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Christie vetoes voter modernization in New Jersey, civil forfeiture in Arkansas, and how Wyoming saved itself into deficit: US state blog round up for 7 – 13 November
USAPP Managing Editor, Chris Gilson, looks at the week in US state blogging. Click here for our weekly roundup of national blogs.
This week in Rhode Island, RIFuture reports that the state's Governor, Gina Raimondo has caused thousands of the state's families to lose abortion coverage after the Ocean State's governor mandated that state insurers must now offer one insurance plan that does not cover abortion at every level that they offer a plan which does. They say that this has allowed insurers to re-enroll subscribers into new health plans if their previous plan no longer exists, leaving 9,000 without abortion coverage.
Heading west to the Constitution State, My Left Nutmeg writes that 'making sh*t up' is the new normal in Connecticut politics, citing Governor Dannel Malloy and the state's fiscal crisis. They say that Malloy's financial fixes – which included tax hikes and budget cuts – didn't fix the state's budget problems, though that did not stop him stating that they did whilst campaigning last year.
Governor of New York State, Andrew Cuomo Credit: Diana Robinson (Flickr, CC-BY-2.0)
In the Empire State this week, State of Politics looks at the Executive Power of Governor Andrew Cuomo. They say that Cuomo has bypassed the legislature to increase the minimum wage for state workers to $15 by 2021, something state Republicans have criticised him for.
New Jersey was in the news this week after GOP Governor, Chris Christie, vetoed the state's Democracy Act, reports PolitickerNJ. The bill would have modernized voting in the Garden State, reducing barriers by instituting automatic and online voter registration. They say that the state's recent election had the lowest turnout on record, providing further evidence that New Jersey is facing a crisis of voter disengagement. Writing from the other side of the political spectrum, Save Jersey argues Tuesday that the state's Republican Party can't win elections without taking on the Democrats. They say that the New Jersey GOP needs to stop standing for Democrat policies which got the state into its financial troubles.
Looking west to Pennsylvania, Raging Chicken Press writes that a controversial 'Police Protection Bill' is poised to sail through the state's legislature. The bill would mean that officers who use force or shoot people – but are not charged – will only have their name made public through a right to know process after an investigation is concluded.
On Monday this week, Political Maryland argues that state Democrats' recent call for the state's budget surplus would make it possible for GOP Governor, Larry Hogan, Jr. to reverse his earlier decision to cut $68 million in school aid is the political equivalent of beating a dead horse – it's just not going to happen.
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Moving south to the Georgia, Peach Pundit says that state legislators are struggling with the idea of 'conflict of interest'. They give a number of examples of General Assembly members using their roles to benefit their own private business; these include one representative who is part of a consultancy firm which received $284,000 to reorganize a state agency, and another who funneled nearly 50 percent of their campaign donations to their printing company.
In Alabama this week, Yellowhammer reports that Governor Robert Bentley has, after spending the first four years of his governorship, stated that he is looking at expanding Medicaid in the state. Bentley has also said that it will cost the state $710 million over the next six years to expand Medicaid, something that would have to be funded out of either taxes or cuts – neither of which seem likely from the state's conservative lawmakers.
On Monday, Saint Peters blog has the news that in 249 people were shot by Florida authorities in 2013 and 2014, with 162 being fatal.
Moving westwards to The Natural State, The Arkansas Project looks at a new study which has shown that the state is the worst in the US for civil forfeiture. Civil forfeiture means that law enforcement can seize property from owners suspected or involved in a crime, without actually being charged.
In Louisiana this week, Something Like the Truth says that the state's US Senator – and gubernatorial candidate – has gone from being the state's most feared Republican, to its most loathed. They comment that whole Vitter began 2015 as the favorite to take over from the outgoing GOP Governor, Bobby Jindal, he is trailing his Democratic rival, John Bel Edwards by 17 points, and faces prostitution allegations.
Ohio's Plunderbund writes Tuesday that the state's Attorney General, Mike DeWine has cost the Buckeye State $1.3 million in attorney's fees defending the state's gay marriage ban.
Heading up to Michigan, Eclecta blog has the news that the state's Senate has passed a bill which would ban straight ticket voting, and has also added a $1 million appropriation bill, meaning that it is referendum proof under state law. Research has shown that ballot design can have a huge influence on voter participation.
Progress Illinois reports Friday that the state's Finance Authority has agreed to use $12 million to make payments to state vendors and 911 services who have been affected by the long-running budget impasse in Springfield.
Credit: Ted McGrath (Flickr, CC-BY-NC-SA-2.0)
Wisconsin's Political Environment this week says that state lawmakers have proposed needed rail safety measures after two trains derailed over the weekend, causing an oil and a chemical spill. The Badger State currently has only one full time rail inspector to cover 3,000 miles of track.
Last week saw President Obama finally kill of the Keystone XL pipeline, which would have transported Canadian tar sands to the Gulf of Mexico via some Midwestern states. Blog for Iowa wonders if North Dakota's Bakken crude – which would also require a pipeline – is a replacement for Keystone XL.
MN Progressive Project also talks Keystone XL. They look at the pipeline's politics in the North Star State, and argue that most people who backed the nixed pipeline were basing their opinions on the claims of the project's backers.
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Colorado's The Spot says that deliberations over the state's $27 billion budget include a focus on the state's hospital provider fee. By converting the fee into an enterprise fund, they sat, it would be exempted from state revenue caps, which would make room for more spending.
On Tuesday, WyoFile looks at recent comments from Wyoming state legislator, Cathy Connolly (D) that the Equality State has saved itself into a deficit. They say that the legislature's savings policies have created a situation whereby cuts are having to be made in order to fill the state's savings accounts.
Montana's MTCowgirl has the news this week that the state's junior US Senator, Steve Daines (R) supports the expansion of Medicaid in the state, and will oppose any legislation to repeal Obamacare that would conflict with it.
Heading west, Strange Bedfellows says that Washington Governor, Jay Inslee has already raised $2.9 million towards his 2016 reelection campaign, but claims that his likely GOP challenger, former Seattle Port Commissioner, Bill Bryant has a head start. Bryant has so far only raised $703,000.
In the Golden State this week, Fox & Hounds says that many Californian companies are headed for greatness – just not in California. They argue that the state's business environment is wracked by regulation, taxes, and anxiety about what future changes to both. Staying in California, Flashreport argues that the state is paying people not to work, in the form of a much higher disability unemployment rate than was the case in 1971.
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New Middle East export credit agency readies for rollout
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The Saudi government approved regulations for the creation of a Saudi Export-Import Bank (Saudi Exim) last week, as the export credit agency (ECA) readies to open its doors to Saudi exporters, despite concerns remaining around the transparency of the kingdom's finances.
Since it was first announced by the Saudi Export Development Authority (Seda) in 2017, Saudi Exim has been pegged as the catalyst for developing the kingdom's non-oil exports, an objective which closely aligns with the country's Saudi Vision 2030 initiative – a comprehensive plan to reduce its dependence on oil, diversify its economy, and develop public service sectors such as health, education, infrastructure and tourism.
Seda secretary-general, Saleh Al-Solami, previously said in a statement that Saudi Exim "will help boost the development of exports through the financing of both foreign and local exporters and importers".
According to the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (Opec), Saudi Arabia has approximately 18% of the world's proven petroleum reserves, while its oil and gas sector accounts for roughly half of its GDP and about 70% of export earnings. Aside from petroleum, Opec says the kingdom's other resources include natural gas, iron ore, gold and copper.
"Saudi is looking to support its exports and it is important to have a robust strategy in order to do that – and Saudi Exim will be a critical part of that," Sean Bowey, head of global trade and receivables finance products at SABB told GTR in Dubai at the GTR Mena conference last week. "The launch date was originally slated for the end of 2019 or early 2020 as its systems and bylaws were being approved."
Al-Solami stresses that Saudi Exim will not compete with commercial banks, as it will look to offer support in high-risk markets, or in markets that are not backed by some commercial banks, as reported by international Arab newspaper Asharq al-Awsat last August.
Bowey agrees that there has been no friction so far between the new ECA and commercial banks in the kingdom: "Not that I'm aware of and, typically, there's room for banks and ECAs to work together, it should be complimentary. We're engaged and we'll be working together I imagine."
The rollout of a Saudi ECA follows that of Etihad Credit Insurance (ECI), the UAE's export credit agency, which was launched at the start of 2018 with similar aims to diversify the UAE's export basket away from oil.
Speaking on a panel at the event, Bowey said that Saudi Exim has been co-ordinating with ECI as it sets up.
Given Saudi Vision 2030, which could be compared with other national development programmes in the region, such as Kuwait Vision 2035, UAE Vision 2021 and Qatar National Vision 2030, Bowey says it comes as no surprise that the kingdom has taken the step to launch its own ECA. "It's part of an overall strategy and if you look at the individual initiatives, they all weave together. A lot of thought has gone into how all of these things fit together and so it doesn't surprise me because the government has considered the many different facets for the development of trade and the broader society," he says.
HSBC's head of export finance for Mena, Manav Futnani agrees, telling GTR "it's a really good thing". "If you're not familiar with the region, then some take the view of why do you need export finance? Why do you need an export credit agency when you export oil, which the region does in large, but if you look at countries, for example the UAE and particularly Dubai, there's a massive amount of non-oil export happening. If the government is putting in place institutions and organisations that can help facilitate that export, and level the playing field with OECD countries that have their own ECAs, it can only be a good thing."
Concerns over state finances
Bowey explains that Saudi Vision 2030 is enabling a more transparent kingdom in terms of processes linked to financing trade. "It is getting much more so [transparent] across trade finance. With the government introducing an e-platform for guarantees, an electronic marketplace for receivables for government contracts and a digital marketplace for payables, all of which are visible online and backed by changes in the legal process, it makes things more transparent and provides more opportunities for banks to finance with confidence."
While trade finance activity is becoming more transparent, thus making it trickier for companies in the region to engage in trade finance-related fraud and easier for commercial banks to finance with confidence, broader concerns remain around how transparent Saudi is about its state finances.
German-based NGO, Transparency International says, in a blog post based on its 2019 corruption report published last month, that countries like Saudi that have rich resources and which rely on the sale of those assets rather than tax revenue are less likely to act in accountable ways.
It adds that Saudi's general auditing bureau is not answerable to any elected body, meaning outsiders and citizens don't know "how much of the state budget ends up in the pockets of the ruling family".
According to the Financial Times last June, state-owned oil giant Saudi Aramco was reported to be clarifying the amount of ministerial expenses paid by the company ahead of its IPO, which took place in December on the Tadawul (the Saudi stock market) and saw it sell 1.5% of its shares, which made it the world's most valuable listed company. "These expenses have been effectively hidden for years by Aramco," one source said in the report prior to the IPO. "In the event of an initial public offering, do you want any of this stuff out there? The answer is no."
Transparency International's Corruption Perceptions Index 2019, a measure of perceived levels of public sector corruption by experts, shows that the kingdom has marginally improved in the index from 49 to 53 – 0 being highly corrupt and 100 labelled "very clean". But it adds that Saudi's score "does not reflect the myriad problems in the country, including a dismal human rights record and severe restrictions on journalists, political activists and other citizens".
Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has pushed through social and economic reforms as part of plans to update the kingdom and attract foreign investment since he was appointed de facto leader in June 2017. Later that year, in December, the government revealed it was lifting a 35-year ban on cinemas, with plans to open more than 300 movie theatres by 2030. The following June, the kingdom ended a ban on women driving cars, resulting in a sharp increase in the country's automotive imports. However, the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi in October 2018 at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul by Saudi agents came as a major setback to progress made, raising serious questions over the conduct of the Saudi government.
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How much have you saved for retirement for 2017?
There is still time to boost your savings. And at the same time set goals for what you can set aside next year.
While 2017 contributions to workplace plans such as a 401(k) or 403(b) have ended as of December 31, 2017, you can put money into an Individual Retirement Account until April 17, 2018.
It's always wonderful when grandparents can help with college costs, but they have to be careful to avoid hurting their grandchildren's chances for financial aid.
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Venezuela Army Ready to Protect State by All Means Amid Trump's Threats
The Venezuelan Armed Forces are ready to take all necessary steps to protect the country following US President Donald Trump's statement about possible military action against the country embroiled in domestic political turmoil, Venezuelan Defense Minister Vladimir Padrino Lopez said Monday.
MOSCOW (Sputnik) – On Friday, Trump told reporters that the United States will not rule out taking military action against Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro's government amid ongoing deadly protests in Venezuela. At the same time, Pentagon spokesperson Eric Pahon said that the US Department of Defense had not been ordered to take military action against the Latin American state.
"The Armed Forces of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela reiterate their peaceful intentions, but confirm their sacramental oath to sacrifice themselves protecting the homeland and its institutions if required," Lopez said.
The Venezuelan official said that that his ministry condemned the statements of Trump and considered them as "one of the most significant threats" in regards to Caracas.
Venezuela has been facing mass deadly protests since spring. In late July, the election of delegates to the National Constituent Assembly, which would be in charge of rewriting the country's Constitution, took place at the initiative of Maduro. The election of the body criticized by the opposition has resulted in the escalation of protests and more victims.
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Are unemployed young Londoners facing racial discrimination during their job search?
Ethnic minority applicants have to send 60 per cent more applications to get a positive response from employers compared to their white counterparts, David Cohen writes
宽hen Gopal Singh applied for a job as a hotel receptionist last month, the interviewer asked him a question that put him on edge: "How do I know if I give you the job that you won't go back to your home country within six months?"
For Gopal, who had emigrated from 印度 to the 英国 as a young child, this was a blatant case of racial discrimination. It was the 61st job he had applied for since being let go as a night porter at the start of the pandemic and it made him wonder what part racism had played in his failure to land a job.
Gopal's story stood out because it was an example of blatant racial discrimination whereas most racial discrimination is rarely able to be identified as the reason for the failure to get hired. Almost all the jobless black and Asian youth we spoke to as part of our joint 独立的 和 Evening Standard investigation into unemployment could never be sure of the reason they had been unable to land a job.
一种 2019 study by the Centre for Social Investigation at Oxford University's Nuffield College revealed that ethnic minority applicants have to send 60 per cent more applications to get a positive response from employers compared to their white counterparts. Other curriculum vitae studies have shown that the "ethnic penalty" may be even higher.
But whether the racism is overt, hidden from sight or masquerades as unconscious bias, the fact is that more than 37 per cent of economically active black Londoners 老龄化 16-24 are jobless, compared to the average rate of 11.7 per cent of youth countrywide. Today we speak to two young black Londoners who are part of this disturbing jobless statistic and have powerful stories to tell – yet cannot be certain what role their ethnicity has played, if any, in their failure to get hired.
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Tamika's story
In the first 19 years of her life, Tamika has had to overcome more disadvantages than many people face in a lifetime. Brought up in a single-parent household in north London, 三个孩子中的老大, Tamika would often awake in the morning to a note left by her mother saying she had "gone away for a few days" – leaving her, at age 13, to wake her siblings, prepare breakfast, and walk them to school. Her preparations for GCSEs were severely disrupted by having to leave school early to pick up her siblings from primary school because her mother had "gone off again". 经过 16, life with her dysfunctional – and sometimes physically violent – mother had become so intolerable that she was taken into care.
Tamika would argue that all this "life experience" has made her into a resilient young woman ready for the world and when you meet her, you are immediately struck by how bright, vivacious and positive she is – despite making more than 50 unsuccessful job applications in the last two years.
Recently though, Tamika endured an interview to work in an Italian restaurant that left her fuming. "I arrived for the interview keen to make a good impression, but it soon became apparent that the guy was more interested in propositioning me than hiring me. He started to ask me weird questions about whether I was single and available and details about my last relationship. I suddenly realised that instead of interviewing me, he was coming onto me. I made my excuses and left."
That interview aside, it is hard to know whether Tamika's ethnicity – born in London of Caribbean descent – or gender has been a limiting factor in her failure to find employment "because in most cases you apply but never hear back".
Tamika has only had two in-person interviews – she didn't hear back from either
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她说: "I live in a small room in shared accommodation with no space for a desk so I do applications from my bed. All the jobs I apply for, I either get an automated message saying "sorry, you were unsuccessful" or I hear nothing at all, so I have no clue why I have not succeeded and whether I have lost out to genuinely more experienced candidates or not."
Stylishly dressed in distressed jeans and softly spoken, Tamika added: "After GCSEs, of which I passed only three and failed English and Maths, I did level 2 和 3 hairdressing at Uxbridge College to become a stylist. Then Covid hit. I've applied for loads of jobs including hairdressing jobs but haven't got anywhere. I don't know why. Of my 10 friends who did hairdressing, three have got jobs. Recently I have been broadening out and applying for anything, including warehouse and restaurant work, but still, no progress to report."
Tamika scored two in-person interviews, including the disastrous one at the pizza restaurant, and one phone interview with 亚马逊 to work night shifts in their warehouse. "I never heard back from any of them," 她说.
How has she been? "It affects a lot of things, not just your self-esteem. You have no money so you don't go out with friends as much, so you feel more isolated and that makes you a bit depressed. I try to stay hopeful and tell myself that nobody's life is perfect and that my future will be good. I will do all the crappy jobs nobody wants just to get on the first rung so I can be somebody and earn money and feel good. When I left college, I never thought it would be so hard to get work. I just need someone to believe in me and give me that first step."
Tyrone's story
Tyrone did well in his GCSEs, scoring six Bs and 3 Cs, and he went to university to study sports science but dropped out because "it wasn't for me". The black British 22-year-old, brought up by a disabled single mother in a low-income west London household, preferred to start earning than rack up loans. So he secured barista work for £9.50 an hour and pursued his passion as a rap artist. But a year later 冠状病毒病 hit and after being furloughed, he was laid off. He hasn't worked in 19 月.
"I thought that because I was smart at school, the world was my oyster and I would quickly get on the career ladder, but it's not been that easy," 他说. "I have made over 30 job applications since lockdown eased and have managed to get just five interviews, mostly over Zoom, but no jobs."
他加了: "After the interview, I always feel like I've messed up, like I am an idiot." Asked if ethnicity was a factor, he shrugged. "It's difficult to read the room because it's not face-to-face but it often feels like there is some sort of hidden barrier. I don't know if that's because it's over Zoom but I take the view that my problem is that I lack interview skills and don't always prepare well. I tend to blame myself."
Despite doing well in his GCSEs, Tyrone has not worked for 19 月
The process of being unemployed and stuck at home for so long during Covid had impacted "his personality", 他说. "I used to be more outgoing and confident and optimistic, but the constant failure has made me more of a loner. I felt like I had nothing to say to friends. I kept away."
It led to a lack of routine and a loss of self-discipline. "I started to stay up very late watching movies and playing Fifa on PlayStation, sometimes until 4am. I would wake up at lunchtime time feeling like sh** and lacking motivation. I would look at my sister who studied medicine and my friends who went to uni and I would feel life was passing me by."
To keep his spirits up and break out of this negative cycle, Tyrone started to go for early morning walks and volunteering as a youth worker. "Nature was my helper. I started waking up early and getting out for a walk and a workout in the park. I feel I am back on a good path."
His dream career is to make it in the music business "or help elevate other artists", but he has learned that he loves youth work and is seeking a job in that field. "You forget what it's like to feel effective," 他说. "I never thought it would be this crazy hard."
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package com.angui.exam.social;

import android.app.Activity;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.util.Log;
import android.widget.Toast;

import com.weibo.sdk.android.Oauth2AccessToken;
import com.weibo.sdk.android.Weibo;
import com.weibo.sdk.android.WeiboAuthListener;
import com.weibo.sdk.android.WeiboDialogError;
import com.weibo.sdk.android.WeiboException;

public class SinaWeiboOAuthV2 extends Activity {
	private Weibo mWeibo = Weibo.getInstance(CONSUMER_KEY, REDIRECT_URL);
	private static final String CONSUMER_KEY = "3124960049";// 替换为开发者的appkey,例如"1646212860";
	private static final String REDIRECT_URL = "http://apps.weibo.com/exam_android";
	public static Oauth2AccessToken accessToken;
	public static final String TAG = "sinasdk";

	@Override
	protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
		// TODO Auto-generated method stub
		super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
		mWeibo.authorize(SinaWeiboOAuthV2.this, new AuthDialogListener());
	}

	class AuthDialogListener implements WeiboAuthListener {

		@SuppressWarnings("rawtypes")
		@Override
		public void onComplete(Bundle values) {
			String token = values.getString("access_token");
			String expires_in = values.getString("expires_in");
			SinaWeiboOAuthV2.accessToken = new Oauth2AccessToken(token,
					expires_in);
			if (SinaWeiboOAuthV2.accessToken.isSessionValid()) {
				try {
					@SuppressWarnings("unused")
					Class sso = Class
							.forName("com.weibo.sdk.android.api.WeiboAPI");// 如果支持weiboapi的话,显示api功能演示入口按钮
				} catch (ClassNotFoundException e) {
					// e.printStackTrace();
					Log.i(TAG, "com.weibo.sdk.android.api.WeiboAPI not found");

				}
				new SinaWeiboMethods(SinaWeiboOAuthV2.this)
						.saveOauthV2(accessToken);
				Toast.makeText(SinaWeiboOAuthV2.this, "认证成功",
						Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
				finish();
			}
		}

		@Override
		public void onError(WeiboDialogError e) {
			Toast.makeText(getApplicationContext(),
					"Auth error : " + e.getMessage(), Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
		}

		@Override
		public void onCancel() {
			Toast.makeText(getApplicationContext(), "Auth cancel",
					Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
		}

		@Override
		public void onWeiboException(WeiboException e) {
			Toast.makeText(getApplicationContext(),
					"Auth exception : " + e.getMessage(), Toast.LENGTH_LONG)
					.show();
		}

	}
}

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The Flaxmere College curriculum is contributing to increased student retention and educational success. Students experience a highly inclusive environment that is responsive to their academic, social and cultural aspirations. The college is effectively led and governed to promote ongoing improvement and achievement of strategic priorities.
Flaxmere College, Te Kareti o Paharakeke, provides a whānau learning environment for 360 students in Years 7 to 13. Māori students comprise 78% of the roll and Pacific students 18%. Since the 2012 ERO review a Service Academy has been established and a Teen Parent Unit was opened in 2014.
The college is highly inclusive of students, whānau, kopu tangata and the wider community. Whanaungatanga, the core charter value, provides a strong foundation for sustaining and enhancing student inclusion, learning and development.
Te ao Māori and celebration of Pacific language and customs permeate the college environment and show how the cultures of students and the community are valued. Ako underpins affirming, reciprocal relationships between teachers, students, their peers and the wider community.
The motto, 'Success is the Only Option', articulates the collective school and community desire for students' purposeful learning through a responsive curriculum.
Students have developed shared aspirations and competencies to guide their success. FLAX stands for 'focus on learning, lead by example, act with respect and excel'. Student leadership contributes to the positive culture of the school. Sporting, cultural and academic leaders model pride in their identity and promote the college motto and values.
Improving students' educational success is at the heart of school decision-making. Leaders and teachers continue to strengthen their effectiveness in using assessment information to raise achievement levels.
Data is used to identify students needing support to meet the National Standards and curriculum level expectations. The 2014 and 2015 data shows that many students in Years 7 to 10 are working towards these. All stakeholders agree greater acceleration of achievement for these students in literacy and mathematics is necessary to allow choice in pathways as students move through the school.
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ERO's evaluation supports the school's self identified need to strengthen teachers' use of data to plan for individual needs and accelerate progress.
Achievement in the National Certificates of Educational Achievement (NCEAs), Levels 1 and 2 improved in 2014. At Level 1, overall performance was above the national results. At Level 2, performance was similar. Leaders recognise that working to raise achievement at Level 3 and University Entrance, and increasing the numbers of students attaining endorsements to lift the quality of achievement, is necessary. The increasing retention of students in the senior school is likely to assist with improving numbers attaining leaver qualifications.
Annual charter targets and actions have been developed to support school priorities and improved achievement. Strengthening target setting to support deeper analysis of assessment information to identify what promoted or hindered student progress, is needed.
Families and whānau are well supported by regular information about the school's curriculum and student achievement. Teachers' comments in written reports highlight student learning, progress and achievement. Written reports for students in Years 7 and 8 should be reviewed to ensure they are clear for parents and support their understanding of achievement in relation to the National Standards.
Whānau conferencing was introduced in 2014 as an additional strategy for promoting student success. The timing of the conferences during the year is resulting in high levels of whānau participation. Students are increasingly taking the lead. Identifying learning goals and discussing these with whānau is helping to promote meaningful partnerships for fostering students' educational success.
Student mentoring supports individual understanding of achievement levels and promotes connections with, and inclusion in, school life. Close relationships with adult mentors encourage students to take responsibility and monitor their pathways.
The Flaxmere College curriculum is increasingly responsive in promoting and supporting student learning.
Te ao Māori and the uniqueness of Pacific cultures are present in all aspects of the vision, values and curriculum experiences. The college whakatauki: 'Tungia te ururua kia tupu, whākaritorito te tupu o te harakeke - Relinquish whatever hinders progress, to ensure success', is evident in ongoing changes to the curriculum. Developments place student success at the centre to all facets of decision-making.
Students experience meaningful and relevant learning opportunities linked to individual pathways. Credits gained contribute to NCEA qualifications. Students experience success across a range of subject areas. Community partnerships developed with local industries, tertiary providers and Ngāti Kahungunu support students' learning and future pathways.
Teachers have comprehensive guidelines for teaching and learning. These have been collaboratively developed and are understood as the Flaxmere Way. School leaders implement performance management processes purposefully to build consistency of effective teaching practice across the school.
Professional learning groups support teachers to share strategies that improve the achievement of targeted learners. Teachers' reflections on practice are helping them to consider how well their strategies accelerate achievement.
Pastoral-care systems are effectively used to respond to individual student needs and foster wellbeing. Teachers, students and whānau work together to manage challenges and support student involvement at school.
Students with special education needs receive appropriate support and intervention. Staff and external agencies collaborate to address specific needs and foster achievement.
Improving student attendance is a key priority. Clear tracking and monitoring processes are in place. To support these, a target should be set to raise attendance.
Community engagement has been effectively encouraged. Partnerships have been developed with families/whānau through the kaumatua and kuia advisory group, Ngāti Kahungunu Iwi Incorporated and Pacific community leaders. School leaders and trustees respond well to information gathered through consultation. Partnerships provide a range of views to bring to decision-making.
Flaxmere College is well placed to sustain and continue to improve its performance.
The principal leads effectively and maintains the focus on improving outcomes for students, the school and community. She is building sustainable curriculum practices. Senior leaders support achievement of the school vision. They facilitate improved practices to progress the strategic and annual priorities.
Performance management processes are comprehensive. Teachers receive specific feedback, identifying strengths and strategies to develop. Involvement in literacy professional learning and development has contributed to teachers' awareness and inclusion of literacy in their daily practice.
Self review informs ongoing improvement. Systems and practices support senior leaders to effectively plan, monitor and reflect on student outcomes. Use of research and indicators of best practice enable school personnel to compare their current practice and make informed changes. Building the review practice of curriculum leaders across the school should enable departments to more fully evaluate their performance in promoting students' educational success.
Trustees are committed to inclusive practices and improving student success. The charter, strategic and annual plans focus on key priorities. Trustees use reports on progress and outcomes to inform their decisions.


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Avella Specialty Pharmacy Recall Lawsuit
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September 9, 2013 – The U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) announced today that Avella Specialty Pharmacy is currently recalling certain lots of Avastin and vancomycin after an investigation revealed that these medications may not be sterile. Patients treated with contaminated Avastin or vancomycin processed by Avella may develop life-threatening bacterial infections.
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According to the FDA press release, problems were uncovered during an inspection of Front Range Laboratories, which is Avella's independent third-party testing lab. As a result of these issues, Avella has discontinued its relationship with Front Range. Medications affected by this recall include:
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IPRA Code of Athens – the first international code of public relations ethics: Its development and implementation since 1965.
Watson, T., 2013. IPRA Code of Athens – the first international code of public relations ethics: Its development and implementation since 1965. In: EUPRERA Congress, 3--5 October 2013, Barcelona, Spain.
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In 1965, the International Public Relations Association (IPRA) adopted the International Code of Ethics, which became known as the Code of Athens (IPRA 2001). The Code was authored by Lucien Matrat, a French public relations pioneer, and reflected a hopeful, post-World War 2 ethical framework with its strong linkage to the United Nation's Universal Declaration of Human Rights of 1948 (IPRA, 1994). A code of ethics was an early strategic imperative of IPRA, established 10 years before, and was coupled with a Code of Conduct, known as the Code of Venice of 1961 (IPRA, 1961, 2009). Both codes were adopted by many national public relations associations and widely promoted. Amongst the recipients of presentation copies of the Code of Athens were Pope Paul VI and government leaders. The Code was simultaneously adopted by the Centre Européenne des Relations Publiques (CERP). Bowen (2007) says it was based on "general moral principles of ethical behavior, such as the focus on dignity, respect, and human rights" (p. 1). Using sources from the IPRA archive, which only became available in 2011, and an interview with the sole surviving IPRA founder, the paper explores the Code's evolution and its subsequent implementation and modification. A feature of the debate within IPRA about the Code was whether it was a statement of moral standards or a statement of ideals to which members should aspire. Prominent IPRA members from Anglo-American countries considered that the Code, while laudable, was unenforceable and impractical. In 1968, the Code was amended and made less rigorous. In the late 1990s, IPRA members from Eastern Europe and the Middle East asked for a "simple English" version as the Code's language, originally translated from French, was considered difficult to comprehend. There was a further revision in 2009. In 2011, IPRA consolidated the Codes of Venice, Athens and Brussels into a single, 18-point code (IPRA, 2011). IPRA's archive (to 2002), however, does not show any disciplinary application of the Codes to its members and their conduct over 37 years from 1965. The paper also considers the historical issues of preparing and implementing deontological ethical statements for public relations (Bowen, 2007; Budd, 1991; Fitzpatrick and Bronstein, 2006; IPRA, 2007; Parsons, 2005; Seib and Fitzpatrick, 1995).
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Флаг Ле́жневского муниципального района Ивановской области Российской Федерации — опознавательно-правовой знак, служащий официальным символом муниципального образования.

Флаг утверждён 2 июля 2009 года решением совета Лежневского муниципального района № 40 и внесён в Государственный геральдический регистр Российской Федерации с присвоением регистрационного номера 5573.

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«Флаг Лежневского муниципального района представляет собой прямоугольное полотнище с отношением ширины к длине 2:3, рассечённое горизонтально на два поля (соотношение верхнего к нижнему 2:1): верхнее червлёное (красное), нижнее зелёного цвета. Основные цвета флага Лежневского муниципального района повторяют цвета и металл геральдического поля щита его герба. В центре флага размещена серебряная колокольня, у основания колокольни на зелёном фоне положен золотой Меркуриев жезл».

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Флаг муниципального образования «Лежневский муниципальный район» составлен на основании герба Лежневского муниципального района, утверждённого Союзом геральдистов в 1996 году и внесённого в Государственный геральдический регистр Российской Федерации за № 156, по правилам и соответствующим традициям геральдики и отражает исторические, культурные, местные традиции и особенности.

76 метровая колокольня Троицко-Знаменской церкви, построенная в 1823 году в ознаменование победы русского народа в Отечественной войне 1812 года — самая яркая архитектурно-историческая особенность посёлка — является, своего рода, «визитной карточкой» Лежнево.

Положенный Меркуриев жезл говорит о названии райцентра — посёлка Лежнево, возникшего в старину на перепутье важных сухопутных торговых путей, когда многочисленный торговый люд останавливался здесь на отдых, постой (по старославянски — «лежа»). Отсюда и название посёлка и района.

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7 of the longest-running primetime scripted series in U.S. history
By Christine Persaud	 July 9, 2016
Gunsmoke (20 seasons) Running for 20 seasons from 1955 through to 1975 on CBS, with a grand total of 635 episodes, Gunsmoke is the only western to make the list. And while Law & Order, next on the list, managed to sneak in just as many seasons, Gunsmoke still takes the cake for live action dramas in the U.S. with far more episodes. Interestingly, the show began as a radio series before making its way to the small screen (which was, back then, a really small screen). It's disheartening that an animated show managed to knock Gunsmoke off its pedestal in terms of longest-running show. But the show is celebrated to this day. In 2006, CBS and Paramount Home Entertainment released three DVD box sets to honor Gunsmoke's 50th anniversary.
Law & Order (20 seasons) This NBC police procedural and legal drama came onto the scene long before cop and legal dramas gained their stranglehold on primetime television. While the show was officially cancelled in 2010 after 20 seasons and 456 episodes, one can't deny the impact it has had for the genre. Law & Order inspired many others of the same ilk, from CSI, to Criminal Minds, and its own direct spinoff, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, which makes the list as well. SVU, as the show is known by fans, continues to air after 17 seasons and 389 episodes. Perhaps the most iconic thing to come out of Law & Order, however, is the signature "dun-dun" sounds that signifies scene changes throughout each episode. When it only takes two, simple notes to recognize a show, you know it's made a significant impact.
South Park (19 seasons) A second animated series on the list is the satirical and crude South Park, which has been running for 19 seasons and 267 episodes, and is still going strong on Comedy Central. While The Simpsons presents adult content in a relatively masked manner, South Park holds nothing back, tackling any topic with as much prejudice, mockery, and "toiler humor" as writers and creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone can muster. This isn't an animated show you watch with the kids, nor is it for the faint of heart or the easily offended. It's a wonder some episodes even made it past censors, striking a nerve with everything from mockeries of religious groups to racial slurs. But clearly, viewers who truly understand the purposely-distorted focus of the show are amused, and continue to be entertained by the bright-eyed, potty-mouthed young characters.
Lassie (17 seasons) Ah, Lassie. It's the lovable, loyal rough collie dog that goes on adventures with her bevy of friends, including both animals and humans. Running 547 episodes over 17 seasons on CBS, from 1954 through to 1971, the show saw Lassie move from one young boy owner to another, traveling on her own, landing with a group of United States Forest Service Rangers, and finally living in a children's home for orphaned boys. Wherever she was, though, Lassie brought sheer joy. She was one of the first animals to reach true "star" status, and make us believe that a dog was really trying to "tell us something" by barking or tugging on a shirt sleeve. Lassie paved the way for those of the canine persuasion to become bona fide entertainment royalty.
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (15 seasons) Having just been cancelled last year after a stellar 15 seasons and 335 episodes on CBS, this crime drama captured viewers' attention by focusing on one of the less glamorous, but more fascinating, aspects of crime: the crime scene investigation. The show teetered on the line for what is considered acceptable for primetime TV, touching on controversial topics and featuring graphic violence that some thought was a bit too graphic for regular network television. But without CSI, there may not have been a Dexter. While its now also-cancelled spin-offs CSI:Miami, CSI: New York, and CSI:Cyber, weren't quite as high caliber as the original, the series was a staple on our TV screens throughout the '00s.
ER (15 seasons) NBC's ER ran for 15 seasons from 1994-2009, over a total of 331 episodes. Arguably known best as the show credited with making George Clooney a superstar and bona fide heartthrob, ER tackled real-life medical issues from the perspective of an emergency room, and was often lauded for its realism - the focus was on the treatment, not on the patients and their back-stories, or heavy drama for the sake of entertainment. Today, so many others follow in its footsteps, including Grey's Anatomy, which is on currently on track to overtake ER as the longest-running medical drama on TV. Now in its 12th season, Grey's is just three seasons shy of snagging the title.
Honorable mentions Along with several other series, like The Jack Benny Program (1950-1965, CBS), Bonanza (1959-1973, NBC), Dallas (1978-1991, CBS), and Knots Landing (1979-1993, CBS), the list of scripted TV series in the U.S. that have run for quite some time is lengthy. And many of those that made the top 20 are still on the air today, poised to inch up the ladder. Family Guy, for example, is in its 14th season on Fox. And several series are currently in their 11th seasons, including Criminal Minds (CBS); Supernatural (WB, CW); Bones (Fox), and American Dad (Fox). Though it's hard to imagine any other scripted series managing to achieve such a stellar run as The Simpsons, it's clear that good writing can ensure a great series enjoys a long and healthy life on TV. And sometimes you don't even need great writing. WWE's episodic Monday Night Raw has not run as long as The Simpsons, but it has a lot more episodes, numbering more than 1,000 since its debut in 1993.
Every television show has an expiration date. While a fantastic series sometimes ends before viewers think it should (hello, Breaking Bad), others linger on well past their best-by date (That '70s Show, anyone?) But some simply continued to dish out great storylines, haul in viewers, and enjoy long, successful runs, from start to eventual finish.
Most of the longest-running series on TV are news programs: Meet the Press has been running for an impressive 68 years, giving it the title of longest-running show, across all genres, in U.S. history. Today has been going for 64 years (and counting). Late night talk shows also make the grade. The Tonight Show celebrates 61 years on the air, making it the longest-running talk show worldwide. And who can forget the weird world of wrestling. But primetime scripted series have managed to stand the test of time, too.
From a show about a lovable dog to a risqué animated series, here are 7 of the longest-running U.S. scripted primetime series of all time, based on the number of years they were (or have been) on the air. (Keep in mind this list is limited to just U.S. scripted series that aired – or currently air – during primetime hours.)
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