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PITTSBURGH , Jan. 21, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- "I wanted to create a simple way to turn stylish non-prescription lenses into prescription glasses," said an inventor, from Covington, Ga., "so I invented the EYE PATCHES. My design would be easy to apply, and it makes switching frames fun and affordable." The patent-pending invention provides an easy way to transform regular non-prescription frames or sunglasses into prescription glasses. In doing so, it offers flexibility when choosing different shapes, colors, and styles of frames. It also eliminates the cost associated with purchasing several pairs of prescription glasses. The invention features a reusable and transferable design that is easy to apply and remove so it is ideal for individuals who require vision correction. Additionally, a prototype model and technical drawings are available upon request. The original design was submitted to the Atlanta sales office of InventHelp. 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We’re celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Automotive Trends report with record improvements in fuel economy and CO 2 emissions. Selected projects will receive nearly $3 billion from the Inflation Reduction Act to reduce diesel pollution in near-port communities around the country. EPA has announced a final rule requiring replacement of lead pipes with 10 years. The Lead and Copper Rule Improvements strengthen nationwide requirements to protect children and adults from the health effects from lead in drinking water. From tackling the climate crisis to advancing environmental justice, what happens here changes the world. At EPA, you can be a changemaker. EPA has an opportunity to move further and faster than ever before to build a healthier and brighter future for people and the planet. Discover EPA-hosted webinars to learn how to apply for, or manage an EPA grant. 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It is the responsibility of private well owners to test their water for lead and to take appropriate measures to mitigate exposure. Read all EPA Perspectives (/perspectives) Read the latest news from EPA. Search all news releases (/newsreleases/search) Español | عربى (/lep/arabic) | 中文: 简体版 (/lep/simplified-chinese) | 中文: 繁體版 (/lep/traditional-chinese) | Kreyòl ayisyen (/lep/haitian-creole) | 한국어 (/lep/korean) | Português (/lep/portuguese) | Pусский (/lep/russian) | Tagalog (/lep/tagalog) | Tiếng Việt (/lep/vietnamese) Shortly after the presidential election, FedSmith posted an article listing actions likely to impact federal employees in a second Trump administration directly. As the days dwindle before the second Trump administration starts, it is becoming clearer what topics are at the top of the agenda and may be addressed in the first couple of days of the new administration. According to Bloomberg Law, President-elect Trump “is planning a flurry of executive orders around immigration, energy, federal workers and regulatory reform in the early hours after his Jan. 20 inauguration, part of a sweeping effort to quickly implement his policy agenda upon taking office.” The report cited people familiar with the likely executive orders as being ones that impact immigration policies as well as federal employees. The Biden policies on immigration were a major reason some voted to put Trump back in office. Because of that, his initial actions will probably include Executive Orders on immigration to tighten restrictions on people coming into the U.S. at border crossings; mandate finishing the border wall, mechanics to carry out mass deportations; and removing federal resources for sanctuary cities. These actions will not directly impact most federal employees but will likely be welcomed by the Border Patrol Council, a union representing federal employees working on the border. This federal employee union posted this comment in October 2024: On behalf of the 16,000 men and women represented by the National Border Patrol Council, we strongly support and endorse Donald J. Trump for President of the United States. The changes in immigration policy will impact all Americans but immediately impact the jobs of those in the National Border Patrol. Actions that will have a direct impact on a larger number of federal employees and almost all federal agencies will include a hiring freeze and mandating federal employees to return to the office for in-person work. Karoline Leavitt, soon to become the youngest White House press secretary in history, said recently, “The American people can bank on President Trump using his executive power on day one to deliver on the promises he made to them on the campaign trail.” Readers who were federal employees in 2017 may recall that a similar action was taken shortly after President Trump took office that year. The 2017 Order read, in part: By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, I hereby order a freeze on the hiring of Federal civilian employees to be applied across the board in the executive branch. As part of this freeze, no vacant positions existing at noon on January 22, 2017, may be filled and no new positions may be created, except in limited circumstances. This order does not include or apply to military personnel. The head of any executive department or agency may exempt from the hiring freeze any positions that it deems necessary to meet national security or public safety responsibilities. In addition, the Director of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) may grant exemptions from this freeze where those exemptions are otherwise necessary. Within 90 days of the date of this memorandum, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), in consultation with the Director of OPM, shall recommend a long-term plan to reduce the size of the Federal Government’s workforce through attrition. This order shall expire upon implementation of the OMB plan. Contracting outside the Government to circumvent the intent of this memorandum shall not be permitted. This hiring freeze applies to all executive departments and agencies regardless of the sources of their operational and programmatic funding, excepting military personnel. The new Executive Order imposing a hiring freeze will likely resemble the 2017 version and will probably impact most federal agencies, at least initially. It will be part of the effort to reduce the size of the federal workforce through attrition. Executive Orders will quickly be issued to shrink the federal workforce by putting a hiring freeze on the government and mandating federal employees to return to the office for in-person work. According to Bloomberg, “What is unclear is how these executive orders will work with the swathes of federal workers who are unionized”. This is important because about 26% of the federal workforce is represented by a union. A few weeks ago, the Social Security Administration agreed with a federal employee union to guarantee telework would remain in effect as it currently stood for bargaining unit employees until after the Trump term of office was over. No one doubted this would be restricted to one agency or that the practice of including restrictions in labor agreements would spread. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) confirmed the practice of implementing these new provisions in labor contracts was spreading throughout the federal government. Senator Ernst wrote in her letter to the Office of Personnel Management: Sadly, employee union bosses have forgotten that federal workers’ obligation is to serve the American people, not themselves. In its final hours, the outgoing administration is working overtime to ratify collective bargaining agreements (CBAs) and master labor agreements (MLA)—sweeping telework privileges that will make the bureaucracy unaccountable to the American taxpayers and the incoming president for the length of his entire term in the White House. The union bosses are using the ratified contracts to further insulate the bureaucracy from any accountability. Interpreting a federal law, such as the federal labor relations statute, regarding a President’s power versus employees’ Constitutional rights, boils down to interpretation of the law and these orders. Congress and the Constitution itself dictate a president’s authority to issue executive orders that affect workers. A president exceeds his authority if his actions conflict with existing laws or the Constitution. While the president has authority to issue executive orders that carry the force of law concerning federal labor unions, including collective bargaining, these orders cannot take away the right of the unions to bargain with federal agencies. The contracts that were changed were the result of the Biden administration working with the unions to limit changes that the Trump administration could make about requiring employees to return to work in a federal office. That may not make a difference when the case is litigated, but it is likely to be an issue that will arise. The administration can clearly take actions to restrict employees who are now working at home. For example, supervisors and managers are not in a bargaining unit. Therefore, these federal employees can be required to go back to work in an office and this could happen quickly. Once these supervisors and managers are ordered back to work, the pressure will increase on employees to do the same. Some employees will not return to the office. There are other actions an agency can take to implement the order to return to office work. For example, if an employee was allowed to work at home because of a disability, this decision can be reviewed and possibly changed to require the employee to return to office work. An agency may also determine that an employee has to work in the office in order to perform the duties of the federal job. While a person impacted by this could file a grievance, it may be necessary to return to office work while the grievance is processed. In these scenarios, the number of people going back to work in an office will increase, and pressure will increase on those still not going to an office to return to work. The implication may be that if they continue to work at home, with an attitude by management that these people cannot perform their jobs satisfactorily, awards and promotions may more easily be given to those working in an office. Each scenario may be different in different agencies. The contract language impacting telework is likely to vary between agencies. The willingness of a union to continue to resist employees returning to work while pressure increases on those remaining at home may differ as well. Federal Workforce Changes Likely in Second Trump Administration outlined various issues likely to surface early in the new Trump administration. A number of these include possible restrictions on a union’s use of official time and charging for use of government facilities. The possible resurfacing of Schedule F (/tag/schedule-f) is also likely. This article focuses on a couple of prominent topics likely to appear right away. Other Executive Orders will likely follow as issues and policies are resolved. Ralph Smith has several decades of experience working with federal human resources issues. He has written extensively on a full range of human resources topics in books and newsletters and is a co-founder of two companies and several newsletters on federal human resources. Follow Ralph on Twitter: @RalphSmith47 A second term for President Trump will likely result in reimposing changes he made in his first term. Here is a summary of the most important changes likely to emerge. Senator Joni Ernst is urging OPM to stop agencies from including labor agreements that may hinder workforce changes proposed by Trump administration, including telework. President Trump's three labor relations executive orders were recently allowed to take effect. What impact will they have on federal employees? Sewforever 's mission is to help you confidently increase your quilting skills while making the most of your creative time. Innovative Appliqué , a virtual course on Creative Spark, introduces you to time-saving tips and techniques for appliqué. It's t urned-edge appliqué made easy! No tracing, needle-turn, or cutting freezer paper from the back of your project. You can achieve precise results without hours or years of practice. I fell in love with a set of patterns for (4) round seasonal table toppers. I did not know how to appliqué and wanted it to be turned edge appliqué. I needed to learn turned edge appliqué. I took many appliqué classes. But my results left a lot to be desired. All kinds of things slowed me down. Needle turn was going to take a long time to master. Freezer paper offered the best control over fabric shapes, but the tiny iron method was dangerous. Cutting freezer paper out of the back of my work was an accident waiting to happen. I lay awake at night thinking of ways to work around those tasks. Why trace when we can copy and print? Why iron freezer paper to the wrong side of the fabric, stitch it down, then cut it out? I will spare you more whys and show you the techniques I developed to eliminate those whys. Innovative Appliqué developed from my nighttime wandering. I want you to feel confident and enjoy turned edge appliqué! Don't gasp, deep breaths, it is possible. Even experienced quilters say these techniques improve their progress. Let's create a placement guide; there is no need to trace a vinyl placement guide. Place a sheet of Perfect Piecing in the copier's paper tray. Place your pattern on the copier and press print. You just created a placement guide. Copy and print in sections if your pattern is larger than 8-1/2" x 11". Let's create appliqué templates. Lay a sheet of heavy-weight freezer paper in your copier's paper tray. Place your pattern on the copier and press print. Instant templates, no tracing. My patterns are designed with Pattern A (overlay) and Pattern B (templates). I separate the shapes, number them in the order they go down on the right side of the background fabric, and mark dash lines in areas that lay under another shape. That does not mean you must use only my patterns, although I would love that. Cut the freezer paper shapes out on the solid lines, except for the dashed areas. Dashed areas lay under another shape. Leave extra freezer paper to remember to trim extra fabric. Iron the freezer paper templates to the right side of your fabric. That is how we avoid cutting freezer paper out of the back. Trim a 3/16" turn allowance. That sounds technical, but it is not; 4/16" is a 1/4". You want it to be slightly less than 1/4" to make it easier to turn the cut edge down. At the dashed lines, trim extra fabric in those areas, 1/4"- 1/2". It is not necessary to measure; it is an estimated guide. These scissors are the bomb . Most people trim small shapes with tiny scissors, resulting in choppy cuts. I trim out the fabric shapes with purple scissors. They have one serrated blade that pulls the fabric to your cut vs pushing it away. So, you are cutting exactly where you intended. The serrated blade also helps keep the fabric cut from fraying. Plus, the handle design does not fatigue your hands. Roxanne's Glue Baste-It is a water-soluble glue (it washes out). It tacks faster than any glue I have tested. I do not want to wait for the glue to take hold and slow me down. I can not out-turn this glue, and I can turn pretty fast. The ergonomic bottle design eliminates hand fatigue and makes applying just the right amount of glue easy. This glue has been on the market for years. If you have an old bottle that is continually clogged, this new design eliminates that problem. You can refill this bottle with your previous purchase by carefully removing the pink part and refilling. Although you will use so little glue, it will take a long time to use up this bottle. You have trimmed the fabric shape, and now apply a thin line of glue. This line looks pretty thick, the picture is magnified, think half that. The best turning tool I have found is a Clover seam ripper. It has a flat side that aids in turning the fabric down. The freezer paper (see it peeking out) is on the right side of your fabric, holding the fabric shape, and only the cut edge will turn down. Most people tend to hold the seam ripper down low and try to scope the fabric over. Work from above. Hold the seam ripper like a pencil and pull the cut edge towards the glue. Turn the cut edge over with the Clover seam ripper and press in place with your finger. Turn and finger press, working your way around the shape. Do not turn dashed areas. The tool on top is an awl, typically used in appliqué. The long pointed part is round and tends to slip off when pulling the fabric over. It is suitable for holding a point in place but not so much for turning. The tool below is a seam ripper, as you know. I call out this particular seam ripper because it ergonomically fits in my hand. Are you sensing a theme? At my age, or any age, the more comfortable you can work, the more enjoyable. Recognize this? It's a different pattern, but you get it. It is a Perfect Piecing placement guide printed from whatever pattern you use. Pin it to the right side of your background fabric, as pictured. You want it to open like a book, requiring only two pins on the left side. Apply a little Roxanne's glue to the wrong side of the turned edge shape. Slide the shape under the placement guide, position, and finger press in place. Drum roll. Now, carefully pull the freezer paper off the shape you just glued. No cutting freezer paper out of the back of your work. Do not stitch anything at this point. The glue holds everything in place. No pins are needed, and no thread tangling on the pins. Continue placing all the shapes in the same manner. When all the shapes are in place, unpin the placement guide. Now, you are ready to stitch. Knot your thread and stitch up through the background fabric. Your knot will be on the wrong side of the background fabric. Stitch back down, catching the background fabric a bit under the edge of the shape. Stitch back up into the fold of the shape, and continue stitching all the shapes down.