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The IPO has no interest in helping developing countries transition to a more sustainable economy if it means sacrificing valuable IPR.
In other stunning news, the rich still have it better than the poor, politicians don't have the best interests of their citizens at heart, and 2013 won't be the "Year of Linux."
Since when has anyone WITH that much valuable IP ever given it up freely? Oh sure, here and there, a token gesture. But does anyone really expect Monsanto or Intel to give up their *entire business model* and *everything that makes them money* tomorrow because some third-world country is poor? Not likely.
And to be brutally honest, how is it really fair to ask them to? If they paid for the R&D, why should someone else be entitled to it without paying a cent? Is it some first-world tech company's fault that your country is poor, that your government is too corrupt to invest in its infrastructure instead of padding El-Presidente's pockets, that your education system is a joke? Sure it would be a great charitable gesture for them to give it to you at a big discount, but that hardly gives you the right to *demand* it. You're certainly not entitled to it just because you're poor. And it probably wouldn't even do you any good, in the long term anyway, unless you deal with the underlying problems in your country that put you in poverty to begin with (El Presidente will just stuff his pockets deeper with any new money too).
Fortunately, the laws that magically make "intellectual property" "exist" are national laws.
Any poor country can create such things, or not, as it chooses.
Monsanto and Intel don't really have any choice as to whether or not their monopoly rights exist in a given country.
That's up to the country.
Any poor country can create such things, or not, as it chooses.
But just think - if a small third-world company started manufacturing, say drugs that the local people who live on a dollar a day need, earning perhaps a trivial profit, it would be the end of the 1st world countries!
As if the idea weren't already impeding the progress [stephankinsella.com] of the arts and useful sciences. Because a company like Apple would never use such a system to try to band the competition from the marketplace or anything...
No, it wouldn't be the end of patent holders, as long as those developing countries help their local people and do not export any of their production. For example http://science.slashdot.org/story/12/03/13/1716206/indian-govt-uses-special-powers-to-slash-cancer-drug-price-by-97 [slashdot.org] would work if India keeps all production inside their borders.
What the IP holders fear (and rightly so) is that these countries will use the technology not only to help their people, but to supplant their benefactors in the future. I think a balance can be worked out with technology transfers based on a period of export restriction for the recipient country.
Law of unintended consequences.
If they don't want the terminator gene to be widely deployed they will just have to pay up. There are technical solutions to national R&D freeloading.
That said even in the first world patents run for only 20 years. Companies could potentially keep secrets for longer.
And when the value of patents falls more will just keep secrets, just like they did before patents were issued.
Like I said, unintended consequences.
I've asked this on this site many times. How do you make a Stradivarius? Losing knowledge like that is a cost of _not_ having patents.
Citation needed. I call bullshit.
We can see what is different about Stradivariuses (wood pores are wide open), but we don't know what varnishing process was used.
Lots of tests have been done, here's a good one:
http://www.pnas.org/content/109/3/760 [pnas.org]
See also:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stradivarius#Comparisons_in_sound_quality [wikipedia.org]
Lots of tests have been done. There is nothing special about those violins.
And when the value of patents falls more will just keep secrets, just like they did before patents were issued.
And that's bad how? Just because they try to keep secrets doesn't mean that they will actually manage to do so successfully. If they could, they would be idiots to seek patents. The argument that patents reduce trade secrets is an obvious joke. The decent rationalization is that it spurs on R&D funding, although that doesn't seem to hold up to scrutiny either.
I've asked this on this site
You market the hell out of a name and make them expensive enough that only really good players can get one.
Look it up yourself, there is nothing magic about those violins.
I have said it many times and will again, people will not stop creating for lack of protection, they did before.
this is bullshit.
You don't need a patent to make software.
Patent for a stradivarious is for making a physical product.
Let's not strawman this shit into oblivion, please.
When a software patent expires, the knowledge doesn't "magically disappear" people just start doing what they could have done the last X years that the patent existed. It's a monopoly, not a benefit.
The key to the Stradivarius is the material, not the design. The design is the same as every other violin, or it wouldn't be a violin.
The thing is when we were a basically a 3rd world nation, right after we became a nation we ripped off everyone's IP.
Without that step you can never really get to a point at which you can create a workable economy.
As is the English national anthem. The same drinking song.
My Country 'Tis of Thee (tune of "God Save the King/Queen") isn't the U.S. national anthem...
I can't tell if you are trying to be funny or not, but the US national anthem is the "Star Spangled Banner." The lyrics are from a poem by Francis Scott Key. These lyrics, written during the War of 1812, were eventually matched to the English drinking song "To Anacreon in Heaven."
On the other hand the English (UK) don't have an official national anthem. "God Save the King/Queen" is probably the closest approximation. While the origin of the lyrics and tune are not known, it probably dates back to the 17
While you may have a point about Cuba, I'm pretty sure the vast majority of third-world countries aren't under any economic sanctions from the the first-world.
We kept the rest of the third world impoverished by trading with them (or something).
We kept Cuba impoverished by not trading with them (or something).
When your axiom is 'The poverty in the third world is manufactured' you twist everything to support that view.
We don't trade with them as much as bribe their leaders to allow western companies to shuttle natural resources out of the country for ridiculously low prices. When leaders try to nationalize oil/banana/ore production, they are suddenly branded dictators/communists (see Venezuela, Guatemala, Congo, etc).
Cuba is a bad example since the reason for their sanctions has absolutely nothing to do with what you said.
The reason for the sanctions is that the US paid for a revolution and then the people of Cuba had the gall to go communist.
Cuba was sanctioned for having strong welfare, education and medical policies designed to bring them up to first world status.
I thought it was because they were aligned with the Soviet Union, and also because they nationalized billions worth of US assets.
The poverty in the third world is manufactured, not in the sense that it wasn't there before and someone created it, but in the sense that it would have naturally faded away by now if powerful rich nations weren't working their asses of to perpetuate it. Cuba is a nice example, they got the sanctions for having strong welfare, education and medical policies designed to bring them up to first world status.
Poverty in the third world is manufactured by the corrupt, miserable leadership of the third
Poverty in the third world is manufactured by the corrupt, miserable leadership of the third world.
False dichotomy. Corrupt, miserable leadership exists in many parts of the world. Italy and Greece are two examples off the top of my head. The corruption and miserable leadership - in my part of the developing world, at least - is assisted in no small part by wealthy business people and corporations from the developed world who are willing to grease palms in order to gain easier access to resources, to ignore workplace safety requirements, to hire at substandard wages and sometimes to commit acts of viole
Fortunately, the laws that magically make "intellectual property" "exist" are national laws. Any poor country can create such things, or not, as it chooses.
Apparently, you've never heard of the IMF and how they operate on global trade.
The problem TFA specifically addresses is the problem of pollution and "green" technology. The developed world, understandably, has done most of the research in that field. What the IPO is basically saying is they don't give a shit if the developing world gets clean technology or not. That severely hampers the ability of developing nations to control pollution and CO2 emissions, even if they want to, which can have a global impact down the line on the entire planet. And that is frankly the problem, because it would mean the short-term selfishness of the corporations (in and of itself actually understandable and acceptable, in many ways: they're in it for the profit, after all) will, in the long term, do tremendous damage to the planet (which is not acceptable).
Not to mention it is in the best interest of the world for undeveloped countries to develop stably, not just for pollution concerns. An unsustainable but otherwise relatively developed country is a recipe for World War III, in the long run. Possibly even nuclear war, if they are developed enough and desperate enough.
There is nothing stopping governments from doing the R&D themselves. But you can't very well let a private company foot the bill and then turn around, after the company spent all the money on the tech and are looking to sell products based on it, and tell them "We're taking it and giving it away." That's just glorified theft.
Again, the governments could pay for the research *themselves*, you know.
Governments do sponsor a lot of the development, either through contracts/loan support (like Solyndra) or through university research (which may be direct or simply letting them use the facilities cheaply). In any case, they aren't trying to "take it away", what they want is for them to sell the technology at below market prices. Realistically speaking, the companies will make back their research profits selling in developed countries anyways (or they would never have developed it in the first place). What
Big picture ideas, fail when details get in the way, and people are unable to find an appropriate compromise, and take your opponents view into account.
For Example... Lets simplify the US tax plan, and get rid of all those loopholes that the 1 percent use to get off tax free.
Well what about deductions for charity?
How about investing in your retirement?
Well you have kids?
You shortly find the simple idea of making the Tax Plan easy and fair quickly comes up with a lot of details that you find, that there
For Example... Lets simplify the US tax plan, and get rid of all those loopholes that the 1 percent use to get off tax free.
Well what about deductions for charity?
- Not needed, people keeping more of their tax money will have more to give.
How about investing in your retirement?
- Not needed, people keeping more of their tax money will have more to save for retirement.
Well you have kids?
- Not needed, people keeping more of their tax money will have more to spend on raising children. And aside from
You've got it half right. The american tax system is hopelessly complicated, and should be simplified. But you should also pay more in taxes, not less. Essentially all other countries in the western world have higher taxes than americans, but don't pay (or pay orders of magnitude less) for health insurance, putting your kids through college, and soforth. In total, we have more money for food, paying rent, having fun etc.
Long story short: Americans are really, really stupid if you fall for the GOP
Well what about deductions for charity?
How about investing in your retirement?
Well you have kids?
None of those deductions should exist. I say this as someone impacted by 2 of the 3.
You shortly find the simple idea of making the Tax Plan easy and fair quickly comes up with a lot of details that you find, that there are not easy answers too.
Somethings do have easy answers.
All income should be taxed at the same level based on a simple progressive tax scheme. No deductions means no loopholes.
I have two special needs children, and I was able to take advantage of the child tax credit, child care deduction, and out-of-pocket medical expenses. That said, the tax savings were not spectacular compared to what I have had to pay above and beyond what a typical middle-class family has to pay to cover their essential living expenses. I would much rather pay a simple tax without deductions and such. Even a flat tax wouldn't be a bad tradeoff to avoid the hassle and potential criminal liability in makin
With the exception of the people who grew up with a golden spoon in their mouth.
That "exception" is rapidly becoming the rule, at least in the US.
I also know plenty of extremely poor people who easily work just as hard and sacrifice as much as as the wealthy. "taking risks" is just code words for "had enough money to take risks with" and wasn't a complete idiot. In my experience who you know is far more important than any of those factors anyway.
Social mobility in the US (and everywhere else) is decreasing
taxing the rich is actually very, very simple - luxury taxes are very simple to implement, it's very very simple to tax expensive cars to be more expensive for example(luxury cars in america are very cheap - just ask linus). it's very easy to tax alcohol on a progressive scale too(what's that you ask? well fuck, you ever heard of a poor guy drinking a 100$ bottle of whiskey? it might just as well be taxed to 200).
spending less on things like gitmo is actually very, very simple as well. paying less to cia is
Google Search was originally developed and hosted by Stanford University. Google benefited from a Federal grant and was allowed to maintain the rights (via licensing from Stanford) to the intellectual property, but only because the Bayh-Dole Act made an allowance for this. Without Bayh-Dole, this wouldn't have been possible, as the intellectual property created by the grant would have been property of the Federal government. So as for the Google example, Google Inc., in actuality, never really invented a
They shouldn't give it up for free. First world countries should give up their tech as long as the recipients guarantee cuts of pollution in return. This is the system every global ecological problam should be handled: for example, instead of blaming the poor Brasilians because of deforestation, the Western world (that has already cut down most of its forests) should hire the forest areas giving third world countries an income and incentive to preserve. This is how Kyoto is supposed to work, unfortunately t
Reading the MSM I got the impression I'm was the only person in the world expecting the conference to fail. I always assumed that was because MSM is stupid, but came-on, here too?
Why would anybody expect any agreement? Wasn't Kyoto enough to show that nobody wants to commit, and everybody wants everybody else to? There is no more easy stuff to do for the environment (like banning CFCs), nobody will reach an agreement on anything hard. Claiming the failure is due to any cause, but lack of commitment is a lie.
Ironically CFCs have been replaced with chemicals that by some estimates have one hundred times the green house effect when they do get released. So in saving the Ozone we have made AGW worse.
The simple fact is that cutting emissions is stupid. Most of the science suggests that we are already on a path that is sure to exceed the point where the oceans will become loaded with enough hydrogen sulfide to completely destroy our ecosystem. Possibly within a few hundred years and that IF we cut emissions beyo
...that the the IPO's "chilly message" set the tone for anything at Rio +20. It was doomed from the start and everyone involved knew it.
One look at the drafts of the ridiculous "The Future We Want" document is sufficient to explain the failure of Rio +20. No "chilly message" from IP owners is required.
. . . 50,000+ delegates? That's just too many to get any real work done. Even G20 has too many wonks. And everyone wants to step up to the podium to get heard; even if they have nothing worth contributing anyway. And that in Rio. What you end up with is a wet & wild, boozy spring break mayhem.
Instead, get a small group (less than 10) of the most important developed and non-developed countries together to agree to a draft first. Hold it in Minsk, in the middle of winter, to keep all the hang arou
The content Mafia has invented a model, that allows them, to take the works of others (the actual creatives) via a adhesion contract, and make money on every worthless copy, without moving a single finger. It's fraud. Plain and simple.
And for those who don't fall for the bullshit, they have set up a racketeering scheme, where they scaremonger people into not going to court and paying money, because they know exactly that in court, they wouldn't stand a chance, because they have as much proof as that one "lawyer" in Idiocracy.
Not to forget, that this industry is ridiculously tiny, and only can keep up its ego through massive overinflated self-importance. (Comparison: The whole global music industry has the same revenue, as a single bankrupt German construction company [Holzwinkel]. The whole German music industry has one quarter of the revenue of the municipal transportation services of a 1 million people city. That's *nothing*!)
Yet they want to destroy our entire society to keep up their insane delusions. Even though their fantasies aren't even physically possible, unless you think putting DRM (you know: that thing that by definition can't work) in every single brain and device is somehow realistically doable and would work too.
Come on guys! We have to push against a bunch of madmen with extreme (often drug-inflated) egos! We can't just push normally. We have to push *harder*!
it is a valid argument, to note, that the reason Germany got the Nazis was not the few crazies. It was the whole nation not doing much against it, and falling for the propaganda!
(Hell, I've seen loads of people even here already use their bullshit propaganda terms like "intellectual property", or even *defend* those criminals! That's *completely* and *utterly* unacceptable!)
the expected business model of the have-nots is to steal and cheat their way into international economic solidity?
that's not fair! -- you're copying Wall Street bankers! quit it!
The myopia and greed really makes them no better than that other special interest group determined to crimincally enrich themselves at the expense of everybody and everything else: the bankers.
Don't be that hard on them. All they want is everything anybody else made for free.
Don't think for a moment that technology given to the Third World will only be used to clean the air. It will be used to make factories more efficient and will then be packaged up and sold back to the West, undercutting the people who developed it.
People ofter preface the IP (Intellectual Property) acronym with the word "valuable", like they are on some propaganda mission.
Is all IP valuable, or only some of it, or is it invaluable (and is it really property) ?
In any case, this guy goes to the next level, hes not saying the IP is valuable, he is saying its the RIGHTS that are valuable.
Hes not concerned about reality, just its effect.
If graphics hackers are so smart, why can't they get the bugs out of fresh paint?


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August 13, 2013 > Calif lawmakers ask for offshore fracking probe
LOS ANGELES (AP), Aug 08 - A group of California lawmakers wants the federal government to investigate hydraulic fracturing off the California coast.The Associated Press recently reported that regulators have allowed fracking in the Santa Barbara Channel at least 12 times in the past and approved a new project this year. The work has been done in coastal waters where new oil leases have been banned after a 1969 oil spill. The letter expressed ``extreme concern'' about the practice, which involves pumping sea water, sand and chemicals beneath the seabed.Regulators have exempted fracking fluids from the nation's clean water laws, allowing companies to release them in the ocean without a separate environmental review. The oil industry insists fracking is safe and has been done for decades in California with no evidence of environmental harm.

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Dragons 'Invade' Creation Museum in Exhibit on Human Myths
The Kentucky-based Creation Museum has an exhibit on the history of human myths regarding dragons, the implication being that dinosaurs and humans lived at the same time.
Known as the "Dragon Invasion," the exhibit asks visitors if the dragons of folklore found across diverse human cultures were actually dinosaurs.
According to an entry on the Creation Museum's website, the "dazzling new exhibit" includes artwork and quotes from ancient historians from various eras and civilizations.
"Evolutionists struggle to explain the intriguing evidence that people lived at the same time as dinosaurs," reads the entry in part.
"God's Word indicates that dinosaurs and man were created on the same day, so biblical creationists are not surprised to uncover clues that ancient man had indeed seen these beasts."
Located in Petersburg, the Creation Museum is overseen by the creation science organization Answers in Genesis.
Ken Ham, president of Answers in Genesis, told The Christian Post that the exhibit has been "drawing huge media interest" since its opening earlier this year.
"The AP has a story that is now circulating about our new displays, and we just received a call today from a CNN anchor about the displays," said Ham.
Ham also told CP that there is "strong circumstantial evidence we can study today for dinosaurs having lived during the past few thousand years."
"Our science staff points out that a T. rex bone found in Montana had soft tissue and blood vessels preserved inside," said Ham.
"That kind of preservation is not consistent with these bones being millions of years old, but is consistent with only a few thousand years. "
A position taken by young-earth creationists is the belief that since the earth is only several thousand years old, dinosaurs and mankind must have lived in the time period.
This position has been denounced by many, especially in the mainstream scientific community, as ignoring overwhelming evidence to the contrary in the fossil and geologic records.
Recently, a Christian publication gained headlines for its decision to remove the Loch Ness Monster from its biology textbooks; Nessie was being used as evidence that dinosaurs existed alongside mankind.
The deleted part from Accelerated Christian Education Inc.'s Biology 1099 argued that the monster was an example of "dinosaurs [being] alive today."
"'Nessie' for short has been recorded on sonar from a small submarine, described by eyewitnesses, and photographed by others. Nessie appears to be a plesiosaur," read the deleted passage in part.
Cheryl D. Davis, a biology professor at Western Kentucky University and president of the Kentucky Academy of Science, told The Christian Post that her organization had no issue with the new exhibit.
"The Kentucky Academy of Science has no objections to artistic, literary, or religious expressions regarding dragons or any other mythological figures," said Davis.
"Since these expressions are based on creative imagination rather than scientifically established facts, they fall outside the province of science, and KAS has no position either for or against them."


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Text, Discourse and Corpora: Theory and Analysis
Bloomsbury Academic, Nov 28, 2007 - Language Arts & Disciplines - 264 pages
Corpus linguistics is often regarded as a methodology in its own right, but little attention has been given to the theoretical perspectives from which the subject can be approached. The present book contributes to filling this gap. Bringing together original contributions by internationally renowned authors, the chapters include coverage of the lexical priming theory, parole-linguistics, a four-part model of language system and language use, and the concept of local textual functions. The theoretical arguments are illustrated and complemented by case studies using data from large corpora such as the BNC, smaller purpose-built corpora, and Google searches.
By presenting theoretical positions in corpus linguistics, Text, Discourse, and Corpora provides an essential overview for advanced undergraduate, postgraduate and academic readers.
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Madonna's MDNA tour is kicking off in Israel and she shared images from the stage set up and rehearsals via her Facebook page. From what we can tell, it's dark, twisted, gothic and sexy, featuring some blood spatter, Madge brandishing a gun and religious iconography distorted in typical Madonna fashion. Just another day at the office for the Material Girl!
Madonna certainly isn't a shrinking violet as she entertains her fans well into her 50s. She's not toning down the sexiness or the controversy. If and when the MDNA tour was hitting the same markets as Lady Gaga's Born This Way Ball tour, which has been the target of religious extremists due to its content, Madge would be facing the same protests from unhappy religious sects. But she's veteran of dealing with that, as controversy and subsequent protest has followed her career. Wouldn't it be nice if Madge gave the Mother Monster advice on dealing with these issues?
The staging and production looks massive and worth the price of admission, with lots of cross-dressing dancers to flank the Material Girl and elaborate staging. Again, that's nothing new, but it still looks cool.
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This was the first full day with no interruptions or meetings or training sessions or gigs that I've had for a long time. And it was pegged in for at least 15 hours of writing. With ten days until rehearsals start I couldn't afford to fuck around any more. But it was still just nausea inducing pain for most of the day, as I tried to work out what I needed to do and what was wrong with what I've got.
By 4pm I hadn't seemed to make much headway, though I had eaten quite a lot of vegetables (and one yoghurt, but only because I've got some left over in the fridge - I could give up any time). Finally, after that, something started clicking together and in the next nine hours I would make some decent progress. It's still some way away, but another nine hours like those last nine hours and I might have got something half decent. Which is cool because at midday today I thought that I might never get this into any kind of reasonable shape.
Don't get me wrong. It's miles off and the minute I hear it read out I will want to change it all again and I also need to run it past a few people who know nothing about the story to see if it makes sense to them. But nausea is giving way to mild excitement and hope that I might not just be pissing a huge amount of money up the wall. I probably still am, but it's be a shame to piss the money up a wall and not even get the wall wet. If the piss drips off the wall and makes a delicious drink for the few thousand people who are going to see this (hopefully not less than that), then maybe it will be worth it. If it just tastes of piss, then I could have given everyone a drink of piss, practically for nothing, as long as I'd started pissing in cups early enough in the year.
We're hopefully casting at least three of the roles over the weekend (there are six actors required, but we're holding on to see who we can get for the main two), so half a cast and half a script will be a reassuring place to get to.
Gareth McLearnon tweeted me this meme earlier, which pretty much sums up the writing process so far. I have hovered between 4 and 5 today. I will be very proud of myself if I pull this fucker off. It's been very, very tricky so far and I am probably only just starting. But whatever happens I am proud of myself for taking this chance and the inherent risk. I could certainly not have bothered. I have certainly wished I hadn't bothered at times. If I build it they might not come, but at least it will be built.
Then I'll have to put some work into my other Fringe show. Remind me not to put myself through this again. I feel sure I've asked that before, but no one reminded me. Next time, remind me.
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New federal law on prostitution coming soon
OTTAWA — The federal government is poised to introduce legislation in the coming weeks that will overhaul Canada's prostitution laws — possibly targeting the pimps and johns as criminals while leaving the prostitutes themselves free from criminal prosecution.
Justice Minister Peter MacKay has been exploring various options since the Supreme Court of Canada struck down Canada's prostitution laws last December, giving the government a year to come up with a new law.
Among the alternatives being examined is a Canadian version of the "Nordic model" — an approach first used in Sweden which then spread to Norway and Iceland — in which police target prostitutes' customers, pimps and sex-trade traffickers.
Earlier this month, MacKay said his bill will be drafted to find the "right balance" to a "complex" issue.
Two things have become apparent: the government will not decriminalize or legalize prostitution, as some other countries such as New Zealand and the Netherlands have done; and the governing Tories appear to be contemplating the Nordic model.
"We've looked at a lot of different options and a lot of different models," MacKay said. "The Nordic model is one. I can assure you of this: it will be a Canadian solution."
"We know that there is tremendous violence and vulnerability associated with prostitution," MacKay added. "Prostitutes are predominantly victims. They have very much, in some cases, run out of options before entering this particular pursuit."
He said there will be "support mechanisms outside the legislation in order to help people to transition out of the sex trade."
His choice of words — and the goals — are similar to a proposal Manitoba Conservative MP Joy Smith has been circulating.
She has written a report, The Tipping Point, that argues Canada must make the elimination of prostitution its goal through future legislation, and that a form of the Nordic model is the best solution.
"The most effective route to tackling prostitution and sex trafficking is to address the demand for commercial sex by targeting the buyers of sex," she writes.
"As a nation, we must ensure pimps and predators remain strongly sanctioned and prostituted women and girls are not criminalized."
Smith argues that in addition to punishing those who buy sex, any new regime must also include "exit" programs to give prostitutes the things they need to get out of the sex trade: food, shelter, drug rehabilitation, counselling and education.
Moreover, she is calling for a national education program to make Canadians realize that prostitution is a form of violence against women.
"Our country has to recognize that this is Canada's oldest oppression — not profession," she said in an interview with the Citizen.
"It's nothing but violence against women. Plain and simple. No matter how you paint it. We have to target the johns, the traffickers, the people who buy sex and go after trying to make money off of innocent victims."
Smith said more than 90 per cent of prostitutes are "lured" into the sex trade and become victims who are "held captive by beatings" and "have no place to go."
"They develop these Stockholm Syndromes, where they get attached to their perpetrator. They get almost like they are brainwashed. There's no way out. They get despondent. And it's very dangerous for them."
At its policy convention in Calgary last November, the Conservative party adopted a resolution stating it "shall develop a Canada-specific plan to target the purchasers of sex and human trafficking markets through criminalizing the purchase of sex as well as any third party attempting to profit from the purchase of sex."
But others, including some prostitutes and academics, are warning against the Nordic model, saying it will merely force the sex trade underground and leave prostitutes in greater danger of being harmed.
Christine Bruckert, a former prostitute who is now a criminology professor at the University of Ottawa, said that if the government chooses Smith's proposal, the sex trade will continue.
She said that in a system where just the customers are charged by police, those "clients" will be nervous about getting caught by police and will insist to prostitutes that they meet in dark places — not open streets.
"If the client will only accept her as a date if she jumps in the car quickly, that's what she is going to do. She's not going to take time to see if he is a risk."
Bruckert said the law would eventually end up back at the Supreme Court and be ruled unconstitutional because it fails to protect prostitutes from danger.
"The sad thing is that until that time, the most marginal sex workers are going to be at greater risk and they're going to get hurt, and they're going to get killed."
Bruckert said those advocating the Nordic model are adopting a paternalistic attitude.
"It's about taking an ideological stand: Sex work is wrong, women are victims. It's about people saying if you are a sex worker, and you say you want to be a sex worker, you must be either deluded or mentally ill or not even know that you're making a bad choice."


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Shoo, that's so sweet of you!My birthday is December 27. Mama Isabella used to bust all sorts of hiney to take Christmas stuff down on the 26th so my birthday wouldn't be Christmas Afterthought.Now that I'm grown, I leave my lights up until January. I love Christmas lights.
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By Evan Dresser
LEWISBURG, Pa. — For a second, the Bucknell-emblazoned minivan is a space shuttle, and the four of us are astronauts in white jumpsuits, rocketing past open expanses of Central Pennsylvania farmland on the way to "the Natural Area."
From the copilot's chair, lead astronaut and assistant professor of biology and animal behavior Beth Capaldi is looking over her shoulder, explaining why I should care about a bee's spatial memory. I can't tell whether her voice has a sense of urgency, or she is just straining to talk over the flood of summer air through the open windows.
"As pollinators, bees are extremely important to agriculture." We pass yet another roadside produce stand. "Entire crops have become almost completely dependent on them."
She and Marie Pizzorno, associate professor of biology and department chair, had recently spoken to Pennsylvania's Fruit Industry Task Force, and there was quite a bit of talk about "colony collapse disorder," an issue that is causing concern for beekeepers and growers alike. In Pennsylvania, the $45 million apple industry depends heavily on bees. This explains the stamps.
Importance of bees
On the way, we had stopped at the post office where, dressed head to toe in a beekeeper's outfit, I got my first honey-tinged taste of just how important bees are.
It started just after professor Capaldi had entered the post office, when a woman came over to talk to one of the two undergraduate researchers, Christie Wiest '08, who was piloting the van. A professor's wife, she made small talk and then mentioned that she had a colony of bees in her back yard that she couldn't bear to remove. "Tell Beth to come over and study them!" she chirped, walking away to finish her errands.
Seconds later, the other researcher, John Cullum '08, spied something bee-like inside the van, which he promptly caught inside an empty spring water bottle. The two examined it. Was it a bee? The wings didn't look quite right. Something, something "thorax." Scientific terms were tossed around. Maybe it was an insect that just looked like a bee. "It's a sweat bee," said Capaldi, returning to the passenger seat of the van. "Lasioglossum."
'Save the pollinators'
Then there were the stamps she had just bought. They said, "Save the pollinators," and had colorful artwork depicting butterflies, bats, hummingbirds, and, of course, bees. Of course. I was going to see a lot of bees that day.
After twists and turns along the tortuous country roads, the van banks right and lands at the Chillisquaque Natural Area, a 42-acre former farm property bequeathed to the University. "Do you have your gloves?" I did. "Do you know how to put on your hat?" I did not.
A few snaps, zips and tugs later, I am fully protected against the dreaded Apis mellifera. But, as I soon would found out, these honeybees are not the sting-happy scoundrels I had envisioned — in fact, I would call them downright hospitable as Capaldi and her team went about pulling out the various sections of the hive like vertical drawers, searching for the queen.
One sting wonders
Turns out, bees get blamed for a lot of the stings that yellowjackets, stripey imposters that are actually wasps, are responsible for. Yellowjackets can sting multiple times, but bees get just one shot at it.
Once they find the queen and plunk her into her new quarters — a small wood and wire mesh cage — they had to find faithful attendants to keep her company. These lucky members of the royal court are hand-plucked by John, who delicately pinches them at the wings in what is probably the most suspenseful moment of the afternoon. It's a bit like "the crane game" at arcades, only the animals are not stuffed, and they can sting (albeit just once). Luckily, John had practiced the crane game at a local diner yesterday, so his skills are still sharp.
After the attendants are in place, the queen is hung.
Her little cage is hung on pole just outside the hive, which, thoughtfully, has a flat white roof on it to protect her from any rain.
Natural swarm cluster
"When bees can't find the hive, they seek the queen using her odor," explains Capaldi. "Once they've found her, they behave as though in a naturally occurring swarm cluster."
In what is probably the second-most suspenseful moment of the afternoon, the three brush the bees off of the frames and carefully transport the now nearly empty hive up the grassy path. A puff or two of beekeeper's smoke helps keep the bees docile during the disruption.
The displaced bees will soon swarm around their queen, which will allow Capaldi and her team to set up the next part of the experiment—seeing how the bees adapt to new surroundings. At what point do they feel at home? How much information do they retain about their old hive? Apparently, bees tend to have nostalgia for their old digs.
After some brief clean-up, the whole ordeal is done. There is just one small detail that Capaldi hadn't mentioned: The leftover bees in the old hive will be riding back with us. They are forced to ride in the back, and the hive is screened shut, but I still keep my bee suit on the whole time, even when we stop at the roadside produce stand.
Honeybee research
Grabbing some veggies and dropping a few dollars in the slot of the unattended wooden "cash register," I start to wonder: Just how much money would I have to drop in there for apples one of these autumns if the honeybee population bites the dust? I contemplate sending a letter to the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture to urge them to keep supporting honeybee research.
But first, I'll have to get some of those nifty pollinator stamps.
Contact: Office of Communications
Posted Aug. 13, 2007
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A new social-media app is the talk of Greenwich High School in Connecticut -- but much of the "yakking" is raising students' and educators' concerns.
Yik Yak allows users to anonymously send posts, known as "yaks," to others nearby. While the service has similarities to other social networks, it seems particularly effective for harassment or gossip.
Neither a profile nor a password is needed to yak. Communication is made based on proximity: Using phones' GPS capabilities, yaks go out to the 500 closest users within a five-mile radius of the sender.
"It's basically this area where anyone really can post about people, and it's really unregulated and unfettered," Guillermo Perez, Greenwich High's student government president, said at last Thursday's Board of Education meeting. "If you probably think that it's a recipe for disaster, considering the tragedy that happened on the first day of school, we're very concerned that this could spiral out of control."
Perez was referring to the August 2013 death of Greenwich High sophomore Bart Palosz, who took his own life hours after the first day of classes. The correlation, if any, between the allegedly intense bullying that Palosz endured and his death has been widely debated. But there is broad agreement in the Greenwich High community that bullying through social media can be destructive.
A perusal of Greenwich students' yaks reveal that they mirror those of their peers in Fairfield County and other parts of the country. Many are harmless, at worst nonsensical and absurd. Many are profane. Derogatory yaks are made about specifically named individuals.
Earlier this month, the district blocked Yik Yak on Greenwich High's wireless network.
"Yik Yak and several more apps that allow students to post anonymous comments create a large challenge for us and all high schools," said Greenwich High Headmaster Chris Winters. "We are working with our students to educate them about the benefits and dangers of social-media sites. Like it or not, and I don't like it, these sites are now part of the landscape, and students have to learn how to navigate their existence wisely."
Many Greenwich parents are aware of Yik Yak.
"I've heard about Yik Yak from my daughters and think, by nature, it can be abused," said Blakely Stinebaugh, a Greenwich High PTA co-president. "I have talked to them about responsibility, and neither of my kids use it."
Yik Yak has stirred attention and debate beyond Greenwich, as it has become popular on high school and college campuses around the country. Elsewhere, its use has already caused trouble. CNN reported this month that a yak caused a bomb scare on a Southern California high school campus.
The app's rules prohibit bullying or specifically targeting other yakkers and warn against cluttering other users' feeds with "useless" or "offensive" yaks. Users whose yaks are continually down-voted or reported are warned and then suspended. Yik Yak rules also stipulate that "no one under college age" should be on Yik Yak.
Greenwich High prohibits cyberbullying. As with other social media, however, the local herd of yakkers essentially operates beyond the district's control off campus.
Carol Sutton, president of the Greenwich Education Association, the district's teachers union, described Yik Yak as "very troubling."
"Parents and teachers -- we must all be role models for digital citizenship," she said at Thursday's board meeting. "And I ask the board to do whatever it takes to ensure that our students get a full curriculum in digital citizenship, along with their devices."
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The Fitchburg State men's basketball team opened the season with a strong non-conference victory Friday, defeating Eastern Nazarene College, 80-74, in opening-round action of the New England College Tip-Off in Henniker, N.H.
Junior Mike Ingram-Rubin led the Fitchburg State scoring attack with 22 points, shooting 8 of 10 from the field, including 2 of 4 from long range. Seniors Tom Henneberry (17 points) and Brandon Selby (11 points) were also solid offensively, while newcomer Malcolm Dixon notched nine points in his Falcon debut.
After falling behind 46-37 at the half, Fitchburg State overcame the nine-point deficit, posting a 43-point second frame for its first victory of the year. The Falcons opened the second half with a 9-2 run, closing their deficit to only two (48-46), before Henneberry knotted the score for Fitchburg State at 51-51 with a three-point play.
Fitchburg State took the lead for good at the 7:42 mark following an Ingram-Rubin and Zach Valliere set of layups. The Green and Gold extended their lead to 69-63 with a Henneberry jumper at the 3:50 mark, before clutch free throw shooting sealed the victory down the stretch.
Fitchburg State (1-0, 0-0 MASCAC) will be back in action Saturday as it complete the championship round of the New England College Tip-Off.


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First Red Painted Childs Bench
Red painted childs bench. This bench may have been used in a school. Despite being made within the last 40-50 years, these benches are relatively hard to find. "Sturdy" is the word that best describes this bench. "Child charming" also works well. Circa 1960 - 1970. Seat height is 15.25".
Wood: Poplar
Province: Shandong
Dimensions: 34" x 29" x 13"
Price: $225


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COIS6437 - Visual Communications
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This course will focus on the core concepts and skills required to understand and control visual language in the design process, providing an experience which examines theoretical and practical aspects of visual communication. Semiotic concepts will be introduced and assignments developed to provide exposure to critical aspects of visual thinking and its relationship to design. 3 credits
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ReportingService2010::GetSystemProperties Method (array<Property^>^)
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public: [SoapHeaderAttribute("ServerInfoHeaderValue", Direction = SoapHeaderDirection::Out)] [SoapHeaderAttribute("TrustedUserHeaderValue")] [SoapDocumentMethodAttribute("http://schemas.microsoft.com/sqlserver/reporting/2010/03/01/ReportServer/GetSystemProperties", RequestNamespace = "http://schemas.microsoft.com/sqlserver/reporting/2010/03/01/ReportServer", ResponseNamespace = "http://schemas.microsoft.com/sqlserver/reporting/2010/03/01/ReportServer", Use = SoapBindingUse::Literal, ParameterStyle = SoapParameterStyle::Wrapped)] array<Property^>^ GetSystemProperties( array<Property^>^ Properties )
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An array of Property objects that contains the names of the properties for which you want to retrieve values.
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If the Properties parameter is null (Nothing in Visual Basic), the GetSystemProperties method returns all system properties that the user has the permission to view. In SharePoint integrated mode, if the user has Open permission for the Web site, then the method returns all system properties to which the user has Open permission. If the user does not have the Open permission for the Web site, the the method returns all non-permissioned system properties.
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Slowly, rumors and gossip have begun to illuminate something of the unusually secretive negotiations between King Daeron the First and the Sealord of Braavos, Ferro Antaryon. Speculation was rife in the time since the Sealord's arrival, but asking members of his embassy—even the loqacious Donalo Prestayn, reprsentative of the Iron Bank—was fruitless, and not one of the small councillors offered so much as a whisper. If there were any inclined to speak loosely, it seems Preston Wayn, the king's master of whisperers, had put the fear of punishment on them. And so the slightest of trickles were the only source of news and it now—only now—tat the full portent of the Sealord's visit is clear.
Because, it seems, the Sealord, called the Lion of Braavos, is in want of a wife. And more, it seems the king is minded to give him one: Princess Rhaena, his second eldest sister. This now explains the Sealord's carrying of her favor during the joust of love, where he performed bravely if not well. And does this also explain the past rumors of quarrels between the Sealord and Lord Cargyll? The Master of Coins has departed the city for a time, to his ancestral seat not far from King's Landing, and some wonder if he may not now soon resign the office he has held these many years.
There are those who say that now the rumors of messages flying to Ser Alyn Velaryon, and to the conversation between the Sealord and Lord Jonothor Arryn, becomes clearer. Could the king be envisioning an alliance with Braavos, sealed with the marriage, to sweep the Stepstones of its pirates? Might it even be that the Young Dragon's sight goes further than the shores of the Seven Kingdoms? The maesters will recall that before Aegon the Conqueror chose to make his landing on these shores, he had considered joining an alliance of Free Cities against their rivals, to carve for himself a new Valyria. He chose as he chose, creating the greatest kingdom in the world. But might Daeron, that warlike young king, think to out-do his famed ancestor?
And so the gossip spreads, from the inner circles to the court, from the court to the septs and guildhalls, and from there down to the meanest Flea Bottom potshop.


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This week saw the first week of proper, intense campaigning in the London Mayoral election, with two high-profile hustings between the four main candidates taking place on local radio and national TV. At the start of the week the debate was firmly on issues, with arguments about police numbers and how to expand airport capacity in the capital. But as the week went on the debate shrank down to one issue - the tax arrangements of the candidates, amid accusations that Boris and Ken have avoided paying tax.
That issue appears to be settled - Boris doesn't appear to conduct tax avoidance but Ken seems to have paid lots of his salary into a company. But how have Londoners found the squabbling? We asked three people living and working in London for their thoughts - the answers aren't pretty....
Father Simon Morris, Priest of St. Mary The Virgin Parish Church, Tottenham, north-east London.
It's almost a cliché to say that there is a lack of confidence in our nation's politicians and leaders. The yapping and finger-pointing of the LBC debate between four of the candidates did nothing to assuage this view, especially when they discussed the gritty issue of whether individuals had established companies to affect the Income Tax they pay. Such debates inevitably get lost in the meaning of specific words: avoidance vs benefits. I fear this will not be solved by the candidates' pledge to publish details of their tax affairs.
The playground fighting may be particularly owing to the presence of two giants in Ken and Boris. If this is so, Jenny Jones and Brian Paddock have an opportunity to appear unsoiled by the bickering.
Jenny, indeed, has shone through on the radio and TV debates (though less so here) so far, calling her fellow candidates back to "What's best for London?" She has benefitted by focusing on the future, but she will struggle to overcome the easily lambasted policy of increasing the Congestion Charge.
Brian Paddick spoke of his passion for London on Newsnight, but it wasn't really evident in what he said. But he was spot on about the London riots, realizing the crucial need both for reform on the Stop and Search powers and for the police to regain the trust of many communities. Ken Livingstone, however, seemed more concerned to criticise Boris for not rushing back from holiday on 6th August.
Boris Johnson has some good statistics concerning his time in office, for example the presence of more police officers. He is, however, clearly agitated by Ken, who in contrast had a very calm air about him, especially on Newsnight.
But, as the LBC presenter commented, "There's [still] plenty of time for all spleen to be necessarily vented."
Bansi Kara, Teacher from north London
I regard the mayoral election as being somewhat akin to choosing a new head teacher. In this sense I understand what I'm looking for in a future leader; I want to be led by someone with integrity and dignity, someone who follows through on promises, someone who listens and someone who is good with people. Someone, in short, I can be inspired by.
This is why I think the four candidates for this mayoral election fail on so many levels. Boris Johnson and Ken Livingstone seem more interested in political point scoring, raking up dirt on each other about tax and sniping in lifts. Let's cross off dignity and integrity. Jenny Jones and Brian Paddick are so untested and let's face it, largely anonymous to large swathes of the population, that their ability to follow through on promises and lead the people can only be symbolised by a large, flashing question mark.
I do care whether the mayor has paid his or her tax by legal means. What worries me is that the only exposure some of my students and their parents – voters - will have to this mayoral election is two middle aged men swearing at each other and arguing about tax. I think, like me, they want to be led by someone sharp, bright and representative. The tax evasion issue is old politics propagated by old politicians. As post-riot Londoners, we've never needed fresh blood as much as we do now.
Dominic Williams, small business owner, central London
The Mayoral election kicked into life with a blazing row over the personal tax affairs of Ken and Boris - but in reality it highlights a national issue, not just a problem for London. Many people in local government and the BBC seem to have used the same kind of arrangement, channelling earnings through a company (so do I, but I run a consulting business. It just shows how weak HMRC have been at enforcing the notorious IR35, how far people are prepared bend the rules and how much the whole regime needs reform.
I suppose it is inevitable that if we have American-style mayors, we get American-style campaigning like this, with negative attacks on the candidates' personal lives. The tax row probably won't put most voters off because it is good soap opera. Ken compared it to X-Factor. Boris would probably say "panem et circenses" - bread and circuses. Londoners anyway seem to have lower moral expectations for their mayor than they would for the Prime Minister – for instance stories of philandering (which surely would have sunk David Cameron or Ed Miliband) do not seem to have damaged candidates' chances.
However, it shows up some of the similarities and differences between Ken and Boris. They are both members of the professional political elite, who use their high profile to earn far more money than most Londoners can dream of- but maybe most people would say good luck to them. What struck me is that Ken apparently used a company to channel his earnings – conventional behaviour for public-sector high earners - but Boris still sees himself as a self-employed person. Whatever the tax consequences, it's the self-image of an individualist.


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Blockhead - 'Interludes After Midnight' Out Now
Blockhead's fifth album Interludes After Midnight is out today on 2LP, CD (both available with a bonus 7" vinyl) and download.
In the two years since the critically lauded The Music Scene, Blockhead nee Tony Simon, has traveled the globe and emerged with another collection of eclectic songs that twist, turn, and grind their way into the listener's psyche.
While the title Interludes After Midnight, might recall a film from the likes of Truffaut or a sprawling masterpiece by Modigliani, the title comes to us from a decidedly less classical source – an after hours New York City public access show that ran throughout the 80's and early 90's. This was a time before cell phones, TiVo, and the Internet – a simpler time that has informed the sonic landscape of the album. This is not rehashing 20 years of popular hip-hop; this is Blockhead's ultimate homage to the times and places that defined his upbringing.
This is a pre-digital road map through the musical consciousness of Blockhead, a virtual tour of a decidedly non-virtual society – when the airwaves were for TV, phones were for making calls, and when newspapers were printed. Hence, Interludes After Midnight is populated with dusty samples of beeping synths, smooth horn samples blended seamlessly with funky percussion and a sound that will keep you listening – this is classic Blockhead.
Buy Interludes After Midnight now at the Ninjashop (exclusive album bundles available) and iTunes. You can also download a free mix of Blockhead material spanning his entire career by DJ Pizzo on Soundcloud.


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Arizona State Week: One-on-One With Jahii CarsonPosted by AMurawa on June 13th, 2012
Point guard Jahii Carson signed with Arizona State as the crown jewel of their 2011 recruiting class, a four-star recruit rated by ESPNU as the eighth-best point guard in his class. With lightning quick speed and stunning athleticism, Carson was supposed to provide Herb Sendek and the Sun Devils with a pure point guard, something that the team had been missing in 2010-11. But, after being declared academically ineligible for the 2011-12 season, he spent last season watching from the bench as his new team struggled to a 10-21 season. However, Carson's academics are back on track and he is expected to slide right into the starting lineup this season for the Sun Devils. RTC's Andrew Murawa had a chance to talk to Carson last week.
Andrew Murawa: Last year was not a great year for the team and it must have been hard for you sitting out and watching your team as it struggled. Were there any positives you got out of watching your team last year?
Jahii Carson: I like to think of myself as a student of the game. And watching games when I'm not playing, when I'm not on the court, I can see things that I wouldn't see if I was on the court. I can break down the other team's defenses, I can look at what type of offenses we can run against those defenses. I can learn my teammates' skills and their weaknesses. I can learn what offense they thrive in and where and how they want the ball on offense. So, I just became more of a student of the game having to sit on the sidelines.
AM: You got a chance to practice with the team last year as did transfers Bo Barnes and Evan Gordon. Having a year before you actually got a chance to step on the court, does that give you a benefit going into this season?
JC: Being able to practice with the guys, being able to learn their strengths and weaknesses, that helps me figure out how I can be better on the basketball court helping them. Evan Gordon, he's more of a scorer, a slasher – a smaller, undersized slasher – but he uses his tools to his ability. Bo Barnes is more of a three-point shooter, who is learning to put the ball on the floor and being able to beat defenders off the dribble. And me being able to practice and watch them grow as players every day allowed me to make those assessments about those guys. So, I think that me sitting out last year helped me learn my teammates' game and their strengths and weaknesses a bit more.
AM: Okay, you gave me a little breakdown of Barnes and Gordon. Give me a critique of your game. What's your biggest strength and what do you need to work on the most?
JC: I'm a fast guy with the basketball, and I have a quick step. I'm real explosive and I can think and look at things that happen on the floor before they happen. I've got a strong, dominant right hand, and I think I can get to my right hand at any point in time, but I think one of my weaknesses is that I tend not to go left very much. My left hand is way weaker than my right. Also, I think my jumper is a little inconsistent. I'm a scorer, so you know when I get streaky I can hit jump shots, but as far as my consistency, I don't think that consistency is there yet. Aside from that, I think my strength is something I need to work on as well. My left hand, my jumpshot being more consistent and getting stronger are the things I most need to work on.
AM: You mentioned speed as one of your main strengths; I talked to Coach Sendek earlier in the week and he said he expects you guys to play at as fast a pace as anybody in the Pac-12. You got any thoughts on that?
JC: I think that's the truth. He sees that the athletic capability that we have on this team, I think he see that we can play as fast as anyone in the Pac-12. I think with me at the point guard position we can push the tempo as fast as anyone. You know, with Carrick Felix on the wing, he's a very athletic guy. Evan Gordon, Bo Barnes, Jonathan Gilling, those guys are all able to get out and run. Our bigs, J.B. (Jordan Bachynski), Ruslan (Pateev), the incoming freshmen, they all have athletic traits. I think that the tempo that Coach is looking to play at, all of our players can thrive in that system.
AM: Can you tell me a little bit about those new freshmen? Have you had a chance to scope them out?
JC: Oh yeah, me and Calaen Robinson have played together for a while. He's a younger guy that has looked up to the older guys in the basketball state of Arizona. Eric Jacobsen, he played in my region in high school. I went to Mesa High, and he played in our Fiesta region. So I got a chance to play against him for three years when we were in high school. Kenny Martin? I haven't got a chance to see his game. I've heard a lot about him, how versatile he is, how he can shoot threes and get out in transition as a factor in his game. Calen Robinson I think is gonna be a great addition. He's a slasher, he's streaky as well. Eric Jacobsen is a big body, he knows the game well, he's able to use his size on defense, he can contest layups and floaters and jump shots without fouling – he's one of the big guys who don't foul. So we've got a good group of guys coming in.
AM: Can you tell me a little bit about Coach Sendek, now that you've spent some time sitting on the bench with him last year, as well as your experience with him in the recruiting process? How would you describe him and his style as a coach.
JC: I would say that Coach Sendek is an intelligent coach. People describe him as a slower tempo type of coach, but I don't think that he's like that. I think he wants to put his players in the best possible system so that they can succeed. I think that he's had some point guards before who weren't as comfortable playing in that uptempo situation. With me being a player who thrives in an uptempo situation, I think that's what he's going to put us in. Coach Sendek is smart, he knows a lot about the game, he knows a lot about player development and a lot about team development. And he uses his staff well. He's able to say things to his staff that helps them with recruiting, with better skill work, better film work and how different strategies work in a game. And he's a very charismatic guy who is able to get along well with our staff, with students, with fans. And he's real good with our team. Nobody dreads Coach Sendek. Everybody has a positive vibe about him.
AM: Okay, lastly, have you been watching the NBA playoffs at all?
JC: I have. I have. I'm a huge fan of the OKC Thunder because James (Harden) and I are really close. So that's one of my favorite teams.
AM: Nice. Is there one particular point guard that you've watched so far this year that you've really been going to school on and trying to learn from their game?
JC: Yes, definitely Tony Parker. I love the way he plays. He's able to cut through the defense. He's able to use his body to shield off the bigs when he goes to the basket. The way he's able to run the pick and roll and use the midrange jumper to his advantage. Another guy that I like, and I know his team's been out a while, is Ty Lawson. I look at me and Ty Lawson as kind of similar players. I think I might be a little bit more explosive as far as the vertical leap goes, but as far as speed, quickness, handle, hitting little midrange jumpshots, being a scoring point guard but at the same time getting his teammates involved, letting the game come to him. I think me and him are similar in those types of ways. He's definitely a guy for me to look up to.
AM: Okay Jahii, looking forward to seeing you this year. Good luck in the summer and good luck with the team this fall.
JC: Thank you, I appreciate it.


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Strange Fruit: Uncelebrated Narratives from Black History reads like a graphic novel. But fans of the genre and history buffs will warm quickly to the look (rich tones and rewarding details) and feel (bright writing and emotional, hopeful stories) that are well-researched and all true. Joel Christian Gill joined "First Take with Lando and Chavis" from his desk at the New Hampshire Institute of Art, where he's Associate Dean of Student Affairs. He also runs Strange Fruit Comics.
Among his amazing stories are tales we might know, like Henry "Box" Brown, who mailed himself to freedom, and world champion cyclist Major Taylor. And there stories you may have never heard, like Bass Reeves, one of the "rootinest - tootinest" lawmen in the West, credited with capturing 3,000 outlaws in the 19th century wild West.
And chess master Theophilus Thompson. "In about a five year span, he was freed as a slave, learned to play chess and mastered it, wrote a book on it called Chess Moves to Play and Mate, and then completely disappeared. There are some theories that he may have left the country, or he may have been the victim of a lynching."
"Comics as a medium can do things can do things that other forms of art can't, like put a hieroglyphic history into each character," said Gill.
Gill named his book and his comic book company after the Billie Holiday song "Strange Fruit." With a flair for the ironic (as many cartoonists do), Gill dedicates his book: "For all those who freed themselves by cutting the rope."
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WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) — Rep. John Campbell is the latest member of Congress to try tackling too-big-to-fail banks.
The Republican congressman from Orange County, Calif., on Monday introduced a bill that seeks to require banks with at least $50 billion in assets to hold an additional level of capital in long-term subordinated debt equal to 15% of the institution's consolidated assets.
"With this bill, you get more private capital into these large institutions so that taxpayer risk and systemic risk is reduced," Campbell told MarketWatch, taking a break from a financial services members retreat. Campbell is a member of the House Financial Services Committee. "This level of capital provides additional security to taxpayers," he said.
The bill would impose additional capital restrictions on banks, beyond new capital requirements outlined in a global agreement known as Basel III. It comes as many observers worry that taxpayers would need to step in with bailouts if a large financial institution were to teeter on the verge of failure so that its collapse doesn't cause a Lehman-like shock to the financial system. The piece of legislation, like many others, faces a tough slog with a split Congress and a Democrat-controlled White House.
Expect dozens of new bills to be introduced by Democrats and Republicans, with the vast majority never being seriously considered by either the House or Senate. Campbell may be seeking to score political points with his bill, or use it as a placeholder to re-introduce at a later date.
Nevertheless, Campbell said that he disagrees with the notion that his bill doesn't have much opportunity for success. Campbell acknowledged that he hasn't brought the bill to House Speaker John Boehner. However, he said that there were a number of members of the committee "on a bipartisan basis" who believe the problem of banks being too-big-to-fail has not been fixed. He added that the issue is a big one for the panel's new chairman, Rep. Jeb Hensarling, Republican of Texas.
Campbell noted that the issue of leveling the playing field between big banks and community banks is a major issue for the top Democrat on the panel, Rep. Maxine Waters, Democrat from California, adding that his bill would help on that front.
"It is a complex issue that has a complex solution," Campbell said. "I know a lot of people will find this solution as a good one, better than either affirmatively breaking up the banks or doing nothing as we are doing now."
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With Campbell's bill, the long-term debt holders of a failing big bank would only be guaranteed at 80% of the face value of the debt for these bonds.
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The City of Boston, through the Boston Public Library (BPL), is exploring the viability of redeveloping portions of the Johnson Building of the Central Library in Copley Square in order to improve and reinvigorate the facility with new learning areas, expanded conference capabilities, and potentially commercial amenities. Over the coming weeks, the BPL will publish to this blog a description of the planned study, including why the project was proposed, what the scope is envisioned to be, and how it might be achieved. These posts will contain preliminary information; the scope is subject to change.
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And then, like a fcking water-balloon. KAPLOOSH. Point fingers all you want. It doesn't matter. It is what is now.
Name calling?? I'm describing your behavior.
You don't do so hot when someone disagrees with you and makes a good point. Learn to concede.
Did it ever occur to you that the reason the Jets have run so few screen plays in his career is that he is so bad at it? Plays called do not necessarily equal plays practiced. Sometimes a play that is practiced a lot doesn't get called because it didn't work in practice.
Of the small number of screens run with Sanchez, I'd bet the majority of them happened during the first year and a half he started.
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McElroy is still the best QB option out of the group of Sensitive Six, Brady Quinn and a QB who hasn't played a down of football in over two years.
I doubt he will ever have the ability to elevate the play of those surrounding him regardless of who the OC or QB coach are. I hope that I am wrong if he stays in NY.
Re the talk of the team sucking around him: Well with his inaccurate passing and penchant for holding the ball too long and staring at a receiver, is it any wonder guys do not have high receiving statistics? Didn't Holmes have a go at Sanchez because of that the year before last? I also think that our OL gave him enough time most of the time and he just could not make quick decisions. Then when he tried to make quick decisions he threw interceptions. What team can play well with that type of QBing? No run game? Greene still got over a thousand yards I believe. But teams do not fear Sanchez and can stack the LOS without fear! Show me which RB would excel under those conditions.
Its a team game and the QB is the most important player on the field. He has to be a leader and not sulk on the bench when he throws an interception or a receiver drops a pass.
As a Jets fan I will support whoever we get to play QB in 2013. I want to win and it makes no difference to me which QB is our starter.
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He'll never improve enough to be a long term successful QB, he still plays like a guy who doesn't understand the position and lacks the skillset to be successful even if he did.
Vinnie had physical gifts (monster arm) and could make throws no one else in the league would even attempt. There's no comparison physically between the two.
There were other facets that regressed, ST's play was abysmal last year, presumably also due to the numerous injuries and the fluctuation at the bottom of the roster.
Far too many fans are dumping on Sanchez because it's the easy thing to do, THAT is ignorance. This isn't to say Sanchez goes without blame, he most certainly deserves some, but the book on Sanchez doesn't have to be closed with the Jets because fans say so, and he could very well reap the benefit of Mornhinweg and the WCO, it CAN happen.
Problem with Garrard and Quinn is that they're just stop-gaps, probably not even that to be honest. Nothing wrong with bringing them to camp but you don't want them starting. That's just spinning our wheels, would rather start a rookie. Or make a trade for Flynn, Foles, or Kolb, at least they have potential.
Kolb - scrub
Foles - the next Kevin Kolb/AJ Feeley (why does everyone love Philly's crappy backup qbs?)
Garrard is cheap and capable. He would have started for the Dolphins last yr had he not injured his foot in preseason.
Also Garrard eventually left from the Jacksonville Jaguars not becuse he wasnt any good but because Jacksonville wanted to save money but people just make stuff up out here like Garrard was a medicore journeyman QB!!!!!
Indeed in Garrard's last year with Jacksonville he concluded the 2010 season by throwing for 23 touchdowns, 2,734 yards and a quarterback rating of 91, while earning a spot in the 2010 Pro Bowl. Jacksonville drafted a QB and cut Garrard to stop from giving Garrard the money he deserved...ummm how did that work out for Jacksonville??
Great right
Garrard has been a better NFL QB then Quin or Sanchez or all of the other FA QBs available now!!! Are we kidding!!!
FF run amuck!!!
Good Grief!!!
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Sunderland boss Martin O'Neill is awaiting the outcome of his club's bids for strikers as the winter transfer deadline fast approaches.
O'Neill revealed after the 0-0 Barclays Premier League draw with Swansea, in which prime target Danny Graham might have snatched victory for the visitors at the death, that the Black Cats had made "a couple" of offers and were hoping for a breakthrough before Thursday's deadline.
He said: "We have made bids for a couple of players, but we didn't make them overnight, we made them some time ago. Of course, it's absolutely the prerogative of the team to whom we have put these bids in either to accept or not accept as the case may be."
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