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HOW TO: Swap, Sell or Steal Your Way to the Holiday Gift You Really Wanted
You dropped hints, posted on your Facebook wall and even flat out told your relatives exactly what you wanted for your holiday gift, but sadly, you still ended up getting a Snuggie. But wait! Before you throw in the (in this case, fleecy) white towel, did you know that you can still swap, sew, sell or even steal your way to the holiday gift you really wanted? Read on to see our 5 tips on what you can do to take your happiness into your own hands – and get that Snuggie to someone who actually wants it!
Sometimes all it takes is a few stitches to turn something you hate into something you would actually buy yourself. For example, you may find a Snuggie silly but with this easy DIY, you could have a totally wearable new poncho. Bored with the blasé gloves Aunt Mabel gave you? Turn them into useful touchscreen compatible gloves to keep for yourself or turn them around on Etsy to make enough money to buy what you really wanted!
Architecture and Design Editor Diane Pham for a brief happy moment before she has her gift stolen for right under her nose.
While we at Inhabitat don't endorse thievery, we think that in certain controlled cases, stealing can actually be quite fun. Case in point: White Elephant (a.k.a. Yankee Swap, Black Santa, Chinese Gift Exchange, Dirty Santa, Thieving Secret Santa, Parcel Pass, Christmas Swamp Thing and Pollyanna), a game where the object is to bring an unwanted holiday present and steal your way to one you actually like. The rules are quite simple (see the most basic form below), and the thrill of playing is actually even more of a present than the actual gifts themselves.
How to Play White Elephant:
Each person brings one wrapped gift. Then everyone draws numbers or straws to determine the order in which they will choose gifts. The very first person opens a wrapped gift and their turn ends. Then the second person can choose either to open a wrapped gift or "steal" a previously opened gift. If a person has his/her gift stolen, he/she can also decide whether to open a wrapped gift or steal an unwrapped one, but once a wrapped gift is opened, the turn ends. The game ends when all of the gifts have been unwrapped.
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Breast Cancer Clinical Trials
The Norma F. Pfriem Breast Care Center is one of several sites across the nation participating in clinical trials sponsored by the National Adjuvant Breast & Bowel Project (NSABP), a clinical trials cooperative group supported by the National Cancer Institute. NSABP studies have revolutionized how women are treated for breast cancer. They helped establish lumpectomy plus radiation for small tumors as the standard surgical treatment over radical mastectomy. The NSABP also demonstrated that adjuvant therapy could alter the natural history of breast cancer, increasing survival rates, and the preventive effects of the drug tamoxifen.
The Breast Care Center's breast surgeon and medical director, Mary Pronovost, MD, recognized the value of clinical studies and started a program at the Breast Care Center in 2004. Today, the Breast Care Center has patients in 17 clinical trials. Women travel to the Breast Care Center to receive treatment and are followed for several years, just as they would be with regular treatment.
Several trials are now underway comparing the benefits of different hormonal therapies and chemotherapy regimens, alone and in combination. Other studies will determine whether limiting radiation therapy to the tumor site following lumpectomy is as effective as irradiating the whole breast in early stage breast cancer.
New trials are opening up all the time and women are invited to call the Breast Care Center's senior research coordinator, Diane Eannotti, at 203-384-3611 to find out more about participating in clinical trials. In addition to benefiting from cutting-edge treatments not yet approved by the Food and Drug Administration, women have the satisfaction of knowing they're advancing breast cancer care for other patients.
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Agroecological farming practices restore ecosystem function, safeguard biodiversity, reduce soil erosion, protect public health, produce high-quality foods, fiber and medicine, sustain rural communities and regional food economies... but what does this all look like on the ground? A few examples from around the world show the power of agroecology at work.
By 2003, plenty of data suggested that pesticide drift was harming communities, but the pesticide industry and regulators refused to act.
Pesticide exposure can lead to serious medical consequences, so it's important to take all incidents seriously and immediately seek medical attention. In addition to affecting people, when pesticides drift from their intended targets they can damage ecosystems, pets and wildlife, and cause economic harm by contaminating crops and poisoning livestock. It is important that all drift incidents are promptly reported, even if no damage is apparent.
If pesticides drift onto you or your neighbors, you should:
Regardless of whether people were directly exposed to pesticide drift or any ecological damage or economic harm is immediately visible, it's important to promptly report every drift incident to the agency responsible for pesticide enforcement. The appropriate agency varies by state, but it is typically the office of the County Agricultural Commissioner.
You should report the incident to both the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and to your state agency:
In California, calling 1-877-378-5463 should connect you with the appropriate office. If you seek medical attention, be sure to tell the doctor that pesticides are involved or suspected. In addition to helping the doctor diagnose and treat you, this will ensure that the incident is counted in official tallies, since many states require doctors and veterinarians to report cases of suspected pesticide poisoning incidents to the state.
It's important to notify authorities as soon as possible, and to ask for a formal investigation and pesticide sampling on affected properties. This is because pesticide residue can degrade quickly, and samples should be taken as soon as possible if they are yield conclusive results. Write down all of the details of the exposure before you forget anything, including the time and date of the incident, what happened that led to the exposure, and the location of the application site and neighboring buildings.
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In our work with communities on the ground, PAN leases or sells Drift Catchers to select groups. If you need advice on alternative ways to detect drift, please click here. You can also contact us. For a list of pesticides the Drift Catcher can detect, please click here.
There is a commitment involved in conducting a Drift Catching study as a PAN community partner:
While the Drift Catcher is simple to use, there is a time investment involved with taking samples and running the study, so it is best to have a group from your community working together. Anyone participating in Drift Catching studies must attend a training so that they can be certified in using the Drift Catcher. Group members must also be available to take samples when pesticide applications are occurring in the area.
The Drift Catcher is leased on a yearly basis to community groups. PAN selects these groups based on our current campaign goals. Leasing costs for the Drift Catcher are $200 per year. Sample analysis costs are high, typically ranging from $125-$255 per sample. PAN may be able to help you find funding, or provide some support.
PAN often works with communities in the Midwest and California, but has partnered with groups from other areas in the past. Examples of previous Drift Catching projects include:
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Mount Washington Cruises offers Scenic Daytime and Sunset Dinner Dance Cruises on Lake Winnipesaukee, NH from late May through October. The M/S Mount Washington visits 5 ports on Lake Winnipesaukee and takes on passengers in Wolfeboro, Meredith, Center Harbor and Alton Bay on alternating days of the week with daily cruises from Weirs Beach. Sunday Champagne Brunch Cruises from Weirs Beach and Alton Bay every Sunday. The US Mailboat, Sophie C. offers Island Cruises while delivering mail to the islands on Lake Winnipesaukee, the largest and most beautiful lake in New Hampshire. It is located at the foothills of the White Mountains in New Hampshire's beautiful Lakes Region. Lake Winnipesaukee is spring fed and surrounded by mountain ranges, contains more than 240 habitable islands and covers 44,000 acres of crystal clear water.
The Mount Washington Cruises fleet consists of the 230-ft. M/S Mount Washington and two smaller vessels, the US Mail Boat, Sophie C., and M/V Doris E.
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He remembered me after I showed him my two Incubus tatts. The last thing he said to me (as we were all mingling around after the photo) was "You be safe out there Nina" :)
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Indianapolis, IN –Monday, July 8, 2013, will mark the start of the 11th annual Cops Cycling for Survivors bicycle ride across and around Indiana. A departure ceremony will be held at 8:30 a.m. EDT at the Law Enforcement/Firefighter Memorial, adjacent to the State Capitol, in downtown Indianapolis. This year there are 51 cyclists participating in the ride. They will depart shortly after the key note comments of Spencer Moore, survivor of Officer David S. Moore of the Indianapolis Metro Police Department, end of watch January 26, 2011. Their 9:00 a.m. departure from the memorial will take them east toward Greenfield, Indiana on the first leg of journey that will last 13 days and cover nearly 1,000 miles bicycling the perimeter of Indiana.
Cops Cycling for Survivors Foundation, Inc., is made up of active and retired police officers, law enforcement survivors, law enforcement family members and friends of law enforcement riding their bicycles around the perimeter of Indiana to raise money and awareness about the sacrifices made by Hoosier law enforcement families across Indiana. Funds raised from this event are used to aid surviving family members and co-workers of officers killed in the line-of-duty. Previously raised funds have been directly donated to the Indiana Chapter of Concerns of Police Survivors (COPS), National COPS, Illinois COPS, The Unity Tour and Project Blue Light.
This year the cyclists are recognizing the sacrifices made by Lake County Corrections Officer Britney Meux and Indiana Department of Corrections Officer Timothy Betts. Corrections Officer Meux was killed instantly when struck while on a training run around the perimeter of the Lake County Jail. Three co-workers were also injured in the hit and run crash. She was a U.S. Marine Corps veteran and had served with the Lake County Sheriff's Department for three years. Officer Meux is survived by her daughter, mother, father, and four sisters. Correctional Officer Betts suffered a heart attack while escorting an unruly prisoner to the segregation unit at Wabash Valley Correctional Facility. Officer Betts had served with the Indiana Department of Correction for 15 years. He is survived by his wife, children, and grandchildren.
The ride is scheduled to conclude on the afternoon of Saturday, July 20, 2013, at Crown Hill Cemetery, Heroes of Public Safety Section, where the riders will reunite with their families and other law enforcement survivors. There will be a short closing ceremony beginning at 2:30 p.m. To see the route the cyclists will follow, please visit their website: http://www.copscycling4survivors.org/route.html Additional information on specific locations of meals and overnights can be found by clicking on the Calendar tab of the website.
Cops Cycling for Survivors Foundation, Incorporated was granted 501(c) 3 status as a not-for-profit in late 2011, and the inaugural 13 day tour around Indiana took place in July of 2012. However, the spirit of this ride began many years before. In 2001 a group of police officers decided to support survivors by riding their bicycles from Indianapolis, Indiana to Washington, D.C. to honor officers who had been killed in the line of duty and to support their survivors.
The ride has gone through many changes over the years, but one thing has remained constant…the cyclists' dedication to honoring fallen law enforcement heroes and supporting their survivors left behind.
Two people who were integral to the success of Cops Cycling were Lt. Gary Dudley of the Indiana State Police and Retired Chief Gary Martin of the Lake County Police Department. Lt. Dudley took the organizational and emotional lead and kept the wheels rolling after the first two years riding to Washington, D.C. Wanting to do more to support survivors on a local level, Gary brought the ride home to Indiana.
On August 22, 2006, Lt. Dudley and Chief Martin were both killed during the ride when a large box truck struck the rear of the support truck, pushing the support truck into the cyclists. Several of the cyclists who had participated in the ride for many years and were cycling the day of the crash determined to keep Lt. Dudley and Chief Martin's memories and motivation alive. Those memories and motivation have developed into what the ride is today, Lt. Dudley's vision and legacy in supporting law enforcement survivors. To date, the cycling event has raised over $300,000 for IN Concerns of Police Survivors.
For more information on the ride please visit the Cops Cycling for Survivors Foundation web-site at: http://www.copscycling4survivors.org/ or Rich Crawford, President of Cops Cycling for Survivors Foundation, Inc. at 317-650-8961.
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Local law enforcement will soon be carrying something more than 9 millimeters and handcuffs.
As early as this fall, city and county law enforcement officers will be equipped with in-car laptops. The laptops — also referred to by police as mobile data terminals — will be located in the passenger seat of police vehicles, and software called Tac 10 will be installed on them.
"It's cutting edge software," Creston Police Chief Paul Ver Meer said of Tac 10. "It's being used currently by Warren, Johnson and Washington counties. We've went on site visits to some of those agencies to see how it works and everyone we spoke with said — after the initial learning curve — Tac 10 works exceedingly well for their agency."
There will be six laptops purchased. They will be shared by on-duty city and county law enforcement officers and each will have Tac 10 installed.
Tac 10 is web-based software and will allow officers to connect to the law enforcement server and access mug shots, prior reports/incidents and call cards on the subject from their in-car laptop.
The system also allows officers to scan driver's licenses and registrations. Once scanned, the information on that license can be autofilled onto the citation/accident report — cutting down on the amount of time officers spend on paperwork.
"It takes me about 20 to 25 minutes to complete an accident report with our current system," Ver Meer said. "With Tac 10, we will be able to cut that time in half. I know that doesn't seem like a lot of time, but on a snowy day when accident reports are piling up, it can save a lot of time."
Tac 10 also comes with a printer, and citations/tickets can be printed out and given directly to the subject at the scene. Ver Meer said Tac 10 will definitely be a time saver for local law enforcement officers.
"This will absolutely increase efficiency," Ver Meer said. "The system we have right now is about 20 years old. It was time for an upgrade. With Tac 10 — as far as modern technology — we are catching up with the curve and surpassing it all at once. This is not something I should have to worry about the rest of my career. It should not need to be updated for another 20 years."
Mapping software will also be installed on the laptops. The mapping software will allow dispatchers and officers the ability to see where every law enforcement vehicle is in the area — including state troopers — which will make for quicker response times.
Ver Meer said Tac 10 has the capability of emailing an e-ticket to the clerk of court, which will be helpful whenever the office goes digital. That could happen as early as 2015.
The total cost of Tac 10 including hardware is expected to be about $160,000. That will be split 50/50 between the Creston Police Department and Union County Sheriff's Office. Ver Meer said this change has been in the works for several years, so they will be able to make a sizeable down payment in the neighborhood of $60,000.
The remaining cost will be financed over four years. Ver Meer said there will be no interest on the financing.
"We really appreciate the city and county coming together to work on a project like this," Ver Meer said.
Ver Meer and Union County Chief Deputy Steve Maitlen have spearheaded this project. They said they will use a stairstep approach in implementing Tac 10.
The first step is converting data from the old system to Tac 10. Then, dispatchers and officers will receive training on Tac 10. Maitlen said the hope is to feel comfortable enough with Tac 10 by August so laptops can be installed in the vehicles in August or September.


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Action/Adventure, Animation, Comedy
From Disney-Pixar comes "Up," a comedy adventure about 78-year-old balloon salesman Carl Fredricksen, who finally fulfills his lifelong dream of a great adventure when he ties thousands of balloons to his house and flies away to the wilds of South America. But, he discovers all too late that his biggest nightmare has stowed away on the trip: an overly optimistic eight-year-old Wilderness Explorer named Russell.
Cast: John Ratzenberger, Christopher Plummer, Jordan Nagai, Ed Asner
Produced by: Jonas Rivera
Directed by: Pete Docter
Written by: Bob Peterson
Running time: 1hr 36min
Opens: May 29, 2009 Nationwide
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Second set is an awesome segue fest and features another gem with an extended Weekapaug that also finds a dark and stormy spot similar to the Melt from the first set. With YEM-like vocals to accompany the soundscape, the boys sound as if they're on a roller coaster and they're worried about the inevitable peak at the top of it right before they dip over the edge.
Jesus Just Left Chicago is a welcomed treat that is played magnificently with some great Page/Trey action. Trey really can hit that soulful blues sound. Right out of serious-face blues, they switch gears to the fun, silliness of Big Ball Jam and continue onto Fishmanland where he wishes he had a brain (and his goggles), and Possum lets out some more fire before sending us off. The encore is fun and levels things off.
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Early Detection and Prevention Are Keys to Gynecological Health
The Foundation for Women's Cancer, formerly the Gynecologic Cancer Foundation (GCF) has designated September as Gynecologic Cancer Awareness Month. The goal is to draw attention to the importance of early detection and prevention.
Gynecologic cancers include all cancers of the female reproductive tract. This means ovarian, cervical, uterine, vaginal, vulvar, or tubal cancer. These cancers do not have to be fatal. Early detection and education tools, such as Pap tests and risk assessment tests, not only can detect them, but also can help prevent them.
4 ways to take control of your gynecologic health
The program's goal is to show you four simple ways to take control of your gynecologic health. By doing this, you can protect your health and your life. Here's a way to remember the goals of Gynecologic Cancer Awareness Month.
G - Get to know your family history.
Learn about your family history of breast, ovarian, uterine, and colon cancers. The genetic risk for ovarian cancer can be passed on to you through either your mother or father. This makes both family histories equally important. Familial risk is the most significant risk factor for ovarian cancer. Alert your gynecologist about your family history of cancer so you can take preventive steps.
C - Conduct an online risk assessment.
Take 15 minutes out of your day to determine your risk of developing one of these cancers. Visit the Women's Cancer Network (WCN) website. Take the free, personalized assessment of your risk of developing cervical, ovarian, uterine, and breast cancer. The WCN website also has information on these cancers, resources for women who have been diagnosed with cancer, and information on cancer experts.
A - Ask questions; educate yourself about gynecologic cancer.
Educate yourself. Learn the warning signs of these cancers. Know your body. This knowledge is an important step to protecting your health and well-being.
M - Make an appointment for your annual gynecologic exam and cancer screening tests.
Get an annual gynecologic exam, no matter what your age. Some of these cancers have no symptoms. They can be found only through regular visits to your gynecologist. This regular healthcare routine is critical to maintaining your health.
The Society of Gynecologic Oncology (SGO) is a nonprofit, international organization made up of obstetricians and gynecologists who specialize in these cancers. Its purpose is to improve the care of women with gynecologic cancer, to raise the standards of practice, and to encourage research.
The SGO established the GCF in 1991 as a nonprofit charitable organization, and as an extension of SGO's commitment to the health and well-being of women. Its goal is to raise funds for philanthropic programs that benefit women who have, or who are at risk of developing, these cancers. In 2011, the GCF changed its name to the Foundation for Women's Cancer.


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This budget-priced winder is compact and free-standing. Each unit is fitted with rubber feet to prevent sliding or marring polished surfaces. Mounting cup and cushion are easily removed to facilitate loading and unloading, and to provide access to the mode-changing switch.
Factory-fitted with 2 ORBITA Lithium "D" cell batteries which provide a minimum of 5 years guaranteed operating life at the normal 10-minute winding cycle. Even longer life may be accomplished using the 15-minute mode, depending upon the watch's winding characteristics. Made in the USA by ORBITA Corporation.
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I have two of these winders and love them. I wanted a winder that didn't have to sit out due to having to be plugged in. I wanted the flexibility of putting it in a safe and still work. Since this winder is battery powered it goes anywhere. Orbita guarantees the battery life for 5 years. The reason they can do this is, the motor only makes 1 revolution every 10/15 mins (you set). The remainder of the swinging motion comes from the weight of the watch and an eccentric weight. This causes the swinging action. I've been using the first one for 2 years and it's still going strong. My watches are in my armoire and I don't even hear the winders working. They are still as silent as the day I purchased them.
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Although they are victims of the federal government shutdown, local federal workers have not been shut out by the community.
As the U.S. Congress was unable to come to terms that would allow continued funding of the federal government, it essentially shut down at midnight Sept. 30. The shutdown affects all levels, ranging from national parks and monuments to positions at all federal agencies deemed "nonessential." Workers falling under this category have been furloughed, meaning that for the duration of the shutdown they will not receive any pay.
According to Marcia Keeth with the county's Department of Economic Development, 33.4 percent of county residents are government employees. There is no breakdown that indicates how many are federal, but it is a "significant amount," according to the department.
The impact of the shutdown will be hard to figure, according to the department's information. The impact is largely dependent on the duration of the shutdown, along with the amount of out-of-work federal employees, vendors and contractors who lose business because of the shutdown and the other, unrelated businesses like retail shops and restaurants that lose out on traffic because of the lack of spending.
"Usually our proximity to Washington [D.C.] is a good thing ... but not in this case," Charles County Commissioner Ken Robinson (D) said Thursday. "Now I think the negative impact on us will be much greater. The last time this happened was in 1995, and I think this will be worse because we've grown much more since then, in part because of the influx of federal workers to this area. Sixty-two percent of our citizens leave every day for work and we know a lot of those are federal employees. At our public forum the other night, a woman said in her remarks, 'You're our government, don't let us down. I've already been furloughed by the other.'"
College of Southern Maryland economics and business professor Mike Green wrote Thursday between classes in an email that it was too early to determine the outcome.
"I think it's too early to see real regional economic effects. However, certainly those federal workers that are not being paid are being forced to alter their decision making calculus regarding spending choices," Green wrote. "For those that do not have sufficient savings to draw on, their cash flow problem would cause major spending decreases on all non-necessity items. Should this group be of sufficient size and clustered in the same area, then those businesses in that area that depend on this type of spending would feel an immediate negative impact. If this group is relatively small and dispersed geographically, then businesses wouldn't feel any impact at this time."
In Washington, D.C., many businesses are offering free and discounted services to the affected federal employees. Although it is not seen on such a wide scale in Charles County, certain offers are available.
At all of its stores, OBO Pizza is offering a discount of half off large pizzas for the duration of the shutdown with the presentation of a valid government ID, owner Joe Gressis said Wednesday.
"We did it to help out in a tough situation. People won't have the money that they usually do," Gressis said. "A lot of the people here are government workers, and we've seen a lot of government IDs coming in so far. I'm sure that this has been very tough on them."
In Indian Head, where OBO's newest store opened in February 2012, the store is situated just a stone's throw from Naval Support Facility Indian Head, one of the county's largest employers. Store manager Aaron Derencin said Wednesday that he was surprised to see it had remained business as usual.
"Honestly, most of the base employees are still working," Derencin said. "We've been busier than usual because of the special. This location in particular thrives on having the base right there. We do OK for business at night, but the lunch rush is what drives this store. I think it was just a good idea to give back to the customers who support us."
Lisa Park, who co-owns and operates Cool Beanz Coffee in Charlotte Hall with Betsy Leonhard, said she had seen the effects of the furlough firsthand, as her husband is a federal employee.
"My husband is furloughed and he came in here today, and he looked restless and I asked him what was wrong," Park said Wednesday. "He said he didn't know what to do since he couldn't go to work."
With that in mind, Park said she and Leonhard decided to offer a 10 percent discount off all orders to government employees with their IDs.
"We were thinking of ways to help," Park said. "We've only been open for about six weeks and we wanted to use this to get out into the community. We wanted to do something for those people who can't even come into work. We're getting a lot of good feedback from our customers. They can come in, set up their computers here, and just get away from it."
For Debbie Stanley, the owner of The Studio Cooperative in Waldorf, the shutdown hits home. Stanley's business is offering free yoga and capoeira classes to anyone affected by the furlough and not just federal employees.
During the 1995 shutdown, Stanley worked as a civil servant and her husband, who was an active duty member of the U.S. Air Force at the time, both had to continue to report to work and neither got paid. Her husband was deployed at the time as well.
"We spent 25 days wondering when we'd get paid again and if we could even pay our bills," Stanley said. "This was just the right thing for us to do. These affected workers might eventually get back pay when it's over, but they won't be compensated for overtime or any off time. We had two ladies who were furloughed show up to our yoga class last night, and I don't think they really believed it was free. ... As soon as they realized it was, one of the gals almost started crying. They just felt better after the class, they said, like somebody cared. I knew then that we were doing the right thing. This is much better than just sitting around all day watching C-SPAN without having something to do.


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Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller Jr. says that he expects voters, not lawmakers, to have the final say on whether the state's death penalty is repealed, but observers say success or failure at the ballot box will depend heavily on how the question is worded.
When asked if they support the death penalty, people tend to give one answer, but when they're asked if they would support replacing the death penalty with life in prison without the possibility of parole, they often give another, said Jane Henderson, executive director of Maryland Citizens Against State Executions.
"If people understand that you're leaving life without the possibility of parole [as the alternative], I think we'll win," Henderson said. "We're not talking about letting murderers out of prison."
Gov. Martin O'Malley (D) said last week that he believes a death penalty repeal was within reach of gaining the 24 votes needed to pass the Senate, and Miller (D-Dist. 27) of Chesapeake Beach, who supports capital punishment, said last week that he expects the measure will succeed and be petitioned to the 2014 ballot.
"I'm confident that it will [go before the voters]," Miller said. "It's a matter of great concern to many."
Maryland polling data on the issue is a few years old, Henderson said.
A 2009 Gonzales Research and Marketing Strategies poll found that 53 percent of Marylanders favored the death penalty, with 41 percent opposed. But when asked if life without parole is an acceptable substitute for execution, 65 percent said "yes," and 31 percent said "no."
While many people might support the death penalty in theory, they will oppose it when confronted with its practical drawbacks –– such as people who have been released from death row after being exonerated by DNA evidence, said Richard Dieter, executive director of the Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit Death Penalty Information Center.
The idea that murderers will still face life without parole makes a real difference in how people perceive the issue, Dieter said.
A 2008 study conducted by Dieter's organization determined that the 162 capital cases prosecuted in the state between 1978 and 1999 cost taxpayers $186 million and resulted in five executions. Capital cases usually have longer trials and a lengthy appellate process, according to the study.
And while a recent effort to overturn California's death penalty failed at the polls, it was petitioned to the ballot without legislative action, Dieter said.
"It would be different in Maryland in that it [would be] something that's passed the legislature and been signed by the governor," Dieter said. "You're kind of affirming something that's already been enacted."
O'Malley goes into the 2013 legislative session coming off a string of victories in the 2012 election, including the ballot measures upholding same-sex marriage and the Maryland Dream Act. While the governor has not yet said whether the death penalty repeal will be part of his legislative package this year, he pushed for it in 2009.
The 2009 effort ended in a compromise that restricted use of the death penalty to cases in which there was DNA evidence, conclusive video evidence or a videotaped confession.
A 2012 survey by the Public Religion Research Institute found that 46 percent of Americans prefer the death penalty for murderers, while 47 percent favor life without parole.
But some Maryland lawmakers are standing firmly behind the death penalty. Baltimore County Del. Patrick L. McDonough (D-Dist. 7) of Middle River announced last week that he will introduce five bills mandating the use of the death penalty in certain cases, including for mass murder.
"The recent mass murder of children in Newtown [Conn.] makes it clear that a capital punishment remedy is necessary," McDonough said in a statement Thursday. "I find it hard to believe that the governor, or any member of the General Assembly, would support the idea of an assassin of innocent children to be granted life without parole."
Five inmates currently are on death row in Maryland. No execution has taken place since 2006 due to issues in the protocol for lethal injection as well as the unavailability of a drug used in the procedure.


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I was checking out the stats for most of the Cubs players today (and some other players too). When I was looking at what Jeff Samardzija had done so far this year it wasn't how well he's pitched (at least by FIP standards anyway) that stood out to me, but how no rest of season projection expected a damn thing from him the rest of the season. I don't know why this surprised me. It takes a long time for pitching stats to stabilize. A full season of pitching in the rotation isn't going to affect a projection all that much.
If you look at FIP he's been pretty damn good. Fangraphs has him with 1.8 fWAR and I'm pretty sure BPro uses FIP or FRA to calculate their's and he has 1.7 WARP. Quite a bit below that is gWAR (0.7) and even lower is rWAR (0.4). Take the average and call it 1.2, which is good at this point in the season. Compared to his pre-season projections it's almost unbelievable. Compared to his rest of season projections it's equally unbelievable.
ZiPS (available on Fangraphs) projects him to have an ERA and FIP of 3.68 and 4.01 the rest of the way. Neither number is all that impressive given the run environment, but when you look closer at the projections ZiPS is projecting 40 games and only 4 starts. It's a hell of a lot easier to relieve than it is to start and the adjustment is usually about 1 run. Since there are some starts mixed in with the projections we'll go with .7. As a starter then, ZiPS is really projecting something closer to a 4.38 ERA and 4.71 FIP. That's a well below average ERA and probably close to replacement level FIP as a starter..
PECOTA is projecting a 4.71 ERA and 0.1 WARP the rest of the way. The other in-season projection is The Hardball Time's Oliver and they like him less than the rest. Oliver has him at a 4.83 ERA and 0.0 WAR. The average of the 3 projections is a 4.64 ERA and an FIP in the 4.70 range. League ERA is 3.98 right now and FIP is adjusted to match ERA so it's also 3.98.
I was one of the biggest critics of the decision to put Samardzija in the rotation and remain unconvinced he'll have much of any value as a starter, but I'm even more optimistic than the projections. Actually, I'm quite a bit more optimstic. I'd probably expect about a 4.25 ERA going forward and an FIP in the same range. Maybe a bit worse.


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"This is an incredibly easy rich and satisfying ice cream dessert made with ice cream sandwiches and fudge sauce. This keeps in the freezer very well and can be eaten straight from the freezer."
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1 (16 ounce) can
chocolate syrup
3/4 cup
peanut butter
ice cream sandwiches
1 (12 ounce) container
frozen whipped topping, thawed
1 cup
salted peanuts
I made a mistake and purchased hot fudge sauce rather than regular chocolate syrup. Though I don't know how it would have turned out using the syrup, the hot fudge sauce was a happy mistake. Very rich and smooth textured. I thinned the mixture a bit with some chocolate syrup because it was quite stiff after mixing with the peanut butter but it still wasn't easy to spread. I think the earlier reviewer's suggestion of putting the chocolate/peanut butter layer onto the ice cream sandwiches first, then the whipped topping would have made my assembly MUCH easier if I'd thought of it! Everyone loved this and it was so simple to make. The possibilities of other combinations of sauce and "sprinkly things" are endless and I am sure I'll make this again!
I made this cake as written last year and felt is was okay but nothing special, thus a 3 star rating. I decided to try it again this summer after reading dozens of ice cream cake recipes - and incorporated some of the other recipes into this basic idea. The new and improved version is a 4.5. I made a home made chocolate peanut butter fudge sauce, used lots of chopped up salted dry roasted nuts (sprinkling them generously over the chocolate fudge layer) and made sure to use a deep pan to accommodate the layers adequately. I also put a thin layer of the chocolate fudge sauce on the bottom of the pan before starting the first layer of ice cream sandwiches. These changes improved the cake immensely in my opinion. It feeds a lot of people - a 13x9 pan can definitely feed 15+. You can definitely make this a week or more ahead of time, just cover very tightly in the freezer.
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Quick,easy and Yummy! It looks and tastes like you slaved over this dessert. My ice cream sandwiches must have been the perfect size, because I used 19, just as the recipe called for. I used (Dove) milk chocolate topping and crunchy peanut butter. As suggested by another reviewer, I put the syrup/peanut butter mixture on the ice cream sandwiches first,(plus I drizzled some caramel topping onto that) and then spread the cool whip, it was easier to spread, and no one would be the wiser, because when sliced, it had nice layers. I probably added about 1/2 of a jar of the caramel (for both layers) and will more than likely add more (all) next time. I used chopped pecans in place of the peanuts and dusted the top with cocoa. I wanted to add toffee pieces in place of the nuts, but my stores didn't have them. I will try that though when I find them again. I passed this out to all the neighbors..thumbs up from everyone!
Yummy! The fudge/peanut butter part was very good! Used peanut butter cups like others suggested b/c the kids don't like nuts. I halved this recipe and it took 11 ice cream sandwiches per 8x8 inch pan.
UNBELIEVABLE! This was so easy and very good. Thank you so much for this. Everyone that has tasted it has thought is it great. I think the secret is the peanut butter in the chocolate sauce. Yum! My only problem was finding a 9X13 dish that was deep enough to hold all the layers. Super recipe.
This was AWESOME! Quick and easy to make!! I used No Frills No Name Ice Cream bars and they were the perfect size. Used NO Frills No Name chocolate syrup. Took previous advice and layered chocolate sauce first then the whipped topping! Big hit at party! Definately make it again!
This is a great and easy dessert. I combined caramel and hot fudge together instead of chocolate syrup and peanut butter. It was great for a summertime dessert. Our guests and my whole family loved it!
I made this for company and served it to 8 kids...they all LOVED it!!! (which is an absolute miracle because my kids are extremely picky) I have already been asked for the recipe twice!! The only thing I will do different next time is put the chocolate sauce on first and then the Cool Whip, as I found that it made a big mushy mess on top when I tried it the other way. 5 stars for this recipe!
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Breaking Away from the Dystopian Cliché
What kind of aspects, challenges, conflicts and/or problems would you like to exhibit and experience from a story depicting a peaceful, prosperous and abundant city/society/world beyond scarcity, money, war, poverty and human suffering, assuming it didn't turn out Dystopian, to make it interesting, engaging and immersive?
Barry Palmer
Dec 22 2012: This might be difficult to depict, but I think that one of the main challenges in a world of abundance will be the fight for meaningful values. Just look at the rich people of today. So many lives are spent in pursuit of meaningless, trivial pleasures. So many entertainers and sports celebrities turn to drugs. This issue is directly related to our environmental problems, which could be fixed very easily by putting a monetary value on aspects of the environment so that prices would include environmental costs. You might develop a story about teachers that are trying to instill character into their students, inspiring them to lives of accomplishment rather than lives spent pursing meaningless pleasures. If today's entertainment is any indication of what we will see in the future, those teachers will have a very difficult task.Dec 20 2012: Perhaps you could detail a society that evolved to be "utopian" after suffering through a period of dystopia, such that it nearly didn't survive. It might be interesting to see the issues such a society would encounter just as it was emerging from adversity and trying to settle in to its new existence.
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Star Trek: The Next Generation is written in such a universe, and its writers do a beautiful job with it. You might consider watching if you're looking for media to model your project after.
Dec 20 2012: That's a cool angle! Kind of like showing flashbacks of how they emerged from there to here. I like that!
Oh yes, I'm very aware of Star Trek and especially The Next Generation universe. I pretty much grew up with it. As you point out, it's beautifully written. But I really want to take this kind of storytelling to the next step (though someone might see it as a step back!). You see, I'm trying to do it without any aliens, firearms or spaceships (at least not warp drive ships). Refine the "Utopian" genre to something tangible and attainable. Something that might happen in the near future. Make it very much real life, but set in the future. As real life as possible that is. But I don't want my personal project to cloud any minds here, as I welcome and value any opinions and ideas!
Thanks anyway, Jacqueline!
Dec 20 2012: I like your idea of flashbacks too. This sounds like it could be a very interesting project. I hope you'll keep us updated as you make more progress on it!
To clarify, I was not suggesting that you incorporate aliens or other science fiction elements from Star Trek into your project (as cool as it is in TNG...I also grew up watching it, so I may be a bit biased). I was more referring to the way their society is structured, how they treat others, their system of values, the eradication of poverty, crime, money, etc.
Best of luck to you, Mats!
Mark Hurych
Dec 22 2012: Story line:
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hmm interesting engaging and immersive scenario in a movie with peaceful prosperous abundant society would be about the trials and tribulations of wrestling the muse and each other and creating art
I see a multiple story line (6) with
1, a skateboard club challenging each other on the street.
2, video clip challenge exchanges among dancers around the world
3, sailing races with one-man boats
4, jazz musicians challenging and blending
5, mathematicians on Earth System Science projects
6, protein folders sequencing DNA gene maps
Dec 23 2012: I like that! "Causal" topics in a "Utopian" world. Could be an awesome angle! I would also think there would be higher incentives to compete with oneself. To enhance your own abilities and predictability and so forth.
Mark Hurych
Dec 23 2012: Mats Kaarbö,
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"Causal" and "inspirational" or "heroic" I would wish...
Have you ever seen how skateboarders compete with each other? The best skateboarders honor their competitors by imitating elements of each other's performance and attempting to take it to the next level. Street dancers often do the same, sometimes breaking language barriers in the process. Jazz musicians can speak to each other with their musical experiments, riffs, and improvisations, and it leads to the same kind of non-zero sum competition. I think the essence of the idea is about exploring competition in its old meaning as something like "competere," struggling together to become fit. The spirit of that intent can be felt among mathematicians and scientists in the right context.
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Dec 22 2012: Speaking for myself, Mats, my approach to making the world better is to pick individual, small, specific problems and try to improve them. For example, if I'm out on a walk, and I see a big piece of trash lying in the street, I'll usually go pick it up and put it in the nearest trashcan.
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I'm usually suspicious of and uncomfortable with things that present a vision of trying to make the whole world utopian in a vast sense. I'm more interested in watching things that show me how to solve very small, specific problems. I probably believe that if everyone worked on small, specific problems, the world would become better.
Jan 9 2013: "I'm usually suspicious of and uncomfortable with things that present a vision of trying to make the whole world utopian in a vast sense."
I've come to realize that with many people. The typical knee-jerk reaction always seems to be that of the fear of a New World Order or other types of grand conspiracies leading to what one would might call a Dystopic future. I'm not saying you are one of these, but I am however interested in why this holistic thinking makes you uncomfortable. And what would a story contain to make you less uncomfortable in regards to global decision making?
Jan 9 2013: I believe my thought is that how could anyone present a lifestyle that would work for everybody, a utopian lifestyle that would work for vast numbers of people, because how can you know that the lifestyle you are presenting is the one that will work for those vast numbers because you don't personally know all those people. How many people do you really know well in your life? You know your family, your friends, your co-workers. All together, most of us might know only fifty people really well. Or fewer. So how are we going to construct a lifestyle that will work for hundreds of millions, or billions, of people when we don't know all those people?
Mats K
Jan 9 2013: I hear you. However, from a scientific point of view, meaning not my own opinion, we've known for quite a time now that human beings have certain needs. From biological ones to quality of life. These are universal. Everybody needs food, clean water, clean air and shelter to survive. People who think about social designs usually don't think about how people should live their lives, but instead how their design can meet the most basic needs for all people to create an environment where people can reach their highest potential in life. This is however not what politicians does, just to make that clear. Life is personal and nobody should tell us what to do, but in order to have a peaceful and stable society this also requires us to teach our children of how the world works and what's relevant for our future survival. It's a big topic and I could ramble on, but I think you get my point. Global social designs doesn't automatically mean bad.
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Dec 20 2012: I am confused by your question, Mats. Are you saying you want to picture a peaceful society beyond war and human suffering that still has challenges and conflicts? Like in the children's book The Giver, where people are kept content artifcially? Or like the ivory towerish community in Hesse's The Glass Bead Game, which itself is somewhat idyllic by design by being detached from the messier politics of the surrounding country?
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As this is a not uncommon story line (I have to believe there is some Kafka along these lines as well, but I don't remember, and maybe some Twilight Zone episodes)... do you want to bring an existing work into film or write a script?
Dec 20 2012: "I am confused by your question, Mats. Are you saying you want to picture a peaceful society beyond war and human suffering that still has challenges and conflicts?"
Well, I don't believe in Utopias. That's the short answer. I believe that all societies regardless of how civil and enlightened they become will still have challenges and face problems. War, poverty and human suffering are not the only problems our species have to fix and be worry about. We still need and, hopefully, would want to cure cancer, eradicate illnesses, find better and more efficient ways of gathering and consuming energy, develop geoengineering to gain weather control and further develop nanotechnology etc. The list is endless.
If you however know a way of telling a story that doesn't have to inhabit challenges, conflicts or problems to be interesting, engaging and immersive, I more than welcome you to share your ideas!
Dec 20 2012: I understand now.
Bob Stiglitz
Dec 20 2012: Make a story normalizing what people find objectionable, I think controversy is the only way to make it interesting. Given that conflict is the essence of what makes stories interesting.
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Think of the current worlds greatest outcasts for certain behaviors, then make those behaviors normal and entered into freely in the future. Would ruffle a lot of feathers.
Dec 20 2012: I like that! And that would in fact be the very nature of a story that depicts that kind of "Utopian" society. Many things would be different, that would require an explanation. I would argue that that in and of itself would be interesting and perhaps even appealing to an audience.Jan 20 2013: Mats, under what socioeconomic system do you think we'll be able to triple our food production? Because from what I see, we've got countries living under a variety of socioeconomic systems--capitalism, socialism, communism, mixed, dictatorship--and nobody has been able to triple their food production. Or even come close. So it doesn't sound realistic.Jan 14 2013: I have been assuming that we are half-civilized right now, even in Norway. It seems to be clear that civilization correlates with Cheap Energy, and the Industrial Revolution's use of it. If we were merely like the Romans , we'd still have Slaves, and Inequalities of all kinds.Luckily the energy problem is on the way to being solved (Thorium LFTR power, "Energy Cheaper than Coal" Prof . Hargraves) So when we are all the children of wealthy families, what then? We will have the Rich Kids problem of how to avoid becoming layabouts , drug addicts, etc. It is interesting that in the History of Science, so many notable contributors were the children of the wealthy and titiled, who were allowed to follow their interests. In the future, if money (energy) is no longer a problem, there will be plenty of people looking for excitement. An early psychologist, William James , wrote a book called the "Moral Equivalent of War" about the Existential Crime problem, and some contrived solutions. In the future it will likely be very much easier. There seem to be a great number of habitable planets to colonize,( or create) So it should be possible to solve several problems at once. Adventjurous types can do the colonizing. Social problems on Earth, could be harmoniously defused, by convincing Jews and Arabs, for example, that their true Homeland is some other planet, all their own,.. We would do well to encourage space travel anyway, since an Asteroid strike seems to be inevitable at some future date. Since space is measured in light years, it reduces drastically any need for all the people on Earth to become one big happy family, which they do not seem eager to do. But we could "finesse" it, hopefully without conflict, at least for a long time, by dispersiing peacefully.Jan 13 2013: Mats, I was thinking it'd be an interesting project to find out what the total wealth is in the world, and then divide that by the number of people. If in our imagination we redistributed that total wealth so that everyone had exactly the same, I wonder what kind of standard of living each person would have, based on whatever that amount is. I'm thinking it might be at the level of poor, that every person on earth would be poor if you evenly divided the world's wealth between every person; or maybe they'd be lower middle class, or middle class. Or maybe everyone would be upper class, although my gut feeling is not, since there's many more poor people than rich people, and when you divide the few rich people's wealth among the many poor people, each person is not going to have that much. If you do this project, let me know. The results might suggest to us that everyone on earth cannot have a "high" standard of living.
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Jan 13 2013: Thanks, Kate. Well, Mats has been talking with me and has actually helped me to understand better what people might mean when they start talking about designing policy for the whole world. So I'm really thankful.
On the issue of whether people get back to you much later about your effect, you know, Kate, I hope this doesn't seem unsupportive, but I tend to have more of a Zen attitude, if people get back to me it's great, if they don't, well, at least I got to express myself, and I feel confident in my heart that I've touched some lives.
It sounds like you're saying TED speakers actually participate in TED conversations before they "rise" to the level of TED speaker. Do you really know this is true, or are you just guessing? I would have guessed that the vast majority of people who participate in the conversations never give a TED talk.
Jan 14 2013: Greg, if you want to know what Feyisayo's TEDx talk will be about, or if I am correct in my recollection that he will be giving one, send him a private message. He is a film-maker.Jan 13 2013: I believe Feyisayo will be speaking at a TEDx.
Jan 14 2013: Do you know what it's about, Fritz?Jan 13 2013: That would be a fantastic project. In fact, a couple of studies has been done to find out how much food and energy we can produce, store and distribute and a study from World Health Organization found that we could feed the whole planet three times over. And a MIT report found that we have 4000 years of untapped geothermal energy in addition to solar, wind, wave, tidal and piezoelectric that could easily meet the energy needs of tomorrow. But, unfortunately, we still cling on to a socioeconomic system that perpetuate an ignorant view of what we really have. Our whole economy is built upon the logic that there is scarcity, but as the reports have shown, the opposite is true.
Jan 14 2013: Yeah, Mats, here is why I begin again to become suspicious of projects that present to me "a world of abundance/peace/prosperity." Because even if we potentially have the-planet-three-times-over food, the difficulty becomes actualizing it, what does it take to really do it, there must be genuine, powerful impediments or we would have done it already. I don't buy that the problem is people clinging on an ignorance-perpetuating system because people are pretty skeptical, they don't take things for granted, they usually arrive at the truth. If we haven't tapped our food-producing potential, it's because the inventions don't yet exist to do it, or it takes more work than we can do, or something else. Same on energy. It's not to say we won't eventually have the inventions to do it, but inventing takes time, and implementing inventions takes time. It may be that in many, many years we will be able to produce more food, but any movie that tells me we can do it quickly I'm going to be suspicious of.Jan 11 2013: As you said, Utopia is simply impossible, at least for the current humans' attitude.
What stop us from building a successful 'paradise on Earth' is that we cannot reach a point that we will think everything is perfect. Let me put it this way; companies that produce mobile phones try hard to make the best phone, which surpasses all other phones. Faster bluetooth, internet, better picture quality, sleek style, bigger screen, smaller screen, light weight, etc. etc. Every feature can be speeded up more, almost till infinity (unless there is an absolute limit), made more attractive and easier to use. But the problem is that a better phone will always emerge, and even if there was a limit to the 'absolute best phone', people would complain that they want something even better.
Humans are by nurture (I wont say nature because that is not true), unsatisfied creatures.
If all humans became satisfied at anything, even the world we live in now would suffice.
Maybe the problems that exist now would just disappear, even.
So the problem I would exhibit would be this internal conflict within most humans.Jan 10 2013: Yeah, Mats, below you say if you give everybody the necessities of life and a high standard of living, there won't be as much lack of money and therefore crime. But you know that the necessities of life and a high standard of living are not the same thing. I think it's easy to get behind everybody having the necessities of life, but when you start talking about everybody having a high standard of living you're starting to get into heavy politics, redistribution of wealth.Jan 9 2013: Yeah, thanks for your comment below, Mats, it helped me understand where people are coming from when they create programs about global policy. I would say, however, that even if you had food, clean air, water, and shelter for everybody, I don't know that that would be Utopia. We have all those things in America, and yet we still have many problems, such as the mass shooting in Connecticut ten days ago.
Jan 9 2013: Well, most crime and violence stem from monetary reasons (usually the lack of it), believe it or not. Money not only serves as a medium of exchange and a tool to give us access to the necessities of life, but nowadays it also has an 'important' social dynamic issue to it. It is often associated with status and to the success or failure in a persons life, unfortunately. And this is where most problems starts. Even wars. So, in abstraction, if you give everybody on the Earth the same access to the necessities of life and a high standard of living, which is possible, without the constraint of having to deal with money or barter you would in effect phase out most crime and violence. This would not create a Utopia, but would be a much better system than we currently have.
Jan 10 2013: How about sword fights to win the love of a women,...or for defending some reputation...or honor...? ;) I am kind of kidding... but I really think humans will always find differences, resulting in conflicts and eventually in violence. Just think how much violence the difference in religious view has caused in the world. But here is a funny question: What would politicians do in an Utopian world?Jan 14 2013: Mats: I am afraid that your idea that violence comes from money is simply way oversimplified, and often quite wrong. Do you seriously believe that the Taliban fights for money?! At any rate, if you look at the size of the Universe, there is clearly enough space and energy (money) for everyone, as long as no one insists that we all MUST live together in harmony., as one big happy family. I'm a believer in marriage, but I do think that some couples are just not suited to each other.Jan 9 2013: You can create philosophical conflicts around topics like meaning of life, origin of life, boredom, existence of God, seeking for whatever there could be beyond that perfect world; you could also create love stories, aspirations to perfection in science, art, sport...Jan 9 2013: First and foremost excellent question! I agree when you state a utopian society is impossible. I believe humans worry far beyond their limits. We have grown in a world where we are taught that laws mean order and without order society will crumble. If we all focused on more simple things, the world would be a utopia on its own. We already live in utopia, we just forgot about it and created this evil world on our own. In today's world I believe order is needed, but in the true, natural world order is foolish. Ego is the most dangerous weapon out there, if humans learned to realize themselves and stop worrying about things that don't make sense like money, or possessions and instead focused on happiness, this world we live in, will naturally be a utopia.Jan 7 2013: In other words, you are asking "what would be a good problem to have in a society without problems?" Do I understand it right? Does it mean that a "society without problems" would seem boring and uninteresting and THAT would be a problem?
It's a Zen question. As I meditate on it, I become increasingly happy with our current world.
Jan 9 2013: "In other words, you are asking "what would be a good problem to have in a society without problems?" Do I understand it right?"
Not quite. First of all, I don't believe in Utopias, in the sense of a society with no challenges whatsoever. That's simply impossible. There will always be challenges. Second of all, a story needs conflict. Therefore, even if one were to depict a society "without" any problems, one would still need some sort of challenge(s) to drive the story itself forward [to make it interesting, fun and engaging]. That's the imperative of drama.
And that is why I am reaching out to you guys to get some input on problems, conflicts or challenges YOU would like to exhibit and experience in a society that is seemingly perfect - from politics to social dynamics. Whatever comes to your mind.
Jan 9 2013: What's the time-table for your writing project?
Jan 9 2013: Right now it has an indefinite time-table, but I will be reaching out to filmmakers soon to move it into pre-production, hopefully. The overall outline of the story and the main conflict has already been established, so I am simply here to get some "smaller" inputs and inspiration from you guys. But this is actually not the main reason I posted the conversation. I'm here to listen to what you guys have to say about this kind of material in terms of storytelling in general.Jan 9 2013: I understand, Mats. One of the things that appeals to me most about TED Conversations is when people come in to pick people's brains for their projects (as long as everyone realizes there is a lot of vigorous speculation here in areas in which the discussants typically are not experts!)
Mats K
Jan 9 2013: Oh yeah, I find that very interesting and important too. TED Conversations is one of many untapped sources for crowdsourcing. From simple school projects to real-life game-changing innovation. Its got huge potential and will hopefully attract a lot more people with expertise in any given field ready to share their ideas and knowledge.
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Dec 28 2012: hmmm, so obviously it should start with CERN & a nuclear terrorist happening at the same time & they blow each other out of existence (& all other such types). What's left is a time/space rift where past & future worlds mesh; dreams become real, ideas become objectified.
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-Someone ends up (let's say they're a psychologist) in a small room with several other of themselves. How do they remember which one they are & how do they maintain their individual value?
-So you could have a variety of meetings of geniuses throughout history, different ideas about what the universe is, what the world is, what's going to happen to the world, various philosophies & religions throughout history & how they change through history.
-Animals communicate & become smarter that we.
-Someone with difficulties making chooses starts making multiple interacting realities - it starts out on a simple farm & ends in an almost chaotic city.
-How quickly would society change if you could kill with a thought? How would you have to treat your enemy then, if you know that a close relative loved them?
-What if the population were to be split into two perpendicular flat-lands who couldn't see each other directly?
-What if the people on t.v. could see the damage they do to others' worldview?
-What if the chain of causality (but not time) were reversed?
-What if people lost all emotions?
ok?Dec 27 2012: How about a song theme in a movie based on a multi track composed by Eric Whitacre using the words from your title. Combine with visual choreography of LED, League of Extraordinary Dancers.Dec 23 2012: Chip the whole lot of us and hook us into a world we all want to see individually or poke out your eye's then try and find what is valuable in the darkness?Dec 22 2012: Transition into
Jan 9 2013: Is that a reference to something?Dec 22 2012: I think that it is interesting to say that a dystopian society is a cliché, after all a cliché is something that obvious. A Dystopian society is obvious because a Utopian society is impossible; there will never b e a perfect society because nobody is perfect. We are all at some points in time irrational, greedy, emotional or selfish.
A perfect world is not a good TV show.
Jan 9 2013: "A perfect world is not a good TV show."
However, it would not be a perfect world. I've already mentioned that I don't believe in Utopias, in the sense of a society with no challenges whatsoever. That's simply impossible. There will always be challenges.
And that is why I am reaching out to you guys to get some input on problems, conflicts or challenges YOU would like to exhibit and experience in a society that is seemingly perfect - from politics to social dynamics. Whatever comes to your mind.
Jan 9 2013: That is what I am saying, humans are imperfect and therefore anything that they create and operate is imperfect.
And a TV show about a imaginary perfect society would just be boring.Dec 21 2012: "What kind of aspects and challenges, conflicts or problems would you like to exhibit and experience from a film or TV/web-series depicting a peaceful, prosperous and abundant society/world, beyond war, poverty and human suffering, assuming it didn't turn out Dystopian, to make it interesting, engaging and immersive?"
Isn't that basically Star Trek? But I see that below you indicated you didn't want aliens (or hostile AIs created by humans) and FTL travel in it, I don't know anything that satisfies those additional constraints, probably because it would be hard to create an engaging storyline: you can't even make it about politics or an allegory of the contemporary world because the society you describe would not have any major problems.
Jan 9 2013: However, it would not be a perfect world. I've already mentioned that I don't believe in Utopias, in the sense of a society with no challenges whatsoever. That's simply impossible. There will always be challenges.
And that is why I am reaching out to you guys to get some input on problems, conflicts or challenges YOU would like to exhibit and experience in a society that is seemingly perfect - from politics to social dynamics. Whatever comes to your mind.Dec 21 2012: Mats,
don't worry about what people here say in regards to your idea.
They all think what we have is civilization when it isn't.
Civilization has not yet begun.
We still are warring, starving, enslaving, impoverishing, destroying, polluting, acquiring, lying,
and they basically feel or think this somehow represents peace or abundance because waste is
so abundant, war is abundant, starvation is abundant, poverty is abundant, pollution is abundant.
They cannot envision what you mean, thus they have to ask!!!!
They are mentally ill.
Therein lie some answers though, to your questions, indirectly, as to what stands in the way.
Dec 21 2012: "They cannot envision what you mean, thus they have to ask!!!! They are mentally ill."
That's a bit harsh, isn't it? :) However, there is definitely a lack of knowledge of our technological possibilities to create an abundant society/world where there is enough for everybody (even though there are tons of studies out there that supports it). That's why filmmakers and storytellers needs to merge with scientists, engineers and technologists (that will build the future) or at least become scientifically literate to create the type of media that showcase our possibilities and how this could lead to better social systems.
Dec 23 2012: Hi Mats
No, I don't think it harsh at all.
The head of the CIA, William Casey, in 1981 said, "We will know when our program of disinformation is complete, when everything the American public believes, is false."
That is closer than anyone thinks and of course, they will think it isn't.
Being out of touch with reality is being mentally ill.
Having to ask and split hairs about what one means by "peace" or "peaceful" indicates to me that people now think it reasonable, rational and sane to think about peace in ways or with elements that are in fact not peaceful.
There already is enough for everyone but the management of it all needs to be in the hands of everyone so to speak, and completely without a monetary system as a guide because monetary needs profit and profit is fueled by scarcity, not abundance.
Yes, I do believe that most are seriously mentally ill.
SorryDec 24 2012: I agree that civilization has not begun yet. Expanded global empathic civilization would be a new event.Dec 26 2012: /
As I read your comments and trace your style through your profile I am intrigued. It all seems dystopian in the same way that Bucky Fuller was dystopian in his book "Grunch of Giants." Mats has a real challenge ahead in trying inspire goodness. We are not a hopeless species but our large systems of organization seem to work against out better nature.Dec 21 2012: Mats, where would you draw the line as to what constitutes a "peaceful, prosperous and abundant society/world"? A person could make the case that the world is already somewhat peaceful, somewhat prosperous, and somewhat abundant.
Mats K
Dec 21 2012: I'm not sure if I could draw a definitive line, but obviously a peaceful world would be one without war. Not even one. A prosperous and abundant world would be one that had enough resources to meet the needs of the people, making competition, the exchange of goods and poverty unnecessary for example. That to me is a peaceful, prosperous and abundant society/world - when a society live together in harmony with their environment and each other etc.
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I get you point though and I know a few people who have different notions on whats peaceful, prosperous and abundant.
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Dec 21 2012: The world is only prosperous in some places, and that's prosperity on a creditcard: it's by no means sustainable.Dec 20 2012: I love the TV series 'Terra Nova', an amazing green and new earth.
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I would join the fight against the 'Sixers' and stop the 'evil' company from stealing from the past in the future.
Dec 21 2012: I'm not that familiar with the Terra Nova universe, but I'll definitely look more into it! What kind of things do find intriguing with that world other than what you've already said? Feel free to be specific, as I love details!
Dec 21 2012: Having lived in the times before 2149 and being opportuned to go back 85million years into the Cretaceous past.....that would be an amazing experience for me as a citizen of 2149.
I love the simplicity of life in Terra Nova. There is so much to discover, the air is clean, the rivers are pure and the green scenery is a wonder. Besides, there is a beautiful lady who I had hoped would not be stranded in 2149 and was able to make the journey with me.Dec 20 2012: (MDR) A TV series based on the lives and adventures of the members of the department of the (MDR) "Major Disaster Response" The MDR sadly being fictional would be a US government department that work much the US armed forces in that it would be divided into branches, MDR-search & recues, MDR-evacuations, MDR-food-shelter and water, MDR-unities recovery, MDR-medical, and etc. and this department would have full timers and reservist.
Such a series would have a near endless amount of plot-lines, allow for guest stars, and could have multiple spin-offs.
Dec 20 2012: I love that! Kind of like a parallel government that arrives at decisions instead of making them through politics or political ideologies, right? Such a government body would not be limited to state either, it could be recognized as an internationally scientific advisory board that acts in need and at the same time design better social systems that will eventually move us beyond the major problems we face today.


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As stated in the novel "The Old Republic: Deceived", her name is Shae Vizla, though Malgus often refers to her simply as "The Mandalorian".
It's fitting that she's named since she single-handedly shut down Coruscant's defense grid and also took part in the attack on Alderaan :)
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