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A smooth upgrade begins when everyone knows it's coming. Make sure both business and technical stakeholders understand why the organization is choosing to upgrade and give them a voice in the process. They will provide you with valuable insight as well as guidance and assistance with the upgrade process.
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The best upgrade path is determined by the best upgrade plan. In other words, understanding where you are will help you understand where you're going. Your communication with stakeholders and end users should help you get a lay of the land so that you better understand the scope of your project. You'll know who will be involved in the upgrade, what your hardware and network requirements are and what you're overall needs will be. From here, you can determine which upgrade path works best for you.
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There are two ways to upgrade your enterprise content management (ECM) software solution. The traditional way is faster but carries more risk. The incremental parallel upgrade is slower; however, it provides less risk and greater flexibility.
A traditional upgrade path usually takes less time because IT staff replaces the older version with the newer version all at once. This method carries more risk because of the all-at-once approach. If the solution is up and running afterward, you're up and running. If there's an issue, it could create downtime until the issue is resolved.
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Somewhere Under Taroc: The Hidden Fortress of Alain LeCavalier
Prince Eri, Protector to the Heir of Rekōdo and his guards, Ganard of House Fallandor and Merelin of House Diorna
The Prince frowned at hearing Verona's words. His face was sternly set as it was, with the small telltale presence of a frown at the corners of his mouth. Stern, but reflective, thoughtful. The Book. Eri glances up at Alain sharply.
"Darmon knew about the Book."
His voice is soft spoken and firm, but his stern, brown eyes lock with Alain's. Unless the Guild Master furthers the subject, he will say no more. His point of concern was clear: How did Darmon know of the Book of Memories in the Dragon's cave when none of them did? In the memory of Nalia alVatar- his mind was unfortunately keen on remembering things- the Dragonesses has said Darmon stole something precious of theirs. Nalia's memory had revealed that Darmon searched for the Book of Memories nearly a decade ago. It must be something terribly sacred that was stolen for the Dragonfolk to have come and take the Book from the heart of Rekōdo. Eri had seen very little of Darmon or any of the Guild Masters since he was a small boy. Only ever at select banquets or galas under the shadow of his ever-aging father and King. He could not remember anything terribly distinct of the man and that irritated him. There were too many things in this world that held magikal potential, and so many more that they knew so little about. The thing Darmon had taken from the Dragons could be anything. With grimness he thought it would be beneficial if Nalia of Enchantry was here. She might know the thing that the Dragons had spoken of. Ganard had come across the room now, to stand once again beside his prince and charge. His hand is on his sword as he exchanges a silent look with the Prince. The Prince then looks farther across the room toward Merelin.
But Merelin was otherwise occupied, so much so that she did not notice Doraen watching her. Her fingertips moved lightly, like the limbs of a spider or a pianist as they practiced their craft through finger-play. It was as if she were composing a great symphony over Arion's wounds, something the Second might have taken great curiosity in were he awake. Undoubtedly, there was a Song to her practice, if the craft itself was not reflected within her Soul's Song. But the young Second of Taroc was all but lifeless upon the table. His arms, what parts of them were not broken, hung loosely and at odd angles. His tall frame extended off the ledges of the pallet. His red hair spilled over like a crimson waterfall. It was hard to tell where blood stopped and locks began.
Merelin listens to what information Doraen offered on Arion. Her fingers move over the severely damaged areas and drew out contaminants, fragments, things that simply should not be within his system. Fibers of bones were stitched together slowly, slowly, as to be done with great care. Like anyone with a true, well-endowed source of healing magik, it was not squandered. Every heal was taken seriously and done delicately as lace embroidery by fancy noblewomen over tea and gossip.
"Sohil? So he is of Shamaa?"
There were disputes about whether the Wilderland Clans, if they remained, were of Shamaa or Taroc heritage. There was certainly a healthy blend of both in what little is known of their ways and culture. There was evidence to suggest the Wilderlands and southern Shamaa were a part of the loose Taroc-Shamaa border before Rekōdo was founded. But that was long ago and the people of Rekōdo had a short memory, possibly because everything was recorded for them. Technically, she knew, anyone of the southern clans who lived, if they still lived, within the Wilderlands did not affiliate themselves with any of the Provinces. What made her hands pause was the mention of his music and the magikal potency it had. Her brown eyes glanced at Doraen from beneath illumined lashes. A hint of their true, brown color could be seen beneath the glowing white light, but that gaze is turned back on the unconscious Second. Merelin seemed to disappear deeper beneath the pureness of the white light that radiated so softly from her fingertips.
"I must go down to the seas again, to the lonely sea and the sky,
And all I ask is a tall ship and a star to steer her by,
And the wheel's kick and the wind's song and the white sail's shaking,
And a grey mist on the sea's face and a grey dawn breaking."*
Merelin's voice was light and airy as she healed Arion. Her voice, but a whisper to the room, would ring purely for Arion and Doraen to hear. The stitching of bones and sinews by her own hand seemed to grow faster and more efficient. The bleeding was staunched and the shallow breathing of the lanky Second seemed to calm. Her voice continued to sing, of a woman waiting on the shores of Taroc for her love to come home from the sea, where he forever wandered. The sailors were trying to find their way back home again, across the ocean and a woman waited on the windy, cliff-shores of northwestern Taroc, of Caios by the Sea. Her voice was light and lilting, very soft and tender as her hands moved over Arion. Doraen's runes began to alter in color and seriousness and when words ran out, Merelin continued to hum, breaking the old ballad to speak quietly to Doraen as she worked.
"Comfort, not just magik, is needed to heal. Compassion. The man of the South likes music, so it is music that shall help him to heal. That song will stay with him now and be a tune for his mind to grasp if all others fail him."
Arion's face was still pale when Merelin finished, but the deathly shade had left his features. She had promised Eri she would not overextend herself, in her oaths to him as his personal guard. It was with great gentleness that Merelin allowed the light to leave her eyes and hands and it was with a sigh that she stood back from the red-haired Second. Merelin gave the doctor a small, slightly drained smile.
"I hope I was of use to you, doctor. May the rest of your endeavors be not in vain."
Merelin rose slowly and smoothly before returning to the Prince. He watched her as she drew nearer to him, but said nothing to reveal how much of herself she had given to the Second of Taroc. But his eyes were inquiring and Merelin whispered an exchange with the Prince quietly. There was a look of small relief on Eri's face before the sternness took hold again. Ganard's look was more questioning as he showed a small, deliberate window of disapproval toward Merelin.
*John Masefield's 'Salt-Water Ballads.' (1902, London). This one is called 'Sea-Fever.' A (male-sung) version of it is here. For the sake of her gentleness, Merelin would sing it much, much slower and very softly.


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Outside of my regular Dad duties, I still try to make some time to catch up with friends and game together online. One of my controllers was starting to get quite tatty, so I thought about picking up a new one. I don't know about you, but my default reaction is to head to Amazon for a replacement. The Sony or Microsoft controllers can set you back quite a bit, especially if you get one that has been branded with the latest big title.
Fret not, if you want to give you controller a new lease of life or just create something a little customised then here is a quick guide on how to without forking out big bucks. There was an article recently on modding a controller for small hands, this guide will be mode generic tips
Before you start, it is worth grabbing a camera and taking plenty of photos as you go through this process. It will help if you get stuck putting it back together (not that you should struggle).
To start with, you need to decide what parts you would like to replace, and what sort of colour scheme you would like to go for. The choice out there is huge so you can get something that is really what you want. I went with a chrome controller and lime green triggers, bumpers etc. The next think you need a is a relatively rare screwdriver to undo the screws on the back of the controller. For the xbox 360, you will need the T8 torex security screwdriver. Amazon and ebay have them aplenty, but the chances are that you won't find it is a standard screwdriver set.
So, all set. There are seven screws on the back of the controller that you need to undo; one of which was discretely hidden under a paper label in the battery compartment. With the controller face down, the back of the controller will pop neatly off.
The main circuit board, along with the two rumble packs will be visible. You can lift the main circuit board out, taking with it the rumble packs and the two thumb sticks. With this out, you are left with the shell and a few buttons held in place by a rubber pad. I transferred the a, b, x and y buttons to my chrome front shell (I think the colour helps me identify them, but you bullet buttons seem quite popular), added the chrome back and start buttons, kept the original Xbox on button (the replacement green version didn't have the Xbox 'x' on, and added the green dpad (there are two screws and a click fixing to undo), before putting the rubber pad in place. Great – should all be really straight forward.
Next, replace the two thumbsticks on the main circuit board. These popped off with a little pressure. Replacing the bumper buttons was also dead easy. The left and right triggers were a little more tricky to remove and replace. These are spring loaded, and attached to an internal arm on the main board which fitted very snugly (this bit probably requires an adult). You need to make sure that you have the spring in the right place and that it clips back in place properly.
Then it was simply a case of putting the circuit board back in the front shell along with the two rumble packs, adding the bumper buttons and lower insert, and then you can add the chrome back to the controller and put the screws back. JOB DONE! Well... the moment of truth came when it tried to power the controller.... started first time - ACE! This controller looks top notch, I have not seen another one like it, and I made it myself without forking out for a brand new replacement. It even recycling!
Apart from looking wicked, anything else to note? Well, it turns out that chrome is a fingerprint magnet so does require an occasional rub down to keep it looking tip top. Comparing to my existing controller, the cut of the shell component is not as smooth as an official controller. It is hardly noticeable and after a while you cannot notice, but you can tell when you look closely. I think this is a perfectly good trade off for a good value original accessory. Also, the first time I played with the controller, the right trigger got stuck and did not spring back fast enough. To sort this I had to dismantle the controller again to see what was causing the problem. The problem was one of the new triggers was suffering from friction where it attached to the internal trigger arm. I sorted this by removing about 1mm from the part of the trigger that connects to the arm - sorted.
So is this controller as well made as a Microsoft one, probably not, but gets about 90% the way there. It has definitely made a perfectly decent controller, updated my old parts that were severely warn, and saved shelling out for a new controller. Did I mention that it looks awesome? It does and it is nice knowing that no one else can buy the same controller, any only a small minority of people will ever get around to modding a controller in this way. Join the gang!
I would definitely recommend other gamers to have a go at this. It is always good fun to take things apart and worth having a go choosing your own design for a controller and building it. It is pretty good value for money too! There were parts that were quite tricky when putting it all back together, but it very satisfying switching it on for the first time. You could even think of this as recycling and upgrading, rather than wasting on buying brand new when you can mend and make do with what you have.
Would you consider having a go coming up with your own design? Maybe you already have a custom controller - show us yours in the comments.
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The hippocampus is one of those brain regions that pops up again and again in popular science literature, and for good reason. Most people associate the hippocampus with memory, mainly thanks to Henry Molaison, better known as H.M. Over fifty years ago, a hotshot neurosurgeon named William Scoville removed most of his hippocampus in an attempt to cure his severe epilepsy. The treatment worked but at a severe cost, as H.M. lost the ability to form new memories.
This curious case kicked off modern memory research as we know it. Decades of follow-up research has connected activity in the hippocampus to a variety of functions, most famously the formation of episodic memories. Inspired by this human case, researchers peered into the brains of awake mice in an attempt to learn more.
One of the reasons why we can investigate this brain region in particular across species is just how similar the hippocampus of a mouse is to a human. It is an ancient structure, millions of years old, but it is arguably the first of the most 'advanced' brain regions to develop. While there are obviously differences in size between the species, the underlying organizational principles are nearly identical. What makes the hippocampus so special that we and our rodent cousins have one, but frogs don't?
During one of these mouse experiments, a scientist named John O'Keefe made a curious finding. When the animal ran around in its environment, a certain kind of cell in the hippocampus would consistently fire only when the mouse navigated through a particular position. This finding later won him the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine and spurred another avenue of research into how these 'place cells' (as they have since been dubbed) form a sophisticated 'cognitive map' of space.
Meanwhile, the development of fMRI in humans enabled human researchers to study learning, memory, attention, curiosity, and many other cognitive functions of the hippocampus. More than just memory, this enigmatic part of the brain is necessary for imagination, planning, and many other processes we consider so essential to our human existence.
Given the similarities between mice and men, it's reasonable to expect that the mouse and human hippocampus are doing similar things. So why are their scopes of research so radically different? How exactly do cells that respond to a rodent's current location in place create memory? While long existing in different spheres, new research aims to bridge the gap.
From the mouse side, non-place features of place cells are increasingly providing evidence for a broader, more integrative role of hippocampal pyramidal neurons than simply recording place. Recent findings, some unpublished, from the Society for Neuroscience 2017 Annual Meeting demonstrated many of these newly discovered, more diverse functions.
In highly social bats, 'place' cells can record the location of their fellow bats just as well as their own. In rats, 'place' cells can 'map out' a representation of sound. In monkeys, 'place' cells can fire without movement simply by looking around the environment. Most convincingly, a number of studies have shown that 'place' cells can also record a detailed representation of time.
Increasingly, it seems that these special hippocampal cells fire not only to locations, but a number of other things too. Some, if not most, of these cells respond to multiple things at once, like place and time, or sound and place.That feature, crucially, is indispensable in creating a memory. These cells aren't just recording places, they're combining different aspects of an experience together. Put another way, a 'place cell' isn't simply mapping space, it's making a memory.
While neither I nor neuroscience more generally has an answer to the question I posed at the beginning of this column, combining decades of research in mice and humans will help guide the way forward.
Citations and further reading:
- Scientific reviews are a great way to delve deeper than articles like mine without wading too deep into the terminology of primary articles. For an overview of the importance of H.M. to the field, I recommend: Squire, L. R. (2009). The legacy of patient H.M. for neuroscience. Neuron, 61(1), 6–9.
- To read the seminal place-cell study by O'Keefe: O'Keefe, J., & Dostrovsky, J. (1971). The hippocampus as a spatial map. Preliminary evidence from unit activity in the freely-moving rat. Brain Research, 34(1), 171–175.
- For a broader review of place cells by nobel laureates in the field: Moser, M.-B., Rowland, D. C., & Moser, E. I. (2015). Place cells, grid cells, and memory. Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Biology, 7(2), a021808.
- Bats encoding in 3D, same lab with the preliminary unpublished social findings (primary paper): Sarel, A., Finkelstein, A., Las, L., & Ulanovsky, N. (2017). Vectorial representation of spatial goals in the hippocampus of bats. Science, 355(6321), 176–180.
- Rats encoding non-spatial 'sound map' (primary paper): Aronov, D., Nevers, R., & Tank, D. W. (2017). Mapping of a non-spatial dimension by the hippocampal–entorhinal circuit. Nature, 543, 719.
- Monkeys encoding a non-movement based 'visual map' (primary paper): Killian, N. J., Jutras, M. J., & Buffalo, E. A. (2012). A map of visual space in the primate entorhinal cortex. Nature, 491(7426), 761–764.
- Review of time cells by a giant in the field: Eichenbaum, H. (2014). Time cells in the hippocampus: a new dimension for mapping memories. Nature Reviews. Neuroscience, 15, 732.
- To read more about a fascinating brand-new big-picture theory about the hippocampus: Stachenfeld, K. L., Botvinick, M. M., & Gershman, S. J. (2017). The hippocampus as a predictive map. Nature Neuroscience, 20(11), 1643–1653.


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Wednesday's match against Toronto FC fits the "trap game" moniker to a tee for the Houston Dynamo.
Coming off a big win in the Texas Derby last Saturday night, everything seems to favor the home team in the midweek matchup. TFC come to Houston with the worst record in MLS and just one win in their last 22 road games dating back to 2011, and new head coach Paul Mariner is still tinkering with a lineup that simply hasn't worked so far this season.
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"You just can't get complacent and think, 'Oh, we should win this game,'" said midfielder Adam Moffat (above). "Thinking you can do it and going out there and doing it is different and we have to go out there prepared. Dominic [Kinnear] knows what it's like and he'll make sure we're focused on doing the right things to go out there and get the result."
For Houston, to keep that quality, they cannot rely on the mantra that this is the same old TFC. Mariner has taken the reins and switched to a 4-4-2, a departure from former coach Aron Winter's 4-3-3, and despite a loss to Sporting KC in Mariner's debut last Saturday, Houston saw a newfound spirit in Mariner's first match at the helm.
"They had a good game on Saturday against Kansas City and were really unlucky," Dynamo head coach Kinnear said on Monday. "You saw their spirit with the coaching change. The honeymoon period is very bright and they're giving all they can for the new guy."
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Wednesday's match will be the start of a 14-game stretch against Eastern Conference foes for the Dynamo. With in-conference matches obviously crucial, the Dynamo are looking to start the stretch strong as they look to move up the standings.
"We'd rather get the points against the teams in the East," Moffat said. "It slows them down a bit and you can leap frog teams and separate yourself. All these games have a little more at stake than the Western Conference games."
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Shurtugal wrote:Are different criteria going to be weighted seperatley? eg, MOC over story, or character development over interesting plot?
wlister wrote:If someone was to win one of the prizes, but perhaps had way too much LEGO, is it possible the set they won be donated to a Childrens charity in the name of the winner?
I have been hesitant in the past to enter contests because I have so much more than a lot of guys on here, but seeing as these are readily available sets, I thought I'd ask.
wlister wrote:If someone was to win one of the prizes, but perhaps had way too much LEGO, is it possible the set they won be donated to a Childrens charity in the name of the winner?
Glencaer wrote:5) Any restrictions on the level of violence?
Normally, I'd say no. But I don't want to see any sexual violence, like rape, etc. Murder, maiming, blood, guts - I'm cool with as much of that you can dish out using LEGO pieces.
Maedhros wrote:I just wonder if sexual violence is ok if some characters are just talking about it.
Can we photoshop backgrounds into pictures of our mocs?
Also, is it alright if I build all my models in some kind of vignette form, ie, some micro, others maxi vigs, etc?
Graynar wrote:This is a castle contest, but can I ask if Cannons can be used? Not muskets, but the big castle breaker cannons? Cannons helped end the castle age and I was wondering if we could use them even if they are not castlely.
R_The_Falcon wrote:If a bad guy falls off a cliff and yells, "No!" It takes up 1 sentence, which is approximately 1/500 of your text, while in comic-book form it takes out 1/120, almost a 5 times difference.
Here's yet another question I have; can we use an introductory frame like Dan Jassim did? (Made up of entirely words.) (http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=1875 )
Glencaer wrote:To be honest, I created the limits based off the total number of photos rather than the 'length' of a story. However, I'm not sure I totally agree with your appraisal. Comic stories and Short stories are two totally different mediums and comparisons between the two can be difficult. I would write a short story differently than how I would write a comic. Your example above assumes that each panel of a comic is equivalent to one sentence, which would be a very, very poor way of converting a story to a comic.
Glencaer wrote:Regarding rule changes: As long as the rule change favors the contestants, then a change can occur. Keep in mind that there is no minimum and that in telling a story, a brilliant but short piece can easily top over a convoluted and long piece. Making something longer rarely equals making it better.
Glencaer wrote:Okay, back to the discussion of Story (aka Illustrated Short Story) vs. Comic (aka Comic Book style story).
Take this panel for example: http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/DanJa ... ene-d5.jpg
When converting it to story form, it could be:
Then the Admiral said, "Need some help?" The entire fleet was there. Mr.Zog said, "It's the Gibraltar!"
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At that very moment, when the crew of the Nasal Avenger thought their time had come, they heard a scratchy voice over the communicator. "Need some help?" It was the voice of the Admiral! The entire fleet exitted from hyperspace just at the right moment. "It's the Gibraltar!" cried Mr. Zog in a fit of joy. Now, the Adaloids were out numbered and out matched.
One version is a sentence, the other is a short paragraph. In other words, a picture can be a thousand words or none at all. A comic has a different style to it, where Zog's state of mind as he states the obvious (that the Gibraltar has come) is unimportant, or the reality of recieving a message from the Admiral (whether scratchy over a communicator or plain as day).
The power of a short story is its ability to communicate thought, feeling, details that a comic can't, whereas the power of a comic is that it is easier to follow, more dramatic and simpler.
Now, lets look at this a different way. The purpose of the maximum length for both forms is because our judges don't have infinite time. Downloading 300 photos isn't the same as downloading a 20 page word document and 60 photos. There is a very real time difference there, especially as some judges only have dial up internet access. Archaic, yes, but then again, this is a CASTLE website .
If you'd like to discuss this further, it might be better to take it to email. I'm always up for a thoughtful discussion!
Ayden wrote:What if two ppl work together on a project? and if u enter 2 comix and one wins grand prize can the other one win best comic(if itsworthy of either of course).
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Stephen Colbert's faux feuding (and "Friday" duet) partner Jimmy Fallon is late night comedy's king of music, between his dead-on imitations of Neil Young and Jim Morrison, and tribute weeks dedicated to the likes of the Rolling Stones and Bruce Springsteen.
But Colbert hasn't let his conservative character squelch a love of popular music that's led to an increasingly liberal offering of live numbers by performers ranging from Nas to The National. In 2011, he famously doubled the program to an hour for a special featuring Radiohead.
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On Wednesday night, Colbert expands his Comedy Central show again for an even bigger act: Paul McCartney, marking a musical milestone for "The Colbert Report."
McCartney, who debuted on "The Ed Sullivan Show" with his fellow Beatles three months before Colbert was born, remarkably is in the midst of a milestone-filled stretch himself.
McCartney just finished a two-concert stint at the Barclays Center, becoming the first Beatle to play Brooklyn (during Monday's finale show he laughed as he noted a fan's sign: "Brooklyn Girls do it Eight Days a Week"). His current "Out There" tour features songs he's never performed live – including a brilliant pulsing and swirling version of "Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite!"
On Friday, he's set to make his Bonnaroo debut. And oh, yeah: four days later he turns 71.
McCartney's age didn't matter to a multigenerational audience that cheered and sang along Monday night at Barclays as he tore through 38 classics in a rousing two-hour, 45-minute – and intermission-free – performance.
McCartney only has an hour with Colbert, but we'll take it. The special bodes to bring a mix of Colbert's reverent/irreverent interviewing style ("I think this McCartney kid's got something special and I'm gonna put him on the map!" he gushes in the press release promoting the show) and performances by McCartney, whose 1976 "Wings Over America" live album was recently rereleased.
Colbert's website also promises fans an exclusive track. Perhaps they'll sing a duet, as when Fallon and McCartney crooned "Yesterday" in 2010 with an expanded version of the original placeholder lyrics ("Scrambled eggs. Oh, my baby, how I love your legs…").
McCartney sang a snippet of "Scrambled Eggs" during his second encore Monday, lightening the mood after "Yesterday," perhaps his most sentimental song. But we're not looking to yesterday as much as to Wednesday, when Colbert and McCartney team with a promise of offering some laughs and creating new musical memories.
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I've heard good things about Quo Vadis planners, so when I saw one last Miniweek on sale at my local pen store, I jumped on it (even though they were all out of covers). I tweeted of my bountiful gain but lack of cover, as I proceeded to affix some soft polyurethane-type material to my Miniweek with tacky glue to serve as a DIY cover. Then, lo and behold, Quo Vadis tweeted at me to say they had an extra Miniweek cover that they would give me! Some tedious craft-glue-undoing later, a joyous little planner for 2014 was assembled. Thanks to Quo Vadis for the cover (and thanks to Office Supplies and More for having had the planner on sale).
The Miniweek is small and simple; the Texas cover serving as something to protect the little refill from the world. It's a smooth polyurethane-like cover made with no PVC. There's no branding, just the darker recessed accent mark and raised decorative "stitching" around the edges. It feels smooth to the touch—the kind of notebook you want to rub on your face. Time will tell if the cover will hold up over the course of multiple refill years.
Being so slim, there isn't much extra to the Miniweek. There's two pages for personal information, little 2014 and 2015 calendars, address pages, and note pages, in addition to the main meat of the planner itself.
I like that each day gets an equal amount of space. Usually planners end up short-changing the weekend on page real estate, but as someone with an unusual work schedule I appreciate having equal space to plan out my days. And they even fit in a little space for notes!
But the best part about the Miniweek is this magical paper. It's of an almost tissue-like thinness typically reserved for holy books, and typically not associated with the kind of paper you'd want to put a fountain pen to. But oh, how wrong you'd be. This paper holds fountain pen ink beautifully. No fuzz, no feathers, just clean, crisp lines. With such thin paper, showthrough is inevitable, but none of the fountain pens bled through (the Parker and Sheaffer rollerbals are another story). And the dry times were surprising—Diamine Ancient Copper in a Pilot Vanishing Point M nib drying within ten seconds. This is a planner made for fountain pens.
My only complaint is the lack of a bookmark. The pages are too thin to use a paper clip, so I picked up some trendy page flags to keep track of my place in the year. Something built-in would have been nice.
Overall the Miniweek hits a lot of points that I'm looking for in a planner. It's small, with a nice layout, and most importantly, fountain pen friendly paper.


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Here we highlight special demonstrations performed by the Chemistry faculty for chemistry students, the campus, and the community beyond.
At the end of the school year, Dr. David Hilmey takes his organic chemistry class outside to prepare for the final exam.
Each year, Dr. Jerry Godbout gives an outdoor demonstration of the vigorous thermite reaction between iron (III) oxide and aluminium.
Dr. Godbout begins by explaining the nature of the thermite reaction to a curious crowd.
He then prepares the reaction as the students and faculty watch.
The thermite reaction creates a bright green flame, sets the can on fire, and soon...
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Once a month, Dr. Hilmey visits the Sonshine Preschool in Allegany and presents a science experiment or demonstration for the children. The Director of Sonshine, Pat Spaeth (wife of Paul Spaeth, Director of Friedsam Library) and Dr. Hilmey wanted to introduce the preschoolers to science. The idea is to show the prechoolers the wonders of science and of the natural world, rather than teaching a conventional science lesson. The experiments and demonstrations are designed to reinforce the children's innate curiosity for the world.
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Danny Gregory has come out with a brilliant compilation of illustrated journals called" An Illustrated Life: Drawing Inspiration From The Private Sketchbooks Of Artists, Illustrators And Designers" and the book is quite amazing. Here's a little preview that Danny has made of the book. I am one of the artists included in the book.....so thank you Danny!
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Wednesday, November 12, 2008
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This is an early line test of my film " 4* N of the Equator".
Thank you Warren Brown, Drew Lightfoot and ofcourse NFB, for helping me put this together.
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Sunday, November 02, 2008
Temagami sketchbook, 2004.
Thought I'd share this sketchbook. I took the Northland Ontario train on New year's eve, to spend New years of 2004 at the old growth forests of Temagami. It was here that activists protested to save these old growth forests from logging and development in the 80's. I went up alone and had a magical time. Here are some excerpts from my sketchbook:
January 1st 2004. A walk in the woods
There was a light snowfall when I ventured out this morning. I had breakfast in town- Temagami has about a thousand inhabitants and then started my climb up Caribou mountain. I met an ancient pine tree at the base of the mountain, which seemed to be a good start. Well I got to the top of Caribou mountain and climbed up the 140 stairs of the Temagami fire tower, the view there was spectacular, snow covered forests and frozen lakes. I then decided to take the white bear forest trail. I didn't think I'd say this but winter in Canada is beautiful. My walk through this old growth pine forest was magical. I trudged through freshly fallen snow at an even pace and all I could here was the crunching of snow as I walked on it.
I didn't know what terrain I was stepping on, as the ground was covered with a blanket of snow. It was amazing to find no spot of earth uncovered with snow in such a dense canopy of pine trees. Some hoof and paw prints showed me the way apart from the familiar arrows that appeared sporadically on trees. Ah! my ancient friends, beautiful old trees with magnificent bodies and my arms could get around only half the circumference of their trunks.
I sometimes just sat in the stillness of this afternoon and pondered exquisite snowflakes that fell on my gloves, and scrutinized their intricacy. I'm truly blessed to be here, spending the first day of this year in a pristine forest with my ancient friends.
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- It is time to remind Sharon that the star of David belongs to all Jews, not to his repulsive Government. His actions are staining the star of David with blood. The Jewish people, whose gifts to civilised discourse include Einstein and Epstein, Mendelssohn and Mahler, Sergei Eisenstein and Billy Wilder, are now symbolised throughout the world by the blustering bully Ariel Sharon, a war criminal implicated in the murder of Palestinians at the Sabra and Shatila camps and now involved in killing Palestinians once again.
- Kaufman (April 2002) Speech to the House of Commons as cited in: Stuart Littlewood (14 january 2009). "Could the Rising Anger of British MPs Shake America's Complacency?". Middle East Online. Retrieved on 18 january 2009.
- This speech related to Israel's controversial military operation codenamed Defensive Wall
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In January 2009, during the Israel-Gaza Conflict, Kaufman gave a speech to the House of Commons. Source: UK Jewish MP: Israel acting like Nazis in Gaza. Youtube (16 January 2009). Retrieved on 2009-01-18.
- My grandmother was ill in bed when the Nazis came to her home town of Staszów. A German soldier shot her dead in her bed. Madam Deputy Speaker, my grandmother did not die to provide cover for Israeli soldiers murdering Palestinian grandmothers in Gaza. The present Israeli government ruthlessly and cynically exploit the continuing guilt among Gentiles over the slaughter of Jews in the Holocaust as justification for their murder of Palestinians. The implication is that Jewish lives are precious, but the lives of Palestinians do not count. On Sky News a few days ago, the spokeswoman for the Israeli Army Major Livovich was asked about the Israeli killing of, at that time, eight hundred Palestinians. The total is now a thousand. She replied instantly, "Five hundred of them were militants." That was the reply of a Nazi. I suppose the Jews fighting for their lives in the Warsaw Ghetto could have been dismissed as militants.
- Hamas is a deeply nasty organisation, but it was democratically elected, and it is the only game in town. The boycotting of Hamas, including by our Government, has been a culpable error, from which dreadful consequences have followed.
- It's time for our government to make clear to the Israeli government that its conduct and policies are unacceptable and to impose a total arms ban on Israel. It is time for peace, but real peace, not the solution by conquest, which is the Israelis' real goal, but which is impossible for them to achieve. They're not simply war criminals; they're fools.


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A manager fired by Oracle is suing the company for discriminatory practices. Ian Spandow, a former senior regional sales manager, claims he was fired because he complained about the company's practice of "paying Indian employees wages that are substantially lower than those paid to Caucasian employees," according to a lawsuit filed January 7.
Bloomberg BusinessWeek reports that Spandow joined Oracle in 2005. Last year, he sought to bring a seven-year Oracle employee in India to California and made a request to Oracle human resources for an offer at the same level as comparable US employees with the same experience and track record. He says that he was told to offer significantly less, with the salary director allegedly saying that $50,000 to $60,000 was "good money for an Indian."
In his lawsuit, filed in US District Court in San Francisco, Spandow—who is Irish and was working for Oracle in California under an L-1 visa, claims that when he complained about that directive, he was fired. Spandow is claiming wrongful termination and unlawful discrimination under federal and California labor laws.
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Comedy has gotten much more democratic over the years: It's no longer limited to guys in clubs or major-network TV shows. With a bit of free time and minimal iMovie know-how, everyone from budding young comics to name-brand stars can carve out some Internet space for their sense of humor. At the same time, traditional outlets like comedy CDs and DVDs are growing in breadth with the art form itself. It's a great time to be a comedy fan, and Laugh Track, The A.V. Club's monthly comedy column, will round it all up—new and noteworthy stand-up, sketch, and online video, much of it courtesy of under-the-radar comedians with a little too much time on their hands.
CD: Hannibal Buress, My Name Is Hannibal
It's surprising that Saturday Night Live writer Hannibal Buress hasn't had a stand-up album until now. In fact, he recorded My Name Is Hannibal more than a year ago and has been sitting on it ever since. But Buress' comedy has earned him enough accolades sans CD: This summer, he was named one of Variety's "10 Comics To Watch," and he toured the festival circuit—including, strangely enough, the Gathering Of The Juggalos. By necessity, Buress has written a lot of material over the years, and My Name Is Hannibal perfectly captures it all, from early bits about pawn shops and the "fire SUV" to more recent jokes about what to do with excess pickle juice. A few segments date themselves, as when he mentions Lil' Kim—much more in the public consciousness in 2009 than now—but Buress opens himself up to plenty of asides and ridiculous quips to mostly keep the material timeless.
Here are a few promo videos he made for the album:
And here's a clip from the College Humor tour:
Internet: Beardyman And Friends
In the hands (or, rather, mouth) of Beardyman, beatboxing is anything but a novelty act. The UK performer takes audience suggestions for two genres of music, plus a topic for a song, then creates the first genre using a looping machine and his voice. He sings part of a totally made-up song, then seamlessly melds the first genre with the second and continues the song. The detail he can pull out of nowhere is amazing, whether he's doing barbershop harmonies or perfect reggae beats. And the humor not only comes from the words, but the way he keeps the audience on its toes. During epic freestyle sessions, he'll dip into obscure Michael Jackson hooks and occasionally drop the beat entirely to jokingly berate the audience for not responding correctly. He rarely makes it over to the United States, but luckily, he's slowly gotten around to uploading episodes in his Beardyman And Friends series—culled from live shows featuring other rappers and dudes in monkey masks. It's a fairly accurate glimpse of this dynamic performer.
Here are episodes one and two (the second one is in two parts):
And here's a show at the Edinburgh Comedy Festival last year. Sionara, afternoon:
CD: Neil Hamburger, Hot February Night
Neil Hamburger's purposely bad, sad-sack lounge act divides audiences in an instant. Either you're in on the joke and appreciate the desperation and filth of gags like "Why did the members of Metallica cut their hair? The hairdresser said it was the only way to get rid of all the matted come," or you think his jokes are miserable on face value. (One possible third option: You see what he's going for, but think he's terrible in his own right. Fair enough.) When he opened for Tenacious D a few years ago, it's safe to say the audience didn't know much about him, and they rallied hard for the hacking, sweating guy to leave the stage immediately. But no one fails like Neil Hamburger, and his graceless collapse is the subject of his new CD, Hot February Night. Hamburger gets vicious with the audience, calling out individuals, explaining that he's making $25,000 for the gig, and touting just how much better he is than everyone else. Meanwhile, he keeps the jokes coming, and doesn't let the constant boos dissuade him from telling more. His spectacular failure is both mesmerizing and hysterical.
Here's something similar: Neil Hamburger opening for Faith No More:
Sketch: Mark Little + Picnicface
At the 2010 Just For Laughs festival in Montreal, Mark Little took the stage and delivered only a few minutes of jokes before telling the audience he was going to rap his "hit song" and wanted everyone to rap along. Of course, no one had ever heard the song, so every time Little turned the mic to the audience, he was met with silence. No matter. Even when dropping full sentences, Little bobbed his head along, content to make himself the butt of the joke. The key to his stand-up is how quickly he puts himself in that position: Another joke starts with him describing how some animals naturally put up camouflage to protect from predators—his camouflage, in high school, was acne, to protect from the predator of "self-esteem." Same goes for the Halifax-based sketch group Picnicface, of which Little is a member. Its videos traffic in the ridiculous and embarrassing, like the differences between a "good touch" and a "bad touch" told in song, or a professor interviewing the continent of Africa. The group is currently raising money for its first feature film, Roller Town, slated to begin production next month.
First, here's a high-energy set from Little:
Now take a look at the group's three videos for Powerthirst, a high-octane Gatorade-like beverage:
And, lastly, here's the video they put together soliciting donations for Roller Town:
CD: Mike Phirman, The Very Last Songs I Will Ever Record (Part 1)
Mike Phirman's songs—he's half the popular musical-comedy duo Hard 'N Phirm, with Chris Hardwick—contain jokes on multiple levels. His recent CD The Very Last Songs I Will Ever Record (Part 1) contains the track "Lollytown," where he announces to an angry crowd that Rage Against The Machine has cancelled, and the replacement (him) sings an over-the-top song about friendship and happiness; the crowd isn't pleased. There's also "Irony & Wine," a sobering acoustic number in which Phirman doesn't so much sing as breathe heavily into the microphone. The short album contains straightforward comical tracks, like one about being tempted by "street meat," but those random short musical asides (including mock Spanish learning tapes) tie together Phirman's off-kilter sense of humor.
Check out "Irony & Wine" and "One For Them & One For Me":
And here's Hard 'N Phirm on pi:
Podcast: Earwolf Podcasting Network
The folks behind Comedy Death Ray Radio have expanded their reach, launching a site with room to grow. The Earwolf Podcasting Network is a destination where comedy-podcast listeners can discover new podcasts, read up on the guests, and buy merchandise. So far, CDR is on board (obviously), as are the Sklar Brothers, with last week's launch of Sklarbro Country, where the brothers banter about current events in sports and entertainment. Earwolf started small, but has a strong touchstone in CDR, a host of forthcoming content currently being worked out, and a nifty website right out of the gate. (You can easily preview multiple clips from podcasts before downloading).
Internet: Mike Vecchione
Mike Vecchione's stint on this season of Last Comic Standing was far too short, but the New York comic seems to be doing just fine. Beneath his gruff exterior is a softie with a giddy sense of humor, and the joy of watching him comes from seeing how he effortlessly plays against type. Here's his recent appearance on The Tonight Show With Not Conan O'Brien:
Bonus: The Pod F. Tompkast: By now, you've probably heard that Paul F. Tompkins has launched his own podcast, but it bears repeating that it's fantastic, mixing clips from live shows, interviews, and audio sketches. In the inaugural episode, Tompkins reads Google Voice transcripts from his voicemails and chats with Jen Kirkman about their humble beginnings as comedians. The vibe is disarmingly casual, perfect for Tompkins and his ability to go off on hilarious tangents at a moment's notice.
Another bonus: High Treason
This video was posted on The Comic's Comic the other day—a commercial for The Claspell Flour Cat Baby, which is a bag of flour dressed up to look like a cat dressed up to look like a baby. It's so silly and weird, and the sketch group High Treason, partially responsible for it, is no stranger to the vibe. Check out this other gem from the UCB website.
Yet one more bonus: NTSF:SD:SUV: That stands for National Terrorism Strike Force: San Diego: Sport Utility Vehicle, and it seems to be a forthcoming Adult Swim series starring Paul Scheer, Rob Riggle, and a host of other awesome comics. Little has been revealed about the pilot (if there is one) so far, but this trailer gives more than enough reasons to be preemptively excited. For one: an eyepatch mask.


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Particle detection
With CERN's Large Hadron Collider having reached a data milestone and amid reports of the possible discovery of previously unknown particles by the Tevatron, we take a look at the physics of particle detection.
In June, the total data accumulated by the Large Hadron Collider at CERN reached one "inverse femtobarn" of data, equivalent to 70 trillion particle collisions.
Meanwhile, the head of the Tevatron particle accelerator in the US appointed a committee to evaluate the evidence for whether a completely new particle has been discovered.
But how does particle detection work?
All particle detectors, even the early bubble chambers which used ionisation and vapour trails to detect charged particles, work by capturing data from particle collisions. But the volume of data being produced by modern high-energy experiments means that detection methods much more sophisticated than the photography used with the bubble chambers are needed.
In the LHC
The Large Hadron Collider has four main particle detectors: ALICE, ATLAS, CMS and LHCb. These detectors are showered with the particles produced when the two beams of protons circulating around the LHC collide.
Each layer of a detector has a specific function, but the main components are semiconductor detectors which measure charged particles and calorimeters which measure particle energy.
The semiconductor detectors use materials such as silicon to create diodes - components that conduct electrical current in only one direction. Charged particles passing though the large number of strips of silicon placed around the proton beam collision point create a current that can be tracked and measured.
The position where particles originate is also important – if one appears deep within the detector it is likely to have been produced by the decay of another particle produced earlier, possibly within the collision itself.
Calorimeters are calibrated to be either electromagnetic or hadronic. The former will detect particles such as electrons and photons, while the latter will pick up protons and neutrons. Particles entering a calorimeter are absorbed and a particle shower is created by cascades of interactions.
It is the energy deposited into the calorimeter from these interactions that is measured. Stacking calorimeters allows physicists to build a complete picture of the direction in which the particles travelled as well as the energy deposited, or determine the shape of the particle shower produced.
ATLAS is also designed to detect muons, particles much like electrons but 200 times more massive, which pass right through the other detection equipment. A muon spectrometer surrounds the calorimeter, and functions in a similar way to the inner silicon detector.
Left: A representation of a detection event in the CMS detector.
Analysing the data
With so many particle collisions, accelerators such as the LHC generate a huge amount of data, which take a great deal of computing power to capture and analyse. To achieve this, CERN developed the LHC Computing Grid.
The Grid is a tiered network in which data are first processed by the computers at CERN, then sent on to regional sites for further processing, and finally sent to institutions all around the world to be analysed.
The results of experiments can be compared with those predicted by current theories of particle physics to look for any differences. At the LHC, particle physicists are hoping that the collisions will produce a Higgs boson, the as-yet-theoretical particle thought to be responsible for the existence of mass.
At the Tevatron, where they collide protons and antiprotons, the data that one team believed showed an entirely new type of particle appeared as a bump in a graph of experimental data that was not present in the theoretical predictions.
However this was only seen in data from one of the accelerator's detectors and wasn't present in the other against which it was compared. It is now believed to have been a phantom signal.
Physicists will have to keep waiting for the first sight of the Higgs – or other new particles.


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The son is not the father, but the son does not try to be. Baine, son of Cairne, now leads the tauren of Mulgore from Thunder Bluff. While we take no praise away from the old bull, now is the time to acknowledge the new, to celebrate the spirit and strength of Baine. Growing to adulthood in the shadow of so great a figure, Baine has grown from a callow youth to a steady leader and finally to the shu'halo who planned and executed the deliverance of his people from Magatha and her Grimtotem.
It was Baine who defeated the rebel tribe of Grimtotems and yet showed mercy when his father's ultimate murderer came under his judgment. It was Baine who chose to forgo revenge for Garrosh Hellscream's role in his people's loss, in his own bereavement. He could have challenged Garrosh, and without any elder crones to poison the orc warchief's weapon, he most likely could have crushed Hellscream under his furious hooves. He chose not to. He chose his people's benefit, and the benefit of the Horde they are the heart and soul of, over the vengeance he could have sought. He chose others over himself.
Baine Bloodhoof learned his lessons at his father's side, yes. But do not take away from him his stepping out from such a great shadow. It was Baine who in the hour of greatest need stepped forth into An'she's light, saved his people, saved his father's dream, and preserved bonds of fellowship that would not have been hard to tear asunder.
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When the dust settles from the NCAA tournament's biggest battle, one group of winners will emerge with unimaginable spoils while others come away empty-handed.
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When the dust settles from the NCAA tournament's biggest battle, one group of winners will emerge with unimaginable spoils while others come away empty-handed.
Scott Walker's plan to "divide and conquer" working families to make Wisconsin a "red state" has now come full circle.
Migrant mothers and their young children detained at the border are being denied an opportunity to be released on bond, because of 9/11.
On Friday, July 18, thousands of people marched through downtown Detroit to call attention to a major public health crisis as the city shuts off the water for residents who are behind on their bills.
Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos' latest initiative promoting the use of commercial unmanned aerial vehicles, commonly referred to as drones, to deliver his company's products has drawn scrutiny and criticism from numerous parties.
Wisconsin workers are joining the "Fight for Fifteen" -- better wages for those at the bottom of the U.S. payscale. Three cities in Wisconsin were among 58 across the United States where thousands of low-wage fast-food workers walked off their jobs to demand a living wage, safe working conditions, and the right to unionize without being penalized. The coordinated actions on August 29 constituted the largest fast food strike in U.S. history.
-- By Katie Lorenze
Gun Owners of America (GOA) has declared immigration reform a gun issue, warning that under the "scamnesty bill" currently in the U.S. Senate, "you can say buh bye to your guns and buh bye to the rest of your freedom."
In a series of blockbuster reports published in the Washington Post and in the British newspaper The Guardian, sources reveal that the National Security Agency (NSA) is running a previously undisclosed program called PRISM, which allows federal officials to collect material including "search history, the content of emails, file transfers and live chats" from an array of internet companies including Google, Skype, YouTube, Facebook, Apple, and more without a court order.
-- By Katie Lorenze
With immigration reform advancing through Congress, an anti-immigrant network funded by a small group of right-wing foundations is trying to kill reform by pressuring moderate Republicans and appealing to the party's xenophobic wing. The groups could stymie efforts by some Republicans to appeal to the country's growing Latino population by moving to the center on immigration.
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An open letter to our colleagues and the community with thoughts on the contract with the Police Association from the Mayor and the Mayor Pro Tem:
Sometimes, we can find ourselves being faced with having to decide between only two choices. This can be frustrating, especially when it seems there is or should be a better choice.
Sometimes, we can't do what we think would be best, because the better choice wasn't among the two options given.
The Austin City Council faced just such a choice on December 13. We could only approve or reject the proposed police contract. The Council could not make a single change to the proposed contract even if by working together we all could have made it better, so we voted to postpone consideration of the contract in hopes of reaching a better, more collaborative outcome that better helps Austin achieve its goals of being a safe city for everyone.
To do that, we're going to need to design a process to engage with each other, but what happens in the meantime? If we do nothing and we operate this next year without a contract with the Austin Police Association, then we'll operate under the provisions of state law Chapter 143. This is certainly doable, but it's far from optimal. Operating under Chapter 143 would mean we can't use the hiring and promotion procedures we've developed and thus would probably not achieve the diversity we seek in the police force – and toward which Austin has made good strides. Under Chapter 143, we will probably not maintain all the community and civilian oversight of incidents this community has achieved over time and through steady collaboration among community activists, organizational leaders, city staff, and the Police Association.
There is a better choice. We don't have to resolve the long-term contract right away.
We could enter into an interim contract for the time it will take the community to work through the outstanding issues. Everything would generally stay in place, except that we'd quickly negotiate an appropriate pay raise just for the interim contract and add some transparency and accountability elements. Basically, for an interim period we could operate under either the old contract or the proposed contract. We'd do this to give the community and the Association the opportunity and time to explore issues including community policing, new levels of officers, civilian oversight, and the appropriate duration of a long-term contract.
We believe the best way to move forward with an interim contract is to extend the contract negotiation period that would otherwise expire on December 29, 2017, for another thirty or sixty days. The City Manager has said that she will agree to such a thirty or sixty-day extension; negotiations, however, can continue only if both parties agree. And given that there's a need for further negotiation after the Association had negotiated in good faith and received approval from its membership for the proposed contract, we propose the city reimburse the Association its costs associated with negotiating such an interim contract. That just seems fair.
If we proceed now under an interim contract, then we can have a discussion not only about the transparency elements that have been brought forward by the community, but also about financial aspects and reaching equitable safety goals. Council had no real opportunity prior to the vote to examine the financial numbers in the proposed contract that some suggested would lock taxpayers into property tax increases if we also wanted to increase substantially the number of police officers and did not want to cut other city spending. It was not clear how, if at all, the proposed contract incorporated the defining, strengthening, and expanding of community policing. Some of the community's requests for additional oversight and transparency may well be achieved through resolution or ordinance, and with additional time the Council can collaborate with the Association and the community to implement these elements through direction to city management or inclusion in the contract.
It would be our recommendation that the parties involved consider extending the contract negotiation period beyond December 29 in order to prevent the contract from going to impasse and to give all of us another 30 to 60 days to negotiate an interim solution.
Even if we go into a period where we operate under Chapter 143, the parties could by agreement move into an interim contract that took us out of Chapter 143 at any time. This would make sense if we wanted to move out of Chapter 143, and if it looked like it would take an extended period of time to get to a new, negotiated long-term contract.
In retrospect, it is apparent that the contract negotiation process — which resulted in choices that Council could not approve — was not fair to anyone, not the Police Association, not the community activists and leaders who organized, and not the City of Austin staff who worked hard on the negotiations. There was a disconnect in the process that we have to study, understand, and not repeat in the future. We personally commit to work with our colleagues to communicate better among ourselves and with city management. The people who negotiated and organized in good faith are not to blame.
Clearly, there are several issues that need to be discussed in the community before the Police Association and city staff meet together at the contract negotiating table to discuss a long-term contract. Some of these are issues directly related to labor negotiations. Others are not, but need to be decided to inform such negotiations.
For example and as concerns transparency, some in the community have stated that Austin's public oversight over policing trails many other cities and established best practices. Others point to what they say are significant gains we've made in oversight over the last ten years and say that Austin is a leader and model. We need an open, honest discussion of these issues and a process and forum to establish common facts and policy direction.
As another example, the Council has received studies indicating that we should be adding police officers so as to increase uncommitted time which could be spent out in the community giving people the chance to build deeper relationships with our officers. The Council, Association, and community need a clear outline of how we would measure the efficacy of community policing. Before we can act, we also need to see how increasing the number of officers over the next several years would impact future City budgets and the opportunity for future pay increases. Our public safety budgets represent almost 70% of our City's general fund budget and the long-term choices we make in public safety are best made holistically and in consideration of long-term needs in social and human services and other budget areas.
It's important to keep in mind that Austin is the safest big city in Texas and one of the safest in the country. We're doing a lot right. That we pay our officers more than any other city in Texas helps us attract and keep the police talent which serves us so well. Of course, any system that is made up of people will be imperfect, and we can always improve. We need to get better, too. We need to give credit and thanks to our police force for keeping Austin safe even as we explore improvements that can make policing more racially just and equitable for everyone in Austin.
We would support both sides sitting down early in 2018 to negotiate an interim contract. As noted above, negotiations could include consideration of a salary increase along with consideration of including several of the civilian oversight elements, elements that it appears could be achieved through resolution or ordinance or inclusion in the contract. And then as a community we could talk about the larger issues that would need to be resolved before we could enter into longer-term contract negotiations.
We intend that these conversations would be focused, efficient, and inclusive of stakeholders representing different perspectives — and that they would have as their ultimate goal the laying of groundwork for a successful long-term contract negotiation that best helps us keep Austin safe and equitable for everyone.
At a time when many in our community are looking to better understand where we are, we invite our colleagues to weigh in, if they wish.
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