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KDE Performance Tips Updated
Many aspects of KDE performance depend on the underlying system or the user's configuration. The KDE Performance Tips document, which lists some of the performance related issues together with instructions how to avoid or fix the problems, has been updated with new tips. If you would like to add new tips to this page, update the ones already listed, or discuss them, please use the email@example.com mailing list. Note that this list is for working on optimizing KDE -- not for complaining.
its a wiki page ! so everyone can edit the page . try to add some content you can think of
By chris at Tue, 2004/10/19 - 5:00am
Re: wiki
Gee, why have I bothered to ask that content changes are first discussed on the kde-optimize list then? Both here and in the page itself?
It is a wiki page because ... er ... it happens to be a wiki page. It started as wiki page one day. But people should not just go and add what they _think_ helps KDE performance, because, quite frankly, some people have strange ideas about KDE performance. Even people who work on performance often think wrong, until they get to measuring. If you have a new idea, and can back it up with some proof, post it to the list, and you'll get okay for including it.
If the page turns into a bunch of I-think-this-might-perhaps-help's, I'll move all my tips to somewhere where only I will be able to do anything with it. There is quite some work behind them.
By Luboš Luňák at Tue, 2004/10/19 - 5:00am
Re: wiki
It seems to me that if you put up a Wiki page then you must expect people to spontaneously edit it. Because ... er ... that's what a wiki page happens to be!
By Brandybuck at Tue, 2004/10/19 - 5:00am
Re: wiki
Of course, people are free to edit it. Assuming they add something good and useful. But since optimization is a difficult beast, nobody finds out new (and correct) things somehow spontaneously, they need to be examined and checked -> that's why it should be reviewed first. And BTW, it actually wasn't me who put up the page.
By Luboš Luňák at Wed, 2004/10/20 - 5:00am
Re: wiki
"Even people who work on performance often think wrong, until they get to measuring."
Maybe they are measuring wrong. They should measure the user's perception of speed, not the actual speed on the computer.
Why you ask?
Simple. If the user thinks it's faster, it IS faster. If the user thinks it's slower, then the user will go away.
By Erik Hensema at Wed, 2004/10/20 - 5:00am
Re: wiki
How exactly do you do that? Particularly in a controlled fashion?
By SadEagle at Wed, 2004/10/20 - 5:00am
Re: wiki
So instead of real performance improvements or measurable improvements in latency etc we should all get sugarpills?
By Morty at Wed, 2004/10/20 - 5:00am
Re: wiki
No, of course it's stell better to achieve an authentic improvement in execution speed.
He'll be completely happy with this, because he *thinks* it's going faster, and that's all he needs.
Simple example: Imagine you right-click somewhere, which causes an application to open a menu.
- load all items, load all icons, construct the menu, then show it.
- *show* the (empty) menu (border), an fill it up with items and icons which get loaded one by another.
This makes a user way more satisfied than having to wait for a second to get a menu after having clicked somewhere.
Of course, the menu-drawing-and-lading-code has still to be optimized. The psychological solution should not replace technical solutions, after all.
By Hoek at Wed, 2004/10/20 - 5:00am
Re: wiki
To take that example a little further, the method would appear the fastest would be to have a pretty way of drawing the menu which takes little power and seems intentional.
The first method you noted (plan it all out, then draw it) takes less time but has a high latency, which makes the user feel like the computer is non-responsive. However, having part of the menu appear, then another part, then another, leaves the user thinking the computer is having trouble actually drawing the menu, making them think it is either badly written software or that their system is overworked (which may be the case).
By contrast, the menu could be drawn by first causing the menu top to extend out horizontally from the cursor, giving a head to the menu, then, when the vertical height of the menu is determined, having it extend smoothly downwards, as if it were sliding down. And, finally, have the contents swiftly fade in.
The method I just described could all happen almost instantaneously if the menu was ready, but would cause minor slowdowns in all cases. However, it would appear to be intentional, so the user would be less likely to think the system was having trouble. Also, it'd be purty.
By jameth at Thu, 2004/10/21 - 5:00am
What about running "prelink -a" on your system? Does that help?
By Benjamin Meyer at Tue, 2004/10/19 - 5:00am
Re: prelink
It helps a lot on my system (400Mhz celeron with slackware)!
By pieter at Tue, 2004/10/19 - 5:00am
Re: prelink
how can I install prelink in my slackware11 desktop (pIII-800MHz 768MB RAM)
By zorrito at Sat, 2006/10/14 - 5:00am
great work!
really cool to see these tips so up-to-date, kde 3.4 is even mentioned :D
and this document is really usefull...
By superstoned at Tue, 2004/10/19 - 5:00am
performance, eh?
looks like the webmasters need some performance tips.
By joe_bruin at Thu, 2004/10/21 - 5:00am
Re: performance, eh?
There are a few nasty memory leaks on the various sites that run on this server. That seems to have caused MySQL to corrupt one of its tables. I tried to repair the table in MySQL... the frontpage of the wiki now seems to be screwed. :(
By Navindra Umanee at Thu, 2004/10/21 - 5:00am
kernel precaching?
Quote from the wiki: "A mechanism for the Linux kernel is currently being developed that will precache disk contents needed during startup."
That one sounds really interesting. even more interesting than the kdm-preload feature, which I also didn't know about before :)
By uddw at Thu, 2004/10/21 - 5:00am
Re: kernel precaching?
You probably can't find out more about that these days. It is developed by one of the SUSE kernel developers, it's not ready yet, and I can't give you any estimate when it will be (and I also can't guarantee it won't be just like the other attempts). Optimizations usually aren't of the highest priority :-/ .
By Luboš Luňák at Thu, 2004/10/21 - 5:00am
sorry, offtopic: is it me or KDE?
sorry, it's offtopic, but didn't find anything at google:
- is there any option in KMail to display smiley graphics (like in th-bird/opera-m2) instead of display ':-)'? (should be in text mails too)
- is there any option in KMail to have only in KMail Firefox the default program for http/-s and ftp links? it's not nice to open konqueror and after typing in 'www.google.com' konqui opens Firefox ;-) (there are moments when I want to surf with konqueror)
- is there any option in KDE to have the desktop icons placed at that place where there are before I logout/rebooting? I tried different options in context menu (snap to grid?) but doesn't help. Or if I move one 'non-kde' Icon (eg firefox icon) all icons on my desktop moves some pixels down (if I have snap to grid turned on)
Thanks for you help!!!!
By Anonymous at Sat, 2004/10/23 - 5:00am


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by Rob Cox, February 10, 2010
Atlantic City Pool & Spa Show 2010
Since 1982, the North East Pool & Spa Association has hosted the Atlantic City Pool & Spa Show. And for most of those years, I have been attending, or at least since about 1988. The trade show brings together vendors, manufacturers and providers of all types together with pool builders, retailers, service companies and more. The "AC Show" has distinguished itself as a national show, although nearly 3/4 of it's 12,000 attendees are from New Jersey, Pennsylvania & New York.
This year Jon Ruhe and I made the trip in my car; about a 4 hour drive from Northern Virginia to Southern Jersey. Laptop open the entire time, we made plans on who to see, what deals to make and how to make use of our 2 days away from the office. As usual, first stop is the Tropicana Hotel and the Welcome Party. Saw Mark Del Rocco from Loop-Loc making the rounds, Drew Steibling of Waterlines kept popping up, and Tom Alber was happy to be there. Raypak's Chris Cloutman had some backyard horror stories, and Marianne Kiernan, the grande dame of APSP added a necessary touch of elegance to the affair.
OK, enough name dropping - what is likely of most interest to you, my dear reader is this - what are the hot new pool products for 2010?
POLARIS 9300 POOL CLEANER: On the way into AC, you start to see billboards, usually announcing the appearances of acts like Carrot Top and the Moody Blues. Was I surprised to see a highway billboard introducing the Polaris 9300 robotic pool cleaner on the Atlantic City Expressway! I made mention of it at the Jandy area of "Zodiac avenue" during the show. They were glad to know someone noticed. Characteristically Cool Polaris styling.
JANDY VALVES - LARGE: For years, Jandy has produced the 1.5" and 2" valves that are so predominate around pools. If you are running a 3hp Jandy Stealth pump, the new large neverlube valve was made for you. Shown is the Jandy Check Valve, also large - it accepts 2.5" pipe on the inside or use a 3" coupling around the outside to accept 3" pvc pipe. Super Cool.
HYDRAULIC SPA TOP / CABANA: Picture the four sided gable roof of a backyard cabana, and on each corner, steel 4x4 columns raise and lower the cabana roof, which serves as an insulated spa top when lowered over the top of the spa. To open, turn the key and it lifts up 5 feet above the spa! Sterling Leisure products brings you the Covana ~ and you could have it for around $3000, plus installation.
SPECK 3 SPEED PUMP & SOLAR PUMP: Pentair has the Vari-Flo, but it's MAP {protected} priced, and whoa, what a price! And there are two speed pumps, but how about a 3 speed pool pump?!? Also new to the US, the 3 hp Solar powered pool pump connects to PV solar panels for "Off the Grid" water management.
ORENDA CHEMICALS: Orenda has been a contributor in our Pool Talk forum for years, especially on pool chemical issues. He's always spot on, and it's good to see his chemicals on display in the SCP booth, and within the network of the largest distributor in the U.S..
SMART & GREEN LAMPS: These just look so cool - Jonathan seemed less than impressed, which surprised me, because he really likes floating, lighty things. If you're looking for California Cool or a Desert Dawn ambience, check out these large waterproof lamps, with remote control.
POOLBOY AUTO POOL COVER: OK, who doesn't need an automatic solar blanket reel, with remote? Aren't you tired of the manual cranking to roll up your solar blanket onto it's reel? Quit cranking, Soul Ja Boy! Neat idea, we'll see if it catches on.
Thanks to the guys from HPI for having us out for a nice dinner, and also thanks to Great Lakes BioSystems for some great pasta on Wednesday. You guys from Blythe are the reason we got home at 4am! And of course to Baystate for hosting not one party, but two parties at the Trop. My wife would like to have a word with you.... such is the life of the pool business - in the Northeast. Dinner, Drinks, Cigars... not too shabby! Good times were had by all, new alliances forged - others fertilized, some left to rest and regenerate.
We'll see you next year, Atlantic City! I wish I could visit on a warm day, enjoy the beaches - but that would be during pool season!

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Roundtable Review: October 2013stevejb68 on October 4, 2013 in collections, Leadership, Memorabilia, Training
Last Tuesday was my second meeting as a member of the roundtable staff once again. I have to admit, I am having fun. And I think the Scouters who have been attending have discovered my method of roundtable training is a bit different then other peoples' methods. I do not like to just stand there and talk. I like to move around, change up my voice tone, and even get everyone up on the feet to do things. I think the roundtable commissioner likes what I have brought to the table. At least I hope he has. Here is a review of things we both covered at this month's Scenic District roundtable.
This year we start our roundtables with a two part opening, one part patriotic and one part Scouting related, and we plan to change it up for each monthly meeting. For this month we began with the American Creed and the Scout Law.
We would usually go into skill development next but since it gets dark early this time of year we switched things up and went outside for our game. Yes, you read that correctly. We played a game. The goal is to introduce troop leaders to possibly new games they can bring back to their troop to play. This month's game was Tip, played with a frisbee. The two teams tossed the disc to each other. Team members would try to "tip" the disc to other team members and then have someone catch it. The team scores one point for each successful tip, but only if the disc is caught at the end of the tipping. The Scouters had a blast playing the game and really got into it. I believe a few grass stains may have been taken home.
Back inside the meeting room, Al and I conducted a brief uniform inspection and talked about the uniform being one of the methods of the Scout program. I opened a discussion of this month's Jamboree On The Air and the Jamboree On The Internet. Many of the Scouters had not heard of these events. Al lead a discussion about the duties of a troop's junior leaders.
Before the meeting I had set up a table display of my patch collections, including OA lodge patches, council shoulder patches, and patches from the 2001 National Jamboree. I also had several old Scouting themed books set out to view. We talked about the fun of patch trading, who trades with who, and about B.S.A. policy regarding trading.
Al finished the day's skill development by discussing how to plan a troop meeting, or I should say, how the troop's junior leaders should plan a troop meeting. A few Scouters were eager to share their thoughts on this subject. We closed the roundtable with Scout Vespers.
After the meeting, I caught up with a Scouter who is a fairly new scoutmaster and asked him if he had been finding this year's meetings helpful. He said that he has been learning quite a bit and is discovering good ideas to bring back home to his troop. I walked to my car with a grin on my face. I guess Al and I are doing a good job so far.


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Actually, when you get a burn like that, your nerve endings usually get burnt off so you won't feel a lot of pain.♥midnight_sun♥ wrote:
I ended up burning my hand once to where it was a 2nd degree burn (by accident of course) and I never even felt the pain from it. There was a miniscule stinging to it but that was it.
You were sad at a funeral... ? You weirdo.♥midnight_sun♥ wrote: I feel emtional pain all the time but its never my own, its someone else's pain. Like my friend's grandfather died and when I went to the funeral home to say hi to her I literally ran out the closets exit because of all the grief I was suddenly feeling just by being there.


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Modern Classics: The Cherner Chair
There is so much to love about the Cherner armchair. Let me count the ways. It is elegant and graceful, with twists and curves that are reminiscent of ancient tree roots or undulating sand dunes. At the same time, the chair is a technical masterpiece in furniture making: It seems impossible that anything organic could be bent in such a way without snapping!
Indeed, the Cherner chair looks fragile but is not. In fact, I was shocked at how comfortable these chairs are, even through a long rambling dinner. And I love how the Cherner chair can stand alone as a sculpture (which is nice given its price tag) or as part of a dining set. My personal dream is to have 2 Cherner armchairs at either end of the dining table. Or maybe just a single armchair up against a bare wall.
Norman Cherner designed his magnificent molded plywood chair, made by bending laminated wood that has been layered at varying plys, in 1958. But it took a while for Cherner to actually get credit for this iconic masterpiece. Apparently, after he submitted his design to the company Plycraft, per a previously agreed upon contract, Cherner was told by Plycraft owner Paul Goodman that the company had ditched the plan altogether. Turns out, however, that the sneaky Goldman did in fact manufacture the chair on the sly, with no mention of Cherner! When our man Cherner caught on to this deception, a lawsuit ensued (Cherner won) and royalties were issued. Soon after, production halted. Happily, Norman's sons Benjamin and Thomas formed the Cherner Chair Company in 1999, bringing back into production many of their dad's most popular designs as well as new designs by Benjamin, including the 2003 Cherner round tables.
Cherner chairs, tables and lighting are available through Design Within Reach and many other retailers.
1. From the Cherner Chair Company.
2. Amanda McLaughlan Photography via Desire to Inspire
3. My Parradissi
4. Francois Champsaurs' Apartment in Marseille, Style City
5. Tiffany and Jaan's Scandinavian Inspired Flat
6. Kevin's Haven of Mid-Century Modern Classics.
7. Maurice & Todd's Old Chicago Electric Substation Loft
8. Cindy & David's Sunny, Vintage 1891 Hoboken One-Bedroom
9. For Me For You
10. Desire to Inspire
11. Cherner bar stools from Maria Schrank Interiors via Houzz
12. Home of Pauline C. Metcalf, historian and author. Cherner chairs flank a coffee table by T.H. Robsjohn Gibbings. New York Social Diary.
And for further reading on Norman Cherner and the Cherner Chair, check out our history of the design here.
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Long before the Wii U was officially announced, Wii owners everywhere were already dreading the seemingly inevitable reality of having to re-purchase their Virtual Console content on a new system. And ever since Wednesday's Nintendo Direct conference, where the Big N laid out its plans for the Wii U's solution to that service, the web has been in an uproar. It would seem the months/years of pent-up dread has finally come bubbling to the surface, and it's definitely not pretty.
Thing is - we don't really have anything to complain about. At all. Read on for five reasons Wii U's Virtual Console service is perfectly fair, and why it makes no sense to be angry.
1.) You don't have to rebuy your games. Stop saying that.
There seems to be some confusion about this fact, as people keep throwing around the complaint, "I can't believe I have to rebuy my Virtual Console games for Wii U!" The problem with this complaint is that you don't have to. Without spending a dime, or ever even setting eyes on the Virtual Console section of the Wii U eShop, you are fully able to play all of the retro games you bought for Wii on your new system. You do not have to rebuy those games to have them on your Wii U, what you're being offered is the option to purchase an additional service (which I'll get to in a moment).
In other words, if you bought Super Mario 64 on your Wii, just transfer your data over to Wii U and you can still grab a Classic controller and access/play the game just as before (your save files will even remain intact). It's understandable to be a bit peeved that you have to go into Wii mode to play these games, since that can be slow to load, but to say Nintendo is forcing gamers to pay twice for games they already own is simply and egregiously inaccurate.
2.) It's perfectly reasonable to charge for additional services.
Look, I know all about being a petulant gamer who just wants all gaming companies to give me exactly what I want the moment I want it and totally free of charge. Having those thoughts is inevitable, especially for people who devote a large part of their free time to a singular hobby. But don't confuse what you want with what you're entitled to. Nintendo has the right to charge for the goods and services it offers. It's called the free market, and it's a beautiful thing. As a company (read: a business out to make money, not a magical, game-making fairy machine only out to give you free happiness) Nintendo has every right to charge consumers for a new service they've conceived. And consumers have every right to elect to buy into that service, or to make the personal call that the cost isn't worth the return. It's all really simple. And all very fair.
Basically, on a game by game basis and in exchange for a completely reasonable price (more on that in a moment), Nintendo is giving gamers the option to play their VC games on the GamePad, to use Restore Points, to not have to jump into Wii mode to access Wii content, and to have access to special Miiverse communities centered around these games. So we were all dreading having to rebuy those games, and it turns out we don't have to. We all hoped we'd get to play them on the GamePad and have Miiverse functionality added, and they do - but for a trifling price. There's absolutely nothing to complain about. Being disappointed is one thing, but it's ludicrous to call foul play when Nintendo is simply offering goods and services in exchange for money. That's just business, folks. Even the House of Mario is allowed to turn a profit.
3.) A dollar is a really fair price for what's being offered.
Okay, so we've already established that Nintendo's Wii U Virtual Console "upgrade" service is both optional and reasonable - but on top of that, it's also being offered at a ridiculously fair price. For just $1 per NES game or $1.50 per SNES game, you're granted access to all those features outlined in the last section (GamePad support, Miiverse functionality, Restore Points, etc). For what you're getting, that's peanuts. You probably pay less to Super Size your lunchtime snack.
Also note that there was nothing stopping the Big N from charging full price to re-download these games with the added Wii U benefits. That would have been infuriating, but they've done it before (a lot), and they could have easily done it again and watched the money stream in as many of us (probably including you) begrudgingly paid to download the original Super Mario Bros. for the hundredth time. To complain that they're charging an extra buck to upgrade your games with Wii U specific features is just plain wrong.
Besides, that's cool if you disagree, but I will gladly pay a buck fifty to play Mega Man X on the GamePad before checking out a board full of Zero art and hearing all about people experiencing the game for the first time. Money well spent, in my humble opinion.
4.) Babies Keep Getting Born
I know this is a hard concept to swallow for those of us who grew up in the Golden Age of gaming with a D-pad planted firmly beneath our thumbs, but these old games are actually new to a lot of people. Gasp! You see… well, the birds and the bees… that is to say… okay, so let's just say babies keep on getting born. Makes sense, right? What's more, most of those babies were born after the NES/SNES/N64/GameCube came out (it hurts, I know), and so they've never played (and most likely have never even had access to) all these classic games. Furthermore - everyone who grew up in the time of the NES didn't necessarily play all those games then. They maybe have had other things to do, other things to spend their money on, or even other (lamer) toys to play with. I swear to you, all of this is true.
So why wouldn't Nintendo continue to sell their old games when there's still clearly a huge market for it (a constantly renewing and expanding market, at that)? The games themselves certainly haven't diminished in value. In fact, many of them are still some of the greatest and most highly regarded games of all time - so charging a small fraction of their original cost to allow new and old gamers alike to partake in their awesomeness sounds pretty reasonable to me. And just because most of the world is used to buying throwaway experiences for a dollar on their iPhone doesn't mean it's unreasonable for Nintendo to charge more for these full experiences from its rich past. And why wouldn't they? No one ever gets mad at Warner Bros. for re-releasing Casablanca in every new video format that comes out. No one would claim that a Beatles album isn't worth downloading for $10 now that it's half a century old. The same is true for games. And the fact that Nintendo is keeping Virtual Console pricing consistent with what it was on Wii, even despite the additional services being added, is actually really cool of them. Again, nothing to complain about here.
5.) You Are Not Entitled to Cross-Buy
To be clear, this next bit is sort of a side-note - but it's intimately related and thusly important to note. Sony's Cross-Buy service is really cool. In fact, I far prefer it to Nintendo's approach, as for one purchase you can play a game on both your PS3 and your Vita. It kills me that I had to pay twice to have Metroid on both my Wii/Wii U and my 3DS. But while Cross Buy is a service I love and prefer, it's not something I'm entitled to. That's really awesome that Sony decided to go that route - and I hope one day Nintendo does the same - but again, there's a difference between wanting something and being entitled to it. If Nintendo wants to keep the Virtual Console for Wii U and 3DS separate for the foreseeable future (though hopefully the arrival of Game Boy Advance games on Wii U will somehow change all that), that's its prerogative to do so. Consumers can choose to either pay twice or just deal with not having those games on the go (a service they were never promised to begin with).
In other words, just because I bought a movie on VHS, that doesn't mean I'm automatically entitled to a DVD, Blu-ray, digital
Understand that I'm not trying to tell you how to feel about this news or Nintendo's new service. Given all the facts, if you're still angry about having to pay to access your VC games without going into Wii mode, it's absolutely your right to feel that way. But please take a moment to consider the facts before lobbying undue criticism at a move that is, in my opinion, actually quite reasonable when you really consider the facts.
What are your thoughts on this subject? If you can keep your cool, we could all have a really great conversation about it in the comments section. We don't have to agree to have a fruitful discussion, and I'd love to hear about all the sides of the argument I may not be considering. Chat on, and thanks for your time.
Audrey Drake is an Associate Editor at IGN and a proud member of the IGN Nintendo team. She is also a lifelong gamer, a frequent banisher of evil and a wielder of various legendary blades. You can keep track of her wild adventures by following Aminka on IGN or @GameOnAminka on Twitter. Game on!


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Arthur Schaper: Who's Pushing the DePetro Boycott?
Friday, January 10, 2014
So sang the Mamas and the Papas in the 1960s. They were busted and disgusted with their sudden superstar, drug-addled rock status, and everyone got fat, except Mama Cass. As for WPRO and John DePetro, they were singing a different tune, not like a fat lady, this past Monday, January 6, 2014:
I'm hooked on a feeling, high on believing, that you're in love with me.
After eleven thousand votes in a ProJo poll, 75% for keeping DePetro, it would appear that Rhode Islanders more than not support DePetro, or at least they support his right to speak on the radio, regardless of the reaction or recrimination of his opponents, or his targets. More specifically, individual activists have declared that they do not want public sector unions and politicians, no matter where they stand, deciding who can speak on the Providence airwaves. At this time, a petition to retain DePetro in the face of union bullying has taken to the Internet, RI, hosted by Barrington resident Peggy Price. Contacts with her have not yet been returned.
Letters in the local press abound with support for the radio host. Go Local Mindsetter Russell Moore commented earlier this week that no matter what people on the outside may thing, it's all about the money. Perhaps the controversy has only emboldened the station to keep DePetro. A succès de scandale is still a success.
Who is behind this momentum to bring down the independent conservative shock-jock? Yes, there's that wonderful list at the bottom of the website outlining the steering committee, and yet where are they getting their money?
Does Checkmate Consulting play a role in this smear campaign? If this political group is pushing the DePetro boycott, then what we have is nothing more than fake grassroots paid with public money: AstroTurf, Big Labor style.
Last year, DePetro fingered Brad Dufault and Ray Sullivan, both of whom have leadership connections with Checkmate Consulting Group, the same firm which helped pass gay marriage in Rhode Island. Calls and emails to Checkmate Consulting were not answered. Pouring over the Twitterverse, Checkmate Consulting is re-tweeting the tweets from For Our Daughters, so at least there is evidence of comity, if not collusion.
Now, on to For Our Daughters. . .
Taking a closer look at the "For Our Daughters RI" website, one finds a hasty patch-up with the word "Hate" more prominent than the allegations of wrongdoing.
I contacted the Rhode Island Secretary of State for some background information on this "grassroots" organization. Despite its stately status, the Secretary of State provided me in a timely fashion the election results for the 2010 and 2012 Providence, Rhode Island elections, both the assembly and state senate seats in play along with the mayoral results, and even the tallies for federal offices. They had no information on the group, and even the representative with whom I spoke was at a loss for whom I should speak with about "For Our Daughters".
For all the talk about transparency in campaigning and government, For Our Daughters acts in just as elusive and specious a manner as many corporate entities. What gives? At the bottom, the steering committee lists individuals related to public labor, including Rhode Island Federation of Teachers and Health Professionals Liz Larkin, Alert Communications Controller Paul Harrington, Roy Coulombe of the Rhode Island AFL-CIO, RIFT Director of Political Activities Maureen, and Robin Covington, a lobbyist for the Rhode Island League of Women Voters. Contacts with these individuals were not returned, either. ProJo reported that these members of the For our Daughters Steering Committee, but after attempts to contact all them, none of my calls were returned, nor my emails answered.
For the sake of argument, even if one assumes that John DePetro is a depleted misogynist and guilty of the very charges of sexual harassment leveled against him from individual claims, the personal character cannot determine whether public sector unions and politicians should decide who gets to speak and who does not in a free society. In fact, speaking with local and statewide residents on the matter, they have voiced strong opinions about protecting DePetro's right to free speech, even if they believe that he is a "despicable human being" or they have heard reports of other salacious allegations against the radio host.
Returning to the website, For our Daughters, the first sentence claims:
John DePetro's reputation as an abrasive misogynist is widely known, but his latest attack on women can't go unanswered.
The radio recording with the "W" comments were released in September, yet two months later, a petition emerges to threaten local companies to tell WPRO to fire the radio host. Two months later? If this man poses such a threat to the integrity and proper treatment of women, where was NOW? Why did these determined petitioners wait for two months?
"It's because they're smart!" one local media affiliate told me. But that's precisely the point and the problem: "they". Who are they? Why won't they acknowledge who is paying for this DePetro boycott?
Arthur Christopher Schaper is a teacher-turned-writer on topics both timeless and timely; political, cultural, and eternal. A life-long Southern California resident, Arthur currently lives in Torrance. Follow him on Twitter@ArthurCSchaper, reach him at [email protected], and read more at Schaper's Corner and As He Is, So Are We Ministries.
Related Slideshow: Infamous Talk Radio Controversies
Arbitron Ratings Scandal
In 2008, radio host John DePetro found himself in the midst of a ratings controversy. The Boston Herald reported,
The briefly stellar ratings of controversy-dogged-talkmeister John DePetro's Providence radio show tanked yesterday after a whiff of scandal forced Arbitron to reissue its spring survey of listener-dial habits.
In the 6 to 10 a.m. weekday slot occupied by the self-proclaimed "Independent Man" on WPRO-AM (630), "the reissue ranked WPRO at number nine" among valued 25- to 54-year-old listeners, "down from the number four rank in the original release," program manager Paul Giammarco and station market manager Barbara Haynes announced in a joint statement.
Candidate Name-Calling
DePetro was fired from Boston radio station WRKO in 2006 for calling then-gubernatorial Rainbow Party candidate Grace Ross a "fat lesbian."
Office Scuffle
The Providence Journal's Mike Stanton reported on an altercation in 2009 between DePetro and radio host Ron St. Pierre.
DePetro said he was hit -- and scratched -- in the eye with a balled up paper with a staple thrown at him by St. Pierre.
Buddy's Return - to Radio
After five years in prison for racketeering conspiracy from 2002 to 2007, former Mayor of Providence Buddy Cianci returned to the public eye with a radio show on WPRO.
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February 2012
I am interested in trying the acid dyes to hand paint my silk scarves. I get conflicting info on the technique.
If I steam my silk, do I still need vinegar or citric acid?
Or does the steam fixing bypass the need of acid?
Are colors less intense in the absence of acid?
People have recommended the follwing:'
1. soak the fabric in vinegar/citric acid before painting
2. add vinegar/ citric acid to steaming water.
3. Add vinegar.citric acid to the dye solution.
Any recommendations?
March 2012
I'd like to use citric acid, which I buy in the supermarket spice section to use for sweet & sour recipes, instead of vinegar with acid dyes. What amounts would substitute in instructions for amount of vinegar?
Also, if I'm dyeing very small pieces of silk- 1/2 yard or less- can I do it in ziploc bags in the microwave? How?
March 2012
One rule of thumb is to substitute citric acid for an equal volume of 56% acetic acid, which is eleven times stronger than ordinary 5% distilled white vinegar—so, you can divide the amount of vinegar called for by a factor of eleven.
(There are different quantities specified by different recipes, as described in a page I wrote about this last year,
"How do you use citric acid as an auxiliary chemical for dyeing?", at
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April 2012
I use citric acid crystals - which call for 1 Tablespoon per pound of fiber - although I use just as much for smaller immersion baths with less fiber. It seems to help to have a little extra to help the fiber take up some of the d
arker or brighter dyes.
June 2012
Would like to make a flag for group event in Sept. To save time and cut back a bit on the sewing. Painting with Acid Dye came up as an option. My questions are the same as siriwars from February 9 1. soak the fabric in vinegar/citric acid before painting
2. add vinegar/ citric acid to steaming water.
3. Add vinegar.citric acid to the dye solution.
Any recommendations?
The fabric I will be using is a rayon blend made for flags.
June 2012
Rayon is a cellulose fiber and can't be dyed with acid dyes. The acid dye will wash out of rayon. Neither citric acid nor vinegar will help acid dye stay in rayon. For dyeing rayon, choose fiber reactive dye, such as Procion MX dye, or direct dye, such as iDye.
In contrast, nylon dyes well with acid dyes. Flags are often made of nylon.
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June 2012
I read that to set acid dye in silk you need two things, acid and heat. Here is the method I would like to use. I would like your feedback. Step 1: soak silk in water/acid bath, using water and either vinegar or citric acid. Let dry. 2: Paint the desired patterns using Jacquard powder acid dyes mixed with hot water to apply as paint to silk. 3: Let painted on dye dry. 4: Roll silk in paper for steaming. 5: Steam in fabric steamer 6: unroll, dry, and rinse in cold water. Is this a sound method to have the colors set and not leach? Thanks.
June 2012
That is a totally sound method. The presoak in water/acid is not necessary if you are steaming, although it won't hurt. To avoid leaching, just avoid using overly concentrated dyes.
July 2012
Hi need help, I have used Jacquard acid dyes on satin peep-toe shoes. Prepared the mixture by mixing 8 oz. (of very hot water to one ½ oz. jar of Jacquard Acid Dye powder. Painted the shoes incl the inner lining under the toes. Dried with hot air (hair dryer) and sprayed with an impregnation spray (this happened over 3 days ago) but when I put the shoes on they stain my feet. Did I do it correctly? Do I need to wait longer? What else can I do? Thanks
July 2012
What fiber is the satin made of? Acid dye would work well on silk satin, but it's completely the wrong choice for polyester satin. You have to match the type of dye you use to the fiber content of the material.
If you used acid dye on polyester satin, you need to rinse and rinse with water until the dye is gone. If that's impossible, maybe you can seal in the loose dye by painting with a clear colorless fabric paint, such as Neopaque Flowable Extender. Not sure if this will work, but it's something to try.
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July 2012
Hi Paula, thanks for your answer. The shoes are Rainbow club Amelie.
I believe they are satin silk.
I am not comfortable with rinsing off the black dye but will try the Flowable extender.
Many thanks
August 2012
Are there alternatives to steaming when using Jacquard acid dyes on silk??? Would baking work? If so, how long? Temp? Other ideas?
August 2012
Steaming is definitely the best option. Baking will not suffice: the moisture is as important as the heat for proper setting. Is there a reason you want to avoid steaming? It is relatively simple to do, even without an actual steamer...
There are chemical fixatives that will work for acid dyes. However, this method is a bit problematic. I highly recommend performing a test before you try to chemically set your painting. You can use the fixative in the iDye line (
) as a fix bath: dilute it according to the instructions and submerge your fabric in it, being sure to keep it moving the entire time. You run the risk of back staining when fixing in this manner, which is one reason I'd encourage you to do a test first. Also, your colors won't come out as vibrant as if you steam set. Something happens during steaming that makes colors pop a little extra. You cannot achieve this effect with a chemical fixative...
I know some people use a microwave for setting instead of a steamer; however, I have never tried this. My understanding is that the painting must be wet and must be wrapped in plastic (or else it will catch on fire!). Call me old fashioned, but this has always made me nervous, especially since re-wetting a painting would surely make the color run... Perhaps someone else can offer some information on this method? Otherwise, I'm sure you can find something on Paula Burch's website (www.pburch.net) or Dharma Trading's (
Good luck!
September 2012
I also paint silk, and I was wondering...
What are the best dyes to use with silk and a soda ash presoak? I don't want to steam or use vinegar, only soda ash.
December 2013
I have been using Dupont and Jacquard dyes, and steaming silk forever. However, I read online that you can microwave for 5-7 minutes silk that has been soaked in a vinegar/water solution, or citric acid solution, prior to dying, and then use the microwave to set the dye. Well, tonight I tried this method, and was shocked that it actually set the dye completely. I used Dupont dyes, and soaked the silk in a solution of 1/4 cup of vinegar, to 1 quart of water prior to dying. While the fabric was damp with the solution, I did a shibori technique with the DuPont dye, and a twisted tye dye, then placed the dyed silk in the microwave at 80% power for 6 minutes ( in a glass bowl covered with saran wrap). Took the silk out, hung it until it was almost dry, then washed it in synthropol and cold water, and I was shocked that there was almost no discharge, or running. The colors stayed bright. Beats 2 hours of steaming per scarf. Wow, will continue to pretreat with vinegar or citric acid. Don't know if this method works if using water based gutta, or No Flow. Will try both and let you know. Just wanted to share this method with others, since it was such a time saver, and saw no difference between this and steaming. Except of course the time.
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December 2013
Dear Nee,
Thank you so much for sharing your results! I have had great success microwaving not only silk with Acid dyes, but also cottons with Procion MX.
I am going to throw out some cautions - as always it is a good idea to dedicate utensils to dyeing, including the microwave used for setting. Always make sure your fabrics are wet/damp. And most important, ALWAYS remain in the same room with the microwave during the setting. One small microwave fire has made me the Smoky Bear of the dye lab!
January 2014
I have also had great success using the microwave! But using the Jacquard green label dyes only and painting on wet silk with vinegar and water. I made sure the silks were dye set with and dried first, and not trusting that method alone went ahead and tried steam setting in the microwave. I rolled the silks in paper towels, making sure the paper towels were spritzed with water. I used lots of paper towels, two layers below, one layer on top, then rolled up not too tight and very carefully to avoid wrinkles. Then I rolled another layer of paper towels from end to end this time. I placed the silk package on top of an upside down glass loaf pan inside a glass oblong dish. I then placed another wad of paper towels on top of the silk package, loosely placed a small piece of aluminum foil (yes, that's right!) over the top, like a tent, and covered it tightly with plastic wrap. I set the microwave for 3 minutes, turning the dish around after the first three, and continued for another 3 minutes. BWAH LAH! Perfect. I got a few wrinkles that easily steam ironed out right after I took it out of the microwave. Yes, do watch your cooking time, I made a mistake and gave my package an additional 3 minutes (9 altogether) and Yikes!!! That one went into the trash. Oh well, LOL.
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The installation of the mysql51-server port on my FreeBSD 7.2 box triggers the... system temperature alarm and the system shuts down!
I know it is weird... no I am not drunk... .. I have some doubts still but.... I am pretty convinced now.
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The system was on for reinstallation. I am taking care of this and making guidelines for each step. So it had been on for two and a half days (it is a server) when I started the installation of mysql51-server ("make install clean" inside the port folder).
Some minuts later, a bip was sent by the system, with, among the compilation lines, the following message :
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It was surprising as this machine used to run for months non-stop!
But i thought ok, it may need to rest a while.
The next day (24h later!!!!), I booted the system, launched a couple of services then started the installation again. Same thing happened!! Complete time on : 32 minuts!!!
That was suspicious! how could the machine resist 2.5 days before reaching temperature limit in one case and 32 min in the over case??
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Everything went smoothly, no alarm. I let it on a couple of hours, installed a couple of other things, 4h+ with no issues.
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Total uptime between boot and shutdown, less than 10 min!!!!
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- This could, eventually, possibly, surprisingly... (you got my point) happen if this specific port (mysql51-server) was requiring, at compilation time, a specific operation that would physically raised the system temperature to the limit.
- This limit could, as well, be set too low and only this port brings the system to this point.
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Sorry for a very late reply.
I could not perform the required test as the server was already in use.
But when I tried to update it, the same thing happened. But this time, it was not mysql port.
By monitoring the cpu temperature with:
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Usually this in done in the BIOS setup. On x86 PC's this usually means connecting a monitor and keyboard, rebooting, and going into the BIOS to change the option. Some server boards also support serial connections, but you usually will need to set that up first (With a monitor and keyboard...)
UNIX was not designed to stop you from doing stupid things, because that would also stop you from doing clever things.
It seems that the material was the cause. I looked into the settings of the bios and... yes.. the voltage of the cpus as been set to 1.6V causing the temperature to climb crazily. I switch it to 1.5V (the bios doesn't allow more precise changes) and now, the temperature does not go over 54° in full charge.
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New survey results published Thursday by the New England Journal of Medicine show that a majority of Americans -- gun owners and non-owners alike -- support stricter measures to keep handguns from people under 21 and to block ownership of any guns for 10 years by those who have perpetrated domestic violence, brandished a weapon in a threatening manner, or committed two or more drug- or alcohol-related crimes.
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Verl David Steller, 90, of Wabash, died at 2 a.m. Saturday, March 23, at Rolling Meadows Healthcare Center, LaFontaine.
He was born March 18, 1923 in Servia, to Arnold Frederick and O'Tillie Elsie (Dryer) Steller. Verl was a 1942 graduate of Chester High School, North Manchester. He first married Mamie R. Perry in Wabash, on June 6, 1942; she died April 14, 1997. He then married Barbara Wampler Haskins in Wabash on September 11, 1999. He was a WWII US Army veteran serving in the South Pacific for two and a half years. Verl was the personnel manager at Ford Meter Box, Wabash retiring in 1986, after 40 years. He was a member and former board member of the Wabash North Wesleyan Church, a charter member and past president of the Wabash Breakfast Exchange Club and also served as secretary for 25 years. He was a member of the Wabash Personnel Association, the Ford Meter Box Retirees, and the Ford Meter Box Credit Union. He also was a member of Disabled American Veterans, Wabash American Legion Post 15, and the Wabash VFW Post 286, Crime Stoppers, Ole Boys Toys, Wabash Genealogy Group, and was involved in mission work at Majestic, Ky.
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Funeral services will be held at Grandstaff-Hentgen Funeral Service, 1241 Manchester Ave. Wabash on Wednesday, March 27, 2013 at 2 p.m. with Rev. Steve Hudson officiating. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery, Servia. Friends may call 4-8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.
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It's been less than a month since Sony launched God of War: Ascension but a recent trademark filing suggest that we may not have seen the last of the Kratos.
Awesome, I hope it's a PS4 game.
Would be great to see him in true 1080p glory.
With the magic of SSM, should be a feast for the eyes.
Not really news, author musta not really looked over the trademark. It's just a trademark for everything relating to Kratos: costumes, pens, action figures etc, not a new game..
That's probably the name of PS4's Operating System.
I wanna play GOW game without white skin Kratos. Maybe during the times he was fighting wars for Ares and his family was still alive.
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Second International Symposium on Societal Applications in Fisheries and Aquaculture using Remote Sensing Imagery (SAFARI-2) will be held on January 15-17, 2018 at Kochi, Kerala, India, under the auspices of ICAR – Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI), Kochi. The Symposium will be devoted to Remote Sensing for Ecosystem Analysis and Fisheries, and is open to contributions on various applications of Remote Sensing for freshwater, estuarine and marine fisheries, and related topics such as the ecology of commercial fishes, ecosystem analysis and ecosystem- based management. Each session will have keynote presentations as well as plenary lectures by distinguished experts from all over the world in addition to presentation of research papers by participants of SAFARI 2. Abstract submission and early bird registration will close on 31st October 2017.
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The Central Connecticut men's basketball team begins a stretch of four games in eight days today when it hosts St. Peter's beginning at 1 p.m. The Blue Devils have lost to straight, including a home game vs. Northeastern last Friday night. St. Peter's topped the Blue Devils 64-61 in Jersey City earlier this season.
Central then travels to #9 Syracuse on Monday afternoon at 3 p.m. on ESPNU and ESPN3.com. That will mark the final non-conference game of the season prior to the Blue Devils opening conference play next week on the road at St. Francis (PA) and Robert Morris.
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The most glaring part of this budget is the 56.4 percent for district payroll and 24.4 percent for benefits. That's 80.8 percent of a $102 million proposed budget for salaries and benefits! Tweak it any way you want and tell me it includes other things, but the two largest items still amount to $82 million. I read about all of the well-intended programs for the schools but the highlighted costs for them are nowhere near what I can only assume is a bloated infrastructure. Superintendent Johnson and his assistants' outsized salaries and perks start to border on the obscene. Nobody in the private sector is ever compensated for unused sick days; getting paid for being healthy, can you imagine? Explain to taxpayers why that is an acceptable expense. There has to be a trickle-down of waste that can be trimmed, but with tax dollars as opposed to private funds paying for everything, is there ever a need to eliminate or scale back a program?
From local school budgets all the way up the line to our federal budget, bloated and wasteful spending is running amok and out of control. If school budgets like these are an absolute necessity, maybe there should be more creative ways to fund them. I'm not asking for a reduction in my school taxes, but going forward maybe those that actually use the system should pay more. Maybe not a popular choice, but I bet it would lead to closer budget scrutiny.
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It's no secret that taxes are choking Long Island, Nassau County and Rockville Centre. It's gotten to the point where people are considering leaving RVC due to the taxes and our children cannot afford to buy a home here. Yet School Superintendent Dr. William Johnson appears to think we ought to be grateful that the proposed school budget will only provide for an increase that falls within the state mandated tax cap. "Our goal is to get our expenses to match the limit," quoted in last week's Herald ("School budget proposal must get $1.3M cut").
Dr. Johnson seems to think that the homeowners of RVC are a bottomless font of money and no matter the increase, we are all happy to pay even more taxes. Nothing could be further from the truth.


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March 17, 2009Show-Me Green Sales Tax Holiday Means Savings on Purchase of Certain Appliances April 19-25
JEFFERSON CITY, MO – Citizens will be able to save money, save energy and stimulate the economy by participating in Missouri's first Show-Me Green Sales Tax Holiday.
The holiday, which runs from April 19-25, means a savings of at least 4.225 percent to people who purchase new ENERGY STAR ® qualified appliances in Missouri during the holiday. The reduced price represents the elimination of the state's sales tax from the purchase.
"During these tough economic times, saving money is important to everyone," said Karen King Mitchell, director of the Missouri Department of Revenue. "The Show-Me Green Sales Tax Holiday represents an ideal time to buy these appliances because you can get them at a reduced price but also save money on your future utility bills."
Mitchell also noted that several local governmental entities have opted to participate in the holiday. This means that some purchases will be exempt not just from the state sales tax, but also city, county and special district sales taxes. Nine counties, 58 cities and eight special districts (all listed below) have opted to participate in the holiday.
"Anyone who buys a qualified appliance in Missouri will be exempt from paying the state sales tax," Mitchell said. "But people can obtain maximum savings in towns or cities where the local governments have decided to participate in the holiday. In some areas, the tax savings jump from 4.225 percent to nearly 8 percent."
Mark Templeton, director of the Missouri Department of Natural Resources, stressed the importance of purchasing appliances that have earned the ENERGY STAR. ENERGY STAR is a joint program of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of Energy. The program allows manufacturers of appliances to voluntarily label selected appliances if they meet certain criteria. The goal is to promote appliances that perform as well or better than similar appliances while using less energy. The program has saved businesses and consumers billions of dollars since its inception in 1992.
"Most of the energy used in our homes comes from the burning of fossil fuels, which increases greenhouse gas emissions," said Templeton. "Using energy-efficient appliances reduces the amount of greenhouse gases emitted into the atmosphere, which is obviously better for the environment."
"I encourage Missourians to make energy efficient choices and use energy efficient appliances," said Templeton. "Choosing ENERGY STAR-certified appliances could save many Missouri families about a third on their energy bill, without sacrificing features, style, or comfort," said Templeton.
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The sales tax exemption only applies to the first $1,500 on each appliance. If an appliance costs more than $1,500, the regular sales tax rate is in effect for any of the purchase price above $1,500.
Although the legislation (Senate Bill 1181) creating the Show-Me Green Sales Tax Holiday listed other appliances eligible for the sales tax savings, not all appliances have met ENERGY STAR guidelines. Examples of appliances NOT eligible for the sales tax exemption are clothes dryers, trash compactors, conventional ovens, ranges and stoves. Lighting fixtures, office equipment, home electronics and other non-appliance ENERGY STAR labeled-products are also not eligible for the sales tax exemption.
David Overfelt of the Missouri Retailers Association said that members of his organization are excited about the holiday.
"Businesses that sell appliances know that if people are aware of the incredible bargain this is, customers will very likely buy these great appliances," he said. "Anything that helps stimulate the economy and gets shoppers into our stores is good."
Overfelt also noted that Missouri citizens are not the only ones who can benefit.
"Many of our retailers are in cities close to the borders of other states," he said. "I would encourage our friends in Illinois, Iowa, Nebraska, Arkansas, Kansas and our other border states to take advantage of this holiday and shop in Missouri between April 19th and 25th."
Counties that have opted to participate in the holiday and have eliminated their county sales taxes on qualified purchases are: Adair, Crawford, Daviess, Gasconade, Johnson, Morgan, Pettis, Ripley and Ste. Genevieve.
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Citigroup has paid its former CEO Vikram Pandit, who resigned abruptly last month, a bonus of $US6.7 million ($A6.47 million) for work he did for the bank this year.
The bank, which disclosed the payment in a regulatory filing, also paid its former chief operating officer John Havens, who left the bank at the same time Pandit did, $US6.8 million.
Citi characterised the payments as "incentive awards" and said the two executives weren't entitled to any severance payments as a result of their departures.
The executives will get 40 per cent of the money right away, and the rest will be paid in instalments through to 2017.
Citi said Pandit and Havens will continue to vest in deferred stock and deferred cash incentive awards previously granted to them. Those were worth $US8.8 million for Pandit and $US8.7 million for Havens.
Pandit's sudden departure from Citi on October 16 shocked the financial industry.
Citi gave no explanation at the time, but it was widely reported that Pandit had fallen out of favour with the company's board. The bank was embarrassed by several missteps including failing a financial check-up with the Federal Reserve, which refused Citi's request to raise its dividend.
Pandit joined Citi in 2007 and steered the bank through the financial crisis. He accepted a token $US1 in compensation in 2010 as the bank righted itself. His pay increased to $US15 million in 2011, roughly in line with most of his counterparts. But Citi's shareholders, unhappy with a 44 per cent plunge in the bank's stock price that year, rebuked Citi by rejecting his pay package in a non-binding vote this spring.
Citi's chairman, Michael O'Neill, said that Pandit and Havens made important contributions to Citi that warranted the payments.
"Vikram steered Citi through the financial crisis, realigned its strategy, bolstered its risk management processes and returned it to profitability ..." O'Neill said in a statement.
"Based on the progress this year through the date of separation, the board determined that an incentive award for their work in 2012 was appropriate and equitable."
As part of the agreements Citi made with Pandit and Havens granting the payments, the two executives agreed not to become affiliated with another major bank or to poach Citi executives or clients for a year.


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In developing the slate of nominees for the Trustees of the Research Foundation please find guidance in the criteria and responsibilities listed below. It is important that the Trustees reflect the knowledge, dispositions, and commitment necessary to fully support each aspect of the foundation's work. We welcome university researchers as well as classroom teachers.
To ensure strong racial, ethnic, and linguistic diversity on the Board of Trustees, the Research Foundation requests that, each year prior to creating the slate of nominees, the Chair of NCTE's Nominating Committee contact the Chair of the Board of Trustees of the Research Foundation for the demographics of the current Board. If at least half of the Board of Trustees are not members of racially, ethnically, and/or linguistically marginalized groups, the Nominating Committee is requested to create a slate on which all nominees represent such groups. This is requested in support of NCTE's "Policies to Promote Diversity and Inclusion Within the Council" (http://www.ncte.org/positions/statements/nctediversity) including NCTE's "Election Policy on Involvement of Persons of Color" which advises the Nominating Committee to run at least four slates of persons of color in each 12-year cycle.
Criteria for Selecting Nominees for Trustees of the Research Foundation:• Deep knowledge of research in language, literacy, and cultural studies• Ability, energy, imagination, wisdom• Commitment to the Council's focus on developing a more diverse membership and leadership • Commitment to equity methodologies (in research and pedagogy) in support of teachers, students, and families marginalized due to race, ethnicity, language, social class, sexual orientation, faith, and other sociocultural biases.• Willingness to devote time to the Research Foundation• Ability to work with others in group situations
Responsibilities of Trustees of the Research Foundation: • Serve three years, taking office at close of Annual Convention in year of election.• Attend two meetings of the Trustees each year: in the spring and at the Annual Convention in the fall. For each Trustee, the RF will (a) provide $1000 annually to help defray the cost of hotel, meals, and travel for NCTE's Annual Convention, and (b) cover costs for the Spring RF meeting to include hotel, meals, and reimbursement for travel (flight or train travel or mileage reimbursement and airport-hotel transportation).• Support the Foundation's Cultivating New Voices of Scholars of Color program* • Review and rate research grant proposals and make decisions about awarding funding**• Administer the resources of the Foundation in ways that promote more equitable educational environments for students and teachers
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Teen journaling is a tool for helping teens understand themselves better. Because it is a form of personal expression, journaling can occur in many ways:
Its purpose is to help adolescents:
Journaling activities can be designed to help young people gain insights into the major areas of their lives — including relationships with peers, parents and other adults, their bodies and health issues, and careers and other special interests.
As Lucia Capacchione states in her 1989 book, The Well-Being Journal, "the privacy and personal nature of the journal make it a perfect vehicle for spontaneous expression and discovery. Journal-keeping that is done for yourself alone provides one ingredient so essential to true exploration: freedom from externally imposed standards and judgements. The journal is a safe place to be yourself; to feel, think, observe, and dream. As long as it is kept confidential, except for selective sharing, then the threat of external criticism is removed. The only critic you are left with is yourself… ."
There are lots of situations and settings where journaling can help teens at home, at school, while traveling, etc. Journaling is especially useful during difficult times, such as family crises, relocation, divorce or separation, school classes, grade changes, illness or injury, addition of a new family member, loss of a loved one, conflict with others and job changes. These events are often accompanied by strong feelings, such as physical or emotional pain, confusion, insecurity, anger, fear, sadness or grief. At such times, journaling can be used as a "good friend," a place to express difficult feelings. Sometimes it is hard to put these feelings into words, so drawing, doodling, or even scribbling can be a perfect way to let them out. At other times, the words may be there inside, but there is no one to talk with about them. So the journal becomes a "listener" without blaming or judging.
Journaling on a regular basis is a good way to acquire the habit and skills, although you need not journal every day. However, the more often you journal, the more skillful you become. Try to find a time of day when it feels comfortable.
Journaling is best done in a comfortable, relaxing and quiet setting, free from interruptions and distractions. Some people like to observe a few minutes of silence before beginning in order to focus one's attention. Others prefer low-volume inspirational background music. If there's tension in any part of the body, try and relax. Plan to spend 10 to 30 minutes journaling; less than 10 minutes is usually not enough time for expressing thoughts and feelings. But the time spent is somewhat dependent upon what is to be written or drawn.
The sky's the limit for journaling materials and supplies! With so many options you may feel confused as to what is really needed to get started. How do you decide? Not to worry — once you start journaling, you will develop a better feel for personal style, and the wide array of possibilities won't seem so overwhelming. However, if you are unsure about where to start, the following suggestions may be helpful.
PaperPaper may be lined or unlined. Some say that unlined paper helps spark the creative processes. The type of paper can vary as well. If including art activities, it should be heavy or thick enough to handle glue, markers and possibly paint — you don't want the colors, ink or glue to bleed through the pages! You may want to purchase already bound journals (e.g., a spiral bound 9" x 12" size with 60-pound weight paper is recommended), or you may want to create your own binders, sketchbooks, portfolios or scrapbooks.
Writing toolsThere is an endless assortment of pens, pencils, markers, crayons and brushes available at grocery stores, art supply stores, bookstores, scrapbooking stores, sewing stores and even on the Internet. Colors help express feelings and are more fun to use!
Art supplies and other materialsOther art materials include, but are not limited to, erasers, stickers, paints, watercolors, glue, patterns, ribbons, lace, fabric, stamps, photos, scissors, magazines and newspapers.
Use journaling as a springboard or gateway to spark teen creativity and free expression. But because journaling is a means of understanding yourself, self-honesty is very important. That's why privacy is also important, and why journals should be kept in a safe, private place. Each journal entry should be dated so that the journal becomes a personal history of growth and experience. But at the same time, don't worry about spelling, grammar, penmanship or punctuation.
Group journaling activities in schoolwork or 4-H activities may include sharing particular entries with classmates, teachers or group leaders who can be trusted — meaning someone who doesn't criticize, ridicule or put down the journaler or journaling activities. If group journaling activities stir up intense feelings or emotions, the group leader should be prepared to provide comfort or referral to a counselor or mental health professional.
Journaling activities are not sacred. If you want to change an activity to fit your style as an individual or as a member or leader of a group, feel free to do so. Be creative and use your imagination.
"Tonight this…made me feel good about myself and I learned how creative I can be even if I don't know what I'm doing."
— 17-year-old
"Today's (journaling) has really helped me understand more about me and what I want in life and some of the steps I have to take to get there."
— 19-year-old
"After doing these activities I am glad...because it's good for me to think about myself and my thoughts and feelings, which I don't always do on a regular basis."
"Today I can say that I'm not stressed. I'm feeling good about myself and proud of me. Happy to make new friends where ever I go, wanting to try to make something of myself 'cause that's what people want from me!"
Below is an outline for a group journaling workshop for teens. The eight sessions are based on the Damon and Hart (1988) Self-Understanding Interview. Each session consists of a warm-up exercise, journaling, and optional sharing with the group. The workshop leader offers prompts for each exercise, and stresses that no one should feel pressured to share.
Warm-up prompt
Journaling prompts
Sharing prompt
Sharing prompts
NoteThe leader provides magazines, scissors, and glue.
Warm-up prompts
Journaling prompt
NoteThe leader provides a Polaroid camera.
NoteBefore this session, participants receive a gift certificate to a local crafts shop where they can make a necklace or bracelet that represents them in some way.
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