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Things didn't start out great for the home team. Carlos "Chili" Farias was a one man wrecking crew for Chicago. Farias notched his hat trick in the first four minutes of the first quarter. Farias took advantage of the inexperience of Blast rookie Goalkeeper Troy Hernandez. A mis-communication between Hernandez and his defenders allowed a loose ball to pop free at the top of the box. The ball rolled back to Farias, who blistered a three-point goal past Hernandez to give the Soul a quick 3-0 lead :18 seconds into the game. Farias completed the hat trick later in the first with two goals :23 seconds apart. He scored a restart goal at the 3:41 mark and then beat Hernandez on a shoot-out goal after Hernandez had been called for a tripping penalty. At that point the Blast were down 7-2 four minutes into the game but they were far from out of it.
Baltimore's forwards would take over from there. Machel Millwood and Audato Neto dominated the rest of the first quarter. Neto set up Donatelli to cut the lead to 7-4, then Millwood scored to cut the lead to one. Just seconds later Millwood set up Lucio Gonzaga for a goal and the Blast had their first lead of the game 8-7. It was Gonzaga's first goal since tearing his ACL in training camp last year and missing the entire 2011-2012 campaign.
The Blast would control the game the rest of the way. The Blast forwards would continue to dominate and Blast Goalkeeper Hernandez settled in. After giving up seven points in the first four minutes he would allow just six points the rest of the way. The effort was a combination of Hernandez and some great defense from the rotation of four Blast Defenders. Captain Mike Lookingland and second year player Stephen Deroux continuously ran Farias and the rest of the Soul attackers off the ball. Deroux also added a three point goal in the third quarter that gave the Blast a 15-9 lead. The Soul answered just over a minute later when Robert Gallo's second chance goal cut the lead to 15-11. The Blast started to pull away in a key sequence late in the third. Baltimore got their first Power play at the 7:11 mark when Alex Megson went off for elbowing Donatelli. :24 seconds later Will Kletzien was called for a handball in the box and the Blast were awarded a Penalty Kick. Richey stoned Millwood on the Kick and the Soul proceeded to kill off the 5 on 3 advantage. It looked like the Soul would kill both penalties until Mike Lookingland pounced on a rebound to the left of Richey and buried a shot to give the Blast a 17-11 lead with just :08 seconds left on the Power play. Just :26 seconds later Adriano Dos Santos took Lucas Roque's feed in the box and beat Richey off the volley to give the Blast an eight point lead heading into the fourth quarter. The fourth quarter was vintage Blast. They played keep away from the Soul while outscoring them 6-2 to come away with the 23-13 win. Eight different players scored a goal for the Blast led by Donatelli's hat trick. Troy Hernandez turned away nine Soul shots to earn his first victory.
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Voters also being asked to consider several ballot initiatives.
That could bring about historic changes in American social policy they range from same sex marriage to the legalization of marijuana.
Fox News correspondent Adam Housley is why.
Los Angeles -- -- more on that and Adam I understand advocates of same sex marriage have some reason to celebrate tonight.
Yeah you know the ballot initiative process of course here in California so famous -- quite quickly do you wanna say the California had a couple of controversial ones here.
One they did not slow down the death penalty so it is still allowed in California in two.
Looks like they passed a tax measure here that would make California the most taxed state in the union.
So that's kind of controversial here in California a bit of a surprise to consider the economy here in the Golden State is in the best but you mentioned the the -- about process across the country.
Yes definitely.
Same sex marriage and marijuana both spared very well the ballot box first of all main.
Passage as well as Maryland and Washington all three of them -- referendums.
Allowing for same sex marriage they legalized -- in Maine Maryland and Washington.
And an amendment to vote against it in Minnesota is too close to call.
At this hour -- time to the -- medical marijuana front.
We know that the two big states here that passed the the American Mets medical marijuana were.
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And it's in the -- -- network -- it's actually failing.
The interesting both the with marijuana was the fact that Colorado and Washington.
Allowed to be passed in any instance a one -- for example in Colorado with theoretically be legal for anybody so -- California was the first the past.
Medical marijuana way back when Washington and Colorado -- it for anybody but as the governor of Colorado has said tonight -- Don't get your hopes up too fast because it's still illegal at the federal level so you can sure there's going to be a battle in the state of Colorado the very least over whether or not.
Marijuana will be allowed legally up to one ounce to carry and for anybody to smoke -- watching that very closely here in the West Coast great.
Well -- my guess is they're celebrating in boulder this hour and that's of the British and they continue you know while.
Well a funny quote that came out real quick with a funny -- -- came out from the governor's office when the spokesman said.
Don't eat your sees what -- I -- a -- -- And goldfish too fat.
I mean it is still illegal at the federal level.
I don't think there was any any any inference of a sarcastic humor there whatsoever Greg a clear reference to the post pot munchies.
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thank you for the great deed you did, whoever paid the bail, the kid was even able to see his family on the holiday's
UPDATE: Jeremy Marks made it home Dec. 23. Photo of him outside jail, reuniting with his mom, is here.
For eight months, Verdugo Hills High School student Jeremy Marks has been in a tough adult jail, facing years in prison for felony crimes he allegedly committed while videotaping a Los Angeles Unified School District police officer grappling with another student.
But now the 18-year-old is going home for Christmas, thanks to a Google engineer in San Francisco he's never met, who this week paid Marks' $50,000 bond.
L.A. Weekly first exposed the case in "Jeremy Marks 'Attempted Lynching' Case" (Dec. 9), about a teen waiting for a ride after school who used his cell phone to videotape Los Angeles School Police Department officer Erin Robles hitting a 15-year-old student.
Marks' subsequent arrest ignited a firestorm of comments across the Weekly's and other websites.
On Dec. 10, the Weekly received an e-mail from Google software engineer Neil Fraser asking for contact information for Marks' parents.
Fraser wrote: "I am in a position to post bail for Jeremy so that he may spend Christmas with his family."
Over the next few days, Fraser talked to many people working to assist with bail efforts for Marks. He tells the Weekly, "I've been in constant communication with lawyers, bail bondsmen, Jeremy's mother, the press, banks and accountants — but the one person this is all about is completely isolated."
Fraser explains, "When I was growing up, I spent several years in Germany — a country still traumatized by the Holocaust. One of the things I learned was that bad things can only happen if good people do nothing. I consider myself to be a good person, so I had no choice but to act when I saw something like this happening."
Fraser also sent the family $1,500 for Marks' defense attorney costs, which was matched by Google.
Marks is alleged to have called out "Kick her ass!" last May as he and other students watched Robles and an unnamed 15-year-old student physically grappling after the campus officer challenged the student for smoking a cigar or joint.
The incident unfolded at a Metro bus stop near Verdugo Hills High School as about 30 students were waiting to board.
Jeremy Marks was an onlooker who touched nobody. But prosecutors piled felony charges on him, including making a "criminal threat," and claimed that he called out the gang name of the Piru Bloods. The unnamed 15-year-old, who actually did fight with the campus officer — who struck the minor with her baton and sprayed him with mace — was quickly released. But Marks has been held for eight months in the tough adult Pitchess Detention Center.
Los Angeles County District Attorney Steve Cooley's prosecution team says that Marks' alleged calling out "Kick her ass!" amounted to an "attempted lynching" — defined under the law as trying to "incite a riot during an attempt to free a suspect from police custody."
But videos shot and posted to YouTube by other students with cell phone cameras show that Marks was one of the quieter kids watching the incident. (Click here to view videos.) Marks can be seen in the YouTube videos using his cell phone camera to tape Robles as she repeatedly pushed the uncooperative 15-year-old smoker against an MTA bus.
Marks' bail was hiked to $155,000 by a Superior Court judge after Robles and campus police accused the student of belonging to a gang. A gang expert later brought in by Los Angeles County prosecutors, who relied on statements of two alleged gang members and a third "untested informant," buttressed Robles' claim by stating that Marks was affiliated with a gang. Both Marks and his mother deny it.
The bail figure was impossible for his mother, Rochelle Pittman, a part-time swimming pool attendant, to pay. She needed $15,500 for the bail fee, money that is lost once paid. (Click here for story about her fight to free Marks.) Fraser chose to put up far more — $50,000 — under an agreement in which the full amount is returned if Marks shows up for court dates.
Celes King IV, vice chairman of the Congress of Racial Equality of California, rejoiced as the collaborative effort to bring Marks home by Christmas came together. His longtime business, Celes King III Bail Bonds, working with Bail USA and Seneca Insurance Co. as well as Fraser and Marks' family, reached a deal on Dec. 17 to free Marks.
However, Marks' hoped-for release was delayed that day because of an error involving a juvenile probation hold that was supposed to have been removed from Marks' file in an Aug. 11 court proceeding. Marks' attorneys scurried to file an ex parte motion for removal of the "bail hold order."
Mark Ravis, Marks' attorney, says, "It took a while, but the juvenile judge was very understanding and agreed to release the bail hold."
thank you for the great deed you did, whoever paid the bail, the kid was even able to see his family on the holiday's
Good to hear that he is out and getting much needed support !!! Why was he even arrested? I think a closer look into Erin Robles the officer on scene should be warranted. Such a waste of time and energy on the city to prosecute this case. I hope the preciding judge has some common sense and just dismisses this case for what it is, a waste of time.
Meanwhile the Governator commutes the sentence of Nunez's kid who was an accomplice in a killing. I'm guessing someone unconnected like Jeremy Marks will serve more time for a 'speech' crime than Nunez's kid will serve for a homicide.
That proves that there are still some good people in this world. A great thanks to all who helped this young man get back with his family for the holidays.
I'm so proud of all of the great people who decided to do something. Together we can all make a difference. Love and Peace to all.
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Carmen Trutanich is a hero for standing up for this kid. I don't think it's been reported here, but Jeremy is a Special Ed student who is struggling to get an education. I don't think he learned much of anything in the 7 months he was in prison without a trial. Trutanich has my vote, and the vote of the community for what he said. It's refreshing to see a politician speaking out without worrying about their political careers - when a poor kid needs help, he should be able to count on people in high places to offer help, not prison.
I am glad that Jeremy Marks got to spend Christmas with his family. Thanks to LA Weekly and his family for letting the truth be known. I noticed comments on other blogs about this case were the Los Angeles City Attorney Carmen Trutanich was quoted as saying the DA has over charged this case. Most people would agree with that. What Jeremy did was wrong, a poor choice, but it's the kind of thing that kids do without really thinking of consequences they they did not intend. I hope the DA listens to what people are saying, including the City Attorney, and treat this case as a misdemeanor, not a felony.
I am not against the police, (or school police in this case), because I think they provide a necessary function in society. And the police NEED to be tough. But, I mean, come on, this underage kid is facing years in jail for SPEECH? OK. Some speech is inappropriate and there should be sanctions against it. But isn't free speech kind of what separates America from everywhere else? Yes, I would agree that what he is (alleged) to have said is wrong and should be sanctioned/punished, but put this underage boy in jail for YEARS for speech???? I don't agree with that and think it's waaaay too Draconian for California. They think stoning women for adultery in some Middle Eastern countries is just. Is putting this boy in prison for years in America for what he said just? If it is, then the first amendment just got a whole lot smaller. The punishment should fit the crime, and I don't think it does so here (and kudos to that Google engineer, and Google, by the way).
This was not the Los Angeles Police Department, it was the Los Angeles School Police Department. It appears evident that the Los Angeles School Police Department officers need extensive training in the area of how to approach individuals and to assess a situation prior to the initiation of an arrest. One only has to view to video to see how the school police officer used excessive force. LAUSD is going to pay out a few thousand dollars to this young man and his family when this matter is completely resolved. Lets hope the new School Police Chief will ask that this female officer find a new job .
how is he not incident .he clearly didnt do anything to provoke the officer and i really hope justice can really be served for this young man ..AND DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS TOWARDS the arresting officer ...i personally know the case very well and this officer has a little background of her own idont want to get into it.but anywho it discusses me to see our judicial system failing we need to stopp taking futures away for pitty crimes and start working on trying to restore the future of this young men because many opportunity have been lost due to this incident,he now has to be worrying about fighting this case and worrying if hes going to prison for 7 years for holding a phone because he clearly didnt say anything on video and that better then a police writtin statement whos to believe video or wwords ..he should be preparing for his future , finishing off his school he has left as well as attend a college
I don't know if we have all the facts but how is it that the kid who actually attacked the officer is already out while this kid who, yeah, shouldn't have been stupid and claimed a gang and jumping on the bandwagon by making a stupid comment, but did not get physical with anyone is still in jail? Something's not right here...If the cops were trying to make an example out of this kid, lesson learned. He will not be claiming gangs or opening his mouth to say anything anymore.
I wish I was as smart as you guys and, like y'all, knew exactly what was happening based on: (1) a typically vague news story written by a fuzzy-thinking English major; (2) my own personal bigotry in favor of or against certain groups (street kids, rich people, etc.); and (3) the calculated likelihood of the Marks kid not jumping bail and costing the Google engineer the full $50K. If the kid does run, everyone trying to bask in the reflected glow of someone else's do-gooderism by claiming they knew the Inga-neer back when should also start running before being snagged for a contribution. Nothing more nasty than a disappointed do-gooder -- believe me, I know.
This is so pathetic. He's most likely affiliated by a gang,and also going by the evidence. The only reason why he's getting out is someone paid his bail to be nice for Christmas.
Why was Jeremy Marks in pre-trial detention for *eight months* in the first place? If I understand it correctly, California courts usually interpret Article 1, Section 15 as a guarantee of a trial within 60 days. Why is it taking so long to get these garbage charges to court? Is it possible to seek dismissal of these charges on the grounds that Marks's right to a speedy trial has been violated.
As in many big cities, they want you to cop out on the charge - even if it is bogus. It is about money, not justice. There are few rich men in jail or copping to a pea just to get out!
I knew Neil Fraser when he was a geeky friend of my son in high school. Well done Neil!!
Article 1, Section 15 of the California Constitution mirrors the 6th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution: "The defendant in a criminal cause has the right to a speedy public trial..."
Why was Jeremy Marks in pre-trial detention for *eight months* in the first place? If I understand it correctly, California courts usually interpret Article 1, Section 15 as a guarantee of a trial within 60 days. Why is it taking so long to get these garbage charges to court? Is it possible to seek dismissal of these charges on the grounds that Marks's right to a speedy trial has been violated.
If the facts of the case are that he only filmed the incident (which seems to be the case) what this means is that the LAPD don't want to be filmed and will charge you with anything to stop you. By charging him with several felonies, the message the LAPD is sending is, "We know we can't arrest you for practicing your first amendment rights, but we will find something to charge you with."
Depending on how the judge feels about filming police officers it wouldn't surprise me in the least if they threw out all the video evidence as inadmissible. Then it's the word of a police officer against the word of a black teenager. I know that sounds racist, but with all the gangs in LA, and most of them consisting of black members, that's how he will be viewed.
Good luck Jeremy Marks. You are fighting for all of us to be able to continue practicing our first amendment rights.
Man, Steve Cooley is a serious asshole. I'm glad he went down in flames in November. I couldn't imagine a guy who is that big of an asshole being the AG of California.
Kudos to Neil Fraser. LAPD should rethink their excessive tactics when dealing with the public. Especially if there are youth involved and their current Gestapo-esque methods don't seem to be working too well. Personally, I probably would have beat this officer's ass and gone to jail in his place.
Neil Fraser is an amazing human being to do this for a complete stranger. I read this story a while back too and even though I felt for Jeremy Marks I didn't do anything besides hope that things turned out well for him. Fraser stepped up and actually did something. Hopefully this good karma comes back a thousand fold for him.
The rest of California is lucky that Cooley isn't AG. He's awful and the lynching charge is a bunch of bullshit. Way to go Neil.
Thank you LAWeekly for posting stories like this. It is important for our democracy to have many good sources of news, among which you are one.
Not to disagree with what you are saying, but for clarification purposes, this "kid" was not "underage". He is 18. I was living on my own at that age. I agree that the punishment did not fit the crime, however I am not privy to his prior record (I believe he was on probation. Who knows, the judge last time may have said he would throw the book at him the next time he made a wrong choice). One way or the other, the truth will come out. I just really hope that Jeremy recognizes and appreciates the gift he has been given and gets his $hit together and concentrate on making better choices. A lot of people have stepped up for him, time for him to step up too.
Perhaps this poor young man has a SIGNIFANT prior criminal history, which cannot be disclosed because he is a minor... Maybe that explains the high bail and the fact that he is being tried as an adult. Of course, why would the newspaper want to delve into such details... It would only derail the reporters "woa is me, I'm the poor oppressed minority" narrative. A tired one at that.
The videos show Jeremy Marks said nothing. He didn't yell out anything about gangs, he was quiet. To sit in jail for 7 months is absolutely despicable.
No action you mentioned merited the exorbitant punishment given.
There is something wrong with your country, not your citizens.
If you happned to have read the entire story you'd know that the COPS are making up charges and trying to hang this guy themselves so in the future you can't take pictures of them committing further abuse and crimes against the public.
Really? The evidence I have seen says otherwise. But then, I believe in innocent until proven guilty.
The patriot act changed the laws.. Don't forget they destroyed the evidence in his camera and charged him with trying to "Lynch" a cop -- does that ring of truth to you? Nothing about law enforcement is to be trusted any longer.
this kid and his mama just wanna get paid....plain and simple.
he could have been before a judge a looooong time ago but naw, he after that dolla!
Yes, because Kamala Harris is a paragon of virtue and benevolence towards law-abiding citizens, and would never persecute someone for attempting to hold her own tyrannical government accountable. /sarcasm
what are you thinking. What does LAPD have to do with this. The article said that it was the school police. Hater.
My what an inconsequential point you have there. The training received by most university police is frequently handled by members of that city's PD which makes them absolutely NO different from the city force with which they must frequently interact. Hater indeed. If you've ever witnessed the abuses and general use of unnecessary (and sometimes lethal) force which is rapidly becoming the norm in most large city police departments, you'd think a lot differently.
do you even know what a school police is?
Its the person on the police force that no one wants to work with/can't be trusted with real police work
that doesn't make them any less a member of the LAPD
Actually, Peanut is correct, it does make them NOT a member of the LAPD. The LASPD are a dedicated unit who are not affiliated with LAPD, other than they are LEOs within Los Angeles...nice to know that you do your research before trying to flame...internet anonymous guest.


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And, Greg, the FAA does NOT permit installation of things like mode S x-ponders with connections to portable devices for primary data. So, add to the price of your new transponder the price of a certified GPS. That right there would cause me to sell my airplane.
So, great idea....no hyperbole, let's just sit back and wait for something bad to happen and they'll get sued down to parade rest. In the meantime, however, many of us will be out of the airplane business, and our airplanes will be near worthless.
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Java™ Message Service (JMS) is a messaging system that provides for asynchronous programming styles for Java applications and can also be used to integrate heterogenous platforms. For example, to integrate a third-party application with IBM Business Process Manager V7.5, the normal implementation methodology would be to create a JMS provider (service integration bus, JMS queue connection factory, queue, and so on) in the application server and then create a JMS integration service in Business Process Manager to connect to the configured provider to send or retrieve the message. This article walks you through an integration scenario with Business Process Manager V7.5 using JMS by exploiting the existing messaging infrastructure and the Event Manager of the process server. Although this is a relatively simple implementation pattern, it provides a foundation for developing more complex solutions.
The Event Manager in the Process Server responds to external events. The Event Manager queues incomming messages and triggers the appropriate UCA. Figure 1 shows how the Event Manager receives and processes incomming requests. The Event Manager uses the UCA o locate the service that is associated with the event. So, if you want to invoke a service when an incoming message event is received or if you want to invoke a service as the result of an event that occurs on a regular schedule, you should create a UCA.
Figure 1. Event Manager execution
The UCA creates a bridge between external systems and business process definitions (BPDs). You can manage inbound and outbound communication with external systems using UCAs. The UCA listens for events from external systems through a message or specific schedule. If you want to post a message to the JMS listener, the Event Manager has a defined XML message structure that it must receive from an external system. The UCA is responsible for firing either a Start Message Event or an Intermediate Message Event that is contained within a BPD.
The following queues are associated with a UCA:
- Async queue: Allows Event Manager jobs to run at the same time.
- SYNC_QUEUE_1: Forces one job to finish before the next job can start. By default, three synchronous queues are available.
- SYNC_QUEUE_2: Forces one job to finish before the next job can start. By default, three synchronous queues are available.
- SYNC_QUEUE_3: Forces one job to finish before the next job can start.
By default, three synchronous queues are available. All of these queues gets initialized at the time of server start up.
The process application used in this article is a simple human service implemented as Coach, as shown in Figure 2, that displays the data received through a message event that is configured to interact with UCA.
Figure 2. Coach to display received data
Figure 3 shows the input data that process receives and publishes in the Coach.
Figure 3. Input data for the process
Step 2. Create an event handler service
An event handler service is nothing but a General System service, which is the heart of a UCA. This service receives the data from external stimulus and sends it to a BPD process through the UCA. You need to define and map output data to input data explicitly for this service, otherwise the output data would be null. The data defined for this service should be same as the input data required by the BPD process. To define the service, complete the following steps:
- Select General System Service, as shown in Figure 4, and name
the service
Figure 4. Create a UCA service
- Define the input data and output data required by the BPD process
using the Variable tab, as shown in Figure 5.
Figure 5. Create Input and Output parameters for the UCA service
- Add a server script and wire it to the input and output. Call the
Input -OutputMapping
, and map the input data explicitly to the output variable in theImplementation
property of the component as shown in Figure 6.
Figure 6. Input-Output mapping for the UCA service
You must create the UCA before it can be referenced. To create a UCA and associate it with the General System service, complete the following steps:
- In the Designer view, select the plus sign (+) next to
Implementation, then select Undercover Agent, as
shown in Figure 7.
Figure 7. Create a UCA
- In the New Undercover Agent dialog, specify the following
information, as shown in Figure 6, and then click Finish.
- Name: Specify a name for the new UCA.
- Schedule Type: Select On Event from the list.
- Attached Service: Click Select to select the service to invoke when the event is received. For this case, select ComplexUCAService.
Figure 8. Configure the UCA
Once the UCA is created, a dialog displays in which you can configure UCA properties, as shown in Figure 9. Here you need to associate the UCA with the new service you just created. Make sure to check Enabled to enable the execution of the service when an event arrives. If the checkbox is not checked, the Event Manager does not run the UCA when an external message is received. Note that the Event Manager monitor may show that the Event Manager has executed the UCA, but if Enabled is not checked, the execution does not occur.
In the Parameter Mapping section, check Use Default to use the default value of the input variable in the attached service. If the input variable of the attached service does not have a default value, this checkbox is disabled. In most cases, the required values are included in the incoming message event and no action is required here.
Figure 9. Associate the UCA service with the UCA
Step 4. Send a message to the Event Manager
To invoke a BPD process by sending application data through the UCA, you
need to encapsulate data in a predefined XML structure with
as the root, as shown in the following
String data="<eventmsg><event processApp="JMSTA" snapshot="JMSTASNAPSHOT" ucaname="complexBOUCA">complexBOUCA</event> <parameters> <parameter> <key>ucacomplexInput</key> <value> <customerID>"+customerID+"</customerID> <name>"+name+"</name> <address>"+address+"</address> <surname>"+surname+"</surname> <city>"+city+"</city> <state>"+state+"</state> <country>"+country+"</country> </value> </parameter> </parameters> </eventmsg>" |
Notice that you need the following information available to include in the XML header:
: Process snapshot name; created through Process Center.ucaname
: UCA name; available in the UCA editor in Process Center.processApp
: The process name; this acronym is provided when you create a new process app.event
: The event name; in this case,complexBOUCA
: The input object name defined in the UCA service.
In our scenario a servlet client is used to send a message to the Event
Manager. The servlet dynamically formats the message in the prescribed
format. For the message to hit the UCA service, you need to look up the
event queue in the underlying WebSphere Application Server. The JNDI
referring to this event queue is
, as shown the following example:
Queue ucaqueue=(Queue)ctx.lookup("jms/eventqueue");
For more information on message structure, refer to Understanding message structure in the Business Process Manager Information Center.
Step 5. Define the message event and associate it with the UCA
A message event is the actual component that collaborates with the UCA to receive the external stimulus to invoke the BPD process. You need to wire this event to a process task by doing the following:
- Create a BPD process in the Process Designer. Drag and drop the Start
Message Event onto the palette and connect it to the Submit Request
activity using a sequence line, as shown in Figure 10.
Figure 10. Create a message event
- Associate the message event with the complexBOUCA UCA you defined
previously, as shown in Figure 11.
Figure 11. Configure the message event
Step 6. Test the integration solution
Before you can test the solution, you need to expose the process to the AllUsers group, as shown in Figure 12. Otherwise, the process will not be invoked and visible in Process Portal.
Figure 12. Expose the process to AllUsers
To test the overall solution, we created a simple JSP-based client application which is deployed in WebSphere Application Server. Using this JSP client, provided for download with this article and shown in Figure 13, you can create a request that is submitted to the servlet. The servlet posts the message to the queue where it is consumed by the Event Manager.
Figure 13. Invoke a JSP client
Once you have submitted the message via the JSP client, you can log into
the Process Portal as admin
. In the inbox, you
should see the new process instance that was created as a result of the
message, as shown in Figure 14. If you click on the green "Run" icon in
the process instance and run the process, you will see the data received
from the client, also shown in Figure 14.
Figure 14. Results in Process Portal
Step 7. Verify the results in the JVM log
Once the UCA is triggered successfully, you can verify the success of the invocation through Business Process Manager JVM log as shown in Figure 15.
Figure 15. Message in systemout.log
(See a larger version of Figure 15.)
This article described how to initiate a process by sending a JMS message to the Event Manager of IBM Business Process Manager V7.5. It walked you through the steps to implement the Event Manager and the UCA, and described the runtime relationships between them. You learned how to integrate JMS with Business Process Manager using an associated BPD and the default messaging infrastructure of the Process Center.
The authors would like to thank Scott Simmons and Harsha Bhushana for their review of this article.
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Sharad Chandra is a Senior Consultant in IBM PartnerWorld for WebSphere at the IBM India Software Lab. He has expertise in the area of solution development with WebSphere Process Server, WebSphere Lombardi and the SOA suite of products. In his current position, Sharad has worked on several critical engagements involving implementation of scalable and highly available WebSphere infrastructure, solution development, migration, performance tuning and troubleshooting.
Sateesh Balakrishnan is an IT Specialist with IBM Software Services for WebSphere (ISSW). He has over 10 years of experience and is currently working on BPM and BRMS, specializing in WebSphere Lombardi and WebSphere ILOG. In his previous assignment at ISSW, he worked on application infrastructure, with in-depth focus on WebSphere Application Server, J2EE application migrations, and performance troubleshooting and tuning of WebSphere Application Server. He has worked in various capacities at IBM, including design and development of J2EE solutions. His current interests are in BPM and BRMS systems.


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Cal Poly was down 37-32 at the half against Cal State Northridge on Saturday night. The Matadors outrebounded the Mustangs, 18-17 in the first 20 minutes. Cal Poly turned it on in front of 2.464 fans at the Mott Athletics Center in the second half. The Mustangs won the rebounding battle by 13 in the second half and pulled away for a 75-64 win.
Junior forward Chris Eversley led the team in points, rebounds and energy. Eversley scored 30 points and grabbed 14 rebounds, both game highs. "The only thing that gets us going is our energy. Whether it's here or on the road. So I feel as though myself and some of the other guys. If we can be high energy guys the rest of the guys feed off that and then just go out and have fun" said Eversley who recorded his sixth double-double of the season. Eversley was 11-for-19 shooting from the floor and a perfect 7-for-7 at the free throw line.
Freshman post Brian Bennett added 17 points for the Mustangs while Drake U'u and Joel Awich chipped in 8 points.
The Mustangs shot 46 percent from the field but made just 3-15 (20%) from three point range. The Matadors made 40 percent of their shots.
The Mustangs improve to 9-9 overall, 5-3 in the Big West. They are all alone in third place in the conference behind Long Beach State (7-1) and Pacific (6-2).
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Zewdneh Assemu was beaten and stabbed to death last Friday. His body was found next to his cab in Fayette County.
There is a now a $2,000 reward to catch whoever did this. A lot of people are praying this money will help.
Crimestoppers is offering $1,000. Assemu's employer, Metro Cab Memphis, is doubling that putting up another $1,000.
"It's kinda hard," said Errol Johnson. He taught Zewdneh Assemu how to be a cab driver. "He was diligent. A hard worker who worked a lot of hours at time."
The Ethiopian immigrant had been here for four years.
"He'd never driven a taxi. He had concerns, but he took to it real fast," Johnson said.
Johnson said Assemu was one of Metro Cab's best employees. He'd just told him and his cousin that six weeks ago.
"I was proud of them. They'd become co-owners and had really beautiful vehicles. The company was a better place having them aboard," Johnson said.
Now fellow drivers are grieving Assemu's death and raising donations to find whoever killed him.
The Johnson doesn't know how his cab ended up in Fayette County.
"We do know he didn't accept a trip from our computer system. He took what's called a flag. That's when an individual approaches you," Johnson said.
He doesn't understand why Assemu was attacked. He has a large family, all heartbroken.
"They were real nice. Everyone I met with his family, they were real sweet," Johnson said.
Assemu moved to Memphis to work. He made a modest living, but it was enough to provide for his growing family.
He and his wife had their second daughter 6 months ago. Now she's planning a funeral.
In addition to the $1,000 reward, Metro Cab says they're also giving her money to help cover the burial.
"It's equally hard if you knew him personally," said Johnson. "We don't want to see this happen to anybody else. Be vigilant."
If you know anything that can help, call Crimestoppers 528-CASH.
Assemu's brother is also working on a memorial fund for his wife and two daughters. We'll get that information to you when it's ready.


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October 25, 2011
by Nina Shea
For the past quarter of a century, 50-year-old Ugandan madman Joseph Kony — who claims to have channeled the spirit of one of Idi Amin's generals — has led the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA), designated a terrorist organization under the Patriot Act. The LRA's monstrous depredations have terrorized millions of people in Uganda, South Sudan, the Central African Republic, and the Democratic Republic of Congo. It acts in pursuit of Kony's maniacal aim to seize power and supposedly rule by the Ten Commandments, though his and his groups' actions and beliefs are inimical to the Judeo-Christian moral code. He has particular difficulty with "Thou shall not kill."
In 2010, Congress passed a bill with bipartisan support calling on the president to take action against the LRA. On October 14, Pres. Obama informed Congress he had begun deploying one hundred military advisers to the central African region to work with local security forces in the four affected countries with the stated goal of "removing from the battlefield" Kony and other senior leadership of the LRA. This measure is long over due and should be applauded.
Kony is no "Christian missionary," as some media insist on describing him. His rituals include elements of Christianity, Islam, and black magic. He boasts that he cuts off the lips. ears, noses and breasts of those who refuse to acknowledge him as a divine leader. He also amputates the feet of those who ride bicycles, and punishes those who eat white feathered chickens.
He preys on civilian villages, which his army loots for provisions, and where they hack to death and shoot the adults, and abduct the children. One of his main strategies has been to cleanse the land of adults, whom he deems untrustworthy, and start a new society with children. Reportedly, more than 85 percent of LRA captives are children, most between the ages of 11 and 16. Young males are indoctrinated and trained for combat, and girls are used as sex slaves and beasts of burden for Kony and his commanders.
Estimates of the numbers of children abducted range between over 30,000, according to the UN, and 66,000 in Uganda alone, according to the Survey for War Affected Children. Millions of people have fled the LRA into refugee camps, which are also sometimes raided. Over two million Ugandans have had to flee their homes, in addition to the 400,000 currently displaced in the Democratic Republic of Congo, South Sudan, and the Central African Republic. UNICEF reported that over the years thousands of children became "night dwellers," walking five miles or more each night to seek shelter in urban centers.
The deeply traumatized thousands of children who have escaped enslavement tell of witnessing, or even being forced to participate in, the clubbing to death of their mothers and fathers. Mothers who have been raped witness the bayoneting of their infants. The captives are forced to torture and kill other children caught trying to escape. Always on the move with the LRA leaders in the jungles and swamps of central Africa, they suffer repeated rape, beatings, and deprivation of every kind.
The LRA has reportedly caused as many as 200,000 deaths, most from disease and malnutrition but increasingly resulting from violent attacks on villagers. Human rights reports state that the LRA killed over 2,000 in the past year in such attacks. In the Haute Uele district of the DRC, 865 people were killed by the LRA from December 24, 2008 — when 50 Catholic villagers were killed at a Christmas Mass — to January 17, 2009.
The dynamic 46-year-old Catholic bishop Edward Hiiboro of Tambura-Yambio in South Sudan's Western Equatoria state, along the lush Central African and Congolese borders, told me that his 31,000 square mile diocese would be a veritable "garden of Eden" but for the raids of the LRA. #more#In 2009, he said, a large LRA gang stormed into Our Lady Queen of Peace Church in the town of Ezo, abducting 17 teens and young people. Shortly afterwards, one of them, a young man, was found dead after being tied to a tree and mutilated.and 13 others remained missing a month later. A few days later, in the nearby town of Nzara, six people walking in a forest were ambushed and killed by being nailed to pieces of wood fastened to the ground, that is, crucified. Bishop Hiiboro organized a three day prayer vigil involving Christians of all denominations, in which 20,000 people walked two miles barefoot and in sackcloth and ashes in silent protest against the lack of protection provided them.
Ugandan and other of the region's armies have sporadically and unsuccessfully tried to get Kony. Poorly trained and equipped, these armies have also faced the complication that LRA combatants are mostly children, who are also victims. In 2005, the International Criminal Court at The Hague issued arrest warrants for Kony and his top commanders for war crimes and crimes against humanity, including enslavement, sexual slavery, rape, murder, intentionally directing an attack against the civilian population, enlisting children and pillaging. However, the court has no enforcement power.
Though armed and at times protected by northern Sudan's General Bashir, Kony would be no match for America's highly trained security forces. A past US advisory effort initiated under the Bush administration failed; hopefully this one will be better prepared. Kony and his diabolical operation have been allowed to maraud for too long.
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Desert Zen~ Disc$1899/wk 12/1-12/17 ONLY in Palm Springs
- bedrooms 3
- baths 3½
- sleeps 6
- pool yes
- hot tub no
- pets allowed yes
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- community Vista Las Palmas
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Desert Zen is a true Las Palmas gem that will make your Palm Springs vacation unforgettable. All your problems will be lifted as soon as you set foot inside this wonderful modern home. The interior is warm and welcomes you in as you find yourself in your perfect vacation haven.
The living area is large and spacious to make the room feel open yet very private. This home is perfect for relaxing, entertaining, and having fun. The fully stocked kitchen is ready for you to cook your favorite meal and there is plenty of seating for your whole family to enjoy together. Throughout the home will find flat screen TVs that make it so you never have to miss your favorite show or that important game.
The home features 3 bedrooms each with its unique style and taste. The rooms are private and intimate with comfortable beddings and linen that will make you never want to wake up. As soon as you're rested it's time to enjoy the great Palm Springs weather.
The backyard is perfect for an afternoon of barbecuing or a day full of swimming. Relax under the sun and let the Palm Springs atmosphere take you away.
Old Las Palmas is a short walk to downtown where you will enjoy strolling the famous Thursday night Village Fest and Famers' Market, fantastic restaurants & clubs, art galleries, shopping & more! Yet, the location feels remote and without street lights, you'll see the stars at night! You'll love staying in this quiet, peaceful area and having quick accessibility to all of what Palm Springs has to offer!
Your Palm Springs paradise awaits.
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Amenities Air Conditioning, Washer/Dryer, Linens Provided, 2 car Garage & off Street Parking, Gas Fireplace, Beds-(1) King Bed (2) Queen Beds Custom sleeper sofa 3.5 bathrooms
Entertainment- Cable TV, DVD, Private salt water Pool (32' x 16'), Full Kitchen Cooking Utensils Provided, Refrigerator, Dishwasher, Microwave, Oven. Outdoor Features- Large Gas BBQ Grill, Deck/Patio Lanai. Great Views. Only 1/2 mile walk to Palm Cayon Drive
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Very close to downtown Palm Springs with first class shopping and dining. Hiking in Indian Canyons, take a tram ride to the top of the San Jacinto Mountains, take a jeep ride out to Joshua Tree National Monument. Shop at the Outlet Mall, visit the Casinos for some nightlife fun entertainment. So much more...
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Summer: 6/2/13 - 11/14/13 $1150/wk [3 nt min]
Shoulder 11/15/13 - 1/31/14 $2100/wk [4 nt min **Thanksgiving& Christmas 5 nt min]
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Utility Fee: $45/day [pool/spa heating included during Shoulder/peak]. Damage Protection Fee $69
City of Palm Springs TOT tax: 11.5% of the total rental rate, cleaning fees, pet fees and utilities. No tax on stays over 29 days.
Cleaning Fee: $225, regardless of how many guests or how long you stay*
*Mid-stay Cleaning fee: Monthly Guests are required to have 2 cleanings per month. Average mid-stay cleaning fee is $100-$200.
WOOF-WOOF Pet Fee: $150/dog. We gladly accept well-mannered dogs under 50 lbs. Sorry kitty, kitty...no Cats allowed :(
Calendar: Our Calendar is updated regularly. If you would like to stay less than a week, the weekly rate is pro-rated for either 5/nt or 4/nt minimum stays, including weekends.
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After more then a year of playing civ V I finaly figured out why golden age length changes over time, I hoovered with a mouse over the "start golden age" button (located under great person tab), then LOL I saw that golden age decreases every time you start a golden age to a minimum of 3 turns
It says that length decreases only if you manulay start a golden agen by expending a great person.
OK, noting bad, I was just confused becuase I completed a chichen itza wonder and my 1.st golden age was 40 turns long (playing maraton).
then in some renesance era (after expending some great persons) it turns out that a golden age was only 6 turns (decreased from 40 to only 6)
While Of course golden ages are the best in late game when your empire has large GPT, and a lot of cities, knowing that my golden ages are now useless because all are decreased to 3 turns until end of the game.
I'm not sure if next golden age will be decreased after golden age is started normaly (by acumulated happines) ? or is it decreased only if you expend GP? (can you answer this?)
Also it looks that according to my conclusions abowe great people are the best for tile improvements and their unique ability, but not to start a golden age, starting a golden age with Great person is worst you can do because you wont benenfit from golden ages in late game at all because they will be only 3 truns in duration meaning nothing
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Framestore Crowd Surfs with Pepsi
Press release from Framestore:
Framestore recently completed VFX work on an epic Pepsi commercial that sees San Sebastian's beach play host to a massive party, with DJ Calvin Harris at the helm. But the star power doesn't end there; also at the party are world class footballers – Aguero, Drogba, Lampard, Messi, Torres and Wilshere – who indulge in a game of football above the crowd whilst supported by thousands of partygoers.
Framestore's team of 20 VFX artists – spanning crowd specialists, Nuke compositors, roto artists, animators and technical directors – worked across the production for four months in order to deliver the commercial's demanding and complex VFX whilst meeting all clients' high expectations. In the words of David Foulds, PepsiCo International's Vice President Advertising: "To say that we are delighted with the final product would be an understatement."
Framestore created a new proprietary crowd system in order to fulfill the commercial's massive scale. The system, developed by Diarmid Harrison-Murray and Martin Aufinger, was built in Houdini using mo-cap data captured at Framestore's in-house motion capture facility.
The crowd system is specifically designed to meet the needs of commercial projects. It allows a more efficient shot turnaround and gives the artist greater control over the crowds behaviour and look, down to details such as outfit, hairstyle, props and more. Using Houdini's native renderer, Mantra, allowed artists to set up agents quicker and use more complex lighting techniques on selected parts of the crowd whilst still being able to render thousands of background people within the same setup.
Framestore's new crowd system allows shots to be laid out quickly using an instancing approach, without having to simulate each agent separately. This meant VFX artists could show the director many iterations of the crowd layout in a relatively short amount of time.
Once the rough layout is approved, it is then possible to split off parts of the crowd that require bespoke behaviours, adding more layers of sophistication, in this case taking it to a level of detail where hands could dynamically grab footballers' feet and even hold flashing camera phones. This custom-built system became invaluable for creating realistic looking scenes.
As Aufinger explains: "The fun part of a crowd job is when you suddenly notice unusually strange, almost disturbing behaviour of one or two agents of a CG crowd. Luckily, we were easily able to quickly eliminate those offending agents!"
By merging the ability to layout a crowd quickly with a technique that enabled pinpointing of individual sections for more bespoke animation, the end results looked utterly authentic but were created with an efficiency that gave Framestore's team more time to focus on improving more relevant parts of shots, thus freeing them from waiting for time consuming simulations.
One key advantage of this approach over shooting live action crowd plates is that the lighting and atmosphere enveloping the crowd could be altered at any stage of the post process. As a result, this system has now become Framestore's de-facto crowd system for commercial projects and several other departments have already shown great interest in using it. The modular nature of the system means that additional features can be easily added as future projects require.


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Great Jacket!Poor SunnySports Experience
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Love Mountain Hardwear! They really can't go wrong. The jacket fits perfectly and is and really is top notch. Like most outdoor adventurers, I try to purchase the expensive items in a thrifty way. However, I had a very poor experience with SunnySports. When placing my order, all the addresses reset to the default, which is the billing address. Great thing for me is that my billing address is 2000 miles away from where I am currently living! SunnySports shipped my jacket on a Sunday (I know, really weird), which happened before Customer Service was able to read my email on Monday asking them to fix their error. 14 days later and many email exchanges, I finally have my jacket after it crisscrossed the United States several timesI recommend this jacket, but not through Sunny Sports. Sorry, but the deal is not worth the trouble I had to go through to get my purchase.
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Windows 2003, Zoom 4.1, ASP
I am getting the following error when i turn logging on,
I was expecting the path and file name to be contained within the brackets, as I have seen with other peoples errors, but it isn't.Unable to write to log file (). Check that you have specified the correct log filename in your Indexer settings and that you have the required file permissions set.
I have checked settings.asp and the path is fine and I have given the Internet Guest Account write permissions on the directory but still no luck.
Can anyone offer any suggests?
First, you might want to get the latest version (4.2 build 1004) available on our website here:
If you continue to have problems, take a look at this support page, scrolling down in particular for the section entitled "Setting permissions for logging (on a local server)":
Make sure that you have enabled "write" permissions in both the IIS Manager and for the Internet Guest Account.
It is unusual that you did not get the path/filename appearing in the brackets. If this persists with the latest version, let us know and tell us what you have specified as the log filename in the Advanced tab of the Configuration window.
Hi, thanks for the response, unfortunatley I am still getting the same problem.
I have upgraded to the latest version and checked file permissions both in IIS and in Windows, both give write access to the log folder.
This is where the log is located,
http://dolphin.adido.org.ukC:\Inetpub\wwwroot\sites\adido.org.uk\dolphinstair lifts.com\cms\search\logs\searchwords.log
I have reverted back to the most basic template for the search results but still no luck.
I presume the log path you mentioned is the value you have entered in your Configuration window (under the Advanced tab).
Try using the following as your log filepath instead:
This is the recommended default value and from what we can tell, it should work fine for your setup. If this does not work, try the following:Code:./logs/searchwords.log
ASP is most likely not mapping the full file path, and requires a path which is relative to the wwwroot or the current file. We'll look into this a bit more as it might be an IIS 6.0 issue, and we will update with more information. In the meantime, let us know if the above filepaths work for you.Code:/sites/adido.org.uk/dolphinstairlifts.com/cms/search/logs/searchwords.log
Thanks for your help Ray all working again now.
Do you know if there are any plans for making the search results page XHTML 1.0 compliant? Currently I have to manually change search.asp to ensure it passes validation.
The page should already be XHTML 1.1 compliant. What is it that you need to change?
I have exactly the same problem, already have the current version of Zoom and accepted the default path/file setting in the configuration panel. And I had my hosting company fix any problems with regard to write permissions at an earlier stage, so I'll be interested to see how you get on.
gefjo - you might want to give us the URL to your search page and provide more information such as, the exact error message you see, and whether you are using the exact same versions and web server OS as the original poster.
I believe the solution to hooj's problem has already been detailed in the above posts, so if they do not help you, we will need more information to clarify the cause of your particular problem.
Sorry should of explained myself better.
What I meant was that the code could do with being tidyed up with regard to accessibility, i.e. using labels for form controls and putting the results into an ordered list.
Thanks for considering this. I have version 4.2 build 1004.
The url that I'm using to test Zoom is:
I haven't had the chance yet to try the alternative URL, as you suggested in response to the original posting.


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Two pictures painted of future immigrant detention center
By bob okon email@example.com February 22, 2013 2:24PM
Joliet City Manager Thomas Thanas
Updated: March 27, 2013 6:04AM
Just who would go into an immigrant detention center if one is ever built in Joliet?
Opponents of the project have painted a picture of undocumented immigrants being rounded up — even on the streets of Joliet — to keep the jail cells full if the facility is built.
The company that wants to build the detention center paints a different picture.
Most of the people going into its immigrant detention centers are immigrants who had been convicted of crimes, served time in prison, and face deportation, said Steve Owen, spokesman for Corrections Corp. of America.
"They have already completed their sentence and are now subject to deportation," Owen said. "They are being detained until that process is completed."
The detention center would be created to meet U.S. government specifications for a facility better suited for deportation, a civil process, than imprisonment for crimes, Owen said. A courtroom would be built into the detention center, and a judge would be on site to hear cases.
Just what this CCA center might look like is clouded by the fact that there is no specific proposal to build it.
But the track record at U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement shows that most immigrants in detention centers got there through relatively minor offences, said Jesse Hoyt, an organizer with the Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights.
"When you actually look at the statistics and see what different offenses they're guilty of, they're like DUI and traffic offenses," Hoyt said. "Over 77 percent of the people are there for really minor offenses."
Hoyt said the ICE numbers are not readily available. But a group affiliated with the Illinois coalition obtained them when demanding information from ICE on inmate statistics.
ICE did not make anyone available for an interview for this story.
CCA and city officials have acknowledged exploring the prospects of building a detention center in Joliet.
ICE has said little other than that it wants to build a detention center in the Chicago area.
Point man
That has left Joliet City Manager Thomas Thanas as the point man in both answering questions about the detention center and taking the brunt of the criticism from opponents. Thanas at last week's city council meeting told a room packed with people who had come to show opposition to the project that it would be used to house pedophiles, drug dealers and other criminals, not to break up immigrant families who can't show proper legal status to be in the United States.
"The reality is this is a key facet of the (Obama) administration's efforts on immigration reform," Thanas said. "What the government is saying is there has to be a better way to do this."
The government has said that.
While ICE has not provided anyone to answer questions, the agency did refer to a 2009 fact sheet from the agency on proposed immigrant detention reforms.
ICE then said that the agency wanted to reform a system in which immigrants are held in jails and privately run prisons. Instead, it would create a system of facilities designed for civil detention, giving detainees better access to legal and social services.
Nearly a year ago, ICE opened what the agency described as its "first-ever designed-and-built civil detention center" in Karnes City, Texas.
"This civil detention center represents a first in the entire history of immigration detention," ICE Director John Morton said in a written statement announcing the opening of the Texas facility. "Karnes and others like it are one part of an ICE detention reform program that is sensible, sustainable and attentive to the unique needs of the individuals in our custody."
Questions remain
None of which, however, answers the question of whether ordinary, undocumented immigrants would be housed in the facility along with convicted criminals who have done time.
Opponents have contended that a Joliet detention center would be filled with immigrants torn from their families and detained by a private company that needs inmates to boost its profits.
Alicia Morales, one outspoken opponent at the council meeting last week, presented numbers indicating Joliet would lose millions of dollars in spending power because working but undocumented immigrants would be rounded up, and Hispanics would avoid Joliet if CCA gets a contract to build a prison in the city.
"Who would want to come to Joliet with a for-profit prison here?" she asked.


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I saw it on my friend's laptop when the laptop is booting and this screen below appears ,
the device doesn't complete booting until he put a password
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That thing needs Full Encryption enabled when u install Ubuntu...It can be done only at install..If you want it, reinstall Ubuntu... Though it has its own disadvantages in backups or restoring etc... | |||