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By CIOinsight  |  Posted 03-15-2012 Print Email
IBM has unveiled a clinical-analytics platform to provide doctors with insight into patients' conditions using natural-language processing and machine-learning capabilities similar to Watson.

IBM is moving on from "Jeopardy!" to finding treatments using genetic data. The company announced it has developed a data-analytics platform called Clinical Genomics that uses algorithms and analytics similar to that of Big Blue's Watson supercomputer to find treatments for conditions based on a patient's genetic profile.

Doctors can use Clinical Analytics to analyze patients' similarities, predict outcomes, evaluate risk benefits and view treatment options. In addition to genetic data, the software also takes into account a patient's age, gender, symptoms and past diagnoses.

The new platform combines knowledge of patient histories with automatic statistical analysis and machine learning, said Dr. Haim Nelken, manager of IBM Research's health care and privacy solutions division in Haifa, Israel.

"This is a standard-based generic framework that can be used in the context of various diseases and for a range of decision-support tasks, such as patients' similarity assessment, prospective outcome prediction, risk benefits analysis, and presentation of the treatment options most likely to succeed," Nelken wrote in an email to eWEEK.

Researchers can access data through a standard Web browser on tablets or PCs.

IBM's Clinical Genomics fits into the growing trend in health care of using big data to develop personalized medicine, which is the ability to use a patient's personal genetic characteristics to prescribe medical treatment for conditions such as cancer, hypertension and AIDS.

Clinical Genomics enables doctors to aggregate medical statistics and develop recommendations and weighted predictions, Nelken wrote. The software analyzes medical guidelines and the knowledge clinicians provide and correlates it with patient data to provide doctors with personalized treatment options.

Before platforms such as Clinical Genomics, analyzing a patient's genetic profile along with other data such as family history required large-scale data sources, IBM reported.

Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori (INT), a research and treatment cancer center in Italy focused on preclinical and clinical oncology, is conducting a pilot project using Clinical Genomics, which IBM announced on March 14.

"Making decisions in today's complex environment requires computerized methods that can analyze the vast amounts of patient information available to ease clinical decision-making," Dr. Marco A. Pierotti, scientific director at INT, said in a statement. "By providing our physicians with vital input on what worked best for patients with similar clinical characteristics, we can help improve treatment effectiveness and the final patient outcome."

In the first stages of the trial at INT, researchers looked at data from patients suffering from Soft Tissue Sarcoma, a cancer of soft tissue in muscles, tendons, fat and blood vessels, said Nelken.

IBM hopes additional hospital systems will integrate Clinical Genomics into their personalized medicine programs. The platform will keep data anonymous and identify cases by search criteria such as age, gender, symptoms and diagnosis, IBM reported.

Using clinical genomics can improve treatment and limit the number of unnecessary procedures, said Nelken. (A recent survey in the March 2012 issue of the journal Health Affairs found that using computerized systems led doctors to order more lab tests.)

Clinical Genomics uses natural language processing and machine-learning capabilities that are similar to Watson, IBM reported. The new platform's algorithms and analytics capabilities also complement the deep question and answering features of Watson, according to the company. On March 1, IBM announced a new advisory board of experts for Watson that will research how the supercomputing technology can help clinician workflows.

In another development in personalized medicine, Dell announced on Nov. 10 that it would donate its cloud infrastructure to the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen) to house data for a personalized medicine trial being conducted to find treatments for pediatric cancer. TGen is a nonprofit organization focused on using genomics to develop medical treatment.

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Observers Skeptical About Success of Oracle CRM Buyout Binge

By John Pallatto  |  Posted 09-12-2005

Observers Skeptical About Success of Oracle CRM Buyout Binge

SAN FRANCISCO—With its $5.85 billion buyout of Siebel Systems on Monday, Oracle will face persistent questions about how it can effectively market or integrate what amounts to seven different CRM product lines, software industry executives and analysts said Monday.

Oracle Corp. officials said Monday that the Siebel Customer Relationship Management products will be folded into Project Fusion, which is Oracle's effort to combine the best features and components of the Oracle E-Business Suite, PeopleSoft Enterprise and JDE Enterprise One into a coherent product line.

However, industry executives and analysts said they were skeptical that Oracle would successfully carry out the massive task of integrating applications from three different large software companies with its own products.

Customers will have questions and concerns about which of those CRM products are going to survive in any recognizable form for the long term, said Bruce Richardson, chief research officer with AMR Research Inc. in Boston.

This will give competitors such as SAP AG or an opportunity to offer there products as perhaps a less expensive or less complicated alternative to Project Fusion, Richardson said.

With Monday's acquisition, Oracle has acquired the existing on-premise and on-demand versions of Siebel CRM.

In addition, Siebel was preparing to deliver by the end of this year Nexus, the next generation of its CRM products that is based on Software Oriented Architecture.

Oracle also had its own CRM product line and had developed an on-demand version of those products.

This array of product offerings will likely cause a lot of confusion for customers until Oracle can show what CRM components will become prominent in the new Project Fusion, he said.

Click here to read Charles Garry's commentary about whether it is wise for Oracle customers to tie a large portion of their IT capabilities to a single vendor.

The integration process is going to take time, and this gives a nimble company like time to show how they can provide the same solutions quicker and for less money, he noted.

However, Oracle is unlikely to face serious legal opposition from the Securities and Exchange Commission this time as it did when it launched its hostile buyout of PeopleSoft, he said.

The SEC will review the acquisition as it always does, but "I just don't see any major issues with the SEC" this time around, he said.

PeopleSoft's staunch legal resistance to the Oracle buyout raised issues to which the SEC had to pay attention, Richardson said.

Since Siebel and Oracle reached an amicable buyout agreement, those issues don't exist this time.

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He also said he didn't believe SAP would raise strong objections because its product line includes integrated CRM components.

Speculation that Oracle and Siebel were talking about an amicable buyout have swirled since last March.

A number of analysts, including Richardson, expressed strong doubts that Oracle would spend billions of dollars to acquire Siebel after spending more than $10 billion to acquire PeopleSoft/J.D. Edwards.

Richardson said he reiterated this view to a financial analyst just 48 hours before the deal was announced Monday.

A Siebel acquisition made more sense for Oracle than a PeopleSoft acquisition did a year ago, said Sheryl Kingstone, a CRM market analyst with the Yankee Group in Boston.

"I would have preferred that it had happened sooner rather than later," Kingstone said.

When the two companies failed to announce a deal in April, Kingstone said she assumed that it was unlikely that it was ever going to happen.

Click here to read John Pallatto's commentary on recent market moves by SAP to chip away at Oracle's Project Fusion.

"Oracle should have bought Siebel before it bought PeopleSoft," because Siebel would have provided best of breed CRM applications that it acquired from PeopleSoft, she said.

"They really didn't need both companies. Siebel has a lot more strength in CRM. They are a leader in the industry and they have a lot more components, not just in customer service and support, but a marketing application" that is a market leader as well, she said. executives, lead by CEO Marc Benioff, were exultant about the news of the Siebel buyout, saying it provided further evidence of the success of the on-demand business model.

"Oracle put Siebel investors out of there misery today. We have been doing that for Siebel customers for years," Benioff said in a statement to his company's employees Monday.

"Oracle's strategy is simple. Instead of innovating, buy as much installed software as possible, call it all Oracle Fusions, and make sure it uses Oracle's database," Benioff said.

This will also it to try to maximize the revenue it generates from maintenance, license fees and potential upgrades, Benioff said.

To read Scot Petersen's column examining the challenges Oracle faces in wringing real value for customers and investors from its buyout binge, click here.

In this way, Oracle is following the same strategy followed by Computer Associates International Inc., which bought up a number of mainframe database and application companies to milk the maintenance revenue for as long as possible.

However, Benioff suggested that this strategy will backfire because rather than keep paying maintenance fees, "customers will look for new solutions and new providers."

Benioff also predicted that Siebel's On-Demand CRM product would be an early casualty of the buyout because it is the result of a joint venture between IBM and Siebel and runs on IBM's DB2 relational database.

"Oracle will kill it. Oracle does not sell DB2," Benioff said.

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They also expressed no resentment that the Oracle announcement happened to coincide with the opening Monday of's Dreamforce user conference here.

It's hard to imagine that Oracle and Siebel would time the signing of a definitive merger agreement just to intrude on the user conference, said Jim Steele, president.

The buyout is just more evidence of the persistent consolidation that is going on in the application software market, noted Denis Pombriant, principal of Beagle Research Group, a CRM industry research specialist in Stoughton, Mass.

Oracle is aggressively acquiring software companies so it can acquire a larger customer base that it can sell applications to, Pombriant said.

The problem with this strategy is that it doesn't necessarily produce new and innovative software, just a continuing stream of revenue.

"I would prefer to see a burst of innovation that results in new products to sell to customers rather than the creation of a homogenized product line" that resulted from an acquisition campaign, he said.

It will be difficult to successfully consolidate all the software technology that Oracle has acquired over the past year, Pombriant said.

"I'm skeptical about what the results will be," he said.

Oracle may not be able to integrate all those acquired products fast enough before customers start to give serious consideration to moving to the on-demand products offered by smaller and more nimble companies, such as and RightNow Technologies Inc., noted Janet White, an analyst with Info-Tech Research Group based in London, Ontario.

"By purchasing Siebel, Oracle has acquired an additional 3.4 million CRM users and the maintenance fees that go with that kind of installed base," said White in a prepared statement.

"But how much time will Oracle really have to integrate its existing portfolio to create innovative new products, when it has to spend most of its time maintaining disparate, monolithic systems" acquired through its recent buyouts, she said.

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You already know what this column is about. You know even though we are barely three sentences in. You knew before you saw the headline.

There are days in the opinion business when one story makes itself inevitable and unavoidable, one story sucks up all the air in the room. This is one of those times. One story.

Well ... two, actually: the misadventures of Cliven Bundy and Donald Sterling.

Bundy, of course, is the Nevada rancher whose refusal to pay fees to allow his cattle to graze on public land made him a cause celebre on the political right. They enthusiastically embraced his government-is-the-enemy ideology (Timothy McVeigh would be proud) and militia types flocked to his side, eager for an armed standoff.

Until the press conference where Bundy relieved himself of a few opinions regarding — ahem — “the Negro.”

“They abort their young children, they put their young men in jail, because they never learned how to pick cotton. And I’ve often wondered, are they better off as slaves, picking cotton and having a family life and doing things, or are they better off under government subsidy?”

And again: where to begin? Black people “put” their sons in jail? Slavery promoted family life? And beg pardon, but what is free usage of federal land if not a government subsidy? There is so much stupid packed into those words you’d need a chisel to get it all out.

Small wonder that last week the extreme right treated its hero as the rats treated Titanic, shocked — simply shocked! — to learn that a guy who leads an army in refusing to recognize the existence of the federal government might be nuts.

Sterling tape

Which brings us to Sterling, owner of the NBA team the Los Angeles Clippers. A leaked audiotape has Sterling telling a woman friend to stop publicizing her relationships with African-American people and bringing them to his games. Sterling also says of Clippers players: “I support them and give them food, and clothes, and cars and houses. Who gives it to them?”

“Give.” Mind you, the man is talking about people who work for him.

So there you have it: frick and frack, the dumb and dumber of American racial discourse, and predictably, dutifully, media figures, pundits and pols have come together to blow raspberries in their direction, to say all the right things in condemnation of them and their diarrhetic mouths. And yes, they deserve that. Still, there is something facile and dishonest in it, something that reeks of unearned righteousness and even moral cowardice.

The truth is, the idiocy of these men doesn’t mean a whole lot, doesn’t impact much beyond their immediate lives. We hyperventilate about it, yet somehow manage not to be overly concerned as black boys are funneled into prison, brown ones are required to show their papers, voting rights are interdicted, Fourth Amendment rights are abrogated and some guy has his job application round-filed when the hiring woman sees that his name is Malik.

Not cured of racism

We keep declaring our country cured of its birth defect of racial hatred. Indeed, that’s an article of faith on the political right.

It is only possible to think that so long as you don’t look too closely, so long as you are willing to ignore dirty deeds done largely out of sight and back of mind by collective hands — everyone guilty, so no one is. Then some guys who didn’t get the memo speak a little too stupidly a little too loudly and people condemn them and feel good about themselves for doing so.

But many of us don’t really understand what they purport to condemn. Otherwise, how could there be all this noise about that which doesn’t matter — and silence about that which does?

Leonard Pitts is a columnist for The Miami Herald, 1 Herald Plaza, Miami, Fla., 33132. Readers may contact him via e-mail at lpitts@miamiherald.com.)-

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The Rent Stabilization Board approved Resolution 13-03 which authorized landlords to pass through a portion of this year’s fee for tenancies that commenced prior to January 1, 1999.

Landlords may pass through $4.00 per month for 12 consecutive months after they pay their 2013-2014 registration fee and provide their tenants and the Rent Board at least thirty days’ prior written notice of the increase. Resolution 13-03 also allows tenants with a combined household income limit of 40% of Alameda County’s Area Median Income (AMI) to receive reimbursement for the pass-through.

In order to qualify for the reimbursement, tenants must provide proof of income eligibility for the household (i.e. everyone who resides in the unit) and must receive approval from the Berkeley Food and Housing Project.  The table below outlines the annual income eligibility standards (for each additional person in the household, add $2,850).

Number of Occupants Annual Household Income
One Person $25,300
Two People $28,950
Three People $32,550
Four People $36,150
Five People $39,400
Six People $41,950
Seven People $44,800
Eight People $47,700

To begin the verification process, please call the Berkeley Food and Housing Project at (510) 809-8525.  The information you provide is strictly confidential and your landlord will not see and the Rent Board will not keep the income documents you submit.  Please keep in mind that each household can only claim one reimbursement so the first member to claim the reimbursement will receive it.  Tenants will need the following information/documents in order to receive the reimbursement:

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Date of Birth: May 5, 1938

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Children: Patricia Blagojevich (Rod), Deborah Mell and Richard Mell and one granddaughter, Amy Blagojevich

Richard F. Mell was raised in Muskegon, Michigan and attended both high school and college there. He moved to Chicago in the Logan Square area after meeting his soon to be bride Marge. Following in his father's footsteps, he opened a spring manufacturing company in Chicago and soon became active in Chicago politics. He started as a precinct captain with the 33rd Ward Regular Democratic Organization under Committeeman John Brandt.

After serving the Organization for several years, Mr. Mell believed that more could be done for the 33rd Ward by a more aggressive local Democratic Organization. In 1972 Mell ran for Ward Committeeman as an Independent with the backing of neighborhood people from various community groups. The election results were close, he lost by some 500 votes. He remained active in the ward and worked with community organizations such as the Logan Square Neighborhood Association, Logan Square Lions Club, Northwest Community Organization, Fraternal Order of Eagles, the Polish American Alliance, and became a member of the Young Democrats of Cook County serving two terms as Chairman. In 1975 Mell ran for Alderman and soundly defeated the Regular Democratic candidate. In 1976 he successfully ran for Ward Committeeman and took his seat on the Democratic Central Committee of Cook County.

Alderman Richard F. Mell has always taken pride in representing a multi-ethnic, multi-racial community which keeps striving for a better way of life for all it's residents. He has remained open to the people by attending community meetings and maintains an open door policy, by making himself accessible to everyone who wishes to see him. He has consistently fought slum landlords while encouraging rehabilitation of homes along with social programs to help the needy.

In 1979 and during his second term as 33rd Ward Alderman he was elected Vice Mayor of the City of Chicago by his colleagues in the City Council, an office he held under Mayor Harold Washington until April 1987.

Alderman Mell currently serves as Chairman of the Committee on Committees, Rules and Ethics and is a member of the Committees on Budget and Governmental Operations, Finance, Health, Housing & Land Acquisition, Human Relations and Traffic Control and Safety.

Some of Alderman Mell's accomplishments are:

  • Help set up pilot program for Graffiti Court at Belmont and Western.
  • Initiated Adjacent Neighborhood Program to rid the city of vacant lots; put into force by former Mayor Jane Bryne.
  • Passed ordinance for introducing Community Service Work for graffiti vandals.
  • Was the first Ward to introduce a Graffiti Van.
  • Passed ordinance allowing individuals to sue parents for damage done by their children.
  • Banned spray paint.
  • Constantly fights absentee slum landlords in housing court.
  • Set new city ethnic codes for elected officials.


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Madeline Rogero, Mayor

For Immediate Release
Knoxville Restaurant Week Feb. 26-March 2
Knoxville Restaurant WeekFebruary 24, 2012 - After its successful inaugural year, Knoxville Restaurant Week returns to offer Knoxville diners a special week of great meals to benefit Second Harvest Food Bank of East Tennessee. Restaurant Week kicks off this weekend, Sunday, Feb. 26 and continues through Thursday, March 2, 2012.

During the second annual Knoxville Restaurant Week, Knoxville residents and visitors can enjoy the highest-quality fine dining that Knoxville has to offer at a fixed price.

Local restaurants from Fleming's and Nama to The Chop House and Ruth's Chris Steak House will offer three-course meals at $25 or $35 fixed prices with a portion of the dinner price going to help feed the hungry.

Knoxville restaurant owners were joined by Knox County Mayor Tim Burchett, other elected officials and community leaders at a kick-off event at Ruth's Chris on Feb. 7.

Several other U.S. cities, including New York, Chicago and San Diego, have built restaurant weeks into hugely popular culinary events and significant tourist draws. After last year's successful debut, Knoxville Restaurant Week now positions Knoxville among these cities.

"Knoxville is a dining out town. We have wonderful, diverse restaurants that provide excellent dining experiences," Knoxville Mayor Madeline Rogero said. "Knoxville Restaurant Week is a great opportunity to sample our local fine dining and help a great cause."

Diners are encouraged to go the Knoxville Restaurant Week website, http://www.knoxvillerestaurantweek.com, and choose a participating restaurant (list attached) and then call or e-mail the restaurant directly to make a reservation for this special week.

Participating restaurants donate $5 from every fixed price meal to Second Harvest Food Bank.

"Knoxville Restaurant Week was a huge success for us last year. Our sales were up 74 percent over the same week the in 2010," said Paul Hohe, general manager of Ruth's Chris Steak House. "We look forward to another successful Restaurant Week this year. This event will continue to raise awareness of Knoxville on the national culinary scene" Knoxville Restaurant Week benefits the East Tennessee region in many ways.

First, Restaurant Week drives traffic to restaurants at a typically slow period for the industry. Second, the city of Knoxville sees increased economic activity by Knoxville residents dining out at restaurants. Furthermore, Restaurant Week draws tourism to the Knoxville market.

Lastly, Second Harvest Food Bank receives donations to feed the hungry in the region. Last year, donations from Knoxville Restaurant Week alone allowed Second Harvest to provide more than 120,000 meals to needy East Tennesseans.

Pilot Travel Centers LLC is the presenting sponsor of this event. Other sponsors include more than 20 leading Knoxville restaurants, the City of Knoxville, Knox County, Knoxville Tourism and Sports Corporation, Knoxville Tourism Alliance, the Knoxville News Sentinel and Moxley Carmichael.

Participating Restaurants Include:

  • 31 Bistro
  • Abuelo's
  • Brazeiros
  • Chez Liberty
  • Cocoa Moon Fusion Grill
  • Connors Steak & Seafood
  • Echo Bistro & Wine Bar
  • Fleming's Prime Steakhouse & Wine Bar
  • Hilton Knoxville Marty's Bistro
  • Latitude 35
  • Le Parigo Restaurant
  • Nama
  • Naples Italian Restaurant
  • Northshore Brasserie
  • RouXbarb
  • Ruth's Chris Steak House
  • Seasons Cafe
  • Sequoyah Grille
  • Stir Fry Cafe
  • Surin of Thailand
  • The Bistro at the Bijou
  • The Chop House
  • The Grill at Highlands Row
  • The Melting Pot
  • The Orangery

    For more information about Knoxville Restaurant Week visit www.knoxvillerestaurantweek.com.
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Madison Police Department Annual Hosted Events

February 11, 2014 3:13 PM

The Madison Police Department participates in numerous events and activities throughout the year which include community/neighborhood events, celebrations and charity fundraisers.  We also participate in yearly events such as Big Rig Gig, Safety Saturday, Juneteenth Day events, Ethnic Fest, events related to Black History Month, blood drives, community bike rodeos and a host of many other events.  In addition to these events the Madison Police Department also hosts a variety of events throughout the year with the hope of engaging positively with the community.  I have highlighted just a few of these events knowing however that this is a very short list of events that we host.  Maybe you will see something of interest for yourself or someone you know to participate in.  To learn more about events hosted through the Madison Police Department as well as the events that the Madison Police Department participates in throughout the year make sure you stay connected with us through our website, Twitter and Facebook accounts!

Madison Police Cyber Detective Camp: A Partnership with the Wisconsin Youth Company

For one week every August, members of the Madison Police Department work with middle school aged students to promote cyber safety by offering an experiential education course through Middle School U.  This is an educational and recreational program developed by the Wisconsin Youth Company. The goal of this course is for students to learn about cyber safety during a week-long simulation that models some real life practices of detective and police officers. In the cyber detective course, participants are sworn in on a Monday morning as "cyber detectives" and are assigned a case that involves either an internet or technology based crime. Throughout the week, the participants work in groups to conduct interviews, process a crime scene and collect evidence. At the end of the week, they make a determination as to how to close the case. In the process of solving the crime, principles related to cyber safety are embedded within the context of the case so that participants can learn about being safe online while also learning some basic principles of modern day policing.

In 2014, the Madison Police Department will once again participate in Middle School U and continue to build cyber safety awareness among our young citizens.  The students who participate in this event are selected through the Wisconsin Youth Company.  Typically about 15 students participate in this event.   If you would like additional information regarding this camp please contact Lt. June Groehler at 608-266-6560.

2014 Latino Youth Academy

The 2014 Latino Youth Academy will be held August 20-22nd at our Training Center.  The academy is geared towards students entering 7th and 8th grade.  A student is recommended to the academy by their teacher through Madison Metropolitan School District.  After their information is reviewed and if they are accepted into the academy the student receives an application to complete.  This youth outreach program was designed to build trust, promote careers in law enforcement (or anything else they want to be), inspire and educate local Latino middle-schoolers.  They strive to improve public perceptions of police, build interpersonal relationships with the Latino community, positively influence youth and educate the students and their families on what police functions are in our community.
2014 Black Youth Academy

The 2014 Black Youth Academy will be held August 6-8 at our Training Center.  The initial selection process works the same as the Latino Youth Academy.  The Black Youth Academy is a diverse group of Law Enforcement Officers committed to hosting an annual academy.  The academy is open to all but it is primarily focused on building relationships with black youth.  The goals of this academy are to build relationships of trust with community youth, their families and neighborhoods.  They also want to educate and interest youth on the role and work of law enforcement as well as instilling leadership knowledge and qualities in these youth to take back into their homes and communities.

2014 Citizen Police Academy

Each year the Madison Police Department offers a Citizen's Academy which is a program designed to give the public a working knowledge and understanding of the values, goals, objectives and operation of our Department.  This academy is not intended for those wishing to pursue a career in the law enforcement field, but instead to provide citizens with a unique opportunity to be involved in and obtain a better understanding of our Department.  Our goal is to improve communication and to help build positive relationships between our Department and our community members in which we serve.  We strongly believe that by working together we are better able to solve problems that face our community and improve the quality of life in Madison.

This year's academy will take place starting in September.  The Academy consists of nine three-hour sessions that are conducted on a weekly basis.  During the Academy citizens can expect to be exposed to subject matter relating to the duties and responsibilities of police officers.  The Academy is instructed by Police Officers and Supervisors from within our Department.  Topics that have been discussed in the past included: drugs and gangs, legal updates, officer involved shootings and use of force decision making, OWI and traffic enforcement, K9s and mounted patrol, crime scene investigation, crisis negotiations, Dane County Crime Response, child abuse/neglect, computer crimes, forensics and domestic preparedness.  The participants of the Academy are also offered an opportunity to go on a ride-along with a MPD police officer.

There is an application process that one must go through in order to be considered for this Academy.  If you would like additional information about the minimum requirements of who can apply, how to apply or more information about the Academy please visit our website at:  The final touches are being put together for the 2014 Citizen Police Academy which will be posted to the website in the coming weeks.

Get to know your Madison Police Department Mounted Patrol Officers and Furry Partners!

The Madison Police Department's Mounted Patrol Unit will be hosting an open house at the Horse First Farm on April 27, 2014.  This is a great opportunity to meet the Mounted patrol officers and their friendly partners!  More details are to follow so make sure to check out the following website:

Again, these are only a few of the events that we are hosting in 2014 but I encourage you to stay connected with our Department in order to hear about all the events that we offer and participate in throughout the year.  These are a wonderful opportunity for our community and police department to connect.

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V. Novgorod, Russia - A Rochester Sister City

V. Novgorod, Russia - Sister City Since 1990

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Fast Facts
Currency: Ruble
Sister City Since: 1990
Language: Russian
Population: 218,000
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One of the oldest cities in Russia, Novgorod was founded in 859 A.D. Located on Lake Ilmen, between Moscow and St. Petersburg, the city is similar to Rochester in geography, in the presence of numerous high technology industries, and in the attention given to the education and health of its citizens.

Also like Rochester, Novgorod is bisected by a river, the Volkhov, and is home to more than 218,000 people. Novgorodians are especially proud of their historic institutions that existed long before the ascendancy of Moscow. Hanseatic League merchants were trading in Novogorod by the 12th century. Composer Anton Arensky was born in Novgorod in 1861. The achievements of other early citizens in art and culture continue to be revealed through extensive archaeological discoveries.

In 1992 UNESCO added its chief monuments to the World Heritage list. In 1998, the city was officially renamed Velikiy Novgorod, recalling its medieval title "Lord Novgorod the Great".

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Phone: (907) 224-3138

Fax: (907) 224-7187

Office Hours are 8am to 5pm 7 days a week. Channel 17 is monitored 8am to 10pm daily.

Beginning May 1, 2014 transient (guest) moorage (monthly, semi-annual, or annual moorage) must be paid before the moorage begins. Moorage charges will no longer be based on a calendar month, but instead the moorage month will begin on the date the moorage is paid. Otherwise, the daily rate will be billed and must be paid before any discounted moorage is available.

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Kids Company: countdown to a crisis 2

26 Aug 2015 | Emily Corfe

Kids Company closed in August, following a turbulent year including child sex abuse allegations, accusations of financial mismanagement and the forced resignation of its chief executive.

Kids Company: countdown to a crisis

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Could charities face more challenges over legacies?

On Monday the court of appeal awarded £164,000 to the estranged daughter of a woman who left her entire £500,000 estate to charity. Emily Corfe finds the sector concerned about the implications for legacy giving.

Behind the scenes at Kids Company

Earlier this year, Kids Company was already under pressure over claims it mismanaged staff and finances. David Ainsworth spent a day with the charity to try and get under the skin of an unusual organisation.

Camila Batmanghelidjh: I never wanted to run Kids Company

After a year of controversy, Kids Company announced that its founder, Camila Batmanghelidjh, would step down from the role of chief executive. She tells David Ainsworth that her charity has been unfairly criticised.

Rob Wilson: 'We can’t afford to have the goodwill of the public haemorrhaging away'

The minister for civil society tells David Ainsworth the government will legislate to regulate fundraising if the charity sector fails to act strongly enough to reform 'industrial scale' cold calling practices.

Penparacau Community Forum

Having lots of society lotteries under a single brand has been vital to building a sustainable funding stream for disadvantaged neighbourhoods, says John Hume.

Complaints about fundraising are increasing, and fast. But why?

David Ainsworth looks at the key figures from the FRSB complaints report, and finds a trend of consistently rising public dissatisfaction.

Jen Dougan, director of fundraising, Breast Cancer Now: 'Fundraisers should respond to scrutiny with strength and grace'

Breast Cancer Campaign and Breakthrough Breast Cancer recently united under a single brand: Breast Cancer Now. Jen Dougan, director of fundraising talks about the triumphs and the challenges of merging two entities for the good of the cause.

How to handle charity communications in a crisis

Fundraisers can play an important role in limiting the damage when a PR disaster looms, says Vicky Browning.

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What went wrong at Kids Company?

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Group structures: considerations for trustees

26 Aug 2015

Elizabeth Davis and Kirsteen Hook examine issues faced by trustees working with large complex networks....

Transforming board leadership at the Education Support Network

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Three years after starting a governance restructuring programme, key players at the Education Support...

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The landscape that charities operate in is changing, and the funding structures which support the sector...

Really simple first aid at the British Red Cross

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Gun control vs. the right to bear arms: A Jewish point of view

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An SIG Pro semi-automatic pistol. [Augustas Didžgalvis photo]

The tragic Newtown shooting has led to renewed calls for gun control by Conservative and Reform Jewish leaders, who have highlighted this as a religious issue (an Orthodox spokesman also concurred).

These emotional reactions are understandable, but their one-sided presentation of Jewish tradition fails to distinguish between the requirements of the real world and our hopes for the messianic age. Jewish tradition speaks to both the requirements of defense preparation and the need for training and safety rules with the best tools available, firearms, which are susceptible to misuse in the wrong hands.
Exodus 13:10 tells us that, “The Israelites were well armed when they left Egypt.” On this verse, Nachmanides explains that the right to arms is a characteristic of free men, saying the Jewish nation “did not go out looking like fleeing slaves, but went out as an independent people that could be armed.”

The commentator Meam Loez ponders how the Egyptians “were able to gain control over the Israelites, since the Israelites were so numerous and powerful,” answering with an explanation of how the Egyptians used subterfuge to take away Israelite weapons.

That Midrash may not be historically true, but it provides an insight to the values of the Passover Haggadah writers who could not understand how their forebears would not have had weapons to defend against oppression. The Hagaddah reads “This year we are slaves,” followed by a call that in the coming year we will be free men. In 1848, Rabbi Ehrenburg of Berlin published a Haggadah omitting that line in his belief that German Jews had gained freedom and were no longer enslaved. With hindsight, we see his error.

Rashi explains that Exodus 22:2 permits killing an intruder as a justifiable homicide. Even where the thief has not shown deadly intent, one can assume intent since the thief is prepared for murder when the owner resists. The supporting Talmud texts (Berachot 58a, Yoma 85b) match “Castle” (defense of habitation) American legal doctrine in home defense, rather than the much more restrictive requirement to withdraw to safety. Others are also obligated to help, and any weapon is permissible, including the assault weapons of that era, according to the Babylonian Talmud (BT), Sanhedrin 72b. Depriving someone of a weapon that could have been used for self-defense makes one liable for the consequences, as the Reform movement’s Central Conference of American Rabbis (CCAR) recognized when it urged caution in considering the legitimate needs for self-defense and security before telling a non-Jew who lives on synagogue premises not to keep a gun in his apartment.

Shabbat weapons prohibition is discussed in BT Shabbat 63a, but this pre-supposes permissibility on weekdays. When concluding that it is wrong on Shabbat, the verse from Isaiah 2:4 is cited, but the Talmud then explains that Isaiah applies only because Shabbat is a taste in this world of the messianic era. Even on Shabbat, weapons are permitted to protect life, as Rabbi Shlomo Goren, the former chief rabbi of Israel has ruled, “… it is a mitzvah to shoot both on weekdays or Shabbat… when needed for self-defense… And it is not meant for non-security uses (like sport or hunting).” Goren encourages the feeling of security that is necessary for proper enjoyment of a peaceful Shabbat, and says “In situations where life is imperiled, shooting a gun is a mitzvah.”

BT Avodah Zarah 15b restricts sale of weapons to those suspected of murder, whether Jew or Gentile, as well as anyone who might resell to suspected murderers. This suggests prohibitions against sale to those with violent criminal histories and to those who threaten physical violence. This could include sales prohibitions to those with a mental health history that indicates proclivity to violence. However, we also see an allowance for defensive weapons such as shields. While there is no meaningful way to distinguish between a defensive and an offensive firearm, this suggests that even some prohibited persons may have rights of self-defense that must be protected. But there is no basis for a sales restriction for law-abiding citizens.

Perhaps even a child should be taught age-appropriate safety knowledge when around firearms since “his life may depend on it” (BT Kiddushin 30b). Certainly for adults, training is appropriate, as Samuel II 22:35 states “He teaches my hands to war; and trains my arms to bend a bow of bronze.”
Jewish tradition supports a “right to bear arms,” and the training to use them, as characteristics of a free people. We also have ethical obligations for self-defense and protecting the lives of our fellows. Judaism’s nuanced view balances the right, and even the need, for weapons ownership with the safety prescriptions necessary to assure that the innocent are protected. Sometimes, furthering peace and preventing violence require the weapons necessary to root out that violence.

Robert D. Altabet, former VP of business management at the Duracell Battery Company, resides in Yorktown Heights, NY, where he was formerly VP of religious affairs at Yorktown Jewish Center. He has taught several classes covering Jewish views on contemporary issues, including business ethics and the right to keep and bear arms.

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Montrealer wins insurance battle over Russian anti-gay law

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MONTREAL — An openly gay Jewish Montrealer has won a dispute with his insurance company and been reimbursed for cancelling a trip to Russia out of fear for his security because of the country’s anti-gay law.

David Brody, a longtime Congregation Shaar Hashomayim member and onetime LGBT activist, has been promised in writing the full refund of his claim against La Capitale Insurance and Financial Services Inc., but only after threatening to go to court.

“I am particularly pleased that the insurance company finally recognized my legitimate concerns for my well-being and freedom,” Brody said. “I see its decision to reimburse me as a direct validation of my civil rights as a gay Jewish man facing an exceptionally discriminatory law in a foreign land I wanted to visit.”

In early June, Brody booked a flight with Lufthansa from Montreal to Moscow for October and arranged a land tour in Russia during his planned 10 days there. This was a personal trip, his first to the country, and primarily to visit a nephew working at the Israeli embassy.

On June 30, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed into law a bill banning the “propaganda of non-traditional sexual relations to minors,” commonly referred to in the western media as “the anti-gay law.”

As soon as he heard about it, Brody decided to cancel his trip, as the law also applies to foreigners, who can be detained, arrested, fined or deported.

“All they had to do is Google my name to find out I wrote the novel Mourning and Celebration. It scared me, because this could absolutely be interpreted as gay literature. I could have been arrested on the spot and thrown in jail,” said Brody, who is over 70.

 Published in 2009, the novel imagines the clandestine love affair between two young Orthodox Jewish men in a 19th-century Polish shtetl.

In August, Brody filed a claim with La Capitale for $1,450 – $1,000 for the land arrangements, plus a $450 penalty Lufthansa charged him for cancelling his round trip.

Later that month, the insurance company responded that he was ineligible for reimbursement, because the federal government had not at the time issued a notice advising against Canadians travelling to Russia, as stipulated in the policy, which Brody has held since 2006.

Ottawa had only issued a “caution” about the new law.

Brody, assisted by the Centre for Research-Action on Race Relations (CRARR), followed up with a legal demand letter in November, stating, “I cannot accept your denial of my claim, which is tantamount to discrimination against your LGBT clientele and a violation of my right to the integrity and security of the person.”

He also identified himself as Jewish.

“This might have been another grounds to persecute me,” said Brody, who was a founder of the now-disbanded Montreal Jewish gay group Yahkdav.

If he had gone to court, the case would have been the first Canadian civil rights case related to the new Russian law.

In a Dec. 9 letter, signed by Martine Powell, director of health care benefits group insurance, La Capitale relented, stating that “given the circumstances motivating your decision not to travel to [Russia], we are approving your claim on an exceptional basis.”

Brody added that, while Canada had not issued a travel advisory, Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird in the House of Commons warned Canadians about going to Russia.

Brody said he has no desire to go to Russia anymore. “Polls have shown that over 60 per cent of the population supports this homophobic law. I wouldn’t give them the money.”

Matthew Chung, one of the two McGill University law students working with CRARR who helped Brody, said, “We were prepared from the start to initiate judicial proceedings, arguing that the company’s action constituted an indirect form of discrimination against LGBT travellers to Russia.

“Still, we are entirely satisfied with the outcome of the case. Mr. Brody has received the equal treatment and justice he deserved.”

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Today's Features

  • Kelli Rakes was recently honored with a bridal shower at the home of Mary Louise Carter. Pictured are, from left, Natalie Buck and Mary Carter hostesses; Patti Brockman, stepmother of the groom; Kelli; Patricia Rakes, mother of the bride; and Jane Carter, hostess. Kelli and Bradley Brockman will exchange vows on June 7.

  • Melanie Puryear and Timothy Wood, both of Campbellsville, will exchange wedding vows on Saturday, June 14.

    Puryear is the daughter of Richard and Doris Puryear of Campbellsville. Her grandmother is Margaret Shively of Campbellsville.

    She is a student at Campbellsville University and is employed at Game Stop.

    Wood is the son of George and Sharon Wood of Campbellsville. His grandparents are Barbie and Rosa Skaggs and Ethel Wood, all of Campbellsville.

    He is currently pursuing his master's degree and is an art teacher at Taylor County Middle School.

  • First Baptist Church will host a health fair at its Imani Community Center on Sunday, June 8.

    The event is from 1 to 3 p.m. and will help residents learn about their physical health.

    Businesses and organizations will provide educational materials, free screenings, food and prizes.

    Services offered include glucose monitoring, high blood pressure checks, HIV testing, and information on skin cancer, elder abuse, mental illness, drug and alcohol abuse, physical therapy, fire prevention and death and dying counseling.

  • A Lil' T's & Hillbilly Choppers benefit poker run for Gerald Myers is set for Saturday, June 7 beginning at Lil' T's Traffik Stop.

    Signup is from 11 a.m. to noon with the ride beginning at noon.

    Cost is $10 per hand and prizes will be given for the best hand, worst hand and the largest group.

    All proceeds will benefit Myers' cancer treatments.

    For more information, call Gary Porter at 849-2025 or Mark McFarland at 465-1514.

  • The Kentucky Folklife Program will present a series of training sessions as part of the Community Scholars certification program this summer at the Hopkins County Cooperative Extension Office in Madisonville.

    The Community Scholars training is designed to help people document and promote community culture, folklife and the traditional arts. Community Scholars learn the basic skills needed to conduct fieldwork, identify and showcase traditional arts and musical talents, folk traditions and local history.

  • Individuals 62 years of age or older who have graduated from high school or received an equivalent degree may take courses for credit as part of Campbellsville University's senior scholars program at no charge.

    No application fee, credentials or enrollment deposits are required.

    For more information, contact the CU Office of Admissions at 789-5220 or e-mail admissions@campbellsville.edu.

  • Charles T. and Mina Hedgespeth of Campbellsville will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary on Sunday, June 1.

    The couple were married on June 1, 1958, at South Campbellsville Baptist Church.

    A reception will take place from 1 to 3 p.m. on Sunday at Corinth Baptist Church, located on the Campbellsville/Hodgenville Road.

    All family and friends are invited to attend. They request no gifts.

  • Kelly Simpson Spoon and Joseph Eric Mattingly will exchange wedding vows on Saturday, June 7.

    Spoon is the daughter of Kay and Richard Kazsuk of Russell Springs and Tommy and Charlotte Simpson of Knoxville, Tenn.

    She is a 1992 graduate of Taylor County High School and a 1998 graduate of Lindsey Wilson College, where she earned a bachelor's degree in biology with secondary education. Spoon completed her master of arts in special education at Campbellsville University in 2005. She is employed by the Taylor County Board of Education.

  • Hannah Sue Wise of Elk Horn and Weston Drew Jones of Campbellsville will exchange wedding vows on Saturday, June 7.

    Wise is the daughter of Tommy Bland of Campbellsville and Carla Milsap of Elk Horn. Her grandparents are Wanda Carroll and the late Carson Carroll and Hurshel and Louise Bland.

    She is a 2008 graduate of Campbellsville University.

    Jones is the son of Mitchell Jones and Karen Jones, both of Campbellsville. His grandparents are Rufus and Doris Hansford of Campbellsville and the late Rex Jones and James and Maggie Bell.

  • Debbie and Charles Russell of Mackville announce the engagement of their daughter, Stephanie Russell, to Travis Gay, son of Jeanne and Bill Gay of Floyds Knobs, Ind.

    Russell is a 2002 graduate of Washington County High School and is a graduate of Campbellsville University. She is employed at Mercer County Elementary School in Harrodsburg.

    Gay is a 2000 graduate of Floyd Central High School and a graduate of Campbellsville University. He is employed at Anderson County Schools in Lawrenceburg.


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AMHERST, N.Y. (AP) Anthony Smith blocked two straight punts in the second quarter, scoring off the first and setting up another touchdown with the second, and Syracuse overcame a shaky start to beat Buffalo 37-17 on Saturday night.

The Bulls (0-2) coming off their second consecutive 1-11 season and regarded as one of the worst teams in Division I-A, had Syracuse (1-1) reeling early and were threatening to hang a defeat on the Orange that would have made last week's season-opening 51-0 loss at Purdue an afterthought.

Instead, after J.J. Gibson returned a fumble by Syracuse fullback Greg Hanoian 57 yards for a touchdown to give the Bulls a shocking 10-3 lead early in the second quarter, the Orange defense clamped down and led a 24-point surge before halftime.

That spoiled the night for a school-record-crowd of 29,013, just short of capacity at Buffalo Stadium, who turned out hoping for an upset over the most high-profile team to visit Buffalo in the school's modern era.

And it was Smith who led the way. With the Bulls pinned back at their 10, he took advantage of a bad snap, blocked a punt by Ben Woods near the goal line, and then pounced on the ball in the end zone for a touchdown.

Buffalo was unable to gain a first down after the ensuing kickoff, and Smith rose to the occasion again, making a diving block of another Woods punt. This time, Kellen Pruitt caught the ball and returned it 13 yards to the 1.

It was the fourth career block for Smith, one off the school record held by David Tyree, and marked the first time a Syracuse player had blocked two kicks in a game since Michael Dresner blocked two punts against West Virginia in 1996.

After getting tackled for a loss on first down, Walter Reyes scored on a 3-yard run to put Syracuse ahead 17-10 with 7:14 left in the second quarter.

Reyes, touted for the Heisman Trophy after gaining 1,347 yards scoring 21 TDs last year, finished with only 59 yards on 17 carries, his second subpar game in a row. Still, he moved past Floyd Little into fourth place on the school's career rushing list with 2,713.

After the Bulls went three-and-out, Damien Rhodes scored on a nifty 46-yard up the middle, the longest run of his career. A 38-yard field goal by Collin Barber gave Syracuse a 27-10 halftime lead.

Kelvin Smith returned an interception 22 yards for a touchdown midway through the third to give Syracuse a 37-10 lead.

Buffalo linebacker Ollice Ervine recovered a fumble in the end zone by Syracuse quarterback Xzavier Gaines with 4:21 left for the game's final points.

Prior to the game, former Olympic decathlon champion Bruce Jenner jogged around the field carrying an American flag and country singer Lee Ann Womack sang the national anthem to commemorate the third anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.


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Austin Peay State UniversityClarksville, TN – Senior Anthony Campbell, of the Austin Peay State University men’s basketball team, has been named the Copies in a Flash APSU Athlete of the Week.

Campbell earned his first career Ohio Valley Conference Player of the Week honors for his performance in last week’s road trip, helping the Govs secure two victories. With a pair of 20-point performances over the weekend, Campbell has broken the 20-point barrier nine times in 2012-13.

APSU Anthony Campbell

The senior dropped 24 points on Eastern Illinois, Thursday, on 7-of-13 shooting and a 5-of-7 mark from three-point range. He scored 15 in the second half, including a trio of threes in the first seven minutes to build a 22-point Austin Peay lead.

Playing in front of a hometown crowd Saturday, the Edwardsville, IL, native again shot 7-of-13 from the field against SIU Edwardsville, finishing with 21 points. He scored nine points in the Govs 13-3 run to open the second half, effectively dashing the Cougars hopes for a comeback.

The Copies in a Flash APSU Athlete of the Week is selected by the APSU Sports Information staff each Tuesday during the academic year. Copies in a Flash, of Clarksville, sponsors the award.

Other notable performances by Austin Peay athletes included

  • Freshman Tiasha Gray, of the women’s basketball team, was named OVC Freshman of the Week after averaging 14.5 points, 4 steals and 5 assists as the Lady Govs split a pair of games against SIU Edwardsville and Eastern Illinois. She scored a career-high 15 against SIU Edwardsville, Saturday, before leading the Lady Govs with 14 points against the Panthers, Monday.
  • Sophomore Laurel Burroughs, of the softball team, was named OVC Player of the Week after hitting .714 (5-for-7) with all five hits going for extra bases – three doubles, a triple and a home run – in Saturday’s doubleheader sweep at Trevecca. She scored five runs and drove in seven, earning Austin Peay’s first softball player of the week honor since
  • Freshman Breigh Jones, of the women’s track and field team, jumped to the top of the OVC leaderboard in the 400m dash with a personal-best 56.63 run (converted to 55.89 due to track size) in her third-place effort at the Buckeye Tune-Up, Saturday. She leads the OVC heading into this weekend’s OVC Championships. Jones also ran the first leg for the Lady Govs 4x400m relay team, which picked up the victory in Columbus.
  • Freshman Chris Horton, of the men’s basketball team, became Austin Peay’s leader in single-season blocked shots when he swatted his 84th shot this season, breaking Josh Lewis’ record from the 2003-04 campaign. Horton won his eighth Freshman of the Week award (second-most in OVC history), averaging 13.5 points and 10 rebounds and recording his season’s seventh and eighth double-doubles, against Eastern Illinois and SIU Edwardsville.

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Glaswegian producer Grum is lining up a full release of 'The Theme' - check out some remixes exclusively on Clash.

There's a vein of science fiction running through Glasgow. A true Victoria city, the area was a hub for invention, and then decay as its industrial wealth and prosperity dissipated. A hub for science fiction and comic book writers, Glasgow has always long been a stronghold for electronic music.

With that in mind, it's perhaps fitting that Grum has enjoyed such a resurgence across the past 12 months. Once viewed strictly as a fidget house don, Grum returned with 'The Theme' at the tail end of 2012.

Based on Simple Minds' 'Theme For Great Cities' it's a future driven work of underground house with some sharp tech overtones.

Out on Monday (September 9th) the full EP release for 'The Theme' contains numerous remixes. With the weekend fast approaching, Clash are able to offer exclusive streams of two re-workings...

Spanish producer Daniel Trim takes the euphoric original in an unexpected direction, achieving that late night feel with no small amount of Mediterranean percussive flair. Fellow Glaswegian types Those Beats take the track even further, looking for that blissful, end-of-the-night comedown feeling.

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Postby LEGOFREAK » Mon Jul 05, 2004 7:24 pm

This was one of the few sets that i got multiples of - i mean - a crusader in heavy plate? :D

I loved this set. Lets see if lego can make something comparable with the new sets hey?

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Postby Brickboy » Tue Jul 06, 2004 1:35 am

I actually own this set! I love It!
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Postby Dragon Master » Tue Jul 06, 2004 6:27 am

Own it, love it, want more!

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Postby Mr. D » Tue Jul 06, 2004 11:27 am

Don't own it, love it, wish I had a bunch.

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Postby Jojo » Tue Jul 06, 2004 12:36 pm

I feel outlaw myself when saying: I don't love this set too much. I really don't. It's an average set in my more than humble opinion. Back then not even the fully armoured mounted knight appealed to me that much to make me buy the set. I decided compared to 6055 it just looked rattly to me.

Besides this I wonder why a nobleman (and every knight is a nobleman) would be the only escort to a prisoner convoy? The set is lacking an inferior guard. This heaviliy armoured rider wouldn't have the slightest chance to catch the forestman if he escaped into the underwoods.

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Postby architect » Tue Jul 06, 2004 4:08 pm

Besides this I wonder why a nobleman (and every knight is a nobleman) would be the only escort to a prisoner convoy? The set is lacking an inferior guard. This heaviliy armoured rider wouldn't have the slightest chance to catch the forestman if he escaped into the underwoods.

I agree that the knight is a bit out of place and an archer or footsoldier (like in 6055) would be nice to chase the forestman. However, this use of a knight is no more inappropriate than a BF armored knight being in charge of the siege equipment in 6059 :wink:

I like both 6055 and 6042 carts. 6055 has a few too many horses while 6042 doesnt have enough. Having more guards would help 6042.

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Postby Jyp » Tue Jul 06, 2004 4:32 pm

Nice set, simple but good design.

About the knight, I assume that he's the chief of the guard and he proudly brings back his prisoner to the lord. If they ride across the plain (and not across the forest), he don't need any more soldier to protect the convoy.

But I think that the front and back windows are too large! The prisonnier can escape more easily than by a smaller castle window!
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Postby Gumby » Tue Jul 06, 2004 5:33 pm

All I have to say about this set is that it's from the LEGOLAND era - during the golden ages of Castle!

Remember the yellow flip-top boxes, with many alternate model scenes? :(

At least the minifigs look realistic. :)
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Postby Sir Garth » Wed Jul 07, 2004 10:30 am

Great set to build up an army, enough weapons to arm the whole lot, and the fact I like medieval carts makes me give this set a 9.5/10.
It could've used a forestmen shield and sword somewhere hidden in the cart to give the poor forest dude a chance.
*And the bulls arrive in kk2*
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*and the bulls see some happy knights bouncing at each other with carts*
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Postby r2t299 » Thu Jul 08, 2004 5:29 pm

I liked this set when it came out I have two of them I really like the knight the color scheme of red arms and a blue torso is a classic I also agree that there should have two horses to pull the wagon and another lion guard is needed otherwise I give this set 8/10
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Postby The Josh » Fri Jul 09, 2004 12:09 am

I like this set because it was one of the few castle carts that Lego ever released (there were several others, but I believe there could be more). It also had an armored knight in gray Euro armor; a minifig most people (including myself) wish was still available :( .

This said, the design is fair and the cart itself has a blocky feeling to it. I'd give it 7.5/10 because of the figures included in this set.

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Postby Tycho McKorley » Fri Jul 09, 2004 1:02 am

The set itself isn't that great in my opinion, but the parts and usable figures in it are excellent.

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Postby SwiftBlade » Sat Jul 10, 2004 10:04 pm

I have this set, and I find it to be an Awesome set that would go along with a castle. You get an armored Crusader Knight (Armored knights with visors are one of my favorite kind of knights) that helps track down rebel Forestmen on his horse. You get a regular Crusader Knight that guides the horse that pull the wagon. Also this set includes a regular Forestman, but again it is still a Forestman! The wagon design is average except for the bar doors that are cleverly designed. I agree that they should have added at least one more horse to pull the wagon, but the problem can be easily fixed. You should also add an extra Crusader Archer because those Forestmen are Elite Archers. But those problems can be easily fixed, so I give this set a 9.5/10 for the 1980's-1990's era and 30/10 for now because this set uses ordinary pieces to build an Awesome while sets today use a lot of specialized pieces to make par to sub-par sets. This is a great set, there are a lot of things you can do with it, definitely get it if you need a wagon to catch the bad guys.

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Postby David Girard » Tue Jul 20, 2004 2:39 pm

This set is not as great as 6055 for me. I think there is too much horse in 6055 however, and not enough for 6042. 2 horse cart could have been good in both set 6042 and 6055.

The color are nice, and the design is original.
I like it.

It lack an archer.

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Postby hbl951 » Thu Jul 22, 2004 1:57 pm

An amazing set, i mean a fully armored knight a forestman a nice cart with spears. a 9/10
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Holiday Meats — Not Just Turkey!

Holiday MeatsPrepared by Pamela Schmutz, HGIC Food Safety Specialist, and Elizabeth Hoyle, Extension Food Safety Specialist, Clemson University. (New 04/99. Revised 8/11.)

HGIC 3565

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No doubt about it, holiday time is turkey time. Of the 266 million turkeys produced in 2006, 30 percent are served at Thanksgiving and Christmas. Yet numerous other meats are also traditional at holiday gatherings. Some families choose a rib roast, others a ham and some will have the butcher arrange a crown roast of lamb.

If a hunter is in the clan, that family may serve wild game such as duck, venison or pheasant. Small families may opt for a bird smaller than a turkey—such as capon, duck, goose or Cornish hen—or a small cut of meat like a pork tenderloin or veal roast. Whatever the choice, have a meat thermo-meter on hand to determine when the meat has reached a safe temperature, as well as the preferred doneness. For special holiday meals, the cook wants everything perfect and perfectly safe. For information on preparing turkey, please see HGIC 3560, How To Cook Turkey.

When choosing your holiday meat, be assured that all beef, lamb, pork, veal and poultry sold at your supermarket have been inspected for wholesomeness by the USDA or state inspection systems. Once your purchase is at home, refrigerate it immediately. Cook or freeze fresh poultry within a day or two; fresh meats, three to five days. Observe “use-by dates” on hams sealed at the plant; for store-wrapped cooked ham portions, use within three to five days.

Wild game bagged by hunters obviously has not been federally or state-inspected so care must be taken to handle it safely. Parasites such as Trichinella and Toxoplasma may be present. Improper handling can cause bacterial contamination as well as off-flavors. Dress game in the field right after shooting. Dressed meat must be chilled as soon as possible. Keep the game cold, below 40 °F, until it can be cooked or frozen. For more information about wild game, see HGIC 3516, Safe Handling of Wild Game Meats.

Holidays are times when people tend to spend more money for a specialty meat. These fancy meats and poultry may cost more because they are exceptionally tender or high quality. Roasting is the recommended method for cooking tender meats. To roast, meat is placed on a rack in a shallow, uncovered pan and is cooked by the indirect dry heat of an oven. To keep the meat tender and minimize shrinkage due to the evaporation of moisture, a moderately slow oven temperature of 325 °F should be used.

USDA does not recommend cooking meat and poultry at oven temperatures lower than 325 °F because these foods could remain in the “Danger Zone” (temperatures of 40 °F to 140 °F) too long. Bacteria which may be present on these foods multiply rapidly at these temperatures. Boned and rolled meats require more cooking time per pound than bone-in cuts because it takes longer for the heat to penetrate through the solid meat. See table below for roasting times of holiday meats.

Always use a food thermometer when cooking meat and poultry to determine “doneness”. Cook raw beef, lamb, pork and veal steaks, roasts and chops to a minimum internal temperature of 145 °F. For safety and quality, allow meat to rest for 4 minutes before carving or eating. For reasons of personal preference, meat may be cooked to higher temperatures. Cook all poultry and wild game to a minimum internal temperature of 165 °F.

Background on Holiday Meats

Beef and Veal: Beef and veal are leaner these days so overcooking them will dry the meat. Be sure to cook all raw beef and veal steaks, roasts, and chops to a minimum internal temperature of 145 °F and allow meat to rest for 4 minutes before carving or eating.

Lamb: Technically, “Spring lamb” is meat from lambs slaughtered from March to the first week in October. The term comes from the time when lambs born in harsh winter weather would have little chance to survive until the next year. Today, with more protected animal husbandry conditions, enjoying “lamb” (meat from sheep about one year old) need not be confined to a particular season of the year.

Some people may view lamb as a fatty meat. However, leg and loin lamb meat has a similar fat content to lean beef and pork loin when trimmed of visible fat. The “fell” is a paper-like covering on lamb and is usually removed from steaks and chops at the retail market. Leave the fell on leg roasts to help retain shape.

Pork: Because hogs are about 50 percent leaner than they were 25 years ago, today’s pork cooks faster and can dry out when overcooked. Years ago when pork had more fat than it does today, the meat could be overcooked and still be fairly tender and flavorful. For safety as well as tenderness and flavor, cook today’s pork to at least 145 °F (medium-rare) and allow a 4 minute rest. Pork cooked to medium-rare doneness as measured with a meat thermometer, and then allowed to rest for 4 minutes before cooking or eating, may still be pink inside but will be safe.

Wild Game: To remove the "gamey" flavor, you can soak wild meat or poultry in a solution of either 1 tablespoon salt or 1 cup vinegar per quart of cold water. Use enough solution to cover the game completely and soak it overnight in the refrigerator. Discard the soaking solution before cooking. Wild game is leaner than its domestically raised counter-part. Trim any visible fat, which is where a gamey flavor can reside. Roast tender cuts of venison and game birds (if skinned) covered with oil-soaked cheesecloth or strips of bacon to prevent the meat from drying out. Set them on a rack in a shallow pan and roast in the oven at 325 °F. Whole game birds should be cooked to a safe minimum internal temperature of 165 °F as measured with a food thermometer in the innermost part of the thigh and wing, and the thickest part of the breast. Cook wild game meat to a minimum internal temperature of 165 °F.

Duck & Goose: Most domestic ducks are the breed called White Peking. The term "Long Island" duck is a trade name. Domestic ducklings have a great deal of fat. While it helps them float when swimming, fat is undesirable in a cooked duck. Therefore, it is recommended to prick or score the skin of a whole duck before cooking, so that much of the fat will render out. Although domestic geese are larger than ducks, they are cooked in the same manner. Oven cooking bags are helpful for cooking these birds because they hold the fat for easy disposal and keep the oven spatter-free.

Capons & Cornish Hens: These specialty birds are chickens. Cornish hens are small broiler-fryers weighing 1 to 2 pounds. Capons are male chickens, which are surgically unsexed; weighing about 4 to 7 pounds, they have generous quantities of tender, light meat. Roast them as you would any chicken.

Basic Tips: Divide large amounts of leftovers into small, shallow containers for quick cooling in the refrigerator; avoid placing large pots of stew or gravy in the refrigerator to cool since it will likely take until the next day for this amount of food to cool. For foods like ham, lamb and brisket, carve the remaining meat off the bone and store in small shallow containers in the refrigerator and use within three to four days. For frozen storage, wrap meat in heavy foil or freezer wrap or place in a freezer container. For optimum taste, use meat within two to three months. Do not taste food that looks or smells strange. IF IN DOUBT, THROW IT OUT!

Holiday Meat Roasting Chart
Type of Meat

Oven °F

Approximate Timing Minimum Internal
& Rest Time
*Times are for unstuffed poultry. Add 15-30 minutes for stuffed birds. The internal temperature should reach 165 F in the center of the stuffing
Beef, Fresh
Beef, rib roast, bone-in; 4–8 lbs. 325 23–30 Minutes/lb 145 °F and allow to rest for 4 minutes before carving or eating.
Beef, rib roast, boneless, 4 lbs. 325 39–43 Minutes/lb
Beef, eye round roast; 2–3 lbs. 325 20–22 Minutes/lb
Beef, tenderloin roast, whole; 4–6 lbs. 425 45–60 Minutes total
Beef, tenderloin roast, half, 2–3 lbs. 425 35–45 Minutes total
Lamb, leg, bone-in; 5–9 lbs.
Lamb, leg, boneless; 4–lbs.
325 20–26 Minutes/lb 145 °F and allow to rest for 4 minutes before carving or eating.
Lamb, crown roast; 5 lbs. 375 20–30 Minutes/lb
Pork, Fresh
Pork loin roast, bones-in; 3–5 lbs. 325 20–25 Minutes/lb 145 °F and allow to rest for 4 minutes before carving or eating.
Pork loin roast boneless; 2–4 lbs. 325 23–33 Minutes/lb
Pork, crown roast; 6–10 lbs. 325 20–25 Minutes/lb
Pork, tenderloin; ½–1½ lbs. 425 20–30 Minutes total
Pork, Cured
Ham, cook-before-eating, bone-in; whole, 14–16 lbs. 325 18–20 Minutes/lb 145 °F and allow to rest for 4 minutes before carving or eating.
Ham, cook-before-eating, bone-in; half. 7–8 lbs. 325 22–25 Minutes/lb
Ham, fully cooked, bone-in; whole, 14–16 lbs. 325 15–18 Minutes/lb 140 °F
Ham, fully cooked, bone-in; half, 7–8 lbs. 325 18–25 Minutes/lb
Ham, fully cooked, boneless; 3–4 lbs. 325 27–33 Minutes/lb
Veal, boneless roast, rump or shoulder; 2–3 lbs. 325 25–30 Minutes/lb 145 °F and allow to rest for 4 minutes before carving or eating.
Veal, bone-in roast, loin; 3–4 lbs. 325 30–34 Minutes/lb
Venison, round, rump, loin, rib roast; 3–4 lbs. 325 20–25 Minutes/lb 165 °F
Duck, wild, whole 350 18–20 Minutes/lb
Goose, wild, whole 325 20–25 Minutes/lb
Pheasant, young, whole; 2 lb 350 30 Minutes/lb
Quail, whole 425 20 Minutes total
Capon, whole; 4–8 lbs. 375 20–30 Minutes/lb 165 °F
Cornish hens, whole; 18–24 ounces 350 50–60 Minutes total
Duck, domestic, whole 375 20 Minutes/lb
Goose, domestic, whole 325 20–25 Minutes/lb

  1. USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service. Roasting Those “Other” Holiday Meats. May 2011.
  2. U.S. FDA. (2009.) FDA Food Code.

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