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PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Rhode Island House Speaker Gordon Fox is resigning from his leadership post and will not run for re-election, he said Saturday, a day after federal and state authorities raided his Statehouse office and home as part of a criminal investigation that they would not detail.
"Because of the respect I have for all members of the House of Representatives, I am resigning as Speaker," Fox said in a written statement emailed Saturday evening to reporters. "The process of governing must continue and the transition of leadership must be conducted in an orderly manner."
The 52-year-old Providence Democrat said he planned to serve out the remainder of his term, but that "my personal focus going forward will be on my family and dealing with the investigation."
The Friday raids were carried out by the U.S. attorney's office, FBI, IRS and state police. Boxes of evidence were carried off, but officials have not said whom or what they are investigating.
Fox has represented Rhode Island's capital in the General Assembly for more than 20 years, and became the nation's first openly gay House speaker when he assumed the post in 2010. He came out in 2004, in an unplanned announcement, while addressing a gay marriage rally at the Statehouse.
The raids almost immediately set off jockeying Friday among members of the House vying to become the next speaker. On Saturday, shortly after Fox's announcement, his top deputy said he intends to run for speaker in an election expected to be held on Tuesday and that he believes he has enough votes.
"I wish Speaker Fox well," Majority Leader Nicholas Mattiello told The Associated Press. He said he was saddened by the situation but that legislators would now be able to "work together to move the House of Representatives and the state forward in a positive direction."
While questions remain about the nature of the investigation and Fox's role in it, his enduring legislative legacy is most likely to be legalizing gay marriage. In 2011, he abandoned a legalization push because of opposition in the Senate. Instead, he pushed civil unions. He was roundly criticized by some gay marriage supporters, who felt bitter and let down.
But just two years later, Fox was instrumental in pushing the legislation through as the political climate on the issue shifted nationally. He became emotional at the bill-signing ceremony on the Statehouse steps last year as he addressed the crowd and talked about his longtime partner, Marcus LaFond, whom he called "the love of my life."
"This tells me our relationship does matter," Fox said. "It means that we mean something."
The two were married last year in Fox's Statehouse office.
Rep. Frank Ferri, D-Warwick, recalled Fox's years as majority leader and said he was respected for his ability to cut to the heart of an issue during floor debates.
"I admire him. He's effective, thoughtful," said Ferri, a gay man and leading advocate for same-sex marriage in Rhode Island who clashed at times with Fox over how to handle the issue. "People would say, `I didn't know where I was on an issue until he clarified it for me."'
Fox is one of six children born to an Irish-American father and a Cape Verdean mother. His dad polished jewelry and worked odd jobs; his mom worked as a maid. In a 2011 interview with The Associated Press, he recalled the family moving into a new apartment with a view of the Statehouse and how he marveled at the dome.
His father had stressed the importance of education, but Fox was forced to drop out of Providence College when he died. "I felt defeated," he said in a 2010 commencement speech at Rhode Island College. "I was afraid that history was repeating itself."
Fox worked in a bank, scooped ice cream and sold vacuum cleaners. But he ultimately went back to school, enrolling at RIC -- which he said "saved my life" -- then attending Northeastern University School of Law on a full scholarship.
Fox in 2012 faced his toughest re-election campaign in years in part because of his support of a $75 million state loan guarantee for former Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling's video game company, 38 Studios, which later went bankrupt. Earlier this year, he reached a settlement with the state ethics commission for failing to disclose more than $40,000 in legal work for a Providence economic development agency. Fox agreed to pay a $1,500 civil fine.


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Bob Abbett: An Illustrator You Should Know
When I discovered this story in a recently acquired volume of Reader's Digest Condensed Books I couldn't resist including it this week. Not only because it just seemed too, too perfect that this should fall into my hands during Black History Month...
... but also because the artist assigned to illustrate this story was one you should definitely know: Bob Abbett.
Born in Hammond, Indiana in 1926, Bob Abbett worked primarily as an illustrator of paperback covers during the mid-century period. In one quote I found he said, "I did cover art for many paperbacks including Ballantine, movie posters and some story illustration for True, Argosy, etc." The gorgeous illustration below is perhaps more typical of the kind of subject matter fans of genre fiction know him for. That piece seems a little out of place in the company of all the other paintings Abbett did for "The Man," but boy is it ever wonderful!
Not to say all of the other pieces in this series aren't magnificent. Bob Abbett really managed to infuse his work with a gloriously rich palette of colours.
As you scroll through this selection of images, notice how deliberately and effectively he assigned each illustration its own unique colour scheme.
Yet viewed as a group, they all relate to each other in a harmonious manner. It must have been deeply satisfying for the artist when he completed the series and could prop them up in his studio and admire them en masse.
To be honest, I have not seen a lot of Abbett's work and am getting to know him only now myself. But one thing I find really engaging about his technique is how textural his colour is. It almost has the appearance of crumpled paper that was flattened out again, then painted on. The effect is so lively, and Abbett's use of colour so creative, that even an otherwise forbidding scene like the one below seems somehow deliciously inviting. (Go on, click the picture and enjoy the larger view)
Returning for a moment to the story portrayed... I didn't do much more than skim through bit and pieces of it while scanning Bob Abbett's illustrations, so I'm not in a position to offer an authoritative synopsis. But it did feel very weird to discover this piece of fiction while living at this time in history. What seems so normal in today's world is proposed in "The Man" back in 1964 as a possibility under only the most unbelievable of circumstances...
From the Wikipedia page on "The Man": "the Vice-Presidency is vacant, because of the incumbent's death. Then, while overseas, the President and the Speaker of the House suffer a freak accident; the President is killed, the Speaker of the House dies in surgery. The Presidency then corresponds to Douglass Dilman, the President Pro Tempore of the Senate, a black man earlier elected to that office in deference to racial tokenism."
"President Douglass Dilman's presidency is marked by white racists, black political activists, and an attempted assassination."
"Later, he is impeached on false charges for firing the United States Secretary of State."
"Moreover, racially, one of his children, "passing" for white, also is targeted and harassed."
*Whew!* The kicker was discovering that "The Man" was adapted into a film in 1972 with a screenplay written by Rod Serling -- as if to suggest that the story of an African American becoming President could only happen in the Twilight Zone!
Well, whatever artistic or historical merit "The Man" may (or may not) have, we are certainly fortunate that the editors at Reader's Digest saw in Bob Abbett a capable and inspired artist, one who could illustrate this story with dignity and acuity.
There is, of course, much more to the Bob Abbett story. You can discover it for yourself on his website.
* My Bob Abbett Flickr set.
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The name Bob Abbett seemed familiar to me, but I didn't remember why until I went to his web site. Then I recalled that I found a paperback he illustrated last year in a massive old second hand store. Really good stuff.ReplyDelete
What a great post! I've owned quite a few Abbett pieces over the years and can never seem have enough of them. The expression in his brushstrokes wrings emotion out of every piece he created.ReplyDelete
Leif, you are finding excellent examples of those very solid illustrators like Blossom and Abbett, that just never got the recognition they should have, in my opinion. Whitmore, Peak, Fuchs, Weaver, Hays, later Mark English and others, just dominated the avante-garde market with their dynamic innovative approaches, and I guess there wasn't a lot of room left under that spotlight. I always liked Abbett and Blossom's painterly technique a lot, and I don't recall either of them radically changing their technique from one illustration to another. They seemed to have found their market that fit their style, rather than the other way around. It seemed to have worked well for them. Anyway, it shows more top quality inspirational illustration, back then.ReplyDelete
Tom Watson
I love Abbett's stuff. There seems a connection to Tissot. Not just the need to place a figure in the correct background, both used casual brushstrokes to create very convincing worlds.ReplyDelete
I thought it was genius for Ballantine to hire Bob Abbett to follow the very graphic Richard Powers on the ERB titles.
Heritage has an Abbett Mars painting on their site. A Thuvia piece that was rejected as too risque:
- Chad Sterling12:56 PM
Thank God for Readers Digest.I never thought I'd be saying that,but those condensed novels are turning out to be an essential archive of this generation of illustrators.ReplyDelete
I kind of knew Abbett's country life stuff,but never knew he'd done this kind of thing.Wow.For me, he goes straight in next to William A Smith.What i particularly like about these artists are the strong figure compositions and the realism that doesnt look like a copied reference photo- which you so often see.Also, color is tastefully handled and nice use of values.
Definitely one to know.
- Howard V Chaykin4:08 PM
LP--Nice going on the ABBETT post.ReplyDelete
For collectors of my generation, Abbett's covers for the first wave of Martian novels back in the early sixties are a holy grail.
The guy was fantastic--but got lost in the shuffle when compared to the much more crowd pleasing and overly obvious Frank Frazetta stuff for Ace.
Now that I know about it, I'll have a look at the Heritage Thuvia piece.
And if you're talking about finding giants among the lesser known, consider the work of HARRY BECKHOFF, a brilliant, grossly underrated talent whose career stretched from the 20s to the 70s.
Many thanks, as always.
Actually, Rod Serling didn't only write science fiction. He was a prolific TV and movie writer in various genres. For example, he wrote the "golden age" TV classic drama REQUIEM FOR A HEAVYWEIGHT.ReplyDelete
- Rich4:28 AM
Always fine reading, from guest contributors as well, beside all these great illustrations.ReplyDelete
What you are saying about that "otherwise forbidding scene, deliciously inviting" though...that reminds me of Renoir. He was once looking at a fierce battle scene painted by Delacroix, the great master of color. "I see a flower arrangement there!" Renoir said.
- Randy Mohr12:09 AM
I cannot thank you enough for posting these illustrations! For me he crystallized the mood and atmosphere of Ballantines publication of ERB's Martian series. Even after 40 years of looking at those covers in my collection I never get tired of them. I was giddy with joy when I saw the Thuvia painting for auction at Heritage (though bidding was light years out of my league)! To be able to see the entire painting up close was an almost religious experience! If I had one handful of books to save from my burning house it would be the Martian series hands down!ReplyDelete

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Tony Rampacek, manager – technical support, PARTech, Inc., Boulder, Colo., was kind enough to share the following photos with us. The images show the work of an electrician in response to complaints of shock from the drive-up window staff members of a fast-food restaurant. Rampacek and his team found that when you touched the stainless steel frame of the drive-thru window and the stainless steel counter at the same time you received a nice shock. What you see in these photos is the electrician's solution to fix the problem.
Although this isn't a common fix, at least an attempt was made to eliminate the shock hazard. If it eliminated the shock hazard then so be it. The use of the open wire may have looked more professional in a raceway or cable. On the other hand, the problem may be related to some damage or incorrect wiring somewhere else in the system. Who knows?
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The S&P 500 ended the first quarter on a high note, rising 0.8% on March 31st, its biggest gain in two weeks, capping March and the first quarter with modest gains. The benchmark equity index more than recouped January's 3.5% loss in February, set three new all-time highs in early March and extended gains for a fifth straight quarter. Records show that the S&P 500 has risen for five consecutive quarters only seven times since 1957. Yet bonds outperformed stocks during the quarter as investors grappled with escalating geopolitical risks and interest rate concerns. Russia's annexation of Ukraine's Crimean peninsula and military build-up along the Ukrainian border prompted western nations to impose selective financial sanctions. Complicating risks, Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen indicated that after ending its monthly bond purchase program later this year, the central bank may raise its Fed Funds key lending rate target sooner than had been anticipated. Smaller capitalized U.S. companies underperformed large-cap stocks during the quarter as the Russell 2000 Index, a broad measure of small-cap equity performance, fell 0.7% in March and rose 1.1% during the quarter. The small-cap measure also completed a new record, capping its seventh straight quarterly gain. Illustrating a change in investors' risk appetites, value stocks outperformed growth in March and during the quarter. The Russell 1000 Value Index rose 2.4% last month whereas the Russell 1000 Growth Index fell 1%. During the quarter (and year to date), the Russell 1000 Value Index advanced 3%, while the Russell 1000 Growth Index rose 1.1%. Five of the ten major S&P 500 sector groups rallied in March with Telecom (+4.8%), Utilities (+3.4%) and Financials (+3.2%) gaining the most, while Consumer Discretionary (-2.8%) and Healthcare (-1.3%) led to the downside. Utilities (+10.1%), Healthcare (+5.8%) and Materials (+2.9%) are this year's top performing sectors. Developed markets outside the U.S. and Canada, as measured by the MSCI EAFE Index, widely underperformed domestic indices during the month (-0.6%) and quarter (0.7%). Emerging markets, as measured by the MSCI Emerging Markets Index, rose 3.1% in March, trimming its quarterly and YTD loss to 0.4%. Commodities, as measured by the S&P GSCI Index of 24 raw materials, gained 0.1% in March, extending its quarterly gain to 2.9%. Commodities have fully recovered from their 1.2% loss last year. Gold futures fell 3.2% in March, trimming its 2014 rally to 6.5%, while crude oil futures slipped 0.2% last month, trimming 2014 gains to 3.8%. In the bond markets, the Barclays U.S. Government Bond Index lost 0.3% in March, paring its quarterly gain to 1.3%. This is welcome news after the index had lagged by 0.7% during the fourth quarter. At the other end of the credit quality spectrum, below-investment grade corporate bonds returned 0.2% in March and 3% during the quarter, as measured by the Barclays U.S. Corporate High Yield Index. Higher quality investment grade bonds, as measured by the Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index, lost 0.2% in March, trimming its quarterly return to 1.8%. The Barclays Municipals Index rose 0.2% last month, extending YTD gains to 3.3%.
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Pregnant actress ALYSSA MILANO has explained why she rushed to announce the sex of her unborn baby on Twitter.com - she wanted to reveal the gender herself after accidentally letting slip to a reporter.
The Charmed star, who is expecting her first child with husband Dave Bugliari, took to the micro-blogging site earlier this month (Mar11) to reveal she is expecting a son.
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Note: This is part two of a three part series on ObamaCare.
How should we understand the ugly polling numbers for ObamaCare? It may be helpful to consider various groups of Americans in order to understand what they could find objectionable in ObamaCare.
Conservatives almost universally revile ObamaCare for a host of philosophical, constitutional, and practical reasons. Most conservatives believe that people do not have the right to be given things, even health care. If a person is given something, that "something" was necessarily taken from someone else. Moreover, conservatives believe that the individual mandate at the heart of the law is unconstitutional. The Constitution simply does not grant Congress the power to mandate that citizens purchase health insurance.
Finally, conservatives hold the view that government is wasteful, inefficient, and prone to fraud and corruption. All four of these problems have plagued Medicare, and expanding the government's meddling in health care to encompass all Americans only threatens to dramatically increase the amount of waste, inefficiency, fraud, and corruption in government and health care.
Libertarians advocate an even more dramatic rolling back of government than conservatives. Therefore, the massive expansion of government that comes with ObamaCare is anathema to their entire political philosophy. They also worry about whether the individual mandate will lead to a slippery slope of government control in our lives. If the government can mandate that we purchase health insurance, what is to stop Congress from mandating that we purchase only healthy food, for example?
The basic idea underlying such a mandate is troubling. Laws typically regulate activity. They say that you can't do something, such as assault a person, or purchase cocaine. For a law to regulate inactivity in such a way that you're mandated to do something such as purchasing health insurance opens a Pandora's box of potential government mandates in all areas of our lives.
Independents are often disgusted by the dirty procedural tricks and corrupt deals used to pass ObamaCare. Backroom wheeling and dealing was instrumental in its eventual passage, and the list of bribes and kickbacks is extensive. Do the Cornhusker Kickback, Gator Aid, Water for Votes, Dodd Clinic, or Louisiana Purchase ring any bells?
Moderate Republicans and Blue Dog Democrats generally oppose overt partisanship in Washington, and yet ObamaCare passed without a whiff of bipartisan support. Not a single Republican voted for the bill. The moderates and centrists of both parties may debate the merit of ObamaCare itself, but the complete lack of bipartisanship in the creation and passage of the young law likely goes against their sense of how government ought to operate on a fundamental level.
Perhaps it's no surprise that a large majority of Americans want the Supreme Court to strike down part of all of ObamaCare, then. The center of American politics usually finds a way to make its voice heard eventually. This time, it might just be the courts doing the talking on its behalf.
Christians and especially Catholics are shocked by the Department of Health and Human Services' contraception mandate. The contraception mandate is actually a regulation created by HHS and was not originally written into the ObamaCare bill. However, the broad authority to make such a regulation did come from the health reform law. The unchecked power of the regulatory state is something to be feared, and this controversy has opened the eyes of many Christians and Catholics. While the law still has Christian and Catholic supporters, many religious Americans have grown to appreciate the danger of granting the government too much power, and therefore want to roll back ObamaCare.
Progressives even have trouble with supporting ObamaCare. In their opinion, ObamaCare doesn't go far enough, as they truly want a European-style single-payer system. Many progressives consider the individual mandate a massive giveaway to corporations, and they have a fair point. By mandating that everyone in the country purchase health insurance without simultaneously providing a "public option", ObamaCare ensures a massive transfer of wealth from the citizenry to the health insurance industry. While some progressives may still reluctantly support the law as a "first step" toward a single-payer health care system, this isn't the health care reform they wanted at all.
Well, who's left?
Democrats are the strongest and most consistent supporters of ObamaCare. This is hardly a surprise, but it does go a long way toward explaining some of the polling on ObamaCare. According to the latest Gallup polling numbers, 30% of Americans consider themselves Democrats. Most of the aforementioned polling data shows that only about 25% to 30% of Americans consistently support ObamaCare and its attendant provisions, particularly the individual mandate.
However, according to another Gallup poll, only 24% of Americans believe that ObamaCare will make their health care situations better, and a mere 20% of Americans believe that the individual mandate is unconstitutional. Why would these numbers be even lower than the 30% of self-identified Democrats in America?
Perhaps it would be helpful to distinguish between the regular Democrats and the Democratic Party loyalists. It isn't much of a stretch to look at these numbers and come to the conclusion that the vast majority of support for ObamaCare is coming from those who affiliate themselves strongly with the Democratic Party. Certainly, most regular Democrats also support ObamaCare, but there appears to be a sizable minority of Democrats who do not support the law.
Furthermore, there is a difference between supporting and liking ObamaCare. Similar to progressives, many Democrats probably support the health reform law out of a sense of loyalty to their party and to President Obama, who they consider to be an exciting and transformational figure in American politics. So, while the large majority of Democrats support ObamaCare, it's potentially true that only a smaller majority if not a minority truly like it. There are certainly elements of the law that they like, but overall, they aspired for more out of health reform and are supporting party over principle.
ObamaCare is, more or less, a law without a country.
Part I: Who Actually Likes ObamaCare?
Part III: How Do We End ObamaCare?
I agree, Mr. Anderson: ObamaCare = Obama = ObamaCare.
Nobody knows what ObamaCare is -- not Nancy Pelosi, not Harry Reid, not the Supreme Court, not even Barack Obama.
ObamaCare is simply Barack Obama.
And nobody knows who that is either.
There is no question that this countries Health Care system needs help, but forcing, threatening Americans to puchase it, is not the answer. I'm tired of hearing how this subject is compared to having to, mandatory, puchase Car Insurance, for it doesn't even come close. Government does not force you to puchase Insurance to operate a vehicle. That is ones choice to do so. Of course, found driving without Insurance comes with penalty/fines, but it is still ones choice to drive with or without it. We the people had no choice concerning this insane obumacare. It was a take it and deal with it reform. The Forefathers put into writting that We the People have the Constitutional right to decide what is and isn't best for our well being without Gov. interference. Today, majority of Americans can't afford health insurance, so how can forcing to puchase it, then be threatened with fines when one doesn't, be Constitutional? Majority of Americans have found themselves making drastic cuts just to survive and provide for their families, so most times than not, health care expenses, as with car insurance expenses, are the first to be cut. Or, Americans opt for a cheaper insurer that causes them to pay out of pocket anyway for medical treatments that are not covered, with co pays ontop and when combined, can also be unaffordable, so there is no affordable medium either way. When one drives without insurance, the threat of the consequences is known. You get into a accident without insurance, then you pay out of pocket. Same with health care insurance. You get sick/injured without coverage, then you pay out of pocket. Either way, it is ones choice.. When did it become Constitutional for Gov. to make decisions for us? Government really needs to re-evaluate/focus on the system and find another form of making it affordable for each American to purchase health insurance. Doctors and hospitals should also help by cutting the costs they charge for those in need of medical and perhaps cut the number of "specialists" one needs to see. What ever happen to the good ole family doctor who took care of patients, with all ailments, in one shot? Why can't it be one set percentage charge across the board for everyone? So the doctors/specialists will have to give up some luxury items, or make some changes in thier lifestyles, the average Joe tax paying Ameircan has to give up way more just to survive today! Government should also start in their own house making cuts/spending with certain programs that are useless. Monies saved from that could be put towards more important issues like Social Security or into Medicare for this countries Elderly who really need benefits. Or for our Military personnel coming home from their service to this country, that are in need also. What about those that are on welfare? Will they too be forced to purchase their own insurance or will they be exempt? The welfare system is another joke. If those using, abusing this system are not forced to purchase health care like Mr. Joe Taxpayer will be forced to, how is that fair? Why should Joe Taxpayer be forced/threatened to pay, for not only his own health coverage, but also for those who absolutely refuse to get out of the welfare system, because they live a much better life on the $32,000.00 a yr. in free benefits at no costs to them, while Joe Taxpayer struggles daily to make ends meet for his own family, health and life? Do people not see something wrong with that? I do, and I am tired of working my butt off to support the lazy spongers/Illegals who are perfectly capable of working and fending for themselves! Americans vote these politicians into office to Serve/Protect this Nation and We the People, not to control, cause tyranny, hatred, division, debt or force issues/laws upon us without our voice being heard. This is just my opinion.. Living in this great land allows me the Freedom to do so.. For now..... God Bless America and her fine heroic Military/Veterans!


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A second group soon may be looking at school safety issues.
A second group soon may be looking at school safety issues.
Some Etowah County officials on Tuesday announced the formation of a task force to look at school and courthouse safety issues in the wake of last week's shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn. However, Rep. Craig Ford, D-Gadsden, plans to name a committee to look at the issue of school safety, but won't limit it to elected officials.
"I was already going to go ahead and form a separate committee prior to going to that meeting yesterday," Ford said Wednesday.
Ford said putting an resource officer at each school would be "a start," but other security measures also are needed that will require additional revenue.
He said he has talked to Etowah County Superintendent of Education Alan Cosby and Gadsden City Superintendent of Education Ed Miller, and will talk with Attalla Superintendent of Education David Bowman about the number of officers needed "to have a police officer at every school in Etowah County."
The six Etowah County high schools have SROs, funded in part by the board of education and the Etowah County Sheriff's Office. Cosby has said officers at the high schools also check on nearby elementary schools. Rainbow City pays for resource officers at John Jones Elementary and Rainbow Middle School, according to Ford.
Twelve county schools don't have full-time school resource officers. Altoona Mayor Rick Nash is seeking city council approval to fund a school resource officer for West End Elementary.
The Gadsden Police Department provides two SROs at Gadsden City High and one who works at the city's three middle schools. They are funded by the city. Gadsden's eight elementary schools do not have resource officers.
Etowah High and Etowah Middle have SROs, funded jointly by the Attalla Board of Education and the city of Attalla.
"It's going to have to be a joint partnership," Ford said. "It's a city problem, a county problem, a deputy problem, it's everybody's problem.
"We'll join with the other committee, we'll work with the other committee," he said. "This isn't a political move, this is trying to do what's best. I'm not trying to combat the other committee."
A statement on the task force announced Tuesday indicated stakeholders involved in the safety and security of Etowah County children and residents will be invited to join.
Ford said he also is looking at several revenue measures, both local and statewide, to help fund any recommended changes. He has asked the Legislative Fiscal Office to come up with revenue projections.
"I don't know if it's a viable option," Ford said, "I've got to look and see what it will bring in."
He said additional revenue will have to come from somewhere. "You can't do it with what we have, because then you'd be taking money from something else," he said. "I'm looking at about three different options ... I'm just exploring to see what's out there."
Ford said his committee will be bipartisan and made up mainly of "non-elected officials," adding, "I think we get too involved with appointing elected officials. We need to find the people that are actually in the school classrooms and appoint some D.A.R.E. officers.
"We may have to ask the cities to help out a little more," he said. "I know the city of Gadsden puts police officers at Gadsden City High School, I don't know if the board of education actually pays that or if the city of Gadsden lends a officer to the school. What you're going to have to do is get participation from all entities — county, city, state, from the sheriff's office, from the DA's office and what have you. And we're going to sit down at a table and we're going to have to come together. But we need to get a dialogue and we don't need just elected officials on a committee."
Ford said he has not been asked to serve on the county committee, but would be glad to do so. He feels Commission President Jeff Overstreet will appoint a good committee to look at the issue.
"We don't need to sit back and wait too long, but we don't need a knee-jerk reaction," he said. "We need to make sure that the kids are safe and safety's first."


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On Work
Huge accomplishments at work go with 2016. It wasn't a walk in the park, but I'm glad that I saw them through as these are things that I hold important in my career as a Marketing practitioner and branding enthusiast. None of it would have been possible without the help of the people who supported me and the guidance of one of the most brilliant men in Philippine real estate that I know. I'm still a workaholic and I don't see this as a bad thing. For me, it simply means that I continue to be focused, driven, and motivated. I am constantly bombarded with questions from friends and peers in the industry why I stuck it out with the company I'm with right now. It's simple: I still enjoy and love what I do. When you're in that kind of situation, you find ways to make things work. It isn't always about being nice because not everyone is going to like you. So what. That's made me do 2 things differently:
1) I let go of my fear to ask for help. Asking for help does not mean you're weak.
2) I took courage to speak my mind and to say the truth even if I know that it won't win me cookie points.
On Being An Adult
I'm grateful for everything that's happened in 2016. I know I am a different person ... definitely a better me! I'm not as reactive and am now less combative. Since I value the relationships I have whether it's on a professional or personal level, at times when I know that that I have every right to be angry, I choose not to because I know that throwing a fit will neither change nor make the situation better. It took a while, but I'm glad to have mastered the art of walking away from unnecessary and irrelevant conflict.
On Life & Relationships
On days when I felt like giving up, it was the people who surrounded me that made me want to soldier on. I didn't want to let any of them down. I don't think I was ever the type of person who'd let others down. To conquer means to be able to gracefully roll with the punches and it does not mean that you have to face them alone. This is just one of the many life lessons I learned from one of my favorite people in the world, JFS. In the process, I learned to delegate, to be more patient, to choose my battles, and most importantly, to once again trust in the goodness of others.
With just a few minutes til 2017, let's time-hop a bit and revisit some of the moments of one of the happiest years of my life.
First Wedding This Year. Finding Love When You Least Expect It
This was the first wedding that I went to in 2016. When I was told
that France & Tin were getting married, I just knew that I can't miss seeing this union.
I would love to share more about their love story, but yeah, let's leave it at that.
What's important is they get their happy ending and their happily-ever-after.Ö
Maramaing Salamat, Singapore Tourism Board.
I was in Singapore ( again ) this year.Ü Do you guys remember the #SingaporeInvites contest
that I joined back in 2015? Yup, I was one of the 25 winners. The lovely people from STB
were instrumental to a sorta reunion with good friends that I have not seen in a looong time.
Traveling always brings people closer. We certainly can't wait to be back. • Read More
Metal Mouth Again. And there is nothing wrong with it.
There were people who said that I didn't need it because my teeth were straight,
but when you grew up being teased by people from the higher batch,
because of your teeth, you never really get over that trauma. When I noticed that
my teeth 'flared', I knew that I had to find a new ortho. So far, so good.
Family Time is Always LOVE.
My Mom's older sister was in PH for the death anniversary of my grandmother.
One good thing that happens whenever there is a balikbayan is how there is always
extra-extra family time. I saw cousins that I have not seen in a while and boy,
they're all grown-up! How fun were the good ol' times when we were all little kids.
Manila's Fittest. Training for my First Kettlebell Tournament.
I remember how excited I was when my name was chosen to join Manila's Fittest.
KBs are my favorite and even if the training was almost gruesome, it felt great.
to get my groove back. Unfortunately, I got sick days before the tournament and was not
able to join. Sayang talaga. I bet it would have been an awesome experience.
Second Wedding This Year. #LesMikeHappyEnding
This wedding that we attended joins my Top 3 best weddings of couple friends.
I met the other friends of P. It's always great to meet the people he grew up with.
This goes to my list of Best Dinners of 2016 – no rush, take your time first meal since 10 o' clock in the morning. A spontaneous night out with fabulous women + a send off for one of the fiercest & hardworking gals Moldex has known – no goodbyes, Vicky. Enjoy your office with a view 😀😎🍷 #HappyTrails #Hangry #UnhurriedDinners #girlsnightout #nogoodbyes
Unlikely Friends. Unexpected Friendships. Super Women Unite.
I always had this sort of 'shield' or 'wall' when it comes to people in Sales in our office.
This year, new and beautiful friendships were made. I don't know how it happened,
but it just happened. And I'm glad it happened. I really enjoy my time when I'm with
Susan G. & Frances J. Dinners take forever — the kind that you wish won't end.Ü
Moldex360 Photo Shoot. This was one for the books.
We, Sir Joey Santos and I, fondly called this, our legacy. Months after the shoot,
our legacy is slowly happening. I'm proud of this and will definitely share with you
what we've done. I'm proud of it. I am also happy because this was instrumental
in giving me the opportunity to work with one of the best men in real estate in PH.
My First Mid-Autumn Festival.
This is a memorable event for P and I. He'd always invite me to go with him
to Mid-Autumn parties but I always make some lame excuse not to go.
This year, we went to our first Mid-Autumn Festival and wow, I enjoyed!
We came home with a lot of treats, prizes, and the Zhong Guan. • Read More
Another Career Milestone in My Real Estate Journey.
This is part of 'our legacy' that I mentioned earlier. This was at GRS, during my first-ever
drone shoot. It was one of the most stressful that I've done in my real estate career.
I remember how I was almost in tears during the first viewing of the corporate AVP.
This day, the universe ( except for DFA ) conspired to make this long overdue wish happen.
Japan Take 3, Yet Still So Many FIRSTS.
Japan will always have a special place in my heart. We are super lucky that we were able
to visit again this year. It's our third time in Japan and second time in Osaka,
yet it still feels like we're here the first time & it also never fails to teach us to expand
our perspectives. Thank you for making us experience the magic of FALL. See you in 2017.
Someone's always saying in goodbye in December.
December is supposed to be a month of smiles. Although for me, for the second year,
someone I look up to and have become really close had to say goodbye. Sniff. Sniff.
As I write this post, I obviously have not gotten over this person's decision to leave,
It still sucks, but life goes on. "Every new beginning comes from some other beginning's end."
To YOU ( the person reading this post ), I am happy that we counted another year of being virtually together. I wasn't able to blog that much this year, but I hope to write more often in 2017. I genuinely hope to meet you in person in one of my future travels. From my blog to yours, may you have a blessed, peaceful, and adventure-filled 2017 ahead. Happy New Year beautiful people! xoxo Peace + ❥ Love + Good Vibes. RUSS.
2015: Purposeful
2014: Family
2013: Forgiveness


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While the post of borough president doesn't have much responsibility when it comes to legislation, they can act as a powerful voice in advocating for the borough, and they do get millions of dollars each year to dole out, which is can be a pretty nice perk and win them lots and lots of friends and admirers. (As well as allow them to tackle some of their pet projects without having to worry about too much oversight.)
Turning out attention to Queens, it was already a crowded race with some high-profile names. Councilman Leroy Comrie, former Councilwoman Melinda Katz, and State Senator Jose Peralta have all publicly stated their interest in the post.
And former Assemblywoman Audrey Pheffer, who was recently appointed Queens County Clerk, has already filed her candidacy with the Campaign finance Board. Likewise, so has Deputy Borough President Barry Grodenchik, himself a former assemblyman and current employee of Queens Borough Hall.
And Councilman Peter Vallone, Jr., who has raised millions in campaign funds, has hinted strongly that he might spend some of that money to make himself the next borough president of Queens.
Now add another name to that growing list.
State Senator Tony Avella has announced that he, too, will mount a bid for the post. It may seem like a long shot with so many other names in the race and the fact that Avella often finds himself at odds with the Queens County Democratic Party, which will be heavily influencing this race, but remember that Avella also ran a citywide race for mayor in 2009, which many would undoubtedly consider an even crazier endeavor.
So don't expect Avella to suddenly bow out of this race if he has already made up his mind to run.
What makes this race interesting is that each candidate has a strong base of support, but each in a different part of the borough. Having represented south Queens for years, Pheffer is well known in neighborhoods like Howard Beach and the Rockaways. And Peralta gets a lot of support from the Hispanic community and in neighborhoods like Corona and Jackson Heights.
Meanwhile, Comrie has southeast Queens wrapped up, and Avella is viewed as a strong voice in northeast Queens and enjoys a favorable reputation as a political maverick in neighborhoods like Bayside and North Flushing.
And Vallone is an institution in Astoria and western Queens, while Katz is a familiar face and will no doubt have neighborhoods like Forest Hills and Rego Park sewn up.
We guess the strategy in this race becomes, what candidate can siphon off enough votes from their opponents' established bases? With so many seasoned political figures throwing their hat in the ring, this should be an exciting race to watch…we can't wait for the debates.
We're just not sure if the Board of Elections can handle getting all of those names on the ballot for the Democratic Primary!


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RV 2012 – HGTV's annual one-hour TV special covering all things RVing – premieres on Jan. 1 at 3 p.m. (Eastern), according to a report by Examiner.com. HGTV host Brandon Johnson will lead three lucky families on the shopping trip of a lifetime as they hunt for the perfect RV – from elegant motorhomes to tricked-out travel trailers and toy haulers.
Shot on location at the Pennsylvania RV and Camping Show – held annually in September at the Giant Center in Hershey, Pa. – the RV show is sponsored by the Pennsylvania Recreation Vehicle and Camping Association (PRVCA). The show ranks No. 11 out of the 200 largest trade shows in the U.S. and Canada with 59 leading manufacturers and over 100 supplier vendors represented.
HGTV – America's leader in home and lifestyle programming – is distributed to more than 89 million U.S. households and is one of cable's top-rated networks. HGTV.com is the nation's leading online home and garden destination that attracts an average of 5.2 million unique visitors per month.


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Inside the dense forest of Melba Gully onthe Great Ocean Road.
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A dinner plate sized magnolia flower.
Magnolia Heart
At the center of a very large magnolia flower.
Yellow Pom-Pom
A brightly coloured California Tree Poppy.
Powder Coated
A strange looking flower coated in a powder.
Micro Blooms
Very tiny little blooms.
Pastel Leaves
Colourful leaves near the start of Spring.
Self Defense
A collection of ball-shaped cactus.
Cactus Fire
Fresh cactus flowers in the Melbourne Botanic Gardens.
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Lehigh County, PA -- Delivering Integrated Justice
From Initial Police Contact to eBooking and Prosecution
A deadly shooting outside a Bethlehem, Pennsylvania nightclub in January left the police department and the Lehigh County District Attorney's Homicide Task Force with leads but no suspect. However, investigators quickly uncovered information stored in a neighboring community's police records management system (RMS) through a search of the County's COBRA.netTM data sharing system which ultimately helped identify the suspect.
COBRA.net is the nexus of a ground-breaking countywide integrated justice information network in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania that provides real-time access to cross-jurisdictional RMS and booking information. From officers on the street running a name/vehicle check to investigators searching countywide to find that piece of evidence that could help close a case (like the Bethlehem shooting), the network helps law enforcement across the County fight crime every day. And through paperless incident report exchange with the Lehigh County District Attorney's Office and centralized e-booking at the County jail, the solution fosters true collaboration across the criminal justice community.
This information sharing network is powered by a set of integrated solutions provided by Pennsylvania-based CODY Systems, built on their standards-based COBRA.net data integration foundation. The integrated solution includes modules for County-wide RMS, as well data exchange with all PDs, the County Jail, DA's Office and regional real-time crime center. Lehigh County District Attorney Jim Martin, who helped guide the vision of the network, says "CODY has played a pivotal role in our success. And it's more than just their software. They've provided the expertise, the experience and the commitment to ensure that the solution that powers our integrated justice network serves all law enforcement personnel across Lehigh County."
The Goal: Countywide Records Management and Sharing
The process of building the Lehigh County integrated RMS and justice network began over five years ago when police chiefs across the County joined together to solve a common problem. Located within 100 miles of New York City, Lehigh County is at the core of one of the nation's fastest growing metropolitan areas. Criminals - and their behavior - can move easily across its mix of closely-linked urban, suburban and rural communities. Chief Douglas Kish of the Catasauqua Police Department, who was President of the county Police Chiefs Association at the time, recalls the 2008 decision: "We knew how important access to real-time, countywide information was to our officers in the field, as well as our DA, so this was our primary goal."
To reach this goal, the chiefs began the search for a proven RMS that they could implement, maintain, and use separately but that would be part of a larger, real-time network, allowing them to easily share information among themselves and with the DA's Office. An RMS can improve productivity and efficiency by reducing reporting time and duplicate data entry, but it's the use of that information - by other officers and law enforcement agencies - that can really make a difference. "There were five or six RMS systems in use in the County which couldn't exchange information with one another," the Chief said. "That needed to change."
After a thorough evaluation, the County decided to partner with CODY Systems to provide the end-to-end integrated justice solution the Chiefs envisioned. "We were honored to be selected by Lehigh County to partner with them on this solution," commented Frances Heffner, President of CODY Systems. "Lehigh County is now one of seven COBRA.net-powered initiatives in Pennsylvania which are part of our growing nationwide list, including state-wide exchange networks like the Missouri Data Exchange (MoDEx)".
The Integrated Justice Solution: Step 1 – County-wide RMS
The first step in the process was providing CODY Records Anywhere to the participating agencies through funding provided by the County and technical assistance from the DA's Office. With focus and collaboration, this was completed in under ten months. "CODY came out (to each agency) and did a site assessment and told us what infrastructure we needed," says Chief Kish. "When it came time, we were ready to go and implementation was immediate." Plus, he adds, "CODY is easy for officers to learn which made training fast."
The RMS provides each department with two access points which share the same, unified back-end. CODY Express is a full web-deployed RMS application and field reporting tool designed and configured for efficient, bandwidth-lean use on laptops in the field or anywhere it is needed. CODY Desktop provides the same functionality along with additional data analysis, reporting and administrative features for use at the station. With CODY Desktop, users can create reports from virtually any combination of the department's RMS data through the Report Explorer tool. "As an administrator, my favorite feature is the information I can generate and the reports I can create to instantly monitor what's actually happening in the borough," states Chief Kish.
Step 2 - Cross-agency Data Exchange through COBRA.net - 'Facebook for Law Enforcement'
Concurrent with the RMS implementation for all agencies, the County deployed its new COBRA.net Data Core and exchange engine, with each agency being linked in as they went live on CODY RMS. The COBRA.net Core forms the foundation for all of the county's data integration and exchange projects, both present and future. While allowing each agency to maintain its RMS data and access privileges, COBRA.net brings all of this information together and creates a network that allows authorized users from all agencies to search for information from all other participating agencies - at the station or in the field. When a user at one agency saves information on a person, incident, vehicle, etc., including digital photos, in their RMS, it's available through COBRA.net within seconds. As Detective Darren Simmers of Upper Macungie Police Department notes: "CODY RMS keeps all the shared information from our department in one place. It is NEVER mixed up with RMS data from the other agencies. Yet, with COBRA.net, we still have access to everybody else's shared information. It's all right there - in real time."
Like their counterparts across the country, the County's investigators and officers in the field have access to multiple federal and state criminal databases, but COBRA.net helps officers fill in the blanks. "Most of those databases only have information if the person was arrested," says Detective Simmers, "and even then, the data in those external sources can be old, or the incident report and contact information, like phone numbers and past addresses, may not be there. They are in COBRA.net though! Best of all, COBRA.net lets us search all connected data sources with ONE SEARCH. We don't have to search each system… COBRA.net puts it in one place. It's like Facebook for the law enforcement community!"
What makes COBRA.net so valuable, Simmers maintains, is the variety of information available and the different ways it can be searched. "Not everyone has a driver's license," he explains. "Before COBRA.net, if all you had was a driver's license, you were done. Now, if I have a suspect's nickname and age, for example, I can use C.tac 5, CODY's web-based search app, to run a county-wide search on that name and then an age query on just the name matches. That gives me something to work with." COBRA.net can also run searches on a partial license plate number or other incomplete information, which can help narrow down the scope of an investigation.
When asked about the primary benefit of this information, Chief Kish quickly responds: "Officer safety is the key and COBRA.net with C.tac 5 provides that extra measure of safety for officers in the field." An address search that shows anyone associated with that address and their history of violent behavior, for example, can help prepare an officer before entering a residence on even a routine matter. "A lot of bad people just haven't been caught yet," notes Simmers. "A long list of hits in COBRA.net is a red flag that I need to deal with that person differently."
At present, all Lehigh County police departments and several county task forces, as well as three departments in adjacent Northampton County participate in the network. In addition, information on individuals arrested in the County by State Police troopers and processed at the County's central booking facility flows through COBRA.net and is available for searching by appropriate personnel.
Secure Data Exchange with Disparate Systems: No Agency Gets Left Behind
When the Chiefs Association chose CODY RMS, Allentown Police Department, the county's largest city, had just committed to a different provider's RMS software. Fortunately, COBRA.net is specifically designed to work with other data sources beyond CODY RMS; in fact, most COBRA.net initiatives are linking multiple, disparate RMS databases from other providers. CODY's Data Services Team worked closely with Allentown and Lehigh County to rapidly ensure a full understanding of the agency's data sharing requirements and data security protocols.
Today, Allentown is sharing its RMS data in real-time through COBRA.net just like every other department in the County without additional data management overhead or new procedures to control what data is shared. "The agency simply continues with their RMS business as usual; COBRA.net does the rest," says Matt Fowler, CODY's Director of Data Services.
Step 3 – Centralized eBooking and Data Exchange with the DA's Office
Once COBRA.net and CODY RMS were in place, next up was deploying the additional integrated justice aspects of the solution.
First off, in support of the County's recent move to centralized booking of arrestees, the solution provided a new paperless and integrated Centralized Booking module that eliminates data entry and saves time. Previously, an officer would have to return to his/her station with the arrestee in custody, complete the arrest report and then transport the arrestee to court or the county jail and wait for staff to review the report. That could take hours. Now the officer can complete the arrest report on scene rather than at the station, immediately drop the arrestee off at the centralized booking facility and return to duty. According to Julia Kocis, the DA's Office Technical Assistance Liaison throughout the entire project, "the whole idea is to get the officer back on the street sooner."
Using the solution, central booking facility staff have direct access to the arrest report for review. Relevant data from the arrest report is automatically uploaded to the state's arrest photo capture system, eliminating data entry and possible keying errors. The digital photo is then automatically appended to the record in the arresting department's CODY RMS where it's available to officers across the County, with the proper security access.
Secondly, the County DA's office now also has direct protected access to information and documentation from all participating CODY RMS departments. The interface has aided prosecution, saved time, and reduced paperwork. All incident reports are completed in CODY and all related documents are scanned or uploaded and attached electronically to the report in the system. When an incident report is marked "ready for DA" the report and all linked attachments are accessible electronically by the assigned assistant DA. Nothing is misplaced or unsent and all reports and documentation are current. "It's been a real-time saver for everyone," according to Julia Kocis. And, because it's entirely paperless, "we're not killing trees," adds Chief Kish.
Solution in Action: Countywide Data Gives Investigators the Edge and Brings Bad Guys to Justice
Investigators at the County's Regional Intelligence and Investigation Center (RIIC) have also benefitted from the COBRA.net data core. RIIC investigators conduct specialized searches for information for identifying criminal behavior patterns, associations and solving crimes and offer this assistance to the region's smaller departments who lack internal resources to conduct in-depth investigations. According to Julia Kocis, now the RIIC Program Manager, "COBRA.net is the underlying data aggregator for RIIC. We knew that building COBRA.net first would make the RIIC easier." Rather than having to purchase a closed data-sharing package with proprietary analysis tools, the County was able to get their independent data-sharing foundation in place first so it could concentrate on finding the right analytical tools to mine the information sources.
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Finally, she stresses the role of CODY: "They've been part of this from the beginning and they've been tremendous. Their commitment to client service continues to this day. From the help desk up to Fran Heffner, they always personally answer our call."
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The Schedule
Match No. 17
Friday, November 9, 2001 at 7:00 p.m.
UC Santa Barbara Gauchos vs. Cal Poly Mustangs
at Cal Poly
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UC Santa Barbara enters the week with an overall record of 9-4-3 and a Big West mark of 5-1-1. With their two wins this weekend, the Gauchos moved into first place in the Big West standings. UCSB's 16 points leads UC Irvine's 14. The Gauchos have played one more conference match than the Anteaters, who are 4-0-2 in Big West action this season. The Gauchos and the Anteaters have pulled away from their conference opponents, with Cal State Northridge as the closest competitor with 10 points.
Mustang Roundup
UCSB will return to the road this weekend and will travel north to Cal Poly. The Gauchos hold a 26-12-2 overall record over the Mustangs, including a 3-1 victory earlier this season at Harder Stadium. Cal Poly enters the match with a 4-10-1 overall record, 3-4-0 in Big West action. Last weekend, the Mustangs went 2-0 at home with conference wins over UC Riverside and Cal State Northridge. Cal Poly is led this season by Scott Gellman who has recorded three goals and three assists for nine points in 15 matches. The sophomore midfielder scored both goals in the Mustangs 2-1 victory over Cal State Northridge. Mark Jones trails closely behind his teammate with eight points on four goals. Goalkeeper Greg Blevins has seen the bulk of time in the net this season. In 13 matches, he has allowed 25 goals for a 1.91 goals against average, placing him fourth in the Big West.
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