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a)	Provide water, metered or bottled gas and metered electricity during the 'season' (1st March - 31st January).
b)	Permit 'Maintenance Only' visits during off season.
c)	Cut the grass regularly, where it is accessible to the tractor mower.
d)	Hand holiday home keys during Reception hours (normally 9-5) to owners or to persons bearing written authority from the holiday home owner.
Carry out any of items 2c, d, e, and f, below if requested (or neglected) by the pitch holder and charge to the pitch holder.
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b)	Leave a key in reception when the holiday home is unoccupied.
c)	Weed any existing flower beds around their holiday home before 1st June and thereafter as needed.
d)	Keep their holiday home in good order with a DRY POWDER EXTINGUISHER within 6' of the door and insure their holiday home for comprehensive third party liability risks at all times.
e)	Wash down the exterior every year before 15th April and re-paint or re-varnish the exterior if needed to preserve a good appearance in a pastel or natural wood shade from BCM's approved colours range.
f)	Exhibit the allocated pitch number on the end of the holiday home facing the nearest road.
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projecting beyond the side or more than 4' above the roof.
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f)	Display notices or conduct business from their holiday home.
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If You Can't Stand the Heat, Try Nude Racing
Clothing-optional events are increasingly popular.
By jon marcus
Like all runners, Whitney Lasseter had often experienced butterflies before races. But the first time she entered the Caliente Bare Dare 5K, she hid behind her car until just moments before the start.
That's because the runners in this Florida event compete nude, except for their shoes and the occasional GPS watch.
"I didn't want everyone to see me naked," says Lasseter, seen above, who ended up winning among the women and who won again the next year. "There were people there I see at regular races—actual people who I knew. But I just kind of got the nerve up and went out and did it."
More runners are getting up the nerve to run naked, in a growing number of clothing-optional runs—nearly 30 of them, nationwide—that are beginning to emerge from beneath the radar.
There's even a National Championship of Nude Running and a 5K Nude Racing Series, consisting of five runs in Texas and Oklahoma, organized by the American Association for Nude Recreation, with another circuit proposed for Florida. And what is apparently the first-in-the-nation naked obstacle race debuted in Burlington, Wisconsin, in June.
"Of course, there's no razor wire or anything like that to catch on dangly bits," says Rich Gilbreath, director of the new race, called Mud, Sweat, and Boobs.
Most of these runs are held at nudist resorts or on other private property, but they're increasingly attracting runners with no experience of nudism who want to try something different.
"There's no question there's a bucket-list mentality to this," says Pete Williams, director of the Caliente Bare Dare 5K, at the upscale Caliente Resort in Land O'Lakes, Florida. This year's race, held in May, attracted a record 312 runners from 25 states. Williams also directs the Streak the Cove 5K in Kissimmee, Florida in September.
"We get a lot of top runners from around Florida" for the run, Williams says. The course records are a respectable 15:49 and 19:29 for men and women, respectively.
There are some things about these races that differ from conventional events. Participants are allowed to remain anonymous, with results often posted only by first name and last initial, for example. Many are not timed.
But other features are surprisingly similar. Tourist agencies in places like Pasco County, Florida, encourage the nude runs there because of the business they bring in. And, yes, you often get a T-shirt.
What is purportedly the oldest of these clothing-optional events celebrates its 30th anniversary July 27: the USATF-sanctioned Bare Buns Fun Run in Deer Lake, Washington.
So many more have started up since then that some have added new traditions to distinguish themselves. The Color Me Bare run, for instance, in Los Gatos, California, features "paint throwers" who cover the naked runners with a mix of corn starch and powdered tempera along the course.
"More and more people are discovering the pleasure of being outdoors without clothes on," says Cindy Gregory, special events coordinator for the Lupin Lodge resort, where the race debuted in May with about 60 runners. "They'd always wanted to participate in a nude run and thought this was a great way to do it."
Many runners with no experience of nudism find they like the idea, and stick around for clothing-optional ice-cream socials, barbecues, live music, and other events that follow, organizers of these competitions say.
"It was interesting to talk to the people who had never done it before. They had a blast. They never put their clothes back on," says Gilbreath, of Mud, Sweat, and Boobs, which was followed by a roasted turkey cookout.
That was different from their attitudes before the event, he says. "They're just so nervous. They ask us things like, 'Should I wear shoes?'" (The answer, at most of the races, is yes.)
"It's a great introduction to nudism," says Ashley Beahan, spokeswoman for the American Association for Nude Recreation. "You don't have to worry about clothes bunching. It's a free feeling. It's more relaxing, exciting."
There's at least one conventional event, run in public, in which naked participants compete: San Francisco's annual Bay to Breakers 12K. They use what they call the "Bare to Breakers" event to advocate for nudism.
After years of trying to keep them out, Bay to Breakers officials now tolerate the demonstrators, and the city lifts its ban on public nakedness for them, as long as the naked runners wear an official bib around their necks, a spokeswoman says.
Although they all say they've heard the jokes and puns, clothing-optional run organizers say they stand for something serious: body acceptance.
"Until you get out there, you don't really understand it," says John Waldron, who organizes the Hidden River 5K in St. George, Georgia, and is trying to start a nude running series in the Southeast like the one in the Southwest.
Lasseter, who no longer hides behind her car before the start of naked races, will likely sign up.
"Everybody always asks me, 'How do you even do that? Isn't everything flopping around? Is it uncomfortable?' For me, it's not. It's really free," she says.
In fact, Lasseter says, she ran her 5K PR of 20:06 at the Caliente Bare Dare.
"I always make the joke, I have less drag. I'm way more aerodynamic with no clothes on," she says.
"Once I did it once, it was so much fun, and every fear I had just went away," Lasseter says. After all, she says, "We were born naked. Our bodies were designed to be naked. So when we're doing an activity like that, it's not about our bodies. It's our minds we have to tell to shut up."
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U-2 Pilot Helps GA Pilot In Distress
Russ Niles
Published: February 13, 2022 Updated: February 14, 2022
A GA pilot with an engine failure got some help from on high last week. The unidentified pilot lost his engine over Lake Berryessa, about 40 miles west of Sacramento, California, on Feb. 8, and he lost communication to air traffic control. But the distress call caught the attention of a U-2 Dragon Lady pilot about 70,000 feet above him. "I was climbing to altitude on a high sortie and about 20 minutes after takeoff I heard a mayday call from a civilian aircraft that was experiencing engine trouble over Lake Berryessa and was looking for a spot to land," a 99th Reconnaissance Squadron pilot identified only as Maj. Heatherman said in a news release from his base at Beale Air Force Base near Sacramento. "I relayed this call to the supervisor of flying at Beale and to Oakland air traffic control to see if they knew about it."
Controllers at Travis Air Force Base, about 30 miles south of the lake, knew about the emergency but had lost contact and that turned Heatherton's spy plane into a radio relay station. "Due to the altitude of the civilian aircraft, Travis AFB was not able to hear or see them on their radar," Heatherman said. "As a U-2 pilot, I was flying twice as high [as] most airliners, so I had a very good line of sight with my radios." He relayed communications between the pilot and controllers. The pilot found a field to land in and wasn't hurt. A Beale spokesman said his team was happy to help. "There is a common bond among all pilots, whether military or civilian," said Maj. Dudderar, Beale's 1st RS supervisor of flying. "We all will lend a hand if we can help in a difficult situation."
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Larry S. February 13, 2022 At 6:56 am
Um … excuse me but there's sumting wong with this story? I'm intimately familiar with this area … I learned to fly at Beale AFB and frequently flew over this area. A GA airplane with engine failure over Lake Berryessa too low to have line of sight com or radar is seeking ATC help instead of looking for a place to attempt an emergency landing. By the time the U-2 pilot did all that, the GA airplane would have been on the ground, I'd think? And what did the GA pilot think ATC was going to do for him/her … hold their hand? There's got to me more to this story? And Beale AFB isn't in Sacramento … it's in Marysville. Maybe the U-2 pilot was lost, too?
Gregory W. February 13, 2022 At 9:27 am
…"And what did the GA pilot think ATC was going to do for him/her … hold their hand?"
Im guessing, just a shot in the dark though – that maybe it might be a good idea to let ATC know where you are and that if you are having trouble and if you go down it might be a good thing for them to send help to your location. Probably a silly guess but my guess none the less….
Larry S. February 13, 2022 At 7:48 pm
This brings up another interesting thought I've never had a reason to delve into. IF you had ADS-B and squawked 7700, are there any areas in the US where there isn't necessarily radar coverage but might have a ground station covering it. I find it hard to believe that in this area of the coast range of NoCal that there wouldn't be some sort of coverage. AND … another reason to be carrying a Garmin InReach emergency box. Finally, maybe the "in" boxes displaying traffic ought to have some way to 'hear' a 7700 squawk and cause something to bring it to a nearby pilot's attention. I'd think that'd be easy to do?
Graeme S. February 14, 2022 At 6:49 am
Any areas? Absolutely. I declared on 121.5 and 7700 over PA one afternoon with an engine out.
During the glide to a nearby runway Binghampton Approach had replied had done the "how many souls on board bit" and I was gliding along. As I dropped among the mountain tops Binghampton offered – "You are dropping below my radar cover – squawk VFR, frequency change approved, good luck"…..
Fortunately a PA State Trooper in his helio had picked up on the situation and worked directly with me to monitor the rest of the glide. (and I made the runway).
I would also surmise that if you can't use an airway below a certain altitude on an IFR plan – it's because the radar coverage is not complete.
Now here is a gotcha. If the USA had insisted on using the full ADSB spec for all aircraft including the upward looking 1090ES that satellites can see – then a lot of the holes would be filled in. But most of us "got away with" 978UAT. Which can only be picked up by a ground station (and other aircraft) and is line of sight. The holes remain.
David B. February 14, 2022 At 7:14 am
ADS-B "rule airspace" begins at 10,000 feet. There is typically coverage in most places down to 5000, but "typical" and "most" still leaves a lot of airspace unmonitored. The ultimate solution is an ADS-B receiver network in orbit, looking down.
H N. February 14, 2022 At 10:25 am
And to add Lake Berryessa is 37 SM west of Sacramento. Go 100 SM west and you are 8 miles out over the pacific ocean.
Lars P. February 14, 2022 At 10:46 am
I'm based at KDWA, about 15 NM east of Lake Berryessa. There are large areas around here where there is zero ADS-B coverage below 3000′, extending inland from the coast around Point Reyes all the way to Sacramento and southeast toward Stockton. Given the number of GA aircraft flying around here at or below 3000′ I continue to be surprised that that hasn't changed.
As for ATC coverage, I've had Travis Approach lose me over Berryessa below 3500′, so that doesn't surprise me either.
There are actually several good landing spots surrounding the lake, but most of them would have you hiking a long way to a ride. I'd want to be in contact with ATC for that reason alone, even if I knew I had a place made.
. February 14, 2022 At 9:47 pm
As an aside: What are we doing still flying the U-2?
Isn't it a Spy Plane?
Did it stay near Beale? Or did it fly to Indio? (Or the US/Canadian border?)
I was told years ago (at an airshow) by an Air Force PR kid that we didn't need the SR-71 Spy Plane anymore because satellites were so good.
Larry S. February 15, 2022 At 12:38 pm
As I was stationed at Beale AFB, I can answer that. The SR-71's were a great platform to do their work but VERY costly to operate. I'm sure the USAF did not want to divest itself of that asset but budgetary constraints on several fronts conspired to seal its fate in the 90's. The U-2 has been upgraded many times over all the 60+ years and is still a viable AND affordable asset. There are times when satellites just won't work and the U-2 fills some of those gaps. I suppose the U-2's was monitoring the same frequency so he stepped in to help?
Thanks. The U-2 Pilot said that he was "on a high sortie." Never having been in the Military, I don't know if that lingo includes a training flight, or if it implies a working (spying) flight.


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Q: Como crear consulta WHERE con varios OR en django? Quiero realizar una consulta WHERE con varios OR en models.filter() pero no se como he usado el metodo extra(where=['...']) pero creo que es no es la mejor forma para comparar columnas de un mismo modelo siendo este una producto de una relación OnetoOne.
Tengo la tablas o modelos examen que se relaciona con resultado el cual tiene los campos primero , segundo , tercero, cuarto , solo me interesan los exámenes en los que el resultado cambio, solo quiero consultar los que son diferentes entre si en orden consecutivo y su valor no sea None.
El sql es así.
SELECT * FROM examen
JOIN resultado rs on resultado.id = examen.codigo
WHERE
 (rs.primero != None AND (rs.primero != rs.segundo AND rs.segundo != None))
 OR (rs.segundo != rs.tercero AND rs.tercero != None)
 OR (rs.tercero != rs.cuarto AND rs.cuarto != None)

Como podría lograr esto de django, estoy haciendo lo siguiente.
models.filter(,,)
      .select_related(,,)
      .extra( where=['resultado__primero' != None,
                     'resultado__primero' != 'resultado__segundo',
                     'resultado__segundo' != None])

Funciona para la primer validación pero  ¿como agrego el OR ? para las otras 2 validaciones o ¿ cual es la forma correcta de hacerlo ?
Ademas realice lo siguiente:.
models.filter(,,)
      .select_related(,,)
      .extra( where=["'resultado__primero' != None
                     AND ('resultado__primero' != 'resultado__segundo'
                     OR 'resultado__segundo' != None )"])

Funciona pero en Django al parecer este .extra(where) sera desatendido y piden que se haga el ticket en https://code.djangoproject.com/query?status=assigned&status=new&keywords=~QuerySet.extra existe una mejor manera de hacerlo, no quiero tener que en meses no tener soporte y seguir haciendo consultas de este forma.

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19 December 2021, 5:05 am ·1 min read
A NEW two-room building will rise on the compound of Puertobello National High School in Tudela town, Camotes Island.
This was after the school was declared as the Fifth District winner of Capitol's Sugbusog sa Eskuylahan district-level competition.
Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia visited the school and checked its Sugbusog garden on Saturday, Dec. 4, 2021.
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Gov. Garcia praised the school for having one of the beautiful Sugbusog gardens in Cebu Province, reported the Capitol-run Sugbo News.
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Vicente Fernández wins a Latin Grammy
While he remains in the hospital where he has been hospitalized for more than three months, the singer Vicente Fernandez conquered this Thursday a Grammy Latino 2021.
During the Premiere of the 22nd edition of the Latin Grammy Awards, which are delivered today in Las Vegas, United States, the "El Charro de Huentitán" was recognized in the category of Best Ranchera / Mariachi Music Album, for "A mis 80's".
Fernández has been hospitalized in Guadalajara since last August, due to a injury in the cervical and a degenerative illness.
According to the most recent update Regarding his state of health, the singer shows an improvement in his spontaneous breathing.
"We are proud to inform you that it has been possible to dissociate from mechanical ventilation (completely remove the respirator) in periods of up to one hour, and that it has increased its pulmonary effort to emit vocalization, which is part of the rehabilitation process. pulmonary, "was reported on November 16 on Vicente Fernández's Instagram account.
Christian Nodal also wins Latin Grammy
In the Mexican regional music section, the Latin Grammys have announced these winners:
Best ranchera / mariachi music album: "A mis 80's", Vicente Fernández.
Best Regional Mexican Song: "Down here", Edgar Barrera, René Humberto Lau Ibarra and Christian Nodal, composers (Christian Nodal).
Best band music album: "We have fun doing the impossible", Grupo Firme.
Best Tejano album: "Pa 'la pista y pa'l pisto, Vol. 2", El Plan.
In the days leading up to today's gala, the Latin Academy has paid tribute to various legends of Hispanic and Latino music with different events in the city of the game.
A) Yes, Rubén Blades was the protagonist on Wednesday of the honorary tribute Person of the Year.
In addition, they presented the Award for Musical Excellence to the Spanish Joaquín Sabina, the Argentine Fito Páez, the Brazilian Martinho da Vila, the Mexican Emmanuel, the Americans Sheila E. and Pete Escovedo, the Dominican Milly Quezada and the Puerto Rican Gilberto Santa Rosa.
With AP information
Reference-www.informador.mx


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Please Note: 7:00 PM Door Time/Show Time 8:00 PM You must be 16 years old or older with a valid ID to enter the Fillmore Auditorium. Valid ID must be government issued and contain your picture and birthdate. There is no entry for anyone under 16 years old!! THE FILLMORE AUDITORIUM IS A GENERAL ADMISSION VENUE WITH LIMITED SEATING AREAS AVAILABLE.


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Koncová rekurze, respektive koncové volání, je v informatice taková situace, kdy posledním příkazem funkce je rekurzivní zavolání sebe sama, respektive jiné funkce. Takové volání může šetřit místo na zásobníku volání, pokud to překladač umožňuje. Při předání řízení do podprogramu je totiž možné nahradit obsah rámce současného podprogramu (z něhož už většina informací nebude potřeba) novým obsahem a předat řízení na začátek podprogramu obyčejným skokem, místo aby se musel starý rámec zachovávat a na vrchol zásobníku navíc ukládat rámec nový.

Z hlediska běžného procedurálního programování je chytrá úprava koncových volání určitou optimalizací umožňující hlubší "zanoření" při rekurzi. Naproti tomu ve funkcionálním programování, kde je místo cyklů obvyklé používat rekurzi, je obvykle chytrý překlad koncových volání zaručen standardy daného jazyka (například ve Scheme). Hluboké rekurzivní zanoření je totiž předpokladem fungování programů a tedy není považováno za optimalizaci, ale za nezbytnou součást překladače.

Příklady syntaxe
Koncové volání může být umístěno zkrátka na úplném konci funkce, například v následující ukázce
function foo(data) {
    a(data);
    return b(data);
}
je volání funkce b koncovým voláním, zatímco volání funkce a není koncovým voláním.

Funkce ovšem může obsahovat i více koncových volání než jedno – podstatné je, že za koncovým voláním následuje návrat z podprogramu. Například v zdrojovém kódu
function bar(data) {
    if ( a(data) ) {
        return b(data);
    }
    return  c(data);
}
jsou volání funkcí b i c koncová, neboť po nich následuje návrat z podprogramu.

Složitější ukázkou jsou následující případy volání funkce a:
function funkce1(data) {
    return a(data) + 1;
}

function funkce2(data) {
    var ret = a(data);
    return ret;
}

function funkce3(data) {
    var ret = a(data);
    return (ret === 0) ? 1 : ret;
}
Ve funkcích funkce1 a funkce3 není funkce a volána koncově, neboť je její návratová hodnota v oněch funkcích zpracovávána a je nutné se do nich vrátit. Naproti tomu ve funkci funkce2 sice figuruje pomocná lokální proměnná, nicméně je zde víceméně zbytečně a pokud to interpret či překladač rozpozná, může volání optimalizovat coby koncové.

Příklady využití
Následující program pro výpočet faktoriálu v jazyce Scheme je napsán tak, že nedochází ke koncovému volání:
;; factorial : number -> number
;; spocita soucin vsech prirozenych cisel
;; mensich nebo rovnych n.
(define (factorial n)
 (if (= n 0)
     1
     (* n (factorial (- n 1)))))
V takovém případě vypadá rekurzivní postup takto:
   zavolání factorial (3)
    zavolání factorial(2)
     zavolání factorial(1)
      zavolání factorial(0)
      návrat s hodnotou 1
     návrat s hodnotou 1
    návrat s hodnotou 2
   návrat s hodnotou 6

Příklad lze ovšem předělat tak, aby byla použita koncová rekurze:
;; factorial : number -> number
;; spocita soucin vsech prirozenych cisel
;; mensich nebo rovnych n.
(define (factorial n)
    (let fact ([i n] [acc 1])
      (if (zero? i)
          acc
          (fact (- i 1) (* acc i)))))
Běh programu pak vypadá takto

   zavolání factorial (3)
    zavolání fact (3 1)
    nahrazení starých parametrů parametry (2 3), skok na začátek "fact"
    nahrazení starých parametrů parametry (1 6), skok na začátek "fact"
    nahrazení starých parametrů parametry (0 6), skok na začátek "fact"
    návrat s hodnotou 6
   návrat s hodnotou 6

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Get your veg on with this stunning veggie lasagne that will fill up even the most die-hard meat-eater.
Preheat the oven to 200°C/180°C fan-forced. Lightly grease a 20 x 26cm (base measurement) baking dish.
Heat the butter and oil in a large frying pan over medium-high heat until foaming. Add the leek, garlic and half the pine nuts. Reduce heat to medium-low. Cook, stirring often, for 5 minutes or until the leek has softened. Add the spinach and grated zucchini. Increase heat to high. Cook, stirring often, for 5 minutes or until spinach wilts and any excess liquid has evaporated. Stir in the basil. Season well.
Whisk the ricotta, cream, parmesan, lemon rind, nutmeg and egg in a bowl until combined. Season well.
Spread a third of the pasta sauce over the base of prepared dish. Sprinkle with a little cheese. Top with a layer of pasta (break to fit if necessary), a quarter of the ricotta mixture and a third of the spinach mixture. Repeat with half the remaining pasta sauce, a third of the remaining cheese, a third of the remaining ricotta mixture and half the remaining spinach mixture. Top with the remaining pasta sauce, half the remaining cheese, half the remaining ricotta mixture and the remaining spinach mixture. Cover with the remaining ricotta mixture. Sprinkle with almost all the remaining cheese.
Layer the zucchini slices in a lattice pattern over the top of the lasagne. Sprinkle with the remaining cheese.
Bake the lasagne for 40 minutes or until it is starting to become golden. Sprinkle with remaining pine nuts. Bake for a further 5-10 minutes or until pine nuts are golden. Set aside for 10 minutes to rest. Serve with baby salad leaves.
Recipe by Alison Adams for Taste Magazine.


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Calvisia clarissima är en insektsart som beskrevs av Ludwig Redtenbacher 1908. Calvisia clarissima ingår i släktet Calvisia och familjen Diapheromeridae. Inga underarter finns listade.

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When her son Thomas Smith reached 14 months, Tania Snare began to suspect he had autism spectrum disorder. It wasn't until he was five years old however, that Thomas was diagnosed and the quest for additional support began.
The Snare-Smiths' journey to diagnosis was fraught with uncertainty. Like many parents of children with autism, Tania spent years attaining confirmation of what she inherently knew - that Thomas' behaviour did not stem from a lack of discipline. Yet without information or strategies, Tania felt powerless to help her son.
This fell into her lap, in the form of a flyer advertising a free Positive Partnerships parent and carer workshop.
Camaraderie, optimism and a sense of pride were the markers of the two-day workshop. "We all had mutual admiration and respect for each other as we are on the autism spectrum journey together," she recalls.
Tania's experience with Positive Partnerships has been heartening, providing her the support and empowerment she so desperately sought.
"I can now voice and express my concerns for Thomas and myself," says Tania, who adds "communication skills in working with Thomas' school and the general public" among her list of key takeaways.
Perhaps though the most rewarding outcome for the Smith family are the subtle signs of progress in Thomas, which for parents of children with Autism are deeply encouraging. Among these are "being invited to birthday parties, attending eisteddfod and walking with his arms around his friends" says Tania of Thomas, proudly.


We are extremely excited about the 2015 Pekarek's Produce CSA! So far, the year has been a muddy mess and today's produce has seen it's fair share of rain. By joining the Pekarek's Produce CSA, you not only receive a weekly bag of fresh and delicious vegetables, but you are also helping to strengthen our local food security, contribute to the local economy and support a small family farm (that's us!) – so THANK YOU.
Hopefully you all know where you are picking up your weekly bag of produce. CSA bags are being picked up on Wednesdays from 4-7pm in Seward at Winter Wonderland, 4-7pm in Lincoln at Schillingbridge Tap and Cork, and 1pm – evening on the farm.
Each week you will go to your pre-selected location (farm, Seward, or Lincoln) and find the Pekarek's Produce bag labeled with your name. We have multiple people with the same last name, so you may have to look for your first initial as well. The following week you will bring back (RETURN) your empty bag and leave it at the site in an empty black crate. You will then be able to pick up a new bag, with your name on it, full of vegetables. This means you will have 2 bags with your name that will be in circulation. It is possible you will have a bag with your name duck-taped on for the first week. This will only be temporary and you will receive your permanent bags in week 2.
For those of you who are new to the CSA, Pekarek's Produce is run by my husband Ryan, and me, Katie. Ryan got a Master's degree from North Carolina State University in Vegetable Production and began raising vegetables in 2004, while in college. In 2009, we began vegetable farming full time. All of the produce is grown on our family land just 14 miles north of Seward. Pekarek's Produce now raises over 50 varieties of crops on approximately 14 acres. With the help of a small local crew, we tackle the many aspects of farming: seeding, transplanting, watering, hoeing, weeding, harvesting and much more. We have three kids (Jacob, Margret, and Michael), who as they get older, help out a little more each year.
Each week, we will have a short newsletter describing some aspect of the farm, from hilling potatoes to building cold frames and more. As Ryan is always covered in dirt or mud, your newsletters will come from me, but if you've ever met Ryan, you can be sure he won't be silent. We look forward to a great season!
Each week there will be recipes available for some of the seasonal vegetables you receive on our blog at pekareksproduce.wordpress.com.
CSA Signups are open!! Get your weekly supply of veggies.
I hope you are as excited as we are…it's time to sign up for your weekly bag of vegetables!
email pekareksproduce@hotmail.com to make a request.
We'd love to talk to you, so if you have any questions feel free to call or stop by the farm. Hope to hear from you soon!
Well its that time of year again when the kids go back to school! This year we have had an excellent, motivated, crew that has put in several hours of weeding, picking, washing, shredding, and prepping your vegetables. Next week, only Ryan and Laura will remain on the farm full time as most of the crew heads off to school.
In the early part of the week Ryan and crew picked and picked and picked! Due to some higher than average demand for our vegetables, that's about all they've had time to do. Ryan has also continued the irrigation marathon that began last month. We continue to put fall crops out into the field and watch as the pumpkins and winter squash take shape and grow.
This week I thought I would share with you some of our work with the Nebraska Department of Agriculture (NDA). In early 2013 we received a grant from the NDA to increase the length of the season we can produce cantaloupe on the farm in Nebraska. This grant assisted us in the purchase of a plastic mulch layer (with drip tape laying abilities) that pulls behind the tractor. We have been testing the success of a variety of plastic mulches, including different thicknesses, textures, materials, and variations on biodegradeable.
In the picture above, Alex is getting the plastic ready to go. One person pulls the two lines of drip tape down and then pulls the plastic under the two side wheels. The person behind the tractor (Alex in this case) then holds the tape and plastic in place until the tractor gets moving. The discs throw dirt onto the sides of the plastic to hold it in place. And we shovel the ends with to keep them from flapping. The first few times we used this required a bit of trial and error in getting the bed prep correct, having the right temperatures outside, the right wind, and the right soil moisture. Now it usually goes out pretty smooth.
Well after the wet spring we had it seems as though the rain has been shut off. So the name of the game at Pekarek's Produce has become IRRIGATION! Amongst all of the other daily and weekly work on the farm, Ryan is now running irrigation non-stop. We irrigate as much of our produce as we can get too in a couple ways. Most of our produce runs off of a drip irrigation system. Last year we purchased a system which we can pull behind a tractor to make a raised bed, which mounds a flat layer of dirt where vegetables can grow, lay down plastic mulch, and pull drip tape at the same time. Not all of the produce is grown on plastic or raised beds however, so much of the drip tape we lay out by hand, which usually entails Ryan or Alex moving a big roll of drip tape and pulling the black tape in a straight line along the vegetables.
Unfortunately, when it did try to rain once during the last week, we instead ended up with ping pong ball size hail followed by peas sized hail for 5-10 minutes. It has definitely done some damage to the fruits that were already set on plants like zucchini, cucumbers, tomatoes, eggplants, and some pumpkins and squash.
Today (July 30) we've also been doing some transplanting. After raising plants in trays under the protection of a plastic greenhouse, they are ready to be planted. We used to take the plants from the trays, crawl on hands and knees, and plant. Now, we have Ryan drive the tractor, with a four person transplanter pulled behind. Two people alternate planting in one row and one or two people follow behind to make sure things were planted correctly.
The transplanter basically has "fingers" on a wheel that move as the tractor moves. A person puts the plants in the finger, the transplanter makes a furrow for the plant to be planted in, and then the transplanter closes it up. All in all, it is a life saver for all of us!
Wow! This has been crazy July weather. We've all been enjoying the seasonally cool weather this summer and have even had some July mornings picking vegetables in sweatshirts. 55 degrees overnight (note the sweatshirts and long sleeves in JULY!) doesn't usually hit at the same time as cucumber and zucchini season. The only downside is that the melons need lots of heat to get a good crop and the tomatoes turn colors a bit slower. Lucky for us, it seems the heat is turning back on this week.
All in all, we are doing well though. Each year, when we have an excess of produce, we make sure to get it to the people who need it. This year, as in years prior, we donate any excess produce to a variety of locations. In an effort to keep it as local as possible, the bulk of our excess produce goes to FoodNet in and around Seward. We are grateful to have such a great organization in the community which to help us distribute the produce.
We are sure you've been enjoying your weekly produce bags, but now's the time to start thinking about what you will eat this winter. Are you interested in canning or freezing this summer? We have cucumbers, green beans, cabbage, beets, sweet corn, and peppers available in bulk orders for freezing or canning. Bulk pricing for these crops and more is available. Give us a call (40two 6 four 1-33 zero 5) and we can arrange special pick up/delivery or if you give us a couple days notice, we can have your bulk order ready at the time of your CSA pick up.
You all know we love our CSA members, but you may not know where the rest of our vegetables go. Today I wanted to tell you about a couple other places our vegetables end up throughout the year. Most Saturdays throughout the year, you will see one or two people coming through the market with black and white, vertical striped, puffy pants and neat white jackets with their first name in black cursive on them. That's Kevin and or his sous chef from the restaurant Bread & Cup, a restaurant in the Haymarket that opened in 2007. Each Saturday, this restaurant features a Market Meal. Kevin walks through the market looking at what is seasonal and then decides what will be on the menu that night, much like you as CSA members don't know what vegetables you will have to cook with until you open your CSA bag. We like to think it's a little bit like Christmas:) At the restaurant, Pekarek's Produce vegetables have been used in anything from grilled zucchini to roasted potatoes to sautéed turnips and kohlrabi with parsley to sweet and sour carrots to a creamed spinach and beet medley and more.
We also deliver vegetables to an indoor farmer's market and CSA in Omaha called Tomato Tomato. At this location we are usually harvesting anywhere from 500 to 1000 shares of one or two vegetables. One week we might bunch 1000 beets and the next week it might be 500 pounds of green beans. You can be sure that this keeps everybody on their toes.
And speaking of Omaha, we still have one high tunnel structure to get home, but with all of the farm activities we have not yet accomplished this. We've already got plans for how we will be using this and the other high tunnels we brought home in pieces for next year! Tomatoes are starting to produce very well now, but next year we will put many more under the cover of a new high tunnel. The tomatoes are still grown in the ground (real dirt) but high tunnels passively (no heater) provide additional 2-4 degrees of heat during the early growing months, protect the crop in case of wind or hail, and help us to have more tomato crop earlier.
We also are excited to say that we've started harvesting sweet corn as of this past week. We didn't quite have any by our July 4 goal, but we are happy none the less. Everybody has their favorite way of cooking sweet corn – mine being on the grill, out of the husks and brushed with olive oil so that it gets that nice smoky, charred flavor. But for our newer members who may still be experimenting with vegetables this year, you may try something simple. We recommend getting your water to a rolling boil. Boil the corn for 3 minutes, turn the burner off and let the corn sit for 6-7 minutes – then eat! No need to wait 30 minutes for boiled corn on the cob, its just that quick!
We hope you all enjoy your produce this week and love to hear from you on how you are doing! We appreciate your continued participation in the CSA.
Well, we survived the 4th of July weekend and even had some time to enjoy the fireworks!
The greenhouse is about half full of transplants that we are growing for the fall. The weather is great for growing transplants, but as the temperatures heat up, we find ourselves watering the greenhouse several times of day just to keep the temperatures inside the greenhouse down and the plants growing. So far, everything is looking good!
We caught another very small shower this week, but with rain forecasts on the low side for this week, we are preparing ourselves to start the watering marathon. Typically by this time of year we have been watering for a long time, so we are feeling pretty lucky at this point.
Pickling cucumbers have really started to produce as of this week. Pickling cucumbers are different than slicing cucumbers in the way that they have been bread. We grow several varieties of each as our form of insurance. If we have total crop failure of one variety of cucumber, hopefully the other varieties can compensate for the loss.
Finally, the crew had a "fun" time harvesting 500+ bunches of beets this week! In addition to our favorite Pekarek's Produce CSA we also participate in a large CSA based out of Omaha which leads to harvesting large amounts of produce.
This past week has been all about continuing the momentum here on the farm. There have been no major ups or downs, but consistency is the name of the game in the marathon vegetable season we run at Pekarek's Produce.
We survived yet another round of storms that came through on Friday night into Saturday morning. Some of the crops have seen some damage, been flooded and are being exposed to disease "growing" weather, but all-in-all it looks excellent around the farm.
The remainder of the high tunnels have been torn down in Omaha. We got one more greenhouse drug home in pieces and have one more to go. They will sit in a nice little pile until the late fall when we are ready to begin construction.
The sweet corn continues to get closer to harvest and we've started picking on the tomatoes under plastic, although the yields are still relatively low. We have also begun the zucchini harvest, again with low yields at this point. Peas are done L but green beans should begin to come off in around a week or so. We are also about ready for potatoes to be harvested – Yukon Gold, Kennebec, and Norland Red. We continue to harvest good looking cabbage, broccoli, and cauliflower among the rest. Oh – and did I mention the 9 foot tall cucumber plants we are picking off of in the high tunnel… these are just cool to look at! Enjoy your produce!
It seems like we've been in full swing on the farm for a long time now.
Alex, Ryan and myself went to Omaha to tear down three greenhouses that Ryan found for us to purchase. It was an all-day event involving a bobcat, power tools, hammers, pliers, and a lot of grunting. In this picture, one of the small structures is already torn down completely and we have the other two partially completed. The two small tunnels are 14 X 96 and will likely function as high tunnels instead of greenhouses. That means there won't be a heater or fans in the buildings, but they will be passively heated by the sun. The third larger building is approximately 30 X 96-ish and hopefully can be built into a greenhouse. More than likely we won't begin work on these projects until late fall, preferably just before the ground freezes.
In addition to the labor in Omaha this week, we have been working on seeding cabbage and broccoli for the fall. Our fall crops will not only provide for some season extension, but also allows us the opportunity to work with grocery stores and dining halls.
If you didn't know, the first day of summer was this week and we are officially moving away from spring. That means that pea season is almost over already. Although that makes many of us sad, it is not a bad deal for the crew that picks ALL THOSE PEAS! And with pea season ending, we are even closer to sweet corn, melon, and tomato season! The sweet corn is tasseling in the field and starting to silk and the tomatoes are blush red in the tunnel. It's time for a changing of the vegetable seasons at Pekarek's Produce!
We are excited to say that last week has been a busy and productive week at Pekarek's Produce. With the warm weather and sun (most days) everything has been growing like gangbusters. We are also happy to say that your produce bags are nice and full.
The farm is in full swing by June with harvesting crops, planting new crops, and weeding – not to mention other maintenance activities. One question we often get on the farm is what variety of a certain vegetable do we plant and when do we plant. While there are certain things that are pretty standard, like planting kohlrabi and radishes in the spring and fall, most of our plantings occur many, many times. The same piece of ground may have green onions in the spring and then have fall beets. And when it comes to variety selection, the process occurs all year, takes weeks to prepare and then order and rarely includes any less than three varieties of each vegetable!
As for a weather update, we have estimated that our farm has received 17+ inches of rainfall since April 1, a significant portion of that falling sideways and some of it bringing pea-sized hail along with it. While this has caused washouts, a few small crop losses, and stunted growth for certain vegetables, it has also put some crops further ahead than they would typically be at this time of year. All-in-all, the farm is doing excellent and been very fortunate!
Finally, we will again be inviting all of our CSA members out to the farm for a tour this year. Even if you made it to last year's tour, there have been a lot of changes. Plants are in different locations, we have new strawberries in the field, we have one new greenhouse on the farm and have moved a high tunnel over to our location. It may not even look like the same place! The date is not set for the tour yet, but look for more information in next week's newsletter.
Do you have a vegetable you've never eaten in your bag? Not sure what to do with kohlrabi? Maybe you've never had a beet in your grown-up life? Check out pekareksproduce.wordpress.com for recipes on all of these vegetables and more. And if you have a recipe you'd like to share, let us know – we'll put the recipe up on the blog!


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3.2.6. Maintaining its accuracy and, where necessary, kept up to date;
3.2.7. Retaining personal information only for as long as is necessary for both legal and/or regulatory reasons or, for other legitimate purposes – expressly agreed;
3.2.8. Respecting an individuals' rights in relation to their personal information, including their right to access;
3.2.9. Maintaining its security and accessibility;
3.2.10. Only transferring personal information outside the EU in circumstances where it can be adequately protected and is necessary.
3.2.11. The application of the various exemptions allowable by the current data protection legislation;
3.2.12. Developing and implementing a PIMS to enable the policy to be implemented effectively;
4. Notification
4.1. Teknicare Ltd. has notified the Information Commissioner that it is a data controller and that it processes certain information about data subjects.
4.2. Teknicare Ltd. Registration Number is ZA195990.
4.3. The ICO notification is renewed annually each July.
4.4. The Managing Director is responsible, each year, for reviewing the details of notification, in the light of any changes to Teknicare Ltds activities (as determined by changes to the Data Inventory Register and the management review) and to any additional requirements identified by means of data protection impact assessments.
4.5. The policy applies to all Employees/Staff of Teknicare Ltd. such as outsourced suppliers. Any breach towards the GDPR or this PIMS will be dealt with under Teknicare Ltd disciplinary policy and may also be a criminal offence, in which case the matter will be reported as soon as possible to the appropriate authorities.
4.6. Any third parties working with or for Teknicare Ltd., and who have or may have access to personal information, will be expected to have read, understood and to comply with this policy. No third party may access personal data held by Teknicare Ltd. without having first entered into a data confidentiality agreement, which imposes on the third-party obligations no less onerous than those to which Teknicare Ltd. is committed.
5.1. Territorial scope – the GDPR will apply to all controllers that are established in the EU (European Union) who process the personal data of data subjects, in the context of that establishment. It will also apply to controllers outside of the EU that process personal data to offer goods and services or monitor the behavior to data subjects who are resident in the EU.
5.2. Establishment – the main establishment of the controller in the EU will be the place in which the controller makes the main decisions as to the purpose of its data processing activities. The main establishment of a processor in the EU will be its administrative center. If a controller is based outside the EU, it will have to appoint a representative in the jurisdiction in which the controller operates, to act on behalf of the controller and deal with supervisory authorities.
5.3. Personal data – any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person ('data subject'); an identifiable natural person is one who can be identified, directly or indirectly, in particular by reference to an identifier such as a name, an identification number, location data, an online identifier or to one or more factors specific to the physical, physiological, genetic, mental, economic, cultural or social identity of that natural person.
5.4. Special categories of personal data – personal data revealing racial or ethnic origin, political opinions, religious or philosophical beliefs, or trade-union membership, and the processing of genetic data, biometric data for the purpose of uniquely identifying a natural person, data concerning health or data concerning a natural person's sex life or sexual orientation.
5.5. Data controller – the natural or legal person, public authority, agency or other body which, alone or jointly with others, determines the purposes and means of the processing of personal data; where the purposes and means of such processing are determined by Union or Member State law, the controller or the specific criteria for its nomination may be provided for by Union or Member State law.
5.6. Data subject – any living individual who is the subject of personal data held by Teknicare Ltd.
5.7. Processing – any operation or set of operations which is performed on personal data or on sets of personal data, whether or not by automated means, such as collection, recording, structuring, storage, adaptation or alteration, retrieval, consultation, use, disclosure by transmission, dissemination or otherwise making available, alignment or combination, restriction, erasure or destruction.
5.8. Profiling – is any form of automated processing of personal data intended to evaluate certain personal aspects relating to a natural person, or to analyse, or predict that person's performance at work, economic situation, location, health, personal preferences, reliability, or behaviour. This definition is linked to the right of the data subject to object to profiling and a right to be informed about the existence of profiling, of measures based on profiling and the envisaged effects of profiling on the individual.
5.9. Personal data breach – a breach of security leading to the accidental, or unlawful, destruction, loss, alteration, unauthorised disclosure of, or access to, personal data transmitted, stored or otherwise processed. There is an obligation on the controller to report personal data breaches to the supervisory authority and where the breach is likely to adversely affect the personal data or privacy of the data subject.
5.10. Data subject consent – means any freely given, specific, informed and unambiguous indication of the data subject's wishes by which he or she, by a statement or by a clear affirmative action, signifies agreement to the processing of personal data.
5.11. Child – the GDPR defines a child as anyone under the age of 16 years old. The processing of personal data of a child under 13 years of age is only lawful if parental or custodian consent has been obtained.
5.12. Third party – a natural or legal person, public authority, agency or body other than the data subject, controller, processor and persons who, under the direct authority of the controller or processor, are authorised to process personal data.
5.13. Filing system – any structured set of personal data which are accessible according to specific criteria, whether centralised, decentralised or dispersed on a functional or geographical basis.
6.1. Teknicare Ltd. is a data controller and data processor under the GDPR.
6.2. The Managing Director is responsible for developing and encouraging correct information handling practices; responsibilities of which are set out within individual job descriptions.
6.3. The Managing Director is responsible for ensuring overall compliance with data protection legislation and best practice can be demonstrated.
6.4. The Managing Director has specific responsibilities in respect of procedures such as the Subject Access Request procedure and is the point of call for Employees/Staff seeking clarification on any aspect of data protection compliance.
6.5. Compliance with data privacy legislation is the responsibility of all active employees of Teknicare Ltd. whom process personal information on behalf of the data controller.
6.6. All staff are responsible for ensuring that any personal data supplied by them, and that is about them, to Teknicare Ltd is accurate and up-to-date.
7. Risk Assessment
7.1. To ensure that Teknicare Ltd. are aware of any risks associated with the processing of the variable types of personal information we hold and process.
7.2. Teknicare Ltd. has a process for assessing the level of risk to individuals associated with the processing of their personal information. Assessments will also be carried out in relation to processing tasks undertaken by other organisations on behalf of Teknicare Ltd Teknicare Ltd. shall manage any risks which are identified by the risk assessment to reduce the likelihood of a non- conformance with this policy.
7.3. Where a type of processing, uses new technologies and taking into account the nature, scope, context and purposes of the processing is likely to result in a high risk to the "rights and freedoms" of natural persons, Teknicare Ltd. shall, prior to the processing, carry out an assessment of the impact of the envisaged processing operations on the protection of personal data.
7.4. A single assessment may address a set of similar processing operations that present similar high risks.
7.5. Where, as a result of a Privacy Impact Assessment, it is clear that Teknicare Ltd. is about to commence processing of personal information that could cause damage and/or distress to the data subjects, the decision as to whether or not Teknicare Ltd may proceed must be escalated for review to the Managing Director.
7.6. Appropriate controls will be selected and applied to reduce the level of risk associated with processing individual data to an acceptable level, by reference to the requirements of the GDPR.
8. Data protection principles
8.1. All processing of personal data must be done in accordance with the following data protection principles and any/all supplementary policies and procedures determined to offer additional mitigation steps;
8.1.1. Personal data must be processed lawfully, fairly andtransparently.
8.1.2. Demonstrate a transparent and easily accessible policies relating to the processing of personal data and the exercise of individuals' "rights and freedoms". Information must be communicated to the data subject in an intelligible form using clear and plain language.
8.1.3. The specific information that must be provided to the data subject must as a minimum include:
8.1.3.1. the identity and the contact details of the controller and, if any, of the controller's representative;
8.1.3.2. the contact details of the Data Protection Officer, where applicable;
8.1.3.3. the purposes of the processing for which the personal data are intended as well as the legal basis for the processing;
8.1.3.4. the period for which the personal data will be stored;
8.1.3.5. the existence of the rights to request access, rectification, erasure or to object to the processing;
8.1.3.6. the categories of personal data concerned;
8.1.3.7. the recipients or categories of recipients of the personal data, where applicable;
8.1.3.8. where applicable, that the controller intends to transfer personal data to a recipient in a third country and the level of protection afforded to the data;
8.1.3.9. any further information necessary to guarantee fair processing.
8.1.4. Personal data can only be collected for specified, explicit and legitimate purposes.
8.1.5. Data obtained for specified purposes must not be used for a purpose that differs from those formally notified to the Information Commissioner as part of Teknicare Ltd GDPR registration.
8.1.6. Personal data must be adequate, relevant and limited to what is necessary for processing.
8.1.7. The Managing Director is responsible for ensuring that information, which is not strictly necessary for the purpose for which it is obtained, is not collected.
8.1.8. All data collection forms (electronic or paper-based), including data collection requirements in new information systems, must be approved by the Managing Director.
8.1.9. If data is given or obtained that is excessive or not specifically required by Teknicare Ltd., the Managing Director is responsible for ensuring that it is securely deleted or destroyed.
8.1.10. Personal data must be accurate and kept up to date.
8.1.11. It is also the responsibility of individuals to ensure that data held by Teknicare Ltd. is accurate and up-to-date. Completion of an appropriate registration or application form etc. will be taken as an indication that the data contained therein is accurate at the date of submission.
8.2. Employees/customers should notify Teknicare Ltd. of any changes in circumstance to enable personal records to be updated accordingly. It is the responsibility of Teknicare Ltd. to ensure that any notification regarding change of circumstances is noted and acted upon.
8.3. The Managing Director is responsible for making appropriate arrangements that, where third party organisations may have been passed inaccurate or out-of-date personal information, for informing them that the information is inaccurate and/or out-of-date and is not to be used to inform decisions about the individuals concerned; and for passing any correction to the personal information to the third party where this is required.
9. Personal Data Format
9.1. Personal data must be kept in a form such that the data subject can be identified only as long as is necessary for processing.
9.2. Personal data will be retained for the period the data subject is a customer/client of Teknicare Ltd.
10. Data Processing
10.1. Personal data must be processed in a manner that ensures its security
10.2. Appropriate technical measures shall be taken against unauthorised or unlawful processing of personal data and against accidental loss or destruction of, or damage to, personal data.
10.3. These controls have been selected based on identified risks to personal data, and the potential for damage or distress to individuals whose data is being processed.
10.4. Security controls will be subject to audit and review.
10.5. Personal data shall not be transferred to a country or territory outside the European Union [EU] unless that country or territory ensures an adequate level of protection for the 'rights and freedoms' of data subjects in relation to the processing of personal data.
10.6. The transfer of personal data outside of the EU is prohibited unless one or more of the specified safeguards or exceptions apply.
11. Copyright/IP Rights
11.1. All rights, in the Teknicare Ltd. website, its customer Portals and its contents, are owned by or licensed to Teknicare Ltd., or otherwise used by Teknicare Ltd. as permitted by applicable law.
11.2. By accessing Teknicare Ltd webpages, it is under the agreement that access towards its contents are solely for private use and not for any commercial or public use.
11.3. Except as permitted above, all rights and contents are available under the pretext that they're not to be copied, stored in any medium (including in any other website), distributed, transmitted, re-transmitted, broadcast, modified, or shown in, without the prior written permission of Teknicare Ltd. or in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988.
12. Safeguards
12.1. An assessment of the adequacy by the data controller of its safeguards are carried out, addressing the following factors;
12.1.1. the nature of the information being transferred;
12.1.2. the country or territory of the origin, and ultimate destination, of the information;
12.1.3. how the information will be used and for how long;
13. Accountability
13.1. The GDPR introduces the principle of accountability which states that the controller is not only responsible for ensuring compliance but for demonstrating that each processing operation complies with the requirements of theGDPR.
13.2. Specifically, controllers are required to maintain necessary documentation of all processing operations, implement appropriate security measures, perform PIAs (Privacy Impact Assessment), comply with requirements for prior notifications, or approval from supervisory authorities and appoint a Data Protection Officer if required.
14. Data subjects' rights
14.1. Data subjects have the following rights regarding data processing, and the data that is recorded about them;
14.1.1. To make subject access requests regarding the nature of information held and to whom it has been disclosed.
14.1.2. To prevent processing likely to cause damage or distress.
14.1.3. To prevent processing for purposes of direct marketing.
14.1.4. To be informed about the mechanics of automated decision-taking process that will significantly affect them.
14.1.5. Not to have significant decisions that will affect them taken solely by automated process.
14.1.6. To take action to rectify, block, erased, including the right to be forgotten, or destroy inaccurate data.
14.1.7. To request the ICO to assess whether any provision of the GDPR has been contravened.
14.1.8. The right for personal data to be provided to them in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format, and the right to have that data transmitted to another controller.
14.1.9. The right to object to any automated profiling without consent.
14.2. Data subjects may make data access requests by submitting a Subject Access Request form available for download from Teknicare Ltd website.
15.1. Data Subjects whom wish to complain to Teknicare Ltd. about how their personal information has been processed may lodge their complaint directly with the Managing Director. All complaints must be done in writing.
15.2. Data subjects may also complain directly to the Information Commissioners Office.
16.1. Teknicare Ltd understands 'consent' to mean that it has been explicitly and freely given, specific, informed and unambiguous indication of the data subject's wishes by which he or she by statement, or by a clear affirmative action, signifies agreement to the processing of personal data relating to him or her. The consent of the data subject can be withdrawn at any time.
16.2. Teknicare Ltd. understands 'consent' to mean that the data subject has been fully informed of the intended processing and has signified their agreement, while in a fit state of mind to do so and without pressure being exerted upon them. Consent obtained under duress or on the basis of misleading information will not be a valid basis for processing.
17. Security of data
17.1. All Employees/Staff are responsible for ensuring that any personal data which Teknicare Ltd. holds and for which they are responsible, is kept securely and is not under any conditions disclosed to any third party unless that third party has been specifically authorised by Teknicare Ltd to receive that information.
17.2. All personal data should be accessible only to those who need to use it. You should form a judgment based upon the sensitivity and value of the information in question, but personal data must be kept:
17.2.1. in a lockable room with controlled access; and/or
17.2.2. in a locked drawer or filing cabinet; and/or
17.2.3. if computerised, password protected; and/or
17.2.4. stored on (removable) computer media which are encrypted
17.3. Care must be taken to ensure that PC screens and terminals are not visible except to authorised Employees of Teknicare Ltd
17.4. Manual records may not be left where they can be accessed by unauthorised personnel and may not be removed from business premises without explicit written authorisation. As soon as manual records are no longer required for day-to-day client support, they must be removed from secure archiving.
17.5. Personal data that have reached their retention date are to be shredded and disposed of as 'confidential waste'. Hard drives of redundant PCs are to be removed and immediately destroyed.
17.6. Processing of personal data 'off-site' presents a potentially greater risk of loss, theft or damage to personal data. Employees must be specifically authorised to process data off-site by the Managing Director.
18. Rights of access to data
18.1. Data subjects have the right to access any personal data (i.e. data about them) which is held by Teknicare Ltd. in electronic format and manual records which form part of a relevant filing system. This includes the right to inspect confidential personal references received by Teknicare Ltd., and information obtained from third-party organisations about that person.
18.2. Subject Access Requests are dealt with as per the published Subject Access Request Form, available through our Website, or upon request.
19. Disclosure of data
19.1. Teknicare Ltd. must ensure that personal data is not disclosed to unauthorised third parties which includes family members, friends, government bodies, and in certain circumstances, the Police. All Employees should exercise caution when asked to disclose personal data held on another individual to a third party. It is important to bear in mind whether disclosure of the information is relevant to, and necessary for, the conduct of Teknicare Ltd's business.
19.2. The GDPR permits certain disclosures without consent so long as the information is requested for one or more of the following purposes;
19.2.1. to safeguard national security;
19.2.2. prevention or detection of crime including theapprehension or prosecution of offenders;
19.2.3. assessment or collection of tax duty;
19.2.4. discharge of regulatory functions (includes health, safety and welfare of persons at work);
19.2.5. to prevent serious harm to a third party;
19.2.6. to protect the vital interests of the individual, this refers to life and death situations.
19.3. All requests to provide data for one of these reasons must be supported by appropriate paperwork and all such disclosures must be specifically authorised by the Managing Director.
20. Disposal of records
20.1. Personal data must be disposed of in a way that protects the "rights and freedoms" of data subjects (e.g. shredding, disposal as confidential waste, secure electronic deletion).
21.1. For any/all enquiries relating to this policy or any data privacy practices carried out by Teknicare Ltd., please contact the Managing Director. All communications are to be made in writing.
21.2. The Data protection officer is: Steve Bellamy, Managing Director and can be contacted in writing by: steve@teknicare.co.uk or Teknicare Ltd., 199 Godstone Road, Whyteleafe, Surrey, CR3 0EL.
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It's been well documented: death and taxes are a certainty for all of us. While perhaps true, another inevitable, unavoidable experience of life is change. During my career I have had the opportunity to experience change myself, observe others navigate change, and like others, have had good and bad experiences in the process.
Many years ago I had the honor of learning the model for "Adapting to Change" from my mentor/teacher: Col. Milton Toratti, a highly-decorated Army Veteran from the Vietnam Era. As a humble man, Milt would likely be upset with me for sharing his name, let alone mentioning the multiple Bronze Stars, Silver Star, and Purple Heart he earned during his service to our country.
As the architect of this model, in my opinion, I submit he deserves credit. The colonel's model begins with the basic premise that in the course of everyone's life it is inevitable there will be disruption. This disruption evolves in two forms: External Disruptions, caused by events in the environment around us - such as natural disasters, weather, markets -- that are outside our emotional sphere. Internal Disruptions involve matters of the heart. These include violations of core values, are sometimes triggered by unmet needs and caused by players in our life who violate our trust, question our character, or lack respect for who we are. Observable symptoms of Internal Disruptions involve displacement activities such as: substance abuse, addictions, infidelity, and emotional and mental breakdown.
In either case, both external and internal disruptions lead to heightened sense of anxiety and uncertainty, and trigger the human emotion of fear. Many of us show up with a number of innate fears such as the fear of falling or the fear of loud noises. While not all inclusive, I would share the following additional fears: Conflict, Losing Control, Failure, Loss, Hurting Others, Change, Security, Future, Mortality, Not Meeting Expectations, Not Having the Answer, Not Fitting in or Being Accepted, Being Labeled Incompetent or Unprofessional, Being Judged by Others, Not Being Loved, etc.
The black hole of fear and blame can consume some people but when they become open to working beyond this phase, there are three potential avenues for exit. The initial choice: "Can't we simply go back to the way things used to be?" While perhaps an attractive option, it is seldom realistic as TIME has passed, conditions have changed and a new approach becomes mandatory.
A second choice is Termination. With this option, people elect to exit their current condition. This might mean leaving a job, ending a relationship, or in very extreme cases might involve suicide.
A third, and more sustainable choice, requires multiple steps that result in personal growth, enhanced leadership, peace of mind, and an improved future state.
Step 1: Share Information. This requires a commitment from all parties to abide by professional rules of engagement, communicate in a respectful fashion, ask great questions, be willing to listen with an open mind, and search for the common interest from which a new approach can be built. A neutral third-party or outside experts can add value to this step assisting players to abandon their fear, cease the blame game, and sincerely collaborate to build a sustainable plan.
Step 2: Develop Expectations. The second step requires process to develop consensus around core values, mission, vision, goals and objectives. As options evolve, it is important to prioritize them and capitalize on early wins. Highly effective teams then work on tactical and strategic plans to implement what has been agreed to.
Step 3: Define Roles and Responsibilities. Team members must align on who does what, who reports to whom, who has authority, who we consult with, who needs to be informed, etc. In a perfect world, org charts and job descriptions document this section of work.
Courage: The emotional, gut commitment to the project and the willingness to do the right thing while making the necessary sacrifices.
Step 5: Measure Productivity. Team members must align on how progress will be measured and be willing to hold themselves and others accountable to the metrics designed. Leadership should create a "dashboard" that is accessible and kept current so behaviors can be adjusted as needed.
Step 6: Achieve Stability. With the successful execution of the preceding steps, the team will achieve a new sense of stability. Observable symptoms will include: sincere team engagement, client satisfaction, quality products and service, high returns on investment, high morale, positive attitudes, adherence to core values, and a sense of peace.
As the colonel often reminded me: "Change is inevitable. Growth is optional" and "People do not determine their futures, they determine their habits, and their habits determine their futures." While not always easy or instinctual, I believe understanding and adhering to process outlined above will not only help smooth out transitions and adjust to changes, it will prepare your team for growth and a bright future.
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January 2, 2020 | Commentary
Why taxpayers should support expanding the GAO
Congress approved $1.4 trillion in new spending last week to avoid another government shutdown over the holidays. Taxpayers are right to be wary whenever Congress pulls out its checkbook. But when it comes to one important line-item, budget hawks should be rooting for more funding, not less.
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) serves as Congress's watchdog and plays a critical role in holding the federal government accountable to the American people. In November, the comptroller general issued the annual Performance and Accountability Report for FY2019, which found that GAO's work, "yielded a record $214.7 billion in financial benefits — a return of about $338 for every dollar invested in GAO."
Congress has provided $630 million in new funding for GAO — a $40 million increase. This new spending will help support the comptroller general's efforts to modernize oversight and improve Congress's ability to anticipate and address critical challenges.
Since 2014, GAO's work has produced $340 billion in savings and more than 6,400 improvements in program and operational improvements across the government, according to the comptroller general's February testimony before Congress.
In addition to its traditional auditing work, GAO recently established a science, technology, assessment, and analytics (STAA) team. The STAA team is focused on enhancing Congress's capacity to assess emerging technologies, auditing federal science and technology programs, and using advanced analytics to improve auditing.
Earlier this month, Dr. Timothy M. Persons, GAO's chief scientist and managing director of science, technology assessment, and analytics, testified that, "GAO will continue to build its capacity to respond to congressional demand. STAA's current staff level is about one-half of what was outlined in the April 2019 plan submitted to Congress."
Besides saving taxpayers money in the long run, increasing appropriations for the GAO – and investing new resources in the STAA team, in particular – will improve Congress's ability to tackle the challenges and opportunities posed by modern science and technology, rather than leaving such matters to executive agencies.
For example, the STAA team recently hired a chief data scientist, who is charged with using data analytics to support existing audit capabilities, including for upcoming reviews of improper payments across government agencies. GAO also created a Center for Strategic Foresight in 2018 focused on "identifying, monitoring, and analyzing emerging issues facing policymakers."
First, enhancing auditing through advanced analytics will improve Congress's ability to prevent waste, fraud and abuse — GAO's bread and butter. But increasing GAO's ability to provide technical services will also strengthen Congress's ability to conduct oversight of the many executive agencies that have jurisdiction over technical matters.
Lacking sufficient technical expertise, Congress has historically tended to defer to executive agencies. This, in turn, leaves Congress ill-equipped to grapple with many of the most pressing issues that confront it, from cybersecurity and weapons development to artificial intelligence and genetic engineering, to name only a few. As a result, Congress becomes a mere "rubber stamp… of the administrative branch of government," as one member memorably put it, rather than a coequal branch of government.
Second, improving Congress's technical capability can also help it to anticipate changes in science and technology. Importantly, the STAA team is positioned to provide key support to Congress and federal agencies to address key high-risk areas, such as protecting national security technology.
Enhancing GAO's science and technology capabilities complements the House of Representatives' Select Committee on the Modernization of Congress's bipartisan and unanimous recommendation for "reestablishing and restructuring an improved Office of Technology Assessment." A well-resourced Government Accountability Office STAA team need not be a replacement for recreating and modernizing the Office of Technology Assessment, which many members have advocated for. In fact, both STAA and OTA could mutually support the legislative branch's efforts to improve its oversight of the federal government and address the nation's science and technology challenges.
It may seem counterintuitive to ask fiscal conservatives to support expanding Congress's capabilities, especially at a time when resources are scarce and the national debt is $23 trillion. But investing in GAO will yield long-term savings and better equip the Constitution's first branch to do its job.
Garrett Johnson is co-founder and executive director of Lincoln Network. M. Anthony Mills is director of science policy at the R Street Institute.
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