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Art Inspiration: The Scottish Crew
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For the past few months I have been posting my adventures in Scotland. The biggest reason I had such a wonderful time was due to the amazing people I went with. They help make the Scotland Adventure a time to remember. They encouraged me to test my limits and seek out new adventures and experiences. They in short inspired me. Therefore it is not surprising that I was inspired to draw and creature some art based around what I have affectionately called The Scottish Crew.
I therefore took on the task to create Steampunk caricatures of the Scottish Crew. I have already created two caricatures out of the group of four on previous occasions. One being myself, The Captain and the other as a Steampunk Scott's woman. Below are all four in a final picture entitled "The Scottish Crew". Each caricature is similar and inspired by the same symbols I created for the Scotland Adventure logo.
The person to the far left has been called Viking and he quite looks the part. Therefore I drew him as a Viking with the helmet I drew for the logo. The next person I drew as a Steampunk Scott's woman. She rather fits the part and she loved the caricature. The third person is tall and of French background, so I drew her as a Femme Fatale. The dress and two pistols seemed to fit her personality. And the final person is my caricature as a Steampunk Captain. I then placed everyone in front of a famous landmark in Scotland, Eilean Donan Castle.
There you have it; The Scottish Crew. I hope you enjoy this inspiring piece as much as I enjoyed drawing it for the people who inspired me to create it.

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A Husband was gardening in the depths of the back garden and his Wife was pruning and trimming in the front when she looked up in horror to see a young man climb into their car and drive away. An opportunist car thief if ever there was one.
Almost unable to believe what she'd seen,she panicked as he smiled and sped away.Running round the back she yelled, ' Graeme,some bloke's pinched our car!What shall we do?'
'Calm down love,' said Graeme,'did you get a good look at him?'
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|Frankston Allegro on July 20th
Sorry to plug my own club first, but hey that's life! Melbourne's newest chess club, Glen Eira Chess Club has been closed for a couple of weeks but will reopen on this Friday, 19th July with a social night and some blitz. Soon after that we want to start with some long play round robin events and our aim is to build our membership. To help with this we have a brand new venue, the excellent Carnegie Library. Like before, we will run a junior club from 6 pm - 7 pm and then an adult club after that. We welcome all comers to our friendly little club! (Coffee rating of the neighbourhood is 4/5 with some really good cafes in Koornang Road)
The club that has been my home for the past 5 or so years, the Melbourne Chess Club, has started a new Monday night FIDE rated tournament, the 7-round Malitis Memorial. Congratulations go out to IM Mirko Rujevic for dominating the last event, the City of Melbourne Open, and he is playing in this event as well. The MCC is the only club open 7 days a week in Melbourne, so there is plenty for everyone whether you are a Grand Master or a beginner. The allegro tournaments on Saturday afternoons maintain their popularity. Going back to the Malitis Memorial, the first round happened last night and the top 2 seeds, Rujevic, and Malcolm Pyke overcame tricky juniors (Finley Dale and Jason Chew) to start their tournaments off with wins. However, there were plenty of upsets on the night, though as players improve rapidly it is almost harsh to call their victories upsets when their rating may be well below their actual playing strength. I don't really want to get too much into the first round, but I would like to wish Tom Kalisch a good tournament return to the MCC :) (Coffee rating of the neighbourhood 5/5 with some of the best cafes around Melbourne)
|Downies Auctions recently sold these for $75. Was it an MCC member who bought them?
Box Hill Chess Club have their Tuesday night tournament starting tonight. In fact it should be underway as I write this. The Winter Cup is a 7-round swiss and is supposed to be run at the same time as the Box Hill Masters which is a usually a 10 player round robin event. However, I haven't seem anything about this which is a shame as I have fond memories playing in it, and I truly believe that there aren't enough round robin events at the moment. Box hill Chess Club do have 'Grades' tournaments starting this Friday, and possibly this is taking over from their Masters event, though I don't know. (Coffee rating of 4.5/5 though Maling Road's Post Office Cafe is a 10/10 by itself)
Noble Park Chess Club is gradually taking centre stage in Victorian Chess as their tournaments keep attracting large and strong fields. Noble Park are currently running their Masters event which is a 10 player round robin which is pretty strong. Top seeds are FM Chris Wallis and FM Dusan Stojic but these guys will have their work cut out to win this very tough event. Alongside this a challengers event is being run, with the winner guaranteed a spot in the following year's Masters. This promotion based system is really good for chess development, and Noble Park should be applauded for using it. (Coffee rating hmmm...no comment :D)
Further from the centre of Melbourne, this Saturday sees an impressive looking allegro being held at Frankston Chess Club. Like other suburban clubs such as Croydon and Hobson's Bay, Frankston is quietly doing the right things by their members, which is basically listening to what the people want and growing in stature because of it. All these clubs have a friendly atmosphere, and while all the players are fiercely competitive during the games, the clubs definitely cater more for people who prefer a social atmosphere. Although I won't be able to go to the allegro this Saturday, it already looks to be shaping up to be an excellent event. Meanwhile Croydon Chess Club have just run their annual weekender and what an amazing success it was! Croydon Chess Club have decided to run 1 weekender a year and run it well. The tournament had a capacity of about 50 players and the number was reached with an IM and 4 FMs in the field. In the end, John Nemeth and FM Dusan Stojic, both of Noble Park CC, shared first placed on 4.5/5. On the other side of town, Hobson's Bay Chess Club have now announced their annual weekender, the Best in the West tournament. This has always been a popular event, and it is good to see it happening again this year. Hobson's Bay CC have had to deal with the recent death of their influential member and organiser, Peter Caissa who will be sadly missed by the whole Victorian chess community. I'm sure that this year's Best in the West will be a fitting tribute to Peter.
(Coffee ratings: Frankston/Croydon no data available; Hobson's Bay 3/5 Altona has some ok coffee, though when the tournament was in Yarraville I'd have pushed things up to 4/5)


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An Open email addressed to GOC, HQ K & K Sub Area, Bangalore, projecting the case of victimization of 3 hapless widows of ex-servicemen
- Widows of Short Service and Emergency Commissioned Officers.
- Widows of personnel who are released without pension due to reduction in forces / demobilization. (after II World War)
- Widows of Airmen/Seamen who were released on completion of their initial term of engagement without pension since the initial term of earlier were 9 years and 10 years respectively for Seamen&Airmen respectively.


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It's one of the finest college football days of the year and the Wiz will help ring in the New Year on Fox Sports Radio.
Chris Plank will be hosting Fox's bowl preview show from 9 a.m.-noon (Eastern) and the Wiz will be a guest in the 10 a.m. hour.
You can hear the show on the vast Fox Sports Radio network, on XM Satellite Radio channel 142 or online at Fox Sports.


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Our CEO and Co-Founder Melina took part in a roundtable debate with The Drum this week looking at the implications of Brexit on the availability and movement of industry talent and the importance of agency culture to future success.
Also sharing their views were Brian Elliott, founder and chief executive officer of Amsterdam Worldwide; Neil Thomson, chief financial officer at AnalogFolk; Edward Ball, managing director EMEA at Jellyfish, Patrick Hickey, chief executive officer and founder at Rothco Group and Tony Walford, co-founder and partner at Green Square.
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Sunday, April 21, 2019
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In an era of increasingly available digital resources, many artists and creative people find themselves at an interesting crossroads between traditional craft processes and newer digital technologies. Today, we observe an emerging generation of creative practitioners from fine arts, crafts, and design backgrounds working with digital technologies and new materials that are redefining the conventions of technology and design education in our digital culture. In recent years, some of these practitioners have been working very actively in the maker movement that emphasize the democratization of access to tools and DIY technology for social change, design, and innovation. Also, they have been helping to advance innovative educational methodologies by defining how to include Art in STEM fields. Specially, some people with the goal for attracting new audiences who otherwise would have not get attracted to the science and technology.
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My name is Paola Guimerans and I am part of this emerging generation. My background is in fine arts and design and I hold a Postgraduate Certificate in Education. I am passionate about teaching and making artwork created with new media technologies. In 2008, I move to NY to Parsons School of Design to attain an MFA in Design and Technology. At that time, in the context of my own artistic practice, I started to investigate new models of teaching and learned programming and electronics that includes the realization of soft circuits techniques. As a consequence, I began to make DIY paper circuits and e-textile projects that mix fabrics or cardboard with microcontrollers, sensors, and electrical components to create new and interactive projects or wearable designs. This situation caused me to get involved in the emerging field of the soft circuits. Unlike traditional circuits on rigid circuit boards, soft circuits are flexible and are ideal for building into soft mediums like fabric or paper. Thus, soft circuit techniques links with the world of e-textiles and wearable technology.
At that point, living in the states I started to get involved in the cultural debate about education across design, art, crafts, technology, and creativity and I join the STEM to STEAM movement. Furthermore, as a creative practitioner working in the field of digital and analog realm that support the use of open source technologies, I joined the growing tech-influenced DIY community that has come to be identified as the maker movement . As well, I began to investigate how the maker culture impacts educational change and to approach educational theoretical studies related to e-textiles field focus on the constructivist approach to education from Yasmin Kafai and Kylie Peppler. and I researched the work of pioneers in the e-textile and the wearable field, such as Margaret Orth, Joanna Berzowska and Leah Buechley creator of Lilypad Arduino that is a tool that allows designers to create e-textiles using sewing, quilting, crocheting, knitting and other techniques.
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In 2010, I started to work with Dr. Sabine Seymour at Parsons School of Design for the Fashion Technology Lab. Moreover, I participated in a series of e-textiles and smart materials workshops leds by Hannah Perner-Wilson at the High- low tech group at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. At that University, I met the engineer Jie Qi and I was inspired by with her projects that integrate electronics and programming with decorative design and handicrafts. At that point, I had the opportunity to start to design and to teach interdisciplinary workshops for students of the Parsons School of Design community. Thus, I started to work as a lead mentor in an afterschool program at Quest to Learn school of Institute of Play, NY. My role was to adding an "A" for art and design to the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics curriculum. This school was as one of the firsts study case example of the STEM to STEAM movement.
As a result of all these educational experiences, I began to realize that this creative way to approach rapid prototyping, crafting, computation and circuitry acts as a potential catalyst to accelerate learning and expose the students to a new conceive to prototype and interact with electronic and digital devices. At that time, I started to observe how the STEM to STEAM and maker movement have been bringing in a short period of time the openess of DIY techniques, novel conductive and smart materials and the new design of open source digital tools (such as Makey makey, Bare touch, Flora Arduino,…) linked to the creation of e-textiles, wearables or paper circuits. Thus, I observe how the maker movement has grown at a rapid pace over the past few years makerspaces -also called hackerspaces, hackspaces, and fablabs – were adopted by schools and Universities as a collaborative spaces where people gather to get creative with DIY projects, invent new ones, and share ideas related to this fields.
Imag: Short Circuit program at Q2L / Class Soft Circuits at Parsons School of Design
In 2012, I decided to be back to Madrid to earn my Ph.D. Consequently and I launched the Creative Soft Circuits project with the goal to run introductory e-textiles, wearable and paper circuits workshops in Spain. My aims was to bringing non-technical audiences and people of different ages, new approaches to learning circuits and electronics that offer a greater emphasis on design and artistic expression. Since then, I have designed and taught for native Spanish speakers more than 40 collaborative workshops for non-technical audiences focused on creative engagement with electronics in which participants learn soft circuits and catering to a variety of age groups. I have taught at informal learning environments such as citizen labs, science museums, Maker Faires, Fab Labs, etc. Pluse, in 2013 I founded Aula STEAM, an education-focuse startup and I started to teach interdisciplinary STEAM curriculai in Masters and Universities.
Imag: Creative Soft Circuits Workshops
In 2017, I obtained my Ph.D. title with the thesis "Technology as a creative material: E-textiles and its derivations in the field of the visual arts" at the University Complutense of Madrid. My studies, in which I include some of the workshops observations, examines how the improvements that have taken place in the field of e-textiles provide new opportunities for research and learning in the visual arts, with the use of digital technologies and electronics.
After I finish my Ph.D. and I realized the lack of information and resources written in Spanish language I decided to end the project Creative Soft Circuits and I launched PrototipadoLAB, an online resource platform designed to offer designers, artists, students and teachers of all educational levels this creative approach and new way to learn electronics and programming. Since then, I have been focussing on my profession to implement integrated STEAM in K-12 and University programs . My actual goal is to contribute to design and teach practices that build equity education by developing contextual curriculum and STEAM activities linked to the e-textiles and wearable fields in where the subjects are coordinated to support each other under a formal educational structure of how science, technology, engineering, mathematics and the broad spectrum of the arts all relate to each another in reality. Specially, with the aim to promote computational thinking and to help minorities, such as girls and women that generally are underrepresented in technology-related jobs to get interested in the computer science and engineering fields.


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I quit cold turkey. Big mistake! Five days later I ended up in the hospital emergency.
I knew something was really wrong.
On September 1997, I went to see my doctor to complain, for the fifth time, (I had seen my doctor five times that month) of nausea and that I had very little energy. She got upset with me and told me that I was in denial, and that my problem was really depression. She prescribed me Zoloft.
At that time, I had just began my first semester in university. My illness did not go away. I felt sick and run down. Six weeks went by, and one day I got violently sick and ended up in the hospital. As it turns out, the reason I had been ill was not because of a depression I knew I had, but because I had a viral infection that had gone untreated for months.
After I was treated for this infection, I continued taking Zoloft, as I thought it my help me cope with my final exams. I continued taking Zoloft or a few months and finally decided to come off the drug. I quit cold turkey. Big mistake! Five days later I ended up in the hospital emergency.
I knew something was really wrong. The psychiatrist re-ordered Zoloft, and the withdrawal effects quickly disappeared.
After that experience, I knew that I could not quit this drug abruptly, so, a year later, I tried the tapering off method. I went from 150 mg to 50 mg in a matter of four months. The withdrawals became progressively worst, to the point that I could no longer function normally. I had difficulty putting words together; my short term memory was greatly disturbed and I felt like I as losing all mental capacity. I could not read anymore; a pass time I really enjoyed. I could no longer write; and writing was one of my favorite hobbies. To make a long story short, I had to start taking Zoloft again at a dose of 100 ml, just to be able to function.
I have been on Zoloft since 1997.Zoloft ruined my life. Sure, I was depressed before 1997, but at least, then, I was in control of my life. I had some good days. Now the good days are few and far between.(I can't remember when I felt joy.)I went from being a functional woman with drive and hope for the future; to a scared nervous wreck. I don't even look or feel the same anymore. Its like being someone else. Before Zoloft, I always kept my house clean and tidy; I weighed 120 pounds and looked great; I had hobbies which kept me sane; I had a support system and my family admired and praised me. Now, I weigh 208 pounds; I little confidence and drive; I used to be good with money but now I have maxed out my credit; I have become an angry and bitter person; I have thoughts of suicide every day; I have no friends left; In sum, I am not me anymore.
Three days ago, I decided to quit cold turkey again. I am writing this now, because I know that in a few days, I won't be able to put one word in front of the other. I already feel the withdrawals. Every time I move, my eyes lose focus and my head feels funny. It feels like it skips a beat. Its very difficult to describe and to tell the truth, I don't want to see my doctor because he won't take me seriously. Since I've been on Zoloft, I have attempted suicide 11 times. I want myself back. I want that drug out of my system and only hope that it hasnt caused permanent physical damage.
Zoloft ruined my life.
This is Survivor Story number 8.
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The move was the Trump administration's latest contraction of the Obama-era approach to civil rights enforcement.
The dispute centers on how to interpret employment protections based on "sex" in Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. In December 2014, the attorney general at the time, Eric H. Holder Jr., ordered the Justice Department to view "sex" as encompassing gender identity, extending protections to transgender people.
But in a two-page memo to all United States attorneys and other top officials, Mr. Sessions revoked Mr. Holder's directive. The word "sex" in the statute, Mr. Sessions said, means only "biologically male or female," so the Civil Rights Act does not ban "discrimination based on gender identity per se, including transgender status." Charlie Savage, In Shift, Justice Dept. Says Law Doesn't Bar Transgender Discrimination, NYT, Oct. 5, 2017
Yesterday the DOJ was instructed by AG Sessions to view transgender people as not protected by Title VII in court cases. Here's the text of the memo. H/T beSpacific. — Joe


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Report: More MN Leaders Could Team Up for Change
ST. PAUL, Minn. – Minnesota's hospitals, colleges and other major institutions do a lot to help the cities where they're based. But a new report says they could do more by working together.
They're often called "anchor institutions," and the report from the Funders Network featured examples from Minnesota that are helping to strengthen high-poverty communities.
Charles Rutheiser is a senior associate in the Annie E. Casey Foundation's Center for Civic Sites and Community Change, a member of the network. He explained that charitable foundations are looking to fund these types of collaborations.
"Anchor institutions are a new and important chapter in the long history of approaches to community development in the United States," Rutheiser said. "These institutions can partner, invest and act in new and different ways without sacrificing their bottom line."
The report cited the Green Line in the Twin Cities as a good example of how anchor institutions help strengthen neighborhoods. The anchors not only procure supplies and services from communities along the Green Line, but also train workers who live there.
The report said individual anchor institutions have the potential for great impact, but a network of anchors might accomplish even larger-scale change. And Rutheiser said many different kinds of institutions could participate.
"And this includes for-profit corporations, sports teams, libraries, museums," he said, "all these other kinds of institutions that we take as a fact of our urban landscape, but may or may not be particularly tied into what's happening, literally, across the street."
Eric Muschler, program officer with the McKnight Foundation, said the idea is to look locally, but also look ahead.
"When we think about the changing demographics in the state, it's going to be really important that the local economies are inclusive local economies," Muschler said, "because we're looking at our future workforce and the future stability of our communities."
He said the University of Minnesota could function as an anchor institution from its campuses across the state. And so could many other businesses and nonprofits. Besides the Twin Cities, the report includes examples from Albuquerque, Baltimore, Chicago and Denver.


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"Every part of Iraq has aspirations and has a dream, and we respect that, even if we disagree with it," he said, responding to the Kurdish push to achieve statehood.
"We live in one homeland and they are our partners," Abadi said, referring to the Kurds.
"We have a constitution that we've voted on, we have a federal parliament and a federal government," he said. "The referendum at this time is not opportune."
Abadi was speaking at a press conference in Baghdad nearly a week after the presidency of Iraq's autonomous Kurdish region announced a referendum on independence for September 25.
The Kurds had already said they would aim to organise such a vote after the battle of Mosul against the Islamic State group, which appears to be in its final stages, was won.
Such a referendum, the positive outcome of which is in little doubt, would be non-binding and leave the approximately five million Kurds of northern Iraq some way away from actual independence.
The support of the federal Iraqi government, of key neighbours such as Iran and Turkey and of major players such as the United States is seen as essential to achieving a viable separation.
Baghdad's reaction to the announcement was seen internally as relatively meek given that the break-up of the country is at stake.
An Iraqi official told AFP on condition of anonymity that an overly antagonistic reaction to the announcement of the referendum would serve only to unite Kurdish factions against Baghdad and give the independence drive more momentum.
Internal division is one of the Kurds' main weaknesses as they set the wheels in motion for an independence process that is likely to last years.
Washington and other Western partners of the Kurdish administration have taken much the same line as Baghdad, recognising their legitimate independence aspirations but warning that the timing of the referendum was not helpful.
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Former Israeli Knesset Speaker Avraham Burg endorses boycott of settlement products in The Independent — what Peter Beinart calls Zionist BDS:
[The world must] tell Israel that it is impossible to be treated as "the only democracy in the Middle East", while it is also the last colonial occupier in the Western world.
It is not anti-Semitic and not anti-Israel to convey these messages. On the contrary: the settlers, the conquerors and their political allies – including Benjamin Netanyahu, the Prime Minister of Israel – are the real enemies of Israel's future…
I have decided to not buy any product that comes from the settlements. I do not cross the Green Line, not to promote public causes and not for family events.
So-called Honest Reporting, an Israeli propaganda outfit, calls Burg "Peter Beinart on steroids" and compares him to neo-Nazis (see above image).


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Home > Network Engineer
Evros Technology Group are seeking applications for an experienced Network Engineer required for a busy managed services environment, working within the ITIL framework, governed by ISO 20000, and servicing a broad range of customers across a wide range of technologies.
This is a permanent position based in Dublin South.
- Escalation point for other ICT teams - Support, configure and install various network devices and services - Maintain and improve documentation of customers' network environments - Develop a performance monitoring system to monitor availability and reliability - Provide Level 2/3 support and troubleshooting to resolve technical issues - Work within change management policies to ensure success of changes - Select and implement security tools, policies and procedures as appropriate - Lead vendors and other IT teams to resolution
Essential skills and experience
- Cisco CCNP certification - 3 years + relevant experience at CCNP level - Experience supporting and configuring a range of network devices and technologies (routers, switches, firewalls, load balancers, VPN, QoS, etc.) - Excellent communications skills, written and verbal - Experience of Enterprise Networking and Data Centre Environments - Experience conducting network audits
Beneficial skills and experience
- IT Degree or equivalent combination of qualifications and experience - Experience with non-Cisco equipment (Juniper, Palo Alto, Sonicwall, HP, etc.) - ITIL V3 foundation level - ISO 20000 familiarization
The Candidate
- Decisive, dynamic, and capable of delivering to a high standard despite constraints that may be in place - Conscientious, trustworthy, and capable of organizing and delivering on tasks with little direction - Strong troubleshooting and communications skills are an absolute necessity - Capable of adjusting their approach for the varied customers supported - Process oriented with great attention to detail - Willing to go above and beyond for teammates and the customer
- Laptop - Mobile phone - Travel expenses - Training and development - Health insurance - Pension
Candidates must be eligible to work in Ireland or currently hold a Stamp 4 Visa to apply.
For more information please apply here or contact Kate Maher in Evros directly.
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Hong Chau says that, unlike the abrasive activist she plays in Downsizing, she cares very much what people think about her. So the actress, best known for HBO's Treme, must be soaking up the wide praise for her fierce and dynamic performance as Ngoc Lan Tran, a Vietnamese dissident with a missing leg who shows Matt Damon's Unincredible Shrinking Man the dark side of Leisure Land in Alexander Payne's new sci-fi comedy. Chau has already earned nominations from the SAG Awards, the Golden Globes, and the Critics' Choice Awards, with a potential Oscar nod on the horizon.
The actress, born in a Thailand refugee camp to Vietnamese parents and raised in New Orleans, is also keenly aware that there has been a small but vocal number of people who have criticized the heavy accent she employs in the film as overtly stereotypical.
In a recent interview with Yahoo Entertainment, Chau talked about how her family's experience coming to the U.S. from Asia informed her character and why it was only logical that Ngoc Lan speaks the way she does in the film.
Yahoo Entertainment: Ngoc Lan Tran is this fearless character. Do you feel like you're similar to her at all?
Hong Chau: No, I don't feel similar to her at all. We're complete opposites in terms of temperament. She's a very direct and outspoken person. I'm the complete opposite. I walk on eggshells, and I care too much about what people think, and I'm afraid to ask for things. So there's a lot to borrow and learn from Ngoc Lan for sure.
She has this huge heart, yet she doesn't take s*** from anybody. She's like this hostile humanitarian. It's such a great dichotomy. But that must've been tough to tackle.
It is a challenging role, but that's what actors are looking for … something they can really sink their teeth into. I really relish the opportunity to dig in there and figure out the different layers. I like to approach my characters from the inside out versus the outside in. There's a lot going on in the surface, I guess, but I don't want anyone to walk away noticing mostly the accent or her disability. I hope that if I did my job right, people are going to walk away with a picture of a complete human being, one who's very complex and has a lot of different layers.
Did you look for any inspirations in crafting Ngoc Lan beyond what was on the page?
The creative process is a little bit serious with a character like this who has so many dimensions and is so multifaceted. I was able to pull from a lot of different sources for inspiration. You know my character is obviously an Asian woman, she's Vietnamese, she is an environmental activist and was imprisoned, and now she's 5 inches tall and ends up in Leisure Land and has to learn English and Spanish, and it's a lot. So I was able to bring some of my own personal family background into it. My parents are Vietnamese refugees; they left Vietnam after the war. They were part of the boat people, and they ended up in a refugee camp in Thailand after being on the water for three days, and I was born at that refugee camp in Thailand. We had a foster family who was another Vietnamese family that we were not related to who had come over a few years earlier to the United States, and they sponsored us, organized through the Catholic Church. So we were not related to these people and we're not Catholic, but with their kindness and generosity we were able to come over to the United States and start a new life. I took all of that and put it into my character.
There has been some debate specifically over your accent in the film. Did you guys anticipate that it might potentially be divisive or controversial?
I think sometimes people can have a knee-jerk reaction and just completely shut down and not take in anything else the moment they hear the accent. I think that's very wrong. When I look at my parents, I don't see a stereotype, I just see a person. So I'm not really sure why people feel so scandalized by hearing a person with an accent in a movie in the foreground and not in the background. I guess that's what it is. There's no use to these characters not having any significance in a story and not really having to hear them that much in a movie, so now they're actually having to confront that and it's a little bit jarring for them and maybe uncomfortable.
Asian-Americans, we're not a monolithic group. There might be some Asians who are second-generation, third-generation, who may not speak the language that their parents or their grandparents spoke. So they're going to have a different perspective than I do. Some of us are biracial. They're also going to have a very different experience from me. You know, I grew out of the habit of thinking or worrying about being seen as the typical Asian. I don't even know what that means anymore. I'm not really concerned with it. I don't want to make my whole life be about not being a certain thing or being perceived as something. I'm not ashamed or embarrassed by my parents and where I came from, and I'm really proud to be a part of this movie and have this role.
Did you approach the role with that accent from the very beginning?
Well, I mean the character has not been in the United States that long, so it's only logical that she would speak that way. That's not a contrived choice, that wasn't a choice that was made as some sort of frivolous thing to just be used as a comedic device. It adds matter to the person, to the character, and I approach the disability that way as well. That's not there just to be provocative, or to be cute. It has to fit the character.
The film slyly tackles many topical social issues. What themes in the film resonated the deepest with you?
I really appreciated Alexander Payne's life touch. He brings up these topics and he's not spoon-feeding anyone what they should think, not criticizing anyone. Yes, the way the people who choose to downsize and go to Leisure Land, the way they use the technology, is sort of like a get-rich-quick scheme. For a very little amount of money you can live in this big, fat mansion. But Alexander isn't even criticizing these people necessarily, because who among us has not bought a lottery ticket? Who hasn't tried to live the easy life, the good life? That's natural, it doesn't matter who you are or where you came from, everybody is seduced by an easy life. So what resonated with me was just their intelligent and insightful observations on human nature and how that often gets us into a pretty big pickle.
The film also goes to some really unexpected places, especially in the third act. What was your reaction to seeing the ambition and the scope that Alexander and co-writer Jim Taylor took with the story?
I admire their ambition, and I think they did an amazing job. I think they knocked it out of the park, honestly. If I could just take myself out of it and look at the film as just an audience member, not somebody who was a part of making it, we're always talking about how there are no original stories and everything is recycled or a reboot of something or a sequel to something. This was an entirely fresh story that has a lot of intelligence to it and also humor to it. It's hard to mix together those elements and still have something that feels alive and enjoyable and fresh. I don't know how they did it. It's so hard what they did, and they made it look so easy.
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Running in Putrajaya and night marathons. "Easy" just isn't a word that comes to mind when you take each of them separately. Combine them and you get a nasty mix only a masochist would look forward to. Nevertheless runners being suckers for such challenges, has seen the Putrajaya Night Marathon (PNM) grow in strength over the years. As expected, the number of sign-ups were great this year but the turn outs were poor only because it clashed with the adidas King Of The Road happening the very next morning. Of the 800 registered for the marathon, I believe only half – at best – turned up.
Kew, Nick, Azim and I queued up near the back of the marathon corral, yet it took us just 20 seconds to cross the start line. I'd secretly sought Nick's buy-in to a 4:30 goal time, but only after I felt confident that I could hack it. It was, afterall, just 6 days after 61K at Back 2 Endurance and a 10K on race morning. That may not count much to some folks who go on such exploits week in week out, but it does to me. A 6:23 pace meant that there would be no dilly-dallying at the aid stations, unlike my approach during the recent KL Marathon.
The weather was simply excellent, almost beckoning us marathoners to grab this all-too-rare moment to just do it. Kew and Azim were some meters ahead of Nick and I the first 4K before Azim went off leaving Kew to drop back to the 2 of us. The cool weather was just superb after a light drizzle and proceedings were kept very relaxed and aerobic. I had in my hand a bottle of Nuun mix to stay hydrated which meant I saved some time at the aid stations. Along the way, I discovered that the best way to tackle the seemingly endless loops and climbs in Putrajaya is not to cast your gaze too far ahead. Do that and your spirits could very well be crushed like a bug on a windscreen. A good thing I had my cap on, which not only kept the drizzle out of my eyes but also to get me focused on what was just ahead of me and just enough so that I didn't run into the traffic cones!
Meanwhile I was still tackling the climbs very easily and really took advantage of the long downs. The pace had been very consistent and I was definitely passing way more than being passed. Nick was running strongly and well and even if he needed to stop for water, he'd always catch up. So I was a little surprised to have lost him, umm, I didn't know where as I was just too locked into my pace. Even at the 30K U-turn, I thought I had something left in the legs and tank and could still keep the pace and effort honest. I took a quick pee break just after the U-turn right after taking 3 huge bites off a humongous banana.
Things started to get reallydifficult at the 38th K but the LYN support station – complete with ice-cold Coke and beer(!) – caught me by surprise. I opted just for a cup of Coke, thank you! A big @ass climb came not long after that which reduced me to a walk. The only thing to do was to walk fast and not to lose more time. I'd stopped looking at my watch, a good thing too. Just concentrate on clearing each section and get closer to the finish. If I thought that climb was tough, I was in for another unpleasant surprise when instead of the usual right turn to the finish in front of the Palace of Justice, we had to cover the long and lonely straight to the far end (reverse Powerman) before the final approach. Most had already left to catch some shut-eye before the King Of The Road race. So it was nice to still see some familiar faces cheering the finishers.
As it turned out, #23 was an enjoyable outing. The early pacing was fantastically consistent which helped proceedings. The compliant weather aided in no small way too. I ran into issues only late into the game from 38K, knocking off at least another 4 minutes of what could've been. A check into my Garmin records showed my fastest block to be the 3rd quarter of the race where I covered the 10K in 58mins. The 4:23.11 finish per my watch was incidentally my best in 5 years. In fact, I'd to go back to the 2008 NYC Marathon to find a quicker time (4:03). Now, how could I be disappointed with that? Working myself back to those timing have been a long, frustrating and slow process. There hadn't been any speedwork leading up to this and the only 2 significant areas which I've tweaked were a bit more mileage and a little change in mindset. It helps that I've been enjoying the easier form of running as well. There are huge chunks to chip away in getting back to 4:15, 4:10 and 4:03 but I'm not having any of those thoughts cloud my mind. There's a much bigger giant to slay in the coming months.


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TIMESMAHAKAM, JAKARTA – Lugedcoco Bluder & Cake Palmsugar Banyumas, Central Java offers an exotic taste of bread with palm sugar as the substitute of the sweetener. The bread will give you a distinctive and delicious taste that you will never forget for the rest of your life.
Lugedcoco Bluder & Cake Palmsugar located at Jalan Gatot Subroto No. 16B Purwokerto, Central Java. The combination of bread with local palm sugar that they used make this bread hook the customers' heart.
"We would like to help the local farmer with using local product of palm sugar," Ernawati, Manager Lugedcoco Bluder dan Cake Palmsugar said on Wednesday (29/7/2020).
Still according to her, all the bread they made has no preservatives. They always serve those fresh bread from the oven.
With their exotic and delicious taste, this bread is such a perfect present to have whenever you visit your family or friend. The bread also filled with variant filling such as those sugar apple jam, cheese, milk, mung bean, chocolate, raisin, and almond.
Each of the small size bread of Lugedcoco Bluder & Cake Palmsugar Banyumas, Central Java will cost you around ID 6.5 K. meanwhile the bigger one will cost you around IDR 40 K. (*)
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The audit objectives were to examine the extent to which selected TSB2 and TSI Response programs: are achieving or had achieved their objectives; and had been administered effectively by DCITA according to better practice principles. To evaluate this aspect, the audit assessed DCITA's compliance with the better practice principles outlined in the Administration of Grants Better Practice Guide (May 2002) produced by the Australian National Audit Office (ANAO). There are 19 separate principles covered under the broad areas of: Planning for effective grant programs; Selecting projects; Managing and monitoring funding deeds; and Evaluating and reporting grant program performance.
The audit objectives were to report on the implementation status of the parliamentary resolutions and other actions arising out of the six recommendations made in the final PSC Report, Review by the Parliamentary Service Commissioner of Aspects of the Administration of the Parliament. The audit also broadly examined the impact of implementation of the parliamentary resolutions on aspects of: the level of services provided to the Parliament generally following amalgamation of the three former parliamentary departments into the Department of Parliamentary Services; and accommodation space within Parliament House. The designated audit agency was the Department of Parliamentary Services (DPS).
The objective of the audit was to assess the framework being put in place to manage and account for aid funds provided under the AIPRD. In particular, the audit addressed: structures for oversighting the development and delivery of the AIPRD; planning and risk management (including those relating to fraud and corruption); financial management; and arrangements for ongoing monitoring and reporting. The audit focussed on the arrangements being established to monitor, evaluate and report on AIPRD implementation, rather than the management of activities and outcomes achieved. This reflects the fact that the long lead times associated with establishing such a large programme of assistance had meant that only limited activities were underway at the time of audit fieldwork. The ANAO anticipates undertaking an audit in the future of the management of activities and outcomes achieved, when more funds have been expended. It was not the purpose of this audit to examine Australia's immediate emergency and humanitarian response to the tsunami crisis.
The objective of the audit was to assess whether DEWR's management and oversight of Job Placement and matching services is effective, in particular, whether: DEWR effectively manages, monitors and reports the performance of JPOs in providing Job Placement services; DEWR effectively manages the provision of matching services (including completion of vocational profiles and provision of vacancy information through auto-matching) to job seekers; Job seeker and vacancy data in DEWR's JobSearch system is high quality and is managed effectively; and DEWR effectively measures, monitors and reports Job Placement service outcomes.
The objective of the audit was to assess whether FaCSIA administers grants effectively, according to better practice guidelines, and consistently across geographic areas and the range of programmes included in the scope of the audit. The scope of the audit included grants administered by FaCSIA between 1 July 2002 and 30 June 2005, relating to programmes falling within four of the five groups of programmes providing funding for families and communities namely: Community Support; Family Assistance; Childcare Support; and Youth and Student Support. In total, these groups involved total expenditure of some $533 million in 2004–05.
The objective of this follow-up audit was to review FaCSIA's progress in implementing the recommendations of Audit Report No.17 1999–2000. The focus was whether FaCSIA had maintained or improved its oversight, coordination and administration of the CSHA for both the 1999 CSHA and the 2003 CSHA, in line with the recommendations and findings identified in the previous ANAO audit.
The audit objective was to form an opinion on the adequacy of a select group of Australian Government agencies' management of Internet security, including following-up on agencies' implementation of recommendations from the ANAO's 2001 audit. The agencies audited were Australian Customs Service (ACS), Australian Federal Police (AFP), Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency (ARPANSA), Department of Employment and Workplace Relations (DEWR), Department of Industry, Tourism and Resources (DITR) and Medicare Australia. Factors considered in selecting agencies were agency size based on funding levels, whether the agency was included in ANAO's 2001 audit (ACS, ARPANSA, and DEWR), whether the agency's ICT was managed in-house or outsourced, and the nature of the agency's website (that is, general or restricted access).
The objective of the audit was to examine how effectively Health manages the risk of PBS drugs not being used according to PBS subsidy conditions. The audit examined two areas: during listing, how Health identified and implemented measures to decrease the risks of PBS drugs being used outside subsidy conditions; and following listing, how Health confirmed that usage and expenditure on PBS drugs was consistent with estimates. The report examines selected approaches used by Health, which have evolved in recent years, to manage the risk of PBS drugs being used outside subsidy conditions. The report also acknowledges and describes the role of the expert committees. The scope of the audit was limited to PBS drugs for which Health pays a subsidy. The audit did not examine Health's role in educating consumers, prescribers, and other health professionals, or the implications of the Australia–United States Free Trade Agreement for the PBS. Additionally, the ANAO did not form an opinion on the success of Medicare Australia's compliance role. To form an opinion against the audit objective, the ANAO interviewed Health personnel, committee members and stakeholders, examined relevant documents and files, analysed drug usage and expenditure data, and attended a number of committee meetings. To assist the audit process, the ANAO selected a sample of eight drugs. The drugs were selected due to their high cost to the PBS and/or high usage, or because the drug has had a particularly interesting PBS history. The sample is not representative of all drugs on the PBS. In 2004–05, 15.3 million prescriptions were written for these eight drugs, with the Government subsidy totalling $1.05 billion.
The overall objective of the audit was to assess whether the RSS Programme is effective and efficient in providing assurance on the levels of payment error and the resultant risks to the integrity of Australian Government outlays for payments administered by Centrelink. Specifically, the audit assessed whether: the RSS Programme meets the objectives outlined for it in the Portfolio Budget Statements under which funding was provided; there is an adequate methodology underpinning the RSS reviews; the RSS reviews are conducted effectively and efficiently, and adequate quality assurance mechanisms exist to assure the results obtained from the RSS reviews; and reporting by the agencies of the results of the RSS Programme is adequate and takes into consideration the issues identified in Audit Report No. 44 2002–03 Review of the Parenting Payment Single Program, and Audit Report No. 17 2002–03 Age Pension Entitlements.
The follow-up audit assessed the extent to which the Australian Taxation Office (ATO), Department of Health and Ageing (Health), and Medicare Australia had implemented the six recommendations from Audit Report No.47 2001–02, Administration of the 30 Per Cent Private Health Insurance Rebate. The audit also looked at: the implementation of some of the major suggestions for improvement in the original audit; and the current validity of some of the positive major findings from that audit. The audit found that the ATO, Health and Medicare Australia have acted upon the recommendations contained in Audit Report No.47 2001–02 and, overall, the administration of the Rebate is currently being undertaken effectively.
The audit objective was to assess Health's administration of primary care funding, with a focus on the administrative practices of the Primary Care Division and Health's State and Territory Offices. In forming an opinion on the audit objective, the ANAO reviewed 41 agreements, with a combined value of $252 million. The ANAO also reviewed relevant documentation and files, interviewed programme officers and met with a number of stakeholders. The audit comments on a range of issues, including the utility of funding agreements, monitoring, payments, and support for administrators.
The objective of the audit was to examine processes used by Defence and the DMO to procure explosive ordnance for the ADF, with an emphasis on Army requirements. The audit reviewed the extent to which the DMO effectively translated the explosive ordnance requirements of the ADF, and particularly of Army, into procurement and through life support arrangements.
The objectives of the audit were to provide assurance that Artbank was effectively meeting its charter of: acquiring art by contemporary artists; expanding the number of public places that Artbank's collection is rented and displayed; and managing its collection and rental scheme. The audit also examined Artbank's governance arrangements, and its programmes for marketing, client development, performance management, budgeting, debt management and also sought client feedback on Artbank's operations via a survey.
The objective of this audit was to form an opinion on the Australian Research Council's (ARC's) management of research grants. To achieve this, ANAO centred the audit around the following aspects of ARC's grants administration: governance and structure, particularly the roles and responsibilities of those parties involved in administering ARC's grants (Chapter 2); the processes for assessing and selecting ARC grants (Chapter 3);post-award management of grants under the Funding Agreements (Agreements) between ARC and those universities that receive and administer the ARC grants to researchers (Chapter 4); and ARC's monitoring of its grant programs for management, performance improvement and reporting (Chapter 5). In its assessment, ANAO considered ARC's compliance with relevant sections of the Australian Research Council Act 2001 (ARC Act) and the Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997 (FMA Act). The assessment also took account of the ANAO's Better Practice Guides, particularly the Better Practice Guide—Administration of Grants. The audit focused mainly on ARC's administration of Discovery Projects, the largest scheme in ARC's National Competitive Grants Program (NCGP).
The objective of the audit was to assess whether selected Australian Government entities were effectively supporting their business requirements through planning for, and management of, the acquisition, disposal and use of their IPE assets. The audit reviewed each entity's policies and practices against a series of audit criteria across the following components of asset management: control environment; planning; acquisitions; operations; and disposals.
The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of management of the procurement of a major, new capability for the ADF by the DMO and Defence. The audit reviewed the initial capability requirements and approval process; analysed the contract negotiation process; and examined management of the Acquisition and Through-Life-Support Contracts. Coverage of the audit extended from development of the concept for the requirement, to acceptance of deliverables in the period prior to the award of the Australian Military Type Certificate (see shaded area of Figure 1). The audit fieldwork was undertaken during the delivery phase of the Project, following delivery of ARH numbers 1, 2 and 5.
The objective of the audit was to assess the ATO's administration of activity statement HRRs. Specifically the audit sought to: examine aspects of ATO governance relevant to its administration of activity statement HRRs. This includes: ATO planning, the integration between Lines to administer HRRs; corporate risk management processes; and performance management; assess the ATO's methodology and practice to identify and, if necessary, correct activity statement HRRs; and identify and assess the Information Technology (IT) and manual systems, processes and controls used by the ATO to process HRRs resulting from the lodgement of activity statements.
The objective of this performance audit was to assess whether DIMIA's information systems and business processes are effective in supporting APP to meet its border security and streamlined clearance objectives. In particular, the audit focused on the following: Mandatory APP - Stage 1 (MAPP1) project management; MAPP1 IT development and system performance; APP performance reporting; contract management; and financial management.
The objective of this follow-up audit was to examine the ATO's implementation of the 20 recommendations in: The Administration of Petroleum Excise Collections (Audit Report No.17, 2001(02); and The Administration of Tobacco Excise (Audit Report No. 55, 2001(02), having regard to any changed circumstances, or new administrative issues, affecting implementation of those recommendations. The audit also aimed to identify scope for improvement in the ATO's administration of petroleum and tobacco excise. Follow-up audits are recognised as an important element of the accountability processes of Commonwealth administration. The Parliament looks to the Auditor-General to report, from time to time, on the extent to which Commonwealth agencies have implemented recommendations of previous audit reports. Follow-up audits keep the Parliament informed of progressive improvements and current challenges in areas of Commonwealth administration that have previously been subject to scrutiny through performance audits.
The objective of this audit was to assess DIMIA's management of the tender, evaluation and contract negotiation processes for the Detention Services Contract. Specifically, the audit considered DIMIA's processes for determining value for money based on the department's: evaluation of the request for tender, including the announcement of the preferred tenderer; negotiations with the successful and unsuccessful tenderers; and management of liability, indemnity and insurance.
The audit scope covered development of the R2R Program, management of the initial R2R Program and changes made to the Program funding conditions and administrative guidance for Auslink Roads to Recovery. The scope did not include management of Auslink Roads to Recovery. The audit objectives were to: · assess the efficiency and effectiveness of the management of the initial R2R Program; and · identify any opportunities for improvements to management of the Program.
The objective of the audit was to assess the ATO's strategies to address tax evasion in the cash economy, with emphasis on: the ATO's strategic focus; aspects of governance, management processes and compliance activities; and responses to the ANAO Report No.35 2001–02 ATO Progress in Addressing the Cash Economy.
The audit examined aspects of the integrity and management of customer data stored on ISIS. In particular, the audit considered measures of data accuracy, completeness and reliability. The scope of the audit also extended to aspects of Centrelink's IT control environment - in particular, controls over data entry.
The objective of this performance audit was to assess agencies' financial management of, and accountability for, the use of net appropriation agreements to increase available appropriations.
Parliamentary Committees, particularly Senate Estimates Committees, have for many years taken an interest in the use of consultants by Australian government agencies. In this context, and having regard to the extent of expenditure by FMA Act agencies on consultants, the objective of this audit was to assess the accuracy and completeness of Australian government agencies' reporting of expenditure on consultants.
The ANAO conducted fieldwork in each of the audited agencies to identify the processes they used to design and review forms. The ANAO also identified the extent to which the agencies' forms are available online and their approaches to placing forms online.
The audit objective was to examine the effectiveness and efficiency of ASIC's implementation of Australian financial services licences. In particular, the audit examined ASIC's planning for the introduction of financial services licences; the roles of the Department of the Treasury (Treasury) and ASIC in defining the effective scope of licensing; ASIC's assessment and processing of licence applications; and ASIC's supervision of licensees.
The audit objective was to assess the effectiveness of DMO's JORN and JFASmaintenance and support arrangements. The audit examined the maintenanceand operation of the JORN and JFAS radars, and their facilities.
This audit is a part of the ANAO's protective security audit coverage. The objective of this audit was to determine whether agencies audited had developed and implemented sound IT security management principles and practices supported by an IT security control framework, in accordance with Australian Government policies and guidelines. The audit at each agency examined the framework for the effective management and control of IT security, including the management of IT operational security controls and, where applicable, was based on the Australian Government protective security and information and communications technology (ICT) security guidelines that were current at that time.
The objective of the audit was to assess and report on the progress being made by agencies subject to the Financial Management & Accountability Act 1997 and entities subject to the Commonwealth Authorities & Companies Act 1997: in realising value for money from the procurement process, with a specific focus on buildings, services and products using whole of life cycle assessments; and in the consideration and management of environmental impacts in specifications and contracts. The emphasis of the audit was on green office procurement and sustainable business practices and the value for money within this context. As such, the audit report provides a status report on the implementation of ESD within the office environment of the Australian Government. The audit used a survey approach in conjunction with selected audit investigations to obtain information across 71 agencies and entities selected on the basis of materiality in procurement and coverage across large, medium and small organisations. The agencies selected represented approximately 35 per cent of all government bodies and over 95 per cent of all procurement spending noted on the Department of Finance and Administration (Finance) database on contracts.
The objective of this audit was to assess the Private Health Insurance Administration Council's (PHIAC's) administrative effectiveness as a regulator of private health insurance. In making this assessment, the Australian National Audit Office (ANAO) addressed the following criteria: whether PHIAC monitored compliance with its legislative requirements and analysed related data; whether PHIAC addressed and managed non-compliance with its legislative requirements; and whether PHIAC's governance and organisation supported the performance of its legislative functions. Although the Department of Health and Ageing (Health) also has a role in the regulation of the private health insurance industry under the National Health Act 1953 (Health Act), Health's regulatory activities were outside the scope of this audit.
The objective of this audit was to assess the effectiveness of the actions taken by AQIS and BA to strengthen the administration of quarantine. The audit focussed on progress in implementing the recommendations from the previous ANAO audit, and recommendations made in the JCPAA's inquiry. (The audit did not address four JCPAA recommendations that were either not supported by the Government, or were policy matters for the Government to consider. See Appendix 1.)
The objective of the audit was to assess the administrative effectiveness of the CCAS. The audit focused on the following key areas: targeting non-compliance; real time compliance activity; post transaction compliance activity; and planning and performance evaluation. As the imports phase of the Integrated Cargo System (ICS) was only introduced in October 2005, this system was not reviewed as part of the audit. Our audit programme for 2005–06 includes ICS as a potential audit topic.
The objective of the audit was to assess the ATO's administration of the LMR. Specifically, the audit sought to: examine and report on aspects of LMR governance; assess the systems, processes and controls used by the ATO to capture and process LMR data reported by providers; examine the mechanisms and strategies the ATO uses to gain assurance that providers are complying with LMR legislation; and assess the mechanisms and strategies the ATO uses to promote awareness of, and enable access to, the LMR.
The audit was conducted at the: Australian Federal Police (AFP) and the Australian Protective Service (PS); Australian Sports Commission (ASC); Department of Communications, Information Technology and the Arts (DoCITA); Department of Family and Community Services (FaCS); and Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA). The objectives of the audit were to: determine whether entities had established appropriate arrangements in relation to the management of annual leave For the purposes of this audit the ANAO has used the term 'annual leave'. However entities refer to this entitlement using other terminology such as recreation leave, planned leave or personal leave. and had effective internal controls over leave processing; assess whether leave had been managed in accordance with the requirements of the respective entity's certified agreement; and identify sound and better practices in the management and processing of leave.
The objective of the audit was to assess the Commonwealth's administration of the grants component of the R&D Start program. Lessons for the new Commercial Ready program have been identified in the audit. Accordingly, recommendations arising from this audit are directed, when appropriate, to the Commercial Ready program. As most financial assistance is in the form of grants, the loans component of the program was excluded from the audit.
The audit assessed whether FaCS effectively undertakes its coordination, monitoring and other roles according to the CSTDA. The audit examined all disability services provided for under the CSTDA, except for disability employment services. The ANAO met relevant officers from FaCS' national office and State and Territory offices, and with 22 stakeholder organisations including: advocacy groups; peak national and State bodies representing the interests of disability service providers and people with disabilities; members of national and State Disability Advisory Bodies funded by FaCS; State and Territory governments; relevant Australian Government agencies; In particular, the Department of Health and Ageing and the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. and local government bodies. Fieldwork for the audit was primarily undertaken during the period September 2004 to February 2005.
The objective of the audit was to assess the administrative effectiveness of the ATO's management of GST compliance in the large business market segment. In conducting the audit the ANAO examined three key areas: governance - ILEC's corporate planning and reporting arrangements relevant to the management of GST compliance in the large business market segment; assessing and identifying compliance risks- how ILEC collects information relating to the large business market segment and how it uses this information to support risk identification and assessment; and managing compliance- compliance planning and the products and processes used by ILEC to manage GST compliance in the large business market segment and evaluating compliance outcomes to support future compliance planning and the targeting of GST compliance risks. In undertaking the audit, the ANAO took account of the findings of previous reviews, in particular the LCCP Review.
The objectives of the audit were to: assess the effectiveness of the key evaluation methods used to review the efficacy of the Australian Government's national counter-terrorism coordination arrangements; and examine the effectiveness of the links between the key evaluation methods, and how the key evaluation methods contribute to the process of continuous improvement.
The objectives of the audit were to assess agency performance in relation to compiling their Internet listings as required by the Senate Order and the appropriateness of the use of confidentiality provisions in Commonwealth contracts. The audit involved a detailed examination in seven agencies of the processes used to compile their Internet listings and the use of confidentiality provisions in contracts.
The audit objective was to examine the adequacy of Defence's and DMO's management of the nearly completed elements of Project Air 5276. The ANAO identified a number of causes for time delays and cost escalation in those elements. Those causes are outlined in the overall audit conclusions, to assist in the achievement of improvements in future planning and management of capital equipment acquisitions.
The objective of this audit was to assess the provision of export assistance and support to new and irregular exporters in rural and regional Australia through the TradeStart program. The focus on rural and regional Australia reflects the priority given by the Government to providing effective business and trade assistance to small businesses and rural and regional businesses. However, broader aspects of TradeStart management, such as contract and risk management, have been assessed across the program as a whole.
The objective of the audit was to assess the Personnel Management Key Solution Project's planning and approval processes and its contract and project management. The audit addresses the scope of the delivered system, the expectations of end-users, and the system's ability to meet their capability requirements.
The audit focussed on the systems and processes OGTR has established for both receiving and assessing applications under the Act, and also for ensuring compliance with the statutory requirements through monitoring and inspection. The audit objective was to form an opinion on the discharge by OGTR of selected functions entrusted to it under the Act. The audit assessed the practices of OGTR against the following principal criteria: Assessment of applications under the Act: Whether OGTR has established systems and procedures for the management and assessment of applications under the Act. Ensuring compliance—monitoring, inspection and enforcement activities: Whether OGTR has established systems and procedures for ensuring compliance with the requirements of the Act. Performance management: Whether OGTR manages selected aspects of its work efficiently and effectively. The audit did not seek to form an opinion on the appropriateness of the chosen structure of the regime for regulating gene technology or the merit of the scientific judgments involved. The audit methodology included discussions with representatives from agencies that co-ordinate aspects of the co-operative regulatory regime for gene technology across Australian jurisdictions, with various other stakeholders and users of the regime, as well as with officers of OGTR, along with examination of OGTR documents and files.
The objective of this audit was to assess whether DEWR had implemented ESC3 and its computer system EA3000, efficiently and effectively. The primary focus is on the period of change from the previous employment services contract to ESC3 and the first full year of its operation, 2003-04. The scope of the audit was limited to the implementation of Job Network services under ESC3, the introduction of the supporting computer application, EA3000, and DEWR's use of modelling to estimate the effects of the APM. The audit did not test the effectiveness of the APM. DEWR has a plan to evaluate the new model. A separate, concurrent ANAO audit assessed DEWR's oversight of Job Network services to job seekers.
The audit objective was to examine whether Health's financial management framework and processes adequately support Health's Secretary, Executive and managers to make informed decisions on the use of Commonwealth resources.
The objectives of the audit were to assess the Commonwealth's management of contractual rights and obligations under the Sale Agreements. In particular the audit sought to: assess the Commonwealth's management of contractual warranties and indemnities; assess DoTARS' management of each purchaser's compliance with contractual commitments to capital expenditure; and examine the effectiveness of the development and management of contractual arrangements for concessional rail passenger travel provided by the Commonwealth.
The objective of the audit was to provide an independent assurance on the effectiveness of the management of the upgrade of the M113 fleet for the Australian Defence Force (ADF). The audit sought to identify the initial capability requirements and approval process; analyse the contract negotiation process; and examine the management of the project and contracts.
The objective of this follow-up audit was to assess the extent to which APRA has implemented recommendations regarding the supervisory framework and cross-border banking made in ANAO's 2001 audit of bank prudential supervision.
A performance audit of the management of the Detention Centre Contracts was listed in the 2003-04 Audit Work Program as a potential audit. The audit work program proposed that the audit would be conducted in two parts. The first part would focus on DIMIA's management of the detention centre contracts with the then detention service provider, GEO Australia. The second part would concentrate on how well any lessons learned from the first contract, were translated into improvements with the new contract. The original objective of this second ANAO audit was to assess DIMIA's management of detention services through the Contract, including the tender process, transition period and implementation of lessons learned from the previous contract.


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September 2nd, 2015 by Rachel | Tags: Peace Corps, Second Goal | No Comments »
Peace Corps has three goals that volunteers are require to complete. The first goal is to promote peace and friendship. The second goal is to teach the host country nationals about the American culture. The third goal is to teach the Americans about the host country. There is an ample amount of opportunities to complete Peace Corps' second goal in Cameroon:
- Introduce American food by teaching them how to cook some recipes from the US. I brought a few recipes from the US with me and also a measuring cup because the US is one of the very few countries that does not use the metric system. I taught my host family during training how to make brownies, chocolate chip cookies and grilled cheese. I taught my work partners how to make pizza and also chocolate chip cookies. Believe or not, many Cameroonians have never heard of brownies or grilled cheese but they did enjoy them!
- Bring pictures of life in the US. I brought pictures of my life in the US. Many Cameroonians were able to see what I looked like growing up and get to know my family. They were also able to learn about holidays I celebrate as they saw images of me in Halloween costumes. They were also able to see the landscape of the US just by looking at the background of the images.
- Tell stories about life in the US. Just by simply sitting with Cameroonians anywhere, whether it's in a living room or in a shop, and conversing with them, you can still teach them about the US. For example, I had interesting conversations with one of my work partners' customers in her shop about how Americans practice their religion.
- Connect with them on Social Media. Cameroonians learn more about what is happening in my home country when I share news articles about the US on Facebook and converse with my family and friends from the US. They also learn more about Americans' opinions about various current events when they read my posts and converse with me and my family and friends from the US.
- Watch movies with Cameroonians. There are many American movies that Cameroonians have not yet seen and would most likely enjoy. Many Peace Corps Volunteers often invite neighbor children to watch movies with them in their home in the evenings.
- Host US holiday parties. I hosted a 4th of July party in my home on 4th of July so that Cameroonians could learn more about the US' Independence Day. I created a poster sharing facts about the US. I also introduced hamburgers, Americans' favorite dish, to them.
- Inform them about scholarship opportunities in the US. Cameroonians are always looking for opportunities to get the best quality of education. Two of my work partners recently had the opportunities to go to the US for workshops on a scholarship. They both came back to Cameroon with a much greater understanding of the American culture. They are both utilizing the knowledge that they have acquired in the US to do their projects in Cameroon.


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K. Weyland
Chapter 10 of Coniff (ed.) Populism in Latin America
In a Nutshell
Weyland wants to show how populism re-emerged in the age of neo-liberalism. I don't find the argument particularly compelling. Whilst the term neo-populist seems apt for regimes such as Garcia (Peru), Alfonsin (Argentina) and Sarney (Brazil) it does not seem to fir for Menem (Argentina) Collor (Brazil) nor Fujimori (Peru). Whilst all of these leaders came to power using populist rhetoric, personality leadership styles etc. only the former tried to "re-activate" (to use O'Donell's phrasing) the popular sector using heterodox stabilization plans that essentially attempted to further the policies of the classical populists (domestic expansion via protectionism). These were regimes of inclusion and were initially highly successful, although the heterodox plans eventually aggravated inflation and did little to solve the problems facing the region at that time. The later regimes were not concerned with activation of the popular sector, and although their support was conditional on support from the popular sector, this was not sufficient to support the neo-liberal reforms they eventually implemented. For this a much broader coalition of interests had to be built. Benefits were not available for distribution in the same way as under classical populism, and whereas union building had been an important element of classical populism, under these leaders unions had to be pacified in order to push through the reforms. I would argue that whilst there may have been much similarity in the style of the politics of these regimes with those of the classical populists, the core of the programme was very different. The masses gave support to those leaders not because they were direct beneficiaries of policy, but because the neo-liberal policies were the only means of reorganizing the economy as a whole under which conditions the urban masses would benefit concurrently with many other sectors. This is closer to a general definition of democracy although perhaps the term delegative democracy is more apt.
Populist Revival in the 1980s.
- Populism is based on a quasi-direct relationship between a personalistic leader and masses of devoted followers. The BA regimes had sought to eradicate it as they identified it with turmoil. In the restored democracies such as Chile and Uruguay where there were historic parties with considerable strength personalistic leaders found it harder to build support.
- The BA regimes actually inadvertently allowed for a populist revival. The modernization they encouraged disrupted social order and the lives of the poor, thus making them available for political mobilization. The economic growth of the 60s and 70s continued the process of urbanization, a growing informal sector etc. Additionally, as the BA regimes sought to dismantle the process of representation by intermediary organizations, this mass of people was disorganized and thus ripe for mobilization by a personalistic leader.
- E.g. Garcia (Peru) – appealed to unorganized poor. His policies resembled classical populism (extending ISI). He stimulated growth by expansion and financed this by capping debt repayments and this deviation from IFI proscriptions was very popular. Problems arose as Peru was cut off from loans especially when the banking system was nationalized. Inflation rose dramatically and the crisis resumed.
- Argentina and Brazil (Cruzado Plan) were similarly heterodox and ended in similar failure.
- It became obvious that the classical populist policies were no longer viable.
Neoliberal Neopopulism
- Menem, Collor, Fujimori used populism to impose liberal economic policies. They won office in typical populist fashion. "Saviours" of the nation". Upon taking office however, all three went neo-liberal and tried to break inflation by suppressing demand and slashing public spending, and trade opening. They thus reversed the policies of the classical populists.
- Although they adjusted their policies to the inevitable, Weyland argues that they used their remaining margin of choice to ensure their neoliberal policies did not lose them popular support.
- Mass support – both neopopulists (NP) and neoliberals (NL) agreed the unorganized poor of the informal sectors needed to be won over.
- Distance from Intermediary Organizations – NP parties tried to subordinate interest groups to their own ambitions, and NL attacked these same groups as trying to undermine competition through rent seeking.
- Attacks on political class – NP attacked established politicians as corrupt and privileged. NL were similarly suspicious.
- Strong State – NP centralized power to bolster personal authority. NL wanted a concentration of power to break opposition to the reforms.
- Targeted benefits programs – this is perhaps the only affinity with which I would say NP resembled classical populism. NP leaders later enacted spending programs to benefit the poor, especially the informal sector. Menem and Fujimori distributed much in a highly visible fashion insisting that control of the funds remain in the office of the president. They used these payments to exact political payoffs from the poor masses. NLs also advocated such spending as the World Bank changed its focus from stabilization to development and poverty eradication, and also as a means of making the reforms politically viable.


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text: "Sottovoce", the debut album of the band L'ORA X, is a concept one about love. That kind of love which is a real gut punch, that love that changes one's life, that lets you grow, positive or negative it is, what matters is that it gets you a little help for a true evolution of the soul, that makes you open your mind and heart to new horizons. The album is divided into favorable and adverse moments, in both cases they are concrete moments that are, have been and will be necessary to the main character to reach a greater maturity to face all those situations, new or consolidated ones, that unavoidably everyone of us deals with.


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Name: Eddie Tiepa Bluegum
Age: 39
Hapu Representitive for : Ngāi Tamawhariua ki Te Rereatukahia
What is your whakapapa? Grandparents and parents.
He uri ahau no Ngāi Te Rangi, Ngāti Pukenga ki Waiau, Ngāti Whakaue me Ngāti Raukawa.
Ko Te Tiepa (Eddie) raua ko Te Rina (Lena) Purukamu ōku Tipuna Matua. Ko Kimioranga Poi tōku whaea, Ko Graham tōku Papa, engari na oku Tipuna, ahau i whakatipu.
I live in Tamaki with my Partner Nicole, my sons Tiepa and Blake, and my nephew Solomon.
Where did you grow up? And your fondest childhood memory.
I was born and bred in the Moana, mainly at Te Rereatukahia Pa. My fondest memories are definitely not the haircuts that my Grandfather used to give me but probably the whole package of growing up at the Pa, getting up to mischief with the cousins, playing games long ball, rugby, touch, and marbles (some world class marble cheats at Te Rereatukahia in my day haha).
What did you want to be when you were a child?
I always wanted to be a lawyer. I remember having a conversation with my Mum (Nan) when watching LA Law, an old TV show, where they had an opening scene where the boot of a car shut and it had a personalised plate LALAW. I said pointing to a lawyer "Mum thats what I want to be" and she quickly replied "what a Lalo".
What it is the best piece of advice you have ever received?
I would like to repeat the words of the Gambler here but my Pop said to me once "You be you son, you are alright, don't worry about what others think, do what you think is right" I can say that I have lived my life according to this and also knowing when to hold it, knowing when to fold it.......
One thing about you people would be surprised to know?
I have 21 siblings, I was brought up with my first cousin (Glenys) and the two youngest of my Pop and Nan's kids Darryl and Liana along with two other cousins Truby and Eugene. To me they are my brothers and sisters, my maternal side I have 10 siblings (two deceased) and my Paternal side for which I have only recently met I have 5.
What do you enjoy doing for leisure?
Kai moana, collecting it, fishing, diving for it and eating it. Love my Rugby too and spending time with my whanau gathering kai moana.
What music do you currently have playing in your car?
I have 500 songs on my phone (all legally downloaded (honest), that I have on shuffle from Tupac to Tui Teka, Marvin Gaye to Metallica, kiwi/Maori music to Kravitz, love the hip hop too.
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10/11/2015 01:33:43 pm
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Janie Wanakore-Flavell
11/15/2015 02:43:06 pm
e ki eki! e hatekehi ana te whakautu o tou kuia!..lalaw.
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What You Should Know When Building an Agile Team
What You Should Know When Building an Agile Team
Because how can you build a team without knowing what everyone is doing? Take a look at each of the positions on an Agile team.
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As you begin building an Agile team, knowing the functions and titles of the team members is necessary to create a successful product. Working in the Agile method continues to grow in popularity for IT projects because Agile methodologies have a high level of success when applied to diverse projects that require skill, timeliness, and creative tactics.
Agile principles cannot be effective without the right team members on board who understand their positions and encourage the development of new software in a collaborative environment. This article discusses four pivotal roles on an Agile team and explains how each job lends itself to the creation of a high-quality project.
The Stakeholder
The primary stakeholder is heavily invested in the success of the project and in each team member's performance. These roles are crucial because they provide the monetary support that is needed for the project to move forward with hopes that the finished product will be successful and generate a greater return on the initial investment.
Still, the support of stakeholders goes beyond funding. Stakeholders help internal operations move forward by maintaining systems and helping teams achieve goals using cross-platform strategies. They work on an Agile team (or with multiple Agile teams), handling various responsibilities and working under diverse titles. For example, a stakeholder might serve as the support manager, portfolio manager, or operations managers.
While some stakeholders prefer to be directly involved, others may work from a distance and contribute to the team only when requested.
The Scrum Master
The Scrum manager on an Agile team is also known as the project manager. The Scrum Master applies the Agile principles to make teams more efficient and functional. Furthermore, the Scrum Master is critical because this position is focused on the well-being of the team and meeting project deadlines with accuracy and high performance.
When your team members are struggling with productivity and distractions, the Scrum Master comes in to find the cause of these issues and proactively addresses the problem. Not only does this help team members to meet their goals, but it also increases team morale because the Scrum Master is considerate of input from the Agile team and ensures that the office culture reflects employee needs and values.
Every project requires team members to have up-to-date tools and resources to use as a reference, which lessens confusion and prevents missteps. Because the Scrum Master is the head of Scrum meetings, this person can assess the necessary resources and additional tools that should be provided for the team.
Product Owners
Having a Product Owner on your Agile team is critical, but this role can be difficult to maintain. If you don't already have a Product Owner on your team, be patient and seek out the best candidate that has the qualifications and experience to do this job properly. Ideally, you want the Product Owner to be part of your team from the start of the project.
The Product Owner thinks like the consumer and identifies the risks that can cause disruptions or lead to a product failure that creates a disappointing customer experience. What needs will the product meet? How should this product be marketed? The Product Owner answers these questions with logic and professionalism while considering how it translates on the front end.
Scrum Team Members
The upper management of any job is undoubtedly essential. While every team needs stakeholders, project Owners, and Scrum Masters, an Agile team would be extremely limited and dysfunctional without its team members.
Because building software is complex and deadline-driven, team members dedicate themselves to creating a successful product within a given time period. To meet those deadlines, team members must be willing to communicate with one another and managers while approaching diverse tasks. Throughout the development process, team members will sacrifice additional downtime to learn new skills and processes that will move the project along and enhance the user experience.
Team members always take a systematic approach, especially when building code from scratch. Whether code is being built, tested, or upgraded, each team member provides valuable input that constantly improves the functionality of the software.
The Success of an Agile Team
Every role is significant when working on an Agile team. While it's important to set the main goals that will drive your project forward, a well-balanced team with a clear definition of its role and responsibilities knows how to hit all the small milestones with accuracy, achieving to the end result on time and with a reliable product.
Building new software while working on an Agile team is about functionality and smooth transitions into each development phase, but embracing Agile methodologies is also focused on catering to the needs of the users. An Agile team allows companies to work at scale while building an innovative product.
Once the product hits the market, the Agile team can continue to upgrade programs and the software without affecting the user experience, maintaining a consistency that will help your brand be more profitable and improve customer loyalty.
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You need to know how to clean a car engine. That way, you can ensure proper maintenance and functioning of your engine. There are a series of steps to be followed when cleaning a car engine:
* Firstly, (in our discussion of how to clean a car engine) I'd like to make reference to the importance of warming the engine. This helps to soften the grease and the grunge collected on the car engine. However, it should not be hot. To warm the engine, start it for a while and then shut it off.
* Some parts such as air filter/air intake, distributor, oil breather, and the coil, are sensitive and need to be covered. However, to reduce time wastage, while the engine cools to proper temperature can be used to cover these. Plastic bags and rubber bands are best suited for covering almost all these parts properly.
* Second step in knowing how to clean a car engine demands the knowledge of the right temperature in which you can actually start the cleaning of the engine. As the engine reaches the proper temperature required for cleaning, spray a high quality and non-petroleum based engine cleaner on the entire engine. However, to avoid dropping the cleaner on the face while cleaning underside, it is better to start from the bottom and then move upwards. Keep the degreaser on the engine for 3-5 minutes, and then take a pure cotton towel to gently agitate the heavily soiled areas, repeating the process, if required. After cleaning the engine, rinse it thoroughly with water and repeat if necessary.
* Then remove all the coverings on different parts, and dry all the parts with the help of pure cotton towel and paper towels. Then start the engine to evaporate any moisture and dry the components completely.
* After the completion of the whole process, you need to apply a coating of non-silicone lubricant on all hinges, throttle cables, cruise control cables and hood shocks. Re-waxing of all waxed parts is also required, because engine cleaner will destroy the entire wax.
If you understand and follow the above mentioned steps, you know how to clean a car engine!
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