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Social responsibility & the HR connection
On a recent trip within the USA, I saw a dry cleaning store with a sign in the window.
They were offering a free clean & press for the suit of anyone unemployed who was needing to attend an interview.
I then observed a cafe with a sign in their window, offering free coffee and breakfast for anyone unemployed who was to attend an interview that day.
And in the local newspaper there was an ad for a taxi car company offering free transport for anyone who needed to attend an interview in a location not serviced by the public transport system within the city.
This was all within a small city in the mid west where unemployment isn't a big issue; so maybe these companies are not inundated with folks taking up the offers. Nevertheless, these were small independent businesses, not part of some corporate franchise, and these kinds of offers would eat straight into their profits. After all, they couldn't be earning gazillions of bucks to start with.
In my brief visit to the city, I attended an array of social and professional meetings; and from that small sample set, it was clear that this is a community of people who feel its important to be able to work. Each person I met shared examples of how they, their companies, their church groups, their social groups - were all pro actively offering support others to be gainfully employed.
In the region I live in within Switzerland, there is a culture that values the contribution of work as well; regardless of paid or voluntary or homemaking. It's wired into the social psyche. My Swiss villagers think I'm telling fairy tales when I describe how in the UK or Australia, its no longer socially shameful to accept government benefits instead of earning a crust.
Co-incidentally, in both districts, crime rates are low, graffiti and anti-social behaviour is practically non-existent, public amenities are kept in good order and treated with respect by the broader public users. Homes and apartments have well tended gardens (arguably a measure of civic pride?) and strangers comment on the courtesy shown to them by residents.
I'm not attempting to solve bigger economic and social issues here. I do wonder though, what if any part HR could be playing, in building company cultures that encourage people to contribute to their communities.
I know that CSR (corporate social responsibility) comes and goes as far as company agendas are concerned. I also appreciate that a company's priority must be to protect the interest of its shareholders and to maximise profits as a result.
Is there however any vested interest for a corporation to ensure the communities where its offices/plants are located are economically healthy? Should corporations take any interest in supporting the working population outside of the people on its own company payroll? Should this even fall to the HR function as a consideration? I'd love to hear your thoughts.

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Medical Marijuana Company Announces First Harvest
With more than a month to go before New York's medical marijuana program is due to come on line, Vireo Health in Fulton County harvested their first batch of a medical grade version of the plant.
"Today's a momentous day for the patients of New York. We're very excited to be actively participating in the first harvest in probably a century, the first legal harvest in about a century in New York," said Kyle Kingsley, the CEO of Verio Health, who provided a media tour of the facility on Thursday.
The plants are being grown at a converted grow facility at the former Tryon Juvenile Detention Center, an infamous state camp that closed in 2010.
Local officials in Fulton County have sought to transform into a business incubator site.
Company officials at Vireo, one of the five that were selected to grow and dispense medical marijuana come 2016, expect the program will be a small one in the beginning, given the pool of qualifying patients is relatively small.
They will eventually converted into medicine that is either ingested through an oil or in pill form. It will only be available to patients with severe illnesses such as cancer and epilepsy.
"I'm not sure how much we'll have," Kingsley said, "but I'm confident we'll be able to cover all the patients who are registered in New York right away."
The question remains how many patients will be prescribed the drug, which won't be covered by insurance. Meanwhile Gov. Andrew Cuomo has sought to allay concerns the program won't be up and running by the start of the new year, signing a bill that would create an expedited emergency program.
Kingsley doesn't expect the emergency program will impact his business.
And broader questions linger over the governor's approval of an expedited medical marijuana program and just where that marijuana will come from. The bills sponsors say however it will provide flexibility to the health department when it comes to the January program coming on line.
"I'm not sure it will effect us that much," Kingsley said. "We're focused on our time line in giving medication to patients as soon as we can. We'll work with the department to accelerate that as soon as possible. There's a lot of things that need to be done still. So our goal has been the first week of January."
Vireo does have experience with other medical marijuana programs. The company has an operation in Minnesota that has been established for more than a year.
"I think we're working with a really good team an the support we get from Minnesota and they've been through the process," said Chuck Schneider, the chief horticulturalist for Verio in New York. "I for know it was so much pressure. It was a joy to be a part of doing something that's so good."
For now, the program is expected Is start slowly. The company is starting to contact doctors about filling prescriptions.
"Most of the interactions have been one on one this far," said Stephen Dahmer, the company's chief medical officer. "Hopefully that will expand in the future as more organizations become interested and more physicians become interested."
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As I mounted the slope up to the looming Earls Court. I couldn't help but feel that I had been entered into some bizarre new sport. The eager expression of the other brides was undeniable. They seemed mentally prepared clutching their bottles of water and adorned with eco bags.
I watched, amused, as brides would try to match each other's accelerating pace as if waiting for the moment to break into a sprint towards the entrance. Though I didn't count myself among this group of keen brides, I couldn't help but fall into this pattern of behaviour. What was the prize for winning? The perfect wedding? I wondered what would await me inside.
Wedding Fairs can be tough but with a little help they can be extremely useful and fun. At a good wedding fair you could find all of your suppliers in one day- worth a try!
So here is Mission Tie Knot's Survival Guide to Wedding Fairs
- What's in your bag?
- Notepad- for the details worth jotting down
- Pen- to do the jotting
- Water- makes you beautiful inside and out.
- Canvas bag- for all the flyers and freebies you will pick up
- Doing some research beforehand is a must.
Before you even buy tickets do a little research, if you are after a more bohemian or personalised feel to you wedding then maybe the big fairs are not for you. However one wedding fair is not the same as another. Check out our 'Which Wedding Fair?' article for tips.
Check out the fair's suppliers list you will be able to find it on their website. If you haven't already bought a wedding magazine, buy one and see what takes your fancy. If you are going to one of the big wedding shows you will find that a lot of the big advertisers in the magazines will be there, from cake designers to honeymoon specialists. Make a note of the people you want to talk to and the timed exhibitions you want to see.
- Should I take the Groom?
Before you make this decision check out if there are going to be enough exhibitors that would interest the groom and keep him occupied. Even the most dutiful of grooms is unlikely to be interested in bridesmaid's dresses, cakes and flower stands. Most wedding fairs are geared towards women. If the fair is made up of mainly wedding dress stalls you will spend most of the day telling them to disappear, anyway, whilst you peruse the rails of dresses. Dress secrecy is important! You may not want him to get an idea of what your wedding dress will look like. It is up to you.
This is a tough decision which comes with pros and cons. I once went to a wedding fair where next door was a video gaming expo and I saw a lot of crest fallen grooms being beckoned into the wedding fair.
If you don't want to go alone take your mother or a trusty bridesmaid with you.
- Early bird gets the appointments
Get a map and work out where the suppliers are that you want to see. This will only really be for the bridal dress boutiques but it is worth getting organised. Make a beeline for your favourites. Note that the big names will get booked up very quickly and you won't get a chance to try anything if you leave it later than 11 o'clock to book a slot at the big shows.
- Get those sticky fingers out
It seems silly but no amount of magazine pictures and editorial bridal shoots can tell you what a wedding dress feels like. The rustle of the silk, the softness of the lace can only be determined by your fingertips.
This is the best thing about the big wedding fairs: you can find all of the designers there. This will save you the time and effort of countless afternoons off work (as the Saturday appointments were all gone) visiting bridal boutiques, only to discover that the dresses all look just like the pictures but feel dreadful.
- Chin up and elbows out
Don't be nervous! When you see that Jenny Packham dress that you have been eyeing up for months, surrounded by a crowd of brides and their mothers, don't get put off. Get in there. On my first wedding fair visit I went with my own very thick skinned mother, a true product of the 'go get what you want' generation and she did all the elbowing for me, shameful as I am to admit it.
The dresses may look white, pristine and delicate but they won't be by the end of the day, thanks to eager brides' fingertips. Remember you are just as important as all the other brides and you will regret it if you don't get your elbows out.
Territory is a funny thing. You will definitely see the instinct kick in, or adopt it yourself. The dresses are only samples but you will see brides desperately trying to cling to the gown that they have set their heart on. Or try to block others from looking at it as if not wanting someone to have the same design. Don't worry, I am sure you will feel a similar impulse when you find yours!
I remember bridal boutique assistants running around, desperately trying to stop mothers-of-the-bride from taking the sample dresses off the rails and walking around with them. Which brings us on to the next point on our list…
- Don't get put off by a supplier, they are just exhausted
Usually the people running the stall will be very helpful, but it is hard work and after they have talked to hundreds of brides they will be exhausted. So don't judge them too harshly and get put off by someone who isn't at the top of their game. Or don't let it get in the way of that perfect cake design you tore out of that magazine months ago.
Don't get put off when you get told sternly by a dishevelled assistant not to take dresses off the rails. Most of these booths will only have one sample dress of each design. This is so their entire collection can be viewed without half of them off the rails in customer's hands.
- To try on or not to try on
Everyone talks about the feeling that you experience when you try on your wedding dress for the first time. However the moment you try on any wedding dress even if it isn't 'the one' is something you will never forget.
For me that moment was at the Earl's Court Wedding show at the Sassi Holford Boutique stall.
Chronically shy the idea of trying on a dress next to three other women in a large changing area was truly terrifying. My mother and auntie had pushed me into it saying 'Don't be shy, it will be fun!' I had not planned to do this, which was apparent as I stripped down to my bra and pants which to my horror were completely mismatched. My Wonder Woman pants were very out of place in this bridal changing room! Cringing in horror I looked around the tent at the other brides for their reaction but they were trying on dresses of their own and had eyes for no one but themselves, let alone my terrible choice in pants.
The assistant helping me was wonderful. I told her what I wanted and she dutifully pulled out the more low key dresses I was interested in. Then she turned to me and said, 'this is a totally different style to what you are trying on but you have to trust me'. She then pulled out the puffiest, most fabulous dress from Suzanne Neville with a built in corset and I almost had a heart attack. And you know what, she was right! Next week I went to the Suzanne Neville boutique in Knightsbridge and picked the design of my dress. Job done!
So trying on dresses at a wedding fair may not be up your street but a lot of good can come out of it. The best part was when my Mum and Auntie asked the assistant to sneak them into the changing room and promptly burst into tears at the sight of me in my dress.
- Be open to influence
Often brides have a very fixed idea of how they want their wedding day to be. If you keep you mind open you never know what delights you may find.
I wasn't looking for a honeymoon travel agent but after a brief chat at a wedding fair we found Turquoise. Best decision we made, they looked after us so well. They arranged our honeymoon to Bora Bora followed by shopping and fooding in San Francisco afterwards. It meant that our honeymoon was one less thing to worry about during our wedding planning.
So try on the dress you didn't plan to or consider the singing waiters that you hadn't thought of.
- Collect business cards & make a note of your favourite stalls
Make sure you mark down the stalls you like as you will never find them again. Trust me, rows of bridal boutiques and cake stands will start to merge together after a short time. You don't want to spend half an hour trying to retrace your steps. You could even take pictures of the stalls you like as this is a great aid de memoir.


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The word "mandala" is a Sanskrit word that is over 2300 years old translated as "circle" or "sacred center." Circular patterns have been used throughout time in many cultures, including the Tibetan and Native American, as tools for centering and healing. In this workshop we will explore the history of mandala patterns and you will create your own personal mandala, using oil pastel, colored pencil and collage. Using principles of geometry and symmetry present in nature, along with your own personal creativity, you will come away with new knowledge of yourself. This should be a time to let go, to play with color and design, and to have fun! Some supplies included in class fee. Supply list will print on registration receipt.
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The Chesapeake Point of View
Chesapeake Hospitality Leverages Deep Turnaround, F&B Expertise
May 21, 2014
Hotel Business | May 21, 2014
GREENBELT, MD—While hotel companies seem to be lining up to get involved with select-service properties, the full-service sector still offers plenty of opportunity for growth. In fact, a reputation for bringing profitability to such properties, particularly as it relates to the food & beverage operations, has helped propel Chesapeake Hospitality, based here, to accelerate growth.
EVP Joseph Smith specifically measured the company's 2013 growth from the perspective of the annual Hotel Business management survey published in the April 7 issue. "We took a pretty big jump [this year], which we were very pleased with. Last year, we were number 42 and we made the leap all the way up to 33 based on an increase in hotels from 21 to 27," he said.
The third-party management company's portfolio includes some branded, selectservice properties, as well as a few independents, but the majority of its hotels are of the full-service variety. Smith noted he was hopeful that Chesapeake—which had already added three properties in 2014 as of press time—could potentially add as many as eight this year with a few more in the current pipeline. "Our aim is not be the biggest but if we can find that spot between 30 and 50, we'll be real happy with that," he said.
The company just recently took over management of the Georgian Terrace in Atlanta, which was purchased by SoTHERLY Hotels. Built in 1911, the property has been dubbed the "Grande Dame of Atlanta," and includes 326 oversized guestrooms and suites and 16,000 sq. ft. of meeting space. Smith noted Chesapeake's track record with SoTHERLY ultimately helped it secure the management deal.
"I think based on the performance they'd seen from us at the other hotels we manage for them, that we were the logistical choice. We see a lot of upside there; it's really an iconic hotel," said Smith.
However, he added that the company just recently took over operations last month and is still assessing what needs to be done to what is "an older property. You have to be flexible in the way you look at it and deal with it to make it work."
Chesapeake also assumed operations of the newly converted Crowne Plaza in Danbury, CT. The hotel, which underwent a $12-million renovation in 2013 includes 242 guestrooms and 26,000 sq. ft. of meeting space. The Homewood Suites by Hilton Houston Kingwood Parc has also been added to the company's portfolio and includes 75 one and two-bedroom suites. The company is also expected to add the Hotel Indigo in Baltimore and the Milwaukee Hilton, which is being converted to a Holiday Inn, this month, as well. In addition, four properties changed hands earlier this year that Chesapeake did not retain management on.
But while the company, which was founded in 1957 by Edgar and Jeanette Sims, has been focused on growing its management portfolio, Smith said Chesapeake has discussed plans to put some more skin in the game. "We're in the process of deciding whether it's the best time to raise a fund and how we would go about it," he said, adding another option is to go to local investors.
Smith explained the company's evolution. "We're so convinced of what we can now do with a hotel and how we can make it profitable that I think ownership, or at least partnership, was inevitable. I do see that as the next step, and I think our hope would be to have one of those deals done by the end of the year," he said, adding any deal would likely be a select-service property at least initially because of the lower cost of entry.
Meanwhile, Chris Sims, Chesapeake principal and EVP, further noted that sliver equity could be a possibility as well. "That is definitely something that we will consider and look forward to pushing in the future," he said.
Smith elaborated on the company's ability as "turnaround specialist" and its knack for making a hotel profitable. He reflected back on when he joined the company in March 2010 and it had a mere 11 hotels in its portfolio.
"We were looking at how do we expand the company? What is our sweet spot in the industry and how do we go about it? Basically, what we've found is that our sweet spot in the industry is the deep turnaround hotel. Those hotels that maybe have been on their second management group, or just have struggles with the management team in place. And for whatever reasons, either low profitability or low service scores or just physical challenges of the hotel, have not met what the rest of the industry's been doing at any one time," he said.
Smith cited the Holiday Inn Palm Beach-Airport Conference Center as a prime example of the company's ability to turn a property around quickly. He notes Chesapeake had taken over operations during a financial crisis and ownership had virtually no capital to invest. However, he noted the company "turned around the entire hotel, food & beverage included."
Sims added the turnaround was so successful that ownership eventually shifted its strategy. "Initially, when we came in, ownership was putting it up for sale and they were losing money. Their whole focus was just lets get rid of the asset. But we've been able to show them that we could make money and now they're reinvesting to go forward and be in it for the long term," he said.
Smith underscored the importance of making food and beverage profitable in helping turn properties around. He said it is a clear point of differentiation for the company. "We've found over the past 10, 15 years, more and more hotel companies have gotten away from really focusing on the F&B side of the industry; everything's gone to the grab-and-go and so forth," he said. "Some hotels from a physical plant standpoint or ownership standpoint just can't make those physical changes so you have to make the most of what you have."
For example, Chesapeake Hospitality's Hilton Savannah DeSoto property was awarded the 2013 Food & Beverage Most Improved Award by Hilton Hotels Worldwide. Smith further emphasized the potential impact of F&B. "While others have maybe passed on it, we focus on it. The hotels in our portfolio will average food and beverage profitability alone above 35% in most cases," he said.
The company's properties include such brands companies as Hilton, IHG, Starwood, Choice, Best Western and Wyndham. Smith added that another factor contributing to the company's growth is some positive word of mouth from some of the aforementioned brands. "We have a couple of brands that have afforded us opportunities just based on what they've seen us do at some of these other hotels," he said.
But Smith added the company can make a pretty compelling case without any referrals. "I think owners, even if they haven't heard about a turnaround, when they talk to us and with what we share with them information-wise, they're quickly convinced," he said.


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Negative Capability was a shortlived project from Hamilton, New Zealand, featuring members of Wasteland (HAM), Wizz Kids (HAM), DIAL (WLG) and Mind Control (MN, USA). Formed out of necessity in the last few weeks before their friend and drummer had to return to the US, the band managed to play three sets and record this 4 song EP.
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Artist: Negative Capability
Title: Negative Capability
Cat #: PGR008
Label: Press Gang Records
Year: 2015
Format: Cassette
Track List:
1. Desert One Repeat Programme
2. Depot
3. Works
4. Desert Two


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The Community Voices chapter at Center for Community and Family Services spearheaded by Patricia Walker, also visited Assemblymember Bonnie Lowenthal, although not present during the visit, Bianca Villanueva, Field Representative, listened to community voices parents' testimony. Finally, the Community Voices chapter at Pathways, spearheaded by Briseida Gonzalez, visited Assemblymember Kevin De Leon's office, who's District Director, Steve Veres, warmly indicated the Assemblymember's support.
Community Voices is a Los Angeles County-based parent and caregiver advocacy project. We are dedicated to speaking out for children and working families on the issues of child development, community empowerment and economic independence for working poor families. Why do we do this? Because Children Can't Vote!
Tuesday, August 24, 2010
Campaign to Save Child Care - Statewide Legislative District Visits
The Community Voices chapter at Center for Community and Family Services spearheaded by Patricia Walker, also visited Assemblymember Bonnie Lowenthal, although not present during the visit, Bianca Villanueva, Field Representative, listened to community voices parents' testimony. Finally, the Community Voices chapter at Pathways, spearheaded by Briseida Gonzalez, visited Assemblymember Kevin De Leon's office, who's District Director, Steve Veres, warmly indicated the Assemblymember's support.
Wednesday, August 18, 2010
AM Alert: Fun facts about late budgets
Quick quiz: Of the five latest budgets in the Golden State, how many were signed by a Republican and how many by a Democrat? The score is Republicans, 4, and Democrats, 1. And now for some other fun facts about the five latest budgets...
Latest budget ever (so far): Fiscal year 2008-2009 Governor: Arnold Schwarzenegger
Date Signed: Sept. 23, 2008
Second latest budget: Fiscal year 2002-2003 Governor: Gray Davis
Date Signed: Sept. 5, 2002
Third latest budget: Fiscal year 1992-1993 Governor: Pete Wilson
Date Signed: Sept. 2, 1992
Fourth latest budget: Fiscal year 2007-2008 Governor: Arnold Schwarzenegger
Date Signed: Aug. 24, 2007
Fifth latest budget: Fiscal year 1998-1999 Governor: Pete Wilson
Date Signed: Aug. 21, 1998
Tuesday, August 17, 2010
by Kevin Yamamura (Sacramento Bee)
One of the defining cuts of Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's proposed May budget was the elimination of welfare-to-work.
The proposal would make California the only state without a welfare program and cost the state more than $3.7 billion in federal funds to save $1.2 billion in state expenditures. For those reasons, many people considered the elimination a negotiating ploy.
Schwarzenegger and Republican lawmakers still say publicly that the state can't afford CalWORKs, which is heavily subsidized by the federal government but not required. Democrats have used the elimination as a prime example of why they think Schwarzenegger's May budget isn't very realistic.
But in an interview last week, Senate President Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg suggested that Republicans have backed away from the CalWORKs elimination in private talks. He noted that Republicans are now asking for $500 million in CalWORKs cuts - short of the $1.2 billion CalWORKs elimination.
Steinberg mentioned Republicans are also seeking $500 million in cuts to state-subsidized child care -- thereby also backing off the $1.2 billion child-care elimination in Schwarzenegger's budget.
Schwarzenegger spokesman Aaron McLear wouldn't confirm or deny that the governor has proposed smaller cuts but acknowledged that different ideas have been floated.
"We've offered a number of alternatives in the meetings with Democrats, but they've rejected them so far," McLear said.
Steinberg did not say how Republicans would buy down the cuts, only that their proposal didn't pencil out in his view. Democrats have proposed roughly $4.5 billion in new tax revenues, from delaying corporate tax breaks to a complicated shift in tax rates on sales, vehicles and income.
"We have gone through what they have discussed with us, and their numbers don't add up," Steinberg said. "You cannot get there credibly without some form of revenue to substitute for deep, deep cuts, whether it's the complete elimination of programs or it's half a billion dollars worth of cuts to child care or CalWORKs."
Senate Republican Leader Dennis Hollingsworth said he hasn't offered the $500 million welfare cut as a budget alternative, though he said such a proposal "isn't impossible" if Democrats target other programs.
"If the Democrats don't want to cut the $1.2 billion that's on the table from CalWORKs, then they need to find other places to cut," Hollingsworth said. "So if they find other cuts that make the budget stable and reach a sustainable level of spending, then a $500 million cut to CalWORKs isn't impossible. I'm just of the philosophical bent that we should not be raising taxes in order to preserve welfare programs that we can't afford in these times."
It appears that the $500 million cut proposal would rely largely on reducing grants to welfare families by 15.7 percent, a proposal that Schwarzenegger offered in his January budget. The governor also wants to eliminate CalWORKs benefits for legal immigrants who have been in the country for less than five years; the federal government does not pay for those individuals.
Frank Mecca, director of the California Welfare Directors Association, said the governor's grant cut proposal would have severe consequences for poor families.
"Right now, in nominal dollars, grants today are exactly where they were 20 years ago," Mecca said. "So we're talking about a cut that would put poor children that much further into poverty. My members are convinced a grant cut of that magnitude would cause widespread homelessness."Read more: http://blogs.sacbee.com/capitolalertlatest/2010/08/steinberg-republicans-have-bac.html#ixzz0wuS5wZtI
Mandy Hofmockel
Without a state budget, child care programs funded through school districts, nonprofit organizations and licensed individuals are facing financial hardships as they try to "float" their budgets until state funds are let loose.
Some child care providers have been forced to close, and others are considering closing in the coming weeks if no budget is signed, county child care coordinators said.
In his May revision of the 2010-11 budget, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger proposed eliminating about $1.2 billion in need-based, subsidized child care. The governor's proposed budget included state preschool, but eliminated about 142,000 slots for subsidized child care, according to the revision.
H.D. Palmer, state Department of Finance spokesman, said the now-dead proposal to remove child care from the budget came about because of billions of dollars in lost savings in May relative to the January budget due to "legislative inaction," he said. Palmer said the governor's proposal to remove child care from the budget was no longer "on the table" since the Legislature has rejected it.
But until a budget is passed, those working with child care providers say some of programs are struggling financially and even closing. Donita Stromgren, policy and member services director for the California Child Care Resource and Referral Network, said child care providers are finding it difficult to secure lines of credit and loans to float their operations.
According to the Bay Area Hispano Institute for Advancement, providers in Alameda County already have faced cutbacks:
In Hayward USD, programs have already shut down due to action taken by the School Board in May to pink slip 75 child care staff (not only jeopardizing the jobs of families relying on the child care services the district provides, but adding its own staff to the growing numbers of unemployed.) Eight Oakland Unified School District child care centers are closing doors after July 30, 2010. In Berkeley and neighboring districts, programs will close as of August 31, 2010. For Alameda County school districts, this adds up to more than 600 preschool teachers and child care staff losing their jobs, and over 1500 preschool children and 1700 school age children losing programs and child care.
Alameda County Child Care Coordinator Angie Garling said programs there are pursuing financial assistance like repayable grants and loans, but those loans come interest payments "I just don't think that's fair," she said, "It's basically the Legislature and the governor taking money away from kids."
Lori Riggs, coordinator of Imperial County's child care and development planning council, said her county is "holding on by the skin of their teeth right now." Riggs said licensed child care providers who provide care out of their homes are also at risk as they don't have access to lines of credit that could hold them over until a budget is signed.
"It's devastating to them," she said.
Meanwhile, Schwarzenegger is pursuing another round of furloughs for about 144,000 state government workers, a move the governor said is designed to avoid cutbacks in social services programs. Schwarzenegger has asked the state Supreme Court to grant him to authority to institute the furloughs, which would require state employees to take three unpaid days off from work each month.
Monday, August 9, 2010
Budget Update - August 9, 2010
The State Level
Today is day 40 of the new fiscal year without a signed budget. There seems to be lots of activity brewing in the capitol, but nothing has resulted in a signed budget. Here is the state landscape: The Governor has threatened to leave office without signing a budget. The Republicans are holding steadfast against approving any budget that includes taxes. The federal government is contemplating not sending California $2 billion in ARRA federal funding. The Controller's office has stated that it will run out of cash by the end of August.
This week, the Democrats released their "Jobs budget". This budget is in response to the Governor's May Revise, is an attempt to jumpstart budget negotiations, and would close the state's budget deficit while protecting jobs and preventing layoffs that would push California's unemployment above 14 percent. Here are highlights of the proposal:
* Protects the jobs of over 35,000 teachers and other school employees
* Protects childcare programs that allow working parents to remain in the workforce and keep over 50,000 child care providers in business and their employees earning paychecks
* Makes repayments to local governments that will help them avoid cutting as many as 20,000 critical public service jobs
* Maintains healthcare spending and safety net federal funds that together saves over 300,000 jobs
* Maintains some safety net to make sure California isn't the only state in the nation without a welfare-to-work program
* Provides $300 million for targeted programs that will create thousands of jobs
* Rejects $3.4 billion in education cuts the governor has proposed
* Restores cuts to the UC and CSU systems
* Provides full funding for Community Colleges and doubles funding for the Economic Development program
* Cuts taxes for all California income levels by dramatically reducing the sales tax and while increasing taxes that can be federally deducted; these changes provide net tax relief to all income groups
* Accelerates repayments to school districts and local governments
* Provides a real reserve of $550 million
* Brings in $4.1 billion federal matching funds to California by rejecting Governor's health care and safety net cuts that leave federal money on the table
* Closes the Oil Drilling Loophole, delaying new corporate tax breaks and dedicating new revenues to restructuring proposals and job protection efforts
It is uncertain as to the response this Budget Plan will receive in Sacramento. Republicans are not keen on taxes, but there has been some talk that some republicans will be will be willing to support taxes that go towards public and child safety.
Some good things in the proposal are that child care is protected and that the county realignment proposal has been rejected. While this is NOT a final budget, but merely a new starting point for negotiation, it is a plus that county realignment is off the table. It is also a plus that Los Angeles County administrators are not enthused about the county realignment proposal either. This helps tremendously in our ability to make the case that such a restructuring would be devastating to the child care community.
The Federal Level
There has been much activity at the federal level as well. Here are some highlights:
Congress passed H.R. 4213, a bill that continues the unemployment benefits program through the end of November. President Obama signed the bill into law on July 21. The legislation will allow long-term unemployed who exhaust their state jobless benefits, typically available for 26 weeks, to receive up to an additional 73 weeks of federal benefits.
Both the House and Senate Appropriations Committee have approved spending caps for their dozen spending bills.
The Senate committee set its FY 2011 appropriations total $14 billion less than the President's, but $24 billion more than FY 2010.
The House committee's total is $7.3 billion less than the President's request, and $31 billion more than this year's spending.
In the House Labor-HHS-Education Subcommittee, although the increases were not as high as the President had proposed, there was growth in funding for child care and Head Start. The Child Care and Development Block Grant would rise from $2.1 billion this year to $2.8 billion. Head Start would grow by $866 million, to $8.1 billion. The President proposed another $100 million beyond the House level for child care, and another $124 million more for Head Start.
In other education funding, the House Subcommittee does not provide all of the funding the President sought for his new Race to the Top initiative. The President recommended $1.35 billion to fund this new program; the Subcommittee included $800 million. In another new initiative sought by the President, the Investing in Innovation Fund, the Subcommittee approved $400 million or $100 million less than the President requested. However, the Subcommittee provided more than the Administration asked for K-12 Education for the Disadvantaged (Title I), Special Education (IDEA), School Improvement Programs, and Impact Aid. In all, the Subcommittee provides $7.7 billion more for the Department of Education than its FY 2010 levels, but nearly $1.5 billion less than the President recommended.
Significant improvements in child nutrition programs passed the House Education and Labor Committee on July 15. The Improving Nutrition for America's Children Act (H.R. 5504) received strong bipartisan support with a vote of 32-13. The 10-year reauthorization bill comes at a critical time when the U.S. Department of Agriculture reports that 17 million, almost 1 in 4 American children, are hungry.
Many children from low-income families do not have access to nutritious meals year-round. In FY 2009, 19.5 million children received reduced price or free lunches but only 2.2 million children participated in summer food programs. Key to the passage of a child nutrition bill will be funding the improvements to the programs. To comply with the pay-as-you-go budget rules, the improvements must be paid for (offset) with program cuts or through additional revenues. The Senate bill identifies offsets for its $4.5 billion 10-year increase whereas the House bill does not indicate how its $8 billion increase would be funded.
Thursday, August 5, 2010
Lawmakers and Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger bickered publicly over the state budget in May and June. They took those discussions behind closed doors in July. Neither approach yielded much progress.
So Democratic leaders went public with a new budget plan this week – hiking vehicle and income taxes while slashing the state sales tax. Republicans are swatting back the proposal publicly as well.
In an Op-Ed article Thursday, the Legislature's two GOP leaders, Assemblyman Martin Garrick of Solana Beach and state Sen. Dennis Hollingsworth of Murrieta, called the plan "dead on arrival." Schwarzenegger's spokesman, Aaron McLear, said the same thing the day the Democrats unveiled the plan.
Democrats, meanwhile, are pitching the plan as concessionary to the GOP: Although it would raise income taxes for all brackets, Californians in the top income bracket would see the smallest hike.
That has resulted in some topsy-turvy rhetoric in a Capitol where Democrats have long fashioned themselves as the defenders of the downtrodden.
"The poor, seniors, renters and working families … will be hit the hardest," Garrick and Hollingsworth wrote of the plan in the Sacramento Bee.
The Democrats cast the plan, which raises revenues for the state, as a tax cut. They say the new taxes on vehicles and income are deductible from federal tax returns, while existing sales taxes are not. Schwarzenegger and Republicans have disputed that math.
Monday, August 2, 2010
SACRAMENTO, CALIF (CDCAN) [Updated 07/31/2010 11:40 AM (Pacific Time)] With no end in sight to resolve the State's budget crisis and how to close the $19 billion projected shortfall, the full Legislature will be returning to the State Capitol on Monday (August 2) to reconvene floor sessions and some committee hearings after a month long summer recess, and at least two scheduled meetings of the Budget Conference Committee.
Major Issues To Reach Budget Deal Are Outside the Conference Committee
The major issues of how to close the State's projected $19 billion deficit – including ideas on raising or increasing revevnues, proposals to reduce spending either through cuts or increasing funding from the federal government, proposals to offset temporarily some major budget cuts and increase funding for some local government programs through borrowing – are issues that will not be ultimately resolved in the Budget Conference Committee.
Those issues – that when resolved could mean larger spending cuts or other major changes in state policies impacting children and adults with disabilities, mental health needs and seniors – is the central focus of discussion among the four legislative leaders and Governor.
Making California's budget woes worse are the increasing likelihood that more federal money – including the extension of the temporary increase in the Medicaid funding match – will not happen.
Budget Conference Committee To Meet Tuesday and Wednesday
The Budget Conference Committee, chaired by Sen. Denise Ducheny (Democrat – San Diego, 40th State Senate District), is scheduled to meet at least twice next week at the State Capitol in Room 4203:
· August 3 (Tuesday) at 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM and from 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM
· August 4 (Wednesday) – conference committee will meet when the Senate Health Committee adjourns (the Senate Health Committee is scheduled to meet on Wednesday at 1:30 PM to hear 3 bills).
Budget Conference Committee Will Attempt To Close "Open" Items
The Budget Conference Committee will likely make a final attempt to close as many of the "open" issues before it, including taking action on some compromises reached on several controversial budget issues.
"Open" items are those budget issues where the Assembly and State Senate took a different action on a proposal by the Governor. Proposals where both houses took the same action, are not issues the Budget Conference Committee addresses.
However previous decisions by the two budget subcommittees to reject some earlier cuts or closing an issue in budget conference committee – given the size of the unresolved deficit – could be reversed completely or partially as part of a larger deal to reach a budget agreement later.
Controversial or Major Issues Left "Open" Still In Conference Committee
Some of those issues could include final action by the committee include (this is not the full list of remaining open issues – CDCAN will issue a report later this weekend covering all remaining "open" issues in the budget conference committee:
· AB 3632 special education mental health mandate – Governor proposed earlier to suspend current state law and shift responsibility, but not the funding, back to the schools. The bill number refers to legislation authored in the mid 1980's by then Assembly Speaker Willie Brown, that took responsibility and provided funding to the counties to oversee and implement mental health services for special education students.
· AB 1629 the reauthorization to continue with several major changes, the AB 1629 quality assurance fee imposed on many nursing facilities that in turn is matched by federal Medicaid dollars. With the increased funding coming to the State, the providers are reimbursed for the fee that they paid (with some exceptions) . A compromise agreement by advocates and the State would impose some new requirements on nursing facilities in order to receive additional increased reimbursements from the quality assurance fee money. The compromise agreement – which still needs final approval from the Legislature and the Governor – would also include some level of funding for the Long Term Care Ombudsman. "AB 1629" refers to the original bill – authored by then Assemblymember Dario Frommer in August 2004, that first authorized the quality assurance fee on nursing facilities. The concept of imposing a fee on a provider so it could be matched by federal Medicaid money was first done a year earlier for intermediate care facilities for the developmentally disabled (ICF-DDs).
· In-Home Supportive Services: Instead of making deep reductions to the IHSS program as proposed by the Governor, the Legislature is looking a proposal – advanced by the unions representing some of the IHSS workers, to impose a "fee" on In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS) workers (providers) that would be matched by federal Medicaid dollars. The fee would be similar in concept to the quality assurance fee imposed on certain types of nursing homes (under AB 1629) and intermediate care facilities for the developmentally disabled. Those IHSS workers would be reimbursed for the fee – and the remaining increased federal money coming to the State would help to off-set some of the costs to the IHSS program. Details of the proposal will be put into legislation which will likely be heard in policy committees in the coming weeks. This proposal – even if approved by the Legislature and Governor – would still need approval by the federal government.
· Section 1115 Medicaid Waiver – the Legislature last July approved the Governor's proposal to renew and significantly expand the existing Section 1115 Medicaid Waiver – set to expire in August this year. Two identical bills – AB 342 (by Assembly Speaker John Perez) and SB 208 (by Senate President Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg) were amended in June, to include some of the issues and concerns raised regarding the waiver proposal – which includes mandatory enrollment for hundreds of thousands of people with disabilities, mental health needs and seniors into existing managed health care plans. The issue before the conference committee technically is about approving additional state staffing to move forward on the waiver – not the actual waiver itself.
· Regional Centers – Governor proposed an additional $50 million (includes federal matching funds) reduction to be achieved with an additional 1.25% cut in reimbursements to most regional center providers and in the regional center operations budget. That would increase those reductions – first imposed February 1, 2009, to 4.25%, if the additional cut is approved.
Meanwhile, the Legislature comes back to resume regular floor sessions, Appropriations Committee hearings and some policy committee hearing. Several important upcoming deadlines are approaching for non-budget bills:
· August 13 (Friday) – last day for the Assembly and Senate Appropriations Committees to hear and report out bills to their floors. Any bill held in these committees cannot move forward (unless it is an "urgency" measure). There are no further policy committee hearings allowed in August except for bills with a rule waiver or bills that are "urgency" measures or bills where a committee simply wants to hear the subject matter.
· August 31 (Tuesday) - the Legislature must take action on its remaining bills still alive on or before August 31 – the deadline in the State Constitution for the Legislature to pass bills this year. That deadline has no impact on the State Budget however, because the Legislature can consider those budget related bills – as it has before – in a special (or extraordinary) session.
2:00 PM – State Capitol – Room 126 [note room change]
Chaired by: Assemblymember Mariko Yamada (Democrat – Davis)
***Oversight (Informational) Hearing: "The Long Term Care Ombudsman Program – Protecting the Protectors of Our Most Vulnerable Adults"
CDCAN Note: Funding for this program last year was dramatically reduced by the Governor and had a significant impact on this program and the people and families it serves. Some efforts to restore some or nearly all of the program's funding is being made this year – through legislation (AB 2555), renewal or reauthorization of the AB 1629 Quality Assurance Fee, and some actions by the legislative budget subcommittees.
1:30 PM – State Capitol – Room 4203
Chair: Sen. Elaine Kontominas Alquist (Democrat – Santa Clara, 13th State Senate District)
Note: Bills to be heard in order of bill author sign-in. Public testimony limited to two witnesses in support and two witnesses in opposition (2 minutes each person)
· AB 52 (Portantino) - Umbilical Cord Blood Collection Program. (Urgency)
· AB 718 (Emmerson) - Health Care Coverage: Federally Eligible Defined Individuals: Preferred Provider Products: Premium Rates. (Urgency)
· AB 2599 (Bass) - Medi–Cal: South Los Angeles. (Urgency)
CDCAN Note: Budget Conference Committee will convene immediately upon adjournment of this committee hearing in the same hearing room.


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BBC Interview Blunder
A Pundit Is Born
New York Times columnist John Tierney has superb column today (paid registration required) about Guy Goma, the–pardon the pun–guy who stumbled into a live interview on the venerable BBC. They had mistaken Goma for a trademark expert they had scheduled to punditize on the Apple vs. Apple verdict.
Tierney likens Goma to a latter day Chance, the illiterate gardner who stumbles into media stardom in Peter Seller's brilliant film Being There (based on the Jerzy Kosinski novel–who also wrote The Painted Bird, a must-read on my list).
Tierney uses the BBC blooper as an opportunity to illustrate the absurd depths of laziness to which television news has fallen:
His [Goma's] performance made it clear that television networks have been wasting
money on professional commentators. Why not give everyone their 15 minutes of
punditry? The only preparation the masses need is a video of Goma's debut
(available on the BBC Web site).
It's a master class demonstrating the first principle of talking heads: Don't
let the facts get in the way of an opinion. The less you know, the more forceful
you can be.
The BBC video, of course, is hilarious because you can see Goma's initial horror at what he had stumbled into and then his growing confidence as he rolls with it:
Peter Sellers @ Amazon.com: Being There DVD, Being There book.
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Volvo to launch its first luxury sports car S60 Polestar in India today
The Volvo S60 will get a Polestar variant only in the T6 top of the line variant, to be launched on April 14.autos Updated: Apr 14, 2017 12:15 IST
Volvo cars are supposed to be chauffeur-driven. Not anymore!
The Swedish luxury car brand is all set to bring its performance brand Polestar in India on Friday, as a sports edition of its entry-level luxury sedan S60 Polestar hits the track in Coimbatore.
The Volvo S60 Polestar will come in the S60's top-of-the-line T6 trim, with an electronic all-wheel-drive as standard. The S60 Polestar is powered by a 2.0-litre four-pot supercharged petrol engine mated to an eight-speed geartronic gearbox to generate 362 bhp (367PS) power at 6,000 rpm and 470 Nm of torque from 3,100 to 5,100 rpm.
Though the S60 Polestar can go from 0 to 100 in 4.7 seconds, its top speed will be limited at 250 kph.
The Polestar version looks the same as the standard S60, except some "enhanced elements of sporty design inside and out" to make the sportier version different from the standard one. The R-Design, the company claims, facilitates "better cornering, more thrilling handling, increased torque, power and excitement". The interiors come packed with Bowers & Wilkins Audio system, a large touchscreen infotainment system and host of other convenience features.
Besides the standard safety equipment that Volvo cars are known for, there's also a Volvo City Safety feature which automatically brakes the vehicle in event of an impending collision when under a speed of 50 kph. The vehicle can stop from a speed of 100 kph in 37 metres.
Volvo will pit the new S60 Polestar against the Mercedes-AMG C43, the BMW M3 and the Audi S5. The standard S60 T6 starts at Rs 45.73 lakh, while the C43 is priced at Rs 87 lakh, M3 at Rs 45.9 lakh and the S5 at Rs 74 lakh. The Volvo S60 T6 Polestar is expected to be priced north of Rs 60 lakh.
Watch this space for live updates from the launch of the S60 Polestar. Follow #HTAuto on @htTweets
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All through September: Sunday - Thursday is Guest Appreciation!
*Does not include tax, gratuity, or beverages. Not available on weekends. Some weekday blackout dates apply.
Please note our group booking menus are typically for groups of 25 or more and require advance counts for your guests and are subject to The Bistro's terms & conditions. We recommend booking group events with as much advance notice as possible to ensure availability.
Zuppa Del Giorno
Soup of the Day
Salade De Fico (GF)
Field Greens, Shaved Red Onion, Almonds, Chevre, Balsamic Fig Dressing, Pancetta Crisps
Classic Caesar (GF)
Hearts of Romaine, Traditional Caesar Dressing, Croutons and Parmesan
Any non pasta entrees are served with Roasted Potatoes and Steamed Vegetables.
Salmone con Mostarda (GF)
Honey Mustard Glazed Salmon
Cornish Game Hen a l'Orange (GF)
Cornish Game Hen with an Orange Reduction Sauce
Beef Bourguignon
White Chocolate & Raspberry Bread Pudding
Served with Bourbon Caramel Sauce
Served with Crème Anglaise
Vanilla Ice Cream or Sorbets (GF)
Sherwood, Sauvignon Blanc, Marlborough, New Zealand
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Penfolds, Shiraz, Koonunga Hill, Aus
Red Berries, Spice & Violet Characters
We recommend pricing children a la carte.
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Served Plain, with Butter, Parmesan or Marina Sauce
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Fettuccine Alfredo
Chicken, Garlic Cream Sauce
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Penne or Fettuccine with Meat Balls in a Marina Sauce
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The 10 Best Home Security Companies in Nashville, TN
In Tennessee, crime rates are above average. Both violent and property crimes in the state are higher than the national average, particularly burglaries.
Each year, Tennessee sees 251,724 property crimes. There are 4,088.6 property crimes per 100,000 residents and 1,002.4 burglaries per 100,000 residents.
The good news is Nashville is not the most dangerous city in Tennessee. With 41,503 property crimes, Memphis outpaces that of Nashville's annual 26,052. Still, Nashville has 5,636 burglaries and 93 arsons each year, making it the second most active city for property crimes in Tennessee.
Unfortunately, crime does not seem to be getting better in Nashville. The murder rate in 2015 nearly doubled Nashville's 2014 number with 75 victims -- and 33 of those murders were not solved by the end of the year.
Safety is not guaranteed in Nashville, but you can make the city safer for you and your family with a home security system. A home security system will help make your family safer by deterring and burglars from entering your home. This is an added line of defense that will give you peace of mind and make your home a safe place to live.
We've shared the 10 best home security companies serving Nashville today. They're trusted to protect homes, businesses, and more with state of the art security measures. Their highly trained staff design and install custom home security solutions that will make your home safer.
Each of Nashville's leading home security companies is excellent, so we've listed them in no particular order. But we'd like to know what you think. Which of Nashville's best home security companies is your favorite? Vote in our poll at the end of this article to tell us which one you think is the best. Just don't wait to vote, as the poll will close in 30 days!
Since 2005, Alpha Security Systems has served the security needs of Nashville. Now more than 11 years later, they have consistently delivered on their goal to provide personalized, affordable security to their customers along with excellent service. Each of Alpha Security Systems' alarm systems are custom designed and planned to be more effective than the typical security system. They go the extra mile during and after installation to ensure the safety of their customers, always putting the needs of their customers first.
National Certified Alarms was founded in 1997. Now nearly 20 years later, they've served thousands of customers with affordable, effective home security and alarm monitoring services. They continue to grow in Nashville, continually adding new vehicles, employees, and subscribers. National Certified Alarms also continually grows new services and technology to be one of the best local alarm companies in the United States.
Founded in 1997, Unlimited Security has delivered quality security services to Nashville for nearly 20 years. Unlimited Security is a woman owned business under the leadership of Linda Stubblefield, known as The Alarm Lady. They specialize in finding creative solutions to security needs and installing systems with pleasing aesthetic values. Unlimited Security believes in treating clients like family, and it shows in their excellent service. Each client gets personal attention with quality services and hands on caring.
For more than 30 years, Duncan Security Systems has provided quality and personal home security system services to every customer. They are the oldest family owned electronic security company in Nashville, and the Duncan family continues to participate in all aspects of the company's day to day operations. Duncan Security Systems has some of the most exceptionally skilled staff and high quality products available. They're proud to continue their reputation of personal attentiveness and customized services for burglar alarms and more.
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About JSChart, Splunk's primary charting library
Splunk uses JSChart, a JavaScript-based charting library, to render charting graphics whenever possible. Because JSChart uses JavaScript to render charting graphics, it ensures that platforms that cannot display Flash-based graphics (such as iOS) can display Splunk charts. The JSChart library also provides better printing quality.
Splunk charts in search results or in reports are always rendered with JSChart. Charts in dashboards can be a different matter--the charting library used to render them and the way they handle chart customizations depends on a number of factors including the type of XML upon which the dashboard is based and the technology you use to view the dashboard. See the "Dashboards and JSChart" subsection below for details.
Dashboards and JSChart
The manner in which dashboards render chart displays can be affected by the following:
- Whether the dashboard is based on simple XML or advanced XML. Any dashboard that you create and edit solely through Splunk Web (by using the Report Builder, the Add to Dashboard dialog, and the Dashboard and Panel Editors) will be based on simple XML. You can convert simple XML dashboards to advanced XML automatically or you can build advanced XML dashboards from scratch (see "About advanced XML" in the Developing Views and Apps for Splunk Web manual for more information).
- Addition of chart customizations that are unsupported by JSChart. You can apply chart customizations by editing the dashboard XML. Most of the more popular customizations are supported by JSChart, but some aren't. If you use a JSChart-unsupported customization, different things can happen depending on what type of XML you're using and what technology you're using to view the dashboard with.
- Note: Each of the tables in this custom chart configuration reference has a Supported in JSChart? column that tells you which properties are supported and which aren't.
- The technology used to view the dashboard. Splunk charts can have a different appearance when viewed through iOS mobile devices (iPad/iPhone/iPod) if the charts include customizations that are unsupported by JSChart. And if you're printing PDFs of dashboards you'll find similar display issues for simple XML dashboards that include customizations that are unsupported by JSChart.
For more information about PDF printing see "Upgrade PDF printing for Splunk Web" in the Installation Manual. Here's what happens with charts in dashboards, depending on the combination of these factors that you're working with:
|Viewing medium
|Simple XML with all properties supported by JSChart
|Simple XML with some properties unsupported by JSChart
|Advanced XML
|Browser, non-iOS mobile device
|Chart graphics are rendered with JSChart.
|Chart graphics are rendered with FlashChart.
|Chart graphics are rendered with whichever charting library is specified in the XML for each dashboard panel.
|iOS mobile device
|Chart graphics are rendered with JSChart .
|Chart graphics are rendered with JSChart. JSChart-unsupported customizations are ignored.
|With advanced XML, charting libraries for panels are specified at the panel level.
Chart graphics for panels using JSChart are rendered with JSChart. JSChart-unsupported customizations are ignored.
Chart graphics for panels using FlashChart are not rendered in iOS devices.
|PDF of a report or dashboard
|Prints PDF using JSChart to render chart graphics.
|Prints PDF using JSChart to render chart graphics. Ignores customizations that are unsupported by JSChart.
|PDF printing is unsupported for Advanced XML dashboards.
For example, consider a dashboard created using simple XML that contains a panel with a line chart. If you include a
lineStyle chart customization property to affect the way the chart lines appear, Splunk renders the line chart with FlashChart because this property is unsupported by JSChart. The line chart displays correctly in browsers that support Flash, but won't show up on platforms that do not support Flash, such as an iPad.
JSChart display issues
The JSChart charting library has some display issues that may be resolved in upcoming releases.
Non-transforming searches
The JSChart library cannot render charts based on searches that do not include (or properly use) transforming search commands such as
stats, or
The FlashChart charting library will attempt to chart the results of non-transforming searches, but charts won't revert to FlashChart automatically when non-transforming searches are used. You will need to explicitly specify that Splunk use the FlashChart library in the charting XML.
Time Charting
JSChart can only plot time-based data using the
timechart command. If you try to plot a time-based series using any other transforming search command, JSChart treats the timestamp data as a series of strings.
FlashChart can plot time-based data with other transforming search commands.
Search result truncation
For performance reasons, the JSChart library truncates search result data sets that are too large. The exact limits that trigger this truncation depend on the browser being used as well as the charting configuration. When the JSChart library is caused to truncate data sets, it displays an error message below the chart. To remove the error message you can:
- Switch to a chart type that involves drawing only one shape per series (in other words, move from a column chart to a line chart).
- Reduce the number of fields that are being plotted.
- For time charts, use a longer time-span between data points.
There are additional conditions that can cause truncation:
- Searches that return too many results per series can cause JSChart to hang the browser. Splunk employs a throttling strategy that restricts the number of results returned per series to 500 by default. You can configure this value by going to
JSChart.confand changing the
maxResultsCountparameter to something other than
- JSChart can only plot the first 50 series that are returned. Additional series will not be plotted.
- Object rendering limits by charting library. Both charting libraries have rendering limits if the total number of objects plotted in the chart exceeds a certain number. If you run into this limit you'll want to change either the search string or search time range so that the results returned fall under the limit.
- For the FlashChart library, the rendering limit in all cases is 2000 objects. If you hit this limit, the chart stops rendering.
- The JSChart library has a 2000 object limit for line and area charts, a 1200 object limit for bar, column, and scatter charts, and a 1000 object limit for charts displayed with Internet Explorer 8 or an earlier release of IE. If you hit the limit with a chart that uses JSChart, Splunk provides an error message.
Note: You can override the truncation limit for charts rendered with JSChart by changing the value of the
charting.chart.resultTruncationLimit property on a per-chart basis. Note that this property is only available for panels rendered with JSChart. Also, be aware that increasing this truncation limit can have a negative effect on dashboard performance.
You can't change the FlashChart truncation limit of 2000 objects.
See the charting reference documentation for chart and legend properties in this manual for more information.
Category limit
In JSChart, when you are plotting data on a categorical axis, no more than 80 categories can be displayed. When there are more than 80 categories Splunk doesn't truncate the data but instead hides the labels and tick marks. This is not configurable; Splunk runs into performance issues if you go higher than this. If you need to display a large number of axis categories, use FlashChart. It has a much higher limit.
Overview of the custom chart configuration reference
Chart and legend properties
This documentation applies to the following versions of Splunk® Enterprise: 5.0, 5.0.1, 5.0.2, 5.0.3, 5.0.4, 5.0.5, 5.0.6, 5.0.7, 5.0.8, 5.0.9, 5.0.10, 5.0.11, 5.0.12, 5.0.13, 5.0.14, 5.0.15, 5.0.16, 5.0.17, 5.0.18


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Members of the Skagway track team. PHOTOS BY KATE BAUER
By DAN FOX
The brief high school Track and Field season is already steaming towards its regional meet in Juneau on May 18, with the state competition only one week after on May 25, in Anchorage.
"Track season is going well, this is the largest track team we've had ever," said coach Kent Fielding.
There are 15 students on the team this year, making it a larger force than 2017's team by several runners.
"We still are a small team compared to other schools," Fielding said. "Sitka is a school of 400, so we'll see how things play out."
This past week was probably the toughest period of training for the students of the season, according to Fielding.
"This is a monster week," Fielding said on a May 7 interview, adding that students would start tapering down their practice to be fresh for the May 18 meet.
Typically Skagway does well in distance running events, but Fielding said two athletes have good chances at putting in winning runs in sprinting events.
The large team size this year is a great thing, according to Fielding, because it's allowing students a wide range of events to participate in.
A first for this year, Skagway has hired a throwing coach: David Moncibaiz.
Moncibaiz has been working with four students in the discus and shot put, and said their practices focus on a lot of strength and conditioning training.
"They've been on a weightlifting program from day one, which consists of more compound movements," Moncibaiz said. "Lot of full-body action, like deadlifts and Olympic-type lifts. So working a lot of legs, because it's throwing and throwing comes from the legs."
At the start of the season, Moncibaiz said throwers were pumping iron twice a week, and practice their throws on the other days.
"Every now and then we'll get someone who wanders into the weight room while we're lifting, and they're just blown away with the amount of weight that these kids are actually doing and lifting, in a safe manner of course," Moncibaiz said.
In addition to throwing, a number of the track team members are participating in jumping events.
Skagway has students performing the long, high and triple jumps, and jumping coach Kate Bauer said several have a good shot at taking their event to the state competition.
"Which is really exciting, I think we might have a lot of jumpers that are going to go to state," Bauer said.
Earlier this year the School Board had approved getting a high jump mat for practice, something that's helped students in that event a lot, Bauer said. Her goal for the students is to have them all hit a personal record at some point during the season.
"For this season, I just feel like I'm so surprised with how many high jumpers we have, and how good they're doing for [the] first year," Bauer said.
Track Results (Finals only)
Sitka Invitational
100 meters
1st • Gavin Goebel • 12.13
200 meters
1st • Gavin Goebel • 25.58
1600 meters
4th • Danny Brady • 5:02
9th • Wyatt Belisle • 5:26
18th • Micah Cook • 6:18
3200 meters
6th • Danny Brady • 11:11
8th • Wyatt Belisle • 11:51
4×400 relay
4th • Wyatt Belisle, Danny Brady, Tanner Hansen, Gavin Goebel • 4:22.06
Shot put 12 lb
17th • Dawson Clem • 14-09
Discus 1.6kg
15th • Dawson Clem • 53-04
High jump
2nd • Gavin Goebel • 5-02
Long jump
17th • Tanner Hansen • 12-05
Juneau Invitational
100 meters
4th • Gavin Goebel • 12.26
200 meters
3rd • Gavin Goebel • 25.12
800 meters
3rd • Danny Brady • 2:11.69
1600 meters
4th • Danny Brady • 5:51.38
12th • Wyatt Belisle • 5:17.54
32nd • Micah Cook • 6:16.77
4×400 relay
4th • Wyatt Belisle, Danny Brady, Silas Myers, Steaven McKnight • 4:06.11
4×800 relay
4th • Micah Cook, Wyatt Belisle, Silas Myers, Gavin Goebel • 10:30.61
Discus 1.6kg
27th • Dawson Clem • 54-05
High jump
5th • Gavin Goebel • 5-00
7th • Silas Myers • 5-00
Long jump
18th • Dawson Clem • 12-06.50
21st • Tanner Hansen • 9-02
Sitka Invitational
100 meters
2nd • Jennifer Hansen • 13.80
Shot put 4kg
13th • Kara Whitehead • 19-10
16th • Jessica Whitehead • 17-05
Discus 1kg
12th • Jessica Whitehead • 55-10
High jump
2nd • Jennifer Hansen • 4-00
Juneau Invitational
100 meters
1st • Jennifer Hansen • 13.70
200 meters
3rd • Jennifer Hansen • 29.37
400 meters
6th • Jennifer Hansen • 1:08.99
1600 meters
20th • Eliza Myers • 8:11.35
4×200 relay
3rd • Jessica Whitehead, Madison Cox, Mikah Lahrman, Kara Whitehead • 2:32.49
4×400 relay
5th • Madison Cox, Eliza Myers, Mikah Lahrman, Kara Whitehead • 5:51.64
Shot put 4kg
11th • Kara Whitehead • 21-02.25
20th • Mikah Lahrman • 19-00.50
23rd • Jessica Whitehead • 16-08.50
Discus 1kg
18th • Jessica Whitehead • 55-06
20th • Kara Whitehead • 53-02
24th • Mikah Lahrman • 50-05
High jump
1st • Jennifer Hansen • 4-02
7th • Madison Cox • 3-10
Triple jump
9th • Madison Cox • 26-00


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When a prospective tenant expresses an interest in a property, we have them complete an application. Then we then check with their former landlords, verify employment and income and obtain a confidential credit report in order to establish payment habits.
When do I get paid?
Rental income, less expenses paid on behalf of the property, is paid to you on the end of each month. We can mail a check to you, or deposit it directly to your bank account.
How do I know if I am getting fair market rent for my property?
Prior to taking management services for a property, we conduct an inspection and comparison of rents for similar properties in the area. This information is shared with the Owner so that they can be fully aware of what rents they can expect to receive for the current market conditions.
Who does the tenant send the rent payment to?
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What happens if the tenant doesn't pay rent?
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Who looks after tenant complaints and problems?
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Am I informed of all the repairs you make on my property?
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Who pays the mortgage and other monthly bills?
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What happens to the tenant's security deposit?
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