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During his tireless campaign to promote abortion here in New York, Governor Cuomo has repeatedly alleged that his Abortion Expansion Act would do nothing other than codify the law as established in Roe v. Wade in our state law. Journalists and editorial boards have parroted this argument.
It's essential that we grapple with this baseless claim, for several reasons. One of the best ways to do so would be to pick up a copy of Clarke Forsythe's new book, Abuse of Discretion. In this very important work, Forsythe examines the shoddy, unprofessional way in which Justice Blackmun and his allies on the Supreme Court invented the holding in Roe without regard to basic principles of justice and fairness, and without any concern about the dangers to women that would come from legalizing abortion.
There are four important points that we should consider, so that we understand just how radical Roe really was, and thus how extreme the Governor's proposal is.
First, we have to understand that the legal standard established in Roe was extremely liberal, and established a regime of abortion on demand, for all nine months of pregnancy, for any reason whatsoever. Also, courts used it to strike down virtually every abortion regulation passed by state legislatures.
This can be seen clearly in the history of abortion decisions after Roe — virtually no regulations affecting abortion survived judicial scrutiny, including many common sense proposals like health and safety regulations and parental involvement laws. In essence, the entire abortion industry was exempted from any accountability or oversight.
Second, we also have to recognize that even the Supreme Court eventually backed away from the extremism of Roe, and eventually adopted a standard that permitted more leeway for states to regulate abortion. This led to the 1992 decision in Planned Parenthood v. Casey. In that case, the Court transformed the applicable legal standard in a way that made it possible for states to regulate abortion in more ways (e.g., by enacting bans of partial birth abortions, clinic health and safety regulations, etc.).
As a result, the governor's proposal would actually enshrine the high-water mark of liberal abortion law, and ignore the subsequent legal developments that have pared that standard back towards a more reasonable system. It would lock in place an abortion law that is extremely permissive and hostile to any attempt to regulate or restrict the practice in any way. It would create a system of abortion with impunity.
Third, we have to appreciate what a terrible piece of law Roe actually was — which speaks volumes about why we shouldn't want anything to do with it here in New York. I'm pretty cynical about what goes into judicial decisions, but even I was appalled at Forsythe's account — backed by meticulous research — of the way that the Justices manipulated, schemed, and maneuvered in preparation for the Roe decision. They heedlessly took the case under false pretenses (supposing that it was to be decided on merely a procedural point of law), and disregarded the need for any facts about the nature and impact of abortion. They irresponsibly failed to consider the devastating impact their decision would have on public health as a result of invalidating every abortion law in the nation, and removing abortion from any possibility of further regulation.
Finally, and most importantly, Forsythe exposes, based on an astonishing number of scientific and medical studies, just how bad abortion on demand has been for women's mental and physical health. This includes short and long-term physical side effects and complications from the surgery, a correlation with a host of mental health problems, increased risks of breast cancer, plus the horrors that have occurred at unlicensed and unregulated clinics. The simple fact is that abortion is not good for women.
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"'Skins' is a very simple and in fact rather old fashioned television series. It's about the lives and loves of teenagers, how they get through high school, how they deal with their friends, and also how they circumnavigate some of the complications of sex, relationships, educations, parents, drugs and alcohol," creator Bryan Elsley said in a lengthy statement, posted on MTV's website back in January. "The show is written from the perspective of teenagers, reflects their world view, and this has caused a degree of controversy both in the UK and the USA.
"It tries to tell the truth. Sometimes that truth can be a little painful to adults and parents," Elsley's statement continued.
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LYONS — Most people believe Jon and Will Hickman are brothers, but hardly anyone believes them when they reveal that they are twins.
Separated by eight weight classes between theirs, the two freshmen hardly look like brothers, much less twins. But as little as they resemble one another physically, Will and Jon Hickman share a similar drive that has them off to impressive starts early in their prep careers.
Jon Hickman (3-2) is ranked eighth in Class 2A at 170 pounds and Will Hickman (5-4) is ranked 10th in 2A at 106 pounds. They wrestle at extreme ends of the wrestling spectrum but the two are rarely spotted without the other and help push one another to greater heights all year round.
"When I come in, he's always in because we always come in together," Will Hickman said. "So, there's always two of us in here all year if we're here."
At age 5, Will, who was born an hour before his brother, and Jon were roughly the same size. By seventh grade, Jon had grown to twice his brother's size. When they came in for their high school sports physicals, the doctor told their father Bill Hickman that Will is in the bottom five percent of his growth chart and Jon is in the top five of his.
"It's about as huge a different in size as you can get," Bill Hickman said.
At 5-8 and averaging 165 pounds, Jon Hickman is undersized for his weight class. His 5-foot brother, who routinely weighs in at 95 pounds, is much more undersized at his.
"Most guys have 10 to 12 pounds on me so most of the matches are a little harder than if I had those 10 pounds," Will Hickman said. "I just move a lot more and I don't use as much strength because most guys are stronger than me, which comes along with that weight."
Through a cerebral approach, mental toughness and practice, both Hickman twins have learned to overcome their size deficits. In Jon's case, his is more an issue of height and length.
"I figured out how to wrestle in a more mental way," Jon Hickman said. "They're all a little bit taller than me and I found out how to wrestle tall guys when I was in eighth grade. You just gotta work on one part of the body at a time."
Although they're different sizes, Lyons head coach Chip Sullivan said both Hickmans are strong for their own bodies. Their greatest strength, he said, is their natural ability to wrestle to the right side of the body as effectively as the left.
Ninety percent of the time when Sullivan needs something demonstrated during practice, he chooses Will or Jon because he said they prepare to do it correctly and don't cut corners.
Jon started wrestling in sixth grade and Will joined him in seventh grade. Both made it to state that year. Two of the youngest members of an already young Lions group, Will and Jon have already grown accustomed to a quiet leadership style. Together they captained the Lyons middle school team that went undefeated last season.
Each cited having a brother around to train with year-round as one of his greatest assets, along with Sullivan and former Colorado Buffaloes coach Linn Long, who is an assistant coach for the Lions this season.
Sullivan said he can't keep them out of Burt Stringer Memorial Wrestling Room at Lyons High School during the summer. Sometimes Sullivan has to tell them to stay home on days when he himself doesn't feel like working up a sweat in the wrestling room.
"The biggest thing about them is they love working out and love wrestling," Sullivan said. "It's a hard thing to do to love something that's grueling and wants to kill you most of the time. If you've got their kind of attitude, that goes a long way. On days when everything's falling apart and I have seniors skipping practice or whatever, I just look over at those two and how hard they work and the future looks pretty bright for this team."
Jon hopes to place at state this season and Will said he's set his sights on a state title or two before his prep career is over. Whatever their prep wrestling fates hold, the Hickman twins have gotten themselves off to a good start. And each owes much of his early success to the other.
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The president of one of the two unions involved in the BART strike says she will take the final contract offer to members for a vote, but expects it will be rejected.
Antonette Bryant said Saturday that she was unsure how long it will take to get the proposal into the hands of the 900 workers represented by ATU 1555. She said she expects the vote to be "a resounding no."
"We are going to vote that contract, but we know that our members are going to vote it down," Bryant said.
The strike implications took a back seat Saturday afternoon when a BART train struck and killed two BART workers.
BART officials said in a statement that the manager who was operating the train was an "experienced operator,'' and the four-car train was being run in automatic mode under computer control at the time of the accident.
Officials from the unions representing BART's train operators and some of the system's other workers have warned of the danger that could come with allowing managers to operate trains. One of the unions on strike, Amalgamated Transit Union 1555, announced that its 900 workers would not be picketing on Sunday out of respect for the victims and their families.
That would put any vote on the contract proposal to Monday at the earliest. The latest contract proposal, includes an updated economic package and changes to work rules and past workplace practices.
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Bryant used a news conference at the Pittsburg/Bay Point station prior to the fatal crash to convince the public that workers' demands are not unreasonable.
Some of the approximately 200,000 people whom rely on the transportation system daily have become hostile on social media since their commutes were disrupted Friday morning. The SEUI also represents workers and made no statement about a vote.
An open letter from ATU Local 1555 to Bay Area commuters states that the union attempted for six months to reach an agreement with BART management. "BART has fought us every step of the way," the letter reads.
"In the past 24 hours, BART even backtracked on agreements we jointly made at the negotiating table. Then, they gave a take it or leave it offer that amounts to a 1 percent or less raise for our members over four years."
The letter also notes that the union "will be ready to negotiate any day, any time."
However, Bryant said there have been no new bargaining sessions scheduled between the unions and BART management since talks broke down and BART workers walked off the job on Friday morning.
BART workers are holding picket lines at the West Oakland BART station in addition to the Pittsburg/Bay Point station, ATU representatives said.
The first day of the BART strike was Friday and it saw a noticeable increase in traffic on Bay Area highways, according to Caltrans who actually counted the cars.
Caltrans said the worst congestion happened on the highway leading to the Bay Bridge. Delays increased about 30 percent above normal in the morning commute.
The highest overall increase was a 50 percent increase on Interstate 80 in Alameda and Contra Costa Counties and at the height of the morning, just is 7 a.m., delays on Interstates 580 and 880 were twice as high as normal.
People who had to fight traffic or find another way to work Friday were fed up with the strike, even though it was in its first day.
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Glioblastomas are the most common and aggressive brain tumor in humans, with a high rate of relapse. These tumor cells often extend beyond the well-defined tumor margins making it extremely difficult for clinicians and radiologists to visualize with current imaging techniques. Researchers have been investigating enhanced methods of attacking these cells in order to possibly delay or prevent brain tumor relapse.
In a study published in the August issue of the journal Radiology, the research team led by Panos Fatouros, Ph.D., a former professor and chair of the Division of Radiation Physics and Biology in the VCU School of Medicine who retired in 2010, demonstrated that a nanoparticle containing an MRI diagnostic agent can effectively be imaged within the brain tumor and provide radiation therapy in an animal model.
The nanoparticle filled with gadolinium, a sensitive MRI contrast agent for imaging, and coupled with radioactive lutetium 177 to deliver brachytherapy, is known as a theranostic agent – a single compound capable of delivering simultaneously effective treatment and imaging. The lutetium 177 is attached to the outside of the carbon cage of the nanoparticle.
"We believe the clustering properties of this nanoplatform prolong its retention within the tumor, thereby allowing a higher radiation dose to be delivered locally," said Michael Shultz, Ph.D., a research fellow in Fatouros' lab in the Department of Radiology in the VCU School of Medicine.
"This theranostic agent could potentially provide critical data about tumor response to therapy by means of longitudinal imaging without further contrast administration," said Fatouros.
A nanoparticle called a functionalized metallofullerene (fMF), also known as a "buckyball," served as the basis of this work and was created by study collaborator, Harry Dorn, Ph.D., a chemistry professor at Virginia Tech, and his team. In 1999, Dorn and his colleagues were able to encapsulate rare earth metals in the hollow interior of these nanoparticles that can easily be recognized by MRI techniques.
"Although this is a limited animal study, it shows great promise and hopefully this metallofullerene platform will be extended to humans," said Dorn.
Fatouros, who is the corresponding author on the study, Shultz and Dorn collaborated with John D. Wilson, Ph.D., associate professor in the VCU Department of Radiology; Christine E. Fuller, M.D., professor and director of neuropathology and autopsy pathology at VCU; and Jianyuan "Jason" Zhang, a graduate student in chemistry at Virginia Tech from Beijing, China.
The study was funded by grants to Fatouros from the National Institutes of Health's National Cancer Institute, and to Dorn from the National Science Foundation.
EDITOR'S NOTE: A copy of the study is available for reporters by email request from [email protected].
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Tuesday, November 16, 2010
Nov. 16, 2010 - Winter Harmony
'Winter Harmony' oil - 14x18 © Marc R. Hanson '10
I tried to stay inside today but just couldn't do it. By about 2:30 I'd had it and threw on the winter garb and headed out of town a couple of miles to paint for the last two hours of useable light.
Although a very overcast day, I'm searching for the beauty in the grays as my challenge. When I first climb out of truck the thought runs through my mind that I must be nuts... there's not a thing interesting to paint. I know better than to let that get to me so I usually stand or walk around to let my color sense adjust. As that happens, I'm amazed at all of the color and am then wondering why I don't have more color in my color box. One that I am definitely taking out next time is Cobalt Violet Light, it's everywhere!
Temps in the mid 30's, not too bad for a winter day. Now if I only had a gallery that liked winter paintings???
27 comments:
- Stephen Magsig said...
Marc, these last two are just wonderful color and brushwork. Makes me almost wish for snow.
- November 16, 2010 at 6:16 PM
- Claire Beadon Carnell said...
This is what I really like about your work, Marc. You can take a relatively ordinary scene and transcend it to magnificence. I love this!
- November 16, 2010 at 9:02 PM
- Kami Mendlik said...
This is one of my favorite winter pieces u have ever done Marc. It's so sensitive, beautiful!
- November 16, 2010 at 10:04 PM
- Marc R. Hanson said...
Stephen... Thank you I really appreciate your feedback. It has it's own beauty and I think that right now I'm kind of excited because it's a change from what was here before. Spring will be another change, summer and so on. That keeps the subject matter fresh in my mind. And winter is such a great thing to paint, although more of a struggle for the comforts, it's worth all of the extra effort it takes to get out in it.
- November 17, 2010 at 8:31 AM
- Marc R. Hanson said...
Claire thank you very much. I do have a tendency to do this and I'm not sure if it's a self inflicted need to make life more challenging than it already is, or if I just find life to be so beautiful all around me that these little areas that you mention, seem completely perfect to become subjects for paintings. I suspect a little of both because without the challenge and optimism that there is some beauty in some of these subjects, I'd never stop to give most of them another thought.
- November 17, 2010 at 8:34 AM
- Marc R. Hanson said...
Kami I'm very glad that you think that about this one. Thank you, it means a lot.
- November 17, 2010 at 8:34 AM
- Amanda Jones said...
Fabulous piece, I love the soft edges of the bare branches against the harder edges around the stream. The colour palette is so pleasing, you really nailed the greys.
- November 17, 2010 at 11:19 AM
- Marc R. Hanson said...
Amanda... Thank you very much! It's amazing to me that if studied, there is a lot of color variation in all of that dead and dormant wood. The photo isn't too bad in that regard, but the variety and subtlety of the work put into that area isn't really seen here in the photo.
- November 17, 2010 at 11:53 AM
- Lynne E. Windsor said...
Just found your blog, Marc. I love this painting, gorgeous!
- November 18, 2010 at 1:47 AM
- Marc R. Hanson said...
Thank you Lynne. Nice to have you here. :)
- November 18, 2010 at 6:08 AM
- postcardsfromthemainline said...
In the past I have painted in the snow and found it very satifying - but never when the sun was not out. This beautiful painting and your spirited search inspire me to go out there and try again. Thank you.
- November 18, 2010 at 8:16 AM
- MaryAnn Cleary said...
A beautiful painting!! As I drove through the winter wonderland of North Dakota this week coming home to MN from MT, the colors amazed me - a beautiful cobalt violet gray of the trees contrasted by the golden orange colors of the dry grasses......wish that I had time to stop.
- November 18, 2010 at 8:22 PM
- Susan Liles said...
Love it, beautiful colors for such a gray day.
- November 19, 2010 at 2:27 AM
- Kathy Weber said...
Very nice! I've always hated painting outside on gray days, but when I see something like this it makes me realize that there's a painting there if I can just see it.
- November 19, 2010 at 4:54 AM
- ZanBarrage said...
Chopping at the bits to paint some snow, but all we have had so far is rain up here. The white stuff should be coming soon I hope :)
- November 19, 2010 at 2:18 PM
- Marc R. Hanson said...
Nancy this is the quote that I posted on my Facebook page this morning...
"Always be searching, never settle to do something you've done before. Always be looking for the unexpected in nature-you can have no formulas for anything; search constantly." - Charles W. Hawthorne
That's good enough to be a motto in my opinion. :)
- November 20, 2010 at 10:06 AM
- Marc R. Hanson said...
MaryAnn... you "almost" make me want to hop in the car and go find what you so poetically described! Thank you.
- November 20, 2010 at 10:07 AM
- Marc R. Hanson said...
Thank you Susan.
- November 20, 2010 at 10:07 AM
- Marc R. Hanson said...
Thanks Kathy. It's hard sometimes to let our 'rathers' go so that we can see the possibilities of the alternatives. Sometimes it's just taking one step in that direction that does the trick. That sure applies to all else in life and art is no exception. ;)
- November 20, 2010 at 10:09 AM
- Marc R. Hanson said...
Hope so Fawzan!
- November 20, 2010 at 10:10 AM
- Jeffrey J. Boron said...
Wonderful piece here Marc...and your right about getting out there and 'LOOKING' cause its there as you have so wonderfully shown here
- November 21, 2010 at 9:50 PM
- Bruce Sherman said...
Hi Marc!... Wonderfully winter... as only a winter wanderer knows and "feels"!
Gallery owners... for the most part... are "radiator huggers"... and not entirely by choice either!
They must tend shop... while the likes of "You" and "I" traipse about... in complete solitude to "see"... and enjoy what most folk miss!
"I" like it like that! HAHA!!!
A beautiful Hansonesque view of winter. Just as warm and tonally rich... as the rest I have had the pleasure to see!
Good (Winter) Painting!
Warmest rehgards,
- November 24, 2010 at 7:18 AM
- Leonid said...
This and most of previous - very nice paintings.
- November 27, 2010 at 1:01 AM
- Ben Bauer said...
going to enlarge this one Marc? I could see it 24x30, 30x36. Love it!
- November 27, 2010 at 8:37 PM
- billspaintingmn said...
Another beauty Marc! I like the way you paint branches. I like the way you paint!
- November 28, 2010 at 8:24 AM
- Daroo said...
Really great painting. Thanks for sharing.
"so I usually stand or walk around to let my color sense adjust."
What is your initial approach when values and color temperature of light and shadow are so subtle? Obviously, observation and accurate color matching is the key, but is there a way to get into the right mindset for success?
On a sunny day its much simpler to identify the darkest dark, lightest light and easiest color (or maybe there is more room to be inaccurate?).
I guess I'm looking for the color equivalent of putting a capo on a guitar...
- November 29, 2010 at 8:23 AM
- Angus Wilson Studio said...
Marc, these two snow paintings are fantastic! Granted I have a 'soft spot' for winter paintings (I'm sure that's a weak pun).
It can be a challenge navigating through gallery likes and dislikes, but it's a hard job to be a barometer for their collectors. I'm sure there must be some out there who feel as I do about snow paintings!
- December 5, 2010 at 10:28 PM


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According to researchers at Frankfurt's Max-Planck Institute for Brain Research, the sight of certain swimming strokes can evoke colors in synesthetic swimmers.
Here's an excerpt of their findings, which were published recently in the journal Cortex:
We report here the cases of two synesthetes, experienced swimmers, for whom each swimming style evokes another synesthetic color. Importantly, synesthesia is evoked also in the absence of direct sensory stimulation, i.e., the proprioceptive inputs during swimming. To evoke synesthetic colors, it is sufficient to evoke the concept of a given swimming style e.g., by showing a photograph of a swimming person. A color-consistency test and a Stroop-type test indicated that the synesthesia is genuine. These findings imply that synesthetic inducers do not operate at a sensory level but instead, at the semantic level at which concepts are evoked. Hence, the inducers are not defined by the modality-dependent sensations but by the "ideas" activated by these sensations.
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Well, it wasn't quite as draw out a transfer saga as the 'Victor Wanyama Episode' last summer, but with Celtic's Champion's League reprieve it began to feel like it would never happen, but he is here and I think everyone involved is relieved!
Welcome to St. Mary's Fraser Forster!
Linking up again with Goalkeeping coach Dave Watson from the England setup, Forster has built a formidable record as Celtic goalkeeper, breaking records along the way and now the stopper ranks at Saints look to have far more depth.
As is now tradition I spoke to those who know more about him than me and caught up with Celtic blogger Stephen Taylor from Drop of the Shoulder and Norwich City fan and Club Metro colleague Gary Gowers from My Football Writer to get the not so low (he's 6'7″) down.
In the league Forster kept a Scottish record 13 clean sheets in a row, culminating in 1256 minutes, just 55 short of Edwin van der Saar's all-time UK record. I know people may think it is easy to keep clean sheets playing for Celtic, especially since Rangers demise has left the SPL a one team league, but if you have seen us play over recent years you will have noted how ropey our defending is at times, and on numerous occasions it has been left to Forster to bail them out.'


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