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Staples and Jessica Alba Team Up to Prepare Students for a Successful School Year
Staples, the back-to-school specialty store, is teaming up with Jessica Alba to help students succeed in the upcoming school year with a scholarship sweepstakes and in-kind donations to support classroom projects on DonorsChoose.org.
Together, Staples and Jessica Alba hope to spark the imaginations of the next generation of big thinkers.
Staples plays a proud role in millions of teachers' and families' back-to-school shopping rituals providing the expertise they need to kick-start their year of educational discovery. As a busy mom of three, Jessica relies on Staples and its in-store specialists to help find the right tools for her kids' backpacks and school supplies, and she values the quality time spent with her children during their annual back-to-school shopping trip.
"What I love about Staples is they have incredibly accommodating in-store specialists that helps parents get their kids ready for the school year," says Jessica. "Back-to-school is a special time for my kids because it signifies a milestone in their lives. It makes it even more meaningful that Staples is partnering with DonorsChoose.org because my children get to experience an important lesson in giving back while we shop for their back to school essentials."
"Jessica Alba represents the parents who are visiting our stores in search of the supplies their students need to succeed. Her influential voice will propel our charitable efforts and help us create a greater impact in the classroom," says Steve Matyas, Chief Executive Officer, U.S. Retail, Staples. "Teachers play a crucial role in motivating and inspiring the next generation and as the back-to-school specialty store, Staples is committed to supporting teachers and students through DonorsChoose.org and the Staples for Students scholarship sweepstakes."
"Staples has been a generous and valued partner for five years, and we're so thankful for the brand's continued support of our mission, which helps bring learning to life for thousands of teachers and students in classrooms nationwide," said Charles Best, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of DonorsChoose.org. "We also appreciate Jessica Alba's support, and thank her for calling on the public to help classrooms in need across the country."
Shoppers who make a purchase of $25 or more can enter the Staples for Students scholarship sweepstakes to win one of five education prizes: a $50,000 grand prize scholarship presented by Jessica Alba, or one of four $25,000 first-prize scholarships.
This year, shoppers can donate to classroom projects in their local areas at Staples stores, and Staples will match donations raised during the back-to-school season.
Together, Staples and DonorsChoose.org have funded more than 700,000 classroom projects for teachers and positively affected more than 18 million students across the country.
Parents, students and teachers can visit local Staples stores or Staples.com to support a classroom project or enter to win the scholarship today.
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High Line & Chelsea Market with Urban Adventures
I've never been visiting High Line and I wonder how it felt like to be there. Btw, Canada is a…
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We were bundled up in every piece of clothing we owned, but the wind still bit bone deep. Our address to meet the group for the Urban Adventures High Line and Chelsea Market Tour was at the Whitney Museum, but the piled pallets of frozen beef belied the fact that we really were right in the middle of the meatpacking district. Dodging a backing refrigerator truck, we stepped into another frigid gust of wind. We asked ourselves once more time, just what was this High Line and was it worth braving the bitter cold to see it?
Our guide Evan met us with only a light jacket on and a cup of coffee in hand. This was a "balmy" 25 degree morning in his opinion. All the better to start our tour of the High Line and learn how an old, abandoned elevated train track was converted into one of New York's most innovative parks!
As we climbed up to the start of the High Line Park, we imagined what the West Side Line of the New York Central Railroad in the early 1900s would have looked like. Massive refrigerator buildings that used water from the Hudson River to cool the meat and other goods before the trains whisked them off.
The original West Side Line was at street level – imagine fast trains hurtling through congested neighborhoods with no respect for anyone or anything that might be in their path. In fact, so many accidents occurred in this area that 10th Avenue became known as Death Avenue. Yikes!
Did you know the Brooklyn Dodgers actually got their name from their fans dodging those dangerous trolleys crisscrossing the city in the early 20th century? On the NYC Urban Adventures High Line and Chelsea Market Tour you'll learn this and so much more about the history of this fascinating area!
Something had to be done about this death trap, so this section of train track was lifted to become the West Side Elevated Highway – which opened in 1934. Now the factories and refrigerator buildings could load and unload inside and traffic could flow easily on street level. This continued until 1980 when the trains made their final run.
Now the old railway line is called the High Line – a 1.45 mile aerial greenway running from near the Javits Center on 34th to the Lower West Side of Manhattan on Gansevoort Street at the Whitney Museum. This re-purposed railway is where visitors and locals alike can enjoy wandering through West Side neighborhoods with no traffic worries, except the occasional jogger. Art exhibitions and ample seating along the way make this park a gem hidden in plain sight.
After our chilly, but beautiful walk along the High Line, we found ourselves back at what used to be the old National Biscuit Company, also known as the Nabisco Factory – home of the original OREO cookie! Now this block-wide building is called Chelsea Market and is home to media companies like Google, YouTube and the Food Network as well as some of NYC's yummiest food offerings.
As we thawed out and took in the authentic interior, there was opportunity to taste some of the cheeses, breads, or pastries available. It was here we said goodbye to Evan, but knew we had found someone who not only knew the city, but cared very much about sharing it with visitors.
We received this tour from NYC's Urban Adventures in return for an honest review and would highly recommend it to any of our readers who find themselves with some extra time in New York. You'll find a unique combination of history and outdoor enjoyment all from the perspective of someone who clearly loves the area. Clearly, the #localsknow!
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I have been to the High Line a couple of times and absolutely love it. Such a wonderful repurposing of outdated technology and space. Way to go, NYC.
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I've never been visiting High Line and I wonder how it felt like to be there. Btw, Canada is a beautiful place to visit too. I hope you'll get a chance to venture the place. However, you might need a visa or permit before entering the country. Visit https://www.travelvisacanada.ca/ if you wish to apply. Anyhow, thanks for sharing this enticing adventure of yours.Thanks for sharing anyway.

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After a few more days of effort i've got the floor down using 2 Part Foam, PU18 sealant, Wests epoxy and 12mm marine ply oh and some A2 screws.
I know many will say its daft filling the bilges in but since i've encapsulated it in epoxy and sealed the edges i cant envisage too much of a problem especially as the bilge wasn't even 3" deep at the maximum so will wait to see if any problems occur - can't really see it myself.
What else............i started a Westerly Anarchy page over on Sailing Anarchy' site as a repository for all things Westerly as there are a few of us about the globe who are doing interesting things with Westerly's whether it be restoration, modification or sailing them to far off places.
Thinking particularly about the following people; Dylan Winter and his circumnavigation of the British Isles in his Centaur 'Harmony', Rob Hoffman and his modified Pageant, Greg Vanderboom' GK29 and David Greenwood's Nomad renovation as well as Ken Hastie' Centaur and subsequent W33 mods and a guy called Eric who amongst other things has built a retrousse stern into his centaur that incorporates an outboard to name but six.....well seven including myself, not many i grant you but oak trees from acorns and all that. Still if any of you are doing something quite interesting to or with a Westerly get in touch. I nearly forgot - the first Centaur owner who i came across on the internet in 2005 - a French Canadian who's modified his beyond all recognition for some serious ocean-going passages; Tribull, makes eight off the top of my head.
*Update* I nearly forgot about Derek Houghton's Konsort - Rhum Lady - now thats a project i'd call extensive, the album of which is on my front page to the right here.
I'm confident i can as i'm still really digging the workshop/shed set up, every time i walk in my spirits lift.
I'm writing this from the shop PC having just got done sheathing the main bulkhead, i had a bit of a crisis when tabbing everything down on Wednesday as i went through ten roller heads, countless roller trays and a heap of other consumables too dull to mention.
As fast as i was knocking up, the resin was kicking, having traced the problem to poor ventilation in the boat plus a scrotching hot day (well for the UK at least) i resigned myself to sanding the saloon side down as i had no time for peel ply.
I basically wasted a whole day yesterday sanding everything - even the side i peel plied! I gotta be honest i've never had much success with the stuff unless the workpiece is horizontally flat with access all round. I had the very same problem when laminating the keel to hull joint. I'd peel away the peel ply to reveal loads or crevices where it had lifted - the heads side of the bulkhead was no different so having spent yesterday in my CSI suit and gimp mask (quite a look) i proceeded to sweat like a pig not to mention itching and scratching all the way to the shower.
Still undaunted i got up early this morning knowing i had some fairly big areas to cover and not wanting to do all my consumables laying it up i thought a 7am start sufficient as the airs reasonably cool. I got the blowers going inside the boat and then proceeded to unfold my prize-winning origami onto the heads side of the main bulkhead. I was working at a pace that would make robots fear for their jobs as i thought in an hour or so the sun would come up and i'd be doing my circuit training bit of running up and down the ladders with fresh rollers and trays etc.
It wasn't to be although my arms were like jelly after the first piece of cloth, it was then i decided i'd be better served keeping the momentum going so elected to forego the peel ply and crack on with the saloon side. By now my confidence was high as was i, (i put it down to a lack of fluids - nothing illegal) and so for the final trick of the day i rushed a piece of cloth off the main roll in the shop, quickly templated it and whacked it on so i now have a totally sealed structural bulkhead.
What i've learnt these past few days is that if i ever do something like this again (and i probably wont in all honesty) i will be using/importing a non blushing epoxy like Mas or System Three from the States. It seems to me West's really is only practical on new-build using vacuum pressure and a lot of bodies.
For the sort of work i'm doing where i'm limited in personnel and equipment (although i do use vacuum pressure for veneering and the odd bit here) its just too much effort plus the wasted time having to wash, wipe & sand regardless of whether i've used peel ply or not.
After a few interruptions i've finally got round to stepping the curved piece and bonding the next piece to it, since my last outpourings i've fitted a solid oak step in the bilge to take the compression loads of the mast via a new compression post.
Curiously Westerly fitted the old compression post offset to starboard on a 6" long piece of 4"x2" via a piece of softwood glassed in inside the dinette module. Thinking of the increase in loads from the increase in sail area; i don't want any hiccups so ran out a load of oak and profiled each piece to the contours of the bilge then bedded on a super thick cabosil bog - pushed it in then scraped away the excess.
I did this after trawling boatdesign.net for some answers regarding the most 'belt and braces' way of taking the mast loads and oak kept coming up so went with that seeing as i have tons of the stuff.
Today i finally got to fit the bulkhead i made some seven months ago.......i know don't remind me, its a great feeling fitting things, tomorrow i will fit the final bulkhead piece and then start taping it all down to the hull and coachroof, i intend sheathing everything to give it a bit more defence from moisture and to hopefully give the bendi-ply a chance.
I know this isn't structural and i'm not too fussed as the compression post will be fitted directly behind it in the heads but do want everything tied into the structure and seeing as i have gallons of wests i think its a spiffing idea.
The saloon floor is next in my sites then back to the engine room to bolt in angles and paint out, its just a case of a lack of funds thats stopping me mounting the engine but thats true of everything on this project.
I completely annihilated the former this morning, it wasn't in vain though as the finished piece looks pretty ace. Still after a morning of cutting it square and sanding the resin snots off of it it was onto other things like getting the boat side part of this job ready. This entailed a bit of pattern making so i can clad the starboard side of the main bulkhead in 9.5mm marine ply and then tab to the hull as where it was sat in the internal moulding it was bolted in.
Now i've cut that away, from the sidedeck on down the bulkhead is now just floating in air so the idea tomorrow is to get a sheet of 9.5mm bond and fasten it to the original and then tab it down several times so the structure is sound once more.
Before doing this i kept looking at the doorways and having never been that impressed with them even back in the day - everybody would crack their heads on them - i decided an upgrade was needed so cut in the later style door shape Westerly used in the '80's and 90's.
It now looks more modern than ever before and you don't need to do your quasi modo impression when moving around up front or when you want to use the heads.
I've just finished the puzzle that was making a 150mm radius piece to fit to the main bulkhead and all i can say is it would have been way easier if this was for a domestic application. You see back in the day when we had the shop and you would get a job that required curved work you you'd make your former / jig to the net dimensions of the finished piece then run out a load of 3mm mdf to the required dimensions.
Then coat each piece in D4 PVA load it over the former bung it in the bag, square everything up as the pressure comes on & job done, not so when its a marine application. I went the bendi ply route; and all i can say is what a huge (expensive) pain in the arse, i was told to heat it as i bent it over the former to which the first piece promptly snapped along the glassing-in line i'd cut into it.
So being of a logical, vaguely sound mind i stopped and got a few test pieces and cut loads of kerfs in the back to aid the piece taking the shape of the former and still i heard the 'crack' of failure. Really all i wanted was some 1.5mm gaboon which it seems up until recently you could get hold of, now its rarer than hens teeth as i found the big boys stock it but wont let me have any unless i take an artic's worth of the stuff (the usual unhelpful attitude thats common here in the UK,) hence the bendi ply.
Still after messing around for what seemed like an eternity (a couple of days) i got all cave man and more out of frustration nailed it to the former, not particularly clever as it basically means destroying it to make this one piece which again is a common theme of this project...............but i want to get on.
Tomorrow i'll start making provision for this piece on the boat side of things as whats left of the main bulkhead isn't attached so need to fix that before bolting all the other side together then hopefully into the engine room and finish that off.


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By: James F. Naughton Jr. Associate Director, Government Relations Click to read about the author.
According to a new report by the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO), the 35-day government shutdown cost the U.S. economy $11 billion -- $3 billion of which will likely never be recovered.
The shutdown, the longest in U.S. history, sent ripples throughout the economy.
The agency revised its outlook on economic projections, saying the level of real gross domestic product in the first quarter of 2019 will be cut by 0.2 percent.
While federal spending was simply delayed during the shutdown, the effects will have consequences for quite some time. People affected by the shutdown - like all the members of the Coast Guard and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Officer Corps, and members of the commissioned corps of the U.S. Public Health Service serving with unfunded agencies -- may be reluctant to go out or return to their previous spending habits.
There may also be tax implications for federal employees who receive back pay in a lump sum. Some federal employees will have additional taxes withheld when they get paid.
In addition, the report says the shutdown hurt the Internal Revenue Service's ability to enforce compliance with tax, and will likely result in $2 billion in lost revenues. That means Congress will have less money to appropriate on issues important to MOAA members, like improvements to TRICARE or VA benefits.
The reduced revenues may also embolden lawmakers to pursue more draconian measures to cut costs.
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International organization presents flower basket to DPRK leader
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Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un received a basket of flowers from the Ogami Kenichi, secretary general of the International Institute of the Juche Idea, and his party on a visit to the DPRK.
The floral basket was conveyed to an official concerned on Monday by Ogami Kenichi.
Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un also received a gift from Ogami Kenichi, secretary general of the International Institute of the Juche Idea, on a visit to the DPRK.
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Return to Department of Premier and Cabinet Annual Report 2018-19 Department of Premier and...
Department of Premier and Cabinet Annual Report 2018-19
Performance against output performance measures
Our performance against our output performance measures.
Government-wide leadership, reform and implementation
Strategic advice and government support
Infrastructure Victoria
Digital government and communications
Office of the Victorian Government Architect
Aboriginal policy, strengthening Aboriginal cultural heritage and communities
Multicultural affairs policy and programs
Support to veterans in Victoria
LGBTIQ equality policy and programs
Women's policy
Advice and support to the Governor
Chief Parliamentary Counsel services
Management of Victoria's public records
Public administration advice and support
Public sector integrity
State electoral roll and electoral events
The section provides information about DPC's performance against our output performance measures. It provides comparison with our output targets that were published in the Departmental Performance Statement section of the 2018/19 Victorian Budget Paper No. 3 Service Delivery.
Commentary is provided where there are variances of more than 5 per cent between targets and actual results for performance measures.
This output provides advice and support to the Premier and Cabinet on all aspects of government policy. This involves advice on issues as they arise, policy coordination, research and analysis, consultation with stakeholders and leadership in long‑term policy development.
2018–19 target
2018–19 actual
Whole of government emergency management forums, meetings and exercises facilitated [1]
Whole of government forums, meetings and advisory groups chaired [2]
Data projects completed and delivered [3]
Number of projects facilitated by the Behavioural Insights Unit
Relevant communication activity compliant with government advertising and communication guidelines
per cent
Data projects delivered to agreed outputs
Total output cost [4]
$ million
[1] The 2018–19 full-year actual is lower than the 2018–19 target due to events preceding the 2018 Victorian state election and a reduced requirement for special or emergency meetings.
[2] The 2018–19 full-year actual is higher than the 2018–19 target due to DPC's increased role in managing whole of government events and meetings.
[3] The 2018–19 full-year actual is higher than the 2018–19 target due to the increased demand for this service across the VPS.
[4] The 2018–19 actual is lower than the 2018–19 target due to machinery of government transfers to DJPR and DHHS effective from 1 January 2019.
Results legend
✔ Performance target achieved or exceeded in a desirable way
✗ Performance target not achieved — exceeds 5 per cent or $50 million (cost measures only) variance
This output provides strategic policy analysis and advice to the Premier, leads policy development on key priority issues and supports informed government decision making.
Number of briefs supporting Cabinet and Cabinet committee decision making [1]
Establishment or renewal of ICT whole of government State Purchase Contracts [2]
Victorian Government entities using the Standard User Experience Framework [3]
Average monthly analysis reports generated to guide government decision making [4]
Policy services satisfaction rating
Policy services timeliness rating
Timely delivery of state events and functions
[1] The 2018–19 full-year actual is lower than the 2018–19 target due to the caretaker period and 2018 Victorian state election, which resulted in an overall reduction in Cabinet and Committee activity.
[2] The 2018–19 full-year actual is higher than the 2018–19 target due to additional contracts being entered into ahead of initial forecasting.
[3] The 2018–19 full-year actual is higher than the 2018–19 target due to an increased opportunity to provide advice to agencies outside of DPC.
[4] The 2018–19 full-year actual is higher than the 2018–19 target due to the expansion of services and datasets, which increased the demand across government.
[5] The 2018–19 actual is lower than the 2018–19 target due to the reclassification of the Whole of Victorian Government Application Programming Interface from this output to the Digital Government and Communications output.
This output provides independent and transparent advice to government on infrastructure priorities and sets a long-term strategy for infrastructure investment.
Number of publications or discussion papers released [1]
Stakeholder satisfaction with consultation process [2]
Delivery of research, advisory or infrastructure strategies within agreed timelines
Total output cost
[1] The 2018–19 full-year actual is higher than the 2018–19 target due to an additional publication relating to the upcoming 2020 Infrastructure Strategy Update.
[2] The 2018–19 full-year actual is higher than the 2018–19 target due to increased stakeholder satisfaction.
<= Performance target not achieved — within 5 per cent or $50 million (cost measures only) variance
This output encourages innovative use of ICT to improve service delivery and business processes, and provides information and services to Victorian citizens and businesses through digital and other delivery channels.
Average number of monthly visits to www.vic.gov.auExternal Link [1]
Number of eligible ideas for Pick My Project [2]
Total number of votes for eligible ideas for Pick My Project [3]
Delivery of projects within agreed timelines
[1] The 2018–19 full-year actual is higher than the 2018–19 target due to moving to a Single Digital Presence platform resulting in an increase to the average number of monthly visits to www.vic.gov.auExternal Link .
[2] The 2018–19 full-year actual is higher than the 2018–19 target due to more Victorians engaging with the Pick My Project Pilot Program than initially estimated.
[4] The 2018–19 actual is higher than the 2018–19 target due to the release of funding for Service Victoria held in central contingency. The budget was revised to $92.7 million. The funding is for the development of the Service Victoria online customer platform and the reclassification of the Whole of Victorian Government Application Programming Interface to this output from the Strategic advice and government support output. This increase has been partly offset by the timing of planned expenditure for Pick My Project, which has now moved into 2019–20.
This output provides strategic leadership and advice to government and key stakeholders on architecture and the built environment.
Strategic advice on significant public and private sector projects from project inception and procurement to design and delivery [1]
Stakeholder satisfaction with the quality of advice on significant public and private sector projects
Average number of business days to issue formal advice [2]
[1] The 2018–19 full-year actual is higher than the 2018–19 target due to an increased demand associated with input to state-significant public projects.
[2] The 2018–19 full-year actual is lower than the 2018–19 target due to compressed timeframes associated with time‑sensitive and state‑significant public sector projects.
[3] The variance is due to rounding of the 2018–19 actual.
This output contributes to providing fair jobs and a positive industrial relations environment through sound industrial relations policy and advice to government. This includes oversight of enterprise bargaining across the Victorian public sector and support for Victoria's participation in the national workplace relations system.
Education and awareness strategy developed to increase women's participation in the building and construction sector
Education and compliance inspections of providers/users conducted under the Labour Hire Licensing Scheme [1]
Employers informed on OHS obligations under both state and Commonwealth legislation and regulations [2]
Licence holders registered under the Labour Hire Licensing Scheme [3]
Workers informed about OHS obligations under both state and Commonwealth legislation and regulations [4]
Workers registered under the Portable Long Service Leave Scheme [5]
Public sector agreements renewed and approved within the current enterprise bargaining framework
Victoria represented in major industrial relations cases and inquiries
Review and assessment of submitted public sector enterprise bargaining costings and proposed agreements completed and submitted for approval within four weeks [6]
[1] The 2018–19 full-year actual is higher than the 2018–19 target due to the Labour Hire Licensing Authority facilitating additional information sessions in the lead up to the Labour Hire Licensing Scheme commencement in April 2019.
[2] The 2018–19 full-year actual is higher than the 2018–19 target due to a membership increase at the service provider, which occurred prior to significant infrastructure projects commencing.
[3] The 2018–19 full year actual is lower than the 2018–19 target due to the application rate being lower than expected following the Labour Hire Licensing Scheme commencing in April 2019. As at 30 June 312 applications had been received and were yet to be processed because further information was required from the applicant.
[5] The 2018–19 full-year actual is lower than the 2018–19 target due to the Portable Long Service Leave Scheme coming into effect on 1 July 2019. The target was set prior to finalising a commencement date.
[6] The 2018–19 full-year actual is higher than the 2018–19 target due to the implementation of a streamlined agreement approvals framework, which has resulted in proactive and coordinated responses for departments and agencies.
[7] On 1 January 2019 this output was transferred from the previous DEDJTR to DPC as part of machinery of government changes. The actual output cost only includes expenditure incurred since the transfer and excludes those incurred under DEDJTR.
In accordance with the government's policy of self-determination for Aboriginal Victorians, this output protects and manages Aboriginal cultural heritage; strengthens Aboriginal community organisation; and builds community engagement to improve long-term social and economic outcomes for Aboriginal Victorians, including working towards treaty.
Award ceremonies held: Victorian Aboriginal Honour Roll
Capacity-building activities provided for Traditional Owners and Aboriginal community organisations
The 2018–19 full-year actual is lower than the 2018–19 target due to the reduction in activities over time due to managing the current and emerging needs of the Aboriginal sector.
Premier's Gatherings and Community Consultations conducted
Average weekly hours of case management provided to members of the Stolen Generations
The 2018–19 full-year actual is higher than the 2018–19 target due to the provider achieving a higher average number of weekly hours of case management to members of the Stolen Generations.
Number of family history investigations conducted by the Victorian Koorie Family History Service on behalf of members of the Stolen Generations
The 2018–19 full-year actual is higher than the 2018–19 target due to an increase in provider resourcing and experience, enabling more family history investigations to be conducted for members of the Stolen Generations.
Delivery of the Victorian Government Aboriginal Affairs Report to Parliament
Victorian Aboriginal Heritage Council meetings conducted within legislative timeframes
Community consultations relating to treaty
The 2018–19 full-year actual is higher than the 2018–19 target due to the ongoing requirement and need to continue consultations across Victoria for the establishment of the First Peoples' Assembly.
Removal of first mortgages on titles of property owned by Aboriginal community-controlled organisations
Funding payments for the Community Infrastructure program made in accordance with milestones
Funding payments for Community Capacity and Co-Design made in accordance with milestones
Funding payments for the Removal of First Mortgages initiative made in accordance with milestones
The 2018–19 full-year actual is lower than the 2018–19 target due to project delivery delays impacting organisations' abilities to meet agreed milestones.
Funding payments for the Investing in Leadership and Governance initiative made in accordance with milestones
The 2018–19 full-year actual is lower than the 2018–19 target due to the existing funding program failing to meet current and emerging governance needs of the Aboriginal sector.
Funding payments for the Cultural Strengthening initiative made in accordance with milestones
Funding payments to strengthen the Cultural Heritage Protection and Management initiative made in accordance with milestones
Funding payments for the Traditional Owner Settlement Scheme made in accordance with milestones
Participation of Aboriginal people in Local Aboriginal Networks
The 2018–19 full-year actual is lower than the 2018–19 target due to delays, for a period during 2018–19, in attracting suitable candidates to coordinate the Local Aboriginal Network projects and programs.
Assessments completed by Aboriginal Victoria within the legislative timeframe: cultural heritage management plans
Elections held in accordance with timelines agreed with the Victorian Treaty Advancement Commission
The 2018–19 full-year actual is lower than the 2018–19 target due to the Commissioner extending out the election dates to occur between September and October 2019.
Koorie Heritage Trust initiative grants acquitted within the timeframe specified in the funding agreements
The 2018–19 actual is lower than the 2018–19 target due to delays in completing treaty and self-determination initiatives and establishing the Munarra Centre for Regional Excellence.
This output provides policy advice on multicultural affairs and social cohesion in Victoria — including settlement coordination for newly arrived migrants and refugees and delivers a range of programs to directly support multicultural Victorians — as well as supporting Victoria's whole of government approach to multiculturalism. It includes the monitoring of government departments' responsiveness to Victorians from culturally, linguistically and religiously diverse backgrounds.
Consultations with culturally and linguistically diverse communities
The 2018–19 full-year actual is higher than the 2018–19 target due to additional consultations being held with culturally, linguistically and religiously diverse community groups than initially forecast.
Number of strategic and research partnerships that support portfolio outcomes
The 2018–19 full-year actual is higher than the 2018–19 target due to establishing partnerships at a greater rate than expected in response to community needs, as well as encouragement of partnerships through grants.
Victorian population engaged by multicultural and social cohesion initiatives
Attendance at the Cultural Diversity Week flagship event, Victoria's Multicultural Festival
Proportion of approved grant funding provided to organisations in regional/rural areas
The 2018–19 full-year actual is lower than the 2018–19 target due to a smaller than expected application rate from regional and rural communities to portfolio grant programs.
The 2018–19 actual is lower than the 2018–19 target predominantly due to machinery of government transfers to the Department of Justice and Community Safety effective from 1 January 2019.
This output provides coordination of veteran‑related issues at the state level, especially in relation to Anzac Centenary commemorations and other major anniversaries. It includes commemoration, veteran welfare and education programs. This output supports the Shrine of Remembrance and the Victorian Veterans Council.
Entries received: Premier's Spirit of Anzac Prize
The 2018–19 full-year actual is higher than the 2018–19 target due to receiving more entries through social media promotions.
Community engagement: Shrine ceremonial activities, public and student education programs, tours and general visitation
The 2018–19 full-year actual is higher than the 2018–19 target due to higher participation than expected in one-time anniversary activities such as Remembrance Day, which marked the 100th anniversary of the Armistice.
Number of veterans who apply for VPS positions
The 2018–19 full-year actual is higher than the 2018–19 target due to DPC's active promotion to veterans of the Victorian Government as an employer of choice and DPC's development of new programs to support veterans interested in applying for jobs in the public sector.
Number of ex-service organisation training or information sessions delivered
The 2018–19 full-year actual is lower than the 2018–19 target due to scheduling delays and the need to undertake further consultation on providing the most suitable session for the veterans' sector.
Commemorative and educative projects meet agreed project objectives
Deliver an annual program of grants within agreed, published timelines
The 2018–19 actual is lower than the 2018–19 target due to the lower than planned carryover of funds from 2017–18.
This output provides for the delivery of programs and services to promote equality for LGBTIQ Victorians and support these communities' economic, social and civic participation.
Number of people engaged with LGBTIQ equality projects and consultations
The 2018–19 full-year actual is higher than the 2018–19 target due to increased engagement in equality projects, events and consultations than initially forecast.
Proportion of LGBTIQ grant program recipients who met or exceeded agreed outcomes
The 2018–19 target is unable to be reported due to a significant proportion of grant recipients still delivering on funded activities.
Funding for the Expanding Health System Capacity to Support Trans and Gender Diverse People initiative paid in accordance with the agreement
Payments for events made in accordance with DPC milestones
The 2018–19 full-year actual is higher than the 2018–19 target due to processing all milestone payments for the Pride Events and Festivals Fund in 2018–19.
This output provides initiatives that support women and the prevention of family violence and supports the economic, social and civic participation and inclusion of all Victorians.
Number of meetings, forums and events held for Women and the Prevention of Family Violence consultation/engagement with key stakeholders
The 2018–19 full-year actual is higher than the 2018–19 target due to delivering additional program implementation activities with stakeholders.
Number of women participating in funded programs, projects and events
The 2018–19 full-year actual is higher than the 2018–19 target due to events attracting a higher than expected number of participants.
Percentage of women in new appointments to paid public boards
The 2018–19 full-year actual is higher than the 2018–19 target due to the program reaching maturity.
Women and the Prevention of Family Violence service agreements and contracts deliver agreed outcomes for preventing family violence and for the social and economic participation of women
Timely delivery of policy analysis and papers prepared
Women and the Prevention of Family Violence projects and programs that support preventing family violence and the social and economic participation of women are delivered on time
On 1 January 2019 this output was transferred from DHHS to DPC as part of machinery of government changes. The actual output cost only includes expenditure incurred since the transfer and excludes those incurred under DHHS.
This output leads and coordinates whole of government policy advice and delivers a range of initiatives for young people aged between 12 and 25 to gain a range of skills and experiences and to actively participate in their local communities.
Participation by young people in programs that provide opportunities to be involved in social and economic life in their communities
The 2018–19 full-year actual is higher than the 2018–19 target due to more Victorian young people engaging with Youth affairs programs than initially estimated.
Participation by young people in programs that support young people to be involved in decision making in their community
The 2018–19 full-year actual is higher than the 2018–19 target due to more Victorian young people participating in decision-making opportunities than initially estimated.
Participants reporting development of transferrable skills that support education, training and vocational opportunities
The 2018–19 full-year actual is higher than the 2018–19 target due to more participants in the Advance school-based program reporting transferrable skills than initially estimated.
Percentage of programs delivered within agreed timeframes
The 2018–19 full-year actual is higher than the 2018–19 target due to a higher proportion of programs delivered within agreed timeframes than initially estimated.
This output provides advice and support to the Governor, and maintenance to Government House and its collections as a heritage asset of national importance.
Increase in the annual number of guests and visitors to Government House
The 2018–19 full-year actual is higher than the 2018–19 target due to an increase in guests and visitors, which is continuing the Governor's commitment to make Government House more accessible to the community.
Maintenance of Government House in accordance with the asset management strategy
Standard, physical appearance of gardens and grounds are maintained in accordance with contract key performance indicators
Support the Governor's community engagement activities by arranging all internal and external events in a timely manner
The 2018–19 target of $15.7 million was subsequently revised to $16.5 million to account for additional depreciation adjustments. Adjusting for this revision, the Office of the Governor achieved its target.
This output provides Bills for introduction in Parliament, including: provision of quality and timely legislative drafting services; hard copy and electronic publication of Acts and statutory rules; and the maintenance of a database of Victorian legislation and legislative information at www.legislation.vic.gov.au. External Link
Formal advice provided on legislation
The 2018–19 full-year actual is lower than the 2018–19 target due to events preceding the 2018 Victorian state election and the commencement of the new parliamentary term.
Number of Acts and statutory rules published electronically and in hard copy without error
Statutory rules made and Bills prepared and introduced into parliament
Number of sets of House Amendments drafted for Members of Parliament
Number of Bills and statutory rules drafted or settled that meet the required standard
Bills and statutory rules drafted or settled within the required timeframe
Electronically published versions of principal Acts and statutory rules published within three business days of coming into operation and new Acts and statutory rules published within 24 hours of making
This output provides direction to government on the management of public records and ensures the historical memory of the Victorian Government endures, is secure and is accessible.
Collection usage: utilisation of physical and digital records held by Public Record Office Victoria
The 2018–19 full-year actual is higher than the 2018–19 target due to more records being available through third-party sites.
Satisfaction with services provided by Public Record Office Victoria to government agencies and to the public
Provision of services within published timeframes
The 2018–19 actual is lower than the 2018–19 target due to revisions to the accounting treatment of public record assets where they are no longer considered a depreciating asset, thereby reducing depreciation expenses.
This output provides advice and support on issues relevant to public sector administration, Members of Parliament and executive officer remuneration, governance, service delivery and workforce matters, as well as to public sector professionalism and integrity. It includes related research, determinations, data collection, reporting and dissemination of information.
Percentage of new executives participating in the VPSC induction program
The 2018–19 target is unable to be reported due to the program not commencing in 2018–19. The program is now scheduled for 2019–20.
Percentage of agencies who interacted with VPSC and who indicated VPSC advice and support assisted them to improve integrity capability
Overall participant satisfaction with the Victorian Leadership Academy
The 2018–19 actual is significantly higher than the 2018–19 target due to increased participant satisfaction. VPSC research supports best practice in leadership development programs which has contributed to higher participant satisfaction.
Overall satisfaction with engagement, consultation and responsiveness from the VPSC GRADS team
The increase in performance is due to VPSC's refresh of the VPS GRADS program and expanded resourcing for the program, which has provided a higher level of service to graduate employees.
Stakeholder satisfaction with the quality of advice from the Remuneration Tribunal on determinations
The 2018–19 target is unable to be reported due to the legislation establishing the Remuneration Tribunal being passed in March 2019. The tribunal's first determinations are due in September 2019, which will allow this measure to be reported in 2019–20.
Proportion of data collection and reporting activities completed within target timeframes
Advice from the Remuneration Tribunal provided within 15 working days of receipt of submission
The 2018–19 actual is higher than the 2018–19 target due to efficiencies associated with greater use of electronic systems, which has resulted in advice being provided within set timeframes. The measure refers to the time for assessment of public entity submissions following receipt of DPC's comments.
The 2018–19 actual is lower than the 2018–19 target due to the reclassification of the Establishment of an Independent Remuneration Tribunal from this output to the Strategic advice and government support output.
This output provides independent oversight and investigations of complaints concerning corrupt conduct, police personnel conduct, administrative actions, local councillor conduct, alleged breaches of privacy and freedom of information. It enhances and protects data security, promotes integrity and transparency in government, and facilitates advice and education to the public sector on these matters.
Corruption prevention initiatives delivered by the Independent Broad-based Anti-corruption Commission (IBAC)
The 2018–19 full-year actual is higher than the 2018–19 target due to increased engagement with Victoria Police and IBAC's community awareness advertising campaign delivering additional resources.
Education and training activities delivered by the Office of the Victorian Information Commissioner (OVIC)
The 2018–19 full-year actual is higher than the 2018–19 target due to an increased agency demand for FOI training. OVIC has also been focusing on producing guidance material to support the VPS to develop a mature culture of public access.
Jurisdictional complaints finalised — Victorian Ombudsman (VO)
The 2018–19 full year actual is higher than the 2018–19 target due to a greater number of complaints being finalised than initially forecast.
Law enforcement, data security and privacy reviews completed
The 2018–19 full-year actual is higher than the 2018–19 target due to more reviews being conducted in 2018–19 than in previous years.
Proportion of IBAC investigations into public sector corrupt conduct (excluding police personnel conduct and police personnel corrupt conduct) completed within 12 months
The 2018–19 full-year actual is lower than the 2018–19 target due to an increase in the number of ongoing complex investigations.
Proportion of IBAC investigations into police personnel conduct and police personnel corrupt conduct completed within 12 months
The 2018–19 full-year actual is lower than the 2018–19 target due to an increase in the number of ongoing investigations. Over half of the investigations conducted involved charges and disciplinary hearings, which extend the investigation timeframe.
Proportion of jurisdictional complaints independently investigated by the Victorian Ombudsman
The 2018–19 full-year actual is higher than the 2018–19 target due to a higher proportion of jurisdictional complaints being made to the Ombudsman and, in turn independently investigated, than initially forecast.
Reviews and complaints completed by OVIC
The 2018–19 full-year actual is higher than the 2018–19 target due to increased productivity following improvement made to FOI business processes.
Client satisfaction with data security and privacy training provided
The 2018–19 full-year actual is higher than the 2018–19 target due to high satisfaction with the OVIC's online privacy training module.
OVIC applicants that appeal to the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal
Proportion of jurisdictional complaints where the original outcome is set aside by a review undertaken in accordance with the Ombudsman's internal review policy
Recommendations accepted by agencies upon completion of investigations by the Victorian Ombudsman
Satisfaction rating with corruption prevention initiatives delivered by IBAC
Complaints or notifications about public sector corrupt conduct (excluding police personnel conduct and police personnel corrupt conduct) assessed by IBAC within 45 days
Complaints or notifications about police personnel conduct and police personnel corrupt conduct assessed by IBAC within 45 days
The 2018–19 full-year actual is lower than the 2018–19 target due to transitioning to a new case management system, which has affected response times. An increase in the volume of calls from the public and complex Victoria Police cases has also contributed to the result.
Complaints received by the Local Government Inspectorate assessed and actioned within five working days
Complaints resolved within 30 calendar days of receipt by the Victorian Ombudsman
The 2018–19 full-year actual is lower than the 2018–19 target due to a combination of: the Ombudsman dealing with complaints in a way that ensures services are provided to the broadest possible range of people in an environment of increasing demand; dealing with new types of complaints prompted by changes to government operations; and an increase in the complexity of cases. This means some cases take longer. The Ombudsman introduced changes to how it triages and resolves complaints to help address this, resulting in improved performance for this target over recent years.
Responses within 15 days to written enquiries relating to the legislated responsibilities of OVIC
The 2018–19 full-year actual is higher than the 2018–19 target due to OVIC's effective monitoring and management of privacy and data security enquiries and responses.
Timeline agreed by FOI applicants for completing reviews is met
The 2018–19 full-year actual is lower than the 2018–19 target due to focusing on the number of reviews completed and completing older reviews.
The 2018–19 actual is lower than the 2018–19 target due to lower than planned carryover of funds from 2017–18.
This output, through the Victorian Electoral Commission (VEC), provides a high‑quality electoral system that supports democracy in Victoria through the administration of an accurate and secure electoral roll, electoral services to ensure fair and equitable representation, the conduct of fair and impartial elections and encouraging greater participation in civic life through education and awareness activities and improving ease of access.
State elections, municipal and statutory elections, by-elections, polls and electoral representation reviews
Legal challenges to VEC conduct upheld
Changes to electors' details or additions to the Victorian Electoral Register are processed within set timeframes
High-performing DPC - key initiatives
High-performing DPC - key initiatives | Department of Premie...
Financial statements for the financial year ending 30 June 2...
Reviewed 23 October 2019
Consultancies valued at $10,000 or greater - 2018-19
DPC 2018-19 grant payments
Print full document
Secretary's foreword
Five-year financial summary
Progress towards achieving departmental objectives
Strong policy outcomes - key initiatives
Engaged citizens - key initiatives
Professional public administration - key initiatives
Appendices including disclosure index


Dino Melaye's absence in court on Monday stalled his trial in the ongoing alleged false information case before Justice Olasumbo Goodluck of an Abuja Federal High Court.
Melaye, the senator representing Kogi West in the National Assembly, is facing two counts bordering on giving false information to the Police. The Prosecuting Counsel, Shuaib Labaran, had arraigned Melaye, alleging that the defendant had, sometime in April, 2017, deliberately given false information to the Police.
Labaran alleged that Melaye had deliberately volunteered information that incriminated David Onoja, Chief of Staff to the Kogi State Governor, as the mastermind of an assassination attempt on him. The prosecution counsel further alleged that Melaye had, in April 2017, given false statement of facts during a phone conversation with Mohammed Abubakar, son of the late former governor of Kogi State, Abubakar Audu.
The senator, however, denied committing the offence, which contravened sections 140 and 393 of the Penal Code Law, Cap. 89, Laws of Northern Nigeria, 1963. On resumption of hearing today, Labaran told the court that Melaye was absent from court, but that his counsel, MOlusegun Jolaawo, had explained the circumstances of his absence to him.
The prosecuting counsel informed the court that Jolaawo had appealed to him to agree to his request for adjournment since the court had initially given two different days for continuation of hearing in the case. Labaran then informed the court that he was not opposed to the defendant's counsel's request for an adjournment.
He said the defence team had tendered before the court, a filed application for enforcement of Melaye's right, filed by Chief Mike Ozekhome (SAN) before Halilu. The counsel informed the court the date the remand order would expire, which consequently made Justice Goodluck to adjourned the case until January 28 for continuation of hearing.


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Q: How to get callback on sound completion How to get callback on sound completion
Hello all, Im hoping someone can help me on using callback blocks
I am using Nick Lockwood's Soundmanager class for controlling sound playback in my app
https://github.com/nicklockwood/SoundManager
Ive tried this I know its wrong but I don't understand how to link the completion handler to a specific sound
 -(void)playSound
 {
    [[SoundManager sharedManager] playSound:@"Pop.caf" looping:NO];
    if (SoundDidFinishPlayingNotification) {
    soundNamed.completionHandler(YES);

}

}
thanks

A: Just set the SoundManager's completionHandler property:
@property (nonatomic, copy) SoundCompletionHandler completionHandler;

A callback block that will be called when the sound finishes playing,
  or is stopped. Only one completionHandler block can be set on any
  given Sound instance, but if you need multiple objects to track the
  Sound's status, you can add observers for the
  SoundDidFinishPlayingNotification notification instead.

As stated above you can also listen for SoundDidFinishPlayingNotification notification.

A: I know this question is old, but I had the same question today and figured it out. So maybe this can still help someone down the line.
Here is an example of using the completionhandler in SoundManager from nicklockwood.
If you look at the github code here: https://github.com/nicklockwood/SoundManager/blob/master/SoundManager/SoundManager.m#L51, you'll notice that there is actually a Sound interface in addition to the SoundManager. The completion handler lives on the Sound object, and the SoundManager playSound methods can take either a string file name or the sound object itself. In order to use the completion handler block, we need to use the sound object. (Remember to import SoundManager.h)
This is how you do it:
Sound *sound = [Sound soundNamed:@"quack.caf"];
sound.completionHandler = ^(BOOL didFinish) {
    if (didFinish) {
        NSLog(@"sound finished");
    }
};
[[SoundManager shareInstance] playSound:sound];

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Have you ever educated yourself "enough" on how to handle a situation, but you couldn't seem to start? Here is some inspiration to help you get started.
Initiative is originality and creativity in action. When we have initiative, we boldly express new ideas, discover a new method, or find a different way to solve a problem. We lead our lives responsibly. We don't wait for others to remind us or pressure us into action. We accept responsibility as an engaging opportunity to apply our own ideas. We spring to a challenge with enthusiasm. We call on discernment to forge a new way. We use our creativity to bring something new into the world. With initiative, we dare to be original.
I have the courage to be original.
I see challenges as opportunities.
I am confident in initiating untried ideas.
I engage in tasks with enthusiasm.
Hope is looking to the future with trust and faith. It is optimism is the face of adversity. Without hope, we lose our will to live fully. Hope gives us the courage to keep moving forward. It can be elusive when we have suffered often, yet it is the light that can redeem our dreams. With hope, we know we are not alone. There is always help when we are willing to ask. There are gifts to be gleaned from all that happens. With hope, w find the confidence to try and try again.
I embrace my life fully.
I have faith in the value of life.
I have the confidence to succeed.
I seek to discern life's lessons.
I persevere through all conditions.
We'd love to hear your thoughts to encourage and support others.


Fourteen million people die each year from treatable diseases like HIV/AIDS, malaria, tuberculosis, and diarrhea, while another two billion are infected. In addition to these main killers are the numerous little known diseases like sleeping sickness, river blindness, rotavirus, and trachoma, all of which shatter families, jolt economies and destabilize security and food supplies. More than one billion people lack access to clean water, and 2.6-billion lack access to sanitation. Yet the amount spent on world health is less than two percent of the global military budget. World health is a human right and the most pressing development issue facing us today. By living among, and forming intimate friendships with the diseased and disenfranchised people whose stories are documented, this project aims to give a voice, hope and dignity to the victims, and humanize the crisis by putting faces and personalities on the overwhelming statistics. Malaria is pandemic in many places, especially in sub-Saharan Africa, but this story takes place where the fear originates: along the Thai/Burmese border, in Karen refugee camps, where the world's most resistant parasites and fatal strains of malaria thrive. No one knows why, even though the hospital and numerous malaria clinics in the Mae Sot district treat hundreds of thousands of patients every year, and researchers come from all over the world to study the problem. Malaria is the constant companion of everyone who lives here. Dr. Cynthia Maung has dedicated her clinic to the cause for over thirty years. But the war involves educating people, who change slowly, and may not even associate malaria with mosquitoes, and parasites that change too quickly for drugs to keep up. Mobile blood clinics make early falciparum diagnoses so that treatment can be rushed to the infected migrant population. This project illustrates the cultural politics and anthropology of malaria: how people experience it; how malaria shatters families, stunts and destabilizes economies, security and food supplies; how malariologists, technologists, educators, and a vast culture of malaria survivors fight what the WHO calls the "public health enemy number one." Malaria cases, drug resistance, and mosquito persistence are worsening around the world. With the globe becoming more traveled and warmer, deforestation, expanding mosquito habitat, and indiscriminate anti-malarial use, the fear is that the world's most untreatable malaria will find its way to Africa and the temperate zones. I'd like to read you something I wrote for a magazine article 20 years ago when I first experienced the relationship between human rights and the spread of malaria, or just about any other infectious disease. "Sweat runs off the faces of the two boys, 17 and 20 years old, who crouch in the front trench with us. After each shell hits they strain their eyes to see through the dust, and over the logs piled in front of the trench to prevent grenades from rolling inside of it, and shoot blindly down the hill, where the Burmese soldiers are. After the chaos and paralyzing panic comes the eerie silence between artillery barrages and machine-gun fire. This morning five Karen soldiers were killed and nine injured." I wrote this in 1988, after walking for days in the jungle, up and down steep hills, with a group of young Karen soldiers heading to fight the repressive Burmese military, for democracy. We slept on the ground and ate only rice and fish paste. The nights were freezing and the days humid and sweltering hot. It is the best place on earth for the deadliest strains of malaria. We passed groups of people carrying small children and whatever little else they could, wrapped in little bundles on their heads. They were heading to the relative security of the border, away from their destroyed village which we walked through days later. Nothing was standing, everything was charred. Another day we met a group carrying a boy swaddled in a bloody sling hanging from two bamboo poles. He had stepped on a landmine while running from a village shelled by the Burmese military. I saw the boy a few weeks later in a clinic near the border where a Karen doctor had successfully amputated his leg. Now he was being treated for malaria. So was I. I had contracted it from sleeping too many nights in the jungle with no net, and not enough smokey fires. It was grueling. I was exhausted and sick, and I had only been on the move in the jungle for a few weeks. The Karen have been here either resisting the dictatorship, or running from them since 1948. The young landmine victim died of malaria. I never knew his name, but I've never forgotten the young doctor who treated us. Cynthia Maung was freshly out of medical school and on the run from a government in Rangoon that was imprisoning and killing democracy activists. Her mission was to give emergency medical attention to fleeing students. Not much has changed for the people of Burma in over 50 years. When freedom is denied, the vulnerable become invisible and human rights are held with little respect. Burma spends 2 to 3% of its budget on health and 40% on its 400,000 strong armed forces. Only recently coming out of isolation, the softening dictatorship remains as artificial as it's capital, 460 km north of Rangoon, a fortress of boulevards, new buildings, highways, and apartments, carved out of virgin jungle. And, in spite of a regime that continues it's corrupt ways, while millions of Burmese remain among the very poorest in the world, there is indeed hope on the horizon. Burma's doors are now open to the world and it will never be the same.
For 5 baht, about 15 cents, a boat ferries Internally Displaced people back and forth to Thailand across the Moi River. At this border they come mostly for the malaria clinic. In the background is the SMRU clinic.
One of the gates to MaLae refugee camps where approximately 50,000, mostly, Karen ethnic refugees have lived for the last 15 years. There are 9 other official refugee camps on the Thai side of the Burma's eastern frontier that support 150,000 refugees. These are people who are stuck with no means of livelihood, and dependent upon donors, ranging from UNHCR, to help from the Canadian International Development Agency, which supports the Mae Tao Clinic, which is the most important health provider along this border.
Le Per Her IDP camp. A young man tends communal cooking fires for the student hostel that looks after the 60 students, many orphans, who are here, because there is a teacher and basic school, as opposed to no education where they came from - living in the jungle, on the run, further inside rural Burma. Recent studies show that people dislocated from their homes have three times the malaria infection rate.
Le Per Her IDP (Internally Displaced People) camp about one kilometer inside Burma. Five hours drive north of Mae Sot, over at least two mountain ranges, and down a washed out road between expansive fields of the young corn. The people here had to flee their village when the Burmese attached and burned them out three years ago. A clinic funded by the estate of Austrian women is where families bring their babies to get weighed and have their blood tested for malaria parasites. Once a month babies are brought to the clinic where they are weighed and a blood sample analyzed to detect any plasmodium parasites. Out of 26 children seen by the medics, 14 had malaria.
Held close by her father, this young girl was one of the few showing any symptoms of maleria.
Mae Tao Clinic: The Child Health Out Patient Dept. Today it is crowded with women and children who have come for checkups, and malaria tests. Along with many other donors, the Canadian International Development Agency contributes to the operations of the Mae Tao Clinic, founded by Dr. Cynthia Maung. When I walked into Dr. Cynthia Maung's Mae Tao Clinic on the outskirts of Mae Sot, (less than 5 kilometers to the "Friendship Bridge" over the Moi River to Burma), I was surprized by the number of patients crowded in front of all the depts, and how everything seemed to be so calm and organized. If it weren't for a few children, out of scores, screaming in the Children's Out Patient Department, near the entrance to the clinic, the chirping and whistling of tropical birds in the trees would have captivated me.
SMRU Mawker Tai clinic on the bank of the Moi River, and the border between Burma and Thailand, about one hour drive south of Mae Sot. A boat brings people across the river to the clinic for 5 Baht (15 cents). There is no visible security here. This border, like the hundreds of "unofficial" border crossing is porus for those seeking medical help, or who pay and understand the local power struggles that pervade this remote and war torn territory. Today mothers and expectant mothers receive ultra sound and blood tests for "on the spot" malaria diagnosis. Some are participating in long-term studies of cardiac and other problems associated with repeated bouts of malaria. Sterilizing mosquitos is simply not practical says Prof. Francois, the Director of SMRU and an expert on malaria, especially here at the epicenter of the world's most resistance plasmodium parasites. "One very practical solution is to detect and treat it before symptoms show."
We are traveling along a rough and remote side road that crosses into Burma. The Karen army controls this area of the border. Just inside Burma is an IDP camp (Internally Displaced People), where about 100 families live with nothing after having their food stolen and crops burned, fearing from landmines, or forced into carrying supplies for the Burmese military, or worse. We came here with two medics that work at the malaria clinic in Le Per Her IDP camp.
Mae Tao Clinic: A women arrives from Burma with her husband. She is nearly unconscious. She has servere faciparum malaria and a team of medics tries to find a vein for the IV.
Mae Tao Clinic, Mae Sot. The woman in the foreground is from Mae La camp, one of 10 official refugee camps on the Thai side of the border. A young medic asks her some questions for me. She has had malaria many times. Now she also has tuberculosis. She has no money. Fortunately Dr. Cynthia's clinic feeds the patients and their families twice a day. The Mae Tao clinic treats over 100, patients every year; the vast majority of them are illegal migrants. Most come from far away inside rural Burma.
Mae Tao Clinic. Malaria victim battles with malaria, falling in and out of consciousness for last three days. He was one of four people admitted that day, to the Clinic. His wife and brother carried him here. They had walked four days from inside Burma. This was the closest place to get help. By the time they reached here, the father of three had falcipurum malaria so severe that he required a blood transfusion. He was unconscious for nearly three days. His wife was by his side the whole time.
Mae Tao Clinic. Last year the Mae Tao Clinic employed 200 workers maintained 120 inpatient beds, and treated over 100,000 patients. Over the years the clinic has trained hundreds of health care workers, often through the work of international volunteers.
Young Karen soldiers in their barracks at Manerplaw, and in trenches on Pagoda Hill.
It is the rainy season, and the incidence of malaria soars among difficult to count refugees, migrants, undocumented, and internally displaced: all people condemned to foreign food rations, crowded camps, slavery wages in sweatshops, and garbage. This market is situated outside the Mawker Thei malaria clinic run by SMRU (Shokalo Malaria Research) on the Moi River, which is the border between Thailand and Burma.


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Drug Topics®: Hi, I'm Gabrielle Ientile with Drug Topics®.
We're asking our Editorial Advisory Board members what the biggest trends in pharmacy have been, and what 2021 will bring to the pharmacy space.
Up next is my interview with Perry Cohen, PharmD, FAMCP, and chief executive officer of The Pharmacy Group, about his list of key trends and changes in the pharmacy space.
On the topic of 2020 trends and looking toward 2021, I wanted to start out with COVID, of course, the pandemic has been a cornerstone of this past year. So what has the pandemic brought in relation to the pharmacy space, and what do you see it bringing to the year ahead?
Cohen: I think on the delivery of health care, meaning the actual functioning of pharmacies, it's been a blessing and a curse.
Based upon your site of practice. I think if you're a hospital pharmacist, it's been total hell. That from March 1 through today, it's just been like a warzone, and either it was really busy, and people were dying, or your hospital was empty because you anticipated coronavirus cases. And it was very frustrating for the practice of pharmacy because there was no off the shelf treatment for the coronavirus. You couldn't grab a bottle of a drug and give it to somebody that's going to work. There's nothing on the shelf. They tried dexamethasone and other things. But that's in the media: that's not going to pharmacy.
So for the hospital pharmacists going in every day to work, it's got to be very frustrating and stressful. That's that group.
Community pharmacy, I think, on some level, there was a drop off of prescription volume, because people weren't going to the doctor. You're not going to the doctor, you're not getting prescriptions. Now I can't speak to the foot traffic for over-the-counter (OTC) medications and overall revenue for community pharmacy, but I think they took a hit short term. And they're trying they're trying to figure out what to do.
And then you've got the role of information technology and telehealth, and how that's all working. So it's kind of like, a lot of physicians were hurt. A lot of pharmacists were hurt. So I think it was just overall a really tough year for a physician or pharmacist with this coronavirus. That's on the delivery side.
On the financing side, meaning like health insurance companies, pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs), it's a different business, right? That's the financing of healthcare and pharmacy benefit. Health insurers saw boondoggle because they got all these premiums every month, expecting a certain level of utilization of hospitals, doctors and pharmacies, and it was all depressed. So they made a lot of money in the second quarter and the third quarter. Now the question is, is it going to come back, but they've already gotten their premium revenue. So they got the revenue and have the expenses. Because a lot of elective procedures got delayed, all that kind of stuff.
Drug Topics®: And then moving into 2021. How do you see COVID informing pharmacy as well?
Cohen: From now until April 1, I still think it's kind of a warzone. Very stressful, very chaotic.
Coronavirus cases are going up, you know, it's out of control. So the nightmare that started basically in March of 2020 will go through March of 2021. So that's the bad news is not stopping anytime soon.
The good news is that these drug companies have these vaccines, they're going to get approved the next 30 days and start rolling out and getting distributed around the world. And theoretically, it'll still work and theoretically, the right people get them and they won't be diverted or black-marketed or a lot of things like that. So that's a new dynamic over the next 120 days.
And then April 1, going forward: Number 1, the winter will be over. Number 2, the vaccine's out. Theoretically the search is over. And from April 1 going forward from a healthcare standpoint, I think we'll be headed towards a new normal, but more normal.
Drug Topics®: I also wanted to touch upon vaccine distribution within pharmacy real quick. A lot of concern is surrounding the uptake amid American people of the vaccine. Do you see uptake being a big issue? And what can pharmacy do to inform their customers effectively about a COVID vaccine?
Cohen: Well, pharmacist on the ground could be a trusted source.
A pharmacist is not part of the media; a pharmacist is not a politician. Pharmacists are on the ground scientists whose responsibility is to public health. And every day, if I was working in a pharmacy, I'd be having a sign, get vaccinated, get vaccinated, get vaccinated. I'd put the signs up. And I'd be telling every person to get it. If they have to go down the street to Walgreens to get it, so be it, because that's the right thing to do.
Drug Topics®: The pandemic has spurred a lot of changes in pharmacy, but also there have been large changes independent of the pandemic, so I wanted to touch on some of those. What changes has pharmacy faced in 2020? And then what trends do you expect to be some of the mainstays for pharmacy in 2021?
Cohen: Okay, we'll go back to hospital practice of pharmacy, and the community practice of pharmacy.
Hospital pharmacy is trying to reinvent itself to have some semblance and place at the table, whether it's managing drug shortages, getting new information to physicians on the latest treatments for the coronavirus - you can't be a passive practitioner in a hospital. You've got to be reading all the right sources, the CDC guidelines, those kinds of things. And being an advocate for the proper treatment of the coronavirus.
And number 2, the role of vaccines and making sure that happens. And number 3 is having your drug distribution system working, so you can supply the medications needed. That's the hospital one for the next year. It's still hospital pharmacy 101, it's just really in a crisis situation. It's very dysfunctional. So I think the poorly run hospital pharmacies are just a disaster. And the well-run ones, usually the large institutions, have adapted and changed and are going to do the right thing.
Community, as far as the practice going forward, it's a different world. You can't rest on your laurels that patients are coming to you. People aren't going out. If you didn't have delivery service, you better have delivery service. If you want to mail prescriptions, you could mail prescriptions, that type of thing.
And you've got to realize that people need their medications. They can't physically go to the medications, so the medications have to come to them. That's the number 1. And then number 2, how do you stay connected to your patients to keep them informed? Telehealth. Telepharmacy. Calling patients, zooming with patients like we are right now. If I was at a pharmacy, I'd be zooming out my patients, hey, let's do a zoom call, Hey, how are you doing? You know, I would go through my drug database of prescriptions and find my top 20% of my customers who take a lot of drugs. And I've identified them I call them up and say hey, Mary, how you doing? Hey, well, you haven't given the pharmacy, but what can we do for you?
See what I'm saying? You got to do new things, put energy into the system and use technology. And that's just for the elderly people. For people your generation, social media, there's other ways to advertise your pharmacy. And in the absence of that, Amazon wins.
So new models of pharmacy care. I think I give you the PowerPoint. And if you read through the PowerPoint, you get to the back of it, we're talking about new care models. 10% of the patients are driving like 80% of the health care costs. And a lot of those patients are now in the home and aren't able to get out. We've got to bring the delivery system to them with technology, telepharmacy, Pillpack, stuff being delivered and all that so it's really more of a patient-centric world.
And pharmacy has got to fit into that patient-centric world more than it ever has been, has got to lead not follow. There are new companies that are out there: one's called Nurx and they're having a new model where you're the perfect person. It's women, ages 16 to 46 - so I know you're a woman, and I'm assuming you between ages 16 and 46. Okay, you have certain medical needs. One of them would be sexual health, contraception, sexually transmitted diseases, preventing aids all that they focus on that you can log on, register for $15. Get an office visit with a nurse practitioner or doctor without leaving your home. If that's right into your wheelhouse, you just do that. And if you have the doctor's prescription, they can just mail it to you. That's a new pharmacy care model and Nurx, that's going to be disruptive. It's going to take a few percentage points of the normal retail business to that website.
PBMs are going to have to reinvent themselves. They're going to struggle; they're going to try to reinvent themselves to be relevant. Right now they are the bad guys. But the other pharmacy care model is bringing more technology into the home of the elderly, and the people that are chronically ill. And putting everything around the patient versus around the institution.
Most pharmacists want the prescriptions to come to them, want the patients to come to them, want to do their work behind the counter. And that model is an old model. And if you looked at my slide deck, as you flip through it kind of criticizes the current model that's out there. That, if you just think of the bullets on that slide that explains the current model, and a couple slides later, it says with the new model is the benefit. And some of your generation will look at those 2 and say, Oh, I get it. It's just like if now if you had to drive to the shoe factory to buy shoes. You'd say like, why do I do that? I can just click click, and they'll show up right in front of me. Well, pharmacy makes you go to the pharmacy to get the drugs. So that's the care model, makes sense?
Drug Topics®: Absolutely. And then you also mentioned the role of the federal government and state government as well. Did you want to touch upon that?
Cohen: Sure. So the government is the biggest payer for healthcare. Right? There's commercial insurance that employers pay for. There's what individuals pay out-of-pocket, those are 2 sources of funding. And the third bucket is the government. And the government, because of Medicare, is bigger than the other ones, as far as dollars. And so the government spends a lot of money on health care through the VA system, etc. Medicare, Medicaid, they pay through those. Hospitals, doctors and pharmacies get reimbursed.
Well, the federal government is led by whoever the president is, and then the Senate and the House, and they create laws, they go back and forth. Well, for 4 years, we were on one trajectory with Obama. And then we had Trump and he was on a different trajectory - not a better or worse one, just a different one. And it was kind of just as it was against Obama, he did it.
Well, some of the stuff Obama put in was okay, and was kind of taking hold, and he just kicked the chair out from underneath it for 4 years. So now Biden's got to come in and look at what Trump did and what Obama did and say, okay, what things did Trump do that we should keep? And what things did Obama do that we should keep or reinvent?
So the federal government over the next 4 years, hopefully, we'll come up with a hybrid that makes sense. So that by 2024, we're in good shape with the federal government, and the financing of health care, and the programs that people get.
At the state level, it's going to be a disaster, because the states don't have enough money. And the state program to fund health care is called Medicaid. So Medicaid, traditional Medicaid fee for service Medicaid programs are really going to struggle the next 4 years, because of the economy in certain states, money, and they have to reinvent themselves.
So there's something called managed Medicaid, which is probably a better way to deal with Medicaid than fee for service Medicaid. And in certain states, California a few other ones, managed Medicaid is pretty advanced, in other states, not so much. So the states that actually want to do Medicaid should probably put in managed Medicaid to make it happen. And that's why I just think, because of Biden coming in, it's all going to get changed, hopefully, for the better.
Drug Topics®: Just closing out here as one of our Drug Topics® editorial advisory board members. What do you have to say to our audience of pharmacists as this year finally comes to a close and with 2021 on the horizon?
Cohen: Well I still think pharmacy is a noble profession, I think pharmacy has to reinvent itself.
Because I was at Costco a couple days ago talking to a pharmacy manager. And he told me that new grads in Los Angeles who come to work for Costco or any retail pharmacy, make between $50,000-$60,000 a year. Most of those graduates have hundreds of thousands of dollars in debt. And that math is very sad for me, that those people, I don't know what pharmacy techs are getting these days, but I can remember the days pharmacists made north of $100,000 a year. It seems like those days are over and it's just supply and demand. Pharmacy schools are kicking out a lot of students. There's not a lot of jobs, especially in certain parts of the country. And pharmacists' compensation is not what it used to be. So pharmacists have to look for other ways to find decent jobs to practice the field. I graduated 40 years ago. It's just very sad, right now.
But it's also the same for the primary care physician. They've got to reinvent themselves as well. So healthcare really has to change over the next 10 years, and pharmacists need to be a part of that change, just like we always have.
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As a result, the comments became ever more offensive. Eventually the operator of Segfault was forced to disable the comment feature.

See also
 The Onion

References

External links
 Original home page (now redirects to a private blog)
 Recovered stories from the Internet Archive

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