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Priya Shetty took a very one-sided view of scientific publishing in the developing world (12 July, p 20). As a member of teaching staff at the University of the West Indies at Mona, Jamaica, from 1986 to 1998 and editor of the Journal of the Geological Society of Jamaica from 1989 to 1991, I feel I have first-hand experience.
In truth, the principal stakeholders - the scientists themselves, their universities and their funding agencies - want to see their best research published in the best journals, which rarely means in the local journals favoured by Shetty.
This is hardly surprising, and is as true for the University of Oxford or Harvard University as it is for the University of the West Indies.
As Richard Smith observed in The Trouble with Medical Journals (RSM Press, 2006, p 186): "Journals in developing countries... are often edited by a lone ...
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Drug Courts – pt. 3
Part 3 in a serial describing what happens inside New Hampshire's drug courts.
In Nashua's juvenile drug court, a few weeks after Vaughan welcomed White into his drug court, Judge Thomas Bamberger was doing the same for a 16-year-old boy. White's induction into drug court had been a lengthy one, accompanied by repeated questions, required by law, to make sure White knew what he was doing. White had surrendered all of his legal rights in order to be admitted. In Nashua, Bamberger's welcome was shorter and more direct.
"Let me tell you a little about my view of drug court," he said. "Zero tolerance."
"If for a moment you don't believe that," he continued, "you're deathly wrong. If you disobey my orders, the consequences are immediate and in some cases quite severe. One day you could find yourself walking out of here in handcuffs. Do you understand?"
Adult and juvenile drug courts have a number of differences. In fact, some adult court staff are skeptical that their juvenile counterparts can be successful, since they must also deal with intensely dysfunctional families and parents. Sending a teenager back into such an environment seems certain to bring a return to drugs, the skeptics say. The staff of juvenile drug court respond that those are some of the obstacles they are designed to deal with.
Bamberger's court occupies a scuff-marked, windowless room with one long table in front of his bench and a single row of blue plastic chairs for participants, parents and a few others who attend. It has none of the newness of Vaughan's courtroom. Physically, it is as far removed from Vaughan's courtroom as possible. What happens in juvenile drug courts can also seem as different from the adult courts, as well. Lawyers can be present for the juveniles, arguing against sanctions that parole officers recommend for relapses or other violations, and sometimes it appears that the teenagers are getting away with things that would earn adults an immediate trip to jail. But for all the differences, juvenile drug courts share the approach of getting involved in participants' lives in order to help them change.
On a fall afternoon after school had let out, Bamberger pressed a girl sitting before him, "Anything else going on in your life? You sure? It feels like there's more going on here."
The truth came out when Bamberger had the girl and her mother stay after all the other participants had left. The utilities were being shut off at home, and the mother was an alcoholic. "I'm pregnant, and I can't afford the bills," the mother said.
Bamberger, who is in his 60s and has a full head of white hair, told the girl he had the power to sanction her for misbehaving, but "that does not mean people don't care about you, love and support you. If you need something, let me know. I'll do my best to make sure it happens." Then he turned to the mother. "It's a tough time for you too, mom. Let the probation officer know and we'll get you help, too." Even so, as the two left his courtroom Bamberger said to Tino Lopez, his Juvenile Probation and Parole Officer, "Something tells me, there's something more going on there. We've got to get her into counseling."
A Miami, Florida judge started the first drug court in 1989 in the midst of the crack epidemic. While hardly perfect, it cleaned up enough nonviolent drug offenders to impress other judges. Today, there are 2,369 such courts across the United States, including some that focus on mentally ill offenders, DWI offenders, veterans and other specific groups.
New Hampshire's drug courts got their start in 2001 after a two-year-long study by judges, prosecutors, defense attorneys and others on how one alternative, drug court, could be adopted here. Two adult drug courts exist in New Hampshire, at nearly opposite ends of the state in Grafton and Strafford counties. There are also seven juvenile drug courts, most of which only have three or fewer participants. The busiest juvenile drug courts are in Nashua, Concord and Laconia.
Bamberger helped lead New Hampshire's drug court movement because he saw traditional court failing this group of juveniles. Bamberger has spent two years as president of the association of New England Drug Court Professionals.
Like other judges, he alternates between encouraging, cajoling and rebuking his young charges, as necessary. He also uses his judicial power to compel others to do what's necessary. A week after the private session, Bamberger would order the mother to submit to daily breathalyzer tests. [V] At another session, a treatment provider told him that local schools were moving as slow as molasses in testing one girl for learning disabilities. Bamberger said, "Molasses isn't good enough for me," and issued an order for the schools to comply.
In October Bamberger would compliment one girl for completing the first phase of her treatment program. He wanted her to do something, he said. In a whining voice filled with teenage dread the girl asked, "Is it going to be writing a paper?"
No, Bamberger said, "I want you to stand in front of a mirror and tell yourself you're proud of yourself. There's a lot to be proud of, not the least of which is learning the skills you'll need down the road." If she hit a rough patch in the future, he continued, "You can say, I did this before, I can do it again."
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SANTA MONICA, California -
A singer perhaps best known for a song called "Abolish Government" is now hoping to join it.
Jack Grisham, frontman for the veteran punk group T.S.O.L., announced to MTV News on Wednesday (July 30) that he is running for governor of California in the controversial October 7 recall election to unseat incumbent Democrat Gray Davis.
"I can't afford heath insurance, so I figure if I'm governor, at least they have a good health insurance plan," Grisham joked. The charming singer made light of his first interview as a politician, but insisted his campaign is entirely serious.
"For years I was always, 'F--- the government. F--- the government. F--- the government.' I was always bitching and not doing a thing about it," he explained. "And the other day I said, 'Now I am.' I just got tired of seeing people hurt, that was the biggest thing. I got three sisters who are teachers, two brothers who are police officers, a bunch of friends who are labor workers, dock workers. I work with undocumented alien immigrants all the time and I got tired seeing what they go through and no one caring. And they put this new budget out and the first thing they slash is health care and the first thing they start screwing is the people."
Grisham, who works labor jobs when not touring, will make heath-care reform the center of his platform. Recently, the singer himself was denied health care because his income was just more than the qualifying limit. "I said to the lady, 'So if I quit my job and left my wife and kids, you could fix my back?' " Grisham said. "And she said, 'Yes.' "
As for the state's budget crisis, Grisham said he would hire top accountants to come up with solutions. "It's like being a producer, you get the best people around you to take care of business," he said.
On other issues, Grisham is for legalizing and taxing both marijuana and prostitution, and supports full amnesty for undocumented aliens.
"Another big part of my platform is volunteerism, getting the community involved," he said. "People are just taking and giving nothing in return."
Grisham believes California is ready for an everyday guy, "someone who wears sandals with his sport coat" (as he did Wednesday), to be governor.
"The average California citizen is not riding around in a limousine," he said. "A lot of these [other candidates] want to talk about drug abuse and alcohol abuse and all that, but they've never seen it. You have no idea what these people experience until you've experienced it. Since the end of 1988, I've lost 80-something friends to drugs and alcohol abuse. I've been arrested. When was the last time a politician spent the night in jail? All jails create are more animals."
Grisham, who will run as an independent ("No one will take me," he joked), decided to join the unprecedented gubernatorial race only a few days ago, after friends made the suggestion. "Someone called me and said, 'Have you ever been convicted of a felony?' And I said, 'Well, never convicted,' " Grisham recalled. "And they said, 'Well, we want you to run for governor.' So I said, 'I'm in.' "
T.S.O.L. (True Sounds of Liberty), who formed in Huntington Beach, California, in 1978, were an influence on many other California punk bands forming at the time, including Bad Religion, the Dead Kennedys and Social Distortion.
Grisham left the band in the mid-'80s, but rejoined in 1999 and recorded 2001's Disappear with the original lineup. T.S.O.L.'s next album, Divided We Stand, is due September 9, however Grisham refused to talk about the project.
"The fact that I play music has nothing to do with this," he said. "I'm willing to give that all up to take this job. This really matters, it's not a joke."
Another entertainer, Arnold Schwarzenegger, has hinted he might run as well, but a Republican Party spokesperson said Wednesday that he will not.
Davis, who was re-elected governor a year ago, has been blamed for California's $38 billion deficit and accused of being indecisive during the energy crisis. Earlier this summer, Republicans gathered the required number of signatures ? 12 percent of the total number of voters in the previous gubernatorial election, in this case, 897,158 ? for a recall, the first in the U.S. since the governor of North Dakota was removed in 1921.
To get onto the recall ballot, a candidate needs only 65 signatures and a $3,500 filing fee. Because so many names will be on the ballot and the length of the campaign period is so short, less traditional candidates have a better chance in a recall than in a normal gubernatorial election.This report is provided by MTV News
07/30/03: 'Weapons of Mass Distraction' Ad Gets OK
Wed Jul 30,11:05 AM ET
The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) said it had received 186 complaints about the advert from some who said the it was demeaning to women and from others who said it trivialized the war in Iraq.
One of the reasons Britain used to justify taking military action was Iraq's development of weapons of mass destruction.
Easyjet denied the ad was sexist and said it was one of a series of "topical, humorous and irreverent" ads.
The ASA agreed that, although the headline was distasteful, the ad was light-hearted and unlikely to cause any serious or widespread offense.
07/29/03: Sean Paul Charged With Using Profanity
Jul 29, 1:38 PM (ET)
07/17/03: Wesley Willis Still Ill
Dear Friends and fellow Wesleynauts -
07/16/03: Oakland settles Bari, Cherney case for $2 million
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OAKLAND, Calif. -
The City Council decided not to appeal the case and agreed Tuesday to settle as a business decision after its attorneys fees in the 12-year-old case topped $4 million.
"What we analyzed was looking at a settlement in hand versus an unknown future," said Karen Boyd, a spokeswoman for the Oakland city attorney's office.
Earth First! activists Judi Bari and Darryl Cherney were arrested in May 1990 after a bomb exploded in their Subaru while they were driving in Oakland. Both Bari and Cherney were hurt in the explosion. Bari, who was at the wheel, suffered a crushed pelvis.
Investigators contended that the pair, who were at the time organizing a series of protests against the logging of old-growth forests, were carrying the bomb for some act of environmental sabotage.
But the case fell apart weeks later when prosecutors said there wasn't sufficient evidence to bring charges.
Last year, jurors found that Oakland police and FBI agents wrongly blamed the pair for the explosion in an effort to silence their environmental activism. In the federal suit, Darryl and the estate of Bari, who died of cancer in 1997, won a total of $4.4 million - $2 million from the city of Oakland and $2.4 million from the federal government.
The settlement comes two months after the Oakland City Council declared May 24 "Judi Bari Day" to honor the late activist.
07/01/03: EFF Launches "Let the Music Play" Campaign
Electronic Frontier Foundation Launches "Let the Music Play" Campaign Urges 60 Million Music Lovers in U.S. to Demand Legal Rights
San Francisco - The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) on Monday, June 30, launched a "Let the Music Play" campaign urging the more than 60 million U.S. citizens who use file-sharing software to demand changes in copyright law to get artists paid and make file-sharing legal.
The EFF Let the Music Play campaign counters the Recording Industry Association of America's (RIAA) announcement that it will file thousands of lawsuits against individuals who use file- sharing software like Kazaa, Grokster, and Morpheus.
"Copyright law is out of step with the views of the American public and the reality of music distribution online," said EFF Executive Director Shari Steele. "Rather than trying to sue people into submission, we need to find a better alternative that gets artists paid while making file sharing legal."
EFF's Let the Music Play campaign provides alternatives to the RIAA's litigation barrage, details EFF's efforts to defend peer- to-peer file sharing, and makes it easy for individuals to write members of Congress. EFF will also place advertisements about the Right to Share campaign in magazines such as Spin, Blender, Computer Gaming World, and PC Gamer.
"Today, more U.S. citizens use file-sharing software than voted for President Bush," said EFF Senior Staff Attorney Fred von Lohmann. "Congress needs to spend less time listening to record industry lobbyists and more time listening to the more than 60 million Americans who use file-sharing software today."
According to online media analyst Big Champagne, more than 60 million Americans are using file-sharing software.
For this release: http://www.eff.org/IP/P2P/20030630_eff_pr.php
06/18/03: World Land Speed Record Broken in New Mexico
A rocket-powered sled that can reach speeds of approximately 10,300 km/h has broken the world land speed record.
The un-piloted monorail sled reached Mach 8.6 - about nine times the speed of sound - beating the previous record of Mach 8 (9,852 km/h) set in 1982.
Both records were broken at Holloman Air Force Base in New Mexico.
Travelling down a 5 km straightway, the vehicle reached its target in around 6 seconds. Because of the sheer speed of the sled, observers heard only silence until a split second before it reached the end of the track.
"Psychologically, you think it's over", says Lt Col. Russ Kurtz, Director of Operations. "But then comes the sonic boom. I know it's coming. But I always jump a little".
"There were a lot of high-fives, hugs, handshakes all around," said Lt. Col. James Jolliffe, Commander of the 846th Test Squadron. "My hat's off to all the people that made it happen."
06/16/03: Musicians Labeled 'TRAITOR'
lifted from www.dotmusic.com/news/May2003/news29452.asp -
A number of stars including Madonna, Eddie Vedder, Dixie Chicks and Fred Durst have been singled out as "traitors" by right-wing website probush.com.
The site follows in the wake of widespread U.S. media coverage of a commercially available deck of cards depicting figures that have been outspoken in their criticism of the current American administration, called 'Deck of Weasels'.
The site also names Sheryl Crow, Barbara Streisand, Rage Against The Machine's Zack de la Rocha and Tom Morello, Mos Def, Ani Di Franco, Michael Franti and a host of other musicians, writers and public figures.
Both the probush website and the 'Deck of Weasels' use the legal disclaimer that they are satirical, though the website reads: "Parody. Not to be taken seriously. These "traitors" are not legal "traitors" of the United States. Though we wish they were."
Speaking to daveyd.com, Iriscience of the hip hop act Dilated Peoples and one of the artists named by the site said: "Things like this are ridiculous and irresponsible especially in today's political and social climate where a handful of powerful people are trying to squash dissent.
"Most of the people on this list had an anti-war stance not an anti-American stance. It's ridiculous to equate anti-war sentiments with being Anti-American.
"What's ironic is the fact that I'm out here trying to promote peace and end violence so you would think I and others would have a bigger platform to speak out. Unfortunately, we have people trying to silence and ridicule us for promoting peace."
06/04/03: Beer ice cream goes on sale
from the BBC
The distinctive taste of Newcastle Brown Ale has become the latest ice cream flavour from a family-run Northumberland dairy
Newcastle Brown Ale flavoured ice cream was launched on Tuesday by Doddington Dairies, and will only be available during the summer months.
The makers say the handmade ice cream reflects the region's identity, and was even handed out to the European Capital of Culture 2008 judges on their last visit.
Newcastle Brown Ale has already been used as an ingredient in locally produced products, such as bread.
Famous brand
Although the ice cream is made using the ale, under licence from brewers Scottish and Newcastle, the cooking process means it contains less than 1% alcohol.
Jackie Maxwell, director of Doddington Dairy said: "We were looking for an ice cream flavour that was distinctive, and had a strong identity with the region.
"Newcastle Brown Ale has all of that.
"It has been a fantastic challenge working on a product like this, with one of the world's most famous brands.
"Every part of the process has been great for us - from the design of the cartons, through to testing the ale syrup for just the right flavour.
"The ice cream highlights Newcastle Brown's unique flavour characteristics."
Award-winning products
Mrs Maxwell said the product had a caramel flavour with a "subtle" taste of Newcastle Brown and said it had gone down well with the Capital of Culture judges.
She added: "I think they liked it, they thought it was great. We got some feedback from the organisers and they said they had tasted it and enjoyed it."
Sharon Annette, of Scottish Courage, who brew Newcastle Brown Ale, said: "Doddington Dairy are an award winning North Eastern company, Newcastle Brown is an award winning North Eastern beer. It's a perfect partnership."
The Newcastle Brown Ale ice cream goes on sale at supermarkets and speciality shops across Newcastle and Northumberland from next week.
Wesley Willis, Alternative Tentacle's Rock Star, had to undergo emergency surgery on June 2nd at Northwest Community Hospital in Arlington Heights, Illinois to identify the source of, and to suppress internal bleeding.
On Sunday, June 1st, Wesley was at a physical therapy appointment when he started bleeding. He was rushed back to the hospital where doctors tried to determine the source of his bleeding. Despite exhaustive attempts to locate the source of his bleeding via non-intrusive methods, doctors decided that they had to operate. So, on Monday, June 2nd, at around 1pm CST, Wesley was in surgery for 6 1/2 hours. They were able to locate the source of the bleeding and suppress it. Tissue has been sent off for tests to see if his leukemia has spread to other regions.
Wesley Willis, who has released over 50 albums - 3 of which on Alternative Tentacles - was diagnosed with Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia (CML) at the end of 2002. It is not clear if this bleeding was related to his leukemia. This form of leukemia is treatable. Wesley has been undergoing care for his leukemia, and his doctors are very hopeful that the treatment will be successful. Prior to this incident, he has responded well to treatments. But this will be an ongoing battle. Wesley is clearly not out of the woods yet.
For more information on this type of leukemia, you can visit http://leukemia-lymphoma.org and we will have updates of his condition on our website.
All touring plans for the rest of the year have been cancelled.
Wesley celebrated his 40th Birthday on Saturday, May 31st.
Well-wishers are encouraged to send Get Well cards to Wesley care of the following address :
06/03/03: Alternative Tentacles Release Schedule - NEW!
June 09, 2003 :
July 07, 2003 :
August 4th, 2003 :
September 8th, 2003 :
Recent Releases :Virus 299 VIC BONDI / ARTICLES OF FAITH Fortunate Son CD EP
Virus 298 WARD CHURCHILL Pacifism as Pathology CD
Virus 297 FLESHIES The Sicilian LP/CD
Virus 295 CHRISTIAN PARENTI Taking Liberties: Prisons, Policing and Surveillance in an Age of Crisis CD
Virus 296 JIM HIGHTOWERThe People Are Revolting (in the very best sense of that word) CD
Virus 294 JFA We Know You Suck CD
Virus 290 JELLO BIAFRA Machine Gun In The Clown's Hand - Spoken Word Album #7 3xLP/3xCD
Virus 292 HOWARD ZINN Artists In A Time Of War CD
Virus 293 NOAM CHOMSKY The "New War On Terrorism" CD
Virus 291 RATOS DE PORAO onisciente coletivo LP/CD
Virus 284 ALEXANDER COCKBURN Beating The Devil: The Incendiary Rants Of Alexander Cockburn CD
Virus 287 ARTICLES OF FAITH Complete, Vol. 1 LP/CD
Virus 288 ARTICLES OF FAITH Complete, Vol 2 LP/CD
Virus 286 The FLAMING STARS Sunset & Void CD
Virus 289 DARRYL CHERNEY and the CHERNOBLES Bush It! / Send George Bush a Pretzel CDS
05/21/03: Oakland Declares Judi Bari day!
The city of Oakland has gone from proclaiming Judi Bari to be a terrorist to honoring her with her own official city day. This remarkable turnaround was proclaimed yesterday, May 20, in the chambers of the Oakland City Council nearly a year after a jury award Bari's estate along with fellow activist Darryl Cherney $4.4 million for violations of their civil rights committed by Oakland Police and FBI agents thirteen years ago. Bari and Cherney were falsely accused of car-bombing themselves while on a musical organizing tour for Redwood Summer 1990. The First Annual Judi Bari Day of Oakland will take place this Sat., May 24 at 11:30 am and consist of a quiet anniversary gathering at the site of the bombing at Park Blvd. nd MacArthur in Oakland, in front of Oakland High School. The public and media are inviated to attend. The resolution follows below this release.
Activist Darryl Cherney, who was riding with Judi Bari the day a car bomb almost killed her noted that in these days of the war on terror, "The government can not be trusted to decide who is a terrorist and who is not in many cases." Cherney said, "There is a political agenda that the federal government follows in declaring peaceful activists to be terrorists while anti-abortion groups and the Ku Klux Klan remain unscathed. Thankfully, the City of Oakland has righted a wrong. They should do this more often, like in the case of the activists who were shot by police at the port of Oakland during a peaceful anti-war rally. It's OK to admit you're wrong and make amends."
Cherney presented the Oakland City Council with a statue of "Gaia," the ancient Greek Goddess representation of the living, breathing Mother Earth. He said that she would be watching over them as they make their decisions about school closures and police brutality. The statue is the work of Oberon Ravenheart of Mythic Images in Sonoma County.
websites to check out: To hear "Bush It" CD single by Darryl Cherney and the Chernobles (lyrics included): http://indybay.org/news/2002/03/117811.php On the bombing and attempted frame up by FBI of Judi Bari and Darryl Cherney: http://www.judibari.org $50,000 Reward for info leading to incarceration of Charles Hurwitz: http://www.jailhurwitz.com/ Darryl Cherney's music homepage: http://www.darrylcherney.com/
05/16/03: U.S. Army video game to train soldiers
By Reed Stevenson
For the past year, the Army has been handing out free games as part of its recruiting efforts, but in the coming months it will also turn to a video game to train squad leaders in real-life combat tactics.
"If you enrol in the army of the future, you'll get your helmet, your gun and one of these discs," said Wil Stahl, a game designer at Pandemic Studios who led the three-year project to develop the game based on the Army's requirements.
"You have an Xbox -- they assume -- at home," he said.
The combat simulator, which Santa Monica, California-based Pandemic showed off for reporters at the Electronic Entertainment Expo in Los Angeles this week, puts players at the head of two light-infantry teams locked in a running firefight in a vaguely Middle Eastern city.
The "bad guys" pop out from behind walls and pull up in pickup trucks with automatic-weapons mounted on the beds. When shot, they fall with a burst of blood from the head.
In developing the game, which is now being spun off as a mass-market release titled "Full Spectrum Warrior, Pandemic said it was careful to fictionalise details of the game's setting and to make sure that the U.S. soldiers acted with discipline and professionalism.
As for the digital battleground, the look shifted from Bosnia-like terrain to a more Arab-looking street during the course of development, he said.
"We can't ignore the fact that we are in Afghanistan. We are in Iraq," said Stahl.
The commercial version of "Full Spectrum Warrior" will be published by Calabasas, California-based THQ in early 2004 for Microsoft's Xbox game console.
The project is not without its critics, especially among experts who question the relationship between video games and violence among children.
"It seems to me that they're using the Army's involvement to legitimise the violence," said Joanne Cantor, a professor who researches issues concerning violent games at the University of Wisconsin at Madison.
Separately, the U.S. Army said that more than 1.1 million people have gone through "basic training" in its "America's Army" personal computer game, which debuted at the Expo in Los Angeles last year.
05/07/03: Hearing on Media Consolidation With FCC Commissioner Michael Copps
Monday, May 12th, 1:00 - 3:00 PM. Shield Room, Caleruega Hall, Dominican University of California, San Rafael.
Congresswoman Woolsey and Commissioner Copps invite you to a discussion on proposed new FCC rules which would lift limits on media ownership and enable large conglomerates to own multiple broadcast outlets and newspapers in local markets. This important issue will affect how all of us receive news, information and entertainment.
Panelists: Orville Schell, Dean, Graduate School of Journalism, U.C. Berkeley; Peter Phillips, Ph.D., Project Censored, Sonoma State University; Kim Spencer, President, Worldlink TV; Roger Grossman, Publisher, Marin Independent Journal; John Burgess, General Manager, KFTY Channel 50. Public testimony will follow the panel.
Parking is available at Conlon Recreation Center on Grand Avenue with signs to the Caleruega Hall on Magnolia. For a campus map and directions, go to http://www.dominican.edu.
05/06/03: Lydia Lunch Launches Literary e-zine, WIDOWSPEAK
Lydia Lunch has launched a new literary e-zine, WIDOWSPEAK. (http://www.widowspeak.org) Updated monthly, WIDOWSPEAK.ORG strives to serve as an outpost for writers who war with words, not only as a method to ensure survival, but because they truly understand that although we all stand alone, we are united in our strengths. The strength to not merely overcome adversity, addiction, trauma, and abuse, but to truly rebel against their life killing constraints.
Featured writers include Ms. Lunch, Erika Wear, Rachel Resnick, John Evans, Mike Ryan, Stephen Elliott and Chris Campion. In addition, they welcome submissions for inclusion on WIDOWSPEAK, if you would like to submit writing for consideration, please send your pieces to firstname.lastname@example.com .


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My mom made this cake, from my grandmother's recipe, for my 39th birthday. It makes a beautiful presentation in a footed glass bowl, served like a trifle, or you can make it in a charlotte mold and unmold it like a cake onto a platter. If you do unmold it, first dip the mold briefly in warm water to loosen the cake. Pour the crème anglaise on top and garnish with the chocolate curls.
Strega, meaning "witch" in Italian, is a yellow liqueur made from a blend of herbs and spices including saffron, which gives it its color. The key to the crème anglaise is cooking it until just right: One way to test it is to dip a spatula in the cream and run your finger through it. If your finger makes a trail rather than causes all of the custard to run off, it's done.–Laurent Tourondel and Michele Scicolone
Black and White Chocolate Cake Recipe
- Quick Glance
- Serves 6
- For the simple syrup
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 3/4 cup water
- For the mousse
- 7 ounces semisweet or bittersweet chocolate
- 1 tablespoon instant espresso powder
- 1/3 cup Strega, kirsch, or rum
- 1/4 cup heavy cream
- 5 eggs, separated
- 6 tablespoons sugar
- For the cake
- 3/4 cup simple syrup
- 1/2 cup Strega, kirsch, or rum
- 20 to 25 ladyfingers, cut in half
- For the crème anglaise
- 2 cups milk
- 1 vanilla bean, split and scraped
- 1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons sugar
- 5 egg yolks
- Chocolate curls
- Make the simple syrup
- 1. Combine the sugar and water in a small pot and bring to a simmer. Stir until the sugar is fully dissolved. Remove from the heat and allow to cool. Store in a covered container in the refrigerator up to one week.
- Make the mousse
- 2. Break the chocolate up and place it in the top half of a double boiler set over simmering water. Add the espresso powder and the 1/3 cup of Strega and let stand uncovered until the chocolate is softened. Stir until blended. Transfer the chocolate to a large bowl.
- 3. In a large, chilled bowl with chilled beaters, whip the cream on high speed for 4 minutes, or until soft peaks form. With an electric mixer on medium speed, beat the egg yolks with 2 tablespoons of the sugar until pale, about 3 minutes.
- 4. In a large mixer bowl with clean beaters, beat the whites on medium speed until frothy. Gradually add the remaining 4 tablespoons of the sugar and increase the speed to high. Whip until soft peaks form.
- 5. Add the egg-yolk mixture to the chocolate and stir to combine. Gently fold in the whipped cream. Gently fold the whites into the chocolate mixture.
- Assemble the cake
- 6. Mix together the simple syrup and the 1/2 cup of Strega. Dip half of each ladyfinger in the syrup until slightly softened.
- 7. In a 2-quart glass serving bowl, make alternate layers of the mousse and ladyfingers, finishing with the mousse. Cover and chill at least 8 hours or up to 2 days.
- Make the crème anglaise
- 8. In a large saucepan, bring the milk, vanilla bean and seeds, and 1/2 cup of the sugar to a simmer over medium-low heat, stirring occasionally. Immediately remove the saucepan from the heat and discard the vanilla bean.
- 9. In a bowl, whisk the egg yolks until thick and well blended. Gradually add about 1/2 cup of the hot mixture into the yolks and whisk until well incorporated. Pour the egg mixture into the saucepan with the remaining milk mixture. Add the remaining 2 tablespoons of the sugar. Cook over low heat, stirring constantly in a figure-eight motion, until thickened slightly and the mixture coats the back of a spoon, about 5 minutes.
- 10. Remove from the heat and strain the custard through a fine-mesh strainer. Cool in a bowl set over a bowl of ice. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 2 hours, or overnight.
- 11. Serve scoops of the cake with Crème Anglaise and chocolate curls.
Chef's tip
- If the custard separates after it's done, transfer it to a heatproof jar with a tight cover. Shake the jar vigorously until the sauce is blended.
Hungry for more? Chow down on these:
- "Black Magic Cake" with Butterscotch & Cream Cheese Frosting from White on Rice Couple
- Black and White Banana Cake from Taste and Tell
- Chocolate Marble Cake from Leite's Culinaria
- Red Velvet Cake from Leite's Culinaria
Black and White Chocolate Cake Recipe © 2007 Laurent Tourondel. Photo © 2007 Ellen Silverman. All rights reserved.


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YIELD: Makes 8 servings
ACTIVE TIME: 20 min
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Quarter lettuce heads lengthwise, keeping stem ends attached. Carefully wash in cold water, then dry in a salad spinner.
Whisk together vinegar, shallot, 1/4 teaspoon salt, and 1/8 teaspoon pepper, then add oils in a slow stream, whisking until combined.
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Mark Hendron, 26, of Twyford Close, Swindon, and a 17-year-old, who cannot be named for legal reasons, were arrested on Wednesday, June 18, and charged with theft from Wednesday, July 23.
Both have been released on bail to appear at Oxford Magistrates' Court on Friday, August 8.
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Chrome Skull 1980s Heavy Metal/Motorcycle Decoration
Great for Car or Motorcycle Decoration,or for Heavy Metal Music Enthusiasts.The hole in the bottom is 1 1/8 inches in Depth so it will fit securely onto a sturdy rod and because it is very heavy and solid you don't have to worry about breakage. The Red eyes appear to be a poured red Lucite or Acrylic so there is no danger of stones popping out as you are riding!Very smooth and Classic, Great condition. A very nice conversation starter. Shipping is going to be $8.00 due to the weight of this item.
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Does size really matter? Well, we say that our bathroom is one of the most important place in our house. So we may consider having a larger area intended for our bathrooms. This must be a perfect place where we can find comfort and serenity. But for some houses the space is limited. And some also believe that good things come in small packages. Small bathrooms with limited space are more attractive as they say. Well, today we will find out how the talented and witty designers can make this small bathrooms look spacious and elegant despite of its limited area. We will introduce to you the different designs where you can surely get some idea on how to adopt the new style new presented here to your own bathrooms.
Small bathrooms despite of its limited space can also prove that it can create a vision of beauty and an air of stylish triumph. You can also utilize the different kinds of dark and bright colors, accessories and furniture to make it livelier. Using bright paint can also make it more spacious as well as the different mosaic tiles in the walls can also increase the space. Now are you ready to witness the different images of these astonishing Small Bathroom Designs below? Why don't you scroll down the page? And be amazed of how the designers apply their ideas to make it more appealing.
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Gallery: Cloners versus sexuals: The great breeding wars
SEX is the ultimate absurdity. Forget the hormonal rushes, the sweat and the contorted posturing. Forget about the heartache, the flowers, the bad poems and the costly divorce, just think about the biology. It's nuts. Cloning makes far more sense.
A clone, after all, just quietly gets on with copying itself. And since every clone can produce more clones, cloning produces far more offspring. There is no need for males - a waste of space, as hard-line feminists and evolutionists agree.
What's more, each clone has a combination of genes that has already been found fit for purpose. Sex, by contrast, randomly mixes genes into new and untested amalgams. And the horrors of sex don't end there. There is the problem of finding a mate, and fighting off rivals. Not to mention the risk of picking up horrible diseases like ...
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IF YOU want to eat a healthy diet but find the whole business of checking lists of ingredients and counting grams of fat too complicated, a government report published this week makes it easier. The report, written by eminent nutritionists, lays down an "example diet", which shows how easy it would be to eat healthily without making drastic changes to your lifestyle or giving up the traditional British diet.
The report, Nutritional aspects of cardiovascular disease, led to widespread controversy when parts of it were leaked three months ago. It has been widely welcomed by health educationalists, consumer groups and the medical profession, but condemned by sections of the food industry, which accuse the government of trying to tell people what they should and should not eat.
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In severe DCS, a permanent residual handicap may result, this can be bladder dysfunction, sexual dysfunction or muscular weakness (8). Therefore, if a patient is suspected to have DCS presenting at any time, hyperbaric therapy should be a consideration, even if their symptoms are resolved with hydration and 100% oxygen since a relapse can occur without it (9, 10).
Our patient was a dive team specialist, which is concerning since despite his knowledge in the area of DCS, he still did not recognize the symptoms. Thus posing the question: Why did this diver present so late? In the diving industry there are many reasons that may keep a diver out of the hospital. These include but are not limited to denial, ignorance, secondary (monetary) gain or simply the adverse consequences of being diagnosed with DCS. According to USN (United States Navy) guidelines Divers who received Treatment Table 5 and who have had complete relief, may return to normal diving activity 7 days after treatment. Divers who have had DCI requiring a Treatment Table 6, as in this case should not dive for at least 4 weeks and should resume diving only upon the recommendation of a Diving Medical Officer. This case is important because whatever the reason for the delay, it points out that late presentations of DCS to the emergency department could lead to devastating illness or permanent disability. A thorough history of timelines and dive frequency is needed when evaluating all DCS cases. Due to the patient's late presentation, it may have easily been mistaken for another illness
1. Levett DZ, Millar IL. Bubble trouble: a review of diving physiology and disease. Postgrad Med J. 2008 Nov;84(997):571-8.
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The CFPB hasn't officially said it is writing new rules, but Director Richard Cordray hinted new regs are underway in a recent payday lending report.
WASHINGTON — CFPB Attorney Angela Martin tells Congress a bureau office, staffed by African Americans, is referred to internally as 'the plantation'.
Lawmakers schedule a hearing and request personnel records in response to claims of CFPB discrimination against employees.
Democrats in the House ask the CFPB's inspector general to investigate allegations of employee discrimination. The NCUA is questioned, too.
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Timing And Style Of Miocene Deformation, Indian Pass And Picacho State Recreation Area, SE California, U.S.A.
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The Chocolate Mountains anticlinorium is a complex structure extending from the San Andreas fault on the west to south-central Arizona on the east. It is well exposed between Indian Pass and Picacho State Recreation Area, SE California, where Neogene rocks reveal a complex record of Paleogene to early Miocene extension followed by multiple episodes of Miocene fold growth culminating in the formation of a conjugate set of strike-slip faults and the Copper Basin reverse fault. New 40Ar/39Ar data presented herein suggests that the basalts of Black Mountain are 9.45 +/- 0.27 Ma. These basalts crop out prominently at Indian Pass where they are interstratified with the youngest part of the Bear Canyon conglomerate. At this locality both the basalts and bedding in the Bear Canyon conglomerate are tilted southward along the south limb of the Chocolate Mountains anticlinorium. About 2 km to the SE, the Indian Pass fault, a key dextral component of a conjugate set of strike-slip faults mapped throughout the Indian Pass – Picacho area, cuts the basalts of Black Mountain. Hence, the culminating phase of Miocene deformation in the Indian Pass area occurred after ~9.45 Ma and prior to the deposition of flat lying Quaternary alluvial sediments.
At Picacho State Recreation Area, the NW-trending Taylor Lake fault represents another key dextral component of the conjugate fault system recognized at Indian Pass. It records at least 1 km of displacement, and transects Mesozoic-Paleogene basement, a thick section of Miocene (~23 Ma) volcanic and epiclastic rocks, and the Bear Canyon conglomerate. The Taylor Lake fault subdivides the main area of study into NE and SW blocks. Structures within the NE block consist of two EW-trending anticlines, a set of EW-trending reverse faults that cut the older Sortan fault, and NW-trending dextral and NE-trending sinistral faults. In addition, NW to NS trending normal faults are prevalent at Rojo Grande and in the south-central part of the NE block. In contrast to the NE block, a set of complex EW-trending folds, the EW-trending Copper Basin reverse fault, and a set of NW-trending and NE-trending dextral and sinistral faults are the dominant structures in the SW block.
The geometry of Miocene structures identified during this study is consistent with NS shortening, EW extension, and vertical telescoping. Such shortening is not unique to the Indian Pass and Picacho region, and other authors have proposed that much of eastern California has undergone significant NS shortening during the Neogene. In addition, within the Mojave Block, such structures are superimposed on an early Miocene (22 - 18.5 Ma) extensional fabric. Though details are lacking, the record of NS shortening within the Mojave appears to have varied in both space and time, and may have accompanied dextral slip and/or developed intermittently between periods of dextral slip on major strike-slip faults within the evolving Eastern California Shear Zone. Because of the similarity of structural style and timing, structures identified during this study are interpreted to have formed in a similar manner, and thusly accommodated transient and spatially variable NS shortening in an otherwise dextral shear environment within the margin of the North American plate as the Eastern California Shear Zone evolved after ~12-10 Ma. In this context, Miocene structures identified during this study represent the embryonic development of the San Andreas system.


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A submarine eruption observed by the U.S. Navy boat "Southampton" took place on October 29, 1853 in the Philippine Sea offshore from the city of Hualien about 18 km from the eastern coast of Taiwan. Several days later another ship, the "Macedonian," passed the same location and reported white ash covering its curtains.
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Kuno H, 1962. Japan, Taiwan and Marianas. Catalog of Active Volcanoes of the World and Solfatara Fields, Rome: IAVCEI, 11: 1-332.
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With an annual budget of more than $20 million, the Department of Energy's Initiatives for Proliferation Prevention (IPP) scheme is designed to employ weapons scientists on peaceful commercial projects (This Week, 3 October 1998, p 22). But according to a GAO report released last week, half of the former Soviet scientists on the IPP payroll are still plugging away at nuclear weapons research. And many of the "civilian" technologies they are developingsuch as novel materials to absorb electromagnetic radiationare just as likely to find a home with the military.
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A Note From the Founder/Editorial Director: Oh Em Gee. does not normally post about sports, due to them being the worst. But their inexplicable popularity does not seem to be waning, so to please the masses who like this sort of thing, I have asked our Senior Art/Sports/Words Editrix to write a tasteful little essay on the bangability of the various quartered-backs in the Nationalized Footballing League.
I am a lady who watches football. And because of the horrendous affliction I have called heterosexuality (Men Are Disgusting), I find myself peepin extra hard at the QBs. Football quarterbacks come in all shapes and sizes...of nerds. Here I've featured the hottest and nottest of current NFL QBs.
Note: Tom Brady did NOT make this list.
Fucking. Ew. Also ugh, The Patriots. Anyway I'm just bringing him up to let you know he did not make the list. He sucks. Ok here we go!
5. Tim Tebow. Denver Broncos.
Tim Tebow is a Jesus freak. He starred in a really lol pro-life ad during the Super Bowl last year with his mom:
Also he writes bible passages on his football war paint. Sometimes he cries.
He's just a sensitive, Lord-praising, lovable juicehead goofball virgin (he is saving himself for our wedding night) and he's totes cute in the face.
4. Cam Newton. Carolina Panthers.
Cam Newton I could just eat you up.
Look. At. That. Smile.
Smile again.
Luv u Cammy
3. Sam Bradford. St. Louis Rams.
I barely even know who this guy is but he is so adorable. Look at his lil teef! And his messy hair!
He's 1/16th Cherokee, that is fucking adorable!! 1/16th, you guys. My lil' Cherokee.
2. Ryan Fitzpatrick. Buffalo Bills. I could settle down with Ryan Fitzpatrick.
I want to start a fire and go fishing with Ryan Fitzpatrick.
I'm gonna go ahead and admit most of this is beard. But what a lush honey brown beard it is.
1. Mark Sanchez. NY Jets. Look at this beautiful man and his cute little noodle arms.
I will excuse pictures of Mark Sanchez like this:
for the pictures of Mark Sanchez like this:
Check this FUCKING ADORABLE collage his nephew made: Love you tio Mark!
A 17-year-old girl took that pic inside his apartment after she presumably gave him a blowie (IT'S LEGAL IN NEW JERSEY OK). REGARDLESS, I would def lick all the moles right off his scruffy Mexican-American face. [Ed. note: This sounds rapey to me. The 17-year-old thing, I mean. The mole-licking is gross but legal.]
Ugliest. This was difficult because "goofy" is the word I would use for pretty much every quarterback. It's when goofy mixes with ugly that you get the following list:
5. Drew Brees. New Orleans Saints.
Drew Brees and The Saints won the Superbowl in 2010, which is Wow, Great! But Drew, let's be real here, what is with your hair. Your combover looks SO STRINGY when you get all sweaty. Stringy is like, the worst hair adjective. Get a damn haircut, it might help your face. Maybe. Probably not.
4. Eli Manning. New York Giants. Eli Manning looks like a 15 year old who wears light wash carpenter jeans from Old Navy and plays Zelda all day long. [Ed. note: I see a distinct Zuckerberg thing happening in this nerd's face area.]
He led the Giants to a Super Bowl victory against the undefeated Patriots in 2008 (epic burn suck on that Brady), but I think we should congratulate him more for losing his virginity and his acne clearing up.
3. Kyle Orton. Chicago Bears.
I just, cannot.
2. Peyton Manning. Indianapolis Colts. Peyton Manning looks like an uglier version of The Situation from MTV's The Jersey Shore (The Situation is ugly).
Peyton has inherited the same doof face and smushy nose as his brother Eli.
Technically he's out for the season now with some neck injury (I guess that tree trunk holding up his head gets in the way), but he's there on the sidelines every game grimacing.
Not a good look, Pey!
1. Ben Roethlisberger. Pittsburgh Steelers.
Ben Roethlisberger rapes women.
Blah blah innocent until proven guilty blah blah RAPELISBERGER
Coincidentally your fat fucking face matches your ugly rapist soul. Fuck you.


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2012 All-Conference PerformerBronze Medal- C-USA Indoor Championships
2012 OutdoorCompeted in the shot put, discus and javelin during outdoor competition compiling a combined 17 top-10 finishes ... Recorded her season-best throw in the shot put at the Joey Haines Invitational taking third place with a mark of 14.26m (46'9.5") ... Notched a personal-best in the discus of 45.53m (149'4") taking third-place at the Mississippi Open ... In the discus, took titles at the Memphis Invitational (42.59m, 139'9") and Joey Haines Invitational (42.40m, 139'1") ... At the Vanderbilt Black and Gold Invitational, set a new discus personal-best placing second (43.15m, 141'7") ... Scored overall points for the women's squad at the Conference USA Outdoor Championships placing seventh in the discus (41.07m, 134'9").
2012 IndoorCompeted in six meets for the Tigers notching four top-10 finishes in the shot put and took All-Conference USA third team honors ... Took bronze and scored overall points for the women's squad in her season-best performance at the C-USA Indoor Championships throwing the shot 14.30m (46'11") ... Took fifth at the SEMO Redhawks Invitational with a toss of 13.89m (45'7").
2011 OutdoorTook home a combined 11 top five finishes in the shot put, javelin throw, and discus throw...At the C-USA Outdoor Championships took fifth in the javelin throw with a personal record 42.08m (138' 1")...Placed third at the Tiger Invitational in the shot put with a personal record of 14.88m (48' 10") and set a personal record in the discus throw at the War Eagle Invitational with a mark of 45.36m (148' 10").
2011 Indoor Was one of six freshmen to earn all-conference honors in her first indoor season... Only finished out of the top-five twice in the shot put... Was runner-up at the EIU Mega Meet with a 13.43m (44' 3.25") toss... Career-best 14.16m (46' 5.50") shot put earned her fifth place at the C-USA Indoor Championships... Her mark was fifth-highest in C-USA in 2011.
Prior to MemphisCompeted in shot put and javelin at Ursulinenschule Fritzlar, where she was a 12-time regional winner...also played tennis and was a shortstop on the baseball team.
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JONESBORO Clayton County Police are continuing their search for the driver who hit an 8-year-old girl in Conley and drove off.
The hit-and-run incident happened Wednesday around 7 p.m., at the intersection of Rock Cut Road and Glen Place, according to Clayton County Police spokesperson Chandi Ashmore.
Police said the girl was crossing the street when she was hit.
"The car hit her in the roadway and did not stop," Ashmore said. "She received lacerations to her head and arms."
Ashmore said the young girl also received other injuries, but could not release more details, citing patient privacy regulations.
A witness reported a black female, driving a gray or black Pontiac sedan, hit the child and leave the scene, she added.
Police are asking anyone with information about the location or identification of the hit-and-run driver to call Crime Stoppers at 404-577-8477 (404-577-TIPS).
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The County Commissioners of Kent County are seeking a strong and experienced leader to serve as Warden of the Kent County Detention Center (KCDC) and lead the Countys Corrections Department.
This position is responsible for overseeing a 27 member fully state-accredited institution located on Marylands beautiful Eastern Shore. Responsibilities include establishing policy, making and maintain the rules for the management of the KCDC. Thorough knowledge of the following required: Principles of penology; currently accepted standards of custody, restraint, inmate transportation, and of MD Commission on Correctional Standards. Minimum requirements are Bachelors Degree in Corrections/Correctional Administration or closely related subject and more than six years of experience in a correctional setting to include experience in custody, classification, work release and counseling (at least 2 years at the management level) or an equivalent education and experience to prepare applicant for the duties.
The salary range is $62,617 to $98,047 (subject to FY15 increases if and as determined by the County Commissioners); and the County provides a comprehensive benefit package. Upon an employment offer, the applicant must submit to a substance abuse test, criminal background check, and Child Abuse and Neglect Registry check.
Kent County is located on the beautiful Eastern Shore of Maryland and is known for its agriculture and water based recreational and business climate. The Countys 20,000 residents are especially proud of their rich rural and historical heritage. The KCDC is located in picturesque and historic Chestertown, the County seat, which is home to lovely historical buildings and a beautiful waterfront. The County is the home of Washington College.
Kent County is also a great place for families, with an excellent public school system and vibrant and modern public library system. Youth activities and sports are fostered by a first-rate Parks & Recreation Department, highlighted by the Countys Worton Park and County Community Center, including a large outdoor pool and acres of recreational space.
Kent County is centrally and conveniently located historic Annapolis is an hour away and the beautiful and relaxing ocean beaches of Maryland and Delaware are less than 90 minutes away. Washington, D.C. and Baltimore can be reached in only an hour and a half. Further, the attractions of many of the Chesapeake Bays most charming and historic towns are just next door.
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This is administrative work at the experienced level. An appointee in this class, with guidance from the County Administrator, manages the county's detention facility and assumes sole responsibility for all functions and operations of the Detention Center, which includes security, transportation, medical, mental health, budget, and overall supervision of staff and inmates. Performance will be evaluated periodically based on accomplishments. Applicants for this position must be self-starters, able to motivate others and be willing to return to work during emergencies.
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Supervise all officers and provide staff resources to assist in the accomplishment of their mission.
Coordinate with courts, law enforcement agencies, health providers, educators and spiritual guidance providers.
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Enforce agency Parole and Probation as well as County Personnel Policy.
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Manages seven subordinate supervisors who supervise a total of 20 or less employees in the Security, Transportation, Administrative, Work Release/Home Detention, and Training Areas. Is responsible for the overall direction, coordination, and evaluation of this unit. Also directly supervises three non-supervisory employees. Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws. Responsibilities include interviewing, hiring, and training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems.
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Posted at: 12/25/2012 11:21 PM
Updated at: 12/26/2012 10:46 AM
By: Joangel Concepcion
The entire community is trying to cope or understand Monday's tragic events in Webster.
It's hard to imagine what local firefighters are going through.
The West Webster Fire Department has turned into a place where locals are coming together to deal with their grief.
The community knows very well that this is just the beginning of a very long grieving process.
Hundreds of people have made their way down to the Fire Department since the tragedy Monday morning and the amount of support for the first responders just keeps on growing.
"I don't look at it as just a firefighter. I look at it as one of my brothers that went down in the line of duty."
For Brighton volunteer firefighter Ken Matzan and first responders across the nation, the last day and a half have been confusing and surreal.
"It just affects us all. We don't expect for something like this to happen. We train to fight fires. We don't expect to step off the truck and get shot at. I think it's absolutely ridiculous," Matzan said.
Matzan was one of hundreds of people showing support to the West Webster firefighters.
Members of the community started a vigil Monday morning shortly after the tragedy. By Tuesday it had grown, with even more candles, flowers and stuffed animals.
Many members of the community took time out of their Christmas day to offer their condolences.
"Being part of the Webster community my whole life, it kind of hit home," said resident Jerry Ippolito.
Firefighters from all over the area also pitched in.
"We've got their backs. I mean, it's so sad," said Mike Laude, Assistant Fire Chief for the Brockport Fire Deptartment.
West Webster firefighters returned to work Tuesday evening, the first time since the tragedy. Several fire departments had taken over running the department, including Laude and his team.
"It's a worldwide brotherhood, comes together. Any tragedy like this happens, you'll see us come together," Laude said.
Several firefighters rotated shifts. A different fire department took over every six hours.
West Webster firefighters may be ready to return to work, but local fire departments are ready to help, if they should need anything at all.
"It's going to be a long time before this department gets over this. I understand. If they need us to come back out, we'll be here," said Laude.
The West Webster Volunteer Firemen's Association has set up a fund to help out the four families affected by this tragedy. You can donate here.


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Last week, Amazon announced the most recent addition to its AWS product portfolio: The Amazon Storage Gateway, a simple, powerful way to back up on-premise data to Amazon's S3 storage infrastructure.
But the Storage Gateway is not just a cloud-based backup solution. It also opens the door to using Amazon EC2 instances as a means to provide disaster recovery.
To get a better feel for the possibilities, I decided to set one up for myself. What I found is an initial release product that is not without some serious limitations, but well worth the time to experiment with, nonetheless.
A quick tour of Amazon Storage Gateway
In basic terms, the Amazon Storage Gateway is a virtual appliance that allows you to snapshot your own on-premise storage into Amazon's highly redundant AWS S3 storage infrastructure. In that sense, it seems much like other cloud backup offerings. But there are some crucial differences.
The first difference is that the Storage Gateway presents the storage that you allocate to it back to you as a block-level iSCSI volume. That means you can place literally anything on that volume, regardless of the file system or type of data -- and protect it lock, stock, and barrel in S3. A block-level approach does have its downsides (such as making file-level restores impossible), but it gives you the flexibility to do whatever you want with that storage (file system encryption, deduplication, you name it). You can even use it to provide offsite snapshot protection for a production storage volume.


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THURSDAY UPDATE: You can find the memo here.
A survey of Oakland principals by a local advocacy group found support for the district's unorthodox, largely decentralized school budgeting system, known as RBB; it also found that one-third of the principals surveyed didn't feel prepared or equipped to run their entire school budget, as they're expected to do.
A memo to the superintendent and school board, which contains the survey results and recommendations, was led by Think College Now Principal David Silver and Esperanza (at Stonehurst) Principal Sondra Aguilera. It was staffed by Great Oakland Public Schools, a coalition that supports greater school autonomy, so I would have been surprised if the survey found that principals disliked the model. About half of the OUSD principals completed the survey.
Here is a summary of the findings, straight from the memo:
• 93.3% of principals surveyed value having decision-making authority over their school site's budget
• 93.1% of principals surveyed responded that if budget cuts have to be made, the principal with the school community should have the primary responsibility for making these decisions
• 86.4% of principals surveyed prefer to have control over the number and type of positions at their schools (principal with community decides staffing instead of according to central office formulas)
• 82% of principals surveyed believe that changes to OUSD's budgeting system are necessary
• 77.8% of principals surveyed believe that General Purpose dollars should be equitably distributed among all OUSD students
• 67.3% of principals surveyed feel that they have the ability, or are prepared, to completely run their entire site budget, including personnel decisions
The Oakland school district has a different way of dispersing money to its schools than most districts. To put it simply, the district doles out the dollars based on how many children attend each school, on average, each day. The principals, in turn, decide how to spend those funds — whether to hire a part-time librarian, for example, or an extra reading coach. Some schools receive more grant money than others, but you get the idea.
Unlike those in most other areas, Oakland's schools must cover the cost of their actual salaries and benefits from the money they receive, so schools with newer, cheaper teachers typically have money left over to spend on other things (like extra training for the newbies).
Schools with declining enrollments often struggle under this formula, which the superintendent and the school board plan to tweak in the near future.
As I mentioned yesterday, Silver and a few other principals spoke against the idea of giving schools more or less money based on their average class sizes (and how those sizes compare to the district's target size). In the memo, they propose creating a floating pool of money into which schools with more than 400 students and/or below-average staff salaries can contribute 1 percent or less of their general purpose funds.
What do you think? I hope to post the whole Word document soon, but I'm dealing with some technical problems.


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A big shout-out to all those who participated in Saturday's "Dairy Farmers Rally for Fair Prices" in Manchester, Iowa. The rally featured an impressive and diverse set of 14 speakers, many of whom were dairy farmers, both conventional and organic. After hearing the featured speakers, several more farmers stepped up to have their say during an open microphone session.
Even Farm Aid president Willie Nelson got in on the action, calling in by cell phone to voice support for the rally. Dairy farmer and rally organizer Jerry Harvey took the call while at the microphone and everybody got to listen in as Willie and Jerry discussed the nationwide dairy crisis and the range of solutions. Those solutions were presented at the rally and include:
- pressure for immediate action from Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack to set a temporary floor price for milk
- a sustained push for the best possible long-term federal legislation on dairy pricing;
- a renewed call for strict enforcement and expansion of anti-trust regulation to ensure that independent producers are no longer victimized by big dairy conglomerates, processors, and their cronies;
- direct cooperation between family farmers and consumers to ensure fair prices and high quality family farm products for everyone.
What a great day! Thanks to everyone for supporting the core group of Iowa dairy farmers and farm advocates whose hard work and long hours made this grass-roots action possible. Now let's build on this energy and keep the ball rolling! Stay tuned to www.farmaid.org for updates on what you can do to help in this crucial battle to save the family dairy farm in your locale and throughout the nation. Dairy has rightly been called the canary in the coal mine of industrial ag's decades-long campaign to wipe out family farms -- poultry in the 1970's, hog farms in the 80's and 90's. Your action in the present moment will help determine the future of farming in America: whether we get our food from family farms or factories.


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Senate Ag Panel Passes H.R. 872 H.R. 872 was passed by the Senate Ag Panel last week. The bill would amend the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) and the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to clarify Congressional intent regarding the regulation of the use of pesticides in or near navigable waters. MORE >>
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Sony Takes $50 Off Xperia Tablet S Price, Also Offers A Free "Casual Cover"
February 18, 2013 | 11:28 am
Today is Presidents' Day and that's reason for celebration not only for Dell, but also for Sony. The latter isn't exactly as generous as the former, but we still have awesome news for folks that are in the market for a decently priced 10-inch tablet. The Xperia Tablet S, released less than five months ago, is now just $399.99 in the 16 GB flavor. That's $50 off the list price, but the savings don't stop there. Sony's store also throws in a free "casual cover" (regularly worth $59.99) with every Xperia Tablet S order, bringing the savings total to $109.99. Not too...
Sony Xperia Tablet S now available for purchase
September 9, 2012 | 11:36 pm
By Robert Nelson | for Technology Tell Sony unveiled the Xperia Tablet S back in late-August during IFA, and it looks like the tablet has since come available for purchase. Those interested will be able to make the purchase by way of the Sony Store, where the tablet is available in 16GB, 32GB and 64GB models. The tablets are priced at $399.99, $499.99 and $599.99 respectively. Also worth noting: Those who make the purchase will "get 3 digital movies on Google Play" — a $45 value. Otherwise, the Xperia Tablet S is running Andorid 4.0.3 Ice Cream Sandwich; features include a 9.4-inch (1280 x 800) HD...


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Press Council of India chairman and former Supreme Court judge Markandey Katju alleged that three Supreme Court Chief Justices bent over backwards — at the behest of an ally of the then UPA government — to accommodate a judge in Tamil Nadu against whom there was an "adverse" IB report that he (Katju) had recommended.
The subject of Katju's complaint was the very basis of a PIL filed against the appointment of that judge as permanent judge decided by the Supreme Court in December 2008. The court criticised the process of his appointment but refrained from calling for any action.
That judge, S Ashok Kumar, passed away in October 2009, three months after his retirement.
Katju — less than three months away from the end of his Press Council term — claimed that in August 2005, ex-CJI R C Lahoti granted a one-year extension to Kumar as additional Judge of Madras High Court. Among other allegations against Kumar was that he was "close" to DMK leaders and had granted bail to an important DMK leader.
Thereafter, the next CJI Y K Sabharwal also extended his tenure, once again as additional judge, with his successor K G Balakrishnan finally deciding to make him a permanent judge in February 2007 and transferring him to Andhra Pradesh High Court in March 2008.
In December 2008, an apex court bench of Justices Arijit Pasayat and Mukundkam Sharma, hearing a PIL filed by former Union Law Minister Shanti Bhushan and advocate Kamini Jaiswal challenging Kumar's appointment as a permanent judge of the Madras HC, refused to grant any relief sought by the petitioners.
The bench criticised Lahoti's move to extend Kumar's term despite the fact that the collegium headed by him had on April 29, 2005, decided that Kumar couldn't be recommended along with another judge for confirmation as permanent judge.
The bench observed: "A person who is not suitable to be appointed as a permanent Judge on the ground of unsuitability due to adverse factors on account of mental and physical capacity, adverse materials relating to character and integrity and other relevant matters, which are so paramount and sacrosanct for the functioning as a Judge, should not (have been) continued as an Additional Judge".
Referring to the action of the then CJI (Lahoti) in ordering an IB inquiry against a sitting judge (on the recommendation of Katju), the Bench expressed reservations.
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This is slightly embarrassing, as we have not written the Lisboa skydiving page yet – sorry about that! It is worth noting that Lisboa is in Portugal and it sits at 28 on SkydiveWorldwide.com most popular places to skydive. Although this page has not yet been written scroll down to see if there are been any articles published about Lisboa skydiving.
Our intention is to only publish information that is useful about skydiving in Lisboa, we not be one of those frustrating sites that post awful auto-generated text pretending they are knowledgeable. Of course what you are reading is auto-generated but we are being honest about it so hopefully you will forgive us.
We write around 30 new pages on SkydiveWorldwide.com each month. Our intention is to be a great resource about skydiving worldwide which is used by fellow skydivers. So if you could provide a write up for this Lisboa skydive page or about other skydive destinations then please get in touch – if its good enough we may pay you to write more.
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