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Can't we all just stop thinking about the children
In these frazzled and time-poor times it is difficult to juggle the competing demands of feeding the children and getting them delivered punctually to school or childcare, while also meeting our own need for sustenance and employment.
To this end it is worth thinking about whether schools and childcare centres could be co-located at McDonalds drive-throughs. The children could be removed from the car - if they're small enough you could pass them straight through the window – and a helpful McDonalds employee could then hand you a coffee and a McMuffin and give the kiddies some nuggets (or whatever) before taking them to class. You wouldn't even need to leave your vehicle, and everyone would start the day with a hearty meal.
Clearly, this idea isn't even remotely worth thinking about, but it is worth throwing it out there in a juvenile fashion to upset the nutrition freaks and child protection obsessives who want their cotton-wooled, risk-averse, no-fun agenda enshrined in the nation's statutes.
Earlier this week it emerged that those wicked bastards who make energy drinks, the kind that are packed with caffeine and guarana and the same mysterious blue chemical used in radiator coolant, are now selling their monstrous hell-fluid in 1.25 litre "family-sized" bottles.
Cue the pavlovian calls for government to step in. Clearly, nobody has thought about the children.
"We can't see a single reason why the energy drink market should not be curtailed," AMA president Steve Hambleton said.
I can think of a few reasons. The first being that governments have got better things to do, like not stuffing up the economy, and ideally not much else beyond that. Or the more compelling reason, which is that as far as I can tell there aren't many five-year-olds cruising the aisles with their personal stash of cash, shelling out five bucks for a bottle of V or Red Bull. It is parents who do the buying, and surely no parent would be so stupid as to give their kids these drinks anyway, unless they appeared to be flagging while finishing their homework and you needed some liquid to wash down the No-Doz you had just given them.
In this era when a bag of nuts comes with a warning that it may contain nuts or traces of nuts, no threat is too miniscule to warrant government intervention, a national education campaign, and the threat of fines for those who transgress. We are having an on-again off-again national conversation about whether fast food advertisements should be banned because the "pester factor" is apparently so great that we're all shovelling KFC down the littlies' throats. And while we're on the subject, how good is that 10 pieces for $10 deal they're currently running on Tuesdays?
A couple of years ago the nutritionist Rosemary Stanton became quite agitated when Bindy Irwin was hired as the public face of a packet cake mix, in an apparently sinister endorsement of the consumption of chocolate cake by a role model whom the littlies revere.
Playgrounds increasingly resemble padded cells where something as lame as a see-saw must be placed in a 10m deep pile of bark chips lest anyone does themselves a mischief.
The other day when the temperature was close to 40 degrees I went to Big W and bought one of those tiny inflatable pools, which upon unwrapping it included a stern note translated from the Mandarin saying under the laws it could only be inflated if placed within the perimeter of government-standard permanent fencing, the kind you would construct if you had a real pool. Obviously and tragically, plenty of kids have drowned unattended, it only takes a few centimetres of water, and as a parent you cannot imagine anything worse. But if your kids know how to swim, and if you are inflating it on the lawn directly in front of the barbecue, where you and seven other adults are spending the afternoon providing constant supervision, and then you drain the damn thing the moment the party is over, calling in the permanent pool fencing guy seems a bit over the top.
I often find myself thinking of the beefcake model Fabio, the guy who couldn't believe it wasn't butter, not on account of any weird sexual fondness for the man but because a few years ago he became something of a pin-up boy for what you could call irrational hyper-vigilance. Poor Fabio had ridden a roller-coaster in Florida and as the ride was going down a loop-the-loop at breakneck speed a massive migratory goose flew in his path and broke his nose. To his eternal credit the very decent Fabio said he had decided not to sue. But he explained that he had decided to go public, to make sure that it never happened again. As far as I can gather, it hasn't.
Irrational hyper-vigilance is at its most pronounced when it comes to the tiny tots. Perhaps it's a sign of how pampered we are in the west that we fret and worry about such trifles as energy drinks or the odd burger or dangerous playgrounds, while in many parts of the world kids are born in smouldering toxic slums and still kick on into adulthood. And when I say "we" I don't mean the vast majority of parents. Most parents I know, and I know plenty of them, are much more laid-back and sensible than the paranoid busy-bodies who want to legislate against everything.
One of my earliest memories as a kid is sitting in the back of our green Kingswood station wagon where it was my job to hold on to the metal bassinet my baby sister was strapped into to make sure she didn't slide off the bench seat and onto the floor as Dad took a corner. Probably not ideal, especially with all the Ben Ean which was being consumed in the 70s. Within the space of a generation we are now talking about whether children should have to stay in booster seats until they are 12. Maybe it is too reckless to remove them from booster seats at all. At least until their 21st. You can't be too careful. You can actually.
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Gregg says:
Did you get nailed for not having that pool enclosure David for seems as though your weekend has something of a sour note!
As for Fabio, the goose flying incident is akin to that stingray or whatever it was inviting it aboard some poor guy's tinny and nailing him about a year back, might have been Florida too whilst the closest I have come was a Kookaburra on a mission and in streamlined fashion they do look a bit like a jet fighter close up and one whooshing past just in front of the windscreen when I had the drivers side window open was a split second from embedding beak somewhere close enough.
But I do agree on there being some stupid parents out there buying gunk that could in turn make their kids into stupid parents and that's always a bit frightening.
acotrel says:
I don't care what ignorant kids want to eat, but I object to the practice of manufacturerswho lace everything with sweetners. Macca's hamburger buns are sweet, diet coke and every other soft drink are either laced with sugar or saccharin. I don't have sugar in any beverage that I drink, and my taste buds have adjusted. I can detect even the smallest amount of sugar in coffee, and it tastes horrible and sickly to me. Surely I am not in a minority, and I wonder why people who don't like greasy kid's stuff are not catered for ? Macca's is absurd - 'some things are so bad that they are good' - not Macca's. The only thing they have that is good, is their coffee. - Too bad if you are hungry !
ronny jonny says:
We have let the nannies, worry warts and safety nazis take over society. We have become a dictatorship of the do gooder, where we must be saved from our own stupidity by taking all responsibilty out of our own hands. Some dumb arse backs over their kid in the driveway? Ban four wheel drives. Inattentive parent allows child to drown? Force everyone to put enormous fences around pools. Too irresposible to put medicines and poisons out of reach? Must legislate for childproof lids (I hate those effin lids).
It's not the evil corporations fault, it's not the governments fault, it's not societys fault, it's your fault.
kaiser says:
Fair comment on the nanny state: completely agree.
But don't you think the media are a tad part of the problem. They go out of their way to find an 'outraged person' to provide a counter-point to any action.
While trivial in cases such as this, on the big issues which you refer, governments have a defacto no-disadvantage gun held to their head. So no party would actual tell anyone they are going to do anything bad coming into an election. They have tell BS and then do what they need to reform in their second year of office and hope everyone has calmed down by the next election. Makes democracy hard to work.
Sickemrex says:
"there aren't many five-year-olds cruising the aisles with their personal stash of cash, shelling out five bucks for a bottle of V or Red Bull. It is parents who do the buying, and surely no parent would be so stupid as to give their kids these drinks anyway"
That's a happy land of sunshine and butterflies you live in Penbo. Have you seriously never seen primary school aged children buying caffeine soft drinks? Many parents let even pre-school aged kids drink soft drink regularly on the pretext that it's only a special treat. Yeah, a special treat that happens almost daily. I don't do it but I can't say I don't give a stuff because we'll all be paying for the treatment of diabetes and obesity by the public health system. People ARE that stupid.
acotrel says:
We have one really good restaurant in Benalla. I went there the other night with my wife on my birthday. There was a family there with noisy kids, which was a little bit irritating. But as I said to my wife, at least the kids were learning to appreciate what is actually good (quality). And I believe that is important. We have about three independent food outlets in our town selling top quality stuff at about supermarket prices - I always support and recommend them. I suggest it is a matter of promoting a mindset which appreciates quality, and it doesn't cost substantially more to pursue it.
Fed Up says:
We are becoming a less democratic society by the decade,one that is becoming totally more dependent on Gov control.
We're constantly being told what to do,how to think and how to react.
We are losing our individual identity.
We are being systematically changed over time to becoming a race of Elois.
It's not the Gov or societys job to take responsibilty from us….
Mike says:
All too often, people use "Occupational Health and Safety" as an excuse not to do anything. Not because of some high moral drive to do the right thing or because they don't understand the law, more likely because they just can't be bothered….because they have a hard time explaining WHY they can't do it, except "OHS".
- A boot supplier claimed it was banned from accepting dirty boots for return.
- Cafes and restaurants refused to heat up baby food.
- A golf club told players that golf buggies were not health and safety authorized.
- A hospital refused the use of a microwave on a ward.
- A gym-goer was told he could not lift weights without wearing sneakers.
- A woman was banned by her boss from wearing sandals in the office in the summer.
- A passenger was refused a blanket on a flight but told she could buy one.
- A campsite banned sleeping in a camper van.
- A primary school's tree house had to be located away from the premises because of a risk to children.
- A council banned a nursery teacher from taking children to a garden.
and my favourite one recently that I saw - a baby business that didn't want to see if a car seat fit into someone's car "because of OHS", but they'd happily sell it to them…however, refunds were questionable because "it might have been involved in a crash" - between the store and the car park (!).
Gerard says:
"Irrational hyper-vigilance is at its most pronounced when it comes to the tiny tots."
Not really. Compulsory bike helmets, compulsory superannuation, internet censorship, poker machine restrictions and the plastic cups in pubs rule are at least as bad as the laws regarding young kids.
Austin 3:16 says:
Penbo child mortality in this country has halved over the last 20 years or so. It's probably a quarter of what it was when you were a kid.
And this is a good thing.
Believe it or not some people value their kids and want them growing up safe and happy.
Austin 3:16 says:
—The first being that governments have got better things to do, like not stuffing up the economy, and ideally not much else beyond that. —
Yeah I guess we can all live without schools, hospitals, roads, sewers, garbo's, water and all the other services needlessly provided by a Government that should just get out of the way and let corporate greed run rampant for the good of the economy.
John says:
Not sure you're right Penbo. There are far more stupid and/or careless people in this world than you think. You'd be out of a job otherwise, judging by the content of today's news media—especially the online and popular commercial versions. There'd be hardly any news to report if there were no fools. Even if I don't care about protecting the idiots from themselves, I'm rather interested in protecting the rest of us, especially their kids and me.
StanleyG says:
l've always believed that when you're communicating with someone what you say is only half of the communication process.The other half is HOW you say it.l am very strongly anti smoking,anti junk food other than an occasional treat(yes,l plead guilty),and lm sad to say that the perception we are becoming a nanny state is because some people do need nannying. But even l hate these miserable looking,cats bum mouthed,overbearing fingerwaving w^*kers who condescendingly get on telly to make their case. lts human nature to look at these people and say "f#&k off,l'll make my own decisions".Whats needed is some friendly faces to explain the dangers of these habits and appeal to people's sense of responsibility. As annoying as these people are,they are trying to help,and they are often right,its just unfortunate the message gets lost in translation.
NESLIHAN KUROSAWA says:
Hi David,
Are we really thinking of our children or our own comfort zones and personal priorities? Yes, our lives our maybe so much busier in some ways than the previous generations! However that doesn't give us the right to justify feeding our children ready to go convenience foods and buying them everything in sight in order to feel like we are good enough or better parents than the rest! Life can be a competition but parenting isn't a race or a competition at all. We all have to try and do our best within limitations.
Our best rewards at the end of the day, aren't about winning the prize gold medals or approvals from others. They just happen to be the well adjusted, healthy, and happy children, around ourselves. Nothing more or less, and life is all about teaching our kids about being responsible, respectful and caring human beings. I still don't get all the hype with consuming huge bottles of energy drinks? With all the caffeine and other substances in these drinks, are we really being wise? Just imagine all that caffeine in their little bodies and their kidneys working overtime to get rid of the harmful stuff?
I still prefer a healthy sandwich to chicken nuggets and good old freshly squeezed orange juice to any fancy, colorful and sugary drink any day! When we are offering our kids foods we always have to look at the natural vitamin, mineral contents and nutritional value firstly. If there is none, then they aren't even worth the bottle or the packaging they are presented with. I surely have never felt guilty and ashamed about the fact that I couldn't but chicken nuggets or energy drinks for the members of my family.
When are we all going to get the message that true parenting isn't necessarily about what we can provide for our children materially. However nothing happens to be more valuable than our undivided attention and quality of time we can all dedicate to just communicating with our family members. Remember the song "video killed the radio star? I feel the same way about all those latest electronic devices such as smart phones, lab tops as well as iPads! How much time our family members are spending on those instead of getting connected with those close to us?
For me on a personal level life in general wasn't necessary easier in the previous generations because there was so much more sense of responsibility, hard work and true dedication to everything they did such as preparing home cooked meals, less over all expectations and more family time minus all the distractions. And I also wonder what ever happened to all that time we were supposed to save with having all the latest innovations and gadgets in our lives? Kind regards.
youdy beaudy says:
When i was a kid it certainly was a different society. Children were to be seen but not heard. Children couldn't sit in the same room as their Grandfather and Uncles when they were talking. We would go out and play in the bushland and learned to befriend all of the wild things, snakes, lizards, birds, goannas etc. Sometimes we would play with matches and nearly come close to burning down the town.
We would head off with Uncle or Grandfather down the coast in the ole Ford V8 pilot and it would be special to sit in the dicky seat in the boot. No seat belts etc. Most people couldn't afford a swimming pool so we all went down to the river and played in our canoes. We made spears, bows and arrows from reeds and 6 inch nails, would be very proud if we made the best shanghi by finding the perfect forked branch off a tree and had good rubber from left over bike tubes and a nice piece of leather to make the pouch and then we would fire rocks everywhere sometimes have small battles. Some kids would shoot their daisy air rifles at each other. We never drowned in the river, got into minor trouble most of the time and had a great inventive childhood. We had to follow the rules of the family of which Grandfather was the traditional head and no one would go against Grandfathers command even his sons our fathers and uncles and aunts.
No refrigeration, Ice chests instead. No TV, no Stereo, only the old radios with dad and dave on air and we would listen to the overseas news on the old radio. We ate beef dripping on our toast as butter was expensive to buy for some families. They had no motor mowers or brushcutters like today, no chain saws and would cut the long grass with sythes. The milkman and the paper man and the baker would home deliver. That's all gone now.
No internet, no nothing. So we grew up in that enviroment and were better off for it. Those who were children then will know what i am writing about. We were free. Mother went to the hospital to have the new babe and it was just that easy, not the mamby pambering they have today. There were no Big Macs, no Kentucky fried chicken or other junk food places. It you bought a hamburger or fish and chips as a treat you got what you paid for. Hamburgers were great with real meat, real eggs etc, on big buns and the fish and chips were wrapped in old newspaper and you could reach in to the folded packet to search sometimes successfully for the last chippy which was the best of the lot. Chips were hand made not mass produced with chemical flavours.
Yes, a nanny state it surely is today, shame really. We had a great life as kids, at least i did. A life of exploring, swimming doing all the things outside in the bush and living like huckleberry finn.
However, society is far different today than in the 40s and 50s and of course a lot of people worry too much about their kids and there is the problem with being sued for something or other. Children today are not necessarily brighter than we were but the demands were different.
Children do get drowned and that has always been but many don't. The policy that Peter Garrett put forward about teaching kids to swim young is a good one and should be implemented. But, with all that protectionism that is practiced at the end of the day one cannot know where children are all the time and their unfortunately be tragic events regardless. But i don't think that we should become overcontrolled. Junk food is quick, down the hatch quickly, and people feel satisfied but that type of food is ok for a treat but should not be eaten all the time as it affects the health in a negative way. Drinks that are full of sugar and caffine are not good with youngsters as we know and should be avoided. Children should be full of energy naturally, inquisitive by nature and bright in their ways. They don't need artificial stimulation at all. For God sake let them grow up and feed them properly so that their brains develop correctly. The human brain takes a long time to mature, so good nourishment is absolutely necessary for a growing child but the other things that happen when children are not supervised we have no control over. We don't want to end up with some type of genetic problem in our children and handed down to theirs later on in life because we were too lazy to look after their diets correctly.
Anyway to finish this. We grew up as i stated above and we are still here and many of us oldies wonder what the world is coming too with all the stuff that we have to put up with today. Where will the human race be placed in the next 50 years or so, that's if we are still here, with all the modern things like junk foods and junk soft drinks and a society which is totally glued to technology to the point of obsession. We should think about that and re introduce some of the old ways so we can preserve something that we had before to help our failing world and bring back some respect for the Grandfathers and the traditions.
Helen of Troy says:
I read an interesting article regarding perceived risk to child safety and how it has changed over the last fifty years. This isn't verbatim but the stats showed in the 1950's kids travelled unsupervised from their home in a radius of about 9 kms. (cycling etc) In the 60s it diminished further…in the 80's it was down to about a kilometre, and today ? The average distance a child travels unspervised is to their front gate. However, the actal risk of child abduction is exactly the same.
Anjuli says:
I was born in 1934 growing up I remember walking unsupervised by the age of 4 to the shop at the top of my street and go in and out of neighbors houses . At 6 yeas of age ,walk about a mile to my piano teachers house ,when I was able to ride my big sisters bike I used to ride every where along the country lanes,in the North East of UK .I was too young to understand the freedom I enjoyed ,when I think of it now ,I am saddened what has happened to society ,maybe the stats are the same for abduction of children , older and wiser I for one would not like to take the risk.
tez says:
Ever thought about the amount of Red Bull & V drunk by Truck drivers traveling the highways deside you or go to a building site and notice the empty can about?
FFS says:
David (journalist): RIGHT ON! I started reading the other comments and stopped. As per usual it decends into a tit-for-tat personal debate amongst those with nothing better to do (Zinger to TimB "Go stick your head in a bucket of water…" etc). Re-read the article, and stick tot the topic. I for one completely agree with David "you can't be too careful. You can actually".
Rray says:
I know BAN all forms of advertising altogether. Imagine being able to watch or listen to anything without being bombarded by inane direct or subliminal adverts.
ramases says:
It all boils down or should boil down to several little words, that's "taking responsibility for ones own actions" Now if a parent decides to buy this crap for little Billie or Anna then its their choice and they should take the consequences and not shout that its wrong or immoral or whatever as they didn't really have to buy the crap in the first place.
Unfortunately in this day and age "personal responsibility" has been so eroded by Government that most modern people don't really know the meaning of the words. Most of what we do or say has some policy or decree or law against it or a hefty handout from the Government attached. People make decisions not based on need or the fact that they can afford it but what price is attached to it and how much can we get for this or that decision.
Until the day comes where a Government tells the people that their decisions are their decisions and not the Tax payer decisions or the Governments decisions then we will have this ban it or change it mentality getting worse.
Get a grip people and take responsibility for your own actions and not expect to be wrapped in cotton wool for all your miserable lives or sue someone for your own failures, like child supervision.
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Losing subscription when a new long poll is creatednva Jun 16, 2012 12:22 PM
I'm using Errai 2.0.1-SNAPSHOT (as in git on 2012-06-16) and jetty (GWT development mode), and configured the JettyContinuationsServlet and the AsyncDispatcher. Have observed the following behaviour:
1. On the server side a process is constantly broadcasting messages on the bus, approximately 10 msg/sec. The message now is a single String of varying length, up to about 128 characters max:
.with("MyPart", buff)
.errorsHandledBy(new ErrorCallback() {
public boolean error(Message message, Throwable throwable) {
log.debug("Error marshalling/sending message: " + buff + ": " + throwable.getMessage(), throwable);
return true;
2. On the client side I have a singleton module that subscribes to the same subject when the client starts up:
ErraiBus.get().subscribe("MySubject", new MessageCallback() {
public void callback(Message message) {
String buff = message.get(String.class, "MyPart");
// process buffer
(Errai IOC is present on the client side, but is not used. It conflicts with GWTP.)
3. The client-side starts up normally and messages flow. The following is logged to the browser's console:
[errai] wait for: org.jboss.errai.marshalling.client.api.MarshallerFramework
[errai] vote For: org.jboss.errai.marshalling.client.api.MarshallerFramework
[errai] wait for: org.jboss.errai.bus.client.framework.ClientMessageBus
[errai] wait for: org.jboss.errai.bus.client.framework.RpcProxyLoader
[errai] sending initial handshake to remote bus
[errai] wait for: org.jboss.errai.ioc.client.Container
[errai] IOC bootstrapper successfully initialized.
[errai] IOC container bootstrapped.
[errai] 12 beans successfully deployed.
[errai] vote For: org.jboss.errai.ioc.client.Container
[errai] still waiting for -> [org.jboss.errai.bus.client.framework.RpcProxyLoader, org.jboss.errai.bus.client.framework.ClientMessageBus]
[errai] received response from initial handshake.
[errai] vote For: org.jboss.errai.bus.client.framework.RpcProxyLoader
[errai] still waiting for -> [org.jboss.errai.bus.client.framework.ClientMessageBus]
[errai] remote services available: [...]
[errai] received capabilities notice from server. supported capabilities of remote: LongPollAvailable
[errai] initializing long poll subsystem
[errai] received FinishStateSync message. preparing to bring up the federation
[errai] vote For: org.jboss.errai.bus.client.framework.ClientMessageBus
[errai] received final vote for initialization ...
[errai] bus federation complete. now operating normally.
4. After a short while the following appears in the browser's console and the flow of messages stops:
[errai] sending initial handshake to remote bus
[errai] received response from initial handshake.
[errai] remote services available: [...]
[errai] received capabilities notice from server. supported capabilities of remote: LongPollAvailable
[errai] initializing long poll subsystem
[errai] received FinishStateSync message. preparing to bring up the federation
The server side is still broadcasting and calling isSubscribed("MySubject") returns true, however, no messages are received on the client side any longer. There are no errors given to the server-side error handler.
As a workaround, I set up a timer that executes a new subscription on the given subject every few seconds. When a new subscription is executed, the data starts flowing, until the next stop.
In summary, the subscription information remains persistent, but it seems that when the client makes a new long poll, the data is not dispatched into it.
What would you suggest I should look at next? Many thanks!
1. Re: Losing subscription when a new long poll is createdMike Brock Jun 16, 2012 2:42 PM (in response to nva)
We've never seen this behavior before -- it's definitely not normal. Can you provide more details about how your project is set up?
2. Re: Losing subscription when a new long poll is creatednva Jun 17, 2012 2:47 AM (in response to Mike Brock)
Mike, the project is a stock plotting application. It receives real-time trading data, which it displays on a number of screens and plots diagrams. For fast switching we want to keep the data flow steady, plot on the html5 canvas in the background and then just display it, without loading any history from the server side.
Project set-up in the development environment:
- Linux, Fedora 17, 64bit
- Openjdk 126.96.36.199
- Errai 2.0.1-SNAPSHOT (last updated and compiled on 2012-06-16)
- Google Chrome stable 19.0.1084
Server side is built on Hibernate, JPA, Errai RPC and Guice IoC.
Client side is built on GWTP 0.7. All client-server communication is Errai, either RPC or server to client broadcast. (I'm having a problem with annotating my service endpoints with @AuthenticationRequired, opened a separate discussion on it a while back.) Am not using Errai CDI, unfortunately. Couldn't make it work with GWTP.
The server side runs a few extra communication threads, started from singleton POJOS when they first instantiated (referenced when service endpoints are instantiated on start-up) to connect with trading data feeds, etc.
Also quartz is configured on the server side to schedule jobs with the cron scheduler. These are once or twice a day jobs, though.
The client side implements a singleton module that subscribes to the data broadcasted by the server and re-distributes them on the GWT event bus to the relevant data consumers. The reason for this is that if they are more than one subscriptions on the same subject and one unsubscribes (eg. when the user navigates away from a screen), then all subscriptions terminate. Since I need to keep a steady flow of data on some of the screens, this is not desirable.
For marshalling/demarshalling the real-time data I rolled my own that uses a fixed number of elements string. I was getting class cast exceptions (JSONumber vs. JSONObject) in the browser when demarshalling using the built in marshallers (class was annotated with @Portable) and wanted to eliminate this point of failure for now.
At the moment I'm using the JettyContinuationsServlet and the AsyncDispatcher. Worker thread configuration in ErraiService.properties is the default pool size 5, timeout 5 sec.
What else would help?
3. Re: Losing subscription when a new long poll is creatednva Jun 17, 2012 3:15 AM (in response to nva)
Deployed in our server environment (jetty6) and no am seeing a lot of these when the client is sending to the server:
exception: org.jboss.errai.bus.client.api.base.MessageDeliveryFailure: error invoking endpoint
disconnect: false
Exception in thread "Dispatch Worker Thread" org.jboss.errai.bus.server.QueueUnavailableException: no queue available to send. (queue or session may have expired): (session id: e768b5715132e41dfd5b1a6634362059ea2a5bc84258fcadbabae120cafff29a)
at org.jboss.errai.bus.server.ServerMessageBusImpl.getQueueByMessage(ServerMessageBusImpl.java:1222)
at org.jboss.errai.bus.server.ServerMessageBusImpl.send(ServerMessageBusImpl.java:677)
at org.jboss.errai.bus.client.api.base.ConversationMessageWrapper.sendNowWith(ConversationMessageWrapper.java:182)
at org.jboss.errai.bus.client.api.base.DefaultMessageBuilder$1.sendNowWith(DefaultMessageBuilder.java:78)
at org.jboss.errai.bus.client.util.ErrorHelper.sendClientError(ErrorHelper.java:107)
at org.jboss.errai.bus.client.util.ErrorHelper.sendClientError(ErrorHelper.java:77)
at org.jboss.errai.bus.client.util.ErrorHelper.handleMessageDeliveryFailure(ErrorHelper.java:170)
at org.jboss.errai.bus.server.Worker.run(Worker.java:131)
Haven't seen these when using the DefaultBlockingServlet and the SimpleDispatcher. My primary motivation to change over to the JettyContinuationServlet was to make the application work behind apache mod_proxy. When using the DefaultBlockingServlet pages display, but the bus communication is blocked. So far the JettyContinuationServlet didn't help and am accessing the server environment via a firewall portforwarder. The orignial problem reported in this thread occurs in development mode when everything runs on the local machine, however.
4. Re: Losing subscription when a new long poll is creatednva Jun 17, 2012 3:26 AM (in response to nva)
Falling back onto the DefaultBlockingServlet and SimpleDispatcher sorted out the 'no queue available' problem. Looks like it is happening with the JettyContinuationsServlet only. One call from the client succeeds and subsequent calls complain about the queue.
5. Re: Losing subscription when a new long poll is creatednva Jun 18, 2012 1:10 PM (in response to nva)
What I can see is that
- when using the JettyContinuationsServlet and the AsyncDispatcher, then the 'disconnect' occurs in a few seconds and
- when using the DefaultBlockingServlet and the SimpleDispacther, then the 'disconnect' occurs after a few minutes
There was a previous post about the client bus disconnect about a month ago, but it didn't come to a conclusion.
For now, running a 'resubscribe' periodically on a timer on the client side seems to sort out the problem. Of course, this is not ideal. I've centralised all the errai bus broadcast handling into a single module - can't see any unsubscribe happening from my code.
6. Re: Losing subscription when a new long poll is createdMike Brock Jun 18, 2012 1:29 PM (in response to nva)
This does sound like some sort of bug. I would stick to the DefaultBlockingServlet for now -- which, by the way, is the fastest implementation. The async servlets have the advantage of scaling better to many many users and ultimately reduce memory usage because they use less threads.
That said, we'll investigate the Jetty implementation and see if we can see what is wrong.
You can also simply try to use the StandardAsyncServlet which uses the Servlet 3 async API, and should also be compatible with Jetty.
7. Re: Losing subscription when a new long poll is createddjordjevs Jun 19, 2012 2:57 AM (in response to Mike Brock)
Just want to concur with Valentin. I am getting the same exception with Errai 2.0.0-Final after subscription is dropped from the client. In my case the time when it is dropped is rather random, with DefaultBlockingServlet and container Websphere 7. When running the app in Tomcat 7, I am getting a slightly different stack trace, again with DefaultBlockingServlet on subscription drop and it is:
Exception in thread "Thread-8" java.lang.NullPointerException
at java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentHashMap.get(ConcurrentHashMap.java:768)
at org.jboss.errai.bus.server.ServerMessageBusImpl.getQueue(ServerMessageBusImpl.java:806)
at org.jboss.errai.bus.server.ServerMessageBusImpl.getQueueBySession(ServerMessageBusImpl.java:1233)
at org.jboss.errai.bus.server.ServerMessageBusImpl.send(ServerMessageBusImpl.java:681)
at org.jboss.errai.bus.client.api.base.CommandMessage.sendNowWith(CommandMessage.java:328)
at org.jboss.errai.bus.client.api.base.DefaultMessageBuilder$1.sendNowWith(DefaultMessageBuilder.java:78).
My work colleague from another group is in the same boat (see https://community.jboss.org/thread/199429). He got away by switching to websockets. I can't do that.
8. Re: Losing subscription when a new long poll is createdMike Brock Jun 19, 2012 11:03 AM (in response to djordjevs)
Hmm. We've never seen this problem, and we actually have some really long-running apps we've been testing with on OpenShift. I certainly believe it's happening. Is there any more details about your apps that I can glean, to give me an idea where to start doing some testing?
Can you confirm what version you're using?
The NPE you're reporting suggests the client session timed out (there should be a proper null check there). This generally happens when the bus hasn't heard from the client in 60 seconds.
I'd gravitate towards thinking something is going wrong client-side and the long poll is stopping. But I could be wrong.
In the server log do you see any log messages like the following?
[bus] killed 1 sessions and paged out 0 queues
9. Re: Losing subscription when a new long poll is createdMike Brock Jun 19, 2012 5:20 PM (in response to Mike Brock)
We believe we have tracked down and fixed this problem: https://issues.jboss.org/browse/ERRAI-323
Should be new 2.0.1-SNAPSHOTs going oout soon.
10. Re: Losing subscription when a new long poll is creatednva Jun 20, 2012 10:57 AM (in response to Mike Brock)
Hi Mike, great news on the fix! Does this resolve SDJ's NPE only or the whole problem with the 'losing subscriptions'?
An interesting point you mention about the session timeout after 60 seconds when the client is inactive. What does 'inactive' mean in this case? In my application the client can be inactive for long periods (10, 20, 30 minutes or longer even) in that the client is subscribed and awaits pushed data, but it does not generare any other activity on the bus. Ie. no sends. Should I implement a heartbeat that makes a request on the bus periodically from the client side?
11. Re: Losing subscription when a new long poll is createdMike Brock Jun 20, 2012 1:30 PM (in response to nva)
No. There's no need to provide your own heartbeat mechanism.
12. Re: Losing subscription when a new long poll is createddjordjevs Jun 21, 2012 8:25 PM (in response to Mike Brock)
I want to report back that I've built my app with the latest 2.0.1-SNAPSHOT and it seems to work now without random subscription dropouts! I will be doing more tests over the coming days, but this is looking good.
Thank you Mike and the rest of the Errai team for the quick turnaround. You guys beat the big commercial companies hands down (without naming them) in terms of customer support and dedication.
Have you got the relase date for 2.0.1.Final?
13. Re: Losing subscription when a new long poll is createdMike Brock Jun 22, 2012 11:06 PM (in response to djordjevs)
We plan to release 2.0.1 on Monday.
14. Re: Losing subscription when a new long poll is creatednva Jun 28, 2012 3:26 PM (in response to Mike Brock)
Fix is definitely working, it's been rock solid for the past week in our project. Many thanks to the Errai team!


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What caliber to practice with?
This is a discussion on What caliber to practice with? within the Firearms & Ammunition forums, part of the HUNTING EQUIPMENT, FIREARMS & AMMUNITION category; I am not bringing my rifle to Africa. The outfitter is providing a Krieghoff Semprio in 300 win mag. I ...
What caliber to practice with?
I am not bringing my rifle to Africa. The outfitter is providing a Krieghoff Semprio in 300 win mag. I only own a 308 and am somewhat recoil sensitive. Should I continue to practice with the 308 or borrow something bigger to try to get used to the recoil?
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I guess you could practice with heavy loads in your 308 Win? The Semprio is pretty fine rifle and you should be able to adjust to it. Just my two cents.
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Before going to Africa on my last trip I shot perhaps 150 rounds in the 30 days before I left through the rifle I was going to use. I also spent some time with my 22-250 and some prairie dog towns. I also spent a bit of time just dry firing off the shooting sticks that I was taking with me.
I guess my point is just shoot as much as you can. Even if its dry firing. You want that connection between your brain and finger that says to squeeze and not jerk EVERY time. I almost never feel the recoil when shooting at an animal. Too excited. So my suggestion is practice with what's comfortable and available. It will make you a better shot. I wouldn't worry too much about the recoil of the rifle you will be using in Africa. Likely you'll never notice it. Bruce
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What is "somewhat recoil sensitive"?
How much time would you like to spend on a treatment plan for flinching?
Not likely enough.
Get to the range when you arrive and shoot that rifle a few times. Then when you are shooting at game you won't have time to worry about it.
Most flinches develop at the range, not while hunting!
I did own a 7mag but just didn't like the recoil. I enjoy shooting my 308. I can "handle" the 7mag if I have to but don't like it. I just assumed the 300 win mag would be significantly higher in recoil.
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Some 7mm can bark a bit.
If you just "didn't like it" you should be fine with a 300.
You are not shooting a box of shells every day when you hunt.
If you shot it a lot and developed a flinch and are now scared of recoil. That is a problem. Fix that before it gets very expensive when you shoot at game in Africa and wound it.
Depends on the load and the gun (design, weight,recoil pad, etc)
Get a pad for your shoulder like sheep skin and use it.
Hold the gun into that shoulder when you shoot it and you should be fine.
The gun will be sighted already.
You just need to do a test shot and then go hunting.
As an aside I shot a .375 H&H for the first time and did not even know it went off (same as a 308 I used), beyond the fact that I pulled the trigger.
The excitement should take care of the issue.
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I tend to agree with most of the above, however the difference in recoil between say a 7mm Rem mag and a .300 WIn mag is considerable, especially in factory form. For some reason the 7 mag is usually not loaded up to potential it seems, though maybe its better now, and is often loaded to not much more than max loads in a .280 Remington which is a pussycat compared to a .300 Winnie.
If it were me, I would ask the outfitter if a .30-06 were available over the .300. Its much easier to shoot and not much more kick than your .308, just my 2 cents for whatever its worth.
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I too am somewhat recoil sensitive and don't enjoy prolonged use of heavy recoiling rifles. Stick with your PH's rifle though. As Brickburn stated you won't notice the recoil while hunting.
I'm going to suggest a slightly different strategy. Check the sight in with the rifle when you get there and then don't shoot it again. Familiarise yourself with the operation of the action, the scope 'view' and dry fire as much as your PH will allow to get used to the trigger. Then go hunting.
.308's are very popular in southern Africa and I'm sure the PH would be able to hire one if the worst comes to the worst.
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There are different forms of recoil too. I feel the .300 win mwg has a sharper punch than my .375 H&H. I am small framed and recoil bothers me on the range. Like others have said not while hunting though. I have learned to shoot my .375 H&H. I think its a combination of proper shooting form and just getting used to the impact.
Me personally i would ask about another rifle or i would borrow a .300 and shoot it just a couple of times after practicing with the .308.I have walked in the tracks of the elephant, heard the lion roar and met the buffalo on his terms. I shall never be the same.
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I think the 300 Win Mag is a lot stronger than a 7mm Rem Mag. Felt recoil being twice as much with heavy loads.
With good form at the shooting range, comes good form in the hunting field. The Semprio should be a excellent hunting rifle...and you should be alright.
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I am very recoil conscious and was concerned about shooting high powered rifles on my SA trip. My hunting partner and I went to the range and shot a few times prior to our departure to try and switch from our duck hunting "slap the trigger" to the necessary rifle trigger squeeze. I prepared myself by shooting a moderate weight (7lbs) rifle in 30.06 with the intent of shooting the same caliber provided by the outfitter. I actually ended up shooting a .300 Win mag but I had brought along a Kick-ez slip on recoil pad which was really helpful. I left the pad with my PH for his father to use with his light weight 12 bore shotgun.
I shot okay in Africa but not nearly as well as I should have (missed a couple of animals but killed all of the others) but recoil wasn't the issue, being excited and out of breath were the main issues. Since returning from Africa in May I've been preparing for my next trip. I've been to the range at least six times and am shooting my 30.06 maybe six rounds and then switching to a .22. I take a break of five to 10 minutes between .06 rounds, too. Another thing that makes a huge difference is shooting at photographic plains game targets, not typical "bullseye" targets. I'll be taking my 30.06 on my next trip. I'm am also working out twice a day to get into shape.
So, I guesss what I'm offering is to get the recoil pad (read the reviews for it), practice frequently but take a break between rounds and limit your rounds. I also highly recommend you get the photographic targets, they make a huge difference to me. And be sure to get into better shape, that really helps when you're sighting in on that big kudu bull.
Looking forward to your trip report and your plans for your next trip.
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just my experience........use it dont use it..............
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One more suggestion, take an ammo pouch with you. I didn't think about it since I was using the outfitter's rifles and I didn't think about carrying ammo and ended up having to carry ammo in my pants pocket, not the best solution.
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Another consideration is have you ever shot a Semprio? It is a different type of rifle. First it uses the much maligned cocking device in lieu of a traditional safety. Next it is basically a pump that operates backwards from a traditional pump gun. you slide the front of the rifle forward to eject the empty round and back to chamber the new round. I have tried them at the shows and they feel very strange to shoot.
I would practice with a 300 Win Mag standing and on the sticks before leaving, that way you know what to expect.
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I love this site for its ability to get such great information. Lots of ideas to digest. As far a the Semprio being wierd I agree. But I figured hunting with a Krieghoff while in Africa was too good to pass up. I think I will go with a combination of all the suggestions. I will shoot lots of rounds through my 308. They will be heavier loads. While I wait for my barrel to cool I will shoot my 22. I will get a slip on recoil pad to put on the outfitters rifle (Any Suggestions?) and assume that I won't feel the recoil when shooting at the animal.
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Recoil is not an issue when hunting as far as feeling it in the shoulder. Where you might have problems is a scope with too little eye relief. If you choke up on a scope with short eye relief, then expect a good whack into your eyebrow. Buy a long eye relief scope or mount your scope as far forward as practical. Some European scopes like Zeiss are notorious for short eye relief, so be aware of that.
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Best advice yet was to try to line up a 30-06, that was my first thought and I am sure there are plenty of them over there. The other really good advice was not trying to shoot your way through a flinch, it just doesnt work that way, it only gets worse. If you truely want to condition yourself to recoil do it one shot at a time, over a long period of time. Going home after firing many low recoiling rounds and just 1 high recoiling one will give you the confidence you need, going home with a hamburger shoulder is no fun and makes no sense.
One other option if you cannot locate a 30-06 is to purchase a recoil tamer shoulder pad. get the thinnest one that will fit under your clothes. It is amazing how big of a difference they can make by spreading the recoil out over a much larger area of your shoulder.The journey is the reward.
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Good surplus 7.62 NATO ammo is $100 per 200 rounds. If you buy a lightweight .308 Winchester mountain rifle, the recoil will be high enough to mimic a larger cartridge in a heavier rifle. You can practice relatively cheap, perhaps less than the cost of reloads. If you go prairie dog, woodchuck, pond turtle, poisonous snake or other type of high volume varmint hunting, you will be doing somebody a favor and in a real fire situation you do not notice recoil like at a rifle range, and it is real world practice with varying wind direction, etc. Varmint hunters are the deadliest big game hunters, for good reason due to their high volume of fire practice.
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Just get a recoil pad. I have this One from Cabela's. That way you don't need to fret about recoil at all. Honestly you wont feel it when your hunting but it will help your confidence when your practicing and sighting in. I use it for my .300 RUM and when im sighting in my 12ga Slug gun. It also helps you practice better and longer when your at the range.The Light in Africa is different. It seems to make good shooters miss....
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Stanford ripped a page out of the Titanic-era playbook to help Notre Dame advance another precious step on what is suddenly becoming an improbable national title run.
Football games a century ago were brutish struggles with heavy emphasis on gouging and grunting.
Innovation was left to guys like Thomas Edison.
In 1913, however, Notre Dame exploited something called "the forward pass" to upset Army. The pass-catch combo was Gus Dorais to Knute Rockne.
The concept evolved steadily through the years — much to Alabama Coach Nick Saban's consternation — until coming to a dead stop Saturday in South Bend.
Notre Dame sealed a 20-13 overtime win in part because Stanford insisted on bludgeoning into an Irish defensive front that has not allowed a rushing touchdown all season.
It still hasn't.
You can argue whether Stanford actually scored on second or fourth down. If these officials can't get crucial plays correct maybe they should replace the NFL refs next time they are involved in a labor dispute.
One thing you can't argue is that Stanford bears little resemblance to the organic place where Bill Walsh's incubator once hatched hitch plays.
Notre Dame improved to 6-0 and Stanford fell to 4-2 because the Cardinal kept trying to shove a Volkswagen through a keyhole.
Jim Harbaugh brought the kind of toughness Stanford was still trying to display inside Notre Dame's five-yard line.
Except Harbaugh also had bravado and real-time intuitiveness that has been lacking since he left for the San Francisco 49ers.
David Shaw is a good man and a fine coach, yet Stanford fans have a right to wonder what's going on. In last year's Fiesta Bowl, quarterback Andrew Luck briskly drove Stanford downfield for what might have been the game-winning touchdown against Oklahoma State.
Instead, Shaw positioned for a game-winning field goal that was missed. Oklahoma State won in overtime.
Stanford turned conservative again last month at Washington and lost a game it should have won.
Down to Notre Dame by a touchdown in overtime, Stanford had first and goal at the Irish four-yard line.
Four times, Stanford ordered running back Stepfan Taylor into the teeth of the nation's No. 2 scoring defense.
Was anyone surprised?
Certainly Notre Dame Coach Brian Kelly was not. "That's what Stanford does," he said.
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In case you haven't been paying attention to the calendar, we recently stumbled into the year 2014. The future is finally upon us, thanks in large part to the release of new game consoles from Sony, Microsoft and Nintendo. But instead of looking forward with the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, my first review assignment of the year tackles a brand new game on an old system. 2014 starts out with StreetKix: Freestyle, a new soccer/rhythm title for Sony's nine-year-old PlayStation Portable.You read that right; this is a new PSP game. Coming straight from Brazil, StreetKix: Freestyle is a delightful competitive ball juggling game. It's an intriguing mix between a traditional rhythm game and a one-on-one fighter. Two players duel over points, all while keeping that soccer ball in the air with increasingly complicated trick kicks.If any of this sounds familiar, then it's probably because you've played a game called Bust-A-Groove on Sony's original PlayStation. Instead of focusing on juggling a soccer ball, Bust-A-Groove was a dancing competition full of colorful characters and time-sensitive button presses. Ilusis Interactive may have changed the location and sport, but StreetKix: Freestyle might as well be an extension of 1998's quirkiest dancing game.The gameplay is simple and accessible, requiring players to repeat simple patterns on the D-pad and PSP face buttons. The D-pad presses can be done at any time, but the final face button will require a press that is perfectly timed to the beat of the song. For example, the player will be asked to press left, right and up, followed by the circle button to continue the trick.
But here's where it gets tricky; players have a choice when it comes to their next move. Instead of pressing circle after that move, players can hit the X button and bring up a whole new trick, which branches off to other maneuvers. This allows players to cycle through a bunch of different moves, forming a path to a high score and an easy victory over the opponent.Of course, not every move is easy to pull off. Each combo starts off with a simple two or three-button pattern, but some of the harder tricks will have you quickly trying to hit five or six notes in the correct order. Couple that with trying to hit the final button on the right beat and it's easy to see why StreetKix can be so overwhelming. Sadly, you don't have a large stable of soccer juggling tricks from the start. In order to earn new moves, our hero is forced to walk around the music-themed neighborhoods, challenging people to a game of soccer ball juggling. After thoroughly embarrassing the colorful townspeople, we're given a quick lesson that results in a brand new move. You'll spend the rest of the time traveling around the city picking up tricks, all which will help you defeat the mysterious boss.On top of earning new tricks, our hero also snags new shirts and soccer balls. The different soccer balls have special magical abilities, which can be performed after completing a perfect combo. But don't slack off, because you'll quickly discover that the various enemies (with stupid names like Yo Bass Strike, Wild Kitty and Heavy Ozz) also have special attacks of their own.
As goofy as a soccer ball juggling fighting game sounds, it's actually a great deal of fun. Maybe I'm just a sucker for this type of rhythm game, but I had a good time piecing together different juggling tricks and special attacks. Even if it's not especially original, StreetKix: Freestyle had enough charm to keep me going from start to finish in one sitting.That brings up a few of the game's big problems. For one thing, I was able to play through the whole thing in one sitting. While I am normally a fan of brevity, it felt like the game's ending was rushed and anticlimactic. Furthermore, I never fully understood our hero's quest. It seemed like he was just wandering around, going through a linear path through several different neighborhoods. I wasn't expecting it to be over so quickly. On the other hand, I'm not sure I needed to see much more of StreetKix: Freestyle. Even with the new moves, the game doesn't throw much variety your way. Furthermore, I was sick of hearing the same few songs repeated in every duel. Don't get me wrong, I enjoyed much of the music in this game. The sound quality is a little iffy, but most of the songs are catchy and worth juggling a soccer ball to. However, there aren't enough songs in the game. You'll spend most of the time hearing the same few songs until you can't take it anymore.Also disappointing are the title's mini games, which include parodies of Rock Band and Fruit Ninja. As a huge fan of the Rock Band series, I couldn't wait to try out the virtual drums. Sadly, the whole thing came off as a cheap knockoff, burdened by clumsy controls and bad graphics. And in case you were wondering, the Fruit Ninja parody didn't fare any better. You're better off sticking to the ball bouncing.After spending the last two years playing games on the PS Vita, it was tough to go back to the PSP. The visuals are noticeably low-res, often to the point of being a little blurry. Also, I had completely forgotten that the PSP only had one analog nub. It took the entire play session for me to get used to not having proper camera control. Thankfully, neither of these PSP-related issues are a deal breaker. Just know that you're not getting a brand new Vita game.Speaking of the PS Vita, StreetKix: Freestyle is fully compatible with Sony's newest handheld. It downloaded right from the store to the system, so don't be miffed by it being listed as a PSP title.StreetKix: Freestyle is a fun throwback to a sub-genre we rarely see anymore. These days, music games are almost always about guitars and creating music, not seeing who is the trickier soccer ball juggler. It's a bit shallow and anticlimactic, but StreetKix: Freestyle is an oddity worth recommending.
StreetKix: Freestyle delivers an interesting mix of soccer and rhythm. Don't worry – this is not a sports game. What we get is a quirky one-on-one competition to see who is the trickier soccer ball juggler. Travel around the world learning new moves in this delightful, though shallow, rhythm game for the Sony PSP.


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Bill would shield social media during hiringBy PETER HIRSCHFELD
Vermont Press Bureau | January 28,2013MONTPELIER That mortifying Facebook photograph your old college buddy tagged you in last week? It may not be such a deal-breaker after all.
Vermont lawmakers want to shield the social media accounts of job applicants from the prying eyes of their would-be employers.
For the second year in a row, Sen. Dick Sears is pushing legislation that would make it illegal for employers to request from job seekers their passwords to Facebook, Twitter and other social media accounts. He attached similar language to ill-fated jobs legislation last year; Sears said Tuesday that hell seek passage of the provision as stand-alone legislation in 2013.
Sears said hes unaware of any instances of Vermont employers demanding access to applicants online profiles as a condition of employment. He said reports of the trend nationally, however, merit some proactive steps in the Green Mountains.
Its sort of like saying, when you come in for your interview, bring your diary with you, and were going to read your diary, said Sears, a Bennington County Democrat and chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee.
Vermont isnt the first jurisdiction to tackle the issue of human resources personnel hunting for skeletons in online closets. Federal lawmakers last year considered a ban on the practice; in September, California enacted legislation prohibiting employers from requesting passwords to social media accounts.
Its a practice that has (increased) over the past five years, and I actually know younger people coming into the job market who are naïve ... and who are asked as a matter of course to provide Facebook and Twitter password information, the rationale being that (the) company didnt want to be embarrassed, and you have nothing to hide, Sen. Philip Baruth said.
Allen Gilbert, executive director of the Vermont chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union, said Sears diary analogy effectively conveys the scope of the intrusion when companies gain access to applicants social media accounts.
People are assumed to have reasonable expectations of privacy in their jobs, and I think theres a reasonable expectation that what you write ... in what is essentially an online journal a Facebook page is private, Gilbert said. And an employer should not be able to make it a condition of employment to make you ... provide them with access to personal information that you might not want them to have.
Human Resources Commissioner Kate Duffy said the administration supports the bill, on the condition that it waive the prohibition on online scrutiny for applicants to the Vermont State Police. Background checks for these individuals is fairly significant, Duffy said. I think we hold troopers to a higher level and do kinds of checks on troopers we dont do with the average state employee.
Duffy said the state also wants to ensure that the law wouldnt prevent her department from accessing employees social media accounts even with a subpoena.
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Small businesses face struggles everyday just to stay in business, but when a natural disaster hits their world can be turned upside down. Hurricane Sandy left a path of destruction throughout much of New Jersey and New York, home to many Italian Americans, and more importantly, home to some of the places that keep the Italian culture alive in the United States. A recent New York Times article discussed the devastation of a few of the beloved historical establishments in New York that are fighting to survive after the storm. On Coney Island, Totonno's pizzeria has been temporarily shut down because of the damage, and in Brooklyn Randazzo's Clam Bar, Jimmy's Famous Heros and Gargiulo's are just a few of the spots that have been damaged by the storm.
The article explained that over decades, places like Gargiulo's, Totonno's and Randazzo's have evolved into much more than restaurants. "They're community centers," said chef Michael Lomonaco, adding, "They have anchored the community for decades." However, three weeks after the storm hit, Antoinette Balzano of Totonno's was still waiting for an engineer to show up to survey the damage. The pizzeria has been in her family for over 100 years and although a comeback will be difficult, it is the only option for Ms. Balzano. "I just pray that I have the strength to do what I need to do," she explained in the article. "I can't let Grandpa go down this way."
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Passing Attack Propels Tennessee Tech Past Valpo
Saturday, September 21, 2002Cookeville, Tenn. - Derek Lee caught 73, 38 and 33-yard touchdown passes from Robert Craft as Tennessee Tech defeated Valpo 62-10. Trey Bonner added three second-half touchdowns. The Crusaders (0-3) scored on a 9-yard touchdown pass from David Macchi to Ryan Barno in the third quarter and on a 37-yard field goal by Adam Hudak in the second quarter.
Macchi, who passed for 300 and 283 yards in the first two games, completed 10 of 12 passes for 186 yards and one touchdown. Rob Giancola made a big play on Valpo�s touchdown drive, catching a 56-yard pass from Macchi. Kevin Knutson added a 15-yard reception to set up the touchdown catch by Barno just inside the pylon in the short right corner of the end zone.
Tennessee Tech (2-2), a full-scholarship NCAA I-AA program, also received a 4-yard touchdown run from Mikhal Kornegay, as well as a 7-yard scoring pass to Matt Lollar and a 32-yard touchdown pass to Anton Thomison in the first half � both from Lewis Kuffour.
Lee, who tied a Golden Eagle record for touchdown receptions, caught four passes for 183 yards. Craft and Kuffour both had big games for Tennessee Tech. A sophomore, Craft completed nine of 12 aerials for 266 yards and three touchdowns. Kuffour completed six of seven passes for 125 yards and two scores.
The Golden Eagles increased their lead in the second half on Lee�s 38-yard touchdown reception and touchdown runs of 2, 21 and 49 yards by Bonner. A freshman, Bonner rushed for 143 yards on 12 carries.
Tennesssee Tech finished with a school-record 644 total yards to 248 for Valpo. The Golden Eagles, who passed for 391 yards, outrushed the Crusaders 253-46. Valpo finished with 202 passing yards. For the second straight Valpo game, neither team committed a turnover.
Valpo plays at Saint Joseph�s College next Saturday beginning at noon.
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