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April comes and goes quickly in the world of Sexual Assault Awareness Month. This year was particularly exciting as new voices, allies and partners helped to spread the word about SAAM. To close out this year's campaign, it's time to look back at an amazing month of activities and look forward with a vision for what's ahead.
The national SAAM campaign highlighted the topic of healthy sexuality and young people. During the month of April many joined this discussion and others shared a variety of topics related to preventing sexual violence.
SAAM activism on social media was vibrant this year. Media, campuses and communities also joined advocates in proclaiming SAAM. Each day of the month, and most hours of the day, it was exciting to see people talking about SAAM 2014 and creating change to end sexual assault.
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This recap of SAAM 2014 on Storify catalogs the amazing sharing and participation that happened all month long. From the Day of Action on April 1 to International Anti-Street Harassment Week, weekly twitter chats, #30daysofSAAM on Instagram, a month long series on the Huffington Post, Denim Day activism, and a special announcement from the White House, it was an eventful month.
In case you missed our Tweet About It! Tuesday Chats, you download a transcript of each chat.
- International Anti-Street Harassment Week chat hosted by Meet Us on the Street (@StopStHarassmnt & @NoStHarassWeek).
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SAAM majorly felt the love of the blogosphere. The Huffington Post covered Sexual Assault Awareness Month, and partnered with NSVRC to create a month-long blog series. The SAAM blog also welcomed guest posts from partners in the field. Shout out to our amazing contibutors: youth activist Erin McKelle, 1in6, Scenarios USA and Youth 360.
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I knew some changes have been put in place since the 9/11 tragedy, but I did not realize one of the changes was the addition of remote control devices to all commercial aircraft. These devices give the ability to fly the plane remotely. This is a very good idea should a hijacking be attempted, but each good idea has a downside too. What if some powers-that-be hacks into the uninterruptible autopilot system? Norman Davies, a historian and author, wrote a book about it as it might apply to Flight MH370 that 'disappeared' on it's way from Kuala Lumpur to China back in 2014. He assures us his thoughts are all speculation, but then again ...
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The speculation about what happened to flight MH370 goes on. All the searching has ceased and nobody has come up with an official explanation. However, the Australian version of the news show 60 Minutes assembled a "team of experts" to analyze the flight and what little is known of it. They concluded that the pilot is the culprit and was on a suicide mission that took all 239 passengers with him. The pilot, Captain Zaharie Ahmad Shah, committed an act of premeditated murder. He turned off the plane's tracking transponders and then depressurized the cabin. Everyone went unconscious except the pilot who was wearing an oxygen mask. Apparently he flew past his home town and dipped a wing for one last farewell look, then headed out to nowhere. They still haven't found the wreckage which may or may not provide any more enlightenment anyway. I'm not certain why, but this story fascinates me.
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I found yet another article related to this story. The official investigation conducted by Malaysian authorities came up with only one conclusion.
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Yep. That's it. SOMEBODY was in control of the flight. Authorities could not show evidence that the pilot, a passenger, or any other entity did the nasty deed. All they can say with certainty is that an unidentifiable somebody did it. Apparently that's good news for the pilot's family. They feel Captain Zaharie Ahmad Shah has been vindicated. As far as physical evidence goes, I'd have to agree. As far as critical thinking goes, I blame it on the pilot.But on Monday, authorities in Malaysia conceded that they do know one thing about the final hours of flight MH370:
Inside the plane, someone was in control.
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Mohammad Abu'l-Wafa Al-Buzjani
Born: 10 June 940 in Buzjan (near Jam), Khorasan region (now in Iran)
Died: 15 July 998 in Baghdad (now in Iraq)
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Abu'l-Wafa was brought up during the period that a new dynasty was being established which would rule over Iran. The Buyid Islamic dynasty ruled in western Iran and Iraq from 945 to 1055 in the period between the Arab and Turkish conquests. The period began in 945 when Ahmad Buyeh occupied the 'Abbasid capital of Baghdad. The high point of the Buyid dynasty was during the reign of 'Adud ad-Dawlah from 949 to 983. He ruled from Baghdad over all southern Iran and most of what is now Iraq. A great patron of science and the arts, 'Adud ad-Dawlah supported a number of mathematicians and Abu'l-Wafa moved to 'Adud ad-Dawlah's court in Baghdad in 959. Abu'l-Wafa was not the only distinguished scientist at the Caliph's court in Baghdad, for outstanding mathematicians such as al-Quhi and al-Sijzi also worked there.
Sharaf ad-Dawlah was 'Adud ad-Dawlah's son and he became Caliph in 983. He continued to support mathematics and astronomy and Abu'l-Wafa and al-Quhi remained at the court in Baghdad working for the new Caliph. Sharaf ad-Dawlah required an observatory to be set up, and it was built in the garden of the palace in Baghdad. The observatory was officially opened in June 988 with a number of famous scientists present such as al-Quhi and Abu'l-Wafa.
The instruments in the observatory included a quadrant over 6 metres long and a stone sextant of 18 metres. Abu'l-Wafa is said to have been the first to build a wall quadrant to observe the stars. However, the caliph Sharaf ad-Dawlah died in the following year and the observatory was closed.
Like many scientist of his period, Abu'l-Wafa translated and wrote commentaries, which have since been lost, on the works of Euclid, Diophantus and al-Khwarizmi. Some time between 961 and 976 he wrote Kitab fi ma yahtaj ilayh al-kuttab wa'l-ummal min 'ilm al-hisab Ⓣ. In the introduction to this book Abu'l-Wafa writes that it ([3] or [4]):-
... comprises all that an experienced or novice, subordinate or chief in arithmetic needs to know, the art of civil servants, the employment of land taxes and all kinds of business needed in administrations, proportions, multiplication, division, measurements, land taxes, distribution, exchange and all other practices used by various categories of men for doing business and which are useful to them in their daily life.It is interesting that during this period there were two types of arithmetic books written, those using Indian symbols and those of finger-reckoning type. Abu'l-Wafa's text is of this second type with no numerals; all the numbers are written in words and all calculations are performed mentally. Early historians such as Moritz Cantor believed that there were opposing schools of authors, one committed to Indian methods, the other to Greek methods. However, this has since been disproved (see for example [9]), and it is now believed that mathematicians wrote for two differing types of readers. Abu'l-Wafa himself was an expert in the use of Indian numerals but these [1]:-
... did not find application in business circles and among the population of the Eastern Caliphate for a long time.Hence he wrote his text using finger-reckoning arithmetic since this was the system used for by the business community. The work is in seven parts, each part containing seven chapters
Part I: On ratio (fractions are represented as made from the "capital" fractions 1/2, 1/3, 1/4, ... ,1/10).This work is studied in detail in [12] (see also [10]). Of particular interest is the reference to negative numbers in Part II of Abu'l-Wafa's treatise, and this particular aspect is studied in detail in [11] and [12] (see also [1]). This seems to be the only place that negative numbers have been found in medieval Arabic mathematics. Abu'l-Wafa gives a general rule and gives a special case of this where subtraction of 5 from 3 gives a "debt" of 2. He then multiples this by 10 to obtain a "debt" of 20, which when added to (10 - 3)(10 - 5) = 35 gives the product of 3 and 5, namely 15.
Part II: On multiplication and division (arithmetical operations with integers and fractions).
Part III: Mensuration (area of figures, volume of solids and finding distances).
Part IV: On taxes (different kinds of taxes and problems of tax calculations).
Part V: On exchange and shares (types of crops, and problems relating to their value and exchange).
Part VI: Miscellaneous topics (units of money, payment of soldiers, the granting and withholding of permits for ships on the river, merchants on the roads).
Part VII: Further business topics.
Part II: On multiplication and division (arithmetical operations with integers and fractions).
Part III: Mensuration (area of figures, volume of solids and finding distances).
Part IV: On taxes (different kinds of taxes and problems of tax calculations).
Part V: On exchange and shares (types of crops, and problems relating to their value and exchange).
Part VI: Miscellaneous topics (units of money, payment of soldiers, the granting and withholding of permits for ships on the river, merchants on the roads).
Part VII: Further business topics.
Another text written by Abu'l-Wafa for practical use was A book on those geometric constructions which are necessary for a craftsman. This was written much later than his arithmetic text, certainly after 990. The book is in thirteen chapters and it considered the design and testing of drafting instruments, the construction of right angles, approximate angle trisections, constructions of parabolas, regular polygons and methods of inscribing them in and circumscribing them about given circles, inscribing of various polygons in given polygons, the division of figures such as plane polygons, and the division of spherical surfaces into regular spherical polygons.
Another interesting aspect of this particular work of Abu'l-Wafa's is that he tries where possible to solve his problems with ruler and compass constructions. When this is not possible he uses approximate methods. However, there are a whole collection of problems which he solves using a ruler and fixed compass, that is one where the angle between the legs of the compass is fixed. It is suggested in [1] that:-
Interest in these constructions was probably aroused by the fact that in practice they give more exact results than can be obtained by changing the compass opening.Abu'l-Wafa is best known for the first use of the tan function and compiling tables of sines and tangents at 15' intervals. This work was done as part of an investigation into the orbit of the Moon, written down in Theories of the Moon. He also introduced the sec and cosec and studied the interrelations between the six trigonometric lines associated with an arc.
Abu'l-Wafa devised a new method of calculating sine tables. His trigonometric tables are accurate to 8 decimal places (converted to decimal notation) while Ptolemy's were only accurate to 3 places.
His other works include Kitab al-Kamil Ⓣ, a simplified version of Ptolemy's Almagest Ⓣ. Although there seems to have been little of novel theoretical interest in this work, the observational data in it seem to have been used by many later astronomers.
Article by: J J O'Connor and E F Robertson
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Cross-references in MacTutor
- History Topics: Longitude and the Académie Royale
- History Topics: Arabic mathematics : forgotten brilliance?
- History Topics: Arabic numerals
- History Topics: The trigonometric functions
- Chronology: 900 to 1100
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Marc-Andre Fleury stopped 34 shots and then stopped three Rangers in the shootout as Pittsburgh moved level on points with Chicago for the overall NHL lead, though the Blackhawks have three games in hand.
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I.a purificatory sacrifice, expiatory offering, lustration, made by the censors for the whole people once in five years, after completing the census, and in which a swine, a sheep, and a bull were offered (suovetaurilia): lustrum condere, to make the lustral sacrifice: "lustrum condidit et taurum immolavit," Cic. de Or. 2, 66, 268: "censu perfecto edixit, ut omnes cives Romani in campo primā luce adessent. Ibi exercitum omnem suovetaurilibus lustravit: idque conditum lustrum appellatum, quia is censendo finis factus est," Liv. 1, 44; 3, 24; cf. id. 35, 9; 38, 36; 42, 10. The census could also be taken without being followed by a lustrum, Liv. 3, 22, 1; 24, 43, 4: sub lustrum censeri, at the close of the census, when the lustrum should begin: "sub lustrum censeri, germani negotiatoris est (because these were usually not in Rome, and were included in the census last of all)," Cic. Att. 1, 18, 8.—Being a religious ceremonial, the lustrum was sometimes omitted, when circumstances seemed to forbid it: "census actus eo anno: lustrum propter Capitolium captum, consulem occisum, condi religiosum fuit," Liv. 3, 22, 1. Hence in part, doubtless, must be explained the small number of lustra actually celebrated; thus, A. U. C. 296: "census perficitur, idque lustrum ab origine urbis decimum conditum ferunt," Liv. 3, 24, 10.—
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A. A propitiatory offering: "quinto die Delphis Apollini pro me exercitibusque et classibus lustra sacrificavi," Liv. 45, 41, 3.—
B. A period of five years, a lustrum (because every five years a lustrum was performed).
1. In gen.: "cujus octavum trepidavit aetas Claudere lustrum," Hor. C. 2, 4, 24; Ov. Tr. 4, 10, 78; Mart. 10, 38, 9.—
2. As the period of taxation, in reference to the imposition of duties, Varr, L. L. 6, 2, 11: "hoc ipso lustro," Cic. Att. 6, 2, 5: "superioris lustri reliqua," id. Fam. 2, 13, 3.—
C. In gen., a period of several years; of four years (of the Julian calendar), Ov. F. 3, 163; cf. Plin. 2, 47, 47, § 122: ingens lustrum, the grand lustrum, a hundred years, at the end of which the ludi saeculares were celebrated, Mart. 4, 1, 7.—
D. From the time of Domitian, the Capitoline games, recurring every fifth year, Suet. Dom. 4; Censor. de Die Nat. 18; cf. Stat. S. 4, 2, 60: "certamine Jovis Capitolini lustro sexto," Inscr. Grut. 332, 3; "called lustri certamen," Aur. Vict. Caes. 27, 7.—
E. Hectoris Lustra (not Lytra), title of a tragedy of Ennius; v. Trag. Rel. p. 28 sq. Rib.; Vahl. Enn. p. 113 sq.—
F. The term of a lease: "priore lustro," Plin. Ep. 9, 37, 2.


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Atomic Energy Act of 1954, sec. 161 (42 U.S.C. 2201), Energy Reorganization Act of 1974, sec. 201 (42 U.S.C. 5841); 31 U.S.C. 3711, 3716, 3717, 3718; 5 U.S.C. 5514; Pub. L. 97-365, 96 Stat. 1749; 4 CFR parts 101 through 105; 5 CFR 550.1101 through 550.1108.
(a) This part provides procedures for the collection by administrative offset of a Federal employee's salary without his/her consent to satisfy certain debts owed to the Federal Government. This part applies to all Federal employees who owe debts to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) and to current employees of the NRC who owe debts to other Federal agencies. This part does not apply when the employee consents to recovery from his/her current pay account.
(b) These procedures do not apply to debts or claims arising under:
(1) The Internal Revenue Code of 1954, as amended, 26 U.S.C. 1
(2) The tariff laws of the United States; or
(3) Any case where a collection of a debt by salary offset is explicitly provided for or prohibited by another statute.
(c) These procedures do not apply to any adjustment to pay arising out of an employee's selection of coverage or a change in coverage under a Federal benefits program requiring periodic deductions from pay if the amount to be recovered was accumulated over four pay periods or less.
(d) These procedures do not preclude the compromise, suspension, or termination of collection action where appropriate under the standards implementing the revised Federal Claims Collection Standards (FCCS), 31 U.S.C. 3711
(e) This part does not preclude an employee from requesting waiver of an overpayment under 5 U.S.C. 5584, 10 U.S.C. 2774, or 32 U.S.C. 716 or in any way questioning the amount or validity of the debt by submitting a subsequent claim to the NRC. This part does not preclude an employee from requesting a waiver pursuant to other statutory provisions applicable to the particular debt being collected.
(f) The NRC is not limited to collection remedies contained in the revised FCCS. The FCCS is not intended to impair common law remedies.
For the purposes of this part, the following definitions apply:
(1) Any amount required by law to be withheld;
(2) Amounts properly withheld for Federal, state or local income tax purposes;
(3) Amounts deducted as health insurance premiums;
(4) Amounts deducted as normal retirement contributions, not including amounts deducted for supplementary coverage; and
(5) Amounts deducted as normal life insurance premiums not including amounts deducted for supplementary coverage.
The regulations in this part are to be followed when:
(a) The NRC is owed a debt by an individual currently employed by another Federal agency;
(b) The NRC is owed a debt by an individual who is a current employee of the NRC; or
(c) The NRC employs an individual who owes a debt to another Federal agency.
(a) If the NRC is the creditor agency, deductions will not be made unless the NRC provides the employee with a signed written notice of the debt at least 30 days before salary offset commences. The notice will be delivered in person or by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested, with receipt returned as proof of delivery.
(b) The written notice must contain:
(1) A statement that the debt is owed and an explanation of its origin, nature, and amount;
(2) The NRC's intention to collect the debt by deducting from the employee's current disposable pay account;
(3) The amount and frequency of the intended deduction (stated as a fixed dollar amount or as a percentage of pay, not to exceed 15 percent of disposable pay) and the intention to continue the deduction until the debt is paid in full or otherwise resolved.
(4) An explanation of interest, penalties, and administrative charges, including a statement that these charges will be assessed unless excused in accordance with the Federal Claims Collection Standards at 4 CFR parts 101-105;
(5) The employee's right to inspect and copy government records pertaining to the debt or, if the employee or his or her representative cannot personally inspect the records, to request and receive a copy of these records;
(6) If not previously provided, the opportunity (under terms agreeable to the NRC) to establish a schedule for the voluntary repayment of the debt or to enter into a written agreement to establish a schedule for repayment of the debt in lieu of offset (31 CFR Chapter IX, 901.2). The agreement must be in writing, signed by the employee and the NRC, and documented in the NRC's files.
(7) The employee's right to a hearing conducted by an official arranged for by the NRC (an administrative law judge, or alternatively, a hearing official not under the control of the head of the agency) if a petition is filed as prescribed in § 16.9;
(8) The methods and time period for petitioning for hearings;
(9) A statement that the timely filing of a petition for a hearing will stay the commencement of collection proceedings;
(10) A statement that a final decision on the hearing will be issued not later than 60 days after the filing of the petition requesting the hearing unless the employee requests and the hearing official grants a delay in the proceedings;
(11) A statement that knowingly false or frivolous statements, representations, or evidence may subject the employee to appropriate disciplinary procedures under chapter 75 of title 5, United States Code and 5 CFR part 752, penalties under the False Claims Act, sections 3729-3731 of title 31, United States Code or other applicable statutory authority, or criminal penalties under section 286, 287, 1001 and 1002 of title 18, United States Code or any other applicable statutory authority;
(12) A statement of other rights and remedies available to the employee under statutes or regulations governing the program for which the collection is being made; and
(13) Unless there are contractual or statutory provisions to the contrary, a statement that amounts paid on or deducted for the debt which are later waived or found not owed to the United States will be promptly refunded to the employee.
This part contains no information collection requirements, and, therefore, is not subject to the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501
(2) If the NRC is the creditor agency, a hearing may be requested by filing a written petition stating why the employee disputes the existence or amount of the debt or the repayment schedule if it was not established by written agreement between the employee and the NRC. The employee shall sign the petition and fully identify and explain with reasonable specificity all the facts, evidence, and witnesses, if any, which the employee believes support his or her position. The petition for a hearing must be received no later than fifteen (15) calendar days after receipt of the notice of offset unless the employee can show that the delay in meeting the deadline date was because of circumstances beyond his or her control or because of failure to receive notice of the time limit (unless otherwise aware of it).
(2) The hearing must conform to procedures contained in the revised FCCS, 31 CFR Chapter IX, 901.3(e). The burden is on the employee to demonstrate either that the existence or the amount of the debt is in error or that the terms of the repayment schedule would result in undue financial hardship or would be against equity and good conscience.
(3) An employee is entitled to representation of his or her choice at any stage of the proceeding. NRC attorneys may not be provided as representatives for the debtor. The NRC will not compensate the debtor for representation expenses, including hourly fees for attorneys, travel expenses, and costs for reproducing documents.
(a) The hearing official will issue a written opinion no later than 60 days after the hearing.
(b) The written opinion must include:
(1) A statement of the facts presented to demonstrate the nature and origin of the alleged debt;
(2) The hearing official's analysis, findings, and conclusions;
(3) The amount and validity of the debt; and
(4) The repayment schedule, where appropriate.
(a) The NRC must notify Treasury of all debts that are delinquent as defined in the FCCS (over 180 days old) so that recovery may be made by centralized administrative offset. This includes those debts the NRC seeks to recover from the pay account of an employee of another agency via salary offset. The Treasury and other Federal disbursing officials will match payments, including Federal salary payments, against such debts. When a match occurs, and all the requirements for offset have been met, the payments will be offset to collect the debt. Prior to offset of the pay account of an employee, the NRC must comply with the requirements of 5 U.S.C. 5514, 5 CFR part 550, and 10 CFR part 15. Procedures for notifying Treasury of a debt for purposes of collection by centralized administrative offset are contained in 31 CFR part 285 and 10 CFR 15.33. Procedures for internal salary offset are contained in § 16.15 of this chapter.
(b) When the NRC determines that an employee of another Federal agency owes a delinquent debt to the NRC, the NRC will, as appropriate:
(1) Arrange for a hearing upon the proper petitioning by the employee;
(2) Provide the Federal employee with a notice and an opportunity to dispute the debt as contained in 5 U.S.C. 5514 and 10 CFR 15.26.
(3) Submit the debt to Treasury for centralized administrative offset and certify in writing that the debtor has been afforded the legally required due process notification.
(4) If collection must be made in installments, the NRC must advise the paying agency of the amount or percentage of disposable pay to be collected in each installment.
(i) The amount of the debt, including any interest, penalties, and administrative costs; or
(ii) An amount up to 15 percent of the debtor's disposable pay.
(2) Alternatively, the amount offset may be an amount agreed upon, in writing, by the debtor and the NRC.
(3) Offsets will continue until the debt, including any interest, penalties, and administrative costs, is paid in full or otherwise resolved to the satisfaction of the NRC.
(2) When a salary payment may be reduced to collect more than one debt, amounts offset under this section will be applied to a debt only after amounts offset have been applied to satisfy past due child support debt assigned to a State pursuant 26 U.S.C. 6402(c) and 31 CFR 285.7(h)(2).
(2)(i) When an offset occurs under this section, the disbursing official, or the paying agency on behalf of the disbursing official, shall notify the Federal employee in writing that an offset has occurred including:
(A) A description of the payment and the amount of the offset taken;
(B) Identification of NRC as the agency requesting the offset; and,
(C) A contact point within the NRC that will handle concerns regarding the offset.
(ii) The information described in paragraphs (e)(2)(i)(B) and (e)(2)(i)(C) of this section does not need to be provided to the Federal employee when the offset occurs if such information was included in a prior notice from the disbursing official or paying agency.
(3) The disbursing official will advise the NRC of the names, mailing addresses, and taxpayer identifying numbers of the debtors from whom amounts of past-due, legally enforceable debt were collected and of the amounts collected from each debtor. The disbursing official will not advise the NRC of the source of payment from which such amounts were collected.
(a) Deductions to liquidate an employee's debt will be by the method and in the amount stated in the NRC's notice of intention to offset as provided in § 16.7. Debts will be collected in one lump sum where possible. If the employee is financially unable to pay in one lump sum, collection must be made in installments.
(b) Debts will be collected by deduction at officially established pay intervals from an employee's current pay account unless alternative arrangements for repayment are made.
(c) Installment deductions will be made over a period not greater than the anticipated period of employment. The size of installment deductions must bear a reasonable relationship to the size of the debt and the employee's ability to pay. The deduction for the pay intervals for any period may not exceed 15% of disposable pay unless the employee has agreed in writing to a deduction of a greater amount.
(d) Offset against any subsequent payment due an employee who retires or resigns or whose employment or period of active duty ends before collection of the debt is completed is provided for in accordance with 31 U.S.C. 3716. These payments include but are not limited to final salary payment or lump-sum leave due the employee from the paying agency as of the date of separation to the extent necessary to liquidate the debt.
(a) The NRC will refund promptly any amounts deducted to satisfy debts owed to the NRC when the debt is waived, found not owed to the NRC, or when directed by an administrative or Judicial order.
(b) The creditor agency will promptly return any amounts deducted by NRC to satisfy debts owed to the creditor agency when the debt is waived, found not owed, or when directed by an administrative or judicial order.
(c) Unless required or permitted by law or contract, refunds under this section may not bear interest.
If a debt has been outstanding for more than 10 years after the agency's right to collect the debt first accrued, the agency may not collect by salary offset unless facts material to the Government's right to collect were not known and could not reasonably have been known by the NRC official or officials who were charged with the responsibility for discovery and collection of the debts.
An employee's involuntary payment of all or any part of a debt collected under these regulations will not be construed as a waiver of any rights that the employee may have under 5 U.S.C. 5514 or any other provision of contract or law, unless there are statutes or contract(s) to the contrary.
Charges may be assessed for interest, penalties, and administrative charges in accordance with the FCCS, 31 CFR Chapter IX, 901.9.


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Earlier this week, Katy Keim (Lithium CMO) published a great blog post: A Social Proclamation. This manifesto discusses what social marketers need to do now in order to use social for all the power that it offers.
Check it out...
At the Lithium Network Conference (LiNC) in June, Nate Elliott, in a breakout session, said something that really struck a nerve within me:
"The rise of social has fundamentally changed marketing and advertising as we know it. The problem here is that brands aren't really sure if their social marketing efforts are effective."
Let's quickly take a step back to fully understand what that means. As marketers, we instinctively know that social media must be a part of our daily lives. It's not an option; it's table stakes. Brands that succeed in today's rapidly evolving consumer marketplace are those that harness the power of social media – and do so in real-time.
The only problem is that being on or a part of the social media ecosystem doesn't actually equate to success for a brand. In fact, just posting a blog, tweeting a tweet, or pinning a pin doesn't do much in isolation. Sure, doing so gives brands a presence on social media; however, what good comes from all that posting, tweeting, and pinning if marketers don't truly understand how to extract value from all this effort? And let's be honest, having a presence on social media takes a lot of time, effort, and resources – so why waste all of that on "post and pray" tactics when there's data and tools at our fingertips to help us make sense of it all?
The answer is simple: there's no excuse. We've lived, breathed, and ridden the rollercoaster of social media for too long now to not understand how, when, where and why our social marketing efforts are effective (or not).
Social media marketing does not – and absolutely should not – fall short any longer. We must resolve to do better. We must avoid perpetuating the endless cycle of "not really knowing," now and well into the future. We have to make social media work harder for our brands over the long haul.
How? We have to be more accountable to results and make the following commitments to ourselves:
I'll be heading deeper into each of these in the coming weeks, shedding light on what this actually means for brands as well as how embracing them can lead to real business results. I'll also share some companies that are role models for the right behavior. In the meantime, feel free to learn more about our "manifesto" and, while you're at it, don't hesitate to share your own stories of how you have overcome the challenges of social media marketing in the face of ever-changing (and ever-growing) consumer expectations.
Social media marketing can work hard for our brands again. This is our answer for "how."
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In 2011, world leaders formally recognized NCDs as a major threat to health, economies, and societies and placed them high on the development agenda. Projected trends provoked deep concern, especially as poor populations, the least able to cope, are being hit the hardest. Bold commitments were made to act on multiple fronts. The Political Declaration adopted at the UN General Assembly in September 2011 gave WHO a leadership role, together with several time-bound assignments. These assignments, which have now been completed, establish global mechanisms and a roadmap until 2020 for coordinated multisectoral action and monitoring of results. This brochure sets out this roadmap. Unprecedented challenges need unprecedented commitments.


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Faculty members at the Butler School of Music will mentor visiting musicians and scholars from Pakistan's National Academy of Performing Arts (NAPA) under a new three-year partnership. The University of Texas at Austin's South Asia Institute (SAI) will facilitate the exchange of scholars as well as a series of lectures, training sessions, and performances planned under the program, which gets under way in Fall 2013.
NAPA was established in Karachi in 2005 to teach performing arts and music to students to preserve the country's rich cultural heritage.
The partnership will focus on building the creative capacity of NAPA teachers and students by providing skills in music composition, music theory, orchestration and training in areas such as piano, voice, string instruments and the practice of conducting.
A total of 12 scholars from NAPA will visit the BSOM during the duration of the partnership to work with the school's faculty members and students. The first group of four NAPA scholars is expected to arrive in Spring 2014. Butler school faculty members working under the program will also travel to Pakistan in three groups.
In its last year, the program will focus on developing a joint ensemble comprising students and faculty from the Butler school and NAPA. The ensemble is expected to perform in both the United States and Pakistan.
The partnership was made possible by a grant of nearly $1 million from the US Department of State/United States Embassy in Islamabad, Pakistan.


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October 4, 1945 - October 1, 2013
Middletown, NY
Charles F. Fleming of Middletown, died, following a short illness at White Plains Hospital. He was 67.
The son of the late Rose Holtzer Fleming Egan and William Fleming, he was born on October 4, 1945 in New York City. Charles proudly served his country in the U.S. Airforce as a Master Sargeant, E-7, from 1962-1970 and retired from the U.S. Air Force Reserves after many years of service. He married Eileen P. Flood on September 28, 1974 in New York City. They moved to the Middletown area in 1981 to raise their family together.
He worked as a stationary engineer, Local 30 at Blue Hill Plaza in Pearl River and White Plains Hospital. Charlie was a member of St. Joseph's Church in Middletown.
A true family man, he was a devoted and loving husband, father and grandfather. He would do anything for his children and grandchildren. He was the best father and a huge softee, with a great sense of humor. He was a hard worker his entire life, often working two jobs, as well as serving his reservist duties.
Charles is survived by his loving wife, Eileen at home; sons: Michael and his wife, Vicky of Fairfax, VA and James and his fiancee, Krista of Middletown; and daughters: Maura and her fiance, Austin of Middletown, and Catherine of Fairfax, VA; sisters: Elizabeth, Connie, Anne and her husband, Tony, Bernadette and her husband, Neal, and Rosemary; stepbrothers: Sean, Liam, Kevin, and Rory; sisters-in-law: Margaret and Johanna and brothers-in-law: John, Denis and James. He is also survived by his beloved grandchildren: Tatianna, Gabriella, Madlynn, Collin and Courtney, as well as many nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by one brother, William.
Visitation hours are from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. on Sunday, October 6th, at Applebee-McPhillips Funeral Home, Inc., 130 Highland Avenue, Middletown, NY 10940. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11 a.m. on Monday, October 7th, at St. Joseph's Church, 149 Cottage Church, Middletown, NY 10940. Burial will follow in St. Joseph's Cemetery in Middletown.
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According To ClaudiaWon the Award for Best Play presented by Gwent Drama LeagueJuly 6th, 2015Really pleased to have received this award!
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- Radio interview about my books, plays and artworkI recently did a radio interview with DJ Bob James of Valley FM in Orba, and we talked about a variety of things, including my new children's book, 'Uncle Mungo and the Great Wallaby Painting Contest', my plays, illustrating books, … Continue reading →
- Creating a YouTube Channel to Promote my Uncle Mungo BookI've been reading lots of stuff about how to promote your self-published paperback on Amazon. It's a steep learning curve. One of the tools I've decided to use is YouTube. I've discovered (slightly to my surprise) that I already had … Continue reading →
- Uncle Mungo – the video.I created the video below to promote my book 'Uncle Mungo and the Great Wallaby Painting Contest'. Available in paperback from Amazon.
- Paintings now onlineI've finally got around to updating my artwork page and have uploaded a selection of the oil paintings I have completed over the last 12 months, along with some preparatory sketches. (All my work is for sale by the way … Continue reading →
- All Set to Publish!I'm about to press the button to launch my first book on Amazon. It's a moment filled with excitement and not a little trepidation. Just how did I get here? It all started about a year ago when I wrote a story … Continue reading →
- Coming Soon: Adventures in publishing with AmazonI'm in the process of publishing my first book on Amazon – and it's been quite a journey. I aim to write about my experiences in self-publishing and record some of the highs and lows of the process. Hopefully, this will … Continue reading →
- 'Bats' Takes to the Stage AgainI was delighted to see that another amdram group is staging my one act play 'Bats'. Hedgehog Productions have put on five productions of the play in three different venues in October 2018. This follows the very successful staging of … Continue reading →
- Painting the 'Working Class Heroes' of my childhoodAfter years of doing funny scribbles with a watercolour wash I've finally got into painting with oils. As always, it's people – rather than landscapes or still life – that interest me, and so I've set about creating a series … Continue reading →
- Premiere of 'Bats'Really pleased to have received confirmation from my publisher Stage Scripts that my play 'Bats' will be staged for the first time ever by Newtown Amateur Dramatic Society at the Powys Theatre from 5th-10th February 2018. 'Bats' is a black … Continue reading →
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So, we had the first rehearsal for my play 'According to Claudia' – good fun it was too. I couldn't ask for a better cast. Angaharad Jones (Claudia), Karen Davies (Belle), Eloise Rossiter (Lucy), Paul Howells (Micky) Bob Brown (David). … Continue reading
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Liam Finn was a welcome discovery recently when DiS watched him play the Tuborg tent at the sponsor-heavy love-in commonly known as the Wireless Festival, in London. With little known outside of the fact that he's the eldest son of Crowded House's Neil Finn, Liam successfully captivated a late afternoon audience with nothing more than his frenzied drumming, guitar loops and a bit of musical backup from a woman named Eliza-Jane Barnes.
Mashing together Beatles-esque indie pop with the atonal grunts favoured by more modern, leftfield rockers, Liam created a surprisingly satisfactory ruckus on a day filled with otherwise respectable artists whose movements offered little in the way of the unexpected.
So it's with a raised eyebrow and a heightened level of curiosity that we come to Liam's debut LP, I'll Be Lightning. Already released stateside to favourable reviews, the album – a one-man show written and performed entirely by Finn – arrives on these shores with a well-thumbed passport that's already filled with stamps of approval from overseas critics.
Much of the alluring chaos seen live is jettisoned in favour of a pop-friendly, Lennon and McCartney-loving template, as heard on 'Wise Man' _and 'Shadow of Your Man'_, that's often cited as the traditional stomping grounds for the Finn family (must be something in the water). It's likely that Liam will never be entirely free of comparisons to his father, but there's also enough fire and drive on display here to allow the young Finn the space needed to forge a distinct identity of his own.
It's a space he wisely fills with a brand of occasionally gentle indie-pop that takes its cues from Elliott Smith's Figure 8 and the psyche-pop fanfare of Beulah. 'Second Chance' _is all bare rhythms and lush harmonies as Liam sings "Remember me? Honestly I don't remember who you are". Though those looking for further proof of the man's ability to stand on his own two feet need only listen to the screams of "…Yeah, Yeah, Yeah, I know what I'm looking for"_ which punctuate the sun-soaked melodies of 'Lead Belly'
Still, denying the debt Liam Finn owes to his father is impossible. The stamp of his genetic stock is there for all to see and the apple honestly hasn't fallen that far from the tree. Yet even for all the familiarity to be found within its looping guitars and drums, I'll Be Lightning also announces the arrival of a promising voice. Finn senior has every right to feel proud.
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Emperor Mollusk Versus the Sinister Brain
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Emperor Mollusk. Intergalactic Menace. Destroyer of Worlds. Conqueror of Other Worlds. Mad Genius. Ex-Warlord of Earth. Not bad for a guy without a spine. But what's a villain to do after he's done... everything.
With no new ambitions, he's happy to pitch in and solve the energy crisis or repel aliens invaders should the need arise, but if he had his way, he'd prefer to be left alone to explore the boundaries of dangerous science. Just as a hobby, of course. Retirement isn't easy though. If the boredom doesn't get him, there's always the Venusians. Or the Saturnites. Or the Mercurials. Or... well, you get the idea. If that wasn't bad enough, there's also the assassins of a legendary death cult and an up-and-coming megalomaniac (as brilliant as he is bodiless) who have marked Emperor for their own nefarious purposes.
But Mollusk isn't about to let the Earth slip out of his own tentacles and into the less capable clutches of another. So it's time to dust off the old death ray and come out of retirement. Except this time, he's not out to rule the world. He's out to save it from the peril of the Sinister Brain!
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- Kat Hooper
- 09-04-12
Hilariously wacky!
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Everyone knows that that the invertebrates of Neptune are the most intelligent minds in the galaxy. That's how, years ago, a bored mollusk from Neptune was able to conquer the Earth and set himself up as Warlord. To subdue the planet he had to use a few nasty tricks such as doping the water supply with anti-aggression drugs, but now that he has all of humanity under his tentacle, Emperor Mollusk is actually a pretty swell guy and he has even developed a soft spot (or should I say "softer spot") for planet Earth, though he'll be quick to tell you that he's not reformed — just retired. Nowadays, he spends most of his time tinkering in his laboratory and coming up with ways to solve Earth's numerous problems. He fixed the energy crisis long ago and so far he's been able to protect Earth from aliens from Mars, Venus, and Saturn. Pretty good for a slimy cephalopod that you could easily squash under the heel of your boot.
Unfortunately, most of Emperor Mollusk's experiments on Earth tend to cause unexpected and dastardly consequences, and the emperor usually ends up needing to develop even more brilliant solutions to the problems he created. Emperor Mollusk Versus the Sinister Brain is an account of the Emperor's various adventures as he attempts to save humans from all the disasters that would not have befallen them if the Emperor had never set his slippery tentacle on the planet in the first place. Disasters such as an island of radioactive dinosaurs, giant fireants, missing countries, an anti-time radio, and the rampaging brain of Madam Curie. He even has to deal with assassins from Atlantis, killer scorpions, a clone of himself, and the sinister brain who wants to challenge him for world domination.
Emperor Mollusk Versus the Sinister Brain, A. Lee Martinez's newest novel, is a hilariously wacky story with a preposterous premise, impossible characters, and an absurd plot. I'm rather picky about humorous fantasy so I'm surprised that I enjoyed the non-stop comedy here, but Martinez has his pacing down and he knows exactly when to stop. I like Martinez's bizarre situations and droll sense of humor, and he balances all of it with a well-developed protagonist who we can't help but love, even though he's slimy (literally) and he keeps telling us he's an evil overlord.
Fans of Douglas Adams' THE HITCHHIKER'S GUIDE TO THE GALAXY shouldn't miss Emperor Mollusk Versus the Sinister Brain. Let me highly recommend the audio version produced by Audible Frontiers and performed by actor Scott Aiello. This was the first time I'd heard Mr. Aiello (he is a new narrator) and I was extremely impressed with his performance — he made the novel even funnier. He was absolutely perfect for this role and I look forward to hearing more from him in the future.
77 people found this helpful
- Mark Patterson
- 19-03-14
Light with Enough Depth To Engage
"Emperor Mollusk" is a typical A. Lee Martinez lighthearted comedy performed brilliantly. I understand this was Scott Aiello's rookie outing on Audible. And he made the book for me-- and I'm a tough critic of faux British accents (as much as an American who grew up listening to Monty Python and lived in England can claim to be). He nailed it.
6 people found this helpful
- Gabriel D. Fillion
- 20-04-13
A fun tale about an alien squid!
I always enjoy a story told from the viewpoint of an egotistical villainous super-genius. The tone is refreshingly free of angst and worry; just cold, calculated, clever, and often overly polite, dialogue. Emperor Mollusk is just so damn intelligent - and he knows it - and yet relate-able, I could not help listening to the entire book with a smirk or a chuckle just waiting to come out. That is a credit to A Lee Martinez; straddling the line between likable and dastardly can be tricky.
Perhaps much of my enjoyment from this book is delivered by Scott Aiello and his masterful performance. His range of voices is rather large and none of them sounded forced or out of place. And he absolutely nailed Mollusk. I felt I could actually hear the facial expressions through his performance - which is kind of ironic given the character himself states that his species' features are notoriously difficult to read.
The story itself was good, well told, and enjoyable. It wasn't particularly original, though, so I took some points off. I thought it was interesting that, despite the fact the story takes place on Earth (known as Terra in this book), there was almost a complete lack of human characters in it. There were Neptunians, Venusians, giant robots of all sizes, pterodactyls with lazer-vision, and a rather adorable cybernetically enhanced, giant killer-centipede and all of them were well-crafted by the author. So, while I do feel like this was a rather simplistic adventure, hopping from one sinister death trap to the next, I think that is exactly what the author intended it to be. It is what it is, and the author embraced every bit of it.
This was a funny, enjoyable, worthwhile listen and I would recommend it to anyone who likes Sci-fi.
11 people found this helpful
- BazaarPatron
- 04-09-12
Worthy sci-fi / pulp trope humor. I loved it.
I wrote a remarkably similar review for one of this author's other novels, but the same holds true here...
If you like Neil Gaiman, Douglas Adams, Robert Asprin, Christopher Moore or Terry Pratchett, then this is a mug of ale or glass of wine from the same brewery my friend. Some good ol' light-hearted fun.
33 people found this helpful
- colleen
- 15-02-14
Sci-fi/fantasy Comedy
This is a delightfully funny tale about a former super villain and super genius, Emperor Mollusk, who is so incredibly brilliant, he becomes bored and creates dooms day inventions that he then must save the earth from. Very entertaining. Great narration. The story wandered a little but still delivered a great listen.
30 people found this helpful
- Amazon Customer
- 17-05-12
FANTASTIC narrator !!!
What made the experience of listening to Emperor Mollusk Versus the Sinister Brain the most enjoyable?
The narrator was FANTASTIC. His tone, accents, use of voices, etc. made the experience
What did you like best about this story?
The attitude of the bored super-genius villain was a nice change of pace.
Have you listened to any of Scott Aiello's other performances before? How does this one compare?
This is the first of his I have heard but I will put him on top of my list.
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LOVED the narrator.
13 people found this helpful
- Yolanda S. Bean
- 06-02-14
Tons of Fun!
This audiobook is, quite simply, a ton of fun! I can hardly imagine actually reading it - that is just how strong of a performance Scott Aiello, the narrator, gives! Like Martinez's other novels, this is a rather mad-cap adventure full of hilarity, witty humour and some quite likable - not to mention unforgettable - characters. The novel is set primarily on Earth (or Terra as it is referred to here) and seems inspired by 1950s-60s type space dramas. The titular character, Emperor Mollusk, hails from Neptune (though they don't care for him much back there). Mollusk has conquered Terra (without a single gunshot fired!), but has retired from the world-conquering business after some recent unpleasantness with Saturn.
When a Venutian warrior with a grudge attempts to take Mollusk under protective custody (to later try him for his crimes committed on Venus), she ends up falling in with Mollusk and his faithful ultra-pede (a centipede from Hell) as they track down the assassination plot to its perpetrator. Their adventures range from Atlantis, a Lost World type island in the Bermuda triangle, a visit to the moon and some epic battles with the radioactive brain of Madame Curie. The tale is filled with adventure, excitement and plenty of laughs.
The performance, though, really sets the book apart. The voices Aiello creates for each character are wonderful and quite distinct. He makes Mollusk sound like a cross between the Dread Pirate Roberts and Stewie Griffin. The Brain also sounds quite like Vizzini and there are many other convincing and entertaining voices throughout. Not only will I continue to follow Martinez's work, but I will definitely be keeping an eye out for this very talented narrator as well!
8 people found this helpful
- Cw4
- 23-03-14
Scott Aiello is amazing!
What about Scott Aiello's performance did you like?
Listening to Scott Aiello was such a treat. He brought so much fun and comedy to this novel just by how he read it. He was absolutely brilliant in his delivery!
Any additional comments?
This story is cute and somewhat interesting but the star of the show is the narration. Scott Aiello more than makes up for the weaknesses of the storyline and I highly recommend listening to it just to hear his interpretation of the characters. He had me laughing out loud.
3 people found this helpful
- 05-03-13
If you get this book and like it then try "Confessions of a D List Supervillain" 1st and then get "Soon I Will Be Invincible". Try them because I loved them just like this book. We need more books like these. These stories are just FUN!! that's the best way to describe it.....they may not win some snooty literary award but they will put a big fat smile on your face.
21 people found this helpful
- Jim "The Impatient"
- 09-08-13
You Won Because You Won
Almost every planet and moon in the solar system has intelligent life. About the only planets not mentioned where Mercury and Uranus. We also have people from Atlantis, the Bermuda Triangle, Mole People, Dinosaur Island, etc...
This is a light fun listen. It is smartly written. It is amazing all the characters and places, Martinez is able to squeeze into it. It is not LOL, but mostly a feel good smile type of book.
I liked it, but did not love it like I have Christopher Moore or John Scalzi.
The narrator did an amazing job. He did several characters, all done well. He understood the material and portrayed it just as the author should have wanted.
24 people found this helpful
- Robert
- 24-12-18
50s SciFi and tongue in cheek humour
A whirl wind tour around the solar system, meeting all the different species it contains and mostly not blowing them all up. One of my favourite books!
- Grace Ane Hirst
- 23-02-18
I loved listening to this book, a good book if you're a geek like me!
- 07-07-16
Effortlessly funny, couldn't stop listening!
Although there were occasional flaws in the performance and story, the overall effect of this wonderful combination of author and narrator was something I had to finish in three big gulps. Genuinely laugh-out-loud funny in many places, stylish, creative, absurd and ridiculous in equal measures. I was honestly down in the dumps when I realised I'd finished it so quickly. With elements that reminded me of Adams and Rankin, this was a great find. I'm off to seek out more.
- Mr. M. Edwards
- 19-05-15
Very funny tall tale.
So, here we have a fantastic combination of Megamind and Dispicable Me.
It's a funny romp through the solar system with a lot of heart and great set pieces.
The characters are all the right side of silly, and the plot wraps up nicely.
Another good book from the author of Monster.
- Phil
- 09-05-12
Great book, well read.
I took a chance on this based on the sample, not having read anything by Martinez before, and came away impressed. It's a very fun book, quite unusual, and with a great lead character.


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