QDr. Stephanie White, the Chief Administrator of Uptown Clinic, who is concerned about the dilemma of coping with reduced budgets next year. In order to plan for reduced budgets, she must first identify where costs can be cut or reduced and still keep the agency functioning. Below are some data from the past year. Program Area Costs : Administration Salaries: Administrator $60,000, Assistant $35,000, Two Secretaries $42,000, Supplies $35,000, Advertising and promotion $9,000, Professional meetings/dues $14,000 Purchased Services: Accounting and billing $15,000, Custodial, $13,000Security$12,000, Consulting $10,000Community Mental Health Services Salaries (two social workers) $46,000, Transportation $10,000Outpatient mental health treatment Salaries: Psychiatrist $86,000,Two Social Workers $70,000How to give a dollar range of costs to reduce budgets. I need to cut $94,000 in cost and prioritize the cuts without impacting the operation or quality care.

QDr. Stephanie White, the Chief Administrator of Uptown Clinic, a community mental health agency, is concerned about the dilemma of coping with reduced budgets next year and into the foreseeable future, but increasing demand for services. In order to plan for reduced budgets, she must first identify where costs can be cut or reduced and still keep the agency functioning. Below are some data from the past year. Program Area Costs Administration Salaries: Administrator $60,000 Assistant $35,000 Two Secretaries $42,000 Supplies $35,000 Advertising and promotion $9,000 Professional meetings/dues $14,000 Purchased Services: Accounting and billing $15,000 Custodial $13,000 Security $12,000 Consulting $10,000 Community Mental Health Services Salaries (two social workers) $46,000 Transportation $10,000 Outpatient mental health treatment Salaries: Psychiatrist $86,000 Two Social Workers $70,000 Give a dollar range of costs to reduce budgets (worst and best case analysis).You need to cut $94,000 in cost. Prioritize those cuts that can be made without impacting the operation or quality care of the organization.How would you advise Dr. White to prepare for reduced budgets?

QThis is pretty much my dream college. I'm a sophomore at a well known arts school. I major in Communications, and my focuses are on Film and Journalism. I've kept a resume of all of my work ever since elementary school. Here's an idea of what I've done...1998-2004:Straight A’s K-530 hours of community service (cleaning up parks and volunteering at retirement homes)Reading Rainbow Writing Contest: 2nd PlacePublished bookChorus 4th and 5th grade (performed at Sea World, City Place, Veteran’s Hospital, Publix, and Roger Dean Stadium)Spotlight on Young Musicians (One of three students chosen from Binks Forest Elementary)Safety PatrolWeb Design ClubPresidential Award for Physical Fitness2005:Acceptance into Bak Middle School of the ArtsWinner of Young Heroes Essay contestTalent in 2005 Bak MSOA 6th Grade ShowcaseOutstanding in Communications4.0 GPA first and second semesterPeople To People: Young Student Ambassador in British Columbia and Alberta, Canada for two weeks.2006: Member of 2006 Communications Showcase StaffDirected and Filmed “Spylvan Learning Center”, “Dirty Little Secret”, and “Earthquake”Directed, managed, advertised, and organized a walkathon for ALS Lou Gehrig’s Disease (Raised 2,000 dollars that were donated to the local ALS chapter and also auctioned off items including an iPod Nano that was donated by Apple)Assistant Editor in Chief of Masterpiece Yearbook Volume IX JEA Mail In Contest: Excellent in Feature Writing for Technology SpreadOutstanding in Communications4.0 GPA first and second semester2007:JEA Mail In Contest: Excellent in Photography for Communications SpreadEditor in Chief of Masterpiece Yearbook Volume X at Bak Middle School of the ArtsProducer of 2007 Bak MSOA Communications ShowcaseCo-Writer of 2007 Bak MSOA Communications ShowcaseDesigned graphics for 2007 Bak MSOA Communications ShowcaseAdvanced Graphics studentOutstanding in Communications3.8571 GPA first and second semester2008:Acceptance into Dreyfoos School of the ArtsPublished in The Muse Newsmagazine Photographed in The Wellington MagazineMic Wrangler in 2008 Dreyfoos Communications ShowcaseAssistant to Technical Director in 2008 Dreyfoos Communications ShowcaseStage Manager in 2008 Dreyfoos Communications ShowcaseDirected, Produced, and Edited “Subterfuge”, the only freshman film played in showcase as well as the annual Dreyfoos Film FestivalOutstanding Achievement in Film and Television Production30 hours for work with the Laura Brooke Music Foundation (edited a film and taped a benefit concert)30 department hours for CommunicationsRank #34 out of 327, 11th percentile3.8571 and 4.0 GPA first and second semester; 4.5 HPAAll Honors Classes for 9th gradePassed the AP Human Geography Course in 9th gradeInternship at International Quiksigns (50 Hours)Volunteer at Equestrian Trails Elementary Summer Camp (200 Hours)Produced, Edited, Created Bar Mitzvah video for Brandon Palaccio (5 Hours)Member of the Arts Section Staff for the Marquee, the Dreyfoos Yearbook publicationAll Honors Classes in 10th gradeTook the AP World History Course in 10th gradeFilm Credentials:Took the Intro to Video Production Course in 6th gradeCreated a video, “Such Great Heights”Won an award for Excellence in Communications (Film)Took the TV Production Course in 7th gradeDirector/Camera for the daily announcements show, BAK MSOA TodayTook the Video Editing Course in 7th gradeDirected, Edited, Produced, Shot videos, including “Shpylvan Learning Center”, “Dirty Little Secret Music Video”, and “Earthquake.”Co-Producer and Co-Director of the 2008 Communications Showcase in 8th gradeCreated several videos used in the show, including the intro.Took the Research I (Film) Course in 9th gradeDirected, Produced, Edited “Subterfuge”, the only Freshman film shown at the Annual Dreyfoos Film Festival as well as the Dreyfoos Communications ShowcaseEdited a film and taped the benefit concert for the Laura Brooke Music FoundationProduced, Edited, Created several Bar Mitzvah videos for Brandon Palaccio, Nicolas Rabinowitz, etc.And at a glance, here's my High School extracurriculars/serivce hours:30 department hours for Communications (the required is 10)20 hours for filming the benefit concert and producing/editing a video for the Laura Brooke Music Foundation200 hours for volunteering at the Equestrian Trails Summer Camp for grades K-6 all summer.5 hours for volunteering at Wellington Components, Inc. 24 hours for producing/editing several videos for various events/celebrationsThose are my hours so far. Here are my extracurriculars:Showcase, Video Editing (for events/celebrations), Volunteer at Summer Camp, Helping the Laura Brooke Music Foundation. and in the future I will be on the Yearbook staff all three years left of High School.I will be going to the Soup Kitc

QGo Back Email this storyPrint this storyLetter to the editorDiscussThe waiver Arizona borderlands that are covered:• More than 60 miles stretching from about seven miles east of Sasabe to south of Fort Huachuca in Cochise County.• More than 55 miles on the Tohono O'odham Reservation from just east of the village of Ali Ak Chin to about 21/2 miles west of Sasabe.• More than 50 miles across the Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife Refuge west of Lukeville.• More than 20 miles from about seven miles east of Douglas to about 11/2 miles west of the Arizona-New Mexico state line.• 13.3 miles along the Colorado River near Yuma.• 61/2 miles south of Sierra Vista near the Coronado National Monument.• 6.9 miles starting 10 miles west of Naco going east.• 6.4 miles starting just east of Naco running east.• 5.3 miles starting from about 31/2 miles west of Lukeville to east of the town.• 3.8 miles from Yuma County south of Somerton toward San Luis.• 21/2 miles from a couple of miles west of Sasabe to east of the town.• 1.6 miles on the western edge of the Tohono O'odham Reservation south of the village of Ali Ak Chin.• A one-mile section west of Douglas.Sources: Department of Homeland Security, International Boundary and Water Commission.Other articles by Howard Fischer:Fining gov. in ELL case floated Domestic-partner benefits get boost Guest-worker bill runs up against legislative barrier Legislation rebuilds legal shield for people acting in self-defense Rancher to face charges of violating entrants' rights Other articles by Brady Mccombs:Arson destroys North Side apartment Man is shot by police in domestic dispute Passport rule delayed El camino legal hacia E.U. más costoso y complejo de lo que se piensaNew U.S. immigration chief for AZ intends to stick around Trades/ConstructionSonora EnviromentalScale & Dispatcher Office and ClericalRECEPTIONIST/OFFICE SUPPORT GeneralHeath Consultants IncPipeline Safety Inspectors GeneralAssistant Director & Teachers Trades/ConstructionArizona UndergroundFuel Service Driver Sales and MarketingNW PublishingAdvertising Sales Rep EducationFlowing Wells SchoolsPrincipal/Walter Dougls Elem. Tucson RegionRules waived to add security along 220 miles of AZ borderBy Brady McCombs and Howard FischerArizona Daily Star Capitol Media ServicesTucson, Arizona | Published: 04.02.2008advertisementThe Department of Homeland Security laid claim Tuesday to at least 220 of the 350 miles of U.S.-Mexican border in Arizona to build fences, roads and towers without having to comply with environmental regulations.A congressionally mandated deadline to have 670 miles of fences, barriers, roads and lighting along the U.S.-Mexico border in place by the end of the year drove Secretary Michael Chertoff to invoke the waiver. To date, the agency has completed 309 miles of projects, leaving it with 361 miles to complete in nine months.What Tuesday's order does, Chertoff said, is ensure that the rest of what is necessary can be built without having to complete full-blown environmental-impact statements — and without fearing that one or more sections will become tied up in court.The announcement, however, was greeted by disdain from local environmental-protection groups and a pair of Arizona legislators."I think every American should be up in arms that the federal government is waiving these laws," said Sean Sullivan, co-chairman of the Sierra Club Rincon Group, which covers Southeastern Arizona. "They are just going to bulldoze ahead in order to get all the projects they had lined up completed."The waiver encompasses nearly two-thirds of Arizona's international border, including swaths of land from as far west as Yuma to near the Arizona-New Mexico state line. Some of the larger expanses revealed by Homeland Security include:● More than 60 miles stretching from about seven miles east of Sasabe to south of Fort Huachuca in Cochise County.● More than 55 miles on the Tohono O'odham Reservation, from just east of the village of Ali Ak Chin to near Sasabe.● More than 50 miles across the Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife Refuge west of Lukeville.● More than 20 miles from east of Douglas to near the Arizona-New Mexico state line.In total, Homeland Security identified 13 areas in Arizona. The detailed plans — or what's already under construction or has been completed — for each of the areas weren't available Tuesday. None is a new project, said Amy Kudwa, Homeland Security spokeswoman."We are simply moving forward with their expeditious construction," Kudwa said.The projects will fall under the general category of "pedestrian and vehicle fence construction, towers, sensors, cameras, detection equipment and roads in the vicinity of the border," Homeland Security said.It's the fourth time Chertoff has used the waiver, created in the 2005 Real ID Act to waive compliance with federal regulations for all border projects. He invoked the waiver on the previous three occasions for individual projects: in October 2007 for construction of two miles of fencing in the San Pedro Riparian National Conservation Area in Southeastern Arizona; in January 2007 on the Barry M. Goldwater Air Force Range in Southwestern Arizona; and in 2005 in San Diego.Each use has elicited harsh criticism from environmentalists and critics who say no one person should have such overreaching power.Chertoff's use of that 2005 waiver authority "has created a lawless border," said Matt Clark, Southwest representative of Defenders of Wildlife.The waiver continues a pattern of neglecting important environmental, health and safety laws to build an ineffective and environmentally damaging border wall, Clark said. "That arbitrary deadline has resulted in lawlessness along the border and a disregard for environmental health and safety laws," he said.In a statement, U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, D-Ariz., called the use of the waiver "outrageous," saying neither her office nor local or state elected officials were consulted."This is unacceptable," Giffords said. "A federal government construction project of this magnitude will impact significantly on local residents, communities and the environment. Those of us who live on the border and represent border communities deserve a seat at the table."U.S. Rep. Raúl Grijalva, D-Ariz., called such a broad and poorly conceived waiver lazy."Secretary Chertoff is abusing the authority granted him by the Congress with this ham-handed waiver," Grijalva said in a statement. "With the stroke of his pen, he overturns 36 laws — some of which have been protecting our resources and our health for more than a century — in an area stretching from the Gulf of Mexico to the Pacific Ocean."In a prepared statement Tuesday, Chertoff said his actions are justified."The flow of illegal traffic through the border region imperils our ability to fight terrorism by stopping the illegal entry of terrorists, and exposes our border communities and the rest of the United States to the ill effects of drug smuggling, human smuggling and gang activity," he said. "Illegal border traffic has also caused severe and profound impacts to the environment."Invoking the waiver will prevent legal wrangling that could delay projects, he said. That's exactly what happened last year when two environmental groups sought to halt construction of fences and vehicle barriers along the southern edge of the San Pedro Riparian National Conservation Area. Challengers said federal officials did not properly consider ways to minimize the impact of the new construction.Chertoff eventually invoked the waiver, and construction continued.Chertoff denied that environmental concerns are being ignored. He said that there is at least a "draft environmental assessment or environmental impact statement" for all of the miles where his agency is erecting new pedestrian fencing. And he said most of the other projects — aside from fences to keep pedestrians out — also will have those kinds of assessments.

QXiao Dong1477 Sherwood Mills RoadMississauga, OntarioL5V 1R8Cell: (647) 328 6613E-mail: xiao_here@hotmail.com________________________________________________________________________Employment Objective:To seek a challenging position in an environment that would enable me to make a significant contribution by utilizing my skills and training. Skills Inventory:-Effectively communicates in AutoCad and Solid Edge (in 2 and 3 dimensional environments) -Supportive and conscientious team member-Adaptable in multi-disciplinary cognitive and artistic environments-Efficient in Microsoft Word, Office, Excel and Power Point Strengths and Achievements: -Had personal Surrealist Artwork displayed at the Brampton Library, in the Mayfield Newspaper and for Students Against Social Injustice (visual arts political lobbyist group)-Received 8 years of formal training in Mandarin dialect -Enrolled in the enhanced program for gifted children in high school-Practiced Piano at a grade 8 royal conservatory level -As the Chief Editor of the Art’s section, directed, wrote and did legal research for both the SASI and Mayfield Newspaper (example: protested the privatization of MRI clinics)Education:University of Toronto, Mississauga, Ontario September 04, May 07Majored in Psychology and EnglishMayfield Secondary School, Brampton September 01 to July 2004Received College equivalent Diploma in Visual Arts Xiao DongProfessional Experience:Fulton Engineered Specialties, Brampton, Ontario June 2007- September 2008Engineering Assistant / Office Administrator-Recorded data accurately in both accounts receivable and accounts payable enabling company director to forecast future monetary transactions -Responsible for the interpretation, revision, completion, and translation of mechanical drawings extracted through various mediums and representations -Designed cutting, burning and milling programs for machine operators using employment specific software-Compiled 2-D mathematical design calculations derived from engineering programs Picture Plus Painting Store, Brampton, Ontario September 2004 to June 2007Retail Assistant-Responsible for assisting manager in setting up store operations, -Accountable for organization and arrangement of paintings-Processed Transactions-Performed translator functions for customers Acupuncture Associates of Chesterfield County, Chester, PA July 2004-August 2004Clinic Administrator -Responsible for frontline contact via direct and telephone-Arranged for medical appointments -Retrieved money for services rendered at private clinic -Maintained organization and sanitation of facilityVolunteer and Leadership Experiences: Accessibility Centre at UTM September 2004 - May 2007Program OrganizerUniversity of Toronto Student Buddies May 2005 – September 2006Web Page Designer and Advertising DirectorSte Louise Brampton Food bank November 2004 – May 2005 Food bank organizerZonta - Feminist Charity Organization September 2004 to June 2004Executive Committee MemberReferences Available Upon Request

QIn my town our Chief Sheriff is very wealthy, not that there's anything wrong with that.Well, he also owns a taxi cab company here. (it's a very local one).Anyway, he knew that all the deputy cars would be replace old ones soon. So what he did was used taxpayer dollars to "outfit" all the old ones right before they were replaced and then sold the "outfitted" cars to his company for dirt cheap.Also, he's been cutting deputy pay and raising his own, as well as his friends. He actually gave his assistant a 25,000 dollar pay raise. Officially it was because she had more duties like "representing the sheriff" and "overseeing more things".Oh, and he keeps a firm grasp on his staff. Right now it's a big deal in the papers that he didn't actually advertise any jobs, that he just appointed his friends, etc.So I just want to know what you guys think. Is there anything I can do?Note: I posted this here because I know it has a variety of viewpoints and I like to see answers fast. :)

QIn my town our Chief Sheriff is very wealthy, not that there's anything wrong with that.Well, he also owns a taxi cab company here. (it's a very local one).Anyway, he knew that all the deputy cars would be replace old ones soon. So what he did was used taxpayer dollars to "outfit" all the old ones right before they were replaced and then sold the "outfitted" cars to his company for dirt cheap.Also, he's been cutting deputy pay and raising his own, as well as his friends. He actually gave his assistant a 25,000 dollar pay raise. Officially it was because she had more duties like "representing the sheriff" and "overseeing more things".Oh, and he keeps a firm grasp on his staff. Right now it's a big deal in the papers that he didn't actually advertise any jobs, that he just appointed his friends, etc.So I just want to know what you guys think. Is there anything I can do?He's actually a republican.And oh yes, the media knows. Or at least his our local paper. Sometimes people hint at corruption in the editorial section, but, no one ever seems to connect the dots.