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Salsa Heat
Coming to Red Rose Publishing in August, Salsa Heat.
The Forbidden Zone
Tia Santiago, a dance instructor and part owner of Havana's Studio, is a ball of fire at five-foot-one. Her cool gray eyes and shapely-toned body entices every man she meet. She dances the Salsa with Latin grace and her passion attracts all who watches her. The women want to learn her moves, and the men desire to get into her panties, but she's been celibate since her last no-good boyfriend tried to abuse her. She has no time for romance. Now, along with her best friend and business partner, Michelle Shaw, Tia's focus is on making Havana's Studio, the hottest dance studio in Flushing, New York!
Crossing the Line
As a favor for Michelle, Tia reluctantly agrees to teach her boyfriend, Quincy Lewis, the salsa. He's a temptation Tia's has been avoiding since they were first introduced, over a year ago. The heat from his fiery green eyes causes her many sleepless nights. Will these two be able to control their desires for one another once the Latin music lights the fire between them?
Will these two be able to control their desires for one another once the Latin music lights the fire between them?


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Completing the FAFSA
You can complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid FAFSA (note—FREE!) online. Federal Student Aid, a part of the U.S. Department of Education, is the largest provider of student financial aid in the nation. Federal Student Aid is responsible for managing the student financial assistance programs authorized under Title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965. These programs provide grants, loans, and work-study funds to students attending college or career school.
The FAFSA is the only application you'll need to receive financial aid at KSC. The completed FAFSA will be your application for all possible types of need-based financial aid from KSC, Pell grants, and state scholarships. Students must file the FAFSA each year before our priority filing deadline of March 1st to receive financial aid. KSC's Title IV Code (002590) must be on your FASFA in order for our office to receive and process your application.
Before you begin the FAFSA application, you will need to apply for an FSA ID, which will serve as an electronic signature throughout the process. Click here to learn more.
Applying for an FSA ID
An FSA ID serves as your signature on your electronically filed FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) and replaces the old PIN. All students should obtain an FSA ID. For students who are required to provide parental information on the FAFSA, one of those parents should also get an FSA ID to use as his or her signature. In addition to signing the FAFSA, FSA IDs can be used for signing electronic master promissory notes, accessing federal aid records, and filing for future financial aid.
Visit https://fsaid.ed.gov/ to apply for an FSA ID.
If you or your parent are unable to obtain an FSA ID, you may submit your application without a signature; however, this will delay the processing of your application. The KSC Financial Aid Office will request you complete a paper signature page for you and your parent to sign and return directly to the KSC Financial Aid Office.
Why file on the Web?
- Electronic filing is faster and more accurate than filing a paper application.
- FAFSA on the Web edits your application before you submit it, ensuring your data is ready to be processed.
- Using an FSA ID replaces the need for your physical signature.
- You are provided with the opportunity to use the IRS Data Retrieval Tool which will transfer your federal income tax data directly onto the FAFSA for you ensuring accuracy.
The FAFSA should be completed as soon as possible after October 1. The FAFSA can and should be completed and submitted using 2016 tax information. You will receive priority consideration as an on-time applicant if the Department of Education receives your FAFSA by March 1.
Find answers to most of your FAFSA questions at the Federal Student Aid help page.
Looking for help with your FAFSA? Watch this tutorial for some help: FAFSA Overview Tutorial, courtesy of the University of California, Santa Barbara.
Quick tips for filing your FAFSA
Ensure accuracy by using the new IRS Data Retrieval Tool (DRT), located within the FAFSA application. If you are unfamiliar with the DRT, you can learn more about its use with a video tutorial or our guide, Using the Data Retrieval Tool (DRT).
Identify Yourself
- Use your legal name as it appears on your Social Security card. Nicknames or aliases will cause a processing delay.
- Read the questions carefully. The words "you" and "your" on the FAFSA always refer to the student, not the parents.
- To be considered a veteran, you must have served on active duty and been discharged under other than dishonorable conditions. If your service was only for training purposes (e.g., National Guard, Reserves, or ROTC), you are not considered a veteran for your federal financial aid application.
- Remember to count yourself, the student, as one of the people in your household who will be a college student during the award year.
Your Parents and the FAFSA
- If your parents are divorced or separated, the parent with whom you lived the most during the past 12 months is the parent responsible for filling out the FAFSA. If child support is being exchanged, the parent receiving child support on your behalf should be the parent completing the FAFSA.
- If the parent responsible for completing the FAFSA has remarried, your parent must complete the FAFSA as married and report the income collected for the entire household (which includes the step-parent).
- If your or your parent's marital status on the FAFSA differs from the filing status reported on the tax return, please anticipate a request for additional information to verify marital status.
- The IRS (for tax purposes) and the Department of Education (for financial aid purposes) have very different definitions of dependency! If your parents are divorced, the parent that claims you as an exemption/dependent on his/her tax return may not be the custodial parent that completes the FAFSA with you!
Dependents and the FAFSA
- A legal dependent is a person for whom you provide and will continue to provide more than half of their support. Support includes money, gifts, loans, housing, food, clothing, automobile, medical and dental care, and payment of college costs.
- If you have a child who is supported by your parents or someone else, you should answer "no" to the question that asks about legal dependents other than a spouse.
- If you have an unborn child who will be born before or during the award year (July 1 through June 30) and will be your legal dependent, that child should be counted as a household member. You may be asked to provide supporting documentation about your ability to provide more than 50% of the financial support for that child.
Avoid Common FAFSA Mistakes
- Do not leave any field blank! If the answer is zero or the question does not apply to you, write in a zero. If you leave a question blank, the federal processor will assume that you forgot to answer it.
- Do not report the federal taxes withheld (from your W2) as taxes paid. Refer to a prior year tax return as a guide if you have not yet filed for the year the FAFSA is requesting.
- Report all the required sources of untaxed income, which includes child support, workers compensation, untaxed 401(k) disbursements, etc.
- Include yourself in the household size. Even if you didn't live there during the previous year, you should always include yourself as part of your parent's household.
- Don't forget to sign the application with your FSA ID! Dependent students must have one parent's signature.
- Remember to file on time; priority is given to students who file the FAFSA by March 1.
- As with all forms and applications, make sure you read the instructions and questions carefully.

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Blending Show With Go, This 66-Year Old Ride Just Hit Its Prime
By definition, hot-rodding is a hobby in which a person takes a vehicle and subsequently modifies it to enhance its performance, right? Truth be told, in many cases, these machines, regardless of manufacturer, end up with Brand X motivation. In our travels, we see lots of cars, but this Dodge motivated by 440 inches of tri-carbed RB wedge is what we consider a breath of fresh air.
Owned by Ray and Debbie Snyder of Conifer, Colorado, this Sunkist-hued beast began life on a depression-era Detroit assembly line as a '35 Dodge DU-series two-door sedan. That year, total Dodge production was a grand total of only 158,000 units, meaning that this model is not easy to come by today. When it was "discovered" by the hot rod set, credit for its transformation into a show-stopping tire-fryer went to artisan Jim Page, who also lives in Conifer. Ray somehow managed to talk Jim into selling him the masterpiece when it was done, and Jim attends shows with the Snyders.
When the process started several years ago, the vintage shell was meticulously repaired and straightened by Jim before going into the Queen City of the Rockies for a treatment in Calypso Coral PPG paint by KW Restorations of Denver. As the body was being brought back to better-than-new form, Jim Page rebuilt the original full-frame chassis, retaining the straight front axle (Dodge had given up on the short-lived independent front suspension for '35). This was upgraded with aftermarket disc brakes and a custom four-bar suspension with coil-over shocks, and Jim custom-built a steering system to point the machine in the right direction. Moving rearward, and knowing the factory DP straight-six would soon be history, a narrowed 9-inch differential was installed along with a four-bar system and coil-over shocks. This rear, a Blue Oval design, allows swaps similar to Mopar's 8.75 banjo spanner, and is filled with 4.55 gears while the ends are capped with 11-inch brakes from a station wagon. Lightweight Weld Super Lite wheels shod with Dunlop 185-70-15s in front and big Mickey Thompson 33-19.50-15s out back touch the ground.
For motivation in this purebred, a '69 440 was bored .030 over and refitted with stock rods and a crank that now spin Ross-forged 10.5-1 pistons. A Comp Cams hydraulic bumpstick keeps the valves in time, moving air through a pair of -915 heads that have been ported and bowl-blended. The wow factor comes from a vintage Wieand STR-14 Six Pack tunnel ram on top of it all, supporting the trio of Holleys. "Insurance" comes in the form of a 300hp nitrous kit, which will no doubt even blaze this car's monster M/T meat once transferred through the 727 and B&M converter. Once used, the well-spent gases exit through a set of custom 2-inch headers built by Mr. Page onto the 211/42-inch Flowmaster mufflers.
When it came time for the interior, Jim wanted it posh; Wabbits got the nod for the dash, which houses Classic instrument gauges and supports the under-dash air conditioning. Conservative grey velour with custom stitching covers the front buckets, which themselves were salvaged from some willing donor long ago, and an overhead console houses the radio to let the good tunes roll. Finally, just to be on the safe side, a six-point roll bar made of chrome-moly steel encompasses the cockpit.
There's something about the mountains, and the Front Range outside of Bandimere Raceway where we shot these photos; it was a fitting ancient accompaniment to the upgraded DU. Whether showing or going, Ray and Debbie Snyder can certainly bet that this thoroughbred is a long way from the proverbial glue factory.


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Dharmendra's 'thank you' call leaves Big B happy
Mumbai: Megastar Amitabh Bachchan, who says his contemporary Dharmendra is full of "greatness", says he was happy to receive a call from his Sholay co-star.
Amitabh had praised the look and trailer of Dharmendra's upcoming film Yamla Pagla Deewana 2 (YPD 2), by tweeting: "Yamla Pagla Deewana 2 looking like a lot of fun. Trailer a riot!! Wishing Dharamji, Sunny and Bobby the best... print ad and banners unique."
Dharmendra, 77, called up Big B, 70, to thank him for his kind words.
"Dharam ji calls to thank me for Yamla Pagla Deewana 2 tweet! Greatness is bestowed on those who have great hearts, and Dharam jihas tons of it," Big B posted on Twitter Wednesday.
YPD 2 is a sequel to the 2011 film Yamla Pagla Deewana. The movie, releasing June 7, also features actress Neha Sharma.


text: Well, now that I've broken out the pain-in-ass SCSI slide scanner for the Buddha-Equipped Olds I-5 photo (and in honor of Srs. Bumbeck y Johnson heading back to Pedro after their Pebble Beach triumphs), I might as well dig into my vast collection of Interstate 5 photos for another shot. This one was shot from a '65 Impala doing the San Francisco - Los Angeles run, circa 1992.


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Lawmakers will return to Raleigh Jan. 30 to begin to debate legislation during the 2013 long session, which is expected to last at least four months. The following are 10 issues to watch, from a Southeastern North Carolina perspective. Of course, there are others.
Lawmakers will return to Raleigh Jan. 30 to begin to debate legislation during the 2013 long session, which is expected to last at least four months. The following are 10 issues to watch, from a Southeastern North Carolina perspective. Of course, there are others.
1. Tax reform
Much of the pre-session talk has been about Republicans� intentions to overhaul the state�s antiquated tax system. State Sen. Bill Rabon, R-Brunswick, whose district included Pender County, will be a leader of the effort as co-chairman of the Senate Finance Committee.
Preliminary ideas of the GOP-controlled Legislature, according to published reports, include imposing a 1-percent real estate conveyance fee, expanding sales taxes to include many services not currently taxed and increasing business license fees to offset cuts to, or the elimination of, corporate and personal income taxes. Other proposals are also being circulated.
This topic is expected to generate much debate in Raleigh for months. Advocacy groups are already weighing in on one side or the other.
The existing tax code was put in place in the 1930s. But tax reform has been attempted before and didn�t make it far. Will lawmakers find the political will to make this year different?
2. Film incentives
Film and other targeted incentives to industries will be on the table during the broader tax debate. The cities of Charlotte and Wilmington � the two most successful in the film business in North Carolina � again are urging lawmakers to extend, or eliminate, the Jan. 1, 2015, sunset date on film production tax credits in North Carolina. Both cities include the issue as part of their legislative agendas.
Last year, during an end-of-session flurry of legislation, the film incentives program was extended for a year by the GOP-led General Assembly that hasn�t always favored such perks. The film industry lost a top ally when Rep. Danny McComas, a New Hanover County Republican, retired from the Legislature last year. Most of the newer crop of Wilmington-area lawmakers has vowed to continue to fight for the industry.
Conservative advocacy groups that often have the ear of lawmakers are already calling for the elimination of the incentives altogether. But in a tough economy, the industry just finished its best year on record in the state.
Will the film incentives program survive another year of GOP rule?
3. Voter ID
Republican leaders � including House Speaker Thom Tillis and Gov. Pat McCrory � are now saying that they would support requiring some form of identification � but not necessarily an ID with a photo � to vote in person.
Tillis had said previously that a bill requiring a photo ID to vote would move quickly through the Legislature this year. Last session, then-Gov. Beverly Perdue vetoed the Republicans� voter ID bill, which would have required a photo ID, and the GOP couldn�t amass enough votes to override it.
But some type of voter ID bill is still expected to emerge from the General Assembly early in 2013. Proponents of requiring a photo ID to vote say that it would safeguard elections from fraud and that photo IDs are required for many less important activities. Opponents say requiring photo IDs would deter hundreds of thousands of North Carolinians from voting.
4. Budget
The state budget is getting less attention this year, perhaps because there doesn�t appear to be a multibillion-dollar gap to fill as in the past couple of years. But the budget still holds the purse strings for government agencies, public schools, community colleges and universities, environmental and other government programs. As always, plenty of debate and controversy are anticipated, especially given the cuts Republicans have already made the past two years.
Medicaid and transportation spending � How should the state pay for billions of dollars of needed roads and bridges? � are expected to be topics highlighted during budget talks.
5. Coastal funding
Also part of budget negotiations will be the need for a dedicated, recurring funding source for beach nourishment, inlet dredging and similar coastal projects. With federal funding becoming more uncertain, beach towns are seeking new ways to pay for projects that counter beach erosion and keep inlets open to boat traffic.
Wilmington�s legislative agenda includes new revenue streams for "shoreline preservation, restoration and beach nourishment."
Sen. Thom Goolsby, R-New Hanover, said he hoped funding for those types of projects would be included in the next budget.
"That�s what the whole coastal caucus will be working toward," he said, referring to a newly formed caucus of eastern N.C. legislators expected to meet regularly this year.
The city�s agenda also urges the state to invest in the economic impact of the Port of Wilmington. Some N.C. State Ports Authority board members hope the General Assembly will provide regular funding for port infrastructure.
6. Regulatory reform
Republican lawmakers began during the past two years passing "regulatory reform" legislation designed to make it easier to do business in the state by reducing government red tape. That process is expected to continue. The House created a new Regulatory Reform Committee to consider bills. Committee members include Rep. Frank Iler, R-Brunswick, as well as Catlin and Millis.
Environmental groups will be watching closely for proposals that scale back environmental protections.
Millis said in a recent interview that lawmakers would target "unnecessary regulations."
"We live on the coast, and the environment is paramount. �To me, it�s not a trade-off between environment and business."
Of course, "unnecessary" is subjective.
7. Ferries
What would a legislative session be without a debate on ferry tolls? While some lawmakers want to see riders pay more of the cost of ferry operations, they haven�t yet gotten their way. Last year, fierce opposition from coastal residents and lawmakers and a controversial executive order from Perdue persuaded Republicans to back down from plans to charge tolls on all of the state�s ferry routes and increase tolls on those that already charge passengers. The idea is expected to be revisited again in 2013.
8. Coastal insurance
This is becoming a perennial fight for coastal lawmakers, and one that will consume a lot of time during coastal caucus meetings. The Business Alliance for a Sound Economy, which represents real estate and development interests in the area, will continue to fight what it deems "excessive homeowners insurance rate discrepancies" in coastal North Carolina, according to the group�s legislative agenda.
A recent proposal by insurance companies would raise homeowner insurance rates by an average of 30 percent for beaches and inland areas along the coast. The average proposed increase statewide would be 17.7 percent, according to a filing by the N.C. Rate Bureau.
9. Eugenics
Tillis, the House speaker, has vowed to try again to pass legislation in the House to compensate victims of the state�s former eugenics program, which during parts of the last century sterilized residents deemed unfit to reproduce. McCrory has also said he supports payments to the surviving victims of the movement. But legislation to provide $50,000 to each living victim failed in the Senate last year.
So were Republicans just waiting for their governor to take office so they can take full credit for compensating victims? Or will the Senate again kill the bill?
As more victims die, it might be now or never.
10. Military
Former Gov. Beverly Perdue spent much of her time in office touting North Carolina as the most military-friendly state. And it�s no small wonder when anticipated military growth is expected to increase North Carolina�s Gross Domestic Product by $2.9 billion this year and create an additional 49,000, according to the 2008 report North Carolina�s Military Footprint: Current Economic Impacts and Estimates for 2013 created for the North Carolina Advisory Commission on Military Affairs.
However, with the war in Afghanistan winding down, and a troop drawdown underway, the military presence will undoubtedly be impacted. But to what extent depends on legislators.
�We are going to do everything we can to protect our bases and we have to present the military with an economic plan that conveys that,� McCrory told reporters during a recent visit to New Bern.


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Leafs Sign Leivo To Entry Level Dealby Staff Writer / Toronto Maple Leafs
The Toronto Maple Leafs announced Monday that they have signed forward Josh Leivo to a three-year NHL Entry Level contract.
The left-winger recorded 19 goals and added 25 assists for 44 points in 34 games while serving as an alternate captain with the Sudbury Wolves of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) this season. He later joined Kitchener in a trade on January 8, 2013. He currently has seven goals and 15 assists in 23 games for the Rangers. Overall, his 40 assists, 66 points, and +22 mark leads Kitchener players in all three categories. He is currently tied for 18th in OHL points. Leivo was named OHL Player of the Week for the period ending October 7, 2012 after scoring six goals in three games with a +5 mark.
Leivo, 19, was Toronto's third choice, 86th overall, in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft.


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Nokia has announced that Lumia Windows Phones will be used by select sales teams at The Coca-Cola Company in Vietnam and Cambodia. The hardware will be utilised on a daily basis by sales associates in the market for order processing, equipment validation and market execution improvement. The reasons behind the switch are a familiar story.
Access to Microsoft Office on Windows Phone 8 enables easy synchronisation with Microsoft Exchange, SharePoint, Lync and Office 365, not forgetting Outlook. These features allow employees of the company to work flexibly and remotely with secure access to corporate data and backend systems.
The company states that a main requirement is high level security, which includes secure boot, hardware-accelerated encryption and remote device management. Should a Windows Phone be misplaced, corporate data will not be compromised.
Javier Polit, Chief Information Officer of the Bottling Investments Group, The Coca-Cola Company had the following to comment on the deal:
"Our collaboration with Nokia and Microsoft enables us to utilize our sales automation and market execution tools on two very progressive platforms. We will be able to activate our teams with capabilities that enable us to further improve our execution and customer services by obtaining actionable insights. The Nokia Lumia and Microsoft platform fit our enterprise landscape well."
It's a superb success story (and a major brand) to add to Microsoft's mobile portfolio. The Coca-Cola Company joins the likes of KONE and Mall of America. Stephanie Mosticchio, enterprise sales manager for North America at Nokia added to the press release:
"By combining the Windows 8 platform with eye-catching design and innovative technologies, we have created smartphones that ensure Coca-Cola employees can operate flexibly across multiple geographies and time zones and still remain fully productive. Providing seamless synchronization with Windows Phone 8 and Microsoft Office, Nokia Lumia smartphones enable Coca-Cola employees to work as effectively on the go as they would in the workplace."
It's become a growing trend, one which we trust will continue.


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The New York Post usually wins the award for best worst headline amongst the New York metropolitan papers. "Headless body in topless bar" remains my favorite. The New York Times however is giving the Post a run for their money. In the 21 March 2012 issue on page A4 we have "Dutch Church is accused of castrating young men".
This is not a story for the faint of heart. And, if you were looking for a fair, informed treatment of the story, look elsewhere.
Here is the lede.
A young man in the care of the Roman Catholic Church in the Netherlands was surgically castrated decades ago after complaining about sexual abuse, according to new evidence that only adds to the scandal engulfing the church there.
The case, which dates from the 1950s, has increased pressure for a government-led inquiry into sexual abuse in the Dutch church, amid suspicions that as many as 10 young men may have suffered the same fate.
"This case is especially painful because it concerns a victim who was victimized for a second time," said Peter Nissen, a professor of the history of religion at Radboud University in the Netherlands. "He had the courage to go to the police and was castrated."
It is unclear, however, whether the reported castration was performed as a punishment for whistle-blowing or what was seen as a treatment for homosexuality.
The article recounts the Roman Catholic sexual abuse scandal that rocked the Netherlands in 2010. It also reports that this claim of castration as retribution for reporting abuse had been investigated by a commission of inquiry led by a former government minister. A friend reported the incident to the abuse commission -- the victim died in motor accident in 1958, two years after the surgery. The commission said it
...was unable to reach any conclusions on the case from the evidence at its disposal.
According to the Times ...
The victim, Henk Heithuis, lived in Catholic institutions from infancy after being taken into care. When he complained about sexual abuse to the police, Mr. Heithuis, 20 at the time, was transferred to a Catholic psychiatric hospital before being admitted to the St. Joseph Hospital in Veghel, where he was castrated.
After the commission released its findings, the friend went to a reporter who broke the story in the Dutch press last week.
Mr. Dohmen, the investigative journalist who broke the news in the daily NRC Handelsblad, said that correspondence from the 1950s and Mr. Heithuis's testimony to [the friend] suggested that there could have been an additional nine cases. Mr. Dohmen said he uncovered another case. A gay man, who had not been abused, was also castrated, he said. That man has asked that his identity not be made public.
Mr. Dohmen said he did not know whether Mr. Heithuis was castrated as a punishment for whistle-blowing and could not provide further evidence of the other possible victims.
In an e-mailed comment, Mr. Rogge said he believed that the castration was a punishment.
This is a disturbing story. But is it fair or thorough reporting? No.
The lede states there is "new evidence that only adds to the scandal engulfing the church there." The body of the story reports that there was no new evidence to be found.
What is also missing from this article is a comment or statement from the church, the hospital, the state -- anyone representing the authorities that had this poor man castrated or the commission that reviewed this case. The voices we hear are of a professor of religious history -- who offers an opinion that this was a bad thing, but has no knowledge of the particular case; and of a reporter interviewing another reporter about his story.
Does this failure to offer a second side to the story necessarily render it suspect? I can see an argument being made that there is no need to hear a justification of castration. But as the New York Times ran with a headline that accuses the Dutch Catholic Church of castrating young men, I would hope there was an attempt to elicit an explanation.
Another piece that is missing from this story is context. How many people were castrated in the Netherlands during this period? The Dutch reporter cited by the Times believes there were 10 cases. A quick search through the academic literature reports that there were around 400 cases.
An article entitled "Eugenic and sexual folklores and the castration of sex offenders in the Netherlands (1938–1968)" published in the journal Studies in History and Philosophy of Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Vol. 39, No. 2, June 2008 by Theo van der Meer states that castration of sexual offenders was part of the Dutch state's eugenics program. Pedophiles were castrated to prevent them from re-offending as were those adjudged to be mentally deficient.
The abstract to the article reads in part:
From 1938 to 1968 in the Netherlands, after a decade of debates, 400 sex offenders who had been committed to asylums for the criminally insane were 'voluntarily' and 'therapeutically' castrated. For political reasons debates on castration, meant to create consensus, eliminated any reference to or connotation with eugenics, yet these policies were unthinkable without them.
Read through the journal article and you will find all the details you will ever want to read about a dark chapter of Western medicine which saw castration as a tool in a public health program to improve the human race through eugenics and to combat what that age saw as criminal sexual deviancy.
The Times story fails the test of good journalism on several levels. It begins with an over the top headline and lede that implies the existence of Catholic cabal worthy of Dan Brown that preyed on young men -- abusing them and castrating them.
It offers uncorroborated anecdotal evidence from a man dead 54 years to insinuate the Church was complicit in a gruesome crime -- yet we don't know if it was a crime. The history offered is full of gaps and makes assumptions -- was the victim in the care of a Catholic institution when he reported the abuse? Was he passed from Catholic institutional custodial care to a Catholic-affiliated psychiatric hospital to a Catholic-affiliated surgery center for sterilization? Under what circumstances was the claim of abuse made? The journal article reports that castration was ordered by the state for those found to be mentally deficient or who were incorrigible sexual offenders. Who was the victim? Could the Catholic Church order the castration of a young man? How was that possible?
Professionally this is sloppy work. It is also offensive. The Catholic pedophile scandal in Holland is a horrific case of abuse, betrayal and evil. Tossing the incendiary charge of castration into this cesspit of moral corruption cheapens the suffering of those who were abused. It tells the true victims of abuse, "well it could have been worse, you could have been castrated."
There is a story in this mess that a good journalist could bring out -- a story of state sanctioned abuse of those whom science adjudged to be defective -- of a church that relaxed its standards in the face of government and public opinion. We do not get that here. (One of the lacunae in the journal article is the objection by Catholic theologians in the 1930s to state castration programs on moral grounds and its disquiet over the whole field eugenics.)
What say you GetReligion readers? Is this a case of shoddy journalism, or courageous reporting of unpalatable truths?


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An ArmoryTrack.com news release has informed us that two-time Olympic high jump medalist John Thomas of Brockton, Massachusetts passed away Tuesday, January 15, 2013 at the age of 71.
A soft-spoken gentleman, Thomas was revered – especially in his native New England – as one of his sport's most enduring icons. He was also among my personal boyhood heroes, joining former mile record holder Jim Ryun, St. Louis Cardinals baseball star Stan Musial, and St. Louis Hawks basketball All-Star Bob Pettit. With great fortune I got to know "JT" during my quarter-century living in Boston. Meeting your heroes later in life and finding that they embody all the qualities you'd imagined of them as a young fan is one of the pleasures life can offer.
The following is from last March 25th's High Jump Heroes which speaks to the seeds of a life long passion planted in a young boy's heart by heroes like John Thomas and his great Russian rival Valery Brumel. (more…)


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The premier high school talent in the nation, Shabazz Muhammad sat down with us after practice on Thursday. Shabazz will represent the USA against the World at the Nike Hoop Summit in a game being played at the Rose Garden in Portland, OR on Saturday Night (7PM on FSN). The spectacular 2-guard is set to announce his college destination (UCLA or Kentucky) on National Signing day, April 11th.
Nike Hoop Summit: Practice Notes (World Team)
#8 Andrew Wiggins (6'7", Canada, 1995) - Wiggins is virtually the highlight of every event he attends, and these practices were no exception. He's nearly automatic during shoot-arounds, showing off his smooth, quick release. His effortless athleticism was on display as well. Wiggins is easily the top athlete on the team, and may be the best athlete participating in this event. I've also been extremely impressed with his defensive intensity this week.


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Generate stepper-motor speed profiles in real time
A new algorithm for stepper-motor acceleration allows speed profiles to be parameterized and calculated in real time. This algorithm can run on a low-end microcontroller using only simple fixed-point arithmetic operations and no data tables. It develops an accurate approximation for the timing of a linear ramp with constant acceleration and deceleration.
It's commonly thought that the timing of a linear speed ramp for a stepper motor is too complex to be calculated in real time. The exact formula for the step delay is in Equation 8. The solution has been to store the ramp data in precompiled arrays, but this method is inflexible and wastes memory. The alternative has been to use a more powerful and expensive processor than otherwise needed or a high-level stepper-control IC. This article develops an accurate approximation that has been implemented in C using 24.8 fixed-point arithmetic on a mid-range PIC microcontroller.
Motor step signals can be generated by a 16-bit timer-comparator module as commonly integrated in microcontrollers. On the PIC, the CCP (capture/compare/pwm) performs this function. It allows steps to be timed to the resolution of one timer period. Each step advances the motor by a constant increment, typically 1.8 degrees on a hybrid stepper motor.
The timer frequency should be as high as possible while still allowing long delays as the motor is accelerated from stop. A timer frequency of 1MHz has been used. A maximum motor speed of 300rpm is then equivalent to a delay count of 1,000. It's necessary to have high timer resolution to give smooth acceleration at high speed.
Notation and basic formulas
Delay (sec) programmed by timer count c:
Equation 1
f = timer frequency (Hz).
Motor speed ω (rad/sec) at fixed timer count c:
Equation 2
α = motor step angle (radian).
1rad = 180/π = 57.3deg. 1rad/sec = 30/π = 9.55rpm.
Acceleration ω' (rad/sec2) from adjacent timer counts c1 and c2:
Equation 3
Equation 3 assumes fixed-count speed (Equation 2) at the midpoint of each step interval (Equation 1), as on a linear ramp, Figure 1. Note that ω' resolution is inversely proportional to the cube of the speed.
Figure 1: Ramp geometry: move of m=12 steps
Linear speed ramp—exact
On a linear ramp, acceleration ω' is constant, and speed ω(t) = ω'.t. Integration gives the motor shaft angle θ(t):
Equation 4
n ≥ 0 step number (real). When the shaft is at θ = n.α, (integer n) it's time for the nth step pulse:
Equation 5
The exact timer count to program the delay between the nth and (n+1)th pulses (n ≥ 0) is:
Equation 6
The initial count c0 factorizes out to give Equations 7 and 8:
Equation 7
Equation 8
Note that c0 sets the acceleration, proportional to (1/c0)2 .
In real-time, Equation 8 would require calculation of a square-root for each step, with the added problem of loss of precision by subtraction.
Approximating linear ramp
Ratio of successive exact timer counts from Equation 8:
Equation 9
Taylor series:
Equation 10
Equation 11 is the second-order approximation to Equation 9 using Equation 10:
Equation 11
Equation 11 can be rearranged for faster calculation:
Equation 12
Finally, we can disconnect the physical step number, i, from the step number n on a ramp from zero, to give the general-purpose ramp algorithm shown in Equation 13. Here n determines the acceleration and increments with i for constant acceleration. To ramp up from stop, ni = i, i=1,2, . . . :
Equation 13
Negative n-values give deceleration. In particular, Equation 14, with ni = i - m, can be used to ramp any speed down to stop in the final steps of a move of m steps:
Equation 14
Table 1: Accuracy of the step-delay approximation
|Step n
|Exact (9)
|Approx (11)
|Relative error
Accuracy of approximation
Table 1 shows that the approximation is accurate even at low step number n and relative error decreases with n3. However, n=1 has a significant inaccuracy. The inaccuracy at n=1 can be handled in two ways:
- Treat n=1 as a special case. Using c1 0.4056 c0 compensates for the inaccuracies at the start of the ramp and allows Equation 7 to be used to calculate c0.
- Ignore the inaccuracy. In place of Equation 7 use Equation 15:
Equation 15
The first alternative gives an almost perfect linear ramp. The second alternative starts with a fast step. This is to the good, as it helps keep the motor moving between step pulses 0 and 1-and establishes the angle error needed to generate torque. It also allows a wider range of accelerations to be generated with a 16-bit timer and has the advantage of simplicity. It's therefore recommended to ignore the inaccuracy at n=1.
Figure 2: Stepper-motor speed ramp
Figure 3: Start of ramp detail
Figure 4: End of ramp detail
Figures 2 through 4 compare the options for a target ramp from 0 to 120rpm in 1sec. For clarity, step changes in speed are shown, calculated from Equation 2. The true profile should be close to a straight line.
2.c/(4.n+1) in Equation 12 could be approximated by c/2.n. Some effects would be:
- The algorithm would still produce a linear ramp.
- c0 would be closer to the "exact" value shown in Equation 7: 88.6% instead of 67.6% for the same ramp acceleration.
- A single equation like Equation 13 could no longer be used for both acceleration and deceleration.
From Equations 4 and 5 we can obtain an expression for the step number n as a function of speed and acceleration:
Equation 16
Thus the number of steps needed to reach a given speed is inversely proportional to the acceleration:
Equation 17
This makes it possible to change the acceleration at a point on the ramp by changing the step number n in the ramp algorithm Equation 13. Moreover, using signed ω' values results in signed n-values that behave correctly in the algorithm. Only ω' = 0 needs special handling.
The n-value given by Equation 17 is correct for tn. However cn represents an average for the interval tn .. tn+1. Equation 17 is usually adequate, but it's more accurate to add a half-step to n-values for use in the ramp algorithm:
Equation 18
The numerical example shown in Table 2 changes acceleration from 10 to 5 and to -20rad/sec2 from step 200. Complex speed profiles can be built up piecewise in this way.
Table 2: Acceleration changes
|Step i
|ci (13)
|ω' (3)
10.(199+.5) =
5.(398.5+.5) =
Deceleration ramp
For a short move of m steps, where the up-ramp at ω'1 meets the down-ramp at ω'2 before max speed is reached, the step number m at which to start decelerating is, from Equation 17:
Equation 19
ω'1 = acceleration, ω'2 = deceleration (positive). Round n to integer and calculate cn .. cm-1 using Equation 14.
In other cases, Equations 17 or 18 can be used to calculate the number of steps n2 needed to stop at deceleration ω'2, given that the present speed was reached at step n1 with acceleration ω'1. Round n2 to integer and calculate cm-n2 .. cm-1 using Equation 14.
Smooth shift to max speed
The ideal speed profile would make a smooth transition from ramp acceleration ω' to max speed ωmax. Higher speed is possible by reducing the acceleration near the top of the ramp, and you can avoid possible undesirable effects of a discontinuity in acceleration.
There are several ways to achieve a smooth transition while still allowing real-time computation on a low-end processor:
- Reduce ω' in stages, giving a piecewise linear transition.
- Add a power term to the denominator of the ramp algorithm.
- Scale the change from ci-1 to ci by a linear factor.
Piecewise linear
This method, shown in Figure 5, is very flexible. Any number of breaks can be used. A set of ω-values is chosen at which ω' is successively reduced. The ramp algorithm in Equation 13 is used. At each step, n is incremented, and if ω (or c) crosses a break value, n is recalculated.
Figure 5: Piecewise
Figure 5 results from the jth break given by (c)j=0 = 3.cmin, (c)j = ((c)j- 1+cmin)/2, (ni)j = 1.375.(ni- 1+1), j = 1,2,..,7. (c)j = delay count at jth break, cmin, = delay count at ωmax.
Power term
Equation 20 adds a power term to the denominator of the ramp algorithm (Equation 12):
Equation 20
At low speed (low step-number n), the power term k·np is negligible, so acceleration is constant. As speed rises, k·np starts to dominate, eventually reducing the acceleration to zero. A higher power p produces a sharper "knee." The approach to ωmax is asymptotic.
The transition occurs around k·np = 4.n. This can be used to calculate an approximate value for the constant k from initial acceleration ω' and required max speed ωmax:
Equation 21
The graphs in Figure 6 use Equation 21 to calculate k for p=2,3,4,5. The curve falls short of ωmax for p=2 but k is good for higher powers.
Figure 6: Power term, p=2,3,4,5
Linear factor
In this method we run the ramp algorithm (Equation 12) up to step n1 and then scale the changes in c by a factor that reduces from 1 at step n1 to 0 at step n2:
Equation 22
Figure 7: Linear factor
The acceleration curve is fairly linear and symmetrical over the transition. ωmax is reached in about twice the time taken with no transition, as shown in Figure 7. ωmax can be estimated by integrating a continuous version of Equation 22,
. We obtain:
Equation 23
Equation 23 is accurate for a wide range of parameters, including n1=0. It then simplifies to Equation 24 (compare with Equation 16):
Equation 24
In Figure 7, the linear factor method is applied with transition ranges starting at 0 and 30%, 50%, and 70% of ωmax.
A linear-factor transition can also be applied to the downramp:
Equation 25
Step-number n3, the start of the transition from max speed to the down-ramp, is calculated as in the previous example. For a short move, n3=n2, calculated by Equation 19.
Figure 8: Linear factor: dual transitions
Figure 8 shows examples with and without a section at ωmax: m=700, ω'1 =10, ω'2 = -20, n1=0, n2=432, n3=484; and m=500, n2=n3=333, other parameters unchanged.
Transition methods in sum
The form of the transition curve is assumed to be less important than ease of calculation and control of parameters, particularly ωmax and the size of the transition region.
The piecewise-linear method is flexible and can be arranged to require no more calculation than a simple ramp, and give a visually smooth speed profile. It may not work with some sets of parameters, though.
In the power-term method, the k-parameter is easily calculated from ωmax. Calculating the power term creates problems in fixed-point arithmetic, as values vary over a wide range.
The linear-factor method is recommended as reliable and easy to calculate in fixed-point arithmetic. Because ωmax is reached at a known step number, the method is good for short moves and can transition from acceleration to deceleration with no discontinuity, as Figure 8 demonstrates. Starting the transition at n1=0 gives a narrow transition region, and it's straightforward to calculate n2 from ωmax.
The methods are compared in Figures 5 through 7.
You can implement this stepper-control algorithm using a PIC18F252 and a L6219. The L6219 stepper driver IC performs the following functions:
- Provides diode-protected H-bridge drives capable of 46V/750mA to the two motor windings
- Translates digital signals from the PIC to current direction in the motor windings (PHASE1, 2 inputs)
- Limits each winding current to 0, 33%, 67%, or 100% of a preset value by chopping the drive to the H-bridge transistors (inputs I01, I11, I02, I12)
The L6219 doesn't have "step" and "direction" control lines like some stepper control ICs. The winding phase sequence must be provided by the PIC. This makes control slightly more complicated but gives extra flexibility and reduces cost. It also means that the phase can be restored easily on power-up.
By using the I-inputs, the L6219 can be used for half- and quarter-step operation. For full-step, they can be tied together and driven by one GPIO from the PIC.
Microchip's PIC18F252 is a 28-pin device with the same footprint as the PIC16F876. The more powerful core of the '252 makes it easier to program in C. Figure 9 shows how the internal timing resources were configured for controlling the L6219.
Figure 9: PIC18F252 timer configuration for L6219 interface
An 8MHz crystal and the PIC's ×4 PLL frequency multiplier are used to generate a 32MHz processor clock. This is divided by four to clock the timers at 8MHz. Driving the motor involves the following sequence:
- Get parameters: step count, direction, delay count c0, max speed and so forth.
- Set up hardware: initialise CCP1 and CCP2, enable motor current, enable CCP1 interrupts.
- Service CCP1 interrupts: count the steps and execute a state machine to reconfigure the CCPs and calculate the next timer value.
- Clean up: after the last step, disable CCP1 interrupts, current off, flag the move done.
Stepping out
The real-time algorithms I've explained here significantly reduce the processing power needed for smooth speed control of stepper motors. The linear ramp algorithm can be adapted to piecewise linear speed profiles and smooth transitions from ramp to max speed.
David Austin is a freelance software engineer from Durham, U.K. You can reach him at email@example.com.
Acarnley, Paul. Stepping Motors— A Guide to Theory and Practice, 4th edition. London: Institution of Electrical Engineers, 2002.
Kenjo, Takashi and Akira Sugawara. Stepping Motors and their Microprocessor Controls, 2nd edition. Oxford University Press, March, 1995.
Control of Stepping Motors— A Tutorial www.cs.uiowa.edu/~jones/step/
Suppliers' Web sites:
PIC18F252 www.microchip.com
L6219 www.st.com
PIC C compiler www.ccsinfo.com
Stepper motors www.rotalink.com
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Astrometrics was a specialized lab used aboard starships and facilities for stellar cartographic purposes.
In the 22nd century, there was a powerful astrometric computer located in San Francisco. When Klaang was kidnapped from Enterprise NX-01 in 2151, Sub-Commander T'Pol suggested returning to Earth to make use of the computer in analyzing a spatial distortion registered by Enterprise's sensors. (ENT: "Broken Bow")
Later that year, an astrometrics lab aboard the Vahklas-type Vahklas was used by T'Pol and Tolaris to study the Arachnid Nebula. The room contained a small statue of Surak, even though the ship was a V'tosh ka'tur vessel, and figured into a dream T'Pol experienced during the ship's visit to the nebula. (ENT: "Fusion")
Enterprise NX-01 had an astrometrics section. In 2153, while preparing to survey a hypergiant, Captain Archer noted that astrometrics must be "chomping at the bit" to start their studies. While secretly visiting the cogenitor Charles aboard a Vissian starship, working in the astrometrics lab was one cover story that Commander Charles "Trip" Tucker told the Vissians aboard the ship. (ENT: "Cogenitor")
One particular example was the astrometrics lab on the USS Voyager, which was designed by Ensign Harry Kim and Seven of Nine. Incorporating Borg technology, it could measure the radiation flux of up to three billion stars simultaneously, resulting in readings ten times more accurate than was previously possible. Astrometrics was used for charting stars, planets, nebulae, and other stellar bodies and determine the ship's position relative to the galactic core. It contained a large, wraparound, holographic wall screen which could display a stellar region three-dimensionally. There were a series of control panels to manipulate the screen. The area below the screen and in front of the control panels could be used as a stage during presentations. Astrometrics also included three workstations on the side wall. The lab became Seven's primary workspace, where she mapped and catalogued interstellar bodies which the ship encountered. (VOY: "Year of Hell")
For convenience or advanced analysis, astrometrics could also be used for communications purposes or even as a workplace for easy access to sensor information. Astrometrics was used by the crew of Voyager to communicate with Earth, once contact was established through the Pathfinder Project.
Kim and Seven updated Voyager's astrometrics lab at the request of Commander Chakotay in 2374. According to Chakotay, the lab had not been updated since Voyager left spacedock. (VOY: "Revulsion")
In 2375, when Seven suffered a type of multiple personality disorder, she took on the persona of Ferengi DaiMon Torrot and offered Captain Janeway twenty bars of latinum for the large astrometrics screen. (VOY: "Infinite Regress")
In an alternate timeline, Naomi Wildman and Icheb worked in astrometrics. (VOY: "Shattered")
The USS Enterprise-E was equipped with an astrometrics lab in which a direct link with Starfleet Cartography could be established. Interference from nearby astronomical phenomena (such as the Bassen Rift) could interfere with the lab's link with Starfleet Cartography. Lieutenant Commander Data utilized the lab to plot the Enterprise's rendezvous with Star Fleet Battle Group Omega in 2379. (Star Trek Nemesis)
External link Edit
- Astrometrics at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works


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Chicken pox in pregnancy
This is a comprehensive summary of the management of chicken pox for pregnant women and babies. It includes an executive summary which highlights recommendations for service provision.
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This is a comprehensive summary of the management of chicken pox for pregnant women and babies. It includes an executive summary which highlights recommendations for service provision.
Inquiries and reports
The report looks at a number of indicators of the pressures on maternity care and the resources available to cope in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
Inquiries and reports
This report investigated maternity services at Furness General Hospital from January 2004 to June 2013, and concludes the maternity unit was dysfunctional and that serious failures of clinical care led to unnecessary deaths of mothers and babies. It makes a series of recommendations for the wider NHS as well as Morecambe Bay.
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This table can be used to define and interpret cardiotocograph traces and to guide the management of the labour for women who are having continuous cardiotocography.
The changing demographics of the maternity population have driven complexity and risk in maternity care. In this video, Dr Daghni Rajasingam, Head of Service and Consultant Obstetrician, and Geraldine Joyce, Safeguarding Lead and Midwife at Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, discuss the challenges that supporting vulnerable patients can present to maternity services.
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Recurrent reports have called for improvement in the way in which obstetric teams work together. The cultural and organisational working practices that differ between these groups can make handover and teamworking a challenge. Dr Edward Prosser-Snelling's article examines the nature of teams and handover in obstetrics and provides some suggested areas for improvement.
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Midwifery 2020 has set out to develop an informed vision of the contribution midwives will make to achieving quality, cost-effective maternity services for women, babies and families across the United Kingdom.
Inquiries and reports
This Confidential Enquiry identified substandard care in 70% of Direct deaths and 55% of Indirect deaths. Many of the identified avoidable factors remain the same as those identified in previous enquiries. Recommendations for improving care have been developed and are highlighted in this report.
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The WHO developed the Pilot Edition of the Safe Childbirth Checklist to support the delivery of essential maternal and perinatal care practices. The Checklist contains 29 items addressing the major causes of maternal death in low-income countries. It was developed following a rigorous methodology and tested for usability in ten countries across Africa and Asia.
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The aim of the King's Fund study was to obtain the views of women with recent birth experiences about the safety of the maternity care they received, to inform the King's Fund inquiry into the safety of maternity services in England.


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Roberts's rules of money in politics
Chief Justice John Roberts has a blunt message for wealthy donors tired of campaign finance rules: Fund a super PAC.
It's simpler, he wrote in his McCutcheon v. FEC opinion Wednesday, than dealing with a web of interlocking fundraising committees.
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Roberts also did something that outraged advocates of tighter campaign finance regulation: He used the ubiquity of super PACs to justify looser rules on political contributions. Roberts spearheaded a 5-4 high court ruling that said caps on the total amount of money an individual can give to political campaigns, PACs and parties are unconstitutional.
( Also on POLITICO: Big donors fear shakedown)
"It strikes us as far more likely that [the donor] will want to see his full $500,000 spent on behalf of his favored candidate — even if it must be spent independently — rather than see it diluted to a small fraction so that it can be contributed directly by someone else," Roberts wrote.
The opinion was classic Roberts: professing to make a minor adjustment to the status quo, but carrying the seeds of potential destruction for core legal principles settled for decades. To some, it evoked his decision last year overturning the core of the Voting Rights Act — a ruling that also claimed to toss back to Congress an issue lawmakers have little desire to revisit.
Critics saw the chief justice's arguments about the leaky nature of current campaign finance rules as cynical and disingenuous, effectively punching yet another gaping hole in the law by citing loopholes his court helped to create or enlarge.
"It's like the definition of chutzpah: the guy who kills his parents and asks for mercy from the court because he's an orphan," said Larry Norden of the Brennan Center for Justice, which favors tighter campaign finance regulation. "Look at what the court has done since 2007 after Roberts came on board, one case after another gradually striking down the laws that are in place and then claiming that, therefore, more has to be done. It's nonsensical."
( From POLITICO Magazine: I fought the law and won)
"Of course, this was the majority's own creation," said Rick Hasen, an election law expert and University of California-Irvine law dean. Hasen said Roberts's opinion fits a pattern in which he insists the court is only changing campaign finance law at the margins, when the ultimate impact is likely to be much more dramatic.
"The opinion we saw today is vintage Roberts in trying to downplay the seriousness with which he's changing the law. It's like: 'There's nothing to see here, folks," the said. "It's another way he paints himself as an incrementalist when in fact it's quite serious."
Advocates of stricter campaign finance laws said Roberts's opinion would lead to a new flood of money from the rich into party committees and campaigns. However, those who favor loosening campaign finance restrictions said the court's ruling wouldn't have such a sweeping impact.
( Also on POLITICO: SCOTUS on money and politics: A reader's guide)
"I don't think there will be this armageddon scenario…. I'm disappointed the effect would not be more dramatic, " said Republican campaign lawyer Jan Baran of Wiley Rein. He also disputed that Roberts was cynically trying to use existing loopholes in order to create larger ones.
Roberts framed his opinion as filled with detached opinions about what "a rational actor" is likely to do, rather than as an instruction about what wealthy donors should do, Baran said.
"I think it's just an observation that is caused as much by the type of laws that we have as by First Amendment decisions by the court," Baran said. He observed that it was nearly four decades ago, long before Roberts arrived on the court, that the justices struck down expenditure limits as an impermissible intrusion on First Amendment rights.
( WATCH: Open Mike with political 'data scientist' Alex Lundry)
In fact, the high court reached that decision in the very Buckley v. Valeo decision that supporters of campaign finance restrictions are now struggling to keep in place since it blesses limits on donations to individual campaigns.


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Natural disasters are not an economic boon
I don't know if it is true or not that "the Waldo Canyon fire, as bad as it was, could give the Colorado Springs economy a significant boost over the next five years as homes are restored, rebuilt and refurnished," as a Denver Post story explained Tuesday. Maybe so.
But if economist Tom Zwirlein of the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs is correct in telling the reporter, "There are some good things that could happen [in terms of spending]. It could help us out quite a bit," he's only correct in a fairly narrow sense. Yes, the rebuilding projects will boost construction, for example. Yet the money to rebuild has to come from somewhere, and whether it comes from insurance companies, taxpayers and/or private pockets it's money that could and would have been spent on other things if the fire had never occurred.
The idea that natural disasters (or destruction from war) give the overall economy a boost is one of the oldest misconceptions, refuted by the great French economist, Frederic Bastiat, more than 150 years ago, and expressed as the broken window fallacy. Hurricane Sandy is not a boon to New Jersey and New York. It's exactly what we understood it to be when it occurred: a disaster.


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Swimming Pool Blog
by Rob Cox, December 23, 2009
Green Pool Lighting ~ Watts Happening
The modern world is an electrified world. The light bulb, in particular, profoundly changed human existence by illuminating the night and making it hospitable to a wide range of human activity. The incandescent light bulb, invented in the late nineteenth century is widely credited to Thomas Edison. Great invention without a doubt. As with most inventions, however, the light bulb was only made better. Flourescent bulbs, then compact flourescent bulbs, and now...the LED bulb! Several decades later, LED lights are now standard issue for stoplights and taillights...and pool lights!
Ed Hammer invented the first Compact Flourescent bulb in the early 70s, at the height of the energy crisis. Compact flourescent bulbs,. or CFLs are a must around the house. At a cost of under $5 each, they can save hundreds of dollars per year on your electrical bill. But not only do they save you money, using compact flourescent bulbs in place of incandescent bulbs reduces your demand on the electrical grid. Coincidentally, Thomas Edison is also credited with the design of the US electric grid, or the interconnected nature of electrical power flowing around the country. Reducing demand on "the Grid" means that less resources are used to create power, with less pollution as a result.
Now, what I really want to talk about is using LED bulbs in your swimming pool. Invented by Nick Holonyak, in the 1960s, LED bulbs use less wattage, usually under 10 watts. That's a lot less than a 500 watt bulb! LED pool bulbs also last nearly forever! A light emitting diode won't burn out like the tungsten filament in a regular bulb. LED bulbs are also much brighter! Lower wattage means fewer amps required to operate your lighting around the pool. This means less energy consumption and less dollars flying out of your pocket.
Sure LED pool bulbs are more expensive, but how many times do you want to change that bulb? Not only are they brighter, but most LED pool light bulbs have the ability to change colors, by flipping the switch. Go from cool blue to hot red in an instant! 7 colors can be used on the ColorSplash LED bulb, or set it to cycle between all colors. Available to fit most pool and spa lights, the price on LED pool bulbs has come down a lot in the last few years. They were around $350 each, but are now under $200 for the LED pool bulb and just over $100 for the spa bulb. Expected life span is 100,000 hours! You can even use them indoors.
Other ways to save energy include solar lighting. Not very bright, but very Free! With no demand on the 'ol Grid! Solar Accent Lighting is great for outdoor or pathway lighting, or for creating a glow around the pool. Floating solar pool lights are an easy alternative to wall installed traditional pool lights, and work great on above ground pools. Using CFL bulbs on the patio or porch lights is a great way to be green, especially if you leave these lights on late into the night. Installing timers on these outdoor lights can also turn your neighbors "green" with envy and appreciation.
Finally, if your pool still operates this time of year, be green and run the pump a bit less than you normally would during the summer. Some pools may need only 4 hours per day of filter run time. By experimenting with a pool pump timer clock, stepping it down an hour every few days, you should notice when the water begins to become a bit hazy or cloudy. At this point step it back up one hour, and you should be good to go! Saving electricity is smart and every little bit helps!


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The Second Vatican Council's central purpose was evangelization. All of its reforms, whether about liturgy, ecumenism and interreligious dialogue, or education, were all ordered toward one goal: to make the Gospel more accessible to the modern world. Vatican II issued a bold call to re-evangelize the modern world, a call that has been taken up faithfully by Pope John Paul II and Pope Benedict XVI. But have we taken it up?
The last 500 years have seen a steady decline in Catholic culture and the public influence of the Church. Vatican II responded to the reality that for the first time in human history we have a secular culture: a way of life that seeks to exclude God. The Council's response was a new vision for a New Evangelization, one which looks to the lay faithful.
Vatican II noted that the Church has a twofold mission. Primarily, the Church transmits the salvation of God. It teaches God's revealed truth and shares his saving grace. Its secondary mission is to transform the world in which we live.
When Christians receive grace and truth, it is not merely an individual event. We are social beings, and if we are saved by grace, this salvation must extend to every facet of our life, including our social life and culture.
While the laity assists the hierarchy in the Church's primary mission of salvation, the laity's own unique mission centers primarily on culture. In our secular world, Vatican II realizes that only the lay faithful have access to the public realm and that through their witness they can transform the world for Christ. Through their access to the public realm of culture, they can bring Christ where he is being excluded.
The Council makes an important clarification about this kind of evangelization in the modern setting. It is meant to occur within the context of dialogue. In order to understand what people need today and how we can serve them, we need to listen to them and to engage in conversation. When we show that we truly understand and love others, they are then willing to listen to us and to learn from our message and witness. Those serving in the New Evangelization must both know Christ and also modern man in order to draw them together.
The goal of Vatican II's mission of evangelization is nothing short of a world renewed and transformed by Christ. We could think of it as a Catholic culture, which means a way of life ordered toward the glory of God and genuine human flourishing. It consists of a world that can be what God intends it to be: liberated from sin and permeated by love.
How do we begin this transformation of the world? We have to begin with ourselves. First, we have to let our daily lives be consumed by Christ: our prayer, family life, work, recreation, friendships, parish life and political action. All areas of our life must be ordered to Christ. When this happens, we have taken the first steps toward renewal. We will have allowed our lives to be conformed to Christ and used by him as instruments to re-evangelize the world.
The New Evangelization seeks to restore to the faith those who have fallen away from Christ. These lost souls are living in a secular world that shapes the way they think and live. If we are to draw them back to Christ and the Church, we must show them how to live faithfully in the context of the modern world. This is why establishing a Catholic culture is so crucial for evangelization. It is a visible model of the Christian life to those in the world and also serves as a crucial support to those seeking to live out their faith. Without being lived out in a culture, faith remains a seed that cannot blossom to its full potential in one's life.
In order to answer the call of the New Evangelization, we need to return to the documents of the Second Vatican Council and be nourished by its renewed vision of evangelization, especially in its call to the laity. If we are faithful in doing so, we will have the vision to boldly lead the way to the renewal of Catholic culture and, through it, Western civilization.
I will conclude with a few quotations from Pope John Paul II, which confirm the role of culture and dialogue in the New Evangelization:
"The spiritual void that threatens society is above all a cultural void, and it is the moral conscience renewed by the Gospel of Christ which can truly fill it" (Address to the Pontifical Council for Culture [PCC], Jan. 10, 1992).
"A faith that does not become culture is not fully accepted, not entirely thought out, not faithfully lived" (Address to the PCC, March 18, 1994).
"Your vocation, in this turn of the century and of the millennium, is that of creating a new culture of love and hope, inspired by the truth that frees us in Christ Jesus. This is the goal of inculturation; this is the priority of the New Evangelization" (ibid.).
"It is in the name of the Christian faith that the Second Vatican Council committed the whole Church to listen to modern man in order to understand him and to invent a new kind of dialogue which would permit the originality of the Gospel message to be carried to the heart of contemporary mentalities. We must then rediscover the apostolic creativity and the prophetic power of the first disciples in order to face new cultures. Christ's word must appear in all of its freshness to the young generations whose attitudes are sometimes so difficult to understand for the traditionally minded, but who are far from being closed to spiritual values. Many times I have affirmed that the dialogue between the Church and the cultures of the world has assumed a vital importance for the future of the Church and of the world. … This dialogue is absolutely indispensable for the Church, because, otherwise, evangelization will remain a dead letter" (Address to the PCC, Jan. 18, 1983).
R. Jared Staudt is a professor of theology and
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[Multi] Frame Photo Editor 5.0.2
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Frame Photo Editor 5.0.2 | 10.87 MB
Frame Photo Editor is an easy to use photo editing software. You can add cool frames to your photos very quickly and easily. Resize, rotate, adjust color and add text to your pictures. Then you can mail to your friends or set as your desktop wallpaper. So, it can also enhance your desktop. Frame Photo editor makes you working with your digital photos as easy as possible!
With Frame Photo Editor, you can easily enhance your photo effects by blending your digital photos onto another image. The photo will be masked as special effect which you can select from a lot of masks that Frame Photo Editor provides. You can also easily add cool frame, pretty flowers and cartoon clips onto your pictures. And you can insert text into pictures with speech frame. It makes your photo more interesting and attractive.
You can easily change the size and position of the photos, flowers, cartoon pictures or text just by clicking and dragging them. You can even rotate the mask or the photo just with your mouse moving.
After having edited pictures with Frame Photo Editor, you can print them, email them, or set as your Desktop Wallpaper. You may also upload onto website, your album on Internet etc. It's also a photo album page maker.
Version 5.0.2 released (Updated on Oct 21, 2010)
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Have you heard? Brrrr! Winter Music Festival is coming to Echo Beach (Ontario Place), February 1st + 2nd, 2013.
Inspired by Montreal's Igloofest, Brrrrr! Winter Music Festival will celebrate the winter season with a unique outdoor electronic dance event that will combine cutting edge music with next level visual art experiences. Music will focus on House and Techno. The main outdoor stage will be accentuated by a 3D set design and the second stage will be an indoor heated dome with VIP zones.
Whether you need of a warm bed, a delicious meal or just a pint, we're only a few blocks away from Brrrr! And don't worry, the heaters are always on!


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Summer session enrollment opens
Tuesday, April 2, 2013 2:00 AM
Pittsburg, KS
For Otis Kimball, the decision was all about one thing: graduating.
"If I take summer classes, I can graduate in December," the senior psychology major from Nowata, Okla., said. "If I didn't take summer classes, I would graduate in May. When I looked at it that way, summer school seemed more and more appealing."
Kimball is one of the thousands of students who are expected to enroll in Pittsburg State University's 2013 Summer Session. Open enrollment began Monday, April 1.
Pittsburg State offers more than 450 undergraduate and graduate summer courses, in a wide variety of disciplines. Courses are generally offered in four-week and eight-week sessions, although intersession and short courses are also available. Coursework begins on June 3, and the final general session ends on July 26.
Lynette Olson, PSU provost and vice president of academic affairs, said there are many benefits to enrolling in summer courses.
"One of the main benefits for our current students is that it allows them to jump ahead a little bit in terms of meeting their completion requirements for attaining their degrees," she said. "It allows them to accelerate their program."
Olson said many students use the summer session to take courses they can't always fit into their fall or spring curriculum.
"That's a major advantage for some of our students because it lets them take classes they want without having to pile on a huge course load during the fall or spring," she said.
With more online course offerings than ever, the PSU summer session is also available to a large number of students who return to their hometowns during the summer.
"Our online program grows every year, and it's quickly become one of the most popular options for our students," Olson said. "We have a lot of students who go back home for the summer to work, and our online offerings allow them to take PSU courses from familiar PSU faculty."
For more information about the 2013 Summer Session at Pittsburg State University, visit http://www.pittstate.edu/info/summer.