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CEO reportSunscreen standard updatedCross sectoral step innovating Australia's economyRespiratory protective equipment Digital Trade Standards updateThe road ahead for electric vehiclesRevised fraud and corruption control standardNEXTgen 2021–22: Application deadline extendedThe value of Australian Standards: six-month check-inLaunching soon: My SA ProfileFormer CEO included on Queen's Birthday Honours listIn Conversation with Enzo AlfonsettiInternational updateSector updateDrafts open for comment
CEO report
Whilst the end of the financial year is often a time of reflection and planning for the future, this year many organisations are repeating 2020. The re-emergence of COVID-19 in many states over the last few weeks has disrupted the lives of many people across the country. This includes the staff and contributors of Standard Australia. Importantly, however, our office has successfully migrated to working from home again.
This seamless move underpins the agility and commitment of all teams across the organisation. I am confident that regardless of the duration, we will be able to continue to deliver for our contributors and end users. I know this temporary setback is disappointing to many, including our dedicated committee members, but we will adjust as needed, as many times as necessary.
I would like to sincerely thank all our contributors who took the time to attend our contributor forums in May and June 2021. Thanks to their participation, we had very insightful sessions and received valuable feedback for continuous improvement in standards development.
Before this current outbreak, I, along with many others, participated in the Vinnie's CEO Sleepout in Sydney. The focus is of this initiative awareness of the problem of homelessness and fund raising to support the work of frontline volunteers helping the homeless in Australia. Thank you to all who supported the fundraising effort for me and others. Collectively, this initiative raised more than $9m for this important cause.
— Adrian O'Connell, Chief Executive
Sunscreen standard updated
Being sun-safe is a way of life for many Australians, with sunscreen a necessary household item given our high UV (ultraviolet) levels.
Recently revised standard AS/NZS 2604, Sunscreen Products – Evaluation and Classification, included a thorough revision by health, government, and industry experts to align with technological updates and international guidance on testing methods and labelling requirements for sunscreen products, including the water resistance and UV filtering requirements
Read more in our media release.
Cross sectoral step innovating Australia's economy
ISO/TC 184, Automation and Integration Systems, covers a broad remit, touching on all sectors of the economy from mining, to energy, data management systems, advanced manufacturing, and ICT. The far-reaching relevance of this committee provides a key pathway for a diversified Australian economy as well as increased innovation in the energy and natural resources sector.
Australia's mining sector in particular is well placed to reap significant benefits from Australia's participation in automation and systems integration international standards.
To gain a better understanding of ISO/TC 184, read our recently published article.
Respiratory protective equipment
Domestic manufacture and supply of critical personal protective equipment (PPE) has been a key focus for industry and health stakeholders during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Standards Australia technical committees have worked hard to review recently published international standards, adopting several for Australian use, notably in regard to respiratory devices.
Until all relevant international standards are considered, AS/NZS 1716:2012, Respiratory protective devices, will remain current, unless expressly specified by a regulatory or legislative requirement. Relevant technical committees will then work with stakeholders to decide on an appropriate transition period.
Read more in our recent statement.
Digital Trade Standards update
For the third consecutive year, Standards Australia is partnering with the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT), the Australian APEC Study Centre at RMIT University, and Access Partnership to deliver a four-part workshop on Digital Trade Standards. This initiative aims to expand bilateral connections by working with the national standards bodies and stakeholders of all ten ASEAN member states.
The workshops will provide guidance on focused topics through expert guest speakers and practical coursework.
Learn more about our work in this space on the ASEAN-Australia Digital Trade page.
The road ahead for electric vehicles
Electric vehicles are gaining popularity worldwide, with an estimate that they could make up 20–50% of car sales in Australia by the early 2030s.
Standards Australia was a key partner in the Australian Energy Market Operator's Vehicle Grid Integration Taskforce, which sought to undertake a review of the gaps that exist nationally and internationally when it comes to electric vehicles integrating with the Australian electricity grid, before they become mainstream.
Read more in our article.
Revised fraud and corruption control standard
Fraud and corruption are significant issues for all types of Australian businesses, often resulting in not just financial loss, but also reputational damage. Previous versions of this standard have been used to monitor and address fraud and corruption across all Australian industries since 2003.
The recently published updates to AS 8001:2021, Fraud and corruption control, include important guidance on the increase of cyber-attacks and technology-enabled fraud.
See our media release for more.
NEXTgen 2021–22: Application deadline extended
NEXTgen is a professional development program for individuals excited about the industry they work in, whether they have worked with standards before, or are interested in learning about standards and their benefits.
With the aim of future proofing standards development to reflect the people and communities that use them, NEXTgen recognises and engages diversity, values, and utilises each individuals varied professional backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives to nurture and generate new ideas.
Know someone who should be involved? Whether it be an employee of your organisation, a team member, an industry contact, or part of your professional network, encourage them to apply.
The deadline for applications has been extended to Friday 16 July, with application criteria and the 2021–22 program schedule available on the NEXTgen page on our website.
The value of Australian Standards: six-month check-in
The December 2020 launch of the Construct NSW eLearning module, 'The value of Australian Standards', was an important step in helping industry better understand and use Australian Standards.
With the new building industry reforms commencing 1 July 2021, this two-hour module, along with other courses, will become mandatory for design and building practitioners.
Launching soon: My SA Profile
My SA Profile is our new user management and login system, putting users in control of their Standards Australia account information.
At launch, it will become the way to login to services including Connect, Public Comment Management System, Committee Workspace and Standards Academy. To access these services, users will need to reset their password.
To stay up to date, see the My SA Profile page on our website.
Former CEO included on Queen's Birthday Honours list
Former Standards Australia CEO Dr Bronwyn Evans was recognised as a Member of the Order of Australia for her significant services to engineering, standards and medical technology as part of the Queen's Birthday Honours list 2021.
In her five and a half years at Standards Australia, Dr Evans was influential in creating processes and streamlining the development of standards to create a long-lasting and positive impact on Australian life.
In Conversation with Enzo Alfonsetti
Enzo is the chair of the Standards Australia committee AG 006, Gas Installation and works as the Type A Gas Appliance Safety Manager at Energy Safe Victoria. With a career in the gas industry spanning close to 40 years, he has had a diverse number of roles that have included the use of standards. Roles have included designing gas and electric cooking appliances and ducted gas central heating systems, working as a senior testing officer for Enertech, and most recently as a program manager for the certification of gas appliances and components at SAI Global.
Standards Australia (SA): When did you first become involved in standards development?
Enzo (EA): I first became involved in standards development during my career in manufacturing in the late 1980s
SA: How do standards impact and interact with your industry?
EA: Standards form the foundation by which Energy Safe Victoria is able to regulate gas safety in Victoria through its legislation.
SA: Why are accessible standards important?
EA: Standards accessibility is important. The cost of standards for practitioners has been and still is an area of concern. It is important that business models are developed that will incentivise practitioners to purchase standards.
SA: What is the future of standardisation in your area of work?
EA: The development of gas standards to facilitate a hydrogen economy in order to reach the goal of net zero emissions by 2050.
Highlights from June (PDF)
Update from June 2021 TMB Meeting
Guidelines for the promotion and implementation of gender equality: New Work Item Proposal
IEC Academy Webinars
The public comment process provides an opportunity for stakeholders and members of the public to make valuable contributions. With the launch of our new public comment platform, draft standards currently open for comment are now available via Connect.


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Community Policing in India: Evolution and Various Models
Community policing of late has become an important pillar of law enforcement across the world. It is practiced in different forms and with varying results in different countries.
Objectives of Community Policing
Evolution of the concept
A community refers to a social unit in a geographical area which shares common values, cultures and concerns. Community participation or community engagement denotes some form of involvement of people with similar needs and goals, in decisions affecting their lives. Panchayati Raj model is a classical example of community participation in the sphere of local self-governance.
The community participation can be sponsored or self-initiated. Sponsored community participation is generally invoked by external agencies such as State, civil society organizations, NGOs etc. Self-initiated form of community participation entails internal mobilization of the community at the instance of a catalytic agent or to safeguard community rights and interests.
The idea of active people's participation in developmental projects in India dates back to the launch of Community Development Project (COP) in post independent India. At that time its scope was very limited as it referred to persuading people to adopt innovative agricultural inputs and practices. With the introduction of Panchayati Raj institutions, it took on a different connotation and ensured people's participation in decision making process. Gradually, the scope of community participation has expanded manifold and community policing is one such addition, though the concept of community policing already existed in India.
John Angell (1971) coined the term "democratic policing" to describe community policing. Community policing simply put is a new philosophy of policing in which the police departments and the law abiding citizens work together in creative ways to address the contemporary community problems.
There are three primary elements of community policing as follows:
Community partnerships, which involves forging of partnership between the police and the citizens of an area.
Problem solving, which involves identification and redressal of problems that give rise to crime and disorder.
Organizational transformation, which involves transforming organizations to respond to community needs more effectively.
The following are the other salient features of the community policing:
People have the opportunity to decide how police services are to be carried out in the community. It allows them to have greater voice in addressing their concerns and enhances the overall quality of life in their neighborhoods.
It follows the principle of participatory process of development. It recognizes the people's participation as it is not possible for the police alone to reduce crime and disorder that threaten a society.
It offers a different connotation to the role of the police in a society. It widens the mandate of police beyond the traditional focus through a personalized approach to address community problems.
The main objective of community policing is to bring down the crime rates by improving public police partnership. It is aimed to solve local neighborhood problems by preventing and detecting crimes, restoring law and order and bringing down the crimes against women and weaker sections of the society. It wants to ensure proper coordination among various departments and agencies to ensure safety and security of the community.
Community Policing is a better alternative to bureaucratic model of policing because the bureaucratic model limits the contact between police and community. It also fails to provide equitable and impartial policing to all sections of the citizens. In this scenario, community policing offers cost effective and participative crime preventive approaches.
The prime benefits of community policing includes:
Community specific advantages
Improved immediate environment.
Empowerment of communities and redressal of their grievances.
Creation of positive attitude towards police
Prevention and reduction in the fear of crime.
Police Specific advantages
Easy detection of crimes and effective patrolling
Paves way for work satisfaction
Improved police-community relationship
Decrease in police citizen conflict
Better flow of information between police and community.
The concept of community policing gathered momentum in many countries of the world in 1970s and 1980s. In recognizing the widening gap between the civilians and police officials, the countries like Japan, England, Germany, Canada, Singapore etc. were exploring the alternatives to their professional bureaucratic model of policing.
In India, community policing was prevalent in ancient India. In fact, the key feature of ancient police system was its community orientation. The references to police organization and specific powers of law enforcement with preventive, investigative and prosecuting duties can be traced back to Maurya era.
During medieval India also, a village chief called Mukaddam or Sarpanch used to work as a police officer and used to maintain law and order with the help of village community. At further upper levels, the Muhasil or Gumastha, representatives of Fauzdar, Khwaza and Musarif used to help the community policing.
During later era of Sultanate and Mughal era, the policing became secondary. The primary concerns of the government forces was militaristic and collection of revenue. The provinces were put under hereditary Subedars, who were responsible for administration including criminal justice and law & order. The provinces were divided into Sarkars roughly equivalent to today's districts. A Fauzdar was responsible for law, order and suppression of crime and rebellion in Sarkar. A Fauzdar had 500-1500 soldiers under him depending upon the size of the Sarkar. Further the Chowkidars or village watchmen employed by the village community. In urban areas, chief of city police was called Kotwal.
During British era, the law and order passed into the hands of Zamindars as per changes made by Lord Cornwallis. A uniform police force was established with Darogah in every district. The Darogahs were made responsible to district judges. However, community policing had lost its whatever relevance.
In independent India, the law and order was made a state subject and some states tried to implement the community policing. For example, West Bengal had a programme called the Village Resistance Group to deal with dacoits in rural areas. In Gujarat and Maharashtra, community policing programme called Gram Rakshak Dal was established. Similarly, in Karnataka enactment of the Karnataka Village Defense Parties Act of 1964, which became operational in 1975 aimed to establish community policing. Some other prominent community policing initiatives worth mentioning was started at various parts of the country:
Janamaithri Suraksha Padhathi, Kerala
Friends of Police Movement (FOP), Ramnad district, Tamil Nadu.
Parivar Paramarsh Kendra, Raigarh district, Madhya Pradesh.
Community Liaison Groups, Uttarakhand.
Trichy community policing, Trichy district, Tamil Nadu.
Gram/Nagar Raksha Samiti, Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh.
Mohalla Committee Movement trust: It was established in Mumbai in the wake of Hindu-Muslim riots of 1992 and 1993. Mohallas or beat patrol met regularly to address variety of issues concerning the community such as concerns relating to health, education, environmental issues, issues related to communal harmony etc.

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Unnao Rape Case Highlights Important Issues
in Patriarchy — by Dr Vivek Kumar Srivastava — 13/04/2018
The way the Unnao Case was handled where accusations are on a BJP MLA that a teenage girl was gang raped is show of the poor police and civil administration in the state. It also shows how the poor and weak are treated in the country by protective institutions like police and civil administration. Now the probe has been handed over to CBI which is in the process of interrogating the accused politician. CBI has registered cases against the BJP MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar. MLA in his defense says that the case is fabricated against him.
NHRC on 10th April had taken 'suo motu cognizance of media reports about the mysterious death of the father of a rape victim who was in judicial custody in Unnao, Uttar Pradesh.The Commission had also observed that the allegations, if true, raise serious issue of violation of human rights of the victim family'.
In the recent development on Friday Allahabad High Court took a serious view of the case and directed the police to arrest the accused MLA Sengar. HC has also asked to produce a status report by 2nd May. CBI had taken MLA yester night for interrogation now the stringent orders of HC have brought MLA under the real position where he should have been earlier.
The events of incident are highly complex as there was significant delay in nabbing the MLA though complaint was against him. UP Government had formed a SIT and UP High Court was clearly dissatisfied on the issue and had stated that law and order had collapsed in the state.
When the case came into limelight since then police appeared as having a biased stand, in spite of several laws in support of women of the country, instead of arresting accused MLA, it was father of the victim who was taken into custody and he died there. There were accusations on brother of MLA too for involvement in the case.
There are several laws for the protection of women and girls in the country but these are implemented with discretion by Police when cases are against any political person and that too if accused belongs to the ruling party.
Same happened in Unnao case where victim had already complained but the real accused was not caught but father of victim was to pay price by losing his life. This approach violates constitutional mandates. Article 14 explicitly states about equality before law and equal protection by the law but sad story is that in country like India the institutional development is quite weak. Police is an institution in the hands of state politicians and it is often observed that police behaves according the wishes of the political party and leader in power. Thereby the lofty talks about human rights are lost and constitutional norms are placed aside.
The Unnao case highlights that there is strong need to make police independent from the political influences. Supreme Court has already passed order on the independence of police but it still remains a dead letter word.
The case also shows that court often has to take the role of the administration. The judicial activism of court is result of the weak governance. There is a deep malaise prevailing in the country. For this reason courts in the states and Supreme Court have come forward to deliver the right administrative action to the people of the country.
Is this the right way to run administration that some institutions are forced to run in right way when courts intervene. The strictures of Uttar Pradesh High Court is reminder of the fact that institution of police which had already failed is now becoming a painful institution for the common people when it develops close relations with the political power then it is hard for simple, common and vulnerable section to protect themselves. Unnao rape case is glaring example of it.
In the background of these sad realities the ideas of MK Gandhi need to be taken note of, writing in Harijan on 1st September1940, he wrote-,"nevertheless, I have conceded that even in a non-violent State a police force may be necessary. This, I admit, is a sign of my imperfect Ahimsa. I have not the courage to declare that we can carry on without police force as I have in respect of any army. Of course, I can and do envisage a State where the police will not be necessary. But whether we shall succeed in realizing it, the future alone will show.
The police of my conception will, however, be of a wholly different pattern from the present-day force. Its ranks will be composed of believers in non-violence. They will be servants, not masters of the people. The people will instinctively render them any help, and through mutual co-operation they will easily deal with the ever-decreasing disturbances. The police force will have some kind of arms, but they will be rarely used, if at all. In fact the police men will be reformers. Their police work will be confined primarily to robbers and dacoits."
But in the age of political rhetoric, practice of unethical values, prized nexuses who listens our father of nation. PM is a sensitive man and he talks about Gandhian values, now he should come forward and implement Gandhian ideas about police. The first step will be to implement the SC order on police reform.
Dr. Vivek Kumar Srivastava is associated with CSJM University, email- vpy1000@yahoo.co.in
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Hyper-growth is over. What next for Indian IT firms?
By Akash Prakash
Elliott Capital's letter to Cognizant, detailing how the latter can reinvent itself, has many lessons for its India-listed peers like TCS and Infosys, says Akash Prakash.
IMAGE: From left, TCS CEO N Chandrasekaran, Wipro CEO Abidali Neemuchwala, and Infosys CEO Vishal Sikka. Spoilt by 20 years of a 25 per cent revenue compound annual growth rate, the Indian IT players may not have made the shift to understanding what will drive their share price returns from here onwards. Photographs: Shailesh Andrade (left) and Abhishek N Chinnappa (center and right)/Reuters.
On November 28, Elliott Capital released a letter addressed to the board of Cognizant Technology Services (CTSH), outlining a set of proposals to increase the shareholder value.
CTSH, though listed in the United States and headquartered there, is a peer of Tata Consultancy Services and Infosys, with the vast majority of its delivery resources in India. It is for all practical purposes the second-largest Indian information technology (IT) services company. It has a superb track record of industry leading growth, with revenues rising 70x over the past 15 years to nearly $14 billion. It has also delivered huge shareholder value with market capitalisation rising by 43x over the same 15 years.
Elliott is an activist hedge fund, one of the largest with assets under management (AUM) of over $30 billion. It has taken a 4 per cent stake in CTSH, an investment of over $1.4 billion.
In the letter, Elliott lays out how CTSH can increase its share price by 50-70 per cent in just 12 months. It believes that Cognizant needs to lay out a formal capital-return strategy of both share buyback and dividend, combined with a willingness to increase margins. These steps, combined with changes in board composition and realignment of incentive structures, can drive a rerating of CTSH shares.
While CTSH may not be relevant for India-based investors, the letter is well-written, detailed and has many lessons for investors in India looking at IT services stocks.
First of all, even though Elliott makes it clear that CTSH is an industry leader with strong positions in old and new service lines, it builds in only a 9 per cent revenue growth rate for the company in its base case. Even in the bull case, this goes to 10 per cent. These numbers are arrived at in consultation with industry experts, consultancy firms, investment banks and detailed diligence. Clearly the days of 15-20 per cent revenue growth are now over for the industry. The industry and its major companies have all matured.
Their modelling shows that CTSH can increase its operating margin to 21.5 per cent, from 18 per cent today. This margin expansion is based on improving efficiency and benchmarking the CTSH delivery organisation, general overhead and sales and marketing spend to its Indian peers.
Given that TCS and Infosys are still delivering like-to-like margins of 26.6 per cent and 25.4 per cent, 400 to 500 basis points above the CTSH aspiration, one may question the sustainability of these margins. After detailed diligence, if Elliott feels that an optimised CTSH can only deliver margins of 21.5 per cent, can its Indian peers maintain such a margin superiority for a very similar gross margin structure and business mix?
If TCS and Infosys were to see margins decline, combined with 9-10 per cent revenue growth, this delivers only single-digit earnings growth.
I am not sure markets are prepared for this. It is possible that a rupee decline may bail out the Indian companies.
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IMAGE: Cognizant President and CEO Francisco D'Souza (second from left) and about 100 other business executives at a business round-table in Washington, DC. Elliott Capital's letter lays out how Cognizant can increase its share price by 50-70 per cent in just 12 months. Photograph: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images.
The Elliott letter also highlights the importance of capital allocation, especially as a company matures and ends its hyper-growth phase. The activist fund slams CTSH for not having a formal capital return policy. The company pays no dividend, and does only limited buyback, just enough to offset dilution from Esop (employee stock ownership plan) issuance.
Given the cash generative nature of IT services, CTSH generates over $2 billion of cash flow every year and is sitting on $4 billion of net cash, they have tremendous financial flexibility. Elliott has asked the company to immediately start a dividend, buy back $2.5 billion of stock in calendar year 2017 and commit to returning 75 per cent of the US free cash flow to shareholders every year.
The fund believes these steps will drive a rerating of Cognizant stock.
There is a lesson here for the Indian big boys as well. While they all pay a dividend and have payouts between 40-65 per cent of free cash flow, some are still squatting on large cash balances. Keep some cash for mergers and acquisitions, but return the balance to shareholders.
There is also the point that once companies mature, top lines slow, they need to focus more on cash return and balance sheet optimisation strategies to keep delivering shareholder returns. The drivers of earnings per share growth and total shareholder return broaden beyond just revenue growth. Dividends, buybacks and margin expansion matter as much to total shareholder return (TSR) as revenue growth.
Spoilt by 20 years of a 25 per cent revenue compound annual growth rate, I am not sure the Indian IT players have made the mental shift to understanding what will drive their share price returns from here onwards. If you are going to grow revenues at only 10 per cent, you need smart capital allocation to deliver shareholder returns greater than revenue growth. This did not matter when you were growing revenues at 25-30 per cent and disrupting the incumbent IT stalwarts. It matters today when you are the incumbents and growth has dropped to 10 per cent.
Elliott also makes a point on the board and employee incentives. They point out that more than half the board has been there for nine years. There is need for fresh thinking, especially in an industry as dynamic as technology.
They also point out that incentives are almost entirely weighed towards revenue growth targets. Again, show me the incentives and I can predict the behaviour. This overwhelming focus on growth may have been appropriate when CTSH was a challenger trying to gain share, but not today when it has nearly $14 billion of revenue and is an industry leader. There is a need to align incentives in a more balanced way to include earnings growth and TSR targets in addition to revenue.
The Indian companies have better incentive alignment, but need to consider the Elliott comments on board composition. Do you have a board which is relevant for today's IT services world?
Cognizant rings alarm bell for Indian IT services players
IMAGE: Elliott Capital uses Accenture as a role model. The company has reinvented itself as a leader in digital through smart acquisitions. Photograph: Albert Gea/Reuters.
Interestingly, Elliott uses Accenture as a role model. The company has reinvented itself as a leader in digital through smart acquisitions. Despite very muted revenue growth, Accenture's stock has outperformed through margin expansion and capital returns (pays out 100 per cent of free cash flow). A company once thought of as a structural market share loser has found a way to adjust, catch the next wave of growth and adapt to changed circumstances. It has rebuilt investor confidence to such an extent that Accenture now trades at the highest multiple in IT services globally — 20 times earnings.
Indian IT services as an industry has ended its hyper-growth phase. It is unlikely to grow at 20 per cent in a sustained fashion again. When an industry matures, the major players have to relook at their business and financial strategy. Capital allocation, balance sheet optimisation, use of M&A, board composition and incentive alignment are all issues which may need to be re-examined.
Just like CTSH, its India-listed peers need to relook at some of these issues as well.
Akash Prakash is at Amansa Capital. These views are his own.
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Judge blocks Trump plan to revoke Obamacare contraceptive rule
The Trump administration's effort to let companies with religious or moral objections opt out of Obamacare requirements that they offer free contraception coverage in their employee healthcare plans hit a roadblock in a California court on the eve of the new rules taking effect.
U.S. District Judge Haywood Gilliam in Oakland issued a preliminary injunction against the final rules for the new Affordable Care Act exemption on Sunday, though he limited it to the 13 states that sued, plus the District of Columbia.
The decision, which may be appealed, ramps up the culture war triggered by President Donald Trump's attempt to extend "religious freedom" rights from churches to companies – a move that in 2017 triggered litigation backed by rights groups and Democratic-led states.
"The law couldn't be clearer – employers have no business interfering in women's healthcare decisions," California Attorney General Xavier Becerra, who led the state coalition, said in a statement. "Today's court ruling stops another attempt by the Trump Administration to trample on women's access to basic reproductive care."
'Dire' consequences
The other states impacted by the ruling are Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Minnesota, New York, North Carolina, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia and Washington.
"No American should be forced to violate his or her own conscience in order to abide by the laws and regulations governing our healthcare system," Caitlin Oakley, a spokeswoman for the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, said in an email.
Gilliam said the states hadn't met the high threshold required for granting a nationwide injunction, despite showing they face "potentially dire public health and fiscal consequences from the implementation of the final rules." Still, he added that "the court fully recognizes that limiting the scope of this injunction to the Plaintiff States means that women in other states are at risk of losing access to cost-free contraceptives when the final rules take effect."
There is still a chance that a nationwide injunction could be issued in a separate case by Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro and his New Jersey counterpart, Gurbir Grewal. Leana Wen, a doctor and president of Planned Parenthood Federation of America, said the organization is waiting for that ruling to see if women in the rest of the country will have the same access to birth control under the ACA.
"Affordable, accessible birth control is why the U.S. has reached the lowest unintended pregnancy rate in 30 years," Wen said in a statement. "It's time that politicians recognize birth control as healthcare and that women, in consultation with doctors, decide what contraception we receive — not our employers."
'Moral exemption'
Gilliam said the religious exemption has the effect of "depriving female employees, students and other beneficiaries" of their right to "seamlessly-provided contraceptive coverage at no cost."
He set a hearing for Jan. 23.
An interim version of the new rules was previously blocked nationwide by Gilliam and by a Philadelphia judge, though a San Francisco-based appeals court later said Gilliam should have limited the scope of his injunction to the states in California's coalition. A lawsuit by the Massachusetts attorney general was rejected on the grounds that the state didn't have standing to sue. That ruling is on appeal.
Haywood's ruling, for now, blocks the religious and moral exemptions to the Obamacare requirement from taking effect in the California-led group of states while the litigation plays out, potentially heading to trial. The U.S. Supreme Court will probably have the final say on the matter.
Religious organizations are already exempted, but Trump seeks to roll back the free contraception requirement for more categories of employers, including publicly traded companies.
"It is a good day when a court stops this administration from sanctioning discrimination under the guise of religion or morality," the American Civil Liberties Union said in a statement.
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I need a user role concept where some users are only able to view and modify ressources they created by themselves while other users are able to view and modify all ressources. There are also endpoints(controllers) which shall only available for certain users.
Permission management to certain endpoints could be realized with the ACL module but I don't know how to achieve the filtering of the ressources.

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|genre = Science Fiction
 Drama
|creator = Rockne S. O'Bannon
|dates = 2013-2014
|seasons = 2
|episodes = 26
|character1= Joshua Nolan
|actor1=[[Grant Bowler]]
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'''''Defiance''''' is a science fiction television set on Earth some time after a war with a group of aliens known as the Votans. After a ceasefire is declared after many years of fighting, the majority of organized government on both sides has been destroyed leading to many new factions and militias being created who pursue their own interests. The story focuses on a town known as "Defiance" which stands in the ruins of St. Louis, in which both human and Votan survivors live together.
The series is the first of its kind, in that it is being produced in concert with a massively multiplayer online game by Trion Worlds. Events that occur in one will effect the other, and characters will transfer back and forth between the game and television series.
The series was the first of its kind, in that it was being produced in concert with a massively multiplayer online game by Trion Worlds. Events that occurred in one media would affect the other, and characters would transfer back and forth between the game and television series, which aired for three seasons on SyFy until 2015.
'''The following lists the seasons of the television series ''Defiance'':'''
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[[Defiance - Season 1|Season 1]]
(2013)

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[[Defiance - Season 2|Season 2]]
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Defiance is a science fiction television set on Earth some time after a war with a group of aliens known as the Votans. After a ceasefire is declared after many years of fighting, the majority of organized government on both sides has been destroyed leading to many new factions and militias being created who pursue their own interests. The story focuses on a town known as "Defiance" which stands in the ruins of St. Louis, in which both human and Votan survivors live together.
The following lists the seasons of the television series Defiance:
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The Investment Board Nepal (IBN) has been authorised to prepare the detailed project report (DPR) of the Naagdhunga-Koteshwor-Dhulikhel railway project.
A meeting of the IBN board chaired by Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba took a decision to this effect today.
The meeting also authorised IBN to carry the detailed feasibility study (DFS) of the railway project.
IBN had earlier suggested the government to construct two railways connecting the Kathmandu Valley within next four years. Presenting a study report to the government on railway construction, IBN had suggested the construction of 79-kilometre railway in Kathmandu at the cost of Rs 316 billion.
Moreover, the budget for the fiscal year 2016-17 had envisioned to prepare the detailed project report for metro railway in the Kathmandu Valley by managing resources for the same.
Talking to The Himalayan Times after the meeting, IBN Chief Executive Officer Maha Prasad Adhikari said that IBN will carry forward the process of DPR and DFS of the railway project together.
"IBN has been given the task of conducting DPR and DFS of the Naagdhunga-Koteshwor-Dhulikhel railway and we will soon start working in the bidding process for the project and hire a capable consultant to carry both DPR and DFS of the project," Adhikari said.
Informing that IBN will soon prepare the timeline for the execution of the project, Adhikari said that consultant hiring process for the railway project will be completed within one year.
Meanwhile, the IBN board meeting today has also decided to extend the deadline for financial closure of two major hydropower projects — Arun III and Upper Karnali.
Each of the hydropower projects are of 900 MW capacity.
While Satluj Jal Vidyut Nigam Ltd is the developer of Arun III, GMR India has been developing the Upper Karnali hydropower project. The financial closure deadline for the Upper Karnali and Arun III had expired on September 18 and September 30, respectively.
The IBN board meeting has extended the financial closure deadline — effective from September for both projects — by six months for Arun III and by one year for Upper Karnali. The two Indian companies had sought deadline extension with IBN in August.
The Cabinet meeting today also decided to roll back the decision of the earlier government to award the contract of Budhigandaki Hydropower Project to Chinese company — China Gezhouba Group Co Ltd (CGGC).


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Gunman Beaten to Death With Bricks After Deadly Shooting in Fort Worth Neighborhood
Man chased down by group and hit with landscaping bricks after shooting into a crowd
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A man who shot a person during an argument early Monday in a Southwest Fort Worth backyard was chased down and beaten to death with bricks, police say.
Fort Worth police said officers are investigating what led up to the incident shortly before 1 a.m. in the 5600 block of Shiloh Drive, in Fort Worth's Como neighborhood.
Officers who first responded to the shooting found two people dead and several wounded from gunshots.
According to police, the violence began during what officers described as a small gathering in a backyard where a man became upset with other attendees.
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The man left the party and returned soon after armed with a gun. He then got into an argument with multiple people and opened fire, injuring one person.
The gunman, chased away by people attending the party, began shooting at the group as others threw landscaping bricks at him, police said. At least two people were shot before the man was stopped and "struck multiple times with at least one landscaping brick," police said.
The gunman was identified as Miguel Chavez, 42, and a person who had been shot was identified as Joel Pocasangre Garay, 36, by the Tarrant County Medical Examiner's Office. Both men were pronounced dead at the scene.
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The men in masks wait outside of the Spice Shop. They make their approach as Elizabeth figures out how Adalind managed to complete the spell. She didn't give Adalind nearly enough credit, not only did she obtain the blood of a Grimm (though it cost her her powers) she went through the ritual to get them back while carrying the heir of a royal, making the baby über powerful. A brick crashes through the window, on it is a wolf trap, a warning. It's a warning against their mixed marriage. Monroe wants to call Nick, but he can't help, and Elizabeth suggests that they get back to work to re-Grimm Nick.
Nick cooks up some stir-fry while Juliette goes looking for Trubel. She isn't in her room, and all of her stuff is gone. She's cleaned out everything without a word, only leaving her chess piece behind. Juliette wonders if she did mention her leaving in her own way.
Rosalee goes to gather more spices, and Monroe promises her a honeymoon when the current crisis is complete.
An SUV crashes into a mailbox. A mother puts her son to bed as her drunken ex comes in. He wants to be with his family he claims. He wargs, but his wife isn't backing down. She fights back, and she and the boy manage to get out and into their car. They drive off as the father threatens to kill them all.
Sara Fisher's brother pays her a visit. Ben goes to see his sister, the mother, she and the boy are fine. The doctors are keeping her overnight for a concussion. The boy, David, sits and draws. He has a sprained wrist that he got when he fell. Ben's visit is cut short as visiting hours end, and he vows never again.
Nick rushes off to the trailer. Trubel's stuff is there. She was out checking to make sure that he wasn't followed. She confesses that she didn't tell him everything, which is why she left her black knight. Trubel tells him the Chavez kidnapped her and warged in her face. It wasn't about the FBI, it was about something else. Chavez did question him as well, she was interested in Trubel. Trubel confesses everything, about the secret group, about killing anyone she told. Trubel kept the secret because she feared for Nick and Juliette. Nick thinks that she should come home, her sudden disappearance could signal to them that she told him and then split. Trubel promises to tell Nick everything next.
Monroe tries to find a good explanation for the symbol on the brick. It also use to be used to mark borders or territories, but Rosalee is not buying that explanation. And even with his far out explanation, a lot of Blutbadden perished in the literal wolf trap. Elizabeth announces that they're done for tonight. The potion needs to ferment. She sends the lovebird off for rest, but she still has work to do.
Ben takes out an ancient scroll, and wearing a yamika scoops a little clay into his hand out of a ceremonial jar as he reads an incantation asking for protection for his family.
The drunken ex goes looking for Sara again, and finds himself in an expanding mud puddle. The Golem rises and consumes him. Sara isn't going to be having any trouble with her ex anymore.
Nick and Hank go to the crime scene. Wu was the one who found the body, he was serving the domestic abuse order. Keith's body is completely full of clay, its coming out of ever orifice, and its a whole lot of clay that isn't native to the area. Keith's brother blames Sara for his death, claiming that she hates her ex. He claims that Keith was trying to get his life back together. Hank sends him off to make a statement. He doesn't think that the wife was strong enough to do it unless she's wesen, which means bringing Trubel in on the case.
Ben doesn't want Sara returning home unless Keith is behind bars. Keith never stays behind bars for long. Ben wants Sara and David to come and live with him then. Sara tells him that something comes over his face when he gets angry. Ben tells her that she married a monster. Nick and Hank arrive, and Trubel takes David out while the pair break the news about Keith's death. David plays a little, and Trubel notices that the bad guy keeps winning, the good guy never does. He tells her that his stepdad has a monster that comes out when he gets mad. Trubel tells him about some scary monsters that she's encountered, and how she fought back and defeated them. She tells him that she scared them by believing that he could defeat them would help. Trubel reveals that there were no wargs in the room, but that Keith was wesen. There's no telling what type now, now its a matter of finding what killed him.
Ben goes to Sara's house, and takes a closer look at the clay that marks the spot where Keith was found. The clay looks very familiar.
Back at the trailer, Nick, Hank and Trubel do some research. Trubel wonders how many Grimms there are in the world. Nick hasn't found anything to point to a wesen with a clay MO, and Hank wonders if it even is wesen. Trubel is just getting use to wesen, she's not ready for other things. Ben calls Hank, he's ready to confess to Keith's murder.
Nick and Hank head to the synagogue where Ben is sitting in prayer. He brings the men back to his study. He's been a rabbi for years he explains, and he tells the pair that what he is about to tell them may be hard to understand or believe. Ben begins to talk about raising a Golem, and its history. He shows the men the scrolls,and the jar holding the remains of the Golem. Ben didn't really think so, it was brought in by his former boss. He was so angry that he turned to the scrolls, and unleashed the Golem through prayer. Nick and Hank cannot arrest him with the evidence that they have, belief or not. They agree to take the jar of clay.
The clay is a match, but building a case will be much harder. Captain Renard comes back to a round of applause. Coming back from the dead has been eye opening for him, and he's grateful to be back.
Ben takes Sara home, trying to explain to her what happened to Keith. She doesn't him. She doesn't think that he killed Keith, nor that a golem is responsible. Sara thinks that whatever happened to him that he deserved. They go inside, and find Keith's brother Nate sitting and waiting. He knows that either Sara or Ben are responsible. He wargs in front of David scaring him, as Sara calls the police to report that he's in her home attacking them. He promises to return and find out how they killed his brother.
Nick and Hank get the notification that there was another attack on Sara. Wu has troubled thoughts. He heads to the Captain's office. He's glad to have him back, and he needs to talk. He asks if Renard has read the report, and he has. He thanks Wu for getting him into the ambulance so quickly. Wu asks about Trubel, and Renard is aware of the girl. Wu tells him that the girl was suspected in a homicide, and he thinks that he's been protecting her. Wu doesn't like going over Nick, but he's troubled by Trubel. Renard promises to look into it.
Sara tells Nick and Hank that Nate was there. Ben is less concerned about his assault on him, and more on the promise that he would return and do worse. Nick and Hank plan to head to Nate's and Ben will go with them to the remote location. David asks Nick if Theresa can come visit, that she sees the monsters too.
In Austria, Adalind continues her journey. She thought that she would be to the top by now. Her asking awakens the walls, who claim to know where her baby is. Her guide wants them to continue on, but Adalind wants to know more about her baby. Adalind has a min breakdown, and the walls begin to weep, filling the stairway with water. She begs then to stop crying, but they won't.
Monroe and Rosalee come back to the Spice Shop to find Adalind there. Monroe is ready to go on the attack, but Rosalee puts it all together. Elizabeth has cracked the spell. They have almost everything that they need, there's one final thing, but its not up to them.
The stairwell is full of water, and Adalind struggles to swim her way out.
Nate finds himself stuck. The wheels of his truck spin but go nowhere, stuck in the clay. Nate goes out to investigate and finds the clay holding him back.
Nick, Hank, and Ben arrive to find Nate enveloped in clay. Hank asks Ben why he didn't call the Golem back. The golem isn't exactly an assassin , but a kick ass guardian angel. Anytime David feels threatened, the Golem will go into action. Ben plans to look into his scroll, and Hank will call off the police from the house for protection.
Trubel arrives to play with David.
Ben tells Hank and David the only way that he knows to get rid of the Golem. With the name of God written on a piece of paper he has to put the paper in its mouth. There isn't a way to call the Golem to them, so they're forced to scare the kid.
Nick calls Trubel and lets her know that they're coming back. Ben is ready to scare David, but he's worried about his sister. She doesn't believe in the Golem. Ben doesn't want to scare his nephew, but he has no choice. Nick and Hank send David out with Trubel and Nick to see Ben. Hank stays inside to talk to Sara about Nate. Ben apologizes for what is about to happen. Nick asks why he lied to all of them. Nick warns him that he's going to have to arrest the child. Ben protests loudly, and Sara wants to run out to protect her child. The Golem rises behind Nick, and Ben jumps to place the name of God in the monster's mouth. The Golem knocks Ben away and goes after Nick. Trubel launches an attack on the Golem. Ben holds back Sara to protect her, and David attacks his protector to save Trubel. David is victorious against his monster. Nick vows to never yell at another child.
Juliette gets the after story. The Golem was the result of prayer. If David hadn't turned on his protector they wouldn't be there. A knock at the door reveals Monroe, Rosalee and Elizabeth. They're ready to get his Grimm back. There's a key ingredient missing, one he's not going to like: Juliette.
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(Gateway Pundit) – The families of illegal immigrants who were separated under the Obama administration are staging a sit-in at Joe Biden's Philadelphia campaign headquarters in protest of deportations and detentions that occurred while he was Vice President.
The protesters are planning to refuse to leave until the candidate agrees to apologize and bring back illegal immigrants who were deported under the last two administrations.
"Philadelphia- Immigrant families whose loved ones were among the 3,000,000 deported while Former Vice President Biden was in the White House will take over Biden campaign headquarters in Philadelphia on Wednesday," the group said in a press release. "They are demanding Biden apologize for separating their families, and commit that if elected president in 2020 he would use his executive authority to put an immediate end to all immigrant detention and deportations. Families are also calling for Biden to commit to bringing home loved ones that were unjustly deported by the last two administrations."
Norma is currently shutting down @JoeBiden's campaign office to share her story. Her son, who came at the U.S. at age 10, would have qualified for the "Obama-Biden DACA program" in 2012…but he was deported by the administration in 2011. Her family needed #DignityNotDeportation. pic.twitter.com/IrvB61u3h9
— Movimiento Cosecha (@CosechaMovement) July 10, 2019
The protesters allege that the Democratic Party has been "complicit in a bipartisan attack on the immigrant community" and deporting illegal aliens — which they view as a bad thing.
Today, undocumented immigrants whose loved ones were deported under Obama have occupied @JoeBiden's campaign office in Philadelphia, demanding an apology.
Watch: https://t.co/E7O889vK27
Take the #DignityNotDeportation pledge: https://t.co/zPLLKiP3Yi pic.twitter.com/VF8IoJyE3t
"I am not just here to tell my own story, but on behalf of thousands of other mothers who were also separated from their families during that time," said Norma Morales, a leader of the Cosecha Movement whose son was deported in 2011. "Sometimes when we come to this country with think that we have to keep our heads down and just focus on working to provide for our children. But I've lost that fear and found my courage because I know that just like anyone else— I deserve to be treated with dignity."
Happening NOW: Immigrant families separated under the Trump, Obama, & Bush administrations have stormed @JoeBiden's campaign building, demanding #DignityNotDeportation.
Why are we protesting Biden and not Trump? A thread. pic.twitter.com/rHmjC3DdrK
 BREAKING: Immigrants whose loved ones were deported under Obama have occupied @JoeBiden's campaign office in Philadelphia, demanding an apology + a commitment that he would end all detention and deportation on day 1. #DignityNotDeportation
Watch live: https://t.co/E7O889vK27 pic.twitter.com/lw0uZXcQtd
6 ppl are sitting in demanding all candidates, including @JoeBiden, have a new vision for immigrant dignity. The country has seen the inhumanity of our current immigration system & we can't look away and go back to the status quo of silent mass deportations #DignityNotDeportation pic.twitter.com/XOPthkvxpz
The demonstrators took specific offense to Biden's response when he was questioned on his mass deportation record during the Democratic Debate.
"He failed to recognize and take responsibility for the pain he caused, saying instead that Obama had done a 'heck of a job,'" the protesters said in their press release.
thegatewaypundit.com/2019/07/breaking-illegal-immigrant-families-separated-under-obama-administration-staging-sit-in-at-biden-campaign-headquarters/
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Congratulations to the Members of Rochester Golf Week's Hole-In-One Club!
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Hole-In-Ones are listed by the issue date that they appeared in Golf Week.
At Midvale Country Club, Pete Adamczuk used a 9-iron to score a hole-in-one on the 130-yard ninth hole.
Barry Bedford used a pitching wedge to ace the 115-yard 17th hole at Ravenwood Golf Club.
On the 199-yard third hole at Brook-Lea Country Club, John Cortese used a 5-iron to score a hole-in-one.
Using a 7-wood, Janet Derleth aced the 140-yard 17th hole on Oak Hill Country Club's West Course.
At Reservoir Creek Golf Club, Paul Geoggelman used a 9-iron to score a hole-in-one on the 140-yard sixth hole.
Brian Greens used an 8-iron to ace the 125-yard 11th hole at Churchville Golf Course.
On the 145-yard sixth hole of Oak Hill Country Club's East Course, Jim Magee used a 7-iron.
Using a 9-iron, Jim Mickles aced the 125-yard 15th hole at Locust Hill Country Club.
At Reservoir Creek Golf Club, Ed Orman Jr. used a 7-iron to score a hole-in-one on the 147-yard sixth hole.
Richard Rumble used a pitching wedge to ace the 147-yard 15th hole Oak Hill Country Club's East Course.
On the 142-yard third hole at Shadow Lake Golf & Country Club, Charlie Wilcox used a 5-iron to score a hole-in-one.
At Genesee Valley Golf Course's North Course, Kamal Messalti used a 6-iron to score a hole-in-one on the 173-yard 12th hole.
At Shadow Lake Golf & Country Club, Terry Doherty used a 7-iron to score a hole-in-one on the 131-yard third hole.
Kyle Downey used a 6-iron to ace the 177-yard eighth hole at Deerfield Golf & Country Club during the U.S. Open Local Qualifier.
On the 215-yard 18th hole at Midvale Country Club, Dave Gardner used a 4-wood to score a hole-in-one.
Using an 8-iron, Jim Mickles aced the 142-yard 15th holeat Locust Hill Country Club.
At Midvale Country Club, Tom Mulvehill used a 4-iron to score a hole-in-one on the 171-yard 14th hole.
Don Savino used a 3-hybrid club to ace the 201-yard second hole at Livingston Country Club.
On the 90-yard eighth hole at Winding Creek Golf Club, Greg Sweet used a sand wedge to score a hole-in-one.
Using a 9-iron, Matt Tomlinson aced the 175-yard 10th hole at Ridgemont Country Club.
At Locust Hill Country Club, Steve Wurtzman used a 7-iron to score a hole-in-one on the 164-yard ninth hole.
At Reservoir Creek Golf Club, Tim Callaghan used an 8-iron to score a hole-in-one on the 129-yard sixth hole.
Tom Etsler used a 6-iron to ace the 167-yard 16th hole at Penfield Country Club.
On the 150-yard 15th hole at Bristol Harbor Golf Club, Dan Loncto used an 8-iron to score a hole-in-one.
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Julia Krikorian
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Julia holds a Master's degree in Sociology and Philosophy, as well as an M.A. in Management of Development Aid. She is also a trained intercommunity mediator. She has more than ten years experience in consultancy and management of projects in the field of human rights, humanitarian aid and conflict resolution in Eastern Europe and the Balkan (Russia, Ukraine, Moldova, Georgia, Armenia, Kosovo). She joined the European Prison Litigation Network in 2014 and is responsible for developing and facilitating the network of partners, as well as coordinating and monitoring strategies and the implementation of activities of the EPLN.
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Alessandro Bartolini
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Let me know my buddy races there with his son all the time and they travel all over the country with it.
Yeah she went crazy for those cars when she saw them. She sat in them for about 30 minutes and kept asking to drive them.
they do a demo day every so often. I can ask about the next one. they let you take a cart around the track for a few laps to see what you think. May daughter did it before they moved away and she loved it. I can ask about when the next one is for you?
This is exactly why I got the Corvette. Nice pick up Matt!
She is not old enough yet. I have to wait until she is 5.


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Oconee County Observations
News and comments about developments in Oconee County, Georgia
Dials Mill Road Special Use Permit Decision Could Have Wider Effects in Oconee County
Two Other Rezones Linked
While residents in subdivisions near the proposed materials recovery facility on Dials Mill Road have been most outspoken about the project, the decision the Board of Commissioners makes about the facility has the potential to impact indirectly residents of two other areas of the county.
One of the areas is south of Watkinsville, where the Board of Commissioners in 2005 turned down a request for a waste transfer station. That request is likely to come back if the BOC approves the Dials Mill Road project.
On Site of MRF
The other is on Rocky Branch Road, where Presbyterian Homes of Georgia has proposed to build a continuing care retirement community next to several subdivisions.
That project is on hold, but the approval by the BOC of the materials recovery facility (MRF) on Dials Mill Road despite neighborhood protests about the traffic would weaken the hand of Rocky Branch Road residents who are making the same complaint about the PHG project.
The Board of Commissioners on Tuesday night is scheduled to hold a public hearing and make a decision on the request by Bernard A. Garrett to build the MRF at 1441 Dials Mill Road and a related request for a hardship variance allowing the facility to operate on the roadway.
The meeting is to start at 7 p.m. in the courthouse in Watkinsville.
Presbyterian Homes of Georgia
In December of last year, Frank McElroy, president and CEO of Presbyterian Homes of Georgia, asked to delay his request to rezone land on Rocky Branch Road for the continuing care retirement community.
The Lakes at Rowan Oak
The land, which had been zoned residential for Autumn Glen subdivision, was never used for that purpose.
McElroy proposed to change the zoning classification to allow for a retirement community consisting of cottages, villas, an apartment building, a health services center and a support building.
Residents of Old Waverly subdivision, the Rowan Oak residential complex and other nearby subdivisions raised a number of objections to the project, including increased noise and lighting. But much of the protest focused on increased traffic.
McElroy has remained out of public view since December when he said he would be back before the Planning Commission in June to move forward on the project.
Oconee Waste Transport
Courtney M. Elder Jr., president and CEO of Oconee Waste Transport, which competes with the Garrett Family's Roll Off Systems, has been more visible.
Elder attended the Planning Commission meeting on April 15, where residents who favored the MRF project and those opposed spoke out.
A MRF is similar in some ways to the waste transfer station Elder sought in 2005 but was denied after citizen complaints that the project was out of keeping with the agricultural and residential area.
Elder returned to the BOC in 2010 with a modified request, this time for a rezone of the land for Office Business Park use.
OWT Office South of Watkinsville
Elder proposed to put his office on the property and store his trucks and canisters there. But he promised not to bring trash onto the site, as he would have done with a waste transfer facility.
Despite protests from the residents of the small subdivision off Green Ferry Road and the fact that the rezone was contrary to the county's Future Development Map, the BOC rezoned the property for Elder.
OBP Rezone Could Help
Residents have complained that OWT has violated the operating hours specified in the rezone ordinance, waking them early in the morning with trucks moving about on the site.
In October, Magistrate Court Judge Eric W. Norris found Elder in violation of the county zoning ordinance, but the county has requested, and Norris has agreed, to reconsider and vacate the ruling.
Elder has unused land on his site, and the OBP rezone he received could help him if he comes back for the industrial use for a waste transfer facility.
The BOC traditionally has sought to buffer industrial or commercial sites from residential sites with OBP zones.
Protest Against Traffic
At the April 15 Planning Commission meeting, residents of the area voiced their biggest concern about traffic.
The Garretts not only are asking the county for a special use permit to build the MRF on agricultural land, they also are asking for a hardship variance to allow them to run an estimated 100 trucks a day on Dials Mill Road.
That variance request is necessary because Dials Mill Road is currently classified as a Minor Collector, while the county's Unified Development Code specifies that Recycling and Materials Recovery Facilities must be accessed from a road classified as an arterial or major collector road.
The Planning Commission did not consider the variance request. But both the variance request and the special use permit for the MRF will be before the Board of Commissioners.
Two Large Subdivisions
Most of the complaints at the Planning Commission meeting came from residents of Dials Mill Plantation and Belfair subdivision.
Dials Mill Plantation is on 53 acres near the intersection of Dials Mill Road and SR 316 that were rezoned for the single-family subdivision in 1999. The subdivision has 51 lots.
Belfair lies between Pete Dickens Road and Dials Mill Road, north of U.S. 78.
The 170-acre subdivision was rezoned in 2002 for 146 homesites.
A third, older and smaller subdivision, Eaglewood, abuts Dials Mill Plantation. About 30 homesites are part of that subdivision.
Wildflower Meadows
The county approved zoning for another subdivision, Wildflower Meadows, in 2006, but nothing has been built on the site.
According to planning department records, revised overall preliminary plats were filed on Feb. 28 of this year, when the old plats had expired.
That subdivision consists of 273 acres.
Ellington Farms Development Partners LLC is listed as the owner, with Mark Jennings, 3651 Mars Hill Road, Suite 800B, listed as the agent.
Posted by Lee Becker at 10:02 PM
HELLO People....Sounds to me like its "THE GOOD OLE BOYS CLUB"... You starch my back and I'll scratch yours!!! Fair is fair.... Just because people have money, they think they can run over and take advantage of others! I hope that our good HONEST BOCs will do what is right!!! For all our sakes!
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On May 6, 2008, Charles Baugh, Tony Glenn, Russ Page and I asked the Board of Commissioners to begin recording meetings and to make the recordings available to the public. We indicated we would record meetings and upload the video whether or not the Board decided to do so. On May 27, 2008, County Administrative Officer Alan Theriault announced that the county would begin recording meetings.
Those recordings can be viewed at the county's Vimeo site. A link to that site appears in the left-hand column of the BOC page of the county web site.
Upcoming Meetings, Events
A calendar of meetings in the county appears on the front page of the Oconee County web site.
Woman With A Camera
Nydia Tisdale went to Burt's Farm in Dawsonville to record the speeches by political candidates for her website AboutForsyth.com.
A summary of what happened next is available here.
This is Tisdale's video recording of the event. The last four minutes are the most important--and hardest to watch.
Here is an MSNBC report in which Tisdale explains what happened and where things stand with her arrest.
And here is a report by Brian Pritchard of FetchYourNews, who was present and shot some photographs of what happened as well as made an audio recording.
Paul J. Deutschmann Award
The Association for Education in Journalism named me the 2013 recipient of the Paul J. Deutschmann Excellence in Research Award at the association's annual conference on Aug. 10, 2013, in Washington, D.C.
A video clip from a special session at the conference for the the Deutschmann Award is available on the Oconee County Observations Vimeo Site.
Outstanding Contributor Award
The Oconee County Democratic Committee honored me on June 20 as one of 15 individuals making a contribution to the quality of life in Oconee County.
Dan Matthews, chairman of the Committee, cited Oconee County Observations in making the award.
Others honored included potters Kathy and Jerry Chappelle, Courtney Gale from the Athens-Clarke County Police Department, Peggy Holcomb, Oconee County director of tourism, Chuck Horton, former county commissioner, Melissa Steele, a local artist and blogger, and Vinnie Williams, owner and publisher of The Oconee Enterprise.
The Committee also honored the Jeannette Rankin Foundation.
I was given the Doctor Honoris Causa by the Senate of the National School of Political Studies and Public Administration on Dec. 4, 2012, in Bucharest, Romania. The Athens Banner-Herald wrote a story about the award.
Nice to Hear
Here's what 1340 WGAU journalist Tim Bryant said about Oconee County Observations during an interview with me on March 30, 2010.
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