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ATC201125: Budget Review and Recommendation Report of the Portfolio Committee on Police on the Private Security Industry Regulatory Authority (PSIRA) performance for the 2019/2020 financial year dated 25 November 2020
Budget Review and Recommendation Report of the Portfolio Committee on Police on the Private Security Industry Regulatory Authority (PSIRA) performance for the 2019/2020 financial year dated 25 November 2020.
The Money Bills Procedures and Related Matters Amendment Act, (Act 9 of 2009) requires that a Budget Review and Recommendation Report (BRRR) be tabled in October every year. The Minister of Finance agreed to exemptions to allow departments to hand in their Annual Reports in the middle of November 2020. This was primarily because of the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the business of Parliament and government. The Portfolio Committee held a preliminary annual report assessment hearing on 13 October 2020 and the BRRR hearings on 18 November 2020. The Portfolio Committee on Police, having considered the 2019/20 Annual Report of the Private Security Industry Regulatory Authority (PSIRA) reports as follows:
1.1 Mandate of the Committee
The mandate of the Committee therefore is to fulfil its constitutional function to:
Pass legislation; Scrutinise and oversee executive action and the organs of state including the South African Police Service (SAPS), the Civilian Secretariat for Police Service (CSPS), the Independent Police Investigative Directorate (IPID) and the Private Security Industry Regulatory Authority (PSIRA);
Facilitate public participation and involvement in the legislative and other processes; and
Engage, participate and oversee international treaties and protocols.
1.2 Purpose of the Budget Review and Recommendation Report
In terms of Section 5 of the Money Bills Amendment Procedures and Related Matters Act, No.
9 of 2009 the National Assembly, through its Committees, must annually compile Budgetary
Review and Recommendations reports (BRRR) that assess service delivery and financial
performance of departments and may make recommendations on forward use of resources. The
BRRR is also a source document for the Committees on Appropriations when considering and
making recommendations on the Medium Term.
The Money Bills Amendment Procedures and Related Matters Act, section 5 (3) highlights
focus areas on the budgetary review and recommendation report as:
Providing an assessment of the department's service delivery performance given available resources;
Providing an assessment of the effectiveness and efficiency of the departments use and forward allocation of available resources; and
Including recommendations on the forward use of resources.
This report is structured as follows:
Section 1: Mandate of the Committee. This sections sets out the mandate of the Committee, the purpose of this report (Budgetary Review and Recommendation Report) and the process to develop this report.
Section 2: Overview of the Private Security Industry 2019/20
Section 3: The section provides a summary of the AGSA Report for 2019/20.
Section 4: Financial overview 2019/20 The section provides an overview of the financial performance of the Authority.
Section 5: Performance against predetermined targets for 2019/20. The section provides an analysis of the Authority's performance against predetermined performance indicators and targets.
Section 6: Human Resources. The section provides for an organisational development initiative.
Section 7: Committee observations. The section provides the key observations made by the Committee during engagements on the 2019/20 Annual Report of the Authority.
Section 8: Committee recommendations. The section provides the recommendation made by the Committee.
2. OVERVIEW OF THE PRIVATE SECURITY INDUSTRY 2019/20
The figure below shows that South Africa has 2 495 899 registered security officers and 10 289 registered security businesses. However, the mandate of PSIRA largely extends to active officers and businesses. In terms thereof, less than a quarter of the total number of security officers are actively registered (548 642 officers) and 9 744 registered security businesses are active.
Table 1: Total Security Service Providers as at 31 March 2020
Total Number of Registered security businesses
Total Number of Registered and Active security businesses
Total Number of Registered inactive security businesses
Total number of registered security officers
Total number of registered and active security officers(employed and independent operators)
Total number of registered inactive security officers
Source: PSIRA 2019/20 Annual Report, page 59
Since 2014, active security businesses increased from 8 144 to 9 744 in 2020 (19.6%) and active security officers increased from 487 058 to 548 642 (12.6%) over the same period. The number of both active security guards and businesses increased with 3% in 2020 compared to 2019.
In 2020, the private security industry remained male dominated, comprising of 71% male officers and 29% female officers. Compared to the previous year, the number of female officers increased to 29% (from 22%) and male officers decreased from 78% (to 71%). In terms of age profile, the most guards are between 30 and 40 years of age (216 615 guards), followed by 40 to 50 years (158 894 guards).
The largest concentration of active security officers and businesses are located in Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal and the Western Cape. While the number of active security guards in provinces remained relatively unchanged, Gauteng had an increase of 5 395 guard in 2020 compared to the previous financial year (2018/19:197 369; 2019/20: 369 202 764).
3. REPORT OF THE AUDITOR-GENERAL OF SOUTH AFRICA (AGSA)
PSIRA received its first clean audit in 2018/19, which continued in 2019/20. This means that the Authority did not record any financial misstatements and there were no material findings on reporting on performance objectives or non-compliance with legislation. Importantly, the AGSA did not identify any significant deficiencies in internal control.
As in previous financial years, the AGSA identified two matters of emphasis that the Authority should address, both of which were previous identified. These are –
Material impairment: Provision for an impairment to the amount of R40 759 816 was raised on trade debtors. This is a slight deterioration from the R38 770 242 provided for in 2019.
Uncertainty relating to litigation: PSIRA is a defendant in several legal actions. The estimated liability amounts to R1 950 000, which is an increase from R1 050 000 in contingent liabilities in the previous financial year (2018/19).
The table below show the audit outcomes for PSIRA over the past decade (2009/10 to 2019/20). PSIRA has made significant gains to clear previous material findings, especially in terms of its financial sustainability.
Table 2: PSIRA Audit Outcomes
Audit outcome
Unqualified with material findings
Unqualified with material uncertainty relating to the entity's ability to continue as a going concern.
Unqualified with no material misstatements and findings (Clean audit).
4. STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE 2019/20
PSIRA's financial sustainability decreased in 2019/20 compared to the previous financial year. At year-end, PSIRA closed with a surplus of R2.163 million against R3.286 million recorded in the previous financial year. (Note: In 2017/18, PSIRA recorded a R12.4 million deficit).
During the year under review, the Authority collected R316.144 million in revenue compared to the R286.168 million revenue of the previous financial year (10% increase). The overall increase in revenue was mainly due to a significant increase in non-exchange transactions. The main driver of this increase was revenue collected from Fines and Penalties. The expenditure of PSIRA increased from R282.622 million in 2018/19 to R313.909 million in 2019/20.
The table below provides a breakdown of the Authority's financial performance in 2019/20 compared to the previous financial year.
Table 1: Statement of Financial Performance
Total revenue from exchange transactions
Revenue from non-exchange transactions
Total operating expenditure
(313 909 695)
Operating surplus (deficit)
Profit/(Loss) on disposable assets
Surplus/ (Deficit) for the year
Source: 2019/20 Annual Report
The Authority lowered its provision for debt impairment from R24.13 million in 2018/19 to R15.78 million in 2019/20.
In terms of contingent liabilities, the Authority is a defendant in a number of legal actions. The cases are yet to be brought before the court. It is not possible to determine the losses that PSIRA would suffer in the event that the Court found against PSIRA. The estimated liability amounts to R1 950 000 in 2019/20 compared to R1 050 000 in 2018/19.
The Authority did not incur irregular expenditure during the 2019/20 financial year. This is the third consecutive year in which the Authority did not incur irregular expenditure.
During the 2019/20 financial year, fruitless and wasteful expenditure increased significantly from R20 958 in 2018/19 to R92 595. According to PSIRA, R82 800 was for the retention fee for fundraising.
5. PEFORMANCE AGAINST PREDETERMINED TARGETS FOR 2019/20
The Authority has achieved 96% of its predetermined performance indicator targets at the end of the 2019/20 financial year (24 targets achieved from 25). The Finance and Administration Programme underperformed on one performance target (failed to achieve target on employee training).
The graph below shows a visual representation of performance between 2015 and 2020. In 2019/20, the Authority recorded its best performance in five years.
Table 3: Comparative performance between 2015/16 and 2019/20
5.1. Administration Programme
Purpose: Provide leadership, strategic management and administrative support to the Authority.
Measurable Objectives: The programme aims to ensure effective leadership, management and administrative support to the Authority through continuous refinement of organisational strategy and structure in line with appropriate legislation and best practice.
The Administration Programme achieved six out of seven performance targets, which is an achievement rate of 85.7%, which is similar to the previous financial year.
According to the Authority, it achieved 83% of the planned 85% training interventions as per the Annual Training Plan (two training programmes were not completed). According to the Authority, this was due to the shutdown of training institutions due to the COVID-19 National Lockdown. However, the lockdown came into effect on 27 March 2020, which was five days before the end of the 2019/20 financial year. Why did the Authority leave two training programmes to the last week of the financial year? At the end of the third quarter (2019/20), the Authority was ahead of its training schedule for employees (achieved 63% against a target of 50%).
5.2. Law Enforcement Programme
Purpose: Ensure that there are effective regulations in the security industry and enforcement of law and compliance to the regulations.
Measurable Objectives: The programme aims to ensure that Security Service Providers comply with the regulations by doing regular inspections for both security officers and security businesses and ensure that those who are complying with the regulations are charged and prosecuted.
The Law Enforcement Programme achieved 100% of its nine predetermined performance targets at the end of the 2019/20 financial year, most of which were exceeded. It is the second consecutive year in which the Programme achieved 100% of its performance targets.
Selected highlights of the Law Enforcement Programme include:
PSIRA inspected 7 155 security businesses in 2019/20 compared to 683 in 2018/19. The Committee should note that, according to PSIRA, there were 9 744 registered active security businesses in 2019/20, which means that PSIRA inspected 73.4% of all security businesses (unless some businesses were inspected more than once).
Total enforcement investigations increased from 3 725 in 2018/19 to 3 838 inspections in 2019/20.
Total cases opened based on criminal investigations increased from 1 056 cases in 2018/19 to 1 150 cases in 2019/20.
PSIRA issued 1 634 Regulation 3(4) notices on improper conduct prosecutions.
5.3. Communication, Training and Registration Programme
Purpose: Provide effective stakeholder engagement. Ensure that training standards are adhered to and the registration process is done in accordance with the PSIR Act.
Measurable Objectives: Ensure effective and meaningful stakeholder communication. Ensure that all training institutions are aligned to the required standard of training. Ensure that the registration process is effective and authentic. Continuous research to support core business initiatives and policy development.
The Communication, Training and Registration Programme achieved 100% of its performance target for 2019/20. The performance improved compared to the 79% achievement rate of the previous financial year.
6. HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
At the end of March 2020, the PSIRA had 319 permanent staff members, of which most is attached to the Law Enforcement (176 staff), followed by Finance and Administration (97 staff) and Communication and Training (46 staff). PSIRA further had 12 employees on a fixed-term contract and 35 interns.
Personnel expenditure constitutes 58% (R172 958 461) of the Authority's budget which provides for remuneration and other additional benefits which are paid to employees.
As at 31 March 2020, the average vacancy rate for the Authority was 1.85% overall, which represents six vacancies. During the 2019/20 financial year, 16 employees resigned, one employee went on retirement, 26 employees' contracts expired and the Authority dismissed one employee on misconduct charges.
7. COMMITTEE OBSERVATIONS
The Committee made the following key observations during the 2019/20 Annual Reporthearing:
Audit Opinion: The Committee congratulated and appreciated the Authority for obtaining a clean audit during the 2019/20 financial year. The Members of the Committee expressed satisfaction with the positive audit outcomes of the Authority. The Members further encouraged the Authority to remain consistent in achieving clean audit outcomes.The Committee noted the concerns highlighted by the AGSA on the Audit findings. The Authority should explain what the action plans to address these findings are and how they will monitor the implementation and progress in terms of the action plans on the audit findings.The Committee took into account the fact that the Authority is aself-funding institution without receiving any funding from the government.It is creating its own initiatives to sustain itself by generating income through collection of funds from the security industry and used it effectively.
The Authority stated that it has house-keeping findings only. The action plan was presented to the Audit Risk Committee. The action plans will be implemented and tested by the Internal Audit company to ensure that they have addressed the process.
Delay in appointment of Council Members:The Committee strongly expressed its dissatisfaction that the appointment of new Council was not finalised within thestipulated timeframes. The Authority should provide reasons why the process of filling the position of Council Member has not yet been finalised. The Committee will write a letter to the Minister to express its dissatisfaction in this matter as the delaycannot be allowed. Members understood that the vetting process should be done before the information is submitted to the Cabinet.
The Deputy Minister explained to the Committee that the Minister has completed all the required processes but that the security clearance was still outstanding, hence the delay in the process. The Committee concerns were noted regarding the appointment of Council Members. The Authority has been raising these concerns and the Ministry is also not satisfied about the fact that the matter is not finalised. The Deputy Minister agreed with the suggestion that they should urgently handle this process before the term of the Board lapses.
Levies: The Committeestated that one of the reasons that have affected the Authority in implementation, relates to the Private Security Regulatory Authority Amendment Bill. The Authority is still waiting for the President to sign the Bill into law.The Authority responded that there wasthe Private Security Industry Levies Act which they are currently trying to put into operation. The process is being managed through National Treasury and the Authority is waiting for the National Treasury to table the amendments to Parliament on the Act before it can come to operation. It will enable the Authority to be adequately funded. Thelevies will only be implemented for business that are active. If the businesses have no contracts they will not be expected to pay levies.
Small security businesses:The Committee questioned what percentage of debt held by Small Security Businesses with 0 to 5 security officers employed and are struggling to get contracts, which is affecting revenue collection. It was noted that the provision for bad debts has decreased.The Committee wanted to know the number of small security companies who are currently operating and also the average amount owed by small businesses in operation to the larger ones. The Authority explained that the percentage owed by the small business is estimated at 59%. of the provision for bad debts of 40 million that was emphasized by the Auditor General. However, it should be noted that the big companies market share is 23% and contributed only 5% while small companies contributes more than 49% to PSIRA operations. The Authority is trying to assist the small business to be able to pay their annual fees through payment arrangements. In terms of the proposal,there will be a clause stating that a person who is not able to have businesses or contracts within a year,can voluntary come to the Authority to report that so that they do not incur losses.
Security Industry: The Authority was questioned whether it has a plan in place to expand the industry to address the issue of unemployment to contribute to growth of the economy of the country. The Authority explained that the biggest companies are the few in numbers but they hold 85 percent of the economic share in the industry. The medium companies are between 10 to 12 percent and under 1 percent is there small companies. The small companies are in biggest numbers but they ownless than 1 percent share of the market structure. The Authority indicated that there is still a lot that needs to be done in transforming the industry in future.
Accreditation Training Process: The Committee wanted to know about the accreditation of training that is being offered and what steps have been taken to ensurethatthe accreditation will be done in future. The Authority indicated that the legislation is currently allowing them to accreditindividual's private businesses that are entrusted to provide training to security officers and they monitor them. As far as the way forward is concerned, part of their strategy for the next five years is looking into developing examination centres and managing them. The Authority is looking at online platforms for examination which will give them more comfort in respect of the quality of training. The Authority is building significant capacity within the training environment across the country where training providers deliver training curriculums on behalf of PSIRA.
The Authority should indicate what security courses are of interest to security officers. The Authority explained that there are currently a number of curriculums that provides for legislation regarding the sector in grades E, D, C, B and they also have specialization course in accident transit, response security and door handling. The most interest is still in the door handling sector courses grade E which entry levelcourses that give the security officers access to registration within the Authority.
Criminal Investigations cases:The Committee was concerned thatthe criminalinvestigation caseswere takinga long time tobe finalised. The Authority reported that it hasopened 3838 cases out of that number 453 that were finalised and 1150 are still pending.The Authority stated that after it has identified the contravention, the matter will be investigated and forwarded to the South African Police Service (SAPS) to open a criminal case. The number of cases that they have is used to put pressure on the SAPS to demand feedback on how their matters are finalised. The Authority is currently trying to improve the relationship with the SAPS, there is a Memorandum of Agreement (MOU) that is due for a review.
The Authority highlighted one of the issues that they want to resolve with the SAPS regarding the investigation of delayedcases to be investigated in time and finalised by thembefore providing feedback. It was reported that the SAPS has managed to finalise some of the investigated cases. If the SAPS believes that there is a case, they will forward it to the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA). The Authority stated that the cases are also time consuming when they get to the NPA, because they believe that the cases are not urgent. The Authority is embarking on having meetings with the NPA from various provinces to explain to them what the regulations and legislation is all about.
Registered and active security officers: The Authority should explain the difference between the registered and active security officers. The Committee asked if the security officers are required to pay fees on an annual basis. The Authority explained that the security officers and businesses may apply for registration process to meet the requirements on their database. The person will remain on their database as a registered security officer. The person will only be classified as registered active once the person starts employment in the industry whether they are self-employed in the industry or employed by a specific security company. In terms of the process of legislative requirement, a company that employs a security officers should report to the Authority within 10 days so that the particular security officer is linked on their database as employed by a particular security business. Then thesecurity officer is classified as registered and active in the industry.
The Authority stated that currently it has about 2,5 million security officers on their database of which 548 000 is active either as employees or operating independently. The security officers only pay their annual fees once they are employed and active in the industry, if they are not working there is no obligation for them to pay their annual fees to the Authority as stated in the legislation. The security business has the obligation to pay their annual fees.
Non-compliance: The Committee raised issues regarding the security companies that are not paying salaries to their security officers.The Committee wanted to know whether the Authority has a knowledge of the security company called BES inMpumalanga that has opened a case against its 76 security officers. The matter is in Nelspruit and its case no is 407/11/2020. The employer did not pay the employees their salaries, leave and bonus payments. The employees went to the employer to enquire about their salaries. The employer did not give any explanation instead he called the police to arrest 76 security officers. The security officers are currently in custody and they have been charged. Members wanted to know what action will be taken by the Authority to the company that has failed to pay salaries of its employees.
The Authority reported that it did not receive any complaint regarding the above-mentioned matter. The Authority members in Mpumalanga will conduct an investigation and report back to the Committee once the matter has been finalised. It was indicated that there is a Bargaining Council that has been established to deal with all matters relating to labour exploitation.
8. COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS
The Portfolio Committee on Police recommends the following:
The Committee recommends that the Minister should immediately process the appointment of new Council Members before the contract lapses to prevent the situation where they will operate without the Board. The Council has not been appointed since January 2020.
The Committee recommends that the Authority should strengthen its enforcement and compliance of its regulations and code of conduct in order to deter service providers who are not adhering to the Basic Conditions of Employment Act.
The Committee recommends that the Authority should strengthen the capacity of the compliance forum in order to prevent unfair labour practices and the exploitation of security officers' rights by unscrupulous service security providers.
The Committee recommends that the Authority should find better mechanism to improve the delays in the criminal investigation cases.
The Committee recommends that the Authority should empower small security businesses to develop.
The Committee recommends that the Authority should improve the working relationship with the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) and South African Police Service (SAPS) for the smooth running of processes.
The Democratic Alliance and the Economic Freedom Front reserves its rights with respect to adoption of the Report.


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Peter Paden is Executive Director of the Columbia Land Conservancy, a community-based land trust dedicated to land conservation in Columbia County. He may be reached at peter.paden@clctrust.org.


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Q: ¿Cómo poner 2 pivot en sql server? Hola a todos tengo una consulta:
Tengo un store procedure en sql server que contiene una consulta que muestra las horas de los trabajadores por cada fecha usando pivot para la fila fecha y la convierta a columna.
Lo que quiero es poner otro pivot más con nombre de columna TIPO REGISTRO que se llenará de una funcion que devuelve REGISTRO, NO REGISTRO que esta en la consulta del store procedure
Aquí dejo el código del store procedure
CREATE PROCEDURE [dbo].[PA_Control_horas_Proyecto]
@IdProyecto varchar(6),@Fecha1 date, @Fecha2 date

/*
    EXEC [PA_Control_horas_Proyecto] '103569','15-09-2019','15-10-2019'
*/
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
as
begin
IF @Fecha1 is null
   or @Fecha2 is null
   or @Fecha1 > @Fecha2
  return -1;
DECLARE @SQLDynamic NVARCHAR(MAX)-- STRING QUE CONTENDRA TODO

--obtiene el primer dia del mes
;with CTE_DAY_Recursive as (
SELECT @Fecha1 as DayDINAMIC
union all
SELECT dateadd (day, +1, DayDINAMIC)
  from CTE_DAY_Recursive
  where DayDINAMIC < @Fecha2
)
SELECT  @SQLDynamic=COALESCE(@SQLDynamic+',','')+'['+CAST(DayDINAMIC    AS nvarchar(20))+']'
FROM CTE_DAY_Recursive  --Obtenemos los registros

DECLARE @SQLFULL NVARCHAR(MAX)='

select * from
(
select
    Id_Colaborador as ''DNI'',
    Nombre_Colaborador as ''COLABORADOR'',
    dbo.FU_Desc_Proyecto(Id_Unidad_Organizativa) as ''PROYECTO UO'',
    Nro_Proyecto_Registro +'' ''+Descripcion_Proyecto_Registro as ''PROYECTO ASIGNADO'',
    Fecha_Registro,
    sum(Hora_Registro) as ''Hora_Registro'',
    dbo.fu_horas_dia(Id_Colaborador,Fecha_Registro) as ''TIPO REGISTRO''
    from Sigeri
    where Nro_Proyecto_Registro = '''+@IdProyecto+''' and Fecha_Registro>='''+convert(varchar(20),@Fecha1,105)+''' and Fecha_Registro<='''+convert(varchar(20),@Fecha2,105)+'''
    group by Id_Colaborador,Nombre_Colaborador,Id_Unidad_Organizativa,Nro_Proyecto_Registro,Fecha_Registro,Descripcion_Proyecto_Registro
)s
pivot(
    max(Hora_Registro)
    for[Fecha_Registro] in --(select Fecha_Registro FROM Sigeri)
('+@SQLDynamic+') --Le pasamos los registros
)p'

exec(@SQLFULL)
end

Aquí dejo la imagen de lo que genera el store procedure, las fechas están ahora en columna por que estoy usando pivot

Y lo que deseo ahora es pasarle otro pivot más para que quede así
Ejemplo
2019-10-10|TIPO REGISTRO|2019-10-11|TIPO REGISTRO
   9        REGISTRO       0         NO REGISTRO
   0       NO REGISTRO     9         REGISTRO

--Segundo Pivot: quiero que me muestre en el nombre de la columna TIPO REGISTRO y sus valores que sea lo que devuelve la
  funcion de la consulta que esta mas arriba
pivot(
    max(dbo.FU_hora_dias)
    for[TIPO REGISTRO] in
('+@SQLDynamic+') --Le pasamos [TIPO REGISTRO],[TIPO REGISTRO] la cantidad de fechas que genere también generará de este tipo de titulo
)q'

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Hope Center Webinar Shows the Realities of Food and Housing Insecurity
On June 3rd, Shannon Seward shared her inspirational story during a webinar focused on the scope of food and housing insecurity affecting students at Virginia's Community Colleges (VCCS). Organized by The Hope Center for College, Community, and Justice at Temple University, the discussion illuminated the many challenges that students currently face.
"I wanted to be successful. A series of circumstances led me back to living at my mom's house at 30 years old with two kids, and I didn't want that," she said. "I wanted better for myself and for my children. So I enrolled. And that's really it. I wanted to do better, and I wanted to be better."
The Virginia Foundation for Community College Education (VFCCE) is dedicated to removing barriers to academic success. Thanks to a generous investment from The Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield Foundation, the VFCCE was able to provide funding for a statewide survey of Virginia Community College System (VCCS) students in the fall of 2020. This survey, conducted by the Hope Center, was taken by over 10,000 VCCS students.
The survey results painted a sobering picture of the non-academic barriers that community college students face even before they set foot in the classroom:
42 percent of VCCS students reported housing insecurity in the previous 12 months, and 10 percent had experienced homelessness in that period.
32 percent reported food insecurity in the previous 30 days, meaning they were sometimes unsure where their next meal was coming from.
These problems can derail even the best-intentioned student.
The path hasn't been easy for Seward. She faced multiple challenges. As she told the webinar, "I couldn't have done it without the help that I received from the college. I had financial struggles, housing, mental health struggles. It's been a lot, but it's changed my life–and I'm where I am now because of Eastern Shore Community College."
Seward exemplifies just how successful students can be when these issues are addressed. With support from the VFCCE and the Eastern Shore Community College Foundation, she was credentialed in welding. She is now a full-time employee at the college in the buildings and grounds department. This fall, she will join the adjunct faculty by teaching a dual enrollment welding course.
"Today, I have a nice house, and I just recently got a car–and I'm happy," said Seward. "I've overcome anxiety because of the opportunities I've gotten through the college, I had to step outside of my comfort zone a lot. So that's made me a lot better."
"This why we do the work we do," said Dr. Van Wilson, VCCS associate vice chancellor for student experience and strategic initiatives. "What Shannon shared with us has been inspirational. We need to appreciate her story, and the fact that she has changed the trajectory of her life, and the lives of her children."
View a recording of the webinar here.
Learn more about the survey here.
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The tiny nano-tent of Kevin DeWine
April 16, 2010 — buckeyerino
This February, I attended a Lincoln Day Dinner for the Erie County Republican Party held in Huron. The featured speaker was Ohio House Minority Leader Bill Batchelder. State rep Batchelder always gives rousing and provocative speeches, and this was no different. He ticked off a long list of the failings of the Democrats in the Ohio House of Representatives and the Governor's office. One would think that it's time for a Republican rebound. Four years ago, when Ohioans went to the polls and repudiated Republican leadership, voters thought they had probably hit rock bottom. It seems, under Democrat leadership, Ohio has bored through the rocks at the bottom and is now in free-fall as we seem to have tumbled into a bottomless abyss.
It would seem that the stars are aligning for a Republican resurgence.
But there's still a reasonable chance that Republicans will snatch defeat from the jaws of victory.
Consider that though Ohioans, as a whole, repudiated Republican leadership, the Republican party, itself, still has to repudiate it's 2006-era leaders. We've got Mike DeWine and Jon Husted on our statewide ballots? What's up with that? Husted was Speaker of the House back in the day, and Republicans were trying their level best to do the very things that they chastise Democrats for doing right now–spending and taxing at unsustainable levels. DeWine was unceremoniously drubbed from his cushy Senate office in DC in 2006. It's 2010, and they're still here. Make them go away. Please.
Beyond the candidates that are the face of the party, though, there's also the employed staff of the ORP. Think some of those operatives are still hanging around that powered the Republican defeat back in 2006? Absolutely. It's more because of the Jason Mauks that still linger at the ORP headquarters that I still believe that the state party is still capable of snatching defeat from the jaws of victory (why I hold up Jason Mauk as an example will be explained later).
ORP financial resources are dwindling, so perhaps its getting to be cutthroat time down at ORP headquarters. When Republicans only control one statewide executive branch office, and even she's on her way out since she's the Lt. Gov. candidate, potential donors might not be inclined to think that giving to the ORP is a very good risk when there's so little clout that can be obtained. The economy is brutal, dampening donations further, and less wealthy rank-and-file Republicans inclined to donate smaller sums are becoming too savvy to donate to a state or national party–for they understand that they have no way of knowing whether or not their money is doing any good if they donate anything beyond the individual candidate or local party level. So, the stragglers still employed by the ORP have to soldier on somehow, and they do it by becoming more parochial.
Welcome to the nano-tent. Oh, sorry, it's too small to welcome you. You aren't welcome anyway. You have to be invited in order to enter.
One year prior to the Erie County Lincoln Day Dinner where Batchelder was the featured speaker, Erie County hosted a Lincoln Day Dinner where Kevin DeWine was the featured speaker. I chatted with Kevin DeWine for a few minutes during a reception prior to that dinner. During the conversation, DeWine talked a good game cultivating a GOP that is a big-tent party. He didn't believe in purging the party down to a tiny base of purists who passed every litmus test. A political party can't function that way. I wholly agree. I, myself, while advocating for adherence to the principles I hold most dear, would not seek to drum someone out of the party because their ideology didn't match the accepted norm. As far as I'm concerned, in Ohio, if you request a Republican ballot during the primaries, you're a Republican. That's that. I make fun of the way the term "RINO" is bandied about. Can't you tell?
Actually having a big tent party, with a commitment toward greater inclusiveness and involvement, might help the ORP's fundraising. But Kevin DeWine just talks the talk but doesn't walk the walk.
Don't get me wrong. Kevin DeWine doesn't weed anybody out on the basis of ideology, but the rank-and-file Republican has limits placed on just how much one can be included and involved.
Want to know why the Tea Party movement is still going? People can be as included and involved as they want to be. That's a big tent. The ORP, hoping to capture some of that magic in a bottle, has been trying in many, many ways to co-opt the Tea Party–but they can't as long as they keep Republicans at arm's length without allowing them any decision=making power.
Kevin DeWine has pitched a nano-tent because he and the other ORP employees don't want any power to extend beyond the confines of the nano-tent.
Who employs the ORP staff? Who hires the ORP Chair? The Republican state central committee does. Who is on the state central committee? A man and woman from each Ohio Senate district. How are these men and women chosen? By election during Republican primaries in even numbered years.
There's an election for state central committee going on right now, and it doesn't end until May 4th. Don't vote for ORP-endorsed candidates for its own committee. (Talk about self-serving rather than constituent-serving . . . ugh!)
Tea Party attendees have been able to make their voices heard among lawmakers and other elected officeholders, but they'd probably like it if the political parties heard them too. The ORP wants to superficially resemble the Tea Party in rhetoric and logo (hattip Bizzyblog), but the ORP does not want to resemble the Tea Party in terms of empowering its members with decision-making powers and in terms of being transparently accountable to its members.
It's been a while since Ohio has seen this many candidates running for the unpaid position of state central committee member. Do you think that the ORP Chair and the ORP staff might be nervous about the election outcome? They are. In fact, the ORP is using its money to promote many of the state central committee incumbents in literature mailings to voters. Forget about winning in November against Democrats, the ORP staff wants to burn through all of its money right now in the primaries to preserve itself and perpetuate its dysfunction.
Did the state central committee have an endorsement vote for each of the incumbents that it included on the printed literature the ORP paid for as stipulated in party bylaws? No. According to ORP staffer Jason Mauk (there's that name!), "incumbents are considered automatically endorsed by the ORP." Except, of course, when an incumbent state central committee member is not automatically endorsed, or when a challenger for state central committee member is, in fact, endorsed without endorsement votes ever having been conducted. OOPS!!! That last little bit of info is the substance of a complaint filed by Thea Shoemake against the ORP (hattip Bizzyblog) that's due to be heard by the Ohio Elections Commission on April 29th (hattip Right Ohio). It seems that the ORP staff's survival instincts are in such a state of overdrive that they've overlooked such legal requirements. As for the snafu where pro-DeWine non-incumbents appeared on ORP literature as endorsed for the state central committee, Jason Mauk said, "Some non-incumbents were put on some cards by mistake." Umm, Mr. Mauk, you left out the word "intentional," as in "Some non-incumbents were put on some cards by intentional mistake."
My family resides in the 13th District. ORP literature mailed to Republican households in that district shows an incumbent woman endorsed by the ORP. The mailing even arrived at the household of Marilyn Jacobcik, the woman challenging the incumbent. The incumbent man, Bob Rousseau, is running to retain his seat, but, though he's an incumbent, which, according to Mr. Mauk, means that Mr. Rousseau is automatically endorsed, Rousseau does not appear on the ORP mailings. Is Mr. Rousseau endorsed, or not, Mr. Mauk? Which, out of 3, is the man endorsed by the ORP? Perhaps Kevin DeWine would like to clarify?
You see, entry to the tiny nano-tent of Kevin DeWine, also known as the ORP, is granted only by invitation, an invitation extended only by Kevin DeWine himself.
It's a very, very, very tiny tent.
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In a word: wow.
danillo Says:
wow, our nortorious group of six, or whatever…..He apparently was overworked at Miami Now he's back wanting to suck at the public trough again. What a sorry representative, along with his son. Both should go back in their holes.I wouldn't vote for either
buckeyerino Says:
I'm a little confused. Are you referring to Mike DeWine? And, if so, I don't understand why a son would be included in the rant. Could you be referring to Kevin DeWine, who is a second cousin? Clarification would be appreciated.
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The Compelling Proposal: Make the Customer Choose You - Outside Sales Talk with Steve Thompson
Steve Thompson is the founder and managing partner at Value Lifecycle, a B2B deal training and consulting firm. Over the course of his career, he has helped close more than $15 billion in B2B deals in over 120 different industries. Steve is also the author of multiple books guiding salespeople through the "Value Lifecycle". His latest book, "The Compelling Proposal", focuses on how to deliver actual value to your prospects. In this episode, he explains how salespeople can close more deals by creating the perfect proposal.
Here are some of the topics covered in this episode:
Why most proposals do not help the buyer make an informed decision
What salespeople should focus on when writing a proposal
Tips to build long-term relationships between buyers and sellers
How to create a great proposal in 7 slides
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About the guest:
Steve Thompson is a sales consultant, coach, and author. He holds an MBA degree from the Kellogg School of Management, has over 30 years of experience in Sales and has helped closed more than $15 billion in deals. As the CEO and founder of Value Lifecycle, Steve works with buying and selling programs around the globe. With his company, he helps organizations develop and present great value propositions to customers, and navigates them through negotiations.
Website: www.valuelifecycle.com
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The Empire Strikes Back - at 40...
Fated-Dualist
21-May-2020, 7:31 PM
21-May-2020 7:31 PM (Edited)
The Empire Strikes Back turns 40 years old this week…
and although the original theatrical version of the film hasn't had an official dedicated release in 25 years, it is probably worth still marking the occasion with its own thread - especially as the offical Star Wars social media plaforms seem to be issuing out several pieces for it's 40th anniversary - probably in the hope people think it is the same film that is available to buy now as it was 25 years ago - and more… 😉
StarWars.com's 'Empire Strikes Back at 40' website portal
Empire at 40: George Lucas on making 'something that had never been done before' again
Empire at 40: Why we love The Empire Strikes Back (StarWars official site writers talk about thier love of the film)
Empire at 40: Snow Walkers, Stop-motion, and dumpster lids: An Oral History of The Battle Of Hoth
History in objects: Dispatches from Empire Strikes Back
The Empire Strikes Back - May 70 mm vs June 35 mm - yotsuya's thread on the offical site going into detail about some last-minute changes to the film as it hit the cinemas 40 years ago…
Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back Time Capsule - ZkinandBonez's post on the new short video about the production of ESB…
Star Wars drops 40th anniversary poster for 'The Empire Strikes Back' - article at at Yahoo
There is another: SW actors, creators and fans on Empire's enduring legacy at 40th - article at SyFy
'The Empire Strikes Back' at 40: How the sequel launched 'Star Wars' into the future - article at CNN
Joe Johnston expains the secret origins of the Empire Strikes Back's new Star Wars vehicles - article at SyFy
The Legacy of Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back 40 Years Later - article at Flickering Myth
'I am your father': The Empire Strikes Back writer looks back on iconic twist - article at EW
The Best Things The Empire Strikes Back Introduced to Star Wars - article at Gizmodo
The Empire Strikes Back at 40: did the Star Wars saga peak too early? - article at The Guardian
Obviously, StarWars.com is also selling a load of Empire Strikes Back merchandise on the back of it's 40th anniversary - seemingly everything but the original film itself, of course…
^ from https://uk.movies.yahoo.com/star-wars-40th-anniversary-poster-empire-strikes-back-205944845.html
therossman
21-May-2020 8:54 PM
Just for fun and ICYMI…
Vintage Empire Strikes Back review from Dallas:
…and vintage 1980 promo interviews…
Mark Hammil and David Prowse:
Harrison Ford and Anthony Daniels:
Carrie Fisher and Billy Dee Williams:
Irvin Kershner and Gary Kurtz:
DuracellEnergizer
21-May-2020 10:14 PM
Almost reached middle age.
25-May-2020 9:56 AM (Edited)
https://twitter.com/ILMVFX/status/1263879828937207808
Quote: "ILMVFX @ILMVFX
Thursday, May 28th at 4PM PDT join us for an unforgettable live stream on http://YouTube.com/ILMVFX in celebration of the 40th anniversary of 'The Empire Strikes Back'. Announcing our first guest the legendary Joe Johnston."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cfqopSob_IU
Quote: "A special livestream conversation with effects legends Dennis Muren, Joe Johnston, Phil Tippett, and Lorne Peterson in celebration of the 40th Anniversary of Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back. ILM's VFX Supervisor Bill George will moderate the discussion."
Slavicuss
26-May-2020 7:53 AM
As with STAR WARS' 40th anniversary celebrations, THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK is shamefully unavailable (officially) in its original release form.
I see nothing here to celebrate.
Shopping Maul
Slavicuss said:
I here ya! It's a strange world where my favourite movie of all time has come out in 4K with new artwork and I totally do not care. I guess Lucas has saved me a ton of money if nothing else…
oojason
Another official site article to add to Fated's quality thread for the 40th anniversary of Empire…
'Empire at 40 | The stories begind 5 amazing matte paintings from The Empire Strikes Back':-
Industrial Light & Magic created worlds with just pain and glass.
https://www.starwars.com/news/empire-at-40-5-amazing-matte-paintings-from-star-wars-the-empire-strikes-back
'Ralph McQuarrie: Tribute to a Master - part 1'
were also included in the '40th Anniversary section' for Empire - despite being made in 2012 - though great videos themselves.
There is also a 58 image gallery on Ralph McQuarrie's art for Empire at https://www.starwars.com/empire-40th
'Defining Moments: I know' article - https://www.lucasfilm.com/news/defining-moments-i-know - though no mention of how George Lucas hated it - and Empire's director Irvin Kershner apparently having to fight to keep it in the film.
'George Lucas Apparently Went "Apeshit" Over Harrison Ford's Classic Line "I Know" From Empire' - https://geektyrant.com/news/george-lucas-apparently-went-apeshit-over-harrison-fords-classic-line-i-know-from-empire-strikes-back - with quotes from Irvin Kershner and Harrison Ford (with video interview of Ford, by Jon Favreau).
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ATMachine
oojason said:
That's apparently from one of Irvin Kershner's last interviews before his death.
To quote Kershner more fully:
[Irvin Kershner said:]
"George saw the first cut and said, "Wait a minute, wait a minute. That's not the line in the script." I said ""I love you, too' was not Han Solo." Han Solo was a rebel. George felt that the audience would laugh. And I said, that's wonderful, he is probably going to his death for all they know. We sat in the room and he thought about it. He then asked me, "Did you shoot the line in the script?" I said yes. So we agreed that we would do two preview screenings once the film was cut and set to music with the line in and then with the line out. At the first preview in San Francisco, the house broke up after Han Solo said I know. When the film was over, people came up and said that is the most wonderful line and it worked. So George decided not to have the second screening."
Apparently Lucas was worried the audience would laugh in a way that took them out of the movie. Fortunately people understood that it fit Ford's character well and worked in the dramatic circumstances - so they laughed but thought it was excellent.
One thing that's to Lucas' credit IMO is that he's always been very worried about what sort of things might break audience immersion.
"That Darth Vader, man. Sure does love eating Jedi."
ATMachine said:
Like bad dialogue and poor acting?
imperialscum
Well this story is already well-known for a long time. It shows just how Lucas controlled every little detail. But fortunately he was willing to compromise and convince himself by test screening. If that was Lucas with PT-era mentality, we would probably be deprived of this great line that Ford came up with.
Rodney-2187
ILM Presents: Empire at 40
https://youtu.be/cfqopSob_IU
(official ILM YouTube channel)
Join @ILMVFX for an unforgettable live stream in celebration of the 40th anniversary of #TheEmpireStrikesBack with special guests Dennis Muren, Lorne Peterson, Joe Johnston, and Phil Tippett.
canofhumdingers
I don't have time to watch The whole thing now, but just the intro was amazing. There were behind the scenes clips I've never seen before. Can't wait to sit down and watch it all the way thru!
screams in the void
1-Jun-2020 9:37 PM
Hell yes !!!..http://www.flashbackcinema.net/adventure-classics-blog/empire-strikes-back no dates announced yet, but I hope it comes to a drive in theater near me .
https://screamsinthevoid.deviantart.com/
Kamdan
3-Jun-2020 8:14 AM (Edited)
It's getting annoying that everyone says Han's original line was, "I love you, too." That's not it! The line was originally, "Remember that, because I'll be back."
17-Jun-2020 8:38 AM (Edited)
'Disney to Release 4K Version of 'Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back' to Boost U.K. Cinemas:-
https://variety.com/2020/film/global/disney-to-release-4k-version-of-star-wars-the-empire-strikes-back-to-boost-u-k-cinemas-exclusive-1234637839
"The Force is with U.K. cinemas this July as they plan to reopen doors with a remastered 4K edition of "Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back," Variety can reveal.
It's understood the planned screenings mark the first time a "Star Wars" film from the original trilogy will be screened to cinema audiences in 4K. European cinema giant Vue will show the film in the U.K."
"Variety understands "The Empire Strikes Back" is, in fact, among a number of titles Disney is offering U.K. exhibitors, who are eyeing a July 4 reopening date.
The country's cinemas are among the last businesses to open as part of the government's economic recovery plan. When they do restart, it will have been more than three months since they were first shuttered across the week of March 16."
more text in the linked article - seems to infer it will be the 2019 SE version being shown.
I imagine this is part of the Empire's 40th Anniversary? (IF true) / with an attempt to get people going back to the cinemas due to the recent closure due to the coronavirus?
Though a little strange they are only putting up The Empire Strikes Back for release on the big screen?
(IF the article is correct)
Gonk-DB94
20-Jun-2020 9:04 PM (Edited)
'Empire at 40 : Revisiting some of the many trips to Hoth in Star Wars Storytelling':
https://www.starwars.com/news/empire-at-40-hoth-storytelling
^ a good article covering some of the numerous stories on Hoth; some seen in the film, in the comics, or animated shorts.
Also:-
'The Empire Strikes Back 40th Anniversary | Star Wars Galaxy of Adventures':
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n2IF0DMFKxg - a fun 6 minute video from the 'Star Wars Kids' youtube channel.
rocknroll41
The 40th anniversary of ESB has made me start to wonder what the world would be like right now had we gotten Splinter of the Mind's Eye as the film sequel to SW77 instead.
I like ESB in a vacuum (both as it's own film as well as the middle chapter of the OT), but I feel that some of the rather dark story choices it made (mainly Vader being Luke's father) is what set the franchise on a bad path in the long run. ESB turned SW from a space opera into a soap opera (or a "family saga," as Lord Lucas likes to say it). And ever since then, people have been arguing about what SW should and shouldn't be.
Splinter and anything afterwards would've been boring, sure, but at least we wouldn't have cared so much, and the fandom at large wouldn't have become so toxic.
ESB, despite being an absolutely GREAT movie on its own, put SW on an unreachable pedestal from that point onward. Ever since then, nobody can decide whether SW should keep "growing with its audience" or stay as a "kids thing."
Sorry for ranting. Just wanted to get that out of my system!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Budu1ux09Rs
25-Sep-2020 7:51 PM
Hell to the yes ! It's playing at the Drive In down the street from me tis weekend . Going to take myself there for an early birthday treat tomorrow evening . Will be a little odd going by myself , but not gonna miss this one ! I drove by there after work tonight and there was a line of cars out to the street at 6 p.m. , so I think I will get there early tomorrow , like maybe 5 thirty , to secure a good spot …http://www.49erdrivein.com/
5-Oct-2020 9:55 PM
Did you enjoy the screening? Was it the 2011 version that was shown? Did you get a good spot? How cool was it to see an OT film on the big screen again?
Sorry for all the questions, I am both curious and envious 😃
SilverWook
5-Oct-2020 11:44 PM
rocknroll41 said:
Had Splinter been made into a film, it could have been equally as dark.
Where were you in '77?
6-Oct-2020 12:35 AM (Edited)
Bodily bisection … sexual harassment … yeah, SOTME would've been at least as dark as TESB.
6-Oct-2020 2:54 AM
No doubt about it. There are some scenes with Grammel that are as graphic as anything in the franchise. That said, since it's the original sequel to Star Wars, it's still my favorite novel. It's a yearly read every Summer. Leia is a much deeper character here than in anything Lucas came up with later.
Power up those shields, Princess.
6-Oct-2020 8:21 AM (Edited)
And in the conversation Lucas had with Alan Dean Foster he suggests a very high level of violence in the Vader/Leia duel also. Though it was toned down somewhat in the written novel (especially with Luke using the Kiber Crystal for Force Healing and basically bringing Leia back from the dead).
9-Oct-2020 12:42 AM
If there isn't a SOTME thread around here, there should be.
ooj knocked these up for inclusion in the new 'The EU Index' thread he was working on (is splitting the 'The Expanded Universe & General Star Wars Discussion' into two sections still going ahead?):-
• Splinter Of The Mind's Eye - review and thoughts (2007 thread)
• My first step into a larger world… Splinter Of The Mind's Eye (2007 thread)
• Star Wars: The Alan Dean Foster Trilogy (2011 thread)
• Alan Dean Foster Books? (2010 thread)
• Ideas: Splinter of the Mind's Eye - and other fan films wishlist (2013 thread in 'Star Wars Fan Edits')
and I think SOTME also features a little in these more generic threads:-
• George Lucas: Unreliable Narrator & Time Travelling Revisionist… (in '2. The Changing Number of Episodes in the Star Wars Saga')
• Favorite Star Wars Book? (2010 thread)
• Star Wars Books. Good Recommendations? (2015 thread)
• Best Books (2007 thread)
• What you're reading now: EU style (2006 thread)
• Expanded Universe Novel Discussion (2004 thread)
• Does anyone care about the 'extended universe'? (2011 thread)
• How the expanded universe ruined the original trilogy (2012 thread)
• If Star Wars flopped… (2006 thread)
• Where to enter EU? (2007 thread)
and some other more 'general EU book' threads as well. Most of these are already listed in the current 'EU & Gen SW index' thread.
He even persuaded me to give SOTME another read it again, and am glad he did 😃 Quite surprised nobody has done a 'fan film' or animated version of it.


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