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Principal Interest: Chris Carter Brings Leadership Experience
New SCHS principal looks forward to new endeavor
Chris Carter, the new principal of San Clemente High School, speaks with incoming freshman Andrew Laxamana (left) and Sharon McCann on Monday in front of the school. Photo: Eric Heinz
By Eric Heinz
On Monday, the new principal of San Clemente High School stood at the gateway to registration booths on campus.
Smiling and shaking hands with young students passing by to initiate their first year of high school on Monday, freshman registration day, Chris Carter spoke with parents and students who had questions for him.
Carter said he was a "history buff" in college at San Diego State University, where he majored in history with an emphasis in teaching. After getting his degree, he explored the option of teaching but wasn't sure if it was something he could parlay through history.
"I loved teaching but I constantly was being asked to take on other roles at the campus (at Shorecliffs Middle School)," Carter said. "It really wasn't my goal to be an administrator—my goal was to be an activities director."
John Alpay, District 3 trustee of Capistrano Unified School District, said he has confidence in Carter as the next principal of SCHS.
"I think he's going to make a great principal and we need to rally around him and support him as we continue to bring San Clemente High School up to the next level," Alpay said. "He's been principal of Aliso Niguel High School and we're looking for that leadership at San Clemente. He's definitely a star performer and he's going to shine. He's ingrained in the community and he's going to be great for San Clemente."
Carter has been in CUSD since the beginning of his career. He began teaching in San Clemente in 1994 as a seventh-grade social sciences teacher and social activities program coordinator at Shorecliffs Middle School. In 1999 he was promoted to assistant principal of Niguel Hills Middle School. From 2002 to 2004 he was assistant principal of Dana Hills High School.
His first principal position began in 2004 at Don Juan Avila Middle School in Aliso Viejo. He was there for seven years until moving into the principal position at Aliso Niguel High School before being appointed principal of San Clemente High School by CUSD Superintendent Kristen Vital. His first day was July 1.
Coming in on the back of the dismissal of former principal Michael Halt, Carter said he doesn't feel the pressure of filling the void of his popular successor.
"I'm proud of the accomplishments that I made at all the schools I've been at, and I think Mike did a great job here. Mike's a good guy," Carter said. "What I bring to this school is serious energy and I will pour it into this campus. I'm happy to be here and I think the community will get behind me as well and we'll work as a team to make sure it's the best it can be."
Although Carter was appointed to and did not apply for the position, he said he is excited to get started in the new environment.
"It was one of those situations where the district had called and asked if I would entertain the change," Carter said. "I was happy at Aliso Niguel, but I like to work closely with my district."
Carter has been a resident of San Clemente since 1996.
"I love being a leader among a bunch of other leaders," Carter said. "I love the collaborative atmosphere and working for continual improvement—how we can make this better, how we can constantly improve on something."
Carter said he hasn't had a lot of time to meet with a majority of the students and teachers but intends to make time to make sure people know him.
"I will try to get out to as many (sporting events) as much as I can," he said. "I'll try to get to the band and orchestra performances, all the plays and be visible at lunch and walk through the classrooms. You'll see my car out here quite a bit."
Since Day 1, Carter said he has been working with his team of educators to get the school year off to a good start.
"My goal was to go out and build the strongest administrative team that I could, and this is the first year in a while where we're starting with a new activities director. I brought in a new upper campus administrator. We were able to keep Brad Baker (as an assistant principal)," Carter said. "We have some of the most phenomenal teachers in the district on this campus. My goal is to tap into that expertise and use those experts to spread incredible instructional strategies across the board. Within our collaborative program, we want to make sure we have common assessments across the board and have common expectations."
Working with his leadership team, the staff and administration at SCHS, Carter said he intends to reach students at all levels of the school.
"We will establish three goals: academic achievement, collaboration and leadership," Carter said. "We also want to sustain a positive campus culture and communication. One of our goals in academics is to ensure there's student involvement and engagement in the classroom. I really want to see kids involved in their learning every day."
SCHS Principal Chris Carter speaks with Stephanie Lemar (left) and Freshman Kensie Lemar on Monday during registration day. Photo: Eric Heinz
In order to achieve this, Carter said he wants to see students excited and participating in discussions outside the classroom about the topics they've learned.
He also said he would like to see teachers continue to engage with each other across disciplines.
"We will try to infuse walkabouts for teachers where they can feel comfortable for other teachers to walk by and see what's happening in their classrooms," Carter said.
Bringing students together to be engaged with SCHS also includes getting them involved with the campus culture, such as extracurricular activities and leadership opportunities.
"We've got a phenomenal athletic program and performing arts program—those are already here so we will continue to encourage kids to be involved," Carter said. "We also need to make sure that all students have access to a variety of programs that meet their interests."
Socioeconomically, SCHS probably has one of the most diverse campuses in the district, Carter said.
"We need to make sure kids have access … to being able to participate in any activity they want to," Carter said. "I think having a variety of activities to meet the interests of our students is very important."
Many students remember enduring a series of bomb threats in the last few years. In order to ensure the safety and peace of mind for students, Carter said support efforts will continue to increase as they become available.
"When it comes to those types of situations, we have a very strong support system built within our district," Carter said. "We've increased the campus supervision over the years, and as finances continue to come back to the district we will continue to add to our classified staff as well as our administrative staff and counseling staff."
A new counselor and more academic advisers have been added to the staff, Carter said. There is also a student resource officer from the Orange County Sheriff's Department on campus.
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Not Impressed August 14, 2015 at 10:33 am Reply
Frankly I am disappointed by this PR attempt to introduce Chris Carter to SCHS. I have issue with several points that were made in this article. John Alpay states that Cater is "ingrained" in this community. As a SC resident that attends and participates in many town events, I have never seen Chris Carter. He certainly is not a leader in this town. I also am not aware of any substantial accomplishments he made at Aliso.
The article states that Carter's only educational experience is in CAPO. With the current state of education in this district, we should consider hiring educators from outside the district that can bring new ideas to help our troubled district.
It is important to note that Carter was appointed to this position. Teachers, parents, students and other community members had no role in selecting him. I have heard that Carter essentially was given a 15K raise to accept this position, as the District jumped him on the step schedule. Perhaps that is why he gave a shout out to the district in this article stating, "I like to work closely with the district."
The fact that Carter states in this article that he will "try" to attend many school events is disheartening – he should be at these events – it is part of the job.
I am happy that efforts are underway for San Clemente to divorce itself from CAPOUSD. This principal appointment, without any input from anybody in San Clemente, is another reason why.
sg August 19, 2015 at 8:42 am Reply
Change is always difficult and resistance is inevitable, with that said, try to support the situation rather than negate it. Chris Carter will give SCHS all he's got as the article described. My daughter had him as a Principal for all 3 years of middle school@ DJAMS and her last 3 years of high school @ ANHS. He is truly an involved guy and will bring it all together as best he can. Here is one little example: it was my daughters sophomore year at ANHS & his first year there and while I was volunteering at registration in a staff office with a couple of office workers I got to listen in……… Here's what one custodial worker told an office worker about the "new principal". 'Never before had an administrator approached him to see how he was doing and what he needed to help him with his job' – Just saying this guy is the real deal and I hope your opinion changes. There are many more ANHS parents (PTSO, etc.) that have wonderful stories for you and I can't wait to hear your wonderful stories as you support the students and the staff to make your high school the best it can be……………..
michelle August 19, 2015 at 1:28 pm Reply
Dear Not Impressed,
Please know that you are in good hands with Chris Carter. I am saddened to hear that some people may not be very welcoming. I do hope that you know people who have had him as a principal in Aliso Viejo. Ask them about Mr. Carter. I promise that you will only hear positive experiences about him.
Your "Not Impressed" is distrubing to me. August 19, 2015 at 1:35 pm Reply
You may not be impressed but I do not have children and I'm a resident of Aliso Viejo. Even I know who Chris Carter is and know him well because he is at everything. So many times I've thought, "Doesn't he have his own family he should be with, but he is here?!" I think "try" in context for Mr. Carter is more like, there are 100 events going on for the school at once and if he could be at all 100 of them he would be but he is only one person and can only be in one place at a time. You may not feel he is a part of your community, but for 11 years he has been a heavy part of our community which is probably why you feel like you don't know him and value his leadership. He is dedicated and you questioning that truly disturbs me. Please don't question his dedication, you are getting a very qualified man and trust me, it's not about the pay for him.
Still Not Impressed August 19, 2015 at 4:09 pm Reply
Dear Michelle and the last comment, whom I am assuming are the same person as the comments were made in minutes of each other,
Perhaps my points were not clear enough. The bottom line is that San Clemente High School staff, students and families had absolutely no input in the selection of Chris Carter. This was a District decision, that interestingly was made by another woman named Michelle, whom I have heard has been fired from her position. The positive comments made about Mr. Carter are wonderful. I am wondering why the Aliso Viejo High School community did not challenge this change. Perhaps, and I am speculating here, you also do not feel that you have a voice. Did anyone from Aliso weigh in on the decision to appoint Carter's replacement? From what I hear the answer is no. CAPOUSD needs to be much more inclusive and responsive when making important decisions. Don't even get me started on the mess that happened at Capo – with the new principal that started in July being replaced in a month. Sure, Chris Carter might be a nice, capable guy, but let's face it CAPOUSD has problems.


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G4S Break Asylum Housing Contract: Investigate G4S!
Once again, private security company G4S, has failed to meet its obligations to fulfill a contract paid for by public money. This time it's the COMPASS contract to re-house people seeking asylum in Yorkshire and Humberside. Despite a contract extension until November 12th hundreds of asylum seekers in our region face a further agonising wait until a G4S van turns up with instructions to move up to 120 miles away to properties often unfit to live in.
Evicted single tenants and replaced them with families or groups, maximising profit: the old Rachmanite trick of "winkling".
Moved people to unsuitable and sub-standard accommodation: a disabled Iraqi woman in Sheffield was told she had to use an upstairs toilet in her new 'home' despite explaining, in advance, that her disability made this impossible.
There has been resistance: women from the "cell-like" Stockton hostel have called for its closure and recently gave evidence to a Parliamentary inquiry about the degrading conditions there. Many people have refused to sign agreements to accept unsuitable new housing and worked with campaigners and legal representatives to demand decent housing. Complaints have been lodged about male housing staff harrassing women asylum seekers in their own homes and one G4S sub-contractor, United Property Management, was dumped after they tried to force a woman and her baby to live in unhealthy and insanitary conditions. Some people have even preferred to be homeless than be forced to live in areas where racist attacks occur daily.
SYMAAG is pleased to see that this issue is now receiving national attention with detailed coverage in the Independent newspaper and from respected social housing organisations like Inside Housing and 24 Dash. There's been public criticism of the G4S/COMPASS contract from local authorities, who were undercut by G4S in the bidding process and are now (incredibly) blamed by G4S for the company's failings.
When the 12th November contractual deadline passed: according to an Inside Housing report, "G4S referred all press enquiries on the matter to the UKBA" and "The UKBA declined to say what, if any, sanctions G4S might face". UKBA have now extended G4S' deadline to house all asylum seekers in Yorkshire and Humberside by a further 4 weeks. As G4S and their sub-contractors rush to try to meet the latest deadline, we can expect more attempts to dump human beings into inhuman living conditions, more excuses from G4S while UKBA look the other way and more resistance to private companies trying to profit from human vulnerability.
Just before the last general election SYMAAG sent an "Asylum Election Pledge" letter to all candidates in South Yorkshire. The letter was backed by 30 refugee community organisations, campaign groups, faith groups and trade union branches. Many candidates replied to say they agreed with 6 key points which, if implemented, would go some way to showing respect for the rights of people seeking asylum in the UK. One of them was Nick Clegg, elected as MP for Sheffield Hallam, and now Deputy Prime Minister.
Nick Clegg's stated support for key asylum rights began earlier: In July 2008 at public meeting in Sheffield, over 200 people heard him declare his support for asylum seekers' right to work and for the ending of the detention of asylum-seeking children.
In 2012 there's no right to work for asylum seekers and child detention continues despite Clegg's incredible claim that the Coalition Government has ended it. But Nick Clegg, a patron of local asylum-support charity ASSIST, continues to argue that he and the Liberal Democrats are for asylum and migrant rights. So, on 16th November 2012, representatives from various Sheffield-based asylum-rights groups met the Deputy Prime Minister and "put our concerns" to him. This was the third such meeting: reports and assessments of the others can be found here and here.
On 16 November, representatives of SYMAAG, together with representatives of other asylum organisations in Sheffield, ASSIST, City ofSanctuary Sheffield, Northern Refugee Centre and Sheffield CDAS, met Nick Clegg, MP for Sheffield Hallam. It was the third such meeting since the formation in 2010 of the Coalition Government in which he is Deputy Prime Minister.
The team from the asylum organisations was Richard Chessum for ASSIST, Sam Musarika for Sheffield Committee to Defend Asylum Seekers (CDAS), Mike Reynolds for City of Sanctuary Sheffield, Jan Thompson for Northern Refugee Centre (NRC) and John Grayson and David Price for SYMAAG. It was a short meeting but covered a lot of ground.
David Price began by remarking that, as they had said at previous meetings, they did not feel that the asylum system had fundamentally changed from what it was like before the last General Election – the 'culture of disbelief' was still in evidence.
How did moves to the North East come about? Mainly at this stage from the fact that G4S held both the contract for initial accommodation and for longer term accommodation.
What scrutiny did UKBA give to homes into which people were to be moved? Not much.
What was the previous quality of housing? Councils had on the whole ensured observance of minimum standards.
Deportation to dangerous countries. Mike Reynolds drew attention to various recent cases, referring particularly to the Justice First report on deportations to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) in which out of 17 cases 13 were abused on return. He called for the monitoring of returns and said that there were moves in the voluntary sector to develop a national monitoring network initially concerned with DRC, Uganda and Afghanistan.
Family Migration. David Price said that SYMAAG had held a meeting at which great concern was expressed about the new family migration rules introduced in July. He suggested that it was highly discriminatory against poor people and poor regions such as South Yorkshire to require an income of £18,600 to bring a spouse into the country (and more for children).
Nick Clegg said that, but for the Liberal Democrats, the limit might have been much higher. But he was less sympathetic with SYMAAG's arguments here than on asylum issues where the UK had entered into international obligations. Every country had to have rules to control immigration. David Price pointed out that both Yemenis and Pakistanis in Sheffield considered the new rules damaging to their communities. Councillor Maroof' had put a motion on this to Sheffield Council which had been accepted. There were disturbing individual cases. Nick Clegg said he thought it worthwhile to look at the option of regional differentiation of the income threshold. Richard Chessum, referring to a particular case, urged that when asylum seekers were given leave to stay they should be allowed to bring in close family members.
Young asylum seekers. Jan Thompson expressed concern about the way in which judgements about the age of young asylum seekers were handled and referred to one case where the authorities had been slow to recognise that a young Afghan had learning difficulties.
Nick Clegg undertook to investigate what monitoring the UKBA had in place to check on different local authorities and their policies on assessing the ages of young asylum seekers.
Legacy Cases. Richard Chessum said that there were tens of thousands of cases that had been unresolved for years – the situation was very stressful for those involved who could not work or get on with their lives. UKBA tended to dismiss fresh claims as not sufficiently different to previous claims to justify pursuing them – thus leaving people in limbo.
Clegg summed up by saying he would follow up G4S (sub-standard housing, Angel Lodge etc), post-return monitoring, possible regional differentiation of income requirements for family migration, age assessments and fresh claims in legacy cases.
Among the many restrictions imposed by these regulations is a new income requirement of £18,600 for people wishing to sponsor a partner or spouse to come to the UK and an additional £2,400 for each child. People who attended the meeting pointed out how discriminatory these provisions were in relation to the incomes received by many people in South Yorkshire.
SYMAAG subsequently wrote to all Sheffield MPs expressing its strong concern about these new rules and expressing astonishment at the apparent claim in Theresa May's motion that immigration rules like those set out above do not cut across people's right to family life. SYMAAG raised the issue at a meeting with Nick Clegg, Deputy Prime Minister on 16/11/12: see a report of the meeting here.
Sheffield's Councillor Mahommed Marouf, who attended the SYMAAG meeting, subsequently submitted a motion to Sheffield City Council about these new rules and this was approved by the Council on 7 November 2012. The motion declared among other things that the new rules will ' be hugely detrimental to the multicultural vitality of Sheffield and the UK, and believes that changes to the minimum income threshold, right of appeal and student immigration would cause damage to the culture and economy of our City'.
Since SYMAAG's meeting in September the campaign against the rule changes has grown. The Independent newspaper recently reported the rule changes and resistance to them, including some personal and emotional testimonies about the effects of the changes (see, for example the comment from Andy Russell after the article).
As a result of concerns about the effects of the rule changes, the All Party Parliamentary Group on Migration has begun an inquiry and is inviting evidence. You can have your say by contacting the inquiry via the APPG Migration website or send evidence direct to them at info@appgmigration.org.uk (the deadline for submissions is 31/1/13). For more information see the Migrant Rights Network website.
The first speaker was Juan Camilo Cook, Advocacy Support Officer of the Migrant Rights Network (MRN). He said that the new family migration rules were a consequence of the Conservative Party's election promise to bring down net migration to 250,000. 47% of the UK population had incomes below that now required in order to bring a spouse into the country. The proportion was even more inYorkshire. It was not generally recognised that the new rules would affect long standing UK citizens who wished to bring in a foreign spouse. Ethnic minority communities needed to consider the implications of these rules for their own community's welfare. In July MRN had organised large demonstrations against the new rules outside the Home Office and outside Parliament, but awareness was limited and there was a need for active campaigning, particularly to MPs. MRN provided the secretariat to the All Party Group on Migration and there was a proposal for an enquiry into the impact of these rules.
The second speaker was Saleh Alnoud, a solicitor and part of the local Yemeni community. He pointed out that Yemenis had originally been encouraged to come to Sheffield to work in the local steel industry. The situation in Yemen was now highly unstable and it would be very difficult forSheffield based Yemenis to settle there. Since 2007, the UK embassy in Yemen had closed. The country lacked facilities for language tests. He regarded the new rules as draconian and urged the Yemeni community to campaign on these issues.
The third speaker was Gwyneth Lonergan, a researcher and member of SYMAAG Executive. She acknowledged that there was a separate process for family reunion for people with refugee status – but only as long as they have refugee status. Once they have citizenship, former refugees must follow the same procedure as everyone else. Moreover, there remained issues around the weakening of the right to family life and the potential deportation of people who have served over 12 months in prison. Also, asylum-seekers who are parents of British children (or children who have been in the UK so long that they are automatically allowed to stay) do not necessarily get to stay in the UK, so families can be divided. There have been stories of the government targeting families with children who have been in Britain almost 7 years for deportation.
A number of changes to the Immigration Rules come into effect on 9 July 2012. These changes will affect non-European Economic Area (non-EEA) nationals applying to enter or remain in the UK under the family migration route.
These changes will define the basis on which a person can enter or remain in the UK on the basis of their family or private life, unifying consideration under the rules and Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights.
If you already have leave to enter or remain in the UK, on the basis of being the spouse or partner of a settled person, you will need to meet the rules which were in force before 9 July 2012 if you apply for settlement.
allowing adult and elderly dependants to settle in the UK only where they can demonstrate that, as a result of age, illness or disability, they require a level of long-term personal care that can only be provided by a relative in the UK, and requiring them to apply from overseas rather than switch in the UK from another category, for example as a visitor.
The changes to the Immigration Rules were announced by the Government on 11 June 2012 and they form part of the Government's programme of reform of the immigration routes. The changes are being introduced following wide consultation and expert advice from the Migration Advisory Committee.
Along with notorious security firm G4S, children's charity Barnardo's runs the Cedars family detention centre in Sussex. This is where several asylum seeker families from Glasgow have been detained since it opened last year.
UNITY and other campaiginers will be leafleting outside the Barnardo's shops in Glasgow at 250 Great Western Road G4 9EJ and at 116 Dumbarton Road G11 6NY from 11.00am on Thursday 8th November.
Following a series of documented assaults on migrant families held in Cedars, the appalling treatment of the Saleh family, and the damning HM Inspector of Prison's report last month.
Anti-detention campaigners are calling on all concerned groups and individuals to join up in an intensive day of action to ratchet up the campaign against Barnardo's involvement in child detention.
A 27 weeks pregnant woman who was brutally restrained by guards at Cedars was living in Glasgow before being detained with her husband and small son in a raid on her home in April this year which Unity publicised.
Barnardo's does not really have the welfare of children at heart. If it did, it would have pulled out of Cedars as soon as its own red lines' had begun to be breached. The reality is that these conditions relating to the use of force against minors and the length of detention at Cedars have been repeatedly broken, and Barnardo's continued involvement in Cedars is only serving to legitimise the continued use of child detention.
Our aim is to put enough pressure on Barnardo's to pull out of Cedars. We believe this will strip away any legitimacy for the continued use of child detention and take us closer to stopping it for real. We see the fight against child detention as one part of the struggle against the brutal system of immigration detention as a whole.
There are various simple ways through which you can take action and help stop child detention: if you can't pay Barnardo's a visit on the day, you can still phone, tweet or email them and their supporters. Do something!
1. Phone blockade. Call Barnardo's and ask why they are continuing to work at Cedars despite the repeated breaches of their own Red lines. Remember, senior staff at Barnardo's never have to hear from the families held at and deported from Cedars. Your phone calls and messages are a chance to put across some hard truths about Cedars.
UNITY and other campaiginers will be leafletting outside the Barnardos shops in Glasgow at 250 Great Western Road and at 116 Dumbarton Road from 11.00am.


Objective: To reduce the rate of central line-associated bacteraemia (CLAB).
Design: A collaborative quality improvement project in intensive care units (ICUs) to promote aseptic insertion of central venous lines (CVLs). A checklist was used to record compliance with all aspects of aseptic CVL insertion, with maximal sterile barrier precautions for clinicians ("clinician bundle") and patients ("patient bundle"). CLAB was identified and reported using a standard surveillance definition.
Participants and setting: Patients and clinicians in 37 ICUs in New South Wales, July 2007 – December 2008.
Main outcome measures: Compliance with aseptic CVL insertion; rates of CLAB.
Results: 10 890 CVL checklists were reviewed for compliance with the clinician and patient bundles: compliance with aseptic CVL insertion improved significantly (P < 0.001). The CLAB rate dropped from 3.0 to 1.2 per 1000 line-days (P < 0.001). Regardless of CVL type, the relative risk (RR) of CLAB in patients with CVLs inserted by clinicians not compliant with the clinician bundle was 1.62 times greater (95% CI, 1.1–2.4; P = 0.018) than the RR with CVLs inserted by clinicians compliant with both bundles. Compliance with both the bundles was associated with a 50% reduction in risk of CLAB (RR, 0.5; 95% CI, 0.4–0.8; P = 0.004).
Conclusions: Compliance with all aspects of aseptic CVL insertion significantly reduces the risk of CLAB. A difficulty we experienced was that most ICUs lacked the organisation and staff to support quality improvement and audit.
In 2007, lowering CLAB rates in patients in ICUs was included in the Patient Safety and Clinical Quality Performance Agreements between the New South Wales Department of Health and Area Health Services. The Central Line Associated Bacteraemia in NSW Intensive Care Units (CLAB ICU) Collaborative commenced in March 2007 as a "top-down – bottom-up" quality improvement project conducted by the NSW Clinical Excellence Commission and the Intensive Care Coordination and Monitoring Unit, two quality-focused organisations working in NSW with the support of the NSW Department of Health. We report here the experience of the CLAB ICU collaborative.
A multidisciplinary expert group was convened to develop a guideline for CVL insertion.11 It was based on existing guidelines and the premise that CLAB is causally related to insertion technique — compliance with hand hygiene, skin preparation and full barrier precautions are essential. A checklist including the "patient bundle" and the "clinician bundle" (Box 1) was developed to support compliance with the guideline and was also used to collect data.12 Compliance with each element was recorded by clinicians or assistants on completion of CVL insertion. Complying with a bundle required compliance with all elements. Other data recorded included insertion site, type of CVL and any complications. The checklist was completed for CVLs inserted in patients who had been admitted to an ICU for ≥ 24 hours.
CLAB episodes were notified by means of the checklist. Only CLAB in patients in the ICU, or within 24 hours of transfer out of the ICU, was reported. The definition of CLAB used was the NSW Department of Health surveillance definition (2005)13 and the definition of the CDC,8 with the exception of the time variable in relation to ICU discharge, which was changed from 48 to 24 hours to minimise the administrative burden on ICUs (Box 2).
Date of CVL insertion and date of removal, or date on which the patient was discharged to a ward (whichever came first), were recorded on the checklist. ICU discharge was used as a proxy end date (as it was not practical to follow up all patients with CVLs who were discharged to a ward and note the date of removal). Only one CVL per patient was counted in the total days.
CLAB rates were calculated as the number of reported episodes of CLAB (numerator) per 1000 ICU central venous line-days for that ICU (denominator).
It was strongly recommended that ICUs collocate and standardise CVL insertion equipment. During site visits by project team members, collocation of insertion equipment was observed in most ICUs.
The Clinical Excellence Commission collated data as these were received and prepared reports for ICUs, Area Clinical Governance Units and the NSW Department of Health. Data entry was done manually, with an ICU nurse checking data on each form. Missing or invalid data were followed up and validity of reported CLAB was confirmed with individual ICUs.
Individual ICU reports showed compliance with the advocated aseptic technique, as well as the number of episodes of CLAB, the CLAB rate per 1000 line-days and the weighted moving average CLAB rate. Aggregated NSW results were reported alongside individual ICU results. Reports were often accompanied by additional analysis of specific issues, such as complications, ongoing participation or compliance with particular elements of the two bundles.
The first 12 months (July 2007 – June 2008) was designated as a run-in period on the premise that a substantial period would be required for the guideline and checklist to be accepted. In addition, given that the distribution of CLAB episodes during the run-in period would be overdispersed, CLAB rates were calculated for the first 12 months (run-in period) and compared with the final 6 months (analysis period).
SPSS version 17.0 (IBM, Armonk, NY, USA) was used for proportions, bivariate and multivariate analysis, and EpiInfo version 6.04d (CDC, Atlanta, Ga, USA) was used to calculate 95% confidence intervals around proportions. Alpha was set at the 5% level. Two multiple logistic regression models were run to predict CLAB, with patient bundle, clinician bundle and line-days entered in a backward stepwise method for the first 12 months and the final 6 months.
The NSW Department of Health Clinical Ethics Branch considered the intervention a quality improvement activity not requiring ethics approval. Reports to ICUs were de-identified, except for individual rates. Data were stored in a locked electronic folder with a code to identify individual ICUs.
Data were collected from July 2007 to December 2008. All invited ICUs submitted checklists at some time during the first 12 months (July 2007 – June 2008). The total number of participating ICUs ranged from 24 in the first month to 34 during the final 6 months.
We received 11 575 checklists for CVLs inserted in ICUs: 10 890 checklists provided line type, 10 850 provided insertion site and 10 575 provided line type and insertion and removal dates. The CVLs included centrally inserted (72.6%; 7907) and peripherally inserted (13.5%; 1467) CVLs, dialysis catheters (11.9%; 1296), and other/not specified CVLs (2.0%; 220). There was no significant difference (P = 0.998) in choice of insertion site for CVLs in the run-in period and the final 6 months' analysis period (Box 3).
Centrally inserted CVLs contributed 78.2% of all line-days over the intervention period. During the first 12 months, these CVLs remained in situ for the same period as in the final 6 months (Box 4). The median in-situ period for peripherally inserted CVLs extended by 2 days to 8 days in the final 6 months; however, peripherally inserted CVLs represented only 8.7% of the total line-days over the 18-month study period. Dialysis CVLs and other unspecified CVLs contributed 12.2% and 0.9%, respectively, of all line-days, and their median in-situ period decreased by 1 day during the final 6 months of the intervention period.
Compliance with the clinician bundle was assessed for each quarter of the project, and compliance improved from 74% to 81% by the last quarter (P < 0.0001; χ2 = 118.83). Similarly, compliance with the patient bundle improved significantly from 81% to 92% by the last quarter (P < 0.001; χ2 = 108.34). Compliance with both bundles was 1.4 times more likely by the last quarter (P = 0.0001; χ2 = 14.325).
Over the 18 months of the intervention, there was a significant drop in CLAB rate from 3.0 (95% CI, 2.0–4.3) per 1000 line-days to 1.2 (95% CI, 0.6–2.2) per 1000 line-days (P = 0.0006; χ2 of slope = 11.71) (Box 5).
The risk of CLAB was significantly reduced (relative risk [RR], 0.5; 95% CI, 0.4–0.8; P = 0.004) in patients with CVLs inserted by clinicians compliant with both bundles. When examined by CVL type, the risk of CLAB associated with centrally inserted CVLs was significantly reduced (RR, 0.5; 95% CI, 0.3–0.9; P = 0.01); however, there was no significant risk reduction for peripherally inserted CVLs (RR, 0.2; 95% CI, 0.04–1.0; P = 0.07) or other CVL types (RR, 1.1; 95% CI, 0.3–3.8; P = 1.0).
CVLs inserted by clinicians who were not compliant with the clinician bundle were 1.62 times more likely to be associated with CLAB (RR, 1.62; 95% CI, 1.1–2.4; P = 0.018) compared with CVLs inserted by clinicians who complied with both bundles. When calculated separately, with centrally inserted CVLs (not peripherally inserted CVLs or dialysis CVLs), patients were nearly twice as likely to develop CLAB when CVLs were inserted by non-compliant clinicians (RR, 1.99; 95% CI, 1.2–3.2; P = 0.004), and patients with peripherally inserted CVLs were five times more likely to develop CLAB (RR, 5.08; 95% CI, 1.03–25; P = 0.059) than when compliant clinicians did the insertion.
Non-compliance with the clinician bundle was mostly attributed to failure to wear a hat, mask and eyewear (94.0%). The risk of CLAB in patients with CVLs inserted by clinicians who complied with the clinician bundle, but not the patient bundle, was not significantly different when compared with CVLs inserted by clinicians who complied with both bundles (RR, 0.82; 95% CI, 0.3–2.26; P = 0.891).
A two-step multiple logistic regression model for the first 12 months of the intervention identified line-days (RR, 1.05; 95% CI, 1.02–1.07; P = 0.001) and non-compliance with the clinician bundle (RR, 2.04; 95% CI, 1.1–3.6; P = 0.016) as significant risk factors for CLAB. A three-step model to predict risk factors for CLAB during the final 6 months of the intervention did not identify either bundle as a risk factor; in-situ line-days remained the only significant risk factor for CLAB (RR, 1.02; 95% CI, 1.01–1.04; P = 0.001).
The CLAB ICU was the first collaborative between the Clinical Excellence Commission, the Intensive Care Coordination and Monitoring Unit, the NSW Department of Health and individual ICUs. The relationship between the Commission and the Intensive Care Coordination and Monitoring Unit worked well. The relationship with individual ICUs was more challenging, as the guideline was not enforceable and the project relied on the goodwill of the ICUs. Most formed improvement teams, but there was variable engagement of key personnel. Some clinicians considered the incidence of CLAB in NSW to be low and doubted the value of the project, as Australian practice was considered to be equal to or better than the methods informing the project. Conversely, in a number of ICUs where senior clinicians gave the project clear support, there was excellent engagement with the project.
Compliance with the clinician bundle contributed to a decreased CLAB rate. Non-compliance with the clinician bundle was attributable in 94% of cases to non-compliance with the hat–mask–eyewear element. Hat wearing was identified as the contentious component of the bundle. Clinicians cited a lack of evidence as a reason to omit hats, and four ICUs elected to omit their use as standard practice for CVL insertion. There is no direct evidence linking hat wearing to CLAB. However, hats have been routinely cited as an element of clinician preparation in reports analysing reduction in CLAB rates.22-24 Compliance with both bundles was promoted in this project, and evidence suggests that hat wearing is a required step during CVL insertion, with our data indicating that the risk of CLAB increases if hats are not worn. At best this is an association, and not wearing a hat may be a surrogate for cultural or other practice issues.
There are several practical issues that may bias our results. Surveillance projects cannot be conducted with the rigour of a trial, and there were problems with identification of CLAB. This was despite dissemination of posters and concise definition notes for quick reference to ensure definition consistency between the ICUs and infection-control practitioners. Many ICUs do not have microbiological support and frequently CLAB was reported without discussion with senior ICU staff. Improved understanding of surveillance definitions, versus clinical definitions, led to reclassification in some cases.
Some ICUs resisted the requirement for clinical staff to follow up CVLs and submit checklists. There is inconsistent data collection and audit in NSW ICUs,25 with limited staff allocated to quality activities in individual ICUs; in nine referral ICUs surveyed, there were only 2.2 full-time-equivalent (FTE) physicians (three ICUs), 4.73 FTE nursing staff (four ICUs), and 0.4 FTE other staff (one ICU).26 As a data-quality initiative, two tertiary ICUs and one metropolitan ICU were asked to review data capture: all three reported data capture greater than 90%. This quality test was not completed by all sites, and at least one tertiary unit had low data capture.
From the data provided by the test sites, it is estimated that more than 15 000 CVLs are inserted in patients in NSW ICUs every year. Based on this estimate, data on fewer than 50% of CVLs inserted during the study period were captured. Most clinicians participated in the CLAB ICU intervention in addition to their normal duties. A key lesson is that for effective translation of evidence into practice, ICUs must have pre-existing integrated clinical practice improvement teams to engage front-line staff to incorporate best practice and regular audit into their daily work.
Some checklists were filled in by the proceduralist, as assistance was not always available. The hazards of self-reporting are acknowledged; however, the reporting method was the same throughout the data collection period and a reduction in CLAB rate still occurred. As this was a quality improvement initiative, not a study, these factors could not be controlled.
In summary, a guideline and checklist, backed up by a CLAB awareness campaign, reduced rates of CLAB in NSW ICUs. Strict compliance with maximal sterile barrier precautions by clinicians and full preparation of the patient were critical. This multimodal intervention was considered a success.
isolation of a potential contaminant (eg, coagulase negative Staphylococcus) from a single blood culture drawn from a patient with an intravascular line (within 48 hours of the episode and appropriate antimicrobial therapy against that isolated contaminant is commenced.
† Analysis period. P = 0.998; mean ridit, 0.500 (for comparison of insertion sites used in the run-in period and the analysis period).
* First 12 months of intervention (run-in period); final 6 months of intervention (analysis period).
† Includes only inserted CVLs for which data on CVL type and line-days were available.
1 Intensive Care Coordination and Monitoring Unit, NSW Department of Health, Sydney, NSW.
4 Intensive Care Service, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, NSW.
The NSW Department of Health provided funding to the Clinical Excellence Commission for project management.
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Państwowa Dyspozycja Mocy (PDM)– instytucja utworzona w 1950 roku w celu kierowania powstającym w Polsce połączonym systemem energetycznym.

Historia
Po reorganizacji polskiej energetyki w 1951 r. dyspozytorzy PDM kierowali pracą całego polskiego systemu energetycznego przez podległych im dyspozytorów 6 Okręgowych Dyspozycji Mocy w okręgach: centralnym (w Warszawie), wschodnim (w Radomiu), południowym (w Katowicach), dolnośląskim (we Wrocławiu), zachodnim (w Poznaniu) i północnym (w Bydgoszczy).

Oprócz pracujących non-stop dyspozytorów, Państwowa Dyspozycja Mocy zajmowała się bieżącym prognozowaniem zużycia energii elektrycznej w poszczególnych godzinach doby, planowaniem uruchomień i odstawień bloków energetycznych oraz planowaniem ich remontów, planowaniem remontów sieci przesyłowej oraz aktywnie uczestniczyła w planach rozwoju polskiej energetyki.

PDM w momencie założenia podlegała bezpośrednio Ministerstwu Przemysłu Ciężkiego, a od 15 lutego 1952 roku nowo utworzonemu Ministerstwu Energetyki.

W 1953 r. powstał jednolity, krajowy system elektroenergetyczny połączony do pracy synchronicznej liniami 110 kV z częstotliwością nominalną 50 Hz.

W pierwszych latach jedynym narzędziem dyspozytorów PDM były bezpośrednie telefony do Okręgowych Dyspozycji Mocy, a najbardziej istotnym wskaźnikiem był miernik częstotliwości sieci, o dokładności 0,5 Hz. W sytuacji ówczesnego braku energii, przy spadku częstotliwości dyspozytorzy PDM wprowadzali tzw. "stopnie zasilania" nakazując zmniejszenie poboru mocy przez określonych odbiorców lub nawet czasowo ich wyłączając.

Stopnie zasilania ogłaszane są od 10 – pobór bez ograniczeń, aż do 20 – maksymalne możliwe ograniczenia poboru.

W 1953 roku oddano do eksploatacji pierwszą linię 220 kV Janów – Łagisza. W 1964 r. uruchomiono pierwszą linia 400 kV Mikułowa – Joachimów.
W latach 60. zainstalowano w nowej dyspozytorni PDM dwustanowiskowy pulpit dyspozytorski i tablicę dyspozytorską ze schematem polskiej sieci przesyłowej linii 220 kV i 400 kV

Stopniowo wprowadzano telemetrię pozwalającą odczytywać na bieżąco na punkcie dyspozytorskim PDM moc większych elektrowni i przepływy na liniach najwyższych napięć. Dyspozytorzy pracowali w systemie trójzmianowym, po dwóch, potem po trzech na zmianie.

W 1962 roku PDM rozpoczęła współpracę z Centralnym Zarządem Dyspozytorskim w Pradze w sprawie międzynarodowej wymiany energii elektrycznej i planowanie remontów sieciowych.

Po 1982 r. gdy uruchomiono elektrownię wodną, szczytowo-pompowa Żarnowiec, dyspozytorzy PDM otrzymali możliwość zdalnego sterowania generatorami dużych elektrowni wodnych w Polsce.

W latach 90. system energetyczny Polski i pozostałych krajów bloku wschodniego odłączył się od sieci ZSRR i połączył z siecią Europy Zachodniej UCTE.
Państwową Dyspozycję Mocy przekształcono w Krajową Dyspozycję Mocy, którą w 2009 r. przeniesiono z ulicy Mysiej w Warszawie do nowej siedziby zbudowanej w Konstancinie pod Warszawą. Krajowa Dyspozycja Mocy rozporządza symulatorem polskiego systemu energetycznego, na którym szkoli się dyspozytorów w reagowaniu na awarie różnego typu.

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Writer and Director of Avatar, James Cameron has confirmed three more movie sequels will hit the theatres in the coming years after the huge success of the recently released 'Avatar: The Way of Water'.
A follow-up to 2009's 'Avatar,' went on to become the highest-grossing film of all time, as of Sunday evening, just 24 days after its release.
Cameron had already confirmed that 'Avatar 3' would release in theaters in the coming years regardless of the total take following the first sequel's release. In fact, both 'The Way of Water' and 'Avatar 3' were filmed simultaneously and he says now, it appears both 4 and 5 are a go.
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Christian Solidarity Worldwide supports Christians throughout the world who are persecuted and unjustly treated for their Christian faith. CSW helps to keep governments informed and continuously campaigns to expose the truth about the way some countries tread on the human rights of believers.
Elam Ministries works specifically to support Christians in Iran, a country which is closed to the Gospel. As well as campaigning on behalf of persecuted Christians in Iran, Elam undertakes training programmes to equip believers for Christian leadership and ministry.
Pray for Christians who are being greatly persecuted for their faith in many parts of the world.
Pray for the ongoing effectiveness of the public awareness campaigns by CSW and Elam Ministries on behalf of persecuted Christians.
Pray for the much persecuted but fast growing church in Iran which is believed to number over 300,000. Pray for protection for the Christian believers, evangelists and Bible distributors in Iran. Give thanks for the effectiveness of Christian satellite TV programmes in serving the church and encouraging Christians. Pray for Iranian refugees who have fled all over Europe that they may come to hear the Gospel.
Pray for the Gateway project - give thanks that recent meetings with Woking Council & Historic England have gone well. Pray that meetings with remaining stakeholders will lead to them also being able to support the plans.
Whole Church Celebration - Saturday 10th - pray that many of us will come together to celebrate his goodness to us. Pray for Liz Bewley, the speaker (& also at church weekend away next year) & for those who are being baptised.
Alpha Course - Wednesday evenings - pray that everyone who is coming along will be open to what God has to say to them. Pray for those who are leading & helping.
Pray that we will all continue to seek opportunities to share our faith with those around us each day, especially as we start to think of Christmas events & services.
Saturday evening service - 17 November - thank God for the encouragements there have been over the first few months. Pray that as this new service continues to grow that God will provide the resources we need to deliver good youth & kids work.
Phil Bailey has been diagnosed with Myeloma, a type of blood cancer and would appreciate prayer for healing and support as he continues treatment.
Pray for the young people getting baptised this month.
Pray for youth alpha at hubs; that people find new depth in their walks with Jesus.
Pray for the craft club that we have started on Tuesday's at Maybury Primary school. We have 12 children who attend. Pray for good conversations and relationships built as it continues.
Continue to pray for the children on Sundays as they are in their groups and that they learn and grow more.
Pray for the team as they continue to listen to God and prepare to teach the children each week.
Pray for kids hubs that they can build good relationships with each other. Also pray that they grow closer to God. We are focusing on the book 'Growing up with God' by Shawn Bolz.
Pray as we prepare for December and all the schools work and church events that are approaching.
Pray for Zoe and Hannah as they attend the Kids Leaders Summit with New Wine on the 19th – 21st November.


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Over the last few months an ambitious project aiming to increase the amount of public art in Christchurch has been dominating the local scene. Art and Industry is a biennial contemporary visual arts festival that sees artists working with the support of local businesses. CoCA was the host for one of the most anticipated shows of the year in the flat city, Monument to a Lost Civilisation by art stars Ilya and Emilia Kabakov.
Monument brought together documentation, texts and preliminary drawings of 38 installations produced by the Kabakovs over the last ten or so years. The installations were arranged into a proposed museum format complete with a roof top landscaped park. There were two models in the centre of the room -one of the museum, the other of the rooftop park. Panels on the walls referred to specific rooms in the model and were cross-referenced to tables that grouped the installations into different aspects of life: health, arts, bureaucracy etc. There were also books for each installation that showed supporting work for them. Although the individual installations and accompanying stories were interesting, the experience of shuffling from model to table to panel to table to panel to model to panel was the most powerful part of the work. It seems that bureaucracy was alive and well... Ill, in the USSR.
In July those crazy Ilam sculpture kids took over a couple of empty houses in Papanui like the insidious flesh-eating disease they think they're not. Some people said the show was really dark and gothic, I still say it was generally too serious, obvious and straight. The influence of tutor Andrew Drummond was pretty obvious in a few instances. Kinetic is kool apparently. Don't get me wrong, there was some nice original stuff in the show, it's just that I made it so I would feel like an arrogant git to mention it. Ooops.
On the subject of Drummond, his team has been working particularly hard recently -a show at Jonathan Smart's with a rotating drawing machine, his Art and Industry piece at the Christchurch airport (also a rotating machine), and a rotating wheel-type thing recently installed in some Auckland edifice. All these rotating things... What does it all mean? Maybe he feels like he's running round in circles or chasing his tail or going as fast as he can but always staying in the same spot.
Let's hope not. As expected, the works use Beuys materials brass, copper, felt, coal and glass - kinetic of course, and powered by pneumatics or normal motors.
Interestingly, Marcus Moore also installed a pneumatic piece in a transport waiting area of The Crossing for Art and Industry. The Crossing is the stupid name for the new bus terminal complex in the centre of town. Moore's piece, The Radii, is the glorified timekeeper for said glorified bus stop. It differs from that of Drummond's, his one-time mentor, in a few ways. Although circles are used, no rotation occurs. Every hour on the hour, the two arms upon which the circles are mounted swing and cross each other. Every fifteen minutes the circles shunt closer together and then wider apart again. Kinetic is Kool. This piece will no doubt prove to be a novel and functional timekeeper and alert for patrons of the bus service as soon as they realise that the movements are regular.
Art and Industry must also take partial responsibility for the Pauline Rhodes eyesore in Hagley Park. Ziggurat 2000 looked a lot better to me one hungover Saturday when I spotted what looked like a washing machine on the top of the pyramidal structure. Unfortunately it had been removed just hours later. More "collaboration" will undoubtedly occur before its removal at the end of the year. Interestingly, this colonisation of Ziggurat 2000 by the washing machine seems to work with the piece. The grey stone structure, referencing ancient South American or Egyptian architecture, seemshopelessly out of place in Hagley Park. So why put it there? Why is Hagley Park there? Perhaps the park is as much of an eyesore or alien imposition on the "natural" Christchurch landscape as Ziggurat 2000 is on the park, and as the washing machine was on Ziggurat 2000.
By all accounts, Michel Tuffery's piece was the highlight of the Art and Industry biennial. Asiasi was a performance piece in which three giant tuna-shaped ovens made out of tin cans were used by Tuffery and the Mato'oi dance group to cook fish. Coffee and buns soaked in coconut milk were revealed during the performance and distributed amongst the audience to accompany the fish.
The long-closed Wizards, once Christchurch's favourite video gaming parlour, was the location for Rumble in the Bronx, a group show featuring a number of young "up and at 'im" s. The show kicked off with a bit of the old wikki-wikkiwoo as DJ Lazzzy Suzzzan (aka Daniel Malone) was outclassed by DJ Ali in the opening night DJ battle. Throughout the rest of the show, the works that stood out to me were the ones that dealt directly with the video game history of the site. Adam Willetts impressed with his interactive sound piece/spacies setup. A couple of play guns strapped to a toy beatbox became the good-guy space ship shooting up some deranged alien gizmos which were of course the space invaders. Meanwhile, on the other side of the room, Pacman, under the direction of Eddie Clemens, chomped his way through some left over Damien Hirst spots, converting them as if by magic into little figurines in polystyrene packaging on the floor. Down the back of the room, Hannah Beehre presented the post-match scene of a duel between two cute little monsters, both lying flat on their backs on the obscenely lurid airport style carpet. Other artists featured included Dan Arps (who organised the show) and Sean Kerr.
On the subject of shows that Sean Kerr was involved in, the Physics Room recently had THATS ENTERTAINMENT (that's thats, not that's), a group show curated by Sean Kerr. His piece continued his examination of abuse. "Fuck you you fuck" was painted on the white gallery wall in white paint. Elsewhere, Young-Hae Chang presented a riveting text-based animation in the end room revolving around hot passionate buttery lovin', and Yuk King Tan exhibited a dormant TV and video setup with a sign -"what's entertainment". A singing telegram dressed in a gorilla suit was initially meant to arrive and perform at the opening, but for whatever reason that never actually occurred. A video of the event would have been playing on the TV for the rest of the show, but obviously that couldn't happen either, hence the dormant TV.
At last, a nicely assembled show at the McDougall! After such flawed curatorial attempts as the Boyd Webb one and Canterbury Painting in the Nineties comes Don Driver. With Spirit was organised basically chronologically, starting with the large-scale abstract compositions of industrial materials. The use of non-traditional art materials in these early minimalist works foreshadow his more narrative-based assemblage works that came later, enriched by the use of more meaning-loaded domestic and agricultural materials.
Ladder was the coolest piece -an old ladder runs from the floor to an approx. 3x2 metre ceiling of weather-beaten plywood. Oh the futility! You could conceivably climb the ladder a bit, but would never get to the top, or see what is on the other side of the plywood ceiling. Incidentally, this show was organised and toured by the Govett-Brewster, not the McDougall.
Kiosk has been bubbling away nicely for a little while now, and as I write this column, Log's own Warren Olds is creating or perhaps perpetuating a perfectly perfunctory persona. Wow, that was cool. Anyway, if you though that was hard to crack, you should have seen his web-based kiosk show "L: H1 P: KASTLE". The installation was entered through the Kiosk website www.physicsroom.org.nz/oblique/warrenolds
Lee Devenish, Christchurch-based artist and writer, is a boy. Yes, his favourite colour is blue, but he sees where pink is coming from.


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Equipment Finance Industry Confidence Improves in July
Washington, DC–- The Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation (the Foundation) releases the July 2011 Monthly Confidence Index for the Equipment Finance Industry (MCI-EFI) today. Designed to collect leadership data, the index reports a qualitative assessment of both the prevailing business conditions and expectations for the future as reported by key executives from the $521 billion equipment finance sector. Overall, confidence in the equipment finance market is 56.2, up 6.8% from the June index of 52.6.
When asked about the outlook for the future, survey respondent Paul Menzel, president and CEO, Financial Pacific Leasing, LLC, said that he "continue[s] to wait for the micro and small business segment of the economy to pick up. Consumers continue to lack confidence in the economy and are debt averse and/or de-leveraging their balance sheets. The political gridlock on the deficit is a threat to this already fragile recovery." He added that this uncertainty is the reason for a guarded forecast.
The overall MCI-EFI is 56.2, an increase from the June index of 52.6.
When asked to assess their business conditions over the next four months, 14% of executives responding said they believe business conditions will improve over the next four months, an increase from 5.0% in June. 81.4% of respondents believe business conditions will remain the same over the next four months, an increase from 79.5% in June. 4.7% of executives believe business conditions will worsen, a decrease from 15.4% in June.
14% of survey respondents believe demand for leases and loans to fund capital expenditures (capex) will increase over the next four months, an increase from 12.8% in June. 74.4% believe demand will "remain the same" during the same four-month time period, a decrease from 77% the previous month. 11.6% believe demand will decline, up from 10% who believed so in June.
23% of executives expect more access to capital to fund equipment acquisitions over the next four months, flat from June. 76.7% of survey respondents indicate they expect the "same" access to capital to fund business, also flat with the previous month. In the last eight months' surveys, no one responded that they expect "less" access to capital.
When asked, 32.6% of the executives reported they expect to hire more employees over the next four months, down from 33.3% in June. 58% expect no change in headcount over the next four months, an increase from 53.8% last month, while 9.6% expect fewer employees, a decrease from 12.8% in June.
72% of the leadership evaluate the current U.S. economy as "fair," up from 66.7% who did in June. 27.9% rate it as "poor," down from 33.3% last month.
9.3% of survey respondents believe that U.S. economic conditions will get "better" over the next six months, up from 5.0% in June. 79% of survey respondents indicate they believe the U.S. economy will "stay the same" over the next six months, down from 82% in June. 11.6% responded that they believe economic conditions in the United States will worsen over the next six months, down from 12.8% who believed so last month.
In July, 44.2% of respondents indicate they believe their company will increase spending on business development activities during the next six months, up from 28% in June. 55.8% believe there will be "no change" in business development spending, down from 69% last month, and no one believes there will be a decrease in spending, down from 2.6% who believed so last month.
Equipment Lease Finance Industry Confidence Up Again In February
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15 Watt wall mounted 2-Tone horn for indoor use. Make sure you are notified whenever a specific condition is triggered with this Universal Power Group D1299 SP36 security horn. This powerful hard wired siren will be a great addition to any hard wired security system. Connect the appropriate wires to your hard wired security system, depending on which of the two tones you would like to hear. This tone will then be heard whenever the siren is triggered by an alarm, generated from the security system. The D1299 SP36 is intended for indoor applications, it is a good idea to locate the siren in an area in which the intruder will not be able to pin point (attic or crawl space). This will ensure that your siren is not damaged or disconnected by the intruder.


The Old Head Golf Links outside of Kinsale, Co. Cork, is one of the most unique golf courses ever conceived. It is built on a 220-acre diamond of land, jutting out over two miles into the Atlantic Ocean.
The links and practice area occupy 180 acres, and the remaining 40 acres of unspoilt cliff (rising in places to over 300 feet) frame the course.
Old Head is located seven miles beyond Kinsale, one of the most fashionable and scenic resort towns in Ireland, and only 30 minutes from Cork Airport.
Over the centuries primitive lighthouses were built on the headland to assist navigation and warn against invasion. The existing lighthouse was built in 1853 and is located on the southern tip of the headland behind the 18th tees.
In 1989 the land was acquired by John and Patrick O'Connor and the links opened for play in 1997. Stunning, rugged Old Head is now one of the most sought after golf experiences anywhere on earth.
Stretching over 7,200 yards from the tips, the par 72 course, is comprised of five par fives, five par threes and eight par fours, with six tees per hole. With an ever-changing sea breeze, Old Head provides a stern test to the touring pro and high handicapper alike. It is surrounded by the ocean on all sides and commands the most spectacular and stunning views.
It is designed as a walking course where members and guests are encouraged to walk the links with a caddie. Old Head boasts the largest group of professional caddies in the country.
I was fortunate to play Old Head on my most recent trip to Ireland. As a Cork City native, I am very proud of this Cork jewel which allows players a bucket list experience of enjoying the most spectacular piece of golf real estate on the planet. Old Head is truly a gem – it's impossible to find someone who has experienced the course to say otherwise.
not to gaze off mid sentence into the distance at the magnificent views across the course below us.
"Approaching its 20th anniversary, Old Head has rapidly grown to become talked of in the same company as far more historic courses and is already the catalyst of many an international visit to Ireland and is considered the highlight of an Irish golf trip," Dornford said.
Old Head is essentially a private club which allows limited outside play. The vast majority of members are American and European high rollers who pay an annual membership to visit a couple of times a year. Old Head is continually looking to expand its membership and has a very active members schedule of individual and team events.
"We are not one to rest on our laurels and are forever polishing the diamond with the owners continually investing in the course and facilities to ensure that we maintain the exceptional standards that exceed the expectations of our discerning membership and guests," Dornford says.
Course superintendent Neil Deasy outlined the recent changes to the course.
"Last winter was very bad weather wise. Two main projects undertaken on the course were the re-grading and reshaping of the white medal tee complex on hole 12 and the total redesign of the 16th green and surround," he says.
"The old tee complex on 12 had started to subside over the years. We also did not have much teeing ground which meant not being able to take advantage of arguably the most daunting and stunning tee shot on the course. We decided to re-grade the tees and put in a freestyle tee complex.
Our round was full of awe inspiring views of steep cliffs and open sea views with a beautiful layout winding itself around the shadow of the ever present lighthouse. Thankfully it was a beautiful, relatively calm day which helped to lower the lost ball count.
Old Head has a setting which must be almost impossible to replicate anywhere else in the world and makes it easy to understand the reputation that this relatively new course has already built up.
After the round we were treated to a tour of the 15 luxurious suites which are beautifully furnished, and all offer magnificent views. An overnight stay will also grant access to the fitness suite and the Old Head thermal spa which offers a place for members and residents to unwind and restore.
With five star suites, a spa and fine dining on site, Old Head prides itself on offering the ultimate in service. It really is the pinnacle of golfing history in the making.


Granite is one of the most popular materials to use as countertops in bathrooms and kitchens. It's expensive, however, though it lasts a long time. To make sure your granite countertops stay in good shape over years to come, try out these maintenance tips.
As you already know, granite is one of the most expensive building materials used in modern homes. Granite looks great and lasts a long time. However, even the sturdy material that is granite can succumb to wear and tear if it's not protected. The best way to protect your granite countertops is to use a high-quality, clear sealant to act as a barrier between food, water, and other substances and the granite slab itself. By using sealant to separate the countertop from potential harm, you'll greatly extend the life of your granite countertops.
There's a simple test that homeowners can perform to determine if their granite countertops' protective layers of sealant need to be repaired. The test is known simply as the water test. Take roughly 50 milliliters of water and pour it on your granite countertop. If it is absorbed immediately, you need to add sealer immediately. Better yet, add two layers! It should also be reapplied a few times each year. If the water takes 10 minutes to disappear, you can likely get away with one layer of sealant every few years. If the water doesn't go away after a full half-hour, you can get by with zero sealant.
Although sealant acts as a coaster itself, all drinks should be placed on top of coasters to prevent sealant from being damaged. If the sealant is damaged, your granite countertop can absorb stains and microbes. Don't be scared to shoo people away from your granite countertops if they have drinks in their hands, either. It'll pay off in the long run!


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Stand Comedy Club 15 September
Posted on 16/09/2011 by one4review
It has been all too long since I have been to the Stand Comedy Club Edinburgh for a gig outwith The Fringe, but this was put to rights as I with three friends headed there for a night out and I was quickly reminded why it is the best comedy club in Scotland if not the UK.
Our host for the night is one of the Stand's regular and popular MCs Joe Heenan. Now by no stretch of the imagination is this the first time I have seen this guy in charge and he is always good, but on this night he was on fire. Heenan has a pleasing personality, a genuinely funny guy who combines the role of warming up the crowd with an innate talent of injecting his own funny material. In this form there are few to compare with him in this role.
Opening act was new to me, a slightly self-deprecating lady by name of Jane Hill. Quietly confident Ms Hill took command of the packed out club and entertained with her well observed stuff for the duration of the set.
Okay maybe some parts of the routine were better received than others, but I don't think anyone could be disappointed with the opening.
After the first interval and more of Heenan's expertise Rob Coleman took to the stage and made an immediate impression. His appearance, especially his somewhat wild hair was an attention grabber, but a gentle start morphed into a series of one liners al a Stewart Francis or Milton Jones which drew laughs and groans in equal measures and was certainly well received by the audience. He has presence a plenty and material to match. Certainly well worth checking out.
Revered Scottish comedian Parrot was the closing act in part two, and like those before him, certainly did nothing but raise the bar and enhance his reputation.
His material is slightly darker that what went before, but delivered in such away as to be hilarious. His accent is quite strong, occasionally I wonder if some of his well crafted stuff may be lost on non-Scots, but on the night he went down as storm with all parts of the club. Certainly I don't think he has been on better form in all the times I have seen him.
Following the second and last interval and prize draw, headliner Jason Cook took to the stage and just took the already great gig to another level. Cook has so much outstanding material I'm sure he could have played for two hours and not got close to exhausting it.
I have been a fan of his for years and he is definitely a favourite of The Stand. His delivery style in relaxed, sometimes even delivered seated, but the stories and delivery are worthy of an ovation. He does tend to get sidetracked from a story midway though occasionally as his comedy brain thinks of other things, but generally gets back to the story. He is so full of hilarious anecdotes that it is necessary for him to speak at such a rate to fit in even a fraction of what he wants to say, so strap in for a hectic ride. Surely his translation to comedy superstar cannot be so very far away, so if you want to see the guy in the intimate club setting then grab your chance over the next couple of nights, 'cause it could be only stadium gigs before too long.
For details of how to book for any of the gigs held at the Stand Comedy Club either in Glasgowor here in Edinburghcheck out their website www.thestand.co.uk
Reviewed by Geoff
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Jason Byrne – Cirque du Byrne Tour
I really can't remember exactly when I first saw Jason Byrne perform live, but it must be fourteen years ago having previously see him on the Edinburgh or Bust TV series.
Byrne then was a very young red headed bundle of crazy, wacky energy who just got up there and delivered, something that is still his trademark all those years later.
Byrne has been one of the biggest selling comedians at TheEdinburghFringe ever since and he is just starting on a mammoth tour taking his brand of comedy mayhem to the whole country. This date at the Alhambra Theatre Dunfermline was rocking with laughter from the opening routine until the last nearly two hours 30 later.
In all the years I have seen him perform I actually began he doubt that he had prepared material. His mercurial wit is always to the fore as he riffs as only he can with the audience, but there was material this time and like his free form was quality too.
Byrne is maybe now in his late 30's but the sense of humour is still as young and vibrant as ever, occasionally almost juvenile at times and there is always plenty of 'divilment' and craic, not to mention abundant audience participation and the occasional crazy props that make cameo appearances.
Byrne has never been a comedian with deep meaningful messages in his shows, no, there is a simple message every time. Enjoyment. He enjoys himself and I cannot believe that anyone who has seem this man perform can feel otherwise. I found myself checking his schedule to see if he is playing anywhere near me again so I can catch the performance all over again.
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Vidisha riot controlled, curfew relaxed, peace returns: Lessons for Madhya Pradesh government from the violence
The rioting in Vidisha has been controlled.
Curfew has been relaxed and the situation is getting back to normalcy.
After arson, violence and hooliganism, peace has returned to the town.
But these pictures will haunt the administration and citizens for long.
A row escalated because the police didn't take prompt action, say citizens. Later, a person was killed due to the conflict.
The person belonged to Bajrang Dal. Those accused of murder were arrested.
The arrests were necessary and were made promptly. However, soon the Bajrang Dal cadre took to streets in the city, which sends none other than Minister of External Affairs Sushma Swaraj to Parliament.
From evening violence begins. People run with patients from hospital. There is arson. Vehicles, shops are set on fire. Houses were attacked. People were injured but fortunately no fatality.
Yet police remains mute spectator. The next day, violence escalates.
The rioters are on the streets.
But police turn askance, not even acting against them or even asking them to go away.
How can rioters get so emboldened?
Had the images not been splashed in local media and a strong police force not rushed to Vidisha, the situation may not have been controlled.
Vidisha was represented by former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee in the past. MP chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan won election from here, repeatedly. It became his home constituency.
Hence, Vidisha has a special place in MP politics. Yet, the shoddy manner in which police acted, leaves many questions. Mercifully, the riot didn't spread and the violence stopped.
But has the police
and the administration learnt anything from the riot?
The photographs published in local newspapers, questioning the role of police when the mob was on the streets, must lead to serious introspection. See caption in photo on the left.
It was published in local newspaper, which said that police turned away its face when rioters were on the streets. The picture was taken at Ramlila Road.
"If only police had been a little more stern, situation won't have worsened", caption reads.
The other photograph on the right shows rioters walking with the police.
After the suspensions of top officials in Betul and Jhabua, is the police reluctant to act against right-wing activists?
The State government's entire security establishment--Police Headquarters and Home department, need to send a strong message. If policemen are under pressure and scared of taking action, it is a potentially dangerous situation.
It's time to deal with it.
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Cook the onion in a small pan with a drizzle of olive oil until they are soft. When they are soft, remove them from the heat. While the onions are cooking, cook the potatoes in boiling water until soft (about 15 minutes).
Mash the potatoes and then stir in the butter and milk until smooth.
Stir in the nutmeg and seasoning mix, and let the mixture cool for about 5 minutes.
While the potato mixture is cooling, cook the bacon until it is crispy (I did ours in the microwave, but stove top works well, too!) Mix the bacon and the onion into the potatoes, then form the mix into patties.
Dredge the patties in flour, then the egg/water mix, and then the bread crumbs.
Heat the oil in a large frying pan over medium high heat. When the oil is hot, add the patties and cook for 3-5 minutes on each side until they are browned.
Oh my gosh Holly. Thank goodness I don't have any potatoes on hand; otherwise, I'd be shoving a bunch of these in my face tonight. Hope you had a good weekend!
Yum! I love anything having to do with potatoes and pancakes! haha soooo tasty!
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Oh gosh, I pretty much love everything made from potatoes...looks so good.


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Perficient Digital received its Silver Award in the Mobile Apps/Sites-Services & Utilities category for an application built for the Jackson Energy Authority in western Tennessee. The self-service app enhances the customer experience by simplifying such tasks as checking account balances, paying bills, reporting electricity outages, and finding service locations.
The W³ Awards are sanctioned and judged by the Academy of Interactive and Visual Arts, an invitation-only group consisting of top-tier professionals from acclaimed advertising, marketing, and media firms.
In 2016, Perficient Digital won Gold and Silver W³ Awards for design and development of Carhartt's Fall 2016 Lookbook microsite, and The Henry Ford website.


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Q: Implementing human input in apache ode I want to learn how to use Apache ODE and use it in my java aplications. But I can't find a good source to learn from. All the examples on the web that I've found so far are very simple(send a message and get a message). I want to make a simple process where the following happens:

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*Process stars with some input

*A java function runs the input through some algorithm and passes the result to the next function

*The next function shows the input to an administrator and he decides whether to approve the process or to discard it. His response is pass to the next function if positive or the whole process is terminated if not.

*The next function does something if the operation was approved.

Is this hard to do? Can you give me links to some projects which use apache ode and require human input?

A: Apache ODE is a BPEL engine. BPEL itself is meant to support two-level programming: A BPEL layer that is more abstract and conforms to actual business processes of an organization that utilizes Web services that are implemented in either BPEL or a "standard" programming language like Java. Thus, BPEL orchestrates Web services.
So, going through your steps:

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*BPEL provides a <receive> operation for you to do this. Your Java program (or any other Web service client) will call this operation. Depending on whether the operation is defined as one-way or two-way in the WSDL, you will need an <assign> and a <reply> to prepare the output message and send it to the caller.

*The Java function should be exposed as a Web service. You have many options including JAX-WS, Spring WS, and Apache CFX amongst others. This is a classical business rules service as you describe it.

*BPEL itself does not offer human activities. This has been added by BPEL4People but unfortunately Apache ODE does not support this. You will need some task manager that you can call via <invoke> and place a task there. For the callback you will need again a <receive>. Because you need to correlate the callback to your process instance you will need to define a correlation set.

*Whatever this is, but again, in BPEL it would be an <invoke>.