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It's time to face reality: you may never pitch a perfect game, marry a perfect 10 or, hell, even bowl a perfect 300.
But you can still drink perfection at Del Frisco's celebration of the unheralded 2008 Penfolds Grange Shiraz.
And in case you're not up on current wines, it's kind of a big deal.
As the first Penfolds Grange Shiraz since 1976 to earn the ultra-rare 100-point rating from industry bible The Wine Advocate, sampling this "wonderfully opulent" and "magic" vintage will run you about $200 — but damn if it's not one hell of a way to impress a date.
But because drinking on an empty stomach is highly discouraged even when sipping some of the world's best wines, Del Frisco's has custom designed a five-course meal to complement this stunning young wine.
As you dine on duck confit crostini appetizers and a main course of porcini-dusted beef tenderloin with buttermilk blue cheese, you'll want to drink slow and savor every sip (perfection can't be rushed).
But hey, feel free to miss out. You'll probably get called up to pitch in the big leagues soon.
Any day now.
Penfolds Grange Wine Premier & Dinner
Wednesday, May 1
Del Frisco's Double Eagle Steak House, 250 Northern Ave., Seaport
(617) 951-1368
Tickets: $200 (call for reservations)
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Upcoming Free Webinars from NEARI Press
NEARI Press is offering one hour introductory online workshops on critical topics in the treatment of young adults, adolescents and children with sexual behavior problems. ALL of the webinars are FREE and feature nationally and internationally recognized authors speaking about their emerging research or cutting edge work. The format allows for plenty of time for participants to ask questions in order to apply it to their work.
Below is a listing of upcoming webinars. All webinars are broadcasted from 3:00-4:00 EST.
Mark your calendars for the remainder of this exciting series (click here for more information):
- November 18, 2014 - David S. Prescott: "The Basics of Motivational Interviewing"
- December 16, 2014 - Joan Tabachnick, "Bystander Intervention"
- January 20, 2015 - Cordelia Anderson, "Impact of Pornography on Children, Youth and Culture"
- February 17, 2015 - Phil Rich, "Overview of Assessments for Sexually Abusive Adolescents"
- March 31, 2015 - Debra Haffner, "Creating Sexually Safer Congregations"
- April 21, 2015 - Steven Bengis and David Prescott, "Consultinar!"
Register Now: 11/20 Webinar "Bridging the Gap Between Sexual Assault Victim Advocates and Sex Offender Management Professionals"
Now Available from CSOM: "Transition-Aged Individuals who have Committed Sex Offenses: Considerations for the Emerging Adult Population"
It has been long established in the sex offender management field that adolescents and adults who commit sex offenses differ in important ways and that system responses must be developed and implemented accordingly. As policymakers and practitioners have increased their understanding of these differences and the implications for assessment, treatment, and intervention strategies, new questions have emerged about a subgroup of individuals (e.g., roughly 16-25 year olds) who do not fall neatly into either the adolescent or adult classification. This special population, referred to as transition-aged individuals or emerging adults, is the focus of this document. Click here to read this document.
Free Technical Assistance Available: Building Capacity to Reduce Sexual Violence by Promoting Collaboration Among Victim Advocates and Sex Offender Management Practitioners
The Center for Sex Offender Management, the National Sexual Violence Resource Center, the Association for the Treatment of Sexual Abusers, and the Resource Sharing Project are collaborating to promote dialogue, problem-solving, and collaboration between the sexual assault victim advocacy community and the practitioners responsible for sex offender management. As part of this project, we are offering a limited number of instances of on-site assistance (in the form of subject matter experts/trainers) to jurisdictions interested in creating or strengthening partnerships among victim advocacy and sex offender management practitioners. For more information, click here.
New Resource: National Survey of Sanctioning Practices for Student Sexual Misconduct at Institutions of Higher Education
The Center for Effective Public Policy's Center for Sex Offender Management (CSOM) has partnered with the University of Michigan's Office of Student Conflict Resolution and Sexual Assault Prevention and Awareness Center and the Association for Student Conduct Administration to develop a National Survey of Sanctioning Practices for Student Sexual Misconduct at Institutions of Higher Education. This effort was designed to provide information regarding the sanctioning practices being utilized in student sexual misconduct cases at institutions of higher education nationwide. Click here to review a summary of the research project and our key findings. A full report discussing the findings and proposed recommendations will be available after April 1st.
New Resource: Building a Comprehensive Approach to Sex Offender Management in Tribal Jurisdictions: An Action Guide
This Action Guide was designed to assist tribal jurisdictions to improve and strengthen their practice with respect to sex offender management in Indian Country. This resource is centered around the Comprehensive Approach to Sex Offender Management, a framework that was designed for jurisdictions to consider when building an informed, integrated set of sex offender management policies and practices to promote victim and community safety. This Action Guide was developed to allow tribes to consider the steps that could be undertaken in order to implement a comprehensive sex offender management system while recognizing the unique cultural norms, traditions, and values that guide responses to crimes; the potential for limited resources and capacity with respect to law enforcement, victim advocacy and services, treatment programming, community supervision, and monitoring; complex jurisdictional issues relative to federal, state, local, and tribal entities; and other challenges that may be present in Indian Country. Specifically, this guide will provide users with an overview of the Comprehensive Approach and its fundamental principles, and a description of each of its key elements that should be considered by tribal leaders and practitioners as they consider implementing a strategic approach to managing sex offenders in their communities. Click here to access this new resource.
Now Available:Circles of Support and Accountability (COSA) Site Reports Available from NIJ
Circles of Support and Accountability (COSA) is a restorative justice-based reentry program for high-risk sex offenders with little or no pro-social support. This report outlines an evaluability assessment of COSA across five sites to clarify program intent, explore program reality, examine program data capacity, analyze program fidelity, and propose potential evaluation designs for future evaluation. The authors conducted site visits to five locations that deliver or intend to deliver COSA programs in the United States: Fresno, CA; Denver, CO; Durham, NC; Lancaster, PA; and Burlington, VT.
During these visits, they interviewed key program personnel and other stakeholders and collected documented material related to COSA policies and procedures. They then analyzed the collected data using a fidelity item measurement tool. The authors identified five potential obstacles to conducting a successful experimental evaluation of COSA: choice of outcomes; significant differences in program implementation; core member selection issues; sample size, site capacity, and low baselines of recidivism; and ownership of data.
Read the Cross-Site Report of the Evaluability Assessments (pdf, 93 pages).
Also view the individual site reports:
These reports are the results of NIJ-funded projects but were not published by the U.S. Department of Justice.
Now Available: Vermont Assessment of Sex Offender Risk-2 (VASOR-2)
The Vermont Assessment of Sex Offender Risk-2 (VASOR-2) is designed to assess risk among convicted adult male sex offenders. It is composed of a 12-item Reoffense Risk Scale and a 4-item Severity Factors Checklist. The Reoffense Risk Scale is statistically derived and is designed to assess risk for sexual and violent recidivism. The Severity Factors Checklist is clinically derived and is designed to describe the severity of sex offenses. The VASOR-2 can be used in conjunction with the Sex Offender Treatment Intervention and Progress Scale (SOTIPS) as part of a static and dynamic risk assessment scheme. View the manual
Now Available: Sex Offender Treatment Intervention and Progress Scale (SOTIPS)
The Sex Offender Treatment Intervention and Progress Scale (SOTIPS) is a 16-item dynamic measure designed to aid clinicians, correctional caseworkers, and probation and parole officers in assessing risk, treatment and supervision needs, and progress among adult male sex offenders. The SOTIPS can be used as part of a static and dynamic risk assessment scheme, either with the Vermont Assessment of Sex Offender Risk-2 (VASOR-2) or Static-99R. View the manual
CSOM and Partners Funded by OVW to Build Collaboratives Among Advocacy and Treatment Communities
The Center for Sex Offender Management (CSOM), the National Sexual Violence Resource Center (NSVRC), and the Resource Sharing Project (RSP) receive funding from the Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) to Build Collaboratives Among Victim Advocacy and Sex Offender Treatment Communities
CSOM is pleased to announce its partnership with ATSA, NSVRC, and the RSP to develop training and assistance for state sexual assault coalitions and/or local community rape crisis centers on building collaborative partnerships between victim advocates and sex offender-management professionals and the role of sexual assault victim advocates in the context of sex offender management. This effort represents an important step toward bridging identified gaps and needs with an overarching goal of enhancing community capacity to jointly address sexual victimization. The project is funded by the generous support of the U.S. Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women. Visit the CSOM Web site for updates about this exciting new effort!
CSOM to Develop Training on Victim-Responsive Approaches to Sex Offender Supervision
The Center for Sex Offender Management (CSOM), the National Sexual Violence Resource Center (NSVRC), and the Resource Sharing Project (RSP) receive funding from the Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) to Develop Training on Implementing Victim-Responsive Sex Offender Supervision Approaches
This project, sponsored by the U.S. Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women, will provide specialized assistance and support to probation agencies and officers responsible for supervising sex offenders. Specifically, this exciting effort will deliver targeted on- and off-site training on understanding and incorporating victim-centeredness into probation practices; provide on- and off-site TA to assist probation officers with the practical application of a victim-centered approach to sex offender management; and create tools and resources that can be used to raise awareness, increase knowledge, and guide probation practices that are victim-centered. Visit the CSOM Web site for updates about this exciting new initiative!
Six Day Certificate Course for Offense Specific Practitioners: "Treatment of Sexually Abusive Youth: A Goal Oriented Approach"
This coursework is designed to provide a solid theoretical framework and practical skills for goal-oriented intervention strategies in the management and treatment of sexually abusive youth. A developmental-contextual approach is stressed which emphasizes growth and development as the vehicle for offense specific change. Designed for practicing counselors and clinicians, the course builds on traditional diagnostic and counseling theory to address a uniquely troubled and troubling client population. Counselors new to this subspecialty will benefit from the instructor's 25 years experience in research and practice with sexually abusive youth, while experienced specialists will be challenged to re-examine and articulate their beliefs about the work they are doing and become aware of new developments in the field. The struggles and dynamics of the treatment process are illustrated through the use of videotaped group sessions involving 11-17 year old males. The implications of the coursework in evaluation and treatment of younger children at risk or exhibiting abusive behaviors are discussed. To register, click here.
Training for Trainers: Primary, Secondary & Tertiary Prevention of Sexually Abusive Behaviors In Childhood and Adolescence
This event provides three, eight hour days of extensive trainer training, to prepare participants to replicate a variety of related workshops for professionals, paraprofessionals, and parents. This event combines previously useful curriculum into one comprehensive package. Trainers are provided with curricula, visual aids, and certificates to document their hours of training and to authorize their replication of handout materials. Application is required and is reviewed to identify candidates who can reasonably provide training for others: early childhood educators, caregivers, mental health and child welfare providers, as well as those working with juveniles who have sexually offended. To register, click here.
CSOM and NJC Partner to Deliver Training and TA to Judges and their Partners
With funding from the Office of Justice Programs' Office of Sex Offender Monitoring, Apprehending, Registering, and Tracking (SMART) through its FY2011 Comprehensive Approaches to Sex Offender Management Training and Technical Assistance Program, The National Judicial College (NJC) and the Center for Sex Offender Management (CSOM) are very pleased to announce the availability of training and technical assistance to courts and their partners as a means of enhancing sex offender management efforts within the Comprehensive Approaches to Sex Offender Management (CASOM) model. This assistance will be offered in the forms of:
- Multi-disciplinary training events to be provided in local jurisdictions regarding the Comprehensive Approach to Sex Offender Management (CASOM) model; and
- Targeted technical assistance to address specific issues in order to support the efforts of the courts and their partners in enhancing sex offender management efforts.
The training and technical assistance will be conducted during 2013 and 2014. Because resources are limited, sites will be selected on a competitive basis.
The project is seeking ten jurisdictions – to be selected through a competitive process – to receive a (one day) multidisciplinary training event on sex offender management. These training events are anticipated to occur between August 2013 and August 2014. Any state, county, or tribal jurisdiction that is interested in enhancing judicial decision making and the justice system's responses to these challenging cases is eligible to apply for this assistance. Ideally, applicants would be from courts who were previously represented at one of the three NJC regional training events for judges, but all courts are welcome to apply. Applications must be received no later than July 12, 2013 in order to be considered for a training event in 2013. Applicants seeking training in 2014 must apply by December 31, 2013. The application can be found here: http://www.judges.org/smart/pdf/CSOM-training-application.pdf. Please contact Leilah Gilligan, CSOM Project Manager, at email@example.com for more information.
Technical Assistance
CSOM and NJC will also deliver technical assistance directed to courts and criminal justice professionals interested in improving their management of and skills critical to achieving successful outcomes with sex offense cases. Here are some examples of the areas in which we would anticipate delivering TA:
- Exploring key decision points in court processing of sex offense cases and the ways in which quality specialized assessments can inform judicial decision-making and post-sentencing decisions;
- Assisting judges in gaining a practical understanding of contemporary management strategies and the ways in which sentencing decisions, including imposing specialized conditions, can support post-sentencing management on a case-by-case basis;
- Establishing collaborative multidisciplinary teams that include the judiciary, other court representatives, and probation/parole personnel, treatment providers, and other stakeholders outlined in the Comprehensive Approaches to Sex Offender Management (CASOM) model;
- Obtaining an understanding of sex offense courts as an specialized strategy, and the processes associated with implementing them;
- Assessing local sex offender management policies and practices, with an emphasis on the courts and probation/parole agencies, to determine strengths, gaps, and needs;
- Prioritizing identified challenges (e.g., less than optimal collaboration, limited use of sex offender-specific risk assessment tools to inform judicial decision-making, non-specialized supervision conditions); and
- Developing action plan(s) to facilitate alignment of sex offender management policies and practices with research-supported and promising approaches.
For more information about how to apply, see: http://www.judges.org/smart/. Applications for TA will be accepted on a rolling basis. For more information, email Leilah Gilligan, CSOM Project Manager, at email@example.com.
Answers to questions about recent child sexual abuse cases: The National Sexual Violence Resource Center (NSVRC) and the Association for the Treatment of Sexual Abusers (ATSA) have collaborated to provide answers to commonly asked questions that have surfaced as a result of recent high profile child sexual assault cases. For more information, click here
Information: Choosing a school or program is one of the most complicated and emotional decisions you have to make as a parent. The specific activities, the schedule, the costs, how it matches your child's needs and interest-- all these things play a part in your decision. Whether or not the school has a child sexual abuse prevention policy needs to be a consideration. Click here for more information.
Information: If you are struggling with questions about child sexual abuse, we can help. The Stop It Now! Online Help Center gives you the specialized information, guidance and support you need to take action. Click here for help or call 1-888-PREVENT.


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Haddix pay cut headed to court?
Former Attorney General Bowers asks for restoration of PTC mayor's salary, cut by council in June over legal fee flap
The Peachtree City Council's decision to severely cut the salary of Mayor Don Haddix in June — in retribution for a dispute over $10,000 in legal fees — appears headed for a challenge in court.
A notice of intent to file a lawsuit has been filed by Haddix's attorney, former Georgia Attorney General Michael Bowers. The notice was served on the four council members who unanimously voted to cut Haddix's pay from $750 a month to $75: George Dienhart, Kim Learnard, Vanessa Fleisch and Eric Imker.
In the letter, Bowers urged council to avoid a lawsuit by restoring Haddix's back pay and his salary for the rest of his term in office. If that doesn't happen within 30 days, the matter will be headed to court, Bowers wrote.
"If this dispute is not resolved, it is the citizens of Peachtree City that will suffer because their already limited resources will be wasted in defending the unlawful actions of the City Council taken on June 7, 2012," Bowers said in the letter.
Bowers said city ordinance forbids adjusting salaries for the mayor and council members in mid-term, because the city charter requires they be established "during the proceeding term for which such officials shall have been appointed or elected."
"The City Council had no authority to reduce Mayor Haddix's salary by 'budget amendment,'" Bowers wrote.
When council voted to cut Haddix's pay, they did so to recoup nearly $10,000 in city funds spent to defend and settle a libel lawsuit filed against Haddix as a private citizen by former Mayor Harold Logsdon.
The city had to pay the legal bill after its risk management insurance carrier determined it qualified for coverage due to the fact that the alleged libelous statement in question was contained in an email from Haddix to a city staffer and thus was considered "official business."
Although the risk management company had the final say on coverage of the legal matter, the city had to pay for the $9,969 in legal fees including the settlement because the amount was under the city's $25,000 deductible.
The lawsuit was settled in December for a $3,000 payment to Logsdon and a written apology.
In his letter putting the city on notice of a potential lawsuit, Bowers noted that Haddix's pay cut, as authorized by his fellow council members, was tantamount to a "legislatively enacted punishment" constituting a bill of attainder.
"If the City Council does not authorize the payment of the salary currently owed and restoration of Mr. Haddix's salary, the members of the city council will be acting oppressively, maliciously, corruptly, without authority of law, and in bad faith by knowingly violating the law and acting outside the scope of their discretionary authority," Bowers wrote. "Such actions may subject each member to personal liability."
Haddix's pay is currently established by budget at $9,000 a year even though by ordinance the mayor is entitled to a salary of $18,000 a year.
Following below is the entire text of the notice of intent to sue that was transmitted to the city:
Dear Peachtree City Council Members,
Balch & Bingham LLP has been retained by Mayor Don Haddix to challenge the reduction of his salary from $750.00 per month to $74.70 per month, which was approved by the Peachtree City Council on June 7, 2012 and implemented in Mr. Haddix's July 19, 2012 check.
On behalf of Mr. Haddix and pursuant to O.C.G.A. § 36-33-5 et seq., the purpose of this letter is to provide you with formal written notice that a suit will be instituted against Peachtree City, Georgia and the Peachtree City Council by Mr. Haddix arising out of above-referenced matter unless the dispute described herein is resolved within the next thirty (30) days.
Mr. Haddix intends to assert, among other things, claims for declaratory judgment, injunction, conversion, breach of contract, attorneys' fees and litigation expenses under O.C.G.A. § 13-6-11 and all other remedies allowed by law.
While the City Council may have disagreed with the Georgia Interlocal Risk Management Agency ("GIRMA") decision to reimburse Mr. Haddix, the City Council has no authority to use self-help methods to collect the amount of the reimbursement and other legal expenses from the salary of Mr. Haddix.
First, the City Council has no authority to reduce Mr. Haddix's salary during his term.
As you are aware, state law authorizes city councils to set salaries for various individuals including mayors. Pursuant to that authority, the Peachtree City Charter explains that salaries "shall be established by ordinance during the proceeding term for which such official shall have been appointed or elected. Said salaries shall be paid in twelve (12) equal monthly installments on or before the last day of each month." See Charter Sec. 2.10 (emphasis added).
In accordance with the Charter, the City Council adopted ordinances specifically setting salaries for the mayor and council members. See Ord. No. 2-23. Ordinance No. 2-23(a) specifically sets the salary of the mayor at $18,000 effective January 1, 2010. See Ord. No. 2-23(a).
Due to budget constraints, Mr. Haddix previously approved budgets allocating only $9,000 per year for the mayor's salary. Such budgets, however, were not the proper means by which to alter the salary of the mayor, which is required by the Charter to be established by ordinance. See Charter Sec. 2.1 0.
The City Council's recent purported "budget amendment" is improper because the City Charter requires the mayor's salary to be set by ordinance during the term preceding his election and to be paid in twelve equal installments. The City Council had no authority to reduce Mayor Haddix's salary by "budget amendment."
Second, approval of the annual budget and all amendments thereto are required to be "approved by the mayor and council." See Ord. Nos. 34-61, 34-66, 34-67. Mr. Haddix did not approve the purported "budget amendment" or "budget adjustment." Thus, the salary reduction is improper for this additional reason.
Additionally, both the United States and Georgia Constitutions prohibit bills of attainder. U.S. Const. Art. I, §110, cl. 1; Ga. Const. Art. I, §1, para. 10.
The purported "budget amendment" singles out Mr. Haddix and penalizes him for GIRMA's decision to reimburse him; therefore, it is a legislatively enacted punishment constituting a bill [of] attainder and is void.
Ordinance No. 2-23 sets Mr. Haddix's salary as mayor. Based upon the unauthorized actions of the City Council, the City has not paid Mr. Haddix in accordance with the Ordinance. Therefore, the City is liable for the unlawful conversion of Mr. Haddix's salary.
If the City Council does not authorize the payment of the salary currently owed and restoration of Mr. Haddix's salary, the members of the city council will be acting oppressively, maliciously, corruptly, without authority of law, and in bad faith by knowingly violating the law and acting outside the scope of their discretionary authority.
Such actions may subject each member to personal liability.
Mr. Haddix will fully pursue his rights as described herein if this dispute cannot be resolved.
It is the sincere hope of Mr. Haddix that given the authorities cited above that Peachtree City and its City Council will remedy immediately the unlawful reduction in his salary by issuing a check for past due amounts and restoring his salary for the month of September and going forward to the end of his term.
If this dispute is not resolved, it is the citizens of Peachtree City that will suffer because their already limited resources will be wasted in defending the unlawful actions of the City Council taken on June 7, 2012.
I look forward to working with you to resolve this matter quickly and in the best interests of all involved.
Michael J. Bowers
Balch & Bingham LLP
Atlanta, Ga.
Commissioners & BoE members are paid as follows per year: Commission Chairman, $29,666, others, $23,352. Board of Education, $6,000.
Jim Richter
Thank you for that information.
Why are Fayette County Commissioners' and Chair salaries so high in comparison to the BOE, PTC Mayor and Council?
The workload for all should be about the same (?????)
I hope PTC can set the example here .... and let's hope Steve Brown as the new chair makes his first two proposals for salary reductions followed by term limits.
Eliminate the salaries permanently or until there is a balanced budget with no tax increase for a 3 to 4 year period.
Thanks again.
it appears someone has some sense
First off, you are probably one of "those people" who drive in the left lane non-stop because nothing applies to you as evidenced by POSTING IN ALL CAPITAL LETTERS LIKE YOUR POST IS AMAZING!
Secondly, we have no idea what the hell you are responding to since you just throw some random comment up there under a Letter to the Editor instead of replying UNDER the magnificent post you thought was so great.
Not surprised at all you're a big Haddix fan, either. Sort of fits the stereotype.
And unfortunately, so true.
if Mayor Haddix was paid what he was worth, there would be a auto debit out of your joint account for about $5,000 a week. That may begin to pay back the city for all the damage your worse half has done.
How about reinstating the mayor's salary but beginning January 1 2013 or when legally possible, council vote to eliminate all 5 salaries either permanently or until we can balance our budget without any tax increase but only after 2 or 3 consecutive year time period.
These jobs need to be volunteer like the commissions.
That may eliminate this problem since it will eliminate people who need the money as little as it may be.
Let's get back to public service!
As for what got us into this mess! Tighten the personnel policies involving liability procedures so people don't step in this mess in the future.
1-Make sure no one can use outside counsel in such suits.
2-In the communication policy restrct elected officials from public blogging and letters to the editor on city business.
3-Establish strict email rules whereby any slanderous, inappropriate statements made will be exempt from liability insurance protection.
Most of this is common sense but clearly some lack it and it has cost the taxpayers money. Most large companies have very clear policies, it might be time to tighten them up to protect the citizens from their elected officials.
Of course, we can start by vetting our officials in the election process then elect those who have real intelligence with proven leadership and management skills.
I totally understand the difference between the two. The point I was attempting to make was- why we have seen nothing from this paper regarding the dropping of the ethics complaint brought by Steve Thaxton?
Ethics complaint against PTC mayor dropped
Citizen cites wish to avoid spending money on legal fees for Haddix's attorney
An ethics complaint filed against Peachtree City Mayor Don Haddix — stemming from nearly $10,000 in city funds paid to defend and settle a libel lawsuit — has been dropped.
The citizen who lodged the complaint, Steve Thaxton, dropped the complaint after he was unable to convince Haddix to forego legal representation in the matter when addressing council during a special called meeting Tuesday night.
Thaxton said since Haddix refused to go through the process without legal representation, he felt it necessary to drop the ethics charges to avoid a further expense of taxpayer money for legal fees.
Initially however, Thaxton tried to coax Haddix into a gentleman's agreement in which Haddix would avoid the use of an attorney and Thaxton would drop the ethics complaint after the citizen ethics board made its decision on whether a violation occurred ... and before the board could vote on one of six potential "penalty" actions.
Haddix, who vehemently declined to take Thaxton up on the offer, said he was entitled to legal representation, and if Thaxton wanted to avoid that possibility he could withdraw the complaint.
Ultimately, City Attorney Ted Meeker hastily drew up a handwritten notice signed by Thaxton which formally communicated his wish to withdraw the complaint.
The called meeting Tuesday night was to allow council to appoint four members to the ethics board by drawing names out of a basket. After that was accomplished, council was expected to formally vote to ratify the $300 an hour attorney selected by Haddix to represent him for the ethics charge.
At that point, Thaxton rose and asked to speak but at first Haddix declined. Seconds later, common sense prevailed and Thaxton was allowed to make his proposal to Haddix.
To some the necessity of an attorney in an ethics hearing might seem odd, particularly given the ethics board's lack of power to mete out "punishment" if a violation is deemed to have occurred.
By city ordinance, if an ethics board rules determines a public official or employee has violated the city's ethics ordinance, it has several choices to conclude the matter:
• A public reprimand and admonishment not to violate the ethics code in the future;
• A formal reprimand;
• Public censure;
• Recommendation for termination, resignation or recall;
• Recommendation of prosecution in municipal court; and
• No admonishment and no further action.
The ethics complaint centered on a nearly $10,000 payment the city made to the Georgia Interlocal Risk Management Agency (GIRMA) to cover the legal defense and settlement of a libel lawsuit filed against Haddix personally by former mayor Harold Logsdon. The statement at issue in the lawsuit was contained in an email from Haddix to a city employee, and ultimately the lawsuit was settled in December for a $3,000 payment from Haddix to Logsdon along with a letter of apology.
GIRMA initially denied coverage to Haddix but reversed its decision earlier this year several months after the case was settled. Because the $9,969 total for legal fees and the settlement was under the city's $25,000 deductible, GIRMA per its contract cut a check for the amount, which required the city to repay GIRMA.
GIRMA officials would later say they would have covered Haddix's legal fees from the beginning of the case had GIRMA known that the allegedly libelous statement been contained in an email from Haddix to a city employee which GIRMA contends brought the matter into the realm of official city business.
Thaxton contended that Haddix should have sought council approval for the expenditure instead of seeking payment from GIRMA. Thaxton also complained that Haddix chose to hire Fayetteville attorney John Mrosek who at the time of the libel suit was a plaintiff in a federal clean water lawsuit filed against the city.
The ethics complaint also accused Haddix of violating several portions of the city's personnel policy, including one forbidding "discourteous treatment of the public or other employees."
Some council members were outraged when the GIRMA payment came to light in May because it was thought since Haddix was sued personally and not in his official capacity as mayor, the city would not have to pay for his legal fees.
Several weeks after the GIRMA payment came to light, council decided to make a "budget adjustment" to reduce Haddix's salary from $750 a month to just under $75 a month for the remainder of the fiscal year with the intention of recouping the funds that were paid to settle the lawsuit. That action is likely the first time in city history that a majority of council voted to dock the pay of a fellow elected official.
Haddix never fails to disappoint.
First, Haddix (and or his attorney and or the city attorney) works around city council in secret and gets GIRMA to agree that his Logsden settlement and attorney fees are to be paid by GIRMA, but since the city has a $25k deductible GIRMA doesn't pay, so the city does, but council finds out about it way after the fact. Who authorized the check remains a mystery and no one wants to find out.
Because this smells bad, really bad, Steve Thaxton files an ethics charge against Haddix and instead of standing up and defending himself like a man (and like others have done), he hires himself a female attorney who bills $300 per hour to defend him and charges that to the city.
Since that is 3 times the going rate the city pays for legal advice, Thaxton asks Haddix for a "gentleman's" agreement (insert joke here) to forgo representation. Haddix says no. Thaxton withdraws the ethics charge because he doesn't want the city to incur that cost.
Then Haddix goes out and hires himself an even more expensive attorney to threaten the city council with a lawsuit if they don't restore Haddix's previously garnished salary. How Haddix gets the city to pay for this attorney is unclear, but history would tell us he expects the city to pay - not him.
It seems to me that we are not going to get through the next 2 years of Haddix's useless and ineffective term as mayor without the city paying for his legal fees one time or another. He seems intent on causing trouble and is more focused on the city paying his legal bills than he is on his job. So, if we are destined to be in a fight with him and paying for one lawyer or another - why not just draw the line in the sand right now, tell Mr. Bowers he has a fool for a client (he may not know that yet) and do absolutely nothing and let Mr. Bowers figure out how he is going to win his silly little lawsuit for $12,000 without funding from Haddix.
Damages and punitive judgements seem unlikely, but our good old GIRMA pals will defend this for us and limit the city's actual exposure to $25,000. Isn't it worth $25,000 to get rid of Haddix or at least to tie him up in knots, like he has done to us.?
Excellent and succinct recap of the events up to this point. It could accurately have started with
"Mayor Haddix, suffering from an extreme case of diarrhea of the mouth, makes disparaging statement about former Mayor in email. Said former Mayor asks for a simple public apology, which Haddix refuses to offer which would have ended this matter then and there. The refusal results in lawsuit against Haddix for libel , but should have included 'stupidity' but unfortunately, his counsel could not find where sheer ignorance is a violation of either criminal or civil law.
Former Mayor and now plaintiff does everything possible legal and otherwise to insure lawsuit is one of a personal nature so as to not burden the taxpayers with the costs of defending the lawsuit. Haddix hires his own attorney, makes his own settlement which includes $3000 cash and the stipulation requiring the aforementioned public apology. Now with the lawsuit complete, Haddix puts a butter knife into his inverted piggy bank and realizes his entire asset is $13.72 plus a secret code ring and a full set of Power Ranger action cards.
At this juncture he decides that the taxpayers must pay for the lawsuit settlement and the costs of his attorney and tries to slide it into the city expenses hoping no one notices. When council catches the the Mayor's fat paw in the cookie jar, he makes not one, not two, but three attempts to get GIRMA to approve this as a rightful cost under the indemnification code each time changing the story here and there to make it palatable for GIRMA officials. Finally, realizing that the $25K deductible means that for practical purposes, they won't have to spend a penny and the entire amount would have to be paid by the taxpayers of PTC, GIRMA throws up their hands and approves the amount as a valid city expense. The entire GIRMA staff then goes out and has celebratory drinks, probably somehow billed back to PTC, hoping they never have to deal with this ignorant gadfly, the esteemed Mayor of Peachtree City, ever again."
First, Haddix's term ends next year, not in 2 years. It's only a little more than a year from now :)
Second, restore his damn salary and be done with this BS. Council never should have done the backdoor approach they have taken and there's no way in hell it will stand up when challenged. Can you imagine the even more dysfunctional Commissions and City Councils like an East Point if this action was allowed to stand? "Oh, you voted against the majority this meeting, your pay is docked 50% for the next 3 months!" Or, "hey, everyone voted the same so we all give ourselves a 10% bonus this month!"
You can't start re-writing the City Charter however it suits you at the moment, which is exactly what the other 4 did. That is very well engrained into the law and I question why Ted Meeker supposedly told them it was OK to proceed. It's not. I can appreciate their burning disgust with the Mayor and all of his BS, but what they did is more a race to the bottom than anything else. Wise up already, Council. Plenty of other ways to deal with Haddix than going outside the realm of common sense or the law. You already have him outvoted 4-1 and you can simply ignore all of his attacks and crap here and in the newspaper because the only thing he can do right now is rent space in your head. Don't make Don a martyr and don't make the taxpayers go through a whole lot of garbage that costs more money and benefits absolutely no one.
looked at this issue and you are dead on, there is no way. Cal is absolutely right on his analysis. We have to wait until the next election.
If Mr. Haddix doesn't want to be totally humiliated he should just decide not to run again for anything within Fayette County. Or he could do the honorable thing and just resign.... based on his character traits, I am not holding my breath on this. As I have said before, I would be delighted to help him move somewhere where he is an political unknown.
In the meantime, we wait and hope that he doesn't cost us more money.
Most times I disagree with you Morgan. You got an end result which is usually screw [INSERT NAME OF NON-CLIQUE MEMBER YOU DON'T LIKE]. Then you come up with a dumb ass scenario to back it up.
However you ain't dumb. Let's let the insurance company handle it. We'll pay $25,000-- so what-- and we will get (1) the truth of all this and (2) a great show.
GIRMA caused the problem. Haddix told the City Attorney (hello guys) exactly what he was doing. Numerous other employees knew. Mayor Lenox didn't tell anybody when he gave away a free road and nobody cared about that. Here Haddix told the City Attorney. If Haddix is in a boat, the Attorney ought to be in there rowing with him.
GIRMA should have defended Haddix in the first place. The only reason they changed their mind is that Haddix settled the case for less than the deductible.
Let GIRMA defend this mess. I'm betting on Bowers. Not because he's good or honorable. Only because his minions and lawyers checked it out and agree with Cal Beverly--- Imker's big mouth got the City in trouble and Bowers is confident he'll get attorneys fees.
All right, Morgan----- I'll give ya this one. Let the insurance company sit in their own mess.
unless someone else checks in.
But really, how can anyone disagree with my troll removal project? $25k to dump the mayor? Why not?
And why knuckle under to his BS? Kimmy? Erica? Vanessa? Jarhead?
They'll probably pull a Thaxton and say "it isn't worth the money" to stand up and fight.
Anyway-- a year from now we'll get rid of three of them.
What a huge waste of time and taxpayer money this whole thing has been. They oughta be working on the budget.
Instead of changing the charter, maybe these items can be put in the personnel manual-liability exceptions policy, e-mail policy, internet usage policy.
If you are dump enough to write an insulting e-mail, can that be excluded from liability coverage?
Tighten up so it doesn't happen again.
that The Citizen had an election to cover, late into the evening Tuesday and/or they had already gone to print.
This nonsense will wind up costing us a pile of money just like the Steve Rapson debacle did a few years ago. That fiasco cost us well over $30,000 dollars and this one will certainly eclipse the $10,000 that is at issue.
If Haddix wins, and I certainly think he will because he has retained one of the best attorneys in the state, we will have wasted a lot of money over something the council should never have done anyway.
Sometimes,it is best to retreat! Ego's need to be put aside in the best interest of the taxpayers.
Jim Richter
A correction here. The 30k figure that was given initially at a Council meeting was done in error, according to a post on The Citizen later by Betsy Tyler. She issued a correction stating that city records are not available to look up the amount of the Rapson issue.
Did I miss the headline somewhere? Tuesday evening the law suit against the Mayor was dropped. Did the paper forget to publish this news?
You shouldn't confuse the last two.
i thought this saga was winding down but by golly I think "the best is yet to come". I have no doubts Mayor your case will be upheld in court and I am so proud of the fact you are going to "stand your ground". I feel certain it has nothing to do with the "dollars" but more the "sense". Though another blow for the city in money, this group has brought it on themselves which will cost us "the rest of the citizens". I pray these jack legs have to pay personally on this one too, as these blow hard trouble makers should find out more before going off half cocked.
I'll be watching mayor and as stated many times, although I have not agreed with all of your decisions, I know you work hard and truly believe in supporting and looking out for our city to make it a better place to live.
You Go Mayor Make Em Bite The Dirt.
I predicted his wife would post on his behalf!
When will the insanity end? Will this mayor and council ever work together in good faith and with civility? How can we unwind this mess?
For starers they should shoulder the blame for their actions, apologize to those they've harmed, and work to repair their damaged relationships. Here's a list of apologies that are in order; no doubt there are many more that should be included.
- Haddix should apologize to Logsdon about the 'part drunk' comment. (It was a disparaging comment about Logsdon's character, and that's not acceptable in his position)
- Whoever improperly recruited and/or inaccurately set Joey Grisham's expectations about his new job as PTC's Economic Development Coordinator should apologize to him and the city staff.
- Mrs. Haddix should apologize to Joey Grisham for welcoming him into his new job by saying she hoped his tenure was short-lived.
- Joey Grisham should apologize to mayor Haddix for leaking his email to Logsden, in a supposed act of revenge.
- Haddix should apologize to city council and staff for not being up front about his reimbursement for legal fees involved in the Logsdon suit.
- City council should apologize to Haddix for overreacting and docking his pay in order to recoup the reimbursement. Haddix should not accept the apology but instead take full responsibility for the situation, indicating it was his pigheadedness that caused all of this.
- Haddix should apologize to city council for suing them over his docked pay.
- Haddix and city council should apologize to Ted Meeker and other city staff for abusing their resourcefulness by causing them to waste time on such petty issues.
- Haddix should reimburse the city for the cost of his reimbursement.
I doubt any of the people involved will be sitting around the campfire singing and holding hands. Too much animosity going on around here. In my humble opinion this is due to the lack of leadership coming from the top. Mayor Haddix should have never had sent the email. Once he did, he had the opportunity to appologize, but chose not to. Eventually he was forced to anyway and did in a half ... letter published in this paper.
Had the mayor followed proper protocol and had his attorney sent all of the information and notify council of his intent to claim that he was going to claim this was city business than we could have utilized our city attorney at a lower cost. In my mind, the mayor has should take full responsibility. Had another city employee done this they woul have been rightfully fired.
First off, I think the mayor should pay the whole amount based on the bonehead comment. He did however send this off the city computer, but he also failed to follow the rules or was diligent in checking that his lawyer sent all of the attachments needed to the insurance carrier.
Had he notified council that he was going to claim immunity and had he sent the required documents the first time, we would have spent about 10 hrs of time. Those 10 hrs can be paid by the city. The remainder by the honorable mayor himself.
Everyone seems to forget that leadership starts at the top. Someone who is deceptive is not a leader.
This pay cut episode reminds me of advice that I received as a young parent: Do not discipline a child with a method that is harder on you than it is on the child. Under the more-to-come heading we may see: the council's slanderous remarks against the mayor come back to bite them on the buttocks. I believe that opening is big enough to carry a ladder through sideways.
Simple yet effective analogy. Good one.
Who is paying for this high priced lawyer? or is this contingency case for a lawyer to make a name for himself?
What has happened to the concept of "public service".
A mayor suing his own city over a few thousand dollar salary.
We know that city council had good documented reason to cut the salary, we can assume that it is supported with legal advice and legal precedence.
The mayor is getting some very good legal advice on the citizens dime, and as an opportunist he is going to milk it for all he can. What does he have to lose? He sues, we pay, he wins. He realizes that he cannot win a reelection campaign so he is intent upon milking the city for all he can get.
Supporting this dubious little man is a most embarrassing mistake that I and many others have long regretted.
The man can't define public service.
I think you are mistaken that Haddix thinks he cannot win his re-election bid. In contrast, he now believes without a doubt that he will win as all his critics have been proven wrong. In his own mind, he is a hero in the hearts of almost every citizen except for the few detractors on this blog. And we my friend, are just too ignorant to understand it all.
I respect your view, but, my friend, can anyone be so stupid?
I shouldn't have to ask.
Nah, Larry, the decision to cut the salary was a half-assed "We're gonna do it because we can" decision==== kinda like you in your former commission role. Who's paying Bowers the lawyer? Not Haddix. Bowers thinks he's got a winner and he's "gonna git me some". This will be fun to watch. Nobody ever stands up to City Hall. This is gonna be good !
meaning the case, certainly not the client. He's given city council 30 days to reverse themselves. They can safely discuss this in executive session which might be awkward if Haddix refuse to leave the room, but aside from that they are almost certain to come back and say"Upon further review, blah, blah, blah....." and cave completely.
Too bad, but at least Haddix is impotent politically so the other 4 run the city until he goes away. He might actually resign after he realizes all he does at meetings is lead the pledge of allegiance.
Executive session is pretty much where it has to be discussed and if Mayor Haddix refuses to leave...... Boy, would I love to be a fly on the wall for that one. I really think that the only big questions remaining are going to be how much "payback" the Mayor wants to inflict and what the legal fees are going to be.
All of that said, I would think that the Mayor pro tem could call an executive session if the Mayor is "unavailable" and she/he/it had a plurality present.
Crow is now on the menu at City Hall!
Reverend Donnie leads us in prayer at the council meetings. Now bow down.
I think this whole Bowers thing could be a bluff.. no way the Mayor has the money for a retainer and I doubt someone with the stature of Bowers is going to risk not getting paid or do this pro-bono. I just don't see it.
Either way, I don't see this as a shut and closed "win" for Haddix. The letter certainly reads that way, but I am sure Donnie believes that Council will buckle to avoid the costs. If they don't (this may be where they draw the line in the sand) we shall see how strong of a case Haddix actually has, if he and Bowers don't buckle themselves.
By the way, since when was the financial cost of justice used as an argument not to pursue it?
monies paid, to avoid the expense of a long trial. It is done federally, at the state level and also at the local level. Check it out.
and as someone noted this may be the first time ever an elected body voted to dock an elected official's pay, so he may see himself swimming in TV lights and being asked to comment on talk shows. Not sure even that makes up for the repulsive little client, but to each his own.
Or he may be going for big bucks on a contingency basis, usually 33%, but he'll take advantage of Haddix or just make him pay a troll add-on fee and get his take up to 50%. Of course he has to create some punitive damages because 50% of $10 or 12,000 is not a big enough payday. My guess is he will ask for $100,000 in damages, try to get the 4 councilpeople personally on the suit and hope they do draw the line in the sand. Then Donnie and Mike split $100k, Donnie gets his salary back and that costs the city $25k and the insurance company $75k.
It doesn't take too much imagination to see how Haddix likes his chances and hopes for the big payday, with absolutely no thoughts of the taxpayers. Can't see council letting that go forward because if they do and lose, they all lose at reelection time. And worst of all, much more so than the money, Haddix may even win reelection if he gets someone professional to spin his "courageous battle" into a decent campaign - which he could afford to hire with his $50k.
'informed' person I have ever seen/heard. You have the answers to everything, except you are usually wrong. You spew so much venom on here. You must be a very unhappy person, or else you need a hobby--or I should say another hobby. Or could it be that you are still smarting that your sweetie is no longer among the movers and shakers? Like I suggest to Morgan, if you are so up on how things should be done, why do you not run for office, or like Morgan is the idea of two meetings a week too taxing? So much easier to sit back and constantly attack others. Now Mike Bowers is your target. Unless it is one of your clique, no one is good enough for any office--we see that time after time when you attack anyone who isn't your chosen candidate. And as usual, you are wrong. If you do not wish to run for office then at least have the good grace to stop your bashing of all the candidates you deem 'unworthy'.
The comment about the taxpayers using their already limited resources means that he knows we are the ones that will ultimately pay. I think Mr. Bowers is a fine man, was a good attorney general and I wish he were on our side of this instead of the side of Haddix. Can't imagine why he's teaming up with Dumbo, but he is.
I'm happy with Nuk1, Randy, MadMike, Gym, Spyglass, Morgan, even you. Don't have a clique, but I don't think anyone does, except maybe in high school.
99.99% of the people in this county don't run for office, so I'm in good company. I do think it would be better if we had better (meaning more informed) people running for office and that the election process could proceed without negative attacks like we saw in the last one. That was horrible and practically everything I said was a direct response to someone's misbehavior or simply a parody of how the dimmest bloggers among us were acting. I certainly won't apologize or modify my view of Haddix or Brown. Neither has done much for city or county except grandstand and self-promote. I have watched a lot of proceedings on city council wondering how things would be under Mayor Plunkett. Answer - better than now and certainly more good than bad. Next year we will have Commission Chairman Brown to observe.
Back to the facts, Mr. Bowers has laid down his gauntlet or gantlet at the feet of city council and they have 30 days to do something. Of course they could do nothing, but I think it would be irresponsible if they didn't at least discuss it. Then all the other stuff will run through their minds, but even I could not predict which factors will weigh the most in their decision to cave, but cave they will.
BTW, if I had run for city council and won (highly unlikely given my background) I would do everything I could to convince the others to fight the Bowers/Haddix threat without regard to cost. I feel the same way about district voting and would be 10 times as aggressive as Bearden is on closing schools and shedding teachers, should I have been elected to either of those groups. In other words, I would not be popular, nor appreciated.
an attorney and that is what attorneys do. Someone came to him and asked him to take the case and he evidently thought it had merit, ergo, he took the case. At least, that is what I would guess happened. Mr. Bowers and I did not happen to be at the recycling station at the same time so I did not have the opportunity to ask him.
I used the term 'clique' knowing exactly what the meaning signified. There are some on this site who act like they are still in high school. I don't know how anyone decides to run for public office in this town. The minute someone puts their name out there, the same group starts tearing them down--unless they are their chosen ones. I am really surprised that there haven't been other lawsuits since some of the things often said are pretty close to being libelous while some are just downright snarky. For instance, your constant jabs again someone's faith. I don't know if you are a Christian, Agnostic, Athesist or Muslim and honestly I don't care. One thing I do know is that I would never make cutting remarks about your religion. I know you think you are being funny when you make all your nasty remarks but from other posts on here I see others also feel you overstep the boundaries of good taste. I think you have attained the status you mention without even having to be elected to any post.
Congrats. I've been waiting for someone to come right out and say high school.
there you go Larry. More of the same ole same ole. This group is worse than "gossip girls, gossipy ole hens, and the sweet ole christian ladies of the church".
Wake up, it's been a "pissin" contest from the beginning.
How about focusing on the real issues as to what caused this situation in the first place and how it was handled/mis handled by the mayor...
Meanwhile, you continue to pay for it.


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I stayed in the Treehouses during my first two visits to WDW with my family. First as a very young child in, I think, '77, and then again after my dad retired, somewhere around '91. My recollection is that pretty much all the living space was on the second floor. Downstairs had a laundry room, and I understand there was also a third bedroom, but if it was there, we never used it.
I loved the setting. It is (or used to be) woodsy and quiet, and there's plenty of wildlife if you're into that sort of thing. I remember there being many peacocks that were quite tame, and in fact if you were (as I was) dumb enough to try to feed them you could have found yourself swarmed. I think I remember one of them chasing my sister inside our treehouse.
I assume there's a pool, but we never used it. Our day for that sort of thing (on both trips) was spent at River Country. Other than that, both trips were spent entirely at the parks (or "park" for the first trip), with the only other exception being a one day excursion to Sea World (again, both trips).
I've heard varying and conflicting stories about the original Treehouses' demise, including that they were damaged beyond repair by the 2004 hurricanes that came through the area. What I know for sure is that the ones you can buy into via DVC and stay in right now are brand new, although they look very similar to the originals based on photos of seen of the outside.
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Since the company relies greatly on the senses, it was natural for their fragrances division to build a partnership with Lighthouse International. "We felt that the sense of smell, both creatively and in terms of education, could naturally link with people who are visually impaired," said Felix Mayr-Harting, Global Head of Fine Fragrances at Givaudan.
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Monday, May 20: Father John Misty with Solid Gold at Turner Hall Ballroom, 7 p.m.
Joshua Tillman was a notable songwriter long before he came and went as the drummer for Fleet Foxes. But when he traded his own name for Father John Misty, his songs began to take on a new tone. Aided by mushrooms and a soul-searching road-trip down the West coast, Tillman found his true voice on last year's Fear Fun, a smart-alecky, psychedelic folk album that he feels is more honest than his previous work (1032 N. 4th St., PabstTheater.org).
Tuesday, May 21: Roger Clyne and the Peacemakers with Michael McDermott at Shank Hall, 8 p.m. (1434 N. Farwell Ave., ShankHall.com).
Also: Blank Realm with Night Animals at Quarters, 9 p.m. (900 E. Center St.).
Wednesday, May 22: Bullet For My Valentine with Halestorm, Young Guns and Stars in Stereo at The Rave/Eagles Club
Bullet For My Valentine is Britain's most popular heavy metal band. But its newest album Temper, Temper did little to impress critics, who lamented its general mediocrity and "Nu-Metal" sound (e.g., Papa Roach – yikes). While it may have lost some of its edge, Bullet still enjoys a strong – and youthful – mainstream following (2401 W. Wisconsin Ave., TheRave.com).
Also: Andrew Belle with Neulore and Peter Groenwald at Shank Hall, 8 p.m. (1434 N. Farwell Ave., ShankHall.com).
Thursday, May 23: Mortgage Freeman with Calliope at Riverwest Public House, 7 p.m., and Earthrise with Space Collector and Gravedirt at Quarters, 9 p.m.
The Public House will be jumping Thursday night, and a bit earlier than usual. A new series designed for working folks begins at 7 p.m., and will feature some rock 'n' roll from Mortgage Freeman, Calliope and Madison's Hewn. The ambitious music fan with the luxury of sleeping in on Friday might make it to Quarters afterwards, where Minneapolis "post-metal" band Earthrise will be joined by Milwaukee's Gravedirt and Space Collector, whose new album is very good, we think (815 E. Locust St., RiverwestPublicHouse.WordPress.com).
Also: The News Can Wait with No Coast and Knockout Kid at Frank's Power Plant, 10 p.m. (2800 S. Kinnickinnic Ave., frankspowerplant.com).
Friday, May 24: Lest We Forget CD Release Party featuring Sacred Order, 3 On Fire, Rock-A-Dials and Liv Mueller at Miramar Theatre, 8 p.m.
Last year's Lest We Forget concert was one of the more memorable local music events of 2012, featuring the reunion of thirteen Milwaukee bands from the 80s and 90s, most notably hardcore punk trail-blazers Die Kreuzen (who coincidentally play later this week). This Friday, the downsized event celebrates the release of a live Lest We Forget CD, presumably recorded at last year's concert, and features performances by Lest We Forget vets Sacred Order, 3 On Fire, Rock-A-Dial and Liv Mueller, all of whom play strictly "oldies-but-goodies."
Also: Twin Brother with Bigfoot, Old Earth and Adelyn Rose at Club Garibaldi's, 9 p.m. (2501 S. Superior St., ClubGaribaldis.com).
And: The Blinding Lights recreate Bob Dylan's Blood On The Tracks at Linneman's, 9:30 p.m. (1001 E. Locust St., Linnemans.com).
Saturday, May 25: Crappy Dracula with The Fatty Acids and Ramma Lamma at Cactus Club, 10 p.m.
Jokesters, rockers and compulsive snail-mailers, Crappy Dracula celebrate the release of their long-awaited Toooo Muuuuch LP. It features songs like "Universal Haircut," "Middle Finger to Parents" and "For Your Convenience, All of the Album's Choruses Crammed into One Song," and already feels like an instant classic. They'll be joined by buddies The Fatty Acids and pals Ramma Lamma (2496 S. Wentworth Ave., cactusclub.dostuff.info).
Also: Brett Newski & The Corruption with Living Statues and Tax Brandywine at Up And Under Pub, 9 p.m. (1216 E. Brady St., TheUpAndUnderPub.com).
Sunday, May 26: Die Kreuzen and We Are Hex at Turner Hall Ballroom, 7 p.m.
Almost exactly one year after reuniting for the Lest We Forget concert, Die Kreuzen returns to Turner Hall. The Milwaukee band formed in 1981 combined metal, hardcore and eventually alternative rock to create a style that was tweaked and popularized by many 90s grunge bands. Die Kreuzen never achieved much mainstream success, but they've become legends around here (1032 N. 4th St., PabstTheater.org).
Also: The March Divide with Beach Patrol and Tim Schweiger And The Middlemen at Frank's Power Plant, 10 p.m. (2800 S. Kinnickinnic Ave., http://www.frankspowerplant.com/). Main image by Adam Ryan Morris.


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- Adenovirus infections
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- A2-step approach to myeloablative haploidentical stem cell transplantation: A phase 1/2 trial performed with optimized T-cell dosing
- Risk factors for surgical site infections following spinal fusion procedures: A case-control study
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Albert Einstein College of Medicine, NY - 1980
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My focus of my research lab is on the analysis of human cellular immune responses to both viral pathogens and tumors and potential immunotherapy applications. I have had a longstanding interest in adenovirus infections in patients with hematologic malignancies who undergo stem cell transplant recipients. I have an RO1 grant to characterize human T cell responses to adenoviruses in stem cell transplant recipients who develop adenovirus infections in order to develop immunotherapy strategies to help control invasive infections post-transplant, in collaboration with the Bone Marrow Transplant Program. Additionally, in collaboration with the Dept. of Neurosurgery, I have identified tumor-specific T cell responses in newly diagnosed patients with glioblastoma multiforme, suggesting that glioblastomas are immunogenic and may be amenable to immunotherapy.


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Hi. I see the wireless connection I want and click on it. It sends me to a page and requests a pass phrase. I enter it, and it returns me ...
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- 08-04-2008 #1
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My ISP shows an active wireless connection, but it doesn't work on my HP laptop
My built in wifi card is on.
I tried as many suggestions as I could find. Under Terminal, using the subu the screen pops up and prompts for my password, I understand why the pw is not visible as I type it.
I hit enter and it comes back "bash" invalid. I've run it so many times, my pw actually shows up now!
Can I give you anymore information to help me solve this problem?
Sorry, I think I forgot to tell you I'm running on Hardy HeronLast edited by anawar; 08-04-2008 at 10:44 PM. Reason: left out information
- 08-05-2008 #2
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Post the output of these commands:
Code:sudo lspci -nn sudo lsusb lsmod dmesg | grep wlan dmesg | grep firmware
Please do not send Private Messages to me with requests for help. I will not reply.
- 08-05-2008 #3
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Need more help
Should I hit enter after each command? All I get is invalid password. I saw notification that three attempts to login failed so I closed terminal, wondering if I might lock myself out of my own computer!
Making matters worse, If I ever get in this way, I forgot what comes next!
I'm so confused, I wonder if I will ever understand how to get wireless for this laptop. Why won't the laptop run on the available signal?
Thank you so much for helping me.
- 08-05-2008 #4
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Each command is separate and requires you to hit enter.
You seem to have a problem with your root password. Can you login as root? If you can't, you can replace the password with a new one, but you need to boot with the installation CD/DVD to do it.Please do not send Private Messages to me with requests for help. I will not reply.
- 08-13-2008 #5
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Are you typing sudo su - when in a terminal?
you need to type sudo su - then hit the return or enter key
you will then be asked for your password which should be the same as the one you enter when you boot up your computer
type in your password and press enter or return key, the screen will say root@yourname:~#
you then type in any of the code people who are helping you have asked you to.
It took me an age to find out how to get to the root as no one on any of the forums tell you what to type in to get to the root.
Sorry I can't help with the wifi, I am also having problems.
- 08-13-2008 #6
Did you reset the wireless router?
If not try resetting it and retry the connection again!
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I have reset my router many times.
I get no DHCOFFERS recieved
The A/P is enabled, the router is broadcasting its name and the DHCP server is on. I have installed nsidwrapper 1.53
The wireless connection works with our two Eee's and a Sony with XP. The problem laptop is a Sony now installed with ubuntu. I can ping all the other laptops and the wireless HP printer from it.
I ran dmesg - it tells me nsidwrapper 1.53 is loaded and that eth1 link is not ready.
I am new to Linux
Thank you
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Is this issue about a dial-up set-up, or a wireless interface setup?
It might be good to see a few screen shots, of what you are trying to achieve.
It would be good, if you could sort a few things out with your ISP, first.
And then we could go from there.
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Gravity Daze apparently went down pretty well in Japan, so it's good news then that it will be localised for release in US and Europe in June.
The game will arrive with its slightly altered title, Gravity Rush, in US on June 12 and in UK a day later - which is a delay on the game's original launch-day release date but nothing to cry about.
The game's premise, in Sony's words: "In the world of Gravity Rush, a futuristic world is under attack from unknown forces: So-called "gravity storms" have begun appearing in the sky, wreaking havoc while strange creatures terrorize the population. Amidst the mayhem, a young girl named Kat wakes up with a phenomenal new ability to control gravity."
"Playing as Kat, you set out to stop the world from disintegrating around you, to piece together your lost memories, and to uncover the truth behind it all. There is a huge open world to explore and this is only amplified by Kat's ability to control the forces of gravity."
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Helping Cox make emerging technologies pay off competitively
December 31, 1997 7:00 pm | by Roger Brown | CommentsAlex Best has been having visions. No, there's nothing wrong with Alex's health. Quite the contrary. The visions Alex is having are good ones, related to the future competitive landscape. Like many of his cable engineering brethren, they revolve around his company becoming the primary provider of video and telecom services.
Here comes the new FCC
December 31, 1997 7:00 pm | by Jeffrey Krauss, Watcher and President of Telecommunications and Technology Policy of Rockville, Maryland | CommentsAnd most recently, we learned that the chief of the cable bureau plans to resign. Among other things, all of this change guarantees delays in decision-making. But considering some of the decisions made under the last FCC chairman, delay is just fine, thank you. Once upon a time There used to be seven FCC commissioners, but now there are five.
Cablephone flies in the Netherlands (A2000 signs $100M contract to build network)
December 31, 1997 7:00 pm | by Dana Cervenka | CommentsReports of cable telephony's demise may have been greatly exaggerated, especially outside of the U.S., where different dynamics are at work, making the service an attractive offering in cable operators' multi-service arsenal. One case in point is cable operator A2000 Cable Television and Telecommunications, a Netherlands-based joint venture between United & Philips Communications (UPC) B.
Where do we go from here? (Four CTOs bring us up-to-speed)
November 30, 1997 7:00 pm | by Roger Brown | CommentsHeading into this year's Western Cable Show, the cable industry stands at a crossroads. It is about to embark on a historic journey that will take it into an era that includes digital video, high-speed data and potentially other services, including interactive TV and telephone-over-cable. To determine how the MSOs are preparing for this new future, we brought together four highly-respected seni...
Broadband telecom center explores last-mile technology
November 30, 1997 7:00 pm | by Craig Kuhl | CommentsThe Georgia Institute of Technology's Broadband Telecommunications Center (BTC), with nearly $3 million in funding from the Georgia state lottery, is establishing itself as a valuable research center for the cable and telecommunications industries, and has the attention of a growing number of member cable operators and telecommunications companies.
Regulatory goo buys more time for groups to craft LMDS plans
November 30, 1997 7:00 pm | by Fred Dawson | CommentsThe movement of terrestrial wireless broadband technology into commercial deployment is shaking up thinking in the telecommunications arena just as the moment has arrived when decisions must be made regarding soon-to-be auctioned LMDS spectrum. "We have about two weeks to go before we have to reach a decision on LMDS, so there's a lot of focus on the question," said one official at US West Comm...
Two-way wireless cable in the works
November 30, 1997 7:00 pm | by Jeffrey Krauss, Wireless Cable Wiring Expert and President of Telecommunications and Technology Policy | CommentsWireless cable background Wireless cable operates in the 2500–2690 MHz range. It is comprised of two kinds of radio licenses, Multichannel Multipoint Distribution Service (MMDS) and Instructional Fixed Television Service (ITFS). The ITFS licensees are educational institutions that use the channels for distributing educational coursework and lectures, but they are permitted to lease their ...
In the case of high-speed modems, it's buyer beware
November 30, 1997 7:00 pm | by Roger Brown | CommentsOf course, interoperability between modem vendors is the key question. When the MCNS consortium (consisting of cable MSOs TCI, Time Warner, Comcast and Cox) first began drafting a standards document, it was with interoperability in mind. The intent was to eventually make modems available at retail and to make sure that no matter where the subscriber lives, any vendor's device would work in any ...
Making a modulation choice (Which one is right for you?)
November 30, 1997 7:00 pm | by Aravanan Gurusami (firstname.lastname@example.com), Senior Engineering Manager, Digital Transmission Systems; and Michael Nekhamkin (firstname.lastname@example.com), Senior Staff Engineer, Digital Transmission Systems, Philips Broadband Networks Inc | CommentsDeciding which return path (multipoint-to-point) modulation technology is right for your HFC network is a complex task. You must consider a number of criteria for a number of technologies, some of which are just beginning to be tested in the field. How do you make a sound decision? First, of course, you learn all you can about your choices.
Port mismatches pose challenge
October 31, 1997 7:00 pm | by Mark Laubach, Chief Technical Officer, Com21 Inc. | CommentsThe deployment of high-speed data services over all-coax and hybrid fiber/coax (HFC) networks has always been anticipated to follow a relatively straightforward implementation strategy. However, recent industry experience deploying cable modem termination systems (CMTSs) has uncovered an unforeseen and challenging system engineering issue when deploying new services over HFC systems.
Want the whole story? The eyes have it
October 31, 1997 7:00 pm | by Tom Robinson | CommentsEarly on, television's strong and lasting visual imagery pegged it as the "cool fire." Moreover, now that TV has become the top source of news and information for many in our nation, the imagery that we see can significantly influence our attitudes. This is one reason why it is especially important to get the words along with the picture in order to get the whole story that is being conveyed.
Singing the digital must-carry blues
October 31, 1997 7:00 pm | by Jeffrey Krauss, Pushing the Cable Signal Carriage and President of Telecommunications and Technology Policy | CommentsBut one thing is certain—the industry is relying on the NCTA to take the lead in lobbying these important techno-political issues at the FCC, but I've heard disturbing rumors that the NCTA is thinking about eliminating its Science & Technology Department. That would be a mistake. When Congress amended the Communications Act in 1992, it required most cable systems to allocate up to one...
How do you replace an industry icon?
October 31, 1997 7:00 pm | by Roger Brown | CommentsIf you do, the National Cable Television Association wants to hear from you — now. You'd have to be living under a rock not to know that Wendell Bailey, who held down the top engineering job at the NCTA for the past 16 years, has departed. Some even feared that the NCTA was considering not replacing him, opting instead to let Cable Television Laboratories and the Society of Cable Telecomm...
21st Century lays out its plan
October 31, 1997 7:00 pm | by Roger Brown | CommentsNot since the days of the notorious Al Capone has Chicago seen the all-out war that's about to be unleashed there. When the Telecom Act was overhauled in 1996, supporters promised it would lead to a new era of competition. Generally, however, that hasn't yet happened, except in a few markets. But soon, the city of Chicago will witness a shoot-out so intense, it might match the bloodletting that...
Operators dodge flak in Silicon Valley
October 31, 1997 7:00 pm | by Fred Dawson | CommentsThe Open Cable set-top initiative notwithstanding, the cable industry faces an uphill battle when it comes to any effort to insulate itself from the influence of Microsoft Corp. over the software framework for next-generation media. Industry leaders have made clear their desire to facilitate flexibility in their choice of set-top operating systems through a terminal architecture that can exploi...