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The NAHRO Blog: Legislative & Policy Updates from Washington, DC
Affordable Housing and Community Development News You Need to Know
Author: Tess Hembree
Bipartisan Infrastructure Agreement Explained: Yes, You Still Need to Send Letters
August 4, 2021 August 4, 2021 ~ Tess Hembree	~ Leave a comment
On Sunday, Congress unveiled the details of a bipartisan infrastructure agreement. The agreement unfortunately does not include any housing provisions, but this package is just the first step in what will be a complicated, multi-step infrastructure package. So, you're not off the hook on your August advocacy letters this week.
The bipartisan agreement is the product of months of negotiations between the White House and a bipartisan group of Senators. In June, the group announced that it had reached a deal for a nearly $1 trillion package but had been hammering out the specific details of the legislative text since that announcement. The bill text was released over the weekend and the Senate has been working on passage of the bipartisan agreement this week.
The bipartisan package will be accompanied by a budget resolution, which the Senate has yet to craft but is expected soon. The resolution will allow Democrats to move a second, larger infrastructure package without needing the support of their Republican colleagues, who do not agree with the size or scope of the package being discussed. This process is known as reconciliation.
The House will consider both the bipartisan agreement and approve a reconciliation package. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Cali.) has indicated that she will not allow the bipartisan agreement to pass without the reconciliation package.
Housing is expected, but not guaranteed, to be included in this larger reconciliation package. Since the details of the reconciliation package have yet to be determined, your letters this week are timely and incredibly important to this process. The more we speak up in support of housing as infrastructure, the more Congressional offices know that it is a priority for constituents.
Make sure your voice is heard this week in support of housing and community development programs in the infrastructure reconciliation package- send a letter every day to remind your Congressional offices and the White House that housing is critical infrastructure.
You Sent Nearly 13,000 Letters to Congress in August. So What?
October 16, 2020 ~ Tess Hembree	~ Leave a comment
In August, NAHRO hit a major advocacy milestone by sending nearly 13,000 letters to Congress and the White House urging support for affordable housing and community development programs. So what? What impact does sending a bunch of pre-written letters actually have?
Sending letters can be frustrating. Sometimes when you send a letter, you do not hear back. If you do hear back, often you receive a canned response that does not directly address the points you raised in your letter. Don't be dismayed- your letter actually has an impact in Congressional offices, even if you don't see it.
What Happens to Your Letter?
Once you hit "send" in NAHRO's Advocacy Action Center or on the Advocacy Center App, your letter is emailed straight to your lawmaker. Each Congressional office is different, but typically an intern or a lower-level staffer will read each and every correspondence they receive, whether it be a hand-written note that is mailed through USPS, an email sent to the office, or a comment submitted to their web site. That staffer will make note of the topic of your letter and file it away. Offices receive a significant number of letters each day, so this process can take time, especially now.
Tip: During COVID-19, many offices have not been hiring interns, which means your letters have been read by permanent office staff. Though these staffers are likely lower level, these staff frequently are promoted within the office to take on more responsibility and legislative work. That means your letters during the pandemic could have an even larger impact on offices.
Why Did I Receive That Response?
The staffer who reviews your letter will also select a response to send back to you. These response messages are pre-drafted and approved by your lawmaker. Since offices receive so many letters, offices can't address every single topic they are contacted about, which is why sometimes the email you receive back doesn't quite match what you wrote to them about. Don't get frustrated by this – get motivated!
Tip: Unless you took the time to edit the letter in NAHRO's Advocacy Action Center (which you can do, and which we encourage!), you also sent your lawmaker a pre-drafted, non-personalized letter. So, receiving a non-personal response is fair.
Why Did We Ask You to Send So Many Letters?
The reason why we focus so much on letter goals during our advocacy campaigns is because within Congressional offices, volume matters. The more people who contact a Senate or House office about things like Section 8 Administrative Fees, the more likely the office is to actually think about what that funding does and form policy positions around the topic.
Your letter was one of 13,000 and helped to elevate affordable housing and community development within offices. Every single letter matters, even if you don't always see how. Your letter may have pushed Congressional offices to:
Have a conversation with the boss: Step one to getting an office to prioritize affordable housing is to get them thinking and talking about it. If you and your colleagues sent enough letters on voucher access or the Public Housing Capital Fund, the staff will alert the member of Congress that their constituents (the people who they represent in their states or Congressional districts) are talking about this issue. If the office doesn't know enough about the topic, this can push staffers to do more research and be prepared to brief their boss. Your letters help create awareness and understanding of affordable housing policy in offices.
Draft a specific response letter: NAHRO's more seasoned advocates have noticed a trend in the past couple years: the pre-drafted responses to their letters they are receiving are beginning to actually address specific HUD programs rather than housing or federal funding in general. Many offices have a specific number of letters they need to receive on any given topic to draft a response to it. In the past, letters on things like Section 8 vouchers or public housing would elicit responses like "I too care about homeownership." Not quite right. Now, we're seeing some responses that actually articulate support for things like increasing funding for the Capital Fund. Your letters are working.
Tip: Because of the volume of letters sent in August, while you may have received a slightly off topic response over the summer, since then offices may have changed their housing responses. Try contacting your Congressional offices again to see if you sent enough letters to change their response!
Consider Being More Active in Housing: If members of Congress think that their constituents care deeply about certain topics, that impacts the decisions they make as individual members of Congress. This can result in a lawmaker doing things like giving speeches about housing, choosing to publicly support housing legislation, drafting housing legislation, or even joining a Congressional committee that makes decisions about housing policy. The more their constituents care, the more likely the member of Congress is to prioritize housing when making these decisions. Your letters help communicate that affordable housing matters in your community. This is how we build future champions for affordable housing in Congress.
If you're ready to take the next step in advocacy, consider calling your lawmakers' Washington, DC offices to follow-up on your letter. You can find their office number on their web site or you can be connected directly through the Capitol switch board: 202-224-3121. When you call, ask to speak with their housing staff. Introduce yourself and your agency, ask if they've seen a copy of your letter (they may not have), and briefly discuss how the highlights of the letter relate back to your agency and your work. If you need more help honing your messaging before calling offices, contact NAHRO's Director of Congressional Relations Tess Hembree (thembree@nahro.org).
Our Letters Work
Your letters create higher funding levels and meaningful policy changes for HUD programs. Since FY 2018, HUD funding has been increased every single fiscal year, even during extremely difficult fiscal climates. You've affected the first legislation that specifically addresses the challenges of small public housing authorities. Your letters even helped end the longest government shutdown in history.
So next time you send a letter but don't see an immediate impact, remember that every single letter raises awareness of affordable housing and community development in Washington, DC. Thank you for doing your part.
NAHRO Calls on Congress, HUD to Help Housing Providers During COVID-19 Crisis
March 20, 2020 March 20, 2020 ~ Tess Hembree	~ Leave a comment
(Washington, D.C. – March 20, 2020) Today, NAHRO CEO Adrianne Todman participated in a phone call with HUD Assistant Secretary of Public and Indian Housing (PIH) Hunter Kurtz and other HUD staff, affordable housing industry groups CLPHA and PHADA, and public housing authorities (PHAs) from across the country to share important guidance on housing operations and respond to questions.
Todman stated that NAHRO is calling on HUD and Congress to provide more than $20 billion to housing providers who operate public housing and Section 8 programs, and $10 billion for other critical community development projects needed during this unprecedented time. She also called for the creation and funding of a temporary assistance account for low-income workers who are unable to make rental or mortgage payments during the pandemic.
NAHRO Is also asking HUD and Congress to give immediate relief to housing providers who are trying to respond to real-time needs while balancing federal regulatory red tape. "Housing providers should be focused on people, not paper," Todman said. "Paying Section 8 landlords, sanitizing their property, adjusting the rent of families who have lost income because of the pandemic, helping families move into units – this is the critical work that needs to be done, not worrying about whether they will reprimanded in months when they are trying to do the right thing now."
"PHAs and housing providers are responding in real time to the needs of millions of families during the COVID-19 pandemic," said NAHRO President Sunny Shaw, Executive Director at Housing Alliance and Community Partnerships of Pocatello, Idaho. "As this extraordinary crisis continues, these agencies will need the help of both Congress and HUD to continue to provide shelter and aid to the families, veterans, seniors, persons with disabilities and children who live in public and assisted housing, while protecting their staff, residents and communities from the coronavirus."
A detailed list of NAHRO's requests to HUD and Congress is available here.
For more information, contact Sylvia Gimenez at sgimenez@nahro.org.
House Approves Two-Year Budget Deal, Senate Vote Next Week
July 26, 2019 July 26, 2019 ~ Tess Hembree	~ Leave a comment
Congress last night moved closer to finalizing a budget deal that would raise spending caps for FY 2020 and FY 2021 and suspend the debt ceiling until July 31, 2021. The deal raises domestic spending by $27 billion in FY 2020, which is a sizable increase, though less than the $88 billion sought by the House.
The bill was approved by the House by 284-149 and now goes to the Senate, which will vote next week. The President has expressed support for the deal and is expected to sign it.
This finally draws a close to one of the more short-sighted policies enacted by Congress in recent history: the Budget Control Act (BCA). Passed in the summer of 2011, the BCA was a complex attempt to deal with the nation's debt by requiring Congress to form a "super committee" to cut spending by $1.2 trillion dollars. The failure of the super committee resulted in across the board spending cuts and the implementation of arbitrary, low spending limits through FY 2021. However, the spending limits were only adhered to for a couple years and Congress has since approved budget deals to increase spending beyond the caps.
The Senate has a lot of work to do to catch up to the House. This spring House appropriators passed 10 of 12 appropriations bills at $88 billion higher than current levels for both domestic and defense programs, despite the lack of agreement with the Senate.
One of the approved bills is a robust Transportation-HUD spending bill, details of which are available here (NAHRO members only).
The Senate chose not to begin appropriations work until a final deal is in place and they are expected to stay in Washington during the August recess to begin consideration of bills.
At this point it isn't clear what path Congress is likely to take to finalize FY 2020, though there have been discussions of trying to move small packages of negotiated spending bills in September, similar to the strategy employed in the fall of FY 2019. There is a high likelihood that a continuing resolution will needed for at least part of the new fiscal year, as floor time in September is limited.
Long-Term Impact
The two-year deal allows for $27 billion in additional spending in FY 2020, but only increases spending by $2 billion in FY 2021. This will pose a challenge for appropriators as the year to year cost increases of programs are typically higher than $2 billion. In FY 2020, it's estimated that the cost of rental assistance programs at HUD will increase by $1 billion. This cost increase is compounded by lowered FHA contributions to the THUD budget.
Your advocacy will be critical to ensuring that THUD is a high priority for lawmakers- download the new NAHRO Advocacy App (members-only) and watch for news on how to participate in NAHRO's August Advocacy campaign.
House Approves Big Increases to Housing, Community Development Funding
June 27, 2019 ~ Tess Hembree	~ Leave a comment
The House on Tuesday approved a spending package that would provide HUD, particularly community development programs, with the highest funding levels seen in several years. Unfortunately, unless the Senate and the White House agree to the overall spending increases proposed by House Democrats, the funding levels contained in the bill are likely to change.
Along with Transportation-HUD, the minibus spending package included the FY 2020 Commerce-Justice-Science, Military Construction-VA, Agriculture, and Interior-Environment (HR 3052) bills. Consideration of the minibus began last week, and legislators worked through over 200 amendments before final passage of the bill. It was approved by a largely partisan vote of 227-194. A list of approved HUD amendments is below.
NAHRO's coverage of the legislation, including in-depth analysis, can be found here (member protected).
The House will narrowly miss its target of completing all appropriations work before July, passing 10 of the 12 spending bills before adjourning for the 4th of July recess. The Legislative Branch bill was pulled from a prior spending package because of a controversy over Congressional pay raises and the Homeland Security bill is being held from the floor because of disagreements over border wall funding.
While the House has made significant progress on FY 2020 spending, the Senate has not yet begun its appropriations work. The Budget Control Act of 2011 set arbitrary spending limits on federal spending through FY2021, but Congress has mostly avoided the limits by passing bipartisan budget deals to raise the caps. The current budget deal expires in FY2020 and a new deal will need to be reached to avoid massive spending cuts and sequestration next fiscal year.
Senate Appropriations Chairman Richard Shelby (R-Ala.) did not want to start writing spending bills until a spending deal is reached. However, with negotiations dragging on and the time to deal with appropriations before the beginning of the fiscal year becoming increasingly limited, Chairman Shelby is expected to instruct appropriators to start consideration of bills in July.
It isn't clear what spending level the Senate will use, but it seems likely that it will stick with the current FY 2019 level, which is $88 billion lower than the topline level used by the House. As a result, the FY 2020 House and Senate THUD bills are likely to be very different. Unless the Senate and White House agree to a budget deal at the House-proposed level, the funding levels contained in the House THUD bill will almost certainly be lowered in the final version of THUD.
Approved HUD Amendments:
Homeless Assistance Grants: Proposed by Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Cali.). Increases funding for the Homeless Assistance Grants by $5 million. Another amendment proposed by Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash) funding by an additional $1 million, bringing the total funding level to $2.806 billion.
Continuum of Care: Proposed by Rep. Lisa Blunt-Rochester (D-Del.). Requires HUD to study the continuum of care program and its impact of awarding transitional family housing grants via competitive assessments and the effectiveness of these programs versus alternative programs in achieving long-term housing stability.
Fair Market Rent Calculations: Proposed by Rep. Mike Levin (D-Cali.) and Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.). Requires HUD PD&R to study alternative methods for calculating Fair Market Rents in rental markets with rapidly rising rents.
Community Development Block Grant Disaster Relief: Proposed by Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee (D-Texas). Requires the HUD Office of Inspector General to investigate the Department's delay in releasing over $5 billion in Hurricane Harvey Disaster Community Block Grant funds.
Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing: Multiple co-sponsors: Increases funding for the HUD-Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing (VASH) program by $2 million, bringing the total funding level to $42 million.
Public Housing Oversight: Proposed by Rep. Mike Bost (R-Ill.) and Sean Duffy (R-Wisc.). Orders HUD to continue to work with the HUD Office of Inspector General (OIG) to incorporate findings and recommendations of the OIG investigation, "Final Evaluation Report – HUD's Oversight of Alexander County Public Housing Authority" and "Alexander County Housing Authority's improper usage of HUD subsidized Asset Management Project Funds," for the purposes of protecting public housing residents and improving agency oversight and enforcement of public housing regulations.
Family Self-Sufficiency: Proposed by Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) and Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.). Increases funding for FSS by $5 million, bringing the total funding level to $105 million.
House Appropriations Approves FY 2020 THUD Spending Bill, Report on Small Agencies Included in S.2155
June 7, 2019 ~ Tess Hembree	~ Leave a comment
The House Appropriations Committee on Tuesday approved the FY 2020 Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development (THUD) spending bill by a vote of 29 to 21. The bill now moves to the House floor, though the timing on a full House vote is unclear.
The spending bill was approved with a single amendment, a manager's package that includes a provision mandating HUD report on which small agencies are included in regulatory relief provided by the Economic Growth, Regulatory Reform, and Consumer Protection Act of 2018 (frequently referred to as S. 2155). Congressman Steven Palazzo (R-Miss.) requested the language be included at the advice of NAHRO.
Full details of the bill can be found on NAHRO's web site (password restricted).
The House will consider a five-bill omnibus package next week, but unfortunately THUD is not included in the package. Timing of when the THUD bill will move to the floor isn't known, though House Democratic leadership said they intend to approve all spending bills by the end of June. The Senate has not begun appropriations work yet, insisting that they will wait for a budget deal to be approved.
Prior to the full committee mark-up, report language was also released on the bill. These notable provisions were included:
Sexual Harassment in Housing – Committee wants a report no later than 90 days after enactment on the activities of an interagency task force between HUD and DOJ to combat sexual harassment.
Tenant-based rental assistance:
TPVs – more funding for TPVs is not to reposition public housing, but to address anticipated closures of certain PHA properties.
Fair Market Rents – committee directs HUD to work with authorizing committees to "develop statutory flexibilities" so that vouchers will be usable in rapidly rising rental markets.
Purchasing power of vouchers – committee directs HUD to report on impacts of rising rental market prices on purchasing power of vouchers. HUD should develop recommendations regarding funding levels necessary to ensure that PHAs can serve the same number of households.
PD&R
Studies in the works:
Collaborating with Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services – how Medicare and Medicaid funds can be used to support programs that use affordable senior housing as a platform for coordinating health, etc.
A study of alternative methods for calculating FMRs in rental markets with rapidly rising rents.
Secretary must evaluate requiring carbon monoxide detectors in HUD rental housing.
HUD must continue improving REAC inspections, as required in the House bill. This includes looking into potentially using civil monetary penalties to ensure PHAs and landlords maintain physical quality of HUD rental units. Congress also asks HUD to solicit comments from stakeholders, including tenants, on how they can improve REAC inspections. HUD needs to submit a 60-day progress report to Congress.
Congress asks HUD to create more stringent inspections for lead.
HUD must release S. 2155 FSS regulations within 90 days of enactment.
Government Shutdown Ends
January 26, 2019 January 28, 2019 ~ Tess Hembree	~ Leave a comment
The historic government shutdown ended Friday night after Congressional leaders and the White House came to a deal to pass a short-term spending bill that expires on Friday, February 15.
The three-week continuing resolution was quickly approved by voice vote in both the Senate and the House. The President signed it shortly after it was cleared by Congress. The measure provides backpay to federal workers and resources for state governments that may have covered expenses otherwise covered by the federal government. It also extends the Violence Against Women Act.
NAHRO analysis suggests that the CR may support payments for March, and perhaps April, but we are waiting for confirmation from HUD. If the government had not reopened before the end of February, funding for the Public Housing Operating Fund and the Housing Choice Voucher program would have stopped.
While reopening the government is a positive step, the political situation in Washington is still contentious and it is possible another shutdown will happen at the end of the current CR.
If you've contacted HUD during the shutdown, it may take employees time to respond to your email, as workers have a month-long backlog of work to try to get through. NAHRO deeply appreciates the dedication of HUD employees who worked hard without pay during the shutdown to ensure that the impact to PHAs and residents was minimized.
Your voice throughout this shutdown was critical – NAHRO members sent more than 3,300 letters to Congress and the White House in just three weeks. NAHRO and its members were also featured in dozens of national and local news stories about the impact of the shutdown. Please continue to tell us your stories; if the government shuts down again, your stories will be needed to communicate to Congress and the media.
Election Impact on Congressional Committees
November 9, 2018 ~ Tess Hembree	~ Leave a comment
The analysis below is simply a prediction of who is likely to serve as leadership on the committees based on the current information available. Frequently after a large number of losses or retirements, members of Congress shift between committees and chair/ranking member positions, changing the seniority structure of committees as a result. One Senator choosing to take an unexpected chair position can have ripple effects across several committees that are difficult to predict. This is particularly true at the subcommittee level. Additionally, Republicans have established a six-year term limit for committee chairs and ranking members, which causes more committee changes than Democrats who don't have a term limit.
Finally, one of the biggest impacts on committee change is a flip of party control or a dramatic change in majority size. The committee structure is based on majority party and size, and when for example Senate Republicans increase their majority overall in the Senate, their control of committee seats also increases. Depending on how the remaining three Senate races are called, it could force lower-seniority Democrats off committees.
The House Appropriations Committee will see some turnover in the 116th Congress; while all Democrats won his/her races, four Republican members either lost or are retiring, in addition to Rep. Evan Jenkins (R-W.V.) who retired earlier this year.
The Transportation, Housing and Urban Development (THUD) Subcommittee will look very different next year. Included in the Republican losses/retirements are two members of the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Subcommittee, Rep. John Culberson (R-Texas) and Rep. David Young (R-Iowa). Also retiring is full committee Chair Rodney Frelinghuysen (R-N.J.). There may be some consistency in the THUD leadership, as current Chair Mario Diaz-Balart (R-Fla.) will have the option of remaining chair if he chooses.
Democratic leadership on the committee is expected to remain fairly stable. Current Ranking Member Nita Lowey has stated that she will take over the gavel in January and has already started pushing Republicans to make a budget deal for FY 2020. THUD Ranking Member David Price (D-N.C.) also has the option of taking over as chair of the subcommittee.
The Senate Appropriations Committee will have far less turnover in the 116th Congress and leadership will likely remain the same. Only a single member of the committee is at risk of losing her seat; Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith was forced into a run-off election that will take place on November 27.
Full Committee Chair Richard Shelby (R-Ala.) will remain in the top position on the committee, which he took over in April after the retirement of former chair Thad Cochran (R-Miss.). Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) has the option of remaining ranking member, though as a high-ranking Democrat he may have other committee options. Leadership of the THUD Subcommittee is likely to continue with current Chair Susan Collins (R-Maine) and Ranking Member Jack Reed (D-R.I.).
Authorizing Committees
As a result of a high number of losses and retirements, the House Financial Services Committee will be a significantly different committee in the next Congress. Eight Republicans either lost their re-election bid or are retiring and four additional races are too close to call. Four Democrats are retiring.
Current Ranking Member Maxine Waters (D-Cali.) will take over as chair in January. Current Chair Jeb Hensarling (R-Texas) is retiring and Rep. Patrick McHenry (R-N.C.) has declared his intention to take over as ranking member. Leadership of the Housing and Insurance Subcommittee is likely to remain the same, with current Ranking Member Emanuel Cleaver (D-Mo.) expected to take the chair position and current Chair Sean Duffy (R-Wisc.) likely to be ranking member. The composition of the subcommittee will be extremely different, though, as six Republican members and two Democrats will not return to Congress.
Unlike the big changes coming to Financial Services, the membership of the Senate Banking Committee is likely to remain consistent. Only two Republicans and two Democrats lost their re-election or are retiring. Leadership could see some changes, though. Depending on the committees that other members choose to chair, current Chair Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) could move to head another committee. There are several scenarios that could result in either Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) or Sen. Patrick Toomey (R-Penn.) taking over the committee. Current Ranking Member Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) is expected to remain in his position.
Tax Writing Committees
The Senate Finance Committee is set for a change in leadership thanks to the retirement of current Chair Orrin Hatch (R-Utah). It's unclear at this point who will take over, though Sen. Grassley does have the option of taking the Chairmanship if he is willing to give up his current role as the Chair of the Judiciary Committee. If he elects to remain at Judiciary, current Banking Committee Chair Mike Crapo would be next in line for the position. Current Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-Oregon) will probably remain in place, though if he does take a position on another committee, Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.) and Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) would be next in line. I
The House Ways and Means Committee will be lead by current Ranking Member Richard Neal (D-Mass.) and current Chair Kevin Brady will probably take over as Ranking Member, though he will need to request a waiver from leadership.
Election Brings Changes to Housing, Community Development
As widely predicted, the Democrats took control of the House and the Senate will remain in Republican control. Between the shift in control of the House and a large number of retirements and losses, big changes are coming in the 116th Congress for housing and community development.
Right now, Democrats control 225 seats in the House and Republicans have 197 seats. Thirteen races are still too close to call. This is a net gain of 30 seats for the Democrats and gives them a relatively slim majority of 7 seats. In the Senate, Republicans have picked up two seats so far, giving them a 51 seat majority. Democrats managed to hold 46 seats. However, two races are still too close to call and one seat will go to a run-off election later this month.
The big question is how this new dynamic in Congress will play out within Washington, both between the Congressional chambers and with the White House. Will the Senate Republicans and the House Democrats be able to find enough common ground to pass legislation and spending bills? What role will the President choose to play and will his relationship with (presumptive) House Speaker Nancy Pelosi more closely mirror the deals they were able to forge throughout the past two years or will he revert to his recent campaign rhetoric?
These new dynamics will be tested soon during the lame duck session of Congress, which begins next week when all members of the current Congress return to Washington to finalize unfinished business. Newly-empowered Democrats will begin to assert muscle as Congress attempts to deal with a significant amount of legislative work, including a continuing resolution that expires on December 7, the Violence Against Women Act, the Farm bill, flood insurance, disaster relief, tax credits, and other must-pass legislation.
As detailed in a separate blog post, the impact on housing and community development could be significant, particularly in the House Financial Services Committee and the House Appropriations Transportation, Housing and Urban Development (THUD) Subcommittee.
Democrats taking control of the House means they will also take control of the committees, putting Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Cali.) in charge of the Financial Services Committee and Rep. Nita Lowey (D-N.Y.) in charge of Appropriations.
Though neither has publicized an outline of their priorities for their respective committees, it can be expected that Rep. Waters will focus a significant amount of committee time on housing and HUD. Whereas the Republican-controlled Congress approved legislation like the Housing Opportunity Through Modernization Act (HOTMA) that provided program reform and regulatory relief, a Democratic-controlled House is likely to focus more on topics like the impact of budget cuts on programs, oversight, and subsidized housing resident impacts. There are benefits to both approaches and both required a bipartisan effort to pass the Senate.
Congresswoman Lowey this week insisted that Democrats would not cave on the President's demand that FY 2019 spending include funding for a border wall and that she intends to negotiate aggressively for a FY 2020 budget deal to avoid $126 billion in automatic cuts that will otherwise be required because of the Budget Control Act of 2011. Her leadership will be tested early in the lame duck session as Democrats will look to her to lead the negotiations to finalize FY 2019 spending. As difficult of a feat as that may prove to be, her leadership will further be tested early in the year as FY 2020 negotiations begin and the extension of the debt ceiling expires in March, which will require Congress to act before the summer.
President Signs Continuing Resolution
September 28, 2018 ~ Tess Hembree	~ Leave a comment
The President signed a spending package this afternoon that includes a continuing resolution providing funding for the government until Friday, December 7. This averts a government shutdown for the departments and agencies funded by the seven appropriations bills that will not be finalized before the beginning of FY 2019 on October 1. The package also includes an extension of the Violence Against Women Act, which was set to expire on September 30.
Congress approved five spending bills for FY 2019, the highest number in over 20 years. Negotiations were in progress on a four-bill package that included the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development (THUD) bill, but unfortunately progress stalled this week and the package was never formally introduced. Negotiations broke down over issues with the Interior-Environment and Legislative Branch spending bills; reports are that THUD was easily negotiated.
The expiration of the CR on December 7 ensures that Congress will have to address spending in the lame duck, the time period when Congress returns to Washington after the election before the 115th Congress adjourns for the final time in December.
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Pininfarina Is Working On A 250 MPH Electric Hypercar
By Joseph Gibson on July 20, 2018 in Articles › Celebrity Cars
Many of the most famous Ferrari automobiles ever produced were actually designed by an Italian firm named Pininfarina. Now, CNN reports that an original outcropping of that same firm is working on an electric "hypercar" that will have a top speed of at least 250 miles per hour. At this early stage, the car is known only by its mysterious codename: PFO.
The PFO will come from Automobili Pininfarina, a separate firm spawned from the original Pininfarina. But more intriguing than that are the technical specs reportedly being aimed for in production of the PFO: A top speed of over 250 miles per hour, yes, but also the ability to accelerate from 0 to 60 miles per hour in less than two seconds, and a range of more than 300 miles on one battery charge. As Automobili Pininfarina's CEO put it: "It's not about what you will do with it but what you could do with it."
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That likely won't include driving 300 miles in one trip at the PFO's top speed, since obviously with an electric car the range depends strongly on how you drive it. But it also won't include any trips to any gas stations, making its redline performance stats even more impressive.
The electric PFO hypercar is slated to be introduced to the world at the Geneva Motor Show in March of next year, and between now and then "a prototype will be shown to select potential customers at private events around the world." After that, the plan is for it to go into production in 2020, when it will have a price tag of a little over $2 million — a lot for a car, obviously, but less expensive than a Bugatti Chiron, just for perspective. And then, assuming the PFO meets commercial expectations, the company says that a whole line of "ultra-luxury electric vehicles," including an electric SUV, will be soon to follow.
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Yesterday stuck for something to do I thought it would be fun to decorate some Easter eggs with The Toddler. Naturally my first idea was a disaster so I had to quickly think of something else I had around the house. Washi tape! Of course!! I wasn't sure if he'd fancy it but these washi tape Easter eggs were super popular with him.
To make them we merely got a packet of stylafoam Easter eggs (£1 from The Works if you're on the hunt for some) and covered them in bits of washi tape. As my son is only three I had to help him tear the washi tape. Apologies for the fact that there aren't more action shots here but naturally I ended up feeding the baby at the same time. I am pleased to report that you can tear washi tape while holding a bottle under your chin.
The toddler really concentrated hard on this task and took ages over it, ensuring each egg looked how he wanted it to and smoothing down the tape to keep them egg shaped. I also go regular instructions on which colour tape he wanted more of!
We have put his decorated eggs in a bowl in our front room alongside some of the other Easter crafts he has been doing to make a nice little Easter display. He also enjoyed throwing them around the room while I was trying to photograph them but they're really lightweight so I didn't mind too much!
Don't forget to follow my Spring and Easter Board on Pinterest for loads of crafting inspiration!
This is a good idea, and the best thing is that it's easy for a toddler to do!
Them eggs looks more expensive after the tape!
Looks like simple easter fun. We have some of those eggs to decorate, not sure how yet. I've not used washi tape before, need to give it a go.
Not used washi tape?!? Go get some now! It rules!!
Brilliant hun! I want to put branches in a vase and decorate each season & wasn't looking forward to getting eggs out of the shells without it resulting in utter carnage – off to the works!
Lovely idea for little ones!
These are so pretty and look like fun to make.
I love washi tape. It's very brave of you to let your son craft with it – I find it really hard to share my stash!
I've not used washi tape before but it looks a) useful and b) something that my craft-loving girls will go ga-ga for. Going to have to get myself kitted out with washi tape, I can see. Great eggs, they look beautiful. And I love the way you can feed the baby at the same time!
I have previously breezed on past these foam eggs in The Works – how good is this shop for cheap bits and bobs! I might see if my son will have a go at something like this as he is quite uninterested in crafts – probably due to not liking to getting his hands dirty, so this could be a good option. He could even put stickers on them. Thanks for the idea.
So glad that washi tape has caught on in the UK! Love the stuff!
I'm definitely going to have to get some washi tape. My kids will love doing a project like this with it – as well as probably sticking it everywhere they can.
we have tons of washi tape in our house, what a great way to use some of it up!


Keystone NAP 1 is located in the area Philadelphia, USA (America), and the colocation data center is carrier neutral. The data center was last updated on 09-01-2015.
owned and operated by Keystone NAP.
Therefore the address above is not the exact location, but it is within 30 mile from Philadelphia - 60 mile from Manhatten.
Your Gateway to the Northeast: The physical location of Keystone NAP ensures ultra-low latency network connections to sites in the Northeast, with synchronous communications to Philadelphia, New York, and the surrounding areas. Customers are within easy driving distance of Boston, New York, Philadelphia, and Washington, DC. While convenient these major east coast cities, the site is also isolated from the public and highly protected on a gated, private peninsula.
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Dalabhya is a sage mentioned in the Chandogya Upanishad. His lineage is the Dalabhya gotra. The Chandogya Upanishad describes a conversation between sages Shilak, Dalabhya and Pravahana. The sage is also mentioned in the  Bhavisya-uttara Purana where the sage Pulastya narrates him the story of Krishna taking the form of a mendicant.

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Characters in Hindu mythology

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I'm in a very strange space, and a very curious time in my life. I am 42, and I have been very fortunate to know (all of) my grandparents very well. But times does not stop and it catches everyone.
As I write this, both of my grandfathers are very unwell. One is having his body slowly shut down, his life is draining and we are powerless. All we can do is watch. It's been in slow motion for 3 weeks now.
The other, with a mild onset of dementia, had a his bowl removed this week to save him from cancer. His recovery is not going well.
These are two men, who I have looked up to all my life and have taught me a lot. They have stepped in when needed to protect me, and they have remained at my side and as a supporter even though my weekly visits drifted farther and farther apart. My life it seemed, got busy, first as a husband and later as a father. They understood.
Inspire and inspiration have become buzz words in the last year or so. If someone does something really well, or for a good cause…they are called inspirational. Here is my trouble with this. Is doing something for a good cause inspirational or just the right thing to do? And if someone else also takes up the charge because of that, did you inspire them or simply show them a way to make a difference?
Here is my true definition of inspire.
My Grandpa Turnbull, walking up the steps of a school in his early teens, asking to be registered so he could learn. Upon being laughed at and turned away, finding some books that would self teach him and learning the basics of math, language and science.
My Grandpa Flint, who despite battling his own emotions and demons, holding my hand and hugging me tight at my parents divorce hearing and telling me it would be okay…even though it was tearing him apart to see my sister and I hurting.
This is true "inspiration" to me, because these are things I think of when the going gets tough. How to succeed despite being told you can't and worrying more about those around you. Caring enough to be a break water in the harbour. These things are inspirational to me because it forces me to make a change, or be a different person…not just a momentary action that dissolves in time.
Right now, things are tough and I am hurting, you might say even bleeding a bit. But I'll get through this period of challenge and like my Grampa's have done all their life, I will use it to make me stronger and a better person.
If you are reading this post, thank you for taking the time . This post means more to me then any PB, Race report or review I have written. Aside from my parents, these two gentlemen are a huge part of the reason I am here today. I hope that someday I can fill their shoes, but they are big shoes to fill.


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Preheat oven to 180C & line 3 trays with baking paper. Roll the dough out 1/4 cm thick.
Use a round plate about 15cm wide as your stencil to cut circles out of the dough.
Cut the circles into 4 triangles. Place a small dollop of nutella or jam on the base of each triangle & roll from the base to form a biscuit.
Continue until all the dough is finished. Place biscuits on the lined tray as you make them, then bake in the oven for 10-15 mins.


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Also available as a wheelset laced up to our Cortex or Pulse hubs.


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List of Languages
SPPEL in Media
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Workshop on Working with Communities on Language Revitalization
Galvanized by the grim situation of lesser known languages in the country, the Scheme for Protection and Preservation of Endangered Languages (SPPEL) was instituted by Ministry of Education (Government of India) in 2013. The sole objective of the Scheme is to document and archive the country's languages that have become endangered or likely to be endangered in the near future. The scheme is monitored by Central Institute of Indian Languages (CIIL) located in Mysuru, Karnataka. The CIIL has collaborated with various universities and institutes across India for this mission.
At the moment, the languages which are spoken by less than 10,000 speakers or languages which are not linguistically studied earlier are chiefly considered to be documented in this Government of India scheme. Presently, 117 languages have been listed for the documentation. Documentation in the form of grammar, dictionary and ethno-linguistic profiles of about 500 lesser known languages are estimated to be accomplished in the coming years.
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Q: Is it possible to pause & minimize the video in vlc by single key? Right Now I am using this keys [Space]+ [Alt][Space]+[N] to pause the video & also minimize the vlc.
Is it possible to pause & minimize the video in vlc by single key?

A: You can set it to pause when minimised, so your single minimise key command can do both at once.

A: As for your question, you can assign a "Boss key" in [Tools→Preferences—Hotkeys]. It minimizes VLC to the system tray + stops playback.
On a related note, as I found this discussion while looking for a solution to a similar but not identical problem. Maybe it'll help someone.
There is a workaround if you use a script. For example, I use a mouse gesture software (StrokesPus.net) and wanted to minimize VLC to the system tray without my music stopping with a gesture.
(I think you can do that with a macro as well, then assign such macro to a keyboard button.)
For that, I first assigned a [Boss Key] in VLC settings in [Tools→Preferences—Hotkeys] ("Esc" in my case, instead of "Exit full screen", as you can exit it by double clicking). Then I also assigned a global [Play / Pause] combination ("Fn" + "F7" in my case).
Then, I activated the script record function in StrokesPus.net and pressed "Esc", then "Fn" + "F7".
You will have pauses between keystrokes; if you want your script to execute in full immediately, you'll need to set those pauses to the minimum value.
If someone's interested, you can find the code for my script — I think it's Java? Not sure — that works for me in StrokesPlus.net here (I can't have multiple lines for some reason):
https://forum.videolan.org/viewtopic.php?f=14&t=158859&p=529706#p529706

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A newly released study by Cochlear Center at the John Hopkins School of Medicine finds that undetected and untreated hearing loss contributes to significantly higher healthcare costs.
The researchers analyzed data from more than 77,000 patients with untreated hearing loss collected over 10 years, and compared them to data collected from patients without hearing loss. They found that patients with untreated hearing loss had 50% more hospital stays over the 10 year period, as well as 44% higher risk for hospital readmission within 30 days of their initial hospitalization.
"Knowing that untreated hearing loss dramatically drives up health care utilization and costs will hopefully be a call to action among health systems and insurers to find ways to better serve these patients," said study leader Nicholas Reed, who's with Johns Hopkins' Cochlear Center for Hearing and Public Health.
The study also found that patients with untreated hearing loss were at a 50% greater risk of dementia, a 40% greater risk for depression, and an almost 30% higher risk for falls than those patients without hearing loss.
If you suspect you may have hearing loss, give us a call at (877) 426-0687 and get your hearing checked out by one of our over 4,000 partner providers nationwide.


Balderdash and Blokus: Space Travel for Real?
Yesterday, I was reading the April 2008 Discover magazine and they had quite a few very intriguing articles. One of which I'd like to share. Well at least the links they listed, lol.
The article discusses Seven ways to be a space tourist. It was written by Stephen Cass. In the article, Cass explains that we are closer then ever to space travel being in reach for everyday folks and no longer just for the best of the best astronauts. As I personally have NO desire to travel into space, I'll settle back and just enjoy the websites. For those of you more brave then me, you can actually go to the sites and book a flight! Good luck to you. Safe flight.


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Home > NLRB > Fired Google Manifesto Author Files Unfair Labor Practice Charge: Did He Engage In Protected Activity?
Fired Google Manifesto Author Files Unfair Labor Practice Charge: Did He Engage In Protected Activity?
…by threatening employees because of their protected concerted activities and by making threats of unspecified reprisals against employees because of their protected concerted activities.
Presumably, his termination for drafting and circulating the memo among his co-workers will be central to his proffer of evidence.
Damore could argue to the labor board that by firing him for his memo, Google violated the federal law that protects collective action by employees, said Wilma Liebman, who chaired the National Labor Relations Board under President Barack Obama.
As for whether the memorandum's contents were so "defamatory or offensive" so as to forfeit the protection of the NLRA, that question seems ironic the same week that the Circuit Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit issued its decision in Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. v. NLRB, No. 16-2721 (8th Cir., Aug. 8, 2017). In that case, the Court upheld an earlier decision of the Board protecting the "right" of a striker to yell vile, racist epithets at African-American workers from the picket line.
It may be interesting to follow the investigation of this charge as it winds through the Regional Office and makes its way to the General Counsel's office. The current General Counsel, Richard Griffin, has largely been a philosophical ally of former Chair Liebman. But his term expires in November of this year. His replacement is yet to be nominated by President Trump, although observers expect that nomination soon after Congress returns from the Summer Recess. Timing and personnel issues may well play into the resolution of this intriguing case.


Moving on from BaumaChina 2016!
As the curtain came down on last Friday, BaumaChina 2016 has achieved great success with over 2900 companies and 170 thousands visitors gathered for this grand event. Though in a market downturn, this BaumaChina showed us that the construction-machinery industry of China is still filled with vitality and growing with energy!
Compared to BaumaChina 2014, customer information volume we acquired increased by 8% and revenues rose by 15% on this fair. Many customers placed an order directly on our booth due to our distinctive exhibition form and advanced machinery.
ZENITH's pavilion as the focus of E6 exhibition hall attracted a lot of attention all through the whole exhibition period. Huge display screen, great entertainment performances, unique super-big pavilion, and compelling promotion policy kept ZENITH noisy uncommon, huge crowd!
Besides, more than 20 authority media form domestic and foreign interviewed with our top executives and reported our exhibition activities. We believe it is our high-tech product and superior service that truly impressed them!
We broke away from conventions and set ZENITH exhibition hall which is just about 10 minute driving away from Shanghai New International Expo Centre as the second pavilion on this BaumaChina! We carefully prepared 8 series new product this time. Splendid march announcement made this Bauma fair even more fascinating!
Over 10 thousands square of space holding hundreds of crushing& grinding machinery deeply impressed our visitors. C6X series jaw crusher, CI5X series impact crusher, VSI6X series vertical impact crusher, HPT series multi cylinder cone crusher, HST series singer cylinder cone crusher, MB5X suspended roller mill, S5X series vibrate, B6X series conveyer belt were all involved.
Though BaumaChina now closed, we are still on the way to pursuit higher quality, better service and superior customer satisfaction! Let us meet again on BaumaChina 2018!
Finally, thank you all ZENITH members devoted to this BaumaChina! Thank you for your efforts!


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scoping - in short
Scoping creates strategic directions that meet the ambition
Challenged with a project or problem? Scoping eases your decision-making with three informed directions founded in technical analysis and creative problem solving.
project or problem
Learn how Scoping can help you. Case by case.
Browse through the selected cases below to see how Scoping has framed a new project or solved an unexpected problem:
Dose-split prevention by design
Case summary: During product development, a client needed to adapt their device to different dosage sizes. We analyzed the possibilities and provided suggestions for the client's decision-making process.
Challenge: To reach a wider patient group for their drug-delivery device, our client needed to be able to adapt the device to different dosage sizes. This required a clarification of possible changes and their costs, while at the same time aiming to prevent dose-splitting.
Solution: Our first step was to agree on clear boundaries for the changes we could introduce to the already approved device to avoid having to go through a new approval. We then made a thorough analysis of the changes that were possible, including their costs and consequences for the development project. As an option for a mechanical solution, we designed an add-on that would deliver the correct doses, which would be able to go through a separate approval process without affecting the ongoing development project.
Result: Based on the data from our analysis, the client was able to make an informed decision on how to proceed with the device development in a way that would reach their goal: To deliver the appropriate drug doses to the different user groups.
Outsourcing development of a novel device
Case summary: A client had an idea for a biopsy device and wanted a turnkey solution for developing the idea into a market-ready product. We handled the entire development process using a combination of our in-house competences.
Challenge: A manufacturer of laboratory equipment had an idea for a closed system for collecting biopsy material without exposing the HCP or lab tech to formalin spillage or vapor. The client wished to outsource the entire development process and receive a simple production and delivery setup.
Solution: Our teams of medical device development specialists took the product development process from idea to market launch, handling all the steps necessary for designing and testing a new device and taking it through regulatory approval, including setting up production, post-market surveillance, and a quality management system for the company.
Result: By taking over all product development activities, we supplied our client with a push-button solution for manufacturing and delivering a groundbreaking, easy-to-use new device which can protect health personnel from the negative effects of formalin exposure.
Investment check: Feasible development plan?
Case summary: An investor company requested an analysis of the proposed development plans of a company they were considering for investment. Based on our product development experience, we provided the client with the necessary data to use as a basis for their decision.
Challenge: As part of the evaluation of a company under consideration for investment, the investor requested an assessment of the plans that had been made for developing a new concept for drug-delivery.
Solution: We analyzed the organizational setup outlined for the development project to clarify whether the plans for budgets and timing were realistic compared to the goals expected to be achieved. Our findings showed that the proposed plans for the project were indeed reasonable and well thought out, and this was our response to the request along with a couple of suggestions for the project that the investors could decide to include in their evaluation process.
Result: We used our experience in medical device development to provide a more solid basis for decision-making. The investor decided to move forward with the acquisition, and the new product is under development.
Scouting for next-generation drug delivery platform
Case summary: A pharma company requested an overview of potential drug delivery manufacturers for a new type of device. We shortlisted existing and coming suppliers and evaluated their suitability as a supplier for our client.
Challenge: A pharmaceutical company wished to find a drug delivery platform manufacturer to provide a solution for delivery of their drugs using a new technology. The first step was to get a clear picture of the possibilities in the market and assessments of any relevant manufacturers.
Solution: The drug delivery system was to be of a type that had not yet been standardized, which meant that our task was to research and map out the suitable drug delivery platforms under development. By examining all the potential suppliers according to a fixed set of parameters across several business areas, we rated each manufacturer for their level of maturity and ability to deliver the desired solution.
Result: The shortlist of possible suppliers we provided for our client enabled them to move directly to deciding which manufacturer to select for producing their drug delivery system.
Building up an in-house device development function
Case summary: A pharma company wanted to bring their device development in-house. We assisted them with building up their device development function and are currently working on the first and second device generations
Challenge: A pharmaceutical manufacturer wanted to take ownership of their development of drug delivery systems, which had previously been operated by a third-party supplier. They requested our assistance to start up this new function within their company and provide the necessary skills and work resources.
Solution: Our specialists supplied the skills and competences that were not currently present in the company and thus filled the gaps to create a full medical device development function. After bringing the first product to the approval stage, we proceeded to the next product generation, now being developed into a device platform solution.
Result: The first generation of the device platform has entered the approval process, and the next generation is underway with expansion of the platform to support additional drug types.
Checking market readiness with advanced prototype
Case summary: A client needed a looks-like-works-like prototype to test market readiness for their new product. We developed a high-level prototype with several device functions to test the reactions of potential users and buyers.
Challenge: As biological drugs are evolving into being as effective as synthetic drugs, the requirement increases for new types of drug-delivery devices that can accommodate the characteristic fluid properties of biological drugs. Before making the decision to initiate the development of this new and different product type, our client wanted a high-level prototype to test the market readiness for their product.
Solution: We created a functional, life-like model of the client's product, complete with packaging and instructions for use. Potential stakeholders could try out realistic device functions such as filling the device with medicine, turning it on and ejecting medicine through the needle, which would then retract.
Result: The client was able to let various types of stakeholders test the device and have their reactions before deciding whether to put the device into development.
Fast-tracking clinical proof of concept with MVP
Case summary: Our client needed help plotting a route to a minimum viable product for a new device type in order to obtain proof of concept and start clinical trials. We gave suggestions for activities, plans and responsibilities that provided the client with the necessary insights for moving forward with the project.
Challenge: A client wanted to develop a new, never-before-seen technology for drug delivery and needed help with obtaining proof of concept to be able to start clinical trials.
Solution: We developed a detailed set of plans for structuring the processes, designing the prototype, creating the documentation, and assigning responsibilities for all the parts of the project. Our main focus was to make it possible for the client to test the feasibility of the new concept by presenting sufficient data to be able to proceed to the clinical phase without overcomplicating the initial development of the new technology, which could stall out the project.
Result: We provided our client with an overview of the necessary elements for proof of concept, including prototype design, level of documentation, and recommendations for insourcing and outsourcing, which created the required basis for their decision-making process.
Platform customization: Mapping out the options
Case summary: A client wanted help making their drug-delivery platform more customizable. After exploring the stakeholders' wishes for the platform, we mapped out the possible customizations against their costs and provided easy-to-use data for selecting the right solution.
Challenge: A client's device platform had been deliberately kept very simple to limit the number of items in stock. At the same time, they wished to increase the possibilities for customization to make the platform more attractive to the drug developing teams in the organization.
Solution: Our first step was to gather information about which customization options would be attractive to the drug developing teams. We mapped out these options according to their feasibility and quantified their cost in terms of time and money. This way it was possible before deciding on a drug delivery solution to see the available customizations and their costs.
Result: With the clear overview of options and costs, the dialogue between drug development and device development was improved, and the decision-making process was faster and more efficient.
Opening new markets with product redesign
Case summary: The complex technology of our client's device made it unaffordable in many attractive markets. They had a vision of a simplified product they could take to new markets and requested our help with conceptualizing the mechanical solution.
Challenge: Our client had a wish to take their drug-delivery device to new markets, but its complex technology would make the product unfeasible for low-income markets.
Solution: Our contribution was a redesign of the product to operate with a less complex, mechanical-only technology. We investigated accessories available on the market and calculated the force necessary to manually carry out the operation which was previously done electronically by the device. This enabled us to reach the best possible balance between injection speed and force required.
Result: The results from our calculation and design work was used as the basis of the client's development plan and gave them the data that enabled them to communicate the expected project scope and product selling points to the company's top-level management.
Product reinvention – inside and out
Case summary: Our client requested a multi-feature redesign of their product, an air conditioning system for lab animals. We created a new product architecture for ease of assembly and customization and improved the usability and visual design of the user interface.
Challenge: A manufacturer of an air conditioning system for animal facilities wanted a redesign of several product features to make their solution customizable and achieve a more cost-effective production.
Solution: Our task was to create a product architecture that made it possible to assemble the product efficiently during production as well as customize the product by easily replacing certain components. At the same time, we minimized the number and cost of the components included in the solution. Finally, we created a new visual design of the user interface, and the overall usability of the system was simplified.
Result: Production time has been reduced by more than 25% and the manufacturer of the air conditioning system has seen significantly increased sales and market expansions.
Post-design freeze fractures – what to do?
Case summary: Close to deadline, it was discovered that our client's device was at risk of not passing the required drop tests. With a comprehensive root cause analysis, we mitigated the risk of faulty devices and adjusted the test method to make it more reliable.
Challenge: Shortly before going into verification and validation, it was discovered that our client's product in rare instances did not pass its drop test. It was not possible to postpone the upcoming V&V tests, and there were no possibilities for making changes to the product, so our double task was to identify the cause of the anomalies and find a way to pass the tests.
Solution: Since physical changes were not possible, we investigated all other parameters related to the product such as handling and transportation, manufacturing and assembly, test methods, etc. We traced the problem to a small, late-stage design change, which we mitigated for final production. For the upcoming tests, we looked for a way to demonstrate that the device did in fact perform within specifications. This led us to make changes to the statistical basis for the calculation of the test results, which made the calculations more reliable.
Result: The client was able to pass the verification and validation tests and launch the product with the reassurance of having mitigated the unforeseen risk of breakage.
IP risk mitigated through claims analysis
Case summary: At a late project stage, our client faced multiple instances of potential IP infringement on other inventions and requested a redesign of their product. We analyzed the cases in detail and found that only a few of them required minor changes to the product.
Challenge: Five potential counts of IP infringement were discovered at a mature project stage leading to a request from our client to redesign the problematic aspects of the product.
Solution: As a starting point, we performed an in-depth analysis of the specific infringements flagged by the IP lawyers. We quickly discovered that three of the counts were in fact not relevant for the product under development when examined in detail. For the two remaining counts, relatively minor reworks were sufficient to avoid infringement, which we implemented while taking care not to introduce risk of new infringements.
Result: The client's development project was able to keep progressing while the IP question was addressed, and by doing a detailed analysis we were able to solve the problem with no impact on the project timeline.
One product change requires many specialists
Case summary: A client's device needed a redesign to include a new intended use. Using simulation, mechanical engineering and test & verification, we ensured that the device could meet the performance requirement.
Challenge: A device manufacturer wanted to add a new intended use to their product, which required modification of a mechanical feature as well as adding new user groups. Specialists from several different fields were needed for the company to be able to finalize the modified product for approval.
Solution: After establishing the product feature that needed redesigning, we used simulations to decide which one of our proposed concepts to move forward. We made changes to the joining technique, including assembly solutions, qualified a new material, and developed a test and verification framework to ensure that the product could reach the desired performance level.
Result: In a compressed process close to launch we carried out a complex product feature redesign that required the participation of several of our in-house fields of expertise. This enabled the client to market their product with an added medical indication within the expected timeframe.
Pre-acquisition product analysis
Case summary: Before the acquisition of a new company, our client asked us for technical insight into the company's products. Our extensive examination revealed that the products were not quite as innovative and high-quality as claimed.
Challenge: As part of the evaluation of a company under consideration for an acquisition, we were requested to deliver technical insights on the company's products regarding product claims and level of quality.
Solution: We took apart the products to assess their quality and construction to reach an approximate valuation of the components. Using products from some of the company's closest competitors, we made a comparison of the level of quality and how easy it would be to copy the products.
Result: Our findings showed that the products and components were not quite as unique or high-quality as claimed by the company, and they did not distinguish themselves from their competitors in any significant way. The client eventually decided not to proceed with the acquisition.
Get rapid user insights with smart prototyping
Case summary: A client needed specific values for the force required to remove the cap from their product. We developed a series of prototypes with adjustable forces, which saved time and materials while improving the accuracy of the test results.
Challenge: A client needed input for setting requirements for the pull-off force of a drug container cap. Specifically, they needed knowledge about how much force users were able to apply when removing the cap from the container.
Solution: We created a series of prototypes for the usability studies to test different pull-off forces with users. Rather than molding several different prototypes, we used magnets for varying the pull-off force in the prototypes. This made it possible to test the different pull-off forces with a high degree of accuracy, while reducing the number of physical prototypes necessary.
Result: We delivered a series of simple and accurate prototypes which could be used for obtaining the data required for setting the product development requirements.
Drop test failure mitigated within timeframe
Case summary: When our client's device could not pass its drop test, we worked in parallel with the project to identify the root cause and mitigate it without changing the internal mechanics of the device.
Challenge: For unknown reasons, our client's device did not perform as expected during drop tests, and it was necessary to find and mitigate the cause of the problem without introducing delays to the development project.
Solution: A parallel track was added to the project, and we started uncovering feasible strategies for increasing the robustness of the vulnerable part with as little impact as possible on the rest of the device. Rather than unleashing a major redesign of the internal mechanics of the device, we concentrated on adding shock absorbing properties to the part where the failure originated. Using simulations, prototypes, test and verification, and high-speed cameras, we determined the type, amount and placement of the added shock absorbant and created a documentation package containing all the data needed for implementing the mitigations at a later stage.
Result: Our client had reassurance that the device would be able to pass the drop test at the verification and validation stage. Due to our documentation of the mitigation activities required, the client could include the mitigation effort in the project when it was suitable for them.
Playbook for drug and device matching
Case summary: A new drug delivery platform was being introduced to our client's drug developing teams. We analyzed their specific information needs, which we used for creating a playbook for easy access to platform data.
Challenge: A pharmaceutical company for whom we were developing an autoinjector device was looking for a way to introduce the new device to the drug-developing teams in the organization. They needed to know the features of the new drug delivery platform and the process of adapting a specific device to the drug under development.
Solution: The classic approach would be to create a set of marketing materials promoting the features we had developed. However, we decided to start by taking a step back and analyze which information was necessary for the drug-developing teams for selecting the appropriate drug delivery solution. We presented a comprehensive overview of the product features and development timelines from the perspective of the drug developers and structured the information in the form of a playbook to make it easily accessible regardless of the search parameter.
Result: The information material is being used extensively, and the drug delivery platform has been widely adopted since the playbook was introduced. This helps to ensure a high ROI from the resources spent on developing the drug delivery platform.
Pre-V&V issues solved by root cause analysis
Case summary: An error was suspected in a device which required a full root cause analysis. We traced the error to an assembly process and mitigated the risk while making sure the product could pass verification and validation tests.
Challenge: An error was suspected in the activation mechanism of a device shortly before going into verification and validation. A full root cause analysis was initiated to investigate each part of the device lifecycle and find the origin of the failure.
Solution: During our analysis, we narrowed down the possible causes of the failure to an assembly irregularity that could lead some device parts to become tangled and block activation of the device. By reworking the assembly inspection specifications for this production step, we were able to bring down the risk of this failure occurring to an acceptable level.
Result: The client's device was able to pass verification and validation, and the adjusted inspection steps prevented the users from experiencing this problem.
Some of our Scoping tools
-Project planning
-Project budgeting
-Project charter
-Product economy mapping
-Technology scouting
-IP assessment
-Competitor mapping and analysis
-Supplier mapping and analysis
-Organizational GAP analysis
-Concept development
-Concept Analysis
-Risk matrix
-Risk & GAP analysis
-Risk mitigation
-Proof of concept
-Product specification
-Platform mapping
-Strategic option mapping
-Vendor CMO qualification
-Project governance map
-Stage gate planning
-Product cost
-Project preconditioning mapping
-Root cause analysis
-SWOT analysis
scoping - the long read
Scoping gives you a foundation for strategic decisions within a short timeframe.
MedTech and Pharma development is well-known for a high level of complexity. When challenges arise unexpectedly during an otherwise well-planned development process, or during new product development efforts, solving these strategic R&D challenges can become an expensive and time-consuming endeavour for MedTech and Pharma companies. This is where Scoping becomes highly relevant.
Making tangible recommendations fast
With the Technolution Scoping approach, our team of specialists works closely with clients to create a foundation for strategic decisions within a short timeframe. With 24 years of industry experience and more than 65 specialists working within ten MedTech areas, we are ready to combine our R&D expertise to quantify possible directions and solve your strategic R&D challenge efficiently through a holistic approach. Our extensive experience with real-world MedTech projects ensures that our recommendations for clients are tangible and actionable.
More collaboration models
A key aspect of our Scoping approach is that we always obtain a deep understanding of the client's specific problem context. This is crucial in order to correctly diagnose the strategic R&D challenge, create strategic directions forward and ultimately help the client mitigate risk and keep time-to-market. We can assist throughout a project regardless of project maturity and offer clients a variety of collaboration models depending on the timeframe and level of engagement of the client. Whatever the problem context, we are here to help on the terms and conditions that suit our clients best.
Contact Peter today and hear more about how Scoping can create value for your project.
Reach out to Peter
We have reached the clinical trials faster because there have been far fewer errors than in similar research projects. The smooth cooperation is due to a special dynamic, where we have been able to mutually teach each other a few things. In addition, the collaboration has been supported by a common language and frame of reference, which has meant that we have been able to understand each other and our challenges".
Michael Hasenkam
Professor at Clinical Medicine at University of Aarhus.
Cases you might be interested in:
So you want to launch a product people will love?
You have an idea for a new product. It is actually great and you think to yourself: 'If I find this useful surely others will, too. People even say they can't wait to get their hands on it.
Get in touch with Peter
Peter is a partner at Technolution. He leads the business development unit comprising project scoping, sustainability, and marketing.


We're two weeks in this competition, so it's time to share a first status. To date, 13 out of the 27 participants have started tracking ascent with their mountain bikes. Keep it going and for those of you who haven't started yet, get out there and start pedaling. You have time to work on your ascent meters until end of July 2015.
Now if we compare those achievements with the highest peaks of the planet Remo has climbed almost as high as Mount Ararat in Turkey 5,137 meters. Morten climbed the Mount Andromeda with 3,450 meters and Hermann climbed almost the exact high of the Špik in Slovenia with 2,472 meters.
Have fun and we wish you a great continuation in this challenge.


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Frogs in the arid-zone may not be safe from a potentially deadly disease.
A tiny pathogen called the amphibian chytrid fungus (Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis) is implicated in the decline and extinction of hundreds of species of amphibian around the world. The presence and impact of the amphibian chytrid is known to depend partially on environmental conditions-it appears to do better (and therefore impact amphibians most) in constantly cool, humid conditions, and spatial models predict that it is not likely to occur in most arid and semi-arid regions.
However, it may be that we're simply not predicting the pathogen in these areas because we haven't looked as hard. After all, frogs in the arid zone are notoriously difficult to study. Many species spend most of their time buried underground and only emerge in the pouring rain, creating quick-sand like mud that will bog your car in three seconds flat. You really just have to be in the right place, at the right time, to find frogs in the arid-zone.
Lucky for intrepid frogger Jo Ocock, her PhD research at the Macquarie Marshes coincided with one of the biggest floods in years. This amazing wetland system in the arid zone in the Murray Darling Basin, Australia, sprung to life with the onset of the floodwaters. Thirteen species of frog were hopping about, most in high numbers. Just a few swipes over the belly of each frog with a cotton swab, and we can tell if they are infected with the amphibian chytrid or not.
Over 6% of frogs (seven of 13 species) tested positive for the amphibian chytrid. However, most seemed to have low levels of infection, and there were no signs of illness. So, while not yet a cause for alarm, our findings do highlight that dryland frogs are not safe from the amphibian chytrid.
These findings reinforce how little we really know about the amphibian chytrid fungus- and this is the most well-known of all amphibian diseases. In a time of changing climates, global trade, and rising human pressures, amphibians are likely to come under increasing threat from an array of causes including disease.


Indeed! I'm really impressed with how many talented people we managed to gather here and I wonder what treasures are still burried.
It's stuff like this, that really makes me happy that I didn't quit when I was less motivated for some time.
Beautiful, and for a first try that crazy!
I was on holidays some days and I was able to quietly begun to learn Darkradiant.
I've got a LONG way to go, a LOT left to do, and ever MORE to learn, but here goes. I'm starting with a small, completely in door map. something I actually want to finish for a change.
Damnit, you've got some natural talent there! Or have you done TII/TG maps? Looks very Thief Gold to me. In a good way, I love that game.
OK, I've been working on stuff. Done my first spiral staircase, yay!
, that's the buildings done so far. The factory isn't enterable (yet?).
Indeed. And that's one sweet looking factory too, bob.
I'd assume that they'd have some kind of long stick with which to mount the torches. Maybe electric lights would be better, though.
well I'm gonna attempt to start on making small objects and and beta mapping and work from there.
Gaetane: I must say that, like the others, I am very impressed with the quality of the level you are working on! And this is just your first try at making a level, it's crazy to be that good right from the start! I can tell we are going to see some really professional looking levels from you in The Dark Mod.
I like the screenshots of the levels the others are working on, as well. We're in for some great looking Thief action with this mod. It's almost like watching Thief 4 being worked on by Looking Glass and seeing early screen shots come out occasionally, very exciting!
Gaetane: when date of the output The Black Frog?
Edited by Andrey, 24 November 2006 - 12:30 AM.
I give me a break about the Black frog for the moment.
Hi everybody, I have a prototype of a project Im working on in LW8, its something I always thought was missing from the original games. I hope to have it finished by the holidays. Its a water dwelling mutation of an old friend.
At first I had no idea what it was until I read your post a little closer. It's extremely nondescript but that might be fixed with proper textures.
It would probably still be pretty non-descript with the texturing . Im still working on the mouth and eyes, and Im going to retexture the bottom half in a lighter shade to pull it out more. Im also trying to figure out if I can actually make the surface of the back knobby like an aligators and then texture it for max effect. To call it a work in progress is heavy understatement.
This is an upper part of our bonehoard level. I've been playing around with water this time (and a poor little zombie... ).
Dark Mod water looks so good.
I've been very impressed with some of the beta-ish maps I've been using to test AI routines. The first time I heard the whole sound scheme (entrance sound, ambient background) come together on a well designed and textured map my jaw dropped.
And to echo what others have said, inside the mod we have been very busy.
Thanks man! Its, umm, BBQ! Its actually a magma texture or something, I tried to do meat but it looked even worse. Stay tuned for another plant, I've got a little system down for them now.


Senator Dino Melaye under investigation and currently in Police custody on a fourteen (14) day remand warrant obtained from the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court on 9th January, 2019, for the offence of criminal conspiracy and attempted culpable homicide, committed on 19th July, 2018, when Senator Dino Melaye and his armed thugs attacked Police personnel, shot and wounded SGT Danjuma Saliu on stop and search duty along Aiyetoro Gbede, Mopa Road in Kogi State, has been taken to another Government hospital for further medical attention.
2.Senator Dino Melaye was taken for medical attention at the Police Clinic, Abuja, after he surrendered himself for arrest on 4th January, 2019. The Police medical team at the Police Hospital, Abuja certified that Senator Dino Melaye is well and healthy to stand trial after treating him. However, due to the complaint from Senator Dino Melaye that he is not well, the Police Investigation Team has taken him this afternoon to another government hospital, DSS Medical Facility in Abuja for further medical attention.
3.The Police Investigation Team obtained a Fourteen (14) day Remand Warrant from the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court on 9th January, 2019, to keep Senator Dino Melaye in Police Custody for investigation into the case of criminal conspiracy and attempted culpable homicide against him till 23rd January, 2019.
4.It is incorrect as reported in some sections of the media that Senator Dino Melaye was moved by masked armed policemen to an undisclosed location and that his where about is unknown.
5.The Police Officer, Sgt. Danjuma Saliu, is yet to recover from the gunshot injury he sustained during the attack and still under intensive medical care in the hospital.
6.Senator Dino Melaye will be prosecuted along with other suspects on completion of investigation.


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Karl-Evert "Keve" Hjelm (ur. 23 czerwca 1922 w Gnesta, zm. 3 lutego 2004 w Sztokholmie) – szwedzki aktor i reżyser filmowy. Na przestrzeni lat 1943 – 2004 wystąpił w 70 produkcjach.

Wybrana filmografia
 Dziewczyna z hiacyntami (Flicka och hyacinter) (1950)
 Dzielnica kruków (Kvarteret Korpen) (1963)
 Miłość 65 (Kärlek 65) (1965)
 Livet är stenkul (1967)
 Hud (1986)
 Dobre chęci (Den goda viljan) (1992)

Linki zewnętrzne

Szwedzcy aktorzy filmowi
Szwedzcy reżyserzy filmowi
Urodzeni w 1922
Zmarli w 2004


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Krystyna K. Matusiak is Associate Professor in the Library & Information Science Program (LIS) at the Morgridge College of Education. Krystyna's research and teaching interests focus on the digitization of cultural heritage materials, digital libraries, information behavior, user studies, visual information, and data curation. She is committed to user-centered principles in information design and is passionate about educating the new generation of information professionals.
Krystyna earned her PhD from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee in the Interdisciplinary Program in Digital Information Design and Organization. Her dissertation is entitled: The Use of Digital Resources in an Academic Environment: A Qualitative Study of Students' Perceptions, Experiences, and Digital Literacy Skills. She received the 2009 Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship.
Krystyna also served as a digitization consultant for projects funded by the Endangered Archive Programme at the British Library and assisted digital library projects at the Press Institute of Mongolia in Ulan Baatar, Mongolia and the Al-Aqsa Mosque Library in East Jerusalem.
Presenting a poster at the International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA) World Library and Information Congress, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, August 26-27, 2018. The poster, Immigrant information seeking behavior in everyday life: Photovoice study was based on the study conducted with Dr. Assefa and two LIS students, Emily Bongiovanni and Angela Naumov.


Is Your ERP Ready for the Sunshine Act?
Don't let the Sunshine Act final rule catch you off guard!
On February 1, 2013, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced the release of the final rule implementing the physician payment sunshine provisions on Section 6002 of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), currently named The National Physician Payment Transparency Program: Open Payments. Most refer to the program as the Sunshine Act.
The intent of the Sunshine Act is to bring potential conflicts of interest to light with the goal of driving down healthcare costs. Under the new program, "applicable" manufacturers of covered drugs, devices, biological products, and medical supplies that participate in U.S. federal health care programs must annually report to the CMS information regarding payments, ownership, investment interests and other "transfers of value" to physicians and teaching hospitals. In addition, manufacturers and group purchasing organizations (GPOs) must report certain ownership interests held by physicians and their immediate family members.
Applicable manufacturers are required to begin data capture on August 1, 2013, and submit their first federal reports by March 31, 2014. Most reported information will be published by CMS on a searchable public website beginning September 30, 2014, increasing pressure to comply. CMS stated in the final rule that it will provide more information and guidance on the reporting requirements and timing of data review and correction.
Since issuing the final rule in February, CMS granted six months to prepare for compliance and begin data capture. Even so, collecting the data and preparing to submit the reports is a painful process for many companies. Complying with these national disclosure requirements is a huge undertaking.
Strategic is already assisting customers to meet these new compliance requirements successfully. Planning starts with considering business processes, systems and data needs, then identifying and mapping out the program components needed to effectively source, remediate and report the required information.
Maintenance screens for users to create the records subject to the National Physician Payment Transparency Program.
Provide integration to the Supplier Invoice Create Maintenance screen.
Develop the required reports for submittal (first deadline for reporting is March 31, 2014).
QAD and QAD users with the Concur add-on should take advantage of our "Sunshine Act compliance module". The application supports the specific data collection requirements mandated in the final rule – and can be implemented very quickly to allow you to comply by the August 1 deadline. If you have any questions or doubts about how to comply with these new requirements, contact Strategic today!