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Wearing a black cocktail dress and maroon high heels, Jessica Ryan balanced a check-filled leatherbound guestbook in one hand and a mojito in the other.
A secretary for one of the top medical marijuana lobbyists in Sacramento, Ryan flashed a smile as she greeted each of the roughly three dozen people who gathered in a private penthouse loft in Midtown Sacramento on Wednesday evening. Some came dressed in suits; others wore jeans and short-sleeve checkered shirts. But all were there for the same thing – to donate money to Humboldt County District Attorney Paul Gallegos and celebrate medical marijuana and "its exciting future in California."
The event caused some to question the ethics of an elected law enforcement official receiving money from an advocacy group for a practice that, while legal in California, remains a crime in the eyes of the federal government. The Department of Justice released a memo last week that reaffirms its stance that, state law or not, the medical marijuana industry is not exempt from federal law.
Organized by Max Del Real, president and CEO of the California Cannabis Business League, last week's event served as both a fundraiser for Gallegos and a "social and networking engagement," according to the invitation. A nonprofit trade association representing members of the state's medical cannabis industry, the group's focus is not just legalization, but job creation, public safety and community wellness, Del Real said.
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The focus on Wednesday, however, was clear, with suggested donations for Gallegos ranging from $250 to $2,500. The money will go to pay off the more than $40,000 in campaign debt Gallegos racked up last year – the bulk of which is owed to his wife. Guests included representatives of the Humboldt Growers Association, members of the California State Board of Equalization, medical marijuana dispensary owners and former Sacramento City Councilman Robbie Waters. The event was closed to reporters.
While Del Real later declined to provide the list of attendees and the total amount raised for Gallegos at the fundraiser, he said he would be happy to talk about the event afterward. Numerous phone messages left on Del Real's cell phone through the end of the week, however, were not returned.
Gallegos, meanwhile, said before the event that he had no problem with members of the media attending, adding that he supported the notion of openness for an industry that lives largely in the shadows.
"I'm an elected official, but at the same time, these people are not," Gallegos said, adding that while he could not speak for Del Real, he thought the league stood to benefit from more exposure. "These are legitimate people that are trying to change the law – why would they not want it to be out there?"
William Vizzard, a former Fresno County sheriff and professor of criminal justice at CSU Sacramento, said marijuana "is and isn't" legal in California, comparing it to the Prohibition era of the early 20th century. He said the fundraiser "definitely raised some questions."
"We've kind of reached a point in California in which we say it's medical marijuana, but the reality is that we've thrown our hands up and just accepted it," Vizzard said. "It's a very cloudy situation. Especially when you have areas like (Humboldt County) where it's so weakly enforced to begin with."
Others said the fundraiser did not cross any ethical or moral lines and was merely a day-to-day interaction between special interest groups and elected officials in Sacramento. Tom Angell, spokesman for Law Enforcement Against Prohibition, or LEAP, said he did not think the fundraiser was an exception.
"There's certainly a lot to be said about what flooding our political system with so much money has done to democracy," Angell wrote in an e-mail to California Watch. "But there doesn't appear to be anything particularly egregious about medical cannabis industry players participating in the political process and supporting candidates who they agree with on the issues, just as other organizations and businesses do every day."
Dan Schnur, former chairman of California's Fair Political Practices Commission and director of the Jesse M. Unruh Institute of Politics at the University of Southern California, echoed that sentiment and said that as long as Gallegos is not condoning illegal behavior, he is in the clear. Schnur likened Gallegos attending the event to an elected official who advocates for gay marriage, which like marijuana varies from state to state in its legality.
"There's a big difference between advocating for illegal behavior on one hand and arguing that the law should be changed on the other," Schnur said. "As long as he isn't saying that people should light up marijuana cigarettes in the street, I think he should be on pretty safe ground."
For his part, Gallegos said he didn't see anything wrong with the relationship, and he was adamant that he would not change the way he runs his office because of whom he receives money from. The problem, Gallegos said – and one that he hoped could be addressed with ideas from the event – is that the law leaves too much room for interpretation.
"We prosecute marijuana all the time. I want clarity because I don't want to waste my resources and my time prosecuting people that I cannot convict," Gallegos said, adding that he thought Humboldt County deserved to see some of the money from an industry that, in many cases, is trying to cooperate with the law.
"These are people who are trying to operate lawfully, and they want protection from the law like any other business," he said. "The problem is that you have some people who philosophically oppose the business. Here you have an industry that is thriving, and yet we're too afraid to give it legitimacy. It's a battle that we're fighting, and we're not winning."
The key to a relationship between an elected official like Gallegos and special interest groups like the cannabis league, Vizzard said, is whether Gallegos alters his behavior in any way because of the money he received. For a district attorney, Vizzard said this could take any number of shapes, including not prosecuting cases that he otherwise would have.
"It's really a gray area that's raised for every elected politician who gets money from interest groups," Vizzard said, adding that the influence lobbyists carry can be even more pronounced with legislators. "If they (district attorneys) are also going to be elected, how can we expect them not to be influenced by politics?"


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Rookie Anchor Fired After Cursing LIVE On-Air [WATCH]
Everyone is talking about A.J. Clemente a news anchor in Bismarck,f North Dakota who got himself fired before he event started. Just moments before going LIVE on-air for the first time he CURSED without realized his microphone was on! The whole clip is awkward and his co-anchor tip toes around the snafu.

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Future Bar & Foundation Center Committee Update: Greenway Business Center
The Mecklenburg County Bar (MCB) and Mecklenburg Bar Foundation (MBF) Future Bar & Foundation Center (FBFC) Committee recommended three acres of land in the Greenway Business Center, a business park located on Rozzelles Ferry Road 0.8 miles northwest of Johnson C. Smith University, as the location for the future the Mecklenburg County Bar and Mecklenburg Bar Foundation Center.
The MBF Board of Directors approved this site on June 19, 2012. On July 26, 2012, the MCB Board voiced support for the Greenway Business Center site and asked that the full Bar membership be given an opportunity to provide input. All MCB members were invited to submit feedback via e-mail and/or to attend a FBFC Committee meeting on August 14, 2012 to ask questions and provide input on the prospective site.
On August 23, 2012, the MCB Board reviewed the input provided by Bar members and voted unanimously (with one judicial abstention) to approve the Greenway Business Center as the location for the future Bar & Foundation Center.
The Future Bar & Foundation Center (FBFC) Committee, led by Pender R. McElroy and William (Bill) H. McMullen Jr., has worked diligently for many years to identify a site for a future Bar & Foundation Center. Since 1993 when the Bar purchased its current Center, the MCB membership has increased nearly 2.5 times (1,900 members to 4,500 members). A larger, more functional Bar Center is needed to serve our Bar. Since 2009, the FBFC Committee chairs have considered more than 50 locations; the full Committee has evaluated 30 of these locations. The FBFC Committee feels confident that the Greenway Business Center is the best location for the Bar and Foundation to build a Center that will meet the needs of the Bar membership far into the future while using the Bar members' dues wisely.
1. How many sites did the MCB/MBF Future Bar & Foundation Center Committee evaluate before recommending the Greenway Business Center as the future location of the Bar & Foundation Center?
· The MCB/MBF Future Bar & Foundation Center Committee chairs evaluated more than 50 locations, 30 of which the full committee vetted.
· Within the I-277 circle: virtually no existing structure anywhere near the needed size exists with 150 dedicated parking spaces, and the 2.5 to 3 acres necessary for a building and 150 parking spaces would be cost prohibitive.
· When the Committee focused in on the Greenway Business Center, they were able to negotiate a very good price for the property with the owner. The contract price is $125,000.00 for 3 acres of land.
2. How does the Greenway Business Center location compare to the location of the current Bar Center at 438 Queens Road in terms of convenience/ease of getting there?
MCB Center - 438 Queens Road
Greenway Business Park -
Zebulon Ave.
1.8 miles from Trade & Tryon
2.2 miles from Trade & Tryon
2.0 miles from the Federal Courthouse
1.1 miles from the Mecklenburg Co. Courthouse
2.9 miles from the Mecklenburg Co. Courthouse
5.6 miles from I-85
1.2 miles from I-85
3.0 miles from I-77
1.7 miles from I-77
1.0 miles from 277
0.9 miles from 277
3. How close is the Greenway Business Center to the Bar's "legal hubs"?
Located in zip 28207 -
1.6% of the Bar is located in this zip
Located in zip 28208 -
1.2% of the Bar is located in this zip
Zip codes 28202 and 28203 are located approximately equidistant between current Bar Center and Greenway Business Center. More than 56% of the Bar work in these 2 zips.
4. Is the Greenway Business Center located in a safe area?
100 S. Tryon Street
(for comparison)
541 crimes reported from 7/1/11 - 6/30/12 within .5 mile radius
289 crimes reported from 7/1/11 - 6/30/12 within .5 mile radius
(502 crimes reported within
.5 mile radius of Johnson C. Smith)
2,431 crimes reported from 7/1/11 - 6/30/12 within .5 mile radius
Property crimes: 301
Property crimes: 137
(.5 mile radius from Johnson C. Smith: 219)
Property crimes: 1,135
Violent crimes: 15
Violent crimes: 29
(.5 mile radius from Johnson C. Smith: 47)
Violent crimes: 108
Security system installed with monitored door
Security system with cameras and monitored door. The proposed budget includes a security guard that will be present as staff arrives and leaves and during off-hours events/CLEs.
MCB staff spoke with the staff at the Belvedere Family Dentistry which opened in the fall of 2011 in the 1950s-era landmark theatre, which had sat empty for nearly two decades and is now part of the Greenway Business Center. The Belvedere staff reported they have not experienced any vandalism, loitering or other property crimes. The staff arrives around 7 a.m. and leave at 5:30 p.m., they have security cameras, but no security guards, and "feel very safe."
5. Why does the Bar need a 20,000 square feet and 150 parking spaces?
Less than 6,000 square feet with 20 parking spots and street parking
A space needs study done by Gantt Huberman Architects indicated the MCB/MBF needed 20,000 usable square feet of office and meeting space together with 150 parking spots. Dedicated parking eliminates added costs to attend MCB CLEs, events and meetings while encouraging Bar members to take advantage of their Bar Center.
The MCB had 1800 members when we moved into the current Bar Center in 1993.
The MCB membership has increased 2.5 times to 4,500 members since 1993. A larger, more functional Bar Center is needed to serve the Mecklenburg legal profession.
6. Does the city have any plans to help develop the Greenway Business Center?
The Greenway Business Center, the former home of the Belvedere Homes public housing complex demolished in 2004, is one of five priority business corridors within Charlotte the City Council has identified for revitalization.
Opportunities identified in this corridor for 2012-2015:
· Sale and development of 15 building sites within Greenway Business Center and the Rozzelles Ferry area.
· Completion of the Stewart Creek Greenway as an amenity for neighborhood and commercial redevelopment
· Vacant buildings near Greenway Business Center offer redevelopment opportunities
In September 2011, the Charlotte Mecklenburg Development Corp. (CMDC) completed a full rehabilitation of the Belvedere Theatre building, which is located at 2734 Rozzelles Ferry Rd. and is part of the Greenway Business Center. The historic theatre, which was built and opened in 1955 for African Americans only, recently stood vacant for more than fifteen years and had fallen into disrepair. The old Belvedere Theatre now houses a dentist office that has signed a 10-year building lease. The office employs three people, including one dentist. It has six exam rooms ready and space for five more.


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Golf's oldest major takes place at St Andrews from Thursday 14 July to Sunday 17 July.
You can keep in touch on TV and interactive, radio, online and text services.
This year's live and exclusive coverage is guided by the regular team of golf experts, commentators and reporters, and enhanced by the interactive service for digital viewers.
Steve Rider hosts almost 40 hours of live golf from St Andrews and is joined by top pundits including 'the voice of golf' Peter Alliss with Ken Brown, Wayne Grady, Sam Torrance and Mark James.
Laura Davies, Julian Tutt, Beverly Lewis, Maureen Madill and Paul Eales are also on hand to provide expert insight with Hazel Irvine, Dougie Donnelly and Craig Doyle reporting from the course.
Each day's live coverage is followed by a late night highlights programme on BBC Two, hosted by Gary Lineker.
Interactive TV
Digital viewers can access a range of other features by pressing the red button to access BBCi's Open Interactive service.
(Cable viewers will be unable to access the full leaderboard)
Listeners can tune in to Five Live 909 & 693MW to enjoy live coverage every day - from 0900 BST on Thursday and Friday, and during Sport on Five at the weekend.
John Inverdale presents all the action with commentary from Iain Carter, Andrew Cotter, John Murray, Mark Pougatch, Alistair Bruce-Ball, Tony Adamson, Russell Fuller and Rob Nothman.
Expert summary comes from Bernard Gallacher, Alison Nicholas, Jay Townsend, Paul Eales, Maureen Madill, Andrew Murray, Paul Affleck.
Dedicated in-depth coverage is available on the BBC Sport website at:
Check out the latest scores, reports, reaction and photos as well as listening to live commentary.
Also, follow the action on TV while playing 'Lingo Bingo', and join in the debate on the action via the Five Live message board.
We also have a team of dedicated reporters to bring you all the news from behind the scenes at St Andrews.
Golf fans can also keep in touch with all the latest developments via the special section at page 490 on Ceefax and via the red button BBCi.
Both services will provide a live leaderboard and live selected player scores, clubhouse scores, a full A-Z scores list, tee-off times and all the latest reports and reaction.


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A West Australian man who allegedly used his mobile phone to access and send child sexual abuse images is due to appear in court.
The 32-year-old Bunbury man was arrested by police after a referral from the US Department of Homeland Security.
He will appear at Bunbury Magistrates Court on Thursday charged with one count of accessing child pornography and two counts of possessing child exploitation material.


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Nonprescription Drugs and Pulmonary-Allergy Drugs Advisory Committees
May 11, 2001
My name is Dr. Ivor Emanuel and I am a Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Otolaryngology at the University of California, San Francisco. My affiliations also include the University of California Teaching Hospitals and the California Pacific Medical Center in San Francisco. In addition, I am a Fellow and past President of the American Academy of Otolaryngic Allergy, and founding Fellow and President-elect of the American In Vitro Allergy/Immunology Society.
My comments today relate to the importance of establishing an accurate diagnosis prior to prescribing second-generation antihistamines such as fexofenadine, loratadine, or cetirizine. While these agents have been shown to be safe and effective in trials and clinical practice for patients who present with atopic symptoms, they are not appropriate for treating patients with symptoms that mimic allergy but have different etiology. Specific IgE antibody blood testing offers tremendous potential to avoid misdiagnosis in these types of patients and can be easily ordered by primary care practitioners. An appropriate prior diagnosis is essential regardless of whether second-generation antihistamines are available over-the-counter or not, as this will significantly reduce unnecessary use and/or over-prescribing of these products in cases of non-allergic rhinitis.
Nasal congestion, postnasal drip, cough, increased mucus production and ocular irritation are common symptoms of atopy, as well as a variety of upper respiratory diseases unrelated to allergies. Data from a recent study designed to assess diagnostic specificity with respect to utilization of second-generation antihistamines in the treatment of allergy-like symptoms highlight the difficulty of distinguishing between respiratory and ocular allergic disease and other conditions solely on the basis of symptom history and physical examination. The study found that only 35% of the patients prescribed a non-sedating antihistamine for allergy symptoms by a primary care physician were actually atopic (1). An accurate diagnosis would not only enhance the use of antihistamines by patients who would benefit from them, but also allow patients access to alternative management approaches for non-allergic conditions.
Unlike allergy skin tests, which require considerable expertise and commitment and are therefore, usually only performed by an allergy specialist, IgE blood tests can be easily and cost-effectively ordered by primary care physicians. The professional allergy community supports the utility of these tests in allowing primary care practitioners to diagnosis and manage uncomplicated allergies within their practices (2). Importantly, IgE blood tests are not affected by antihistamine or other commonly used medications, dermatitis, or dermatographism, all of which pose problems for skin testing. Because IgE blood tests are available for a diverse range of allergens, regional panels allow for easy ordering of appropriate common allergy tests. These tests allow for an accurate diagnosis and include indoor allergens such as dust mites, cats, dogs, and common molds, as well as outdoor allergens (pollens and certain common molds) related to seasonal symptoms. Several IgE antibody blood tests are commercially available. Physicians have been reluctant to use IgE tests due to concerns regarding the accuracy and reliability demonstrated by first-generation tests. The introduction of novel second-generation tests, along with improvements in laboratory facilities have greatly increased the value of IgE testing and have allowed physicians other than allergists to undertake allergy diagnosis and treatment in their patient populations. This practice is supported by study results published in the current issue of the Annals of Allergy, Asthma, & Immunology (3) as well as an earlier report in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology (4). These results demonstrate that the second-generation test, ImmunoCap, exhibits outstanding performance characteristics, is robust, and can be used with confidence in identifying causative agents in individuals with allergic disease. In addition, ImmunoCap is the only IgE test to receive FDA quantitation clearance—it not only can demonstrate with accuracy if a patient is allergic, but it can also determine the extent to which that patient is allergic.
In summary, a positive allergy result from IgE blood testing now makes it possible to recommend appropriate avoidance measures for indoor allergies, to use a preventive medication for seasonal outdoor allergies, and rescue medicines for use as needed with symptom breakthrough. Greater utilization of IgE blood tests can enhance diagnostic specificity, improve outcomes in patients with uncomplicated upper respiratory and ocular allergies, and avoid the use of antihistamines whether available by prescription or over-the-counter, when not indicated.
I am hopeful that your deliberations today regarding the appropriateness of second-generation antihistamines for over-the-counter status will include a discussion of the importance of establishing an appropriate diagnosis prior to their use.
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Every season, the NFL finds a way to reward players who "outplayed" their contracts. Teams allocate almost $4 million for the program and the Minnesota Vikings had five players who brought home more than $200,000 in performance-based pay (PBP) bonuses.
The program is designed to pay the most money to players who were Day 3 draft picks playing under rookie contracts that over-performed for the money they were paid.
That explains why fourth-round rookie QB Dak Prescott of the Cowboys and Falcons cornerback Brian Poole, an undrafted rookie, were atop the leader board. Poole led the way with $371,873.11 under the formula used to disburse the payments to players. Prescott wasn't far behind, almost doubling his salary by being paid $353,544.57 in PBP money.
No Minnesota Vikings reached that high of payout totals, but they did have a handful of players pocket more than $200,000 for outplaying their contracts signed as late-round rookies.
Not surprisingly, wide receiver Adam Thielen led the list, being awarded an additional $273,091.32 after becoming a key to the Vikings' new-look pass offense under Sam Bradford.
Although the Vikings' offensive line was in shambles in 2016, two of their linemen finished second and third in terms of PBP payouts. Offensive tackle T.J. Clemmings took home an additional $264,959.40 and backup-turned-starting tackle Jeremiah Sirles pocketed an additional $253,540.46.
Thielen was the only Vikings wide receiver to cash in. Stefon Diggs cashed in for an extra $224,226.24.
Of the $200,000 Club, only one player came from the defensive side of the ball. Defensive tackle Shamar Stephen earned an additional $204,221.78.
It may be almost three months since Christmas, but a lot of players got unexpected presents from the league – and none of them were offended that their presents were in the form of cash.
- Tight end Jared Cook's visit with the Vikings ended Wednesday night without a deal yet being struck. His next stop is expected to be with the Oakland Raiders.
- Fullback Zach Line, another Vikings free agent who has yet to be re-signed, visited with the New York Jets this week.
- Add Andre Smith to the growing list of former Vikings. He signed a one-year deal to return to the Bengals.
- The NFL Players Association is meeting in Scottsdale, Ariz. this week and one of the primary topics of discussion is going to be whether or not the union takes a hard stance on marijuana being removed from the league's substance abuse policy.
- In an interview that is scheduled to be aired on the PFTLive broadcast today, Vikings guard Alex Boone shot back at comments made by the father of Adrian Peterson about the Vikings offensive line – putting down Minnesota's O-line while praising the O-line in Oakland, where Peterson is slated to have a free agent visit.
- From the "We've Heard This One Before" Department, representatives for former Viking Percy Harvin say he is retired … this time for good. Harvin retired last year, but came back to play for Buffalo at midseason. But, soon after arriving, he started suffering the migraine headaches that plagued him throughout his career.


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The Left Bank, Montparnasse, Tarzana… Okay, as art scenes go, the sprawling San Fernando Valley isn't quite up for comparisons to Paris in the 1920s. Still, the Valley does shelter a number of acclaimed artists working in studios from Chatsworth to Sherman Oaks. This month the San Fernando Valley Arts Council makes it easier to discover the area's creative side with its Valley Artists Studio Tour, which opens 42 studios to the public. Included on the tour are Susan Manders of Sherman Oaks, who was selected as an official U.S. artist for the 2004 Olympics, and sculptor Mario Jason, who designs bronzes of dancers and also directs the casting process. Stuart Abelman specializes in art glass, while Toni Scott's works range from sculpture and painting to digital design. It's a range as big and diverse as the Valley itself. ―M.J.
INFO: Valley Artists Studio Tour, San Fernando Valley Arts Council (Oct 1-2; $25; www.sfvartscouncil.com or 818/572-3150)


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Roger Goodell spoke to the media and discussed the two game suspension he handed down to Ray Rice. Goodell believes the punishment that was handed to Rice was sufficient.
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Lee Firkins, 31, and Robert Firkins, 33, were found guilty last month of killing Carol and Graham Fisher.
The couple were shot and beaten to death at their petrol station, Perch Garage, near Wadebridge in 2003.
The two brothers, of Weston-super-Mare in Somerset, must spend 26 years in jail before parole is considered, said the Exeter Crown Court judge.
The jury at Exeter Crown Court returned guilty verdicts after weeks of evidence.
The brothers denied shooting the Fishers three times and then beating them to death with a sledgehammer.
They had each admitted a string of other offences including robbery, assaults, and possession of illegal firearms.
The trial judge, Mr Justice Owen, said: "They are extremely violent and dangerous men and in addition to the murders of Carol and Graham Fisher, which were the most horrific killings, carried out with extreme and gratuitous violence, they also carried out serious crimes across the Westcountry.
"The killings were a double murder carried out in the course of a robbery using firearms and were the most horrific killings which involved brutal and sadistic violence, particularly in their treatment of Carol Fisher.
Mrs Fisher was shot as she tried to call the police after the balaclava-clad brothers burst into their bungalow on Bonfire Night in November 2003.
She was chased through the rooms of the bungalow and shot again outside the house as she tried to escape.
Her husband was found shot and beaten to death next to the open safe in his kitchen.
Police believe the killings happened when a robbery went wrong.
After the hearing Mrs Fisher's brother Nigel Edwards said: "I was hoping for a longer sentence and life would mean life."


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WICHITA (AP) – Kansas farmers have planted about 17 percent of next year's winter wheat crop while bringing in this year's corn crop far faster than normal.
Kansas Agricultural Statistics Service said in its weekly update Monday that wheat seeding is on pace with both last year and the average for this point in the season. About 2 percent of the wheat has already emerged.
Meanwhile, the corn harvest reached the 64 percent mark as of Sunday, about three weeks ahead of the five-year average. Just 5 percent of the corn still needs to mature in the field.
A lack of rain over the past week slowed the progress of other crops. The Kansas agency says about 67 percent of both the soybean and sorghum crops are in poor to very poor condition.


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When the rut is on, bucks will fight. While most "fights" are just pushing and shoving matches often involving young bucks that don't even know they are bucks yet, others are very aggressive encounters. Older, mature bucks, the ones that do three quarters of the mating, do get it on — and sometimes those fights can be downright nasty.
Even though those fights look bad, it's pretty unusual for bucks to actually kill each other. True, there are the rare occasions when bucks get their antlers locked and deaths occur, but most of the time the bigger bucks just put their heads together and do some major pushing and shoving. Seldom will deaths occur, at least not at the time of the fight.
However, a study done by Gabrial Karns, a graduate student from North Carolina State University, and Dr. Mark Conners, manager and wildlife biologist at Chesapeake Farms on the eastern shore of Maryland, shows that some fights involving mature bucks do lead to a slow death. Here's how it happens.
There is a bacterial disease called intracranial abscessation (basically a bad infection) that affects the brain, deteriorates the skull and leads to the death of some older bucks. How many? Some national statistics suggest that of all the natural mortality that occurs (natural mortality includes predation, diseases, winter deaths and automobiles, but not hunting), 10 percent is caused by this bacterial disease. Karns and Conners found those numbers to be quite a bit higher on Chesapeake Farms.
Dr. Conners noticed that antler shedding occurred rather irregularly on the farm. Some older bucks shed early, others late. He collected sheds and noticed that some had a foul odor, suggesting an infection. He also began to notice that the base of some of the sheds had part of the deer's skull (the pedicle, the boney protrusion on the frontal bone of the skull where the antler is attached) still attached to the shed antler. This was puzzling because when a deer normally sheds, the antler totally separates from the pedicle and drops off. But some sheds he found had skull bone attached. Combining this observation with the foul odor noticed on occasion told him that something was wrong.
One other thing — most of the dead bucks they examined had pus oozing out at the base of the antlers or around the eye socket. Obviously something was going on inside the skull of some of the older bucks. So for five years the researchers autopsied 26 bucks that died and found nine (35 percent) had abscesses around the brain — infections caused by a bacteria.
This led to several questions. How does the bacteria get into the brain cavity? How common is this bacteria in the wild? Do all bucks that get the infection die from it? Why is it more common in older bucks? How many older bucks get this disease and die? Great questions, and while there really aren't any answers, here are thoughts from Dr. Conners and Gabrial Karns. They sampled tree rubs for the bacteria, but found none. They believe, however, that the bacteria enters the skin via abrasions sustained either when the antlers are in velvet, or when during a fight. In other words, it gets in through serious injuries to the base of the antler area when in velvet. It can get in during serious rut fights of older bucks or it might just get in from a simple skin abrasion. Once inside the skin, it apparently erodes the skull along bone sutures and enters the brain, where the real damage begins. Here the bacteria begins to abscess, leading to infection around the brain, and it also then begins to cause the skull along the bone sutures to become porous. This infection and deterioration of the skull near the base of the antler is the apparent reason for antlers shedding before they normally would, and for the antler to have part of the skull attached to it. I would also guess that this infection is rather painful for the animal.
The question then becomes, did the deer have a broken antler that later became infected or did the infection occur first, making the antler susceptible to breakage? It might be both, and the research to answer such questions is ongoing.
Non-Typicals And Older Bucks
One question enters my mind about this disease. We know that one way a buck develops non-typical antlers is by having damage done to the pedicle when the buck is still in velvet. When this happens, the cells at the base of the growing antler are moved about, and wherever those cells end up, an antler tine can form. This sometimes leads to abnormal points being formed around the base of the antler. Sometimes these cells can be moved as far as four inches or so from the base of the antler, and a new point will grow from the skull at that location. From what we now know about the disease, one suggested way for bucks to get this is via skin abrasions. And since these abrasions at the base of the growing antler often lead to non-typical bucks, would we then find a higher incidence of this disease with non-typical bucks? It's certainly possible.
One other point made by Dr. Conners relates to the fact that older, mature bucks get this disease. If you are working hard to get an older age structure on your property using habitat management and herd management, how many bucks are you losing to intracranial abscession? As mentioned, these researchers found the disease in 35 percent of the older bucks they autopsied that died a natural death. That doesn't mean that the disease killed all of those bucks, it just means that 35 percent had the infection. We can't be sure what killed them. However, we know this disease does kill some old bucks, and we know that most of the autopsied bucks showed signs of pus oozing from the skull or the eyes. Sounds very serious to me, and if those numbers hold for some of our farm country, this amount of natural mortality could impact your herd management efforts to get more older bucks in your age structure.
Research is sometimes a dirty word to the public; they often feel that such monies are wasted learning the obvious. But that is not the case here. The research on this disease that is being done at Chesapeake Farms is important because we need to know as much about it as possible in order to begin to find a way to lower the incidence of the disease. Hats off the researchers working at Chesapeake Farms — a great cooperative effort that might just lead to lowering the mortality caused by this nasty disease.


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Sounds like I'm back to square one. Keep in mind, the symptom is very similar before AND after replacing the known-bad CSB. So by logic, if the same symptom immediately reoccurred, either the brand new CSB immediately failed OR the CSB is not the problem, or at least not the ROOT cause of the problem. The fact it immediately reoccurred is why we suspected the U-Joints being bad. I don't know much, but one thing I do know is that bad U-Joints can cause a CSB to fail very very quickly. It could also be that the U-Joints themselves are responsible for the sound under torque, and the broken CSB is just a symptom of the bad U-Joints.
I think the odds of a high quality replacement CSB immediately failing in the exact same way as the OEM CSB due to poor workmanship is pretty darn low. This was a Febi-Bilstien replacement, as near to OEM as you can get. I specifically sought out the highest quality components I could find, avoiding all-in-one kits that were half the price and purchasing each part from the best manufacturers. Anything is possible but...
As for incorrect installation, I don't know. We followed instructions to the letter but since those instructions (from Pelican) omitted the preload then we may have flubbed something. The procedure is fairly simple tho, I can't really think how we would have damaged it. It was inspected before and after attachment to the driveshaft and looked fine. Up until you bolt the bracket onto the car, it essentially just swings free on the shaft.
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Many members of the community want to install BT5 to SD card (bootable). We all seem to have the same problem (drops to Busybox shell, INITRAMFS prompt)..."-r ALERT! /dev/disk/by-uuid/<UUID> does not exist" .... Substitute "MMCBLK0" instead of "SDA/SDB/SDC..." in the instructions.
- Downloaded BT5 .ISO from backtrack.org, validated MD5 hash (download good)
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Upon reboot, I am able to see the GRUB menu, showing Ubuntu 3.x and it launches. The text on the screen stops on, "Waiting for encrypted source drive ...."
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When I "ls-al /dev/disk/by-uuid", I don't see a symlink for the SD (MMCBLK0 or MMCBLK0p5). I watched as a symlink appeared when I plugged in another USB (SDB), but not when I removed/replaced the SD card (MMCBLK0). I even tried to manually create a symlink in /dev/disk/by-uuid
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Most of the Lev Tahor community of about 200 people left Quebec while they were being investigated by social services and settled in Chatham, Ont., in November.
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A grand jury in Manhattan handed up charges of second-degree manslaughter yesterday against a police officer who fatally shot an unarmed West African immigrant in a Chelsea warehouse last year, two people with knowledge of the case said.
The charges against the officer, Brian Conroy, who shot Ousmane Zongo, an immigrant from Burkina Faso, on May 22, 2003, in the corridor of a self-storage warehouse on 27th Street near the West Side Highway, were expected to be announced today, one of the people said. Officer Conroy is expected to surrender with his lawyer, Stuart London.
Mr. London would not discuss the details of the case yesterday. Barbara Thompson, a spokeswoman for the Manhattan district attorney, Robert M. Morgenthau, declined to comment.
Last night, Sanford A. Rubenstein, a lawyer for Mr. Zongo's family, said that they had been told of the grand jury's actions by reporters. ''They feel they've been patient, waiting for justice,'' he said of the Zongo family. The charges, if true, he said, show that the ''grand jury has done justice.''
A man who identified himself as a relative of Mr. Zongo said by telephone from the family's house in Yonkers last night that he had not been officially notified of the grand jury's actions. The family has been following the case, he said, ''to find out exactly why they kill somebody for no reason.''Continue reading the main story
Mr. Rubenstein said that a civil case was pending, but that the family's ''primary concern is the criminal case.''
The shooting of Mr. Zongo drew significant criticism of the Police Department's practices. It came one week after a 57-year-old woman in Harlem died of a heart attack after the police threw a stun grenade into her apartment during an erroneous raid. It also evoked the fatal shooting of the unarmed African immigrant Amadou Diallo in 1999.
Patrick J. Lynch, the president of the Patrolmen's Benevolent Association, the police union, defended the officer's actions in a statement and said he expected him to be cleared. ''We believe that the grand jury made a mistake indicting this police officer and are confident that he will be exonerated when all the facts are known,'' Mr Lynch said.
But police officials and investigators raised questions about the shooting shortly after it occurred in the warehouse's warren of hallways. There were no witnesses who actually saw the shooting, and no surveillance cameras, so the case hinged on Officer Conroy's testimony and on forensic evidence.
The key elements of Officer Conroy's testimony before the grand jury centered on when he drew his weapon and why, rather than the moment at which he fired during a struggle with Mr. Zongo, one of the people with knowledge of the case said.
The charges follow a yearlong investigation by Mr. Morgenthau's office, whose prosecutors began presenting evidence to the grand jury in April. Officer Conroy testified before the panel at length.
Officer Conroy was left alone in the warehouse to guard a storage room after the police executed a search warrant there as part of an investigation into a compact disc counterfeiting operation. Mr. Zongo had nothing to do with the counterfeit ring, but worked restoring African art and artifacts in another storage room at the warehouse.
After the shooting, police officials said at the time, Officer Conroy told supervisors investigating the incident that Mr. Zongo ''tried to take my gun; I had to shoot him.''
A person is guilty of second-degree manslaughter when he or she recklessly causes the death of another person. In such cases, the maximum sentence is generally 15 years.
In recent years, indictments of police officers on charges that they caused a death in the line of duty have been rare. Grand juries have been reluctant to find fault in instances when officers make mistakes in settings where they say they had reasons to be fearful or were acting in good faith.
In February, a grand jury declined to indict a police officer, Richard S. Neri, in the shooting death of an unarmed teenager on a Brooklyn rooftop.
In the case of Mr. Diallo, the officers were indicted on murder charges, but were ultimately acquitted of all criminal charges. Mr. Diallo's family later brought a civil suit, claiming racial profiling by the Police Department was a cause of his death. The city settled the case for $3 million. While no New York City police officer has ever been convicted of murder for actions in the line of duty, Francis X. Livoti, a police officer who used a chokehold in 1994 to arrest Anthony Baez, who subsequently died, was convicted in a 1998 federal trial of violating Mr. Baez's civil rights.
In the Dongan Hills neighborhood of Staten Island, where Officer Conroy had lived with his parents in a red brick attached home, a neighbor expressed concern for the family.
The neighbor, who said he has known Mr. Conroy since he was born, added that Officer Conroy had moved into his grandmother's house in the past year.
Speaking of the case against the officer, the neighbor said: ''He was a little touchy about it. I don't even want to ask him how he's making out.''
Correction: June 11, 2004, Friday A front-page article yesterday about the grand jury indictment of a police officer in the shooting death of an unarmed immigrant in a Manhattan warehouse misstated the officer's given name. He is Bryan Conroy, not Brian.Continue reading the main story


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Photo Gallery
KU women's basketball vs. Emporia State
Those weren't your older sister's Jayhawks on the Allen Fieldhouse floor.
This Kansas University women's basketball team is clearly better than two years ago … at least if you compare exhibition games against Emporia State.
In November of 2007, KU needed 36 points from Danielle McCray and an overtime to subdue the Hornets, a traditional NCAA Div. II power.
Sunday, McCray played just 20 minutes as coach Bonnie Henrickson cleared the bench in the Jayhawks' 85-48 romp.
"They're definitely a lot better," said ESU guard Cassondra Boston, who had scored 29 points in that '07 contest. "They play together, and they run really well."
On the flip side, this Emporia State team wasn't at full strength. One of the regulars is playing volleyball, and a couple of other Hornets are injured and didn't play.
Henrickson noted those E-State absentees when asked to make a comparison.
"I think we're better," the KU coach said. "But I don't think it's that kind of discrepancy."
Maybe the Jayhawks aren't 37 points better than an E-State team with a full complement of players, but they were clicking on just about every cylinder Sunday — much like they were in last Sunday's 86-56 victory over Pittsburg State, another MIAA team.
The difference is obvious.
"This year we're more athletic," McCray said. "We run more in transition. And we have Angel (Goodrich). Two years ago, we did a lot of half-court stuff."
Speaking of Goodrich, the red-shirt freshman point guard, who had 10 assists in 18 minutes against Pitt State, contributed seven more in a 24-minute stint Sunday.
"Angel made some beautiful passes," Henrickson said. "A couple of players need to take her out to dinner, and they know who they are."
Henrickson didn't name names, but she was no doubt referring to 6-foot-5 Krysten Boogaard and 6-2 Aishah Sutherland, who finished with 17 and 12 points, respectively, thanks in large part of Goodrich's post passes.
"I thought it was important for us to go inside early and often," Henrickson said, "and I thought Krysten established an inside game."
Again, however, it should be pointed out that E-State's two post players stand 6-2 and 5-10.
"We're not very big," the Hornets' Boston said, "and they had a lot of height."
Boogaard and Sutherland were also in double-figures in rebounds, with 10 apiece.
Perhaps the biggest improvement from last week's exhibition game to Sunday's final preseason test was the improvement of the bench, notably freshman Monica Engelman, who scored 10 points, and juco transfer Rhea Codio, who contributed four points and four points in 14 minutes.
"Rhea played a little bit slower today," Henrickson said. "Monica shot better, but she's still rushing her shot a little bit."
Kansas' regular-season opener will be at 2 p.m. Sunday against Oral Roberts. Three days later, KU will travel to Iowa before returning home to meet Michigan, also on a Sunday.
"We have to go right out of the gate in a hurry," Henrickson said.
Notes: Henrickson played everyone except senior forward Porscha Weddington, who is out because of mono. … ESU's Boston finished with a team-high 15 points, but she also was charged with four of the Hornets' 24 turnovers. …KU outrebounded ESU, 51-30. … KU blew this one open by outscoring the Hornets, 30-7, during the last 11 minutes of the first half.
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Policy and Stakeholder Support
"Successful management of stakeholder's expectations and issues"
Key Strategies
To achieve improved outcomes in the provision of Policy Advice and Stakeholder Support, as an organisation we will
- Participate in the development and implementation of the Justice Reform Agenda
- Progress Reconciliation to improve outcomes for Aboriginal people
- Pursue opportunities to inform and influence public opinion on criminal justice issues
- Influence relevant policy and legislation
- Pursue the replacement of the Women's Prison
Key Measures
Inter-agency participation and cooperation
Stakeholder feedback
Community Confidence
Delivery of timely and accurate information/reports/policy advice
Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody Action Plan
The Department, in response to Government and community expectations, collaborates with and assists other agencies and stakeholders to achieve the broader goals and strategies of the Criminal Justice System.
Legislation must be maintained and major projects coordinated and progressed to achieve the Justice Portfolio policy agenda.
The Department's policies and procedures are developed and maintained to ensure they reflect not only the legislative and administrative environment, but also the expectations of its stakeholders.
The policy framework is critical to the Department's performance, accountability and corporate governance. The framework translates strategic objectives and strategies into policy, standards and procedures, focusing on the delivery of quality services to meet the needs of offenders and stakeholders.
Key Achievements 2003-2004
During 2003-2004, the Department
- increased the number of trained Aboriginal people working with Aboriginal offenders
- continued to improve its data collection and Complaints Management Services
- improved processes to respond to Freedom of Information requests
- continued to provide representation and participated in a number of key forums across the Justice Portfolio including the Mental Health Impairment Implementation Reference Committee and the range of sub-groups attached to that forum that focus upon issues of mental impairment and intellectual disability
- continued with a pilot of Victim-Offender Mediation services
Key Objectives 2004-2005
During 2004-2005, the Department will
- continue to develop the departmental policy framework to ensure an integrated policy system that embodies the principles of Occupational Health Safety & Welfare and Risk Management
- contribute to and participate in forums and activities that progress the Justice Portfolio Strategic Directions
- continue to review processes and systems to improve services to support the victims of crime
- finalise the Correctional Services Act (Miscellaneous) Amendment Bill
- work with Aboriginal staff, communities and organisations to progress reconciliation
Policy and Stakeholder Support Overview
Like every large organisation, the Department for Correctional Services has a requirement to:
- develop, implement and monitor policy;
- provide policy advice; and,
- services to stakeholders.
Departmental policies, standards and procedures are developed to reflect:
- the philosophies of the wider Criminal Justice System;
- the views of the Government, and the community;
- World's Best Practice;
- the operational needs of the Department; and,
- available resources both financial and physical.
Stakeholders are consulted in the development and review of policy development.
The Chief Executive and the Director Strategic Services provide high level advice to the Minister, Members of Parliament and to the Ombudsman. In addition, the Department provides advice on policy issues to other stakeholders including:
- victims, who request information about prisoners and the Department's policies;
- community members who request information about the Department's policies and procedures;
- prisoners and relatives of prisoners on operational matters; and
- community members and prisoners seeking information pursuant to provisions of the Freedom of Information Act.
The Department responds to information requests from the media and it provides information to the community through the media and special events (see page 63).
Stakeholder Support (see page 64)
The Department has a number of stakeholders who require services and advice from the Department while others provide pre or post release services to offenders and prisoners.
Because of the importance to the correctional system of Aboriginal prisoners and offenders, their families and victims and the responsibility the Department has to Aboriginal staff, the interests of Aboriginal stakeholders are represented within the Department by the Aboriginal Services Unit (see 64).
Policy Profile
Departmental policy is driven by:
- the Minister through Government priorities;
- the Justice Portfolio, through the Justice Portfolio Leadership Group;
- the Department; and,
- stakeholders.
Officers of the Strategic Services Division, in conjunction with Directors of appropriate Business Units, coordinate the facilitation and development of all departmental policy.
As part of its policy process, the Department has adopted a policy framework. The policy framework enables the Department to express its Business Unit requirements through a structure that delegate's responsibility for achievement to appropriate operational levels. This is achieved by making explicit the expectations of results to Business Units and employees by corporate strategic planning, standard setting and performance monitoring. Business Units are responsible for service delivery.
The components of the Department's policy framework are:
Policies are brief statements that establish boundaries, which guide and inform organisational decision making;
Service Specifications express the required standards of service and the minimum level of acceptable performance, enabling the development of performance agreements with internal/external service providers;
System Operating Procedures outline the processes that need to be implemented where consistent procedures need to be applied across the whole of the Department; and,
Local Operating Procedures outline procedures relating to a specific Business Unit and generally refer to that Business Unit only.
The Correctional Services Act (the Act) was re-written in 1982 and various amendments have been introduced since that time.
A bill has been prepared, the Correctional Services (Miscellaneous) Amendment Bill 2004, which reflects more appropriately the work being done by the Department and also current correctional practice.
The Department is committed to providing quality advice as part of operational transparency. The Strategic Services Division provide this service to key stakeholders (see page 64). This Division also provides high level advice to interstate and overseas Justice authorities.
There is also a need for the provision of general information about the Department's policies and procedures.
The main areas of the Department which satisfy this requirement are:
The Executive Services Unit provides a comprehensive administrative support service to the Chief Executive and Director of Strategic Services, and responds to requests for information from the Minister, Members of Parliament, the Ombudsman, prisoners and their families.
The Unit also provides administrative support to the Correctional Services Advisory Council.
Policy and Legislation Section
The Policy and Legislation Section is comprised of the Complaints Management Services and Victim Support Unit.
The section provides services which include policy advice and policy development. The Unit is responsible for the Policy Framework, components which include:
- policy development;
- development of Service Specifications, System and Local Operating Procedures;
- implementation of policy by Business Units; and,
- performance monitoring.
The Complaints Management Service provides a step by step prisoner and offender grievance process aimed at achieving a satisfactory resolution at the first point of contact. This service includes the Prisoner Complaint telephone line, which provides advice, information, and appropriate referral services for prisoners.
During 2002-2003 the Unit received 457 complaints the majority of which were from prisoners. This number increased to 512 in 2003-2004.
The Policy and Legislation Section is also responsible for the provision of information under the Freedom of Information Act (FOI) (see Appendix 4 page 125) and the Correctional Services Act 1982.
The Victim Services Unit promotes the rights and needs of victims of crime to demonstrate the Department's commitment to restorative justice.
The number of victim registrations has continued to grow. As at 30th June 2004 there were 350 registered victims, an increase from the same time last year when there were 317.
The growth in registered victims has been consistent over the last few years and is expected to continue as the community's awareness of victims' rights increase. The Unit consults with government and non-government victim support agencies and departmental stakeholders to ensure that the rights of victims are upheld.
The Unit continues to administer the Victim Offender Mediation Pilot Project and works in partnership with Victim Support Service in this activity.
Media Liaison and Corporate Communications
The Department takes a positive and pro-active position in dealing with the media and community organisations. The involvement of prisoners and offenders in Restorative Justice projects continues to attract media interest.
Internal communications via the Department's quarterly magazine, Highlights in Corrections, was maintained while the public information web site, www.corrections.sa.gov.au, was regularly updated. People inquiring about the South Australian correctional system frequently access the site.
Stakeholder Support Profile
Stakeholders are individuals and groups in the community that affect or are affected by the operations of the Department. Stakeholders have an interest in whether the Department is delivering quality customer service and whether its customers are satisfied.
The Department's key stakeholders include:
- Minister;
- Members of Parliament;
- agencies of the Justice Portfolio;
- Courts;
- Police;
- Parole Board;
- Correctional Services Advisory Council/Community Services Advisory Committees;
- Victims Support Groups;
- members of the public;
- various Aboriginal groups;
- various prisoner welfare Agencies; and,
- other Government and non-Government agencies.
Support and services to stakeholders is provided by key senior staff through representation on working parties and at the Justice Leadership Group.
To ensure culturally appropriate services for the large numbers of Aboriginal prisoners many of the Department's stakeholders are directly concerned with services for Aboriginal offenders. Major Aboriginal Stakeholders include:
- Aboriginal Services Division – Department of Human Services;
- Aboriginal Justice Consultants – Justice Strategy Unit of the Attorney-General's Department;
- Aboriginal Legal Rights Movement;
- Aboriginal Prisoner and Offender Support Services; (APOSS)
- Aboriginal Education;
- Aboriginal Catholic Ministry;
- Nunkuwarrin Yunti;
- Aboriginal Justice Advisory Committee (AJAC);
- Aboriginal Education Unit of TAFE; and,
- Aboriginal Drug and Alcohol Council.
The Aboriginal Services Unit has been established to service the needs of Aboriginal stakeholders in the Department and monitor the Department's implementation of the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody (1991) (RCIADIC) recommendations.
The Unit is responsible for advising and developing the provision of culturally appropriate services to Aboriginal prisoners and offenders, and is a significant contributor to policy development for the management and rehabilitation of Indigenous offenders. It actively participates in the development of partnerships and support for Aboriginal community organisations and other Government Departments, in the provision of services for Aboriginal offenders.
Highlights for the Unit in 2003-2004 include:
- the establishment of the Karinga Women's Release and Diversion Hostel;
- the appointment of three Senior Aboriginal Programs Officers to the Rehabilitation Programs Branch;
- the development of Aboriginal Community Supervision Agreements for APY Lands funerals; and,
- a Partnering Agreement with Aboriginal Prisoner and Offender Support Services (APOSS).
Karinga Women's Release and Diversion Hostel is a unique partnership between the Department and Aboriginal Hostels Ltd. providing culturally appropriate, safe, stable, transitional and supported accommodation for Indigenous women in contact with the criminal justice system.
The development of Karinga, including the position of Aboriginal Hostel Liaison Officer, has been assisted by funding from the Social Inclusion Unit.
Karinga has a resident Manager, a cook and cleaner and can accommodate 11 women with three on Home Detention. Karinga residents are supported by the Department's case managers and community agency support workers, to settle into community living, access long-term accommodation and benefit from life skills programs and services.
Karinga Hostel is the only Indigenous Women's Release and Diversion Hostel operating in the country for Indigenous women offenders.
Three Senior Aboriginal Programs Officers have been appointed to the Rehabilitation Programs Branch to develop and deliver culturally appropriate programs for violent, Aboriginal and sex offenders. Their expertise as Aboriginal programs specialists will provide valuable support to the Rehabilitation team's success with Aboriginal offenders. In addition they are developing a cultural immersion pre-motivational program as a first step in the rehabilitation process for Aboriginal offenders.
The Department has entered into a Partnering Agreement with APOSS to better clarify and improve our mutual roles and service delivery to Aboriginal prisoners and offenders. Consistent with the spirit of the Partnering Agreement, the Unit supported the creation of a Housing Information and Referral Officer position for Aboriginal prisoners based in APOSS.
In recognition of the need for more culturally appropriate processes for funeral escorts for traditional prisoners, the Unit has developed Aboriginal Community Supervision Agreements with APY communities to supervise their community members who are prisoners and who are attending funerals on the APY Lands.
These agreements have been written in formal and Aboriginal English and have been negotiated with individual communities. Four APY Lands communities have signed the agreements and over a dozen community members have been identified for training as volunteer supervisors, in addition to training provided to the Aboriginal community.
A culturally appropriate training package has also been developed for Port Augusta custodial officers involved in escorts to the APY Lands. Once operational, funeral leave under these Agreements for Anangu prisoners will be more culturally sensitive and humane, whilst also meeting the Department's commitment to the RCIADIC recommendations.
To further the Department's response to the RCIADIC's recommendations, the Unit coordinates the Prevention of Aboriginal Deaths in Custody Forums, which are held every six weeks rotating around the Department's prisons. The forum, chaired by the Department's Chief Executive, provides the opportunity for Aboriginal prisoners to share concerns regarding their custody and for the Department to respond.


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8391 Folsom Blvd.
Roxie Deli & Barbeque
3340 C Street
|A local, family-owned business open since 2004, Roxie is the sister store to the original SF spot. We offer only the best ingredients in our made-to-order sandwiches with freshly baked bread, crisp produce & high quality meats, plus weekly BBQ specials! The business location has a long history as a neighborhood establishment. Many locals remember, appreciate & value the small town feel that the corner store has always had…and still has. In 2009, a large BBQ Smoker was added outside, the addition of the BBQ has added many new favorites to the menu. Customers love the tri-tip, ribs and other specials...and everyone enjoys smelling the delicious scents drifting all around! Roxie Deli offers breakfast, lunch and dinner as well as catering, and, also has a wide variety of hand-selected microbrews and craft sodas to pair with everyone's favorite Roxie sandwiches.
Roxie Deli & Barbeque isn't just a sandwich spot, it's an experience.
Farenheit 250 BBQ
7042 Folsom Blvd
|We respect our guests and our craft, which is why we believe in using the freshest and highest-quality meats and ingredients throughout our menu. We use only grass-fed, pasture-raised pork, 100% all-natural hormone-free beef, Mary's Free Range Chicken and Mt. Lassen Red Trout. These quality meats are smoked low and slow at a constant 250 degrees with locally seasoned oak and fruit woods, making our restaurant a pellet-free zone. Every item on our menu is made from scratch, from our four unique barbecue sauces to dip your 'que in, to our mouthwatering sides and fresh-squeezed lemonade.
7901 College Town Dr.
|The McDonalds at College Town Dr., or the "McHornet" as we like to call it, is a locally owned McDonalds franchise. The store is run by Sacramento State graduate John Ritchey. Our mission is to provide excellent food and service to the community, with a special emphasis on taking care of Sacramento State student-athletes, students, faculty, and staff. Come check out our contemporary atmosphere which includes McCafe espresso based coffee drinks, Wi-fi, & television.
Jimboy's Tacos
9007 Folsom Blvd.
|Jimboy's Tacos is a proud sponsor of the Sacramento State Hornets. Jimboy's Tacos, a locally-owned fresh-casual American-style Mexican food restaurant chain, has built a large and loyal following of fans because the commitment to using fresh, quality ingredients has never changed. Since its inception in 1954, Jimboy's Tacos focused on freshness and quality, using only fresh, premium quality ingredients, preparing food from scratch daily, and cooking in small batches to ensure freshness. Jimboy's Tacos is perhaps most famous for its signature crispy, Parmesan dusted ground beef tacos. There are nearly 40 locations throughout the Sacramento area - come try one of their famous tacos today!
The Old Spaghetti Factory
1910 J. St.
|A meal at The Old Spaghetti Factory is an experience. We invest meticulous attention to our décor so our guests feel as though they're stepping into another world. Every location is adorned with antique lighting, intricate stained glass displays and an old-fashioned trolley car that doubles as a dining hall.
Nearly every item on The Old Spaghetti Factory's menu is made on-site, from scratch, using fresh ingredients. Unlike most restaurants, when you order our entrées, we serve you a complete 3 course meal, which includes bread, soup or salad, and dessert. And with our famous kid's menu, special treats and fun activities, we encourage families to feel at home in our restaurants.
The Old Spaghetti Factory is still family owned and operated and we welcome your family to join ours for a memorable dining experience. Perfect for groups. Banquet and catering services available.
Hoppy Brewing Company
6300 Folsom Blvd.
|Hoppy Brewing Company is East Sacramento's premier location for delicious food and award-winning ales. Conveniently located within walking distance of Sac State, Hoppy has been combining great food and beer with friendly customer service since opening its doors in 1999. From weekly food specials featuring seasonal ingredients, to rotating brewer's specials designed to cater to any beer lover's favorite tastes, Hoppy Brewing Company has what you're looking for.
MOD Pizza
Howe Bout Arden
|MOD Pizza serves up individual artisan-style pizzas and salads made on demand. Customers can design their own pizzas and salads or select from a menu of MOD classics. All are the same price regardless of toppings. The handcrafted pizzas are then fired in our 800 degree display oven and ready to eat in less than 5 minutes. MOD also offers milkshakes, house-made iced teas and lemonades, and more. The only question left is are you MOD?
Mr. Pickles Sandwich Shop - Midtown
1050 20th Street Suite 120
|Mr. Pickle's is a premier full service sandwich shop specializing in innovative Sandwiches, Salads and Catering. We utilize California Grown Fresh Produce, high quality Deli Meats & Cheeses to create our delicious sandwiches & salads. Our service is Fast, Friendly and Cheerful and we always add a Chocolate Cookie which leaves our customers with a smile on their face!"


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----- Original Message -----
From: "Joe Lagreca" <joe at BIGnetOnline dot com>
To: "Sasa Baksa" <sasa dash stjepan dot baksa at os dot t dash com dot hr>; <m0n0wall at lists dot m0n0 dot ch>
Sent: Friday, September 28, 2007 5:56 PM
Subject: Re: [m0n0wall] m0n0 and VLANs problem setting up
>Thanks for your response. I switched from the Dell to a Netgear
>switch yesterday, because I was afraid of the Dell buggy firmware.
>Here is my setup now:
>VLANs: 1, 201, 202
>1 is a member of all ports and set to untagged.
>201 is a member of ports 1-6 untagged, and 24 tagged. (24 is my trunk
>to the m0n0wall)
>202 is a member of ports 7-12 untagged, and 24 tagged.
This is written in manual (Netgear series 700 24 port + 2 gbic dual
personality ports):
Main Menu> Advanced> VLANS> VLAN Ports
All untagged packets entering the switch will by default be tagged with the
ID specified by the port's PVID.
This screen allows you to specify the PVID for each port. The number next to
each port indicates which PVID is set for each port.
Following industry standards, PVID 1 is the default PVID.
So you need to set PVID's for all untagged ports. 1-6 have PVID 201
and 7-12 PVID 202. Port 24 is tagged and does not need to have PVID.
This is my first manageable Netgear switch. Usually I use Alliedtelesyn.


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Victorian politicians look set to face an overhaul of their entitlements as the Napthine government moves to stem the fallout over the suspension of rogue MP Geoff Shaw.
Days after Mr Shaw was temporarily booted from Parliament for rorting his taxpayer-funded car, the Coalition will re-examine the issue of MPs' perks, admitting that the system requires greater oversight and more transparency.
In a bid to minimise future breaches, the government will push for an independent watchdog that could oversee entitlements, investigate misuse, and provide advice to members on how to interpret the code of conduct.
''There needs to be greater clarity, greater scrutiny and greater openness about all of these matters,'' Dr Napthine told The Sunday Age. ''There is room for improvement in how we manage these things - there are some grey areas still, and I think there are members of Parliament who are perhaps not absolutely clear about what is allowable and what isn't.''
State MPs receive a range of perks in addition to their annual salary, including an electorate allowance (up to $43,000 a year); allowance in lieu of a car ($16,500 to $25,000); and a second residence allowance (minimum of $23,659).
However, entitlements are managed by the Speaker and the president - both of whom are elected MPs - along with the parliamentary services department. Appointing a new commissioner for parliamentary standards would ensure
that an independent authority had responsibility for the system, rather than politicians.
If adopted, the commissioner's role would be loosely modelled on the British version, which was established for the House of Commons after the ''cash-for-questions'' scandal in the 1990s.
Dr Napthine said the idea - recommended by the privileges committee as part of its investigation into Mr Shaw - would be referred to Parliament's standing orders committee for further consideration. Labor, however, is not yet convinced, and says it is ''carefully considering'' its options.
''The rules regarding entitlements are very clear. They only come into question when they're consciously manipulated, as in Geoff Shaw's case,'' said opposition spokesman Martin Pakula.
The push for more rigour on MPs' perks comes after an extraordinary week in state politics, in which Mr Shaw was suspended for 11 sitting days over the misuse of his car and fuel card. Despite Labor's attempts to have him expelled, the government used its numbers to impose a lesser sanction, giving Mr Shaw until September 2 to pay back $6838 and say sorry for his actions. However, appearing at a comedy event at the Wheeler Centre on Friday, the Frankston MP made an apology of sorts, but still insisted he had been ''screwed'' by the Parliament. Asked by comedian Sammy J if he wished to show his remorse, the controversial independent replied: ''A public apology? I don't know what that means. Can I apologise to all Victorians and Parliament right now?'' After further prompting and a few gibes from the audience about his sincerity, Mr Shaw tried again: ''To the people of Victoria I'm exceptionally sorry. I apologise to Parliament, and to you, good people of Victoria.''
Health Minister David Davis dismissed the apology on Saturday, urging Mr Shaw to provide a ''proper statement'' to the Parliament. ''This is a serious and sober matter, and the time for clown-like behaviour is over,'' he said.
MPs' entitlements have been a vexed issue for governments, state and federal. In 2007, for instance, Julia Gillard paid back $4243 to the Department of Finance after her partner, Tim Mathieson, used her car to drive around selling haircare products. Prime Minister Tony Abbott's publisher also was forced to hand back $9400 in travel expenses because he inappropriately billed taxpayers to promote his book Battlelines.
''It's an area where we're seeing increasing concern about how these taxpayer-funded allowances for members of Parliament are utilised,'' Dr Napthine said.