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Jammu and Kashmir Bank becomes a public sector unit…(A turn in fascinating history of the bank)
Lots of things going on in Jammu and Kashmir.
One news which caught my attention was the Governor Satya Pal Malik deciding to convert J&K Bank into a State Public Sector Undertaking (read this as well):
A day after Governor Satya Pal Malik dissolved the Jammu and Kashmir assembly, the State Administrative Council chaired by him decided to turn the J&K Bank Ltd into a public-sector bank, taking its autonomy away and making it accountable to the state legislature. Further, it will also be brought under the ambit of the J&K RTI Act and the Central Vigilance Commission.
Until now, J&K Bank was classified as an 'old private sector bank' and supervised by the Reserve Bank of India. Besides, it is also subject to oversight by the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG). Omar Abdullah of National Conference called it a "disturbing development" and said the Governor, who is a "caretaker administrator did not have the people's mandate to take such major decisions with far-reaching implications".
PDP's Mehbooba Mufti described it as a "disturbing step to snatch every bit of autonomy that our institutions have". Sajad Lone of People's Conference said his party's economic philosophy is decentralisation and total liberalisation. "We believe in smaller government, not more government control. The best thing the government of the day can do is to get out of the way. Any remedies (regarding J&K Bank) should have been institution-specific, rather than invading it with overarching government control. The track record of J&K government PSUs is extremely bad," he said.
The J&K state holds a majority or 59.3 per cent stake in the bank. In a statement Thursday, J&K Director, Press and Information, said, "As the state is a major shareholder in J&K Bank Ltd, a need was felt that it should have a character of a PSU which is subject to general supervision and access for enhanced transparency in the transaction of its business to promote trust." "The purpose is not to question the day-to-day activities of the bank management but a step towards strengthening better corporate governance," the statement said.
Here is an interview of Haseeb Drabu, the former finance minister of the State and former chairperson of the bank:
Q: What do you make of the decision to declare J&K Bank as a PSU?
A: J&K Bank is a publicly listed bank where the government of J&K has a majority shareholding. It is a government company. It is a very unique institution as no other state government owns a bank. Banking is a central subject so all government-owned banks are owned by the Union government. J&K Bank is an exception. Technically, it is an old generation private sector bank. Now it has been downgraded and put at par with any other state public sector undertaking like the J&K SRTC or J&K SFC or J&K TDC.
Q: What does it mean for the bank and the state?
A: It is a thoughtless decision which is very regressive. It will have a very negative impact on the bank and its functioning. There is no way that the state will be benefit from it. The state government will increase its control and that may be a positive for the Governor or his team. But it will be an unqualified disaster. The institutional autonomy of decision making will be impaired and all commercial decisions can be questioned for one reason or the other. It will also open up the bank to too many masters. Already it is supervised by the RBI, annually inspected by them, then the CAG audits it, it has its own internal auditors. Now, it will have the legislature and all the bodies of government interfering in its decision making.
Q The government today said that classifying the bank as PSU is "stating the obvious" as the state government is the owner?
A: This is not correct. It is not a PSU. It cannot be. The basic tenet of corporate governance is the separation of ownership and management. Owners are managers in PSUs. Their chairman and MDs are appointed by the government. The chairman and chief executive of J&K bank is appointed by the Reserve Bank of India, on recommendation of the board of directors.
Q: But bringing it under the ambit of RTI is seen as a good move to increase transparency in its functioning. Will it not?
A: Bringing it under RTI is a separate matter. It can be done without putting the bank under the PSU framework. I am all for transparency but it should not jeopardise commercial functioning of the bank. Central Information Commission has ruled out disclosure of information relating to bank accounts under the RTI Act saying that the agreements entered into by banks with its customers are matters of commercial confidence. Please understand that the bank holds such information concerning private persons in a relationship of trust. On administrative matters of the bank, bringing it under the ambit of RTI is not an issue. A case in point is the recent controversy about appointments in the J&K Bank. The reason why RTI is an issue is that it makes J&K bank as State. It is a legal conundrum. This means by implication it is an intrinsic part of the state government. Once it becomes a part of Government, every decision can be questioned and it is open to political interference and misuse. It is easy to say that if I am against RTI, I am against transparency and that I am scared of skeletons tumbling out. I wish it was so simple. I have run the bank for six years. Every commercial decision, on say a loan being sanctioned and its pricing, the rate of interest, will be questioned. Competitors and even political adversaries will file RTI queries and that will be the end of business of the bank. It is the thin edge of the wedge. There will be no end to it.
Q: What about other banks across India?
A: They are but in a limited sense. As I said, the commercial part is not. But they don't have the complication of being State. J&K bank has. There have been many legal cases on this issue of J&K bank being State. What has made the decision adverse in the case of J&K Bank is that it has now been made accountable to the legislature. Not so long ago, when I was the finance minister, a veteran legislator was trying to raise the case of an NPA account settlement. The bank will have to submit its Annual Report to the legislature like all state PSUs. Commercial Banks, owned by the Government of India, don't have to submit their Annual Reports to Parliament! Where is this coming from? What makes it unacceptable is that it is done by an administration that is neither elected by the people nor accountable to them. If tomorrow, the state legislature discusses the matter and decides to bring it under its own control, there can be a debate there. At the end a view will be taken. Here, it is a set of administrators in the SAC who take a view that has serious implications. That is also an issue. Such an issue is best decided by an elected and accountable government.
Going back into history. The bank was established in 1938 by then Maharaja Hari Singh. So the bank is in its 80th year now.
Post Independence, RBI while looking at Princely State Banks , looked at J&K Bank: case closely. It said the following:
With the extension of the Reserve Bank of India Act to the whole of India, the question of the Bank undertaking banking business for the Jammu and
Kashmir state government came up for consideration. When the question of entering into an agreement with the state government under section 21A of
the Bank Act was considered in 1959, the Bank and the Government of India concluded that 'it would be unwise' to entrust currency chests to the state
government and place 'banking arrangements with the state on par with those of other states' until its administration 'particularly the treasury and accounting
side … settled down'. Besides, in the Bank's view, agreements with other states were not working 'quite satisfactorily', and state governments were using the Bank for 'unregulated overdrafts'. Hence the Bank felt it was 'not desirable to place this temptation in the way of the Jammu and Kashmir State'.
The Jammu and Kashmir Bank was the banker to the state government. A non-scheduled bank incorporated in 1938, nearly two-thirds of its paid-up capital was contributed by the Jammu and Kashmir government. The latter had three nominees on the bank's Board, one of whom was its Chairman. A
government company under the Companies Act, 1956, the bank had entrusted to it the state government's treasury work at Srinagar and eight other
places in the state. The government and institutions associated with or controlled by it also held substantial deposits with the bank and borrowed funds from it on a large scale. Successive inspections by the Bank's officers revealed that the financial position of the Jammu and Kashmir Bank
was extremely unsatisfactory.
In 1959 the Bank found that the Jammu and Kashmir Bank's paid-up capital and reserves (including undistributed profits) amounting to nearly Rs 15 lakhs had been wiped out, and that its deposits had been affected to the tune of Rs 6.72 lakhs. The inspection also revealed major defects in the bank's investment and advances portfolio, earning capacity, and head office supervision and control over its branches. Apart from issuing directions, the Bank also deputed an officer to the Jammu and Kashmir Bank to study the latter's working and recommend ways of placing the institution's administration on a sounder footing. Little came of this, however, as the bank took 'no concrete steps … to implement' the officer's recommendations. The Bank's subsequent inspections revealed no improvement in the affairs of the Jammu and Kashmir Bank, and the latter was then judged ineligible for a licence under the Banking Companies Act.
The situation in Jammu and Kashmir was thus quite anomalous. However its affairs were conducted, the Jammu and Kashmir Bank was in almost every
sense of the term a 'state-associated' banking institution. But not only had this institution not benefited from the organizational and operational reforms
carried out of the other major state-associated banks, the State Bank of India which did conduct the central government's treasury business to a limited
extent in Jammu and Kashmir, was a relatively negligible presence in the state.
Thus, the financial position has barely changed all these years. The RBI then debated on whether to make J&K Bank also a subsidiary of the State Bank of India like other Princely State Banks.
The possibility of the State Bank of India taking over the Jammu and Kashmir Bank was raised by the state government with the State Bank Chairman, P.C. Bhattacharyya, in October 1961.
In deliberating upon this suggestion, the Reserve Bank concluded that in principle two distinct questions had to be tackled: firstly, whether it should agree to become banker to the state government, and secondly whether it should appoint the Jammu and Kashmir Bank as its own agent in the State.
The two issues were interconnected. If the RBI decided to become banker to State, then it would have to do away with how it allowed other Princely State banks to be bankers to State. But if it allowed J&K Bank to work like other Princely State banks and be made a subsidiary of SBI, then currency chests would remain with J&K Bank and funds freely available to the States. By now, RBI was already dealing with problems of the States bleeding the currency chests held by the Princely State Banks. Hence, it was a dillemma of sorts for RBI.
Thus, it was decided to maintain status quo on J&K Bank.
This coincided with views of J&K Government as well. A Committee by the Government did not favor J&K Bank becoming a part of SBI (but obviously). They said a local bank should finance commerce and trade of the State. It also said the bank should continue to be banker to the State,
Thus, we had J&K Bank positioning itself as a very different bank. It was a Princely State Bank but was kept in the Old Private Sector Bank category. The history of Indian banking is quite fascinating with so many different types of banks.
Coming to present. the majority of the ownership – 59.23%- is still held by the J&K State with public owning 40%. Hence, it is a special case in every which way. Now, it has become a Public Sector Undertaking of the State. In terms of ownership not much changes. But in case of governance, as Drabu argues it could mean a lot. The Government on the other hand argues that this will lead to more accountability.
We have to wait for more news on this.
Given this case, one should also read this post about State Bank of Sikkim. It is a central cum commercial bank of the State which is not regulated by RBI..
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Peatlands at Forsinard nature reserve in the Flow Country.
Wildlife charity the RSPB could face a big fine after chopping down an estimated 100,000 trees without a licence.
The RSPB appears to have broken the law when it cleared almost 100 acres of Highland forest despite failing to renew its logging licence.
Work is being carried out as part of a project at Forsinard Flows reserve, Sutherland, where the RSPB is restoring bog and peatland to boost bird life.
The Forestry Commission has investigated the case and is shortly expected to reveal whether it will use its power to prosecute the RSPB.
The charity could be fined £2,500 or twice the value of each felled tree, whichever is greater.
Trees are planted at a density of around 2,500 per hectare and estimated to be worth around £45 each – giving a potential fine in the region of £9million.
The RSPB could also be ordered to restore the felled trees as a result of what it admits was an "administrative error".
The RSPB has Forestry Commission support for the clearance but the work was suspended in March when it was discovered the felling licence had not been renewed.
Drew Graham, a sub-contractor who carried out the felling, said: "We had seen paperwork at the start and it was all in place. I think there's been a lapse of people dotting the i's and crossing the t's rather than malicious wrongdoing."
A spokesman for the RSPB said: "We're waiting to hear from Forestry Commission Scotland as to what the investigations find.
"The total area felled during the period of the lapsed licence was only about 40 hectares.
"Ultimately the responsibility falls to ourselves, to an administrative oversight. We've not resumed felling because it is the breeding season for the birds.
"All of our operations up there support a huge amount of local jobs. We've been active up there for years. It's been about restoration of the blanket bog habitat."
The spokesman said they had since been issued with a new licence.
A spokesman for Forestry Commission Scotland said: "We have concluded our investigation and are in the process of finalising our response.
"We will inform those involved shortly and until then, we are not in a position to say any more."
The charity was given a £4.5million grant by the Heritage Lottery to help fund the Forsinard project last year.
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Calypso Chevrefeuille is my second favorite honeysuckle fragrance, after Annick Goutal Le Chèvrefeuille. The notes for the Chevrefeuille are bergamot, orange blossom, honeysuckle, amber and musk.
Calypso's Chevrefeuille starts with a sharp burst of bergamot, and calms to a very soft, summery blend of orange blossom and honeysuckle. It is less of a soliflore than the Annick Goutal, and the brightness of the floral notes is tempered by the amber and musk, so this is a warmer, softer, slightly sweeter fragrance, with just a touch of green.
It is a very pretty fragrance, and the lasting power is good. I have tried layering the Calypso with the Annick Goutal, but the result was surprisingly unpleasant, like a high school chemistry experiment gone bad.
The Calypso line is reasonably priced (about $50 for 100 ml). For availability, see the listing for Calypso under Perfume Houses.
Have a favorite honeysuckle perfume? Please comment!
This was my HG last summer. I still love it, though I'm almost at the end of the bottle. The scent is so associated with last summer (which was a good time), though, that I won't be buying another. You have to move forward. I also quite like Santa Maria Novella's Caprifoglia, though it is about as light as a scent can be and still be smellable. And it doesn't really smell like honeysuckle, either, though it is very, very pretty. Red Flower has a honeysuckle lotion (and maybe other products) that is pretty true to the flower.
I found Caprifoglia pretty but "flat" if you know what I mean. I would love it in a shower gel though. I would love in general to get more of their shower gels, they are lovely.
Oh, I didn't know they have shower gels! Yeah, that would be nice, wouldn't it? Btw, just noticed your question yesterday about my feet. I'm walking well, though not at my usual breakneck pace. Even did 45 min on the elliptical machine yesterday. No running or the like for a couple of months.Can't dig with a shovel. That kind of thing. One downside is that I have a bunch of cocktail parties coming up and can't wear pretty shoes. Indigo silk outfit and black Mephisto Mary Janes—not a good look. Thanks for asking, you old sweetie.
The only shower gel I have is the witch hazel, and it is wonderful. I don't know how many scents they have though!
R, I've been lurking here until now, but seeing that we share the same two favorite honeysuckle frags pushed me to register and post!
I have yet to finish a perfume bottle and not want to replace it immediately, so I guess I am unevolved too!
I'm trying to save the Calypso for the full heat of summer, which is when it smells best, but I cheated last week — broke it out of my perfume cabinet and added it to the lineup on my dresser. As soon as I spritzed it, I got a silly grin on my face! That's the delightful effect this scent has on me.
I have ordered this even though I am retired as a perfume purchaser for several months. I'm saving for a 2ct pendant and I have over 150 bottles collected all this year. Niche to Neimans. I've got it all and this probably isn't the place but I ordered Commes des Garçons, Eau du parfum.
It smells like wet tobacco and there is no flower, fruit, or wood, it's just damned terrible. Luckily I have a smart supplier that is looking out for the customer, they send a vile for you to whiff before you break open the box of juice. It's going back, I don't know who would like this. I'm posting something under the scent page for it. I'm getting my all time favorite Parfums di Nicolai's SACRBLEU. Cannot wait for that just knowing there are two bottles in the house. That's my signature but I have so much I don't want to waste it. It's a disease. Help!


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With the financial support of the Russian Ministry of Education and Science, the specialists of the Ural-Carbon test site bought new equipment: unmanned aerial vehicles worth 5 million rubles each. Two industrial drones will help assess the state of forests in the Sverdlovsk region: the quantity and quality of trees, vegetation, potential carbon reserves and other parameters.
"Each drone is equipped with two accessories: a lidar (laser radar) and a multispectral camera. Lidar transmits a three-dimensional image of the surface, with its help it is possible to determine the height of trees, bushes and estimate the density of vegetation. The multispectral camera provides an assessment of the state of the vegetation, the amount of green photosynthetic mass capable of retaining carbon. For this, the camera has five lenses that see in different spectra: two ranges in the red part of the spectrum, green, blue, infrared. This allows it correctly track the color spectra of the vegetation and assess the amount of vegetation preserved even, for example, in the fall," explains Konstantin Gribanov, lead researcher of the Laboratory of Climate and Environmental Physics of the UrFU.
The multispectral data obtained and the results of laser scanning will be studied by specialists from the Ural State University of Forestry Engineering and the Ural Federal University. It will compare data from drones and satellites, as well as ground-based measuring instruments. The ratio of all indicators will allow to build mathematical models to evaluate carbon sequestration by woody vegetation both in areas of the carbon range and in subsequent work in arbitrary areas of forest ecosystems in the territory of the Russian Federation. With their help, scientists will assess how much carbon can be absorbed by vegetation in a given area.
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Carbon sequestration is the sequestration of carbon by forests, swamps and vegetation, preventing its release into the atmosphere. The retention of carbon in forests makes it possible to eliminate its negative impact on the Earth's atmosphere.
The Ural-Carbon polygon is represented by taiga forests, as forest lands make up 70% of the territory of the Sverdlovsk region, and the taiga is one of the most important reservoirs of carbon sink from the atmosphere due to photosynthesis and its storage at long term . The research sites are the Kourovskaya Astronomical Observatory of the Federal University of the Urals and the Experimental and Educational Forestry Company of the Urals of the State University of Forestry Engineering of the Urals. The project also involves the Ural State Agrarian University, the Institute of Plant and Animal Ecology of the Ural Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, the Institute of Industrial Ecology of the Ural Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, the Institute of Mathematics and Mechanics. of the Ural Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences and the Botanical Garden of the Ural Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences.
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There are so many things I want to tell you but I can't. Sometimes military life is a silent, painful road. There are secrets to be kept. Security is first, and keeping things to myself is not my biggest strength. But, alas, I must. So that is why I am being quiet. I have recipes to share and funny things to tell you about and many, many house pictures to update you on but it will all have to wait. We are counting down to a deployment. It is taking up most of my time and my brain space. I am still fulfilling my responsibilities that I have for writing for other blogs like Goodwill and BVTMomsBlog. But otherwise it will be quiet around here until after the holidays.
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The founder of Save Our Agriculture has identified the uncertain nature of doing business in the agricultural sector of Cameroon – workforce and logistics issues, in particular, are a challenge to growth. Part of the solution, this organization believes, is aquaponics. This is an above-ground technique that can produce four times more food than traditional methods, without chemical fertilizers. Save Our Agriculture has developed two prototypes to grow food in 45 day cycles in containerized units that can be placed anywhere. Affordable and accessible food production that empowers people is the goal, and Centurion is proud to support this vision.
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An lean e-commerce start-up based in Cameroon, Aconnect prioritizes effective business planning, creative sales techniques, innovative products and intelligent marketing. The company is building an online shopping platform that can retail goods produced by individuals and SMEs from the region. They aim to be Africa's top tech company by 2030 and to help people participate and gain access to the rapidly growing internet economy in Africa. Empowering local merchants and entrepreneurs and introducing Africans to the e-commerce market has massive potential, and Centurion shares Aconnect's ambitious goals.
Gifted Mom
Gifted Mom is developing innovative and low-cost mobile based health technologies for health NGOs and hospitals. Their primary aim is to bring down the mortality rate of pregnant women by using SMS and voice messaging to provide essential information, reminders and advice. The solution directly connects the mother to the relevant doctor for consultation. Gifted Mom is a big cause that matters to all of us, and it has the potential to save lives in Cameroon and all over Africa. The work of this organization is an inspiration to us at Centurion and we are glad to assist in its growth.
SmartFundi
SmartFundi is on a mission to raise the number of university graduates and increase the quality of graduates using the cloud. Student support and development services will be delivered via an online cognitive computing system, with the aim of helping South African students achieve their full potential. Education at all levels is particularly relevant in South Africa today, partly due to socio-economic problems rooted in the country's past. But SmartFundi's impact could be felt all over the continent. Education, we believe, is the foundation of a bright future for Africa.
Mi-Ashanti International
Mi-Ashanti (also in South Africa) has identified training methods and leadership styles for entrepreneurs to bring down new businesses' failure rates. The founder of the business is developing her MBA thesis on the scalability of a business model and solutions that will meet the needs of governments, venture capitalists and funders to address start-up entrepreneurs' challenges in a sustainable way. This dedication to helping African entrepreneurs and SMEs succeed, partly through technology solutions, matches perfectly with Centurion's perspective on the growth of African economies and businesses. We look forward to helping Mi-Ashanti as it helps others to achieve their professional goals.
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Policy Register
CH 1: Definitions
CH 2: Governance
CH 3: Teaching
CH 4: University Life
CH 5: Administration
CH 6: Personnel
CH 7: Finance
CH 8: Regionals
CH 9: Technology
Ch 10: Research & Sponsored Programs
Graduate student senate charter
The name of the organization shall be the "Graduate Student Senate" of Kent state university, and for the purpose of this rule will be referred to as the GSS.
University sanction. The GSS shall operate in compliance with all university regulations and will observe the policies set forth in paragraph (G)(5) of rule 3342-2-01 of the Administrative Code.
The GSS shall:
Operate in compliance with its charter and bylaws;
Allocate the funds it receives from the university in compliance with university funding policies and the funding policies of the GSS as set forth in this document;
Provide a channel for communication among graduate students, the university, and the local, state, and national communities;
Serve graduate students and represent their interests in the university and the local, state, and national communities;
Promote understanding and intellectual stimulation among graduate students, Kent state university, and the community at large;
Facilitate collaboration with other representative student groups;
Advise Kent state university administration, the graduate schools and graduate policy councils on matters of graduate student concern.
The GSS shall endeavor at all times to:
Advocate for graduate students in academic and extracurricular matters;
Promote the quality in graduate education; and
Secure the rights and privileges of graduate students as members of Kent state university and the community at large.
Membership. Members of the GSS shall be graduate students, selected/elected by graduate students (on a departmental basis).
The number of representatives to the GSS from each academic department, school, or college will be determined yearly on the basis of the enrollment and guidelines to be set in GSS bylaws.
Each graduate college/school within the Kent state university shall provide a process for the election of voting representatives and alternates.
Each representative and alternate will be elected by a majority of those students from the academic unit, department, program, or a group of selected programs as determined in advance.
Election of representatives and alternates shall take place annually.
Representatives or alternates serve for one twelve month period and may be reelected.
Recall of a representative shall be the responsibility of the students from the academic unit, department, program, or group of programs that elected the representative.
When the representative is absent from a meeting, the alternate assumes the vacant position until the representative returns.
A representative who has two consecutive absences from the GSS meetings can be removed from the GSS, unless an alternate is present in the representative's place. The executive shall govern the removal of a representative and determine whether the absences were excusable. All GSS vacancies arising from absences shall be filled by the affected academic unit, department, program, or group of programs within three weeks of notification of the removal.
Should a representative resign, the alternate shall immediately become the representative and an alternate shall be elected from the academic unit, department, program, or group of programs to complete the remainder of the term.
The duly designated and alternate representative of any graduate student organization shall be entitled to all privileges of the floor at the meetings of the GSS. The alternate shall be eligible to vote only in the absence of the designated representative.
Officers. The executive vice-chair, information services chair, finance chair, colloquium chair and executive chair of the GSS shall be elected at the second to the last regularly scheduled meeting of the spring semester of each year. In order to promote continuity, a smooth transition and understanding of functions, the previous committee chair will become the executive chair and the previous executive chair will become the colloquium chair. An elected officer shall officially assume his or her duties at the last scheduled GSS meeting of the spring semester. Vacancies shall be filled at this meeting.
The executive committee of the GSS shall consist of the executive chair, colloquium chair, executive vice-chair, finance chair, information services chair and any and all ex-officio members.
The executive committee shall conduct business of the GSS between meetings and prepare the agenda for these general meetings.
All decisions affecting funding shall originate in the executive committee. Any action taken by the executive committee shall be subject to appeal and possible revision by the full membership of GSS. Appeal procedures shall fall under new business at the next regular general meeting of the GSS.
Should an elected office become vacant, the executive committee may appoint on interim until a special election can be held to choose a person to complete the term of office. The special election shall take place on or before the second regularly scheduled meeting of the GSS after the office is vacated.
The executive committee shall report on all actions taken by the executive committee at the GSS general meeting. In all matters, the GSS as a whole retains the right to approve, overrule, or amend any decision of the executive committee by a quorum majority.
Former members of the executive committee shall be entitled to sit as "ex officio" and nonvoting members of the executive committee as long as they shall maintain the status of graduate students at Kent state university.
The executive chair of the GSS shall preside at all meetings of the GSS.
The executive chair shall be the official spokesperson and representative of GSS to the administration of Kent state university.
When acting for or representing the GSS in any official capacity, the executive chair and all the other officers of the GSS shall consider themselves bound by all decisions of the GSS and the executive committee.
The executive chair shall act as the official delegate to any state, regional or national convention involving graduate students.
The executive chair shall schedule and preside over all meetings of the executive committee.
The executive vice-chair of GSS shall assume all of the duties of the executive chair in the absence of the executive chair.
Should the position of executive chair become permanently vacant for any reason, the executive vice-chair shall become the executive chair in name and fact, and a new executive vice-chair shall be elected from GSS.
The executive vice-chair shall be responsible for filling all Kent state university-wide committee appointments made by GSS.
The executive vice-chair shall act as the official liaison of the GSS with the faculty senate.
The finance chair shall be responsible for the execution of the financial obligations of the GSS, in accordance with Kent state university policies and procedures.
The finance chair shall be authorized to disperse funds for executive committee officers' claims for reimbursement from the treasury, not to exceed a limit as established by the GSS without formal executive committee approval.
The finance chair shall be authorized to disperse funds in accordance with the GSS travel policy without formal executive committee approval.
The finance chair shall submit financial reports at every general meeting.
All requests for funds from the treasury shall be submitted, in writing, through a representative to the finance chair.
The finance chair shall be responsible for processing all claims against the treasury.
The information services chair shall be responsible for recording and distributing minutes and other records of the GSS.
Whenever possible, the information services chair shall be assisted by an administrative assistant. In such cases the information services chair shall have the duty of approving, by signature, the preparation of minutes, records, and correspondence.
The information services chair shall be responsible for the maintenance of membership lists, and shall bring vacancies and absences to the attention of the executive committee.
The information services chair shall provide copies of all records, excluding those which require confidentiality from higher authority, without approval of the entire executive committee, to any member of GSS upon written request.
The colloquium chair shall serve on the executive committee and in an advisory capacity to the executive committee and to GSS. The colloquium chair shall perform specific duties as designated by the executive chair and the executive committee.
The colloquium chair shall be responsible for the coordination and organization of special GSS events as designated by the executive chair and the executive committee.
The colloquium chair shall serve on special committees and act as public relations officer for GSS.
The GSS retains all powers not delegated in this document, and may assign other duties as it chooses.
GSS election of officers shall be by quorum majority.
Committees. The GSS shall create, staff, and disband such committees as it wishes to conduct its business.
Appointments to standing council, Kent state university, and college committees shall be made by the executive vice-chair.
Appointees to such committees may include graduate students other than members of the GSS.
The graduate student representatives to Kent state university committees shall submit a summary report to the GSS.
Impeachment. The impeachment of an officer shall be by quorum majority of the GSS.
The accuser must present a petition for the impeachment of an officer to the provost or her/his designee. The petition must contain the signatures of a majority of the GSS representatives, excluding alternates or one-third of the graduate student body as determined by the registrar's office.
A special meeting of the GSS shall be called by the provost or her/his designee for this specific purpose.
The accused officer must be notified, in writing, at least seven days prior to the date of the special meeting.
The provost or her/his designee shall designate a representative to preside at the meeting and a full transcript shall be made.
Both the accused and the accuser shall have the right to counsel and to present evidence and testimony at the special meeting.
The meeting shall be closed to all persons except the above.
All voting shall be by secret ballot. The count shall be made by the person presiding, verified by the accused, and the ballots shall be sealed with the transcript to be held with the official records of GSS.
The verdict shall be mailed to all members of the GSS and the accused officer by the provost or his/her designee within one week of the special meeting.
Voting.
A quorum must be present to conduct business. A quorum shall consist of at least ten elected representatives to the GSS or their alternates.
Unless otherwise noted, a quorum majority shall be required for approval of any GSS action. A quorum majority shall mean more than one-half of the number of representatives present at the meeting.
All GSS members (representatives and executive committee members) with the exception of the executive chair have voting privileges. The executive chair shall exercise the privilege to settle the issue of a tie vote.
Amendments.
To propose an amendment to this document, a GSS representative (or alternate), shall read and present a written copy of the amendment at a general meeting of the GSS. A copy of the proposed amendment shall be sent to all GSS representatives (or alternates) within two weeks of the meeting for their review.
The amendment proposal shall be placed on the agenda of the next general GSS meeting following its introduction. A two-thirds majority vote will be required to bring the amendment to the floor for discussion.
Amendments shall be adopted by a two-thirds quorum majority of the GSS and shall take effect upon adoption and ratification by the Kent state university president and the board of trustees and fulfillment of the requirements of Section 111.15 of the Revised Code.
Ratification. Ratification of this document shall be by quorum majority of the GSS, the president of Kent state university, and the board of trustees.
Upon ratification, this document, or a revised version thereof, shall supersede all previous governing documents and practices of the GSS of Kent state university.
Upon ratification of this document, or a revised version thereof, all persons holding office in the GSS shall continue as officers of the GSS until the end of their terms or their resignations.
Bylaws. Bylaws may be established as long as they operate in compliance with this charter.
Policy Effective Date:
Policy Prior Effective Dates:
11/4/1977, 4/30/1982, 1/11/1991, 3/3/1991, 2/17/1994, 3/7/2000
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Malta has opened submissions for their Junior Eurovision entry!
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By Nikola Stojanović	 Last updated Jul 23, 2020
Maltese broadcaster PBS has confirmed their participation at Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2020 and started the search for their entry.
Each soloist or group aged between 9 and 14 years which is willing to represent Malta should send their applications until 23rd August. The rules are available here. Submission should include an original song which is not longer than 3 minutes.
On 30th of August they will announce which of applicants has chosen for the final as only twelve acts will be able to perform their song at the show, which won't be having a live broadcast. During the first and second weeks of September, the jury will be watching the finalists perform. These performances will be filmed and shown on TV and PBS' social media accounts. Televoting will be opened by mid-September while the winner will be announced at the end of September.
Malta will be participating for 16th time (they skipped the contests in 2011 and 2012) and they have managed to win twice. In 2013, the year of their return Gaia Cauchi with "The Start" marked first Maltese victory while Destiny Chukunyere won with "Not My Soul" in 2015. Each year followed by their victories they were the hosts of Junior Eurovision in Marsa 2014 and Valletta 2016. Last year they ended up on last place for the second time.
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Do you think that Malta will get more luck at the contest this year? Let us know in the comments below and at our social media links!
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I have read the postings on this list with horror.
Thirty three people are dead. Thirty three human beings.
A university community is shattered and in mourning.
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After appointing Special Counsel Rosenstein acts to close down Congressional 'Russiagate' probes
Further evidence that Rod Rosenstein's decision to appoint Special Counsel to supervise the Russiagate investigation is intended at least in part to take the heat out of the affair has been provided by a private briefing Rosenstein has given to the Senate about his decision, of which the New York Times has provided a detailed account.
It seems that over the course of this briefing Rosenstein made it very clear that for the Special Counsel to conduct the investigation properly the various Congressional committees which are conducting their own probes into Russiagate will need to rein their investigations and basically shut them down
Five different Senate and House committees — including both congressional intelligence committees — are running inquiries into the Russian meddling. But the special counsel, Robert S. Mueller III, who was appointed on Wednesday, is widely expected to ask Congress to scale back public hearings with witnesses who might be integral to his investigation…..
Mr. Rosenstein also affirmed that the Justice Department's inquiry was focused on possible crimes, meaning that potential subjects of investigation would almost certainly refuse to testify before Congress or withhold documents from lawmakers for fear of possible prosecution.
To be clear, this should not be taken to mean that the FBI's counter-espionage investigation is now a criminal probe, an unwarranted extrapolation from Rosenstein's words that some have made, and one which flatly contradicts what Rosenstein said in his statement announcing the Special Counsel's appointment. As I have repeatedly pointed out, so far no crime has been detected despite 8 months of investigations.
Rather the point Rosenstein is making is that as the Russiagate investigation is looking into the question of possible collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia, the possibility of criminal proceedings if evidence of such collusion is ever found must now exist, and in view of this continued investigations and public hearings by Congressional committees into Russiagate potentially meddle in future prosecutions.
This is something which ought to have been obvious from the moment claims of collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia were first made. That Rosenstein has finally pointed it out shows that he knows his job, and that he is finally taken steps to bring order to the chaos.
It also incidentally suggests that one reason why the Russiagate scandal has spiralled so far out of control is because during the transition between administrations – with Sally Yates actively colluding in the scandal and Jeff Sessions recusing himself from dealing with it – there was no one in the Justice Department to supervise Comey's investigation properly.
With Rosenstein appointed Deputy Attorney General there now is, and he is moving quickly to bring the investigation to order and under control. His decision to appoint Special Counsel is a case in point, and Newsweek hints that he may have actually taken the decision to do this before Comey was fired, and that the furore precipitated by Comey's decision was not the reason for his decision to do this
According to Democratic Senator Richard Durbin, Rosenstein didn't say exactly when or why he decided a special counsel was necessary. "Clearly it wasn't last night, it's been a matter of a few days." he said. The Illinois Democrat added that Rosenstein "kind of rejects the premise that he wasn't going to appoint one" until pushed to do so by the recent headlines.
As I have said previously, despite claims to the contrary Rosenstein's memo about Comey was shows quite clearly that Rosenstein doesn't see Comey as a fit person to lead the FBI.
It is difficult to avoid the impression that after having come to the Justice Department, and having seen the mess Comey and Sally Yates have created, Rosenstein decided that new management was needed. That was why he pressed for Comey's dismissal in his memo and brought Mueller in.
It is of course another matter that the President then catastrophically botched the manner of Comey's dismissal, creating a furore which has done huge and unnecessary damage.
For their part Republican Senators at least seem to be accepting the logic of all this, and seem to be agreeing that Congress now needs to rein in its various inquiries. Here is how the New York Times reports it
Congress needs "to be focused on what our role is," said Senator John Cornyn, Republican of Texas and a member of the Intelligence Committee. "We're not the F.B.I. We're not the Department of Justice. We're conducting oversight investigations and that's, I think, our appropriate role."
Senator Lindsey Graham, Republican of South Carolina and a member of the Judiciary Committee, said, "You've got a special counsel who has prosecutorial powers now, and I think we in Congress have to be very careful not to interfere. Public access to this is probably going to be very limited now. It's going to really limit what the public will know about this."
For Congress, the appointment of a special counsel means "you're pretty well knocked out of the game," Mr. Graham said. "And that's probably the way it should be."
And here is how Newsweek does
I think the shot to the body is it's now considered a criminal investigation," Republican Senator Lindsey Graham, a former military prosecutor, said as he exited the closed-door briefing in the basement of the Capitol. And Graham said that could impede Congress's "ability to conduct investigations of all things Russia." For example, "I find it hard to subpoena records of somebody like [former National Security Adviser Michael] Flynn, who may be subject to a criminal investigation because he has a right not to incriminate himself," Graham explained. "As to Mr. [James] Comey, the former director of the FBI, coming before the committee, if I were Mr. Mueller, I would jealously guard the witness pool.
Hopefully this means we will have no more zany hearings – with grandstanding performances from people like Representative Adam Schiff – of the sort we have had to put up with up to now.
This is a blow to the Democrats and the media who have been driving the Russiagate scandal, and who may now find that the Congressional hearings they have been using to keep the scandal going now dry up. This is what the New York Times says
The abrupt shift in priorities poses a challenge for Democrats, who were almost united in their call for a special counsel, but now face losing access to their most potent political weapon: public hearings, where Americans could hear firsthand from officials with concerns about Mr. Trump's administration…..
Senator Ron Johnson, Republican of Wisconsin, said he believed it would be more difficult for lawmakers to get information now.
"I think Democrats probably should be asking themselves, sometimes you've got to be careful about what you ask for," he said. "Because when you get it, all of a sudden you can't get answers to things because now it's an active investigation."
(bold italics added)
It seems that there is now a question mark about whether even Comey will be able to go before the Senate to answer its questions about whether Trump pressured him in relation to the Russiagate investigation. Here is the New York Times again
Mr. Mueller's new grip on the investigation also called into question whether Mr. Comey would accept any of the invitations issued by multiple congressional committees to testify next week about his firing. The testimony was widely anticipated as a chance for Mr. Comey to discuss a memo he wrote that said Mr. Trump asked him in February to drop the investigation of Mr. Flynn, an assertion Mr. Trump emphatically denied on Thursday.
As I have said previously, Rosenstein's decision to appoint a Special Counsel – one it seems he may have made before Comey was dismissed – is indisputably the correct one. The Democrats were wrong to press for it – as Senator Ron Johnson says – whilst President Trump was wrong to resist it. The 'narrowing' or hopefully the silencing of the various Congressional hearings is the first beneficial result.
Unsurprisingly the New York Times reports that the Democrats left the briefing with Rosenstein extremely unhappy
Democrats appeared to share that concern as they trickled out of the roughly 90-minute briefing, describing Mr. Rosenstein's reticence to answer many questions. Several senators and aides said the meeting was contentious, and "most of the questions and indeed almost all the very challenging ones came from Democrats," said Senator Richard Blumenthal, Democrat of Connecticut.
To which all one can say is that as Senator Rod Johnson says one should be careful what one wishes for.
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The demand for nursing isn't going away. Will more men join their ranks?
Meanwhile, education and health services, where the workforce is roughly 75 percent female, added 9 million jobs over the same time period. In fact, since 2007, the health care industry alone — led by nursing and home health care — has added jobs at more than three times the rate of the rest of the economy.
Every semester at Palm Beach State College, nursing students take an aptitude test that measures their knowledge of the medical curriculum they've just completed. Today is David Hernandez's third time taking the test, known as the HESI. He picks a seat at one of the long rows of computers in the exam room.
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While the average growth rate for all occupations is 7 percent between 2014 and 2024, registered nurses and licensed practical nurses and licensed vocational nurses — who work under the direction of registered nurses and doctors — can expect their field to grow 16 percent. Home health aides can expect their field to grow a whopping 38 percent. the goal of entering surgical ICU, he can apply to the University of Miami's graduate program for nurse anesthetists. Nurse anesthetists are certified nursing specialists who provide the same anesthesia services as an anesthesiologist. The average salary is $163,000 a year. Pay in the health care industry runs the gamut. The average registered nurse makes $34.70 an hour, and licensed practical nurses and licensed vocational nurses make $21.56 per hour on average. But the average home health aide makes only half of that — $11.35 an hour. The low pay has led many home health aides to join unions, like the 1199 SEIU health care workers union and the Fight for $15 movement. The demand for nursing is high and growing. Ten thousand baby boomers reach retirement age every day — in Florida, nearly one in five residents is over age 65 — and as people get older, their health needs increase. There were more than 9,000 registered nurse vacancies in the Sunshine State in 2015, according to the Florida Center for Nursing. But barely 4,000 people in the state became registered nurses in 2016.


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Media Reactions to Sunday's Meltdown
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Some other reactions to Sunday's sad performance:
SF Gate:
Thunderous roars from the visitors' locker room penetrated the cinderblock wall of the stadium's innards. It sounded like a pack of wild dogs celebrating a successful hunt. And that's just what it was.
East Valley Tribune:
In a memorable meltdown, the Cardinals bungled a number of plays down the stretch, capped by a fumble in the end zone that was recovered for the game-deciding score, and fell to the lowly San Francisco 49ers, 37-31, in overtime.
The Arizona Republic:
Given their litany of blunders, miscalculations and lapses of both mind and body throughout the afternoon, it was probably fitting the Cardinals game Sunday ended with a sack, a fumble and the ball rolling away from them in their own end zone.
East Valley Tribune
Give the Cardinals this:
When they lose, they lose spectacularly.
It's the one thing they've always done better than any team in the league.
AZ Central Blogs
Here we are, back at a really ugly place. And now the Cardinals must face a 7-4 Cleveland team just a week removed from this sad effort. It's hard not to think of what cornerback Eric Green said last week about last year's struggling team: "It's tough to come to work. You don't really want to be there. It almost forces people to be selfish. It's like, 'All right, we're going to lose, so I might as well do my own thing, get my own stats.' "