Credit card debt can be eliminated over time by managing your money, controlling your spending and consulting with a credit counselor among other tactics. Nobody wants to be in credit card debt but luckily there are many options available to help you get out of debt. The Fair Credit Act allows you to see what is in your credit report for free once per year and allows you to dispute wrong information that could be impacting your credit. You can consolidate your debt with the help of credit counselors or a law firm, lowering your interest rates and helping you pay more toward principal balance every month. Creating a budget and sticking to it will help control costs. Paying off high-interest cards before anything else will lower your overall cost quicker.
Here are some details on how to eliminate credit card debt efficiently and quickly.
A budget is a detailed plan for how you will spend your money. Most people can look at their paycheck and figure out how much income they receive every month. Taking this amount, you can look at every cost in your life and figure out what you need to spend on and what you don't.
Certain bills like rent (or mortgage), utilities, and various types of insurance are a necessity and typically have a set cost per month. Once you figure out those costs, you can figure out how much is left for other areas and start planning around the money you have left. Are there any foods you typically buy that can be purchased for a lower cost? Could you downgrade the internet, tv, or phone services to save money? Look into every area of your life where you can cut costs.
Once you have found some extra cash, be sure to set it aside for paying off your debt. The more you have available to pay the debt, the quicker it will vanish from your life.
Every credit card has different rules and rates. Look at your card's agreement or call the company to find out what your annual percentage rate (APR) is for each card. Then, be sure to pay off the card with the highest interest rate first until that debt is wiped out. Even if all you can afford are minimum payments, it is worth paying down the highest rate card first.
When you hold a debt on a high-interest card, it creates more interest than the other cards. This is just more fees for you to pay, so it's always a good idea to try paying off the balance of these cards before any others. While your other cards may go unpaid, at least the amount of interest accruing on them is less than if you failed to pay off the higher rate card.
Even when you are deep in credit card debt, you can sometimes get another card. Search around for a balance transfer credit card that offers an introductory 0% APR rate. These cards allow you to move the balance you have on another card onto this new card. Once your debt is on this new card, it will incur no interest for the length of time mentioned in the offer.
This is a great way to give yourself time to pay off your debt. Instead of paying a high-interest rate every month to the card issuer, your credit card balances will sit on a 0 percent interest card, allowing your monthly payments to go toward the debt itself, not just interest. If you can put all of your credit card debt on a 0% APR card, even better.
Another bonus: Many credit cards now offer points for every purchase you make. Each point typically equates to one cent and can be cashed out for payment toward the credit card. Basically, the credit card company gives you one percent cash back on your purchases. It may not be much, but it can add up quite a bit over time.
Law firms like Jeffrey B. Kelly specialize in helping people pay down their credit card debts. A lawyer can speak on your behalf to the creditors and garner a deal for you to pay a much smaller amount of your debt rather than the whole thing. They can also help lower your interest rates so you can make higher payments on the principal balance of your credit cards.
Law firms that specialize in debt consolidation understand your situation, so they make sure to charge reasonable rates for their service. Most of the time, they are able to lower your overall cost enough to make up for any fees incurred by hiring them for debt consolidation. In the end, you save much more money when you work with a firm like Jeffrey B. Kelly.
Learning how to eliminate credit card debt is easy, but doing it can be tough. Luckily, there are many ways to handle it. With a bit of financial planning, paying off the right debts at the right time and reaching out for legal help to consolidate, you can wipe out your costs quicker than you may think.
Most importantly, get started as soon as possible. The longer you wait to tackle your credit card debt, the harder it will become to get out of it. If you start now, you will be one step closer to financial freedom.


(Reuters) - Crews battling a deadly wildfire in northern California faced a resurgence of gusty winds on Thursday, hampering progress they were making this week to keep the blaze from spreading further.
The 11-day-old Carr Fire, which has scorched nearly 127,000 acres (54,000 hectares) in the scenic Shasta-Trinity region north of Sacramento, remains the largest and most fearsome of 18 significant wildfires burning across California and more than 100 nationwide.
After three days of light winds that had helped firefighters make significant headway, a "red flag" warning for heightened fire danger was posted on Thursday, citing increasing winds in the forecast through Saturday.
Strong gusts began kicking up again on Wednesday night across upper ridge lines of the fire's mountainous western flank, where the blaze, sparked by a vehicle malfunction on July 23, was still burning largely unchecked.
Those gusts were slowing efforts in the steep, rugged terrain to carve out buffer zones in front of the fire's leading edge, said Gabriel Lauderdale, a spokesman for the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CalFire).
The blaze, stoked by drought-parched vegetation and triple-digit temperatures, has killed six people and reduced 1,555 structures to smouldering ruins, including 10,600 homes. It ranks as the sixth most destructive California wildfire on record.
Firefighters were fighting to keep flames from spilling over a ridge dividing Shasta and Trinity counties. Failure to hold that line would put the evacuated town of Lewiston, just 3 miles to the west, in harm's way, said Lauderdale at CalFire.
Over 4,300 personnel assigned to the blaze have carved containment lines around 37 percent of the perimeter of the blaze.
Lauderdale said 24,285 residents remained displaced as of Thursday morning - down from a peak of 38,000 - but the number was dwindling as more residents were allowed to return.
Scott McLean, another CalFire spokesman, said roughly 40,000 people were under evacuation orders statewide, many from a pair of fires burning close together at the southern end of the Mendocino National Forest.
More than 100 large wildfires were burning across 13 Western states, having consumed more than 1.4 million (582,000 hectares), according to the National Interagency Fire Center.
An estimated 27,000 firefighters have been deployed throughout the West, with California alone accounting for 13,000 of them, CalFire director Ken Pimlott said this week. Many of the fire personnel were being sent from out of state.
On Thursday, a special contingent of 100 firefighters from Australia and New Zealand took off from Sydney en route to U.S. assignments reinforcing exhausted fire crews in northern California, Oregon and Washington state.


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1. It is a fact that if I'm ever feeling a bit low at work, I can pull up some old student evaluations to read and improve my mood (as long as I choose the right ones, ha). My all-time favorite piece of feedback came last month: "I learned a s*** ton of things [in this class]" (asterisks in the original). It just makes me laugh every time I think about it.
2. Classes are starting up again so I'm meeting new crops of students. I always like picking out trends in Finnish names. I haven't worked here long enough to see a true shift in name style over a period of years as students' birth years progress, but every once in a while I get a bunch of doubles (or even triples) in groups. There are always Emmas and Annas but today I got a few students named Mint (Minttu - that is a girls' name here!) and Pearl (Helmi). There was also one named Dewdrop (Kastehelmi)! Isn't that gorgeous? In the past I have had Ray (as in "of sunshine" - or maybe Beam would be a better translation? - Säde) and Cinnamon (Kaneli). In general, Finnish names are far more nature-y than American names. I have actually learned a lot of vocabulary from putting together names with their meanings.
3. I met one of the student teachers who worked in Magdalena's classroom the fall we first moved here. She told me that one day Magda started crying because she couldn't understand the Finnish. I told her to just wait until she saw her again - she won't believe her ears when she hears how she speaks Finnish now!
4. This is not related to students, but it must be said: the weather we have had the past few days has been awful. I learned in the UAE to turn the other cheek to crappy weather, but yesterday after riding my bike home in horrible wind, freezing temperatures, and an inch-thick layer of ice on the ground I turned to Jeremy and said: "That was extremely unpleasant." We got some snow today so it should perk up soon, but yeesh.


During the holiday season, it is not uncommon for guitar players to be asked by family and friends if they would play a few seasonal tunes. Unfortunately, most guitar players do not spend a lot of time practicing and learning these tunes. For a flatpicker, picking up the guitar and playing a Christmas melody without the accompaniment of other musicians is something that is typically outside of their comfort zone. But that doesn't have to be the case!
Solo flatpicking is a skill that relatively few flatpickers have mastered because most of their time is spent playing with other musicians providing accompaniment behind their lead lines. It is no easy task to present a full and rich solo guitar arrangement that provides melodic, rhythmic, and harmonic content when using a plectrum. Roberto Dalla Vecchia is one of the world's best at solo flatpicking and through study of these tunes you will learn how it is done.


There are twelve Careers Clusters in London which have been funded by the European Social Fund for two years. They are contract managed by the Education and Skills Funding Agency.
The clusters have all worked with Project Oracle to achieve Standard 1 validation of their theories of change and evaluation plans.
Read on or contact [email protected] for more information.
This cluster is led by Reed in Partnership and works with six schools in Barnet and Enfield.
It aims to provide pupils with innovative careers interventions, supported by employers such as: Virgin Active, St John Ambulance, Santander, BNP Paribas, Baker McKenzie and EY. Pupils have benefited from talks, events, site visits and work experience opportunities with the employers involved.
For more information and resources, visit www.youngcareers.org.uk or contact Danielle Aliberti.
This cluster is led by Prospects and works within the London boroughs of Bexley, Bromley and Greenwich.
Its membership includes 16 secondary schools and one cross-regional college. It is working with employers and higher education institutions such as:Thames Water, TfL, Corey Environmental, Western Homes, Marriott Hotels, Rose Bruford and Canterbury Christchurch.
The cluster has piloted 18 employer-based activities with schools, with a further eight under way. This has helped schools to enhance their CEIAG (Careers Education, Information, Advice and Guidance), with a particular focus on white pupils eligible for free schools meals. The cluster also offers professional development for school staff and secures work placements for pupils. The majority of schools involved are working towards the Quality in Careers Standards award.
For more information and resources, please contact Robert Neame or Andrew Cox.
It's made up of one college and 11 secondary schools, as well as employers such as IBM, EY, City of London and Barnet Homes. Collectively, they have piloted 18 employer-based activities with schools and there are a further eight under way. These activities help schools to enhance their CEIAG (Careers Education, Information, Advice and Guidance), with a focus on key groups of pupils, including those with Special Education Needs (SEN). The cluster also offers professional development for school staff and secures work placements for pupils.
For more information and resources, contact Melanie Clarke.
Creative Digital Careers is led by New City College and focused on creative and digital industries within the East London Growth Boroughs (Newham, Tower Hamlets, Hackney, Greenwich, Waltham Forest and Barking & Dagenham).
More than 70 employers have engaged with schools through the cluster, including the BBC, ITN, Photobox and the Barbican. Initiatives with schools have varied - from creative networking events and music therapy, to ethical hacking and emerging technologies. Training sessions have up-skilled tutors, as well as pupils, giving them a greater understanding of labour market information. The cluster has supported schools and employers to work closer together to establish long-term networks.
For more information and resources, visit www.creativedigitalcareers.co.uk or contact Samantha Turner.
The Ealing Specialist Careers Cluster is led by Dynamic Training and focused on supporting pupils with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) within the borough.
The cluster was designed to complement existing borough initiatives around careers and SEND. It is working with six schools, which have all developed employer-led activities to engage SEND learners. These activities directly link to potential employment opportunities, as well as developing independent living skills essential to enabling progression into work. The cluster's employer partners include Morrisons, Sky, Double Tree Hilton and McDonalds.
For more information and resources, contact Angela George.
This cluster is led by Prospects and works in the London borough of Havering.
It's made up of two colleges and ten secondary schools, who are supported by employers such as TfL, CITB, BT, Tesco and Middleton Murray. They have piloted 18 employer-based activities with schools, with a further eight underway. These activities help schools to enhance their CEIAG (Careers Education, Information, Advice and Guidance), with a focus on white pupils eligible for free schools meals. The cluster also offers professional development for school staff and secures work placements for pupils.
For more information and resources, contact Malcolm Staunton.
This cluster is led by City and Islington College and works with local schools in the borough.
The cluster hopes to increase the use of labour market information by schools, help them to develop sustained links with local employers and ultimately to reduce the number of young people in Islington who are not in education, employment or training (NEET).
For more information and resources, contact Kizito Anyanwu.
The IT Excellence cluster is run by Reed in Partnership and focused on the Information Technology (IT) sector.
It works with six schools within the boroughs of Barnet, Ealing and Waltham Forest and aims to provide their pupils with access to innovative IT careers support. Employers such as Instagram, Uber, Hotcourses and Addison Lee have provided time and resources to develop pilot activities with schools. Pupils have benefited from talks, events, site visits and work experience opportunities with the employers involved.
The Lambeth Careers Cluster is led by the local authority in partnership with London Southbank University and Lambeth College.
Membership consists of 17 secondary schools within the borough, including 3 Special Educational Needs schools and 1 Pupil Referral Unit. The Cluster has secured work placements for students and piloted 24 employer-based projects with schools, partnering with organisations such as: Sainsbury's, ACCA, Railway Delivery Group, Kings College and Skanska.
The Cluster has delivered a range of initiatives, including staff professional development, which help schools and colleges utilise LMI to inform curriculum planning and careers guidance. Schools and college leaders are supported to implement whole-school approaches to delivering high quality careers guidance. All 17 schools have successfully completed Stages 1 and 2 of The Quality in Careers award, and progressed onto Stage 3.
For more information and resources visit contact Juliet Williams.
The Newham Careers Cluster is led by 15billionebp and works with schools and colleges in the borough.
It supports nine secondary schools and colleges in the borough, aiming to improve their careers provision and business links. A range of employers and universities (including the RAF, London City Airport, T.Rowe Price and Macfarlanes) have worked with the cluster, helping to design pilot activities to match school needs.
For more information and resources, visit www.15billionebp.org, www.15billionebp.wordpress.com or contact Rezaul Hussain or Anne-Marie Greenland.
The Pan Out cluster is led by Rinova Ltd and focused on the food and accommodation services in the London borough of Wandsworth.
The project is a partnership between Rinova Ltd, Wandsworth Life Long Learning and Learn, Train, Recruit. They have chosen to work with seven schools in Wandsworth and are actively engaging with employers from a diverse range of companies in order to breakdown perceived stereotypes about jobs and careers in the hospitality sector. These employers include China Tang at The Dorchester, the Kennel Club and London Cocktail club.
For more information and resources, visit panout.london or contact Alexandra Walker.
Wandsworth Ambitions Careers Cluster is led by South Thames College, in partnership with the London Borough of Wandsworth. It is currently working with seven schools and colleges within the local authority.
For more information and resources contact Angela Browne.
Opportunities for employers and anyone working with young people to improve their digital offer.
Digital Talent is the Mayor's £7 million scheme to make sure young Londoners have the digital skills employers want.
Helpful research, resources and case studies of young Londoners for young people, parents and professionals.


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Syzran-I railway station () is a major mainline railway station located in Syzran, Samara Oblast, Russia. It is a junction of Kuybyshev Railway, 135 km from Samara railway station. The station combines four routes out of Syzran. It is an important junction, where the Samara — Moscow main line, and the railway lines to Penza, Ulyanovsk and Zhigulyovsk diverge. It is approximately 1.2 km from the town center.

History
Syzran I station was opened on 12 October 1874 with the construction of Syzran — Morshansk via Penza railway with the length of 485 versts (517 km). Construction began on 28 April 1872. It was commercial project. The railway was built on the funds of private shareholders. In 1875-1878 on the Morshansk-Syzran railway the traction-heat engineering (dynamometric and indicator) tests of steam locomotives were first held under the leadership of the chief of the traction service A. Bem with the participation of the young engineer Vlaclav Lopushinsky. Houses for railwaymen were built near  the station building. In 1880 the railway was extended to Samara. The first railway bridge across the Volga River in its lower reaches was built 10 km from Syzran. It was designed by Nikolai Belelubsky and Konstantin Mikhailovsky. It continued to be the longest in Europe over a sustained period of time with a total length of 1,483 metres (4,865 ft).

Opening of the railway triggered the economic growth, improving the quality of life. Bulk-oil bases of brothers Nobels, Warehouses of Alfred von Vacano brewery, merchants, businessmen, salespeople begun to work in Syzran thanks to convenient and reliable transport links. In the river port cargoes were reloaded from ships to carriages.

In 1892 the Council of Ministers of the Russian Empire nationalized the commercial enterprise engaged in the construction of the Morshansk Syzran railway. By order of the Ministry of Transportation, the Ryazhsk — Morshansk and Ryazhsk — Vyazma railways were combined, forming the Syzran-Vyazma railroad. Emperor Nicholas II of Russia was visiting Syzran railway station. The Emperor arrived accompanied by his brother Mikhail to arrange a review of the troops sent to the Far East. The visit lasted about two hours.

The station building has a waiting room for 40 seats and a capacity for 150 passengers, ticket offices, a booking hall, a medical center and a police room. Full repair of the station was carried out in 2004. In 2014 steam locomotive class L as a monument was erected near the station building.

Services
The station is operated by Russian Railways. Syzran is the terminal for long-distance and suburban trains operated by the Federal Passenger Company and Samara Suburban Passenger Company. The most common destinations are: Samara, Moscow, Adler, Ulyanovsk, Anapa, Yekaterinburg, Chelyabinsk. The average stopping times of passenger trains are of about 15 minutes. The station hosts suburban trains only from Samara.

References

Railway stations in Samara Oblast
Railway stations in the Russian Empire opened in 1874
Cultural heritage monuments of regional significance in Samara Oblast

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Emil W. Henry Jr.
Mr. Henry is the CEO and Founder of Tiger Infrastructure Partners, a private equity firm focused on infrastructure investment opportunities. Prior to founding Tiger Infrastructure Partners, he was Global Head of the Lehman Brothers Private Equity Infrastructure businesses, where he oversaw global infrastructure investments. In 2005, Mr. Henry was appointed Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Financial Institutions by the President of the United States. Until his departure in 2007, he was a key advisor to two Treasury Secretaries on economic, legislative and regulatory matters affecting U.S. financial institutions and markets. Before joining the Treasury, Mr. Henry was a partner of Gleacher Partners LLC, an investment banking and investment management firm, where he served as Chairman of Asset Management, and Managing Director, and where he oversaw the firm's investment activities. Mr. Henry began the formative part of his career at Morgan Stanley in the mid-1980s in that firm's merchant banking arm where he executed management buyouts for Morgan Stanley's flagship private equity fund. He holds an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School and a B.A. in Economics from Yale University.
Member of the Nominating and Governance Committee

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Plain tiles for many generations have been the roof covering of choice in many areas. In the early days there were many small cottage industries producing pegs tiles with no standard sizing and poking holes in the top for the wooden peg to go into for hooking onto the roof battens. They are nowadays a standard size of 6 ½ x 10 ½ inches and available in concrete, clay machine made and clay handmade with pegs tiles still produced for certain projects, available in many different colours and finishes to suit all tastes.
The UK still produces a huge variety of plain tiles which we can source for you directly from any of the manufacturer links below.


On August 11th this summer, Friends of Oliphant held their 9th annual educational event "Oliphant Matters". Our 1st presenter, Brian Robin (below) entertained and educated the attendees with his amazing nature photography.
This was followed by a comprehensive PowerPoint on invasive Phragmites (common reed) by Leslie Wood (below) of Main Station Island.
We feel that it would be helpful if we shared her PowerPoint information on our website to communicate to an even wider audience than that which attended our event.
An informed community is one of our most important goals.


Have you ever heard of Ford Troller? Probably not. You may have heard the name Troller but we guess you cannot make any connection with Ford. The American automaker acquired Brazilian company Troller in 2007 and it uses its production facilities to manufacture vehicles under the brand of Ford. However, this year we had a chance to see the 2015 Ford Troller T4 for the first time.
The Ford Troller T4 2015 is the successor of Ford Bronco. We assume that you have heard of Bronco and have hoped that its production would continue, but we must disappoint you. Ford decided to abandon Bronco and start producing new model based on this vehicle. Many of you feel nostalgic about Bronco but we assure you that new brand is going to deliver the goods. It took the best from the Bronco and has plenty of unique features. If you are interested to read more about the brand-new model developed by Ford, you can check following paragraphs.
The 2015 Ford Troller T4 is a large vehicle for on-road drive, but engineers were thinking that many drivers would use it off-road thus they had to be careful about the engine choice. Troller T4 is a large vehicle thus it consumes a lot of fuel, well at least more than a car average size. Larger vehicle also requires more power thus engineers had to ponder how to create a perfect combination of power, torque and fuel consumption.
The result is the 3.2-liter diesel l-5 unit which can deliver 200 horsepower and 350 pound-feet of torque. It is mated to six-speed manual transmission but we believe there is going to be automatic gearbox offered to the potential customers. However, all-wheel drive is the only option and there will be neither rear-wheel nor front-wheel drive.
Brand-new 2015 Ford Troller T4 is able to accommodate five passengers in total. Sound isolation is quite good so noise is reduced as much as possible. There are four speakers in the cabin and all materials are waterproof so you don't need to worry if you spill something on seats. Perhaps the biggest advantage of the Ford Troller T4 2015 is the cargo space. Capacity of the trunk is 134l, but when you take the seats out you can get additional 800l. This means you can transport pretty much anything in the trunk.
The pickup is also equipped with the latest technology. There are USB and Bluetooth connection, as well as the radio. You will get maximum comfort, even though that is not quite obvious when you take a first glance at the pickup. It is also comfortable for long rides because there is plenty of legroom for all passengers in the car.
We have already had a chance to see the brand-new 2015 Ford Troller T4 on the streets and check (at least visually) some announcements that had been released before. When it comes to the price, it doesn't exceed $30,000. It is also available at a lower price but have in mind that also means less equipment.


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Vicksburg, Richmond make unlikely pair for Division 2 title game
By: Bill Khan, June 16, 2016, 10:24 pm
East Lansing – It's a championship matchup that nobody saw coming.
Vicksburg came into the state Division 2 softball tournament unranked, having lost eight regular-season games.
Richmond managed to crack the honorable mention list in the final coaches' poll, but that meant at least 10 teams were considered better championship contenders than the Blue Devils.
But when Vicksburg rallied from 5-0 down to take down No. 2 Livonia Ladywood, 7-5, and Richmond took out No. 3 Escanaba, 5-2, in semifinal action on Thursday at Michigan State, an unlikely title matchup was created.
Vicksburg (36-8), which had never advanced beyond the regionals until this year, will face Richmond (31-9) at 12:30 p.m. Saturday for the Division 2 championship at Michigan State University.
Vicksburg, in particular, carries a major chip on its shoulder. The Bulldogs have proven themselves worthy of a championship shot, beating No. 9 St. Joseph in the regional semifinals, No. 10 and defending-champion Wayland Union, 14-2, in the quarterfinals and now No. 2 Ladywood in the semifinals.
"We haven't even been honorable mention," Vicksburg coach Paul Gephart said. "We've beaten teams that are ranked and haven't been given any respect at all. Yeah, it's awesome. Between Tuesday and today, we've earned a little bit of respect. We just find a way. I always tell them, 'Find a way.' We didn't really hit the ball well, but we found a way."
The Bulldogs benefitted from eight walks they received from Ladywood pitchers Rozlyn Price (six) and Alexa Flores (two).
Junior catcher Grace Stock came to the plate four times for Vicksburg, but didn't have an official at-bat. She walked three times and had a bunt. One of her walks forced home a run on a 3-2 pitch.
"I was confident up to bat," Stock said. "I tried to swing at good pitches and let the bad ones go by and get on base to help my team. I did whatever it took. Get on base, score runs and be smart at the plate. We got on base any way we could and used our strengths."
Ladywood (32-13) jumped out to its 5-0 lead with three runs in the first and two in the third. Flores led off the game with a double and scored when Cecilia Werner doubled right after her. Werner scored on a single by Elizabeth Kemp.
A two-run homer by Price over the 220-foot sign in center field made it 5-0 in the third.
"I know my team has my back and they can hit," Slancik said. "Whether I give up a home run, base hit or whatever, we can come back strong. We never quit. It all comes down to stress, if you can take the pressure. That's why I practice. I worked my whole life for this, and it's happening. It's like a dream come true. I know God put me in this position for a reason."
Vicksburg began its comeback by scoring two runs in the bottom of the third, with three walks, two wild pitches, a passed ball and one hit helping deliver those runs.
The Bulldogs took the lead in a bizarre fourth inning in which they scored five times without hitting a ball out of the infield. Two runs scored on bases-loaded walks, with another crossing on a wild pitch.
Ladywood coach Scott Combs pulled his standout pitcher, Price, after her sixth walk of the game with one out in the fourth. She was relieved by Flores, who started at first base.
"The ball never left the infield," Combs said. "They did a good job of putting the ball down on the ground and getting a base at a time, but you can't walk (eight) people and expect to win. The disappointing part is we probably haven't walked (eight) in the last 10 games. That's on us."
Vicksburg hit only three balls out of the infield in the entire game: two fly outs to left by cleanup hitter Shaidan Knapp and a single up the middle by Carlie Kudary. The Bulldogs' other four hits were infield singles.
It's the first time a team from Vicksburg had made it to an MHSAA championship game in any sport. The Bulldogs won championships in the non-bracketed sports of boys' cross country (1963) and boys' tennis (1974).
Richmond 5, Escanaba 2
Richmond broke a 2-2 tie by scoring three runs in the top of the fifth inning, reaching the state championship game for the fourth time. Richmond lost in the title game in 1985, 1998 and 1999.
"We've had our down points, but over the last couple of games we've started getting key hits and playing to our potential," Richmond pitcher Erin Shuboy said.
After having one-run leads erased in the second and third innings by Escanaba (36-3-1), Richmond took the lead for good in the fifth on a strange play.
Amy Thueme reached first on a throwing error and headed for second after the overthrow. Emma Caperton was going to stop at third, but she continued home when Thueme slid into shortstop Callie Heller, who fell on her and was shaken up.
"I saw her laying down, so I knew she wouldn't be able to get up that fast and make the throw," Caperton said.
"She was just laying on me," Thueme said. "I didn't realize she was hurt."
Lindsay Schweiger and Shuboy singled home the other runs in the inning. Richmond tacked on one more run in the seventh on a single by Rachel Leach.
Shuboy, who had eight strikeouts, retired 10 of the last 11 batters she faced.
"We still hit the ball hard," said Escanaba coach Jamie Segorski, whose team finished 36-3-1. "Softball's a funny game. You miss the ball by an eighth of an inch and it's a fly ball. You hit it square, it's a home run. It is what it is."


Most children love talking with their toys, now Barbie has designed a doll that will talk back! Barbie does not feature the push button with 3 sayings the way most talking toys do, no she is programmed to respond to your child! The more your child talks to her, the more conversational Barbie will become.
How Many Stars Do We Give the Hello Barbie Doll?
We give Hello Barbie Doll a 3 star review. From a child's perspective it is great to have your favorite toy talk to you. But from a parents perspective it is a bit worrisome that it records your child's conversation and who might try to access that. Also with most technology toys there can also be glitches that are frustrating to deal with when your child just wants to play.


New Part Returns: We do not accept the return of electrical, electronic, parts specials (close outs) non-stocking (special order) and fuel injection parts. NO EXCEPTIONS.
A 20% restocking charge will be asessed on all returns unless the return is necessary due to an error on our part.
No returns will be accepted after 30 calendar days of purchase.
New part returns can only be accepted if we have given our prior consent to such a return and if it is within 30 days from the date of purchase. To obtain approval for a new parts return, please ask your salesperson to issue a return merchandise authorization (RMA). Our RMA number has to be mentioned on the outside of the return package, otherwise our warehouse will refuse acceptance.
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New part returns must be shipped with freight and insurance being paid by the sender (prepaid). If the return has to be made because of an error on our part, we will refund the shipping. In specific cases, at our discretion, we may issue a UPS call tag.
Core returns: All cores must be returned CLEAN and in the original packaging. The return shipping must be paid for by the customer (prepaid). Only cores that are identical to the part order will be accepted for core credit. PLEASE NOTE: Zim's may not be able to issue immediate credit for the core. Many of our rebuilders insist on examining the core before they give credit. This could take as long as six weeks.
ALL CORES MUST BE RETURNED TO US WITHIN 30 DAYS OF THE DATE OF THE SALE OF THE ORIGINAL UNIT FOR FULL CORE VALUE! Any period longer than 30 days WILL result in a reduction or possibly NO core refund. This is very important. If we don't get cores back we can't rebuild them and have them available for sale.
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Valley Tech named Compass School
Mark Berger / News Staff Writer
UPTON -- Valley Tech learned from the state Department of Education recently it has become part of an elite group of schools. Being named a Commonwealth Compass School for the 2003-04 school year was an honor bestowed on 10 schools the department believed "demonstrated improvement in student performances on the MCAS tests in English, arts and mathematics." Along with the recognition, each school receives a $10,000 grant.
"This type of recognition of humbling; it shows that teachers and administrators are committed to helping each other and every one of our students achieve success," said Superintendent-Director Michael Fitzpatrick.
Nearly 150 schools statewide applied for the honor. From that list, 14 schools were named finalists, and the department conducted site visits at each school. Ten schools were then selected for the top award.
Another local district competing for Compass School recognition was Hopedale. It applied just before the deadline, but the school district was not chosen to be a finalist, according to Superintendent Andrea Hallion.
Education Commissioner David Driscoll said the schools which have been noticed are tributes to the work done in those systems.
"We are moving in a direction of excellence in every school and these schools are leading the way," said Driscoll. "The Compass School program allows schools showing significant improvement to share ideas and practices that other schools can model."
Valley Tech received high praise from the Department of Education evaluation staff for meeting the increasing needs of staff, faculty and students. Valley Tech is undergoing a $36 million renovation and expansion project to further enhance student enrollment and learning.
Among the compliments given to Valley Tech during the review:
"Valley Tech has enjoyed high staff stability over the past 10 years and dramatically increasing student success (as measured by transition to work and MCAS achievement and decreasing suspension and dropout rates). The school and district administrators link this success (on) squarely detailed strategic planning, quality management and the creation of a strong sense of joint ownership by students, academic and vocational staff."
"Investment in 'respect across the curriculum' has paid off not only in enabling student success, but also in a calm and orderly building where student management is made to look easy. The school is not complacent about these achievements, and every opportunity is taken to support the interests and aspirations of individual students."
Fitzpatrick said becoming a Compass School is something his staff takes seriously.
"It signifies to our entire staff that we are on the right path to success," he said. "We cannot begin to portray that we have all the answers al we can do is share with others the programs, practices and and ideas that have worked for us."
The other 2003 Commonwealth Compass Schools are: Auburn High School; Hyannis West Elementary School in Barnstable; Boston Arts Academy; Webster School in Everett; Ipswich High School; Glenwood School and Mary O. Pottenger School, both in Springfield; Academy School School in Weymouth and Indian Head School in the Whitman-Hanson district.


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The Developer Center looks the same as it was prior to its removal, but we assume Apple has followed through with its promise to overhaul the entire system by updating its server software and rebuilding its databases from scratch so as to prevent another intrusion.
While most of the main developer services have returned, Apple is still in the process of restoring the entire portal to normal. Some areas of the site such as the forums, pre-release documentation, and development videos, are still offline as per Apple's System Status page.


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Children's Amendment & Second Amendment Bill [B13-2015] & [B14-2015]: public hearings Day 1
Chairperson: Ms R Capa (ANC)
The National Association of Child Care Workers (NACCW) was in support of the amendment of section 120 of the Children's Amendment Bill (B13-2015) on the national child protection register. A proposal was made to align the section with the final draft of the Sexual Offences Act. It submitted that the change in the wording of section 150 which enhanced the use of foster care grants (FCG), could result in a problem of interpretation. It was however proposed that the kinship grants should be promoted, especially since the foster care system was overburdened and less effective. Section 176(2)(b) and (3) of the Children's Second Amendment Bill that granted children beyond the age of 18 access to foster care, was supported. NACCW shared experiences from the Isibindi Senior Mentor Programme on the effective utilisation of child and youth care workers in Gauteng province and their role. Two case studies that explained the importance of the foster care programmes were also shared.
Members asked questions about the Isibindi programme as an outreach programme; the kinship grant; qualifications of child and youth care workers, as well as their registration with a professional body; and the interpretation of NACCW on the provision of alternative care.
Child Welfare South Africa (CWSA) commented that the use of the word 'deemed' was problematic since it was subject to various interpretations which could cause more confusion. The alignment of the Department of Social Development (DSD) register with that of the Department of Justice (DoJ) was appreciated. The DSD register however lacked adequate resourcing that hindered its effectiveness. CWSA found the amendment of section 128 of the Children's Act unnecessary. The use of 'ostensibly' in section 150 was of concern as it had caused confusion due to numerous interpretations by the courts. Support was shown for the insertion of section 152, as well as section 242 of the Act that clarified the legislative intention of the Act with regard to adoption matters.
MPs asked for the clarity on the use of the word 'deemed' and for the reason CWSA believed that the amendment of section 128 was unnecessary.
Childline South Africa submitted that the amendments that aligned the Children's Act with the Sexual Offences Act was supported. The insertion of the definition of 'sexual offence' in section 1 of the Act was applauded. In section 120, it proposed that children offenders should not be automatically included in the register. It was proposed that the word 'may' in section 152A of the Act be replaced with 'must'. Section 171 was supported and a proposed amendment to the wording of section 176 was given.
Members asked for a clear motivation for the concerns about placing children offenders below the age of 18 on the register which was provided.
Molo Songololo placed much emphasis on not placing children offenders on the same register as adult offenders. Two learners also emphasized the need for a separate register for children, as opposed to placing them on the adult national sex offender register.
MPs commented that placing children on the same register would not amount to placing children offenders in the same prison as adults. The legal age of a child in respect of criminal liability was also clarified. The format of the register and the officials who could gain access to the register were discussed.
The International Society for the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect submission was similar to the earlier submissions. The submission recognised the impact of domestic violence on children and recommended that persons subject to protection orders for domestic violence should be included in the register. A proposal was made for the alignment of the three different registers present in the country, for better effectiveness. The definition of 'adoption social worker' in the second Children's Amendment Bill was supported. It was recommended that social development workers in charge of adoption should be accredited with the Professional Board For Social Work.
MPs raised issues on the practicability of the inclusion of orders and crimes related to domestic violence in the register; the use of adoption social workers leading to lesser quality of service for people in rural areas; and the need to urgently address the issues surrounding the register.
National Association of Child Care Workers (NACCW) submission
Ms Cindee Bruyns, NACCW Senior Mentor and National Protection Social Worker, noted that NACCW was a national association of child and youth care workers, and had been operational in the area of child protection for the last 40 years. It had played a major role in driving the recognition and professionalization of child and youth care workers, and had become recognized as being able to translate the Children's Act into affordable indigenous programmes such as the Isibindi model. The Isibindi model was developed by NACCW as child and youth care response to orphans and vulnerable children. It was also a community-based response. It had been recognized as a best practice model.
The membership of the NACCW included the 4 500 child and youth care workers that worked in 310 projects in all the nine provinces. NACCW served more than 200 000 children and youth.
NACCW was in support of the amendment to section 120 of the Children's Amendment Bill [B13-2015] in respect of the national child protection register. The expansion of the list would contribute to increasing the education that could be given to children. It however proposed that this section be aligned to the final draft of the Sexual Offences and Related Matters Act.
It also supported the automatic inclusion in section 120(5), although, it believed that the wording not clear enough. The aim was not to allow child offenders to be automatically included with the register. However, the wording was unclear in the sense that the mechanisms for automatic inclusion of offenders would include those that were children from 2005. This went against its recommendations made in the public hearing on the Sexual Offences Act, too the effect that children should not be treated as criminals. Overall, the changes made in this section were positive, and the expansion with regard to the national child protection register would further help NACCW to work more effectively in protecting children. This was because NACCW used the national protection register to filter suitable candidates that could work with children and contribute to their developmental growth and best mold the children. Most rapes were perpetrated by people who knew the victims. The expansion proposed within the amendment of this Bill would therefore protect children more, since there would be more people covered by the national protection register.
On section 150(1)(a) that provided for foster care, NACCW understood the need for a change of wording in the section. It however felt the change of wording could sometimes lead to a problem of interpretation and vagueness. It also believed that the provision enhanced the use of foster care grant (FCG), and its related mechanisms. NACCW however proposed the promotion of kinship grants as opposed to FCG. It understood that there was a heavy pressure on the foster care system at the moment. The system was not working the way it should, and it was believed that further pressure on the foster care system through the use of the vague interpretation would worsen the situation. However, child and youth care workers could be an advantage if utilized properly for monitoring and regulation, in this burdened foster care system. NACCW would therefore like to see legislation that would include the use of child and youth care workers. The South African Council of Social Service Professionals (SACSSP) had reported 7 000 child and youth care workers who had been registered by July 2015.
Ms Honiphile Ndhlovu, Isibindi Senior Mentor (Gauteng), shared experiences on the effective utilization of child and youth care workers in the Gauteng province. The main role of child and youth care workers was the identification of children to be placed in foster care. Upon identification, they approach the destination social workers to arrange the foster placement of such children. They assisted in gathering information for the reports. As they work in communities and visit families, they assist in supervision and monitoring of the placements. They helped in strengthening families where one of the members' whereabouts was unknown. It had been found that this process has strengthened the multidisciplinary team (MDT) approach in Gauteng, as well as partnership among all the professionals working in the best interest of the child.
Ms Bruyns said that NACCW was in support of the amendment in section 176(2)(b) and 176(3) of the Children's Second Amendment Bill with regard to the application for children to stay in foster care beyond the age of 18 as provided. However, it proposed the inclusion of internships and learnerships for children in alternative care. The aim was to ensure that children within the foster care placements were still able to obtain alternative placements and could access their foster care grants even when they were away from their foster parents, most especially for children in the rural areas. NACCW also carefully considered the recommendations on foster care placements. Supporting legislation should be considered with regard to child and youth care centres, as well as secure care centres, in order to decide whether to keep the spaces open for children to come back. The mechanism of distance learning in child care centres should also be considered.
Ms Ndhlovu shared two case studies that explained the importance of the foster care programmes. One was about an 18-year old girl whose parents died from HIV/AIDS. She was one of the three orphans that were fostered by her unemployed aunt who also had three children of her own. Financial assistance was offered to the family from the FCG through the intervention of the Isibindi child and youth care workers. She had joined a study group and was now receiving support and encouragement. She was also assisted with past exam question papers and had matriculated with four As and two Bs. Medicine was her first career choice and she was able to secure admission to study medicine. However, the money from the FCG was not enough to pay for her schooling. But with the support from the child and youth care workers, a bursary was secured for her, and she was currently studying medicine in KZN.
The second case study was about a child from a grey-headed household. The family had no support whatsoever, but depended solely on the older person's grant. They had applied for child support grants for a number of years without success. However, with the intervention of the Isibindi child and youth care workers, the family was able to keep all appointments and produce the necessary documents. The child was in grade 12 and had been assisted with study support and had also been given old exam papers for revision. A routine had also been introduced to assist the child in focusing more on her studies than home chores. She should have commenced her bachelor degree this year but was being held back due to financial challenges. However, she was working part-time in order to raise funds for the coming application.
Ms Bruyns said these support mechanisms were important to assist children to prepare adequately for the next phase of their lives. Often times, children were eager to learn,but they also had a profound commitment or responsibility to their family. The inclusion of these support mechanisms in the Bill would therefore go a long way in helping children.
Ms V Mogotsi (ANC) said that the Isibindi programme was more of an outreach programme since it involved visits to communities, providing assistance and supervision. She wanted to know if the programme was carried out within or outside the institutions; what the kinship grant was all about; the qualifications held by the 7 000 child and youth care workers, and if they were registered with any professional body.
The Chairperson said that the common experience was that children were deemed to outgrow foster care placements. However, it was important to ensure that these children were not checked out from such arrangements. She wanted to know what interpretation NACCW had towards provision of alternative care.
Ms Ndhlovu said that the 7 000 child and youth care workers did not only comprise community child and youth care workers. It included child and youth care workers in different settings like places of safety. The Isibindi workers also worked in communities.
Ms Bruyns said that the Gauteng youth care workers in the Isibindi programme came from communities where they lived and worked. These youth care workers were trained with an entry level within the framework of NACCW. They were regulated by SACSSP, which was the same regulatory body for social workers. These workers do not work from a residential setting or a building or an office. Instead they worked within communities, and recently within schools and they offered support and services to the social workers within DSD foster care system.
With regard to the kinship grant, there were usually more needs than what the FCG could cover. At the moment, many family members were moving towards the FCG as opposed to what could be referred to as the kinship grant, which was an extended amount that did not necessarily consist of the intensive monitoring mechanism found in foster care placements.
Mr Francisco Cornelius, NACCW National Treasurer, said that child and youth care workers working in the Isibindi programme were attached to existing organisations. The organisations contact the Department, in order to provide services at a prevention stage. It would be advantageous if they were attached to a government-owned organization but presently, the overarching role carried out by the DSD both at national and provincial level was with regard to funding. Funding was provided for the roll-out of the programme in the various provinces, and also for the training of these child and youth care workers since they were usually not qualified at the enrollment stage into the programme.
It was important to note that there were no recognized numbers of child care workers. The Minister signed the regulations to register child and youth care workers at the end of October. Registration with the Council was supposed to be done by every child and youth care worker, and there should normally be no unregistered child and youth care worker in the field. The obligation was on the organisations who employed these child and youth care workers, and send them out to work in the various programmes in government facilities and non-profit organization (NPO) child and youth care centres. Few child and youth care workers were attached to schools. The obligation would therefore lie on the schools to ensure that the employed child and youth care workers were registered with the Council.
Child Welfare South Africa (CWSA) submission
Ms Julie Todd, CWSA National Head of Advocacy, submitted that CWSA supported and welcomed the amendment to section 1 of the Children's Act. Clause 2 amending Section 150 there was a concern that the amendment replaced the word 'found' with 'deemed' which was vague. One of the problems found in the Children's Act was the different interpretations by presiding officers in courts. CWSA was of the opinion that the new word could cause more confusion, as the dictionary meaning of the word 'deemed' was very subjective. It suggested that 'found' should be left as it was for clarity and definitive interpretation.
In terms of the sexual offences register, CWSA appreciated the alignment of the DSD register with the register administered by the Department of Justice (DoJ). However, there was inadequate resourcing for the current DSD register, and this had affected the current administration. Until these issues were addressed, the register would remain ineffective. The alignment between the DSD and the DoJ had to be further addressed. CWSA seemed unsure of the reason for the amendment of section 128 of the Children's Act, since a person whose name appeared in Part B of the register would be inclusive of all ages.
Section 150 of the Act had caused numerous concerns about its interpretation by the courts, and the reason for this problem may be linked to the overburdened foster care system. A whole lot of issues should be factored in when considering this amendment. The concern was the use of the word 'ostensibly', which meant different things to different people and was confusing and could be open to interpretation. The amendment had tried to clarify the confusion in the interpretation of section 150 but there was now a more flawed item in place. The oversight management and provision of foster care in the country required a complete turnaround.
The insertion of section 152 was welcomed because judicial review of a removal without court order should happen, and had been specified in this section. However, it appeared that the wrong section was referenced in the first sentence. The sentence made reference to section 152(2)(c) but it should be section 152(1)(c).
CWSA identified what it believed was the cause for the drop in adoptions which were the numerous administrative delays experienced by social workers which negatively impact on an adoption being finalised. It list seven of these types of delays. While it supported the inclusion of State Social Workers, it must be done in a manner which ensures the specialization required to practice in the sphere of adoption. The sector cannot lose the specialization required of Social Workers working with adoptions. It supported the amendment of section 242 with respect to adoption matters. The section clarified the legislative intention. One of the problems faced with the Courts Act was that the current Act sought to rectify the problems of the old Act. Under the old Act, if a single mum wanted her child to be adopted by her new spouse or life-long partner, they had to jointly adopt. The new Act changed that but went to the extreme in that regard in the sense that the biological parent of the child would lose all responsibilities upon the adoption by his or her new spouse, in terms of the way the Act was worded. The amendment of the section had clarified that the biological parent of the child would not lose his or her parental rights and responsibilities when his or her spouse or life-long partner adopted the child. This was an important section that needed to be rectified within the current legislation.
Ms S Kopane (DA) said that the MPs were not given ample time to go through the submission, and this made it difficult to engage with the submission.
Ms Todd replied that the submissions were submitted earlier but not in power-point format. The only addition that was missing from the submission and present in the power-point was the submission on section 242 of the Act.
Ms H Malgas (ANC) and Ms B Abrahams (ANC) also identified the gap in the submission and the difficulty in following the submission without the power-point document.
The Chairperson requested that copies of the power-point submission be made and distributed to MPs for better understanding.
Ms K de Kock (DA) wanted a clarification on the issue surrounding the use of the word 'deemed'. The previous submission insisted on the importance of the use of the word. She opined that the use of the word would mean that the person would be found automatically unsuitable to work with children, without requiring a specific pronouncement. However, using the word 'must' would mean that a specific pronouncement would be required to be made by the court.
Ms Todd replied that the word 'deemed' was subject to different interpretations by different presiding officers. This was the reason why it was proposed that the word should be replaced.
Ms E Wilson (DA) said that the word 'deemed' seemed to be quite important, particularly when rights were involved, and when sufficient evidence existed to show that a certain person had been involved in an offence. With regard to CWSA's submission on why the amendment of section 128 was unnecessary, she said that the amendment was in place because a new law had been passed at a certain time and therefore, people convicted before that time could not be placed on the register.
Ms Malgas sought clarification on the submission of CWSA to the effect that the amendment of section 128 was unnecessary.
Childline South Africa submission
Ms Nomfundo Majola, Programme Manager, Childline South Africa, said that the organization supported the amendments to align the Children's Act with the Sexual Offences Act. It proposed that the amendments should have some additions. It agreed with the insertion of the definition 'sexual offence' in section 1(b) of the Act, and it proposed that the definition of sexual offence must include section 10 of the Prevention and Combatting of Trafficking in Persons Act.
With regard to section 120 of the Act that spoke to the register, Childline was of the opinion that children who had been convicted of offences should not be automatically included in the register. All efforts should be made to ensure that these children received rehabilitation services. Hence, placement on the register would only be for extreme cases, and act as the last the resort. Children that had been convicted could also be dealt with the in the same manner.
Childline proposed that 'may' in section 152A of the Act should be deleted and replaced with 'must'. It also proposed that the court must set the timeframe with regard to the return of the child to parents or caregivers for further investigation to determine if the child would be in need of care and protection. This was a matter of priority as many children found themselves left in alternative care for longer periods than was necessary.
In terms of the insertion of new sub-section 151(2A) that dealt with the removal of a child, Childline agreed that the court ordering the removal of children must simultaneously refer the matter to a designated social worker. This would ensure that delays in the investigation processes were minimised and cases would be given immediate attention.
Likewise, Childine agreed with the changes to section 152 of the Act. This was important to ensure that there were no delays in reporting the placement of a child to the DSD, and also to ensure that alternative placement in temporary safe care did not absorb the cost of looking after the child while awaiting the child's official placement.
Childline agreed with section 171 of the Act that included all forms of alternative care. This would ensure that social workers were held accountable and were able to justify reasons for change in care.
With regard to section 176, Childline believed that subsection 2(b) should read: "the continued stay in that care is necessary to enable that person to complete his or her grade 12, higher education, further education training or vocational training and internships or learnerships."
Childline proposed that the timeframe should be listed and included. This would ensure that ample time would be given and children would not be left with uncertainties about their future. This would also ensure that the individuals doing the analysis of the application had enough time to analyse the applications.
Ms Mogotsi pointed out a contradiction with regard to placement of children on the register based on the merits of the case. She could not see the concern if the merits of the case had been decided resulting in placing the child on the same register as adult offenders.
Ms Majola replied that children who had been convicted of offences should not be automatically placed on the register. Instead, these children should be rehabilitated, and services should be provided to help with their rehabilitation. Placing them on the register would further complicate matters for them in future.
Ms Mogotsi said that rehabilitation was ordinarily available. Rehabilitation was part of the process of the child development process.
Ms Malgas wanted to know what the correct motivation was for keeping children offenders below the age of 18 off the register.
Ms Joan van Niekerk, a child rights consultant, said that the motivation was that children should not be automatically placed on the register upon conviction of a sexual crime. This was provided for in the Amendment Bill. However, the wording of the section should be aligned to the wording in the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and related matters) Amendment Act. The current wording in the Children's Amendment Bill placed the responsibility on the child to make a submission as to why he or she should not be placed on the register. In the new Sexual Offences Amendment Act, the onus was placed on the prosecutor to apply and for a probation officer to assess the risk, and afterwards present the assessment before the court. The problem with this method was that no provision existed for that assessment to take place after the child had been rehabilitated. The submission motivated therefore to follow more of the wording of the Sexual Offences Amendment Act that was passed in June and that the assessment should be made after the child had gone through a rehabilitation programme.
Ms van Niekerk noted that children in South Africa could be held liable for criminal behavior from the age of 10, with a revertible liability between ages 10 and 14. A child would be considered to criminally liable and capable of taking responsibility for his or her behavior from age 14. It was brought to the attention of the Committee that there was a shortage of specialized programmes for children with difficult illegal sexual behavior in the country. This shortage should be addressed.
Ms Mogotsi wanted to know the demographic spread of Childline offices.
Ms Majola replied that the national office was situated in Durban, but there were offices across all the nine provinces.
Molo Songololo submission
Ms Chantal Chandler, Victim Empowerment Programme Manager, Molo Songololo, introduced the organization and made the submission as written in the attached document. See the attached document, especially Appendix 1 for the comments on the National Sex Offender Register.
Two learners (Martha Jacobs and Odwa Qaziyana from Atlantis Secondary School and another high school) also submitted that a separate register should be provided for children, as placing them on the same national sex offender register meant that they would be accorded the same treatment as adults. This would do more harm than good to children.
The Chairperson clarified that the placement of the children on the same register with adults would not amount to physical contact with those adults. In the past, convicted children were automatically placed on that register, and could not be allowed to work with other children in the future. The amendment however provided that an opportunity would be given for children to state why they should not be listed in the register upon commitment of an offence. Another proposal had been made to evaluate if that child should not be placed on the register. However, children were not placed in the same prison facilities as adults. Secure centres were provided by the Department where children were treated separately and provided rehabilitation services.
Ms Wilson and Ms P Sonti (EFF) appreciated the submission made by the learners.
Ms de Kock asked for clarification on the legal age of a child with regard to criminal liability; the people who could access the register; and what the format of the register was.
The Chairperson referred to the Children's Act with regard to the definition of a child. A child under the Act was a person below the age of 18.
The format of the register would comprise of the details of the offender and would include the name, gender, age, and the type of offence committed. Only the Director General and officials of the Department designated by the DG had access to Part A of the register. The DG could however grant access to a provincial head of social development or an official of provincial department on conditions determined by the DG. The only people that had access to Part B of the register were officials in the Department designated by the DG, a provincial head of social development, officials in the provincial department designated by the head of social development, and the manager or person in control of designated child protection organization. The register was treated with extreme confidentiality. These officials were not allowed to divulge any information within the register. The importance of the register was to identify people who could not be given job appointments working with children based on their history of criminal convictions. The amendment sought to protect the children further by giving them the opportunity to state why they should not be placed on the register.
Ms Malgas said that the register should be discussed amongst members of the Committee with the input of the DoJ and DSD.
International Society for the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect submission
Ms Joan van Niekerk, President of the International Society for the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect, began the submission by agreeing with the additional definition of sexual offence in the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Related Matters) Amendment Act. However, the expansion of this definition was recommended as further sexual offences relating to child pornography and the access of children to adult pornography are listed in the Films and Publications Act as well as the Prevention and Combatting of Human Trafficking Act and these offences should be included.
The word 'deemed' in section 120 of the amended Bill could be subjected to many interpretations, especially in the courts. The word 'deemed' was a very uncertain word in most vocabularies.
She applauded the inclusion of a wider range of sexual offences committed against children. It was suggested that the provisions of the Prevention and Combatting of Trafficking in Persons Act on crimes committed against children should be included in this amended Bill.
The issue of domestic violence was brought to the attention of MPs. At the moment, people who were subjected to orders and oral domestic violence were not specifically catered for by the Bill. It was suggested that the legal drafters should consider the wording of the section to include this form of domestic violence. High levels of domestic violence existed in the country and exposing children to violence in the home would be detrimental to the holistic development of children. Domestic violence impacted on the psycho-social wellbeing of children and affected their behavior. Also, children that witnessed domestic violence often times got hurt in the process. The inclusion of people subject to domestic violence protection orders in the register should also be considered. The Children's Act already recognized the negative impact of domestic violence in section 7.
Section 150 of the Children's Amendment Bill provided for the child in need of care and protection and it included a sub-section F that recognized the harm done by exposing children to domestic violence.
With regard to the proposed new subsection to S120 after subsection (4) that deals with children on the register, it is recommended that this provision be aligned with the provision of the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Related Matters) Amendment Act Amendment Act (No 5 of 2015) as enacted (and not the Bill version). The new provision of the Sexual Offences Act was to the effect that children were not to be automatically placed on the register and were not responsible for making a submission in the court. Instead, the onus was on the prosecutor who had to make an application for an order for the child to be placed on the register and a probation officer had to submit a report to the court clarifying whether or not the child presented an ongoing risk of repeated sexual offence. The court had to be satisfied that substantial and compelling circumstances existed based on such a report.
The provision in the Bill version, on the other hand, placed the onus on the child to bring resubmission to the court as to why he or she should not be placed on the register. The reality was that children did not have this kind of power or access to comply with this provision of the law. It was recommended that the method adopted in the Sexual Offences Act, No 5 of 2015, should be emulated. It was also suggested that risk assessment for sexual offenders should only occur after a child had undergone a rehabilitation process. Risk assessment was a specialized activity. There were currently no standardized risk assessment tools for South African children. Some form of specialized training would be required for the management of sexual offences.
In terms of offender registers, it was pointed out that South Africa had three registers: the SAP 69 register, the register in the Sexual Offences Act, and the register in the Children's Act – Part B child protection register. The duplication of these registers was unnecessary. The alignment of these registers had been suggested to the Committee previously. International evidence indicated that registers had very little impact on the protection of children. These registers should therefore be aligned, despite the fact that the alignment might pose a challenge for the legal drafters of DSD and DoJ.
In the time being, the separate register should be properly managed. It had been discovered that many social workers received responses to their application to the register only after several months. These delays posed a lot of problems to children by denying them access to required services. It was therefore necessary to put all the resources together by aligning the registers, as this would most likely lead to greater effectiveness of the registers.
The word 'ostensibly' in section 150 was very unclear, and was also opened to various interpretations. It was suggested that the word be omitted.
With regard to the Children's Second Amendment Bill (B14-2015), the definition of 'adoption social worker' was fully supported, especially in situations where a private adoption practitioner or an agency registered to process adoptions could not be accessed. This was a complex and specialized field of practice. It was expected that all children in the country received equal standard of service. Therefore, a recommendation was made to the effect that social development workers managing adoption should be accredited to do so by the Professional Board Of Social Work. Children in rural areas should not be allowed to have a lesser quality of service.
The amendment of section 176 that included the extended definition of further education and training was supported. There were so many children who experienced delays in their education due to neglect, parental absence and being placed in care of others. This section would enable children to enter the workforce with appropriate education.
Ms de Kock was curious about the practicability of the inclusion of orders and crimes related to domestic violence in the register, since a person had to be found guilty of an offence before such person's name could appear in the register. Clarification was sought on who would be held liable for domestic violence.
Ms Niekerk replied that a person could be placed on Part B of the Children's Act register without a criminal conviction. Since other courts of law were allowed to place a person on the register, the Children's Court could therefore place a person on the register if it believed that such person was unfit to work with children. The domestic violence courts could also recommend that a person be placed on the register, after a protection order had been served and was confirmed or not contested. This would be possible in situations where the domestic violence court had sufficient evidence before it in order to issue a protection order in terms of the impact of the domestic violence on the victim of that violence. Often times, the information included the impact of such violence on children. It was therefore possible to include domestic violence offenders on the register.
Ms van der Merwe (IFP) sought clarification on how the use of adoption social workers could lead to the lesser quality of the service for people in rural areas, especially since working through agencies actually undermined some families who were unable to adopt children in the rural areas.
Ms Niekerk disagreed that the drop in adoption was due to fees. The Department was responsible for setting the fees. Although many child protection organisations that had been registered to carry out adoptions also charged certain amount as fees. She however suggested that the adoption process had been complicated in some provinces through the establishment of committees within the DSD structures and prevention levels that should approve the adoption process. Instead, the drop in adoptions could be linked to all the uncertainties surrounding the new legislation, as well as the establishment of some new forums that dealt with adoption at prevention levels. In her experience, the delays were often attributed to administrative delays, as well as the various interpretations of the legislation by the presiding officers in the children's court or not using the legislation appropriately to free children up for adoption.
It was pointed out that having standardized procedures in place would help with the adoption processes. It was also important to ensure that the presiding officers were specialists of the law in order to properly implement the adoption procedures as provided for by the Children's Act.
Ms Malgas noted that the South African Council of Education worked on related matters with regard to sexual offences. The issue of registers called for urgent attention.
Ms Niekerk replied that it was important for the legal drafters to assist in clarifying issues in the legislation.
The Chairperson appreciated the submissions made by the various organisations.
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Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park goes off the grid this season to bring you interactive, creative experiences created for you, by you and with you. Follow us on Facebook to stay up-to-date about Off the Grid.
Off the Grid is supported by the generosity of the thousands of young professional contributors to the ArtsWave Campaign.
ART AFTER DARK
953 Eden Park Dr.
Bonjour! Escape to the city of entertainment this month during Art After Dark: Passport to Paris! Enjoy free admission to special exhibition Paris 1900, live music from the Faux Frenchmen, dance performances from Madame Gigi's Outrageous French Cancan Dancers, food for purchase from Urban Stead Cheese, Macaron Bar and the Terrace Cafe, specialty wine from The Skeleton Root and docent-led tours of the permanent collections featuring performances by Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park.
Free admission. RSVP not required.
20,000 LEAGUES UNDER THE SEA
by RYAN UNDERBAKKE and NICK RYAN
Adapted from the book by JULES VERNE
FRIDAY, MARCH 15, 2019 | NEWPORT AQUARIUM
A one-night only production!
Immerse yourself directly in the action for a one-night-only, theatrical adventure! Follow a thrilling, top-secret mission to infiltrate an enemy submarine and capture a deadly foe. The audience will be part of all the action, twists and difficult choices that must be made to carry out the mission, all while receiving exclusive access to the aquarium's animal exhibits, hallways, backways and hidden spots. Tickets cost $30 per person.
Spaceballs Screening
with Live Shadow Cast
Wednesday, March 6, 2019, at 7 p.m.
Kenwood Movie Theatre
Costumes encouraged!
Join us for a special screening of the 1987 cult classic Spaceballs, featuring a live shadow cast performance. A rogue star pilot and his trusty sidekick must come to the rescue of a princess and save the galaxy from a ruthless race of beings known as Spaceballs. Join our shadow cast as they bring to life the movie in front of the screen, a la The Rocky Horror Picture Show. You just might find yourself in the performance!
Costumes are encouraged, and a reward will be given for the best dressed! Pre-show activities begin at 7:00 pm. Screening of the movie starts at 7:30pm. Kenwood Movie Theatre is located at 7815 Kenwood Rd.
We built this city…on art and food!
Celebrate special exhibition "Art Academy of Cincinnati at 150: A Celebration in Drawings and Prints" with live music by Art Academy of Cincinnati alumni Heavy Hinges, chili from Camp Washington Chili & salads from Dewey's Pizza, cocktails, docent-led tours with Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park and star gazing with Cincinnati Observatory.
BREW & VIEW
Moana Sing-Along: A Celebration of Lin-Manuel Miranda
Thursday, Jan. 10, 2019, from 7 to 9 p.m.
The Video Archive
965 E McMillan St.
Celebrate the musical work of Hamilton superstar Lin-Manuel Miranda with a Moana screening and sing-along! Join us for an interactive screening event that begins with trivia, games and your favorite karaoke songs written by Miranda from Hamilton, Bring it On and In the Heights. Then enjoy the Disney musical sensation Moana about an ancient Polynesian curse, a demigod named Maui and a young girl who must save her island home.
Event begins at 7 p.m., and the screening of the film starts at 8 p.m. No registration is required, but space is limited.
Pride and Prejudice and Zombies
Thursday, Nov. 1, 2018, from 7 to 9:30 p.m.
Daughters do not dance well with masticated brains.
The prim and proper Bennet sisters are newly rendered as swashbuckling, tough-as-nails heroines who fight off zombies in this post-apocalyptic interpretation of Pride and Prejudice. Join us for an interactive screening that will include games, trivia, a costume contest and a zombie makeup artist.
Thursday, Oct. 12 and 19, 2018
This fall, take a guided tour through one of the country's most haunted museums that brings together real accounts of ghosts and spookiness over the years. Cash bar and appetizers available. Cost is $10 for Cincinnati Art Museum members (ages 10 and up), $15 for the general public (ages 10 and up), $5 for children (ages 3-10, Monster Mash only). RSVP required. Limited space. Ticket required for entry. Tickets include tour, food and one beverage (alcoholic or non-alcoholic).
STEPHEN KING MURDER MYSTERY PUB CRAWL
Thursday, Sept. 20, 2018
6:30 to 9:30 p.m.
Mt. Adams
A serial killer is on the loose in Mt. Adams — and they're using the dark works of Stephen King as inspiration for their crimes! Help us unlock clues at each bar and narrow down the suspects through this interactive, murder mystery performance. Sign up with a group or as an individual, and we'll introduce you to some new friends!
LIVE BOARD GAME
Thursday, May 3, 2018, at 7 p.m.
Rhinegeist Brewery
The people are the pieces in this interactive combination of Sorry, Charades and Quelf! Step onto the board and play a life-size game that will challenge your creativity and ignite your imagination for a crazy good time.
MT. ADAMS PUZZLE PUB CRAWL
6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.
The Puzzle Crawl
Mt. Adams Pavilion
949 Pavilion St.
Travel from bar to bar solving puzzles, fulfilling quests, and enjoying some delightful drink specials along the way. The early bird rate is just $10 per person: a 60% discount off other Puzzle Crawl events!
GORILLA CINEMA BREW & VIEW
Thursday, March 15, 2018, at 8 p.m.
As you wish ...
Step into character and tap into those drama classes from high school, or simply make it up as you go. More of a spectator than a thespian? Just grab a drink and enjoy the show.
Rent: Filmed Live on Broadway:
Sing-Along!
Thursday, Feb. 1, 2018, at 8 p.m.
No day but today.
Thursday, Oct. 5, 2017, at 5 p.m.
Explore one of the country's most haunted museums this fall. Take a ghost tour and hear stories of hauntings in the galleries in partnership with Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park's Off the Grid program! Cash bar and appetizers available. Free admission. RSVP required. Limited space.
#SelfieThePlay
#SelfiethePlay is a Real World-style interactive reality theatre experience following six young professionals as they attempt to adult in Cincinnati. Be part of the action as our camera crew records their drama live at Mt. Adams Pavilion. To learn more about this project from our 2016-17 season, visit the #SelfieThePlay website.
Off the Grid Bar Series 2016-17
So This One Time: Story Slam
We give you a microphone. You tell your true story in five minutes or less. Mic drops optional.
Battle Ground: Lip Sync Contest
Contestants will lip sync for their lives in a competition in which the crowd determines the champion.
Live Action!: Role Play Your Favorite Sci-Fi Shows
We're bringing your favorite TV shows to life, complete with audience participation. Relive iconic episodes from Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Dr. Who, Star Trek, Firefly and Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog. Costumes encouraged.


There are numerous types of pets that you can add to your home. You could have a reptile or fish, a small rodent, or a cat. When it comes to a companion who loves you forever, you can't go wrong with a dog. This article will give you tips on caring for your pup.
An annual checkup at the vet is a great idea for your dog. Your dog will not be able to express its concerns, so make sure that you get it a checkup periodically. Regular checkups will assure these issues are caught before they turn into something big.
If you're taking your pup on a vacation, make sure that you take a picture of him for on your phone. If the worst happens and your pet gets lost, you have a current picture that you can show others or use to make "lost" posters.
Make sure you are informed of what flea treatments you are using for your dog. Many have ingredients that are dangerous to kids. Talk to your vet about safer options, especially when there are kids around.
Training your dog should be done in your yard or inside your home. Don't train in a park. Too many people causes distractions, making it hard to train them.
Praise your dog when he behaves or performs in the way that you have been training him to. You want to let your dog know that the behavior is something that you want to see. It also teaches your dog that when he does the things you want, he will get praised.
Avoid buying your dog bargain-based food. The cheaper dog foods have tons of additives and preservatives which aren't the best for your dog. Looking at a pet advocacy group website can give you recommendations of the best food for your dog. Your dog will be in better health when he has high quality food.
If you have an outdoor pet, build a shelter for him or buy one that is ready to use. If his feet get wet, being exposed to extreme weather can cause health issues and stress. Protect your dog from wind and precipitation by giving him a shelter that has a dry floor and plenty of space.
Never force a dog to do something. If you got them a treat and they aren't interested in it, don't make them eat it. Learn what he likes and what he doesn't.
Daily brushing brings great rewards – much more than just a reduction in shedding. Brushing daily can ensure your dog's coat is shiny and healthy looking. This is caused by the motions since brushing distributes oils that keep skin, soft, shiny and healthy.
Make sure your dog engages in sufficient amounts of exercise. In order to stay fit and sharp-minded, a dog needs to spend plenty of time being physically active and playing constructive games. Regardless of the activities you choose, the dog and you will surely benefit a great deal. You will thus offer necessary exercise, but will also build strong bonds with the animal.
Really show your dog some love. Similar to other areas of life, dog owners notice a dog's bad behavior rather than the good. This can only lead to future difficulties. Rather, be sure to give praise five times more frequently than you reprimand. He'll behave better more often this way.
If your dog is a female and in heat, you need to be careful if you're not trying to get her pregnant. A male will be able to smell her from a far distance. There can be numerous problems, such as causing conflicts with neighbor's dogs, and getting impregnated with puppies that you don't know a lot about.
Adopting a dog is an important decision, but you should have a better idea of whether or not it is a good option for you after reading this article. Keep learning all you can about your canine friend. This will help you to take even better care of your dog.


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Население составляет 464 человека (2008 г.), плотность населения составляет 36 чел./км². Занимает площадь 13 км². Почтовый индекс — 86080. Телефонный код — 0865.

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El torneo de judo en los Juegos Panafricanos de 2015 se realizó en Brazzaville (República del Congo), entre el 13 y el 15 de septiembre de 2015.

En total se disputaron en este deporte catorce pruebas diferentes, siete masculinas y siete femeninas.

Resultados

Masculino

Femenino

Medallero

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Judo
J 2015