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New Members
November 2010
The full membership listing can be found in the members-only area of the IACP website (http://www.theiacp.org).
*Associate MembersAll other listings are active members.
Ontario Ottawa—Armour, Timothy K, Superintendent Criminal Investigative Svcs, Ottawa Police Service, PO Box 9634 Station T, 474 Elgin St Ste 210, K1G 6H5 Toronto—Greenwood, Kimberley, Superintendent, Toronto Police Service, 70 Birmingham St, M8V 3W6 —Karp, Jeffrey, Psychologist, Acclaim Ability Management, 82 Peter St 4th Fl, M5V 2G5
Quebec Montreal—Gagnon, Jean-Guy, Deputy Director, Montreal Police Service, 1441 St-Urbain, H2X 2M6
Alaska Anchorage—Arlow, Steven, Captain, AK State Troopers, 4500 W 50th Ave, 99502 —Greenstreet, Andrew, Lieutenant, AK State Troopers, 4500 W 50th Ave, 99502 —Stancliff, Susan M, Special Asst to the Commissioner, AK Dept of Public Safety, 5700 E Tudor Rd, 99507 Cordova—Baty, Robert M, Chief of Police, Cordova Police Dept, PO Box 1210, 99574 Juneau—Cadiente, Cheri, Special Assistant to the Commissioner, AK Dept of Public Safety, PO Box 111200, 99811
Arizona Phoenix—Opferbeck, Douglas D, Sergeant, Phoenix Police Dept, 620 W Washington St, 85003 Surprise—Bacon, John, Lieutenant, Surprise Police Dept, 14250 W Statler Plaza Ste 103, 85374-7481 —Rody, Randolph, Lieutenant, Surprise Police Dept, 14250 W Statler Plaza Ste 103, 85374-7481
Arkansas Fayetteville—*Foster, Greg, Sergeant, Univ of AR Police, 155 S Razorback Rd, 72701 —*Ingle, Bobby, Sergeant, Univ of AR Police, 155 S Razorback Rd, 72701 —Rice, Vance, Lieutenant, Univ of AR Police, 155 S Razorback Rd, 72701 Little Rock—Parlave, Valerie, Special Agent in Charge, FBI, 24 Shackleford W Blvd, 72223
Armed Forces Americas APO—Devnich, Ryan L, Special Agent, Naval Criminal Investigative Service, 429 EOS/Det 2/FOL, 34078
California Aliso Viejo—Osborne, Robert, Chief of Police Svcs/Lieutenant, Aliso Viejo Police Service, 12 Journey, 92656 Anaheim Hills—Owens, Timothy, Chief Business Development Officer, Impact Vision, 5701 E Santa Ana Canyon Rd, 92807 Beaumont—Thuilliez, Sean, Commander, Beaumont Police Dept, 550 E Sixth St, 92223 Burbank—Dermenjian, Armen, Lieutenant, Burbank Police Dept, 200 N Third St, 91502 Dublin—Vind, Jeffery E, Asst Special Agent in Charge, ATF/Justice, 5601 Arnold Rd Ste 400, 94568 Long Beach—Berry, Kathy, Executive Director, Long Beach Police Foundation, PO Box 15418, 90815 Los Angeles—Murphy, William, Captain, Los Angeles Police Dept, 3353 San Fernando Rd, 90065 —Williams, Wayne, Special Agent In Charge, US Secret Service, 725 S Figueroa St, Ste 1300, 90071 Monterey—Chaffee, John M, Major/Deputy Chief of Police, Presidio of Monterey Police Dept, 4468 Gigling Rd, 93944-5001 —Krueger, Stephen P, Major/Chief of Operations, Presidio of Monterey Police Dept, 4468 Gigling Rd, 93944-5001 Newport Beach—Johnson, Jay R, Chief of Police, Newport Beach Police Dept, 3300 Newport Blvd, PO Box 1768, 92658-8915 Orange Cove—Steenport, Frank L, Chief of Police, Orange Cove Police Dept, 550 Center St, 93646 Pacific Palisades—Sweet, Gerald, Forensic & Police Psychologist, International Assessment Services, PO Box 1092, 90272 Pasadena—Perez, John E, Commander, Pasadena Police Dept, 207 N Garfield Ave, 91101 —Riddle, Phlunte E, Lieutenant, Pasadena Police Dept, 207 N Garfield Ave, 91101 —Sanchez, Phillip L, Chief of Police, Pasadena Police Dept, 207 N Garfield Ave, 91101 Sacramento—Robinson, Emily S, Coplink Coordinator, CA Emergency Management Agency, 1130 K St Ste 300, 95814 San Bernardino—Wellbrock, Kathleen D, Clinical Psychologist, The Counseling Team International, 1881 Business Center Dr, Ste 11, 92408 San Diego—Schroeder, Jennifer L, Project Manager, ARJIS, 401 B St Ste 800, 92101 San Francisco—Mahoney, Daniel J, Commander, San Francisco Police Dept, 850 Bryant St, Rm 525, 94103 Santa Ana—Wilmot, Chuck, Bureau Commander?South Patrol, Orange Co Sheriff?Coroner Dept, 550 N Flower St, 92703 Santa Clara—Hogan, Matthew, Lieutenant, Santa Clara Police Dept, 601 El Camino Real, 95050 Tustin—Fuzzard, Paul, Lieutenant, Orange Co Sheriff's Dept, 15991 Armstrong, 92782
Colorado Denver—Snow, Scott, Director Victim Assistance Unit, Denver Police Dept, 1331 Cherokee St, Rm 107, 80204 Lakewood—Dewey, John W, Captain, National Park Service, 12795 W Alameda Pkwy, 80228
Connecticut Clinton—Lawrie, Todd J, Chief of Police, Clinton Police Dept, 170 E Main St, 06413 Stamford—Cronin, Francis, Assistant Chief of Police, Stamford Police Dept, 805 Bedford St, 06901 —Fontneau, Jonathan J, Assistant Chief of Police, Stamford Police Dept, 805 Bedford St, 06901-1103
Delaware Dover—Baker, Belinda R, Deputy Chief of Police, DE State Univ Dept of Public Safety, 1200 N DuPont Hwy, 19901
District of Columbia Washington—Donovan, Edwin, Special Agent in Charge, US Secret Service, Communications Center (GPA), 245 Murray Dr SW Bldg T?5, 20223 —Graham, Bernard, Chief Inspector, US Marshals Service, HQS CS-4 Ste 700, 20530-1000 —Gray, Keven L, Deputy Chief, Amtrak Police Dept, 50 Massachusetts Ave, 20002 —Hughes, Steven, Special Agent in Charge, US Secret Service, Communications Center (DPD), 245 Murray Dr SW Bldg T-5, 20223 —Lemme, Clayt, Special Agent in Charge, FBI, 601 Fourth St NW, 20535 —Routh, Edward, Deputy Program Manager, US Dept of Justice ICITAP, 1331 F St NW, 20004 —Scenna, Richard, Director-Training Directorate, Pentagon Force Protection Agency, 9000 Defense Pentagon, Rm 5B890, 20301-9000 —Scott, James, Special Agent in Charge, US Secret Service, Communications Center (FSD), 245 Murray Dr SW Bldg T-5, 20223 —Smith, Debra E, Special Agent in Charge, FBI, 601 Fourth St NW, 20535-0002 —Tracy, Robert P, Principal Executive Asst Director, Naval Criminal Investigative Service, 716 Sicard St, Ste 2000, 20388 —Vann, Joseph W, Strategic Advisor, Naval Criminal Investigative Service, 716 Sicard St, Ste 2000, 20388
Florida Clearwater—Ortega, Hector, Resident Agent in Charge, Social Security Administration OIG, 380 Park Place Blvd, Ste 180, 33759 Coral Springs—Mock, Brad, Captain, Coral Springs Police Dept, 2801 Coral Springs Dr, 33065 —Parry, Clyde H, Captain, Coral Springs Police Dept, 2801 Coral Springs Dr, 33065 Eustis—Robinson, Roderick, Deputy Chief of Police, Eustis Police Dept, 51 E Norton Ave, 32726 Green Cove Springs—Boykin, Paul, President, Cobalt Consulting LLC, 413 Walnut St, Ste 5327, 32043 Homestead—Manheimer, Noel A, Director Marine Operations, Customs & Border Protection/DHS, PO Box 901349, 33090-1349 Jacksonville—Correal, Ricardo, Chief Inspector, US Marshals Service, 1 Independent Dr, Ste 3204, 32202 —Holland, Jonathan, Police Constable Ret, Cheshire Constabulary, 6312 Courtney Crest Ln, 32258 Lehigh Acres—Droste, Arthur, Business Development Manager, RQAW Corp, 5615 Second St W, 33971 Marco Island—Baer, David, Captain, Marco Island Police Dept, 51 Bald Eagle, 34145 Miami—Avila, Carlos, Executive Assistant, Miami Police Dept, 400 NW Second Ave, 33128 —Bado, Ramon A, Assistant Director, US Dept of Homeland Security ICE, 1426 SW 154 Path, 33194 —Vega, Alfredo, Executive Assistant to Chief of Police, Miami Police Dept, 400 NW Second Ave, 33128 Miami Gardens—Hughes, James, Captain, Miami Gardens Police Dept, 1020 NW 163rd Dr, 33169 —Suarez, Rafael, Captain, Miami Gardens Police Dept, 1020 NW 163rd Dr, 33169 North Miami Beach—Sands, Arlington, Chief of Police Ret, Opa-Locka FL, 1124 NE 210 Terr, 33179 North Venice—Kelly, Gerald L, Lt Col/Provost Marshal Ret, US Army Military Police Corps, 222 Montelluna Dr, 34275-6616 Oakland—Osselyn, Wesner, Lieutenant, Oakland Police Dept, PO Box 521, 540 E Oakland Ave, 34760 Plantation—D'Amato, David P, Special Agent in Charge, US Dept of Homeland Security ICE, Office of Professional Responsibility, 499 NW 70 Ave Ste 101, 33317 Saint Petersburg—Osuna,Linda J, Special Agent In Charge, IRS Criminal Investigation, 9450 Koger Blvd, Ste 101, 33702 Springfield—Thorne, J Philip, Chief of Police, Springfield Police Dept, 3529 E Third St, 32401 St. Cloud—Rinehart, Francis, Captain?Patrol, St Cloud Police Dept, 4700 Neptune Rd, 34769 —Shepard, Vincent, Deputy Chief of Police, St Cloud Police Dept, 4700 Neptune Rd, 34769 Tallahassee—Taylor, Bud, Data Acquisition Representative, Carfax Inc, 3316 Rutland Loop, 32312 Tampa—Alejandro, David, Field Intelligence Director, US Dept of Homeland Security ICE, 2203 N Lois Ave Ste 600, 33607
Georgia Atlanta—Dozier, John R, Deputy Sheriff, Fulton Co Sheriff's Office, 185 Central Ave, 9th Fl, 30303 —Moore, Reginald, Special Agent in Charge, US Secret Service, 401 W Peachtree St NW, Rm 2900, 30308 —O'Connor, Michael P, Lieutenant, Atlanta Police Dept, 226 Peachtree St, 30303 Brunswick—Graves, Alexander, Program Specialist, FLETC/DHS, 1131 Chapel Crossing Rd, 31524 —Miller, Bruce, Program Specialist, FLETC/DHS, 1131 Chapel Crossing Rd, 31524 Conyers—Miller, Richard M, Director of Investigations, GA Dept of Driver Services, 2206 E View Pkwy, 30013 —Waters, Michael, Captain, Conyers Police Dept, 1194 Scott St, 30012 Dalton—Whitfield, Truman W, Assistant Chief of Police, Dalton Police Dept, 301 Jones St, 30720 Duluth—Weaver, Brian, Major, Johns Creek Police Dept, 11445 Johns Creek Pkwy, Ste 200, 30097 East Point—Davis, Carolyn F, Captain–Support Services, East Point Police Dept, 2727 East Point St, 30344 —Fletcher, Jackie, Major, East Point Police Dept, 2727 East Point St, 30344 Macon—Richardson, Willie L, US Marshal, US Marshals Service, Middle District of GA, PO Box 7, 31202
Hawaii Kailua—Shibley, Josiah, Provost Sergeant USMC, Military Police Dept MCB Hawaii, 1963 Lawrence Rd, 96734
Illinois Aurora—Nelson, Paul B, Commander, Aurora Police Dept, 1200 E Indian Trail Rd, 60505 Bloomingdale—Giammarese, Frank A, Chief of Police, Bloomingdale Police Dept, 201 S Bloomingdale, 60108 Chicago Ridge—Landry, Paul D, Deputy Chief of Police, Chicago Ridge Police Dept, 10425 S Ridgeland Ave, 60415 —Pyznarski, Robert D, Chief of Police, Chicago Ridge Police Dept, 10425 S Ridgeland Ave, 60415 Poplar Grove—Ryman, Richard J, Acting Deputy Chief, Candlewick Lake Assn Public Safety, 13400 Hwy 76, 61065 Villa Park—Heidelmeier, John G, Chief of Police, Villa Park Police Dept, 40 S Ardmore, 60181
Indiana Indianapolis—Knecht, Chad, Commander, Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Dept, 3229 N Shadeland Ave, 46204 —Mrak, Joseph, Senior Vice President, RQAW Corp, 10401 N Meridian St, Ste 401, 46290 —Roberts, Tim, COO, Champion Fleet Management, 4505 W 96th St, 46268 —Smith, Carolin R, Chief of Staff/Deputy Director, Indianapolis Dept of Public Safety, 200 E Washington St, Ste E220, 46204 West Lafayette—Sparger, Gary L, Lieutenant of Patrol, West Lafayette Police Dept, 711 W Navajo St, 47906
Iowa Cedar Rapids—Cerruto, Joseph, Program Chair Criminal Justice, Kaplan Univ, 3165 Edgewood Pkwy SW, 52404 Muscatine—Sargent, Phillip D, Assistant Chief of Police, Muscatine Police Dept, 312 E Fifth St, 52761
Kansas Ottawa—Curry, Jeffry D, Sheriff, Franklin Co Sheriff's Office, 305 S Main St, 66067 Overland Park—Scutieri, Paul, Regional General Manager, Black & Veatch, 10950 Grandview St Bldg 34, 66210
Louisiana Covington—Cormaci, Michael K, President, Watch Systems LLC, 516 E Rutland St, 70433 Metairie—Kelly, Michael W, Sergeant, Causeway Police Dept, 3939 N Causeway Blvd, 70002 Westwego—Duke, Douglas, Commander?Information & Technology, Westwego Police Dept, 401 Fourth St, 70094 —Munch, Dwayne J, Chief of Police, Westwego Police Dept, 401 Fourth St, 70094 —Orlando, Eric, Commander?Criminal Investigations, Westwego Police Dept, 401 Fourth St, 70094
Maine Gray—McDonough, Brian T, Lieutenant, ME State Police CID I, 1 Game Farm Rd, 04039
Maryland Baltimore—Grimes, Mark H, Chief Legal Counsel, Baltimore Police Dept, 242 W 29th St, 21211 —McVicker, Dorsey J, Lieutenant, Baltimore Police Dept, 242 W 29th St, 21211 Columbia—Olson, Gregory, Director, AT&T Government Solutions, 7125 Columbia Gateway Dr, Ste 100, 21046 Linthicum—Christy, James V, Director Futures Exploration, US Dept of Defense Cyber Crime Center, 911 Elkridge Landing Rd, Ste 150, 21090 Stevensville—Martin, Brian, Lieutenant, MD Natural Resources Police, 306 Marine Academy Dr, 21666
Massachusetts Framingham—Alben, Timothy P, Lieutenant Colonel, MA State Police, 470 Worcester Rd, 01702 Lowell—Brashears, Randy E, Chief of Police, Univ of MA-Lowell Police Dept, One University Ave, 01854 Malden—Gennetti, Salvatore, Commissioner, Malden Police Dept, 292 Pearl St, 02148 Marblehead—Decker, Donald, Sergeant, Marblehead Police Dept, 11 Gerry St, 01945 Methuen—Fallon, John T, Executive Director, New England HIDTA, 13 Branch St, Ste 9, 01844 Randolph—Pace, William F, Chief of Police, Randolph Police Dept, 41 S Main St, 02368 Shirley—Massak, Gregory J, Chief of Police, Shirley Police Dept, 11 Keady Way, 01464
Michigan Lansing—Washington, Eddie L, Director, MI State Police, PO Box 30634, 333 S Grand Ave, 48909-0634 Plymouth—Cox, Allen L, Director of Public Safety, Plymouth Police Dept, 201 S Main, 48170 Southfield—Cuevas, Susan F, Director Dept of Human Services, City of Southfield, 26080 Berg Rd, 48033
Missouri Jefferson City—Smith, Gregory K, Captain, MO State Hwy Patrol, PO Box 568, 65102 Kansas City—Rose, Cheryl, Lt Col/Deputy Chief of Police, Kansas City Police Dept, 1125 Locust St, 64106 Raytown—Beitling, Paul, Lieutenant, Raytown Police Dept, 10000 E 59th St, 64133 St Louis—Adkins, Alfred, Lieutenant Colonel, St Louis Metropolitan Police Dept, 1200 Clark Ave, 63103 —Gilmer, Mark, Manager State & Federal LE, Intoximeters Inc., 2081 Craig Rd, 63146
Montana Bozeman—Price, Ronald G, Chief of Police, Bozeman Police Dept, 615 S 16th Ave, 59715
Nebraska La Vista—Barcal, Dee J, Captain, La Vista Police Dept, 7701 S 96th St, 68128
Nevada Las Vegas—Joseph, Marc, Deputy Chief of Police, Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Dept, 3141 E Sunrise, 89101 Reno—Matsumura, Jerry S, Deputy/Tactical Physician, Washoe Co Sheriff's Office, 18124 Wedge Pkwy Ste 232, 89511
New Hampshire Brentwood—Brackett, Albert, Captain/Operations Div Commander, Rockingham Co Sheriff's Office, 101 North Rd, 03833 Rochester—Dumas, Scott A, Captain, Rochester Police Dept, 23 Wakefield St, 03867
New Jersey Edgewater—Klimaszewski, Joseph, Acting Chief of Police, Edgewater Police Dept, 916 River Rd, 07020 Mays Landing—Tappeiner, Stacy, Chief of Police, Hamilton Twp Police Dept, 6101 13th St, 08330 Newark—Rackley, Donald I, Chief Deputy US Marshal, US Marshals Service, 50 Walnut St, 07102 Trenton—Handzo, Richard E, Chief, NJ Div Gaming Enforcement, 140 E Front St, CN047, 08625
New Mexico Albuquerque—Dickens, Max B, Asst Special Agent in Charge, Bureau of Indian Affairs, 1001 Indian School Rd, 87104 Bernalillo—Stoyell, Christopher, Chief of Police, Bernalillo Police Dept, PO Box 638, 87004 Isleta—Fenton, Gene A, Captain, Isleta Pueblo Police Dept, PO Box 699, 87022
New York Bedford Hills—Hayes, William, Chief of Police, Bedford Police Dept, 307 Bedford Rd, 10507 Buffalo—Vito, Peter M, Commissioner, Erie Co Central Police Services, 45 Elm St, 14203 Ithaca—Zoner, Kathy, Chief of Police, Cornell Univ Police Dept, G-2 Barton Hall, 14853 New Rochelle—Massaregli, Nick, Systems Engineer IT Dept, New Rochelle Police Dept, 475 North Ave, 10801 New York—Holloran, Kevin, Inspector, New York City Police Dept, 233 Broadway, 10279 Oyster Bay—Bauers, Frank, Police Officer, Centre Island Police Dept, 100 Centre Island Rd, 11771
North Carolina Castle Hayne—Smith, Rhonda L, Chief Deputy, New Hanover Co Sheriff's Office, 3950 Juvenile Center Rd, 28429 Charlotte—Davis, Craig, Captain, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Dept, 601 E Trade St, 28202 Wilmington—*Lindsey, Charles S, Police Officer, Univ of NC-Wilmington Police, 601 S College Rd, 28403 —Saunders, Jeffrey A, Captain?Patrol Operations, Univ of NC-Wilmington Police, 601 S College Rd, 28403
North Dakota Grand Forks—Harris, Dan M, Deputy Chief Patrol Agent, US Border Patrol/DHS, 2320 S Washington St, 58201
Ohio Cleveland—Regoeczi, Wendy, Director Criminology Research Center, Cleveland State Univ, Dept of Sociology & Criminology, 2121 Euclid Ave RT1725, 44115 Loveland—Rahe, Dennis S, Assistant Chief of Police, Loveland Police Division, 126 S Lebanon Rd, 45140 Oregon—Magdich, Paul K, Assistant Chief of Police, Oregon Police Dept, 5330 Seaman Rd, 43616
Oklahoma Tulsa—Jackson, Dwight E, Assistant Chief of Police, Tulsa Public Schools Campus Police, 3027 S New Haven, 74147
Oregon Portland—Crebs, Michael A, Commander, Portland Police Bureau, 210 NW First Ave, 97209 —Lee, Michael W, Captain, Portland Police Bureau, 1111 SW Second Ave, 97204 —Sheffer, Kelli, Lieutenant, Portland Police Bureau, 1111 SW Second Ave, 97204 Redmond—Tarbet, Dave, Captain, Redmond Police Dept, 777 SW Deschutes Ave, 97756 Roseburg—Burge, Jim, Chief of Police, Roseburg Police Dept, 700 SE Douglas Ave, 97470 Tigard—De Sully, James, Captain, Tigard Police Dept, 13125 SW Hall Blvd, 97223
Pennsylvania Carlisle—Ward, Bryan D, Administrative Sergeant, Cumberland Co Sheriff's Office, 1 Courthouse Sq, 17013 Lititz—Allen, Brian, District Manager, Identicard Systems, 40 Citation Ln, 17543 Philadelphia—Fitzpatrick, Thomas, Commanding Officer-Bomb Squad, Philadelphia Police Dept, 8501 State Rd, 19136 Pittsburgh—Rizzo, Joseph A, Chief Deputy, Allegheny Co Sheriff's Office, 436 Grant St Rm 111, 15219 Scranton—Duffy, Daniel, Chief of Police, Scranton Police Dept, 100 S Washington Ave, 18503 Tunkhannock—Porter, Jeff, Deputy Director, Wyoming Co 911, PO Box 738, 18657 —Raimondi, Debra O, Public Safety Director, Wyoming Co 911, PO Box 738, 18657
Puerto Rico Gurabo—*Mendez Ferrer, Zulma, Rectora, Colegio Universitario De Justica Criminal, HC 02 Box 12000, 00778-9601
Rhode Island West Greenwich—Lepre, Ronald P, Chief of Police, West Greenwich Police Dept, 280 Victory Hwy, 02817
Tennessee Hixson—Dillard, Steven E, Law Enforcement Liaison, Governor's Hwy Safety Office, 6312 Levi Rd, 37343 Jackson—Britt, Sammy C, Captain, Jackson Police Dept, 234 Institute St, 38301-6828 —Campbell, Gerry, Deputy Chief of Police, Jackson Police Dept, 234 Institute St, 38301-6828 —Michael, Barry, Deputy Chief of Operations, Jackson Police Dept, 234 Institute St, 38301-6828 —Overton, Ronald S, Captain, Jackson Police Dept, 234 Institute St, 38301-6828 —Stanfill, James R, Captain, Jackson Police Dept, 234 Institute St, 38301-6828 —Willis, Patrick, Captain, Jackson Police Dept, 234 Institute St, 38301-6828 Martin—Walker, Randal, Captain, Martin Police Dept, PO Box 9, 38237 Memphis—Hess, Amy, Special Agent in Charge, FBI, 225 N Humphreys Blvd, Ste 3000, 38120 —Rallings, Michael W, Deputy Chief of Police, Memphis Police Dept, 201 Poplar Ave, Ste 12-20, 38103-1945 —Scott, Joseph A, Deputy Chief of Police, Memphis Police Dept, 201 Poplar Ave, Ste 12-19, 38103-1945
Texas Austin—Palmer, David L, Major, TX Dept of Public Safety, PO Box 4087, 78773-0500 —*Townsend, Quinten T, Law Enforcement Specialist, TX Municipal League Risk Pool, 1821 Rutherford Ln, 78754 Dallas—McGrath, Edward P, International Security Manager, Raytheon Network Centrics Systems, 13510 N Central Expwy, Mail Station 22, 75243 Del Rio—Esquivel, Javier, Asst Chief Patrol Agent, US Border Patrol/DHS, 2401 Dodson Ave, 78840 —Sinclair, Dean E, Deputy Chief Patrol Agent, US Border Patrol/DHS, 2401 Dodson Ave, 78840 —Van Gorkom, James E, Asst Chief Patrol Agent, US Border Patrol/DHS, 2401 Dodson Ave, 78840 Freeport—Flores, Gustavo, Assistant Chief of Police, Freeport Police Dept, 430 N Brazosport Blvd, 77541 Houston—Hinojosa, Thomas E, Acting Special Agent in Charge, DEA/Justice, 1433 West Loop South, Ste 600, 77027 —McGregor, Rhea, Lieutenant, Univ of TX-Houston Police, 7777 Knight Dr, 77054 Irving—Sumpter, Lance A, Director, North TX HIDTA, 8404 Esters Blvd Ste 100, 75063 Rowlett—Nabors, David W, Commander, Rowlett Police Dept, 4401 Rowlett Rd, 75088
Utah Salt Lake City—Bowers, Jeremy, MCC Staff, Major Cities Chiefs Assn, PO Box 145497, 84114-5497 —Dinoto, Steven, MCC Staff, Major Cities Chiefs Assn, PO Box 145497, 84114-5497 —Moore, Chris, MCC Staff, Major Cities Chiefs Assn, PO Box 145497, 84114-5497 —Sims, Tom, MCC Staff, Major Cities Chiefs Assn, PO Box 145497, 84114-5497 —Williams, Patricia, MCC Staff, Major Cities Chiefs Assn, 3 15 East 200 South 8th Fl, PO Box 145497, 84114-5497
Vermont Burlington—Bilodeau, Tim A, Captain Operations, Univ of VT Police Services, 284 East Ave, 05405 —Cyr, Arthur D, Lieutenant, Burlington Police Dept, 1 North Ave, 05401 Waterbury—Reinfurt, Chris, Captain, VT State Police, 103 S Main St, 05671
Virginia Alexandria—Hemphill, Albert D, Chief Executive Officer, US Marshals Service, 2604 Jefferson Davis Hwy, CS3 9th FL E Rm 936, 22301-1025 Ashburn—Hill, Martha E, Assistant Director, IJIS Institute, 44983 Knoll Sq, 20147 Centreville—Marchetti, Christopher E, Manager, Carfax Inc, 5860 Trinity Pkwy, Ste 600, 20120 Chantilly—Dundas, James W, Business Development Manager, Northrop Grumman, 15010 Conference Center Dr, 20151 —Mason, Melissa, Strategic Account Manager, Northrop Grumman, 15010 Conference Center Dr, 20151 —Uffelman, Kenneth, Director Public Safety, Northrop Grumman, 15010 Conference Center Dr, 20151 —Wilkerson, Gary D, Manager of Programs, Northrop Grumman, 15010 Conference Center Dr, 20151 Fairfax—Perkins, Kyanna, Assistant Director-Victim Services Section, Fairfax Co Police Dept, 10600 Page Ave, 22030 Herndon—Manzelmann, Denise A, Associate, Booz Allen Hamilton, 13200 Woodland Park Rd, Rm 5071, 20171 —Miller, Patricia E, Executive Admin, Booz Allen Hamilton, 13200 Woodland Park Rd, 20171 McLean—Magee, Douglas, Vice President, Kaseman LLC, 1600 Tysons Blvd, Ste 1400, 22102 —Ogden, Timothy J, Program Manager, SAIC, 1710 SAIC Dr, M/S T2 5-7, 22102 Portsmouth—Harris, Otis E, Special Agent in Charge, US Coast Guard Investigative Service, 431 Crawford St, Rm 201, 23704 Richmond—Booth, Scott, Captain, Richmond Police Dept, 177 E Belt Blvd, 23224 —Shamus, Michael J, Captain, Richmond Police Dept, 200 W Grace St, 23220 Windsor—Reynolds, Arlis V, Chief of Police, Windsor Police Dept, 8 E Windsor Blvd, 23487
Washington Bellevue—Baker, Cherie, Deputy Chief of Police, Bellevue Police Dept, PO Box 90012, 98009-9012 Seattle—Crandall, Mark, Sergeant, WA State Patrol, 811 E Roanoke St, 98102-3915 —McAuliffe, J P, Sergeant, WA State Patrol, 811 E Roanoke St, 98102-3915
Wisconsin Elm Grove—Krohn, Geoffrey, President/CEO, Integrated Technologies Inc, PO Box 453, 53122 Madison—Mankowski, James B, President/Chief Patrol Officer, JBM Patrol & Protection Corp, 3110 Kingsley Way, 53713 Prairie du Chien—Abram, Chad, Chief of Police, Prairie du Chien Police Dept, 228 N Beaumont Rd, 53821
From The Police Chief, vol. LXXVII, no. 11, November 2010. Copyright held by the International Association of Chiefs of Police, 515 North Washington Street, Alexandria, VA 22314 USA.


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Producer: Markham Vineyards
Style: Red Wine
Grape Type: Merlot
Origin: California
Region: Napa
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Puerto Rico's most wanted arrested in Marion County
Wanted for committing three execution-style homicides
UPDATED 4:06 PM EDT Mar 21, 2013
One of Puerto Rico's most wanted was arrested in Marion County on Thursday.
Jose Perez, 42, was wanted for committing three execution-style homicides in Puerto Rico more than four years ago.
After investigative techniques and information gathered from U.S. Marshal's Office, Deputy Joseph Tussy of the Fugitive Apprehension Unit arrested Perez at a local business where he was found to be working.
His bond is set at $3,100,000.
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Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida has a reputation for throwing some pretty massive New Year's Eve festivities, and as usual the Mouse doesn't let us down this year.
Magic Kingdom has the famous Electrical Parade on Main Street from 7–9:30pm, a DJ dance party by the castle, and 'Holiday Wishes' fireworks and 'Fantasy in the Sky' fireworks at 8:30pm and 11:50pm, respectively.
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Disney's Hollywood Studios has The Mulch, Sweat, and Shears New Year's Eve Spectacular, a set of four concerts with special effects and pyrotechnics—6:30pm, 8pm, and 10pm Fantasmic! shows as well as 'Lights, Camera, Happy New Year' fireworks at midnight. Epcot has DJ dance parties and an Illuminations fireworks show at 6:30pm and 11:40pm. Animal Kingdom continues its Mickey's Jingle Jungle Parade at 3:45pm. Downtown Disney hosts Cirque du Soleil performances.
General note for adults: Magic Kingdom doesn't have alcohol, but Hollywood Studios and Epcot do. Also, Magic Kingdom has fireworks on Dec. 30 as well, just in case you can't make New Year's Eve at Disney this year.
As fun as it is to plan for the fun parts, don't forget to work out logistics. Organize your Fastpass strategy upon arrival to prevent waiting in too many long lines. Bring warm and waterproof clothing to store in a locker just in case the need arises. Also, don't assume you'll be able to get in to your preferred park (even if you're staying at a Disney Resort); when parks begin reaching capacity, first they close the parking lot to cars, then to non-Disney hotel shuttles, then the park to non-ticket holders, and then to everyone, so your best bet to get in to your park of choice is to stay at a Disney Resort, buy your ticket ahead of time, and take a Disney shuttle to get there. Show up early in the day, then stay there through New Year's Eve—and into 2013!


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The Boy Scouts of America's recent announcement that it may change its no-gays policy is a disappointment because it falls short of fairness, says longtime Scouts volunteer and Newhall resident David McEachern.
The organization announced late last month that it might allow local troop sponsors the authority to include or exclude gay members.
"It's not acceptable to let some groups discriminate and some not discriminate," said McEachern, adding that he opposed the no-gays policy since it was instituted in 1991.
In Santa Clarita Valley's Bill Hart District, there are about 90 total Cubs, Scout, Varsity and Venture units. If the organization decides to adopt the policy change, each unit's sponsor would gain the authority to decide about gay membership.
The Boy Scouts' announcement has drawn a wide range of responses, from the Human Rights Campaign, which demands the Scouts adopt a nationwide policy to accept gays as scouts and adult leaders, to conservative groups that have led a campaign to demand the no-gays rule remain in place.
Tony Perkins, president of the Family Research Council, which is an American conservative Christian group and lobbying organization, urged members and others to continue calling the organization and oppose the change.
"The BSA national leadership were not prepared for the thousands of Americans who were shocked to hear that an organization that could always be counted on for standing for what's right was about to cave in to homosexual activists and corporations," Perkins said in an emailed appeal after the first round of calls jammed the organization's phone system.
"It is so important that you keep the pressure on, to show them how devastating this moral collapse will be for the Scouts and the country," he said.
Similar appeals were made by other conservative groups across the country.
McEachern, 70, who's also a member of the Santa Clarita Valley chapter of Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays, says he's been a Boy Scout since 1954.
McEachern said he earned his Eagle Scout rank and watched the organization develop throughout the years, staying active until 1996.
In the early '90s, McEachern said, he was a volunteer assistant Scout master for Santa Clarita Troop 609 in Newhall while his son, James McEachern, 30, was earning his Eagle Scout rank.
The 16-year-old Hart High School student was also beginning to tell family and close friends that he is gay.
"Early on, my son got the feeling that he wasn't wanted at the national level (of Boy Scouts)," David McEachern said. "The decision to ban gays from leadership roles, by implication, said to young men looking at their sexual orientation that they weren't welcome in Boy Scouts."
Since James McEachern was close to finishing his Eagle Scout at the time, David McEachern told his son to stick it out — he could better work to change the organization's stance from the inside.
"He wasn't sure he wanted to be a member of an organization that discriminates. I had to push him," David McEachern said.
James McEachern decided to complete his Eagle Scout project, attain the rank but not disclose his sexuality.
"He didn't come out, but I think some people knew," David McEachern said. "He was very cautious. We were aware of the dangers of him being an openly gay man. It was a different time then."
Within the larger Scouting community, David McEachern and his son heard snippets of "polite discrimination."
One of the Boy Scout laws requires the Scout to be "brave, clean and reverent." Though comments were subtle and "polite," David McEachern said, he heard arguments supporting the no-gays policy based on his son's "unclean and irreverent" sexuality.
Though David McEachern and his son were aware of the national and religious climates influencing the organization, they never experienced outright discrimination from their troop, the father said.
"His troop loved him. Everyone made sure he got his Eagle Scout," McEachern said. "The individuals are great. It's an institutional problem, not an individual problem."
The Associated Press contributed to this report.


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Yankees Seek Resolution On Girardi's Status
Could the Cubs? patience pay off in their pursuit of manager Joe Girardi?
That may be answered soon, based on comments Yankees managing partner Hal Steinbrenner made to media outlets.
Girardi is under contract to the Yankees through Oct. 31 and cannot talk directly to other teams, including the Cubs. But Steinbrenner stressed that he would like Girardi?s status resolved soon, perhaps no later than next week when the Yankees conduct their organizational meetings.
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February 6, 2016 — By Heath Wickline
The Center for Effective Philanthropy (CEP) recently completed its sixth survey of Hewlett Foundation grantees, an effort that gathers data so we can evaluate our work and improve our grantmaking. The survey was completed by 707 grantees during September and October 2015, reflecting a 62% response rate among the foundation's overall pool of active grantees. Throughout the report, ratings from Hewlett Foundation grantees are compared against our own past performance as well as ratings from more than 40,000 grantees of roughly 250 peer funders.
CEP recently shared the full report and presented the findings to all staff. I asked Hewlett Foundation Evaluation Officer Amy Arbreton about the findings.
These Grantee Perception Report (GPR) findings seem pretty consistent with our last survey, completed in 2013. Would you agree? What do you see as the major finding in these survey results?
Yes, there was very little change—which, given the relatively high ratings we received on many measures in 2013, we see as a good thing. Overall, Hewlett Foundation grantees continue to have very positive perceptions of the Foundation, but there are areas for improvement.
The Foundation has maintained or improved on many of the already positive ratings we received in 2013. There was notable movement around transparency, for example. On overall transparency, grantees rate the Foundation significantly higher than grantees rated us in 2013.
As in 2013, Hewlett Foundation grantees rate the Foundation's impact on their organizations, and the helpfulness of its selection and reporting/evaluation processes similar to the typical funder. That's been consistent for the last few years, but we actually ranked higher on measures of impact on past surveys—so those are areas where we can continue to look for ways to improve.
Q. One of the reasons we value the GPR is that it provides comparative data, because CEP also surveys the grantees of other large philanthropies. What does that additional context tell us?
Because CEP conducts the online survey, it ensures confidentiality to the grantees and an independent perspective for us on a wide range of areas that we care about. It's also a comprehensive survey of our grantees, which means that CEP surveys all active grantees and not just selected ones.
Probably the most helpful part, though, is the comparative data that CEP provides. Grantees tend to give positive ratings to funders, so the comparative data give us a sense of how we are doing relative to our peers and our own past performance. When CEP reports the findings, we see ourselves compared with all the other foundations in the very large data set, we see ourselves compared with a set of other large foundations that have similar characteristics to our Foundation, and we also see ourselves now compared with past years.
Some of the key points highlighted in the 2015 GPR are that our staff's understanding of grantees' fields, advancement of knowledge, and effect on public policy continue to be areas of strength for us. But as I mentioned, we have seen higher ratings in past years on things like the helpfulness of selection and reporting/evaluation processes.
Q. That's helpful context. Of course, our program staff have been looking at these data closely to see what we can do to improve our grantmaking. What would you highlight as areas that you expect the Foundation will be working on?
Across the Foundation, we take the findings seriously and look for ways to improve. Each program takes a look at their own results and makes plans to address those areas that are most relevant to their program goals. If you look at the Foundation as a whole, there are a few areas that we are paying close attention to—things that are relevant to every program.
Though our overall rating of transparency has increased, there is room to do more, particularly with respect to sharing what we have tried that has not worked.
Impact on grantee organizations is another area that we care a great deal about and one where programs will continue to pay careful attention. CEP results suggest that our general operating support grants and Organizational Effectiveness (OE) grants tend to have a bigger impact on grantee organizations, so I expect program staff will continue to consider that in thinking about the mix of grants we make.
Grantees' open-ended comments suggest that Hewlett might want to consider greater inclusion of grantees and other relevant stakeholders in developing our grantmaking strategies—and to communicate more broadly and clearly about the opinions and input that inform our strategic choices. Programs will likely be working on building those kinds of opportunities for input and feedback more directly into our practice of strategy development and implementation.
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September 1, 2015 — By Larry Kramer
Earlier this summer, we held a pair of conference calls that offered grantees an open forum—a kind of philanthropic town hall—to question me and our senior staff members about anything and everything. The calls, which we hope to hold annually, are part of our ongoing effort to be transparent and to create open lines of communication with grantees so we can learn and better meet the needs of the communities we all aim to serve.
Participation was open to grantees across our program areas, and the 400 or so people who called in reflected the full gamut of issues we work on, including conservation groups and local arts organizations in the Bay Area, bipartisan think tanks in Washington, development groups in sub-Saharan Africa, and more. Given this diversity, we weren't surprised to get some specific questions about individual lines of grantmaking. What was a surprise—though in hindsight perhaps it shouldn't have been—was to see how many of the answers to those questions were nevertheless relevant across our programs.
For example, one participant asked about our commitment to holding the rise in average global temperature to less than 2˚ Celsius, a longstanding goal of our climate work that seems increasingly difficult to achieve. Environment Program Director Tom Steinbach provided an answer that sheds light not only on our climate strategy, but on our approach to goal-setting generally. Tom thus explained how he and his team have considered carefully whether the 2˚ goal is still the right one by talking to grantees, fellow funders, and other experts. He cited two reasons for concluding that it is: first, because the goal reflects what the best scientific evidence continues to tell us is needed to avoid the worst effects of climate change; and, second, because it provides an ambitious aspiration worthy of our—and our grantees'—efforts. Similarly, a grantee of our Madison Initiative (which focuses on reducing the effects of political polarization in Congress) asked how to connect with others working on the same issues. The answer, from initiative Director Daniel Stid, highlighted the value of grantee convenings, which all our programs arrange as a way to encourage formal and informal networking and collaboration as well as the sharing of knowledge.
A few questions came up more than once, indicating their salience to grantees working across program areas. For those who weren't able to join the calls, here's a quick recap of answers to some of these key questions:
Can you share any tips or best practices for grantees to keep in mind in preparing for the transition of Program Officers and Directors?
This question came up on both calls and was also emailed to us in advance of the calls by grantees in a couple of program areas. Hewlett Foundation program officers and directors serve eight-year terms, baking a certain amount of regular transition into the way we work. As my colleague Ruth Levine, director of our Global Development and Population Program, noted in a recent blog post, "[W]e have more planned transitions than most organizations. And we have built some practices over the years to mitigate risk (and hopefully reassure the anxious) on all sides." Ruth's post provides more detail on practical steps we've taken to ensure smooth transitions—from documentation to orientation processes. More generally, though, it's important to understand that staff transitions at the Foundation do not trigger radical shifts or the abandonment of a line of grant making. New staff bring new ideas and new ways of thinking to the work: that's one of the key benefits of having term limits. But our strategies exist independently of the staff members who conceive of and execute them, and we are equally committed to sensible continuity. So my best tip is not to think of such transitions as events for which "preparation" is needed. Instead, communicate: get to know the new officer or director and begin to develop the kind of working relationship and partnership that helps both you and us. Lines of communications between program staff and grantees should always be open—especially around staff changes—but please know that we've given a lot of thought to how best to execute these transitions, with minimal, unnecessary disruption to our support for grantees.
How are you thinking about collaboration and synergies across your different program areas?
Several grantees asked a version of this question about the Foundation's approach to collaboration between and among our programs. As I noted on the call, there are definitely examples of programs partnering on individual grants or strategies. For example, our support for efforts to improve children's education in developing countries benefits from the input of staff from both our Education and Global Development & Population programs, which share an interest in the topic. We do our best to spot opportunities for partnership, and our senior staff is eager to seize opportunities that crop up. However, because our programs pursue specific strategies in their different areas, which are substantively disparate, and because we try to avoid creating unnecessary bureaucracy, we have not formalized collaborative structures across programs.
What are you priorities for funding in the future?
Our main program areas—education, environment, global development and population, performing arts, and philanthropy—are longstanding areas of concern for the Hewlett Foundation, and our commitment to them is undimmed. Of course, we strive also to be nimble and responsive to changing circumstances and new opportunities, which we do by launching or shifting strategies within these programs; by inaugurating time-limited special initiatives (like our recently announced Cyber Initiative), and through our Special Projects program. Still, our signature programs have roots that stretch back to the beginnings of the Foundation—to what Bill and Flora Hewlett cared most about—and these remain our enduring priorities.
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To all those who participated in the calls: Thank you! We learn whenever we hear from you, and appreciate the opportunity to do so. We hope you found the conversation as useful and informative as we did. For those who weren't able to join, don't be shy! You can always ask whatever you need to know and share whatever is on your mind. Like I said above, the lines of communication are open.
July 23, 2015 — By Larry Kramer
Funding research is an element of nearly all our grant making programs and strategies—running a wide gamut that encompasses everything from ascertaining who takes advantage of the Bay Area's diverse performing arts to quantifying women's contributions to the economies of sub-Saharan Africa.
Research matters because knowledge is a powerful force for change, and high-quality evidence and analyses are indispensable to sound decision-making. The Hewlett Foundation thus has a vital interest in ensuring that the research we fund is both rigorously done and widely shared—which is why, for example, we decided last year to openly license our own work and to require grantees who receive project-based funding to openly license the work so produced.
We are equally concerned that any research we generate or support be done according to the highest ethical standards, especially when it involves living subjects. And while one might assume that this could or should take for granted, we think it important to say so clearly and unequivocally. Beginning this month, then, we will be adding language to our grant agreements stating that grantees doing research with human subjects "must have appropriate standards to ensure compliance with generally accepted research ethics," through the use of institutional review boards, informed consent policies, and the like. We are, in addition, asking grantees to warrant that such rules and processes will be followed and will require that grant dollars be returned if either of these conditions is not met.
These changes are not meant to impose needless burdens on our grantees. To the contrary, the new language states expressly that we do not wish to "micromanage or seek to interfere in the implementation of grants"—which is why we have not specified a particular review process beyond requiring that the one in place meet generally accepted ethical norms. Each grantee organization should be free, within that constraint, to develop the rules and processes that best suit its culture and capacity. By affirmatively stating our expectation that appropriate rules and review processes are in place and be followed, however, we hope to signal the importance of research ethics.
May 7, 2015 — By Sara Davis
This post was originally published at Transparency Talk, the Glasspockets blog. Sara will join Pamela H. David of the Walter and Elise Haas Fund and Peter V. Long of the Blue Shield of California Foundation in a panel moderated by Brad Smith of the Foundation Center to discuss the "Get on the Map" project May 13 in San Francisco. -ed.
Why don't Foundations collaborate more? Why isn't philanthropy more "we're all in this together" and less "we'll do it our own way"? I've heard these questions and discussed possible answers many times during my years working in our sector. The literature pointing to the need for, and positive results arising from, effective collaboration is abundant. Yet too often, funder collaboration still remains a hope rather than a reality, and we default to going it alone. Things are beginning to shift, however, and I'm optimistic that a "collaboration-first" mindset can take hold. Over time, we've seen collaboration, sharing, and transparency increase in philanthropic practice. One thing fueling this shift, among many other factors, is the way technology makes sharing and interconnection more attainable, and helps swiftly cut through barriers to collaboration.
Technology's capacity to enable collaboration makes me excited about the nationwide campaign for philanthropic organizations to "Get on the Map" and participate in collective data sharing and visualization about our grantmaking. Once we've all shared our grant data through the Foundation Center's eReporting Program and it pushes the data to the Foundation Maps tool, not only will we be able to see the flow of philanthropic dollars within the state's social sector, we'll also be able to put that information to work. With this new tool, we'll finally be able to answer within a reasonable time frame some key questions that have thus far eluded us: who else funds a specific organization, what other organizations are doing, where gaps exist, and how our work fits within the full philanthropic context for our regions. This technology will give each of us the ability to see our work in a broader context, explore giving trends over time, reveal connections, see gaps, and discover new partners. It will make collaboration and impact more possible and more visible—things we all want.
As the Director of Grants Management at the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, I've experienced first-hand the power that high-quality, timely data can bring to improve decision-making, monitoring, and overall grant practice. We frequently use and discuss data internally about our own grant practice—a good example is the project our President, Larry Kramer, described in his Annual Letter last year. Because data can inform and create change, sharing and availability of relevant data is a key strategic goal for many of our programs. The Hewlett Foundation was an inaugural participant in the Reporting Commitment, managed by the Foundation Center, and we participate in the International Aid Transparency Initiative by sharing our data. We do these things because we know that data can fuel insight and support greater impact, not only for Hewlett but for all of us. Sharing our grantmaking data as part of the "Get on the Map" campaign is just the logical next step in acting on this knowledge.
The "Get on the Map" campaign is itself an example of effective collaboration in action. The campaign is a joint effort led by the regional associations across the country in partnership with the Foundation Center and the Forum for Regional Association of Grantmakers. As a member of the committee working on the California-wide effort through our regional associations - Northern California Grantmakers, Southern California Grantmakers and San Diego Grantmakers and supported by the James Irvine Foundation- I've already experienced effective collaboration across the state of California. As a supporter of the campaign it's been heartening to see, and support, a true spirit of excitement, encouragement, and optimism for this project across the state. It's a great example of how building in infrastructure together makes better grantmaking and more sharing possible. The campaign tagline, "Doing Good, Done Better," rings true for me, and I encourage all of us in our various regions to participate and "Get on the Map." We can do better together.
April 1, 2015 — By Larry Kramer
When I joined the Hewlett Foundation in 2013, a renewed attention to transparency was high on my list of priorities. The Foundation has long been committed to openness and sharing information. As my very first post for this blog noted, we were among the first foundations to publish the results of our Grantee Perception Reports, and we have made a practice of sharing information about our grantmaking over the years. And we went still further after I arrived, sharing things like the grant descriptions we provide to our Board and a detailed study we prepared for them of grant trends in the past decade. We launched this blog, in fact, to offer Hewlett staff members a way to share their thinking, so others would know what we are up to and could challenge us.
But philanthropy is—or should be—all about learning, and we've learned that there really can be too much of a good thing. Even when it comes to transparency. We are thus replacing, or perhaps I should say modifying, our Transparency Initiative, which will now become our Translucency Initiative.
Quite simply, over the past few months, my colleagues and I have grown concerned that we may have gone too far with all this sharing. We wonder whether providing so much information just adds to the noise—pouring more and more data into the ceaseless flood of infographics, spreadsheets, and "must-read" thought pieces that we all confront each day. I confess that sometimes, staring at my ceaselessly replenished inbox late at night, I feel a little overwhelmed by it all. And I'm not even on Twitter!
So rather than continue contributing to the endless stream of humdrum data, we're ready to make a change. We're still committed to sharing information about our work, of course, but we'll do so in ways that are hopefully easier for us to manage and you to digest. With apologies to the Foundation Center, we think of it as having "frosted glass pockets."
To give you some idea of what this will look like in practice, I've included an image of our reimagined grants database, which reflects our new policy of translucency. We asked ourselves: is there really that much difference between a $200,000 grant and a $250,000 grant? As you can see, in the new database, grants of both sizes will be categorized as "A lot of money." All grants over $5 million will simply be listed under "This better work."
Our new translucent grants database.
We'll do something similar for evaluations of our strategies. Rather than diving deep into the weeds of performance indicators, metrics, M&E, and ROI, we'll ask our evaluators to share their findings using a clear three-point scale: "Getting out the checkbook," "Meh," and "Let us never speak of this again." Simple, wouldn't you agree?
Consistent with our new commitment to translucency, I've shared only the broad, somewhat fuzzy (but colorful!) outlines of our new policy. There's much more to it, of course. How could there not be? We're still a foundation, after all.
If you simply must know the intricate details of our current thinking on the topic, I encourage you to read the whole darn thing.
January 30, 2015 — By Ruth Levine
It's the time for our annual performance reviews at the Hewlett Foundation, so I've been spending more than the usual amount of time reflecting on skills that my colleagues demonstrate at work each day. And that's made me think about the special and somewhat peculiar qualities that go into being a good grantmaker.
The program officer's job is a tricky one. This is the person who establishes a relationship with a prospective grantee and figures out where the organization and the project idea fit into the overall field that we support. The program officer has to gather enough information to have confidence recommending we fund the work, and weigh various factors to sort out both the level and the duration of our support. He or she vets proposals, monitors progress, connects grantees to each other and to other funders. It's also the program officer who figures out when and how to evaluate grants or strategies, and when to recommend expanding a commitment or pulling the plug. Program officers are also members of a larger team and have management responsibilities, as well as the obligation of being a good citizen of a dynamic organization.
So when I think about the essential qualities of a program officer, demonstrated by my colleagues, I see stars. Specifically, I see the five-pointed star shown here, with pairs of attributes in balance.
Program officers need to know a lot about their subject matter. In the Global Development and Population Program, for example, program officers have deep in-country experience and strong knowledge of the fields of reproductive health, education, governance, transparency and accountability, and gender. But sometimes they have to tell their inner expert to take the day off so they can question fundamental and often strongly-held assumptions within a field, and appreciate what people from other disciplines have to offer.
Program officers need to be well organized, able to keep to deadlines and tick tasks off a list. There are a surprisingly large number of tasks involved in grant making: the due diligence, the proposal review, the presentation to the Board, the report review, and so on (and on). If you looked at a program officer's calendar here, you'd see at least 50 separate deadlines each year. (That's about one a week, on average, and it often feels like one a day.) All too often, those fall when program officers are in a distant time zone, far from a reliable internet connection.
The pace feels relentless and the stakes can be high: missing a deadline almost always inconveniences many colleagues, and could even jeopardize our ability to award a grant.
At the same time, program officers cannot be so mired in planning and meeting deadlines that they are unable to respond when opportunities arise, there's a need to act quickly to meet a grantee's urgent needs, or a colleague needs a helping hand. And, while ticking the tasks off day-to-day, they still have to follow a separate, and very different, rhythm—that of keeping up in the field.
Program officers need to be passionate about impact, willing and even eager to ask hard questions of prospective grantees about how they are going to turn money into good things in the world. But sometimes—maybe even most of the time—they need to temper that passion with a willingness to let go, giving grantees latitude to do things their way. It is, after all, the grantees who are ultimately accountable for the success or failure of each grant. And people rarely do their best work when they feel that someone else is calling the shots.
Program officers are supposed to be "strategic thinkers," able to set priorities for their time, grant and consulting budgets, and institutional voice. At the same time, they have to keep their mind open to opportunities that we might not have envisioned at the outset of the strategy—as well as to the possibility that things just aren't working and it's time to change course. Again, it's a balancing act.
Finally, program officers have to tread a fine line in relating to people who benefit from a grant. Good grantmaking requires being able to establish a relationship of trust, one that entails empathy and connection. At the very same time, good grantmaking requires maintaining enough objectivity so that the funding relationship is sustained for the results, not for the relationship alone. That can be tough.
Five sets of skills, five ways to balance proactivity with restraint. Thinking in this way about how we're all doing our jobs helps me understand what it really means to be a good grantmaker. And it's permitting me to see many stars.
December 15, 2014 — By Heath Wickline
In August 2013, the Hewlett Foundation's Education Program engaged ORS Impact to conduct an evaluation of the Deeper Learning portfolio's role and influence on education advocacy policy. The evaluation report is now available on our website.
Earlier this year, Evaluation Officer Amy Arbeton and two colleagues from ORS Impact presented the report's findings at the annual American Evalaution Association conference.
December 9, 2014 — By Sara Davis
This post was originally published at Transparency Talk, the Glasspockets blog. -ed.
There's a great quote about "big data" from Dan Ariely of Duke University that's been circulating for the last couple years and is still spot on: Big data is like teenage sex: everyone talks about it, nobody really knows how to do it, everyone thinks everyone else is doing it, so everyone claims they are doing it.
This seems particularly true of the philanthropic sector—we've all been talking about it, but we've yet to find the right way to apply the rhetoric of big data to our work. In part, this is because we don't actually have many examples that follow the original definition of BIG data. The oft-cited example of Target using big data to determine when a customer is pregnant in order to focus their marketing is an interesting story, but it's challenging to figure out what the corollary would be in philanthropy. In reality, most of our data is pretty small or—at most—medium in nature. And even with that, we're still learning to effectively define, collect, use, and share data within our organizations and across the sector.
With all this in mind, it was incredibly refreshing to attend a session at the recent TAG (Technology Affinity Group) conference in Miami that was an honest dialogue about big data and philanthropy. C. Davis Parchment, Manager of the Electronic Reporting Program at the Foundation Center and moderator of the session Managing Big Data Across Foundation Roles: Identifying New Tools for New Teams, set the stage with a much needed redefinition of big data. Rather than think of big data in its most literal definition as very high volume data sets, Davis described big data as a movement, one that focuses on analysis, rigor, metrics, and critical thinking. Big data as a movement calls on us to employ technology more effectively; to better collect, use, and share data to inform our work, make decisions, and ultimately, to create real and lasting impact through our grantmaking. If we do this well, it will change the way we work—transforming roles and processes within our organizations and redefining how we collaborate and share across the sector.
The first speaker, Kevin Rafter, gave us an example of this concept in action, focusing on creating new data about grantmaking. As Manager of Impact Assessment and Learning at the James Irvine Foundation, Rafter has designed a framework for collecting qualitative and quantitative data about grant results across Irvine's diverse set of program areas. Irvine is implementing a new grant closing process through which staff will answer five straightforward questions about results before closing a grant. To make it easy, the user interface is elegantly built within their Foundation Connect grants management system. Collecting this information will create a new data set for analyzing their grantmaking impact and learning from grants. By collaborating together, an internal project team was also able to simplify and clarify the grant closure process overall. This is a great example of a foundation giving thoughtful attention to how they define and collect useful data. I'll be eager to hear more from Rafter once staff has used the tool through several grant closure cycles and they've further developed their data set.
We know that an important function for grantmaking data is creating transparency when it is made publicly available by foundations. Suki O'Kane, Director of Administration at the Walter and Elise Haas Fund, brought this concern to the fore by sharing her organization's experience as the 19th member to join the Reporting Commitment Initiative, which is managed by the Foundation Center as part of Glasspockets. Foundations who join the Reporting Commitment agree to make machine-readable grant information available to the public at least four times a year and to use a common geographic coding scheme for their grants thus making timely and accurate reporting on the flow of philanthropic dollars more broadly available. Upon joining the Reporting Commitment, the Haas Fund developed an open source tool that makes it easier for other foundations to participate in the initiative. The tool, called Open hGrant, is a WordPress plug-in and is a great example of how innovative technology design can ease the sharing and use of data. As O'Kane artfully described, the contribution also embodies the spirit of collaboration: it improves data sharing practices at the Haas Fund, then takes that learning even further by advancing data sharing within the whole sector. The Open hGrant tool brings us one step closer to eliminating the barriers to better use data in our grantmaking.
According to Patrick Collins, Chief Information Officer at The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, another way to ensure better data use is through automation—which makes data activities more efficient and will ultimately transform how we do our work. Specifically, Collins talked about the use of Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) to connect and share data across systems. By connecting with external systems via APIs, Hewlett has been able to automate many repetitive tasks and free-up staff time to focus on more substantive challenges. One example Collins shared is how Hewlett now automates simple tax status checking via an API with Guidestar's Charity Check system, eliminating the need for data entry and administrative staff time. As the use of system interfaces is adopted more widely, it will allow real-time data sharing and will deliver data to users in the right way—and at the right time—for decision-making. This, in turn, will change how people do their jobs, share information, and collaborate.
We certainly don't have big data completely figured out in the philanthropic sector, but this session at TAG was a nice step in the right direction. I was deeply heartened by the spirit of collaboration, pragmatism, and creativity throughout the presentations and discussion afterwards. There's big potential on the horizon for data to be used more effectively and—through that—to improve our grantmaking practice and how we all achieve impact. I'm excited by this ongoing conversation and the transformative power possible if we all collect, use and share data well.
December 3, 2014 — By Larry Kramer
Last March, our Board approved a new "Cyber Initiative" with a budget of $20 million over five years. The Initiative aims to build a field of policy analysis for problems relating to security and technological trustworthiness on the Internet. While government and industry are both already spending vast sums of money to deal with such problems, their focus is overwhelmingly on present needs and problems and mainly involves developing technologies to combat hackers, thieves, and enemies. Hardly anyone is thinking about the lasting consequences of today's solutions, much less about developing overarching policy frameworks for long-term global governance and security.
The importance of having such frameworks cannot be overstated. Our lives increasingly depend on the Internet, and choices we are making today about Internet governance and security have profound implications for the future. To make those choices well, it is imperative that they be made with some sense of what lies ahead and, still more important, of where we want to go. Yet little or no thought is being given to such questions, partly because of avoidable obstacles. At present, few institutions treat questions of cybersecurity and Internet policy as a central or even important focus of their work. Individuals with proper training to address these questions are in short supply, and those who exist seldom speak to each other or share information. Nor has anyone given them reason to do so: funding for this sort of work is practically nonexistent.
The Cyber Initiative seeks to overcome these obstacles, and, in so doing, to build a "marketplace of ideas" about cyber policy—generating the kind of robust arguments and analytic frameworks needed to begin articulating sensible long-term public policy. We plan to do this by (1) supporting and/or building dependable, independent institutions capable of training, nurturing, and supporting experts with a sophisticated understanding of the problems; (2) convening experts from government, industry, academia, think tanks, and other arenas to share information and develop the trust needed to work collaboratively; and (3) attracting additional funders to help grow and develop the new field.
The announcement of the Cyber Initiative prompted a great deal of commentary about the need for, and importance of, our plan—much of it likewise emphasizing the absence of serious public policy analysis. These reactions came not just from potential grantees (whose statements may perhaps be taken with a grain of salt), but also from people working in government, industry, the media, and philanthropy. Our specific focus—creating opportunities for people coming from different sectors and disciplines to exchange information and work together, and developing multiple long-term policy options—was singled out for particular approbation. Given the modest size of the initiative, the attention it garnered came as a pleasant surprise, but it also says something about timing: public policy for cyber is a field ripe to be built.
Even so, building the field will not be easy—and not just because of the modest scale of our initiative, which is only $4 million per year for five years. As we explained to the Foundation's Board in March, our plan has never been to build the field ourselves. Rather, we intend through our grantmaking to demonstrate what is possible, while working to attract additional funders and funding into the field. The reactions to our announcement were heartening precisely because they confirmed our sense that there is widespread interest and curiosity. The bigger problem turns out to be that the field is so underdeveloped that neither we nor other potential funders have adequate places even to begin.
An unanticipated partial solution to this last problem emerged during the summer, with the discovery that the Foundation needs to pay out more this year than originally budgeted if we want to keep the excise tax on our earnings at one percent. The Board agreed in July that we should do so. In September, I updated the Board, explaining that the Foundation needs to spend as much as $50 million before December 31 for this purpose; at the same meeting, the Board agreed to allocate $5 million of this amount for humanitarian aid in connection with the Ebola outbreak in Africa. Those funds are in the process of being disbursed.
At the time of the July meeting, the Board agreed to consider using the remaining funds in connection with the Cyber Initiative. More specifically, the Board gave permission to ask three Universities—Berkeley, MIT, and Stanford—to submit proposals for grants to establish multidisciplinary, public policy programs focused on cyber issues broadly understood.
It is worth briefly recounting the reasons behind this decision. As we discussed in July, establishing a number of strong academic centers will powerfully kickstart our Cyber effort—making a potentially transformative difference in launching a new field of public policy analysis. These grants will create critical centers of excellence that give other funders places to start building and enable us to use our limited resources more effectively. And if prior experience is any guide, we can expect other universities, think tanks, and funders to follow suit in launching their own cyber efforts.
A second, more easily answered question is, why Berkeley, MIT, and Stanford? To begin, it makes sense for us to start with major research universities. Eventually, we will need to support think tanks and other potential homes for policy development, including institutions that can attract participation from quirky and unorthodox technology types. But universities are likely to remain the foremost centers for developing long-term policy analysis, especially as our goal is to support analysts who are independent of both government and industry. Universities will also remain the key destination for training new people. Finally, and especially relevant for present purposes, major research universities are among the relatively small set of institutions capable of absorbing and making good use of $15 million grants in short order.
There were, of course, other universities to consider in addition to Berkeley, MIT, and Stanford. Based on our research, however, the three schools we selected seemed like the most promising places to start. All three have concentrations of world class faculty and graduate students working in a variety of relevant programs and centers scattered across their campuses—programs and centers that could and should be aligned to work collaboratively on cyber issues. What they have lacked are the resources and the impetus to do so, which the proposed grants will supply.
The full memo I shared with the Hewlett Foundation's Board last month (from which this blog post is adapted) to provide them with the information they needed to approve these grants is now available on our website. It has more details about the proposal development process and the content of each school's proposal, as well as thoughts on how we will measure success and the benefits and risks associated with making the grants.
If you're interested in learning more about the thinking that went into making these grants, I hope you'll take the time to read the whole thing.
November 19, 2014 — By Heath Wickline
A couple months ago we published a blog post by our president, Larry Kramer, announcing a new policy on open licensing of the materials grantees create with our funds. Reaction to it—and this has been true of pretty much everything we've done related to openness and transparency over the past year—was reassuringly positive. Leaders in the field of open licensing praised us in comments. Colleagues buttonholed us at conferences, wanting to know more. People said nice things about us on Twitter.
Organisations around the world should follow @Hewlett_Found http://t.co/4Q5NCSmiBF #goodexample #leadtheway
— Fiona Harvey (@fionajharvey) September 20, 2014
Organisations around the world should follow @Hewlett_Found http://t.co/4Q5NCSmiBF #goodexample #leadtheway
Hurrah! @Hewlett_Found requires @creativecommons attribution (#CC BY) for its project-based grants! http://t.co/j94cgNQoKX #OER
— Jane Park (@janedaily) September 18, 2014
Hurrah! @Hewlett_Found requires @creativecommons attribution (#CC BY) for its project-based grants! http://t.co/j94cgNQoKX #OER
It felt good.
Good enough—almost—to compensate for the months of meetings, draft statements, requirements memos, rethinking, informal conversations, timeline discussions, cajoling, and just plain old work that went into it.
That's not a complaint, mind you, more an explanation of what "transparency" has meant for the Hewlett Foundation and our staff, and what it is likely to continue meaning: an idea for a new way to share what we know, followed by careful deliberation, consensus-building, planning, and changes to our internal systems before we ever get to an announcement of a new policy, let alone the actual, you know, being transparent.
It doesn't make for the stuff of thrilling blog posts, and people aren't likely to sing our praises on the Internet, but we continue to make progress on a number of projects related to transparency. Consider this an update.
We've made changes to our grants management software and contracting system to allow us to track evaluations of our strategies more easily, and to gather the "work products" that grantees produce with our funds. We've revised our proposal and reporting templates to explain the changes we're making (and the new requirements we're introducing around open licensing) to our grantees. We've gathered evaluations completed over the past few years, and are reviewing those to make sure there's no confidential information in them that would preclude sharing them publicly. And we've made improvements to our online grants database to make it easier to search for grants associated with a particular program or initiative.
We've also completed the analysis of our website I wrote about earlier this year. We're planning on a full redesign of the site in 2015, and to be honest, you won't see a lot of the work I've just described above until that new site is live.
The will to be more open is there, and much of the work to get ready internally for more sharing is done. But without a web platform built for transparency—one that helps make clear the connections between programs and strategies, between staff members and grants and work products and evaluations—we can't yet say we're as open as we'd like, or intend, to be. We're still in the middle, though definitely not stuck.
In the meantime, this blog offers what I think is the best expression of our ongoing commitment to openness and transparency. For the past year, my colleagues and our guest bloggers have offered their thoughts on our grantees' successes and our own failings, on developments in our fields and the news of the day. We've published pieces from PhDs and recent junior high school graduates, and everything from learned analyses of the American electorate to what I'm pretty sure is the only successful (or attempted, for that matter) Rickroll by a foundation president. Our blog is many things, but most of all, it's a window into our work, and our thinking, as it develops. What could be more transparent than that?
In case you missed it, that last paragraph was meant to mark the first anniversary of this blog, which launched on November 19, 2013 with a post by Larry Kramer called Learning, Transparency, and Blogs. Over the past year, we've published almost 240 posts from more than two dozen contributors, representing many thousands of words and more good ideas than I can count. We're grateful to everyone who's taken the time to read what we've written, and especially to those of you who've shared or commented on it.
Over the coming weeks and months, we'll continue to use the blog to let you know what we're thinking about, and provide a way for you to engage with our ideas. We hope you'll stay with us—let us know when a post sparks questions for you, challenge us when we need challenging. With your help, we'll do our best to make sure this "Work in Progress" continues to be what Larry hoped it would in that first post: "a lively forum from which everyone can learn."


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This weeks new theme is COLLECTIONS!
Do you like to collect things?
Do you collect a lot of items in each collection?
Or are you happy with just a few items?
Do you remember those Beanie Babies?
I think people are still collecting them.
Hot Wheels, Barbie Dolls, Stamps, Coins, Crayons,
I guess the list could go on and on.
We seem to have collectors for just about everything out there.
My hubby seems to collect wine and tools, along with some coins,
not much else.
I collect gadgets, mostly kitchen gadgets, cookbooks, other books,
used to collect videos, and DVD's but I gave up.
Some of you may know what that gadget in the picture is
and some of you may not.
Try to guess then leave your guess in the comments.
I like this gadget.
Please come back on Thursday and let us know about your collections
or the collections of people you know,
and maybe not know.
Should be interesting to see what others find to collect.
See you Thursday!
Thanks again,
Here is Mr. Linky, I wonder what he collects!
Here is Mr. Linky, I wonder what he collects!


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1966 Mickey Mantle "Fedtro" Advertisement and Product Collection (6)
Starting Bid - $500.00, Sold For - $1,762.50
During the 1960s, in addition to endorsing products such as foods, beverages, and sporting goods, Mickey Mantle was also the chief spokesman for Fedtro, an electronic products manufacturer specializing in audio equipment. We're not sure how effective his endorsement was as we've never heard of anybody actually using any of these products, but offered here is an extraordinary collection of these extremely scarce and desirable Fedtro products and advertisements from the era featuring Mantle's endorsement: 1) Large cardboard Fedtro retail store display featuring Mickey Mantle in promotion of the company's line of megaphones. The easel-back display, issued in 1966, pictures Mantle in numerous poses demonstrating the different megaphones offered by the company. The display (17 x 22 inches) has a few minor surface abrasions and moderate corner wear. The original easel back remains intact. In Very Good to Excellent condition. Matted and framed to total dimensions of 25 x 30.5 inches. 2) Fedtro megaphone (which is pictured in the previously listed advertising display) featuring Mantle's image and endorsement on the side. The megaphone measures thirteen inches in length and is in Near Mint condition. 3-6) Three pair of individually packaged Fedtro intercoms complete with their original shipping box. Each pair of intercoms are packaged side-by-side on a cardboard display frame (9 x 14 x 1.5 inches) featuring Mantle's image and endorsement. The packages, while not freestanding, were meant to be displayed in an upright fashion in order to highlight Mantle's endorsement. The original shipping box (9.5 x 14.25 x 6.75 inches), which held the three offered intercom sets, is included and also displays a Fedtro label on the front end that once again features a picture of Mantle along with his glowing endorsement of the product. Each of the three individual packs of intercoms remain in Near Mint condition. The box displays normal shipping wear and is in Very Good condition. This is a truly spectacular advertising ensemble and one that Barry took great pride in displaying, especially given his close friendship with, and admiration for, Mickey Mantle. The fact that Mantle's popularity wasn't quite enough to ensure the success of these revolutionary products, as today we rarely (make that never) see wireless electronic megaphones, or Fedtro products of any kind, gave these rare package designs a humorous quality appreciated by both Barry Halper and Mickey Mantle. From the Barry Halper Collection. Total: 6 items (advertising display, megaphone, three sets of intercoms, shipping box). Reserve $500. Estimate $1,000/$1,500. SOLD FOR $1,762.50
(Click the smaller thumbnails to the left and right (if any) to cycle through each photo in the gallery of images for this lot.)


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Eileen Laferty Knouse, 76, of Shepherdstown, passed away suddenly and peacefully Thursday, Sept. 27, 2012.
Born Jan. 19, 1936, in Philadelphia, Pa., she was the daughter of the late Dr. John and Laura Laferty.
Eileen was a loving wife, mother and grandmother, and an avid reader, writer and craftswoman. She leaves behind her husband of 53 years, George Henry Knouse of Shepherdstown. She is also survived by her brother, the Rev. Charles Patrick Laferty of Villanova University; grandson, Nicholas Bohrer; son-in-law Chris Bohrer, both of Damascus, Md.; and sisters-in-law, brothers-in-law and many dear and wonderful cousins and friends.
She is preceded in death by her beloved daughter, Laura Bohrer; and brother, Marshall Laferty.
Family will receive friends from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 30, 2012, at Brown Funeral Home, with a service at 3 p.m. Interment will be held at a later date in Fort Lincoln Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to Meals on Wheels of Jefferson County, P.O. Box 565, Charles Town, WV 25414.
Online condolences may be offered at www.BrownFuneralHomesWV.com.


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This issue hopes to consider how intellectuals have interacted with and commented upon world historical events. The topic is intended to be broadly construed, however, suggested directions for submissions include the intersection of academia and activism; academics as public historians; the role of public history in shaping historical thinking; and how professional academics impact and are impacted by history and current events.
The Maryland Historian welcomes electronic submissions at email@example.com. Alternatively, manuscripts should be submitted on a Windows formatted 3.5" floppy, ZIP disc or CD. Manuscripts are sent "blind" to referees; please put your name only on the title page.
Send submissions by November 15th, 2005 to:
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Serious PHP for Real Drupal Developers
This spring Emma Jane and Lorna Jane were chatting about PHP and Drupal and workshops and came to the conclusion that Drupal developers were not necessarily equipped for Drupal 8. With all of the Drupalisms in the Drupal code, it can sometimes be difficult to implement code that is both a Drupal best practice and a PHP best practice. While there are many workshops on how to teach PHP developers how to Drupal, there were no workshops teaching Drupal developers how to PHP. Until now!
We are so excited to be offering you this brand new course: Serious PHP for Real Drupal Developers.
- The workshop will cover object oriented programming, design patterns, Symfony2 and new language features as of PHP 5.3 that some Drupal-focused developers may not be aware of. Read more about the workshop.
- The workshop will be conducted online, with two real-time events (September 20 and September 27).
- Registration for the workshop is being sold per company, not per attendee. This allows companies to send as many developers as they think will benefit from the workshop.
- Our goal is to open source the curriculum. The first offering of the workshop will be private to those who've paid for the program. If we sellout on the first workshop, we will release the curriculum materials after the course so that any community member can benefit from the instruction. (And any training company can also offer the workshop without having to pay licensing fees.) Read more about the funding model.
- Emma Jane and Lorna Jane are both accomplished technical trainers and are very excited to be putting together this new program and using this new funding model.
There are only 25 seats available, so make sure you read through the information carefully and then get your registration submitted!


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The mystery of suffering is one in which the world has struggled since the beginning of time. Books have been written, songs have been sung and messages preached. Yet the paradoxal question of suffering remains. It is not until we come to realize that love permits pain, that we truly begin to understand some of the mysteries in life.
Most have heard the story of Lazarus in the Bible. Lazarus was the brother of Mary and Martha, the infamous sisters in the life of Christ who deemed two different extremes in their service to him. The one was a worshipper, the other a servant ... but, both dear to the heart of Christ. Christ heard that Lazarus was sick, but stayed two days away from him. The Bible even states, "Jesus loved Martha, and her sister, and Lazarus," as if to teach us that at the very heart of love, pain is often permitted.
Christ waited until Lazarus was dead to come to them. He abstained from going, not because he did not love them, but because he did love them. His love kept him back. Those of you who know the rest of the story know that Lazarus was raised from the dead and God glorified because of it. Happy endings. We all love them.
I, personally, refuse to watch sad movies. Why? As I've said for decades, because life is scary enough. Though it is true that not all dead are raised, not all problems seemingly solved, and bad people do exist, the reason we do not see happy endings in our own lives is because we are looking at our trials and tragedies from an earthly perspective. It's like the illustration of a tapestry and God working on the embroidery of our lives. He sees the beautiful tapestry he is creating while we look up and see the knots of threads and mess underneath. A beautiful picture is being created, but we simply cannot see the beauty because of the mess called pain.
Speaking of embroidery, a godly woman named Esther Bennett from Bergoo taught my late daughter, Kristin Short to embroider. During Kristin's homeschool days, I determined that she learn some of the lost arts of yesteryear, and Esther was the perfect woman to teach her: kind, compassionate, loving and patient. Esther loved people and people adored her. Kristin went to Esther's regularly and learned some of the forgotten homemaking skills, and came home and taught me. Kristin and I spent many a winter's night embroidering quilt squares, pillows and pictures. It was such fun.
At Kristin's funeral, I looked up and saw the Pastor Bennie Cowger and his dear wife, Barbara, from Bergoo and it thrilled my heart as their kindness was a balm to me when I lived there. Directly behind them very slowly walked Esther Bennett and her long-time neighbor and dear friend, Ocie. The two were inseverable. Esther could barely walk and looked so very frail. We embraced and I held her face in my hands and cried as I thanked her for coming and also for teaching Kristin so many wonderful things. Her kindness was alway a light in a dark place for us. I loved on her real good for a few minutes, and I'm so glad I did because within the week, Esther Bennett went home to be with Jesus, too.
Streams in the Desert says, "Comfort does not come to the lighthearted and merry. We must go down into 'depths' if we would experience this most precious of God's gifts - comfort, and be prepared to be co-worker together with him."
To give us a taste of what lies before us and the "other side of the tapestry," here is an excerpt from one of Kristin's journals. Kristin Short, at 14 years of age, wrote "Daddy's Hands." She had longed for a daddy as hers had died when she was nine months, but over and over throughout her journals, she declared her "Abba Father" to be the daddy she had always longed to have. Abba means "Papa or daddy" in the Hebrew language.
Daddy's Hands
"I gently rubbed my eyes with puzzlement. I knew I was in a place far unknown, yet, I felt right at home. My soul was soaring just as the surrounding angels soared. As I walked, I heard someone calling me. His words were spoken with such love, such tenderness and such peace! The words rippled over my heart as a sweet babbling brook. As I turned, my breath caught in my throat! 'It's YOU!' I cried. As I fell at the feet of my Savior, I again was amazed by why One so great would leave a place so grand only to be betrayed by the likes of dreadful men. And once again I saw my answer when His voice spoke the words I've wanted to hear all my life: 'Arise my child!' I have loved thee with an everlasting love. He gently reached out a loving hand to me, as I looked upon the scars so red and deep. For the first time in my life, I understood. The tears streamed down my cheeks. He spoke again: Welcome home, my child! In an instant, my tears were gone, and I was taken in those nail scarred hands. I love you, Lord! I love you, Lord! was the song in my heart. 'Welcome Home my child,' was all He said." Kristin Short (copyright pending)
In November 2003, Kristin quotes Streams in the Desert - "Friend, you can trust the Man that died for you. You can trust Him to baffle no plan which is not best to be foiled, and to carry out everyone which is for God's glory and your highest good. You can trust Him to lead you in the path which is the very best in the world for you." On June, 8, 2003, Kristin wrote: "The Lord talked with you face to face in the mount out of the midst of the fire." Deuteronomy 5:4 and then she speaks lovingly about her youth pastor, Mark Scott, and the lesson from the book of Ruth sharing the truth that the "hard times in life, make us who we are." She continued, "You Lord, speak with us in the fire."
Kristin continued this entry by saying, "It is just so hard, my Abba, watching momma hurt so. I wish I could do something."
What Kristin didn't know was that her journals would someday be a balm to this momma's heart during the greatest of all my losses. Knowing that she is safe in her "Abba's arms" is enough right now to carry me through.
(Kimberly Morgan, MA, is a homeschool mom and a counselor with Cornerstone Christian Counseling, and also co-founder of Kristin's Hope, an organization founded to ease the suffering of hurting people as well as to help stop human trafficking.)


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Waterford - Town police made six arrests over the past two days in connection with the attempted thefts of motorcycles and ATVs, most recently Tuesday morning after a homeowner tried to detain one of the suspects.
Police said a group of thieves was targeting dirt bike-style motorcycles and ATVs stored in backyard sheds.
At 1:30 a.m. Monday, police said, residents of Devonshire Drive reported hearing people in their backyards. When police arrived, they chased several men into the woods where one officer was kicked in the chest by a passenger on a dirt bike.
The dirt bike crashed, and a brief foot chase ended with the arrest of a 17-year-old juvenile and 19-year-old Yojang Torres of 168 Laurel Drive, New London. Torres was charged with second-degree criminal trespass, third-degree assault and assault on a police officer.
Police were out again at 2:15 a.m. Tuesday after people on Robin Street reported hearing noises in their backyard and found several men in a shed. Police said that a woman who confronted and attempted to detain the suspects was struck by one of the men. Sgt. Timothy Silva, who was off duty, came to her aid and detained one of the men, police said.
Later, an officer spotted a car fleeing the area of Fog Plain Road and stopped it near New London High School. The driver, a male known only by the street name "Yo Yo," fled. The other three men in the car were arrested.
As a result of the Tuesday incident, police arrested: Manuel Ortiz, 18, of 187 Huntington St., New London; Emanuel Rivera, 19, of 130 Cedar Grove, New London; Steven Colon, 19, of 197 Montauk Ave., New London; and a 17-year-old juvenile. All were charged with conspiracy to commit a crime, second-degree criminal trespass, third-degree burglary and second-degree criminal mischief. Colon additionally was charged with third-degree assault.
Ledyard police Lt. Brett Mahoney said his department is working with others locally to determine whether the men are linked to other thefts.
"We have had several thefts of ATVs and dirt bikes that have occurred very recently with the same M.O.," Mahoney said. "It's not only us. Other area police departments have thefts as well."
New London Deputy Chief Peter G. Reichard said city police are investigating several recent reports of stolen off-road and street motorcycles.
Police are asking residents to be watchful, to listen to their dogs, to keep exterior lights on and to lock sheds and trailers.
Waterford police also are trying to determine Yo Yo's real name and address. Anyone with information regarding his name or where stolen motorcycles or ATVs may be located should contact Waterford police on Facebook via direct message, by phone at (860) 442-9451, or by emailing investigating Officer Surdo at email@example.com. All contacts will be kept confidential.
During Monday's incident, a red motorcycle suspected to have been stolen was seized. A photo is posted on the department's Facebook page. The motorcycle will be returned with proof of ownership.
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ESSEX COUNTY — Authorities are asking for the public's help in finding a double murder suspect who may be hiding out in the Essex County area.
Ali Muhammad Brown has been on the run since June 1, when he allegedly gunned down 27-year-old Ahmed Said and 23-year-old Dwone Anderson-Young in Seattle's Central District during the early morning hours of June 1.
Both Said and Anderson-Young are gay, and the murders are being investigated as "malicious harassment" cases, which Seattle police spokesman Officer Patrick Michaud characterized as Washington's version of a hate crime.
Brown, 29, is the prime suspect in the case, Michaud said. Another man, Matalepuna Malu, was initially linked to the murder and turned himself in on separate charges, though authorities have since cleared him of any involvement.
Anthony Ambrose, the chief investigator for the Essex County Prosecutor's Office, said Brown has family and other contacts in the county, and has been linked to an incident in Point Pleasant on June 29, in which he allegedly pointed a handgun at a Washington D.C. man before making off with his keys and wallet.
Brown, who is originally from the East Orange area, is also wanted on a separate warrant for failing to register as a sex offender, according to authorities.
Seattle police have characterized him as a transient who has a history of violent behavior, and should be considered armed and dangerous.
"I highly recommend people steer clear of him if they do find him. I would just contact police as soon as possible," Michaud said.
Anyone with information on Brown's whereabouts is asked to contact the Essex County Prosecutor's Major Crimes Homicide Task Force at (877) 847-7432 or the U.S. Marshals Service at (877)-WANTED-2. All information provided will remain confidential, authorities said.


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Nail salons are established with the purpose of providing professional nail care services to clients. Nail salons in Circle Pines provide nail care services like pedicures, manicures and even nail enhancements and nail art. Often, skin care services are also provided by these nail salons. Nail salons in Circle Pines offer a variety of services which range from basic pedicures and manicures to spa pedicures, acrylic nail arts, paraffin treatments, etc.
French manicures, Polish pedicures, nail care like silk or fiberglass wraps, are used in these nail salons. The professionals who work in nails salons in Circle Pines are known as nail technicians. In Circle Pines, the technicians must possess qualifications which are state recognized. Different nail salons charge different prices for their services.
Governor Cuomo Announces First Solar Schools Project At The New York Institute For Special Education In The Bronx
Governor Cuomo's K-Solar Program Increases Use of Renewable Energy in Schools (New York, NY) Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced the New York Institute for Special Education in the Bronx will be the site of the state's first solar schools project and will have solar panel arrays installed thanks to a power purchase agreement with SolarCity. This public-private partnership..