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北陸新幹線建設計画に関する要望書
English:Petition to change Hokuriku Shinkansen (bullet train) Plan on Nakaikemi-shicchi Ramsar Site
Nakaikemi-shicchi wetland in Tsuruga city was listed under Ramsar Convention July 2012 after long years of conservation movements. Right after the long-sought conservation decision arrived, however, it was revealed that the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism had approved the plan of Hokuriku shinkansen going through the Ramsar site.
Requesting a change to the railway construction plan, Japan Wetlands Action Network (JAWAN) handed a petition dated Jan 7th to the Ministry of the Environment, with carbon-copies mailed to the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, the head office and Hokuriku Shinkansen Construction Bureau of Japan Railway Construction, Transport and Technology Agency, as well as Tsuruga Mayor and Fukui Governor.
The following is an English translation of the petition
To Mr. Nobutersu Ishihara, the Minister of the Environment,
Atsuo Tsuj
Nakaikemi-shicchi in Tsuruga, Fukui, was adopted as part of Echizen Kaga Coast Quasi-National Park in December 2011 and approved as a Ramsar site in July 2012.
The Hokuriku shinkansen construction plan approved by the government in June 2012 was revealed in August 2012 to have been changed from its older plan so as it passes under the Ramsar site. The change of plan is not just inappropriate but unfortunate because the railway cuts deeper into the wetland than the old plan. The change is going to drastically harm the preservation of Nakaikemi ecosystems.
Ramsar sites are wetlands of international importance pledged by national governments in the international arena to be conserved for the future. The Ramsar Convention provides that the Contracting Parties recognize the interdependence of Man and his environment, desire to stem the progressive encroachment on and loss of wetlands now and in the future, and ensure the conservation of wetlands and their flora and fauna by combining far-sighted national policies with co-ordinated international action. In spite of this, the Hokuriku Shinkansen construction plan was disclosed, right after Nakaikemi became a Ramsar site, to pass through Nakaikemi-shicchi, significantly undermining Ramsar Secretariat and the other Parties' trust and confidence in the Japanese government.
The planned line goes across mountains surrounding the wetland It is projected that the railway would sever water systems and underground water veins, disrupting the water environment and water supply systems, and resulting in fatal damage to the hitherto desirable natural environment of Nakaikemi wetland.
Nakaikemi is a special wetland with a "sediment-filled valley," formed by the accumulation of peat layers in a valley for over 100,000 years. The Ushirodani area (called "Oshatan" locally) has habitats of endangered species and is crucially important to the conservation of biodiversity. The plan, however, places the north portal of the railway tunnel there, meaning, in terms of conservation of ecosystems and scenery, a harmful impact on the site as a whole is inevitable.
Dear Nobuteru Ishihara, the Minister of the Environment,
The Ministry of the Environment served as a window responsible for the application of Nakaikemi to the Ramsar Secretariat for inclusion in the Ramsar List. This holds the Minister of the Environment responsible for ensuring and watching the Ramsar sites' conservation after the site was listed.
JAWAN hereby requests strongly that Japanese government, as a Ramsar Convention party, complies with its international responsibilities and changes Hokuriku Shinkansen construction plan promptly. The change of the plan should pay special attention to natural environments of the Nakaikemi-shicci Ramsar site for water circulation, ecosystems, scenery, noise pollution, vibration and so on, and not affect its surrounding areas.
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ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY REVIEW
§ 85-1. Statutory authority.
§ 85-2. Short title.
§ 85-3. Purpose; intent.
§ 85-4. Definitions.
§ 85-5. Exempt actions.
§ 85-6. Determination of environmental significance.
§ 85-7. Actions likely to have significant effect upon environment.
§ 85-8. Contemporaneous or subsequent actions.
§ 85-9. Significance of consequence.
§ 85-10. Filing procedures for determining environmental significance.
§ 85-11. Processing of environmental statement.
§ 85-12. Actions proposed by village.
§ 85-13. Notification of determination of environmental significance.
§ 85-14. Results of determination of environmental significance.
§ 85-15. Designation of lead agency.
§ 85-16. Determination of lead agency.
§ 85-17. Lead agency to notify applicant.
§ 85-18. Responsibilities of agencies other than lead agency.
§ 85-19. Conduct of additional studies permitted.
§ 85-20. Preparation of draft environmental impact statement; contents.
§ 85-21. Procedure upon completion of draft environmental impact statement.
§ 85-22. Determination of necessity of public hearing.
§ 85-23. Notification of public hearing.
§ 85-24. Time frame for conduct of public hearing.
§ 85-25. Determination of necessity of final environmental impact statement.
§ 85-26. Contents of final environmental impact statement.
§ 85-27. Filing of final environmental impact statement.
§ 85-28. Timing of decision making.
§ 85-29. Statement of findings to be made.
§ 85-30. Filing of final determination.
§ 85-31. Fees.
§ 85-32. Amendments to provisions.
§ 85-33. Consistency with state law.
§ 85-34. Procedures for questioning final determination.
§ 85-35. Effective date.
§ 85-36. Type I actions.
§ 85-37. Type II actions
[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village of Windsor 10-4-77 as L.L. No. 1-1977. Amendments noted where applicable.]
Building construction – See Ch. 67.
Floodplains – See Ch. 98.
This chapter of the Code of the Village of Windsor is adopted pursuant to Article 8 of the New York Environmental Conservation Law, providing for environmental quality review of actions which may have a significant effect upon the environment.
This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Village of Windsor Environmental Quality Review Law."
§ 85-3. Purpose; intent
A. The purpose of the Village of Windsor Environmental Quality Review Law is to incorporate the consideration of environmental factors into the planning and decision-making processes of the Village of Windsor. In adopting the Village of Windsor Environmental Quality Review Law, it is the intent of the Village of Windsor that all agencies operating within its jurisdiction conduct their affairs with an awareness that they are the stewards of air, water, land and living resources and that they have an obligation to protect the environment for the use and enjoyment of this and all future generations.
B. It is the intent of this chapter that, in the protection and enhancement of the environment, human and community resources should be given appropriate weight with social and economic considerations in public policy and that those factors be considered together in reaching decisions on proposed activities. It is the intention of the Village of Windsor that, through implementation of this chapter, a suitable balance of social, economic and environmental factors shall be incorporated into the decision-making processes of the Village of Windsor. It is not the intention of the Village of Windsor Environmental Quality Review Law that environmental factors be the sole consideration in decision-making.
As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires, certain terms and words are herein defined as follows:
ACTION – Any activity of an agency, except an exempt action as defined in § 85-5 of this chapter, including, without limitation:
A. Physical activities, such as construction, or other activities which change the use or appearance of any natural resource or a structure.
B. Funding activities, such as approving, approval or disapproval of contracts, grants, subsidies, loans, tax abatements or exemptions, or other forms of direct and indirect financial assistance.
C. Licensing activities, such as the proposing, approval, or disapproval of a lease, permit, license, certificate, or other entitlement for use or permission to act.
D. Planning activities, such as site selection for other activities and the proposing, approval or disapproval of a master or long range plan, zoning or other land use maps, ordinances or regulations, development plans or other plans designed to provide a program for future activities.
E. Policymaking activities, such as the making, modification or establishment of rules, regulations, procedures, policies and guidelines.
AGENCY – Any state department, agency, board, public benefit corporation, public authority or commission or any local agency, including any village, town, city, county, board, district, commission, governing body and other political subdivision of the state.
APPLICANT – Any person making an application or other request for action by the Village of Windsor.
ENVIRONMENT – The physical condition which will be affected by a proposed action, including land; air; water; minerals; flora; fauna; noise; objects of historic or aesthetic significance; existing patterns of population concentration, distribution or growth; and existing community or neighborhood character.
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT – A document prepared by an applicant to assist the municipality in its preparation of an environmental impact statement. The contents of the report shall be prescribed by the Village of Windsor, although it may include additional information.
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT – A written document prepared in accordance with §§ 85-20 through 85-24 of this chapter. An "environmental impact statement" may either be a draft or be final.
ENVIRONMENTAL SIGNIFICANCE STATEMENT – A written description and analysis of the environmental impact and effect of a proposed action which addresses in detail the considerations listed in § 85-6 of this chapter.
EXEMPT ACTION – Any action for which an environmental review is not required in accordance with § 85-5 of this chapter.
MINISTERIAL ACTION – Any action performed upon a given state of facts in a prescribed manner, imposed by law, without the exercise of any judgment or discretion as to the propriety of the action, although the law may require in some degree a construction of its language or intent, including all acts listed in Appendix A of this chapter.
MUNICIPALITY – The Village of Windsor, Broome County, New York.
PERMIT – License, lease, certificate, grant or permission or other entitlement for use or permission to act given by the Village of Windsor.
PERSON – Any agency, individual, corporation, governmental entity, partnership, association, trustee or other legal entity.
PLANNING BOARD – The Village of Windsor Planning Board.
SEQR – The State Environmental Quality Review Act constituting Article 8 of the Environmental Conservation Law and any amendments thereto.
TYPE I ACTION – The actions or classes of actions that are likely to require preparation of environmental impact statements because they, in almost every instance, have a significant effect upon the environment, including all those actions or classes of actions listed in §§ 85-28 through 85-30 of this chapter.
TYPE II ACTION – The actions or classes of actions which have been determined not to have a significant effect upon the environment and which do not require environmental impact statements under the law, including all those actions or classes of actions listed in §§ 85-28 through 85-30 of this chapter.
TYPICAL ASSOCIATED ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS – Effects upon the environment which are commonly the result of an activity.
VILLAGE – The Village of Windsor, Broome County, New York.
The following actions are exempt from the Village Environmental Quality Review Law, provided that all requirements contained herein have met with compliance:
A. Actions involving federal participation. Where there has duly been prepared under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 both a draft environmental impact statement and a final environmental impact statement for an action under consideration, the village shall have no obligation to prepare an environmental impact statement or make findings under this chapter with respect to the action, so long as the environmental impact statements either contain or are supplemented by the items concerning growth-inducing aspects and energy use and conservation as described in § 85-20B(3)(g) and (h) of this chapter.
B. The following actions are exempt from the Village of Windsor Environmental Quality Review Law pursuant to Section 617-13 of Title 6 of New York Codes, Rules and Regulations (NYCRR).
(1) Enforcement or criminal proceedings or exercise of prosecutorial discretion in determining whether or not to institute such proceedings.
(2) Ministerial actions.
(3) Maintenance or repair involving no substantial changes in an existing structure or facility.
(4) Actions requiring a certificate of environmental compatibility and public need under Articles VII and VIII of the New York State Public Service Law and consideration, grant or denial of any such certificate.
(5) Actions undertaken or approved prior to June 1, 1977, for local agencies and September 1, 1977, for applicants. An action shall be deemed to be undertaken or approved prior to the respective above date if, in the case of construction activities, a contract for substantial construction activities has been entered into or if a continuous program of on-site construction or modification has been engaged in.
(6) Actions which are immediately necessary on a limited emergency basis for the protection or preservation of life, health, property or natural resources.
(7) Actions of the Legislature of the State of New York or of any court of law.
C. Type II actions. Type II actions, as listed in § 85-37, are exempt from this chapter.
§ 85-6 Determination of environmental significance.
If an action is not exempt, as defined in § 85-5 of this chapter, determination will be made by the Village of Windsor Planning Board as to whether the action may have a significant effect upon the environment.
§ 85-7 Actions likely to have significant effect upon environment.
The following actions, in addition to those actions listed as Type I in § 85-36, are likely to have a significant effect upon the environment.
A. A substantial adverse change to ambient air quality or water quality or noise levels or in solid waste production, drainage, erosion or flooding.
B. The removal or destruction of large quantities of vegetation or fauna, the substantial interference with the movement of any resident or migratory fish or wildlife species, impacts upon critical habitat areas or the substantial affecting of a rare or endangered species of animal or plant or the habitat of such species.
C. The encouraging or attracting of a large number of people to a place or places for more than a few days, relative to the number of people who would come to such a place absent the action.
D. The creation of a material conflict with the community's existing goals or plans as officially approved or adopted by the Windsor Village Board.
E. The impairment of the character or quality of important historical, archaeological, architectural or aesthetic resources or of existing community or neighborhood character.
F. A major change in the use of either the quantity or type of energy.
G. The creation of a hazard to human health or safety to any individual or group.
H. The creation of a material demand for other actions which would result in one (1) of the above consequences.
I. A substantial change in the use or intensity of use of land or other natural resources or in their capacity to support existing uses, except where such an action has been included in broad program statements, master or area wide statements or statements for comprehensive plans for which environmental impact statements have been prepared. Agencies preparing such a statement shall develop procedures for amending or supplementing such statements to reflect impacts which are not addressed or adequately analyzed in such a statement as initially prepared. Such procedures shall include provisions for informing the public and other agencies of the preparation of such amendments or supplements and for allowing comment thereon before incorporation of such amendments or supplements in said statement. Actions undertaken or approved in conformity with this chapter shall require no further review under this chapter.
J. Changes in two (2) or more elements of the environment, no one (1) of which is substantial, but when taken together result in a material change in the environment.
K. Where there has duly been prepared, under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, a negative declaration or other written threshold determination that the action will not require a federal impact statement, the Planning Board shall determine whether or not the action may have a significant effect upon the environment pursuant to the Village of Windsor Environmental Quality Review Law.
§ 85-8 Contemporaneous or subsequent actions.
For the purpose of determining whether an action will cause one (1) of the consequences included in § 85-7 of this chapter, the action shall be deemed to include other contemporaneous or subsequent actions specified as follows.
A. Contemporaneous or subsequent actions which are included in any long-range comprehensive integrated plan of which the action under consideration is a part.
B. Contemporaneous or subsequent actions which are likely to be undertaken as a result of the action under consideration.
C. Contemporaneous or subsequent actions which are dependent upon the action under consideration.
The significance of a likely consequence as enumerated in §§ 85-7 and 85-8 (i.e., whether it is material, substantial, large, important, etc.) should be assessed in connection with its setting (i.e., urban or rural), its probability of occurring, its duration, its irreversibility, its controllability, its geographic scope and its magnitude.
A. Fore the purpose of assisting the Planning Board in the determination of whether an action may or will not have a significant effect upon the environment, applicants for permits or other approvals shall file a written statement with the Planning Board setting forth:
(1) The name of the applicant.
(2) The location of the real property affected, if any.
(3) A description of the nature of the proposed action.
(4) The effect it may have upon the environment.
B. Such statement shall be filed simultaneously with the application for action.
C. Form. The statement provided herein shall be upon a form titled "Application for Determining Environmental Significance," prescribed by resolution by the Planning Board, and shall contain relevant information, as shall be required in the prescribed form. Such statement shall be accompanied by drawings, sketches and maps, if any, together with any other relevant explanatory material required by the Planning Board.
A. Upon receipt of a complete application, the Planning Board shall cause notice thereof to be posted on the signboard, if any, of the Village of Windsor, maintained by the Village Clerk, and may also cause such notice to be published in the official newspaper of the village. The notice shall describe the nature of the proposed action and state that written views thereon of any person shall be received by the Planning Board no later than a date specified in such notice.
B. Written determination on action. The Planning Board shall render a written determination on such application within fifteen (15) days following receipt of a complete application and statement; provided, however, that such period may be extended by mutual agreement of the applicant and the Planning Board. The determination shall state whether such proposed action may or will not have a significant effect upon the environment. The Planning Board may hold informal meetings with the applicant and may consult with any other person for the purpose of making a determination on the application.
C. Time limitations. The time limitations provided in this chapter shall be coordinated with, to the extent practicable, other time limitations provided by statute or local law, ordinance or regulation of the village.
Actions proposed by the village shall be assessed to determine whether or not the action may or will not have a significant effect upon the environment.
A. Statement of environmental significance. The statement provided herein shall be upon a form as provided in § 85-10C of this chapter.
B. Processing of statement. The statement of environmental significance shall be processed in the manner prescribed by § 85-11 of this chapter.
The Planning Board, upon determining whether an action proposed, either by the village or an applicant, to the Planning Board may or will not have a significant effect upon the environment, shall immediately file such a determination as follows:
A. One (1) copy with the appropriate regional office of the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation.
B. One (1) copy with the Commissioner of the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation.
C. One (1) copy with the office of the Municipal Clerk of the village or the person whose jurisdiction most closely corresponds with the Village Clerk's.
A. If it is determined by the Planning Board that the action will not have a significant effect upon the environment, the proposed action may be processed without further regard to this chapter.
B. If the municipality determines that the proposed action may have a significant effect upon the environment, the proposed action shall be reviewed and processed in accordance with the provisions of §§ 85-15 through 85-20 of this chapter.
Upon receipt of a complete application for an action which the Planning Board determines may have a significant effect upon the environment pursuant to §§ 85-6 through 85-14 of this Article, the Planning Board shall immediately notify all other agencies which may be involved in the proposed action. All involved agencies shall, to the fullest extent possible, coordinate their environmental reviews through a lead agency, to the end that the requirements are met by a single draft environmental impact statement, a single final environmental impact statement and, if conducted and practicable, a single hearing process. In order to expedite this coordination, the Planning Board shall require applicants to specify in their applications which other agencies, to the best of the applicant's knowledge, will have jurisdiction by law over proposed actions. The designation of the lead agency shall be made within thirty (30) calendar days following the filing of a complete application.
A. If a question arises between (or among) two (2) or more agencies as to which agency is the lead agency in an action, the agencies shall resolve the question themselves and designate a lead agency in writing on the basis of the following.
(1) The agency first to act upon the proposed action.
(2) A determination of which agency has the greatest responsibility for supervising or approving the action as a whole.
(3) A determination of which agency has more general governmental powers as compared to single or limited powers or purposes.
(4) A determination of which agency has the greatest capability for providing the most thorough environmental assessment of the action.
(5) A determination of whether the anticipated impacts of the action being considered are primarily of statewide, regional or local concern.
B. If such agencies are unable to resolve the question within the prescribed thirty calendar-day period, they shall submit the question in written form to the Commissioner of the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, who shall, within five (5) business days, on the basis of the criteria specified in Subsection A of this section, designate the lead agency.
Once the lead agency has been identified, the lead agency shall immediately notify the applicant in writing that it is the lead agency and request the applicant to prepare a draft environmental impact statement.
The other agencies involved in the action shall have no further obligations under this section with respect to the action being considered except:
A. To provide their reviews, where appropriate, and, to the extent practical, appropriate technical analysis and support.
B. To make the finding required by §§ 85-28 through 85-30 of this chapter.
C. Not to approve, commence or engage in such action until the procedures set forth in §§ 85-28 through 85-30 of this chapter have been completed.
Nothing in this chapter shall prevent the Planning Board, an agency or an applicant from conducting a contemporaneous environmental, economic, feasibility and other studies and preliminary planning and budgetary processes necessary for the formulation of a proposal for action which do not otherwise commit the Planning Board or the agency to commence or engage in such action or granting approval of any part of an application which relates only to technical specifications and requirements, provided that no such partial approval shall entitle or permit the applicant to commence the action unless and until all requirements of this chapter have been fulfilled.
A. Following a determination that an action may have a significant effect upon the environment, the Planning Board shall in the case of an action not involving an applicant, prepare a draft environmental impact statement in accordance with the procedures outlined in this section or, in the case of an action involving an applicant, immediately notify the applicant to prepare an environmental impact report to assist the Planning Board in carrying out its responsibility under this chapter, or the Planning Board may request the applicant to prepare a draft environmental impact statement, except where the action involves more than one (1) agency, in which case, the procedures outlined in §§ 85-15 and 85-17 of this chapter shall be followed. If the applicant refuses to submit a draft environmental impact statement or the environmental impact report, the Planning Board shall prepare or cause to be prepared the draft environmental impact statement, or, in its discretion, notify the applicant that the processing will cease and no approval will be issued.
B. Contents.
(1) Cover sheet of the draft environmental impact statement. All draft environmental impact statements shall be preceded by a cover sheet stating:
(a) That it is a draft environmental impact statement.
(b) The name of other descriptive title of the action.
(c) The location (county, municipality) of the action.
(d) The name and address of the municipality or agency which requires its preparation and the name and telephone number of a person at the municipality or agency to be contacted for further information.
(e) The identification of individuals or organizations which prepared any portion of the statement.
(f) The date of its completion.
(2) Table of contents. If the draft environmental impact statement exceeds ten (10) pages in length, it shall have a table of contents following the cover sheet.
(3) Contents of the body of the draft environmental impact statement. The body of all draft environmental impact statements shall contain at least the following:
(a) A description of the proposed action in its environmental setting.
(b) A statement of the environmental impact of the proposed action, including its short- and long-term effects, and typical associated environmental effects.
(c) An identification of any adverse environmental effects which cannot be avoided if the proposed action is implemented.
(d) A discussion of alternatives, including the null alternative to the propose action, and the comparable impacts and effects of such alternatives.
(e) An identification of any irreversible and irretrievable commitments of resources which would be involved in the proposed action, should it be implemented.
(f) A description of mitigation measures proposed to minimize the adverse environmental impacts.
(g) A description of any growth-inducing aspects of the proposed action.
(h) A discussion of the effects of the proposed action on the use and conservation of energy.
(i) A list of any underlying studies, reports and other information obtained and considered in preparing the statement.
(j) Any other requirements which the Planning Board deems necessary for adequate assessment of environmental impact.
(4) Incorporation of other documents by reference. A draft environmental impact statement may incorporate by reference all or portions of the other documents which contain information relevant to the statement. The reference document shall be made available to the public in the office of the Village Clerk. When a statement uses incorporation by reference, the referenced document shall be briefly described and its date of preparation provided.
A. Upon completion of a draft environmental impact statement prepared by or at the request of the Planning Board, the Planning Board shall issue a notice of completion containing the following:
(1) A brief description of the action covered by the statement and the location of its potential impacts and effects.
(2) A statement indicating where and how copies of the statement can be reviewed or obtained.
(3) A statement that comments pertaining to the draft environmental impact statement are requested and will be considered by the Planning Board at the Windsor Village Hall, in care of Village Clerk, for a period not less than thirty (30) days from the first filing and circulation of the notice of completion.
B. Filing of the notice of completion. The notice of completion shall be sent to all other agencies involved in the action, persons who have requested it, the editor of the State Bulletin, the State Clearinghouse and the Southern Tier East Regional Planning Development Board designated under the Federal Office of Management and Budget Circular A-95. The Planning Board shall maintain a file open to public inspection of notice of completion and draft environmental impact statements it has requested an applicant to prepare, has or caused to have been prepared.
C. Filing of notice of completion and draft environmental impact statements for public information purposes. Impact statements and notice of completion shall immediately be filed as follows:
(1) One (1) copy with the Municipal Clerk whose jurisdiction most closely coincides with that of the lead agency.
(2) One (1) copy with the Broome County office of the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation.
(3) One (1) copy with the Commissioner of the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation.
Upon completion of the draft environmental impact statement prepared by or at the request of the Planning Board, the Planning Board shall determine whether or not to conduct a public hearing concerning the proposed action. In determining whether or not to hold a hearing, the Planning Board shall consider the degree of interest shown by other persons in the action and the extent to which a public hearing can aid in the decision making process of the Planning Board by providing a forum for or an efficient mechanism for the collection of public comment.
If a public hearing is to held, notice thereof may be contained in the notice of completion or, if not so contained, shall be given in the same manner in which the notice of completion is sent, filed and circulated pursuant to § 85-21B of this chapter. In either case, the notice of hearing shall also be published at least ten (10) calendar days in advance of the public hearing, in a newspaper of general circulation in the area of the potential impacts and effects of the action, and shall contain a statement that comments pertaining to the draft environmental impact statement will be received and considered by the Planning Board for not less than ten (10) calendar days following the public hearing.
The hearing shall commence no less than fifteen (15) calendar days or more than sixty (60) calendar days after the filing of the draft environmental impact statement pursuant to § 85-21C of this chapter, except as the Planning Board may otherwise provide where it determines that additional time is necessary for public or other agency review of the draft environmental impact statement or where a different hearing date is required as appropriate under applicable law. When the SEQR hearing is to be held, it shall be incorporated into existing hearing procedures of the Planning Board.
A. Except as otherwise provided herein, the Planning Board shall prepare or cause to be prepared a final environmental impact statement within forty-five (45) calendar days after the close of any hearing or within sixty (60) days after the filing of the draft environmental impact statement, whichever last occurs. If the proposed action has been withdrawn or if, on the basis of the draft environmental impact statement or hearing, the Planning Board has determined that the action will not have a significant effect upon the environment, no final environmental impact statement need be prepared.
B. The Planning Board may extend the last date for preparation of the final environmental impact statement:
(1) Where it determines that additional time is necessary to complete the statement adequately; or
(2) Where problems with the proposed action requiring material reconsideration or modification have been identified; or
(3) For other good cause.
The final environmental impact statement shall be preceded by a cover sheet as provided in § 85-20B, except that it shall state that it is a final environmental impact statement. The final environmental impact statement shall reflect a revision and updating of the matters required, as provided in § 85-20B(3), in the body of the statement in light of further review by the Planning Board, comments received and the record of any hearing. Copies or a summary of the substantive comments received in response to the draft environmental impact statement and the response of the Planning Board to such comments shall be included in the final environmental impact statement.
Copies of the final environmental impact statement shall be filed and made available for review in the same manner as the draft environmental impact statement. A notice of completion of the final environmental impact statement shall be sent to all persons and agencies to whom the notice of completion of the draft environmental impact statement was sent. The Planning Board shall maintain a file, open to public inspection, of notices of completion and draft environmental impact statements and final environmental impact statements it has requested or prepared.
No decision to carry out or approve an action which may have a significant effect upon the environment shall be made until after the filing and consideration of a final environmental impact statement. The Planning Board's decision whether or not to approve an action which has been the subject of an environmental impact statement shall be made within thirty (30) calendar days of the filing of a final environmental impact statement.
When the Planning Board decides to carry out or approve an action which may have a significant effect upon the environment, it shall make the following findings in a written statement.
A. Consistent with social, economic and other essential considerations of state policy, from among the reasonable alternatives thereto, the action to be carried out or approved is one which minimizes or avoids adverse environmental effects to the maximum extent possible, including the effects disclosed in the relevant environmental impact statement; and
B. Consistent with social, economic and other essential considerations of state policy, all practicable means will be taken in carrying out or approving the action to minimize or avoid adverse environmental effects.
For public information purposes, a copy of the determination shall be filed immediately in the same manner as the draft environmental impact statement. The Planning Board shall maintain a file, open to public inspection, of all notices of determination prepared by it.
Where an action subject to this chapter involves an applicant, and the Planning Board has been responsible for the preparation of environmental impact statements, the Planning Board may charge a fee not to exceed one half of one percent (½ of 1%) of the action's total cost to the applicant in order to recover the costs of preparing and/or reviewing environmental impact statements.
The Village of Windsor may from time to time, after public hearing, modify the procedures of this chapter, broaden the scope of actions for which environmental review is required, and establish further environmental review criteria. Such amendments shall be no less protective of environmental values, public participation and agency and judicial review than the procedures set forth in Part 617 of NYCRR of the New York State Environmental Conservation Law.
Upon the written request of any person, the Commissioner of the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation shall review and determine whether any action contained in the village's own list or classification system is consistent with the criteria of Section 617.9 and the actions in Section 617.12 of Part 617, State Environmental Quality Review, of Title 6 of NYCRR. The Commissioner shall give written notification of the determination to such persons and the village within thirty (30) days of receipt of a request.
Within ten (10) calendar days after the filing of a final decision of the Planning Board of the environmental impact of a propose action, the Planning Board will accept a written statement of questions of specific nature pertaining to such decision by any person(s) or agency(s).
A. Establishment of meeting to discuss questions. At the mutual consent of the Planning Board and the person(s) or agency(s), which has caused the statement of questions to be prepared, to the Planning Board, the date, time and location of a meeting of both parties shall be established. Such meeting shall take place not later than thirty (30) calendar days after the receipt of the written statement by the Planning Board. If more than one (1) written statement of questions is received by the Planning Board, the Planning Board may, at its discretion, hold one (1) meeting to address all statements of questions.
B. Notification of receipt of statement of questions. Within ten (1) calendar days of receipt of a written statement of questions, the Planning Board shall cause notice of receipt of such questions to be published in a newspaper of general circulation within the village. Such notice shall state that the questions may be reviewed at the office of the Village Clerk; and the date, time and location of the meeting between the municipality and the person(s) or agency(s) which has caused the statement of questions to be prepared; and that any person(s) or agency(s) that wish to comment upon the statement of questions may do so at such meeting. The cost of such notice shall be paid by the person(s) or agency(s) that caused the statement of questions to be prepared.
C. Purpose of meeting. The purpose of the meeting between the Planning Board and the person(s) or agency(s) that caused the statement of questions to be prepared shall be to discuss the environmental ramifications, social and economic ramifications and other mitigation circumstances which led to the final decision made by the Planning Board on the action. Only those questions which appear upon the written statement of questions shall be discussed at such meeting.
D. Determination of final decision. Based upon the discussion between the Planning Board and the person(s) or agency(s) that caused the statement of questions to be prepared and with any other person(s) or agency(s) with which the Planning Board may wish to consult, the Planning Board may modify it final decision. No further consideration of questions pertaining to any decision of the Planning Board upon the proposed action as provided in this section will be made. Notice of the final decision shall be made in the same manner as provided in §§ 85-21B and C and 85-29 of this chapter. The Planning Board shall maintain a file, open to public inspection, of all notices of determination prepared by it.
This chapter shall take effect on June 1, 1977, for any actions undertaken by the village. This chapter shall take effect on September 1, 1977, for any action proposed by n applicant, which requires a permit or other approval from the municipality.
Type I actions or classes of actions will require an environmental assessment and are likely to, but will not necessarily, require preparation of environmental impact statements because they will in almost every instance have a significant effect on the environment. The following are Type I actions or classes of actions.
A. Construction of new or expansion by more than fifty percent (50%) of existing size, square footage or usage of existing:
(1) Airports.
(2) Public institutions, such as hospitals, schools and institutions of higher learning, and correction facilities and major office centers.
(3) Road or highway sections, including bridges, which require an indirect source permit under 6 NYCRR Part 203.**
(4) Parking facilities or other facilities with an associated parking area for two hundred fifty (250) or more cars only if such facility would require an indirect source permit under 6 NYCRR Part 203
(5) Dams with a downstream hazard of "C" classification under the Environmental Conservation Law § 15-0503 (See attached copy of § 15-05030***)
(6) Stationary combustion installations operating at a total heating input exceeding one thousand million (1,000,000,000) Btu's per hour.
(7) Chemical pulp mills.
(8) Portland cement plants.
(9) Iron and steel plants.
(10) Primary aluminum ore reduction plants.
(11) Incinerators operating at a refuse charging rate exceeding two hundred fifty (250) tons of refuse per twenty-four hour day.
(12) Sulfuric acid plants.
(13) Petroleum refineries.
(14) By-product coke manufacturing plant.
(15) Lime plants.
(16) Storage facilities designed for or capable of storing one million
(1,000,000) or more gallons of liquid natural gas, liquid petroleum gas or other liquid fuels.
(17) Sulfur recovery plants.
(18) Fuel conversion plants.
(19) Process, exhaust and/or ventilation systems emitting air contaminants assigned an environmental rating of "A" under 6 NYCRR 212 and whose total emission rate of such "A" contaminants exceed one (1) pound per hour. (20) Process, exhaust and/or ventilation systems from which the total emission rate of all air contaminants exceeds fifty (50) tons per day.
(21) A sanitary landfill for an excess of one hundred thousand (100,000) cubic yards per year of waste fill.
(22) Any facility, development or project which is to be directly located in one (1) of the following critical areas:
(a) Tidal wetlands as defined in Article 25 of the Environmental Conservation Law.
(b) Freshwater wetlands as defined in Article 24 of the ECL.****
(c) Floodplains as defined in Article 36 of the Environmental Conservation Law.*****
(d) Wild, scenic and recreational river areas designated in Title 27 of Article 15 of the Environmental Conservation
Law.******
(23) Any facility, development or project having an adverse impact on any historic or prehistoric building, structure or site listed on the National Register of Historic Places or in the statewide Inventory of Historical and Cultural Resources. (This information can be obtained from the New York State Department of Parks and Recreation, Division for Historic Preservation.)
(24) Any development, project or permanent facility of a nonagricultural use in an agricultural district, which requires a permit, except those listed as Type II actions.
(25) Any facility, development or project which would generate more than five thousand (5,000) vehicle trips per any hour or more than twenty-five thousand (25,000) vehicle trips per any eight-hour period.
(26) Any facility, development or project which would use ground- or surface water in excess of two million (2,000,00) gallons in any day.
(27) Any industrial facility which has a yearly average discharge flow, based on days of discharge, of greater than five-tenths (0.5) MGD (million gallons per day).
(28) Any publicly or privately owned sewage treatment works which has an average daily design flow of more than five-tenths (0.5) MGD.
(29) A residential development outside any standard metropolitan statistical area (SMSA) as defined by the United States Census Bureau, that includes fifty (50) or more units in an unsewered are or two hundred fifty (250) or more units in a sewered area, or within an SMSA that includes fifty (50) or more units in an unsewered area or two thousand (2,000) or more units in a sewered area.
(30) Lakes or other bodies of water with a water surface in excess of two hundred (200) acres.
B. Any funding, licensing or planning activities in respect of any of the types of construction listed in Subsection A above.
C. Application of pesticides or herbicides over more than one thousand five hundred (1,500) contiguous acres.
D. Clearcutting of six hundred forty (640) or more contiguous acres of forest cover or vegetation other than crops.
E. The proposed adoption of comprehensive land use plans, zoning ordinances, building codes, comprehensive solid waste plans, state and regional transportation plans, water resources basin plans, comprehensive water quality studies, area-wide waste water treatment plans, state environmental plans, local floodplain control plans and the like.
F. Commercial burial of radioactive materials requiring a permit under 6 NYCRR Part 380.********
G. Any action which will result in excessive or unusual noise or vibration, taking into consideration the volume, intensity, pitch, time duration and the appropriate land uses for both the source and the recipient of such noise or vibration.
H. Acquisition or sale by a public agency of more than two hundred fifty (250) contiguous acres of land.
** Editor's Note: A copy of 6 NYCRR 203 is on file in the office of the Village Clerk and may be examined there during regular office hours.
*** Editor's Note: A copy of § 15-0503 is on file in the office of the Village Clerk and may be examined there during regular office hours.
**** Editor's Note: A copy of 6 NYCRR 212 is on file in the office of the Village Clerk and may be examined there during regular office hours.
*****Editor's Note: A copy of 6 NYCRR 203 is on file in the office of the Village Clerk and may be examined there during regular office hours.
******Editor's Note: A copy of § 15-0503 is on file in the office of the Village Clerk and may be examined there during regular office hours.
******* Editor's Note: A copy of 6 NYCRR 212 is on file in the office of the Village Clerk and may be examined there during regular office hours.
******** Editor's Note: A copy of 6 NYCRR 380 is on file in the office of the Village Clerk and may be examined during the
regular office hours.
§ 85-37. Type II actions.
A. Type II actions or classes of actions have been determined not to have a significant effect on the environment and do not require environmental assessment impact statements under this chapter.
(1) Construction or alteration of a single-family or two-family residence and appurtenant uses or structures not in conjunction
with the construction, or alteration of two (2) or more such residences and not in one (1) of the critical areas described for Type I actions.
(2) The extension of utility facilities to serve new or altered single- or two-family residential structures or to render service in approved subdivision.
(3) Construction or alteration of a store, office or restaurant designed for an occupant load of twenty (20) persons or less, if not in conjunction with the construction or alteration of two (2) or more stores, offices or restaurants and if not in one (1) of the critical areas described in Type I actions, and the construction of utility facilities to serve such establishments.
(4) Actions involving individual setback and lot line variances and the like.
(5) Agricultural farm management practices, including construction, maintenance and repairs of farm buildings and structures, and land use changes consistent with generally accepted principles of farming.
(6) Operation, repair, maintenance or minor alteration [not exceeding fifty percent (50%) of the original size of the building] of existing structures, land uses and equipment.
(7) Restoration or reconstruction of a structure, in whole or in part, being increased or expanded by less than fifty percent (50%) of its existing size, square footage or usage.
(8) Reconditioning, preservation and repaving of existing highways not involving the addition of new travel lanes. These projects are essentially maintenance-type work with improvements to correct substandard features. They include minor pavement and shoulder widenings, drainage improvements, resurfacing and repair of deteriorated roadway and structural elements. Minor amounts of additional right-of-way may be required.
(9) Minor reconstruction of an existing highway, including such work as shoulder widening; adding auxiliary lanes for local utility, such as climbing, weaving, turning and speed change; the addition of not more than one (1) travel lane; and the correction of substandard curves, grades and sight distances. These projects shall qualify as Type II only if the project requires:
(a) Less than three (3) additional acres of right-of-way per mile.
(b) No significant effect on unusual or unique areas, including federal or state registered historic sites, wetlands, parklands and floodplains.
(10) Spot correction of deteriorated or substandard elements of existing highway. These projects include minor work to accomplish a specific objective, such as rehabilitation, demolition or replacement of deteriorated bridges or culverts, or correction of a substantial feature. Minor amounts of additional right-of-way may be required.
(11) Installation of new or upgrading of existing roadside appurtenances. These projects are designed to maintain the operational standards of existing highways and include installation of impact attenuators, highway lighting, guide rails, signs, delineators, intersection signals, noise barriers, traffic control devices, traffic surveillance systems, pavement markings, at-grade railroad protective devices, fencing, telecommunications systems and landscaping.
(12) The expansion of an existing highway maintenance site which will not increase its size or usage by more than fifty percent (50%).
(13) Snow and ice control, including plowing and the application of salt, sand, cinders, gravel, dirt or similar substances(s) or any combination thereof to paved or other road surfaces.
(14) Street openings for the purpose of repair or maintenance of existing utility facilities.
(15) All waterway maintenance activities, including but not limited to:
(a) Repair and replacement of riprap, concrete and bank protection.
(b) Shoreline maintenance.
(c) Excavating silt refill to restore channels to design dimensions.
(16) Mapping of existing roads, streets, highways, uses, ownership patterns and the like.
(17) Regulatory activities not involving changed construction or changed land use relating to one (1) individual, business, institution or facility, such as inspections, testing, operating certification or licensing and the like.
(18) Sales of surplus government property other than land, radioactive materials, pesticides, herbicides or other hazardous materials.
(19) Collective bargaining activities.
(20) Operating, expense or executive budget planning, preparation, and adoption not invoking new programs or major reordering of priorities.
(21) Investments by or on behalf of agencies or pension or retirement systems.
(22) Actions which are immediately necessary for the protection or preservation of life, health, property or natural resources.
(23) Routine administration and management of agency functions, including new programs or major reordering of priorities.
(24) Routine license and permit renewals where there is no significant change in preexisting conditions.
(25) Routine activities of educational institutions which do not include capital construction.


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Fabrinet Stock Sits Atop NYSE After Earnings Beat
Molina Healthcare could lose out on several Florida contracts
NYSE:MOH
NYSE:FN
NASDAQ:OCLR
Fellow optical components concern Oclaro is also soaring today
U.S. stocks are on a wild ride following a historic sell-off, with the Dow trading on both sides of the aisle so far today. Among the stocks moving higher today are optical components concerns Oclaro Inc (NASDAQ:OCLR) and Fabrinet (NYSE:FN), while Medicaid solutions provider Molina Healthcare, Inc. (NYSE:MOH) is struggling. Here's a closer look at what's moving shares of OCLR, FN, and MOH today.
OCLR Stock Gets Post-Earnings Boost
Oclaro stock is up an impressive 19.7% at $6.76, at last check -- among the top Nasdaq stocks today -- thanks to a well-received earnings report. However, in light of a lackluster current-quarter forecast, four brokerages issued price-target cuts, including to $8 at Stifel. OCLR's burst today could put the shares above their 10-week moving average for the first time since mid-January. Just yesterday, the equity was flirting with annual lows at $5.61.
A short squeeze could give OCLR's rebound some legs. Short interest dropped by 10% during the last reporting period, but still represents a hefty 18.5% of OCLR's total available float, and nearly eight days of pent up buying demand.
Earnings Beat Sends FN Stock to Top Of NYSE
Fabrinet stock is up 23% to trade at $29.66 today, at the top of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), after the optical component company delivered a fiscal second-quarter earnings report that surpassed analyst forecasts. The news has vaulted FN shares past their 50-day moving average for the first time since mid-August. Just yesterday, the security was trading near two-year lows at $24.02.
Fabrinet is another stock that could benefit from a short squeeze. Roughly 10% of FN's total available float is sold short. Going by the stock's average daily trading volume, it would now take these bears more than eight days to buy back their positions.
Molina Healthcare Stock Nipped By Contract Drama
Shares of MOH are down 7.6% at $80.96, after the company was left out of negotiations for several regional contracts in Florida. Analysts at J.P. Morgan Securities surmised that if finalized, this could represent a loss of 6% to 7% of premium revenue. MOH shares are now trading below their 50-day moving average for the first time since mid-October. Nevertheless, the healthcare stock has tacked on 41% year-over-year, and touched a record high of $93.98 on Jan. 19.
Short sellers are likely cheering today's downturn. Short interest increased by 8% during the last reporting period, and the 7.32 million shares sold short represents a whopping 17% of MOH's total available float.


This Conservation Studies degree is full of surprises. Every day I'm amazed by what we do and the variety of what we're learning. Last week I was cleaning a ceramic tile under the microscope, and the view was enthralling.


The European Brewery Convention (EBC) merged with The Brewers of Europe, the Brussels-based umbrella organization representing 28 national brewing trade associations throughout Europe, in 2008. The period spanning 2009 to 2011 was dedicated to the first phase of review of the EBC, marked by a pooling of resources to support the brewing sector throughout the various countries both within the European Union and associated states, to setting up sound governance structures within the remit of its definition as the "scientific and technical arm of The Brewers of Europe." In 2015 it was decided to enter into a review of the EBC's structures and activities, and the latest developments that are of interest to both internal, as well as external, stakeholders will be reported on. The second part of the presentation will be dedicated to the Gushing Project, a study at VLB jointly financed by EBC and its sister organization, Euromalt. The study was started in 2012 to address the lack of solid analytical evidence for gushing causative factors. In phase I, a study combining MALDI-TOF analysis of numerous gushing-positive and gushing-negative samples, combined with sizeable computing power, has resulted in a number of trends emerging. Phase II has seen the validation of analytical procedures that may result in the next-generation screening tests for gushing-positive samples.
John M. Brauer, born in 1961 in Johannesburg, South Africa, is the EBC executive officer at the Brewers of Europe in Brussels. Instrumental in taking the EBC through the merger phase with the Brewers of Europe and being in charge of EBC committees and events (EBC symposia and congresses), he has been with the brewing industry since 1990, starting his career as a raw materials analyst and later a research scientist at the South African Breweries. From 1997 to 1999 he led the supervision and coordination of technical training standards at SAB Central and Eastern Europe. Since 2000, John has worked in the United Kingdom as a brewing specialist and general project manager at Campden BRI. He holds an M.S. degree in marine science from the University of Cape Town and a Dipl. Brew. (J.S. Ford Award 1994, Institute of Brewing and Distilling, London). He has recently been conferred knighthood of the Brewers' Mash Staff (Chevalerie du Fourquet des Brasseurs).


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Gallery front | Photos
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Parliament Fire
Exterior of the National Assembly after a fire broke out in the Parliament precinct in Cape Town on 2 January 2021.
Shack fire
Shack fire in Kayamandi Stellenbosch
Cape Town Fire
The University of Cape Town's Jagger Library, which housed thousands of theses, artworks, and precious documents, was gutted by a fire which started on Table Mountain.
Mostert's Mill was destroyed after a fire, which started on Table Mountain, devastated the area.
Cadboll House, which houses some of the university's administrative functions was badly burnt.
Fire fighters are seen after a fire, which started on table mountain, devastated the area.
Uneaten food is seen at the Rhodes Memorial restaurant after a fire forced patrons to evacuate.
Remnants of the Rhodes Memorial restaurant after a fire ravaged the area.
A tree lies on the tennis court of the University of Cape Town (UCT) after a fire, which started on Table Mountain, devastated the area.
Aftermath After Fire in Imizamo Yethu
Over 200 shacks were burnt down after a fire in Imizamo Yethu in Hout Bay, Cape Town.
Residents Rebuild After Fire in Kosovo
Residents rebuild after a fire ravages homes in Kosovo, Philippi. The fire destroyed over 100 shacks and left over a thousand people homeless.


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A Message from the QASA President
QASA represents student advisers in Independent schools,TAFE Institutes,State schools,Universities,Private Education Providers and Government Departments. Our prime role is to foster the sharing of information (career,course, financial support, accommodation, labour market trends) of interest to students.
QASA has a long history of providing a forum for the sharing of information to benefit students with the current organization growing out of the Joint Committee of student advisers (Secondary school, University and TAFE representatives) formed in the late 1960s. Our website is continually being updated as we strive to ensure that comprehensive information is available to student advisers.
The 'Members' section currently features notes from our recent meetings. We would appreciate your feedback as to the information you find most useful.
QASA aims to promote, encourage and foster professional standards in careers education and careers guidance and counselling in schools and other institutions involved in the education and training of students and prospective students by providing information and professional development opportunities and support for members. QASA is a member of CICA, the Career Industry Council of Australia.
QASA membership is open to folk working within the careers counselling sector and costs $110 per financial year or part thereof.
The first two meetings early in each year usually focus on:
1. a review of tertiary offers by QTAC and participating tertiary institutions
2. QSA issues arising from the previous year's cohort and
3. innovations and adjustments to programs offered by tertiary institutions for the forthcoming year/s.
A third meeting usually held in October focuses on new developments in the world of work. For example we may investigate employment options in a particular industry sector. Meetings in previous years have focussed on developments and employment in the Performing Arts, IT and Science industries. Employers and other representatives of each industry area (such as representatives from ITABs) are sought to give presentations. We also seek to provide information about new developments and directions in each industry area.
Minutes and other relevant notes of speakers' presentations are posted asap on the QASA website for members to access.
Cost of attendance at meetings for members is covered by the membership fee. Non-members are welcome to attend meetings at cost (with discount for those in CICA organisations) but do not have access to the minutes on the secure website.
The minutes and associated documents are highly valued by QASA members and are used frequently as a vital up-to-date source of information. In addition to the excellent resources provided by meetings, members enjoy the networking opportunities that meetings provide. Further, opportunities to question representatives of many institutions and employers on behalf of their clients can also be valuable.
On behalf of the QASA Executive, we hope this information encourages you to join!
The founding of QASA and the role played by Jim McGrath in that process.
Tribute to Jim McGrath
Patricia Macgroarty 16 April 2003
In my tribute to Jim I propose to take you with me down memory lane calling on past friends who have helped bring QASA to where we are today. Membership has grown over three decades to approximately 200.
It all began in December 1969 when, prompted by the Commonwealth Department of Labour & National Services, an inaugural meeting was held at the University of Queensland hosted by the Director of the Counselling Service. At this meeting was a well-known figure from Qld Education Research and Guidance Branch, Senior Guidance Officer, John Eckersley. He was joined by representatives from the University of Qld, the Qld. Institute of Technology and two school counsellors. They decided to form a "Committee of Guidance Officers and Careers Counsellors".
In 1972 the same Commonwealth department established the Careers Reference Centre appointing Michael Duran as its first Qld. Manager. Michael joined the committee and it is thanks to these founding members who had the foresight to establish a forum for discussion on educational/vocational issues relating to schools, universities, TAFE colleges, and employer organisations, that we are here today.
When Guidance Branch assumed administrative responsibility for the committee in 1987 the name was changed to the "Joint Committee of Student Advisers". However stormy waters were ahead and the committee was threatened with extinction when Guidance Branch could no longer give administrative support to the committee.
A steering committee was formed and, in due course, an executive management committee elected. The new "Committee of Student Advisers," self-funded by membership fees, relied on considerable assistance from Jim Seaha, Ipswich Grammar, Carolyn Beit, Ipswich Girls Grammar, Frank Hughes, Careers Co-ordinator Catholic Education , Liz Balkin, TAFE and myself representing the University of Queensland, all members of our first Executive Management Committee. Everybody worked tirelessly to ensure the continuation of the committee and to encourage membership growth. But alas we had no home!
Jim McGrath came to the rescue offering us a venue for our executive meetings at Open Access, Woolloongabba where we met regularly to co-ordinate the yearly events and to work on a 'constitution' for submission to Consumer Affairs for incorporation. With Jim's support and encouragement we achieved this in 1996.
My colleagues since those early days from the first Executive and others who followed including Teresa Quinn, John Carroll, Denis Arthy (formerly QUT), Richard Wall, Marion Hay, John Low, our current President Pat Smith, and the 2003 executive
join me now in wishing Jim a happy and satisfying retirement. We thank you for being a gracious host for our committee in the 1990's and for the many pleasurable Christmas parties at Open Access.
We pay tribute to you for your support for the youth of Queensland, and for your contribution to their development that enables them to become highly educated, dynamic citizens within the Asia Pacific region.
The Queensland Association of Student Advisers salute you Jim and we hope that you will continue your involvement with us when you can spare us some time.
Copyrights © 2017 by All Rights Reserved by QASA. Disclaimer: QASA is impartial and independent of any advertisements on the QASA website.


They say little things please little minds. And if that's the case then I'm especially happy after waking up this morning and opening Twitter.
I blog on website Niume. Follow Magazine is a very cool Australian online magazine that is also a member on Niume. Founder Nathan March commented on my post that he thought the song was great and that my post really illuminated the process beautifully. I was very happy to read his comment but even happier to find that he shared my article on Twitter. When I discovered this I thanked Nathan and wondered if the BBC Taboo show would be interested.
As you can see in the photo below, I awoke at 6 a.m. EST to see this tweet from Richard Barley, a social media creative for the BBC and I guess one of the team members who can reply to the hashtag #bbctaboo.
It's the little things that count :-).


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In this match, Wisla Plock will surely be able to put one past this Arka Gdynia team, although it is unlikely to be as many as they'll concede. Our selection here is for a 2-1 win for Arka Gdynia when all is said and done. Looking forward to this. Our predictions, user poll and statistics for Arka Gdynia v Wisla Plock can be found here - as well as up-to-date odds.
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Challah if you hear me.
Nearly 300 Jewish women from all over brownstone Brooklyn packed into the Prospect Park Picnic House to learn the spiritual secrets and customs of making challah bread during Challah On The Park on Thursday night.
Separating challah is a sacred tradition among the Jewish people and one of three mitzvot uniquely connected to women.
The event allowed Jewish women to get together for the custom regardless of their level of religiosity for a fun evening.
"My hope is that we can leave here tonight inspired to find special challah moments in our everyday interactions with our family, friends and community, and together we can make this world a more holy and peaceful place," said Chaya Hecht.
Assisting the women in making the challah was Sara Briman, an international challah award-winner. Briman, a Mexico City native and resident, has been involved with baking and teaching for more than 20 years. Every year she bakes more than 300 challahs for Rosh Hashanah. In 2013, she won the Five Star Diamond Award for the best challah in the world.


Well today I can say another chapter is closed in my pink journey story. For those readers who may not be familiar with what I dubbed my pink journey, I am referring to my breast cancer fight that began in March 2008. If you'd like to read the blog posts you can find them all here. Last week I finished my one full year of Herceptin that I had to have because I was Her2 positive for my cancer. And today, I had my arm port removed.
My arm port was removed by my surgeon in his procedure's room at the doctor's office. I was a little nervous as I have heard from several people that they go in a lot easier than they come out. Some people actually have them removed at the hospital under anesthesia but my surgeon assured me it would be fine to just have it removed in the office with a numbing to the incision area. I think the most painful part was the numbing as he had to stick the needle in several areas and the medicine stung as it went in. Then the port didn't want to pull out very easily. He had to pull, tug, and do a few other things that I didn't want to look at so I just looked away. He said I had quite a bit of scar tissue that had developed around the port. After several minutes of pulling, the port and the long plastic tubing all came out. I didn't feel anything really other than a bit of pressure.
My arm is a little sore where the port was but it feels wonderful to have it gone. I always had to worry about not bumping it and had to be careful not to do anything very strenuous with that arm as not to damage the port or line into my chest. But that chapter after one full year is done. I am feeling almost normal or at least my new normal now. My hair has grown back, my scans are clear, and my doctors tell me that my long term prognosis is excellent. So tonight I take a deep breath, say a prayer of thanksgiving, and now move on with the knowledge that I have victoriously finished this chapter in my pink journey.
Wonderful news! Breath in deeply the Spring renewal and REJOICE!
Congratulations! Enjoy your new you as much as you can, you deserve it!
This is great! So glad it was good news!
Lynne's last blog post..more textures a-coming!
Beautiful news! Thanks for continuing to let us share in your journey!
Eddie's last blog post..Blog Neglect!
Wow, what wonderful news and congrats on closing your chapter so happily! I just found your blog through StumbleUpon and love what you`re doing here!
This Saturday is our Race For the Cure. My sign says that I'm there in Celebration of YOU!
Condo Blues's last blog post..What's this Yellow Mold Doing in My Compost?
Anyways, traveling thru your site, i truely felt a liking to you and then continued reading on to find out that you have been fighting cancer. And just this month have experienced so much victory!!
Well cheers to you!! God Bless YOu !!! and take care.
Your post reminded me of why I created that mandala. Thank you!
Thanks for sharing your good news about your pink journey. Blessings to you.
Congratulations!!!! I am a new reader to your blog but came to this section right away as we all know the horrors this can bring! I am SO happy for you, I'm sure this journey will bring hope to many other women who are in your position back in 2008! IT IS BEATABLE!


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The cost of accreditation: 2020...
The cost of accreditation: 2020 supplementary report published
The Cost of Accreditation in the National Registration and Accreditation Scheme: 2020 Supplementary report including 2016/17 and 2017/18 financial year data report has been published.
In 2016, the Accreditation Liaison Group1 (ALG) coordinated the collection of costs data and the development of a report titled the Cost of Accreditation in the National Registration and Accreditation Scheme (the National Scheme). The report focused on accurately describing the costs of accreditation in the National Scheme.
After the report was published in 2016, Accreditation Authorities, National Boards and Ahpra committed to publishing updated costs data in future years. This year the supplementary report (2020 report), which builds on the 2016 report, was published. The 2020 report adds income, expenditure and activity information for the 2016/17 and 2017/18 financial years to relevant sections of the 2016 report. It also gives a five-year data series to show the peaks and troughs of the work involved in accreditation within the National Scheme and points to efficiencies overtime.
Work on the 2020 report was led by Fiona Stoker, CEO, Australian Nursing and Midwifery Accreditation Council, and Narelle Mills, CEO, Australian Dental Council, supported by Ahpra's Accreditation team.
Bronwyn Clark, Co-Chair of the ALG, Chair of the Health Professions Accreditation Collaborative Forum (HPACF) and CEO Australian Pharmacy Council, said, 'the 2020 supplementary report is an excellent example of the collaborative approach to information sharing and is important in enhancing understanding about the collective cost of accreditation in the National Scheme, including trends over the past five years.'
Brett Simmonds, the ALG Co-Chair and Chair Pharmacy Board of Australia, noted, 'Its pleasing to publish five years of information about accreditation costs in a consistent format. Further work is planned to develop new template for costs data to improve the quality and comparability of the data into the future.'
Martin Fletcher, Ahpra CEO, added, 'we look forward to continuing work with National Boards and Accreditation Authorities to build on the accreditation costs work published so far'.
To view the 2020 report please visit the Ahpra Accreditations publications webpage.
For media enquiries, phone (03) 8708 9200.
For Accreditation information please visit Ahpra's Accreditation page.
1The Accreditation Liaison Group is a subcommittee of the Forum of the National Registration and Accreditation Scheme Chairs and includes representatives of National Boards, Accreditation Authorities and Ahpra.
Page reviewed 7/12/2020


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"My drive to start The Chapel came from always believing that there is, and should be, another, better way…"
I believe that hair tells a story about us as individuals, who we are and where we are in our lives. When our hair doesn't reflect us as a person it holds us back and stops us evolving. It's too easy to fall into the trap of trying to look how we've always looked or to follow the latest trend even if it doesn't suit us. The wrong hair can age us and make us feel like we are wearing clothes that just don't fit (a bit like still trying to wear the same mini skirt you wore in your 20's!).
Hair needs to evolve with you as a person. Good hair can light us up! When we feel great with our hair we swagger out of the salon! I want this for all my guests. That's why when I cut your hair I spend time understanding who you are, what your story is and importantly how you want to feel.
I want to give you time, to really listen and to give you an experience unlike any other you have spent in a hairdresser's chair!"


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//
//  UITableViewController+MapleSwizzle.m
//  百思不得姐
//
//  Created by mymaple on 16/9/25.
//  Copyright © 2016年 mymaple. All rights reserved.
//

#import "UITableViewController+MapleSwizzle.h"
#import "BaseViewController.h"
#import <objc/runtime.h>

@implementation UITableViewController (MapleSwizzle)

#pragma mark - swizzle test
+ (void)load
{
    Method method1 = class_getInstanceMethod([BaseViewController class], @selector(setLeftBarButtonItemWithImage:imageHigh:action:));
    Method method2 = class_getInstanceMethod([self class], @selector(setLeftBarButtonItemWithImage:imageHigh:action:));
//    method_exchangeImplementations(method1, method2);
    method_setImplementation(method2,  method_getImplementation(method1));

    Method method3 = class_getInstanceMethod([BaseViewController class], @selector(setRightBarButtonItemWithImage:imageHigh:action:));
    Method method4 = class_getInstanceMethod([self class], @selector(setRightBarButtonItemWithImage:imageHigh:action:));
//    method_exchangeImplementations(method3, method4);

    method_setImplementation(method4,  method_getImplementation(method3));
}

- (void)viewDidLoad {
    [super viewDidLoad];
    // Do any additional setup after loading the view.
    self.view.backgroundColor = BACKGROUND_COLOR;
    [self configView];
}

/**
 *  初始化 view
 */
- (void)configView {

}

/**
 *  设置左按钮
 */
- (void)setLeftBarButtonItemWithImage:(NSString*)image
                            imageHigh:(NSString*)imageHigh
                               action:(SEL)sel {

}

/**
 *  设置右按钮
 */
- (void)setRightBarButtonItemWithImage:(NSString*)image
                             imageHigh:(NSString*)imageHigh
                                action:(SEL)sel {

}

@end

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package org.n52.sos.encode.json.impl;

import org.n52.sos.coding.json.JSONConstants;
import org.n52.sos.encode.json.JSONEncoder;
import org.n52.sos.exception.ows.concrete.UnsupportedEncoderInputException;
import org.n52.sos.ogc.gml.AbstractFeature;
import org.n52.sos.ogc.gml.CodeType;
import org.n52.sos.ogc.om.features.FeatureCollection;
import org.n52.sos.ogc.om.features.samplingFeatures.SamplingFeature;
import org.n52.sos.ogc.ows.OwsExceptionReport;

import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.JsonNode;
import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.node.ArrayNode;
import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.node.ObjectNode;

/**
 * TODO JavaDoc
 *
 * @author Christian Autermann <c.autermann@52north.org>
 *
 * @since 4.0.0
 */
public class FeatureOfInterestEncoder extends JSONEncoder<AbstractFeature> {
    public FeatureOfInterestEncoder() {
        super(AbstractFeature.class);
    }

    @Override
    public JsonNode encodeJSON(AbstractFeature t) throws OwsExceptionReport {
        if (t instanceof FeatureCollection) {
            return encodeFeatureCollection(t);
        } else if (t instanceof SamplingFeature) {
            return encodeSamplingFeature(t);
        } else {
            throw new UnsupportedEncoderInputException(this, t);
        }
    }

    private JsonNode encodeSamplingFeature(AbstractFeature t) throws OwsExceptionReport {
        SamplingFeature sf = (SamplingFeature) t;
        if (sf.isSetUrl()) {
            return nodeFactory().textNode(sf.getUrl());
        } else if (!sf.isSetGeometry()) {
            return nodeFactory().textNode(sf.getIdentifier().getValue());
        } else {
            ObjectNode json = nodeFactory().objectNode();
            encodeIdentifier(sf, json);
            encodeNames(sf, json);
            encodeSampledFeatures(sf, json);
            encodeGeometry(sf, json);
            return json;
        }
    }

    private JsonNode encodeFeatureCollection(AbstractFeature t) throws OwsExceptionReport {
        FeatureCollection featureCollection = (FeatureCollection) t;
        ArrayNode a = nodeFactory().arrayNode();
        for (AbstractFeature af : featureCollection) {
            a.add(encodeObjectToJson(af));
        }
        return a;
    }

    private void encodeIdentifier(SamplingFeature sf, ObjectNode json) {
        if (sf.isSetIdentifier()) {
            json.put(JSONConstants.IDENTIFIER, encodeCodeWithAuthority(sf.getIdentifier()));
        }

    }

    private void encodeNames(SamplingFeature samplingFeature, ObjectNode json) {
        if (samplingFeature.isSetNames()) {
            if (samplingFeature.getName().size() == 1) {
                json.put(JSONConstants.SAMPLED_FEATURE, encodeCodeType(samplingFeature.getName().iterator().next()));
            } else {
                ArrayNode names = json.putArray(JSONConstants.SAMPLED_FEATURE);
                for (CodeType name : samplingFeature.getName()) {
                    names.add(encodeCodeType(name));
                }
            }
        }
    }

    private void encodeSampledFeatures(SamplingFeature sf, ObjectNode json) throws OwsExceptionReport {
        if (sf.isSetSampledFeatures()) {
            if (sf.getSampledFeatures().size() == 1) {
                json.put(JSONConstants.SAMPLED_FEATURE, encodeObjectToJson(sf.getSampledFeatures().iterator().next()));
            } else {
                ArrayNode sampledFeatures = json.putArray(JSONConstants.SAMPLED_FEATURE);
                for (AbstractFeature sampledFeature : sf.getSampledFeatures()) {
                    sampledFeatures.add(encodeObjectToJson(sampledFeature));
                }
            }
        }
    }

    private void encodeGeometry(SamplingFeature sf, ObjectNode json) throws OwsExceptionReport {
        if (sf.isSetGeometry()) {
            json.put(JSONConstants.GEOMETRY, encodeObjectToJson(sf.getGeometry()));
        }
    }
}


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The Idiot è l'album di debutto come solista di Iggy Pop. È uscito il 18 marzo 1977 per l'etichetta discografica RCA, prodotto da David Bowie.

Il disco
Le atmosfere evocate in questo album di debutto sono malsane e decadenti. Iggy Pop trasmette il senso di alienazione e nichilismo dell'era industriale di fine anni settanta.

Produzione
La traccia d'apertura dell'album, Sister Midnight, venne composta da Bowie, Pop, e dal chitarrista Carlos Alomar, e provata dal vivo durante il tour di Station to Station all'inizio del 1976. Nel luglio dello stesso anno, al termine del tour, Bowie e Pop si stabilirono al Château d'Hérouville, stesso luogo dove Bowie aveva registrato Pin Ups nel 1973 e dove avrebbe presto lavorato a Low, e iniziarono a mettere insieme il materiale che avrebbe costituito The Idiot. Allo Château incisero insieme al bassista Laurent Thibault, gestore dello studio, e al batterista Michel Santangeli.

Le sedute di registrazione si protrassero in agosto negli studi Musicland di Monaco di Baviera, con il chitarrista Phil Palmer, che trovò stimolante ma inquietante la collaborazione artistica con Bowie e Pop non vedendoli mai durante il giorno ma solo di notte come una sorta di "vampiri" moderni. Le sovraincisioni da parte della sezione ritmica abituale di Bowie formata da Carlos Alomar, Dennis Davis e George Murray, più un missaggio finale da parte di Tony Visconti, ebbero luogo a Berlino agli Hansa Studio 1 (non, come spesso erroneamente riportato nel più grande Studio 2 vicino al muro di Berlino). Data la scarsa qualità dei nastri dell'inciso, il lavoro di post-produzione fu, nelle parole di Visconti, "più un'opera di salvataggio che un missaggio creativo".

A causa degli ambigui e in alcuni casi inesistenti crediti sull'album, nel corso degli anni sono sorte delle questioni circa i reali contributi personali all'album. Anche se la credenza comune vuole che Pop scrisse i testi mentre Bowie compose le musiche sia più o meno corretta, spesso i ruoli si invertivano. La foto di copertina del disco, ispirata all'opera Roquairol di Erich Heckel, viene spesso attribuita a Bowie, ma fu invece scattata da Andy Kent.

Contenuti
All'epoca della sua pubblicazione, Iggy Pop descrisse The Idiot come un incrocio tra James Brown e i Kraftwerk. Il biografo di Bowie, David Buckley, definì il disco "funky e robotico". L'influenza funk è maggiormente riscontrabile in Sister Midnight, basata su un riff di Carlos Alomar e sul testo edipico di Pop.

Pop, parlando di Bowie, descrisse l'influenza Krautrock di brani quali Nightclubbing come "il mio commento su come era passare il tempo con lui ogni sera nei locali". La traccia fu incisa una notte dopo che gli altri musicisti se ne erano andati dallo studio; Bowie suonò la melodia al piano con l'ausilio di una vecchia drum machine come accompagnamento. Quando Pop si disse soddisfatto del risultato, Bowie protestò dicendo che avevano bisogno di una vera batteria sul pezzo prima di poterlo ritenere completo. Pop insistette per tenere la drum machine, dicendo che era molto meglio. Iggy scrisse il testo in meno di dieci minuti, e Bowie gli suggerì il verso: «walking through the night like ghosts». Il riff della canzone è stato descritto come una citazione nascosta della canzone Rock and Roll di Gary Glitter.

China Girl, originariamente intitolata Borderline, narra la storia di un amore burrascoso ispirato a Kuelan Nguyen, partner del cantante-attore francese Jacques Higelin, che stava anch'egli incidendo allo Château d'Hérouville all'epoca. Lo «Shhh... » della protagonista della canzone, era una diretta citazione della Nguyen quando Pop una sera le aveva confessato i propri sentimenti. Altre canzoni presenti sull'album sono Funtime, un pezzo proto-goth che Bowie disse a Pop di cantare "come fosse Mae West"; Dum Dum Boys, un omaggio/lamento alla ex band di Pop, The Stooges, e Mass Production, uno dei primi esempi di musica industrial elettronica.

Tracce
 Tutti i brani sono di Iggy Pop e David Bowie, eccetto dove specificato diversamente.
Lato 1
 Sister Midnight - 4:23 (Iggy Pop, David Bowie e Carlos Alomar)
 Nightclubbing - 4:18
 Funtime - 2:53
 Baby - 3:20
 China Girl - 5:12
Lato 2
 Dum Dum Boys - 7:12
 Tiny Girls - 3:03
 Mass Production - 8:28

Formazione

Formazione attuale
 Iggy Pop – voce, piano in Dum Dum Boys, batteria in China Girl
 David Bowie – tastiere, sintetizzatore, chitarra, piano, sassofono, xilofono, controvoce
 Carlos Alomar – chitarra
 Dennis Davis – batteria
 George Murray – basso, drum machine in Sister Midnight
 Phil Palmer – chitarra
 Michel Santangeli – batteria
 Laurent Thibault – basso, sintetizzatore in Mass Production

Cast tecnico
 Produttore - David Bowie
 Arrangiatore - David Bowie
 Addetto registrazione - David Bowie
 Tecnico mixaggio - Tony Visconti

Curiosità

 Quando fu rinvenuto il corpo di Ian Curtis, leader del gruppo post-punk Joy Division, sul suo giradischi stava ancora girando The Idiot.
 La cantante Grace Jones ha fatto una cover di Nightclubbing nell'omonimo album.
 David Bowie ha fatto una cover di China Girl nel suo album Let's Dance del 1983.
 Nightclubbing è presente nella colonna sonora di Trainspotting.

Note

Collegamenti esterni

 Recensione di The Idiot su storiadellamusica.it

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