and the end of the government's fiscal year in September.
The military employs roughly 800,000 civilians, and with half the $85 billion in cuts concentrated on defense, those workers are expected to be among the hardest hit.
Unions representing employees of the Army's Aberdeen Proving Ground in Aberdeen, Maryland, got notices Thursday.
U.S. ports of entry, with thousands of immigration, customs and transportation-related employees will also be heavily impacted.
The full extent of the disruption the furloughs might cause won't be clear for some weeks, as federal rules require that 30 days pass before they can be implemented.
According to government officials, no employees will be taken off the job before then, though hiring freezes are already in effect at many federal agencies in anticipation of the cuts.
The White House and heads of top agencies in Washington have said that if the cuts continue for the full seven months mandated under the law, the furloughs could disrupt virtually every federal activity in the country, from patrols along the borders to inspections of meat in plants to the movement of cargo and people through airports and customs.
Theoretically, the sequestration could continue for another nine years under the law establishing the cuts, though that is considered unlikely.
"What we've basically been told is that every employee in customs and border protection is subject to being furloughed," said Richard M. Larrabee, port commerce director for the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey.
"Right now that plan looks like it could be as much as one day out of every 10 would be unpaid vacation day. The impact of that is not completely clear to us or to customs at this point," he told Reuters.
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The others are spread around the United States and the world, with the heaviest concentrations in California, Illinois, New York, Texas, Pennsylvania and Ohio.
The average federal worker, according to a study by the Congressional Budget Office, is 47 years old with 16 years of service. Slightly fewer than half had college degrees. Their average annual pay is about $40,000.
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New Iraqi president wins accolades as mediator, but task is huge
Iraq's Parliament on Thursday elected a soft-spoken Kurdish Islamic scholar as president amid hopes _ and some uncertainty _ that he will be able to save this oil-rich country from dismemberment at the hands of a radical Islamist army.
A veteran politician who's known as a moderate and a conciliator, Fouad Massoum, 76, co-founded the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan party along with Jalal Talabani, the country's outgoing president, and served as the first prime minister of Iraq's autonomous Kurdish region.
While many politicians had warm words for Massoum, a respected Kurdistan analyst cautioned that the longtime opponent of ousted leader Saddam Hussein is widely viewed as weak. "He's a compromise candidate in Irbil," said Hiwa Osman, referring to the capital of the Kurdistan Regional Government. "If people want a compromise, they use him."
The post of president was weak to begin with, Osman said, and "with him it will be weaker."
Since the overthrow of Saddam in the U.S. invasion 11 years ago, the post of president has traditionally gone to a Kurd, and by a political arrangement among Kurds from the PUK.
But Massoum's path to the position wasn't smooth. With Kurds uncertain if they want to remain part of Iraq or pursue independence, the PUK originally named two candidates.
It wasn't until late Wednesday, hours after Parliament was called into session for the vote, that the party picked Massoum as its candidate over former Prime Minister Barham Saleh. But another PUK member, Kirkuk Gov. Najimaldin Karim, also tossed his hat in the ring.
Massoum received 211 votes in the 328-seat Parliament in the second-round vote, with 17 members casting ballots for an unknown politician and 41 members submitting blank ballots. Some 102 men and women were on the first-round ballot.
Iraq's crisis is almost unparalleled. As much as half the country is under the control of the Islamic State, an al Qaida spinoff that has declared an Islamic caliphate that stretches into Syria. The Iraqi army is in a state of collapse, and the prime minister who personally controlled the army insists on retaining his position.
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon, who met Thursday with Prime Minister Nouri al Maliki, said Iraq's very survival as a state was at risk.
Standing alongside Maliki, who at times seemed to be scowling, Ban waded into Iraq's domestic politics in a manner rare for a U.N. chief. He called for "a thoroughly inclusive government," implying that Maliki's was anything but, and urged the central government and the Kurdish government to resolve their differences.
"Iraq is facing an existential threat, but it can be overcome through the formation of a thoroughly inclusive government _ a government that can address the concerns of all communities, including security, political, social and economic matters," he said. "It must be a government in which all Iraqis, regardless of background, feel represented."
The carnage continues daily. On Thursday, 52 prisoners, most likely Sunni Muslims, died while being moved from Taji prison, west of Baghdad, along with nine policemen. The Iraq Interior Ministry said the bus carrying the prisoners was hit by unknown gunmen, but in at least one previous massacre of detainees being moved the police themselves had executed their prisoners.
Two car bombs were detonated in Baghdad's upscale Karrada neighborhood Thursday evening, one close to the area's premier shopping area, crowded with families shopping at the end of the holy month of Ramadan, and the other outside a Roman Catholic hospital. Iraqi news media reported that 10 people were killed and 25 were wounded, some seriously.
Massoum's first major task is to direct the creation of a new government, which will be no minor challenge. Maliki has a valid claim to staying in the top post after his Shiite coalition won a plurality in the April 30 elections, but Kurds and Sunnis are united in demanding that he be replaced.
In Washington on Thursday, a senior State Department official said Massoum's election reflected the consensus of the country, as did that of the new speaker of the Parliament, Salim al Jabouri, a Sunni. But he indicated that Maliki staying on would not.
"Leaders do have to have a very inclusive agenda to pull the country together," Brett McGurk, a deputy assistant secretary of state, told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. "It remains to be seen whether the existing prime minister could build such a consensus, but that remains very much in question."
With the radical Islamists almost at the gates to the capital, the biggest question is whether Massoum is the man who can steer the country back to stability.
"I have witnessed him in action," said Mithal al Alusi, a secular Sunni politician with the Iraqi Democratic Movement. In 2004, when U.S. forces and the Iraqi army were in a dire confrontation with the Shiite Mahdi Army militia in Najaf, Massoum "saved the day," Alusi said. "He has a calm demeanor and nerves of steel. He has a capability of finding solutions far from the extremes."
Part of the high-wire act Massoum will have before him is to keep the country together, which runs counter to the drive in Kurdistan for independence.
But Laith Shubbar, a politician with the Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq, a Shiite political movement, said Massoum had played a prominent role in drafting the new Iraqi constitution following the American invasion. That document made Kurdistan a largely autonomous province. "I believe he will be active in preserving the provisions of the constitution, which will put him in a strong negotiating position with all sides," he said.
Massoum, who studied Islamic Shariah law as an undergraduate and received his doctorate in Islamic philosophy, "commands great personal respect from politicians in all the political blocs," Shubbar said.
"The Kurds have not spelled out yet exactly how they want to get out of Iraq, or if they want to get out of Iraq," said Osman, the political analyst. "At the same time, the Kurds are bound to the constitution."
McClatchy special correspondent Sahar Issa contributed.


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I rarely bake muffins, but when I do, I try to make them healthy. Muffins are often mini-cakes, packed with sugar and fat, which to some extent can't be avoided if you wish to eat a muffin that doesn't resemble a hockey puck or bird food. To compensate, I try to reduce the sugar and fat and add healthy grains, cereal, fruit and nuts. Today I had a request for homemade muffins from my son who is home sick from school. Since he hasn't had much of an appetite, I couldn't resist trying to whip up a batch of Apple Bran Muffins. They are reasonably healthy for a muffin, while sufficiently naughty to indulge a craving for something moist and sweet.
This is a recipe that is inspired by one I have used from Ina Garten in the past. While she incorporates bananas into her muffins, I have substituted grated apple for sweetness and moistness. I like to make mini-muffins, which are better sized for snacking.
Apple Bran Muffins
Makes approximately 20 mini-muffins
1 cup unprocessed wheat bran
1 cup buttermilk, shaken
1/4 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
1/3 cup light brown sugar
2 large eggs, room temperature
1/4 cup unsulphured molasses
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 cup whole wheat flour
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup raisins
1 cup grated apple, packed
1/2 cup finely chopped walnuts (optional)
Preheat the oven to 350 F. Place paper liners into a mini-muffin tin. Combine the bran and buttermilk and set aside. Cream the butter and sugar in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment until light and fluffy, 3-4 minutes. With the mixer on low, add eggs, one at a time, mixing well. Add the molasses and vanilla. Add the buttermilk and mix to combine.
Sift the flour, cinnamon, baking powder, baking soda and salt together in a bowl. With the mixer on low speed, slowly add the dry ingredients until just combined. Don't overmix. Fold in the raisins, apple and walnuts, if using. Spoon the batter into the muffin cups, filling them. Bake in the oven until a tester comes out clean, about 20 minutes. (If using a large muffin tin, baking time will be longer, about 30 minutes.)


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Ordered some new air stones, anything i can use to rinse the buckets?
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Water looks cloudy white only changed the water 2 hours ago.
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Three quarterbacks suffered concussions in a matter of minutes Sunday afternoon. The injuries to quarterbacks Michael Vick, Jay Cutler and Alex Smith could have long-term repercussions.
In Philadelphia, Nick Foles could get an extended look as a starter with Vick still looking woozy after the Eagles' 38-23 loss to the Dallas Cowboys. The Eagles' playoff hopes are done.
Smith's concussion was just one ingredient in one of the weirdest games of the season as the San Francisco 49ers tied the St. Louis Rams, 24-24. Colin Kaepernick might have to start next week against the Chicago Bears.
The Chicago Bears have a good backup quarterback in Jason Campbell, but they are in the middle of a very difficult part of the schedule. Cutler's concussion in a 13-6 loss to the Houston Texans on "Sunday Night Football" comes at a risky time. Bears coach Lovie Smith wouldn't speculate after the game as to whether Cutler would be available to play against the 49ers on Nov. 19.
Here are the other major injuries in Week 10:
1. Buffalo Bills running back Fred Jackson left with a head injury against the New England Patriots late in the fourth quarter of Sunday's 37-31 loss.
"I don't know if they're calling it a concussion," coach Chan Gailey said after the game, via BuffaloBills.com. "I don't know what the word is. I don't know if it's a concussion or not. They didn't tell me."
The Bills have a quick turnaround before playing Thursday night.
2. Oakland Raiders tight end Brandon Myers suffered his second concussion of the season on Sunday in a 55-20 loss to the Baltimore Ravens.
3. Tampa Bay Buccaneers linebacker Quincy Black was taken to a hospital for observation after leaving on the field on a stretcher with a neck injury during a 34-24 win over the San Diego Chargers. He will undergo tests to see if he sustained any spinal or neurological damage, according to NFL Network's Steve Wyche. Bucs coach Greg Schiano expressed optimism Black would be fine. Bucs cornerback Eric Wright left the game in the first half with an ankle injury and did not return.
4. Denver Broncos defensive end Elvis Dumervil left the Broncos' 36-14 victory over the Carolina Panthers with a shoulder injury in second quarter and never returned.
5. Detroit Lions defensive end Cliff Avril suffered a concussion in a 34-23 loss to the Minnesota Vikings. Lions cornerback Chris Houston was carted off the field with an ankle injury.
6. New York Giants running back Ahmad Bradshaw underwent x-rays after the team's 31-13 loss to the Cincinnati Bengals. He'll try to get healthy during the bye week.
7. Chicago Bears defensive end Shea McClellin suffered a concussion on "Sunday Night Football" against the Houston Texans.
8. Bengals cornerback Adam Jones left with a calf injury and did not return against the Giants.
9. Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Julio Jones (ankle) missed a big chunk of Sunday's 31-27 loss to the New Orleans Saints, but he was able to return to the game.
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10. The Patriots lost guard Logan Mankins to an ankle injury against the Bills. He was seen looking worse for wear after the game. Fellow offensive lineman Dan Connolly also left with a back injury.
11. The Ravens held out defensive tackle Haloti Ngata (shoulder) even though he was active for the game.
12. Eagles wide receiver Jason Avant left with a hamstring injury and never returned.Follow Gregg Rosenthal on Twitter @greggrosenthal.


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The Nominating Committee to recommend officers for the 2011-2012 society year was appointed at the March regular meeting. The committee will present its report of recommendations at the May regular meeting at which time officers will be elected. Nominating Committee members are Barbara Coleman, Kathy Lutonsky, and Mary Ann Niswanger.
The four offices to be filled are president, vice-president, secretary, and treasurer. Because of constitutional limitation on the number of consecutive terms officers can serve, presently serving president, vice-president, and secretary must be replaced.
Anyone willing to be considered for serving in any of the officer positions or anyone wishing to suggest members for any of the positions can contact Kathy at email@example.com.
The Budget Committee will submit for approval a proposed budget for the 2011-2012 society year at the regular May meeting. Members of that committee are Treasurer Wayne McCluney, Deason Hunt, and Ethel Kelley. Anyone wishing to submit budget proposals to the committee may contact Wayne at firstname.lastname@example.com.
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There are a lot of stereotypes of university faculty (many of which are even contradictory). But I'm wondering if I could solicit help from y'all about some of the more amusing extreme faculty "morphs". Most of these are not limited to academia-- you may encounter these in completely different settings. This list is something I'd like to incorporate into a comic that'll be part of the book I'm working on, but I'm happy to acknowledge you for good ideas. (Also looking for a good artist, if you are or know one.) Here are a few morphs I came up with, many from long-past experiences. I should emphasize that the descriptions are hyperbole, and NOT necessarily even remotely based on anyone I know at Duke. Further, I carry elements of many of these traits myself. If you add or comment, please try to be nice/ tactful, even if teasing.
HALL-TALKER: Prof you never see actually doing work, but seems to be always standing in the hall (or worse, in your office) talking. Seems to even roam the halls trying to find the next person with whom to talk.
ABSENTEE: Prof who is either traveling or works from home so much that most of their colleagues forget that they even work there. Their students may have forgotten them, too. Everyone looks startled when they walk into their laboratory or into a faculty meeting-- "Who is that?" someone asks.
CONSPIRACY THEORIST: Prof who always questions your motivation when you ask even the simplest questions, and always suspects that the administration is out to mess with them (often also believing in pots of gold that the administration is hiding via leprechaun enchantment). "Why are you asking about my day? Did the dean put you up to that?"
ATTENTION GRABBER: Prof who always seems to be the one rambling to the media about every topic, irrespective of whether it's remotely within their specific area of expertise. Rather than 15-minutes of fame, they seem to have months of it. They're very often quoted in press releases, and may keep a blog that is periodically seen by the public (ahem...).
COMMITTEE MEETING LOVER: Prof who always suggests creating a subcommittee to discuss topics in more depth-- also talks ad nauseum in every meeting without adding insights. Often circles a single point for 20 minutes that could be made in 3 sentences, and still never hits the point directly.
INEFFICIENT COMPLAINER: Prof who will spend hours writing exaggerated complaint letters and e-mails about problems that would take minutes for them to avoid or fix themselves. "Dear Mr/Ms University President: Yet again, when I came to the parking lot, I saw a discarded piece of paper, not properly recycled. I think this is another demonstration of your incompetence as our leader (see page 6, appendix C)..."
RECLUSE: Prof who looks awkwardly at you when you pass them in the hall, arrives late and/ or misses/ skips most meetings, and is always eager to get back to their office/ laboratory to their seemingly very private obsession with their study topic.
SPACE CADET: Energetic, sometimes rambly, prof who has the long-term memory of... can't think of a good example, and I think that happened last week, too, and ... wait, what was I talking about again?
DEER-IN-HEADLIGHTS: "What??? Did you say something??? Aaaaaaack-- I missed it! Again!" (OK, this may be just about all faculty, especially new ones.)


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Law professor Lawrence Solan has an idea that may sound laughably cruel to graduates buried in hundreds of thousands of dollars of student loan debt.
Law firms should cut associates' pay, the Brooklyn Law professor writes at Huffington Post.
From Solan's op-ed:
Why not cut associate pay in the early years? For example, offer them $75,000, $125,000 and $175,000 for the first three years, respectively.
This salary cut will permit firms to continue to train the next generation of elite lawyers in substantial numbers, while shifting some of the cost of training its most junior associates from the clients to the trainees themselves.
Moreover, although large firms face pressure to remain competitive, the promise of these substantial raises should be a significant enticement to attract the best talent. Finally, savvy business clients will respect and choose firms that honestly link compensation to the realities of the market.
Solan's proposal has merit but some big problems, too.
First of all, big firms that cut pay are going to lose out on the most competitive young lawyers. That market competition is what drove salaries so high in the first place — and it's not going anywhere.
Second, you can't cut pay without cutting tuition.
Tuition already increased through the recession, and it is expected to jump considerably in the coming years, with one analyst projecting the top schools will charge more than $70,000 a year by the 2021-2022 academic year.
Brooklyn Law already charges $48,416 per year for full-time students, according to U.S. News.
If Solan's plan stands a chance of working, then law schools should make the first move.
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Second Scramble For Africa
What may seem like a few pounds and dollars in the UK and US converts into very many shillings back home. That's a fact Ugandans in the Diaspora are just beginning to learn. The white Serena guys seem to be way ahead in this new Scramble for Africa.
[Jackline's Observations]
The Second Scramble for Africa is intense.
Recently, I spent considerable time at the Kampala Serena Hotel. It was business but while at the Serena, it's hard for pleasure not to crop in. The place is so serene and beautiful.
I remember spending a whole Wednesday with the African sun kissing my body by the shapely poolside—right beside the magnificent artificial but breathtaking waterfalls.
If I tell you an outfit is lovely or a hairstyle is beautiful, we can have a debate. However, if I declare a hotel is beautiful, take my word as gospel truth. I know a good place when I see one--the Kampala Serena is it.
The first Scramble for Africa and subsequent partition may have been over 100 years ago. Like a blockbuster movie, it has been followed by a part two. While at the Serena, I observed a particular set of guests that kept coming in and out. Their visits were probably 99.99% business-related and these individuals weren't locals at all. They weren't even African. They were white Europeans and Americans—looking for business opportunities and wealth in Africa.
Well, where are our homeboys? Where are our sisters in the Diaspora? I know many are contributing to our economy through remittances of money. But it kind of pays more to have solid investments.
Some Ugandans who went abroad haven't returned in years. However, of late, there has been an increased interest in having a business back home. Salons, clothing boutiques and supermarkets are particularly popular. Real estate is gold these days with prices rising every second. ''Í had to buy land so that at least I am recognized and respected whenever I make a trip back home,'' a 38-year-old Ugandan Briton remarks.
These kinds of investments reap tremendous advantage. What may seem like a few pounds and dollars in the UK and US converts into very many shillings back home. That's a fact Ugandans in the Diaspora are just beginning to learn. The white Serena guys seem to be way ahead in this new Scramble for Africa.
Olanya is based in Kampala, Uganda
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Florence's annual Spring Fling is scheduled for Sunday, April 28. All events will be held in Grandview Park. In case of inclement weather the event will be relocated in the Florence gym.
Kids' games begin at 3 p.m. featuring horse rides and a petting zoo. The Florence Fire Department is sponsoring water games for children of all ages.
Mountain Men also will have a tent site and activities in the park.
Chili cook-off competition will be held from 3 to 4 p.m. Results will be announced at 4:30 p.m. Entry forms available at Cottonwood Valley Bank and several other places in Florence or may be picked up at the Marion County Record in Marion.
A meal featuring a potato bar and all the fixings will be served at 5 p.m. Cost is by donation.
A cake auction will be at 5:30 p.m. followed by a short musical program by Pastor Jeff Lee.
For more information contact Melanie Grimmett, at (620) 381-1083.


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Season of KDE 2006
The first Season of KDE has started. The Season of KDE is a follow-up project to Google's Summer of Code, giving all the applications that did not make it into the final selection a chance to be implemented anyway. We are happy to announce that 14 students have agreed to work on their projects even without the financial support from Google. See the Season of KDE homepage for more information and a complete list of the projects.
Wine integration work sounds like it's getting hot.
By funbar at Wed, 2006/07/19 - 5:00am
Re: wine
Well, interestingly there is already a wineconfig for KDE, see
What I would like to see is REAL KDE integration, either by linking wine against Kdelibs and letting the KStyle draw the Wine GUI or by doing something similar like the QtGTK style which lets KStyle create images of certain images and transform those in such a way that they fit the low-level theming capabilities of GTK. Such a method has been already prepared by the Winedevs, see
Would love to see Wine applications to adapt fonts, colors, widgets...
By sebastian at Wed, 2006/07/19 - 5:00am
BTW: Anyone knows what happened to reaktivate? That was a really cool project. ActiveX inside konqueror! Shockwave pages without Wine+IExplorer....
By jis at Thu, 2006/07/20 - 5:00am
Re: Reaktivate?
Are you nuts or just been under the sun too long?
Active X? Keep that piece of crap out of my linux box.
Thank you.
By Luis at Sun, 2006/07/23 - 5:00am
Re: Reaktivate?
ActiveX makes me sick too, but reaktivate was a nice option to play shockwave without the need of another window with IExplorer+shockwave under wine.
BTW: Please relax and take a deep breath. Ok?
By jis at Mon, 2006/07/24 - 5:00am
This is great news. I'm impressed that not only a few, but rather a high number of 14 students do this without being paid. This is more than half of the original Summer of Code students!
Kudos to Sebastian, Pradeepto and all the motivated developers to pull this through... now we have an opportunity to check the theory that unpaid development yield better quality results than the paid version :D
By Jakob Petsovits at Wed, 2006/07/19 - 5:00am
Konversation and Kross
I read the description of the project "Konversation: Scripting support", and I think that could be an interesting feature. Wouldn't it be a good idea to use Kross ?
By shamaz at Wed, 2006/07/19 - 5:00am
Re: Konversation and Kross
One thing I'm really missing is a logger for packages offered by xdcc bots. Currently I think these are only available for mIrc/Windows (like xdccklipper.sourceforge.net).
I hope this project makes it possible or just lowers the entry level to code this kind of script/addon.
This would make irc'ing much easyier for many - looking for packages becomes less hassle, no more scrolling around in the chat view (if the log hasn't been cut off yet).
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Because arriving where you want to be is the best part of any journey we created Mercedes-Benz PremiumDrive… your mobility guarantee throughout South Africa.
PremiumDrive is the standard maintenance plan that offers you complete peace of mind motoring for the first 100 000km / 6 years, whichever occurs first, with no contribution at all during the first 100 000 kilometres. In addition to PremiumDrive, you can select a range of optional PremiumDrive plans according to your unique needs. This effectively means that we will attend to the "nuts & bolts" of your vehicle in the way Mercedes-Benz intended it to be, continuing long after the expiry of the standard PremiumDrive.


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The Oakland School District (District) entered into an agreement to resolve a Title VI compliance review that OCR initiated that focused whether the District subjected African American students to discrimination on the basis of race by disciplining them more frequently and more harshly than similarly situated White students. The Agreement, entered into prior to the conclusion of OCR's investigation, requires the District to continue to implement preventative strategies and interventions prior to suspending a student and to expand its efforts to have its schools utilize restorative justice practices, positive behavior interventions and supports and other strategies based upon a response to intervention framework. The Agreement requires that District discipline policies be revised and updated and that school climate surveys and discussion forums be coordinated and convened along with an informational program for parents and guardians to explain District discipline policies. The District will conduct a comprehensive review of its School Security Officer program to assess its effectiveness and identify any changes that should be made to ensure that it aligns with the District's goals with regard to discipline. The Agreement requires the District to revise and upgrade its data collection systems that track disciplinary referrals and outcomes and to create a process for schools to review their discipline data and identify student and staff needs for support. Student support will be based on identified student need and staff support will include professional development and coaching for school administrator, teachers and other staff. The Agreement also requires extensive training of staff and students.
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To celebrate the festive month, Erocolle will be giving away a goody a day up until December the 25th! To keep things interesting, I am giving away all kinds of goodies, not just beauty!
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Treading lightly on illegal immigration
AUSTIN — Camping out in the Texas Capitol to ensure a prime designation for your legislation on illegal immigration? That's so 2011.
State Rep. Debbie Riddle braved a cold, creepy-noise-filled Capitol two years ago in part to obtain a priority bill number for her measure to create the offense of "criminal trespass by alien," filed second only to her voter ID bill.
She also filed bills last session to require school districts to determine whether students were citizens upon enrollment, crack down on so-called sanctuary cities, nudge state agencies to tally the costs of serving people not legally in Texas and impose criminal penalties on businesses employing workers who were illegally in the country — except for maids and gardeners.
This year, the Tomball Republican has yet to file an immigration bill, although she hasn't ruled it out.
She said a prime focus will be ensuring adequate funding for border security. It's a less controversial topic than some she's championed, although Riddle doesn't couch it that way.
Riddle said her views and those of like-minded Republicans haven't changed, but that the "liberal press" may have a new interpretation of the immigration issue, which was widely blamed at least in part for Mitt Romney's loss to President Barack Obama.
The problem, she said, may be one of GOP messaging.
"Unfortunately, we as Republicans ... are not as good as the Democrats about getting our message across," she said. "Maybe we're just too busy working for a living, you know? ... I think if we had been better at our messaging we certainly would have done better in this last election."
But Riddle also has encountered the march of events, received feedback from her constituents and done a bit more research.
The U.S. Supreme Court struck down parts of Arizona's get-tough bill on illegal immigration, and Riddle said she's looking at what might still be allowed in the wake of that ruling.
The bill requiring state agencies to tally the cost of services to immigrants here illegally? Riddle said agencies already keep tabs on that, which she didn't know before filing the measure last time.
As for criminal sanctions for businesses, Riddle said local employers wanted to do the right thing, but that they could get in trouble for mistakenly firing someone they believe is here illegally.
Likewise, her local school superintendents said it would be a logistical nightmare to try to track students' citizenship. Besides, she said, a test was done in one large district that found most children were born here.
Looking back at 2011, Riddle emphasized that the very first bill she filed then was on voter ID. She said that bill had nothing to do with illegal immigration, although the topic came up during some discussions of ballot security. Though her immigration measures didn't pass, she rejoiced in approval of another lawmaker's voter ID bill.
This year, Riddle plans a trip to the border to talk to people and hear firsthand what additional resources are needed for security.
And while she remains firmly opposed to amnesty, she's now careful to spell out that she's against "cruel" tactics: "Absolutely nobody that I know wants to send, you know, grandma back home."
Rep. Jessica Farrar of Houston, House Democratic Caucus leader, sees a difference: "I think her position has changed ... I think Republicans learned a big lesson in the last election. Their rhetoric changed on this."
But don't think Riddle has become fearful of controversy.
"Hey, you want to talk about guns?" Riddle asked as we wrapped up our interview.
A grandmother of 10, Riddle thinks teachers who are licensed to carry concealed handguns should be able to do so in the classroom. She's just fine-tuning the idea.


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"Harry Potter" star Daniel Radcliffe is single after splitting from his girlfriend.
The actor began dating production assistant Rosie Coker last year after previously meeting on the set of his hit film "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" in 2007.
The 23 year old moved to New York City to be with Radcliffe as he performed on Broadway in "How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying," but the couple hit a rough patch and has now called it quits.
Coker's father confirmed the break-up to the U.K.'s Daily Mail newspaper, saying, "She's trying to move on."
The news will come as a surprise to fans – Radcliffe recently gushed, "When Rosie's here, every day seems better… I'm not an easy person to love. There are lots of times when I'm a very good boyfriend, but there are times when I'm useless… She loves me for my oddness, my awkwardness, all of those things that I hate about myself. She finds them cute. I guess that's love."


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The CCG is the fully authorised commissioner of many of Somerset's health services, and assumed its statutory responsibility on 1 April 2013.
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Michael Wheeler
Michael David Wheeler, 44, of Marion died July 31 in Marion.
A graveside memorial service will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Marion Cemetery.
Memorial funds have been established with the Tristin Wheeler Educational Fund and Marion Animal Health Shelter Fund.
A full life sketch will appear in a future issue of the Marion County Record.
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What Is Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) compliance?
The Public Company Accounting Reform and Investor Protection Act was named after its two sponsors, U.S. Senator Paul Sarbanes and Michael G. Oxley, and it is often referred to as SOX. The act was passed in 2002 in response to major accounting scandals from corporations like Enron and WorldCom, and its goal is to reduce financial malfeasance by increasing penalties for failing to meet accounting standards. In addition to making penalties more severe - they can include millions of dollars in fines and 20 years in prison - the Securities and Exchange Commission also used the act to dramatically increase the standards for accounting records keeping.
Due to the fact that most, and in some cases all, financial records are now digital, SOX compliance requires a particularly robust IT infrastructure. In an effort to ensure that CEOs and senior executives are not given an easy out for producing inaccurate financial reports, lost, mishandled or damaged data is not a valid excuse for noncompliance. Along with averring that data reported is accurate to the best of a person's knowledge, senior management must also state that data was handled and stored in a way that prevented it from being tampered with or lost.
In other words, organizations that are required to meet SOX compliance regulations - which include all publicly traded companies - must have robust IT backup, logging and security systems. Even if a company produces a completely accurate financial report, they still run the risk of getting into legal trouble if weaknesses in their IT infrastructure could have led to the production of a report with incorrect data.
Legal requirements for IT compliance
SOX mostly deals with financial issues, but sections 302 and Section 404 both include language that relate directly to IT concerns. These sections outline the requirements that the government has for collecting, storing and verifying the accuracy of financial records.
Section 302
While there are no specified mechanisms for accomplishing these tasks, Section 302 requires that companies put in place systems that protect against data tampering, provide the ability to track timelines and are able to determine who had access to data and when. Further, companies must be sure that all safeguards are active and that any security breaches or failures to protect data are reported.
Data Tampering
Data tampering protections prevent information from being edited by someone who should not have access to financial records or should have read-only access to data. This requires not only that a company protect information from outside interference, such as from malware or a hacker, but that only individuals who should be able to edit data have the right to do so. In addition to using security processes, like firewalls and antimalware software suites, organizations need to ensure that their access controls are managed appropriately. Solutions like BMC BladeLogic Network or Database Automation, a part of the BladeLogic Automation Suite, make automating the audit and management of these controls simple and effective.
A robust access control process will provide the correct levels of access to individuals as well as ensuring that rights are limited or rescinded when appropriate, such as when someone leaves a company or is transferred to a different division. Additionally, businesses must ensure that it is difficult for people to access data without proper credentials. This often means requiring complex passwords, mandatory password changes on a regular basis and appropriate verification of someone's identity before passwords are reset or provided for employees. Further, databases that store login credentials need to be properly encrypted and safeguarded. Many organizations implement audit and remediation of these technical controls using out of the box (OOTB) Compliance Content like that provided with BMC TrueSight Server Automation. Regular, automated reports make the effort of sustaining and audit, not to mention passing one significantly less painful.
Another part of preventing data tampering is ensuring that records can be recovered if they are lost, so data backups are key. Financial data needs to be completely recoverable, which ensures that companies always have the most recent and relevant financial records on hand. This is likely to involve multiple and off-site backups, and to be sure of compliance with SOX regulations, it is likely that backups will need to be done far more frequently than many companies are accustomed to. In some cases, a copy of a file may need to be made and stored every time it is changed.
Timeline Tracking
Section 302 compliance requires that companies keep track of when changes were made to data. In addition to knowing when a file was last modified, companies may also need to keep a log of when changes are made, what the changes were and who made the changes. Depending on how data is stored and financial entries are managed, it may be easiest for companies to make copies of files every time they are altered and update logs accordingly, which will take care of both redundancy and timeline tracking at the same time.
Ensuring Safeguards Are Active and Reporting on Their Effectiveness
Senior management is required to verify the effectiveness and functionality of safeguards and security systems in the 90 days prior to a financial report being made. So long as a system has been installed properly, logs and reports of systems operating effectively are generally sufficient to meet this standard. To ensure that a system is up to the task of protecting data and tracking it, audits will need to be done occasionally. This can be done internally or externally, but it is necessary to provide documentation that audits were completed as well as the findings of the auditors.
Should anything go wrong, either due to outside interference or a problem with systems in place, it is required that this is reported. If a system went down due to a denial of service attack or a malware infection corrupting data, this needs to be included in a report. Even if security breaches or problems were addressed, such as a hard drive failing and data being recovered from a backup, information related to the incidents has to be disclosed.
Section 404
This section deals more with transparency than specific objectives related to data handling, and it requires that the efficacy of security systems, protections and data handling methods are independently verifiable. All data must be made available to auditors, including financial records as well as any potential security breaches.
Section 404 requirements are often met by using a remote and web based system that allows access to outsiders. Auditors are given read-only access to files, documents and systems, which allows them to verify that the structures and processes in place are appropriate and sufficient to meet Section 302 requirements.
Since SOX compliance mandates that systems are proven to have been operating as described by regulations for at least 90 days, businesses need to be able to provide reports and logs that indicate system statuses during this time frame. Any security breaches or problems also need to be disclosed along with information about how they were resolved. Most organizations start with incident tracking and monitoring to document these processes and to potentially share with auditors as needed. Organizations that want to get through their audits more quickly and with lower overhead can demonstrate ongoing compliance through meticulous record keeping, or by using an automated Compliance engine like TrueSight Server Automation, and the detailed reporting it provides.
Methods of compliance
It's important to note that there is no one size fits all approach to complying with SOX requirements. Businesses, even those in the same industry, may have vastly different ways of handling their financial documentation and data entry, and organizations may not want to start from scratch with these processes to make them fit a SOX compliant IT process. Additionally, while automating these systems may provide cost savings over the long-term, it may be best for businesses to start handling some tasks manually until it is determined if they are actually effective.
It is important to note that the initial costs of compliance can be high since organizations will need to put systems in place that are able to meet SOX guidelines, train staff to use these new systems and review their effectiveness on a regular basis. As such, most businesses will have to eventually transition to automated systems to keep costs under control.
Generally speaking, the first step for companies who are not yet compliant or want to ensure that they are compliant is to do an audit. Audits should focus on determining where a system is lacking as well as potential security gaps. Once macro issues have been identified and mitigated, minutiae can be looked at and processes refined. It is common to run quick audits through an organization to assess the compliance posture, and determine where to invest vs. what can remain as-is.
Since getting a company into compliance is likely to involve training people, changes in the current processes, and technology (software and systems) that are being used, it's important that organizations verify that systems work as intended after changes are made. For example, if new accounting software is installed to beef up access control capabilities, it's important to ensure that existing processes are still running correctly.
Complying with SOX does not rule out having a third-party handle IT issues for an organization, but that does not mitigate a business' responsibility to ensure that they are meeting regulations. According to interpretive guidance issued by the SEC, companies are not allowed to issue reports on IT management or data control with limitations; any failures of a third party to comply with standards set out by SOX will still be considered the fault and responsibility of the organization. Therefore, it's important to use a transparent audit process, to have good visibility into the whole compliance picture.
When a company uses a third-party to handle their IT services, they will still need to verify that they are in compliance with SOX regulations. Although this may not be possible in-house, there are still ways to meet the Section 404 requirements for verifying that services are working correctly. Companies have the option of obtaining an assurance report that complies with a Statement on Standards for Attestation Engagements 16 report from the third-party providing their IT services or by having the testing done by an outside consultant.
COSO and COBIT
There are several existing standards and frameworks in place that may be helpful when designing or updating systems to comply with SOX standards. Two in particular are the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission's Internal Control - Integrated Framework, or COSO, and ISACA's Control Objectives for Information and Related Technology, also referred to as COBIT.
Both COSO and COBIT are frameworks that help organizations determine how to manage and run business processes. They broadly outline the ways that companies can determine what needs to be done to accomplish their goals and how to identify and deal with potential weaknesses. Neither specify the way that IT issues need to be handled; however, this is beneficial since there is no single set way that will work for all businesses.
Using a framework is essential to being able to comply with SOX regulations because the law leaves the method for proving a business' data is safeguarded up to the organization. Therefore, a framework is needed to provide auditors with a way of determining if what is being done to handle data is sufficient to the task and if it is working. Compliance engines like TrueSight Server Automation make automating some of these frameworks, and the attendant reporting required achievable with very reasonable Returns on Investment (ROIs), often within 9 months of implementation.
In general, most companies end up using either COBIT on its own or a combination of COSO and COBIT. COSO has the advantage of being a very robust framework for enterprise governance and risk management while being particularly well suited for financial processes, and it has been endorsed by the SEC.
Still, most organizations do not use COSO on its own is because it falls short in terms of IT planning. However, COBIT fits together nearly perfectly with COSO, and it provides the IT considerations lacking in COSO. COBIT was essentially built upon COSO, but COBIT has fine-tuned COSO so that IT issues are taken into consideration. The two frameworks are so complementary that COBIT documentation refers to COSO components. Other advantages of COBIT are that the framework works well with a number of other established enterprise frameworks, is freely available and has been developed and is still being maintained by a trusted and established non-profit.
COBIT offers a variety of processes and guidelines to help organizations determine what their goals are as well as tracking them. IT control objectives aid businesses in determining what processes need to be put in place based on an organizations particular needs. Once objectives are put in place, they are tracked using the goals and metrics system in COBIT based on IT goals, process goals and activity goals.
In addition to goals and metrics, maturity models show organization where they are in terms of reaching specific objectives. This is a more granular approach to watching an organization's progress, and it can help businesses ensure that they are focusing their efforts on the most important processes as well as making steady progress on achieving their implementation. For help with measuring and improving the maturity of an organization's technical Audit & Compliance practices, reach out to BMC's Professional Services organization for expert assistance as a part of their Transform! and Accelerate! Initiatives.
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(Phoenix, Ariz. –Thursday, March 1, 2012) Attorney General Tom Horne today announced the charging of Dr. James Lawrence Robrock, Christopher Ryan Chilton, Matthew Anthony Thierbach and Jonathan Laine Zaletel on allegations stemming from a large scale prescription drug fraud scheme.
The charges, filed February 14, 2012 in Maricopa County are a result of a joint investigation conducted by the Sierra Vista Police Department, Department of Public Safety, Tempe Police Department, Benson Police Department, Casa Grande Police Department, the Attorney General's Special Investigations Section and the Attorney General's Health Care Fraud and Abuse Section/Medicaid Fraud Control Unit.
According to the allegations, the suspects conspired to produce, forge and obtain fraudulent prescriptions for narcotic drugs and other controlled substances. The drugs were obtained for both personal use and for resale using false prescriber information and a variety of aliases. The State has alleged that the suspects forged and acquired hundreds of prescriptions throughout several Arizona counties.
"Prescription drug fraud is a very serious problem in Arizona," Horne said. "Consumers rely on the integrity of medical providers to ensure they receive appropriate care and medication. Schemes such as this one are a threat to the integrity of the health care system as well as public health and safety, and my office is committed to aggressively prosecuting these types of cases."
The State has charged the above-named suspects with the following crimes:
Participating in a Criminal Syndicate, a class 2 felony;
Fraud/ Schemes and Artifices, a class 2 felony;
Acquisition of a Narcotic Drug by Fraud, a class 3 felony;
Possession of a Narcotic Drug for Sale, a class 2 felony;
Forgery, a class 5 felony;
Transportation of a Prescription Only Drug for Sale, a class 6 felony; and
Aggravated Taking the Identity of Another Person or Entity, a class 3 felony.
These charges are merely allegations, and defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty.
This case was referred to and is being prosecuted by the Arizona Attorney General's Office Health Care Fraud and Abuse Section/Medicaid Fraud Control Unit. This case is being prosecuted by Assistant Attorney General Steve Duplissis and Assistant Attorney General Jesse Delaney. Copies of the indictment are attached.


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An OC graduate with a Bachelor of Science degree in Mass Communication Electronic Media-Creative Media (Content Creation) will:
- Have been encouraged to sustain or adopt a Christian worldview characterized by participation in a Christian community.
- Have been encouraged to balance successfully career, family, church, and community.
- Be familiar with the appropriate theories of communication.
- Have developed the appropriate writing styles and skills expected by future employers or graduate programs.
- Have an understanding of the fundamentals or research and be able to interpret research findings.
- Understand the ethics of communication.
- Be able successfully to pursue a career as an independent video producer or as a member of a media team in a corporation or be able successfully to pursue graduate studies.
Student must complete a minimum of 126 hours including the major, core, and minor if required. Elective hours may be needed to reach 126 hours.
56 hours, no minor required
1. 10 hours mass communication core courses
- COMM-2613 - Media, Faith and Culture
- COMM-4631 - Senior Seminar in Communication
- COMM-4713 - Media Law
- COMM-4723 - Media Ethics
2. Five hours experience-
You must take COMM-1371 or COMM-1381 each semester after completing COMM-1211. After satisfying the major requirement, additional workshop hours will count toward the 126 hours required for the degree. Internships may be substituted for two of these hours.
3. 35 hours creative media required
- COMM-1211 - Introduction to Electronic Media
- COMM-1381 - Advanced Broadcast Workshop
- COMM-2643 - Media Production
- COMM-2723 - Scriptwriting for Television and Movies
- COMM-3343 - Campaigns
- COMM-3633 - Audio for Media
- COMM-3653 - Television Field Production
- COMM-3703 - Motion Graphics
- COMM-3723 - Interviewing
- COMM-3733 - Media Marketing and Sales
- COMM-4123 - Electronic News Producing
- COMM-4513 - Administrative Aspects of Electronic Media
- COMM-4763 - Advanced Media Production
4. 6 hours art required
- ARTS-1103 - Technology for Graphics
- COMM-3143 - Basics of Visual Communication
Related Careers
- Actor
- Anchor/Reporter
- Animator
- Digital Media Professional
- Director
- Editor
- Events Planner
- News Manager
- Photographer
- Producer
- Public Relations Specialist
- Sound Engineer
- Teacher/Professor
- Videographer
- Web Designer
- Writer
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Engine 15 is a craft beer purist's dream. With 50 taps pumping out a versatile range of in-house, local and powerhouse palate-pleasers, new-to-you's and unique specialties (Sourpuss Saison, anyone?) and a selection of about 150 bottles, there's a beer for every occasion and taste bud specification.
Co-owners Luciano (Luch) Scremin, Andrew Price and Sean Bielman, who met through the Beaches Organization of Brewers (or BooBs), are on a mission to bring more quality craft beer to the people — and the people seem pretty darn pleased with the fruits of their labors. Top-seller Old Battle Axe IPA has the kind of citrusy, punchy bite that fans of the popular style know and love. But if you're willing to stray outside of lagers and IPAs, wrap your tongue around Nut Sack Imperial Brown Ale, (904) Weissguy, Rye of the Tiger or seasonals like the recent third-anniversary limited editions, Chupacabra and Imperial Simcoe, which were aged in Four Roses Bourbon barrels.
The atmosphere is that of a brew pub in the Fatherland with a Jacksonville Beach bent, locals included.
"We definitely live off the fact that we have a really solid core of regulars," Bielman said.
For beer lovers who want to put their own spin on the ambrosia of the people, Engine 15 is one of few locations in the country where customers can actually brew their own beer, either with one of the provided recipes or, for more advanced brewers, with recipes of their own design. Bielman said the brew-on-site element of the business is "where we come from" and "an extension of what we're trying to bring to the community." Bottoms up, y'all.