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After hearing of the devastation caused by Superstorm Sandy, one little girl takes action, just in time for the holiday season. Innae Park has more.
PITTSFIELD, Mass. -- "When Hurricane Sandy hit, lots of people lost everything and people have been giving people things that they need. But I thought, why not give things to the children?" Madison Hurlburt said.
With that question in mind, 10-year-old Madison Hurlburt began a toy drive last month, wrapping up on December 18th, right in time for the holidays.
Hurlburt said, "We were supposed to collect unwrapped toys and bring them to the kids that need them the most so they can feel normal again."
Her family, touched by their little girl's attitude. One that clearly lives out the spirit of giving during the season.
Kristie Hurlburt said, "It's moving to hear her think of somebody else in a time of need and not just herself."
The toys were collected at two locations: Her parent's store in Pittsfield and Sweet Pea's Ice Cream Parlor in Dalton.
Madison Hurlburt said, "When I was at the shop, I thought, why is nobody giving toys for us, but lots of toys for Sweet Pea's?"
Her efforts paid off, with more than 100 toys collected for kids.
"We hoped for a few hundred. A few thousand would have been better. But, you know, a few hundred is great, too. That's a few hundred that didn't have a toy or doesn't have something to open on Christmas," Kristie Hurlburt said.
The toys will be given to families in Gerritsen Beach in Brooklyn. The Richmond volunteer firefighters will be delivering the toys on Sunday.
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CANASTOTA, N.Y. -- The International Boxing Hall of Fame's class of 2013 was announced in Canastota.
Two Division Champion Arturo "Thunder" Gatti leads the list of inductees.
The inductees were introduced Monday as hall leaders prepare for the 24th Annual Hall of Fame weekend in June. In addition to Gatti, five time world champion Virgil "Quicksilver" Hill and popular referee Mills Lane will also be inducted.
"He would always say 'Let's Get It On' after he did his instructions and he was serious and he was very fair. He was one of the great referees in modern time. And he did all the big fights in Las Vegas and around the world," Edward Brophy said. Inductees were voted in by members of the Boxing Writers Association and a panel of international boxing historians.
During the Hall of Fame Weekend, special tribute will be paid to Canastota's own Carmen Basillio who died last month at the age of 85.
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University of Washington-Beyond High School (UW-BHS) (ICPSR 33321)
Principal Investigator(s): Hirschman, Charles, University of Washington; Almgren, Gunnar, University of Washington
The UW-BHS (University of Washington-Beyond High School) project began in 1999 as a study of the impact of I-200 (the referendum that ended Affirmative Action) on minority enrollment in higher education in Washington State. Following a successful pilot survey in the spring of 2000, the project eventually included baseline and one-year follow-up surveys (conducted in 2002, 2003, 2004, and 2005) of almost 10,000 high school seniors in five cohorts across several school districts in the Pacific Northwest. Parents were also surveyed in 2000, 2002, and 2003. Additionally, a ten-year follow-up survey of high school seniors graduating in 2000 was conducted in 2010, aiming to explore their transition into adulthood. The research objectives of the project were to: (1) describe and explain differences in the transition from high school to college by race and ethnicity, socioeconomic origins, and other characteristics, (2) evaluate of the impact of the Washington State Achievers Program, and (3) explore the implications of multiple race and ethnic identities. For more information about the project, see the study website.
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One or more files in this study are not available for download due to special restrictions; consult the restrictions note to learn more.
To respect respondent privacy, the data are restricted from general dissemination. Users interested in obtaining these data must complete an Agreement for the Use of Confidential Data, specify the reasons for the request, and obtain IRB approval or notice of exemption for their research. Apply for access to these data through the ICPSR restricted data contract portal, which can be accessed via the study home page.
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Hirschman, Charles, and Gunnar Almgren. University of Washington-Beyond High School (UW-BHS). ICPSR33321-v2. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research[distributor], 2013-05-17. http://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR33321.v2
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This study was funded by:
- Andrew W. Mellon Foundation
- Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
- United States Department of Health and Human Services. National Institutes of Health. Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
Scope of Study
Subject Terms: academic ability, academic achievement, academic standards, achievement tests, Affirmative Action, African Americans, demographic characteristics, education, education reform, educational change, educational environment, educational facilities, educational objectives, educational opportunities, educational planning, educational policy, educational populations, educational programs, educational system, electoral issues, enrollment projections, ethnic discrimination, ethnic groups, ethnic identity, ethnic tensions, ethnicity, family background, family relationships, family size, high school graduates, high school students, minorities, parental influence, population characteristics, private schools, public schools, race, race relations, racial attitudes, racial discrimination, racial segregation, racial tensions, school attendance, school choice, school desegregation, school districts, school dropouts, school enrollments, social activism, social inequality, social integration, social justice, socioeconomic status, state politics, student attitudes, student behavior, student evaluation, student financial aid, students, universities, White Americans
Smallest Geographic Unit: state
Geographic Coverage: United States, Washington
Time Period:
- 2000--2010
Date of Collection:
- 2000--2010
Unit of Observation: individual
Universe: High school seniors in the state of Washington graduating in 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, or 2005, and the parents of seniors in the 2000, 2002, and 2003 cohorts.
Data Types: administrative records data, survey data
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All of the data has been combined into a single dataset.
Study Purpose: The research objectives of the project are to: (1) describe and explain differences in the transition from high school to college by race and ethnicity, socioeconomic origins, and other characteristics, (2) evaluate of the impact of the Washington State Achievers Program, and (3) explore the implications of multiple race and ethnic identities. Additionally, the purpose of the ten-year follow-up survey of the 2000 high school senior cohort is to explore their transition into adulthood.
Study Design: Subjects were selected via a random sample of the target population. High school seniors were surveyed using a traditional paper and pencil questionnaire in the spring (April or May). One-year follow-up surveys were conducted from January through June. Attempts were made to contact every senior survey respondent by phone, email, and letter. Finally, the ten-year follow-up survey of the 2000 high school senior cohort was administered online.
Evaluation of the completeness of coverage of the senior survey is clouded by the definition of who is a high school senior, and the logistics of locating students who are nominally registered as high school students, but are not attending school on a regular basis. In theory, high school seniors are students who have completed the 11th grade, are currently enrolled in the 12th grade, and are likely to graduate from high school at the end of the year. In practice, however, there are considerable variations from this standard definition. Some students consider themselves to be seniors (and are taking senior classes and are listed as seniors in the school yearbook), but are classified in school records as juniors because they have not earned sufficient credits. In addition to "fourth-year juniors," there are a number of "fifth-year seniors," who didn't graduate on time and have returned to take one or two courses.
In addition to the problems of identifying the potential universe of seniors, errors of coverage arise because about 10 percent of students are not enrolled in the 5 comprehensive high schools in the district. In addition to a small number of home-schooled students, there are a wide range of alternative programs for students with academic, behavioral, or disciplinary problems.
The final sample includes just over 9,600 students who were first interviewed in the spring of their senior year in high school and followed-up one year later.
Mode of Data Collection: paper and pencil interview (PAPI), web-based survey
Data Source:
High school records
Description of Variables: The baseline UW-BHS senior survey covers about 200 items, including a broad range of questions on family background, educational plans, perceptions of encouragement from teachers, peers and family members, and standard scales to tap self-esteem, self-efficacy, and other social psychological dimensions. The ten-year follow-up survey of the 2000 high school senior cohort focuses primarily on the key components of young adulthood, including educational attainment, early career and work history, family and partnership formation, civic engagement, and health statuses.
Response Rates: For regular students -- graduating seniors enrolled at and attending one of the five major high schools -- the response rate is about 80 percent. If a broader universe of students is considered, including students with marginal affiliation to high school and other hard to contact students, the effective rate of coverage of all potential seniors is probably about 70 percent.
Presence of Common Scales: Standard scales to tap self-esteem, self-efficacy, and other social psychological dimensions
Extent of Processing: ICPSR data undergo a confidentiality review and are altered when necessary to limit the risk of disclosure. ICPSR also routinely creates ready-to-go data files along with setups in the major statistical software formats as well as standard codebooks to accompany the data. In addition to these procedures, ICPSR performed the following processing steps for this data collection:
- Performed consistency checks.
- Checked for undocumented or out-of-range codes.
Original ICPSR Release: 2012-04-05
Version History:
- 2013-05-17 The study was updated to include data from the ten-year follow-up survey of the 2000 cohort, which was conducted in 2010. Overall, 578 variables were added to the collection. Additionally, 73 variables were removed by the principal investigators. For more information on which variables were removed or added, please consult the processing notes in the study codebook.
- 2012-04-10 The Codebook and other documentation are being released as public.
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The NDC was bigger than ever this year, a fantastic conference with so many fantastic speakers – I predict it will continue to grow next year and of course if you have ever been to Norway you know it is just a great place for a visit!
At any rate, here are the resource from my two sessions I presented. Hope you enjoy!
Session: Rocking AppFabric Access Control: Practical Scenarios, Killer Code and Wicked Tools
Top Security Scenarios for WCF Services: On Premise & In The Cloud
And lastly, the slides (PDF) for my sessions are here: http://www.dasblonde.net/downloads/NDC2010_Slides.zip
Just returned from a fantastic Tech Ed, what a great event this year as it was sold out and jammed with lots of great sessions, hands-on-labs, and events to participate in…not to mention New Orleans is lots of fun.
I promised a blog post for my session, and here it is. My session was "WCF 4 Made Easy with .NET Framework 4 and Windows Server AppFabric". The highlights from the talk are as follows:
Of course, I did inject a dose of reality here. At some point you do have to know what are the right bindings and behavior configurations for your services. This is heavily influenced by your security model of course. The point is, it is great to be productive up front, and get your business functionality working behind the service. Once the big picture is clear related to protocols, process and machine boundaries, security models and the like are clear – it is time to decide what should the bindings and behaviors look like?
To help you in this quest, I have produced some templates here: http://wcf4templates.codeplex.com. Eventually they will be posted to the Code Gallery online but I want to get some feedback first, see what you like, what you want, and of course figure out how to produce VSIX for the code gallery :)
Check them out and let me know (on the CodePlex site) what you think!!!!
Most of my demos were leading in the direction of the templates, so consider this the code for the session and let me know if you have any questions!!!!
I am more than a little tardy with this blog post but the link for the tutorial code can be found here: http://www.dasblonde.net/downloads/windowsazureessentialslaunch042010.zip
If you had already downloaded the code from the link specified in my tutorial slides, that link (and this one) are both updated with some new stuff.
If you attended my similar tutorial in Norway, there are updates to the scripts here that you might be interested in. I created some PowerShell scripts to delete all Windows Azure deployments (avoid charges when you aren't using your account and blast-em away) and to deal with SQL Azure firewall settings and database installation using script as well. The document in the zip tells you all about environment needs.
Just returned from the VS Launch last week, and as promised here is the code for my sessions. I will post a separate entry with all the code for my Azure Tutorial which was on Thursday. And, as always, if you are looking for something in particular and can't find it here, just drop me an email!
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At the PDC last week I presented a revamped version of my massive one-day presentation covering language trends, data access technologies, windows and web development, WCF and workflow, "Dublin" (now App Fabric), identity and cloud computing with Azure. Whew! Always a ton of work getting this presentation updated but it is a ton of fun to discuss all of these technologies in a single jam packed session and I hope you all enjoyed it. Here is a link to the goods:
At long last here is my post from the recent Dev Connections conference in Las Vegas. It was an interesting time getting things up and running for the conference what with the PDC the week after and so many updates to the Azure stack right before…but it was well worth the effort! Here are the sessions and related code samples.
I'm' still working on updating all my Azure samples since the PDC last week, so I'll post tutorial code separately.
A few short months after my EU tour (see previous blog post) I will be delivering a variation of my technology roadmap (once again, affectionately known as the technology avalanche) at the PDC in November 2009. You can bet even in that two short months I will have updated the seminar once again, to better reflect the latest state of the various technologies I will discuss. The goal of this workshop at the PDC will be to prepare you for the rest of PDC - get you up to speed with the various technologies from platform releases to languages, for data access, windows and web development, for middle-tier development, for security and identity related, and for cloud computing. Lots to cover, lots of fun to be had discussing the avalanche! You must join me!
Here are the details!
Developers increasingly have more on their mind and on their plate. Though Visual Studio and the .NET Framework both provide tools that yield an overall increase in productivity during the development cycle, the avalanche of technologies that build upon these foundations can seem overwhelming if not insurmountable at times. The goal of this workshop is to help you understand the value proposition of each technology and to prepare yourself to make the most of the rest of PDC. We'll help you make sense of language and platform trends, data access tier advances, technologies for windows client and web application development, the middle tier evolution with WCF and workflow, identity platforms and technologies, and cloud computing.
A few years ago I brought my Microsoft Technology Roadmap - affectionately known as the Technology Avalanche - to 5 countries in the EU. I thought there were a lot of technologies to cover then...but here we are two years later and there is no shortage of new technologies to talk about and so I will embark once again to some 5 countries including Germany, Denmark, Sweden, and Norway. Here is a list of dates and locations:
I created this seminar to help all of you developers and architects keep up with all the many platform releases and technology stacks - to help you make sense of which technologies are right for your scenarios, and keep you apprised of the status of upcoming releases and their value proposition. It is no small undertaking I assure you! I am constantly updating this each time I deliver it, even if only a few months pass between events! I hope you will enjoy this renewed 2009 tour!
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With these rapidly changing times, developers have a lot more on their mind and on their plate than they did at any point in recent time. Although the Visual Studio and the .NET Framework both provide tools that yield an overall increase in productivity during the development cycle, the avalanche of technologies that builds upon these foundations can seem overwhelming if not insurmountable at times. This workshop will take you through a guided tour of the Microsoft technologies available today, tomorrow, and into the foreseeable future...and enable educated decisions on aligning your product road map with upcoming technologies.
· Language and platform trends for .NET 2.0 through .NET 4.0 including discussions of the language trends for C# 4.0 and Visual Basic 10, F# and parallel computing
· Advances for developing the data access tier from data sets and readers to LINQ, Entity Framework, ADO.NET Data Services and velocity
· Windows client development with WPF and the relevance of Windows Forms and ClickOnce
· Web development with ASP.NET, AJAX and Silverlight
· The evolution of the middle tier with WCF and Workflow, and the relevance of WCF Workflow Services in .NET 4.0 and Dublin
· The impact codename "Oslo" will have on the future of Microsoft development
· A review of identity platforms including Windows Identity Foundation, ADFS and Windows Cardspace
· The benefits of cloud computing with the Windows Azure Platform
In this intense, one–day briefing, you will see numerous demonstrations of these technologies, we will assess the benefits and advantages of the forward trends and you will gain an overall picture of each technology's place in your development efforts today and tomorrow–for each respective discipline. Developers, architects, and technical leads who would like to gain some perspective on the Microsoft road map, the applicability of each technology, the choices and the trade–offs, will greatly benefit from this workshop.
Thanks to a customer of mine (thank you Christoph!) some major improvements have been made to the ExceptionHandlingProxyBase type. Plus, a duplex version now exists. Nothing like using the code in production to work through the real limitations. I knew I had to add a lot of these things, but this week I had a good reason to do it.
The proxy generator can be found at http://wcfproxygenerator.codeplex.com
Invoke() and Value Types **I had a problem surface when I tried to return a value type (not a reference type) from Invoke(). I created this dependency in the generic method by requiring the generic type parameter to be a class. I changed this so now you can use value types freely.
Thread Safety ** A lock is used for all calls that touch the channel. But you can have parallel calls through Invoke() of course. ** Now you can safely have parallel calls to invoke, but if one thread encounters an exception other threads queue up before invoking the operation until the proxy is safely recreated. ** Disposal is now safe in multithreading environments.
Disposal ** Now all operations check if the object is disposed and throws if it is.
Initialization ** Now constructors call virtual Initialize() methods to support scenarios where the derived class wants to calculate values before calling down to base. ** Initialization only supported once.
Creation and Recreation ** Now the two are considered different so that we can enforce creation only once, while allowing multiple recreation attempts. Recreation also uses a lock to protect Invoke() and fires an event after so clients can do other work after recreation, such as subscribing to a service after the proxy is recreated.
Communication Events ** Clients can subscribe to these events even if channel isn't created yet. Events from the inner channel are fired to listeners.
Support for Message parameter type ** Invoke() retries didn't work if you had a contract that supports Message type. That's because you can't "replay" a Message instance, once it is read, it cannot be read again. There are two possible ways to handle this: a) Buffer the message before each first attempt to invoke and create a copy of the message for the first and (if applicable) second call. But, this means buffering unnecessarily when things are going well. b) allow the application to buffer in the derived type when using Message types. Then, subscribe to the RetryInvoke (new) event and supply a message before retry. ** I implemented b).
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Brian D. Bray
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Brian's Rant
March 14, 2011, 11:19:27 PM »
If you feel like answering anything in this post with a joke or smart remark; don't. I will be highly offended with sarcasm or disrespect of any kind and I will file a complaint with the moderators. This is a very serious matter.
When I returned from SE Asia the Army was putting us into Oakland in the middle of the night so we didn't have to face the mass of anti-war demonstrators. It was not a good feeling to be reduced to sneaking into your own country. Being called a baby killer is an insult and worse when it's from your own countrymen.
It wasn't until 9/11 that People began to treat their Military and First Responders (Police and Fire) with respect.
Prior to my military service I had spent a year as a campus cop at the local college and then nearly 4 years as a military policeman in Army Intelligence so it was natural to seek a career in Law Enforcement after my discharge.
As a police officer I had to make the decision on the use of deadly force a number of times. Each time I decided deadly force wasn't necessary. Not the night a burglar ran out of a warehouse with an object in his hand, and found I had drawn my weapon and nearly squeezed off a shot before I realized the object was an electric drill, not a pistol (That's the closest I ever came to discharging my pistol while on duty). Not the night I stood eyeball to barrel of a 45 automatic the night a resident ordered me off his property, refusing to accept a death in the family message, while his little girl clung to his leg. Not the night I had to take the weapons away from the irate father who had locked himself and his daughter in her bedroom after a domestic dispute. Not even the night I heard a bang and watched a man carrying a Rugar Red Hawk with 8 inch barrel come running out of a tavern jump behind a telephone pole, point the gun back towards the crowded tavern, then climb into his try and speed away. I stopped his car a few blocks away and convinced him to surrender his fire arm (I found another and a large Bowie knife under the seat). That is the 2nd closest I ever came to discharging my weapon while on duty. Then funny thing is: I was called a coward in two of those incidents by citizens of the community I served.
A police officer often receives injuries in the performance of his duties, sometimes those injuries prove to be disabling or even fatal. My father, who was the Chief of Police in a small town, was so badly injured after being broadsided by a rookie cop running lights and siren that he was forced to retire. A year later I had a similar fate when the rookie I was training did not follow the instructions I gave him (while running lights and siren) and drove us unto the side of a Cadillac at 60 mph. I removed the rearview mirror from its mounting when it collided with my left temple (thanks to my thick Irish skull, I survived the incident). I started having back problems and painful migraine head aches that affected my memory and recall. While on disability leave re couperating from the injuries received in the patrol car accident citizens of the community would phone me at home and berate me for being a slacker. On some of the occasions my wife answered the phone she was reduced to tears.
A few years went by, I continued having the headaches and back problems and survived a few more close encounters with death, and then I got a call about a disturbance at a Hispanic wedding. I responded to find windows smashed out of a car, a 4 ft length of 2X4 laid on the ground beside the car (deduction: Mariachi music and teenagers having a booze and pot party don't mix). It took me about 10 minutes to quell the Rancourous behavior and have members of the group responsible for the broken windows of the car agree to pay restitution.
It was at this point that the actual perpetrator slunk back into the crowd and physically assaulted the car owner at which point all 7734 broke out. I grabbed the assailant and advised him he was under arrest. His friends took exception to this and one grabbed the 2X4 and hit me across the back of the head with it. I was in the fight of my life, as the 2X4 continued to rain down on my head and back, joined by slugs and kicks, I was in fear for my life. I had the legal right, at this point to utilize deadly force to save my own life. As I lay upon the assailant, choking beneath me, and one of his friends was attempt to wrestle my revolver from its holster, (Thank you, Hoyt Holster Company) others continuing to beat and kick me, I looked at all the women and children from the neighborhood and among the wedding guests and made the decision that even if I were killed I could not use my fire arm in self-defence because doing so would jeopardize too many innocent lives (it was the hardest decision I've ever had to make in my life).
Someone in the crowd noticed that the assailant, who I was laying upon, was choking to death, the dark shade of purple the telltale sign. The beating stopped and I struggled to my feet. I grasped the assailant by his collar and threw him into the back seat of the patrol car (Adrenalin can cause a person to due super human things). I grabbed the microphone of the police radio and called for assistance. I turned to face my assailants surrounded by over 50 people, many women and children, it was a "Mexican Standoff."
As a result of that incident six people went to prison, every one who either started the confrontation or assaulted me.
Six weeks later, I returned home, free of being pulled in half by traction. The Doctor instructed me to walk around the block a couple of times a day. Stooped, unsteady on my feet, with cane in hand I tried to follow the doctor's orders. I would no sooner leave my house than the phones in my house and at the police department would start to ring. The kindest comments was that the slacker should be fired, or, if he's well enough to walk, he's well enough to work..
The report of the disturbance was placed by my superior, the detective sergeant, who lived across the street from the incident scene, who watched me get beat half to death with the 2X4, who failed to come to my aid until Sherriff's deputies, State Troopers, and officers from nearby communities arrived in answer to my distress call, and who quickly spread the word of how he save my life. Yet again, I was the one called a coward for not using my fire arm in self-defence (it's hard to defend yourself from a hospital bed). And as far as the decision to accept the possibility of being beaten to death rather than endanger Innocent bystanders, I would make the same decision, given the same type of circumstances, in a heart beat.
I've carried a weapon most of my life, either professionally, for protection when transporting large amounts of money, or personal protection (Once bitten twice shy). I don't carry very deep because if I ever have to use it I don't want to die trying to reach it. I've had to make the critical decision more than once, I'm made the right decision in every case. I known I can make the right call again if and when it occurs. Like a good boy scout I believe in being prepared. Since I don't carry very deep I get "made" every so often. I open carry on my own property and one visitor asked me if the neighborhood I lived in was really that rough. I told him "Not as long as I live here."
Sometimes I find that some people are so irrational about guns that even the thought of being near one drives them into a frenzy. These people will call me a coward for having one, let alone carry one. They also refuse to accept an explanation that they can rest safer at night because of people like me or even entertain the idea.
As a result of the assault that night I have been left unable to experience feelings, I have emotions, but I don't have feelings. And no, they are not the same thing. Feelings require empathy, of which I have none anymore. But there is one thing that will make me cry like a baby. It is when I see people receive the one thing I've never had, recognition for a job well done.
Don't let your guardians go unnoticed or unthanked.
edited to correct spelling errors spell check missed.
Last Edit: March 15, 2011, 03:33:33 PM by Brian D. Bray
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March 15, 2011, 01:12:39 AM »
Brian, you've been through quite a lot friend and I respect what you stand for and how you stood while doing your very best to protect the innocent and make this world a safer place to be.
I would dare any of the nay sayers to put themselves in your shoes for any length of time then think of you as cowardly.
They likely would be running home to their mommas in a New York second.
I have always and will always have the upmost respect for those that serve and protect.
Thank you!
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March 15, 2011, 01:38:04 AM »
Thank you for your service.
We're having a bit of civil unrest in Wisconsin right now. I was moved by the number of people who approached the officers at a protest in our little town to thank them for how they chose to conduct themselves. As you know, each party chooses whether to escalate or deescalate an interaction.
I worked LE for 15 years and I understand you are wearing the uniform all day every day. People judge what you say and do in the context of what is proper for an officer to say and do, whether you are on duty or off. I resigned my credentials for health reasons and peace in the family.
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March 15, 2011, 06:28:34 AM »
Brian, I would like to echo the thanks already offered up on the thread. I believe that there are way too many Monday morning quaterbacks in this country. What I mean is that when people who have never even been anywhere close to any of the situations that you have experienced, try to pass judgement on you and your decisions in the heat of the moment. Its like all the people who are so against waterboarding in order to gain valuable intel. Let's say that the person had intel about a family member or friend that was being held hostage......would they still be against waterboarding? I bet not. It reminds me of this
Famous Speeches: A Few Good Men
Anyway, from one grateful American to another, thanks.
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Re: Brian's Rant
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March 15, 2011, 09:49:59 AM »
Wow! That is not a rant, but an incredible story!
It is so easy to judge peoples actions based on our own normal situations. Just shoot the guy, just get back to work..... I'm sorry and appalled at how you were treated, and hope that I wouldn't have judged the same, although I know I sometimes do make judgements I shouldn't (although I'd never call or call a cop cowardly, I know better than that!!).
Thanks for your service, and thanks for the story which helps open my eyes to other situations.
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March 15, 2011, 10:56:13 AM »
Just my feeling
When I returned from Army in 1969 being called a baby killer is not a good feeling at ALL an insult and worse when it's from my own countrymen.
Thank you for your service.
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March 15, 2011, 12:30:26 PM »
Ive been the Fuzz,Po-Po,Five-0, The Law, Po-Leese,Cop,Pig for 15 years now. Oh the war stories....some good, some not so good...It's funny how after 'Serving and Protecting' for any length of time, one begins to look at people and society in a completely different way. You basically begin to lose any respect for the human race as a whole. Think about it before anyone starts to flame me. Generally speaking,the only time the cops are called is when the proverbial poop hits the fan- i.e something bad has happened. Ive yet to receive a call from an unknown citizen informing me that their first child was born, or someone just nailed a grand slam at Little League or any type of good news. It's generally all bad that teeters on the edge of getting worse at any given moment. How about going into a restaurant to get something to eat? Next time you guys are eating out, watch the reactions of other people when a uniform walks in..its..as..if..time..stands..still..Everyone stares and 9 of 10 times someone will walk up to our table and say 'I'm sorry to bother you while you are eating....' but they do anyways
Sorry Brian..didn't mean to add on to your rant, but I do know where you are coming from. Thats why I enjoy the forum so much and cant stand it when a small cell or SBB war breaks out. I hear all I want to at work
Hmm..as for injuries sustained in the Line of Duty
Too many to list but currently I'm still nursing a recently repaired rotator cuff and labrum.
I just work here for the huge paycheck every two weeks
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March 15, 2011, 12:58:09 PM »
Brian, Thank you. I'm not sure I could have been a cop, after a couple seasons of "cops" on TV I'm pretty sure there are a number of things that I would have to get used to quickly somehow or the end of my patience would not be far from being reached. So cops who handle being lied to (with the same/similar incredibly dumb/weak lies over and over from different people), being harassed by people during an arrest etc. have my utmost respect and gratitude.
- To your last 3 paragraphs -I'm no longer apalled by people who despise firearms - logical dialogue doesn't work with them; but I believe that the private ownership of firearms in the US has always been a factor of consideration when some ambitious tyranny would gain power and become jealous of our land and freedom. (also why I think so much time has been spent creating anti-gun fanatics)
I'll stop here before I ramble too much.
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Brian D. Bray
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Re: Brian's Rant
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March 15, 2011, 03:31:28 PM »
Thanks to those who have expressed theirs. To those who have also put their lives on the line, I salute you.
I spent almost years as an MP in military intelligence, then came home and was hired by the mayor of the town my father was the chief of police for. One of his officers had been injured and I worked for for my father for 6 months as a temporary, the time spent with my father, working side by side, was an experience I will always treasure. I then spent another 4 1/2 years on another department before injuries took their toll.
After I was forced to retire from law enforcement (see above rant) I went into restaurant management since a disability pension was not sufficient to support 5 kids on. Over the course of time, before additional injuries, and aggravation of old ones, forced a complete retirement, I had the opportunity to have each one of my own children work for/with me, another series of experiences I treasure.
Don't be critical if you haven't walked in someones shoes.That's a mantra I advocate regularly.
When I enlisted in the Army at the height of the Vietnam war my mother made me promise to avoid that country if legally possible. I spent a year in Turkey, listening to the Soviet Space Program (during which a Cosmonaut died when he couldn't reseal his hatch after a space walk), then a year an a half in Japan (where we frantically assisted with the drama of Apollo 13) and finally a year in Thailand (where our main mission was electronic intercept of Vietcong communications).
The base in Japan an was closed because our mission was outed to orbit (Satellites could do it better, and with pictures). My new assignment was originally for Vietnam (509th) but I traded with another MP who wanted to go there worse than I did and I had the promise to my mother to keep. One of the MPs who stated in Japan until the final closure of the base follwed me to Udorn Thani, Thailand about 4 months later. I was the senior NCO, the Provost Sgt, and suddenly after his arrival, the respect I had from the MPs vanished.
My attempts to treat the body of a soldier who had hung himself after monitoring Vietcong communications during a live fire fight that ended with a decided USA loss with respect, resulted in my being called chicken livered to my face.
It was soon evident that the MP, whom I had thought my friend, was telling every one that I had traded duty stations because I was a coward.
When I left Udorn, I requested that he be my transportation to the Air Force Base. During the delay before boarding I sat down with that soldier, who had replaced me as provost sgt, and asked him a few questions? Such as: "Have you ever been called a coward?", "Would you submit to peer pressure even if you knew doing what they wanted as stupid and could result in serious injury?", "What takes more courage, doing what is popular or doing what is right?".
I then then explained why I had traded duty assignments and asked him if he would have done the same thing under those circumstances. Upon his affirmative, I boarded my plane home, discharge and freedom. I never got an apology, but I think I left him with a lot to think about.
When I was in Turkey I had the sad duty of arresting an E-6 for his own safety after he had drank himself into a stupor for the 3rd straight day. He, like that soldier who hung himself in Thailand, was trained to listen to opposition forces (in their language) and type their communications out in English. He had spent a week listening to the communications between the Russian Ground Control and the Cosmonaut as they frantically tried to reseal a defective hatch latch. He had listened while the Cosmonaut had suffocated to death.
I've learned that while everyone has the ability to be a coward, we also have the ability to be heroic, and sometimes the distintion between the two is only in the details. I would venture to say that examination of the details would reveal more heros than cowards.
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Try being an EMT/Paramedic on the streets, that will certainly open your eyes as well. Did that for 15 years before I got smart.
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Quote from: KD4MOJ on March 16, 2011, 08:49:56 AM
Try being an EMT/Paramedic on the streets, that will certainly open your eyes as well. Did that for 15 years before I got smart.
No thank you. For the service they provide, they are usually the worst paid in the Public/Emergency Service Field. I'll just stick with 'piggin'. Many,many lives are saved by what the Medics/EMT's do on the side of the road before a Doc ever sees them .
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Quote from: KD4MOJ on March 16, 2011, 08:49:56 AM
Try being an EMT/Paramedic on the streets, that will certainly open your eyes as well. Did that for 15 years before I got smart.
No thank you. For the service they provide, they are usually the worst paid in the Public/Emergency Service Field. I'll just stick with 'piggin'. Many,many lives are saved by what the Medics/EMT's do on the side of the road before a Doc ever sees them .
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Quote from: Jim 134 on March 16, 2011, 11:44:59 AM
Quote from: VolunteerK9 on March 16, 2011, 09:01:15 AM
Quote from: KD4MOJ on March 16, 2011, 08:49:56 AM
Try being an EMT/Paramedic on the streets, that will certainly open your eyes as well. Did that for 15 years before I got smart.
No thank you. For the service they provide, they are usually the worst paid in the Public/Emergency Service Field. I'll just stick with 'piggin'. Many,many lives are saved by what the Medics/EMT's do on the side of the road before a Doc ever sees them .
Did this job in the Army.
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Quote from: Brian D. Bray on March 16, 2011, 03:34:20 PM
The man most endeared by the soldiers was not the platoon sgt nor the green 2nd looey, but the Medic.
Yup, and its the same reason why most cops let and E.R Docs slide traffic infractions. Never know who might be diggin a bullet out of your tail.
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March 18, 2011, 08:46:04 PM »
Everyone who carries a gun for a living must make a decision, and chose at what point they
use that weapon. They must come to that understanding long before the situation arrives or they will probably die trying to make it.
In northern I Corp I saw a man in a pith helmet holding a rifle. I know he saw me, I was completely exposed, but I don't think he knew that I could see him. Over the next two years he was joined by several others all of whom were just a little slower or less accurate. I made my decision before my boots got muddy that first time. I gave it a lot of thought because my father told me I had to. He said that every man has to draw that line in the sand and decide just how far he is willing to go before he kills. All through my military career I taught the soldiers I trained that idea . Think it over now, while you have time, and be sure. Because if you have to stop and think later you may get someone else killed. If you can't decide get out of the combat arms part of the service, you are going to hurt someone.
Throughout the 1960s, 1970s, and most of the 1980s, being a Vietnam vet was NOT a badge of honor. Thanks to the TV and movies they were all doped up psychos one flash back away from killing everyone near them.
Only those who belonged to the anti war groups could claim vet status and not be vilified.
A generation later after the 100 hours of the first Gulf War there was some effort to welcome home the Vietnam vet. Most real vets had grown used to being quiet so a cottage industry of Vet Wannabes came forward. They wear the hats and tell the war stories and the people know no better. Rambo became a folk hero.
The Stolen Valor Law that was to protect the vet's status was tossed out, it seems that to pretend to be a vet is free speech.
There were no yellow ribbons for the Vietnam vet. Demonised by the media, and labeled as dangerous, they had no choice but to hide if they wanted to be accepted.
Most still do not feel welcome. And probably never will.
A few months ago I saw a Gulf War vet portrayed on TV as a mental case that was killing at random. I guess they are next. The Guardsman next door will have to be watched and avoided because he may have a flash back at anytime.
It's their turn now. Welcome to our world.
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March 18, 2011, 09:26:08 PM »
Quote from: wayne on March 18, 2011, 08:46:04 PM
Rambo became a folk hero.
You'll most likely disagree with me, But I think "Rambo" - in spite of being basically a modern Hercules type - made people willing to listen. Yup, he was also a bit of a stereotype, complete with piles of PTSD wreckage. (I was a teen when 'first blood' came out.) It changed my attitude and made me willing to hear the truth out of people who had been there (and the truth about people who hadn't).
I think Stallone makes his respect for vets as clear as he can (without having hollywood banish him) but he still has to sell "blow stuff up" movies.
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On the surface John Rambo is your standard Hollywood style Vietnam vet. Unemployed/unemployable, dark, angry, uncommunicative, and quick to become violent. Somehow he is still healthy and in almost peak physical condition after all those years on the road.
Rambo isn't just a vet, he is a super vet. A highly trained and skilled deep black ops operator he has a skills list that would make GI Joe OD green with envy. Again he has somehow kept these skills and his knowledge base completely up to date no matter where he is.
Charactors like Rambo, and Riggs from Lethal weapon, show a Vietnam veteran who is right on the edge of madness. Rambo withdrew from society and looked for solitude while Riggs went into undercover police work where he could escape his real identity.
Most often the vet is less attractively packaged. In movie after movie and TV episode after episode when they cops look to profile the mass killer or sniper they always mention the exmilitary as suspects. Ever wonder why?
Both Gibson and Stylone have shown sympathy for vets in their charactors, but the charactor is the writers creation and not just the actor's.
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Over time I've come to the conclusion that today's coward might be tomorrow's hero. As a police officer I've observed people who were just that, one set of circumstances causes them to cringe in shame while a different set sends them going where angels fear to tread.
I've looked down the barrel of a loaded gun more than once, I've had to decide whether to shot or not (see above rant), and I've taken the blade extended knife out of the hand of more than one person bent on slicing my gizzard. But there are two things that make me cringe: Fire and heights. It's not that I won't go there, because I have, but I have a fear of both, I'm so afraid of heights that I get a nose bleed when I get 2 feet off the ground, and I'm talking about the 2 feet I stand on.
To me that is the true test of courage: overcoming one's fears in order to get the job done.
The other mark of a person with courage is the one who says either: "I was just doing my job," or, "I'm no hero, anybody would have done the same thing!" NOT.
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I was in a different situation. I'm a retired prison guard. We just stood back and watched them stick, slice and dice each other up. If they got too close, we ran! I'm still alive. They did smuggle in two 9mm's and wire cutters, in some repaired television sets one time though. They got shot up real good in between the fences. I got a copy of the pictures of the autopsies. I had a picture of a human brain with a bullet hole through it but I can't seem to find it now. That made a nice conversation piece.
I saw every kind of inhumane treatment that man can commit on another human being. That's why nothing surprises me. Other than having to sit with my back to the wall, everywhere I go, I don't dwell on it.
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Working within the Justice system can turn a person sour on the human race in a hurry if they let the circumstances get to them. But you learn that some people are very good, and some people are very bad, with the majority somewhere in between.
There's good cops and, unfortunately, there's bad cops. When I joined the Burlington, WA Police Department I was the 5th officer on the force. The Chief worked weekdays, the Detective worked whatever, and the rest of us spent our time working swings, mids, and relief a month at a time.
One officer (#3) was very straight laced but anytime he had to enter a building that might of been burglarized, always drew his revolver and had it at the ready. I hated going into a building with him, I could hear the shells rattle in the cyclinder. Sometimes fear not only smells but is audible as well.
Officer #4 was in police work for the tips. $200.00 would buy off a DUI ticket. A simple speeding ticket was $25.00.
The officer they hired to replace me after I was injured and unable to work got fired for the same reason he was forced to resign from his previous police department, accepting/soliciting sexual favors from female suspects.
Some of you may have heard about the Seattle cop who shot an American Indian woodcarver. The Indian, who was an alcoholic and heard of hearing, was walking down the street with a piece of wood and a
folded knife
in his hand. The officer exited his vehicle with is gun drawn and called for the man to drop his weapon. Within 10 seconds of calling for the kinfe to be dropped the officer shot the man 3 times. Other officers who arrived at the scene after the shooting found the knife blade still folded.
The officer had been on the force for 6 months. If that six months included his academy time, then that officer was placed solo in a police car way to soon. His supervised training was lacking.
The King County Prosecuting Attorny had declined to file charges against the now ex-cop saying the fear of life was to high of a bar to enable a convivtion. A corner's inquest found the shooting unjustified.
My take, and the take of every officer I've talked to on the matter have agreed that negligent homicide is the minimum that should have been charged.
As a result of that incident, along with some Rodney King type incidents against asian and hispanic individuals, the US Department of Justice has begun an inquiry into civil rights abuses by the Seattle Police Department.
I can't help but compare that to the one time I exited my police vehicle with my weapon drawn and didn't have to discharge it. I knew a man has a gun, because I'd seen it and I'd heard him fire the weapon inside an occuppied tavern. I can't help but think that officer had gotten into Law Enforcement looking for the opportunity for glory, making him both badge and gun happy.
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