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Life as a single mother is a richly rewarding, yet challenging experience. While there are many resources to help single mothers flourish, there is a limited amount of faith-based resources that help single moms reconnect to their faith.
Find the Pieces: A Biblical Study for Single Moms is a unique 6-week small group curriculum that connects single mothers with other women to explore the spiritual, social, and relational experiences that are uniquely yours. Participants can expect to dig deeply into the social stigmas of single motherhood, uncover the richness of Scripture that support and liberate single mothers, and discover new ways to engage in both the church and local community to undergird your family's walk with God. This interactive, social group is perfect for single moms from various backgrounds with children of all ages! The curriculum is full of resources and offers a flexible schedule for face-to-face and online facilitation.
Why Find the Pieces: A Biblical Study for Single Moms Necessary?
While single mothers are one of the largest female demographics in the church, it is also a demographic that is often overlooked and have limited access to resources that speak to the uniquely different needs of single mothers. Because single mothers often undergird much of the community, meeting the spiritual, emotional, and social needs of single mothers is critically important to developing long lasting, positive impact in sacred and secular spaces. Find the Pieces focuses on the biblical, social, and relational needs of single mothers giving life to entire communities in which they live, work, and worship.
There's nothing like this on the Christian studies market and is a needed and necessary resource for churches, small groups, and even non-profits who work with single mothers in a faith-based setting. –L. Smith, Atlanta
Participants will:
Unpack commonly held ideas about single motherhood found in the church and society and the diverse ways one can experience single motherhood;
Engage in group activities that offer practical application to the reading of Scripture;
Learn new ways of reading the stories of women like Hagar and the Widow Woman in 1 Kings 17 as a point of liberation and affirmation;
Develop new understandings about life as a single mother and God's unending love;
And build a support system of women who can serve as newfound friends and accountability partners.
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It is the metropolitan county of England. The appearance of the country is generally flat, with slight elevations on the Herts border and in the N. suburbs of London. The Thames, and its affluents the Colne, Lea, and Brent, are the only rivers, although there are several smaller streams in the co. Middlesex is likewise traversed by the Grand Junction, Paddington, and Regent Canals, also by the New River, an artificial watercourse constructed in the reign of James I. in connection with the water supply of the metropolis. The London clay forms the greater part of the soil, so that it is generally poor for farming operations except in some places on the banks of the Thames. Farming is carried on with much spirit, and with scientific attention. (For agricultural statistics, see Appendix.) A large number of market-gardens, in connection with the metropolitan supplies are to be found in the co. The co. comprises 6 hundreds, 222 pars., the parl. bors. of London City (2 members, and London University, 1 member), Bethnal Green (2 members), Chelsea (1), Finsbury (3), Fulham (1), Hackney (3), Hammersmith (1), Hampstead (1), Islington (4), Kensington (2), Marylebone (2), Paddington (2), St Pancras (4), Shoreditch (2), Tower Hamlets (7), and Westminster (3). It is mostly in the diocese of London. For Parliamentary purposes th" co. is divided into 7 divisions, viz., Enfield, Tottenham, Hornsey, Harrow, Baling, Brentford, and Uxbridge each division returning 1 member; the representation of Middlesex was increased from 2 to 7 members in 1885.
Vision of Britain presents long-run change by redistricting historical statistics to modern units. However, none of our modern units covers an area close to that of Middlesex. If you want trends covering a particular location within the county, find it on our historical maps and then select "Tell me more".
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Holiday, it's like entering a story of a fairy tale for a very pleasant trip.
MY COLLEGE FRIENDS AND I TAKE BALI!!!
Go and watch us eat our weights and make random friends in Bali!
When a long holiday arrives, such as a school vacation, scheduling a trip to a small and beautiful island will have an interesting story.
Like we will go into fairy tales.
There are many valuable experiences that will also be obtained with friends when we are on vacation.
Vacation to BALI is the right choice, besides that this island has a beautiful natural charm and also has a variety of tourist attractions that are very charming and easy to reach.
Scheduling a long vacation in Bali with school friends will provide many tourism options here.
You can explore, enjoy the beach panorama, climb the mountain, enjoy the cool and beautiful lakes, and of course you can also explore the countryside with very friendly people.
And this is a valuable story and experience while on vacation with friends, sometimes sitting along the road while drinking and laughing together.
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The majestic mountains range that is full of challenges is always waiting for you to visit it.If the sunset is very identical to the beach panorama, And will reveal its beauty at sunrise.
first you can do a camp on the hill on Asah Hill.
Wow, imagine how the thrill of camping on the cliff below is the expanse of the high seas.
A variety of collections that are famous and rare throughout the world.
rice fields with a panorama of beauty will also color every memory you visit to Bali.
the target of our journey today and have a nice day. Ancient buildings & that provide cool and fresh rural air.
Batu Belig Beach, Visiting with family especially.
with children will be an attractive choice, because they can more freely enjoy nature, beauty and harmony of the beach.
And hopefully your journey and your friends will be forever familiar.


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"Show Me Your Love" is the third English language single by Lebanese-German singer Fady Maalouf from the Blessed. Although it did not appear in the original Blessed released after he became runner-up in  2008 of Deutschland sucht den Superstar, however it was included in the Blessed: New Edition (Double CD) released a double CD package on 28 November 2008 that includes same materials as the original release but also new unreleased tracksand new versions including two versions of "Show Me Your Love" (the single version and the videoclip version).

Music video
The music video is shot around and inside a pool with Fady Maalouf singing most of the sing under water. The concept of the video was Fady Maalouf's own as he said to Al Arabiyya satellite station reporter.

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2009 singles
2009 songs
Fady Maalouf songs
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Africa Safari Experts > Blog > Saving The Rhino Before It's Too Late
Saving The Rhino Before It's Too Late
By Stef Black on March 18, 2014
Our rhino are disappearing, and their best hope of survival, perhaps, is tourism, more specifically Eco-tourism. More and more of our guests are seeing the merit in supporting safari tours that actively get involved with saving their one true resource – the animals.
Camps can be built, and private reserves demarcated, but the rate of poaching going on in Southern Africa threatens to confine the safari experience to nostalgic history books. Last year alone, more than 1,000 rhinos were recorded as poached, a 100% increase on 2012. It's an activity that has been going on for years but is now reaching chronic proportions. The principal motivation for severing the horn (the rest of the carcass is abandoned) is for black market exports to the Far East, used for alleged medicinal purposes. It's also popular as a handle on ceremonial jambiya daggers in Yemen.
Close-up of the majestic and beautiful Rhino
But we're trying to put a stop to that. &Beyond is one of Southern Destinations' preferred partners, managing and owning more than 30 safari camps across Southern Africa. Together with Great Plains Conservation they have launched the Zeros for Rhinos initiative, which plans to relocate up to a 100 rhino to safer parks in Botswana during 2014.
Joss Kent, CEO of &Beyond had this to say in their press announcement: 'Botswana has an excellent security system in place to protect these endangered animals and will be a safe haven for the relocated rhino. A project this size requires a strong partnership and a huge resource pool to pull it off. We share the same mission and operating ethos as Great Plains and together we believe we can make this happen'.
You can imagine the logistical challenge of loading up a grumpy five ton animal into a lorry and driving it 500kms, once every three days! More than US$8 million will be needed to undertake this groundbreaking project, so ongoing fundraisers are vital. Guests of Southern Destinations can feel that they are actively assisting in saving these iconic animals.
Touching encounter with a mother Rhino and her calf
Great Plains Conservation was born out of a desire to save Africa's wildlife by creating sustainable safaris that place the animals' well-being and survival above all else. Today they manage a range of conservation projects and eco-solutions that not only protect the wildlife, but solve the economic problems of those living in proximity – prone to poverty and the temptation to poach. Great Plains Conservation is also noted for its work with famous wildlife filmmaker Derek Joubert.
A Rhino at full-charge showing off its agility and speed
Also on the bandwagon are the Shamwari Group, who offer discounts on specific packages for those making minimum donations of US$250. And another contributing tourism company is Desert & Delta who have put together a specific Rhino Package which includes a donation to protecting the rhino.
Apart from man, the rhino has no serious enemies in the bush, even though it is a herbivore. Usually docile, but capable of remarkable speed and agility, the Rhino can be easy prey while at a drinking hole. There are two main species of African Rhino: the white rhino, which is more commonly found with around 17,000 animals residing mostly in South African Game Parks; and the black rhino which is the most endangered, with reportedly fewer than 2,500 animals still left. One of its sub-species (the West African Rhino) was already declared extinct in 2011.
By travelling with Southern Destinations and staying at selected camps, you will be directly contributing to the Zeros for Rhinos initiative and help to protect this incredible species for future generations.
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"Why are you using Google instead of the App Store?" If that question doesn't immediately make sense to you, don't feel bad: it took some explaining for me as well.
An iPad-using colleague of mine heard that question the other day, from someone who was urging him to search the App Store—not the great big unfocused Web—for the answer to a question. Heck of an idea.
The label of "Web 2.0" has taken so much flak that no one's really swung at the ball of "Web 3.0," despite Marc Benioff's pitch two years ago – but that label has some real utility, I believe, to describe the powerful and appealing trend toward offering an app that defines a context—as well as the content—of an answer to someone's question.
Consider the success of technology waves, not in terms of what they offer, but rather in terms of what they hide. Web 1.0, defined by the simple browser, took all the nuisance of finding and making connections and buried it behind the metaphor of hyperlinks in pages. Web 2.0, the interactive Web page, took the next step by burying the mechanisms of editing web-page content into the abstractions of Wikis and blogs.
If there's a Web 3.0, and I believe there is, it's found in the burial of application deployment and delivery into the abstractions of the App Store and the salesforce.com AppExchange. Find it. Research it. Try it. Buy it. That's the abstraction on the demand side, and the supply-side abstraction is like unto it: Conceive it. Design it. Create it. Sell it.
Barrier to market entry? What's that?
We kicked this around the other day in the context of a mildly controversial Wired article, "The Web is Dead. Long Live the Internet." Plenty of things are wrong with that article, mainly the focus on bandwidth consumed – rather than number of interactions accomplished, or number of answers found. Even so, there's the germ of an important opportunity in noting that people increasingly spend hours every day using the Internet, without ever leaving the frame of reference of a handful of applications.
The article's opening makes the point concisely:
You've spent the day on the Internet — but not on the Web… Over the past few years, one of the most important shifts in the digital world has been the move from the wide-open Web to semiclosed platforms that use the Internet for transport but not the browser for display.
I'd correct that last sentence to say, "but not the Web-page metaphor for display": Facebook, after all, is called up by many people using a browser, but once they're in Facebook the browser is merely the invisible and ignored container of their next few hours' experience.
Nor is this a new idea. At Microsoft's Professional Developer Conference in 2003, as I reported at that time, Microsoft offered developers the prospect of powerful application authoring aids on The Platform Then Known as Longhorn. Keynote guests from Amazon.com—despite that company's being a Linux shop—enthusiastically demonstrated a rich, thick-client immersive retail experience that looked like walking through a store rather than reading a Web page. If Microsoft had delivered the product ultimately labeled Vista a few years sooner and a whole lot better, PDC'10 might still need the Los Angeles Convention Center to hold it, instead of being tucked (for the first time ever) into a corner of the Microsoft campus.
It's looking as if other channels will deliver where thick-client devices and platforms could not. Developers will do well to think in these terms and exploit these opportunities.
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Ultra-personalisation is already tipped to be one of the big trends of 2019, and the food industry is no exception. But if you thought this was all about making sure you always get your favourite cheese sandwich in the lunch queue, think bigger. Instead, imagine having your own food created to in front of you by a machine using your own exact specifications.
Based in Dnipro, Ukraine, Flasty has been developing 3D printers for food since 2014.
The machines can create elaborate mini sculptures from dough, cheese, spreads and desserts, but specialise in the art of working with chocolate.
Using a digital design and manufacturing process, the printer slowly builds each shape layer by layer. Print times depend on the ingredients used, as well as the intricacy and size of the design. A iced pattern can take a few minutes, while a larger chocolate figure could take more than half an hour.
The machines will set you back a pricy $1,600, although the company claims that still substantially cheaper than similar machines on the market. Instead, they're already working with restaurants in Ukraine, Russia, Bulgaria, Georgia, Portugal, and Estonia — and even pulled in the crowds at the Consumer Electronic Show in Las Vegas earlier this month.
To see more of the machine at work, visit the company's website here.


Australian College of Nursing has released the current 2018 course dates. Look at ACEN Courses for your course in your state or preferred city. ACEN currently offers the recently updated TNCC – Trauma Nurse Core Course, ENPC – Emergency Nursing Paediatric Course, ITLS – International Trauma Life Support, and the PTLS – Paediatric Trauma Life Support. Contact ACEN for further information and booking.
Why is the research being conducted?
Interruptions have been found to be associated with medication administration errors, leading to interventions aimed at reducing or eliminating interruptions. However, nurses have been observed to have different ways of managing interruptions that do not involve the reduction or elimination of interruptions. Nurses have also been found to define interruptions differently compared to researchers. Therefore, the purpose of this research is to understand how nurses define and manage interruptions, as well as their perception of current interruption-handling interventions. This project is conducted by researchers from both the Safety Science Innovation Lab at Griffith University and Cognitive Engineering Research Group at the University of Queensland.
Please contact If participants have any queries or if they seek further information, they can contact Jonathan Gao e-mail: jonathan.gao@griffithuni.edu.au).
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Kiribati is a nation of scattered islands spread across 3.5 million square kilometres of the Central Pacific. The main island of South Tarawa, a long thin atoll of roughly 15 square kilometres, holds almost half of the country's 100,000 people, with a population density similar to Hong Kong, but very little infrastructure.Tungaru Central Hospital (TCH), the country's largest referral hospital, is one of the country's only providers of tertiary care, and sees large numbers of high acuity patients both from South Tarawa, and the Outer Islands.
The busy emergency department, as the gateway to the rest of the hospital, is consistently at or over its capacity of around 20 beds, however until very recently there have been no permanent nurses assigned to the area except the Nurse Unit Manager. A systemic shortage of nurses in Kiribati requires constant rotation of nurses to cover staffing gaps. This has prevented the development of specialised skills in any areas except midwifery. The Kiribati Emergency Nurse Training Program has marked a break in this tradition, with a recognition that the needs of the Emergency Department require a stable cohort of nursing staff with appropriate skills.
The Kiribati Emergency Nurse Training program was developed in consultation with core staff while working in the ED during a month long volunteer visit to support a medical training program in 2016.
The Australian College of Emergency Nursing has taken a leadership role in endorsing the course and accrediting the program for 80 hours of CPD points. This is the first step in a long term vision for a post graduate pathway in specialised emergency training for nurses in Kiribati.
Funding for the program was obtained in partnership with Australian FACEM Dr Brady Tassicker via the International Development Fund Grant (IDFG) branch of the Australasian College of Emergency Medicine (ACEM). This has been a very positive exercise in nursing and medicine collaborating to achieve shared goals, as Brady spent a year in 2016 supporting the medical capacity of the department at TCH. The course content included the Basic Emergency Care Course (BEC) recently developed by Dr Teri Reynolds at WHO. This covers an introduction to a structured ABCDE assessment and treatment of life threatening conditions.
Supporting material was designed and written both to provide background to the BEC content, and to specifically address issues relevant to the Kiribati emergency nursing environment, including acute local presentations such as fish poisoning and in depth coverage of NCD's. The nurses were also taught the use of ISBAR to facilitate effective handover and escalation of clinical concerns.
The format of both course components included theoretical and practical sessions, taught three days per week for three weeks and assessed via both written and practical exam.
Sixteen nurses who had expressed a keenness to develop emergency skills and remain in this area long term were chosen to participate, in consultation with the Nurse Unit Managers and the Principal Nursing Officers responsible for rostering. This included 12 nurses from Tungaru Central Hospital and 4 from Betio, the smaller hospital at the other end of South Tarawa.
These 16 nurses will form the core group of Emergency nurses that are retained permanently in the ED environment, with future rotation only occurring between the 2 emergency departments.
Two further places were created at the request of the principal of the Nursing School to enable two lecturers to participate and thus create a benefit for the next generation of young I-Kiribati nurses.
Despite the difficulties of removing 16 nurses from what is already very tight rostering, the PNO's ensured that all the nurses were able to attend every one of the education days. The nurses worked hard to fit their shifts around the study days and many worked afternoon shifts after full days of lessons as well as weekends and night shifts. Many nurses also had families and babies or young children to care for as well.
The nursing staff fostered a wonderful environment of mutual support and encouragement throughout the course, which is an extension of the strong teamwork that is practiced in both hospitals.
The trajectory of theoretical and practical skill development measured over the course was universally impressive. Pre and post testing demonstrated dramatic changes, and on completion all students received either Distinction or High Distinction.
The graduation ceremony was a wonderful celebration of the effort the nurses put into the course and the results of their achievements. The graduation was supported and attended by a wide representation of hospital administration, the doctor in charge of the ED – Dr Tanebu and the Permanent Secretary from the Ministry of Health, who awarded the certificates.
This program was Part 1 of an anticipated 2 Part course. The second part of this course will see the introduction of training and mentoring in Triage skills. Although there are some infrastructures challenges before Triage can be introduced, the momentum is there to facilitate this happening. Both the nurses and the hospital administration are enthusiastic and committed to ongoing nursing development in Kiribati.
From a chance encounter in 2015 with Dr Brady Tassicker at the International Emergency Care conference at the Alfred in Melbourne, this program has evolved in a way that neither of us could have anticipated. It is an ongoing joy and a privilege to be part of this inspiring community of nurses.
LAS VEGAS – Three members of the International Trauma Life Support (ITLS) Board of Directors — two new members and one incumbent— were elected to the Board during ITLS' International Trauma Conference Business Session on November 11. Among the newly elected Board members is Liz Cloughessy, AM, RN, Mast Health Mgt, FAEN(USA), of Sydney, NSW, Australia. She will serve a three-year term on the Board. Ms. Cloughessy is the Executive Director of the Australian College of Emergency Nursing and has served on its Board of Directors since 2000. Ms. Cloughessy has been the Chapter Coordinator for the Australia and New Zealand chapter of ITLS since facilitating the introduction of the ITLS (then BTLS) course in 2003. In this role, she is actively involved in the promotion, coordination, and teaching of ITLS programs including ITLS, ITLS Pediatric, and ITLS Military throughout Australia and New Zealand. At the international level, she is a dedicated member of the ITLS Global Development, Chapter Support, and Conference Planning committees, as well as the Editorial Board Research Workgroup and the Conference Planning Education and Competition workgroups. Ms. Cloughessy currently serves on the United States Emergency Nursing Association International Advisory Council. She has developed an Indigenous Healthcare Worker Advanced First Aid and Basic Life Support program and manual for the indigenous workers within Central Australia. She was also honored with a National Order of Australia Recognition Award (Australian Member AM) in 2004 for services to Emergency Care in Emergency, Disaster and Trauma. International Trauma Life Support (ITLS) is a global not-for-profit organization dedicated to preventing death and disability from trauma through education and emergency trauma care.
ACEN is pleased to announce that Liz Cloughessy, MHA, RN, FAEN Australia have been appointed to the ENA International Advisory Council along with international colleagues. G. Joop Breuer, RN, CEN, CCRN Netherlands; Janet L. Calnan, RN Canada; Seleem Choudhury, MSN, MBA, RN, CEN Colorado, USA; Gerardo Jasso Mexico; and Janet Youd United Kingdom.


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S. 579 (114th)
S. 579 (114th): Inspector General Empowerment Act of 2015
Feb 26, 2015: Introduced May 5, 2015: Reported by Senate Committee
(Select Other Version) Feb 26, 2015: Introduced
(Select) H.R. 6450 Inspector General Empowerment Act of 2016 (ENR) H.R. 2395 Inspector General Empowerment Act of 2016 (RFS) S. 3011 Bolster Accountability to Drive Government Efficiency and Reform Washington Act of 2016 (PCS)
The text of the bill below is as of May 5, 2015 (Reported by Senate Committee). The bill was not enacted into law.
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Mr. Grassley (for himself, Mrs. McCaskill, Mr. Johnson, Ms. Baldwin, and Mrs. Ernst) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
Reported by Mr. Johnson, with an amendment
Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic
To amend the Inspector General Act of 1978 to strengthen the independence of the Inspectors General, and for other purposes.
This Act may be cited as the Inspector General Empowerment Act of 2015 .
Sec. 2. Removal of Inspectors General.
Sec. 3. Additional authority provisions for Inspectors General.
Sec. 4. Additional responsibilities and resources of the Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency.
Sec. 5. Reports and additional information.
Sec. 6. Technical and conforming amendments.
Removal of Inspectors General
The Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended—
in section 3—
in the section header, by inserting administrative leave; after removal; ;
by striking An Inspector General and inserting (1) An Inspector General ;
in paragraph (1), as so designated, by striking the last sentence; and
An Inspector General may not be placed in a paid or unpaid, nonduty status by the President—
unless the President, not later than 48 hours after the President issues the directive to place the Inspector General in such status, communicates in writing to both Houses of Congress the reasons for such action, which shall be limited to evidence that the continued presence in the workplace of the Inspector General may—
pose a threat to the employee or others;
result in loss of or damage to property of the Federal Government; or
otherwise jeopardize legitimate interests of the Federal Government; and
for more than 10 days, unless the Integrity Committee of the Council of the Inspectors General for Integrity and Efficiency submits to the President a written recommendation for additional time, which is acted upon by the President, and the decision is communicated immediately to both Houses of Congress.
Nothing in this subsection shall prohibit a personnel action otherwise authorized by law.
in section 8G(e)—
in paragraph (2), by striking the last sentence; and
An Inspector General may not be placed in a paid or unpaid, nonduty status by the head of a designated Federal entity—
unless the head of the designated Federal entity, not later than 48 hours after the head of the designated Federal entity issues the directive to place the Inspector General in such status, communicates in writing to both Houses of Congress the reasons for such action, which shall be limited to evidence that the continued presence in the workplace of the Inspector General may—
for more than 10 days, unless the Integrity Committee of the Council of the Inspectors General for Integrity and Efficiency submits to the head of the designated Federal entity a written recommendation for additional time, which is acted upon by the head of the designated Federal entity, and the decision is communicated immediately to both Houses of Congress.
Additional authority provisions for Inspectors General
Subpoena authority for Inspectors General To require testimony of certain persons
The Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.), as amended by section 2, is further amended—
in section 5(a)—
in paragraph (15), by striking and at the end;
in paragraph (16), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and ; and
by inserting at the end the following:
a description of the use of subpoenas for the attendance and testimony of certain witnesses under section 6A.
by inserting after section 6 the following:
Additional authority
Testimonial subpoena authority
In addition to the authority otherwise provided by this Act and in accordance with the requirements of this section, each Inspector General, in carrying out the provisions of this Act, is authorized to require by subpoena the attendance and testimony of certain witnesses, including a contractor with the Federal Government and any former Federal employee (but not including any Federal employee, who is otherwise obligated to provide testimony and cooperate with the Inspector General), necessary in the performance of the functions assigned by this Act, which subpoena, in the case of contumacy or refusal to obey, shall be enforceable by order of any appropriate United States district court.
Panel review before issuance
Approval required
Before the issuance of a subpoena described in subsection (a), an Inspector General shall submit a request for approval to issue a subpoena by a majority of a panel (in this section referred to as the Subpoena Panel ), which shall be comprised of 3 members of the Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency, as designated by the Executive Chairperson of the Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency.
Time to respond
Except as provided in subparagraph (B), not later than 10 days after the date on which a request for approval to issue a subpoena is submitted under paragraph (1), the Subpoena Panel shall approve or deny the request.
Additional information for panel
If the Subpoena Panel determines that additional information is necessary to approve or deny a request for approval to issue a subpoena under subparagraph (A), the Subpoena Panel shall, not later than 20 days after the date on which the request is submitted—
request the additional information; and
approve or deny the request.
Denial by panel
If a majority of the members of the Subpoena Panel votes to deny a request for approval to issue a subpoena under subparagraph (B)(ii), the subpoena may not be issued.
Notice to Attorney General
If the Subpoena Panel approves a request for approval to issue a subpoena under subsection (b)(2), the Inspector General shall notify the Attorney General that the Inspector General intends to issue the subpoena.
Decision of Attorney General
Not later than 10 days after the date on which the Attorney General is notified under paragraph (1), the Attorney General may—
object to the issuance of the subpoena if the subpoena will interfere with an ongoing investigation; or
approve the issuance of the subpoena.
Issuance of subpoena approved
If the Attorney General approves the issuance of the subpoena or does not object to the issuance of the subpoena during the 10-day period described in paragraph (2), the Inspector General may issue the subpoena.
Inclusion in annual report
Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, and every year thereafter, each Inspector General shall submit to the Chairperson of the Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency the number of times the Inspector General issued a subpoena under this section, which shall be included by the Chairperson in the annual report required under section 11(b)(3)(B)(viii).
Nothing in this section shall be construed to affect the exercise by an Inspector General of any testimonial subpoena authority established under any other provision of law.
Matching program and Paperwork Reduction Act exception for inspectors general
Section 6 of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended by adding at the end the following:
In this subsection, the terms agency, matching program, record, and system of records have the meanings given those terms in section 552a(a) of title 5, United States Code.
For purposes of section 552a of title 5, United States Code, or any other provision of law, a computerized comparison of 2 or more automated Federal systems of records, or a computerized comparison of a Federal system of records with other records or non-Federal records, performed by an Inspector General or by an agency in coordination with an Inspector General in conducting an audit, investigation, inspection, evaluation, or other review authorized under this Act shall not be considered a matching program.
Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to impede the exercise by an Inspector General of any matching program authority established under any other provision of law.
Subchapter I of chapter 35 of title 44, United States Code, shall not apply to the collection of information during the conduct of an audit, investigation, inspection, evaluation, or other review conducted by the Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency or any Office of Inspector General, including any Office of Special Inspector General.
Additional responsibilities and resources of the Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency
Section 11 of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended—
in paragraph (1)(B), by striking Director of National Intelligence and inserting Intelligence Community ; and
by amending paragraph (3)(B)(viii) to read as follows:
prepare and transmit an annual report on behalf of the Council on the activities of the Council to—
the President;
the appropriate committees of jurisdiction in the Senate and the House of Representatives;
the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate; and
the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform of the House of Representatives.
in subsection (c)(1)—
in subparagraph (G), by striking and at the end;
by redesignating subparagraph (H) as subparagraph (I); and
by inserting after subparagraph (G) the following:
receive, review, and mediate any disputes submitted in writing to the Council by an Office of Inspector General regarding an audit, investigation, inspection, evaluation, or project that involves the jurisdiction of more than 1 Office of Inspector General; and
in subsection (d)—
by striking subparagraph (C);
by redesignating subparagraphs (A), (B), and (D) as clauses (i), (ii), and (iii), respectively, and adjusting the margins accordingly;
in the matter preceding clause (i), as so redesignated, by striking The Integrity and inserting the following:
The Integrity
in clause (i), as so redesignated, by striking , who and all that follows through Committee ;
in clause (iii), as so redesignated, by inserting or the designee of the Director before the period at the end; and
The Integrity Committee shall elect 1 of the Inspectors General referred to in subparagraph (A)(ii) to act as Chairperson of the Committee (in this subsection referred to as the Chairperson).
The term of office of the Chairperson shall be 2 years.
Review of allegations
Not later than 7 days after the date on which the Integrity Committee receives an allegation of wrongdoing against an Inspector General or against a staff member of an Office of Inspector General described under paragraph (4)(C), the allegation of wrongdoing shall be reviewed and referred to the Department of Justice or the Office of Special Counsel for investigation, or to the Integrity Committee for review, as appropriate, by—
a representative of the Department of Justice, as designated by the Attorney General;
a representative of the Office of Special Counsel, as designated by the Special Counsel; and
a representative of the Integrity Committee, as designated by the Chairperson.
Referral to the Chairperson
Not later than 7 days after the date on which an allegation of wrongdoing is referred to the Integrity Committee under subparagraph (A), the Integrity Committee shall determine whether to refer the allegation of wrongdoing to the Chairperson to initiate an investigation.
in subparagraph (A), by striking paragraph (5)(C) and inserting paragraph (5)(B) ; and
in subparagraph (B)(i), by striking may and inserting shall ;
in subparagraph (B)—
in clause (i)—
in subclause (III), by striking and at the end;
in subclause (IV), by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and
except as provided in clause (ii), ensuring, to the extent possible, that investigations are conducted by Offices of Inspector General of similar size;
creating a regular rotation of Inspectors General assigned to investigate allegations through the Integrity Committee; and
creating procedures to avoid conflicts of interest for Integrity Committee investigations.
by redesignating clause (ii) as clause (iii); and
by inserting after clause (i) the following:
The requirement under clause (i)(V) shall not apply to any Office of Inspector General with less than 50 employees who are authorized to conduct audits or investigations.
by striking subparagraph (C); and
by inserting after subparagraph (B) the following:
Completion of investigation
If an allegation of wrongdoing is referred to the Chairperson under paragraph (5)(B), the Chairperson—
shall complete the investigation not later than 120 days after the date on which the Integrity Committee made such a referral;
if the investigation cannot be completed within the 120-day period described in clause (i), shall—
promptly notify the congressional committees described in paragraph (8)(A)(iii); and
brief the congressional committees described in paragraph (8)(A)(iii) every 30 days until the investigation is complete.
Concurrent investigation
If an allegation of wrongdoing against an Inspector General or a staff member of an Office of Inspector General described under paragraph (4)(C) is referred to the Department of Justice or the Office of Special Counsel under paragraph (5)(A), the Chairperson may conduct any related investigation referred to the Chairperson under paragraph (5)(B) concurrently with the Department of Justice or the Office of Special Counsel, as applicable.
Integrity Committee investigations
For each investigation of an allegation of wrongdoing referred to the Chairperson under paragraph (5)(B), the Chairperson shall submit to members of the Integrity Committee a report containing the results of the investigation.
For each allegation of wrongdoing referred to the Department of Justice or the Office of Special Counsel under paragraph (5)(A), the Attorney General or the Special Counsel, as applicable, shall submit to the Integrity Committee a report containing the results of the investigation.
Availability to Congress
Any Member of Congress shall have access to any report authored by the Integrity Committee.
by striking paragraph (8)(A)(iii) and inserting the following:
submit the report, with the recommendations of the Integrity Committee, to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate, the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform of the House of Representatives, and other congressional committees of jurisdiction; and
following the submission of the report under clause (iii) and upon request by any Member of Congress, submit the report, with the recommendations of the Integrity Committee, to that Member.
in paragraph (9)(B), by striking other agencies and inserting the Department of Justice or the Office of Special Counsel ;
in paragraph (10), by striking any of the following and all that follows through the period at the end and inserting any Member of Congress. ; and
Allegations of wrongdoing against special counsel or deputy special counsel
Special counsel defined
In this paragraph, the term Special Counsel means the Special Counsel appointed under section 1211(b) of title 5, United States Code.
Authority of integrity committee
An allegation of wrongdoing against the Special Counsel or the Deputy Special Counsel may be received, reviewed, and referred for investigation to the same extent and in the same manner as in the case of an allegation against an Inspector General or against a staff member of an Office of Inspector General described under paragraph (4)(C), subject to the requirement that the representative designated by the Special Counsel under paragraph (5)(A)(ii) shall recuse himself or herself from the consideration of any allegation brought under this paragraph.
Coordination with existing provisions of law
This paragraph does not eliminate access to the Merit Systems Protection Board for review under section 7701 of title 5, United States Code. To the extent that an allegation brought under this subsection involves section 2302(b)(8) of that title, a failure to obtain corrective action within 120 days after the date on which the allegation is received by the Integrity Committee shall, for purposes of section 1221 of such title, be considered to satisfy section 1214(a)(3)(B) of that title.
The Integrity Committee may prescribe any rules or regulations necessary to carry out this paragraph, subject to such consultation or other requirements as may otherwise apply.
The Chairperson of the Council shall maintain the records of the Integrity Committee.
Authorization of appropriations for Council
For the purposes of carrying out this section, there are authorized to be appropriated into the revolving fund described in subsection (c)(3)(B), out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the following sums:
$8,500,000 for fiscal year 2016.
$10,000,000 for fiscal year 2019.
Reports and additional information
Report on vacancies in the offices of inspector general
The Comptroller General shall—
conduct a study of prolonged vacancies in the Offices of Inspector General during which a temporary appointee has served as the head of the office that includes—
the number and duration of Inspector General vacancies;
an examination of the extent to which the number and duration of such vacancies has changed over time;
an evaluation of the impact such vacancies have had on the ability of the relevant Office of the Inspector General to effectively carry out statutory requirements; and
recommendations to minimize the duration of such vacancies;
not later than 9 months after the date of enactment of this Act, present a briefing on the findings of the study conducted under paragraph (1) to—
the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform of the House of Representatives; and
not later than 15 months after the date of enactment of this Act, submit a report on the findings of the study conducted under paragraph (1) to the committees described in paragraph (2).
Report on issues involving multiple offices of inspector general
The Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency shall—
conduct an analysis of critical issues that involve the jurisdiction of more than 1 individual Federal agency or entity to identify—
each such issue that could be better addressed through greater coordination among, and cooperation between, individual Offices of Inspector General;
the best practices that can be employed by the Offices of Inspector General to increase coordination and cooperation on each issue identified; and
any recommended statutory changes that would facilitate coordination and cooperation among the Offices of Inspector General on critical issues; and
not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, submit a report on the findings of the analysis described in paragraph (1) to—
Not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of this Act, and every 6 months thereafter, the Office of Inspector General (in this subsection referred to as the Office) of each Federal agency or department shall submit to the appropriate committees of jurisdiction in the Senate and the House of Representatives, the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate, and the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform of the House of Representatives—
a report on each investigation conducted by the Office involving employees of the Federal agency or department, as applicable, receiving pay at the rate specified for GS–15 level or above of the General Schedule under section 5332 of title 5, United States Code, where misconduct was found but no prosecution resulted, including—
a detailed description of the facts and circumstances of the investigation; and
a detailed description of the status and disposition of the matter, including—
if the matter was referred to the Department of Justice, the date of the referral; and
if the Department of Justice declined the referral, the date of the declination and an explanation of the reasons for the declination;
reports authored by the Office that are not available to the public;
a detailed description of any instance of whistleblower retaliation, including information about the official found to have engaged in retaliation and what, if any, consequences the Federal agency or department imposed to hold that official accountable, provided that the Office obtains whistleblower consent before revealing any personally identifiable information to Congress;
a detailed description of any attempt by the Federal agency or department, as applicable, to interfere with the independence of the Office, including—
with communication between the Office and Congress; and
with budget constraints designed to limit the capabilities of the Office; and
detailed descriptions of the particular circumstances of each—
investigation, evaluation, and audit conducted by the Office that is closed and was not disclosed to the public;
outstanding unimplemented recommendation of the Office, as well as the aggregate potential cost savings of those open recommendations; and
incident where the Federal agency or department, as applicable, has resisted or objected to oversight activities of the Office or restricted or significantly delayed access to information, including the justification of the Federal agency or department for such action; and
a narrative description of any audit, evaluation, and investigation provided by the Office to the Federal agency or department, as applicable, for comment but not returned within 60 days.
Availability to members of Congress
The information described in paragraph (1) shall be available upon request by any Member of Congress.
Technical and conforming amendments
Repeals
Inspector General Act of 2008
Section 7(b) of the Inspector General Reform Act of 2008 (Public Law 110–409; 122 Stat. 4312; 5 U.S.C. 1211 note) is repealed.
Overseas contingency operations
Section 744 of the Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2009 (division D of Public Law 111–8; 123 Stat. 693; 5 U.S.C. App. 8L) is repealed.
Agency applicability
The Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.), as amended by this Act, is further amended—
in section 8M—
in subsection (a)(1)—
by striking Each agency and inserting Each Federal agency and designated Federal entity ; and
by striking that agency each place that term appears and inserting that Federal agency or designated Federal entity ; and
in paragraph (1), by striking agency and inserting Federal agency and designated Federal entity ; and
in paragraph (2), by striking agency each place that term appears and inserting Federal agency and designated Federal entity ; and
in section 11(c)(3)(A)(ii), by striking department, agency, or entity of the executive branch and inserting Federal agency or designated Federal entity .
The amendments made by paragraph (1) shall take effect on the date that is 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act.
Requirements for Inspectors General websites
Section 8M(b)(1) of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.), as amended by subsection (b)(1), is further amended—
in subparagraph (A), by striking report or audit (or portion of any report or audit) and inserting audit report, inspection report, or evaluation report (or portion of any such report) ; and
by striking report or audit (or portion of that report or audit) each place that term appears and inserting report (or portion of that report) .
Executive order number
Section 7(c)(2) of the Inspector General Reform Act of 2008 (Public Law 110–409; 122 Stat. 4313; 31 U.S.C. 501 note) is amended by striking 12933 and inserting 12993 .
Punctuation and cross-references
in section 4(b)(2)—
by striking 8F(a)(2) each place that term appears and inserting 8G(a)(2) ; and
by striking 8F(a)(1) and inserting 8G(a)(1) ;
in section 5(a)(13), by striking 05(b) and inserting 804(b) ;
in section 6(a)(4), by striking information, as well as any tangible thing) and inserting information), as well as any tangible thing ; and
in section 8G(g)(3), by striking 8C and inserting 8D .
in section 3(a), by striking subpena and inserting subpoena ;
in section 6(a)(4), by striking subpenas and inserting subpoenas ;
in section 8D(a)—
in paragraph (1), by striking subpenas and inserting subpoenas ; and
in paragraph (2), by striking subpena each place that term appears and inserting subpoena ;
in section 8E(a)—
in paragraph (2), by striking subpena each place that term appears and inserting subpoena ; and
in section 8G(d)(1), by striking subpena and inserting subpoena .
Sec. 2. Nonduty status of Inspectors General; supervision.
Nonduty status of Inspectors General; supervision
in the section header—
by striking supervision; ; and
by inserting administrative leave; after removal; ;
in subsection (a)—
by striking and be under the general supervision of ; and
by striking or be subject to supervision by, ;
In addition to the authority otherwise provided by this Act and in accordance with the requirements of this section, each Inspector General, in carrying out the provisions of this Act, is authorized to require by subpoena the attendance and testimony of certain witnesses, including a current or former contractor with the Federal Government, a current or former subcontractor (at any tier) of a contractor with the Federal Government, a current or former grantee of the Federal Government, a current or former subgrantee of a grantee of the Federal Government, a current or former employee of such a contractor, subcontractor, grantee, or subgrantee, and any former Federal employee (but not including any Federal employee, who is otherwise obligated to provide testimony and cooperate with the Inspector General), necessary in the performance of the functions assigned by this Act, which subpoena, in the case of contumacy or refusal to obey, shall be enforceable by order of any appropriate United States district court.
Before the issuance of a subpoena described in subsection (a), an Inspector General shall submit a request for approval to issue a subpoena by a majority of a panel (in this section referred to as the Subpoena Panel ), which shall be comprised of—
3 members of the Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency, as designated by the Chairperson of the Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency; or
in the case of a request by an Inspector General from the Intelligence Community, the 3 members designated under subparagraph (A) shall each be members of the Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency's Intelligence Community.
object to the issuance of the subpoena if the subpoena will interfere with an ongoing matter; or
Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this section, and every year thereafter, each Inspector General shall submit to the Chairperson of the Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency the number of times the Inspector General issued a subpoena under this section, which shall be included by the Chairperson in the annual report required under section 11(b)(3)(B)(viii).
in section 8G(g)(1), by inserting 6A, before and 7 .
the appropriate committees of jurisdiction of the Senate and the House of Representatives;
The Integrity Committee shall elect 1 of the Inspectors General referred to in subparagraph (A)(ii) to act as Chairperson of the Integrity Committee.
The term of office of the Chairperson of the Integrity Committee shall be 2 years.
Not later than 7 calendar days after the date on which the Integrity Committee receives an allegation of wrongdoing against an Inspector General or against a staff member of an Office of Inspector General described under paragraph (4)(C), the allegation of wrongdoing shall be reviewed and referred to the Department of Justice or the Office of Special Counsel for investigation, or to the Integrity Committee for review, as appropriate, by—
a representative of the Integrity Committee, as designated by the Chairperson of the Integrity Committee.
Not later than 15 calendar days after the date on which an allegation of wrongdoing is referred to the Integrity Committee under subparagraph (A), the Integrity Committee shall determine whether to refer the allegation of wrongdoing to the Chairperson of the Integrity Committee to initiate an investigation.
creating a process for rotation of Inspectors General assigned to investigate allegations through the Integrity Committee; and
If an allegation of wrongdoing is referred to the Chairperson of the Integrity Committee under paragraph (5)(B), the Chairperson of the Integrity Committee—
shall complete the investigation not later than 120 calendar days after the date on which the Integrity Committee made the referral;
If an allegation of wrongdoing against an Inspector General or a staff member of an Office of Inspector General described under paragraph (4)(C) is referred to the Department of Justice or the Office of Special Counsel under paragraph (5)(A), the Chairperson of the Integrity Committee may conduct any related investigation referred to the Chairperson under paragraph (5)(B) concurrently with the Department of Justice or the Office of Special Counsel, as applicable.
For each investigation of an allegation of wrongdoing referred to the Chairperson of the Integrity Committee under paragraph (5)(B), the Chairperson of the Integrity Committee shall submit to members of the Integrity Committee and to the Chairperson of the Council a report containing the results of the investigation.
This paragraph shall not eliminate access to the Merit Systems Protection Board for review under section 7701 of title 5, United States Code. To the extent that an allegation brought under this paragraph involves section 2302(b)(8) of such title, a failure to obtain corrective action within 120 days after the date on which the allegation is received by the Integrity Committee shall, for purposes of section 1221 of such title, be considered to satisfy section 1214(a)(3)(B) of such title.
The Comptroller General of the United States shall—
an evaluation of the impact such vacancies have had on the ability of the relevant Office of Inspector General to effectively carry out statutory requirements; and
On a semiannual basis to coincide with the preparation of the semiannual report required under section 5 of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.), the Office of Inspector General (in this subsection referred to as the Office) of each Federal agency or department shall submit to the appropriate committees of jurisdiction in the Senate and the House of Representatives, the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate, and the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform of the House of Representatives—
a report on each investigation conducted by the Office involving employees of the Federal agency or department, as applicable, receiving pay at the rate specified for GS-15 level or above of the General Schedule under section 5332 of title 5, United States Code, where misconduct was found but no prosecution resulted, including—
a detailed description of any instance of whistleblower retaliation, including information about the official found to have engaged in retaliation and what, if any, consequences the Federal agency or department imposed to hold that official accountable, provided that the Office obtains whistleblower consent before revealing the whistleblower's personally identifiable information to Congress;
with budget constraints designed to limit the capabilities of the Office;
a narrative description of any audit, evaluation, and inspection provided by the Office to the Federal agency or department, as applicable, for comment that was not returned within 60 days.
Duty to submit and make available to the public certain work products
Whenever an Inspector General, in carrying out the duties and responsibilities established under this Act, issues a work product that makes a recommendation or otherwise suggests corrective action, the Inspector General shall—
submit the work product to—
the head of the establishment;
the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate;
the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives;
the congressional committees of jurisdiction;
if the work product was initiated upon request by an individual or entity other than the Inspector General, that individual or entity; and
any Member of Congress upon request; and
not later than 3 days after the work product is submitted in final form to the head of the establishment, post the work product on the website of the Office of Inspector General.
Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to authorize the public disclosure of information that is specifically prohibited from disclosure by any other provision of law.
Posting of reports on websites of Offices of Inspectors General
Section 8M(b) of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended—
in paragraph (1)(A), by striking is made publicly available and inserting is submitted in final form to the head of the Federal agency or the head of the designated Federal entity, as applicable ; and
Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to authorize the public disclosure of information that is prohibited from disclosure by any other provision of law.
Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2009
Section 744 of the Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2009 (division D of Public Law 111–8; 123 Stat. 693) is repealed.
by striking that agency each place that term appears and inserting that Federal agency or designated Federal entity ;
In this section, the terms designated Federal entity and head of the designated Federal entity have the meanings given those terms in section 8G(a).
in section 11(c)(3)(A)(ii), by striking department, agency, or entity of the executive branch and inserting Federal agency or designated Federal entity (as defined in section 8G(a)) .
Section 8M(b)(1) of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.), as amended by this Act, is further amended—
Reported with an amendment


The Shabby Stamper: Hello Baby!
This is just a quick baby card that I made for a friend. I meant to stick with a light yellow and green palette, but the Poppy Parade just seemed to sneak in! The frame around the sentiment was stamped once in Poppy Parade, then stamped again in Versamark, then heat embossed with clear ep. The rose was made using Melanie Shulenberg's paper roses tutorial.


Suicide is the biggest killer of men aged 20-45. Despite plenty of words from government, campaigners are still critical of a lack of action, or indeed any semblance of a plan. Instead, it's NGOs that are highlighting the problem, one of the major ones being that we're idiots who don't talk about this kind of thing, possibly as a result of being felt less of a man.
Tom Robinson's first material in about 20 years directly addresses the issue and is raising money for CALM - the Campaign Against Living Miserably - an organisation dedicated to preventing male suicide in the UK.
From the album Only The Now, this is a powerful piece combining Robinson's spoken word and guest vocals from Lee Forsyth Griffiths.
Don't Jump, Don't Fall is out now and you can get it from all the usual places.
The CALM helpline is 0800 585858 (national) and 0808 802 5858 (London), open 7 days a week, 5pm-midnight. You need not suffer alone.


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New Bar Hill A14 bridge has opened and drivers are furious
People have taken to social media to air their grievances
Bar Hill is already prone to traffic congestion. Picture: Warren Gunn
Bar Hill is notorious for traffic jams, with drivers often getting trapped in the Tesco car park after just nipping down to the shop.
The situation has recently become even more dire for commuters as part of the ongoing A14 upgrade.
Last weekend saw closures in the area as the move was made from the old junction 29 Bar Hill bridge, across to one of the new ones.
There will be two new bridges by the time the works are completed, with the old flyover being demolished.
Temporary traffic lights put in place to help control the flow of traffic across the new flyover between Longstanton and Bar Hill have been the bane of many drivers' commutes.
Locals and people who use the flyover frequently have decided to air their grievances on the Highways England A14 improvements Facebook page.
A14 at Bar Hill (Image: Cambridge News)
"An absolute nightmare"
Posting on the A14 Cambridge to Huntingdon page, one user got straight in there on Monday morning (June 10) posting at 8am.
He said: "Apparently an absolute nightmare to get from Willingham to Bar Hill - people saying they've been stuck in queues for over 30 mins. Come on guys, people have to get to work! Why aren't these things planned better?"
It wasn't long before more people began to post on the page to share their views, with one saying:
"Hi, simple question, do you ever listen to local residents?
"Many people expressed concerns about traffic lights at the new bridge. It appears nobody listened and chaos ensued until you reverted to manual direction at the junction.
"Will you apologise and make changes?"
In response, someone running the page commented with a reply, saying: "Please be assured that the traffic lights are being monitored, both on site and via CCTV, and we'll be making any necessary adjustments to the timings accordingly."
Another road user posted: "Can something be done about the timing of the new lights on the B1050? Nightmare this morning. Left half an hour earlier at 6.45 already queue back to Home Farm Road roundabout.
"Road from Bar Hill end free flowing. My husband left later as he had to drop children off. Took 50 mins from Longstanton to Bar Hill. Would be quick to walk but the road is unsafe with no pavement."
Again, Highways commented with the same response trying to assure this driver that the traffic lights are being monitored.
(Image: Google)
Frustrated drivers suggest ways to solve the back ups
Others took more of a short and sweet, sarcastic approach.
One person said: "I really appreciated the 40 min delays this morning, the new traffic system seemed to be working well!"
While another congratulated Highways on its work, posting a photo of a gridlocked car park at Tesco, saying: "Can't get out of Tesco car park. Nailed it guys well done!"
Another simply said: "Sort out these ridiculous lights at Bar Hill. Micky mouse temporary lights are useless. Get some proper ones. SORT IT OUT."
People whose lives have been disrupted by the A14
Mr Herbert and his American Diner
Barbara Placido and her house
Huntingdon road residents
Neil Mackay and his hardware store
In the past 24 hours there have been at least nine other people posting their feedback about the new layout.
Many of these posts just asked the Highways team to sort out the lights and signalling, while others went more in depth about the situation, even offering possible solutions short term for the junction.
These include suggestions of temporary lights "that are capable of having a phase at green during multiple stages" to allow traffic to continue moving as others wait to make turns.
With the A14 roadworks set to continue for another 18 months, due to be completed in December 2020, there's still a while left until traffic is freely flowing once again.
McDonald's employee explains why they take your picture at the drive-thru
CambridgeshireThey spilled the beans on a little-known secret of the fast-food chain


Milton Keynes' newest restaurant has opened in a school. The new food outlet, which was opened at Denbigh School by artisan school food company Cucina Restaurants on January 5, has replaced the traditional canteen with a team of hotel and restaurant chefs who are now preparing more than 40 separate food choices for students each school day.
"The restaurant has already made a difference in a few short weeks with a demonstrable surge in enthusiasm for school meals.
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In our study, we look at the hope that we have through Jesus Christ. The letter can help to remind us of who we are in Christ and prepare us for our journey in this world. The journey through this world can be really tough but, because of the hope that we have, we know that it is a journey from here to our real home. We are merely passing through on our way to a much better place!


You go there for sightseeing purpose, right? If yes, you should apply for a visit entry permit. The first step is to prepare all the required documents including copy of your passport, the application form and a passport-style photo, proof of your financial support, transportation arrangement and your travel itinerary, as well as your residence permit in Saudi Arabia. And then submit your application to any of the following three offices to apply for it.


Diving even deeper into the realm of voice control, Savant announced today that it has added "seamless compatibility" between its own smart home ecosystem and Google Assistant.
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21 Main Pros & Cons Of Hydrogen Fuel Cell Cars
"I was encouraged to hear that GM has made great progress on the hydrogen car."
Albert Wynn, Politician
Pros and Cons of Hydrogen Fuel Cell Cars
Hydrogen fuel cell cars are vehicles that use hydrogen fuel instead of conventional fuels like gas.
While hydrogen fuels are often used for rockets, they also become more popular in the context of automobiles.
Compared to conventional cars that use fossil fuels, fuel cell cars have many advantages.
However, they also have some shortcomings.
In this article, the pros and cons of hydrogen fuel cell cars are examined.
Pros of Hydrogen Fuel Cell Cars
Cons of Hydrogen Fuel Cell Cars
Top 10 Hydrogen Cars Pros & Cons – Summary List
Greenest power source
Use of renewable energy
Efficient power source
Quiet means of transportation
Short fueling time
No harmful fumes
No greenhouse gas emissions
Perfect for commuting
Hedge against increasing gas prices
Hydrogen fuel cells are considered to be the greenest power source among alternative energies that is currently known to humanity.
Since hydrogen fuel can be produced without the use of fossil fuels, it does not have all the problems related to the use of conventional cars.
Thus, especially in the context of the transition from fossil to renewable energies, hydrogen cars may play a crucial role in the next decades and may also become a suitable alternative to electric vehicles.
Since hydrogen fuel can be produced out of water through electrolysis, it is fully renewable energy since water has been on our planet before the first human existed and will be there once humanity becomes extinct.
Thus, even though water may become a scarcer resource in the future due to global warming, there will still be enough water left to carry out the production process of hydrogen fuel.
Therefore, hydrogen power is a reliable power source that could supply humanity with large amounts of green energy.
Hydrogen fuel can also be regarded to be a quite efficient power source.
Since the process behind the production of hydrogen fuels is quite simple, a high fraction of the energy that is produced through electrolysis can be stored and used for several purposes, including for the fueling of hydrogen cars.
Compared to conventional cars that are fueled by gas or other fossil resources, hydrogen fuel cell cars are rather quiet.
In fact, hydrogen cars do hardly produce any sounds at all, similar to electric vehicles.
Thus, in big cities where the noise pollution from cars is quite high, switching from conventional to hydrogen cars might be a pretty good idea to lower the overall noise level since excessive noise can lead to serious mental health conditions for many people.
Similar to conventional cars, fuel cell cars also have a quite short fueling time.
It only takes a few minutes until a hydrogen car will be refueled.
Compared to electric cars for which it can take up to 30 minutes to fuel, you could save plenty of time by using fuel cell cars instead.
Thus, also in terms of fuel time, hydrogen cars are in pretty good shape compared to the alternatives in the automobile market.
Another advantage of hydrogen fuel cell cars is that they have a pretty long range.
In fact, hydrogen cars will often be able to reach 300 miles until they have to be refueled.
This is quite similar to the range of an average car that is powered by gas.
However, it is much longer compared to alternatives like electric cars which will only be able to make around 150 miles on average until they have to be fueled again.
Hydrogen cars also do not emit any harmful fumes at all. In fact, like electric cars, they will not emit any fumes at all.
This is a big advantage over conventional cars that emit large amounts of harmful gases into our atmosphere.
These gases do not only contribute to global warming, they can also be pretty harmful to human health.
Especially in areas with high levels of smog, air and particle pollution, the fumes from cars can lead to serious pulmonary diseases or also to heart conditions of several sorts.
Thus, also from a health standpoint, hydrogen fuel cell cars may be preferred over the use of conventional cars.
Apart from fumes, there is also no air pollution from hydrogen fuel cell cars at all.
Conventional cars emit gases that contribute to ozone layer depletion and also to the development of acid rain.
Thus, there are many issues to the use of conventional gas that use fossil fuels which could be avoided by using hydrogen cars instead.
Another big upside of hydrogen cars is that they do not emit harmful greenhouse gases into our atmosphere.
As we all know, the emission of greenhouse gases contributes to global warming and the implied horrible effects for millions of people worldwide.
Therefore, by using fuel cell cars instead of conventional ones, we as humanity could mitigate the emission of greenhouse gases and slow down global warming to a certain extent.
Since it is crucial that we improve the air quality in big cities, hydrogen cars may be a good alternative to the use of conventional cars, especially for commuting purposes.
The average person spends plenty of time in traffic jams over the course of his or her life, which also implies the emission or large amounts of harmful gases into our atmosphere if those people use conventional cars.
By switching to hydrogen cars, emission levels in cities could be reduced significantly.
If you still use conventional cars that are powered by fossil fuels in the future, you might also suffer from significant increases in gas prices.
Since fossil fuels are finite resources, they may become scarcer over time.
Since the price of goods will usually be determined by supply and demand, chances are that the price for fossil resources will increases due to the higher level of scarcity over time.
Therefore, now may be a good time to switch from conventional to hydrogen cars in order to become independent of fossil fuel prices.
High costs for new cars
High depreciation
Charging may be an issue
Lack of infrastructure related to hydrogen cars
Limited selection of vehicles
Technology not mature yet
Large investments in R&D necessary
High fuel costs
Hydrogen production may not be eco-friendly
One major disadvantage of hydrogen fuel cars is that they are pretty expensive.
New hydrogen cars are usually sold much higher compared to conventional cars.
Also, electric cars are usually much cheaper.
Therefore, from an economic standpoint, hydrogen cars are not yet an investment case.
However, this may change over time due to our rapid technological progress.
It is quite possible that fuel cell cars may become significantly cheaper in the near future.
Not only the initial purchase price for hydrogen cars is quite high, also the depreciation rate should be considered.
Even though also conventional cars have a pretty high depreciation rate and vehicles lose plenty of value in the first few years, the depreciation of hydrogen vehicles might be even higher.
However, since the market for hydrogen cars is rather small, valid conclusions about the real depreciation rate of hydrogen cars may not be possible at this point in time.
Since hydrogen power is rather new and many car companies do not engage in this power source yet, there are serious charging issues related to the use of hydrogen cars.
For instance, depending on your living area, you will have a pretty hard time finding a suitable fuel station that provides you with hydrogen fuel.
In fact, for most regions, there will be no suitable fuel stations around in a radius of 100 miles.
This implies that you will be pretty confined in the use of your hydrogen car since you might simply run out of fuel on a regular basis if you do not pay close attention regarding fuel opportunities.
The overall infrastructure around fuel cell cars is pretty confined.
Apart from a lack of fuel stations, there is also a lack of knowledge when it comes to repairs and maintenance in many car repair shops since most mechanics are not yet familiar with this rather new technology.
Therefore, you may also have a hard time finding someone who will be able to fix your car issues in case you have trouble with your hydrogen engine.
Another issue with hydrogen cars is that the selection of fuel cell cars is pretty confined.
While for conventional cars, you can choose a myriad of different types and models, only a few car companies engage in the hydrogen car market.
Therefore, you would have to make compromises when it comes to buying a hydrogen car.
Since the technology of hydrogen power is rather new and not many car companies engage in that market at the current point in time, the risk for breakdowns or other issues related to hydrogen cars might be significantly higher compared to conventional cars since cars that are powered by fossil fuels have been used for many decades and there is much more experience in this field compared to the hydrogen car industry.
Thus, by buying a fuel cell car, you should take into account that it might be more vulnerable to technical issues.
Of course, as time passes and technology moves forward, the issues related to hydrogen cars may be solved and fuel cell cars might become much more reliable over time.
Since the technology behind hydrogen cars is not mature yet, this kind of technology requires large financial investments for research and development in order to improve processes and to make hydrogen cars much more cost-efficient.
Only then will hydrogen cars become a suitable alternative to conventional or also to electric cars in the near future.
Another problem with hydrogen cars is that apart from the high purchase prices, also the prices of hydrogen fuels are much higher than those of conventional fuels like gas.
The average hydrogen fuel price for energy that is equivalent to one gallon of gas currently is around 5.50 USD, while the average gallon of gas costs around 2,50 USD.
Thus, hydrogen fuel is more than twice as costly when it comes to fuel expenses.
Therefore, at our current point in time, hydrogen cars may be suitable for people who earn pretty good money, but are rather unattractive for people with an average income since hydrogen fuel prices are just too expensive.
However, experts estimate that hydrogen fuel prices may decrease significantly in the near future, which may make fuel cell cars more attractive to the general public.
Since the technology behind fuel cell cars is not mature yet, there may also be some safety concerns.
Even though from an objective standpoint, there should not be too many accidents from hydrogen technology, people may fear this kind of technology and may rather refrain from buying hydrogen cars since they are simply unfamiliar with the technology and may be insecure about the safety standards.
Even though hydrogen fuel can be produced in an entirely green manner through the electrolysis of water, at our current point in time, fossil fuels are still used in the production chain of hydrogen power.
In order to make hydrogen fuel cell cars environmentally-friendly, the energy that is used for hydrogen fuel production has to be produced with green technologies.
Hydrogen Car Pros
Hydrogen Car Cons
Greener compared to conventional cars High purchase price
Use of renewable resources High depreciation
Efficient power Charging issues
No noise pollution Lack of infrastructure
Short fueling time Limited selection of cars
Long range Technology not mature yet
Absence of fumes Large investments for R&D necessary
No air pollution Hydrogen fuel is quite expensive
Less greenhouse gas emissions Safety issues
Suitable alternative for commuting Not entirely green yet
Hydrogen fuel cell cars are quite promising vehicles and may have the potential to replace conventional cars at one point in time.
However, since the technology behind hydrogen cars is not mature yet and the necessary infrastructure is missing, it may take a quite long time until fuel cell cars will be a suitable and reliable alternative to conventional cars.
In the meantime, electric cars may be a good alternative to the use of conventional cars.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydrogen_vehicle
https://www.businessinsider.com/hydrogen-fuel-cell-cars-teslas-biggest-threat-2019-12?r=DE&IR=T
https://cafcp.org/content/cost-refill


Why Use Magento? What About WordPress Commerce?
At Radiate Digital, we love WordPress.
As far as website CMS platforms go, nothing is as flexible, efficient, and widely supported as WordPress. It's simple enough that anyone can learn to add pages, posts, and pictures in a matter of minutes but deep enough that almost every aspect of it can be customized and recoded.
There's a reason why 25% of new websites are made on WordPress. It can do anything. And if you have a question, there are near endless forums, support chats, and communities of developers just waiting to help you. For free!
So why would you need anything else?
Think of WordPress as a Swiss Army Knife. It has a corkscrew on it that will take care of corkscrewing needs. BUT is it as good as a proper sized corkscrew with a turning knob on the top and those little handles on the sides?
That's how WordPress is with e-commerce. There's some great plug-ins and extensions for WordPress that can give you a nice store that will track inventory, transfer payments, and get your shipping sorted out (we're big fans of WooCommerce). There are even WordPress themes with commerce built right in.
But it's not what WordPress is built for, and depending on how many products you have, and how many locations it's shipping from, you might soon find yourself very limited/frustrated/etc.
Building a full-sized, e-commerce specific website on WordPress is like using a Swiss Army Knife only as a corkscrew. You're missing the point, using the wrong tools, and making life harder than it needs to be.
And THIS is why Radiate Digital also uses Magento.
What is Magento? Is that Even a Word?
Not to be confused with a shade of pink or a certain X-Men villain, Magento is an e-commerce platform. Scratch that.
Magento is THE e-commerce platform.
Magento started as open source software (i.e. anyone could read, access, and modify its code) that quickly developed into a premiere website development CMS. Today Magento is owned by eBay and is free to use for anyone who wants it.
If you need additional support and don't have your own web developers (a problem we would gladly fix for you), Magento offers two paid versions that offer varying degrees of training and support.
A lot of big brands use Magento. We're talking Nike, Samsung, TOMs, Jones Soda, Ford, and more. If you do a good amount of online shopping, it's likely that you have purchased something from a Magento website and didn't even realize it.
While a lot of WordPress commerce sites often look like clone copies, Magento sites come in all shapes and sizes, easily molding to whatever store a company needs.
1. It's an open source platform.
It's worth drawing attention to the fact that Magento is a PLATFORM, not software. Software is a product that gives you a package of tools to use. What you get is in the box, so to speak. Nothing more.
But a platform is something you can build upon, develope, change, and make into whatever you need it to be. And that's why we use Magento for commerce.
One could almost view Magento as the "WordPress" of e-commerce platforms. While you might not get any direct support from the Magento company with the free version, the amount of community support out there more than makes up for it.
If you have a question, someone has already asked it. If you need additional functions, someone has probably already built an extension or plug-in to make it happen. Just like WordPress, Magento is incredibly flexible.
The difference is that Magento was made to handle commerce.
As much commerce as you need. Take one look at the back end of the Magento system and you will see that a good 80% of it is devoted to tracking, shipping, inventory, price management, your customer database, and the list goes on.
If you need it to, a Magento website can function as your own personal CRM (Customer Relationship Management system). As complex as it might sound, Magento is actually very user friendly and intuitive. Editing pages, adding products, and managing resources are simple enough that you don't need a technical genius to make every little adjustment.
With Magento, you're only limited by your own abilities. That's why people use us to design, build, and manage their Magento websites. If you need some work done, or just need further help deciding if Magento is the way to go, give us a call or shoot us an email.
Our consultations are completely free and incredibly thorough. We'll help you make the right decision so you're not left trying to open bottles with a knife.
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HS Roundup: M-E girls hold off Owego in semifinals
Top-seeded Maine-Endwell edged Owego, 48-43, in a Section 4 Class A girls basketball semifinal matchup on Thursday night.
The Spartans got off to a fast start, gaining a six-point advantage three minutes into the opening quarter. Owego was able to hang tight, though, and pulled within a point.
"We were starting to pull away in the first quarter," said Spartans' coach Kyle Skinner, "but we had defensive lapses that allowed them to come back."
Maine-Endwell went into halftime with a 28-26 lead.
The Spartans dominated the second half, extending their lead to double-digits in the third quarter. Jessica Shear, who scored 10 points in the win, hit a three-pointer to give Maine-Endwell a 13-point advantage, their highest of the night.
The M-E defense held Owego to 17 points in the second half and did not allow the Indians to get within five points.
Daniella Dean scored a game-high 20 points for the Spartans, and teammate Kyesha Talerica grabbed 10 rebounds in the winning effort.
"It was huge for us, she's a presence that changes the game," said Skinner of Talerico.
The Spartans converted on 17 of 25 free throws, compared to 11 of 22 for Owego.
Bella Coleman led the Indians with 14 points, while Kim Lavender and Emily Merrill scored 12 apiece.
Maine-Endwell advances to the Section 4 Class A championship game, and will face Union-Endicott or Vestal on March 6 at the Floyd L. Maines Veterans Memorial Arena at 6 p.m.
Binghamton 68, Elmira 57: At Binghamton, Anthony Weakland led a second-half surge to lift the Patriots to a Section 4 Class AA semifinal victory.
Binghamton held the lead throughout the game, and was able to withstand a late push from Elmira in the fourth quarter. After leading by double-digits most of the contest, the Express cut the lead to five points, thanks to a trio of 3-point goals from Tyler Moffe.
The Patriots' free throw shooting was able to shut down any attempt at a comeback, as Anthony Weakland and Sarbast Doski went a combined 6-for-6 at the line down the stretch to seal the victory. Weakland scored a game-high 24 points.
Binghamton's Andre Hawkins tallied 16 points in the win. He and Weakland combined for 28 points in the second half. Moffe led Elmira with 23 points, DaShaun Sutton scored 12 and Zach Savage chipped in 10.
Binghamton will face Ithaca or Horseheads in the championship game on March 5 at the Floyd L. Maines Veterans Memorial Arena at 7:30 p.m.


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Q: Eigen small size Tensors disastarous performance I have a question to Eigen's unsupported tensor module, see 1, 2, 3 and 4. I like to use it for small size tensor, e.g. second and fourth order tensors with 3 dimensions. I wrote a performance test using google's benchmark module. And Eigen performes really bad in my oppinion.
Here is the code I used.
#include <unsupported/Eigen/CXX11/Tensor>
#include <benchmark/benchmark.h>
#include <array>

// eigen double contraction benchmark
void BM_eigen(benchmark::State& state)
{
    Eigen::TensorFixedSize<double, Eigen::Sizes<3,3>> A;
    A.setConstant(1.0);
    Eigen::TensorFixedSize<double, Eigen::Sizes<3,3,3,3>> B;
    B.setConstant(2.0);
    Eigen::TensorFixedSize<double, Eigen::Sizes<3,3>> C;
    C.setConstant(0.0);

    static const Eigen::array<Eigen::IndexPair<int>, 2> contraction_pair
        { Eigen::IndexPair<int>(2, 0), Eigen::IndexPair<int>(3, 1) };

    while (state.KeepRunning())
    {
        for (int i = 0; i < state.range(0); ++i)
        {
            C = B.contract(A, contraction_pair);
            benchmark::DoNotOptimize(A);
            benchmark::DoNotOptimize(B);
            benchmark::DoNotOptimize(C);
        }
    }
    state.SetItemsProcessed(state.iterations() * state.range(0) * sizeof(nullptr));
}

// raw loops for double contraction benchmark
void BM_loops(benchmark::State& state)
{
    std::array<double, 9> A;
    A.fill(1.0);
    std::array<double, 81> B;
    B.fill(2.0);
    std::array<double, 9> C;
    C.fill(0.0);

    while (state.KeepRunning())
    {
        for (int i = 0; i < state.range(0); ++i)
        {
            for(std::size_t i = 0; i < 3; i ++)
                for(std::size_t j = 0; j < 3; j++)
                {
                    C[i + j * 3] = 0.0;
                    for (std::size_t k = 0; k < 3; k++)
                        for (std::size_t l = 0; l < 3; l++)
                            // C[i * 3 + j] += B[i * 27 + 9 * j + 3 * k + l] * A[k * 3 + l];
                            C[i + j * 3] += B[i + 3 * j + 9 * k + 27 * l] * A[k + l * 3];
                }

            benchmark::DoNotOptimize(A);
            benchmark::DoNotOptimize(B);
            benchmark::DoNotOptimize(C);
        }
    }
    state.SetItemsProcessed(state.iterations() * state.range(0) * sizeof(nullptr));
}

BENCHMARK(BM_loops)->Arg(1);
BENCHMARK(BM_loops)->Arg(8);
BENCHMARK(BM_loops)->Arg(64);
BENCHMARK(BM_loops)->Arg(512);
BENCHMARK(BM_loops)->Arg(1024);

BENCHMARK(BM_eigen)->Arg(1);
BENCHMARK(BM_eigen)->Arg(8);
BENCHMARK(BM_eigen)->Arg(64);
BENCHMARK(BM_eigen)->Arg(512);
BENCHMARK(BM_eigen)->Arg(1024);

BENCHMARK_MAIN()

And I compiled it ones using
g++ -DNDEBUG -O3 -std=c++14 -I /usr/local/include/eigen3/ benchmark.cpp -lbenchmark -lpthread -o benchmark

And if I run the code I get the following output
$ ./benchmark
Run on (4 X 3300 MHz CPU s)
2017-11-04 17:38:52
***WARNING*** CPU scaling is enabled, the benchmark real time measurements may be noisy and will incur extra overhead.
-----------------------------------------------------
Benchmark              Time           CPU Iterations
-----------------------------------------------------
BM_loops/1            47 ns         47 ns   15196904   161.447M items/s
BM_loops/8           376 ns        376 ns    1961059    162.12M items/s
BM_loops/64         3666 ns       3664 ns     251142   133.257M items/s
BM_loops/512       27198 ns      27196 ns      25595   143.635M items/s
BM_loops/1024      54874 ns      54834 ns      12663   142.475M items/s
BM_eigen/1           490 ns        490 ns    1218410   15.5745M items/s
BM_eigen/8          4697 ns       4693 ns     173951   13.0047M items/s
BM_eigen/64        32712 ns      32711 ns      22122   14.9273M items/s
BM_eigen/512      241772 ns     241599 ns       2822   16.1684M items/s
BM_eigen/1024     501559 ns     501541 ns       1455    15.577M items/s

This means using Eigen slows down my code by a factor of approximately 10. Am I wrong, or are Eigen tensor's really that bad for small sizes?
Best regards,
Jonas

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