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Senate 2018-2019
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Advisory Council on Students' Rights
Appeal Committee for Student Discipline and Grievances
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Extract from the Code of Student Conduct and Disciplinary Procedures
24 Appeal Committee
(a) The members of the Appeal Committee shall be appointed by Senate for staggered renewable three-year terms, with the exception of student members who shall be appointed on a one-year basis, renewable twice. All terms shall be effective 1 September. Membership shall consist of:
(i) a Chair, selected from the academic staff;
(ii) eight other members of the academic staff;
(iii) six students (three graduate and three undergraduate);
(b) Two Legal Assessors shall be appointed as non-voting members of the Committee. The Legal Assessors for the Committee on Student Discipline, the Committee on Student Grievances and the Appeal Committee for Student Discipline and Grievances shall serve in the capacity of Legal Assessor, on any of the three committees. The Legal Assessor serving on an appeal committee shall in no instance be the same individual who served as a Legal Assessor for the Committee on Student Discipline.
(c) As much as possible, members shall be drawn from different faculties with a view to strive for diversity of membership.
(d) Committee members shall stay on past the end of their terms in order to complete a case where a hearing has begun or proceeded before then.
[Please refer to the "Code of Student Grievance Procedures" and to the "Code of Student Conduct and Disciplinary Procedures" for further details.]
Membership (3-year renewable terms)
Academic staff:
Professor Genevieve Bassellier (MANAGEMENT) - 2019
Professor Peter Caines (ENGINEERING) - 2019
Professor Richard Hovey (DENTISTRY) - 2020
Professor Steve Jordan (Integrated Studies in Education, EDUCATION) - 2020 (Chair)
Professor Jaswinder Singh (Plant Science, FAES) - 2021
Professor Karine Auclair (Chemistry, SCIENCE) - 2021
Professor Ada Sinacore (Educational and Counselling Psychology, EDUCATION) -2021
Professor Stefano Algieri (Music Performance, MUSIC) - 2021
Professor Geoffroy Noel (Anatomy and Cell Biology, MEDICINE) - 2021
Legal Assessors:
Dr. Giacomo Marchisio (Law) - 2020
Ms. Julia Selman (Law) - 2021
Three undergraduate student members:
Mr. Mahdi Kleit (Bioresource Engineering, FAES)
Mr. Raoul Wieland (Law and Master of Social Work)
Ms. Rosalie Peng (Industrial Relations and East Asian Studies, ARTS)
Three graduate student members:
Ms. Rebecca Katz (Information Studies, ARTS)
Ms. Harmehr Sekhon (Experimental Medicine, MEDICINE)
Mr. Shaun Retallick (Religious Studies, ARTS)
Secretary: Ms Bonnie Borenstein
James Administration Building, Room 313
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The NHL and a Cat-5 Hurricane
The Carolina Hurricanes won five games in a row recently. Everyone should be scared.
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Sarah Schostack
The Carolina Hurricanes won five games in a row recently. They haven't lost more than one game in a row in a long time. In fact, they've gone 7-2-1 in their last 10 games. Everyone should be scared.
The "win-for-points" system of ranking always makes the final weeks before the playoffs exciting in the NHL. If you're unfamiliar with how it works, a win is two points, a loss in overtime is one point, a loss is zero points. If, for some god-forsaken reason, there is a tie, both teams get a point. A team is only guaranteed a point towards the total if they get to overtime or tie. Add those points up and teams are ranked in the standings by that number. That's how a team knows where they stand in the race to the playoffs. Simple, right? Cool, here we go.
So if the Carolina Hurricanes won five games in a row, they just collected ten straight points during that win streak. They even took down the fierce Nashville Predators. What the what?
The longer you look, the better it gets 😀 pic.twitter.com/r1OvHG9rbm
— Carolina Hurricanes (@NHLCanes) March 10, 2019
The Canes needed a win streak and they brought that maelstrom to us right on time.
In the Metropolitan division, the top two teams have been leading the rest by a decent margin all season. Those two teams are the Washington Capitals and the New York Islanders. Now, I could spend an entire article doing a psychological analysis of this moment with Barry Trotz and his two teams but that is another article. (Did I just drop a teaser?) That isn't what we are here to talk about.
We are here to discuss the Canes and what they could potentially do to turn the Eastern Conference into chaos. The final spot in the Metropolitan division and the two wildcard slots are pretty much only available to four teams and three of those four are in the Metropolitan division. The Canadiens are the only Atlantic Division team that is sitting in the top of that pack. Those four teams are separated by four points.
Resilience. #TakeWarning pic.twitter.com/EARXfFcy03
Now, theoretically, of course a few teams are still in this mix. For the sake of argument, we are going to ignore that, especially given the Flyers can be touch and go while the Panthers have been falling slowly away of late.
So what do the Canes need to do to build up the wind gusts:
They have to keep winning. When you were on the outside of the bubble just a few weeks ago and are slowly pulling ahead of the pack, keep that momentum going! Not so small slip ups like an 8-1 loss to the Winnipeg Jets is not something that can be afforded.
And that momentum is going to be really hard to keep up with their remaining schedule. The three teams they are really warring against are the Pittsburgh Penguins, the Columbus Blue Jackets and the Montreal Canadiens. Four of their remaining fourteen games are against one of those three teams and those games are bound to be vicious. Add two games with the desperate Flyers, multiple games against teams that have either effectively clinched playoff berths and the Canes are losing out of easy wins fast.
5-3! #TakeWarning pic.twitter.com/5dkXUBS2PD
Leading scorers like Justin Williams and Sebastian Aho have to lead that charge. Both goaltenders are letting in 2+ goals a game and often, the Canes are only winning games by those one or two goals. The first line is doing all of the heavy lifting in Carolina and it is very hard to rely on a set of three for entire squad. Without a solid goaltending core, it is just what they will have to do.
The next thing I'd look to would be tightening up the specials teams. They are almost 2% behind the league average in power play goals and barely a percentage point ahead in the penalty kill. In fact, they have allowed one more short-handed goal than the league average. Easy goals on either side of the power play make games and the Canes need that extra push to hold off their opponents.
🔜#TakeWarning pic.twitter.com/GH59rlCR8x
— Carolina Hurricanes (@NHLCanes) March 9, 2019
The last is the key to any push to the end of the season: hitting. Taking away free ice and space minimizes the opportunity for skill based goals. Hitting is the quickest way to do that. Those skills based goals are not something the goal tending of Carolina can handle. Facing a Crosby or a Kucherov, the only way to beat them is to skate faster and keep the puck off their stick.
I'll call it now, I think Carolina will make the playoffs.
But, I think they won't make it past the first rounds. For all the reasons above, they will die out as quickly as a hurricane does. Once they hit landfall, they will disappear into thin air.
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Jack H. Rubens is a partner in the Real Estate, Land Use and Environmental Practice Group in the firm's Los Angeles office. He has also served as Chairman of the firm's Pro Bono Committee.
Mr. Rubens has a diverse land use, land use litigation and real estate transactional practice. Over his 30 years at Sheppard Mullin, he has helped urban and retail developers, homebuilders and many other clients secure land use and zoning entitlements for a broad spectrum of residential, mixed-use, commercial, coastal and industrial projects throughout Southern California. Mr. Rubens is a leading authority on CEQA and has supervised the preparation of numerous EIRs and other CEQA documents. He represents clients on matters involving all aspects of historic preservation law, including rehabilitation tax credits and conservation easements. He has investigated the status of entitlements and undertaken complex land use due diligence on behalf of prospective purchasers and institutional investors and lenders with respect to real property located throughout California.
Mr. Rubens also is a seasoned land use litigator and has successfully prosecuted and defended numerous land use lawsuits on behalf of developers, property owners and municipalities. Many of those lawsuits have involved CEQA and NEPA claims, as well as takings and other constitutional issues, general plan and zoning consistency, interference with vested rights and historic preservation issues.
Mr. Rubens has negotiated and drafted the documentation for numerous purchase and sale, real property exchange and donation transactions, and a broad range of documentation for residential and commercial projects, including development agreements and easement, infrastructure reimbursement and cost-sharing, signage and parking agreements.
Mr. Rubens has written and lectured frequently on CEQA and other land use topics. Recently, he served on the faculty for a two-day course on CEQA for California judges sponsored by the Judicial Council of California. He is a past President of the Los Angeles Conservancy, the largest local historic preservation organization in the United States. He also has represented the Conservancy and other organizations in their efforts to preserve historic structures throughout California, including the Beverly Hills Waterworks, the Ambassador Hotel, the Cathedral of St. Vibiana, Bullocks Wilshire and the Leonis Adobe. He is the principal author of A Preservationist's Guide to the California Environmental Quality Act, first published in 1988.
Mr. Rubens has received an AV® Preeminent Peer Rating from Martindale-Hubbell®, the highest rating an attorney can receive for quality of legal service and ethics.
Mr. Rubens is a registered lobbyist with the City of Los Angeles.


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JFK to Bury "Abandoned" Dead Bodies
Alvin Worzi
Dr. Jerry Brown, JFK General Administrator says the issues of abandoning dead relatives is not about the hospital charging high fees, but because the relatives do not have money to bury their loved ones.
Authorities of John F. Kennedy Medical Center have announced a mass burial of abandoned dead bodies and body parts that have been kept in the hospital's morgue for a couple of months.
The authorities said the exercise will commence on Friday, August 9, 2019 but called on family members and custodians to visit the center to claim their bodies ahead of the announced date for burial.
The authorities indicated that these dead bodies and body parts have been abandoned in the JFK morgue from March 9 this year to June 28, 2019.
The authorities noted that the Hospital will not take responsibility for any dead body parts after the August 8 deadline.
The hospital, in a press release which has been circulating on social media, has claimed the attention of the public as some blame the abandonment of their deceased love ones to the "prevailing economic hardship" and the hefty fees charged by JFK.
However, the General Administrator of the JFK Hospital, Dr. Jerry Brown, denied the allegations and noted that the medical center does not charge for bodies that are being kept at the morgue.
"We are not charging huge fees for bodies. That's a lie. In fact, a lot of people take their [dead] bodies home without us charging them anything. Nobody can tell me that we charge people for taking their bodies," Dr. Brown asserted.
He added that the information is usually is not meant for public consumption, but management decided to go public with the information to give family members the chance to have access to the bodies and body parts of their deceased relatives.
Speaking further, he blamed the idea of relatives abandoning their dead loved ones to the lack of financial capabilities to bury them.
According to Dr. Brown, the Samuel Stryker Funeral Parlor has been contracted to execute the exercise safely.
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GLAMORGAN trialist Nathan Roberts has signed with Canterbury club St Albans for the New Zealand summer.
Nathan Roberts (23) is a tall, pace bowling all-rounder triallng on the County circuit for Somerset and Glamorgan, whilst plying his trade in the Devon Premier League for Bovey Tracey.
An English-born, South African national, Roberts comes from a strong cricketing family, with father Bruce a stalwart of 205 first-class and 185 list-A games (1982-1992) with the likes of Border, Transvaal, Cambridgeshire and Derbyshire.
In 2011, Roberts started a 3-year financial management and logistics degree at the University of Stellenbosch in South Africa. During this period, he was involved with three Boland Premier League titles, finished runners up to the University of Pretoria in the South African National Club Championships (2012) and also finalists twice during the National South African University Cricket Week – sharing the trophy in 2011.
Having graduated in 2013, Roberts returned to the UK this year (2014) and is currently playing league cricket for Bovey Tracey (27 wickets at 15.33 and 256 runs at 23.27), the Devon Lions and has featured for both Somerset and more recently Glamorgan 2nd XI's.
He has been a key performer for the latter, particularly in the Championship taking a 10 wicket match haul (4-25 & 6-48) against the MCC Young Cricketers in July (alongside scores of 46 and 27, following a 39* against Durham 2nd XI in the previous match).
Roberts is hoping his recent exploits will result in a County contract, but for now, the talented all-rounder will spend this winter in a player/coach role for St Albans in Christchurch, New Zealand.


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Governator Wants To Terminate Junk Food In Schools
California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, who first came to fame as a bodybuilder and later, in addition to a hugely successful movie career, served on the President's Council for Physical Fitness, plans to introduce legislation that would, he said, "ban all the sale of junk food in the schools."
He said that schools should be selling milk and fresh vegetables, not sodas and junk food.
According to the Contra Costa Times, "the governor's chief of staff, Pat Clarey, said the governor is supporting legislation by state Sen. Martha Escutia, D-Norwalk, to extend to high schools existing limits on the sale of sugary sodas.
"The administration is also working with school officials and food manufacturers to develop a series of bills to make more nutritious foods available on school campuses, which could lead to a ban of junk food in schools."
Food manufacturers should take this very seriously. The Governator is enormously persuasive, and this is an issue on which he has more than a little credibility.
There seems to be a lot of this going around, by the way. Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee has found religion in this area, losing 110 pounds by eating right and exercising – and just the other day completing the Little Rock Marathon, along with Iowa Gov. Tom Vilsack. (This cuts across political lines, apparently – Vilsack is a Democrat, while Huckabee and Schwarzenegger are Republicans.) Huckabee has even written a book on the subject, and is pushing for expanded obesity education in his state.
Marketers have a choice. Embrace this trend and be part of it. Or ignore it at their own risk.
Loblaw Cos. Staying Ahead Of The Curve
Nice piece in Mass Market Retailer about Loblaw Cos. CEO John Lederer, who told a recent retail conference that he considers the company "not great marketers. We're very good merchants, but we can be a lot better marketers, in the true definition of the word. After more than 25 years in the general merchandise business we are still neophytes in that sector.''
Lederer says that one of the things that the company has learned from the quarter-century in the GM business is that the company does "best with anything that is in some way related to food — barbecues, small appliances, kitchen equipment, tabletop — as well as everyday household items, electronics and children's clothing,'' he said. ''We do not see general merchandise as a panacea.''
What has been a panacea for Loblaw has been its President's Choice private label brand – which has virtually redefined the notion of own-label products – and, increasingly, its Real Canadian Supercenter format, which allows it to preempt and/or position itself against other competition.
Lederer also says that Loblaw plans to continue to upgrade its food offerings as well as expand its service offerings, which currently include gas stations, car washes and a variety of financial services.
One of the things that always has distinguished Loblaw is a willingness not to settle for the status quo, but to stretch itself and try new things. In a competitive and fast-evolving marketplace, being behind the curve usually means that you've lost momentum and risk being out of touch with the consumer.
And that's a potentially deadly combination.
Tops Boxes Itself In With Meat Plans
The Cleveland Plain Dealer reports that Ahold-owned Tops Markets wants to eliminate all meat cutters from its 49 northeastern Ohio supermarkets, and instead use boxed beef.
The existing contract requires that Tops management give the United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) 45 days notice before making such a change; the company reportedly has scheduled a meeting with the union to discuss its plans, and already has lined up a supplier for boxed beef.
The goal, according to a company spokesman, is to "strengthen itself" in the market as well as cut costs so that it can better compete with Wal-Mart.
Tops recently closed six Northeast Ohio stores that it said were underperforming. The company operates a total of 155 stores in western New York, western Pennsylvania and Northeast Ohio, but only the meat departments in the latter region would be affected by this move.
What Tops seems to be aiming for here is addition by subtraction…at least, that's what "strengthening" through cutting would appear to be.
Now, we don't know the specific financials for the stores that would be affected. There may, in fact, be some compelling financial reasons for making these cuts.
But management may be kidding itself if it thinks that it can better compete with Wal-Mart by cutting away at the things that make it different from Wal-Mart. They're not alone in this self-delusion; a lot of folks think they can out-Wal-Mart Wal-Mart, only to find out that they've played right into the Bentonville Behemoth's hands.
That said, this is almost certainly a done deal in Tops' northeastern Ohio stores, and the meat department employees everywhere else in the chain better get ready for the initiative to spread.
Roundy's May Still Have Eyes For Safeway
The Chicago Tribune reports that Roundy's CEO Robert Mariano may once again be positioning the company to try and acquire Dominick's from Safeway.
Mariano, who used to run Dominick's, refused to comment, as did Willis Stein & Partners, the investment firm that owns Roundy's.
"Yes, we would be interested in buying Dominick's," one Roundy's source tells the Tribune. "We think it's a good fit for us, but Safeway isn't quite ready to sell it until it at least has a deal with the union over a new labor agreement."
Safeway has not had a labor agreement at Dominick's since November 2002; while management has said that getting a new deal is a priority, the two sides have not met this year and have no negotiations planned.
One sticking point, however, could be the price that Roundy's may be willing to spend: $325 million, far less than the $1.8 billion that Safeway bought Dominick's for seven years ago; Safeway also has spent more than $400 million to revamp the chain, but has been consistently criticized for embarking on a centralized merchandising and procurement strategy that ignored the chain's local roots. Safeway tried to sell Dominick's in 2003, but reportedly was unwilling at the time to accept an offer for $800 million.
Roundy's has the cash; it recently sold two distribution centers to Nash Finch for some $225 million.
Hard to imagine that Safeway would take so little money for Dominick's, but at this point its ownership of the chain has become like a bad joke.
Maybe it's time to just get rid of Dominick's, write it off as a nightmare, and move on.
Except that the debacle that has been Dominick's will forever be part of CEO Steve Burd's legacy.
And that from everything we hear, Safeway isn't learning from its Dominick's mistakes, isn't making fundamental changes in the way it operates.
Kroger Interested In Winn-Dixie?
The South Florida Business Journal reports that Kroger is interested in using Winn-Dixie's bankruptcy as a way to get into the Florida market.
The paper reports that active negotiations are taking place between the two companies that would have Kroger becoming a supplier of goods and services to Winn-Dixie, leading to an eventual buyout and/or takeover of the company.
The paper writers that Kroger would "get stores in northern Florida and other states (and) assume $800 million in debt, while Winn-Dixie would survive as a pared-down central and South Florida grocery chain." Any deal, of course, would have to be approved by federal regulators.
Singing The Trans Fat Blues
There's a very interesting piece on Salon.com that looks at the nation's sudden preoccupation with eliminating trans fats from foods, on the premise that the "artery-hardening enemy du jour is a fat that's now thought to be so incontrovertibly bad for you that even the notoriously laissez-faire Bush administration recently advised citizens to consume as little of the stuff as possible."
The problem, writes Salon's Katharine Mieszkowski, isn't that getting rid of trans fat is a bad idea. It is a good idea, and eminently doable because trans fat doesn't have a lot to do with taste.
But, she writes, "Nutritionists fear that focusing on one ingredient creates the illusion that purging it will make up for our other crimes against the waistline. Health advocates say the war on trans fat has become little more than a marketing opportunity for the major food companies to continue serving junk food with a healthy conscience. Meanwhile, with its new guidelines about avoiding trans fat, the USDA can appear to be doing the healthy thing without really causing the food companies to change their fatty ways."
Mieszkowski even takes readers on a field trip to Tiburon, California, a community across the Golden Gate Bridge from San Francisco that has declared itself the first trans fat-free city in America – all 18 restaurants there have stopped using trans fats in their food preparation.
This makes for what some would consider a healthy meal: "After I help my husband Jim polish off the 30-piece appetizer of fried Monterey calamari, I lay into a 12-inch pepperoni pizza, which supposedly serves one. Jim has four veal medallions glistening with prosciutto and fontina. For dessert we split an order of profiteroles -- two baseball-size pastries stuffed with vanilla ice cream and doused in dark Godiva chocolate. Yum. And it's trans fat free!"
Yum, indeed…
Mieszkowski makes a good point about the all-or-nothing-at-all approach favored by Americans (mostly because when you take an absolute position, it absolves you of actually thinking). It isn't just trans fat that is a nutritional nightmare. It's too much food. It's too much of the wrong kinds of food. It's too little exercise.
And, she actually raises another good question. Has the jihad against trans fat become more about marketing and less about health?
If so, the focus will be transitory, lasting only until the next craze comes along.
Magic Marketing Is In The Strategic Thinking
Advertising Age columnist Al Ries has a good piece in which he notes that "there is a widely held belief, especially among top management, that marketing is nothing but common sense. And nothing is more common among CEOs than the belief that they have a full deck of common sense."
The problem, Ries writes, is that "marketing is 90% strategy and 10% execution. With the right name, the right target audience, the right position and the right timing, most marketing programs are bound to work. The difficult part is the 90%. The easy part is the 10%."
Two other phrases from Ries worth keeping in mind:
• "Good strategy improves execution. As a matter of fact, good strategy can be defined as a strategy that will allow better, more consistent execution."
• "Good execution cannot change or improve a poor strategy."
Boy, does this hit home…especially in the supermarket industry, which sometimes confuses marketing with merchandising.
You look around at the major chains, and you wonder how many first rate marketing strategies are being conceived, and how much time is being devoted to clear, dispassionate, and passionate consideration of how to present and differentiate the shopping experience, how to define and target the audience, and how to build short-term and long-term marketing plans that serve the customer's needs and concerns.
As opposed, say, to negotiating slotting allowances and figuring out how to cut costs and get more efficient.
Another question. How many retail CEOs are marketers – real marketers – as opposed to accountants?
For Now, The Border Stays Closed
The Toronto Globe & Mail reports that a US federal judge has rejected a request by the American Meat Institute (AMI) that the US border be reopened to Canadian cattle under 30 months of age.
The border was supposed to be opened yesterday, but a different judge granted a temporary injunction overriding the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) decision to re-open the border, which has been closed because of concerns about bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), better known as mad cow disease.
The Baltimore Business Journal reports on diminishing support for a bill being considered by the Maryland State Legislature that would impose a special tax on companies that have more than 10,000 employees and pay less than eight percent of their total wages for health benefits.
When first introduced, the bill was supported by Giant Food, the Greater Washington Board of Trade and the Maryland Retailers Association. Of the three, however, only Giant remains supportive of the legislation; spokesman Barry Scher tells the Journal that while Giant has about 19,000 Maryland employees, it also spends more than 20 percent of its payroll on benefits and would not be affected by the bill. "This sends an important signal to the business community: You need to pay decent benefits so your employees don't require subsidies when they seek medical attention," Scher said.
The Board of Trade has decided not to support the bill because of concerns that its provisions eventually would be extended to smaller retailers. The Retailers Association has decided to abstain from supporting or opposing the bill.
Wal-Mart spokesman Nate Hurst told the Journal that the bill unfairly targets his company, which, he said, offers health care to full-time employees after 180 days of employment and part-time employees after two years and spends seven percent to eight percent of its total payroll on health insurance. "I think that there's a misconception out there that we don't."
PlanetRetail.net reports that Wal-Mart has postponed its plans to open stores in Russia, saying that it couldn't come to an agreement for a proposed joint venture with local retailer Ramstore, which is owned by Migros Türk.
There are reports in the Chinese media saying that Wal-Mart plans to open 50 new stores there within the next five years, with all of them to be located in Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou. Wal-Mart reportedly plans to expand in secondary markets by acquiring smaller retailers there.
This announcement comes as Wu-Mart, the Beijing-based supermarket retailer, announced that it plans to open 100 new stores just in its home market this year, with the focus on smaller stores as opposed to hypermarkets.
There's a long and interesting profile in Illumination a publication put out by the University of Missouri, of Emek Basker, who was used as the sole academic source by Business Week in evaluating the various controversies surrounding Wal-Mart's rapid expansion in the US.
Basker "found that five years after the opening of Wal-Marts in most markets, there is a small net gain in retail employment in counties where they're located, with a drop of only about one percent in the number of small local businesses," Business Week reported. At the same time, she told the magazine, "retail prices for many goods fall 5 percent to 10 percent."
While going into Basker's methodology with such academic thoroughness that it would make a non-economist's hair hurt, Illumination notes that Basker is not backing away from her conclusions, even though she has become a lightning rods for criticism by Wal-Mart opponents. And, the publication makes an interesting concluding point:
"In the end, Basker's findings raise an obvious question: 'Could the controversy over Wal-Mart's entry into local markets find its source in emotionalism over rationality?' Basker would rather not say. She responds instead with a measured, almost Alan Greenspan-esque assessment. 'The small magnitude of the estimated effect of Wal-Mart on retail employment is,' she says, 'striking in light of the level of public discussion on this topic.'"
Acrylamide Again
The World Health Organization (WHO) has recommended that people consumer less acrylamide, a chemical formed at high temperatures during frying, roasting or baking that is believed to be carcinogenic. And, the WHO suggested that food manufacturers "lower significantly" the acrylamide content in foods such as French fries, potato chips, and bread.
The dangers of acrylamide consumption first came to light in 2002 when Swedish scientists reported that it caused cancer in rats. While there was much debate over the subject, most countries – including the US – decided that more research was required.
While the WHO says that more research is needed, it also says that there is enough information available to warrant changes in dietary habits and food preparation.
Your Views: Dylan Thomas, Bob Marley, And Rodney Dangerfield
MNB had a story yesterday about how the National Pork Board has decided to shift the emphasis of its advertising message from the 18-year-old "other white meat" campaign to a new one that will say, "Don't be blah" and urge people to try new dinnertime alternatives.
The "other white meat" message isn't being abandoned completely. Whereas the old campaign was "Pork: The Other White Meat," the new one will say "Pork: The Other White Meat: Don't Be Blah."
Our comment: We had a piece last week about how mass market advertising has gotten so uninspired that people have begun saying that the mass market is dead.
And this "don't be blah" ad seems like the poster child for lack of inspiration.
MNB user Lisa Malmarowski observed:
Seems like pork marketing mavens should follow their own advice. This sort of 'advertising' smacks of decision by committee - Don't be too edgy, don't offend, don't be too wacky - I know, be insipid!
You are so right! They should focus on the taste and innovative and simple= ways to fix pork. Roosted pork in the oven or grill covered with coriander is a = mouth watering combination. Try it!
At least they didn't go with "Got Pork?"
How about…"when you really want to pig out…"?
The problem is that the slogan doesn't make us hungry. Or interested. Or curious.
And it was just last week that we were writing about the deliciously tender pork medallions served with creamy chorizo risotto at Emeril's Delmonico in Las Vegas…a meal so good that will stay in our mind and heart for a long time.
This slogan reads like it was written by a copywriter who might as well be a vegetarian.
In our story about Publix opening a new Hispanic-themed format, we suggested that this kind of innovation suggests the distance between Publix and Winn-Dixie. But one MNB user thought that we were being too tough on Winn-Dixie…
Winn-Dixie has an extensive line of Hispanic food ingredients in their larger stores, both fresh and packaged from corn husks to Mexican cheeses. Publix has just started adding some basic items. Publix gets all the great press, but WD has a lot going for it. I shop there because their variety is better than Publix, especially store brands. The service is fine, too. The press is helping the demise of WD by printing all of these negative comments. None of the national press shops there nor for that matter does the local press. I have found in my thirty years in the industry that most "expert" comments are spurious. One has to actually shop in a store to determine its merit. It would much better if the press encouraged people to support a great retailer. It may be too late but what is gained by all the criticism?
Fair point. Though we're not sure that the messenger can be blamed for all of Winn-Dixie's issues.
We had a piece yesterday referencing a Washington Post story about how Wal-Mart is finding creative ways to get around local zoning restrictions - in some cases splitting stores in two and building them next to each other so that technically they stay within code, or calling for referendums that would supersede government decisions, or coming up with store plans that live within zoning restrictions (even if just barely).
While some would suggest that fighting Wal-Mart is a futile endeavor, we actually think that Wal-Mart's Borg-lime, "resistance is futile" demeanor could at some point work against it. "We happen to be a fan of good, old-fashioned moral outrage. It's good for the soul, even if not always successful."
And, we offered the following inspiration from Dylan Thomas:
"Do not go gentle into that good night, Old age should burn and rave at close of day; Rage, rage against the dying of the light."
One MNB user responded:
Or how about Continue to bang your head against the wall because it will feel really good when you stop. Listen, polemics against Wal-Mart are going to have little, if any, effect. This attitude of small company good, big company bad' sounds like it's informed more by Hollywood than by reality. As many have pointed out, consumers are making the decision and have been since the early days of Wal-Mart when they were supplanting the local Mom -and-Pops.
Is this a bad thing or a good thing? Should government step in for the "good of the people"? You seem to be reflexively saying yes to both, thinking of yourselves…as champions of the "Little Guy". But guess what? The Little Guy works at Wal-Mart and shops and saves at Wal-Mart. The Little Guy's shot at the American Dream is enabled by lower prices and a stepping stone to a career in management or as a means of supplementing social security income. Historically, the government has done a fairly poor job of helping the Little Guy by blockading capitalism or raising the minimum wage.
We've banged our head against more than a few walls in our time. And while you cast our positions as "little guy vs. big guy," we actually think of our role in the same way old time journalists did: 'to comfort the afflicted and afflict the comfortable." And size doesn't matter.
For the record, we would make one point. While it can be fairly said that we are critical of Wal-Mart, we would like to think that we are much, much tougher on its competition…especially when that competition doesn't do what is necessary to survive. We like to point out that "compete is a verb."
And in this, as well, size ultimately doesn't matter.
But if you want to smack us around for being too pro Little Guy, we can live with it.
I've been reading that Wal-Mart is supposed to be 15-20% less on groceries than most of the major chains.
Over the weekend, I went to Kroger for something and chanced to see some cheese spread--same brand we had purchased at a Wal-Mart the week before. At Wal-Mart, it was $2.50. At Kroger, $3.99.
I couldn't believe the difference, so double-checked several 8 oz. containers to be sure there wasn't a price-sticker error.
I also found that Kellogg's All Bran is 80 cents cheaper at Wal-Mart than at Kroger or Meijer.
We used to be dedicated Kroger shoppers but go there very seldom now--and less in the future as we check other prices.
MNB user Thomas D. Murphy wrote:
I am sorry, but contrary to the Morning News Beat perspective, I believe that the majority of consumers want a Wal-Mart. Unfortunately, this majority is silent and not as motivated or organized as the aggressive minority who fight Wal-Mart...often led by the competition and unions. I believe that as long as the grocery industry hangs its hat on regulatory control of Wal Mart as any part of their defense...the industry will lose. It is time to wake up and compete in a manner that offers the consumer what they want...differentiation will win...be it price, assortment or service.
We agree, at least about the need to compete and not hang onto the false hope of regulatory intervention.
Not everyone thought we were too tough on Wal-Mart, though.
MNB user Richard L. Gramza wrote:
Abraham Lincoln nailed it when he said,
"Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power. "
The folks in Bentonville are just too big for their britches; they have a little too much power with not much oversight. Their real power lies with the citizens who are struggling with make ends meet from one paycheck to the next. These folks don't really care if their taxes are subsidizing the Wal-Mart store, they just want to provide as much as possible for their families.
And you know what they say about absolute power…
I'll see your Dylan Thomas and raise you a Bob Marley:
It's not all that glitters is gold;
Half the story has never been told:
So now you see the light, eh!
Stand up for your rights. Come on!
Get up, Stand up: Stand up for your rights...
Get up, Stand up: Don't give up the fight!
And finally, another MNB user sent us an email that was, in the scheme of things, inevitable:
You improperly attributed the verse to Dylan Thomas. In actuality, it was Rodney Dangerfield in "Back to School" - at least, that's how I like to remember it…
We actually got several emails from members of the MNB community referring to that scene in "Back to School." And all of them made us smile.
After all, who can ever forget Rodney saying, "Bring us a pitcher of beer every seven minutes until somebody passes out. And then bring one every ten minutes."


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A collision of light
By Sarah Charley
Professor Anne Sickles is currently teaching a laboratory class at the University of Illinois in which her students will measure what happens when two photons meet.
What they will find is that the overlapping waves of light get brighter when two peaks align and dimmer when a peak meets a trough. She tells her students that this is process called interference, and that—unlike charged particles, which can merge, bond and interact—light waves can only add or subtract.
"We teach undergraduates the classical theory," Sickles says. "But there are situations where effects forbidden in the classical theory are allowed in the quantum theory."
Sickles is a collaborator on the ATLAS experiment at CERN and studies what happens when particles of light meet inside the Large Hadron Collider. For most of the year, the LHC collides protons, but for about a month each fall, the LHC switches things up and collides heavy atomic nuclei, such as lead ions. The main purpose of these lead collisions is to study a hot and dense subatomic fluid called the quark-gluon plasma, which is harder to create in collisions of protons. But these ion runs also enable scientists to turn the LHC into a new type of machine: a photon-photon collider.
"This result demonstrates that photons can scatter off each other and change each other's direction," says Peter Steinberg, and ATLAS scientist at Brookhaven National Laboratory.
When heavy nuclei are accelerated in the LHC, they are encased within an electromagnetic aura generated by their large positive charges.
As the nuclei travel faster and faster, their surrounding fields are squished into disks, making them much more concentrated. When two lead ions pass closely enough that their electromagnetic fields swoosh through one another, the high-energy photons which ultimately make up these fields can interact. In rare instances, a photon from one lead ion will merge with a photon from an oncoming lead ion, and they will ricochet in different directions.
However, according to Steinberg, it's not as simple as two solid particles bouncing off each other. Light particles are both chargeless and massless, and must go through a quantum mechanical loophole (literally called a quantum loop) to interact with one another.
"That's why this process is so rare," he says. "They have no way to bounce off of each other without help."
When the two photons see each other inside the LHC, they sometimes overreact with excitement and split themselves into an electron and positron pair. These electron-positron pairs are not fully formed entities, but rather unstable quantum fluctuations that scientists call virtual particles. The four virtual particles swirl into each other and recombine to form two new photons, which scatter off at weird angles into the detector.
"It's like a quantum-mechanical square dance," Steinberg says.
When ATLAS first saw hints of this process in 2017, they had only 13 candidate events with the correct characteristics (collisions that resulted in two low-energy photons inside the detector and nothing else).
After another two years of data taking, they have now collected 59 candidate events, bumping this original observation into the statistical certainty of a full-fledged discovery.
Steinberg sees this discovery as a big win for quantum electrodynamics, a theory about the quantum behavior of light that predicted this interaction. "This amazingly precise theory, which was developed in the first half of the 20th century, made a prediction that we are finally able to confirm many decades later."
Sickles says she is looking forward to exploring these kinds of light-by-light interactions and figuring out what else they could teach us about the laws of physics. "It's one thing to see something," she says. "It's another thing to study it."
Article: https://www.symmetrymagazine.org/article/a-collision-of-light


Music Information Technology Services (MITS) supports day-to-day technical operations for faculty, students, and administration of the Jacobs School of Music. This includes network infrastructure, desktop support and help desk, database, website development and maintenence, faculty curricular development, and classroom technology and public lab support.
Working with the Instructional Technology Policy Committee (ITPC) we encourage the strategic use of technology to support the artistic and educational objectives of the Jacobs School of Music, and research the role of technology in the music profession.
The mission of Music Information Technology Services is provide a robust, reliable, and secure information technology infrastructure to the Jacobs School of Music community in order to provide both direct and indirect services that support the School's mission.
Provide information technology planning, development and leadership to the JSoM community.
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Disseminate information to the JSoM community about the systems and services provided to maximize the effectiveness to the JSoM.
Investigate new technologies; identify those that will benefit the JSoM; implement them in the most appropriate and effective manner; provide ongoing support throughout the useful lifetime of each technology.
Whenever possible integrate with and exploit the robust technology infrastructure provided by University Information Technology Services and other University and Campus technology support units and promote and develop partnerships.
Maintain a well-trained and professional staff by providing appropriate professional growth and educational opportunities and interaction with other IT professionals through organization and meeting participation.
We welcome your feedback and encourage suggestions for improvement and additions to our services. Please feel free to email Phil Ponella, Director of Music Information Technology Services (pponella [at] indiana [dot] edu ) with any comments.


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Public Gets First Say At Full City Council Meeting; 'Why Did It Take So Long?'
July 26, 2017 / 1:00 PM / CBS Chicago
CHICAGO (CBS) -- It was a historic day for the Chicago City Council on Wednesday, as members of the public for the first time lined up to speak at the beginning of a full council meeting.
George Blakemore, the most frequent speaker at City Council committee meetings – as well as Cook County Board meetings and other government body meetings in the Chicago area – was the first person to take advantage of a public comment period at the start of a regular meeting of the full council.
"This is historical. Citizens, you are now allowed to speak at City Council. Why did it take so long?" he said.
People line up to be among speakers at Chicago City Council's 1st public comment period. pic.twitter.com/K8TqWQ8D4r
— Craig Dellimore (@CraigDellimore) July 26, 2017
Last year, a Cook County judge ruled the City Council was in violation of the Open Meetings Act by not allowing public comment at full City Council meetings, after a group of activists sued for the right to speak at all such meetings.
The City Council later adopted a rule allowing up to 10 people to speak for up to 3 minutes each at the start of every regular meeting.
Blakemore, who generally introduces himself at public meetings as a "concerned citizen," spoke out in favor of minority contracting, and criticized Chicago's status as a sanctuary city for undocumented immigrants.
George Blakemore, the most frequent public speaker at Council Committee hearings is 1st to address the full Council. pic.twitter.com/3MS1sfdZ21
Next up was Robert Rohdenburg, an organizer with ONE Northside, spoke about the plight of the homeless in Uptown, who fear being permanently evicted from Lake Shore Drive viaducts when the city adds bike lanes and iron fencing where the homeless have previously set up tent cities.
"There's yet to be a plan for the relocation of the homeless under the viaducts," Rohdenburg said.
Activist Wallace "Gator" Bradley applauded the new public comment period.
"This shows the city the power that we have as a people," he said.
Gay activist Rick Garcia, one of the plaintiffs who sued to force the city to allow public comments at full council meetings, had the last word on Wednesday.
"It certainly isn't enough, especially considering the hours of time you take in honoring parishes, Boy Scout troops, heroes, retirees, sports teams, and the elderly and the dead," he said.
On this day, there were only two such resolutions, but at other meetings those honoraria often take up more time than the rest of the agenda.
Craig Dellimore
First published on July 26, 2017 / 1:00 PM


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14 drugstore products celebrity experts recommend for a glowing face
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Jan. 9, 2017, 1:32 PM UTC / Source: TODAY
By Aly Walansky
If you want your skin to glow in those social media photos, the key is using the right products, but they don't need to cost a fortune!
TODAY Style is here to help! We asked celebrity skin care experts to share their favorite products for shimmery, glowing skin. The best part? Everything can be found in the beauty aisle at your local drugstore.
These items were hand-picked by our editorial team because we love them — and we hope you do, too. TODAY has affiliate relationships, so we may get a small share of the revenue from your purchases. Items are sold by the retailer, not by TODAY.
1. Maybelline Face Studio Master Strobe, $8, Target
"This is a super easy to use cream highlighter that can be applied all over the cheeks and eyes. It's easy to blend and a great introduction to using a cream highlighter that is pretty foolproof," says celebrity makeup artist Kindra Mann, whose clients include Maisie Williams, Beth Behrs, Elisha Cuthbert, Katharine McPhee and Busy Philipps.
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2. Physicians Formula Mineral Glow pearls, $14, CVS
"This highlighter contains a nice shimmery effect that makes the cheeks glow with a soft pop of color. It's just the right amount of shimmer and comes in four shades, so you can have either a soft bronze effect or a more pearl highlighter style depending on the shade," says Mann.
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3. e.l.f illuminating palette, $6, Target
"This is one of the best and most affordable shimmer pallets out there that anyone can use. It has four shades that can be used together or on their own to create a nice shimmery effect on the skin. Combine all the shades using a larger powder brush for an all over soft glow or use separately on the eyes and cheeks to achieve separate shades of highlight," says Mann.
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4. L'Oreal® Paris True Match Super-Blendable Makeup, $8, Target
"It is the first step in creating a flawless, radiant canvas. The liquid formula blends easily and provides a silky finish that glows. I love that there are numerous shades to choose from, ranging in warm, neutral and cool tones," says Erin Guth, celebrity makeup artist with 20 years experience in television, film and print, and clientele including Zendaya and Sofia Carson.
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5. Wet n Wild MegaGlo Illuminating Palette in Catwalk Pink, $5; on sale for $3, Walgreens
"I love to use this on the eyelids, cheekbones, and the bow of the lip for the perfect natural glow. It's the ultimate highlighter and it's currently under $3!" says celebrity makeup artist Jasen Kaplan, whose celebrity clients include Kelly Osbourne, Lydia Hearst, Michelle Trachtenberg, Eva Longoria, Sonja Morgan.
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6. No7 Radiant Glow Concealer, $14, Walgreens
"One of the best ways to keep a flawless complexion, even if you have dark circles or an uneven skin tone, is to use a brightening concealer. Perfect for under the eyes as well as for the entire face for both highlighting and evening out the skins tone. I also use it on the eyelid as a shadow base. It's great for someone who has dark eyelids and wants to brighten the entire eye area," says Kaplan.
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7. L'Oreal Paris Ideal Moisture Even Skin Tone Day Cream, $8, Walgreens
"Always follow up with a good moisturizer; even oily skin needs moisture! (In fact, most people don't know that in most cases oily skin is producing oils to compensate for lack of moisture.) Get hydrated for healthy skin. I love the L'Oreal Ideal Moisture Even Skin Tone Day Cream because it leaves skin fresh and hydrated for a natural glow, and it's perfect under makeup. It's also great for fresh-faced, no makeup days," says Kaplan.
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8. Burt's Bees Deep Pore Scrub in Soap Bark & Chamomile, $9, Walgreens
"You can't have beautiful makeup without beautiful skin! One of my favorite products to 'get your glow on' is Burt's Bees Deep Pore Scrub. I love it because it removes dead skin cells and leaves behind fresh, clean glowing skin. This product really revitalizes the skin's surface to get these desired results," says Kaplan.
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9. IMAN Luxury Contour Trio, $11, Walgreens
"I love this product because it works wonders on women of color of varying skin tones and I'm all about multi-functionality! It's highlighting and contouring that is luminous and all in one product which will give that Perfect warm glow to the skin," says makeup artist Sisi Nike. Nike recently glammed Tiffany Riddick, background vocalist to Beyoncé's singing trio, "The Mamas", for her destination wedding in Riviera Maya, Mexico, and she has also worked with Angela Simmons, Tiwa Savage and Brianna Perry.
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10. Milani Baked Bronzer, $9, Walgreens
"This one is a favorite of mine because you only need a light sheer veil of product for great pay off that photographs beautifully," says Nike.
11. Elizabeth Arden Eight Hour Cream, $14, Walmart
"This is probably the holy grail to the dewy skin finish and glossy eyelid trend; it's also a must-have in every makeup artist's kit! It has so many meaningful purposes from soothing cracked skin to sunburn but the smallest amount on the high points of the cheekbone looks absolutely amazing when paired with a tinted moisturizer or BB Cream!" says Nike.
12. Revlon Highlighting Palette, $12, CVS
"The Revlon Highlighting Palatte in Bronze Glow gives the skin a beautiful holiday glow. I love it because it isn't glittery, but still brightens up the face. The warm tones also add some color for a sun-kissed finish, even in the winter months," says Daniel Chinchilla, Ariana Grande's makeup artist.
13. e.l.f. Baked Highlighter, $3, Target
"If you're looking to turn heads, the e.l.f. Baked Highlighters are the way to go. These give you instant glow and are extremely affordable. I also love using them under the brows to highlight the brow bone!" says Chinchilla.
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14. NYX Matte Body Bronzer, $9, CVS
"I prefer a bronzer with no shimmer in it — especially for clients with oily or combination skin. We want to glow, but we don't want our skin to be shiny!" says Jhousy Leon, owner of Blush Beauty in Milwaukee, whose celebrity clients have included Madonna, Ke$ha, Bret Michaels and Aaron Rodgers.
"My niece introduced me to NYX's matte bronzer. I absolutely love it because it's perfectly matte without looking heavy, and the light shade is perfect for that subtle highlight that lasts all day long. I love to apply this bronzer after foundation and concealer for a natural contour. It's a great choice for those who want that on-trend glow without the glitter, and it's fool-proof for everyday use. No streaks here!"
8 top drugstore skin-care products revealed by TODAY, People magazine
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Are you unsure about what to include in your WA NDIS Plan?
Do you have a problem with your WA NDIS Plan?
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WA NDIS (formerly called My Way) is a model of supporting people with disability to exercise more choice and control over their supports and services. This includes participating in the local community and building on natural supports such as friendships, neighbours and local community groups.WA NDIS is the Western Australian version of the federal National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS). WA NDIS focuses on building strong partnerships between the government and the community sector and maintaining close connections with mainstream supports and services. View the WA NDIS Brochure.
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See the WA NDIS Fact Sheet: Am I Eligible?
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Planning is central to WA NDIS. The planning process enables people with disability, their families and carers to consider the possibilities of how they might like their life to look, both now and into the future. Local Coordinators can assist you to develop your plan. They can provide advice about available opportunities and help you figure out how best to achieve the goals identified in your plan. You are central to this process and can choose to take full control of your own plan, or you may choose to have a disability service provider manage all or some of your supports and services. Disability Services Commission have produced a fact sheet describing the benefits of a developing a WA NDIS Plan. You can view the fact sheet here.
What is the process of WA NDIS?
Register with Disability Services Commission to participate in WA NDIS. If you are already registered with Disability Services Commission, you will be advised by your Local Coordinator when it is time to start WA NDIS Planning (1st July 2018 for Upper South West).
Within 3 weeks you should be advised who your Local Coordinator will be. If you haven't heard within this period, contact your local Disability Services Commission office, or phone 1800 996 214 (Freecall).
Meet with your Local Coordinator. Your Local Coordinator will work with you to develop the WA NDIS Plan. You can choose to have an advocate with you to support you through the process, and this can be anyone you feel comfortable with supporting you.
Complete the Support Needs Assessment with your Local Coordinator. This is a multiple choice questionnaire designed to work out what areas of life the person with disability needs support in. This questionnaire in combination with the person's diagnosis are used by Disability Services Commission to work out which support banding the individual requires - Low, Medium or High. Further details about the Support Needs Assessment can be found in the operational policy here.
Develop a Vision of what type of life the person with disability would like to have.
Write your Story - this is the background information about the person with disability, and can include things like additional diagnoses, family situation, school / work, interests etc.
Identify Goals - what does the person with disability want to achieve in the year ahead? What skills does the person with disability want / need to develop?
Consider Options - how can the goals be achieved?
Develop Strategies - these are the ways you will work toward achieving the Goals in the Plans. It's a good idea to include funded and non-funded goals and strategies, and strategies that are being provided somewhere else. You will also need to choose who will provide the supports (service provider/s) in the WA NDIS Plan, and how the Plan will be managed - by service providers, self-managed or shared management. If you disagree with your Local Coordinator over including a strategy in the WA NDIS Plan, you can request that the strategy be included in the Plan in order to appeal the decision, or you can ask to speak with the Area Manager (your Local Coordinator's supervisor). Remember that the WA NDIS Plan belongs to the person with disability, and that supports included in the Plan must be 'reasonable and necessary'.
Your Local Coordinator will finalise your WA NDIS Plan. Read the final Plan VERY CAREFULLY. Do NOT sign the WA NDIS Plan until you are satisfied with the entire Plan.
Do it! Start using your WA NDIS Plan, and accessing your supports. If you experience problems, contact your Local Coordinator.
About 1-2 months before your WA NDIS Plan is due to end (Most WA NDIS Plans run for 12 months), your Local Coordinator will contact you to Review your Plan. Discuss with your Local Coordinator which strategies worked (and why), which strategies didn't (and why), which Goals were met, and which Goals were not (or need to be included in the Next WA NDIS Plan). Consider what has changed during the course of the WA NDIS Plan, and what is likely to change in the year ahead.
Once the Review is completed, you will work with your Local Coordinator to develop your next WA NDIS Plan. Expect that (for most people), the strategies and funding will change somewhat from year to year. Funding may be less or more each year, depending on the anticipated needs of the person with disability.
What is a Local Coordinator?
Everybody who is eligible for WA NDIS will be allocated a Local Coordinator (LC) by Disability Services Commission (DSC). Local Coordinators are part of a locally-based team and work with no more than 55 people at a time, so they can provide you with highly personalised, flexible and responsive support. A key part of the Local Coordinator role is to work together with you to build and maintain an effective and trustful relationship. This is important because your Local Coordinator will be your main point of contact throughout your WA NDIS journey. Disability Services Commission have developed a fact sheet describing the role of Local Coordinators. You can view the fact sheet here. If you have an issue with your Local Coordinator that cannot be resolved, or disagree over the inclusion of a goal or strategy in your WA NDIS Plan, please contact your your regional office and ask to speak with the Area Manager. The Area Managers supervise Local Coordinators, and can assist with resolving issues.
What is 'reasonable and necessary'?
(ii) in accordance with reasonable adjustments required under a law dealing with discrimination on the basis of disability.
general considerations, for example whether the strategies in the plan are aligned with WA NDIS principles.
f) a support that consists of income replacement.
For more information about decisions regarding reasonable and necessary supports, see the WA NDIS Operational Policy on Funded Supports - Reasonable and Necessary.
What service providers are available in the Lower South West region?
service providers have registered with Disability Services Commission (called 'endorsed providers') to provide services to people with disabilities and their families in the lower south west region. Many have yet to start service provision in the region. You can search for DSC endorsed service providers and learn more here (click on the webpage link 'Lower South West service provider search' to download an Excel spreadsheet). You or the person you care for are not restricted to being supported by the service providers on this list. You may also choose a private therapy provider or community organisation to support part(s) or all of your WA NDIS Plan. You would need to self-manage or share manage the part of your WA NDIS Plan paying private (or non-endorsed) service providers. You can view the WA NDIS operational policy for managing funding here.
I / my child need therapy services. Can that be included in a WA NDIS Plan?
YES. Psychologist, Occupational Therapist, Speech Pathologist and Physiotherapist services may be included in WA NDIS Plans. If you are uncertain as to which therapy services you / your child needs, and/or how much of each type of therapy; include a component in your WA NDIS Plan for "Multi-disciplinary" or "Trans-disciplinary" therapy. This will enable you and your therapy provider(s) to work out therapy goals and priorities over the duration of the WA NDIS Plan, with the aim of providing the greatest possible therapeutic benefit to you / your child. Please refer to page 14 of the WA NDIS Pricing Schedule herefor further information about including therapy in your WA NDIS Plan. Therapy can be included in WA NDIS Plans throughout the lifespan. Disability Services Commission have produced A guide to selecting therapy and specialist services which will assist you in making this decision.
What else can I include in my WA NDIS Plan? How much should strategies in a WA NDIS Plan cost?
How do I change or review my WA NDIS Plan?
Individual Plans developed in WA NDIS are reviewed at least once every 12 months to determine whether the plan supports assisted the person to achieve their plan goals. The review is undertaken with the person with disability and any other people they wish to include or otherwise identified person who may have relevant information. You can see the fact sheet on reviewing and appealing decisions here.
a period less than 12 months from the plan's endorsement date nominated at that time, as coinciding with anticipated life event points or a set of identified circumstances.
change in status related to eligibility requirements.
You can view the WA NDIS Review of Plans operational policy here. To request a review or appeal a decision, you can contact your Local Coordinator, Area Manager, or fill out the Decision Review/Appeal Request Form and send it to Disability Services Commission.
What if I have a problem or complaint about my WA NDIS Plan?
WA NDIS supports people with disability, their families and carers to maximise their level of choice and control. This includes the right to request a review of key decisions made by WA NDIS Coordinators. If the person is not happy with the outcome of the internal review process they have the right to request an appeal, overseen by an independent external panel. Disability Services Commission have developed a fact sheet detailing the complaints process for the WA NDIS trial. You can view the fact sheet here.


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Sage returns to his orphanage after a successful bout of thievery one day to find Connor waiting for him, having bought him to become an indentured servant, or so he says. Sage is knocked unconscious after resisting, waking to find himself in a wagon along with three other orphan boys who look just like him. At a stop for the night on the way to Connor's estate, Connor tells the boys that he needs their help in a dangerous plan, and that if any of them want to leave, now is the time to do it. When the boy Latimer asks to be taken home, he is killed by Connor's henchman, revealing how deadly and untrustworthy Connor is. Sage and the other two boys realize that they have no choice but to play Connor's game, the nature of which is revealed to them after their arrival at his grand estate. He needs a boy to impersonate the young Prince Jaron, who has been missing and presumed dead after his ship was attacked by pirates years ago. The recent deaths of the king, queen and crown prince have been kept secret so far, and Connor has only two weeks to train his "prince" before their deaths are made public and the prime regent Veldergrath makes his move for the throne. In the coming two weeks, Sage, Roden, and Tobias must learn as much as they can and compete to win the role of the false prince. And though winning means living a perpetual lie, the cruel end of Latimer leaves no question about the fate of the two who are not chosen. Sage's cunning and street smarts give him an advantage over the others, but his propensity for causing trouble makes him a less-than-ideal puppet for Connor. He makes tentative allies of Mott the henchman and the mute servant girl Imogen, but the competition between the boys soon becomes fierce and bloody. Sage has one last trick up his sleeve that he will need to save both his life and his country. But even if he wins, can he convince everyone that he is the heir to the throne?
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Q: Java Output if and else? I want to lexiographically arrange my strings.  My code also works. But when I enter the strings Hans, Anna and Max he gives me both the "if" and the "else" println. Where is the error?
import java.util.Scanner;

class ersteAufgabe {

public static void main(String args[]) {

          Scanner scan = new Scanner(System.in);
          String s1 = scan.nextLine();
          String s2 = scan.nextLine();
          String s3 = scan.nextLine();
          if (s1.compareTo(s2) < 0 & s1.compareTo(s3) < 0 & s2.compareTo(s1) > 0 & s2.compareTo(s3) < 0 & s3.compareTo(s1) > 0 & s3.compareTo(s2) > 0)
          {
            System.out.println("Ordnung:" + s1 +" "+ s2 +" " + s3);
          }
          if (s1.compareTo(s2) < 0 & s1.compareTo(s3) < 0 & s2.compareTo(s1) > 0 & s2.compareTo(s3) > 0 & s3.compareTo(s1) > 0 & s3.compareTo(s2) < 0)
          {
            System.out.println("Ordnung:" + s1 +" "+ s3 +" " + s2);
          }
          if (s1.compareTo(s2) > 0 & s1.compareTo(s3) < 0 & s2.compareTo(s3) < 0 & s2.compareTo(s1) < 0 & s3.compareTo(s1) > 0 & s3.compareTo(s2) > 0)
          {
            System.out.println("Ordnung:" + s2 +" "+ s1 +" " + s3);
          }
          if (s1.compareTo(s2) > 0 & s1.compareTo(s3) > 0 & s2.compareTo(s1) < 0 & s2.compareTo(s3) < 0 & s3.compareTo(s1) < 0 & s3.compareTo(s2) > 0)
          {
            System.out.println("Ordnung:" + s2 +" "+ s3 +" " + s1);
          }
          if (s1.compareTo(s2) < 0 & s1.compareTo(s3) > 0 & s2.compareTo(s3) > 0 & s2.compareTo(s1) > 0 & s3.compareTo(s1) < 0 & s3.compareTo(s2) < 0)
          {
            System.out.println("Ordnung:" + s3 +" "+ s1 +" " + s2);
          }
          if (s1.compareTo(s2) > 0 & s1.compareTo(s3) > 0 & s2.compareTo(s1) < 0 & s2.compareTo(s3) > 0 & s3.compareTo(s2) < 0 & s3.compareTo(s1) < 0)
          {
            System.out.println("Ordnung:" + s3 +" "+ s2 +" " + s1);
          } else{
              System.out.println("Ungueltige Eingabe");
          }

    }
 }

A: The else in your code is only connected to the last if. That means that if one of the other ifs is true (and the last if is false), the else is executed as well. So try this:
public static void main(String args[]) {

          Scanner scan = new Scanner(System.in);
          String s1 = scan.nextLine();
          String s2 = scan.nextLine();
          String s3 = scan.nextLine();
          if (s1.compareTo(s2) < 0 & s1.compareTo(s3) < 0 & s2.compareTo(s1) > 0 & s2.compareTo(s3) < 0 & s3.compareTo(s1) > 0 & s3.compareTo(s2) > 0)
          {
            System.out.println("Ordnung:" + s1 +" "+ s2 +" " + s3);
          }
          else if (s1.compareTo(s2) < 0 & s1.compareTo(s3) < 0 & s2.compareTo(s1) > 0 & s2.compareTo(s3) > 0 & s3.compareTo(s1) > 0 & s3.compareTo(s2) < 0)
          {
            System.out.println("Ordnung:" + s1 +" "+ s3 +" " + s2);
          }
          else if (s1.compareTo(s2) > 0 & s1.compareTo(s3) < 0 & s2.compareTo(s3) < 0 & s2.compareTo(s1) < 0 & s3.compareTo(s1) > 0 & s3.compareTo(s2) > 0)
          {
            System.out.println("Ordnung:" + s2 +" "+ s1 +" " + s3);
          }
          else if (s1.compareTo(s2) > 0 & s1.compareTo(s3) > 0 & s2.compareTo(s1) < 0 & s2.compareTo(s3) < 0 & s3.compareTo(s1) < 0 & s3.compareTo(s2) > 0)
          {
            System.out.println("Ordnung:" + s2 +" "+ s3 +" " + s1);
          }
          else if (s1.compareTo(s2) < 0 & s1.compareTo(s3) > 0 & s2.compareTo(s3) > 0 & s2.compareTo(s1) > 0 & s3.compareTo(s1) < 0 & s3.compareTo(s2) < 0)
          {
            System.out.println("Ordnung:" + s3 +" "+ s1 +" " + s2);
          }
          else if (s1.compareTo(s2) > 0 & s1.compareTo(s3) > 0 & s2.compareTo(s1) < 0 & s2.compareTo(s3) > 0 & s3.compareTo(s2) < 0 & s3.compareTo(s1) < 0)
          {
            System.out.println("Ordnung:" + s3 +" "+ s2 +" " + s1);
          } else{
              System.out.println("Ungueltige Eingabe");
          }
    }
 }

A: Your code is a series of ifs that are all independent other than the last one which is attached to your else. If you want that last else to act as an else for the entire chain, you need to convert your intermediate ifs to if elses.
if (condition1) {
    // Do something...
} else if (condition2) {
    // Do something else...
} else {
    // Do something if neither condition1 nor condition2
}

Side note: I see that you're using the bitwise and operator (&) instead of the boolean and operator (&&). Though it may work in your case, I would highly caution you against using bitwise operator for anything other than bitwise manipulation because it has a higher precedence than inequalities, whereas boolean operators have a lower precedence which may lead to unintended results.

A: You need need change your control statement to,
 if (s1.compareTo(s2) < 0 & s1.compareTo(s3) < 0 & s2.compareTo(s1) > 0 & s2.compareTo(s3) < 0 & s3.compareTo(s1) > 0 & s3.compareTo(s2) > 0) {
            System.out.println("Ordnung:" + s1 + " " + s2 + " " + s3);
        }
        else if (s1.compareTo(s2) < 0 & s1.compareTo(s3) < 0 & s2.compareTo(s1) > 0 & s2.compareTo(s3) > 0 & s3.compareTo(s1) > 0 & s3.compareTo(s2) < 0) {
            System.out.println("Ordnung:" + s1 + " " + s3 + " " + s2);
        }
        else if (s1.compareTo(s2) > 0 & s1.compareTo(s3) < 0 & s2.compareTo(s3) < 0 & s2.compareTo(s1) < 0 & s3.compareTo(s1) > 0 & s3.compareTo(s2) > 0) {
            System.out.println("Ordnung:" + s2 + " " + s1 + " " + s3);
        }
        else if (s1.compareTo(s2) > 0 & s1.compareTo(s3) > 0 & s2.compareTo(s1) < 0 & s2.compareTo(s3) < 0 & s3.compareTo(s1) < 0 & s3.compareTo(s2) > 0) {
            System.out.println("Ordnung:" + s2 + " " + s3 + " " + s1);
        }
        else if (s1.compareTo(s2) < 0 & s1.compareTo(s3) > 0 & s2.compareTo(s3) > 0 & s2.compareTo(s1) > 0 & s3.compareTo(s1) < 0 & s3.compareTo(s2) < 0) {
            System.out.println("Ordnung:" + s3 + " " + s1 + " " + s2);
        }
        else if (s1.compareTo(s2) > 0 & s1.compareTo(s3) > 0 & s2.compareTo(s1) < 0 & s2.compareTo(s3) > 0 & s3.compareTo(s2) < 0 & s3.compareTo(s1) < 0) {
            System.out.println("Ordnung:" + s3 + " " + s2 + " " + s1);
        } else {
            System.out.println("Ungueltige Eingabe");
        }

So that only one of them gets executed. What you have currently is multiple unrelated if statements!

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Thunder Road: A laugh, a tear and brilliant film
Posted by Editor on October 12, 2018 October 12, 2018
Two years ago, actor, director, and writer Jim Cummings (Hydrangea, Still Life) decided to release a 13-minute short film about Jimmy Arnaud, a policeman in America holding a eulogy for his dead mother. Thunder Road, which name was based on the Bruce Springsteen song, became an instant success as it won multiple prestigious awards all over the world. This incredibly unique short film proved to be the foundation of Cummings latest film, Thunder Road. This time it became a full-length feature film and just like the short, it turned to be an exceptionally funny, silly but also dark and serious movie in which Cummings is clearly the star.
It's been ages since we had seen such a hilariously sad opening scene as the one in Thunder Road. It's not only an incredibly long and beautiful continuous shot (congratulations to the team for that) but it also sets the tone for the rest of the film. Jimmy Arnaud (Jim Cummings) is overwhelmed by grief and sadness due to the passing of his mother but he still wants to respect her in the most honourable way. However, things don't go to plan at all and Jim is being publicly humiliated. Trying to forget that, he focusses more on his relationship with his daughter Crystal (Kendal Farr), who's going to fourth grade. Trying to do the best he can, it doesn't work out and he lacks the fundamental elements of parenting. Crystal is more attached to Jimmy's estranged wife (Jocelyn DeBoer) and so a divorce is the foreseen outcome. Jimmy had it all: The great looks, the very high-status job as a policeman and a wonderful family. However, since the death of his mum, his world is collapsing at a fast speed. How long will Jimmy be able to stand up before crumbling down completely?
From the start, it becomes clear that Thunder Road isn't like any movie you've ever seen before. The dancing scene, during which Jim is trying to pay tribute to his mother via his daughter's pink toy boombox, is worth gold. It's funny and witty but you also see some of the cracks in Jimmy's life. The fear of losing everyone and everything and the grief and sadness that has overcome him and that will keeps following him for the rest of the film. It's also brought to screen relatively simple (or at least it seems like that). Just one camera focussing on the leading character and closely brings him to life. Yes, there are aspects of violence such as fast action, gun fires, and explosions but the main focus in Thunder Road is without a doubt the long, hard and difficult period Jimmy is going through and the emotions that come with it.
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His daughter is being portrayed by the wonderful Kendal Farr (Sanitatum). She shows a very mature Crystal who's showing signs from adulthood but who at the same time is also still the playful and innocent child. She's someone who obviously learned some bad language from her dad. Jocelyn DeBoer (The Arrival, Buzz) is fabulous as Rosalind Arnaud, who's clearly fed up with the childish, irresponsible and juvenile (ex)-husband.
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SHAREHOLDER ALERT: Pomerantz Law Firm Reminds Shareholders with Losses on their Investment in Esperion Therapeutics, Inc. of Class Action Lawsuit and Upcoming Deadline – ESPR
By Pomerantz LLP
NEW YORK, NY / ACCESSWIRE / June 20, 2018 / Pomerantz LLP announces that a class action lawsuit has been filed against Esperion Therapeutics, Inc. ("Esperion" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: ESPR) and certain of its officers. The class action, filed in United States District Court, Eastern District of Michigan, and docketed under 18-cv-11438, is on behalf of a class consisting of investors who purchased or otherwise acquired Esperion securities between February 22, 2017, and May 1, 2018, both dates inclusive (the "Class Period"), seeking to recover damages caused by Defendants' violations of the federal securities laws and to pursue remedies under Sections 10(b) and 20(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act") and Rule 10b-5 promulgated thereunder, against the Company and certain of its top officials.
If you are a shareholder who purchased Esperion securities between February 22, 2017, and May 1, 2018, both dates inclusive, you have until July 6, 2018, to ask the Court to appoint you as Lead Plaintiff for the class. A copy of the Complaint can be obtained at www.pomerantzlaw.com. To discuss this action, contact Robert S. Willoughby at rswilloughby@pomlaw.com or 888.476.6529 (or 888.4-POMLAW), toll-free, Ext. 9980. Those who inquire by e-mail are encouraged to include their mailing address, telephone number, and the number of shares purchased.
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Esperion is a biopharmaceutical company that is primarily focused on the research and development of oral and small molecule therapies for the treatment of patients with elevated levels of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol and other cardio metabolic risk factors. Bempedoic acid and its lead product candidate, the bempedoic acid / ezetimibe combination pill, are targeted therapies focused on reducing elevated LDL-C levels in patients with hypercholesterolemia. The Company owns the exclude worldwide rights to bempedoic acid.
The Complaint alleges that throughout the Class Period, Defendants made materially false and misleading statements regarding the Company's business, operational and compliance policies. Specifically, Defendants made false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (i) Esperion's cholesterol-lowering medication, bempedoic acid, entailed serious undisclosed safety risks, including death; and (ii) as a result of the foregoing, Esperion's public statements were materially false and misleading at all relevant times.
On May 2, 2018, Esperion announced results from its second pivotal Phase 3 study for its cholesterol-lowering medication. Esperion reported that while the trial met the primary endpoint of safety and tolerability and the key efficacy endpoint, there were 13 deaths in the treatment group compared to only two in the control group.
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