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Protect The Lease Campaign
"Protect the Lease" Campaign on Tax Reform
When Donald Trump won the Presidency, the Republican Party found itself in control of Congress and the White House for the first time in decades. Long-held Republican policy goals like repealing the Affordable Care Act and tax reform went from hypothetical to probable.
The multifamily industry recalls the last major tax reform package in 1986, and the devastating impact the law had on commercial real estate. The goal of NAA's advocacy on tax reform is to make sure the industry is not harmed like it was in 1986. In late 2016, therefore, NAA leadership began discussing an industry wide advocacy campaign in the likely event that tax reform emerged as a legislative priority.
On May 22, NAA launched the "Protect the Lease" grassroots campaign. There are two important aspects to note about the campaign name and identity. First, this is not branded as an NAA or NMHC initiative. The name is deliberately thematic and not tied to a specific organization, so that anyone in the industry who cares about the issue feels like they have a platform to share their concerns with Congress, regardless of whether they are a member of NAA or NMHC. Second, the decision to use the word "lease" in the title is based upon this industry wide perspective; we needed a ubiquitous term that anyone in the industry would immediately recognize and want to know more about.
Where Things Stand, Summer 2017
While tax reform has been identified as a priority by the Administration and GOP leadership, no legislation has been drafted. Difficulties on health care, draft a fiscal 2018 budget resolution and possibly extend the national debt limit have all been obstacles to proceeding with tax reform. The only document that exists is the House GOP "Blueprint" for tax reform, a white paper written last summer. Several aspects of that document, including the Border Adjustment Tax (BAT), have dominated the early discussion and debate. To achieve broad tax reductions, the Blueprint proposes to raise revenue by eliminating several items that concern multifamily. Therefore, the campaign is currently driven by the need to protect several tools that have allowed the industry to grow and prosper:
Protect Flow-Through Entities.
Maintain Like-Kind Exchanges.
Retain the Deduction for Business Interest.
Protect the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit.
If and when specific legislation is written, NAA will evaluate it in its entirety to see how it would affect the industry as a whole, and make specific recommendations at that time. Until then, we want to continue sending messages on our priorities (18,000 messages to Congress as of July 26).
NAA's Request to Affiliates
On July 26, reports indicated that a framework for a unified legislative product could appear before the August Congressional recess, which is an accelerated timeline. We believe that we must continue to broadcast the industry's priorities now, before legislation emerges and we may find we have little time to react. We would therefore request that affiliates inform their membership of the campaign and invite their members to visit the campaign site (www.ProtectTheLease.com) and to take action by sending a message to Congress using the tools on the site. Affiliates and their members who have social media accounts (Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn) should also feel free to use those platforms to share the campaign.
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Revised SIAE commissions for managing resale rights
The creators of certain types of works of art, such as sculptures, paintings, ceramics and manuscripts, hold the so-called resale right ["diritto di seguito"] resulting from Article 144 of the Law on protection of author's rights [L.d.a.]: entitling the author to receive a percentage of the price obtained from any sale of their work subsequent to their own first transfer.
Resale means any sale involving the job of professional operators in the art market, such as art dealers, galleries or auction houses.
The remuneration is to be charged to the seller, and is due on all sales, subsequent to the first one, which involve a professional in the art market – either as seller, buyer or intermediary. However, this right is excluded in the event of any direct sale between private individuals.
In exercising the resale right, the artists can follow their works over time and benefit from their increasing value. The remuneration must be paid regardless of whether the author of the work is registered with the Italian Society of Authors and Publishers (SIAE).
The resale right lasts the entire life of the authors and up to 70 years after their death, and cannot be waived. However, it does not apply in all cases of sale of works of art, as there are some exceptions.
For example, the rule does not apply in cases where the art professional purchases the work directly from the author and then sells it more than three years after the date of purchase, if the sale price of the work is less than 10,000 euro. Furthermore, the compensation is not paid to the author for works below a certain value.
The matter is precisely regulated by the Law on protection of author's rights, in particular Title III, Chapter II, Section VI, Articles 144 – 155.
According to Article 154 of the Law on protection of author's rights, the SIAE must verify the collection of the author's compensation in the cases described, carry out "supervisory activities" and management of the remuneration of the entitled parties, as well as constant and targeted monitoring and verification activities on the work of all art market professionals.
The SIAE is entitled to a commission enabling the performance of the tasks of supervision, collection and distribution of the remuneration for entitled parties. The amount of the commission is determined by ministerial decree and revised every three years, pursuant to article 154 of the Law on protection of author's rights.
The decree of the Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Activities of 29 May 2019, published in the Official Gazette no. 155 of 4 July 2019, provided the necessary triennial revision of the SIAE commission for managing the resale right, applicable from 9 April, 2018 to 8 April, 2021, as follows:
between 9 April, 2018 and 8 April, 2020, a commission, including expenses, of 17% of the amount of the collected remuneration;
for the period from 9 April, 2020 to 8 April, 2021, a commission of 16.50%.
A comparison of the percentages set over recent years reveals that the values of the commissions have declined continuously: the rate was 19% from April 2015 to April 2016, then dropped to 18% in 2016, and most recently to 17% beginning in April 2018.
The decree will next be updated effective 9 April 2021.
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Yediyurappa to visit Delhi for talks on cabinet expansion amid pressure to induct rebels
The Yediyurappa cabinet in Karnataka currently has 27 members, and the CM is looking to fill four posts immediately, with two to be left for later.
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Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa is expected to visit Delhi next month, before the assembly session begins 21 September, to discuss cabinet expansion, among other issues, ThePrint has learnt.
Some of the rebel Congress-Janata Dal (Secular) MLAs who helped him return to office last year are yet to be accommodated in the state cabinet, and the chief minister is said to be struggling to juggle his "gratitude" to them with the ambitions of other BJP leaders.
"With four cabinet berths vacant, Yediyurappa needs to carefully choose who will be inducted and which ministries will be re-shuffled," said a senior minister in the government who did not want to be named.
Several of Yediyurappa's ministers have been travelling to the national capital in recent days, apparently to seek the BJP central leadership's urgent attention on matters regarding the expansion, including ensuring new ministers are not inducted at their cost.
State Water Resources Minister Ramesh Jarkiholi has already made two visits to Delhi. His first visit on 3 August came close on the heels of Deputy Chief Minister Laxman Savadi's Delhi trip.
Sources in the party said Savadi had met senior BJP leaders to present his case as he feared he may lose his position. Insiders claimed Jarkiholi lobbied that Savadi be removed and three other turncoats, H. Vishwanath, M.T.B. Nagaraj and R. Shankar be inducted into the cabinet.
BJP leader C.P. Yogeshwar, now nominated to the state legislative council or upper house, and ministers C.T. Ravi and Kota Sreenivas Poojary have also made visits to Delhi over the past couple of months, sources said, to push for their own candidature, retain their ministries or extend support to their nominees.
"We will wait for the final decision by the high command," a close associate of former Hoskote MLA Nagraj said.
When ThePrint asked Ravi about his discussions with the central BJP leaders, he said he only raised "matters on various development projects for my constituency and ministry". "Nothing on cabinet expansion (was discussed)," he added.
The Yediyurappa cabinet in Karnataka currently has 27 members, and the CM is looking to fill four posts immediately, with two to be left for later. The 27 members include 10 rebels.
He came to power after bringing down the Congress-JD(S) coalition by luring 17 Congress-JD(S) MLAs to support him. While the BJP was the single largest party, it had 104 seats — short of a majority in the 224-seat Karnataka assembly.
He succeeded in getting 16 of 17 rebel Congress and JD(S) leaders to the BJP. After several twists and turns over the fate of the rebel MLAs, the BJP got 11 of them to win bypolls held in December.
Pressure has been mounting on Yediyurappa to induct the rest of the rebel legislators into the cabinet. His first cabinet expansion also proved an arduous exercise as the central BJP kept him waiting for a long time before granting him an appointment to discuss the issue.
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Grain (unit)
Title: Grain (unit)
Subject: Coins of the United States dollar, FN 5.7×28mm, Infobox firearm cartridge/convert, Singaporean units of measurement, Quarter (unit)
Collection: Ammunition, Customary Units of Measurement in the United States, Imperial Units, Units of Mass
The small golden disk close to the 5 cm marker is a piece of pure gold weighing one troy grain. Shown for comparison are a tape measure and coins of major world currencies.
A grain is a unit of measurement of mass equal to 7001647989100000000♠64.79891 milligrams. It is nominally based upon the mass of a single seed of a cereal. From the Bronze Age into the Renaissance the average masses of wheat and barley grains were part of the legal definition of units of mass. However, there is no evidence of any country ever having used actual seeds or cereal grains. Rather, expressions such as "thirty-two grains of wheat, taken from the middle of the ear" appear to have been ritualistic formulas, essentially the premodern equivalent of legal boilerplate.[1]:27[2]
The grain was the legal foundation of traditional English weight systems,[3] and is the only unit that is equal throughout the troy, avoirdupois, and apothecaries' systems of mass.[4]:C-6 The unit was based on the weight of a single grain of barley, considered equivalent to 1 1⁄3 grains of wheat.[3][5]:95 The fundamental unit of the pre-1527 English weight system known as Tower weights, was a different sort of grain known as the "wheat grain".[6] The Tower wheat grain was defined as exactly 45⁄64 of a troy grain.[1]:74
Since the implementation of the international yard and pound agreement of 1 July 1959, the grain or troy grain (Symbol: gr) measure has been defined in terms of units of mass in the International System of Units as precisely 7001647989100000000♠64.79891 milligrams.[4]:C-19[7] 7000100000000000000♠1 gram is approximately 7001154323600000000♠15.43236 grains.[4]:C-13 The unit formerly used by jewellers to measure pearls, diamonds, or other precious stones, called the jeweller's grain or pearl grain, is equal to 1⁄4 of a carat, or 6995499999999999999♠50 mg (~ 6995499988389559999♠0.7716 gr).[3] The grain was also the name of a traditional French unit equal to 6995531150000000000♠53.115 mg.[3]
In both British Imperial and U.S. customary units, there are precisely 7,000 grains per avoirdupois pound, and 5,760 grains per troy pound or apothecaries pound.[4]:C-6–C-7
Current usage 1
Current usage
A box of .38 Special cartridges that have 148-grain bullets
The grain is commonly used to measure the mass of bullets and propellants.[8][9] The term also refers to a single particle of gunpowder, the size of which varies according to requirements.[10] When calculating how much powder is needed for reloading, keep in mind 7000 grains = 1 pound, or 437.5 grains = 1 ounce. In archery, the grain is the standard unit used to weigh arrows.[11]
In dentistry, gold foil, used as a material to restore teeth,[12] is measured in grains.[13][14]
In North America, the hardness of water is often measured in grains per US gallon (gpg) of calcium carbonate equivalents.[15][16] Otherwise, water hardness is measured in the metric unit parts per million (ppm), equivalent to mg/L.[15][16] One grain per US gallon is approximately 6995171000000000000♠17.1 ppm.[15] Soft water contains 1–4 gpg of calcium carbonate equivalents, while hard water contains 11–20 gpg.[16]
The 5-grain aspirin. The usage guidance label on a bottle of aspirin indicates that the dosage is "325 mg (5 gr)".
Though no longer recommended, grains are still used occasionally in medicine as part of the apothecaries' system, especially in prescriptions for older medicines such as aspirin or phenobarbital.[17][18] For example, the dosage of a standard 6996325000000000000♠325 mg tablet of aspirin is sometimes given as 7000500000000000000♠5 grains.[17][19] In that example the grain is approximated to 6995650000000000000♠65 mg, though the grain can also be approximated to 6995600000000000000♠60 mg, depending on the medication and manufacturer.[17][20] The apothecaries system has its own system of notation, in which the unit's symbol or abbreviation is followed by the quantity in lower case Roman numerals.[18][20][21] For amounts less than one, the quantity is written as a fraction, or for one half, ss (or variations such as ss., ṡṡ, or s̅s̅).[18][20][21][22]:263 Therefore a prescription for tablets containing 325 mg of aspirin and 30 mg of codeine can be written "ASA gr. v c̄ cod. gr. ss tablets" (using the medical abbreviations ASA for aspirin,[22]:34[23]:8 c̄ for "with",[22]:56[23]:14 and cod. for codeine).[22]:70[23]:19 The apothecaries' system has gradually been replaced by the metric system, and the use of the grain in prescriptions is now rare.[20]
Bottle of 1/4 grain phenobarbital tablets
Particulate emission levels, used to monitor and regulate pollution, are commonly measured in grains per cubic foot.[24][25] This is the same unit commonly used to measure the amount of moisture in the air, also known as the absolute humidity.[26] The SI unit used to measure particulate emissions and absolute humidity is mg/m3.[24][26] One grain per cubic foot is approximately 7003228800000000000♠2288 mg/m3.
carob seed ~200 mg
barley grain ~65 mg
wheat grain ~50 mg
At least since antiquity, grains of wheat or barley were used by Mediterranean traders to define units of mass; along with other seeds, especially those of the carob tree. According to a longstanding tradition, 1 carat (the mass of a carob seed) was equivalent to the weight of 4 wheat grains or 3 barleycorns.[5]:95 Since the weights of these seeds are highly variable, especially that of the cereals as a function of moisture, this is a convention more than an absolute law.[27]:120–1
The history of the modern British grain can be traced back to a royal decree in 13th century England, re-iterating decrees that go back as far as King Offa (eighth century).[28] The tower pound was one of many monetary pounds of 240 silver pennies.
By consent of the whole Realm the King's Measure was made, so that an English Penny, which is called the Sterling, round without clipping, shall weigh Thirty-two Grains of Wheat dry in the midst of the Ear; Twenty pennies make an Ounce; and Twelve Ounces make a Pound.
— Tractatus de Ponderibus et Mensuris, [27]:119
The pound in question is the Tower pound. The Tower pound, abolished in 1527, consisted of 12 ounces like the troy pound, but was 1⁄16 (~6%) lighter. The weight of the original sterling pennies was 22½ troy grains, or 32 "Tower grains".[27]:116
The troy pound was only "the pound of Pence, Spices, Confections, as of Electuaries", as such goods might be measured by a troi or small balance. The old troy standard was set by King Offa's currency reform, was in full use in 1284 (Assize of Weights and Measures, King Edward I), but was restricted to currency (the pound of pennies) until it was abolished in 1527. This pound was progressively replaced by a new pound, based on the weight of 120 gold dirhems of 48 grains. The new pound used a barley-corn grain, rather than the wheat grain.[29]
Avoirdupois (goods of weight) refers to those things measured by the lesser but quicker balances: the bismar or uncel, the Roman balance, and the steelyard. The original mercantile pound of 25 shillings or 15 (tower) ounces was displaced by variously the pound of the Hanseatic League (16 tower ounces) and by the pound of the then-important wool trade (16 ounces of 437 grains). A new pound of 7003768000000000000♠7680 grains was inadvertently created by as 16 troy ounces, referring to the new troy rather than the old troy. Eventually, the wool pound won out.[29]
The avoirdupois pound was defined in prototype, rated as 7003699200000000000♠6992 to 7003700400000000000♠7004 grains. In the Imperial Weights and Measures Act of 1824, the avoirdupois pound was defined as 7003700000000000000♠7000 grains exactly. The act of 1855 that authorised Miller's new standards to replace those lost in the fire that destroyed the Houses of Parliament. The standard was an avoirdupois pound, the grain being defined as 1/7003700000000000000♠7000 of it.
The division of the carat into four grains, survives in both senses well into the early twentieth century. For pearls and diamonds, weight is quoted in carats, divided into four grains. The carat was eventually set to 205 milligrams (1877), and later 200 milligrams. For touch or fineness of gold, the fraction of gold was given as a weight, the total being a solidus of 24 carats or 96 grains.[30]
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1.^ The exact value of one grain per US gallon in is 7001647989100000000♠64.79891/7000378541178400000♠3.785411784 mg/L (ppm).[4]:C-12,C-14
2.^ The exact value of one grain per cubic foot is 7001647989100000000♠64.79891/6998283168465920000♠0.028316846592 mg/m3.[4]:C-10,C-14
^ a b McDonald, Daniel McLean;
^ R. D. Connor (1987). The weights and measures of England. H.M.S.O. p. 124.
^ a b c d Rowlett, Russ (13 September 2001). "G". How Many? A Dictionary of Units of Measurement. Chapel Hill, NC:
^ a b c d e f National Institute of Standards and Technology (October 2011). Butcher, Tina; Cook, Steve; Crown, Linda et al. eds. "Appendix C – General Tables of Units of Measurement" (PDF). Specifications, Tolerances, and Other Technical Requirements for Weighing and Measuring Devices. NIST Handbook. 44 (2012 ed.). Washington, D.C.: U.S. Department of Commerce, Technology Administration, National Institute of Standards and Technology. ISSN 0271-4027. OCLC OCLC 58927093. Retrieved 30 June 2012.
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^ Judson, Lewis V. (March 1976) [October 1963]. "8. Refinement of values for the yard and pound" (PDF). Weights and Measures Standards of the United States: A brief history (PDF). NBS Special Publication 447. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Department of Commerce, National Bureau of Standards. p. 20.
^ Meyer, Rudolf; Köhler, Josef; Homburg, Axel (2007). "Grain". Explosives (Sixth, completely revised ed.). Weinheim:
^ Earlier version first published in New English Dictionary, 1900.
^ Sorrells, Brian J. (2004). "The Right Equipment". Beginner's Guide to Traditional Archery (1st ed.). Mechanicsburg, PA:
^ Small, Bruce W.; Johnson, Warren (March 2006). "Gold Foil and Its Use in Modern Dentistry". Dentistry Today (Montclair, NJ: Dentistry Today) 25 (3): 92, 94, 96.
^ Soratur, S.H. (2002). "Chapter 17: Direct Filling Gold—Cohesive Gold — Gold Foil". Essentials of Dental Materials (1st ed.). New Delhi:
^ Manappallil, John J. (2003). "Chapter 11: Direct Gold Filling — Gold Foil". Basic Dental Materials (2nd ed.). New Delhi:
^ a b c Wist, William; McEachern, Rod; Lehr, Jay H. (2009). "Chapter 8: Comparison of KCl and NaCl as Regenerant". Water Softening with Potassium Chloride: Process, Health, and Environmental Benefits. Hoboken, NJ:
^ a b c Vaclavik, Vickie A.; Christian, Elizabeth W. (2008). "Chapter 2: Water — Water Hardness and Treatments". Essentials of Food Science (3rd ed.). Heldman, Dennis R. ed. Food Science Text Series. New York; London: Springer. p. 29. ISBN 978-0-387-69939-4. OCLC OCLC 230744052. Retrieved 4 July 2012.
^ a b c Zentz, Lorraine C. (2010). "Chapter 1: Fundamentals of Math — Apothecary System". Math for Pharmacy Technicians. Sudbury, MA:
^ a b c Boyer, Mary Jo (2009). "UNIT 2 Measurement Systems: The Apothecary System". Math for Nurses: A Pocket Guide to Dosage Calculation and Drug Preparation (7th ed.). Philadelphia, PA:
^ Howell, David C. (2010). "Chapter 12: Multiple Comparisons Among Treatment Means — 12.10 Trend Analysis". Statistical Methods for Psychology (7th ed.). Belmont, CA: Wadsworth,
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^ a b Pickar, Gloria D.; Swart, Beth; Graham, Hope; Swedish, Margaret (2012). "Appendix B: Apothecary System of Measurement". Dosage Calculations (2nd Canadian ed.). Toronto: Nelson Education. pp. 527–8.
^ a b c d Biblis, Margaret M., ed. (1992). Dorland's Medical Abbreviations. Philadelphia, PA:
^ a b c Steen, Edwin Benzel (1971). Medical Abbreviations (3rd ed.). Philadelphia, PA:
^ a b Averdieck, William J. (2005). "15 Continuous Particulate Monitoring — 15.1 Overview". In Down, Randy D.; Lehr, Jay H. Environmental Instrumentation and Analysis Handbook. Hoboken, NJ:
^ Chase, Craig L., ed. (1998). "Particulate Emissions". Biomass Energy: A Glossary of Terms. Western Regional Biomass Energy Program. DIANE Publishing. p. 40.
^ a b "Glossary: AA–AB". Offshore Energy and Minerals Management. Washington, D.C.:
^ a b c Connor, R.D.; Simpson, A.D.C. (c. 2004). Weights and Measures in Scotland. East Linton.
^ Zupko, Ronald Edward (1977). British Weights and Measures. Madison: University of Wisconsin. p. 11.
^ a b Watson, C. M. (1910). British Weights and Measures. London: John Murry. pp. 32–34.
^ Woolhouse, W. S. B. (1890). Measures, Weights and Measures of all Nations. London: Crosby Lockwood and Son. p. 33.
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If you don't like the simple standard shape you can also use the bread maker to only mix, knead and raise the dough and then bake it in the oven in your desired shape, for example as Challah (see there for our bread maker Challah recipe).


Tech companies are relentlessly releasing new and improved models of their electronic products. As a result, a constant influx of electronic waste is being generated. E-waste is being produced at such a rapid pace that it has become the fastest growing part of the US's waste stream.
Most E-Waste is landfilled. Recycling electronics is difficult, expensive, and oftentimes costs more for a company or individual than letting old electronics go to waste. When these electronics do end up in the waste stream, a safety issue arises as they contain many chemicals and toxic elements. These chemicals and toxic elements can end up in groundwater and other larger water supplies.
Only 12% of electronic waste is currently recycled. However, many recycling companies simply export this waste to developing countries where they can find cheap labor willing to use dangerous methods to extract precious metals and other valuable materials. In Africa and other countries in the developing world, these methods include burning used components in order to recover scrap metals for small amounts of money. The burning of these chemicals is not only dangerous to local workers but also to the community and environment. It is not just a small portion that is exported; roughly 50-80% of what is "recycled" ends up being shipped off. Shocking images have been captured of the millions of tons of electronic waste that ends up in massive graveyards throughout the developing world. It is illegal to export broken or expired electronics, but brokers have found a loophole that deceptively labels the electronic waste as "reusable".
Trayak, a Cincinnati-based technology company, is offering a sustainable solution to a growing electronic waste problem. MyGizmo is an application and mobile platform that will promote reuse, recycling, recovery, and electronic waste awareness. Users will find value in the application by discovering a viable electronics marketplace that leverages sustainability. Many times, perfectly functional electronics are discarded because they no longer provide value to the user. These devices often collect in a drawer or are discarded, and once out of hand, people don't consider what happens to them. MyGizmo is aiming to build an extremely user-friendly secondary market for these unwanted electronics to give them a new life. By finding value in one person's old or unused devices, MyGizmo creates a circular model for used electronics by allowing one person's junk (old or obsolete devices) to become a valuable used commodity to someone else who may not be able to afford a newer device.
The app leverages a user's social network to reduce the uncertainty of buying and selling to strangers on the internet. Users are able to see exactly who they are interacting with making for safe and friendly dealings.
Those who may not be in the market for buying or selling can conveniently manage their current devices.
MyGizmo is embracing the challenge of bringing awareness to a growing problem that most don't even know exists. By creating a quick, easy, and fun way to promote smarter use and reuse, this platform empowers users to see the bigger picture.
E-waste has become a very real and current issue, with consequences that could reach far into the future. It has become critical to use smarter and to find creative ways to extend the life of our electronics. The MyGizmo app makes this possible and encourages users to see electronic waste through a different lens, not as the world's problem but as our problem that we can finally take a stand against.


Priced to sell... One of the best parcels in the Maricopa area. Nice investment opportunity or ranch. 10 acres of flat land with natural vegetation on a paved road. Lots of development around this lot. Very good access. Have your big ranch or split into smaller parcels. Won't last long at this price!!!


Welcome to our classes where you will find information about each year group and a termly pamphlet explaining details of each subject area such as literacy, numeracy and irresistible learning.
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Beer, TX
Weekend beercast: Your call – Flying Saucer Sugar Land, Brenner's on the Bayou and/or Renaissance Festival
By Ronnie Crocker on October 26, 2012 at 11:49 AM
The busy beer season continues.
Typical for this time of year in Houston, competing parties, Oktoberfests and other events abound.
The options continue to not just multiply but to get better and better as quality craft breweries — both from within Texas and around the country — continue to pour into the local marketplace and as more bars, breweries and organizations find beer really is a good draw.
Of course, you already knew that.
Here are three good options for the beerfaring crowd this weekend:
Suburban bliss
Scene from the Austin Flying Saucer's 2011 Beer Feast. The event debuts in Sugar Land on Saturday. (Handout photo / Flying Saucer)
The Sugar Land Flying Saucer hosts its first annual Beerfeast from 1 to 6 p.m. Saturday. A ticket will get you 12 samples of your choice from 60 beers representing 40 breweries. The beers were hand-picked by Jake Rainey, whom many of you know from his long tenure running the downtown Saucer (he now oversees both locations) and the chain's "resident beer guru" Keith Schlabs.
Since opening less than a year ago, the Sugar Land Saucer has become one of the chain's very busiest outposts. If you haven't been out there yet, Beerfeast is as good an excuse as you'll find.
Tickets are $30. Get ticket details and more information here.
Brenner's suds the Bayou, with an '80s twist
Molly and the Ringwalds (Publicity photo)
Local favorite Molly and the Ringwalds will provide the music and '80s flair, while steakhouse Brenner's on the Bayou provides the beer and bites of food from 3 to 6 p.m. Saturday.
The brews will include offerings from nine Texas breweries and homebrew demonstrations.
Also, I will be at Brenner's to sell and sign copies of "Houston Beer: A Heady History of Brewing in the Bayou City." I've really enjoyed meeting beer fans (and the people out gift-shopping for them) at these events and I look forward to meeting you next.
Tickets are $50 in advance; $65 at the door. More info here.
Houston brew highlighted at Texas Renaissance Fest
Brigadoon Brewery and Brew School at the Texas Renaissance Festival in Plantersville, last Sunday. (Randy Edwards / Beaumont Enterprise)
As my Beaumont Enterprise colleague Beth Rankin noted in this recent story, the Texas Renaissance Festival has a strong craft-beer presence. One of the pioneers of this effort is our own Alan Ward, who has expanded his Brigadoon Brewing into a full-on brewpub.
This year, Ward is highlighting the works of a different Texas commercial brewery each weekend. (See the schedule here.) This week, Saint Arnold brewer Claire Winder will be out to conduct the Taste of Texas class.
RenFest tickets are $25 at the gate, but go here to see your options.
Here's Winder, below, at Saint Arnold a couple of weeks ago when I was out to interview her for this page 1 story.
Meet Claire Winder, a brewer at Saint Arnold Brewing Co., this weekend at the Renaissance Festival. ( James Nielsen / Houston Chronicle )
OK, now be honest: How many of you are plotting how you can hit all three events?
Join Beer, TX on Facebook at facebook.com/rcrocker.beertx or follow me on Twitter: @rcrocker. I'm also on Google+.
"Houston Beer: A Heady History of Brewing in the Bayou City" is available in bookstores and in e-book format. Find out about signings and other events at facebook.com/HoustonBeerBook.
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01. P.A. Hulsenbeck - Anima
02. P.A. Hulsenbeck - Survey
03. P.A. Hulsenbeck - Aya On Canvas
04. P.A. Hulsenbeck - A Serpent Of Velour
05. P.A. Hulsenbeck - Säule
06. P.A. Hulsenbeck - Speaking In Tongues
07. P.A. Hulsenbeck - Stairs Of Alfama
08. P.A. Hulsenbeck - Eager Lust
09. P.A. Hulsenbeck - Vessel
HULSENBECK, P.A.
Garden Of Stone
ALTIN VILLAGE & MINE
AVM 067LP AVM 067LP
LP version; includes download. At first glance, Garden Of Stone, the inaugural solo record by P. A. Hülsenbeck, seems to ripple serpentine. Scales over flesh topple softly as a snake piles high in the dim. Garden Of Stone is a molt, a shedding of one old thing to reveal something new. But instead of the shirking off of some glistening scaled skin, the record's nine pieces shed the raw human experience and from its depths rises Hülsenbeck. His voice, like his image on the album cover, is hidden under each piece. He uses it as an instrument that drifts in from somewhere deep, dark, and below. In front, around, above, and underneath swim guitar, synthesizer, koto, saxophone, trumpet, horn, drums, and bass to provide a soft, lush foundation. From somewhere distant, each note carries the scent of pine, forgotten cabins, and damp but breezy oceans. Each piece in this album reminisces of a well-laid plot, they swell to retreat, ebb to flow and just as distortion begins to drift in, swift wind carries the melody away. This music is the outcome of the search for sound, a polyphonic reflection of the music itself. It moves in the darkness and dances in the open; exposed and forever drifting. When after Hülsenbeck's first band Sizarr ceased to exist, the musician radicalized his language under the Doomhound moniker. After one year of touring he shed his electronic hide to reveal something gentle and new. Hülsenbeck's new album dances the way flesh might, whether it be by serpent or some other body. Beginning in Leipzig, P. A. became engulfed in techniques that explore relationships between body and mind through exercises in expressive movement improvisation. In other words, he began to dance. Through those physical techniques, he found the philosophy that from now on determines his approach: turn the inside out without question and give it freely to the outside world. A process in which Hülsenbeck routinely finds himself practicing in the distinctive dreamland of Garden Of Stone. While "Anima", "Säule" and "Vessel" are instrumental, the other six pieces on "Garden Of Stone" tell stories that conjure up a person who blossoms in the ether behind; Hülsenbeck is truly himself. The record was produced by Hülsenbeck with his friend Tim Roth (Drangsal). It was recorded by Joe Haege and Fritz Brückner (White Wine), and also features Johannes Döpping (drums), Johanne Weber (basses), and Max Kraft (horn/trumpet).
Other releases on ALTIN VILLAGE & MINE
Other releases by HULSENBECK, P.A.


When teaching especially preschool-grade 4, this is a great book for many different themes, seasonal studies or unit studies. Children older than 6 might be able to read it on their own, but it is a wonderful read a-loud. Themes include: blueberries, black bears, summer time, Blessed Virgin Mary (blue is Her color, of course!) and you might throw in a small chat about obeying your mother. With older children, talk about where you will find blueberries (wild and cultivated), varieties of blueberries (especially high and low) and methods of consuming blueberries (fresh, in a cold or hot recipe, frozen, preserved, dried). And if you are lucky enough to live in the vicinity of New England, take a drive to Maine in July and buy some fresh blueberries. There is just something special about Maine blueberries!
If you look on Pinterest, there are art projects, crafts and recipes galore. Here's the link to my Pinterest Blueberries for Sal board.
Make blueberry crisp and serve warm with vanilla ice cream. YUMMY!
We love Betty Crocker's recipe for apple crisp so I use it as my "go-to fruit crisp recipe". I exchange the apples for blueberries and sometimes a variety of berries.
Heat the oven to 375 degrees, prepare an 8×8 pan with cooking spray or butter. Spread the blueberries in the bottom of the pan. Stir the remaining ingredients together and spread evenly over the blueberries. Bake 30 minutes (or until brown and bubbling). Serve warm with ice cream!
I highly recommend reading this book every July followed by a bowl of warm blueberry crisp and ice cream.


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— линия синкансэна, соединяющая станции Токио и Син-Аомори в префектуре Аомори. Линия принадлежит компании JR East. Самая длинная линия синкансена в Японии. На всех 23 станциях синкансэна уставлены автоматические платформенные ворота.

Максимальные скорости:
 Токио — Омия: 110 км/ч
 Омия — Уцуномия: 275 км/ч
 Уцуномия — Мориока: 320 км/ч
 Мориока — Син-Аомори: 260 км/ч

История
Тохоку-синкансэн — один из первых трёх разработанных в рамках действия японского Закона о всеяпонском внедрении системы синкансэнов (остальные два — Дзёэцу и Нарита). В 1971 году приняты генеральный план и план подготовительных работ, в 1982 году открыто движение по участку от Омии до Мориоки, к 1991 году открылось движение Токио — Мориока. В 2002 году введён в действие участок от Мориоки до Хатинохэ, являющийся частью участка Мориока — Син-Аомори, план подготовительных работ которого был утверждён в 1973 году вышеупомянутым законом. В 2010 году введен в действие участок от Хатинохэ до Син-Аомори. В 2011 году по маршруту Токио—Син-Аомори запущены поезда Хаябуса.

Маршруты
 Хаятэ — в основном сообщение Токио — Син-Аомори. До Мориоки следует в стыковке с поездом маршрута «Комати», который затем едет по Акита-синкансэну. В объединённом составе 16 вагонов.
 Ямабико — в основном сообщение Токио — Мориока. Поезда сообщения Токио — Сэндай до Фукусимы ранее следовали в стыковке с поездом маршрута «Цубаса», который затем ехал по Ямагата-синкансэну.
 Насуно — появился с введением «пригородных синкансэнов» малых дистанций. В основном обслуживает участок от Токио до Насусиобары и Кориямы.
 Хаябуса — в основном сообщение Токио — Син-Аомори. До Мориоки иногда следует в стыковке с поездом маршрута «Супер Комати», который затем едет по Акита-синкансэну. В объединённом составе 17 вагонов. Может развивать 320 км/ч.
 Цубаса — следует до Фукусимы в стыковке с Макс-Ямабико, далее едут по Ямагата-Синкансену.
 Комати — ранее следовал до Мориоки в стыковке с Хаяте, затем до Акиты отдельно. Отменён в связи в вводом Супер Комати.
 Супер Комати — следует до Мориоки в стыковке с Хаябуса, затем до Акиты отдельно. Может развивать 320 км/ч.

Станции

Подвижной состав
По состоянию на март 2013 года, на Тохоку-синкансэне используются следующие типы поездов
 серия E2: маршруты Хаятэ / Ямабико / Насуно
 серия E3: маршруты Комати / Цубаса / Ямабико / Насуно
 серия E5: маршруты Хаябуса / Хаятэ / Ямабико
 серия E6: маршрут Супер Комати

Выведены из эксплуатации
 серия 200 : маршруты Ямабико / Насуно (1982 — ноябрь 2011)
 серия 400: маршруты Цубаса / Насуно (июль 1992 — апрель 2010)
 серия E1: маршрут Ямабико (июль 1994- декабрь 1999)
 серия E4: маршруты Ямабико / Насуно(декабрь 1997 — сентябрь 2012)

Служебные поезда
Класс E926 East i

Примечания

Ссылки
Сайт JR East: http://www.jreast.co.jp/ (на японском)

Синкансэн
Железнодорожные линии Японии


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On Wisconsin! Badger State Becomes 30th to Enact Critical Seat Belt Law
New Text Message Bans Also Taking Effect
The Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA) congratulates the State of Wisconsin for its passage of a primary seat belt law. This law gives police the authority to pull over a driver solely for not wearing a seat belt. Wisconsin becomes the 30th state to enact this lifesaving law. Based on other states' experiences, Wisconsin can expect its seat belt usage rate to increase 8-12 percentage points and its highway injury and death numbers to significantly decline. Wisconsin joins Florida, Arkansas and Minnesota in passing primary seat belt laws in 2009. All of these laws are now in effect.
On July 1st, new restrictions related to text messaging while driving go into effect in several states. Texting while driving becomes illegal for all drivers in Tennessee, Virginia and Utah. Novice drivers with a provisional or learner's permit will be banned from text messaging while driving in Mississippi. Cell phone and texting while driving restrictions take effect in a number of other states later this year.
GHSA reminds the public that law enforcement will be out in full force this holiday weekend. According to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, July 3 and July 4 are historically the deadliest days on our roadways. To remedy this, GHSA members, who are the State Highway Safety Offices, are working with police to crack down on drunk drivers, seat belt law violators, speeders and others who drive dangerously. Numerous states are conducting "100 Days of Heat" enforcement crackdowns to provide additional enforcement during the deadly summer driving season.
State highway safety laws are posted online at http://ghsa.org/html/stateinfo/index.html.
Free online event: Parole Violations and Revocations
2 pm–4 pm (Eastern Time)
Online event. Registration required, and free of charge
Provisions for community supervision of offenders, including probation, parole, and revocations for violations, vary significantly across the United States. Frustrating at times, this variety provides a valuable opportunity for states to learn from the policies, failures, and the successes in other states.
California prisons release nearly 120,000 prisoners each year, and roughly two-thirds of them will be back in prison within three years—the highest return-to-prison rate in the nation. Six out of ten admissions to California prisons are returning parolees, and on any given day, parole violators make up nearly a third of the state's prison population.
Unfortunately, scientific knowledge about parole is so limited that, despite the fact that more than a dozen reports have urged an overhaul of California's parole practices, exactly what needs to be done remains unclear.
This online panel will discuss the results from a three-year study recently completed and supported by the National Institute of Justice that examined the ways in which decision makers respond to parole violations in California. The study represents the largest and most comprehensive study of parole violations ever conducted, and the lessons learned will be instructive to policy makers and practitioners in other states.
The discussion will be moderated by Jeremy Travis, President of John Jay College of Criminal Justice. The panel includes:
Joan Petersilia, Ph.D. - Professor of Law, Stanford Law School, Stanford, California
Ryken Grattet, Ph.D. - Professor of Sociology, University of California, Davis
Thomas Hoffman - Director, Division of Adult Parole Operations, California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation
Peggy Burke - Principal, Center for Effective Public Policy
Register today.
http://www.innovations.harvard.edu/spotlight.html?id=2393
Quintin Peterson PSWA writing competition award winner
The Public Safety Writers Association (PSWA) held its annual conference at the Suncoast Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada from June 18-21, 2009. The annual conference is open to anyone writing crime and mystery fiction or non-fiction, technical writing for public safety magazines in print or online, or anyone interested in writing. On Sunday, June 21st, the winners of PSWA's 2009 Writing Competition were announced at an award luncheon.
Crime fiction author Quintin Peterson, who has been a police officer with the Metropolitan Police Department of Washington, DC for almost 28 years, took 2nd Place in the Short-Story Published category for A Dark Place, the story of a serial killer and the D.C. homicide detective tasked to track him down. It is available exclusively from Amazon.com as an Amazon Short.
Quintin Peterson has been writing crime fiction for a number of years. He is the author of two novels, SIN and The Wages of SIN, and several short stories, one of which, Cold as Ice, is featured in the George Pelecanos edited crime fiction anthology, D.C. Noir. He is also a contributor to the anthology, Bad Cop, No Donut, edited John L. French, which is scheduled to be published in 2010.
When his award-winning A Dark Place was first published in November of 2006, many contemporary crime writers praised Peterson's work.
"Quintin Peterson, a working police officer and natural born writer, pens crime fiction that is earned and alive."
– George Pelecanos, author of THE NIGHT GARDENER and DRAMA CITY
"Quintin Peterson writes with authenticity and honesty won from years of being a street cop, and in his chilling A Dark Place, he takes readers past the boring CSI or 'profiling' of a serial killer to show us the heart and soul of the badges who bring such monsters to justice."
– James Grady, author of MAD DOGS and SIX DAYS OF THE CONDOR
"Quintin Peterson takes his readers into the dark places that only cops are compelled to enter. Then he shows them how such terrible access darkens the souls of those who enter too often. This dark, and well detailed, story is so real and so believable that it becomes a trip you won't soon forget."
– Retired NYPD Lt. Ed Dee, author of THE CON MAN'S DAUGHTER and LITTLE BOY BLUE
"You want to know how it's done? Read Quintin Peterson's A DARK PLACE. Of all the crime writers out there, he's the one wearing the badge. He writes with a sure hand and is certain to please. Sit back and get chilled...."
– Ridley Pearson, author of CUT AND RUN and THE BODY OF DAVID HAYES
"A Dark Place is a chilling, expertly crafted thriller."
– Jim Patton, author of THE SHAKE and DYING FOR DANA
"With a serial killer who'll make your skin crawl, and a REAL inside look at how cops work by this talented Washington, D.C. cop/novelist, 'A Dark Place' is the latest from Quintin Peterson's fertile, rooted-in-reality mind. He's the real deal."
– Donald Bain, author of the MURDER, SHE WROTE mystery series, his memoir Murder HE Wrote: A Successful Writer's Life, and the Amazon Shorts selection, Ronnie and Me
All winners of the various categories of the PSWA writing competition receive plaques or certificates and publicity and recognition via a wide variety of public safety-related publications.
Founded in 1997 as the Police Writers Club, the PSWA is open to both new and experienced, published and not yet published writers. Members include police officers, civilian police personnel, firefighters, fire support personnel, emergency personnel, security personnel and others in the public safety field. Also represented are those who write about public safety including mystery writers, magazine writers, journalists and those who are simply interested in the genre. The association also welcomes publishers, editors, agents and others who help writers realize their writing goals.
http://www.police-writers.com/peterson.html
Labels: ed dee, metropolitan police department, nypd, police officers, police writers, public safety, Quintin Peterson
Naval Leadership: Leadership in Tough Times
RAD: Rape Aggression Defense
On July 10, 2009, Conversations with American Heroes at the Watering Hole will feature a discussion former parole officer and RAD Instructor Kimberly Cheryl Elliot.
Program Date: July 10, 2009
Program Time: 2100 hours, Pacific
Topic: RAD: Rape Aggression Defense
Listen Live:
http://www.blogtalkradio.com/LawEnforcement/2009/07/11/RAD-Rape-Aggression-Defense
Kimberly Cheryl Elliott spent 17 years and parole and probation officer for Missouri State Division of Probation and Parole. She "is a seasoned marketing professional with 18 years experience in pharmaceutical sales and management. As a victim of crime, she is very passionate about her career as founder and managing partner of Executive Defense Technology, LLC, an anti-victimization education firm. As a speaker, author, consultant and Nationally Certified RAD (Rape/Aggression/Defense) Instructor, she helps clients optimize their personal safety. As a seminar leader, she provides a comprehensive course that begins with awareness, prevention, risk reduction and avoidance, while progressing on to the basics of hands on defense training. Her clients include everyone from elderly church group members and housewives to employees of law firms, TV / Radio Stations and other Fortune 500 Corporations."
Kimberly Cheryl Elliott is the author of Escape From The Pharma Cartel: My Life as a Member of the Pharmaceutical Drug Cartel; Take This Pill and... Sell It!: A Guide To Getting A Job In The Pharmaceutical Industry; Shattered Reality; and, Are Your Habits Killing You? A Complete Personal Handbook Of Safety Suggestions to Incorporate into Your Everyday Life: Because the Best Defense Is a Good Offensive Plan!
About the Watering Hole
The Watering Hole is police slang for a location cops go off-duty to blow off steam and talk about work and life. Sometimes funny; sometimes serious; but, always interesting.
Lieutenant Raymond E. Foster was a sworn member of the Los Angeles Police Department for 24 years. He retired in 2003 at the rank of Lieutenant. He holds a bachelor's from the Union Institute and University in Criminal Justice Management and a Master's Degree in Public Financial Management from California State University, Fullerton; and, has completed his doctoral course work. Raymond E. Foster has been a part-time lecturer at California State University, Fullerton and Fresno; and is currently a Criminal Justice Department chair, faculty advisor and lecturer with the Union Institute and University. He has experience teaching upper division courses in Law Enforcement, public policy, Government Technology and leadership. Raymond is an experienced author who has published numerous articles in a wide range of venues including magazines such as Government Technology, Mobile Government, Airborne Law Enforcement Magazine, and Police One. He has appeared on the History Channel and radio programs in the United States and Europe as subject matter expert in technological applications in Law Enforcement.
Listen, call, join us at the Watering Hole:
Program Contact Information
Lieutenant Raymond E. Foster, LAPD (ret.), MPA
editor@police-writers.com
Labels: criminal justice, government technology, Kimberly cheryl Elliot, law enforcement, leadership, los angeles police department, rad, rape aggression defense, seminar leader
Unsolved Mysteries of our Judicial System and Sexual Assault Victims
We would love to have you help spread the story of our struggles in MO to remove sexual predators from our streets.
This is our family's struggle but as we fight - one family after another approach us with their struggles and lack of support to prosecute sexual offenders - especially in St Louis. How many children are now victims of not only their abuser but of the legal system that was to protect them? One mother working in the system was just fired in April because she wanted to pursue the case of her nanny video taping her 2 & 4 yr old boys for use in child porn. had video evidence and DNA. They told her to get over it - she is no longer working because she wanted justice. Another father is still fighting 21 years later because nothing has changed within our system - new laws - no follow through or prosecution.
We have a witness, we have other victims who have come forward. We are not a high profile case like the ones Mr. Robert McCulloch chooses. Ones he chooses and then looses because the children are lying and he knows it before going in but it gets him TV time and no one ever hears the outcome (2 such cases since Jan have been that way). Here in Missouri - one woman was just released from jail because as a teen she killed her father due to years of abuse that was never stopped and she saw him harming her siblings and chose to stop it one way or another. A very sad ending to a story that should have had intervention. How many others like her just suffer on a daily basis?
We need to speak out - we need a change.
Dream Catchers Myspace :
"SHATTERED REALITY"
A REAL-LIFE STORY OF A CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE VICTIM WHOSE PERPETRATOR IS STILL ON THE LOOSE DUE TO THE NEGLIGENCE OF OUR CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM!!!!
PLEASE WATCH THESE VIDEOS & EDUCATE YOURSELF---TEACH YOUR CHILDREN THAT IT IS OKAY TO TELL & IT IS NOT OKAY FOR ANYONE TO TOUCH THEM!!!
You Tube: Secret Life of a 15 Year Old Teen
PLEASE write these people and share your disgust and request a change in the way Sexual Abuse Cases are handled not only in Missouri but Nation Wide – this is not just our story – there are so many helpless children that need your voice, please take a moment to help – thank you –
Office of Governor Jay Nixon
Peter Kinder – Lt. Governor
ltgovinfo@ltgov.mo.gov
contact the victim services division of the Attorney General's office,
email: brenda.porter@ago.mo.gov
or call Brenda Porter at 573-751-1338.
Crime Victims' Rights
Attorney General: Chris Kostner
Missouri Attorney General's Office
Supreme Court Building
207 W. High St.
ag@ago.mo.gov
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Labels: child abuse, immediate action, legal, seeking justice, sex crimes, sexual violence
Public Safety Technology in the News
Private-Prison Plan Raises Concerns
Arizona Republic, (06/14/2009), JJ Hensley
A top Arizona corrections official has raised concerns about a proposal to sell off state prisons and allow private vendors to operate them. A bill introduced in the state senate as part of a budget package would allow private vendors to operate one or more of the Arizona State Prison complexes with a 50-year contract and an upfront payment of $100 million. Concerns cited by Department of Corrections Director Charles Ryan in a letter to Gov. Jan Brewer include the ability of for-profit prison companies to properly control volatile inmates in the state's maximum-security units. He also said that to save money, a private company would pay its employees lower wages and provide less training, which could lead to higher staff turnover, low morale and a risk to public safety.
www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/local/articles/2009/06/14/20090614politics-doc-0614.html
Cigarette Ban Being Implemented in Va. State Prisons
Washington Post, (06/16/2009), Amy Gardner
Virginia is the latest state to begin banning cigarettes in state prisons. Plans call for a tobacco-free corrections system by February 2010. Eight of the state's 40 prisons are either smoke-free or allow employees to smoke only in designated areas, and employees and inmates can participate in smoking cessation and nicotine replacement therapy programs. Other states with prison smoking bans include California, Texas, Michigan, Colorado and Maryland. Some officials have expressed concern that a ban on smoking could heighten tensions among inmates. But Marilyn Harris, Virginia's deputy secretary of public safety, said based on her experience in the eight prisons where a smoking ban is in place, there is no cause for concern. Most local jails in Virginia are smoke free, so inmates are accustomed to doing without cigarettes once they enter a state facility.
www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/06/15/AR2009061502330.html
Program Broadened to Enhance Identification and Removal of Criminal Aliens
Imperial Valley (Texas) News, (06/16/2009)
www.imperialvalleynews.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=5910&Itemid=1
New Program Enhances Identifying and Deporting Criminal Aliens in Nine Florida Counties
BorderFire Report, (06/20/2009)
www.borderfirereport.net/latest/new-program-enhances-identifying-and-deporting-criminal-aliens-in-nine-florida-counties.php
The Secure Communities program, a program administered by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) that simplifies the process for determining if an arrested individual is a removable criminal, is gaining in popularity across the country. Under this program, the fingerprints of anyone booked into jails in participating jurisdictions are screened in the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) immigration databases. If a fingerprint match is found, the technology alerts ICE and the jail that submitted the fingerprints. ICE evaluates each case to determine the individual's immigration status and takes enforcement action after offenders complete their prison terms. Top priority is given to aliens who pose the greatest threat to public safety, such as those with prior convictions for major drug offenses, murder, rape, robbery and kidnapping. Recent news articles have focused on increased implementation of the program in south Texas, where five county sheriffs' offic! es became the latest law enforcement agencies to participate, and in Florida, where nine counties recently joined the project.
Marshall to Study Suspicious Fires
Associated Press, (06/21/2009)
Marshall University, located in Huntington, W.Va., will use a $198,000 federal grant to study the use of flammable liquids in relation to suspicious fires. J. Graham Rankin, an associate professor of forensic science, received the NIJ award for the two-year study. Rankin plans to build a database of kerosene and petroleum distillates commonly sold as charcoal lighters, paint thinners and industrial solvents. This group makes up the second most common class of accelerants used in arson cases behind gasoline. He will analyze samples to identify their chemical fingerprints for later use in fire investigations.
sundaygazettemail.com/News/200906210113
Would You Contact 911 Via a Text Message?
The Gazette, (0/21/2009), Jeff Raasch
Black Hawk County, Iowa, will become the first county in the nation to use text messaging in its emergency communications in July 2009. However, there are some drawbacks and for now, the capability is limited to customers using iWireless. It is thought that the tool will be very useful for teenagers, such as someone who is in a car with another teenager who has been drinking. It has also been touted as a viable alternative for residents with speech and hearing disabilities. A major concern is that texting, unlike phone calls and telecommunications device for the deaf technology, does not automatically provide a location and time lags are possible.
www.gazetteonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090622/NEWS/706229960/1006
Lancaster, Pa., Keeps a Close Eye on Itself
Los Angeles Times, (06/21/2009), Bob Drogin
In Lancaster, Pa., approximately 165 closed-circuit TV cameras soon will provide live, round-the-clock scrutiny of nearly all public space in this city of 55,000. This system includes more outdoor cameras than major cities such as San Francisco and Boston. Lancaster has outsourced this widespread surveillance system to a private nonprofit group whose civilian employees will call police as needed, with no direct government involvement. Hundreds of municipalities, including many major cities, have built or expanded camera networks since the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. Many have been funded by U.S. Department of Homeland Security grants. In Lancaster, however, business owners, civic boosters and city officials formed the Lancaster Community Safety Coalition, which installed its first camera in 2004.
www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-spycam-city21-2009jun21,0,3641451.story
Intergraph Deploys CAD System at MWAA Facilities
Trading Markets.com, (06/22/2009)
A computer-aided dispatch (CAD) system will improve security at Ronald Reagan Washington National and Washington Dulles International airports. Intergraph, a provider of engineering and geospatial software, has deployed a system that will integrate multiple security systems at the two airports and thus improve the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority's (MWAA) ability dispatch emergency assistance at both airports more quickly.
www.tradingmarkets.com/.site/news/Stock%20News/2382760/
Hillsdale Police Department Now "Tweeting" Notifications to Residents Through Twitter
Bergen Now, (06/22/2009), Carmine DeMarco
The Hillsdale (N.J.) Police Department has launched a Twitter account under the name of "HillsdalePDNJ. " Twitter is a free real-time short messaging service that works across multiple networks and wireless devices, in particular through the Web site http://twitter.com. Twitter offers the ability to post brief updates about daily activities in 140 characters or less. These message postings are then forwarded to anyone who has tuned in to that specific Twitter account via a computer or handheld device. Hillsdale thus joins a small group of police departments nationwide that have created Twitter accounts to inform citizens. Anyone can browse the Twitter Web site at anytime and use the search function to read HillsdalePDNJ updates.
bergennow.com/index.php/20090622386/Hillsdale/Hillsdale-Police-Department-NJ-New-Jersey-Twitter-tweet-tweeting-HillsdalePDNJ.html
Lake Ozark Police Get New Surveillance Cameras
Newsdesk KCRG, (06/19/2009)
Using a $100,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, the Lake Ozark (Mo.) Police Department has purchased new surveillance cameras located of Business Route 54 overlooking the Bagnell Dam. The department will have access to three different cameras positioned at various locations to track license plate numbers and perform 24-hour surveillance.
www.connectmidmissouri.com/news/news_story.aspx?id=315311
Webinar on Interoperable Voice Communications, June 30, 2009
The NLECTC Communications Technologies Center of Excellence (COE) will be hosting a webinar on Interoperable Voice Communications on Tuesday, June 30th at 1:30 PM EDT.
To register for the event go to:
www.livemeeting.com/lrs/8001859620/Registration.aspx?PageName=pl0s1w7j57j16n34
Certified Field Search Instructors Training Course, August 13-14, 2009, Denver, Colorado
NLECTC-RM is pleased to announce we will be sponsoring a course which will qualify individuals as Certified Field Search Instructors (CFSI). Once certified, these individuals will be able to teach and certify Field Search users within your department or agency.
When: August 13 and 14 - 08:00-17:00
Where: Denver, CO, University of Denver Campus
Instructor: Dr. Jim Tanner, KB Solutions, Inc.
Cost: Free (attendees are responsible for their own travel costs).
Eligibility: The class is open to any representative of a Federal, State, or local governmental agency. Experience and proficiency with Field Search must be demonstrated by the applicant. Individuals who have attended an NLECTC sponsored Field Search class ("Managing Sex Offenders' Computer Use") will be given priority in selection. Other Field Search training (i.e. APPA, ICAC, HTCIA, or conference labs) will also be weighted in the selection process.
Applicants must provide a letter from their agency that states they are authorized to be trained as a Field Search Instructor.
Benefits: Individuals holding the CFSI qualifications are licensed to use the Field Search Curriculum and class practicals developed by KBSolutions. This allows them to teach one-day classes certifying government agency staff in the use of Field Search.
How to Apply: Contact Sue Kaessner (sue.kaessner@nlectc-rm.org) for an application.
Course Content: The course is a two day intensive seminar taught by the Field Search Project Manager. Students will utilize and test every aspect of FSWin and FSMac while learning the one day course curriculum. At the end of the course, students will demonstrate their expertise in Field Search through examination.
Space is limited, apply early.
June 24, 2009—Join an Online Discussion
Working with LGBTIQ Survivors of Violence
Today, at 2 p.m. (eastern time), in commemoration of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Pride Month, the Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) will present a Web Forum discussion with Avy Skolnik on best practices for assisting lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersexed, and queer (LGBTIQ) survivors of violence. Mr. Skolnik is the Coordinator for Statewide and National Programs at the New York City Anti-Violence Project, which serves New York's LGBTIQ communities. He also facilitates the National Coalition of Anti-Violence Programs, a network of grassroots organizations dedicated to ending violence against LGBTIQ people; and serves as the coordinator for the New York State LGBT Domestic Violence Network. In addition, Mr. Skolnik provides training and technical assistance to community groups, schools, hospitals, clinics, and law enforcement on LGBTIQ violence-related issues, including intimate partner violence, sexual assault, and bias-motivated violence.
http://ovc.ncjrs.gov/ovcproviderforum/index.asp
Forensic Investigator
On July 24, 2009, Conversations with American Heroes at the Watering Hole will feature a discussion with Esther McKay, a former Detective Senior Constable and Forensic Investigator with the New South Wales Police Force (Australia).
Topic: Forensic Investigator
http://www.blogtalkradio.com/LawEnforcement/2009/07/25/Forensic-Investigator
Esther Mckay served seventeen years in the New South Wales Police Force, attaining the rank of Detective (technical) Senior Constable. She worked in the area of Forensic Services for fifteen years, attaining expert status in crime scene examination and vehicle identification. She also worked in Training and Research, as well as Document Examination. She has a Diploma of Applied Science in Forensic Investigation (NSW Police), and was awarded the National Medal for service in 2001 and the Ethical and Diligent Police Service medal with fifteen-year clasp in 2008.
Esther Mckay was discharged from the force in 2001 with post-traumatic stress disorder as a direct result of her forensic work. Her best-selling autobiography, Crime Scene: True Stories from the Life of a Forensic Investigator.
Esther Mckay works actively in supporting traumatized serving and former Police and is the President of the Police Post Trauma Support Group. She was awarded the Pride of Australia Medal in 2007 for Community Spirit for her work with traumatized Police, and regularly speaks to various groups and schools about her life experience, writing and former forensic work. Esther is patron of the Australian Missing Persons Register and has been an Australia Day Ambassador since 2007. She lives in the Southern Highlands with her husband and two children.
Lieutenant Raymond E. Foster was a sworn member of the Los Angeles Police Department for 24 years. He retired in 2003 at the rank of Lieutenant. He holds a bachelor's from the Union Institute and University in Criminal Justice Management and a Master's Degree in Public Financial Management from California State University, Fullerton; and, has completed his doctoral course work. Raymond E. Foster has been a part-time lecturer at California State University, Fullerton and Fresno; and is currently a Criminal Justice Department chair, faculty advisor and lecturer with the Union Institute and University. He has experience teaching upper division courses in Law Enforcement, public policy, Public Safety Technology and leadership. Raymond is an experienced author who has published numerous articles in a wide range of venues including magazines such as Government Technology, Mobile Government, Airborne Law Enforcement Magazine, and Police One. He has appeared on the History Channel and radio programs in the United States and Europe as subject matter expert in technological applications in Law Enforcement.
Labels: crime scene, criminal justice, ether mckay, forensic, forensic investigator, law enforcement, leadership, los angeles police department, police, raymond e. foster, science, technology
Careers in Corrections
On June 26, 2009, Conversations with American Heroes at the Watering Hole will feature a discussion with corrections official Tracy E. Barnhart.
Program Date: June 26, 2009
Topic: Careers in Corrections
http://www.blogtalkradio.com/LawEnforcement/2009/06/27/Careers-in-Corrections
After completion of a Marine Corps combat tour of duty in Iraq in 1991, Tracy E. Barnhart completed the National Registry requirements as an Emergency Medical Technician. He responded to calls of emergency medical nature for over three years until he became a police officer for the City of Galion (Ohio). After three years on patrol he was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant. Later leaving the City of Galion Tracy E. Barnhart was hired as the Chief of Police for the City of Edison (Ohio). After 3 years as chief of police, and with a total of ten years experience in law enforcement he changed careers leaping into the realm of corrections where he is currently employed at the Marion Juvenile Correctional Facility.
Tracy E. Barnhart is the Law Enforcement coordinator the Tri-Rivers Public Safety Adult Education where he designs and coordinates continuing educational courses for law enforcement and correctional officers. He has established courses on verbal de-escalation, criminal behavior analysis, use of force, and ground fighting and take down techniques for law enforcement.
Making Arrests in Domestic Violence Cases: What Police Should Know
By David Hirschel, Ph.D.
Police have been making more arrests in domestic violence incidents. In 2000, about 50 percent of intimate partner violence cases1 resulted in arrests, compared to 7 to 15 percent in the 1970s and 1980s. Research has revealed that some aspects of the change cause problems: too many victims are arrested and too few cases are accepted by prosecutors. The problem appears to arise in part from the practice of dual arrests - situations in which police arrest both parties involved in the altercation rather than trying to identify the primary aggressor. About 2 percent of domestic violence incidents result in dual arrests.
http://www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/nij/225458.pdf
Automatic License Plate Recognition
Dennis J. Lau
In an era of increasing threats to public safety and shrinking city budgets, judicious application of modern technologies are a force multiplier for police agencies who need to do more with less. Automatic License Plate Recognition (ALPR) is a case in point. ALPR uses cameras to capture digital images of license plates, then a computer to convert plate image into alphanumeric characters. That information, also referred to as "plate code", can then be stored in a database and compared to other databases.
http://www.police-technology.net/automatic_license_plate_recognition.html
National Southwest Border Counternarcotics Strategy
Drug trafficking across the Southwest border remains an acute threat to our homeland security and one of the top drug control priorities for the United States. Mexican drug trafficking organizations have come to dominate the illegal drug supply chain, taking ownership of drug shipments after they depart South America and overseeing their transportation to market and distribution throughout the United States. It is now estimated that 90 percent of the cocaine that is destined for U.S. markets transits the Mexico/Central America corridor. Mexico is the primary foreign source of marijuana and methamphetamine destined for U.S. markets and is also a source and transit country for heroin. Mexican drug trafficking organizations dominate the U.S. drug trade from within, overseeing drug distribution in more than 230 U.S. cities. These organizations also control the southbound flow of other forms of drug related contraband, such as bulk currency and illegal weapons.
http://www.whitehousedrugpolicy.gov/publications/swb_counternarcotics_strategy09/swb_counternarcotics_strategy09.pdf
Sci-Fi Writers on Mission to Imagine Unimaginable
Boston.Com, (05/23/2009), David Montgomery
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has enlisted the knowledge of science fiction writers, who as a group generally have extensive knowledge of science, to work with federal and commercial research and development departments. Members of Sigma, a writers' group, provide pro bono consultant services, receiving travel expenses only. Members have addressed meetings organized by the U.S. Department of Energy, the U.S. Army and Air Force, and others. Nearly one-third of Sigma members have doctorates, such as Catherine Asaro, author of two dozen novels, who has a doctorate in physics.
www.boston.com/news/nation/washington/articles/2009/05/23/sci_fi_writers_on_mission_to_imagine_unimaginable/
Standard Updated for Reporting Suspicious Activity
Federal Computer Week, (05/22/2009), Ben Bain
The federal government recently announced changes to its standard for how government law enforcement organizations should report observations on potentially suspicious activities concerning terrorist activities and how this information should be shared. These changes were driven by feedback from law enforcement and others.
Suspicious activity reporting (SAR) is now defined as "observed behavior reasonably indicative of pre-operational planning related to terrorism or other criminal activity. Civil liberties advocates believed the prior definition to be too broad. Also, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence's Program Manager for the Information Sharing Environment (PM-ISE) will continue with a pilot SAR information-sharing program using state and local intelligence fusion centers. The updated standard went into effect May 21.
fcw.com/articles/2009/05/22/web-suspicious-activity-report-update.aspx
Oklahoma Enlists a Program to Identify Remains From DNA
The Center for Human Identification at the University of Texas offers free DNA testing to law enforcement agencies and medical examiners on a nationwide basis. Recently, the Oklahoma State Medical Examiner's Office began cataloging all of its unidentified remains and found 125 cases that could be sent to the center. The service is offered free of charge. A 2007 National Institute of Justice report stated there might be as many as 100,000 active missing persons cases in the country on any given day.
www.nytimes.com/2009/05/25/us/25dna.html?_r=1&ref=us
Crime Stats at the Click of a Mouse
Santa Monica Daily Press, (05/20/2009), Kevin Herrera
The Santa Monica Police Department recently launched a new crime mapping system that gives citizens direct access to crime data for nearly all crimes reported within the last 90 days. The system is updated daily and may be accessed at www.santamonicapd.org/crimemapping. Users can enter an address and a specified period of time ranging from one to 90 days, and the system will create an informative map of the area. The system may be searched by crime type, with a variety of geographic options.
www.smdp.com/Articles-c-2009-05-19-59320.113116_Crime_stats_at_the_click_of_a_mouse.html
Technology Lets Troopers Stay on the Highway
WALB News 10, (05/20/2009), Jim Wallace
Starting in July, the Georgia State Patrol is implementing an in-car computer system that will allow troopers to do most of their reports and work from the road. Computer-aided dispatch systems are being installed in offices and mobile computer terminals are being added to cars to help troopers be more efficient. The new dispatch system is needed to run the in-car system, which will include a GPS component that lets dispatch know where the vehicles are located at all times. The new system is expected to improve response time, increase efficiency and make the state patrol greener by cutting down on paper use.
www.walb.com/Global/story.asp?S=10397733&nav=menu37_2
Police Radar for Measuring Speeding Cars Improved
Science Daily, (05/29/2009)
Down-the-road (DTR) radar used in speed enforcement and the ballistic chronograph, which measures the speed of bullets, may soon be improved as a result of research recently conducted by the Office of Law Enforcement Standards at the National Institute of Standards and Technology. Researchers John Jendzurski and Nicholas Paulter examined the four common methods used and developed and published uncertainty measurement formulas for each method. The formulas will help DTR radar users clearly understand the need for proper calibration. Also, researcher Donald Larson and Paulter have developed a ballistic chronograph to measure the velocity of a fired bullet that is 20 times more precise than is common. These chronographs are used during ballistic-resistant body armor testing.
www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/05/090521112824.htm
Michigan to Shutter Eight Prisons in Budget Cutbacks
Detroit News, (06/06/2009), Mark Hornbeck
Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm has announced plans to close three prisons and five prison camps to reduce a state budget deficit. The closures would save $120 million and help erase a $1.7 billion budget deficit, but lawmakers say the plan could put the public at risk. Approximately 4,000 prisoners who have served at least their minimum sentence will be freed and 1,000 employees would be laid off, which will have a ripple effect on communities near the prisons. Inmates still serving terms will be shifted to other facilities. Corrections officials say a decline in felony convictions, more paroles and sentence commutations and double-bunking of some maximum security inmates are driving down the need for prison space. There are currently about 1,500 empty prison beds.
www.detnews.com/article/20090606/POLITICS02/906060362/1009/rss02
Obama Administration Announces New Tactics in International Drug War
Associated Press, (06/08/2009), Tim Korte
U.S. officials are ramping up plans to combat Mexican drug cartels. More than 10,800 people have been killed in Mexico by drug violence since December 2008, despite the deployment of more than 45,000 Mexican soldiers to fight the cartels. Steps planned along the U.S.-Mexico border to detect drug smugglers include building visual shields near border-crossing points so drug cartel spotters can't alert approaching motorists about inspections; improving nonlethal weapons technology to help officers incapacitate suspects and disable motor vehicles and boats used by traffickers; reviving an interagency working group to coordinate intelligence; and using more intelligence analysts to detect drug-dealing networks.
www.star-telegram.com/279/story/1417770.html
DCF Task Force Opts Against DNA Sampling
TampaBay Online, (06/04/2009), Katie Coronado
A Florida state task force has decided not to collect DNA samples from children in state care. The task force in the Department of Children and Families rejected the proposal made by law enforcement task members, who said collecting DNA could help provide information for locating or identifying foster children. But foster care advocates spoke against the proposal, saying it was a violation of privacy. Officials said as of early June, 309 foster children were missing in the state.
www2.tbo.com/content/2009/jun/04/dcf-task-force-opts-against-dna-sampling/news-breaking/
10th Crime Mapping Research Conference
For the first time, the MAPS Program is offering needs-based scholarships for the 10th Crime Mapping Research Conference.
Criteria: Applicant should not currently be involved in mapping or spatial analysis in the public or non-profit sector (unless new to the field and just getting started). Current NIJ grantees are ineligible.
In 750 words or less: Describe why you are interested in implementing mapping or spatial analysis in your organization; Tell us how you expect the conference to benefit your goals in using mapping or spatial analysis in your organization's mission; You must provide the document in:
MS Word 97-2005 .doc format.
Use 12 point Times New Roman font.
Double-spaced lines.
Your supervisor must write a letter approving your attendance on your organization's letterhead.
Amount of scholarship: The awarded applicant will receive the following: Hotel room covered for 3 nights, airfare to the conference, as well as modified per diem of $150. Scholarship winners must cover any other incidental expenses.
We will award up to five scholarships.
Deadline: Monday, July 6, 2009. E-mail the required documents to Ronald.Wilson@usdoj.gov no later than 5 p.m. EDT.
The NIJ Conference 2009
For more than a decade, NIJ's annual conference has brought together criminal justice scholars, policymakers, and practitioners at the local, state and federal levels to share the most recent findings from research and technology.
The conference showcases what works, what doesn't work and what the research shows as promising. It puts a heavy emphasis on the benefits to researchers and practitioners who work together to create effective evidence-based policies and practices. The DNA Grantees Workshop, formerly a separate event, is now an integral part of the NIJ Conference. Combining the former DNA Grantees Workshop with the NIJ Conference allows us to feature innovations in forensic sciences and related policy and resource issues.
Researchers interested in criminal justice
Policymakers responsible for shaping public safety or social services
Practitioners in criminal justice interested in technology and DNA
Students interested in criminal justice issues
http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/nij/events/nij_conference/welcome.htm
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Astronomia
 9446 Cicero – asteroide della fascia principale

Geografia
 Stati Uniti d'America
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 Cicero – città della Contea di Hamilton, Indiana
 Cicero – città della Contea di Onondaga, New York
 Cicero – città della Contea di Outagamie, Wisconsin

Persone
 Marco Tullio Cicerone (in latino Cicero) – statista, filosofo e oratore romano
 Marco Tullio Cicerone il Vecchio – padre dello statista
 Quinto Tullio Cicerone – politico, fratello di Marco Tullio
 Cicero – nome in codice di Elyesa Bazna, agente segreto albanese
 Nando Cicero - attore e regista italiano
 Vincenzo Cicero – filosofo e accademico italiano

Altro
 Cicero – unità di misura tipografica
 Cicero – varietà di patata
 Cicero – 'ndrina di Cosenza
 Cicero – purosangue inglese

Pagine correlate
 Cicerone (disambigua)
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Justin Bieber Holds Tight Against Baby Daddy Rumors
Last updated on November 10th, 2011 by Hollywood & Mane
Former Belieber and super fan Mariah Yeater claims to have been impregnated by Justin backstage at a concert.
Justin has sworn that he never met Mariah Yeater or had any contact with her which could result in him being the Baby Daddy to her son. So what gives? Obviously there's a baby. Who is the father?
It's no surprise that Beliebers are horrified and calling the woman's character into question at every turn. Which is a nice way of reporting how Bieber's fans are responding to the sketchy claims.
Justin Bieber has famously said, "Rumors are carried by haters, spread by fools and accepted by idiots."
Recent information on Yeater has come out, including the fact that the 20-year-old fan won the title of "Most Dramatic" in high school. She also has already previously another man of fathering her child.
Justin has agreed to take a paternity test to prove he's not the father. Insiders say that he's not the baby's father. Justin's famous girlfriend, Selena Gomez, is standing by his side.
There are lots of signs that Yeater's claims are bogus. If it turns out negative then Bieber is all set to sue Yeater. If the test is positive Yeater could face charges for statutory rapist for allegedly having sex with Bieber.
It's unfortunate that anyone can make an accusation and it has to be taken seriously. Meanwhile Bieber fans are waiting anxiously to find out whether Justin has a love child.
If he is Yeater's Baby Daddy will his fans stand by him or kick him to the curb? What do you think?
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