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In the recent Q&A on the date of Easter, the question as posed in the article asked why it was sometimes in March and sometimes in April. The answer which says a lot of good things like that the Puritans not observing Easter, does not actually address the question as posed. While I'm no expert, I thought it was always the first Sunday after the first full moon after the vernal equinox. Perhaps that just got lost in translation?
Concerning the date of Easter, I think the answer as posted does answer the question as posed ("Some years Easter is in March and other years it is in April. Why is this?"):
The Western church uses the Gregorian calendar.... The Gregorian calendar is 13 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which, coupled with differing definitions of a full moon and an equinox, accounts for the date disparity.
Even if we ignore Eastern Orthodox and Puritan churches, the question of the date on which to celebrate Easter is still a complicated one.
Let's go back to your statement:
... I thought [the date for Easter] was always the first Sunday after the first full moon after the vernal equinox.
The World Council of Churches Web Web site seems to agree with you, in a discussion of "frequently asked questions about the date of Easter":
Q. So how is the date of Easter calculated?
A. The Council of Nicaea established [in A.D. 325] that the date of Easter would be the first Sunday after the full moon following the vernal equinox.
So, yes, the date for Easter does seem to be, as you say, "always the first Sunday after the first full moon after the vernal equinox." That definition is the reason that Easter is "movable," i.e., that it does nor occur on the same date each year. Thus in one year, Easter may be in March; in another year, Easter may be in April.
But there is another problem: In defining the date for Easter, people (and churches) speak of "the first full moon" or "the vernal equinox" in an inexact or even incorrect way:
One web site provides examples of right and wrong definitions:
This is right:
Easter Sunday is the Sunday following the Paschal Full Moon (PFM) date for the year.
This is wrong:
Easter Sunday is the Sunday following the full moon after the Vernal Equinox.
That web site explains why the second statement is inadequate or wrong:
Sadly, many definitions of Easter on the Internet and in Encyclopaedias and Almanacs are misleading, ambiguous and just plain wrong!....
I think that almost everyone reading this would assume that "full moon" refers to an astronomical full moon date. An astronomical full moon (AFM) occurs at one instant in time, and therefore occurs on 2 dates around the world (consider countries either side of the international dateline!). Again, countries do not celebrate different Easter dates based upon their own full moon dates!
Astronomical Full Moons dates are not directly related to Easter dates. Easter is based upon Paschal Full Moon (PFM) dates, and each PFM is the particular Ecclesiastical Full Moon (EFM) date after March 20. EFM dates are approximated astronomical full moon dates....
In June 325 A.D. astronomers approximated astronomical full moon dates for the Christian church, calling them Ecclesiastical Full Moon (EFM) dates. From 326 A.D. the PFM date has always been the EFM date after March 20 (which was the equinox date in 325 A.D.)....
Vernal means spring, and countries in the Southern hemisphere have opposite seasons to those in the Northern hemisphere. Of course, Easter is not celebrated in September in the southern hemisphere! Most astonomers interpret "Vernal Equinox" to mean the March Equinox, but even that is ... wrong ....
The equinox is not related to Easter! March 20 is the critical date for determining all Easters, and March 20 was the equinox date in 325 AD when the definition of Easter date was agreed. In our current Gregorian calendar, the March Equinox is one of 5 dates from March 18 to 22.
That particular Web site's author refers to an article on the Web site of the Astronomical Society of South Australia as being "the most authoritative article on Easter dating" he has seen which can be consulted for a complete (and correct) explanation." Here, again, is their definition:
Easter Sunday is the Sunday following the Paschal Full Moon (PFM) date for the year.... See Christian Prayer Books for proof of this concise definition.
Further, this definition is accurate for each of the 3 different implementations of Easter Sunday:* From 326 AD in the Julian calendar (no longer used)To Summarise ...
* From 1583 AD or later in the Julian calendar, converted to the Gregorian calendar (e.g., Orthodox Christian churches)
* From 1583 AD or later with PFM dates revised for the Gregorian calendar (e.g., Western cultures, also used for public holidays)
* Easter Sunday date is the Sunday after the Paschal Full Moon (PFM) date
* The PFM is the first Ecclesiastical Full Moon (EFM) date after March 20....
* EFMs are approximated astronomical full moon dates, not actual astronomical full
* The PFM date is an EFM date that estimates an astronomical full moon date....
* Therefore, Easter Sunday occurs around the time of an astronomical full moon, but the astronomical full moon has nothing to do with determining Easter Sunday date.
* Because the Gregorian March Equinox date is one of 5 dates from March 18 to 22, and Easter Sunday dates range from March 22 to April 25, Easter sometimes occurs around the time of the March equinox. But again, the March Equinox has nothing to do with determining Easter Sunday date.
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Back in August of '07, I posted a random list of books I'd seen people reading on buses. These days, the librarians are keeping track (thanks for the link, Laurie and David). Here's a taste of what they spotted:
Chocolate Flava: The Eroticanoir.com Anthology by Zane (Route 15 on 4/28)
The Life and Times of Thunderbolt Kid by Bill Bryson (Route 77 on 4/29)
Watching the English: The Hidden Rules of English Behaviour by Kate Fox (Route 77 on 4/29)
Rainbows End by Vernor Vinge (Route 7 on 4/29)
Brief History of Time by Stephen Hawking (Route 28 on 4/29)
Museums and Galleries of Paris / Insight Guides (Route 28 on 4/29)
The Waitress Was New by Dominique Fabre (Route 28 on 4/29)
Then We Came to the End by Joshua Ferris (Route 66 on 4/29)
Check the post on Shelftalk to see the entire list.
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Today, on my way to West Seattle, I started Black Genius, a collection of essays that I bought for Bus Nerd a few years back.
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Deadline reports that Grudge Match is a go. Few details are available as to the film's plot, but looking at the pedigree of Segal and Ellin, it's bound to be less of an aging athlete sports drama (ie The Wrestler) and more of an aging athlete sports comedy. In support of that stance is the addition of Kevin Hart (The 40 Year Old Virgin) as the titular match's fight promoter who gets both brawlers back in the ring. Vegas odds are already 5:1 for Stallone, but De Niro (who is only three years Stallone's senior) might have some tricks up his sleeve. Check out the (theatrical) fighters in their prime below:
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Justice Javed Iqbal in his statement few days ago rightly pointed out to the fact that cases like missing persons pose real threat to democracy not the verdicts of Independent judiciary. In his statements he further criticized the performance of the government institutions. He said no government institution is working properly and the system is on the verge of disaster. He further said someone had to intervene to save the system and huge cry was raised every time when court does it.
The issue of missing persons is considered as the main reason behind the attempted removal of CJP Iftikhar Chaudhary twice by Musharraf's government. According to HRCP estimates there are 198 reported missing persons since 2007 out of which 66 are from the deprived province of Baluchistan. The estimated figure of unreported cases is much higher. In a talk show recently Asma Jehangir, Chairperson of HRCP told that in 2009 there were 30 new cases of missing persons came to their knowledge.
After the 18th February 2008 elections it was expected that the newly elected government would try to improve the human rights situation and give some relief to the victim families. But this proved to be another shattered dream of people blinded by their faith and hope which soon turned into disbelief on the system for many.
Not only that all the people missing are not recovered but this heinous crime of illegally abducting the people is going on and hurdles are being created to trace the already missing. In a recent television interview Dr. Fawzia Siddiqi , sister of Dr. Aafia Siddiqi said the real danger from the release of Dr. Aafia is felt by those who are part of this evil network which kidnaps people and sell them. It is amazing that in the time of elected government with new army chief and intelligence chiefs no actions were taken against those involved in these illegal and inhuman activities during the former dictators rule. Government is using delaying tactics in Dr. Aafia case and has showed it's inability to take the case in International Court of Justice.
In war hit areas of NWFP the situation is probably worse than other areas as there is no free media access and also judicial authority is almost none in many areas due to military control. Not only young but old and aged are being picked up by the security institutions in the name of war against terror. In a case filed by Syed Iqbal Kazmi, representative in Pakistan of Human Right Commission South Asia (HRCSA), an eighty years old man Wazir was picked up by Mohmand Rifles on September 2, 2009.Mohmand Rifles personnel picked up Wazir alleging that his son was involved in terrorist activities. In another case police and intelligence agencies in a joint raid picked up Usman Ali on January 29, 2009 from his house on suspicion of having relations with Taliban. Baluchistan is also facing similar situation though 20 of missing persons were released on political pressure But still there are many including people like Pasand Khan Mandai from Baluchistan Worker's Party were picked up by agencies during 2009 and their cases are still pending.
The statement by Justice Javed Iqbal clearly reflects the growing sentiments in Pakistani Society about the current democracy. Justice Javed Iqball said," What type of democracy do we have wherein fundamental rights of the people could not be ensured?" The remarks were given while he was heading a three-member bench of the apex court, hearing petitions of the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) and others.
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The Association for Progressive Communication welcomes this opportunity to comment on the New gTLD Applicant Support Programme (ASP). APC is a member of the Non Commercial Users Constituency and the Non-Commercial Stakeholder Group. In relation to the new gTLD process, APC was pleased to see the proposed fee reductions to $47,000 USD for some applicants. This is a positive step towards ensuring equitable access to the application process across diverse applicants and we support that development in principle (while also considering it does not go far enough).
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The proposal to apply $2M USD to fee reductions contradicts the express recommendation of the Joint SO/AC New gTLD Applicant Support Working Group (JAS WG). ICANN should instead allocate these funds to capacity building to improve registry performance in developing countries, thereby supporting the long term development of gTLD competition and choice among and between registry operators and registrants.
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To the editor: The public display of Obama signs and bumper stickers convinces me that we are surrounded by those who vote blindly and mechanically without thought or regard for the facts.
We know no more about Obama's background today than we did in 2008. All of his records are sealed. Even Obama's two autobiographies have been found to be less than factual. Nevertheless, it is his bumbling and ineptness that defy the logic of his popularity.
Since 2008, he has alienated Israel, our best friend in the Middle East. He has insulted Great Britain, our long and closest European ally. He has bowed and curtsied to those eastern countries who would like to see our way of life destroyed forever. He has been overheard promising more flexibility for Russian interests after his re-election. He has appeased Islam and assailed our Judeo/Christian heritage. We have never been more hated or disrespected in the world than we are today. The war in Afghanistan still rages. Gitmo continues.
He has created the largest national debt in our history. He continues to promote class warfare by vilifying the rich. His policies have kept the national unemployment rate at an astounding level above eight percent for the longest period in our history. He has taken giant steps to socialism by nationalizing banks and car manufacturers, etc. He has earned the disdain of our military as he continues to preside over the continual decimation of our defense capabilities. He has squandered our tax dollars on failing industries with unproven, untested technologies. He spends more time on late night talk shows than he does in meeting with his Jobs Council. He has rammed ObamaCare down our throats despite the fact that it was a partisan effort and passed without being read. Whatever happened to the five day lead time on C-SPAN that he promised so we could read and comment first.
Show me a single promise he has kept from his election verbiage. Take away his charisma and polished speaking and what do you have left with any substance? Wake up folks! Don't vote blindly and thoughtlessly. Weigh the facts with a clear head and open mind before it's too late. Review the past four years and imagine four more years of the same. We are on the edge of a precipice and the Obama slogan is "Forward". Remember the charge of the Light Brigade!
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York, Maine
To the editor: The voters of New Hampshire have a clear choice. With the recent vote of the Rochester City Council to vote 8 — 4 not to join the "Granite State Future" sustainable development plan because it believes it to be part of a nefarious UN plot to take over the world. New Hampshire has taken another step toward falling off the cliff of ignorance. Where are the sane voices of the Republican party? Why haven't Republicans repudiated these ridiculous claims? Where were the Republicans when a Republican state legislator pushed to have the International Baccalaureate academic program investigated because it too was part of a UN plot? Where were the Republicans when a Republican legislator wanted all the bills and laws in NH conform to the Magna Carta? Where were the Republicans, when funds were cut from our university system that educates our young people so they are not duped by such ridiculous theories and claims? Where were the moderate Republicans when guns became legal in our state house? Where were they when the voter ID laws were enacted?
We need to bring sanity back to our state. When people believe that having clean water, bike paths, energy efficiency. recycling, smart growth and sustainable development are part of an evil plot, we are all in big trouble. I urge voters to vote for Maggie Hassan for governor and other Democrats and moderates to bring New Hampshire forward not backward.
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Vote Mitt
To the editor: After seeing Mitt Romney and other Republicans at his convention, it's uplifting seeing how he presents real solutions. Up until now, Obama has spent millions trashing Mitt's success, whining that Romney needs to release more tax records and spewing out more name calling and slurs on an obviously decent and optimistic family man. Two particularly distasteful comments from Obama's cronies are smearing Ann Romney — Multiple Scleroses and Cancer survivor and mother of 5 boys — as "someone who never worked a day in her life", and calling Mitt "the problem" as if success in America isn't a solution we need. It seems to me Obama's success has only been redistributing wealth others have worked hard to achieve. Let's give Mitt — an American success — our vote in November!
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Right choice
To the editor: Who is the right choice for New Hampshire's next Governor? Governor Lynch's leadership style has allowed New Hampshire to weather the recent recession much better than other states. New Hampshire continues to be listed as one of the 'Best' places to live in the nation. So, I am supporting the candidate that most closely resembles his personality/positions.
Mr. Lamontagne, on the other hand, has been quoted as saying he will be "Governor Scott Walker on steroids". And stated he would repeal gay marriage and outlaw all abortions. Those don't sound like NH positions! They are from the radical wing of the GOP.
I was seated beside Maggie Hassan in Row 20-ish on a USAir Shuttle. I had not paid much attention to the NH Governors race, and was still trying to grasp that Gov. Lynch was retiring. But seated next to Maggie gave me the opportunity to talk with her one-on-one. I found her to be intelligent, thoughtful and incredibly nice. We discussed the rancor in Concord and DC and she told me of her time in the NH-Senate working with colleagues with different positions and views. And, how important it was to try to reach a consensus. As a junior NH state Senator, Maggie was elected to head the NH Senate. I think this speaks volumes about what the other Senators saw in her.
We talked about the importance of a good education and health care, and how a well-educated population is so important to our future. I do not want to live in the state envisioned by Ovide.
I will be voting for Maggie on Nov. 6.
Rick Cecchetti
Not in dispute
To the editor: A recent Fosters editorial suggested that the national debt and the high unemployment rate are the two facts that should guide us in voting for president this year. These facts are certainly worth considering.
Over the past thirty years both political parties have contributed to the $16 trillion national debt, but Republicans have been the major contributor. Obama's contribution to the debt came primarily from deficit spending in response to dire economic conditions. The Republican contributions came primarily from arbitrarily cutting taxes while increasing spending. It's pretty clear which of these contributions was more fiscally responsible.
As for the unemployment rate, keep in mind that no president can control employment levels, except by injecting money into the economy through increased spending or tax cuts. Both of these options are difficult when the government is hobbled by so much debt and Congress is paralyzed by politics.
However, there is really only one indisputable fact that matters in this election, and it trumps all others.
It's the fact that this country was left in a financially and economically devastated condition in 2009 after eight years of Republican rule. We are now living the legacy of that devastation, which includes excessive debt, ongoing deficits, a broken housing market, a dysfunctional system of taxation, high unemployment and a sluggish economy.
This one fact alone is sufficient to determine my vote in November. All other economic or fiscal "facts" cited by Republicans serve only to distract the electorate from the spectacular failure of the Republican experiment in trickle-down economics and anti-regulatory governance.
It has been only four years since the failure of that experiment, and now Mitt Romney and the Republicans are effectively saying "That was great, let's do it again." Or as the singers Captain and Tennille put it, "Do That To Me One More Time."
I think once was enough.
Ron Sheppe
To the editor: As chairman of the Capital Budget for the New Hampshire Senate, I see numerous projects come to my committee. When you bring a request for funding to this committee, especially in this financial environment, you better make sure you know the numbers, the timeline, and the other variables involved in the project.
In working with Sen. Nancy Stiles, she came to the committee prepared, determined, and open to all questions. She has been successful in securing funding for many Seacoast projects, such as the sea wall, and the long-awaited renovation of Hampton Beach State Park. She also knows how to bring people together. Working with the Department of Resources and Economic Development, the Rye Sewer Commission, Boards of Selectmen in North Hampton and Hampton, and finally thanks to the voters of Hampton, she was able to advocate for renovations at North Hampton Beach State Park to connect to the area sewer line. As a result, the facility will be safer, cleaner, and more appealing to the tourists that come to the area. The sewer is connected and the building project is expected to be ready for next season. This is the type of project we can be proud of, both in the Seacoast and throughout New Hampshire.
When voting for a State Senator, look at the candidate whose ability to bring people together, regardless of party, is unparalleled. Look for the candidate who supports meaningful investment, without wasting valuable taxpayer dollars. Look for the person whose understanding of budgets is only matched by their stellar constituent service. Look for the person who works with and for the people of their district.
You need look no further than voting Nancy Stiles for re-election to the N.H State Senate on Tuesday, Nov. 6.
State Sen. David Boutin
District 16
Hooksett, Candia, Bow, Dunbarton and Manchester Wards 1, 2 and 12
Letters to the Editor — Oct. 2, 2012
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CULVER CITY, Calif. -- Hundreds of fans hoping to see new Los Angeles Lakers player LeBron James on Tuesday had to make do with free pizza instead.
James was a no-show at the Blaze Pizza outlet in Culver City, California. The NBA superstar tweeted a day earlier about a "pizza party" at the location and fans hoped it was a hint that he might attend.
James is an investor in the pizza chain. Blaze gave away pizzas at Southern California locations for three hours to celebrate his move from the Cleveland Cavaliers to the Lakers, which was made official on Monday.
The first fan in line at the Culver City store, Janet Raines, arrived at 7:30 a.m. and waited for hours.
"If he doesn't show up, I won't be disappointed. I know he's busy, trying to spend time with his family before the season starts," Raines said.
Rick Wetzel, a co-founder of Blaze Pizza, said the chain expected to give away up to 1,500 pies at the Culver City location alone.


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Co-director of HAT Projects, Hana Loftus for the 2014 AJ Women in Architecture Awards
Hana Loftus founded Essex-based practice HAT Projects with Tom Grieve in 2007. In the past year the practice has completed a number of commissions including the £3.5 million Jerwood Gallery in Hastings, temporary structures for the reopening of the Olympic Park and a new-build development of affordable artists' studios as part of High House Production Park in Purfleet, Essex. Loftus was also runner up in the inaugural AJ Writing Prize in 2011.
Why did you choose architecture? Unlike other creative disciplines, architecture affects people's everyday lives, without them having any choice in the matter. I am a natural hard-worker, but also want to make a positive impact on the world - I needed to find a field that justified the effort I would put in. Though I'm still not sure that it does actually justify the effort!
What is your design ethos? We try to make projects appropriate to their clients and contexts - developing from close study of brief and site, as well as the observation of behaviour in different environments. I learned early on from working in theatre how little you sometimes need to do to create the right setting for a particular activity, or to create a particular atmosphere. This approach results in a very diverse set of projects, and we would like to keep it this way.
Which architects inspire you? Denise Scott Brown.
What is your advice to aspiring female architects? Take every opportunity to learn about as many fields as you can - avoid just being friends with other architects, keep an eye on the wider world.
What is the biggest challenge facing women in architecture? I am not sure that the challenge facing women in architecture is that different from the challenge facing women in any office-based career. It may be worsened by the challenges facing architecture as a discipline: the lack of a coherent political voice that says that architecture is fundamentally important as a social good, and tuition fees worsening an intake that is already over-balanced towards the privileged.
Place of study Cambridge, Rural Studio in Alabama and London Metropolitan University
Current projects redevelopment of Gasworks Gallery and artist studios complex, south London; the renovation of Shoreditch town hall; and a rural housing development
Clients Jerwood Foundation, Thurrock Council and High House Production Park
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Newspapers have been quoting the survey by the World Economic Forum in which business leaders have been rating the solvency of world banks.
The rankings however were compiled just before the recent £50 billion bail-out by the UK, the nationalisation of the Icelandic banks and the larger US bail-out.
The website has the co-authors interviewed from the 3rd to the 7th of October. The report itself was published on the 8th October.
1. Canada
2. Sweden
3. Luxembourg
4. Australia
5. Denmark
6. Netherlands
7. Belgium
8. New Zealand
9. Ireland
10. Malta
11. Hong Kong
12. Finland
13. Singapore
14. Norway
15. South Africa
16. Switzerland
17. Namibia
18. Chile
19. France
20. Spain
21. Barbados
22. Bahrain
23. Slovak Republic
24. Brazil
25. Estonia
26. Austria
27. Panama
28. Mauritius
29. Kuwait
30. Qatar
31. United Arab Emirates
32. Trinidad and Tobago
33. Senegal
34. Israel
35. Portugal
36. Iceland
37. Cyprus
38. Botswana
39. Germany
40. United States
41. Lithuania
42. Peru
43. El Salvador
44. United Kingdom
45. Greece
46. Benin
47. Costa Rica
48. Malawi
49. Guyana
50. Malaysia
51. India
52. Puerto Rico
53. The Gambia
54. Montenegro
55. Mexico
56. Croatia
57. Czech Republic
58. Jordan
59. Ghana
60. Suriname
61. Brunei Darussalam
62. Latvia
63. Saudi Arabia
64. Kenya
65. Jamaica
66. Honduras
67. Zambia
68. Burkina Faso
69. Slovenia
70. Sri Lanka
71. Pakistan
72. Philippines
73. Republic of Korea
74. Romania
75. Thailand
76. Madagascar
77. Colombia
78. Cote d'Ivoire
79. Italy
80. Bulgaria
81. Hungary
82. Cameroon
83. Georgia
84. Oman
85. Tunisia
86. Paraguay
87. Nigeria
88. Armenia
89. Morocco
90. Dominican Republic
91. Bolivia
92. Malia
93. Japan
94. Tanzania
95. Moldova
96. Bosnia and Herzegovina
97. Poland
98. Nicaragua
99. Venezuela
100. Uruguay
101. Guatemala
102. FYR Macedonia
103. Syria
104. Albania
105. Nepal
106. Mozambique
107. Russian Federation
108. China
109. Uganda
110. Serbia
111. Egypt
112. Ukraine
113. Vietnam
114. Turkey
115. Bangladesh
116. Azerbaijan
117. Taiwan, China
118. Ecuador
119. Mauritania
120. Mongolia
121. Indonesia
122. Zimbabwe
123. Tajikistan
124. Kazakhstan
125. Cambodia
126. Burundi
127. Chad
128. Ethiopia
129. Argentina
130. East Timor
131. Kyrgyz Republic
132. Lesotho
133. Libya
134. Algeria
Yes. That's right.
The UK lies behind Peru and El Salvador.
Now given this report was a survey of the world's economists whose advice our banks were no doubt taking; should we believe it?
Are the UK's banks really behind Peru, El Salvador and Senegal?
Or is it an accurate representation that is slightly out of date, compiled as it was slightly before the bail-outs?
That must depend on whether you believe the bail-outs will work.
If reports are to be believed the Royal Bank of Scotland is next in line to be nationalised tomorrow. If that happens then there will be further pressure on the remaining UK bank's to be nationalised too. The banking sector could be picked off one by one by the market and the taxpayer forced to pick up the tab.
On that Iain Dale post there have already been comments about the English taxpayer bailing out the Scottish bank.
It must be a pity, to all those who carp, that Scotland is not already independent.
An independent Scotland with a similar oil fund like our neighbour Norway could be similarly insulated from these turbulent times.
It would also have the economic levers to maintain its economy best, not just for the South-East of England as remains the case today. Remember Eddie George, the former Governor of the Bank of England: Unemployment in the north is a price worth paying for affluence in the South!
Although the credit crunch is global, take a look back at those rankings.
Sweden, Luxembourg, Denmark, Belgium, Netherlands. All small countries lying in the top 10.
Even Ireland, who have recently guaranteed all deposits in their banks, are sitting 9th.
The argument that Scotland is too small to be financially unstable is farcical! I don't hear anyone saying that Denmark is too small and should be run from Berlin. (Not since the days of Adolf Hitler and the Second World War anyway!)
As countries large and small struggle with the credit credit crunch from the U.S. and Russia down to Iceland with its 300 000 population, this population argument of independence must be seen to be invalid. Iceland, with a population slightly smaller than North Lanarkshire, isn't exactly Miramont Gardens in Pimlico!
What matters now is that we take the right decisions to get out this mess.
Those decisions may be different for each country. They may even be different for England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
That's why its important key economic levers are devolved away from Westminster.
Otherwise the Eddie George syndrome will hamper 'the North' recovering for years.


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Labor's attacks on Tony Abbott's character - he's been painted as a misogynist and a liar - appear to be taking its toll, with voter support for him at its lowest level since he became opposition leader three years ago.
The Australian's latest Newspoll shows that less than one third of voters, 27 per cent, are satisfied with the way Mr Abbott is doing his job, and the highest number on record, 63 per cent, are dissatisfied with his performance.
Prime Minister Julia Gillard maintains her two-month lead over Mr Abbott as preferred prime minister, 46 per cent to 32 per cent.
Despite Mr Abbott's troubles, the coalition continues to hold solid primary vote support, 43 per cent, up from 41 per cent two weeks ago, while Labor's primary vote is unchanged on 36 per cent.
The Newspoll survey, taken over the weekend, shows the coalition holds a two-point lead over Labor - 51 per cent to 49 per cent - on a two-party-preferred basis using preference flows at the last election.
Ms Gillard and other female ministers have accused Mr Abbott of misogyny and sexist behaviour, while Climate Change Minister Greg Combet has accused him of lying.
Last Friday, while announcing that Australia was prepared to join a second Kyoto Protocol treaty to set new targets for cutting greenhouse gases, Mr Combet said everything that Mr Abbott had said about climate change was "complete bulls**t".
Mr Abbott's net satisfaction - the difference between satisfaction and dissatisfaction - is the worst it has been at minus 36.
Ms Gillard's personal support was virtually unchanged, with satisfaction on 37 per cent, up two points, and dissatisfaction on 52 per cent, giving her a net satisfaction rating of minus 15.


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When we review a product, we're usually given a sample by the manufacturer that's been hand-picked just for us to test. The hardware has been examined for defects, every feature has been fully vetted and scrutinized, and the software has been triple-checked.
For most every high-profile iPhone 5 review you've read so far, this was the process – in particular, the dozen or so reviews that landed last week, before iOS 6 launched and before the phone was made available to everyone.
But we're bringing you the real deal. I stayed up past midnight to pre-order my iPhone 5 right when it went on sale. I chose a black 32GB iPhone 5 on AT&T. I spent my own money. My phone arrived via UPS the same day the iPhone went on sale at retail locations. My review unit didn't go through any extra inspection processes. It wasn't pampered or given any special treatment. I've tested exactly the same hardware you would get, straight out of the box.
And let me tell you, it's a gem. For all the talk of the new iPhone being boring, iterative, or lacking that trademark Apple flavor of cutting-edge innovation, it is undoubtedly the best handset you can buy. The iPhone 4S was also a fantastic phone, and it still is. But the subtle faults of the iPhone 4S have now been rendered visible by their absence on the more refined iPhone 5.
If you're considering an upgrade, I'd recommend one, especially if you skipped the last release. If you're just now jumping into the iPhone ecosystem, this is a device that's sure to make a killer first impression.
The look of the thing – especially the matte-black anodized aluminum rear plate – is slick, and sort of sinister. It wouldn't look out of place in Batman's tool belt. The Apple logo has been rendered in black, too. I miss the reflective silver Apple logo of the iPhone 4 and 4S, which I used as a mirror, but the new black logo better matches the black glass panels above and below the metal plate. (On the white version, the Apple logo is still silver.)
One of my favorite design features of the iPhone 5 is the chamfer at the edge of the front and rear faces. On the iPhone 4 and 4S, the edges of the bezel were harder, more like stair steps. On the 5, the edge has more of a jewel-like diagonal slice. This simultaneously gives the phone a smoother hand-feel and a more sophisticated, less-clunky look.
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When I held the iPhone 5 for the first time, however, the most dramatic change I noticed was the weight. It's 20 percent lighter than the 4S – 3.95 ounces (112 grams) compared to 4.9 ounces (140 grams) for the previous model.
After a few days of using it, though, I forgot about the extra heft my old phone had. In fact, when I pick up my old phone now, it feels too heavy. Why is it so heavy? Apple shaved off one pane of glass in the display using in-cell technology to get the weight down, and the new aluminum back that replaced the crack-prone glass eliminates some bulk.
Unfortunately, this attractive design feature may earn the distinction of becoming this iPhone's Achilles' heel when it comes to damage – particularly on the black model. Just a few days in, there are already numerous reports from users complaining that the anodized aluminum back is getting scratched and scuffed. (The white model, which uses a silver aluminum and keeps the silver Apple logo, is less susceptible to noticeable scratches.) Sure enough, after a few days of sliding my phone, caseless, in and out of the zippered pockets on my leather jacket, I've already developed a couple of small scratches.
I had my qualms, but I decided to stick with AT&T. I've thus far been more than happy with my coverage and data quality here in the San Francisco Bay Area. I've regularly gotten LTE speeds upward of 11 Mbps down and 8 Mbps up, which is better than my home Wi-Fi speeds. Take that, iPhone 4S and your "4G" speeds.
Battery life was another big concern when I purchased the iPhone 5. With that long, bright display and 4G LTE, I worried the 5 would fall to the same fate as big-screened, battery-sucking Android handsets. Not so. For a normal day's mixed usage, it can get by with battery life to spare. Using a variety of different apps, performing web searches, messaging, partaking in a little YouTube, and putting iOS 6's Maps through its paces, the iPhone 5 still managed to last me more than a day before it needed a charge.
The redesigned A6 processor is probably largely accountable for the device's power efficiency. The A6 also makes every action lightning-fast. Apps open instantaneously, and graphics are rendered smoothly in every case. The 3-D "Flyover" animations in the Maps app are impressive, and positively fun to play with (when it's not giving you acid-trip-esque images of wavy bridges, or incorrectly rendered landmarks).
The action of the camera shutter is much faster, too. I was actually surprised when I managed to snap some quick photos of my cat that I wouldn't have been able to capture using my slower 4S.
Siri is her charming old self, but with a much-improved knowledge of sports and movies, and the new ability to help craft and post tweets and Facebook updates. She still sometimes has trouble connecting to the servers and parsing unusually worded queries, though. Also of note, it's her lady-bot voice that guides you in the new turn-by-turn navigation feature in Maps, something the iPhone platform sorely needs since competitors are already offering it.
I experienced a few unusual quirks. When I was setting up my phone and updating all the apps I already own inside the App Store, tapping the update button repeatedly required multiple taps. Also, more than once, the screen glitched out for a moment – producing a thin band of jittery static that ran across the screen – mostly upon entering my password in the App Store. This is something I've not seen on any iOS device I've used before, but others are experiencing it too.
The iPhone 5's display is noticeably brighter and more vibrant than that of the iPhone 4 or 4S. Yellows in particular looked a little grayer on the iPhone 4/4S display than on the iPhone 5.
The display is bigger, too. It now measures 4 inches diagonally, up from 3.5 inches, with a 1136 x 640 resolution. The display is the same width as the 4 and 4S, but it's taller. This adds to the overall length of the phone, which admittedly makes it slightly less pocket-friendly, but it gives you enough screen real estate for one more row of apps on the homescreen, which I think is terrific. There are a few apps I've always liked, but that I had forgotten about because they were tucked away on the second page of the home screen. Those are now visible on the default screen, and I'm using them more. On a regular basis, I'm using more apps than I was on the 3.5-inch iPhone screen, and it's because I have more flexibility in arranging the icons. This I think is truly exciting, and something both Apple and app developers can benefit from.
I also appreciate that the 5 is the same width as its predecessors, leaving the app experience largely unchanged – anything not updated for its larger display is sandwiched between black bars that are virtually unnoticeable, particularly on the black model. Also, from what I've seen, developers are updating their apps for this longer display at record speed. The added length makes hitting the power button more of a reach – scooting the phone a bit downward in your hand at most – but those with larger hands may not even need to do that. Increasing the display size this way was a smart move ergonomically.
Apple has improved the front-facing FaceTime camera enough so that MySpace-style self-portraits are actually worth using. Video quality is now 720p, which makes for a dramatic improvement in FaceTime quality over the 4S. The rear-facing camera, while still 8-megapixels, has a sapphire crystal lens cover that's supposedly more scratch-resistant (time will tell), and it includes a better image-processing engine that particularly improves low-light performance. When shooting in situations that produced pixelated and darkened photos on earlier iPhones, I got brighter and more clear results. I'm so happy with the camera's pictures, it feels almost sacrilegious to mar them with an Instagram filter.
The redesigned dock connector, a tiny 8-pin creation called Lightning, replaces the clunky 30-pin connector of iDevices past – a change famously greeted with riotous discontent. In truth, the Lightning plug has its pros and cons. It's reversible, ending the awkward fumbling when shoving the connector the "correct" way into your iPhone's port. The pins are also merely contacts, and thus can't get bent out of place like those on the old connector. However, it means no compatibility with existing docks and connector-based accessories without a $30 adaptor (which is currently on back-order until October, by the way). For some who've invested heavily in the Apple accessory ecosystem, this could be a deal-breaker. For me, while getting accustomed to its battery life, it simply meant toting the new charger cable with me to and from work "just in case."
One note: The Lightning connector plugs into your iPhone really securely. So much so that on two occasions, as I was drowsily trying to turn off my alarm in the morning and yanked the cord too hard, the entire assembly came out of the wall socket. Instead of detaching at the connector, or even at the USB plug, the force of the tug pulled the whole charger out.
I was also impressed with the speakers, which are behind the machined grilles that sit elegantly flush on either side of the Lightning port. You shouldn't ever expect much from phone speakers, but these do have some oomph at high volume. I'd still recommend something like a Jambox if you really want to play tunes from your iPhone at any sort of social gathering, but the phone does remarkably well on its own.
Apple's new retro-space-age EarPods (included with each iPhone 5) offer an audio experience that's drastically better than the older earbuds. Clarity is improved, with each instrument distinctly represented, and bass response is much better with the new chambered earbud design. The in-ear shape blocks out background noise quite well, and generally fits comfortably, too.
There are multiple microphones on the EarPods as well that help cancel out unwanted street noise when you're using them to talk on the phone. In fact, the silence in between spoken words was jarring during my tests – a few times, the caller wondered if I was still on the line.
The headphone jack is now situated on the bottom of the device, just like the iPod touch. It seems weird at first. But when you have the phone in your pocket with the earbuds in, it's now upside down. When you pull it out to touch the screen, you don't have to flip the phone right-side-up first. It's a nice detail.
Overall, the iPhone 5 feels like the logical next step, an extension of an ecosystem that's already in full flight. Though it will inevitably happen, I can't imagine Apple improving the hardware any further. Everything just feels right, from the screen to the performance to the phone's physical presence. The only real things to complain about are the problems with iOS 6.
WIRED Elongated display provides easy access to more apps, and makes for pleasant, un-letterboxed widescreen viewing. Lots of iPhone 5-ready apps to choose from already. Apple-engineered A6 processor is wicked-fast. Cameras, both rear- and front-facing, are much improved, particularly regarding low light performance.
TIRED Anodized aluminum rear plate, particularly in black, has a reported propensity for scratches. Video recording picks up a surprising amount of audio interference, even in a quiet room. Updates, while all worthwhile and technologically impressive, won't make your jaw drop with awe.


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After trading both Carlos Quentin and Sergio Santos, the Chicago White Sox have cleared some payroll, upwards of $10 million off their 2012 salary base. That money may be used to bid on 26-year-old Cespedes or 19-year-old Jorge Soler, also a multi-talented Cuban defector, but White Sox general manager Kenny Williams was reluctant to say how far in the White Sox are in relationship to the Cuban free agents.
"What I will say is that there are some doors now open for us that were not open just yesterday because of savings of dollars," Williams said. "But which direction we are heading with that, it would be counterproductive in getting something done to say we are deciding to go down that road. So we can take some of that little bit of payroll we cleared and invest it in something that helps the Major League club now, or something that helps on the horizon with another prospect. We could end up making this a 3-for-1 deal instead of a 2-for-1, albeit with two guys we really like."
Well, with teams like the Yankee$, the Red Sox, the new Marlins, and the Cubs involved I think we can be pretty sure the Sox won't land Cespedes. Kenny will only kick the tires. Probably…
Other White Sox links:
- James looks on the Carlos Quentin-Simon Castro/Pedro Hernandez trade, the 5-year extension to John Danks, and how the Oakland A's are damaging the Sox trade market.
- J.J. looks on the players coming to Chicago on the Carlos Quentin trade. FutureSox looks on Simon Castro and Pedro Hernandez too. colin warned us the return might be disappointing.
- Fornelli looks at what Kenny Williams thinks rebuilding is.
- Final 2011 White Sox payroll: $125,814,762.
- THT's Bruce Markusen looks back on the career of Dick Allen.
- Mya wants a Sox pillow for Christmas.
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A conference diptych: Gothic Ivories: Content and Context
Part of the Gothic Ivories Project, a free-to-use database that aims to catalogue every surviving European ivory carving of c.1200-1530, is to hold a bi-annual get-together, this year jointly held by the Courtauld and the British Museum. For a conference that swallowed up a medievalist's weekend right before the annual International Medieval Conference at Leeds, apparently quite a number were made of stronger stuff than mere animal teeth to sit out the series of papers by early career academics and museum curators. The database is a very useful tool for the armchair connoisseur enabling one to compare ivories from all over the world on a laptop screen. But V&A curator Paul Williamson's keynote on Saturday morning reminded the essential challenge for scholars. To understand these objects, we have retain a keen understanding of the wider historical context and the visual culture of the time, and of course cross-overs into other media by carvers working predominantly in ivory.
So we had an initial session of close-looking. Louvre curators Danielle Gaborit-Chopin and Elisabeth Antonine-Konig and conservator Juliette Levy-Hinstin investigated the object history of works in their collection such as the extraordinary Descent from the Cross and the dispersal of its figures and the separation of their heads in the tumult of the Revolution. From a completely different angle, Christian Nikolaus Opitz and Katherine Eve Baker both gave papers with less pretty pictures and more focus on documents, but vividly illustrating the creation, trade, function and storage of these objects in medieval life.
Post-lunch we were treated to Jack Hartnell's object analysis of an ivory surgical knife, a tantalising suggestion of intertwined form and function, and a pair of enticingly macabre memento mori ivories by Stephen Perkinson, with a complex appeal for their original owners of humanistic allegory, anatomical detail and dark humour. The way that the nineteenth century received ivories was considered in the final session of the day, and the presentation of some nineteenth-century sketchbooks in papers by Franz Kirchweger and Benedetta Chiesi excited much of the audience interested in tracing the wanderings of these objects.
On Sunday the looking beyond ivories continued, with papers by Glyn Davies, Monique Blanc and Michele Tomasi on the Embriachi, a loosely-defined workshop who work primarily in bone rather than ivory, who show how difficult it is to categorise the medieval craftsman. The relationship of ivories to monumental works was looked at throughout the day by scholars working primarily on other material, Emily Guerry on the Saint Chapelle as a source of ivory iconography and Carla Varela Fernandes on the narrative panels on a stone tomb in Alcobaça perhaps looking to ivories.
The Gothic Ivories Project is only one tool in the arsenal of anyone wishing to study this genre. These two days showed the importance of viewing the object in person whenever possible, their documented history from the beginnings as pure ivory right through to the present, and their place in devotional and material culture to truly bring these precious objects to the level of regard held by easel painting and monumental sculpture.


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Life Dynamics Applauds Decision to Compensate Victims of Secret Eugenics Program!
July 25, 2013
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Today, Life Dynamics Inc., a national pro-life organization located in Denton, Texas applauds the decision by North Carolina lawmakers to allocate $10 million to compensate victims who were forcefully sterilized under the state's secret eugenics program.
From 1929 to 1974, North Carolina forcibly sterilized thousands of people who were deemed to be mentally handicapped, promiscuous or unfit to have children. Life Dynamics has documented the history of the American Eugenics Society including North Carolina's forced sterilization program in our film, Maafa21: Black Genocide in 21st Century America.
The term eugenics was coined in the mid 1800's by Francis Galton, the cousin of Charles Darwin. Galton believed in trying to increase those he felt were superior in stock and decrease those he felt were inferior. This ideology still exists today in organizations that promote population control and abortion.
The idea of forced eugenics was not something that suddenly developed in the 1970s. In 1907, Indiana had become the first of more than 30 states to pass sterilization laws and some of those laws stayed on the books well into the 1970s. In fact, the State of Oregon did its last sterilization in 1981 and did not abolish its eugenics board until October of 1983.
There were some within the eugenics movement who were uncomfortable with the idea of using force and they would express their reservations about it in public. But when pressed, virtually none of them would rule it out – including Planned Parenthood founder Margaret Sanger.
Margaret Sanger advocated sterilization of the so-called unfit, in 1950 in a personal letter she wrote to Katharine Dexter McCormick, an heir to the International Harvester fortune who used her immense wealth to fund the development of the birth-control pill. Sanger wrote, "I consider that the world and almost our civilization for the next twenty-five years, is going to depend upon a simple, cheap, safe contraceptive to be used in poverty stricken slums, jungles, and among the most ignorant people. Even this will not be sufficient, because I believe that now, immediately; there should be national sterilization for certain dysgenic types of our population who are being encouraged to breed and would die out were the government not feeding them."
Sanger's connections to eugenics was nothing new. She had long praised their ideologies and published several articles on the topic in her Birth Control Review. In 1935, Sanger's American Birth Control League published a resolution to unite with the American Eugenics Society.
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Firefighters train for water rescues on thin ice
Ice must be four inches thick to go out on
Firefighters were training Saturday to make sure they can properly respond to a water rescue in icy conditions.
Colerain Township firefighters conducted their annual ice rescue training course.
They began with classroom instruction then ended in a pond at a nearby farm.
"The first thing we tell them is no ice is safe ice. They have to be prepared. That's why we wear these special suits. The victims are (fragile) when they enter the water," Capt. Mike Kaake said.
The training has evolved to reflect what has been proven to work.
"Hypothermia sets in pretty fast and, if unprepared, within five to 10 minutes they can't get out so we have to physically get them out of the water," Kaake said.
Rescuers said they always take precautions and tie lines onshore before attempting a rescue.
Even though it's been cold the last week, rescuers said ice needs to be at least four inches thick to be on.
"The best advice this weekend is just stay off it. It isn't safe for you (or) for rescuers and everyone else," Kaake said.


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The American Immigrant Wall of Honor is a permanent exhibit of individual or family names featured at Ellis Island in New York Harbor. It is the only place in the United States where an individual can honor his or her family heritage at a National Monument.
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The first names inscribed on the Wall of Honor were unveiled in 1990. Today, the Wall includes nearly 775,000 names memorialized on stainless steel panels, each measuring 4-feet tall by 2-feet wide. Each individual panel contains nearly 700 names. For most panels, names appear alphabetically in six columns.
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