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All relevant factors, including the statutory factors listed in Tennessee Code Annotated § 36-5-121(i), must be considered in determining whether alimony should be awarded to the relatively disadvantaged spouse and, if so, "the nature, amount, length of term, and manner of payment" of such an award.
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After reviewing the record, the Court affirmed the trial court, writing:
When the parties decided to marry, Wife moved from her home state and left a stable job with eleven years of seniority to start a life with Husband in Jackson, Tennessee. Thus, as noted by the trial court, Wife was uprooted from her home and job in Arkansas because of the marriage, and as a consequence suffered more than the normal amount of detrimental effect from the demise of the marriage. Wife testified that her former job in Arkansas was unavailable, and that even if she were rehired, the seniority status she had earned would be forfeited. She testified that her attempts to find employment in Arkansas had thus far been fruitless, and that she had concluded that she could not find a job in Arkansas until she completed her move there. In our view, this is precisely the type of situation for which transitional alimony was intended.
Gorbet v. Gorbet (Tennessee Court of Appeals, Western Section, October 11, 2012).
Information provided by K.O. Herston: Knoxville, Tennessee Matrimonial, Divorce and Family Law Attorney.


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December 10, 2006, 06:19:04 PM »
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*This post also exists in the game OOC thread*
Bleak Wood
Unlike other towns in the wastelands, the town of Bleak Wood has not been built from the wreckage of days bygone. While the villages of the void are made of ramshackle huts built from the ruins of bombed buildings and the tribes that dwell in the decaying remains of trains and trucks the town of Bleak Wood has been constructed from the first stone and up, residing in a place where no other town has ever stood. Well, almost, for two buildings did stand here when the first stones were laid: A huge concrete and steel arms depot of some four floors above ground, and unknown floors below, as well as a guard bunker that now serves as a storage facility. According to some the arms depot had been a maximum security prison before the Great War, but had been annexed by the Armies of the Ancients during the Great War.
Bleak Wood is a walled compound, completely surrounded by a four meters tall white brick fence, with wooden watch towers guarding the perimeter and barbed wire covering its top. Inside mankind has made a first effort to rise again, and even though life is tough here, the town has made progress. From this center of civilization reborn, warrior outposts have sprung as far as twenty kilometers away, protecting the hinterland of Bleak Wood.
Inhabitants: 1358 people, 130 mutants (weak mutations) 38% male population.
Armed Forces: 50 Sentinels of the Town Watch aka the Watchmen. (Full kevlar body armour for the officers and various small firearms for all Watchmen).
Origin: Erected near an abandoned arms depot. Nowadays the arms depot is the mansion of the Warden. Under the reign of Warden Griffin, the scientists of Bleak Wood were trained in chemistry, computer programming, biology, metallurgy and medicine. Thirty years ago they begun the Bleak Wood experiment which resulted in the albino birch wood to the north of town. In latter years the efforts of the science staff has focused on other, secret research.
Ruler: The Warden of Bleak Wood: Alec Griffin
Export: Tech equipment, woodwork, slaves and ammunition
Import: Grain, vegetables, horses, spare parts, fuel, advanced technology.
Currency: Ammunition.
Buildings and Areas of Interest
General info:
The streets of town are narrow and the buildings are made of aluminum plates, concrete or bricks. Neon signs display the name of shops and coloured light bulbs hang over the streets, illuminating them in a garish display of colours. Not everyone has a place to live and nearly every alley have one or two hobos living among the garbage and offal. There is no sewer, but each residence is bound by law to bring their waste outside the perimeter of the town. Legally Nomad Town is outside, but citizens trying to empty their offal there have a tendency to end up dead.
South Wall Storage Facility:
The South Wall Storage Facility has been erected from the remains of the guard bunker that protected the arms depot before the Great War. Today it is run by Marcus Maximus, a fat old man with a reputation for liking young girls and vodka. It is the town's only high security storage facility and throughout the eight floors of the bunker are several lockers and cells where valuables can be stored. Lately the rumours say that Marcus Maximus has rented an entire floor to Wastelander scavengers that has captured a rather ominous herd of surviving pre-war mutant killer beasts, used by the armies of the ancients to wreak havoc among the lines of the enemy. While none have seen these horrors, their wretched cries and snarls have kept more than one child up at night during the last week. This is also where the PC group has stored the unique artifact that they found in an old, abandoned military research facility that the ancients once used. Had it not been for Ceres losing her water flask and digging in the sand, the hidden entrance to the facility would never have been found. Now the artifact, that carries the holy sign of Radiatos – The Cloud of Destruction, is safely stored in secure vault number 13 until a buyer presents himself.
The Space Port:
The space port is located at a small plateau due east of town, the Spacer Plateau, elevated about 40 meters above the rest of the buildings. It has been constructed by the Warden in conjunction with the space dwellers. About every third month one of the cargo ships of the space dwellers lands to trade some of their advanced munitions and technology in exchange for female slaves and captured mutants. The members of the Faculty are astounded by the level of sophistication the technology of the space dwellers have achieved. The space port is off limits to anyone, but the watchmen.
The Faculty / The Academy
The faculty is where the science staff of about 30 devout and highly skilled scientists and doctors performs their research. The Faculty is off limits for non-sentinels and non-scientists, but the north wing of the low brick building is open for emergency surgery and during the bi-yearly rounds of public health care. The members of the Faculty are held in high esteem throughout the city, and are allowed to live in the very best quarters of town. There are several golden domes on the larger buildings of the Faculty, and a huge ravine tears right through its heart where a Spacer cargo vessel plowed through town after it crash landed atop the Faculty.
Nomad Town
Nomad Town is a semi-permanent settlement of nomads dwelling in tents outside the walls of Bleak Wood. The actual inhabitants of the tent town varies, but there is nearly always
there. The nomads provide spiritual healing and religious services, and they trade at the Bazaar. It is common knowledge that names can be left under the bucket outside of the only red tent in town, and the one who put the name there will receive a visit from one of the Nomad Fatebringers within an uncertain period of time. Once a price has been agreed upon, the named individual must pay with his life. This is a fate that few have survived.
The Bazaar
The Bazaar is the marketplace of the town, and as such it is never quiet. People come here to trade, whether it is night or day. The main currency at the Bazaar is ammunition, and here you can buy such things as: weapons, armor, equipment, food, livestock, slaves, horses, vehicles or even advanced technology, whenever it is salvaged from the ruins of the ancients. Spirit weed, alcohol and various performance adjusting drugs are also available at the market, and is not regulated by Bleak Wood law. The hardship of the post apocalyptic wastelands makes being a junkie foolish at best and downright suicidal at worst, yet drugs are sold for battlefield use, medical use or even for purposes of recreation.
The Prison
Under the North Watch Tower, lies the hatch that leads down into the catacombs known as the Prison. A network of brick tunnels leading from the North Tower to the Warden's building, these tunnels contains damp cells worthy of a true medieval dungeon. The law of Bleak Wood prohibits theft, murder and disobeying the Warden and the Sentinels of the Watch. Anyone unfortunate enough to end up in prison do regret their actions as torture is legal and practiced with wild abandon. Many of the cripples encountered in town have become so because of a stay in prison.
The Barracks
The Barracks of the Town Watchmen has been placed on the ground floor of the Warden's Building. Captain Soule Bleakwood leads the detachment of soldiers and during his five year reign, no hostiles have breached the town defences.
The Warden's Building
The Warden's Building lies on the floors above the barracks. Nothing much is known about those floors, except that the Warden daily meets his advisors there along with the Captain of the Watch. The Warden's building used to be the old arms depot and is made of layers of concrete and steel. Every other month Warden Griffin appears on the upper floor balcony to hold a speech to the citizens of Bleak Wood.
Ye Donor Shoppe & Bargain Implants
The Shoppe as it is called amongst the inhabitants of Bleak Wood is where desperate men go to sell their spare organs to finance gambling debts, or to pay off loan sharks. It is owned by "Surgical Damien", a Faculty outcast. The Shoppe deals in organs and implants. The rumors even say that Damien sometimes acquires his implants by removing them from their previous owner, a practice that would fall under murder, theft and grave robbing by Bleak Wood law (It is illegal to remove body parts of the deceased, not to acquire his personal effects… Implants are considered body parts). No one has been able to prove these rumors though, and the only thing that can be proved is that Damien's implants have a tendency to fail at inopportune moments. Still, if one wants an implant done, Damien's place is the only known facility that provides such services.
Drug's Place
Drug's place is a bar of sorts by the west gates of the town. As the name indicates, the bar provides whatever the client desires. The bar's wenches serve alchol, injects drugs into the blood vessels of the client and even provide sexual favours if the client has enough ammunition to pay for the royal treatment. It is owned by Steroid Anne, a muscular ex-mercenary that keeps her wenches in line.
Last Edit: February 02, 2008, 07:13:20 AM by Ancient Gamer
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The Wasteland and The Nomads:
[Dozus] 3:34 am: Back at home, unpacking, watching the home team win the championship.
[Ancient Gamer] 3:34 am: Dozey! Can you whip up a character for me this weekend you think?
[Dozus] 3:34 am: Also writing new char for post-apoc game.
[Ancient Gamer] 3:34 am: Remember you guys need me to roll for your dark sides and special benefits!
[Ancient Gamer] 3:34 am:
[Ancient Gamer] 3:34 am:
[Dozus] 3:35 am: So as a nomad, what do I need to know about the world outside of Bleak Wood?
[Murometz] 3:36 am: I am confused to be perfectly blunt, on the tech level, and also, what exactly the world was like before Apoc
[Ancient Gamer] 3:36 am: Aha
[Ancient Gamer] 3:37 am: Questions !
[Murometz] 3:37 am: read SE's character. It reads liek a fantasy guy (though REAL good!). I said that to him, and he said,. yeah, I know what you mean
[Murometz] 3:37 am: he also didnt seem sure on tech
[Dozus] 3:38 am: And how long was the apoc? I mean, do people still remember the old world? Are there places called "Neue Köln," "New Chicago," etc.? Are
there any remnants of the old faiths? Are we even still talking about post-apoc Earth, or another post-apoc world?
[Ancient Gamer] 3:39 am: First for Dozus: The world outside Bleak Wood is.... Well, imagine great cities brought down by bombs and fiery rain. Then nature
reclaimed them, except in some areas where nature will never get back because of biological weapons, chemical weapons or nuclear weapons.
[The Citadel]: Dozus has left at 3:39 am
[The Citadel]: Dozus has entered at 3:39 am
[Dozus] 3:39 am: s**t, I'm getting the new Firefox.
[Ancient Gamer] 3:39 am: So around Bleak Wood there is the albino birch wood to the north. Then there is a huge wasteland to the south where the nomads do
not go.
[Dozus] 3:40 am: Hey, they turned off the filter.
[Ancient Gamer] 3:40 am: There are cities, sort of, with inhabitants in the range of 500-5000, with Bleak Wood being a town of some 1500 souls.
[Murometz] 3:40 am: hmm, this expose is helpoing me! go on
[Dozus] 3:41 am: So mid-sized town.
[Ancient Gamer] 3:41 am: Humanity has gone back to the feudal stage, with city states in which towns serve as fortifications in which the country dwellers
come to trade, or come for shelter during war and raider activity
[Ancient Gamer] 3:42 am: Well, that was bad wording, but you caught my drift, aye?
[Dozus] 3:42 am: So do we have lords, kings, vassals, etc.?
[Ancient Gamer] 3:42 am: The world before the war is little known. Not much is remembered anymore as the Great War was over four generations ago.
[Murometz] 3:42 am: I dont mean to oversimply, but are we talking Mad-Max-ish type tech level?
[Ancient Gamer] 3:43 am: There is the City of Light with the High Emperor King Cassula, a vast city numbering more than four thousand citizens.
[Ancient Gamer] 3:43 am: Yes
[Ancient Gamer] 3:43 am: Mad Max-ish
[Murometz] 3:43 am: excellent! now I FEEL it
[Ancient Gamer] 3:44 am: brb 2 min
[Dozus] 3:44 am: I like.
[Murometz] 3:44 am: Badblood Kiph will fit in nicely!
[Dozus] 3:44 am: What's your guy, Muro? A denizen of Bleak Wood?
[Murometz] 3:45 am: I was thinking thief, nomad type, but maybe not..maybe citizen
[Murometz] 3:45 am: I need another 24-48 hours.
[Murometz] 3:45 am: I have his "thing" down though
[Dozus] 3:46 am: I know the feeling.
[Dozus] 3:46 am: I'm making a nomad pathfinder.
[Dozus] 3:46 am: But I need more nomadic background.
[Murometz] 3:46 am: pathfinder. ok, I am sure you wil come in handy
[Ancient Gamer] 3:46 am: Okay, here goes
[Dozus] 3:46 am: I hope to be.
Dozus listens intently.
[Murometz] 3:46 am: me too
[Ancient Gamer] 3:47 am: There are other titles too... Some rulers name themselves Warden, or Mayor, or Captain Sheriff, or what have you... Basically the
survivors recreated what they could and strong individuals took titles as they saw fit
[Murometz] 3:48 am: makes sense
[Ancient Gamer] 3:49 am: So a journey could be through vast forests, sometimes with ruins of days bygone, sometimes just plain, natural woodlands. Or a
journey could be through the nuclear wastes, where the radiation levels will make you sick if you spend enough time in there, and where there is but sand and
infertile soil and rocks and ruin.
[Ancient Gamer] 3:50 am: Now for the nomads:
[kamina] 3:50 am: sorry to interupt.. but, would anyone in this room be put off or confused is the word equidistant was used in a sub
[Ancient Gamer] 3:50 am: Nope
[Ancient Gamer] 3:50 am: Not me
[Dozus] 3:50 am: I'm familiar with the term.
[Murometz] 3:50 am: no kamina, we all use big words all the time
[Murometz] 3:50 am:
[Dozus] 3:50 am: Frequently and incessantly, even.
[kamina] 3:51 am: lol.. just checking..
[kamina] 3:51 am:
[Murometz] 3:51 am: hmmm, you should read a few subs on the site. You'll see a mighty vocabulary
[Ancient Gamer] 3:52 am: The nomads are individuals that organize in clans and families. They have no stronghold, no state to call home, but they have the
honor of the families and they stick together. For the nomads the tradition of story telling is held high, and through stories they keep track of which individuals
have fallen from grace (in general betrayed other nomads), which has done great things and they recount the lore of yesterday.
[the Wanderer] 3:52 am: I thought it had something to do with horses.....
[Dozus] 3:53 am: So sort of African Bushman-esque.
[Ancient Gamer] 3:53 am: The nomads keep many secret caches throughout the lands, and they have secret hideouts where they can rest and find provisions,
but also where they put new provisions for others to use.
[Ancient Gamer] 3:54 am: No... More like... Gypsies and other nomads of europe
[Dozus] 3:54 am: Ah.
[Ancient Gamer] 3:55 am: Gypsis have some strong cliches to them, so I picture more people like our local "Tater" (You guys have probably never heard of
those nomadic groups)
[Murometz] 3:55 am: okay, I a nomad
[Dozus] 3:55 am: Tater?
[Murometz] 3:55 am: Romany, Tater, etc...ok
[the Wanderer] 3:55 am: Tarters maybe?
[Murometz] 3:55 am: different names for wanderers in different countries
[Ancient Gamer] 3:55 am: But in a fallen world, the nomads are hold the moral high ground.
[Ancient Gamer] 3:55 am: Yes
[Dozus] 3:55 am: Taters? What's taters, precious?
[Murometz] 3:56 am: that would be Tatar, or Tartar Wanderer
[Dozus] 3:56 am: Ah, gotcha.
[Ancient Gamer] 3:56 am: Yep
[the Wanderer] 3:56 am: That's it!
[Dozus] 3:56 am: Do they have religion, or are they more honor-based morals?
[Ancient Gamer] 3:56 am: They are highly religious and of moral high standards.
[Ancient Gamer] 3:57 am: But... Alas, their moral extends mostly to other nomads
[Ancient Gamer] 3:57 am: Hence the Fatebringers cannot kill other nomads
[Murometz] 3:57 am: so can a "wanderer" (escapee from a sickening torture/imprisonment) shack up with a travelling clan?
[Ancient Gamer] 3:57 am: But lesser men is a ok
[Dozus] 3:57 am: Xenophobic?
[Ancient Gamer] 3:57 am: Yes
[Ancient Gamer] 3:57 am: Hmmm
[Murometz] 3:57 am: good, Kiph will be a nomad
[Ancient Gamer] 3:58 am: Xenophobic?
[Ancient Gamer] 3:58 am: I guess...
[Ancient Gamer] 3:58 am: They are to a certain degree... But they are the merchants of the wastes, so too much Xenophobia would be detrimental to them.
[Dozus] 3:58 am: Like, being morally righteous, they look down upon corrupt citydwellers and avoid their ilk?
[Ancient Gamer] 3:58 am: Yep
[Dozus] 3:59 am: But they have to let some of it pass, 'cause they have to trade. Makes sense.
[Ancient Gamer] 3:59 am: "And since the cityfolk are the offspring of Babylon, they have not the rights of real humans"
[Ancient Gamer] 3:59 am: YEs
[Ancient Gamer] 3:59 am: Yes
[Ancient Gamer] 4:01 am: But in addition to this there are the Space Dwellers. Those are survivors of the cataclysm that escaped to off world space stations and
ships as humanity fell to its knees. These technologically advanced people come to the technological enclaves to trade tech for slaves and rare artifacts from the
[Dozus] 4:02 am: Hm.
[Murometz] 4:02 am: whoaw
[Ancient Gamer] 4:02 am:
[Ancient Gamer] 4:03 am: Yep.
[Ancient Gamer] 4:03 am: They are rare and they only visit the advanced cities and towns, like Bleak Wood.
[Murometz] 4:03 am: gah, wife and baby, gotta go for 1/2 hour, brbr
[The Citadel]: Murometz has left at 4:04 am
[Dozus] 4:04 am: So Space Dwellers = opportunists and slavers.
[Ancient Gamer] 4:04 am: Yep
[Dozus] 4:05 am: I see.
[Ancient Gamer] 4:05 am: But to the survivors of the wastes they are traders in essential goods and equipment.
[Dozus] 4:05 am: Naturally.
[Ancient Gamer] 4:05 am: So. You got enough info?
[Ancient Gamer] 4:06 am: Can you play in this setting?
[Dozus] 4:06 am: Tell me a bit more about the religion of the nomads.
[Dozus] 4:06 am: Is there a united nomadic religion, or do they each follow their own gods and spirits?
[Ancient Gamer] 4:07 am: They believe in an ancient entity called Amarokh that lives imprisoned in an ancient oasis far to the south
[Ancient Gamer] 4:07 am: According to Nomad legends it was imprisoned by a greater evil that the Ancients released in the final days of the Great War
[Ancient Gamer] 4:08 am: Many are the nomads that have gone in search of that oasis. Some have returned empty handed, others have not returned at all.
[Dozus] 4:08 am: Fascinating.
[Ancient Gamer] 4:09 am: There are spiritmasters of the Nomads that devote their lives to Amarokh, but some nomads do some ancestor worship too, rubbing
clay figurines of mighy clansmen of the past as they pray for luck and good fortune..
[The Citadel]: Wulfhere has entered at 4:09 am
[Ancient Gamer] 4:10 am: Need any more info?
[Dozus] 4:10 am: Just a bit. Could I have a few examples of tech a nomad might have access to?
[Wulfhere] 4:11 am: Good Even!
[Dozus] 4:11 am: Grittings, Wulf!
[kamina] 4:11 am: Hello Wulf.
[Ancient Gamer] 4:12 am: Nomads do not trade with the space traders and their tech is mostly at (our) contemporary level. They mostly use horses, but
sometimes trucks. Each clan has access to shotguns and rifles and even some explosives. Sometimes they recover scientifically advanced weaponry and
technology, but these things are usually safeguarded for bartering purposes.
[Ancient Gamer] 4:12 am: Many nomads prefer the "old ways" however, and crossbows and spears are common among the nomads.
[Ancient Gamer] 4:13 am: Especially Fatebringers who specialize in "silent killing"
[Ancient Gamer] 4:13 am: Howdy Wulf!
[Wulfhere] 4:13 am: I'm still struggling with the computer, so if I vanish witout sayng "bye", please forgive me.
[Ancient Gamer] 4:13 am:
[Dozus] 4:13 am: Okay, I follow.
[Dozus] 4:14 am: Think I have enough to make a character.
[Ancient Gamer] 4:14 am: Though, of course, a submachinegun with a silencer would be great
Last Edit: December 16, 2006, 01:07:53 AM by Ancient Gamer
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Ancient Gamer
Hammer of the Citadel
If you judge, investigate.
The Tribals / The Wastelanders:
[Ancient Gamer] 6:40 am: When the bombs fell there were dispersed
groups of people left alone. Survivors against all odds, carving a living in the
[Ancient Gamer] 6:40 am: Deprived of the resources and knowledge that
enabled others to create towns and cities, these lost people developed
communities nonetheless
[Ancient Gamer] 6:41 am: These became known as the Wastelanders, or
the Lost, and their isolated communities laid scattered through the
[Ancient Gamer] 6:43 am: Each of the tribes have their own set of customs
and rules, and interaction with them can be hazardous as they might have
strange and unknown taboos, like not looking to the sky during the
daytime, or not looking at the unprotected face of females. Often unwary
citizens of greater towns find himself rather dead as one such obscure
taboo has been violated.
[Ancient Gamer] 6:46 am: Some of the tribes have a reputation for being
cannibals and sharpened teeth are common in tribals from such an area.
Usually tribals have no advanced weapons and rely on more primitve
[Ancient Gamer] 6:46 am: Some of the tribes have come so far from truth,
that they believe technology to be magic. To them a rifle is a rod of thunder
and a video camera is a soul-box.
[Ancient Gamer] 6:47 am: As a player you can decide what kind of
knowledge about technology your tribal has
[Ancient Gamer] 6:48 am: Need anything more? Come with any questions!
[Dozus] 6:48 am: I'm assuming religion is mostly animist/shamnistic?
[Ancient Gamer] 6:49 am: They often live in huts or tents in the wastelands
and, yes, your assumption is correct. However there is no set of rules
regarding all the tribes, because they are so many and diverse. But the
tribes was formed long ago by resourceless groups of scared people, with
only each other to ask for guidance and rules.
[Dozus] 6:50 am: What sort of flora/fauna live out in the wastelands?
What's a tribe's prime food source?
[Ancient Gamer] 6:51 am: Deer, elk, rabbit and so on. Even the mutated
[Ancient Gamer] 6:52 am: Nature as we know it has moved on and there
are vast forests, but also huge areas of desolation and ruin
[Dozus] 6:52 am: I think that information should be sufficient.
[Dozus] 6:52 am: Gotcha.
[Ancient Gamer] 6:52 am: Okay.
[Ancient Gamer] 6:52 am: There are even farms!
[Dozus] 6:52 am: Mutant corn!
[Ancient Gamer] 6:54 am: So to clarify: The world is as it is today, but:
There are enormous areas that have been laid in total ruin. Nothing will ever
grow there. 2) Mutation has resulted in strange beings and phenomenons
such as psionics. 3) Humanity is no longer the unchallenged ruler of earth
[Dozus] 6:54 am: Your basic post-apocalyptic society.
[Dozus] 6:54 am: Fallout by way of Mad Max.
[Ancient Gamer] 6:55 am: 4) religion has become strange and while variants of our
own religion still exists some pretty weird cults have arisen
[Ancient Gamer] 6:56 am: 5) before the war there was a great exodus of
highly talented and / or rich people
[Ancient Gamer] 6:56 am: (to outer space)
[Dozus] 6:56 am: Ah.
[Ancient Gamer] 6:57 am: 6) Before the war humanity delved in some
pretty advanced genetic engineering. There were horrors created during
that day and age, horrors that still haunt the wastelands.
[Ancient Gamer] 6:59 am: 7) A new faction has been observed (but only
by the space dwellers), and they are known as the foreigners. They are
space dwellers too, but their technology puts that of the space dwellers to
[Dozus] 7:00 am: Do they interact with those on the planet much?
[Ancient Gamer] 7:00 am: Rumors of the foreigners could have been
overheard by inhabitants of the technologically advanced enclaves that the
space dwellers trade with (like Bleak Wood)
[Dozus] 7:01 am: Hm.
[Ancient Gamer] 7:01 am: The space dwelling humans? No, they rarely
come. At max 3 or 4 times a year to a city such as Bleak Wood.
[Dozus] 7:02 am: Gotcha.
[Ancient Gamer] 7:02 am: But rumors have been heard of patrols
encountering space dweller aircraft in isolated valleys and forests. The
ships have seemed abandoned, but in some of the stories the space
dwellers have erected tents and facilities nearby and have held fairs of
[Dozus] 7:03 am: Interesting.
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The Miracle
1. Sacred night,
Celestial bright,
Holy star of radiant light;
Wise men search the heaven deep;
Gentle shepherds watch their sheep.
2. Tiny Jesus,
soft and sweet,
Magi worship at thy feet;
Tender Mary, kind and dear,
Loving angels guard thee near.
3. To the noble Lord and King,
Praises, love, and glory bring;
Gracious Savior of the earth,
Endless worlds proclaim thy birth.
Text: Christine Starr
Music: Merrill Bradshaw
Artist: Starr/Bradshaw
Album: Music Published in the Church Magazines: Ensign
Composition Date: 1973-12-01
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text: Problem: Pier One Imports purchased a large 65,000 square foot building to house their new e-Commerce Service Center. It was important that the building remodel took no more than 30 days so the opening deadline could be met. The existing floors in the building had many stains and rough patches and were in dire need of improvement. The onsite project manager was not sure how to best tackle this large project so he turned to his local MRO products distributor for answers. Solution: The MRO distributor contacted their local Rust-Oleum representative. The representative immediately scheduled a walk-through of the facility and met with the project manager to better understand the budgetary concerns as well as the overall demands of the facility. Once the condition was assessed, it was recommended that a contractor shot blast the floors to prepare the surface for an epoxy coating. The coating that was specified was the Rust-Oleum 9100 System DTM Epoxy Mastic. The 9100 System is a versatile two-component epoxy coating that delivers a very strong, long-lasting, professional-grade surface. It resists abrasion, impact, and chemicals and is available in a wide range of colors. After the successful installation, the building was ready to be set up for the e-Commerce Team. The building opened on schedule and the project manager was pleased with the result of the new floor.


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USA Today reports that Jim Gray, infomercial host and occasional sports commentator, has been pulled from Golf Channel's broadcast of this week's Northern Trust Open. On Thursday, Gray took part in a profanity-laden screaming match with Bobby Brown, Dustin Johnson's caddy, after Johnson nearly missed his tee time and took a two-stroke penalty.
This comes after an incident in August in which Gray lit into Corey Pavin after the golfer accused Gray of misquoting him. "You're a liar," Gray told Pavin, with his finger pointed at the golfer's face. "You're going down."
And last we checked in with Gray, he was doing a terrible job at what he thinks he does best, broadcasting.
At least there was a bit of good news for Gray this week: Albert Pujols just might become a free agent this winter. The Decision 2011, here we come!
Jim Gray yanked from Golf Channel's Northern Trust coverage [USA Today's Game On]


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- FeatureDWDM a Boon for the Few
- FeatureFirm Takes Standards Route For Compliance Vault
- FeatureFuture Looks Hazy For Enterprise Drives
- FeatureBackup Bundles of Joy?
- FeatureHashing Makes a Comeback
- FeatureE-mail Management Derailed By Regulations
- FeatureIP storage delivers
- FeatureDisaster recovery relief
- FeatureWrestling with regulations
- FeatureExtreme backup
- FeatureGet control of capacity
- FeatureStorage vendors need to start thinking about security
- FeatureHow many storage admins do you need?
- FeatureStorage vendors should have knocked EMC down when they had the chance
- FeatureSnapshot: Number of terabytes of disk capacity managed
- FeatureWhy don't storage managers consider renting storage?
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Get control of capacity
Although storage resource management tools can be complicated to implement, they're a better alternative to breaking the bank and rushing out to purchase more storage. Get precise with your vendors on what you need and you'll wind up with better results.
Published: 19 Mar 2004
Despite years of constrained budgets and limited buying, most organizations believe they can mine more value out of their existing storage assets. Disparate storage area network (SAN) islands and multiple servers--combined with limited reporting capabilities--reinforce this belief. The IT management mandate is clear: Before adding more capacity, get more mileage out of what's already on the floor.
A storage resource management (SRM) tool can identify the capacity you have, control how it's being used and forecast how much more storage you will require. Any SRM tool will collect data on things such as file aging, disk and network performance as well as customer requirements such as application performance expectations. Correlating that information helps determine what pain points to address first. Most organizations will find that their storage infrastructures aren't optimized and that their resources aren't shared.
Keep in mind, however, that all enterprise SRM tools are still developing. Most work best at the departmental level or in geographic locations, although an increasing number now offer the ability to roll data up to provide enterprise reporting. But there's a big difference between enterprise reporting and enterprise management, and being able to do both from the same central console is not here yet, at least, for most products.
Capacity management tools (PDF)
|Five Steps Toward Capacity Management
Organizations must first decide what capacity they want to measure. That decision will largely determine what tool or set of tools to choose. A tool should feature:
- Disk utilization reporting
- File-level reporting
- Database reporting
- Visualization of the storage network infrastructure
- Storage array reporting
Tools like Fujitsu Softek's Storage Manager and Tek-Tool's Storage Profiler for OS provide one small, easy-to-deploy agent that meets the first two criteria. Their agents can be installed and configured in just a few minutes, consume minimal disk space (maximum 30MB) and remain dormant except during scheduled collection times. They measure disk utilization filtered by such criteria as servers, users and group. For file-level reporting, the agents provide more granularity, enabling users to identify certain file types such as mpg, jpg and xls. They also determine the age of the file types and see historical trending and forecasting information that illustrates how fast these file types are growing while predicting how fast they may grow.
Similar tools, from EMC, for example, aren't as simple to install and configure because of the way they are architected. EMC currently offers two tools, one called VisualSRM, which provides an easier to install point solution but gathers less information than their flagship product, Control Center (CC), which requires the deployment of a 100+MB agent and licensing for four products: Control Center, StorageScope, StorageScope FLR and Automated Resource Manager ARM. The CC agent can consume anywhere from 1% to 15% of a host's CPU while it performs storage capacity monitoring and reporting functions.
Some companies like AppIQ collect device-level and host-level capacity information without an agent. Its StorageAuthority Suite software--written to the Storage Networking Industry Association's Storage Management Initiative Specification (SMI-S) and Distributed Management Task Force's Common Information Model (CIM) standards--gathers this information simply by querying SMI-S compliant operating systems. The query may take place over either a Fibre Channel (FC) fabric or an Ethernet network. The operating system vendor must provide or ship a CIM Object Manager (CIMON)--such as Microsoft Windows WMI--and devices must offer SMI-S interfaces.
SMI-S compliance should no longer be considered optional when making new storage purchases. While users should remain skeptical about any vendor's claims that their capacity management tool can manage their storage infrastructure through only the SMI-S standard, they can certainly expect these products to deliver fundamental reporting capabilities. Any capacity management product that doesn't have an SMI-S road map shouldn't be viewed as a viable long-term solution.
Gaining visibility into databases beyond their raw size requires the deployment of database-specific agents. Most databases require a reporting agent that's specifically tailored for the database; for example, an Oracle database requires the deployment of an Oracle agent. Other products such as Storability's Global Storage Manager (GSM) require the deployment of two agents--a core database agent and one specific to the database being monitored.
|What to look for in a capacity management tool
Integrated reports
In addition to database reporting, most vendors offer tools that report on what switch ports are free and used, what volumes on storage arrays are allocated and unallocated, and how much traffic is traversing the SAN. How well each product does this depends on how it is architected, and if the vendor integrates this function into their overall reporting.
The products that best integrate these reports have the largest agents and invariably the most complicated installs. However, this is changing as newer, better-designed products with small agents can get the world wide name (WWN) off of a server's host bus adapter (HBA) and with only that information, can identify that WWN's path through the SAN and any and all of the storage assigned to that WWN on any storage array. Older products use more cumbersome methods to gather this same information.
For instance, products such as CreekPath System's Storage Operations Manager, EMC's Control Center and Veritas' SANPoint Control collect this information by putting agents on every server attached to the storage network. Their agents perform active monitoring on the servers on which they reside, querying the server and SAN for updated information based upon parameters set up by the user. Because these agents remain active on the server, users need to determine how current they want their information to be--how often the agents should run. Additionally, they need to consider the time it will take to configure the agents of these products and whether they will realistically be able to use all of the information that these products provide. Better to look for products whose agents can be deployed and configured in less than two minutes. Anything longer than two minutes is not worth the effort.
Tape utilization and library monitoring remains below most users' radar screens. Products like Storability's GSM do give visibility into StorageTek's tape environments and most tape vendors provide native utilities to measure and report on library capacity. Yet with the increasing use of ATA disk backup, the relatively low cost of tape and the scarcity and proprietary nature of tools that manage tape, users should concentrate on getting disk under control before worrying about tape.
Measuring the assets
The time it takes to measure storage assets will depend on the tool selected, the size of the environment, what's being measured and the number of agents deployed. All of these factors will contribute to the quantity, quality and level of detail gathered on the environment. Users should temper their reporting expectations in accordance with how long the tool has been implemented. Depending on the components deployed, expect initial reports to provide statistics on storage utilization, the sizes and types of files on individual servers, available ports on FC switches and allocated and unallocated storage on each storage array.
These usage reports can have immediate impact on the bottom line. It will help organizations determine if they need to purchase more storage arrays or switch ports, if they have enough available to meet current and forecasted needs or if they are buying the right kind of storage. For instance, the reports may confirm that the organization may need to purchase more storage. However, it may also reveal that the storage needed doesn't need to be an expensive monolithic array, but a more affordable modular array because the data is primarily reference data.
After the tool is up and running for a few months, expect more comprehensive enterprise reports. Storage utilization may now be grouped by such criteria as application, operating system, location or department.
Capacity management
Making information life cycle management (ILM) a reality requires intervention. Actively managing your storage to achieve an effective ILM program should be an important consideration in choosing a capacity management tool. Right now, only the best managed environments can report on and measure storage capacity but they remain hard-pressed to redeploy storage assets quickly. Next-generation technologies such as newer storage arrays, iSCSI SANs and network-based file- and block-based virtualization, along with host-based replication software will help organizations realize the benefits of a centrally managed storage utility.
Related Resources
- Focus on Storage in a VMware Environment –SearchConvergedInfrastucture
- Storage in a Virtual Environment: Expert Answers to 4 FAQ –SearchStorage.com
- Accelerating Time-to-Value: Fast-Growing Reduxio Implements Priority Engine to ... –TechTarget


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COLUMN Award Nominations Announced
Sunday evening (January 27) the official nominations for the 14th annual COLUMN Awards were held with a live telecast. THE COLUMN AWARDS honors excellence in theater within the entire Dallas-Fort Worth Theatre metroplex.
THE COLUMN AWARDS holds the great honor and distinction as being the ONLY Theater awards organization in the United States that serves as a major fundraiser for BROADWAY CARES/EQUITY FIGHTS AIDS. They have raised close to $85,000 over the years for BC/EFA.
THE COLUMN AWARDS are voted by the subscribers of the national publication THE COLUMN (which has close to 30,000 subscribers). Practically the entire DFW Theater community are COLUMN subscribers.
This includes actors, directors, artistic directors, Producers, Musical Directors, Choreographers, designers, and so on. But it also includes various media (TV/Newspaper/internet) reporters, local theater critics, Television anchors and reporters, Radio personalities, etc. As well as hundreds of patrons who love, support, and attend theater within the DFW Theater area.
With Sunday's nominations, history was made on several levels:
*For the 4th year in a row Dallas's Uptown Players led the Equity field with 28 nominations.
*For the 4th year in a row Cleburne's Plaza Theatre Company led the Non-Equity field with 44 nominations.
*For the first time in COLUMN awards history, Denton Community Theatre made the final ballot in not only receiving a nomination for their production of HAIRSPRAY, earning BEST MUSICAL (non-equity), but also racked up 20 nominations.
*After an 8 year absence, Theatre Arlington and Runway Theatre returned back strong, making it into the final ballot. Both theater companies received nominations for BEST MUSICAL (Non-Equity). Theatre Arlington's RENT and Runway Theatre's ZOMBIE PROM.
*Theatre Arlington for first the time in COLUMN AWARD history, earned TWO coveted nominations for BEST PLAY (Non-Equity) , those were for THE 39 STEPS and NOISES OFF. This includes their nomination for BEST MUSICAL (RENT).
*For the first time in COLUMN Award history, TEN theater companies made it into the final six nominations. The following theater companies are appearing on the final ballot for the FIRST time:
L.I.P. Service, PFamily Arts, Music Theatre of Denton, Lakeside Community Theatre, DVA Productions Inc., Denton Community Theatre, Fun House Theatre and Film, Trinity Shakespeare Festival, Echo Theatre, and Hip Pocket Theatre.
"I am sincerely thrilled beyond words that the nominations were spread all over the metroplex" stated Executive Director/Producer/Founder of THE COLUMN AWARDS Organization, John Garcia. "To see finally theater companies that have not been on the ballot in some time as well as new theater companies making onto the final ballot means we as an organization are finally achieving the primary goal of our motto. Which is to honor excellence in theatre throughout the entire DFW area, not just Dallas", stated Garcia.
The 14th Annual COLUMN Awards extravaganza Gala, which this year's theme is LA CAGE AUX COLUMN, will be held on Monday February 25, 2013 at the exquisite Carpenter Hall at the Irving Arts Center. Tickets go on sale on February 4th. For the latest info, ticket info, and everything about THE COLUMN Awards, both present and past, go to their website:


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Emergency Preparedness
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- For the award, see Emergency Preparedness Award
|Emergency Preparedness merit badge
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Merit badge requirements
- 1. Earn the First Aid Merit Badge.
- 2. Do the following:
- a. Discuss with your counselor these three aspects of emergency preparedness:
- 1. Recognition of a potential emergency situation
- 2. Prevention of an emergency situation
- 3. Reaction to an emergency situation
- Include in your discussion the kinds of questions that are important to ask yourself as you consider each of these.
- b. Make a chart that demonstrates your understanding of each of the three aspects of emergency preparedness in requirement 2a (recognition, prevention, and reaction) with regard to 10 of the situations listed below. You must use situations 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5* but may choose any other five for a total of 10 situations. Discuss this chart with your counselor.
- 1. Home kitchen fire*
- 2. Home basement/storage room/garage fire*
- 3. Explosion in the home*
- 4. Automobile accident*
- 5. Food-borne disease (food poisoning)*
- 6. Fire or explosion in a public place
- 7. Vehicle stalled in the desert
- 8. Vehicle trapped in a blizzard
- 9. Flash flooding in town or the country
- 10. Mountain/backcountry accident
- 11. Boating accident
- 12. Gas leak in a building
- 13. Tornado or hurricane
- 14. Major flood
- 15. Nuclear power plant emergency
- 16. Avalanche (snowslide or rockslide)
- 17. Violence in a public place
- c. Meet with and teach your family how to recognize, prevent, and react to the situations on the chart you created for requirement 2b. Then meet with your counselor and report on your family meeting, discussing their responses.
- a. Discuss with your counselor these three aspects of emergency preparedness:
- 3. Show how you could safely save a person from the following:
- a. Touching a live electric wire.
- b. A room with carbon monoxide
- c. Clothes on fire.
- d. Drowning using nonswimming rescues (including accidents on ice).
- 4. Show three ways of attracting and communicating with rescue planes/aircraft.
- 5. With another person, show a good way to move an injured person out of a remote and/or rugged area, conserving the energy of rescuers while ensuring the well-being and protection of the injured person.
- 6. Do the following:
- a. Tell the things a group of Scouts should be prepared to do, the training needed, and the safety precautions they should take for the following emergency services:
- 1. Crowd and traffic control
- 2. Messenger service and communication.
- 3. Collection and distribution services.
- 4. Group feeding, shelter, and sanitation.
- b. Identify the government or community agencies that normally handle and prepare for the emergency services listed under 6a, and explain to your counselor how a group of Scouts could volunteer to help in the event of these types of emergencies.
- c. Find out who is your community's disaster/emergency response coordinator and learn what this person does to recognize, prevent and respond to emergency situations in your community. Discuss this information with your counselor and apply what you discover to the chart you created for requirement 2b.
- a. Tell the things a group of Scouts should be prepared to do, the training needed, and the safety precautions they should take for the following emergency services:
- 7. Take part in an emergency service project, either a real one or a practice drill, with a Scouting unit or a community agency.
- 8. Do the following:
- a. Prepare a written plan for mobilizing your troop when needed to do emergency service. If there is already a plan, explain it. Tell your part in making it work.
- b. Take part in at least one troop mobilization. Before the exercise, describe your part to your counselor. Afterward, conduct an "after-action" lesson, discussing what you learned during the exercise that required changes or adjustments to the plan.
- c. Prepare a personal emergency service pack for a mobilization call. Prepare a family kit (suitcase or waterproof box) for use by your family in case an emergency evacuation is needed. Explain the needs and uses of the contents.
- 9. Do ONE of the following:
- a. Using a safety checklist approved by your counselor, inspect your home for potential hazards. Explain the hazards you find and how they can be corrected.
- b. Review or develop a plan of escape for your family in case of fire in your home.
- c. Develop an accident prevention program for five family activities outside the home (such as taking a picnic or seeing a movie) that includes an analysis of possible hazards, a proposed plan to correct those hazards, and the reasons for the corrections you propose.
Source: 2007 Boy Scout Requirements (33215)
Merit Badge Worksheets can help Scouts organize notes, listen actively, and document their work. Many worksheets also contain links to free, online video instruction.
- Merit Badge Worksheets
- Backup copies: usscouts.org
Per the BSA: You should read the merit badge pamphlet on the subject. Merit badge pamplets are available at your local Scout Shop or online at ScoutStuff.org.
Emergency Preparedness merit badge is on the Eagle Scout required list (requirement 3.g.). It is one choice of a group of two merit badges (or Lifesaving) on the list.
Help with these requirements
- 8.c. Emergency Kits
- FEMA Independent Study List — If you have an older Scout working on this badge, FEMA self-study units can be converted to college credits. The courses from FEMA are free; there is a small charge to convert them to college credits.
External links
- SARBC - Survival: Signalling for Help!
- Be Lightning Wise!
- Natural Disaster Program for Families
- "After a Disaster" Series of Publications
- American Red Cross - Disaster Safety
- Surviving out in the Desert Southwest
- NFPA Emergency Preparedness Kits (National Fire Protection Association)
- NFPA Natural Disasters Link
- Stop Disasters! A disaster simulation game from the UN/ISDR


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Ask the DC Security Expert: Three things to know about data center firewall application visibility and control
I recently interviewed Mike Geller, a 15-year Cisco veteran and a security architect, who focuses on securing infrastructure, devices, and services delivered by service and cloud providers to governments, enterprises, and end users. I asked Mike to discuss three key feature sets that firewalls should have today to enable users to securely access the applications in the data center. This topic is very timely as application control is quite the "in vogue" topic.
#1: Network Integration
Mike takes the position that security is an attribute of the network versus a siloed, bolt-on element. With applications delivered from a combination of the cloud, service provider or hosted data center (the on premise data center at the enterprise or the mobile endpoint), security is pervasive across all domains. Integrating security into the network fabric that is used to deliver key business applications is the only way to offer services at the size and scale of today and tomorrow. How do you approach full integration of security? Let's break it down.
To properly deliver security services, two fundamental elements are applied: visibility and control. Visibility refers to the ability to see and correlate information from the carrier cloud and then to measure deviation from that norm. Simply said, "If you can't measure it, you can't manage it." Sources of visibility come with traditional network measurements (NetFlow records, analytics, etc.), but the need to measure all aspects of a flow, from all elements of the carrier cloud to the application, has changed what data we collect and where we get it. When the telemetry is collected, a security controller will analyze it and determine, based on policy, what mitigation techniques and controls to apply.
Controls refer to the actions taken to mitigate an attack. Some controls are taken proactively, while others are applied after an attack takes place. In a zero day (0-day) attack where we don't have a signature or fingerprint, deviations in known good behavior are identified by the security controller and action is taken to mitigate the attack or to obtain additional visibility. Day one attacks are threats where we have I have a signature or fingerprint and, quite often, a mitigation strategy. Available controls include modifications to the carrier cloud to apply per-hop quality of service changes to minimize the impact of an attack and also the application of physical and virtual security assets as close to the source of the threat as possible to minimize collateral damage.
Visibility and control properly applied to the advanced threats of today offer the carrier cloud a level of protection. We must continue to evolve and grow to keep our networks safe and resilient in the event of an attack.
When a firewall is bolted onto the network as an afterthought, it is considerably harder and less operationally efficient to share any of the network's capabilities and visibility. Combinations of software and hardware elements that are properly coordinated deliver the controls that enterprises, governments and other customers require.
Cisco builds security intelligence into its routers and switches so that applications, devices, and user policies are not limited to firewalls but shared through the network and security enforcement—the goal being to mitigate threats as close to the source as possible, minimizing collateral damage of the attack. Firewalls and other security controls fit in as an extension of the network and communicate in plug and play fashion with routers and switches, making better decisions based on service-level commitments and requirements.
#2: Integrated Solutions Across Physical and Virtual
Next, the firewall needs to be integrated with virtual machine security as data centers are increasingly hybrid and applications spawn a mix of physical, virtual and cloud. Two solutions, software-defined networks and services delivered from a hosted model, are collapsing security perimeters right into the data center. This environment forces security professionals to change their focus and flexibility to statically (managed service) and dynamically (threat defense) deploy security assets, whether virtual or physical at the "right" place in the topology. As the security mix of virtual and physical continues to evolve, security solutions will be offered as service chains with multiple virtual and physical appliances that are coordinated to insure visibility and ease of troubleshooting.
Cisco is leading the evolution of security services by delivering the underlying foundation and architecture, visibility, and controls. Controls take the form of both physical and virtual security assets. The Cisco ASA 1000V and Virtual Security Gateway (VSG) leverage the broader ASA code line and are strongly tied in with the Nexus 1000v virtual hypervisor switch to integrate with vPath for service integration and mobility.
#3: Device Identity Awareness
Identity is a key part in protecting data and ensuring appropriate access and security to applications. Networks must be able to identify devices and take in attribute, such as location, and correlate with security threats and intelligence for accurate security policies regarding application usage in the data center. We have new and existing ways to identify users in the networks we run today. Active Directory is one such a method. With the exponential growth of BYOD and extension of enterprise directories for single sign-on to applications run in the cloud, the integration of traditional firewall capabilities, web security, identity services, and intrusion protection based on reputation and other criteria is a natural evolution of security services. The distributed nature and diverse set of delivery options enable customers to deploy the "right" service in the "right" place, regardless of form factor. This is a key value proposition of the Cisco SecureX architecture.
To learn more about Cisco application awareness and Cisco firewall strategy read go to : Application aware routers(AVC): http://www.cisco.com/en/US/prod/routers/application_visibility_control.html
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It was, as the world has known for almost a year, a horrible, horrible tragedy. Even as the ambulances were arriving on that awful day, it looked like the work of one deeply troubled young man.
Why in the name of heaven did it take more than 11 months to confirm this?
The 48-page summary of the investigation into the massacre of 20 children and six female educators at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown on Dec.14 was made public Monday afternoon. The principal conclusion by Danbury State's Attorney Stephen J. Sedensky was that Adam Lanza acted alone.
The 20-year-old murdered his mother in her bed, then drove to the school, shot his way in and killed 26 people before taking his own life as police were arriving, the report says. But we knew all of this soon after the tragedy. Granted, investigators have to cover all the bases and coordinate the work of different agencies, but there is nothing in this report that justifies making the families, town residents and the state wait for more than 11 months.
It reflects a circle-the-wagons mentality that developed around this case, an effort to drag it out and keep records from public view. Officials are still battling over the release of the 911 calls; what is served by withholding them? How can the public judge the performance of its law enforcement officers without knowing how they responded?
For example, some have questioned whether Newtown police should have entered the building more quickly after they arrived outside the school. They waited almost six minutes, according to the timeline in the report. But the final gunshot — Mr. Lanza taking his own life — was heard a minute after police pulled up, so it is at best doubtful that racing into the building would have made any difference.
The report spends considerable time on Mr. Lanza's mental state. The young man "had significant mental health issues." But it's not clear if this drove the shootings. The report says the "mental health professionals who saw him did not see anything that would have predicted his future behavior."
We knew this also, minus a few details. But being reminded of this does make clear that more mental health screenings, while a welcome step, aren't the sole answer to stopping the country's epidemic of gun violence.
And it must be said that reading the reports reminds us yet again of the inspiring courage of Principal Dawn Hochsprung, her staff and her young students.
We have mourned and we won't forget, but it is long past time to close the book. Dragging this out has done no one any good. Hopefully the longer version of the report will be made available very soon, so we can review it and move on. As long as it remains under wraps, there will be more questions.
This editorial was updated Tuesday morning to correct the spelling of Dawn Hochsprung's name.


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In a letter to Sir Gus O'Donnell, cabinet secretary, Davies gave "formal notice" that the Conservatives would scrap the ID card and drew on the gentleman's agreement between successive governments that one won't tie the hands of its successor.
"As a matter of financial prudence, it is incumbent upon you to ensure that public money is not wasted, and contractual obligations are not incurred, investing in a scheme with such a high risk of not being implemented," he wrote.
"I would be interested to know what provision, if any has, been made in the relevant contractual arrangements to protect the Government - and public funds - against the costs that would be incurred as a result of early cancellation of the scheme."
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This week, Secretary Spellings visited the Golden State to discuss supplemental educational services (SES) offered under the No Child Left Behind Act, the future of American higher education, and the importance of preparing all students to succeed in the 21st century global economy. On December 11, accompanied by U.S. Congressman Howard "Buck" McKeon, Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, and Los Angeles Unified School District Superintendent David Brewer, she toured two classrooms and convened a roundtable at Noble Avenue Elementary School, a Title I school in need of improvement serving mostly Hispanic and low-income students. "When it comes to getting students enrolled in free tutoring, Noble Avenue is a shining example for others to follow," the Secretary said, noting the school's high SES participation rate: 51%. "These programs help children achieve academic success and prepare for great lives." She also announced the Department will hold similar roundtables in 13 other U.S. cities, to discuss the most effective ways to implement SES (http://www.ed.gov/news/pressreleases/2006/12/
12112006b.html). Later that day, at Town Hall Los Angeles (an executive speaker forum), the Secretary talked about reauthorizing No Child Left Behind and making higher education more accessible, affordable, and accountable: "With NCLB renewal and higher education reforms before Congress, it's an opportunity to build upon the promise we made five years agothat every child counts. And more than that it's an opportunity to strengthen the promise this nation has made for centuries that every child deserves an education" (http://www.ed.gov/news/speeches/2006/12/
12112006.html). Then, on December 12, the Secretary moved up the coast to meet with 100 business leaders in Silicon Valley. "The world is building 21st century learning environments, while America is focused on fixing 20th century schools," she said. "Technology can provide a platform to transform education to meet the demands of the 21st century. With education so critical to our country's future, we must focus the same level of energy, effort, and investment into transforming this critical sector" (http://www.ed.gov/news/pressreleases/2006/12/
Last week, the Secretary had the honor of announcing the winners of the prestigious 2006-07 Siemens Competition in Math, Science, and Technology. Dmitry Vaintrob of Eugene, Oregon, won the individual $100,000 prize for research in an abstract area of math called string topology, while a group of students from Oak Ridge High School in Tennessee won the top team prize for developing a technique that could help scientists engineer biofuel from plants. For more information, please go to http://www.siemens-foundation.org/competition/. (Finalist presentations are posted at http://www.mapdigital.com/events/siemens/sc06/.)
Also, four new states have been selected for participation in the State Scholars Initiative, a business-education partnership designed to increase the number of students who take a rigorous high school curriculum. For more information, please go to http://www.ed.gov/news/pressreleases/2006/12/12142006.html.
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In separate events, Deputy Secretary Ray Simon (12/13, Bay St. Louis, Mississippi) and Director of Regional Services Camille Cain (12/14, Lake Charles, Louisiana) announced the donation of 200,000 books under the Gulf Coast Holiday Book Donation. This initiative, a joint venture between the Department and non-profit First Book, is designed to replenish reading materials in hurricane-affected communities across the states of Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas. Adding in the summer (250,000) and back to school (200,000) drives, more than 650,000 books have been sent to the region. For more information, please go to http://www.ed.gov/news/pressreleases/2006/12/12132006.html.
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Assistant Secretary for Elementary and Secondary Education Henry Johnson is retiring, effective December 31. He will return to his native state of North Carolina to do consulting work. "For more than 30 years, Henry Johnson has dedicated his life's work to seeing that America's children have an equal opportunity to succeed in school and in life," the Secretary said in a statement. "His counsel and experience were invaluable to me, as he worked tirelessly to help states and school districts implement the No Child Left Behind Act. His efforts brought our nation closer to realizing its dream of a first-rate, world-class education for all students." In addition to his K-12 responsibilities, Johnson deftly coordinated the Department's response to Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. For more information, please go to http://www.ed.gov/news/pressreleases/2006/12/12082006.html.
Meanwhile, the Senate has confirmed Sarah Martinez Tucker as Undersecretary of Education. As the agency's third-highest ranking official, Tucker will administer policies, programs, and activities related to higher education, federal student aid, and vocational and adult education. She will also implement the work of the Secretary's Commission on the Future of Higher Education. For more information, please go to http://www.ed.gov/news/pressreleases/2006/12/12112006.html.
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"Dropout Rates in the United States: 2004" is the most recent in a series of reports by the Department's National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) on high school dropout and completion rates that started in 1988. It presents estimates of rates for 2004 and provides data about trends in rates over the past three decades (1972-2004). Among other findings, the report shows that students in low-income families were approximately four times more likely to drop out of high school between 2003 and 2004 than their peers from high-income families. Also, estimates of on-time graduation from public high schools jumped in 43 states between the 2001-02 and 2003-04 school years, with 15 states showing increases of three percentage points or more. For more information, please go to http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2007024.
"Indicators of School Crime and Safety: 2006," issued by NCES and the Justice Department's Bureau of Justice Statistics, finds that the victimization rate of students ages 12-18 at school declined from 73 incidents per 1,000 students in 2003 to 55 incidents per 1,000 students in 2004. Also, between 2003 and 2005, the percentage of students reporting theft declined from four to three percent. On the other hand, over the same period, there was no measurable drop in the percentage of students reporting violent crime, and drugs and weapons continue to pose problems within schools. This is the ninth in a series of reports; in every year, students were more likely to be victims of serious crime away from school than at school. For more information, please go to http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2007003. (The Secretary's statement is available at http://www.ed.gov/news/pressreleases/2006/12/12042006a.html.)
"Crime, Violence, Discipline, and Safety in U.S. Public Schools" provides a first look at 2003-04 School Survey on Crime and Safety dataone of the many resources utilized in the "Indicators" report. It focuses on three themes: frequency of criminal incidents at school, use of disciplinary actions, and efforts to prevent and reduce crime at school, as reported by school principals. For more information, please go to http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2007302.
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How about something for the kids? The NCES Students' Classroom has been redesigned and is now known as KidsZone (http://nces.ed.gov/NCESKids/). It features activities like Chances, which teaches students about probability; Dare to Compare?, with 230 questions from the Civic Education Study and Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study; and Mathematicians are People Too, pairing students with a famous mathematician and his or her discoveries.
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Earlier this month, the White House unveiled "Barney's Holiday Extravaganza," the fifth installment of "Barney Cam," which features the President and First Lady's Scottish terriers touring the White House to provide viewers with a dog's eye view of the holiday decorations. This year, Barney plans a major production but is told by OMB Director Rob Portman and Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson, "We're out of money. You're going to have to get creative." Therefore, he holds open auditions, casting Karl Rove but rejecting Secretary Spellings (despite the dancing advice of Emmitt Smith). He also tries to claim the press room but is rebuffed by Press Secretary Tony Snow. Finally, at the recommendation of the First Lady, the dogs unite for more traditional holiday fun. The video concludes with clips from the extravaganza, including a red carpet interview with Dolly Parton. Don't miss the amazing soundtrack by the U.S. Marine Band! For more information, please go to http://www.whitehouse.gov/holiday/.
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Although the tallies from Election Day provided citizens and candidates with a clear picture of the winners, Tuesday provided the final numbers.
In Kinston, B.J. Murphy was officially the leading vote-getter in the mayor�s race, while Wynn Whittington and Robbie Swinson had the most votes for city council.
Murphy officially had 1,863 votes, 404 more than Clark�s total, while Whittington and Swinson each had more than 550 votes over third-place finisher John Nix.
�I�m excited and glad to start a new chapter of my life,� Whittington said. �I�m very grateful the citizens of Kinston have confidence in me to represent them. I�m glad the election is behind us, and now we can focus on the issues. I�m ready to work with the council, mayor and everyone else to get things done.�
Dana King, director of the Lenoir County Board of Elections, said canvases are necessary to make sure each vote counted in the elections.
�The state and national boards canvas to finalize results,� King said. �We�ll have provisional ballots coming in an hour in advance on Election Day and count them later, but we didn�t have any this year.�
There were 92 curbside votes unaccounted for between the Nov. 5 results and Tuesday�s final tally, according to King.
�Anyone voting curbside would have their votes counted either that night or the morning after,� King said. �They�re registered voters who can�t vote inside of the precincts, usually because of disabilities.�
Volunteers of the 13 precincts in Lenoir County said they had minimal issues with the process on Election Day.
�It was good,� Sandy Smith, who volunteered at the Kinston 3 precinct, said. �It was slow at times, but overall it was steady. I didn�t have any problems, and as long as the board is willing to have me, I�ll do it again next time.�
Tommy Pharo, a board member of the Lenoir County Board of Elections, said the election was the first one he covered, and he enjoyed the work ethic throughout.
�I was impressed with the staff and poll workers,� Pharo said. �The professionalism of the ladies and gentlemen were great. I visited all of the precincts in Lenoir County, and this election was a good one to learn on.�
Although there was some criticism about results not being shown until around 10 p.m. compared to other areas � Greene, Jones, and Pitt counties all had final tallies up before 9:15 p.m. � King said the staff worked as hard as they could.
She also said next year may take longer because of the additional amount of offices open locally and statewide.
�There will be more candidates next May and next November,� King said. �It will take longer to tally the figures, and it took about an hour and 15 minutes to get everything in. Then, it takes me a few minutes to get the numbers on the Internet. There have been some nights where I�ve been here until 11 or 12, so to have all of the totals in by around 9:30 was great.�
In Pink Hill, Mike Hill received 56 votes and Debra Grady had 42, increasing each of their totals by one. Marion Mitchell, who had 39 votes on Election Day, ended up losing by three.
In case there was a tie in any race, the state board had a solution on breaking it.
�We just keep it simple,� Pharo said. �We would just flip a coin to determine the winner.�
Greene County experienced just 11 unread votes in the race for Snow Hill commissioner. Geraldine Shackleford, Robert Taylor Jr. and Rosa Wilkes were elected.
In Jones County, there were no additional votes. In Trenton, Charles Jones, Danny Blackwell and Robert Horvath will represent the town council.
In Maysville, Edward Waltz will be the mayor, with Schumata Brown, David Chatman, Janet Baker, Bobby Flowers and Elaine White as the town commissioners.
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Here are the official numbers for the opposed races in Lenoir, Greene and Jones counties (winners in bold):
Lenoir County
Kinston mayor
Ralph Clark 1,459
John Marks 714
B.J. Murphy 1,863
Kinston city council
Teddra Hussey-Smith 682
Marc McKnight 234
Adrien Meadows 84
John Nix 1,626
Lennie Peterson 124
Robert Swinson 2,207
Carol Tokarski 153
Wynn Whittington 2,239
Pink Hill town board
Debra Grady 42
Mike Hill 56
Marion Mitchell 39
Robin King Whaley 21
Greene County
Snow Hill commissioners
Rebecca Scarborough 342
Geraldine Shackleford 393
Robert Taylor Jr. 384
Roger Whitson 272
Rosa Wilkes 367
Jones County
Trenton commissioners
Danny Blackwell 42
Robert Horvath 39
Charles Jones 54
Daniel Johnson Willis 17
Maysville mayor
Phillip Tooker 55
Edward Waltz 108
Maysville commissioners
Janet Baker 113
Schumata Brown 124
David Chatman 123
Bobby Flowers 105
Brenda Foy 88
Rick Gawlowski 87
Dan Ryan 92
Elaine White 102
Sources: Lenoir County Board of Elections, Greene County Board of Elections and Jones County Board of Elections


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The Vital Needs Of The Dead
Igor Sakhnovsky
Category: Literature, Literatuur, Moderne Literaire Fictie, Novels, Romans, Russische boeken
Level: Russian Literature, Russische Literatuur
What needs might the dead have? Our loved ones stay with us after they've gone. Love, death and memory breathe in unison in the first novel by Igor Sakhnovsky. A boy is growing up in a small Soviet town beyond the Urals. There is a person in his life whose unobtrusive devotion will stay with him and see him through all hardships.
This semi-biographical story of 'sentimental education' of a young man in a Russian province chronicles his life from childhood to university years, with his first love, to an older woman, his attempt to break out of the provincial morass and the choices he has to make.
The book leaves the reader sensing that there is 'nothing more terrifying, beautiful and fantastical than the so-called real life'. The book was highly acclaimed in Russia and firmly established Igor Sakhnovsky as one of the most interesting Russian writers of today. The novel gained Sakhnovsky the prestigious Hawthornden Fellowship (other winners have included Ian Rankin, Alasdair Gray and Hilary Spurling, among others).
For more information about this publication please consult the following website dedicated exclusively to The Vital Needs Of The Dead.
Translated by Julia Kent
Edited by Nina Chordas
"Eschewing grand themes Sakhnovsky plunges the reader in the sensory beauty of the every-day life that prompted critics to compare his writing with that of Nabokov and Bunin. In his writing Saknovsky transcends seemingly ordinary characters and mundane situations proving that 'ordinary things' are in fact most extraordinary. We speak to Igor Sakhnovsky himself and the translator of the novel, Julia Kent." THE VOICE OF RUSSIA radio
"Sakhnovsky's writing gives out an impression that there's nothing more scary, beautiful and fantastic than the so called real life. The sub-title of this work of prose says 'chronicles'. Not fiction, but real circumstances of one's own life that Sakhnovsky learned to feel when they line up as if living entities waiting to be noticed, learned to channel into his work from, as it looks to me, Nabokov and perhaps Proust. These lessons, however, did not teach him to mimic his masters."
"Igor Sakhnovsky's novel is a joyful find for anyone who knows the price of seemingly insignificant details in life, for anyone who understands that the most important events go unregistered, if only picked up by one's side vision, by a lonely existence of a lonely person. This isn't a literary method or a mental determination. In fact, this is the way the writer's perception is."
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".. Igor Sakhnovsky, a novelist with a fine sense of visual beauty, personal eccentricity, and curious ephemera."
"The Vital Needs of the Dead is a must read, imperatively. The novel's intonation of love, memory, sadness, its biographic plot and finely crafted souls and the time they're in, all this can be only compared to Bunin's The Life of Arsenev."
"There are flashes of Bunin's sensory brilliance in Sakhnovsky's observations, in his detailed and unswerving physicality or in his lyrical animation of the external world."
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Igor Sakhnovsky has been published in a number of leading literary journals, both in and outside of his native Russia. His novel The Vital Needs Of The Dead was published in 1999 in the journal Novy Mir and was subsequently translated into English, German and French.
Sakhnovsky was born in 1958 in the town of Orsk, to the south of the Ural mountains which traditionally divide the European and Asian parts of Russia. He studied philology at the Ural State University and went on to serve as scientific and chief editor at the Academy of Sciences, as well as directing the journal Book Club.
In 2002 Sakhnovsky was awarded a Fellowship by the Hawthornden International Retreat for Writers (UK). Since then he has been a finalist for both the National Bestseller Prize (2006) and the Russian Booker Prize (2007), among numerous other awards.
In 2008 his novel The Man Who Knew Everything was turned into a screenplay, directed by V. Mirzoyev.
2002 — Fellowship Hawthornden International Writers Retreat (UK)
2003 — Grand Prix at the Russian Decameron Prize
2003 — Award of the October magazine for the best publication
2006 — finalist of the National Bestseller Prize
2007 — finalist of the Big Book Award and the Russian Booker Prize
2008 — finalist of Arkady and Boris Strugatsky's Award
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MAX MEADOWS –– Grayson County's Michael Davis and Galax's Marleigh Durham combined for five individual championships, but Fort Chiswell swept the team titles in the Mountain Empire District track field meet at Fort Chiswell High School.
Abingdon did the same in the Southwest District, winning the boys' and girls' titles in the SWD meet at Abingdon High.
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