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Logitech diNovo Edge Keyboard
Small, wireless, and packed with a plethora of useful features. These are some of the more common traits in the keyboard that most people desire. For me, it has been an ongoing search for the perfect keyboard, but I still haven't found the keyboard of my dreams. Could Logitech's diNovo Edge be the keyboard that many of us are looking for? Will it prove superior to other popular keyboards on the market? Let's go ahead and see what this keyboard offers that others don't. We'll be examining this keyboard very thoroughly to get a good idea for what type of user the keyboard is ideal for and just how practical and useful it is.
Logitech is one of the front runners in today's input-device market. The company provides some of the most innovative, high quality, and honest products to users across the board. Logitech has something for everyone. The company strives to stay among the elite in their respective market.
Closer Look:
The retail box that the diNovo Edge is packaged in is very professional looking. On the side of the box, I was really surprised to see the claim of "The World's Most Advanced Keyboard" and I'm excited to see if it really is. The back of the box displays some of the key features, such as the TouchDisc onboard mouse. The volume control on the keyboard really caught my attention while I was looking at the box.
There it is! The diNovo Edge looking very clean and professional waiting to be used! Under the keyboard you'll find the driver CD, user manual, and a shammy used to wipe off fingerprints to keep your diNovo looking as clean as it was when you first got it.
At the very bottom of the box, you'll find the Bluetooth adapter that plugs into an available USB port. Notice the connect button, this will come in handy when we want the keyboard to find this adapter.
Last but not least, we have the charger. There is an included cable that is plugged into a wall outlet and plugs into the charger.
Let's go ahead and take a closer examination of the actual keyboard.


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Raid: Redemption, The (US - BD RA/B)
Jonathan checks out the Blu-ray of that awesome movie with that silly title..
Deep in the heart of Jakarta's slums lies an impenetrable safe house for the world's most dangerous killers and gangsters. Until now, the rundown apartment block has been considered untouchable. Cloaked under the cover of pre-dawn darkness and silence, an elite SWAT team is tasked with raiding the safe house in order to take down the notorious drug lord that runs it. But when a chance encounter with a spotter blows their cover and news of their assault reaches the drug lord, they find themselves stranded on the 6th floor with no way out. The unit must fight their way through the city's worst to survive their mission. (From the Sony synopsis)
This review is adapted from my SXSW coverage of the film
I'm a big fan of martial arts films. In high school I was the co-president of a Kung Fu movie club. I watch lots of the stuff, regardless of quality and critical reception. I wouldn't call myself an expert, but it's a genre I'm madly in love with. A while back I saw an Indonesian film from Gareth Evans called Merantau. It had some very impressive martial arts showcasing and creative action sequences, but when there wasn't action occurring on screen it really failed to engage. The same could be said about the first twenty minutes or so of The Raid: Redemption. There is a slow wind-up that lays out some very basic character development. Just enough to let you know what is at risk for the protagonists, and then the movie is on its way. Unlike Merantau, once this flick gets moving it never lets up until the end. You won't find much in the plot to keep your interest during that run time, so those who aren't into martial arts and violent gun play won't find anything to like here, but action junkies will be in a state of nirvana.
Stylistically I had one complaint with the film. The fights are filmed with a perfect mixture of flair and fluidity, but there is some use of shaky hand-held camera movements during the tense, earlier dialogue scenes that annoyed me. The pace and tone of the movie already ramped up the intensity enough, and the unnecessary camera movement became a bit of a headache when it was just people talking in a room. Director Gareth Evans, who also edited the film, admitted during a SXSW Q&A that he likes to shoot everything to a rhythm. The number of hits, stabs or gunshots is all completely deliberate and set to a pattern that gives the action a contagious pulse. It's insanely cool. The fighting in this movie is brutal. Where most martial arts movies might have a few brutal punches to the chest, The Raid will have stabs, met with appropriate wails of pain and bloodshed. It really isn't for the lighthearted. As the movie goes along, the action progressively becomes more raw and basic. It starts off with nothing but guns, but as bullets run out they move onto knives and clubs until finally in the end it is just raw hand-to-hand combat. I loved that touch, but I'm sure the less martial arts-oriented fans will be more bored by the later scenes.
I was admittedly skeptical of the original music from Mike Shinoda (of Linkin Park) and Joseph Trapanese. I'm pretty far from a Linkin Park fan, but the duo did an excellent job of complementing the action on screen without drawing too much attention to their sounds. Some scenes are filled with almost unbearable tension, like when protagonists are hiding in a wall space while a madman with a machete rapidly stabs along the outside hoping to hit them. The score went a long ways to help build up the suspense. This Blu-ray came with the original audio track for the international release of the movie. I may be biased to the Shinoda/Trapanese score at this point, but I didn't think the original soundtrack worked anywhere near as well. It sounds cheap and there is a lot of dead air where there should be Enormous credit to the sound effects department as well, who can make or break a movie like this. Every stab and punch hurt to watch, and their Foley work really drove the impact home.
Since it's release, The Raid has garnered a lot of hype. Fans have thrown around the words "best action movie ever" carelessly (I'm probably guilty of this), and it makes some people forget that this is a small, low budget movie. Albeit one with huge ambitions. It lacks that production polish that Hollywood action movies come with, but there is so much talent on display from both sides of the camera. The unknown actors are dedicated to selling the fight scenes, and Evan's directing/editing skills make sure that you see every punch being dealt and received. In an industry where A-list actors get into shaky cam hand-to-hand combat on a frequent basis, a film like this is a breath of fresh air. Watching it for the first time gave me that same electrifying feeling that I got watching Ong-Bak; witnessing Tony Jaa's physical capabilities for the first time. It's definitely not perfect, but this level of intensity and dedication is exciting. I seriously cannot wait to see what Gareth Evans and his team do next.
The Raid is not what I'd call an attractive movie. It takes place in drab, slimy apartment corridors and darkly lit stairwells. The setting is a wonderful match for the tone, but it's not easy on the eyes. You'll find no Zhang Yimou style painterly wardrobes and natural settings. On top of that, it wasn't filmed with the fanciest of HD cameras, so the picture quality leaves a lot to be desired. Dark scenes (a lot of the movie) give way to a multitude of artefacts; blocky digital noise and muddy grey black levels being the most distracting of them. If you'd like an example of how it looks at its worst, check out the third screen cap. There are brighter scenes that look considerably better, and when the camera stays still to focus on something, you can tell you're looking at an HD image. For the most part it resembles something close to 1080p video on YouTube. But all of these downsides are very much inherent to the source material, and I recall seeing all of these shortcomings each time I saw the movie in theaters. So in actuality, this Blu-ray transfer is a faithful representation of the film.
Sony has included a DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 track for both the English dub and the original Indonesian language tracks. The English dub track is unfortunately the default one, but its easy enough to switch over. As mentioned in the review, viewers also have the option of watching the movie with the original soundtrack, but I'd only recommend doing that for curiosity's sake. Definitely go with Shinoda's score for your first viewing. The budgetary constraints of The Raid are evident in its audio mix. The sound space and LFE channels are utilized appropriately during action scenes, filling with gunfire. The effects don't sound very spaced out and dynamic, but thrown together. It works well enough though. The actual quality of the sound effects varies throughout the film, with some gunshots just coming off as flat. There are a few neat little touches. I liked hearing a head crushing into a tiled wall come out of the side channel. Non-action scenes lack any of sort of ambient noise to make them feel like real environments. Shinoda's score is the primary advantage of Blu-ray technology on this track. It sounds great and fills in the gaps when there isn't much else happening with the mix. Like the video transfer, this audio track doesn't come close to pushing the limits of Blu-ray technology, but it's serviceable and has a few nice little surprises along the way.
Special features kick off with an Audio Commentary from Director Gareth Evans. He constantly talks during the movie and has no shortage of things to say about what is happening on screen. He talks a lot about the ideas that lead to certain scenes and his inspirations (he likes Takashi Miike and Takeshi Kitano), and also details out some of the film's cultural touches. During action scenes he talks more about the shooting process and the advantages of being both the director and editor. It's mostly a technical commentary and Evans comes off as a very thoughtful and detailed director.
Behind the Scenes Video Blogs (HD, 39:32) is next. These clips are all available online and Evans was publishing them while they were working on the movie. I was hoping they would be utilized on this release, but they are a great opportunity to see how much went into the movie and to get a chance to hear from the unknown actors and their experiences. Some revolve around specific sequences and locations, others are focused on behind-the-scenes aspects, like sending the actors to boot camp to train. There are six segments: Boot Camp, Set Location, Courtyard, Drugs Lab, Machete Gang & Corridor, and Post-Production.
Following that is An Evening with Gareth Evans, Mike Shinoda & Joe Trapanese (HD, 40:40): This is a Q&A session following a Cinefamily screening. Evans talks a lot about what he thinks makes a good action sequence and the techniques they used to film theirs. When he tells stories about the dedicated actors getting hurt doing wire stunts, I couldn't help but think of Jackie Chan's old injury-filled credit reels. Shinoda and Trapanese talk about the process of writing music for a movie, with Shinoda pointing out how its different from writing music for a band and telling his own story. According to Evans, he and the actors spent three months in an office space with crash mats working out the fight choreography and storyboards. I found myself much more entertained and involved with the segment than most Q&A sessions. Fans will eat it up.
Behind the Music with Mike Shinoda and Joe Trapanese (HD, 11:05) is a short and sweet featurette where Shinoda talks about how he got involved with the film and the collaboration between him and Trapanese. They go into some detail about certain scenes and the ideas they had for them. I love music featurettes like this and only wish it could be longer. Next up is Anatomy of a Scene with Gareth Evans (HD, 02:15), where Evans talks briefly about the hole escape scene in the movie. He shares some inspiration for the scene from John Carpenter's Escape From New York and Assault on Precinct 13. They show how the camera followed the actor through the hole down to the next level. It's a neat look at a film crew getting creative with a low budget.
In Conversation with Gareth Evans and Mike Shinoda (HD, 11:30) is an interview between Shinoda and Evans. Evans talks about the painstaking filming processes. Apparently they did forty takes a knee hitting somebody in the face. There's also more talk about the score. It's split up into four brief segments: Hard Shoot, Score, Stunts and Themes. After this is Inside the Score (HD, 01:23) which works as a short promo for the score of the film, and that's all. There is no narration or information given.
My favorite feature is probably Claycat's The Raid (HD, 02:56) which is a short available on YouTube from a guy who made a short version of The Raid with claymation cats. It's hilarious, creative, and ultra-violent. The Raid TV Show Ad (Circa 1994) (HD, 00:44) is a strange little ad presented like an old television commercial for an anime version of the film. Lastly there is the [i]US Theatrical Trailer (HD, 02:06).
The Raid: Redemption won't engage you on a storytelling level, but it compensates for its limited plot with a wealth of brutal action sequences that will delight martial arts fanatics. It will fit comfortably on my shelf next to classics like Hard Boiled and The Legend of the Drunken Master. The Blu-ray presentation is faithful to the low-fi source, but never takes much advantage of the format. There are plenty of delightful special features though.
* Note: The above images are taken from the Blu-ray release and resized for the page. Full-resolution captures are available by clicking individual images, but due to .jpg compression they are not necessarily representative of the quality of the transfer.
Review by Jonathan Hogberg
Also, interesting thing about the Blu-Ray: if you choose to view the movie with its original score, both the beginning and ending title screens will show its original title, THE RAID. If you choose to view the movie with the Shinoda/Trapanese score, the title screens will show its revised title, THE RAID REDEMPTION.
Beware that the film's subtitles reflect the English dub. On Twitter, when I asked Gareth Evans about this, he says that the subs are supposed to reflect the original English script, but he hadn't seen the disc to verify at that time.
Beware that the film's subtitles reflect the English dub. On Twitter, when I asked Gareth Evans about this, he says that the subs are supposed to reflect the original English script, but he hadn't seen the disc to verify at that time.
hogaburger Contributor Join Date: April 2007 Location: United States Posts: 1,153
Are you sure the English dub wasn't a 1:1 translation? Cause I really didn't notice any difference in the subtitles, and I saw it in theaters 3 times. I could definitely be wrong, but if these are dubtitles, they're still extremely close to the original script.
And thanks for pointing out the title differences. I only watched a few action sequences with the original soundtrack so I hadn't noticed.
And thanks for pointing out the title differences. I only watched a few action sequences with the original soundtrack so I hadn't noticed.
I could swear it's evident as early as the mission briefing in the van. Jaka is introducing the two people that hang around Tama, and I don't remember the theatrical subs saying, "The first, a f**king 'mad dog'". I was always under the impression that his name (or nickname) was "Mad Dog". Among other differences, I thought that the subs were relatively all right, just not what I remember.
hogaburger Contributor Join Date: April 2007 Location: United States Posts: 1,153
Yeah, you're right. Still, not an awful translation and not a very dialogue-driven movie, so it never bugged me.
Definitely not awful, but still... it's kind of like the CROUCHING TIGER, HIDDEN DRAGON subtitle controversy, where the theatrical subs were better than the simplified DVD subs.
David Brown Member Join Date: March 2004 Location: United States Posts: 40
I saw this in NYC and Gareth Evans appeared after the movie to field some Q&A with the audience. Glad I stayed through the credits!
iconoclast Member Join Date: November 2006 Location: United States Posts: 264
The problem with watching the dubbed version is that you lose half of the performance. The villain in this movie is great and not hearing his amazing voice would be a huge detriment to the overall film
Indeed. Tama has this oily, completely psychotic manner that gets totally lost in the dub.
Disc Details
Release Date: 14th August 2012
Discs: 1
Disc Type: Blu-ray Disc
RCE: No
Video: 1080p
Aspect: 1.78:1
Anamorphic: No
Colour: Yes
Audio: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 Indonesian/Bahasa , DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 English, Dolby Digital 5.1 Portuguese, Dolby Digital 5.1 Spanish (Castilian), Dolby Digital 5.1 Spanish (Latin)
Subtitles: English, English SDH, Portuguese, Spanish (Castilian), Spanish (Latin)
Extras: Audio Commentary from Director Garreth Evans, Behind the Scenes Video Blogs, An Evening with Gareth Evans, Mike Shinoda & Joe Trapanese, Behind the Music with Mike Shinoda and Joe Trapanese, Anatomy of a Scene with Gareth Evans, In Conversation with Gareth Evans and Mike Shinoda, Inside the Score, Claycat's The Raid, The Raid TV Show Ad (Circa 1994), Theatrical Trailer, UV Digital Copy
Easter Egg: No
Feature Details
Director: Gareth Evans
Cast: Iko Uwais, Ananda George, Ray Sahetapy
Genre: Action, Crime and Thriller
Length: 101 minutes
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KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Jon Gruden says he hasn't received an offer to coach the Tennessee Volunteers in a deal that would include becoming part owner of the Cleveland Browns.
Memphis television station WREG reported Gruden was weighing a Tennessee offer that would give him a piece of the Browns, who are owned by Jimmy Haslam — brother of Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam. Their father, Jim Haslam, played on Tennessee's 1951 national championship team and has donated millions of dollars to the university.
Gruden, a former NFL coach and current ESPN analyst, said Wednesday on ESPN's "Mike & Mike In The Morning" show that there is "no truth" to the report.
"I like what I'm doing," said Gruden, who was a graduate assistant with the Volunteers and whose wife Cindy is a former Tennessee cheerleader. "I'm just trying to hang on to the job I have, to be honest with you."
Browns spokesman Neal Gulkis said the report was inaccurate.
"Jimmy Haslam has no involvement in the University of Tennessee head coaching search, and the report that Jon Gruden would potentially have an ownership stake in the Browns is completely erroneous," Gulkis said. cm-bd
Tennessee is seeking to replace Derek Dooley, who was fired Nov. 18 after going 15-21 in three seasons.
Volunteers athletic department spokesman Jimmy Stanton said the university would not discuss details of its coaching search.
"We won't talk about any of the dynamics of the search until it is finalized," Stanton said.
Gruden, 49, helped the Tampa Bay Buccaneers win the Super Bowl in the 2002 season. He posted a combined 100-85 record and won five division titles in 11 years as an NFL head coach with the Oakland Raiders (1998-2001) and Tampa Bay (2002-08).
Gruden began his coaching career as a graduate assistant on Johnny Majors' Tennessee staff in 1986-87, but he hasn't worked in the college ranks since a one-year stint as Pittsburgh's wide receivers coach in 1991. His other college experience includes one year as Southeast Missouri State's passing game coordinator (1988) and one season as the University of Pacific's wide receivers coach (1989).


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If anyone can compare distribution speeds, it's me. I'm a distribution junkie. I launched my career as a Linux user with Slackware (very briefly), then moved on to Redhat 5.2. After a few months of that, I became a Mandrake user. After about two years of wheeling and dealing with Mandrake, a few friends suggested I try Gentoo. I was happy with Gentoo for a little while, but I found I was spending too much time tweaking my system than using it. My latest love affair is with Debian and I believe this time I've found a rock-solid Linux that's easy to maintain. I run Debian on my main system but that doesn't stop me from trying new distributions. I have a test system to try Yoper on.
System Specs for Test System
CPU: AMD Athlon 2800+ (2.08 GHz)
Memory: 512 MB
Video: Onboard S3 chipset
Audio: Onboard AC97
Hard Drive: 60 GB
Network: Onboard 1394 Net Adapter connected directly to the Internet
Yoper Linux is a distribution release from New Zealand based Yoper Ltd. Unlike a lot of distributions that are built on top of another, Yoper is built from scratch. Version V2 comes with a performance enhanced kernel 2.6.7 and KDE 3.2.3. Yoper seems to be a fairly up-to-date distribution with all software included being the latest stable versions. It comes on a single CD that you can download for free or purchase from a site such as linuxcd.org
I put the Yoper CD in the drive, and rebooted my system. After being greeted by a strange-looking Welcome screen, the installation threw me into a Linux prompt and informed me that I could start setup by typing in "yoper". I played around a little bit at the prompt and found out there were commands to mount partitions, chroot into an environment etc. It even had Vim for editing files. This means that the Yoper installation CD can be used as a rescue CD (which is always a good thing). After a while, I decided to launch the setup program.
The Yoper installer is a text-mode affair, something like Slackware's. After agreeing to the license agreement, the installer let me choose whether I wanted to check the integrity of my installation media. I decided to go ahead and do it even though the installer told me it's required only if you're having installation problems.
The next step was partitioning. The installer provided me with a list of my hard drives and told me to pick the one I wanted to install Yoper on. The installer informed me that I had to manually create exactly two partitions, a swap greater than 128 MB and root that was at least 3GB. I thought it was strange that I couldn't have more than two partitions. Like a lot of other installers such as Debian, Yoper's uses cfdisk for partitioning purposes. I created a 200 MB swap partition and a 4 GB root partition. The next step involved picking a swap partition and a root partition to use. Next came package selection. The installer then launched a utility called Ychooser with two choices. The first one was "Ydesktop: APT-able KDE base system" and the second was "Ycore - APT-able core linux". At this point I noticed the absence of any online help in the installer. I would have liked to have read a more detailed description of what packages I got with both Ycore and Ydesktop. I selected Ydesktop. The installer didn't let me select individual packages like I had hoped to.
Usually package selection is the last step before installation begins, but the installer asked me which filesystem I wanted. The choices available to me were Ext2, Ext3, ReiserFS. I chose ReiserFS (the default). I was dumped back to a prompt asking me to confirm the format which I did.
The installation itself didn't provide with any progress bars. It simply told me that installation would take between five and fifteen minutes. Meanwhile, I could watch the debug messages on the screen. But not for long, the install was done in about five minutes.
The post install first asked me if I wanted to run networksetup, to which I said yes since I am connected to a broadband connection. It also asked whether I wanted DHCP, to which I said yes again.
Next up was bootloader configuration. I was surprised that such a new distribution used my old friend LILO instead of the more modern GRUB. I could find no option to use GRUB as an alternative. The bootloader configuration screen was very confusing and even though I figured it out I was recommend that the Yoper folks think about changing it. The installer didn't ask me where I wanted to install LILO, so I'm assuming it was installed in the MBR.
Next on the agenda was selecting a time zone which turned out to be more complicated than it should have been. The last step required me to type 1 to confirm my timezone and 2 for not confirming it. Without reading I typed y for yes (that does make more sense) but the installer kept asking me to confirm my selection. It was only after I read the instructions, I realized I needed to type a 1. I do admit I am at fault for not reading but this step is still not very intuitive. In the next step, I was required to add a user and set the root password.
Finally, the installer was finished. I had to type "exit" and the enter. Then type "reboot" and enter. This could easily have done automatically for me, but it wasn't. The system restarted and Yoper was launched.
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ROUND ROCK, Texas (AP) — A close vote is expected today when Dell shareholders decide whether to accept founder Michael Dell's plan to take the slumping computer maker private. Michael Dell hopes he can engineer a turnaround away from Wall Street's glare and quarterly reporting. There's major opposition from activist investor Carl Icahn who says the deal is undervalued.


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Preview: The Hastens Excelsior II
Bed: Excelsior II with BJX Mattress Top
Manufacturer: Hastens
Retail Price: $13,350
So, our Year in Bed truly began last night when we both slept for the first time on September's guest bed, The Hastens. Over the next twelve months we'll be sleeping on a new bed every month and telling you what it's really like. I'll write two posts a month, a Preview and a Review, which will compare our experience as we get used to each bed. With the Hastens we're already experiencing a BIG difference.
The bed arrived just over two weeks ago, and I've been sleeping in it alone until last night. It's a huge change from our DWR Sonno memory foam mattress, which we've been sleeping in for nearly four years. This is a traditional Swedish approach to sleep technology.
First of all, Hastens beds are made the really old fashioned way, by HAND, out of cotton, wool, horsehair, springs and wood, so it's totally unlike a modern foam situation. This entire bed is biodegradable, except for the metal which would eventually rust away.
Second of all, it was recommended that we try a "soft" mattress, instead of "medium" or "firm", and we've always been a firm family. The reasoning here, and I get it, is that soft beds, when well constructed (soft on top, firm support underneath), really provide a better sleeping experience for people with light to medium body weight.
Third of all, the Excelsior is like a tall layer cake with three separate layers, which gives a really different, deep experience when laying on it.
What Do We Think So Far?
After only one night together, we're definitely having a He Said/She Said experience. To me the bed feels like laying on top of a big puffy cloud; I fall asleep and barely move. To Sara Kate, the bed feels way too soft; so soft in fact that she said she felt it was "like sleeping in mud," and that she had to "use her abs just to turn over." She already wants to remove the puffy mattress topper, which is like the icing on the cake with this bed.
I will agree with her that it's really, really different to sleep on such a soft bed, but I DO feel well supported and my back doesn't hurt in the morning, as it did with the Sonno. And you definitely sink down into this bed in a way that is unusual for any firm mattress sleeper. Since your upper body is heavier than your legs, we both feel that our feet are higher in the air (as if the bed is higher on one end) and that is disorienting at first.
The Prediction?
The bottom line is that for this bed to be a success (particularly at this price point), we're going to both have to sleep really, really well. So far, we're not on the same page, but we've got a whole month to go, and Sara Kate says she's willing to leave the topper on for at least a week before she asks for it off.
Bed Rankings to Date - 12.13.10
1. Hastens Excelsior II
2. Embody Memory Foam Stillness Plus Bed by Sealy
3. IKEA Erfjord
Year In Bed Info
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All Year In Bed Posts
• Sealy REVIEW
• Sealy Preview
• IKEA Preview
• Hastens REVIEW
• What is the Right Price for a Bed?
• Some Things I've Learned So Far
• Hastens Preview
• Year in Bed: A Modest Proposal


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Sparrowbush, NY
Jayden Enrique Rubio Allen of Sparrowbush, NY, passed away Thursday, March 21, 2013 at Bon Secours Community Hospital with his loving family by his side. He was 3 years old.
He was born February 22, 2010 in Middletown, NY the son of David Rubio and Crystal Allen.
A Family statement reads: "Dear son, we still feel that you are here with us. You were always filled with joy and happiness. You were mommy's and daddy's little wrestler, we love and miss you very much. You got so happy when you saw or heard a fire truck. You always loved wearing your fireman boots. We will keep you alive in our hearts today, tomorrow and always. Your smiling face made us so happy. You were always a smart and independent little man. Thank you for giving us the best three years of our lives. I know you will be watching over us to make us stronger. Thank you our son we will always love you, Mommy and Daddy.
"Dear Baby Jayden I only spent a few times with you because of the distance but I enjoyed those precious moments. I remember your laughter and running around the house. I still have your shoes and they will be in the same place always. I love you always with all my heart, Grandma Lydia."
"Our Grandson, as our little all around man, mechanic, fire fighter, yardman, grandma's little quarterback and LuvBug. Poppy's Little Helper with everything. You will always be in our Hearts Forever. You will always be both Uncle Johns' Little Bud. You were Great Grandma Pantis's Little Sweetheart. You will always be loved in our hearts and never forgotten. Love, Nanny & Poppy Allen."
Surviving are his loving parents, David Rubio and Crystal Allen at home; one brother, Justice Rubio of Orlando, FL; maternal grandparents: John and Sherri Allen of Sparrowbush, NY; paternal grandmother: Lydia Mejias and her husband, Jimmy of Orlando, FL; paternal grandfather: Guillermo R. Rubio and his wife, Hilda of Port Jervis, NY; maternal great grandmother: Thelma Pantis of Port Jervis, NY; aunt, Nancy Dunn and her husband, Jerry; eight uncles: John Allen, Jr., and his companion, Ashlee, John Pantis and his companion, Kelly, Randy Allen and his wife, Dina, Michael Allen and his wife, Vicky, Dana Presto Sr. and his wife, Barbara, Dana Presto Jr. and his companion, Danielle, Guillermo Rubio and his companion, Catherine and John Rodriguez and his wife, Kiera; cousin, Maria Duran and family.
Visitation will be held on Sunday, March 24th from 2 to 5 p.m. at the Gray-Parker Funeral Home, 100 E. Main St., Port Jervis, NY 12771. Funeral Services will follow at 5 p.m. at the funeral home.
Jayden loved animals and the family would like donations in his memory to: Humane Society of Port Jervis/Deerpark, 202 Rte. 209, Port Jervis, NY 12771
Arrangements by Gray-Parker Funeral Home, 845.856.5191; for additional information, directions or to send a condolence note to the family please visit www.grayparkerfuneralhome.com.


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Col. Victor S. Hagan, Letterkenny Army Depot commander, will dedicate the new route clearance vehicle positioner in honor of fallen soldier Sgt. Andrew H. McConnell of Carlisle at 1 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 29, in building 350.
McConnell was killed on Sept. 14, 2009, during his first deployment. The son of Col. Gregory "Scott" and Kathy McConnell, he was killed in action in Afghanistan while serving with the 2nd Battalion, 1st Infantry Regiment, 5th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division.
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It's unlikely Woo Suk Hwang imagined his year would end this way. The veterinary scientist from Seoul National University made headlines around the world earlier this year--and was celebrated as a hero in South Korea--with a pair of triumphs in stem cells and cloning' including the world's first cloned dog. But Hwang resigned from his post at a new stem-cell research center last week when it was revealed that he had lied about the source of some of the human eggs used in his medical research. The quality of Hwang's science is unimpeached, but the reputation of the scientist has been...
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[Illinois] CABPN Workshop Nov.7,2012 - BioMEMS and Bionanotechnology: Interface of Biology and Engineering at the micro and nanoscale
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BioMEMS and Bionanotechnology have the potential to make significant impact in a wide range of fields and applications. This lecture introduces the basic concepts and topics underlying the interdisciplinary areas of BioMEMS and Bionanotechnology. Advances in this field require the knowledge of polymer processing and soft lithography in addition to silicon-inspired fabrication. Since the primary aim of many of these devices and systems is to form sensors for biological and chemical entities, an introduction to DNA, proteins, and microbiology is also essential. These devices and systems are designed to handle fluids at these small scale and hence the basic concepts of microfluidics need to be reviewed. Means to transport fluids and biological entities in these devices are necessary for the proper functioning and design of integrated devices, that can perform complete analysis on biological and chemical samples. These key topics are reviewed in this lecture to equip the listener to get engaged deeper in these exciting areas of research.
From the Laboratory of Integrated Biomedical Micro/Nanotechnology & Applications (LIBNA) website (http://libna.mntl.illinois.edu/):
Rashid Bashir completed his BSEE from Texas Tech University as the highest ranking graduate in the College of Engineering in Dec 1987. He completed his MSEE from Purdue University in 1989 and Ph.D. from Purdue University in 1992. From Oct 1992 to Oct 1998, he worked at National Semiconductor in the Analog/Mixed Signal Process Technology Development Group where he was promoted to Sr. Engineering Manager. He joined Purdue University in Oct 1998 as Assistant Professor and was later promoted to Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering and a Courtesy Professor of Biomedical Engineering and Mechanical Engineering. Since Oct 2007, he is the Abel Bliss Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering & Bioengineering, Director of the Micro and NanoTechnology Laboratory (a campus wide clean room facility) at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, and Director of the campus-side Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology, a collaboratory aimed to facilitate center grants and large initiatives around campus in the area of nanotechnology. He has authored or co-authored over 120 journal papers, over 140 conference papers and conference abstracts, over 80 invited talks, and has been granted 34 patents. He is a fellow of IEEE and AIMBE..
His research interests include BioMEMS, Lab on a chip, nano-biotechnology, interfacing biology and engineering from molecular to tissue scale, and applications of semiconductor fabrication to biomedical engineering, all applied to solve biomedical problems. He has been involved in 2 startups that have licensed his technologies.
In addition to his own research group, he is the PI on an NSF IGERT on Cellular and Molecular Mechanics and Bionanotechnology and PI on an NIH Training Grant on Cancer Nanotechnology. He is also a project lead on an NSF Science and Technology Center on Emergent Behavior of Integrated Biological Systems (head quartered at MIT, and partners at GT and UIUC).
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Holly Nash, DVM, MS
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Giardia are protozoa (one-celled organisms) that live in the small intestine of dogs and cats. Giardia are found throughout the United States and in many other parts of the world. Infection with Giardia is called 'giardiasis.'
There are many things we do not know about this parasite. Experts do not agree on how many species of Giardia there are and which ones affect which animals. Veterinarians do not even agree on how common Giardia infections are and when they should be treated. Generally, it is believed that infection with Giardia is common but disease is rare. There is much about the life cycle we do not know either.
How do Giardia reproduce and how are they transmitted?
Giardia multiply by dividing.
A dog becomes infected by eating the cyst form of the parasite. In the small intestine, the cyst opens and releases an active form called a trophozoite. These have flagella, hair-like structures that whip back and forth allowing them to move around. They attach to the intestinal wall and reproduce by dividing in two. After an unknown number of divisions, at some stage, in an unknown location, this form develops a wall around itself (encysts) and is passed in the feces. The Giardia in the feces can contaminate the environment and water and infect other animals and people.
What are the signs of a Giardia infection?
Most infections with Giardia are asymptomatic. In the rare cases in which disease occurs, younger animals are usually affected, and the usual sign is diarrhea. The diarrhea may be acute, intermittent, or chronic. Usually the infected animals will not lose their appetite, but they may lose weight. The feces are often abnormal, being pale, having a bad odor, and appearing greasy. In the intestine, Giardia prevents proper absorption of nutrients, damages the delicate intestinal lining, and interferes with digestion.
Can Giardia of dogs infect people?
This is another unknown. There are many species of Giardia, and experts do not know if these species infect only specific hosts. Sources of some human infections have possibly been linked to beavers, other wild animals, and domestic animals. Until we know otherwise, it would be wise to consider infected animals capable of transmitting Giardia to humans.
You may have heard about Giardia outbreaks occurring in humans due to drinking contaminated water. Contamination of urban water supplies with Giardia is usually attributed to (human) sewage effluents. In rural settings, beavers most often get the blame for contaminating lakes and streams. Giardia outbreaks have also occurred in day care centers fueled by the less than optimal hygienic practices of children.
How do we diagnose giardiasis?
Giardiasis is very difficult to diagnose because the protozoa are so small and are not passed with every stool. Tests on serial stool samples (one stool sample every day for three days) are often required to find the organism. Special diagnostic procedures, beyond a routine fecal examination, are necessary to identify Giardia. The procedures we use to identify roundworms and hookworms kill the active form of Giardia and concentrate the cyst form.
To see the active form, a small amount of stool may be mixed with water on a microscope slide and examined under high magnification. Because these forms have flagella, you can see them move around on the slide. The active forms are more commonly found in loose stools. If you ever have the opportunity to see the active form of Giardia under the microscope, take it! It is an interesting-looking creature. It is pear-shaped and its anatomy makes it look like a cartoon face, with eyes (which often look crossed), nose, and mouth. Once you see it, you will not forget it.
Cysts are more commonly found in firm stools. Special solutions are used to separate the cysts from the rest of the stool. The portion of the solution that would contain the cysts is then examined microscopically.
In spring, 2004, a diagnostic test using ELISA technology became available. This test uses a very small fecal sample, and can be performed in 8 minutes in a veterinarian's office. It is much more accurate than a fecal examination.
We have done the tests, now what?
Now we come to how to interpret the test results. It can be a dilemma for your veterinarian. What you see (or do not see) is not always a correct indication of what you have. A negative test may mean the animal is not infected. However, few, if any, laboratory tests are 100% accurate. Negative test results can also occur in some infected animals. If a negative test occurs, your veterinarian will often suggest repeating the test.
What about a positive test? That should not be hard to interpret, right? Wrong. Giardia can be found in many dogs with and without diarrhea. If we find Giardia, is it the cause of the diarrhea or is it just coincidence we found it? The animal could actually have diarrhea caused by a bacterial infection, and we just happened to find the Giardia. Test results always need to be interpreted in light of the signs, symptoms, and medical history.
If we find Giardia, how do we treat it?
Here we go again; treatment is controversial too. There is a question about when to treat. If Giardia is found in a dog without symptoms should we treat the animal? Since we should not know if G. canis can infect man, we often err on the side of caution and treat an asymptomatic infected animal to prevent possible transmission to people.
If we highly suspect infection with Giardia, but can not find the organism, should we treat anyway? This is often done. Because it is often difficult to detect Giardia in the feces of dogs with diarrhea, if there are no other obvious causes of diarrhea (e.g.; the dog did not get into the garbage several nights ago) we often treat the animal for giardiasis.
There are several treatments for giardiasis, although some of them have not been FDA-approved for that use in dogs. Fenbendazole is an antiparasitic drug that kills some intestinal worms and can help control giardia. It may be used alone or with metronidazole. Metronidazole can kill some types of bacteria that could cause diarrhea. So if the diarrhea was caused by bacteria, and not Giardia, the bacteria can be killed and the symptoms eliminated. Unfortunately, metronidazole has some drawbacks. It has been found to be only 60-70% effective in eliminating Giardia from infected dogs, and probably is not 100% effective in cats, either. It can be toxic to the liver in some animals. It is suspected of being a teratogen (an agent that causes physical defects in the developing embryo), so it should not be used in pregnant animals. Finally, it has a very bitter taste and many animals resent taking it – especially cats.
Quinacrine hydrochloride has been used in the past, but is not very effective and can cause side effects such as lethargy, vomiting, anorexia, and fever.
But now we come to yet another unknown. It is possible these treatments only remove the cysts from the feces but do not kill all the Giardia in the intestine. This means even though the fecal exams after treatment may be negative, the organism is still present in the intestine. This is especially true of the older treatments. So treated animals could still be a source of infection for others.
How can I prevent my pet from becoming infected with Giardia?
The cysts can live several weeks to months outside the host in wet, cold environments. So lawns, parks, kennels, and other areas that may be contaminated with animal feces can be a source of infection for your pet. You should keep your pet away from areas contaminated by the feces of other animals. This is not always easy.
As with other parasites of the digestive system, prevention of the spread of Giardia centers on testing and treating infected animals and using sanitary measures to reduce or kill the organisms in the environment. Solutions of Lysol, bleach, and quaternary ammonium compounds are effective against Giardia.
How do I control Giardia in my kennel?
Infection with Giardia can be a big problem in kennels, and a multi-faceted approach is needed.
Treat Animals: Treat all nonpregnant animals with fenbendazole for 5 days. On the last day of treatment, move them to a holding facility while a clean area is established. When the animals are moved back to the clean area, treat them once again with a 5-day course of fenbendazole or albendazole.
Decontaminate the Environment: Establish a clean area. If possible, this can be the whole facility. Otherwise, create a few clean runs or cages, separate from the others. Remove all fecal material from the areas since the organic matter in feces can greatly decrease the effectiveness of many disinfectants. Steam clean the area. Quaternary ammonium disinfectants used according to manufacturer's directions or a 1:5 or 1:10 solution of bleach can usually kill the cysts within one minute. Allow the area to dry for several days before reintroducing the animals. NOTE: Use extreme caution when using quaternary ammonium compounds and bleach solutions. Use proper ventilation, gloves, protective clothing and follow your veterinarian's recommendations.
Clean the Animals: Cysts can remain stuck to the haircoats of infected animals. So during treatment and before moving the treated animals to the clean area, they should be regularly shampooed and rinsed well. Especially concentrate on the perianal area.
Prevent Reintroduction of Giardia: Giardia can be brought into the kennel either by introducing an infected animal or on your shoes or boots. Any new animal should be quarantined from the rest of the animals and be treated and cleaned as described above. You should either use disposable shoe covers or clean shoes/boots and use a footbath containing quaternary ammonium compounds to prevent people from reintroducing Giardia.
Remember, Giardia of dogs may infect people, so good, personal hygiene should be used by adults when cleaning kennels or picking up the yard, and by children who may play with pets or in potentially contaminated areas.
References and Further Reading
Barr, SC; Bowman, DD. Giardiasis in dogs and cats. Compendium on Continuing Education for the Practicing Veterinarian. 1994;16(5):603-614.
Barr, SC; Bowman, DD; Frongillo, MF; Joseph, SL. Efficacy of a drug combination of praziquantel, pyrantel pamoate, and febental against giardiasis in dogs. American Journal of Veterinary Research. 1998;59(1):1134-1136.
Georgi, JR; Georgi, ME. Canine Clinical Parasitology. Lea & Febiger. Philadelphia, PA; 1992;59-61.
Griffiths, HJ. A Handbook of Veterinary Parasitology. University of Minnesota Press. Minneapolis, MN; 1978;21-22.
Hendrix, CM. Diagnostic Veterinary Parasitology. Mosby, Inc. St. Louis, MO; 1998;19-20.
Meyer, EK. Adverse events associated with albendazole and other products used for treatment of giardiasis in dogs. Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association. 1998;213(1):44-46.
Sherding, RG; Johnson, SE. Diseases of the intestine. In Birchard, SJ; Sherding, RG (eds.) Saunders Manual of Small Animal Practice. W.B. Saunders Co. Philadelphia, PA; 1994;699-700.
Sousby, EJL. Helminths, arthropods and protozoa of domesticated animals. Lea & Febiger. Philadelphia, PA; 1982;577-580.
Zajac, AM; LaBranche, TP; Donoghue, AR; Chu, Teng-Chiao. Efficacy of fenbendazole in the treatment of experimental Giardia infection in dogs. American Journal of Veterinary Research. 1998;59(1):61-63.


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Adobe's Mike Chambers announced the news on his blog. Chambers believes that while Apple will most likely selectively enforce the new terms, Apple will enforce them against applications for the iPhone created with Flash CS5. "Developers should be prepared for Apple to remove existing content and applications (100+ on the store today) created with Flash CS5 from the iTunes store," Chambers writes, "We will still be shipping the ability to target the iPhone and iPad in Flash CS5. However, we are not currently planning any additional investments in that feature."
"As developers for the iPhone have learned, if you want to develop for the iPhone you have to be prepared for Apple to reject or restrict your development at anytime, and for seemingly any reason," Chambers continues, "The primary goal of Flash has always been to enable cross browser, platform and device development. The cool web game that you build can easily be targeted and deployed to multiple platforms and devices. However, this is the exact opposite of what Apple wants. They want to tie developers down to their platform, and restrict their options to make it difficult for developers to target other platforms."
Apple has actually replied to these comments; a rarity for the Cupertino company, which usually employs a strict 'no comment' regime. "Someone has it backwards - it is HTML5, CSS, JavaScript, and H.264 (all supported by the iPhone and iPad) that are open and standard, while Adobe's Flash is closed and proprietary," Apple spokeswoman Trudy Muller told CNet.
Of course, Apple is lying here by claiming H264 is an open standard - it's patented up the wazzoo with complicated and restrictive licensing agreements. These patents and licensing agreements are overseen by an organisation which has threatened to sue ordinary users - an organisation Apple and Microsoft have stakes in.
Apple is right that Flash is closed and proprietary, and as far as I'm concerned, the technology moves into oblivion. However, this isn't a Flash issue; the CS5 iPhone development tools deliver native code compliant with the iPhone SDK. I also don't understand why this press person cites HTML5, CSS and JavaScript; to write real applications on the iPhone, those are useless. You'll need Xcode, you'll need a Mac, and you'll need Apple's blessing - just as closed, proprietary, and restrictive as CS5; more so, probably.
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Abstract: Some of the most important projects with the most expensive telescope ever built - HST - are hostage to the uncertainty in the absolute calibration of its photometric system. The standard practice in the past has been to calibrate faint objects (i.e., V ~ 26) observed with long exposures against bright stars (V ~ 13) observed with very short exposures. There is now good evidence that non- linearities in the detectors are the main cause of uncertainty in the absolute photometric accuracy of WFPC2 on HST. We propose to use the Mini-Mosaic Imager on the WIYN telescope to obtain observations of faint standards (V ~ 22) for carefully chosen fields that have already been observed with WFPC2. This will allow us to \it retroactively recover the history of the absolute calibration of WFPC2 throughout its mission , and hence improve the available photometric accuracy for all WFPC2 observations. Future HST observations of these fields would allow us to follow WFPC2's absolute calibration until the end of its mission, and could lager serve as the basis for calibrating ACS and WFC3. This will greatly reduce the error budgets for a wide variety of fundamental projects (e.g., extragalactic Cepheids and RR Lyrae stars; supernovae; globular cluster ages; metallicity estimates).
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Related point: Don't vary your routine on test day. I foolishly decided that it was important to have a hardy breakfast on LSAT-day, and therefore ate a large meal right before the test (instead of the college quasi-meal I usually ate in the morning).I developed ... intestinal challenges in the middle of the exam, and had to make numerous bathroom, uh, runs. Thankfully, there is absolutely no time pressure at all for the LSAT, otherwise that might have been stressful.As one of the BARBRI guys says: this is not the time to make a change. Don't start doing drugs, but if you are already doing drugs don't stop now. Take up diet and exercise after the exam, not now. Stick to your routine.


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The driver who struck him was arrested and charged with leaving the scene of a crash involving death, officials said.
Sheriff's spokeswoman Donna Wood said Keith Richardson, 32, of 2041 David Street, Lake Wales, rode his bicycle into the path of a 2001 Chrysler 300 driven by Vonterrious West, 22, of 5575 Wilmington Circle in Lakeland, about 7:30 p.m. The crash occurred near Old Bartow Road, west of Lake Wales.
Deputies learned that Richardson had been drinking. He had called his mother in Mississippi and told her he was going to throw himself in front of a vehicle, Wood said.
According to a Sheriff's Office report, Richardson rode his bike into the westbound lanes of SR 60 in front of two oncoming vehicles that swerved and missed him.
He then began riding east, the wrong way on the highway, and into the path of West's Chrysler, the report said. Upon impact, Richardson was thrown into the air and landed in the roadway.
Richardson died at the scene, and his damaged bicycle was found nearby.
Witnesses told deputies they saw the Chrysler driver stop his car just west of the crash site, check for damage and then leave.
When deputies found West driving on State Road 60 west of Bartow, he told them he thought he had hit an animal.
"There were no obvious signs of impairment," Wood said. "Had West remained at the scene, he would not have faced criminal charges."
West was held without bail Sunday at the Polk County Jail.
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Distraught Bicyclist Dies in Crash With Car on State Road 60
LAKE WALES | A distraught bicyclist who darted into traffic on State Road 60 near Lake Wales was struck and killed Saturday night, according to the Polk County Sheriff's Office.


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Different prisoners experience punishment differently. So why don't we treat them differently?
Ever since Dutch prisoner Angelo MacD. was sent to the big house in September 2010 for fraud, he has had one complaint: It's not big enough.
MacD., described by his lawyer as a "giant," has filed suit in The Hague because his cell is too small. The prisoner is 6 feet 9 inches tall, 500 pounds, and "a meter wide and a meter deep," with barely enough room to turn around in his cell, said his lawyer: "He is not obese. He is a giant. He even walks like a giant, like out of the comic books." MacD. (a nickname) argues that confining him to an ordinary cell violates the European Convention on Human Rights.
The case highlights a larger issue, so to speak: Not all prisoners experience punishment the same way. Sometimes the difference is emotional, as with Paris Hilton when she claimed she had claustrophobia and couldn't do jail time after a 2007 arrest for DUI. (She was reassigned to house arrest.) Sometimes it's physical, as with the Dutch prisoner. Either way, sentencing doesn't take into account the subjective experience of prisoners.
Some may argue that this is precisely the point of incarceration: Punishment is meted out according to the crime, not the criminal. If prison is harder on some prisoners than others, well, maybe they should have thought about that before they robbed a bank. But there is another perspective, articulated by Adam Kolber, a law professor at Brooklyn Law School. "We have certain obligations to take subjective experience into account when sentencing or when establishing sentencing policies," writes Kolber in a 2009 article in the Columbia Law Review, "The Subjective Experience of Punishment."
Kolber describes the hypothetical cases of two prisoners, "Sensitive" and "Insensitive." Both are sentenced to prison for committing the same crime. But Sensitive is more, well, sensitive to the harsh prison environment—more anxious, fearful, and easily depressed. Insensitive, meanwhile, adapts quickly to the new environment. Each day in prison therefore inflicts more suffering on Sensitive than on Insensitive. If we're trying to punish both men equally, Kolber argues, shouldn't it follow that Sensitive gets a lighter sentence than Insensitive? Otherwise, from a subjective perspective, one prisoner is getting a harsher punishment for the same crime.
Of course, prisons already give certain prisoners special treatment. Celebrities such as Lindsay Lohan are often segregated from other prisoners for safety reasons. Same with sexual deviants, who might be assaulted by their fellow inmates. Prisoners with mental health issues might get placed in a special psychiatric ward. A paraplegic prisoner might get access to a lower bunk. If a person is genuinely claustrophobic—or is really good at pretending he is—he may get reassigned.
That's not enough, argues Kolber. Right now, prisons make accommodations for prisoners only in the most extreme cases, while ignoring the differences in sensitivity between prisoners whose conditions are less extreme. For example, someone with a diagnosable anxiety disorder might get special treatment, while someone who is merely anxious does not. Ideally, says Kolber, we'd measure factors like anxiety along a spectrum—the more anxious you are, the harsher your experience of prison, the lighter your sentence. (And, less charitably, the opposite: The more resilient you are, the more time you should serve.)
All this may sound great in theory. But how would we actually measure the amount of trauma a prisoner will undergo in jail? How do we sort out sensitive souls from fakers? And at what cost? Kolber points out that the torts system assesses trauma all the time. Whenever a plaintiff sues, it's always for a dollar figure that correlates to some amount of physical or emotional damage. Just as experts assess the psychological damage wrought by, say, a pedophile priest, they could also assess the likely damage of a 10-year prison sentence. As far as cost, prisoners undergo psychological assessments all the time, Kolber says. Assessing their sensitivity to confinement would be just another factor to consider.
There's also an equal-treatment issue. Wealthy people, accustomed to comfort, tend to be more sensitive to prison life than poor people. It follows, according to Kolber's logic, that they should get lighter sentences for the same crime. In his paper, Kolber doesn't explicitly argue for this outcome. "There may be good policy reasons for sentencing them to equal prison terms," he writes, such as avoiding the perception of discrimination. "What I do argue is that, when they are given equal prison terms, more sensitive offenders receive harsher punishments than less sensitive offenders and that it is a mistake to believe that both kinds of offenders receive punishments proportional to their desert."
There's still a line-drawing problem, though. Once we start accounting for every prisoner's subjective experience, where do we stop? Literate people can pass the time in prison by reading. Should they get harsher sentences than illiterate people, who are more prone to boredom? Or consider a basic necessity like food. Inmates in Vermont sued in 2008 over the prison food called "nutraloaf," arguing that it tasted so bad that it constituted cruel and unusual punishment. But what if I like nutraloaf? Should I get a longer sentence? Sentences based on subjective experience could also cause collateral injustices. Isn't it unfair to deprive someone of their freedom longer simply because they were born less anxious?
Calibrating sentences based on subjective experience could have only a limited effect, anyway. Some scholars argue that "hedonic adaptation"—our tendency to acclimate to bad situations—reduces perceived sentencing differences. Even if you give someone a slightly longer sentence, it won't actually feel that much longer.
Another rebuttal to Kolber might go like this: Inequality is built into the prison system. There are 50 state systems, a federal system, and various city and county jails. Some states punish drug crimes more harshly than others. Some have the death penalty while others don't. If we want to level the playing field for all prisoners, we could start by focusing on these gaping inequalities, rather than the relatively minor differences in punishment that result from subjective experience.
Kolber argues that, at the very least, we should acknowledge that every prisoner—and therefore every punishment—is different. Right now, if a judge thinks a convict will have an especially rough time in jail, he can lighten the sentence. That's fine, says Kolber, but we should systematize those calibrations, rather than leaving them to the whim of a judge. Maybe that means rating different prisons by levels of harshness, and adjusting sentences accordingly. Maybe it means regular assessments of how hard an inmate is taking prison life. Whatever the solution, he says, we should stop pretending that a year in jail is a year in jail is a year in jail.


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Archbishop J. Peter Sartain shares reflections on the pilgrimage of Christian discipleship.
Through these often humorous, but always deeply personal, pieces you will discover:
A Journey to the Heart of Jesus is an insightful collection of meditations that offer timely counsel to any Christian disciple making the journey to the heart of Jesus.
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Sarah Halls' first novel, Haweswater, is not for the faint hearted. It is a vivid picture of life, love, and death, of the small village of Mardale, in the Lake District. It is set in the 1930s, and it revolves around the intense and passionate life of Jannette Lightburn, her family, and community.
The town, cradled in its remote dale, is changed when in 1936, a representative, Jack Liggett, from Manchester Waterworks, arrives with plans of an impending new dam and reservoir. Janet is revolted by this man and his plans, yet is savagely attracted to him, and he to her, with her wild feral presence, and fierce love of her family, valley, and all that live in it. The love affair that they pursue, leads only to despair, and heartache for those caught up in its wake. Continue reading "Holiday Book Review: Haweswater by Sarah Hall"


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Motorists are being warned to expect delays as a key gateway into Chesterfield town centre is transformed.
Work will begin on Monday to install a £300,000 sculpture on Hornsbridge roundabout.
Equipment will have to be brought on to the site, causing the following disruption on the day:
• The inner lane of the roundabout will be coned off
• The A61 bypass will have the southbound approach outside lane closed
• The A617 bypass will have the westbound approach outside lane closed
• A61 Derby Road will have the northbound approach outside lane closed
• Lordsmill Street will have the southbound approach outside lane closed
• The traffic lights will be switched off
Councillor John Burrows, Chesterfield Borough Council's leader and executive member for regeneration, said: "It is exciting that we are now beginning the work on transforming Hornsbridge but disappointing that this will affect road users – please plan your journey ahead and allow some extra time, particularly during busy periods."
The sculpture, by local artist Melanie Jackson, features a wheel to symbolise the town's strong industrial heritage.
The project has been funded by the European Regional Development Fund and Barratt Homes.


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