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A veteran Los Angeles Police Department officer was killed and a rookie was injured Friday morning when their patrol car collided with a dump truck in Beverly Hills, possibly due to a brake failure on the truck.
The crash occurred around 8 a.m. near the intersection of Loma Vista Drive and Robert Lane. The male training officer — identified by the coroner as 40-year-old Nicholas Choung Lee — died at the scene, while the second officer, a female on the force just three months and still on probation, was transported to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. Both were from LAPD's Hollywood Division.
Police Chief Charlie Beck and Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti visited the injured officer — who has not been publicly identified — at the hospital and said she will survive.
"She is alert, in considerable pain from injuries that she will survive," Beck said outside the hospital. "They don't require surgery. She has a tremendous heart. She is determined to recover from her injuries."
The driver of the truck was also transported to the hospital with injuries and is also expected to survive.
Lee, a 16-year-veteran of LAPD, was married with two young daughters. His past assignments had included Van Nuys, Wilshire and Hollywood and he had received over 70 commendations, according to the department.
"Nick was a great cop," Beck said. "His hard work, dedication and leadership helped mold young police officers into law enforcement professionals. Nick's death is a great loss to our police family, all of law enforcement and the residents of Los Angeles.
Beck said investigators are still looking into the cause of the collision, but early reports indicated the driver of the dump truck may have lost control due to a brake failure. He noted the steepness of that stretch of winding Loma Vista Drive, which is one of the few in the Los Angeles area with warning signs for truck drivers.
While the crash occurred in Beverly Hills, Beck noted it is common for officers to cross city lines in the area. He said the two officers were en route to a call of "unknown trouble" at the time of the crash and was unsure if they had on lights and sirens.
Garcetti described the probationary officer as "very brave, very alert" during their visit. He has ordered flags to be flown at half-mast throughout the city in honor of the officer who was killed.
"We grieve a hero this morning," the mayor said. "An officer gave his life in the service of the people of Los Angeles. Every officer in uniform, Los Angeles Police Department and any police officer in this city and this county, every single time they suit up, it could be their last day — and today it was."
"The folks in Hollywood Division, which as a council member I represented for a long time, I know are grieving, and I hope people will keep the family, as well as fellow officers and friends, in their prayers. The chief and I were able to visit with his partner, and she's strong, she's going to make it through this."
Beck and Garcetti also visited the site of the collision, where they accompanied the officer's body as it was moved from the wrecked cruiser to a waiting coroner's van. The van was escorted by a dozen motor officers and several patrol cars as it made its way from the scene. The caravan passed the LAPD's Hollywood Station, where about 100 uniformed and civilian employees lined up to salute the procession.
Tyler Izen, president of the Los Angeles Police Protective League, the union that represents the department's rank-and-file officers, issued a statement of support for the training officer's family and the recovering probationary officer.
"With sad hearts we mourn the loss of the brave and courageous police officer who died this morning in a traffic collision," he said. "The officer's death is a tragic loss that reminds us of the risks that law enforcement officers take every day to keep our community safe. His service and sacrifice will never be forgotten. On behalf of all LAPD officers, our hearts and condolences go out to his family and friends and the entire LAPD family who feels his loss so deeply."
City News Service contributed to this report.


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Just – look at this. Watch it all the way through. Don't make the mistake I did, which is laugh so hard that you close your eyes to keep the tears from escaping, because you will miss the good stuff. Some of which is cute, a la Amy Poehler and Patricia Clarkson, and some of which is flat out hysterical. Full Story
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Can't wait to get home to my PVR. I mean, I don't feel good about watching on those bad places online but sometimes, when I'm on the road, and I have to know what happened, sometimes I can't help myself. And I pay subscription for everything! Last night I got back to the hotel early enough to go online and download the episode of Curb that everyone keeps talking about. Full Story
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There are times when Jacek is watching Curb Your Enthusiasm and he starts choking from laughing so hard. This may be blasphemy but Curb has made Seinfeld LESS funny to me. Remember the time he chicken meangirled that poor guy about his failed kamikaze father? Remember the car wash with the developmentally challenged? If you watch Curb, you know. Full Story

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What does your loyalty to brand-name products stem from? Do you think the items are truly superior in quality, or have you been won over by fancy marketing campaigns?
Either way, it's likely you're spending more than you need to just for a label. A new study "estimates Americans are wasting about $44 billion a year on name brands, when they could be buying the exact same products if they switched to cheaper store brands," CNN Money said.
That study also found that those in the know, like pharmacists and professional chefs, most often buy the store brand for health care products and baking supplies, respectively, while the rest of us are much more likely to buy name brands, which often cost twice as much, CNN Money said.
1. Pantry Items
If professional chefs and bakers aren't overpaying for pantry staples like salt, sugar and baking powder, why should you? Sugar is sugar, regardless of what name appears on the label.
Will the everyday home cook notice a difference between name-brand garlic salt that costs 50 cents an ounce and the generic for 18 cents an ounce?
2. Cleaning Products
I've used generics and brand-name cleaning products interchangeably over the years, depending on what's on sale and/or has the best coupon. The end result is usually the same, if not better, when I'm using the store brands. The only difference is in the aromas.
So skip the name-brand window cleaner, bleach and detergents, and take advantage of the more cost-efficient options. (Some may disagree with me when it comes to liquid dish detergent and its grease-cutting capabilities.)
And for the super-frugal, there's always the do-it-yourself approach.
3. Produce
Fruits and vegetables are an essential part of our diets, but that doesn't mean we have to empty our wallets to consume the recommended amounts. If it's fresh and ripe, it's more than likely right for your tummy, even if there's not a big-name company on the label. In fact, a number of grocery stores in my area sell produce from local farms, like the exceptional strawberries from Plant City, Fla.
And if it's in a can or frozen, check yourself and see if the big name means better taste and quality.
4. Water
We'll never be one to encourage you to regularly buy bottled water, because you most likely have a nearly free source of water at home. (And if you don't like the taste of your tap water, get a filter.)
But for those times when you need to buy water, go with the store brand every time. It's drinking water, whether it costs $1.35 a gallon or only 83 cents for the store brand.
5. Dairy Products
Butter, milk and some cheeses have a similar taste across the board. As Money Talks News' Stacy Johnson says, "[T]here's not too many ways to squeeze milk from a cow. How can a name brand be better?"
6. Over-the-Counter Medications
The pharmacists and other medical professionals in that study we mentioned aren't wrong. Compare the labels. Federal regulations mandate identical quantities of active ingredients in the generic version, along with the same standards for quality and safety.
A pharmacist brought this to my attention years ago, and I've saved a ton of money ever since. If you still have reservations, ask your doctor.
7. Prescription Drugs
Generic prescription drugs must also meet strict federal guidelines to go on the market. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration says, "They are copies of brand-name drugs and are the same as those brand-name drugs in dosage form, safety, strength, route of administration, quality, performance characteristics and intended use."
Consumer Reports adds:
… In addition, manufacturers of a generic must demonstrate that the drug is "bioequivalent" to its corresponding brand by showing that it delivers the same amount of active ingredients into a person's bloodstream in the same time as the original brand. A 2009 analysis of 2,070 bioequivalence studies found that the average difference in absorption — using two measures — between a generic and its branded prototype was about 4 percent, the same variation that is found between two batches of the same brand-name drug.
And what a difference the price makes. You can save up to 95% by buying the generic version, CR says.
8. Beauty & Other Personal-Care Products
The store brands can work just as well, and may even have the same ingredients as the brand you're loyal to. Experiment, and check for reviews and recommendations online. (Also see: "Does Bargain Toothpaste Work Just as Well?")
Unless you've found, through trial and error, a particular makeup or skin care product that works wonders for you, be open to store brands. However, I'd strongly suggest testing the waters before you dive in and fully commit.
9. Gasoline
Must you really purchase gas from a name brand like Shell or Hess? Business Insider says the off-brands can be just as good.
"While it may seem generic gas is too good to be true and not the best option for your vehicle, unbranded fuel should not damage an engine," AAA said in an email.
"Even 'unbranded' fuel is required to meet legal requirements for RVP, ethanol percentage, octane, detergent content and more. In many cases, the local unbranded gasoline is actually supplied by a major oil company, but simply not sold under their name."
10. Cereal
Same look, same taste, so what's the issue? I'm a big fan of the Walmart version of Froot Loops. They seem to resist sogginess longer and taste delicious. I also save $1 or more per box. What more could a mom ask for?
11. Soda
Does that generic version of Sprite or Ginger Ale really taste that different? If you've never ditched your Coke for a generic cola, I suggest you give it a try. Some store-brand sodas are quite good, while others are not. Some experimentation is required here, too.
12. Salad & Fruit Mixes
The ingredients are the same, so why aim for the Dole when you can buy the Publix brand instead? There are no guarantees with produce; a rotten apple is a rotten apple, no matter where it came from. Always check for freshness before you buy.
When Generics Won't Cut It
1. Infant care products. I've never been a fan of skimping on baby gear for the best bargain. It's not worth the rash, soiled clothing or other adverse effects that may result. And let's not forget about the cheap wipes that may not hold up.
I'm not suggesting that all store-brand infant products are bad, but you should test the waters before moving forward.
What about formula? Says Mayo Clinic, "Although manufacturers might vary in their formula recipes, the FDA requires that all formulas contain the minimum recommended amount — and no more than the maximum amount — of nutrients that infants need."
2. Household paint. Can we say cheap and thin? A cheap, watered-down paint will require more coats. Read online reviews before you make a commitment.
3. Paper goods. Ever tried cleaning up a large mess with paper towels from the dollar store? If so, you know that the hype surrounding the durability of some brand-name products is true.
Also, cheap paper plates don't hold up well when they're piled high with picnic food.
4. Batteries. Generic batteries that are not alkaline likely won't have as much power or last as long.
This post originally appeared on Money Talks News.
More from Money Talks News:
- Got a Money Problem? The Solution Is Right Next to You
- Are Name-Brand Batteries Better Than Generics?
- Does Bargain Toothpaste Work as Well?
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"The Lost Cabin": First Place, Family Circle Fiction Contest 2012
"The Lost Cabin," by Susan Ratkovic, won first place in Family Circle's 2012 Fiction Contest.
"Are you sure you aren't lost?"
Barbara looked in the rearview mirror at the girl sitting behind her. Her eyes were met with a scowl. The fifteen-year-old had her arms crossed at the waist and was slouched as far back as possible in the backseat of the compact car.
Oh, Miriam. Barbara loved the name, so classic and timeless. Her daughter, on the other hand, loathed it for the very same reasons, and she made sure her appearance said that she was anything but. Today her long, straight hair was mostly black, with bleached blond bangs and a few random blue highlights throughout. Barbara still wasn't sure if the blue was real hair or extensions. It was just another topic on which Miriam refused to divulge anything more than an eye roll.
"We aren't lost," Barbara replied, trying to keep her voice calm. "We're almost there."
"If Dad was driving we would already be there."
No, Barbara wanted to say. If Dad was driving, he would have dumped us at the side of the road and taken on a different companion. But she and Michael vowed to stay neutral when they split, for the sake of their daughter, and if there was one thing Barbara was good at, it was remaining faithful. Too bad she couldn't say the same for Michael.
They drove in silence for another fifteen minutes. Trying to engage her daughter in conversation would only intensify the tension between them. Barbara turned onto the long, winding road. The turnoff was easy to miss amid the dense pine trees, but unbeknownst to her daughter, Barbara had an uncanny sense of direction. The GPS, on the other hand, was frantically recalibrating as it showed the car driving into a nearby creek.
Wildflowers were in bloom, decorating tall blades of grass in Monet-esque swirls of yellow, lavender and white. Their temporary residence for the next week was another five bumpy miles off the main road. A small cluster of wood cabins sat nestled between pine trees and the creek.
No sooner had they walked through the door than Miriam whined, "There's no Wi-Fi! How am I supposed to text my friends and update my Facebook status so everyone knows I'm in the boondocks?"
"I think you will survive a few days without it," Barbara replied. She had survived four decades without Facebook. Her daughter could survive a week. But to point that out would only make Barbara seem more antiquated in her daughter's eyes, if that were possible.
Miriam threw her backpack on the floor with an exaggerated huff, loud enough to scare the wildlife. "If you're going to force me to spend a week in the middle of nowhere, the least you could do is let me talk to my friends."
"Why don't you write them letters?" Barbara suggested. "Wouldn't your friends like to get something in the mail for a change?"
"Ugh. So lame. As if my name doesn't make me sound ancient enough. Might as well send them a telegram." Miriam plopped facedown onto the bed. "I think you secretly take pleasure in making my life as miserable as possible."
Barbara left Miriam alone, telling her daughter she could find her out back. She slipped through the sliding glass door and curled into a hammock. The melody of the birds was mesmerizing, much more enchanting than car horns and police sirens. Up above, through the canopy of trees, she glimpsed the sun in the cloudless blue sky. Its light was blinding. Lost in the sounds and smells, she drifted to sleep.
A gurgling stomach awoke Barbara, and as she looked upward she realized why. The glaring light had mellowed to a rosy glow. The sun was setting, and they'd never even had lunch. Miriam must be starving too.
She jumped out of the hammock, ran frantically inside and found Miriam asleep on the bed. It took an act of self-restraint to keep from pulling the black Converse off Miriam's feet. Her long slender legs were snuggly enveloped in electric blue jeans. Even on a hot summer day, her daughter would sacrifice comfort for the sake of fashion. Pale arms extended from an intentionally tattered T-shirt and draped across the Aztec-patterned bedspread. Barbara had spent a lot of money on the T-shirt, only to be insulted when Miriam took a pair of fabric shears to the back and sleeves.
Barbara sat on the unoccupied twin bed and sighed. Of course Miriam was okay. After all, she was a teenager now, not a needy infant. She lay quietly staring at the ceiling until Miriam finally awoke.
"Hungry?" Barbara asked softly. "No," Miriam snapped.
She could be seven days into a fast and not admit she was hungry, Barbara thought to herself. "Well, I am, and I would appreciate your company."
Miriam pulled herself up, hugging her legs. "Fine, whatever. As long as we don't have to catch our own food."
Barbara laughed. "There's a restaurant by the lobby. I don't know what sort of selection they have, seeing that this is the boondocks, but we're bound to find something edible."
Miriam swirled french fries through a pool of ketchup while Barbara picked at a wilted salad that was better suited for the jackrabbits outside.
"I wish Dad was here," Miriam mumbled.
"I know you do," Barbara responded. "You'll see him in a few weeks. But you need to understand that we aren't going to be together anymore. And I want you to know that the reason for our divorce has nothing to do with you. You did nothing wrong."
"I know," Miriam scoffed. "I know why you are getting divorced."
Barbara dropped her fork, startled by Miriam's revelation. She had done her best to keep Michael's infidelity a secret. With eyebrows raised she asked, "You do?"
"Yeah. It's all your fault," Miriam said matter-of-factly before loading another fistful of fries into her mouth.
"Why do you think that?" Barbara leaned forward against the table, trying to catch her daughter's eyes, which were only looking at her plate.
"I think you just answered your own question," Miriam replied. "You are so busy playing shrink that you don't take time to play wife or..." Or mother, she implied in her silence.
"I'm sorry you think that," Barbara said.
"See, there you go again," Miriam said, her voice rising. "You stay so calm and cool all the time. It's like you don't even care. Why can't you ever show some emotion like the rest of us?" She was practically screaming by the time she finished. If the other patrons were watching, Barbara was too focused on her daughter to notice.
The only thing Barbara could muster was an "Ohhh." She bit her lip and finished her wine. A second glass, even of this cheap stuff, was tempting, but she knew better than to self-medicate. This getaway was supposed to be a way to connect with her daughter. And perhaps with herself, she started to realize. The only way to achieve either was through a clear mind. Maybe there was truth in Miriam's words. So much of her time was spent analyzing the feelings of others that she pushed aside her own. In an attempt to emotionally detach from her patients, she had detached herself from the rest of the world.
The next morning Barbara woke early, as her body was programmed to do. A couple of deer were nibbling on a bush out back. She brewed a pot of coffee and watched quietly from an oversize armchair, her legs curled beneath her, admiring their graceful movements and muscular bodies. Every maneuver seemed deliberate yet effortless. One looked up and focused its dark eyes on her. She sat motionless, pleading with her own eyes for it to stay. I'm harmless, she tried to say. The deer indulged her for a few more minutes, and in that short span of time, she let herself believe she'd connected with something in this world.
The quiet house gave her time to reflect. With no Internet or television, she had no other choice. The words from last night resurfaced. Michael couldn't escape without blame. If he was unhappy, he should have told her. But maybe he had. A relationship doesn't break instantaneously. It erodes over time, often unnoticed until the foundation is too weak to hold it together. And then there was Miriam. She needed to listen to her daughter as a mother, nothing more. Maybe she had been a little too confident in her abilities, thinking that it couldn't happen to her. Perhaps she should have invested some time worrying about the well-being of her family. Maybe she, too, was flawed.
The cabin was stocked with a few staples, enough for a batch of pancakes. As she made a mental note to drive the ten miles to the general store and pick up bacon, eggs and juice for the remaining days, Miriam silently joined her in the kitchen. Smudges of yesterday's mascara shadowed her eyes. They ate in silence, but at least they were at the same table.
"Is there anything you want to do today?' Barbara finally asked.
"Go home," Miriam muttered.
"I was thinking of a hike," Barbara half suggested, waiting for Miriam to ask to come along. "Why don't you relax with a shower? You can join me when you're ready."
A wrought-iron bench faced the water, its chipped ivory paint revealing a rusty base. Wild grass grew in patches around the legs. Barbara opened the leather book she had brought. She lost herself in her work and didn't hear the soft footsteps as they approached.
"So you're allowed to work but I can't even talk to my friends?" Her daughter's tone sounded more lonely than bitter.
Barbara closed the book and placed it on her lap. "Actually, I'm not working." She pointed to the empty seat beside her and was surprised when Miriam obliged.
Bony knees extended past the edge of the bench. Miriam wore black shorts today, short enough that the pockets could be seen protruding from frayed edges. Her pale legs were lightly dusted with freckles and a single mole on her left thigh. Like a constellation, Barbara could draw those markings with her eyes closed. On top Miriam wore a tank covered by a neon-checked flannel. She never fully exposed her body, always leaving one half to the imagination. Her fingernails matched the shirt, each one a different color. Barbara smiled in appreciation of her daughter's creativity and subtle inhibitions.
"What are you doing?" Miriam's interest in her mother was both startling and refreshing.
Barbara hesitated, clenching the book in her hands. "Drawing."
"I didn't know you draw."
Few people did. Not Michael. Not her best friend, whom she was lucky if she talked to once a month. Definitely not her patients. Only the elderly woman at the art supply store knew, and that was because Barbara had to ask her what kind of paper to buy.
"Can I?" Miriam gestured at the oversize book on her mother's lap. It was that same look of curiosity she'd had as a child when she would lift the lid off the pot on the stove, peeking inside to see what was cooking.
Barbara hesitated. Having never even taken an art class, she considered herself a novice. The thought of revealing something so personal left her vulnerable, a bit too exposed. What if Miriam laughed at the images? Sure, she was used to Miriam's scoffs about her appearance, vocabulary and taste in music, but her art was different. This is how Miriam feels, Barbara realized. Vulnerable, afraid of being exposed for fear of rejection. It had been so long since her teenage years, but she supposed those were feelings one never fully outgrew.
"You are the first to see this," she said quietly as she untied the sash that bound the leather book. "It's kind of like my version of a journal."
Miriam's fierce green eyes seemed to soften a bit as she held out her hand. Unlike the rest of her body, her fingers were still plump and delightfully childlike. She cocked her head to the side when she opened it, and Barbara had a hard time reading the expression. Surprise, but whether good or bad she wasn't sure.
"Wow," Miriam said in wonder. "I expected you to be drawing trees."
Barbara shook her head. "Like I said, it's my version of a journal."
"So these are all of us?" The sketches that filled the pages were in a variety of formats, from watercolor pencil to charcoals, depending on her mood. Some represented big moments in life like first steps, birthdays, vacations. Others were the simple moments in life, like Miriam falling asleep on the sofa with the cat cuddled in her lap or licking brownie batter out of a bowl, her face smudged with coarse patches of brown chocolate.
Barbara nodded her head. "I had hoped to find the courage to give them to you one day, maybe once you married and had a child of your own."
"That's cool," Miriam said casually, trying to mask any tone of sentiment as she continued to flip through the sketches. "By the way, thanks for the shampoo and stuff."
Barbara imagined her daughter's puzzled expression followed by delight when she opened her backpack and found a gift pack of luxury shampoo, conditioner, shower gel and lotion. "You're welcome. I hope you didn't mind that I put it in your backpack without asking. I promise I didn't look at anything else."
Miriam shrugged her shoulders. Her canvas sneaker toed through the dirt, making perfect circles then wiping them away. "That stuff was in one of my magazines. I've always wanted to try it."
"Maybe you can show me a few other things you might like. Some nail polish or makeup? I'm kind of out of touch, so I need your help. I got lucky with the bath set."
There was a slight flicker in Miriam's eyes as she laughed softly and said, "Yeah, sure."
"You were right, by the way," Barbara said.
"About what?"
"About me and my failures as a wife." She turned toward her daughter and added, "And mother."
"I never said mother," Miriam countered as she stared at the creek.
"You didn't need to." Barbara felt the moisture gather in her eyes. She squeezed them tight, rubbed at her temples. Instinct told her to refrain, but finally she gave herself permission to feel the emotions. Silently the tears rolled down her cheek as she placed an arm around her daughter's shoulder. Miriam didn't fight it, instead resting her head against her mother's chest. They both knew it didn't end here, but this is where it could begin.


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New York City has about a million buildings, and each year 3,000 of them erupt in a major fire. Can officials predict which ones will go up in flames?
The New York City Fire Department thinks it can use data mining to do that. Analysts at the department say that some buildings are linked to characteristics that make them more likely to have a fire than others.
Poverty, for one.
"Low-income neighborhoods are correlated with fires," said Jeff Chen, the department's Director of Analytics, at an industry conference in Las Vegas.
Other factors that correlate with deadly fires: the age of the building, whether it has electrical issues, the number and location of sprinklers and the presence of elevators. Buildings that are vacant or unguarded are twice as likely to have a fire, Chen says.
All this may sound obvious. But it is hard to absorb all the relevant factors at once.
So New York officials have taken roughly 60 different factors and built an algorithm that assigns each one of the city's 330,000 inspectable buildings with a risk score (The Fire Department doesn't inspect single and two-family homes).
When fire officers go on weekly inspections, the computer spits out a sheet with a list of buildings, ranked by their risk score, that they should visit first.
The data-mining program went into effect in July and will be expanded to 2400 categories in the coming months. Inspections before it was adopted were fairly random, Chen says.
Buildings considered to be safety priorities, like schools and libraries, were supposed to be inspected more frequently. But the city didn't target specific buildings based on their risk.
What's happening in New York City–which became more data-driven under former Mayor Michael Bloomberg–is an example of how many municipalities are trying to to use the data they routinely collect to improve services.
Boston uses big data in its Problem Properties program, which exploits information from different city sources–such as complaint calls, safety records, crimes and tax collections–to identify which properties should get visits by police.
While making investments in big data systems seems like common sense, cities have trouble measuring their success. Officials may be able to cite statistics showing the number of fires or crimes dropping, but demonstrating that big data tools were the reason may be difficult because it involves proving a negative–that something didn't happen because of their efforts.
"Ultimately, we should see the number of fires go down," says Jeff Roth, the Fire Department's Assistant Commissioner for Management Initiatives. "And fires should become less severe."
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Thomas Jefferson to Thomas Mann Randolph0 comments Posted by HCPS at Sunday, May 30, 2010
New York, May 30, 1790
Dear Sir,
—I at length find myself, tho not quite well, yet sufficiently so to resume business in a moderate degree. I have therefore to answer your two favors of Apr 23 & May 3, and in the first place to thank you for your attention to the Paccan, Gloucester & European walnuts which will be great acquisitions at Monticello. I will still ask your attention to Mr. Foster's boring machine, lest he should go away suddenly, & so the opportunity of getting it be lost.—I enquired of Mr. Hamilton the quantity of coal imported; but he tells me there are not returns as yet sufficient to ascertain it; but as soon as there shall be I shall be informed. I am told there is a considerable prejudice against our coal in these Northern states. I do not know whence it proceeds: perhaps from the want of attention to the different species, and an ignorant application of them to cross-purposes. I have not begun my meteorological diary; because I have not yet removed to the house I have taken. I remove tomorrow: but as far as I can judge from it's aspects there will not be one position to be had for the thermometer free from the influence of the sun both morning & evening. However, as I go into it, only till I can get a better, I shall hope ere long to find a less objectionable situation. You know that during my short stay at Monticello I kept a diary of the weather. Mr. Madison has just received one, comprehending the same period, kept at his father's in Orange. The hours of observation were the same, and he has the fullest confidence in the accuracy of the observer. All the morning observations in Orange are lower than those of Monticello, from one to, I believe, 15 or 16 degrees: the afternoon observations are near as much higher than those of Monticello. Nor will the variations permit us to ascribe them to any supposed irregularities in either tube, because, in that case, at the same point the variations would always be the same, which it is not. You have often been sensible that in the afternoon, or rather evening, the air has become warmer in ascending the mountain. The same is true in the morning. This might account for a higher station of the mercury in the morning observations at Monticello. Again when the air is equally dry in the lower & higher situations, which may be supposed the case in the warmest part of the day, the mercury should be lower on the latter, because, all other circumstances the same, the nearer the common surface the warmer the air. So that on a mountain it ought really to be warmer in the morning & cooler in the heat of the day than on the common plain; but not in so great a degree as these observations indicate. As soon as I am well enough I intend to examine them more accurately.—Your resolution to apply to the study of the law is wise in my opinion, & at the same time to mix it with a good degree of attention to the farm. The one will relieve the other. The study of the law is useful in a variety of points of view. It qualifies a man to be useful to himself, to his neighbors, & to the public. It is the most certain stepping stone to preferment in the political line. In political economy I think Smith's wealth of nations the best book extant, in the science of government Montesquieu's spirit of laws is generally recommended. It contains indeed a great number of political truths; but also an equal number of heresies: so that the reader must be constantly on his guard. There has been lately published a letter of Helvetius who was the intimate friend of Montesquieu & whom he consulted before the publication of his book. Helvetius advised him not to publish it: & in this letter to a friend he gives us a solution for the mixture of truth & error found in this book. He sais Montesquieu was a man of immense reading, that he had commonplaced all his reading, & that his object was to throw the whole contents of his commonplace book into systematical order, & to shew his ingenuity by reconciling the contradictory facts it presented. Locke's little book on government is perfect as far as it goes. Descending from theory to practice there is no better book than the Federalist. Burgh's Political disquisitions are good also, especially after reading De Lolme. Several o Hume's political essays are good. There are some excellent books of Theory written by Turgot & the economists of France. For parliamentary knowlege, the Lex parliamentaria is the best book.—On my return to Virginia in the fall, I cannot help hoping some practicable plan may be devised for your settling in Albemarle, should your inclination lead you to it. Nothing could contribute so much to my happiness were it at the same time consistent with yours. You might get into the assembly for that county as soon as you should please. A motion has been made in the Senate to remove the federal government to Philadelphia. There was a trial of strength on a question for a week's postponement. On that it was found there would be 11 for the removal & 13 against it. The motion was therefore withdrawn & made in the other house where it is still depending, & of very incertain event.—The question of the assumption is again brought on. The parties were so nearly equal on the former trial that it is very possible that with some modifications it may yet prevail. The tonnage bill will probably pass, and must, I believe, produce salutary effects. It is a mark of energy in our government, in a case where I believe it cannot be parried. The French revolution still goes on well, tho the danger of a suspension of paiment is very imminent. Their appeal to the inhabitants of their colonies to say on what footing they wish to be placed, will end, I hope, in our free admission into their islands with our produce. This precedent must have consequences. It is impossible the world should continue long insensible to so evident a truth as that the right to have commerce & intercourse with our neighbors is a natural right. To suppress this neighborly intercourse is an exercise of force, which we shall have a just right to remove when the superior force.
Present my warm affections to the girls. I am afraid they do not follow my injunctions of answering by the first post the weekly letter I address to them. I inclose some letters for Patsy from Paris, and the newspapers for yourself with assurances of the sincere & cordial esteem of Dear Sir Your Affectionate friend.
P. S. I must refer the description of the Mould board to another occasion. The President is well enough to do business. Colo. Bland dangerously ill.
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The Secretary of the Treasury conceives it to be his duty most respectfully to represent to the President of the United States that there are in his judgment objections of a very serious and weighty nature to the resolutions of the two Houses of Congress of the twenty-first instant, concerning certain arrears of pay, due to the officers and soldiers of the lines of Virginia and North Carolina.
The third of these resolutions directs that in cases where payment has not been made to the original claimant in person, or to his representative, it shall be made to the original claimant, or to such person or persons only as shall produce a power of attorney duly attested by two justices of the peace of the county in which such person or persons reside, authorizing him or them to receive a certain specified sum.
By the laws of most if not all the States, claims of this kind are in their nature assignable for a valuable consideration; and the assignor may constitute the assignee his attorney or agent to receive the amount. The import of every such assignment is a contract, express or implied, on the part of the assignor, that the assignee shall receive the sum assigned to his own use. In making it no precise form is necessary, but any instrument competent to conveying with clearness and precision the sense of the parties, suffices; there is no need of the co-operation of any justice of the peace, or other magistrate whatever.
The practice of the Treasury and of the public officers in other departments, in the adjustment and satisfaction of claims upon the United States, has uniformly corresponded with the rules of that law.
A regulation, therefore, having a retrospective operation, and prescribing with regard to past transactions new and unknown requisites, by which the admission of claims is to be guided, is an infraction of the rights of individuals, acquired under pre-existing laws, and a contravention of the public faith, pledged by the course of public proceedings. It has consequently a tendency not less unfriendly to public credit than to the security of property.
Such is the regulation contained in the resolution above referred to. It defeats all previous assignments not accompanied with a power of attorney attested by two justices of the peace of the county where the assignor resides; a formality which, for obvious reasons, cannot be presumed to have attended any of them, and which does not appear to have been observed with respect to those upon which application for payment has hitherto been made.
It is to be remarked that the assignee has no method of compelling the assignor to perfect the transfer by a new instrument in conformity to the rule prescribed; if even the existence of such a power, the execution of which would involve a legal controversy, could be a satisfactory cause for altering by a new law that state of things which antecedent law and usage had established between the parties.
It is, perhaps too, questionable whether an assignee, however equitable his pretensions were, could, under the operation of the provision which has been recited, have any remedy whatever for the recovery of the money or value which he may have paid to the assignor.
It is not certain that a legislative act decreeing payment to a different person, would not be a legal bar; but if the existence of such a remedy were certain, it would be but a very inconclusive consideration. The assignment may have been a security for a precarious or desperate debt, which security will be wrested from the assignee; or it may have been a composition between an insolvent debtor and his creditor, and the only resource of the latter; or the assignor may be absent and incapable either of benefiting by the provision, or of being called to an account. And in every case the assignee would be left to the casualty of the ability of the assignor to repay; to the perplexity, trouble, and expense of a suit at law. In respect to the soldiers, the presumption would be, in the greater number of cases, that the pursuit of redress would be worse than acquiescence in the loss. To vary the risks of parties, to supersede the contracts between them, to turn over a creditor without his consent from one debtor to another, to take away a right to a specific thing, leaving only the chance of a remedy for retribution, are not less positive violations of property than a direct confiscation.
It appears from the debates in the House of Representatives, and it may be inferred from the nature of the proceeding, that a suggestion of fraud has been the occasion of it. Fraud is certainly a good objection to any contract, and where it is properly ascertained invalidates it. But the power of ascertaining it is the peculiar province of the Judiciary Department. The principles of good government conspire with those of justice to place it there. 'T is there only that such an investigation of the fact can be had as ought to precede a decision. 'T is there only the parties can be heard, and evidence on both sides produced; without which surmise must be substituted to proof, and conjecture to fact.
This, then, is the dilemma incident to legislative interference. Either the Legislature must erect itself into a court of justice and determine each case upon its own merits, after a full hearing of the allegations and proofs of the parties; or it must proceed upon vague suggestions, loose reports, or at best upon partial and problematical testimony, to condemn, in the gross and in the dark, the fairest and most unexceptionable claims, as well as those which may happen to be fraudulent and exceptionable. The first would be an usurpation of the judiciary authority, the last is at variance with the rules of property, the dictates of equity, and the maxims of good government.
All admit the truth of these positions as general rules. But, when a departure from it is advocated for any particular purpose, it is usually alleged that there are exceptions to it, that there are certain extraordinary cases in which the public good demands and justifies an extraordinary interposition of the Legislature.
This doctrine in relation to extraordinary cases is not to be denied; but it is highly important that the nature of those cases should be carefully distinguished.
It is evident that every such interposition deviating from the usual course of law and justice, and infringing the established rules of property, which ought as far as possible to be held sacred and inviolable, is an overleaping of the ordinary and regular bounds of legislative discretion; and is in the nature of a resort to first principles. Nothing, therefore, but some urgent public necessity, some impending national calamity, something that threatens direct and general mischief to society, for which there is no adequate redress in the established course of things, can, it is presumed, be a sufficient cause for the employment of so extraordinary a remedy. An accommodation to the interests of a small part of the community, in a case of inconsiderable magnitude, on a national scale, cannot, in the judgment of the Secretary, be entitled to that character.
If partial inconveniences and hardships occasion legislative interferences in private contracts, the intercourses of business become uncertain, the security of property is lessened, the confidence in government destroyed or weakened.
The Constitution of the United States interdicts the States individually from passing any law impairing the obligation of contracts. This, to the more enlightened part of the community, was not one of the least recommendations of that Constitution. The too frequent intermeddlings of the State Legislatures, in relation to private contracts, were extensively felt, and seriously lamented; and a constitution which promises a preventive, was, by those who felt and thought in that manner, eagerly embraced. Precedents of similar interferences by the Legislature of the United States cannot fail to alarm the same class of persons, and at the same time to diminish the respect of the State Legislatures for the interdiction alluded to. The example of the National Government in a matter of this kind may be expected to have a far more powerful influence than the precepts of the Constitution.
The present case is that of a particular class of men, highly meritorious indeed, but inconsiderable in point of numbers, and the whole of the property in question less than fifty thousand dollars, which, when distributed among those who are principally to be benefited by the regulation, does not exceed twenty-five dollars per man. The relief of the individuals who may have been subjects of imposition, in so limited a case, seems a very inadequate cause for a measure which breaks in upon those great principles that constitute the foundations of property.
The eligibility of the measure is more doubtful, as the courts of justice are competent to the relief which it is the object of the resolution to give, as far as the fact of fraud or imposition or undue advantage can be substantiated. It is true that many of the individuals would probably not be in a condition to seek that relief from their own resources; but the aid of government may in this respect be afforded, in a way which will be consistent with the established order of things. The Secretary, from the information communicated to him, believing it to be probable that undue advantages had been taken, had conceived a plan for the purpose, of the following kind: That measures should be adopted for procuring the appointment of an agent or attorney, by the original claimants, or if deceased, by their legal representatives; that payment of the money should be deferred until this had been effected; that the amount of the sums due should then be placed in the hands of the proper officer for the purpose of payment; that a demand should be made upon him, on behalf of the original claimants, by their agent, and as a like demand would of course be made by the assignees, that the parties should be informed that a legal adjudication was necessary to ascertain the validity of their respective pretensions; and that in this state of things the Attorney-General should be directed either to prosecute or defend for the original claimants, as should appear to him most likely to insure justice. A step of this kind appeared to the Secretary to be warranted and dictated, as well by a due regard to the defenceless situation of the parties who may have been prejudiced, as by considerations resulting from the propriety of discouraging similar practices.
It is with reluctance and pain the Secretary is induced to make this representation to the President. The respect which he entertains for the decisions of the two Houses of Congress; the respect which is due to those movements of humanity toward the supposed sufferers, and of indignation against those who are presumed to have taken an undue advantage; an unwillingness to present before the mind of the President, especially at the present juncture, considerations which may occasion perplexity or anxiety, concur in rendering the task peculiarly unwelcome. Yet the principles which appear to the Secretary to have been invaded, in this instance, are, in his estimation, of such fundamental consequence to the stability, character, and success of the government, and at the same time so immediately interesting to the department intrusted to his care, that he feels himself irresistibly impelled by a sense of duty, as well to the Chief Magistrate as to the community, to make a full communication of his impressions and reflections.
He is sensible that an inflexible adherence to the principles contended for must often have an air of rigor, and will sometimes be productive of particular inconveniences. The general rules of property, and all those general rules which form the links of society, frequently involve, in their ordinary operation, particular hardships and injuries; yet the public order and the general happiness require a steady conformity to them. It is perhaps always better that partial evils should be submitted to, than that principles should be violated. In the infancy of our present government, peculiar strictness and circumspection are called for, by the too numerous instances of relaxations, which in other quarters, and on other occasions, have discredited our public measures.
The Secretary is not unaware of the delicacy of an opposition to the resolutions in question, by the President, should his view of the subject coincide with that of the Secretary; yet he begs leave on this point to remark that such an opposition in a case in which a small part of the community only is directly concerned would be less likely to have disagreeable consequences than in one which should affect a very considerable portion of it; and the prevention of an ill precedent, if it be truly one, may prove a decisive obstacle to other cases of greater extent and magnitude, and of a more critical tendency. If the objections are as solid as they appear to the Secretary to be, he trusts they cannot fail, with the sanction of the President, to engage the approbation, not only of the generality of considerate men, but of the community at large. And if momentary dissatisfaction should happen to exist in particular parts of the Union, it is to be hoped it will be speedily removed by the measures which, under the direction of the President, may be pursued for obtaining the same end in an unexceptionable mode; for the success of which the Secretary will not fail to exert his most zealous endeavors.
It is proper that the President should be informed that if objections should be made by him, they will in all probability be effectual, as the resolutions passed in the Senate with no greater majority than twelve to ten.
The Secretary feels an unreserved confidence in the justice and magnanimity of the President; that, whatever may be his view of the subject, he will at least impute the present representation to an earnest and anxious conviction in the mind of the Secretary of the truth and importance of the principles which he supports, and of the inauspicious tendency of the measure to which he objects, co-operating with a pure and ardent zeal for the public good, and for the honor and prosperity of the administration of the Chief Magistrate.
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The most effective facilitators of the Leadership Challenge® Workshop are those that live The Five Practices of Exemplary Leadership®-day in and day out-and are able to talk about them from personal life experiences. I have watched and worked with many facilitators. Some have lived The Five Practices and taught from their experience while others have facilitated the workshop and treated it like just another training curriculum. The difference shows!
Teaching The Five Practices in a meaningful way requires a commitment: make the time to fully understand and live each of them within the context of your own life so that you can facilitate from a place of authenticity.
Redefine your own life experiences within the context of The Five Practices.
I often tell clients that The Five Practices are common sense-articulated. All of us have used The Five Practices at one point or another, but we often only reach a full understanding of what they mean and how they impact our everyday lives when we stop to reflect and reframe some of our experiences as leaders. So, call upon your own experiences. Compelling, personal stories make a big difference when facilitating and helping others develop their leadership competencies.
Seek complete 360 Feedback.
The Leadership Challenge is about changing lives at work and home. As a facilitator, I highly recommend that you challenge participants to incorporate the way they lead at home into their leadership self-assessment. Encourage participants to reflect on their leadership behaviors in all aspects of their lives.
Although an in-depth discussion of family life leadership in the workshop isn't necessary, the topic should not be ignored. Prior to the workshop, I recommend that participants ask for feedback on their LPI 360 from their family. Some of the most vibrant and powerful experiences using The Five Practices can come from these interactions.
Know the content in the book.
The Leadership Challenge® Workshop facilitators need to be expertly fluent in The Leadership Challenge. There is no substitute for taking the time to have a complete working knowledge of the books content. Expert facilitators are able to weave in and out of The Five Practices as the needs of participants change. And the ability to respond quickly and nimbly to your audience only comes from having a solid, personal connection to the material. This takes time and focus.
Facilitate don't train.
The Five Practices are incredibly meaningful and have the power to change lives-but only if you build into your workshop an opportunity for a robust dialogue among participants on how they can apply each of them to their own life experiences. Engage participants in discussing the various subtleties and nuances that can bring out the true power of The Five Practices. When participants can place these principles in the context of a specific life experience, they are more likely to carry the practices with them when the workshop has ended.
Help participants connect a feeling to The Five Practices.
It can be easy to leave participants with a 30,000-mile, sky-high understanding of The Five Practices. A technique I have used to bring The Five Practices down-to-earth is offered in the following example. The goal is to help participants identify the feeling of each behavior associated with the respective practice-making the practice and the behavior personal and relevant.
Referring to item 16 (Asks for feedback on how his/her actions affect other peoples performance) from the Leadership Practices Inventory (LPI), ask participants to reflect on their life experiences and identify times when they used a behavior associated with one of The Five Practices. Ask them to link that behavior to a feeling and to identify actions they can take in the future that will illicit the same emotion. By focusing on the feeling associated with the leadership behavior, participants can more effectively connect to the practice.
Note: An underlying assumption for employing the Model the Way exercise is that workshop participants are familiar with the thirty behaviors Kouzes and Posner identify in The Leadership Challenge and have used each of them at one point in their lives. Also be aware that some participants may have had a negative experience using one of The Five Practices. If a participant has a difficult time with this exercise, I might use item 14 (Treats others with dignity and respect).
Example: Model the Way
Ask workshop participants to consider the following:
- Reflect on a time in your life when you asked for feedback on how your actions affected someone else's performance.
- What were the feelings you experienced? Were you nervous? Were you at ease? Were you unsure? Zero in on your exact feeling.
- Describe the setting in which this situation occurred.
Once participants have identified the experience and their feelings, have them think about an upcoming project where they will have an opportunity to demonstrate leadership. Help them translate their newly-acquired knowledge into specific action steps that they can take to apply this learning to a new situation.
- How can you create the same experience as you described above?
- What are the actions you can take in that situation to illicit the same feeling you had in the experience you just described?
This process of reflection can help participants connect their lives to The Five Practices. It is also a valuable tool to reinforce learning after the workshop and help encourage participants to continue practicing the art of leadership.


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Monday, January 20, 2014
First, some cuteness and then some progress
We built our new home on my family's farm. Our family owns a nice size farm is South Mississippi. About 2 years ago, my parents deeded each of the five children our portion. Our portion is in the center, with my younger brother to the south of us, my older sister to the north, and my other siblings to the west. My father raises cattle and has a small flock of chickens and my younger brother and his wife have a herd of sheep. Well, these sheep are stubborn and graze wherever they want, which sometimes means my yard. Yesterday, they all came for an unannounced visit (how rude!). Normally, this drives us crazy, but there are lambs in the herd now. Cute, cuddly, sweet lambs!! This little guy is very sweet and friendly. He comes to the back door wanted to visit. His mother didn't accept him immediately, so he has been bottle-fed and gets to sleep inside with the dogs (yes, the dogs. They love him!) I can't tell you just how sweet and cuddly he is. Just look at that little face!! (The other handsome one is my husband, Hobbie.)
Now, the rest of this post will not be as cute, but I do want to share my progress on current projects. Last night I completed the third part of CCN Santa's Village North Pole Post Office. I love this series. The colors are so bright. I only have the first 4 parts of the series, so after the next part, I will put it away until next year when I can purchase the remainder of the patterns. (Remember, my resolution was to only stitch from stash this year.)
The other two projects are Shakespeare's Peddler Ann Womack and Jeannette Douglas Designs Acorn Stitches. I am really enjoying both of these. Ann Womack is just beautiful. I have completed a good portion of the eyelet alphabet, which is so much fun to stitch. I am working on this pattern one page at a time. I am almost finished with the first of four pages. So exciting! Acorn Stitches is actually moving pretty quickly. If I continue to stitch at this pace, I estimate that I will finish in a couple of weeks. The colors on this one are beautiful.
Well, I have a lot of cleaning to do today, so I had better get started. Have a great week.
Posted by Jen at 6:06 AM
7 comments:
- Clarkey said...
Hey, the stitching is looking good. I love the Christmas Village; the colors are vibrant.
- Jeanne said...
Well that little lamb is awful cute. How nice that you all have land near one antoher (given you all get along I hope!). I am just getting ready to start Santa's Village soon...collected all the patterns last year but had too many other things going. Yours looks great! Good luck on your stitch-from-stash effort.
- Kay said...
Your stitching is looking great! That is great that you and your siblings have land so close to one another! Love the picture!
- Jayne said...
Wow you have been busy with the stitching I really should be more motivated.
- Linda said...
Love all your stitching projects Jen. That little lamb is adorable.
- Marie said...
I hope that you are enjoying your new home. It must be so nice to live in an area so close to your family members, such a blessing.
i love the little lamb and would love to have that sweetie roaming my yard. :-) That really is just too cute. Ohhhh, post a pic of the dog and lamb please!
Your stitching projects are very pretty. I love the eyelet alphabet.
- Shebafudge said...
Adorable stitching, adorable lamb and a lovely looking hubby ;)
How lovely that your parents gave you all the land now and that you can all live near each other.


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Iker & Sara: parties, kisses, and hugs
Soon the photos will dry up. And they won't be so visible. And the paps won't be able to find them. So this is our time. To obsess while we can.
Iker Casillas and the Spanish football team returned to Madrid yesterday following their victory. Of course Iker was accompanied by Sara Carbonero. Of course they've been inseparable. Personally and professionally.
There was a team victory ceremony, Sara had to cover it for her show. You can see the mic in her hand. Of course he's all over her. He is always all over her. Hugging, flirting, kissing, touching...
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Emma Vaggo (center) was named to the All-Ivy League first team (Harvard Athletic Communications).
CAMBRIDGE, Mass.—The No. 8 Harvard women's fencing team finished the Ivy Round-Robins with a 4-2 record, as the Crimson earned a third-place finish at the championships hosted at Harvard's Gordon Indoor Track.
Harvard (12-8) went 2-1 on Sunday and saw three of its fencers earn All-Ivy League honors. Emma Vaggo went 16-2 in the women's epee to garner first-team all-conference accolades, while Felicia Sun had a 9-5 record, receiving an All-Ancient Eight second-team nod.
In the women's sabre, Aliya Itzkowitz posted a 14-4 record, earning All-Ivy second-team honors. Alexandra Kiefer had Harvard's best record in the women's foil, going 11-7 on the weekend.
Harvard opened the day by topping Brown, 17-10, as the Crimson used an 8-1 advantage in the women's epee to hold off the Bears. The Crimson then faced Princeton, who completed the Ivy Round-Robins with a 6-0 record, with the Tigers emerging with a 19-8 victory. The Crimson took the epee event, 5-4, but the Tigers won the sabre, 8-1, and the foil, 7-2.
In its final match of the weekend, Harvard defeated Penn by a 16-11 margin. The Crimson women's sabre team cruised to an 8-1 mark, while the epee squad led 5-4 against the Quakers.
Harvard will return to action Sunday, March 10 at the NCAA Regionals, hosted by St. John's in Queens, N.Y. The Crimson will look to earn bids to the NCAA Championships later in the month, March 21-14.
Princeton, 6-0
Columbia, 5-1
Harvard, 4-2
Brown, 3-3
Cornell, 2-4
Penn, 1-5
Yale, 0-6
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Cornell def. Penn, 14-13 (S54/F45/E54)
Princeton def. Columbia, 18-9 (S81/F45/E63)
Princeton def. Harvard, 19-8 (S81/F72/E45)
Brown def. Penn, 14-13 (S72/F45/E36)
Cornell def. Yale, 19-8 (S63/F81/E54)
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Brown def. Yale, 16-11 (S72/F72/E27)
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Pburn ...CD/DVD/Blu-ray burner
Version 3.x.x
GPL, Copyright 2007,2008,2009,2010
Sigmund Berglund
{1} Working in Pburn
{2} In depth
{3} Settings
{4} Potential pitfalls
Add files and directories to the burn-list, either with the browser or search-tool. You can also open a previously saved burn-list or import any textfile including filenames. This includes common music playlists.
The burn-list items may be edited. You can remove items, rename items or put them into a new directory. These items are links to the actual files on your system, and will still point to their source, whatever you edit.
Pburn handles content of the burn-list in several ways.
- Burn a data-disc of burn-list content. This disc will be compatible with PCs, mp3-players, Divx-players...
- Burn an audio CD of files in the burn-list, that can be played in ordinary CD-players.
- Burn a video DVD/CD of files in the burn-list, that can be played in ordinary DVD-players.
- Burn an iso-image of one *.iso file in the burn-list. An iso-image is a prebuilt filesystem for optical discs.
In addition to writing items in the burn-list to disc, there are also burning tools to copy or blank a disc. You do not need 2 drives to copy a disc. If you have only 1, Pburn will first make an iso-image of the source disc, then burn this image.
You do not have to burn anything right now. There are 2 ways to save burning content without completing the final burning process.
1. You can save the burn-list to a *.pbn file. This is a small file including only information about what will be on the disc. It cannot be used by any programs other than Pburn.
2. You can save a complete iso9660 filesystem. This contains the actual files that will be on the disc, and will often be huge. This *.iso file is compatible with most or all other burning software.
< Parameters >
Pburn can be started with different parameters at startup. These can be added by starting Pburn from a terminal. Enter 'pburn' followed by your chosen parameter. 'pburn -h' shows all available parameters.
< Formats >
Pburn depends on 'ffmpeg' for decoding/encoding and supports various formats:
Audio: *.ape, *.au, *.flac, *.gsm, *.mp3, *.ogg, *.ra, *shn, *.wav, *.wma ...
Video: *.asf *.avi *.flv *.mov *.mpeg .mpg *.vob .wmv ...
Image: *.bmp *.gif *.jpeg *.jpg *.png *.xpm ...
See pburn -h for complete list
< Video >
If you have a complete video_ts directory for your video-DVD everything will be as the original. Else you can simply add your own video-files and images to the burnlist. Pburn records each file as a chapter. This means that you can 'skip' to the next/previous movie with your remote control. Pburn does not make any menus on the DVD. For that you need a proper DVD-authoring program.
Please keep in mind that both audio and video are hungry for temporary space on your harddisk. A few minutes of compressed movie (avi, mov...) will be dozens of megabytes on your burnt disc. All this data must first be stored on your system.
< Slideshow >
This is a Video-DVD/CD with only images and an audio file for background music. Be aware that you can export the finished slideshow without doing the actual burning. Like this you can create several audiotracks with pictures, and burn it all as a standard Video-DVD/CD.
< Import (play)list >
This imports a textfile with a list of filenames.
- it excludes all lines with '#'. This is usually metadata in playlists.
- if filenames in the list have no path, Pburn uses the path of the list.
- Pburn can optionally number the songs to preserve the order of the playlist.
< Verify >
Pburn can verify in 2 different ways:
1. 'Verify filesystem' (in finish dialog). If burning with temporary storage (off-the-fly), burnt data is checked against data in the temporary storage.
2. If burning an iso image (only closed session), Pburn compares the md5sum of the iso image and the content of the disc. This option also shows up in the finish dialog.
< Advanced >
Pburn's goal is to be functional and newbie-friendly. It doesn't show all advanced options ... But they are still available. After adding files to the burn-list and pressing the burn button, the preferences dialog shows an 'Advanced' tab. Here you can edit the command before burning. Pburn is a gui for mkisofs, cdrecord, growisofs, cdda2wav... You'll find good documentation for all these on the web.
< Plugins >
1. 'Verify disc quality' scans a disc for C2 errors. The reader tries to interpolate these gaps in data, but if there are too many errors, it could give a reading failure. C2 errors can occur because the disc is physically out-of-balance (like a wheel which is out-of-round, or heavier on one side), in which case they may be avoided by reducing the burning speed.
2. 'Fixate CD/DVD'. It could happend that the burning process burns fine, but halts at the final fixating. The disc is like this not usable. Fixating disc builds data coordinates, so the disc will be readable.
The preferences dialog can be opened from the file-menu. Here you can choose your preferred settings. Your changes will be saved for later use when you press the OK button. If settings are hard to understand, help is very close. Every tab of the preferences dialog has its own info-button.
Pburn will also open the preferences dialog when you press the burn-button in the main window. You can now override the settings before burning.
< Search / MIME >
Pburn uses 'Pfilesearch' as its file-search-engine. Search settings are global, and will affect other programs that use Pfilesearch. The exception is the searchpaths, - they will only work for Pburn. If running a frugal installation it is not a good idea to search all files in root directory (/). This will slow down search dramatically.
< Language Support >
When set to 'auto', Pburn uses the environment variable LANG to detect the active language. If no language files exist for your language, english will be used.
< Multisession >
This allows you to burn to the same disc more than once. It doesn't matter if it is a CD-R or CD-RW. It is best to keep the same settings for every session, otherwise there is a chance the disc won't work properly after burning. You can close (finalize) the disc at any time.
Note that the md5sum of a iso-image will be changed during a multisession burn.
< On-the-fly >
Burning on-the-fly (without temporary storage) is necessary when there is not enough space on your system disc. Sometimes it also makes burning faster, but using temporary storage is safer and less likely to burn with errors. It is also much faster to use temporary storage if you are burning several copies of the same thing. If you don't have much free RAM, you may have trouble burning on-the-fly. Try using a low burning speed to help an overloaded system.
If you burn an Audio CD from *.mp3, *.ogg... etc. files, they still need to be converted to *.wav files in temporary storage before burning, but you can burn an Audio CD directly from standard *.wav files on-the-fly. Similarly, if you burn a video DVD, the videos will first need to be converted to the right format in temporary storage.
< Overburn >
The 'Overburn' option allows Pburn to write more than the official size of a medium. This feature depends on the fact that most blank media may hold more space than the official/detected size.
- All media may be overburned by at least 13Mb (88 sec).
- Burn to the undetected space of CD's with more space than 700Mb.
Overburn is not compatible with multisession burning, and requires to close disc. Not all devices allows overburning.
CD/DVDs uses the iso9660 filesystem. This is a base filesystem, and what shows up in a non-linux/windows compatible system, or when Rockridge/Joliet is not chosen.
< Rockridge/Joliet >
Rockridge/Joliet gives the iso9660-filesystem extra information to allow long filenames (with spaces) in Linux/Windows.
Activate UDF if you want to burn a Data-DVD with files greater than 4Gb. If you want to use UDF on a regular basis, please do careful tests first. Don't expect to read the disc at all on a Windows system.
< Devices >
By default, Pburn uses /dev/cdrom for burning. This may not work if there is more than 1 drive on the system. Choose your burner from the list.
< Speed >
The maximum write speed of your drive may not be the best choice for your system. When you set the speed to 'auto' Pburn tries to decide the best speed for your burner/disc/system.
Be aware that burning an Audio-CD to a CD-RW disc, will close the disc. You will not be able to use the CD-RW disc for burning anymore.
< Disc-at-once >
Normally Pburn uses 'Track-at-once' (TAO) mode. This burns track by track, and therefore uses less of the computer's memory. Between each track TAO puts a 2 second gap. This is normally OK, but not if one track fades into the next one. Then the gap sounds more like a bug on the disc. To prevent these gaps, use disc-at-once (DAO) instead. Be aware that DAO needs a lot more memory than TAO.
Because of bad firmware, some burners doesn't accept TAO or DAO mode and must be used in raw-mode. This will not give gaps between songs.
< Normalize >
If songs come from different sources, they often have different volume levels. Pburn can alter the volume level of each song so that the average level is the same for all songs.
< CD-text >
CD-text is additional information on an audio-CD. This info normally contains the names of the artist/song/album, and is displayed on the CD-player if it supports it. Many players don't, and not all burners support writing CD-text to the disc.
Avoid special characters in CD-text, as it may give unexpected results. Also, CD-text can't be written in 'track-at-once' (tao) mode, so Pburn will automatically set the burning mode to 'disc-at-once' if CD-text is chosen.
When copying an audio-CD, Pburn can search on the internet for CD-text infomation. You can change the text before burning.
< TV standard >
The 2 most common TV standards are PAL and NTSC. You have to choose the right one, or you may not be able to play the disc. Check in the list for your country's standard. If SECAM is the TV standard of your country, you should use PAL.
< Aspect ratio >
This one is not that important. It will play whatever you choose, but if the DVD is meant to be played on a widescreen TV, the movie will show better if it matches.
< Slideshow >
Burning slideshow ONLY supports images and audio. NO movies will be burnt. Tune length of image delay until it is equal to audio. Audio will be cut when image slideshow is finished. Background music supports mainly the same formats as Audio CD.
< Only build Slideshow >
This option is great if making more complex slideshows. You can now make several slideshows, and then burn files as an ordinary Video-DVD. Or even better - you can make several Audio tracks with background image(s).
This operation requires up to 10Gb free space in the temporary storage. It will create temporary files that are greater than 4Gb, and will NOT succeed on a Windows FAT partitions.
< Title: > The main files on the DVD are named with 'TITLE'. One title is the actual movie. Pburn looks for the title with most chapters to define which title is the movie. If this is not the correct answer, you have to override the default setting.
< Subtitle: > If shrinking is necessary to fit on a single layered DVD, the burnt disc will contain only one set of subtitles. You should define which channel that contains subtitles for your langauge. Switch channels in a mediaplayer to detect the right one.
< Audiostream: > Shrinking will keep only 1 set of audio for the movie. Most DVDs has only one audiostream (let the value be 1), but for dubbed movies, there might be more.
< Publish >
The publish information will be added to any DATA project. It will not be added when copying a disc or burning an ISO-image. The most used publish info is the 'Project label'. This is often used by filemanagers to identify the disc. Audio CD and Video DVD do not support publish information.
< Manipulate burn command >
Check 'Allow manual edit' to manipulate the burn-command and its pre-operations. If you have changed settings in other tabs, use the 'refresh' button first to see changes in the command line. When you press the 'Burn' button, Pburn will execute the commands as shown. When 'Allow manual edit' is unchecked, Pburn executes the selected settings.
< CPU priority >
You can give Pburn more or less of your system resources. Be aware that this will affect all other running processes. Press refresh button to see changes. Note! A low CPU-priority could cause more buffer under-runs, and the disc may be useless.
- Do keep in mind that 4.7GB are salesman's GB, i.e. 1000 and not 1024. If translated to "real" GB, single layer DVD+-R[W] capacity is no larger than 4.4GiB, and Blu-ray no larger than 23.3GiB!
- If you have problems burning with filenames containing local characters (æøå), please start Pburn with the -f parameter. Open a terminal and execute command 'pburn -f'.
- It is not recommended to run other heavy applications (or powersaving/screensavers) while burning, as this can cause buffer under-runs if your PC was not able to allocate enough time to processing the burn. You will then have a useless disc. Choosing a burn speed that is too high, or CPU-priority that is too low, could also cause buffer under-runs.
- Not all older drives can "see" beyond the first session. Few DVD-ROM units are capable of DVD-R multiborder playback and even fewer support DVD+R multisession. In other words your burner might be the only unit in your vicinity that can access data in the different sessions.
- RW media can sustain only around 1000 overwrites.
- RW media is not playable in all players.
- Audio CDs do not have a file system, so they cannot be mounted; only played.
- If your system has an automounter, the automounter will detect a formatted disc and mount it. You cannot write to a mounted disc, so you will need to unmount it.
- If temporary storage is set on a Windows FAT partition, symlinks will not be stored because the Linux VFAT driver doesn't handle symlinks. FAT partitions also don't allow files larger than 4Gb.


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EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Officials say a fire that destroyed a barn on Christmas Day was caused by someone igniting a lighter inside a fort made of hay bales.
The Eugene Register-Guard reports (http://bit.ly/19jTIxF ) that the fire southwest of Eugene caused an estimated $80,000 in damage.
Dean Chappell is the fire marshal for Lane Fire Authority. He says a young man had ignited the lighter in order to see while inside the fort that had been set up in the barn. The bales caught fire, and the flames spread.
Property owner Carol Voze says the fire was pretty devastating. All of her cattle and chickens were moved to safety, but she says it will be a challenge to find new hay for the cows.
Voze declined to identify the people who were inside the barn when the fire began. She says they are very remorseful.


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Florida Keys Resorts and Vacations
Book a vacation package to the Florida Keys for famous diving, fishing and sun-soaked adventures.
Book a vacation package to the Florida Keys for famous diving, fishing and sun-soaked adventures.
Stretching for 100+ miles and connected via dozens of bridges, the 'American Caribbean' is surrounded by crystal clear waters and spirited adventures. Famed for its world-class scuba diving and deep-sea fishing, the area remarkably includes few beaches, protected by a living coral reef. The laid-back Upper Keys is home to Key Largo, while the southernmost city of Key West holds lively Duval Street.
While staying at one of the region's premier waterfront hotels you'll find plenty of interesting things to do on your complete Florida Keys vacation. Spend time on the nearby beach, grab a lounge chair at the pool, or head to the spa as you rejoice in the ease of an affordable vacation package.
Linked to the rest of Florida by the Overseas Highway, the easiest way to reach the area is via Miami International Airport or Ft. Lauderdale-Hollywood, then traveling by bus or car. However, some flights do land right in Key West. Warm and sunny, the Keys provide near-perfect weather year-round.


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Assalamualaikum w.b.t.
When I used to have odd bantering over random issues with dad,
when we were on good term.
When I was too lazy to argue anymore,
"It's personal satisfaction, dad."
There he stopped bantering... till he continued again on another issues and till I responded with same answer.
Why did he paint his house the same color as his fence?
Such view tend to look odd.
Or I ought to answer him with ' people's personal satisfaction' when I can't answer his logic-illogical queries.
Not all question got answers, ey? But that reason is the easiest one.
And we can't turn back time. Missing him every now and then.


text: Rocks used to replicate George Nelson's iconic Ball Clock, empty chemotherapy vials transformed into an eye-catching chandelier\u2014Re:Design, at the Visual Art Center of New Jersey, is chock full of "wish I'd thought of that" creations. Fourteen emerging designers have turned everyday, unused items and materials into functional works of art. Chicago designer Craighton Berman chose orange electrical cord to provide both the form and function of a desk lamp (left). It's beautiful, clever, and fun\u2014the perfect equation for good design. Re:Design at the Visual Art Center of New Jersey; through June 5; artcenternj.org .


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WIPO Arbitration / WIPO Expedited Arbitration
The Center believes that arbitration should be cost effective. In consultation with parties and arbitrators, the Center ensures that all fees charged in a WIPO procedure are appropriate in light of the circumstances of the dispute. The costs of arbitration depend on different factors, including the amount in dispute and its complexity. The parties' conduct will also have an impact on the costs of the arbitration.
WIPO Expedited Arbitration provides for fixed arbitration costs when the amount in dispute is up to US$ 10 million.
(All amounts are in United States dollars)
|Type of Fee
|Amount in Dispute
|Expedited Arbitration
|Registration Fee
|Any Amount
|Administration Fee (*)
|Up to $2.5M
|Over $2.5M and up to $10M
|Over $10M
+0.05% of amount over $10M up to a maximum fee of $15,000
+0.05% of amount over $10M up to a maximum fee of $25,000
|Arbitrator(s) Fees (*)
|Up to $2.5M
|$20,000 (fixed fee) (**)
|Over $2.5M and up to $10M
|$40,000 (fixed fee) (**)
|Over $10M
|As agreed by the Center in consultation with the parties and the arbitrator
(*) Each bracket indicates the total amount of the fees payable in a dispute, e.g. the administration fee payable in an expedited Arbitration when the amount in dispute is $5million is $5,000 (and not a fee of $6,000 which would have resulted from adding the fees of $5,000 and $1,000).
(**) May be reduced or increased based on the complexity of the subject matter of the dispute and the time spent by the arbitrator.
- The Center may set-off all or part of the administration fees paid to it in connection with a WIPO mediation or a WIPO expert determination against the registration and administration fees payable to the Center in connection with a WIPO arbitration regarding the same dispute.
- Prior to the establishment of the arbitral tribunal, the Center shall fix an arbitrator's hourly or daily fee rate, in consultation with the parties and the arbitrator. In so doing, the Center shall take into consideration such factors as the amounts in dispute, the number of parties, the complexity of the dispute and the status and any special qualifications required of the arbitrator.
- An arbitrator shall be required to maintain a detailed and accurate record of the work done and the time spent on the arbitration. Following the termination of the arbitration, a copy of such records shall be provided to the parties and the Center, together with the arbitrator's invoice.
- After consulting with the parties and the arbitral tribunal, the Center shall determine the final amount to be paid to the sole arbitrator or each of the respective amounts to be paid to the presiding arbitrator and the other members of a three-member tribunal, taking into consideration the hourly or daily rates and maximum rates and other factors such as the complexity of the subject matter of the dispute and of the arbitration, the total time spent by the arbitrator, time reserved but not used as a result of the late postponement or cancellation of hearings, the diligence of the arbitral tribunal and the rapidity of the arbitration proceedings.
- For the purposes of calculating the costs of the arbitration, the amount of claims expressed in currencies other than United States dollars shall be converted if necessary to amounts expressed in United States dollars on the basis of the official United Nations exchange rate prevailing on the date of payment.
- For the purpose of calculating the arbitrators fees, the value of any counterclaim should be added to the amount of the claim.
- Only paragraphs 1, 3, 5 and 6 above apply to Expedited Arbitration proceedings.
- A 25% reduction on the Center's registration and administration fees applies if a party (or both parties) to the dispute is (are) named as applicant or inventor in a published PCT application, holders of international registrations under the Hague system or the Madrid system, or WIPO Green technology providers or seekers.
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2. Payments by check or in cash will not be accepted. Checks will be returned to the sender.
3. All bank charges, transfer fees or other amounts that may be levied in connection with a payment made to the Center shall be the responsibility of the party making the payment.


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It was another year of celebrity break-ups, pregnancies and affairs, but the biggest story of the year was the sudden death of Whitney Houston.
The estranged niece of the head of the Church of Scientology warned Katie Holmes after her break-up with Tom Cruise in June that the organisation is "no place for an innocent child" like her daughter Suri.
Oscar-winner Russell Crowe split from his wife of nine years, Danielle Spencer, in October.
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge were forced to go public with the news that they were expecting much earlier than intended after the 30-year-old Duchess was admitted to hospital with hyperemesis gravidarum, a form of severe morning sickness that is also associated with multiple births.
Bobbi Kristina, the 18-year-old daughter of Whitney Houston, was hospitalised suffering stress and anxiety after the death of her mother in February.
Lenny Ann Low meets radio's (accidentally) controversial woman.
The headline says it all. With sealed divorce papers and only short, boring statements from Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes, gossip websites relied heavily on their secret "sources", speculation and simple arithmetic to get to the bottom of the high-profile split.
Danielle Spencer's formerTV dancing partner, Damian Whitewood, broke his silence on rumours he was somehow involved in Spencer's October break-up with Russell Crowe, calling the rumours 'crazy'.
A US soap star took his own life on his 47th birthday just hours after putting down his beloved pit bull, which was believed to be the target of an anti-dog campaign in his New York apartment building.
Whitney Houston, who reigned as pop music's queen until her majestic voice and regal image were ravaged by drug use, erratic behavior and a tumultuous marriage to singer Bobby Brown, died at the age of 48 on February 11. At her peak, Houston had been the golden girl of the music industry, and from the middle 1980s to the late 1990s, she was one of the world's best-selling artists. Her death on the eve of the Grammys, at which she had been expected to appear, came as a shock to Hollywood, with celebrities from Mariah Carey to Quincy Jones to Rihanna paying tribute on Twitter.
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