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Captain's Report
Mission Statement
The mission of the Sea Ray 230 SLX is to combine the sportboat handling the company is well known for with an elevated level of luxury beyond the normal category of offerings. Because this is such a popular size range, the 230 SLX is intended to compete toe-to-toe with the most premium boats in this category.
Distinguishing Features
Elegant Exterior Styling –
This boat is replete with graceful curved and stylish lines that accentuate the level of luxury inside.
Bluetooth Stereo –
Few builders are taking advantage of this technology in the manner they should. That's why we're happy to see it on the 230 SLX. It allows anyone with a Bluetooth-capable device to control the music stream onboard. And let's face it… some of our friends have better playlists than others.
Rich Upholstery Schemes –
All the materials have been upgraded, all the stitching is taken to the next level and multiple color choices have been blended together to bring this interior to the premium level.
Seating Capacity Increased –
The capacity has been increased from 10 to 11 persons, meaning that the owner who inevitably will have a lot of friends will now be able to have more of them onboard, and all will have a comfortable place to sit.
Major Features
Snap-in Carpet –
Not only is this an attractive addition to the interior styling, it's a standard feature.
Aft Sun Pad Lounger –
This large sun pad has a convertible backrest that creates an aft facing seat.
Standard 260-hp 5.0L Engine with B3 Outdrive –
No cheaping out in order to project a lower price here. Options go up to 300-hp.
Gel Coated Engine Room –
There is nothing worse than a grungy engine room, something that naturally happens unless it is gel coated which makes clean up quick and easy.
Keyless Ignition –
This feature solves lots of problem including faulty ignition switches in older boats that have been exposed to the elements.
Blue Lights –
Night lighting is blue and cool.
Optional Dynamic Running Surface
The Dynamic Running Surface is the latest "big thing" to come out of the Sea Ray plant. It allows the running surface to be changed throughout the performance curve creating a boat that planes at lower speed, improves acceleration, reduces bow rise, and keeps the boat at optimal trim no matter what the load. For wakeboarders, it also allows changing wake height and shape for getting that perfect wave. Large triangular planes integrate with the hull to create a changeable running surface. These planes can be controlled automatically, or manually with a small touchpad at the helm.
The Sea Ray 230 SLX has a LOA of 23' (7 m), a beam of 8'6" (2.59 m) and a draft of 38" (96.5 cm). With an empty weight of 4,100 lbs. (1,860 kg), ¼ fuel and two people onboard we had an estimated test weight of 4,595 lbs. (2,084 kg). With a single 5.0L MerCruiser 260-hp MPI engine turning a B3 outdrive with 22.5 pitch propsets, we reached a top speed of 45.2 MPH at 5100 rpm. At that speed we were burning 19 gph giving us a range of 107 miles. Best cruise came in at 3000 rpm and 23.9 mph. That speed reduced the fuel burn to 6.2 gph providing a range of 173 miles and an endurance of 7 hours and 18 minutes while still holding back a 10% reserve. We had a time to plane of 3.6 seconds. Reached 20 mph in 5.5 seconds, and continued accelerating through 30 mph in 7.4 seconds.
Upon hitting the throttle, the 230's bow rises only 8 ½-degrees and comes back down quickly with her 3.6 second time to plane. During that time there was no loss of visibility to the horizon. That quick planing time and low bow rise is due to the extended running surface that extends past the outdrive. She responds well to the helm with 3 turns from lock to lock on the wheel.
In turns she does seem to exhibit a bit of a chine walk during hard performance turns, a characteristic only noticeable when pushing the edges of the performance envelope. However, in normal turns she remains stable and docile leaning only 16-degrees into the turns.
She does tend to drive over the waves rather than slice through them, but that is characteristic of boats in this class due to their relative light weight. She has a slight tendency to bleed off speed in the turns but not as much as others we've seen. Simply advance the throttle slightly after the turn is entered.
Features Inspection
An attractive feature of the 230 SLX is its reverse-raked transom leading down to the swim platform. The platform itself extends well past the bulwarks allowing easy boarding from either side without having to step over anything. Even the pull-up cleats are elevated off the platform.
Most important
, the swim platform extends beyond the lower unit when it is in the down position. This means swimmers can slide off or jump in the water without worrying about hitting the lower unit.
Stern Options.
With a boat in this class, owners may want to give serious consideration to the optional SeaDek swim platform matting ($308) as well as the transom trim switch ($123). And we wouldn't want to be without the stereo remote ($231). The aft facing seat is a nice touch and the convertible seatback easily transforms the chaise into a sun pad. Storage is underneath which we are always quick to tout as a great place to put wet towels and swimsuits, as they will dry from the heat of the engine underneath.
Entering the Cockpit
The transom walkthrough is on the starboard side, which has the added benefit of providing a clear sightline from the helm to the reboarding ladder under the platform. The entry gate lies flush to the portside bulkhead when opened. Just inside is a hatch in the deck leading to the house batteries.
Sport Seating.
The cockpit is fully fiberglass lined and covered with standard snap-in carpet. The seating consists of L-shaped seating to port with a pair of wraparound bucket seats at the consoles, all of which is commonly referred to in the industry as "sport seating". The bucket seats swivel around to face the crowd when the itinerary calls for things like drifting with wine, cheese and crackers set out on the table.
Cool Lighting.
Sea Ray added plenty of courtesy lights all around the cockpit as… well, a courtesy. At night they look cool. This is a feature started on megayachts years ago that has filtered down to the SLX.
In the center of the aft bench seat is a flip-down armrest that includes recessed drink holders, and underneath the seat is a built-in cooler that drains into the bilge.
Engine Access
The aft seat back lifts manually to get into the engine compartment. With gas struts adding to the lift we really found no need for the installation of an electric lift hatch so no points taken from Sea Ray on that note. There's room at the front of the engine for climbing in if desired but two bulkheads to either side make things a bit cramped for more involved maintenance. However, they are easily removed and by disconnecting the support struts the hatch can also be opened fully.
Standard Engine
is a MerCruiser 5.0L MPI ECT Bravo III Sterndrive (260-hp - 194 kW) with an upgrade to a 300-hp MerCruiser 350 MAG available ($5,140). An automatic fire suppression system is offered as an option ($538) and we'd highly recommend it.
Observer's Console
The port console offers a dash panel trimmed in leather and wood. The glove box is lockable and the door is held open with a small strut… which is a nice touch. Inside we find the stereo controls out of the rain and weather, plus a bit of storage room. While the stereo takes up the bulk of the available space in the glove box, it's really only useful for items needing to be locked up. Otherwise, there's plenty of additional storage surrounding the seat.
The multiple shades of brown continue with all vinyl being hand-stitched onto the panels. A touch of wood trim, matching the glove box to port, completes the look of class and upscale charm. A stereo remote is to port of the three-spoke wheel mounted to its tilt base. The bulkhead is padded and upholstered in pleated vinyl that is soft to the touch while still being marine grade.
Helm Options.
For this model year the 230 SLX' helm has gone from three gauges to two, with a Raymarine a654 Chartplotter dropped into the center ($1,269). This setup cuts down on the clutter of the panel and makes a more efficient and good-looking helm. Also for this year Sea Ray offers an upgrade to a digital dash that centers around an e95 multifunction display ($3,000).
The Windshield – And A Secret
The walkthrough windshield is framed in anodized aluminum. Polished stainless steel windshield headers are offered as an option ($385), and we recommend them. A little secret: Polished stainless steel windshield headers seem like a small detail, but when it comes to the look of the boat its importance far exceeds its cost. That is why they are often offered as very expensive options on premium boats – not only are they costly to provide, put they also make the boat look like a million dollars. We think the $385 option cost is quite reasonable for this item and is money well-spent in keeping with the image the 230 SLX is trying to project.
The Bow
A standard bi-fold door to block off the wind is flush mounted to the port side console.
The bow seating is in the usual configuration allowing for someone of average height, say a bit under 6' (1.8 m) to have the legs stretched out, but more long legged individuals will suffer through having their knees slightly bent. So when underway, two people can sit here. At anchor or when at the marina, the bow can handle as many as five people sitting in an upright position. As always, there's an optional filler cushion ($354) to turn the bow into a second sun pad, and one that can be used while underway.
The beautiful job on the upholstery, that is now a hallmark of the SLX lineup, continues here with it being easy to see how much extra work goes into adding so many different colors and patterns. We'd like to see the addition of flip-down armrests though. Drink holders are in a recess under the seats keeping them accessible without interfering with the seating itself.
Look Again…
Storage with Seat Hinges.
For those boaters used to forward seating that is held in place by small blocks of wood screed into the seat bottom, will appreciate what Sea Ray has done with the seating on the 230 SLX. Storage is under the seat cushions and the cushions themselves are all on hinged mounts so they won't be bouncing off when a sudden wake crosses our path. The hinges also mean that one hand can move the cushion while the other puts in or takes out a needed article.Both seatbacks are also hinged and swing open towards the center of the boat to access the console storage behind. These are ideal places for water toys, air pumps and the like.
With an ever-increasing demand for being able to take advantage of watersports, Sea Ray makes a forward facing tower available in either white or black ($7,538). It includes its own Bimini top and an all around navigation light at the tow point on top. Wakeboard racks are also offered ($769). It's an option that not only increases the functionality of the 230 SLX but also enhances her killer good looks. (We recommend black.) Combine this with the optional Dynamic Running Surface and a premium wakeboat is born.
Pricing and Observations
The Sea Ray 230 SLX comes equipped with many standards, including a 250-hp MerCruiser 4.5L engine, for $76,832. Fully loaded with the most desirable options brings her to $98,879. That price includes the stunning premium trailer with alloy wheels and dual axles. It's a combination that takes the breath away and has to be seen to be believed. We saw it first at the NY boat show and it stopped us dead in our tracks. Those boaters not interested in high-testosterone watersports can bring the boat in for far less. The package that is easily handled on the water and easily trailered on the road.
Test Result Highlights
- Top speed for the Sea Ray 230 SLX (2014-) is 45.2 mph (72.7 kph), burning 19.0 gallons per hour (gph) or 71.92 liters per hour (lph).
- Best cruise for the Sea Ray 230 SLX (2014-) is 23.9 mph (38.5 kph), and the boat gets 3.8 miles per gallon (mpg) or 1.62 kilometers per liter (kpl), giving the boat a cruising range of 173 miles (278.42 kilometers).
- Tested power is 1 x 260-hp MerCruiser 5.0 MPI BIII.
Standard and Optional Features
|CD Stereo
|Shore Power
Exterior Features
|Carpet: Cockpit
|Standard Snap-in
|Outlet: 12-Volt Acc
|Swim Ladder
|Swim Platform
|Tower: Watersports
|Bimini Top
|Cockpit Cover
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In the previous article of this tutorial we learned to use the For component. It (a) iterates through a number of objects, (b) displays any markup surrounded by itself as many times as there are objects to iterate through and (c) exposes each current object to our code. As a result, we can put into markup a few simple components like Insert and have all the objects in the bunch neatly displayed, precisely the way we want them to be displayed.
Now, it is a common pattern to have one of the listed objects to be displayed in more detail. Normally, some kind of link is used for this purpose. Say, in the CelebrityCollector application we've made the surname a link. Click on the surname "Gates" and you will see all the details about Bill Gates. So far, the links do not work like this however, just because they are empty HTML links with empty href attributes and nothing else:
 Gates
To achieve the desired result, we should convert these links into Tapestry components.
Meet DirectLink
We are already familiar with one kind of link component — PageLink. Although quite useful in many cases, PageLink will not suit our current purpose as it simply displays another page while we need to pass to the Details page some data to display.
This is exactly where DirectLink will be helpful as the main features of this component are:
- It displays itself as a link.
- It is associated with a listener method. When the link is clicked, that method will be invoked, and we can have any kind of code executed as a result.
- It can pass to its listener a parameter — some additional detail that will specify what exactly we want to get done.
Let's see how all this works.
In the CelebritiesList.html, make the link surrounding a surname a Tapestry component:

Smith
And then configure this component in the CelebritiesList page specification:
<component id="detailsLink" type="DirectLink">
<binding name="listener" value="listener:onShowDetails"/>
<binding name="parameters" value="currentCelebrity.id"/>
As you can see, we have defined a listener method, onShowDetails(), to be invoked when the link is clicked. Now let's add this method to CelebritiesList.java:
public IPage onShowDetails() {
// Do something
return null;
There is also a binding named "parameters." Potentially, there can be several parameters, but we need just one — the ID of the celebrity whose detailed information we want to see. To obtain its value we use an OGNL expression, and I believe there is no need to decipher it for you.
However, it may be useful to review how everything works at the CelebritiesList page.
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Let's have a look at this fragment again:

Smith
John
As you know, eachCelebrity is a For component. We gave it a List containing four Celebrity objects filled with data for Jane Fonda, Ernest Gallo, Bill Gates and Angelina Jolie stored in them.
The eachCelebrity component will take the first object, for Jane Fonda, and assign it to the currentCelebrity property defined in the page specification. After that it will render the piece of markup surrounded by it (shown in bold in the code snippet above).
But the markup contains three Tapestry components: detailsLink, lastName and firstName. Each of them is defined in the page specification in such a way that it gets some information from the currentCelebrity property. In the first iteration, this property is set to Jane Fonda's Celebrity object, so the first chunk of HTML is filled with her data. If in the running application you take a look at the source of the page showing the table of celebrities, you will find this fragment:

This is exactly the result of the first iteration of the eachCelebrity component — a table row for Jane Fonda. I had to abbreviate the contents of the href attribute, otherwise it would not fit into my page. Anyway, for now we can just say that all this long string needs to do is tell Tapestry what to do when the link is clicked. Note however the highlighted "sp=1" piece, which in the language of Tapestry means "service parameter equals 1." You see here how the ID for Jane Fonda was encoded into the link.
The first iteration is completed, and the eachCelebrity component takes the next Celebrity object, for Ernest Gallo, assigns it to the eachCelebrity property and renders the contained markup for the second time. Here is the result:

Again, I had to abbreviate the contents of the href attribute of the link, but notice that service parameter this time equals 2, i.e. the ID for Ernest Gallo.
You might also notice how Tapestry takes care of the id attributes of HTML elements. In the first iteration it gave them the names of corresponding components. But id values have to be unique, and in the second iteration Tapestry appended "_0" to the names of the components in attribute values. In the third iteration it appended "_1," and so on.
What is really important to understand however is that whichever link you click, the same listener will be invoked, the onShowDetails() method of the CelebritiesList page class. The only way to know which celebrity was chosen is by using the parameter passed by the link. But how do we get the value of this parameter in the listener method?
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As it is usual with Tapestry, it takes care of low level details, so all we need to do is tell that we expect to have some parameter in the listener, like so:
public IPage onShowDetails(int id) {
// Do something
return null;
Could it be simpler? Now, let's go on and complete the application. One minor enhancement: as we are going to use the DataSource class more than once, let's save its instance so that we don't have to instantiate it every time. Add the following line of code to CelebritiesList.java:
private DataSource dataSource = new DataSource();
And then amend the getCelebrities() method:
public List getCelebrities() {
return dataSource.getCelebrities();
Back in the listener method, we can obtain the Celebrity object, as selected by the user, by its ID, from the DataSource:
public IPage onShowDetails(int id) {
Celebrity celebrity = dataSource.getCelebrityById(id);
// Pass the celebrity to the Details page
return null;
Now we need to get a reference to the Details page. In one of the previous issues you have seen one way to do this, through IRequestCycle. There is, however, a nicer way to do the same. Add these two lines of code to CelebrityList.java:
public abstract Details getDetailsPage();
This is an example of so-called injection, and we'll be using a lot of them in Tapestry. We are just saying here that we are going to need a reference to the Details page at some point, so we ask the framework to provide such a reference at runtime.
As you might guess, this is an example of the super-popular "Dependency Injection." You will find my clarifications on this term, as well as on the other very popular one, "Inversion of Control." at the end of this article. Right now, let's just complete the practical part. Make the code for the CelebritiesList class look like this:
package com.devshed.tapestry.celebrities;
import java.util.List;
import org.apache.tapestry.IPage;
import org.apache.tapestry.annotations.InjectPage;
import org.apache.tapestry.html.BasePage;
public abstract class CelebritiesList extends BasePage {
private DataSource dataSource = new DataSource();
public abstract Details getDetailsPage();
public List getCelebrities() {
return dataSource.getCelebrities();
public IPage onShowDetails(int id) {
Celebrity celebrity = dataSource.getCelebrityById(id);
Details nextPage = getDetailsPage();
return nextPage;
Run the application, go to the list of celebrities and click on someone's surname. You should see something like this:
The application works okay, but isn't the format used to display the birth date a bit weird? You probably remember that I have promised you in a previous article that we'll take care of how this date is displayed. Actually, the Insert component can do this for us.
Go to the Details page specification and change the declaration of the birthday component to look like this:
<component id="birthday" type="Insert">
<binding name="value" value="celebrity.dateOfBirth"/>
<binding name="format" value="dateFormat"/>
Finally, add the getDateFormat() method to the Details.java code:
package com.devshed.tapestry.celebrities;
import java.text.Format;
import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;
import org.apache.tapestry.html.BasePage;
public abstract class Details extends BasePage {
public abstract Celebrity getCelebrity();
public abstract void setCelebrity(Celebrity c);
public Format getDateFormat() {
return new SimpleDateFormat("MMM d, yyyy");
Now if you run the application everything should appear properly:
Before going further, we need to become familiar with a few theoretical concepts.
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Inversion of Control (IoC) and Dependency Injection (DI) are some of the most popular concepts in software development these days, at least in the world of Java. However when I decided to find out what these words mean, I found that most of the available definitions are incomprehensible, while the concepts themselves are quite simple. So let me make yet another attempt to explain what IoC and DI actually mean.
Imagine you are staying in a five star hotel. Are you going to cook your breakfast or wash your shirts there? Probably not. You will trust the hotel to do all the low level work while you are doing something much more important like sunbathing or visiting local attractions. That's quite a natural thing to do, but from the computer science point of view this approach is labeled "Inversion of Control."
In general, IoC means that you don't want to deal with some low level basic functionality in your code (you don't want to control that stuff yourself as you have more interesting things to do), so you leave it to a container (like that hotel) in which your code runs.
We have already dealt with IoC in Tapestry when we used just an abstract getter to tell the framework that we need to have a fully configured and properly maintained page property. Tapestry itself can be considered a container, although it would be more proper to say that Tapestry 4 is built on top of an IoC container named HiveMind.
HiveMind is a separate Apache project, also created by Howard Lewis Ship, the creator of Tapestry. We are going to deal with HiveMind configuration in the upcoming articles, but for now it is enough just to know that it exists. Arguably, HiveMind is more sophisticated than the much better known IoC container of Spring framework. By the way, we can easily use Spring beans in a Tapestry application. Strangely enough, it might be easier to get a Spring bean reference into Tapestry than into Spring itself! But I digress; this is a topic for a later article.
Now what about Dependency Injection? It is actually a variety of IoC, a more specialized version of it. Back in your five star hotel, you were very thirsty and consumed all the contents of your mini-bar. Does this mean that you will die from thirst the next evening? Not at all, the hotel (your container) will put (inject!) more drinks into your mini-bar. Similar to this, when we need some resource (dependency) in our Tapestry application, as we needed a reference to the Details page recently, we only provide a way to inject that dependency for us (perhaps using an annotation and an abstract getter), so that it is ready to use when we need it.
I hope the only question that still bothers you now is why such weird words are used: injection, inversion… See, some software developers like to think of themselves as not mere programmers but computer scientists. And what typically distinguishes any scientist from ordinary people? It is perhaps their tendency to use incomprehensible weird terms to label simple things. So here we are.
What comes next
We are going to create a page for adding a new celebrity. But before doing this we'll want to make a DataSource stored in the application's memory and easily accessible for all pages. In other words, we are going to make it an Application State Object (ASO).
See you in the next article.


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Certain kinds of debris, particularly human hair or animal fur, can easily become tangled in the brush roller's bearings. With the vacuum cleaner turned off, pull out the tangled hair. Push the reset button to get your vacuum running properly again.
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Since the 19th century the sparsely populated county has worked to attract industries shunned by others, including gold, tungsten and salt mining. The message: Your business may be messy, but if you plan to hire our residents, the welcome mat is out.
So the county grew giddy last year as it began to consider hosting a huge, clean industry. BrightSource Energy, developer of the proposed $2.7-billion Hidden Hills solar power plant 230 miles northeast of Los Angeles, promised a bounty of jobs and a windfall in tax receipts. In a county that issued just six building permits in 2011, Inyo officials first estimated that property taxes from the facility would boost the general fund 17%.
But upon closer inspection, the picture didn't seem so rosy.
An economic consultant hired by the county found that property tax revenue would be a fraction of the customary amount because portions of the plant qualifiy for a solar tax exclusion. Fewer than 10 local workers would land permanent positions — and just 5% of the construction jobs would be filled by county residents. And construction workers are likely to spend their money across the nearby state line, in Nevada.


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It's Week 1 in the NFL. Every team is in the playoff chase, every team can dream as big as the Super Bowl. But we know that every year that pool is really made up of the select, most talented teams.
The San Francisco 49ers (five), Green Bay Packers (four), Pittsburgh Steelers (six) and Denver Broncos (two) have combined to win 17 of the 46 Super Bowls that have been played. They are all in the hunt to expand their franchise's Lombardi Trophy case in 2012. Their intraconference matchups to start the season Sunday will give us a hint of how tall four teams might finish the season.
The 2012 season opened Wednesday with the Dallas Cowboys winning on the road against the New York Giants.
Week 1's picks (all times ET):
NFC Game of the Week
San Francisco 49ers at Green Bay Packers (Sunday, 4:25 p.m., FOX). This is the game we thought we would see in last year's NFC championship game, but it just might be a preview of this year's NFC championship game. First, what we know. The 49ers have an exceptional 3-4 defense. Aaron Rodgers and the Packers have an inexhaustible quiver in the passing game.
There will be times where San Francisco wins with a big sack or a turnover. Other times, it will be Rodgers hitting on a big strike after Green Bay creates personnel mismatches. In the end, though, it's the 49ers offense versus the Packers defense that will determine this game.
The Packers must be stout early against the run and contain tight end Vernon Davis so they can get creative sending pass rushers at Alex Smith from different angles.
As for the 49ers, it's hard to read just how much they want Smith to open up the offense. The choice to start Randy Moss is a sign they want to test the Packers defense at every level. It's just that the Packers' top defensive players, including Clay Matthews and Charles Woodson, are easier to trust flying upfield than an aging Moss getting downfield.
Smith and Rodgers will always be connected by the 2005 NFL Draft, and the Niners hope this is the year their No. 1 overall pick will join Rodgers in getting a ring. This will be a setback for the 49ers, and it will be interesting to see how much San Francisco's offense improves for much, much later. Prediction: Packers 27, 49ers 24.
AFC Game of the Week
Pittsburgh Steelers at Denver Broncos (Sunday, 8:20 pm., NBC). The Steelers' Mile High journey will be different than their previous trip—a stunning overtime loss to Tim Tebow's Broncos in the wild-card playoff round. Now they are presented with the challenge of Peyton Manning, with Denver retaining its other strengths—running game, offensive line, skilled young receivers and linebackers. Manning must be ready out of the gate to handle everything Dick LeBeau's defense throws at him.
The Broncos have better offensive health and balance than the Steelers entering this game, and that will allow Manning to start his new career chapter 1-0.
The Steelers have an injury-hampered offensive line and backfield, are breaking in Todd Haley's passing offense and are trying to get late arrival Mike Wallace up to speed. That's not the best formula for Ben Roethlisberger, who has to face pass rushers Von Miller and Elvis Dumervil.
Manning won't have the same burden of carrying his team in the opener. Good running from Willis McGahee will set up Manning to spread the ball well to Eric Decker and his other new targets. There might be another long completion to Demaryius Thomas, but Denver can get it done again with Manning's mind and accuracy over Tebow's magic. Prediction: Broncos 23, Steelers 19
Debut of the Week
Washington Redskins at New Orleans Saints (Sunday, 1 p.m., FOX). Robert Griffin III will make his rookie splash on the fast track of the Superdome, and the Redskins will need him at full speed to keep up with the Saints. Sean Payton won't be on the Saints sideline, but Drew Brees and a balanced, prolific offense will cause plenty of problems for Redskins defensive coaches. The secondary is the big concern for the Redskins, and Brees will exploit it often with Jimmy Graham and Lance Moore in the middle of the field. Prediction: Saints 38, Redskins 20
Upset of the Week
Buffalo Bills at New York Jets (Sunday, 1 p.m., CBS). There's great anticipation about how the Jets plan to unleash Tebow, but the Bills quietly became the better team in the offseason. They are now going with a four-man defensive front, and with end Mario Williams and tackle Marcell Dareus as the headliners, it's one of the league's best. They also think they have a shutdown corner in rookie first-rounder Stephon Gilmore. Throw in safeties George Wilson and Jairus Byrd, and there are a lot of obstacles for a sputtering, conservative Jets attack.
On the other side of the ball, the key for the Bills is having running back Fred Jackson back in action after he missed the final six games last season with a broken leg. Ryan Fitzpatrick and Stevie Johnson aside, Jackson's versatility as a rusher and receiver is the lifeblood of the offense. Look for him to be the difference-maker in a mild surprise. Prediction: Bills 23, Jets 20
Lock of the Week
Miami Dolphins at Houston Texans (Sunday, 1 p.m., CBS). Dolphins first-round quarterback Ryan Tannehill will go through his first real "Hard Knocks" while facing Wade Phillips' 3-4 pressure defense. Jake Long can't keep both Connor Barwin and Brooks Reed away from the pocket, and Miami doesn't have the receivers to make Houston sweat. We'll see Arian Foster play the role of closer as the Texans run away in the second half. Prediction: Texans 41, Dolphins 13
Rest of the Week
Atlanta Falcons at Kansas City Chiefs (Sunday, 1 p.m., FOX). We'll see the Falcons let loose their new-look passing game, including a few long connections between Matt Ryan and Julio Jones. Look for Ryan to get Tony Gonzalez a TD in his K.C. homecoming. Atlanta's defense will slow the run early and get to Matt Cassel later when he's in catchup mode. Prediction: Falcons 24, Chiefs 17
Indianapolis Colts at Chicago Bears (Sunday, 1 p.m., CBS). Even though linebacker Brian Urlacher won't be the same because of his knee injury, the Bears defense still has the horses—see Julius Peppers—to cause a rocky road start for first overall pick Andrew Luck. Luck's QB counterpart, Jay Cutler, will make use of his new weapons against an Indy D in transition, with Brandon Marshall, Michael Bush and rookie Alshon Jeffery all delivering in the red zone. Prediction: Bears 30, Colts 13
Jacksonville Jaguars at Minnesota Vikings (Sunday, 1 p.m., CBS). It was supposed to be Maurice Jones-Drew versus Adrian Peterson full bore, but separate circumstances now makes this more of a duel between second-year quarterbacks. Go with Christian Ponder at home over Blaine Gabbert, as Percy Harvin and rising tight end Kyle Rudolph will make the difference over the middle against the Jags defense. Prediction: Vikings 20, Jaguars 14
New England Patriots at Tennessee Titans (Sunday, 1 p.m., CBS). The Titans handed the quarterback keys to Jake Locker, and with the backfield threat of Chris Johnson as support, Locker will use his legs and connect with rookie Kendall Wright to make this game intriguing for a while. But Tom Brady and the Patriots' diverse passing attack will go into overdrive in the third quarter and put Bill Belichick's pass rush in better position to thwart Locker in the fourth quarter. Prediction: Patriots 34, Titans 17
Philadelphia Eagles at Cleveland Browns (Sunday, 1 p.m., FOX). The Eagles defense will be on high upset alert with the Browns rolling out promising rookies Trent Richardson and Brandon Weeden. Offensively, Philadelphia will look for Michael Vick to hit on a big pass play (or run) to jump ahead, and then turn the game over to LeSean McCoy. Just like Long can't do it all for Tannehill, Joe Thomas can't slow down every Eagles edge pass rusher for Weeden. Prediction: Eagles 23, Browns 13
St. Louis Rams at Detroit Lions (Sunday, 1 p.m., FOX). Jeff Fisher returns to the sideline against his former Titans defensive coordinator, Jim Schwartz. Matthew Stafford, Calvin Johnson and the Lions' passing game present a big problem for former Titans cornerback Cortland Finnegan and the Rams' new-look defense. Sam Bradford, taken No. 1 overall in 2010 (a year after Stafford), has much work to do to reach Stafford's level. Facing Ndamukong Suh—the No. 2 overall pick in 2010—won't help matters in Week 1. Prediction: Lions 33, Rams 13
Carolina Panthers at Tampa Bay Buccaneers (Sunday, 4:25 p.m., FOX). The Cam Newton Experience enters Year 2, and the highlight reel will start off well with his passing and running against the Bucs' defensive back seven. Tampa's new-found discipline under Greg Schiano will help the hosts stay in the game, as will contributions from offensive newcomers Vincent Jackson and Doug Martin. While Newton takes care of Carolina's offense, this year's first-rounder, linebacker Luke Kuechly, will start his defensive rookie of the year campaign with impact plays. Prediction: Panthers 27, Bucs 24
Seattle Seahawks at Arizona Cardinals (Sunday, 4:25 p.m., FOX). The only thing matching the hype around rookie quarterback Russell Wilson in Seattle is the disappointment over Kevin Kolb not being able to win the job in Arizona. John Skelton will face a Seahawks secondary hungry for takeaways, and Wilson could use a healthy Marshawn Lynch to relieve pressure against the Cardinals' front on the road. This might be a game where all the scoring comes off turnovers. Prediction: Seahawks 17, Cardinals 14
Cincinnati Bengals at Baltimore Ravens (Monday, 7 p.m., ESPN). The Ravens secondary, which yielded big receiving games in the preseason, will focus on slowing Bengals second-year speedster A.J. Green. That will be an easier task if Baltimore doesn't need an extra defender to shut down BenJarvus Green-Ellis and the running game. The Ravens might want to stretch the field with Joe Flacco to Torrey Smith, but in what figures to be another gritty AFC North defensive struggle, Ray Rice will be just right. Prediction: Ravens 20, Bengals 13
San Diego Chargers at Oakland Raiders (Monday, 10:15 p.m., ESPN). The Chargers' Philip Rivers will be quickly trying to shake off his interception-riddled 2011. He'll be in better position to do that than the Raiders' Carson Palmer. Injuries affect both offenses, but San Diego is less impacted in the passing game. Rivers will be happy to have Antonio Gates back to burn Oakland while Palmer is more likely to make a crucial mistake. Prediction: Chargers 24, Raiders 17
Game of Midweek
Dallas Cowboys 24, New York Giants 17. So we predicted a team with a hot quarterback, freakishly good pass rusher and big-play wideouts to win the opener. That came true, only it was Tony Romo and DeMarcus Ware leading the way instead of Eli Manning and Jason Pierre-Paul. Running back DeMarco Murray and a healthier, steadier set of cornerbacks also helped tilt this game toward Dallas.
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Season-to-date record (straight up): 0-1
The Giants didn't get down after a season-opening loss in 2011, and we won't let that happen to us in 2012.


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2011 was not a year for the faint of heart in much of the Cotton Belt. Justin Cariker had to replant 1,100 acres of cotton, something that hadn't happened on his farm in many years. But Cariker believes current prices and new varieties could help cotton stage a comeback in 2012. He talked about the 2011 and 2012 seasons in an interview at the Beltwide Cotton Conferences in Orlando.
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Number: 110-10
Date: August 23, 2007
House Passes H.R. 3162, The Children's Health and Medicare Protection (CHAMP) Act of 2007
On August 1, 2007, the House passed H.R. 3162, the Children's Health and Medicare Protection (CHAMP) Act of 2007 by a vote of 225 to 204. Provisions in the Ways and Means Committee-reported version of the bill of interest to SSA were previously described in Legislative Bulletin 110-5. However, the House-passed version of H.R. 3162 contained several amendments adopted by the House Committee on Rules after Ways and Means reported the bill. The modifications of interest contained in the final House-passed bill are described below.
Financial Assistance for Low-Income Medicare Beneficiaries
• Clarifies that the Commissioner of Social Security would provide a simplified Medicare Savings Program (MSP) application (a nation-wide standard application developed by the Secretary of Health and Human Services) to individuals who apply for Medicare benefits with SSA and to other individuals who inquire about MSPs at SSA offices. Additionally, while SSA would provide assistance to individuals in filling out these MSP applications, development and final adjudication of the forwarded applications would be the responsibility of the State Medicaid Agency.
• Would change the annual increase in allowable assets for MSPs and the Low-Income Subsidy (LIS) program . The Ways and Means-reported version of H.R. 3162 would increase the asset limits to $17,000 for an individual and $34,000 for a couple, with annual increases of $1,000 per individual and $2,000 per couple. As passed by the House, H.R. 3162 would adjust the annual asset limit according to increases in the consumer price index.
• Clarifies that self-certifications of income and resources made by individuals applying for the LIS program would not require documentation, but would be subject to verification (with existing data) by the Commissioner of Social Security. The Commissioner could request additional documentation of eligibility in "extraordinary situations."
• Would cap out-of-pocket spending under Part D to 5 percent of income annually for the lowest-income Medicare beneficiaries. The Ways and Means-reported version of the bill had capped cost-sharing at 2.5 percent of income.
Extension of SSI Web-Based Asset Demonstration Project to the Medicaid Program (see footnote 1 below)
• Would require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to use the current process that SSA uses in the Access to Information Held by Financial Institutions pilot project to be utilized for verification of assets for Medicaid eligibility of individuals not applying for SSI. Extension to Medicaid would be limited to States in which the SSI demonstration project is operating.
The Senate has also passed a bill to reauthorize the Children's Health Insurance Program (H.R. 976) which does not include Medicare program changes. Provisions in the Senate bill of interest to SSA are described in Legislative Bulletin 110-9.
1 As written, this provision expands a fully automated ("web-based") request and response process that does not yet exist. The current SSI asset verification demonstration project involves a manual workload in addition to web-based transactions.


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Wine Bottle Stand
Here was an easy project that I did recently; a Wine Bottle Stand. You only need one board for this project and it's something you can build in a few minutes. Here is my attempt at making a video of how I made it, and as always you can check out my website at: www.woodlogger.com to see more projects and videos of what I'm doing in the shop.


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The well-chronicled failures of the Lakers were pushed aside for a day, mercifully their fans would say, as national media members converged on Staples Center to cover Jason Collins, the NBA's first openly gay player.
He came out in a Sports Illustrated story in April and had not been picked up by any team until the Brooklyn Nets signed him to a 10-day contract Sunday, a handful of hours before the Lakers lost to Brooklyn, 108-102.
It was historic, it was lauded by seemingly all involved, and it kept a lot of people unexpectedly busy. The Lakers fielded 40 media credential requests shortly after Collins officially signed.
He hadn't played a game in more than 10 months, but he received warm applause from Lakers fans when he checked in with 10 minutes 28 seconds left in the second quarter.
Somewhere, ESPN and the NBA kicked themselves for deciding to drop this game from national TV two weeks earlier in favor of Houston-Phoenix.
Of course, neither entity could be blamed for lack of foresight. Nobody knew when, or if, Collins would return for a 13th NBA season.
"Being an L.A. kid, I can't think of a better situation than playing for the Nets and playing here and getting the win," said Collins, who was scoreless with two rebounds in almost 11 minutes. "I'm just glad Kobe and Shaq weren't out there."
Nobody on the Lakers (19-37) was close to being Kobe Bryant or Shaquille O'Neal on Sunday.
The Nets led by 19 in the first quarter and the Lakers never led, falling to 1-9 in their last 10 home games.
If nothing else, Lakers fans proved to have long memories, haranguing Paul Pierce whether he was handling the ball, shooting free throws or, most likely, hitting a three-pointer.
The former Boston forward had 25 points for the Nets (26-28), who remained in the mix for an Eastern Conference playoff spot despite season-ending foot surgery for center Brook Lopez and a disappointing season from power forward Kevin Garnett, who sat out Sunday's game in order to rest.
At least no sodas were spilled on the court, an "accident" that cost Nets Coach Jason Kidd $50,000 in NBA fines the last time the teams played.
There was one minor glitch for the Nets — Collins' pregame physical started slightly later than planned, pushing back his news conference with reporters by about 15 minutes. It maybe mattered to the people sitting in the crowded, surprisingly hot room underneath Staples Center.
In other words, it didn't really matter at all.
For the Lakers, another queasy trend unveiled itself — an inability to start well.
"The first quarter's just been a sieve out there," Coach Mike D'Antoni said. "It happened the other night [against Boston] and we were able to overcome it, probably against a lesser team. You can't spot these [Nets] guys that many points."
Kent Bazemore had 17 points in 29 minutes of his first career start in only his second game since being acquired from Golden State for Steve Blake.
He was quick to take the ball to the basket and unafraid to shoot, though he had trouble defending Pierce and committed a team-high four turnovers, part of the learning curve for a player unaccustomed to more than a handful of minutes a night.
"It's definitely a surprise," Bazemore said of his large role so far. "I knew I was going to have an opportunity to play, but to be able to get out there for a boatload of minutes, it's fun."
MarShon Brooks, the other player acquired in the Blake trade, had a quieter night, scoring seven points on three-for-seven shooting.
Nick Young had 10 points after missing six games because of a non-displaced fracture in his left knee. Ryan Kelly and Robert Sacre, starters plenty of times in recent weeks, did not play Sunday.
Thankfully for the Lakers, they're hitting the road this week, possibly leaving behind their Staples Center futility.
Unfortunately for them, they play at Indiana on Tuesday. The Pacers own the NBA's best overall record (42-13) and home record (26-3). Good luck with that.
Then the Lakers play at Memphis, where they won a game back in December but lost Bryant to a fractured knee the same night. He still hasn't returned to action.
Neither have the Lakers, some would argue.
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Senator Kim Carr initiates better collaboration between government and researchers
20 February 2013
From cradle to grave the federal government collects a wealth of information about Australians' interaction with social services that can provide immense opportunities for researchers to put hard evidence into critical national debates.
The government has this information, our researchers are keen to use it, and billions of dollars rest on the decisions they could inform. So where to from here?
In a move to create an environment where greater use can be made of government data the Federal Minister for Human Services, Senator the Hon Kim Carr, visited the University of Sydney today to meet with a select group of 20 researchers from our faculties of pharmacy, medicine, arts and social sciences, health science and science.
The discussion was also attended by Dean of Pharmacy Professor Iqbal Ramzan, the University's Director of Research Development Dr Andrew Black, and was closed by Vice-Chancellor Dr Michael Spence.
Senator Carr oversees the Department of Human Services, which through its Centrelink Master Program alone stores 3 million gigabytes of data - enough to fill close to 200,000 iPads. Senator Carr told a conference late last year that this is just the beginning of the department's assets.
"We know where people live, when they've worked, how they've responded to major shocks. We know what illnesses they've suffered and how they were treated. We can follow a family's journey right down the generations," he said.
Senator Carr said improved collaboration between the department and researchers could enable the sort of projects that are otherwise off the table, such as longitudinal studies of people from birth to death, modelling of poverty through the generations, and research that provides sophisticated, modern and robust evidence that could be used to improve people's lives.
The University of Sydney, with its multidisciplinary focus on finding solutions to real-world issues has particular interest in this data.
Access issues for researchers to government data have historically included legislative and privacy restrictions. Linkage across government data sets would also enable a much broader view of an individual's circumstance than is available otherwise.
University of Sydney Director of Research Development and Collaboration Dr Andrew Black said carefully managed access to the rich and valuable population data gathered by the government, with appropriate protections for privacy was key to efficient and effective utilisation of resources.
"The University of Sydney strongly supports this initiative to make publicly-owned data available for analysis, to further collaboration between government and researchers for the benefit of us all, and to improve the efficiency and accountability of publicly-funded agencies," Dr Black said.
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posted by Thom Holwerda on Wed 20th Sep 2006 21:03 UTC, submitted by Jason Dixon
Pre-orders for OpenBSD 4.0 are now available in the online store. Five architectures on three CDs in a soft-shell DVD case. Check out the highlights of OpenBSD 4.0. This new release adds support for many wireless chipsets, as well as support for the UltraSPARC III, and much, much more.


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Freeing up space on hda1
| there's also the alternative to increase hda1's size. You'll likely have to delete hda2&hda3 though,
and it's something you'll usually do before reflashing. Upgrade (or replace) the existing LinkStation hard drive
If you are running out of hard drive space on hda1 (the location of the OS, and the default location of installed programs), you can free up space by moving some of the files to hda3 (the large partition containing the network shares). You can then create symbolic links in the original locations, and should in that way be able to access your files as if nothing happened (for the most part). You could well run into problems if you do this with OpenLink. There are known issues related to how BusyBox uses symbolic links, and other issues might arise. Some issues are reported below. Proceed at your own risk.
Moving the /home directory should be safe, but it will not save you much space unless you are going to store a lot of data in the home directory of users. This can be done as follows:
DIR="$(mount | grep hda3 | awk '{print $3}')" cp -Rdp /home ${DIR} rm -R /home ln -s ${DIR}/home /home
Moving the /usr/local directory should also be safe. This directory contains additionally installed software, and moving it should not disrupt any mission critical applications. This can be done as follows:
DIR="$(mount | grep hda3 | awk '{print $3}')" mkdir ${DIR}/usr cp -Rdp /usr/local ${DIR}/usr rm -R /usr/local ln -s ${DIR}/usr/local /usr/local
/usr - Fixing the busybox symlinks
First method
This script makes the needed changes to all the busybox symlink, changing them from ../../bin/busybox links to /bin/busybox. Run it with the AWK program.
#!/bin/awk -f
BEGIN { FS=" " while ("ls -al /usr/bin | grep ../../bin/busybox" | getline) { system("rm /usr/bin/"$9) system("ln -s /bin/busybox /usr/bin/"$9) } while ("ls -al /usr/sbin | grep ../../bin/busybox" | getline) { system("rm /usr/sbin/"$9) system("ln -s /bin/busybox /usr/sbin/"$9) } }
Alternative method
The following has also been suggested as a fix to the symlink problem. It is a bit more work than the above method, but might be able to resolve non-busybox-related symlink problems as well.
If you follow the FAQ to move /usr to say, /mnt/hda/moved_folder/usr and symbolic-link it back, some relative links won't work. For example, /usr/bin/wget has the symbolic link ../../bin/busybox, and that would get resolved to /mnt/hda/moved_folder/bin/busybox, which does not exist. Therefore, you can link all unmoved directory under root back to this /mnt/hda/moved_folder:
DIR="$(mount | grep hda3 | awk '{print $3}')" ln -s /bin /mnt/hda/moved_folder ln -s /mnt/hda/moved_folder ln -s /etc /mnt/hda/moved_folder ln -s /lib /mnt/hda/moved_folder ln -s /lost+found /mnt/hda/moved_folder ln -s /mnt /mnt/hda/moved_folder ln -s /proc /mnt/hda/moved_folder ln -s /root /mnt/hda/moved_folder ln -s /sbin /mnt/hda/moved_folder ln -s /sys /mnt/hda/moved_folder ln -s /tmp /mnt/hda/moved_folder ln -s /www /mnt/hda/moved_folder
Moving the /home directory should be safe, but it will not save you much space unless you are going to store a lot of data in the home directory of users. This can be done as follows:
DIR="$(mount | grep hda3 | awk '{print $3}')" cp -Rdp /home ${DIR} rm -R /home ln -s ${DIR}/home /home
If you need more space than would be freed up by moving /usr/local, you can move the entire /usr directory instead. Since Debian(FreeLink) installs into /usr/bin and does not typically use busybox there should be no problems. If you are using busybox(OpenLink) but still want to move /usr, you must fix the busybox symlinks.
You can move the /usr with the following commands:
DIR="$(mount | grep hda3 | awk '{print $3}')" cp -Rdp /usr ${DIR} rm -R /usr ln -s ${DIR}/usr /usr
Moving /var with OpenLink is strongly recommended against, as OpenLink runs it as a ramdisk, so it will be lost and recreated on each reboot. As far as is known, FreeLink does not use this ramdisk, but moving var could also be dangerous since if something goes wrong your LS may very well fail to boot as it cannot access /var for creating the pidfiles.
However, Debian does use quite a lot of space on /var, notably in /var/lib and /var/cache. Therefore, if you are running FreeLink and are installing a lot of additional software, you may need to move /var as well. This has been confirmed to work well for several FreeLink users.
If you choose to do so, these are the commands needed to move /var:
DIR="$(mount | grep hda3 | awk '{print $3}')" cp -Rdp /var ${DIR} rm -R /var ln -s ${DIR}/var /var
You could also choose to move only /var/lib and /var/cache. You would of course need to modify the commands accordingly.
another possibility
Bind-mount /usr and /home to /dev/hda3! (done with freelink, there might be problems with openlink, compare to the above)
- Create appropriate directories on the hda3 (eg /mnt/hda/home and /mnt/hda/usr)
- Copy your files from the old location to the new ones. Be sure to preserve permissions. I did this with tar (c|x)pf.
- bind-mount the new directories in your /etc/fstab:
# /etc/fstab: static file system information. # # <file system> <mount point> <type> <options> <dump> <pass> /dev/hda1 / ext3 defaults,noatime,errors=remount-ro 0 0 proc /proc proc defaults 0 0 /dev/hda2 swap swap defaults 0 0 /dev/hda3 /mnt/hda ext3 defaults,noatime 0 0 /mnt/hda/home /home none bind /mnt/hda/usr /usr none bind
if that worked as whished you should somehow delete the original files on (dev/hda1)/usr and (/dev/hda1)/home to free space on that small partition:
mount -t ext3 /dev/hda1 ~/some/where cd ~/some/where/usr rm -r *
for home vice versa, be sure to have still an empty folder home and usr on /dev/hda1!


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On broadcast television this fall, Katherine Heigl will play a CIA analyst with special access to the Oval Office on NBC's "State of Affairs;" Oscar nominee Viola Davis will show us how she handles the law on ABC's "How to Get Away with Murder;" and Tea Leoni will be the newly appointed "Madam Secretary" on CBS.
High-powered and emotionally complicated, these women join a handful of other female characters on TV who stand on their own as leading ladies, but are far from perfect.
But will we like them? Let's hope the question never comes up.
KLG on Katherine Heigl lawsuit: 'You're fair game'April 10, 201408:29
For 15 years, TV's been flooded with male anti-heroes: men who stop at nothing to get what they want and earn the unconditional love and respect of audiences. Were Tony Soprano and Walter White ever criticized for their abominable behavior? In the eyes of viewers, they stayed enticing fan-favorites until the shows' finales.
It's a different story for women on TV. The problem, as Willa Paskin wrote in Slate this year, is "there has long been a plague of poorly developed female characters outfitted with symbols of likability — good looks, one-liners, adorable flaws — instead of personalities." Those women who haven't lived up to those qualities, intriguing as they may be, have often been cast as unlovable.
The young women of HBO's "Girls" can't be flawed without being "unlikable." Showtime's "Nurse Jackie" can't succumb to her demons without being "unwatchable." Nancy Botwin of "Weeds," a mother who made some similar bad choices as Walter White on "Breaking Bad," was "reckless."
"Making a character that an audience can embrace really has to do with making them true, making them complicated in a way that rings true, and finding their soul in whatever their behavior and misbehavior might be," said Gary Levin, Showtime's executive vice president of programming. "The definition of likability was always a very shallow, narrow, antiseptic version in traditional television and I think we, along with other cable networks, have really shattered that and allowed the audience to go deeper and it's made television better, obviously."
In many ways, fiction is only mirroring how self-possessed women are perceived in the real world. Six years ago, when the issue of Hillary Clinton's "lack of personality" came up during a presidential debate, President Obama famously stuck his foot in his mouth when he said Clinton "was likable enough." This year, New York Times executive editor Jill Abramson was fired because of her "management style," a description that widely drew criticism across the Internet.
"The challenge of being a woman in a position of power is being hard when you need to be hard and being soft when you need to be soft," said Barbara Hall, executive producer of "Madam Secretary." "You have this soft side of our life which is about mothering and nurturing and being in a functioning relationship. It's switching roles without switching personalities."
"I don't think you need to be likable, but you have to be interesting."
The bottom line, says "Homeland" executive producer Meredith Stiehm, is that "the world wants women to be lady-like. It's a slow evolution of not expecting the traditional niceties."
Throughout her career, Stiehm says executives have asked her to make her female characters more likable. But the issue has never come up in creating "Homeland's" Carrie Mathison or Sonya Cross, the lead detective on FX's "The Bridge," which she co-created.
"I don't think you need to be likable, but you have to be interesting," Stiehm said.
"Private Practice" actress Kate Walsh, who is now starring in NBC's fall comedy "Bad Judge,"says she is looking forward to playing an archetype usually reserved for men. A tough criminal court judge, Rebecca Wright is a single woman who likes to have a good time when she is off the clock on her terms.
"There was this stunted adolescent part of her that I feel we celebrate in men, and certainly I have," Walsh said. "It's one of the reasons why I love Will Ferrell, but I want to see a female doing that. So it's not that she's a neurotic mess outside or she's like, 'Oh my God, I can't handle men.' I want to have that opportunity to play that physical comedy and, yeah, make people laugh."
For Hall, however, it was important that Leoni's character Elizabeth Faulkner McCord on "Madam Secretary" be powerful and capable of maintaining personal relationships. McCord doesn't have a larger-than-life personality or neurotic tendencies or adorable quirks. She is a brilliant former CIA agent and happily-married mother of two who is offered a job she can't refuse.
"When a woman has to be in a leadership position, how do you do that without being worried about being considered strident or harsh?"
"I like women to be able to play any role they want to play and be entertaining and interesting to people and not be discarded because of the chances they take," Hall said. "But I do think there's a double standard, and this is not just something I write about. This is something I live. When a woman has to be in a leadership position, how do you do that without being worried about being considered strident or harsh? It would be great to have a breakthrough on all those issues so that women can demonstrate various sides of their natures the way that men can and not be discarded because of it."
There has been progress. Olivia Pope on "Scandal" is sleeping with the married president, but viewers are charmed by her self-confidence. Claire Underwood of "House of Cards" has made morally questionable choices without the tide turning against her as a Lady Macbeth. "Veep's" Selina Meyer is often incompetent and miserable, but people still root for her to succeed. And the characters of Netflix's "Orange is the new Black" have defied all gender expectations, even as all of their dirty secrets have been exposed.
"These are women who are making complicated choices and we love them and we stick with them even if it's a choice we wouldn't make," said "Girls" executive producer Jenni Konner.
"On 'Girls,' they're young and they're making mistakes and it's OK," she continued. "To me, the flawed character is likable. People who make mistakes are likable. That's how humans are. I think it's so weird that people honestly watch television and think so much about whether they like the characters or not. Just see if you like the show. See how it makes you feel. Don't be so worried about liking everybody."


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California rampage shows gaps in mental health law
LOS ANGELES — Elliot Rodger's murderous rampage near Santa Barbara has tragically exposed the limitations of involuntary-commitment laws that allow authorities to temporarily confine people who are deemed a danger to themselves or others.
Three weeks before he stabbed and shot six people to death and then apparently took his own life, the 22-year-old sometime college student was questioned by sheriff's deputies outside his apartment and was able to convince them he was calm, courteous and no threat to anyone. The officers had been sent by local health officials after Rodger's family expressed concern about him.
"He just didn't meet the criteria for any further intervention," Santa Barbara County Sheriff Bill Brown said on CBS' "Face the Nation" on Sunday. "He was able to make a very convincing story that there was no problem, that he wasn't going to hurt himself or anyone else."
Like many other states, California has a law intended to identify and confine dangerously unstable people before they can do harm. It allows authorities to hold people in a mental hospital for up to 72 hours for observation.
To trigger it, there must be evidence a person is suicidal, intent on hurting others or so "gravely disabled" as to be unable to care for himself.
Police and medical personnel make tens of thousands of such welfare checks in California annually. In the year that ended June 2012, nearly 126,000 people were placed on temporary mental health holds in California.
In Rodger's case, it's not clear whether the law was too porous, if deputies were inadequately trained or if they simply weren't provided enough information to ferret out how deeply troubled Rodger had become.
For example, Rodger's mother knew at the time of the April 30 visit that her son had been posting bizarre videos on YouTube, yet police have said they were unaware of any such footage until after the rampage last Friday.
Rodger had also been in therapy for years, and it's not known what, if anything, authorities knew about his psychiatric care.Ideally, officers making welfare checks should gather as much evidence as possible beforehand, including family statements and videos, said Risdon Slate, a professor of criminology at Florida Southern College who has trained law enforcement personnel to recognize the signs of mental illness.But even if the deputies are well-trained, "a person with mental illness may be able to hold it together long enough" to avoid appearing suspicious, Slate said.Rick Wall, a retired Los Angeles police captain who created the agency's procedures for responding to people with mental problems, said many tend to have some "leakage" in their behavior that can be a tipoff to what they are planning to do."In this case the leakage was like a sieve, there was so much stuff out there," Wall said. "People were hearing this, but no one was connecting the dots. No one was forwarding the information to where it could have been put together."Law enforcement authorities dealing with such cases must also strike a balance between public safety and individual liberty and privacy.In his written materials that surfaced after the shootings, Rodger said his weapons were stashed steps away inside his apartment, along with his blueprint to "exact revenge on my enemies."But his room was never searched on the day deputies visited. His parents have said they were unaware he owned guns, and police would have been unable to search his apartment unless they obtained a warrant or believed there was an imminent threat.California Senate President Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg suggested Tuesday that authorities should be required to determine if a person being assessed has bought guns, and additional steps could include talking to roommates, neighbors and relatives.Still, it's not clear whether involuntarily committing Rodger would have averted the bloodshed. In many cases, people must be set free after the 72 hours are up."That's the debate. That's the issue: liberty versus forced treatment," said Tony Beliz, a retired deputy director of the Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health."After Columbine, after Sandy Hook, after things like this, the usual arguments come up. On the gun side, it's take all the guns away — the extremists say — or give everybody a gun," Beliz said.It's the "same thing with the mental illness side — it's 'Make the laws tougher, hospitalize everybody, throw away the key.' That's great until it's your kid."___Tami Abdollah can be reached at http://www.twitter.com/latams___Associated Press writers Alicia Chang in Los Angeles and Don Thompson in Sacramento contributed to this report.


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CIO Network: Turning Around HP vs. California
Meg Whitman, Hewlett-Packard CEO and former California gubernatorial candidate compared running a turnaround at HP with turning around the State of California at the CIO Network in San Diego, CA.
This transcript has been automatically generated and may not be 100% accurate.
... I ... what ... is the more difficult turnaround job ... trainer and HP are turning around the state of California ... well I never digested ... tried to turn ... this into California ... I actually have to say I think um turnarounds in California ... what if I think the difficult ... because aam ... there's a lot of other objectives and public service then there is in business ... and really are I had to say running for governor was the hardest thing I have ever done ... and ALM ... so running and then and Asda being mid they leader of the stranded Hewlett-Packard I had every confidence will get a good bets ... I know what we need to Deal arc he knows where we need to do you can actually as I said internally See the process taking place ... I think ... you know running for governor here's the good news for all of us ... there are results in business ... their revenue bears operating income their market share it bears costs for transaction there are now checks anyone get measured on the metrics and satellite ... when you are running for office and frankly when you're in office there are no metrics ... so the journalists and ... if you well ... is ... opinion Journal is here ... that is OpinionJournal a summit of the three journalists and ... that is anchored in facts ... and so would we turn the numbers until Packard baking never say well we don't like it like that ... in the end when delivering the dads ... and on to me that makes things much more ... obvious in terms of of what to do when and how you get measured ... I just think with my I have huge admiration for people but are willing to run for office we all really need to reach people to run for office cuz new on the public policy affects what we do every day ... aam you not known to back for a couple years you know I am just delighted he was willing to serve as the CIO of the United States of America ... good and we


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Snowden Leaks Have Likely Killed CISPA Dead
from the about-time dept
Of course, given the revelations over the last few months concerning the NSA's activities, it appears that they've driven the final nail in CISPA's coffin, as a growing number of people in Congress realize that handing even more power to the NSA is not such a good idea.
"The plan was always a little vague, at least as [NSA boss] Keith [Alexander] described it, but today it may be Snowden's biggest single victim," one senior intelligence official said recently, referring to Edward J. Snowden, the former N.S.A. contractor who released documents revealing details of many of the agency's surveillance programs.Exactly. So kudos to Snowden for stopping another really bad bill that was always really about giving the NSA that much more power to spy on people.
"Whatever trust was there is now gone," the official added. "I mean, who would believe the N.S.A. when it insists it is blocking Chinese attacks but not using the same technology to read your e-mail?"


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Developer plans to give new life to Old Lyme landmark Cherrystones
Old Lyme - Cherrystones restaurant will be reborn as the Old Lyme Beach House next year.
The old Cherrystones building, a favorite local hangout at 218 Shore Road that has been closed for about a year, will undergo an extensive renovation, according to plans approved earlier this year by the town. The new restaurant, owned by Vincent J. Dowling Jr. under the business name Big Green Outdoor LLC of Farmington, will include about 240 seats, including two outdoor patios with combined seating for 80.
"The existing main restaurant building will be retained and completely renovated on essentially the same footprint," according to a description of the project at the town's planning department.
According to the plans, the brightened-up restaurant will include a 1,200-square-foot bar and dining room, another 1,200-square-foot main dining room, and a banquet room about half the size of the other, larger spaces. The two-story building, designed by Point One Architects of Old Lyme, also will include an upstairs office area with a cupola and stone chimney.
In April, the Zoning Commission approved construction of the Old Lyme Beach House Clam Shack on the west side of the nearly 2½-acre lot. The 28-by-36-foot eatery, which features takeout food and ice cream, has remained open since its August debut.
A call to Dowling's office in Farmington elicited little information, other than the name of the restaurant's operator, Scott Champagne, who also runs the Otter Cove restaurant in Old Saybrook. Champagne, who also was in charge of the clam shack opening, did not immediately return a phone call.
Project costs were estimated at $750,000, which includes the removal of a paved lot and the installation of crushed stone or shells in a parking area with a capacity of 100 vehicles. Hours for the main restaurant would be 11:30 a.m. to 11:30 p.m. Sunday through Thursday, with closing extended until 1 a.m. on Fridays and Saturdays.
"These hours may be reduced in the winter months, but the restaurant will be open year-round," according to a project description.
Maximum number of employees during peak hours is expected to be 20, according to project documents. The original filings anticipated the restaurant opening this fall, but planning personnel said they didn't expect the nearly 8,000-square-foot Old Lyme Beach House to be ready until next year.
No activity was seen at the restaurant mid-afternoon Friday, though one earth mover was visible on site.
Cherrystones, a year-round restaurant, dated back more than a quarter century. The site previously operated as 100 Acres Restaurant, a favorite seasonal spot for generations of beach-goers. Both restaurants were operated by the Montanaro family, which announced in May 2012 that they had sold the property after four decades of ownership.
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