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National price caps for agency staff working in the NHS
Detail of outcome
Monitor and the NHS Trust Development Authority (TDA) will introduce caps on the hourly rates paid for all agency staff to take effect from midday on 23 November 2015.
Read the revised rules and capped rates
Feedback received
Detail of feedback received
This document:
- outlines the proposals we set out in the consultation
- summarises responses to the consultation
- describes our response and rationale for the approach we are adopting
Thank you to everyone who took the time to respond to the consultation.
Original consultation
Consultation description
Monitor and the NHS TDA propose to introduce caps on the total amount NHS providers can pay per hour for an agency worker.
The proposed hourly price caps would apply to:
- all staff groups employed by NHS trusts and NHS foundation trusts: nursing, medical, all other clinical and other non-clinical staff
- all agency staff and bank staff
The price caps would not apply to substantive/permanent staff or staff employed by ambulance trusts.
Next steps
Monitor and the NHS TDA will consider all responses to the consultation and decide whether, when and how to implement the price caps. Subject to that process, the aim is to introduce the price caps on 23 November 2015.
If you have questions relating to the consultation or proposed rules, please email email@example.com.
Last updated 20 November 2015 + show all updates
Update page with a summary of responses to the consultation and added a link to the revised rules and capped rates for agency staff.
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... social media, smartphones, 24/7 online commerce, robotics, IoT, 3D printing, stem cells, fintech, wearables, self driving cars, augmented reality, AI ...
Innovation is well, innovative, but that doesn't mean it doesn't have a set of principles and steps to guide your journey from inspiration to impact. To be an entrepreneur you need to have a certain natural spark, but there's more to it than that. You accelerate your progress when you learn where the landmines are and how to find a path to reach your dreams. After being an entrepreneur and CEO for years, my purpose now is to provide the tools and the roadmap for innovators and entrepreneurs to fulfil their potential in business and in life. You might be a startup founder, the owner or CEO of a fast-growing scale up business or a leader in a mature organisation facing change and wanting to build a more innovative culture to compete and grow. Over 4 decades I've been in all of those positions and learned from success and from failure what works and what doesn't.
Welcome and read on!
Money isn't the problem.
The problem is nailing the customer's problem.
Have you got a team to deliver the goods?
Have you got inside investor's minds?
Have you made your company investable?
Do you understand the roadmap?
Marketing isn't the problem.
The problem is working on the business more than in the business.
Is the founder the best person to be the CEO?
Have you got the systems to cope with growth?
Have you got a strategy to reach those lofty goals?
mature organisations
The problem isn't new technology. The problem is developing new business without disrupting existing business
Do you have an innovation process?
Do you know how to think like a startup?
Have you independently resourced an innovation team? Do you understand the innovation journey?
InnovationConsult offers workshops & coaching to accelerate your innovation and entrepreneurial journey.
Would you like to learn more?
Contact Tom Williams for a free 45 minute session to get crystal clear on your vision,
what's in the way of reaching it and sketching out a roadmap for success.
I believe successful innovation requires a fusion of scientific evidence-based
thinking and outside-the-box creativity.
I began as a scientist, but while still in my twenties I started working in audio-visual production, designing communication solutions for businesses.
The ability to think from a different point of view, to provide innovative ways of doing things has been useful throughout a forty year career in diverse fields, including big pharma, taking a startup biotech to an IPO on the ASX, managing investments for a global merchant bank, providing marketing ideas for major companies and more recently in education, where I've shown you can teach entrepreneurial skills to academic scientists. I've had what they call now a T shaped career, with a deep dive into the commercialisation of science and some adventurous excursions into totally unrelated areas, but somehow it was all useful. Now, I'm passionate about leveraging what I've learnt to empower entrepreneurs and intrapreneurs to get their world changing ideas tested, funded, developed and launched.
The innovation roadmap and related processes are useful for :
Developing a purpose driven organisation
Scoping customer issues crying out for innovation
Developing a multi dimensional map to select the best bet
Researching the jobs any new products or services need to do
Designing possible new products or services from a
clean slate
Developing new business models for existing products and service
Enrolling employees into constant innovation contributions
Avoiding being blindsided by
others disruptive innovations
Testing value proposition hypotheses with customers
Developing a Pitch and raising Finance
Finding partners and negotiating deals
Marketing strategy and copywriting
Assessing impact and next steps
InnovationConsult can be engaged in a variety of, well, innovative ways, including fee for service, by time, by project, by result, or under some circumstances, in exchange for equity.
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|Foreleg of a male diving beetle - Spike Walker
The fantastic image above by Spike Walker caught me out. When I first saw it I thought it was a detail from an impressionist painting.
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At first glance I thought it was something out of a color theory textbook. A double whammy - the eye and opposites on the color wheel. I can see the impressionist detail in it though. Van Gogh.ReplyDelete


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SMPC will be having a Bonfire and Pumpkin carving night of fun!
Friday, October 24, 2014
6pm – 10pm
(younger families are welcome to leave a little early, older kids are invited to stay!)
Games, Pumpkin carving CONTEST (yes, a prize will be awarded!), Stone Soup, bonfire, s'mores, and horseback riding!
All you need to bring is a pumpkin, can of veggies for the soup and a fun attitude.
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Inventory from the ground up.
06 Oct 2016 22:14
We've received a number of concerning reports regarding our Inventory page, where some users claimed that their updates weren't being saved - despite seeing a confirmation message.
While we were never able to replicate this problem ourselves, we decided to perform some early spring cleaning in preparation for the big redesign. So for the last couple of weeks, we've focused on redeveloping the Inventory page from the ground up.
Hopefully you'll now find it a little bit faster and more efficient to use, but more importantly we want to know if the problem has been solved. Let us know right away if you come across any problems.


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Bobby Bill is a character mentioned on the Rednecks promotional website for Grand Theft Auto 2. His father is Pa Wayne and he has many siblings, which include Bob, Joleyn, Mary Beth, Jethro, Seth, Lazy Balls, Peter Lee, Boff, Sammy Jo, Teri Barbara, Maggie May, Bonny, Jonny W., Billy Bob and Fabrizio. Bobby Bill's name is a reversal of "Billy Bob", a stereotypical name for a redneck, and also one of his brothers' names.
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Daniel Shereck
Daniel Shereck, B.Eng, PMP, is a management consultant, advisor, technology strategist and project manager. His goal is to empower organizations by enabling business strategy through technology, where he leverages leading practices in portfolio and project management. Daniel has worked with leading consulting firms Deloitte and PWC and has led engagements with public and private companies in over 30 countries including Germany, India, Czech Republic, the US and Canada. Since moving to Victoria in 2015, Daniel has led a number of multimillion dollar projects locally and has real world experience in managing a PMO, developing project portfolios, and managing agile projects.


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This is NOT how I want my fence built.
Here, you see that the fence posts are too short. Fence posts should be as tall as the fence (for this kind of fence). At least a third of the post should be in the ground to support the stresses above ground. I bet they buried at most 2ft.
Also the top rail should be 6 to 7 inches from the top of the picket. You see here that there is waaaay more than that in this construction.
Here are front and back pictures of a splice in the top rail. Looks kinda ok from the front, but from the back you can clearly see that it's sagging already.
Now we have a case of too long: the nails are too long for the 2x4 when nailing to the shorter side. But they didn't care and used the nails anyway and proceed to "knock them down." That is unacceptable.
The pickets are spaced too far. The objective is to have a privacy fence. Furthermore, with age, the pickets will shrink and the gaps will then be even larger. You see some warping already and this has been up only 1 week, though it rained practically all week.
Here's a piece of creativity. A 2x4 is ROUGHLY ripped along its length to approximate 2x2's and loosely nailed to the bottom of the rails. It's a piece of crap and really does nothing other than waste 2x4's.
I will splice 4x4's to the poles using a lap joint to bring them to proper height, though I will not correct how much of the pole is buried. I will then place a top rail at the proper height. I will move the middle rail to approximately middle. I will add proper 2x4's approx 6-7 inches from the bottom of the pickets. I will stain my wood before installation where possible. Right now I have to take the fence apart. I've spent all afternoon taking down one span of pickets. I'm having to gouge into the middle 2x4's to get at the knocked down nails. The nails to the top rail are just tearing through my pickets when I pry the pickets off. There is no other way for me to remove the pickets. I will do my best to save my pickets; I am considering wood filler of some sort. Once taken down, I will flip the 2x4's so that the gouged side will be covered by the pickets. Since the rails will all be in positioned differently from what they have here, all the mounting holes will be "new." I will use screws as that would not require a partner on the other side to counter the hammering. The neighbors will appreciate that since I'm making lots of noise in taking this fence apart. This has been a nightmare and it's going to take alot of effort to fix.
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Saturday, April 05, 2008
This is NOT how I want my fence built.


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How to Change a Lawn Mower Air Filter
A lawn mower that fails to run smoothly or is sometimes hard to start may not be getting the air it needs. This lack of air can be caused by a clogged or dirty air filter. You will find this kind of problem to be easily correct by changing the filter. Follow these 6 easy steps for a successful project.
Step 1 – Locate Your Filter
If you need a new mower filter to replace one that is dirty or damaged, you'll need to know what kind of filter your mower uses. To determine this, locate your mower's filter, its housing and the screw or bolt that holds the cover in place. You'll recognize the filter and its housing by its cylindrical or square shape.
Step 2 – Remove the Filter
Remove the filter cover. If your filter housing is square or rectangular you will likely need to remove a bolt and nut that holds the filter cover in place. Once you've removed the cover, take out the filter and examine it. If it appears dirty, damaged or clogged with oil, you will likely need to replace it.
Some dirty filters can be cleaned. Paper filters are an exception. When immersed in cleaning fluid, they have a tendency to lose their shape and their filtering qualities. Consequently, paper filters should always be replaced when dirty.
Step 3 – Purchase the Right Replacement
Make a note of your mower brand and model as well as the position of your filter. Most mower filters are available at home improvement stores. You can avoid purchasing the wrong filter if you take your dirty filter and/or the name and model of your mower with you to the store.
Step 4 – Prepare Your Mower to Receive New Filter
Examine surfaces near the filter opening for dirt or debris that could enter your mower's engine and cause damage to sensitive components. If there is oil, grease or gasoline residue, remove it with a cloth and solvent so it does not inadvertently contaminate your new filter or become drawn into the mower's engine.
Step 5 – Install New Filter
Insert the new filter in its compartment. If it fails to fit properly, avoid forcing it. If it is not as it is intended it will not filter as it should. If it is a paper filter, remember to insert it so that the air flows through it in the right direction.
Step 6 – Test Filter
Start the engine to test whether the mower will run properly with the new filter. A smooth running engine will tell you the new filter has been successfully replaced.


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Electroadhesive grippers are a great way for a robot to be able to grip objects and SRI have been developing general-purpose, highly-compliant electroadhesive pads for a variety of applications including wall climbing robots and now robot grippers.
Electroadhesive when used in grippers will allow a robot to grip pretty much any surface, be it conductive, non-conductive, smooth, rough, or even covered in dirt.
An electroadhesive grip doesn't need complex sensors or programming to do its job. Simply put the gripper in contact with an object, turn on the electroadhesion, and pick it up. Being thin and flexible the surfaces can be used for a number of different applications.
For more information visit, Hizook.
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Rest easy knowing your deer is being handled by professionals dedicated to providing you with quality venison. Be sure to properly field dress and clean your deer prior to processing for best results.
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You may love venison, but you may not love all the work involved to process it. Avoid the hassle and mess and bring your deer in for processing at Cook's Meat Locker LLC.
We're fully equipped to process your deer and provide you with your favorite cuts, sausage, jerky and more. If you want something specific, please be sure to contact us.
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Does Laser Really Give Permanent Hair Removal?
Don't you wish that permanent hair removal could be possible?
Let's explore the possibilities. You truly can be permanently free of hair if you received a third degree burn.
Yikes! No thanks.
What are the other alternatives for Permanent Hair Removal?
Electrolysis can remove hair forever. However, do you really have the time to go to a place over and over and over and have your hairs removed one at a time? The possibility of scarring always exists if you research it. It is painful. Very painful.
Meh, most people pass on the electrolysis option.
Does Laser Provide Permanent Hair Removal?
With laser, we can offer permanent hair reduction and that is an FDA guarantee. Tell me you're not smiling. Every time you go, you lose about 10-20% of your hair. It takes repeated treatments since hair grows in cycles. The Mayo Clinic states that it usually takes four to six treatments with a periodic touch up for best results.
The words, permanent hair removal, are not technically correct when discussing laser hair removal. With laser, your hair will be reduced over a number of sessions. That number depends on the color, coarseness, and location of your hair.
Dr. Happel's office has been offering laser hair removal for over a decade and a half. Read our reviews here.
Experience counts.
Experience and Qualifications Count – A Lot!
You do not want to be on the learning curve at a place where the laser techs come and go. Beware of the place that advertises that they recently opened their doors.
Today, the Clinical Director of one of our laser hair competitors in Wexford began her new job. Before starting as their Clinical Director, she sold real estate and was a personal fitness trainer. She trained for two weeks at two of their out-of- town offices.
I am the Clinical Director at Happel Laser. My medical training was eleven years long. I finished my clinical training at the Mayo Clinic. Learn more about my medical training and qualifications here. Click the following to learn why : We are the best place to have laser hair removal in Pittsburgh.
Let me break it down.
Advantages of laser hair removal
- No more ingrown hairs
- No more waxing
- No more plucking
- Really, really sexy soft skin
- No hassle of shaving all the time
- Convenient
- Very fast
- Affordable if you buy only what you need and not expensive packages
- Affordable if you consider a lifetime of razors, blades and waxing
- It really works!
So what are you waiting for?
If laser hair removal isn't on your bucket list, then maybe you should think about adding it to yours.
What kind of person are you?
There are three kinds of people. Those who can count and those who can't. 🙂
Here's the bottom line.
Our patients honestly say laser permanent hair removal is the best thing they ever did for themselves. It changes lives forever. We give you our word. (One thing that you can give and still keep is your word.)
If you have any questions, just shoot me an email or contact us here. I promise a quick response. If you are reading this during business hours, just give us a call at 724-969-0600 for an even quicker response.


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The LSX theme comes with a core banner functionality. Additional functionality is added when integrated with the LSX banners extension.
The banners feature in the core theme allows you to add images to posts and pages in the featured image section, and have that featured image display as a full-width hero banner at the top of the post/page along with the title of the content you are loading.
Adding a banner image to a post/page
- Log in to the back-end of your website
- Select either the "Posts" or "Pages" menu item from the WordPress Dashboard
- Either select "add new" or select a previously uploaded post/page
- When the page content is added, select "preview" before adding a featured image or publishing the post/page
- This will take you to a live preview of your page/post
- You will notice that the title of the post/page is displayed in a full-width banner section at the top of the page
- Navigate back to the editing area of your post/page, and navigate to the field on the right of the screen titled "Featured Image"
- Select the "Set featured image" option
- Select a previously uploaded image or upload an image to your library
- *Note: The image chosen is to be displayed as a full-width banner image, and must be equal or over 2000 pixels in width, and 800 pixels in height. Do not worry about resizing the image if it is larger, as the image is automatically resized to fit the banner area.
- Once you have selected a suitable image, select the "Preview" option once again
- You will notice that the title of the post/page is displayed in a full-width banner section above the banner image you selected (see image below)
LSX Banners Extension
The banners extension allows you to place full-width hero banner images at the top of any post type you choose. The extension also allows you to configure the placement of the image in the banner area, and upload an additional featured image which will be displayed according to the post type and use. View the LSX banners extension.


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If you've ever laughed your way through David Sedaris's cheerfully misanthropic stories, you might think you know what you're getting with Calypso. You'd be wrong.
When he buys a beach house on the Carolina coast, Sedaris envisions long, relaxing vacations spent playing board games and lounging in the sun with those he loves most. And life at the Sea Section, as he names the vacation home, is exactly as idyllic as he imagined, except for one tiny, vexing realization: it's impossible to take a vacation from yourself.
With Calypso, Sedaris sets his formidable powers of observation toward middle age and mortality. Make no mistake: these stories are very, very funny--it's a book that can make you laugh 'til you snort, the way only family can. Sedaris's powers of observation have never been sharper, and his ability to shock readers into laughter unparalleled. But much of the comedy here is born out of that vertiginous moment when your own body betrays you and you realize that the story of your life is made up of more past than future.
This is beach reading for people who detest beaches, required reading for those who loathe small talk and love a good tumor joke. Calypso is simultaneously Sedaris's darkest and warmest book yet--and it just might be his very best. (Little Brown and Company)
Due to the limited capacity of our event space this is a ticketed event. Tickets admit one and include one copy of David Sedaris' new book, Calypso.
• Mr. Sedaris will sign all his titles, but he will only sign books.
• Absolutely NO photography or video, please. Do not bring a camera.
Primary Ticket Group: Because this event will be upstairs in the Vroman's event space, seating will be limited. Only the first 130 ticket buyers will be permitted upstairs for the presentation. Seating upstairs will be first come first served for the Primary Ticket Group once they have checked in and received their copy of Calypso. Any ticket holders not in their seat by 5:45pm will forfeit their seat.
Secondary Ticket Group: Once the tickets for the Primary group have sold out we will release tickets for the Secondary ticket group also through Eventbrite. These ticketed customers will not be allowed upstairs during the presentation, and will only be allowed upstairs to get their books signed once the upstairs starts to clear out. On the day of the event when secondary ticket group check in and receive their book they will also receive a lettered line ticket for the signing line. We will try to have the presentation played throughout the store so secondary ticket group may listen, however we cannot guarantee this possibility.


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So you're online browsing Reddit the other day… and you stumble across r/EDC.
Since getting really into every day carry items, there are a couple items I've been gifted that have made their way into my daily carry for the foreseeable future.
The Machine Era Markup Solid Brass pen has been a pure joy to use. I don't particularly like the refill it ships with, but I've always been a huge fan of Pilot G2 0.38 pens, and this brass pen only makes those refills write even more smoothly. The cap screws on, so you don't have to worry about pen explosions in your pocket. Pairs nicely with Moleskine Cahier pocket notebooks on the go, and Rhodia Webnotebooks.
The Leatherman Free P4 multitool has already come in handy countless times. For a long time I only carried a knife, but turns out I have all sorts of daily uses for pliers, screwdrivers, scissors, package openers, and the like. The one-hand-operation of every tool, and the fact that they all lock in place is really what really makes this a valuable daily carry. Very glad I live somewhere where carrying a knife around is legal and not frowned upon… it would be hard to find a good multi-tool without a knife built in. (If you are in the market for a TSA-friendly travel multi-tool, you should check out the Leatherman Style PS.)
What's your favorite EDC item?


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Philanthropy publication raises profile of giving in South Africa
The first Annual Review of South African Philanthropy was launched at this year's Independent Philanthropy Association of South Africa's (IPASA) Symposium on Social Cohesion on October 28 & 29th, 2019. The book is published by IPASA under the guidance of an Editorial Board, with Shelagh Gastrow as the Chief Editor. The publication was made possible by the support of the Ball Family Foundation and has funding for three years.
At the launch Shelagh explained that the review is not an academic one, but based on stories of what people have achieved through philanthropy. The aim of the review is to raise the profile of philanthropy in the country, to provide a voice for philanthropy and to provide role models for people to participate in philanthropy.
Contributions consist of background contextual information on philanthropy, but also include book reviews and varied stories on different sectors of philanthropy and family foundations. When philanthropies are set up they are driven by passion, which is reflected in the variety of interests which the publications covers: environment, education, health and the arts.
Photo: From left to right, Sarah Rennie, Dr Bhekinkosi Moyo, Shelagh Gastrow
While the book is not based on any new research, it does cite existing research on philanthropy. One example sourced is Inyathelo's work with the Annual Survey of Philanthropy in Higher Education (Aspihe) which has been published over the past five years. Of 11 participating universities for 2017, R1.71 billion was received of which private philanthropy contributed R1.1billion (up from R435 million in 2013.)
In the publication, Sarah Rennie, the Chair of the IPASA Council writes that IPASA is built on the legacy of the network forged by the Private Philanthropy Circle (PPC) to provide support and advice on, and advocate for, philanthropy in South Africa. She explains that IPASA was run under the auspices of Inyathelo for 4 years until the natural next step was taken to create a more formal, permanent structure for the group, established in 2015 and today known as IPASA.
Inyathelo would like to congratulate IPASA on its endeavours and for the launch of this exciting publication on South African Philanthropy. It is a valuable resource to the philanthropy sector and our nation's future growth.


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Meet Teamarie, a Molly's Music student with enough positive energy to power the lights on a Broadway production. Writing songs since she was three and pursuing music seriously by age eight, Teamarie aspires to someday take the stage on a musical theater show—and with her inspiring attitude, she'll be there in no time.
MM: How long has music been a part of your life? When did you become more serious about music?
Music has always been a part of my life! I started singing and writing my own songs when I was three. I learned how to play the guitar and piano, and I've always listened to a wide variety of music because I love what every instrument and genre has to offer to the world.
I became more serious about music when I was around eight. I went off to L.A. and tried to get a record deal as a jazz singer. Now, I audition and compete in competitions for musical theatre and opera.
MM: What kind of music is your favorite to sing? To listen to?
It's kind of a mix up! I can never choose which is my favorite. But I do find myself singing mostly musical theatre, pop, country, and classical music. I LOVE listening to the biggest hits that are playing on the radio, which is mostly pop. But when I'm getting pumped up for an audition or need inspiration, musical theatre is my go to.
MM: We hear you've got an awesome musical theater voice. What are your favorite musicals to sing? Any particular songs?
Thank you! That's so sweet! I love singing anything from Thoroughly Modern Millie, Oklahoma!, Jekyll & Hyde, and Beauty and the Beast.
I often sing "Gimme, Gimme," "Out of My Dreams," "Live Out Loud" (from A Little Princess), and "Home."
MM: Inspiration doesn't grow on trees. Where do you find your inspiration to sing and perform?
The overall joy I experience when singing and performing is what inspires me. There is nothing better than going out on a stage or even just a recital room and doing what you love to do and seeing how it affects other people. Inspiring others inspires me.
MM: So we hear you've participated in competitions before. What was that like?
The competitions were really fun! It's so great to meet other people that love to do what you do! It's also fun to just go out there, have a good time, and flaunt your stuff!
MM: What are you currently involved in with regards to music? What are your future ambitions as a musician?
I'm currently involved with a club at my school called Chapman on Broadway. It's a musical theatre club and we're currently working on some really great shows! I also audition a lot for shows with any form of singing and Disney!
My future ambitions as a musician include being cast in a musical theatre show, auditioning for TV shows like The Voice, recording my own mix tape, and getting a job at Disney as either a princess or performer!
MM: If you could go back in time and give yourself any musical advice, what would
it be?
Don't compare yourself to others, never give up, and always chase after your dreams.
MM: I like to end with this fun one: If you could sing with any performer or band, regardless if they are still living, who would it be and why? What song (or songs) would you want to sing with them?
I would LOVE to sing with Lea Michele or Idina Menzel. I think they both have amazing voices and are fantastic actresses.
If I could sing with Lea Michele, I would sing "I Dreamed a Dream" from Les Mis.
If I could sing with Idina Menzel, I'd HANDS DOWN sing "Let it Go" from Frozen!!! Ahhh!(:


text: Thanks for visiting #Aperam last week at #LNG2019 in Shanghai! As always, the event was an excellent opportunity to talk #stainlesssteel #alloys with some of the LNG industry's leading players. To learn more about our INVAR® M93 and Stainless Steel solution for LNG and LNG as Fuel applications, visit us at www.aperam.com.


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Source: Detroit Free Press
President Trump's call to build a wall along the southern border has sparked an intense debate over immigration and American identity.
To better understand what the wall would mean, a team of USA TODAY Network journalists traveled along the 2,000-mile U.S.-Mexico border and produced an 80-minute film "The Wall," which will be shown tonight at 7:30 pm and tomorrow at noon as part of the Freep Film Festival in Detroit, Michigan.
The film is a collaboration between the Detroit Free Press team behind "12th and Clairmount," the Arizona Republic, and the USA Today Network.
Brian Kaufman, executive video producer at the Detroit Free Press, was the director of the movie, which involved 82 journalists.
Kaufman recently spoke about the film with the Free Press.
Read more at the Detroit Free Press.
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• Sold in March 2018
• 3-Units & 2-Car Garage in the Inner Mission District
• Unit Mix: 1-Three Bedroom/One Bathroom unit, 1-One-Bedroom unit & 1-Studio unit
• Owner User Opportunity: Three-Bedroom Unit Delivered Vacant
• Multiple Offers Received
• Represented Seller
Contact Allison today to learn the current value of your building. Allison's specializes on the sale of multi-unit, mixed-use and commercial properties in San Francisco. With over 17 years of experience in selling investment properties, she can help maximize the value of your property.


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International Programs
You are always welcome at Heartland Community College.
We are committed to promoting international education, cross-cultural understanding, and global citizenship.
Study Abroad
As a Heartland student, you can earn credit towards your degree by studying in one of eight countries through the Illinois Consortium for International Study Programs (ICISP).
See your International destinations
International Students
We welcome students from around the world to study at Heartland. In 2019, Heartland students represented 52 nations worldwide.
International Education Committee
The International Education Committee (IEC) is the advisory body to the International Programs office tasked with reviewing matters related to international curriculum and programs. The goal of this committee is to provides a coordinating body in order to facilitate connections and dialog across departments and programs in regards to international initiatives and global education.


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High Street Fashion Companies Opening New Locations Throughout China, Mirroring Strategy Of Major Luxury Brands
Recently, as consumers in developed countries have cut back, Western retailers have had to retool their growth strategies to include more store locations in emerging nations. We have recently seen the Barbie franchise open its flagship store in Shanghai, and now H&M has opened its first Beijing location, joining 14 other locations in the mainland. With the opening of these new stores, joining other global retail empires like Zara, Levi's, and Uniqlo and luxury brands like Burberry in expanding in the China market, it is clear that China has become a critical part of all retailers' growth plans. As ARC China reports, the grand opening of H&M's Beijing store enticed hundreds of fashion-hungry Beijingers:


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Constuction Site Safety: Protect Your Workers and Yourself
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The Evolving Drug Crisis in Construction
The reality and risks of substance abuse on jobsites
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Charges of manslaughter against a business owner for a worker fatality provides lessons on worker safety and business protections.
Work orders don't always go as planned. That was the case for one Seattle-based construction company owner who was fined more than $51,000 and charged with second degree manslaughter after an employee was killed in a trench collapse that could have been avoided.
When Seattle-based Alki Construction was connecting a sewer line at a local home in 2016, the trench employees were working in collapsed. The worker, who was 7-ft. under, had only a single shore of protection - hardly the multi-point system that is required by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). An investigation revealed that the owner had personally been directing workers at the site just before the collapse. OSHA determined that the death was more than just negligent - it was "willful."
While a manslaughter indictment on a construction site may be uncommon, construction deaths aren't. As many as 5,000 worker fatalities occur in the U.S. each year. More than 20 percent of them happen on construction sites.
How can you protect your workers and yourself?
As a construction business owner/operator, there are no-cost steps you can take to ensure construction site safety for your workers and management. Keep these four best practices top of mind:
1. Put a stop work authority system in place. Every construction site should have stop work authority. If a worker – no matter how junior – doesn't feel safe, or witnesses unsafe practices, he can stop work at any time, returning to the task at hand after the issue has been resolved.
2. Train regularly. Consistent, ongoing construction site safety training should be a priority. Consider including both on-site toolbox talks to educate workers on how to safely do their job, and annual company-wide training on safety best practices and corporate policies and procedures.
3. Provide workers with the materials and tools they need. Without the proper tools to do the job and safety equipment to protect the workers doing it, construction site safety training is ineffective. Make sure your workers have what they need to succeed daily.
4. Know and exceed the law. OSHA regulations are a bare minimum. Companies with a good safety record continually exceed them. They go above and beyond what OSHA asks of them because they don't want an employee to have to make a decision between doing what's right for their safety and getting the job done.
Get Insured
Workplace fatalities are most often accidents, but can be the result of negligence at times. Most are not grounds for criminal indictment, like the Alki Construction case. When they are, no amount of business insurance can protect an owner or employee from criminal manslaughter charges.
In typical cases, a business' first line of defense following an employee injury or death is a workers' compensation policy. Required of employers in 49 states, workers' compensation insurance protects employees – and shields employers – by covering the high costs of medical care, disability, rehabilitation and death benefits for those injured or killed in work-related accidents.
Again, criminal indictment aside, should a lawsuit allege you, other employees or leadership of failure to make the best decisions for employees, directors and officers (D&O) insurance is what you'll need to safeguard your business and personal assets. Without it, you could be held personally liable for actions you take on behalf of the organization. D&O insurance covers defense costs and damages should you or any of your employees be named in a lawsuit, regulatory action or face allegations of misrepresentation or breach of fiduciary duties. Think of D&O insurance as corporate and personal asset protection for your principal decision makers.
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Budget 2010: Congress insults Dalits, a quarter of India, again
The Budget speech of Mr Pranab Mukherjee (Indian Finance Minister) starts with quote from 'Arthsastra' by Kautilya (Proponent of caste system) that might get few kudos from his Brahmin fellowship but strategically bolsters caste design to Indian Budget making process. FM has skillfully given dumb ears to the cause of 25 crores of Dalits , a quartile of Indian population. Congress would never give damm to future course of Dalit emancipation. They simply pull otherside of the rope.
Mr Pranab Mukharjee's speech at the time of tabling the Finance bill on the last day of the month of Feb agonised griefs of common man of which Dalit forms 80%. The peanuts he offered to this suffering lot of India could act as salt on the age old caste injury. Mere 4,500 crores Rupees granted is a sheer insult! Lets go thru the following observations from the Economics Times..
" Government increase the outlay for the ministry of social justice and empowerment from the Rs 4,500 crore allocated in the Budget, to Rs 61,187 crore, the share of the total Plan expenditure that corresponds with the share of Scheduled Castes in the population. While conceding that outlays of other ministries would also include the special component outlays meant for Dalits, the sheer lack of accounting transparency in this regard has led him to conclude that the government is unlikely to have allocated more than 5% of the total Plan expenditure to Scheduled Caste welfare and development. "
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Absolutely NOT!
Swiss Bank of India.
The topic sounds absurd. But the present systemic approach of Finance Minister for channeling public money in to the pockets of only 29 industrialists through annual central budget, makes one think that Swiss Bank of India is in the making or is already in existence.
The Budget
Common Indian never bothers to understand the issue outside his field of work and for him the Budget is difficult subject. When we talk about budget of India, we are only concerned with how much is the tax relief given by the Government in the new budget and not all bothered that how the Government is sucking the money out of the pockets of poor people. Because, many don't know to read, those who know how to read don't have habit of reading. Those who have habit of reading don't read what is important for them. Those who read what is important don't understand the content. Those who understand the content don't share with others. Therefore, ignorant loud talker always becomes the leader.
Budget 2010-11
What is Budget? Income minus expenditure, gives saving. Saving is must because it is indicator of progress. If the budget is deficit (loss), then country can't have positive growth rate at all.
Mr. Pranab Mukherjee has indicated that he wants to change the appearance of Indian Currencies, so that it will become strong like dollar, pound and euros, but strength of any currency depends only on its purchase power and not on its appearance. Is P.M is that idiot to declare so? In this budget, there is stress on privatization and tax exemption to capitalists. Rs.20,000 crore tax will be collected from industrialists and Rs.50,000 crore will be collected from common man.
Growth Rate
PM declared that the growth rate for the year 2009-10 is +7.9%, whereas Professor Surjeet Bhalerao and Prof. Iyer have calculated in consideration of production, education, health and other parameters that the growth of India is -0.36% & -1.37% respectively. So, here is a cheating that the growth rate declared to the nation 9.2 units more than it actually is. This is done because if they declare that the growth of India is always negative then they themselves declare that they are incapable to run the Government. Further, higher growth rate is shown to allow the government to do more expenditure and give more subsidies to industrialists. Mr. D.K. Joshi and Mr. Mohan Sabnis are economic analysts for RSS and they have declared that there is 16% decrease in kharip crop production this year. Then, how can the growth rate be positive.
India under globalization is implementing work of privatization, which it calls disinvestment. Liberalization means relaxation in taxation to investors and it is only beneficial to business community specific.
While budget preparation, the Comptroller Auditor General has released statement of taxes and loans, wherein they have declared that in the year 2009-10, the government has exempted the taxes to industrialists for Rs.5,40,269 crore rupees. Following the chart for last three years or tax exemption given and the fresh loan taken to repay the interest on earlier loan.
Year Budget Taxes received Tax exemption Fresh loan taken
to businessmen to cover tax exemption
(in cr Rs) ((in cr Rs) (in cr Rs) (in cr Rs)
2010-11 11,08,749 7,46,751 4,50,000 4,57,143 (Proj)
2009-10 10,20,838 6,41,079 5,40,269 4,91,063
2008-09 7,50,884 5,07,150 3,50,000 3,06,000
2007-08 7,09,373 4,31,773 2,85,282 1,68,101
Above figures only for last three years, but the same is in practice from last 60 years. Only because the voters were never interested in reading and understanding the budget, they were continuously cheated which has resulted in total loan of Rs.34,95,152 crores rupees as on date. Because of this, Government has to spend 19% of its total annual budget only on repayment of interest on this loan and has to take fresh loan for the same. If even today government decides to stop tax exemption and repay the government loans, it is possible to nullify all the loans in seven years time and be free from loans for ever. But, Congress or BJP will do so, as they take money from businessman for elections required to purchase votes from the citizens and repay the same to the industrialists by way of tax exemption.
As per Pranab Mukherjee for industrial production of 7,46,749 crore rupees, India has to spent 11,08,749 crores rupees. If 5,40,269 crore is given to farmers, then there will be production of more than 12,000 crore rupees. But, because they want to kill the farmers, any Government will never do it. Under liberalization, 79,544 income tax is exempted. Parallely for 85% people, 24,437 crore are allotted and 12,134 crore are actually spent; the rest of the amount is diverted.
Budget can increase or decrease the inflation. When the above budget are deficit, then there is no reduction in price of any commodity. Thomas Jefferson, Ex-President of America has rightly said that "Capitalist has no Nation" and this is the result of inflation. For example,
1) Sugar :- Considering all expenditure for manufacturing and distribution and profit, the cost of sugar for consumer should be Rs.19/- per k.g. even after giving Rs.3,000/- per quintal to the farmers of sugar cane. Presently, the cost of sugar is Rs.48/- and the farmers are getting only Rs.2,000/- per quintal. This is because most of the sugar factories are owned by Politicians and their relatives.
2) In the year 2007, Finance Minister P. Chindabaram declared that the government will open 5 lakh additional classes in various schools and appoint 1.5 lakh additional teachers. The problem with this is there will be one teacher attending three classes. After this declaration there is no action for recruitment of teachers. Then what will be quality of education in such schools. Will that child stand in any competition with children from private school? This is actually segregation at grass root level. They don't want our children to have proper education for higher competition. They only want to give our children only marginal education enough for serving them properly. Mukesh Ambani gives letter to government recommending that the government should spent less on education by which the government can save Rs.2000/- crore per year.
If the tax exemptions are not given to industrialists, then the government is in a position to earn 5,40,000 crore rupees per year. On one hand, government is saying that they don't have money for education and therefore they are privatizing the educational sector. Are they not cheating 85% of Indian population by giving highest tax exemption to few industrialists?
In budget there are provisions for business community and common man and there are various schemes to be implemented for historically socially deprived communities. But, government implements such scheme marginally, i.e. hardly 10% of the allotted amount against each scheme. The unused amount is diverted for non-social schemes even when the diversion of fund against social scheme is not permitted as per the Constitution of India.
Chapter-27 to 30 of Budget 2010-11 declares that all the Public Sector Units will be sold out by 2020. In the year 2000, Maruti was sold at Rs.500 crores, whereas it was earlier declared by the Government that only 10% of its shares will be sold out. Assets of Indian Oil Corporation are worth Rs.1,15,000 crore, but this Government is all set up to sell Indian Oil at Rs.15,000 crores. Today, the share price of all the PSUs is 2,98,269 crore rupees and the total value is Rs.29,83,730/- crores. But, it is learnt that the Government by selling the shares in parts, is planning to sell off the companies not at its total cost, but only at its share value. By this, the companies will be sold off only at 10% of its actual cost. Government further declares that by selling the shares of public sector units the money earned will be used for education of people. Conversely, the government is declaring to the people of India that if you do not allow for selling of government companies, then there is no money for education of children.
Result of Privatization
Government has declared that there shall no audit for any organization or individual, whose annual earning is upto Rs.60 lakhs. This facilitates the rich to hide his black money. Sen Gupta Report states that 83 crore people are below poverty line, out of which 29 crore people earn Rs.6/- per day. 26 crore people, earn Rs.11/- per day and 28 crore people earn Rs.20/- per day. The Government earlier claimed that with liberalization there shall be job opportunities and better earnings to the people of India, but this figures reflects exactly opposite. This is the result of privatization for last 20 years and because of this farmers are committing suicides.
Last year, 61,09,664 people were arrested by police in various crimes. Out of which 26,89,284 were below age 30 and 95% of them were OBC, SC, ST. This figure shows that because of unemployment, the youth has gone for unlawful activities. Ex. Every morning from 09.00 a.m. to 11.00 a.m. at Malad and Goregaon Railway Stations you will find thousands of young boys waiting for daily wage appointment. If they don't get appointment for the day, they go for illegal activities.
What is good in this budget.
The government has declared that they shall set up OBC Development and Financial Corporation for which they have allotted Rs.50 crore per year. The population of OBCs in India is 60 crore. So the government does not even give Rs.1 per year to OBC citizen and he is silent about it.
Where it is rotated and how it is affecting us? Abhijeet Sen Committee has declared that the Hundi market should be closed. Because all the black money is rotated in Hundi market only and Mukesh Ambani is having Rs.2 lakh crores in the Hundi Market. And this market decides the cost of each product on monthly basis. It only works on our money, because we pay taxes included in the MRP of the product. The manufacturer gets these entire amounts which he is required to pay to the government. But, government is giving the business huge tax exemption. So, this exempted amount he uses in Hundi market. When the government is giving tax exemption to industrialists and he increases the cost of commodity, this action only ensures making businessman more rich and common man more poor. This mechanism was in detailed explained in Loksatta article heading "All is not well".
By definition,
i) Tax paid by businessman:- It is collected from consumer in the cost of every commodity and is to be paid to the government by businessman.
ii) Tax paid by common man:- It is either deducted from his salary or is included in the cost of each commodity which is purchases.
Therefore, it is to be said that the businessman does not pay any tax from his pocket, as all the taxes which he is required to pay; he is already covering them in the cost of the commodity. With tax exemption, poor man's money is put in rich man's pocket.
Setting up of new industry
If 1000 crore rupees company is to be set up by a businessman, then he invests only Rs.200 crore from his pocket, borrows Rs.400 crores from government financial institutions and takes Rs.400 crores from share market. With 20% investment, he becomes 100% owner.
Farmer relief package
Government declared Rs.70,000/- crores package for farmers. But chunk of the money is still remaining in the banks. Only Rs.500 crore have been distributed to the farmers. Whereas, Rs.5,00,000/- crores per year are already given to businessman community every year as tax exemption. Rajiv Gandhi once when was in Mumbai declared that only 20% of the social fund reaches to common man. On the contrary, Pranab Mukherjee in his budget speech has said that the government has ensured that each rupee spent by the government is reaching to the common man.
So, the Swiss Bank of India is the corpus of industrialist and politicians.
The question is, Why do they do it and make 85% Indians suffer continuously for 60 years from independence?
Family Affair:-
In India there are 1,00,000 people whose assets are more than Rs.5 crore and these people are owner of 50% of Indian Wealth. Out of 543 MPs, about 300 are Crorepatis. State and Central politics is dominated by only 1000 families. High Court and Supreme Court Judges are appointed from 200 families only.
The reasons is that the ruling people know their history completely and they have made rest of the 85% people forget their history. It is now scientifically proved by DNA Analysis that there are two distinct recess in India, the Aaryans and the Dravidians. The Aaryans (Bhrahman, Kshtriya, Vaishaya), DNA is 100% matching to European DNA. The DNA of all the rest of the people in India, i.e. OBC, SC, ST, Converted Christians, Muslims, Sikhs, are matching 100% with each other. When they know that there were revolution and counter revolution, today they are taking a revenge on the result of such revolutions. Most affected in this is OBC as present ruling caste remembers that The Buddha, Ashoka, Namdev, Tukaram, Jyotirao Phule, Ch. Shivaji Maharaj, Shahu Maharaj were all OBCs and had revolted against the present ruling caste. But, the suffering people are made to forget this and their identities. He is also made to identify himself with forefathers of this own enemies.
Revenge begins with census, i.e. counting of Indian citizen. Provision in the annual budget of the country under various schemes is to be made as per the strength of each caste. The last caste census was done in 1931 in which separate counting was done for OBC and was declared as 51%. After that there is census defining caste of only SC & ST and not of OBC. Amount is allotted to SC & ST under various government schemes as per their percentage population strength. Whereas, for OBC it is not done so. Only token amount is allotted declaring that as the population strength of OBC is not known, the Government cannot allot the fund. Because OBC in India are more than 50% and if this strength is known on paper, then half of the budget has to be allotted for welfare schemes of OBCs. If they do so, they cannot give tax exemption to the industrialists as explained earlier. It is, therefore, concluded that the businessman of India are being made wealthier at the cost of OBCs for last 60 years. This cheating of OBC has been carried out for last 60 years and the OBCs do not know about it and neither has he revolted against it.
Key for compelling any Government for allotment of fund for OBC as per population strength lies in OBC census counting. Montek Singh Ahluvalia of Planning Commission after repeated persuasion by Prof. Hari Narke has agreed for census with OBC counting, but this government had declared that the same will not be done for 2011 census counting. We know why they do so.
Budget (in cr) Due 50% for OBC Amount due / Actual allotted Amount / person / year
(in cr)
2009-10 per year(in crore) person / year
Central 11,00,000 5,50,000 Rs.1100 248.92 Rs.5
State 25,000 12,500 Rs. 1250 350 Rs.7
If it is Rs.5/- per year, i.e. 41 paisa per month, which is little 1 paisa per day. Are we beggars? This Government has made us beggars in the entire earlier budgets. Therefore, Bharat Mukti Morcha has burnt this budget on 28/03/10 .
Plight does not end here. It is added with privatization & SEZ's.


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Kathy Hilton is an outstanding actress and a fashion designer from America. More than her professional career, she is famous for being the mother of TV personalities Paris and Nicky Hilton. Kathy Hilton is also an active philanthropist and a socialite. Here are the complete details about the career, biography, and the net worth of Kathy Hilton in 2020.
Early life & Biography
Kathy Hilton was born as Kathleen Elizabeth Avanzino on March 13, 1959, in New York City, US, to Kathleen Mary and Laurence K Avanzino. There is not much information about her parents' professions. When she was a little child, her parents separated. She has two half-sisters. Speaking of her education, she attended a private high school in Los Angeles. She was the classmate of music legend Michael Jackson, and they both were the best friends.
Personal Life
Like her professional career, Kathy Hilton has a smooth love life too. She met the love of her life when she was only 15 years old, and he was 'Richard Hilton'. After dating for a few years, the couple got married in 1979. Ever since they have been together. There hasn't been any kind of rumor of their divorce or any extramarital affairs. The couple has four children, two daughter, and two sons, together. Their daughters Nicky Hilton and Paris Hilton are the well-known personalities.
Career, Awards, & Nominations
Kathy Hilton started her career as an actress in 1968. Though she hadn't learned the acting professionally, it was not difficult for her to get the balls rolling. She was drop-dead gorgeous, so she easily got the film offers. However, her film career didn't last long, and she retired from the acting in 1979. She wanted to try her hands in other ventures, so she quit the acting. In her decade's long acting career, she appeared in a number of films and TV shows. Her notable works include 'Nanny and the Professor', 'Happy Days', and 'bewitched'.
After retiring from acting, Kathy began her own gift and antique store and then, broke into the merchandise sales in 2002. She went on launching her own clothing line of party dresses in 2012. Other than her business endeavors, she made a comeback on TV in 2005. She appeared as the host of the show 'I want to be Hilton'. She also made an appearance on the reality TV series 'The World according to Paris' in 2011.
Speaking of the awards, Kathy Hilton could not win any awards over her filmy career. She was active for almost a decade, but she hasn't won any award. However, she received an award for her charity works.
Net Worth & Earnings
Kathy Hilton was a successful actress, and when she stepped into business endeavors, she gained a massive success too. As of now, she is solely a business lady and holds a whopping net worth. The versatile lady is estimated to have a giant net worth of $350 million. Initially, she yielded the money through her acting career and then, churned out a huge portion of her net worth through her other business ventures.
Kathy Hilton gained a groundbreaking success as a fashion designer. She has sold the dresses from her clothing line in more than 400 stores worldwide. Even at the age of 59, she is as active as she is a young lady.


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FLAGLER COUNTY, Fla. – Flagler County has furnished the state of Florida with its initial "individual" damage assessment reports from Hurricane Matthew in the amount $72,820,117.
"These estimates are really for private estimates and private structures," Flagler County Administrator Craig Coffey said. "These figures do not include our debris, state roadways like State Road A1A and infrastructure as well as public structures, buildings and parks."
State of Florida Department of Emergency Management will travel to Flagler County to perform its own assessment to ensure they are in agreement with our initial individual numbers.
Estimated residential damage totaled $66,124,679.
So far, 11 homes in Flagler County were destroyed. Another 164 received major damage, which – by FEMA definition – means that repairs are possible, but not within 30 days. These numbers will likely change.
Homes that received minor damage – that which can be repaired in fewer than 30 days number 294. In total there were 1,276 with properties that were "affected," which can include things like a fallen tree leaning on a house that has not penetrated it.
Unincorporated Flagler County suffered $49,659,830 in estimated total damages – and $48,033,938 in residential damages. That includes 462 affected single-family homes, 242 with minor damage, 159 with major damage, and six that were destroyed.
Flagler Beach had total estimated total damages of $15,178,829 – and $13,166,109 residential. Five homes were destroyed, another five suffered major damage, 27 minor damage and 558 affected residential homes were affected.
One restaurant suffered major damage, one with minor damage and another five were affected. Damage to restaurants is estimated to be $426,402 and hotels suffered another $414,302 in damages.
Total estimated damages in Beverly Beach are estimated to be $4,001,517. Marineland suffered an estimated $135,515 in damages.
Palm Coast total damages are estimated to be $3,585,412. Total damages in Bunnell are estimated at $259,014.
Flagler County Continues to operate a call center from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. at 386-586-5111. The Red Cross has established a Hurricane Matthew hotline at 800-768-8048 to provide information about the resources available in every county.
Multiple burglaries reported during Hurricane Matthew
The Flagler County Sheriff's office is investigating at least 14 residential and three commercial burglaries that occurred as Hurricane Matthew came through and the two days that followed. In most cases, the burglars targeted homes or businesses where the owners had evacuated.
Guns, jewelry, electronics, cash and even a vehicle were stolen.
In two cases, residents lost their unsecured generators when someone stole them from their property – one, valued at $1,200, had just been turned off for the night.
The main point of entry in the home burglaries was kicking in or damaging front doors or shattering back sliding-glass doors. The residential burglaries occurred in Palm Coast and Bunnell.
All three business burglaries occurred in Pam Coast:
- Robert Weidig Gunsmith, 15 Utility Drive, Palm Coast. 41 firearms stolen.
- Cricket Wireless, 1499 Palm Coast Parkway N.W., Palm Coast. Two deposit bags and petty cash were stolen.
- Mobil gas station, 5935 E. S.R. 100, Palm Coast. Still under investigation.
The Sheriff's Office is asking for the public's help solving the burglaries. Observant and vigilant neighbors can provide a good description of a suspect or suspects or vehicles involved can be a great help. Detectives said if you see something suspicious, it's important to say something.
Anyone with information that can help the Sheriff's Office is asked to call 386-313-4911. If you prefer to remain anonymous, you can call Crime Stoppers of Northeast Florida at 888-277-8477. Tipsters may be eligible for a reward of up to $1,000.
Gov. tours damage
Gov. Rick Scott and Rep. John Mica toured the damage of a one-mile stretch of State Road A1A in Flagler Beach where a large portion of the road was washed away when Hurricane Matthew lashed the area.
They said the next step is starting a restoration project.
Scott and Mica said they can't say for sure when the project will start. They did say it'll be a project that will take several months. Mica said the damage to A1A caused by Hurricane Matthew is the worst to the state's transportation system.
Looking at the damage, Scott and Mica determined that the cost to fix the road will be very high.
Scott said the state will be working with the federal government for funds, as well as the Army Corp of Engineers. Both men said they will work on preparing contracts to begin the work, then work on a preliminary design.
"We're going to work with the governor and the mayor and others and the county," Mica said. "This would bankrupt Flagler Beach and the county to restore this."
Another topic that came up at the news conference was the safety of the beaches.
Flagler County's beaches will be closed until further notice because of safety issues.
"The problem is that schools are closed until Wednesday, (and) families and kids are going to want to come to the beach," Flagler Beach Police Chief Matt Doughney said. "But the beaches just aren't safe because there is so much debris in the water and on the beach."
That debris includes wood from the pier that was partially destroyed, roofing nails, and both metal and wood from the dune walkovers, which have also been left unsafe for use.
"We want people to come to beach and enjoy the restaurants," Doughney said. "Unfortunately, we have to close the beaches. We haven't begun the cleanup efforts at the beach and we want people to be safe."
The Flagler County Supervisor of Elections offices reopened Monday.
"Given that it is so close to the general election, Supervisor Kaiti Lenhart wanted to go ahead and open her office," Flagler County Administrator Craig Coffey said. "It's important for her to be open to serve the voters."
The Palm Coast Branch of the Flagler County Public Library will be open from noon until 5 p.m., with limited services available. There will be a limited supply of water and ready-to-eat meals distributed from this location.
For general questions, use the citizen information call-in line at 386-586-5111 or www.flagleremegency.com.
Hours of operation are changing to 6 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Flagler County opens assistance center
Flagler County will open an assistance center on Wednesday to help residents get information and some resources for their needs in the wake of Hurricane Matthew. The center is ahead of a potential FEMA Disaster Center.
The center will be housed at the Palm Coast Branch Library at 2500 Palm Coast Parkway N.W., and it will be open from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. beginning Wednesday.
Multiple agencies will be located at the Assistance Center, including United Way, Stewart-Marchman-Act Behavioral Healthcare, American Red Cross, Salvation Army, Flagler County Health Department, Flagler County Human Services, Flagler County Homebuilder's Association, Department of Children and Families, FEMA (once they arrive) and Verizon with two charging stations.
"There are already people at the library charging their phones," said Flagler County IT Director Jarrod Shupe. "It is really great that they provided us with these charging stations.
Small satellite facilities will be set up at the Adult Education Center at 5633 N. State Road A1A in Hammock, and at the Hidden Trails Community Center at 6108 Mahogany Blvd. in Daytona North. Residents will be pre-screened for necessary services and provide counseling.
"We are doing everything we can to help our residents get the assistance they need," Coffey said. "People are already stressed out, and it can be a daunting task to figure out what you need to next. We are here to offer whatever support we can."
Flagler County waives some building permit fees
Flagler County will be waiving some building permit fees to fast-track the permitting process for those whose properties were damaged by Hurricane Matthew.
The county will waive fees for permits that are related to hurricane damage until December 5.
"We want to help people get their repairs made as quickly as possible," Building Official Mark Boice said. "Certain things will not require a permit or inspection."
Special exceptions will be made for the next 60 days in the following areas:
- Roofing (one) 1 square of shingles – 10 feet by 10 feet or less – no permit or plan review required
- Soffit and gutters – no permit required
- Fence repair or replacement – no permit required if the previous one was issued between 2006 and 2016
- Electrical repairs – permit required, but a plan review is not required
- A/C change-out – permit required
- Aluminum – permits are required
Contractors must be registered with Contractor Licensing to work in Flagler County. Proof of License and Liability Insurance is required.
Residents and business owners who have questions about either permits or inspections should call the Flagler County Building Department at 386-313-4002.
Flagler County Continues to operate a call center from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. at 386-586-5111.
The Red Cross has established a Hurricane Matthew hotline at 800-768-8048 to provide information about the resources available in every county.
Food distribution
There are several spots throughout Flagler County where residents can get a meal on Tuesday, and the American Red Cross has four roving vehicles distributing meals.
Meals are being distributed in the following locations:
- The Salvation Army is near the Bunnell Housing Authority, 414 Bacher Street, Bunnell, noon until 6 p.m.
- The Salvation Army is in Beverly Beach providing meals at 2814 N. Oceanshore Blvd., near Surfside Estates at noon to 6 p.m.
- Red Cross is providing meals at the Adult Education Center parking lot, 5633 N. Highway A1A, Hammock, at noon and 5 p.m.
- Red Cross is at Flagler County Main Branch Library parking lot, 2500 Palm Coast Pkwy NW, Palm Coast, providing meals at noon and 5 p.m.
- Red Cross is at Town Center in Palm Coast (where the food trucks stage), 975 Central Avenue, at noon and 5 p.m.
- Red Cross is providing meals at Hidden Trails Community Center parking lot, 6108 Mahogany Blvd., at noon and 5 p.m.
- Four roving vehicles are circulating throughout Flagler County.
The "Point of Distribution" for food and water at the Flagler County Executive Airport will close at 4 p.m. Tuesday.
Flagler County Continues to operate a call center from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. at 386-586-5111.
The Red Cross has established a Hurricane Matthew hotline at 800-768-8048 to provide information about the resources available in every county.
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Supervisor Jacob Oliva reported that school staff is working hard to clean all of its facilities so classes for students can be resumed.
Church on the Rock is at 2200 N. State Street, Bunnell. The phone number is 386-437-9915.
Most of State Road A1A in Flagler County is undrivable, with long sections of the highway washed out by the storm surge.
"It's unbelievable what nature can do," storm survivor Cheryl Combee said. "We're blessed. I feel very blessed by God."
Combee said she realized she was lucky after choosing not to evacuate from Beachside because of her cats. She said she wouldn't stay behind again.
"It was very scary," she said. "You don't know what's going to happen. You're risking your life."
The damage was heaviest in the northern section, in Marineland Acres. There was damage to the Flagler Beach Pier, but there's no specific assessment yet.
A husband and wife had to be rescued from their home, but no deaths or injuries were reported.
Inoperable stop lights must be treated as four-way stop signs.
"We cannot have people going through intersections without checking for traffic coming from the opposite directions," said Flagler Beach Police Chief Matt Doughney.
PHOTOS: Hurricane Matthew's aftermath
For general questions, please use the citizen information call-in line at 386-586-5111. People are answering calls 24 hours a day to help keep the 911 lines free for emergencies.
Surfside Estates torn up
The damage in Surfside Estates was overwhelming.
There are a few hundred homes in the neighborhood and large parts of roofs were torn off; the side paneling to homes was found down the street.
About every other home has some sort of damage to it, most of it pretty significant, such as screen porches blown away and awnings ripped off. Many people said it looked like a tornado touched down.
"It was heartbreaking coming through here and seeing some of our neighbors' homes are gone," Therese Morgan said.
Morgan evacuated to Tampa for the last three days with her family, unsure what she was going to come back to. Dozens of neighbors returned to find only half of their homes intact.
Morgan said it looked as if the winds played hopscotch with the hundreds of houses throughout the neighborhood.
"Driving around today, it would skip a couple of homes and then the next home, the fronts are demolished, the roofs are gone, you can see through the homes," Morgan said.
Robert Hudson's home was left untouched. His next door neighbor's carport was ripped off.
"It could have been a lot worse if that hurricane would have been inland a little more," Hudson said. "If it had been 150 miles an hour, I don't think we would even be here right now."
Street after street, it was the same scenario. Panels and awnings torn off, pieces of glass and metal scattered through yards, the sides of some houses leveled.
Ed Noack said he imagined the hurricane was going to be bad, but seeing the reality of the force of its winds is unbelievable.
"It looked like the whole front had caved in, but it was the roof (that) had come over here and was laying in the ground," he said. "It has the rubberized roofing which is supposed to last forever, but then the wind got hold of it and peeled if off like a banana."
The neighbors in the 55-and-older community are pulling together to get homes rebuilt now and in the coming days.
City of Palm Coast phone lines restored
City of Palm Coast telephones came back up Tuesday morning. All city departments, including the Customer Service and Building Divisions, are now available at their regular phone numbers.
Customer Service can be reached at 386-986-2360. Representatives can assist with any calls about water and sewer (wastewater) service, pep tank alarms, and questions about debris pickup.
The Building Division can be reached at 386-986-3780 for permitting questions or to discuss whether the contractor you're hiring has the right license.
Secure tarps, cover exposed areas
While it appears that Hurricane Matthew will not rear its head again as officials once feared, it does appear that Flagler County will experience breezy conditions beginning Monday.
"Northeast winds are forecast to be between 15 and 20 mph with some higher gusts," Garten said. "There is also a chance of some scattered showers."
Conditions are predicted to be worse along the coast than inland.
"Please secure tarps so they don't blow away," Garten said. "Also, if your home has any exposed areas, it's a good idea to cover them to prevent additional water damage."
Flagler County schools remain closed Monday, Tuesday
Because damage assessments and cleanup operations will take time, as well as the continued need of shelter space for residents, all Flagler County schools will remain closed Monday and Tuesday, Superintendent Jacob Oliva said Saturday.
School officials said Tuesday night that a fake social media account was putting out false information.
Classes are still scheduled to resume Wednesday, Oct. 12, Flagler County Schools spokesman Jason Wheeler said.
Flagler County schools need to make up five days following hurricanes Hermine ad Matthew. The first of the hurricane make up days will be Friday. It was originally scheduled to be a teacher work day. Additional make up days will be announced at a later date.
Flagler officials urge storm water safety
Flagler County officials are urging residents to follow safety tips around floodwater.
"Floodwater is its own safety hazard," Garten said. "Please use caution around standing water."
Safety tips:
- Clean and dry everything that got wet, as floodwaters pick up sewage and chemicals from roads and commercial buildings.
- Throw out spoiled and cosmetics and medications that have gotten wet. They are a health hazard. Contact the Health Department at 386-437-7358 to dispose of medications.
- Do not let children play in or around high water, storm drains or ditches. Besides drowning risks, the water could be contaminated. Additionally, debris and other hazards may not be visible beneath the surface.
- Look before you step. Floors and stairs may be covered with slippery mud or other hazardous materials.
- Remember that there are animal hazards such as snakes, rodents (and other small animals), fire ants and scorpions. Any or all of these creatures could have entered homes and buildings looking for shelter.


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Flying Over There
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I see Joan. She asks if my name is on the back of her sweatshirt. It isn't. She says it should be. I put it on with press-on letters. She will remove them later. She tells me they didn't accept my books because they were the same ones as last year. I tell her I wish I had more new work, and that I want to be in the studio more.
When I go back to my table it has been moved. Everyone is getting mats with holes for their faces. I can't find one. Finally I find a stack of mats. I grab one. It is suede, a nice tan color, and very soft.
I wander into a big room on the lowest level looking for a spot. People are aligning their mats to North and beginning to lie down. I line my mat up with other people's because I don't know where North is. I lie face down first, but someone makes a noise. I look around. Everyone is on their backs, with their arms out. I turn over. I realize I am in the room with the advanced people. Some guy squeezes onto the end of my mat. When I look he has a skinny little kid tucked under his arm. There is a guy leading the chant. It starts "Imaresco South Mar." Everyone chants back.
I wake, worrying that I don't know the chant. But I also know that people will be kind, they like beginners.


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Could it be true? I stared at the old census records in front of me. She hadn't died young after all, but after splitting with her husband had spent her life working in other people's houses, years later producing another daughter. So my father had once had a living grandmother and another aunt he never met. Even more sadly, his mother and aunt grew up believing their mother died when they were tiny. I unexpectedly burst into tears. What on earth happened? Of course, back then lives were hard, money was short, people lost touch and survived the best way they could…
I began searching for our long lost family…. Was my great grandfather, from humble roots, really a sergeant major in the first world war? Did we have family in Australia? What happened to all my maternal grandmother's family? We had tried before with a phone book and birth certs, but the internet made it easier. Early on a lovely 'new' cousin found ME and helped me a lot – now a good friend.
Stories of sergeant majors, artists, South African mounted police, navy captains, and sadly, mothers dying young, divorces and adoptions abounded. Most had lost touch. What I learnt painted a picture of how our nation lived over the last 150 years.
My paternal 'great great' grandfather arrived here from Dublin with 12 brothers and one sister, still with an English surname (having all moved there from England). They all married, producing even more children, then emigrated to Australia. There were many characters (one who was buried under a false name!). War broke out and my great grandfather headed back to fight for his country.
Patriotism ran deep back then. And he did indeed rise to the rank of Sergeant Major. I found many relatives in Australia who sent a photo – I knew it was him straight away – our likeness is disarming – strange to see!
I trawled through censuses, birth, marriage and death certs, marriage banns, parish and church records, maps and list of residents of buildings and learnt that a coincidence will usually turn out to be truth. When you look at what people call austerity or poverty now it is unreal in comparison to terrible every day hardships people endured a hundred years ago. Another great grandmother, a young widow, lived in one room with her six children – and they all turned out OK, my own grandfather working at 13 to support them.
I tracked my family across two centuries and two world wars – and across continents. Military records gave poignant details like hair colour, skin type ('ruddy') and even the eye colour. I studied passenger lists on ships and even the list of British employees of a railway line in Rhodesia – revealing a second marriage and another child. Also, sadly, a shocking early death of another great grandfather…
I found records of ancestors at one point living in a workhouse – which shocked me – I hadn't considered it. The family were huge and seemed to have populated half of Southwark! Workhouses were in 'poor boroughs' as they were known – people had such huge families and so little money that workhouses supplied a job and somewhere to live – men and women were separated – I don't know why – maybe to stop them having more children or just easier – demeaning nevertheless – living their lives by a bell – from waking to bedtime. It was that or the street.
Difficulty and despair were common. Adoption was not a recognised procedure and a child given away could never officially have a 'new' family. Divorce was rare unless wealthy and so bigamy was more common, as was just 'disappearing' and reappearing in a new life! Women lost contact with children if they split from husbands or became destitute if they kept them, and those with what was probably postnatal depression were locked up. People who moved elsewhere or emigrated would often never see each other again. If anyone got pregnant they were straight up the aisle – very different now! Military records told sad tales too – boys of 16 sent to war and killed within a couple of months. Men in their 50s drafted into the navy and drowning at sea.
Other sides of my family were wealthier – I traced their travels around the world by ship – remarkable really when you think how long it took! You can often figure out whether they were married and had children from passenger lists.
But what struck me through tracing family is how stoic and hardy people were – working, supporting each other, weathering depressions, fighting in wars, making families, sticking together and trying to better themselves. Many died young (but I also found some that lived to 100!) And touchingly using family names generation after generation – the eldest taking mum and dad's names and the rest named after beloved siblings and cousins. They maintained family love and tradition. We could learn a lot from them! – carrying on regardless of what they didn't have, no matter what.
So, what of the artist, navy captains and South African mounted police? All traced. Did my dad see his grandmother or 'new aunt' before they died? Sadly no. But I found many cousins two, three or four times removed, all now friends on social media or more. And happily two of them recently visited from Australia, and one from Kent too, with more to come – one being my beloved mothers second cousin! – very poignant for me. Sad how previous generations were blown apart by poverty, hardship and war and lost each other… yet can now be traced by endearingly naming their children after beloved lost family…
One thing my family shared and still share is the love of this, their country. No matter where they have ended up in the world for survival have always remained affectionately and deeply bonded to Great Britain – the land of their ancestors.


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IN: Donghia Celebrates Move to Cady's Alley
Donghia — which specializes in decorative fabrics and furniture – celebrated its move to Cady's Alley last week with a standing-room-only party. The 3,413-square-foot retail property is at 3334 Cady's Alley, NW. Founded by the late Italian-American designer Angelo Donghia, the luxury contemporary home furnishing collection sells exclusively to interior designers and architects through its showrooms. Its furniture is made in the U.S. and accessories are handmade in Italy in Murano, next to Venice. [See Social Scene on page 30 for photos from the May 29 event.]
OUT: Serendipity 3 Shuts Its Doors
Georgetown's Serendipity 3 closed its doors June 3. Since its opening in 2011, the home of the $1,000 "golden opulence" sundae, has had a bumpy ride. Health code violations and a disagreement among the owners caused temporary closures in 2012 and 2013. There is no word yet as to why Serendipity closed, but rumors quickly arose regarding a lawsuit from the landlord of the M Street restaurant, who is allegedly owed more than $98,000 dollars in rent, utilities, and other fees.
IN: Carine's Bridal Atelier Acquires Second Location
?Carine Krawiec, owner of luxury bridal salon, Carine's Bridal Atelier, has acquired a 4,200-square-foot second location in Georgetown, set to open a two-floor boutique at 1623 Wisconsin Avenue, former home of Georgetown Cafe, by Winter 2014-15.
Krawiec plans to provide a fresh take on the bridal shopping experience through the boutique's cutting-edge design while enhancing its exceptional customer service and wide-array of high-end inventory.
"Our store has grown so fast over the past seven years, I wanted to provide a more spacious and luxurious atmosphere for our brides, while maintaining the welcoming and intimate reputation our store has become known for," says Krawiec. The expansion into 1623 Wisconsin Ave., NW, will welcome rising stars, Zuhair Murad and Inbal Dror, to the boutique's designer repertoire. The existing location, 1726 Wisconsin Ave., NW, will remain a part of the bridal retailer's growing empire.
Since its establishment in 2006, Carine's Bridal Atelier became home to legendary designers, such as Monique Lhuillier and Carolina Herrera, after Krawiec was encouraged by leaders in the industry to open a couture bridal atelier in the D.C. area.
OUT + IN: Bangkok Joe's to Become Mama Rogue
Bangkok Joe's, the Thai restaurant at the entrance to Washington Harbour at 3000 K St., NW, closed June 1, as its owners transform the space into a French-Southeast Asian restaurant, named Mama Rouge.
The new restaurant will open in September, owners — chef Aulie Bunyarataphan and Mel Oursinsini — told their patrons in a May 27 email. They also cited the changing tastes of customers. The same team runs Tom Yum District across Key Bridge in Arlington as well as T.H.A.I.
The self-described "dumpling bar and cafe" — reviewed by Zagat as having "dumplings "to die for" and "great cocktails to boot" — has attracted the likes of such boldface diners as Nicole Kidman and Nicholas Cage.
Opened in September 2003, Bangkok Joe's is getting a re-boot, so to speak, to stay current with its guests. Along with a revamped menu, the space will be redesigned and get a new kitchen.
IN: Orange Anchor Coming to Washington Harbour
Restaurateur Reese Gardner is expanding to Washington Harbour with a nautical-inspired eatery, Orange Anchor. Next to Nick's Riverside Grille and in front of the fountain, the new restaurant takes over the former Cabanas space and is set to open in August. Gardener runs other spots, such as the Might Pint, Cooperwood Tavern and Irish Public House.
Here's how the Orange Anchor describes itself: "Our menu consists of seasonal small bites, Maryland crabs, a la cart proteins and shared sides, all sourced locally. The bar program will be highlighted by fresh squeezed orange cocktails and a large selection of rare rums."
IN: Café Deluxe Opens on M Street in West End
Known for its spot up Wisconsin Avenue near Macomb Street, Cafe Deluxe has opened another place in the West End in the new Hilton Garden Inn at 22nd and M Streets, NW, across the street from the Ritz-Carlton.
Part of the hotel and restaurant in the neighborhood, Café Deluxe, according to the company, "will accommodate up to 130 people in the dining room with seating for 38 at the bar, about 50 in the private dining room area and an additional 2,500 square feet of event space in the hotel that can seat up to 225 — ideal for holiday parties and special occasions. Room service from the kitchen of Cafe Deluxe will be available nightly to all 238 rooms of the Hilton Garden Inn."
IN: EverFi Celebrates New Offices on K Street
The educational tech firm, EverFi, which started in 2008 on Potomac Street, has moved again to 3299 K St., NW. Co-founded by Tom Davidson, EverFi has steadily expanded. The company occupies two floors and has a balcony overlooking the Potomac.
IN: Sushi Keiko Taking Over Sushi Ko Space
A restaurant named Sushi Keiko has leased 2309 Wisconsin Ave., NW, the former home of Sushi Ko, according to the Hyperlocal Glover Park blog: "The Sushi Keiko menu will feature a variety of Asian foods, including sushi and sashimi, small plates such as grilled baby octopus, and entrees including roasted Maine salmon." One of the first sushi spots in D.C., Sushi Ko closed last summer in Glover Park but has another place up Wisconsin Avenue in Chevy Chase, Md.


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Petraeus joins amen chorus for Saudi ArabiaMay 25, 2010
Positive reinforcement is an effective training technique for dolphins, dogs, and horses. When an animal does something good, reward it; bad, punish it. Maybe Gen. Petraeus is hoping that positive reinforcement can do the same thing for Saudi Arabia.
But are we really doing the reinforcement training, or are we the ones getting trained? When we say nice things about Saudi cooperation on terrorist financing, they "reward" us by finally condemning terrorist financing 8½ years after 9/11. Then we say more nice things about them because we love more "rewards."
But at the end of all the nice talking and mutual backstroking, Saudi zakat is still flowing to the Taliban to fight our soldiers in Afghanistan. Let's call a spade a spade.
From American Forces Press Service:
Petraeus Lauds Saudi Fatwa Condemning Terrorism Financing
By Donna Miles
WASHINGTON, May 22, 2010 – Army Gen. David H. Petraeus, commander of U.S. Central Command, praised Saudi Arabia's religious leaders for taking a major step toward promoting broader counterterrorism cooperation by their recent rejection of financing terrorism as un-Islamic.
Petraeus lauded the Council of Senior Scholars in Saudi Arabia's recent issuance of a fatwa that, for the first time, specifically condemns and outlaws the financing of terrorism as a violation of Islamic law.
A fatwa is a religious opinion, issued by an Islamic scholar concerning Islamic law.
The Saudi council's most recent fatwa, issued last month in Riyadh, cites the Koran and lessons from the prophet Mohammed in declaring any means of financing terrorism a punishable crime.
Petraeus noted the significance of the fatwa in a statement released last night from his headquarters at MacDill Air Force Base, Fla.
"This ruling makes clear that the struggle against terrorist financing is not just an American or Western concern, but a global threat," he said. "In addition, the council's ruling buttresses with its interpretation of Islamic law the international legal provisions on financing of terrorism."
In doing so, Petraeus said the council's ruling "will bolster the existing counter-terrorist efforts with our Saudi partners and with other partners throughout the Muslim world."
He praised the Saudi council's "courageous decision" in issuing the fatwa.


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This is a special exhibition hosted by Eames Fine Art as part of the Art in Ditchling and the Brighton Artists' Open Houses Festival in Sussex this month.
The Jointure Studios
11 South Street, Ditchling, Sussex BN6 8UQ
A painter, printmaker, sculptor and ex-optician, Ross Loveday keeps his audience on their toes. After he retired from his practice, Loveday embarked on a second career that has blossomed into a powerful testament to perseverance and creativity.
While his work is of a subject similar to John Constable's famous landscapes, Loveday's art takes a grittier, less Romantic approach to the world around him.
We hope you'll join us this May Bank Holiday at the wonderful Jointure Studio Gallery, (which is where Eames Fine Art - then The Fine Art Partnership - held our very first exhibition 15 years ago). The exhibition is on at the same time as the Ditchling Open Houses festival so it's a great time to visit the area for beautiful scenery, great pubs and a wonderful selection of art and crafts.


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It is a fact of life anymore that most media involved in coverage of political campaigns is not about issues but about the latest TV ads the candidates put up. This morning the Albuquerque Journal served up several stories about candidate's TV ads and one story about the Congressional CD-1 candidates positions on Iraq. Republican Darren White was willing to say we need more time to do the impossible. He should go here and ride a Humvee around the cities if he feels things are on a right track. By the way, it will be interesting to see if White will release pictures of him and bush next week when bush comes to town to raise money for his former campaign chairman and unabashed supporter. Any bets?
In the northern Congressional District Don Wiviott and Ben Ray Lujan are slinging mud. In fairness to Lujan he had to respond to Wiviott's nasty ad about Lujan being a black jack dealer and a recipient of a boost from his dad, Speaker of the House Ben Lujan. (Aren't dads supposed to help their kids?)
But, I have to say that Lujan's theme of Wiviott's being a millionaire and intimating that is bad leaves me pretty cold. I think it is a mistake given that there are lots of millionaires living in Santa Fe who have given Ben Ray some money and will give more. They won't if Lujan turns this into a class war.
In the meantime a really good story on former Secretary of State Rebecca Vigil Giron appeared in the New Mexico Independent last week. Why cant the mainstream media pick this stuff up? Just because they didn't originate it doesn't mean it is unimportant. She is running for Congress and this stuff should be known.


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ISLAMABAD: Director-General (DG) FIA, Bashir Ahmed Memon said the government should give more investigative and administrative autonomy to the agency to increase its efficiency and improve its performance.
The DG briefed a parliamentary committee on performance of the FIA and presented the recommendations to the government to bring structural reforms in the agency. He said FIA should be given administrative authority and FIA be made directly answerable to the PM (like IB). The Agency should be given investigative autonomy. MLA rules drafted by Amicus Curiae Ahmer Bilal Sufi under directions of Chief Justice should be adopted. Parliamentary Committee should be designated for oversight of FIA performance. FIA should be given access to all databases, for transparency, like IRIS & PRAL (FBR), CTR's and STR's (FMU), Family Tree (NADRA), Call Data Records and Companies Databases (SECP).
In his briefing, the DG said the FIA made tangible recoveries in 2018 in economic crimes and anti-corruption cases including SSGC recovery of Rs 78 billion, AML Karachi case recovery of Rs 48 billion, FIA Field Unit Recoveries of Rs 6.6 billion, Petroleum Levy Scam recovery of Rs 4.18 billion, BGP Pak International Karachi recovery of Rs 673 million and Abandoned Properties Org. Recovery of Rs 341 million.
He said Pakistan has been removed from Watchlist of Human Trafficking (US State Dept) in June 2018. 181 persons have been placed on a temporary No-fly List (PNIL) – whose authority was given by the SCP. In 30 years comparison (1987 to 2017), FIA workforce increased by just 63% while its workload increased by 484%. Only 654 officers are working at Investigations Ranks while only 11 Assistant Director Legal are working on adhoc Prosecutors vs High Profile Lawyers.
He said total annual budget of FIA was Rs 2.99 billion rupees including pays and allowances of Rs 2.47 billion, means cost of per inquiry/case is only Rs 593. There is no internal accountability as discipline and accountability of BS-17 and above officers vest outside the agency (Ministry). Thirteen DGs have been changed in last 7 years. FIA has no authority to question Public Office Holders without prior permission. FIA is not designated in any international of instrument of cooperation like UNCAC, UNTOC. It has no authority to liaise with any international agency (including tax haves).
The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) is a border control, criminal investigation, counter-intelligence and security agency under the control of the Interior Secretary of Pakistan, tasked with investigative jurisdiction on undertaking operations against terrorism, espionage, federal crimes, smuggling, cyber crimes, immigrations and human trafficking, economic and banking crimes as well as infringement, corruption and other specific crimes.
Codified under the Constitution of Pakistan in 1974, the institution functions under the Ministry of Interior (MoI). The FIA also undertakes international operations with the close co-operation and co-ordination of Interpol. Its executive figure is appointed by the Prime Minister of Pakistan and confirmed by the President. The current Director-General (DG FIA) is Bashir Memon, a grade 22 PSP officer, appointed in August 2017. The DG FIA reports to the Interior Secretary of Pakistan. The Director General of the FIA is assisted by three Additional Director-Generals and ten Directors for effective monitoring and smooth functioning of the operations spread all over the country.
The FIA is headquartered in Islamabad and also maintains a separate training FIA Academy, also in Islamabad which was opened in 1976. In 2002, FIA formed a specialised wing for investigating Information and Communication Technology (ICT) related crimes. This wing of the FIA has state-of-the-art Digital Forensic Laboratories managed by highly qualified Forensic Experts.