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Cabinet shelving must often be replaced after long-term use. Shelves can bow with the constant weight of cans of food, kitchen appliances and books, and this bowing can cause cracking. Shelves inside cabinets are relatively easy to replace because they do not need to be decorative. This means the shelf can be created from particle board or plywood. Most cabinets have notches along the sides to hold shelf hangers, which insert into the notches and hold the shelf in place. Creating replacement shelves is fairly easy to do.

Measure the inside of the cabinet from left to right and back to front.

Mark and cut a sheet of 1/2-inch particle board or plywood to fit.

Test the shelf for size by sliding it into the cabinet. The shelf should fit somewhat snugly but still be loose enough to slide in and out.

Remove the shelf and sand its outer edge and top. This will roughen the surface and make the adhesive grip better. Vacuum up the dust.

Measure and cut laminate with a utility knife to fit the front edge and the top of the shelf--the parts that will be visible.

Brush contact cement onto the top and the front edge of the shelf and the backside of the laminate.

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Varadkar tipped to replace Reilly in health

Monday, December 23, 2013

James Reilly is likely to be replaced by Transport Minister Leo Varadkar in the Cabinet reshuffle next year, senior sources predict.

By Michael OKane, Political Editor

Mr Kenny said: I certainly would like to see that people who work very hard and who show real ability should be given a chance to demonstrate that.

Sources said senior ministers were now openly criticising his complete lack of management skills at the crisis-laden health department and they fear that Dr Reillys dismal performance will hinder the Coalitions efforts for re-election in 2016.

His replacement could be Leo Varadkar, who is a medical doctor, is viewed as a top performer in the transport and tourism brief. Sources say such an appointment would be designed to test him out and keep the minister, whos not afraid to voice his opinions, on a short leash.

The announcement is being interpreted as a warning to those on the frontbench to stay on their toes and deliver dynamic and jobs-friendly departmental submissions as part of the Governments medium-term economic strategy.

Labour Party sources said while Tnaiste Eamon Gilmore will move himself out of Foreign Affairs to help concentrate party efforts on the 2016 election, there is no sign of Pat Rabbitte, in communications, or Ruairi Quinn, in education, willingly stepping aside for the likes of Alex White, Sen Sherlock or Aodhn Rordin.

A lot will also depend on the results of next Mays European and local elections, as to whether there is an appetite for the Coalition partners to switch ministerial portfolios.

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NEW DELHI: Environment and forests minister Jayanthi Natarajan resigned from the Union council of ministers on Saturday, triggering speculation about the precise reason for why she had to step down from the coveted perch.

The minister with independent charge of the key ministry, whose resignation was promptly accepted by the President, said she wanted "to work for the party in view of the coming Lok Sabha elections".

For his part, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh complimented her 28-month stint in the government, and said she had been a valued colleague. "I am sure that your work for our party, for which you are leaving the government, will also be of immense value," he said.

But that did not quell the speculation that reasons for the resignation actually run deeper than the bonhomie on display between the PM and Natarajan would suggest.

Party and government sources said Natarajan had to quit because of specific complaints to both PMO and party leadership from corporate houses and industry about the delay in environmental clearances that were holding up high worth projects.

In fact, within hours of her resignation, Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi, while addressing a business audience at FICCI, acknowledged unreasonable pendency in green clearances.

Rahul told the gathering, "Many of you have expressed your frustration with environmental clearances that are delaying projects unduly. There is excessive administrative and judicial discretion. The loopholes are so big you can drive a truck through some of them! Environmental and social damage must be avoided but decisions must also be transparent, timely and fair."

Natarajan's scalp was seen as an assuring signal to the industry to set the tone for Rahul's interaction. The Congress heir apparent has been meeting industrialists in groups for detailed discussions facilitated by nominated Rajya Sabha MP Ashok Ganguly. His reference at FICCI to the industrialists' "frustration with clearances" apparently flows from the feedback given to him during the interactions.

Many felt it was too much of coincidence that the minister had quit ahead of Rahul's visit to FICCI on Saturday evening.

They also did not find convincing that Natarajan's resignation was a precursor to an organizational restructuring which could see ministers leaving the government for party work ahead of the 2014 Lok Sabha polls. Skeptics backed up their disbelief by putting forward several arguments. First, that ministers who are already deeply invested in the party work and are the most likely ones to be drafted for organizational duties; for instance rural development minister Jairam Ramesh, are still in government.

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Published: Tue, December 17, 2013 @ 12:05 a.m.

By David Skolnick

skolnick@vindy.com

YOUNGSTOWN

Mayor-elect John McNally IV is retaining four current Cabinet members and will decide on the rest of the posts before taking office Jan. 1.

McNally, a Democrat who won the November general election, said Monday that he is keeping Harry L. Johnson III, water commissioner; Fire Chief John J. ONeill Jr.; Sean McKinney, buildings and grounds commissioner; and Finance Director David Bozanich.

Other Cabinet appointments will be made before the first of the year, McNally said.

Bozanich retired Dec. 28, 2012, and was rehired through the end of this year by Mayor Charles Sammarone.

Bozanich will serve as finance director while a search for his replacement is conducted, McNally said. Bozanich wants to leave city government soon, McNally said.

The incoming mayor said he intends to have a new finance director to city council by July 1, 2014. Council must confirm the mayors appointments to finance director under the city charter.

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BERLIN Germany's finance minister on Monday said Berlin will decide quickly on a replacement for a top European Central Bank official who is returning to domestic politics, and praised a senior Bundesbank official who is seen as a front-runner.

ECB executive board member Joerg Asmussen is becoming a deputy labor minister in Chancellor Angela Merkel's new government. Asmussen, who has two young children, cited personal reasons.

Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble told Deutschlandfunk radio that the government "will consider carefully and quickly" who to propose for the influential ECB job.

Asked about media reports that Berlin favors Sabine Lautenschlaeger, the vice president of Germany's central bank, Schaeuble said "that is certainly a good thought." He says she has "great experience" of bank supervision, a job the ECB is taking on.

In other ECB business Monday, Danile Nouy of France was appointed by European Union governments to head the Supervisory Board in charge of banking supervision throughout the 17-nation euro zone.

"The appointment of the Supervisory Board chair marks an important milestone as the ECB establishes a single supervisory mechanism for banks in the euro area," European Central Bank president Mario Draghi said in a statement

"Mrs. Nouy brings almost 40 years of experience in banking supervision. Her appointment will allow the Supervisory Board to take up its work soon and put in place all organizational requirements with the aim of assuming our supervisory responsibilities starting on Nov. 4, 2014."

European Union finance ministers are scheduled to meet in Brussels on Wednesday to try to put the finishing touches on an agreement on how to deal with failing or troubled banks in countries that use the euro currency.

Until recently, the ECB said in a news release, Nouy was secretary general of the French Prudential Supervision and Resolution Authority. She formerly held the positions of deputy secretary general and secretary general of the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision.

Her appointment as Supervisory Board chair begins Jan. 1 and will run for five years.

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German finance minister pledges quick decision on new European Central Bank executive

Published: 12/15/2013 9:59 PM | Last update: 12/15/2013 9:59 PM In governor's three years, 11 appointments have left; departures not unusual. The Associated Press

TOPEKA - Gov. Sam Brownback has seen almost half of his 11 permanent Cabinet secretary appointments turn over in the first three years of his tenure.

The percentage outpaces that of predecessors Kathleen Sebelius, a Democrat, and Bill Graves, a Republican, The Topeka Capital-Journal reports. But Brownback spokeswoman Sara Belfry said the turnover isn't unusual compared to past governors, including Democrat Joan Finney.

"It is not unexpected that talented people who served in this administration had other opportunities become available and they decided to pursue other opportunities," Belfry said.

Among the Cabinet leaders to depart are Rob Siedlecki, who was tapped to lead the Kansas Department for Social and Rehabilitation Services. He faced criticism over his reorganization of SRS management and the administration's pursuit of faith-based social services initiatives.

Deb Miller, the lone Democrat in the Cabinet, left her post as secretary of the Kansas Department of Transportation at the same time as Siedlecki left his. Karin Brownlee was forced out as secretary of the Kansas Department of Labor in September 2012. Dennis Taylor stepped down as secretary of the Kansas Department of Administration to be interim leader of the state lottery in January, but no longer heads that agency. Dale Rodman announced this month that he wouldn't finish Brownback's first term as secretary of the Kansas Department of Agriculture, and would make way for replacement Jackie McClaskey.

Many other high-level appointed posts that pay around $100,000 a year also have been vacated. Those positions include Jim Mann, who was named chief IT officer for the executive branch last month. But he resigned a day later after it was made public that he received a college degree from an unaccredited university. The announcement of his departure came just hours after Brownback acknowledged that his administration hadn't thoroughly examined Mann's educational background.

Bob Beatty, a political science professor at Washburn University, said he saw little linking the departures.

"When you look at the number and the reasons you see a mix; a mix of reasons," Beatty said. "In that sense, it's probably not unusual. If all of them were leaving because they had alleged disagreements with the governor or problems in their background or something like that, that might be unusual."

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Liam Fox, the former defence secretary warns in an article for the Telegraph that the EU initiative is a threat to Nato and a dangerous distraction from the need to reinforce Europes commitment to working with America, where the Trident missiles are made.

Mr Hammonds report on Trident is likely to cause dismay among Lib Dems who are opposed to a like for like replacement for Britain's continuous deterrent of nuclear-armed submarines.

However, funding for the developments so far has been signed off by Danny Alexander, the Lib Dem Treasury minister, despite his partys opposition. A further 2 billion is expected to be spent on the project before the next election.

A Ministry of Defence source said: This is further evidence of our commitment to deliver the next generation of Royal Navy Trident-armed nuclear submarines, maintaining the ultimate guarantee of our national security through continuous-at-sea deterrence."

A Tory source said the fact that Mr Alexander, the chief secretary to the Treasury, had agreed up to 3 billion of spending on Trident showed that the Liberal Democrats were in an awkward position on the policy.

A senior Lib Dem admitted a "difference of opinion" with the Tories but stressed that the final decision on whether to proceed with a full replacement for Trident would be taken after the 2015 election.

We dont believe, particularly in an era of tightened public finances, that spending billions of pounds on a nuclear missile system that was designed to flatten Moscow at the touch of a button is the best use of public money," the source said.

There are alternatives that maintain our deterrent but do so in a more cost effective manner.

Mr Hammonds report will make clear that preparations for the full replacement of Trident are advanced and gathering pace. Some 415 million has been spent in the last financial year alone, the report will show.

The Cabinet minister will announce a new 47 million contract has been signed between the government and BAE Systems Maritime-Submarines, based in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria. The deal will provide parts of the hull structure for the submarines as well as fittings and electrical equipment.

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After Gov. Sam Brownback was elected in 2010 he plucked Floridian Rob Siedlecki to lead the Kansas Department for Social and Rehabilitation Services.

Siedlecki swept into the secretary job with promises to refocus the social welfare agency around conservative Christian values like marriage and fatherhood. The Senate confirmed him 34-1 in March 2011, with Senate Minority Leader Anthony Hensley, D-Topeka, providing the lone "no" vote.

I told the media at the time, this guy wont last a year, Hensley said.

He was right. After several minor controversies, Siedlecki announced his resignation in December 2011 and returned to work in Florida state government.

An unusual number of Cabinet heads followed him out the door.

Deb Miller, the lone Democrat in the Cabinet, left her post as secretary of the Kansas Department of Transportation at the same time as Siedlecki left his. Karin Brownlee was forced out as secretary of the Kansas Department of Labor in September 2012. Dennis Taylor stepped down as secretary of the Kansas Department of Administration to be interim leader of the state lottery in January, but no longer heads that agency. Dale Rodman announced this month that he wouldnt finish Brownback's first term as secretary of the Kansas Department of Agriculture, and would make way for replacement Jackie McClaskey.

Almost half of Brownback's 11 permanent Cabinet secretary appointments will turn over in the first three years of his tenure, a percent that outpaces that of predecessors Kathleen Sebelius, a Democrat, and Bill Graves, a Republican.

In addition to changes in Brownback's Cabinet, a slew of other high-level appointed posts that pay at or near $100,000 a year have also been vacated.

Those include Securities Commissioner Aaron Jack, who flamed out amid multiple controversies; information technology chief Jim Mann, who lasted a week before word got out that his resume included a degree from a diploma mill; and, most recently, Kansas Corporation Commission chairman Mark Sievers, who resigned one month after the agency paid a $500 fine for violating the Kansas Open Meetings Act.

Asked Thursday at the Statehouse about turnover, Brownback declined to comment.

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Cabinet turnover unusually high as Brownback enters end of year three

14/12/13

Burial fees and waste collection charges will increase from April. The new amounts were agreed at a meeting of Swale councils cabinet committee.

It means the cost of a first burial or interment will rise by 3%, taking cemetery fees in Sittingbourne, Faversham and Murston to 1,305. On Sheppey, the price will climb from 1,146 to 1,180.

Swale council's head office, Swale House

The increase will also apply to cremations, scatterings of ashes and use of chapels in Sittingbourne and Faversham.

Residents will also pay more for bulky waste collections, which are rising from 17.60 to 18.17. In addition, the cost of wheelie bin replacement will rise from 413.60 to 427.25 for the largest size.

There is better news for brown bin users, with the cost of the garden waste service decreasing from 40.60 to 35.

Charges for hiring senior sports facilities are also going up, with the cost of hiring a changing room with shower rising from 63 to 65. However, charges for all under-16s sports usage is staying the same.

Allotment holders will pay 33 instead of 32, while play groups will be charged 27 instead of 25 to hire a council-owned hall.

There was better news for drivers, with no increase in council car park and season ticket charges.

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Swale council to hike burial, waste and sport fees from April 2014

New Delhi, Dec. 13:

The Cabinet Committee on Investments, headed by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has cleared Rs 7,947-crore worth projects in the oil and gas sector, Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas M. Veerappa Moily said here on Friday.

Five projects were taken up by the high-level panel on December 9. These projects involve companies such as IOC, CPCL and HPCL.

The Rs 2,379 crore Assam renewal project taken up by ONGC for the revamp and replacement of various installations has also been cleared.

Moily said that the panel also cleared a proposed Rs 5,200 crore worth LNG terminal project of GSPC at Mundra.

Subsidy transfer

The Minister said that the scheme of direct transfer of cooking gas subsidy into bank accounts has been successful. As on December 1, Rs 1,615 crore subsidy has been transferred to bank accounts of 1.274 crore domestic cooking gas customers.

The Ministry has also filed a petition and an affidavit for modification/clarification stating that Aadhaar is mandatory for receiving subsidy in bank accounts after the expiry of the three-month grace period.

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Moily also hinted that an expert panels call for a Rs 5 a litre hike in diesel and Rs 250 increase in LPG rates will be diluted, saying that a balanced view keeping consumer interest in mind would be taken, according to news agency PTI. The government-appointed Kirit Parikh committee suggested an immediate hike in prices of diesel by Rs 5 a litre, Rs 4 per litre in kerosene and Rs 250 per cylinder in LPG, reducing annual entitlement of subsidised cooking gas cylinder from six from nine and phase out diesel subsidy in one year to cut a record subsidy burden.

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