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A bill to reinstate the death penalty that is sought by Gov. Susana Martinez squeaked through the House Judiciary Committee on a 7-6 vote late Friday, with Republicans voting in favor and Democrats opposed.
The same committee also approved 2 other crime bills, voting 12-1 to expand an existing child abuse law, and 8-4 to broaden the "3 strikes" law that subjects those convicted of three violent felonies to mandatory life sentences.
But with the Senate already having adjourned the special session - and senators headed home - after approving a package of budget fixes, work on the crime measures could be an empty effort.
Democrats had opposed the governor's putting crime bills on the agenda for the short special session.
Critics said the death penalty bill was a flawed, ill-conceived piece of legislation whose sole purpose was political fodder for the GOP in the legislative campaigns ahead of the Nov. 8 general election.
"The committee should be ashamed to do this," House Minority Leader Brian Egolf, D-Santa Fe, told fellow members of the House Judiciary Committee who were meeting close to midnight with only a handful of onlookers.
The death penalty bill was headed next to the House Appropriations Committee, while the other crime bills were scheduled to be considered by the full House, which was to meet later today.
The death penalty legislation would reinstate capital punishment for killers of police officers, correctional officers and children under 18.
The proponents of House Bill 7 pointed out that 5 police officers in New Mexico have been killed in 18 months, and impassioned family members of victims pleaded with lawmakers to endorse the legislation.
"There are just certain crimes that are inexcusable, and there has to be a deterrent," said Bernalillo County Sheriff's Deputy Michelle Carlino-Webster, widow of slain Albuquerque police officer Daniel Webster.
"These people are brazen. They don't care if you have a badge ... and we're a target for them," she told the committee.
New Mexico abolished the death penalty in 2009 after more than a decade of discussion, and the bill's opponents said it was irresponsible to revisit the issue in a brief legislative session with little public input.
Ruth Hoffman, speaking for the New Mexico Conference of Churches, said the national trend "is to end this immoral, unnecessary and ineffective practice," citing a number of people wrongly sentenced to death who have been exonerated.
And opponents said the bill was unconstitutionally flawed.
A recent horrific crime in which 10-year-old Victoria Martens of Albuquerque was drugged, raped and killed was also part of the backdrop for the crime discussions.
"I understand the rage and frustration and the political desire to get this done now," said Rep. Antonio "Moe" Maestas, D-Albuquerque, a member of the House Judiciary Committee.
But, he added, "We are in a constitutional budget crisis" that could potentially hurt the state's credit rating, and he said that's what lawmakers should be dealing with.
Under current law, intentional abuse of a child under the age of 12 that results in the child's death is a 1st-degree felony punishable by life in prison. House Bill 6 would expand that to also cover children 12 to 18.
"We're essentially saying that under current law a 12-year-old's life is not as important as an 11-year-old's," said Rep. Sarah Maestas Barnes, R-Albuquerque, a sponsor of the bill.
Critics said the proposal was too broad in its scope and would not deter or prevent crimes against children.
House Bill 5 expands the "3 strikes" law that subjects those convicted of 3 violent felonies to mandatory life sentences.
Critics say the 22-year-old law is so narrowly written it has never been used, and the legislation significantly enlarges the list of crimes that could make an offender eligible.
Source: Albuquerque Journal, October 1, 2016
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If coal companies get their way, the entire four-state region where Rosauers operates will become a coal export corridor, with dozens of open-top coal trains rolling daily through communities from eastern Montana to the West Coast. Many towns where Rosauers has stores, including Missoula, Montana, Spokane, Washington, and Hood River, Oregon, would be directly affected by coal dust and diesel pollution from increased coal train traffic, and congestion caused when trains hold up car traffic. Meanwhile, the Northwest's stunning outdoor areas and fertile agricultural zones are threatened by climate change caused by burning coal. Rosauers can help by asking Forrest Mars, Jr., partial owner of the candy company Mars, Inc., to divest from coal export projects.
Mars, Jr. is using money from Mars, Inc. to finance the Tongue River Railroad in eastern Montana, which if built would transport coal to existing rail lines that pass through towns in Montana, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington. Rosauers carries Mars candy brands like M&M's, Milky Way, and Snickers on their shelves. Mars' investment in the Tongue River Railroad means when shoppers buy these products at Rosauers, they may unknowingly be helping to fund coal exports.
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During the last couple years, thousands of people in Oregon, Washington, Idaho, and Montana have turned out to public hearings, rallies, and other events to oppose coal exports. Many of these same people shop at Rosauers. The harmful effects of coal exports are clearly something Rosauers customers care about. By communicating this to Mars, Rosauers can show your customers that you care about their concerns.
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Tata Indicom has launched Tata Photon Plus mobile broadband service in Orissa. The service was inaugurated by Asis Bhatia, chief operating officer of Tata Indicom by lighting a ceremonial lamp.
Giving details of the product, Mr Bhatia said, Tata photon plus mobile broadband service allows customers to be connected anytime, anywhere-not only for e-mails but also for watching live TV, downloading and uploading heavy files and photos.
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Union Carbide Corporation chairman Warren Anderson now 90, never faced trial in connection with the world's worst industrial disaster over 26 years ago and was declared a proclaimed offender by a court in Bhopal in 1992 after he jumped bail, which he had secured on 7 December 1984 following his arrest
New Delhi: A Delhi court today allowed the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to seek the extradition of Union Carbide Corporation chairman Warren Anderson, an accused in the 1984 Bhopal Gas Tragedy case, from the United States, reports PTI.
"Considering the entire facts in its holistic perspective and sentiments of the disaster-hit people, I deem it appropriate and in the interest of justice that he be extradited," chief metropolitan magistrate Vinod Yadav said.
"There is no bar in law in seeking extradition of Warren Anderson from the US authorities. Request of the CBI is allowed," he said.
Anderson, 90, never faced trial in connection with the world's worst industrial disaster over 26 years ago and was declared a proclaimed offender by the court of Bhopal chief judicial magistrate in 1992 after he jumped bail, which he had secured on 7 December 1984 following his arrest.
Judge Yadav, in his order, noted, "The chronology of steps taken by the CBI from 1992 till July 2010 in the case reveals that the CBI was not sleeping over the matter and was conscious about its duties to bring Warren Anderson to book."
Though, the court allowed the plea of the CBI, it wanted to know from the investigating agency as to why it had not taken recourse under the Extradition Act after an extradition treaty between the United States and India came into existence on 14 September 1999.
"We cannot open the case as per the whims and fancies of the CBI," the CMM said during the course of the proceedings.
While pressing for the extradition of Mr Anderson, the CBI said that there was enough material implicating the then UCC chairman in the case.
"The chief judicial magistrate, Bhopal had passed a detailed order in June 2010 which is conclusive material implicating Anderson in the matter," the agency said.
It also argued that there was no delay on its part in approaching the US authorities for Mr Anderson's extradition.
The CBI emphasised that the management of the UCC was well aware about the defects in the plant at Bhopal but did not take any remedial action.
"As the management was well aware of the defects in the plant, the culpability of Mr Anderson, being its chairman, cannot be denied," the CBI prosecutor said.
The CBI had yesterday moved the court for extradition of Mr Anderson saying that it would be a travesty of justice if he is not put to trial for his alleged role in the 1984 Bhopal gas leakage tragedy.
The agency's plea came in the wake of Attorney General Goolam E Vahanvati's submission in the Supreme Court last month that if needed, the government may initiate fresh steps to seek his extradition.
Later, the Attorney General gave an opinion to the CBI to approach the competent court and seek permission for Mr Anderson's extradition.
"He is criminally liable to stand trial in India. It would be a travesty and miscarriage of justice if he is not brought before the court of law in India to face trial," said the CBI in its 33-page application for obtaining a Letters Rogatory from the court to the US authorities for the extradition.
"Anderson is liable to be prosecuted on extradition to India for offence under section 304 IPC (culpable homicide not amounting to murder) and/or for the offences punishable with lesser punishment on the facts aforesaid," said the CBI.
"The offence is quite similar to the offence of manslaughter recognised as murder of second degree under the US law," the CBI said.
It said, "On the night of 2-3 December 1984, thousands had died and over five lakh persons were injured or permanently disabled. In addition, several thousand animals were also killed.
"Mr Anderson, in the capacity of being the UCC chairman, was aware of better safety technology and standards available in the UCC Plant in West Virginia, USA and yet he did not ensure safety measures of same standard at UCIL, Bhopal," the CBI said.
India had approached the US for Mr Anderson's extradition in 2003, but Washington had rejected the plea in 2004 saying that the provisions of the bilateral extradition treaty between them did not allow his extradition.
The issue of Mr Anderson's extradition had cropped up again after a Bhopal court on 7th June last year convicted UCIL chairman Keshub Mahindra and six other employees posted at the multinational's plant at Bhopal and awarded them two year's jail term each.
The lighter punishment for the offence, which had left over 15,000 people dead and maimed tens of thousands others, evoked widespread outrage, prompting the government to form a ministerial panel to go into the issue.
As per the ministerial panel's recommendations, the government had decided to seek fresh trial of all the seven surviving accused of the Bhopal gas tragedy on the stringent charge of culpable homicide not amounting to murder, which entails a jail term up to 10 years.
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BOSTON -- Major oil company Hess Corp. is warming up for baseball season by launching a donation program to assist the Jimmy Fund and the Trauma Program at Children's Hospital Boston, featuring Major League Baseball team the Boston Red Sox, the company stated.
As part of the campaign, Hess will donate $500 for every home run hit during games televised on the New England Sports Network (NESN) this season, which totals 149 games in 2008, according to the company.
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Mark, On 2/25/2011 7:01 AM, Mark Thomas wrote: > So, the questions we need to decide: > > 1. Is the fix for bug 50748 correct? I think it is. +0 > 2. Should Tomcat try and handle this situation (e.g. if any bytes have > been written by a filter, commit the response). This could be tricky to > get right when forwards are involved and the response is meant to have > been cleared. I'm leaning towards not doing this. The Filter definitely needs to be able to set headers and append content to the response entity. I'm not sure about a Filter having a legitimate reason to write content /before/ the servlet does to the response entity... I'm having trouble thinking of a use case for that. Given that, having the Filter write anything to the response stream/writer seems reasonable to commit the response. On the other hand, why should a filter act any differently than a servlet? What I mean is that the response won't be committed when a servlet writes to the response until the response buffer has been filled, or an explicit flush() has been called. Also, a servlet should have the opportunity to reset the response if possible given the commit state. I think that makes me -1 on this one. > 3. Is any filter that writes to the response without wrapping it so any > calls to setContentLength() can be intercepted and adjusted as necessary > broken? I think it is. +1 Where does this fail the TCK? Do we have a broken Filter, or does the TCK test an unusual/stupid scenario? > Thoughts? I'd like to reach some conclusions fairly speedily as this > might hold up a 7.0.9 release. If we conclude that the filter is at > fault in point 3, we'll need to raise a TCK challenge. I guess that answers my question. We could have a "just-pass-the-damned-TCK" configuration flag (or maybe something less inflammatory) that would change this behavior to commit-on-write for Filters. -chris
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How Political Campaigns Are Putting People Data To Work
VP Strategic Accounts Chris O'Hara has written a piece for AdExchanger about how political campaigns are using data.
Here's an excerpt:
In politics, a strong "ground game" is key. That means real, old-school retail politics, such as knocking on doors and getting voters in specific precincts out on Election Day. All campaigns have the voter rolls and can do their fill of direct mail, robocalls and door knocking.
But how to influence voters well before Election Day who are tethered to their devices all day and night? It requires a digital strategy that can reach voters across the addressable channels they are on, including display, video, mobile and email. This strategy should leverage an identity graph to ensure the right messaging is hitting the same voter – at the right cadence.
Maybe "Joe the Firefighter," a disaffected moderate Democrat who has had it with the Clintons, visited the Donald's website and is ready to "Make America great again." Before cross-device capabilities were strong, you could only retarget Joe the next time you saw his cookie online.Read this article on AdExchanger


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Part self-portrait, part literary appreciation, the book tells how McCall Smith first came across the poet's work in the 1970s, while teaching law in Belfast, a violently divided city where Auden's "September 1, 1939," a poem about the outbreak of World War II, strongly resonated. McCall Smith goes on to reveal how his life has related to and been inspired by other Auden poems ever since. For example, he describes how he has found an invaluable reflection on life's transience in "As I Walked Out One Evening," while "The More Loving One" has provided an instructive meditation on unrequited love. McCall Smith shows how Auden can speak to us throughout life, suggesting how, despite difficulties and change, we can celebrate understanding, acceptance, and love for others.
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Dr. Stephen Driker MD Patient Reviews
- Internal Medicine Clawson, MI
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22 Patient Reviews
- Friendly Staff
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- Wait Time 18.5 minutes
- Appropriate Followup
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- Easy Appointments
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3.7 of 5
March 28th, 2013
A decent doctor but factor in how it's very difficult to get an appointment when your sick. Along with the staff at the front counter that needs to be more courteous and helpful.
1.0 of 5
January 21st, 2013
He was my primary doctor, so after I broke my foot, my husband took me to the office. He refused to take me because I havenât visited the office for the last 1-2 years. WHAT KIND OF DOCTOR IS THAT???? Well, his problem - he donât get enough money of me.
5.0 of 5
November 8th, 2012
Great Doctor
Dr Driker is the only doctor i have had call and leave me a detailed message about any labs or questions I may have.He is very good a follow up and even pushing when you need to be pushed. Have never felt rushed and he is very good explaining information for you.
5.0 of 5
April 1st, 2011
Great Doctor but not so great office staff.
I have been going to Dr. Driker for several years and find him to be an excellent doctor. He always listens to my concerns and has a great bedside manner. I never feel rushed. Unfortunately, I find the office staff lacking the same compassion and customer service I receive from Dr. Driker. They are very slow at returning calls and refilling prescriptions. I find I need to call several times before I get a call back regarding issues with prescriptions/prior authorizations. What makes this even more difficult is that they close for 1.5 hours during lunchtime, which is often the hours that I have available to contact their office, and their answering machine does not allow you to leave messages. They also do not have any weekend or late night hours. They recently started charging patients for filling out medical forms/prior authorizations. I thought that was what I was paying for with my office visits. I don't agree with this policy, what I would consider nickel and diming of their patients. As a result, I think I am going to find another practice, which is really unfortunate because I really like Dr. Driker and think he is a great physician.
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June 30th, 2010
Great doctor
Dr. Driker is the best. Professional. Concerned. Informed. He really took the time to figure out what was going on and was genuinely concerned about my condition.
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May 18th, 2010
The best doctor
Dr. Driker is the best doctor I have ever had. He will spend what ever time is needed for you he is the only doctor I have ever had who cares about the patient more than the money. Most doctors are like an assmebly line Dr. Driker is NOT. He will go out of his way to help you. I would recommend this doctor. A+++++++
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November 3rd, 2008
A good guy
Dr. Driker took the time to listen to me and my concerns. He was detailed in the explaination of all my treatment options, and answered all my questions. His office was also excellent on following up after my visit.
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Excellant Doctor
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Denon has confirmed details on its extensive autumn AV receiver line-up. Key differences over last year's models include the new ERGO remote handset (described by the brand as the most usable and stylish handset in the business); fully automatic setup and full iPod integration as an option.
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The AVR-1507 (Pictured above, priced at 250 pounds)
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Discrete 7.1 amplifier with 7 x 110 W (6 ohms, 1 kHz, < .7% THD) Auto Setup with high quality Audio Technica microphone ERGO remote 32-Bit floating point DSP, full 96 kHz processing, 192 kHz DACs Dolby Digital EX, DTS-ES, Dolby Pro Logic IIx, DTS-NEO:6, DTS 96/24 Audio Delay (0-200 ms), Night Mode User Mode Function Setup operation at front panel Large screw type speaker connector Front speaker A/B selectable 8 channel EXT in for future sound formats S-Video inputs 3 component inputs (30MHz) 2 coaxial digital inputs, 2 optical digital inputs Dock Control connector for ASD-1R dock for iPod
The AVR-1707 (above, 300 pounds)
Extra video features and front bi-amping
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Added flexibility and power. Heavier build.
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The Annual Prize Giving of MCGS was off to a tremendous start on the 18th of October, with its numerous exhibitions. These exhibitions displayed the hard work and effort of students from classes 4th – 12th. They were mainly academic and included displays of some excellent projects and assignments by our students, along with a particular theme that surrounded the entire exhibition. The History exhibition's theme was on World War II and the SUPW exhibition showcased the work done by our girls with the people of Datta Village and so on.
At 4:00 pm, all we could hear were the footsteps of our girls who marched proudly with their respective houses. The Annual Sports Day consisted of junior and senior drills, along with four athletic events and marching.
Later in the evening, a variety entertainment program was organized for the parents, in which students from both – the junior and the senior section performed a series of dances and musical performances. The highlights of the evening were the junior orchestra and a dramatic monologue by one of our senior students. This program was truly appreciated and enjoyed by everyone.
The second day of our prize giving consisted of the main entertainment program, which was a play conceptualized and powered by our students. The play showcased six key episodes of Indian History, that are the reasons for our Indianness. It was a docu-drama in the true sense of time. The play was directed by professional playwright and director – Mr. Parnab Mukherjee, who, because of his experience in theatre and creative intellect, made the play a huge success. The play truly reminded us of our Indianness and therefore, did justice to its title: "Old Dusk to New Dawn". The play was followed by Principal's Dinner for the parents and students.
Then came the last and the most awaited program: The Annual Prize Giving ceremony, which took place on the third day. With eminent educationist Mr. H.L. Dutt as our Chief Guest, this ceremony could not have gotten better. Mr. Dutt told us "The determination to do something can lead us to great limits, and therefore, success." We all were extremely inspired by his words. A lot of our students received academic and individual trophies for consistent excellence in a particular field. Post the announcement of the recipient of the Best House Trophy, which was awarded to Karunawati House, our principal: Ma'am Khandke, declared the School Captain for the academic year 2015-16.
Overall, the annual prize giving was a huge success and left all of us awed and most of us dignity, as we moved towards our respective transport to go home and the school closed for the much awaited Diwali break.
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Astana, Kazakhstan (UPI) Feb 11, 2013
Kazakhstan, which is chronically short of electricity generation capacity to meet its growing demand, is opting for a big push into renewables, the government says.
The Central Asian nation's demand for electricity is growing quickly -- as much as 5 percent per year due to its booming industrial sector -- but its ability to meet the demand is lacking and its Soviet-era infrastructure antiquated.
The nation has 20,600 megawatts of installed generating capacity but 15,000 megawatts are available, a deficit equal to the consumption its largest city of Almaty, government statistics indicate.
The vast majority of the country's electricity is generated from coal-fired power plants but Minister of Industry and New Technologies Asset Issekeshev announced last week Kazakhstan is embarking on a program to develop more than 1,000 megawatts of renewable and alternative energy capacity by 2020, Tengrinews.kz reported.
"Our goal is to bring the share of renewable energy sources to 1 percent by 2014 and to 3 percent by 2020," Issekeshev said. "According to the international statistics, the share of renewable energy sources currently stands at 0.5 percent in Kazakhstan."
President Nursultan Nazarbayev has set an ambitious goal of generating at least 50 percent of all the power consumed in Kazakhstan coming from renewables by 2050, which will require the country to strike a tricky balance between ecological and economic goals.
The country's western region, including Aktobe, West Kazakhstan and Atyrau region, is supplied by coal-fired power plants, which after the collapse of the Soviet Union went to Russia. Since then, the region's consumers have had to pay much higher rates for the power, the Kazakhstan weekly Caravan reported.
South Kazakhstan, including Zhambyl and the Almaty region, is underpowered -- producing only half of the required output. The area has three geothermal plants but they are outmoded. To compensate, a pair of north-south transmission lines of 500 kilovolts were built but no longer are enough to keep up with demand.
Zhambyl boasts a power plant but it is natural gas-fired and dependent on imports from Uzbekistan at time when gas prices are running at $150 per 1,000 cubic meters.
To reduce prices and environmental risks, the government is promoting renewables such as wind, solar, photovoltaic and geothermal, the latter of which is abundant in the Almaty region.
The Almaty regional government announced Friday it has set a commissioning date of late 2015 for a new 50-megawatt wind plant, BNews.kz reported. Officials have developed a business plan and a picked a site for the project and is preparing a feasibility study.
Issekeshev said that in all, 13 wind power plants totaling 793 megawatts, 14 hydro-electric plants generating 170 megawatts and four solar stations generating 77 megawatts are to be constructed.
"These are the minimum figures," the energy minister said. "The government is reviewing three documents: the concept of power energy development until 2020, the concept of fuel-and-power industries development and the green economy strategy. They will become a base for a balanced solution."
Also this year, the energy company Samruk-Energo will begin construction on the 45-megawatt first stage of the Ereimentausky wind farm, which is envisioned to generate 300 megawatts.
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Two former Fresno foster youth selected to attend 2012 International Summit of Youth in Care
Young leaders lend personal perspectives to shape future policies for youth care programs
Taking place in Washington D.C. June 26 – 29, the summit will bring together a group of 30 young adult leaders from 16 different countries to meet with 30 experienced adult youth care professionals. Together, they will engage in a meaningful dialog about ways to raise awareness and bring about sustainable change to youth care attitudes, methodologies and programming.
The 30 summit delegates all share the common experience of having lived in nontraditional residential settings and having faced huge personal challenges while growing up. Some were placed in foster care, others were homeless, some were institutionalized while others ended up in gangs or in jail. Collectively, they represent 374 years spent in alternative care. All exhibited uncommon courage, overcame great personal hardships and have emerged as respected young leaders in their colleges, communities and countries.
The panel of 30 industry experts from around the world includes Dr. Maria Herczog, United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child, Kathleen Strottman, Congressional Coalition on Adoption Institute and Rep. Karen Bass (D-Calif.), co-author of the California Fostering Connections to Success Act (AB 12), which helps young adults make an easier transition to independent living and helps them avoid the abrupt release from foster placement that often happens at age 18.
Richard Lazaro Alonso lived in 12 different foster homes while growing up. Upon emancipating from foster care at age 18, Richard was instantly homeless and found himself sleeping in public parks. After one year of living on the streets, a social worker introduced him to Aspiranet's Transitional Housing Program (THP) where he received help and counseling.
Today, Richard is a student at Cal State Fresno, President of the Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity and works as an Aspiranet Life Coach helping other youth successfully navigate through the agency's Homelessness Prevention and Rapid Re-Housing program. Richard was recently awarded Fresno State's 2012 "Student Volunteer of the Year" award.
Steven Weatherbee, 24, reconnected with his biological father at age 18 as he aged out of the foster care system. What social workers thought would be a happy ending was what Steven describes as "the worst year of my life." When Steven returned home one day and discovered that his father had abandoned the apartment they shared, he found himself homeless.
At age 22, Steven was introduced to Aspiranet's THP and began the journey to reclaim his independence. Today, Steven is now enrolled at Fresno City College, serves on the Aspiranet Board of Directors, has volunteered for five mission trips to Mexico and Africa, and received a standing ovation when he spoke at the Stewards of Change 5th annual conference at Yale University in 2010.
"I hope that by lending my voice to the global conversation about how to better serve the needs of youth living in alternative care settings, I can help prevent any other young person from going through the pain and hardship I experienced,"
Richard and Steven are both featured in "Hear My Story," an Aspiranet public service announcement featuring the personal stories of former foster children. The award-winning PSA, designed to encourage adults to consider fostering or adopting a child, highlights how each young man overcame great odds thanks, in part, to the help of Aspiranet.
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In 1789 an uncertain George Washington is urged to seek the presidency by Governor Morris, a Pennsylvania delegate to the Constitutional Convention. Morris writes Washington: "No constitution is the same on paper and in life. The exercise of authority depends upon personal character. Your cool steady temper is indispensably necessary to give a firm and manly tone to the new government."


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What is your username? VampiresAndWerewolfsareAwesomeAsHell23
Please link to the wiki here: http://chicagofire.wikia.com/wiki/Chicago_Fire_Wiki
How many edits have you made on that wiki?
29 edits
How many days/months have you been editing there?
I have been there a few days and made a good effort in getting it all set out right.
On the Special Pages → Special:ListUsers when was the last time an admin edited, and who was it? http://chicagofire.wikia.com/wiki/User:Porterfield
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I also think that the founder as abandoned the Wiki and has left it for the staff to look after, and I would like to adopt it. The last edit the founder has made was in October of last year, which is seven months ago. The Wiki is barren, due to the founder not being on there. The wiki will end up being left alone and to rot in Wiki-Universe, which is such a shame due to the Show's confirmation for a second season. So that I would like to adopt it, but it is up to you, thanks for everything.


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Rachael – Australian actress Rachael Taylor graces the pages of Twelv Magazine's fall-winter edition in this black and white shoot lensed by Michael Flores. Stylist Dianna Lunt dresses the blonde in a mix of lingerie-inspired pieces and leather as she hits the city for a day out. / Hair by Creighton Bowman @ Exclusive Artist… [Read More]
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Victor Eugene Scrimshaw was a wealthy and powerful businessman and lawyer to numerous reputed mafia figureheads who made his fortune in the gold fields of Alaska. In addition to his various corporations and his legal practices, Scrimshaw dealt in stolen technology. He masterminded the scheme to steal the miniaturization technology from Vectorscope Labs, after Tuck Pendleton had been shrunk, so as to sell it to the Cowboy. When Pendleton was injected into Jack Putter, Scrimshaw expended all of his resources to kidnap Putter and get Pendleton, and the crucial microchip in his pod, out of the Safeway clerk. In the end Scrimshaw along with his project leader Dr. Canker was accidentally shrunk to midget size by Putter and Lydia Maxwell. The two were last seen stowing away aboard Pendleton and Maxwell's limousine after their wedding.
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Austria's Foreign Minister has announced any refugee refusing to attend special integration courses or learn German could see their social benefits cut.
Sebastian Kurz told an economic forum in Davos, Greece: "Those who are not willing to learn German, who do not want to be part of the labor market, who are not ready to attend an integration course, will face social benefits cuts, it is an absolutely necessary next step.
"The migrant inflow should be reduced but those, who do have the right to get asylum, should be integrated into society."
Austrian authorities have planned eight hour "value and orientation" training courses which aim to teach refugees Austrian laws and social norms.
These courses will be part of a wider integration program and will be held in Arabic, Farsi/Dari and English - reports RT.
Mr Kurz's statement was reiterated by Markus Wallner, the head of the Voralberg region in Austria: "There can eventually be no avoidance behavior. Specifically, if someone avoids attending the values training course, [his] social benefits should be reduced."
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A husband whose pregnant wife didn't feel like having her baby bump photographed took matters into his own hands this week when he posted pictures of himself striking a series of maternity-pic poses accenting his large beer belly. In the hilarious "manternity" photos, Reddit user DruishPrincess69 copies traditional maternity-pic looks, like sitting on a bed while looking longingly at his belly and cupping his belly from underneath while standing next to a window with sunlight streaming in. "My wife didn't want to take maternity pictures, so I hired a photographer and took her place," DruishPrincess69 offered as explanation for his side-splitting project. Seriously, this has to become a new expectant-pop tradition!


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Description: 30 AWG wire for wire wrapping. Comes in Red, Black, and Yellow! Very important to color code projects. Or else at 2am: "Which ones are the power bus?" 100' wire comes on spool.
What is the voltage rating on the insulation? I am looking for something that is safe at 300V.
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I'm not completely sure, but i would assume that it is…
Is wire wrap wire different from any other kind of 30 AWG wire?
They have different insulation.
See this page: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wire_wrap
Does anyone know the resistivity of this stuff? Also, how flexible is it? I'd like to use it to make heated motorcycle gloves.
Good question. This wire is pretty flexible, but has very low resistance. I don't think you could get it to heat up without some serious power pushing through it (scary).

Instead - I've used the 6-ply conductive thread with awesome results:

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This book contains the English translation and the official Chinese text of selected Chinese civil aviation laws and regulations. The book provides a general introduction of the civil aviation law and legal system in China, the administrative licenses and approvals occasioned by civil aviation activities in China, and selected practical issues that foreigners (aircraft manufacturers, lessors, financing parties, investors, etc.) may be concerned with. It includes: nationality registration of civil aircraft * regulations for the import of civil aircraft * rights in civil aircraft * liability of public air transport carriers * foreign investment and domestic investment in the civil aviation industry * establishing a public air transport enterprise or a general aviation enterprise * management of civil airports as well as consolidation * reconstruction and restructuring of civil aviation enterprises and airports. Additional titles in the Essential Air and Space Law series by Eleven International Publishing, include: Aviation Code of the Russian Federation * EU Emissions Trading Scheme and Aviation * The German Civil Aviation Act * International Air Law and ICAO * Aeronautical Public Correspondence by Satellite * The Law of Air Warfare * Space Law: Current Legal Problems and Perspectives for Future Regulation
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Ok. Here is the problem:
User creates a ticket by sending an email to email@example.com. A person from the Help Desk response to his issues through the SW. At this point everything is fine. The problem seems to appear every second response from SW. User gets a new email with the same ticket number and ticket summary. Therefore user ends up with the several threads of the same issue.
What could trigger that strange behavior?
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Apr 8, 2012 at 1:27 UTC
Hi Kosousov.Nikita.
It sounds like your users are receiving additional updates that appear to be duplicate e-mail responses.
You may want to check the e-mail responses closely as each response can contain the ticket summary and ticket number, although something has usually changed and is sometimes hard to see. Look for changes such as "assigning" the ticket to a help desk consultant, "closing the ticket", or similar events. The notes in the e-mail are brief and can easily be overlooked.
In any event, e-mail settings can be controlled in the Help Desk settings area. Here you can turn on/off all e-mail options to your end-users.
Hope this helps. Let me know.
Apr 8, 2012 at 2:22 UTC
Hello David and thanks for such a quick response.
I just made a test and closely examined the body of replies:
User to Help Desk: Hello! Mi first message!
Help desk guys encounters the ticket in the system and creates the reply.
(First thread created)
Help Desk to User: Hello! This is my first reply to you!
User to Help Desk: Hi again! This is my second message.
(Second thread created)
Help desk to User: This is my reply to your second message
So, to answer to your first suggestion - nothing was changed during the ticket lifecycle - no one was assigned to a ticket and it was not closed. All i was doing is sending replies from help desk to user and vice versa.
Regarding the Help Desk Settings area - I only have "Comments made on ticket" box ticked for Submitter.
Any other suggestions?:)
Apr 9, 2012 at 1:04 UTC
Have you changed anything in the e-mail processing rules in the help desk setup area?
Also, we had something similar in our original testing yet it was unrelated to Spiceworks directly. Are there any special settings on your e-mail accounts (outside of Spiceworks) such as "mail forwarding" or "carbon copy" addresses being used? You might try using some other e-mail accounts for testing to see if you receive the same results. If nothing else, at least you can rule this out as a possible problem.
Finally, have you tried stopping and restarting the Spiceworks service and/or server to see if that changes the results? Some of the changes in the system require restarts before they take effect.
Apr 10, 2012 at 10:11 UTC
No email processing rules has been changed.
I have tried to test the same scenarion with different email accounts - unfortunatly with no results. There also no special settings on our email account (no forwarding or cc).
We always restart our system after apliyng changes.
At this very moment we are stuck =/
Apr 10, 2012 at 3:38 UTC
Here is what the problem looks like
Apr 11, 2012 at 8:00 UTC
Hey, it's me again.
We tested the same scenarion on a newly installed spiceworks server with default settings. Still getting the same results.
Apr 11, 2012 at 7:04 UTC
Another place you might try making a change is using the default Spiceworks mail servers for outbound mail instead of a custom server.
Although, the picture you sent looks like what I would expect. A response is sent every time the ticket changes. It looks like your summary changed or the ticket title was altered in each of those cases. I'm not sure that this is incorrect behavior. It looks normal to me.
If you're concerned that the client will not know which email to follow, be aware that a client can reply to any of these emails and the resulting reply will be attached to the correct ticket automatically in the system (provided the ticket number is in the subject line).
Therefore the best place for a user to see the full and latest details of their ticket is by logging into the client/user portal and navigating to the actual ticket.
May not be quite what you were expecting, though I think this is correct for how the system was designed.
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Sweden's two-time French Open finalist Robin Soderling cruised into the Marseille ATP semi-finals here on Friday beating holder Michael Llodra of France 6-1, 6-4.
Home fans will have no-one to cheer for over the weekend as later on Friday Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, seeded six, went down in three sets 6-4, 2-6, 6-4, to Russian third seed Mikhail Youzhny.
Soderling, ranked four in the world and top seed here, was in imperious form and never allowed his opponent an inch as he powered down aces, hit superb returns off Llodra's service and winner after winner when they managed to get a rally in.
Llodra, 30, and winner of five ATP singles titles and a remarkable 18 doubles crowns including three Grand Slam victories, had hoped to gain revenge for an epic semi-final defeat in the Paris Indoor tournament last November where he held three match points before losing in a tie breaker.
Soderling will play either fourth seed Jurgen Melzer of Austria or Russian journeyman Dmitry Tursonov in Saturday's semi-finals.
Youzhny, who had already gained disfavour with French fans after putting out Gilles Simon in the previous round, saw six break points saved by Tsonga in the first set before he finally converted one to take the set.
Tsonga, though, fought back in the second set as the 25-year-old - champion here in 2009 - playing some fine tennis to easily prevail 6-2 but in a hotly-contested final set he was the one to crack as he was broken and Youzhny served out to take the match.
Youzhny - bidding for an eighth career title - will play Croatia's Marin Cilic, who had become the first player to reach the last four when he ousted second seed Tomas Berdych of the Czech Repubic in straight sets.
The 28th-ranked Cilic dominated the duel between the two big servers to come through 6-3, 6-4 winner for the first time in three meetings with the top ten ranked Berdych, who was making his return after withdrawing from Rotterdam last week with flu.


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Because the company, WJC, LLC, has no financial assets, Hillary Clinton's campaign was not obligated to report its existence in her recent financial disclosure report, officials with Bill Clinton's private office and the Clinton campaign said. They were responding to questions by The Associated Press, which reviewed corporate documents.
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ICC president Ehsan Mani told the Asian Cricket Council's development seminar at Lahore on Sunday that the world body had allocated over $100 million for development of cricket out of which $50 million would be spent in Asia.
"The recent series between India and Pakistan demonstrated the game's strength in the subcontinent," he was quoted as saying by The News on Monday.
The ICC president said the newest full member from Asia, Bangladesh, had faced a challenging time since its entry into Test cricket and the world body had been working closely with them and the ACC to assist the minnows.
"Besides, the programme is targeting improvement in the playing standards of its associate and affiliate members," he added.
The programme, he said, also helped ICC to increase the participation in the next World Cup to 16 countries. Last year's World Cup gave ICC an opportunity to assess the success of the development programme as Canada, Holland, Kenya and Namibia showed improved performances.
"The introduction of ICC Inter-continental Cup from this year provides 12 associate countries the exposure to international three-day cricket for the first time."Mani revealed that China would table applications for ACC and ICC membership later this year.
Malcolm Speed, the ICC chief executive, urged all the cricket boards to adopt good governance and cited the system of New Zealand Cricket (NZC) for example.
Speed said good governance creates good cricket teams and the effective governance is a very important feature of an outstanding sports organisation.
He said that boards must be smaller in staff strength, its directors should be specialist with some former players, having clear definition of roles between governance and management and with clearly defined tenure, shorter rather than long and focussing on strategy.
"An influential and effective chairman working closely with a competent and effective chief executive can make a huge difference to a sporting organisation. This is arguably the most important partnership in a sports organisation," Speed said.
Shaharyar Khan, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman, delivered a lecture titled "Romance of Pakistan cricket and performance of Pakistan team against India".
He said the recent series between India and Pakistan was very beneficial for the game.Former Australian captain Greg Chappell delivered a lecture titled "Secret of the best batsmen and how to train them" and cited examples of legends like Don Bradman, Sunil Gavaskar, Gary Sobers, Sachin Tendulkar and Vivian Richards.
Clive Lloyd, the former West Indies captain, spoke about next World Cup, which is being hosted by West Indies.
He said for the first time the mega event would be staged in at least 10 independent countries spread across the Turquoise waters of the Caribbean sea.