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Earl Russell: I am grateful to the noble and learned Lord, Lord Simon of Glaisdale, and to the noble Lord, Lord Renton, for their support. Of course, they are both right and the Committee should have expected that; we are used to it.
Like the noble and learned Lord, Lord Simon, I am becoming allergic to the phrase "in such manner as may be prescribed". It makes the Secretary of State sound so like a doctor, but he is not, after all, medically qualified.
What we have at stake is the difference between law by consent and law by command. For that reason the question of giving consent to regulation is so vital. I am
I am also grateful to the Minister for the care, thoroughness and courtesy that he has devoted to answering the amendments. However, as he agrees, there is a great gulf between us. The Minister did not believe that he had succeeded in crossing it, and he has not. He said that the Government intended to handle these matters consistently and fairly. I am sure that they do, according to their lights. But the trouble is that those words do not mean the same to the Government as they mean to me. To the Government they mean laying down a very detailed set of general rules which applies in all cases. To me they mean judging cases on their merits. Between those two a great gulf is fixed and the Minister has shown no sign of seeing his way across it.
As regards my first general principle, I understand that the intention of the 1991 Act was that, strictly, step-children should always be the responsibility of their natural parents. But that risks infringing the Government's other general principle which is in the Bill; that all the children in one household should be treated equally. Inevitably, if one sticks absolutely literally to that formula they would perhaps be maintained on a different standard.
I also realise that I should have drafted my first general principle more widely. I should have included other childrenfor example, orphaned relativesfor whom one takes financial responsibility. I have not done so and I apologise for that. It simply illustrates the principle of the noble Lord, Lord Renton, that a draftsman cannot foresee everything. I have proved that at my own expense.
As regards the second principle relating to legally enforceable debts, I believe that the Minister misunderstood what was happening. He invoked gambling debts but, of course, they are not legally enforceable. That is why they are proverbially debts of honour; it is the only thing that forces one to pay them. The Minister wanted people subject to the Bill to be treated in the same way as other ordinary families. I come a lot nearer to achieving that than he does. I cannot get out of my debts by pleading that I must maintain my childrenit would be very nice if I couldbut these people are forced to get out of a lot of debts on that principle. In fact, they are forced to default on them, and defaults are always to the injury of third parties.
I believe that the kind of priority that the Government give to child maintenance has in the end brought it into contempt for the law. Where people have legal obligations and they contradict each other, an attempt to strike a balance must be made. You cannot say that one takes priority over all the rest.
As regards the third and fifth general principles, the Minister believes that the Government have taken steps. I do not believe that those steps are adequate. One of us is wrong. If I am wrong the provision that I seek to put on the statute book will do no harm. It will lie there
When the Minister invokes the principle of protected incomethat every absent parent is allowed more than £30 income supporthe has not taken on board the fact that it is not the purpose of income support to provide for work expenses. Everyone knows that work expenses make life a great deal more expensive. If the Minister really believes that he has dealt with all the injusticesthat he has provided for all the cases in which the absent parent is worse off going to work than he would be on benefithe is very much mistaken. I shall not deal again with the number of cases because I shall be repeating myself.
The noble Baroness, Lady Hollis, too was mistaken in believing that the absent parent must always be better off than the parent with care. Perhaps I may take an elementary example: that the parent with care might have married a millionaire. If one is trying to keep up the commuting expenses of a season ticket and is receiving only a small part of that back by going to work, one is a great deal worse off than if one is in receipt of benefit. On the other hand, the parent with care may be within a pound or two of the income support level. It is essential that we understand that injustice may be done to either sex and we should be equally interested no matter which sex is the victim.
I have a great deal of briefing material about cases in which Section 2 has been invoked. I shall not go into them because many are sub judice. However, I assure the Minister that subsection (2) is not having anything like the effect that he wishes. Since I wish it too, I can see only one way to go forward, which is to ask the opinion of the Committee.
On Question, Whether the said amendment (No. 19) shall be agreed to?
Their Lordships divided: Contents, 25; Not-Contents, 72.
Resolved in the negative, and amendment disagreed to accordingly.
7.18 p.m.
Lord Lucas: I beg to move that the House do now resume. In moving the Motion, may I suggest that the Committee stage begin again not before 8.20 p.m.
Moved, That the House do now resume.(Lord Lucas.)
Lord Simon of Glaisdale: Perhaps I may ask the noble Lord how far it is proposed we progress this evening. I ask that because some of us have late amendments. I venture to remind the noble Lord that earlier in the Session we were assured that in future we should not be sitting very late into the evening; that one of the reasons why the 1991 Act went so wrong was because we sat habitually late into the evening so that there could be no realistic Divisions; and that today we had a long Statement which lasted three-quarters of an hour introduced under the rather euphemistic rubric, "at a convenient moment after 3.30".
Lord Lucas: I believe that this is properly a matter for the usual channels, and I shall make sure that they communicate effectively with the noble and learned Lord.
On Question, Motion agreed to.
The Minister of State, Home Office (Baroness Blatch): rose to move, That the draft order laid before the House on 6th June be approved [22nd Report from the Joint Committee].
The noble Baroness said: My Lords, this order is intended to give effect without modification to the final recommendations for the new parliamentary constituencies contained in the fourth periodic report of the Boundary Commission for England. Article 2 of the order substitutes the 529 constituencies described in the schedule for the present 524 constituencies in England. The draft order has already been approved in another place and, if it is approved by this House tonight, the Home Secretary will submit it to Her Majesty in Council to be made. The order will come into operation on the 14th day after the day on which it is made, but will not affect the existing boundaries until the first general election held thereafter.
The Boundary Commission for England is one of four parliamentary boundary commissions constituted under the first schedule to the Parliamentary Constituencies Act 1986. Under the 1986 Act they are required to carry out a general review of parliamentary constituency boundaries not less than 10 years and not more than 15 years from the date of the submission of their last report. The Boundary Commissions Act 1992 amended that provision to require that general reviews should be carried out not less that eight and not more than 12 years after the submission of the previous report. It further required that the first mandatory report after the passage of the Act should be submitted to the relevant Secretary of State before 31st December 1994.
As your Lordships will be aware, the report of the Scottish Boundary Commission and report of the Welsh Boundary Commission were both debated in March and the orders have been approved by Her Majesty in Council. I understand that the Boundary Commission for Northern Ireland hopes to submit its report to my right honourable friend the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland this month.
This is the first periodic review by the English Boundary Commission since the 1992 Act came into force. It was submitted to my right honourable friend, the Home Secretary, on 12th April. Although the report was submitted late, the 1992 Act specifically provides that a failure by any boundary commission to submit a report within the time limit of 31st December 1994 does not invalidate that report for the purposes of any enactment.
The processes by which a boundary commission carries out its task are governed by a series of rules for the redistribution of seats. The rules are to be found in Schedule 2 to the 1986 Act and, therefore, have been expressly approved by Parliament.
The rules allow the commission a good deal of discretion in meeting what is recognised to be a difficult and challenging task. The commission must have regard to a wide range of local and other concerns in considering its proposals and the rules provide the framework within
The procedures which are to be followed by a commission are also governed by the legislation. The commission must publish its provisional recommendations in at least one newspaper circulating in the affected constituencies. If the commission receives any representations objecting to the proposed recommendations from an interested authority or body of at least 100 electors, it is required to hold a local public inquiry. Following any such inquiry the commission must publish revised recommendations and may, if it so determines, hold one or more further inquiries. It is, however, not obliged to hold any such further inquiries.
Inevitably, in any area considered by the commission there is a range of opinions as to the best way in which to determine a constituency's boundaries and often several fully developed options, any of which would provide a solution with varying degrees of effectiveness. In many cases, the final recommendation may be very finely balanced and often the commission must find a compromise between closely argued local views.
That is a difficult and painstaking task. During the course of the review of the English constituencies, the Boundary Commission undertook public inquiries in almost all of the London boroughs, and in the majority of the metropolitan districts and non-metropolitan districts. Second inquiries were carried in two counties, Hampshire and Devon, when proposals not previously considered at an inquiry were introduced in representations after the close of the first public inquiry.
All periodic reports of general reviews are considered at the time to be controversial and to have effected wide reaching change. The report attracted a considerable amount of discussion and debate while the review was underway, when it was the focus of an astonishing fivefold increase in the number of representations received.
There are good reasons why there has been so much interest recorded by those involved in the process. The Boundary Commission has on this occasion taken a much higher profile in publicising its activity and has deliberately set out to ensure that its decision-making processes were as transparent as could be achieved. That has undoubtedly accounted for much of the additional interest shown.
It is, however, the case that the report now produced proposes changes to the boundaries of more than 350 English parliamentary seats. That figure represents more than 70 per cent. of English constituencies. In many cases, the changes are relatively minor, but in many other cases there are substantial changes not just to a constituency but within the whole of a borough or county.
However, before I turn to the detail of the report, I should clarify for your Lordships a particular problem which the review has shared with its immediate predecessors. The Boundary Commission's revue has coincided with that of other review bodies looking at local government reorganisation. The boundary commissions are required by the 1992 Act to report within the specified deadline and it was not, therefore, an option for them to delay or defer their work until that local government
The commission has advised that subsequent changes, particularly in the non-Metropolitan counties, could affect the constituency boundaries which are not proposed. The commission may, therefore, decide to hold interim reviews in parts of England to consider further realignments of constituency boundaries where the effects of local government reorganisation make that necessary. That is entirely a matter for the commission to decide, but I understand that it is unlikely that any interim review would be completed before the next general election.
In turning to the recommendations themselves, I propose to confine my comments to a small number of issues which I believe amply demonstrate the concerns with which the Boundary Commission has striven in reaching its conclusions.
The single most significant recommendation is that there should be an increase in the number of constituencies in England from the present 524 to 529. The commission's proposal for an increase in the overall number of seats in England is one which I know was not arrived at without very careful consideration of other options. There would have been an increase of 20 seats rather than the five now proposed if the commission had not been able to balance some increases by reductions in the number of seats elsewhere.
The major reduction in the number of constituencies has been in the London boroughs. For the first time, the commission has taken the view that in London it is necessary to cross borough boundaries in order that it may meet the requirements of Rule 5, which require it to recommend constituencies which are as near to the electoral quota as is practicable. That decision was not taken lightly: it required the commission to depart from Rule 4, which requires that the boundaries of the London boroughs should not be broken. The decision is one which the commission may make within the rules. However, before so doing, the commission set itself a number of criteria to be applied under any consideration of cross-boundary constituencies.
The criteria required the commission to consider crossing of boundaries only where the result would not be to increase the number of seats which would otherwise have been allocated to the individual boroughs; and where the result provided a better match with the electoral quota than would otherwise have been achieved. No boroughs on opposite sides of the River Thames below Kingston upon Thames were paired.
The practice has attracted a considerable amount of discussion among the London electorate and with local political parties. The effect has been that the commission is now proposing three fewer seats in Greater London than would have been the case otherwise. As a result, the commission is now proposing that the London boroughs should return 74 Members to Parliament, which compares with the current level of 84 seats and with the position in 1983 prior to the third periodic review when the capital was represented by 92 MPs.
The commission has also made it clear that in metropolitan areas outside of London it has been prepared to make much greater use than previously of the authority to recommend constituencies which cross metropolitan district boundaries. The rules require so far as is practicable that constituencies in metropolitan boroughs should be contained within county boundaries, but they do not restrict the commission from crossing borough boundaries. The commission's recommendations on this occasion call for borough boundaries to be crossed on 13 occasions, compared with six in 1983. The commission has found it right to propose a reduction of five in the number of metropolitan county constituencies against the present number.
By comparison, the review has resulted in proposals for an overall increase in the number of constituencies in non-metropolitan counties. The counties will, if the recommendations are accepted by Parliament and approved by Her Majesty in Council, return 20 more representatives to the other place from the next general election.
The recommendations on three areas outside London have given rise to particular debate. In West Sussex, the commission was faced with two strongly argued but opposing options on how to deal with the distribution of seats representing towns along the coast and their immediate hinterland. The commission held a public inquiry and considered representations made to it. The public inquiry was conducted by an independent assistant commissioner selected from a panel appointed by the Home Secretary. The commission expressed some sympathy with the proposal that the area should be represented by constituencies which linked the coastal towns with their immediate adjoining hinterland, but concluded that the better solution would be to create constituencies which linked the coastal towns together.
In Manchester and Trafford, the public inquiry revealed strong local feeling that the Wythenshawe community should not be divided as the commission had originally proposed. The commission considered a number of alternative options which had been suggested to it, and concluded that the original proposals should be modified. The effect of that response to local opinion was that it was no longer possible to bring together in a single constituency the community of Sale, which had been split between constituencies by the third periodic review. The commission's decision to reflect the strength of local views as expressed to it resulted in a further very strongly mounted campaign of petitions and representations, the "Save our Sale" campaign, seeking a reversion to the original proposals.
In the final example, the commission's proposals for the boundaries of constituencies in Lancashire proved the cause of considerable debate locally. The Rossendale community has a clear sense of local identity. The Boundary Commission's initial proposals called for the town of Haslingden to be separated from the Rossendale and Darwen constituency, breaking that community. The commission received a great many representations arguing for the retention of local ties, and in February this year I received an all party delegation on the matter headed by Sir David Trippier, the former Member for the constituency. Rossendale would have provided a coherent
Many other points could be made about the recommendations for individual constituencies and I have no doubt that some of your Lordships will have a number of issues which you will wish to raise in the course of the debate. Before I sit down to allow that debate to start it is right that I should touch on the question of the powers held by my right honourable friend the Home Secretary to modify Boundary Commission recommendations.
Parliament has thought it right to give the Secretary of State an unfettered power to modify a Boundary Commission recommendation. In the debate in another place the Home Secretary made it clear that he recognises the enormous benefits which the constitutional process achieves from the impartiality which the Boundary Commission is seen to bring to the difficult and sensitive work in which it is engaged. The Home Secretary has not thought it appropriate to modify the recommendations of the Boundary Commission for England presented in this fourth periodic review. But I have no hesitation in commending the commission's final recommendations to your Lordships. I beg to move.
Moved, that the draft order laid before the House on 6th June be approved [22nd Report from the Joint Committee].(Baroness Blatch.)
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Phonogram: The Singles Club #7
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And so we reach the finale of "Phonogram." Maybe even forever. For the final story, Gillen and McKelvie stick with a time-tested crowd-pleasing conclusion: they end on a song.
Of course, this being "Phonogram," it's not quite what you'd expect. Marrying music with comics is a difficult thing to do, and even the likes of Neil Gaiman and Alan Moore have tried and failed more than once. Mostly, any attempts to put a song in a comic end up as little more than an illustrated poem — lyrical, but not really musical.
Gillen and McKelvie, however, understand that to turn a song into a comic, you don't focus so much on the words, but the rhythm and imagery. From the first few pages, it becomes clear that this is a comic with a tempo. Gillen sets the beats, page by page, panel-by-panel, while McKelvie realizes the mood of the song with his carefully constructed visuals. When I first read this issue, I hadn't heard the song it references (TV on the Radio's "Wolf Like Me") but, a few pages in, I knew that this "silent" issue was intended as a comicbook cover version of the song it was named after. Having since listened to the track in question, I understand better how it fits together, but it's hard not to be impressed at how the story can evoke a soundtrack even when you don't know what it sounds like.
The star of this issue is the irrepressible Kid-With-Knife, who first appeared way back when "Phonogram" was still in its infancy. For a series that spends a lot of its time deconstructing its subject matter, it seems like a brave choice to end the series with one of two characters in the series who doesn't intellectualize music at all. Indeed, when Kohl teaches him how to use Phonomancy, he openly demolishes the series' central conceit replying: "That's magic? Hell, everybody does that."
Of course, as much as technique and message are important, there's a story to tell as well. As the "concluding" issue to a story told from multiple viewpoints, it does somehow manage to tie itself back to the first issue, and learning the final, terrible fate of Penny B (in a fantastically rendered scene) does provide emotional circularity to the series, and may well break a few hearts at the same time.
It would be a disservice to conclude this review without mentioning the backup strips — 4 in total — which include a brilliantly incongruous Viking-based contribution from Becky Cloonan. The rest span the length of the "Phonogram" chronology. The first, by Nikki Cook, goes right back to the original death of the goddess Britannia, a prologue to Rue Britannia, while the third provides a coda to the same series. It seems particularly amusing that the (physically and chronologically) final strip, drawn by Sean Azzopardi, closes out the series with an analysis of the Talking Heads song, Once in a Lifetime — which I shouldn't have to remind anyone spins on the line "My God, what have I done?" A piece of micro-commentary on "Phonogram" if ever there was one.
And that, more or less, is it. "Phonogram" was, if nothing else, a reviewer's comic. It had depth, subtlety, and best of all, it had a point it wanted to make. There are valid criticisms you could charge the series with. Perhaps you found it cliquey. Perhaps you found it pretentious. Perhaps you simply thought a story about people in a nightclub wasn't really that interesting. But Phonogram was different, and ambitious, and more often than not, it met its own criteria and then some. It played with storytelling, and with format, and it did it all while looking great and having the kind of dialogue you can quote. Whatever your personal opinion of the series, you have to admit that the shelves will feel much emptier without a new Phonogram to look forward to.

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"Do you know who Aaron Swartz is?" asks digital-rights lawyer Dylan Stack. He answers his own question: "The computer activist who committed suicide after an unrelenting campaign from federal prosecutors to imprison him. In his memory, I'm attempting to organize a class action against prosecutorial overcharging."
Now, keep in mind, this was on a television show—and not some sober-minded PBS documentary about Swartz. It wasn't even cable news or a geek-centered sitcom like The Big Bang Theory. This was, in fact, a sleek legal procedural drama on network television: The Good Wife, a CBS show about a lawyer, Alicia Florrick (played by Julianna Margulies), beginning its fifth season this Sunday.
Though putatively about the law (and Florrick's dealings with her Eliot Spitzer-like husband), The Good Wife has become revered among geeks, and for good reason: It offers the deftest portrayal of technology on TV. In fact, it may be the best force for digital literacy in pop culture right now.
Consider the episode mentioned above: It begins with a rape trial in which a high school girl tweets angrily about the football player accused of assaulting her. She's jailed for contempt, and the case falters until—in an echo of the real-world Steubenville rape case—the online activist collective Anonymous leaks a cell phone video showing the accused rapist laughing at rape jokes about a blow-up doll. Anonymous members show up in court, producing a spectacle. Meanwhile, Florrick and her team wrestle with a series of questions: Can faceless, anarchic online activists be trusted? How do phonecams change a crime like this, since leaked videos operate as both evidence and a criminal act in themselves? What's the legal standing of a viral image?
The plot was ripped from the headlines, but The Good Wife went deep into the weeds in pondering how technology transforms everyday life. That's not the only example.
In one episode, Florrick uses the transnational nature of Twitter to thwart British libel laws. In another, the show exposes an energy-drink company that hires shills to post comments on anorexia-glorifying "pro-Ana" websites. The Good Wife lawyers once sued a Google-like search engine for juking the rankings of a voice-recognition software company, in an episode titled "Two Girls, One Code." (Best moment: The seemingly senile, hard-of-hearing judge suddenly reveals mad tech skillz. "An attribute-based link-analysis is not a closed system," he lectures at the defendant's attorney.)
One episode even mused Talmudically over the legal and political meaning of Bitcoin.
When the show returns this fall, plotlines will include telepresence robots and an episode inspired by Redditors' bungled attempts to identify the Boston bombers. TV shows and movies, of course, have long used digital tools and real-life techie events as plot points—but rarely with much nuance.
In most shows, technology is painted as either implausibly superpowered ("Wait—enhance that image!") or alarmingly dangerous. Procedurals have been particular offenders. On Law & Order, the Internet is mostly just a shadowy place where teens are lured to their death. On Person of Interest, government agencies use pervasive surveillance technology to predict malintent with pinpoint accuracy.
The Good Wife avoids this Manichaean trap. This is likely due to the fact that the show's creators and showrunners, husband-and-wife team Robert and Michelle King, are inquisitive nerds. "I'm just fascinated by how society is changing through social networking and the influence of Silicon Valley on almost every facet of life," says Robert King. His goal is not to make a polemical case for or against technology, he adds. "The show doesn't try to damn things, because I don't think that's reality. The advances being used in a totalitarian society like China are also used to prompt the Arab Spring. Social networking was handled very simplistically on TV. We thought we could make it our own."
Much of how technology plays in the real world is a question of speech acts—a natural topic for a smart show about lawyers. "Words are the weapons on legal shows," King says. Plus, the show's writers' room is filled with tech-curious types; writer Corinne Brinkerhoff conceived of the Bitcoin episode after becoming fascinated by the alternative money system.
For technically sophisticated viewers, it's fun to have Sunday-night viewing that knows its way around SEO and crypto. It makes TV better. But I'd argue that The Good Wife's impact is deeper than that. It potentially makes reality better.
Fictive depictions of technology are influential. TV and movies have long shaped how everyday people understand the world—and more important, how they misunderstand it.
For example, the parade of evil hackers in Hollywood movies look far more powerful than in reality. But politicians have responded to the movie version of blackhat coders, passing laws that clamp down on even innocuous computer activity. The Reagan-era Congress was so frightened by the cartoonish hacker exploits in War Games that it passed sweeping computer-crime laws still used as a legal bludgeon today. More recently, the prosecutors of Bradley Manning invoked these tired tropes. They said the use of basic Unix commands—and white-on-black, DOS-style displays—was inherently nefarious, because hey: Isn't that how hackers look on TV? In the '30s we had "reefer madness" movies; the Electronic Frontier Foundation calls this "hacker madness."
That's why The Good Wife is such a blast of much-needed oxygen. I'd like to think we can assess social change calmly and dispassionately, that we can map the contours of our digital world by parsing trenchant nonfiction and keeping abreast of the news.
But we're narrative creatures. Stories matter; fiction matters. Like it or not, they're where digital literacy—and illiteracy—begins. If people are going to make sense of how technology changes society, we desperately need smart tales and smart tale-tellers.
The Good Wife is a perfectly entertaining procedural, but if it manages to teach people the meanings behind a technological society, so much the better.
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Netflix's "Orange Is the New Black" is adding another veteran actress to its ranks for Season Three.
Mary Steenburgen — a Best Supporting Actress Oscar winner for 1980's "Melvin and Howard" — has been cast in the women's prison dramedy starring Taylor Schilling. She tweeted the news Thursday, saying "Very excited to go to my first wardrobe fitting of OITNB! Will I be in orange or black?:)"
Details on Steenburgen's character were not available. Her casting follows guest roles on "Justified," "30 Rock" and "Bored to Death" (alongside husband Ted Danson) in recent years.
Netflix renewed "Orange Is the New Black" for a 13-episode third season last month, with production already underway. Season 2 premiered on the streaming service on June 6 and featured new cast member Lorraine Toussaint.


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WWE Champion CM Punk To Miss TLC pay-per-view; New Main Event Tables, Ladders And Chairs Match Announced
WWE Champion CM Punk won't be able to compete at the wrestling company's upcoming pay-per-view after suffering an injury on "RAW" this past Monday. The Straight-Edge Superstar had surgery on his left knee after being put through a table by Ryback, resulting in Punk being sidelined and a six-man TLC tag team match being made in place of CM Punk vs. Ryback for the WWE Title.
"Events on RAW have lead me to make the following match for the TLC pay-per-view," reads a statement from Vince McMahon on WWE.com. "Dean Ambrose, Seth Rollins and Roman Reigns "The Shield," will take on Team Hell No and Ryback. This match will be a Tables, Ladders and Chairs match and for the first time ever, it will be decided only via pinfall of submission."
As strange as this might sound, CM Punks injury is a blessing for everyone except The Shield.
After "RAW" saw The Shield attack Tag Team Champions Kane and Daniel Bryan join the list of people who despise the new stable of NXT performers, the joining of Team Hell No and Ryback makes perfect sense. This also bales Ryback out of having to lose to CM Punk for hte third pay-per-view in a row, and will keep CM Punk from looking weak before facing The Rock at the Royal Rumble.
Ryback's character is built on him being unstoppable and CM Punk's is built on him being devious enough to escape with his WWE Title every time. The past two times the championship has been on the line, Punk won by questionable means, and the time before that it was a draw.
If CM Punk were to beat Ryback cleanly it would halt the new superstar's momentum, but a third cheat would be repetitive. Now that issue has been resolved and the only problem left is whether The Shield should win.
As a new group, The Shield needs a definitive victory to get over. This brings Ryback losing three pay-per-views in a row back up. The situation is more flexible now that he is part of a team, though; Kane and Daniel Bryan's bickering could cost the trio the match.
Fans have known for some time that CM Punk would hold the belt until Royal Rumble to face The Rock, so taking the title out of the main event makes the bout less predictable. With word from WWE.com that Punk is only expected to lose a few weeks of ring time, this is the opening the company has needed since John Cena's knee surgery injected Ryback into the WWE Title picture.
The Second City Saint underwent surgery on his left knee in Pensacola, Fla. on Tuesday, reports WWE.com. Dr. James Andrews completed a scope of the injused knee, and trimmed a cartilage tear.
"CM Punk underwent knee surgery today to remove a piece of torn meniscus that had locked up his knee," said Andrews' colleague, WWE physician Dr. Chris Amann, according to the WWE.com article. "The surgery, performed by Dr. James Andrews, went smoothly and CM Punk is expected to make a full recovery."


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Keith Richards 1950 Pontiac convertible heads to auction | Goldmine Magazine
A 1950 Pontiac Chieftain Silver Streak convertible owned by guitarist Keith Richards and used by The Rolling Stones headlines Bonhams Sale of Collectors' Motor Cars and Automobilia.
Richards owned the car while he and the rest of The Rolling Stones were based on the Cote d'Azur of France in 1971 to record the acclaimed "Exile on Main Street" album, according to a Bonham's news release.When The Rolling Stones arrived on the Cote d'Azur in 1971, the band was joined by a steady stream of visitors, from William Burroughs to Gram Parsons. The car, which features in photographs of the band at the time, has attracted a pre-sale estimate of approximately $28,500 to $31,730. The sale will be held April 30, 2012, at the RAF Museum in Hendon, London.
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E! is looking to fry the competition with "Sunset Tan," a nonscripted comic sudser set inside the world of a Los Angeles tanning salon.
Six-episode series will bow Monday, May 28, at 10:30 p.m., immediately following the premiere of the latest chapter in Paris Hilton/Nicole Richie saga "The Simple Life." Subsequent segs will air Sundays at 10:30 p.m.
"Sunset Tan" will follow the lives and loves of staffers and clients of the salon, both at work and off the job. E! describes the staffers/cast members as "unusual, colorful and somewhat dysfunctional."
Storylines for the first season of the show include twins who want to tan their names on their bodies; a dead person whose final wish was to be tan; and a Hawaiian Santa Claus looking to get bronzed.
Guest stars — maybe George Hamilton? — will also pop up during the first six segs, cabler said.
E! Studios is producing "Sunset Tan" in association with Intuitive Entertainment ("Blow Out"). Mechelle Collins and Kevin Dill will exec produce.


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Immigrants could face an untended consequence of the new qualified-mortgage rule.
Industry insiders have been saying for months that borrowers who don't fit a traditional credit profile could find it challenging to secure a mortgage. That group seems to include immigrants who lack a credit or work history in the U.S. to support their application. They may also be self-employed, which can also make it harder to get a mortgage under QM.
Still, if a void exists it's likely that a group of lenders will step in and fill it, some industry experts say. And it is still too early to tell the true effects of QM, they add.
"Like any other broad sweeping government regulation there will always be unintended consequences," says L.T. "Tom" Hall, chief executive of Resurgent Performance. "Banks can't afford to wait for regulators to modify the rules to accommodate this segment of the population. Immigrants are an important part of our country."
About 80% of bankers said they expect QM to reduce mortgage credit, based on a recent survey from the American Bankers Association. Roughly a third said they would restrict lending only to QM loans, and 29% said their non-QM lending would be limited to specific markets.
Royal Business Bank, a Chinese-American bank in Los Angeles, has run into issues qualifying immigrants for mortgages because the borrower often lacks credit or employment history in the United States, says Alan Thian, the $718-million-asset bank's CEO.
"They may be very established in China," Thian says. "They may have received their green card and are buying their first home and can put down up to 60%. But they may not even have an employment record in the United States."
Whether credit history is considered when making a mortgage depends on what part of the rule the lender is applying, says Richard Andreano Jr., a partner at Ballard Spahr. A general QM loan focuses on a borrower's debt-to-income ratio as the main underwriting requirement and credit history isn't necessarily part of that.
Still, QM is "not a substitute for the lender's underwriting standards," meaning lenders are being particularly cautious about making loans and may consider credit history anyway, he says.
If a lender is doing a temporary QM loan using standards from Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, or completing the loan under the general ability-to-repay rule, then credit history is considered, Andreano says. Regardless of the requirements, lenders are being more conservative with underwriting.
"In the past, the lender might take a risk," Andreano says. "But because of the rules, that's less likely now. It is a big wait-and-see [approach to] how the regulators and courts react to these rules when situations of alleged violations appear."
Beyond credit history, immigrants may run into issues if they are self-employed or own small businesses, experts say. Such borrowers typically have the hardest time proving their income and may have high debt-to-income ratios since they often list the lowest possible income on tax returns.
The Resurrection Project in Chicago works with immigrants, including "tons of entrepreneurs who are self-employed," on preparing them to buy a home, says Kristen Komara, the nonprofit's vice president of financial wellness. Self-employed borrowers can have trouble documenting their income in the traditional sense, she says.
"It has always been more challenging for the self-employed, but QM will make it that much more challenging," Komara says. "That's not just for Latino immigrants but for people all across the country."
It is likely that some lenders may be reluctant to make loans that don't strictly fall within the QM guidelines, experts say. Banks are worried that they will face litigation if the loan goes bad. Since QM, which went into effect in mid-January, is still so new, there is no legal precedence for banks to look to for guidance, says Rod Alba, vice president of mortgage finance and senior regulatory counsel at the American Bankers Association.
Banks are also unsure how the rules will be interpreted during regulatory examinations, making them more cautious, says Elizabeth Eurgubian, vice president and regulatory counsel for the Independent Community Bankers of America.
"The reality is that community banks are the ones that lend to atypical populations," Eurgubian says. "Their customers are everyday people with everyday jobs. We hope the QM rule doesn't hamper their ability to do that."
Banks are also concerned about inadvertently violating fair lending laws if it appears they are rejecting too many applications from certain groups, such as immigrants, Alba says. Regulators have tried to reassure banks that a decision to follow QM guidelines won't affect their fair lending standing.
"From our experience, some classes and communities will be affected," Alba says. "We are extremely concerned."
It is possible some lenders will see an opportunity to make non-QM loans to certain borrowers, Hall says. Those loans would likely have to be held by the lenders and, therefore, would follow certain underwriting standards.
The Resurrection Project hears from lenders that are willing to work with immigrants by offering mortgages they will keep on their books, Komara says. Some of the loans are made so the bank can earn Community Reinvestment Act credit and may have restrictions, such as a cap on a borrower's income.
Still, borrowers who don't work with a group like the Resurrection Project, which understands housing policy and how to work with lenders, may struggle, she adds.
"We know how to navigate QM and we know how to find the portfolio products," Komara says. "I think for individuals who don't find agencies to help them, they may have some challenges getting access to credit."
Paul Davis contributed to this story.


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MOUNT OLIVE -- Funeral services for Lillie Virginia "Jennie" Jones, 66, 508 Oliver St., will be held Thursday at 2 p.m. at St. Mark Free Will Baptist Church with the Rev. Merwyn K. Smith officiating. Burial will follow in Carver Cemetery.
A viewing will be held today from 4 to 7 at Garris Funeral Home Chapel and the family will be present from 6 to 7 to receive friends.
Online condolences may be posted at garrisfuneralhome.net.
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"Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever."
Mahatma Gandhi
This experience has been marvelous! I have not just lived the best of my days but also learnt so much more than I imagined before coming. One reason why I have always wanted to learn French was the fact that it is rich in culture and history.
Now that I think about the program as a whole, I am grateful! I am grateful to have lived with host families from three different regions in France. I could not have learnt more if not for the host families that I lived with. In Nantes, I lived with a woman named Marie Claude. She was an absolutely adorable host mother who cared so much. She was patient to always listen to my "really bad French" and always there to help me with homework or any studying. She took me to see different places. She introduced me to her family and friends. She always explained the French culture and traditions. However, one cannot ignore the fact that there will always be some miscommunications but the overall experience is always positive.
In Nantes, as my host mother explained, family is important. It is a city but not too big to get people going crazy! Therefore, my conclusion was that family close relationships are essential in Nantes with a bit of city lifestyle.
In the south, where another adventure started, my experience took it to a whole other level. I lived with an artist! A potter and a photographer named Yvan Gaudy. Yvan was an old man full of energy and is always ready to go on an adventurous trip. He lives exactly to what Mahatma Gandhi said about living as if you were going to die tomorrow. In Bastenne, which is the nameof the village we lived in, we got to do many different things. I learnt how to do pottery, I learnt about photography, I learnt about the different culture and traditions of the south of France. But most importantly he taught me a lot about life. In the south, everyone knows each other. It is too small for people to be insanely busy. Therefore, unlike Nantes, the south is more conservative with traditional lifestyle.
Finally, Paris!
As Ernest Hemingway said "If you are lucky enough to have lived in Paris as a young man, then wherever you go for the rest of your life, it stays with you, for Paris is a moveable feast."
Aside of the fact that we were given the opportunity to live in one of the world's most beautiful and visited cities in the world, I was blessed to have another extraordinary host family. I was lucky because through my host family in Paris, I learnt a lot not only about Paris and life in Paris but also about social issues such as immigration, racism, Arabs living in France, Islamophobia and many more. That is because my host mother is originally Moroccan.
In Paris, however, I could see how busy life was and that people have no time to just sit, reflect or even smile. Family relationships are not as tight as those of Nantes and the south. Both in Nantes and the south, all members of the family ought to be sitting together for all meals. In Paris, it is different! Here, each person eats when they have time. It is more like a task and needs to get done.
My experience in France has been splendid! I have nothing to complain about. Overall, I am very happy and grateful for such an incredible opportunity. Now, it is time to leave beautiful Paris and continue the path to our future. Although, I am upset to leave Paris, I am excited to get back and reunite with those who I love and care a lot about.
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Northfield police issued a warning to residents after an elderly person in the village's southeast corner lost jewelry and coins to burglars posing as water department employees.
At 6:15 p.m. on Dec. 30, a man told the elderly occupant of a home near the corner of Meadowview Drive and Winfield Road that he needed to check the water pressure, according to Northfield Deputy Police Chief Claude Casaletto. Later, a second man was also seen leaving the home and running northwest before driving away in an unknown vehicle.


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The decision was made by the referee in the morning ahead of the scheduled 12.00 kick-off.
The game will now be re-arranged at the next available date.
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Finding and visiting a genetic counselor or other genetics professional
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Please choose from the following list of questions for information about meeting with a genetics professional (such as a medical geneticist or genetic counselor).
On this page:
- What is a genetic consultation?
- Why might someone have a genetic consultation?
- What happens during a genetic consultation?
- How can I find a genetics professional in my area?
- How are genetic conditions diagnosed?
- How are genetic conditions treated or managed?
What is a genetic consultation?
A genetic consultation is a health service that provides information and support to people who have, or may be at risk for, genetic disorders. During a consultation, a genetics professional meets with an individual or family to discuss genetic risks or to diagnose, confirm, or rule out a genetic condition.
Genetics professionals include medical geneticists (doctors who specialize in genetics) and genetic counselors (certified healthcare workers with experience in medical genetics and counseling). Other healthcare professionals such as nurses, psychologists, and social workers trained in genetics can also provide genetic consultations.
Consultations usually take place in a doctor's office, hospital, genetics center, or other type of medical center. These meetings are most often in-person visits with individuals or families, but they are occasionally conducted in a group or over the telephone.
For more information about genetic consultations:
MedlinePlus offers a list of links to information about genetic counseling.
Additional background information is provided by the National Genome Research Institute in its Frequently Asked Questions About Genetic Counseling.
Information about genetic counseling, including the different types of counseling, is available from the National Society of Genetic Counselors in its booklet Making Sense of Your Genes: A Guide to Genetic Counseling.
The Centre for Genetics Education also offers an introduction to genetic counseling.
The National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) provides additional information about genetic consultations.
Why might someone have a genetic consultation?
Individuals or families who are concerned about an inherited condition may benefit from a genetic consultation. The reasons that a person might be referred to a genetic counselor, medical geneticist, or other genetics professional include:
- A personal or family history of a genetic condition, birth defect, chromosomal disorder, or hereditary cancer.
- Two or more pregnancy losses (miscarriages), a stillbirth, or a baby who died.
- A child with a known inherited disorder, a birth defect, mental retardation, or developmental delay.
- A woman who is pregnant or plans to become pregnant at or after age 35. (Some chromosomal disorders occur more frequently in children born to older women.)
- Abnormal test results that suggest a genetic or chromosomal condition.
- An increased risk of developing or passing on a particular genetic disorder on the basis of a person's ethnic background.
- People related by blood (for example, cousins) who plan to have children together. (A child whose parents are related may be at an increased risk of inheriting certain genetic disorders.)
A genetic consultation is also an important part of the decision-making process for genetic testing. A visit with a genetics professional may be helpful even if testing is not available for a specific condition, however.
For more information about the reasons for having a genetic consultation:
The National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) provides a detailed list of common reasons for a genetic consultation.
An overview of indications for a genetics referral is available from The Genetic Alliance booklet "Understanding Genetics: A Guide for Patients and Professionals."
What happens during a genetic consultation?
A genetic consultation provides information, offers support, and addresses a patient's specific questions and concerns. To help determine whether a condition has a genetic component, a genetics professional asks about a person's medical history and takes a detailed family history (a record of health information about a person's immediate and extended family). The genetics professional may also perform a physical examination and recommend appropriate tests.
If a person is diagnosed with a genetic condition, the genetics professional provides information about the diagnosis, how the condition is inherited, the chance of passing the condition to future generations, and the options for testing and treatment.
During a consultation, a genetics professional will:
- Interpret and communicate complex medical information.
- Help each person make informed, independent decisions about their health care and reproductive options.
- Respect each person's individual beliefs, traditions, and feelings.
A genetics professional will NOT:
- Tell a person which decision to make.
- Advise a couple not to have children.
- Recommend that a woman continue or end a pregnancy.
- Tell someone whether to undergo testing for a genetic disorder.
For more information about what to expect during a genetic consultation:
The National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) provides a detailed list of topics that are often discussed during a genetics consultation.
The National Society of Genetic Counselors offers information about what to expect from a genetic counseling session as part of its FAQs About Genetic Counselors and the NSGC.
Information about the role of genetic counselors and the process of genetic counseling are available from the Genetic Alliance publication "Understanding Genetics: A Guide for Patients and Professionals."
How can I find a genetics professional in my area?
To find a genetics professional in your community, you may wish to ask your doctor for a referral. If you have health insurance, you can also contact your insurance company to find a medical geneticist or genetic counselor in your area who participates in your plan.
Several resources for locating a genetics professional in your community are available online:
- The National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) provides a list of U.S. and international genetics clinics. Clinics can be chosen by state or country, by service, and/or by clinic name. State maps can help you locate a clinic in your area.
- The National Society of Genetic Counselors offers a searchable directory of genetic counselors in the United States. You can search by location, name, area of practice/specialization, and/or ZIP Code.
- The National Cancer Institute provides a Cancer Genetics Services Directory, which lists professionals who provide services related to cancer genetics. You can search by type of cancer or syndrome, location, and/or provider name.
How are genetic conditions diagnosed?
A doctor may suspect a diagnosis of a genetic condition on the basis of a person's physical characteristics and family history, or on the results of a screening test.
Genetic testing is one of several tools that doctors use to diagnose genetic conditions. The approaches to making a genetic diagnosis include:
- A physical examination: Certain physical characteristics, such as distinctive facial features, can suggest the diagnosis of a genetic disorder. A geneticist will do a thorough physical examination that may include measurements such as the distance around the head (head circumference), the distance between the eyes, and the length of the arms and legs. Depending on the situation, specialized examinations such as nervous system (neurological) or eye (ophthalmologic) exams may be performed. The doctor may also use imaging studies including x-rays, computerized tomography (CT) scans, or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to see structures inside the body.
- Personal medical history: Information about an individual's health, often going back to birth, can provide clues to a genetic diagnosis. A personal medical history includes past health issues, hospitalizations and surgeries, allergies, medications, and the results of any medical or genetic testing that has already been done.
- Family medical history: Because genetic conditions often run in families, information about the health of family members can be a critical tool for diagnosing these disorders. A doctor or genetic counselor will ask about health conditions in an individual's parents, siblings, children, and possibly more distant relatives. This information can give clues about the diagnosis and inheritance pattern of a genetic condition in a family.
- Laboratory tests, including genetic testing: Molecular, chromosomal, and biochemical genetic testing are used to diagnose genetic disorders. Other laboratory tests that measure the levels of certain substances in blood and urine can also help suggest a diagnosis.
Genetic testing is currently available for many genetic conditions. However, some conditions do not have a genetic test; either the genetic cause of the condition is unknown or a test has not yet been developed. In these cases, a combination of the approaches listed above may be used to make a diagnosis. Even when genetic testing is available, the tools listed above are used to narrow down the possibilities (known as a differential diagnosis) and choose the most appropriate genetic tests to pursue.
A diagnosis of a genetic disorder can be made anytime during life, from before birth to old age, depending on when the features of the condition appear and the availability of testing. Sometimes, having a diagnosis can guide treatment and management decisions. A genetic diagnosis can also suggest whether other family members may be affected by or at risk of a specific disorder. Even when no treatment is available for a particular condition, having a diagnosis can help people know what to expect and may help them identify useful support and advocacy resources.
For more information about diagnosing genetic conditions:
Genetics Home Reference provides information about genetic testing and the importance of family medical history. Additionally, links to information about the diagnosis of specific genetic disorders are available in each condition summary under the heading "Where can I find information about diagnosis or management of…?"
Genetic Alliance provides an in-depth guide about genetic counseling called Making Sense of Your Genes, which includes information about how genetics professionals diagnose many types of genetic disorders.
This article from Nature Education discusses the diagnosis of several well-known genetic conditions.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) offers a fact sheet about the diagnosis of birth defects, including information about screening and diagnostic tests.
Boston Children's Hospital provides this brief overview of testing for genetic disorders.
The American College of Medical Genetics offers practice guidelines, including diagnostic criteria, for several genetic disorders. These guidelines are designed for geneticists and other healthcare providers.
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality's (AHRQ) National Guideline Clearinghouse has compiled screening, diagnosis, treatment, and management guidelines for many genetic disorders.
GeneReviews, a resource from the University of Washington and the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI), provides detailed information about the diagnosis of specific genetic disorders as part of each peer-reviewed disease description.
How are genetic conditions treated or managed?
Many genetic disorders result from gene changes that are present in essentially every cell in the body. As a result, these disorders often affect many body systems, and most cannot be cured. However, approaches may be available to treat or manage some of the associated signs and symptoms.
For a group of genetic conditions called inborn errors of metabolism, which result from genetic changes that disrupt the production of specific enzymes, treatments sometimes include dietary changes or replacement of the particular enzyme that is missing. Limiting certain substances in the diet can help prevent the buildup of potentially toxic substances that are normally broken down by the enzyme. In some cases, enzyme replacement therapy can help compensate for the enzyme shortage. These treatments are used to manage existing signs and symptoms and may help prevent future complications.
For other genetic conditions, treatment and management strategies are designed to improve particular signs and symptoms associated with the disorder. These approaches vary by disorder and are specific to an individual's health needs. For example, a genetic disorder associated with a heart defect might be treated with surgery to repair the defect or with a heart transplant. Conditions that are characterized by defective blood cell formation, such as sickle cell disease, can sometimes be treated with a bone marrow transplant. Bone marrow transplantation can allow the formation of normal blood cells and, if done early in life, may help prevent episodes of pain and other future complications.
Some genetic changes are associated with an increased risk of future health problems, such as certain forms of cancer. One well-known example is familial breast cancer related to mutations in the BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes. Management may include more frequent cancer screening or preventive (prophylactic) surgery to remove the tissues at highest risk of becoming cancerous.
Genetic disorders may cause such severe health problems that they are incompatible with life. In the most severe cases, these conditions may cause a miscarriage of an affected embryo or fetus. In other cases, affected infants may be stillborn or die shortly after birth. Although few treatments are available for these severe genetic conditions, health professionals can often provide supportive care, such as pain relief or mechanical breathing assistance, to the affected individual.
Most treatment strategies for genetic disorders do not alter the underlying genetic mutation; however, a few disorders have been treated with gene therapy. This experimental technique involves changing a person's genes to prevent or treat a disease. Gene therapy, along with many other treatment and management approaches for genetic conditions, are under study in clinical trials.
Find out more about the treatment and management of genetic conditions:
Links to information about the treatment of specific genetic disorders are available in each Genetics Home Reference condition summary under the heading "Where can I find information about diagnosis or management of…?"
GeneReviews, a resource from the University of Washington and the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI), provides detailed information about the management of specific genetic disorders as part of each peer-reviewed disease description.
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality's (AHRQ) National Guideline Clearinghouse has compiled screening, diagnosis, treatment, and management guidelines for many genetic disorders.
Information related to the approaches discussed above is available from MedlinePlus:
- Inborn Errors of Metabolism
- Bone Marrow Transplantation
- Palliative care (also known as supportive care)
Genetics Home Reference offers consumer-friendly information about gene therapy, including safety, ethical issues, and availability.
ClinicalTrials.gov, a service of the National Institutes of Health, provides easy access to information on clinical trials. You can search for specific trials or browse by condition,trial sponsor, location, or treatment approach (for example, drug interventions).
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New Captain America Photo Shows The First Avenger In Action
Just days after Entertainment Weekly debuted the first look at Chris Evans in his full costume from Captain America: The First Avenger, the Los Angeles Times has unveiled an image of the Sentinel of Liberty in action. The still is part of the newspaper's 2011 movie preview.
Directed by Joe Johnston, Captain America: The First Avenger also stars Sebastian Stan, Hugo Weaving, Hayley Atwell, Toby Jones, Samuel L. Jackson, Stanley Tucci, Dominic Cooper, Neal McDonough and Tommy Lee Jones. It opens on July 22.
CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE FIRST AVENGER will focus on the early days of the Marvel Universe when Steve Rogers volunteers to participate in an experimental program that turns him into the Super Soldier known as Captain America.
Born during the Great Depression, Steve Rogers grew up a frail youth in a poor family. Horrified by the newsreel footage of the Nazis in Europe, Rogers was inspired to enlist in the army. However, because of his frailty and sickness, he was rejected. Overhearing the boy's earnest plea, General Chester Phillips offered Rogers the opportunity to take part in a special experiment… Operation: Rebirth. After weeks of tests, Rogers was at last administered the Super-Solider Serum and bombarded by "vita-rays." Steve Rogers emerged from the treatment with a body as perfect as a body can be and still be human. Rogers was then put through an intensive physical and tactical training program. Three months later, he was given his first assignment as Captain America. Armed with his indestructible shield and battle savvy, Captain America has continued his war against evil both as a sentinel of liberty and as leader of the Avengers.
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Benedictine University is an inclusive academic community dedicated to teaching and learning, scholarship and service, truth and justice, as inspired by the Catholic intellectual tradition, the social teaching of the Church, and the principles of wisdom in the Rule of St. Benedict.
Benedictine University aspires to be a thought leader in Catholic higher education. We seek to provide a transformative and integrative educational experience grounded in Benedictine values, helping students shape lives of meaning and purpose as engaged citizens who care for the Earth, welcome people of diverse faiths and cultures, and promote the common good.
Benedictine University's mission and vision reflect its Catholic and Benedictine identity, providing continuity with the past and a direction for the future.
In 1887 the monks of St. Procopius Abbey founded Benedictine University. They have been active sponsors of the institution throughout its history, first as St. Procopius College, later as Illinois Benedictine College, and today as Benedictine University. The monks base their lives on the Rule of St. Benedict, written in the sixth century. They share the Benedictine charism with all who embrace the University's Catholic and Benedictine mission.
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Wondering what the slab serif face that is used for the word "money"
You can approximate this
Permalink Submitted by Michael Yanega on 23 December 2009 - 1:30pm
You can approximate this probably custom lettering with Stymie. The Black weight is closest except for the y. Oddly, the Black y is different from the other weights. I think if you added stroke to the Bold weight you would be able to fake it. The M is also a bit different, crotch-wise, but you could edit it or ignore the difference.
- Mike Yanega


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At 57, things are looking up for Richard Rittle, at least for the moment.
He's collecting veterans' benefits and, after a year and half of being in and out of homelessness, he plans to move into a $300-a-month apartment Thursday.
But, he said, for people his age who don't receive veterans benefits, it's more difficult.
"People that don't have any income are at the mercy of what's out there," he said.
Many more elderly Americans could face that uncertainty in coming years.
A report released Monday by the National Alliance to End Homelessness projects a 33 percent increase over the next decade in elderly people who are homeless.
That would mean that today's estimate of 44,172 homeless over age 62 would climb to 58,772.
Officials last year counted only nine homeless people over age 65 in Sedgwick County. But 39 people ages 55 to 64 reported being homeless, hinting at the potential for an increase.
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It is Thursday so you know what I'll be doing tonight? What you don't remember?? I'm so wounded NOT. Thursday night is Weight Watchers. Bring on the scale baby because I'm ready.
I was quite successful on Weight Watchers and then life got in the way and I couldn't attend meetings. One thing led to another; I can't say I completely abandoned the program completely I most definitely wasn't a poster child. While there were situations for the last three months that were out of my control the bottom line is I am the only responsible for what the scale says tonight. Regardless of how further up the scale my weight is tonight I'm okay with it because I know with persistence I can do this.
On the one hand I am looking forward to getting back with my meetings. I love my meetings, especially our leader June. She is honest, funny and incredibly supportive without sounding like she swallowed a W.W. dictionary. There are the regulars at our meeting and we've gotten into a groove. We know each other well enough that there's a level of comfort when it comes to sharing the downs of the previous week. If I'm to be honest we are quite chatty and I love it.
On the other hand I don't want some new people coming in and messing up that dynamic. I am quite certain that at tonight's meeting there will be all those people who have decided that simply because they hung up a new calendar it was time to do something about their weight. Choosing to make a healthy change in your life is one of the most important things you can do not only for yourself but your family as well. All I'm saying is why did you wait? And did you have to choose my meeting???
I know how horrible of me to say such things. I'm just saying what many others are thinking. On facebook my friend Jamal and others have commented how they can't wait for all the new members to get bored of going to the gym so they don't have to wait for machines.
I guess part of my issue is I am not a big believer in New Year's Resolutions. I don't get why people feel the need to set themselves up for failure more often than not. I think goals are important at the same time they need to be set when they're best for you not simply so you have an answer when people ask you what your resolution is. I challenge you to goo back to those people the beginning of February and ask how's it going... according to all the news stories less than 10% will still be sticking with it.
Chances are tonight's meeting is going to be crowded and I'll have gained a couple of pounds. Neither are going to get in my way of choosing to try and be healthier and slowly but surely thinner.


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More and more people, especially women, are more alert and curious about what are the signs of breast cancer. Worldwide, breast cancer is one of the main causes of death in women. In some cases, women are not aware of their cancer in their body. Common symptoms such as a lump in the breast are often only considered trivial, left, and then only when it was too long they came to know that the lump was cancerous. Delays in breast cancer detection and treatment can result in the removal of the breast and death. This lack of knowledge, fear, and shame are the factors causing delays in the detection and treatment of breast cancer.
What is breast cancer?
In general, cancer cells can be defined as a loss of control and abnormal mechanism cells. The uncontrolled and abnormal mechanisms cause fast and abnormal growth of the cancer cells. In fact, both men and women have cancer cells on them. Cancer, especially breast cancer, is very dangerous because it attacks the breast tissue which is actually formed from a softer tissue that easily facilitates the growth and spread of the cancer. It is important for people to find what are the signs of breast cancer are.
Signs of breast cancer
- Lump/thickening of the skin on the breast area
Lump in the breast is one of the earliest symptoms of breast cancer. Some patients with early stage breast cancer will find a lump or thickening of the skin around the breast and armpit area. A lump or thickening on the breast is not absolute as a sign of cancer, can be anything, however, it needs to be checked soon after the symptom is found. A lump that is generally detected as a symptom of breast cancer is a lump that feels hard, painless, located at a particular spot (no change/move), often only on one breast, and discharge from the bump.
- Shape and size changing
In many cases of breast cancer, patients experience changes in shape and size of the breast(s). Breast cancer usually effects on the shape and size that breasts become smaller or sagging.
- Wrinkles on the breast
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It seems possible to reduce overall WAL volume by roughly 25% on common workloads by optimising the way UPDATE statements generate WAL. I've got a practical proposal that looks like it can be completed in a few more days work and fits very well with HOT UPDATEs.
This is likely to have beneficial performance effects for many workloads, as well as having clear benefits for archive/backup by reducing overall WAL volume. Background ---------- A recent profile of the sources of WAL on a major OLTP benchmark: - records is the count of WAL records of that type - % records is the overall distribution by record type - avg space is per record - % space is the overall distribution by WAL volume tag | records | % records | avg space | % space ------------------------+---------+-----------+-----------+--------- HEAP_UPDATE | 347822 | 25.91 | 298.72 | 53.30 BTREE_INSERT_LEAF | 586577 | 43.70 | 68.01 | 20.47 HEAP_INSERT | 184712 | 13.76 | 122.91 | 11.65 BTREE_SPLIT_R | 1435 | 0.11 | 7086.18 | 5.22 HEAP_LOCK | 159959 | 11.92 | 58.77 | 4.82 HEAP_UPDATE+INIT | 12157 | 0.91 | 414.92 | 2.59 XACT_COMMIT | 29531 | 2.20 | 40.00 | 0.61 BTREE_DELETE | 2806 | 0.21 | 379.45 | 0.55 HEAP_DELETE | 13276 | 0.99 | 46.16 | 0.31 BTREE_SPLIT_L | 75 | 0.01 | 7234.32 | 0.28 HEAP_INSERT+INIT | 2305 | 0.17 | 126.69 | 0.15 BTREE_INSERT_UPPER | 1497 | 0.11 | 73.96 | 0.06 BTREE_SPLIT_L_ROOT | 1 | 0.00 | 6882.00 | 0.00 CLOG_ZEROPAGE | 1 | 0.00 | 32.00 | 0.00 XLOG_CHECKPOINT_ONLINE | 6 | 0.00 | 72.00 | 0.00 BTREE_NEWROOT | 1 | 0.00 | 76.00 | 0.00 XACT_ABORT | 155 | 0.01 | 40.00 | 0.00 (17 rows) [Thanks to Greg] UPDATEs clearly generate most of the WAL. In this benchmark and in many other cases, around 10-25% of the data on a row changes at each UPDATE, which would be sufficient to reduce the overall WAL volume by 30-40%. Not all of that potential is practically realisable, see below. [Note also that this profile was performed *before* Heikki's recent optimisation of WAL generated during b-tree splits.] Concept ------- Previously, we've discussed the possibility that WAL can be reduced when performing UPDATEs. Currently, when we UPDATE a row we send the whole new row to WAL, whether or not the columns have changed. If we send only the changed data to WAL then we would need to be able to reconstruct the new tuple during recovery. The changed data is referred to as a "tuple diff" or just diff. Reconstruction would read the old tuple and apply the diff to construct a new tuple, which would then be applied to the data block. This is only practical when the old and new tuple are on the same block, since otherwise this would be likely to increase the I/O required to perform recovery - which is already I/O bound. So this fits nicely with HOT and builds upon the knowledge that with HOT most UPDATEs occur on the same block. Reconstruction is complicated by the absence of a relcache that accurately describes the TupleDesc at the exact point of the UPDATE. However, the tupledesc is available when we *create* the diff, so we can take advantage of that to make sure we optimise for NULL <-> not NULL transitions during UPDATE. So we use the tupledesc to construct a tupledesc-agnostic format which is a set of byte-by-byte instructions rather than being specified in terms of attributes or custom types. The diff instructions allow us to express operations very simply. e.g. CREATE TABLE foo (col1 integer, col2 integer, col3 varchar(50), col4 varhcar(50)); INSERT INTO foo (1, 1, repeat('abc',50)); UPDATE foo SET col2 = 100 WHERE col1 = 1; will generate diff instructions (assuming 4 byte alignment for now) COPY 4 (bytes from old to new tuple) IGNORE 4 (bytes on old tuple) ADD 4 (bytes from new tuple) COPY 156 (bytes from old to new tuple) These diff instructions are based upon the concept of delta instructions from the VCDIFF standard. http://www.faqs.org/rfcs/rfc3284.html This is tailored to this specific implementation, so although we use delta instructions we don't use the VCDIFF format since it caters for longer data which in our case will already have been TOASTed away. With a terse instruction set the diff format can encode the diff instructions in a small number of bytes, considerably reducing the WAL volume yet without requiring complex diffing algorithms. The simplicity of the diff algorithm is important because this introduces additional CPU and potentially contention also, since the diff is calculated while the block is locked. As a result, it is proposed that the diff would only be calculated when the new tuple length is in excess of a hard-coded limit, probably 128 bytes - a very simple heuristic. That seems high, but the current WAL volume is disproportionately generated by very wide tables and this would give a balance between overhead of generating the diff and the overhead from the WAL volume itself. Discussion Points: - diff starts at 128 bytes? - (no additional parameters suggested) - diff still taken whether or not we do full_page_writes Implementation -------------- Implement a new XLOG_HEAP2_UPDATE_DIFF xlog record and appropriate handling, rather than attempting to augment the existing XLOG_HEAP_UPDATE code since that also handles MOVE. I'm expecting there to be about a 100 suggestions for how to optimise the encoding, so please remember the balance between encoding time/effect and the WAL compression ratio. The good thing about the use of the diff format is that it neatly separates creating the diff from decoding it. Initially, my suggestion is to do column-by-column byte comparison to establish which bytes have changed. Its possible to enhance that to do sub-attribute diffs, but I'm not suggesting that in this initial proposal. Alignment is not an issue for creating or using the diff. When there is no BEFORE trigger, we can optimise that further by examining only the columns mentioned in the SET clause. That would further speed up the diff, but its fairly fiddly and I haven't spent time yet looking into that possibility. (Suggestions welcome!). No performance testing has been performed as yet since I haven't written much of the code so far. Diff Format ----------- The diff algorithm requirements seem to be: - accuracy (must be non-lossy) - speed - space saving - cope well with PostgreSQL var length changing values and NULLs Looking at VCDIFF format and thinking some, I need the following primitives in the diff storage format: - COPY - copy the next N bytes from old to new record - ADD - add the Record byte at the current new record location - IGNORE - ignore the next N bytes of the old record, nothing copied The format is similar, but not exactly same as HRL encoded bitmap data using a header and a body array. A header has length, number of instructions and a set of indicator bits. The indicator bit specifies whether the instruction is an ADD or not. ADD 1 set in header bit uint8 num bytes to insert into new tuple data bytes COPY 0 set in header bit uint8 lo 7 bits number of bytes to COPY from old to new hi bit = 1 to indicate COPY IGNORE 0 set in header bit uint8 lo 7 bits number of bytes to IGNORE in old tuple hi bit = 0 to indicate IGNORE In the above example shown earlier we would store only 4 instruction bytes, plus 4 changed data bytes, plus 8 byte diff header = 16 bytes, rather than the 156 bytes. Note that we are diffing the tuple body, though storing the tuple header in full. We can tweak that some more in the future, maybe. Note also hat the format is very terse and the words ADD, COPY and IGNORE are conceptual only. Adjacent columns that have similar instructions can be represented by a single instruction, i.e. 4 integer columns that will be COPYd to the new tuple can be represented as COPY 16. As a result of that, I'm proposing that the header has sufficient instruction bits for at most 32 instructions. That helps keep the format simple, but it also allows us to introduce a further heuristic: skip calculating complex diffs because they probably aren't going to save much space anyhow. Very long columns may need multiple instructions to represent them, but that wastes very little space and should not present a problem. Comments, with a view to immediate implementation? -- Simon Riggs EnterpriseDB http://www.enterprisedb.com ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 9: In versions below 8.0, the planner will ignore your desire to choose an index scan if your joining column's datatypes do not match


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false enlightenment
they bring thee to thy fate, frozen behind time
fashioning the slumber into an ecstasy
a being becoming, a different star dust
lies furiously told: an awakening caught in the ways of the flesh
this one's principal wind: divinity.
our now that has the love
I of our breathless, disembodied essence
with a punishing fate, diversities opened, chanting nobility
reign thee over all that is you.
the waves of the way eroding age-old levies
celebration of the undead rising
lungs filled with wind and silence
they, tamed by laughter
fables having a timeless source
ways of wisdom overwhelming the strength of words.
"it is easy to grow crazy"
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any kind of enlightenment is enlightment..to chose and decide is just ego driven snobbery
(which goes against enlightenment)
just an opinon
you need to add a question mark to your title (or first line)
I feel, just my opinion
Willie Wonka quotes..
What is this Wonka, some kind of funhouse?
Why? Are you having fun?
A little nonsense now and then is relished by the wisest men.
We are the music makers, we are the dreamers of dreams
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I lied.
After a while sitting in my poetry collection, I realized that I wrote "A massage that is a message" but instead I wrote "a massage that is a massage." That was the one time I edited something.
A lot of grate things come by accident. I think editing kind of teaches the writer to not have accidents which might sound good.
Lots of the time, the word you in my poetry is nothing more than a reference to me. False enlightenment is a concept explored in Fight Club. The acid scene.
Well I'm still not sure why "false enlightenment" came out. I'm sure it means something to someone.
"it is easy to grow crazy"
11:26 pm
April 9, 2009
In an effort to try to not be so rigid-minded, I have edited a poem that I called implosion swirling.
http://www.alphaomegadimension.info/med ... losion.pdf
I'm working on a new poem .. could take a while though. I was present for a conversation between musicians and one asked the other: do you ever write music you can't play? All the time, was the response. At the moment, I have a poem but articulating what I want to articulate is something that's difficult for me. It's got something to do with Taoism, theories of everything, and reality; so I probably won't do these subjects justice since they're all so over my head. But I'll do what I can.
"it is easy to grow crazy"
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@LindseyGrahamSC: Really enjoyed a round of golf with President @realDonaldTrump today.
President Trump shot a 73 in windy and wet conditions!
Not that it matters but
If Trump runs his golf game like he runs everything else, he has a cadre of forward-guard caddies who drop or move balls to favorable positions, and a rear-guard of caddies whose job is to applaud and praise him. He might honestly think he shot a 73.
When I think of Trump golfing, I think of Goldfinger and Oddjob.
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0A0X Nightmask 1.3r2 are rare gauntlets able to be wielded by Hunters.[1] 0A0X Nightmask 1.3r2 can be dismantled to generate Glimmer and Armor Materials. It can also be transferred to other characters through the vault.
0A0X Nightmask 1.3r2 can be retrieved from one of the following activities/vendors:
|This item can drop as a Crucible match reward.
0A0X Nightmask 1.3r2 can also be upgraded with the following perks:
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|Auto Rifle Loader
|Increases the reload speed of Auto Rifles.
|Pulse Rifle Loader
|Increases the reload speed of Pulse Rifles.
|Scout Rifle Loader
|Increases the reload speed of Scout Rifles.
|Hand Cannon Loader
|Increases the reload speed of Hand Cannons.
Column 2Edit
|Upgrade Defense
|Increases Defense Power, allowing this armor to absorb more damage.
Removed PerksEdit
0A0X Nightmask 1.3r2 previously held one of the following perks prior to a Destiny update:
|Light the Blade
|Causing damage with a grenade reduces your melee cooldown.
|Increases grenade throw distance.
|Decreases melee attack cooldown time.
|Incisive Maintenance
|Causing damage with a melee attack reduces your grenade cooldown.
- ↑ Bungie.net "0A0X Nightmask 1.3r2 (Gauntlets) API call". Retrieved 25 April 2015.