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Personality and Driving Behavior Among Patients with Traumatic Injury: A Comparison of Normal and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Patients
Arash Mani 1
Yasin Farshchi Tabrizi 2
Rohallah Rostami 3
Shahram Paydar 4
Seyed Ali Dastgheib 1
1 Research Center for Psychiatry and Behavior Sciences, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
2 Department of Psychology, Payame Noor University, Bushehr, Iran
3 Department of Psychiatry, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
4 Trauma Research Center, Shahid Rajaee (Emtiaz) Trauma Hospital, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
Background: The purpose of this study was to assess the personality and driving behavior in normal and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) patients with traumatic injury admitted to Rajaee Hospital.
Methods: This study was conducted in 2013 at Shiraz Trauma Center. All patients with physical trauma who referred to Shahid Rajaee Hospital, Shiraz, Iran were included; 60 male subjects with or without ADHD symptoms were selected. Demographic factors were assessed by a self-report questionnaire and driving behavior and personality traits were assessed by Manchester driving behavior questionnaire (MDBQ) and Neo Five Factor Inventory (NEO_FFI), respectively.
Results: Among 60 patients evaluated in this study, 29 males were diagnosed with ADHD and 31 were classified as non-ADHD group. There was a significant difference between ADHD and non-ADHD groups in the frequency of accidents (p<0.001), injury history (p<0.003), driving behavior (p<0.01), and personality (p<0.05). ADHDs had a higher mean score of neuroticism, extraversion, openness and agreeableness; in addition, ADHDs had more injuries and accidents.
Conclusion: It can be concluded that one of the main factors that cause riskier driving behaviors is EF and in conjunction with other comorbidities such as ADHD or personality disorders, it can increase risky driving behavior which can lead to more accidents and injuries.
Using transportation is one of the main needs of any society which leads to more usage of vehicles and accidents (1). Driving accidents is one of the most important causes of death worldwide, with 1.2 million people suffering from deaths or handicaps every year on road accidents (2). Results suggest that by 2020, the fatality of traffic accidents will have increased to 80% in low income countries and 30% in high income countries (3). Traffic accidents in Iran are the third leading cause of death (3,4).
Psychiatric disorders are one of the factors that can lead to major accidents. Disorders such as antisocial, borderline personality disorder, anxiety, depression and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder are the factors affecting risky behaviors (5,6). Attention Deficient Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is a disorder that begins in childhood and is characterized by attention deficit and hyperactivity. ADHD may emerge in adulthood if not treated and affect cognition and executive function in that period of life (7). In children, attention increases the ability to identify the risks; however, this does not apply to adults (6). ADHDs are more likely to have a weaker performance keeping distance from other cars, drive more safely, and have more attention errors compared to healthy individuals or treated ADHDs. Additionally, ADHDs and treated ADHDs report more inappropriate driving behaviors (8). Risky behavior is an important component among ADHDs, which predicts error, slipping, and violations (9). Research suggests that ADHD is a disorder that can lead to more errors compared to others due to a lack of focus, attention and poor Executive Functioning (EF) (10-13).
Compared to other drivers, ADHDs are more likely to show careless driving behaviors, violations such as not using a seatbelt, driving with no hands or searching for an object while driving. Additionally, they make more mistakes than other groups (8,12). One of the reasons that leads to more accidents is lack of attention, delay in reaction, and errors in executive functions. In addition, Qu et al (14) found that pedestrian's inappropriate behaviors have a significant relationship with errors related to attention; also, some personality traits such as antisocial behaviors and norm breaking can predict the pedestrians' aggressive behaviors.
Another factor affecting the traffic accidents is personality traits. Personality can be one of the most important factors that have an impact on driving behavior (14-16). Buchanan found a correlation between executive function and personality traits such as neuroticism and conscientiousness (17). Sensation seeking may lead to riskier behaviors while driving (14-16). Generally, ADHDs have higher novelty seeking score (18,19). Novelty is a variable associated with antisocial personality disorder, depression, anxiety and alcohol abuse (19). Sex had a significant correlation with ADHD, anxiety and antisocial personality disorder although this result was not included for males. Inattentiveness in ADHD negatively correlated with conscientiousness and extraversion. Also, ADHDs with attention defects and impulsivity are both associated with neuroticism (20). However, studies have shown that personality traits impact and predict risky behaviors (21). Those with higher score of neuroticism were more probable to have an accident and higher scores in conscientiousness and agreeableness predicted fewer accidents (22,23).
Studies suggest that car accidents and related injuries are associated with ADHD, and these individuals have riskier behaviors and accidents than others (12,24-26). Although ADHD can be the cause of other types of injuries, such as burns, etc. (9), these accidents can be due to the lack of attention and poor EF in such patients, which could affect the adolescents' social performance. Since several personality traits are associated with driving behavior, in this study, an attempt was made to assess both driving behaviors and personality traits in ADHD patients.
This was a case control study. Participants were all male which were selected via convenience sampling among patients who referred to Shahid Rajaee Hospital affiliated to Shiraz University of Medical Sciences due to any type of bodily trauma, except for brain injury, confirmed by the surgeon participating in the study. According to psychiatric evaluation, the participants were divided into two groups: (1) ADHD: 29 male adults with a mean age of 27.16±5.60 years who were clinically diagnosed for adult ADHD according to structured interview with bodily trauma; (2) clinical control group: 31 male adults with a mean age of 26±3.47 years evaluated by clinicians who, had no sign of ADHD and only had a history of recent trauma.
Former group fulfilled inclusion criteria such as being diagnosed as an ADHD, experiencing a bodily trauma during a car accident showing no sign of brain injury, having the lowest level of primary education and no history of major psychiatric problems. Control group also fulfilled these criteria except for the ADHD diagnosis.
The present study was approved by ethics committee of Shiraz University of Medical Sciences and verbal informed consent was obtained, and the participants were ensured of the confidentiality. After that, they completed NEO Five Factor Inventory and Manchester driving behavior questionnaires.
Tools and measurements
Neo Five Factor Inventory (NEO_FFI): This 60 item inventory short form of NEO personality inventory evaluated five personality traits in patients.
Dimensions were scored in five point Likert scale from 0 to 4. These dimensions include neuroticism, extraversion, openness to experience, agreeableness and consciousness; each domain has 12 items, so the expected score range is from 0 to 4. An acceptable level of reliability and validity was reported for the Farsi version of the test (27).
Manchester Driving Behavior Questionnaire (MDBQ): This 50 item questionnaire evaluated 4 domains of violation and errors while driving in 6 point Likert scale from 0 to 5. According to a pervious study, MDBQ has acceptable psychometric characteristics in Persian and all four factors showed an internal consistency between.65 to.86. These domains are slip: 0.77, mistakes: 0.81, intentional violation: 0.86, and unintentional violation: 0.65 (11).
All collected data were analyzed through IBM SPSS statistics 19, using descriptive statistics (Mean±SD), chi square and independent sample t-test. P value less than .05 was considered significant. Before executing t-test, Kolmogorov-Smirnov was conducted to assess the normal distribution for data in which none of the variables' Z values were significant, indicating all the variables were normally distributed.
The present study was conducted on 29 male adults with a mean age of 27 years who were clinically adult ADHDs according to structured interview with physical trauma and 31 male adults with a mean age of 26 years who were evaluated by some clinicians and had no sign of ADHD and only had a history of recent trauma. There was no significant difference between age and years of driving between the two groups. Participants had primary education with no history of psychiatric disorders and no evidence of brain damage.
According to table 1, there were significant differences between ADHD and non-ADHD groups in the frequency of accident and injury history. According to the results, history of accident and injury was significantly prevalent among ADHD group rather than non-ADHD.
It can be concluded that there is a significant difference between non- ADHD and ADHD groups (ADHD and non-ADHD patients) in all of the sub-scales of personality and driving behavior.
ADHDs had a higher mean score in agreeableness, openness, extraversion and neuroticism although in non-ADHDs, conscientiousness had a higher mean score. In driving behaviors, ADHDs had a higher mean in errors, slip and deliberate violations, and non-ADHD patients had higher scores in unintentional violation (Table 2).
Table 1. Frequency of accident and injury among ADHD and non- ADHD groups
Non ADHD f (f%)
ADHD f (f%)
2 (7.1)
Number of previous accidents
10(33.3)
History of injuries
Table 2. Comparison of personality and driving behavior between groups
Mean ± SD
5.07±26.96
Non-ADHD
Agreeableness
Extroversion
6.27±29
Neuroticism
16.19±38.67
Deliberate violation
7.023±15.07
Unintentional violation
The purpose of this study was to investigate and compare the driving behavior of ADHD and non-ADHD individuals and their personality traits. Accordingly, the main finding showed that personality dimensions and driving behaviors indicated a significant difference between ADHDs and non-ADHDs, assuming the groups had no difference in terms of age, years of driving, psychiatry disorders and education. This result can be explicated in the light of previous research.
Randell et al found that there was a significant difference between two experimental and control groups regarding the components of the slips, violations, errors and the overall score of driving behavior, which is consistent with our results and findings (8). The control group and treated ADHD showed safer behaviors while driving, identifying risks earlier than the ADHD group. Untreated ADHDs made more mistakes and attention errors compared to the treated ADHD group and controls; delay in risk perception could be a result of their attentional problems (8). ADHDs have more difficulties in safe traffic behaviors and commit attentional errors compared to controls and treated ADHDs. In summary, ADHDs and treated ADHDs report poorer driving behaviors (8). Also, ADHDs commit riskier behaviors that can predict errors, slipping, and violations (9) and these behaviors can be continued in adulthood in many ADHDs (7,28). Accordingly, the present study illustrates that adult ADHDs have a higher mean score in driving behavior subscales which is significant, showing the malfunction in ADHD patients, which is in line with other researches.
In addition, our results illustrated that ADHDs showed a higher mean score in agreeableness, openness, extraversion, and neuroticism and non-ADHDs had a higher mean score in conscientiousness. Other researches indicate that ADHDs represent a high level of comorbidity with personality disorders (5); their neuroticism score is highly significant although their conscientiousness score is low, indicating these results are consistent with those of the current study (18). Also, female ADHDs are more likely to have a higher score in neuroticism, openness to experience, agreeableness, and avoidance of harm compared to males (18). ADHDs proved a significantly negative relationship between conscientiousness and extroversion. However, this connection is more strongly related to the extraversion factor (20). Inattention in ADHDs is negatively correlated with conscientiousness and extroversion. However, inattention and impulsiveness in ADHDs are both associated with neuroticism (20). Being ADHD in adulthood has a significant relationship with impulsivity (18). ADHD comorbidities with personality disorders encompass high levels of harm avoidance and sensation seeking (20). In another study (29), the ADHD group demonstrated distinct personality and behavioral characteristics of their own, including novelty seeking, high-risk behaviors, inappropriate and high-risk decisions. Among the reasons which led to accidents, attention deficiency, slowness and errors in executive tasks were more prominent (28).
Research indicated that individuals with higher conscientiousness and extraversion were less likely to be faced with accidents; higher conscientiousness and lower agreeableness are related to less risky driving behavior; also, agreeableness and neuroticism had a significant correlation with driving accidents (22,23). Higher levels of openness and conscientiousness predicted texting more by teens; however, lower levels of agreeableness predicted less interaction with phone and texting while driving (30). These results, though inconsistent, indicate that personality traits like neuroticism and agreeableness in ADHDs are more prone to an accident, while conscientiousness illustrated opposite relationship in comparison to former personality components mentioned before.
According to the results, the frequency of ADHD participants increases with frequency of accidents. More frequency in accidents correlates with more injuries in ADHDs; however, contrasting results and negative correlation were found in non-ADHDs. This finding suggests that ADHD individuals are more likely to have accidents and injuries; this finding is in line with other studies (31,32). In general, individuals with ADHD are more likely to have minor accidents (12). They appear to be more likely to commit offences such as driving without seat belt and unusual driving behaviors (8,9,12). In a meta-analysis, it was found that ADHD patients are more likely to suffer from injuries and accidents. However, in another study, an inconsistent result was found rejecting the prevalent claim about the high incidence of accidents and injuries in ADHD patients. Another claim is that ADHD comorbidities in tandem with other disorders, such as ODD or CD, can account for more accidents; also, ADHDs' violations are more likely to be unauthorized and the frequency of other careless behaviors is the same in both normal individuals and ADHDs (5).
It can be concluded that one of the main factors that cause riskier driving behaviors is EF and in conjunction with other comorbidities such as ADHD or personality disorders, it can increase risky driving behavior which can lead to more accidents and injuries. All in all, ADHD is a disorder with poor EF, which is an important component for better human functions in the social life. Some parts of this function are related to traffic behaviors, so it would be useful to investigate this subject by conducting further studies.
One of the limitations of this paper was lack of conducting follow up procedure. Also, there was not any restricted criterion in assessing the severity of patients' physical trauma.
The present article was extracted from the thesis written by R. Rostami as a part of his activity for the degree of Master of Clinical Psychology, and financially supported by a grant (No. 92-6553) from Shiraz University of Medical Sciences. The authors would like to thank Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran and also Center for Development of Clinical Research of Nemazee Hospital and Dr. Nasrin Shokrpour for editorial assistance.
The authors have no conflicts of interest.
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Led Zeppelin – Hollywood Sportatorium, Pembroke Pines, FL September 1st, 1971
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02 Immigrant Song 4:00
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04 Since I've Been Loving You 8:10
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09 What Is And What Should Never Be (cut after song) 5:03
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Одата е най-добре позната от музикалната композиция на Лудвиг ван Бетховен във финалното Presto на неговата "Девета симфония".

През 1972 г. творбата на Бетховен е избрана от Съвета на Европа за европейски химн, а през 1985 г. – от тогавашната Европейска общност (след 1993 г. Европейски съюз) за свой химн.

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In 2005, MTH brought out a Premier line model of the New York City's Independent Subway (IND) R1 cars. These were the first cars that were ordered for the IND, the city owned and operated subway that was built in the 1920's to be independent of the tnen privately owned IRT and BMT. Though they were built in the early 1930s, I can still remember riding on the R1 cars when I was a child in the 1960's. As you can see in this True HD 1080p video, they are exquisitely detailed both outside and inside, down to the simulated straw seats (I remember them well). This particular model is lettered and numbered for the A train, and you can hear it make a station stop as it heads southbound in upper Manhattan on the 8th Avenue line.


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Flashable Zips to replace xiaomi.eu (China ROM) notification system to Global ROM notification style can be downloaded from these links below (folder 'MiuiSystemUI').
The Uninstaller Zip file works on all devices (It only restores back the original files that was backed up when you flash the MiuiSystemUI installer zip file).
I didn't understand what to do with these files, do I need to uninstall and then install the file of my phone?
Mi 5s Plus,flashed re-uploaded ROM,camera works in every mod.Good job.
Those are flashable zip file (means you can flash it through TWRP).
These are for people who like to change xiaomi.eu ROM Notification to Global ROM notification style, there is no need to use these if you don't want to.
*) Credits : @graw2 & @Igor Eisberg, for their research and findings.
*) 1st reboot after replacing MiuiSystemUI (both Install and Uninstall) need 5 minutes or more, so be patient, it's not a bootloop, I tried this several times on my Mi Max 2.
* Recommend to CLEAR CACHE & DALVIK before reboot.
Where to report the bugs that are occurring in this ported Notifications?
But read the OP 1st, some side effects already mentioned there.
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HMNote2, HMNote3, MI6, MIMIX2 RELEASED..
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Installation process is finished and it was a success!
Rebooting from the TWRP screen.
Should I select TWRP (8) instead of Other (7)?
Is just installing the stable one would be ok ?
Do factory reset / wipe data.
OEM unlocked in developer options?
Download the newest Xiaomitool, you have old version.
Do you have the latest Xiaomitool installed?
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I am currently on Mission 2: Dust to Dust. I just viewed the cutscene with the Thief-Taker General and sneaked past the guards in the furnace room. I climbed up a wall, went into a vent, and rode down a chute. After entering another vent, which leads to a room, I am unable to go into the room. Garrett just stops walking, as if he has hit a wall, and will not proceed any further. I tried reloading from my last save point, which is, unfortunately after sliding down the chute, so there is no way back up, but this was to no avail, and I am still hitting that invisible wall.
I am currently playing on a Custom Master difficulty setting with no focus and many of the "Classic" features turned on, including slower movement. I'm wondering if this problem might be associated with the slower crouching speed. I also noticed that there is a slight increase in ground height at the lip of the vent (some seems to come through the vent mesh), which could be causing Garrett to get stuck. I'm really enjoying the game so far, but this is frustrating! Please, help!
I just got stuck at the exact same location. I am also playing with the slower movement modifier. My last quicksave was a while back so I tried going to the door first and then into the vent. It didn't help. Got stuck again at the same spot.


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  hostgroup: String,
  actiontype: String,
  action: { type: String, default: ''},
  output: String,
  error: Boolean,
  date: { type: Date, default: Date.now }
});

module.exports = mongoose.model('Log', LogSchema, 'logs');

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In spoken language, especially by older people, years referencing to the second half of 20th century are abbreviated by stripping the century digits (89 instead of 1989).
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Home > Library and Learning Services > Archives and special collections > Our collections > Performing arts
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Sheridan Morley was a renowned theatre critic, who wrote for several publications during his career. Coming from a theatrical family, Morley worked in almost all branches of the performing arts; including as an author (notably writing biographies of actors and actresses), broadcaster, deviser and director of shows, and cabaret artist.
The Sheridan Morley Theatre Collection reflects Morley's work in and love of the performing arts. His library of more than 5,000 books contains texts on almost every aspect of performance, with notable collections of biographies and play scripts. His archival collection holds correspondence, copies of his writings, research and notes from his work on books and shows, and a large amount of historical theatre memorabilia he collected throughout his lifetime.
The Stephen Sondheim Society was established to promote and celebrate the work of renowned musical theatre composer Stephen Sondheim, whose work includes West Side Story, Into the Woods and Sweeney Todd.
The Stephen Sondheim Society Archive contains material collected by the Society on Sondheim and his work, including programmes, leaflets, posters, press articles and reviews, books, recordings, and memorabilia. It also contains materials on the work of the society itself, including a complete run of their magazine. The archive continues to grow as the society continues its work and the musicals of Stephen Sondheim are performed.
David Heneker was a musical theatre composer, whose work includes Charlie Girl, Irma la Douche, and Half a Sixpence which was adapted into a very successful feature film in the 1960s. His career in musical theatre followed several years of writing songs for cabaret performers, and to support the war effort during the Second World War.
The David Heneker Archive contains working papers for the many shows and songs he worked on, including script drafts and original scores and lyrics for songs, as well as memorabilia such as programmes and posters. The collection also includes correspondence, photographs, and items relating to Heneker's work during the Second World War.
Brian Smith was a teacher, working in Australia before moving to Britain in 1956. Outside work Smith was extremely passionate about the arts in all its forms: cinema, literature, music, theatre and ballet. In his early days as a teacher he supplemented his income by working as a dresser in London's West End. Throughout his life he continued to visit the theatre regularly to see plays and concerts.
The Brian Smith Theatre Programme Collection contains the theatre programmes that Brian Smith collected through his many years of visiting the theatre. A number of programmes for first runs of significant plays are included, and he saw a great many productions by the Royal Shakespeare Company. There are also programmes for operas and classical music concerts.
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Cary Ellison began his career as an actor in 1939. Eventually Ellison moved on from acting and joined casting directory Spotlight in 1953. As part of his work Ellison would tour repertory theatre companies twice a year, making notes on each play including the cast and director, to help match the actors with suitable parts, and to identify future stars.
The Cary Ellison Theatre Programme Collection consists of the theatre programmes he collected on his tours of repertory theatres from 1953 to 1980 with his notes on the cast and plays. The notes they contain are very detailed and in some cases run to great length.
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This week the Wedmore men played away twice against Clevedon Prom and enjoyed good wins on both occasions. Firstly in the Weston & Dist. Over 60s they won by an amazing 138 shots to 66! Both Keith Pettit's team and Roger Hughes team won by a margin of 19 shots and Ron Barron's team wasn't far behind with a differential of 17 shots! Rink scores: R.Norris, B. Dearden, K.Burt 19-11, T. Collingwood, D.Collins, K. Pettit 25-6, V.Matthews, I.Faulkner, R. Hughes 27-8, T.Counsell, C. Wheller, R.Thurkettle 19-16 , P.Smith, T.Bullock, D.Stansfield 18-12, J.Clark, J. Runciman, R. Barron 30-13.
In the second match, this time in the Clevedon & Dist. Over 60s Wedmore won by 100 shots to 76 with Dave Nicholls team having the best of the day with a 24-5 win.
The good performance continued when Wedmore visited Chew Stoke for the second round of the Triples Knock Out Cup and Wedmore men won by 129 shots to 92. This time Keith Petti and his team had a great win 33 to 6. Rink scores: J. Runciman, I. Harris, R. Hughes 16-17, A. Birch, R. Newell, E.Payne 22-13, M. Green, R.Thurkettle, R.Barron 22-17, T.Brown, K. Burt, D.Nicholls 19-18, V.Matthews, D. Collins, C. Moss 17-21, D.Trow, D.Stansfield, K.Pettit 33-6.
The end of the week however proved more difficult with both the A and B teams losing. The A team were playing away at St. Andrews and lost by 50 shots to St. Andrews 62 whilst the B. Team lost at home by just three shots to Nailsea. Roy Thurkettle and his team had the only win of the day.
Wedmore ladies had an interesting situation in their away match at Nailsea in the MLT. It was played on one of the hottest days of the year and one rink had to abandon play after 16 ends. The League Secretary ruled that all three rinks should take their 16th end cumulative score and this gave Wedmore a win on two rinks and a draw on the third. Wedmore therefore scored nine points to Nailsea's one.
In the second MLT match of the week Wedmore ladies played away at Congresbury and in cooler conditions one the match by just one shot 52 to 51, but lost two out of three rinks! The winning rink was won by Carole Pettit and her team 17-9 and this swung the overall score in Wedmore's favour. Rink scores: B.Disbrey, J. Hunt, M.Trow 20-22, J. Collins, D. Gallop, C.Pettit 17-9, M. Barron, J. Collingwood, G. Harvey 15-20.
The Wedmore Triples team of Ann Hughes, Pam Beard and Maureen Hordle played in the Watchet Open Triples Day and came second – their second success in two weeks!
Finally, a mixed team visited Burham for a friendly match and came away having won by 102 shots to 75. Gill Harvey and her team had the best result 22-11.


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Q: How to check that one String can be spelled using characters from another String? Example: String a = "ACAHBBA" and String b = "ABAB" should return true, since both strings can spell ABAB.
I have tried with contains(), but that only works for equal sequences.
// The code should look like this.
public class task10 {
    public static boolean contains(String a, String b) {
        // check if b can be spelled using characters from a.
        // if it can. return true.
        // else
        return false;
    }
}

Posible solution?
public static boolean contains(String a, String b) {

    for (int i = 0; i < b.length(); i++) {
        if (a.indexOf(b.charAt(i)) == -1) {
            return false;
        }
    }
    return true;
}

A: Simply iterate thru one string and get the index of the character.  If >= 0, replace character with non-alphabetic character and repeat.  This algorithm presumes the need to match the correct number of characters.  For example, hello would return false if the character set was helo.
    public static boolean spelledFrom(String word, String chars) {
      StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder(chars);
      for (String c : word.split("")) {
         int i;
         if ((i = sb.indexOf(c)) < 0) {
            return false;
         }
         sb.setCharAt(i, '#');
      }
      return true;
   }

A: You can try this:
public static boolean canSpell(String a, String b)
{
    String shorter = (a.length() <= b.length()) ? a : b;
    String longer = (shorter.equals(a)) ? b : a;

    for(int i = 0; i < shorter.length(); i++)
    {
        if(!longer.contains("" + shorter.charAt(i)))
            return false;
    }

    return true;
}

Once you've identified the shorter string, you just need to verify that each of its chars are contained in the longer string. This solution doesn't verify if a char "has already been used", which means inserting "AB" and "ABBA" will return true. If you need to do this, you just need to delete the verified char from the longer string in every loop.

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It's been a great week of 'doing' following last week's theme of observation and generally getting bedded in.
There are quite a few meetings at Clearleft - it's a change I'm going to have to get used to. They're mostly at sociable times (early enough in the day to not cause major context switching). It's currently compounded by two things though. I'm working on two projects, meaning two stand-ups! There's also 1:1's with every member of the team as part of my induction. That's meant ~1:1/day for the first two weeks!
It'll definitely ease off as I finish induction, and focus on one project, but for the time, Monday's are especially busy.
I was able to properly get started on a project on Tuesday morning. It's in Vue.js, which is a real treat to work with again. I was tasked with building a generic modal component, and it went very well indeed! I was able to get my first PR approved and merged that afternoon, and took a crack at refactoring the input compontents a little.
That evening, Liam (from my Tomango days) contact me out of the blue and we went to pub. It was lovely to catch up with his news, and share a bit more about my Clearleft beginnings!
My other evenings have been spent editing photos from Goodwood #77mm. I suppose I could talk about that too, as it was during this weeknotes sprint! It was a brilliant, and tiring day! I haven't been to the circuit in quite a while, but it was great to be back. I took 4,732 photos 😬 which took more than a little while to sift through. Some of the photos will be below, but a more complete album is available here.
Wednesday at work was spent building a tricky component for a multi-step form within a modal. There were a lot of moving parts to it (literally, it was animation-heavy), so I spent an hour or so wrapping my head around the permutations of it. After a solid morning of focus, and a head-clearing lunchtime walk, I was able to wrap it up that afternoon. It was so good to get my teeth stuck into a complex problem and quell the imposter syndrome.
Much of that component was solved with dynamic scoped slots, not something I've seen much written about. So I spent Thursday's train journey, and some of Homebrew website club writing up my findings. The rest of Homebrew was used to write documentation for Sergey (more on that later).
Jon, Danielle and I went to visit a potential client on Thursday morning. It was my first out-of-office meeting and truth be told, I was pretty nervous. Fortunately it went really well, and we had great chats on the train to and from. Two weeks in, and I'm generally feeling on top of things, which is rather nice!
That afternoon, I started on another project: a round of updates to a charity website. It's in Craft, which I've only touched once or twice, but I'm feeling very confident about it - in fact, it feels very much like the bread and butter work I did at Tomango. PHP FTW.
Friday included more work on the charity site, a sprint retrospective, a fascinating brown bag lunch about how we plan and deliver research, all rounded out with a lovely spot of cheese and wine!
I also launched Sergey! It's a tiny little static site generator designed for those who don't want to spent ages configuring a full-blown SSG. It works well as a prototyping tool, a springboard to a different SSG, or an opportunity to take your first steps into the world of static site generation.
There's still plenty to do with it, and I'll no-doubt write a full blog post about it next week, but initial reception seems to have been positive!


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Aboyeur (1910–circa 1917) was a British Thoroughbred racehorse and sire. In a career that lasted from 1912 to 1913 he ran seven times and won two races. In June 1913 Aboyeur won The Derby at record odds of 100/1. He was awarded the race on the disqualification of Craganour after a rough and controversial race. At the end of the season he was sold and exported to Russia where he disappeared during the Revolution.

Background
Aboyeur was a fine-looking bay horse bred in Ireland by Thomas Kennedy Laidlaw. His sire Desmond was a good racehorse who won the Coventry Stakes and the July Stakes in 1898 and went on to become a successful stallion, earning the title of  Champion sire in 1913. Aboyeur's dam, a mare called Pawky, was unraced.

As a foal, Aboyeur was sold by his breeder to J. Daly, who sold him a year later for £2,200 as part of a group of three yearlings to Alan Cunliffe, the leader of a group of heavy gamblers known as the Druid's Lodge confederacy.  The name came from the Druid's Lodge stable near Salisbury, Wiltshire, where their horses, including Aboyeur, were trained in conditions of secrecy by Tom Lewis. The name "Aboyeur" derives from a French word meaning "barker" or "heckler"; it can also refer to a person in a kitchen who shouts out orders. The member of the gambling confederacy who provided most of the financing was Wilfred Bagwell Purefoy.

Racing career

1912: two-year-old season
Aboyeur ran three times as a two-year-old in 1912. He showed some promise when winning the Champagne Stakes at Salisbury but finished unplaced in his other two races including the Free Handicap at Newmarket in October in which he finished behind the future 1000 Guineas winner Jest

1913: three-year-old season

Before Epsom
On his three-year-old debut, Aboyeur finished unplaced in a race at Kempton at Easter on his only start before the Derby. The best colt of the season appeared to be Charles Bower Ismay's Craganour, who had been champion two-year-old in 1912. In a controversial race for the 2000 Guineas he had been awarded second place behind Louvois by the racecourse judge (there were no photo-finish cameras in use), despite many observers believing that he had crossed the line in front.

1913 Derby: the race
At Epsom on 4 June, Aboyeur, running in blinkers, was an unconsidered outsider, starting at odds of 100/1 while Craganour was made 6/4 favourite in a field of fifteen. The weather was fine and the record crowd, estimated at up to 500,000 included the King and Queen. Aboyeur was saddled separately, well away from the other horses, and did not take part in any parade before the start. Accounts of the race are often highly coloured and partisan: what follows is an attempt to summarise the evidence.
Aboyeur, ridden by Edwin Piper, took an early lead which he maintained into the straight, where he ran about three horse-widths away from the inside rail to his left. Several challengers emerged: Craganour challenged the leader on his immediate outside (right), with Nimbus and Great Sport further out, while Shogun, Louvois and Day Comet moved up on the inside. The initial interference occurred when Craganour, ridden by Johnny Reiff, hung left, bumping Aboyeur  who in turn veered towards the rail, badly hampering Shogun, Louvois and Day Comet. Piper, then struck his horse with his whip in his left hand, causing Aboyeur to hang sharply back to the centre of the track, colliding with Craganour and attempting to bite him.  Throughout the final furlong Reiff, with his whip in his right hand, and Piper, with his whip in his left, continued to drive their horses into each other, leading to repeated bumps as the other horses drew nearer. Craganour crossed the line first in a blanket finish, just ahead of Aboyeur, Day Comet, Louvois, Great Sport and Nimbus, with Shogun, Sun Yat and Bachelor's Wedding finishing just behind.

1913 Derby: Emily Davison

The most famous incident in the race did not involve Aboyeur. After the leaders had passed Tattenham Corner, Emily Davison, a prominent campaigner for women's suffrage walked out onto the track and was struck by the King's horse Anmer, who was among the back-markers. Davison suffered fatal injuries as a result.

1913 Derby: the objection
After a brief pause, the Judge, Mr Robinson announced the result as Craganour first, Aboyeur second, Louvois third, having apparently missed Day Comet on the inside who had been obscured by other runners. The result would not have been official however until the Stewards (senior racecourse officials) announced that everything was "All Right". After a delay, the announcement was made and then immediately withdrawn. It was then announced that an official objection had been lodged against the winner, not by a rival jockey, as was customary, but by the Stewards themselves. After a lengthy inquiry in which the Judge and the jockeys were interviewed, the Stewards disqualified Craganour on the grounds that he had failed to keep a straight course and had thereby "jostled", "bumped and bored" and "interfered" with other runners. The race was awarded to Aboyeur, with Louvois second and Great Sport third.

After the Derby
Legal challenges to the outcome of the race were made in Chancery Court, but proved unsuccessful., while bookmakers complained that the confusion after the race led to them paying out on both "winners". Aboyeur failed to reproduce his Derby form in his two remaining starts. On 23 July he finished third to Aghdoe and Night Hawk in the St George Stakes at Liverpool and was beaten again in the Gordon Stakes at Goodwood shortly afterwards.
At the end of August he was sold for 13,000 guineas to the Imperial Russian Racing Club of St Petersburg and exported to stand as a stallion in Russia at the end of the season.

Assessment
In their book A Century of Champions, John Randall and Tony Morris rated Aboyeur  a "poor" Derby winner. More specifically, they rated him equal with Spion Kop as one of the two worst colts to have won the race in the 20th Century.

Stud career
Aboyeur had little opportunity of making a mark at stud. After two seasons in Russia he disappeared during the upheavals of the Russian Revolution and Civil War. Reports that he had been "rescued from the Bolsheviks" and taken to Constantinople proved unfounded and later rumours that he had been evacuated to Serbia disguised as a cart horse were never substantiated. His final fate is unknown.

Pedigree

References

External links
Newsreel footage of 1912 & 1913 Derbies from British Pathé

1910 racehorse births
1917 racehorse deaths
Epsom Derby winners
Racehorses bred in Ireland
Racehorses trained in the United Kingdom
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Not Just For Facebook But Internet.org Makes Business Sense For India Too
Why Internet.org makes business sense for India and Facebook as well
Prasant Naidu October 10, 2014 December 8, 2014 Insights
You really have to be naive if you are thinking that the world's biggest social network's CEO has come all the way to India with no business interest. As we know Facebook's CEO Mark Zuckerberg is in India for a two-day visit. Apart from other reasons for his maiden official visit to India, pushing Internet.org is his priority like it has been in other emerging countries since last year. His meeting with the President of Mexico was on the same.
Read also – Four Reasons Why Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg Is Visiting India
On the first day of his visit Mark was in Delhi delivering his keynote at the first Internet.org summit. The summit bringing together experts, officials and industry leaders to focus on ways to deliver more Internet services for people in languages other than English. The twenty-minute keynote from Mark highlighted why internet should also be the basic right in this era and how India's more than a billion population which is still not on the internet can benefit from it.
Read also – 7 Things You Should Know On What Mark Zuckerberg Spoke At The First Internet.org Summit In India
Facebook in association with six mobile operators (Samsung, Ericsson, MediaTek, Nokia, Opera Software, and Qualcomm) had started the Internet.org project last year keeping the focus on emerging markets. Facebook had realized pretty early that the future is mobile driven and its next billion users will come from emerging markets like India where internet penetration has been a challenge due to various reasons.
To overcome this problem and jump the red tape of government bureaucracy, Facebook launched project Internet.org that promises to bring internet to two-thirds of the world's population that doesn't have it via drones, satellites, lasers and more.
Talking at the summit yesterday, Mark shared that India is set for a new jump in the technology space which would be driven by youth but it can't be without embracing the internet. It is a known fact that India missed out in the web revolution but is trying to catch up in the mobile wave. Even though the country is the fastest growing smartphone network, data costs are high and the average broadband speed is still bad.
Infrastructure has been a known issue and the present Modi government has already pulled up its socks to make the country digitally connected but social challenges that are stopping the country's adoption are alarming.
Mark shared that according to their research, "69% of Indians who have never accessed Internet don't have enough reasons why they should use it and what benefit can the Internet provide them." The only way one can motivate this section is when you show them the value Internet can provide as mobile is already doing by connecting people.
Replicating Zambia's success in India
Creating a free service like 911 for basic needs could be a solution, states Mark. The success of the Internet.org app in Zambia with Airtel can be replicated in India.
In alliance with Airtel, the Internet.org app provides its subscribers access to a set of basic Internet services for free. The app provides features such as AccuWeather to Google search, Wikipedia, a job search site as well as a breadth of health information. Facebook's own app, along with its Messenger service, is also included. The app works on Android phones as well as the simple "feature phones."
The app is for free and Facebook and Internet.org don't pay at all. Instead, the free access acts as an on-ramp to Airtel's data plans. If users click-through to links outside of the services or use other apps, Internet.org will show users a roadblock screen that warns them they'll be expending their data plan or need to buy one. The same works for Airtel as it can earn money for data plans by creating interest.
The same model has been applied in the Philippines, Paraguay, and Tanzania which has helped around 3 million people with no access connect to the Internet. Filipino Network Globe is already seeing a good increase in subscribers after being a part of the program. So there isn't a reason why it might not work in India.
While this deal will make operators who have been really worried happy with the growth of internet companies and apps, this might create an environment of monopoly and the favoritism of choice of services that would be included in the app, argued Medianama.
Definitely this also means that Facebook which has 100 million active users in the country is also looking to grow its base with this initiative but the choice of services remain in the operators hand. This means that if Airtel is the selected operator in India, messaging app Hike could also find its feet in the internet.org app alongside WhatsApp.
In all this the Indian Government's say cannot be ignored. The way the NDA government has kept its focus on the digital growth in the country, I wouldn't be surprised if a new contest on apps is launched on the MyGov citizen portal. We have already seen how Narendra Modi in a short period has nurtured the platform by inviting community engagement.
Will startups be affected?
Too early to say but Internet.org app is talking about very basic services to create interest on the Internet. So one would really doubt if features like YouTube or Gaana.com will be there and as said the decision would be in the hands of the operator and not on Facebook.
Besides Mark also highlighted a known but missed out fact that most Indian users don't access internet due to the lack of relevant local language content. According to Facebook, 60 percent of Indians are not online due the lack of services and content in spoken languages.
Earlier this year a joint study by Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI) and IMRB International stated that regional language content availability can boost the growth of Internet in India by 24 percent. The study identified local language as the single largest driver of internet growth in rural areas.
To fill this gap, Mark unveiled a $1 million fund to encourage developers to develop applications in local content for emerging economies. The Innovation challenge will encourage the development of apps, websites, online services. The award prize is $250,000, which will be presented to the app, website or service that the judges determine best meets the needs of one of the four designated population categories: women, students, farmers and migrant workers (four awards total).
The Innovation Challenge Award winners will also be eligible to receive a package of tools and services worth up to $60,000 from Facebook's FbStart program. In addition, two apps, websites or services designed for each of the four specified population categories will receive an Impact Award prize in the amount of $25,000. Ample push by Facebook for startups to develop apps that could meet the demands of the local language content.
Mark has accepted that in the longer run getting more people on the Internet will help Facebook but that doesn't mean that Facebook has to be included in each country as a service.
I don't see that Internet.org is going to hinder competition; Google which is also working on bringing internet to the emerging markets can also come with a similar or a better service. By pushing Internet.org, Facebook has pushed the button to make internet available to everyone. Now it is up to us – other businesses and startups on how we can develop content, apps for the people who are missing out.
Internet.org makes complete business sense for Facebook but it also makes sense for India; it creates an opportunity for the billion people who are still not connected to the Internet by making it a human right along with food, water and shelter.
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NSAI Cheyenne, WY Chapter
In observation of Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Monday, January 18, 2021, NSAI will be closed. We will resume business on Tuesday, January 19, 2021 at 10:00am Central.
Meetings consist of reviewing a lesson on the craft of songwriting or a music business-related subject. We then host a feedback session where participants share a song with the group. Members should bring a song to share and lyric sheets for the group.
Meetings are currently being conducted via Zoom format. To join us for our monthly meeting call me at 307-287-2606 or email me at nsaiwyoming@charter.net
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NSAI COMMENTS ON DOJ ASCAP/BMI CONSENT DECREE STATEMENT
NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE (January 15, 2021) – The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Anti-Trust Division head Makan Delrahim today addressed DOJ's review of the ASCAP and BMI Consent Decrees.
NSAI has encouraged DOJ to make no immediate changes to the decrees. Rather, we advocated allowing time for the impact of the new Music Modernization act to be fully realized. This is the path DOJ took. Delrahim largely spoke about the four-year review process during the tenure. He made few specific recommendations, but the two NSAI wants to highlight are:
COMPULSORY LICENSES – He said compulsory licenses "are not the answer" and that any future changes Congress may consider should allow songwriters the ability to negotiate in the free market. This is something NSAI and songwriters have advocated for decades.
FIVE-YEAR REVIEW – He suggested DOJ consider reviewing ASCAP and BMI Consent Decrees every five years. That essentially means a never-ending review process. Such frequency should only happen with a stated goal of ELIMINATING the decrees.
Delrahim applauded ASCAP and BMI for launching their new SONGVIEW database which will allow music users/licensees to more easily find song ownership data. This is an important step NSAI joins him in praising.
NSAI Chapter Challenge - Congratulations to Local Chapter Finalists
NASHVILLE, TN (December 21, 2020) - NSAI is excited to share the local chapter finalists for the 2020 NSAI Chapter Challenge with Anthem Entertainment. NSAI thanks each of its members for being a part of our Virtual Chapter Challenge this November. We received 79 coordinator submissions and had 63 NSAI members that were finalists at their local chapters. Songs selected by a listening committee at NSAI will be sent to Anthem Entertainment for consideration for a single-song contract. Congratulations!
2020 CHAPTER CHALLENGE
LOCAL CHAPTER FINALISTS INCLUDE:
The 2021 Chapter Challenge will take place in April throughout NSAI's 100 Regional Chapters. Any member can bring one song to their local chapter meeting and members select the winning entry. All NSAI Regional Chapter coordinators are also allowed to submit one song. NSAI narrows those songs down to a list of finalists before submitting them for consideration by the publishing partner.
NSAI BUILDING CLOSES TEMPORARILY/NSAI CHAPTER MEETINGS SUSPENDED FOR NOW
Organization Will Use Challenge to Create New Member Opportunities
As information and advice has continued to evolve, we have made the decision to stop NSAI Regional Chapter meetings for now and to close the NSAI office in Nashville to the public until further notice.
During this time, our entire staff will be working from home to offer a new level of online service to our members. All online programs and services will continue to be available and our phone lines will remain open.
Member representatives and mentors can and will continue to hold meetings via electronic means.
Please stay tuned to the NSAI website and socials for updates as we continue to navigate this difficult situation.
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The L-shaped building is 181 feet long and 100 feet wide, and has been divided into two sections. The division was made at the location where the first addition was made to the barn about 100 years ago.
So far, one section of the barn has been moved nearly 200 feet across the property and has been rotated 160 degrees. The move is being done on rollers, a laborious and slow process. When the first section of barn is in place, Kelly Brothers House Movers will begin work to move the second section.
The pad where the barn will be placed has been trenched for a foundation, and that work has been inspected and certified. The aim is to have both sections of the barn situated on the pad before the rainy season.
Relocating and rehabilitating the barn is a key element of the Aptos Village Project. Although the exact date the Hihn Apple Barn was constructed is not known, the barn is historically significant. Part of the building appears to have been constructed c.1891-1899, with substantial additions in 1915 and c.1920, with the last bay (88 feet long by 36 feet wide) c.1929-1930. The barn will become a New Leaf Community Market and open into the Village Green common area, a new civic heart for Aptos.


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OUR STATE FACES A FIVE BILLION DOLLAR DEFECIT.
TODAY — I'M GOING TO GIVE YOU A BLUEPRINT FOR SOLVING THIS CRISIS.
IT WON'T BE EASY OR SIMPLE.
BUT YOU'RE ABOUT TO HEAR THE DETAILS, SO I HOPE YOU'RE ALL SITTING DOWN.
I'D LIKE TO WELCOME OUR CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS. LT. GOVERNOR PAT QUINN. ATTORNEY GENERAL LISA MADIGAN. COMPTROLLER DAN HYNES. TREASURER JUDY BARR TOPINKA. AND SECRETARY OF STATE JESSE WHITE.
I'D ALSO LIKE TO RECOGNIZE THE DIRECTOR OF THE BUDGET, JOHN FILAN, AND HIS TALENTED AND HARDWORKING TEAM.
AN UNPRECEDENTED FIVE BILLION DOLLAR BUDGET DEFICIT.
OVER THE LAST FEW MONTHS JOHN FILAN HAS WORKED HARD TO WRAP HIS HANDS AROUND THIS BUDGET.
AND ONCE I'M DONE WITH THIS SPEECH TODAY, MANY OF YOU MAY WANT TO WRAP YOUR HANDS AROUND HIS NECK.
BUT BEFORE I BEGIN, I'D LIKE TO ASK ALL OF US TO TAKE A MOMENT AND SAY A PRAYER FOR THE BRAVE MEN AND WOMEN OF OUR ARMED FORCES AT WAR IN IRAQ.
OUR PRAYERS GO OUT TO THEM AND TO THEIR LOVED ONES.
PLEASE JOIN ME NOW, FOR A MOMENT OF PRAYER.
AND FOR OUR PRESIDENT, AS HE LEADS OUR COUNTRY DURING THIS TIME OF WAR.
ILLINOIS FACES A FIVE BILLION DOLLAR BUDGET DEFICIT.
THE LARGEST IN OUR HISTORY.
THIS UNPRECEDENTED BUDGET DEFICIT IS THE RESULT OF SEVERAL THINGS.
STRUCTURAL CHALLENGES LIKE RISING HEALTHCARE COSTS, PARTICULARLY MEDICAID.
A TAX-STRUCTURE BASED ON AN INDUSTRIAL ECONOMY THAT HAS NOW BECOME A SERVICE ECONOMY.
AND AN ECONOMIC DOWNTURN THAT OUR STATE GOVERNMENT DIDN'T REACT TO QUICKLY ENOUGH — EVEN THOUGH ALL THE SIGNALS WERE THERE.
OR EVEN WORSE, A COMBINATION OF BOTH.
WELL I HAVE A DIFFERENT ANSWER.
I SEE THIS BUDGET DEFICIT AS AN OPPORTUNITY.
AN OPPORTUNITY TO BRING ABOUT THE FUNDAMENTAL CHANGES THAT THE PEOPLE OF ILLINOIS DEMANDED LAST NOVEMBER.
AN OPPORTUNITY TO SHAKE UP A SYSTEM IN DESPERATE NEED OF REFORM.
AN OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE THE PEOPLE BELIEVE IN US AGAIN.
TODAY I AM PRESENTING TO THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY, AND TO THE PEOPLE OF ILLINOIS, A BALANCED BUDGET.
IF WE DO THIS RIGHT WE WILL DO MORE THAN JUST BALANCE THE BUDGET. WE WILL REGAIN THE TRUST AND THE CONFIDENCE OF THE PEOPLE.
THE BUDGET I'M PRESENTING TODAY ASKS FOR A LOT OF SHARED SACRIFICE.
BUT THIS IS NOT THE TIME TO ASK TAXPAYERS TO SACRIFICE BY BAILING OUT A SYSTEM THAT DESPERATELY NEEDS TO BE CHANGED.
AT THE SAME TIME WE MUST NOT SACRIFICE OUR COMMITMENT TO EDUCATING OUR CHILDREN, TO PROVIDING HEALTHCARE FOR THOSE WHO NEED IT, AND TO KEEP THE PUBLIC SAFE.
IF THE LEGISLATURE SENDS ME A BUDGET THAT RAISES THE INCOME TAX OR THE SALES TAX I WILL VETO IT.
ILLINOIS IS A LOW-INCOME TAX STATE AND I'M GOING TO KEEP IT THAT WAY.
IF THE LEGISLATURE SENDS ME A BUDGET THAT CUTS K-12 EDUCATION, HEALTHCARE OR PUBLIC SAFETY I WILL VETO THAT TOO.
WE WILL NOT BALANCE THE BUDGET BY SACRIFICING OUR VALUES.
INSTEAD, WE WILL BALANCE THE BUDGET BY ENDING BUSINESS AS USUAL.
IN THE LAST TWO BUDGET ADDRESSES, YOU WERE TOLD THAT THE BUDGET BEING PRESENTED TO YOU WAS A BALANCED BUDGET.
IN FACT, THOSE BUDGETS ONLY TOLD HALF THE STORY.
FOR DECADES THE STATE UNDERFUNDED ITS PENSION FUNDS. THE ACCUMULATED DEFICIT WILL COST THE STATE $2 BILLION DOLLARS THIS YEAR ALONE.
YOU DIDN'T SEE THAT IN ANY PAST BUDGET.
MEDICAID COSTS WERE HIDDEN BEHIND QUESTIONABLE PROJECTIONS AND MYTHICAL SAVINGS.
YOU DIDN'T SEE THAT IN ANY PAST BUDGET EITHER.
PREVIOUSLY, A $200 MILLION DOLLAR SHORTFALL WAS COVERED UP BY IGNORING THE IMPACT OF INCREASED DEDUCTIONS ON STATE TAX REVENUES.
IT IS TIME FOR HONEST BUDGETING AND LONG-TERM PLANNING.
IN THE PAST, EACH BUDGET WAS DESIGNED TO GET FROM ONE FISCAL YEAR TO THE NEXT.
FROM NOW ON, OUR BUDGETS WILL BUILD THE FOUNDATION FOR LONG-TERM STRUCTURAL REFORM.
AND WE'LL NEED TO PLAN FOR A RAINY DAY. THINGS GO WRONG ALL THE TIME. WE NEED INSURANCE.
THIS BUDGET MAKES A DOWN PAYMENT ON A FUND THAT CAN HELP US WHEN TIMES ARE HARD.
SPENDING USED TO BE ON AUTO PILOT. NO COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS WAS PERFORMED BEFORE TAXPAYER DOLLARS WERE SPENT — AND ONCE PROGRAMS WERE IN PLACE — THEY STAYED THERE.
GOING FORWARD EVERY PROGRAM IS GOING TO BE ACCOUNTABLE — NO MATTER HOW LONG IT'S BEEN AROUND.
IN THE LAST ELECTION THE VOTERS GAVE CONTROL OF THE LEGISLATURE AND THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE TO DEMOCRATS.
AS A DEMOCRAT –I'M HAPPY ABOUT THAT.
BUT I AM NOT THE DEMOCRATIC GOVERNOR OF ILLINOIS. I'M THE GOVERNOR OF ILLINOIS WHO HAPPENS ALSO TO BE A DEMOCRAT.
THE PROBLEMS AND CHALLENGES WE CONFRONT ARE WAY TOO BIG TO BE STUCK IN THAT OLD PARADIGM OF DEMOCRATS VS. REPUBLICANS.
THE STAKES ARE TOO HIGH TO DO ANYTHING ELSE.
TOUGH TIMES REQUIRE TOUGH CHOICES.
SO LET ME SAY AT THE OUTSET, THERE WILL BE SOME THINGS IN THIS BUDGET THAT YOU WON'T LIKE.
AND THEN AGAIN, THERE WILL BE SOME THINGS IN THIS BUDGET THAT YOU WON'T LIKE.
SO LET'S START WITH THE THINGS IN THIS BUDGET THAT YOU WON'T LIKE.
ACTUALLY, LET'S BEGIN BY SEEING HOW WE CAN DO MORE WITH LESS.
THIS IS AN UNPRECEDENTED TIME TO RE-THINK THE WAY GOVERNMENT WORKS.
FROM THE MOMENT I TOOK OFFICE MY TEAM HAS SCRUTINIZED HOW OUR STATE SPENDS MONEY.
WITHIN THREE SHORT MONTHS WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO IDENTIFY OVER ONE AND A QUARTER BILLION DOLLARS IN CUTS AND REDUCTIONS WITHOUT AFFECTING FRONTLINE SERVICES.
THE FIRST STEP IS TO CUT THE WASTE THAT HAS CHEATED THE TAXPAYERS FOR FAR TOO LONG.
THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC AID DOES NOT NEED TO EXPAND INTO NEW OFFICE SPACE, AT A COST OF $600,000 DOLLARS PER YEAR, WHEN ITS STAFF SIZE HAS DECLINED BY 600 PEOPLE.
THE DEPARTMENT OF THE LOTTERY DOES NOT NEED CLASS AA OFFICE SPACE, IN THE STREETERVILLE NEIGHBORHOOD, ONE OF THE MOST EXPENSIVE IN CHICAGO.
THE STATE OF ILLINOIS DOES NOT NEED TO PAY ITS 512 COMPUTER CONSULTANTS TWO TO THREE TIMES THE MARKET VALUE.
WHY SHOULD WE PAY OVER TWICE AS MUCH PER MINUTE TO USE A CELL PHONE THAN THE AVERAGE CONSUMER?
WHY SHOULD THE STATE PAY 20 PERCENT MORE FOR WINDSHIELD-WASHER FLUID THAN THE AVERAGE CONSUMER?
WHY SHOULD STATE AGENCIES SPEND MILLIONS OF DOLLARS ON NEW COMPUTERS WHEN SOFTWARE IS AVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE SAME FUNCTIONS FOR 20 CENTS ON THE DOLLAR?
THE STATE POLICE DOES NOT NEED 216 MORE CARS THAN OFFICERS.
AND THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS CERTAINLY DOES NOT NEED ITS OWN PLANE. WE WILL GROUND THAT PLANE AND SAVE THE STATE $800,000 DOLLARS.
ADMINISTRATIVE CUTS ALONE WILL SAVE THIS STATE OVER $175 MILLION DOLLARS.
THE REMAINING $1.1 BILLION DOLLARS WILL COME BY DOING MORE WITH LESS.
THE KIND OF WASTE I JUST DESCRIBED MAY BE HARD TO FIND, BUT IT'S EASY TO CUT.
BUT MAKING PROGRAMS WORK MORE EFFICIENTLY IS HARDER.
SEMI-ANNUAL CONVENTIONS, NEW EQUIPMENT, AND TRAVEL ARE THE SORTS OF ITEMS THAT CAN BE CUT FROM A DEPARTMENT'S BUDGET, WITHOUT AFFECTING ITS PROVISION OF SERVICES.
CAN SOMEONE MAKE A COMPELLING ARGUMENT FOR JUST ABOUT EVERY EXISTING PROGRAM?
BUT WHEN TIMES ARE THIS HARD YOU HAVE TO MAKE CHOICES. LEADERSHIP IS ALL ABOUT SETTING PRIORITIES.
THE CHOICE I MADE WAS TO PROTECT THE HONEST, HARDWORKING PERSON WHO GOES TO WORK AND PAYS TAXES, TO PROTECT OUR INVESTMENTS IN EDUCATION, HEALTHCARE AND PUBLIC SAFETY, AND TO PROTECT THE CONSUMER.
I'VE DIRECTED EACH AGENCY AND DEPARTMENT, TO CUT ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS BY 10% ON AVERAGE.
IN ADDITION, OPERATIONAL RESERVES WERE REDUCED BY 8%.
GRANTS AND AWARDS WILL BE REDUCED BY 5%, EXCEPT IN THE CRITICAL AREAS OF K-12 EDUCATION, HEALTH CARE, AND PUBLIC SAFETY.
IF YOU TOTAL AGENCY CONSOLIDATIONS, APPROPRIATION REDUCTIONS AND OTHER COST SAVING MEASURES, ALONG WITH SPENDING CUTS, THE TOTAL SAVINGS TO TAXPAYERS IS ONE AND A QUARTER BILLION DOLLARS, FOR THE LATTER HALF OF FISCAL YEAR 2003 AND FOR ALL OF FISCAL YEAR 2004.
THIS IS A BUDGET WHERE WE'VE MADE DIFFICULT CHOICES.
THESE CHOICES HAVE ALLOWED US TO BALANCE THE BUDGET.
THE DEPARTMENT OF AGING. $6.24 MILLION DOLLARS IN CUTS.
THIS REFLECTS A REDUCTION IN ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS AND A REDUCTION OF PERSONNEL FROM 126 TO 114 FOR A SAVINGS OF $850,000 DOLLARS.
THE DEPARTMENT WILL CUT $5 MILLION DOLLARS IN GRANTS, DUE TO LOWER THAN PROJECTED CASELOADS IN THE COMMUNITY CARE PROGRAM.
ADMINISTRATIVE SPENDING WILL BE REDUCED BY $3.1 MILLION DOLLARS. THESE SAVINGS WILL BE ACHIEVED THROUGH PERSONNEL REDUCTIONS, AND REDUCED SPENDING ON ELECTRONIC DATA PROCESSING AND CONTRACTUAL SERVICES.
AN ADDITIONAL $5.5 MILLION DOLLARS IN GRANTS WILL BE CUT.
THE DEPARTMENT OF CENTRAL MANAGEMENT SERVICES.
PERSONNEL WILL BE REDUCED BY 177 POSITIONS, AND NON-CRITICAL REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE PROJECTS WILL BE DELAYED.
UPGRADES AND REPAIRS AT THE THOMPSON CENTER AND BILANDIC BUILDING WILL HAVE TO WAIT — SAVING THE STATE $444,000 DOLLARS IN GENERAL REVENUE FUNDS.
AND CMS'S EFFINGHAM REGIONAL OFFICE WILL NOT GET A NEW ROOF AS SCHEDULED, SAVING A FURTHER $450,000 DOLLARS.
SHOULD IT RAIN IN EFFINGHAM, WE ARE CONFIDENT THE EXISTING ROOF WILL SUFFICE.
THESE CUTS WILL HELP US DEAL WITH THE SKYROCKETING EXPENSE OF PAYING FOR EMPLOYEE HEALTHCARE.
THE PRICE BY $75 MILLION DOLLARS FROM WHAT THE PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATION HAD EXPECTED TO PAY.
SAVINGS COME FROM A PERSONNEL REDUCTION OF 253, AND REDUCTIONS IN EQUIPMENT PURCHASES, LEASES, AND GRANTS.
BUT LET ME MAKE THIS CLEAR, WE ARE GOING TO TAKE THE MONEY SAVED BY ELIMINATING INEFFICIENCY, AND SEND IT RIGHT BACK INTO THE AGENCY TO PROTECT THE WELFARE OF OUR CHILDREN.
THESE SAVINGS WILL BE ACHIEVED BY REDUCING 28 ADMINISTRATIVE POSITIONS, AS WELL AS MAKING CUTS IN TRAVEL, EQUIPMENT, TELECOMMUNICAITONS, AND DELAYING OR CANCELING PERMANENT IMPROVEMENTS.
E-MAIL AND OTHER ELECTRONIC FILES AT CMS.
GRANTS WILL BE CUT BY $241 MILLION DOLLARS.
AND THE DEPARTMENT WILL ALSO MERGE EXISTING WORKFORCE TRAINING PROGRAMS, TO AVOID DUPLICATE SERVICES AND ADMINISTRATION–SAVING THE STATE $16 MILLION DOLLARS.
$69.7 MILLION DOLLARS IN REDUCTIONS.
ADMINISTRATIVE SPENDING WILL BE STREAMLINED BY ELIMINATING FIVE LAYERS OF BUREAUCRACY.
$76.3 MILLION DOLLARS. AND WE WILL NOT OPEN THREE OTHER PRISONS.
IN FACT, WE ARE IN THE MIDDLE OF NEGOTIATIONS THAT WOULD RENT THEM TO THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.
AND OF COURSE, WE'RE GETTING RID OF THAT PLANE.
THE MONEY WE SAVE HERE, WILL BE REINVESTED TO HELP PAY FOR NEW MEASURES TO KEEP THE PEOPLE SAFE. THIS INCLUDES REOPENING SHERIDAN PRISON AS A NATIONAL MODEL DRUG OFFENDER CENTER, AND LAUNCHING OPERATION SPOTLIGHT TO KEEP AN EYE ON REPEAT OFFENDERS.
THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS.
ADMINISTRATIVE SPENDING WILL BE CUT BY $741,000 DOLLARS, THROUGH HEADCOUNT REDUCTIONS FROM EARLY RETIREMENTS AND THE HIRING FREEZE, AS WELL AS CUTS IN CONTRACTS, COMMODITIES, PRINTING, EQUIPMENT AND ELECTRONIC DATA PROCESSING.
THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RIGHTS.
$941,400 DOLLARS, REFLECTING A REDUCTION OF $619,000 DOLLARS IN ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS THAT INCLUDES A REDUCTION IN PERSONNEL.
THE DEPARTMENT HAS ALSO ELIMINATED ITS PRESS OFFICE.
ADMINISTRATIVE CUTS TOTAL $36.4 MILLION DOLLARS, INCLUDING SIGNIFICANT REDUCTIONS IN PERSONNEL.
ADDITIONAL CUTS INCLUDE $9.1 MILLION DOLLARS IN OPERATIONS FOR EQUIPMENT, CONTRACTUAL SERVICES, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, AND TRAVEL.
$16.7 MILLION DOLLARS WILL BE CUT BY ELIMINATING EXCESS BED CAPACITY.
CUTTING THOSE 120 BEDS WILL REDUCE DESIRED FLEXIBILITY, BUT WILL NOT AFFECT THE DELIVERY OF HEALTH SERVICES, AS THE AGENCY WILL CONTINUE TO MAINTAIN THE REQUIRED 2.4 RESIDENT TO STAFF RATIO.
HUMAN SERVICES HAS 216 LOCAL OFFICES AND WAREHOUSE LEASES. 216!
$5.4 MILLION DOLLARS IN LEASES AND UTILITIES ALONE.
IN ONE INSTANCE, HUMAN SERVICES HAD THREE OFFICES LESS THAN HALF A MILE FROM COMISKEY – WELL, ACTUALLY, IT'S CELLULAR – AH, COMSIKEY PARK. THOSE THREE OFFICES WERE CONSOLIDATED INTO ONE.
IN ADDITION TO PERSONNEL REDUCTIONS, THE AGENCY WILL REDUCE SPENDING FOR TRAVEL, EQUIPMENT PURCHASES AND CONTRACTUAL SERVICES.
A SIGNIFICANT PORTION OF CUTS WILL RESULT FROM PERSONNEL REDUCTION.
$2.4 MILLION DOLLARS IN REDUCTIONS.
THESE CUTS RESULT FROM LIMITING OR ELIMINATING SPENDING ON EQUIPMENT, PRINTING AND ELECTRONIC DATA PROCESSING PURCHASES.
ALSO, THE DEPARTMENT WILL PUT MORE OF AN EMPHASIS ON REPAIRING EQUIPMENT INSTEAD OF PURCHASING IT NEW.
HOWEVER, IN ORDER TO PROVIDE ECONOMIC RELIEF TO THE FAMILIES OF OUR SOLDIERS, CALLED UP TO ACTIVE DUTY IN IRAQ, THE DEPARTMENT'S OVERALL BUDGET HAS INCREASED BY A TOTAL OF $8.7 MILLION DOLLARS. $5 MILLION DOLLARS OF WHICH IS BEING DEDICATED TO THE FAMILIES OF ILLINOIS RESIDENTS NOW ON ACTIVE DUTY.
NEXT YEAR'S TAX FORMS INCLUDE A CHECK-OFF BOX TO HELP THE FAMILIES OF OUR SOLDIERS.
WE ALL KNOW ABOUT THE RISKS THEY'RE TAKING AND THE SACRIFICES THEY'RE MAKING TO SERVE OUR NATION IN A TIME OF WAR.
IF WE CAN MAKE THEIR LIVES A LITTLE EASIER, IF WE CAN HELP PUT THEIR MINDS AT EASE, AS CITIZENS, IT IS OUR DUTY TO DO SO. WHEN YOU FILL OUT YOUR TAX FORMS NEXT YEAR, PLEASE KEEP OUR SOLDIERS IN MIND.
THIS WILL INCLUDE CUTS OF $10.2 MILLION DOLLARS IN ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS AND A PERSONNEL REDUCTION OF 126, REDUCTIONS OF $9 MILLION DOLLARS IN GRANTS, AND $6 MILLION DOLLARS IN WATERWAY IMPROVEMENTS.
THE DEPARTMENT WILL ELIMINATE 26 POSITIONS AS WELL AS CANCEL ITS ACCESS TO ONLINE LAW BOOKS.
$49.2 MILLION DOLLARS IN CUTS.
THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC AID'S BUDGET REFLECTS OPERATIONAL CUTS INCLUDING REDUCING PERSONNEL FROM 2,794 TO 2,521. THIS WILL SAVE $29.1 MILLION DOLLARS.
THE DEPARTMENT WILL ALSO CLOSE AND CONSOLIDATE SIX OFFICES WHICH WILL SAVE $1.2 MILLION DOLLARS.
BECAUSE OF MEDICAID –, PUBLIC AID SPENDING WILL INCREASE BY $689 MILLION DOLLARS. ALTHOUGH THIS IS A HUGE JUMP, IT REPRESENTS THE FIRST HONEST ACCOUNTING OF MEDICAID SPENDING IN YEARS.
THE INCREASE WILL ALLOW US TO FINALLY BEGIN PAYING HOSPITALS AND NURSING HOMES, WITHIN 60 DAYS OR LESS.
IF THE STATE EXPECTS A SERVICE TO BE PROVIDED, WE SHOULD PAY FOR IT WITHIN A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME.
AND YOU SHOULD NOTE; — WE ARE ALSO NOT CUTTING PAYMENT RATES FOR HOSPITALS, NURSING HOMES OR MEDICAL PROVIDERS. THE HEALTH OF OUR CITIZENS AND THE HEALTH OF THE FACILITIES THAT SERVE THEM IS TOO IMPORTANT TO JEOPARDIZE.
MUCH OF THAT AMOUNT, $103 MILLION DOLLARS, IS IN GRANT REDUCTIONS.
THE DEPARTMENT OF THE LOTTERY, THE ILLINOIS RACING BOARD, AND THE LIQUOR CONTROL COMMISSION, WILL BE CONSOLIDATED WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE SAVING AN ADDITIONAL $2.1 MILLION DOLLARS.
$39.1 MILLION DOLLARS WILL BE SAVED AND REINVESTED IN PUBLIC SAFETY.
$8.4 MILLION DOLLARS OF THOSE CUTS WILL BE ACHIEVED THROUGH EARLY-RETIREMENT AND A TOTAL PERSONNEL REDUCTION OF 206.
WE WILL ALSO SAVE OVER $20 MILLION DOLLARS BY FOREGOING NEW PURCHASES THAT AREN'T ESSENTIAL.
THESE REDUCTIONS WILL NOT IMPACT PUBLIC SAFETY. THEY WILL NOT REDUCE PATROLS ON OUR HIGHWAYS OR OUR STREETS.
THESE REDUCTIONS WILL BALANCE OUT THE COST OF MORE AGGRESSIVE CRIME FIGHTING INITIATIVES, INCLUDING OUR NEW CRACKDOWN ON CLUB DRUGS, LIKE ECSTASY.
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION — $484.5 MILLION DOLLARS.
SPENDING REDUCTIONS INCLUDE NOT REPLACING 115 EARLY RETIREMENT POSITIONS IN ADMINISTRATION AND PERSONNEL.
THERE WILL ALSO BE A REDUCTION OF 624 POSITIONS, THROUGH REORGANIZATION AND REALLOCATION OF EXISTING STAFF.
THERE WILL BE NO LAYOFFS OF CURRENT EMPLOYEES. NO PROJECTS WILL BE CANCELED FROM THE ROAD PROGRAM. HOWEVER, THERE WILL BE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS' AFFAIRS.
$6.1 MILLION DOLLARS IN CUTS.
$1.2 MILLION DOLLARS IN SAVINGS WILL BE ACHIEVED BY REDUCING STAFFING LEVELS, AND CUTTING OTHER EXPENSES.
WE ARE NOT CUTTING ANY PROGRAMS OUR VETERANS RELY UPON. WE WILL NOT TURN OUR BACKS ON THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE RISKED THEIR LIVES TO DEFEND OURS.
THE OFFICE OF BANKS AND REAL ESTATE.
ADMINISTRATIVE SPENDING WILL BE REDUCED BY $2.4 MILLION DOLLARS.
SUBSTANTIALLY REDUCED TRAVEL EXPENDITURES -AND CUTBACKS IN EQUIPMENT, ELECTRONIC DATA PROCESSING, AND CONTRACTUAL SERVICES.
THE OFFICE WILL ALSO DOWNSIZE THE FINANCIAL LITERACY PROJECT.
HISTORIC PRESERVATION. $4.1 MILLION DOLLARS IN CUTS.
SAVINGS COME FROM ADMINISTRATIVE REDUCTIONS. NO HISTORIC SITES WILL BE CLOSED.
FUNDING FOR THE LINCOLN LIBRARY WILL REMAIN AT LAST YEAR'S LEVEL, BUT IT WILL NO LONGER BE CONSUMED WITH SALARIES.
THE FACT THAT THE LINCOLN LIBRARY HAS BEEN SEEN AS A PLAYGROUND FOR PATRONAGE IS SIMPLY UNACCEPTABLE. EVERY PENNY SHOULD BE USED TO PROMOTE AND ENHANCE ABRAHAM LINCOLN'S LEGACY.
HE IS ILLINOIS' GIFT TO THE WORLD AND THE THIS PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY SHOULD EMBODY ALL HE STOOD FOR.
THIS AGENCY WILL NOW COVER ITS OWN COSTS.
FEES – PERMITS – AND PENALTIES — WILL FUND THE EXPENSE OF CLEANING UP AFTER POLLUTERS.
THESE SAVINGS WILL BE ACHIEVED IN LARGE PART BY REDUCING ADMINSTRATIVE PERSONNEL BY 19.
THE DEPARTMENT OF NUCLEAR SAFETY.
WHEN THE DEPARTMENT IS CONSOLIDATED INTO THE ILLINOIS EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY – WE'LL SAVE EVEN MORE.
$1.4 MILLION DOLLARS IN CUTS.
THAT MONEY WILL BE REINVESTED – INTO A NEW PROGRAM TO PROVIDE STATE-OF-THE-ART PROTECTION EQUIPMENT – TO OUR FIRST RESPONDERS.
THE DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT SECURITY BUDGET WILL REMAIN AT LAST YEAR'S LEVEL, BUT ITS WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS WILL BE TRANSFERRED TO THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY.
THE CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT BOARD. $246 MILLION DOLLARS.
THE MAJORITY OF THESE CUTS COME FROM THE SUSPENSION OF THE CAPITAL PROGRAM FOR STATE FACILITIES. AND MOVING CAPITAL PLANNING RESPONSIBILITIES TO THE BUDGET OFFICE.
THE ILLINOIS COMMERCE COMMISSION — $11.7 MILLION DOLLARS — MAINLY IN ADMINISTRATIVE CUTS.
THIS IS A CUT IN THE SUBSIDY GIVEN BY THE STATE TO MCPIER – EVERY YEAR. THESE FUNDS ARE GENERALLY USED TO COVER MCPIER'S UTILITY COSTS.
IT'S NOT A CUT WE'D LIKE TO MAKE – BUT IN THESE DIFFICULT TIMES -IT'S A CUT WE HAVE TO MAKE.
BUT I PROMISED I'D CUT WASTE, SO I WON'T WASTE YOUR TIME.
THE REST OF THE BOARDS AND AGENCIES WILL BE CUT $7.3 MILLION DOLLARS – AND ALL OF THE SPECIFIC CUTS ARE AVAILABLE IN OUR BUDGET BOOKS.
AS YOU CAN SEE –MANY DEPARTMENTS HAVE FOUND THAT ONE OF THE BEST WAYS TO DO MORE WITH LESS – IS TO REDUCE STAFFING LEVELS.
A DEPARTMENT THAT GETS THE JOB DONE WITH FEWER PEOPLE – IS A MORE PRODUCTIVE DEPARTMENT – AND OPERATES MORE LIKE A BUSINESS.
IN THE PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATION, IT TOOK 69,000 EMPLOYEES TO SERVE THE PEOPLE. IN FISCAL YEAR '04 — WE'LL DO A BETTER JOB WITH 63,000 – THAT'S 6,000 FEWER-AND THE LOWEST HEAD COUNT IN STATE GOVERNMENT SINCE 1991.
WE ARE SEIZING THE OPPORTUNITY PRESENTED BY ATTRITION AND EARLY RETIREMENT.
THE PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATION HAD PLANNED TO REPLACE HALF OF THOSE EMPLOYEES. WE BELIEVE WE CAN DO BETTER.
OF POSITIONS LEFT OPEN DUE TO EARLY RETIREMENTS – STATE EXECUTIVE AGENCIES WILL LIMIT THEMSELVES TO REHIRING ONLY 29% IF THE SALARIES ARE PAID OUT OF THE GENERAL REVENUE FUND – AND 32% OVERALL.
FRONT-LINE EMPLOYEES – THOSE WHO WORK DIRECTLY WITH THE PUBLIC -WILL BE REPLACED IF THEY RETIRE.
BUT IF WE OTHERWISE REPLACE JUST ONE IN THREE OF THOSE NON-FRONTLINE EMPLOYEES – WE CAN SAVE ALMOST $60 MILLION DOLLARS THIS YEAR ALONE.
SEVERAL SMALLER STATE AGENCIES WILL NOW SHARE STAFF AND OFFICE SPACE – IN BOTH SPRINGFIELD AND CHICAGO.
GET BY WITH: ONE FAX -ONE COPIER – AND A WHOLE LOT LESS THAN BEFORE.
THIS IS WHAT IT MEANS TO DO MORE WITH LESS.
SPEAKING OF DOING MORE WITH LESS — ON THE SUBJECT OF BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS — THIS IS CERTAINLY ONE AREA THE PUBLIC WOULD LIKE TO DO MORE WITH – AND SEE LESS OF.
ON FEBRUARY 27 -I ANNOUNCED THAT I WOULD STREAMLINE THE NUMBER OF THE STATE'S BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS – CUTTING BACK THEIR SPENDING BY 60%.
LESS MEANS FEWER MEMBERS – FEWER DOLLARS – AND A LOT MORE ACCOUNTABILITY.