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The California Independent System Operator (CAISO) board of governors says it has accepted proposed tariff revisions that will ensure wind, solar and battery storage resources are capable of providing needed grid services. In doing so, renewable resources must adjust their systems so that power voltages and currents remain in sync with grid operations, CAISO says.
According to the operator, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)-required revisions establish uniform rules for making sure new renewable resources – or resources planned to be upgraded – take the steps to align alternating currents and voltages with grid requirements. This, therefore, will help avoid energy inefficiencies and losses that occur when the grid and resources are not properly in sync, CAISO asserts.
"California has a history of leading the nation in the integration of renewable resources. We are pleased to now take this next step in which clean power resources can contribute to the reliability of the grid," said Steve Berberich, CAISO president and CEO. "By providing reactive power, these resources are better suited to help us integrate increasing numbers of renewable resources."
The rules will be submitted to FERC for review, notes the operator.
In addition, CAISO says the board authorized the operator to pursue "reliability must run" contracts with specific generation plants in 2017 to ensure the availability of adequate power supplies.

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Perhaps it is time to consider the 'comfort' level of fans who either attend races or watch them on television.
Not all race fans are Evangelical Christians. Some may even be uncomfortable participating in organized religion. Why must auto racing enthusiasts have to endure such a preachy invocation as was delivered by Joe Gibbs Sunday at New Hampshire?
Religious freedom is important—it is guaranteed in our constitution—even when it involves auto racing. While the exact definition and attributes of religious freedom is and has always been up for debate, it is pretty certain that what was heard on Sunday crossed the line.
It is one thing to begin a race by asking The Almighty to watch over drivers for safety's sake. It is quite another to go on and on about Jesus dying for our sins.


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By Kathy Walsh
AURORA, Colo. (CBS4) – A soldier who served in Kuwait and Afghanistan nearly lost a leg after he returned home to Colorado and was in a horrific car accident.
Now, Jandl Scott is working with the Limb Restoration Program at the University of Colorado Hospital to get back on his feet.
"It hurts some, but I'm making it," Scott told his orthopedic trauma surgeon as they discussed plans for an upcoming operation.
It would be the fifth surgery on his leg and hopefully the last.
On April 2, First Sergeant Scott was hit head-on while driving to work in Aurora.
"I remember seeing the vehicle and then everything goes blank," Scott told CBS4 Health Specialist Kathy Walsh.
Scott had serious internal injuries and broken bones.
"I ran my hand down my right leg right below my knee. I noticed a bone sticking out," he said.
His bone was broken and in some places– gone. Still, Scott was shocked when an ICU doctor told him his leg might have to be amputated.
But Dr. Jason Stoneback allayed Scott's fears. Stoneback is the Director of the Limb Restoration Program at the University of Colorado Hospital.
In four surgeries and using a rod, plate and screws, Scott's leg was put back together. Now, Scott needs another operation.
"Without help, his leg will never fully heal," said Stoneback.
Bone from Scott's hip will be grafted to replace missing bone.
"I see him getting back to being a fully functioning soldier," said Stoneback.
Since April, Scott has graduated from a hospital bed to a wheelchair to crutches. His hope is to eventually be walking, even running, on his own.
LINK: Limb Restoration Program – Anschutz
Kathy Walsh is CBS4's Weekend Anchor and Health Specialist. She has been with CBS4 for more than 30 years. She is always open to story ideas. Follow Kathy on Twitter @WalshCBS4.


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Summaries aller Aufsätze der Prokla 118, Vol. 30 (2000), Nummer. 1 in englischer Sprache
SUMMARIES PROKLA 118, Vol. 30 (2000), No. 1
Christoph Scherrer: Global Governance: From fordist Trilateralism to neoliberal Constitutionalism. The paper questions the emphasis proponents of global governance place on form over content as well as their narrow view of hegemony. Their theoretical approach, regime theory, originated in the policy community of internationally oriented capital groups who had gained hegemony within the USA. Regime theory was first used in support of international fordism. After this failed, these groups pushed for a neo-liberal global constitutionalism of property rights. The complex interplay between the hegemony of transnational corporations and the U.S. state becomes apparent in the struggle for a labor rights clause in the WTO.
Heribert Dieter: Re-Regulation of international financial markets? The financial crises of the 90s have underlined the need for a comprehensive re-regulation of international financial markets. Although a number of measures addressing both the erratic developments of exchange rates and the volatility of capital flows could be implemented, it is unlikely that we will witness a substantial change of the current system, which produces instability and enormous opportunities for profits at the same time. The main obstacles for a re-regulation of the international financial markets are not of a technical nature, but are the results of vested interests in the USA, namely of the "Wall Street Treasury Complex" (Jagdish Bhagwati).
Susanne Lütz: Recognition, Globalization and the Political Regulation of Financial Markets. The development of regulatory instruments and regulatory groups during the last three decades is discussed. The increasing complexity of financial markets was answered by an extension of formal and informal approaches to their political regulation but still there are a lot of unsolved fundamental problems.
Ulrich Brand, Christoph Görg: The Regulation of the Market and the Transformation of the Societal Relations with Nature. In the current debate on globalisation the concept of "Re-embedding" plays a prominent role. The authors criticise this term - which derives from Karl Polanyi - and confront it with the approach of "regulation theory". Regulation theory offers a more precise way of analysing the actual transformation processes as well as the possibilities and limitations of political and intentional regulation. It is argued, that in the emerging postfordist mode of regulation ,,the political" does not stand opposite ,,the economic" but both spheres have a contradictory relationship: The political sphere develops institutional ensembles which enable the creation and stabilisation of markets. This relationship is demonstrated by the transformation of the societal relationships with nature especially the conflicting field of biodiversity politics.
Cord Jakobeit: The paper starts with a presentation and critique of regime theoretical approaches to the understanding of world economic developments after 1945. Within the debate on re-regulation, the normative-idealistic calls for a global environmental organisation seem to ignore what we have learned so far about the change and the effectiveness of international regimes. A fundamental regime change requires the consensus of the hegemon and/or the hegemonial group. And regime effectiveness does not primarily depend upon hierarchical organisational structures. Rather than advocating a global environmental organisation, from an ecological perspective the reform-minded transnational discourse networks would be better adviced to work for the acceptance of ecologically oriented indicators for economic development within all existing organisations of the world economy.
Dirk Messner Is foreign policy still foreign policy ... and what exactly is domestic policy? Some Observations on the Transformation of Politics in the ,,Era of Globalism". Globalization processes are emphatically changing the coordinate system of politics. The ,,epoch of the nation state" is drawing to its end. Dirk Messner discusses four core elements involved in the change of the architecture of politics in the ,,era of globalism": (1) the rapidly growing differentiation of the foreign relations of nation states as an indicator of the erosion of the classical bounds of domestic and foreign policy; (2) the trend toward the formation of a world society; (3) the growing density of transboundary networks and global problems that lead not only to an increase of international relations based on interdependency (a phenomenon long familiar to us) but to an erosion of the ,,internal sovereignty" of nation states, which is turning the rules of international and global politics upside down; (4) the change of the form of political power under the conditions of globalization.
Jim O'Conner: Seattle and the Anti-WTO Movement. The article describes the political and economic contradictions underlying the Seattle conference of the WTO. He outlines that the US aimed at a further liberalization of world markets in order to stabilize the national economy which is exposed increasingly to threats of financial instability. The Anti-WTO movement is fragmented; three major parts exist: labout movement, the greens and the internationalists. As O'Conner points out the discussion between these differnt movements were dominated by considerable differences of opinion; further more labour and the greens face free rider problems, which hamper building up an independent Anti WTO movement.


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Griffin Capital Essential Asset REIT Acquires TW Telecom's Headquarters
Los Angeles, Calif. (September 2, 2014) - Griffin Capital Corporation ("Griffin Capital"), on behalf of Griffin Capital Essential Asset REIT (the "REIT"), announced today the acquisition of a 166,708 square foot, six-story, Class "A" office property located in Lone Tree, Colorado. The property serves as the headquarters of tw telecom, inc., the third largest provider of business Ethernet in the nation. tw telecom, inc. connects over 20,000 commercial buildings across 30 states on its fiber network.
The building is leased through June 30, 2024 to tw telecom holdings, inc., a subsidiary of tw telecom, inc., and Griffin Capital considers the asset 'business essential' because it houses the tenant's c-suite executives and a myriad of other critical functions including sales, marketing, engineering and administrative functions. Located adjacent to Interstate 25 at the Lincoln Road interchange, and proximate to the Lincoln Station light rail stop and the future SkyRidge Station stop, the building benefits from excellent visibility and convenient access throughout metropolitan Denver. The surrounding area features extensive dining, hotel and retail amenities, including Park Meadows Mall, at 1.6 million square feet, Denver's largest.
Griffin acquired the property for $43.0 million, or $258 per square foot.
Michael Escalante, Griffin Capital's Chief Investment Officer, commented, "We are very pleased to add tw telecom's headquarters to the REIT as our 54th property. It features many of the key characteristics that we look for: a creditworthy tenant that is a leader in their industry, a business essential asset, long-term lease with annual escalations, and a great market." Escalante added, "This is our 4th acquisition in Denver, which is a market we like very much due to its deep and highly skilled labor pool, especially in the communications and technology sectors, which are attracted to the area's high quality of living and favorable business climate."
Tim Richey, Mike Winn and Chad Flynn of Cushman & Wakefield of Colorado, Inc. represented the seller, an affiliate of Westfield Company of Denver.
About Griffin Capital Essential Asset REIT and Griffin Capital Corporation
Griffin Capital Essential Asset REIT, Inc. is a publicly registered non-traded REIT with a portfolio that currently includes 54 office and industrial distribution properties totaling approximately 12.6 million rentable square feet and total capitalization of over $2.2 billion. The REIT's sponsor is Griffin Capital Corporation ("Griffin Capital"), a privately-owned real estate company headquartered in Los Angeles. Led by senior executives, each with more than two decades of real estate experience who have collectively closed transactions representing over $16 billion in value, Griffin Capital and affiliates have acquired or constructed over 31 million square feet of space since 1995, and currently own, manage, sponsor and/or co-sponsor an institutional-quality portfolio of approximately 28 million square feet located in 32 states and 1 million square feet located in the United Kingdom, representing approximately $5.3 billion in asset value. Additional information about Griffin Capital is available at www.griffincapital.com.
This press release may contain certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Such forward-looking statements can generally be identified by our use of forward-looking terminology such as "may," "will," "expect," "intend," "anticipate," "estimate," "believe," "continue," or other similar words. Because such statements include risks, uncertainties and contingencies, actual results may differ materially from the expectations, intentions, beliefs, plans or predictions of the future expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. These risks, uncertainties and contingencies include, but are not limited to: uncertainties relating to changes in general economic and real estate conditions; uncertainties relating to the implementation of our real estate investment strategy; uncertainties relating to financing availability and capital proceeds; uncertainties relating to the closing of property acquisitions; uncertainties relating to the public offering of our common stock; uncertainties related to the timing and availability of distributions; and other risk factors as outlined in the prospectus, as amended from time to time. This is neither an offer nor a solicitation to purchase securities.
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- LT. J. Micone, Camp Commander
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Total Staff (CDCR): 8
Total Staffing (CALFIRE): 13
Total # Inmates (as of 5-25-16): 70
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Intermountain Crews worked for the California Department of Transportation, building a shaded fuel break along Highway 299 over Hatchet Mountain. They also worked on shaded fuel breaks for the Shasta County Road Department along Dana/Glenburn Road, Clark Creek Road, and Goose Valley Road. These projects provide better visibility of animals on the right-of-way. Brushing along roadways allows sunlight to reach the right-of-way reducing ice pack in winter and providing better visibility of signs, roadside markers, and drainage obstructions.
Crews built fuel breaks for fire protection and vegetation control for two local fire safe councils in the communities of Little Valley and Mt Shasta. In addition, they completed fuel breaks around the town of Burney and the community of Cassel. They helped clean up the grounds of the Hillside Cemetery and assisted the Big Valley and Fall River School Districts with several painting projects. Crews continued their work for the Pit Resource Conservation District restoring wildlife habitat in Ash Valley and at Juniper Lake by reducing juniper.
Crews assisted the Inter-Mountain Fair of Shasta County in preparation of the fair, built fence for the Ash Creek Wildlife Area and U.S. Forest Service, cleaned campgrounds in preparation of the camping season for the Department of Parks and Recreation and the Bureau of Land Management and provided fire defense improvement for the Adin Community Services District, Mayer's Memorial Hospital District, the Adin and Lookout Fire Protection Districts and the Bieber and Burney Water Districts.
Intermountain Conservation Camp provided the local communities with 34,944 hours of project and conservation work. State agencies benefited from 11,704 hours and federal agencies, 2,520 hours. The fire season of 2014 saw Intermountain Crews dispatched to 43 incidents and logging over 87,580 hours of fire suppression.
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Intermountain Camp began its history in 1959 when the California Division of Forestry (now known as the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection or CAL FIRE) became interested in an 80-acre parcel of land owned by a local rancher. CAL FIRE was interested in establishing a conservation camp on this property. After conducting some leaching tests and negotiating with the landowner, the property was purchased and construction began. The camp did not have a pipeline, pump or an adequate well at that time. In fact, these components were not installed for six months during which time the camp was supplied with water by water tankers. The tankers made three deliveries a day, supplying 3500 gallons each time. The biggest problem the camp had was finding an adequate well. CAL FIRE was finally able to purchase an existing well on a small plot of land. The well provided the water the camp needed, but it also required over 2 ½ miles of pipeline from the well to the water tanks. In June of 1962 the camp was on line with water and ready for full operation.
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The CDCR is responsible for the selection, supervision, care and discipline of the inmates. The CAL FIRE supervises the work of inmate fire crews and is responsible for the custody of inmates on their CAL FIRE work project activities. Both the CAL FIRE and CDCR supervise inmates in the maintenance and operation of the camp.
The majority of inmate laborers receive $1.45 per day for their work, such as laundry, clerk, barber, etc. Skilled inmate such as mechanics, clerks, plumbers, welders, carpenters and electricians, may earn up to $3.90 per day. While assigned to fighting fires or working on other declared emergencies, inmates earn $1.00 per hour. Earnings are retained in an inmate trust fund and are utilized to purchase items from the Camp Canteen or for use upon release to parole. During leisure time, inmates may participate in hobby craft, softball, basketball, horseshoes, reading or other activities. Their work activities and efforts during emergencies build a strong work ethic, and a feeling of self worth, and prepare the inmates for release back into their communities.


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The 4.4% increase in school spending proposed by New York Governor Andrew Cuomo is not enough according to some education advocates.
Cuomo's budget plan for the fiscal year that starts April 1 includes a 3 percent increase — about $610 million — in education aid plus $203 million to offset high pension contribution costs. An additional $75 million would go toward initiatives highlighted in his State of the State address.
Proposed funding barely allows schools to "tread water".
"The year-to-year costs in education just to tread water are more than the amount of money in the proposed budget," said Billy Easton, executive director of the labor-backed advocacy group Alliance for Quality Education. "If we actually want to improve the schools — that's not even addressed here."
Governor Cuomo argues that the 8.6% increase in education funding over the last two years has been double the inflation rate.
"That is double the rate of inflation," Cuomo said in Tuesday's address. "That is four or five times the increase in home values during the same period of time and it's during a period of time where student enrollment has gone down."
Schools across the state report that steep rises in pension costs more than cancel out any increases in proposed funding.
New Paltz Superintendent Maria Rice said teachers' retirement costs alone at the Ulster County district are growing by about $900,000, so the $333,500 increase won't come close.
The district would get about $12.4 million, a 2.8 percent increase from last year, when including building aid. The county's average is 2 percent.
Based on the aid, Rice projects the district will have to cut between $800,000 and $1 million to balance the budget, which is "luckily" less than last year's gap, she said.
The district cut its pre-K program and increased class sizes this year. Next year, she said she'll debate whether to cut Advanced Placement courses or eliminate an elementary foreign language program which she said has been successful.
Some schools are considering taking advantage of a new "pension-financing plan".
The pension stabilization option would give local governments and school districts a lower, more predictable employer contribution rate over a period of 25 years or more, rather than high bills now and presumably lower ones later.
Not everyone believes this new scheme will work, with some calling it a "threat to pension solvency".
The state's largest public union is right. Gov. Andrew Cuomo's proposal to "smooth" pensions for local governments and school districts is "a bait-and-switch scheme … that will allow public employers to underfund their pension obligations," as the Civil Service Employees Association described it last week.
Kicking the can down the road
Instead of providing real mandate relief to remedy the unsustainable rise in pension costs, the governor is promoting a quick fix that will temporarily hide the problem until a few years down the road when it will resurface. This has become a typical scenario among our politicians.


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RAF Tornado jets will be marking their retirement with a final flypast, it has been confirmed.
People across Britain will get a chance to say farewell to the fighter jets when they make a series of flights on 19, 20 and 21 February.
The fleet, based at RAF Marham in Norfolk, will be retired from service by the end of March.
Station Commander Group Capt Ian Townsend said it will be a "superb celebration" of the plane.
He also announced there would be a nine-plane formation flypast, taking off from RAF Marham on 28 February, which would fly over RAF Cranwell in Lincolnshire.
The planes will fly over much of the country on three different routes for the farewell tour.
They will be spotted above about 35 military stations and landmarks including RAF Lossiemouth in Scotland, RAF Valley on Anglesey in Wales and the National Memorial Arboretum in Staffordshire.
Timings have yet to be published, the RAF said in a social media post, which also lists all the locations.
Eight Tornados, stationed at RAF Akrotiri in Cyprus and used in missions against the Islamic State group, returned to RAF Marham last week.
The fleet has been used by the RAF for 40 years and has taken part in combat since the first Gulf War.
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I can't tell you how much time I have spent suffering believing that people didn't love me because they didn't love me the way that I loved them- their actions were not what my actions would have been, and they just didn't show their love in the way I would have, so I just assumed I was rejected.
But this isn't the case at all.
Most dramatically, this comes to mind for two men I have loved, for very different reasons yet there are certain common elements, namely-
They are not like me.
And they are so, so chill. I can't imagine what it must be like to have so much blank space in my mind, to float along a lazy river, to go with the current instead of using all my considerable strength to seemingly paddle against it (and end up realizing it was just a current I couldn't see sweeping me anyway).
And I love them for it.
No, they are not really proactive. They don't really plan things, because they don't really plan and they are just dudes. They spend an inordinate time thinking about sports. I don't want to say that they ignore me, though there are times they don't respond momentarily to my every need, and there is nothing that I want/need than to feel paid attention to. This is oneof my little foibles that make me the passionate woman they have loved.
I love them because they are not like me, and then I feel like they don't love me because they don't love me in exatly the way I love them.
They just have less fire, honestly. They don't communicate like it's their job- it actually is mine, I'm in marketing communications.
And it doesn't mean they don't love me, whatever the Rules say. Sometimes I overwhelm them, true, and sometimes their calm, steady, maddeningly right accepting things as they are while I am busy PUSHING against all there is.
And so I tell myself the story that something is wrong with me, that no one has ever truly loved me, that I'll be forever alone, and I"m always the one that loves the most.
And then, when I in the belief that they dont' care for me anymore, cut ties or move away, they take me back with open arms, they show me they missed me, not a word of blame is spoken, and the tie is stronger than ever. I still feel sort of off-kilter and afraid they loved me less, because they didn't come panting after me as I boarded the plane. They barely even watched, or rather sat absorbed in something else, as I made a mountain out of a molehill. And I am a little dramatic and I do liek a crowd, to be honest.
But thank God I have found these guys that don't let me get away with it! Thank God they don't treat me like a princss and indulge my every whim. Thank God they don't fake love me by letting me walk all over them or change them. Thank God they are the way they are, much as I'm so busy judging and finding reasons to feel like a victim or a freak, I can't even let myself be the way I am.
Two dear people in my life, one I never expected to see again after the first night we spent together who has sticked around in some fashion or another in my life for over a year, mostly of separation, and another who loved me and knew it was impossible and set me free, and has come close and danced away to keep us both happy where we are and always listens when I really need it- maybe not always every second that I want it but certainly, he doesn't leave me alone when it's really necessary but he doesn't treat me like the spoiled rotten child I wish for sometimes either.
I have found two guys who treat me not like a princess, but as a person. Although I still am a princess, and every now and then I wish they would show that more. But their actions tell me, in big and small ways, that they are just there. And that means that they care- even if they let an email go unanswered, even if they don't listen patiently to each and every one of my temper tantrums and petty dramas.
Now I 'm not trying to say I am a horrible person either. But I have a lot to learn.
And today, I'm happy I finally realized that these two people who I love and admire so much, these souls who I'm happy to have part of my journey, really do love me.
As did my mother whne she didn't say the right thing when I was young.
As did my best friend from college who fell out of touch but was right there when she could be.
As does my best friend from grad school whose love I never doubt, but who never responds to my emails or facebook message because she is not addicted to technology, but I've never even questioned her love when she made the time to come and see me face to face on short notice before I left the country.
So today I am grateful for all the people who love me, even if at first they didn't say it in words I understand, but rather actions I didn't fully recognize.
Thank God.


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In a 2-1 decision last Thursday, a federal appeals court says jurors can determine whether the officer disregarded risks faced by Doyle Jackson, who was kept in a squad car for 40 minutes after an intense struggle with police and then transported to the Berrien County jail.
A nurse at the jail found Jackson unresponsive. He died at a hospital.
Jackson was drunk and had been struck with a stun gun at least a dozen times. In a dissent, Judge Alice Batchelder says there's no evidence that the Benton Harbor officer knew Jackson had potentially life-threatening injuries after colliding with the Dumpster.
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Sarah Vore thought she was going to practice medicine, but on her way through medical school at the University of Connecticut, she changed her mind. It was 1997, and Vore was living in Boston with her husband, Brandon, whom she met after her undergraduate studies in psychology at Yale University.
"We made a life decision that we would move to Kansas because he was a Blue Valley guy," Vore said.
Brandon Vore sold his dot-com company, and Sarah took a leave of absence from med school, and the couple headed back to the Midwest.
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Q: How did you get into early childhood education?
Vore was the second oldest of 12 children, so she grew up in a big family. Several of her siblings were adopted, and some had special needs.
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Another Good Indication.
Monday, December 13, 2010, 01:00 PM -
Special Report
Albany County
The winds of "justice reform" have been blowing for the past few years. There have been gusts at times and a fairly steady breeze at others.
The latest breath of fresh air comes in the form of an endorsement by the entire New York State law enforcement community.
Here is a copy of an Associated Press article in the Albany Times Union newspaper.
NY protocols backed for videotaping interrogations
MICHAEL VIRTANEN, Associated Press
Sunday, December 12, 2010
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) New York prosecutors, police and lawyers are endorsing the videotaping of suspect interrogations, now a common practice in many counties and considered a safeguard against both false confessions and defendant allegations of coercion.
This week, statewide groups representing district attorneys, sheriffs and police chiefs plan to endorse protocols for making videos of crime suspects. The state police, New York City's police department and the New York Bar Association are also backing the practice.
The state Division of Criminal Justice Services, which has already provided more than $1.5 million to prosecutors and police departments to buy recording equipment for interview rooms in 42 counties and plans to announce additional grant funding. The NYPD is also doing it in several precincts.
A Bar Association task force study concluded last year that false confessions had contributed to 12 wrongful convictions, later overturned. New York law requires corroborating evidence to support confessions, though attorneys say they are often persuasive since jurors commonly believe an innocent person would never confess.
The group urged mandatory electronic recording of entire felony interrogations to help determine whether confessions are reliable. A dozen states now require recordings.
Legislation to mandate videotaping police interrogations stalled in the New York Legislature. One police concern was funding for equipment.
Other legislation intended to reduce false convictions and help police identify suspects, which also stalled in the Legislature, would require collecting DNA from criminals convicted of all misdemeanors. Under current law, felons and those convicted of some misdemeanors have to give DNA samples, which go into a central data bank that police can check against DNA taken from scenes of unsolved crimes.
Some prosecutors now are making DNA samples part of misdemeanor plea bargains.
In June, state law enforcement officials endorsed specific guidelines for handling police lineups and photo arrays to reduce misidentification by witnesses of crime suspects.
Unfortunately, this support for justice reform relative to videotaping all felony interviews comes too late for the people like Erick Westervelt, who didnt have the opportunity for the jury to see what took place.
Most likely, a police induced false confession would never materialize if it was scrutinized as to how it was obtained.
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New Innocence Clinic at Cornell Law School
Friday, October 15, 2010, 12:00 PM -
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Albany County
Exoneree shares story with Cornell community
Cornell wrongful-conviction clinic brings exonerated man to law school
Steven Barnes talking about his experience with the Innocence Clinic in 285 Myron Taylor Hall,
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By Rachel Stern
October 5, 2010
Article from theithacajournal.com
Steven Barnes
, every day is a holiday.
Barnes, a native of Marcy, N.Y., was exonerated in January 2009 after spending nearly 20 years in prison for a crime he did not commit. He was 23 years old when he was convicted and 42 years old when he was released. Because he lost what he considered to be his "prime years," Barnes now tries to take advantage of each day.
"Every day is Christmas," Barnes said. "I try to always stay positive. My future will be so bright I'm going to need to wear sunglasses."
Barnes was convicted of the rape and second-degree murder of 16-year-old Kimberly Simon in 1989. After the
Innocence Project
-- a not-for-profit group dedicated to exonerating wrongfully convicted people -- took on Barnes' case, tests showed his DNA matched none of the four samples found on the victim's body and clothing.
Tuesday afternoon at Myron Taylor Hall at Cornell University, Barnes told his story, spoke of how common wrongful convictions are and pleaded with the crowd to stay positive.
The Innocence Clinic, started at Cornell this fall by adjunct law professor Christopher Seeds, sponsored the event. The clinic is a class of eight students who work on cases that appear to have a viable innocence claim.
Seeds organized the event to show the community that cases like Barnes' are not very rare. More than 250 people have been exonerated through the
Innocence Project
"Unless you hear someone like him speak, you cannot totally understand the reality of being in prison for something you didn't do," Seeds said. "Once people are convicted and lose on appeal, we trust the justice system so we presume guilt. That is not always the case."
Barnes said he lost the case because of not-validated or improper forensic science, eyewitness misidentification and flat-out lies. He told the audience jail was "a nightmare" and being released was the happiest day of his life.
After being released, Barnes said, he had to learn how to use a cell phone, the Internet and adjust to how different his hometown looked.
Barnes now works with the
Innocence Project
, gives talks at colleges and conventions and works with high school drop-outs.
He gives his students and audiences a message he had to learn the hard way.
"You don't think about your freedom until it's gone," Barnes said. "This happens more than anyone will ever realize. But you have to stay positive and realize life is like an elevator. Sometimes you will be at the top and sometimes at the bottom."
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A Scathing Report!
Wednesday, September 29, 2010, 09:00 AM -
Special Report
Albany County
In the previous entry, the Jeffrey Deskovic case was referenced as a comparison to Erick Westervelts case. Even though the crimes were not exactly the same, there were many similarities in the investigation, prosecution and defense that existed in both cases.
Some of the similar behavior conducted by the police was tunnel vision, selective recording, disregarding evidence and improper police tactics that produced a false confession. The prosecution of both cases also followed similar paths of misconduct and questionable presentation of facts. The defense was ineffective in both cases due to not maximizing their client's psychological vulnerability or the exculpatory value of the scientific evidence.
In 2007, a 38 page report on the conviction of Jeffrey Deskovic was prepared by a case review panel at the request of the Westchester County, NY, District Attorney, Janet DiFiore. The panel was comprised of two former judges, a former District Attorney and a Legal Aid Society attorney.
The panel addressed the failures, errors and outright neglect on the part of many individuals in that countys criminal justice system. The report is an extremely critical account of what went wrong in the case, which is a rare after the fact evaluation regarding New York State criminal cases.
It is quite possible that there were multiple motivations for producing the report, however, there are many benefits to be derived from it. Problems are never solved unless they are realistically addressed. Hopefully this type of review and report will be the criteria for future criminal justice reform.
The reality of these two cases is that Jeffrey Deskovic is finally free and Erick Westervelts freedom remains unresolved. In the last few years, there has been a slow undercurrent towards reform and prevention of these types of convictions. However, there is no relief in sight for the presently incarcerated victims that are screaming for help.
Is Westervelt also going to spend 16 years in prison before someone takes a closer look at what happened to him?
Here is the
Report On The Conviction Of Jeffrey Deskovic.
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Inside Interrogation: The Lie, The Bluff, and False Confessions
Friday, September 24, 2010, 12:00 PM -
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Albany County
Inside Interrogation: The Lie, The Bluff, and False Confessions
, is a recent article written by psychologists Jennifer T. Perillo and Saul M. Kassin. Below is an excerpt from it.
If innocence as a state of mind leads people to trust the criminal justice system, then interrogation techniques designed to buffer innocent suspects may not have the intended effect. In particular, consider the bluff technique, a common and less deceptive alternative to the false evidence ploy. In using the bluff, interrogators pretend to have evidence without additionally asserting that this evidence necessarily implicates the suspect (e.g., stating that witnesses were present and will be interviewed; or that blood, hair, or other biological evidence was collected and sent to a laboratory for testing). Some interrogation manuals specifically recommend using case files, dossiers, and other visual aids as a means of bolstering the bluff (e.g., Inbau et al., 2001; Zulawski & Wicklander, 2002). In principle, the bluff should produce diagnostic outcomes by threatening the actual perpetrator with certain detection, increasing the incentive to cooperate and confess (as with the presentation of strong evidence discussed earlier; see Moston et al., 1992). Yet innocent suspects should not feel similarly threatened by the future evidence implied by the bluff. Knowing that they have left no trail of incriminating evidence, they should not fear being implicated and, hence, should not confess as a way to cut anticipated losses. Indeed, as Inbau et al. (2001) put it: Merely introducing fictitious evidence during an interrogation would not cause an innocent person to confess. It is absurd to believe that a suspect who knows he did not commit a crime would place greater weight and credibility on alleged evidence than his own knowledge of his innocence (p. 429). The hypothesis that the bluff technique should elicit confessions from perpetrators but not from innocents makes intuitive sense. Based on actual case anecdotes, however, Kassin (2005) suggested the contrary hypothesis that to an innocent suspect under interrogation, the threat of proof implied by the bluff represents a promise of future exoneration, paradoxically making it easier to confess. In a case that illustrates how the phenomenology of innocence can wreck havoc on a suspects decision making, Todd Johnson, who was ultimately acquitted, had confessed to his wifes murder after 19 h of interrogation when police said that they found blood in his car to be sent to a laboratory for DNA testing. Knowing that the blood could not be his wifes, this defendant explained later that he confessed because he was exhausted and knew that the test results would show his innocence (Missouri v. Johnson, 2001). This logic was also revealed in the case of Jeffrey Deskovic. During a 6-h interrogation, police asserted that they had collected DNA at the rape and murder scene for testing. At that point, despiteor because ofhis innocence, Deskovic confessed and was later convicted. After his exoneration, he explained why he confessed: Believing in the criminal justice system and being fearful for myself, I told them what they wanted to hear. Knowing that the DNA testing would show his innocence, he said, I thought it was all going to be O.K. in the end (Santos, 2006). Interestingly, there was DNA evidence in this case and the test did exclude Deskovic. He was tried anyway, however, and convicted by a jury. Sixteen years later, he was released when the DNA was matched to the actual perpetrator. These stories raise two important points about the bluff as an interrogation tool. First, it need not make suspects feel pressured or trapped, or alter their beliefs and memories, to elicit a confession. Rather,
innocent people may voluntarily decide to confess out of a misplaced confidence that their admission will later be disproved.
Second, it should not matter whether the police cite future evidence as a tactical bluff or as a truthful matter of fact. To the extent that an innocent suspect harbors the hope of future exoneration, the net effect may be the same: to increase the risk of confession.
The highlighted portion above is one of the unfortunate errors in judgment made by Erick Westervelt. The detectives were not only bluffing, they utilized the false evidence ploy and told him that they had physical evidence and witnesses.
During the trial, the prosecution exploited a previous minor encounter that he had with law enforcement, which was ultimately dismissed. He had a clean record and had taken the Albany and New York State Police entrance exams and passed both with high marks. Erick had been raised to trust and respect the police. He was majoring in Criminal Justice at SUNY Albany and wanted to be as helpful as possible. It never occurred to him that the police would lie to him about everything.
The long hours, escalating accusations of his involvement and finally their denying a lawyer being present, took its toll. His perception of the police was eroding.
During the hours that he was interrogated at the Albany Police Department, which was not videotaped or recorded, he decided to make up a story, that he thought would later be easily proven to be false. Unfortunately, the police did not make a serious attempt to corroborate his story and accepted it at face value as his confession. In other words, they did not corroborate the confession evidence.
Ericks reasoning, like
Jeffrey Deskovic
, was to tell them what they wanted to hear so that he could go home. After all, he thought they were just asking questions about him being in a fist fight with the victim. Albeit, that was not the actual circumstances and his voluntary detention quickly dissolved into implied arrest and custody.
Yes, the police can legally lie to a suspect!
That concept should be carefully taken into account when criminal justice reform is addressed. More definitive guidelines are needed to avoid
police-induced false confessions.
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Porco case going to Court of Appeals
Wednesday, September 22, 2010, 03:00 PM -
Special Report
Albany County
Christopher Porco and his attorney Terry Kindlon entering court in 2006.
September 21, 2010 - WNYT, Channel 13 - Albany, NY, By Chris Rooney
ALBANY The case of Christopher Porco will be heard before the highest court in New York State.
Attorney Lee Kindlon says Judge Robert S. Smith of the District Court of Appeals in New York City granted the defenses appeal.
Porco was convicted in 2006 of using an ax to kill his father, Peter Porco, and attempt to kill his mother, Joan Porco. The couple was found in their blood-soaked Bethlehem home in November 2004.
The defense appealed the conviction, saying the infamous head bob by Mrs. Porco should not have been allowed at trial. The prosecution had argued that in the moments after police arrived on the scene, Mrs. Porco, who had been severely injured, nodded her head in response to a question asking if the attacker had been her son.
The prosecution insists the head nod was not central to their case. The defense disagrees and the judge sided with them, saying the state Court of Appeals should hear the case.
We are thrilled, Kindlon said. This is the big time.
The Porco case was investigated, prosecuted and defended by all of the same people who were involved in the Westervelt case a few months prior. The only difference being, Porco was represented by the two senior partners of the Kindlon law firm, whereas, two recently hired, inexperienced members defended Westervelt. Neither of the junior lawyers had any prior involvement in a criminal defense case of this magnitude and both left the firm a short time later.
There has been a considerably large amount of financial resources available for the defense of the Porco case from the beginning. The Westervelt case defense ended after the first appeal due to lack of funds.
The majority of wrongful convictions are hopelessly in limbo because of the money required to hire private investigators and lawyers. It is an extremely complicated process to gather the necessary facts and present them to a court in order to overturn a travesty of justice.
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March for Freedom of Wrongful Convictions 2010
Wednesday, September 22, 2010, 01:00 PM -
Special Report
Albany County
October 2, 2010
, demonstrators are gathering in locations across America to raise awareness of wrongful convictions, spotlight the need for criminal justice reform, and support for a death penalty moratorium.
National Event Information
Demonstrations / events will take place at these
If there is no event in your area, you can support this cause by:
Spreading the word about wrongful convictions and the need for criminal justice reform to your circle of friends, co-workers and acquaintances.
Sending an email, letter or calling your elected representatives to say that you are concerned about wrongful convictions and our justice system.
Demonstrations organized by grassroots volunteers representing these organizations:
Freedom March USA, Marching for Awareness of Wrongful Convictions
National Coalition for Criminal Justice Reform
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While I'm Waiting.
Wednesday, September 22, 2010, 12:00 PM -
Special Report
Albany County
ERICK WESTERVELT is waiting also, along with
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Just the facts, Maam
Friday, September 17, 2010, 12:00 PM -
Special Report
Albany County
The old
TV program from the 1950s starring Jack Webb as Detective Sgt. Joe Friday, was a popular weekly program.
While "Just the facts, ma'am" has come to be known as Dragnet's catchphrase, it was never actually uttered by Joe Friday. The closest lines were, "All we want are the facts, ma'am" and "All we know are the facts, ma'am".
Facts are what investigations are all about.
When a criminal investigative agency does not pay attention to, or accumulate the required facts in order to substantiate the accusations against an individual, it is a recipe for disaster.
Worse yet, is when that same agency also manipulates the facts in order to make an arrest and then continues to twist and massage the facts to justify their theory.
A graphic example of this procedure is often the theme of movies that depict a back woods cop, faced with a major crime that is beyond his capabilities to investigate properly.
In the movie
My Cousin Vinny
, the cop testifies at trial that the defendant stated to him, I killed him!!! However, the defendants actual intonation was much different upon uttering those words.
What really happened was when the cop accused the defendant of killing the clerk, the defendant replied in disbelief, I killed him???
This is a good example of twisting the facts by manipulating the expression or the phonetics.
In Erick Westervelts case, the detectives manipulated the writing of his statement and failed to corroborate any of the stories that he made up.
Westervelt claims that after two days and many hours of interrogation, he just wanted to go home. They kept telling him that it was just a fist fight and when he told them his story, he could go home. However, they kept manipulating the conversation by adding more information, yet at the same time, minimizing the victims injuries. They massaged things by saying, You must have hit him with something other than just your fists because there was some cuts and blood. Then they said, Did you use something like a hatchet? It all went downhill from there because Erick didnt know the seriousness of the victims injuries.
Therefore, he concocted a tale about using a wooden souvenir tomahawk in response to them asking him if he used a hatchet.
Much like what the police did to
Marty Tankleff
, they lied and told Erick that they had eye witnesses and his fingerprints were found at the crime scene. Both individuals were convinced by detectives that they must have blacked out and committed the crime.
When someone is detained and interrogated for long periods of time, mental and physical fatigue sets in. Since the detectives control the situation, it becomes easier for them to manipulate the subjects mind. Some individuals have a lower threshold of fatigue and succumb more quickly to the pressure. Before long, the subject will say and do anything with hopes of escaping that stressful environment.
Dr. Saul Kassin
, Professor of Psychology at Williams College in Massachusetts, is considered an expert on
police-induced, coerced confessions
In Westervelts case, the manipulation continued even after he was being held for trial. The detectives seized the familys home computer and proceeded to manipulate an erased Google search that none of the family made. At trial, Erick was accused of making the search in preparation to commit the crime.
The actual information contained in the search and associated websites, provided an extremely poor circumstantial possibility of a connection to the crime. That, along with extremely questionable eyewitness testimony was all that was offered because; after all, they had a signed false confession that, without a doubt, proved he was guilty.
Where were the facts, Maam?
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Life After Exoneration.
Saturday, July 31, 2010, 12:00 PM -
Special Report
Albany County
Herman Atkins, Sr., and Calvin Johnson, Jr., spent a combined 27 years in prison for crimes they did not commit. Here, they describe the challenges faced by the exonerated after their release.
Read viewers comments on
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"There, but for the grace of God, goes John Bradford."
Friday, July 30, 2010, 05:00 PM -
Special Report
Albany County
According to Wikipedia,
John Bradford
(15101555) was a prebendary of St. Paul's. He was an English Reformer and martyr best remembered for his utterance, "'There, but for the grace of God, goes John Bradford." The words were uttered by Bradford while imprisoned in the Tower of London, when he saw a criminal on his way to execution.
Through the years, the phrase
There but for the grace of God, go I
, has been commonly used when referring to someone else's misfortune.
In 2007, two men were arrested and charged with a double homicide that took place in Troy, NY, in 2002. The foundation for the charges was based upon the statement of a
jailhouse snitch
On July 16, 2010, Rensselaer County Judge Robert Jacon agreed to dismiss an indictment against
Terence Battiste and Bryan Berry
in the deaths of Arica Lynn Schneider and Samuel Holley in light of doubts a
recent DNA
match has cast on the case.
Here are the
newspaper articles
that will provide the case information about how two innocent individuals almost paid the price for someone elses crime.
In this case, these two "wrongfully charged" men, might have become "wrongfully convicted" men.
Now they can say,
"There but for the grace of God (and DNA), go I"
What would the fate of these men been if the perpetrators DNA had not been discovered?
Needless to say, The beat goes on.
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e-Learning WMB is proud to announce the completion of it's latest course on Chair, Lead and Manage Meetings. You will learn how to set this environment for an effective meeting to ensure everyone gets the most out of each business meeting you are involved in.
This course is a part of our HR, Induction & General Business Skills category of the website and features video presenters, animations in virtual learning worlds.
To preview the course click here.
Please contact e-learning WMB should you need any assistance in using the system or want to find out further details.


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Prince Louis, Prince William, and the Duchess of Cambridge at Trooping the Colour 2019
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How would Prince William and Kate Middleton react if one or more of their children came out as gay? We may have an answer, as the Duke of Cambridge addressed that particular topic at a recent Pride event. He was at a charity event hosted by the Albert Kennedy Trust, which works with homeless LGBTQ youths (or those in hostile environments), when he was asked how he'd handle it.
Royal reporter Rebecca English for The Daily Mail shared that Will said he'd be "absolutely fine" if one of his kids is gay.
He also said that he's been talking to Kate about this issue, and how they will handle it if it happens.
No longer are the days when being gay just isn't an option -- even for royalty. The first same-sex wedding happened last fall for a member of the extended royal family.
Queen Elizabeth's third cousin once removed, Lord Ivor Mountbatten, married his partner, James Coyle in September.
Of course it might be different if someone directly in line to the throne, like Prince George, Princess Charlotte, or Prince Louis wanted a same-sex marriage, but the world has changed so much, so quickly, that it might not even be an issue by the time they're old enough to think about getting married.
No matter who Will and Kate's kids end up being, we're sure of one thing -- they'll support them no matter what.


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The French Antilles – or Caribbean islands – have become a popular yet still exotic destination, where lovers of sand and sea will be spoiled. You can hire a jet ski and head off in search of a wild cove accompanied by dolphins, or go water-skiing, surfing, maybe even try your hand at the latest craze, kite-surfing. If you'd like to explore a variety of islands, the best bet is to hire a boat with or without a skipper. The trade winds will take you to tiny island paradises, to coasts studded with mangroves, or to magnificent palm-tree lined bays where you can anchor for the night. If you don't have the time for a cruise, you can spend a day on a catamaran to drink in the subtle hues of blue in an ocean that's rimmed by stretches of incredibly white sand. The islands of Martinique and Guadeloupe are also perfect diving destinations – an amazing world of extraordinary colour lies within the ocean depths. Algae, coral, and brightly coloured fish put on a display of striking beauty. If you're not an experienced diver, now is the time to take your first plunge with an initiation session!
Polynesian atolls, in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, are synonymous with peace, luxury, and sensuality. Their turquoise-blue lagoons and coral reefs are the delight of divers, especially on the Sous-le-Vent and Tuamotu islands. In addition to colourful marine plant life, there's also a spectacular array of underwater animal life to be seen as well, including the majestic manta rays. The water is so clear that the rays can be spotted from a dugout canoe, fishing boat, jet ski or surfboard off the black sands of Papeete. Three thousand miles west of Tahiti, New Caledonia also boasts a fabulous coral reef with the largest lagoon in the world. It is a dream destination for sailing, diving, and a host of other nautical activities.
The vast Indian Ocean is home to Reunion Island, which attracts surfers keen to test its big waves during the southern winter. Indeed, it has become a leading destination for worldwide surf-seekers.


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Super Week-End !
Lola Gielen (NL) - Gaëtan Cieplicki (FR) - Collectif Deuxcentdix (FR) - La Petite Rennes (FR) - Chambry (FR) - Radio Orchestra & Bertùf (FR) - Claire Guetta (FR) - Virginie Blais (FR)
For one weekend only, Maintenant invites little ones and grown-ups to experiment, play and create during some family quality time. Discover new forms of musical instruments: intuitive and innovative from the Baschet instrumentarium designed a palette of sound to play as a group (no experience required), Neo by Lola Gielen where marbles positioned on a grid make looping sounds that can be played with, or le Manège à rythmes by Gaëtan Cieplicki that allows you to generate rhythms thanks to a bike – followed by a musician. Cycling again with the Véloblaster by La Petite Rennes and atelier 2 roues de la Ferme de la Harpe to enjoy a stroll in the parc Beauregard with some music. Radio Orchestra & Bertùf invites you to a trip between contemporary music and electro acoustic. Experiment every aspect of a video game: play Point à Point by Collective Deuxcentdix, where two people have to work together to draw thanks to the lighting (one being the draughtsman and one the pencil), or discover the game Agent 00Chat – designed by Rheu's children – following the adventure of a cat/man fighting pollution in a futuristic world, or maybe join the Makey Makey workshop to transform bananas or wooden planks into joysticks… Be the star of a video game thanks to Claire Guetta's photographic studio. Let your talent run wild with the monumental structure Bloom Games. Last but not least, relax during a headphone concert where young electro musicians – Chambry and Delawhere – will be performing.
Point à Point is laureate of a contest launched by Electrnoni[k] that gathered projects from Higher Education in Arts & Technologies in 2016.
Super Week-End !
Lola Gielen (NL) - Gaëtan Cieplicki (FR) - Collectif Deuxcentdix (FR) - La Petite Rennes (FR) - Chambry (FR) - Radio Orchestra & Bertùf (FR) - Claire Guetta (FR) - Virginie Blais (FR)
Saturday 15th october
02:00pm to 06:30pm
11 avenue André-Mussat
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BUS Ligne C4 : arrêt Beauregard
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Happy woman smiling at desk. Oh wait, that's me. Photo by Brad Holt, videographer, photographer and Tesla owner extraordinaire.
When I began my first internship a year ago, I was pretty clueless. I wouldn't speak up in meetings, I second-guessed my intuition, and I simply had no idea what was going on in the industry, or even how to find out.
Now I realize that I lacked some tacit but important skills, ones we never discussed in college, and ones I believe were actually hindered by the education system itself. Granted, these aren't easy skills to develop, and I know I'll be working on them for years to come. I just wish someone had told me about them ahead of time, helped me understand how important they were. I may not have worked very hard at developing them then, but at least I would have been prepared. Continue reading


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CLEVELAND, OH – 28 Jan, 2017 – To coincide with National Puzzle Day on January 29th, Camike Press Puzzle Company will officially offer their first two puzzles for sale to the general public. "We are officially opening our doors on January 29th, National Puzzle Day. We could not think of a better day to launch a new puzzle company!" says Daniel Conway, the company's CFO.
Camike Press puzzles extend far beyond the traditional jigsaw puzzle experience. Every puzzle has a secret and it's up to the player to figure out what that is. Included with each puzzle is a Camike Clues Challenge sheet, designed to lead the player on an adventure to discover hidden clues in the puzzle's image. These clues will help them figure out the puzzle's secret.
Once the puzzle is finished, the hidden clues are found, and the puzzle's secret is discovered, the player is now ready to go online to finish the challenge and qualify for The Master Clue. Monthly Camike Clues Challenges allow them to compete with other Camike Press Puzzle Club members to earn valuable reward points, win lots of prizes and make new friends.
"Our puzzles lead to wonderful adventures," says Christina McLoughlin, one of the company's cofounders. "When you snap that last piece in place with one of our puzzles, the fun and adventure are only just beginning."
The first two puzzles are part of the company's Flagship Artists Series, which will feature eight puzzles in all. An Amsterdam RefleXion and The Spanish Wind each focus on a different famous artist, as will the remaining six puzzles in the series. It's the puzzle builder's job to figure out who that artist is and correctly answer The Master Clue at the end of each monthly challenge. Although designed for fun and adventure, Camike Press puzzles also have a very strong emphasis on learning, an element of the product that is very important to the founders.
"When you complete one of our puzzles, you will not only have tackled a challenging jigsaw puzzle but you're going to walk away feeling pretty good about what you've learned along the way," says McLoughin. "It's a challenging and positive experience from start to finish and that has always been our goal."
The puzzles are currently available for sale on Amazon.com and are eligible for Amazon Prime.
About Camike Press Puzzle Company
Camike Press Puzzle Company is a small, family-run business located in Cleveland, Ohio. The company develops, designs, manufactures and sells their patent pending puzzles that are designed to more fully engage the minds of puzzle enthusiasts.
To learn more about Camike Press Puzzle Company or to download media, please visit: http://www.camikepuzzles.com/pages/media
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The Sweet Science's "Deconstructing Manny"
"The Sweet Science" website came out today with probably the best article written about Manny Pacquiao so far. It is written by a writer named, "Springs Toledo".
"Springs Toledo" is a strange name, even for a writer. If you reverse it, it ends up "Toledo Springs", which is like a familiar-sounding place in the US.
This writer also writes irregularly, sometimes a month apart, indicating that the topics he writes are carefully chosen.
The strange name, irregular, well-screened subjects and extra-ordinary writing style makes me think that "Springs Toledo" is a pseudonymn of a great literary writer/boxing fan. Or perhaps it is the work of a pool of writers, sharing their work for a special topic. In this case, it is Manny Pacquiao.
Here are the first five paragraphs of the article. The rest of the article can be read at the link at the bottom of the page:
By Springs Toledo
Manny Pacquiao: I'm just [an] ordinary fighter...
Freddie Roach (interrupting): –You're not ordinary.
Manny Pacquiao: Sorry about that, master.
"He finds gaps," said Emanuel Steward after Manny Pacquiao stopped Miguel Cotto in the twelfth round. Those three words mirror the words of a far older, far more legendary war tactician: Sun Tzu. "Strike at their gaps," The Art of War asserted two thousand years ago, "attack when they are lax, don't let the enemy figure out how to prepare." The second knockdown of Cotto illustrated this theory. Cotto, a conventional boxer-puncher, was hit in the fourth round by an uppercut from the left side that went inside and underneath his guard. Pacquiao found a gap, capitalized on the momentary carelessness of an onrushing opponent, and spent the rest of the fight exploding every potential solution Cotto thought he had.
"When you are going to attack nearby make it look as if you are going to go a long way," Sun Tzu said, "when you are going to attack far away, make it look as if you are going just a short distance." Pacquiao seems to be moving out when he's coming in and coming in when he's moving out. He exploits expectations with illusions. He "draws them in" and then "takes them by confusion." Trainer Freddie Roach, himself a former professional boxer, agrees that Pacquiao is "very hard to read." Pacquiao continues punching when his opponent expects a pause, his angles are bizarre, and he is often not where he is expected to be after a combination. Due to such unorthodoxies, this southpaw is a master of destroying the timing and rhythm of a conventional fighter. He is similar to Joe Calzaghe in that regard. Mikkel Kessler said that Calzaghe "ruins your boxing." Indeed, Pacquiao does worse than that.
While a disruptive boxer like Calzaghe spills ink all over your blueprint and laughs about it, Pacquiao ruins your blueprint, but then adds injury to insult by crashing the drafting table over your head.
Pacquiao has athletic gifts that translate well in the ring: disruptive rhythm, timing, and speed, all financed by shocking power that belies his featherweight frame. As if this weren't enough, his whiskers safely absorbed the shock of Cotto's left hooks. He was never hurt, which raises eyebrows. Manny, we must remember, was exchanging punches in a division forty pounds north of the one he began in. And he reveled in it, he invited it, even snarling at times and standing disdainfully in the final stanzas to challenge the manhood of the retreating Puerto Rican. Roberto Duran, 58, watched from the crowd. His coal-black eyes remembering the night he dethroned another welterweight who thought he could outgun a smaller man. Duran watched Pacquiao's black hair flying with the force of his blows, his beard paying unintentional tribute. A smile, once sinister, betrayed his lips."
Read the rest of the article here: http://www.thesweetscience.com/boxin...ent=0#comments


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Waterford Contact Project
The Waterford Contact Project is a befriending/visitation programme for Older People in Waterford. The Project has a pool of volunteers who are available to visit older people in their own homes once per week for 1-2 hours for a chat and social company. All our Volunteer Home Visitors are interviewed, reference checked, garda vetted and trained to visit older people in the community. Volunteers only visit on the request of the older person.
If you are an older person and would like to find out more information and/or would like a Volunteer to visit, please phone Yvette at the Waterford Contact Project in St Brigid's Family & Community Centre, 37 Lower Yellow Road, Waterford on 051 375261.
Please click here WCP Brochure to download our brochure.
Or view our promotional video here – Waterford Contact Project vide


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This strawberry roll is elegant in appearance but less rich than a roll covered with whipped cream rather than the light meringue.
- Yield
- Makes 12 to 16 servings
- Strawberry filling
- 1 pint strawberries
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 1 tablespoon kirsh
- 2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice
- 1 cup heavy whipping cream
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 plain Gênoise Sheet
- Covering meringue
- 1/2 cup (about 4 large) egg whites
- 2/3 cups sugar
- Confectioners' sugar for finishing
- 1 To make the filling, rinse the strawberries. Select 4 or 5 of the best berries to use for decoration and refrigerate them. Hull and slice the remaining berries. Combine the sliced berries with the sugar, kirsch, and lemon juice in a bowl and refrigerate for 1 hour.
- 2 Drain the berries, reserving the juice. In a medium bowl, whip the cream with the vanilla. Fold in the berries.
- 3 To assemble, remove the paper from the bottom of the gênoise and place the layer right side up on a clean piece of paper. Moisten the layer with the reserved strawberry juices. Spread with the filling and roll it up, wrapping it tightly in the paper. Place the roll in the freezer on a baking sheet while you prepare the meringue.
- 4 Preheat the oven to 400°F.
- 5 Whisk the egg whites and sugar in the bowl of an eclectic mixer, place over a pan of simmering water, and whisk until the egg whites are hot and the sugar is dissolved. Attach to the mixer and beat with the whip attachment on medium speed until cooled.
- 6 Place the cake roll on a baking sheet and cover with meringue, reserving a little meringue for decoration. Pipe several rosettes of meringue along the top. Dust the meringue with confectioners' sugar.
- 7 Place the cake on the center rack in the oven to color the meringue, about 1 to 2 minutes; turn the pan several times so the meringue colors evenly. Cool, then chill the roll.
- 8 Trim the ends of the cake on a diagonal. Slide the roulade onto a platter and decorate with the reserved strawberries.
Keep refrigerated until serving time, and refrigerate leftovers.
Reprinted with permission from Perfect Cakes by Nick Malgieri, (C) 2002, HarperCollins Publishers Inc.


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You are hereBlog / "I feel like it's not too late to be who I want..." What parents have to say about YPSN programs
"I feel like it's not too late to be who I want..." What parents have to say about YPSN programs
All programs at Young Parents Support Network are created, delivered and evaluated with help from young parents. That means that YPSN can be sure that programs and services are relevant, meaningful and valuable.
Here are a few things that YPSN participants have to say about services:
'There isn't anything else like it. Anyone can come here for almost any reason, and you'll help support in some way, even if it's not what you're "doing" – it's "We'll help get you there."
"Programs are not specifically directed towards JUST single parents or JUST moms, AKA: inclusive towards the whole family."
"If we ever need something: emotional support, clothes, baby stuff or whatever, I know I can call you guys!... But I also know that I am not FORCED to call you guys. You respect me if I say I'm doing ok."
"My family feels supported in many ways, transportation, break from our babies with child minding. You guys give us guidance, and support our goals in where we want to go, and it's nice to have someone we can just talk to. I believe that if we didn't have that kind of support we couldn't further our goals."
And what do participants say about YPSN programs, and which have been most important to them:
"Parenting group (learning new skills, gathering information, knowing other parents are in the same boat), drop-in group and Future Planning.
"The one-on-one support. Making goals, breaking them down and making things happen. Normalizing things that I could judge myself on as a parent. Just being there."
"I like Future Planning, I feel like it's not too late to be who I want. There are other moms in the same spot as me."
"Future Planning saved my life, and I'm not saying that lightly, not as an expression. I would be dead. But I found Future Planning, and everyone at YPSN helped me get back on my feet. Now I want to save other lives!"
There are 5 team members running events in the Goodlife Victoria Marathon this Sunday to raise funds for an organization they believe in.
Show them and young parents your support, and make a donation to an amazing community here: https://www.canadahelps.org/GivingPages/GivingPage.aspx?gpID=29473


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Welcome to today's 1:5:10:365 Tip for becoming a better steward for our home and planet environment.
1:5:10:287 EcoTip: As you are reviewing your preparations for winter – take a look at the attic access hatch and see if it needs sealing. You can use the techniques in :039 & :040 to look for air flow infiltration. Depending on the type of hatch, you may be able to use weather stripping.
Source: Battic at – http://www.batticdoor.com/atticstairinsulator.html
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Suggested Review: :039, :040
Also take a look at the information from Battic. They have kits for sealing attic stairway hatches.
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We're part of the Ramblers, the charity that helps everyone, everywhere, enjoy walking and protects the places we all love to walk.
We're dedicated to looking after paths and green spaces, leading walks, opening up new places to explore and encouraging everyone to get outside and discover how walking boosts your health and your happiness.
The Lower Wharfedale Ramblers Group organises regular walks for local members of the Ramblers. The walks are led by volunteers who know the area and who will have checked the walk for interest and suitability. We welcome new people to walk with us and discover the pleasure of the countryside within reach of our area.
There are about 420 members of the Ramblers in our group.
If you would like to enjoy the company and sense of well being to be experienced by walking with others, please feel free to join us on one of our Tuesday or Thursday walks
"After a day's walk everything has twice its usual value."
G.M. Trevelyan.
The Ramblers' Association is a company limited by guarantee, registered in England and Wales. Company registration no. 4458492. Registered charity, England & Wales no. 1093577, Scotland no. SC039799.


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If you're not familiar with the modern methods of promoting books, you might be thinking that trailers are just for movies and TV shows. Not so anymore, especially when video editing tools are very widespread. It's virtually become required that any new book hitting the market get a trailer.
So with that in mind, check out the eight trailers for our books below. They're arranged in chronological order according to release date, starting with The Advance Guard and ending with our most recent release, Taste of Fire. Enjoy!
Mark April 27th on your calendar. This Friday at 1:30pm at the Waskom (TX) public library, you'll have a chance to mingle with and get signed copies from all of Desert Coyote Productions' authors!
The following authors will be appearing, offering descriptions of our books, and answering questions:
Don A. Martinez (Phantom Squadron)
Patty Wiseman (An Unlikely Arrangement)
Jeannie Faulkner Barber (Scent of Double Deception, Taste of Fire)
Ann Alan (Scent of Double Deception)
Lynn Hobbs (Sin, Secrets, and Salvation)
Denny Youngblood (An Angel Box)
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Mary Francis DeLorenzo Knight has been revealed as one of the 12 victims from Monday's Naval Yard shooting in Washington, D.C. The 51-year-old worked for Naval Sea Systems Command inside the building where Aaron Alexis opened fire on innocent civilians.
Here are five fast facts you need to know about Mary Frances DeLorenzo Knight.
1. She Was Recently Promoted
Knight joined the Naval Sea Systems Command Headquarters in August 2009. She was recently promoted to Deputy Command Information Officer of Enterprise Cyber Security in the Naval Sea System Command, according to the FayObserver. She worked previously as a information assurance manager in the IT department.
2. She Had Multiple Degrees
According to the Washington Post, Knight had multiple degrees. She first graduated from Fayetteville Technical Institute in 1983, then continued her education at Raleigh-Durham's Campbell University, where she received a bachelor's degree in 1998. Her education grew as she obtained a master's degree in computer resources and information management from St. Louis' Webster University in 2004. She also had a degree from National Defense University, which she completed in 2011.
3. Here Children Were Her Pride and Joy
Knight leaves behind two daughters, of whom she was "very proud."
"Her daughters were her everything," said Theodore Hisey, a family spokesman. "They are in their 20s, so it was all about their colleges, their needs."
"Her No. 1 passion in life was my sister and [me]," said Mary's daughter Nicole. "She loved us more than life itself."
Knight's eldest daughter got married less than two weeks ago. The family spent time at a bed and breakfast in North Carolina to celebrate, according to the Washington Post.
"I hope there is such a thing as heaven. You know, you pray for your family and sometimes I wonder. I really do," said Lilly DeLorenzo, Mary's mother. "I'd just like to know. I'd like to have a body. I'd like to know something."
4. Knight's Family Is Heartbroken
Things had been great for the Knight family as of late. Mary just received a promotion. One of her daughters had just gotten married. They were happy. And then Aaron Alexis happened.
Mary's mother told ABC Local about how she would speak on the phone with her daughter every day. They would call each other all the time.
"Sometimes at 6 or 7 o'clock in the morning," Lilly said. "Today, I'm waiting for her call."
5. She Just Became a Professor
Aside from her long career in cyber security, Knight recently started a side-job as a professor. According to the Washington Post, she had just become an adjunct assistant professor at Northern Virginia Community College this summer. Her fall semester classes had started on August 21; she taught spreadsheet software and software design.