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DIP2 - Digi+ Introduced
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Dual Intelligent Processors 2
As the name suggests, this is a natural progression from our recently published article on Dual Intelligent Processors. It might be worth reading it first before attempting to digest the following!
EPU and Digi+ VRM
Digi+ VRM is expected to bring a whole new level of energy optimisation and system stability to the table. Falling under the EPU side of DIP, some of its key features are as follows -
1) Active VRM Signal Optimisation - In essence, power signals are transmitted as a frequency. The concept follows that if a stand alone microchip (independent of the CPU) can actively adjust this frequency depending on system loading, it can be tweaked in a manner that system voltages remain consistent and in turn potentially higher levels of efficiency and stability can be obtained.
2) Enhanced Load Line Calibration - Nobody likes Vdrop/Vdroop when overclocking processors. Without LLC, many boards force the end users to raise assigned voltages well above the required amount for the desired effect. Likewise, it sometimes follows that a fully enabled LLC function results in mild overvoltage. Digi+ VRM solves the problem by offering intermediate options, which can be configured within BIOS or Software.
3) VRM Duty Control - Lets face it, temperatures often have a direct impact on stability. Depending on VRM temperature, Duty Control will adjust power phase loading accordingly. Once again, this occurs on the fly and is powered by a dedicated microchip and (presumably) a rather sophisticated set of algorithms to make it all happen.
The TPU aspects of DIP remain very much the same as before. Regardless it remains to be as impressive as ever.
As before it is possible to access all aspects of DIP from the centralised AI Suite II application. Our previous testing indicated that the program wasn't particularly costly in terms of memory utilisation however both we and Asus sympathise with those who fully disagree to installing software for features such as these.
With the P67 series it is possible to acccess the vast m
ajority of DIP related features directly from BIOS. Even still, for those who are too frightened to enter BIOS may also enable these features via flick switches on the PCB itself.
In a nutshell, BT GO! bares similarities with the existing RC Bluetooth concept. The facility allows the end user to sync their smartphone (Symbian, Android, Windows Mobile, iOS) with the P67 series Bluetooth Adapter in order to -
- File Share
- Internet Share
- Auto Overclock
- Control Windows Media Player
- Power Down / Restart System
Feature packed doesn't even begin to describe these boards. Let's continue...
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Turns out there was an NDA but we hadnt been told, no big deal but you will have to wait till the 15th. The seminar was pretty awesome though, Ive seen alllllllllllllllllllll then new toys
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K i gave a a quick read and with my memory i saw some nice software screens and that's all i can say
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i think there was a word in it at some point but apart from that i dont know
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i also believe these boards have that new version of BIOS on them (cant remember what it is called)
or at least the M4E does
all P67's will feature it.Quote
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The new BIOS thing is the UEFI (Unified Extensible Firmware Interface). Should provide faster boots and pretty up the settings quite a bit. Will probably be initially shunned by purists as you can use a mouse and it means people will become less afraid of the BIOS and overclocking etc.Quote
The new BIOS thing is the UEFI (Unified Extensible Firmware Interface). Should provide faster boots and pretty up the settings quite a bit. Will probably be initially shunned by purists as you can use a mouse and it means people will become less afraid of the BIOS and overclocking etc.
I remember when I was younger it was a big thing for parents to keep their children out of the bios
I can see this becoming a big thing again, In the end I imagine it will just come down to passwording it but still. Quote
That explains why I read about this earlier and now can't find it anywhere!
The new BIOS thing is the UEFI (Unified Extensible Firmware Interface). Should provide faster boots and pretty up the settings quite a bit. Will probably be initially shunned by purists as you can use a mouse and it means people will become less afraid of the BIOS and overclocking etc.
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well it looks like the board manufactures dont even know that
Asus will let us talk about the mobos on the 15th.Quote
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I really really like the new UEFI BIOS.Quote
As to the maxiumus they have always appeared to be the ugly members of the ROG family and things dont appear to have changed on the plus side I'm pleased to see ceramic heatsinks, the negative being it looks like they've just slapped the ROG light up logo on it and called it a day. Yeah I know its just aesthetic but if I'm paying good money for a motherboard I'd at like it to look as good as this generations ROG motherboards. Though this being said next year should be very interesting, two new sets of Intel chips at either end of the year and AMD's new chips sometime next year aswell should be a very good (and expensive year) for us enthusiasts.Quote
I didn't know the 1155 i7's would have the HD Graphics in them but looking on wiki's "List of future Intel microprocessors"
Core i7-2600S Quad Core, 2.8 GHz, 3.8 GHz Turbo, 8 MB, HD Graphics 100, GPU Frequency: 850-1100 MHz, 65 W, LGA 1155, Release Date Q1 2011.
Core i7-2600 Quad Core, 3.4 GHz, 3.8 GHz Turbo, 8 MB, HD Graphics 200, GPU Frequency: 850-1350 MHz, 95 W, LGA 1155, Release Date Q1 2011.
Core i7-2600K Quad Core, 3.4 GHz 3.8 GHz Turbo, 8 MB, HD Graphics 200, GPU Frequency: 850-1350 MHz, 95 W, LGA 1155, Release Date Q1 2011.
Full List of future Intel microprocessors
But yes I agree with wraithien that it looks like a expensive year. and with the Core i7-990X coming up to. Quote
So with the 3 different color PCIE slots would suggest 3x 16x lanes...? Would that be 3 way GPU compatible...?
With i3/5/7, 55/58, Intel are still only claiming somewhere around a quarter of their own socket sales to this generation. Meanwhile 775/1 still occupies around two thirds - which is massive in consideration.
(this would be total Intel shipments of their own sockets)
We had to consider, throughout the Intel wish for as all to lever away from the LGA 775, that mobos themselves, apart from chipsets, will be going through changes. Not only was their the hapless introduction of ddr3, which in tech terms goes against logic along with tri-core processing, but there was SATA3 and USB3 on the immediate horizon.
In fairness, the newer generation of the Intel offering, boast some decent tech in it's own right, and as a purchasable item where no existing items (775) were in attendance, apart from the total outlay of cash to consider, you have again a really good system.
But, in the same breathe, if you're nothing short of a professional workstation, there's not really a great point in abandoning your 3.8-4ghz 775 setup, with decent memory and atleast a single Pcie 2.0 x16 slot.
Progress ? Arguable. I can remember shooting the breeze in hard benchmarking terms with a fellow oc3der with his top of the range i7 setup and the extreme 775 I had, with crap memory I hasten to add which negates the extreme rating really. Sure the i7 could keep up and beat the 775 arrangement in many facets - but by really small comparitive amounts. Flip this to the pov of the gamer, and there's nothing in it.
Hyperthreading, multiple cores - again professionally they mean something, also with benchmarking. Other than that, if you're in posession of a really good 775 - no point.
So in Intel's defense, if I can call it that, they are left to squeeze existing socket users into adopting the new one. Eol on cpus and the promise of Pentium class replacements only is fairly scary. And yet to this day - a quarter share.
Many would have understandably skipped i3/5/7, and we have some new offerings. But how well do these compare, across the board with the legendary 775 ? I'm expecting the same comparisons. Workstation professionals - great. Gamers/internet'ers - no point unless you have to.
And of course, we'll rush out for the 67 chipset, feel nice and warm - and just like SATA3/USB3 - the breaker of the deal will be PCie 3.0.
New mobo ? Give me Pcie 3.0/full SATA3/full USB3/DDRx (QUAD channel). Perhaps next year.


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If schools fail to raise students' math and reading scores by the 2013-14 school year, teachers and principals can expect to lose their jobs.
The federal No Child Left Behind law says that by the 2013-14 school year all students must pass state tests in these subjects - or face stiff consequences.
About half of the states have steady annual goals for increasing the percentage of students passing, or working at their proper grade level.
But the other half set the bar very low early on, and starting about now expect big annual achievement gains, according to a report being released Tuesday by the nonpartisan Center on Education Policy.
Schools that don't hit testing benchmarks for two years or longer face consequences that become increasingly stiff each year - from having to transport children to higher-performing schools and paying for tutoring to replacing staff thought to be a part of a school's problems.
Nearly 11,000 schools, or a little more than 10 percent of all public schools - from elementary to high school - have missed their state-set progress goals and are taking corrective steps, according to the Education Department.
That number has been rising slowly and is expected to grow at a faster clip over the next few years.
Attempts to make revisions to the No Child Left Behind failed in Congress this year, and the 2013-14 goal remains in place.
That means, eventually, that even states that expect schools to make gradual gains will find a lot of schools falling short of the 100-percent mark in six years.
However, there is one other way schools can avoid the penalties associated with missing benchmarks under No Child Left Behind: If schools miss annual testing goals but show they have decreased the number of kids failing by 10 percent from the previous year, they can avoid penalties. They also must make progress in another area, often attendance.
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Dhaka Conference Establishes Global Initiative on Community-Based Adaptation to Climate Change
24 February 2009: The Third International Conference on Community Based Adaptation (CBA) to Climate Change took place in Dhaka, Bangladesh, from 18-24 February 2009.
The event was organized by the Bangladesh Centre for Advanced Studies, the International Institute for Environment and Development and RING Alliance of Policy Research Organizations, and was co-sponsored by, inter alia, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). The main objective of the conference was to exchange information on adaptation planning and practices, priority sectors and measures.
The event included: a three-day field visit to community-based adaptation projects in different ecosystems; three days of interactive discussions on different thematic areas of climate change; and a high-level panel. Reports from the technical sessions were presented in the subsequent plenary session, where panelists made further comments on the themes under discussion. The technical sessions addressed: methods and tools in designing CBA; adaptation measures and practices related to agriculture; women, education and awareness for adaptation; advancing adaptation through communication for development; mainstreaming and partnership for adaptation; disaster and climate change; and urban adaptation. A final technical session was held on scaling-up adaptation, which was followed by a high-level plenary session attended by the Planning and Finance Ministers of Bangladesh.
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Prayer is the key and the foundation for all we do. Without it nothing is accomplished for the Kingdom of God!
"To be a Christian without prayer is no more possible than to be alive without breathing." Well said, Martin Luther!
Many are being caught up with the "cares of this world," and sometimes things can seem to choke the Word (and may I add the prayer?) right out of us! God desires to wash us with His Word and re-fire us to go and do "the work of the ministry" everywhere. Each one of us has a part to play, and the Lord desires that we be fully prepared. We must first go to the Lord in prayer, to acknowledge God in all things: and He will surely guide our steps (Prov. 3:5-6). If we do not acknowledge the Lord in prayer, then as verse 7 says, we are being wise in our own eyes.
Have you ever witnessed or said to yourselves in a situation that needed an answer, "Well, all I can do is pray?" as though that was the last resort or somehow inferior to anything else? Instead, we need to believe and be in high expectation: "I can pray and that's a lot!" We should be a people that live in prayer and not just do prayer. Pray without ceasing (I Thess. 5:17 and also Luke18:1). Men ought always to pray and not to give up! That's right. Continue earnestly in prayer and be steadfast, Beloved, knowing that the effective fervent prayers of the righteous make a big difference! If Jesus Himself prayed to the Father and did nothing without the leading of His Father, how could we not follow His lead? If Jesus needed to spend time in His Father's presence and worship Him and pray and communicate with His Father, how could we bypass this? This is indeed a lifestyle for us and not a once in a while occurrence. It is in all of its simplicity, relationship and communication with our Lord. We must align our will with the will of the Father. When we are properly aligned with His will, situations change!
As we have the privilege of being in this wonderful community, then we must be good stewards of it. Prayer is a key that will unlock the doors that are needed and provide the answers we are seeking. Once we have prayed, then it is time to move. Once we have received direction, then we can carry out what is needed. No guessing games ... but clear and concise direction.
Yes, we can talk about prayer, we can read about prayer and we can write about prayer, but, beloved, we must get down to the Lord's business of actually praying!
Let's see and be a part of the change that is needed in our individual lives, the lives of others and our community and world. I can pray, and that's a lot!
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Whether it be high ticket prices, fans who decide their Eric Gagne Dodgers jersey they are wearing doesn't need to be retired or the BCS, there is hardly a dearth of things that annoy sports fans.
Ah, but we found the select few more frustrating than that.
If you like, you can go ahead and toss Tim Tebow coverage right next to Rob Gronkowski stories on the pile of things we are very much tired of hearing about.
In fact, we will do just that in what is a breakdown of all the frustrating pet peeves that come with being a sports fan in 2014.
Of course, this list is merely emotional, not exhaustive. Feel free to offer your own pet peeves down in the comments section or just tell me to get over myself.
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JB Hunt does more than just long-haul freightUPDATED 8:32 AM CDT May 23, 2013
40/29's Derek Burleson shows us how a traditional trucking company is making moves on the rail.Video Transcript
ALL SEE THE J-B HUNT TRUCKS ROLLING DOWN THE ROAD EVERY DAY, BUT THE LOWELL-BASED COMPANY IS INVOLVED IN MUCH MORE THAN JUST LONG-HAUL FREIGHT. THIS MORNING, 40- 29'S DEREK BURLESON SHOWS US HOW A TRADITIONAL TRUCKING COMPANY IS MAKING MOVES ON THE RAIL. Tom Williams says, "they're always shocked to find out we do that much business with the railroad." TOM WILLIAMS IS THE SENIOR V.P. FOR INTERMODAL AT J.B HUNT ....WHICH IS, BASICALLY, THE COMBINATION OF MULTIPLE MODES TO ACCOMPLISH THE MOVEMENT OF A SHIPMENT. Tom says, "We'll have a pickup with the truck on the origin, we'll have the intermediate movement via rail, and then we'll transfer it back to the truck at destination for the final delivery." STARTED IN 1989, THE INTERMODAL DIVISION MOVES ABOUT 2 MILLION LOADS AND HAS ACTUALLY GROWN SO MUCH, IN THE FIRST QUARTER OF 2013 IT POSTED 796 MILLION DOLLARS IN REVENUE, UP 15% FROM THE SAME QUARTER IN 2012. GOOD FOR THE BOTTOM LINE, BUT SURPRISINGLY, GOOD FOR THE ENVIRONMENT AS WELL... Tom says, "rather than 1 tractor pulling one load with one engine, and all the associated emissions that go along with that, now, we have one or 2 locomotives that are pulling 200 loads behind them." THOSE LOADS CONTAIN PRIMARILY RETAIL MERCHANDISE, COMING IN FROM INTERNATIONAL CONTAINERS TO BE DISTRIBUTED ACORSS 48 CONTINENTAL U.S. STATES. A SUCCESSFUL DIVISION THAT WAS THE BRAINCHILD OF THE COMPANY'S FOUNDER J.B. HUNT AND THE OLD SANTA FE RAILWAY, INTERMODAL SHOWS NO SIGN OF SLOWING DOWN. Tom says, "we certainly don't see ourselves taking our foot off th egas on this, this has been a great success story." THAT WAS DEREK BURLESON REPORTING-- AND TOMORROW MORNING HE'LL EXPLAIN WHY YOU MIGHT BE SEEING J-B HUNT TRUCKS OUT ON THE ROADS AND NOT EVEN KNOW IT.
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FBI: Wells Fargo robbery largest in recent Colo. history
WESTMINSTER, Colo. — Wells Fargo has increased the reward they are offering for information that leads to the arrest and conviction of two people who robbed a bank last week.
During a news conference Friday, the FBI spokesman Dave Joly would not say specifically how money was stolen, but he said it "is the largest in recent Colorado history."
The two thieves have been dubbed the Trash Talking Bandits "because of their verbally abusive and aggressive demeanor while committing this bank robbery," Joly said.
"Law enforcement is particularly concerned with the level of violence used by these criminals and the possibility of them acting again, resulting in serious injury to an innocent person," Joly said.
The robbery happened Jan. 21 at the Westminster bank at W. 74th Avenue and Federal.
According to the FBI, two men in their 20s entered the bank just after 4 p.m. Both had handguns and left with a large sum of money.
Surveillance video of the robbery showed one of the men wearing a white jacket and carrying a black garbage bag.
The duo left the bank in a black Jeep Cherokee. Police said the Jeep was stolen in the north metro area several days before the robbery.
"If someone has been seen with large amounts of cash or has changed their spending habits in a manner that would be cause for concern, please notify law enforcement," Joly said.
Wells Fargo increased the reward they will give for information leading to the arrest and prosecution of the thieves to $35,000.
One of the thieves is described as approximately 5-feet-7 to 5-feet-9, with a medium build. The second is 5-feet-8 to 5-feet-10, with a thin build.
If anyone has any information on this bank robbery, or any bank robbery, please call the FBI Rocky Mountain Safe Streets Task Force at 303-629-7171; or, you can remain anonymous and earn up to $2,000 by calling Metro Denver Crime Stoppers at 720-913-STOP (7867).


text: July 9, 2010 | Brad King | 2 Comments That I've made serious life change in the past two years isn't news. I've quit drinking, stopped smoking, ended some unhealthy relationships (sometimes happily, sometimes with great sadness), revamped my eating, taken up a healthy exercise regiment. I've started – in small ways – to find myself as a person again, uncovering all the components that most of the "normal" world takes for granted. Or maybe they don't. I suspect, though, they do for this simple reason: I am amazed daily at the small discoveries about myself and how I interact with the world; I don't see others expressing the same wonderment. Unless they are in The Program, in which case they have a warped sense of maturity as well. More than two years out, though, I can already feel I'm moving into another new stage of my sobriety. The first year was about hanging on, the second year was about re-assembling the broken bits, and the third year seems to be about the future. The future. A concept that for most of my life I lived without. How odd, then, that I can conceive of a tomorrow. (This is one of those little wonderments.) That brings with it possibility. And with that, hope. I've been thinking about what to do with that possibility and hope. After all, it's really no good to keep it bottled up inside me, which I freely admit is what my tendency is. I'm an addict. Possibility and hope are the last stop on the way to death. I lived for years without a rational emotional connection to expectations. Tomorrow was feared. Hope was beaten. Now, I sit looking across the grand horizon on my life and am filled with a warmth and smile, if you can be filled with such things. It's like a Southwestern sunset on the high desert. Technicolor dreams. For years, I shied away from that. I realize now what a gift hope and possibility are. What a gift the oncoming end of this can be. It's a reminder. Carpe diem. Seize the day. Two years in, I feel ready to begin that journey. To attack my life with the same vigor that I hid from it. The first step in this process – and this is simply the first of many changes coming – is a series of applications to writer's colonies around the country. The residencies, as they are called, range from short two-week stays to 13-week summer escapes. Some are free, but most cost some nominal fee. The idea, though, is to head to a secluded place – most are on several hundred acres plots in the middle of nowhere – with a handful of strangers and then work on your art. For me, this means writing. The thing I've loved the most in my life but somehow lost my way. It's become something I never quite get to, or don't have enough time for, or can figure out what to say. That brings an emptiness to my soul, one I am simply not willing to live with anymore. Seize the day. Step one, then, is underway. I'm doing my research, writing my applications, applying for grants and exploring the possibilities (for both winter AND summer residencies). I will, as I have learned to do, put one foot in front of the other on this journey and see where it takes me. I am not worried about rejections or failures or roadblocks. All of those, after all, are simply to keep other people out. There are no "nos" in Technicolor dreams. Only possibilities. And Step Ones. Share this:FacebookTwitterGoogleRedditLinkedInPrintEmail


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Source: Office of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo
New York State has recently launched the http://nysandyhelp.ny.gov website to allow business owners such as yourself to apply for financial assistance. Grants of up to $50,000 to cover as much as 100% of eligible uncompensated losses may be offered. The State may offer additional grant assistance up to an aggregate grant amount of $100,000 for businesses that suffered damage under specified circumstances that can demonstrate that they are at risk of closure. To learn more about this program please go to http://nysandyhelp.ny.gov/sites/default/files/documents/smallbusiness-factsheet_rev_4-25-13.pdf
While applications may be completed online New York State has established intake centers found at http://nysandyhelp.ny.gov/content/resources. New York State also has trained professionals at our local Small Business Development Centers (SBDC) located in Farmingdale and Stony Brook ready to answer your questions and assist you in completing this application. The locations are as follows.
Farmingdale SBDC, 2350 Broadhollow Road, Farmingdale, NY 11735, Phone: (631)420-2765, Hours from 8:30am – 4:00pm
Stony Brook University SBDC, Research and Development Park, Development Drive, Building #17, Room 146, Stony Brook, NY 11794, Phone: (631) 632-9837, Hours from 8:30am – 4:00pm
It is highly recommended that you call the SBDC offices to arrange appointments and learn what documents you should bring. As fellow Long Islanders we strongly encourage you to apply for these additional funds.
It's important that businesses register, even if they have questions about eligibility. We can only provide assistance after an application has been filed and processed.


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Rhoda Nyberg of Bovey, Minn., hand-painted the world-famous photograph of a peddler in prayer. Nyberg's father, Eric Enstrom, took the photo, "Grace," in Bovey in 1918. The photo became Minnesota's official state photo in 2002.
The Duluth News Tribune profiles the painter.
A family relative, who spent time with Nyberg, shares a lot more information about the photo.
You can buy a copy of the photo at the Enstrom family's website.


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2009 World's End Cabernet Franc Reserve Against The Wind Napa Valley
Producer: World's End
Style: Red Wine
Grape Type: Cabernet Franc
Origin: California
Region: Napa
92 Points | Stephen Tanzer's IWC - May/June 2012
Moderately saturated medium red. Good floral lift to the aromas of bitter cherry, redcurrant, licorice and chocolate, menthol and minty nuances emerging with air. Sweet, energetic and fine-grained, with lovely spine to the flavors of red berries, flowers and spices. The suave finish features plenty of tannic kick and a note of chocolate. I'd hold this youthfully medicinal wine for a few years.


text: A native New Yorker through and through, Eric Holland also boasts more than his share of international travel. With visits to 30 countries he has seen the world over. Today back at home he does his traveling from one end of Manhattan to the other in search of the perfect apartment for a litany of satisfied clients. He chose real estate as his profession as it offers an ever-changing work day with new challenges and creative solutions. Professionalism and excellent customer service are the earmarks of Eric's real estate style. He pays close attention to what's in the market and gives his undivided attention to his clients. His superior listening skills enable customers to hone in on just what they want in the way of an apartment. Furthermore, because he is trustworthy and a great communicator the agent/client relationship is always productive and enjoyable. When it comes to favorite hobbies and interests count on Eric to profess a passion for meeting new and interesting people. He attended Howard University in Washington, DC where he received a Bachelor of Business Administration Degree (BBA) in Marketing. He currently resides in Westchester County and regularly partakes of "the city that never sleeps."


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Northwest NEWS
arch 25, 2002
Cheer camp
The Woodinville High School cheer leaders will hold a cheer clinic (for grades K-6) will be held Saturday, April 6, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., in the gymnasium.
Registration is $30, if mailed by April 1, or $35 at the door.
Call (425) 486-7466 to register or for information.


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Ones to Watch | By Sabrina Davis
For years loyal customers, potential investors, and restaurant operators have hounded David Litchman, founder of Chicago's Pockets restaurants, to franchise and let them in on his success. And for years he has said no, while slowly growing his business to 10 locations independently.
It wasn't for not wanting to share the wealth; it was about quality of life. "I have young children," Litchman says. "I didn't want to be on the road all the time, but technology has changed the way a franchise can grow." So, recently that patent no turned to a yes, and Litchman hopes to see his first franchise open by the end of the year.
Pockets opened in 1989 with Litchman a recent college graduate. "I had a credit card and a little money made as a commodities trader. I got my restaurant education on the job."
He started with a simple idea—stuffing fresh salad ingredients into the signature Pockets bread, similar to Indian chapati bread.
"I had seen it somewhere else used in a similar fashion," Litchman says. "I saw a great opportunity to expand upon that at a time when people were starting to look for healthier food and well before the Paneras of the world."
The still-popular Original pocket is stuffed with lettuce, tomatoes, mushrooms, shredded carrots, green pepper, and mozzarella. Litchman has expanded the toppings and dressings over the years and also offers salads, baked potatoes, soups, and calzones.
Most customers prefer to customize their order. "When we started we didn't have a build-your-own option, but now that's what most people want. So we're constantly adding new salad ingredients to give greater choice."
Beyond the build-your-own options, favorites include the Asian pocket; the spinach, berry, and almond salad; the Southwest calzone; and the chicken chili. While the list of toppings and dressings grows, preparation remains the same, ensuring easy operation and expansion.
"The biggest change in my business has been in the technology we use," Litchman says. "I decided to franchise because I'm now managing orders and operations electronically."


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It's just over a week before Chelsea's Premier League season kicks off with an away trip to Burnley, and Jose Mourinho's players took another step to being ready for action on Sunday.
The Blues defeated Ferencvaros 2-1 in Budapest, with goals coming from Ramires and Cesc Fabregas.
Ferencvaros had gone ahead midway through the first half when Zoltan Gera—formerly of Fulham and West Bromwich Albion—escaped the clutches of Kurt Zouma to turn home a well-worked goal.
Although the home side could have added to their lead, Chelsea forced their way back into the game as Mourinho made multiple changes after the break.
The Chelsea manager will be happy with what he saw, but what did he learn from the game? We take a closer look.


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The Challenge of Children's Rights for Canada
Studies in Childhood and Family in Canada Series
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Shortlisted for the 2001 Canadian Policy Research Outstanding Research Contribution Award
Shortlisted for the 2001 Donald Smiley Prize
Canada signed the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child over a decade ago, yet there is still a lack of awareness about and provision for children's rights.
What are Canada's obligations to children? How has Canada fallen short? Why is it so important to the future of Canadian society that children's rights be met?
Prompted by the gap between the promise of children's rights and the reality of their continuing denial, Katherine Covell and R. Brian Howe call for changes to existing laws, policies and practices. Using the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child as their framework, the authors examine the continuing problems of child poverty, child care, child protection, youth justice and the suppression of children's voices. They challenge us to move from seeing children as parental property to seeing children as independent bearers of rights.
In The Challenge of Children's Rights for Canada, Canada's obligations and the rights of children are examined from the perspectives of research and development in the fields of developmental psychology, developmental neuroscience, law and family policy.
This timely and accessible book will be of interest to academics, policy-makers and anyone who cares about children and about taking children's rights seriously.
Dr. Katherine Covell, professor of psychology, founder and a director of the Children's Rights Centre at the University College of Cape Breton, is a well-known researcher and strong advocate for children's rights.
R. Brian Howe is an associate professor of political science and a director of the Children's Rights Centre at the University College of Cape Breton.
"In The Challenges of Children's Rights for Canada, Katherine Covell and R. Brian Howe provide a moving and well-reasoned argument for the basic human rights of children. They offer compelling reasons for social reform with a view toward advancing and protecting the rights of children globally, and specifically in Canada."
— Joan Whitman Hoff, Lock Haven University of PA, American Review of Canadian Studies
"Covell and Howe present a comprehensive, well-researched critique of Canada's implementation of the UN Convention. They highlight the consequences of not recognizing, and making allowances for children's rights. They use statistical and anecdotal evidence to directly link many prevalent social problems to the current state of children's rights....This illumination of the problems, accompanied by a strategy for change, makes this book both timely and necessary."
— Dan Kolenick, Saskatchewan Law Review
"...the book is thorough and sobering....Covell and Howe...imply a seismic philosophical shift in the way we regard our social and economic responsibilities to others, as parents and citizens."
— Susan Turner, Philosophy in Review
"...the authors provide us with a great deal of important information about the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child and about the various initiatives undertaken by Canada since ratification of the Convention in 1991....The Challenge of Children's Rights for Canada is a very useful resource."
— Margaret Hall, Canadian Journal of Law and Society
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By the same author
A Question of Commitment: Children's Rights in Canada, R. Brian Howe and Katherine Covell, editors


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Table of Contents
In order to successfully establish a connection to the Java Broker, the connection must be authenticated. The Java Broker supports a number of different authentication schemes, each with its own "authentication provider". Any number of Authentication Providers can be configured on the Broker at the same time.
The Authentication Providers can be configured using REST Management interfaces and Web Management Console.
The following Authentication Provider managing operations are available from Web Management Console:
A new Authentication Provider can be added by clicking onto "Add Provider" on the Broker tab.
An Authentication Provider details can be viewed on the Authentication Provider tab. The tab is displayed after clicking onto Authentication Provider name in the Broker object tree or after clicking onto Authentication Provider row in Authentication Providers grid on the Broker tab.
Editing of Authentication Provider can be performed by clicking on "Edit" button on Authentication Provider tab.
An existing Authentication Provider can be deleted by clicking on "Delete Provider" button on Broker tab or "Delete" button on the Authentication Provider tab.
The Authentication Provider type and name cannot be changed for existing providers as editing of name and type is unsupported at the moment. Only provider specific attributes can be modified in the editing dialog and stored in the broker configuration store.
SimpleLDAPAuthenticationProvider authenticates connections against a Directory (LDAP).
To create a SimpleLDAPAuthenticationProvider the following mandatory fields are required:
LDAP server URL is the URL of the server, for example,
Search context is the distinguished name of the search base object. It defines the location from which
the search for users begins, for example,
Search filter is a DN template to find an LDAP user entry by provided user name, for example,
Additionally, the following optional fields can be specified:
LDAP context factory is a fully qualified class name for the JNDI LDAP context factory.
This class must implement the InitialContextFactory
interface and produce instances of DirContext.
If not specified a default value of
com.sun.jndi.ldap.LdapCtxFactory is used.
LDAP authentication URL is the URL of LDAP server for performing "ldap bind". If not specified, the LDAP server URL will be used for both searches and authentications.
Truststore name is a name of configured truststore. Use this if connecting to a Directory over SSL (i.e. ldaps://) which is protected by a certificate signed by a private CA (or utilising a self-signed certificate).
Use SSL on the broker's AMQP, JMX, and HTTP ports to protect the password during transmission to the Broker.
Authenticate to the Directory using SSL (i.e. ldaps://) to protect the password during transmission from the Broker to the Directory.
The LDAP Authentication Provider works in the following manner. It first connects to the Directory anonymously
and searches for the ldap entity which is identified by the username. The search begins at the distinguished name
identified by
Search Context and uses the username as a filter. The search scope is sub-tree
meaning the search will include the base object and the subtree extending beneath it.
If the search returns a match, the Authentication Provider then attempts to bind to the LDAP server with the given name and the password. Note that simple security authentication is used so the Directory receives the password in the clear.
Kereberos Authentication Provider uses java GSS-API SASL mechanism to authenticate the connections.
Configuration of kerberos is done through system properties (there doesn't seem to be a way around this unfortunately).
export JAVA_OPTS=-Djavax.security.auth.useSubjectCredsOnly=false -Djava.security.auth.login.config=qpid.conf ${QPID_HOME}/bin/qpid-server
Where qpid.conf would look something like this:
com.sun.security.jgss.accept { com.sun.security.auth.module.Krb5LoginModule required useKeyTab=true storeKey=true doNotPrompt=true realm="EXAMPLE.COM" useSubjectCredsOnly=false kdc="kerberos.example.com" keyTab="/path/to/keytab-file" principal="<name>/<host>"; };
Where realm, kdc, keyTab and principal should obviously be set correctly for the environment where you are running (see the existing documentation for the C++ broker about creating a keytab file).
Note: You may need to install the "Java Cryptography Extension (JCE) Unlimited Strength Jurisdiction Policy Files" appropriate for your JDK in order to get Kerberos support working.
Since Kerberos support only works where SASL authentication is available (e.g. not for JMX authentication) you may wish to also include an alternative Authentication Provider configuration, and use this for JMX and HTTP ports.
When requiring SSL Client Certificates be presented the External Authentication Provider can be used, such that the user is authenticated based on trust of their certificate alone, and the X500Principal from the SSL session is then used as the username for the connection, instead of also requiring the user to present a valid username and password.
Note: The External Authentication Provider should typically only be used on the AMQP ports, in conjunction with SSL client certificate authentication. It is not intended for other uses such as the JMX management port and will treat any non-sasl authentication processes on these ports as successful with the given username. As such you should configure another Authentication Provider for use on non-AMQP ports. Perhaps the only exception to this would be where the broker is embedded in a container that is itself externally protecting the HTTP interface and then providing the remote users name.
On creation of External Provider the use of full DN or username CN as a principal name can be configured. If field "Use the full DN as the Username" is set to "true" the full DN is used as an authenticated principal name. If field "Use the full DN as the Username" is set to "false" the user name CN part is used as the authenticated principal name. Setting the field to "false" is particular useful when ACL is required, as at the moment, ACL does not support commas in the user name.
The Anonymous Authentication Provider will allow users to connect with or without credentials and result in their identification on the broker as the user ANONYMOUS. This Provider does not require specification of any additional fields on creation.
The PlainPasswordFile Provider uses local file to store and manage user credentials. When creating an authentication provider the path to the file needs to be specified. If specified file does not exist an empty file is created automatically on Authentication Provider creation. On Provider deletion the password file is deleted as well. For this Provider user credentials can be added, removed or changed using REST management interfaces and web management console.
On navigating to the Plain Password File Provider tab (by clicking onto provider name from Broker tree or provider row in providers grid on Broker tab) the list of existing credentials is displayed on the tab with the buttons "Add User" and "Delete Users" to add new user credentials and delete the existing user credentials respectively. On clicking into user name on Users grid the pop-up dialog to change the password is displayed.
Base64MD5PasswordFile Provider uses local file to store and manage user credentials similar to Similar to PlainPasswordFile but instead of storing a password the MD5 password digest encoded with Base64 encoding is stored in the file. When creating an authentication provider the path to the file needs to be specified. If specified file does not exist an empty file is created automatically on Authentication Provider creation. On Base64MD5PasswordFile Provider deletion the password file is deleted as well. For this Provider user credentials can be added, removed or changed using REST management interfaces and web management console.
On navigating to the Base64MD5PasswordFile Provider tab (by clicking onto provider name from Broker tree or provider row in providers grid on Broker tab) the list of existing credentials is displayed on the tab with the buttons "Add User" and "Delete Users" to add new user credentials and delete the existing user credentials respectively. On clicking into user name on Users grid the pop-up dialog to change the password is displayed.
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Yesterday, Sneaker News showed you that our earlier preview of the Nike Huarache Free Basketball 2012 for February was disproportionate in its representation of white colorways as compared to the black upcoming pairs, but at leasst they got a mention. The above pictured Stealth and bright blue pair wasn't among those that we previewed, but it's most certainly a welcome addition, and one of the most modern we've seen on this particular silhouette. Interestingly enough, it was also in February two years ago that the 'Marina Blue' Air Griffey Max 1 released as one of the first in this combo; perhaps it's because the crisp colorway matches the icey temperatures outside in the dead of winter. Warm up to some different angles after the jump and check back with us for the US release date. via SSM
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I wasnt really a fan of Grey kicks till I saw these they are clean as hell nice Imma be a Huarache wearing dude in the DMV t forget a foamposite.
The original style is what made us love the Huaraches, Im just glad they havent moved away from the og's. Big Ups!
Im a fan-just bought the OG CW that dropped-Aesthetically great..yet the traction/free sole are not beneficial for explosive movements on court
the toughest colorway besides the neon greens .
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How to Use the Bailout to Ask Your Parents for Money
Dear Mom and Dad,
Hey! It's your first son, Michael (the one in Hollywood). I'm here in Hollywood, striking it big. I should mention I met T-Boz the other day. You probably don't know who she is, but trust me, it's kind of a big deal. We might work together on some projects.
Anyway, I know I havent written since I moved out. Things have been kind of hectic for the last three and a half years. You know: unpacking boxes, setting up Internet, pretending we're not home when the landlord comes by, that kind of thing.
But I thought it might be a good time to catch up. How are you? I heard you had another kid; thats great! I hope to meet him/her next time I'm free (looking like mid-2010, although that could fill up if this T-Boz thing takes off).
This bailout is pretty nuts, huh? Ive been watching the whole thing on the news; first its going to pass, then it doesnt pass, now its coming back. All that money. It really makes you think: sometimes, its important for money to be given to people, even if the reason they need the money is that theyre failing.
Of course, I wouldn't know much about that. It's pretty tough to fail out here in H'Wood (as we call it). There just seems to be opportunities everywhere. Just last week I saw the Robert Zemeckis building. His building!
So when I talk about the bailout of AIG as an example of generosity and understanding in the face of desperate failure, then that's just what I mean. Washington is like a family, you know? The lawmakers are the parents (like you!) and the U.S. banks are like the kids (like me!).
Its just so refreshing to see that even though AIG may have made some mistakes, Washington is thoughtful enough to help them out, and see their potential for growth.
Oh, did I mention? Ive eaten nothing but Kraft Macaroni and Cheese for the past eight weeks. I think I might be getting some kind of malnourishment; my skin is yellow and sometimes I dont go to the bathroom for two days. I only mention it because I know how much Mom likes biology stuff like that. It's quite the experiment!
So yeah, what do you guys think about the bailout? Feel free to write me about it, perhaps in the memo section of a check. That would be kind of fitting, to write about a bailout on a check, right? See, your boys still a joker! Who cares if we had to sell the dogs to make the electricity bill this month? Ive still got a smile on my face and a chuckle in my pocket! Not that I can afford a luxury like pockets right now, but the point stands.
I might be writing a thing for Taint Magazine, by the way. Its a new magazine, but I have high hopes (dont look into it; its hard to find).
Seven hundred billion dollars. Sure seems like a lot of money, doesnt it? A lot more than, say, six hundred dollars, which coincidentally is how far behind I am on my rent. And its like, where is all this money? Probably stuffed into a huge mattress in the White House somewhere (my guess is the Lincoln Bedroom).
Where does money like that come from, anyway? Where does money come from at all? Beats me. Ive been working in Hollywood for months now, and I still havent figured that one out. Actually, a Producer at a party showed me one place where money comes from once, but I dont think Id want to do that again. I had to shower so much afterwards I think I spent as much on water as I made!
Hopefully Ill find some money soon, or I may just have to give that guy a call. Id prefer not to though; Id rather bail out.
Bail out! Thats funny, that Id mention that when thats not even what I was talking about. Yeah, so hopefully Ill be able to bail out of that thing, or have someone bail me out.
I love you both very, very much. I just thought Id mention that.
By the way, happy birthday Dad! I know it was last month sometime. Sorry I didnt call you; my phones been on the fritz ever since I had to give it back to the phone company.
I was just reading this really interesting article about birthdays. It seems in some parts of the world, people actually give gifts on their birthdays, instead of receiving them. Isnt it fun to learn about other cultures?
Anyway, another year older, another year closer to death, as they say. But I know that you wont be bothered by that, especially because youve had such a fulfilling life, and such a close, giving relationship with your wife and children. Of course, it never hurts to play it safe! You wouldnt want to go out feeling like you hadnt provided for your family.
I mean, Im just guessing. Maybe a small (or larger) token of your love for someone in need? I saw something like that on Dr. Phil before they took the TV, and it seemed to really give the guy a sense of deep meaning and peace.
Bailout is such a funny word, too. I think it comes from sailing, when a ship would have a slow leak and people would have to bail out the water to keep from drowning. I can really imagine what that was like; slowly going numb as icy waters creep up towards your mouth. I really can. And you cant always bail yourself out; sometimes it takes the whole crew, pulling together.
I bet sometimes, when things were really looking bad on a ship, theyd use things to try and plug the hole. Like something absorbent and papery. Probably, theyd be so panicked, theyd use whatever they had in their pockets. Yep, Ill bet theyd take wads of money even, and just use that to plug the hole. Imagine: a six hundred dollar hole.
Did I mention I dont have a bucket? Ive been meaning to buy one.
I think the important thing about this 700 billion dollar bailout is that its being given with no strings attached. Its heartwarming, really. Even though the banks have made some mistakes in the past, the President realizes that its important to encourage young people in their time of need.
AIG may be in a tight spot, but theyre trying, you know? Theyre probably working their butts off everyday, auditioning, writing spec scripts, jumping in front of celebrities carsmetaphorically.
So to have Uncle Sam help out in a time of need just means so much. How is Uncle Sammy, by the way? Please send him my love and a copy of this letter.
I should go now. T-Boz is finishing up her dinner, and I want to try and talk to her again before she leaves the restaurant. It took me so long to track her down!
Hope to see you soon. If I dont write for a while, its because my address has changed. You can just write to the Homeless Shelter on Fairfax; I keep a P.O. Box there.
Oh and Mom, since you asked about it: yes, you can transfer money directly into various accounts online. If you want, Id love to show you how.
Your beloved son,
P.S. 600 dollars.
When not writing for Cracked, Michael is doing just fine financially as head writer and co-founder of Those Aren't Muskets!


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July 13, 2011
Three members from VFW Post 1631 in Concord, New Hampshire have donated their time and skills to install all electrical services in a new duplex at the VFW National Home for Children. Master electrician and Past Post Commander Richard Angwin, owner of Angwin Electric in Concord, New Hampshire along with Dexter Heath, Post Commander and Zeana Morris, Post Sr. Vice Commander, arrived at the National Home July 5th."The generosity of these men is saving the National Home thousands of dollars in labor," said National Home Executive Director Patrice Green. "We greatly appreciate their hard work and expertise."The duplex, which is being funded by a private individual, will allow the National Home to serve two more military or veteran families on its campus.The electricians are staying in the National Home's Guest Lodge. To assist with travel costs, Dana Hussey, Veterans Foundation of New Hampshire Founder and President, presented them with a $500 check from the foundation shortly before they left.Construction pictures are available at www.vfwnationalhome.org/photos.
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Baseball's Biggest Ninth-Inning Comebacks
The wave of advanced baseball number crunching has helped teams get more out of their personnel budgets and has helped players reach their potential. It can also help fans get more out of the sport.
Consider the following question from Daily Fix reader Glen Janken of Los Angeles:
You guys have such great access to information, I'm calling on you to answer a question I've been asking for years and have been unable to answer. The story behind the question is that I hate leaving a baseball game before the last out is made. Living in L.A. — home of the arrive-in-the-third-leave-in-the-seventh — that becomes a point of contention with some of my friends who go to games with me.
So the question is: What is the largest deficit a team has come back from in the bottom of the ninth to win a ball game? If you can help me with this I will be eternally grateful. Many thanks in advance.
The largest deficit overcome appears to be nine runs, more than 107 years ago. On April 24, 1901, in their first American League game, the Detroit Tigers scored 10 runs in the ninth inning to beat Milwaukee, 14-13. The next month, the Cleveland Blues (renamed the Indians the next year) scored nine runs in the bottom of the 9th to beat Washington. Cleveland's first two batters were out, and then the deluge began. Or at least that's the account of several online sources. Retrosheet depicts a more-prosaic three-run ninth inning for the Blues. The New York Tribune's May 24, 1901, box score, via the Library of Congress, confirms the massive comeback, and the San Francisco Call the next day referred to Cleveland winning "an almost hopeless game by a batting rally in the ninth inning."
More recently and less controversially, the Braves came back from seven runs down on May 10, 1994, to force extra innings and then they beat the Phillies in 15; six years later the Brewers overcame a ninth-inning deficit of seven runs to extend the game and beat the Astros in 10 innings. In all, home fans have cheered on seven ninth-inning comebacks from seven runs down since 1957, according to baseball scribe John Walsh, who dug through Retrosheet files.
These numbers might help Mr. Janken convince his friends to remain until the last pitch of most games, save perhaps a game earlier this month in which the Dodgers entered the bottom of the ninth trailing the Braves 9-1.
But out of fairness to his friends, it's worth examining just how likely a mammoth comeback is. In 73 seasons studied by Retrosheet president David Smith, just 213 teams came back from a deficit of four runs after eight innings. That's out of 44,537 attempts, or a success rate of under 0.5%.
It gets worse for bigger deficits. According to a win expectancy calculator devised by Chris Shea from 30 years of box scores starting in 1977, fewer than 0.1% of the time do teams trailing by at least seven runs in the bottom of the ninth go on to win.
These rates are averages, and teams with a potent offense facing a weak bullpen have more favorable odds. Still, these sorts of numbers can help you decide whether to beat the traffic or stick around in the off chance you'll witness a historic comeback.


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GRAND RAPIDS, MI — A gathering of friends at the home of Jason Cherry on Dec. 29 began like many others did, with Cherry and his friends talking together in the basement, those present say.
Cherry had just gotten a new iPad and three of his friends - George Woods, Kevin Harris and Jashawn Tatum - were downloading new apps for it.
Just before 11 p.m., the evening took a dramatic turn: Cherry, 34, took a phone call that concerned him. Minutes later, he was dead from a gunshot wound, a Grand Rapids District Court judge heard on Friday.
Related: Court documents: Grand Rapids homicide victim took phone call from suspects minutes before death
Harris and Tatum testified in court on March 15. The hearing was in the case of Isiah Latham and Tamaine Foster, two men charged with open murder in Cherry's shooting death. The hearing will continue at a later date when Woods is available to travel to Grand Rapids from the Detroit area, prosecutors said.
Latham, 24, and Foster, 27, remain lodged without bond in the Kent County Jail.
Harris took the stand Friday and talked of chaos that erupted in the basement of the Cherry home, the residence of his godparents.
Related: Family of Grand Rapids shooting victim describes him as 'kind and respectable'
He arrived around 7 p.m. that night and found Tatum and Woods already in the basement with Jason Cherry. Harris began playing with an iPad as Cherry was on a cell phone "doing business" — working out marijuana transactions, Harris and Tatum said.
Cherry completed the transactions every other week or so, according to testimony on Friday.
Just before 11 p.m., Cherry took a phone call and then returned to his group of friends. Harris described Cherry as being "edgy."
Related: Video: Courtroom brawl erupts after hearing in Ottawa Hills grad slaying
"He said some guys were coming ... but he didn't trust them," Harris testified.
He watched as Cherry put what Harris described as an "assault rifle" under a table where the group was sitting. He had about a quarter pound of marijuana.
Minutes later, gunfire sounded as a group of men came downstairs. Both Foster and Latham had guns, Harris testified Friday.
Harris said he immediately "rushed" at Foster in an attempt to pull a silver gun from his hand. In the process, Harris' left leg was hit by gunfire. He felt his leg go numb.
He began to crawl away, into a corner, and testified that he heard someone call out "grab the money" in reference to cash that had been sitting on a table with Cherry.
Harris looked over at Cherry.
"He was gasping for air, made a noise like he was trying to say something ... Then he just went cold."
Harris, in three earlier interviews, denied that he knew those who came into the house with guns. During a fourth interview in January, he finally came forward. Defense attorneys on Friday questioned him as to why.
Looking down, Harris explained his heartache and anger after the shooting, knowing Cherry had died and that he recognized two of the men he believed to be responsible.
"I wanted to kill them myself, I didn't want the police to get involved. But then I realized that wasn't the way to go about this," Harris said.
Defense attorneys struggled at several points to get information out of both Harris and Tatum, as both offered vague answers and many times said they simply didn't have an answer, didn't know.
When Harris first took the stand, he said he wasn't sure whether Cherry was selling marijuana the night of the shooting, despite the fact that Tatum testified about cash being out and Cherry talking about a transaction that was to take place.
Police have identified at least two other suspects in the shooting and prosecutors have charged both with perjury for allegedly making false statements related to the death investigation. Neither has been charged with anything related to the murder.


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Edited by a highly respected team of forensic psychologists, this comprehensive volume brings together the very latest evidence base for offender assessment and rehabilitation. Leading researchers, clinicians and practitioners from Europe, North America, Australia and New Zealand present and discuss empirical findings of treatment efficacy, evaluating assessment frameworks and intervention strategies in order to provide readers with a guide to best practice in rehabilitation across a wide variety of offenders.
Each chapter summarizes current theories for different forms of offending behaviour and explores how the evidence base supports the theoretical assumptions and informs assessment and treatment. The populations covered include offenders with personality disorders, psychopathic offenders, juvenile offenders and offenders with intellectual difficulties, and both secure institutions and community treatment settings are discussed. A broad range of offences are also examined including intimate partner violence, sexual offending, anger–related offending, substance–related offending and arson.
About the Editors vii
About the Contributors ix
Foreword xxi
Acknowledgements xxiii
Part I Introduction 1
1 Overview and Structure of the Book 3
Leam A. Craig, Louise Dixon and Theresa A. Gannon
2 What Works to Reduce Re–offending: 18 Years On 20
James McGuire
3 Creating Ideological Space: Why Public Support for Rehabilitation Matters 50
Cheryl Lero Jonson, Francis T. Cullen and Jennifer L. Lux
Part II What Works in Offender Assessment 69
4 Applying the Risk Need Responsivity Principles to Offender Assessment 71
James Bonta and J. Stephen Wormith
5 What Works in Assessing Risk in Sexual and Violent Offenders 94
Leam A. Craig, Anthony R. Beech and Franca Cortoni
Part III What Works in Offender Rehabilitation 115
6 Efficacy of Correctional Cognitive Skills Programmes 117
Clive R. Hollin, Emma J. Palmer and Ruth M. Hatcher
7 What Works in Reducing Violent Re–offending in Psychopathic Offenders 129
Jenny Tew, Leigh Harkins and Louise Dixon
8 What Works for Personality–Disordered Offenders? 142
Vincent Egan
9 Interventions that Work to Stop Intimate Partner Violence 159
Josilyn Banks, Sheetal Kini and Julia Babcock
10 What Works in Reducing Sexual Offending 173
William L. Marshall, Liam E. Marshall, Geris A. Serran and Matt D. O Brien
11 Evidence–Based Interventions for Serious and Violent Juvenile Offenders 192
Charles M. Borduin, Alex R. Dopp and Erin K. Taylor
12 Reducing Anger–Related Offending: What Works 211
Raymond W. Novaco
13 What Works in Reducing Substance–Related Offending? 237
John R. Weekes, Andrea E. Moser, Michael Wheatley and Flora I. Matheson
14 What Works in Reducing Arson–Related Offending 255
Katarina Fritzon, Rebekah Doley and Fiona Clark
15 What Works with Female Sexual Offenders 271
Franca Cortoni and Theresa A. Gannon
16 What Works for Offenders with Intellectual Disabilities 285
William R. Lindsay and Amanda M. Michie
17 The Good Lives Model: Does It Work? Preliminary Evidence 305
Gwenda M. Willis and Tony Ward
Part IV What Works in Secure Settings 319
18 Treatment of People with Schizophrenia Who Behave Violently Towards Others: A Review of the Empirical Literature on Treatment Effectiveness 321
Nathan Kolla and Sheilagh Hodgins
19 Treating Offenders in a Therapeutic Community 340
Richard Shuker
20 Best Practice in SVP Treatment Programmes 359
David Thornton and Deirdre D Orazio
Part V Cultural Factors and Individualized
Approaches to Offender Rehabilitation 387
21 The Role of Cultural Factors in Treatment 389
Jo Thakker
22 An Australasian Approach to Offender Rehabilitation 408
Andrew Day and Rachael M. Collie
23 Criminogenic Needs of Sexual Offenders on Community Supervision 421
R. Karl Hanson and Andrew J.R. Harris
24 Multi–agency Approaches to Effective Risk Management in the Community in England and Wales 436
Sarah Hilder and Hazel Kemshall
25 Group or Individual Therapy in the Treatment of Sexual Offenders 452
Geris A. Serran, William L. Marshall, Liam E. Marshall and Matt D. O Brien
Index 468
Leam Craig is a Consultant Forensic Clinical Psychologist in private practice, and Professor of Forensic Psychology at the University of Birmingham, UK. He is the co–author of Assessing Risk in Sex Offenders (Wiley–Blackwell, 2008), and a co–editor of the Wiley–Blackwell titles Assessment and Treatment of Sex Offenders (2009), Assessment and Treatment of Sexual Offenders with Intellectual Disabilities (2010), International Perspectives on the Assessment and Treatment of Sexual Offenders (2011) and Assessments in Forensic Practice: A Handbook (in press).
Louise Dixon is Senior Lecturer in Forensic Psychology at the University of Birmingham, where she is Course Director of the Continued Professional Development route to the Doctorate in Forensic Psychology Practice. Louise s research interests centre on intimate partner violence, child maltreatment and aggression in groups, and she has published many articles and book chapters in these domains. Louise sits on the Editorial Board of several international journals including Child Maltreatment and the British Journal of Forensic Practice.
Theresa A. Gannon is Director of the Centre for Research and Education in Forensic Psychology (CORE–FP) and Professor of Forensic Psychology at the University of Kent, UK. She is lead editor of the Wiley–Blackwell books Aggressive Offenders Cognition (2007) and Female Sexual Offenders (2010), and is also the co–editor of Public Opinion and Criminal Justice (Willan, 2008) and Firesetting and Mental Health (RCPsych, 2012).


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Each fall, the Washington Park Arboretum Education and Outreach Program provides training for new and veteran guides who lead school field trips and/or Weekend Walks. This fall, guides learned firsthand about current plant-related research at the University of Washington. Hyde Herbarium Collections Manager and School of Forest Resources (SFR) graduate student Katie Murphy spoke about fall plant physiology and offered pointers for leading groups in the field. SFR graduate student Shawn Behling, whose research focuses on plant morphology, gave an inspiring walk and talk on forest ecology. Shawn has a keen eye for seeing how a plant's architecture reflects its environmental conditions (and vice versa) and we enjoyed watching her "geek out" at the myriad tree/plant forms contained within the Arboretum.
Joyce LeCompte-Mastenbrook, doctoral candidate from the Department of Anthropology, and active volunteer at the Bernie Whitebear Ethnobotanical Garden at Discovery Park's Daybreak Star Center, joined us last Tuesday and facilitated a lively discussion on Coast Salish culture to prepare guides to lead our very popular "Native Plants & People" fieldtrip. One of the new tid-bits I gleaned from Joyce was how important a role "networking" plays in Coast Salish culture. This networking was crucial in establishing good relationships among various groups that, among other things, enabled trade between upland and lowland villages. We wrapped up training on Thursday with a review of our "Wetlands 101 & 201" fieldtrips followed by a ducks-eye view of our Foster Island Wetland, courtesy of Agua Verde Paddle Club. The highlight of the paddle was watching a Great Blue Heron ingest a fish that looked way too big for its mouth/throat. You can check out some low-quality video footage here: http://youtu.be/Ms54ZQ0T9Z4
If you're interested in becoming a volunteer guide, it's not too late! Email: email@example.com for more information.
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IJS contributor Mark Niemi will give some quick-hitting thoughts on the world of sports broadcasting each week.
In anticipation of Tiger Woods stepping back into the public spotlight in connection with his Feb. 19 public statement, ESPN's Outside the Lines host Steve Bunin pondered the impact his announcement would have on his place in pop culture. ESPN's Jeremy Schaap likewise asked, "This was, after all, a performance, which is not to say it wasn't genuine, or that it was … Tiger Woods was selling a version of himself to the world. The question is who was buying?"
In spite of the best efforts by Tiger Woods' PR team throughout his career, it took this scandal to correct the disparity between the cold and distant personality that he exhibits on the PGA Tour and the way the media has portrayed him as a lovable icon of pop culture. I profess to know nothing about Tiger Woods the person when the cameras are off, but as a public figure he was never willing to embrace the fanfare that surrounded his image outside of shooting clever commercials like Nike's "I am Tiger Woods" and pocketing the huge sums of endorsement money that came with them. For instance, while Tiger signed a $40 million endorsement package with Nike and was given another $20 million by Titleist before he ever participated in a professional tournament, he still played the "I'm just trying to make a living" card whenever he was caught going off on fans who had the audacity to try and take in-round photographs of their hero after buying into his self generated hype.
So let's face it, from his scripted statement, to his refusal to accept any questions from the media outlets that he hand selected to attend his press conference, Woods' announcement was more of a ploy designed to maintain control over his public image than it was a heartfelt public apology. And even if Tiger's statement truly was "one of the best public apologies ever," as was the opinion of ABC political analyst George Stephanopoulos, it still ranks no better than the second best Tiger Woods speech ever.
ESPN suspends Tony Kornheiser for inappropriate comments regarding the attire of SportsCenter anchor Hannah Storm
During his Washington D.C. based Tony Kornheiser Show, the ESPN Pardon The Interruption co-host had some choice words for SportsCenter anchor Hannah Storm and her choice of wardrobe.
"I want to point out for those of you looking at ESPN, I'd like to point out Hannah Storm in a horrifying, horrifying outfit today. She's got on red go-go-boots and a Catholic school plaid skirt, way too short for somebody in her 40's or maybe early 50's by now. And she's got on her typically very, very tight shirt, so she looks like she's got sausage casing wrapped around her upper body. I mean, you know, honestly -- I know she's very good, and I know I'm not supposed to be critical of ESPN people..."Somebody must have left an Inspector 12 badge in Kornheiser's tighty-whities, because he has taken the liberty of anointing himself the fashion police of all morning media. While I've heard many takes from people saying that he should have the right to criticize the attire of whomever he likes, we must also keep in mind that Kornheiser and Storm are technically co-workers. In referring to Storm as "a Holden Caulfield fantasy" and explicitly describing the way she was dressed, Kornheiser took the liberty of sexualizing her professional image regardless of whether that was Storm's intent or not. ESPN had little choice but to suspend Kornheiser in order to show that they did not condone the environment that he was creating.
Men's figure skating elicits homophobic comments from multiple international broadcast teams
French Canadian RDS sports commentators Alain Goldberg and Claude Mailhot drew criticism for their allegedly homophobic comments while covering men's figure skating. Some of their questionable comments included:
- Calling for American figure skater Johnny Weir to be tested in order to determine his gender.
- Saying that Weir is a "bad example" for men's figure skaters, and suggesting that he should be competing in women's, rather than men's figure skating.
- Mailhot asking Goldberg, "This may not be politically correct, but do you think (Weir) lost points due to his costume and his body language?"
Not to be outdone were Australia's Mick Molloy and Eddie McGuire (also commenting on Men's figure skating):
- When Molloy stated, "They don't leave anything in the locker room," McGuire responded, "They don't leave anything in the closet either, do they?"
- McGuire described Japanese skater Daisuke Takahashi's cowboy outfit as "a bit of Brokeback."
- After Molloy joked that organizers were shocked to learn that one of the skaters was not gay, he apologized by saying (as Johnny Weir was about to go on the ice), "'I suggested that there was a disaster happening at the ice skating rink because organizers had found out one of the male ice dancers wasn't gay, and I apologize for that really sincerely … but it definitely wasn't this guy."
And since figure skating announcers are a goldmine for bizarre quotes …
In watching the men's figure skating finals on Feb. 18 (and yes, I did just publicly admit to having watched men's figure skating for everyone to see on the "Al Gore"), I couldn't help but notice NBC's Scott Hamilton's use of bizarre sound effects in connection with his free program commentary and analysis. Within about a minute Hamilton made a cat fight "rawr," a Three Stooges "woo-woo-woo" noise, and an indecipherable "eeehhehehehe." Listening to Hamilton's analysis left me with the same feeling I get while watching an old Seinfeld re-run when I know that George is about to do something so incredibly stupid that I can hardly bear to watch, yet I know that it's going to be so funny that I can't change the channel. Apparently Hamilton's inability to stay silent and contain his excitement is so well known that Twitter poster "laurenmc18" observed, "You know you've really (pooped) the bed when Scott Hamilton just stops talking for the rest of your routine."
On that note, here are some of the quotes from the NBC broadcast booth immediately following American skater Mirai Nagasu's performance during the ladies' short program on Feb. 23:
Scott Hamilton: "OH YEAH! OHHH – YEAH!"
Tom Hammond: "A bloody nose."
Sandra Bezic: Spinning so fast, she's caused a nose bleed maybe?
Bezic: "She says so-so (referring to Nagasu's hand gesture about her performance as she broke out in tears)."
Hammond: "She will head to the kiss and cry, and we'll have her scores."
Nagasu's spin induced nose bleed was reminiscent of the bloody noses that the survivors in Lost got when they were caught in an altered time space continuum. If only Tonya Harding kept herself in shape, perhaps she could have spun her way back in time to undo the hit her thugs put on Nancy Kerrigan. In any event, I have to take offense with any event that has an area that is known as "the kiss and cry." It reminds me way too much of high school.
Is Michigan holding the Big Ten back from being the best conference in the nation?
During halftime of the Illinois v. Michigan basketball game on Feb. 23, ESPN studio analyst Stephen Bardo voiced his opinion on the Big Ten's biggest disappointments this season. "The two disappointments would obviously be Michigan and Minnesota. Pre-season top 25 picks, they (came) back with the same teams basically from last year - tournament teams … It's just unfortunate that they haven't been able to play to that level … A lot of our analysts here at ESPN thought the Big Ten would be the toughest conference in the nation, and if Michigan and Minnesota held their own, it would be."
There is no question that the Big Ten has been a huge disappointment this year. Michigan State began the year ranked as high as No. 2 in some polls and has failed to live up to that hype. Penn State has been the worst team in the conference despite high pre-season expectations based upon an experienced backcourt lead by Talor Battle. Northwestern had hoped to reach the NCAA Tournament this year for the first time in school history, but will unlikely do so if for no other reason than Kevin Coble's season ending foot injury. Accordingly, I find it hard to place all of the blame on Michigan and Minnesota, as the Big Ten's disappointing season to date has been a conference wide collaboration.
WEEKLY MEDIA ANALYSIS: Breaking down ESPN's College GameDay
Since 2005, ESPN College GameDay has featured live college basketball pre-game broadcasts from the campus of their featured game of the week. While the football version of GameDay conveys more of a relaxed tailgate atmosphere, its basketball counterpart conveys a more rowdy and chaotic environment due to crew's close proximity to the crowd and the typically loud venues that they broadcast from.
Former Flint WJRT sports anchor Rece Davis serves as GameDay's host, and he does an excellent job of managing both the live crowd and the opinionated on air personalities that he works with. Analyst Jay Bilas is quietly becoming the unofficial spokesperson of college basketball with his well thought out opinions on the state of the game. Hubert Davis may not be a big name personality, but he more than holds his own when debating hot topics with his co-analysts. Digger Phelps brings an ex-coach's perspective to the mix, as well as some levity with his weekly dances with co-ed cheerleaders. Fiery ex-coach Bob Knight occasionally appears on GameDay as an additional analyst, which serves as the perfect forum for debating his opinions that are at times less than popular. Add in some interviews and features courtesy of Erin Andrews, and ESPN's College Gameday is about as complete of a pre-game show as you will find.
Mark Niemi will contribute weekly posts about the world of sports broadcasting to It's Just Sports. He is a Michigan State and University of Kentucky College of Law grad and has a law practice in Kentucky. He blogs at The Red Mieni.


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Two separate weekends, November 18-20 or December 2-4, 2016 - Go to your assigned starting winery and begin a weekend of fun and festivities while sampling holiday wines and food tastings. The wineries are decorated for the holiday season. Over the 2-1/2 day weekend event, visit the participating wineries, receive a recipe book and collect ornaments to decorate your handmade grapevine wreath. These events are both co-sponsored by The Christmas House, located in nearby Elmira, NY. Cost $58 per person or $80 for a couple. Effective 9/8/16 our November Deck the Halls Weekend is officially, 100% sold out! And, effective 9/28/16 our December Deck the Halls Weekend event is also 100% sold out!
Enjoy the holiday season with a weekend of fun and relaxation. 2016 is our 25th annual Deck the Halls Weekend! With the exception of Miles Wine Cellars, all our member wineries will be participating in this event; see a full list farther below.
We host two separate Deck the Halls event weekends each year. One in November and the other in early December. Tickets cannot be exchanged between the two.
Advance ticket price:
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Tickets purchased are not refundable, exchangeable or changeable and the winery you chose to start at when purchasing your tickets cannot be altered. Seneca Lake Wine Trail events are never cancelled.Tickets do not include lodging or transportation.
Each attendee will enjoy a complimentary sample of the dish served by the winery, paired with about 3 different modest samples of wine intended to complement that dish best. With so many wineries participating in our events, attendees oftentimes visit many wineries in a day, therefore entire flights of wine samples are not served by each winery during the event. Certainly if you're especially enthusiastic about the samples you enjoyed initially, you will be permitted to purchase an entire flight.
Ticket orders will be securely processed by our partner site Eventbrite. Eventbrite will send you a confirmation email immediately after you've completed the transaction, but physical tickets will not be mailed to you.
You must start at your chosen starting winery to get checked in and pick up the actual card stock ticket. Participating wineries will require that you have your actual cardstock ticket before you can begin enjoying this event. Printouts of the ticket purchase confirmation email do not qualify as tickets.
Furthermore, because of this, it is even more important that groups of attendees purchase their tickets on one order, to guarantee that all attendees will have the exact same starting winery. Lastly, bundles of tickets can only be picked up by the person who purchased them. If you have any questions about our e-ticketing system, please call the office during regular business hours at 877-536-2717.
Sometimes our events sell out, so you should purchase your tickets well in advance of the event itself. For those events that do not sell out, we stop selling tickets in advance by 1:00 p.m. EST the Wednesday before the event weekend. After that, for events that are not sold out, tickets will be available to purchase at a few designated wineries, with an additional charge of $5 per ticket.
Important group size changes: Groups of 19 or fewer people can attend the event together. Because this event is so large and to help give all our attendees a great experience, groups of 20 or more people are no longer accepted for either weekend of Deck the Halls.
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TestimonialsOf course we, the Seneca Lake Wine Trail, believe this is a terrific event... But don't take just our word for it! Below are some testimonials from past attendees of this annual event:"My husband and I have been going to the Finger Lakes wineries for about 20 years and try to visit at least three or four times a year and we have had many wonderful experiences . In fact, we have so many great memories that is it's difficult to pick a favorite, but, if we have to pick one, it would probably last December's Deck the Halls event. A large part of our enjoyment comes from being able to share our love of the lakes with people who have never been there and over the years, we've gradually added to the number of people who go with us for that particular event. Last year, there were 14 of us -- a wonderful assortment of family and friends close enough to be family. What made the weekend extra special for us, though, was the fact that our two children were able to join us. Both of them joined the military right out of high school. Between being stationed across the country and multiple overseas deployments to Korea and the Middle East, last June marked the first time in about eight years that the four of us are living in the same state and are able to do things together. To be able to share one of favorite weekends (and lots of our favorite wineries!!) with them made the trip even more special than normal. Both our son and daughter are already making plans for who they want to bring to the Deck the Halls weekend this year, so my husband and I envision our tradition of "sharing" the lakes with our friends living on for many years! Thank you all the good times we've had.Jeff and Sue""Every year we have a girls weekend for Deck the Halls. My mom, myself and two other women set out to get in as many winery visits as we can. One favorite moment was when we left Hazlitt (winery stop number two) and my mom attempted to get into a green Jeep Cherokee...which looked nothing like my silver Dodge Caravan. That moment still makes me laugh especially that it was in the beginning of the day! Sue""I was at your December Deck the Halls for the first time in 2008, and enjoyed it so much, that this year we are bringing a few more guest to enjoy all your great wine and the great people that are running each and every winery. Last year we made it to 30 wineries in one day, and came home with about 50 or so bottles of wine. This year we are going to make the three day trip. This way we can make it to all of the wineries. We were told by one man that we were talking to that he made it to 24 wineries in one day, so we thought that we could do more, and we did. This year we will enjoy it much longer and take a limo and stay the weekend in your beautiful part of our country.Helen "
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MIDDLETOWN — Vietnam veteran Jerry Augustine was unable to realize his dream this year of racing up 1,576 stairs in the Empire State Building.
"It was very disappointing," said Augustine, who has run the race eight previous times placing first, second and third in his age group.
Because of stricter requirements, only 250 entrants were accepted for the 39th annual Empire State Building Run-up in New York City on Wednesday. This is compared with 400 runners in the past.
The prestigious race attracts elite runners from all over the world, who bound up 86 floors to the observation deck in 10 minutes. This year's winner was Darren Wilson, with a time of 10...


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December 6, 2010
Top Haifa cop the latest victim of Carmel fire
The number of Israelis killed in a massive fire in the Carmel Forest rose to 42 with the death of Haifa Police Chief Ahuva Tomer.
Tomer, the the police chief since March 2009 and the highest-ranking female officer in the Israel Police, died Monday.
She was burned over 90 percent of her body last week after trying to assist prison guard cadets riding in a bus that caught fire while on its way to evacuate a prison in the path of the blaze. Most of the bus passengers and three volunteer rescuers died in the fire in northern Israel.
Also Monday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered the Finance Ministry to provide nearly $700 immediately to each member of families who will be prevented from returning to their damaged homes for at least the next month.
The funds are designated for basic, emergency necessities such as clothing and shoes, and school supplies.
The allocation came during a special Knesset hearing on the fire and its consequences, which opened with a moment of silence.
Meanwhile, two teenage brothers from the Druze village of Ussfiya arrested on suspicion of negligence in starting the fire and ordered held until midweek by a Haifa court were released to house arrest on Monday.
The teens are accused of lighting a bonfire near their home that sparked the blaze, though Ussfiya residents claim that a fire in a poorly maintained garbage dump near the village was the culprit.
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Anita here with a preview of the August Basic Grey Page Kit of the Month Club featuring the Clippings Collection. This is one amazing kit filled with so many wonderful papers and goodies. I have shown you a sampling of the papers below as well as the two page layout that we will be making in class. These kits are so chock full that they extend way beyond the two page layout that is the central part of the kit. There is always an extra project with directions included each month and I created some additional projects which I will be back to share in a few days.
Here are some close up shots of each page. This is really going to be a fun one to make in class and you could do so many different things with your layout. I chose to scrap my daughters graduation photos and love how they look with this layout and these awesome papers.
These stitched banners are so amazing. They are two sided so you can choose your favorite side and they come in 6 or 7 different sizes and patterns. I loved working with them and you won't believe how easy they are to work with.
This sticker sheet is so much fun and matches the cardstock with the larger alphas that I shared below.
Get ready for some fussy cutting that is going to make your layout pop.
Hope you are as excited about August's Basic Grey Page of the Month Kit as I am and will think about joining us August 23rd at 6:30PM. Call Lisa to reserve your space. I will be back on the 18th to show you a few other things that I did with this goregous kit.


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i have a doubt regarding GCC.... how can i get the complete execution time in milliseconds and microseconds for a program executed through GCC.... is there any function in gcc????
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