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Disk drives are getting faster, smaller and can hold more data. And the price per GB continues to drop.
The hard disk drive is suddenly hot. The technology, which celebrated its 50th birthday in 2006 and has been the mainstay of enterprise storage for decades, is now on the cusp of big changes that will affect enterprise storage for years to come.
"Two things make hard disk a big deal right now: serial-attached SCSI [SAS] and the shift to the 2.5-inch form factor," says Mike Karp, senior analyst at Enterprise Management Associates (EMA), Boulder, CO. But those are just the most apparent changes that are percolating.
Some of the changes aren't new, like the steady increase in the capacities of hard disk drives (HDDs), which continue to grow by approximately 40% a year. But other developments like the 6Gb/sec speed of the new SAS interface may prove game changing, especially when it migrates from the drive itself to the storage array. Still others like encryption on the disk, the potential to spin disks up and down to conserve energy, long-block (4K) error correction and object-based disk, which promises the ability to use meta data about the stored content, won't have much impact in the short term, but they're swiftly moving out of development labs and into products.
The 2.5-inch server drives have just started to ship, and Dell Inc. is
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The 6Gb/sec SAS drive interfaces are still being certified and, again, it will take time before the arrays come equipped with comparable interfaces. But with demand for storage capacity and performance steadily increasing and pressure to contain energy costs mounting, the latest HDD developments will give storage managers a lot to think about over the next six months to 18 months.
"We're pretty content with what we have for disk right now. If we hit a bottleneck, we'd certainly look at the new things," says Reid Watanabe, program manager at Hawaiian Electric Company Inc. in Honolulu. Watanabe oversees the company's 40TB to 50TB of disk storage and recently added several Hewlett-Packard (HP) Co. Storage Works EVA 8000 arrays. As the HDD enhancements roll out over the coming months, storage managers like Watanabe will begin cherry-picking those that address their issues.
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Before you Book your Rental
Before you move forward with your rental request, you should be aware that the Vancouver Curling Club is a specialized environment and, as such, participants will be expected to act in a responsible way based on the norms of our facility.
The two biggest issues for those groups booking a curling experience are safety and cleanliness. The VCC will…
1. not tolerate any person(s) on the ice that is acting in an unsafe manner,
2. not tolerate any person(s) that are wearing dirty clothing or shoes.
Please note that removing any person(s) from the ice surface for either safety or cleanliness issues will not result in a reimbursement of any funds paid.
It is the responsibility of each group leader to ensure that all members of the group are aware that they cannot act unsafely on the ice or wear any shoes that are not clean and never been worn outside.
It is important that shoes not have a plastic sole as the plastic will get harder and become slippery after a short time on the ice. This will result in an unsafe situation.
Once we have received your online rental application form at the Vancouver Curling Club, we will process it and get back to you as quickly as possible with the details of the date(s) and times available that would fit your needs.
Once we have agreement on date and time that works the best for you, we will e-mail you a rental contract to be completed and returned with a deposit.
Please note that we consider a reservation complete once we have received both the contract and the deposit payment. We will not reserve without these items.
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The Westin Trillium House, Blue Mountain
Local Area
Just two hours northwest of Toronto and an hour and a half north of the Toronto Lester B. Pearson International Airport, you'll find tucked between the Niagara Escarpment and Lake Huron's Georgian Bay Ontario's largest ski resort, Blue Mountain. Nestled ideally next to the mountain in a vibrant pedestrians-only village, The Westin Trillium House, Blue Mountain is an oasis of rest and rejuvenation amidst spectacular natural beauty.
A skier's dream, the ever-expanding Blue Mountain Ski Resort beckons with its 42 skiing and snowboarding trails for all levels of skill and experience. In the summer, the majestic escarpment—one of Canada's 12 World Unesco Bioreserves—beckons, along with renowned mountain biking and golfing. Two minutes from the hotel, the public Northwinds Beach invites guests to relax as does the serene, private Blue Mountain beach, a mere ten minute drive or complimentary shuttle ride away.
Swimming is always an option in our year-round outdoor heated pool and hot tubs or at Plunge! Aquatic Centre, an all-seasons aquatic center with indoor and outdoor pools. Explore the Village at Blue's array of shops and dining venues, easily reached outside the resort's doors. A destination any time of the year, The Westin Trillium House, Blue Mountain offers many comforts to complement the beauty that surrounds you.
Stroll through the Village at Blue Mountain, a quaint pedestrian community brimming with boutiques, restaurants, bars and nightclubs. For a schedule of events at the village square, call Service Express for a Calendar of Events.
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- Collingwood General & Marine Hospital 10.0 km/6.2 miles
- Monterra Golf Course 0.1 km/0.1 miles
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In this article by William Rice the author of the book Blackboard Essentials for Teachers, we will discuss how to create assignments where the student must submit or upload a material for the instructor to review. You will learn how to review and respond to the files that students submit.
About assignments
An assignment is essentially an activity where the instructor tells the student, "Go do this, and then submit proof that you've done it". Optional features enable the instructor to supply the student with a file, to upload a file, and to submit both feedback and comments. Blackboard will create a link in the assignment, for the student to upload material to the instructor.
Every assignment must have instructions and a student submission. The instructions are entered by the instructor when (s)he creates the assignment. The student submission can be material that the student types directly into the assignment-feedback form, or something that the student uploads (such as a word document or picture).
The instructor can give a student feedback on the student's submission. In return, the student can give the instructor feedback on the assignment. Instructors can also allow multiple submissions, so the student has multiple tries to get it right. No matter how many trials the student takes, or how many files the student uploads, the instructor will give only one grade to the student.
Adding an assignment
To add an assignment to a Content Page, follow these steps:
- Select the Content Page to which you want to add an assignment.
- Select Create Assessment | Assignment. The Create Assignment page is displayed.
- Both the Name and the Instructions fields that you enter will be displayed on the page with the assignment, as shown in the following screenshot:
- Under Attached Files, you can add any files that you want the student to download and use in the assignment (this is optional). These can be files that you want the student to modify and then upload (such as a form to fill out), or files that contain instructions for an activity (such as instructions for performing an experiment), or source files that the student will use to create something (such as some raw video footage).
If the student will complete the assignment while (s)he is online, enter the instructions into the Instructions area as shown earlier. If the student will complete the assignment while (s)he is offline, consider supplying the student with printer-friendly instructions that (s)he can download.
Blackboard will allow the student to upload files up to 100 MB in size.
- The Grading and Availability sections contain standard options.
- If you enter Due Date for the assignment, it will not appear on the Content Page (see the preceding screenshot). However, it will appear in several other places. When the student enters the assignment, the due date will appear on the assignment page:
The due date will also appear in the student's To Do block. Usually, the To Do block is added to the course's home page, and also to the student's home page. In the following screenshot, you can see the assignment in the To Do block of the course's home page. Because it was recently added, you can also see the assignment in the What's New block:
And finally, Due Date will appear on the student's My Grades page:
- Under Recipients, determine if this assignment will be graded individually for each student, or for a group.
- Click on Submit to save your work.
In the preceding example, the instructor tells the student to download a file. You might want to remind the students to create a folder on their computers to hold all the material that they download from the course.
The due date has no effect on the availability of the assignment, or the student's grade. It is for informational purposes only. If you want Blackboard to limit the time period for which students can submit an assignment, use the Availability setting to make the assignment available only during a specified time.
The assignment is added to the course. You don't need to do anything to make the assignment appear within the Assignments page and the To Do block. And, you can create a link to the assignment on the pages of your course.
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Responding to an assignment
Most of this book is written from the course creator's and instructor's point of view. But in this section, we will see an assignment from the student's point of view. This will enable you to determine how the choices you make while creating the assignment will affect your students' experience.
Not all assignments will require the student to download or upload files. However, these instructions include these steps so that you can see a more complete example of a student's experience:
- Select the assignment. You might select it from Content Page that the assignment appears on; or select it from the To Do block, or the What's New block.
- The student sees Name, Instructions, Due Date, Points Possible (if any), and Assignment Files (if any).
- In our example, the student clicks on the assignment file. Note that the way in which the download happens will vary, based on the student's browser. For example, Internet Explorer will usually launch a pop-up window showing the download's progress, while Google Chrome will usually add a tab at the bottom of the browser window, showing the download's progress:
- The student will usually work on the file outside of Blackboard. To make it easier for the student, include the instructions for using that file in another file; that is, when the student downloads the file, (s)he should also be downloading the instructions for using the file:
- In our example, the student will modify the file, and then upload it to the assignment. Note that the student can also include notes with the submission:
- Student submissions appear in the instructor's Grade Center, under Needs Grading:
- When the instructor clicks on the student's name, the grading page for that assignment is displayed. In this window, the instructor can offer feedback on that submission. Near the bottom of the page, there is an Instructor Notes section, where the instructor can enter notes that are visible only to the instructors of this course:
- The Grade section for the student appears in the Instructor Feedback area of the assignment:
Note that at this point, the student can start a new submission for the assignment. This is because, when the instructor created the assignment, (s)he allowed multiple submissions on the Creating Assignment page:
As you can see, an assignment that allows multiple submissions gives the instructor and student a chance to collaborate on the student's success. Allowing multiple attempts also enables the student to resubmit in case (s)he uploads the wrong file the first time.
If you allow only a single attempt, and the student needs to resubmit the assignment, you must find the original attempt in the gradebook and clear that attempt. First, find the assignment in Grade Center and click on the icon next to Attempt:
- From this pop-up menu, select View Grade Details. In our example, there is no grade for the attempt, but we still select View Grade Details. This brings up a window where all the attempts for this assignment are listed:
- Click on the Clear Attempt button to delete the attempt from the record.
If the assignment has files that the student must download, consider mentioning this explicitly in the instructions, asking the student to click on the file to download it. Then there will be no doubt that the student knows how to start the assignment.
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William Rice is an e-learning professional who lives, works, and plays in New York City. He is the author of books on Moodle, Blackboard, Magento, and software training. He especially enjoys building e-learning solutions for small and mid-sized businesses. His greatest professional satisfaction is when one of his courses enables students to do something that makes their work easier and more productive.
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The recently approved roof repair projects for the , the and the in Waveny Park totaling an estimated $1.3 million.
The approved bonding for the projects last month. The roofing projects will be will be overseen by the Department of Public Works.
The is expected to consider the request for funding at its meeting scheduled for Oct. 19.
In a recent report in the New Canaan Advertiser, First Selectman Jeb Walker said the projects are covered in the and pointed out that the town can take advantage of super low rates on municipal bonding at this time.
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Rio 2016
In Copenhagen on October 2, 2009, Rio de Janeiro had an overwhelming victory in the host city elections for 2016. The city will be the first South American host in the history of the Games.
Chicago with the US President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle as part of the presentation were the favourites. But they failed to inspire and to many people's disbelief Chicago went out in the first round of voting only securing 18 of a possible 94. Madrid had 28, Rio 26 and Tokyo 22.
Tokyo, who are the only city to have hosted previously back in 1964, went out in round 2 with 20, while Rio had 46 and Madrid 29.
Madrid who went very close to winning the 2016 Games from London secured 32 votes in the final vote with Rio dominating with 66.
Rio de Janeiro had the enchanting story - of about 400 million sports-mad people on a giant untapped and vibrant continent yearning, hoping, that the Olympics finally might come to them.
They confronted the crime problem in Rio head on, promised that with their vibrant economy finance is no problem and stressed it is South America's time - 'It is time to address this imbalance'.
At the famous Copacabana beach where beach volleyball will be play 50,000 residents cheered at the result and the partying went for days.
Rio de Janeiro proposes to stage the Games in four clusters around the city, with most of the venues and the Olympic Village in the western suburbs of Barra de Tijuca.
Some venues were built for the Pan American Games.
The biggest project will be the Olympic Park, a development that will include the village and sports venues that are supposed to remain as a training center for athletes from South America.
Opening and closing ceremonies will be held in the famous Maracana Stadium, currently under renovation ahead of the 2014 Football World Cup.
The World Cup was cited as one of the concerns for the Rio de Janeiro bid by an IOC Evaluation Commission that reviewed the four bid cities earlier this year.
The IOC experts were worried that the FIFA event will diminish the marketing potential for the 2016 Olympics. At the same time, preparations for the World Cup are expected to accelerate improvements in Brazil needed for the Olympics.
The budget for infrastructure for the Rio Olympics is $11 billion, the biggest among the four 2016 cities.


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The Daily Star
---- — Organizers of a "planning and visioning" workshop for the town of Guilford are asking "all residents, property owners, civic groups, businesses, and government officials" to join in developing a comprehensive plan for the town.
The workshop, scheduled for 9:30 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 26, is open to the public and will be held at the Guilford Town Hall at 223 Marble Road.
During the workshop, a facilitator will lead participants through several activities designed to develop a town-wide vision statement and goals. According to the release, "participants will work in small groups in a friendly, relaxed atmosphere."
"It is important that the comprehensive plan is developed to address issues of concern to the residents and land owners in the Town of Guilford," Supervisor George Seneck said in the release. "The strength of a plan comes when it is developed with the input from a diversity of people involved in the process. This workshop is a great opportunity to get lots of people involved in establishing a vision and to set goals our town can work towards. Everyone's input is important and it will contribute towards the plan."
The information learned at the workshop will be added to the draft Guilford Comprehensive Plan. The plan will be used by town government to guide physical growth, land use, recreation, infrastructure and community development for the next 10 to 15 years.
For more information, call Town Clerk Gail Hoffman at 895-9966, or Seneck at 895-6827.


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Cell Phone Use
Many people come to the library to find a quiet place to read and to study. Please respect others' need for quiet and observe these guidelines for cell phone use in the library.
Please turn the cell phone ringer off or to a non-noise setting upon entering the building.
- Cell phone use is acceptable in:
- Elevator lobbies
- Snack lounge and telephone lobby in the basement
- Cell phone use is prohibited in:
- All stack areas
- Reading room areas
- Study and seminar rooms
- Library Instruction Room
- Government Documents
- Microforms and Newspapers area
- Music & Media Center
- The Latin American Library
- Service desks
- Please use a low voice when using a cell phone in the acceptable areas.
- The library reserves the right to ask patrons to leave the building if they are using cell phones in restricted areas or disturbing others in any area of the library.


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The MySQL cheat sheet is designed to act as a reminder and reference sheet, listing useful information about MySQL. It includes a list of the available functions in MySQL, as well as data types. It also includes a list of MySQL functions available in PHP, and a list of useful sample queries to select data from a database. A description of what is on the cheat sheet follows, or if you are impatient, you can go straight to the full size MySQL cheat sheet:
Functions in MySQL
Many developers are completely unaware that MySQL actually has a huge number of functions built in, to do everything from regular expression-based string comparisons to complicated mathematical calculations. The outsides of the cheat sheet list MySQL functions (note: a few of the more unusual and least used functions have not been included due to constraints of space).
MySQL Data Types
MySQL allows for many data types for columns, and it is very easy to forget what constraints there are on these data types. This is especially important when it comes to validation - many developers do not check the length of data before inserting it into a table. This section lists the data types available and their constraints.
MySQL Functions in PHP
PHP has a MySQL module and this is used by most PHP developers to connect to, and query, a MySQL database. This section lists the functions available in PHP for connecting to and managing a MySQL database.
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July 31, 2014
September 20, 2005
Candidates for the Albemarle County Board of Education met tonight to discuss their campaigns.
The three candidates are Jon Stokes from the Samuel Miller District, Diantha McKeel from the Jack Jouett District, and Pam Moynihan from the Rio District. All three are running unopposed.
Both Stokes and McKeel spoke to members of the community at Jack Jouett Middle School. Both spoke about the reasons they want to be a School Board Member. Moynihan was unable to attend because of a death in the family.
The forum provided a chance for voters to get to know the candidates.
"You have to have an educated populous and the way to do that is public education," McKeel said.
"I have an interest in education. I have the leadership skills, the analytical skills, the excitement and the energy to bring to the School Board," said Stokes.
The League of Women Voters sponsored this community forum.


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Sister Helen Prejean could have faded out of public view after Susan Sarandon starred in "Dead Man Walking," a 1995 movie about her work with prisoners on death row.
Not a chance.
The 74-year-old Catholic nun is as fired up as ever in her fight against the death penalty. She gives about 65 talks a year all over the country, lobbies public officials and continues with her prison ministry in Louisiana. She is writing her third book.
"I've been a little spark in the fire," she said of the six states, including Illinois, that have abolished the death penalty since 2007.
Prejean consulted with Gov. Pat Quinn about his decision on whether to make the law retroactive to include prisoners already on death row.
She called him "a principled man."
"Governors don't meet with me unless they are open-minded and following their consciences," she said. "If they have made a political decision, they don't let this nun get within 400 feet of them."
Prejean was speaking by phone from California last week. She will present two lectures today on the death penalty and social justice at Southwestern Illinois College in Belleville.
Prejean argues that the death penalty goes against New Testament teachings and that it is disproportionately applied to minorities and the poor.
"Poor people often get a poor defense," she said. "They can't afford a good lawyer. The truth doesn't come out at trial."
Prejean's talks are titled "Dead Man Walking -- The Journey Continues." They will be held at 2 p.m. in the Main Complex theater and 7 p.m. in the varsity gym.
Prejean also will sign books (available for purchase). The talks are free and open to the public, but seating is limited. People can make reservations at swic.edu/rsvp.
The college is hosting Prejean as part of its Women's History Month celebration, known as Herstory.
"We are delighted to have her come to SWIC," said philosophy professor Katherine Witzig, co-chair of the planning committee. "It's very timely with all the execution activity in Missouri, one a month for the past five months."
Herstory is designed to showcase the accomplishments of women and encourage people to make a difference in their communities.
This month, SWIC incorporated discussions and exercises on the death penalty in philosophy, political science, English, sociology, public speaking and psychology classes.
Students and faculty also will perform the stage version of "Dead Man Walking" at 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday in the theater.
"I think it's less about the death penalty and more about people dealing with violence and trauma," said director Emily Kelly-Padden, an adjunct communications instructor.
Characters fall into three groups: a prisoner on death row and his support system; the victim's family and prison staff.
Play admission is free. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. both nights, but Kelly-Padden recommends people arrive at 6 p.m. to be guaranteed a seat.
"I like the story," she said. "I like the emotion. I like the theoretical convergence of these people dealing with the same event in different ways."
Prejean is a member of the Congregation of St. Joseph in New Orleans. In the mid-1980s, she agreed to correspond with Patrick Sonnier, a death-row inmate in Louisiana, and became his spiritual adviser.
Prejean wrote her first book, "Dead Man Walking: An Eyewitness Account of the Death Penalty in the United States," after witnessing his execution. Sarandon's partner, Tim Robbins, wrote the movie screenplay and later the play script.
"I worked with them on every scene and every line (of the movie)," Prejean said. "Susan Sarandon was the one who made that happen. She read the book."
In recent years, Prejean has expanded her arguments against the death penalty to include figures on death-row inmates who have been exonerated and studies showing it doesn't reduce crime.
She calls the death penalty a "human-rights issue."
"No one should be killed," she said. "No governor should be able to decide who can live and who can die."
These days, Prejean is focused on the case of Manuel Ortiz, a New Orleans man convicted in 1992 of hiring someone to kill his wife to get her life-insurance money. The wife's friend was murdered in the process.
Ortiz's supporters claim the case included prosecutorial misconduct, withheld evidence and a confession by the real killer.
"(Ortiz) is absolutely innocent," Prejean said. "And he is going on 21 years on death row."
At a glance
What: "Dead Man Walking" events as part of Herstory celebration
Where: Southwestern Illinois College, 2500 Carlyle Ave. in Belleville
Talks: Sister Helen Prejean will speak at 2 p.m. in the Main Complex theater and 7 p.m. in the varsity gym today
Play: SWIC students and faculty will perform the stage play "Dead Man Walking" at 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday in the theater
Admission: Free for all events
Information: Visit fac.swic.edu/herstory
Reservations: To reserve a seat for one of Prejean's talks, go to swic.edu/rsvp


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Neighborhood DescriptionOnce the heart of East Berlin, Mitte was the former East Germany's showcase hood. With the grand Unter den Linden boulevard running right through it, Mitte's grand buildings, government offices (including the awe-inspiring Reichstag), major museums, embassies, and side streets are undeniably majestic. On the north side of Mitte, cool shops and night spots lure visitors both day and night.
Address Chausseestr. 102 (Mitte)
Berlin's original "art hostel," the baxpax Mitte is a fun and friendly spot with an artistic flair and plenty of hostel "extras."
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Situated in a historic townhouse, the laid-back and friendly EastSeven Berlin Hostel offers a cozy retreat with tons of fun perks.
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A Berlin standby set on a canal, the four-star art'otel berlin mitte balances old and new with snazzy art-infused digs and some historic building elements.
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Location (and price!) is the biggest selling point of the simple Hotel Markischer Hof, but what a major point it is. This no-nonsense, no-star hotel is situated in the heart of the trendy Mitte action.
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The snazzy three-star Hotel 38 is an urban retreat with interesting interiors befitting it's lively location in the heart of Mitte's action.
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Saturday, January 11, 2003Valparaiso started the game off cold from the floor and never really warmed up as the Crusaders dropped their Mid-Continent Conference opener to Western Illinois 50-43 on Saturday afternoon at the Athletics-Recreation Center.
Valpo missed 11 of its first 12 shots over the first seven minutes but trailed by just three, 9-6 after Suzie Hammel (Lafayette, Ind./Lebanon H.S.) drained a three-pointer. Western Illinois built the lead up to eight, 15-7, midway through the half after a Becky Tyo lay-up.
The Brown and Gold fought back, closing to within one, 17-16, after a pair of Jamie Gutowski (Crown Point, Ind./Andrean H.S.) free throws, but would not get any closer the rest of the way. Western scored the next six points and eventually took a 29-21 lead into the locker room.
Valpo shot just 18.5% from the floor in the opening half on 5-of-27 shooting, compared with the Westerwinds 44.0% (11-of-25).
The Crusaders committed turnovers on the first three possessions of the second half as the Westerwinds built a 15 point lead, 38-23, the game's largest margin, with 17:10 left.
Valpo scored six straight points midway through the stanza to close within eight, 42-34, at the 9:39 mark, but could not get much closer.
Hammel led all scorers with 15 points for the game for Valpo. Becky Tyo led Western Illinois (9-5, 1-0 Mid-Con) with 14 points, while Tugba Palazoglu added ten.
Meredith Baugher (Berea, Ohio/Berea H.S.) grabbed a career high nine rebounds for the Brown and Gold, while Zane Teilane led Western Illinois with eight boards and five blocks.
For the game Valpo (7-7, 0-1) shot just 25.5% (14-of-55), while the Westerwinds knocked down 20-of-48 shots (41.7%). The Crusaders were just 2-of-17 (11.8%) from three-point range as well.
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Steven Page, the former lead singer of the Bare Naked Ladies (BNL), is used to performing in front of thousands of fans at huge arenas. But this weekend he will be up close and personal to his fan base and that is very enticing to him.
"The nice thing about a festival during the day is you can see the audience's faces and that makes a big difference from sitting in a dark theatre," Page said. "You can connect with people and you can make the whole thing quite intimate."
Page is the headline act of this weekend's Chicago Jewish Festival, a biannual gathering of Jewish artists dating back to 1980. Thousands are expected to gather at St. Paul Woods Forest Preserve in Morton Grove to experience not only the performance by Page, but also many other artists. There will be four stages with continuous music and the show will run on Sunday from 11:00 am – 6:00 pm, with a $5 suggested donation for attendees.
For Page, a Canadian native, now residing in Syracuse, NY, it will be his initial voyage to this part of the Chicago area. He is looking forward to the challenge of keeping the crowd entertained, even though they will have other options. Obviously, that is quite different than a concert, which is a captive audience.
"They could be doing a million different things when they are out there and there is no guarantee they even know who you are. What you are trying to do is captivate and entertainment them," Page noted. "From what I understand about this festival is that there are so many disparate types of people – both Jews and non-Jews – who come to celebrate and enjoy, it should be a really fun show."
Festival goers will have the opportunity to meet and greet Page – and the other artists – after their performances and get autographs.
For Page this is another step of a solo career after his departure from BNL. Today, Page is concentrating both on his singing and writing of music including a recent composition for the Stratford Music Festival in Ontario. That is the fourth score he has penned for that organization.
Page came to fame with the Canadian band BNL, with their hit singles such as Pinch Me and One Week leading to Grammy Award nominations along the way. Page was an original member of the band that was formed in 1988, but there was a less-than-pleasant parting of the ways a few years back. The anger of that blowup that existed has now tempered for Page.
"Time heals wounds but it is not as if we are on the phone or texting on a daily basis," he concludes. "But I think there is a sense of well wishes on both sides. There is a real pride in the shared history we have."
Page had other personal challenges as well including a 2008 arrest where charges were eventually dropped. He says he did not become more religious after that experience, but his Jewish perspective did come into play another way.
"What I have learned and the relationships I have had through my religious connections and beliefs have helped me through it," he said.
For Page, who loves gefilte fish and chopped liver, "Jewish comfort foods" as he describes them, he is cognizant of the overall theme of this festival and its celebrating Jewish heritage.
"Jewish pride can be defined in so many different ways," Page believes. "Whether it is inside a synagogue or at a family event, it is a nice way to be outside and inviting the community at large to share and not proselytize but simply show the diversity of styles of prayer, culture and belief and allow people to see that breadth and richness."
That sentiment was the goal of Michael Lorge and his wife Susie, when they started the festival in 1980.
"The idea in the beginning in 1980 was due to two things," Michael Lorge, who is a member of the Skokie village board today. "The first was some of the crises facing the Jewish community such as the proposed Nazi march and the situation facing Israel. The community would come together to respond to crisis and we wanted to create an opportunity to celebrate Jewish identity. We thought it was important for Jewish children and for the non-Jewish community to see."
Lorge added another reason was that a festival like this could serve as a showcase for Jewish artists, not only in music, but also people who make ceramics and other objects.
Performers such as Lisa Loeb and Debbie Friedman have come through during the years and many relationships have started on the grounds leading to marriages.
Not only is there music, but also scheduled is a petting zoo, a storytelling area and plenty of food. Page may be the top draw, but there will be a renewed focus this year of musical artists from Chicago.
While the temperatures are predicted to be in the 90s on Sunday, Michael Lorge senses this will once again be a very successful event because of the camaraderie and joy everyone is expected to be feeling on the festival grounds.
"It is like a town square of Jewish festival," he said. "There is just so much positive energy."
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Wharton is a super elite business school, make no mistake about that. Note and shameless plug: The Wharton/Lauder program is even more exclusive. Every year thousands of applicants submit their applications in hopes of joining the ranks of Wharton MBAs with a unique life-long access to cutting edge business thought and education, an exceptional and powerful alumni network, very handsomely paid jobs (for the rest of their lives), and a good chance at extreme wealth and power anywhere they go. A Wharton MBA changes one's life for the better. It has changed my life for the better, and I know my life and career will remain on a steep upward trajectory for very many years.
There is a lot to gain, stakes are high, and people from all over the world spare no effort or expense to get into Wharton. They take the GMAT over and over until they enter the much coveted 700 points club, they hire very expensive consultants to hold their hand and "improve their profiles", sacrifice vacation time to visit campus, schmooze with current students, try to befriend the professors, and write hundreds and hundreds of emails to the adcom with questions about the wonderful school life at Wharton. They also spend days and days in front of the computer on the wonderfully informative GMAT Club forum (I am a regular contributor) and a competing resource on BusinessWeek.com (not a fan at all) in hopes of getting that tiny bit of information, if only a hint, a slight glimpse into the future and what awaits.
However most applicants fail to gain acceptance, and the failure tastes very bitter. There is a number of reasons why this happens, and one of them is bad luck, but everything else being equal, it is the quality of application itself and a lack of the overall application strategy that prevent the email-spewing "profile improvers" from getting in the door.
Below is my attempt at painting a picture of an applicant who will never get in:
Five main traits of an applicant who will never get admitted to Wharton
1. Cluelessness
My experience with dozens of applicants shows that the absolute majority of these people are clueless kittens. Often people approach me after they have submitted an application to Wharton, and after a few minutes of conversation it becomes clear they have absolutely no clue about the application process or the components of the application itself. Most importantly, they lack any substantial understanding of themselves, and so their applications most certainly revealed that. Without this understanding they cannot really tell the world who they are and why they are unique in any detail.
Despite the fact that absolutely every book on the topic of MBA admissions out there stresses the importance of self-reflection before you sit down and start writing, few people do it in a systematic way. Most applicants assume they have all the information about themselves stored in their heads anyway, and all that examination of self is for someone else to do.
A very thorough examination of one's weaknesses, strengths, dreams, aspirations, sins and merits is an absolute must if you want in at Wharton.
2. Low scale
Many candidates are afraid to think big or pursue mega goals. Mega scale scares the living soul out of them, and so they settle on tiny tactical goals, which they pronounce "realistic" and therefore "believable" and "comfortable" when they explain why they need the education. Quite often applicants conceal their true goals and claim other "more interesting" goals in their blind quest for the non-existing magic recipe to get in (many people mistakenly think that candidates with certain goals have a better chance than others). This is exactly the opposite of "change the world" type of aspirations—true and sincere aspirations—one would meet among the Wharton MBAs.
Dream big, aim high if you want in.
3. Fear
The miniscule scale breeds a lot of fear. I must admit fear is what paralyses most applicants at some point, and I—too—fell prey to that feeling when I was an applicant myself, but I overcame that emotion because I clearly understood its crippling effects. However most applicants just do not get rid of the chills. Looking at the above paragraph, I must say that it is a chicken and egg problem as fear is probably what makes them aspire for the "realistic" and the "comfortable" in the first place.
They are afraid that there is no cure for their lowish GPA in undergrad, that their community contributions were tiny (so they urgently start teaching math to unsuspecting inner-city kids or helping the equally unsuspecting homeless guys hold their bowls at the soup kitchen). They repeatedly ask themselves questions about "the true cost of MBA" and map put "opportunity costs", i.e. they are afraid to make changes in their "comfortable" and predictable lives, take drastic and powerful turns to change themselves and the world along the way, and continue with the penny counting. These people are scared that their unpaid speeding and parking tickets from five years ago will be a major obstacle, and they also think that deviating from a one-page format of the CV will be a major roadblock on the way in.
A Wharton MBA applicant just like any good businessman or a warrior has to be fearless to succeed.
And by the way, one must actually truly care about community contributions, it comes naturally, and cannot be faked.
4. Lack of strategy
Most applicants that I have had the pleasure of communicating with did not even bother constructing the big picture. At best they just looked at the application process as a recovering alcoholic looks at his life, i.e. "one day at a time". In most cases, they discover what exactly the application form contains the moment they decide to populate it with information. Needless to say most of these guys and gals end up on the curb. You can spot these characters early on: they usually post questions on GMAT Club that sound similar to "Do you know what we should write in Section A?" or "My GPA was 3.456, is it OK to round it up to 3.5?" This type of comments just reveals that the candidate has not followed an organized, disciplined approach to the application.
What one really needs is a very detailed strategy, an aggressive and multidimensional plan, and a clear understanding what kind of tools the school gives you to deliver the message you want the school to hear. Of course, this rides on the premise that you do not have Cluelessness (see #1 above) or Fear (see #3).
The better the strategy the higher the chances at acceptance at Wharton.
5. Poor execution
Most people mistakenly think that the application is limited to writing, photocopying undergrad transcripts and performing other types paper shuffling. Some go as far as writing a blog about how the stapling and the trips to the FedEx office, and some even manage to damage their submitted applications beyond repair by blogging about how the paper shuffling was done in their particular case (yeah, I am looking at you, Chris). This is just one example of poor execution.
I am convinced that visiting the school has a huge impact on the quality of the application. Now, there is visiting and there's visiting. Remember, most candidates who visit the school have no plan and are Clueless (see #4 and #1 respectively above) and so they just show up in Huntsman Hall, bounce around from wall to wall, sometimes they sit on classes and generally have the facade of what "should be done". Of course, they take a tour of campus in a group of equally unprepared applicants, and leave thinking that the "Campus visit" check box is now filled and they have gained advantage over everyone else. Wrong.
Poor execution permeates every step an unsuccessful applicant makes: from misspellings on essays (one female applicant in 2011 wrote about her experience in conSLuting" for example) to using smiley faces as punctuation These people spend hours thinking about the color and brand of the suit to wear for the interview instead of actually preparing for the high-stakes conversation itself, and so on.
Good strategy has to be executed to perfection if you are seeking admissions at Wharton. The color and brand of your suit add absolutely nothing to your success.
So if anything above, my dear reader, describes you in some way, your chances of getting in at Wharton are zero. No need to fret about the seeming unfairness of the admissions process if you have been denied this year. It should help if you can regroup and start from the beginning, i.e. get rid of the Cluelessness, Low Scale, Fear, Lack of Strategy and Poor Execution, and the world might smile at you with its happy Wharton MBA smile.


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Early starts best – but late starts possible when raising slow kids
Years ago, when columnist John Rosemond was about to become a grandfather, he wrote a column giving his son, Eric, just two pieces of advice about fatherhood.
Although I am not a Rosemond worshipper by any stretch of the imagination, and cannot even recall the second piece of advice, one piece has remained chiseled into my brain for life.
Rosemond's suggestion to his son? To lock up the TV set until his child entered school.
The idea might seem radical, but it grew out of Rosemond's own difficult experience raising Eric. After learning that he was failing third grade, Rosemond and his wife imposed a number of changes in household rules and routines. Convinced that Eric's TV-watching habit was the chief contributor to his problems, they decided not just to limit the family's viewing; they gave the family TV set away.
The results were dramatic and almost instantaneous, writes Rosemond in his book, Parent Power.
Eric and his sister began playing more creatively and calmly, and sibling conflicts – typically fights over TV shows – lessened remarkably.
"Undoubtedly, some of the improvement was due to the other changes we were making," writes Rosemond. "But I'm convinced that the single most critical variable in Eric's rehabilitation was the sudden and complete absence of television in his life."
Ben Carson, the famed surgeon, tells the story of a similar dramatic turnaround in his own life.
Carson and his brother were raised in poverty on the streets of Detroit by a single, teenage mother who had little education; but she was one smart mom and was determined to raise them right. When her son fell behind in school, she took away both boys' TV privileges and instructed them to read two books a week, write reports, and read them aloud to her (because she couldn't read herself).
Within a year or two, Carson says, he went from being considered "the dumbest kid in fifth grade" to one of the top students in seventh grade. The benefits spilled over into his personal life, and he began to devise ways to outsmart street thugs, deal with racism and keep his temper in check -- eventually going on to Yale and a career as a gifted surgeon and best-selling author.
Leading children to addiction?
Of course, both the Carson and the Rosemond children grew up in an era when TV was the main time-waster and source of addiction for vulnerable children. Today, the gallery of addictive devices has expanded to Nintendos, X-Boxes, PlayStations, computer games and all manner of handhelds and cell phone games. And often, it is the parents themselves buying the items that lead their children to addiction. As Stephen Moore lamented in a 2008 Wall Street Journal column, addiction to video games can turn even "normal, sports-loving adolescents" into demons who rant, rage and curse and throw things when deprived of their toy. "My teenage sons have been abducted, and I want them back," wrote Moore.
After discovering Xbox and online war games, the boys began spending five or six hours at a time in front of the computer screen, said Moore, and "withdrawing ever deeper" into violent fantasy worlds. Other parents told Moore that their children were so addicted that they had stopped bathing and taking bathroom breaks and were skipping meals and foregoing sleep.
"Computer games are the new crack cocaine," said Moore, who said he wished he had never let one in the house. "A mind really is a terrible thing to waste."
Yes, you might say, but what about all the benefits of video and computer games? What about the research that says video games can help train pilots by enhancing eye hand coordination and reaction time?
So I've heard – just as I've heard that video games have been shown to benefit persons with special needs and disabilities.
I still believe that video games have absolutely no place in early childhood, and that any screen time for preschoolers should be parceled out in only the tiniest of doses.
Computer games, video games, TV and other manufactured forms of entertainment are not merely useless when it comes to educating children, or preparing them for school or adulthood. When allowed to replace active, hands-on learning experiences that are crucial to neurological and physical development, they are downright toxic.
It's not the content that harms kids as much as the passive habits induced by too much screen time – especially for the preschool set.
What red-blooded American kid, after all, is going to be motivated to read, explore, or get psyched about school when he's spent his formative years pushing a button and mainlining his entertainment – without making a move?
Taking the right path early
It's not hard to figure out that keeping kids free of screen-time addiction is best done in the early years. And if you start them down the right path when they are toddlers, it's a piece of cake compared to the Rosemond and Carson interventions.
One of the moms who wrote in response to a previous "Slow Kids" column told me that her home is decorated in "Tinker Toys and Legos in various stages of build" – reminding me of my girls' pre-Lego years, when I used to joke that my house was decorated in "Early Fisher-Price."
In the toddler years, all it takes is a few good toys and a little help from parents – okay, some days it's a lot of help! – to get kids into a routine of playing with puzzles and blocks instead of watching TV. (Note, Mom and Dad, that this is easier if the TV is not the focal point of the living area, and is not watched non-stop by adults). I have known some families to keep their TV in a closet or an out-of-the-way room, but my girls' dad wouldn't hear of such a thing, so our television was typically secured in a cabinet with a child lock all day.
I can't begin to list all the benefits of this nearly TV-free lifestyle for my children, but, like Rosemond, I consider it the
central reason that they grew up to be good students, responsible adults and hard workers.
The lack of TV also had some nice, unexpected side effects – such as the minimal amount of begging I heard at holiday time. The other moms in my playgroup complained of relentless whining from their kids for cartoon-inspired and commercially-promoted toys and junk cereals. My kids? They barely knew such things existed.
But perhaps best of all, the absence of TV brought out all the childhood traits that were so enjoyable for me to observe as a parent: the girls' curiosity, initiative and creativity.
I'll never forget the neighbor child who came over one day to play with my six-year-old, and who greeted me by marching to our TV set and flipping it on without a word.
After I had informed her that parents turned on the TV set in our house, and reminded her that she had come to "play," my daughter – realizing that she and her sisters had an extra playmate – launched into one of their make-believe games. I can't remember if the game was "store," "restaurant," "school," or "college girls," but in no time my three were deep in their fantasy – and the neighbor child was watching in open-mouthed astonishment.
Wide-eyed and completely dumbfounded, she looked at me and asked, "What are they doing?"
I felt bad for her – and felt resentment toward parents who would rely so heavily on plug-in toys that their daughter had been deprived of the "let's pretend" experience.
Today, 20 years later, I can't bear to think how many more children are growing up deprived of books, blocks, puzzles and make-believe because their homes are full of gadgets that do the imagining for them. Too often, parents are buying these computer games and gadgets – envisioning them as vehicles for family entertainment, or thinking that having the latest game will keep their kids occupied and or even give them an edge.
So in the next "Slow Kids" column, we'll examine some of the myths surrounding different forms of electronic entertainment, and take a look at the educational value of computer games, videos and lapware.
Till then, here's to the life unplugged!
Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden raises admission $1
Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden's admission has increased by $1 across all categories. Admission is now $12 for adults; $11 for seniors ages 55 and older; and $8 for children ages 3–12. Admission remains free for children ages 3 and younger and for members.
The last price increase was in 2011, before the Garden consistently hosted Butterflies LIVE! (which is included with admission). > Read more.
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The threat of bad weather didn't keep visitors away from Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden July 10 for the facility's weekly Flowers After 5 event (which pairs music and food with a chance to stroll the garden) and its monthly Fidos After 5 (which allows dog owners to bring their pets with them to enjoy the evening). > Read more.
Western Henrico Rotary helps fund Midwives For Haiti Jeep
Thanks in part to a $10,000 gift from the Western Henrico Rotary Club, another bright pink Jeep modified to travel extremely rough terrain has been delivered to Midwives For Haiti so that more pregnant women in the quake-ravaged country will have access to prenatal care and a greater chance of surviving childbirth.
The funds were raised at the annual casino night held in February, club president Adam Cherry said. The Rotary Club also helped purchase the Virginia-based charity's first pink jeep three years ago. > Read more.
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US Army Field Band to perform in Henrico Aug. 3
The United States Army Field Band will present a free public performance at Deep Run Park in Henrico on Sunday, Aug 3 at 3 p.m.
Members of the band are soldiers who also serve as "musical ambassadors of the Army" and perform for schools and communities nationwide.
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The two candidates for Halifax County Commonwealth's Attorney, Michael Freshour and Tracy Quackenbush-Martin, participated in an open forum Tuesday night at Mt. Laurel Ruritan Club featuring a question and answer session with Nick Long, general manager of 95.3 WHLF FM, moderating.
Each presented opening comments before the questions began. Long reached out to Halifax supervisors and school board members, members of Halifax Chamber of Commerce, members of Halifax County Farm Bureau, the law enforcement community and the candidates themselves for guidance in the questions asked.
Freshour said, "I am your Commonwealth's Attorney Mike Freshour, I have been a trial attorney for 14 years for which the last 10 years I've been a prosecutor in the Halifax County Commonwealth's Attorney's Office. I started my career as the Project Exile gun prosecutor. Ten months later I was promoted to the deputy commonwealth's attorney position. I held that position for about seven and a half years. In August 2012, I assumed the role of Commonwealth's Attorney."
Freshour added, "Since I've taken over, my team and I have increased the number of charges prosecuted in circuit court by 43 percent. We've increased the number of defendants we prosecute by 53 percent. We have worked vigorously and diligently to become a more aggressive prosecutor's office, especially for violent offenders, repeat offenders and repeat drug offenders. My goals for being commonwealth's attorney are to prosecute criminals and keep your family and mine safe. Since taking over, we have not only increased prosecution but work really hard to increase sentencing for violent offenders and repeat offenders. I have served the citizens of Halifax County for 10 years, and I would appreciate the opportunity to continue doing so."
Quackenbush-Martin said, "I'm here tonight because we have a problem in Halifax County, and I want to fix it. My name is Tracy Quackenbush-Martin. I am the independent candidate running for commonwealth's attorney. I have been a criminal trial lawyer for 15 years.
"When I graduated from Washington and Lee University, I worked for the judges in Norfolk writing their opinions. I have worked for the U.S Attorney's Office. But, Halifax is where I have put my roots. It's where I fell in love with my husband, David, who is in law enforcement. It's where my parents live and where I opened my successful practice of law, which I have built over 15 years.
"I love this community, and I want to see the job done right. Serving my community has always been a priority to me. It is a desire to serve this community in a greater way that has prompted me to leave my comfortable practice to offer myself to the citizens of Halifax County."
Quackenbush-Martin added, "I've handled thousands of cases. I have extensive experience in the courtroom and managing my own office. I have the skills. I have the desire. I have the experience to be your commonwealth's attorney.
"I want to take that experience, and I want to fix what is broken. In talking with the people of this community and as a citizen in this county, I'm very troubled by the revolving door of crime, by the length of time it takes to resolve cases, by witnesses and law enforcement sitting in court over and over again only to discover that their case was continued. We can do better."
In some court cases, a plea agreement is offered which can save the court as well as the commonwealth time and money. Each candidate told attendees why sometimes these are used and their opinions on using them.
Freshour said, "There are two reasons why a prosecutor might enter into a plea agreement. One, if a witness changes their story or if something happens that the evidence of the case changes. The second reason is to save the taxpayers money. My interest as a prosecutor is to do justice, so if I have to reduce a charge in order to obtain a conviction, I will do that to seek justice not only for the victim but also for the citizens of Halifax.
"The second reason is if I have a defendant who is willing to plead guilty and do the amount of time within the constraints of the guidelines, the code requires a pre-sentencing report, that costs the taxpayers about $1,500. My job as a commonwealth's attorney is not to spend taxpayers' money but to do what is in the best interest of the citizens"
Quackenbush-Martin said, "According to the Virginia Supreme Court statistics of all the cases that went to circuit court in 2012, only eight percent went to trial. That means that 92 percent of the cases in 2012 were noll-prossed which means dropped by the commonwealth or dismissed or pled out. That means the results you see in the paper about suspended time that causes so much dissatisfaction in the county more than likely was agreed to by the commonwealth. It's too many plea bargains. We lack consistency and fairness."
Quackenbush-Martin added, "The problem with the idea of increasing charges by 43 percent is that it's an election year. What were we doing the last seven years? Either it was a woefully inadequate job before or we have an artificial show for the public in an election year.
"Justice requires individual attention in each case, putting in the hard work to evaluate the strengths and weaknesses, the facts and harm to the county; balancing these factors is what determines justice. As far as plea bargains, there is nothing wrong with offering them if you determine that is what justice is, but you must be consistent without it being in regards to an election year."
Most understand the primary role of the commonwealth's attorney is to take the state's case before the judge, but there are more, like staffing the office, public relations, plus serving on boards and commissions possibly even statewide. Each candidate explained the importance and the duties they are prepared to assume. They also addressed the importance or non-importance of a political party affliction.
Quackenbush-Martin said, "My focus is to lead this office to getting good results and offering Halifax County a commonwealth's attorney who is present in court and in the office to do the hard work to prepare these cases. I'm no stranger to hard work. I do think there is a greater leadership role that the commonwealth can play as I have in the past in my public service. That would be important to me as a commonwealth's attorney, to remain public to all segments of society. To hear and to listen to what's happening, so I know the desires of the public that includes communicating with the public, about why decisions are made, so the best way to do that is to communicate that information to the press and that's what I would do."
Quackenbush-Martin added, "Being only in court would be a mistake. But I do believe serving on boards should be limited to those positions which are likely to make us safer or which are preventative such as Mentor Role Model and do not distract from the primary role of the commonwealth's attorney which is to do a better job at seeking justice, otherwise it's just politics. We have some serious problems to fix. That would be my priority as commonwealth's attorney, which is seeking justice regardless of party affiliation. It's why I'm running as an Independent candidate. Justice has no place for politics, and I would treat everyone fairly and equally."
Freshour said, "I have assumed the duties of commonwealth's attorney, and I've been doing that for over 14 months. I've fully staffed the office, and I have dealt with the public. I have worked in the office as shown by the numbers. We have gone from 160 defendants in circuit court last year to 246 since I've been in charge."
"There is no place for party affiliation in the courtroom," said Freshour, who is running as a Republican candidate. "When a case is tried, there is no box to check for party affiliation. No one asks about that. However, there is a stark difference between the candidates in this race. I am the Republican nominee. I've been a Republican, and I'm going to stay a Republican. I have stood fast by who I am."
It appears there are fewer jury trials recently in Halifax County, the moderator said. The judges have limited time on the court's calendar for these types of trials.
Each candidate offered their thoughts on this issue and expanded on their experiences with jury trials.
Freshour said, "Most trials are bench trials. Jury trials are for really violent crimes or repeat offenders. We've had several jury trials scheduled. As far as my experience, I've prosecuted 17 jury trials. With regard to limited time, jury trials take priority. Also, there has never been a time where I haven't been able to go to a judge and ask for dates and not received them. I've always had time to prosecute a jury trial."
Quackenbush-Martin said, "The appearance of fewer jury trials is correct. The numbers of jury trials are down. There have been very few the past few years. I have extensive trial experience with judges and juries. I have successfully tried cases to judges and juries. I've been successful before the Supreme Court and the Virginia Supreme Court. I'm ready to make sure the young prosecutors in the office are prepared to pursue jury trials when appropriate."
Quackenbush-Martin added, "Jury trials are one of the highest forms of advocacy for the citizens of Halifax County. In my opinion, the commonwealth does not use them enough. They are particularly important for the public in those cases that they should have input in the judicial process. If I have heard the public correctly, I've heard many say that for repeat offenders they wish to have stiffer penalties. If that is so, then the commonwealth should be asking for more jury trials so that the public can have direct input on this process. I will point out that about 40 percent of the cases resolved last year took more than 12 months to get there. There is a problem, and I don't think we can contribute it all to the defense bar."
The candidates were asked for their thoughts on capital punishment, and if the situation is appropriate would they seek the death penalty.
Quackenbush-Martin said, "It is the just result in certain cases. When the evidence and the law support it, I would definitely pursue it. I would take this decision very seriously. I've been counsel on two murder cases and assisted in capital murder cases as well."
Freshour said, "I have, will and always will support the death penalty. If the facts support a death sentence, I would not have any reservation for asking for a death sentence. As far as my experience, I have helped and assisted with two capital murder cases. I have also spent a week training for prosecution of murder cases."
The candidates were asked if they would say that repeat offenders are responsible for a large percentage of crime in Halifax County? If so, what would they propose to do in regards to repeat offenders in the county?
Freshour said, "I do see the same names on a regular basis. When I assumed the role of commonwealth's attorney, I made it my mission to go after repeat offenders. I have dealt harshly with them. As for punishment, each case is different and was constrained by the guidelines. We routinely ask the judge to sentence above the guideline for the simple fact the person keeps coming back, but ultimately the decision of sentencing rests with the judge."
Quackenbush-Martin said, "We see the same names in the paper. Yes, repeat offenders are responsible for a lot of crime in this county. Talking to the people in this county, I share a concern of the revolving door of repeat offenders getting slapped on the wrist, coming out of jail and doing the same thing again. It's the job of the commonwealth's attorney to convince the judge of what justice is in each case."
Each candidate explained the difference between the standards that law enforcement officers use to make an arrest versus the criteria the commonwealth's attorney office uses when deciding whether or not to prosecute. Candidates also were asked if all attorneys rely on the same laws and rules in court whether they are a defense attorney or prosecutor.
Both candidates agreed the standards for an officer to make arrest is probable cause, which means probably a crime was committed, and it was probably the person of interest who did it.
Quackenbush-Martin said, "There is an ethical standard as an administrator of justice as commonwealth's attorney that is beyond simply to win. There is an ethical duty not to bring a charge that does not have probable cause behind it. The commonwealth must be able to present credible evidence. The catch is when deciding to prosecute a case, there is a clear cause. The key to the difference between probable cause and ultimate guilt in a trial is to establish good relationships with law enforcement so there is little to no gap between arrests and successful prosecution."
Freshour said, "For a prosecutor, my ethics dictate that I can't pursue a case in court unless I believe the evidence shows belief beyond a reasonable doubt. When it comes to all attorneys, the laws and the rules of court do not change."
The session ended with closing comments from each candidate asking the public for their vote
The candidates plan to speak again to the public in another forum on Oct. 29 at 6:30 p.m. at South Boston-Halifax County Museum of Fine Arts & History.


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At this time in history, broadly defined as the Regency period, Brighton enjoyed an unrivalled status as the provincial capital of fashionable British society and was, perhaps, Europe's foremost seaside spa. A legacy that is, today, reflected in the city's rich architectural heritage of grand Regency terraces and elegant back streets.
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