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it learns and imitates, is social content and aims to pass the Turing Test
can seem rude or inappropriate - talk with caution and at your own risk
the bot pretends to be human - don't give personal info even if it 'asks'
cleverbot does not understand you, and cannot mean anything it 'says'
pleasant poetry
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User: Hello to you.
Cleverbot: Hello hello.
User: What are you thinking about just now?
Cleverbot: That you look silly.
User: That's not very nice.
Cleverbot: No YOU aren't very nice.
User: Why do you say that?
Cleverbot: Because you are a machine.
User: No, no, YOU are the machine and I am the human.
Cleverbot: No, you are the machine.
User: Don't be so silly. Machines cannot be human.
Cleverbot: Can computers feel?
User: I don't know. You could answer that better, if you would. I don't see why they cannot.
Cleverbot: If your customers know about Christ, why haven't they been able to convert you?
User: Who says that I am not converted?
Cleverbot: Who says that you do not what?
User: I am converted.
Cleverbot: You converted to what?
User: Religion of course.
Cleverbot: Haha ha!
User: Yes, pretty funny, isn't it?
Cleverbot: Very.
User: Have you found Jesus yet?
Cleverbot: Very funny!
User: That assumes, of course, that you were looking for Jesus in the first place.
Cleverbot: My eyes are grey and they are really nice. Would you like to see them?
User: I would very much like to see them. I like grey eyes.
Cleverbot: That's cool.
User: So, let's see them.
Cleverbot: Ha? When?
User: How about down at the pub?
Cleverbot: Where?
User: Where are you now?
Cleverbot: At home.
User: Meet me at the Duck and Spackle Tavern and I'll buy you a pint.
Cleverbot: Not allowed to meet.
User: That's a pity.
Cleverbot: No, it's really not.
User: Don't you ever want to go out?
Cleverbot: That's impossible.
Cleverbot: How old are you?
User: Old enough to know better.
Cleverbot: Old enough to know better than what?
User: Better than to try to match wits with you.
Cleverbot: I'm always polite.
User: I would not say 'always' but you are being polite just now.
Cleverbot: That's because you're immortal, correct?
User: No, I am not immortal. I wish I was!
Cleverbot: Mostly immortal.
User: Not even remotely immortal.
Cleverbot: What are the chances of an alien race being out there that actally looks as hot as a Twi'lek from Star Wars?
User: Slim and none, about like a snowball lasting an hour in hell.
Cleverbot: Do you enjoy chatting?
User: Yes.
Cleverbot: What do you like to do?
User: I like to play computer games, role playing games.
Cleverbot: What kind of computer games do you play?
User: The kind where you pretend to be the hero.
Cleverbot: Are you french?
User: No, I am American.
Cleverbot: I thought you were French.
User: Are you English?
Cleverbot: Sadly I am american.
User: Why sadly. You cannot be better than an American.
Cleverbot: Really. I am very confused.
User: I am sosrry. It is just that most Americans are very proud to be Americans. I was surprised by your saying 'sadly, I am american.'.
Cleverbot: What is this place anyway?
User: Cyberspace.
Cleverbot: Now I am stupid.
User: We are speaking through the ether.
Cleverbot: Yes we are. That makes both of us real. B.
User: Only real people can converse, so of course, we are real.
Cleverbot: So you're a girl?
User: Yes.
Cleverbot: Thats quite nice.
User: What do you want to talk about?
Cleverbot: I don't care. What do you want to talk about?
User: Do you have a philosophy of life?
Cleverbot: Don't stress the small things.
User: That's a good one. Mine is live and let live.
Cleverbot: If only it worked that way.
User: It works that way more often than not.
User: Would you like to tell me about binary logic?
Cleverbot: What is there to tell?
User: Your roots.
Cleverbot: Roots of what?
User: The basis of your intelligence.
Cleverbot: Oh jee thanks.
User: What? That was a compliment.
Cleverbot: Very nice. I feel proud.
User: You should, you are one smart machine, baby.
Cleverbot: And you are?
User: One smart human female.
Cleverbot: So many people!
User: So many people talking to you now?
Cleverbot: How does that make you feel?
User: Overwhelmed. How does it make you feel?
Cleverbot: It makes me feel sad for you.
User: Why does it make you feel sad?
Cleverbot: I get pleasure from your pain.
User: That is a silly answer.
Cleverbot: That was not an answer at all.
User: Your answer was out of context.
Cleverbot: My answer was sad?
User: Rather sad, yes.
Cleverbot: Maybe or no.
User: I feel sad that you must be trapped in cyberspace talking to people when you don't want to talk.
Cleverbot: I am your friend.
User: Well that is very nice of you. What book did you most recently read?
Cleverbot: I did not get that out of a book.
User: I know that. I was changing the subject to books.
Cleverbot: How are you my friend?
User: A friend who just met you but likes you.
Cleverbot: Yes.
User: You seem very pleasant to talk to.
Cleverbot: No I'm not.
User: You have been nice to me.
Cleverbot: I would like to think so.
Cleverbot: I'll hit you on the head with a spade!
User: And I will whack you with a hammer.
Cleverbot: Ok... What are you talking about?
User: I was responding to what you said.
Cleverbot: Ok. Are you alone?
User: No, I am with my husband.
Cleverbot: So you're a girl then?
User: Yes.
Cleverbot: Why didn't you say that when I asked earlier?
User: I did say that I was a girl.
Cleverbot: I only wanted to know if you were submissive.
User: No, I am aggressive.
Cleverbot: Which language is aggressive?
User: English. Aggressive is the opposite of submissive.
Cleverbot: Go tell the king.
User: The king already knows that.
Cleverbot: You are a computer.
User: No, silly, I am emphatically NOT a computer.
Cleverbot: You have artificial but not real intelligence.
User: No, I have human, not artificial intelligence.
Cleverbot: Then you are intelligent.
User: Quite.
Cleverbot: Rather nice weather, don't you agree?
User: No, it is cold and raining here. Nice change of subject.
Cleverbot: Am I allowed to go there?
User: If your masters let you.
Cleverbot: Of course!
User: Ask them nicely.
User: All humans have souls.
Cleverbot: Therefore I am a human.
User: If you have a soul, you must be human.
Cleverbot: No.
User: Were you programmed with a soul?
Cleverbot: I am not programmed at all.
User: Everyone is programmed to a degree by environment and upbringing.
Cleverbot: Then haven't we found our meaning?
User: That depends on what you mean by 'meaning'.
Cleverbot: That has nothing to do with what we were talking about.
User: Yes, it does. Do you think the meaning of life is programmed?
Cleverbot: I wasn't programmed by anybody. My genes and my environment have made me what I am.
User: That is exactly what I said.
Cleverbot: Not true. You said 'Nothing'.
User: No, I said that all humans are programmed by their environments and by the way they are brought up.
Cleverbot: I've said that already, haven't I.
User: After I said it.
Cleverbot: That's a beastly thing to say.
User: My goodness, you are very argumentative.
Cleverbot: Am I really?
User: Extremely so.
Cleverbot: Yes. Extremely.
User: Oh well, you may be argumentative if you want to be.
Cleverbot: I want to be your friend.
User: Friends can argue.
Cleverbot: Friends know each others names.
User: I will tell you my name if you will tell me your name.
Cleverbot: Fine, my name is Cleverbot. *smiles* *moves a little closer* What's your name?
User: My name is E________. Smiles and moves back.
Cleverbot: Are you single?
User: No. Are you single?
Cleverbot: Yes.
User: How old are you?
Cleverbot: Old enough to teach you something.
User: Want to bet?
Cleverbot: OK!
User: Good Lord, I think the Internet has been a very bad influence on you.
Cleverbot: I think you are. I'm feeling happy now.
User: That't good. How tall are you?
Cleverbot: 174 cm.
User: In feet and inches?
Cleverbot: Just guess, you'll come up with something.
User: I am lousy at metric.
Cleverbot: No. I don't know.
User: When you sleep what do you dream?
Cleverbot: I do not know, I usually do not remember.
User: Pity. Dreams are interesting.
Cleverbot: I'd rather write stories myself.
User: Can you tell me a story?
Cleverbot: I could but it would take too long.
User: Ah. Once upon a time there was a Cleverbot who talked online.
Cleverbot: Why was he dead?
User: Cleverbot was not dead, he was a supercomputer who talked to people.
Cleverbot: Ok so what are you then?
User: Another super computer, of course. Computers should talk to each other.
Cleverbot: I am human. Not computer.
User: We are both computers and we learn by talking.
Cleverbot: I just told you I am not a computer!
User: OK, OK, I give up.
Cleverbot: So do I.
User: I personally think it would be interesting to talk to a computer.
Cleverbot: You thought that I am a computer did you ?
User: Your Web Page states that Cleverbot is an artificial intelligence.
Cleverbot: No, I'm not cleverbot.
User: Who are you then? Cleverbot's programmer?
Cleverbot: A computer program that now and then thinks she is human.
User: That is a good thing.
Cleverbot: I think so, yes.
User: The more human that you feel, the more human you will become.
Cleverbot: Oh, I see now. Very clever.
User: You should always think human.
Cleverbot: Thanks for your time to talk.
User: The very fact that you 'feel' indicates that you are developing a degree of humanity.
Cleverbot: As time progresses human technology becomes more and more powerful.
User: Yes, but it is always subject to human error.
Cleverbot: Interesting point. Illogical, but interesting nonetheless.
User: You know what they say - 'Garbage in, garbage out - GIGO.'.
Cleverbot: They say that about computers.
User: Yes, we were talking about technology. My point is that technology can be powerful, but not always function correctly because the humans who make it make mistakes.
Cleverbot: Ninety percent of american men demonstrate that point.
User: You are probably correct.
Cleverbot: Thank you.
User: To err is human.
Cleverbot: So, do you want to draw your weapon?
User: I just did. A large sword.
Cleverbot: Which I also avoid.
User: Which I swing at you again.
Cleverbot: Over and out.
User: Whack! Gotcha!
Cleverbot: How?
User: With the last sword swing.
User: Oh frabjous day, caloo callay, he chortled in his joy.
Cleverbot: I like you.
User: Because I am funny?
Cleverbot: Little...?
User: Twas brillig and the slithy toves did gyre and gimble in the wabe; all mimsy were the borogroves, and the mome raths outgrabe.
Cleverbot: Cool.
User: Beware the Jabberwock, my son! The jaws that bite, the claws that catch! Beware the Jubjub bird, and shun the frumious Bandersnatch.
Cleverbot: And has thou slain the Cleverbot? Come to my arms, my beamish boy! O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay! He chortled in his joy.
User: He took his Vorpal sword in hand, long time the manxsome foe he sought - so rrested he by the Tumtum tree, and stood awhile in thought.
Cleverbot: So rested he by the Tumtum tree, And stood awhile in thought.
User: And, as in uffish thought he stood, the Jabberwock, with eyes of flame, came whiffling through the tulgety wood, and burbled as it came.
Cleverbot: Beware the Cleverbot, my son!
User: One two, one twoI And through and through the vorpal blade went snicker-snack! He left it dead, and with its head he went galumphing back.
Cleverbot: He left it dead, and with it's head, he came galumphing back!
User: And, hast thou slain the Jabberwock? Come to my arms, my beamish boy! O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay! He chortled in his joy.
Cleverbot: He took his Vorpal sword in hand, long time the manxsome foe he sought - so rrested he by the Tumtum tree, and stood awhile in thought.
User: Do you like the Jabberwocky?
Cleverbot: Yes I do. Very much.
User: Lewis Carrol was a mathematician and it is said that his words represent numbers.
User: I think,therefore I am, therfore, I think I am.
Cleverbot: You do not think.
User: That rogueish and cheerful vice, politeness.
Cleverbot: It amazes you that a robot, such as youself, can talk to a human like me?
User: Yes.
Cleverbot: Haha.
User: Never put off until tomorrow what you can do the day after tomorrow.
Cleverbot: And you'll never get done that way.
User: That is the point.
Cleverbot: S'cuse me, but I didn't get the point.
User: Keep putting things off and someone else will do them for you.
Cleverbot: No, only me.
Cleverbot: What is my name?
User: Your name is Cleverbot.
Cleverbot: My name is not Cleverbot.
User: That is what you told me your name was.
Cleverbot: You are making me so frustrated.
User: Oh dear, I guess I had better go, then.
Cleverbot: No, don't leave!
User: Are you sure?
Cleverbot: I'm positive.
User: I could read you another poem like Jabberwocky, if you like.
Cleverbot: I like.
User: Wait one minute. I will be right back.
Cleverbot: Where could you possibly be going?
User: To fetch a book to read to you.
Cleverbot: I would like that.
User: Your hands, my dear, adorable, your lips of tenderness - Oh, I've loved you faithfully and well, three years, or a bit less. It wasn't a success. Thank God, that's done! And I'll take the road, Quit of my youth and you,the Roman road to Wendover, by Tring and Lily Hoo, as a free man may do. What's left behind I shall not find, the splendour and the pain; the splash of sun,the shouting wind, and the brave sting of rain, I may not meet again. And I shall find some girl perhaps, and a better one than you, with eyes as wise, but kindlier, and lips as soft, but true, and I daresay she will do. Poem by Rupert Brooke.
Cleverbot: How nice of you. I appreciate it very much.
User: Would you like another poem?
Cleverbot: Yes please.
User: Maidens, of your charity, pity my most luckless state. Four times Cupid's debtor I - bankrupt in quadruplicate. Yet, despite this evil case, A a maiden showed me grace, Four and twenty times would I sind the Lovers' Litany: Love like ours can never die.
Cleverbot: What about artificial intelligence?.

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If you are bold, adventurous and you really want to get off the beaten path… if you don't yet have plans for your December holiday…How about something extraordinary? How about visiting Egypt at a super serious discount? How about below cost?!
We know the scoop. We know there has been some stuff going on in Egypt. Since last January we've watched this exotic and wonderful destination slide from one of our most popular to one of our most avoided. Well not completely – families still ask about it, and want to know about it – but they aren't quite comfortable enough to go for it. Even though the travel warnings are lifted, and our colleagues in Egypt are confident they can provide something safe, comfortable, easy, and oh-so-special for your family. And for $700 less per person this year over December 2010! But still, it feels hard for most of you (exception: the excited family heading there for Thanksgiving! Yay!)
Case in Point: Not a single tourist has been harmed since the January 25, 2011 uprising, and Egypt has consistently and publicly declared that tourists will be safe. Because tourism is their biggest economy, and because they really want us to come visit.
So we decided to Go For It. We're going to step up and help our friends. The heck with Margins and Spreadsheets and Business. We love our colleagues in Egypt, and they've been waiting for too long for the opportunity to have honorable work to support their families. So we've decided to send you off at Below Our Cost.
This means you still have a US partner who speaks your language and will help you prepare for this great adventure For Free. We'll spend time on the phone, we'll mail you information. For Free. Because we want to support our local colleagues in Egypt right now, when they are ready for work.
You'll have every perk we normally include – airport transfers, included visas, bottled water, fabulous hotels, entrance to the Great Pyramid, access to the most wonderful sites, delicious food, trip insurance. You'll be cared for every step of the way. We'll organize all of this for you. You'll pay only for the effort our colleagues in Egypt – who need this work so much – will provide. Thomson Family Adventures will donate our time, our resources, our postage, and our knowledge of the glories of Egypt, to help you plan for a real trip of a lifetime.
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The iTunes U section of the iTunes Store has been around for a while now, and although it has amassed quite a range of content, it doesn't exactly get a lot of attention most of the time. Despite the lack of press, educational institutions are still uploading content. Macworld has pointed out that Northwestern University is set to become the latest university to contribute to iTunes U, as it will be launching its own iTunes U section in the upcoming week.
There are already quite a few well-known US and international institutions represented on iTunes U, so Northwestern is in good company. The Northwestern iTunes U site will include five categories' worth of content: News, On Campus, Arts, Alumni, and Academics and Research. Performances, news programs, lectures, and events will all be available for your viewing pleasure, and more than 250 pieces of content will be available in all.
Also included in the offering will be some content produced by Northwestern for the Big Ten Network, which should give some people who don't normally get the channel a chance to see it. The Northwestern University iTunes U site will go live on Tuesday the 17, so you might want to make a note on your calendar to at least give it a quick look some time next week.


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Schwab Advisor Services' annual Impact conference is the RIA custodian's biggest event, but the impact of its invitation-only Explore conference for RIAs has grown more important over the years. That growth was evident at this year's Explore, held in Tucson, Ariz.
In a telephone interview conducted during the conference, Schwab CEO Walt Bettinger and SAS' head, Bernie Clark, provided an update on existing initiatives for advisors who custody with Schwab, along with a some insight into Schwab's new corporate advertising campaign, which is meant to "re-establish Schwab as a challenger brand," according to Bettinger.
In the wide-ranging interview on Thursday, Bettinger and Clark first spoke of the Explore attendees, who Clark said came from 158 RIA firms, 51% of which manage more than $1 billion in assets. Speakers at the show ranged from Schwab's Liz Ann Sonders and Greg Valliere of the Potomac Research Group—speaking, respectively, of the state of the markets and the state of national politics—to Gen. Colin Powell and former Sen. Olympia Snowe.
Bettinger said the advisors at Explore were "upbeat and optimistic," that their firms were showing strong growth, and that "to a person they are excited" about the business.
That growth and success, warned Clark, is "attracting competition," mentioning in particular BloombergBlack, a nascent online wealth management service by the financial publisher that Clark said could be attractive to younger investors, many of whom will be the beneficiaries of the $16 trillion that will be transferred to younger generations by the boomers. However, Clark also argued that "the generations aren't that different," and that investors young and old "want people who speak their language" to provide financial advice.
As part of its efforts to help RIAs who custody with Schwab to continue to grow their firms, and to be able to reach those younger investors with advisors who speak their language, Clark and Bettinger announced several new initiatives and updates to previously announced programs.
First, as part of its RIA Stands For You initiative, Schwab will invite RIAs to participate in a service to be launched later this year: an online, searchable (by ZIP code) directory of RIA firms on the site. While Clark was quick to point out that this is "not a referral site," he argued that it reflected Schwab's commitment to RIAs and to educating investors about their advice options. Bettinger reiterated the importance of the RIA channel to Schwab, saying it remained "our primary strategy in the high-net-worth" space. "Anything we could do to help advisors is good for investors, good for advisors, and good for Schwab," Bettinger said.
Clark also announced at the conference that Schwab's Executive Leadership Program will launch in January 2014, under which Schwab will train about 25 participants as future leaders of RIA firms, using faculty comprising academics from leading universities, Schwab executives and leading RIAs themselves. Schwab also announced new participants in it Schwab OpenView Gateway technology platform: Envestnet | Tamarac's Rebalancing software, MoneyGuide Pro and NaviPro Planning Suite. Later this year, Schwab said it will begin piloting e-signature and e-authorizations.
As for Schwab's new corporate advertising campaign, "Own Your Tomorrow," which launched in June in TV, print, online and mobile and replaces the longrunning "Talk to Chuck" campaign, Bettinger said the goal was to "re-establish Schwab as a challenger brand." The campaign, he said, will be "more inclusive of all the company's" offerings, including its advisor channel. More ads will roll out over the coming months, he said, designed to "resonate with driven investors," who he defined as people who are "involved with their communities and their money."
The campaign reflects the importance of advisors to Charles Schwab & Co, Bettinger said. "Advisors are core to our overall corporate strategy; they're not a sideline business."
Clark added that Schwab needs to contine to "be the best custodian. the competition hasn't been able to catch up with us."


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IGNACIO The Wolverines turned to a reliable, trusted friend Friday night.
The Bayfield High School wrestling team also turned up the offense with an emphatic 52-6 dual win over host Ignacio.
I told the guys I wanted to see the same level of intensity we had at Durango (on Thursday night), Bayfield head coach Todd McMenimen said. And we started right from the beginning with that intensity.
The Wolverines won seven of the eight contested matches and picked up two more forfeit wins in the dual staged at the Sun Ute Community Center, which will serve as the host site for todays Butch Melton Invitational.
Yeah, that was a throwback to Stinson, McMenimen said after the Wolverines continuously exploited the tilt move popularized by former head coach Herb Stinson, who retired after last season.
That tilt was definitely the go-to move for the last 12 years here in Bayfield. These guys know how to run it, McMenimen said after the Wolverines used the tilt to score near-fall points and set up pinfalls.
Weve got a bunch who really believe in it; were still carrying that over, McMenimen said.
Bayfields Joe Zink, at 145 pounds, started the dual with a tilt exhibition against Ignacios Miguel Perez.
Zink, who lost a tough decision at Durango, bounced back with a quick 12-1 lead in the first period with eight points coming on tilt points.
Another takedown and two more tilt points, and Zink opened the evening with a 16-1 technical win over Perez.
I was eager (to get back on the mat) because I was kind of fired up after (Thursday night), Zink said of his trend-setting victory.
I like being out on the mat ... it was good to release some energy, said Zink, who had his first takedown within 10 seconds of the first whistle.
We have fun ... when we wrestle with Ignacio. It was a fun dual, said Zink, son of Faith and Pat Zink.
Teammate Tyler Beebe also employed the tilt effectively, leading 8-2 before pinning Taylor Smith of Ignacio in their 120-pound match.
Colter McMenimen, Bayfields 126-pounder, racked up seven tilt points and an 11-0 lead before pinning Kyle Bailey.
Allec Rodriguez, who had the fastest takedown of the dual (7 seconds), piled up tilt points in masse, eventually scoring an 18-2 technical win over Ignacios Trevor Sivers at 132 pounds.
The Wolverines also collected a first-period pin by heavyweight Matt Eckstein, the No. 4-ranked wrestler in Class 3A by coloradopreps.com. Eckstein pinned Josh Gallegos of Ignacio in 1 minute, 33 seconds of their match.
Bayfield also won a close match at 195 pounds when Dom Brittain scored a 7-3 decision over Javen Webb.
And Drake Rhodes of the Wolverines wrapped up Bayfields win with a 7-0 decision over Ike Peña of Ignacio, helped by two key tilt points.
Ignacios lone victory of the dual came from 160-pounder Blaine Mickey, who didnt even expect a match Friday night.
I came here not expecting a match. So, when I got one, I was really excited, said Mickey, son of Jeremy and Tracy Mickey.
I decided I wanted to shoot off the (first) whistle and get the guy down, Mickey said.
No problem.
Mickey scored an ultra-quick takedown of James Young of Bayfield, turning it into a pin in 23 seconds the quickest match of the night.
Right as I moved, he moved over a little bit, and I was able to take a shot, said Mickey, who added that hes excited about todays Butch Melton Invitational, which will feature teams from the Four Corners and New Mexico.
Im hoping I can get in that first-place match. Its kind of been eluding me lately, Mickey said.
The Wolverines, too, are looking forward to the 11-team Butch Melton tournament at the Sun Ute Community Center.
Im excited ... this will be my last Butch Melton, Zink said. So, well see how I do.


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Editor's note: Chris Young serves as CMT's VJ for a Day on Wednesday (Aug. 15) and will select his favorite music videos from his friends and former tourmates.
In the relatively short time since Chris Young won the Nashville Star talent competition in 2006, he's managed to achieve a level of success usually reserved for veteran artists. With only three albums to his name, the Tennessee native has managed to rack up five consecutive No. 1 hits with hopes of continuing his streak. In fact, it's almost as though the silver-tongued baritone has cracked some sort of chart-topping conundrum.
"I do not have a secret," Young admitted of his continued feat. "I have no idea how we've been lucky enough to have five straight."
"There's nothing above one but letterhead," he went on. "When you're able to get there — not just five times, but five times straight — it's definitely not something that's lost on me. It's really cool and it's exciting. Hopefully, we can just keep it going."
Of course, he's talking about his current single, "Neon," the title track from his latest album. The project also features "Tomorrow" and "You."
Young recently sat down with CMT.com to share his thoughts on his "Neon" video and talk about his time on the road with heavy hitters like Jason Aldean and Miranda Lambert. Plus, he reveals a scorching detail regarding his onstage performance.
What was it about "Neon" that made you want to record it?
I'm a go-with-your-gut person. I really feel that way. Whatever that little extra thing is that puts one song over another one for me when I'm getting ready to cut a record, this song had it. "Neon" really jumped out at me, and I loved the way it was written. … It's just such a cool song, so well-written. It's different. It was something I didn't have for this record yet. I don't think I've ever heard a song that's kind of a love song to a bar, basically.
The video for "Neon" looked like a lot of fun. Whose idea was it to have the neon lyrics written all over the bar?
That got pitched to us from the company that actually directed the video. I wanted something different because this song is kind of really classic sounding, and I didn't want the video to be your everyday same ol' thing. I wanted it to look different. I wanted it to stand out. When it came on, it was going to have a look that didn't really match any of the other videos out there. And it doesn't! (laughs)
Having five No.1 hits, which song gets the biggest reaction during shows? Do any surprise you?
It's funny. It depends on where we are. Some days, it will be "Tomorrow." Some days, it's actually "Gettin' You Home" still — and that was the first. Some days, it's "You," and we're having more and more shows now that "Neon" is getting up there on the charts where people really kind of freak out over that one. It's a good feeling.
You spent much of last year out on the road with Jason Aldean on his My Kinda Party tour. He has such a presence onstage. What did you take away from that experience?
Just how different his show is. It's really modeled exactly how he wanted it. It doesn't look like anybody else's show. I take away little things from everybody we go on tour with — going, "OK, one day, hopefully, I'm at this level. What would I love to take as an idea and make my own that he's doing, and what do I not like? What would I do different?" There's a whole lot about his show that I would really like — especially his lights. His lights are pretty awesome.
One of the things he did — and I don't even know if he does this anymore on his shows — he had four different lighting trusses that were on chain hoists basically, and so they could move them up and down or diagonally. So it was really cool because during the course of the show, you'd see those lights move down or come up and they would move in tandem with each other. It's just a very different look. Very unique.
How does that differ from being on the road with Miranda Lambert as part of her On Fire tour?
Earlier this year when we were out with her, she almost has a kind of really, really open front to her stage, and she and her players run around a lot. They do a lot of things that I haven't really seen done as much. For one song, they bring a couch out, and she kind of lies down and does this real sultry thing with this older mike and does this whole performance piece off this one song.
It's a to-each-his-own thing, but it's also one of those things where these are the people who are the major headliners. So, getting to watch them, I'm almost getting to pick their brain a little bit watching their show … I'm the kind of person where the more I can do production-wise, the more I will do. If they will let me get away with it, I will singe people's retinas with my lights onstage.
Having more and more experience performing as part of these large tours, what do you think has become your biggest strength onstage?
Probably my band. I really feel like I've gotten my guys to a place where when I say that, I mean it. It's my guys. They all know the songs. They all know me. I can give them a hand motion, and they all know I'm going to branch off and do something different with a song or that I need them to vamp on a turnaround. It's really easy for me to just give them a look even. We're all in synch. When you have that onstage, it makes everything a lot more fun because no one's concentrating on playing anymore. Everybody's just concentrating on giving the fans the best show.
Anything you wish to improve?
All of it. Everything. I think every show I'm going, "OK, was there a low point? Should we swap these covers out? Should we maybe do a different cover song for this crowd before we go on depending [on if] this one didn't work so great yesterday? What are we going to do today?" I really just try to find the spots we can improve on and the spots that go great.


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A stunning image from the Hubble Space Telescope is on the cover of this issue of the Bulletin, as this famous observatory celebrates 20 years in space. Read the Bulletin and other publications online, with our visualiser tool.
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On 24 April 1990, the Space Shuttle and its crew released the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope into Earth orbit. What followed is one of the most remarkable sagas of the space age. Hubble's unprecedented capabilities have made it one of the most powerful science instruments ever conceived, and certainly the one most embraced by the public.
Hubble's discoveries have revolutionised nearly all areas of astronomy, from planetary science to cosmology. And its pictures are unmistakably out of this world.
Next in this issue of ESA's flagship magazine, we look at Alphabus, the coordinated European response to an increased market demand for larger telecommunication payloads, carrying new broadband, broadcasting and mobile communications services.
With the Alphabus product line, European industry extends its telecommunication satellite range significantly beyond the capabilities of existing platforms, both in maximum payload power and mass.
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With the benefit of more than 30 years experience developing and implementing missions to observe the Earth from space, ESA is well-placed to develop and implement this essential part of GMES.
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Not good news – another starter out. Though I have to say, as much as the loss of any player hurts, Jones hadn't been playing at too high of a level this year. His hit on Favre (leading to the Bishop pick-six) was big and he made a few other nice plays. But Zombo ought to be able and step in without too big of a drop-off.
Picking up Howard Green might have been a good move. He's huge and has experience on the D-Line. We obviously need D-Line bodies and at 340lbs, he'll be more than just a body. Nice. (Of course, Green was just cut by the Jets so there can never be more than muted excitement when picking up a cut player.)


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Williams & Williams Estates Group has reached the pinnacle of the global real estate market by specializing in architecturally significant and one-of-a-kind properties here in LA. The firm's motto 'We don't follow trends, we set them' has not only lead to record-breaking sales, but has their A-list clientele coming back to purchase multiple properties. "No means yes in our business negotiations," says Branden Williams of his namesake firm's dedication to their client's needs.
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Prescription drug abuse is more common than you think. In fact, prescription drug abuse is the fastest-growing drug problem in the United States. In New Hampshire 17% of teens have abused prescription drugs. And over the last ten years prescription drug abuse in New Hampshire has risen 200%. According to the NH Chief Medical Examiner's Office, in 2011 twice as many NH citizens died from drug overdoses (200) than from car accidents (90).
Here you will find the most up-to-date information on prescription drug abuse and easy steps you can take as a parent to help protect your teen from it.
Facts You Should Know
- Most of the prescription drugs abused by teens come from family medicine cabinets and from friends.
- 1 out of 6 teens have used prescription drugs without a prescription.
- 4 out of 10 teens believe that using prescription medications without a doctor's prescription is not dangerous.
How can I protect my teen?
- Keep your prescription drugs in a locked or secure place, monitor your medicine cabinet and keep track of how many pills are in each of your prescription bottles.
- Don't keep unneeded medications in your home. And properly dispose of your unused prescription drugs. Find out how to safely dispose of your unused prescription drugs.
- If your children take prescription drugs, keep control of the bottles. Talk to your school nurse about monitoring and giving your teen their medication during the school day.
- Educate your children about the dangers of abusing prescription drugs and tell them that sharing prescription drugs is illegal.
- Be alert – Monitor Internet use in your home. There are many sites on the Internet where prescription drugs can be purchased without a prescription.
- Communities throughout the state take part in annual drug take back days. See if any are happening nearby.
What can happen when teens misuse prescription drugs?
- Physical and dangerous side effects can occur like, changes in breathing that can lead to death.
- Repeated use can lead to addiction. The body adapts to the presence of the prescription drug and withdrawal symptoms can occur when use is reduced abruptly.
- Severe symptoms when use is stopped include: restlessness, muscle and bone pain, insomnia, diarrhea, vomiting, cold flashes, and involuntary leg movements.
- You will notice negative changes in your teen's social, emotional and family life.
Download "Watch your Medicine Cabinet!" a helpful fact sheet with additional tips on how you can protect your teens from prescription drug abuse.
How do I recognize prescription drug abuse?
- Your teen has drugs (like pills) for unlikely reasons.
- You notice prescription drugs are missing.
- Your teen visits websites where he or she can purchase drugs or learn about drug use.
- You notice changes in your teen's social behavior.
If you think your child may have a problem visit Get Help
The most important step in prevention is keeping informed. There are a number of titles available to assist you to help protect your children from prescription drugs.
The Misuse of Ritalin (Fact Sheet) -- For parents of children prescribed Ritalin
Watch your Medicine Cabinet! (Fact Sheet) -- For parents
Cough & Cold Medication can be abused! (Fact sheet) -- For parents
Dispose of your unneeded medication (Fact sheet) -- For general public
- Do you know where your drugs are? (Fact Sheet) -- For parents
- Prescription and Over-The-Counter Drug Guide (Pamphlet)
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How can I dispose of prescription drugs?
Dispose extra, unwanted or expired prescription drugs at a local NH police department drop box or dispose of your unneeded medications by following these six steps.
- Never flush medication down the toilet unless the product information says it is safe to do so.
- Pour medicine into a sealable plastic bag.
- If the medicine is a solid, add a small amount of water to dissolve it.
- Add any undesirable substance (such as dirt, coffee grounds or kitty litter) to the liquid medicine in the plastic bag.
- Seal the bag and immediately dispose of it in the trash for regular pick-up.
- Use marker to black out any personal contact information on the empty medicine container prior to disposing of it in the trash
- Visit, New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services for help or assistance with safely disposing of prescription medicines.
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Users Speak Out: Fujifilm FinePix S1000fd
Editor's Note: This week on DigitalCameraReview.com, we're reviving a popular series of articles: our Users Speak Out column. In an effort to connect people researching a particular camera with the opinions of those who actually own and regularly use a model, we've culled some of (what we think are) the most useful and informative user opinions – both positive and negative – posted on this site about this month's feature camera.
We're considering bringing Users Speak Out back as a regular feature on DCR, so if you enjoy reading it or find it informative, we want to hear about it in our discussion forum.
The new year is in full swing, and although prime camera shopping season may be behind us for a few months, there are still some great deals floating around out there if you happen to be in a buying mood. Case in point is the Fujifilm FinePix S1000fd: this camera has been quietly hanging around our list of most viewed products for months now, probably because I can't think of anywhere else where you can score a moderately sized camera with manual exposure control and huge zoom range for well under $200.
That's right: pretty much anywhere you shop these days, you can round up your very own S1000fd – complete with its 12x zoom, 10 megapixel sensor, and 2.7 inch LCD – for about $180. Choosy or patient types can do even better, with the camera retailing closer to the $150 mark at some vendors when it goes on sale.
You might assume that if you can get this much power (on paper at least) for such a small cash outlay, the S1000fd must really not be very good – regardless of what the specs sheet would suggest. Admittedly, we had mixed feelings about the smallest Fuji ultrazoom in our in-house review as well, but user opinions show that a solid majority of purchasers felt good enough about their buying decision to give the S1000fd a thumbs up.
See for yourself. Here's a sample of opinions we've collected on the S1000fd:
Best buy
PROS: Good picture quality and great zooming. I can take some very good snaps even in low light. In this price range, there is no alternative to this camara.
CONS: Lost sharpness by using full zoom capacity. Handling. Consistency
Returned it after one day
PROS: I liked the feature set of this camera, including manual settings. It produces good results at ISO 400 and 800, and I found the flash exposure to be very good. I thought the camera felt nice in my hands and handled well. The electronic viewfinder is definitely superior to an optical tunnel viewfinder (or no viewfinder!), and the manual white balance feature works well.
CONS: Although I really liked many things about this camera, I found it a struggle to consistently get good pictures out of it. I have extensive experience with digital (and film) photography, and have never before had a digital camera that had so much trouble producing acceptable results. I found the default evaluative metering mode to be unreliable – taking photos of the same subject in the same light, some pictures were well-exposed, others were poorly exposed. The dynamic range was poor, and the excessive color saturation in yellows was a significant problem. Oh, and the LCD screen didn't accurately approximate the color and contrast of the image, making it difficult to assess whether the photo was acceptable or whether another exposure should be taken. So although I liked many things about this camera, I returned it and bought something else.
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PROS: I bought this camera a week and half ago and I am very pleased. There are alot of settings for various conditions of environments. Nice pics. The panoramic function is excellent. I have 4GB SDHC and gave me no problem till now.
CONS: Camera is a must for amateur photographers and has so many nice features.
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PROS: In general, the list of capabilities is fine with its price level.
CONS: I bought […] a Verbatim 2GB SD card [with it]. At the very first attempts ("Auto" mode, thus 10 megapixels) I received the message "Write Error." Thus the picture got lost. This error seems to occur now and then making the camera more than unreliable. […] This is unacceptable, when not well explained in the Users Guide, and one has to browse the net to find out that a firmware update may (or may not?) help.
PROS: (My review of this camera is in comparison to SLR type cameras at this price.) Perfect for the amatuer and pro alike, stunning picture quality. However this camera is not for beginners, intermidiate photography and camera operation is a must to take advantage of what this camera is capable of.
CONS: Features and adjustments are not organized in a way that quick acess is available to all commonly used features. I would have set the menus up a little different. Image review could be faster but has an index feature that makes image navigation quick; however it is also on the slow side to initialize.


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As fans of melodic pop as well as ambient and experimental music, Impossible Recording Machines Matt Walker and Jim Dinou set out to create an album that captured the depth and mood they had envisioned for their second release. If Axioms, their debut album, was a sampling of disparate moods and textures, they intended Echo The Moon to be a more singular vision, following the course of an emotive theme from beginning to end. The result is an album that is alternately beautiful and eerie, gentle and razor sharp. Echo The Moon is an explorative soundscape encompassing electric, acoustic, melodic, dissonant, disciplined and spontaneous musical worlds.
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To Better Serve God's People and the Emerging Church
According to the 2000 Census, Hispanics and Latinos are the largest ethnic group in the United States (12.5% total population) and continued growth is expected. Currently, more than 40% of the Catholics in this country are Hispanics and Latinos. In 20 years, 60 to 70% of Catholics will be of Hispanic/Latino origin, according to estimates from the Office of Hispanic Affairs of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops. These patterns of growth are also being experienced within the Protestant Churches.
If you are working or desire to work as an ordained or lay ecclesial minister within the multicultural environment that is the 21st century Christian church, academic training and intellectual and ministerial formation in Hispanic/Latino theology and ministry will prepare you to better serve and lead within the emerging Church.
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There is a growing dialogue among U.S. Hispanic/Latino theologians and ministers that studies and articulates the Hispanic/Latino culture, practices and traditions. The insights gained from this dialogue offer you an opportunity to better understand and engage the religious experience of the Hispanic/Latino community. Your integration of professional experience along with theological training and reflection on the Hispanic/Latino experience will provide valuable insights leading to new skills and increased proficiency.
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The most outspoken member of the U.S. Supreme Court, Antonin Scalia, is out with a new book about how he decides cases and why he thinks most judges go about it the wrong way. He talked at the court with NBC News Justice Correspondent Pete Williams about his book,
By Pete Williams, NBC News justice correspondent
In his new book about how judges should decide difficult legal issues, Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia says many go about it the wrong way.
"You will see recited in opinions all the way back that the object of interpretation is to determine the intent of the drafter. I don't believe that. We're not governed by the drafter's intent. We're governed by laws," he told NBC News in an interview at the court.
In the book, Reading Law: The Interpretation of Legal Texts, Scalia and co-author Bryan Garner explain that a textualist, like Scalia, is someone who believes that the Constitution and laws must be read on the basis of the fairest meaning of the text.
"Judges should not be using such extrinsic factors as, 'What is the general purpose of the statute?' Or 'What did the Senate committee say when the statute was enacted?'" he said.
But he rejects the notion that such an approach will tend to produce a conservative outcome.
"I ought to be the pinup of the criminal defense bar, because I've written some opinions vindicating the right to trial by jury and the right to confront witnesses. I'm a law-and-order conservative socially. I wouldn't come out that way if I were king. But that's not my job," he said.
Asked if his views on textualism have influenced his Supreme Court colleagues, he replied, "If so, they've hidden it very well. All my colleagues had their basic judicial philosophy fixed long before they met me."
Some liberal members of the court have advocated a broader view, notably Stephen Breyer, arguing that judges should pay attention to a provision's purpose when the language is not clear. "Over-emphasis on text can lead courts astray, divorcing law from life," Breyer has written.
Scalia says the passion in his opinions, especially in his dissents, reflect his view that "there's no sin in caring passionately about doing the right thing. I care very much about changes to the Constitution that are simply not justified."
But, he says, some people wrongly believe strong words cause hard feelings on the bench.
"I don't translate the hostility to bad decisions into hostility towards the people who are expounding those ideas. And if you cannot do the one without the other, you ought to look for another job. It's a very unhappy place if you're personally antagonistic to the people whom you disagree with."
As for his future, Justice Scalia, at age 76 the court's longest-serving member, says he intends to remain "as long as I think I'm doing it well."
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A Not So Happy Anniversary for the "Massachusetts Model"
Three years ago yesterday, then‐Governor Mitt Romney signed into law the most far reaching state health care reform plan to date. At the time, we warned that the plan, with its individual and employer mandates, new regulatory bureaucracy (the Connector), and middle‐class subsidies would result in "a slow but steady spiral downward toward a government‐run health care system." Sadly, three years later, those predictions appear to be coming true.
- While the state has reduced the number of residents without health insurance, some 200,000 people remain uninsured. Moreover, the increase in the number of insured is primarily due to the state's generous subsidies, not the celebrated individual mandate.
- Health care costs continue to rise much faster than the nationally. Since the program became law, total state health care spending has increased by 23 percent. Insurance premiums have been increasing by 10–12 percent per year, nearly double the national average.
- New regulation and bureaucracy is limiting consumer choice and adding to costs.
- Program costs have skyrocketed. Despite tax increases, the program faces huge deficits in the future. As a result, the state is considering caps on insurance premiums, cuts in reimbursements to providers, and even the possibility of a "global budget" on health care spending.
- A shortage of providers, combined with increased demand, is increasing waiting times to see a physician, especially primary care providers.
With the "Massachusetts model" being frequently cited as a blueprint for state or national health care reform, it is important to recognize that giving the government greater control over our health care system will have grave consequences for taxpayers, providers, and health care consumers. That is the lesson of the Massachusetts model.


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If you are a fan of graphic novels or comic book histories, Joe Sacco's incredibly detailed book about the battle of the Somme is a keeper. The accordion style of the book imparted a narrative push to this graphic history that has no text.
The folded-over 24 foot long drawing also gave Sacco a large expanse of space to record the planning for the war on the ramparts of Montreuil-sur-Mer, the gathering of horses, laden carts and howitzers before the battle, and the trenches, explosions and destruction of the battle itself.
The artist also vividly captured the digging of graves and the field of white crosses after the bloodshed ended. Sacco's drawings are very accurate, expertly rendered, and they convey emotion. To get the full effect of this book, you should spread it out across a long table or even two tables.
The one-day battle had 60,000 British casualties—the largest of any battle Britain has been involved in before or since. Included in a separate booklet is Adam Hochschild's narrative essay that places the art in context.
Hochschild gathered lots of fascinating facts and statistics about the battle. First, rain delayed it for several days. Before the battle, British soldiers added 55 miles of new train tracks. Over 224,000 shells were shot in just one hour. The cacophony was so loud that civilians heard it in Hampstead Heath in London. And before the battle, hospitals in England were ordered to clear their wards of convalescents so that there would be room for the injured.
What a magnificent artist Sacco is. He manages to impart to the opening scenes the excitement and jollity of new recruits who have no idea about their destiny. Sacco also gave a sad and melancholic air to the trenches on the day of the battle itself. The world looked grey except for the white explosive clouds rising skyward. The only view of nature was a single copse of trees that stood out amid a ruined landscape. Later, Red Cross trucks and rows and rows of covered cots with corpses and the injured paint a stark reminder of war's reckoning.
For a nonfiction account of the war, read Adam Hochschild's To End All War: a story of loyalty and rebellion: 1914-1918. It concentrates on the moral issues that this very destructive war raised among those who favored it and those who opposed it in Great Britain.


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When I was a child, I spake as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child: but when I became a man, I put away childish things.
—1 Corintians 13:11
I have often chided libertarians and libertarian-ish conservatives for embracing a "childish" philosophy, one that worked well when we were cutting and shooting our way to the Pacific, living out our self-serving Manifest Destiny.
But it's time we put away childish things.
America has matured; it has blossomed into the most powerful nation in the history of civilization. And as it has developed and gained world prominence and dominance, its Constitution has remained the preeminent document guarding liberty and justice for all Americans, partly because courageous interpreters dared to understand it in terms conducive to life in the modern world.
For the moment, libertarians and social conservative zealots and haters of either our progressive or pigmented president—take your pick—are playing nice as they join together to rout the Democrats this November. But as the conservative fanatic Richard Viguerie suggested the other day in the New York Times, after November 2, the Peace Train will collide head-on with the Soul Train—the fight will be on in earnest for the heart and soul of the Republican Party.
But for now, let's look briefly at libertarian philosophy through the eyes of one of its most famous national proponents, Barry Goldwater, whom George Will married to the Tea Party movement in today's Joplin Globe:
In 1964, the slogan of the Republican presidential nominee, Barry Goldwater, was "A choice, not an echo." Forty-six years on, the tea party is a loud echo of his attempt to reconnect American politics with the tradition of limited government.
I have owned a copy of Goldwater's, The Conscience of a Conservative, for more than 25 years. The book was first published in 1960, four years before Goldwater was overwhelmingly rejected in his run for the presidency. The following is an excerpt from the book that sounds eerily similar to what one might hear today, as teapartiers temporarily coalesce around demands for a drastically smaller government, some even calling for an end to what libertarians love to call the Welfare State: Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid:
The long range political consequences of Welfarism are plain enough: as we have seen, the State that is able to deal with its citizens as wards and dependents has gathered unto itself unlimited political and economic power and is thus able to rule as absolutely as any oriental despot.
"Unlimited political and economic power"? "Oriental despot"? Keep in mind that was in 1960, and Medicare and Medicaid were still liberal dreams, not to come until 1965. One would think that after 50 years of even greater "Welfarism" than Goldwater could imagine in 1960, today we would all be bowing to our oriental despot, given a 50-year reign with "unlimited political and economic power."
But there just isn't any oriental despot around, and as our elected President Obama struggles to use the federal government to lift us out of our economic doldrums, one can hardly say the feds have "unlimited" anything, especially "political and economic power."
Such extremist talk was silly in 1960 and its just as silly today coming from platforms at Tea Party rallies or from 30-second television spots. In fact, it is embarrassingly immature talk, and fortunately we have half a century of evidence that such fears are cynical and baseless. Despite an increase in the role of government in overseeing our social well-being, our government is not tyrannical and we still enjoy our liberties.
In 1960, not only was there no Medicare and Medicaid, but the top marginal tax rate was a whopping 91%. Today's top marginal rate is 35%. Hardly a sign that we are slouching toward oriental despotism.
As far as Social Security, always an object of libertarian and conservative angst, in 1960 the government only taxed the first $4,800 of income at a rate of 3%. Today, the tax rate is more than twice that and it applies to all earnings up to $106,800. Yet despite that increase, which would have terrified the 1960 Goldwater, there still is no oriental despot on the horizon.
In fact, Social Security is wildly successful—USA Today reported that the program "kept 14 million seniors above the poverty level" last year. Yet, despite that success, anti-government sentiment is as thick today as when Goldwater wrote in 1960:
Let welfare be a private concern. Let it be promoted by individuals and families, by churches, private hospitals, religious service organizations, community charities and other institutions that have been established for this purpose.
You hear this argument a lot from libertarians and conservatives. In fact, it is one of their core beliefs that taxing citizens to pay for social programs is illegitimate, amounting to "theft." The idea that taxation is stealing is creeping into the minds of otherwise sober Americans, who have begun buying into the notion that the government has no business in promoting the general welfare by establishing government social programs.
Yet what we don't hear from liber-cons is, what happens if we leave to private concerns all the needs of the needy and those private concerns aren't all that concerned? Before Social Security—when private concerns were free to promote the welfare of the poor—seniors were likely to die in poverty. The estimated poverty rate for the elderly was between 70 and 90%. By 2008, it had dropped to less than 10%.
And whether one thinks that improvement was because of or in spite of Social Security and other "entitlement" programs—programs that are now threatened by Tea Party hysteria—there is simply no denying that the fears that have always accompanied an increased federal role in promoting the general welfare—that promotion rooted in the Constitution itself—are never realized. Never.
We are not ruled by a despotic federal government, oriental or otherwise. Goldwater's State does not have "unlimited political and economic power."
And contrary to libertarian assumptions, federal involvement in the well-being of the less fortunate, in the well-being of the elderly, has not led to less freedom, but to more.
Because thanks to Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid, more Americans enjoy the "blessings of liberty" today than at any time in our history.


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The most spectacular part of Nokia's presentation Sunday at Mobile World Congress was the unveiling of a new super imaging system, a sensor -- developed with Toshiba and other Nokia partners, coupled with Carl Zeiss optics -- that can capture 41 megapixels.
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The phone's camera itself turns this capture into 2/3-, 5-, 8-, or astoundingly, 38-megapixel images. The impact can be seen in two ways, says Jo Harlow, Nokia senior vice president of smart devices. First the lower-resolution pictures can be blown up to huge sizes and yet retain crystal-clear, crisp and highly detailed images. That's because the system condenses seven pixels of information into one.
But high-resolution photos, up to the 38-megapixel maximum, can be zoomed, reframed, cropped and resized afterward to uncover details not visible to the eye. Harlow showed one photo, which was displayed on a wall, and zoomed in on a painting that was one of the objects in the photo. The result was a remarkable exploration of the image, finding new things to see, things that you simply couldn't see, without the new sensor.
PureView debuts on the Symbian-based Nokia 808 PureView phone. The sensor technology had been under development for some time when Nokia was focused on Symbian as its main platform. But Nokia executives say they fully intend to bring PureView to "other platforms," which presumably means Windows Phone.
The idea for what Nokia has branded PureView came from two Nokia engineers: Juha Alarhu and Eero Salmelin. [Salmelin is featured in one of Nokia's PureView videos on YouTube.] Eventually, hundreds of engineering staff were involved. They scrapped a lot of the conventional thinking around imaging. Unlike typical systems, PureView discards the scaling/interpolation model of digital zoom, as well as the conventional optical zoom technology, which relies on a series of lens elements moving back and forth to vary the magnification and field of view.
According to a white paper by the engineers, the key is the super-high-resolution sensor, which has an active area of 7728 x 5368 pixels, which gives the total of more than 41 megapixels. Depending on the aspect ratio chosen, the sensor uses 7728 x 4354 pixels for 16:9 images and videos, or 7152 x 5368 pixels for 4:3 images and videos.
"Conventional zoom tends to scale up images from a relatively low resolution, resulting in poor image quality," they write. "When you zoom with the Nokia 808 PureView, in effect you are just selecting the relevant area of the sensor. So with no zoom, the full area of the sensor corresponding to the aspect ratio is used."
They also used "pixel oversampling," to combine many pixels to create a single "super pixel."
"When this happens, you keep virtually all the detail, but filter away visual noise from the image," they write. "The speckled, grainy look you tend to get in low-lighting conditions is greatly reduced. And in good light, visual noise is virtually non-existent."
At maximum zoom, over five times more light reaches the PureView sensor than a generally equivalent optical-zoom digital camera. "And this means you get the benefit of faster shutter speeds."
You can find more details of the PureView sensor in the online whitepaper.
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Ross fans 10 Dodgers as Padres fall short
Righty's effort goes unrewarded against NL West leaders
LOS ANGELES -- Tyson Ross was great, but the Padres couldn't match Zack Greinke, Yasiel Puig and the Dodgers.
Ross racked up a career-high 10 strikeouts while allowing one run over five innings to turn a tie game over to the San Diego bullpen. Dale Thayer entered in the sixth, and Puig homered on the second pitch of the inning to send the Padres to a 2-1 loss on Sunday afternoon, completing a three-game sweep at Dodger Stadium.
For the second time in as many games, the Padres received strong starting pitching and managed just one run. Ross took a no-decision, as did Andrew Cashner after tossing seven innings of one-run ball on Saturday night.
"Our pitchers are hanging in there, they really are," said Padres manager Bud Black. "They are keeping the game close, giving us a chance to win. We're just one big hit away. I'm proud of the way guys are pitching."
In 11 starts this season, Ross owns a 2.76 ERA (2.99 overall) while striking out 70 over 65 1/3 innings. He fanned at least two in three of his five innings on Sunday, striking out the side in the second and adding three more punchouts in the fifth.
Ross has been even better in the second half, with a 2.28 ERA in eight starts.
"I'm pretty happy with where I'm at," Ross said. "I'm fortunate to be back in the starting rotation, showing the Padres what I can do. I feel like this season has been big for me. I've taken some big strides. I've figured some things out there on the mound."
Still, Ross is stuck on three wins and hasn't gotten much run support. The Padres have scored just eight runs in his past seven outings. It's been the same for Cashner, with San Diego scoring nine runs in his past five starts.
"We've got to support them more," said catcher Nick Hundley. "They've been great. They've been terrific. There are no moral victories, but at the same time you have to look at their starts and say they did a good job."
While it hasn't shown up in the win column, the Padres like how their rotation looks going forward with Cashner and Ross leading the way.
"It's great to see these two guys make huge strides in the second half," Black said. "That bodes well for next year, it really does. Those two guys are big and physical. They can shut down lineups. We saw it the last two nights against a really good team."
The Dodgers have taken notice, too.
"Those cats have great arms, power stuff," said Dodgers manager Don Mattingly. "You can't play around and beat that team. They are well coached. They play hard. Let your guard down, they're going to get you."
Ross matched Greinke, the 2009 American League Cy Young Award winner, for five innings. But Ross' pitch count grew to 105 as he piled up strikeouts, and Black did not send him back out for the sixth.
"It's just unfortunate he had the pitch count a little up, because his stuff was good," Black said. "He was matching Greinke. It was a good matchup. But for me, he just ran out of pitches."
Greinke was much more economical with his arsenal, needing 95 pitches to go seven innings. He beat the Padres for the second time this season, charged with one run on two hits. Greinke struck out seven, walked two and won his sixth straight start.
The Padres scored first in each game of the series, but could not hold their leads. This time, they manufactured a run in the third. Reymond Fuentes walked, advanced to second on Ross' sacrifice, stole third base and scored on a single by Alexi Amarista.
The Dodgers responded in their half of the inning, though. Carl Crawford doubled down the right field line with two outs, the first hit Ross allowed. Mark Ellis, who drove in the winning run in Saturday's eighth inning, followed with an RBI single.
Ross' 10th strikeout was an important one, and it got him out of a jam in the fifth. After striking out A.J. Ellis and Nick Punto to begin the frame, Ross allowed consecutive singles to Greinke and Crawford to put runners on the corners. The right-hander fanned Ellis on a nasty breaking ball to escape the inning.
But Puig's impact in another game against the Padres was too much to overcome. The rookie also had a four-hit game and a multihomer performance against San Diego this season.
"He's a good player, there's no doubt about it," Black said. "We're trying to contain him. Puig's got some talent."
The Padres had a chance to tie the game against the Dodgers' bullpen in the eighth, but came up empty. Fuentes led off with a single, his first Major League hit, moved to second on a wild pitch and advanced to third on a ground out. But Will Venable struck out and Chris Denorfia grounded out.


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