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In an article earlier this month, the online Huffington Post mocked the Drudge Report for posting pictures of Adolf Hitler (shown on right, with Benito Mussolini) and Josef Stalin above the headline: "White House Threatens 'Executive Orders' on Guns."
A Google search using the search term "Obama Hitler Gun Control" delivers nearly six million results.
While such evidence is certainly not scientific, it does reveal an increase in the interest of the role of the disarmament of a citizenry in the development of a fascist regime. If one can identify these milestones on the road to the Third Reich, for example, perhaps similar steps can be avoided in the United States of America.
There are those, of course, who hold to the belief that a reduction in arms is progress. President Obama said as much after his recent meeting with police chiefs regarding local enforcement of forthcoming gun control measures.
Not surprisingly, some of those advocates of an unarmed society have sat on the bench of the nation's highest court.
In 1972, in the case of Adams v. Williams, Justice William O. Douglas wrote a dissenting opinion stating, "There is no reason why pistols should not be barred to everyone except the police."
There is one glaring reason that should be obvious to a trained jurist. The Second Amendment to the United States declares, "A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed." This right historically has been the right that protects all others. An armed populace is recognized as the most significant ally of liberty in its conflict with tyranny.
As Adolf Hitler himself explained, "The most foolish mistake we could possibly make would be to allow the subject races to possess arms. History shows that all conquerors who have allowed their subject races to carry arms have prepared their own downfall by so doing."
Regardless of the historical importance of the right to bear arms and the identification of disarmament by one of history's most notorious dictators as critical to conquering a people, there are those who will instantly dismiss comparisons between President Obama's promised gun control executive orders and Hitler's murderous rampage through Europe.
Take for example this paragraph from a Policy Mic article published earlier this month:
The use of executive orders will likely spur gun owners to even greater opposition to the White House and increase the number of activists comparing the President to dictators like Hitler or Stalin. As Media Matters analyst Eric Boehlert recently commented, the gun debate draws together two far-right "paranoid fantasies": the first that Obama is just like Hitler, ready to force Americans into a fascistic or Stalinist state (or "both, if the rhetorician feels no obligation to historical accuracy"), the other that Americans need an unrestricted supply of heavy armaments to fight their "looming insurrectionist war with the government."
Such attacks are transparent attempts to poison the well and prevent the impressionable from searching the historical record for themselves.
A more journalistic and dispassionate piece might present some of the gun control laws passed in Germany before and during Hitler's reign of terror.
Such a survey is the purpose of this article. If there are similarities between German disarmament laws that cleared the way for the seizure of absolute power by the Nazi party and contemporary American gun control proposals, they will become apparent to the reader, regardless of personal prejudices or predetermined outcome.
First, in 1919 (about nine years before the rise of the National Socialists), the German post-World War I government passed the Verordnung des Rates der Volksbeauftragen über Waffenbesitz (Regulations of the Council of the People's Delegates on Weapons Possession). A reaction to the increasing presence of communists in Germany, this gun control law mandated, "All firearms, as well as all kinds of firearms ammunition, are to be surrendered immediately." Anyone who was found in possession of a gun or ammunition could be punished by up to five years imprisonment and a fine of 100,000 marks.
As agents of the German military enforced this law throughout Germany, in order to accelerate the seizure of all weapons and ammunition, the decision was made to install what might be called in modern political parlance a "Disarmament Czar." Call for a gun control czar. Sound familiar?
On August 7, 1920, the German government passed the Gesetz über die Entwaffnung der Bevölkerung (Law on the Disarmament of the People). This law created the office of Reichskommissar for Disarmament of the Civil Population. This official was tasked with making a list of "military weapons" that were subject to immediate seizure. Sound familiar?
Perhaps the most frightening and foreboding provision of the law was that requiring all citizens with knowledge of anyone hoarding ammo or who owned outlawed weapons to turn in to the Reichskommissar the names of these people. Neighbors spying on neighbors. Sound familiar?
The next step in the complete disarmament of Germany prior to Hitler's wresting of absolute power was the passage in 1928 of the Gesetz über Schußwaffen und Munition (Law on Firearms and Ammunition). This law required licensing of anyone who manufactured, assembled, or repaired firearms and ammunition. This included private citizens who reloaded their own rounds. Trade and sale of arms and ammo was also forbidden without a license, including at gun shows and competitive shooting events. Sound familiar?
The license to own a weapon provided for in the 1928 law was called a Waffenschein. This carry license was issued at the will of the government, and an applicant was required to show that his "reliability is not in doubt" and that he had a particular need for a firearm. Psychological testing for a gun license. Sound familiar?
Further, this law placed caps on the types and numbers of weapons and ammunition that could be owned, even by those with licenses. Persons who owned more than five guns or more than 100 rounds of ammunition would have to seek a special license for such an "arsenal." Caps on ammo. Sound familiar?
Progressive? The disarmament of the population certainly did progress rapidly. As legal scholar Stephen Halbrook wrote in an extraordinarily thorough article published in 2000 in the Arizona Journal of International and Comparative Law:
Within a decade, Germany had gone from a brutal firearms seizure policy which, in times of unrest, entailed selective yet immediate execution for mere possession of a firearm, to a modern, comprehensive gun control law. Passed by a liberal republic, this law ensured that the police had records of all firearms acquisitions (or at least all lawful ones) and that the keeping and bearing of arms were subject to police approval. This firearms control regime was quite useful to the new government that came to power a half decade later.
On March 23, 1933, the Reichstag (German parliament) passed, by a vote of 441 to 94, a measure called the Enabling Act permitting Hitler to make laws without consulting the Reichstag. The president issuing decrees without consulting Congress. Sound familiar?
Finally, within a week of assuming autocratic control of the lawmaking power in Germany, Hitler issued the following order regarding gun ownership:
The units of the national revolution, SA, SS, and Stahlhelm, offer every German man with a good reputation the opportunity to join their ranks for the fight. Therefore, whoever does not belong to one of these named units and nevertheless keeps his weapon without authorization or even hides it, must be viewed as an enemy of the national government and will be held responsible without hesitation and with the utmost severity.
And, in case there were any doubts about the seriousness of the severity, a newspaper entry announcing the edict informed citizens: "If we find military weapons or ammunition after 31 March 1933, we will be forced to proceed ruthlessly."
This brief, irrefutable recitation of the "progress" of German gun control laws and executive orders demonstrates that there is more than just incidental similarity and that the fear of future firearms seizures by the government is historically sound and not just "paranoid fantasies" of the far-right.


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you even turn on Spartan: Total Warrior you're going
to have suspend belief as any history buff will tell
you that the Romans never fought the Greeks...nor
did the Romans create a giant robot warrior. Armed
with that knowledge you can enjoy Spartan: Total Warrior
as a kind of mindless hack and slash "what if"
story that will put your thumbs, fingers and oftentimes
patience to the ultimate test.
the role as anonymous kick ass warrior #348 (kidding)
your character could be best described as the Spartan
ancestor of Marvel's Wolverine. At the start of the
game you'll be tearing into hordes of Roman warriors
with nary a shirt on, nevermind protective headgear
or armor. While your comrades stand around and look
busy thanks to some perplexing teammate AI, you'll
have to shoulder the fate of Sparta yourself.
you attempt to go from zero to hero, upgrading your
characters attributes through 14 levels of total chaos
and destruction, Total Warrior's money shot is instantly
recognizable. Thanks to some creative programming
you'll be almost constantly surrounded by dozens upon
dozens of enemy soldiers. Cutting a swathe of mayhem
through a hundred + enemies is definitely invigorating
and pretty much what gaming is all about. To this
end, The Creative Assembly absolutely nailed it. It
is supremely satisfying to run head-on into a gaggle
of oncoming Romans while everyone else is running
in the opposite direction. What a great stress relief
after work. Actually since reviewing games like this
IS my work, I prefer to needlepoint as a stress relief,
but you don't need to know that.
start each level with a fairly simplisitic objective
and will often be given multiple new objectives even
before you've arrived at or completed the first one.
This is where your effective time management skills
come into play. Are you going to save your comrade
or stop the Roman army from some other terrible deed?
Chances are you'll fail miserably more than a few
times as you attempt to save Sparta. Sometimes your
failure will be due to making the wrong choices while
other times it may have to do with a few of the games
rather infuriating problems which I will touch on
of any skill level will be able to instantly pick
up and play Spartan: Total Warrior but even with three
difficulty levels offered, only a smattering of gamers
will see the end of the game. You'll start the game
with a small smattering of attacks and a pretty meager
health bar. Health can be replenished on the battlefield
by praying at specific kiosks littering the landscape,
but you'll be prone to attack as the ritual takes
a couple of seconds to complete. I'm assuming the
delay is caused by a bad PING from Greece to Mount
Olympus... Some enemies will also drop small amounts
of magic and health when they die which are identified
as green or blue orbs. As you improve and upgrade
your abilities, you'll earn armor, new weapons and
magic which can really turn the tides of battle. New
weapons include wielding Athena's duel blades, The
Hammer of Beowulf , Medusa's Shield, and an upgraded
version of your original sword. The weapons work on
a three tiered system of destruction. In their basic
form, you'll have a couple of attacks that will enable
you to take on one or two opponents. If you build
up into your Rage zone, the weapons will triple your
attack damage - if you take it to the third level
and unleash your magic attacks, you will see some
incredibly cool and devestating powers unleashed.
The magic which will allow you to turn enemies to
stone, turn yourself into a flaming maniac of pain,
slice and dice through a group of soldiers or pound
dozens of them into the air (when the corresponding
mythical weapon has been selected with the d-pad)
can only be used sparingly per level as these special
attacks use a lot of juice which doesn't regenerate
itself. Magic is replenished at magic kiosks in the
identical manner as the health kiosks.
Spartan: Total Warrior is mired with a few odd quirks
of design which had they been eliminated would have
made the experience far more enjoyable overall. The
previously mentioned delay at the health kiosks is
a major annoyance - perhaps not on the easy level
- but it sure is tough to get some much needed health
when you're being shot by arrows and stabbed in the
back by hordes of enemies. Secondly, the reason there
are attacking hordes is because the teammate AI is
almost nil. They stand around and do nothing while
you're working your fingers to the bone. Had The Creative
Assembly placed a water cooler on the battlefield
for your comrades to gather around it would have been
almost more acceptable...and funny. This way, it's
just frustrating. If you're going to make the rest
of the Greek army brain-dead at least allow me to
bring in a player 2 to help out. Unfortunately Spartan:
Total Warrior is a one player affair and I believe
it would have been a much more rewarding experience
had co-op play been a factor. Lastly the bow and arrow
control is extremely wonky and I found myself avoiding
it for almost the entire game. I just didn't feel
as though I had any proper control over it.
you might guess many of these 'historic' battles culminate
with a boss encounter, generally ripped out of the
pages of mythology rather than history. Some of these
battles will drive you insane as not only are you
responsible for recognizing the boss pattern and exploiting
its weakness, but you must also destroy dozens of
enthusiastic kiss ass Romans who naturally want to
protect the head honcho so they get a bonus at the
end of the month. It's overwhelming to say the least.
One in particular that I just referenced actually
takes place early on and I found it to be one of the
hardest in the game.
The Creative Assembly managed to effectively flesh
out the game events and turn it into three chapter
story which has a definite beginning, middle and end.
It might not be the equivalent to a Final Fantasy
epic, but for the hack and slash genre it certainly
attempts to slap more meat on what could have been
a bare bones event considering your ultimate goal
is to stab everything that moves.
the game is certainly impressive when you take into
consideration the number of characters onscreen at
one time - with only very infrequent episodes of slowdown
- and the draw distance. The enemies are obviously
cookie cutter and don't have that Dead Or Alive Team
Ninja quality to them but to expect anything more
is absolutely unrealistic. Considering this is probably
pushing the envelope on the aging Xbox (as well as
the PS2 & GameCube), you almost wonder why the
Xbox 360 is on its way. I'm sure there's a helluva
lot of life left in the old Box and Spartan: Total
Warrior is proof of that. The lighting effects of
the various magic attacks, the explosions and damage
to the surroundings and the animation of the main
character is excellent.
voice acting isn't all that bad either, although I'll
pretend not to notice that the good guys are Americans
and the bad guys aren't. The announcer at the beginning
of the game sounds a bit too much like Frank Zappa
for me to take seriously. I found his voice to reminiscent
of Sega arcade game announcers and I didn't care for
the goofiness of it. The sound effects are extremely
well done with the metallic clash of sword against
shield, booming explosions and thunderous special
attacks. Orchestal flourishes pump up the excitement
while the low level crowd noise creates the illusion
of being in a large area with filled with people.
I said in my preview of Spartan: Total Warrior I wouldn't
be surprised to see this series continue on the next
gen consoles, although it can't be ignored that next
gen technology wouldn't have eliminated the mistakes
made in this one; careful programming would have.
With some attention to the games weaker spots, I have
no doubts that this could be a valuable future franchise.
As it is though, only the hardcore will see the end
of this one due to the overwhelming odds and kinks
in the foundation. If you're up for a challange and
don't mind taking on the entire Roman empire yourself,
Spartan: Total Warrior is waiting.
when your teacher would slam their ruler down on your
desk and say "Now have I got your
attention Mr. Smith?" I bet you hated that, especially
if you didn't have the same last name as me. Think
of Spartan: Total Warrior as a 500-lb ruler and your
gaming system as your puny desk. All I can say is
"Holy crap! This game looks like a punch in the
face with brass knuckles and a barbwire pinky ring!"
I don't even know what that's supposed to mean but
that won't stop me from milking it in every preview
and review until someone blows my brains out. Which
around here, will be sooner rather than later I'm
sure. These folks I work with aren't exactly tolerant.
Creative Assembly, developers behind the much appreciated
Rome: Total War comes Spartan: Total Warrior and it's
got everything you want. That is, if you indeed want
a game that features battles which total 160 characters
onscreen at once and all in real time. How does one
man fighting against legions of armies and monsters?
How about taking ancient Rome and tossing in reality
and fantasy to create one incredible experience? We're
pretty sure Spartan has all of that in spades. All
you'll be able to say once you load the game is "Kratos
we're not really knocking Sony's tight God of War,
but think of Spartan as a cross between God of War,
Dynasty Warriors, Gladiator and the upcoming Xbox
360 title Ninety-Nine Nights and you'll have a pretty
good idea at what to expect.
what we've seen at E3 and in screens The Creative
Assembly is on to something big and we're expecting
Spartan: Total Warrior to be the birth of a new franchise
that will - Zeus willing - continue on the next gen
systems. With the sheer amount of onscreen characters
(rumored to be 160) pushing the hardware of the current
gen consoles to their limits, we can't imagine what
this series would throw at gamers on the PS3 or Xbox
what we remember during our time spent in ancient
Rome (our thanks to Mr. Peabody and Sherman for the
use of their Wayback Machine) those dudes were particularly
nasty. Everything ended in violence, even birthday
parties; especially when Zorthos received a Starbucks
gift card and he realized it wouldn't be valid for
at least another 2000 years. What can I say? That
was definitely my bad. How was I to know that those
greedy bastard coffee moguls hadn't already infiltrated
the year 5 AD? I mean, where else can they go? There's
already one Starbucks per person in the present time
isn't there? Going back in time and littering ancient
history with your overpriced swill just makes good
fiscal sense.
I love to end all previews with good news, how about
this for a tasty nugget: Spartan: Total Warrior is
due out in just over a month. That's right. September
27, 2005 is the shipping date as far as we know so
mark your calendars, polish your platinum codpiece
and get ready for the battle of your life. Remember
Rome wasn't built in one day, but that shouldn't stop
you from trying to knock it to the ground in a few
short hours.


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Grit. Resolve. Determination. Mental fortitude.
When the Clippers' season edged ever so close to the brink, it took every ounce of those attributes, and more, to escape with a thrilling 101-99 victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder in Game 4 of their NBA playoff series Sunday at Staples Center.
The Clippers had to overcome their largest deficit of the season after they fell into a 22-point hole in the first quarter.
They had to overcome a 16-point deficit in the fourth quarter and a potential game-winning three-point attempt by Russell Westbrook that rimmed out in the final second.
They had to use a small lineup of 6-foot Chris Paul, 6-foot Darren Collison, 6-5 Jamal Crawford, 6-8 Danny Granger and 6-10 Blake Griffin in the fourth quarter to overcome the Thunder and deadlock the best-of-seven Western Conference semifinals at two games apiece.
Now it's a best-of-three series.
"They're seething right now," Clippers Coach Doc Rivers said about the Thunder. "They had an opportunity to go up 3-1 and now it's an even series.
"We were almost on the mat and we got back off of it. We're back up and now we're all even."
The Clippers got even because Collison played such a pivotal role in the fourth quarter.
He attacked the Thunder on offense, applied full-court pressure on defense and took over the game when the time called for it, helping the Clippers outscore Oklahoma City, 38-24, in the fourth.
Collison had 12 of his 18 points in the final period.
His driving layup off a Paul assist broke a tie and gave the Clippers the lead for good at 99-97 with 59.9 seconds left.
Another driving layup by Collison off an assist from Crawford gave the Clippers a 101-97 lead with 32.8 seconds left.
"Seemed like all game long, we weren't making it hard for them, weren't giving them enough resistance," said Collison, who was four for six from the field in the fourth quarter. "We finally made a lot of plays on the defensive end [and] got the offense going."
The diminutive Paul took on the biggest defensive assignment of the game in the fourth quarter when he guarded the 6-9 Kevin Durant, the NBA's most valuable player.
Durant finished with 40 points on 12-for-24 shooting, but he had to work hard to score his 10 points in the fourth.
"I just tried to make it as tough as possible for him," said Paul, who had eight of his 23 points in the fourth to go along with 10 assists. "He still finished with 40. I just tried to crowd him."
The Clippers also sent more double teams at Durant, forcing him to become a passer.
"The Clippers didn't do nothing," Durant responded when asked how he was slowed down in the second half. "They tried to double team. It was our defense. Offensively we were good."
For three quarters, the Clippers were offensively challenged. They were especially dreadful from three-point range, where they made only three of 21 attempts.
Jamal Crawford hit only two of eight three-point shots, but he made one when the Clippers needed it most, giving them their first lead of the game at 97-95 with 1:23 to play.
"Our life was on the line," said Crawford, who scored 18 points off the bench. "We go down 3-1 in the series, that's it."
Not until Westbrook (27 points) missed his three-point attempt just before time expired could the Clippers breathe a sigh of relief, knowing they still had an opportunity to win the series.
The Clippers will host Game 6 Thursday night.
"It's an obvious thing, but [down] 3-1 compared to 2-2 is a huge, huge difference," said Griffin, shaking his head after he had scored 25 points. "There's nothing really else to say."


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Pirate Bay Block Initiates Streisand Cascade, Drives Record Traffic
from the well-that-worked-out-great,-huh? dept
When the news broke that the UK's High Court ordered ISPs to censor the Pirate Bay, we (like many people) pointed out that the block would be largely ineffective. But for now, with the ISPs starting to implement their blocks (Virgin has theirs up and running) and the Pirate Bay all over the news, it's having the opposite effect. TorrentFreak reports that the Pirate Bay just had their biggest traffic day ever. And, naturally, they're using the momentum to teach UK visitors how to bypass the block.
"Thanks to the High Court and the fact that the news was on the BBC, we had 12 MILLION more visitors yesterday than we had ever had before," a Pirate Bay insider informed TorrentFreak today.
"We should write a thank you note to the BPI," he added.
"Another thing that's good with the traffic surge is that we now have time to teach even more people how to circumvent Internet censorship," the insider added.
Of course, there will still almost certainly be a drop in UK traffic once all the ISPs have blocks in place, but in the long run it probably won't do anything to stop piracy or even to stop the Pirate Bay specifically. As EFF founder John Gilmore famously said in 1993, "The Net interprets censorship as damage and routes around it"—and nearly twenty years later, not only does that still hold, it has become true of the people on the net as well.
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Before practicing or hunting, an archer must examine each arrow to make certain that there are no cracks or breaks in the shaft and that the nock is in good condition. A cracked or broken nock can be replaced, but a shaft that is bent or has cracks or breaks should be discarded.
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Two men that federal officials say ran a major Long Island drug ring that sold painkillers purchased through forged prescriptions have been arrested by federal drug agents.
Newsday reported Saturday that the ring is accused of using forged prescriptions to obtain more than 100,000 pills that were sold in the New York area and along the East Coast over the past two years.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Michael Canty called it "the largest oxycodone ring that has been dismantled by far."
It was the largest bust in New York since the federal crackdown that started in 2011 after four people were shot to death when an armed painkiller addict robbed a pharmacy in Medford, Long Island. He made off with thousands of pain pills but eventually pleaded guilty to first-degree murder charges.
The 46-year-old alleged mastermind of the ring, Cedric Moss, was arrested earlier this week in North Carolina on federal charges including illegal distribution of oxycodone. He's awaiting arraignment, and it's unclear whether he has a lawyer. A phone number for his home could not immediately be found.
The second suspect, 26-year-old Michael Taylor, is being held without bail. His attorney declined to comment.
Three of the "runners" suspected of filling the prescriptions for the ring were arrested Friday in New York City.
The prosecutor said that neither the pharmacists nor the doctors whose forged prescription forms were used were aware of the scheme. Blank forms were used with names of uninvolved physicians to fool pharmacists.
In case a pharmacist called to verify, phone numbers of ring members were added.
The defendants face up to 20 years in prison if convicted of illegal distribution of oxycodone.


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"Christmas is not as much about opening our presents as opening our hearts." ― Janice Maeditere
I know I say it each year, but I can't believe Christmas is once more upon us and the end of another year is nearly over. 2013 has been a busy year, with exciting work projects, a new house and a fast-growing little toddler.
Christmas for me still has all the nostalgia and associations with growing up in England......cold, dark days with twinkly lights in shop windows, Christmas carols being played at home on the record player (yes that's the generation I come from when we grew up with record players) and if we were very lucky some snow for snowmen and sledging. So, sitting here writing this on a bright sunny, steaming hot 35C day and planning what food I need to organise for our orphans Christmas, doesn't really feel much like christmas. But really, however and wherever Christmas is spent, it's a great opportunity to catch up with friends and family and take some time to enjoy being together (for a short time anyway!)
Wishing everybody a wonderful Christmas and all the best for the New Year. :)


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Gallery Ball
Winnipeg's premier gala event of the year!
Related Programming
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Saturday October 15, 2011
Although the Ball is sold out, donations can still be made to support the WAG's many Youth Programs —summer art camps, art classes, Family Sunday, school visits, Young Weekends. If you would like to donate, go to Donate or contact Pam Simmons, Director of Development, 789-1768.
Her little black dress. His black tie.
It's an unforgettable evening for both of you!
Saturday, October 15
- 6pm Champagne Reception
- 6:30pm Live Auction
- 7pm Dinner
For the first time, Gallery Ball guests will be dining in the splendour of the permanent collection galleries, surrounded by masterworks spanning six centuries. Your black tie evening will include complimentary valet parking, live and silent auctions, entertainment in the galleries, and features the exhibition William Kurelek: The Messenger.
This year's theme, inspired by the works in the WAG's collection, comes to life through the deft skills and creative acument of celebrated Winnipeg artist and architectural designer Ben Wasylyshen. The galleries will be transformed into five lush dining spaces, separate in theme, yet joined to allow flowing movement throughout the building. They will be accented by amagical floral displays created by seven of the city's leading floral designers.
Individual tickets $225, Corporate Table (8 people) $2,500
Please contact Doren Roberts at 789-1765 to purchase tickets.
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SanDisk Also Proposes Two Metrics for End-Users to Measure Performance
and Endurance: virtualRPM (vRPM) and Long-Term Data Endurance (LDE)
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, Nov. 5, 2008 -SanDisk® Corporation (NASDAQ: SNDK) today unveiled an advanced flash file system for solid-state drives (SSDs) that yields dramatic improvement in performance and reliability for computing applications. Called ExtremeFFS™, this next-generation patented flash management system - which has the potential to accelerate random write speeds by up to 100 times over existing systems - will ship in SanDisk products during 2009.
Speaking in Los Angeles at WinHEC 2008, Rich Heye, senior vice president and general manager for SanDisk's Solid-State Drive (SSD) Business Unit, presented ExtremeFFS along with two metrics - vRPM and LDE - that can help end-users evaluate SSDs. vRPM enables comparisons in performance between an SSD and a hard disk drive (HDD) or another SSD, and LDE calculates the lifespan of a solid-state drive.
For SSDs to perform optimally in Windows Vista, and thus replicate or surpass the functionality of hard disk drives, a new flash management technology is needed to accelerate SSD write speed and endurance, he said. "SSDs will revolutionize client storage, but we need new benchmarks that allow them to be treated differently than HDDs."
In 1994 SanDisk introduced TrueFFS™, which has been the leading flash file system for major mobile handset vendors. TrueFFS was incorporated into one previous version of Windows, as the PCMCIA FTL of choice for its performance, scalability and low overhead. When using an SSD under Windows Vista, the demands on the SSD require a large quantity of random writes, as opposed to sequential access. "The mismatch to block size is significant," said Heye.
Enter Extreme FFS
To maximize random write performance, SanDisk developed the ExtremeFFS flash file management system. This operates on a page-based algorithm, which means there is no fixed coupling between physical and logical location. When a sector of data is written, the SSD puts it where it is most convenient and efficient. The result is an improvement in random write performance - by up to 100 times - as well as in overall endurance.
ExtremeFFS incorporates a fully non-blocking architecture in which all of the NAND channels can behave independently, with some reading while others are writing and garbage collecting. Another key element of ExtremeFFS is usage-based content localization, which allows the advanced flash management system to "learn" user patterns and over time localize data to maximize the product's performance and endurance. "This feature might not show up in benchmarks, but we believe it is the right thing to do for end-users," Heye said.
New Performance and Endurance Metrics Proposed
Since hard drive performance is measured in RPMs (revolutions per minute), SSDs need a simple performance metric for comparisons, he said. virtual RPM (vRPM) accurately and easily allows consumers to compare SSDs to HDDs and to each other when used in PCs, said Heye. "vRPM answers the question: How fast would you have to spin a virtual HDD to achieve the level of performance seen by an SSD in a client PC?" Heye predicted that SSD net performance next year will be four times faster than the current generation of SSDs and nearly six times that of the latest 2.5-inch HDDs.
Commenting on vRPM, Joseph Unsworth, research director at Gartner, said: "There has been a deluge of SSD products with varying levels of quality that have created undeserved hype and confusion for consumers and corporations. Industry support behind a common metric that clearly articulates the value proposition of an SSD on a like for like basis to a HDD will be instrumental in driving end-user understanding and subsequent adoption as prices continue to fall."
Apart from vRPM, SanDisk is proposing Long-Term Data Endurance (LDE), which simplifies endurance as a useful number, as the first industry metric of long-term data endurance. "This is a lot like measuring tread wear on a tire," said Heye. Major PC OEMs and SSD competitors have reviewed and commented on SanDisk's initial proposal, he added, and SanDisk has submitted a proposal and white paper to JEDEC, the leading developer of standards for the solid-state industry.
LDE represents the total amount of data writes allowed in the lifespan of an SSD. SanDisk will spec LDE on its future PC SSD products and "we strongly encourage others to follow SanDisk's lead," he added.
Regarding LDE's impact on SSD adoption, Greg Wong of Forward Insights said: "LDE allows OEMs a simple way to compare SSDs and determine, based on the applications usage patterns, which drives are suitable for a particular application. The beauty of LDE," he added, "is that it captures endurance in one single, understandable figure. A common metric is necessary to facilitate SSD adoption moving forward."
(Note: The LDE proposal and white paper, along with a backgrounder on vRPM, is available on the SanDisk website at www.sandisk.com/SSD/Tech_and_metrics).
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On June 3, 2009, IUCN China members' meeting was held at the Institute of Botany in Beijing. Hosted by IUCN Councilor Dr. Ma Keping, IUCN Regional Director of Constituency Development Dr. Zakir Hussain, and IUCN China Programme Coordinator Ms. Zhuang Hao, the event was a significant occasion for an open discussion on how to mobilize the China network for the benefit of those involved in IUCN.
Over 40 China members, commission members in Beijing and project partners attended the event. Distinguished speakers include Mr. Cao Jinhua, Deputy Director of the Bureau of International Cooperation, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Mr. Su Ming, Director of International Forestry Cooperation Center, State Forestry Administration, Dr. Wang Sung of Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, and Professor Wang Xiangrong, IUCN CEC Regional Vice-Chair East Asia.
These speakers gave presentations on the relations of IUCN with the government, the history of IUCN China since the late 1970s, and the work of commission members. They offered informative background and current knowledge for the lively afternoon discussion on members' expectation and collaboration opportunities. Participants were also invited to complete a SWOT analysis to share views on how the China office could improve its role as a secretariat.
Recommendations were given on membership, network communication, and project opportunities, and the roles of IUCN China could take to enhance its profile. On membership, it is suggested that IUCN China is underrepresented given its global importance, and members and commission members should be more actively involved in inviting potential members and partners into the IUCN family. On communications, it is suggested that channels in the form of newsletter and contact directory would be most useful for members and commission members' communications.
IUCN China is urged to tab into its huge resource of international scientific knowledge and opinion in response to the opportunities arising from China's rapid economic development and the government's commitment on conservation. In fulfilling its vision to influence global environmental policy, IUCN China should be more active in its international platforms such as the World Conservation Congress and CCICED for direct contact with people and offices among the decision making level. Other recommendations include the setting up of an informal IUCN China Advisory Group, and working with its existing body of biodiversity experts on conservation training and project planning.
Overall, the meeting received a wealth of constructive recommendations and individual commitment to work on strengthening old ties and building new ones. The next China members' meeting is expected to take place by the end of 2009.
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If one didn't know better, one might think that "congratulations" and "birthday" were the only words that bakers regularly misspelled. To this I say "Pish Tosh!" since I am currently in a post-Olympics English funk. Also, I assume all English people regularly say "Pish Tosh." Along with "ickle bobby wagon."
There are, however, a plethora of words that enjoy the same vigorous mangling. These include:
And, of course, "asswhoie"
[Little known fact: "ASSWHOIEEEE!!" is what Goofy originally screamed while sailing off that cliff, before the censors got a hold of it.]
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For Hurdles, Even a Pretend Friend Will Help
Childhood Habit Can Be Beneficial Later in Life
Young children's habit of talking to imaginary friends can spur the development of an inner dialogue that they can use to talk themselves through challenging tasks now and later as adults, a study in the November issue of the Journal of Experimental Child Psychology suggests.
Children often talk out loud while playing until about age 7, when their outbursts and mutterings become quieter and more internalized, research has shown. This private speech, or verbalized thought, has been shown to improve children's performance on cognitive tasks, such as planning and solving puzzles.
A recent study found children with imaginary friends used significantly more private speech than children without imaginary companions. Conversing with adults helps children develop private speech, the researchers said, and conversing with imaginary beings may serve a similar role.
For the study, 148 children, about 5 years old, and their mothers participated in a pretend visit to an ice-cream parlor at a U.K. university lab with toys and props. After the visit, the mother sat in a corner reading while the child played on the floor with toys, recorded by two video cameras. Unintelligible mutterings and whisperings were categorized as private speech. In separate interviews, children were asked if they had an imaginary companion, the friend's name and gender, and other details.
Nearly half of the children, 46%, reported having imaginary companions and just over two-thirds of the friends were invisible, the study found. Half of the mothers were aware of the companions. Children with imaginary companions made twice as many private-speech utterances during the free-play session than children without imaginary friends. No association was found between imaginary companions and the children's gender.
Caveat: Eighteen children, including two with imaginary companions, didn't use any private speech during the imaginary play session.
Title: Individual differences in children's private speech: The role of imaginary companions
Cartilage strain: After a routine eight-hour day, cartilage in the knees of overweight people showed signs of stress that could lead to osteoarthritis, a study in Arthritis & Rheumatism found. Knee osteoarthritis affects an estimated 27 million Americans, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Obesity is a risk factor for osteoarthritis but the underlying mechanisms aren't clear.
The study, by researchers at Duke University, involved 20 men and women in their early 30s with no previous knee injuries or surgery. Half of the subjects had an average body-mass index of 22.4, or normal, and half had BMIs averaging 28.6, or overweight.
The subjects underwent MRI knee scans at 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. on the same day and wore pedometers to measure the steps taken between scans. Three-dimensional images were created of each knee and the cartilage-covered surfaces of bones that converge at the knee. Cartilage strain was calculated by subtracting the cartilage thickness in the final scan from the thickness in the first scan.
High-BMI subjects took an average of 7,933 steps compared with 7,616 steps for the normal-BMI group. The higher-BMI group had cartilage thickness on the tibia, the smaller of the two lower leg bones, and the two rounded ends of the femur, or long leg bone, that was significantly more compressed than normal-BMI subjects at the end of the day. The higher-BMI subjects had significantly thicker cartilage on the knee cap, though the thickness of this cartilage didn't vary significantly from morning to evening in either group.
The increased cartilage strains in individuals with a high BMI may trigger changes to the composition and function of knee cartilage that precede the onset of osteoarthritis, researchers said.
Caveat: The types of activities performed during the day varied with each subject. The physiological properties of cartilage could be different in obese and high-BMI subjects, researchers said.
Title: High Body Mass Index Is Associated With Increased Diurnal Strains in the Articular Cartilage of the Knee
Banking sleep: People who consistently slept more hours than required to function normally had a larger volume of brain gray matter, which was associated with better emotional and psychological health, says a new study, reported in the Journal of Sleep Research. Chronic sleep loss can significantly disrupt a person's ability to function and lead to reduced gray matter, research has shown. The study suggests brain structure can be altered with too little or too much sleep, the researchers said.
For the study, 55 men and women, ages 18 to 45, from the Boston area underwent MRI brain scans at the Harvard Medical School. Subjects were asked how many hours they typically sleep on weeknights and weekends, and to estimate the minimum hours of sleep needed to function normally at work. The difference between the average hours of nightly sleep and the minimum hours of sleep needed for optimal functioning was termed a sleep credit.
Subjects reported sleeping an average of 7½ hours a night and needing about 5.7 hours to function normally, banking about 1.8 hours of sleep a night, researchers said. All subjects scored within normal ranges on tests of emotional intelligence and personality traits such as anxiety, depression and paranoia. Sleep credit was associated with greater gray-matter volume in the medial prefrontal cortex, which controls a person's ability to plan, reason and organize.
Subjects with more education indicated they needed less sleep than others before their performance on routine daily tasks would be impaired.
Caveat: Sleep times were self-reported and not measured with objective methods.
Title: Habitual 'sleep credit' is associated with greater gray matter volume of the medial prefrontal cortex, higher emotional intelligence and better mental health.
Wart antidotes: Warts are common in young children and often treated with over-the-counter remedies or liquid nitrogen applications in a doctor's office. But a study in the Annals of Family Medicine found that half of all children were free of warts after one year, whether or not they were treated. Those treated by a physician or with a nonprescription remedy were significantly less likely to have their warts disappear within a year than children who weren't treated, the study found.
About a third of young children have warts, blisterlike growths that usually appear on fingers and hands, or the soles of the feet, where they're called plantar warts. Warts are caused by a human papillomavirus that enters the skin through small cuts. Few studies have looked at the natural course of warts and most are outdated, researchers said.
In this study, warts were detected in 33% of 1,099 Dutch schoolchildren ages 4 to 12 years old, who were first examined in 2007. Of the children, 70% had plantar warts, 42% had hand warts, and 43% had more than one wart. At a second examination about a year later, 49% of the children were free of warts. Of these, 38% had been treated by a doctor or with over-the-counter wart remedies.
Untreated warts were more likely to spontaneously disappear in younger children and those with non-Caucasian skin. Wart size, pain and inconvenience were factors in parents' decision to seek treatment.
Caveat: It isn't known how long the children had warts before the first examination.
Title: Natural Course of Cutaneous Warts Among Primary Schoolchildren: A Prospective Cohort Study
Medical jargon: Chemotherapy, radiation and other medical terms commonly used in breast clinics aren't well understood by many patients, which can increase a patient's stress and potentially undermine the doctor-patient relationship, says a study in the journal Breast.
During a six-week period in 2009, 95 patients attending their first appointment at a U.K. breast clinic were asked to complete a survey before seeing a surgeon. Patients included 87 women and eight men, whose average age was 47. The survey tested their knowledge of 12 medical terms used in the clinic.
Just over a third of patients didn't understand the terms malignant growth and benign growth. Most patients, 87%, correctly described the role of a surgeon but were less familiar with other cancer-care specialists, such as pathologist and oncologist, which were identified incorrectly by 75% and 57% of patients, respectively. Ten patients confused radiologist, a doctor who reads and interprets medical images, and radiographer, the technician who takes images for interpretation by radiologists.
Common cancer treatments weren't well understood. Only 20% of patients defined chemotherapy and radiation correctly. About 40% understood the term mammogram and 8% defined ultrasound correctly. About a fifth of patients understood the meaning of multidisciplinary team and four thought the term involved disciplining underperforming health professionals.
Older patients gave more correct answers than younger patients, possibly because they've had previous experience with the cancer-treatment process, researchers said.
Caveat: The study was small and only surveyed patients at one site.
Title: Patients' understanding of medical terminology used in the breast clinic.
Test Finds Sign of Diabetes Years Before a Diagnosis
Scientists have discovered a molecule that may predict the development of Type 2 diabetes up to 12 years before the disease is diagnosed, says an October report in the Journal of Clinical Investigation.
Type 2 diabetes is estimated to affect 366 million people world-wide, according to the International Diabetes Federation. Testing for the molecule could help to identify biochemical changes in people before the onset of clinical disease, researchers said.
The study, conducted at Massachusetts General Hospital, used a technique called metabolomics profiling to analyze blood from 188 diabetic patients and 188 non-diabetic controls enrolled in a larger U.S. health study. The subjects were free of diabetes when the samples were collected from 1991 to 1995.
Researchers screened the blood samples for 70 metabolites, compounds produced during metabolic processes such as digestion. The technique showed that a molecule called 2-aminoadipic acid (2-AAA) was most elevated in patients who developed diabetes over the 12-year period. The risk of diabetes was 4.5 times higher in those with the highest 2-AAA levels compared with the lowest.
Additional experiments were carried out on mice fed a normal or high-fat diet. Half of the mice assigned to each diet received the same amount of 2-AAA in drinking water for five weeks. Weekly testing indicated 2-AAA consistently lowered fasting glucose levels in mice on both diets, suggesting it may play a beneficial role in regulating glucose levels, researchers said. The molecule is associated with lysine, a compound essential for human growth, and was most concentrated in the pancreas, the study found.
The role of 2-AAA was further investigated in a large population study of cancer and diet in Sweden that enrolled people between 1991 and 1996. The researchers looked at 162 people who had developed diabetes after 13 years of follow-up and 162 people who were diabetes free. Those with the highest 2-AAA when the blood samples were taken at the start had about four times greater risk of developing diabetes compared with those with the lowest 2-AAA.
Caveat: The mechanisms by which 2-AAA regulates insulin secretion and glucose concentrations aren't known. Other metabolites that weren't screened may play a role in diabetes.
Title: 2-Aminoadipic acid is a biomarker for diabetes risk
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IUCN informed the Committee that the evaluation of this property has been undertaken based on the revised nomination submitted by the State Party in April 1999.
The Brazilian Discovery Coast includes eight separate protected areas containing the best and largest remaining examples of Atlantic forest in the Northeast region of Brazil and contains high numbers of rare and endemic species. The site displays the biological richness and evolutionary history of the few remaining areas of Atlantic forest of Northeast Brazil. The site reveals a pattern of evolution of great interest to science and importance for conservation. The fact that only these few scattered remnants of a once vast forest remain, make them an irreplaceable part of the world's forest heritage.
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Hamburg determined to keep highly-rated midfielder Calhanoglu
Hamburg have ruled out selling Hakan Calhanoglu and insist they have had no offers for him.
Calhanoglu has been a revelation for Hamburg in his debut season for the club, despite their struggles in the Bundesliga.
The 20-year-old midfielder has scored ten goals this term and his form for Hamburg has alerted a host of Europe's top sides to his potential.
The likes of Chelsea, Arsenal, Liverpool, Juventus and Atletico Madrid are all thought to be chasing Calhanoglu after watching him in action this season.
Calhanoglu recently signed a new deal at Hamburg to keep him at the imtech-Arena until 2018 and Hamburg general manager, Oliver Kreuzer, insists they have no plans to sell the Turkish international.
"Selling Hakan is definitely not an option," Kreuzer told Hamburger Morgenpost.
The player's agent, Bektas Demirtas, has also played down talk linking Calhanoglu with a move away from Hamburg by saying the player is happy at the club.
"We have not been receieving official enquiries from any club with regard to Hakan's future," noted Demirtas. "Nothing serious, no single club.
"There is also no reason as Hakan wanted to sign a long-term deal at Hamburg in February.
"He feels at home at the club. Any action is therefore up to the club.
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As part of Men's Health Week, Age UK Richmond upon Thames blog on their 'Man with a Pan' scheme, a great way to simultaneously teach men how to cook and reduce isolation.
No-one likes being lonely and isolated. Yet for older men, this is an all too regular occurrence.
In 2014, an Independent Age report showed that over 1.2 million older men experience a moderate or high degree of social isolation.
It highlighted that men are more likely to be dependent on their partners than women, and that there are fewer opportunities for men to socialise together. This can cause a range of problems.
It was these findings that inspired Age UK Richmond upon Thames set up a range of activities aimed at men, including 'Man with a Pan' cookery courses and clubs.
Men traditionally not the cooks
Cooking can be really fun and rewarding – throwing together all manner of different ingredients and seeing what tasty concoction you can come up with. But not everyone is a whizz in the kitchen.
Many older men would traditionally not have been the cook in their household and would have found themselves with the good fortune of having meals served to them for most of their adult life. Finding themselves on their own, they may struggle. Social isolation can lead to poor nutritional intake or even malnutrition, which in turn can cause poor physical and mental health.
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In addition to this, we have been running twice-weekly Man with a Pan Clubs which have a similar format to the courses. We also team up with St Mary's University and they deliver some Man with a Pan courses and a monthly club for us, whereby participants receive a 40-minute interactive nutrition talk, covering topics including micro and macro nutrients, salt, food labels, and food hygiene amongst others.
"A great group of silly old fools!"
In the last year alone we've worked with around 300 men and we've made a huge difference to their lives. One of our regular participants said, "It's difficult to say which bit is the best part of the club. Mary (pictured above with participant Mark), who takes the club, is absolutely brilliant. How she puts up with us is amazing. We produce some very lovely food and the whole time is great fun. I'm reluctant to recommend it to anyone else because I feel we are a great group of silly old fools!"
The social aspect of the courses is as important as the cooking. We want men to form friendships and hopefully take part in some of our other men's activities together, such as walking football or pub lunches.
We are grateful for the funding from charitable trusts, such as the City Bridge Trust and Hampton Fuel Allotment Charity, and we are also partly commissioned by the local authority.
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Martin McDonagh is an award-winning playwright and filmmaker whose first short film, Six Shooter, won him an Oscar and whose first feature, In Bruges, got him a Best Original Screenplay nomination. But if you ask Mickey Rourke, McDonagh is nothing but "a jerk-off" who "wanted a whole lot for nothing" and who "can go play with himself.
Yes, it's apparently a battle of the words between former Oscar nominees, as Rourke mouthed off to Moviefone when asked about what was supposed to be his next role, in McDonagh's new film Seven Psychopaths. Last month we reported that Rourke had turned down a role in The Expendables 2 in order to take part in Psychopaths, which also includes Colin Farrell, Christopher Walken and Sam Rockwell in the cast. It's hard to know exactly what happened to cause that bad blood between Rourke and McDonagh, or if Rourke even made it to the set, but my guess would be McDonagh would have some equally strong words to say about Rourke.
Collider snagged a synopsis of Seven Pscyhopaths at the American Film Market, and Rourke isn't even mentioned, which suggests the split happened a while back. With Rockwell, Walken and Farrell all being McDonagh veterans, and tough guys more than capable of what's describe as "a blood-drenched, black comedy," there should be a lot of goodness coming out of this movie even without Rourke. Take a look at the synopsis below and let us know if you think you'll miss him.
From Oscar-winning writer and director Martin McDonagh comes a star-studded, blood-drenched, black comedy. Marty (Colin Farrell) is a struggling writer who dreams of finishing his screenplay Seven Psychopaths. All he needs is a little focus and inspiration.


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Perhaps the most prominent conservative health care reform idea is to allow Americans to buy health insurance across state lines. It's undoubtedly the GOP's favorite talking point when it comes to replacing ObamaCare. Not only is it well-known, it's also pretty popular. The benefits to such a reform are obvious, as any economist will tell you that more competition in a market typically leads to lower prices and higher product quality. It makes intuitive sense to most Americans, and there aren't any exceedingly obvious reasons to object to the idea.
So, why hasn't it passed through Congress? Why are interstate insurances sales still prohibited? It's certainly within Congress's constitutional power to remove these barriers to interstate commerce. Consider the relevant portion of the oft-abused commerce clause of the Constitution:
"To regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several States, and with the Indian Tribes…" - Article 1, Section 8
Removing barriers to interstate commerce was the primary purpose of the commerce clause, after all. Clearly, the sale of health insurance across state lines falls under regulating commerce "among the several States." In 1944, the Supreme Court affirmed this view in United States v. South-Eastern Underwriters Association. So, there must be political or policy objections to the idea. What are they?
The main barrier to establishing the sale of health insurance across state lines is the lobbying of each state's insurance commissioner. Simply put, their job is to regulate the sale of insurance in their state, including health insurance. In 39 states, the holder of this little-known bureaucratic office is appointed, and almost always by the state's governor (with two exceptions: Virginia and New Mexico). The 11 states that elect their insurance commissioners are California, Delaware, Georgia, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Montana, North Carolina, North Dakota, Oklahoma, and Washington.
These state insurance commissioners fight against this popular health care reform for one reason: power. Right now, they have it. When the sale of health insurance is restricted to just inside their state, they have the power to set and enforce the rules however they would like. In fact, that's their primary response to the reform proposal: You can't trust those other insurance commissioners, they'll set worse rules than me, overly lenient ones! You don't know anything about insurance, especially not health insurance; it's much too complicated. Don't worry about it though, I'll protect you. As long as I set the rules for insurance in our state, I'll make sure the insurance companies cover everything you need. Promise!
Realistically, it's a power struggle. Insurance commissioners, like all bureaucrats, need to wield power in order to justify their position. Losing their total control over regulating the health insurance offered in their state means a loss of power. And like any other bureaucrat, they'll fight that to their last breath.
Liberals also oppose the interstate sale of health insurance. They worry that state governments will try to convince insurance companies to set up shop in their state by dramatically cutting their regulatory mandates on insurance. Is it possible this could happen? Sure, but it certainly isn't likely. Why? People respond to incentives.
Consider this scenario: A state simply decides to stop regulating health insurers in a desperate bid to attract insurance companies (and the jobs/tax revenue they create). This doesn't automatically mean that there will be a "race to the bottom" as insurance companies ditch consumer protections in order to offer the lowest possible premiums, but let's go ahead and assume that this is what happens. In other words, every last insurance company greedily decides to offer cut-rate, low-quality insurance policies in this particular state.
What do you think will happen? People will respond to incentives. In other words, they'll move to a state that mandates the amount of consumer protections (and the corresponding costs resulting from these state mandates) that they desire. Or if they don't want to move, they'll vote in a new group of state legislators who will reinstate desirable consumer protections.
Of course, envisioning this scenario demands that we forget what we know about how free markets work. Opening up a market to competition doesn't create a "race to the bottom." In fact, it has the opposite effect. When forced to compete against one another, insurance companies will have to lower their premiums and raise the quality of their product in order to attract customers, just like businesses in any other market.
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Unfortunately, selling insurance across state lines cannot work. Let's say someone from NY would like to buy a policy in Wyoming because the premiums are cheaper. Fair enough. The Wyoming carrier would first have to build a provider network in NY for the New Yorker to use. This would require, in order to maintain the Wyoming premium levels, that the NY providers accept Wyoming reimbursement rates. The problem here is that Wyoming reimbursement rates are much lower than NY reimbursement rates based on regulations in that state (not mandating alternative care, for example), and health demographics on the costs of healthcare delivery geographically. This is how carriers actuarialy determine provider reimbursements. So, while the Wyoming carrier has to convince the NY providers to accept the lower Wyoming reimbursement rates, they also have to convince the NY government to waive their state mandate requirements. That is, unless you want a federal system, and not the current state-based system of insurance regulation. But this is counter-active to the whole idea of states rights, so you're back to the drawing board. It's a nice idea, but it doesn't play out in the real world.


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'New Voices' world premiere festival at MuhlenbergA festival of world premiere one-act plays, Muhlenberg's 'New Voices,' spotlights talent of emerging playwrights
Monday, September 16, 2013 03:59 PM
From the minds of four emerging playwrights comes Muhlenberg College's "New Voices," an evening of world premiere theater that includes three short plays and one original musical.
"This season, four excellent plays promise an evening of entertainment and deep psychological engagement," says Matthew Moore, Muhlenberg faculty member and the artistic director for the production.
"New Voices" plays Oct. 2-6 on Muhlenberg's Studio Theatre stage.
In "Sinternet! The Musical," a college professor sells his soul to the devil in exchange for the destruction of the internet. Josh Shapiro '13 wrote the book and lyrics, with music by Jakeim Hart '16 and Richie Kormos '16. Moore directs the play, with choreography by Meredith Testa '14.
In "Restroom Rehearsal," Jeremy Russial '13 explores the idea of what it means to be honest—in the women's restroom. Jeremy Borut '14 directs. Pricking," by Eliana Sagarin '14, tells the story of three young people trying to cope with feelings they can't understand in the wake of their friend's death. Jenna Spiwack '14 directs. And in "Superhuman," by Zachary Shery '14, four people endowed with extraordinary powers struggle to find their place in the world. Alyssa Trombitas '14 directs.
"The pieces speak greatly to the voices of a maturing generation," Spiwack says. "But I think everyone will be able to find a moment that holds true to their experience at any age, and that's what I think makes the experience so powerful."
The New Voices Playwright's Festival is presented every other year as a part of the Muhlenberg Theatre & Dance Mainstage season. The festival provides emerging young playwrights the opportunity to showcase their work in a collaborative and intimate environment. It also offers a rare opportunity for audiences to see the work of the next generation of up-and-coming theater artists.
"I am proud to facilitate the performance of these important student works," Moore says. "The 'New Voices' festival represents this department's dedication to providing students with professional experience. For the playwrights, this is a unique opportunity to develop a work and see it though from conception to staging."
Muhlenberg College is a liberal arts college of more than 2,200 students in Allentown, Pa. The college offers Bachelor of Arts degrees in theater and dance. The Princeton Review has ranked Muhlenberg's theater program as in the top twelve in the nation for the past seven years, and Fiske Guide to Colleges lists both the theater and dance programs among the top small college programs in the United States. Muhlenberg is one of only eight colleges to be listed in Fiske for both theater and dance.
Performances of "New Voices" are Oct. 2-6: Wednesday through Friday, Oct. 2-4, at 8 p.m.; Saturday, Oct. 5, at 2 and 8 p.m.; and Sunday, Oct. 6 at 2 p.m. Tickets are $15 for adults and $8 for students. Performances are in the Studio Theatre, Trexler Pavilion for Theatre and Dance, Muhlenberg College, 2400 Chew St., Allentown. For mature audiences.>


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Collapsticks is an addictive Windows Phone game that you may find hard to put down.
The puzzle game has you collapsing stacked match sticks in an effort to drop a set number of matches off the bottom of the screen. But the fall isn't exactly straight forward and with each puzzle, the match sticks has to be dropped in a particular order. Otherwise you're stuck with too many sticks.
Graphics and animations are nice, game play challenging and the only downside may be that you'll eventually run out of levels to play. But with 120 levels, that may take some time. Collapsticks is a nice addition to the Windows Phone gaming library.
Collapsticks is laid out fairly straight forward. You have six different game scenes (styles of match books) with twenty levels for each scene. You remove one matchstick by tapping/holding and dragging the stick to the match box. As you remove sticks, the structures collapse and hopefully matches fall off the bottom of the screen.
Continue to move matches to the box to meet the goal (indicated by the match counter at the bottom of the screen). When you run out of moves, tap the match box to collect the remaining sticks and if you've met the goal, you can progress to the next level.
Levels progressively get harder with push pins, erasers, pencils, and other objects getting in your way. The physics of the game are nice with the striking end of the match weighing more than the handle of the match. You can use this weight to increase the momentum of the fall and create chain reactions.
Animations and graphics are nice, game play challenging and Collapsticks is a nice puzzle game for your Windows Phone. There is a free trial version available that is limited to the first twenty levels. The full version of Collapsticks will run you $1.49.
You can find Collapsticks here at the Windows Phone Store.


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Today, TV Anime Persona 4: The Official Illustration Compilation goes on sale. The book is, well, a compilation of original illustrations used in the Persona 4 anime and provides a look at the process of how the popular role-playing game is animated into televised cartoon.
The 200-page book is packed with over 1,200 original illustrations, and features alternate and cut scenes. Samples can be viewed in the gallery.
本邦初公開の原画を1200点以上収録! TVアニメ「ペルソナ4」の公式原画集が本日発売! [Dengeki Maoh]