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Queen's Own Highlanders
(Seaforth & Camerons)
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Dates for your Diary 2019
Highland Branch Christmas Dinner and Dance 2018
Dear All,
Please find attached notification of our Christmas Dinner and Dance. We have moved to the Nairn Legion this year but are retaining the same caterers and the Dunphail Ceilidh Band will again provide the music.
Latest News for January 2019
wishes all its followers a Very Happy and Prosperous 2019.
Seoras McIntosh
Latest News for December2018
Message from The Association Office
The Association Office will be closed from AD 19th December to FP 7th January 2019
The Association Office wishes all members and their families a Very Happy Christmas and a Very Good 2019
Edward Usborne
Attached is the Calling Notice and response form for the Dinner in WORD and PDF formats. Please let me have details by post/email or PM on facebook by Friday 25 January 2019.
Any issues contact me or Bob Towns please. I'll be marking prelim papers so don't expect instantaneous replies! Hard copies in post tomorrow for those without current emails.
Unforgotten Forces
Dear All,
Please see message below from Glen MacDonald.
Please find attached the Autumn 2018 Newsletter of the Unforgotten Forces project which supports older military veterans in Scotland age 65 and over.
I hope that you may find this interesting and please feel free to forward it to any individuals or organisations you think it may be relevant for – particularly those that might refer older veterans to us for the sorts of support we can provide. Further information re referrals and contact details etc. are included throughout and on the final page. Many thanks.
HIGHLAND BRANCH CHRISTMAS DANCE 1st DECEMBER 2018 LEGION NAIRN
A total of sixty members and partners attended the Christmas function in the Nairn Legion. The Association Chairman, Colonel James Murray and far travelled members including Tam Balloch and Sis Shaw were welcomed by the Chairman to start the evening. A period of silence was held in memory of absent friends and fellow Queen's Own Highlanders currently going through difficult times.
We enjoyed an excellent meal courtesy of Chimes of Forres and the music was provided by the Dunphail Ceilidh Band. After a bit of persuasion we managed to fill the dance floor at times! Most attending donated raffles and this was conducted by John (Mav) Yarrick and Peter Finlayson. The "lucky" table being the Finnie table with Sandy looking good. A fine night enjoyed by all.
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Latest News for November2018
Poppy Scotland received £1065.00 through this.
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Moray Loons hand over a cheque
The Moray Loons' Ex Queen's Own Highlanders gave a wonderful early Christmas present to the Moray Group of Riding For The Disabled following their recent annual Dinner and Dance held in Elgin. The proceeds of the raffle brought in over £300 and this they elected to donate to RDA and chose Moray Group to be the lucky recipients. Representatives from the Moray Loons came to Cranloch on 28th November and Roddy Sutherland from the Moray loons presented the cheque to Charlotte Mountain, Chair of the Group. Charlotte gratefully received the cheque and said how poignant it was to be given such a splendid donation from veterans of the former Queen's Own Highlanders.
PRIVATE WILLIAM MACKENZIE Seaforth Highlanders
Died 17/11/1918
Buried in Auldearn Cemetery
Nairn Legion members will conduct a Graveside visit on the 100th Anniversary of his death at 1100 Saturday 17th November 2108. It would be appreciated if members of the Regimental Family could join us. Someone to volunteer as a Standard Bearer would also be appreciated. This will be the 19th visit we have conducted during the four year 100th Anniversary period. Meet at the gates of Auldearn Cemetery at 1045hrs. We Will Remember Them
Remembrance Parades in Edinburgh – November 2018
On the 11th November the Branch members yet again stepped up to the mark and turned out in large numbers. The service outside the City chambers to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the end of the First World War was particularly poignant. The three wreaths were laid by George Givens (Queen's Own Highlanders), Ritchie Turner (Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders), and Bobby Munro (Seaforth Highlanders).
Following the church service in St Giles Cathedral a people's procession made their way up to the Scottish National War Memorial at the top of Edinburgh Castle to remember that day 100 years ago when the Armistice was declared. Again wreaths were laid by Jim Elliot for the Queen's Own Highlanders, Ritchie Turner, for the Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders, and Duncan MacCallum for the Seaforth Highlanders.
Leith Ex-Servicemen's Club was absolutely bouncing after the parades as many of our members and other veterans crowded in for refreshments, banter, and music.
Attached are photographs of some of our members forming up on the Esplanade of Edinburgh Castle and one in the club afterwards - with young Norman Gillies, son of Alasdair Gillies
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Regimental Association Bulletin
Dear All
Please find attached the latest Regimental Association Bulletin Number 29 Jobs, which details a selection of the latest jobs in Scotland. This may be of interest to those members of the Regiment who are still serving, Veterans and their families, so please feel free to distribute amongst your contacts.
Kind regards
Photo was taken on the 6/11/2018 at a Remembrance Service at Edinburgh's Saughton Prison.
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Latest News for October 2018
All Queen's Own Highlanders (Seaforth & Camerons)
All Queen's Own Highlanders (Seaforth & Camerons) Veterans and POVS "Partners of Veterans" and their familes are invited to attend a wee get together at The Crossed Peels (JD Wetherspoons Pub), 8 Spittal Street, Stirling FK8 1AT. Look forward to seeing as many of you as can make it, be there or be square. Saturday 03 November 2018 at 1200hrs.
Dear All
Sadly suicide is becoming an issue and SSAFA have now set up a Helpline for anyone with mental health issues or who are feeling suicidal and their families who need assistance.
Please see link below;
Kind regards
The Highlanders' Museum Job Opportunity
We are currently recruiting for a full time Business Manager
The Highlanders' Museum
Tel Office: 0131 310 8702
Postal Address: Fort George, Ardersier, Near Inverness IV2 7TD
To read more click on link below
Please see the attached minuted of the recent Edinburgh Branch AGM. Enjoy reading it and keeping up with events in Auld Reekie
George Givens
Far From Ypres.
Good Afternoon,
I hope this email finds you well.
You might already be aware of it but I am writing to you to tell you about Far, Far From Ypres; a unique folk music production which will be showing at Eden Court Theatre, Inverness on Sunday 21 October.
To read more go to one of the links below.
Laying Up of the Colours
Dear All
Please find attached an update on the Laying Up of the Colours of the 2nd Bn 51st Highland Volunteers in the Regimental Chapel at Fort George on Sat 8th June 2019.
Kind regards
Gordon Highlander Kilts
Dear Highlanders,
Please see message below from Robert Thomson of the Gordon Highlanders Association Ds & Ps. If any Highlanders out there have a Gordon Kilt(s) for sale or donation, would they please get in touch directly with Robert.
Robert says. 'We have recently had some new members joining the Association Drums and Pipes and we are struggling to source kilts for them. We have half a dozen kilts, but they are for the skinny young men of medium height, or for very big tall men.
We would pay any reasonable price, plus postage, for kilts in the 34-40 inch waist, height 5'-7" to 5'-10" range.
Dear All,
Please find attached the latest Regimental Association Bulletin Number 25 Jobs, which details a selection of the latest jobs in Scotland. This may be of interest to those members of the Regiment who are still serving, Veterans and their families. Please feel free to distribute amongst your contacts.
Kind regards
Maurice Gibson
Latest News for September 2018
Regimental Golfers
Crawford McMaster and Albert Duffus have been discussing the future of Regimental Golf, none of us are getting any younger.
Golfers only please see the questionnaire attached. Please take a little time to review it and then tell Crawford how you see it going forward. Based on your replies a number of us will, if necessary, take the consensus forward.
Kind regards,
RHQ SCOTS-North
Winner of Wooden Spoon on a few occasions!
Attached is the latest newsletter from the Edinburgh Branch. Enjoy reading it and catching up with the latest from Auld Reekie
Latest News for August 2018
The Western Front Way/ Via Sacra
A new, continuous long-distance walking path that traces the line of the 1914-18 Western Front from the Vosges in the South to the Belgian coast in the North.
Lt Gen John Cooper CB, DSO, MBE (Late KOSB) was approached by a friend, Mr Andrew Gillespie a retired Gunner, to discuss the project 'The Western Front Way' and its publicity within the Scottish military community.
One of Mr Gillespie's ancestors was killed at Loos with the Argyll's, but in a letter home mused on the concept of a Western Front Walk in No-Man's Land from the Vosges to the Channel as a living memorial to the dead. The concept document is attached. The charity has been in touch with French, Belgian and German authorities and the 1st 100 kms should be open in the next couple of months.
Mr Gillespie is not looking for direct financial support from regiments (but such support if offered would, Gen Cooper believes, be most welcome), rather publicity within the Scottish military community since Alexander Douglas Gillespie was an Argyll. The second document is a flyer for the project. Sir Michael Murpogo OBE, DL (who wrote the novel 'War Horse'.) is involved and gave the project a push on this Sunday's "A Point of View" on Sunday morning on Radio 4 .
Gen Cooper believes this is a 'fantastic concept' that he wishes to support in any way he can. Maj Gen Bob Bruce, in his capacity as the Colonel of the Royal Regiment of Scotland, has confirmed his support for the project and the Royal Regiment of Scotland will put the flyer into the regimental magazine, the newsletter and digital media. The flyer is now also on the KOSB website.
A question has been asked about whether the route would be marked eg "This stretch is sponsored by The King's Own Scottish Borderers" - Gen Cooper has spoken with Andrew Gillespie who made the point that signage on the route is unlikely (the land is owned by various French and Belgian local governments and private owners) but sponsorship can be put on route maps and eventually they plan to create an audio phone app (not dissimilar to existing trench map apps) with commentary. It is an emerging project and it is still early days.
Gen Cooper has asked that the project be publicised. It is aiming to deliver a living usable memorial to the dead of WW 1.
Association Branches are requested to publicise this project among their members and display copies of the 'flyer'.
Further details will follow as the project moves forward.
Kind regards
Maurice Gibson
The Highlanders Museum
Newsletter August 2018 is Attached
QOHLDRS Regtl Association Accounts
Attached is the QOHLDRS Regtl Association Accounts; (displayed, as a legal requirement), for the last Financial Year:- 1 Apr 2017 to 31 March 2018.
The Accounts have been audited and officially cleared by OSCR (Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator). They had been passed initially, at our AGM, held at Ft George, on 22 Jun 18.
David Grant,
Parliamentary Inquiry into provision of mental health careDear All
Please see information relating to the launch of a Parliamentary Inquiry into provision of mental health care to AF personnel and veterans. Please could you bring to the attention of as many people as possible that you feel may be willing and able to supply evidence to the Committee, the more submitted the better the chances of improving provision.
If you experience difficulties with the Defence Committee Website you should pass your information to James Ward (his details are below).
Kind regards
latest Regimental Association Bulletin
Dear All,
As it may be of interest to those members of the Regiment who are still serving, Veterans and their families.
Stone Dedication at the NMA
Dear All,
Dedication of the Royal Regiment of Scotland Descriptor Stone at the National Memorial Arboretum (NMA) on the 9th August 2018 at 1200hrs.PHOTOS
Kind regards
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Latest News for June/July 2018
Broken Man
I wrote this song with Soldiers on the Streets in mind.
A meeting with an old comrade, Seaforth and QOH, George McArthy
The last time I saw George McArthy was at Selerang Barracks, Singapore in 1962.
On 26th 2018 we met again at an old stamping ground of ours – Fort George!
In the meantime George had re-located to New Zealand to seek fame, fortune and love !!
He succeeded in all three!
During our meeting George was accompanied by his lovely daughter, Helen and his brother Bill.
As the conversation went on we " chewed the fat" and were soon knee deep in empty cartridges, memories, old friends, a combination that sure makes one feel good!
Geordie was a member of the MT platoon back in the Singapore days.
Should any of the old team wish to contact him and make his day, please contact Ronnie Sinclair on Facebook.
George will be flying back to New Zealand on the 9th of September. He is currently located in Castletown, Caithness.
I would like to thank Seoras McIntosh for his skills in photography and presenting George with a small momento of his visit to Fort George
Bon Voyage George
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Event at the Highlanders' Museum on Friday 20th July at 3pm.
Good Afternoon,
Kind regards
| The Association urgently requires
The Association urgently requires QOHLDRS No1A Dress uniform clothing for a "photoshoot," to allow the sculptor to design the proposed Inverness Statue''.
It would be greatly appreciated if any QOHLDR possesses any of the following items of No1A dress, to help out with the planned photograph for(roughly) a 5feet 10 inches tall soldier:
3 White gloves
Photo will be taken in Cameron Bks. The Association will pay all postage and return all items to owners.
Yours aye – David Grant
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I would like to let you know I am trying to organise a small memorial parade at the grave side of a young soldier who was tragically killed in Northern Ireland 1978 whilst attached to 5 platoon B Company QOHldrs Pte Mark Donald Carnie Black Watch.
Yours aye
latest SCOTS Newsletter
Dear All,
Please also be aware that this Headquarters is to migrate to MODNET
Will no longer accept e-mails so for the time being please direct all e-mails to;
Kind regards
Royal British Legion Scotland
Inverness Branch
As all members will know 2018 is the final year of the four-year WW1 Commemorations. The Inverness Branch will be heavily involved in these Commemorations and are looking for your help with these events. We are looking for volunteers with good co-ordination skills to assist our Branch Working Group Secretary (David Taylor)
Transport for lunch Sunday 01 July at British legion Nairn
dep; Elgin town hall at 1130hrs
rtn; approx. 1600hrs
Your Aye
The Colours of the 2nd Battalion, 51st Highland Volunteers will be laid up in the Regimental Chapel at Fort George on Saturday, 8th June 2019. Former members of the battalion are planning a solemn, fitting occasion which will also provide a reunion opportunity for All Ranks (including permanent staff) and their families.
Good afternoon
The AF Covenant Fund Trust has launched a consultation to shape a new £4million programme to find new and innovative way of working to reduce serious stress in veterans, their careers and families. Have your say takes you to information on how to take part in the consultation. It may be of interest to you or you may know someone who would be prepared to take part in the consultation so please distribute as appropriate.
Also of interest might be a press release relating to a report on a new approach to supporting lives of ex-service personnel dealing with limb loss. This article can be accessed here
Kind regards
Photos of the Unavailing of Queen's Own Highlanders Statue at the National Memorial Arboretum 16th June 2018
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Inverness Coach Departure: Friday 15 June 18
1. 0815hrs onwards - Would all pers please approach Cameron Bks through Wimberley Way direction ( not the main Bks Entrance).
The Coach will arrive at 0830hrs , on the Bks Square and depart at 0900hrs for the Arboretum. ETA Premier Inn – by 1830hrs hopefully!
2. Cars passes will be issued by me on your arrival, and please park in he Barracks Official car Park area.
3. On return, Sunday, hopefully by 1900hrs. Coach pers disembark in Cameron Bks and disperse.
David Grant RHQ
The Plaque
It is a very proud moment for me indeed when I see the plaque that I unveiled with Madam La Mair now being displayed in the Town Hall Metern.
This was all due to my good friends The Flanders Jocks and I thank them with all my heart for all the great work they do to represent the Scottish Regiments WW1
Latest News for May 2018
PROGRAMME: Queen's Own Highlanders – STATUE UNVEILING CEREMONY [ W/end 15/17 June 2018 ]
Welcome (Estimated attendance : 250)
Friday 15 June: 1830pm For those laying a wreath – Please collect from Chairman or Maj Edward Usborne, Secretary, at the Premier Inn.
Northern Ireland immunity from prosecution
Can I draw to your attention the campaign to give soldiers who served in Northern Ireland immunity from prosecution and ask you to register your support for this campaign on the link below my signature block.
Many thanks
Dundee Combined Ex-Services Association
I write as the Secretary of the City of Dundee Combined Ex-Services Association to inform you that the City of Dundee will be hosting a short parade for Armed Forces Veterans and Youth Organisations on Saturday 23rd June 2018. The parade will step off from Dundee High School at 1200 hours marching down Reform Street to the City Square. The raising of the Armed Forces Flag will commence on our arrival, then an inspection of the Veterans conducted by Lt General Sir ASH Irwin KCB, CBE will be conducted.
The inspection will be followed by a couple of speeches then a brief church service, followed by the march off.
After the parade, lunch will be available in the Caird Hall consisting of Sausage Rolls, Sandwiches and a beer or two.
Kindest Regards to the Regiment
I just got this from Pat Ferguson (11/05/2018)
"I'm not on any Bn sites. Could you put on that Eddie Czarnecki ex A/T left Bn during Hong Kong is in
hospital with Kidney failure. Harmyres hospital ward 2 phone number 01355 585021
Poppy Ball
Dear All
Colonel Roddy Wood and Frances Beveridge (Poppy Scotland) have asked that I help and advertise
their Poppy Ball to be held on 23 June at Drumossie Hotel, Inverness.
Please see attached Poster.
The attached newsletter will give you an insight into what the Edinburgh Branch has been up to recently, and amongst other things, gives details about the Armed Forces Day Parade in Edinburgh, and how to get tickets for our Summer Dance.
Enjoy reading it
George Givens
Poppy Ness Veterans
Dear All,
Poppy Ness Veterans (Tripartite Veterans Group) are keen to advertise the service and support Poppy Scotland can provide to veterans from all branches of the Armed Forces and also raise £1918 to mark the Centenary of WW1.
To that end they will be present on The High Street, Inverness (outside M&S / the Bank of Scotland) on Saturday 16th June between 10.00hrs and 16.00hrs.
Please see attached Poster.
I would encourage you to visit the High Street on the 16th and support Poppy Ness Veterans and learn more about the work of Poppy Scotland.
Thank you for your support.
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Regimental Association Bulletin
Dear All,
Kind regards
Mr Duncan Foster on the award of the Legion of Honour
Photograph Captions:
George Givens, Jimmy Sherry, Eddie Maley, and Charlie Millar congratulate Mr Duncan Foster on the award of the Legion of Honour
Piper Jim Elliot gets a request from Mr Foster - "Do you know March of the Cameron Men son?"
Latest News for April 2018
Dear All
Please find attached SCOTS Newsletter for Feb/Mar 18
And the Regimental Association Bulletin 11 Jobs, which details a selection of the latest jobs in Scotland.
This may be of interest to Scottish servicemen, veterans and their families and the Armed Forces Community.
Kind regards
Regimental Association BulletinClick below
For SCOTS Newsletter Click Below
Giles Nevill "One for Cabarfeidh"
After a really knackering 42.195 km row in blistering heat, (a tired and emotional) "ONE FOR CABAR FEIDH" especially for those from our Regiment who I know have had / are having a hard time in life as a result of their experiences in the Army. Sadly, I suspect there will be others ..... this was for you.
Highland Branch AGM April 2018
| Regimental Association Bulletin
Dear All,
Please find attached Regimental Association Bulletin 10 Jobs, which details a selection of the latest jobs in Scotland. This may be of interest to Scottish servicemen, veterans and their families and the Armed Forces Community.
Kind regards
Latest News for March 2018
Commemorative Service
Dear All,
Please see attached poster advertising a Commemorative Service that will be held at Cavell Gardens, Inverness at 08.00hrs on April 23rd 2018. It will be followed by a Breakfast in C Coy 7SCOTS Drill Hall, Gordonville Road.
Please pass the word around, all welcome.
Kind regards
Attached is the latest newsletter from Edinburgh. Enjoy reading it
Letters Attached
| 2 SCOTS at Glencorse Barracks
Dear All,
2 SCOTS at Glencorse Barracks, Penicuik have organised a Rugby Sevens Tournament to be held on Saturday 5 May 18 at Glencorse Barracks. We would be delighted to welcome you all to the President's Tent for what promises to be an entertaining and competitive day of rugby, with the first match kicking off at 1000.
This year's tournament will be run as a 2 SCOTS event, with the intention of holding a larger Regimental Sevens tournament next year at a location yet to be confirmed.
Yours Aye
Statue at National Memorial Arboretum
Above is a photograph of the 600mm high maquette of the ¾ life size figure that will be unveiled at the National Memorial Arboretum on 16th June. The maquette in bronze costs £2,350 + VAT and is a limited edition of 12, there are 11 remaining. The maquette can also be produced as a bronze resin cast which is much lighter than the bronze one but otherwise exactly the same. It weighs less because it is cast in a mixture of bronze chips and resin and the cost is £1,150 + VAT.
If anyone would like a cold cast version of the ¾ life size statue, an exact copy of the bronze statue destined for the Arboretum, it would cost £3,500 + VAT. It is 4ft 6ins high.
Many thanks,
James Murray
Latest News for February 2018
The Highlanders' Museum Queen's Own (Highlanders Collection)
The museum newsletter is now available by clicking on one of the links below
| The Seaforth Regimental Association Dinner
The 69th Annual Reunion Dinner of The Seaforth Regimental Association ( Ross-shire Branch) will be held in the Ross Hall, High Street, Dingwall on Friday 9th March 2018 - 7.30 pm for 8.00 pm.
Tickets,which cost £20 each, can be reserved by contacting Bob Shanks on 01463-242915.
Many thanks
Yours aye
Just to inform you that those catching the bus from Elgin to attend the above function
Ronnie Sinclair
There was a great atmosphere at the Edinburgh Branch Amalgamation Dinner (Saturday 10th February 2018)
Padre Angus Smith was our Guest of Honour and gave a good after-dinner speech in his own inimitable style. Angus was the Battalion's Padre from 1973 - 1976 and knows Regimental characters very well. He was also Padre to the SCOTS Guards during the Falklands campaign so is no stranger to being at the Sharp End! He finished by giving the toast to the Queen's Own Highlanders - to a hearty "Cabarfeidh Gu Brath" reply from the assembled company
Dougie Shepherd went on to give a very fitting toast to our regular Battalion - 4 SCOTS (The Highlanders)
The catering was provided by ex ACC chef Andy Henderson of Bistro52 in Uphall and the food was exceptional and plentiful
The young 16-17 year old pipers from Edinburgh Academy as usual were excellent and our singer for the night soon got everyone dancing. Bobby Munro gave the Regimental Toast in Gaelic - to which Padre Smith confirmed that, yes, it certainly was Gaelic!
All in all, a great night
Latest News for January 2018
Unforgotten Forces Consortium and Hearing Forces Project
Dear All,
I have recently had a very good meeting with;
Angela Paton
Hearing Forces Project Officer - North Action on Hearing Loss Scotland
Office Telephone: 01738 440723
Dear All,
Please see attached 2 x adverts, one for patient drivers and one for van drivers sent on behalf of Highland Hospice in the event that some members of the veterans community or their families may have some spare time on their hands and would be willing to volunteer for Highland Hospice as Van or Patient drivers. The adverts are self-explanatory but if you have any questions do contact any of the staff mentioned and they will be happy to advise you.
This message has been sent on behalf of Emily Patrick and Fiona Stoddart (as per details below).
Yours sincerely,
Patient Driver Info:-
Dear All, See attached. Time to get your returns in. Come along and hear what Walter Walker, our Chief Guest has to say. CFGB
Generals, Ladies and Gentlemen,
Please find attached the calling letter for the unveiling of our Statue at the National Arboretum on 16th June 2018. Please spread it far and wide.
Cpl Mattie Glasgow Belize 27 Aug 1976
Pte Alan MacMillan NI 8 July 1979
LCpl Victor MacLeod NI 27 Aug 1979
Thanks in advance
The Highlander Newsletter 2017
Dear All
in Galashiels, Selkirkshire for all their assistance in getting us to this point.
To view the 115 page colour Newsletter telling the stories of Regular, Reserve and Cadet units, RN and Overseas affiliations and
what the antecedent veteran associations have been upto, some sport and most importantly to remember those who have sadly
died in 2017 please now go to the link below.
The link will 'welcome you' and show the Front Cover of The Newsletter 2017 online and to its right it will give you 3 options;
1. Flipbook – Click here to view (read) in the flipbook format.
a. Single page (good for printing off for a hard copy).
b. Double page (good for screen viewing).
Please select the format that best suits your needs and equipment capability.
There are hundreds of pictures in the Newsletter so I would ask you to forward this e-mail / link to anyone you recognise so they too
can reminisce over the year past.
Please give the document aser;">Latest News for January 2017
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A new game plan from House Republicans to take a piecemeal approach to funding the government, which is currently in shutdown mode, is already winning no favors with Senate Democrats.
The House was looking to debate bills that would fund parts of the Department of Veterans Affairs and the National Park Service around 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. However, it's a no go once again for Democrats, who say no one should choose between important priorities such as veterans, or scientific research, or the national parks, or enrolling children in Head Start programs.
After reading a message from Republicans on the Senate floor, Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., accused them of "trying to cherry-pick the few parts of government they like."
"[It's] just another wacky idea from the tea party-driven Republicans," Reid said, adding that the government would reopen if House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, stood up to his rebellious caucus.
"The Republican plan is not a serious plan," Reid said. "It is not a plan to run the country. It is not what the public sent us here to do."
Reid warned Republicans that "if they think they are going to come and nitpick us on this, it won't work."
Reid's tough talk was backed by Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., who dismissed the GOP's new strategy as "cynical" and said it puts important priorities against each other.
"Open our government and then we can have a fruitful discussion," Schumer said. "They keep trying new tricks. [...] Speaker Boehner is trying to wriggle out of the box in which he put himself."
The shutdown went into effect at midnight Tuesday, sending hundreds of thousands of federal workers on furloughs, except for workers deemed essential to protect safety and property.
Sen. Ted Cruz, a tea party Republican from Texas, on Monday spoke of the idea of a piecemeal approach to the continuing resolution to pass small-scale appropriations bills.
"I think we ought to start passing continuing resolutions narrowly focused on each of the things the President listed [Monday,]" Cruz told CNN's Wolf Blitzer, according to Politico.
Majority Whip Dick Durbin, D-Ill., said Republican actions are the "height of irresponsibility" and called it "arrogance." He specifically blasted Cruz, saying it is "reckless" for him to decide what stays open and what doesn't.
"I sure hope we get around to the wish list of Ted Cruz," he said. "To think that this senator has the nerve to decide what is really, really important for America."
They've called on Republicans to pass a clean continuing resolution that funds Obamacare then head to the table on a more permanent budget solution.

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August 29, 2010
by Dr. Sonja Trent-Brown
Assistant Professor of Psychology
Philippians 2:1-11
Okay, so, first things first, CONGRATULATIONS!!!! You did it! You're here!! Your parents and grandparents are so proud of you they don't quite know what to do with themselves. We are all here to celebrate you…to support you, to be here for you and walk with you, alongside you as you undertake this journey. 'Cause let me tell you, you are about to embark upon a journey and it will be life-changing. You will be introduced to new ideas and preconceived notions will be challenged. Your existing knowledge will be expanded, as will your social networks as you make lifelong friendships; forged in the fires of shared experience. You will develop your own, personal, life view as you wrestle with academic, philosophical, theological, social, and spiritual questions posed along the way—and yes, there will be a test. In fact, you'll be writing your life view paper when you take your senior seminar [so, I'm just sayin'…]. What I'm trying to say is that you won't quite be the same when we meet again in four years to see you walk across the graduation stage. Oh, you'll still be "you" at the core—we don't want you to lose those qualities that make you fundamentally yourself—God has blessed you with those gifts for a reason. So what we do want to do is to help you discover more ways in which your gifts can be used to serve in this great world of ours; to assist you in becoming global citizens, nurtured in the soil of Hope (Campus Ministries), to help you find your calling—or if it has already been revealed to you—to help prepare you to achieve it.
To do this, we want to make sure that you give serious consideration to the attitude with which you're planning to approach your time here. Winston Churchill said that "attitude is a little thing that makes a big difference" (Churchill). I happen to agree. We are here as guides along your journey, but the attitude with which you undertake it is of critical importance. We can't do that for you—no matter how much we might like to at times. And I can only imagine how many times your parents have wished they could do something for you, to protect you, but knew that you had to do it for yourselves. Well, this is another one of those times where it's up to you—each of you has got to take the lead on your college experience, and the attitude you employ will have an enormous impact on how this journey goes for you.
When we think about attitude, we need to remember the ABCs. An attitude is composed of three distinct elements—A, the affective, B, the behavioral, and C, the cognitive. In other words, our attitudes have an affective, or emotional component, our attitudes lead us to respond in certain ways behaviorally, and our attitudes guide our cognitive, or mental processes, like thought, reasoning, and language. Thinking about all of these attitudinal facets, in conjunction with your own previous life experiences, perhaps serves to elucidate just how an attitude can, indeed, "make[s] a big difference" (Churchill).
So, I'm here to encourage us to be intentional in thinking about our attitudinal approach. Now, you may have heard of someone "having a 'tude", or "catching a 'tude", or "copping a 'tude", or even, "Hey?! What's up with the 'tude, dude?" William James said, "It is our attitude at the beginning of a difficult task which, more than anything else, will affect its successful outcome" (James). Dude, we sit here at the beginning of a difficult task, so we need to make sure our 'tude is on track. In an environment like the one we are blessed to have here at Hope, with the myriad opportunities—literally a multitude of academic, cocurricular, and spiritual encounters and possibilities—just waiting for you to take advantage, I propose that our 'tude be a "multi-'tude", embodying elements of multidisciplinary study, multicontextual focus, multidirectional pedagogy, and multicultural encounter.
So, let's begin with multidisciplinary study. One of the great things about Hope is that it is firmly and unapologetically committed to the liberal arts rooted in the Christian tradition. A main strength of a liberal arts education is its multidisciplinary approach. Now, that term, 'multidisciplinary,' here refers to incorporating or combining several academic disciplines, schools of thought, branches of learning, or fields of expertise. One of the ways in which you will be exposed to various academic disciplines during your time here is by taking courses that are available in the General Education Curriculum. These courses have been identified such that every student at Hope will have breadth of knowledge as well as depth of knowledge. To that end, you will have the opportunity to take courses in the arts, humanities, social sciences, and natural and applied sciences that will enrich your erudition and enhance your skills. Now, some of you are probably thinking, "But, why should I have to study mathematics, history, psychology, literature, biology, art, or music if that has nothing to do with my major?" Well, that is certainly an attitude that one might adopt. But let me ask you this—what do you do when you come across an unfamiliar object? Do you turn it around and try to look at it from different angles and perspectives, to figure out what it is, what it does, to plumb its mysteries? Well, by analogy, as we gain perspective, that's what we're getting out of this multidisciplinary education. We are better able to understand our world. As we better comprehend the world in which we live—its intricacies, nuances, and subtleties—we are better prepared to meet its needs, to battle its ills, and to uplift its joys; making informed contributions and providing effective service. Robert Harris writes that:
"A thorough knowledge of a wide range of events, philosophies, procedures, and possibilities makes the phenomena of life appear coherent and understandable. No longer will unexpected or strange things be merely dazzling or confusing. How sad it is to see an uneducated mind or a mind educated in only one discipline completely overwhelmed by a simple phenomenon. How often have we all heard someone say, "I have no idea what this book is talking about" or "I just can't understand why anyone would do such a thing." A wide ranging education, covering everything from biology to history to human nature, will provide many tools for understanding (Harris, 1991)."
So, how does our "multi-'tude" guide us here? First, it suggests that we look upon a multidisciplinary education as a positive foundation for understanding—in various domains of life, because, after all, "life itself is a whole, not divided into majors. Most jobs, most endeavors, really require more knowledge than that of one field (Harris, 1991)." Second, our 'tude suggests that we embrace the multidisciplinary experience and recognize it for the tremendous opportunity for growth that it is…and then don't stop there just because you've met your GenEd requirements. I encourage you to go beyond—to find other courses outside your major that support and augment your studies in your discipline. With Hope's multidisciplinary curriculum, you will get preparation not only for your career, but also for your life.
Next up is multicontextual focus. Multicontextual refers to the notion that each of us participates in various contexts in our lives. One of Hope's Core Values is to "foster development of the whole person—intellectually, spiritually, socially, physically." Development doesn't happen in a vacuum. It is, necessarily, nested within the contexts of our lives. At Hope, we identify three primary contexts within which we want students to grow—the academic, the cocurricular, and the spiritual. Fostering development of the whole person requires attention to each of these. Hope strives to be a place where the integration across these multiple contexts forges interconnections that produce more substantial learning outcomes for students than could any of the single contexts alone.
There is no question that academic success will make your time here more rewarding. Your hard work gives you a sense of accomplishment, affirms your belief in yourself and your capabilities, and reassures you that you have effectively grasped the concepts about which you are learning. However, attending only to your studies may actually prove to be a detriment to your overall learning during your tenure at Hope. There is a plethora of evidence to suggest that students who become involved in campus life in addition to their classroom studies benefit greatly from having done so. According to Huang and Chang (2004) "the more involved that college students are in the academic and social aspects of campus life, the more they benefit in terms of learning and personal development" (p. 391). Their results indicate that students who are involved in campus life pursuits alongside their academic endeavors score higher on measures of cognitive growth, communication growth, self-confidence, and interpersonal skills.
I cannot stress enough the importance of the spiritual context in your ongoing development. Braskamp writes (2007) that:
"Students come to campus not yet tested in their faith, and experience considerable challenges to their prior religious perspectives, which are often greatly influenced by their parents' views. They are exposed to new information, differing values and religious perspectives, and meet and relate to different types of people, with faculty members often expressing different perspectives from what the student experienced during high school. […] In a national survey of 1,200 students, seven in ten of the college students agreed that "religion plays an important role in their lives" and one in four have "become more spiritual since entering college," […] Students express a strong desire to become more engaged in their religious/spiritual journey (p. 1)."
At Hope, there are endless opportunities for spiritual growth. Inside and outside the classroom, your prior understanding of your faith will be challenged, you will be presented with new ideas, and you will interact with friends who come from different worship traditions within the Christian faith. For example, my own worship tradition is different from many of yours. The African "call and response" pattern of participation is integral to our worship services…can I get an "Amen?" When you walk into a traditional African American church, you're likely to see women wearing elaborate hats. In their book entitled, Crowns: Portraits of Black Women in Church Hats, Cunningham and Marberry present this custom stemming from the African tradition of adorning the head for worship. Marberry states, "it's rooted in the African tradition that says that when one presents oneself before God… that you should be at your best—that you should present excellence before the Almighty."
At Hope you will participate in Bible studies, faith in film series, our most AWESOME Chapel services, and The Gathering on Sunday nights. These experiences will serve to better help you understand why you believe what you believe. They will also help you to articulate your faith effectively to others, that they, too, might understand and gain access to their own faith journey. Your spiritual participation will help you to discern which student organizations are right for you, and will serve as a scaffold to support your academic study. Our "multi-'tude" guides us here to fully explore the academic, cocurricular, and spiritual contexts, and to seek both balance and integration. It encourages us to be open to new ideas, to be willing to participate, to have humility to listen, and to have the patience to understand.
Our third "multi" is multidirectional pedagogy, referring to multiple approaches to instruction and learning. We all have different learning styles and I assure you, Hope's faculty has a wide range of talents and techniques to direct your learning and meet your needs. Many of your classes will meet in traditional classrooms, while in others, you may find yourself outdoors, gazing into the heavens at the night sky. Some of you will find that you thrive in laboratory sessions where you conduct hands-on activities. Other courses may have field placements or service learning projects in the community. There will be opportunities for internships, research experiences, studio work, performances, independent studies, fieldwork, and a host of instructional technologies will be employed. These are all successful approaches, but not all of them will appeal equally to you. Some of you will prefer lectures—others may favor discussions or teaching strategies that incorporate movement. So, what guidance will our "multi-'tude" provide here? First, it encourages us to be open to learning in ways that may be very different from what we have been accustomed to, because, you know, it may turn out that it works for you—even if it seemed really weird when your professor first explained it. Second, our "multi-'tude" encourages us to jump right in with full willingness to participate. If we only give something a weak, half-attempt, we're already putting ourselves at a disadvantage for reaping maximum benefit from the experience.
Our final "multi" is multicultural encounter. Multiculturalism stresses the importance of different cultures, races, and ethnicities, and at Hope, we care about multiculturalism in at least two ways: one, moving toward harmonious co-existence in our society by acknowledging, respecting, and valuing different ethnic, racial, or cultural groups; and two, in broadening the range of cultures that we study. We've heard about the necessities of globalization and being able to participate effectively in the changing world, in effect, becoming adept global citizens. So, yes, this will be important for your careers, but more importantly, for your lives. Berger (2008) tells us "the evidence suggests that the greater diversity on college campuses today helps students develop deeper, more flexible thinking." Multicultural encounter also facilitates greater understanding of others, builds perspective-taking skills, creates cohesion in both the classroom and the school, and reduces hostility toward ethnic minorities (Wyans, 2008).
Hope College offers many prospects for multicultural encounter. You will take courses in cultural heritage and courses that have a cultural diversity focus. You will have the opportunity for off-campus study, domestic or overseas, both providing access to multicultural interaction. You might take a mission trip and have the chance to see how others live, and to learn about their culture, traditions, struggles, and joys. Hope has resources in place to support your cultural exploration, such as the offices of International Education and Multicultural Education. There are student organizations that focus on various aspects of multicultural encounter. And look around you right now. There are folks who look different from you. There are also folks who look similar, but who may have very different cultural experiences. Right here, right now, you are sitting amidst multiple opportunities for multicultural encounter. Don't let them pass you by.
Our "multi-'tude" here encourages openness, hospitality, patience, honesty, humility, and compassion. It also undergirds courage—it can be scary moving outside your comfort zone, making "first contact," not knowing what you might find and how it may change your life…change you. Our 'tude protects us against fear, ignorance, and dis-ownership—meaning, making it "their" problem—not mine (Wilson, 1995).
Now, in the midst of all these "multis" I want to make it clear that I'm not encouraging
you to be scattered or unfocused. On the contrary—the most effective application of
"multi-'tude" takes advantage of the multitude of opportunity available here at Hope while yet requiring that we be thoughtful, intentional, and prayerful in discerning amongst the choices. And, while you're putting your "multi-'tude'" approach into practice, remember that amid all of the "multi" pursuits, we also have a "'unifying' reality that brings all the multi-dynamics together" (Johnson, 2010). This explorative "multi" approach is encompassed within the overarching attitude that guides us daily—the attitude of Christ. In St. Paul's letter to the church at Philippi, he implores,
"1If you have any encouragement from being united with Christ, if any comfort from his love, if any fellowship with the Spirit, if any tenderness and compassion, 2then make my joy complete by being like-minded, having the same love, being one in spirit and purpose. 3Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit, but in humility consider others better than yourselves. 4Each of you should look not only to your own interests, but also to the interests of others" (Philippians 2:1-4).
Here, Paul "emphasizes sharing the mind of Christ—but also looking to the interests
of others—with all humility." We are encouraged to "embrace the multitude of opportunity'
around us, while at the same time keeping our identity located in a unifying reality
of Christ (Johnson, 2010). The scripture goes on to tell us that our superordinate
"attitude should be the same as that of Christ Jesus" (Philippians, 2:5).
It has been said that "it is your attitude…that determines your altitude," meaning that you can achieve new heights in your life if you are intentional about your attitude. Class of 2014, there is no limit to the heights you might achieve sharing the attitude of Christ, and adopting a "multi-'tude approach to your education, you just have to rise to the occasion.
Parents, grandparents, sisters, brothers, aunts, uncles, cousins, friends, all those attending here today in support of your student and their classmates, thank you. Thank you for allowing us the honor of sharing with them for these few years. We recognize that they are precious to you and that you are entrusting us with their care. We do not take this lightly.
Class of 2014, you can do this. Will it always be easy? No. Absolutely, positively, unequivocally, not. If it is easy, well, then, we're doing you a disservice. We must challenge you—it is an imperative.
So, Class of 2014, I challenge you to share the attitude of Christ and to adopt a "multi-'tude'"—multidisciplinary, multicontextual, multidirectional, multicultural. Adopting this approach to your time here will enable you to take advantage of all that Hope College has to offer. Wouldn't it be fabulous if on commencement day 2014, instead of saying, "I wish I had," you'll be able to say, "I'm glad I did."
I challenge you, Class of 2014, to knock our socks off. You've got what it takes! We know it, you've just got to believe it. My hat's off to you.
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After 24 hours without a computer, we have a new laptop loaded with all our old files. So, without further delay, let's catch you up on what's going on. The only all breed shows these past two days have been the Gallatin Kennel Club's two shows in Helena MT. Despite the remoteness of the site, many of our top dogs showed up for a chance at scarce all breed points.
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On Thursday Barbara Dempsey Alderman had the pleasure of choosing her Top Two from the German Wirehaired Pointer, GCH CH Mt View's Ripsnorter Silver Charm, the Harrier, GCH CH Downhome Hitech Innovator, the Standard Schnauzer, GCH CH Charisma Maxim Von Diable, the Welsh Terrier, GCH CH Darwyn's I'm Not Arguing That, the Papillon, Salatino La Dame Sans Camelia, the Standard Poodle, GCH CH Brighton Lakeridge Encore, and the German Shepherd Dog, GCH CH Lakota's Hitman of Cantar.
The two she chose were the country's Number Two Dog All Breeds, the GWP, Oakley, and the Standard Schnauzer, Max. Oakley's 49th BIS of the year will put him tantalizingly close to Number One.
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Friday Oakley would be back, along with the above named Harrier, Welsh Terrier, and GSD. Rounding out Mark Houston-McMillan's final were the Samoyed, GCH CH Glacier's N Rowdy's Czargent Trouble, the Pomeranian, Randy's Huckleberry Friend, and the Bichon Frise, GCH CH PaRay's Power & Privilege.
Oakley would go home with the RBIS while the Welsh Terrier, Joe, would get his first AKC BIS. Joe is the top winning Welsh Terrier in Canadian history with 28 BIS, but he is breeder/owner Larisa Hotchin's first homebred AKC BIS winner. Congratulations to Larisa and handlers Milton Lopes & Ash Oldfield.


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The Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission expects to save up to 25 percent on labor, hardware and maintenance expenses by moving its workforce management system into the cloud.
Every workday morning at 4:00 a.m., Tracy Harris, a project manager of enterprise IT with the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission, received an automated reminder to check on an aging computer for system failure, space issues and memory leaks to ensure its smooth operation for the day.
For Harris, running the aging computer that powered the commission's workforce management program meant putting out fires regularly. She and the IT staff grew accustomed to responding reactively. But when the commission switched to a cloud-based version of the software built by Kronos, things changed.
"When we went live, it was peace of mind for the staff and it allowed the staff to really focus upon being proactive instead of reactive in terms of management of the system," Harris said. "It reinvigorated the team to learn new things."
The Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission is a bi-county agency that administers parks and planning in Montgomery and Prince George's Counties, managing more than 52,000 acres of parkland, trails and open space and employs nearly 2,000 workers.
Since switching to a cloud service, the commission's IT focus has shifted to tuning and configuring the application to meet its business needs, and to make room to tend to the commission's in-house ERP solution. Meanwhile, a Kronos cloud services manager helps to manage, support and upgrade workforce management during off hours when the system is not interrupted.
In 2009, the commission realized it had to upgrade its software and respond to failing hardware in its data center. Harris said she got two directives--cut costs and upgrade its Kronos workforce management solution, which is a mission-critical business application for the commission.
In 2011, the commission upgraded the solution and, after a cost-benefit analysis, migrated to cloud technology instead hosting the solution in house to save on both human and technology resources and other associated costs, Harris said. Cost-saving examples include: refocusing two commission staff who managed the workforce management application to other projects, and saving money on hardware licensing and upkeep with the cloud technology.
Over five years, the commission will save an estimated 26 percent in operational costs by migrating to the cloud versus hosting onsite, according to Kronos.
It makes sense and saves money to let people focus on what they're best at--it's also a reason people move to cloud technology, according to Charlie DeWitt, vice president of business development at Kronos.
"The basic idea is let the public sector guys do what they're good at, which is to provide services and let the IT people help them focus in that area of providing services," he said. "There's no sense for them to sort of replicate what Kronos has done thousands of times before."
After signing a contract with the workforce management firm in spring of 2011, the commission went live in four months' time, using version 6.32. As a part of the migration, the commission made space in its data center to host a new ERP solution, and, because Oracle support was no longer needed, upgraded its database from Oracle to SQL, which contributed to cost savings Harris said.
The commission also acquired 30 InTouch terminals, or time clocks, which replaced older hardware that required constant monitoring. Harris said deploying new clocks was a major success because it enabled granular control of the clocks -- for example, controlling the locations where an employee can or cannot punch in.
With the upgraded InTouch application, employees can also take more control over their own attendance data by accessing time clock, leave balance and schedule information and also requesting time off through the clocks' software interface.
"It created a lot of visibility and it relieved managers from that administrative process," Harris said.
The updated workforce management applications have helped the commission improve on business processes like allowing it to pay employees accurately during promotions or lateral transfers mid pay period and streamlining the process of adding and updating new records so that changes happen in real time.
According to DeWitt, labor is the public sector's top expense and, by improving business processes, the commission can adopt a workforce management solution that eliminates fraud, waste and extra work and saves 2 to 5 percent of payroll. He said it can also help public organizations ensure compliance to labor standards.
Commission staff also has greater access to information offsite, such as allowing supervisors to approve payroll. During Superstorm Sandy, the Kronos cloud application did go down, but it was back online in an hour or two, Harris said, whereas the commission's other in-house systems stayed offline longer.
Moving forward, the commission is planning upgrades to the Kronos platform and infrastructure, which will make them Java-free -- a tremendous benefit according to Harris since the help desk receives lots of calls from staff regarding Java runtime errors.
The release of the latest version of the solution is scheduled for the first quarter of 2015, and will include new features, such as the ability for multiple supervisors to approve time and pay for one employee, according to Harris.
This is a boon for a commission that runs and maintains regional parks and a recreation program and has numerous seasonal staff who may work several jobs with different rates of pay and different supervisors. The new process will again get rid the commission of another headache -- a paper timecard process that later gets keyed in the system.


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Na Pua Noeaus Pathways program enters fifth year; Hoomau in third yearUniversity of Hawaiʻi at Hilo
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Two programs at the University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo's Na Pua Noʻeau that receive grants from the U.S. Department of Education under the Native Hawaiian Education Act have reached significant milestones.
Na Pua Noʻeau's Pathways program, which is designed to interest and prepare Native Hawaiian students grades 8-10 to research and resolve contemporary environmental and cultural issues, is entering its fifth year. For the period from October 1, 2007, to September 30, 2008, Na Pua Noʻeau will receive $1,165,653 from the USDOE under the Native Hawaiian Education Act program.
The Hoʻomau program at Na Pua Noʻeau is entering its third year working with students from grade 11 to college freshmen across the State, assisting their transition from high school to college and engaging students with faculty in natural and environmental sciences. The USDOE will fund the project under the Native Hawaiian Education Act program in the amount of $618,798 for the coming year. Over 800 former Na Pua Noʻeau students are currently enrolled in the University of Hawaiʻi system. For information about the Pathways or Hoʻomau programs, contact program coordinator Kalei Lum-Ho Noguchi at 974-7678.


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Sec. 48.000 48.001
Scope of part. Definitions. Subpart 48.1--Policies and Procedures General. Policies. Processing value engineering change proposals. Sharing arrangements. Sharing acquisition savings. Sharing collateral savings. Sharing alternative--no-cost settlement method. Relationship to other incentives. Subpart 48.2--Contract Clauses Clauses for supply or service contracts. Clause for construction contracts.
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48.000 Scope of part. This part prescribes policies and procedures for using and administering value engineering techniques in contracts. 48.001 Definitions. "Acquisition savings," as used in this part, means savings resulting from the application of a value engineering change proposal (VECP) to contracts awarded by the same contracting office or its successor for essentially the same unit. Acquisition savings include-- (a) Instant contract savings, which are the net cost reductions on the contract under which the VECP is submitted and accepted, and which are equal to the instant unit cost reduction multiplied by the number of instant contract units affected by the VECP, less the contractor's allowable development and implementation costs; (b) Concurrent contract savings, which are net reductions in the prices of other contracts that are definitized and ongoing at the time the VECP is accepted; and (c) Future contract savings, which are the product of the future unit cost reduction multiplied by the number of future contract units scheduled for delivery during the sharing period (but see 48.102(g)). If the instant contract is a multiyear contract, future contract savings include savings on quantities funded after VECP acceptance. "Collateral costs," as used in this part, means agency costs of operation, maintenance, logistic support, or Government-furnished property. "Collateral savings," as used in this part, means those measurable net reductions resulting from a VECP in the agency's overall projected collateral costs, exclusive of acquisition savings, whether or not the acquisition cost changes.
"Contracting office," as used in this part, includes any contracting office that the acquisition is transferred to, such as another branch of the agency or another agency's office that is performing a joint acquisition action. "Contractor's development and implementation costs," as used in this part, means those costs the contractor incurs on a VECP specifically in developing, testing, preparing, and submitting the VECP, as well as those costs the contractor incurs to make the contractual changes required by Government acceptance of a VECP. "Future unit cost reduction," as used in this part, means the instant unit cost reduction adjusted as the contracting officer considers necessary for projected learning or changes in quantity during the sharing period. It is calculated at the time the VECP is accepted and applies either-- (a) Throughout the sharing period, unless the contracting officer decides that recalculation is necessary because conditions are significantly different from those previously anticipated, or (b) To the calculation of a lump-sum payment, which cannot later be revised. "Government costs," as used in this part, means those agency costs that result directly from developing and implementing the VECP, such as any net increases in the cost of testing, operations, maintenance, and logistics support. The term does not include the normal administrative costs of processing the VECP or any increase in instant contract cost or price resulting from negative instant contract savings. "Instant contract," as used in this part, means the contract under which the VECP is submitted. It does not include increases in quantities after acceptance of the VECP that are due to contract modifications, exercise of options, or additional orders. If the contract is a multiyear contract, the term does not include quantities funded after VECP acceptance. In a fixed-price contract with prospective price redetermination, the term refers to the period for which firm prices have been established. "Instant unit cost reduction" means the amount of the decrease in unit cost of performance (without deducting any contractor's development or implementation costs) resulting from using the VECP on the instant contract. In service contracts, the instant unit cost reduction is normally equal to the number of hours per line-item task saved by using the VECP on the instant contract, multiplied by the appropriate contract labor rate. "Negative instant contract savings" means the increase in the instant contract cost or price when the acceptance of a VECP results in an excess of the contractor's allowable development and implementation costs over the product of
48.101 the instant unit cost reduction multiplied by the number of instant contract units affected. "Net acquisition savings" means total acquisition savings, including instant, concurrent, and future contract savings, less Government costs. "Sharing base," as used in this part, means the number of affected end items on contracts of the contracting office accepting the VECP. "Sharing period," as used in this part, means the period beginning with acceptance of the first unit incorporating the VECP and ending at the later of-- (a) 3 years after the first unit affected by the VECP is accepted or, (b) The last scheduled delivery date of an item affected by the VECP under the instant contract delivery schedule in effect at the time the VECP is accepted (but see 48.102(g)). "Unit," as used in this part, means the item or task to which the contracting officer and the contractor agree the VECP applies. "Value engineering," as used in this part, means an analysis of the functions of a program, project, system, product, item of equipment, building, facility, service, or supply of an executive agency, performed by qualified agency or contractor personnel, directed at improving performance, reliability, quality, safety, and life-cycle costs (Section 36 of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act, 41 U.S.C. 401, et seq.). "Value engineering change proposal (VECP)" means a proposal that-- (a) Requires a change to the instant contract to implement; and (b) Results in reducing the overall projected cost to the agency without impairing essential functions or characteristics; provided, that it does not involve a change-- (1) In deliverable end item quantities only; (2) In research and development (R&D) items or R&D test quantities that are due solely to results of previous testing under the instant contract; or (3) To the contract type only. "Value engineering proposal," as used in this part, means, in connection with an A-E contract, a change proposal developed by employees of the Federal Government or contractor value engineering personnel under contract to an agency to provide value engineering services for the contract or program.
FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION savings or (2) be required to establish a program to identify and submit to the Government methods for performing more economically. Value engineering attempts to eliminate, without impairing essential functions or characteristics, anything that increases acquisition, operation, or support costs. (b) There are two value engineering approaches: (1) The first is an incentive approach in which contractor participation is voluntary and the contractor uses its own resources to develop and submit any value engineering change proposals (VECP's). The contract provides for sharing of savings and for payment of the contractor's allowable development and implementation costs only if a VECP is accepted. This voluntary approach should not in itself increase costs to the Government. (2) The second approach is a mandatory program in which the Government requires and pays for a specific value engineering program effort. The contractor must perform value engineering of the scope and level of effort required by the Government's program plan and included as a separately priced item of work in the contract Schedule. No value engineering sharing is permitted in architect engineer contracts. All other contracts with a program clause share in savings on accepted VECP's, but at a lower percentage rate than under the voluntary approach. The objective of this value engineering program requirement is to ensure that the contractor's value engineering effort is applied to areas of the contract that offer opportunities for considerable savings consistent with the functional requirements of the end item of the contract. 48.102 Policies. (a) As required by Section 36 of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 401, et seq.), agencies shall establish and maintain cost-effective value engineering procedures and processes. Agencies shall provide contractors a substantial financial incentive to develop and submit VECP's. Contracting activities will include value engineering provisions in appropriate supply, service, architect-engineer and construction contracts as prescribed by 48.201 and 48.202 except where exemptions are granted on a case-by-case basis, or for specific classes of contracts, by the agency head. (b) Agencies shall-- (1) Establish guidelines for processing VECP's, (2) Process VECP's objectively and expeditiously, and (3) Provide contractors a fair share of the savings on accepted VECP's. (c) Agencies shall consider requiring incorporation of value engineering clauses in appropriate subcontracts.
Subpart 48.1--Policies and Procedures
48.101 General. (a) Value engineering is the formal technique by which contractors may (1) voluntarily suggest methods for performing more economically and share in any resulting
48.104-1 value engineering savings in contracts for architect-engineer services. (i) Agencies shall establish procedures for funding and payment of the contractor's share of collateral savings and future contract savings. 48.103 Processing value engineering change proposals. (a) Instructions to the contractor for preparing a VECP and submitting it to the Government are included in paragraphs (c) and (d) of the value engineering clauses prescribed in Subpart 48.2. Upon receiving a VECP, the contracting officer or other designated official shall promptly process and objectively evaluate the VECP in accordance with agency procedures and shall document the contract file with the rationale for accepting or rejecting the VECP. (b) The contracting officer is responsible for accepting or rejecting the VECP within 45 days from its receipt by the Government. If the Government will need more time to evaluate the VECP, the contracting officer shall notify the contractor promptly in writing, giving the reasons and the anticipated decision date. The contractor may withdraw, in whole or in part, any VECP not accepted by the Government within the period specified in the VECP. Any VECP may be approved, in whole or in part, by a contract modification incorporating the VECP. Until the effective date of the contract modification, the contractor shall perform in accordance with the existing contract. If the Government accepts the VECP, but properly rejects units subsequently delivered or does not receive units on which a savings share was paid, the contractor shall reimburse the Government for the proportionate share of these payments. If the VECP is not accepted, the contracting officer shall provide the contractor with prompt written notification, explaining the reasons for rejection. (c) The following Government decisions are not subject to the Disputes clause or otherwise subject to litigation under the Contract Disputes Act of 1978 (41 U.S.C. 601-613): (1) The decision to accept or reject a VECP. (2) The determination of collateral costs or collateral savings. (3) The decision as to which of the sharing rates applies when Alternate II of the clause at 52.248-1, Value Engineering, is used. 48.104 Sharing arrangements.
(d)(1) Agencies other than the Department of Defense shall use the value engineering program requirement clause (52.248-1, Alternates I or II) in initial production contracts for major system programs (see definition of major system in 34.001) and for contracts for major systems research and development except where the contracting officer determines and documents the file to reflect that such use is not appropriate. (2) In Department of Defense contracts, the VE program requirement clause (52.248-1, Alternates I or II), shall be placed in initial production solicitations and contracts (first and second production buys) for major system acquisition programs as defined in DoD Directive 5000.1, except as specified in subdivisions (d)(2)(i) and (ii) of this section. A program requirement clause may be included in initial production contracts for less than major systems acquisition programs if there is a potential for savings. The contracting officer is not required to include a program requirement clause in initial production contracts-- (i) Where, in the judgment of the contracting officer, the prime contractor has demonstrated an effective VE program during either earlier program phases, or during other recent comparable production contracts. (ii) Which are awarded on the basis of competition. (e) Value engineering incentive payments do not constitute profit or fee within the limitations imposed by 10 U.S.C. 2306(d) and 41 U.S.C. 254(b) (see 15.4044(c)(4)(i)). (f) Generally, profit or fee on the instant contract should not be adjusted downward as a result of acceptance of a VECP. Profit or fee shall be excluded when calculating instant or future contract savings. (g) In the case of contracts for items requiring an extended period of production (e.g., ship construction, major system acquisition), agencies may prescribe sharing of future contract savings on all future contract units to be delivered under contracts awarded for essentially the same item during the sharing period, even if the scheduled delivery date is outside the sharing period. For engineering-development and low-rate-initial-production contracts, the future sharing shall be on scheduled deliveries equal in number to the quantity required over the highest 36 consecutive months of planned production, based on planning or production documentation at the time the VECP is accepted. (h) In the case of contracts for architect-engineer services, the contract shall include a separately priced line item for mandatory value engineering of the scope and level of effort required in the statement of work. The objective is to ensure that value engineering effort is applied to specified areas of the contract that offer opportunities for significant savings to the Government. There shall be no sharing of
48.104-1 Sharing acquisition savings. (a) Supply or service contracts. (1) The sharing base for acquisition savings is normally the number of affected end items on contracts of the contracting office accepting the VECP. The sharing rates (Government/contractor) for net acquisition savings for supplies and services are based on
48.104-2 the type of contract, the value engineering clause or alternate used, and the type of savings, as follows: GOVERNMENT/CONTRACTOR SHARES ACQUISITION SAVINGS
(figures in percent)
FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION contracts, the contractor's share of concurrent and future contract savings and of collateral savings shall be paid as a separate firm-fixed-price contract line item on the instant contract. (5) Within 3 months after concurrent contracts have been modified to reflect price reductions attributable to use of the VECP, the contracting officer shall modify the instant contract to provide the contractor's share of savings. (6) The contractor's share of future contract savings may be paid as subsequent contracts are awarded or in a lump-sum payment at the time the VECP is accepted. The lump-sum method may be used only if the contracting officer has established that this is the best way to proceed and the contractor agrees. The contracting officer ordinarily shall make calculations as future contracts are awarded and, within 3 months after award, modify the instant contract to provide the contractor's share of the savings. For future contract savings calculated under the optional lump-sum method, the sharing base is an estimate of the number of items that the contracting officer will purchase for delivery during the sharing period. In deciding whether or not to use the more convenient lump-sum method for an individual VECP, the contracting officer shall consider-- (i) The accuracy with which the number of items to be delivered during the sharing period can be estimated and the probability of actual production of the projected quantity; (ii) The availability of funds for a lump-sum payment; and (iii) The administrative expense of amending the instant contract as future contracts are awarded. (b) Construction contracts. Sharing on construction contracts applies only to savings on the instant contract and to collateral savings. The Government's share of savings is determined by subtracting Government costs from instant contract savings and multiplying the result by (1) 45 percent for fixed-price contracts or (2) 75 percent for cost-reimbursement contracts. Value engineering sharing does not apply to incentive construction contracts. (c) Architect-engineering contracts. There shall be no sharing of value engineering savings in contracts for architect-engineer services. 48.104-2 Sharing collateral savings. (a) The Government shares collateral savings with the contractor, unless the head of the contracting activity has determined that the cost of calculating and tracking collateral savings will exceed the benefits to be derived (see 48.201(e)). (b) The contractor's share of collateral savings is 20 percent of the estimated savings to be realized during an average year of use but shall not exceed (1) the contract's firm-fixed-price, target price, target cost, or estimated cost,
SHARING ARRANGEMENT INCENTIVE (VOLUNTARY) Concurrent and future rate 50/50 50/50 75/25 PROGRAM REQUIREMENT (MANDATORY) Concurrent and Instant future contract contract rate rate 75/25 * 85/15 75/25 75/25 85/15
Instant contract rate Fixed-price (other than incentive) Incentive (fixed-price or cost) Cost-reimbursement (other than incentive)** 50/50 * 75/25
*Same sharing arrangement as the contract's profit or fee adjustment formula. **Includes cost-plus-award-fee contracts.
(2) Acquisition savings may be realized on the instant contract, concurrent contracts, and future contracts. The contractor is entitled to a percentage share (see subparagraph (a)(1) above) of any net acquisition savings. Net acquisition savings result when the total of acquisition savings becomes greater than the total of Government costs and any negative instant contract savings. This may occur on the instant contract or it may not occur until reductions have been negotiated on concurrent contracts or until future contract savings are calculated, either through lump-sum payment or as each future contract is awarded. (i) When the instant contract is not an incentive contract, the contractor's share of net acquisition savings is calculated and paid each time such savings are realized. This may occur once, several times, or, in rare cases, not at all. (ii) When the instant contract is an incentive contract, the contractor shares in instant contract savings through the contract's incentive structure. In calculating acquisition savings under incentive contracts, the contracting officer shall add any negative instant contract savings to the target cost or to the target price and ceiling price and then offset these negative instant contract savings and any Government costs against concurrent and future contract savings. (3) The contractor shares in the savings on all affected units scheduled for delivery during the sharing period (but see 48.102(g)). The contractor is responsible for maintaining, for 3 years after final payment on the contract under which the VECP was accepted, records adequate to identify the first delivered unit incorporating the applicable VECP. (4) Contractor shares of savings are paid through the contract under which the VECP was accepted. On incentive
PART 48--VALUE ENGINEERING at the time the VECP is accepted, or (2) $100,000, whichever is greater. In determining collateral savings, the contracting officer shall consider any degradation of performance, service life, or capability. (See 48.104-1(a)(4) for payment of collateral savings through the instant contract.) 48.104-3 Sharing alternative--no-cost settlement method. In selecting an appropriate mechanism for incorporating a VECP into a contract, the contracting officer shall analyze the different approaches available to determine which one would be in the Government's best interest. Contracting officers should balance the administrative costs of negotiating a settlement against the anticipated savings. A no-cost settlement may be used if, in the contracting officer's judgment, reliance on other VECP approaches likely would not be more cost-effective, and the no-cost settlement would provide adequate consideration to the Government. Under this method of settlement, the contractor would keep all of the savings on the instant contract, and all savings on its concurrent contracts only. The Government would keep all savings resulting from concurrent contracts placed with other sources, savings from all future contracts, and all collateral savings. Use of this method must be by mutual agreement of both parties for individual VECPs. 48.105 Relationship to other incentives. Contractors should be offered the fullest possible range of motivation, yet the benefits of an accepted VECP should not be rewarded both as value engineering shares and under performance, design-to-cost, or similar incentives of the contract. To that end, when performance, design-to-cost, or similar targets are set and incentivized, the targets of such incentives affected by the VECP are not to be adjusted because of the acceptance of the VECP. Only those benefits of an accepted VECP not rewardable under other incentives are rewarded under a value engineering clause.
48.201 (2) For engineering services from not-for-profit or nonprofit organizations; (3) For personal services (see Subpart 37.1); (4) Providing for product or component improvement, unless the value engineering incentive application is restricted to areas not covered by provisions for product or component improvement; (5) For commercial products (see Part 11) that do not involve packaging specifications or other special requirements or specifications; or (6) When the agency head has exempted the contract (or a class of contracts) from the requirements of this Part 48. (b) Value engineering incentive. To provide a value engineering incentive, the contracting officer shall insert the clause at 52.248-1, Value Engineering, in solicitations and contracts except as provided in paragraph (a) of this section (but see subparagraph (e)(1) below). (c) Value engineering program requirement. (1) If a mandatory value engineering effort is appropriate (i.e., if the contracting officer considers that substantial savings to the Government may result from a sustained value engineering effort of a specified level), the contracting officer shall use the clause with its Alternate I (but see subparagraph (e)(2) below). (2) The value engineering program requirement may be specified by the Government in the solicitation or, in the case of negotiated contracting, proposed by the contractor as part of its offer and included as a subject for negotiation. The program requirement shall be shown as a separately priced line item in the contract Schedule. (d) Value engineering incentive and program requirement. (1) If both a value engineering incentive and a mandatory program requirement are appropriate, the contracting officer shall use the clause with its Alternate II (but see subparagraph (e)(3) below). (2) The contract shall restrict the value engineering program requirement to well-defined areas of performance designated by line item in the contract Schedule. Alternate II applies a value engineering program to the specified areas and a value engineering incentive to the remaining areas of the contract. (e) Collateral savings computation not cost-effective. If the head of the contracting activity determines for a contract or class of contracts that the cost of computing and tracking collateral savings will exceed the benefits to be derived, the contracting officer shall use the clause with its-- (1) Alternate III if a value engineering incentive is involved; (2) Alternate III and Alternate I if a value engineering program requirement is involved; or (3) Alternate III and Alternate II if both an incentive and a program requirement are involved.
Subpart 48.2--Contract Clauses
48.201 Clauses for supply or service contracts. (a) General. The contracting officer shall insert a value engineering clause in solicitations and contracts when the contract amount is expected to be $100,000 or more, except as specified in subparagraphs (a)(1) through (5) and in paragraph (f) below. A value engineering clause may be included in contracts of lesser value if the contracting officer sees a potential for significant savings. Unless the chief of the contracting office authorizes its inclusion, the contracting officer shall not include a value engineering clause in solicitations and contracts-- (1) For research and development other than full-scale development;
48.202 (f) Architect-engineer contracts. The contracting officer shall insert the clause at 52.248-2, Value Engineering Architect-Engineer, in solicitations and contracts whenever the Government requires and pays for a specific value engineering effort in architect-engineer contracts. The clause at 52.248-1, Value Engineering, shall not be used in solicitations and contracts for architect-engineer services. 48.202 Clause for construction contracts. The contracting officer shall insert the clause at 52.248-3, Value Engineering--Construction, in construc-
FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION tion solicitations and contracts when the contract amount is estimated to be $100,000 or more, unless an incentive contract is contemplated. The contracting officer may include the clause in contracts of lesser value if the contracting officer sees a potential for significant savings. The contracting officer shall not include the clause in incentive-type construction contracts. If the head of the contracting activity determines that the cost of computing and tracking collateral savings for a contract will exceed the benefits to be derived, the contracting officer shall use the clause with its Alternate I.
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Now that the dust has settled on the 2012 election, it's time to look forward — to the election of 2020. Fox News talked to a bunch of futurists about what elections are likely to look like eight years from now, including the idea of receiving your ballot via the Internet. The most interesting comments pretty much came from Daniel Abraham, author of the Dagger and the Coin series and one-half of James S.A. Corey, author of Leviathan Wakes.
Among other things, Abraham says that votes probably won't be private any longer in 2020:
As we get more sophisticated electronic voting, that the idea of a secret ballot is going to come under question. Verifying that electronic and Internet-based voting is actually recording the right information is going to make secrecy a luxury.
He also says politicians will use brain scans and more sophisticated demographic information to target ads specifically to your brainwaves:
The more we learn about brain function, the more we're going to be able to tailor political messages to how people's brains work... With the data profiles we're already building based on individual people's habits and behaviors, correlating that with brain function could lead to individually tailored political ads: 'Kathy, we know how important motherhood is to you. Here is what *our* health care reform will mean for your daughter, Susie, and her kidney problem.'
Check out the rest over at Fox News.
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I read in the below verses that Moses himself wrote the Torah and gave it to his people with the ark. The book given by Moses seemed to be very important since he propheisized that people would deviate from this book. Hence it would be beneficial to know which part of the Tanach was part of this book was it the entire Tanach? Also was it seems the book given by moses was not that much voluminous as it could be kept beside an ark?
Deutronomy 31
24 And it came to pass, when Moses had made an end of writing the words of this law in a book, until they were finished, 25 that Moses commanded the Levites, that bore the ark of the covenant of the LORD, saying: 26 'Take this book of the law, and put it by the side of the ark of the covenant of the LORD your God, that it may be there for a witness against thee. 27 For I know thy rebellion, and thy stiff neck; behold, while I am yet alive with you this day, ye have been rebellious against the LORD; and how much more after my death? 28 Assemble unto me all the elders of your tribes, and your officers, that I may speak these words in their ears, and call heaven and earth to witness against them. 29 For I know that after my death ye will in any wise deal corruptly, and turn aside from the way which I have commanded you; and evil will befall you in the end of days; because ye will do that which is evil in the sight of the LORD, to provoke Him through the work of your hands.' 30 And Moses spoke in the ears of all the assembly of Israel the words of this song, until they were finished: {P}


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Former Twitter VP launches location-based photo journal app called Dabble
Daemonic Labs, a fledgling San Francisco startup with offices in Argentina, is today launching a new (and perhaps, yet another) location-based photo journaling service called Dabble at the DEMO conference in Silicon Valley.
Daemonic Labs has been beta-testing its service with about 5,000 testers from around the world. It already boasts a staff of 11 employees and has recently raised $2.2 million in funding from Granite Ventures and unnamed angel investors, but today's the day it's publicly unveiling the Dabble iOS and Web apps.
An Android app is already in the works too, in case you're wondering.
Basically, Dabble lets users collect and share 'experiences' and attach them to places by pinning virtual 'postcards' on a map. The idea behind the app is that people will use their smartphones to create a virtual layer over the world filled with geo-tagged pictures and content that can be useful to others.
The company was founded by former Googler and ex-Twitter VP of Business Operations Santosh Jayaram, along with serial entrepreneur Antonio Altamirano (Sun Microsystems, AKQA, Tangelo) and Pete Goettner, GP at Worldview Venture Partners and formerly co-founder of eLearning enterprise solutions company DigitalThink (acquired by Convergys for $120 million in 2004).
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"We created Dabble because we wanted to go anywhere – say, Paris, San Francisco, or our own neighborhood – and be connected with content from friends and others who were there before us. We wanted to fill the map with what matters to us, and find interesting content."
Described as a "geo-located journal of postcards that's social and engaging", Daemonic Labs wants Dabble users to capture location-tagged human experiences, ideas and memories and thus attach an ever-growing catalogue of content to places that can be relevant to friends and future visitors.
Ultimately, the startup says, Dabble wants to make the world a "smaller, more intimate place". A lofty goal indeed, but at least the app works well and looks great.
The elephant in the room is, of course, that there are a lot of apps out there that are similar, including services like Trover, Hipster, Pinwheel, Instagram, GyPSii, Snapr, HipGeo, Pictonote, Streamzoo, Foursquare, LiveShare, Ditto, Storie and Penzu.
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DWTS Season 11 PRO WATCH – Corky Ballas
….is back on the show and partnering Florence Henderson, if you believe TMZ. 🙂
The rest? I'm confirming Tony because his wife is now following Audrina Patridge according to the twitter voices (and Jeniffer in the comments 🙂 ). Well…see below.
Chelsie Hightower – probably in
Cheryl Burke – Unknown – I assume yes
Edyta Slwinska – Unknown
Lacey Schwimmer – IN
Anna Trebunskaya – Probably In
Anna Demidova – OUT
Karina Smirnoff – Possibly In
Kym Johnson – Unknown, but tweeted she's very excited and happy.
Ashly Costa – Probably out – tweeted "me too" to Jonathan.
Julianne Hough – OUT (Footloose)
Alec Mazo – Betting OUT
Corky Ballas – In
Derek Hough – Excited about new season and high fiving – IN.
Louis Van Amstel – Unknown
Mark Ballas – I bet In, tweeted he got good news today
Maks Chmerkovskiyi – I bet In
Damian Whitewood – OUT
Dmitry Chaplin – OUT
Jonathan Roberts – OUT
Tony Dovolani – I bet in, he's been tweeting very happily.