How do you achieve big steps and milestones as a programmer?
As a web developer, I have too much to deal with. I debug, read documentation, code, design, and eat all the day. How do you achieve big things that matters to you than working on clients tasks?
I need to do many things, like update my site. Learn more about Python, Master WordPress, and I have some applications that I want to develop, but there's no time.
If you've gone through this, and i am pretty sure you did, share some solutions to help me and people like me make their lives better, thank you.
This is a struggle I'm constantly living and dealing with every day.
The quick answer is, you have to prioritize and accept the fact that you will never be able to catch on all your tasks. There will always be something left behind at the end of the day, it's just impossible doing everything every day.


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July 30th, 2020 •2:17:36
Ep 7: Marko Baloh - Setting 12 New World Records, including 24-hr and 1,000 km
Today's episode is with one of the world's legends, Marko Baloh. Marko competed in UCI road races from 1985 to 1995. His first Race Across America (RAAM) qualification was in 2000 and his first solo RAAM was in 2003.
In total, Marko participated in 10 RAAMs, and as a solo racer, he has completed the 3,000 mile distance in an ultra fast time of 9 days 2 hours in 2011. Marko has also achieve 1st place in the 50+ age category and 1st place in a 2-man relay team. He has also participated as a crew chief and race official.
In addition to his RAAM achievements, he has also participated in the Race Across the West (RAW) on three occasions, once as a solo racer, once in a 2-person relay team, and once in the virtual RAW.
Specific to this episode, his other notable achievements include over a dozen world records, including three 24 hour time trial world records. In 2008, Marko completed 890 km on an outdoor track. Then in 2010, he became the first person ever to complete over 900 km in 24 hours (903.75 km to be exact). This episode covers Marko's spectacular recent achievements in setting 12 world records in the outdoor road category, including besting the existing 50+ world record of 856.3km in 24-hours and setting an entirely new record of 1000km in 28h 50m.
This episode is packed with wisdom and experience - you don't want to miss it!
Let's roll! 🚲💨

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Q: Mean square convergence I want to show that $X_n(\omega) = \cos\left(\frac{2\pi}{n\omega}\right)$ converges to $1$ in mean square. That is,
$$\lim_{n \to \infty}\mathbb{E}[(X_n -1)^2] = 0.$$
I can prove this by showing that $X_n$ converges to $1$ almost surely, which in turn, implies convergence in mean square. But, how can we prove the convergence in mean square in a more direct manner?

A: Let $\rho(\omega)\ge 0$ be the density function over which the expectation is taken.
Note that $ \left(1-\cos\left(\frac{2\pi}{n\omega}\right)\right)^2\le 4$ and hence $\int_{-\infty}^\infty \left(1-\cos\left(\frac{2\pi}{n\omega}\right)\right)^2\rho(\omega)\,d\omega\le 4\int_{-\infty}^\infty \rho(\omega)\,d\omega=4<\infty$.
Therefore, the dominated convergence theorem guarantees that
$$\begin{align}
\lim_{n\to \infty}\mathbb{E}\left[(X_n-1)^2\right]&=\lim_{n\to \infty}\int_{-\infty}^\infty \left(1-\cos\left(\frac{2\pi}{n\omega}\right)\right)^2\rho(\omega)\,d\omega\\\\
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as was to be shown!

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I wish I knew when I was young that adults aren't perfect. I wish I had known that they often muddle their way through as best they can and try to figure it out. I wish I could better explain this to my kids right now.
If you know me personally or follow my blog, you know that I work – a lot. And I travel for business – a lot. You'd also know that I have a rather "complicated" family life. I have a son with intellectual disabilities, a husband with Primary Progressive MS who is confined to a power chair, two teen-aged daughters not yet old enough to drive and my mother who lives with us.
Sometimes my head feels like it's about to explode trying to schedule drop-offs and pick-ups, figuring out and preparing dinners, remembering to sign school forms and the times for their activities, leaf blowing, shoveling, shopping, starting to search for colleges and plan for my son's transition out of school and, oh yeah, work.
For the most part I get it done. Our family is quite a well-oiled machine. But every now and then we come off the rails. Fortunately, it's usually not all of us at the same time. We all have our breaking points and crisis. I kick myself when I feel like I'm short changing someone.
And yes, I do try to take care of myself as well. I do yoga, I meditate, I have girlfriend time and I have couch potato time.
But even then, there are times where I feel like I'm just not enough and am at the point of a serious meltdown. Isn't that true for almost every mom? How often do we think that we're screwing up our kids or that we haven't been there enough, or we took our eye off the ball and that's why they're flunking a class or Juuling or drinking or the millions of other things tweens and teens will do?
Tonight, was one of those nights where I felt I wasn't enough. I was out of town on business and there were too many things to figure out and coordinate. My husband was upset, my daughter was upset and it really didn't have anything to do with me, but I believe it's all my fault. Because I'm not enough – I'm not supermom.
Don't we all deep down inside feel like we need to do it all? Sure, we delegate stuff to our husbands but when they don't do it exactly as we would we take it back, assuming that our way is the only way. So here you go mamas – a hall pass. From one merely adequate mom to my sisters. We are as much as we can be. We need to let our kids know that we're not super moms. We're human beings who are flawed and merely trying to figure it out as we go. Let's face it, if you've got teens they probably already think you're crazy/annoying/lame/embarrassing….all of the above.
Letting our kids know that we're not perfect, that we are trying to do our best but we will screw up might actually help them be easier on themselves when they become parents. If you can relate to what I'm saying leave me a comment and also feel free to join my Facebook group My Fifty Some-Odd Year-Old Life. It's a community of women of any age who sometimes need a boost or a laugh and are willing to let their flaws show. Jump in – the water's warm and we'll catch you before you drown!


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Todd returns to the DIY approach of Something/Anything? for his best collection of songs since, well, Something/Anything?
Kronomyth 8.0: Hollow, it's me.
After two albums with Utopia (Ra, Oops! Wrong Planet), Todd returned to the DIY-lightful setting of Something/Anything? for his best album in years, Hermit of Mink Hollow. Despite labeling sides one and two as "easy" and "difficult," the only difficulty you'll encounter on this album is deciding which side to listen to. At nearly every turn, you'll be reminded of Todd's double-album magnum opus: "You Cried Wolf," "Can We Still Be Friends," "Determination" and "Onomatopoeia" all have their predecents in that work. Faithful showed that Todd could make half a normal album if he wanted to; Hermit carries that idea to its logical, full-album conclusion. The second side does deal with more difficult subject matter and employs slightly pricklier production, but it's a cake walk compared to the experimental sides of Todd and Initiation.
If you find yourself with some time on your hands, it's fun to play match-game between this album and Something/Anything? "You Cried Wolf" sounds a lot like "Wolfman Jack," "Determination" sounds like "Couldn't I Just Tell You," "Too Far Gone" like "One More Day," "Can We Still Be Friends" lines up with "Marlene" and so on. The interesting thing about Hermit of Mink Hollow is how little has changed, even after all the weird experiments, quasi-religious concepts and utopian adventures. One thing that seems like a new wrinkle to me is the dramatic tone of the second side, which almost feels like the the parts of an incomplete musical, one of the few frontiers that Rundgren had yet to explore. I'm surprised someone hasn't tried to create a musical around the music of Todd Rundgren since then, but with the success of Beautiful, can Swami Todd be far behind?
Todd Rundgren (all vocals and instruments). Produced by Todd Rundgren; additional engineering by Mike Young.
Released on elpee, cassette and 8-track in April 1978 in the US and Canada (Bearsville, BRK/M5W/BEAM8 6981), the UK (Bearsville, K 55521), Japan (Bearsville, P-10481W) and the Netherlands (Bearsville, BEA55521) with lyrics innersleeve; reached #36 on the US charts and #42 on the UK charts. 8-track features different track order.
Re-released on remastered compact disc in 1988 in Japan (Bearsville, VDP-28024).
Re-packaged with Runt on 2-for-1 2LP, cassette and 2CD in 1988 in the UK and France (That's Original, TFOLP/TFO 3 1/2).
Re-issued on virgin vinyl elpee and compact disc in the US (Rhino, RNLP 70871).
Re-issued on compact disc in 1992 in Germany (Castle, CLC 5085 CM).
Re-released on remastered compact disc in 1998 in Japan (Bearsville, VICP-60264).
Re-released on K2 remastered compact disc on June 25, 2008 in Japan (Bearsville, VICP-64213).
Re-released on super high material compact disc on March 18, 2009 in Japan (Bearsville, VICP-70065).
Re-packaged with Runt, The Ballad of Todd Rundgren, Faithful and The Ever Popular Tortured Artist Effect on 5-for-1 5CD in 2010 in the UK (Rhino).
Re-packaged with Healing and The Ever Popular Tortured Artists Effect on 3-for-1 3CD in 2012 in the UK (Edsel/Bearsville).
Re-released on 180g vinyl elpee in 2013 in the US (Friday Music).


Should doctors sell supplements from their offices, or is there too much chance for a conflict of interest?
If a doctor sells supplements, how do you know if a doctor is acting in his/her best interest or yours?
I had a CFS doctor who sold me a big box of supplements. Because I was a vulnerable patient who wanted the doctor to like me, I didn't feel that I could refuse to purchase the supplements.
The supplements were not effective for me.
Not all doctors really understand supplements, but my doctor researches and looks into each one she sells. If you do not want them, you can buy them any place, but I don't. I love knowing how hard she works to keep the best ones. My supplements were very effective and continue to be.
Interesting question. I would say yes! Because the other question is should they NOT be allowed to sell supplements?
If so, who dictates this and what are the implications then?!
I am sorry that your supplements did not help you, unfortunately that is the way treatment is with this damn disease! Lots of misses and few hits!
When my Dr(s) suggest something, I think about it first, I do not feel pressured, and I usually bring up the financial implications, which they are usually awar of, with such a sick population that they treat. I mean you can buy Fish Oil, Vitamin D, magnesium malate and many other supplements at many other places.
Also, I got this from a lawyer I was working with in regards to employment issues. Ask the Dr if there is a prescription alternative!
Might as well make our insurance companies pay, since society has done so little to solve our problems!
The time I find it objectionable is if there's a high-pressure sales situation involved or if the Dr. is selling a box full. I think it would be reasonable to say in that situation that you want to take them in a controlled fashion and want to try them one at a time or that you can't afford them all. If the Dr. balks at that kind of response s/he doesn't have your best interests in mind.
It can definitely be problematic in terms of conflict of interest. I have seen a few traditional Chinese medicine doctors who sell not supplements but herbal medicines in their offices but it has been a non-pressure situation and they are willing to write me a script to get the medicines elsewhere if I wish. These doctors are also ones that have been seen for years by multiple family members/ friends so I have some sense of their integrity.
If you are able, you can also ask them point-blank if they are making any profit off of the medicines. Some docs will sell items in their office for the convenience of patients or because the item is difficult to obtain (in the US, some mainstream dermatologists do this) and some will sell it at cost (i.e. what they paid) to their patients. Of course, the doc can lie so again, it comes down to trust.
You might also want to ask them how long after you take X should you see a response and how long they expect you to be on it overall. In some cases, they might not be able to give you a pat answer but should be able to give you an idea of what they plan.
I think we need to be skeptical about physicians who sell us supplements without full financial disclosure indicating no conflict of interest. Evidence of peer-reviewed literature on the effectiveness of the supplement should also be given to the patient.
After 16 years with CFS, I am probably hypersensitive to the mistreatment of patients with this difficult disease. A lot of people could of helped us but didn't, including the charlatans who sold us dubious treatments and supplements, the CDC, individual doctors who saw thousands of us but never spoke up for us, people with vested interests in psychological causes to name a few. Thank goodness for the WPI. I hope the gravy train is ending for those who would prey upon people with CFS.
for me, it's a no. i want things to be easy for those who need the supplements & for that reason i would support it, one stop not having to go elsewhere to buy is great for those of us who the tiniest errand can seem like a battle. but for me personally, i do not care for it. i am turned off right away by any doc's office that does this. it's just not for me.
I am very thankful I can get my supplements with my doctor. She studies and researches each one so she know exactly what you are taking, purtity etc. I get some online too, but only after she gives me the right brand etc. I am sure some doctors are not the best and don't know much, but many, many are very good and like to know what you are taking instead of whatever brands are in stores.
Many dentists sell great rinses for the mouth, etc. You don't have to get them, just depends on the level of the doctor and the trust you have developed.
I don't like it but feel there is a difference between selling and being put in position of being "forced" into buying from the doc. I don't know about you but I don't have a lot of choices in seeing docs. If I used that criteria I wouldn't have any choices.
The healthcare system is so messed up this is pretty low on my list of gripes.
This is somewhat off topic but if you find yourself spending thousands a year on supplements/ health provider visits/ tests, etc. (I know this might not apply to many people who are barely making it financially), I'd suggest going to see one of the top docs instead (Bateman, Lapp, Peterson, Klimas, Montoya/ Chia (for ID), etc...maybe Enlander, Levine, Lerner/ Joseph Brewster (for ID) - I am less familiar with them) if you can. Komaroff at Harvard but I hear he's not accepting new patients and Bell doesn't either. All these docs have years of experience with CFS. Something in the ballpark range of $5000 is probably adequate for the trip cost, visit, initial testing, and some treatment depending on your issues if you live in the US and need to fly; cheaper if you can drive or are near one. Avoid the Fibro and Fatigue Centers like the plague; spend your thousands with these docs instead.
Some have long waiting lists, some take Medicare and some don't, no one is promising a cure but I think the above docs are fairly ethical even if some do offer supplements or other treatments in their clinics.
There has to be a reason for it. I know of only one company that only markets through Drs offices. Most supplements you can get from Swanson Vitamins online which has a money back guarantee. Just make sure they are standardized because they sell ones that aren't and ones that are. It is unethical for an MD to require you to purchase a supplement you can get elsewhere for less money unelss there is a tangible benefit to you.
The May 2011 issue of Consumer Reports has an article titled "Your Doctor as Salesman."
With regard to selling supplements, CR says "It subverts the responsibility of physicians to place their patients' interests before their own opportunity for financial gain."
What should you do if you have a doctor who sells supplements during your office visit?
CR says "Find another doctor."
I recently started seeing an Osteopath for a chronic low back problem. After a couple visits, he felt I should purchase a "support belt" for my lower back to better hold my ligaments in place, giving them a chance to heal (it worked well). He had them available at the office for convenience and sold me one at his cost. Would have cost me twice as much at a drug store.
I guess the point I'm making is there are doctors who sell supplements and regard their endeavors quite differently. Some may spend a good amount of time researching to discover the best supplements, and perhaps even sell them at a discount. Others may spend little time at all and charge full price; just doing it for the money.
So whether selling supplements in an office environment is good or bad is entirely dependent on the motives of the doctors. As with any profession, there are those doctors whose own self interest motivates them; others will have their patients' best interests at heart.
Choosing the best health care practitioners for ourselves can be a delicate process. If I see various types of warning flags, I usually quickly check them off my list. I went into a doctor's office once and heard the two receptionists gossiping almost non-stop while I was in the waiting room. Talk about bad energy! Never went back again.
These days, if at all possible, I make a physical trip to a doctor's office before setting up any kind of appointment over the phone. One of the first things I will look for is how I feel immediately upon entering the room. Is the energy in the room uplifting? Is it stiff? Is it stifling? Is it relaxing? Is it HEALING? It's been amazing how accurately these initial moments have been able to indicate what my experiences will be on an ongoing basis.
I think I may be rambling a bit here. Good luck in finding a practitioner you can trust and can do very well by you.
I suppose it depends on the doctors intentions. Is the doctor selling the supplement because he/she wants the patient to have the best quality supplement. Are the supplements marked up for huge profit etc, etc. If I went to a doctor and had my vitamin D levels tested and he tried to sell me vitamin D3. I would have different reactions depending on the circumstances. If he/she was trying to sell me a high quality brand with no profit, I wouldn't be bothered at all. I would be bothered if the Vitamin D3 was radically marked up for a huge profit. Some doctors want to make lots of money any way possible, others are concerned that their patients get high quality products.
My integrative doctor finds the best supplements for the patients to use. It is VERY important for him to know which supplements I take, I have a regime that I take three times a day. Really important to use what is best for my problems.
There are some supplements dosing etc, that makes it hard for a knowledgable doctor to really know what you are getting each day. Most doctors do not know the difference, but mine does. I get some supplements there and I order others, as long as they are the brands he has researched. CR doesn't know about integrative doctors that actually know what they are talking about. I am sure they are talking about other docs, you cannot lump them together.
The line about the patient not getting the best from the doctor is backwards for the best docs. I do get the best from my doctor getting the best care and supplements he can find.
The chiroparactor (and certified nutritionist) I see sells supplements that she feels are high quality, and she doesn't mark them up (extravagantly, anyway). She also doesn't force them on anyone, you can buy them from her or not, she just makes recommendations on what she feels a patient needs. I'm o.k. with a doctor selling supplements, as long as they don't force their stuff on you. I am a little leary of doctors who have their own brands, but that being said, I'm getting ready to place an order with Holistic Heal. So, maybe I'm just confusing myself.
The patient: No, doctors should not sell vitamins. It is a conflict of interest, endorsement of a certain brand and pressure for the patient to buy in order to feel better. There is a big market for supplements and vitamins, especially for diseases that have no known cure. So, is buying loads of vitamins going to make me better? Not necessarily- or we wouldn't be here talking about all aspects of this disease. Does the doctor selling vitamins receive money from the company, and will he/she say? Is the doctor making a profit over the sale of vitamins?
The nurse: As a chemo nurse, I once received a patient for his first day of chemo, and as I asked if he was taking any kinds of supplements during the chemo (some can be contraindicated, synergystic with the chemo which can affect liver, kidneys or the kinetics of the chemo drugs) - the patient showed me his bad of supplements, he said he has a 1 month supply and that cost him 1000$. Somehow the patients looked for a cure for his cancer online and bought into the promise for a cure.
We are a target to many supplement companies. We need to be aware of that. Doctors need to be doctors and focus on taking care of patients, not making a sale.


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Mahjong (/mɑːˈdʒɒŋ/ mah-JONG, Mandarin: [mǎ.tɕjâŋ]) is a tile-based game that was developed in China during the Qing dynasty and has spread throughout the world since the early 20th century. It is commonly played by four players (with some three-player variations found in Japan, South Korea and Southeast Asia). The game and its regional variants are widely played throughout Eastern and South Eastern Asia and have become popular in Western countries too. The game has also been adapted into a widespread online entertainment. Similar to the Western card game rummy, Mahjong is a game of skill, strategy, and calculation and involves a degree of chance.
The game is played with a set of 144 tiles based on Chinese characters and symbols, although some regional variations may omit some tiles or add unique ones. In most variations, each player begins by receiving 13 tiles. In turn players draw and discard tiles until they complete a legal hand using the 14th drawn tile to form 4 melds (or sets) and a pair (eye). A player can also win with a small class of special hands. There are fairly standard rules about how a piece is drawn, how a piece is robbed from another player, the use of simples (numbered tiles) and honors (winds and dragons), the kinds of melds allowed, how to deal the tiles and the order of play. Despite these similarities, there are many regional variations to the rules including rather different scoring systems, criteria for legal winning hands and even private table rules which distinguish some variations as notably different styles of mahjong.
In Chinese, the game was originally called 麻雀 (pinyin: máquè)—meaning sparrow—which is still used in some southern dialects. It is said that the clacking of tiles during shuffling resembles the chattering of sparrows. It has also been suggested that the name came from an evolution of an earlier card game called Madiao which mahjong tiles were adapted from. Most Mandarin-speaking Chinese now call the game 麻将 (májiàng). Its name is similar in other languages, except in Thai, where it is called ไพ่นกกระจอก (phai nok krachok), a calque meaning "sparrow cards."
There are many highly varied versions of mahjong both in rules and tiles used. "Old Hong Kong Mahjong" uses the same basic features and rules as the majority of the different variations of the game. This form of Mahjong uses all of the tiles of the most commonly available sets, includes no exotic complex rules, and has a relatively small set of scoring sets/hands with a simple scoring system. For these reasons Hong Kong mahjong is a suitable variation for the introduction of game rules and play and is the focus of this article.


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Home About Parliament Parliamentary departments Department of the Senate Annual Reports Annual Report 2013-2014 Notes to and forming part of the financial statements
Notes to and forming part of the financial statements
Clerk's review
Table Office
Procedure Office
Committee Office
Black Rod's Office
Schedule of commitments
Appendix 1 - Resources
Appendix 2 - Staffing
Appendix 3 - Compliance with requirements for government agencies
Appendix 4 - Contact details
Glossary and abbreviations list
Compliance index
for the year ended 30 June 2014
Events after the reporting period
Fair Value Measurements
Non-financial assets
Payables and provisions
Note 10:
Cash flow reconciliation
Contingent liabilities and assets
Remuneration of auditors
Senior executive remuneration
Financial assets reconciliation
Compensation and debt relief
Reporting of outcomes
Net cash appropriation arrangements
Note 1: Summary of significant accounting policies
1.1 Objectives of the Department of the Senate
The Department of the Senate (the department) is structured to meet the following outcome:
Advisory and administrative support services to enable the Senate and senators to fulfil their representative and legislative duties.
The department's not-for-profit activities contributing towards this outcome are classified as departmental. Departmental activities involve the use of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses controlled or incurred by the department in its own right. Further details of the department's activities are outlined at page 8.
1.2 Basis of preparation of the financial report
The financial statements are required by section 49 of the Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997 and are general purpose financial statements.
The financial statements and notes have been prepared in accordance with:
Finance Minister's Orders (or FMOs) for reporting periods ending on or after 1 July 2011, and
Australian Accounting Standards and Interpretations issued by the Australian Accounting Standards Board that apply for the reporting period.
The financial statements have been prepared on an accrual basis and are in accordance with historical cost convention, except for certain assets at fair value. Except where stated, no allowance is made for the effect of changing prices on the results or the financial position.
The financial statements are presented in Australian dollars and values are rounded to the nearest thousand dollars unless otherwise specified.
Unless alternative treatment is specifically required by an accounting standard or the FMOs, assets and liabilities are recognised in the statement of financial position when, and only when, it is probable that future economic benefits will flow to the department or a future sacrifice of economic benefits will be required and the amounts of the assets or liabilities can be reliably measured. However, assets and liabilities arising under executor contracts are not recognised unless required by an accounting standard. Liabilities and assets that are unrecognised are reported in the schedule of commitments (other than unquantifiable or remote contingencies, which are reported at Note 11).
Unless alternative treatment is specifically required by an accounting standard, income and expenses are recognised in the Statement of Comprehensive Income when and only when the flow, consumption or loss of economic benefits has occurred and can be reliably measured.
The continued existence of the department in its present form, and with its present programs, is dependent on continuing appropriations by the Parliament for the department's administration and programs.
1.3 Significant accounting judgements and estimates
No accounting judgements, assumptions or estimates have been identified that have a significant risk of causing a material adjustment to the carrying amounts recorded in the financial statements.
1.4 New Australian accounting standards
Adoption of new Australian Accounting Standard requirements
No accounting standard have been adopted earlier than the application date as specified in the standard. Accounting standards that were issued prior to the signing of the statement by the Clerk and Chief Finance Officer, and applicable to the current reporting period did not have a material effect, and are not expected to have a future material effect, on the department's financial statements.
Future Australian Accounting Standard requirements
Accounting standards that were issued prior to the signing of the statement by the Clerk and Chief Finance Officer, and applicable to future reporting period/s, are not expected to have a future material effect on the department's financial statements.
1.5 Revenue
Revenue from government
Amounts appropriated for departmental appropriation for the financial year (adjusted for any formal additions and reductions) are recognised as revenue from government when the department gains control of the appropriation, except for certain amounts which relate to activities that are reciprocal in nature, in which case revenue is recognised only when it has been earned. The department does not currently participate in any reciprocal activities.
Appropriations receivable are recognised at their nominal amounts.
Other types of revenue
Revenue from the sale of goods is recognised when:
the risks and rewards of ownership have been transferred to the buyer
the department retains no managerial involvement nor effective control over the goods
the revenue and transaction costs incurred can be reliably measured, and
it is probable that the economic benefits associated with the transaction will flow to the department.
Revenue from rendering of services is recognised by reference to the stage of completion of contracts at the reporting date. The revenue is recognised when:
the amount of revenue, stage of completion and transaction costs incurred can be reliably measured, and
the probable economic benefits from the transaction will flow to the department.
The stage of completion of contracts at the reporting date is determined by reference to the proportion that costs incurred to date bear to the estimated total costs of the transaction.
Receivables for goods and services, which have 30 day terms, are recognised at the nominal amounts due less any impairment allowance account. Collectability of debts is reviewed at the end of the reporting period. Allowances are made when collectability of the debt is no longer probable.
Interest revenue is recognised using the effective interest method as set out in AASB 139 Financial Instruments: Recognition and Measurement.
Paid Parental Leave Scheme
Amounts received under the Paid Parental Leave Scheme by the department and not yet paid to employees would be presented gross as cash and a liability (payable).
1.6 Gains
Resources received free of charge
Services received free of charge are recognised as gain when, and only when, a fair value can be reliably determined and the services would have been purchased if they had not been donated. Use of those resources is recognised as an expense.
Contributions of assets at no cost of acquisition or for nominal consideration are recognised as gains at their fair value when the asset qualifies for recognition, unless received from another government agency or authority as a consequence of a restructuring of administrative arrangements (refer to Note 1.7).
Other gains
Gains from disposal of non-current assets are recognised when control of the asset has passed to the buyer.
1.7 Transactions with the government as owner
Equity injections
Amounts appropriated which are designated as equity injections for a year (less any formal reductions) and Departmental Capital Budgets (DCB) are recognised directly in contributed equity in that year.
Restructuring of administrative arrangements
Net assets received from or relinquished to another government agency or authority under a restructuring of administrative arrangements are adjusted at their book value directly against contributed equity.
Other distributions to owners
The FMOs require that distributions to owners be debited to contributed equity unless in the nature of a dividend.
1.8 Employee benefits
Liabilities for services rendered by employees are recognised at the reporting date to the extent that they have not been settled.
Liabilities for short-term employee benefits (as defined in AASB 119 Employee Benefits) and termination benefits expected within twelve months of the end of the reporting period are measured at their nominal amounts.
The nominal amount is calculated with regard to the rates expected to be paid on settlement of the liability.
Other long-term employee benefits are measured as the present value of the defined benefit obligation at the end of the reporting period.
The liability for employee benefits includes provision for annual/purchased leave and long service leave. No provision has been made for personal/carer's leave, as all personal/carer's leave is non-vesting and the average personal/carer's leave taken in future years by employees of the department is estimated to be less than the annual entitlement for personal/carer's leave.
The leave liabilities are calculated on the basis of employees' remuneration at the estimated salary rates that will be applied at the time the leave is taken, including the department's employer superannuation contribution rates to the extent that the leave is likely to be taken during service rather than paid out on termination.
The liability for long service leave is recognised and measured at the estimated present value of future cash flows to be made in respect of all employees at 30 June 2014. The estimate of the present value of the liability takes into account attrition rates and pay increases through promotion and inflation.
Separation and redundancy
In 2013–14, the department has made no provision for future separation and redundancy benefit payments.
Employees of the department are generally members of the Commonwealth Superannuation Scheme (CSS), the Public Sector Superannuation Scheme (PSS) and PSS accumulation plan (PSSap). Where an eligible employee chooses a superannuation fund other than the department's nominated default fund, the PSSap, the department makes employer's contributions equal to those payable to the default fund.
The CSS and PSS are defined benefit schemes for the Commonwealth. The PSSap is a defined contribution scheme.
The liability for defined benefits is recognised in the financial statements of the Australian Government and is settled by the Australian Government in due course. This liability is reported by the Department of Finance as an administered item.
The department makes employer contributions to the relevant employee superannuation scheme (the CSS and PSS) at rates determined by an actuary to be sufficient to meet the current cost to the government. The department accounts for the contributions as if they were contributions to defined contribution plans.
The liability for superannuation recognised as at 30 June 2014 represents outstanding contributions for the final pay fortnight of the year.
1.9 Leases
A distinction is made between finance leases and operating leases. Finance leases effectively transfer from the lessor to the lessee substantially all the risks and rewards incidental to ownership of leased assets. An operating lease is a lease that is not a finance lease. In operating leases, the lessor effectively retains substantially all such risks and benefits.
No finance leases were in existence at any time during the year or at the reporting date.
Operating lease payments are expensed on a straight-line basis which is representative of the pattern of benefits derived from the leased assets. The department's operating leases relate to vehicles leased from LeasePlan.
1.10 Fair Value Measurement
The department deems transfers between levels of the fair value hierarchy to have occurred at the end of the reporting period.
1.11 Cash
Cash is recognised at its nominal amount. Cash and cash equivalents include:
cash on hand
demand deposits in bank accounts with an original maturity of three months or less that are readily convertible to known amounts of cash and subject to insignificant risk of changes in value
cash held by outsiders, and
cash in special accounts.
1.12 Financial assets
Financial assets are classified in the following categories:
at fair value through profit or loss
held-to-maturity investments
available-for-sale financial assets, and
loans and receivables.
The classification depends on the nature and purpose of the financial asset and is determined at the time of initial recognition. Financial assets are recognised and derecognised on trade date.
Effective interest method
The effective interest method is a method of calculating the amortised cost of a financial asset and of allocating interest income over the relevant period. The effective interest rate is the rate that exactly discounts estimated future cash receipts over the expected life of the financial asset, or, where appropriate, a shorter period.
Income is recognised on an effective interest rate basis except for financial assets at fair value through profit or loss.
Loans and receivables
Trade receivables, loans and other receivables that have fixed or determinable payments that are not quoted in an active market are classified as 'loans and receivables'. Loans and receivables are measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method less impairment. Interest is recognised by applying the effective interest rate.
Impairment of financial assets
Financial assets are assessed for impairment at each reporting date.
Financial assets held at amortised cost – If there is objective evidence that an impairment loss has been incurred for loans and receivables or held to maturity investments held at amortised cost, the amount of the loss is measured as the difference between the asset's carrying amount and the present value of estimated future cash flows discounted at the asset's original effective interest rate. The carrying amount is reduced by way of an allowance account. The loss is recognised in the Statement of Comprehensive Income.
Available-for-sale financial assets – If there is objective evidence that an impairment loss on an available-for-sale financial asset has been incurred, the amount of the difference between its cost, less principal repayments and amortisation, and its current fair value, less any impairment loss previously recognised in expenses, is transferred from equity to the Statement of Comprehensive Income.
Financial assets held at cost – If there is objective evidence that an impairment loss has been incurred, the amount of the impairment loss is the difference between the carrying amount of the asset and the present value of the estimated future cash flows discounted at the current market rate for similar assets.
1.13 Financial liabilities
Financial liabilities are classified as either financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss or other financial liabilities. Financial liabilities are recognised and derecognised on trade date.
Financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss
Financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss are initially measured at fair value. Subsequent fair value adjustments are recognised in profit or loss. The net gain or loss recognised in profit or loss incorporates any interest paid on the financial liability.
Other financial liabilities
Other financial liabilities, including borrowings, are initially measured at fair value, net of transaction costs. These liabilities are subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method, with interest expense recognised on an effective yield basis.
The effective interest method is a method of calculating the amortised cost of a financial liability and of allocating interest expense over the relevant period. The effective interest rate is the rate that exactly discounts estimated future cash payments through the expected life of the financial liability, or, where appropriate, a shorter period.
Supplier and other payables
Trade creditors and accruals are recognised at the amortised cost. Liabilities are recognised to the extent that the goods or services have been received (and irrespective of having been invoiced).
1.14 Contingent liabilities and contingent assets
Contingent liabilities and assets are not recognised in the statement of financial position but are discussed in the relevant schedules and notes. They may arise from uncertainty as to the existence of a liability or asset, or represent an existing liability or asset in respect of which the amount cannot be reliably measured. Contingent assets are reported when settlement is probable, but not virtually certain, and contingent liabilities are disclosed when settlement is greater than remote.
1.15 Acquisition of assets
Assets are recorded at cost on acquisition except as stated below. The cost of acquisition includes the fair value of assets transferred in exchange and liabilities undertaken. Financial assets are initially measured at their fair value plus transaction costs, where appropriate.
Assets acquired at no cost, or for nominal consideration, are initially recognised as assets and income at their fair value at the date of acquisition, unless acquired as a consequence of restructured administrative arrangements. In the latter case, assets are initially recognised as contributions by owners at the amounts at which they were recognised in the transferor agency's accounts immediately before the restructuring.
1.16 Property, plant and equipment (PP&E)
Asset recognition threshold
Property, plant and equipment assets are represented by two separate asset classes, infrastructure, plant and equipment (IPE) and intangibles. All purchases are initially recognised at cost in the statement of financial position, unless their cost is below the recognition threshold, in which case they are expensed in the year of acquisition (other than where they form part of a group of similar items which are significant in total).
Asset category
Infrastructure, plant and equipment
$1,000 – Furniture and fittings
– Office machines
$2,000 – Plant and equipment
$2,000 – Intangibles
Revaluations
Following initial recognition at cost, infrastructure, plant and equipment are carried at fair value less subsequent accumulated depreciation and accumulated impairment losses. Valuations are conducted with sufficient frequency to ensure that the carrying amounts of assets do not differ materially with the assets' fair values as at the reporting date. The regularity of independent valuations depends upon the volatility of movements in market values for the relevant assets.
Revaluation adjustments are made on a class basis. Any revaluation increment is credited to equity under the heading of asset revaluation reserve except to the extent that it reverses a previous revaluation decrement of the same asset class that was previously recognised through operating result. Revaluation decrements for a class of assets are recognised directly in the surplus/deficit except to the extent that they reverse a previous revaluation increment for that class.
Any accumulated depreciation as at the revaluation date is eliminated against the gross carrying amount of the asset and the asset restated to the revalued amount.
Depreciable plant and equipment assets are written off to their estimated residual values over their estimated useful lives to the department, using the straight-line method of depreciation in all cases.
Depreciation rates (useful lives) and methods are reviewed at each reporting date and necessary adjustments are recognised in the current or current and future reporting periods, as appropriate.
Depreciation and amortisation rates applying to each category of depreciable asset are based on the following useful lives:
5 to 15 years 5 to 15 years
5 to 100 years 5 to 100 years
Intangibles (software)
3 to 7 years 3 to 7 years
All assets were assessed for impairment at 30 June 2014. Where indications of impairment exist, the asset's recoverable amount is estimated and an impairment adjustment made if the asset's recoverable amount is less than its carrying amount.
The recoverable amount of an asset is the higher of its fair value less costs to sell and its value in use. Value in use is the present value of the future cash flows expected to be derived from the asset. Where the future economic benefit of an asset is not primarily dependent on the asset's ability to generate future cash flows, and the asset would be replaced if the department were deprived of the asset, its value in use is taken to be its depreciated replacement cost.
No indicators of impairment were found for assets at fair value.
1.17 Intangibles
The department's intangibles comprise software for internal use. These assets are carried at cost less accumulated amortisation and accumulated impairment losses.
Software is amortised on a straight-line basis over its anticipated useful life. The useful life of the department's software is 3 to 7 years (2013: 3 to 7 years).
All software assets were assessed for impairment as at 30 June 2014.
1.18 Inventories
Inventories held for resale are valued at the lower of cost and net realisable value.
Inventories not held for resale are valued at cost, unless they are no longer required, in which case they are valued at net realisable value.
The department is exempt from all forms of taxation except fringe benefits tax (FBT) and the goods and services tax (GST).
Revenues, expenses and assets are recognised net of GST except:
except where the amount of GST incurred is not recoverable from the Australian Taxation Office, and
except for receivables and payables.
The department pays FBT on benefits provided:
to employees of the department; and
to office-holders of the Senate.
The FBT for senators is paid by the Department of Finance.
1.19 Constitutional and other legal requirements
The Australian Government continues to have regard to developments in case law, including the High Court's most recent decision on Commonwealth expenditure in Williams v Commonwealth [2014] HCA 23, as they contribute to the larger body of law relevant to the development of Commonwealth programs. In accordance with its general practice, the Government will continue to monitor and assess risk and decide on any appropriate actions to respond to risks of expenditure not being consistent with constitutional or other legal requirements.
Note 2: Events occurring after the reporting period
There have been no significant events occur after reporting date that may have an impact on the department's operations.
Note 3: Expenses
$'000
Note 3A: Employee benefits
Superannuation:
Leave and other entitlements
Separation and redundancies
Total employee benefits
Note 3B: Supplier
Professional and financial fees
Facilities and infrastructure
Recruitment and staff development
Hire charges and hospitality
General office expenses
Total goods and services
Goods and services are made up of:
Provision of goods – related entities
Provision of goods – external entities
Rendering of services – related entities *
Rendering of services – external entities
* Services from related entities included $1.931m of resources received free of charge from other Commonwealth agencies. (2012: $1.881m)
Other supplier expenses
Workers compensation expenses
Total other supplier expenses
Total supplier expenses
Note 3C: Depreciation and amortisation
Depreciation:
Amortisation:
Intangibles – computer software
Total depreciation and amortisation
Note 3D: Write-down and impairment of assets
Property, plant and equipment – write-downs
Intangibles – write-downs
Total write-down and impairment of assets
Note 3E: Losses from asset sales
Property, plant and equipment:
Proceeds from sale
Carrying value of assets sold
Selling expenses
Total losses from asset sales
Note 4: Income
Note 4A: Sale of goods and rendering of services
Provision of goods – external parties
Rendering of services – related entities
Rendering of services – external parties
Total sale of goods and rendering of services
Note 4B: Other gains
Total other gains
Note 4C: Revenue from government
Departmental appropriation
Total revenue from government
Note 5: Fair value measurements
The following tables provide an analysis of assets and liabilities that are measured at fair value. The different levels of the fair value hierarchy are defined below:
Level 1: Quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the entity can access at measurement date.
Level 2: Inputs other than quoted prices included within Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly.
Level 3: Unobservable inputs for the asset or liability.
Note 5A: Fair value measurements
Fair value measurements at the end of the reporting period by hierarchy for assets in 2014
Fair value measurements at the end of the reporting period using
Level 1 inputs
1,058 - 183 875
Total non-financial assets
Total fair value measurements of assets in the statement of financial position
Note 5B: Valuation technique and inputs for Level 2 and Level 3 fair value measurements
Level 2 and 3 fair value valuation technique and the inputs used for assets in 2014
Valuation Techniques1
Inputs used
Range (Weighted Average)2
Level 2 93 Market comparables N/A N/A
Level 2 183 Market comparables N/A N/A
Level 3 100 Depreciated replacement cost Market appraisals of similar items 2.00% per annum
No change in valuation technique occurred during the period
Significant unobservable inputs only. Not applicable for assets in the Level 2 category.
Recurring and non-recurring Level 3 fair value measurements – valuation processes
The entity procured valuation services from Pickles Valuation Services (PVS) and relied on valuation models provided by PVS. While AASB 13 did not exist at the time of the valuation, the department is of the opinion that the fair value measurements comply with this standard. The department checks the valuation model at least once every 12 months.
Recurring Level 3 fair value measurements – sensitivity of inputs
The significant unobservable inputs used in the fair value measurement of the department's plant and equipment, and furniture and fitting assets are market appraisals of similar items. Significant increases (decreases) in any of those inputs in isolation would result in a significantly higher (lower) fair value measurement. Generally, a change in the assumption used for market appraisals of similar items is accompanied by a directionally similar change in the assumption used for market appraisals of similar items.
Note 5C: Reconciliation for recurring Level 3 fair value measurements
Recurring Level 3 fair value measurements – reconciliation for assets
Total gains/(losses) in accumulated depreciation
(27) (111) (138)
- 10 10
- (10) (10)
The department's policy for determining when transfers between levels are deemed to have occurred can be found in Note 1. During the period no asset transferred between the above levels.
Note 6: Financial assets
Note 6A: Cash and cash equivalents
Cash on hand or on deposit
Total cash and cash equivalents
Note 6B: Trade and other receivables
Goods and services – related entities
Goods and services – external parties
Total receivables for goods and services
Appropriations receivable for existing program
Other receivables:
GST receivable from the Australian Taxation Office
Total other receivables
Total trade and other receivables (net)
Receivables are aged as follows:
Not overdue
Overdue by:
Total trade and other receivables (gross)
All receivables are expected to be recovered in no more than 12 months.
No indicators of impairment were noted for receivables.
Note 7: Non-financial assets
Note 7A: Property, plant and equipment
Total property, plant and equipment
At 30 June, no indicators of impairment were found for infrastructure, plant and equipment.
All information and communication technology (ICT) assets were transferred to the Department of Parliamentary Services on 1 July 2013. This forms part of an agreed transfer of ICT service responsibilities to the Department of Parliamentary Services. Further disclosure is made at Note 9 (Restructuring) and Note 16 (Appropriations).
Revaluations of non-financial assets
The department's non-current assets have not significantly changed since the revaluation at 30 June 2012 and there has been no discernable volatility of their fair value. Therefore, the department's assets were not revalued in 2013–14.
Note 7B: Intangibles
Accumulated amortisation
Total intangibles
At 30 June, no indicators of impairment were found for intangible assets.
No intangibles are expected to be sold or disposed of within the next 12 months.
Note 7C: Analysis of property, plant and equipment and intangibles
Reconciliation of the opening and closing balances of property, plant and equipment and intangibles (2013–14)
PP&E
As at 1 July 2013
Gross book value
Accumulated depreciation/amortisation
(607) (691) (1,298)
Net book value 1 July 2013
Additions by purchase
102 1,419 1,521
Revaluation and impairments through equity
Reclassifications
Depreciation/amortisation expense
(174) (137) (311)
Impairments recognised in the operating result
(11) - (11)
Other movements – ICT transfer to DPS
(326) (31) (357)
Other movements – Derecognition of assets
(11) (3) (14)
Net book value 30 June 2014
Net book value 30 June 2014 represented by:
(41) (1,374) (1,415)
2,244 542 2,786
(4) (40) (44)
Note 7D: Inventories
Inventories held for sale
All departmental inventory is expected to be sold in the next 12 months.
Note 7E: Other non-financial assets
Prepayments
Total other non-financial assets
All other non-financial assets are current assets.
Note 8: Payables and provisions
Note 8A: Suppliers
Trade creditors and accruals
Total supplier payables
Supplier payables expected to be settled within 12 months:
Note 8B: Other payables
Total other payables
All other payables recognised are expected to be settled within 12 months.
Note 8C: Employee provisions
Total employee provisions
Employee provisions are expected to be settled in:
No more than 12 months
Note 9: Restructuring
ICT Services – Department of Parliamentary Services1
Functions Relinquished
Assets relinquished
Property Plant and Equipment
(357) -
Total assets relinquished
Liabilities relinquished
Total liabilities relinquished
Net assets relinquished
1. Responsibility for the provision of additional information and communications technology (ICT) services was assumed by the Department of Parliamentary Services on 1 July 2013. The restructuring followed agreement to recommendations of an independent review of ICT for the Parliament (undertaken by Mr Michael Roche).
Note 10: Cash flow reconciliation
Reconciliation of cash and cash equivalents as per Balance Sheet to Cash Flow Statement
Cash and cash equivalents as per:
Reconciliation of net cost of services to net cash from operating activities:
Net cost of services
Add revenue from government
Adjustments for non-cash items
Depreciation/amortisation
Net write down of assets
Loss/(gain) on disposal of assets
Changes in assets/liabilities
(Increase)/decrease in net receivables
(Increase)/decrease in inventories
(Increase)/decrease in prepayments
Increase/(decrease) in employee provisions
Increase/(decrease) in supplier payables
(391) 28
Increase/(decrease) in other payables
Net cash from operating activities
Note 11: Contingent liabilities and assets
Quantifiable contingencies
At 30 June 2014, the Department of the Senate has no quantifiable contingencies. (2013: Nil)
Unquantifiable contingencies
At 30 June 2014, the Department of the Senate has no unquantifiable contingencies. (2013: Nil)
Significant remote contingencies
At 30 June 2014, the Department of the Senate has no remote contingencies. (2013: Nil)
Note 12: Remuneration of auditors
Financial statement audit services were provided free of charge to the department by the Australian National Audit Office.
The fair value of audit services provided was:
No other services were provided by the auditors of the financial statements.
Note 13: Senior executive remuneration
Note 13A: Senior executive remuneration expense for the reporting period
Short-term employee benefits
Total short-term employee benefits
Post-employee benefits
Total post-employment benefits
Other long-term benefits
Long-service leave
Total other long-term benefits
Total senior executive remuneration expense
Note 13A was prepared on an accrual basis.
Note 13A excludes acting arrangements and part-year service where remuneration expensed for a senior executive was less than $195,000.
In line with the Finance Minister's Orders, the salary expense in 2013 has been adjusted to reflect actual short-term employee benefits (including leave taken).
Note 13B: Average annual reportable remuneration paid to substantive senior executives during the reporting period
Average annual reportable remuneration paid to substantive senior executives in 2014
Average annual reportable remuneration1
Senior Executives No.
Reportable salary2
Contributed superannuation3
Reportable allowances4
Bonus paid5
Total reportable remuneration
Total remuneration (including part-time arrangements):
Less than 195,000
2 175,405 31,037 - - 206,442
Total number of substantive senior executives
Average annual reportable remuneration paid to substantive senior executives in 2013 6
This table reports substantive senior executives who received remuneration during the reporting period. Each row is an averaged figure based on headcount for individuals in the band.
'Reportable salary' includes the following:
gross payments (less any bonuses paid, which are separated out and disclosed in the 'bonus paid' column);
reportable fringe benefits (at the net amount prior to 'grossing up' for tax purposes);
reportable employer superannuation contributions; and
exempt foreign employment income.
The 'contributed superannuation' amount is the average cost to the entity for the provision of superannuation benefits to other highly paid staff in that reportable remuneration band during the reporting period.
The department does not pay reportable allowances.
The department does not pay bonus payments.
In line with the Finance Minister's Orders, the average annual reportable remuneration paid to substantive senior executives in 2013 has been adjusted.
Note 13C: Other highly paid staff
The department had no other highly paid staff. (2013: Nil)
Note 14: Financial instruments
Note 14A: Categories of financial instruments
Loans and receivables:
Cash and cash equivalent
Trade receivables
Total financial assets
Financial liabilities
At amortised cost:
Other payables
Total financial liabilities
Note 14B: Net income and expense from financial assets
The department had no net income or expense from financial instruments. (2013: Nil)
Note 14C: Fair values of financial instruments
The net fair value of each class of assets and liabilities equals the carrying amounts in both the 2013–14 and 2012–13 financial years.
Note 14D: Credit risk
The department's maximum exposures to credit risk at the reporting date in relation to each class of recognised financial assets is the carrying amount of those assets as indicated in the balance sheet.
The department has no significant exposures to any concentrations of credit risk. No indications of impairment were found for financial assets. Assets past due but not impaired are disclosed at Note 6B.
Note 14E: Liquidity risk
All liabilities are at call (30 days). The department has no significant exposures to any liquidity risk. (2013: Nil)
Note 14F: Market risk
The department has no significant exposures to any market risk. (2013: Nil)
Note 15: Financial assets reconciliation
Total financial assets as per balance sheet
Less: non-financial instrument components
Appropriation receivable
Other receivable – GST from ATO
Other receivable – accrued revenue
Total non-financial instrument components
Total financial assets as per financial instrument note
Note 16: Appropriations
Note 16A: Annual Appropriations (Recoverable GST exclusive)
2014 Appropriations
Appropriation applied in 2014 (current and prior years)
Variance 3
Appropriation Act
FMA Act
Annual Appropriation 1
Appropriations reduced 2
DEPARTMENTAL Ordinary annual services
21,905 (285) - - 1,583 - 23,203 22,913 290
Total departmental
The annual appropriation figure includes an amount of $53,000 relating to the volume sourcing arrangements, quarantined by the Department of Finance and unavailable for use by the department.
Appropriations reduced under Appropriation (Parliamentary Departments) Acts (No.1) 2013–14: section 11. This reflects the agreed capital appropriation reduction associated with the transfer of ICT service responsibilities to the Department of Parliamentary Services.
The variance is attributed to the appropriation carried over net of the prior year appropriations used.
Note 16B: Departmental Capital Budgets ('Recoverable GST exclusive')
2014 Capital Budget Appropriations
Capital Budget Appropriations applied in 2014 (current and prior years)
Total Capital Budget Appropriations
Payments for non-financial assets 3
Payments for other purposes
Annual Capital Budget
DEPARTMENTAL Ordinary annual services – Departmental Capital Budget 1
658 (285) - 373 322 - 322 51
The Departmental Capital Budget is appropriated through the Appropriation (Parliamentary Departments) Act (No. 1). It forms part of ordinary annual services, and is not separately identified in the Appropriation Act. For more information on ordinary annual services appropriations, please see Note 16A: Annual appropriations.
Payments made on non-financial assets include purchases of assets, expenditure on assets which has been capitalised, costs incurred to make good an asset to its original condition, and the capital repayment component of finance leases.
657 (421) - 236 93 - 93 143
Note16C: Unspent Annual Appropriations (Recoverable GST exclusive)
DEPARTMENTAL
Appropriation (Parliamentary Departments) Act (No. 1) 2010–11
- 10,441
Note 16D: Disclosure by agent in relation to annual and special appropriations (Recoverable GST exclusive)
Department of Finance – Parliamentary Entitlements Act 1990 (s. 11) $'000
Department of Finance – Parliamentary Superannuation Act 2004 (s. 18) $'000
Department of Finance – Commonwealth of Australia Constitution (s. 66) $'000
Australian Public Service Commission – Remuneration Tribunal Act 1973 (s. 7) $'000
Total receipts
140 1,760 1,515 18,780
The legislation establishing these special appropriations is administered by the Department of Finance and the Australian Public Service Commission. Arrangements have been entered into with these entities to allow the Department of the Senate to draw upon these appropriations.
Note 16E: Compliance with statutory conditions for payment from the Consolidated Revenue Fund
In 2012–13, Department of Finance received legal advice that indicated there could be breaches of Section 83 under certain circumstances with payments for long service leave, goods and services tax and payments under determinations of the Remuneration Tribunal. The department has continued to review its processes and controls over payments for these items to minimise the possibility of breaches as a result of these payments. The department has determined that there is a low risk of the circumstances mentioned in the legal advice applying to the department. The department is not aware of any specific breaches of Section 83 in respect of these items.
Note 17: Compensation and debt relief
No act of grace payments were made during the reporting period. (2013: Nil) No waivers of amounts owing to the Commonwealth were made pursuant to subsection 34(1) of the Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997 during the reporting period. (2013: Nil) No payments were provided under the Compensation for Detriment caused by Defective Administration (CDDA) Scheme during the reporting period. (2013: Nil) No ex-gratia payments were provided for during the reporting period. (2013: Nil) No payments were provided under section 66 of the Parliamentary Service Act 1999 during the reporting period. (2013: Nil)
Note 18: Reporting of outcomes
Note 18A: Net cost of outcome delivery
Own-source income
Net cost of outcome delivery
Outcome 1 is described in Note 1.1. Net costs shown include intra-government costs that are eliminated in calculating the actual budget outcome.
Note 18B: Major classes of departmental expense, income, assets and liabilities by outcome
All departmental expense, income, assets and liabilities are attributable to the department's single outcome.
Note 19: Net cash appropriation arrangements
Total comprehensive income less depreciation/ amortisation expenses previously funded through revenue appropriations1
Plus: depreciation/amortisation expenses previously funded through revenue appropriation
Total comprehensive income (loss) – as per the Statement of Comprehensive Income
From 2010–11, the Government introduced net cash appropriation arrangements, where revenue appropriations for depreciation/amortisation expenses ceased. Entities now receive a separate capital budget provided through equity appropriations. Capital budgets are to be appropriated in the period when cash payment for capital expenditure is required.
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So I've researched this topic a lot online, but haven't found what I'm looking for. Before I tell you this, I'll give you guys an idea of what I'm trying to accomplish. Please understand that I'm an extreme beginner to Arduino, and that I've only been at this for a month or so, but plan on doing so much more.
My friend and I are building an RC car. We have an Android phone that has a downloadable application which connects to the Bluetooth HC-06 module that is on the Arduino UNO. We have configured our circuit, and it works fine! I want to go a step above and beyond, though.
My goal is to build a physical, handheld controller or remote (literally plopping everything on a breadboard), and connect that controller or remote to our car using Bluetooth. We have an HC-05 and HC-06 module, and the HC-06 is on the car. Now comes the doubt.
I understand how the android application sends characters through to the RC Car via Bluetooth; that's pretty straightforward as the two pieces are paired (using Android's Bluetooth Settings). What I don't understand is how to pair the two HC-05 and HC-06 Bluetooth modules. There isn't too much help online, I feel. I've looked and people have shown that they connect, but they don't explain the theory, so to speak.
How can I read input from one (remote controller) and execute an action on the other (RC car). From the app-to-Arduino, I was using Serial.available() to see if the Serial had any characters sent over from the application. I can't see how I can do that with HC-05 to HC-06 pairing, however. This concept is hard for me to grasp.
Have a look at this for how to pair them http://www.martyncurrey.com/connecting-2-arduinos-by-bluetooth-using-a-hc-05-and-a-hc-06-pair-bind-and-link basically you need to use the AT mode.
As far as I know you will be using the serial connection to communicate, but if you are using UNOs debugging becomes a bit more difficult, because you can't use serial for debugging.
For this you just have to pair the both bluetooth modules with each other.! For this use AT commands.
You can find those here: https://www.rcscomponents.kiev.ua/datasheets/hc_hc-05-user-instructions-bluetooth.pdf.
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Prophethood and the Existence of the Creator
By Truth Seeker Staff
According to Western epistemology, the source of true knowledge is only the human sense of perception, its reasoning, observation, experience and scientific investigation. Obviously, the knowledge based on these sources is always hypothetical.
An economist had once said: "Today, the only and the biggest threat to Western civilization is the faith and commitment of the Muslims to their Prophet Muhammad [peace be upon him] which is the source of unlimited strength for them."
Let us now briefly examine how.
The theoretical basis of Western civilization and the so-called modernism is that humankind has now attained intellectual maturity. It is no more dependent on any metaphysical being for knowledge and guidance. It is self-sufficient and independent of any divine source and concept, which it adopted in early days for its inner contentment.
On the contrary, the basis of prophethood is absolute knowledge and faith in the existence of the Creator (Allah, the Most High and Exalted). True knowledge and even life itself are the creation of Allah, Who is the only Creator, the sole Sustainer and Healer. All authority and sovereign powers belong to Him and Him alone. He is the One Who guides people and provides them with the code of life. Humankind is dependent on Him and exists under His domain as His servants. The Qur'an, the infallible Word of Allah, offers proofs to the disbelievers and deniers of the existence of the Creator – materialists and naturalists – which rational minds have no option but to affirm, and which no sound mind can possibly reject. In the Qur'an, Allah, The Exalted, says what means,
"Or were they created by nothing, or were they the creators [of themselves]? Or did they create the heavens and the earth? Rather, they are not certain." (Al-Tur 52: 35-36)
The Qur'an says to them: You exist, and you cannot deny this; the heavens and the earth exist, beyond any doubt. It is simply common sense, to the rational mind, that the things that exist must have a cause for their existence. The camel herder in the desert knows this. He says: "Camel dung indicates the presence of a camel and footsteps indicate that someone walked here. Similarly, the heavens with their stars and the earth with its mountains and valleys must indicate the existence of the All-Knowing, All-Aware (i.e. Allah Almighty)." The greatest scientists who research life and living beings also know this.
What is referred to in this verse, is known to scientists as the law of cause and effect. This law states that a thing cannot happen by itself without another thing (causing it), because it does not possess in itself the power to exist by itself, and it cannot by itself cause something else to exist, for it cannot give to others that which it does not possess itself.
According to Western epistemology, the source of true knowledge is only the human sense of perception, its reasoning, observation, experience and scientific investigation. Obviously, the knowledge based on these sources is always hypothetical. Any statement or fact, which is proved to be true today, may be proved false tomorrow. Moreover, if any statement is unquestionable, this method does not consider it knowledge, but a 'belief' or 'faith'. No such knowledge in this world can be said to be certain and ultimate, let alone taken as a yardstick for truth on which people may rely and follow for salvation.
On the contrary, the prophethood of Muhammad (peace be upon him) develops and creates the insight and consciousness that there is an ultimate truth and the only source of it is the Divine Revelation. In turn, this proves the prophethood of Muhammad (peace be upon him) as Almighty Allah says about His Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) what means,
"Nor does he speak from [his own] inclination. It is not but a revelation revealed." (Al-Najm 53: 3-4)
The West has completely abandoned the concept of truth and falsehood. Even the use of such terminology is considered outmoded and uncivil by them. However, to the followers of the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) these terms are full of meaning.
The Western view is that truth and falsehood are relative terms. Nothing can be right or wrong in itself. Thus, be it moral values, social rules, regulations or laws, good or bad, useful or harmful, Halal (lawful) or Haram (unlawful), everything is determined by an individual's own views and choice about it. Every individual is his own arbiter. However, to the followers of Muhammad (peace be upon him) things and matters which have been qualified true or false; allowed or disallowed through Divine Verdict cannot be changed by a person's will, choice, experience, argument or logic.
Western civilization does not entertain metaphysical knowledge and its source in its theory of life. Neither does it own the concepts of Allah, the Angels, the Revelation and the life in the Hereafter.
On the contrary, the followers of Muhammad (peace be upon him) believe that the significance and purpose of human existence can only be gathered through a revealed source. To them, the facts, which have been revealed through the prophethood of Muhammad (peace be upon him) are the truth.
The world and the worldly life are equally important and of deep interest to both Westerners and the followers of Muhammad (peace be upon him). The difference lies in the objectives that are sought by them. While the main target of a Westerner is to seek happiness, comfort, enjoyment and a better quality of life, the interest of a Muslim lies in the welfare of fellow humans in order to earn salvation in the Hereafter. The latter perception brings in its fold a humble and peaceful human society.
Taken with slight editorial modifications from http://www.islamweb.net/emainpage/articles/122892/prophethood-the-root-of-the-west-islam-contention


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Monday evening's 18:30 to 20.00.
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Every Monday evening 18:30 to 19.30.
Every Wednesday evening 18.30 to 19.30.
Out of hours emergencies are dealt with by Herts Urgent Care. You can contact them by dialling your usual surgery number and listening to the recorded message or by dialling direct to 111.
You may receive phone advice, a consultation at the emergency unit at Hertford County Hospital or a home visit if medically appropriate.
Details of your emergency care will be faxed to the surgery the following morning.
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MIDNIGHT WESTERN THEATRE Is Coming This March From Scout Comics
by SCOUT COMICS Dec 30, 2020
LOGLINE:
During a time when it's kill or be killed, a peculiar duo of adventurers come face-to-face with the dark and disturbing things that inhabit the wild west.
Welcome to the Midnight Western Theatre! Our feature presentation is a series of tales spanning across the turbulent 1860's of the United States of America. It is a time where rights have been wronged! Where the guilty plague the innocent! Where man and beast have little difference! HOWEVER, the new frontier has far more dangerous threats than the folly of man! Threats that are MYSTERIOUS!!! STRANGE!!! DEADLY!!! In such a chaotic era, who is brave enough to face these most dastardly beings? Enter our heroes, The Woman In Black and her right-hand man, Alexander Wortham! Together, they must confront what no one else can on this journey of blood, betrayal, and self-discovery!
Writer: Louis Southard (Action Lab Entertainment's Villains Seeking Hero)
Artist: David Hahn (Image Comics' All Nighter / Dynamite Entertainment's The Six Million Dollar Man / DC Comics' Batman '66 Meets the Man from UNCLE)
Colorist: Ryan Cody (Image Comics' Family Tree)
Letterer: Buddy Beaudoin (Action Lab Entertainment's Villains Seeking Hero)
Cover Artist: Kalman Andrasofszky (Chapterhouse Publishing's Captain Canuck / Marvel Comics' X-23)
QUOTE FROM THE CREATOR LOUIS SOUTHARD:
"This is my second comic book series, and I still find it hard to believe that it's made it this far since I first thought of the idea while I was bored at a cafe. I was sitting there daydreaming, and I thought to myself, "Oh, goth cowboys! Never really seen that before." For some odd reason, that idea never left my brain. Now, Midnight Western Theatre is a real thing, and that's just insane. I love this book's world and the characters in it, so it's going to be great sharing it with others now. I'm pretty ecstatic to work with Scout on this series, because I know it's in good hands and the story will get the treatment it deserves!"
DIAMOND CODE - JAN211515
(W) Louis Southard (A) David Hahn (CA) Kalman Andrasofszky
Welcome to the Midnight Western Theatre! Our feature presentation is a tale of a town under siege... The notorious Red Tom and his dastardly posse have laid claim to the once prosperous vista of Liberty Springs, but for how long? Will these outlaws be able to savor their sinful victory as two blackclad strangers suddenly arrive?


Indian J Palliat Care. 2019 Jan-Mar;25(1):79-83. doi: 10.4103/IJPC.IJPC_128_18.
Resilience and its Predictors among the Parents of Children with Cancer: A Descriptive-Correlational Study.
Habibpour Z1, Mahmoudi H2,3, Nir MS4, Areshtanab HN5.
Department of Medical-surgical Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IR Iran.
Trauma Research Center and Faculty of Nursing, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IR Iran.
Behavioral Sciences Research Center, Faculty of Nursing, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IR Iran.
Department of Psychiatric Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IR Iran.
Department of Psychiatric Nursing, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.
As a common debilitating illness, cancer is among the leading causes of child mortality in developed and developing countries. Cancer diagnosis for children is considerably stressful for their parents. Resilience is a key factor behind effective coping with cancer-related problems. This study evaluated resilience and its predictors among the parents of children with cancer.
This study evaluated resilience and its predictors among the parents of children with cancer.
This cross-sectional descriptive-analytical study was conducted in 2017 on 400 parents of children with cancer in Tabriz Children's Hospital, Iran.
A demographic questionnaire and the Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale were used to collect the data. Parents were conveniently recruited from Tabriz Children's Hospital.
Data were analyzed using the SPSS for Windows program (v. 16) via descriptive and inferential statistical methods.
The mean score of parents' resilience was 66.83 ± 14.28. Fathers obtained significantly higher resilience scores than mothers (P < 0.001). The predictors of parents' resilience were financial status, parents' gender, fathers' employment status, and children's gender.
The parents of cancer-afflicted children, particularly their mothers, have low resilience and therefore may be at risk for different physical and mental health problems. Health-care providers need to identify at-risk parents and provide them with greater psychological and educational support.


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Eradicating fescue is difficult, but the following steps will help you find, identify, and remove this pesky grass. Identification Both tall fescue and meadow fescue are …... Getting rid of the toxicosis in fescue is a better way to go. Replanting with a fescue that does not contain the toxin could be the way to get away from the toxicosis. Replanting with a fescue that does not contain the toxin could be the way to get away from the toxicosis.
How do you kill Bermuda grass and crabgrass in fescue?
10/05/2011 · I have some tall fescue grass in some areas in my backyard, and in the front, half of the yard is bermuda, and the other half is tall fescue (area where there is mostly shade throughout the day).
Partial AnswerCrab Grass can be killed using a product from www.plantmeds.com. They sell a post emergent and a pre-emergent solution. Works great without damaging fescue.
Some producers in Ohio have been able to get 62 pound milk per day on endophyte free tall fescue pasture. The other option is to renovate and plant non-toxic endophyte tall fescue.
At the July 15 Ohio Sheep Day program, participants in the pasture walk breakout sessions had numerous questions about infected tall fescue pastures.
Tall fescue is a bunch grass with no runners. Tall fescue can be reduced in zoysiagrass using Image (imazaquin). Tall fescue can be reduced in zoysiagrass using Image (imazaquin). If you have a fine-leaved fescue such creeping red fescue, then I don't know what would help.


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Q: How can I stop MPLAB X from hanging between build and program? I've been using MPLAB X and XC16 to build and program projects for a dsPIC 33EP128MC506 for about a year now. For the last two months, I've seen some new and unusual behavior on two separate machines. Both are running the latest MPLAB X and XC16. One PC is Windows 7, the other is Windows 8.
When I press "build and program" the project builds properly, then hangs. I sit there with a "Build successful message" and I can operate the IDE as normal, but it never proceeds to the program stage. The only way I can get the IDE to program my chip is to open the Windows task manager, kill the javaw.exe process, and reopen MPLAB X. I then get one good program before it starts exhibiting the same behavior.
In other words, every time I program a chip, I have to kill MPLAB and reopen it. That gets kind of old. The IDE is also constantly "Scanning projects", but I can't tell if that's related, because I can't make it stop.
I've opened a ticket with Microchip, but no response. I've recreated the project from scratch, no luck. I don't have this problem with dsPIC 30F6012a projects. Has anyone seen this? Is there a known solution?

A: Found this page and thought of sharing my experience. I searched on Google and found these two links:
http://microchip.wikidot.com/mplabx:jvm-configuration-options
https://performance.netbeans.org/howto/jvmswitches/index.html
These talk about tuning switches for the JVM so that Netbeans starts out well and uses a better GC, and Hotspot kicks in faster than it would normally.
I did what they said in here and now MPLAB-X is much more snappy. I noticed that my CPU usage and RAM usage goes up initially when the application starts and parses all the open projects, but then it settles down to a comfortable level and IDE performs much better.
Your Mileage May Vary.


Next year's Yucaipa High School (YHS) varsity football players are already hard at work and can be seen for the next eight weeks during both junior varsity and freshman team games. Selection as a varsity player can depend on the hard work, attention to detail and skills shown in the training and games of a school's younger players. So, whether you're a parent, grandparent or other relative, sibling, classmate or an avid football fan, take a look at the younger talent on YHS's junior varsity and freshman teams.
Here's to a winning Thunderbirds football season for both the Junior Varsity and Freshman teams. You're tomorrow's varsity players in the making!
Check with the coaches. I printed a schedule from an online source and the coaches sent my freshman player home with a slightly different schedule in regards to home or away and start time. For instance my schedule from a coach shows 9/6 Freshman at Chaparral High School, start at 4pm.
By the way, anyone is free to attend games or there are some restrictions?


When someone you love has taken their own life, you want to know – "why?" It is important to know that more than 90-95% of people who die by suicide have a diagnosable mental illness. You may feel alone, shocked, abandoned, guilty, responsible, angry, and a multitude of emotions that can change often even from one moment to the next. But each response is unique to your own grief journey. There is no right or wrong, its just what you feel.
Suicide is a tragedy, but you don't have to walk this journey alone.
When someone you love dies by suicide, you may need a place to share your feelings, thoughts, and experiences. For some, part of healing is in meeting others who understand, can offer support, strength, and hope. Suicide can make you feel alone and isolated. Just knowing that there are others who have survived this traumatic experience can be comforting. In addition to support, our group offers the community a lending library, resources, speakers, and referrals.
The Barb Smith Suicide Resource and Response Network support group meets the 1st and 3rd Thursday of each month from 7:00 p.m. – 8:30pm. State Street United Methodist Church, 3617 Mackinaw St., Saginaw, MI 48602. (Use Jazzercise entrance.) The support group is offered free of charge. For more information, contact Barb Smith at 989-781-5260 or email us at barb.smith@suicideresourceandresponse.net.
Our efforts are funded largely by donation.
Learn about our 2018 Walk for Hope here.


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DMPD: Child Startled Awake as Burglar Breaks in Through Bedroom Window
by: Kelly Maricle
DES MOINES, Iowa – A man was arrested overnight after police say he broke into a Des Moines apartment through a child's bedroom window, waking the child and forcing the family to flee.
Sgt. Paul Parizek says it happened around 11:45 p.m. Wednesday at an apartment in the 2000 block of King Ave. A child woke up and saw the man removing the window screen and trying to open the window.
The residents of the apartment, two adults and two children, fled and called police.
When officers arrived, they found 50-year-old Michael Henle trying to hide in the apartment's kitchen.
Police say he had rummaged through doors and cabinets in the residence as well as gone through wallets searching for cash and credit cards.
Henle was taken into custody and is charged with 2nd degree burglary. He is being held in the Polk County Jail on a bond of $10,000.
by Stephanie Johnson / Jan 17, 2021
DES MOINES, Iowa -- On the heels of last summer's Black Lives Matter protests and this month's attack on the U.S. Capitol, people are looking to the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., a man who stood for equality and justice.
Some people still hold on to his words.
by Monica Madden / Jan 17, 2021
DES MOINES, Iowa -- After doctors recently told 35-year-old Dustin Bachman he had two months to live, the first thing he thought about were his three young children.
"I had to sit down my kids and have that tough conversation. It's terrible," he said.
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Is your ride ready for a roof rack?
Vehicle storage space is one of the top considerations for many people when they are purchasing a new car or truck. When you run out of space on the inside or need to transport particularly large items, the roof becomes the next usable storage area that many people go to; however, you should see if your ride is ready for a roof rack.
Not all vehicle roofs are made the same way. Before you purchase and install a roof rack you should learn what type of roof your vehicle has. Having this information will give you what you need to know about the kinds of parts and equipment that will be necessary to install your roof rack. All vehicle roofs are capable of supporting a roof rack; it's just a matter of learning what type you'll need to be able to expand your loading capabilities.
A bare roof is described as one that features no accessories or other equipment like half rails. A bare roof means that you'll need to build your roof rack from the ground up. It will require all the necessary equipment to build the rack, including feet, crossbars, and other parts.
If you're starting with half rails or side rails mounted above the doors on each side of your ride, then you're halfway through the roof rack installation process. Half rails run parallel to your car's roof and require the addition of crossbars which means you can take full advantage of the expanded storage space.
Full rails include side rails and crossbars. Many crossover vehicles and sport utility vehicles come with factory-installed full rails. At this point, you can look for complementary roof rack accessories, including additional mounting hardware or clamps to keep your bags and other cargo secure during your trip.
A channel system consists of anchors for a roof rack. On some vehicles, they take the place of half rails and make for quick and easy installation of a full roof rack kit. It's easy to miss the anchors, so be sure to inspect your roof to see if it is bare or if you already have anchors in place.
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Chaetostricha is een geslacht van vliesvleugeligen uit de familie Trichogrammatidae. De wetenschappelijke naam van dit geslacht is voor het eerst geldig gepubliceerd in 1851 door Walker.

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Het geslacht Chaetostricha omvat de volgende soorten:
 Chaetostricha biclavata Lin, 1994
 Chaetostricha cirifuniculata Lin, 1994
 Chaetostricha denticuligera Lin, 1994
 Chaetostricha dimidiata Walker, 1851
 Chaetostricha doricha (Walker, 1839)
 Chaetostricha fumipennis (Yousuf & Shafee, 1988)
 Chaetostricha krygeri (Soyka, 1934)
 Chaetostricha magna (Girault, 1913)
 Chaetostricha magniclavata Yousuf & Shafee, 1988
 Chaetostricha mahensis (Kieffer, 1917)
 Chaetostricha minor (Silvestri, 1918)
 Chaetostricha miridiphaga Viggiani, 1971
 Chaetostricha mulierum (Girault, 1912)
 Chaetostricha nysiusae (Risbec, 1956)
 Chaetostricha particula (Girault, 1929)
 Chaetostricha silvestrii (Kryger, 1920)
 Chaetostricha similis (Silvestri, 1918)
 Chaetostricha slavianica Fursov, 2007
 Chaetostricha spinosus (Girault, 1931)
 Chaetostricha steineri (Nowicki, 1935)
 Chaetostricha terebrata (Yousuf & Shafee, 1985)
 Chaetostricha thanatophora Pinto, 1990
 Chaetostricha walkeri (Förster, 1851)

Trichogrammatidae

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The Lidu Bridge  is a cable-stayed bridge which crosses the Yangtze River in the Fuling District of Chongqing, China. Completed in 2007, the bridge cost ¥350 million and has a main span of .

See also
Yangtze River bridges and tunnels

References

Bridges in Chongqing
Bridges over the Yangtze River
Cable-stayed bridges in China
Bridges completed in 2007


ISO 27001 is a management system designed to ensure information security is management controlled.
Most businesses implement information controls, for various reasons such as confidentiality. Without an information security system these controls can be unorganised and therefore not carry out the job you need it to. This occurs for a variety of reasons, mainly because such systems were initially implemented in order to deliver a solution to a smaller, specific business issue rather than incorporate all aspects of system security.
There are a number of aspects of information system security which is covered by ISO 27001.
ISO 27001 requires that business management thoroughly examine security risks within a business and account for threats and the impacts of any non-compliance or breaches. It is also a requirement of ISO 27001 that a business management team implement a system of controls to manage and reduce any risk attached to information security to a minimal, acceptable level. It is also down to the business management to ensure there is a process for the on-going monitoring of such processes to ensure a clear and accurate audit trail.
Businesses can utilise ISO 27001 in the manner which suits their own business specific needs. For example, a multi-site organisation can choose to have one control across the entire business or implement one control for each individual site. It is important to note that an ISO 27001 accreditation of compliance only credits that a system is in place, full auditing of information systems would be required in order to ascertain the actual level of security within a business.
A business' security information system may be certified as ISO 27001 compliant by a wide number of registrars. There is a three step audit process in place prior to gaining this certification, which is standard for information security systems.
An initial review will be carried out to familiarise the auditing body with the business and ensure documents such as the business' security policy is up to date and compliant. Stage two is a more formal auditing procedure, which tests the business' information security system stringently against the requirements of the ISO 27001 certificate. The final part of the auditing process involves on-going follow up audits to ensure the business in question continually remains compliant with the requirements of the accreditation.
These should be checked on a yearly basis; however businesses often complete reviews more regularly, particularly if an information security system is new or has suffered technical problems in the past.
Iso27001standard.com provides a large online resource for implementing the ISO 27001 and BS 25999-2 standards. Get documents toolkits, downloads and expert help.