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Cody Burnham, the loyal but sometimes annoying counsel to the prince, is smacked by grandmotherly queen Jo Trozzo for making too many announcements in the Skagway School production of The Princess and the Pea. Jeff Brady
Pool estimate doubles
$6 million to construct, $350,000 to run; study completed for another Oct. vote
By JENNIFER COLLINS
Skagwayans will have to come up with $350,000 per year to fund the operations of the pool of their dreams and likely they will have to wait two to three years to get their feet wet, consultants reported in a feasibility study released this month.
The aquatics center, complete with a waterslide, hot tub, sauna and a lazy river a lane with a slow current to walk or swim against would cost $6 million and likely require a bond measure to fund it, according to the report.
The reality is simply pools are just expensive to build and to operate, said Heather Haugland, research analyst of the McDowell Group of Juneau, hired by the city to draft the conceptual plans following a survey of public desires for such a pool.
The pool has already been tied up in planning and study since 2001, when voters approved a ballot initiative to study the costs and interest in the construction of a community pool. And in October, voters will most likely be asked whether they are willing to proceed with the pool plans produced from nearly four years of study, city leaders said.
Although the construction costs are almost double what was anticipated, the main concern for many is the operating costs, the majority of which will be funded by tax payers, Mayor Tim Bourcy said.
I think when people see the price tag, theyre going to have second thoughts, Bourcy said. Personally, I would love to have a pool, but I dont know if the city can afford it.
If the pool measure passes, voters will likely have to fund its construction in a bond measure, which means a property tax hike, Bourcy said. Operations could be funded by an increase in sales tax or the citys general fund, which comes from property taxes. Sources of funding would still have to be approved by voters, but Bourcy said he was unsure whether those questions would be also put to voters in October.
Other city projects such as the medical clinic and flood control would take precedence over the pool, he said.
The pool is a luxury, Bourcy said. If they say, Yes, we want a pool, it doesnt mean it shows up this spring.
At a City Council meeting May 4, council members discussed returning the pool to the Recreation Board for its input on the conceptual plans. Bourcy said he hoped the Recreation Board could decide if the project could be slimmed down at all.
While Recreation Board Chairman John L. ODaniel said that if the council sends the pool to his board, were kicking it right back to them.
While the bells and whistles such as the waterslide or the lazy river could be trimmed, those special features could also mean a reduction in pool attendance, he said.
I was one of the people who thought it was very important to have those things because thats why you go to the Whitehorse pool, ODaniel said, referring to the Yukon pool, which has both a waterslide and a lazy river.
The Whitehorse pool costs nearly $1.5 million to operate each year, but brings in about $450,000 from users, Haugland said she learned from interviews with the pool manager in Canada.
The waterslide... is the number one thing that gets people in the door, she said. But once they get there all they want to do is stay in the lazy river. So those are two very good things to have in your pool.
Even Bourcy said that trimming is a tricky task, because a reduction in features could also mean a reduction in pool attendance, which cuts off another source of funding collected from pool admission.
If you go to just a four-lane rectangular tub, youre not going to get the people coming, he said.
Skagway Recreation Center Director Katherine Nelson said she believed Skagwayans will still support a pool.
I really liked the design, she said. I think its definitely doable for the city of Skagway. We just have to get the support, then we have our pool.
Nelson said she believes the funding problems could be easily solved by a 1 percent increase in sales tax.
I see an increase in sales tax considering we are one of the lowest on sales tax (in the state), Nelson said.
With its current 4 percent sales tax, City Manager Bob Ward predicts the city made about $4.5 million in 2004. For every half a percentage point of increased sales tax, the city could expect to make nearly $590,000 in additional revenue, according to the study.
Council member Dave Hunz said he worried about depending on sales tax for increased revenue.
If a major disaster comes with the cruise industry, we are going to be in big trouble because we depend so highly on sales tax, he said.
According to the plan, the $6 million pool would be about 12,000 square feet and located in the lot adjacent to the current Recreation Center. The two would have conjoined entrances.
The high cost of building the aquatics structure is partly because the pool had to be about 2,500 square feet larger than estimated in order to accommodate all of the communitys desired features, said Richard Ritter, a principle architect at the Juneau-based Minch Ritter Voelckers Architects, which contributed a tentative design for the building.
A recent hike in labor costs due to a shortage of skilled labor is also partly responsible for the greater-than-estimated design costs, Ritter said.
That $6 million is going to get you a first class facility, Ritter said.
The cost projection is based on a construction start date of summer 2006. For every additional year construction is delayed, the cost will increase about 5 percent.
So its about a $350,000 hit for every year you delay, he said, addressing City Council members, who commissioned the study last year.
The council had originally believed the pool would cost about $3.5 million, and Council member Dan Henry said he was quite surprised at the new figure.
While he still supports the pool, Henry said he worries that the community support will wane when people realize the cost of what opponents consider a frivolous expense.
I dont know if enough of the community, when we put it on the ballot, will support buying an expensive toy for the rest of the community, he said.
A public opinion survey of about 100 households conducted in October by the McDowell Group revealed that about three out of four Skagwayans were either moderately or highly interested in a pool. About a quarter of those interviewed had a low interest in the pool.
Of those interviewed, 65 percent favored city funds, an increased sales tax or a combination of the two be used to fund the pool. One in three opposed public funding.
Haugland based her operating costs on the tab Craig and Wrangell pay for their pools at $316,000 and $234,000, respectively.
Theyre both bigger pools, but they dont have the additional features that the Skagway pool would have, she said.
Haines budgets about $101,000 for its pool, but that is a large underestimate, as the school district also picks up part of the bill, Haugland said.
Haugland said community members in Craig lauded their pool for the number of youngster who learned to swim in their community. Before the pool was built only 10 percent of Craig youngsters could swim, now 90 percent swim, Haugland reported.
But she hedged when the time came to tell the Council what to do.
Were not going to make a recommendation because its really up to the community and the Council to make the final decision, said Haugland.
Logan, Jewell honored for saving a life
By JEFF BRADY
Two Skagway men who saved the life of a Yukon motorcyclist last fall at the Carcross Desert were honored with the prestigious Order of St. John Award on May 10.
It was the first time a delegation from the Yukon chapter of the order crossed the border to present an award to Alaskans. The ceremony took place at A.B. Hall.
On Aug. 7, 2004, Whitehorse resident Dan LeBlanc, 27, went head-first over the handle bars of his motorcycle on the dunes. The accident was witnessed by Skagway teen Max Jewell, who then ran to alert his dad Jim, Scott Logan, and Curt Dodd.
LeBlanc had stopped breathing when the men got to him, but Logan then started mouth-to-mouth resuscitation, and he regained color and consciousness. Jim Jewell held LeBlancs head as Logan continued to breathe for LeBlanc for several minutes until police and an ambulance arrived.
Logan and Jim Jewell were honored with plaques and pins at the ceremony, given by Yukon Commissioner Jack Cable and Sgt. Tim Walton, chair of the Yukon executive committee for the B.C. and Yukon Council of St. John.
I am proud to shake the hand of a man who saved a young Canadians life, Cable said.
Logan said he was proud to receive the award. Id like to thank the Park Service for the training I got so I could be of assistance, he said.
Jewell said he keeps up with LeBlancs condition through a website. LeBlanc, who was paralyzed from the neck down, is now in Halifax, Nova Scotia, breathing through his trachea with the aid of a machine, which he likely will need for the rest of his life.
David LeBlanc is coming along quite well under the circumstances, said Nicola Letoria, branch manager of the St. Johns Ambulance in Whitehorse. She said its nice to see people like Logan take their training seriously, and able to use it when someone is in jeopardy.
Max Rispin, a knight with the order, outlined its history dating back to 600 AD in Jerusalem, where it still operates a hospital that is known for treating anyone, regardless or race or religious faith. Its symbol is the Maltese Cross, worn by first aid volunteers affiliated with the order around the world.
This is the first time weve gone across the border with this one, Rispin said. Its a good start.
Jeff Litter is seen passing down part of the A.B. Hall scaffolding to Jeff Mull. Jeff Brady
A.B. Hall unveiled a day early
A May 1 ceremony for the unveiling of the restored A.B. Hall false front was cancelled due to windy conditions, so the plastic tent and scaffolding was taken down on April 30.
Carpenters Jeff Mull and Jeff Litter of Jewell Construction spent all winter removing and treating more than 8,000 pieces of driftwood, and then putting them back up piece by piece. Some of the rotten areas were replaced with more than 100 sticks from Skagway area beaches. They also shored up balconies and other sections of the historic false front that dates back to 1899 when the building was constructed for a now-defunct fraternal organization of gold seekers.
The restored sign and doors were added this week. Total project cost was about $140,000, funded by the City of Skagway and a $20,000 grant from the Alaska Heritage Branch secured by Skagway City Councilman Mike Catsi.
This is the final phase of a four-year long project to rehabilitate the inside and the outside of the A.B. Hall, said Skagway Tourism Director Buckwheat Donahue, whose office is in the building, which serves as Skagways visitor center.
Over the past four years, more than a quarter million dollars has been spent on a new roof, drywall, bathrooms, a refinished floor, and interior painting, as well as this winters false front restoration.
It even looks more vintage that it did before, Donahue said. Its just beautiful. Mr. Litter and Mr. Mull did a great job and I bet this time it lasts more than 150 years instead of 105.
Passport countdown begins
Presents financial burden for larger Skagway families
By JENNIFER COLLINS
If Julie Moe wants to take her family to their relatives cabin in Canada in two and a half years, they will all have to have passports.
For six children and two adults, thats about $650 that her family doesnt have.
Right now, I guess we could get two (passports) a year, she said, thumbing through her familys expenses in her mind. I guess wed have to bump that up.
At the rate shes going, Moes family would still need two more passports for a family road trip in 2008.
Thats when new regulations will require every person to show a passport to enter a U.S. land border. At the moment, people are required only to show a government-issued photo identification and a birth certificate.
According to the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004, people will already need to have passports to travel by air and sea to the Caribbean, Bermuda and Central and South America in 2006. And in 2007, the requirement will apply to all air and sea travel to or from Canada and Mexico.
For many people in the contiguous United States, crossing a land border is a rare occurrence and the passport legislation is only an annoyance. But unless Skagwayans leave by air or sea, the Canadian border is the only way out of town.
Moe and her family venture to Whitehorse for many of the amenities that are simply not available in the small town school shopping, swimming at the pool, or dining out in a city with a larger selection of restaurants. With the increase in gas prices, theyve had to trim their trips to Whitehorse to one every two or three months. But its an option that would have to be further curtailed in less than three years.
Any time we want to go together, we would (all) have to have passports. That would be a really burdensome thing on us just to have some fun, she said.
Customs and Border Protection Officer Chance Robinson estimated that about one in 10 of Skagways year-round residents use their passports for crossing the border.
Im not surprised that theres a lot of resistance; however, there are two sides to the story, Robinson said. And I think every traveler should look at ... the accuracy and the speed of doing the passport. Actually if you think about it, that benefits the traveler greatly.
The U.S. border crossing here handles about 240,000 trips through the border each year, but by far the largest amount come between April and September.
With three extra people on duty during the summer, the border office tries to keep up with the rush, but Robinson admits sometimes they do get backups.
Between the hours of 10 a.m. and 6 p.m., the joints jumpin in the summer, Robinson said.
The new passport law will allow Robinson to simply scan each document into a computer and quickly verify a persons identification which is nearly impossible under the current system.
When you have eight people that are just out for a Sunday drive from Whitehorse, and they present you with all kinds of ID.... and then you enter it all one by one. It slows it down, Robinson said. How can you expect the normal human being the inspector to know which one is good, which one is bad?
Tourists make up about 110,000 of the visitors to the border station outside of Skagway, and Robinson said the vast majority already use passports for identification.
Steward Stephens, Skagway port manager for Cruise Line Agencies of Alaska said basically all passengers have been required to carry their passports aboard cruise lines for a number of years.
It must be 99 percent have passports or more, he said. I dont ever remember anybody not having a passport.
Entering Skagway by sea is rarely a problem for U.S. citizens, but many cruise passengers take day-trips to Fraser, British Columbia or Carcross, Yukon.
Currently, if a U.S. citizen does not have proper identification, the border officer will verify their identity and citizenship, usually by calling a government office like the Department of Motor Vehicles, Robinson said.
But when the passport regulation is activated, people will have to apply for a passport waiver and pay a fine, he said. In the past, the fine has been about $100, Robinson said.
Boy, if I get fined, Im going to be in trouble, Moe said when she heard about the fine.
There is currently no provision to waive the passport requirement or pay for part of the cost of the passport families with special needs, Robinson said.
He said he trusts the government will create some sort of avenue for citizens with special needs.
There are people of modest means, but has the government ever turned away a Medicare applicant? Robinson said. If you can demonstrate that the need is great for you, the governments probably going to accommodate you.
U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski has already been working to provide some other option for people who need to cross the borders, said the senators spokesman, Elliott Bundy.
Several ideas have been floated including a frequent traveler card, Bundy said. But the ideas are only in the hypothetical stage, and it could take some time before the government has some firm options, he said.
The senators very concerned about the negative impact of this legislation, Bundy said. If you live in a village in Alaska, a passport may not be the easiest thing to obtain.
People may have to travel simply to acquire the two passport photos. They may have to travel to a nearby town to simply apply for a passport.
Luckily, Skagway has passport services available in town.
Skagway Magistrate Susan Reed processes passport applications here and said she typically gets more passport applications in the summer.
Reed said she doesnt keep records of the numbers of Skagwayans who have passports currently, but said her passport services have been unseasonably busy lately.
I have had more people come in, in the last few months, she said.
She declined to comment on the impact of the legislation on locals. Passports cost about $97 for people over 16 years old and $82 for children. Generally passports take about six weeks to process, according to the State Department. They can be expedited which means a two-week processing period for $60 plus the cost of overnight shipping.
After verifying the initial identification information, Reed said she sends passports off to be processed at a passport center in the Lower 48.
In order to avoid a backup over the next few years, Reed said she recommended people start early in anticipation of the passport requirement.
Gary Trozzo, Skagway School activities director, said, in gearing up for a senior class trip to Mexico, some students currently tested the speed of U.S. passport centers. For the trip, he said a few of the students were delayed in applying for their passports.
Even though, they were given a lot of lead time, it was a matter of waiting for a number of months to get it processed, he said.
He said he worried the same thing could happen with students in sports, who cross international borders a few times each year to play games in Tok. He also said the cost could be a burden on some families.
The school would not pick that up, Trozzo said. A lot of (the students), they work in the summertime. They will be able to put some of their money toward accomplishing that.
Moe home-schools her children, but said they join a 4-H cross-country skiing program during the winter. Several times each year, they cross the border to slide through the snow. Now the family will have to shell out hundreds just to have that chance, she said.
But shes not alone. Moe could only list one of her friends or relatives who has a passport.
I dont think that most people here in Skagway have their passports unless theyve traveled elsewhere, she said.
Longtime Skagway resident Wanda Self said that she doesnt see a need for the legislation in a small town like Skagway.
Its unnecessary here for us, she said. Most of us that live here, those customs officers know.
Self used to have a cabin on the Canadian side of the border. She since has sold it, but she still ventures to Whitehorse for medical check ups. She said she will probably get a passport to have just in case of an emergency.
For me, its not a big financial problem. Its a nuisance, she said. I feel bad for people like Julie Moe, with all those children. Its an on-going expense.
Moe does just about everything to avoid extravagant expenses, she said. She often hunts for bargains and tries to save on small things like shipping and handling costs. She avoids government fees by following the law. Shes only had one traffic ticket in her life when she was racing to catch a phone call from her husband while he was serving in the military in Afghanistan.
Now she said this legislation, which she sees as designed to keep terrorists out, is penalizing law-abiding citizens like herself.
Any of those terrorists can fake an ID, Moe said. If they can fake a drivers license, they can fake a passport. All of us who are going according to the law, were the ones who are going to have to pick up that tab on this one.
She said she worries that some Skagway residents will be deterred by cost of the passports or the hassle of the paperwork, and she suspects some people will simply not get the document and just stay homeisolated in this small corner of Alaska.
If this passport thing comes through, I think Skagway will become more of a bush town than it ever has been, she said.
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12-year-old's homicide confession is case for debate on recorded interrogations
Tennessee legislature hears pros, cons of recording police with suspects
A 12-year-old reclusive bookworm with a speech impediment proved no match for a team of seasoned police investigators who pressured him to confess to strangling his younger sister. Did police pry the truth from a cunning killer, or bully a boy into giving a false confession while the real killer got away with murder?
A growing number of states are requiring police to record the entire interrogation in homicide cases to help prevent such uncertainty. In Tennessee, it has become a polarizing issue as lawmakers continue to debate a similar mandate here.
Thomas Cogdell, 12, savored one of his last days of summer by staying up all night playing video games, munching on M&Ms and reading a spooky children's book.
When his mother woke him up at about 11 a.m., they made a discovery that would change their lives forever. His 11-year-old sister, Kaylee, was dead.
The chatty girl who called her brother "Bubba" and still played with dolls was sprawled on her bed. Her head was covered with two Walmart bags, and she had been tied up with the family dog's leash and a cloth measuring tape.
The night before, she had been center stage in a church play, and Thomas had snapped photos of his sister's moment in the spotlight. A college-level reader, Thomas would recite Judy Blume preteen novels to Kaylee, a special-education student who struggled to get through a book.
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He ran to get his mother's phone so she could call 911. When she grew too hysterical, Thomas grabbed the phone.
He gave the dispatcher directions to the family's modest home in the small town of Camden, Ark., about 100 miles south of Little Rock. Thomas was standing on the porch watching for police and an ambulance crew when they rushed in.
Hours after finding his sister dead, he confessed to killing her. Immediately afterward, he told his mother he had concocted a story to appease police, but not to worry because DNA would prove the real killer's identity.
In a recent interview in Camden, Thomas, now 18, named who he blames for his sister's death and described why he gave what he insists was a false confession.
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At 12, Thomas never could have faced a death sentence, but he didn't know that. Nor did he know that police are allowed to lie to get a confession.
During his hours at the police station, it was the boy versus a local Camden police supervisor, a detective, a state police investigator and a deputy prosecuting attorney.
Investigators initially recorded their interrogation, when Thomas denied harming his sister 36 times.
When Thomas asked for something to eat, the recording stopped and remained off for 31/2 hours.
When it was turned back on, Thomas gave a stoic and detailed confession.
Many people are skeptical that an innocent person would confess to a violent crime, says Memphis attorney William Massey.
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He said it's hard to comprehend how much pressure a team of trained interrogators can apply during hourslong interviews in a small room.
Massey's first capital case in 1991 involved a false confession. Over hours of questioning, his client took the blame for murdering an elderly man, he said.
At trial, Massey told jurors his client just repeated what police wanted him to say. The lawyer pointed out the "cop talk" his client used in his confession, which included common police lingo such as "he exited the vehicle." The defendant was acquitted in less than an hour.
Of 80 convicted murderers who have been exonerated nationally, about 54 percent had confessed to killings they didn't commit, according to the nonprofit Innocence Project.
In November, five men who had been in prison for 20 years for raping and killing a 14-year-old girl in a Chicago suburb were cleared by a judge. DNA linked the crime to a 53-year-old convicted rapist. Three of the five, teens at the time, gave false confessions.
Lawyer Laura Nirider, with the Center on Wrongful Convictions of Youth in Chicago, helped free them.
"The DNA excluded these kids before trial, but the state proceeded anyway," she said.
"When forensic evidence contradicts the confession, it's the science that goes out the window and is ignored rather than the confession."
In the infamous case of the Central Park jogger, who was raped and nearly beaten to death in 1989, four out of five teen suspects gave graphic confessions even though none of their DNA matched hairs and semen found on the victim. All five where convicted and served years in a New York prison before Matias Reyes, a convicted murderer and rapist, confessed in 2002 -- and his DNA was a match.
"For a lot of people, that's the point where false confessions went from being a concept to a reality, not just for lawyers but for average readers," says Memphis defense attorney Gray Bartlett.
Bartlett said police are often trained in the type of military tactics used in questioning suspected terrorists.
"It's so contrary to common sense," he said of false confessions. "But what happens in these interrogation rooms is that they break down people's will."
Bartlett represented a Tipton County man who falsely confessed to child rape. The interrogation room was wired for audio and video recording, but police opted not to use it.
Bartlett's client testified that police detained him for two days and promised: "Look, just go ahead and admit it. We'll take this and talk to the judge, who has already agreed to one year probation."
In reality, the man could have faced 25 years in prison. The jury, however, acquitted him in less than an hour.
In a 1998 San Diego case, a 14-year-old boy broke down in sobs after hours of police questioning and confessed to stabbing his 12-year-old sister. The boy also implicated his two friends and gave vivid details of the attack.
One of his friends also confessed, but on the eve of their murder trial, DNA tests detected the girl's blood on the clothes of another suspect, a 28-year-old schizophrenic drifter seen wandering in the neighborhood the night of the murder. Prosecutors now believe the man broke into the victim's home while her family slept.
Nirider, the lawyer with the Center on Wrongful Convictions, compared the case to Thomas' case. She said both boys -- in shock that their sisters had been murdered -- suffered emotional breakdowns when pressured over hours by a team of police.
Nirider also believes investigators broke down Jessie Misskelley Jr., a teen when he confessed and implicated two others in the infamous 1993 murders of three 8-year-old West Memphis boys.
When the West Memphis Three were freed in August, Nirider was in the courtroom. Prosecutors cited a lack of DNA evidence, but required the three to enter guilty pleas before they could be released.
Nirider also was part of a team that lobbied for Thomas' release in 2010.
"I have no doubt this was a false confession," she said. "Anyone who sits down and watches that video can see."
Steve Drizin, another lawyer with the Center on Wrongful Conviction of Youth, blogged: "The interrogation is one of the most riveting examples of psychological torture I have ever seen."
Thomas says when the recording stopped, the interrogation intensified.
Eighteen states now require police to record interrogations, at least in homicide cases. North Carolina is the only Southern state with the requirement, but Arkansas' high court and Tennessee lawmakers debated the issue in 2011.
Tennessee Rep. Vance Dennis, R-Savannah, and Sen. Mike Faulk, R-Church Hill, sponsored a bill during the last legislative session to mandate the recording of all interrogations in their entirety.
The measure failed even though the sponsors made compromises -- exempting smaller police departments without the necessary equipment and allowing departments to opt for audio only.
"It's easy to do," Dennis said. "We should be doing it.
"The risk of wrongfully incarcerating someone for years and years and the risk of someone committing a heinous crime getting off ... justify recording every interrogation."
Rep. Eddie Bass, D-Prospect, disagrees. The retired sheriff led the charge in April that defeated the bill in a judiciary subcommittee.
"You can have an individual there and you're doing things like you should and you've got him singing like a bird," Bass said. "And he asks: 'Hey, am I being taped?' Well, if you answer 'yes,' to some of 'em, it's over. And maybe this is a child rapist."
Former Metro Nashville police chief Emmett Turner and Tommy Haun, a lobbyist for the Tennessee Sheriff's Association, argued that law enforcement can best decide when to record.
Dennis said he will continue to rally support for the measure: "I'm not giving up on it."
The International Association of Chiefs of Police, based in Virginia, has adopted a model policy for handling major crimes which states: "Interrogations and confessions shall be recorded in their entirety starting with the interrogator's entrance into the interview room and concluding upon departure of the interrogator and suspect.
"Such electronic recordings can help protect both the suspect(s) and interviewing officers against potential assertions of police coercion or related interrogation misconduct, and may increase the likelihood of successful prosecution."
The National District Attorneys Association agrees. Executive director Scott Burns said prosecutors used to oppose it.
"Now a lot of defense attorneys and defendants are opposing it," said Burns, a veteran Utah prosecutor. "It's more compelling, powerful evidence," he said.
Federal law enforcement officials have debated the issue for several years.
Former Chicago U.S. attorney Thomas Sullivan said the FBI's policy of using a handwritten account to record what is said in interrogations is akin to arguing: "My horse and buggy are just fine."
Sullivan, considered a national expert on the topic, has testified before Tennessee lawmakers. He says recorded interrogations often aid prosecutors by quashing doubts about police tactics.
Former Phoenix U.S. attorney Paul Charlton was so passionate about recording, he tried to require it of FBI agents in his area -- a move that he says ultimately got him fired. He said many FBI agents, especially younger ones, favored recording but their older supervisors didn't.
Charlton said prosecutors are often hamstrung without this evidence: "When those recordings are interrupted, people start to ask a lot of questions," he said.
In Thomas' case, his attorney, Dorcy Corbin, said problems with the investigation began before the interrogation.
When police and paramedics rushed to Kaylee's home on Aug. 7, 2006, the girl's mother begged to go to her and try to wake her up.
Neighbors could hear Jones' guttural sobs houses away.
Thomas showed no reaction.
Corbin believes officers made a snap judgment -- the mother was anguished. Thomas wasn't.
Thomas now says he was in shock, struggling to comprehend both that his sister was dead and that someone murdered her.
At police headquarters, investigators repeatedly told the boy: "You or your mother did it," the video shows.
Investigators said they ruled out the possibility of an intruder because they saw no signs of a break in.
Police told Thomas they understood Kaylee's death was likely an accident, the recording shows.
Thomas said when the recorder was off, he was told he could go home if he affirmed investigators' theory of the crime and he'd go to jail if he didn't.
It never occurred to him that he could stop answering questions or demand a lawyer.
An Arkansas Supreme Court justice called Thomas' interrogation, the part that was recorded, "intense."
The interrogators declined to discuss the case or respond to Thomas' allegations. In court, all denied making threats or promises. They insisted they chatted about unrelated things, such as video games, during the three-hour gap.
Without a recording, there is no proof either way.
"They have the power," Thomas said. "If it's not recorded they can do what they want and not answer for it."
In at least 36 recorded denials, sometimes Thomas was firm, other times pleading in a high-pitched voice.
"I wouldn't kill my sister. ... I didn't do it, OK?," Thomas told police. "I didn't. I didn't kill my sister. Is there any way I can prove that to you?"
He offered to swear on a Bible or take a polygraph test. Finally, he broke into sobs.
One of the detectives asked: "What are you crying for?"
Thomas responded: "Because you are accusing me of something I didn't do -- of killing my sister."
The investigator retorted: "I said: 'You or your mother did it.' "
When police walked out of the interrogation room, Thomas let out shrill sobs and muttered, often incoherently, to himself: "Why? ... I didn't do it, but they won't believe me." In between sobs, he said: "Help. I'm scared."
Investigators returned and continued pressuring the boy until he asked for food. When the recorder was turned back on 31/2 hours later, Thomas confessed.
He said he snapped because his sister was bossy and he put the bags over her head to teach her a lesson, not to kill her.
Thomas says police told him they found a fingerprint on the plastic bags. The boy reasoned that he could confess to get them to leave him alone and the fingerprint would later clear him. In reality, a readable print couldn't be lifted from the plastic.
After the confession, Thomas asked to speak with his mother alone. Police secretly kept recording. Thomas hugged Jones and could be heard whispering: "I didn't do it," according to the videotape. "It's OK, Mom," the boy said. "They won't find my fingerprints."
Thomas then told her it was time for them to leave. He had no idea that his confession meant he couldn't.
DNA from the crime scene, from the cloth measuring tape used to bind Kaylee's ankles, belonged to an unknown male. No physical evidence matched Thomas.
Still, Thomas was convicted of second-degree murder by a lone Ouachita County judge in March 2008.
"I was labeled this emotionally unstable, extremely angry young man who killed his sister without remorse," Thomas said.
His attorney argued before the Arkansas Supreme Court that the videos proved: "Police interviewed Jones, but interrogated Thomas."
Thomas' mother told investigators in her videotaped statement she was on Social Security disability due to mental illness, including bipolar disorder and that she didn't always take her medicine.
Jones told investigators she spanked Kaylee the night the girl was murdered. She said she normally just gave her one swat, but this time gave three.
But police comforted her and zoned in on Thomas, focusing on his dislike of church, curiosity about death and the afterlife and his squabbles with his sister.
Jones, who told police she gave up her first child for adoption and briefly placed Thomas and Kaylee in state custody, said she didn't believe her son killed Kaylee. But she claimed he had an anger problem and once tried to set her bed afire.
Several of Thomas' teachers testified to the contrary. One said Thomas, big for his age, was calm even when another student publicly ridiculed him for mispronouncing words; Thomas patiently explained that he had a speech impediment.
Thomas' paternal grandfather, Stephen Harris, with whom he lives, said Thomas' mother should have been considered a suspect and, therefore, not given the authority to allow police to interrogate the boy alone.
The high court tossed out Thomas' confession in 2010 on technical grounds -- because the boy told police he didn't understand what it meant to waive his rights to remain silent and have an attorney with him.
Thomas was freed after serving two years in lockup. But he wasn't cleared.
Veteran Arkansas prosecutor H.G. Foster said he can't discuss the case because it involved a juvenile. He did say: "I can tell you I have dismissed charges on a number of occasions when I found out there was some question about the evidence.
"I have never once gone to trial where in my heart I had any question about the guilt of the defendant."
Camden Police Chief William O'Keefe referred questions to prosecuting attorney Robin Carroll. Carroll released a statement saying, in part: "No evidence or court holding has been forthcoming to cause my office to doubt anything done in the case, or its basis."
Thomas and his mother both believe officials got it wrong. But they disagree on who killed Kaylee.
Thomas and his paternal grandparents are convinced Melody Jones is to blame.
Thomas said after Kaylee's church play, she stayed inside the church with friends instead of following her mother's instructions to return to the family's car. Thomas said when she finally returned, his mother slapped her in the mouth.
Hours later, Kaylee was dead.
"I was upset, yes," Jones said during a recent interview. "I did threaten to smack her in the booty. ... But I did not pop her in the mouth."
"I did not do anything to my daughter," Jones said. "I love her, I miss her."
Jones, who has moved out of Camden, said she never suspected Thomas. "I still don't. I really wanted him to be totally cleared."
She describes the investigators' attitude as: "Slam, bam. We got him. We're done."
Jones said she believes a stranger is to blame. "There was unknown male DNA at my house," she said. "Did you ever hear about that person? Nothing."
Thomas, whose legal troubles dashed his hopes of joining the military like his father, is struggling to find a job.
This fall, Corbin tried to convince the trial judge to declare Thomas innocent. The judge declined. Thomas said he wasn't surprised.
"I lost my faith in the justice system," he said. "I don't believe in any of it anymore."
-- Beth Warren: (901) 529-2383
'Inside the Box'
Thomas Cogdell's case is featured in the MSNBC special "Inside the Box: Interrogations," scheduled to air at 9 p.m. Jan. 8. The show looks at police interrogations from the viewpoints of both the investigator and suspect.
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If you happened to be in Singapore and you're a little hungry for pizza….It might look like this.
For those of you who own / operate a business using a Forno Bravo oven, we have been adding a lot of support content to our website. It isn't linked on the main page, but you can access this documentation through our support portal.
There is a lot of great content in their including manuals, FAQs and Preventive Maintenance procedures. We will announce new content as it goes up.
The most recent addition is "Procedure – How to Clean your Burner Assembly."
We recently did a segment on Chef Bart showing oven diversity. Now that we are getting close to the Thanksgiving Holiday, you may want to make a turkey.
Another recipe with a holiday feel to my palate is the Butternut Squash.
The Fire Within is a premier manufacturer of mobile pizza ovens based out of Colorado. They offer full service start up assistance for the aspiring entrepreneur including cooking classes, business and cooking workshops, and eBooks on the mobile catering business.
Their ovens are based on the Forno Bravo Professionale Trailer Edition, a commercial grade oven.
Il Pizzaoilo owns several restaurants using Forno Bravo ovens in the Northern California Area. You can find them on our Restaurant Locator.
They also build and sell mobile pizza ovens in all sizes. The unit below is based on the Casa oven series. While smaller than the Professionale series more commonly used in mobile catering, as you can see the Casa oven provides a nice compact and mobile oven for smaller scale catering companies. If you are interested in one of their turn-key mobile catering ovens, you can reach them direct through our Dealer Locator, just enter Sacramento.
This model can make 60 pizzas an hour.
We recently finished a Roma style Gas / Wood unit for our new Outdoor Kitchen we are creating to demo our commercial ovens.
If you want to know how easy it is to install a Roma, just check out our You Tube Video.
We will show you it in action during our next Employee Pizza Party this Thanksgiving!
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So we are over a month in to Chef Bart adding his take on wood fired cooking to our community cookbook and we find ourselves getting excited about the Thanksgiving Holiday coming up and wood fired dishes besides the traditional pizza for your family feast.
What could be better than sitting around a fire and cooking up some Carmelized Apple Pizza for a dessert.
Or maybe you prefer fire roasted clams with Andouille sausage as an appetizer.
We are open to suggestions, just post your own culinary creations
While this is a private club in Oklahoma, we thought the trailer they built would give people considering doing their own Trailer a great concept for a lighter weight trailer using a copper exterior.
This oven was built using our Professionale Trailer edition and fashioned on site by their Facilities manager.
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Raspberry Sauce
18 Nov 2010
|Frozen raspberries in light syrup
|10 Ounce (1 Package)
|Grated lemon rind
|1 Teaspoon
|Raspberry jam/Currant jelly
|1⁄2 Cup (8 tbs)
|1 1⁄2 Teaspoon
|Fresh lemon juice
|1 Tablespoon
Place raspberries in a nonreactive saucepan.
Thaw over low heat on range top, or in microwave oven, breaking up raspberries occasionally as they thaw.
Stir in lemon rind and jam.
Bring to a boil over low heat and cook 6 to 8 minutes, stirring constantly, or in microwave oven 3 to 5 minutes on HIGH, stirring at 1-minute intervals.
Strain mixture through a sieve to remove seeds and rind.
Return mixture to saucepan.
Mix cornstarch and lemon juice in a small dish and add to the raspberries.
Cook on low heat, stirring until mixture clears.
Cool by refrigerating immediately in the same cooking pan.
Stir frequently during cooling.
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Target Corp. is adding its name to a legal defense of gay marriage, joining other large companies that have taken a stand on same-sex unions.
Target says it signed a court brief backing marriage equality in a pending case. Starbucks, Intel and Apple have publicly backed gay marriage advocates in court cases or ballot issues.
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Western Province flank Michael Rhodes has been suspended for one match for stamping on Blue Bulls captain Jono Ross in their Currie Cup clash on Saturday.
Rhodes received a red card in the 35th minute for the offence, and appeared before a SARU judicial committee in Cape Town on Tuesday.
The judicial officer Peter Ingwersen ruled that although there was no intent by Rhodes to stamp on the side of Ross' face as he was being pulled down in a tackle at the time and tried to regain his balance, there was sufficient negligence to find the player guilty of transgressing Law 10.4 (b). The law states that a player may not stamp on an opponent.
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Cheese Bread
23 Sep 2010
|Active dry yeast
|1⁄2 Ounce (2 Packages, 1/4 Ounce Each)
|Lukewarm water
|1 Cup (16 tbs)
|1⁄4 Cup (4 tbs)
|2 Teaspoon
|5 Cup (80 tbs), sifted
|Finely grated sharp cheddar cheese
|2 Cup (32 tbs)
In a large bowl, dissolve yeast in water.
Stir together milk, sugar, and salt. Pour into yeast mixture.
Stir in one half of the flour, then add the cheese. Mix thoroughly and add remaining flour.
Knead dough on a floured surface for about 10 minutes or until dough becomes elastic.
Grease the inside of a large bowl, place dough in bowl and cover with a damp towel. Let rise until double in size.
Punch down and let rise again.
Grease two 9" X 5" X 3" loaf pans.
Knead down and divide dough in half. Form each half into a loaf and place in prepared pans. Cover with damp towels and let rise again.
Preheat oven at 375° and bake for 40-45 minutes or until hollow sounding when tapped.
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My boyfriend and I just moved to the immediate area and were excited when we saw this restaurant. Unfortuately it did not live up to its previous reviews, as the food was luke warm, the salad (wilted iceberg) unappetizing and atmosphere left much to be desired. Could it be they were having an off day? Maybe... but I cant imagine such a 180 for any establishment.
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This is the Pakistani restaurant you've always wanted to find but didn't know where it was: It's here! The window says "Nice and Spicy" and that's fair warning. It's not that the spicing is painful, it's just that the cooking isn't adjusted down for you; it's adjusted properly for them. The taste is simply delicious, so good that you'll return again and again. There are lots of different dishes to try and they each have their unique taste. Unlike many Indian dishes with which these share names and appearances, this food is not heavy or oily. And you likely will have that feeling of authenticity by being the only non-Pakistani in the place. The service is friendly and good-humored. I can't say enough.
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Dope: Reasons why to watch this movie this Fourth of July Weekend
Besides a noun describing many forms of drugs or a stupid person. Dope can also be used as an adjective describing something or someone is "Dope," which the movie Dope is, starring up and coming actor, Shameik Moore, who plays Malcom, a geeky high school senior from "The Bottoms" aka Inglewood that is different from his peers because he's in love with 90's hip-hop and wants to get out if the hood because he wants to make something out of his life, which his friends are the same way. Tony Revolori from The Grand Budapest Hotel and Kiersey Clemons are part of his click, who just want to check out vinyl records from the 90's and play hip-hop punk in their band, which is affectionately called Oreo. Malcolm has his life planned out as he tries to get out of the hood trying to go to Harvard but like all things fate steps in to challenge our resolve.
He gets invited to a party because he wanted to hook up with uber hot Zoe Kravitz but gets caught up with the "dope game" as A$AP Rocky puts dope aka drugs in his backpack, which is not dope. This begins a "slippery slope" situation with Malcolm and his friends because now he wants to get rid of the dope but is forced to sell it like one of his peers from the hood. Malcom gets caught up with all the bullshit he always avoided growing up in the hood but now he has to make a choice whether or not he's part of the hood or is he much more than his environment, which makes for a good movie. Can a person survive a bad environment and still succeed with tons of adversities in his way? Can a person be a geek and a thug at the same time? This is one reason why you should watch Dope because it raises the question: Are you a product of your environment or is the environment the product of you?
If you still don"t think Dope is a movie you should watch this Fourth of July weekend, check out our reasons why you should see this movie asap Rocky!
- The Nerdy Virgin
First off, who doesn't like a coming of age movie, where our hero is completely hopeless because he's such a nerd and dork. You want the universe to help them out to get laid because they are so lovable. You want them to stop jerking off to twerk videos.
- Dope Ass 90s music
Tupac, Biggie & Nas. Do I even need to explain why the 90s had the best hip-hop music ever produced. I was super glad that I grew up on it, which shaped a lot of my creative ideas including with many other well-known artists. So, hearing all those songs from my childhood brings back fond memories like the 2 Live Crew's Me So Horny and Pop that Puxxy.
- Chanel Iman, Zoe Kravitz, Kimberly Elise
Look them up. One of the best reasons to check this movie because of these gorgeous women of color, who are also smart and amazing actresses.
- Your choice of movies this weekend SUCK:
What are your choices this weekend? An unfunny children's cartoon, a softcore gay porn and a remake of an old sci-fi franchise. Be different this weekend by choosing a movie with heart, don't be entertained with cheap thrills because you deserve better.
- You deserve better.
Throughout the whole movie every character is stereotyped and pigeon holed just because of what they look like or where they are from, which the characters fight against on who they really are and what society wants them to be. It's all about personal identity, finding out who you really are despite of your environment. As our lead character tells us in the movie to Zoe Kravitz's character that she deserves better and don't sell herself short. I believe this the main philosophy or vibe I got from this movie, which is despite of difficult circumstances or if your environment is not nurturing, you can still succeed. You deserve better than the current cards that you were dealt. Never sell yourself short because you were meant for MORE.
You deserve better.
You should watch Dope because you deserve better.
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One more bit of info on the whole "the tires are ruining F1" panic. Red Bull's average finish position through 5 races this season is identical to last season (5th), even with Webers DNF at China this year. Mercedes is actually better (average of 13th last season and 9th this). Hamilton averaged a 5th place through 5 races last year, and 6th this year. Vettel was averaging 5th through 5 races in 2012 and his average this year is 3rd.
Red Bull, Ferarri, Lotus and Mercedes ALL have more constructors' points through 5 races this season than at this point last season. McLaren is the only big loser among the top teams from last year, replaced by Force India this season.
I already posted earlier about the data showning winning lap times essentially unchanged from last season.
So what exactly are Red Bull's and Mercedes' complaints about the tires? Why is everyone (except Ferarri, Lotus and Force India) in a tizzy about the tires?
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Krazy™ predictions:1. The Demon Kane will pin Cena clean to win the WWE World Heavyweight Championship.2. Said Demon will single-handedly fend off a Money in the Bank contract cash-in by Seth Rollins...
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Battleground Kickoff Match: Cameron vs. NaomiWinner (2 pts): CameronMethod of victory (2 pts): PinIntercontinental Championship Battleground Battle RoyalWinner (10 pts): Cesaro2-Out-of-3 Falls Match ...
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Razer Nabu Wins Best of CES 2014 Readers' Choice Award
There is no mistaking which device you preferred at this year's CES 2014. The Razer Nabu fitness tracker/smartwatch/bracelet was the hands-down, top choice of the Tom's Guide readers, and we can see why.
MORE: Best Wearable Tech of CES 2014
Not only does the Nabu displays text-message alerts, call notifications and fitness goals, it can transmit data with other Nabu devices. For example, if two Nabu wearers shake hands, they can be instantly linked via social networks such as Facebook, Twitter or LinkedIn to follow one another or exchange contact info. Third-party app developers will have access to the data on the device, so you'll be able to use your existing fitness and social apps with the wristband. Razer tells us that Nabu wearers have control over which information is shared, and can opt out of this functionality by hand-picking the type of info that is shared.
We really like the dual-screen interface of this simple wristband. The Razer Nabu features a 32 x 32-pixel OLED display on top of your wrist, that shows simple icons. Razer calls this the Public Display, and it's meant to alert you that there's an incoming notifications without broadcasting it to the people around you. This second screen, the 128 x 32 Private Messages screen is located on the underside of your wrist. It shows message previews rather than just icons.
While exact pricing and availability haven't been announced, we know the developer model will be just $49. So we're hoping Razer keeps things affordable for this versatile device.
While it's true that Razer handily took home the win for this competition, the Alienware Steambox and MatCatz R.A.T. Tournament Mouse both make valiant efforts. Bringing up the rear were the Samsung UHD 105" Curved TV, the Pebble Steel smartwatch, the da Vinci 3D printer and the Parrot miniDrone.
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-3biohazrdfear , January 10, 2014 8:07 AM*Rolls eyes* I don't care if its 50 bucks. Its very low end technology if you ask me. I'm still waiting for Smartwatch prices to drop a little more, for I'll be getting a Galaxy Gear.
3brazuka331 , January 10, 2014 8:30 AMguy complains about "low end technology" for $50. Whats high end stuff but also wants it cheap. just go home.
-3biohazrdfear , January 10, 2014 8:37 AM*Rolls eyes* I don't care if its 50 bucks. Its very low end technology if you ask me. I'm still waiting for Smartwatch prices to drop a little more, for I'll be getting a Galaxy Gear.
-3biohazrdfear , January 10, 2014 8:40 AMI'm not complaining about anything. And I never said anything about wanting it cheap. And I sure as hell didn't say I'm buying it. I'm not buying a POS Razer wristband that just displays text on a small screen. And I don't see why this crap got the best of CES. Its nothing fancy. Says the guy who JUMPS to conclusions. Just go home.Quote:guy complains about "low end technology" for $50. Whats high end stuff but also wants it cheap. just go home.
-1sevags , January 10, 2014 9:20 AMSeriously this useless tech won? It isn't innovative, it isn't cool, it will never hit mainstream (if i bought one I probably would never get the chance to shake somones hand who is also wearing one), it isn't unique, and better alternatives already exist. Other than the price there is nothing to see here. My favorite at CES is the Corsair cherry mx 16.8m color keyboard, not a wrist band that Nike created years ago minus the phone status features.Also who would want to wear this ugly thing everywhere all the time? Definitely not for professionals this is more for teenagers trying to read txts while driving and not get a ticket for it. If you want a fitness tracker look elsewhere. If you want a smart watch look elsewhere. If you are addicted to your phone and wan a cheap way to leash yourself closer to it then get Nabu.
3WithoutWeakness , January 10, 2014 11:35 AM> wristband that sends alerts for incoming e-mails and messages is for teenagers> gets excited about multicolor LEDs on a keyboardDo you still have a clear acrylic case with tri-color 80mm LED fans and are looking for a keyboard to match? Multi-color LED's are hardly worthy of a "Best of CES" award compared to the other tech shown off at the show, including this Razer band. It's not the most groundbreaking innovation but I think this or something like the Pebble watch are much more ideal solutions than Samsung cramming a smartphone on your wrist and getting 6 hours of battery life out of it.Quote:My favorite at CES is the Corsair cherry mx 16.8m color keyboardDefinitely not for professionals this is more for teenagers
0rwinches , January 11, 2014 10:46 PMThis is a prime example of 'vote for the worst'Come on Toms you have to be kidding, this is not innovative, does not represent best of tech and should have never been a choice.Toms is quickly becoming the 'Consumers Reports' of computer/IT tech.,with test setups that want all equipment to be as quiet as a HTPC and use less power than a low cost laptop and most testing is about synthetics and file conversion or super high resolutions like 1440.


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SFHA Solutions 6.0.1: VMware infrastructure discovery using Veritas Operations Manager
Using Veritas Operations Manager Management Server, you can configure VMware vCenter Server, and manage ESX servers and configured virtual machines. Veritas Operations Manager uses Control Host to discover the VMware infrastructure. The Control Host Add-on, which is installed on the Control Host contains the VMware Infrastructure SDK (VI SDK). This VI SDK provides a standard interface for the VMware Servers and Control Hosts to access the VMware infrastructure.
For more information on the Control Host and the VMware discovery mechanism, see:
- About Control Hosts in Veritas Operations Manager
- How Veritas Operations Manager discovers VirtualCenter and ESX servers
Some of the key requirements of VMware discovery are the presence of the VRTSsfmh package on the managed host, connectivity of the Control Host with the VMware vCenter Server, and appropriate user privileges (Browse Datastore).
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You can obtain information related to disk multi-pathing for ESX servers in your datacenter. The disk paths are managed under Veritas Dynamic Multi-Pathing (VxDMP) on the ESX servers.
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Using the Management Server console, you can configure, edit, and refresh virtualization discoveries in your datacenter. For more information on editing and configuration of VMware vCenter Server, see:
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- Editing a virtualization discovery configuration in Veritas Operations Manager
Performance metering lets you gather the statistics about the storage and clustering objects in the datacenter. A few examples of these storage and clustering objects are host, virtualization server, and enclosures.
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Tony Gregoire is Director of Research, North America, at Staffing Industry Analysts. Tony is currently responsible for North American research for both Corporate Members and CWS Council Members. Since joining Staffing Industry Analysts in 2008, he has covered healthcare staffing and authored reports such as the US Staffing Industry Forecast and the VMS & MSP Competitive Landscape.
Tony holds an M.B.A. from Columbia Business School and passed the CFA Level III exam.
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2012 List of VMS/MSP providers
July 19, 2012
- Excerpt from full 2012 VMS/MSP Landscape Report
- 36 MSP/VMS companies examined
- Companies listed by spend under management
2012 VMS and MSP Supplier Competitive Landscape
July 2, 2012
- $100 billion in global VMS/MSP spend accounted for in this study
- VMS and MSP markets continue to surge, but the rising tide is not lifting all boats
- MSP's gaining traction in statement-of-work services
SIA Research: Building Best Practices in Your Program
June 20, 2012
Every contingent workforce program needs to have a strong foundation on which to grow. Whether a company has an externally managed program supported by a third-party MSP (managed service provider) or an internally, company-staffed program, there are fundamental practices a program should establish.
Building Best Practices into your Contingent Workforce Program
June 20, 2012
- 15 best practices for new contingent workforce programs
- Learn how to establish a strong program brand and create meaningful policies
- Supplier contracts and identifying rogue behavior also discussed
2012 VMS RFP Template
June 4, 2012
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- Notes added for guidance
- Cut and paste as appropriate for building your own RFP
2012 MSP RFP Template
May 29, 2012
- Template for issuing an RFP for a managed service provider
- Notes added for guidance
- Cut and paste as appropriate for building your own RFP
MSP Engagement Models Revisited
May 10, 2012
- Pros and cons of vendor-neutral, master supplier, and hybrid models
- Strategies for selecting appropriate model
- A concise and useful reference
Building Your Contingent Workforce Program
April 30, 2012
- Panel discussion of strategies to building a CW program
- See how other companies get stakeholder buy-in and manage their MSP/VMS
- Learn what has worked and what hasn't from experienced CW program managers
SI Report Webinar - April 2012
April 10, 2012
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- Staffing trends update
- Staffing industry forecast, 2012-2013
- Geographic opportunity atlas
Co-employment: Friend or Foe?
April 9, 2012
- Panel discussion on co-employment issues with temporary workers
- Strategies discussed on how to mitigate misclassification risks and manage suppliers
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A modification of Gravity in the low-curvature regime may account for the late time acceleration of our universe, and is therefore an interesting alternative to Dark Energy.In such models, the modified Einstein equations admit self-accelerated solutions in the presence of negligible matter. At the level of perturbation theory,the modified equations give rise to new dynamics for the perturbations of the metric and matter.
I will present the embedding of runaway quintessence models in supergravity coupled to observable matter and hidden supersymmetry breaking. Serious obstructions appear either in the gravitational sector of the theory or cosmologically. Alternatives will be discussed.
We explore the hypothesis that a dynamical dark energy is related to a time-variation of the fundamental mass scale. A dilatation anomaly induced by quantum fluctuations could explain the small value of the present dark energy. Reformulated as a scalar field theory this would predict a quintessence potential which asymptotically relaxes to zero rather than to a nonvanishing constant. An observable consequence of such a scenario results in "early dark energy " contributing a few percent to the energy density of the Universe even at high redshift.
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In nearly every quantum algorithm which exponentially outperforms the best classical algorithm the quantum Fourier transform plays a central role. Recently, however, cracks in the quantum Fourier transform paradigm have begun to emerge. In this talk I will discuss one such development which arises in a new efficient quantum algorithm for the Heisenberg hidden subgroup problem.
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Modern motivations for extra spacetime dimensions will be presented, in particular the surprising AdS/CFT connection to particle compositeness. It will be shown how highly curved, "warped", extra-dimensional geometries can naturally address several puzzles of fundamental physics, including the weakness of gravity, particle mass hierarchies, dark matter, and supersymmetry breaking. The possibility of direct discovery of warped dimensions at
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