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Fire on Ice
Please, God, this isn't happening. Where did I go wrong? What did I do wrong? When did this dusting of snow become so deep?
We were struggling along the trail– or at least I hoped we were still on the Appalachian Trail. Two scouts and me. But it was hopeless. It was quite dark now. What we'd said was that if any of the teams of boys didn't return to the Humpback Rock parking lot at the end of two hours, we'd send a team for them. They were to stay on the trail and in their designated sector. We'd come along the trail, blowing our whistles, and then we'd be sure to meet up. No problem.
It was a simple compass direction-finding exercise. We'd done it here for years and never had had a problem. Where did I go wrong this time?
Who could have guessed it could get so dark so fast, or that the snow would roll in like this? This afternoon it had been quiet along the trail. Now the wind was howling. There was no way the boys could hear us whistle. The wind took the sound completely away. Was this what fear sounded like? The whistles were hopeless. But we still whistled as we trudged the trail– if we were still on the trail. With the snowfall it was so hard to tell. What else could we do but whistle? It seemed such a simple and effective plan.
I turned my eyes on Brian and Chris. They looked as cold and frightened as I was. I couldn't show it, though. I was the scout master. They trusted me.
"Tell you what, boys. The wind is too loud for the whistles. I think we should go back to the others now and move over to the visitor center. It will be warmer there."
"But Doug and Shawn and Paul are out here somewhere," Brian said, having almost to yell over the moaning of the wind through the trees.
As if I didn't know that.
"I think it's time we got some help," I said. "Come on, boys; we need to turn back."
I tried to sound calm. Not to let the hysteria show in my voice. Three boys. Doug Wilson and Shawn Peters... and Paul Singleton. They were real. They were all somebody's son. And I was responsible for them.
Oh, God. Let me wake up. Let this be a dream. Three boys. All somebody's son. Paul my own son.
Yes, Brian, I damn well do know how hard it is to turn back. But you are my responsibility too.
Only one car at the parking area.
"They've already gone over to the visitors' center," a grim-faced Al Jones, assistant scout master, said. "Travis thought we'd better call it in. You were gone too long."
The visitor's center was still deserted when we gathered over there. I'd left Al at the parking area– just in case the boys turned up there. Travis had used the emergency telephone on the center's porch.
The wind wasn't too bad at the visitor's center. More than once I told myself to get back out onto the trail– that the wind had calmed down. But the whipping of the tops of the trees told me differently. We were just protected here. God, I thought, I hope the boys remember how to hunker down. What had we studied so far in survival training? So many years, so many boys. I couldn't remember what we'd covered this year. Paul was a senior scout. I'd put him with Doug and Shawn on purpose– a steadying influence. Both of them sort of smartasses. Should I have set the groups up differently?
I heard the sirens from a long distance. If I could hear the sirens, why couldn't we hear the whistles on the trail? Coming from both ends of the parkway. The world gone angry, whirling red.
Help had arrived. It should have lifted responsibility from my shoulders. But, of course, it didn't. These were my boys. Paul was my own son. Lots of help. Too much help.
"We're where three counties meet," Travis responded to my look of confusion. "Three sheriffs' departments. And the Park Service too."
I went, frantically, from one to the other as they milled around, talking jurisdiction and organization, compartmentalizing the search grid, discovering their communications systems didn't match. Talking, posturing, getting nowhere.
Another vehicle approaching. A van, with antennas on top. The media.
I reached for the cell phone. It was time to call the families. They shouldn't first learn of this on the TV news. The hardest call was the last one.
"You're late. We held dinner for you for a while, but Cindy was getting hungry, so we went ahead and ate."
"There's a problem, Margaret."
At the end of a highly emotional exchange, Margaret said in that determined voice of hers, "I'll find someone to sit with Cindy, and I'm coming up there."
"Please don't. Cindy shouldn't be alone, and people will be calling to the house. There's nothing you can do here. You can help best right where you are. They... they have it all under control."
I almost couldn't get that last sentence out. I didn't want Margaret to know how much under control they didn't have it. But who was I to judge or complain? They had come out on a cold, snowy night to find my son– the son I had lost.
But, at last, one of the sheriffs had asserted himself. I was panicked when I saw which one, though. An old Marine. No kids. The other two sheriffs had young sons. That meant a lot to me right now. I built up the courage to approach the sheriff after, at last, he'd organized and dispatched search parties.
"Don't they have airplanes or helicopters for this sort of thing? We tell our boys to look for them in case of trouble. They know how to signal."
"Can't. Too windy. Not much to see at night anyway," he answered– rather abruptly, I thought. But of course he was right.
He hadn't even looked at me. He knew who to blame for this too.
At that moment, Shawn Peters' parents pulled up in their SUV. Ed Peters made a beeline for me, his wife, in curlers, dragging him down with a grip on his arm, yelling for him to calm down, she almost in hysterics herself. I braced for the onslaught. Ed Peters was quicker to find fault than to pitch in and help. And he had a lot of fault to find in me right at this moment.
I hadn't gotten hold of Doug's parents yet. He was supposed to spend the night with us after this scout outing. I assumed they were out partying, given the free night. God, I hoped whatever bar they were in didn't have a TV.
* * *
"Hey, look. I can see a big pond down there in a fold between the hills."
"Yeah, it looks frozen," Shawn said. "I wonder how deep it is– and how thick the ice is."
"Don't know," Paul answered. "But it's about time for us to turn back. We must be almost out of the sector we were assigned, and we've only got three-quarters of an hour to get back to the rendezvous point." Paul gave a long, lingering look toward the pond, though. He could remember going skating without skates on the pond on his granddad's farm.
"Last one down gets cleanup duty at the next den meeting," cried out Doug as he took off down slope through the trees.
The other two boys raced after him, laughing.
* * *
I'll never forget the smell of varnished old pine. It will forever conjure up what the sheriff said when he thought I was asleep– or I certainly hope he thought I was asleep. I was curled up on the floor of the visitor's center, exhausted and unable to sleep I was so keyed up. At the same time I had my eyes scrunched closed, trying to shut out reality and providing an excuse not to be here, the last place I wanted to be.
Ed Peters was perched on a straight chair over near the center's book rack, the essence of a rumbling volcano, ready to erupt at the slightest excuse. His eyes were boring into me. His wife was ineffectually fluttering around, trying to be domestic with no means to do so or anyone interested in being thus served– but obviously trying to maintain a claw hold on her role in life.
I had sent Al and Travis down the mountain with the remaining scouts– the ones whose parents hadn't already driven up here and snatched them away. They would make sure the boys got home, with explanations– sort of a hollow gesture of responsibility, I painfully knew. And afterward Travis would try to find Doug's parents. I didn't envy him that.
I knew we'd already been on the 11:00 news. By then, there were two film crews up here and both did live segments. They wanted me on film, but the sheriff in charge insisted that only he be interviewed– and that was fine with me. I never could understand how the relatives of the victimized or lost could speak on camera. I knew I wouldn't do more than cry. And that certainly would bolster everyone's confidence.
I must assume the sheriff thought I was asleep when he turned to a colleague of one of the other counties and said, sotto voce, out of Ed Peters's hearing, "It's almost 3:00 am. It's getting too dangerous out there. It's time to turn off the search for tonight and come back tomorrow to look for the bodies."
I section my life into two segments– the years before I heard that statement, which was a period in my life that I only thought I endured problems and grief but that really were the innocent years, and all of the years after I heard the sheriff say that, when I knew how precious and fleeting life and happiness were. I felt a fist grip my heart and squeeze, and I could barely breathe. Even my moan was too strangled to be heard.
I was rent asunder. Emotionally, I knew that I should reach out in concern for the parents of Shawn and Doug, but in those moments I was so overwhelmed with the terror and grief of this sentence so casually and callously inflicted on my own son– all because of what I had failed to do– that I could think of no one but my own Paul. I even, I am mortified to think, resented Ed Peters at that moment. He had more time than I did. Maybe merely moments before he realized that the sheriff was shutting down the operation. But precious moments of innocence and hope that I no longer had.
I closed my eyes even tighter, willing them all to leave. All of them just to pack up and drive off, knowing that as soon as I was alone, I would bundle up once more and be out on that trail. I knew what that inevitably meant. And in my grief and frustration and deep sense of guilt, I embraced it.
* * *
"Be careful, Shawn. That section of ice looks too thin to hold you."
"Didn't even see it. It's too dark," Shawn answered.
All three boys looked up to the sky at the same time, as if just now, in consort, awakening from a deep sleep. It was dark and snow was beginning to fall. And it was cold and the wind was picking up.
"Shit, we're late for the rendezvous," Paul declared, having looked at his watch.
"Better get back on the trail pronto," Doug said, working his way to the edge of the pond.
Once out of the pond, the three turned in separate directions.
"Which way to the trail?" Shawn asked.
"Should be to the west of us," Paul said. "Whichever way the sun went down."
"You see the sun go down? I didn't see the sun go down." It was Doug who said this, but it could have been any of the three of them.
"Uphill?" Shawn offered.
"Which uphill?" Paul snorted. "We're in almost a hollow. It's uphill on three sides."
"The downhill side must be east then," said Shawn, trying to keep logic going.
"Maybe," Paul answered. "But you can't tell in the Blue Ridge. Can we be sure which side of the ridge we're on?"
"We can use the compass. That's what we came out here to practice."
Shawn and Paul turned and gave Doug a sharp look. It was the most intelligent thing he'd said this school year. But then no one spoke up to claim having the compass, and the three shared gazes of disgust and the beginnings of fear.
"Three hills. Three of us. We should each take a hill, and whoever finds the trail can give a shout." This time Shawn's less-than-brilliant idea.
"I'm already shouting and you can barely hear me four feet away," Paul countered. "The wind. It really moans on the mountaintops. And, no... basic survival. What my dad taught us. We stay together and we stay in one place. Someone has to come for us if we're getting out of here tonight. Tomorrow we can be more adventuresome."
"I'm cold. And it's snowing," Shawn whined.
"Branches. You gather branches, Shawn. And, Doug, you look for a good sheltered spot. Down low, in a small ravine, away from the direction of the wind, if we can decide what's prevailing. I'll build a fire."
"Not here," Doug said. "Your dad warned us how easy a forest fire could start in a dry winter like this."
Once more looks of surprise and just a bit more respect went Doug's way from the other two. He'd remembered what they hadn't.
"Then we'll build it out on the pond. On the ice," Paul answered, a sense of determination in his voice and surprising even himself that he had come up with this solution. They needed to stay calm. And they needed a leader. Paul knew this is why his dad had spent all this time in scouting with him– to make him a leader in trouble like this. "If anyone's going to find us tonight, it will be because we gave them a signal location."
"Won't it just melt through the ice?" Shawn asked.
"Yes. And then we'll build another one, if we have to. We'll take turns. We each have our poncho. We'll huddle together for warmth in whatever shelter we can put together. We'll take turns being in the middle, and when the fire goes out, that's the guy who's got to go out and start another one. Food and water. My canteen's pretty full. Yours?"
Both of the other boys wagged their heads to indicate that they had enough for now.
"And food?" Both Paul's and Doug's heads swiveled toward Shawn, the food-obsessed of the three of them.
"You know I'm loaded with candy bars," he said. "You laughed at me down in the parking lot for what I was bringing."
"OK, go, go, go. Let's get under cover."
* * * *
Margaret almost didn't answer the telephone. She was exhausted by the number of calls she was getting from friends and relatives– and complete strangers. All wanted to do anything they could to help. Two calls before, with a tearing heart, she had turned down an offer of help from a retired forest ranger. Ralph went to their church, and he recalled to Margaret that her husband had paid a house call on a stormy night and had doctored and stayed with his daughter until her fever broke and probably had saved her life.
"You say the word, Margaret, and we'll go up there. I've gotten in touch with a group of other retired forestry service rangers. We know that area like the back of our hands."
"They have more than enough help, Ralph. Thanks. But thanks. And, yes, I'll let Matt know you offered and are ready."
The selfish part of her had wanted to answer, "Yes, put as many people out there looking for my precious son as will go." But she knew this wasn't a night for a seventy-five-year-old man to be on the mountain in the woods. She could not conscience the risk of trading one life for another. Even her son's. But she felt so powerless– and useless.
And on the next call, her world shattered.
"They're calling off the search for the night, honey. The Albemarle sheriff is driving me home now. They dragged me out. Wouldn't let me stay up there."
The last thing Margaret said to him before he clicked off was, "Matt, it's not your fault." She wouldn't have said it if she didn't believe it. Everything didn't have to be someone's fault. She knew that everything Matt had been doing for years was to prepare young men for something like this– to teach them how to survive it. No matter what, she knew she had to convince Matt that this wasn't his fault.
She let the phone ring five times before answering it next. She had sunk to the floor beside the telephone from the body blow of Matt's call. She didn't know if she could take any more of this.
"Steve?" She recognized the voice instantly even though they hadn't spoken in months. She couldn't even remember now what the falling out with her brother had been about. But, as she remembered it, it was too serious and too much Steve's fault, she believed, for her to make the first move.
"I got a call from the guys on duty over at the Nellysford fire house. They say they've seen the pinpoint of a fire on the mountain. To the north of Wintergreen."
"A fire? On the mountain?" Margaret felt like a dope. She didn't know what that meant. The mountain was on fire? She knew they were in a heavy risk period. Everyone on the slopes of the Blue Ridge knew that. And a call from the Nellysford fire house? How in the hell could Steve expect her to care about a forest fire at a time like this?
"I understand that's the area those boys should be in," Steve continued. "The guys say the light comes and goes– but they have it pinpointed. I'm on my way to the firehouse, and we're going up there on a fire trail the guys know about."
"They've called off the search for the night," Margaret said dully. "The Sheriffs have ordered everyone off the mountain." Everything about her felt like it was paralyzed, shutting down. She could barely get her words out. Her mouth felt like it was full of cotton.
"Fine for them. But I haven't called any search off. It's our county up there, and it's a fire. And... and Paul's my nephew and you're my sister."
* * *
The boys first saw the lights of the flashlights across the pond, downhill. They had just decided that someone had to go back out on the ice and make another fire, but, without saying it, each had pretty much given up on that idea. And it was so cold, even huddled together like that. It wasn't so much of either an adventure or fun anymore as they had been pretending it was.
Doug saw the lights first, and Paul told him that he was just hallucinating. If help was going to come, it should come down from the Appalachian Trail, not up the mountainside. But then Shawn said he saw the lights too. So they groggily and painfully stood up from their huddled crouch and stumbled out of their improvised shelter. They each instinctively knew if they didn't and if it was a search party, it easily could just pass them by.
It had been Doug who suggested that at least one of them had to be awake at all times. Paul didn't remember having read that in any of his survival manuals and he'd given lip to Doug about it, but Doug had stood his ground.
"I didn't read it in the manuals either. Your dad told us that," Doug said indignantly.
Doug had always been the dopey and smartass one. Both Paul and Shawn had badgered him about that. They soon knew they wouldn't be doing that again.
"Uncle Steve," Paul said, with surprise and relief, as the rescue party emerged from the snowy fog.
"Anybody want a Snickers bar?" Shawn asked, attempting bravado with a wan smile but not able to control the tremulous tone of his voice.
Paul's voice cut into the icy mist. "Is Dad OK?"
Perennial Virginia Writers Club short story and essay winner Gary Kessler is the author of On the Downtown Mall, a short story collection. His upcoming mystery novel, What the Spider Saw, parallels the 1904 McCue murder case.


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Hard News: Perception and reality in the criminal justice system
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Marcus Turner, in reply to
I have some half-formed smartass reply in the back of my brain about coeliacs, culture and yoghurt.....
Somewhere in this public perception of more prison for offenders is an assumption that prison sentences will change these offenders for the better. Or at least make them too scared to offend again. It is clearly just not true. Prison is a brutalizing place that institutionalizes people. It's place that at its worst, breaks people or at least knocks the humanity out of them. They come out – oh yes everyone seems to forget they will come out one day – they come out fucked up and angry. They come out with less social skills than they went in with. Prisons simply create the next wave of offenders. It is such a dumb idea.
Punishment seems so embedded in our approach to many things but we have known for years now that it has very limited efficacy. Why are we still so wedded to punishment?
What ever happened to the Roper Report (1987) I can't find a copy of it but from memory at the time it was suggesting a whole new approach to prisons, moving away from the punitive to the trans-formative, using prisons to change people.
He'd have been much safer opening a bar, basically.
Rick Bryant is a fine man who would have been much safer leaving New Zealand.
recordari, in reply to
What ever happened to the Roper Report (1987) I can't find a copy of it but from memory at the time it was suggesting a whole new approach to prisons, moving away from the punitive to the trans-formative, using prisons to change people.
Interesting question. It is referenced extensively here.
This quote seemed interesting, in the context of the 'pro-arrest' policy.
Overseas studies have shown for example, that neither treatment alone nor punishment alone, is very effective in reducing family violence. A combination is. The offender needs to know that his apprehension will be sure and swift. Victims have to be similarly assured. Under the current legislation, the practices of the Police, the ignorance of the public, and the unwillingness of helpers to invade the sanctity of the family, these results are by no means certain. Our recommendations, therefore, attempt to address the issue by urging that existing legislation is utilised to its fullest extent and that new legislation, public education and practices are introduced to make families safer (Roper Report 1987:101).
With a lay persons view of the subsequent 24 years, I'd say government bodies, including the police, adopted the arrest part wholeheartedly, but have continued to fail spectacularly on the 'treatment' side.
Pita Sharples pet project Whare Oranga Ake tries to address some of this.
I have to agree with most of your points apart from the social skills, there used to be toastmasters and debating and yoga.1998 Newspaper Clippings
Crack-downs in prisons can only breed violence
In competition with outsiders inmates excelled, particularly in sport and debating. Hardly a year went by when the Paremoremo team did not reach the final of one of the Auckland Debating Association's annual contests. At least five times the prison was victorious.
from ADA site
but I think there may have been some positive outcomes so have been discontinued.
For completeness: Workman to McVicar, which mentions a rather dry Andrew Becroft paper which I'd only heard of recently: How To Turn A Child Offender Into An Adult Criminal – In 10 Easy Steps.
One of the many things to learn about on my list is Finland.
The reason is that culturally, Finns aren't that far away from us. They have a tiny population in a big country, they're heavy drinkers, they have the same dark streak, the same high suicide rate, several ethnic minorities including an indigenous one...
The Finns started out with the Imperial Russian penal code, which as you would expect was extremely harsh. McVicar would have loved it. They now have a very progressive penal code of the sort that would make McVicar have a meltdown, with a low recidivism rate. What I DON'T know or understand is how they got there. There is an obvious appeal to the emotion in a punitive code, and I'm interested in what public debate led to a less punitive one. I feel it could be helpful to know this in trying to change policy here.
Incidentally, it's partly just me being lazy, but has anyone sighted the actual Becroft letter about youth justice that Key tabled? I can't shake the idea comments on different bits of the system are being confused in the reporting I saw.
Until the First World War, Finland was a province of the Russian Empire. Crime and punishment in Finland were governed by the tough Russian justice system, a system the Finns inherited after independence. The break with Russia at the end of the First World War was followed by a terrible civil war, political unrest, and then two wars with the U.S.S.R. After 1945, peace returned, but Finland was firmly fixed within the Soviet Union's sphere of influence.
This violent history hardened Finnish attitudes toward crime and punishment. Long prison sentences in austere conditions were standard. In the 1950s, Finland's incarceration rate was 200 prisoners per 100,000 people -- a normal rate for East Bloc countries such as Poland and Czechoslovakia where justice systems had been Sovietized, but four times the rate in Sweden, Norway, and Denmark. In the 1960s, Finland began edging cautiously toward reform, using its Scandinavian neighbors as models. Nils Christie, a renowned Norwegian criminologist, recalls speaking to Finnish judges and criminologists in Helsinki in 1968. At the time, Mr. Christie and others were developing the first international comparisons of prison populations, so he was the first to tell the Finns that their incarceration rate was totally unlike that of their Scandinavian neighbors and was "really in the Russian tradition." The audience was shocked, Mr Christie recalls in an interview in Ottawa, "and some of them then decided this was not a very good policy." Discussions and debates were widespread. Ultimately, says Tapio Lappi-Seppala, the director of the Finnish National Research Institute of Legal Policy, an agreement was reached that "our position was a kind of disgrace."
During the next two decades, a long series of policy changes were implemented, all united by one goal: to reduce imprisonment, either by diverting offenders to other forms of punishment or by reducing the time served in prison. "It was a long-term and consistent policy," Mr. Lappi-Seppala emphasizes. "It was not just one or two law reforms. It was a coherent approach." The reforms began in earnest in the late 1960s and continued into the 1990s. In 1971, the laws allowing repeat criminals to be held indefinitely were changed to apply only to dangerous, violent offenders. The use of conditional sentences (in which offenders avoid prison if they obey certain conditions) was greatly expanded. Community service was introduced. Prisoners may be considered for parole after serving just 14 days; even those who violate parole and are returned to prison are eligible for parole again after one month. And for those who aren't paroled, there is early release: All first- time offenders are let out after serving just half their sentences, while other prisoners serve two- thirds. Mediation was also implemented, allowing willing victims and offenders to discuss if the offender can somehow set things right. "It does not replace a prison sentence," says Mr. Lappi- Seppala, but "in minor crimes, you may escape prosecution or you may get a reduction in your sentence." There are now 5,000 cases of mediation per year, almost equal to the number of imprisonments.
Juvenile justice was also liberalized. Criminals aged 15 to 21 can only be imprisoned for extraordinary reasons -- and even then, they are released after serving just one-third of their time. Children under the age of 15 cannot be charged with a crime. The most serious crimes can still be punished with life sentences but these are now routinely commuted, and the prisoner released, as early as 10 years into the sentence and no longer than 15 or 16 years. The Finns retain a power similar to Canada's "dangerous offender" law: persons found to be repeat, serious, violent offenders with a high likelihood of committing new violent crimes can be held until they are determined to no longer be a threat to the public. There are now 80 such offenders in prison and they, like Canada's dangerous offenders, are unlikely to ever be released. One especially critical change was the creation of sentencing guidelines that set shorter norms. Similar guidelines are used in the United States, but many of those restrict judges' discretion -- Finnish judges remain free to sentence outside the norm if they feel that is appropriate. These guidelines were also the product of extensive discussions among judges and other officials in the justice system, unlike American guidelines which were, in most cases, simply imposed on judges by politicians.
THE ABSENCE OF DIRECT POLITICAL control was critical to the Finnish transformation. Despite the enormous changes in Finnish criminal justice, crime has never been a political issue. "None of the major parties took this on their agenda," says Mr. Lappi-Seppala. That's still true today. Even Finnish victims of crime seem to be satisfied with that approach. Victims' organizations act as support groups, not political lobbies, says Markku Salminen, the head of prisons. "You don't mix politics with this. There are so many feelings," he says. "It's a tradition."
andrew r, in reply to
Rick being busted has not, of course, stopped them being pot smokers. And all this guff about whether Rick has, in the judge's view, "rehabilitated" or not is absurd. He's a 62 year-old musician who smokes pot. What exactly is he rehabilitating from?
A lot of that is Defence lawyer speak. On the books cannabis is illegal, in attempt to persuade the sentencing Justice to give Home D which Bryant was right on the cusp of potentially getting, one has to show the Sentencer that assn with said illegal substance is diminishing, - kinda standard. I would say the sole reason he did not recieve Home D were his previous cannabis convictions, in particular his conviction for previously supplying cannabis - In many respects the Justice's hands were tied by relevant case law precedent. There is a massive difference in terms of sentencing direction between using cannabis,and whoooah ..dealing cannabis .
Rich of Observationz, in reply to
I believe a lot of the success of liberalism in Continental Europe is rooted in an association of authoritarian policies with Nazism and Soviet communism. The generation that experienced occupation or domination by the Nazis and Soviets tended to react against this and support liberal ideas.
Since no significant part of the anglosphere was occupied, we didn't benefit from this "inoculation".
Unfortunately, that's dying out with the 1940's generation – reactionary forces (often associated with powerful media and financial interests) are succeeding in scaring continental Europeans into intolerant social attitudes.
recordari, in reply to
Since no significant part of the anglosphere was occupied, we didn't benefit from this "inoculation".
A different scenario than both Japan and China, post their respective wars. Of the many places I would choose not to be a criminal out of shear bloody fear, Japan and China would be right up there, right behind America.
Russell Brown, in reply to
A lot of that is Defence lawyer speak. On the books cannabis is illegal, in attempt to persuade the sentencing Justice to give Home D which Bryant was right on the cusp of potentially getting, one has to show the Sentencer that assn with said illegal substance is diminishing, – kinda standard.
Yeah, fair enough. I think it was really the judge saying "I don't really think you're rehabilitating that much". Well, yeah. Dude's 62. Not really about to change his style now.
I do wonder, too, if people were able to see into prison life (in a meaningful way, not one of my beloved "factual" tv programmes) whether they would change their minds about it being an easy place to be.
Kim Workman, in reply to
Have responded to SST's self-selecting poll on 3 strikes for young offenders. http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1106/S00253/three-strikes-for-younger-offenders-is-still-a-bad-idea.htm
Andrew BEcroft's paper 'How to turn a Child Offender into an Adult Criminal in 10 Easy Steps' is a good read. On www.rethinking.org.nz
Russell Brown, in reply to
Thanks for dropping by, Kim.
Kim Workman, in reply to
The drop may be due in part to increased adult diversion by the Police, particularly in the Auckland region. Some believe it is the result of remand prisoners spending less time in prison due to the reduction in deposition hearings.
There is no evidence that it is due to a reduction in the recidivism rate, due to increased rehabilitation programmes in prison. For that to happen, the programme increase would have had to occur prior to May 2009, as recidivism rates are usually calculated two years after prisoner release. I've asked for that information, but it's unlikely to be available at this time, and will not have been published at this point.
It all reinforces my suspicions of today's 'corrections' policy being less about setting people back on the right path, and more about crypto-segregationist politics.
While NZ ranks high on the imprisonment scale, we're actually behind (not just USA) Russia, Ukraine, Israel, Singapore, South Africa and Brazil – and that's just the majors. And level pegging with Mexico (a lot more drug cartel violence there) and the Czech Republic.
At the end of the day, it's what sort of people are in prison that counts, and the recidivism rate. In America's case, blacks and Hispanics have higher imprisonment rates relative to their populations than all other ethnic groups.
Tellingly, America's overall imprisonment rate was roughly proportional to population growth, until Reagan entered office, after which it then increased geometrically.
Much of that period can be attributed to the War on Drugs and the spread of crack cocaine, the fiscal upheavals of Reaganomics, the Culture Wars, and the younger than average makeup of the criminal demographic.
Hilary Stace, in reply to
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Didn't Garth McVicar go to Finland with an official delegation of the last Labour government, led by Phil Goff I think. But IIRC he wasn't impressed.
Hilary Stace, in reply to
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Actually, I think he's 63. Almost pension age. But for his status in the NZ music world over many decades it's a bit like sending Keith Richards to jail for drugs. What will it achieve?
Kumara Republic, in reply to
Didn't Garth McVicar go to Finland with an official delegation of the last Labour government, led by Phil Goff I think. But IIRC he wasn't impressed.
Wouldn't be surprised in the least. His idol just happens to be a blustering Arizona sheriff who has the Feds – yes, the freaking Feds – breathing down his neck. And I haven't yet mentioned the deluge of civil suits, his Winston-ism towards border migrants, and his alleged cosiness with shaven-headed goons.
Matthew Poole, in reply to
It all reinforces my suspicions of today's 'corrections' policy being less about setting people back on the right path, and more about crypto-segregationist politics.
Let me fix that for you:
It all reinforces my suspicions of today's 'corrections' policy being less about setting people back on the right path, and more about politicians pandering to gut responses in the electorate instead of articulating why "tough on crime" policies actually don't work.
If we had some political will to tackle the sources of crime through multi-generational approaches, we'd get somewhere. The comment about about Finland's path to its current state being a multi-decade process shows that there is no quick fix, no matter how much McThicker et al, with the connivance of most of our political "leadership", try to convince us otherwise.
Until there's a change in the message from Wellington, to emphasise that fact and suggest that we need to try something else, we won't see meaningful long-term changes.
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Didn't Garth McVicar go to Finland with an official delegation of the last Labour government, led by Phil Goff I think. But IIRC he wasn't impressed.
Au contraire. He was very impressed:
New Zealand's prison system is being held up as an example of what not to do in Britain, says Sensible Sentencing Trust founder Garth McVicar, who arrived back in Hawke's Bay last week after an eight-day tour of Europe's prison systems.
Mr McVicar and Kim Workman, the liberal former deputy secretary of justice and current head of the Prison Fellowship, were invited to Europe at taxpayers' expense by Corrections Minister Damien O'Connor to look for ways of reducing New Zealand's fast-rising prison population, which is now proportionately higher than any other developed country, except the United States.
Mr McVicar said their first surprise came when they arrived at the International Centre for Prison Studies at King's College, London.
"They use New Zealand as an example of what not to do - how our prison population is escalating and our level of violent crime is increasing," he said.
"They educate other countries on what is working on a worldwide basis since New Zealand is an example of what not to do. That was possibly a bit of a shock to all of us," he said.
Sadly, it wore off. His recent commentary about Mt Eden prison is wholly at odds with what he said in 2006, after the study trip. This makes one doubt his actual commitment to effective solutions.
Richard Aston, in reply to
but has anyone sighted the actual Becroft letter about youth justice that Key tabled? I can't shake the idea comments on different bits of the system are being confused in the reporting I saw.
Lyndon - I have asked for a copy of this letter but my understanding is that the PM did not have Judge Becroft's permission to table that letter.
It intrigues me because Judge Becroft has not been a supporter of boot camps in the past.
There are some good examples of wilderness camps working well in the US but they do not use the miltary style boot camp approach. Also NZ boot camps show reasonbly positive short term results but as Kim Workman and others have said the long term results are not at all positive.
Judge Becroft may be thinking of a strategy of combining boot camps with 12 months of mentoring post camp - this would have a much better success rate.
Richard Aston, in reply to
If we had some political will to tackle the sources of crime through multi-generational approaches, we'd get somewhere
Matthew - you are of course so right. It's an area I work in and its frustrating to see so much heat going into the crime and punishment area when longer term preventive measures get much less support.
Articulating the message is the challenge - long term prevention means working with younger ages, multi-generations and it is more complex. It doesn't lend itself well to headlines and sound bytes. It was refreshing however to hear Bill English talk about the economic advantages of long term prevention over prisons , its a start.
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NBC's 'Community' might not graduate to fifth season
The offbeat sitcom set in a community college has a cult following, but its ratings struggles could doom it.
- %27Community%27 finally returns after being put on hold in October and Chevy Chase leaving in November
- Producers and cast hold out hope the show will return for a fifth season or perhaps find a home elsewhere
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One day last fall, a heated debate raged on the Paramount Studios set of NBC's Community over whether two actors could do a weird robotic dance while handing over a container of stale chip dip.
"I think the dip dance really works," insisted Danny Pudi, who plays nerdy Abed Nadir, one of the seven community college study-group pals who anchor this fan-beloved but ratings-challenged ratings-challenged sitcom (averaging 4.4 million viewers last season). Pleaded Alison Brie (Annie Edison), "We worked so hard on it."
Director Tristram Shapeero sighed, then relented. At "Action," Pudi, Brie, Yvette Nicole Brown (who plays Shirley Bennett) and Donald Glover (Troy Barnes) started gyrating like deranged penguins. Only Chevy Chase (Pierce Hawthorne) stood immobile as cameras rolled. His look: What the heck is going on here?
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What the heck, indeed. On the one hand, this scene represents business as usual for a show that's defined by its quirky characters and surreal set pieces. On the other, things couldn't be more off-kilter for Community.
Last spring, the show's creator, Dan Harmon, was fired after he leaked a scathing voicemail from Chase, who was responding to a public dressing down from Harmon. In October, just as Community was due to kick off Season 4, NBC hit a half-year pause button. (The show finally surfaces for the season Thursday at 8 ET/PT.)
And then in late November, with two of 13 episodes left to shoot for the season, Chase quit.
The cast's optimistic mantra is "six seasons and a movie." And series star Joel McHale says he's shooting for "12 seasons and a theme park." But at this point, a Season 5 would be a small miracle.
"It may be ridiculous, but we have faith the show won't be canceled," says David Guarascio, who executive-produces the show with Moses Port (both are veterans of Happy Endings and Just Shoot Me). "But I kind of wish we could just put out all 13 episodes at once, Netflix-style. I can't believe people have to wait this long to see what happens to the characters this year."
Guarascio doesn't rule out trying to keep the show alive if network execs kill it. "Our show has a passionate and loyal audience," he says. "It seems the more niche the outlet you have, the more freedom you have to give your rabid fans what they want."
Community's proud calling card is its unabashed strangeness. Where else would characters get turned into animation, disappear into a video game or, as with this season's premiere, stage their own Hunger Games battle to determine who can enroll in a class about the history of ice cream?
This season, there's a Halloween-themed visit to Pierce's creepy mansion, a Thanksgiving family feud at Shirley's house, and a showdown between Jeff Winger (McHale) and his long-lost father, played by guest star James Brolin.
"We have one foot in old TV and one in a TV world that hasn't yet been defined," says Gillian Jacobs, who plays Britta Perry. "Our fans create sites about our show, they live-blog it, tweet it. We have a young viewership that's not casual, and that's what crowd executives and advertisers should want."
McHale echoes those frustrated sentiments, saying he hopes Community will be the show that gets the industry to acknowledge "that for many programs like ours, no one is watching when it's actually airing on TV, it's all about time-shifting and downloads. Once people really measure that well, we'd do better."
While TheHollywood Reporter's Tim Goodman doesn't believe Community will survive ("Putting the premiere off this long tipped the network's hand"), he also thinks the show's cancellation would be a mistake.
"NBC will regret it, because these days it's increasingly difficult to make a comedy that even 2 million people are in love with, let alone a Modern Family with 10 times the fans," says Goodman. "Many execs haven't accepted that the TV world is changing under their feet."
But Goodman adds that a show as idiosyncratic as Community also carries a greater burden in an increasingly time-pressed world. "This is a fearless show with insane, quirky references that only come with careful viewing, but these days the question for any complicated drama or sitcom is, will people stop multi-tasking long enough to really watch," he says.
That pressure was keenly felt on set last fall, although cast members tried to put the best spin on a tough situation.
Brie noted that the show "might not attract a large audience, but we have a smart audience." Pudi nodded, adding, "It's a good feeling to be underappreciated."
But the sentiments were less than convincing. Much like the impending separation of the seven characters — who this season complete their last year of community college — the actors on Community are talking like graduating seniors.
"I've never been bored for a day on this show," says Jacobs. "I get inspired here. Maybe because we were never a smash hit, we're like junkyard dogs for this show. We fiercely love it, defend it, and so want it to go on."
Then, in a quieter tone, "Someday, people will realize how many people watched our show."


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Hasn't the weather changed. A week ago we were complaining about the heat and now I feel we can really welcome fall. However, I heard warm weather will be back by the weekend, though I don't think we're going to see those 90's again. I can hardly believe the kids have been back in school for a month. October is just around the corner. We'll soon be at the time of the year when the days just won't be long enough. It seems also when I write this article each week I don't take time to repeat some recipes you readers have asked for, or special recipes that are going around.
Because I was short on time and constructive thought here are a couple that were requested. A few years ago I gave you the recipe for canned apple pie filling, but through trial and error I found I like this recipe is better.
4 cups peeled, sliced
1 cup sugar
2 Tbls. flour
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Combine the apples with the one cup sugar. Let this set overnight. NEXT day bring to boiling and cook 5 minutes. Mix the flour with the one tablespoon of sugar and sprinkle over the top. Stir in. Cool and spoon into freezer container.
FREEZE-Add cinnamon and apple pie seasoning when ready to make pies. Enough filling for one pie.
Fruit is so good this year. I can't get enough of it. This filling can also be used in other recipes that call for a peach filing.
4 quarts peeled, sliced
1 gallon water
1 teaspoon powdered
acid or lemon juice
3 1/2 cups of sugar
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1/4 teaspoon lemon
1 teaspoon salt
Place one gallon of water in a large container. Put the peaches in the water as you are preparing them. Sprinkle peaches with the fruit acid or lemon juice to keep them from discoloring..
When the four quarts of peaches are prepared, drain off excess water. Combine the peach slices with the remaining ingredients. Spoon into freezer cartons and freeze. Allow to thaw slightly before putting it into a pie shell Makes enough for 4 pies
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ALBUQUERQUE The 15-year-old son of a fire department chaplain remained in custody Sunday night after being arrested in the shooting deaths of the chaplain, his wife and three of their children in a New Mexico home.
The Bernalillo County Sheriffs Office said in a statement late Sunday that the victims are Greg Griego, his wife Sara Griego, and the children: 9-year-old Zephania Griego; Jael Griego, 5; and Angelina Griego, 2.
Greg Griegos 15-year-old son has been arrested on murder and other charges in connection with the shootings, which happened Saturday night in a rural area southwest of downtown Albuquerque.
Investigators say they wont release any more information until Sheriff Dan Houston holds a news conference Tuesday.
Word of the shootings traveled quickly through the law-enforcement community, and officials began offering their condolences for Greg Griego, a spiritual leader known for his work with firefighters and the 13 years he spent as a volunteer chaplain at the county jail.
Chaplin Griego was a dedicated professional that passionately served his fellow man and the firefighters of this community, Fire Chief James Breen said in a statement. His calming spirit and gentle nature will be greatly missed.
Jail Chief Ramon Rustin said Griego was instrumental in the creation of the Metropolitan Detention Centers chaplain program and worked to get inmates integrated back into the community.
Griego also was a former member of the pastoral staff at Calvary, a Christian church in Albuquerque. As part of his work there, he oversaw the Straight Street program for jail inmates.
Sheriffs spokesman Lt. Sid Covington said detectives were still processing the crime scene Sunday.
This is a vast scene with a lot of physical evidence, Covington said.
Authorities said each victim suffered more than one gunshot wound, and several guns were found at the home, one of which was a semi-automatic military-style rifle. Investigators were trying to determine who owned the guns.
Authorities also declined to release details of any conversation that the 15-year-old had with investigators. The teenager was booked on two counts of murder and three counts of child abuse resulting in death.
On Sunday, a police roadblock cut off public access to the narrow dirt road that leads to the home, which is surrounded by trees and an agricultural field on one side.
Neighbors said they saw the first police cars and ambulances arrive at the home Saturday night. The road was blocked, and word of the shootings began to make its way through the neighborhood.
Peter Gomez, a 54-year-old carpenter who lives about 200 yards from the home, said he had seen the family a husband and wife and their four children pass by many times but didnt know them personally.
Its a horrible thing, Gomez said. You see all this stuff that happens all over the country, the shootings in the schools and theaters, and then it happens right here. Its sad.
Associated Press writer Jacques Billeaud in Phoenix contributed to this report.


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Gonzaga University to Review Knights of Columbus' Status
The vice president for student life at Gonzaga decided that the fraternal organization could not be recognized as a 'student organization' because the group is closed to women and non-Catholics.
SPOKANE, Wash. — Gonzaga University's president, Thayne McCulloh, will be reviewing the school's Student Life Office decision that denied a Knights of Columbus' council application to be recognized as a "student club."
On March 7, the university's student-life division denied the council's application for recognition as a "student organization," according to an April 5 report by the Cardinal Newman Society. The Knights of Columbus is a Catholic charitable fraternal organization with 1.8 million members globally.
McCulloh stated April 6 that "Gonzaga honors and respects the purpose and good works of the Knights of Columbus, with which it has a long tradition and mutual collaboration at both local and state levels."
He has chosen to review the decision and is expected to take 30-45 days doing so. The president will complete the review "as quickly as he can," Gonzaga's community-relations director, Mary Joan Hahn, said April 10.
The Knights of Columbus has a council at Gonzaga University, but it is not recognized as a "student club," the school has clarified, after reports surfaced that it denied the council its application as such.
"The Knights of Columbus College Council is on campus and is supported by the university currently," Hahn said.
"There are many ways for student groups to be present and active on campus," she explained. "The initial decision pertained to recognition by the student-life division under its current process."
"They haven't been banned," Hahn added.
Gonzaga said, "The Knights of Columbus College Council [12583] is already present within the student body and receives support from the administration."
"Gonzaga University's core Catholic and Jesuit identity recognizes, encourages and supports many student organizations that advance faith-related issues," the school said, citing Gonzaga Right to Life and the Blessed John Paul II Fellowship.
Though the council currently exists, it is not recognized as a "student club" or a "student organization." The decision not to grant the Knights' council recognition as a student group was based on the university's current "club-recognition process."
The Cardinal Newman Society posted excerpts from a letter from the vice president for student life at Gonzaga, Sue Weitz, saying that the Knights of Columbus could not be recognized as a "student organization" because the group is closed to women and to non-Catholics.
"These criteria are inconsistent with the policy and practice of student-organization recognition at Gonzaga University, as well as the university's commitment to non-discrimination based on certain characteristics, one of which is religion."
Weitz cited Gonzaga's commitment to "non-discrimination and inclusivity" in her letter.
"To embrace the diversity and yet endorse a group based on faith exclusivity is a challenge that cannot be reconciled at this time. It is a decision about social justice, equity and the desire of the university to create and maintain an environment in which none are excluded."


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A few weeks ago, DISmagazine announced it would team up with 89plus and Serpentine Gallery in search of artists who are #YoungerThanRihanna. The contest officially opened yeterday and promises a cash prize in the form of two new grants; the two winners will be selected by international jury and popular vote, respectively. Artists, writers, architects, filmmakers, musicians, designers, scientists, and technologists are all welcome to submit, provided they are young enough.
Selected events, exhibitions and deadlines this week, culled from Rhizome Announce.
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Thursday, July 11: ((audience)) presents their July installment of Sound Off, featuring Seattle sound artist Rob Kunz.
Friday, July 12: Eyebeam's Open(Art) exhibition and workshop series commences, showcasing projects that incite creativity at the intersection of art and the open web.
Saturday, July 13: Pace University's Digital Art and the Urban Environment is a symposium and publication seeking proposals for talks, papers, artworks, and more.
Monday, July 15: Now What #2, presented by Microscope Gallery, calls for recent film, video, new media, and performance works.
Monday, July 15: Arse Electronica 2013 is looking for talks, performances, workshops, games, and machines relating to sex, tech, and id/entities.
Saturday, July 13: The Media Arts Department at Marist College invites applications for part-time adjunct or full-time visiting professor.
Monday, July 15: The New Media program at UNC Asheville is looking for a one-year, interactive art & design lecturer to start this fall.


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According to the Department of the Treasury, 25,000 payments are returned to it every year as undeliverable. In addition, billions of dollars in savings bonds have stopped earning interest but haven't been cashed. Many bonds have been lost, stolen or destroyed. Fortunately, there is a Department of Treasury website, TreasuryDirect.gov, that can assist you if any of these situations apply to you.
According to the Department of the Treasury, 25,000 payments are returned to it every year as undeliverable. In addition, billions of dollars in savings bonds have stopped earning interest but haven't been cashed. Many bonds have been lost, stolen or destroyed. Fortunately, there is a Department of Treasury website, TreasuryDirect.gov, that can assist you if any of these situations apply to you.
From this website, you can use a feature called "Treasury Hunt" to determine whether you are the owner of a savings bond that has stopped earning interest but hasn't been cashed. The system does not contain a record of all savings bonds.
It does, however, provide information regarding Series E Bonds issued in 1974 or later and Series EE bonds issued in 1974 or later. You only have to enter your Social Security number. If you are not sure who is the registered owner of the bonds, enter the Social Security numbers of all members of your family. There is no advantage in holding onto bonds that no longer earn interest.
You can redeem bonds that no longer earn interest or any other bonds you own through a local financial institution or the Treasury. There will be no charge to you to do so. Information on how to sell bonds through the Treasury Department is available on the TreasuryDirect website. You can obtain redemption information and other information regarding bonds at (800) 245-2804, the savings bond processing site of the Treasury Department. (I called the site and was pleasantly surprised to be able to talk to a real person, who was very knowledgeable - and there was no waiting time.)
If you decide to redeem bonds that are still earning interest, make sure you understand the penalties associated with redemption. You must hold both Series I savings bonds and Series EE savings bonds for at least 12 months. After 12 mownths, you can redeem them at your option. However, it may pay to hold the bond for at least five years. There is a three-month's interest penalty on bonds not held at least five years.
Interest on savings bonds is taxable only at the Federal level; bonds are free from state and local income taxes. If you purchased the bonds after December 31, 1989, and use the proceeds to cover tuition for qualified higher education, the interest is tax-free at the Federal level also. You can determine the current rates for Series I, EE and HH bonds at (800) US-BONDS. This information is also available at the TreasuryDirect website.
If you own several bonds and would prefer personal service, you can purchase it from SavingsBonds.com. With this service, you will be provided up-to-date information on all your bonds, specifically interest rate, current value and maturity date. The service will provide you with recommendations regarding redemption. The site contains a great deal of useful information, such as a comparison between I savings bonds and EE savings bonds, regarding denominations, purchase price, interest, redemption and tax information.
If you had bonds that were lost, stolen or destroyed, you can submit Form PDF 1048, available from the TreasuryDirect website. By providing as much information as you can, specifically estimated date of purchase, name of registered owner, type of bond and so forth, the Treasury Department will search its records for you. You can use this process for registered Treasury notes and bonds in addition to savings bonds. This site allows you to download other forms, such as for replacement of lost or stolen checks, or claims for bonds ordered but not received.
The Treasury Hunt feature of the TreasuryDirect website will identify only information regarding savings bonds. I recommend that you also go to unclaimed.org to determine if there is any other unclaimed property identified for you on state websites that you are not aware of. If you were a beneficiary of an estate, there may be assets turned over to a state that belong to you, not the state.
For example, if the decedent owned bank accounts in his name only and the executor of the estate was not aware of these accounts, the property would be turned over to the state. A few years ago, my children and I recovered several thousand dollars from Florida's unclaimed-property site in exactly this situation with a search using decedent information.
Treasury and state websites are convenient. Make sure you recover any assets that belong to you.
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|Novelist K-8 – need help finding a book to read? Information on an author? Book reviews? Check here!
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One of the huge issues this week was the ongoing conversation (and sometimes argument) about eBooks and libraries. As you may know, OverDrive (the primary seller of eBook services to libraries) sent out a letter late last week with some concerning news: namely, that Harper Collins wanted to significantly change its ebook terms, so that once you 'buy' an ebook to be distributed via Overdrive, it could only circulate 26 times, and then no more. (And in addition, that it would remain checked out for the full length of the loan term, even if the reader 'returned' it, and could not be read by multiple readers at once – in other words, not taking advantage of the digital nature of the product.)
Lots of people have great posts on this.
- Jessamyn has a round-up of major links on the issue.
- Sarah, at Librarian in Black has a detailed response. She has also published an excellent ebook reader's bill of rights, and there are some other versions linked in her comments.
- Jim Hines, an author, has further links and commentary.
- Michael Stephens, professor at Dominican's library school, has a good post with an interesting graphic illustrating the problem with DRM issues.
All have some additional good points in the comments.
I've seen some people ask where the 26 number comes from. I seem to recall from my library school days that that's the average number of circulations a hardcover book gets before it needs to be retired for practical reasons (the binding's falling apart, pages are missing, it suffers an unfortunate mishap, etc.) However, as anyone with basic statistics knowledge can figure out, a lot of books circulate a lot less than that (and therefore do interesting things to the average), and therefore some books also circulate many more times than that, without problems. Picking it as the number for an ebook circulation is therefore even more problematic than it first appears.
Copyright notes:
Brian at Swiss Army Librarian notes that the Copyright Clearance Center has released a new video called "Copyright on Campus". He also links to several past videos they've done. These are a great resource, and about as fun as anything about copyright is probably going to manage to get. (Note: there's stuff they don't address, but there's only so much you can do in 5 minute videos.)
Other interesting notes:
Wait Wait Don't Tell Me (my favorite new quiz show) has a fascinating post on their blog on why they spell "Gadhafi" that way (as opposed to the 36 other variations out there – the challenge of translating from one alphabet and language into others.) The answer goes back to a letter from Minnesota school children back in 1986.
Doug Johnson has a great post about ways to make research assignments more interesting to students that are very much along my own preferences in this area for two reasons: first, boredom does not lead to great learning, and secondly, learning how to research and evaluate topics you're interested in has much broader lifelong learning implications than learning how to do academic papers.
(It's not that academic papers are a bad skill – I still think we ought to teach it, and ask students to do it on an ongoing basis. But that shouldn't be the only kind of research we teach. Realistically, how often do you do that kind of academic-paper research once you graduate, unless you become an academic? Compared to how often you're going to get interested in a subject and want to learn more for your own pleasure, or do research to improve your health, or because you're travelling somewhere, or whatever else?)
Doug also has a post about whether we're communicating in places where people are listening – something I want to take on here in the near future. (I'm a big believer in the idea that different kinds of technology do different things well, and we should pick the ones that work.)
Dear Author, one of the major romance genre blogs, takes on the question of "When does a reader know too much?" – in other words, how is the reading experience affected by having seen an author interact online, whether that's a problematic way, an overly personal way, or even a very positive way?
And finally, Cassandra, writing on the DailyKos (not a place you normally expect to see this) has a lovely ode to the role of the public library in her rural Appalachian community, and why the internet access the library supplies is so critical in particular.


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Habana Libre Hotel
Double Room
Swimming Pool
Hotel Habana Libre By Night
Cigars House
Show At The Hotel Habana Libre
Front View of The Habana Libre Hotel
Fidel Castro & Joe Louis Heavyweight Boxing Champion at Hotel Banquet 1960
Hotel Tryp Habana Libre is a 4 star hotel situated in the beginning of La Rampa, in the very heart of Havana. It is 2 min walk from Hotel Nacional and about 30 min walk to Old Havana.
The lobby of the hotel is very large, airy and impressive looking. 572 rooms, distributed on 25 floors are very large and tidy and those on higher floors have a magnificent view over city. Staff is very friendly and always trying to help. Facilities of the hotel include 3 restaurants, serving Creole, Polynesian and international cuisine, bars, "Salsa Cafe" night club, gym, a large swimming pool with a solarium and a snack bar and many more. Also hotel has its own shopping arcade with travel agency, post office, car rental, airline offices and business centre. From here you can book various tours and excursions.
Habana Libre hotel can be ideal for a business trip as it is equipped with 8 meeting and convention rooms, catering for up to 2000 people. And those who are visiting Havana for leisure – will also find this hotel a perfect option, not just because of its location but also because of its high standards and good service.
© 2009 Nigel Hunt
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Reviewed on 11 Sep 2016 by oscar s from United States
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Air conditioning
Barber / men's hair-stylist
Billiards / pool table
Business centre
Busy street
Cafe / snack bar
Car rental desk
Conference halls & rooms
Daily newspapers
Daytime activities programme
Disabled facilities
Elevators / lifts
Evening entertainment - cabarets
Health & Beauty salon
Hotel was recently renovated
International cuisine
Internet on hotel's PCs
Ladies hair-styling
Laundry & Ironing Service
Lobby bar
Malecon max 5min walk
Mastercard & Visa (not USA bank issued) accepted
Modern building
Money exchange
Nightclub nearby
Nightclub, disco or dance hall
Poolside snack bar
Post office
Private secure off-street parking
Reception staff speak Spanish, English, French, German, Italian
Safety - doctor in hotel - on call 24hrs
Safety - front desk safe deposit box
Safety - hotel built of fire-proof materials
Safety - smoke detectors, fire alarms, strobes, extinguishers, sprinklers
Safety - staff trained in first aid & CPR
Safety - uniformed security personnel 24hrs
Secretarial services
Shop(s) with basic supplies, souvenirs & gifts
Shops max 2min walk
Snacks and drinks 24 hours a day
Swimming pool
Taxis desk
Telephone - national & international calls
Tours & tourist information desk
TV room/bar (international channels & videos)
Voltage 110/120
Standard rooms are very spacious, modern, functional, equipped with all the necessary comforts. All have a brilliant view of the city.
© 2009 Nigel Hunt
110 volt outlets
Air conditioning
Baby's cot (on request)
Bathroom (ensuite)
Bathroom amenities
Disabled facilities
Double bed
Electronic key cards
Hot & cold water
In-room safe
King size bed
Minibar / Fridge (stocked)
Room service
Satellite TV
Terrace or balcony
Twin beds
Double Standard rooms on the higher floors of the hotel are modern, functional, equipped with all the necessary comforts and with an extraordinary panoramic view of Havana and the harbor.
© 2009 Nigel Hunt
110 volt outlets
Air conditioning
Baby's cot (on request)
Bathroom (ensuite)
Bathroom amenities
Disabled facilities
Double bed
Electronic key cards
Hot & cold water
In-room safe
King size bed
Minibar / Fridge (stocked)
Room service
Satellite TV
Terrace or balcony
Twin beds
Description and facilities details coming soon.
110 volt outlets
220 volt outlets
Air conditioning
Bathrobe and slippers
Bathroom (ensuite)
Bathroom amenities
In-room safe
Iron & ironing board
King size bed
Minibar / Fridge
Pillow Menu
Satellite TV
Twin beds
WiFi free
More Hotels in Vedado:
UK Sales :: Audrey :: +44 20 7498 8555 or 0800 298 9555
USA & Canada Sales :: Jeffery or Bastien :: Toll Free 888 361 9555
Havana Tourist Center :: Idelsis :: +53 7 863 9555
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Barefoot Babes Yoga is a specialistPrenatal Yoga School. Classes are held at George Burnett Leisure Centre, in Manning. All Barefoot Babes Yogaand active birthing techniques, along with yoga postures and research based information. In combination, these provide women with the knowledge to self-manage the discomforts of pregnancy and prepare themselves for an active and empowered birth. Saturdays 9 - 10:30am Prenatal Yoga 6 week course - course enrolment is necessary to attend these classes ... Read More
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Gamblers' and Parkinson's patients' behaviour links
People with Parkinson's disease are more likely to display abnormal social behaviour and make poor decisions in ambiguous circumstances if they are pathological gamblers, according to research in the January issue of the European Journal of Neurology.
A number of studies have already associated pathological gambling with Parkinson's, suggesting that it is a frequent impulse control disorder associated mainly with dopamine replacement therapy.
Researchers from the Raul Carrea Institute for Neurological Research (FLENI) in Buenos Aires, Argentina, interviewed the immediate relatives of seven Parkinson's patients who were pathological gamblers. They also interviewed the families of 13 patients - matched by age, sex, education and disease severity - who did not gamble.
They found that the gamblers were less co-operative with others, had difficulties making or keeping close relationships and often did what they wanted, without caring what other people thought.
The researchers also found that the patients in the pathological gambling group performed worse in the Iowa Gambling Task, which is used to assess decision-making abilities in ambiguous or risky situations.
"The object of this study was to assess decision-making processes in Parkinson's disease patients with and without pathological gambling by asking them and their relatives to take part in a series of tests," says Dr Ramon Leiguarda, an expert in cognitive neurology.
"We found that the patients in the pathological gambling group were more likely to make poor decisions and select disadvantageous alternatives more frequently than advantageous alternatives."
The combination of poor decision-making and abnormal social behaviour has led the team to conclude that dopamine replacement therapy can induce dysfunction in the areas of the brain that control affective decision making - the ventromedial pre-frontal cortex and amygdala-ventral striatum system.
Six of the seven pathological gamblers who took part in the study were male. At the time of the study they had an average age of 61 and their average age at diagnosis was 52.
Six of the patients had no history of gambling before developing Parkinson's disease. One patient had played poker with friends for 30 years, but his gambling behaviour exacerbated after starting dopamine replacement therapy and now included roulette and horse racing.
The other six participants said that their preferred type of gambling was slot machines.
Four of the seven displayed other impulse control disorders - two were also compulsive shoppers and two displayed hypersexuality.
"We believe that the behaviour highlighted in our study, combined with previous research into the links between Parkinson's disease and pathological gambling, point to dopamine replacement therapy causing dysfunction in specific areas of the brain," says Dr Leiguarda.
"Further studies that assess Parkinson's disease patients recovering from pathological gambling are needed to better understand the physiopathology of this impulse control disorder."


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At any time before the trial, either party has the right to remove the case to the General Civil Division of the Trial Court. The form used for this is "Demand and Order for Removal."
After removal from the Small Claims Division both parties have:
If the plaintiff by filing in Small Claims gave up the right to claim any amount over $6,000, the plaintiff may now claim the entire amount up to $25,000, by filing an amended complaint and by paying the difference in the filing fee.
The defendant must file a written answer within 14 days from the date of the order. Once the case becomes a General Civil case, all parties are required to follow the Michigan Court Rules and corporations must be represented by an attorney.


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LETTER- Death be not proud
One is always pleased when prosecutors decide not to seek the death penalty, particularly when the defendants are teenagers [April 10, 4Better or Worse: "Best break for alleged Crozet killers"] (http://www.readthehook.com/93286/4-better-or-worse-week-review).
It should be noted, though, that prosecutors could never have sought a death sentence for the 15-year-old charged in this case. Virginia law [18.2-10] prohibits execution of persons under 16 years of age at the time of the offense.
James Hingeley
Charlottesville/Albemarle Public Defender


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Leisure & Seasonal Breaks
Make Horsted Place your place for a break in the country
Explore the Sussex Weald, visit the coast or enjoy the view from the nearby South Downs - Horsted Place is ideally situated for taking time out from a busy schedule
Anyone for tennis? There's an all weather tennis court, and croquet on the lawn. If you had something even more relaxing in mind, why not take a stroll through our lovingly tended gardens or curl up with a good book in the Drawing Room, warm and cosy with a roaring log fire in the winter and cool and quiet in the summer.
Resident guests of Horsted Place have complimentary use of the excellent facilities of the Horsted Health Club at the nearby East Sussex National Golf Club. These include a fully equipped gym, sauna, indoor heated swimming pool and jacuzzi.
The Glyndebourne opera house is a few minutes' drive away. Horsted Place is the perfect place to stay after a performance, either in the summer or during the autumn touring season.


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2016 WIDA Test Information
Central High School
WIDA Testing beings in January!
NCLB requires that the WIDA assessment to measure English Learners' growth in attaining English proficiency be administered annually. This year is the first year for students in grades 1-12 to take part or all of the test online.
We are requesting to administer the WIDA test in your building on specific dates and locations listed below. These dates and locations have been selected based on technology and staff availability. Please review the schedule as soon as possible and indicate if these dates will work for you and your staff using the form below.
The ESL WIDA test administrator for your building is Katrina Costeur.
Thank you!
Thank you for taking time to coordinate WIDA testing in your building. More updates will be coming via the Principal Portal. If you have any questions or concerns please email Jacque Barnette.


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These are two doilies by Herbert Niebling, a 20th Century German designer of lace, of "Art Knitting". If you are a knitter, don't they rather radically revise your notion of what it is possible to achieve in knitting? And even if you aren't a knitter, don't these images rather stretch your idea of what lace is? They do both of those for me, which is why I am eager to knit them.
They're intended to be doilies, but by knitting them with baby fingering yarn instead of crochet thread, and on normal needles instead of toothpicks, I'm going to make baby blankets or afghans out of them.
The one reminds me of jellyfish, and I already know how I'm going to attach it to a background in a color very close to the one shown here, a deep, ocean blue.
The other is gladioli or some such flower, not sure. Haven't figured out the color(s) for it yet.
I've acquired both patterns and can hardly wait.


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I figured after 2 months of membership that it was time to get to work...even if not physically. I don't have the money or tools yet to begin but I'm not worried about that because I don't have the planning 100% worked out yet.
A few years ago I read about an oil-submerged PC and I thought it was the coolest thing...I then forgot all about it until I read about a company that patented the concept (the bastards...next they'll be patenting air cooling as well) and are selling oil cooled rigs for like 14k bucks. Dream on. Anyone that pays that much for it has too much money and no sense of the value of that money.
Anyway, I figured I could do it cheaper than said company and make it look better than just about everyone that has done this before. So, during down time at work, I made some sketches and repeatedly refined different layouts and designs until I found the most efficient combination. I then fired up 3DS Max and modeled out my system to the best of my motivation...which doesn't mean it's very good or well polished.
Basically, what I have come up with is like a fish tank but better:
1) Everything but the optical drives and HDDs (if I include them) will be completely submerged in crystal clear mineral oil. I thought about making a snorkel of sorts for the HDD but I couldn't make it look good, keep it practical, or guarantee the drive's safety.
2) The oil will be cooled passively, for the most part, with 2 360 rads and 6 quiet fans that will be turned on only if passive cooling lags behind heat generation. Hot oil near the top is pumped through the rads and cooled oil is released into the bottom of the tank.
3) The oil tank will be nearly completely sealed to prevent leaks and contamination. I want the oil to remain in the tank and to stay 100% clear at all times. There will be a drain valve on the bottom of the case in the event the oil needs to be drained.
4) I will install permanent cable extensions from the mobo to the tank lid, and all external connections will plug into the lid. This should keep any "oil-wicking" to a minimum while allowing a better seal for the tank.
5) The submerged components will all be attached to a clear acrylic plate that also serves as the mobo tray. This tray is attached to the lid of the tank which allows the components to be removed with dry hands.
6) The top of the tank will be hinged to open to 90 degrees vertical so the components can be lifted vertically out of the oil bath. This should eliminate much of the mess as the parts can be left to drain over the tank and there will be absolutely no reaching into the tank of oil.
7) The back of the mobo will now be the top so most of the external cables are kept out of the oil as much as possible.
I think that pretty much takes care of most of the functionality of the design. Form follows function:
1) The tank itself is two layers of acrylic. The outside layer is generic, clear acrylic and the inside is 2-way mirror acrylic. With bright red CCFL's inside the tank, you will be able to see in but not out...at least not very well.
2) The top of the case (encapsulating the rads, fans, and opticals) will be opaque black acrylic. I thought about continuing with a red theme, but my current case is bright red, so it's time for a change!
3) Undecided on a rad grill...as in I don't know what I'm going to do about their hideousness yet.
4) I thought about cable sleeving with silver mylar (such as this) to keep everything shiny and reflective.
5) In the very bottom of the tank I was going to dump about an inch of red or silver dyed water! I know what you're thinking, and no I'm not a complete idiot. Oil floats on water, but is heavier than air and so it exerts more pressure on the surface of the water, keeping it relatively stable. With the pump dumping the oil near the bottom of the case, I hope to get a nice, slow, reflective ripple effect across the bottom of the tank. And as for water shorting anything out, the higher viscosity oil will create a non-conductive barrier so I could technically pour water over the oil-submerged components with little to no effect. Before I do risk any equipment though, I will be thoroughly testing this to confirm beyond any doubt that it works.
Anyway, I have some pics and vids of my concept. I'll be rendering out more today or tomorrow.
And here's a link to the worst quality vid I've ever seen. It wasn't that dark or low res before uploading...but hey, free file hosting!
Comments, thoughts, suggestions please!