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Some dos and don’ts Peer and informal supports Do know the limits of your service and be prepared to refer on. Do be open to change how you provide your services. Don’t discriminate based on an individual’s place within the “adoption circle”. Do develop internal standards for acceptable behaviour, particularly on social media. Do value diversity. Do have good governance, such as a formal constitution, membership forms requiring people to agree to standards of behaviour, and an external complaints process. Do clearly define the nature of the services and what service users can expect. Do provide resources and supports for leaders (such as training in managing trauma and dealing with conflict). Do actively network with other groups and agencies (for training, referrals and professional support). Summary Quality professional and informal supports: incorporate adoption-related supports into existing services (such as Family Support Program services, or Medicare-funded psychological services); provide options for both professional and peer supports; address trauma, loss, grief and identity issues; sensitively enquire about a person’s adoption experience; have formalised referral processes in place with adoption-specific service providers/professionals with experience in working therapeutically with those affected by forced adoption; have formal processes in place for service users to provide feedback and make complaints; and provide ongoing training opportunities for staff. Let us know what you think AIFS acknowledges that the real experts in this sector are those working “on the ground” with clients, and that it is important that our resource sheets are relevant and useful to service providers. We welcome any feedback you may have about what has been helpful, what you think we could do to improve this resource sheet, or anything else that might be useful. Please send feedback to: Email: <> Phone: Freecall 1800 352275
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TIMELINE Transition Learning framework Governance Master plan 2018 Transition coordinator appointed to meet with students/families to develop individual transition plans (students at Gilmore College) All students to have a transition plan in place Year 7-9 curriculum mapped and aligned across the precinct Explore languages to be taught across the precinct Develop precinct strategic plan Master plan release awarded for Gilmore College and Footscray City Primary School Construction begins at Gilmore College and Footscray City Primary School 2019 All Year 7 students to be enrolled at Footscray City College Gilmore College to offer Years 8, 9, 10 and 12 (no Year 7 intake, or Year 11 students) Last year Gilmore College and Footscray City College will operate as separate schools Teacher planning days across the precinct Teacher training and development Review role and membership of Vision and Leadership Group Appoint secondary school executive principal early-2019 On going construction at Gilmore College and Footscray City Primary School 2020 New secondary model commences Year 7 students to be enrolled as part of the new single school structure Remaining Year 9, 10 and 11 Gilmore College students, who wish to stay in the precinct, move to the Footscray City College Campus
Grant Administration Grant Agreement Managers (GAMs) are the first point of call for contact with the Department. They will provide assistance with queries relating to planning, data and reporting, or any new issues that arise under these Operational Guidelines. Glossary Adult Specialist Support – provides specialist services and support to improve outcomes and enhance wellbeing for people adversely affected by past institutional and child-welfare practices and policies. Clients – An individual who receives a service as part of the funded Activity / Sub-Activity that is expected to lead to a measureable individual outcome. DSS – The Commonwealth Department of Social Services DSS Data Exchange – The data exchange is a free web based portal which is being progressively implemented across all in-scope DSS programmes from 1 July 2014 to allow the capture and reporting of data. Families and Children Activity - is delivered under the Families and Communities Programme and aims to support families, strengthen relationships, improve the wellbeing of children and young people and increase participation of people in community life to enhance family and community functioning. Families and Communities Programme – provides a range of services, focused on strengthening relationships, and building parenting and financial management skills, providing support for better community connections, as well as services to help newly arrived migrants in their transition to life in Australia. Family Relationships Online – is a resource managed by DSS. Forced Adoption Support Services – The services delivered by NGOs funded to deliver Forced Adoption Support Services. GAMs – Grant Administration Managers within DSS. Local Network – Networks of service providers delivering services to people affected by forced adoptions. This may include post-adoption providers, mainstream health practitioners, counsellors, psychologists, peer support and advocacy groups. NGO – Non-Government Organisation. Peer Support Groups – Groups which have formed amongst people with a shared experience. Small Grants – Each funded Forced Adoption Support Service is required to allocate a portion (between 5-10%) of their annual DSS funding to fund peer support and advocacy groups, including existing groups, to help build their capacity. Supportive / warm referral – a ‘live’ three-way conversation in the presence of the client (whether face to face or by telephone) in which the referring organisation introduces the client, explains what has already been done to assist the client and why the client is being referred. Version Control Version Changes Date 1.0 Approved Operational Guidelines 2 June 2014
WELCOME TO FOOTSTEPS NURSERY Our telephone number is: 01344 425246 Morning Session; 9.00- 12.00 Afternoon Session; 12.00-3.00 Headteacher: Mrs J. Dunlop Nursery Room Leader: Mrs. C. Smith Deputy Room leader: Miss. K. Pritchard Early Language Practitioner; Miss Pritchard Nursery Assistant: Mrs M. Marshall Nursery Assistant: Mrs. L. Monredondo Nursery Assistant; Mrs. Y.Mackay SENDCO; Mrs. C. Smith ADULT TO CHILD RATIO - 1 ADULT TO EVERY 8 CHILDREN Welcome to Footsteps Nursery, we hope that you and your child have a happy time here. Here are some of the ways in which you can help us. Please: Always tell a member of staff if your child is worried about anything which may have happened either at nursery or at home. Make sure that we always have an up to date telephone number so that we can contact you immediately if your child is ill or has an accident. Please do not let your child bring toys to the nursery as they may become upset if the toys are mislaid. Children may bring comforters and story books to school to read at story time. We prefer children not to wear jewellery to nursery for safety reasons. Earrings are safer if
Do your best to make sure that: Your child does not go to bed so late s/he has trouble getting up in the morning. Your child gets to nursery and is picked up from nursery on time every day. Your child does not miss nursery without a very good reason. If your child does have to miss nursery, you should write to or phone the school explaining why. What school activities are there in the nursery? Young children learn through play and we encourage them to be independent in their choice of activities. We believe that each child and their work should be valued. Our aim is to provide a safe, caring environment in which the child can be involved in stimulating activities, to enable them to develop socially, physically and academically. We have listed, at the end of this booklet some of the things the children can learn by taking part in the activities. The children are given a piece of fruit to eat every day. Crisps, sweets and biscuits are not permitted. If your child does bring fruit, please ensure that it is prepared and that it is in a box/bag clearly labelled with the child’s name.
Complete the chart with a definition and an example of each type of force. Force Definition Example Applied Frictional Normal Electrical Magnetic Gravitational Of the types of forces above, which ones are contact forces? Non-contact forces? What happens to an object if it is experiencing balanced forces? In the following examples, decide if the object is experiencing balanced or unbalanced forces. Write the net force below each object.
AFTER you have observed the actual movement, click on the sum of the forces box at the top right hand corner of the simulation. Record the number in the data chart. Predicted Movement Actual Movement (none, left, right) Sum of Forces (0, x-left, x-right) Same size, different placement on rope. TASK 3 Place 2 people that are different sizes the same distance away from the cart. Make a prediction about the movement of the cart. AFTER you have observed the actual movement, click on the sum of the forces box at the top right hand corner. Record the number in the data chart. Predicted Movement Actual Movement (none, left, right) Sum of Forces (0, x-left, x-right) Different size, same placement on rope. TASK 4 Place 2 people that are the different sizes different distances away from the cart. Make a prediction about the movement of the cart. AFTER you have observed the actual movement, click on the sum of the forces box at the top right hand corner of the simulation. Record the number in the data chart. Predicted Movement Actual Movement Sum of Forces
The Effects of FORCES Curriculum standards: 7.16.2 Objectives:- 1-Give and explain every day examples of how forces can cause stationary objects to move. 2-Give and explain the other effect of forces on objects. 3-Define force. KEY WORDS: Stationary Accelerate Decelerate Push Pull Ask the teacher to show you this experiment! And explain why the ballon goes up!
Force and Motion Unit Vocabulary Mass – The amount of matter that makes up an object. Force – A push or pull. Inertia – Means that an object in motion will stay in motion in the same direction and an object at rest will stay at rest, unless another force acts upon it. Gravity – A force that pulls objects toward each other. Air Resistance – The force of friction that acts between a moving object and air particles. Friction – A force that acts between surfaces that touch each other. Motion – A change in an object’s position. Position – The location of an object. Distance – The length of a line between 2 points. Direction – The path that a moving object follows. Speed – A measure of how far an object moves in a certain amount of time. Velocity – An object’s speed and direction. Distance-Time Graph – A line graph that shows an object’s motion, with time on the x-axis and distance on the y-axis.
Britain After Brexit: A Nation Divided and Robert Ford is professor of political science at the University of Manchester. Matthew Goodwin is professor of politics at the University of Kent and senior visiting fellow at Chatham House. They are coauthors of Revolt of the Right: Explaining Support for the Radical Right in Britain (2014). On 23 June 2016, the United Kingdom voted 52 to 48 percent to leave the European Union. The vote for “Brexit” sent shockwaves around the world, rocking financial markets and rekindling global debates about the power of populism and nationalism, as well as the long-term viability of the EU. Aside from calling attention to challenges to mainstream liberal democracy and international integration, the vote for Brexit also highlights the deepening political divides that cut across traditional party lines in Britain and now threaten to further destabilize an already crumbling two-party system. On one level, the shocking result served as a powerful reminder of the sheer force of Britain’s entrenched Euroskeptic tradition and of the acrimonious splits among the country’s political elite over Britain’s relationship with Europe. But on a deeper level, Brexit should also be seen as a symptom of longer-term social changes that have quietly been reshaping public opinion, political behavior, and party competition in Britain as well as in other Western democracies. What underlying social and attitudinal shifts made Brexit possible? To what extent was the vote for Brexit driven by the same social forces that fueled the electoral rise of the populist, right-wing U.K. Independence Party (UKIP), a party that surged to prominence in the decade before the referendum? And what do these momentous events reveal more broadly about the state of British politics and the divisions in British society? The social changes that set the stage for Britain’s historic vote to leave the EU began decades ago. As we have argued elsewhere, one key “bottom-up” driver was a slow but relentless shift in the structure and attitudes of the electorate—the growing dominance of the middle classes and of socially liberal university graduates. In the 1960s, more than half of those with jobs in Britain did manual work, and less than 10 percent of the electorate had a university
Financial Matters: Disclosure NI 41-101 Each prospectus must file recent, audited financial statements. Must follow International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). Key items: Financial Statement Disclosure for Issuers: annual financial statements for past 3 years + recent interim financial report for most recent period. Credit Supporter Disclosure Significant Acquisitions Probable Reverse Take Over (its potential acquirer) Must include and file Auditor’s comfort letter (assuring financial soundness of statements) along with unsigned financial statements in prelim prospect and must file a new one should an amendment to a prelim prosp affect the first comfort letter. 6.3 NI 41-101 Information about the Future: Financial Outlook, Future Oriented Financial Information, Forward Looking Info: NI 41-101F1 + NI 41-101 PART FOUR + NI 51-102 CD Forward Looking Info: possible events, conditions or financial performance that is based on assumptions about future economic conditions and courses of action and includes future oriented financial info (FOFI) w/ respect to prospective fin performance, prospective financial position or prospective cash flows that is presented either as a forecast or a projection. Requirements of NI 51-102 (4A.2 + 4A.3) Continuous Disclosure Obligations bleed into NI 41-101F1. Both require substantive reasonableness and disclosure: 1. Must have reasonable basis for it. Reasonableness of assumptions, plus process followed in preparing/reviewing forward looking info. There is an implied representation that the info is objectively reasonable at the time the prospectus is filed. 2. The Issuer should caution readers about the risk factors, limitations of that info and identify it as forward looking. Issuer should create “safe harbour” provision in prospectus to limit liability. Issuer’s and Underwriters Certificates: NI 41-101 PART 5 Issuer: CEO, CFO, and any 2 directors (other than CEO/CFO) must certify that prosp constitutes full true and plain disclosure of all material facts. = liable for misstatements or misrepresentations. Underwriter: same as above, but prefaced with “to the best of our knowledge, information and belief...”UW’s due diligence efforts weigh in its liability for misstatement/misrep. Any expert, lawyer, engineers, auditors, etc. that helped prepare a part of the prospectus must consent to that info being used. NI 41-101. Esp auditor!
period in the future remains the same: the current estimate of 0. Thus a stationary model dose not account for time effects. To demonstrate the possible “damage” of using a stationary model to produce forecasts for a trended time series assume an m-period moving average was used to forecast a linear trend time series. Let MAt(m) represent the moving average value as of time ‘t’. The average age of information used in calculating the moving average is: Average Age = [0+1+2+…+(m-1)]/m = (m-1)/2. Then, t-(m-1)/2 can be interpreted as the point in time where the moving average is centered, and a forecast for period t+p as of period‘t’ for the trended time series should be MAt(m)+1[(m-1)/2+p]. This demonstrates the possible error if using only MAt(m) to forecast a trended time series. 1.1 Daniel’s Test for the Trend of a Time Series The Daniel’s test is designed specifically to identify trend. The test is built on the calculation of differences between the time and the ranks of the time series values for each point; specifically if there is a trend, than the ranks of the ranked data should form a series similar to the time periods themselves. The following graph demonstrates the situation in a “perfect world”: For the case shown above the difference between ‘t’ and the rank Rt assigned to Yt (that is (t – Rt)) is always zero. Since the time series is random, its behavior is not ‘perfect’ and therefore sometimes the differences are positive, other times negative, and of course zeros too. Observe the following example:
Research Method Seasonally Restacked Multi-series STSM Analogous to the multivariate structural time series model, this study proposes a seasonally restacked multi-series structural time series model (M-STSM), in which the “multi-series” vector is formed by restacking the quarterly components that are split from the original quarterly series. As discussed above, the SSOE formulate is more general than its MSOE counterpart in terms the parameter space and it generates better forecasts (de Silva, Hyndman, and Snyder 2010). Therefore, the SSOE scheme is adopted in this study. Following the notation introduced by Anderson and Moore (1979), the general form of the M-STSM can be formulated as: , where is a 4 × 1 vector of extracted quarterly components of the tourism demand series at time t. For instance, refers to a time series of tourism demand in the i th quarter in the sample. Equations (1) and (2) are known as the measurement equation and transition equation respectively. The structure matrix H and transition matrix F are typically fixed with dimensions of 4 × m and m × m respectively, and is m × 1 vector of states. The innovations is a 4 × 1 vector that follows a normal distribution N(0, Σ). Following the suggestion by de Silva, Hyndman, and Snyder (2010) the covariance matrix Σ of innovations is assumed diagonal. K is an m × 4 impact matrix, in which the non-zero off-diagonal elements capture the inter-quarter associations at the latent component level. Through the impact matrix K, an innovation is allowed to influence other three series in addition to its own. Based on the general form of the M-STSM, three special cases can be considered. The multi-series local trend model is specified as below:
, where and are the impact matrices of 4 × 4 dimensions. Based on the above multi-series local trend model, a multi-series damped local trend model consists of Equations (3) and (4) with a slope having a damping factor Φ: , where the damping factor Φ is a 4 × 4 diagonal matrix. The absolute values of the diagonal elements are constrained to be less than one to ensure a stationary trend (Athanasopoulos and de Silva 2012). Lastly, when the local trend is equal to zero, the transition equation (4) can be written as: , where is the impact matrix of 4 × 4 dimensions. Equations (3) and (7) are then referred to as the multi-series local level model. Model Estimation and Selection The unknown parameters in an M-STSM can be estimated with a maximum likelihood method. In this study, the R program (R Core Team 2016) is used. We first evaluate the log-likelihood using a routine from the KFAS package (Helske 2016). The approach combines the exact diffuse initialization method (Koopman and Durbin 2003) with a sequential processing approach (Koopman and Durbin 2000) to reduce the computational costs of high-dimensional multivariate modeling. The results along with the initial values of parameters are then fed into an optimizer to search for optimal parameters that maximize the log-likelihood. As a commonly observed issue
the longer term to 2021-22, average annual growth of 3.3 per cent is forecast to $1.2 billion, representing an, upward revision of $129 million. leisure expenditure decreased by 7.8 per cent to $348 million in the same period. Table International visitor arrivals: Germany United Kingdom Economic assumptions
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Theme: Improving Village Life Rationale:– This theme will build on work undertaken through the existing Pride of Place anti dog fouling and litter campaign and will create a more attractive village environment, welcoming to both residents and visitors Project Action Why is it an Issue? How Will it be Tackled? Priority and Timeframe Indicative Cost £ Potential Funding Sources Potential partners (inc. lead) Linkages to Community Planning Outcomes Enhance Community Association premises To enable the group to enhance its service provision to the local community Enhance outdoor space – soft landscaping & seating Kitchen extension Dedicated Men’s Shed facility High; Year 1 High; Year 1 Medium; Year 2 £10,000 £30,000 £50,000 RDP Village Renewal RDP Basic Services Community Association Council Men’s Shed Outcomes 1 & 5 Health & wellbeing; Positive relationships; To create a sense of arrival in the village Current positioning of village signage is considered inaccurate in respect of village boundaries Develop and implement a signage strategy which will: Identify the village as a stop-off point from the A6 Brand the village and its boundaries Identify its assets, resources and facilities (inc. Community Centre) High; Year 1 £20,000 RDP Village Renewal Council Outcomes 6 & 8 Landscape and Sustainability Village Image and Facilities Improving the appearance of Foreglen will create a sense of pride in the village, in addition to creating Village tidy up day Landscaping and seating at green space in housing estate; seating at playpark Village planting scheme and environmental Medium; Year 2 - £20,000 £30,000 - RDP Village Renewal All groups Council Outcomes 1; 5; 7 Health & wellbeing; Positive relationships; Accessibility
Project Action Why is it an Issue? How Will it be Tackled? Priority and Timeframe Indicative Cost £ Potential Funding Sources Potential partners (inc. lead) Linkages to Community Planning Outcomes Develop the capacity of Foreglen groups to work in partnership Groups need to work together to tackle local issues and ensure of their work Establish a Village Committee representative of all groups to share ideas and plans Develop and deliver small projects through the Village Committee eg Community Fun Day, Big Breakfast, Village Tidy Up Participate in capacity building initiatives run and promoted by Council and Networks including: Participation in training programmes Study visits to elsewhere High; Year 1 High; ongoing High; ongoing - £10,000 - - Awards for All Council Community Networks All local groups Council Community Networks Outcomes 1; 2 & 5 Health & wellbeing; Children and Young People; Positive relationships Maximise Community Centre usage Greater awareness needed of activities at the Community Centre Work with Council to identify activities and promote these through: Community newssheet/e-zine Parish/church bulletins School bag drop High; ongoing - - All local groups Council Community Networks Outcomes 1; 2 & 5 Health & wellbeing; Children and Young People; Positive relationships
CHAPTER 7 TRAINING SCENARIO #9 Foreign Acquisitions EVALUATOR’S COPY TASK: Follow proper procedures/policies for contract requests that may be covered under a Host Nation Support Agreement (HNSA). OBJECTIVE: To ensure the Contracting Officer knows the proper procedures/policies for awarding contracts that could possibly be covered under a HNSA. SITUATION: The Contracting Officer has been deployed to a bare base in a small country in the Middle East. The Contracting Officer has already completed the Commander’s In-brief and received his list of priorities. Among the top priorities are potable water for showers, food, and power. The Contracting Officer has been tasked to research the best way to get these things on base ASAP and report back to the Commander with an update on available options. PROPS: Training Handout, Role Player’s Sheet ROLE PLAYERS: Host Nation Support Rep, Commander SUGGESTED OUTCOME: The Contracting Officer should contact the Host Nation Support Office to find out if these items have been made available through a HNSA. Once it is discovered these items can be provided through a HNSA, the Contracting Officer should provide the Commander with a solution something similar to the following. The Contracting Officer should explain that the requirement for food, water for showers, and power have been provided for in a pre-negotiated HNSA. It should be further explained that the Contracting Officer will complete the necessary paperwork to issue the orders against it for the needed food and utilities.
country in the “Innovation Union Scoreboard”; see Section “Innovativeness” below) of FBMs is indicative of the technological distance between them. This is in line with earlier studies which have discussed the group effectiveness/diversity theory: these earlier studies have addressed how a more diversified board of directors will lead to a broader set of ideas, skills and perspectives (van Veen et al., 2014), but that diversified boards (in this case: distance in terms of technological expertise) face higher transaction costs in terms of e.g. increased risk of conflict, communication problems and the longer times required for consensus building (Goodstein et al., 1994; van der Walt et al., 2006; Piekkari et al., 2015). Therefore, lastly we hypothesize that: Hypothesis 3. Firms with FBMs from countries with relatively similar innovative capabilities are more innovative than firms with FBMs from countries with significantly lower or higher innovative capabilities. These issues are also related to firm size: board diversity increases with firm size, but at decreasing rates (Arnegger et al., 2014). Moreover, there is considerable literature which discusses the relationship between size and the innovativeness of firms (Kleinknecht, 1989; Dolfsma and van der Velde, 2014). Therefore, since both themes which are studied here, that is board diversity and firm innovativeness, are strongly related to firm size (Zona et al., 2013), the analyses will be performed separately with aggregate level data and with data divided into different firm size classes.
Platform Start of production Unit of measurement From the start of production till end of 2011 2010 2011 Chirag November 1997 mmbbl mmte 573,6 77,5 34,0 4,6 27,2 3,7 Central Azeri February 2005 mmbbl mmte 502,5 67,9 74,9 10,1 70,1 9,5 West Azeri December 2005 mmbbl mmte 435,2 58,8 90,6 12,2 72,4 9,8 East Azeri November 2006 mmbbl mmte 237,6 32,1 51,4 6,9 45,8 6,2 Deepwater Gunashli April 2008 mmbbl mmte 156,1 21,1 49,5 6,7 46,4 6,3 Total mmbbl mmte 1,905 257,4 300,4 40,6 261,9 35,4 Source: BP Sustainability Report 2011 (mmbbl – million barrels; mmte –million tonnes) In the nearest future, it is expected to extract five billion barrels of oil. Of course, this amount of oil barrels will require more sophisticated oil reservoirs and more improved management techniques One of the main gas projects of BP in Azerbaijan is Shah Deniz gas project. This gas field was discovered in 1997. BP started gas in this field in 2006. In 2011, Shah Deniz produced 6,67 billion standard cubic meters of gas. Shah Deniz project has great future. Table 7. Shah Deniz gas and condensate production Start of production Unit of measurement From the start of production till end of 2011 2010 2011 SD gas November 2006 bscm bscf mmboe 29,9 1,056,0 182,1 6,9 243,4 42,0 6,7 235,4 40,6 SD condensate November 2006 mmbbl mmte 63,7 8,1 14,7 1,9 14,0 1,8
DOCUMENT # 5 Directions: Study the quote and cartoon below and answer the questions that follow. President Monroe Enforces The Monroe Doctrine - 1823 President James Monroe boldly proclaimed The Western Hemisphere Closed to European colonization. If Europe observed this, The U.S. would not intervene in Europe’s affairs. “…the American continents, by the free and independent condition which they have assumed and maintain, …henceforth not to be considered as subjects for future colonization by any European powers…” President Monroe’s message to Congress, December 2, 1823 Who does the man in the black suit represent? According to the quote, what are the European powers prohibited to do in the American continents? Why would the United States want to keep European Nations out of North and South America? Part B (10 points) Essay Directions: Write a well-organized 5-paragraph essay that includes an introduction, several paragraphs, and a conclusion. Use evidence from at least three documents in the body of the
quality receive higher FDI inflows, although this may also be an endogenous result driven by the emerging markets in the sample. Interestingly, this holds when using an alternative measure of institutional quality, POLCON V; addressing this endogeneity hypothesis would be an interesting extension, although one not made here as it extends beyond the scope of this paper. The lack of industry specific bilateral FDI data may prove to be a major downside. For example, service industries more reliant on Mode 3 delivery, defined as a commercial presence in foreign countries through branches or subsidiaries, will inevitably be more exposed to the status of protection of their assets (UN, 2010). As such, countries reliant on FDI from the service sector, such as the UK which receives roughly 60% of its inward FDI in the service sector, ought to have a greater incentive to sign BITs to safeguard investment (ONS, 2014). Antràs and Yeaple (2013) note that activity is relatively higher in capital and R&D intensive Controlling for FDI inflows by industry would likely give more results with regards to the importance of preferential trade Being able to further differentiate between various industries would give a much better idea how susceptible a particular country's FDI is to ISDS provisions, given its relative reliance on some industries over others (Antràs and Helpman, 2008). As a robustness test, the model is adapted to include country-year fixed Country and time invariant variables are dropped from the model, GDP as well as Polity scores. However, country –year fixed effects may address some of the heterogeneity in previous calculations, for example from exchange rate fluctuations or economic crises. These results are shown in table 4. The statistical and economic significance of including all ISDS protection provisions on FDI inflows remains. However, the estimates of weak BITs are no longer statistically significant as influencing FDI
Residential land acquisitions The following table outlines estimated average costs for lodging a foreign investment application or notice for an acquisition in residential land. This cost has been used to estimate the regulatory costs or savings for relevant options outlined in the paper. The assumptions for residential land differ from the business assumptions as it is assumed residential land applications are less complex. Task Hours Total Cost Comments Consulted FIRB website and/or phoned/emailed enquiries line, gathered documents for an application, payment of the application fee 1.5 98.20* Cost based on Office of Best Practice Regulation (OBPR) default hourly rate of $65.45 Sought legal advice, submitted application on behalf of individual, engagement with the ATO. 1.5 1,200 Cost based on a legal cost per hour estimated to be $800. Total compliance cost per residential application 3 1,298.2
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November 2016 Freedom of Information request: “1) The total number of British citizens employed in your department as of October 5th 2016; “2) The total number of non-British citizens employed in your department as of October 5th 2016, broken down by nationality. “Please include all workers, whether in full-time, part-time or short-term contracted work, including any consultants on contracts through the department.” The Freedom of Information Act (2000) gives individuals and organisations the right of access to all types of recorded information held, at the time the request is received, by public authorities such as the Attorney General's Office (AGO). I have now been able to consider your request, and I can confirm under section 1 (1) (a) of the Freedom of Information Act (2000) that the Attorney General’s Office can provide the information requested within the scope of your request. The AGO conforms to the Civil Service Commission’s rules on nationality requirements on all recruitment campaigns. As at 5 October 2016 there were 40 staff in AGO (excluding the two Ministers) – of these 15 have self-declared themselves as British or Mixed British (includes those down as English), and 25 have nothing against their nationality. On that basis there is no-one showing themselves as non-British.
Please tell us about your interests and activities outside work Other comments Are there any other comments that you would like to make about yourself or your application, or anything you would like the selection panel to know? Referees Please provide the names and addresses of three referees. At least two should be from employers, including a referee from your current or most recent employer. *IMPORTANT May we contact your referees directly, without seeking further notification from you? Please indicate yes or no in the [ ] alongside each name. [y/n]* Name [y/n]* Name Address Postcode Address Postcode Tel No Tel No Email Email Occupation Occupation
Conflict of interest Do you have any connection with the School you have applied for? If yes, please provide brief details below: Y/N Safer recruitment and the requirement for enhanced Disclosure and Barring checks Foremarke Hall is a “registered body” under the Police Act 1997 because employment there involves access to children under the age of eighteen. This post will require an enhanced DBS check from the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly Criminal Records Bureau) and a check against the Children’s Barred List before an offer of employment. You will need to apply for a new disclosure, even if you already hold one. Alternatively, if you are registered with the DBS Update Service, you will need to provide your reference number and permission to undertake a search. This will also apply to former members of staff who re-join unless less than three months have passed between their leaving and their re-employment date. If you have lived or worked abroad for a period of three months or more during the past five years you will also need to provide appropriate paperwork, such as a police certificate of good conduct, from the countries you have lived in. Additional Identification Date of Birth (dd/mm/yy): National Insurance Number: DfE Number: Do you hold a valid current driving licence? Y/N Disclosure and barring checks Yes / No – please delete as appropriate Do you have any convictions, cautions, reprimands or final warnings that are not “protected” as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2013) Y/N Is there any reason why you may not be suitable to work with children or vulnerable adults? If yes, please explain: Y/N Have there been any Child Protection concerns/investigations about you in the past? If yes, please explain: Y/N Have you have lived abroad for a period of three months or longer within the last five years? If yes, please give dates and country/ies and be aware that you will need to provide a Police Certificate of Good Conduct from the country/ies. Y/N Declarations
Dear Heat Prospect; I would like to invite you to our Spring Camp, April 18, 2015 at the Servus Sports Center, in Lloydminster. There will be two evaluation skates, as well as a player/parent luncheon on Saturday. Registration will be from 9:00 to 10:00 AM, with the first ice session at 10:30 AM. The luncheon will be at 1:30 to 3:00 pm, upstairs at the Multiplex in the dance studio room for all players and parents. I will be giving a little presentation about our team, our goals, costs, commitment, etc, at this time. We will have one more skate starting at 3:45, and done by 5:00 pm. Our goal as an organization, is to allow Bantam aged players in our zone, the opportunity to play in the best Bantam hockey league in Alberta. We give the players the opportunity to develop hockey and life skills, and to help them move forward in their hockey careers. We have built this team, into one of the elite Bantam AAA hockey teams in Western Canada, and we look forward to even better results, in the years to come. The cost for our camp is $75.00, cheques or cash can be brought to sign in. Please fill out the enclosed registration form, to allow us to have teams set up prior to registration day. If you are not from Lloydminster minor hockey, you will need to bring the Letter of Permission form – Conditioning camp, filled out by your home association. If you are registered in Lloydminster, you do not need to have this form filled out. If you do not bring this signed letter, your player will not be allowed to skate. Please fax registration to 780 874 9055- attention Danny, or they can be mailed to Universal Bantam AAA Heat, Unit A 5626- 43 street, Lloydminster, Alberta, T9V 3M6 attention Danny Haygarth. Please make cheques payable to Universal Bantam AAA Heat. I look forward to seeing you at the rink Saturday April 18, 2014. Yours truly, Danny Haygarth Bantam Elite Director
Date Topic Activities/Assignments Due Readings 1/11 Introduction/Syllabus Defining Forensic Psychology Intro to Psych & Law Court Systems Correctional Systems Chapter 1 (p.1-19) Chapter 3 (p.72-93) Chapter 10 (p.305-312) 1/12 Psychological Assessment Forensic Assessment Criminal Competency Criminal Responsibility Criminal Profiling Exam #1 Chapter 2 (p.32-49) Chapter 2 (p.49-71) Chapter 4 (p.103-117) Chapter 4 (p.120-139) Chapter 14 (p.473-478) 1/13 Expert Witnesses Jury Procedures Jury Decision Making Psychology of Evidence Police Psychology Exam #2 Chapter 3 (p.94-102) Chapter 6 (p.175-203) Chapter 7 (p.204-225) Chapter 9 (p.262-304) Chapter 14 (p.453-457; 468-471; 486-493) 1/14 Offender Assessment/Trtment SVP Laws Civil Commitment Death Penalty Exam #3 Chapter 10 (p.315-318; 321-341) Chapter 4 (p.168-172) Chapter 5 (p.140-156) Chapter 6 (p.184-188) Chapter 10 (318-321) 1/15 Criminal Behavior Careers In Forensic Psychology Exam #4 Case Brief Due Case Brief Presentation Quiz Chapter 13 (p.408-418; 424-427) Chapter 1 (p.20-31)
The latest median home values show a housing market recovery from the 2008 recession. Before the recession, median home value was around $176,000 and dipped as low as $156,000 in 2013. Barring significant changes to these trends, pre-recession values are expected to return in the coming years. Because Forest Acres represents a comparatively affluent housing market area, there tends to be substantial barriers to affordable housing for the less affluent residents of the community. That said, attracting low income families may be seen as an investment to diversify economic opportunities available in the City. Increasing multi-family housing options within the City would have a positive impact on this population as well as for more affluent residents seeking alternatives to expensive detached single family residential developments. According to the Central Midlands Multi-Family Rental and Condominium Survey, the Forest Acres area has 10 multi-family housing complexes containing approximately 1,130 units. None of these complexes are considered assisted housing developments. Most of this housing is marketed towards moderate income or higher renters, thus presenting even more limitations for lower income residents to find affordable housing in a City with comparatively high housing costs. This illustrates one of the primary obstacles to affordable housing (i.e. a lack of subsidized housing opportunities in the market area).
Assign vehicles appropriate to the task. Smaller, more efficient vehicles should be used whenever possible, reserving larger, more powerful vehicles for more appropriate uses. Purchase fuel-efficient and appropriately-sized vehicles. By carefully analyzing vehicle needs, fleet managers can “down-size” the fleet – substituting smaller and often less expensive, but less energy-efficient, vehicles for more energy-efficient vehicles when making new purchases. Practice preventative maintenance. Routine practices such as keeping tires properly inflated and providing regular tune-ups will measurably improve fuel efficiency. Encourage staff drivers to adopt fuel-efficient driving techniques. Explore use of alternative fuel vehicles, making the City fleet diesel free and eventually emissions free. This can help to promote awareness of alternative fuel use within the greater community. Develop local or regional greenway plan in conjunction with utility providers that increase connectivity between greenspaces and bikeways through the use of utility and rail corridors Require neighborhood parks and community centers near concentrations of residential areas to include pedestrian walkways and bicycle paths to encourage non-motorized travel. Encourage local transit agencies to promote ridership though careful planning of routes, headways, origins and destinations, types of vehicles. Communicate with East Richland County Public Service District to monitor, repair, and rehabilitate the collection system to reduce infiltration and overflow issues. Communicate with the City of Columbia to monitor, repair, and rehabilitate the water distribution system in the City and reduce issues with insufficient flow.
“forest officer” means the Director or any person who, under section 7, has been appointed as a forest officer; “forest produce” means any thing which grows or is naturally found in a forest and includes - (a) any living organism or product of it; and (b) any inanimate object of mineral, historical, anthropological or cultural value; “forest reserve” means a state forest reserve or a regional forest reserve; “honorary officer” means any person who, under section 8, has been appointed as an honorary forest officer; “licensing officer” means a forest officer or a person who, under section 9, has been designated or appointed as a licensing officer; “local authority council” means a local authority council defined in section 1 of the Local Authorities Act, 1992 (Act No. 23 of 1992); “management authority” means the person who or body which has been appointed as the management authority in terms of an order made under section 13(5)(b) or an agreement entered into under section 13(5)(a), 14(4), 15(1) or 16; “management plan” means a management plan prepared under section 12 for a classified forest; “Minister” means the Minister responsible for forestry; [definition of “Minister” substituted by Act 13 of 2005] “Ministry” means the Ministry charged with the administration of affairs relating to forestry; [definition of “Ministry” substituted by Act 13 of 2005] “prescribe” and its derivatives, means prescribe by regulation made under section 48; “protected area” means an area which, under section 21(3), has been declared to be a protected area; “protected plant” means a plant declared as such under section 22(5); “regional council” means a regional council established by the Regional Councils Act, 1992 (Act No. 22 of 1992); “regional forest reserve” means an area which, under section 14, has been declared to be a regional forest reserve; “state forest reserve” means an area which, under section 13, has been declared to be a state forest reserve; and “traditional authority” means a traditional authority established by section 2 of the Traditional Authorities Act, 1995 (Act No. 17 of 1995). [The Traditional Authorities Act 17 of 1995 has been replaced by the Traditional Authorities Act 25 of 2000.]