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PBS NewsHour: Waging a Battle Over Voter ID Laws
Across the country, voting rights activists including Rock the Vote have campaigned against a surge of state voter identification laws, requiring individuals to provide a photo ID before they cast a ballot. Gwen Ifill discusses the latest move by a Wisconsin judge and the U.S. Justice Department blocking a Texas law with Hans von Spakovsky of the Heritage Foundation and Wendy Weiser of the Brennan Center for Justice.
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Prolonged high unemployment among teenagers in the United States has crushed teenage clothing retailers. However, where there is fear there is often opportunity. Aeropostale (NYSE: ARO) looks particularly compelling despite a bleak backdrop.
Market Full of Fear
Investors are finding it difficult to have conviction in Aeropostale due to the unpredictable nature of the industry. Fast-growing retailers like H&M and Forever 21, which sell similar products, are stealing market share from Aeropostale. In addition, success in teen retailing is dependent on offering low-priced clothing that fits current trends; there is little evidence of brand loyalty in the space. This means that a company that is on top of the trends today can easily be left behind tomorrow. There is also high volatility in commodity and labor prices, which affects the company's margins. The inherent unpredictability makes it difficult to determine what the business will be earning even five years from now.
However, the company is in much better shape than the market gives it credit for. Aeropostale is the Wal-Mart of teen clothing retailers. When the economy gets tough, teenagers put a lot more emphasis on price. Aeropostale has some of the lowest price points in the industry; only American Eagle (NYSE: AEO) competes effectively with Aeropostale on price. However, a prolonged recession in teenage spending will ultimately hurt the company.
The company is also working to improve its supply chain and lower its inventory levels. Aeropostale competes on price, so margins are low which means it must turn over its inventory faster than its higher-priced competitors. Therefore, it is critically important that the company makes the necessary changes to its supply chain.
Finally, the P.S. concept should be a growth driver in the coming years as it attempts to grab an adjacent customer base. When combined with the firm's plans for international expansion, it looks like there is plenty of growth ahead for the company.
Competitive Landscape
Since Aeropostale competes on price, its gross margins are expected to be lower than higher-priced competitors like Abercrombie & Fitch (NYSE: ANF).
So the company must make up for the lower margins with higher inventory turnover. Fortunately, the company turns over its inventory more than two times Abercrombie & Fitch.
Even better, Aeropostale consistently posts higher inventory turnover than American Eagle and Pacific Sunwear (NASDAQ: PSUN). This shows that Aeropostale is competing effectively in this fiercely competitive industry.
Since 2002, Aeropostale has turned 7.3% of sales into free cash flow. If you assume a similar free cash flow margin going forward, then normalized free cash flow should come out to about $174 million (after tax). At 10x free cash flow, the company is worth $21.40 per share before accounting for growth.
The company is even more attractive on a return on tangible assets basis. Aeropostale produces cash flow at a rate of 33 cents per dollar of tangible invested assets. If you assume this rate to hold, then normalized free cash flow is about $202 million. At 10x this figure, you get a no-growth value of close to $25 per share.
At a recent price of $13.58 per share, a lot can go wrong before investors lose money. However, investors should first be comfortable with the inherent unpredictability of the industry before investing.
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Here's how RW members rated this race (101 votes).
In short: Even the rain couldn't put a dampener on this gem!In full: Can't believe that I have not done this race before especially as it's on my doorstep. Fantastic race with loads of nice touches and great value for money. Slick organisation and more marshals than you can shake a stick at. Quote of the day was one very encouraging marshal urging us to take the jelly babies 'before they drowned'. Thought Petts Wood Runners coped fantastically with the hideous conditions which made this the perfect race warm up for the cross country season and will definitely be back next year!Date of review: October 14, 2013
In short: Great route, great organisers and great race stewards.In full: Excellent race, definitely the most enjoyable so far! Despite pouring rain, copious amounts of mud and a few cheeky uphills, this race was brilliant!A great day out, spurred on by the excellent race stewards who, despite the rain and mud, stood in those woods and cheered every single runner on like a friend.Well done Petts Wood Runners! Date of review: October 14, 2013
In short: Wet muddy and the best!Date of review: October 14, 2013
In short: Fantastic again despite the weather!In full: Just wanted to add my thanks to the marshalls - absolutely fantastic yet again! Thoroughly enjoyed myself, despite a face plant at 8k! Well done PWR!Date of review: October 14, 2013
In short: Once again an excellent race. PWR should be proud.Date of review: October 14, 2013
In short: Friendly and very well organisedIn full: Thank you to everyone who volunteered to help, at least us runners kept warm when the race had started. Lots of fun with a great atmosphere.Date of review: October 13, 2013
In short: The best. Need I say anymore! Even the weather couldn't spoil it. In fact it made it more special!Date of review: October 13, 2013
In short: EXCELLENT RACE YET AGAIN WELL DONE PWR!In full: GREAT COURSE AND EXCELLENT ORGANISATION! SPECIAL THANKS TO THE MARSHALLS IN THAT AWFUL WEATHER! WILL BE BACK NEXT YEAR!Date of review: October 13, 2013
In short: FabIn full: I always enjoy this race. As strange as it sounds, the foul weather made it even more enjoyable. From being ushered into the "VIP toilets" (they were at least warm and dry, I didn't want to come out) to the awesome support from the marshalls around the course, a really great way to spend a Sunday morning. Can't you run this twice a year (at least?). Date of review: October 13, 2013
In short: Brilliant. Wet yes, but the marshalls and runners were brilliant. My favourite race this year.Date of review: October 13, 2013
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It is now illegal in 33 cities to feed homeless people
Reported by Liku Zelleke
The next time you can be bothered enough to feed a homeless person you might find yourself at odds with the law. Yes, you have to be "bothered" because you are under no obligation to help your fellow mankind, who has fallen on hard times and on harder concrete slabs.
That's right, because if you help homeless people in cities like Daytona Beach, Florida; Raleigh, N.C.; Myrtle Beach, S.C.; and Birmingham, Alabama you could be fined, physically removed and/or be threatened with time behind bars – and they have actually done it.
In fact, 33 cities across the United States have implemented similar policies, according to the National Coalition for the Homeless.
Recently, there were reports that a couple, Debbie and Chico Jimenez, were fined $2000 by the police just because they were feeding the homeless people in Dayton Beach Park on a weekly basis. The couple and two other colleagues refused to pay the ticket and the police eventually dismissed it, but still, it proves that the city is intent on making criminals out of homeless people and also, because of guilt by association, those that try to help them.
The argument that was posed by the city was that the efforts being done by the couple actually worsened homelessness. They claim that by giving food to the people in the parks, Debbie and Chico are coaxing them away from city-run, centralized programs and when they were handing the food out some of the homeless people mistreated the park and frightened other patrons.
Of course, feeding the homeless shouldn't just be seen as the ultimate solution as it doesn't address the underlying issue. Robert Marbut, a national homeless consultant makes a point when he says, "You're never going to get anywhere arresting, priests, pastors and imams in the street."
But, he also thinks a midway should be found to address the issue.
"Give me a name of one person who got a job because they were fed," Marbut said. "Feeding alone or giving out clothing or camping equipment doesn't address the core issues of being homeless."
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Houston is another city that made it illegal to feed the homeless. I worked the campaign to end this stupid law and the lesbo mayor of Houston refused to allow the petitions in order for the referendum to reverse this law on the November ballot.
Mayor Parker was trying to be slick in passing a equal rights legislation, but it was guaranteeing that the LGBTQ have more rights than straight people.
I feed the homeless and I have been stopped by the cops a few times and I tell them to mind their business and go sit on the corner and watch for people who run the red light.
I have been lectured and I tell them that it my money and my food that I am giving to the homeless and when you start paying my bills, that's when you say something. In the meantime, roll your a$$ up out of my business.
I was told I could be ticketed or jailed and I said, that is very christianly of you.
A homeless vet was ticketed and jailed last year for eating out of the trash can here in Houston.
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Wednesday Bubble: Politicizing Menopause
This past weekend, the International Menopause Society (IMS) issued a public statement calling on the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to revise current recommendations on use of hormone replacement therapy (HRT). In this statement, the IMS stated that it believed that the "NIH has been guilty of unbalanced reporting in failing to inform women of the latest information," adding that it "calls on the WHI (Women's Health Initiative) and the NIH to revise its advice to reflect current consensus — not just the initial WHI results." IMS President Dr. Tobie de Villiers said "Of course there are differences between what the WHI thinks and what the menopause community thinks, but I think that it's fair to say that in many ways the WHI has moved more towards our position over the last 10 years. In spite of this, they have not been particularly even-handed in presenting results. For example, the main NIH patient brochure on HRT has not been updated in the last 7 years, in spite of a wealth of new information…the least that they can do is agree that HRT is a good option for symptom relief for most women going through the menopause."
If you've been following the news or this blog closely for the past four years, evolving analyses of WHI data don't entirely support this last statement. Moreover, several organizations, including the US Preventive Task Force, the US Food & Drug Administration, the American Association for Cancer Research and the Canadian Cancer Society have issued warnings about of combination HRT or estrogen alone with regards to timing and duration of use. And, two years ago, I quoted lead study investigator for the Canadian Cancer Society — Dr. Prithwish De, who said that "The Canadian Cancer Society's ongoing review of the evidence on HRT and breast cancer since 2003 led us to our current position and the research study findings reaffirm this position. The Society recommends that women avoid taking HRT for any reason other than to relieve severe menopausal symptoms that have not responded to other treatment. We understand that each woman's experience with menopause is unique. If, after consulting with their healthcare professional, a woman decides to take HRT, it should be the lowest effective dose for the shortest time possible." Notably, like the IMS, the North American Menopause Society's recommendations also tend to minimize certain noted risks.
So, why the disconnect?
Is it at all possible that menopause has been overpoliticized, medicalized and poorly characterized, a "phenomenon not so much hijacked by medicine as gradually occupied, [with] authorities throughout the ages grimly trying and failing to define their subject?"1
In a recent editorial in Menopause journal, several authors express concern that the North American Menopause 2012 recommendations on use of HRT do not include caveats with regards to prevention of coronary heart disease (CHD) or stroke and also ignore data suggesting that longer-term use of estrogen-alone may not be safe. Noting that "long term observational data are especially unreliable for CHD (as they reflect the experience of women who were not susceptible to early risk), they add that 1) lifestyle choices have the ability to influence the likelihood of developing heart disease and 2), that generalizations as to ongoing lower risk rates should HRT not be used for longer periods cannot be assumed. They also point out that the NAMS statement blatantly understimates stroke risk on younger women who choose hormone therapy. These concerns are largely echoed by Jacques Rossouw, M.D., National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Chief, Women's Health Initiative Branch, who sent me an email statement when I asked for a comment. He writes:
"WHI has made substantial contributions to our understanding of the effects of hormone therapy, providing women and their physicians with much better information on which to base an informed decision about the use of hormone therapy. In women close to menopause, the risks of short-term use of hormone therapy for treatment of hot flashes and night sweats are small, and WHI investigators have supported short-term use, provided that patients are fully informed of the risks and benefits. The main objective of the WHI was to address whether hormone therapy should be used to prevent cardiovascular disease in postmenopausal women ages 50 to79, and the data on this are overwhelming. The risk of coronary heart disease is particularly increased in older women, especially among older women with hot flashes and night sweats. Therefore, hormone therapy should not be used in older women to prevent coronary heart disease or even to relieve vasomotor symptoms (hot flashes and night sweats). Even in younger women, long-term hormone therapy is unwise because of the likely increasing risk of breast cancer over time, and uncertainty about long-term cardiovascular effects. The hormone prescriptions for older women have decreased more markedly than in younger women, and this seems an appropriate response to the data. It is not possible to evaluate whether hormone prescriptions to younger women are at an appropriate level."
We're drowning in politics, medicine and industry. And it's difficult to discern truth from fiction, data from data, risk from benefit. Ongoing analyses will eventually reveal what's what. Meanwhile, read the library of HRT posts on Flashfree. Talk to your physician. Avoid hasty decisions. And consider alternatives. If the medical community can't agree, perhaps it's time to put down the gauntlet and wait out the firestorm.
1. Louise Foxcroft, Hot Flushes, Cold Science. A history of the modern menopause. London: Granta Press. 2009.
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Menopause: a disease. Or not?
For some time now, I have been writing about the medicalization of menopause and about the Menopause Industrial Complex and its implication for how the life transition is currently managed, understood and communicated. And if you are a regular reader of this blog, you know that I find it appalling how society has managed to change how we perceive a biologically natural transition from a positive to a negative. Consequently, I was intrigued when I stumbled across a research article in BioMedCentral Medical Education journal discussing the role of medical education in driving how future clinicians view a constellation of symptoms as the norm (or not) and how they subsequently label them as a result.
Not surprisingly, how something is labeled drives practitioner atttiudes towards management and treatment.
Writing in the journal, the study's co-authors say that "The labelling of a condition as a "disease" has important implications…failing to label a condition as a disease may mean effective treatment is not prescribed, labeling a non-condition as a disease may result in unnecessary treatment." Moreover, they point out that data have shown that such labelling leads to greater numbers of prescriptions. And, that labeling a spectrum of symptoms incorrectly may promote anxiety about prognosis and overtreatment.
Fortunately, in this study of 190 medical students, approximately 80% concurred that menopause was a "non-disease." And yet, one has to wonder that if a cohort of licensed practitioners were surveyed, the results would be the same?
Despite the fact that the rates of prescriptions for hormone replacement therapy have significantly declined, the historical construct of the menopause has long been associated with loss, decline and decay, something is abhorred and shunned in society. In response, marketers and the media have perpetuated and pathologized what author Louise Foxcroft (in her book, 'Hot Flushes, Cold Science') refers to as "one more feature in a woman's linear life history, an inevitable and natural phenomenon, one more thing to negotiate and nowhere near as astonishing or potentially problematic as pregnancy."
It is all in how you/we view it. And how our practitioners view and label it.
If you are encouraged by the future of medicine, let's take a look at the 'now.'
Cynical as I may be about society's vision of the aging woman, I was further dismayed when my friend and esteemed colleague, Ivan Oransky forwarded an article outlining a small study of residents that participated in a menopause clinic rotation. Within this rotation, the residents had an opportunity review each case after menopausal women were seen and additionally, were offered after-hour lectures to enhance their knowledge and education.
Overall, the findings demonstrated that it was the clinical contact with the women and not sporadic instruction, that significantly impacted residents' ability to thoroughly understand issues relating to menopause and women's health (this was evidenced by mean improvements in menopause test scores by 13%). And yet, as the study authors point out, most resident education is currently based on didactics and not face-to-face contact. This implies that these results, however favourable, may not be applicable to the real world.
Another overlooked challenge in this particular case is the adjunctive educational opportunities offered to the resident physicians. In addition to colleague-directed knowledge or realtime clinical experience, they were provided with an opportunity to purchase educational materials about menopause produced by Red Hot Mama's. Herein lies the rub: Red Hot Mama's, one of the oldest organizations for menopause, receives funding from Norogyne Pharmaceuticals and advertises Vivelle-Dot hormone replacement on its home page. You may recall that the organization even teamed up with Norogyne Pharma to pimp Vivelle up on a roof; you can find the post here.
The take-home message of these two studies is very clear: currently, medical students appear to be 'in the know' about menopause, at least in so far as how it should be classified. This divergent path has the potential to ultimately influence how menopause is viewed and managed in Western society. Moreover, there appears to be a realization that in certain situations real time clinical contact may supercede or significantly enhance didactic education. However, this education may be less valuable if it is driven by commercial interests. What concerns me most is that by the time these practitioners of the future get out into the real clinical world, they may possibly drink the the Kool-Aid or at least, taste it.
How do we approach this ironic paradigm that is being perpetuated and rewound, even by organizations organized to help the very women that they may ultimately be hurting?
Labels? It's up to you. Menopause, is it a disease or not? And what are you going to do about it?
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Wednesday Bubble: not your mama's menopause?
I have been writing about the medicalization of menopause for several years now. So I was intrigued when I stumbled across a review in the Journal of Aging Studies discussing how the social construct of menopause has shifted to "an increasingly more medicalized perspective that emphasizes the biological deficits of the aging female body."
In this piece, researcher Rebecca Utz reports on qualitative interviews that she conducted with a small group of pairs of mothers and daughters, divided by generation and apparently, attitudes towards menopause. Medicalization, she writes, "is defined as the way in which the apparently scientific knowledge of medicine is applied to a range of behaviors that are not self-evidently biological or even medical, but over which medicine has control." Therefore, in the case of menopause, our definition has shifted from something that a natural part of our development to an illness-based perspective "requiring medical intervention."
Accordingly, when she interviewed both groups of women (mothers born during the 1920s and 1930s, and daughters born in early to mid-1950's) she discovered that despite the commonality of physical symptoms, attitudes were significantly different:
- The older women did not perceive menopause as a problem or disease but rather, something that "just happened." As such, it was not part of their narrative and most were uncomfortable discussing it, primarily because they considered it private and "inappropriate for public discourse" much like sexuality or emotional instability. And the steps taken to address it: Watch and wait for it to be over.
- The daughters, on the other hand, were likely to seek medical treatment as soon as symptoms appeared. This behavior is consistent with the premise that menopause has been increasingly medicalized. However, it wasn't simply menopause that the younger women were fighting but on a larger level, aging. "In other words, menopause was just the beginning of a long, downhill battle that cannot possibly be won," but can be controlled and self-managed. Moreover, these women's fear was not necessarily entrenched in hot flashes and night sweats, but in what the start of menopause meant in terms of the delineation between youth and middle/old age and even "end of life as we know it," a new older life stage that was unwelcome. The "cure" of course, were hormones and other pharmaceutically-derived interventions, which represented a way to "suspend old age" and control the physiological aspects of aging.
Not surprisingly, Utz also points to the 'Menopause Industry:' a "profit-seeking enterprise comprising pharmaceutical companies and perpetuated by the media intent on "turning 40 million baby boomer women into patients for life by defining menopause as an estrogen deficiency disease requiring significant medical intervention." While the companies create the drugs, the media (whose increased attention attention to menopause, largely fueled by the wave of 1970s feminism and in part, funded by corporate interests) not only provide women with access to the information and resources that they seek but also contribute to perceptions of personal control among women who do not want to "sit back and let menopause just happen to them." The result is that the Menopause Industry has not only developed products that these women crave that allows them to win their battle against old-age, but, continues to highlight the need for them.
Where does this leave us?
Although some women have fallen off the HRT wagon post-WHI study findings, others have remained. And even more expect the pharmaceutical industry to come up with something different to "quell the realities of their aging bodies." Are we/they in for a surprise? Perhaps, because as Utz writes, aging is inevitable, even with quick fixes, and that at some point "the perceived autonomy and need for personal control may make [these women] more vulnerable or less prepared than their mothers to face the realities of old age."
I'd like to offer another, more positive construct up for consideration:
Taking control doesn't have to mean that the aging process is denied, stopped or obliterated, medicalized or industrialized. Rather, it means taking charge to feel better, more vibrant, healthier so that you/we/I can live the best life I can live while we are alive. For me personally, that doesn't mean hormone replacement or botox or lipo; it means trying to make more healthier decisions, control or address my symptoms with evidence-based alternatives and accept the transition as a natural part of my journey. So, much like the mothers in this research, I consider this time an opportunity for shifting priorities and interests that open all sorts of possibilities. And like the daughters, I want to take the experience out of the closet and foster discussion and sharing. Ultimately, I'd like the see a more natural course driven by women themselves, as opposed to societal expectations and stigmatization of the aging process and as opposed to the Menopause Industrial Complex.
What about you?
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Wednesday Bubble: Depression and midlife – "overmedicalizing" the menopause
What's the lowdown on depression, midlife and women? And how does the menopause come into play?
I written previously that depression may affect as many as 20% to 40% of women during menopause. However, gender differences in depression evidently begin well before the menopause and women are 1.5 to 3 times likelier than men to report a lifetime history of depression. Moreover, these distinctions start as early as the teen years and continue until the mid 50s, which researchers say, corresponds to female reproductive. Hence, experts have connected waning and altered hormone levels to high rates of mood and anxiety disorders in women.
Is this hypothesis valid? And, where did it originate?
According to a review in the early online edition of the Journal of Affective Disorders, some research has suggested that premenstrual, post partum and menopausal mood disorders are linked and that women are especially vulnerable during certain time periods. This has led to a proposal that reproductive-related depression have its own classification, and that during midlife in particular, all women should be routinely screened for symptoms. Interestingly enough, however, it has also led some researchers to question if we are "overpathologizing the menopause?" Hallelujah! (If you want to read more on medicalizing the menopause, check out one of my favourite Flashfree posts.)
The key finding?
Although studies demonstrate that significant numbers of women in midlife report depressive symptoms, menopause is only one of a range of factors purported to lead to depression during this timeframe. Others include stress, family life, general health issues and a lack of exercise, as well as a history of some sort of anxiety disorder. What's more is that how women perceived the effect of menopause on their physical health almost doubled the risk that they would first develop depression at the onset of menopause.
The researchers say that although women might score high on self-reported mood scores, these scales or instruments tend to exaggerate the rate of depression in women in midlife and menopause. They also note that if a score is only taken at one time point that is might indicate temporary distress rather than a long-term problem. They add that during menopause, certain symptoms, such as sleep disturbance and fatigue, may be easily confused with depression even though they have nothing to do with a mood disorder and everything to do with hormones.
The bottom line is that symptom overlap and environmental factors can confuse a diagnosis, and that depression is not necessarily more prevalent during menopause than during other periods in a woman's life. Consequently, like many things, the studies that are out leave more questions than provide definitive answers. Hence, the call for all women to be screened for depression during menopause may be an example of extreme assumption and not based in true necessity.
Is it possible that depression is just the tipping point in the medicalization of menopause?
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Got 'tude?
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Your 'tude may be affecting how you experience menopause as well as how frequently those flashes occur. What's more, your environment may also play a role.
In a detailed review of 13 studies examining women's attitudes before and during menopause, researchers discovered a few choice tidbits:
- Ya gotta live it to understand it. Apparently, younger women who are premenopausal have more negative attitudes towards menopause than women who are menopausal. In fact, data show that one's mood state prior to starting menopause may actually affect one's menopausal atttitudes and experiences.
- I've got all my sisters (and teachers) with me. Research shows that education and social support contribute greatly to having positive attitudes and experiences during the transition.
- Which came first? The chicken or the egg? Depression is apparently associated with having more negative attitudes about menopause although researchers haven't quite figured out the causality, i.e. depression before symptoms or symptoms before depression. Regardless, it might bet helpful to tackle those blues and try to chase them away.
- It takes a village. The reviewed studies included women from North America, Europe, Asia and the middle east. They showed that cultural attitudes can significantly impact attitudes towards menopause. One of the most discouraging (and telling) findings was that the medicalization of menopause affected Caucasian women in particular, leading to a tendency towards negative attitudes. Say no more!
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Can three infinities be greater than one?
The idea is very simple but the conclusion may redefine our very concept of infinity and quantity unless I am wrong.
There are infinite possible positions in one dimensional space. That is if we assume that a given position is infinitely small or that one dimensonal space stretches infinitely. Two dimensonal space offers more possibilities than one dimensonal space since two dimensional space has all possible positions of one dimensional space plus all possible positions that can occupy the second dimenson that was added. And we can keep adding dimensions thus creating more possible positions with each added infinity.
What seems to emerge is that as you add more dimensons you are adding more possible positions relative to the previous number of dimensons but you are not necessarily increasing the number of positions because the number will always be infinity. Thus you can add more to a quantity without increasing it.
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Mar 31 2011: Infinite is infinite, but the absolute distance between two random points in an infinite 1d, 2d, and 3d space (which have equal point densities on their axises) would tend to be smaller as you increase dimensions. So while an infinite 1d space provides an equally unending number of locations as an infinite 3d space, the 3d space has more locations that are of near proximity than the 1d space. As you described them, these would each represent different densities in a given infinite space. But simply putting the points closer together would have the same affect. An infinite 1d line where the points where 1cm apart would be less dense than an infinite line where the points were 1mm apart; but both would have an equally infinite number of points.
Infinite can be different in rates of growth as well as densities. A line y = x grows at a rate of O(n) as it approaches infinity, but a curve y = x^2 grows at a rate of O(N^2) or exponentially faster as it approaches infinity. Rates of growth as you approach infinite (represented here by Big O Notation*) are important and they demonstrate how two different infinite quantities can behave differently. But, in the end, they both contain the same unending quantity of whatever.
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Apr 1 2011: The absolute distance would be whatever straight line distance between the two points exists (after looking this up the term I was looking for was Euclidean distance). But when choosing random points in a more densely populated space, you're more likely to choose points closer together than two randomly chosen points in a less densely populated space. It's just a probability demonstration of how two infinite sets can behave differently even though both have the same unending quantity of points.
My math knowledge is somewhat limited to what I've specialized in. As a programmer, I do work with growth rates as quantities approach infinite daily. I don't remember how to make my example clear as a mathematical representation, but obviously there's no one number that represents the distance between two random points. But there would be equations that demonstrate the probable difference when selecting from the two different pools of points.
Apr 1 2011: i didn't mean to ask for definition, but an example. my point is that your statements are ill-defined. i'm not a mathematician either, so i don't know if we can talk about evenly distributed random number from an infinite set. if there is such a thing, then the average distance between to random point on the line is infinite. similarly, the distance of two random points in space is also infinite. so you can't really say one is bigger than the other. or can you?
Apr 4 2011: @Krisztián Pintér Ya, my math skills aren't what they used to be. Thinking about what you said, I think you're right. As you approach infinity when picking random points, the distance between the two points would also approach infinite no matter what the density of the points would be. I wish I had time to write the proof to figure it out (or even look it up) but I don't. If that is the case, though, it would certainly be further evidence that the different infinites are still equally infinite even though one is more densely populated than the other.
This is making me wish I was back in college as a Math major. I forgot how much fun it can be.
Apr 2 2011: I understand that with additional dimensons each point is surrounded by more "neighbouring" points. But in terms of the distance decreasing, why does a given distance decrease, is it something to do with indtroducing new vectors into the space?
I only had to take two years of calculus in college and that was also a long time ago so I apologize if my knowledge is rusty. In what I do I only need roughly 10% of the calculus I learned. .
Apr 4 2011: Well as Krisztián pointed out, the distances actually approach infinite as the random selections approach infinite, but I was thinking more within a given range (which was where I made my mistake). But within that finite space, if you plot out 1 million points an equal distance apart from each other in both a 1d and 3d space, the distance between the two furthest points on the 1d line would be 1 million units. Where in the 3d space, you would only have 100 units of length on each side of the cube (to create a cube with 1 million 1 unit spaced points within it). So the distance between the points furthest from each other would be only 100 units.
A visual representation of a smaller scale could be thought of as a piece of paper with 64 equally spaced points in a line for a 1d space, then a piece of paper with a 8x8 square of points for the 2d space, then for the 3d space, you need a 4x4x4 cube of points. So when you measure the furthest straight line distance between the points in the different spaces, you get 64, 8 and 4 respectively. It's kind of like how the more you fold a piece of paper the "smaller" it gets.
But it was all wrong to show differences in infinite groups because as you approach infinity picking random points also creates a distance between those points that approaches infinity. I think it would actually prove the opposite, in that the different densities of infinite spaces would actually behave the same, in my example, as you approach infinity.
The order of growth stuff was correct though. It's helpful in programming so we can figure out if an algorithm is useful or not for very large inputs. If the order of growth is too great, when inputs are very large it would simply take too long, or too much memory, to use that algorithm.
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People have joined the growing Eat Local movement for myriad reasons, including reducing their carbon footprint, supporting Hawaii businesses and keeping agricultural lands in agriculture.
Grocery stores and restaurants tout their local-food credentials, and more farmers markets keep popping up and attracting loyal customers. A study by the Ulupono Initiative found that 74 percent of Hawaii consumers believe that it's important that Hawaii grow its own food.
To meet that demand, however, the agriculture workforce needs to get younger. Last year, 3,609 of the state's 6,192 ag workers were 45 or older, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That's 58 percent of the ag workforce; in comparison, only 44 percent of Hawaii's overall workforce is 45 or older.
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"Young farmers are interesting because, if I can paint a broad brush, they're often not after money. They want to make a living, but they want to do agriculture," says Steven Chiang, director of the Agribusiness Incubator Program, a business consultancy for the local food industry. "There are very often social motivations behind what they're trying to do."
Here are some of those bold young people who have jumped into farming, and the major challenges they face.
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Neil and Shin Ho are both under 30, but they've been in the game long enough to know the real challenges of farming.
They never planned on becoming farmers. After growing up on the family farm in Kahuku, the brother and sister both went to college and earned mainland degrees, but they eventually came back to the family business.
Although their parents had been farming for years, the company did not have a recognizable name. So, they started marketing their products as Ho Farms, now a familiar brand for tomatoes and cucumbers to anyone who shops at grocery stores in Hawaii.
In 2006, Ho Farms began selling its products at local Costco warehouses, which Neil and Shin Ho estimate grew the business by 10 times. However, they stopped selling there in 2011 because of Costco's food safety requirements. Neil says they were audited by a mainland company, using federal guidelines that favor the bigger ag players. Ho Farms grows one acre of eggplant, he says. How can it compare with a farm that grows 50 acres?
The company has no plans to get back into Costco, but is planning to diversify its crops. For instance, it wants to replace mainland imports with locally grown butternut squash and okra. But meeting demand depends on the growing season, Shin says.
"During the summertime, when there's plentiful sun, we're able to meet the demand. But when it rains, like a lot in the wet months, it's really almost impossible to meet the demands. But, at the same time, the challenges are that we still have the same fixed costs, our input costs still remain the same, like lease rent and labor."
Like many farmers, they had trouble securing a long-term lease on their farmland in Kahuku. So, in April, Ho Farms and D.R. Horton - Schuler Division signed a letter of intent on a long-term farmland lease at the controversial Hoopili development in West Oahu.
"What really showed commitment was a landlord that was willing to give a long-term lease that is affordable so that we could produce food and keep that affordable for local consumers," Shin says. "Obviously, it costs a lot more to do business in Hawaii. So, I think what Hoopili has done is they defi-nitely made the commitment to us as farmers."
Ho Farms would not specify the length of the lease, but Shin says it's more than 15 years and it's the longest lease she has seen. They will be vacating Kahuku when that lease ends, Shin says, since the landowner wants to go in a different direction.
"Do my parents plan on retiring? No," Shin says, with a laugh. "I know they don't know how to go without work." There is no formal succession plan, "but that is the direction that we are moving in," she says. "I guess you can say that we are (taking over the family business), but we question ourselves all the time whether it's something that we really want to do and if we're going to be able to accomplish what we want to with this business."
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Michael Kamiya was well on his career path. He went to college at Brigham Young University of Hawaii in his hometown of Laie, then worked in sales at a local advertising firm and at Hagadone Printing Co. (which prints Hawaii Business and other publications). About a year ago, though, he rejoined his family business.
His grandfather started Kamiya Papaya more than 40 years ago, and later Michael's father took over the business. According to its website, the original Kamiya Papaya trees came from a line developed in the 1960s at University of Hawaii's College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources. In the 1990s, when the ring spot virus decimated Hawaii's papaya crops, the Kamiya Papaya was crossed with the disease-resistant, genetically modified Rainbow papaya. The resulting Laie Gold variety is what Kamiya sells today. It has established itself as a premium product and commands a higher price than other papayas, says Michael, and it can be found at Times Supermarkets, Tamashiro Market and at mom-and-pop stores and restaurants around Oahu.
Michael got into farming to help his father transition into retirement. The farm could have been sold, but since his name is on the product, Michael wanted to keep the business in the family. Although he does the company's bookkeeping, Michael has mostly left office life behind, and spends a lot of time in the field picking papayas and spraying fertilizer.
He also enjoys being an entrepreneur. "It's freedom to be working for yourself, and everything you do is for your company," he says. Michael works directly with restaurant and grocery store buyers, making his new job similar to his previous sales job, but his clientele is completely different. He says he enjoys seeing happy customers when he makes deliveries, and sometimes he's greeted outside by store owners or produce managers.
His farm behind the BYUH campus will have to move in several years when the college expands, but Kamiya Papaya recently signed a 10-year lease on 15 acres in Punaluu owned by Hawaiian Sun Products Inc.
Isaac Gilette, left, owner of Keopu Coffee, and Christian Bowles, Oahu general manager, sell their Kona-grown product at the Kapiolani Community College farmers market every other week.
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Isaac Gilette started raising coffee as a hobby but turned it into a business.
He grew up in Kona, in an area called Keopu. His parents' home was al-ready designated for agriculture, and they had one acre of coffee. In 2005, he registered the business, created a label and started selling coffee at the Kapiolani Community College and Kailua farmers markets organized by the Hawaii Farm Bureau Federation, a nonprofit that supports local ag.
In 2006, Gilette built a coffee mill to process his own coffee cherries as well as his neighbors', allowing him to expand the business. The next year, he planted five acres of coffee on his property and five more on a neighbor's land. The crops should be reaching maturity soon.
In 2009, he incorporated his company. The move from a sole proprietorship was a big step in legitimizing the operation as a real coffee business, Gilette says. He hired an accountant, an additional business expense, but that allowed expansion.
His coffee is certified USDA Organic, which gives Keopu Coffee a competitive advantage because there are few organic coffee farms, Gilette says. The certification took two years because he had to switch certifiers when the Hawaii Organic Farmers Association stopped certifying farms.
In addition to farmers markets, he sells his coffee online at keopucof-fee.com. He also supplies a few Oahu restaurants, such as Diamond Head Grill, but says the market in Kona is tough to break into because it is also saturated. He still sells his coffee every other week at KCC and Kailua farmers markets, flying to Oahu on Thursday with luggage full of coffee, and staying with his grandmother in Kailua to save money.
In the long term, Gilette is looking at diversifying. "With the coffee berry borer situation, it's pretty uncertain times for coffee, to say the least," he says. "I've been giving a lot of thought to other ways that I can put my land into production. ... Just some things that I could work into the business, be a little bit more diversified and at least have some sort of a fallback if coffee prices tumble because of the bug."
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President Obama turned to Democratic governors on Friday in an effort to convince Congress to raise the minimum wage, a centerpiece of the White House's economic blueprint for 2014.
"This is not just good policy, it also happens to be good politics," the president said at a Democratic Governors Association meeting at the White House. "Raising the minimum wage will help up to 16 million Americans - and that's a big deal and that could give a boost to our economy as a whole."
Obama recently signed an executive order to raise the minimum wage for workers on new federal contracts to $10.10 an hour, but that action is expected to affect only a few hundred thousand workers. The White House wants Congress to approve the same hike in the federal minimum wage for all employees.
Lawmakers are expected to debate an increase in the minimum wage next week. However, Republicans are skeptical of the proposal and point to a new Congressional Budget Office report showing that a $10.10 minimum wage would eliminate roughly 500,000 jobs.
The president on Friday said his position was supported both by the American public and a growing number of U.S. companies.
"Increasingly, businesses recognize that raising wages for their employees is a smart business decision because they end up having lower turnover rates, higher productivity, higher morale," he argued. "Folks stay longer and are more focused on the job rather than having to worry about whether or not they can pay their bills at the end of the month."


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To: AAF Members in Kentucky
From: Clark Rector Jr., Senior Vice President – Government Affairs
Re: Outdoor Advertising Legislation
I recently contacted you about an important outdoor advertising issue in the Kentucky legislature. Senate Bill 155 would allow outdoor advertising companies to reasonably control vegetation around existing billboards.
The bill has passed the Senate and on Tuesday passed in the House Transportation Committee by a vote of 19–1. The next step is a vote by the entire House, but time is short because the legislature is scheduled to adjourn next week.
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14 U.S. Code § 258 - Selection boards; information to be furnished boards
(a) In General.— The Secretary shall furnish the appropriate selection board convened under section 251 of this title with—
(b) Provision of Direction and Guidance.—
(1) In addition to the information provided pursuant to subsection (a), the Secretary may furnish the selection board—
(A) specific direction relating to the needs of the Coast Guard for officers having particular skills, including direction relating to the need for a minimum number of officers with particular skills within a specialty; and
(2) Selections made based on the direction and guidance provided under this subsection shall not exceed the maximum percentage of officers who may be selected from below the announced promotion zone at any given selection board convened under section 251 of this title.
Source(Added Pub. L. 88–130, § 1(10)(C),Sept. 24, 1963, 77 Stat. 180; amended Pub. L. 89–444, § 1(17),June 9, 1966, 80 Stat. 196; Pub. L. 104–324, title II, § 212,Oct. 19, 1996, 110 Stat. 3915; Pub. L. 111–281, title II, § 212(2),Oct. 15, 2010, 124 Stat. 2914.)
2010—Pub. L. 111–281designated existing provisions as subsec. (a), inserted heading, substituted "with—" for "with:" in introductory provisions, and added subsec. (b).
1996—Cl. (2). Pub. L. 104–324struck out ", with identification of those officers who are in the promotion zone" after "officers for promotion".
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The Final Points: Losing a Legend
Yesterday, the college basketball world lost a legend.
Not many people know the name Rick Majerus outside of college basketball followers. The always happy, incredibly intelligent and tactical coach was a legend on the court, especially for the 4 schools he coached for. Majerus unfortunately…
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Judge Will Deliver Health-Care Law Ruling by Year-End
A federal judge in Virginia said Monday that he will rule on
whether the U.S. health-care overhaul is unconstitutional by the
end of the year.
But U.S. District Judge Henry E. Hudson added that his decision
will be a "brief stop" in the case on its way to the Supreme Court,
Bloomberg news reported.
A number of states have launched legal action against the
requirement that all Americans have health insurance.
In previous rulings, a federal judge in Michigan found the law
falls within the framework of the Constitution, while a federal
judge in Florida ruled that it's not even a "close call" that
Congress may have overstepped its bounds,
Bloomberg reported.
Bone Marrow Transplant Pioneer Dies
The French oncologist who performed the world's first bone
marrow transplant in 1959 died Friday, French President Nicolas
Sarkozy's office said Monday.
Georges Mathe, 88, was the first doctor to use bone marrow
transplantation to treat leukemia, the
Associated Press reported.
"His contribution to the progress of oncology remains major," Sarkozy's office said in a statement. "In 1959, he performed the first bone marrow transplants on six Yugoslav physicians who had been accidentally irradiated at a nuclear power plant. Four of them survived."
The statement did not provide any additional details about
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Engine Noise Affects Taste of Airline Food: Study
If you want your airline meal to taste better, try wearing
noise-reducing headphones, researchers suggest.
A research team at the University of Manchester in Great Britain
and the consumer product manufacturer Unilever concluded that loud
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ABC News reported.
The researchers had 48 blindfolded volunteers sample a variety
of foods while wearing either headphones that cancelled out noise
or produced various levels of white noise. The higher the noise
level, the less the volunteers tasted salty or sweet flavors and
the greater their sensitivity to the crunchiness of their food.
"If you can any way reduce the noise, you will make the whole experience better," researcher Andy Woods told ABC News.
The study appears in the journal
Food Quality and Preference.
Frozen Vegetables Recalled for Glass Fragments
About 24,000 pounds of packages of frozen vegetables sold in
Kroger stores in the southeastern United States and Walmart stores
throughout the U.S. have been recalled because they may contain
glass fragments, says the company that distributed the
Tennessee-based Pictsweet said the recall includes:
The company said the products can be returned for a full refund,
Associated Press reported.
For more information, consumers can phone Pictsweet at
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Obesity Costs Are Double Previous Estimates: Study
The medical costs of obesity in the United States may be twice
as high as previously estimated, according to a new study.
Researchers at Cornell University and Lehigh University
estimated that nearly 17 percent ($168 billion) of U.S. medical
costs can be blamed on obesity, the
Associated Press reported.
The study, released by the nonprofit, nonpartisan National
Bureau of Economic Research, also concluded that obesity adds about
$2,800 to a person's annual medical bill.
A study that was released last year and has been cited by
federal officials estimated that obesity-related medical costs
accounted for about 9 percent ($147 billion) of total medical costs
and added about $1,400 to a person's annual medical bills, the
AP reported.
The new study is likely closer to the truth, said Kenneth
Thorpe, a healthy policy researcher at Emory University.
"I think these are the most recent and perhaps statistically sound estimates that have come out to date," he told the AP.
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by Joyce Deaton
If you're heading out for a day of fishing or just drifting on Lake Wylie, there's a place you should try for a good homemade breakfast or lunch. It's Warren's Grill, inside a small convenience store about one block off the lake at 5800 Charlotte Highway near Clover.
Owners Ray and Susan Warren are continuing the business started by Ray's dad at this spot in 1956. For years it was just a service station and convenience store. Ray and Susan added the grill around 2000, and since then "the grill is what keeps this place rocking," says Susan.
Open weekdays from 5:30 a.m. until 3 p.m. and Saturdays from 6:30 until 3, Warren's features a full breakfast with eggs, grits, sausage, country ham, steak and biscuits. Lunchtime favorites include a roast beef, ham and turkey club, cheeseburgers and a hot roast beef sub. Other picks include homemade pimiento cheese, chicken salad and egg salad sandwiches, as well as hot dogs, corn dogs, chicken tenders and pork chop sandwiches. All orders come with French fries, beer-battered onion rings or potato wedges. Because the pimiento cheese is so popular, the Warrens have also created two items you probably won't find anywhere else: the pimiento cheese and bacon sandwich and the pimiento cheeseburger.
"It's just dependable, good food," says Susan, between conversations with customers as she runs the cash register during a recent busy lunchtime. It seems she knows everyone. "That's true," she says with a smile. "Most of them are local people, and some we've known all their lives. We just pick up where we left off talking last time. It's like family."
The Warrens cultivate that atmosphere in a place where you can also pick up most anything else you need – from a gallon of milk to a quart of oil. "It's a friendly place," says Susan. "We're glad you came, and before you leave, you'll know we're glad you came."


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Work is poised to start on several construction projects that have been stalled as developers waited for the city council to approve two Tax Increment Finance (TIF) districts.
The plans include the much talked about, and much delayed, relocation of the Mass Ave. fire station and IFD headquarters. The city is now considering bids from several developers that would replace the station with a mixed-use residential and retail space along the popular stretch of road.
"It's just a huge, underdeveloped hole right in the middle of the district," said Micah Frank, co-owner of The Black Market restaurant on Mass Ave.
According to the mayor's office, the newly approved TIF district along Mass Ave. will allow construction to move forward because it provides a funding source for relocating the fire station.
The approval of another TIF district northwest of downtown also opens the door for an elaborate redevelopment plan to add a technology corridor along 16th Street and Indiana Avenue. That project has been stalled for more than a year because the city needed the TIF district to finance road improvements to accommodate several additional residential and retail spaces.
"It's going to be great," said Liz Richards, an IUPUI student who lives in the area. "It's definitely going to bring more traffic, something to do, more things to see, more people to meet."
As long as the TIF district passes its last hurdle in the Metropolitan Development Commission, the mayor's office promises it will be just a few months before they unveil redevelopment and relocation plans for the Mass Ave. fire station.
Firetrucks might not be the only familiar sight to disappear from the commercial area. School buses could also be going away.
The current IPS school bus lot and former Coca Cola bottling facility along Mass Ave. is also located within the new TIF district, meaning redevelopment talks can now begin.
"We can really get down to the finer points of sitting down with IPS," said Marc Lotter, spokesman for Mayor Ballard, "talking about what their vision and their needs are, what the development community might be interested in."
"That will really change the perception of what downtown living on the avenue will be I think," Frank said.
Though Frank said business is already good at The Black Market, he said the projects will mean a lot to the entire area.
"The most important thing is it's going to get the residential density downtown up where it needs to be," Frank said.
The city may also use the TIF district to help fund a portion of a new parking garage that is part of a development plan for a new Marsh grocery store and apartment complex near Mass Ave.


text: Sand Point 1st Class City in the Aleutians East Borough Community Details Area Type Community Current Population 1,018 Population Comment 2013 DCCED Certified Estimate Pronunciation/Other Names a.k.a. Qagun Tayagungin Community's Judicial District 3 Recording District Aleutian Islands Census Designated Place (CDP) Yes Borough/Census Area FIPS Code 013 Place FIPS 67020 Geography and Climate Location Sand Point is located on Humboldt Harbor on Popof Island, off the Alaska Peninsula, 570 air miles from Anchorage. Climate Sand Point lies in the maritime climate zone. Temperatures range from -9 to 76 °F. Annual snowfall averages 52 inches, and annual precipitation averages 44.68 inches. Community Map Available Yes Map URL http://commerce.alaska.gov/dnn/dcra/PlanningLandManagement/CommunityProfileMaps.aspx Latitude 55.3397 Longitude -160.4972 Sq Mi Land 7.80 Sq Mi Water 21.10 History and Culture History Sand Point was founded in 1898 by a San Francisco fishing company as a trading post and cod-fishing station. Aleuts from surrounding villages and Scandinavian fishermen were the first residents of the community. Sand Point served as a repair and supply center for gold mining during the early 1900s, but fish processing became the dominant activity in the 1930s. The St. Nicholas Chapel, a Russian Orthodox church, was built in 1933 and is now on the National Register of Historical Places. Aleutian Cold Storage built a halibut plant in 1946. Today, it is home to the largest fishing fleet in the Aleutian Chain. The city government was incorporated in 1966. Culture Sand Point is characterized as self-sufficient and progressive, with commercial fishing activities at the heart of the local culture. There is a large transient population for fishing and cannery work. Many of the shareholders of Pauloff Harbor and Unga now live in Sand Point. Federally Recognized Tribe Yes Name of Federally Recognized Tribe Native Village of Unga Facilities, Utilities, and Health Care Municipal Facilities & Utilities Watering Point, Washeteria, Electric, Landfill, Health Clinic, Volunteer Fire/Rescue/Ambulance, Public Safety Facility, Fire Hall, Community Hall, Teen Center, Library, Roads, Economy Subsistence Yes Number of Commercial Fishing Permit Holders 119 Number of Commercial Fishing Permits Issued 341 CDQ Participant No Gallon of Heating Fuel $5.15 (July 2014) Gallon of Gasoline $5.33 (July 2014) Local Labor Market Info URL http://live.laborstats.alaska.gov/alari/index.cfm?r=6&b=1&p=279&goplace=go Transportation Transportation Sand Point has a state-owned airport with a asphalt runway. Direct flights to Anchorage are available. Marine facilities include a 25-acre boat harbor with four docks, 134 boat slips, a harbormaster office, barge off-loading area, and a 150-ton lift. Regular barge services supply the community. The state ferry operates between Sand Point and Unalaska, Akutan, False Pass, Cold Bay, and King Cove between May and October. Harbor/Dock Yes State Ferry Yes Cargo Barge Yes Road Connection No Coastal Yes Legislative Districts Community's Senate District S Community's House District 37 Municipal Powers Incorporation Type 1st Class City Public Education Not permitted to provide this service. City Council or Assembly Composition and Apportionment 6 members elected at-large, except the council may provide for election other than at-large. Election and Term of Mayor Elected at large for a 3-year term, unless a different term not to exceed 4 years is provided by ordinance. Ability to Attain Home-Rule Status Voters may adopt home-rule charter.


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By Sydney Bucksbaum, Hollywood.com Staff
Steven Spielberg has decided to push back Robopocalypse, his big sci-fi film about - duh - a robotic apocalypse, Deadline reports. He was previously scheduled to direct the movie this spring for Fox and Disney through Dreamworks but he wanted more time, and didn't want to rush such a large-scale and expensive film.
Based on the novel of the same name by Daniel H. Wilson and with a script penned by Drew Goddard, Robopocalypse is about the battle for survival after humans generate the first mass intelligence computer brain and it turns on them. The film was set to star Chris Hemsworth and Anne Hathaway.
No word yet on when Robopocalypse might see a new release date, or if the leads will stay with Hemsworth and Hathaway. But if Spielberg doesn't want to rush it, then we say all the better. We'd rather wait longer for a great film than settle for a mediocre one released faster.
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Miami Heat star Dwyane Wade on Monday released a 14-minute documentary called Journey to 3 on his website.
The footage was shot during the final weeks of the Heat's NBA Championship run earlier this year — and Wade's quest for his third Larry O'Brien Trophy.
The documentary shows Wade at home with his sons and nephew the night before the deciding Game 7 against the San Antonio Spurs; training with teammate LeBron James and talking about his success.
"I am like every young boy. I had a dream... And I was lucky enough to make it," he says.
Click here to see the video on Wade's website.