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The birth, employment, and religion of Cain and Abel. (1-7) Cain murders Abel, The curse of Cain. (8-15) The conduct of Cain, His family. (16-18) Lamech and his wives, The skill of Cain's descendants. (19-24) The birth of another son and grandson of Adam. (25,26)
Verses 1-7 When Cain was born, Eve said, I have gotten a man from the Lord. Perhaps she thought that this was the promised seed. If so, she was wofully disappointed. Abel signifies vanity: when she thought she had the promised seed in Cain, whose name signifies possession, she was so taken up with him that another son was as vanity to her. Observe, each son had a calling. It is the will of God for every one to have something to do in this world. Parents ought to bring up their children to work. Give them a Bible and a calling, said good Mr. Dod, and God be with them. We may believe that God commanded Adam, after the fall, to shed the blood of innocent animals, and after their death to burn part or the whole of their bodies by fire. Thus that punishment which sinners deserve, even the death of the body, and the wrath of God, of which fire is a well-known emblem, and also the sufferings of Christ, were prefigured. Observe that the religious worship of God is no new invention. It was from the beginning; it is the good old way, ( Jeremiah 6:16 ) . The offerings of Cain and Abel were different. Cain showed a proud, unbelieving heart. Therefore he and his offering were rejected. Abel came as a sinner, and according to God's appointment, by his sacrifice expressing humility, sincerity, and believing obedience. Thus, seeking the benefit of the new covenant of mercy, through the promised Seed, his sacrifice had a token that God accepted it. Abel offered in faith, and Cain did not, ( Hebrews 11:4 ) . In all ages there have been two sorts of worshippers, such as Cain and Abel; namely, proud, hardened despisers of the gospel method of salvation, who attempt to please God in ways of their own devising; and humble believers, who draw near to him in the way he has revealed. Cain indulged malignant anger against Abel. He harboured an evil spirit of discontent and rebellion against God. God notices all our sinful passions and discontents. There is not an angry, envious, or fretful look, that escapes his observing eye. The Lord reasoned with this rebellious man; if he came in the right way, he should be accepted. Some understand this as an intimation of mercy. "If thou doest not well, sin, that is, the sin-offering, lies at the door, and thou mayest take the benefit of it." The same word signifies sin, and a sacrifice for sin. "Though thou hast not done well, yet do not despair; the remedy is at hand." Christ, the great sin-offering, is said to stand at the door, ( Revelation 3:20 ) . And those well deserve to perish in their sins, that will not go to the door to ask for the benefit of this sin-offering. God's acceptance of Abel's offering did not change the birthright, and make it his; why then should Cain be so angry? Sinful heats and disquiets vanish before a strict and fair inquiry into the cause.
Verses 8-15 Malice in the heart ends in murder by the hands. Cain slew Abel, his own brother, his own mother's son, whom he ought to have loved; his younger brother, whom he ought to have protected; a good brother, who had never done him any wrong. What fatal effects were these of our first parents' sin, and how must their hearts have been filled with anguish! Observe the pride, unbelief, and impenitence of Cain. He denies the crime, as if he could conceal it from God. He tries to cover a deliberate murder with a deliberate lie. Murder is a crying sin. Blood calls for blood, the blood of the murdered for the blood of the murderer. Who knows the extent and weight of a Divine curse, how far it reaches, how deep it pierces? Only in Christ are believers saved from it, and inherit the blessing. Cain was cursed from the earth. He found his punishment there where he chose his portion, and set his heart. Every creature is to us what God makes it, a comfort or a cross, a blessing or a curse. The wickedness of the wicked brings a curse upon all they do, and all they have. Cain complains not of his sin, but of his punishment. It shows great hardness of heart to be more concerned about our sufferings than our sins. God has wise and holy ends in prolonging the lives even of very wicked men. It is in vain to inquire what was the mark set upon Cain. It was doubtless known, both as a brand of infamy on Cain, and a token from God that they should not kill him. Abel, being dead, yet speaketh. He tells the heinous guilt of murder, and warns us to stifle the first risings of wrath, and teaches us that persecution must be expected by the righteous. Also, that there is a future state, and an eternal recompence to be enjoyed, through faith in Christ and his atoning sacrifice. And he tells us the excellency of faith in the atoning sacrifice and blood of the Lamb of God. Cain slew his brother, because his own works ( 1 John. 3:12 ) consequence of the enmity put between the Seed of the woman and the seed of the serpent, the war broke out, which has been waged ever since. In this war we are all concerned, none are neuter; our Captain has declared, He that is not with me is against me. Let us decidedly, yet in meekness, support the cause of truth and righteousness against Satan.
Verses 16-18 Cain cast off all fear of God, and attended no more on God's ordinances. Hypocritical professors, who dissemble and trifle with God, are justly left to themselves to do something grossly scandalous. So they throw off that form of godliness to which they have been a reproach, and of which they deny the power. Cain went out from the presence of the Lord, and we never find that he came into it again, to his comfort. The land Cain dwelt in was called the land of Nod, which means, 'shaking,' or 'trembling,' and so shows the restlessness and uneasiness of his own spirit, or 'the land of a vagabond:' they that depart from God cannot find rest any where else. Those on earth who looked for the heavenly city, chose to dwell in tabernacles or tents; but Cain, as not minding that city, built one on earth. Thus all who are cursed of God seek their settlement and satisfaction here below.
Verses 19-24 One of Cain's wicked race is the first recorded, as having broken the law of marriage. Hitherto, one man had but one wife at a time; but Lamech took two. Wordly things, are the only things that carnal, wicked people set their hearts upon, and are most clever and industrious about. So it was with this race of Cain. Here was a father of shepherds, and a father of musicians, but not a father of the faithful. Here is one to teach about brass and iron, but none to teach the good knowledge of the Lord: here are devices how to be rich, and how to be mighty, and how to be merry; but nothing of God, of his fear and service. Present things fill the heads of most. Lamech had enemies, whom he had provoked. He draws a comparison betwixt himself and his ancestor Cain; and flatters himself that he is much less criminal. He seems to abuse the patience of God in sparing Cain, into an encouragement to expect that he may sin unpunished.
Verses 25-26 Our first parents were comforted in their affliction by the birth of a son, whom they called Seth, that is, 'set,' 'settled,' or 'placed;' in his seed mankind should continue to the end of time, and from him the Messiah should descend. While Cain, the head of the apostacy, is made a wanderer, Seth, from whom the true church was to come, is one fixed. In Christ and his church is the only true settlement. Seth walked in the steps of his martyred brother Abel; he was a partaker of like precious faith in the righteousness of our God and Saviour Jesus Christ, and so became a fresh witness of the grace and influence of God the Holy Spirit. God gave Adam and Eve to see the revival of religion in their family. The worshippers of God began to do more in religion; some, by an open profession of true religion, protested against the wickedness of the world around. The worse others are, the better we should be, and the more zealous. Then began the distinction between professors and profane, which has been kept up ever since, and will be, while the world stands.
Genesis 4:1-26 . BIRTH OF CAIN AND ABEL.
1. Eve said, I have gotten a man from the Lord--that is, "by the help of the Lord"--an expression of pious gratitude--and she called him Cain, that is, "a possession," as if valued above everything else; while the arrival of another son reminding Eve of the misery she had entailed on her offspring, led to the name Abel, that is, either weakness, vanity ( Psalms 39:5 ), or grief, lamentation. Cain and Abel were probably twins; and it is thought that, at this early period, children were born in pairs ( Genesis 5:4 ) [CALVIN].
2. Abel was a keeper of sheep--literally, "a feeder of a flock," which, in Oriental countries, always includes goats as well as sheep. Abel, though the younger, is mentioned first, probably on account of the pre-eminence of his religious character.
3. in process of time--Hebrew, "at the end of days," probably on the Sabbath.
brought . . . an offering unto the Lord--Both manifested, by the very act of offering, their faith in the being of God and in His claims to their reverence and worship; and had the kind of offering been left to themselves, what more natural than that the one should bring "of the fruits of the ground," and that the other should bring "of the firstlings of his flock and the fat thereof" [ Genesis 4:4 ].
4. the Lord had respect unto Abel, not unto Cain, &c.--The words, "had respect to," signify in Hebrew,--"to look at any thing with a keen earnest glance," which has been translated, "kindle into a fire," so that the divine approval of Abel's offering was shown in its being consumed by fire (see Genesis 15:17 , Judges 13:20 ).
7. If thou doest well, shalt thou not be accepted?--A better rendering is, "Shalt thou not have the excellency"? which is the true sense of the words referring to the high privileges and authority belonging to the first-born in patriarchal times.
sin lieth at the door--sin, that is, a sin offering--a common meaning of the word in Scripture (as in Hosea 4:8 , 2 Corinthians 5:21 , Hebrews 9:28 ). The purport of the divine rebuke to Cain was this, "Why art thou angry, as if unjustly treated? If thou doest well (that is, wert innocent and sinless) a thank offering would have been accepted as a token of thy dependence as a creature. But as thou doest not well (that is, art a sinner), a sin offering is necessary, by bringing which thou wouldest have met with acceptance and retained the honors of thy birthright." This language implies that previous instructions had been given as to the mode of worship; Abel offered through faith ( Hebrews 11:4 ).
unto thee shall be his desire--The high distinction conferred by priority of birth is described ( Genesis 27:29 ); and it was Cain's conviction, that this honor had been withdrawn from him, by the rejection of his sacrifice, and conferred on his younger brother--hence the secret flame of jealousy, which kindled into a settled hatred and fell revenge.
8. And Cain talked with Abel his brother--Under the guise of brotherly familiarity, he concealed his premeditated purpose till a convenient time and place occurred for the murder ( 1 John 3:12 , Jude 1:11 ).
9. I know not--a falsehood. One sin leads to another.
10. the voice of thy brother's blood crieth unto me--Cain, to lull suspicion, had probably been engaging in the solemnities of religion when he was challenged directly from the Shekinah itself.
11, 12. now art thou cursed from the earth--a curse superadded to the general one denounced on the ground for Adam's sin.
12. a fugitive--condemned to perpetual exile; a degraded outcast; the miserable victim of an accusing conscience.
13, 14. And Cain said . . . My punishment is greater than I can bear--What an overwhelming sense of misery; but no sign of penitence, nor cry for pardon.
14. every one that findeth me shall slay me--This shows that the population of the world was now considerably increased.
15. whosoever slayeth Cain--By a special act of divine forbearance, the life of Cain was to be spared in the then small state of the human race.
set a mark--not any visible mark or brand on his forehead, but some sign or token of assurance that his life would be preserved. This sign is thought by the best writers to have been a wild ferocity of aspect that rendered him an object of universal horror and avoidance.
16. presence of the Lord--the appointed place of worship at Eden. Leaving it, he not only severed himself from his relatives but forsook the ordinances of religion, probably casting off all fear of God from his eyes so that the last end of this man is worse than the first ( Matthew 12:45 ).
land of Nod--of flight or exile--thought by many to have been Arabia-Petræa--which was cursed to sterility on his account.
17-22. builded a city--It has been in cities that the human race has ever made the greatest social progress; and several of Cain's descendants distinguished themselves by their inventive genius in the arts.
19. Lamech took unto him two wives--This is the first transgression of the law of marriage on record, and the practice of polygamy, like all other breaches of God's institutions, has been a fruitful source of corruption and misery.
23, 24. Lamech said unto his wives--This speech is in a poetical form, probably the fragment of an old poem, transmitted to the time of Moses. It seems to indicate that Lamech had slain a man in self-defense, and its drift is to assure his wives, by the preservation of Cain, that an unintentional homicide, as he was, could be in no danger.
26. men began to call upon the name of the Lord--rather, by the name of the Lord. God's people, a name probably applied to them in contempt by the world.


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The psalmist declares his love to the Lord. (1-9) His desire to be thankful. (10-19)
Verses 1-9 We have many reasons for loving the Lord, but are most affected by his loving-kindness when relieved out of deep distress. When a poor sinner is awakened to a sense of his state, and fears that he must soon sink under the just wrath of God, then he finds trouble and sorrow. But let all such call upon the Lord to deliver their souls, and they will find him gracious and true to his promise. Neither ignorance nor guilt will hinder their salvation, when they put their trust in the Lord. Let us all speak of God as we have found him; and have we ever found him otherwise than just and good? It is of his mercies that we are not consumed. Let those who labour and are heavy laden come to him, that they may find rest to their souls; and if at all drawn from their rest, let them haste to return, remembering how bountifully the Lord has dealt with them. We should deem ourselves bound to walk as in his presence. It is a great mercy to be kept from being swallowed up with over-much sorrow. It is a great mercy for God to hold us by the right hand, so that we are not overcome and overthrown by a temptation. But when we enter the heavenly rest, deliverance from sin and sorrow will be complete; we shall behold the glory of the Lord, and walk in his presence with delight we cannot now conceive.
Verses 10-19 When troubled, we do best to hold our peace, for we are apt to speak unadvisedly. Yet there may be true faith where there are workings of unbelief; but then faith will prevail; and being humbled for our distrust of God's word, we shall experience his faithfulness to it. What can the pardoned sinner, or what can those who have been delivered from trouble or distress, render to the Lord for his benefits? We cannot in any way profit him. Our best is unworthy of his acceptance; yet we ought to devote ourselves and all we have to his service. I will take the cup of salvation; I will offer the drink-offerings appointed by the law, in token of thankfulness to God, and rejoice in God's goodness to me. I will receive the cup of affliction; that cup, that bitter cup, which is sanctified to the saints, so that to them it is a cup of salvation; it is a means of spiritual health. The cup of consolation; I will receive the benefits God bestows upon me, as from his hand, and taste his love in them, as the portion not only of mine inheritance in the other world, but of my cup in this. Let others serve what masters they will, truly I am thy servant. Two ways men came to be servants. By birth. Lord, I was born in thy house; I am the son of thine handmaid, and therefore thine. It is a great mercy to be children of godly parents. By redemption. Lord, thou hast loosed my bonds, thou hast discharged me from them, therefore I am thy servant. The bonds thou hast loosed shall tie me faster unto thee. Doing good is sacrifice, with which God is well pleased; and this must accompany giving thanks to his name. Why should we offer that to the Lord which cost us nothing? The psalmist will pay his vows now; he will not delay the payment: publicly, not to make a boast, but to show he is not ashamed of God's service, and to invite others to join him. Such are true saints of God, in whose lives and deaths he will be glorified.
Psalms 116:1-19 . The writer celebrates the deliverance from extreme perils by which he was favored, and pledges grateful and pious public acknowledgments.
1, 2. A truly grateful love will be evinced by acts of worship, which calling on God expresses ( Psalms 116:13 , Psalms 55:16 , 86:7 ; compare Psalms 17:6 , 31:2 ).
3, 4. For similar figures for distress see Psalms 18:4 Psalms 18:5 .
gat hold upon me--Another sense ("found") of the same word follows, as we speak of disease finding us, and of our finding or catching disease.
5-8. The relief which he asked is the result not of his merit, but of God's known pity and tenderness, which is acknowledged in assuring himself (his "soul," Psalms 11:1 , 16:10 ) of rest and peace. All calamities ( Psalms 116:8 ) are represented by death, tears, and falling of the feet ( Psalms 56:13 ).
9. walk before the Lord--act, or live under His favor and guidance ( Genesis 17:1 , Psalms 61:7 ).
land of the living--( Psalms 27:13 ).
10, 11. Confidence in God opposed to distrust of men, as not reliable ( Psalms 68:8 Psalms 68:9 ). He speaks from an experience of the result of his faith.
11. in my haste--literally, "terror," or "agitation," produced by his affliction (compare Psalms 31:22 ).
12-14. These are modes of expressing acts of worship (compare Psalms 116:4 , Psalms 50:14 , Jonah 2:9 ).
13. the cup of salvation--the drink offering which was part of the thank offering ( Numbers 15:3-5 ).
14. now--(compare Psalms 115:2 ). "Oh, that (I may do it)" in the presence, &c.
15, 16. By the plea of being a homeborn servant, he intimates his claim on God's covenant love to His people.
17-19. An ampler declaration of his purpose, designating the place, the Lord's house, or earthly residence in Jerusalem.


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Discuss Subaru AWD similarities, differences, and compare Subaru AWD to other AWD systems.
kurtamaxxxguy Posts: 1,759Wrt AWD all I know is from reading various articles and viewing the Subaru demo videos, which revealed weaknesses as well as strengths in Forester XT.
In the ridiculously rutted road course where Forester had two wheels in air much of the time, Forester certainly did not respond instantly when accelerated; it took a few tries before the vehicle braked the spinning wheels and actually started moving again.
As for the competiton, the Subaru videos only showed quick clips of 4 other Crossovers hung up on various points of that same test track.
We also have the demos on Catalina Island showing Foresters clawing their way up hills while the CR-V (not known for having great AWD per CU and other testers) got nowhere in a hurry.
Guess is the Outback XT with its mechanical LSD would have the edge over Forester on same super rutted track. On other hand, the LSD will probably burn up some extra power due to internal clutching action (one reason, perhaps, why the Outback XT's MPG is worse than the Forester.), and is prone to noise.
Also guess is that XT's AWD won't be as good as some other brands for high speed Track purposes.
Anyway, I have my Auto Socks ready for next year, just in case! :shades: -
paisan Posts: 21,181Guess is the Outback XT with its mechanical LSD would have the edge over Forester on same super rutted track. On other hand, the LSD will probably burn up some extra power due to internal clutching action (one reason, perhaps, why the Outback XT's MPG is worse than the Forester.), and is prone to noise.
The subies lsd is viscous coupled and doesn't lockup nearly as much as a clutch/mechanical lsd. It's also quieter and doesn't burn as much gas.
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paisan Posts: 21,181ABLS is Anti-lock Brake Limited Slip, which uses the abs to shift power left and right on an axle.
I fully expect to see the viscous LSD disappear on the OB and Legacies in 2010. You'll see VDC across the board and mechanical LSDs in the STi and Spec B or whatever the "performance" edition of the Legacy is.
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ateixeira Posts: 72,587Check out the terrain, they were definitely testing the AWD capabilities...
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kurtamaxxxguy Posts: 1,759The new Nissan GT-R, per a Jay Leno web video here at Edmunds, can only send 0 - 50% of its power to the front of the vehicle (it's heavilly biased towards RWD). However, its rear differential changes its limited slip characteristics so that when deaccelerating, it becomes more "open"; this is to help avoid oversteer.
epgolfs Posts: 16Huh????
Are you referring to VTD? I know you're a host & all, but - I've never once seen Subaru use "ABLS" in ANY of their nomenclature. :confuse:
I agree with the rest of your comment. Considering it's about a $400 (retail) upgrade & that it's now standard in the Forester, it's likely that VDC will become standard throughout the line. Suby uses VTD in their higher-end / high torque engines/tranny configurations. (Yes, mechanical clutch pack & planetary gearset center differential.)
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I was finishing up a post about baseball player's lack fashion sense and then… this. Bengie was traded to the Rangers. I really try not to get emotional about baseball because it's just a game, but I'm very sad to see Bengie go. He's given the Giants several good years and led Tim Lincecum to two Cy Young Awards. Whatever happens with Lincecum in the future, I don't think anyone would argue that Bengie did not have a lot to do with the Tim we saw in 2008 and 2009. Bengie was a great Giant.
Additionally, I regard Bengie as the team captain of sorts and I wonder what the clubhouse reaction to this will be. Even if Buster is physically ready, is he mentally ready to handle this pitching staff? The other player in the deal is a minor league prospect, but for now we got a reliever out of this. That part really kills me, because as maddening as it is to have a game ruined by our bullpen, you can't blame our struggles on them. Nor can you blame them on Bengie. Business is business, and if Bengie needed to be traded, so be it, but I am not liking the deal at all.
More than anything, I want to wish Bengie the best of luck in Texas and I really hope to see him in a Giants uniform again someday. Maybe he could coach someday…?
I try to be positive and overall I think the Giants have a chance at the postseason this year, but I really think this deal has a lot of holes. What if in two months Buster is slumping even worse and the pitching is suffering from the loss as well? I believe in Buster, but why not keep Bengie as at least a back-up catcher until his contract expires at the end of the year?
What are your thoughts on the Bengie trade?
For now, I'll sit back and watch. Extremely curious to see how they play on this road trip. And maybe soon I'll post about the fashion sense thing.
Check this article out, as well. It's so true and important to remember every time the players go out on the field: they are trying their hardest and working to make it the best it can be.
Colorado. We may need more good luck. Hopefully MadBum will give us that. (Yes, I've cracked. I am calling him MadBum too.)
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Thousands of B.C. film workers filled North Shore Studios Tuesday evening to discuss plans to help save the industry that representatives say is facing rising unemployment.
At the centre of the town hall meeting in North Vancouver was a call for B.C. to entice more film and television productions back to the province as higher tax incentives increasingly draw studios to Ontario and Quebec.
"Unfortunately, one of the reasons we are gathered tonight is that it's been pretty quiet here in B.C. lately—uncomfortably quiet," Jackson Davies, the vice-president of the Union of B.C. Performers, told a standing-room only crowd at Stage 7, and an overflow crowd watching by live feed from Stage 1.
A social media campaign was launched this month to give film workers an avenue to share their views on the state of the local motion picture industry. A Facebook page called Save B.C. Film has drawn more than 4,800 likes, and a petition calling for B.C. to change its tax incentives has surpassed 24,000 signatures.
Wayne Bennett, a film producer and organizer of the social media campaign, said the site was set up after close to 800 posts on Premier Christy Clark's Facebook page from unemployed B.C. film workers disappeared.
"That 24,000 on that petition is a number large enough to show that we cannot be ignored, and we're not going to be ignored, and the politicians need to hear us and need to recognize that we matter," said Bennett to cheers from the crowd.
Peter Leitch, the chair of the Motion Picture Production Industry Association of British Columbia, which organized the town hall meeting, said the industry is faced with "what looks like a pretty scary 2013".
He noted that Ontario and Quebec have both seen an increase in production and employment, while B.C. has faced "empty sound stages [and] growing unemployment".
Cheryl Nex, the vice-chair of the MPPIA and president of Entertainment Partners Canada, said she's predicting employment rates will be down at least 40 percent from last year in the first quarter of 2013.
The MPPIA is calling for increased tax incentives to allow B.C.'s production industry to be competitive with Ontario and Quebec, and for a manufacturing exemption on the provincial sales tax, which will return in April.
"Ontario and Quebec have taken advantage of their larger incentives to build more infrastructure and to build on their human capital," said Leitch. "This additional capacity is now a real threat we are facing in 2013, and that is why it is essential that we had this meeting now and are becoming vocal now. If we lose production, we will lose infrastructure. It will not return."
Leitch said the organization has a report in the works to outline the economic benefits generated from the production industry in B.C. It also launched a social media campaign Tuesday night intended to highlight the value and contributions of the industry, and the stories of people who work in the creative sector.
"We need to tell our story," said Garin Josey, an organizer of the new Facebook and Twitter campaign We Create BC. "The richer our story, the more voices that support it, the more we can demonstrate what is truly at stake here, and the better understood our contribution and future potential will be."
According to Nex, 25,000 people are employed in B.C.'s production industry, and collectively contribute $1.8 billion to the annual economy in B.C. About 85,000 people are employed in the province's creative industries.
Nex noted that in Ontario, production companies receive a 25 percent tax incentive on every dollar spent, compared to a 33 percent tax credit offered in B.C. for each dollar spent on local labour. She indicated once the PST returns to B.C., that difference will translate to a 12 to 13 percent gap.
"That is a very powerful number and a very meaningful number when you look at the U.S. studio decision-makers and they say where am I going to take this production?" she said in an interview. "And when they can take it to Ontario and have a 12 to 13 percent savings effectively over coming to British Columbia, it's meaningful."
Producer and production manager Warren Carr said last year translated to a "four-month year" for him.
"I had one picture go to Toronto, two pictures go to Louisiana, and one to North Carolina—like, $265 million worth of production, because it was just a better price for them over there," he told the Straight.
He added the industry generates "a stunning amount" of revenue for local businesses.
"I did a movie not that long ago where we did a vendor count—1,100 vendors we did business with, on one movie," he noted. "That's in everything from fiberglass to food."
B.C. NDP Leader Adrian Dix told reporters outside the town hall meeting that he is meeting with producers at film studios in Los Angeles this week to hear their perspectives on what's required to sustain the sector.
"We cannot allow short-term considerations in other provinces to permanently damage an industry that's so valuable to British Columbia," he said. "That would not happen in other industries. It would not happen in forestry, it would not happen in mining, it cannot happen in film and television and the creative industries."
Leitch noted that industry representatives met with Bill Bennett, the B.C. minister responsible for film, just before the town hall meeting, and have also met with B.C.'s premier and finance minister on the issue.
Ontario has a dedicated government office to facilitate and liason with all t.v. and film productions.
The current B.C. government appears to not want good paying employment for it's populace.
Remember the Film industry is big business, should the goverment give money to big business? And big American business at that.
The wealth of corporations is what BC Liberals respond to. A liaison with the film industry sounds too much like supporting unions and certainly that would never do.
Sorry but you are out of luck. Please just vote them out.
We have. We have taken huge wage cuts. I have personally had my rate go down over 33% and what was a good living has become not enough to live on. Keep in mind, we only work part of the year. We have weeks between shows where we are either looking for the next show to work on or waiting for it to start. When you average out my income now over the year... I am making far less than the average wage. My lifestyle, which was not lavish by any stretch of the imagination before, has been drastically reduced and I live very frugally. We aren't talkind about rich producers here. We're talking about BC taxpayers and that includes the myriad businesses that rely on film for a huge part of their bottom line. Look at it this way... I bake you a pie. I tell you I will bring you one regularly andall i ask for is 1/8 of it back... just a small slice. You agree and we do that once a week for years. Then, one week I bring you a pie and ask for you to increase it to 1/6 of it back to me from now. You refuse telling me I am being too greedy. What do I do? I take my pie away with me to someone who is willing to give me back a slightly bigger portion than you are. Now you have no pies coming to you once a week. Simplistic but basically that is EXACTLY what this scenario is.


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For those unfamiliar, it's an alternate universe created by someone at Bolter and Chainsword where instead of Horus, it's Dorn who betrays the Imperium and presents all the chaos legions as heroes and instead, all the loyalist legions turned traitor. If you haven't heard of it, google it and read the pdf. It's a very good read.
Anyways with the author's permission I've started statting up the legions in the hopes of one day creating alternate rules for players who are interested in trying something different to create a Deathwatch Kill-Team and explore this universe. So far I've gotten the 4 loyalist legions featured in part one converted - the Thousand Sons, World Eaters, Word Bearers and the Emperor's Children. I'll be starting work on the last 5 soon.
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Lisbon Treaty comes into force today
Today sees the Lisbon Treaty coming into force and interviews with EU big wigs abound in papers across the continent to mark the occasion.
Former French President Valéry Giscard d'Estaing calls it "an historic day, an emotional moment". Today sees the Lisbon Treaty fully implemented and writing in Le Figaro, "VGE" is in nostalgic mood. Not known for his modesty, he spoke of his role in bringing Europe to this point.
Giscard d'Estaing notably presided over the Convention on the Future of the European Union that drafted the ill-fated Treaty establishing a Constitution for Europe. During a speech on front of the Convention he spoke of 'making Europe dream' - a moment which elicited spontaneous applause. There were several such moments of emotion during the process that saw the Lisbon Treaty come into existence, he was keen to point out.
"Europe has now been given the tools it needs but will it have the political will to use them?" he concludes.
The International Herald Tribune runs a piece on Javier Solan who was the EU's High Representative for Common Foreign and Security Policy for 10 years. He never hid his ambition to be the EU's first foreign minister. Politics and horse-trading got in the way and eventually the job went to Britain's Catherine Ashton.
Solana said he was proud to have been one of Europe's guides. "There's no doubt we've established Europe as a political reference point."
Asked about the ambitions of France, Germany and Britain to play an independent role in world affairs, Mr. Solana was gently contemptuous, "It's really a fantasy to think you can play in this world of today without being part of this bigger element of Europe… It's not a sentimental question. There was a rationality of stability before and now it's a rationality of survival."
A former Spanish Foreign Minister and Secretary General of NATO, he says he'd like to keep a leg in Europe and one close to the US. "That linkage is part of my body."
Other stories in the international papers:
Tribune de Génève
Genève under shock after the vote against minarets. Reactions from around the world
Le Temps
Editorial: protecting democracy
Times of Oman
Minarets to be opposed in the Netherlands?
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After Jesse Jackson Jr. quit, Sandi changed campaign reports
By Natasha Korecki Political Reporter Twitter @natashakorecki December 14, 2012 12:32AM
Alderman Sandi Jackson, talks with media at City Council meeting, Wednesday, October 3, 2012. l John H. White~Sun-Times
Updated: January 15, 2013 11:47AM
Five days after Jesse Jackson Jr. resigned from Congress, his wife, Ald. Sandi Jackson, filed a series of amendments to her ward committee's campaign fund, revealing dozens of previously undisclosed transactions that went back three years. That includes at least $13,000 in previously undisclosed transfers from her husband's congressional account into her ward organization account, a Sun-Times review of campaign records show.
Among the undisclosed transactions shown in the amended reports were monthly transfers of $1,250 to his wife's 7th Ward Independent Political Organization — or SWIPO. In a federal disclosure, Rep. Jackson's campaign fund indicates a $1,250 payment to SWIPO is for rent — he and his wife share campaign office space on Chicago's South Side. However, the 7th Ward disclosure did not list the purpose of the $1,250 transfers.
On Nov. 27, one of the corrections Sandi Jackson's 7th Ward committee filed was for the final quarter of 2010. The corrected document submitted after her husband's resignation showed an additional $20,000 in expenditures for that period and revealed $8,200 in transfers out of her husband's congressional account.
Jesse Jackson Jr. resigned on Nov. 22, citing a federal probe and an ongoing battle with health issues. The Sun-Times first reported in October that federal authorities were investigating Jackson's finances. The couple's finances have been under intense scrutiny since at least before June of this year.
In all, Sandi Jackson's ward organization filed eight amended reports, dating back to 2009.
Some of the corrected reports now indicate negative balances — something that an official with the Illinois State Board of Elections said could result in a review.
In the second quarter of 2011, for instance, the committee originally filed a report showing nearly $12,000 cash on hand. The amended report showed the committee was actually $7,000 under water. It also did not originally disclose $3,750 in transfers from Jesse Jackson Jr.'s congressional fund.
Typically, negative balances call for follow-up from the board of elections.
"It's something that we would potentially put an inquiry out to the political committee to see what the circumstances were behind this," said Andy Nauman, deputy director of the division of campaign disclosure with the State Board of Elections.
A notation on some of the reports blames computer and staff issues.
"To Whom It May Concern, Per our recent conversations, I am amending this file to reflect corrections made to this report reflecting contributions and disbursements that were not included in the original report due to staff transitions and computer errors," the filings from the 7th Ward committee indicate.
While filing corrections to campaign reports isn't uncommon, the number of corrections, the extent of initially undisclosed information and the length of time taken to correct the errors indicates: "recurring accounting lapses," said David Morrison, Deputy Director of the Illinois Campaign for Political Reform.
Morrison said usually an amended report is for one or two reporting periods, errors are caught relatively quickly. "It's clarifying a street address … or a finger slip," he said. "The problems are far more serious than they just had software issues. These are substantially new reports," Morrison said. "There's more going on here than I think they've acknowledged."
A message left with Sandi Jackson's committee was not returned. Neither a spokesman nor an attorney for the Jacksons could be reached for comment on Thursday.


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I have a Google Voice account (and a Grand Central account before that!), but I don't use it much. I think I should use it more, because in theory, Google Voice seems to do everything. Is anyone using it exclusively for their phone number? I sense that since smart phones came along and got smarter, that the need or niche for Google Voice diminished. Tell what Google Voice is good for, and what you use it for? asked Jun 25 '13 at 17:45 Kevin Kelly I've been using GV since the Grandcentral days. Extremely useful for me because I can call my relatives in Canada, as well as make calls on my laptop for free in the US. I also use it to make overseas calls, rates are decent, some providers you can get certain countries for more or less. My cellphone voicemail has been replaced with Google Voice as my provider: I get "visual voicemail" for all my calls, GV translates the voicemail and lets me read it when I don't have my phone with me. Call screening is great, I can give out my GV number freely and not worry about being harassed or spammed.
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I replace my cellphone provider's voicemail number with my g-voice number. The transcribed messages are useful as are the forward-able voicemessages. It is also the number that I give out when a number is required -- the spam-control features of g-voice make it easy to deal with unwanted calls. I have credit balance that was transferred from my Gizmo5 account, but have never used international calling with g-voice. Still wonder why they never integrated Gizmo5's voip service... linkanswered Jun 25 '13 at 18:55 crenquis |
I've been using Google Voice since before Google bought the service, it was called GrandCentral. I now use this service for myself and have set it up for my Dad and my Sister as well. The reason why this service is most valuable is that it gives you full control of your phone number. I don't trust the phone carriers and a phone number is too valuable a piece of personal info not to have under your full control. Using Google Voice means that I haven't even bothered to memorize the numbers attached to my last several phones. At my last job I was given an iphone, minutes after being handed the phone I was able to route calls going to the same old phone number that I had already been using for years. As long as your have an iOS or Android powered cell phone you are set. For my Dad I was able to set up a home phone using an OBi110 that runs as a voip line. The only cost involved is the e911 service that I think costs roughly $10/year. He isn't that interested in technology, so it was only recently that we set him up with a smartphone. Once he had an android phone it was easy to set that up with Google Voice as well and now we have all his calls going to one phone number and he gets his calls whether he is at home or not without anyone having to call multiple numbers. Google Voice is not an easy concept to explain. I have failed many times to explain all its merits. The bottom line is yes, it is extremely useful. Sending text messages from the browser and managing your texts, calls and voicemails just like email is hugely valuable. I actually wish that Google would start charging for this service because I would be absolutely devastated if they discontinued it. linkanswered Jun 25 '13 at 19:01 stevenhudosh They do charge for it, for international calls. I use it regularly to make overseas calls.
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I've had a Google Voice number since they were available and use it as my main number. I think it is a great service and I will be sorry when Google kills it like Reader. Being able to route calls to any number that you have access to is so handy. When my phone battery died unexpectedly (I had 4G turned on where there was no 4G signal) I routed calls to an iPad via Talkatone. A couple of considerations:
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I love Google Voice and use it for my primary number for everything. I started using it as my work number, because I liked the fact that I could set it to ring many different phones at once, so I'd get calls no matter where I was. But I quickly adopted it as my primary personal number too, because it was just so useful. Things I love:
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Full disclosure: I'm a huge Google proponent, and because I'm Google everything (Gmail, Android phone, etc.), it seemed natural to adopt Google Voice. This might not be the case for everyone. linkanswered Jun 26 '13 at 17:21 logan47474 |
It's not perfect. It doesn't do some things I wish it did, and it does some things that I could probably have done in another way. But I still use it. Here's why: 1) Voicemail transcription. 2) Never having to give out my 'real' phone number. 3) Dialing phone numbers directly from webpages on my desktop/laptop. 4) Visual interface for organizing texts and voicemails (I am not an auditory person at all). 5) Keeping my phone number the same in a period when I went without an actual physical phone. linkanswered Jun 25 '13 at 18:38 jehb |
I've been using GV for years now. I still love it, the transcription isn't perfect but usually it's good enough to get the gist. It's especially useful with my Android phone and widget, so I can see my messages right on my home screen. Also, it makes all of my text messages free, which is a big plus, since I use it quite a bit,both from my phone and thanks to the chrome add-on from my browser. I also use it less often, but it works ok with my sipgate account and my voip adapter so I can use it as a home line (if my cell phone battery dies). linkanswered Jun 25 '13 at 19:05 eviljohn |
I also have been using it since the old GrandCentral days and my power-use is having incoming calls ring in multiple places simultaneously: my cell, skype-in, work, and during certain hours, POTS landline. With one number, I can be reached pretty much anyplace I regularly frequent without using up precious minutes on my cheapo Virgin Mobile $35 plan (300 mins, "unlt'd" 4G data) . I also love the voice mail transcription and ability to send SMS within gmail. A caveat with adopting it a new: how long will Google continue to support it as a free product - or said bluntly, when will they kill it? I imagine it is more resource intensive than Reader and with fewer opportunities to socialize and monetize. Frankly, I am looking for paid alternatives as a backup... linkanswered Jun 25 '13 at 19:21 retrorazor |
I've also had a Google Voice/Grand Central number since 2006 and can't say enough good things about it. The most compelling thing about it is the simplest: Someone calls you and you always get the call. I work remotely about 90% of the time, but the other 10%, when I'm in an office with a phone, I can just add the desk phone to my Google Voice account and poof suddenly I get all my calls at the desk. The ability to call out via Google Voice and then swap over to another phone if you need to leave is also a big deal. Mid-call, I can push * and swap the call over to another of my Google Voice phones without dropping the call. This is great if you're on a phone meeting or on hold. linkanswered Jun 25 '13 at 19:47 euvy |
Yes. For me, the most useful features are: 1) Sending and receiving text messages from Chrome. I text with my employees in the field all day long, and GV is invaluable for that. 2) Voicemail transcription. It's only 80-90% accurate, but that's enough to tell if a message is urgent. 3) Call screening. People I know and work with ring through, the rest have to identify themselves. 4) Carrier independence. I can drop my cell phone provider tomorrow and point GV to a new number or numbers at any point. No porting necessary. 5) 2 numbers at once. I moved to a new area but kept my old GV number. No need to worry if people haven't gotten my new number. linkanswered Jun 25 '13 at 19:55 aweiss |
Beware! I love GV, but you cannot get MMS! This also means that if someone sends a group SMS from an iPhone, YOU WILL NOT RECEIVE IT because Apple changes group SMS to MMS. You don't even get an error message, nor does the sender. Other than that, it has been everything I've ever needed. Even better with my Android phone making calls out with GV. Other added bonus, we were able to port our home phone to GV via T-mobile (can't port directly to GV), also using an OBi110 adapter. linkanswered Jun 25 '13 at 19:52 Jimmer |


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This is a pretty good book to listen to you if you want some fictional info-tainment on zombies. The content is humorous, but it still inspires a feeling of panic and terror if such a thing were to actually happen. The first hour was lackluster, when it's describing the origins and physiology of zombies. However, it suprisingly gains momentum when it gets to the section on weapons, defense, terrain, etc... Though it's meant to be purely fictional, the ideas presented can still be used in other massive-disaster scenarios. The information is still useful even though it's centered around a zombie outbreak.
I'd definately recommend this if you enjoyed World War Z. In addition, a good half of the book is similar to World War Z, as it tells the stories of survivors, but not as gripping and with as much detail as said book. It's done in a historical-drama, following zombie outbreaks from the 50,000 BC, ancient Rome, imperial China, all the way to the present, and how people in those time era and places thought of the zombies and how they fought them.
It's ripe with intelligent, though fictional, tips and strategies. Not anyone could have just written this book. I really enjoyed it.
"Interesting topic, but not a good audiobook."
I'm a big fan of anything zombie/zombie survival, so I really enjoyed the content of the book, but the whole 'guide' genre doesn't really lend itself to audiobook format.
Skip this one and get World War Z by Max Brooks instead.
"Maybe a bit long"
This was my first pick from Audible, and I did enjoy it. I am a zombie fan, but over eight hours of audio on this topic in this manner is a little much. That could be because the narrator sounds like he is just reading a manual, not much inflection in his voice, causing me to drift at times. While getting lost in this book, I did start to feel that I may actually be in a zombie attack. Jam packed of entertaining info on a zombie invasion. A good one time listen, and it will be a great tool to help me get to sleep ensuring interesting dreams.
"The Zombie survival Guide"
Great book for a list person. Well thought out. Fairly accurate facts. Fun.
"Great book but"
the narrator was not that great. He wasn't terrible but there wasn't much life or variation in his voice and it seemed to be slightly off in pitch. Granted this is what it says it is a manual, sure its about surviving a hypothetical and wholly fictional zombie apocalypse but the narrator is still quite dry. Nonetheless if you're a zombie fan its right up your ally and I highly recommend it.
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Loads of fun; I'm sure the skills I learned listening to this book will server me well, when the inevitable Zombie war comes about
"A wonderful Read"
All the Historical research that went into making this book.And the well thought-out platforme.
It wasn't that kind of a book.
He did an excellent job.
If you believe in Zombies or not you should listen or read this book.It was well researched and presented in such a way that opens your eyes to it may not be as far fetched as you once thought.
"Great for any undead fan"
Just plain awesome
Maybe world war z because the subject matter is the same.
weapon selection and leaving on the run
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I love the seriousness with which Marc Cashman reads Max Brooks book. I don't think the experience would be the same, if the narrator did not read it with some seriousness. Seriously love it. So calm and evenly paced, but with a gravity that behooves the line of story.
The way he reads it lends itself to the fact that, when your reading it , you want to lose yourself in it. You want to believe that this is something we have to seriously be concerned about RIGHT NOW, and not in an abstract, sort of "haha, oh this author" sort of way.
Marc Cashman reads it as though he were preparing a group of people for this eventuality. It works.
I originally got this to listen on the bus and train ( fantastic for it, makes trips go quickly) but then one night, I was working late, and plugged it in to the speaker system. It was an interesting experience where I would actually stop doing anything and just listen, like I was in a lecture hall, just taking it in. Awesome.
Granted, it also made me mildly paranoid about that fact that my store would not be terribly defendable with its 180 degree giant picture windows. Hahaha.
Great reading by Marc Cashman. I highly recommend it. :)
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Michigan sophomore TE Jake Butt underwent microscopic knee surgery earlier this month.
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Michigan senior QB Russell Bellomy will transfer this spring after graduation.
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McMinnville police arrested a local teen on rape, sex abuse and sodomy charges Monday afternoon in connection with an incident that allegedly occured in February in the Lower City Park.
Christopher Aaron Davidson, 19, of 1340 NE Logan St., was arraigned Tuesday in Yamhill County Circuit Court on three counts each of second-degree rape and second-degree sodomy, in addition to one count of first-degree sexual abuse. All are Class B felonies and Measure 11 offenses, punishable on conviction by a length prison sentence under mandatory minimum guidelines.
Judge Cal Tichenor set his bail at $100,000, down from the original $350,000. He must post 10 percent to secure his release. A preliminary hearing will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday, at which time court-appointed attorney Michael Finch of McMinnville will address the issue of release. Tichenor is scheduled to preside over that hearing.
Police said Davidson's alleged victim was a female acquaintance younger than 14.
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"If a man is straight, he is not a deviant, therefore he doesn't molest anyone, and most certainly not children. So, from my perspective the fifty times more number is in all probability, too low. You're either a sexual deviant ..or.. you're not. Are homosexuals sexual deviants? Most certainly."
Every few days, it seems, we get a new story about an adult male molesting teen or pre-teen girls. It's hard to imagine the perps coming from anything other than the straight side of the gay-straight spectrum to me.
Stories about molestation of teen or pre-teen boys are a heck of a lot rarer, I can tell you that. Sex crime victims are overwhelmingly female.
In any event, I think you can rest easy on the bail. He isn't going to plunk down 35 grand.
You said "It's hard to imagine the perps coming from anything other than the straight side of the gay-straight spectrum to me."
And I wouldn't know what would cause you to imagine that, Steve.
If you consider every non-offender straight and every offender deviant, fine. But a crude after-the-fact classification like that is neither very useful nor very insightful.
Plus, you appear to be automatically adding every gay person on the planet to your deviant category, even though the overwhelming majority of them have never been charged with a sexual offense under the law and never will be. Truth be known, heterosexuals account for the bulk of American sex crimes, and "straight" is a well-known, well-used term for those of us of heterosexual persuasion.
I think you are tarring one segment of the population with an exceedingly broad brush, and it isn't even the segment responsible for most of the problem.
As for the accused sodomite in question, Mr Davidson, he clearly falls....
(I was going to use the word stands, but doing so would surely be an inappropriate use of the word)
....into a shade of the specrum some place outside of straight. He is in the same caste as (albeit with empty pockets) as Roman Polanski, and we all know well what the people that fly the rainbow flag down in Hollywood think of him.
And if the Rainbow Flag doesn't represent sexual deviancy, I wouldn't know what in the hell does ... so, we'll just have to agree to disagree on this one Chief.
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Misdemeanor probation director Rich Kienlen told the workhouse committee Thursday that some employment agencies have expressed interest in working with the program to provide placement for those guilty of misdemeanor crimes.
Kienlen and committee member Brian Smith said the committee planned to talk to those agencies further. A progress report will be given to the committee at a later date.
The establishment of a workhouse program would give a middle tier of sentencing between misdemeanor probation and jail.
If the program is established, a GED completion component would also be included for those without a diploma. Tony Moore of the Bradley County Sheriff's Office said a GED program has already been instituted at the jail.
The program could serve as a way for violators of probation to keep their jobs while in custody.
"We're constantly taking out warrants on people for violation of probation," Kienlen said.
He said when a warrant is served and a person goes to jail, the person loses his or her job. A workhouse program would allow someone to pay fines and bills while still serving time.
"Most of them [violations are] for not reporting and for not paying bills and costs," Kienlen said.
Committee member Ed Elkins requested a list of types of offenders who could be included in the workhouse program.
In the program, people would be in the facility for 12 hours and out working and taking care of other responsibilities for 12 hours, according to Kienlen.
Food costs for the program would vary depending on how many people there are. Kienlen said meals at the jail cost 98 cents per meal if there were 300 to 349 inmates. The cost per meal decreases at different levels as more inmates are added, according to Kienlen. Currently, the cost is 89 cents a meal for the approximate 448 inmates.
"If we're talking about a workhouse and work release, I wouldn't think they would need more than two meals — breakfast and supper. Most people if they're going to work are probably going to eat before they come back," Kienlen said.
Medical coverage for those in the workhouse is another cost being considered. Kienlen said he has talked to the jail about current medical costs. Under the current contract the county pays about $52,989 a month on medical insurance.
"I'm not sure what the per-inmate medical costs would be," Kienlen said.
How medical care that could not be completed in-house, such as issues requiring a hospital visit, would be handled was also discussed. In the Murfreesboro workhouse program, if a person has insurance through a job, this insurance would be used for such costs.
"If it was something major, of course, they would be asking them to be released from the jail anyway," Kienlen said.
Kienlen said this might be something that needs to be worked out with the county attorney.
The jail currently has some inmates who are on work release or do volunteer work to reduce the time they will stay in jail. The committee plans to visit the jail to see the area of the jail where they stay. Using this area as a springboard for the program had been discussed by Kienlen and Elkins.
"This is a program that has been proven to work in other areas. ... If it's something you want to do, I think you need to hit the ground and run with it," Bradley County Commissioner Jeff Yarber said.
The area of the jail in question is already at capacity, and trying to use this area would not help relieve crowding, Elkins said. He said during initial discussions whether the area was full or not was unknown.
Kienlen said additional revenue brought into the misdemeanor probation program could be set aside to cover upstart costs for the workhouse. The department is set to bring in enough money to cover its budget in April. The misdemeanor probation department routinely brings in more money in fees than projected.
Grand jury foreman Alvin Word asked Elkins if he would consider allowing the workhouse to be built and run by a private company.
"I would certainly be amenable to that kind of a proposal," Elkins said. "If some private capital wants to invest in a workhouse program, and if they can make some money out of it and satisfy Rich's concerns, I wouldn't have any objections to it."
Public Defender Richard Hughes said a privately run facility would be required to follow the same laws as a government one.
Also during the meeting, the committee voted to make Hughes and Assistant District Attorney Stephen Hatchett official members. Tony Moore was made a member to replace the original representative from the jail. The original person appointed no longer works in the jail.
Bradley County Sheriff's Office Corrections officer Allen Miller was once the director of the workhouse program at the jail, according to Kienlen. Kienlen said Miller had agreed to let the committee ask him questions about the program if so desired.


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BIS is proposing that companies produce a stand-alone strategic report to accompany what will remain of the existing directors' report. While ACCA says that it supports the broad direction being proposed by BIS, it is anxious that the strategic focus of the new report remains strong, and clear distance is created between it and what will become a more compliance-orientated directors' report.
ACCA's Global Forum, which is made up of 14 expert members, sees these reforms as part of a shifting landscape of narrative reporting, and believes that the plans for the restructuring of the directors' report should take into account the work currently being undertaken by bodies such as the Financial Reporting Council (FRC) and the IIRC in this area.
John Davies, head of technical at ACCA, says: 'BIS is proposing that quoted companies should report on a number of new issues, including their strategy, their business model and their policies and practices on human rights issues. There are also proposals for information to be disclosed on the number of men and women on companies' boards.
'The proposals to require new disclosures relating to the company's strategy and business model are welcome. This initiative has the potential to add significantly to users' understanding of the direction in which the board is taking the company, and will allow those users to assess how successfully the board is accomplishing its mission.'
John Davies continues: 'The future of narrative reporting is, however, likely to entail a fully joined-up approach in which the various factors that are material to a thorough explanation of the company's strategy and performance are woven together so that a coherent picture is given. The proposals from BIS do not provide such a framework, so it is important that sufficient scope is allowed in the statutory format for narrative reporting practice to develop naturally. Given that the EU is shortly to publish its own proposals for statutory narrative reporting, the BIS proposals will also need to be consistent with future EU requirements in this area.'
ACCA supports the introduction of new disclosure requirements on gender equality in the boardroom and within individual companies, but does not believe that it would be appropriate for them to form an obligatory part of the new strategic report. It is important that the new report remains focused on an explanation of strategy and performance against strategy, and information that is not material to this explanation should not be seen as a necessary part of it.
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