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Appreciating Derek Jeter's defenseBy
In the 2009 Derek Jeter appreciation thread, Ben noted an uptick in Cap'n Jetes's defensive numbers. While his UZR has been mostly negative since they started tracking the stat in 2002, he's actually in the positive this year. Not only that, but I don't remember hearing many instances of "past a diving Jeter" from the broadcast booth. So what gives? How can a 35-year-old improve his defense, something we usually associate with youth and vigor?
At Fack Youk, Jay elaborates on a Bryan Hoch article on this very subject. He asks the same question: "So how is it that Jeter is enjoying this renaissance now?" It sounds like three factors play a major role, with two standing out as major difference makers.
First, and least important, is the Yankees training regimen. Jeter, in his perpetual desire to improve, has followed it and has seen an uptick in his agility — at least anecdotally. Surely he worked out earlier in his career — Jeter doesn't seem like the type to skimp on exercise and rest on just his natural talent. Still, perhaps a new workout routine has something to do with his increased range. Even so, it shouldn't affect it that much.
Second is his health. Jeter's defense seemingly hit a low point in 2007, a year in which he battled leg injuries. Simply avoiding similar injuries in the past two years must have contributed to his range. Yet that can't be all. There has to be another factor.
The third, and what I think is the most important, factor is Jeter's positioning. He's playing deeper, and it's noticeable. This gives him more time to react, and therefore more lateral range. Jeter's scouting report in The Fielding Bible noted his shallow play because of poor arm strength. I don't know where that last bit came from, because by all appearances Jeter's arm is just fine. He's definitely been playing further back this year, which allows him to get to more balls up the middle. His arm has been able to handle the throws just fine.
Maybe we've been harping on the wrong thing over the past few years. Maybe Jeter was never bad on defense. Maybe it was just the way he positioned himself that led to more balls getting past him. We can't be sure, of course; the relationship between Jeter's positioning and his improved UZR are are anecdotal. They also represent a correlation, not a causation. Still, it's hard to ignore. And it's certainly for the better, as Jay so perfectly says in his conclusion: "defensive positioning is much easier to control than health or lateral agility." Damn straight.
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Just when you think Jeter's star is fading, he comes back and is likely the best overall shortstop in the league, and maybe only second to Hanley in the majors.
Let's hope he keep that star bright for a few years longer.
Yeah, I know Bartlett has slightly better offensive numbers, but he's missed time and it's a fluke year if I ever saw it.
Top 5 SS via FanGraph's WAR:
Hanley: 4.6
Jeet: 4.4
Scutaro: 4.1
Bartlett: 3.2
Tejada/Yunel: 2.5
WAR is a funny stat to me. I mean, ya, I use it all the time in convos. Especially when comparing starters and relievers(then I get told by people that they have a life, that is the reason they never heard of it. Or BBTN doesn't use it.), but it's hard to understand for me sometimes.
As in Arroyo's case – good for 2.2 wins last year. I don't understand once in a while, doesn't mean I write it off though. Like some people.
Thank you. Jeet over Bartlett.
Derek is second in the AL in WAR ahead of Joe Mauer (by 0.1) and trailing only…Ben Zobrist.
But, yeah, it's been great watching Derek be able to range up the middle this year. He still seems to have issues going to his right, but as long as there's improvement, I'm happy. His hot hitting has also been a welcome treat. On that note, it's great to see that rumor's of Derek's decline at the plate have been exaggerated.
"it's great to see that rumor's of Derek's decline…"
Stop me if you've heard this one.
Also, I forget if it was Singleton or one of the other announcers, but they noted that Mick Kelleher (don't know if I spelled his name right) has been working with Jeter a lot on his positioning. So maybe he deserves a little credit for Jeter's improved defense as well.
Yea, I've heard the same thing.
"I don't remember hearing many instances of "past a diving Jeter"
Maybe he just stopped diving because he's lazy like Robbie?
Just kidding!
Derek Jeter is half white. You take that back.
"Maybe we've been harping on the wrong thing over the past few years. Maybe Jeter was never bad on defense. Maybe it was just the way he positioned himself that led to more balls getting past him."
I've been screaming this off rooftops for years. It was very noticeable that Jeter played more shallow and even sometimes too close to the hole on the left. Jeter isn't slow and doesn't have poor reaction time, so for a somewhat fast player to have poor range didn't add up. Better positioning is the key.
Who screams about defensive positioning in baseball off of rooftops? And if you had to scream, you should screamed it at Yankee Stadium so some of the Yanks could hear you.
Mark Teixera is probably the biggest reason for Jeter's defensive improvement. I'm surprised he didn't get mentioned in the article
His errors haven't improved. His range has.
Teixera's range helps Jeter and Cano's range. This is probably the best Yankee infield in years
Teixeira has average range.
That's a load of crap. Texeira has remarkable range. Even Steve Goldman, the biggest stathead I know, has had to admit that UZR is wrong about that one.
I don't know who Steve Goldman is and I don't care. UZR or no, his range is average.
please. have YOU seen it with your own eyes?
ARod, Cano, and Teixeira's range don't impact Jeter's range. It doesn't work like that.
That's what I hear. Tex gets to more balls to his left, allowing Cano to move over, allowing Jeet to move over. Tex gets to balls that Cano would have to try to, Cano gets balls Jeet would have to try and get, and Jeet gets balls A-Rod would have to try and get.
Not saying if it's true or not true, but that's the theory.
I'm not sure that statement is correct. Range/zone stats try to control for the effect of other fielders, but they can't do it entirely.
How…? I fail to see how a rangy first baseman helps a shortstop. Yeah, Tex helps on Jeter's throws but Tex cannot and should not be sited as reason for Jeter's improved range.
Tex threatened to beat the heck out of Jeter unless he moved faster. The TbT (Threat by Teammates) number is off the charts! You can't overlook that.
Ty Cobb stabbed a guy.
And that guy played better after! See?
So did Scotty Bro, didn't he?
well considering he has the best fielding percentage of his career and only 4 errors his errors have improved as well as his range.
Tex helped Jeter range to his left better? How so?
Oh and Tex was mentioned in the Hoch article that was linked.
Tex allows Jeter to position himself deeper
But why?
After a second, I think I get where he's going with it. Jeter can position himself deeper to get to more balls but with a good throw-picker like Tex over at first, he doesn't have to worry about throwing from too far away. It's sort of roundabout but makes a little sense. However, if Jeter was playing shallow at short because of Giambi at first, that would be pretty unintelligent by Jeter, IMO.
I mean I that's the only way I could think that makes sense but Giambi wasn't all that bad at scooping up balls thrown at him.
From the FackYouk article:
<blockquoteTeixeria's glove probably helps, but Jeter has never made many throwing errors. He is on pace for 5 this year and has averaged 6.5 per season since 2001. His arm isn't the issue.
A bad glove at first doesn't necessarily result in throwing errors.
If you've got a close play at first and the first baseman has to come off the bag to catch the ball, that's almost always getting scored as a hit. A better first baseman stays on the bag and gets the out. That's where the difference comes in, and it happens a lot more than you'd think.
Maybe we've been harping on the wrong thing over the past few years. Maybe Jeter was never bad on defense. Maybe it was just the way he positioned himself that led to more balls getting past him.
So you're saying he wasn't bad, just dumb.
Great, that makes me feel better… Wait, what?
Nah, his coaches were dumb.
No. When I've been to games this year, I see how freaking deep he is from the upper deck, especially compared to the other shortstop. In other words, he's farther back than normal.
good article, but we just had a dj appreciation thread, i wasn't feelin another one. rumors are flyin everywhere, i just can't wait for the big moves to start happening
You can never appreciate Jeter too much though. Once he's gone, you'll miss his consistent offensive prowess, unless of course we get Hanley or someone like that.
And like that… [blows puff of air through fingers]
… He's gone.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s_6SenP4DDg (safe)
like tears … in rain???
…And as Salty Buggah says we could care less because hey, we have Hanley!
Seriously, I hope we can keep him for a few more years.
So the yankee D on the field has been the best since in a while considering DJ much improve D this season.
not only is he further back but he is also shaded up the middle more this year because his range to the right was not the problem.
"Maybe Jeter was never bad on defense."
If bad positioning leads to bad defense, isn't it still bad defense? I understand that the that the potential was there, but that doesn't make his dismal defensive performance good.
Bill James hit on the positioning when touching the issue of Jeter's defense. Always found it an odd thing…
I hope Jeet wins the gold glove.
Tex will. Cano has an outside shot(although he deserves more than that the way he's played second base).
Teix has been amazing at 1B and a huge upgrade over Giambi as expected, however without watching him everyday I must say Konerko deserves the GG thus far at 1B. Polanco deserves it at 2B and I believe Jeter will win the GG at SS, and perhaps for the first time deservedly so.
Begrudgingly, I admit Longoria (cant stand him as a player) will win the GG at 3B.
On a side note, based off of the way he looks/carries himself as a player, his hitting approach, and what I predict will be a trend in nagging injuries throughout his career – I am predicting Longoria to be a Troy Glaus clone. This is far from the all-world predictions of the easily fooled msm going back to April and May.
I think the key this year is having Teixeira at 1B over Jason Giambi and having a more reliable Cano at 2B. From what I have seen, this allows him to play deeper as Teixeira's defensive abilities allow him to grab balls that Giambi couldn't. But then again what do I know.
"Surely he worked out earlier in his career — Jeter doesn't seem like the type to skimp on exercise and rest on just his natural talent."
Jeter's own words, and I can't find the article, said in an interview a couple years back that he normally puts on a lot of weight in the offseason in anticipation of losing 15 pounds over the course of the season. The remark was in response to a question about his new training regimen…
This site has trashed his D since it started. Welcome to the party.
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Monday, January 28, 2013 —
The state has postponed a decision that directly affects the Stanly County Umbrella Services Agency (SCUSA) program.
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OM Group said Knowles' appointment would be effective April 8.
Knowles' resignation from Myers, a tool distributor and maker of plastic products, is effective today. Myers revealed Knowles' resignation in a regulatory filing Monday. Knowles, 51, joined Myers as executive vice president and chief operating officer in June 2009.
James P. Mooney formed OM Group in 1991, after spending 16 years as the president and chief executive officer of Mooney Chemicals, a privately-owned company his father founded. OM says it is the world's leading producer of cobalt-based specialty chemicals and a leading supplier of nickel-based specialty chemicals.
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The world's biggest beverage maker says the jobs cuts will be across the board and that affected individuals will be notified in coming weeks. The cuts represent roughly 1 percent of the company's work force of 75,000 in North America.
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Here's a selection of DVDs for January 2010.
'Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs' DVD
Adapted from the children's book by Judi and Ron Barrett, this is an animated comedy. The setting is a tiny Atlantic island that prospered from the sardine business, but the market collapsed, leaving the inhabitants with nothing else to eat. Then Flint Lockwood (voice of Bill Hader) invents a machine that can transform clouds into various kinds of food, including burgers and ice cream. Tourists flock to the island, and a local TV weather girl (voice of Anna Faris) forecasts what will fall from the sky. But the machine goes haywire while producing spaghetti and meatballs.
'Fame' DVDThis musical is a reinterpretation of the 1980 film of the same title that spawned a TV show and a stage musical. The story still takes place over four years at a New York high school for the performing arts, but the new movie has different characters and, with the exception of Debbie Allen, different actors. The emphasis is on polished dancing and singing, and the tone is similar to High School Musical. A highlight is young Naturi Naughton doing "Out Here on My Own." Teachers are played by Kelsey Grammer, Bebe Neuwirth, Megan Mullally and Charles S. Dutton.
Gerard Butler stars in this frenetic actioner from the same writer-director team who did Crank. The story takes place in the near future where a technology has been perfected that permits one person to completely control another. Death row inmates are pitted against one another in a death match game called Slayers where each inmate is controlled by a gamer who pays for the privilege. One of the inmates, Kable (Butler), has already won 27 matches, and if he wins three more, he goes free. Meanwhile, his wife (Amber Valletta) is in a sex-oriented game called Society.
'Halloween II' DVD
Rob Zombie wrote and directed this horror movie, the sequel to his 2007 Halloween, which was a remake of John Carpenter's 1978 classic. Tyler Mane is back from the 2007 film as the adult Michael Myers, as are Scout Taylor-Compton as Laurie Strode and Malcolm McDowell as Dr. Samuel Loomis. The story is still set in Haddonfield, Illinois. Loomis tours to promote his new book about Myers, while Laurie's sanity remains fragile after surviving the massacre. Myers continues his psychopathic murdering ways, and in his mind's eye sees his mother and a white horse.
'Michael Jackson's This Is It' DVD
At the time of singer-dancer Michael Jackson's death, he was preparing for a series of concerts in London, and this documentary presents an edited version of rehearsal footage he had shot at LA's Staples Center to help him put together a highly polished show. The rehearsal footage is interspersed with interviews of musical performers and behind-the-scenes personnel involved in the show, but there is nothing about Jackson's offstage life. However, the King of Pop is seen rehearsing versions of some of his greatest hits, including "Thriller," "Beat It" and "Billie Jean."
'Pandorum' DVD
This sci-fi thriller stars Ben Foster and Dennis Quaid. In the 22nd century, astronauts Bower (Foster) and Payton (Quaid) awaken from a state of suspended animation. They find themselves aboard a spaceship, but can't remember what they're doing. Bower investigates, coming upon hordes of dead people and lots of humanoids who ferociously attack. He meets some people who seem okay and teams with them to fend off the attackers, figure out what's going on and continue the mission, which turns out to be to save humanity. The movie's title is said to be a psychological disorder.
'Riding Giants' DVD
This documentary traces surfing from its origins in Polynesia to the present. In the early 1960s, movies and pop songs transformed a sport pursued by only a few people into a mainstream activity and big business. Then Greg Noll began surfing big waves off Oahu's North Shore. Also, Jeff Clark pioneered surfing dangerous Mavericks Beach near San Francisco. More recently, Laird Hamilton uses tows by jet ski to enable him to ride monster waves.
'Surrogates' DVD
Bruce Willis stars in this sci-fi thriller. The setting is a near future where hardly anyone interfaces directly with another human being anymore. Instead, people get wired up and live their lives through robots known as surrogates, or "surries" for short, who look like attractive humans in the prime of life. But trouble arises when two people die because their surrogates are catastrophically damaged, which is supposed to be impossible. That's when FBI agent Greer (Willis) swings into action, suspecting immediately the nonconformists who reject surrogacy and live on reservations.
'The Final Destination' DVD
This horror movie is the follow-up to Final Destination (2000), Final Destination 2 (2003) and Final Destination 3 (2006). The franchise formula is that before a disastrous event, someone has a premonition which saves the lives of several young people. In previous films, the calamitous incident was a plane crash, a huge traffic accident and a roller coaster derailment. This time around it's a disaster at an automobile racetrack. But according to these movies, you can't cheat Death. Thus the fate of those whose lives were spared is to be killed in improbable and horrific ways.


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I am enamored with this new (to me) site, The Cranky Product Manager. First, I love the title. Second, I love the premise. Third, I love that I'm getting what looks to be an inside look into her world. Fourth, she gave me a good idea over at lifehack.org (I ordered my purse). Fifth, I mean c'mon… what great website design!
Not since Fake Movie Critic (sigh- I miss her) have I had such a fun time reading someone's impression of the world.
My new faux-best-friend, Dave Murphy, "opener of doors," as I call him around the old hovel, is bound to love CPM for being a perfect amateur's eyeball into the event. (By the way, Dave: read this. It's what inspired me to do more than half of what I do:
There's a name for people who work for the love of it: amateurs. The word now has such bad connotations that we forget its etymology, though it's staring us in the face. "Amateur" was originally rather a complimentary word. But the thing to be in the twentieth century was professional, which amateurs, by definition, are not.
— Paul Graham.
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Tyra only has five photos in her hands. She calls some names. They are Kim, Bre, Nicole, and Nik. Lisa and Jayla step forward. And then, it all kind of goes like this. Lisa is the spunky girl, with so much energy and fire, who takes gorgeous photographs. But some of the judges are put off by her fire. Some, in fact, want to put it out with their own urine. Jayla, in contrast, has a nice personality according to some deluded judges, and takes nice photos, but the judges aren't convinced that she can take it all the way. So who goes home -- the girl who is the spitfire, or the girl who is mediocre? The answer seems obvious, right? Wrong. Jayla gets a photo, and Lisa is sent back to America with her tail tucked in her diaper. She goes and hugs the other girls. Miss J. drops a flower off his stupid corsage. Lisa ironically retains some dignity on her way out. She says that if she didn't win or make it to the top three like she expected to, it's okay. She gave it everything she had and stayed true to herself the whole way through: "No regrets." She says that the whole experience was pretty damn cool, and that it was exciting to get to live a dream. Awwww. I am sad to see her go, and in tribute will get shitfaced after I am finished with this recap. Cheers, you crazy bastard!
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Star Beacon
Mikael Persbrandt plays Anton, a man who lives in two different worlds with two very different sets of challenges in the film "In A Better World."
Anton is drifting apart from his wife while straining to work as a doctor in a dangerous and crude African refugee camp while trying to keep his life going in a Denmark town.
He and wife Marianne (Trine Dyrholm) are looking at a separation. Meanwhile, his son, Elias, 10, is being bullied in school. Every day, his bicycle tires are flattened and the stems are taken out so he can't simply inflate them.
Then there's the new boy in town, Christian, played by William Nielsen, who moved from London with his recently widowed father, Claus, played by Ulrich Thomsen.
Christian has his share of problems, most manifested by the death of his mother and his hatred for his father, whom Christian perceives as to be relieved by her death.
When a bully turns his anger from Elias to Christian, Christian retaliates by clubbing the bully and threatening him with a knife.
In this movie at least, bullying seems to be tolerated in Denmark. When Elias' parents are initially called in to discuss the bullying, a school administrator seems to indicate his parents' marital problems are a part of the problem.
Even after Christian violently beats the bully, the ramifications don't appear serious.
Anton, meanwhile, is juggling a lot of issues. One day he must stand up to a tribal leader who demands treatment and laughs when a woman dies.
He must operate under crude conditions, under dusty tents with marauding gangs in Jeeps shooting off guns.
He comes home to a cold wife and a confused son.
At one point, Anton separates his son and another boy who are fighting. He finds himself the target of a bully himself. We know Anton isn't a coward. He stood up to a fierce tribal leader.
But in the case of the local bully, he takes his lumps and leaves. But Elias is horrified.
Christian, with so many anger issues, decides he's going to get revenge by building a pipebomb and placing it under the bully's vehicle. If it's exploded early in the morning, it won't hurt anyone, Christian decides.
But the horrific blast does have its consequences.
This film seemingly dumps us into a group of interesting people and their compelling lives. We hang for awhile and the movie ends. There are no certain conclusions. There's no happy endings.
Their lives go on and so do ours.
The characters are interesting and compelling. There are many side stories to keep us interested.
The actors, even the younger ones, know their stuff.
"In A Better World" is indeed a better movie.
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Where are the best oyster houses or bars in Los Angeles? I am have been to the Redondo Pier and while the price was nice I didnt find the quality all that impressive, and on the flip side Watergrill was amazing but the price limits you in the amount you can get in one sitting. Does anyone have any suggestions?
The Water Grill has a sister restaurant in Santa Monica, Ocean Ave. Seafood that has a nice raw seafood bar that features oysters and has a good happy hour with reduced prices.
Another option is Gulfstream which is owned and operated by the same group that has Houston's and Bandera. They also have a raw bar and oysters make up a big part of what they serve there.
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Phone: (310) 553-3636
The best oysters are at Watergrill and they're expensive but worth it! Quality, not quantity. ;-) Though I guess w/ oysters you want the best of both.
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re: rickym13
Google is your friend . . . the Water Grill's menu, with prices, is online.
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It's interesting ... the Water Grill menu to which Dana links lists 4 types of oysters ranging frm $14.50 to $16.50 per half-dozen. King's Fish House, which is under the same corporate umbrella as the Water Grill, generally has about double that number of types (types vary from day to day), and prices generally range from about $11 to about $13 per half-dozen. I have to assume that both restaurants are getting their oysters from the same places, so the differences in price have to be due to the restaurants' different ambiances.
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So this is where all the tourists in Calabasas are going...
I've always found the oysters at King's to be super. The selection is usually varied and the bartender opens each order right there at the bar when it's ordered. If you want snob appeal, Rancherostyl is right, King's isn't for you, but if it's the oysters that are important to you, King's will fill the bill quite nicely.
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I went to King's on Monday because I was craving oysters. I ordered the doz. sampler It was around $25.00. I was sitting at the oyster bar talking to the guy about his favorites and what varieties he gets. He gave me a copy of his 'oyster bible' which lists all the different varities and their descriptions. On the left of the folder was an internal memo from King's procurement dept. talking about a great oyster they were bringing in. It was funny to read because it said "do not serve with the sampler" as these oysters are above our normal .80 per purchase price their purchase price was $1.05 per oyster.
As for the oysters They where great. I did notice a lot of people complaining to mgmt about the service but as the oyster guy said they were not expecting such a large crowd on x-mas eve. I'm thinking about going again today.
the oysters at Craft are exceptionally good.
Oyster House in Studio City has great Oysters and at bargan prices. When I first pulled up to this place I wanted to turn around, thank god my wife made me go inside. It's a hole-in-the-wall kinda place but the quality and freshness of the Oysters were great!
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We are regulars at Oyster House (and there are many, many regulars) but anybody contemplating eating raw oysters there should know that it is a dive bar that has had a "B" rating for a long time. While I've ventured the oyster shooters from time to time, I've never done oysters on the half shell there and I don't think I would. The vibe is lots of fun for an, ahem, older crowd. The food is big servings of Italian-ish dishes. The drinks are strong. The owner will stand and bs with you all night. Water Grill it ain't.
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I'm gonna get slammed on this board for saying this... but I love the down and dirty oysters at the Gumbo Pot in the Farmer's Market. About a buck each, and you can drown 'em with hot sauce. With a pitcher of beer from EB's or the 326 bar... that's a great happy hour.
I like going to Ocean Avenue Seafood, myself.
But another good and surprisingly reasonable place for oysters is the Boiling Crab down in Westminster (and I imagine their sister restaurant Alhambra, too). They serve strictly gulf oysters, no West Coast varieties offered. I just went to their menu and the prices aren't posted, but as I recall it's pretty reasonable. Not worth a separate trip, but if you live in the neighborhood or if you're going there anyway, it's worth a try.
This palce is relxed and wonderful...not only do they have a great selection of oysters, they serve up the BEST cocktails I have had in LA. They also have other great items on the menu and their Bloody Marys are the best garnigh for your oysters...yum!
Since they have changed chefs, I only now go to the bar for oysters before catching a show...sadly, after 3 tries at dinner since the chef change, I've not been thrilled enough to go back for cooked fish...I now go to BASHAN for that. It's a nice place, very gorwn-up, almost on the serious stuffy side, but the oysters make great company when you find yourself at the bar alone.
Great Oyster selection, great happy hour, and they are KCRW Merchants so you'll get a great discount if you're a member. Very nice wines by the glass selections for the oysters.


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You don't want to miss out on a job opportunity or a conversation with a connection who can help build your career, because you're not at home or because you are out of touch. It's also important to be able to respond in a timely manner to prospective employers. Staying connected will help your job search, regardless of where you are located.
It's not hard to stay connected. I don't travel anywhere without my phone and my laptop. As long as I have the right tools with me, I don't have any problems accessing my voicemail, email, or the Internet.
Job Search Travel Tips
Check Your Email
Check your email on a regular basis. You should be able to access your email from your web-enabled phone or the Internet. If you set up a web-based email account (like GMail or Yahoo Mail) just for job searching, you'll be able to respond quickly to employers.
Internet Access
Internet access is readily available at many hotels, airports, and other locations. Having a wireless laptop makes it easy to connect.
Cell Phone
Check your voicemail regularly for new messages and program important phone numbers into your cell phone. If you're traveling internationally, check for an international long distance calling plan to save on phone call costs. If you have an iPhone (I can't get by without mine) or another smartphone, you'll be able to do almost everything you need right from your phone.
Job Search iPhone Apps
There are a variety of job search apps available for your iPhone and iPod Touch. You can download apps that search for jobs by keyword and location (using the iPhone GPS function), email job listings, keep track of your contacts, and even create a resume.
LinkedIn Mobile
LinkedIn can be used anywhere, if you have a mobile device with web capabilities, via m.linkedin.com. When you're traveling, you can message your contacts directly, without having to email them, keep up on updates within your network, research people as you meet them, and add new contacts to your network.
Business Cards
Always have business cards ready to give to contacts. That way it's easy for them to follow up with you. If you're not employed have some personal cards made with your name, address, phone number, and email address. Stores like Kinkos or Staples print business cards quickly and reasonably, or you can order cards online. Collect business cards from the people you meet, so you can connect with them in the future.
Your Resume
Your resume should be accessible from wherever you are: on your hard drive, if you have your laptop with you, or stored on the web in Google documents, or in your email account, for example. That way you'll be able to apply immediately if you come across a relevant job posting.
Job Alerts
If you have job alerts set up, check them occasionally. Again, you don't want to pass up a good opportunity because you didn't notice it.
Travel Abroad
When you're traveling abroad, be cognizant of the time difference. Check time zones before you call, so you're making business calls during local business hours. Don't forget an adapter plug for your computer and your phone charger.
Vacation Trips
Finally, when you're on vacation, do be sure to take a break and enjoy. You don't need to stay connected all the time. If you're actively job seeking, do check your email and voicemail when you can, but everyone is entitled to a vacation, regardless of where they are in their job search.


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Setting Up Internet Cafe
- Formulate an idea of how you want to run your Internet Cafe and write it down, the different amenities and services you want to offer and the audience you wish to cater to.
Research the feasibility of your plan in the area you wish to open your Internet Cafe. Look specifically at the demand for an Internet Cafe and competitors in the area and estimate how much money you will require as an initial investment.
Create a comprehensive business plan. Enumerate every detail for your Internet Cafe from computers that you will need to purchase to the type of atmosphere you want to create to long-term operational costs. Incorporate the results from your previous market research and explain how your Cafe will stay afloat over time. Make sure to make it clear and understandable and be able to explain it to anyone, especially those who do not know the technical jargon.
- Obtain permits. Check with your local municipality for the types of permits required. Get a legal adviser if you don't know how to fill out the forms - better to pay small costs up front and have peace of mind than to have expensive complications down the track.
- Choose an Internet service provider (ISP) for your Cafe's Internet connection which will most likely need a higher grade, more robust connection than a normal household set up. Negotiate with the ISP as they may offer special deals for businesses, especially Internet Cafes.
- Design the layout to fit the space, and if possible, use a professional designer. Work with the designer so that they understand the special requirements of an Internet Cafe such as keeping food and beverage preparation and consumption from damaging computer equipment. Include an electrician in the design process to ensure that the infrastructure will be able to handle the load of all the electronic devices in your Cafe.
- Purchase all the necessary equipment according to your plan such as computers, network cable, routers, printers, crimping tools and RJ-45 jacks.
- Set up your Internet Cafe which includes all the construction and renovations, electrical work, network set up, computer and software installation, and security system set up as well as any other specialty services such as food and drink preparation.
- Hire and train any employees you will need. Not only should they be technically savvy, but also friendly and easy to work with.
- Promote your Internet Cafe in the neighborhood through fliers, advertisements in newspapers, word of mouth and any other marketing strategies to target your audience.
- Listen to and incorporate feedback from your customers. If they clamor for more bandwidth, inquire with your ISP, or if they complain about the amount of performance-degrading spyware, hire an expert to solve the problem. This is also an opportunity to expand your business into other areas such as color printing and copying or hosting computer game competitions depending on the demand in your area.
- Remember to always go the extra mile for your customers. The customer is your first priority.
- Your customers' job is to pay and your job is to serve them, making sure they are satisfied and being able to answer any of their questions.
- Continue to evaluate your performance as a business and keep track of what works and what does not.
- Anticipate and adapt to local conditions.
- Install a firewall on your router if it does not already have one to protect your network from worms, viruses and other outside attacks.
- Install some sort of basic network traffic monitors without invading your customers' privacy but at the same time, keeping an eye out for excessive bandwidth use.
- copyright infringement is a problem, educate your customers as to what is legal and what is not and consider blocking peer-to-peer ports if it gets out of hand.
Things You'll need:
- Business plan
- Computers (high-quality devices complete with monitors, mice and keyboards)
- Software (Operating systems, productivity software, gaming software)
- Networking equipment (routers, switches, cabling)
- Uninterruptable power supply (UPS) units to protect from power surges
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Mangala Shri Bhuti News
Welcome to Mangala Shri Bhuti's News page. Here you'll find articles and updates about the activities of Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche, Dungse Jampal Norbu, Elizabeth Mattis Namgyel, as well as the students and centers of MSB throughout the world.
July 6, 2014 - On Tuesday, May 5, Dungse la arrived in Sarasota Florida for his first talk of an east coast teaching tour. He spent four days on the New College of Florida waterfront campus, hosted by Ganga Devi who studies Tibeten Budhdism. Dungse la spoke to an audience of students, professors, and alumni on Primal Values; a method of establishing one's own ethical center according to what one finds to be most authentically and consistently helpful in cultivating happiness within... [Read more]
June 15, 2014 - This note and photos were sent to us from Sarah and the Guna Norling sangha. While fans cheered for football, I am sure these animals cheered for their good fortune on this Saga Dawa in Brazil. On the same Friday, a group of Thrangu Rinpoche's students released lobsters into the frigid Maine waters - below are their stories. Yesterday, June 13, on the full moon of Saga Dawa we did the practice of saving lives. 2,108 animals (crabs, scooters, goats, chickens and roosters... [Read more]
March 19, 2014 - Below is a note from the Guna Norling Sangha with a video, describing their most recent life release on March 16, of 2680 crabs. Then a note from our friends in Maine who freed 160 lobsters into Casco Bay. Please enjoy and rejoice in this great practice. Dear Noble Sangha and Friends, Today, Chotrul Duchen, we release 2.680 lives! The Sangha went out early in the morning, on a day luminous with diligence and joy, putting the teachings of dharma in practice. If we define... [Read more]
March 8, 2014 - March 2, 2014 marked Losar, the new year, within the Tibetan calandar, welcoming in the year of the Wood Horse. It is a Tibetan tradition to gather on losar morning at monasteries to offer katas, white offering scarves, and new year's greetings to the Lamas. In Bir India, Kongtrul Rinpoche's home town, this was followed by raising new prayer flags in various community locations, food and drink with families and a cacophany of fireworks. Losar is a time to celebrate and... [Read more]
March 1, 2014 - For several years the MSB sangha in Brazil has engaged in a consistant and inspiring practice of life release. Sarah Gomes has often sent descriptions and photos of their previous life release adventures, some of which can be found in the news archive. Here they present an opportunity for us all to participate in this meritorious practice. Please join in and rejoice in this paractice of life release.Dear Noble Sangha and Friends,To Celebrate the start of the Year of... [Read more]
January 25, 2014 - Guna Norling's Structure Is in Dangerous ConditionJoin the Matching Grant which expires 1/26/2014 Guna Norling is Mangala Shri Bhuti's retreat and practice center in Bahia, Brazil. The center is maintained through the love and care of a few students and supports a growing sangha whose wish is to follow the Longchen Nyingtik path as laid out by Kongtrul Rinpoche. The beauty and vivid natural environment of the location are only matched by the challenges of keeping the... [Read more]
January 15, 2014 - This well-known Western expression, "to put yourself in other's shoes", expresses the Eastern notion of bodhicitta quite well. To know experience from another's perspective. To consider a point of view that isn't based entirely on the "bubble" of our own way of thinking. There must be something universal about the importance of switching view points in this way. But what is the starting point for making this switch? In his LINK talk from January 5, 2014, Dzigar... [Read more]
January 1, 2014 - ལོ་འདིར་འཛམ་གླིང་ཕྱོགསམཐར་ཁྱོན་ཡངས་པོར། ནད་མུག་མཚོན་སོགས་འཇིགས་ཀུན་རབ་ཞི་ཞིང། དཔལ་དང་འབྱོར་པས་སྐྱེ་རྒུའི་སེམས་ཚིངས་ནས། ཀུན་ལ་གཞན་ཕན་བྱམས་བརྩེའི་སེམས་ལྡན་ཤོག། ཅེས་པའངརང་གནས་བསམ་གཏན་གྱི་ཁང་བུ་ནས་ མཆོག་གསུམ་སྤྱི་དང་ཁྱད་པརསྙིགས་མའི་མགོན་མཆོག་མཚུངས་ཟླ་མ་མཆིས་པ་གུ་རུ་པདྨ་ཀ་ར་དང་རྗེ་བ རྩུན་འཕགས་མ་སྒྲོལ་མ་ལ་གསོལ་བ་རྩེ་ཅིག་ཏུ་འདེབས་པ་ལགས་སོ་སོ་སོ། ཀོང་སྤྲུལ་འཇིགས་མེད་པས་ཕྱི་ལོ༢༠༡༤ གནམ་ལོ་གསར་ཚེས་ཉིན་སྦྱར་བའོ In this year, all across the... [Read more]
December 26, 2013 - Dzigar Kongtrul Rinopche returns to the LINK teachings on January 5, 2014, at 10 am. The LINK is Mangala Shri Bhuti's weekly, Sunday webinar, where Rinpoche, Dungse Jampal Norbu, Elizabeth Mattis Namgyel, and students of Mangala Shri Bhuti discuss dharma from a personal perspective. To celebrate Rinpoche's return to the LINK after a year's hiatus, we will broadcast the live stream of his LINK on LIVESTREAM. This video will be free of charge. You'll need a Livestream... [Read more]
November 11, 2013 - Dear Friends, The Year of the Sangdo Palri Temple has been a tremendous success. We have raised $450,000 of our $525,000 goal. Thank you to the many donors whose generosity and care for the Temple Project have contributed to this achievement. With those funds we purchased an exceptional American red cedar out of which we've crafted the beautiful woodwork on the exterior. We've waterproofed the Temple's verandas with the industry's best system in order to ensure... [Read more]


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A 19-year-old teen was Medflighted to Brigham and Women's Hospital shortly after 10 p.m. Wednesday night, a little less than an hour after he allegedly fell from the third-story window of a house located across from the
Thursday morning, Police Chief Robert Picariello identified Gleb Dozorets, 19, of Pleasant Street, as the man who fell. A hospital spokesman at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston said Dozorets was still in the Intensive Care Unit Thursday morning and was listed in critical condition.
According to a report issued by Picariello this morning, police first heard of the incident at 8:36 p.m., when a caller reported that a man fell in front of the Three Cod Tavern, possibly out of a tree.
Police quickly blocked off a portion of Pleasant Street and MedFlight was on its way to Seaside Park in less than five minutes from when the initial call went out. Members of the Swampacott Police Department were reportedly called for mutual aid while police were providing aid to the victim.
Local police swept the baseball field at Seaside Park for any debris that may impede the helicopter's landing and the helicopter reportedly touched down at 9:56 p.m.
According to the report, Dozorets was seizuring around 10:02 p.m. and was unresponsive when he was loaded into the helicopter. Onboard were pilot David Masson, medic William Olsen and nurse Laura Moreau.
Picariello said an investigation into the cause of the fall is ongoing.
Dozorets graduated from Marblehead High School in 2010.
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The Central Coast Section high school basketball playoffs are a mess. They have been for quite some time.
It's tough to say what the bigger concern is – the woefully watered-down field or the caste system that takes championship hopes away from all but a select few programs. Either issue by itself would tarnish the CCS playoffs – but together they make what should be the most exciting part of the season a largely unwatchable flop.
And this comes from someone who thoroughly enjoys high school basketball and eagerly anticipates the arrival of the CCS playoffs in nearly every other sport.
For starters, the basketball postseason should either be a reward for the most deserving teams (as it is in most other sports) or an all-inclusive affair in which each team in the section starts with a blank slate (fair, but a logistical nightmare). What we have now is a system that toes the line between the above options – and comes out an unwieldy fiasco.
Short of returning to the former system of an egalitarian playoff – which would require a drastic schedule makeover to fit with the later California Interscholastic Federation championships – the CCS needs to markedly tighten up the qualification standards. Why? Because plenty of basketball teams that make the postseason have no business being there.
Take a look at the bracket in any one of the 10 CCS divisions – five boys, five girls – and you'll see the problem. Too many teams, and more specifically, too many mediocre (or worse) teams.
An example? Check out the girls Division I field. Independence High qualified with a 6-16 overall record. The 76ers went 1-13 in the Blossom Valley Athletic League's Santa Teresa Division – not even the BVAL's top-tier division. So how did Independence get in? By virtue of its 5-3 record in non-league games. A team with that resume wouldn't qualify for the playoffs in any other CCS sport. But in basketball? C'mon in, 76ers. There's plenty of room for you.
This is anything but an isolated example. In the boys tournament, Scotts Valley (7-17 before losing its CCS opener Tuesday) qualified despite going 1-11 in the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League. Wilcox, a cellar-dweller in the Santa Clara Valley Athletic League's (lower) El Camino Division, made the field with a 9-14 overall record.
The Mountain View girls (10-14 overall, 3-9 in the SCVAL De Anza) not only qualified but received a first-round bye and will host a second-round game. Huh?
Simply put, making the playoffs is hardly a reward in basketball. Many programs become playoff eligible with a decent non-league start to their year – teams need only a .500 or better record in league or non-league games to become eligible – and then their league season becomes obsolete.
To clarify. A team's league showing, in many cases, has zero bearing on whether that team will make the playoffs. How does that make sense?
Five rounds in the tournament? Sixteen teams in the majority of the divisions? Overkill. Wake me up once we get to the quarterfinals.
The CCS doesn't miss the boat like this in the other main team sports. In football, baseball, softball, soccer, water polo and girls volleyball, postseason berths are much tougher to secure. Teams often battle through their final regular season game to earn an automatic CCS spot. At-large qualification is a dicey proposition – with talented and winning teams often finding themselves on the outside looking in.
But not in basketball.
Qualifying for the playoffs in all sports should be a goal a team works towards throughout its season. If a team gets in, that should be an achievement worth celebrating. But in basketball, making CCS isn't special. In many cases, it's assumed.
A solution? Limit the top-three enrollment divisions to a maximum of 12 teams, and whittle down Division IV and V to no more than eight teams. That would noticeably strengthen the entire CCS field and would also wipe out the lackluster first round of the present system.
For playoff qualification, the CCS should continue to allot a select number of postseason berths to each league – allowing each league champion, at a minimum, to gain automatic entry. But in a shift, the at-large slots (and the eventual playoff seeding) should be determined in accordance with the power points formula used in other team sports – a system that loosely takes into account the caliber of a team's opponents and assesses a relative value to results.
Instantly, CCS berths would become a hot commodity. League competition would receive a huge shot of adrenaline as each game – and where teams finish in the standings in relation to their league rivals – would become much more critical.
Making the postseason would be an honor – an achievement that players could proudly look back on years down the road, as they do a league championship.
Do many (any?) teams laud their inclusion in the CCS playoffs now?
As for the problem of the de facto caste system and all-too-predictable champions, we'll save that for next week. With scores of public schools involved in this year's boys and girls tournaments, let's let them live under the illusion that they have a fair shot at winning a section title for a bit longer.
After all, the private school heavyweights have kindly ceded the spotlight for the early rounds – they're enjoying double byes into Saturday's quarterfinals. But hey, they need their rest before parading to the podium.


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Join ARTBOOK @ MoMA PS1 at the New York Art Book Fair, 2013. Our permanent bookstore, on the ground floor beside M. Wells Dinette, features New York's most daring and fine-tuned selection of books on art, photography, theory, and avant garde culture, while our magazine store, just inside the museum's entrance, was voted "Best Art Magazine Store" by New York Magazine last year. Offsite, in collaboration with PictureBox and ForYourArt, we are proud to present In the Good Name of the Company: Artworks and ephemera produced by or in tandem with the Colby Printing Company, organized by Jan Tumlir, Brian Roettinger and Christopher Michlig. On view Friday - Sunday at See.Me Gallery (26-18 Jackson Ave, Long Island City). Opening reception is Friday, September 20th from 6-9 PM. On Saturday, September 21st at 7 PM, MOCAtv presents the premiere of 3 Union Shop, a short documentary about the Colby Poster Printing Company directed by Felipe Lima and C.R. Stecyk III.
Strongly supported by D.A.P. from its inception in 2006, The New York Art Book Fair is organized by the legendary New York non-profit, Printed Matter. Free and open to the public, the fair is attended by more than 400 international presses, booksellers, antiquarian dealers, artists and publishers and more than 15,000 visitors.
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Our booth at the 2010 New York Art Book Fair was a walk-in model of the Collage & Photomontage Curated Library produced by artist Michael Assiff. Assiff's playful tromp l'oeil design was one of the most photographed booths in the whole fair.
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Most heavy- and medium-duty vehicles use diesel engines because of their power, durability and efficiency. Now with the commercial availability of hybrid technologies, these two power sources are being married to further improve efficiency and reduce emissions in school and transit buses, delivery vehicles and other trucks. During this webinar speakers discuss the combined technology, its performance and the cost-benefit analysis that should be undertaken as fleet managers buy new vehicles and policymakers look for ways to encourage adoption of cleaner technologies.
1st Speaker: Guy Rini, Director - Government Business Development
Volvo Powertrain
"Diesel Hybrid Technology: What, Why & How" - Guy Rini, Director, Advanced Propulsion Systems for Volvo Powertrain will provide an overview of diesel hybrid technology: how it works, the difference between electric and hydraulic hybrids and the benefits each offer in terms of reduced emissions and fuel economy. He will also give some examples of how Volvo is working with the U.S. military to incorporate this technology in their fleets.
2nd Speaker: James M. Williams, Director Sales & Distribution - New Products
Navistar, Inc.
"Vehicle and Equipment Applications" - Jim Williams, Director, Sales & Distribution New Products for Navistar will discuss the growing use of diesel hybrid technology within the delivery, utility and school bus industries. Jim will share some of his customer's perspectives regarding the factors which must be weighed in these industries before purchasing the technology. He will also adress the compatibility of this technology with renewable diesel fuels.
3rd Speaker: David Mikoryak, Manager - Electric Drives Programs
Allison Transmission
"Diesel Hybrid Transit Buses: The Heavy Duty Prius" - David Mikoryak, Manager, Electric Drive Program at Allison Transmission will discuss the growing use and acceptance of diesel hybrid technology in the world of public transportation. Despite their greater cost compared to conventional diesel buses, more and more localities across the country believe the investment in diesel hybrid transit buses is worth the higher purchase cost. David will discuss how this market has developed, what the experience of transit agencies has been and where he sees it going over the next several years.
4th Speaker: Robb Barnitt, Senior Project Leader
National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)
"A Comparative Look at Diesel Hybrid Transit Bus Performance" - Robb Barnitt, Senior Project Leader at NREL will provide an overview of NREL's research findings on the economic and environmental performance of diesel hybrid transit buses across the U.S., including comparisons with those powered by natural gas.


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In order to use the proxy server, you will need to configure your web browser so that it points to the proper server in the proxy settings. Like many other universities, Rice gives detailed instructions for configuring the proxy server. Each browser (such as Firefox and Internet Explorer) requires a slightly different configuration process, but once you get everything set up you typically do not have to configure the browser again. For example, to set up Internet Explorer to work for Rice users, you would use the following process (replacing the address for Rice's proxy server with that of your own institution):


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A water-cooled V-twin with 120bhp and a house full of torque is not to be sniffed at. But when it's anchored by 307kg of metals and plastics it is hard not to ask yourself where has all the go gone? Never mind. The engine is super smooth with a precise throttle delivery everywhere. And the gearbox isn't too clunky. In all a muscle cruiser of the relaxed kind.
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Shoulder pads were smashing and helmets were colliding as the Mineral Wells Rams worked out in full pads for the first time this year on Friday as the team prepares for the 2012 season.
The Rams concluded a busy week of practices with an enthusiastic intrasquad scrimmage on Saturday.
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In East Tennessee, we demonstrate our joy, sympathy and concern by sharing food. Whether the occasion is a birth, death or hospitalization, people bring their favorite dishes. It's a way of life here, and it is one of the traditions that makes living in the south so special.
While food can be comforting to people who are in the hospital or recovering at home, many patients are on restricted diets limiting the types and amount of food they can eat. Before bringing any food or drink to a patient or anyone with a chronic medical condition, it is important to check first with the person's health providers.
For hospital patients, call the nursing station on the patient's floor to ask if the food or drink you would like to bring is appropriate for the patient you are visiting. The nurse will either approve the item or explain why the item could be harmful. If you are visiting someone who has returned home recently from a hospital stay, ask them, their family members or caregivers to see what kinds of food or drinks you could bring without compromising the patient's health and recovery.
Eating foods brought in from the outside can set a patient back for days and can be a huge detriment to what the doctors and nurses are trying to do to treat the person's health problem. For example, I had a heart failure patient whose friends brought him a giant box of barbecued potato chips when they visited the hospital. Fortunately, he knew that the chips were loaded with salt and were not allowed on his sodium-restricted diet. He didn't eat the chips, but many patients aren't as aware about what they can and cannot eat. That is why it is so important to check with the health care provider first.
The consequences of bringing food to a person on a restricted diet can be serious. For example, patients being treated for renal failure have protein and potassium restrictions. If they receive a fruit basket as a gift and eat bananas out of the basket, they could die due to the potassium. In addition, giving candy to a diabetic can cause serious health problems, and older patients, especially those with chronic medical conditions, need to be extremely careful about what they eat.
There are some patients who will not eat the food prepared for them at the hospital. In these cases, the family may be asked to bring in food that meets specific dietary guidelines. These approved foods still can create a health risk if they are not prepared, handled and transported properly. Following basic food safety guidelines, including thorough hand washing and keeping prepared items at the proper temperature, will help prevent food-borne illnesses.
Local food vendors also can help protect patient health by not accepting phone orders from patient rooms. While it is safe for employees and staff to have pizza and other food delivered to the hospital, ordering and eating the same items could create serious health problems for a patient on a restricted diet.
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In addition to interagency sharing, another improvement has been greater sharing between local, state and federal entities, said Kshemendra Paul, program manager for the Information Sharing Environment, in an interview this week with The Federal Drive with Tom Temin and Emily Kopp.
The ISE was set up in 2004 as a way to prevent another 9/11. Paul said the organization is a "whole-of-government construct" that includes the federal government, state and local governments, the private sector and international communities.
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"Why? Because the databases weren't connected. The processes did not allow for effective sharing," he said.
The federal government has adopted two technological frameworks for standardization. One, the National Information Exchange Model (NIEM) is a data model that sets standards and processes for information. The other framework is the Federal Identity, Credential and Access Management Roadmap, developed by the Federal Chief Information Officers Council.
ISE's focus is anti-terrorism, but NIEM is now used in other areas, including human services, agriculture and cybersecurity, Paul said.
Another example of improvement is the creation of a national network of fusion centers in most urban areas that connects state and local law enforcement to federal law enforcement. Tied in with the centers is the Nationwide Suspicious Activity Reporting Initiative — better known to most people as, "See something, say something."
The challenge with the initiative was to encourage reporting but not cross the line of privacy and civil liberties. Paul said part of the intiative's success has come from keeping stakeholders — including privacy and civil rights advocates — in the conversation.
The Homeland Security Department, the FBI, the Justice Department and state and local law enforcement developed 16 behaviors that were predictive of terrorism activity. The reporting based on these behaviors was tested at 12 fusion centers before it was rolled out to all others.
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Dublin statues, are they worth it? Statues can tell you a lot about the city that erects them - about its attitudes, its history, its famous sons and daughters, albeit sometimes adopted. Look at its statues, I always say, and you look at the heart and soul of a city.
Dublin is blessed by a multitude of monuments, from the abstract to the life-like. Here are some of my favorites you might want to seek out. All are in public spaces and within easy reach of the the city center, so go exploring!
Northside - O'Connell Street and Parnell Square Area
- Children of Lir in the Garden of Remembrance
- Cuchullain in the General Post Office
- James Joyce Statue in Earl Street
- Daniel O'Connell Monument in O'Connell Street
- Parnell Monument in Parnell Square
Northside - Royal Canal Area
- Brendan Behan on the banks of the Royal Canal ... near Mountjoy Prison
On the Banks of the Liffey
- Ana Livia in the Croppies Memorial Park
- Mr. Screen in Hawkins Street
Southside - Trinity College Area
- Molly Malone on Grafton Street
- Countess Markiewicz in Townsend Street
Southside - Dublin Castle Area
- Veronica Guerin Memorial in the Dubh Linn Gardens
Southside - Archbishop Ryan Park (Merrion Square)
- Victims
- Oscar Wilde - Dublin's Most Colourful Monument?