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Mark Strong convicted on 13 charges
The lawyer for a Maine man convicted in a prostitution scandal are asking a judge to declare that 12 of the jury's 13 guilty verdicts were not valid.
The defense filed a motion on Monday, three days before Mark Strong Sr. of Thomaston is due to be sentenced.
The motion to arrest judgment cites constitutional concerns about 12 counts of promotion of prostitution, saying they were vague because prosecutors never spelled out specifically how Strong's actions promoted prostitution.
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It also noted that jurors were confused by overlapping charges.
Defense lawyer Dan Lilley contends a conspiracy count was the only one properly alleged in the indictment.
Strong acknowledged having an affair with dance instructor Alexis Wright and helping her open the Kennebunk studio but contended he didn't profit from prostitution.


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Possibility for better batteries? Take a look
Possibility for better batteries? Take a look
Yeah, I just heard about that. Sounds pretty cool. This is an exciting age to live in, for sure. Though many of these "breakthroughs" never seem to make it out of the lab. But here's hoping.
To me, most people don't understand the promise of electric cars in modern transport. The above noted advancements are popping up in such a short period of time seemingly leaving ice tech in the dust at an accelerating pace. The break through will happen an electic car will get a real world range of 400 miles per charge and charge from zero to full in 20 minutes... Seems like we're right around the corner from it and Tesla appears to be the only ones positioned to make it happen.
I dont think the tide is going to change substantially until the electric car range exceeds a Prius with gas, and can charge in the same amount of time that it takes to fill a gas tank. No sooner than that...
I am confident that it will be sooner rather than later.
Wrong...wrong...wrong...I used to think the same way that we needed a 500 mile range EV before they would take off...then I realized that is rediculous!
Why? Because it goes against human nature.
Think about it...have you EVER travelled 500 miles in ONE SITTING NON-STOP? This would be about 9 HOURS of CONSTANT DRIVING...I bet very few people are even cabable of sitting that long in one position without eating/drinking or going to the bathroom.
So really you need about HALF this range (ie. 250 real world miles per charge) because if you are HUMAN and eat three meals a day and sleep then there is NO WAY you will EVER do 500 miles non-stop without a meal/bathroom break....THESE are your supercharging opportunities!!!
So after 3.5 to 4 hours of driving you are going to want to stop and take a break to eat and use the bathroom...this usally takes about 20-30 mins so...BAM! That is when you supercharge for another 250 miles!
This is also practical so that you don't end up stuffing 500 miles worth of batteries in the car making it too expensive, heavy and thus inefficient and slow! All for a non-stop 500 mile roadtrip that you will NEVER do!
Thanks to HUMAN NATURE I belive that 250 real world miles is the magic number for most future EV's (in combination with supercharging of course).
I think therefore I am.
I eat/pee therfore I supercharge every 4 hours of driving!
Try it yourself on your next roadtrip...do you ever drive without stopping for 500 miles STRAIGHT? No I bet you are stopping every 3 hours or so to grab a snack, use the bathroom, etc, etc...probably even more so if you have a family (more people more stomach's and bladder's)
No point in lugging around 500 miles worth of heavy expensive batteries when roadtrips are few and far between and 95% of people travel less than 60 miles per day.
Also see Elon's comments in the Q4 call about stepping up the Supercharger network. It is currently at 90Kwh and is capable of 120Kwh. Speculation that that 30 min charge time to 50% battery capacity could drop to closer to 20 min or even less.
I HAVE driven over 500 miles in one sitting (NC to Michigan and back, about 8 times in 5 years) only because flying is too expensive for 2. Once I am out of the military tho, I will probably NEVER need to make that kind of trip again.
I agree with you. Going that far isnt a NORMAL scenario, and people need to realize that.
I often ride 500 miles without stopping, but on a motorcycle. I have many 1,000 mile days under my belt. In 2011 I rode 12,000 miles, visiting all 48 lower states in 11 days during the Iron Butt Rally. It takes an auxiliary tank on our bikes, and lots of other mods, but there are many of us long distance types out there. I am not in this group, but some guys wear pee condoms with tubes down their legs... THATs long distance riding.
There's a certificate for many long distance rides, but my favorite are the 50cc (across the US in 50 hours) and the 100ccc (across the country and back again in 100 hours. You'd be surprised how many people have done these. To become an IBA member you have to do a documented ride called a Saddle Sore 1,000, which is 1,000 miles in 24 hours, one of the easiest long distance rides. I definitely think there is a use for 500 or 1,000 mile range electric vehicles...
People underestimate graphene. It is also best conductor there are, and it is tougher than diamond. If you can create sufficient amount of those you can create structures that are basically indestructible. Electric motors that weight only tiny fraction of current ones and can spin far far faster than current max. No more copper thieves.
Being much much lighter than current carbon fibers relative to toughness you could create lightweight car chassis. Maybe make car tires that cannot be punctured. Build houses. Anything. Maybe even space elevator (though material requirements for structure that is at least 35786 km long is not small, no matter how thin individual strand is).
True miracle material.
Note the date. Last year's news. The CD method is obsolete, now. >:)
Oops. This article is indeed 2013, my bad. But deposition and other methods are in fact even faster and larger scale, not.
Brian - yes, the CD method is a demo only. But it shows you it can be done in air (cheap) and doesn't need a lot of energy ( fast).
Recent interview with Elon discussing the battery system and potential of ultracapacitors below....
All these batteries technologies are pie in the sky for Tesla. It will be a while till they are commercial. Tesla's future will be decided in the next 18-24 months or less:
- How large is the wealthy early adopter market worldwide? How large is the market beyond early adopters?
- Will Tesla have the resources to deploy SC in the hi traffic highways? Foreign countries?
- Can Tesla achieve economies of scale and cut labor, component, manufacturing costs by 30+%?
- Will Tesla be able to integrate Model X manufacturing with Model S without spend too much on tooling?
The company is stretch financially and Elon knows that too. That is why he is focussing on efficiency. Still he will have to spend judiciously on SC network, Service and Stores - not exactly cheap. While balancing the cash flow. Can it be done? Yes, they will have to be really smart in procurement, logistics, etc. Drive hard bargains like Walmart, Costco, etc with the suppliers, etc. Tuning up the factory to improve tolerances is going to be a challenge.
The analysts are doubtful or pessimistic. I am optimistic. Elon is a smart guy (except for the Mars thing) and he has skin in the game.
I think everything you pointed out Tesla is doing right now. T
It was in the call and letter to shareholders.
I think the key to all the questions (and Elon knows this) is by achieving profitability this year. If they show profitability (as they did with DOE in 2009) investors will feel more confident in Tesla's ability to actually function/become mass production capable. When they sense this confidence is there, a follow on offering will happen to accelerate development/production of Geniii. GenIII is a large part where current valuation is coming from. The closer genIII becomes a reality, valuation will react accordingly regardless of current eps...
This discussion sounds like you all think Tesla is developing batteries. Battery manufacturers develop batteries, and if the manufacturers have something to sell, you can be certain they will be knocking on Tesla's door. Tesla may be watching from a distance, but it is not real until they can buy in quantity.
I agree that we dont need a 500 mile battery but we need a car that can go 300 miles at 80 mph with hvac running and can be topped up in 20 min at the next exit while we pee and buy a cup of coffee. That would kill the ICE cars.
Same difference.

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The claim that the new IMB guidelines on baptism are nothing more than "what Baptists have always believed" is simply not true. There is ample evidence to the contrary. The historical record indicates that the influential Philadelphia Baptist Association did not require "rebaptism" of those who had been baptized in Arminian churches.
Tom Nettles documents this in the newly released volume 2 of his 3 volume work entitled, The Baptists. He describes a missionary trip taken by John Gano of the Philadelphia Association to General Baptists of "free-will principles" in North Carolina in 1754. After winning their confidence through his candor and goodwill, Gano gained the privilege examining many of the ministers on their views of salvation. Nettles writes, "Due to Gano's instruction, examination, and further preaching from ministers of the Association, the churches became Particular Baptist and eventually joined the Philadelphia Association" (111).
Their previous baptism in churches of "free-will principles" was not ruled invalid. It was acceptable to the Philadelphia Association missionaries and churches.


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Hello all! I'm still here, alive and cooking! (sorry) Turns out I'm not so good a the blog upkeep, but these Thanksgiving dishes were just too yummy not to share, and of course I have to post something for my biggest cooking day of the year! Here are some of the highlights.
Sweet Potato Casserole with Pecan Topping (thanks Susan!)
Spelt Stuffing with Tempeh Sausage Crumbles
Green Bean Casserole (thanks to Susan again, but left out the french fried onions)
Quinoa Stuffed Peppers
My plate!
Hope everyone had a good Thanksgiving!


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With Thanksgiving this week, it's hard to think of much else besides seeing my family, food and FOOTBALL! (stay tuned for a Beat M!ch!g@n post – I cannot wait to see how campus celebrates Urban Meyer's first OSU v Michigan game).
It has been very interesting to learn about my fellow students' traditions and ideas for Thanksgiving. Traveling hundreds of miles away to visit family, a town over, staying in Columbus and having a "non-traditional" Thanksgiving – everyone has someone and something to be thankful for.
It's too easy to not see the forest through the trees. However, I am so incredible blessed and so happy that I get to go to THE Ohio State University every day and learn from the best faculty and students around.
My life is far better than I deserve – here are my other top reasons to give thanks this season:
- My small, but very mighty, family: I have a fantastic support system, and I don't know what I would do without their cheers during my MBA program.
- The simple fact that I wake up every morning and learn something new. I know, how incredibly cheesy is that statement?! But, it's so true it had to be said. I am becoming a smarter business woman, but also a better person overall. No matter if I am in marketing, finance, operations or accounting – I am constantly pushing myself.
- I am so thankful to have found such great friendships within just a few short months. And I am extremely thankful that they know how to make me laugh when I am stressing out just a bit too much.
- The opportunities at Fisher. If I listed out every lunch, seminar, activity or special event – you would still be reading on Black Friday and missing TONS of great sales. So I'll just say thanks for opportunities 🙂
- I have thankful to go to school in a city with such energy and life. Really, do I need to say anything more than Beat Michigan Week?!
- Thankful for my other support system, my boyfriend, Sam. Sometimes I feel that he should get his own diploma! I don't know how I would have gotten through data analysis without him.
Happy Thanksgiving everyone! See you next week.


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Science, Technology, and Religion in Chosŏn Korea
Don Baker
During the 518 years of Korea's Chosŏn dynasty (1392–1910), many things changed and many things stayed the same. After the Yi family established the Chosŏn dynasty, Confucianism became the dominant philosophy. Although Confucianism's grip on Chosŏn weakened somewhat at the end of the 19th century, it nevertheless continued to provide the basic framework for how government officials and most of the educated elite conceptualized ethics, religion, nature, and technology. This changed when the Chosŏn dynasty was absorbed into the Japanese empire in 1910. Chosŏn-era science, technology, and religion operated within a Confucian framework. This affected astronomical, geographical, mathematical, and medicinal thought and practice. It also affected the role of technology in Chosŏn life and society. Moreover, when Buddhism, folk religion and, from the end of the 18th century even Christianity, were practiced in Korea, it was necessary to maneuver within constraints imposed by a Confucian state and society.
Korea's Confucianism was imported from China. Koreans, however "Koreanized" what they adopted from China to make it their own. When dealing with religion, Chosŏn-era Koreans adopted a much harsher attitude toward non-Confucian religions. When dealing with science and technology, Koreans sometimes made improvements on Chinese models. For example, in the 15th century, Koreans built astronomical instruments that were better than those they had learned about from Chinese astronomers. And, in the 17th century, Koreans produced the most comprehensive encyclopedia of traditional East Asian medicine of pre-modern times. However, none of those changes threatened the hegemony of Confucianism. Chosŏn Korea remained Confucian in its science, technology, and religiosity for over five centuries.


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If you are HIV-positive, dating and sex always involve the sticky questions of if, when, and how to disclose your HIV-status. Should you do it before you have sex? During the first date? Only if asked? Only if it becomes "serious"?
For each individual, the answers to these questions evolve from a blend of ethical, personal and practical considerations. People living with HIV have strongly advocated every position from "when you first meet" to "never."
At the point when you decide to have sex, however, the disclosure question is no longer solely up to you and your conscience. At that point, your decisions may have legal ramifications. Failing to disclose your HIV status to your partner may make you vulnerable to criminal prosecution or to being sued by your sexual partner.
Criminal convictions for exposing another person to HIV through sex are rare. Since the beginning of the AIDS epidemic, more than 300 people have been criminally prosecuted for exposing another person to HIV. Only a fraction of these cases involve exposure through consensual sex. (The others involve activities such as biting, scratching and spitting, or violent sex crimes such as rape or forcible sodomy.)
Of the cases involving sex, most have been brought against female prostitutes (and not their male customers) or by military prosecutors against military personnel. Less than one-sixth of these cases have resulted in convictions, and more than half of the convictions have been against military personnel.
While most of these prosecutions have proceeded under general criminal laws such as attempted murder, aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, attempted manslaughter and manslaughter, a number of states have passed specific statutes that make it a crime for a person to expose another to HIV through sexual activity.
California's "Willful Exposure" Law
The law makes it a felony punishable by up to eight years of imprisonment for an HIV-positive person to "willfully expose" another person to HIV through unprotected sex.
The law is narrowly drafted, however, so that it only applies to individuals who intend to infect others with HIV through sex. It is designed to prosecute cases like one in New York, where one man infected more than a dozen young women, not to police every sexual encounter engaged in by people living with HIV.
To be prosecuted under the law, you would have to do all of the following:
Have anal or vaginal sex. You cannot be prosecuted for oral sex. As to anal and vaginal sex, the law applies equally to men and women; tops and bottoms. The law punishes exposing someone to HIV through these types of sex. Your sexual partner does not have to actually become infected.
Know that you are HIV-positive. You cannot be prosecuted for sex that you had before you knew that you were HIV-positive.
Fail to disclose your HIV status. If you disclose before insertion, you cannot be prosecuted.
Fail to use a condom. Even if you do not disclose, you cannot be prosecuted unless you have "unprotected sex." The law defines "unprotected sex" as failing to use a condom. This means that every inserting penis has to be covered. Even if you are on the receiving end, you have a legal obligation to make sure that your partner wears a condom.
Have the "specific intent" to infect the other person. Most likely, this element will prevent the statute from being used to harass people living with HIV. To be prosecuted, you have to engage in the sexual activity with the specific intention of infecting the other person with HIV. Just knowing that you had HIV when you had sex will not be enough. The law explicitly states that: "Evidence that the person had knowledge of his or her HIV-positive status, without additional evidence, shall not be sufficient to prove specific intent."
Because of this specific-intent requirement, the law is narrowed in scope to only cover individuals who want to infect other people, and who are probably expressing that desire. If you slip up one time, it's unlikely that you will be prosecuted. However, the best way to stay clear of this law, and other legal liabilities, is to always disclose your status and/or practice safer sex.
A Comparatively Lenient Law
While California's willful exposure law may seem like just another way to make scapegoats out of people living with HIV, it is extremely lenient in the context of similar legislation that has been passed in other states.
The AIDS Policy Center in Washington, D.C., reports that 27 other states have established criminal penalties for knowingly transmitting or exposing another person to HIV. Most of these statutes have been passed as the result of political grandstanding by social conservatives and the religious right.
Unlike the California statute, under most of these state statutes individuals can be prosecuted if they know they are infected and engage in sexual intercourse without disclosure. Some of the laws are even more broad and vague. In Alabama, you can be prosecuted for "conducting oneself in a manner likely to transmit the disease," and in South Carolina, for "exposing another person to HIV without first informing."
Other Legal Liabilities
How the law will impact prosecutions under California's general criminal laws, such as attempted murder, is not clear.
It is likely that prosecutors will move toward restricting suits unless the elements of the willful exposure statute can be met. Prosecutions under the general law have been rare in California, and have usually accompanied charges of violent sex crimes.
However, some of these general criminal laws do not require specific intent. For these crimes, a conviction can rest on proving recklessness or criminal negligence. Because the potential still remains for prosecution under these general criminal laws, you should not risk relying on the specific intent requirement of the willful exposure statute to avoid liability. The best policy to protect yourself from any criminal liability is to disclose to your sexual partners and to use a condom.
Civil Cases Brought to Trial
Following these precautions will also protect you from civil liability. In addition to criminal prosecutions, a number of civil cases have been brought in which individuals sue sexual partners with HIV disease for monetary damages. These cases proceed under the tort theories of negligence, battery, fraud and intentional infliction of emotional distress.
The most famous of these cases occurred in California. Mark Christian, the sexual partner of Rock Hudson, sued Hudson's estate and received a jury award of $5.5 million. Christian claimed that, despite his repeated inquiries, Hudson and his private secretary denied that Hudson had HIV. Christian won this award even though he did not become infected. Like most civil cases, he claimed as damages the emotional stress caused by being exposed to the virus, not actual infection.
Other civil cases have not faired as well. These cases are frequently dismissed because the plaintiff cannot allege the necessary facts. Criminal statutes are often used by civil courts to set the standard for what type of conduct is considered negligent. California civil courts may dismiss negligence claims unless the infected person's conduct meets the requirements of the new willful exposure statue.
To sum up, if you have safer sex and disclose your status to your sexual partners, you will not violate California's willful exposure law, and will protect yourself from any form of criminal or civil liability.
Brad Sears is the Legal Check-Up attorney in the HIV/AIDS Legal Services Alliance. This article originally was published in the November 1998 edition of Positive Living.


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I teach at a small state college in Georgia.
On Thursday I went to my school's "Founders' Day" convocation; faculty are required to attend wearing academic regalia. I usually don't go because it's essentially a church service, but I have a new dean, a new department head, a new president, and several new vice presidents, so I decided to give them a chance. (Besides, my department head--also my friend--said I had to go, and I didn't want to get her in any hot water.)
So the show opened with a Christian prayer. The speakers talked about Jesus. The choir sang a hymn. A student conducted a call-and-response litany. The choir sang a gospel number. The keynote speaker, to his credit, left Jesus out of his speech. Another student read out the names of all the school's previous presidents, and the congregation--er, I mean the audience--prayed for each one. The choir sang another hymn. An ROTC honor guard "retired" the colors. We had another Christian prayer. Then we marched out. (Actually, getting college faculty to march is a bit like getting cats to amble in formation.)
My favorite part is that faculty attendance is mandatory, but students, administrators, and staff are "encouraged" to attend.
Can my employer require me to attend church? In a dress, no less? (Just kidding; I always knew the robe came with the doctorate.) Would any of you contact the ACLU about this, or just let it slide? Graduation is coming up, and it will be just the same . . . .
Greetings to all...
About a year ago, I was suffering through my first (and hopefully last) long-term bout of unemployment. During this time, I decided to write blogs for examiner.com as an atheist. One of the blogs I wrote was entitled "Exposing David Barton" (if you're unfamiliar with Barton, I would suggest looking him up).
Now, again, almost a year later, I am being sued by David Barton for libel. Keep in mind that I am NOT a vetted journalist; I'm a blogger (or, rather, was... I stopped writing because I find it damn near impossible to remain objective on the subject).
I'm guessing all they want is a retraction (I haven't yet seen a subpoena, only a heads-up from examiner.com) but in the case that they seek more, does anyone have any suggestions in regards to an atheist legal organization or the like that would, not only assist in my defense, but would actually relish the possible publicity?
If Barton and his lawyers insist on taking this to trial, my goal will be to destroy him in the public eye.
Any information would be most appreciated.
Rick Perry is a con man. People who vote for him are fools. Underlying the Republican gains in the last couple of years is fundamentalist/evangelical fanaticism. Perry wants to eliminate social security, stop popular elections for senators, and ban abortion. No matter what he says during the campaign, these are his goals. He is also a Christian Dominionist and believes that Christians (real Christians) should rule the world. His college transcript is full of C and D grades, he doesn't understand evolution, and he thinks thousands of scientists have conspired in cooking up climate change so as to defraud the government and private granting agencies. He describes himself as "in love with America," yet he has often discussed secession. He's a walking, talking disaster area with good hair and suits that fit well. Like most of the GOP leaders, he is an utterly amoral opportunist. He will have most of the fools in America on his side, and as Mark Twain once said, that's a big enough majority in any town.
The GOP agenda is clear, as we can see from the behavior of the GOP controlled House and the actions of GOP governors across the country. They want the rich to be richer and the poor to be poorer--if not absolutely disenfranchised. They want to impose their religious beliefs on the entire country. They also, as we can see from the confiscations of cameras at some Republican town halls recently, want to abridge free speech. Americans need to stand up and swat them down in 2012.
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I was reading online the other day what Republican Party presidential candidate hopeful would like to do. Reading it I was surprised that the man would even consider doing such things. But then again, this shows you just how far the so called "Republican Party" has gone to the right.
Now I grew up in Houston in the only congressional district in Texas, if not the country that carried Berry Goldwater in the 1964 Presidential campaign. In fact, I remember when Daddy Bush was a local congressman. Just FYI, Ellington Field was where his son's Air National Guard unit was stationed, which by the way, was in his congressional district. Daddy was all for stopping communism, but only if other sons of less influential and non-politically connected families would and could do it. I have a cousin who has a lovely Purple Heart he got in South Vietnam because it was "expected" that he serve, as his father had during WWII.
Well, besides that sore point with me…
Perry would like to do away with having WE THE PEOPLE VOTE WHO WE WANT TO REPRESENT US IN THE UNITED STATES SENATE. Now originally, US Senators were chosen by the individual states government. This was done away with in the late 1800's. They were in short, political appointees.
But due to various things, like, oh corruption and the like, an amendment to the Constitution was made, and passed. The people, not the likes of Tammany Hall, would choose their Senators.
Also Perry would like to see that any ruling by the US Supreme Court could be overturned by 2/3 of the Congress. So much for the "Checks and Balances" in our form of government. So many things, like citizens' RIGHTS would be so easily taken away. A woman's right to abortion, Rights Warning statements to those being arrested, trial by jury, access to the courts, the right to vote even.
If you think I'm off base here…just go scan the Patriot Act. Warrantless searches….yup….check it out. Just like they use to have in the former USSR. Searches without warrants…..and ya know…it was all due to the needs of "NATOINAL SECURITY" too….
Then there is the balanced budget he'd like have made part of the Constitution. Well, here in Texas it is part of the Texas Constitution. And every year, it has to be balanced. Now mind you a couple of years ago it wasn't. But it did get balanced. You see, what the Texas State government does is shift a lot of things down to the counties to handle. Therefore, people are still taxed for these things, but on the county level and not the state.
Oh, by the way, with the end of Reconstruction back in the 1800s, after the Civil War, Texas wrote a new state Constitution. In there was the Balanced Budget part. This hasn't changed in about 140 years. Rick Perry had nothing to do with it. Sorry Ricky.
But this isn't the first time we've had this attempt….let's hop into our time machine and go back to the 1980's…….
The Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (99th Congress, S.1702, Pub.L. 99-177, title II, December 12, 1985, 99 Stat. 1038, 2 U.S.C. § 900) and Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Reaffirmation Act of 1987 (Pub.L. 100-119, title I, Sept. 29, 1987, 101 Stat. 754, 2 U.S.C. § 900) (both often known as Gramm-Rudman) were, according to U.S. Senator Phil Gramm of Texas, "the first binding constraint imposed on federal spending, and its spending caps have become part of every subsequent U.S. budget. Together with a rapidly growing economy it produced the first balanced federal budget in a quarter of a century."
President Reagan signed the bill on August 21, 1986.
The Budget Enforcement Act of 1990 supplanted the fixed deficit targets.
Balanced budgets did not actually emerge until the late 1990s when budget surpluses (not accounting for liabilities to the Social Security Trust Fund) emerged.
….now what is not being brought up is that the Republican Party controlled the Congress and Senate from 1994 until 2006. With G. W. Bush in the White House, the Republican Party controlled all three from 2001 until 2006.
Now while I do hold the Democrats as responsible for the unbridled spending, the Republicans were in control and charge.
So this idea of a balanced budget amendment kind of throws me. And when I would mention this in chat room and on bulletin boards online, I was told that my "tin foil hat" was on too tight. Or that with inflation, the cost will be reduced…..
And of course, there is the "abortion" issue. Mr. Perry wants to stop all abortion. This broken record has been the battle cry for the so called Republican Party since the 1992. When the Republicans saw that the Christian Coalition had Political Action Committees (PAC) which could generate more money the "god", and the preachers would tell their followers who to vote for, thus giving them a "block" vote, they quickly rolled onto their back, spread their legs and cried, "TAKE ME!"
Prior to this the idea of a women not having access to birth control, weather prescription or through medical procedures was not acceptable nor taken lightly. I watched older women who grew up when birth control pills were only a day dream, and abortions were done in backrooms fight tooth and nail to protect their rights to have control over their bodies. My mother was one of them.
So when I look at Perry, I just see a slick politician who plays the religious card BIG TIME. And what is so sad, these religious people just don't see or want to see how they are being played. Sad. It's really sad.
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|About time we go over to ARM processors (13/01/18 01:53:24)
Could be worse than the millenium bug. Seems like all those sci-fi authors weren't paranoid enough. Well on the other hand I always wanted to rule the Intel Management Engine. "If MEBx hasn't been configured by the user or by their organization's IT department, the attacker can log into the configuration settings using Intel's default password of "admin." " Oh pleease can't you guys just fuck off? It's like you have all those responsible kinds at the agencies who tell the tech guys how important is a Trusted Platform, and then you have the guys from the nursery who do the programming. IT seems to be a stupid joke. I have a sister under 30. She got a MD as Network Engineer, was working a few years building the Internet, then decided that she don't care about machines and got another degree as a veterinarian. She cares about dogs and cats. Sounds like a sensible decision.
It should really fuck up Intels stocks. Massive liability problem.
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In all good medicine there is a lot of of trust involved. The good doctor and the good patient are honest (always, except when there is a good medical reason for misinforming the patient - here is where the art aspect comes in) and hard working (when necessary).
Medical devices can be sabotaged no doubt, and sabotage or plain mistakes can kill or injure the patient. But prescribing the wrong drug, or taking the wrong pills or the wrong dosage, can also kill or maim the patient. Being sick is risky - because of the disease itself, and additionally because of the treatment. Surgery is the most obvious example. Surgical technique is a lot about minimising risk.
Cooking too is about trust.
"Mithridates then took out some poison that he always carried next to his sword, and mixed it. There two of his daughters, who were still girls growing up together, named Mithridates and Nysa, who had been betrothed to the kings of [Ptolemaic] Egypt and of Cyprus, asked him to let them have some of the poison first, and insisted strenuously and prevented him from drinking it until they had taken some and swallowed it. The drug took effect on them at once; but upon Mithridates, although he walked around rapidly to hasten its action, it had no effect, because he had accustomed himself to other drugs by continually trying them as a means of protection against poisoners. These are still called the Mithridatic drugs." (Wikipedia)
If software manipulation really does become a widespread cause of death there might be a subdiscipline of forensic medicine - medical device computer forensics, to look for traces of software manipulation in the implanted device (think Stuxnet). If there are no suspected murders, I'd say this is mainly FUD. I think poisoning by syringe and injection needle is more common.
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Monday, July 5, 2010
Great Time with Bloggers @ Dodger Stadium
It was "Bloggers Night" at Dodger Stadium. We had our own Suite. Thanks to Josh Rawitch of the Dodgers for setting this up. Nice to know the Dodgers are reaching out to the bloggers. I had a great time. I met some good people. It was like a big happy family. Plus great food. You can't go wrong. I'll have more tomorrow with pictures and stories.
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The Wizards (5-28), playing without their top two scorers, had lost 13 of their previous 14, but they also beat the Miami Heat earlier in the season. Beal and Martell Webster led the Washington with 22 points each.
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With John Wall, Trevor Booker and Cartier Martin also out, Washington had just nine players available.
Beal made a four-point play to end the third quarter, and that began an 8-0 Washington run.
The Wizards weren't completely short-handed.
Trevor Ariza, who missed the last 17 games with a left calf strain, returned. He limped noticeably after dunking in the second quarter, but he remained in the game.
A.J. Price also returned Monday after missing 15 games with a broken right hand.
NOTES: The Wizards waived Shelvin Mack on Monday. In seven games, he averaged 5.3 points. . Thunder coach Scott Brooks said he hasn't spoken with Durant about the forward's ejection during Oklahoma City's loss to the Brooklyn Nets on Wednesday. ``You have to play your personality,'' Brooks said. ``You don't want to be a phony on the court, and Kevin's not. He's a nice young man that competes, competes fairly and competes the best way that he knows how to. I never complain about Kevin's passion.'' . Four years ago, the Thunder started 3-29, even worse than Randy Wittman's Wizards to open this season. ``I know how Randy feels,'' Brooks said. ``It's not easy, because you don't see a lot of sunshine. But, they have good players that work hard, and eventually it turns around. . Kevin Durant helps, also.'' . The Wizards' 30 first-quarter points matched a season high for the opening period.


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Angela Belcher's research group at MIT has made a name for itself by using viruses—the biological kind—as a key part in a variety of nanoscale construction projects. So far, the work has focused on batteries, but this week a paper came out that indicated Belcher has turned her attention to photovoltaic devices. The work uses a virus to prepare carbon nanotubes for incorporation into a solar device, and sees a big boost in conversion efficiency.
One of the limiting factors in solar cell efficiency is the ability to shuffle electrons around. Once a photon knocks an electron off the active material of the solar cell, the electrons need to be moved away quickly and converted into current—otherwise, they'll simply recombine with the material they've been set loose from, and the photon's energy will be lost.
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At the appropriate pH, the virus would associate with the carbon nanotubes, but there would be sufficient repulsion between these complexes that they would generally form individual filaments rather than the usual bundles and tangles when nanotubes were used on their own.
These bundles then underwent biomineralization, in which titanium dioxide was used to create a wire-like structure with a nanotube core. Dye-sensitized titanium dioxide nanoparticles were then added to make a photovoltaic device. These nanoparticles use a dye to absorb photons, and the nanoparticles to liberate electrons after the photon's absorption. The nanoparticles were annealed by being heated in an argon atmosphere, which also eliminated the virus—it was no longer needed after it had done its job as a template.
The authors built these devices using semiconducting and metallic nanotubes, and made a control sample without the nanotubes. Metallic nanotubes actually made performance worse. Since metals don't have discrete electrical conductivity bands, they offer far more opportunity for electrons to recombine with the photovoltaic devices. In contrast, the semiconducting nanotubes worked better to start with, and saw their performance boosted to over 10 percent efficiency when the virus was used as a template (up from 8.3 percent).
That's well below the efficiency of some other forms of photovoltaic devices, but quite good for the materials being used here. The paper suggests that this approach should work with a variety of materials, but dye-sensitized solar components remain rather limited right now, so it's not clear how long it will take before they have new components to test. There's the possibility that this approach might help incorporate nanotubes into other forms of photovoltaic hardware, though, and the authors suggest that their ability to conduct heat might be beneficial as well.
Nature Nanotechnology, 2011. DOI: 10.1038/NNANO.2011.50 (About DOIs).
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