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The first ever exhibition devoted to the Dutch painter and draughtsman Adriaen van de Velde (1636 - 1672), one of the finest landscape artists of the Dutch Golden Age. Through collaboration with the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, over 60 paintings and exquisite preparatory drawings by this prolific, but tragically short-lived artist will be brought to London.

A Dutch Italianate, Van de Velde represents a point of artistic cross-communication across borders, fusing agricultural landscapes in Holland with mythological Arcadian scenes in Italian settings. Compared by the renowned art historian Wolfgang Stechow (1896-1974) to Mozart's chamber music, Van de Velde's paintings are delicate, carefully composed and demonstrate his mastery of lighting effects as well as the human figure.

Van de Velde died at the early age of 35, and yet he produced a great number of masterpieces that earned him posthumous fame. As well as bringing together 60 works, the exhibition will reunite these paintings with their preparatory studies in red chalk or pen and ink for the first time. The exhibition will offer not only a survey of the artist’s oeuvre but also a rare glimpse of a seventeenth-century Dutch landscape painter at work, from conception to completion.

Portrait Of A Family Landscape Rijksmuseum

Six sides of Van de Velde

We bring you an alternative snapshot of the Dutch Master.

1. The Wunderkind

From a young age he would draw or paint on any surface he could find, even adorning his cupboard bed with a picture of a dairy farmer that was ‘treasured long afterwards’ according to his daughter.

2. The annoying little brother

Adriaen’s family were also established artists and as a child he would regularly steal his older brother Willem’s brushes and paints to explore his own creativity. While Willem the elder and Willem the younger were marine painters however, Adriaen forged his own path as a landscape painter.

3. The religious rebel

Born into a Protestant family, van de Velde married a Catholic woman and became a convert despite the high levels of persecution and prejudice that followed the Netherlands’ long and bloody war to gain independence from Catholic Spain. All five of his children were baptised in various clandestine churches around Amsterdam.

4. The bankrupt

Despite his success during his lifetime and the massive value placed on his work in the century after he died, van de Velde was plagued with money troubles his whole life. His wife ran a linen shop to help make ends meet but it wasn’t enough. When he died the sale of all his possessions and works didn’t even cover the debts.

5. The domestic

Adriaen himself never travelled beyond the borders of his native Netherlands but following his death in 1672, his father and brother travelled to London where they lived until their deaths, earning large salaries as painters for King Charles II (pre-Brexit of course).

6. The Mozart of painting

He died at the same age as Mozart at the tender age of 35, having produced a huge body of work. The art critic Wolfgang Stechow compared the musician with the painter, describing Van de Velde as displaying “Mozartian serenity, harmony and composure”.

This exhibition is part of Dulwich Picture Gallery’s Rediscovering Old Masters: The Melosi Series, and supported by a grant from the American Friends of Dulwich Picture Gallery Inc., made possible through the generosity of The Arthur and Holly Magill Foundation.

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Image credits: Carousel: Adriaen van de Velde, The beach at Scheveningen, 1658, Oil on canvas © Museumslandschaft Hessen Kassel, Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister. Adriaen van de Velde, The Hut, 1671, Oil on canvas, Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Adriaen van de Velde, Recumbent cow and three sheep, 1671, Red and black chalk, 19.4 x 30.8 cm, Amsterdam Museum.
Adriaen van de Velde, Portrait of a family in a landscape, (detail) 1667, Oil on canvas, 148 x 178 cm, Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. On loan from the City of Amsterdam (A. van der Hoop Bequest).

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Science Photo Library/Getty Images(SALEM, Ore.) — More and more parents in Oregon are choosing alternative vaccination schedules for their children, a practice known as shot-limiting, according to a new study in the journal Pediatrics. Experts say the practice puts children and those around them at greater risk for disease.

Researchers from the Oregon Health Authority found that the proportion of consistent shot-limiters in the area increased from 2.5 percent in 2006 to 9.5 percent of the population in 2009.

Although the study didn’t identify a specific reason for the numbers, the researchers said parents may delay or miss vaccinations because they don’t want their children to be in pain, or because they don’t want their kids to have too many shots all at once, or because they question whether vaccines are really necessary. The researchers said that delaying shots not only meant not getting vaccines on time, but that many shot-limiting children missed certain vaccines altogether.

“It’s easy for a baby on this alternative schedule to fall behind and not catch up,” said Steve Robison, the study’s lead author. “And we found that these children fell behind and stayed behind.”

Children typically get a lot of vaccines in the first years of life. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends more than two dozen shots from birth to age 6 to protect kids against 14 different diseases. Squeezing in all of those vaccines can mean that children get five or six shots in a single doctor’s visit.

But in the study, researchers found that 4,500 of nearly 98,000 children in Portland consistently had two or fewer shots per visit in their first nine months, even though those children went to the doctor’s office more often.

Although the study looked only at children in Portland, other research suggests that parents around the country favor delaying or skipping vaccines. But experts say the practice is risky.

“A delay in vaccinating your children increases the amount of time they are susceptible to a number of diseases,” said Dr. Richard Besser, ABC News’ chief health and medical editor. “This is a clear indication of where the anti-science movement is having an impact.”

Dr. Paul Offit, chief of infectious diseases at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, said it may be easy for parents to misunderstand the risks posed if their children skip vaccinations for diseases that have been very rare for decades. But he said doctors have an obligation to emphasize the importance of immunization to all their patients.

“That first-line responder needs to be far more passionate about vaccines and what it means not to get them. It’s not a theoretical risk anymore,” he said.

But there has been a recent resurgence of certain diseases that could be prevented by vaccines, and doctors say it highlights the dangers of missing these shots. In May, Washington declared an outbreak of whooping cough or pertussis for the first time in decades. California declared an outbreak in 2010 after 9,000 people came down with the disease and 10 died from it. Several states have reported increasing cases of whooping cough, measles and mumps.

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The East Mississippi Community College Board of Trustees invites you to attend a dedication ceremony for the new F.R. Young Student Union during Homecoming 2012. Board Chairman Dennis Morgan said the building is being named in honor of Dr. Young in honor and appreciation of his outstanding leadership and dedication to EMCC.

Dr. Rick Young has been an educator for more than 39 years, and a member of the East Mississippi Community College team for 37 years.  Actually, for Dr. Young, working for school systems goes back even further – he drove the school bus as a 17-year-old senior at Mathiston High School.

An alumnus of Wood Junior College, the University of Southern Mississippi and Mississippi State University, Dr. Young holds a bachelor’s degree in marketing, a master’s degree in technology education and a doctorate in educational leadership with a special emphasis in the administration of higher education.

Dr. Young began his professional career at Harrison Central High School in 1972, where he established a distributive education program. In 1974, he accepted a position at EMCC’s Golden Triangle campus, where he implemented a distribution and marketing technology program, while also working in public relations, evening extension classes and workforce training.

In 1987, Dr. Young was named chief administrative officer, and later vice president, of EMCC’s Golden Triangle campus. Under his leadership, the Golden Triangle campus posted a 454 percent enrollment increase between 1996 and 2003. Dr. Young was also instrumental in establishing the first Center for Manufacturing Technology Excellence in the state.  A model then and now, the EMCC workforce team leads the state’s 15 community colleges in delivery of workforce training.

In the eight years since Dr. Young was named president of EMCC, the college has worked to make education more accessible to the people in its six-county district.  Dr. Young is dedicated to knocking down the barriers that stand between people and opportunity – whether it’s creating better programs, offering classes in more locations, making education affordable, scheduling evening classes for students who are holding down jobs or improving the quality of EMCC’s facilities. It’s a commitment shared by everyone in the EMCC family.

In October 2008, EMCC and its partners – the Clay County Board of Supervisors and the CREATE Foundation of Tupelo – announced a tuition guarantee program for Clay County residents. With the help of a corporate partner, the tuition guarantee program was extended to Lowndes County residents in January 2009. Dr. Young surprised attendees at the Industry Appreciation Luncheon in April of the same year with the announcement that EMCC’s tuition guarantee program would be available district-wide.

Since that time, the combination of a down economy, expanded course offerings, facility improvements and the tuition guarantee program has resulted in steady enrollment increases.

Dr. Young’s tenure has also seen a number of infrastructure and curriculum improvements. This includes the start-up of many new programs, the most recent an Associate Degree Nursing program which accepted its first class in January 2009. A new Student Union and a Regional Corporate Service and Allied Health Center, which will house EMCC’s health care programs, are in the planning stages for the Golden Triangle.

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However, Timor-Leste has been clear that it no longer considers it necessary for the Council to consider its affairs and does not seek to remain on the Council’s agenda. (As is customary, Timor-Leste will formally remain on the Council’s agenda for three years even though there will be no regular reports or debates on the situation.) In a recent letter to the UN Secretary-General (S/2012/736), Prime Minister Xanana Gusmão suggested that a Special Envoy could be appointed for, say, a two-year period, focusing on development and “institutional strengthening.” It is envisaged that such a special adviser on Timor-Leste would not be based in-country but rather visit intermittently and work with Timor-Leste to implement its long-term Strategic Development Plan 2011-2030.

An issue which has drawn attention from Council members and the wider core group is the ongoing investigations of serious human rights violations committed in Timor-Leste in 1999. (Resolution 1704, which established UNMIT in 2006, enabled the creation of a Serious Crimes Investigation Team which assisted the Office of the Prosecutor-General of Timor-Leste to conduct investigations into these serious crimes.) It seems that during the recent visiting mission by some Council members, Gusmão assured the mission that the remaining cases would be a priority and dealt with by the Prosecutor-General. The issue has been of ongoing interest to some member states and NGOs who have sought assurances that following UNMIT’s departure the international community would continue to emphasise the need for accountability for these serious crimes.

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Prior to the debate, the Council will be briefed by Ambassador Baso Sangqu (South Africa), the leader of the visiting mission to Timor-Leste from 3 - 6 November. Sangqu is expected to speak about the progress made over the last few years but also highlight the challenges Timor-Leste still faces and the importance of a continuing UN partnership with its government.

The visiting mission, which also included Azerbaijan, India, Pakistan, Portugal and Togo, went to Timor-Leste to reaffirm the Council’s commitment to the sovereignty, independence, territorial integrity and national unity of the country and the promotion of its long-term stability. The mission met key political figures in the country, including the President and Prime Minister, as well as the leader of the main opposition party. Meetings were additionally held with NGOs, judicial and security actors as well as representatives from UNMIT and other UN agencies.

One of the key messages that the visiting mission sought to convey to the Timor-Leste authorities was that while UNMIT was withdrawing, the strong partnership between the country and the UN would continue. While the UN would support national institutions and implement programmes aimed at accelerating Timor-Leste’s development, the mission emphasised in its meetings that this new phase would be characterised by national ownership.

The visiting mission also received a briefing from the International Stabilisation Force, led by Australia and New Zealand, whose operationslike those of UNMITare drawing down in the coming weeks, save for a limited number of troops who will continue to work with the Timor-Leste Defence Force at the latter’s request.

The mission had a timely meeting with senior members of the national police force, which only days earlier (31 October) had received the final certification of its “reconstitution.” As of 1 November, the national police force is no longer operationally supported by UNPOL. Although institutional challenges still remain for Timor-Leste’s police force such as budgetary assistance issues and its disciplinary regime, its progress has generally been favourably assessed by the Secretary-General in his recent report (S/2012/765) and most recently by a joint UN-Timor-Leste police working group.

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Linguine with Shrimp, and Baby Portabellos in Wine Sauce

Linguine with shrimp and baby portobello in white wine sauce:

I find myself posting a lot of rice and pasta dishes. It just happens to be that we eat a lot of pasta and rice dishes, sorry for the meat and poultry lovers out there, or for those that think they should be on a carb free diet. Very, very, very bad for you I must add. Carbs should make at least 50% of your total diet.

Anyhow, this pasta recipe is very tasty. I love the white wine sauce in it. The baby portobello and shrimp adds a nice touch. The only thing to top this dish is to add a good Asiago or any other freshly grated cheese with perhaps a crusty piece of bread to soak in the goodness of the sauce.

However you may want to serve this pasta, it is good either way. If you love white wine you have to try this one and like most of my recipes, this one will be done in no time. Your sauce will be done as the pasta boils.

By the way there is only two days for thanksgiving. I have not prepared anything, as my menu does not need any prepping :-), love that. I am making chicken cacciatore, spinach and artichoke dip and the pie I posted a couple of days ago, wild blueberry and apple pie. All dishes pretty simple. Will post the recipes this week or the following.

My husband’s family came down to NJ from TN for the holidays. They really don’t care for turkey, lucky for me, so I can pretty much make whatever I like and they will be contempt, GOT TO LOVE THAT!

Well, enjoy this pasta recipe and happy thanksgiving to all of my readers, followers and friends :-)

Linguine with Shrimp, and Baby Portabellos in Wine Sauce

Miryam's original recipe

Yield: 4-6 servings

1lb, 1 package, whole wheat linguine
8 oz baby portobello mushrooms, you can use any other type
3 tablespoons olive oil
1 red onion, chopped
3 garlic cloves, chopped
1 lb large shrimp, I use frozen and thaw them before use
1/3 to 1/2 cup white wine
1 cup of water
1-2 teaspoons of cornstarch
Salt to taste
Parsley, chopped

Cook pasta according to package instructions. While pasta cooks, in a large skillet add oil,  garlic, mushrooms and onions. Cook for about 5-7 minutes.

When the mushrooms release their moisture add the wine, water previously mixed with the cornstarch, and shrimp. Heat through for a couple of minutes until sauce thickens a bit.

Add pasta, parsley and salt to taste. Sprinkle with cheese if you like. Enjoy

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  1. En casa nos encanta la pasta y esta tiene un aspecto muy rico…con tu permiso me la llevo.

  2. Beautiful plate of pasta. It is nice pairing shrimp and mushrooms with white wine. They totally work. Great picture, by the way. :)

  3. que plato mas bueno, tienes una seguidora mas y te invito a visitar mi blog dulce, un beso

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Peppermint Mocha Chocolate Bark

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With just a few simple steps, you can transform plain chocolate into a divine treat with this chocolate bark recipe. We stir chopped peppermint candies and chocolate-covered espresso beans into this chocolate bark, which is perfect for a gift.

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  • 2 cups chopped bittersweet or semisweet chocolate (or chips)
  • 30 peppermint candies, coarsely chopped
  • ¼ cup chocolate-covered espresso beans, coarsely chopped

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  1. Line a rimmed baking sheet with foil. (Take care to avoid wrinkles.)
  2. Place chocolate in a medium microwave-safe bowl; microwave on Medium for 1 minute. Stir, then continue microwaving on Medium, stirring every 20 seconds, until melted. (Alternatively, place in the top of a double boiler over hot, but not boiling, water. Stir until melted.)
  3. Combine candy and espresso beans in a small bowl. Stir half of the mixture into the melted chocolate. Scrape the chocolate onto the foil and spread it into a 9-inch square. Sprinkle with the remaining candy mixture, pressing any large bits in. Refrigerate until set, about 30 minutes.
  4. Transfer the bark and foil to a cutting board. Use a sharp knife to cut into 1½-inch pieces.
  • Make Ahead Tip: Refrigerate airtight for up to 2 weeks.

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  • Carbohydrate Servings: ½
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Mont Blanc - Original or Suspect

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I believe the majority of web based sellers are genuine but some auctioneers are suspect.

Just another tip or two to add to the info. All inexperienced buyers should type "fake Mont Blanc pens " into Google search and have a good read.

If the pictures being used are blurred ask the seller for more detailed photographs of - The serial number, the Logo star on the cap, the 925 stamp or other stampings if it is silver, the pen in general.

 If the advert picture is this blurred can you be sure?

 I think this is more reassuring.

 The right logo is less bright white and it has a flat annulus in the silver around the logo, the left is genuine.

    The far left should look like the right one shown in more detail above and the right                                                                                photo

You could get a suspect silver cap on a genuine body from a pen originally with a far less valuable resin cap (even the clip with its tell tale PIX symbol on the back of the clip can be transferred to add to the illusion). If its a silver Doue cap pen the bands on the body will be gold not silver.

Showing all the packaging is not good proof that the item is genuine.

Always ask the seller to confirm in an email its genuine and why they believe its genuine, if you buy it and you are suspicious have it looked at by someone who knows Mont Blank pens. Then you have proof of fraud if it is not genuine. Genuine sellers will not be afraid to give you all the evidence you need in my experience.

Happy hunting, there are some super bargain pens to be had.

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Upcoming Public Meetings

>>SATURDAY: Swalwell townhall, Eko Cafe, Hayward, 1075 B St, 10am
>>MONDAY: San Leandro City Council meeting, 7pm
>>TUESDAY: Oakland City Council committee meetings, start at 9:30am; Hayward City Council work session, 7pm

Saturday, November 7, 2009

Mayor Attacks Cassidy's Liberal Cred

San Leandro Mayor Tony Santos and his opponent former School Board Trustee Stephen Cassidy are probably not friends and the long slog of campaigning for mayor will not alleviate their constant backbiting.

During a council meeting Monday night Cassidy sternly criticized the mayor and city council twice for allegedly positioning the newly-created Budget Task Force Committee to follow the city's agenda to raise revenue through taxes. Cassidy also charged the city with failing to fund school crossing guards while preparing to spend $75,000 on an informational tax campaign. Santos used the opportunity to further ratchet up his rhetoric this week against Cassidy, likely signaling the beginning of a vicious political fistfight.

Santos, at times, looked on with exasperation, but made no public comment to Cassidy's charges. Afterwards, he said "Cassidy, in my mind, is becoming the new Lou Filipovich." The reference to Filipovich, who was the Republican challenger to Assemblywoman Mary Hayashi last year, in San Leandro terms, is akin to Hillary Clinton calling Barack Obama, the next Newt Gingrich.

Filipovich is known for speaking on numerous topics during council meetings. At one hearing earlier this year, he turned in four separate public comment cards and was the only person to speak that night. The scene of the elderly Filipovich repeatedly shuffling back and forth from his seat to the podium four consecutive times to lecture the council on taxes is one of the funniest moments of the year.

On Thursday, Santos again compared Cassidy to Filipovich, but added a scathing attack on Cassidy's liberal credentials. "You want to call yourself a progressive like Cassidy does and then support cutting jobs and taking funds out of the hands of employees. Progressives don't go against employees. Like I said the other day, he's no different than Lou Filipovich."

In recent months, Cassidy has honed his message around the city's growing budgetary problems and attempts to alleviate its demise by increasing tax revenues. He has also publicly shined a light on the mayor's terse email messages to himslef and other constituents, saying Santos "praises me in public and puts me down in private."

Their tit-for-tat began this spring when Cassidy criticized Santos' handling of the city's finances. Santos countered with "Here's a guy, when he was on the school board, who couldn't balance his own budget and he wants to tell me how to balance mine?" Subsequently, every mention of Cassidy to Santos elicits the same talking point and the war of words continues.

PHOTOS: San Leandro mayoral candidate Stephen Cassidy; Lou Filipovich, a two-time Republican candidate for State Senate, was defeated last year by Mary Hayashi for Assembly.

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  1. Next thing you know Santos will be calling Bill Lockyer the next Barry Goldwater.

    "As a practical matter, I don't think tax increases are going to occur and Democrats go back to that solution for every problem too readily," Lockyer said. "My own view is that we need to spend a decade working on governmental efficiency and spend the money we have well, if for no other reason to convince people that they are getting a dollars worth of value for dollars worth of tax."

  2. Today's school board financial difficulties were created during the time a "liberal" Cassidy was a member of the board! Will he be able to run the city the same way?? where will we be in 9 years if Cassidy should win the mayoral race?


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Technology Team Newsletter: President Obama’s Agenda for the Workplace—What Employers Need to Know

President Obama just celebrated his first year in office and his Administration has been busy! From the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), employers of all sizes are starting to see the effects of the Obama Administration's workplace agenda. The watchword for all employers in 2010 is "compliance." Each of these agencies is slated to receive a substantial budget increase this year and all of these agencies are planning hiring sprees to increase the number investigators and enforcement personnel.

The DOL's agenda includes increased audit and enforcement proceedings related to "off-the-clock" work and the misclassification of employees as "exempt" under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). In addition, the DOL (in cooperation with the IRS) will focus its audit and enforcement proceedings on employers who misclassify individuals as independent contractors. In order to crack down on the employment of unauthorized workers, DHS announced that it will focus on worksite enforcement by conducting more I-9 audits and criminal prosecutions of management employees.

Not to be left out of this compliance frenzy, the EEOC announced that it will aggressively investigate charges of harassment and discrimination (focusing on disability and equal pay issues) and pursue more litigation, including class action lawsuits (especially where it believes that there is a "pattern and practice" of discrimination or harassment). Meanwhile, President Obama and the DOL are pressing forward with the Employee Free Choice Act—which will give organized labor a boost in its organizing and negotiating activities.

Now, more than ever, employers must have programs in place to ensure compliance with all workplace laws and implement a clear strategy for handling government audits and enforcement actions. While the thought of conducting a comprehensive personnel and payroll compliance audit can be daunting, employers can efficiently conduct "spot" audits of particular areas where they may be vulnerable.

As an initial matter, employers should determine who will conduct the audits. Utilizing internal resources such as the Human Resources and/or Payroll Departments and/or the company's General Counsel will help keep the costs down. However, using internal resources may not guarantee that the results will be protected by the attorney-client privilege should the company become involved in litigation regarding the subject matter of the audit. As such, employers may wish to seek assistance of outside counsel to conduct the audit and analyze the results.

The purposes of these "spot" audits are to:

1) identify areas of non-compliance;

2) identify policies, procedures and/or practices that can be improved;

3) develop a plan for improvement; and

4) implement the plan.

The areas where most employers are vulnerable to government actions and employee claims are:

  • Payroll practices (overtime, "hours worked" and "donning and doffing")
  • Classification of employees (exempt v. non-exempt)
  • Personnel policies and procedures (leave of absence and paid time off)
  • Consistent handling of discipline and terminations
  • Paperwork and recordkeeping (time keeping and I-9s)
  • Proper classification of independent contractors

In planning a "spot" audit, employers should determine:

1) the scope and depth of the audit;

2) what data need to be collected;

3) what documents need to be reviewed;

4) which managers should be interviewed to obtain relevant information; and

5) whether the employees should be surveyed for relevant information.

On a cautionary note: if the employer believes that too many "skeletons in the closet" might be exposed in an audit, then consideration should be given to retaining outside counsel to assist in the audit so that the process and the results can be protected by the attorney-client privilege.

Finally, employers must decide what to do with the results of the audit. Some things to consider are:

1) who will be apprised of the results and how (written or verbal);

2) will the person who conducted the audit make recommendations
regarding problem areas;

3) what, if anything, is going to be done about any problems;

4) how should any changes be implemented (a "spin doctor" may be needed; and

5) how is the employer going to address employee questions and challenges.

In the short-term the exercise of conducting internal audits may be viewed as a distraction from an employer's business purpose. In the long-run, however, getting the company's "house in order" before a government agency knocks on the door, will save time, attorneys' fees and the intangible costs of being embroiled in administrative or civil litigation. Remember the adage: "An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure."


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This introduction to criminal justice features balanced coverage of the three major topics (police, courts, and corrections) with an emphasis on critical thinking and the medias influence on criminal justice. The third edition features new attention to current laws and policies related to the Patriot Act and terrorism, as well as new coverage of issues of technology, such as crimes facilitated by the Internet, crimes occurring on the Internet, and identity theft.

Table of Contents

Perspectives on Criminal Justice
Perspectives on Crime
What Is Crime?
Origins of the Criminal Justice System
The Nature and Causes of Crime
Defining Deviance
Thinking versus Acting
Mala in se, Mala Prohibita, and Criminal Harm
Criminalization of behavior
How Can Crime Be Explained?
Guns, Drugs, and Crime
Defining and Measuring Crime
What Are the Types of Crime?
How Are Violent Crimes and Property Crimes Classified?
Sexual Assault
How Are Crime Rates Determined?
Perpetrators and Victims of Crime
Who Are the Victims and Perpetrators of Crime?
Race and Ethnicity
Socioeconomic Status
Crime Profiling
Economic and Political Crime
What Is Meant by Economic and Political Crimes?
How Can White Collar Crimes Be Defined?
Why Is Computer Crime a Growing Threat?
How Does Organized Crime Operate?
What are the Impacts of Terrorism and Hate Crime?
Criminal Law
What Is Criminal Law?
Four Sources of Criminal Law
Limits on Criminal Law
How Did the American System of Law and Justice Develop?
How Does the Law Define the Three Elements of a Crime?
Characteristics of Criminal Acts
What Defenses Against Criminal Charges Does the Law Recognize?
What Are Some Concerns About Applying Criminal Law?
The Criminal Justice System
What Are the Agencies of Criminal Justice?
What Is Procedural Law?
What Is Involved in Criminal Court Procedure?
What Are Some Concerns About the Criminal Justice System?
Criminal Procedure and the Police
What Is the Role of Police in Criminal Procedure?
Reasonable Suspicion and Stop and Frisk
The Exclusionary Rule
The Good Faith Exception
Searches Without Warrants
Searches with Voluntary Consent
Plain View Searches
Searches of Automobiles and Their Contents
The Fifth Amendment and The Miranda Warning
The Public Safety Exception
Interrogations and Confessions
Impacts of Procedural Law on Law Enforcement
Origins and Organization of Law Enforcement
How Did Policing Evolve?
What Is the Organization of Law Enforcement?
Local Police
Who Are the Police?
What Are Some Concerns about Policing in the U.S.?
Issues in Law Enforcement and Police behavior
Is There Such a Thing as a Police Personality?
Myths and Stereotypes About Police
Three Styles of Policing
Current Research on Police Attitudes Toward their Jobs
Current Research on Police Attitudes Toward the Public They Serve
How Should Police Performance Be Evaluated?
Police Pursuits
Crime Response and Clearance Rates
Arrest and Conviction Rates
Community Service
What Are Some Forms on Police Corruption?
What Is Legitimate Use of Deadly Force?
"Fleeing Felon" and "Prowler Inside" Laws
Police Brutality
Origins and Organization of the Courts
How Were Criminal Courts Similar and Different in the Past?
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Students break down what aspects of technology are most useful to them in the classroom in a new survey.

survey-technology-studentAccording to the results of a new survey from VitalSource Technologies, college students overwhelmingly agree that technology boosts grades, improves their overall learning experience and alleviates costs.

In the fifth annual survey of its kind, 500 currently enrolled college students were polled in order to gauge how much importance they place on the growing role of technology in higher education classrooms.

“Technology continues to be of critical importance to students, especially in the classroom,” said Cindy Clarke, vice president of Marketing for Vital Source Technologies, Inc. “The research validates the degree to which students depend on technology to provide them with a competitive edge while they are in school, and after graduation as they prepare to enter a workforce which is increasingly digitally literate and globally connected.”

The survey largely found that students, as well as their teachers, are increasingly adopting digital solutions to improve learning outcomes. Greater access to technology and digital course materials allows for greater interaction with content, peers and instructors, all of which play a huge role in helping students stay engaged and excited about their studies.

In fact, 74 percent of students agreed they could get even better grades if their teachers used more technology in the classroom.

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"Advance Power Electronic Converters for Renewable Energy Systems"

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Texas A&M University

Two major technologies will play important role to meet the growing energy needs of today and tomorrow. One is the energy from clean renewable energy sources will see a constant raise in the next century. The other is to use high efficient power electronic conversion technologies in power generation, power transmission/distribution and end-user applications. The presentation discuss the most emerging renewable energy sources such as: wind, photovoltaic, fuel cells and wave-energy systems and the role of power electronics as the center piece of an enabling technology. Emphasis will be on cost and performance. The presentation will cover the developments in wind, PV and other renewable energy systems from kW to MW and will discuss which power electronic solutions are most feasible, cost effective and also review future trends in wide band gap power semiconductor device applications.

Prasad N. Enjeti (M'85-SM’88-F'00) received his B.E. degree from Osmania University, Hyderabad, India, in 1980, the M.Tech degree from Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, in 1982, and Ph.D. degree from Concordia University, Montreal, Canada, in 1988, all in Electrical Engineering. He is a member of Texas A&M University faculty since 1988 and is widely acknowledged to be a distinguished teacher, scholar and researcher. His research emphasis on industry-based issues, solved within an academic context, has attracted significant external funding. Up until now, he has graduated 22 PhD students and 11 of them hold academic positions in leading Universities in the world. He along with his students has received numerous best paper awards from the IEEE Industry Applications and Power Electronics Society. His primary research interests are in advancing power electronic converter designs to address complex power management issues such as: active harmonic filtering, adjustable speed motor drives, power conditioning systems for fuel cells, wind and solar energy systems.

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The unique benefits of sour cherries (not to be confused with sweet cherries) first came to light in the 1990s, when numerous studies were published concerning the antioxidant content of this fruit.

Further research has identified the active antioxidants as eight polypholic compounds, including anthocyanidins and quercetin.

As well as potent antioxidants, anthocyanidins have been purported from studies to also possess anti-inflammatory properties.

Furthermore it has been shown from studies on sour cherries that particular compounds found in these fruits may inhibit the inflammatory pathways associated with uric acid production.

Toetal is a sour cherry concentrate that has been carefully processed to ensure the powerful antioxidant properties are retained.

Sour cherries are thankfully not however a reflection of the taste of Toetal, which is naturally sweetened with red grape and apple.

Indeed this great tasting concentrate has certainly gone down well in taste trials and is sure to prove popular in your practice.

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A tasty cherry concentrate carefully processed to ensure that the powerful antioxidant properties associated with sour cherries are retained.

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Armas Järnefelt (1869-1958) was a member of a family which made a profound mark on Finnish culture. One of his brothers was a painter, and another an author - and their sister Aino married Sibelius. For Armas, whose chosen field was music, the close proximity of Sibelius must have been quite overpowering - in old age he himself spoke of the stifling influence of Sibelius's unique genius. Maybe this is one reason why Järnefelt's most ambitious compositions were written in relatively close succession in the 1890s, just around the time when Sibelius had his first great break-through, and also why he soon changed direction and became a conductor first and foremost. Completed in the spring of 1893, Järnefelt's Serenade was composed in Paris, and the French influence - especially that of his teacher Massenet - can be clearly heard. Its six movements encompass a wide variety of moods, with many instrumental solos adding touches of colour, for instance in the emotionally charged Adagio for violin and strings. Two year's later, in the Symphonic Fantasy, composed after a momentous visit to Bayreuth, the influences are rather Wagnerian, and especially obvious in the central slow section with its clear reminiscences of Parsifal. The programme closes with Berceuse for violin and orchestra, which in 1904 marked the end of Järnefelt's most active period as a composer for orchestra. The piece is a beautifully atmospheric miniature which has found a place in concerts of lighter music all over the world. Conducting his compatriot's music - as well as performing the violin solos - is Jaakko Kuusisto, well-known to a wider audience for his recordings as a violinist of music by Sibelius, Rautavaara and Kalevi Aho. He stands in front of the Lahti Symphony Orchestra, whose performances of the music of Sibelius have earned them world-wide recognition.
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Can we Get Along Without the Penny? This Chart May Help you Decide

Can we get along without the U.S. penny? Reportedly, a majority of Americans think we cannot. We’re just used to it. After all, the penny has been around in one form or another ever since George Washington signed An Act to Provide for a Copper Coinage in 1792.

What we have not always had is a coin as small in value as the current U.S. cent. In fact, we never have had a coin worth so little. Take a guess at how much a penny was worth, in today’s money, in the year you were born. Then check your answer against the following chart, which shows just how much that little sliver of copper and zinc has shrunk in value over time:

Look at it this way:

  • If we got rid of the penny, our smallest coin would be the nickel. That would take us back to where we were in 1973.
  • If we got rid of the penny and the nickel, our smallest coin would be the dime. That would take us back to 1947.
  • If we got rid of the penny, the nickel, and the dime, our smallest coin would be the quarter. That would take us back approximately to where we were from 1857, when the last half-penny was minted, up to the First World War.

Back when the penny was worth so much, was there a public outcry demanding smaller coins? Not really. In the depths of the Depression, when the value of the penny peaked at about 15 cents in today’s money, the Treasury actually proposed issuing half-cent and 1-mill coins. The idea was quickly shot down, and the coins were never minted.

Today, who wants to keep the penny, and why? The pro-penny group Americans for Common Cents is reportedly funded by the zinc lobby. That stands to reason, since the penny has been 95 percent zinc since 1983. Coinstar, Inc., is another avid backer of the penny. They make the automatic coin counting machines you sometimes see in supermarkets. The two sometimes have a  hard time presenting a common front. Americans for Common Cents claims that 66 percent of Americans favor keeping the penny. However, Coinstar’s polling shows that 31 percent of those polled want to keep the penny only if it can be made of something cheaper than zinc, which now pushes the cost per coin well over one cent. According to their numbers, only a minority want to leave the penny as it is.

Industry lobbying aside, it seems that people’s biggest fear is that rounding of prices after elimination of the penny would lead to inflation. For three reasons, that is unlikely.

First, the United States, like Canada and other countries that have eliminated small-denomination coins, would undoubtedly issue rules to regulate rounding. Canadian rules require that cash transactions be rounded down for amounts ending in $.01 and $.02, and up for amounts ending in $.03 and $.04. The rounding would occur at the cash register. Nothing would prevent merchants from posting prices in one-cent increments, and marketing considerations would discourage the rounding up of posted prices. Retailers would probably continue to set prices at “price points” like $2.99, which consumers are thought to perceive as much cheaper than an even $3. In much the same way, even though there are no one-mill coins, U.S. gas stations post prices like $3.859 in order to get an edge over any competitor who would be foolish enough to price at $3.86.

To understand how rounding would work, suppose you go into a convenience store and buy a can of cat food for $1.59, a dozen eggs for $2.59, and a soda for $.99. Your total bill comes to $5.17. If you pay cash, that would be rounded to $5.15, saving you two cents.

Second, keep in mind that rounding applies only to cash transactions. If you pay by check, credit card, or debit card, you would pay $5.17 for your cat food, eggs, and soda, the same as now. In the United States today, cash payments account for only about 0.2 percent of all transactions. Even if we leave out the kind of wire transfers used to settle large financial transactions, the share of cash still is only about 2.4 percent. If every merchant in the land cheated on the rounding rules for cash transactions, it would not have a measurable impact on inflation.

Third, as any economist will tell you, the rate of inflation has nothing at all to do with the size of the coins a country has. Even if rounding to the nearest nickel produced a transitional impact on prices, it would be confined to a very short period. Over any significant time horizon, the rate of inflation depends on macroeconomic factors such as fiscal and monetary policy, productivity growth, and exchange rates, none of which would be at all affected by a change in the coinage.

Suppose the worst case—everyone cheats on the rounding rules and the average retail price of goods and services jumps by an extra 1 percent in the month the penny goes out of circulation. So what? If all the macroeconomic factors were to remain the same, inflation over the next few months would be 1 percent less than it otherwise would have been. By the time a year had passed, the overall price level would be no higher or lower with or without the penny.

Let’s not just theorize, though. Let’s watch what happens next door in Canada, which stopped putting new pennies into circulation this month. Give it a year. If there is a big spike in Canadian inflation that is traceable to the end of the maple-leaf penny, then we can keep our Lincoln cent. If getting rid of the penny fails to turn Canada into Zimbabwe with polar bears, then we can follow their example.

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Mike DFebruary 19th, 2013 at 11:12 am

We can retire coinage without affecting the use of metals. Just mint new coins at bigger denominations using the same metals.

Why not retire a bunch of denominations, and mint coins instead of paper money for the $5 and $20? Retire everything but the nickel, quarter, and dollar. Create new coinage for the $5 and $20. The $50 is then the smallest note. Each coin is 4x or 5x the next smaller one.

ReallyEvilCanineFebruary 19th, 2013 at 11:53 am

> cash payments account for only about 0.2 percent of all transactions

This is disingenuous since it includes *all* transactions, many of which are rarely paid for in cash: rent, utilities, durable goods, etc.

I'm all for the removal of the lowest denomination coins and hope to see more of it. Same goes for coinage replacing low-denomination bills. But jiggery-pokery with the numbers works against the credibility of your arguments.

JamesFebruary 19th, 2013 at 12:41 pm

The article is definitely jaded towards getting rid of the penny. What we need to do is get rid of the Privately owned and operated Federal Reserve Bank and stop the inflation all together. How come prices stayed the same between 1857 through 1913? Answer, No Federal Reserve Bank to destroy the value of money!

Ed Dolan EdDolanFebruary 19th, 2013 at 12:49 pm

I see what you are getting at, but with all due respect, I don't see that my numbers are "jiggery-pokery." I agree, the 0.2 percent, which is the number often cited, is as you say, disingenuous. That is because it includes the 95% (by dollar volume) of transactions that are large financial settlements between banks, dealers, etc. You are right that those are irrelevant. However, as I pointed out, even when you eliminate those, cash transactions are still only 2.4 percent of all transactions.

The point is, there is no way that getting rid of the penny could affect inflation of noncash transactions in any significant way. Things like your rent are usually in round dollars. Your refrigerator might be priced at 799.99, but if that is rounded up to $800, it is only a 0.00125% increase in the price. The bottom line is that even if all your cash transactions went up by 10% (already far-fetched), your total cost of living would still go up by only .024%. There is nothing disingenuous about it.

ErikFebruary 19th, 2013 at 2:44 pm

The chart based on the CPI is a joke. The CPI is a horrible way to gauge inflation for basic necessities. An example: gas right now is (approx. $3.70) at the highest level it has ever been for this time of the year which means by summer it will most likely be at an all time high price. CPI I believe is approx. 2%.

The multipiler to convert from a 1920's penny to now should be closer to 100, i.e. a 1920's penny is worth approximately $1. Newspapers were two cents then now they are $2.50 (NY times).

KyleFebruary 19th, 2013 at 3:48 pm

Regardless of how much a penny was worth, Pre-WWI it was definitely worth more than 10 cents. We should eliminate not just the penny, but the nickel and dime as well.
.Imagine a country with only quarters and dollar coins. We would have gotten rid of those annoying people that waste 3 minutes getting out the correct change!

American PatriotFebruary 19th, 2013 at 4:39 pm

Erik, You are 100% correct. Go to to find a history of CPI and how they have manipulated it in recent years to show lower inflation than we actually have. There is a chart that shows exactly when the first manipulations took place and CPI calculated the way it once was diverges from recent government propaganda CPI numbers. Real inflation today is at about 10% per year.

American PatriotFebruary 19th, 2013 at 4:48 pm

Pennies and Nickels are the closest thing we have today to "honest money". When Federal Reserve notes are eventually devalued to the point the paper is worth more than the note, they will start dumping paper dollar bills, paper 5's, etc. Everyone reading this would do well to start hoarding pennies and nickels now. One day soon they will be traded in bullion shops and treated with the same reverence pre-1965 90% silver dimes quarters and half dollars now enjoy. In todays environment, buying the metals (and other commodities) is the only way to safely preserve the value of your assets.

EricFebruary 19th, 2013 at 8:27 pm

damn straight!!!! KEEP THE CENTS!!!!!!!!! If you wanna save money get rid of the post office pretty sure they lose more money for government than the cent does lol

SeanFebruary 19th, 2013 at 8:31 pm

Can somebody explain why ATMs in the US only give out 20s? In Europe, etc, you get a nice mix of 10s/20s, 50s, and 100s if you withdraw 500. In the US, you get this big wad o' cash, which is only enough to gas up two cars and by groceries.

COPPERMENFebruary 19th, 2013 at 8:42 pm

You need to learn that, here in the U.S. we call them CENTS and NOT PENNIES! We live in the U.S. and not England!

EricFebruary 19th, 2013 at 8:47 pm

well thats cuz the Euro is worthless and so is Europe lol. Here in the US u can gas up 2 Escalades and feed myself for a month on 500. CENTS!!!! If your in Europe quit worrying about what we do with our CENTS!!! Maybe it would be better time worrying about what Germany wants with all its gold before you need our help to win another war cuz you guys are your a p ons

EricFebruary 19th, 2013 at 9:33 pm

ill pay cash for everyone in the countries transactions when its rounded down for a year and u give me the credit card with all the .17 .16 when i pay .15 no fees ect ect for running the cards and let me keep the difference if it doesnt matter. That money goes somewhere. Go watch OFFICE SPACE if nothing happens and its no problem to just start stealing cents!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The people saying it will take less time for transactions r the same people holding up the line and the roads while they text!!!!! Get rid of Obama and impeach his dumbocratic buddies if u wannn get rid of something around here

guestFebruary 20th, 2013 at 1:35 pm

Before any change occurs, how about pricing a gallon of gas without the dang 1/10th
fractions. $3.63 and 9/10ths per gallon. We're all just a small part of a cosmic joke !!

Jason GansauerFebruary 20th, 2013 at 3:44 pm

There is only one cause for "inflation"-when too much money is chasing too few products. There might be other causes for prices rising, but that would not be, strictly speaking, "inflation."

William BlancFebruary 21st, 2013 at 8:51 am

This is such an insignificant topic. Sooner or later all of these QE programs(money printing) will leave us with such a high rate of inflation that it won't matter. Inflation is now a part of our every day lives thanks to QE. How would we be able to tell if the penny is affecting inflation?

William BlancFebruary 21st, 2013 at 8:59 am

Did you read the article? This is not a vocabulary lesson. I guess that people like you just need to say something. Its better to remain silent and let people wonder about your intelligence than to speak and remove all doubt.

McWattFebruary 21st, 2013 at 8:30 pm

I just want to dip my hand in the money stream running outside my Wall Street window. Cents, nickels, quarters, half-dollars. It makes no difference to me.

"Catch-22 says they can do anything we can't stop them from doing."

LisBrownMarch 7th, 2013 at 4:00 am

The penny should have been redesigned to cost 1 cent, which would have solved the problem in the first place. What reason could doing away with it entirely serve? The business from just pennies could probably sustain a few hundred business in Canada. The change will hurt more than the 11 million a year, even if it cost every business only $1000, because that's a thousand dollars with a greater likelihood of being re-invested into more business, and a better economy.

SteveMarch 12th, 2013 at 2:54 pm

Once more the "leader" of the western world is far behind many smaller (and younger) nations, and is acting like an elderly person afraid of change. Look at the examples of Australia and New Zealand for example, where the smallest coin is now 5c, and they have $1 and $2 coins (and have had for some time). I doubt you will find one person there who would argue it was foolish not to change. And I won't even mention the topic of converting to the decimal system for measurements, distances etc

Raymond Neal PascoeJune 8th, 2013 at 6:38 am

Wake up Call. Subject: Coins.

Who decides what coins are made? Can a coin have no value IE: do away with the penny make them worthless and they will all be melted. Hoarders are holding huge amounts of copper.

I believe all american monies ever made have retained a legal currency status.

PROBLEM: Pennies and Nickles cost more to make than they are worth.

Solution Proposal:

1.) Value all existing coins under 10 cents to hold a 10 Cent value.
ADVANTAGE: all existing coins in circulation will be used for the purpose they were made.
Speculators releease horded coins back into circulation as they are not valueless and may be used for many additional years. Restrict any citizen or corporation must never hold more than 500 rolls of pennies & 500 rolls of nickles less than made before 1959 without a approved business purpose. Unless they are in official mint sets Or Proof sets or special release coins IE The Chase banks of the world et al

2.) Now: no coins are wasted to melting speculators and no one wins. The increased valuation can only be for the number restricted by law the remainder are exchanged at current face value for Federal Reserve Notes.

3.) make any new dimes as needed.

4.) Make a new quarter a bit smaller than the current Jefferson Nickle.
Perfect design Jefferson and Obama coin, Hey he is the first at 2 things, a Non-White and President from HI a first. use Monticello with hula dancers and Palm trees. It is the correct respect and Irony.

5.) Make a new 50 cent coin a bit smaller than Today's quarter.

6.) make dollar coins as thy are and retire the 1 Dollar Federal Reserve Note. Now the blind know every coin by size.

7.) Bonus, The Government gets all their copper back and may pay for production of new coins while retiring current pennies and Nickles as they are circulated. Have a large fine of 10 Cents or Jail for people who hoard. after reclamation month. (30 days for citizens to exchange their current nickles and Pennies made after 1959. to comply with the limit law. All fund speculation coins must be returned and exchanged or be subject to confiscation and prosecution.

8.) America is more solvent making any tax raises delayed as this would ace as a stimulus

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Raymond Neal Pascoe
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