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State Codes and StatutesStatutes > West-virginia > 31 > 31-20-31
§31-20-31. Work program.
(a) The executive director is authorized to establish at each regional jail facility a work program for qualified inmates and to establish at each regional jail facility under his or her jurisdiction an inmate trustee account. The authority shall establish guidelines and qualifications to allow inmates sentenced to a regional jail facility to be gainfully employed with local businesses and governmental entities as part of a job program: Provided, That with regard to an inmate sentenced to the Division of Corrections that is domiciled at a regional jail facility under the supervision of the authority, the Commissioner of the Division of Corrections or designee shall first determine the eligibility of such inmate for participation in the work program authorized by this section and consent to such inmate's participation therein. A qualified inmate does not include an inmate convicted of a sexual offense or a violent felony.
(b) The administrator or designee of each regional jail facility shall receive and take charge of the money of all inmates in his or her regional jail and all money sent to the inmates or earned by the inmates as compensation for work performed under this section. The administrator or designee shall credit the money and earnings to the inmate entitled to it and shall keep an accurate account of all the money so received, which account is subject to examination by the executive director or designee. The administrator or designee shall deposit the moneys in one or more responsible banks in accounts to be designated inmate trustee account.
(c) For each inmate sentenced to the Division of Corrections participating in a work program authorized by this section, the administrator or designee of the regional jail facility shall keep in an account at least ten percent of all money earned during the inmate's incarceration and pay the money to the inmate at the time of the inmate's release. The administrator may authorize the inmate to withdraw money from his or her mandatory savings for the purpose of preparing the inmate for reentry into society.
(d) An inmate who works in work programs established under this section shall make reimbursement to the authority toward the cost of his or her incarceration to be credited to the agency billed for that incarceration: Provided, That prior to directing a qualified inmate to make reimbursement under this section, the executive director or designee shall consider the following:
(1) The inmate's ability to pay;
(2) The nature and extent of the inmate's responsibilities to his or her dependents, if any;
(3) The length of probable incarceration under the court's sentence; and
(4) The effect, if any, that reimbursement might have on the inmate's rehabilitation.
(e)(1) The administrator shall deduct from the earnings of each qualified inmate legitimate court-ordered financial obligations including, but not limited to, child support payments, liens and any other court-ordered financial obligation. The executive director shall develop a policy that outlines the formula for the distribution of the qualified inmate's income and the formula shall include a percentage deduction, not to exceed forty percent in the aggregate, for any court ordered victim restitution, court fees and child support obligations owed under a support order, including an administrative fee not to exceed one dollar, consistent with the provisions of subsection (c), section four hundred six, article fourteen, chapter forty-eight of this code, to support the authority's administration of this financial service.
(2) In the event that the qualified inmate's income is subject to garnishment for child support enforcement deductions, it shall be calculated on the net wages after taxes, legal financial obligations and garnishment: Provided, That nothing in this section limits the authority of the Bureau for Child Support Enforcement of the Department of Health and Human Resources from taking collection action against an inmate's moneys, assets or property.
(f) The administrator or designee of a regional jail facility, upon request of an inmate to release funds, on behalf of the family of the inmate, may authorize the release of funds up to one half of the money earned by the inmate participating in a work program as authorized by this section: Provided, That the court-ordered financial obligations provided in subsection (e) of this section and other fees owed by the inmate including, but not limited to, the costs of incarceration and any restitution for facility rule infractions, have been paid. The remainder of the money earned, after deducting amounts expended as authorized, shall be accumulated to the credit of the inmate and be paid to the inmate at times as may be prescribed by rules. The funds so accumulated on behalf of inmates shall be held by the administrator or designee of each institution under a bond approved by the Attorney General.
(g) The administrator or designee shall deliver to the inmate at the time he or she leaves the regional jail facility, or as soon as practicable after departure, moneys and earnings then credited to the inmate: Provided, That if an inmate is transferred to the physical custody of the Commissioner of the Division of Corrections, as defined in section two of this article, at the time he or she leaves the regional jail facility, the administrator or designee shall deliver moneys and earnings then credited to the inmate to the Commissioner of the Division of Corrections for administration in accordance with the provisions of section three-a, article one, chapter twenty-five of this code. In case of the death of the inmate before authorized release from the regional jail facility, the administrator or designee shall deliver the property to the inmate's lawful representative. In case a conservator is appointed for the inmate while he or she is domiciled at the regional jail facility, the administrator shall deliver to the conservator, upon proper demand, all moneys and personal property belonging to the inmate that are in the custody of the administrator.
(h) The executive director shall propose rules for legislative approval in accordance with article three, chapter twenty-nine-a of this code to administer and establish the work programs authorized by this section.
(i) Notwithstanding any provision of this code to the contrary, the county commission, its members and agents, the Executive Director of the West Virginia Regional Jail and Correctional Facility Authority or designee its members or agents, the sheriff, his or her deputies, correctional officers and agents shall be immune from all liability of any kind except for accident, injury or death resulting directly from gross negligence or malfeasance.


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BABSON PARK, Mass. – With 13 different players finding the back of the net Babson College handed men's lacrosse a 19-2 non-conference loss Wednesday evening at MacDowell Field.
Scoring the only two goals for the Beacons was Donny Delpha (Walpole, Mass.) his 16th of the season and Ryan FitzGerald (Abington, Mass.) his ninth of the year. Babson's attack was led by Alex Patinkin who scored twice, while also assisting on two others.
The Beavers went on to lead the contest in total shots with 66, while UMass was able to get off a combined 21 shots, 10 of which were on goal. Between the pipes Henry Bristol (South Hadley, Mass.) made a career-high 19 saves.
Babson also led the contest in ground balls having collected 63, while the Beacons totaled 29 of their own. On clear attempts UMass was 12-for-28 overall.
Wednesday's contest did not off to the start that the Beacons were hoping for as the host Beavers scored the first 12 goals of the game. Babson's defense held UMass scoreless for the first 45 minutes of play.
Delpha ended the Beacons long scoring drought on a man-up goal with 7:09 left in the fourth quarter. Assisting on the play was Nate Staples (Salem, Mass.). FitzGerald would then add the Beacons second goal of the night less than two minutes later on an unassisted play.
Men's Lacrosse returns to action on Saturday when they host UMass Dartmouth at 1 p.m.


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These are all the News & Announcements posted in November, 2013.
Tuesday, 26
Closed for Thanksgiving
The library will be closed on Thursday, November 28 and Friday, November 29 in recognition of the Thanksgiving holiday. We will also close early at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, November 27. We will resume normal business hours on Saturday, November 30.
Enjoy your holiday!
Posted By Logan Library at 9:09 AM / Category:Library Closed
Friday, 22
Staff Reading Pick
Book: The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry: A Novel by Rachel Joyce
Recommended by: Karen, Assistant Director
Harold Fry is an ordinary man recently retired and living in a small English village with his wife. Normally his days drag on, one after another. However one day, Harold received a letter from a friend who is dying and in hospice. He replies and walks to the corner to post his letter. On his way, he has a chance encounter that convinces him to deliver his response in person. So begins Harold's pilgrimage, an ordinary man who goes on a remarkable journey, not just to visit his friend one last time but a journey that changes his life and those around him. I found myself cheering for Harold as he walked in his yachting shoes and was inspired by his journey. Great read.
Want more reading suggestions? View previous staff picks.
Posted By Logan Library at 10:35 AM / Category:Staff Picks
Monday, 18
New Service for the Homebound
We are very excited to announce our new homebound service! Logan residents who are homebound permanently or temporarily can sign up and, after consulting with our librarians, request a limited number of items which will be mailed to them at no charge. Please share this information with those who may benefit!
To find out more, call Angie at 435-716-9129.
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» Community Book Discussion Oct 10, 2018
» The Dead Awaken Oct 5, 2018
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They Also Ran: The Story of the Men who Were Defeated for the Presidency
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Susan Rice's tarnished resume — President Obama had a rare "bring-it-on" moment when ABC News's Jonathan Karl asked him about threats by Republican Sens. John McCain and Lindsey Graham to block the confirmation of Susan Rice, should he nominate her for secretary of state.
Discussion: NewsBusters.org blogs, Washington Monthly, Muckety and Wonkette
Tim Graham / NewsBusters.org blogs: Maddow's Bizarre Defense of Susan Rice: McCain, Not Rice, Offers 'Made-Up' Charges
Kathleen Geier / Washington Monthly: Democratic women defend Susan Rice, call out her critics' sexism, racism, and mediocrity
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Susan E. Rice Caught Up in Furor Over Benghazi — WASHINGTON — Susan E. Rice was playing stand-in on the morning of Sept. 16 when she appeared on all five Sunday news programs, a few days after the deadly attack in Benghazi, Libya, that killed four Americans.
Discussion: The Hinterland Gazette
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Officials divulge that Obama was told it was armed extremists, not a spontaneous mob, that killed Ambassador Chris Stevens — U.S. intelligence told President Barack Obama and senior administration officials within 72 hours of the Benghazi tragedy that the attack was likely carried …
Discussion: Hot Air, The Gateway Pundit and Power Line
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Hillary and Libya — The policy failure goes beyond the murder of her deputies in Benghazi. — David Petraeus told Congress Friday in closed hearings that the CIA believed from the start that the September 11 attacks on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi were by terrorists.
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Petraeus Says U.S. Tried to Avoid Tipping Off Terrorists
Petraeus Says U.S. Tried to Avoid Tipping Off Terrorists
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Emmarie Huetteman / The Caucus: Sunday Breakfast Menu, Nov. 18
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Discussion: New York Times, Guardian, JTA, Mondoweiss and The Atlantic Online
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Mondoweiss: Day Three of Israeli Attack on Gaza: At least 28 killed, 290 injured in Gaza; Missile hits West …
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Jerusalem Post:
Iron Dome intercepts 2 Fajr-5 missiles aimed at Tel Aviv
Iron Dome intercepts 2 Fajr-5 missiles aimed at Tel Aviv
Discussion: Weasel Zippers, americanthinker.com, Israel Matzav, Conservatives4Palin and THE ASTUTE BLOGGERS
ZIP / Weasel Zippers: Israel's Iron Dome Intercepts Two Iranian-Made Fajr-5 Missiles Aimed At Tel Aviv...
Jim Kuhnhenn / Associated Press:
The White House on Saturday defended Israel's right to defend itself …
The White House on Saturday defended Israel's right to defend itself …
Discussion: Politico
Jennifer Epstein / Politico: White House says Israel 'has a right to defend itself' in Gaza
New York Times:
Israel Steps Up Aerial Strikes in Gaza
Israel Steps Up Aerial Strikes in Gaza
Discussion: Firedoglake, Israpundit, New York Magazine and Mondoweiss
Kevin Gosztola / Firedoglake: Israel Considers Any Palestinian Infrastructure That Can Be Connected to Hamas to Be 'Terrorist'
Ted Belman / Israpundit: "Israel doesn't want to eliminate Hamas"
Caroline Bankoff / New York Magazine: Israeli Airstrike Levels Hamas's Prime Minister's Offices as Fighting in Gaza Continues
Emil Protalinski / The Next Web:
Anonymous attacks over 650 Israeli sites, wipes databases, leaks email addresses and passwords (updated)
Anonymous attacks over 650 Israeli sites, wipes databases, leaks email addresses and passwords (updated)
Discussion: The PJ Tatler, Gizmodo and The Agonist
Rick Moran / The PJ Tatler: Hackers Take Down Over 650 Israeli Websites
Casey Chan / Gizmodo: Anonymous Targets Israel by Taking Down Hundreds of Websites and Leaking Emails and Passwords
Matttbastard / The Agonist: Around the Internets — Better late than never …
Ethan Bronner / New York Times:
Israel Sticks to Tough Approach in Conflict With Hamas
Israel Sticks to Tough Approach in Conflict With Hamas
Discussion: Mondoweiss, americanthinker.com and NYT Bits
Philip Weiss / Mondoweiss: On the Jewish Israeli street, there's no solution to Palestinian issue but more violence
Nicole Perlroth / NYT Bits: Anonymous Steps Up Attacks on Israeli Sites
Rami G. Khouri / Agence Global: What's New in the Gaza-Israel Battle
Why Republicans Want Mitt Romney To Go Away — Romney will carry the party's baggage off stage. "Toxic assets" into the bad bank of Mitt. — Image by Brian Snyder / Reuters — Ten days after at least some Republicans were surprised to see Mitt Romney lose the presidency, the candidate is gone without a trace.
Discussion: Alan Colmes'Alan Colmes', Outside the Beltway, The Hinterland Gazette and The Agonist
Doug Mataconis / Outside the Beltway: The Incredible Shrinking Mitt Romney
Polizeros / The Agonist: Republicans kick Romney to the curb
Agence France Presse:
Petraeus asked socialite to avert anti-Islam stunt — WASHINGTON — A Florida socialite at the heart of a scandal that brought down the CIA chief was once asked by him to stop a radio talk show host who was threatening to "deep fat fry" the Koran, US media reported early on Saturday.
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Wal-Mart files U.S. labor charge against union
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St. Lucie will recount early votes in Murphy-West race Saturday morning at 9 a.m.
St. Lucie will recount early votes in Murphy-West race Saturday morning at 9 a.m.
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The minimalist style of this fabric sofa offers a fuss-free way to furnish a room. With hard-wearing foam filled seats, its simple design allows you to personalise it with your own cushions. This right hand corner sofa has plenty of space to catch up over a cuppa or watch your favourite boxset.
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- Size H64.5, longer width 194, shorter width 155, D155cm.
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As expected, the "Lost" DVDs and Blu-Rays have dominated the sales market, but its very success brings up one big question -- what happened to Ben Linus' wooden Annie doll?
One of the bonus extras on the "Lost: The Complete Collection" deals with the artifacts and props from the show. But one mystery the section will not be solving is where the wooden doll that had supreme significance to the Ben Linus character -- as it was given to him by his childhood friend Annie.
Michael Emerson (the Emmy award-winning actor who played Linus) is still looking for it.
"The wooden doll that Annie gave me, where is it?" Emerson asked PopcornBiz. We didn't have the answer.
Emerson said he searched in vain for signs of the small wooden doll in a recent high-profile auction of Lost props and memorabilia.
"I went through the entire catalog and I didn't see the Annie doll," he tells us. "This has piqued my curiosity. Is it out there somewhere? Will I be approached on a street corner late at night sometime by a man with a little Annie doll in his trench coat?"
Emerson is more convinced that a mystery is afoot since "all the props were impounded to be shipped and sorted for the auction."
"I don't know if anything could have fallen through the cracks," he adds.
Yet somehow it's fitting. "It feels right that there's a loose end that I'll wonder about forever," says Emerson.
"Lost" fans love a good mystery. And they're loving their DVD and Blu-Rays. Both the complete sixth season and the "Lost: The Complete Collection" have jointly ruled the charts since their Aug. 24 release.
Even more impressive is the complete collection -- with its many features and three hours of bonus footage -- is running close to $200. That's some serious "Lost" love, even if it doesn't tell where Annie's doll is.


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This session is an introduction to MATLAB®, a high-level language and interactive environment for numerical computation, visualization, and programming.
MATLAB includes built-in mathematical functions fundamental to solving engineering and scientific problems, and an interactive environment ideal for iterative exploration, design, and problem solving. An image processing example is used to show you how to get started using MATLAB.
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With its cult-like following, it did not take long for word to spread about the opening of Roberta Roller Rabbit at 130 Greenwich Ave. The brand's signature style has shoppers excited to stock up on summer clothing for women, men, and children as well as home decor and accessories. As soon as you step inside you cannot help but feel energized with the delightful array of resort-inspired colors and patterns. With the grand opening celebration less than two weeks away, here's your chance learn more details about the mastermind behind it all, Roberta Freymann, and see her top picks for the season.
Fragrance: Infusion d' Iris by Prada
Splurge: Cashmere Shawls from the Far East, I collect them.
Last-minute gift: Bone inlay box from my store year round, a set of beach towels in the summer!
Vacation Spot: Punta del Este, Uruguay (where I have a store with my daughter, Gabriela) and St. Tropez
City in the World: Paris
Cocktail: Campari with a splash of orange juice
On iPod: Verdi's Don Carlo
Unfulfilled Ambition: Opera Singer!
Thoughts on Fairfield County: Divine homes, breathtaking views especially in the spring and fall.
Charity: Sambhali Trust, a non-profit charitable organization working to empower women and girls in Rajasthan, India. I have an ongoing project with the foundation. The women in the sewing center produce all the toys we sell from scrap fabric and in turn proceeds from the sales go back to Sambhali Trust.
Pet Peeves: Waiting for a table at restaurants, chewing gum, people who don't pick up after their dogs.
On Nightstand: bottle of Evian and a glass, pictures of my grandchildren, iPhone, reading glasses, and the weekend Financial Times.
Reading List: El Francotirador Paciente by Arturo Perez Reverte
Prized Possession: My Scotties, Alfa and Romeo!
Guilty Pleasure: Dark chocolate, French bread & butter, Vacherine cheese
Be sure to join us on May 13, 6-9pm to celebrate the grand opening of Roberta Roller Rabbit, 103 Greenwich Avenue.
In the meantime, check out Roberta Freymann's top ten picks for summer.
Sarong Jemina
Classic Kurta
Arles Shirt
Jemina PomPom Scarf
Beach Shirt Dress Arcade
Jaroka Kurta
Elsa Bondi Beach Bag
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MIAMI, Aug. 26 (UPI) -- A Florida boy infected with a rare brain-eating parasite has died, his family said, though he was being kept on a ventilator so his organs can be donated.
Doctors believe Zachary Reyna, 12, contracted the rare amoeba Naegleria fowleri while kneeboarding with friends in a shallow ditch near his house. The parasite breeds in shallow, warm freshwater and is generally harmless unless ingested nasally, after which it travels to the brain and kills 99 percent of those who contract it.
"The battle is over for Zac but he won the war," a family-updated Facebook page said Saturday. Reyna was scheduled to be removed from a ventilator once his organs had been harvested for donation, CNN said.
"Even though Zac has passed, he will still be saving many lives," this new post said.
Reyna is the second child this summer to contract the extremely rare parasite. From 2001 to 2010 there were only 32 reported cases brain infections caused by Naegleria fowleri. Of them, nearly everyone died.
Everyone except for Kali Hardig of Arkansas, who contracted the parasite at a water park earlier this summer and was given an experimental drug that successfully warded off the infection. She is one of only three known survivors of the infection in the last 50 years.
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Strong 2nd Half, 3-Point Barrage Propel MU Over Baylor
Phil Pressey's first 3-point attempt went in off the glass. The sophomore guard, known more for flashy, no-look passes than his outside touch, took that sketchy success and ran with it.
Pressey scored 19 points, making four of No. 4 Missouri's season-best 14 3-pointers, and the Tigers beat No. 6 Baylor 72-57 on Saturday. He had no 3-pointers the previous five games, but stepped up against the slumping Bears.
"It just happens like that sometimes," Pressey said of his bank shot. "I made it, so that's all that counts."
Sixth man Michael Dixon also had four 3-pointers and Marcus Denmon added three for Missouri (23-2, 10-2 Big 12), which shot 50 percent from long range.
"That's what they was giving us and that's what we was taking. And making," Dixon said.
Missouri is 14-0 at home with an average margin of 24 points and got an easier test a week after needing a 11-0 run to beat Kansas by three. Both games were sellouts but the matchup against Baylor (21-4, 8-4), carrying a higher ranking, failed to match that atmosphere.
Still, the Tigers said they were energized by the response from the fans in the second half.
"Yeah, it got pretty loud," Dixon said. "The crowd does ignite us."
Quincy Miller had 20 points and Perry Jones III had just four on 2-for-12 shooting for Baylor, which flopped for the second straight game after a 14-point home loss against No. 8 Kansas on Wednesday night. The Bears shot just 36 percent, negating a whopping 40-27 rebounding advantage.
Baylor has lost twice to Missouri and Kansas and is unbeaten otherwise.
"When Missouri is on, there is nobody in the country as good as them offensively. Nobody. Period," coach Scott Drew said. "And when I mean on, is when they're making their 3s. So you have to hope they're not on. They've been on a lot this year."
Baylor stopped Ricardo Ratliffe, Missouri's lone inside threat, but nobody else. Ratliffe was held to six points on 3-for-9 shooting after entering the game shooting 75.5 percent, threatening the NCAA single-season record.
"When you're making shots, it's really tough to go out there and try to chase around the guys that they have that can break you down off the bounce," Drew said. "So usually you have to give up something, and tonight we gave up the 3."
Pierre Jackson, who had 20 points and 15 assists in a one-point loss to Missouri at home on Jan. 21, had five points on 2-for-9 shooting with five assists in the rematch. Baylor entered the game leading the Big 12 in 3-point shooting but was just 4 for 17 from long range.
The 6-foot-11 Jones, a sophomore, is a top NBA prospect, but has struggled in both meetings against Missouri, totaling eight points and four rebounds at home. He also was off at Kansas, getting five points on 1-for-8 shooting.
"The problem is he's judged on that potential sometimes," Drew said, "and that's hard on everybody."
Denmon had 16 points, passing Jon Sundvold for 10th on Missouri's career scoring list. Dixon finished with 16 points and six assists, and Kim English had 12 points, all in the second half.
Missouri shot 48 percent from the field overall. It had 12 3-pointers twice earlier in the season, against Oklahoma and Niagara.
Pressey totaled 16 3-pointers in the first 24 games. Three of his 3-pointers on Saturday came in the first half, including two in the final 1:42 to help Missouri take a 33-29 lead.
Missouri hit six 3-pointers and Steve Moore had a dunk during a 20-6 run that broke open a one-point game midway through the second half. Dixon had the last two from well beyond the line for a 58-43 cushion with just over eight minutes left, and his 3-pointer started the run.
Baylor had a 13-1 rebounding advantage early, taking full advantage of its height advantage against Missouri's four-guard attack.
Baylor has lost 11 in a row at Missouri and hasn't won in Columbia since 1948. The Bears have lost nine in a row to top-10 opponents.


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Trip Report: Starbucks' Clover crafted Small Batch Coffee
Posted by TheShot on 22 Jan 2009 | Tagged as: Beans, Machine, Starbucks
Here at CoffeeRatings.com, we prefer to be experimentalists rather than theorists. This means we may have opinions, but we try to back them up with first-hand experience — even if it means consuming coffee, Fear Factor-style, that we would much rather avoid.
Last year when Starbucks announced they were purchasing The Coffee Equipment Company, makers of the Clover brewer, we scratched our heads in bewilderment:
"Starbucks coffee in a Clover machine? Who buys a $30,000 sound system to listen to AM talk radio?"
This past October, Starbucks finally started offering "Clover crafted Small Batch Coffee" at a few select locations. After giving them a few months to work out the kinks, this week we finally put our expectations to the test at the 295 California St. Starbucks — one of four San Francisco Starbucks featuring the Clover.
Having previously sampled Clover-brewed coffee at the likes of Ritual Coffee Roasters and Coffee Bar, we already had an idea of what to expect. So how would Starbucks' coffee measure up with the same process and equipment?
Materials and Methods
We started by selecting their Papua New Guinea (aka "PNG") Kainantu. We were first turned on to some of the excellent PNG coffees by Terry Patano, a longtime CoffeeRatings.com reader and co-owner of DOMA Coffee Roasting Company (Cour d'Alene, ID). And at $3.45 for a "tall", compared to the others at $2.75 (Colombia Manzanares, Ethiopia Sun-Dried Sidamo, Bali Batur Highlands — and Guatemala Casi Cielo at $2.45), we figured we'd opt for something interesting enough to avoid low-balling our test.
Starbucks' Clover set-up includes a nice Mahlkönig grinder, an array of Bodum Yohki storage jars containing their small batch coffees, and, bizarrely, a strange fetish for paper cups. If the Mahlkönig was promising, the stacks of paper cups was unsettling. After ordering, the barista immediately produced a paper cup — until we stopped her by asking that it be "for here". Given the target experience of the entire Clover setup, this is like having to ask for the ketchup on the side when ordering your chateaubriand.
Following that incident, our wait for our coffee was at least five minutes. Part of this delay, we could tell, was because they don't seem to get many Clover orders. This spelled trouble for the freshness of their coffee, as a low turnover rate will deaden even the freshest roasts.
Now whether the original roasts weren't very fresh, or whether they were left to grow stale after a couple of weeks, or whether the quality of the coffees themselves weren't all that great — we can't be entirely sure. But we suspect all three faults were at work when we say that the flavor of the Clover-brewed coffee here fared no better than meeting our low expectations: AM talk radio. (Not to mention that Starbucks likely burned some of the evidence of flavor out of their coffee using their typical roasting style.)
The beans did not carry distinctive flavors that we commonly found with other Clover brewings, and the finish even lacked some of the characteristic "clean" that the Clover can produce with high quality and properly handled bean stocks. In fact, we'd go so far as to say the coffee was no more flavorful than retail coffee beans we'd brew in our French press at home. Philz Coffee, by comparison, is far more flavorful, interesting, and even cheaper.
In these hyper-conscious economic times, spending $3.45 for filter coffee seems even more outlandish than the $4 latte (aka "Fourbucks") — even if Starbucks charges less for Clover-brewed coffee than other high-end cafés. But the worst part isn't that a $3.45 filter coffee seems as quaint as businesses that once slapped their logo on company Hummers for self-promotion. The biggest offense is that consumers are asked to pay double for coffee that ultimately tastes very pedestrian. Even if Starbucks' high-end competitors charge a dollar more for their Clover-brewed coffee, it at least tastes like you're getting something special for all the price and pomp.
Starbucks needs to rethink how they're using the Clover in their stores — i.e., if they intend to keep using it at all. In the end, Starbucks' purchase of The Coffee Equipment Company may prove to be an entirely defensive move — just as they did with the acquisition of Torrefazione Italia. If you can't beat superior competition, buy them out and hide the evidence from customers that much better coffee ever existed.
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Geez. thanks for taking the plunge for the rest of us. I actually had hopes that this might provide me with some decent coffee on those traveling scenarios where Starbucks is my only option. It really was too much to hope for.
No surprise that it didn't hold up to non-*$ Clovers, but how did it compare to what you would have gotten if you asked for a normal cup of drip?
Clovers are nice and all, but I am not convinced that they make coffee any better than a french press. I occasionally get beans from Café Grumpy and my homemade french pressed versions are just as good as their Clovers IMO. If anything, the sterile "clean" taste at the finish is distracting.
It's always been a dirty little secret that Starbucks baristas can be asked to prepare brewed coffee, at the normal price, with a press. This is just a higher-tech, higher-margin, PR-driven way of doing that.
Starbucks is a waste. The best money saving is staying away.
Agree. I tried a Clover the moment I saw one in a Starbucks. I assumed the somewhat-below-mediocre result was due to operator inexperience. They just took out the Starbucks near my workplace…closed for remodeling for a week while they install a Clover machine, so I thought I'd do a little research and see if they got any better with time. Found your review…I guess not.


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Hottest seat: Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld sits before the Senate Armed Services Committee May 7 to explain the mistreatment of Iraqi prisoners, amid an increased clamor for his resignation.
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Worst scapegoating: Reservist Jeremy C. Sivits, one of seven soldiers charged with prisoner abuse in Iraq, faces an extraordinarily speedy court martial May 19 in Baghdad.
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0.23 Python bindings
The Python bindings received a rewrite in the 0.23 development cycle. An overview of the necessary changes needed to be made to existing scripts is outlined in the Transition Guide.
All classes and functions detailed below are included in the MythTV module.
All objects which may use the database for any purpose will have a 'db' keyword input, providing it an existing database connection to use. This allows one to specify the database to use at the beginning of the application, and have it carried through out all subsequent calls. The input will accept any object or subclass of type 'MythDBConn'.
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- mysql-python (1.2.2+ preferred)
- 1 Data Objects
- 2 Connection Objects
- 2.1 MythDB(db=None, args=None, **kwargs)
- 2.1.1 settings
- 2.1.2 tablefields
- 2.1.3 cursor(log=None)
- 2.1.4 getStorageGroup(groupname=None, hostname=None)
- 2.1.5 getFrontends()
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- 2.1.7 getChannels()
- 2.1.8 getRecorded(title=None, subtitle=None, chanid=None, starttime=None, progstart=None)
- 2.1.9 searchRecorded(**kwargs)
- 2.1.10 searchOldRecorded(**kwargs)
- 2.1.11 searchJobs(**kwargs)
- 2.1.12 searchGuide(**kwargs)
- 2.1.13 searchRecord(**kwargs)
- 2.2 MythBE(backend=None, type='Monitor', db=None, single=False)
- 2.2.1 getPendingRecordings()
- 2.2.2 getScheduledRecordings()
- 2.2.3 getUpcomingRecordings()
- 2.2.4 getRecorderList()
- 2.2.5 getFreeRecorderList()
- 2.2.6 lockTuner(id=None)
- 2.2.7 freeTuner(id=None)
- 2.2.8 getCurrentRecording(recorder)
- 2.2.9 isRecording(recorder)
- 2.2.10 isActiveBackend(hostname)
- 2.2.11 getRecording(chanid, starttime)
- 2.2.12 getRecordings()
- 2.2.13 getExpiring()
- 2.2.14 getCheckfile(program)
- 2.2.15 getFreeSpace(all=False)
- 2.2.16 getFreeSpaceSummary()
- 2.2.17 getLoad()
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- 2.2.19 walkSG(host, sg, top=None)
- 2.2.20 getSGList(host, sg, path, filenamesonly=False)
- 2.2.21 getSGFile(host, sg, path)
- 2.2.22 getLastGuideData()
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- 2.5.5 getProgramGuide(starttime, enddime, startchan=None, numchan=None)
- 2.5.6 getProgramDetails(chanid, starttime)
- 2.5.7 getChannelIcon(chanid)
- 2.5.8 getRecorded(descending=True)
- 2.5.9 getExpiring()
- 2.1 MythDB(db=None, args=None, **kwargs)
- 3 System Objects
- 3.1 Grabber(path=None, setting=None, db=None)
- 3.2 VideoGrabber(mode, lang='en', db=None)
- 3.3 NetVisionGrabber(name, type, db=None)
- 4 Accessory Objects
- 5 Advanced Objects
Data Objects
- Program(raw)
- FreeSpace(raw)
- StorageGroup(id=None, db=None, raw=None)
- Guide(data=None, db=None, raw=None)
- Job(id=None, chanid=None, starttime=None, db=None, raw=None)
- Channel(chanid=None, db=None, raw=None)
- Video(id=None, db=None, raw=None)
- Record(id=None, db=None, raw=None)
- Recorded(data=None, db=None, raw=None)
- RecordedProgram(data=None, db=None, raw=None)
- OldRecorded(data=None, db=None, raw=None)
Connection Objects
MythDB(db=None, args=None, **kwargs)
This is the database connection class. It accepts connection settings through the 'args' input as a tuple of tuples, or through several keywords. The usable keywords are 'DBHostName', 'DBName', 'DBUserName', 'DBPassword', 'DBPort', and 'SecurityPin'.
>>> db1 = MythDB(args=(('DBHostName','mybackend'), ('DBName','mythconverg'), ('DBUserName','mythtv'), ('DBPassword','mythtv'))) >>> db2 = MythDB(DBHostName='mybackend', DBName='mythconverg', DBUserName='mythtv', DBPassword='mythtv') >>> db3 = MythDB(db=db2)
If the connection settings are not given by the user, they are searched for in '~/.mythtv/config.xml'. If not found there, the object will attempt to find a backend on the network over UPnP, using 0000 if 'SecurityPin' has not been defined.
This is a pseudo-variable with access to the settings table. It accepts two values, the hostname (or 'NULL') and the setting name, and can take them as keys or attributes.
>>> db.settings.NULL.DBSchemaVer u'1252' >>> db.settings['mybackend']['BackendServerPort'] u'6543' >>> db.settings.mybackend.BackendServerPort = 6553
This is another pseudo-variable providing access to the database field names.
>>> db.tablefields.jobqueue [u'id', u'chanid', u'starttime', u'inserttime', u'type', u'cmds', u'flags', u'status', u'statustime', u'hostname', u'args', u'comment', u'schedruntime'] >>> db.tablefields['storagegroup'] [u'id', u'groupname', u'hostname', u'dirname']
This returns a cursor for manual database access. Queries are automatically logged, and an initialized logging object can be specified.
getStorageGroup(groupname=None, hostname=None)
Return a tuple of StorageGroup objects, optionally filtering by groupname and hostname.
>>> db.getStorageGroup(groupname='Videos') (<StorageGroup 'myth://Videos@mybackend/mnt/mythtv/store/media/video/' at 0x8031eff90,)
Attempt to connect to all frontends listed in the database, and return a tuple of Frontend objects to all successfully connected to.
Attempt to connect to a single Frontend, using the port defined in the database for the given hostname.
Return a tuple of Channel objects.
getRecorded(title=None, subtitle=None, chanid=None, starttime=None, progstart=None)
Return a single Recorded object, or None, matching the specified search parameters.
Return a tuple of Recorded objects, matching the specified search parameters. Accepts the following keywords: title, subtitle, chanid, starttime, progstart, category, hostname, autoexpire, commflagged, stars, recgroup, playgroup, duplicate, transcoded, watched, storagegroup, airdate, stereo, subtitled, hdtv, closecaptioned, partnumber, parttotal, seriesid, showtype, syndicatedepisodenumber, programid, manualid, generic, cast, livetv.
>>> db.searchRecorded(cast='Kiefer Sutherland') (<Recorded '24','2010-01-18 20:00:00' at 0x803922850>, <Recorded '24','2010-01-25 21:00:00' at 0x803924310>)
>>> db.searchRecorded(title='24', subtitle='Day 8: 6:00PM - 8:00PM') (<Recorded '24','2010-01-18 20:00:00' at 0x80391ff50>,)
Return a tuple of OldRecorded objects, matching the specified search parameters. Accepts the following keywords: title, subtitle, chanid, starttime, endtime, category, seriesid, programid, station, duplicate, generic.
Return a tuple of Job objects, matching the specified search parameters. Accepts the following keywords: chanid, starttime, type, status, hostname, title, subtitle, flags, olderthan, newerthan.
Return a tuple of Guide objects, matching the specified search parameters. Accepts the following keywords: chanid, starttime, endtime, title, subtitle, category, airdate, stars, previouslyshown, stereo, subtitled, hdtv, closecaptioned, partnumber, parttotal, seriesid, originalairdate, showtype, syndicatedepisodenumber, programid, generic, startbefore, startafter, endbefore, endafter.
Return a tuple of Record objects, matching the specified search parameters. Accepts the following keywords: type, chanid, starttime, startdate, endtime, enddate, title, subtitle, category, profile, recgroup, station, seriesid, programid, playgroup.
MythBE(backend=None, type='Monitor', db=None, single=False)
This is the backend socket connection class. It accepts a 'backend' as a hostname, or IP, otherwise using the master backend. Port number is always pulled from the database. Type can be either 'Monitor' or 'Playback', to determine whether or not the backend is allowed to shut down. This class provides automatic connection sharing between multiple instances, and 'single' tells the class to always create a new connection.
Returns a list of Program objects for shows matching a recording rule.
Returns a list of Program objects for shows scheduled to record.
Returns a list of Program objects for shows matching a recording rule, marked 'will record'.
Returns a list of cardids.
Returns a list of free cardids.
Attempts to lock the specified tuner, returning a tuple of cardid, video device node, audio device node, and VBI device node. Returns -2 on failure, and -1 on no card found.
Free the specified tuner, or free all tuners used by this object if none specified.
Returns a Program object of the currently recording show.
Returns a boolean whether the specified cardid is recording.
Returns a boolean whether the specified backend is currently online.
getRecording(chanid, starttime)
Returns a Program object of the specified show.
Returns a list of Program objects for all recorded shows.
Returns a list of Program objects recorded shows eligible for expiration, in the order they will be expired.
Returns an absolute path in the file system for the specified Program object.
Returns a list of FreeSpace objects for the current backend, or the whole system.
Returns a tuple of total space, and total used space.
Returns a tuple of 1, 5, and 15 minute load averages.
Returns machine uptime in seconds.
walkSG(host, sg, top=None)
Behaves similarly to os.walk(). Returns a list of tuples containing the folder name, tuple of directories, and dictionary of files with file sizes as values.
getSGList(host, sg, path, filenamesonly=False)
Returns a tuple of a list of directories, list of files, and list of matching file sizes. If 'filenamesonly' is set, only return the filenames.
getSGFile(host, sg, path)
Returns a tuple of last modification time, and size.
Returns the last date for which guide data is available.
Frontend(host, port)
Connects to a frontend control socket, specified by a hostname or IP and a port.
Returns a list of jump points.
Returns a list of usable keys.
Returns a list of usable queries.
Returns a list of usable playback commands.
Issues a jump point.
Issues a key press.
Issues a query, and returns the response.
Issues a playback command.
MythVideo(db=None, args=None, **kwargs)
This class behaves similarly to MythDB, and accepts the same input arguments. Additionally, the 'settings', 'tablefields', and 'getStorageGroup()' functions are available.
This function performs a scan of the storage groups directories on each machine with a Videos group listed. It returns a tuple containing two lists of Video objects. The function checks new files against existing hashes, and the two lists are new videos to be added, and old videos to be deleted, respectively. The function will remove old videos from the database automatically by default, and new videos are uninitialized, but populated with 'title', 'subtitle', 'season', 'episode', 'host', and 'hash'.
Return a list of Video objects, matching the specified search parameters. Accepts the following keywords: title, subtitle, season, episode, host, director, year, cast, genre, country, file, exactfile, insertedbefore, insertedafter.
Behaves identically to searchVideos, but returns the first response.
MythXML(backend=None, db=None)
Returns a list of unique hosts found in the settings table.
Returns a list of unique keys found in the settings table.
getSetting(key, hostname=None, default=None)
Returns the requested setting value from the settings table, accepting a default value.
getProgramGuide(starttime, enddime, startchan=None, numchan=None)
Returns a list of Guide objects for the specified time period, taking an optional starting channel and channel range.
getProgramDetails(chanid, starttime)
Returns a Program object for the specified show.
Returns a channel icon.
Returns a list of Program objects for all recorded shows
Returns a list of Program objects for recorded shows nearing expiration.
System Objects
Grabber(path=None, setting=None, db=None)
Basic handler for external data handlers. Accepts either an absolute path to the external executable, or a field in the settings table containing the path.
Permanently appends one or more arguments to the executable path, separated by spaces.
Calls the executable with one or more arguments appended to the existing command, and returns the standard output as a string. Raises an exception if the return code is not equal to one. The return code and standard error can be retrieved through the exception, or through Grabber.returncode and Grabber.stderr.
VideoGrabber(mode, lang='en', db=None)
Modified Grabber class, taking 'TV' and 'Movie' for mode.
Accepts a tuple of tuples containing a show title and matching inetref. Allows overriding the responses returned by the searchTitle function.
>>> grab = VideoGrabber('TV') >>> grab.searchTitle('24') [(76290, '24', None), (79848, '24 Hour Design', None), (73012, 'Pure 24', None), (88501, 'Truth in 24', None), (90351, 'Final 24', None), (114171, '24 h Berlin - Ein Tag im Leben', None), (76047, 'BBC News 24', None), (74238, '24 Hour Quiz', None), (84312, 'BBC News 24: Click', None)] >>> grab.setOverride((('24',76290),)) >>> grab.searchTitle('24') ((76290, '24', None),)
searchTitle(title, year=None)
Returns a list of tuples containing title, inetref, and year. Results are filtered by year if given. Returns an empty list upon failure.
>>> grab = VideoGrabber('Movie') >>> grab.searchTitle('The Italian Job') [(9654, 'The Italian Job', 2003), (10536, 'The Italian Job', 1969)] >>> grab.searchTitle('The Italian Job',1969) [(10536, 'The Italian Job', 1969)]
searchEpisode(title, subtitle)
Returns a 2-tuple containing season and episode. Returns a 2-tuple of None upon failure.
>>> grab = VideoGrabber('TV') >>> grab.searchEpisode('Fringe','Pilot') (1, 1)
getData(inetref, season=None, episode=None, additional=False)
Returns a tuple containing a data dictionary, lists of cast, genre, and country, and optionally a dictionary of any additional data returned by the grabber. The first dictionary is data directly applicable to a Video object. The second contains any additional data provided by the grabber but not used by the videometadata table.
NetVisionGrabber(name, type, db=None)
searchXML(title, page=1)
Accessory Objects
MythLog(module='pythonbindings', lstr=None, lbit=None, db=None, logfile=None)
This class implements logging in a similar format to that provided by the various MythTV binaries. Logs are timestamped, and include a module name and message. The module carries a global log level, shared by all instances of the class in the current process. This log level is a bitwise operator, allowing the following named levels: important, general, record, playback, channel, osd, file, schedule, network, commflag, audio, libav, jobqueue, siparser, eit, vbi, database, dsmcc, mheg, upnp, socket, xmltv, dvbcam, media, idle, channelscan, extra, timestamp. A log will be printed only if the log's level matches one in the global level.
The log level can be set either by a string, or an integer. The string follows the same format used by MythTV binaries, a comma separated sequence with levels optionally prepended with 'no', and the integer can be built manually by provided bit values.
from MythTV import MythLog log = MythLog(lstr='important,general,file') log = MythLog(lstr='all,nodatabase') log = MythLog(lbit=MythLog.IMPORTANT|MythLog.SOCKET)
The logfile is an optional input that when used, will send all logging irreversibly to the specified log file
log(level, message, detail=None)
Logging is intended to match that normally found in the frontend and backend logs. The level is the value to be tested against the global log filter, and can contain multiple different levels. If one matches, the log is printed. This method is used if the MythLog object is called directly.
>>> log = MythLog(module='log test', lstr='important,socket') >>> log.log(MythLog.IMPORTANT, 'test') 2010-03-20 03:35:56.088 log test: test >>> log(MythLog.IMPORTANT, 'a bit cleaner syntax') 2010-03-20 03:36:07.999 log test: a bit cleaner syntax >>> log(MythLog.DATABASE, 'this log does not match the filter') >>> log(MythLog.DATABASE|MythLog.SOCKET, 'but this one does') 2010-03-20 03:36:54.598 log test: but this one does >>> log(MythLog.DATABASE|MythLog.SOCKET, 'print a log', 'with additional detail') 2010-03-20 03:37:18.262 log test: print a log -- with additional detail
_setlevel(lstr=None, lbit=None)
If you do not want to log anything, but still want to control the level of logging existing in the bindings, this method can be used to set the global filter. The same string and bitwise values as explained before are used. A string of 'none' can be used to squelch all logging.
from MythTV import MythLog MythLog._setlevel('none')
This class accepts a single error string, or an error code followed by additional inputs defined by the error code. An error string is available in both the 'args' attribute as a single item in a tuple and 'message' attribute as a string. The error code is available in 'ecode', and additional attributes may be available dependent on the error code.
|retcode, command, stderr
|sqlcode, sqlerr
|setting, hostname
|setting, remote, local
|backend, port
|backend, port, response
|remote, local
|frontend, port
|frontend, port
|file, reason
This class is duplicated in 'MythDBError', 'MythBEError', 'MythFEError', and 'MythFileError', for further filtering ability.


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Employers boosted payrolls in April by the most in two years and the jobless rate plunged to 6.3% as companies grew confident the U.S. economy was emerging from a first-quarter slowdown.
The 288,000 gain in employment was the biggest since January 2012 and followed a revised 203,000 increase the prior month, Labor Department figures showed today in Washington. The median forecast in a Bloomberg survey of economists called for a 218,000 advance. Unemployment dropped to the lowest level since September 2008.
Households spent more freely as the first quarter drew to a close and manufacturing accelerated, helping explain why companies such as Ford Motor Co. are taking on more workers. The figures corroborate the Federal Reserve's view that the expansion is perking up after stagnating last quarter, indicating it will keep trimming stimulus.
"The economy is gathering momentum after the bad winter," said Michael Gapen, senior U.S. economist at Barclays Plc in New York, whose firm's projection was among the closest in the Bloomberg survey. "The unemployment rate will stay in its downward trend, which means tapering will continue."
Stock-index futures fluctuated and Treasury yields climbed after the figures, with the contract on the Standard & Poor's 500 Index expiring in June rising 0.1% to 1,879.3 at 9:15 a.m. in New York. The yield on the benchmark 10-year Treasury note increased to 2.68% from 2.61% late yesterday.
The increase in employment was broad-based, with construction companies adding the most workers in three months and retailers taking on the most this year. Manufacturing, temporary help services and health care were among other industries boosting payrolls.
Hourly Earnings
One cloud in today's employment report is worker pay is stagnating. Average hourly earnings held at $24.31 in April, and were up 1.9% over the past 12 months, the smallest gain this year.
The drop in the unemployment rate from March's 6.7% came as the agency's survey of households showed the labor force shrank by more the 800,000 in April. The so-called participation rate, which indicates the share of working-age people in the labor force, decreased to 62.8%, matching the lowest level since 1978, from 63.2% a month earlier.
Forecasts for April payrolls ranged from increases of 155,000 to 292,000, according to the Bloomberg survey of 94 economists. Last year, the U.S. added more than 194,000 jobs each month, compared with about 186,000 in 2012. Economists surveyed by Bloomberg on April 4-9 project payroll gains to match 2013.
Private Payrolls
Private payrolls, which don't include government agencies, increased 273,000 in April after a 202,000 gain. Last month, hiring by companies surpassed the pre-recession peak for the first time.
Americans are the most upbeat about finding a "quality job" than at any time since January 2008, according to Gallup data released April 25. A separate survey by the Conference Board shows the proportion of consumers who said jobs would become more plentiful in the next six months climbed in April to the highest level since January.
As a human resources specialist, Alan Janzen has first-hand knowledge of the improvement in the labor market. He started a job this week with the city of San Antonio after working as a personal trainer. He sent out 27 applications since beginning his job hunt in February. 'Long, Frustrating'
"I expected it to be a long and frustrating search, from everything I hear," said Janzen, 31, who has a master's degree in human resources.
Such optimism extends to Ford. Boosted by record profits in North America, the second-largest automaker said it will probably hire more than the 12,000 new workers it promised in its 2011 contract with the United Auto Workers.
"The business has grown faster than we predicted it would in 2011," Joe Hinrichs, Ford's president of the Americas, said in an interview on April 30. The company said it hired 2,000 new workers at its factory in Claycomo, Missouri, and that it's completed about 75% of its commitment to hire 12,000 workers by 2015.
Choice Hotels International, Inc. said employment growth is one reason to be upbeat about the travel industry.
Travel Industry
"As we've seen employment improve — and I'm the first one to say it hasn't moved that much yet, but it's starting to feel like it is — that's going to give us an exaggerated impact based on those folks coming back with jobs and then beginning to travel," Chief Executive Officer Stephen Joyce said on an April 28 earnings call. "We're optimistic of that."
Fed policy makers at this week's meeting said the economy is showing signs of picking up and the job market is improving. The Fed's Open Market Committee pared its monthly asset-buying to $45 billion, its fourth straight $10 billion cut, and said further reductions in "measured steps" are likely.
Gross domestic product rose at a 0.1% annualized rate from January through March, compared with a 2.6% gain in the prior quarter, the Commerce Department said earlier this week.
"Growth in economic activity has picked up recently, after having slowed sharply," the Fed said this week in a statement following their meeting in Washington. "Household spending appears to be rising more quickly."
Household purchases, which account for about 70% of the economy, climbed 0.9% in March, the most since August 2009, the Commerce Department said yesterday. Incomes increased by the most in seven months.
Also yesterday, data from the Institute for Supply Management showed factories added employers in April at the fastest pace in four months. Manufacturing expanded the most this year.


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BigBaby-thanks for the tease on the Wild Azelea in your excellent vid!
Mind telling me more about the trail...did you see any cyclists? I've got this trail
on my to-do list for bike camping...an out and back..leaving the vehicle in the little city,
camping at the 26 mile mark then back the next day-sound good?
I've also read water is a problem-your assessment on the H2O please.
There are several Nat.Park units I need that are kinda close by in Louisianna so when I go I plan on some significant time there-anything else I should check out while in the area of mid to northern Louisianna?


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As summer begins to heat up, that can mean only one thing to true-blue aviation enthusiasts. Yup, AirVenture is coming at us like a jet fighter.
In mere weeks, the annual migration of tens of thousands of pilots will start to converge on the small town of Oshkosh, Wisconsin. The population swells from 50,000 to almost a quarter million. It's been called the summer celebration of flight and that is one of the more accurate tag lines the Experimental Aircraft Association marketing department has invented.
At these shows, journalists like myself are often asked, "What's new this year…what have you seen that you never saw before?"
The questions are difficult for two reasons. One is that AirVenture is huge and to think you've seen it all is a conceit. Despite dashing around looking for all the cool new hardware — or these days that can often be software — I know I'll miss all kinds of things.
Nonetheless, I am aware of some new products that will debut and I'm aware of a few announcements that will be made regarding projects nearing completion.
The second reason is that many companies prefer to hold their news until they arrive at the show. It is sure that some secretive projects are still in progress even as I write this, so we simply won't know all that's new until we arrive at the show and examine every nook and cranny.
One of my areas of focus for several years has been the LSA Mall located not far from the forum buildings. For 2013, this plan has evolved. The Light Aircraft Manufacturers Association (LAMA) will not be hosting the LSA Mall for the first time in many years. Instead, LAMA chose to go with an indoor display because many tens of thousands of attendees populate the display halls and they might miss LSA exhibitors who are scattered all over the immense real estate that is AirVenture.
At its new display, LAMA will provide some attention-getting video and will be prepared to help folks find any LSA company, even those that may not attend the big show. LAMA will be in spaces 4100-4101 at the south end of Aisle C in Hangar D. AirVenture takes off July 29 and runs through Aug. 4.


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On show until the end of June at the solar decathlon expo in Barcelona, this Fab Lab house is already making waves due to the fact it can be built in 15 days and house a family of four.
Measuring 75 squared metres, it's the work of the Institut D'Arquitectura Avancada de Catalunya, who chose the odd paraboloid shape as they believed it was the perfect form for making the most of the sun's rays. As you will have noticed, the top is covered in solar panels, and thanks to the elevation from its three legs, the house should be cool in summer.
Rather than just a couple of concept pictures, IAAC has actually developed the project to the point where they can build the house for you, with the contact details located on their website. It's bound to be pricey, but as it's made from natural materials it's possibly one of the most eco-friendly abodes you could hope for. [Fab Lab via DesignBoom]


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Study: Smoking spiked among former quitters post 9/11
The terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, appear to have caused about 1 million former smokers across the country to take up the habit again, reports a Weill Cornell Medical College (WCMC) public health study.
The analysis, published in the June 20 issue of the journal Contemporary Economic Policy, is the first to look at the net costs to society of terrorism-induced smoking in the United States after 9/11 and the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing.
"This helps us better understand what the real costs of such disasters are in human and economic tolls, and it suggests ways that such future stressful reactions that result in excess smoking might be avoided," says the study's author, Dr. Michael F. Pesko, an instructor in WCMC's Department of Public Health. While the Oklahoma City bombing didn't affect U.S. smoking rates, Pesko says, he suggests that 9/11 caused a significant 2.3 percent increase nationwide up through the end of 2003, when analysis of the data ended.
Self-reported stress was also found to especially increase in communities with a higher concentration of active-duty and reserve military members and among higher educated groups. The increase in stress following 9/11 was found to account for all of the increase in smoking.
"This study provides the first unbiased estimate of the effect of stress on smoking, and the finding that there was such a big increase in smoking nationwide, seemingly due to one event, is extraordinary and surprising," says Pesko. "It sheds light on a hidden cost of terrorism."
He continues, "There is a consensus in the research community that stress is a very large motivator for individuals to use substances, but this has not really been studied very thoroughly."
Pesko examined the two domestic terrorist attacks and data from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, which tracks annual rates of risky personal behavior across the nation. Since the same questions are asked yearly, responses can be compared over time, Pesko says. He examined self-reported days of stress and what he considers to be a bona fide stress response – whether former smokers begin smoking again.
"I was really surprised to find that former smokers across the nation resumed their old habit," Pesko says. "I was expecting to see impacts just in the New York City area – or, at most, the tri-state area."
He estimated the cost to government of 9/11-induced smoking at $530 million to $830 million, and potentially higher if the smoking continued beyond 2003. These figures represent changes in the use of Medicare and Medicaid, productivity losses associated to illness from smoking and decreased tax revenue linked to lost work. The figure also takes into account increased tax revenue from cigarette purchases. The study findings suggest a potential public health response to future stress-inducing events, says Pesko. One possibility would be programs that offer free nicotine replacement therapy soon after the events, he suggests. "Another strategy would be to alert health professionals to do more substance abuse screening during regular medical appointments following terrorist attacks, or any such event that is likely to stress the nation," he says.


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Deployment of Europe's Galileo constellation continues
ESA PR 33-2012 – The third and fourth satellites of Europe's Galileo global navigation satellite system were lofted into orbit on 12 October from Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana. They join the first pair of satellites launched a year ago to complete the validation phase of the Galileo programme.
The Soyuz ST-B launcher, operated by Arianespace, lifted off at 18:15 GMT (20:15 CEST) from the Guiana Space Centre.
All the stages of the Soyuz vehicle performed as planned and the Fregat-MT upper stage released the Galileo satellites into their targeted orbit at close to 23 200 km altitude, 3 hours 45 minutes after liftoff.
These satellites were built by a consortium led by Astrium as prime contractor, with Thales Alenia Space in charge of assembly, integration and testing.
The operations are managed by SpaceOpal a joint company of the DLR German Aerospace Center and Italy's Telespazio, with the early operations of the satellites controlled by a joint ESA and CNES French space agency team in Toulouse, France.
After initial checks, they will be handed over to the Galileo Control Centres in Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany, and Fucino, Italy, for testing before they are commissioned for the Galileo service validation phase.
From a performance point of view, these In-Orbit Validation (IOV) satellites are the same as the forthcoming satellites.
With four identical satellites now in orbit, ESA will be able to demonstrate the performance of the Galileo positioning system fully before the deployment of the remaining operational satellites.
"Since the first launch a year ago, Galileo's technology has proven itself in orbit," said Didier Faivre, ESA's Director of the Galileo Programme and Navigation-related activities.
"Thanks to the satellites launched today, the testing phase will be completed, and clear the way for rapid full-scale deployment of the constellation.
"By late 2014, 18 satellites are scheduled to have been launched, by which time early services to Europeans can begin."
Galileo's Full Operational Capability (FOC) will be reached with 30 satellites (including the four IOVs and in-orbit spares) in 2018.
About Galileo
Galileo is Europe's own global satellite navigation system. It will consist of 30 satellites and their associated ground infrastructure.
The definition, development and IOV phase of the Galileo programme are carried out by ESA, and co-funded by ESA and the European Commission. This phase leads to a mini-constellation of four satellites and a reduced ground segment dedicated to the validation of the overall concept.
The four satellites launched during the IOV phase are the nucleus of the constellation that will then be extended to reach its FOC.
The FOC phase is fully funded by the European Commission. The Commission and ESA have signed a delegation agreement by which ESA acts as design and procurement agent on behalf of the Commission.
Learn more at: www.esa.int
For further information, please contact:
ESA Media Relations Office
Communication Department
Tel: +33 1 53 69 72 99
Fax: +33 1 53 69 76 90
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Beadweaving Artist Behind Moroccan Sunset Beaded Bracelet
Designer Q&A: Shae Wilhite
Shae Wilhite is one of the designers featured in February/March 2017 Beadwork. Her quick and easy Moroccan Sunset beaded bracelet is a simple peyote-stitched pattern that results in a stunning cuff of DiamonDuos. Get the pattern in February/March 2017 Beadwork.
We recently spoke with Shae about how she got into beadweaving, where she gets her inspiration, and the advice she has for other beaders.
Q: How did you get started beading?
A: My sister-in-law gave my mother and me a crafting book that had French beaded flowers in it. We went to a bead store to buy high-quality seed beads, and when I saw what was possible to make with beads, I was hooked. We never did make the French beaded flowers.
Let Nature and Beads Be Your Muse
Q: Where do you get your design ideas? What inspires your creativity?
A: Color is usually my jumping off point for any project. You can find amazing color and shape combinations in nature, art, and architecture and that's usually what inspires me.
Q: Do you plan your designs in advance, or do you just let the creativity flow?
A: I usually start with a plan and then see where the beads take me. There are so many shapes and sizes of beads (especially with all the new multi-hole beads) that they sometimes tell me where they want to go. Usually when I try to make a design exactly how I planned it in my head, the beads refuse to cooperate and I spend more time ripping it apart than anything–so I've learned to let the beads take the lead!
Q: How do you get out of a creative rut?
A: I try learning something new, such as a new stitch or using a new bead. I resisted learning cubic right-angle weave forever (I had convinced myself it was "too hard"). Once I mastered the stitch, I made six new designs. I guess it's time to learn something new again!
Moroccan Beaded Bracelet and Beyond
Q: How do you approach the use of color in your designs?
A: If I were creating just for myself, everything would be a variation of turquoise and copper. But since I'm designing for more than just myself, I'm always trying new combinations and looking for that surprising POP. I always want to stretch my color palette.
Q: What's your favorite stitch or technique, and why?
A: I truly love them all, but I run to peyote stitch a lot. It's such a versatile stitch and works great with a wide variety of beads, including two-hole beads. It's one of those stitches that works well whether you've just started beading or have been beading forever.
Q: What was the inspiration for your Moroccan Sunset Bracelet?
A: As soon as I saw the shape of the DiamonDuo beads I knew they would look fabulous woven together, like the Moroccan tiles on the walls of an Old World bazaar. I pulled some really fun color combinations together and Moroccan Sunset was born.
Q: What advice do you have for other beaders?
A: Don't be afraid. Be brave and be bold. Choose colors you love, even if you aren't sure they go together. Try something new, even if you're scared. If you make a mistake, make it confidently! Nothing bad will happen–the earth will still turn, the sun will still rise, and your family will still love you. My mom always says, "It's just beads." So have fun; it's just beads!
Let Shae's bold style inspire you!
And please share your own designs with us, either as submissions for publication in Beadwork magazine (email firstname.lastname@example.com; instructions will be requested if your original design is accepted), or just to share on our website (email me at email@example.com).
Get the Moroccan pattern in Beadwork today!


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You wanted some different flame templates, now you got them! Combining classic and unique flames, these templates provide a little something for everyone looking to heat up their airbrush designs.
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How to Get Mountain Lion Help
One of the best features about all Macs is the excellent built-in help, and OS X Mountain Lion doesn't cheat you on that legacy: This system has online help in abundance. When you have a question about how to do something, the Help Center is the first place you should visit.
Clicking the Help menu reveals the Search Help field at the top of the menu and the Mac Help item, which opens the Mac Help window.
The keyboard shortcut for Help appears on the Help menu as cmd+?, but you really need to press Shift+cmd+? to open Help using the keyboard.
To use Mac Help, simply type a word or phrase in either Search field — the one in the Help menu itself or the one near the top of the Help window on the right side — and then press Return or Enter. In a few seconds, your Mac provides you one or more articles to read, which (theoretically) are related to your question.
Usually. If you type menus and press Return, for example, you get 17 help topics.
As long as your Mac is connected to the Internet, search results include articles from Apple's online support database by default. Click the magnifying-glass icon to the left of the Search field if you want to disable this feature.
Although you don't have to be connected to the Internet to use Mac Help, you do need an Internet connection to get the most out of it. That's because OS X installs only certain help articles on your hard drive.
If you ask a question that those articles don't answer, Mac Help connects to Apple's website and downloads the answer (assuming that you have an active Internet connection). These answers are the Support Articles, denoted by a plus sign (as shown at the bottom of the window).
Click one of these entries, and Help Viewer retrieves the text over the Internet. Although this can sometimes be inconvenient, it's also quite smart. This way, Apple can update the Help system at any time without requiring any action from you.
Furthermore, after you've asked a question and Mac Help has grabbed the answer from the Apple website, the answer remains on your hard drive forever. If you ask for it again — even at a later date — your computer won't have to download it from the Apple website again.
Finally, here's a cool feature, automatic visual help cues. Here's how they work:
Type a word or phrase in the Help menu's Search field.
Select any item that has a menu icon to its left (such as the Secure Empty Trash item in the following figure).
The automatic visual cue — an arrow — appears, pointing at that command in the appropriate menu.


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A day after being ousted with her sister in doubles play, Serena Williams moved on to the individual finals with a victory over an unseeded Czech.
The three-time champion bested Petra Kvitova 7-6 (5), 6-2, but needed more than 90 minutes to do it. On Saturday, Williams, the top seed, will face Vera Zvonareva. Zvonareva reached her first Grand Slam final, rallying to beat Tsvetana Pironkova in three sets. It was Pironkova who knocked Serena Williams sister, Venus, out of the tourney in the quarterfinals.
The 21st-seeded Russian became the second-lowest ranked player to make the Wimbledon women's final.
"I'm very excited. I think I'm not realizing it at the moment," Zvonareva said after the match.
At least one of the Williams sisters has reached the Wimbledon finals in 10 of the last 11 years and one of them has won eight of the last 10 years. Serena defeated her sister to win last year's championship.


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Tim has been working on a shadow system for the tiles & editor. The shadows are looking very cool indeed! There's a few small glitches here and there so I won't post any pics yet.
Kimmo and Tuomas have been doing lots of work on zombie bosses and other crucial gameplay features such as the coins. It's much more rewarding to kill the bad guys when you get some decent loot! The coin thing was mainly inspired by Blizzard's classic PC game Diablo.
There's two games for iPhone which also have some of that Diablo feel, both of them are games by Raptisoft: Solomon's Keep and Solomon's Boneyard. I highly recommend them!
This fellow here has his wide grin on the app icon,
his name is Dead Jester.
To make a long post shorter I'll let this video do the talking and show some of the new features in action:
I'll post more footage later!


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Warmth from togetherness
I just love the look on the mother's face - satisfaction, kindness and warmth in the cold
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Uploaded on December 29, 2008
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