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Q&A: CDCR Secretary Matthew Cate Discusses Prisons, Health Care and Realignment
Matthew Cate has served as secretary of the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation since being appointed in May 2008. In this capacity, he and his staff's mission is to improve public safety through crime prevention and recidivism reduction strategies. The department's goals are twofold: organizational, which includes workforce excellence, information technology strategy, and risk management; and programmatic: including crime prevention and safety, outreach, partnerships and transparency, and health care delivery.
Cate also serves as chairman of both the Corrections Standards Authority and the Prison Industry Authority. In addition, in 2010, he was elected regional president of the Association of State Correctional Administrators.
Before his appointment as CDCR secretary, Cate served for four years as the California Inspector General, responsible for public oversight of the CDCR. Since 2007, he has also served on the California Rehabilitation Oversight Board and reports to the state legislature on the department's progress in fulfilling its obligation to provide effective rehabilitative programs to California's inmates and parolees.
Cate earned his Doctor of Jurisprudence from the University of Oregon School of Law and received a Bachelor of Science degree in business administration from Linfield College. He is a member of the California State Bar.
Correctional News recently sat down with Secretary Cate to discuss his role with the CDCR, the status of the state's ailing correctional system, and the effect of the newly passed AB109, legislation that shifts responsibilities for low-level offenders from the state to the counties.
Q: What have you liked most about your position as secretary for the CDCR?
A: The reason a lot of people are in public service is because of the chance to impact and help drive major public policy changes in my field. Right now Calif. is facing extraordinary change, which brings both its rewards and challenges. Overall, I really have enjoyed the challenge of being involved in a time of great change in corrections in California.
Q: What are you most proud of in the last three years or so? Does one thing stand out as a highlight?
A: Oh sure. It's helping the governor get the realignment initiative off the ground and under way in California. We have suffered from almost 200 percent overcrowding in the prisons, which has made everything we do extraordinarily difficult. It makes it harder to rehabilitate our inmates. So, to begin a part of a process of not only addressing our crowding problem but also hopefully to show better criminal justice results has been a terrific opportunity. I am really proud of our accomplishment in the administration.
Q: Has getting realignment under way been the most difficult thing so far as well?
A: You know, there's a couple of difficult things. One of the most difficult parts of realignment is that we are trying to run a prison system at the same we're trying to change it. We've got terrific employees who are concerned about potential layoffs, and we're working with our stakeholders to make sure we're still operating the prisons well while we go through this change. And at the same time dealing with the politics in the local governments to make sure they can handle the new responsibilities.
Q: Are things progressing as they should?
A: So far we've seen a reduction of about 8,000 inmates from our population during the first two and-a-half months of realignment. We were supposed to get over 10,000 inmates out of our system by Christmas according to the U.S. Supreme Court. So far, the counties have been doing a great job of taking on the responsibility. And my staff has done a terrific job of helping to facilitate the transfer of information and inmate files and working out all the logistical challenges.
Q: You are also chair of the Corrections Standards Authority and Prison Industry Authority and the regional president of the Association of State Correctional Administrators. You obviously like this industry.
A: I do. They say once prisons get in your blood, it's hard to get it out. I've developed a passion for effective criminal justice policy in corrections, so a chance to work with my fellow directors in the Western region has been very rewarding. All three of these positions are very rewarding volunteer side jobs. The Corrections Standards Authority oversees standards for both prisons and jails by statute. I decided to take on the obligation as chair of the Prison Industry Authority because I just really have a passion for it, and I also was selected by my colleagues. All of these are just part of the gig.
Q: How will the new $900 million California Health Care Facility (CHCF) in Stockton help both the local community and the state overall?
A: One of the things that the state has struggled with is capacity for our most physically and mentally ill inmates. For those inmates who need the most consistent care, we have a shortage of beds. So this facility will provide a large number of beds, and it's my belief that once this facility is built, we could find ourselves at that time completely out of our medical and mental health lawsuits. That's the goal, and if we could do that in California, I think that would be a significant accomplishment.
Q: What has been happening with these particular inmates before realignment?
A: We've been providing them with care, but we've been doing it within traditional prison beds. What we have are prison health care officials and wardens and their teams who are working extraordinarily hard to provide good health care in less than ideal settings. We're having to provide pretty high levels of care in settings and in beds that weren't made for that purpose. It's also really expensive if you have to overstaff to make up for inadequate facilities.
Q: So, are health care facilities, such as this new one in Stockton, the best way to serve these particular inmates?
A: I think so. It's going to be the largest facility of its kind in the country. Because it's been engineered with inmate health care and security in mind from the ground up, you'll find a really effective setting for providing care to high-level inmates in a secured area. Most prison health care is done either in hospitals, where you have around-the-clock guarding at the bedside, or in prisons, where you have security, but health care has to struggle to find space. Finally, we will have a place to do both simultaneously.
Q: Many jobs are going to be created from this one project — 1,700 construction jobs, more than 5,000 temporary jobs, and 2,400 permanent jobs (doctors, nurses, and correctional staff) with an annual payroll of $220 million. How can the state fund or continue to fund a project like this?
A: The construction itself was allocated through bond funding. We'll be using bond funds rather than today's dollars for the construction. For the ongoing costs, it is our hope that we'll see commensurate reductions at the existing prisons for those expenses, so that will offset some of those costs. The other thing people have to keep in mind is that running a system overseen by three different federal judges in three different areas of health care that has its own complete independent administrative system is expensive in itself. So, getting out of the lawsuits and coordinating all of our sickest inmates in one place, we think, will get some efficiency to offset those costs.
Q: Will there be enough funding for areas such as management and security?
A: Of course, and there will be benefits to the community. Stockton is one of the areas in Calif. that has been hardest hit by unemployment. So, getting those jobs in the Central Valley will be a terrific boon to the economy and will hopefully drive us back into a recovery.
Q: There are some opponents who say we cannot afford this project. What do you say to them?
A: I understand where they're coming from, and I respect that position. Obviously, every dollar you spend on corrections is a dollar that you can't spend on higher education, or it is driving the deficiency of something else. On the other hand, I can tell you that our current method of doing business is about as expensive as it gets. I think we should be looking at a long-term investment in appropriate housing. And, again, the ability to return all aspects of corrections, including health care under one roof, will allow us to see efficiencies in the long term that will make it a worthwhile investment.
Q: Then there may be more funding for areas such as higher education?
A: Right. As long as we're trying to run the prison system faced with 15 different federal class action lawsuits and inadequate facilities, we're always going to be spending good money after bad.
Q: What do you see for yourself over the next three to five years?
A: I'm on a year-by-year contract with my wife in this job. Around late spring/early summer every year, we sit down and decide together whether we are going to keep up this pace and how long we are going to ride this. So, I'm in my fourth year here in the department, but I can tell you that I still love my job and am still planning on being here next year. Then I'll have this conference with my wife, and as long as the governor still wants me, then I'll be staying on. I just enjoy it too much to leave. Now, three to five years from now, it's too hard to know. There are so many opportunities in corrections. Maybe I'll still be in this job, but whatever it is, I think I will still have my hands somewhere in this field.


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Facebook launched the platform last September and its 800 million members are already familiar with how they or their friends can instantly share songs they're listening to on Spotify or news stories they're reading through the Washington Post.
But Facebook is expanding the universe of available Timeline apps beyond music, news and video to include apps for sharing favorite restaurants, travel spots, movies, online deals and more.
At a press conference this afternoon in San Francisco, Facebook announced it had opened up the next stage of the Open Graph system to include 60 new third-party companies that have developed apps for Timeline, including eBay, Foodspotting, Rotten Tomatoes, StubHub, Airbnb, Gogobot and Pinterest.
If a Facebook member choses, each app shows up as a module on their Timeline that gives a summary of recent shared activities.
The Foodspotting app, for example, will display photos of dishes and food reviews the member has shared. Instead of just a "like" button, Foodspotting users can select "want it" or "nom it."
The Timeline feature, recently rolled out to the general Facebook population, is designed as a way for members to express themselves online. The 60 new apps are supposed to be just the first wave of Timeline apps that will cover a gamut of activities that Facebook hopes will be shared.
"We always said you are more than just your status updates and photos," said Facebook spokesman David Swain.
The Timeline apps could be a boon for businesses who want to reach the Facebook audience through shared activities.
"This is going to be the biggest catalyst for pushing social commerce," said Payvment Inc. CEO and founder Christian Taylor. "This is really going to turbo charge product discovery on Facebook. It's going to do for shopping what Spotify has done for music."
Taylor's Palo Alto company has an online shopping mall on Facebook and has already added "I Want This" and "I Own This" buttons."
Those buttons take the power of the already familiar "Like" and "Share" buttons to a higher level, letting Facebook members share what they are doing in a more fine-tuned way.
For example, Payvment's "want" and "own" buttons can be used to create a gift wish list that their friends can see.
"I can see what my wife wants for her birthday," Taylor said.
Facebook got into hot water in 2007 with an advertising program called Beacon, which automatically broadcast on the social network what a person was buying online. The resulting firestorm of protests eventually caused Facebook to drop Beacon.
The new Open Graph system is opt-in, giving members control over what they share, although there is still criticism that many members may not realize just how much of their online habits they are broadcasting.

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Here is where my thoughts, ramblings, and pontifications on GURPS end up. Many are of a rules-related nature, but don't really count as house rules, either because they're only guidelines or they focus on examining a rule rather than changing it. Others are just opinions or experiences that I felt were worth sharing. In all cases, I hope you find them useful.
1. Yes, Virginia, You CAN Afflict Yourself.
In an attempt to put an end to the confusion about using Affliction to give yourself an advantage, I got to the bottom of how it's really supposed to work. Read why you can zap yourself with your own shrink ray, but why you may not want to.
2. Innate Attacks, Wuxia, and You.
My thoughts on Martial Arts and allowing Innate Attacks in a cinematic wuxia game, along with some guidelines and limits that work well for preventing such things from harming the flavor of the campaign.
3. Just Say No to Mass Combat Systems.
Mass combat systems have their place -- specifically, when the PCs initiate a huge battle with another sizeable force. But not when the PCs are just soldiers in a larger war. Read on to see why the question of "who wins" is a meaningless one -- and why the battle itself should never take center stage.
4. Nipping Problem Allies in the Bud.
While few people actively set out to abuse the Ally advantage, certain designs can prove quite problematic if the GM isn't prepared for it ahead of time. After sparking a discussion about this with several veteran gamers, I've tried to condense the key issues (and solutions) down to a single article.
5. Preserving the Polarity of Weirdness Magnet.
One of my pet peeves is the persistent meme that Weirdness Magnet is hardly a disadvantage. Both players and GMs often seem to treat it like anything from a minor inconvenience to an actual advantage. For those gamers, this part-rant, part-article attempts to present Weirdness Magnet in a new light.
6. Gun! Versus Pistol.
A short article, based on a playtest email, which addresses the utility of Wildcard skills. Some gamers see each Wildcard skill as restricted to a fixed list, instead of as a cinematic "uber-skill." This is especially prevalent with the Gun! skill, which I address specifically here.
The good Dr. Kromm created the Dungeon Fantasy series to show that GURPS can truly handle any genre -- even the classic dungeon crawl. The combination of a new-school system with old-school gaming worked surprisingly well. I'm honored to have contributed to the series officially, and I'd like to continue contributing in this small section of MyGURPS.
Much of the following is now available in a handy PDF format, along with other rulings and additions posted to the forums. Basically, this is the file that I print out for my own games. Each section is labeled with the Dungeon Fantasy book for which it acts as an addendum.
1. Splitting IQ from Per/Will in Dungeon Fantasy.
One of my most popular house rules (above) is the one separating Will and Per from IQ. It's rather self-explanatory, except when you're trying to use premade templates . . . which is what Dungeon Fantasy is all about. So here are some guidelines for tweaking the templates to preserve point balance while fixing the IQ issue.
2. Alchemy (and Alchemists) in Dungeon Fantasy.
Here I expand the rules for alchemy in Dungeon Fantasy, creating a middle road between "NPCs make real elixirs in town" and "PCs use Gizmo for a potion that must be used immediately." In doing so, it makes a new character type possible: The Alchemist (a lens for the Artificer template).
3. New Template: Seventh Son.
You are the seventh son of a seventh son (or daughter -- the "son" part is just tradition), a blessed wanderer, or a peasant adventurer. You don't have the specialized training that any of the other templates have, but you're quick and clever and the fates are definitely watching out for you. This template is good for those looking to play an "underdog" without actually sacrificing survivability.
This template was created by aesir23, not me. I offered suggestions and feedback and made a few tweaks.
4. Splitting IQ from Per/Will in Action.
Okay, this doesn't exactly belong here, but I know that gamers associate the Action line with the Dungeon Fantasy line closely, due to the very similar design and approach of the two. So here is the Action breakdown of how to split Per and Will from IQ for each template.
As my first true series of GURPS books, the Monster Hunters line is something I'm particularly proud of. Hopefully, the following resources and musings will help anyone trying to run their own game of hunters vs. The Enemy. Be sure to also check the GCA Files section of this site (below) for Monster-Hunters-related GDFs.
1. Splitting IQ from Per/Will in Monster Hunters.
As for Dungeon Fantasy and Action (see the section above), this article will be of great help to anyone who uses my house rule about splitting IQ from Will and Per. Here, I break down the necessary changes for all of the primary templates from Champions and Sidekicks.
2. Sample Monster-Hunting Team.
Whether you're a GM looking for some grab-n-go characters for a one-shot, or a gamer trying to decide whether the Monster Hunters series is right for you, these premade monster hunters are just what you're looking for. This five-person team of champions includes character sheets (in both PDF and GCA format), full loadouts, and just enough background and overview for the players to sit down and start using them.
3. Ritual Path Magic FAQ.
An open-ended, flexible system like Ritual Path magic is bound to have some questions come up from time to time. For the most part, these should be decided upon between the player and GM -- but a few questions are either so universally applicable or have come up frequently enough that I've collected them here.
4. Energy Accumulation Auto-Calculator.
Does your caster need to make hundreds of energy accumulation rolls for dozens of different spells? Now you can avoid all of that painful dice rolling! Just enter some basic information and this page will show you the details for each ritual you attempted to cast.
5. Clues and Deductions Worksheet (PDF).
I'm quite proud of the investigation rules introduced in The Mission, as they allow both players and characters a chance to figure out what's going on. However, they do involve many skill rolls, and it can be tricky for the GM to keep track of it all. This worksheet makes the GM's job easier, by providing a single place to keep track of each hunter's deduction roll and current clue bonus, along with all of the clues that are either waiting to be revealed or have already been discovered.
I have become a big fan of the GURPS Character Assistant program since its Fourth Edition release. It is versatile and quite customizable, even if the syntax does take some practice. So here's a little bit of my handiwork, from complete custom GDFs to patchwork creations, along with instructions for ease of installation.
PK's House Rules[ DOWNLOAD FILE ] [ INSTRUCTIONS ]
If you like my house rules (above) and would like to incorporate them into your game, here they are! I tend to tweak this file a lot, so come back often. By left-clicking on it, you can check the Last Modified date (it's right there at the top) and see if you've got the latest version.
This file also includes some of the other, simpler entries from my site. For example, it has the Diabetic disadvantage but not the Super Archer power writeup. It's fully documented, so if there's any rule that you don't care for, it can be edited out easily, even if you don't understand anything about GDF syntax.
Balanced Ritual Magic Rules[ DOWNLOAD FILE ] [ INSTRUCTIONS ]
This data file implements the two tweaks that I recommended to balance Ritual Magic. Path skills no longer default to the core skill and all spells are Average techniques instead of Hard. It also includes a very basic template for mages who want a starting level in every useful Path skill with one click.
You may also be interested in this text file which contains the corrected prerequisite count for all of the spells in Magic; I distilled it from the official Variant Ritual Magic GDF.
GURPS Mysteries 4E[ DOWNLOAD FILE ] [ INSTRUCTIONS ]
This started out as an unofficial data file for the excellent GURPS Mysteries (a PDF which is available as an electronic download through e23). It has since been made official and is part of the latest data file update available at the GCA support page. It adds all of the new traits, though I'm still working on the professional templates.
Talents and Wildcards: A Compilation[ DOWNLOAD FILE ] [ INSTRUCTIONS ]
I love Talents. If you're at all like me, you've wondered if it's worth the extra loading time and memory to add in all of the "source book" GDFs just to give your players access to the Talents therein. And then there's all the ones people have created -- a search through the forums will turn up countless homebrewed Talents, many of which are at least as good as the canonical ones.
So I created this file. It includes the official Talents from various GURPS sourcebooks as well as my favorite homebrews from the forums. Add this to your GCA loadout and you'll have all the Talents you'll ever need. (Hint: Click on the drop-down box at the top of the Advantages menu and select "Talents" to see a full list.)
As a bonus, this file now includes a list of Wildcard! skills, both official and homebrewed, with full descriptions of what each one covers. As with the Talents, you'll want to select "Wildcard!" from the drop-down box at the top of the Skills menu once you've loaded this file.
Features Talents and Wildcard! skills from GURPS Fantasy, GURPS Mysteries, GURPS Infinite Worlds, GURPS Banestorm, GURPS Space, GURPS Traveller: Interstellar Wars, and Transhuman Space: Changing Times.
Traveller Racial Templates[ DOWNLOAD FILE ] [ INSTRUCTIONS ]
This file reproduces my Fourth Edition conversions of all of Traveller's major races. It also features a few traits (Unusual Backgrounds, Secret (Psi), and Patron (Psionic Institute)) to facilitate the creation of a psionic character. If you use the regular character sheet, I recommend choosing the option to print the racial template details (in paragraph form) above the advantages and disadvantages. I've tried to optimize the descriptions for that choice.
Our Star Trek Game[ DOWNLOAD FILE ] [ INSTRUCTIONS ]
Someone requested this, so I'm making it available, though was never intended for the masses and is thus not internally documented. This is the data file for the Star Trek game our group is currently starting. As of this writing, it has racial templates for the Klingons, Ullians (they were in a single TNG episode), and an amphibious player-created race called the Nadissians. It also features professional templates for Starfleet Enlisted, Starfleet Officers, and Klingon Marines, as well as what I think are balanced skills and rules for the bat'leth.
GURPS Powers: Divine Favor[ DOWNLOAD FILE ] [ INSTRUCTIONS ]
A complete data file for GURPS Powers: Divine Favor. Includes the titular advantage, all of the learned prayers, and the new versions of Blessed and Power Investiture.
GURPS Monster Hunters 1: Champions (PARTIAL)[ DOWNLOAD FILE ] [ INSTRUCTIONS ]
This is the beginning of a GDF for GURPS Monster Hunters 1: Champions. It includes all of the boring stuff -- the individual new traits, the equipment lists, and so on. It's missing a few things, but most notable are the new character and racial templates. This will help to give a head start to anyone working on those templates, and it works just fine in itself for those who'd rather use the templates in the book rather than via GCA's interface.
Skillful Character Sheet[ DOWNLOAD FILE ] [ INSTRUCTIONS ]
I created this for a GURPS Martial Arts convention demo game, and realized that others might find it useful. It's based on (and directly edited from) the normal GURPS character sheet, but with several additional options to alter the content.
You can remove the "Languages" box and/or the "DR and Cultural Familiarity" box to make more room for skills. In addition to shrinking the "Notes" box to make more room for Hand Weapons, you can also shrink the "Ranged Weapons" box for even more room. Finally, you can prevent Bite from showing up as a weapon, to save room for more common attacks.
Note that the Instructions (above) are slightly different for this file.
If you encounter any errors while using any of these data files, I'd appreciate if you'd tell me on the GCA forum or shoot me a private message.
This website is administered by Reverend Pee Kitty [About Me]. All original content is ©Copyright 2005-2019 Reverend Pee Kitty.
The material presented here is my original creation, intended for use with the GURPS system from Steve Jackson Games. This material is not official and is not endorsed by Steve Jackson Games. GURPS is a registered trademark of Steve Jackson Games, and the art here is copyrighted by Steve Jackson Games. All rights are reserved by Steve Jackson Games. This material is used here in accordance with the SJGames online policy.


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Amplifier Navigator software enables a user to remotely control and monitor all functions of connected CXD/PLD/DPA amplifiers including the on-board DSP functionality and amplifier configuration. It also provides a mechanism to create, store, and recall presets and loudspeaker profiles to and from the PC or Mac.
Upload profiles to connected amplifiers, enabling "cloning" for multi-function racks with duplicate amps. Amplifier Navigator V2.0 provides firmware management - if you connect one or more amplifiers to a computer running Amp Navigator it will update your firmware to the latest release. Future versions will provide additional functionality
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Escape the city's polluted streets and sticky metro in summer with a picnic and a stroll in one of the capital's beautiful green spots.
When it's hot in Paris, it can be refreshing to escape the city's polluted streets and sticky metro with a walk in one of the capital's beautiful green spots, stopping along the way for a picnic or a spot of sunbathing.
Paris' parks are perfectly suited to a civilised stroll. The regal and perfectly manicured Jardin des Tuileries, attached to the Louvre, provides a large expanse of greenery complete with topiary, sculptures and fountains, right in the centre of the capital. Or channel your inner Left Bank flâneur (idler) and go for a wander -- or a spot of tennis -- at the Jardin de Luxembourg. For something slightly less conventional but still very aristocratic, stroll among a Dutch windmill, a Chinese pagoda and a gothic castle -- all of which can be found in Parc Monceau, which was constructed by the eccentric Duc de Chartres as his private garden in the 18th Century. For something equally extraordinary, wander through Buttes Chaumont, a 25-hectare park in the 19th arrondissement built in the last years of Napoleon's reign that includes waterfalls, caves, a suspension bridge and a neo-classical temple with spectacular views over Paris.
For a waterside stroll there are the banks of the Seine -- and a particularly good spot for a quintessentially Parisian picnic is at the eastern tip of the Ile St Louis, a natural island in the Seine. For a hipper setting, wander along the bobo (bourgeois bohemian) paradise of the Canal St Martin, a shop- and cafe-lined canal in the trendy 10th arrondissement, which packs out with picnickers and revellers as soon as the sun shines (and well into the night, too). Follow the canal northwards as it becomes Canal l'Ourcq where you can play pétanque on the quayside or have a drink on one of the moored boats. Keep on following the canal and you'll reach Parc de la Villette, a modernist park featuring a science museum, a night club, an art gallery and all kinds of fun activities -- including an open air cinema festival in July and August.
For a contemporary backdrop to your stroll, check out the Promenade Plantée, a planted walkway that crosses the 12th arrondissement and was built along a disused railway track. At several metres above street level, you can wander among cherry trees, roses and willows -- and leave the city quite literally beneath you.
Kim Laidlaw Adrey is the Paris Localite for BBC Travel. She also writes unlockparis.blogspot.com.


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Ryan Munce [9] stopped 27 shots and Marek Kvapil [10] scored the game winner on a breakaway as the Sea Wolves defeated the Columbia Inferno 2-1 Thursday night. Munce was named the game's First Star while Kvapil earned Third Star honors. It was Munce's 12th win on the season, and it was Kvapil's third goal and fifth point in his first two games back in Mississippi after spending a couple of weeks in Norfolk. Head coach Steffon Walby seems to have found a lethal line combination in Kvapil, rookie and All-Star Ryan Menai, and Jason Tejchma.
"I don't think it's just me," Kvapil said in a quote from the Sun Herald [11]. "Everyone is playing well. Guys are putting a lot of effort into every shift. We're working hard. I was pretty excited to come back here because I wasn't really playing much up there. I'm enjoying my time here and the team is playing well."
Sea Wolves coach Steffon Walby said having Kvapil and Stan Lascek, who was scratched for Thursday's game, back on the roster gives the team a boost.
"When they get recalled, they don't play," Walby said. "Now they come back and say that this is a true team atmosphere and this is where we want to be. It's exciting to them so they bring the energy. And it shows. That line played unbelievable."
Columbia 1 @ Mississippi 2
G Ryan Munce [9]: 60:00 MINS (W), 28 SHOTS, 27 SAVES, 1 GA, *FIRST STAR*
F Marek Kvapil [10]: 1-0-1, +1, 0 PIMs, 4 SOG, *THIRD STAR*
F Stanislav Lascek [12]: DNP
F/D Mike Egener [13]: DNP
F/D Brandon Elliott [14]: DNP
The Sea Wolves and Inferno play again Saturday night at the Mississippi Coast Coliseum.


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This weeks Challenge: Mother's Day
(Make a card or other project for a special mother in your life.)
Inspiration from my wonderful Design Team!:
Kate framed her sentiment soooo beautifully! I love the pearls and gorgeous flowers! This beautiful sentiment stamp is from the Happy Easter stamp set.
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Inside of Bobby's beautiful card:
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- Candidate require you to handle inbound calls / emails / chats regarding technical issues for end users.
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The Oryx Project
Oryx is an academic Open Source project that allows you to add your prototypes to a powerful process modeling infrastructure. The project is mainly driven by the Business Process Technology research group at the Hasso-Plattner-Institute.
Academic use & research
The BPM Academic Initiative central hub for process modeling on the web
The BPM Academic Initiative is run by academics in business process management and by Signavio, who provides the online platform for process modeling and analysis free of charge for academic use in research and teaching. The BPM academic initiative serves as a central hub for process modeling on the web for academics. To strengthen this role and to avoid redundant work, the Oryx online system will be discontinued from Sept 30, 2011. Persons in academia are invited to use the BPM academic initiative solutions; commercial users might want to consider the Signavio offerings.
Sign up to the academic platform
Research prototypes
Oryx is an open source business process management platform. Started at Hasso Plattner Institute in 2006, Oryx has attracted many universities world wide, who have contributed to the Oryx infrastructure and functional, mostly research specific extensions. Read the wiki, have a look at the screen shots or watch the screencasts. There is also an open source solution available that is specifically tailored towards easy extensibility by academic users, called Signavio Core Components.
Discussion forums for BPMN 2.0
Oryx-based technology serves as an embedded editor in several online communities.
If you are a member of www.bpm-netzwerk.de then you can directly access the German forum at bpmn.info.
If you are looking for an English or a Russian forum then please go to bpmncommunity.org.
Process modeling in Google Wave
The processWave.org editor is a prototype created by HPI students in their end-of-study project and was first presented at Google I/O 2010. The editor embeds into Google Wave as a gadget. It enables real-time collaboration in process modeling.
Commercial use
Commercial process modeling and analysis
The Signavio Process Editor is a commercial BPMN tool that provides all features needed for professional Business Process Analysis (BPA). 5% of Signavio are based on Oryx while 95% are closed source additions.
You can subscribe to the Software as a Service (SaaS) platform or purchase On-premise licenses. At bpmn-tool.com you try it right away.
Process automation / workflow
The Activiti project provides a powerful Open Source execution environment. It is sponsored by Alfresco and SpringSource. The Activiti Modeler enables graphical modeling of executable business processes.


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The Agnes Flanagan Chapel is a 16-sided architectural marvel that seats 650 under stained glass windows depicting the book of Genesis.
In the early 1970s, it was also a big, conical quandary. Chapels aren't really chapels unless they have an organ, and the newly minted structure at Portland's Lewis & Clark College was in need.
But those 16 sides presented a hitch. How do you fit an ordinary pipe organ into a building that's anything but?
You don't. So the college went in search of an organ builder willing to try something different. Several, said organ curator Lee Garrett, backed away. But the world-renowned Larry Phelps took the challenge.
Phelps' solution was to build something to fit the chapel, and the idea for the world's only circular pipe organ was born. Unlike a traditional pipe organ — played by someone sitting in front of the instrument as the notes flow through the pipes into the audience — this organ is suspended from the ceiling, allowing the music to reflect off the floor and into the crowd.
"One of the challenges of playing any organ is that no two are identical," said Garrett, a professor emeritus of music at Lewis & Clark. "Here, it's unusually difficult because the organist plays from the balcony and the organ is suspended from the ceiling."
The electro-pneumatic instrument and its 4,000 pipes turned 40 last year. It has played to graduations, memorials and holiday celebrations.
Players use three keyboards, called manuals, along with pedals and a series of knobs, to create a range of sound. With a couple of setting changes, the organ can be altered to mimic other instruments, like a trumpet.
Now, it serves as a recruiting tool for the college's music school.
"It's one of the most unusual instruments in the country, if not the world," Garrett said.
Ore. chapel's circular pipe organ is one-of-a-kind
The Agnes Flanagan Chapel is a 16-sided architectural marvel that seats 650 under stained glass windows depicting the book of Genesis.


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Viewing Outlook Contacts by Group
Contact lists can get pretty long after awhile; you can easily collect a few thousand contacts in a few years. Sorting a list that long means that if you're looking for stuff starting with the letter M, for example, you have to go about three feet below the bottom of your monitor screen to find that contact, no matter what you do.
Groups are the answer (no, you don't have to sign up for Outlook Anonymous). Outlook already offers you several predefined lists that use grouping.
You can use several types of view in Outlook:
- Sorted list: This view is like a deck of playing cards laid out in numerical order, starting with the deuces, then the threes, then the fours, and so on up through the picture cards.
- Grouped view: This view is like seeing the cards arranged with all the hearts in one row, then all the spades, then the diamonds, and then the clubs.
- Other views: Outlook also has several other view types that don't apply to contacts, such as Timeline and Address Cards.
You may find gathering items of similar types into groups handy for tasks such as finding all the people on your list who work for a certain company when you want to send congratulations on a new piece of business. Because Outlook users find grouping by company so frequently useful, the By Company view is set up as a predefined view in Outlook.
To use the By Company view, follow these steps:
1. Click the Contacts button in the Navigation Pane.
The Contacts module opens with its current view displayed.
2. Choose the By Company view from the list in the Navigation Pane.
Each gray bar labeled Company: (name of company) has a little box at the left with a plus or minus sign on it. Click a plus sign to see additional names under the company's heading; a minus sign indicates that no more entries are available.
3. Click the plus icon to see entries for the company listed on the gray bar.
This grouping thing gets really handy if you assign categories to your contacts as you create items. If you're clever about how you use and add categories that fit the work you do, you can find grouping by category a huge timesaver.
If the predefined group views don't meet your needs, you can group items according to just about anything you want, assuming that you've entered the data.
To see the By Category view, follow these steps:
1. Click the Contacts button in the Navigation Pane.
The Contacts view appears.
2. Choose the By Category view from the list in the Navigation Pane.
Each gray bar has an icon on the left side with a plus or a minus, followed by Category: (name of Category). A minus indicates that no entries are hidden under that category heading; a plus means more entries are available.
3. Click a plus-sign icon to see more entries for the Category listed on the gray bar.
Grouping is a good way to manage all Outlook items, especially contacts. After you get a handle on using groups, you can save a lot of time when you're trying to find things.


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Lotus Connections integrates with Lotus Sametime and Lotus Quickr. The table that follows shows the integration points between the products, the tested versions which work together, and links to instructions.
1. Prepare
2. Create
the features databases.
3. Create
the profiles database.
4. Install
WebSphere Deployment Manager.
5. Install
IBM WebSphere Application Server (WAS)..
6. Install
IBM HTTP Server (IHS)..
7. Prepare
content storage: configure network share directories for the activities
and blogs clusters. See http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/ltscnnct/v1r0/topic/com.ibm.help.lotus.connections.doc/t_activities_install_102.html
and http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/ltscnnct/v1r0/topic/com.ibm.help.lotus.connections.doc/t_blogs_snapshot_dir.html.
To enable this deployment, you need to create multiple WAS profiles, install
each feature on a WAS profile on both nodes, and then add the nodes to
the Deployment Manager.
1. Create
multiple profiles on Node 1.
If you install all five features, you will need to create five WAS profiles
and one server process for each profile.
2. Create
multiple profiles on Node 2 by repeating step 1 to create five profiles
on Node 2 and one server process for each profile.
3. Install
Lotus Connections features on the nodes..
4. Add
the nodes to the Deployment manager to create a cluster environment..
5. Configure
the IBM HTTP Server to manage connections to the product..
6. Verify
the configuration. Copy the following URLs into your browser to verify
that you can access each feature:


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The Emergency Department RN has the responsibility and accountability for assessing patient/family health problems and resources, taking a leadership role in the planning, implementation and evaluation of the nursing plan of care provided by the nursing team. Providing technical nursing care and interventions to a designated patient populations. Per the Departments Scope of Practice, this position requires providing services to all patients, regardless of age, in a manner that demonstrates an understanding of the functional/developmental age of the individuals served. This position requires the full understanding and active participation in fulfilling the Mission of CHRISTUS St. Frances Cabrini Hospital. It is expected that the associate demonstrate behavior consistent with the Core Values. The associate shall support the CHRISTUS St. Frances Cabrini's strategic plan and the goals and direction of their Performance Improvement Plan (PIP).
Customer Focus -- Building strong customer relationships and delivering customer-centric solutions.
Communicates Effectively -- Developing and delivering multi-mode communications that convey a clear understanding of the unique needs of different audiences.
Decision Quality -- Making good and timely decisions that keep the organization moving forward.
Collaborates -- Building partnerships and working collaboratively with others to meet shared objectives.
Nimble Learning -- Actively learning through experimentation when tackling new problems, using both successes and failures as learning fodder.
Demonstrates Self-Awareness -- Using a combination of feedback and reflection to gain productive insight into personal strengths and weaknesses.
Goals -- Completes quarterly goals
Delivering the Mission -- Performs duties as defined in this job description and demonstrates mastery of role.


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Want to buy a new home in San Diego County?
You may have to wait in line.
Demand for housing has become so intense that major builders are requiring prospective clients to sign up on lists for a chance to buy a home. If you're among the 100-plus people in a queue, you can blame that on the region's lack of new construction and near record-low listings.
"The problem is being created by the absence of inventory in the resale market," said San Diego economist Alan Nevin. "That's creating a panic mentality."
That type of thinking has brought some housing experts back to the mid-1990s, when would-be buyers camped out for days at subdivisions when new phases were released. That process has been largely replaced by a more organized method: waitlists.
Waitlists may be a more-controlled system than campouts, but they're still a gamble for buyers. Supply is so low that your turn may not come for a while. Or your preferred home style may run out by the time your number is called. In one new community adjacent to Carmel Valley, clients who land on a list now are looking at an entry date of about summer 2014 if the current list pace continues.
Would you get on a waitlist for a new home?
Yes. 19% (108)
No. 81% (451)
559 total votes.
Even if you make it out of a waitlist, you could see the price of new homes jacked up. Some homebuilders, taking note of increased demand, have been boosting prices after each phase.
Nevin fears these supply-demand dynamics could fuel a dangerous rise in home prices, which have accelerated due to a sizable share of investment and cash buyers creating more competition in the overall market.
Single-family home prices have risen 14 percent from a year ago while condo values have gone up by 21 percent, said Nevin, citing a recent per-square-footage analysis from the Greater San Diego Association of Realtors.
"That's an outrageous increase even though (homeowners) love to see their home values go up. But it will become another debacle like what we had," said Nevin, referring to the lead-up to the housing crisis.
Other industry experts said today's price gains are an indicator of a recovering real estate market, not another housing bubble.
"We're raising prices again, which we think is important for buyer confidence," said Matt Sauls, a spokesman for Pardee Homes, which is based in Los Angeles and has an office in San Diego. Pardee has four actively selling communities in San Diego County. "It's not the same kind of price increases we saw in 2005."
Today's real estate climate also raises long-term supply concerns. The fear is that a housing shortage is imminent as the job market improves, households continue to form and the amount of developable land keeps shrinking.
The current pace of residential building permits issued in the county is about half of what the region needs, said Marney Cox, chief economist at San Diego Association of Governments.
The lack of construction means tighter supply and in turn — because of greater demand for housing — higher housing prices. Price appreciation can be great for potential sellers who are underwater on their mortgages and have been waiting to list their homes for a profit or to break even. But price gains are not a welcome sign for potential buyers, the same people who've been sent to real estate waiting rooms.
"You try to balance those two things," Cox said. "Yes, home prices should rise ... but we don't want back-to-back 15 to 20 percent (increases.)"
Get on the list
Waitlisting isn't new. It was prevalent in the 1990s. Around that time, most builders also allowed overnight stakeouts at sales offices until those rituals took a bizarre turn. Disputes erupted between homebuyers and some families hired people to camp in their place, said Ilene Steiman, an agent at Watermark, a new Pardee Homes development in Pacific Highlands Ranch, adjacent to Carmel Valley.
Priority lists are now the norm with builders such as Pardee Homes,
What you need to do to get on a wait list varies by builder. Some require you to prequalify for a mortgage using the builder's preferred lender. But in most cases, you may not have to use that company to finalize your loan. At Shea Homes, though, using the preferred lender could yield incentives. They range $6,000 to $15,000 and can be applied to closing costs through Shea Homes' approved lender
Builders also have rules on deferments, when you don't see a home you like yet, but want to remain on the list for future phases. To defer at Pardee Homes, you or a proxy have to physically show up to the sales office within a week before the official release day.
At Brookfield Homes, consumers have been able to defer by phone. Going forward, the builder will call people on priority lists a few days before releases to take home choices and note those who want to defer.
"It's a very transparent system," said Steiman, of Pardee Homes, referring to interest lists.
Jeff and Joanne Tibaldi periodically visit Pardee Homes' Watermark community to check their list status. The San Diego couple like the new million-dollar-plus community over an older area because of its school district, eco-friendly features and because homes are "well-priced" for the square footage they'd get, said Jeff Tibald, 39i.
The Tibaldis missed out on Watermark's first phases but remain hopeful for the next one. Still, they remain vigilant, watching the community's prices. They have been rising as much as $20,000 per phase, or by 2 percent, they said.
"Our preference is a new home because they're very well-priced," said Jeff Tibaldi. "That's our preference, but with every phase, we have to analyze."
The same rule applies to Mike San Filippo, who's also in the Watermark queue. He's tried the existing-home market for about two years but couldn't find a move-up property that his family liked. But he may have to reassess his plans if price hikes in the new-home market don't make sense for his budget anymore.
"They've been raising prices," said San Filippo, 57. "When we get through this process, our options are stay where we are living or keep looking."
The median price for all homes sold in San Diego County has seen double-digit yearly increases for the past seven months, said real estate tracker DataQuick, which tracks all home sales including unlisted properties. In March, the year-over-year gain was 19 percent, the highest year-ago increase for any month since January 2005, 10 months before the peak of the local housing market.
Market conditions
New home sales made up a sliver, about 7 percent, of total residential sales in San Diego County in March. That's down significantly from its market share of 30 percent during the height of the real estate market in fall 2005.
The drop in market share reflects that fewer new homes are being built and fewer acres of developable land are available for builders. Those factors would suggest slimmer odds for that subset of potential homebuyers. So why are they still flocking to new developments?
For one, the process of buying a new home can be more predictable than the process of buying an existing home, said Sauls, of homebuilder Pardee Homes.
Would-be buyers in the resale market are often competing with cash buyers, many of whom are buying homes as investments. Roughly a third of total sales are cash deals, which home sellers tend to prefer because they're less risky and can close more quickly.
Often, traditional buyers are being beat out by multiple offers that can drive up prices beyond their budgets. The continued fall in the number of resale listings also presents challenges to buyers. Roughly 4,300 homes are on the market, close to at least a nearly four-year low, based on numbers from the local Realtors association.
"The types of buyers haven't changed," said Sauls, of Pardee Homes. "But the urgency has changed, driven by the resale market. There's virtually nothing out there or it's very difficult for them to buy a house."
Also, resale homes may need thousands of dollars of work, making a new home more desirable, said San Filippo, the prospective buyer at the Watermark community.
"We've been looking at existing homes and there wasn't much around that suited our needs," he said. "For us, we thought a new home was a better deal."
Long-term issues
The number of San Diego residential construction permits, which hit a slump during the Great Recession, has picked up in the past three years,
Permits fell to an all-time low of 2,946 units in 2009, but have slowly crept up to the 5,000 range in 2011 and 2012. Still, supply is roughly half of what the region needs now and in the future, 12,000 units, said Cox, the economist.
Future needs may increase as unemployment eases and rock-bottom mortgage rates, now below 4 percent, are attracting more buyers to the market.
"Despite the pickup, we're still undersupplied," Cox said.
What will worsen the region's need for housing and possibly make it more expensive is lack of land that can be developed, said Nevin, the other economist.
Most of San Diego has been built out, save for acreage in the Otay Ranch area, some of which has already been purchased by builders. What's largely left is infill, which can accommodate a limited number of units. Also, the fewer units a builder develops, the pricier the project could be. Some of that cost could end up tricking down to consumers.
KB Homes, one of the largest builders in the country, recently bought 31 infill lots in La Mesa that will make up two future communities, slated to open in November. Such a project would have been unheard of during the height of the market, Nevin said. The market is different now.
"They're really scratching to find anything to build," Nevin said. "Are we going to have a shortage? I think that we have it already."
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JOLIET, Ill. - The final juror to agree to convict Drew Peterson of murder in the death of his ex-wife says he "barely slept" one night during the proceedings because the same nagging questions kept popping into his head.
Even after joining fellow members of the panel by casting the last vote for guilty, Ron Supalo remains troubled by the prosecution's reliance on hearsay, statements not based on a witness' direct knowledge.
Peterson, the former suburban Chicago police officer, faces a maximum 60-year prison term after his first-degree murder conviction in the death of his third wife, Kathleen Savio. It was the first case in Illinois history to permit the use of hearsay evidence, based on a 2008 state law specifically tailored to Peterson's case.
"I needed time to think it through," Supalo, a letter carrier for the U.S. Postal Service, said in a telephone interview Friday evening.
Supalo said he believes the hearsay law might be unconstitutional, but he eventually realized his duty as a juror was only to assess the evidence, not the laws.
"We (the jurors) weren't the U.S. Supreme Court," he said. "Right or wrong, this was the hearsay law, and we had to use it in this case."
Other jurors acknowledged that comments Stacy Peterson, Peterson's fourth wife, made before her 2007 disappearance played the decisive role in convincing them to convict her husband of killing his ex-wife.
The prosecution's strategy grew largely from a lack of physical evidence collected in the case after investigators initially deemed Savio's 2004 death an accident. Prosecutors claimed the hearsay would allow Savio and Stacy Peterson — who is presumed dead — "to speak from their graves" through family and friends.
It worked.
Jury foreman Eduardo Saldana, 22, said the women's comments were "extremely critical" in deliberations and in his decision to convict Peterson. He said he was one of four jurors who initially had reservations given a lack of physical evidence tying the former police officer to Savio's death. But Saldana said the more he thought about hearsay testimony from Stacy Peterson's pastor, the more compelling he found it.
But Supalo said he had some doubts about the credibility of Stacy Peterson's statements to the Rev. Neil Schori.
During the trial, Schori testified that Stacy Peterson told him weeks before she went missing that her husband got up from bed and left the house about the time of Savio's death and then returned to stuff women's clothing in their washing machine. Peterson also coached his wife for hours on how to lie to police, Schori told jurors.
"When it was the 11 for guilty and just me holding out, I told them, 'You all believe Schori's testimony is gospel because he is a man of God,'" Supalo said. "They said, 'It is.' And I said, 'No, it's not!'"
Supalo also said he had difficulty coming to terms with convicting someone based on what others claimed someone else said.
"I'm uncomfortable with the Illinois law that allowed hearsay," Supalo, who briefly studied law. "They made the law just for Drew Peterson — applied it to him retroactively. If there was no hearsay in his case — Drew Peterson goes free."
Defense lawyers have said the presentation of hearsay undercut Peterson's constitutional rights because he couldn't directly confront his accusers — namely, his third and fourth wives.
They tried to discredit Stacy Peterson by having attorney Harry Smith testify that she asked him if she could squeeze more money out of Peterson in a divorce if she threatened to tell police he killed Savio. But Saldana and other jurors said Smith only ended up stressing that Stacy Peterson knew her husband had, in fact, murdered his ex-wife.
As he realized Smith was starting to hurt Peterson's case, the defense attorney questioning him, Joel Brodsky, began shouting at Smith, accusing him of lying.
Juror Teresa Mathews, 49, said Friday that Smith had nothing to gain by making up testimony.
"We believed he was a credible witness," she said.
Although thoughts about the evidence cost Supalo some sleep, by Thursday afternoon, just before the verdict was read in court to gasps and tears, he'd resolved several issues in his mind. Among them was accepting Schori's and Smith's testimony as credible, he said.
"It was the totality of the evidence that convinced me," he said.
Peterson is to be sentenced Nov. 26.
Neighbors found the 40-year-old's body in the bathtub of her suburban Chicago home — a gash on the back of her head. Investigators initially thought she drowned after slipping in the tub, but reopened the case after Stacy Peterson disappeared.
Peterson also is a suspect in that case, and Will County State's Attorney James Glasgow said Thursday that charges could be forthcoming.
Peterson's personality had seemed to loom large over the trial, at least to outsiders.
Before his 2009 arrest, the glib, cocky Peterson seemed to taunt authorities, joking on talk shows and even suggesting a "Win a Date With Drew" contest. His behavior inspired a TV movie starring Rob Lowe.
But jurors said Friday that Peterson's crude and unsavory reputation didn't factor into their deliberations.
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Over the objections of Texas Sens. John Cornyn and Ted Cruz, the Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday approved the nomination of B. Todd Jones as director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives on a 10-to-8 party line vote Thursday, sending his confirmation to the Senate floor in spite of Republican opposition.
Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., characterized the opposition to Jones as part of Republicans' "concerted effort to weaken" the agency.
The committee's top Republican, Chuck Grassley of Iowa, conceded that "you might generally say that some Republicans don't want anybody to be confirmed for ATF," but insisted that he was not among them and was protecting the rights of whistleblowers.
Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, also said in a statement that he would not vote to move Jones's nomination forward, citing Jones's "troubling track record" and "lack of leadership and accountability."
"As a committed defender of Texans' Second Amendment rights, I have serious concerns that Mr. Jones would infringe on these rights," Cornyn said.
Congress in 2006 required Senate confirmation of the ATF director. But the Senate has never confirmed anyone to serve in the position.
Grassley reiterated his concerns about Jones's appointment during Thursday's vote in light of an unresolved complaint that Jones retaliated against a whistleblower in Minnesota, where Jones serves as U.S. attorney in addition to holding his ATF position.
The complaint is under investigation by the Office of Special Counsel, which has jurisdiction over whistleblower cases.
Grassley said it was "premature" to proceed with Jones's nomination while he remains the subject of an open investigation, claiming that there was "no genuine effort" by the committee's Democratic majority "to gather all of the facts." He added that he was "concerned about Mr. Jones's leadership ability" and dubious of promoting him to head the agency.
Grassley grilled Jones during his confirmation hearing last month, questioning whether ATF had punished proponents of the Fast and Furious gunwalking operation, in which Phoenix-based ATF agents were told to stand by while traffickers smuggled weapons to a Mexican drug cartel.
Fast and Furious exploded into scandal when two of the weapons were found at the murder scene of a Border Patrol agent in Arizona in 2010.
In response, Jones testified that he found an "agency in distress" that was plagued by "poor morale" when he arrived in the wake of the scandal. He thereafter replaced the bureau's senior managers and special agents in charge of ATF's 25 field divisions.
Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., who worked closely with Jones during his tenure as U.S. Attorney in the 1990s and chaired Jones's hearing, added to his defense during Thursday's vote. She countered that "something is wrong when the Senate fails to confirm the head of an agency for seven years."
"I am concerned that we couldn't confirm anyone for this position if we can't confirm Mr. Jones," Klobuchar said during the meeting.
President Barack Obama nominated Jones in January as part of his 23 executive actions to combat gun violence in response to last December's Sandy Hook elementary school shooting in Newtown, Conn., in which 26 children and staff were killed.
Earlier this week, Senate Democrats, including Sens. Richard Blumenthal and Chris Murphy of Connecticut, launched criticism at their Republican colleagues for impeding the appointment of a permanent director of ATF.
Pia Carusone, executive director of an advocacy group favoring gun control, Americans for Responsible Solutions, dismissed Republican opposition as mere politicking. She said it was "unthinkable" that Republicans who demand more effective enforcement of existing gun laws are blocking leadership that would "strengthen our efforts to reduce gun crime."


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Nik Conwell posted about the Firefox extension mozex which reminds me I need to set that up. I imagine that this will combine nicely with the emacs client trick mentioned in windows and daemons.
I've started a mini-series on Emacs comint as I feel it deserves a lot more love than it gets, considering how incredibly useful it is.
Last year, emacs-fu wrote about extending ansi-term. My own recent post on wrapping ansi-term goes even further, configuring the mouse to auto-copy on highlight and using ido to quickly and easily switch between multiple shell buffers.
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ansi-term topic, sadly it doesn't work for me in windows. And by default,
M-x shell starts a DOS prompt. martinez has a fix for this in NTEmacs although the following works a little better for me in EmacsW32 1.58.
(setq explicit-bash-args '("--login" "-i")) (setq explicit-shell-file-name "c:/packages/cygwin/bin/bash") (setenv "SHELL" explicit-shell-file-name) (add-hook 'comint-output-filter-functions 'comint-strip-ctrl-m)
I can't think of a time I would like to keep trailing whitespace. However, if you need it, flameyes has a solution to selectively remove it or keep it under different directories subtrees. This nicely demonstrates
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Hundreds of professionals from a myriad of industries, celebrities, and political leaders came together to celebrate with their colleagues, the hard work that has been accomplished this year and to discuss onward and upward plans for future successes.
Photo Caption: (L-R) Tony Herbert, CEO of The Professionals and charismatic host of the evening's festivities and Vinny Brown, Program Director for WBLS
The Professionals Network Organization and The Hispanic Professionals Networking Group in association with North Fork Bank and Stoli Russian Vodka, presented their N.Y.S.E. (New York Social Exchange) Holiday Cocktail Gathering at Porâco Churrascaria, located at 360 Park Avenue South in Manhattan. It was a regal affair. Hundreds of professionals from a myriad of industries, celebrities, and political leaders came together to celebrate with their colleagues, the hard work that has been accomplished this year and to discuss onward and upward plans for future successes.
Tony Herbert, CEO of The Professionals Network Organization and host of the gala was in full form, displaying his signature charisma and eloquence as he embraced his guests with warmth and appreciation.
2006 Honorees included Bronx Borough President, Hon. Adolfo Carrion, Jr., Brenda Blackmon, Anchor of MY9 News – WORTV, Vinny Brown, Program Director of WBLS 107.5 FM, Lloyd Grant of The KIP Business Report, the producers and cast of the hit Broadway Production, The Color Purple, Larry Scott Blackmon, Assistant Commissioner NYC SBS, Christopher J. Williams, CEO of Williams Capital Group, which is a minority-owned investment banking company, National Association of Black Female Executives in Music & Entertainment, National Sales Network NJ/NY Metro Chapter, NY/NJ Minority Supplier Development Council, Inc., Congressman Gregory Meeks, US House of Representatives 6th District NY, Mr. Galen D. Wright and Porcâo.
Jeannette Bayardelle, who plays the role of Celie in the hit musical, The Color Purple, accepted the prestigious TPNO Professionalism in Theater/Arts Award on behalf of the producers and cast of the hit Broadway Production, The Color Purple. Immediately thereafter, Ms. Bayardelle graced the adoring guests with a ravishing performance of the selection, "I'm Here" from the hit Broadway show.
Upon accepting his award, Lloyd Grant of The KIP Business Report stated, "The Professionals' belief and commitment that we are worth the time and energy it takes to bring each other together merits great honor, respect and they deserve our support."
Vinnie Brown, Program Director of WBLS, upon accepting his award, expressed great appreciation for TPNO's work and achievement, and vowed his continuing support of TPNO. Mr. Brown has previously given TPNO $1,000,000 worth of radio promotion on WBLS. Mr. Brown also gave homage to Percy Sutton, who co-founded the Inner City Broadcasting Corporation, which purchased WLIB-AM, making it the first Black-owned station in New York City. Inner City Broadcasting Corporation also owns of WBLS radio. Percy Sutton also rescued The Apollo Theatre back in 1981 and is a hero and supporter of economic empowerment and the Harlem Renaissance.
Maxine Campbell was announced, The Professional Network Organization's Regional Vice President. Responsible for Phoenix, AZ, Chicago, IL, Atlanta, GA, San Antonio, TX, Pittsburgh, PA, Indianapolis, IN, St. Louis, Missouri, Austin, TX, Ft. Lauderdale, FL., Port St. Lucie, FL., Washington DC and Philadelphia, PA. Brenda Jeanne Wyche was announced The Professional Network Organization's Vice President in charge of Public Relations.
The Professionals Network Organization (TPNO) was established in 1996 by Tony Herbert, along with several business associates. The key function of TPNO is to provide young, upwardly mobile minorities with opportunities to gain access to resources and information that will allow them growth and realization of the "American dream" by becoming part of an ownership society.
On December 4th of this year, The Professionals Network Organization in conjunction with The Fort Greene Volunteers of Brooklyn, NY, embarked upon a phenomenal new initiative – the first of its kind -- The Central Brooklyn Youth Council (CBYC). This group of youth [the CYBC] will play host to well over 5,000 plus Brooklyn youths from various ethnic backgrounds and cultures.
The CBYC is primarily designed to engage all Brooklyn Youth in positive activities, dialogue and programs designed to shape them into responsible citizens. Issues such as Teen Pregnancy, Gang Violence and STDs will be addressed in ongoing dialogue amongst the youth. Professional organizations will contribute their members' time to volunteer as mentors.
The Central Brooklyn Youth Council's governing body (of youth), will replicate the State, City and Federal Legislatures. "This structure will give youth from our community insight on how non-partisan government works and will educate and motivate them with regards to the importance of the voting process," stated Tony Herbert, CEO of TPNO and co-Founder of CBYC. Some of the youth will actually assume governmental titles and responsibilities within the CBYC.
Juan Barguil, CEO of Sunflower Music Entertainment and CFO of ARC Music Group stated, regarding TPNO's Central Brooklyn Youth Council initiative, "It is a noble initiative – an initiative that we must come together as one to support our youth." Mr. Barguil has a mentorship in Sunflower Music where he goes one-on-one with youth who aspire to be in the music business and appreciates the idea of involving his mentees in select TPNO initiatives.
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The Best of Zinfandel
An amazing line up of the very best Zinfandels
12 Top Zinfandel October 2013
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Hi. Have you heard of C.G. DiArie Vineyards? I would like to hear about them if anyone has any experience with them. Thanks.
Ever heard of as Robles? Wow!
I have been to DiArie Vineyards about two years ago. They do have quite a few good zins.
I've said it elsewhere: That Seghesio Rockpile is from a vineyard that produces some great Zins. They are not allowed to vineyard designate it (only the owner of the property has SVD privileges on his grapes), but it is single vineyard. And now that Seghesio has been sold, the contracts have terminated and that wine will no longer be available. So buy the 2011 (and maybe there is a 2012 in the pipe) because you will never see it again. At $35, it's a relative steal--the other bottling from that vineyard will be selling for 7-10 more.
I have had a few DiArie wines and they are darned good. Snooth Forum regulars will confirm that I am a Zinfandel bigot. However, I think that the best DiArie that I have tried was a Barbera.
DiArie is also, from what I hear, a really nice guy. He comes down to Oakland to do tastings, but I've never managed to get to those.
One thing not mentioned in the article: The Dashe Enfant Terrible used to be made with no sulfites added during bottling. So it was volatile and had to be drunk young, hence the name and also the style. Don't know if it is still done that way, as I haven't had it in a bunch of years. And that Lily Hill is my favorite Bella, to be sure.
2nd Comment. As a big fan of the Ridge Lytton Springs bottlings, I was impressed with your opinion of the 2011, Greg. I was really disappointed with the 2010. So, I guess I'll start stocking up on the 2011.
Also, I guess I should give a shout out for the Southern California wine--the Carol Shelton Cucamonga Valley. About a year and a half ago, we were dining with a friend from North Carolina and saw that on the list. I really do not recall what vintage it was, but I thought it would be neat to try a local wine. A total fruit bomb. I was really disappointed. However, I'll keep an eye out for this 2010
Did you even go anywhere near Paso Robles? Only some of the finest Zin I've ever had.
Nothing from Amador here, unless I missed it somewhere. That is a great, historical region with vines going back to the Gold Rush and a great value ratio as they have remained affordable. The best vineyard in my experience is Deaver who makes their own limited bottlings and sells to a few others, notably Montevina D'ell Oro.
So many great wineries in Paso Robles, where grapes are often sourced for award-winning wineries in (you guessed it), Napa Valley!
True, many of them in Paso are embracing the Rhone Rush (and why not?), but the region is still much about Zinfandel, and they do it well! Check out the Zinfandel Festival, March 14-16 in 2014, but the best time is year-round, when you can more leisurely chat with the winemakers.
And bookmark Paso Robles Magazine to download (free) monthly issues for all the happenings. This weekend is all about the Paderewski Festival with wines, a vineyard tour, classical and jazz music performances by some amazing world-renown artists.
Paderewski was a brilliant composer, pianist, and former prime minister to an independent Poland. He grew grapes in Paso on over 2,000 acres and really kick-started the region for his Gold medal Zinfandels. Today, Epoch Estate Wines has resurrected Paderewski's old vineyard and also purchased the historic York Mountain Winery. Their wines fly out the door as soon as they're released...they're that good!
My favorites are Turley and Klinkerbrick by far!
I agree. Turley is the best! Will have to try Klinkerbrick. Thanks for the tip!
GDP - you gotta have at least 1 Lodi Zin in that line up...Klinker, Fields, McCay, M2 - some beauties at some great price points
Fair enough folks. There are great Zins produced in Mendocino, Lodi, Paso and the Sierra Foothills. The greatest concentration are still in Sonoma, and those are some of my favorites. But, I'll make a point of planning on a trip next year that visits the rest of the state in search of great Zins!
Had some great examples of Plavac Mali made by Dubokovic in Hvar, Croatia. Plavac Mali is said to be the earliest form of what is now known as zin
Been there...Drank them! You're right GDP; Sonoma (Dry Creek) is the Disneyland of Zins. But you failed to recognize two of the top producers of the juice. Mazzocco (a block from The Ridge) and Wilson Wineries' are the TOPS in my book, and also that of this past year's Harvest Fair, garnering over 40 Best of Class, Double Gold, Gold, Silver and Bronze awards. Winemakers Antoine Favero at Mazzocco and Diane Wilson at Wilsons (International Women's Winemaker of the Year a few years ago), do the best job in crafting their wines that I've tasted anywhere...bar none! Another great producer in the Valley is Tom and Bruce Cousins Armida Winery. The "Tina's Block" Zin from Tom and Tina Maple's vineyards (arguably the best Zin vineyard in California), is a stand out...and sells out FAST! Also, don't forget Martinelli's great juices, J&L and Jackass. A couple of the better Zins I've found in the Sierra's belongs to Terra-Rouge/Easton Winery (Check out the cover of September's WE), and Bella Grace's Old Vine Zin. Easton also produces some of the best Syrah's around. Lodi and Paso are both great Zin farms. A couple you might try are Klinkerbrick's Old Ghost and Michael-David's Gluttony in Lodi. Two very different wines but both are simply fantastic. I've been to all but 17 wineries in the Dry Creek/ Amador/El Dorado and Lodi areas, which I'll knock off a couple of those this weekend. GDP, if you need a traveling partner on your next road trip, I'll be glad to navigate!
"Had some great examples of Plavac Mali made by Dubokovic in Hvar, Croatia. Plavac Mali is said to be the earliest form of what is now known as zin"
Zinfandel is not the same variety as the Croatian variety Plavac Mali as stated above. It is, rather, the same variety as the Croatian variety Crljenak kastelanski, which has also been called Pribidrag and Tribidrag. And it's the same variety as Primitivo. Many names for the same grape variety. (Plavac Mali is actually the progeny of Crljenak Kastelanski and another Croatian variety called Dobricic.)
My comment above cites UC Davis Geneticist Carole Meredith who was the person who genetically DNA fingerprinted Zinfandel to Crljenak Kastelanski.
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Peyton throws well at his passing camp
THIBODAUX, La. _ There was no rush and no coverage so it may have held no meaning.
But based on zip, length and accuracy, Peyton Manning can't throw the ball any better than he did here Saturday night. The signature event of the Manning Passing Academy is the Air It Out exhibition and Quarterback Challenge that is held at Manning Field at Guidry Stadium on the Nicholls State University campus.
In the Air It Out exhibition, receivers run seven pass patterns from what Archie Manning described as the "route tree." Throwing the ball are the 40 college quarterbacks working the camp as instructors _ a group that included Wyoming's Brett Smith and potential top-round draft picks Matt Barkley and Arkansas' Tyler Wilson _ plus Peyton and Eli Manning. Peyton goes first, Eli goes second, and so on.
The seven routes: A 5-yard hitch, 10-yard slant, 16-yard out comeback to 14 yards, 15-yard square-in, the deep post and the go route. The 42 quarterbacks divided into two groups and went one at a time. Peyton Manning completed 7 of 8. His only incompletion was on the out. So he took another turn and threw it on the money.
His square-in, deep post and go route were thrown perfectly. As Charles Davis, a college analyst for Fox and pro analyst for the NFL Network said about Manning's performance: ""He's starting to lock in."
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Tom Hiddleston has revealed that Thor 2 will be "amazing".
The British actor is reprising his villainous role as Loki alongside returning cast members Chris Hemsworth and Natalie Portman in the highly anticipated sequel titled Thor: The Dark World.
"It's fantastic, truly. We are making an amazing film, and we're having a wonderful time," he teased.
"It's so exciting to have established characters and an established setting in the world, and we are working so hard to cook up something new."
Tom - who is helping to judge the Jameson Empire Done In 60 Seconds short film competition - said that the second film will show a different side to the characters.
"That is what is exciting me - taking what we know, taking what we love and deepening it and giving it an extra dimension. I think director Alan Taylor is really shaping up the world of Asgard and the world of these characters," he added.
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The church is big enough for both gorilla and flamingo fans.
In late August Mrs. McKinley and I took our 3 ½ year old granddaughter to the Como Park Zoo in St. Paul. It was Eliza's first visit, but she had heard about the place from her older brother.
From the beginning our agendas were not in perfect harmony. As veteran zoo-goers, Pat and I were excited to show Eliza the various animals on display: the gorillas, the lions, the giraffes, the zebras, the bison, etc.; and to take her to the Sparky the Seal show. These were our priorities.
Eliza, on the other hand, was interested in the food carts and the rides at Como Town. In spite of the best efforts of the clan to rear her in a non-sexist way, Eliza is 110% girl. She was not much interested in the gorilla show, but she couldn't stop talking about the sun dress another little girl had on. Her favorite animals were the flamingos. Pink, you see, is Eliza's favorite color, and flamingos are pink. She also admired their ability to stand on one leg.
So we had our agendas and she had hers. We are bigger, stronger, and responsible, so our agenda won out most of the time. We never did visit the rides. On the other hand, neither did we go inside the monkey house, which Eliza found completely unappealing. And we did spend more time than I would have normally looking at the flamingos. Eliza was not much inclined to visit the conservatory, but when we were inside she loved some of the big flowers (especially, of course, the pink ones) and flopped on her stomach to admire the koi in the North Garden. In short, a good time was had by all.
New internships are now rolling along. Supervisors have agendas for arriving interns based on past experience. Interns come with their own agendas, based on what they have heard and what they have longed to look into in a real live congregation. Sometimes those agendas collide. The simple truth is that supervisors have power in this relationship, so their agendas win out most of the time. But good supervisors, gifted with inquisitive interns, learn to compromise and occasionally let the intern take the lead. In the end, supervisors see some things through the eyes of the intern, and interns see some things through the eyes of the supervisor, and a good time is had by all.
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Twenty years ago, the league behind the Taney Dragons started with three parents, a coach and a permit to play on a Philadelphia field.
Now, the youth baseball team is the subject of national media frenzy thanks to its remarkable Little League World Series run and star pitcher Mo'ne Davis' 70 mph fastball.
"The kind of attention we've had has absolutely been mind-boggling," co-founder Ellen Siegel said.
Siegel is one of the five original founders of the Taney Youth Baseball Organization, which was formed back in 1994 by a group of locals who wanted to create a different kind of team for the city's children.
"We wanted to be inclusive and allow girls to play," Siegel said. "We also wanted players who weren't as skilled to be allowed to play with the very skilled players. We wanted to be instructional which was our biggest point. Game, scores and winning weren't as important as teaching all the kids proper mechanics, good sportsmanship, teamwork, camaraderie and knowing the game."
The decision to create a co-ed squad paved the way for the team's roster to incude 13-year-old Davis, whose series shutout and spunk have landed her national headlines and a spot on the cover of Sports Illustrated. She's set to pitch again tonight, when the team goes up against Las Vegas.
Siegel, a clinical psychologist who serves on the league's board of directors and helps administer the league's registrar, website and Facebook page, still remembers the league's humble beginnings at the Markward Recreation Center on 400 South Taney Street in Philly.
"We practiced there and we'd have scrimmage games there and it was so wonderful to have something in our neighborhood with our kids," Siegel said. "Then we thought it would be wonderful if we started a league of our own."
While the Markward Rec Center served as the home field, neighborhood parents and kids had a different name for it that ended up sticking.
"All the neighbors called it Taney Field because it's on Taney Street," Siegel said. "I don't think anyone really knows the real name. If you ask anyone where Markward is they'll say, 'what?' If you ask them where Taney is they all know. That's where we got our name."
The league remained a local attraction for nearly two decades until last year, when they officially joined the Little League.
"We've always had the same kind of rule as Little League which is you need to play on your intramural team during the season," Siegel said. "Then after that there are tryouts for the select tournament teams. The select, more competitive team will play after our regular season is over."
With the tremendous success of the Dragons and the national attention they've gained, Siegel says the league's popularity may become a problem.
"We're already getting so many requests to join us next year and we don't have open registration until January," Siegel said. "We're worried about the influx of how many people would want to play because we can't accommodate. We already had 73 teams this year from ages 3 to 16. We don't have places for them."
Siegel hopes the league will receive offers for more fields for the teams to play on.
"We're in a situation where we don't own our own fields, like a suburban league," Siegel said. "We use Philadelphia Parks and Recreation fields."
Regardless of what happens with the increased interest or with Thursday's game, Siegel is confident the spirit of the league, defined by unity rather than winning, will remain high for years to come.
"We care about each other," Siegel said. "Taney families, even on regular teams bond together and help each other out. To me that's the essence of what we're all about. The sense of community."
To donate to the league, visit the Taney Youth Baseball Association website.