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'Avatar' and Salvation from Beyond
This year's Oscar race is being billed as duel between ex-spouses-Kathryn Bigelow, the director of the critically acclaimed war film about Iraq called The Hurt Locker, and her ex-husband, James Cameron, director of the phenomenally lucrative 3D blockbuster, Avatar.
But Avatar is part of another, more important, competition-one between competing accounts of where salvation is to be found.
Avatar, which broke the all-time box office record previously held by Cameron's film Titanic, has been compared to the 1990 best picture winner, Dances with Wolves.
The comparison makes sense because in both films, a man sent to remove indigenous peoples from their ancestral home comes to identify with those people. In both films, the natives are depicted as noble beings living in harmony with nature in an environmental utopia-and their would-be despoilers represent the worst about Western civilization.
What's more, both men are "saved" by their encounter with the natives. They find their truer, better selves. As the end of Avatar, the hero is literally born again.
Avatar brings to mind another film: Contact. Based on the novel by Carl Sagan, of Cosmos fame, whose films portrayed a meaningless universe, it tells the story of an agnostic scientist, Ellie Arroway, who receives and decodes a message from extraterrestrials.
The encounter between these extraterrestrials transforms her life and makes her see the universe and our place in it in a whole new way.
Sagan's passionate desire to find life in outer space caused one writer to ask, "Why is Carl Sagan so lonely?" Why did a man whose scientific worldview led him to dismiss the Christian view of God put so much stock in intelligent life on other worlds?
The answer is that this worldview, which reduces man to nothing special in an insignificant corner of the cosmos, is unbearable. The idea that we are alone, that we have no special purpose and no meaning that goes with that purpose, creates despair. So we imagine "transcending intelligences from other worlds" that make us feel better.
What Sagan's "transcending intelligences" do for Ellie, Cameron's blue-skinned natives in Avatar do for his wheelchair-bound hero, Sully. They provide him with meaning and purpose he can't find on Earth. They set him free not only from his physical limitations but, more importantly, his spiritual ones.
Sure, it's fantasy. Many scientists, however, believe that the idea of intelligent life imagined by Sagan, Stephen Hawking, and others is extremely remote. E.T. probably hasn't called because he's probably not out there.
Even if E.T. is out there, the solution for the longing expressed in Contact and Avatar isn't to sit by the phone waiting for him, or imagining other life forms. It's embracing biblical truths about who we are and what our purpose is.
It's coming to grips with the fantastic notion that even in the vastness of the cosmos, we are not alone, and we never were. And even more fantastically, we are loved. Loved by the very creator of the cosmos! We were made-crafted-in His image. Rescued from loneliness and despair by His only Son.
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10 Things to do Before You Have Kids
So, you just got married and everyone around you is congratulating you on throwing the best wedding of the century and, more importantly, finding your perfect match! However, a few of those congratulations follow with that awkward question: "So, are you guys thinking about having kids yet?"
Depending on your age, background and parental instincts, your reaction will range from, "Are you kidding me? We just got married!" to "Of course, what do you think the honeymoon was for?" Whichever side of the baby-fever spectrum you're on, there are quite a few things you need to do before you increase your family of two to a family of three. So, before you officially give in to that baby-craving phenomenon known as your biological clock, here are 10 things you need to do before you have kids.
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Vegard Aure necesitaba un nuevo diseño de página web y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 186 diseños de 50 diseñadores freelance.
N4G is social news site for gamers and one of the most visited gaming sites on the net. The concept behind the site is that gamers submit news articles from around the web, and as the news posts gets more attention they raise in temperature. The most popular news stories gets featured on the front page, and the hottest ones gets featured on the top of the site.
People with a more than average interest in game and tech news.
To see how the site works visit the current site at http://www.n4g.com
It is highly recommended that you also read the info on http://www.n4g.com/Info/FAQ.aspx
The temperature system is the key site feature and a big part of the site brand.
When designing keep in mind that this is a site that people visit many times per day, so we don't want something that gets old after the third visit.
Design mockups should look as a functional website with content.
Try and design unique icons where needed.
We are looking for a design which feels complete and consistent, and that reflects that this is a popular news/community site. A clean and user-friendly design but still with personality that will do the N4G brand justice.
You can do something which captures the look and feel of the current N4G design, or you can try and go for a new look, it is up to you.
The final design will also form the design template for upcoming sister sites in other verticals. The winner will get the chance to do further work on N4G and these sister sites.
For logo see http://www.n4g.com/redesign/logo.png
For wireframe see http://www.n4g.com/redesign/wireframe.png
IMPORTANT: The wireframe is only there to show what content and links should be on the site and how the navigation on the site works. When designing start from scratch. Icons, menus and buttons do not have to look like the ones in the wireframe.


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I've had the Dwarven Gauntlets and Platemail in my locker ever since I unlocked them. When I logged in today to play, the Gauntlets had become a Spoon (which I've never ever picked up) and the Platemail had become Pendant of Mana (which I rarely pick up, and hadn't in last few games). No clue why the items suddenly changed, assuming this is not normal as no text pop-up signified a story based reason for this.
Given how rare Dwarven Gauntlets are to come by, I'm rather annoyed. Is there no way to fix this?
[edit] Minutes after posting this, I played another round and cleared a dungeon. Came back to the lockers and my second and third item slots were now empty, and I hadn't used either of them in a while. One being my Crystal Ball, which was a quest reward and doesn't seem obtainable anymore. This is a pretty infuriating bug, and has stopped me playing until it's resolved.


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GMC H-80 Case Review
When one hears GMC, they usually think of the automobile manufacturer General Motors Corporation. But that is a different company and no, they did not branch out into the computer chassis market. Instead, GMC is a Korean based company and they have been hard at work designing cases and over the last year, they have managed to release a few unique products to the market. The GMC case we are going to be looking at today is the new H-80. This case comes with some slick features such as red LED fans, a front panel display and has a clean, black design. On top of these, the case comes with more features that will aid in the function and setup of the case, but the best way to see what the H-80 offers is by using it, so let's get this review started.
Closer Look:
The H-80 comes packaged in a large red and black box. The front of the packaging is nicely done, with the top peeling back to reveal the case name, an image of the H-80 below the name and icons and specifications below that. The back of the packaging has a few more pictures of the case, but this portion's main purpose is to inform potential buyers of the features that are utilized by the case and how they work. Each side of the H-80 packaging has an image of the case, with one side being dedicated to the features and the other to the specifications.
The H-80 comes wrapped in a plastic layer with two Styrofoam inserts on each side, for protection. One of the inserts arrived cracked, but luckily there was no visible damage to the case. The accessories that are included with the case come packaged in one of the open 5.25" drive bays in the case and comes packaged in a neatly organized plastic container. The accessories found in this container are tool-less installation rails, installation screws, speaker cable, zip ties and a 4-pin power extender. There is also a user manual and an extra fan filter cover with the accessories, but these are found taped to the container and not within it.
With the case out of the packaging, let's move on and start our closer look.


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ROCKFORD — Pope Francis has people talking. Since the pontiff's interview published last week in 16 Jesuit journals worldwide, Catholics have engaged in discussion of his comments on abortion, marriage and contraception.
ROCKFORD — Pope Francis has people talking.
Since the pontiff's interview published last week in 16 Jesuit journals worldwide, Catholics have engaged in discussion of his comments on abortion, marriage and contraception.
"That in and of itself is a huge opportunity," said Julie Schwartz, director of religious education at Holy Family Church in Rockford. "There's nothing different in what he's saying, which is, love is the central message of the Gospel.
"But what he's doing is, creating an opportunity for the dialogue to happen in schools, in churches and elsewhere."
Francis, who began his papacy in March, wants the church to spend less time focusing on "small-minded rules" and controversial issues.
"We have to find a new balance," he said.
Some have picked up on the comments as a prelude to potential change, even if it's down the road, in the church's stances on abortion and gay marriage, among others. But Rockford-area catechists say that's not what Francis was indicating.
"A lot of people hear what they want to hear," said John McGrath, director of faith education for the Rockford Diocese, which covers 11 counties in northern Illinois.
"He's not compromising on anything Catholics believe in at all but simply urging Catholics to be warm and accepting of people who are in disagreement with the church."
Cardinal Timothy Dolan, the head of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, said the pope's words were welcome. But he, too, said there's no signal of a change in doctrine.
"He's captured the world's imagination," Dolan said after Mass at St. Patrick Cathedral in New York this weekend. "Like Jesus, he's always saying 'Hate the sin, love the sinner'."
McGrath agrees with the message encouraging those in the faith to be less punitive and judgmental.
"Pope Francis is very blunt," said the Rev. Ken Anderson, pastor of St. Thomas Aquinas Church in Freeport.
"He really takes on the radical nature of the Gospel, and that sometimes sets people back a bit. What I think he's asking people to do is, take a hard look at what we believe and the words we say and how we say it."
The Catholic Church opposes abortion, and that will not change, Anderson said. What Francis reminds us is that "pro-life" means exactly that — all life is to be treated with dignity and respect.
Schwartz and Loretta Reif, a longtime Catholic and a parishioner at St. James in Rockford, called Francis a "breath of fresh air."
"I'm just thrilled," Reif said. "I really feel we're headed in the direction that the Gospel teaches … of helping out the poor and being among the people and for the people."
Rockford Deanery director Judy Snyder, who oversees religious education for 18 parishes in Rockford and surrounding area, echoed a comparison she heard recently about the recent papal succession:
"Pope John Paul II taught us what the church teaches, Pope Emeritus Benedict taught us why the church teaches what she teaches, and now Pope Francis is helping us understand how to live what we're being taught.
"It's coming from a different perspective, but it's all the same teaching."
Register Star reporter Isaac Guerrero and The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. reported net income of $13.6 million for the fiscal quarter ending June 30 -- a notable improvement over the same period a year earlier, when the company lost $44.2 million despite having the blockbuster "The Hunger Games" in theaters for much of that three-month period.
Revenue rose 21% to $569.7 million. Lions Gate posted adjusted earnings per share of 10 cents, an improvement on the per-share loss of 33 cents a year earlier.
"The fact that our quarter compared favorably to a first quarter last year that included most of the domestic release of the first 'Hunger Games' film illustrates the diversity of our business," said Jon Feltheimer, chief executive of Lions Gate, in a statement.
Shares of Lions Gate rose 20 cents on Thursday to close at $34.23, not far from an all-time high of $34.70 set earlier in the day.
Lions Gate's fiscal years end March 31, making the quarter ending June 30 the company's first of its 2014 fiscal year.
The company's motion picture business segment, which includes home entertainment and international operations, posted revenue of $438.6 million -- an increase of 8% over the same quarter a year ago.
The studio was helped by the success of "Now You See Me," a surprise hit that has grossed $233 million worldwide.
Though Lions Gate didn't benefit from a film the size of "Hunger Games" hitting movie theaters, the company said its home entertainment segment was buoyed by films including "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2," "Warm Bodies" and "The Impossible," among others. Home entertainment revenue -- including motion pictures and television -- was up 16% to $169.4 million.
The company's television production segment posted revenue of $131.1 million, more than double the sales from a year ago. Lions Gate attributed the increase to the licensing of domestic television series and international sales. Among the TV projects delivered during the quarter was the critically acclaimed new Netflix series, "Orange Is the New Black."
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Lions Gate, which acquired "Twilight" franchise distributor Summit Entertainment in January 2012, is releasing the second installment of "The Hunger Games" film series in November. The first movie in the series grossed $691 million worldwide.
Also bowing in November is "Ender's Game," which, like "Hunger Games," is based on a popular series of novels aimed at young adults. The "Ender's Game" author, Orson Scott Card, has come under scrunity for his opposition to same-sex marriage and Lions Gate has disavowed Card's views.


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Still looking for a new brain? Of course, we're talking about for your AV setup. A receiver acts like the brain of your system, routing all of the audio and video signals to the proper places.
Sometimes a receiver can be a very pricey item — just not today. We found the Pioneer VSX-1022-K on sale at Newegg for just $279.99. Pioneer lists this receiver for $449.99, making it a very nice deal. At last peek, they were also offering free shipping on this purchase.
The VSX-1022-K has pretty much everything you'd want in a new receiver. Promising to crank 560 watts of sound, the receiver can be networked for access to Apple AirPlay and streaming services like Pandora and vTuner. It's also ready to hook to your iOS device, with the cable included inside the box.
This receiver also has support for all of today's audio formats, including Dolby TrueHD, DTS-HD Master Audio and Dolby Pro Logic Iiz. Other features include video conversion to 1080p (via HDMI), 3D support, the Auto Multi-Channel Acoustic Calibration system (MCACC), six HDMI inputs, and the option for control via Pioneer's free ControlApp.
Just remember that Newegg is currently offering free shipping on this item. However, you'd better order soon. According to the website, this offer is only good through October 1, 2012 — or whenever the retailer runs out of stock. Enjoy!
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SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — Netflix Inc. is on tap to release its first-quarter results after the close of trading Monday. Here are some items to look for.
Earnings: Analysts surveyed by FactSet estimate Netflix NFLX, -3.33% will earn 81 cents a share, compared with earnings of 31 cents a share, excluding one-time items, in the same period a year ago. The company has forecast earnings of 78 cents a share for its first quarter.
Revenue: Netflix is forecast to report sales of $1.27 billion, up from last year's first-quarter revenue of $1.02 billion.
Stock reaction: Investors who bought Netflix a year ago have looked intelligent as the company's shares have more than doubled to $345.74. But Netflix's shares have pulled back by more than 24% since reaching a 52-week high of $458 on March 6.
Key points: Whatever Netflix has to say about new streaming-video subscribers, particularly those in the U.S., will affect investor sentiment. The company ended its fourth quarter with 33.4 million U.S. streaming subscribers, and Netflix has estimated it will add 2.25 million domestic members during its first quarter.
Other issues: Competition from the likes of Amazon.com Inc. AMZN, -4.01% which is battling Netflix for exclusive and original content, continues to be one of the main issues. Anything Netflix might say about increased content-acquisition costs will have a bearing on its outlook.
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Starting with version 1.3 Marble has improved support for parsing coordinates from text strings of all kind of (non-western) languages. This is done by using 7 entries in the translation catalog for marble-qt which all are from the context "GeoDataCoordinates", have a "*" as text and as disambiguation a description what they are about (+ a link here).
You can use the entries to extend the items which are used for parsing strings. The default items are based on the English language, so coordinates in English can be always parsed, whatever you add here. If you do not need to add anything, just leave the entry without a translation or translate with a "*" again.
If there are multiple items for a entry, you list them by separating the items with the "|" char (U+007C, VERTICAL LINE) without any spaces added, e.g. "A|B|C".
There are 4 entries for the directions:
Here give the shortform(s) of each direction which is used in coordinates, which is e.g. "N" for North in English. If there are variants with and without a dot, list both, e.g. "Pn.|Pn" for North in Polish. If there is a space, make sure it is just one space, e.g. with "с. ш." for North in Bulgarian.
There are 3 entries for the symbols:
Per default the parser accepts also quite a range of characters which only look similar to the actual symbol. Cmp. this listing in the code:
// x00B0: ° DEGREE SIGN // x00BA: º MASCULINE ORDINAL INDICATOR (found used as degree sign) // x2032: ′ PRIME (minutes) // x00B4: ´ ACUTE ACCENT (found as minutes sign) // x02CA: ˊ MODIFIER LETTER ACUTE ACCENT // x2019: ' RIGHT SINGLE QUOTATION MARK // x2033: ″ DOUBLE PRIME (seconds) // x201D: " RIGHT DOUBLE QUOTATION MARK
Additionally all single ticks listed here are accepted as Seconds symbol if doubled, e.g. "´´". So hopefully no need to add the typical workaround due to the keyboard's layout in your language.
Typically Asian languages might need to set the symbols here, like "도" for Degree in Korean.
Take a look at the examples used for testing, in the method "TestGeoDataCoordinates::testFromLocaleString_data()" in the file https://projects.kde.org/projects/kde/kdeedu/marble/repository/revisions/master/entry/tests/unittest_geodatacoordinates.cpp
Or see the the blog post and the examples given here: http://frinring.wordpress.com/2011/11/08/help-needed-how-to-write-geographic-coordinates-in-your-language/#comments
Be aware that some missed what was asked for with the directions: not the full, normal term was asked, but the short form like it is used in a coordinate, cmp. the section about Direction terms above.
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Dealers Pleased with Revived New Mexico Show
April 1, 2011 by RVBusiness · Comments Off on Dealers Pleased with Revived New Mexico Show
Outdoor recreation enthusiasts turned out in high numbers as the crowded show floors resulted in steady sales this past weekend at the inaugural New Mexico RV, Boat & Travel Show, staged in Albuquerque and sponsored by DISH Network and Affinity Events.
New Mexico's largest RV and boat indoor show of the year featured over 130 units as well as exhibits on campgrounds and accessories and entertainment.
"Both sales and attendance were strong, and the response from dealers and exhibitors alike was overwhelmingly positive. Albuquerque seemed to be waiting for a show like this to come back to town," according to a news release.
"The turnout at the New Mexico RV, Boat & Travel Show exceeded everyone's expectations, and sales were beyond what were projected," said Jim Sibert, show manager. "Many high dollar RV units were contracted, as well as dozens of boat sales, and, according to the participating dealers, we look forward to many follow up sales to be made. It was an extremely positive show from move in to move out. There is no doubt that this first year show has legs to last for many years to come."
Dealers had these comments:
- Dan Ayers, sales manager of Aloha RV and Marine, was thrilled with the response. "The show was awesome. There were a lot of people from the moment the doors opened Friday morning, and it didn't quit. The crowd was diverse and ready to buy, for all types of models, and sales were excellent. We are ready to book our same spot for next year's show!"
- Jeff McCartney of Myers RVs concurred that interest was strong. "Given the already strong time of season for the industry and the fact that it was a new show, we opted for a smaller display space. However, we were happy to see that traffic was good, deals were written and there was continued interest in the market."
- Dane Wyatt, general manager of Camping World RV Sales of Albuquerque, saw measurable growth for the show as well. "We were very pleased with the traffic generated at the show and our sales results with both our RVs and accessories."
- Kathy Chowning of RV Sales of Moriarty agreed. "It has been a while since Albuquerque has had a show, and the attendees seemed ready to get out and shop. The crowd filtered through really well, and our first two days in particular were very successful. We have been busy ever since and are still benefiting with our after-show sales."
Affinity Events is a division of Affinity Group Inc. Visit www.agievents.com for information about upcoming consumer shows, exhibitor lists and discounted online tickets to the shows.


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When you enter the lobby of this opulent, $1.5-million home theater, a motion sensor detects your presence and plays Hooray for Hollywood. When it's Showtime in the regal red theater, the chandelier dims and ascends as two sets of drapes rise and part, and the home theater gear revs up for the show.
That's just the warm-up, for the real stars here are the reference-level Meridian 4K projector that beams super high-res images onto a 16-foot-wide screen, and the 11,000-watt McIntosh home theater system, with behemoth speakers that hide behind the First Impressions Theme Theatres decor but make their presence known via hundreds of speaker drivers.
The Meridian 810 Series projector uses JVC's 3-chip D-ILA technology to cast a stunning 4096-by-2400-pixel image onto a Screen Research display. (See sidebar.) You can sit close and still not see any pixilation, says Eduardo Orozco of custom electronics installation firm ISI Automation International in San Antonio, Texas.
The McIntosh Reference Home Theater System was chosen for the company's lasting quality and design. The seven-speaker array consists of XRT2K front left and right tower speakers that each sport 40 tweeters, 64 midranges and six woofers, plus the XCS2K center channel and XRT1K surround speakers. Each speaker in the system has its own McIntosh amplifier, with the fronts each taking 2,000 watts of power and the four surrounds, positioned in the side and back, using 1,200 watts each.
The speakers are concealed behind fabric walls on either side of the screen, the center below, and the surrounds on the sides and in the back on either side of the entrance. Together, the speakers contain 23 woofers, and are backed by two Thiel SS2 subwoofers.
Also in the back are the equipment racks for the impressive McIntosh MX150 home theater processor, McIntosh Blu-ray player, a turntable that can use solidstate or vacuum tube-style amplifiers and some of the home theater amplifiers.
Professional grade XLR cables were used too avoid any signal interference from the McIntosh amplifiers to the McIntosh MX150 surround-sound processor. With a system as powerful as this, considerable care also had to be taken to ensure proper acoustics and soundproofing, as a mother-in-law's room is right next door.
The 34-by-27-foot theater is built on the second floor of an addition above a patio, and features a floating wall, floor and ceiling construction that consists of a wall within a wall, with the space between filled with cotton insulation. The floating wall construction prevents sound and unnecessary vibrations from the powerful system from bleeding into other spaces, explains Jeffrey Smith, president and CEO of First Impressions Theme Theatres in North Miami, Fla., which designed the theater and served as the project manager.
First Impressions took the homeowner's request for an elaborate theater and created the regal space trimmed with solid mahogany and antique muted gold leaf, as well as backlit onyx around columns and caps of handrails. The coffered paneling on the ceiling is lit with LEDs, and First Impressions' own CinePalais Loungers were embroidered with fringe. Marble flooring lines the box office, lobby, grand marquee promenade entrance, inner lobby and outer lobby.
The entire theater was constructed in First Impressions' Florida facility before being shipped to Texas and installed, using an exterior lift so the hundreds of panels making up the theater did not have to be carried through the house. Similarly, the audio/video system was assembled at ISI's nearby facility and many of the connections and settings preconfigured.
Once installed in the home's real theater, ISI tweaked the sound via microphones and McIntosh's software to create sweet-spot presets depending on whether a person is sitting in the front or back rows, and to the owner's preferences.
A Crestron home control system operates the audio/ video, lighting, HVAC and humidity controls. The Crestron automation and programming was by Audio One in North Miami Beach, Fla.


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Sharples is located in Logan County.
Sharples is 840 feet [256 m] above sea level.<1>.
Time Zone: Sharples lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Telephone area codes for Sharples: (304) and (681)<2>
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Crafting with Souvenirs: 9 DIY Projects Using Maps
While studying abroad in France as a college junior, my (amazing) schedule afforded me lots of long weekends and holidays to travel throughout Europe. I picked up, used, and kept a free map from the tourism office in each city I visited — and as a result maps have become one of my favorite craft supplies.
Maps from your travels make for an inexpensive but meaningful part of your crafting arsenal. They're typically colorful, too, and I always enjoyed reading the street names and landmarks in Portuguese or another language foreign to me.
If the summer has you coming down with a case of wanderlust, here are 9 ideas for projects using the maps you collect.
1. DIY globe garland, Robbi Lindeman for Poppytalk Handmade
2. Map-lined door privacy screen, Better Homes and Gardens
3. Map photo mats, Martha Stewart
4. Decoupaged dresser, The Mayfly
5. Map letters, Francine Clouden/Callaloo Soup
6. Map-covered vases, Martha Stewart (Especially affordable if you use cans instead of real vases!)
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The US Supreme Court's decision to uphold President Barack Obama's health care overhaul, including the individual insurance requirement at the heart of the law, is being hailed as a vindication for Massachusetts.
BOSTON - The U.S. Supreme Court's decision to uphold President Barack Obama's health care overhaul, including the individual insurance requirement at the heart of the law, is being hailed as a vindication for Massachusetts.
Massachusetts laid the groundwork for the 2010 federal health law with its 2006 health care initiative and is currently the only state with an "individual mandate," requiring that nearly all residents have insurance or face tax penalties.
Attorney General Martha Coakley, who filed a brief with the high court supporting the federal law, called Thursday's ruling "a victory for millions of Americans who will see increased access to care."
"Massachusetts served as a model for national health care reform and we have already experienced the many benefits of increasing access to quality, affordable health care," Coakley said. "With today's decision, I hope our nation will continue to move forward and do the same."
Democratic U.S. Sen. John Kerry also hailed the decision and faulted opponents of the law who he said have tried to distort its requirements.
"Those who have sought to demonize health reform need to put an end to their scare tactics," said Kerry. "This needs to begin a new day, where the test is not what you can oppose but what you can propose."
But Republican U.S. Sen. Scott Brown said that while the federal law may be constitutional, it's wrong for jobs and the economy.
"In Massachusetts, we had already dealt responsibly with the problem of our uninsured without raising taxes or cutting care to our seniors," Brown said. "All we got out of this massive new federal entitlement is higher taxes, cuts in Medicare and additional debt at a time when we can least afford it."
Former Republican Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, who signed the 2006 state law after pushing for the individual mandate, said the court was wrong.
Romney, who says health care changes should be left to the states, also said the federal law is killing jobs.
"I will act to repeal Obamacare" if elected president, said the GOP candidate for the White House.
But many more in Massachusetts praised the decision.
The Massachusetts Association of Health Plans, which represents insurers, and the Massachusetts Medical Society, which represents about 24,000 doctors, both issued statements saying they were pleased the court upheld the constitutionality of the federal law.
Boston Mayor Thomas Menino also said the ruling will "extend coverage to millions of uninsured Americans, level the playing field between consumers and insurance companies and help us to contain runaway healthcare spending."
Before the court announced its ruling, Gov. Deval Patrick said on WTKK-FM that it would be a "tragedy" if the court rolled back the federal law.
Patrick planned a press conference for later in the day.


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Welcome to the new version of the Unlocking Essex's Past website!
In addition to all the usual features, we have now added a GIS application which enables you to view monuments on a map and search for others in the same area. Extra features added to the monument search means you can search for a site by name or by status, so you can now search specifically for listed buildings. We have also updated the database and added more photographs, so there is now even more information than ever before on this site!
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Collegium Pharmaceutical's CEO to Present at the Cowen & Company 33rd Annual Health Care Conference in Boston on March 6, 2013
Feb 28, 2013, 07:00 ET
CANTON, Mass., Feb. 28, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc., a specialty pharmaceutical company, today announced that the company's President and CEO, Michael Heffernan, will present the company's corporate overview on Wednesday, March 6, 2013 at 11:00 am EST at the Cowen & Company 33rd Annual Health Care Conference. The conference will be held at the Boston Marriott Copley Place in Boston, Massachusetts.
The Company's lead development program is Oxycodone DETERx® (COL-003), a tamper-resistant, extended-release oxycodone product utilizing its proprietary DETERx® technology. The Oxycodone DETERx® formulation was specifically designed to provide and preserve extended release of the active ingredient following the most common methods of product tampering employed by drug abusers (e.g., crushing, chewing, heating for IV injection, etc.). The product is currently in the final stage of clinical development and has been designated Fast Track Status by the FDA due to its potential to address the problem of prescription drug abuse, a major public health issue in the U.S.
About Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc.
Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc. is a specialty pharmaceutical company focused on developing a portfolio of products that incorporate its patent-protected DETERx® formulation platform for the treatment of chronic pain. The DETERx® oral drug delivery technology provides extended release delivery, unique tamper-resistant properties, and flexible dose administration options. For more information, visit the Company's website at www.collegiumpharma.com.
Michael Heffernan, President
Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc.
SOURCE Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc.


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Asia's 50 Best Restaurants
A Tokyo restaurant that applies a French technique to cooking Japanese ingredients has come out on top of the S. Pellegrino list of Asia's 50 best restaurants, while restaurants from Korea, Taiwan and Beijing failed to make the cut. The WSJ's Jason Chow has more.
This transcript has been automatically generated and may not be 100% accurate.
... the the ... the lead Asia as it seems that the restaurant joining me now is like Sal reporter Jason Chow to talk about winners and losers ok Jason with the biggest surprise on the list ... well ... I don't know if it's a surprise was the first time we've seen the list of this person is the first ever time that the deal done in Asia on the list ... course until agreement is the world's fifty best ... but the for the ages fifty best number one is my cellar restaurant in Tokyo ... is going on with some ... local ... Japanese though Kevork cuisine ... combining a festive weekend ... Jefferies ingredients ... and enriches no Depp's Escondido Reorient Realty and ... um three winners nominee in Bangkok is two cups restaurants ... for Amber which is there's a coupon code ... and if I was Mr. hundred and ... one ... I think the surprise ending to lease to St STO and top lists around the world of Hong Kong's scored quite yet they fared quite well writes night was about nine and in some restaurants The from Hong Kong that were on the list ... um that that that they were well represented differently ... who was not on the list that that is of the rising debt ... in a comment section in the Arabian Twitter's going abuzz about how ... Korea Taiwan ... um have been excluded no response from Beijing ... um ... did ... the yet the lot people are saying that there was very exclusive ... the agent is a anyways the decree and those places that really good restaurants ... is the yet what with the process how did they decide Avenue and what criteria today is similar to the Wilson confesses that with the pick of the sun and ... does a panel of of ... the food writers and food experts industry ... insiders some chefs no vote ... so it's um they care what the calorie wars against and one ... I think in part because it appear in judging maybe ... Japanese to get sweat stirring that yen and it is a little bit like comparing apples and oranges I ... absolutely and of those customers is about the fifth above the ... the world's fifty best list ... which has been dominated mostly in the last decade by ... to lead ... edges restaurants in Spain which is disclosed ... most recently it's been dominated by an old line in in in in Denmark ... aam ... and there's always been this the acquisition of Deser was a preference to ... to molecular cuisine investments in the west ... of this new lists aam is attempting to assert Asia ... and in to show that it's got a restaurant seen him so that they they said that state said is that they wanna try at every single restaurant yourselves you think though I'm WS J ... dot com life in style and you'll see the full list that ... I'm Deborah con thanks for watching


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Creative Writing (MFA) Faculty and Staff
Joy Katz
Hometown : New York, NY
Joined Chatham : 2010
Academic Areas of Interest
Poetry; Lyric Essays
Personal Areas of Interest
Industrial design, midcentury design and furniture, flamenco
Joy Katz recently relocated to Pittsburgh from New York. She is editor-at-large for the journal Pleiades and has taught literature and undergraduate and graduate poetry workshops at Stanford, NYU, The New School, Washington University in St Louis, and University of Missouri-St Louis. Her poetry collections are The Garden Room and Fabulae; she also co-edited the recent anthology Dark Horses: Poets on Lost Poems. Her poems, reviews, and essays have appeared in The Best American Poetry, Notre Dame Review, Fence, Colorado Review, Bomb, Court Green, Seneca Review, and the New York Times Book Review, among other places. Her honors include a Stegner fellowship at Stanford University.
- MFA, Washington University in St Louis, 1996
- BS in Industrial Design, Ohio State University, 1985
- Dark Horses: Poets on Overlooked Poems. University of Illinois, 2008. (essays and poems; co-editor)
- The Garden Room. Tupelo Press, 2005. (poems)
- Fabulae. Southern Illinois University Press, 2002. (poems)
- 2011 National Endowment for the Arts Fellow
- Distinguished Visiting Writer, Wichita State University, 2010
- Blue Mountain Center fellow, 2009, 2004, 1998
- Tupelo Press Snowbound Series chapbook prize, 2005
- Center for Book Arts chapbook prize, honorable mention, 2005
- The MacDowell Colony: Nadya Aisenberg fellow, 1999
- Wallace Stegner fellow, 1996
- Association of Writers and Writing Programs


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How to Be a Disruptive Innovator
What does it take to be a disruptive innovator in today's world? Jay Walker, founder of Priceline and curator of TEDMED, has some tips. Plus, he shares his thoughts on the greatest innovations of all time.
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... 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I think I think all kinds of thinker skin in it ... um I think innovation is such a broad term basically any incremental improvement that is useful is innovation ... some people can be artistic and the innovator some B to B engineers and the innovators ... as long as you're willing to think in terms of the user or ... what we like to call the customer ... you can innovate because as I said earlier it's not useful ... it's really not an innovation ... what do you think it is the master revolutionary innovation and that that that we've had in the past year ... in the past one year ... all I don't think about the past with a new baju fishnets Mary narrow this ... chaos in the past ten years probably the greatest innovation of our time ... is the isthe cellphone as an hour or so we have wired the planet up now so that for almost no money ... anybody can be connected for text messages and fairly soon for pictures and video ... on in the world's history ... um I would call that more than an innovation that is the global change at a mass scale ... is there a country today that meeting and innovation ... we ... can all probably though I don't know if you keep score pretty accurately America has more innovation because it's generally more customer focused ... than any other country in the world ... as a result it just has more sure of what I don't think it's a score card game ... um there are people more innovating in the life sciences all around the world there are people innovating ... in various technologies that are ... better under the radar if you will in all areas of the world ... the world has become highly innovative in part because capital flows have slowed to wear ... businesses create useful products for customers and ... really Capital doesn't care what country ... what did tell your employees and to facilitate the best innovation ... I think the thing I'd tell the people I work with is seen not be afraid to speak up if you believe you have a way to serve the customer better whatever that customer this ... industries that serve customers can find innovations in theory very rapid and industries without customers like health care you find innovations very very slow ... connection and dumb thing as customers drive innovation because competition drives innovation ... when there's no competition ... the post office ... thousand innovated awful lot ... how important is failure to success ... well you can have success if you're not having failure that's like saying how important or strikeouts home run hitters ... of you try to avoid it ... but if you're not striking out you not hitting home runs um so at the end of the day ... you can't have success without a lot of ... being in Asia we have a lot of debate over what the best education system it is time to get in the Asian style of education this is the Western sound education ... inherent in yen is there a better education system for to create good innovators ... well I think areas first ball innovation is an improv Not a top process and handling ... though the Japanese cuz I'm probably comes as close to it is to a process approach ... to intervene in imagination ... and that's where the East has a serious challenge ... Mr. Cosse telling people that are right or wrong answer thing if Grayson scores intestine marks matter to you ... as a general rule you not to have a lot of imagination you're gonna weeded out very early ... if you weed out imagination early you will not have innovation in which you will have its incremental this ... so if you look at Japan in the seventies eighties and nineties she saw lot of incremental improvements but if you look at American that same period they didn't have much incremental but the reinvented software they reinvent the computer they reinvent the cellphone ... these things were not missing in the Japanese economy they simply were driven by incremental is ... the Japanese culture simply nailed down anybody who was two different that was the meaning of ... not back down ... that's the big challenge in China too ... it's a culture that can have ... incremental innovation but it's yet to demonstrate it has any significant imagination ... and without imagination ... you will not have critical ... ok and the critical debate today is the internet ... stifling for ... enhancing innovation ... the UN enhances innovation dramatically ... that's because connectivity enhances your ability to hear customers and to reach customers ... earlier I said to us about the customer innovation is useful as it serves customers ... the Internet allows you to have customers ... easily fast ... and an enormous reach anything that allows customers to be more connected with sellers ... spurs innovation every time ... that they are very mad that I would say want is to Sundays and thanks AmEx day you are ... at the unleashing innovation conference I'm Deborah con


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SALEM, Ore. -- Willamette University received touchdowns from seven different players and gained 464 yards of total offense, as the Bearcats defeated Pacific University, 49-7, on Saturday, Oct. 8 at McCulloch Stadium. The Bearcats upped their record to 2-3 on the season, 1-1 in the Northwest Conference, while Pacific fell to 0-5 overall, 0-2 in the NWC.
The win completed Willamette's season-opening, five-game homestand. All three of WU's losses were to nationally ranked teams.
Neither team scored for most of the first quarter, but the Bearcats moved in front late in the period.
After taking over at the WU 35 following a punt, the Bearcats drove 65 yards on four plays. Jamiere Abney (Sr., TB) opened the drive with a 39-yard run. Brian Widing (Jr., QB) tacked on an 18-yard run to move the ball to the Pacific 8-yard line.
Jake Turner (Jr., FL) dashed for four yards and then Scott Perlin (Sr., FB, Alpine, CA) scored on another 4-yard run with 1:37 to go in the quarter. Kyle Derby (So., PK) kicked the extra point for a 7-0 lead.
WU extended its lead with 21 points in the second quarter. Meanwhile, the Bearcat defense kept Pacific off the scoreboard until after the intermission.
On the first play of the second period, Pacific quarterback T.C. Campbell was intercepted at the WU 45-yard line by Wendell Galvan (Fr., CB). Willamette needed only three plays to create a touchdown.
Widing hit junior wide receiver Jake Knecht with a 9-yard pass on the first play, then ran for seven yards and a first down. He completed the drive with a 39-yard pass to Knecht deep over the middle to the end zone. Derby kicked the PAT.
Pacific responded by driving from its own 29 to the Willamette four yard line.
On the ninth play of the drive, at the WU 4, running back Davis Jacobs was tackled for a 3-yard loss by Cullen Carroll (Jr., OLB). On the 10th play, Campbell was intercepted in the end zone by Cody Pastorino (Jr., S).
The Bearcats drove 80 yards on 12 plays to take a 21-0 lead, as Widing converted four third downs.
First, he threw a 13-yard pass to Abney on 3rd-and-7 at the WU 23. Three plays later, he gained 10 yards on a draw play for another first down at the Pacific 47. On the next 3rd down, he completed a 14-yard pass to Turner, who made a nice catch near the sideline while going to the ground.
Finally, on 3rd-and-10 at the Boxers' 32, Widing threw a pass to Abney a few yards upfield on the right side. Abney made the catch and traversed his way to the end zone, as he eluded at least five defenders on the play.
WU kicked off following Abney's touchdown. Four plays later, on 4th-and-3, Jarrin Inagaki was stopped by Willamette's Reed Warner (Jr., OLB) for a 3-yard loss.
The Bearcats took over with 2:39 on the clock. Widing completed an 18-yard pass to Turner to open the drive and WU scored three plays later on 3rd-and-11. Dylan Jones (Fr., TB) scampered from the center of the field toward the left sideline as he worked his way to the end zone on a 22-yard scoring run.
A bad punt snap set up Willamette's next touchdown in the third quarter. Pacific was at the WU 48 prior to the snap, but lost 16 yards after punter Aaron Koford rolled out to his right and was tackled by Pastorino. WU scored three plays later on a 13-yard run by Mason Brown (So., TB). Derby's extra point gave WU a 35-0 lead.
Later in the quarter, a big play helped Pacific get on the scoreboard. P.J. Minaya completed a 53-yard pass to Jordan Fukumoto to open the drive and bring the ball to the WU 6. Inagaki followed with a 2-yard run, before Minaya hit Brian Taylor with a 4-yard touchdown pass. Moses Villareal-Gomez converted the PAT.
Willamette tallied the final two touchdowns in the fourth quarter.
Joseph Harmon (So., TB) scored on a 2-yard run with 3:38 remaining. Tommy Laird (Jr., P) kicked the extra point. The last touchdown was recorded by freshman linebacker David Lowe on a 47-yard interception return. Pete Kline (Grad., PK) made the extra point.
The Bearcats rushed for 295 yards on 48 carries, an average 6.1 yards per rush. Abney topped the rushing chart with 59 yards on five carries. Nolan Plummer (Fr., TB) ran five times for 31 yards, while Cole Altuzarra (So., FB) gained 31 yards on three carries.
WU threw for 169 yards. Widing was 7 of 16 passing for 134 yards, two touchdowns and no interceptions. Jake Jones (Jr., QB) completed 2 of 4 passes and Danny Mitchell (Jr., QB) was 1 for 1. Knecht led the Willamette receivers with three catches for 57 yards.
Pacific managed just 57 rushing yards on 36 carries. The Boxers passed for 266 yards, with Minaya going 13 of 18 for 167 yards and one touchdown. Campbell was 6 of 12 for 84 yards, but was intercepted twice. Torin Huff completed 2 of 6 passes. Fukumoto caught four passes for 114 yards, while Blake Anthony hauled in four passes for 64 yards.
Carroll topped WU's defensive stats with eight tackles -- all in the first half. Jack Nelson (Fr., ILB) added seven tackles for the Bearcats. Pacific's leading tackler was freshman defensive back Josh Brinkworth, who registered seven tackles.
Willamette will play at the University of Puget Sound on Saturday, Oct. 15. Kickoff in Tacoma, Wash., is scheduled for 1 p.m. (PDT).


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Dun dun duuuun…
This is one of the best pages ever! The lighting, the framing and ofcourse good old Ben being awesome!
(sigh) This might be my favorite one, color-wise. Crazy how much you can do with just yellows and blues! Bellisimo!
This was totally worth the wait!
Wow, beautiful lighting! And that tree's pretty different… is it important in some way?
This coloring! You get more phenomenal every time!
let's hope Ben's not important in this scene so he can go with the gost D:!
Wow. Just Wow. I've been a reader for some time now, and haven't commented, but the art and simplicity of storytelling without dialogue this week drew me out of my lurking shadows. Bravo!
The colors are awesome, and I love the little family on the picnic blanket watching the battle in the second panel. Also, I love the gnarly-looking, twisted-up tree beside the ghost in the (what is it?) 8th panel (I think). Gah! The suspense is killing me! Ben, quickly go after the ghost and find out what it wants!
Amazing! Go with him, Ben!
WOW! This page is sooo beautiful!!
Oooh, a twisty-tree! I wonder if that has any plot…twists? Haha, punnnn XD
If that's not a 'come hither' look, I don't know what is..
That second to last panel. That should be your new banners for the site. Totally. The who page is so beautiful! I love the way that you did the sunset. :)
I love Ben's grim-but-determined expression in panel 6 as he looks over his shoulder. It's so awesome how much of the reenactment scenes could be part of a period piece.
Also, does anybody else think the shortish kid (woman?) in the first panel, with the glasses and the cropped hair look a little like that one character in The Incredibles, the one who created their superhero suits? I know it's totally random but that's the first thing I thought of when I saw it. Also loving elderly mustachioed man. :)
Totally agree with you!
I love love love this strip!
Edna Mole on holiday, scoping out some costuming ideas.
BAHA! Edna Mode going to Arkansas? Love it!
Anyways, I LOOOOVE this page! I'm dying to know what happens next!!
OH! You know what else? I don't know if this was done on purpose or if it's supposed to be just dust and smoke in the sunlight, but the ghost and the twisty tree totally looks like they're surrounded by orbs! Time to call in TAPS!
…is it just me or does that little person in the first panel with the glasses and bowl haircut (next to the guy with the binocs) look like Edna Mode? O.o
This page looks great, by the way–I love the lighting and the overlapping panels!
Oh no! Watch out for the smoke monster people in the first/second panels! Sorry, too much Lost lately. Anyway, beautiful page. I love that tree in the second to last panel.
is it mode or mole? haha i thought she looked too dull to be edna though haha maybe more…………. legend of bill, bill turned girly! ish…
and the old guy looks like jane's dad, only taller… from tarzan?
Enter the ghost. Perfect dramatic timing.
How come the ghost's coat buttons on the opposite side from everyone else's?
I ADORE this comic so much…not only is it perfect for history geeks, but it's visually beautiful. I just read through the entire archive and I can't believe how far it's come. Wow. A +++!
Also, just a suggestion…I went to a reenactment recently and was close enough to the action to hear the guys goofing off, particularly Monty Python-style. It's just a flesh wound, I'm not quite dead yet…it reminded me of something Ben would do. :)
I love the twisted tree!
omigod the layout is beautiful!


text: Fair point. Although, working closely with some fairly large CDNs in the past, I just *have* to point out that disaster / failure plans should never ever rely on them. Some companies seem to be confused on this. Seriously, CDNs are for speed, with the side effect (not feature) of sometimes masking outages. They don't solve them, they just make them harder to measure. On Friday, May 24, 2013, Nicholas Clark wrote: 1) in an online environment, just a URL to a master site is a single point > of > failure. Start to chain enough dependencies, and however reliable they > are > at building and testing, it doesn't work if you can't download the code > because one server is down How true is that these days though? PyPi isn't a single server that can go down. It's now running on a CDN[1], and even in the event of a failure of the origin, the CDN will keep serving last known good (much like the situation with a mirror and the master mirror failing.) Obviously it's not perfect - infrequently pulled traffic might not be on the CDN when a failure occurs (I suspect people on this list who work for fastey can provide us the exact details if they wanted) but the advantages of instant update of changes to all 'mirrors' are not to be sneezed at. I guess I'm saying its not as cut and dry as it used to be. Mark [1] as of about ten hours ago - http://mail.python.org/pipermail/distutils-sig/2013-May/020849.html


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Mavericks sign free agent PG Jose Calderon
POSTED: Jul 11, 2013 8:17 PM ET
DALLAS (AP) — The Dallas Mavericks have signed free-agent point guard Jose Calderon.
The deal was announced on Thursday. Agent Mark Bartelstein said last week the contract was worth $29 million over four seasons.
The 6-foot-3 Spaniard led the NBA in 3-point shooting at 46 percent last season. He had spent his entire eight-year career with Toronto before going to Detroit in a three-team deal that included Memphis' Rudy Gay.
The 31-year-old Calderon played professionally in Spain for six seasons before coming to the NBA. He has career averages of 10.1 points and 7.2 assists and is a 40 percent shooter from 3-point range.


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It is figured by taking incarceration per 100,000 residents (then multiplying it by a factor of 100 for ease of presentation) and dividing it by the 'crime index' (described below). If a state has 500 people locked up and its crime index is 8,000, then its strictness index is 6.25 ((500*100)/8000). If another state locks up the same proportion of people, 500, but its crime index is only 6,000, it has a higher strictness index, at 8.33. The second state is thus tougher on its criminals than the more lenient first state is.
The crime index is figured by adding violent crime and property crime (both per capita) together, weighing violent crimes nearly 18 times as heavily as property crimes. Violent crime includes murder and non-negligent manslaughter, forcible rape, robbery, and aggravated assault. Property crime includes burglary, larceny, and motor vehicle theft.
The reasoning behind the weighting involves a couple of things. In 2001, the FBI reported that just under half (49%) of all inmates in state prisons were there for having committed violent crimes, while one-fifth (20%) were being held for property crimes. Thus there are about 2.45 times as many thugs behind bars for violent crimes as there are for property crimes. Nationally, there are more than seven (7.31) property crimes committed for each violent crime committed. Property crimes are more frequent, but unsurprisingly, most severe punishment is meted out to perpetrators of violent crime.
From this, I estimate that violent crimes are about 18 (2.45*7.31) times as serious in the eyes of the public as property crimes are, and thus weight the two factors comprising the crime index accordingly. This doesn't mean that the crime index is 18-parts violent and only one-part property, because there are so many more property crimes than violent crimes that take place. It is, on average, 68% violent and 32% property.
A shortcoming is the absence of data on drug-related offences. Nearly one-quarter of inmates are in prison for such crimes. Unfortunately, I can't find numbers broken down at the state level for them.
The incarceration rates are from Pew's massive report entitled One in 100: Behind Bars in America 2008. Despite the year mentioned in the title, the data used for the strictness index are from '05. Data on violent and property crime, which come directly from the FBI, are also from '05. Keep in mind, we're looking at the percentage of people behind bars relative to the percentage of people committing crimes. So a state can have lots of people in prison and still not be very strict, if it has lots and lots of crime.
The strictness index, by state (colored according to how each voted in the '04 Presidential election):
|1. South Dakota
2. Mississippi
|3. Idaho
|4. Virginia
|5. Kentucky
|6. North Dakota
|7. Wyoming
|8. Wisconsin
|9. Georgia
|10. Louisiana
|11. New Hampshire
|12. Alabama
|13. Connecticut
|14. Vermont
|15. Texas
|16. Oklahoma
|17. Indiana
|18. Colorado
|19. Montana
|20. Maine
|21. New Jersey
|22. Pennsylvania
|23. West Virginia
|24. Utah
|25. Arizona
|26. Delaware
|27. Ohio
|28. Oregon
|29. Kansas
|30. Missouri
|31. California
|32. Iowa
|33. Michigan
|34. Nevada
|35. Florida
|36. Arkansas
|37. North Carolina
|38. Nebraska
|39. New York
|40. Hawaii
|41. Alaska
|42. New Mexico
|43. South Carolina
|44. Rhode Island
|45. Washington
|46. Tennessee
|47. Maryland
|48. Illinois
|49. Minnesota
|50. Massachusetts
Not surprisingly, conservative states tend to take a tougher stance on crime, liberal states a more lenient one (although the libertarian-left states of Maine, Vermont, and New Hampshire are relatively harsh). The correlation between strictness and Bush's share of the '04 vote is .47 (p-value of zero).
Geographically, the Northwestern interior and the South are the most stringent (with the notable exceptions of Arkansas, Tennessee, and the Carolinas), while the West coast and parts of the Midwest are the most permissive, but no clear patterns emerge (see a visual representation here--click on each of the ranges at the bottom left of the map to better distinguish individual states from one another).
Whining about how 'whiterpeople' presume their cultural and political proscriptions are best because places with lots of whiterpeople are the best places to live and whiterpeople as a group do quite well is a reoccuring theme of mine. Bridget Moynahan might be able to care and provide for a child out of wedlock, but an unskilled black woman with a double-digit IQ living in the urban core cannot. Piety might seem silly to Richard Dawkins, but for the left half of the bell curve it can be a saving grace. A generous welfare state with libertine social policies may function well enough when all its inhabitants are Dutch, but things get trickier when Somalis and Moroccans start showing up in significant numbers.
And opposing mandatory sentencing in favor of judicial discretion, probation, and rehabilitation for serious criminals might not lead to degeneration in the streets of Cambridge, but in Tucson that outcome is more than just a theoretical possibility.
Or are the results even that contingent upon demographics of the state in question? The data suggests otherwise. The crime and strictness indices correlate positively at .52 (p-value of zero). States that are more willing to throw people into the slammer experience less crime even without adjusting for estimated IQ, affluence, average educational attainment, and the like.
How can that be if Mississippi is so strict and Massachusetts so lenient? Obviously you're at greater risk of being murdered in the former than you are in the latter. But Mississippi experiences relatively little crime for being a Southern state. The surprisingly lenient places in the South mentioned previously--Arkansas, Tennessee, and the Carolinas--all suffer from more crime than Mississippi does.
While Bay Staters can feel good about having a few less people in their prisons than North Dakotans can (356 to 359, respectively), they have to accept that the violent crime rate in Massachusetts is almost five times as high as it is in North Dakota! Nearby Connecticut incarcerates people at a rate more than 50% higher than Massachusetts does, yet it experiences less crime.
Similar relationships exist in other places. Take tranquil states like Wyoming and Nebraska, for example. The former incarcerates 690 people per 100,000 compared to the latter's 421. But despite (or perhaps in part because of) Nebraska's more diminutive prison population, its crime index is almost 20% higher than Wyoming's is.
Based on the proportions of their populations behind bars, you'd think Indiana suffered more from crime problems than does its more sophisticated neighbor, Illinois. Not so.
Even Minnesota, home to the fictitious Lake Woebegon (and in many ways its embodiment at the national level) experiences crime rates about 12% higher than the perpetually impoverished and 'backwards' state of West Virginia does. The coalminers throw more people in jail, though (443 to 300).
The US' 'unique' demographic situation (28% NAM) among developed nations leads me to believe that we do not, as a country, have "astronomical" rates of imprisonment, nor do our individual states that are less hesitant than others to lock people up. I agree with Ron Guhname instead:
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A decision by California Gov. Jerry Brown Oct. 12 was a glimmer of legislative good news in the bleak landscape that is the ongoing clergy sex abuse crisis. Presented with SB 131 — a bill proposing another one-year suspension of California's statute of limitations that would allow victims of child sexual abuse to sue the Church regardless of how much time had passed since the event — Brown invoked his veto power and sent the bill back to the state Senate.
Because the bill targeted only private institutions — turning a blind eye to the many more cases of abuse reported in public institutions — many saw the bill for what it was: categorically anti-Catholic. After it was proposed, the California Catholic Conference and state bishops came out strongly against it. Los Angeles Archbishop José H. Gomez sent a letter to all parishioners of the archdiocese asking that they urge their Assembly members and senators to vote "no" to the bill.
"SB-131 fails to protect all victims of childhood sexual abuse, discriminates against Catholic schools and other private employers, and puts the Church's social services and educational mission at risk," he said. When the measure passed in September, the decision of whether or not it was to become law was left to Brown.
To the surprise of many, the governor agreed with the Church's position. After reviewing the reasons for a statute of limitations, he said the issue comes down to one of "fairness."
"What this bill does … is go back to the only group, i.e., private institutions, that have already been subjected to the unusual 'one year revival period' and makes them, and them alone, subject to suit indefinitely," he wrote. "This extraordinary extension of the statute of limitations, which legislators chose not to apply to public institutions, is simply too open-ended and unfair."
Unfair because it targets Catholics, and unfair because it unjustly overlooked the many victims of child sexual abuse in public institutions. Even had the bill become law, those victims would have had no options for legal action.
The Church has already paid billions in damages for the actions of priest abusers and those involved in covering up their actions. The healing of victims should be a top priority, and the Church must never lose sight of the innocent children harmed by those operating in its name.
The Church in California, however, already faced the devastating effects of a suspended sex abuse statute of limitations in 2003. The fallout was $1.2 billion spent by the Church in California as a result of about 1,000 civil action cases filed during 2003. Had the new bill been signed into law, the additional fallout would have had a harmful effect on the Church's ministries, schools and social services, affecting the entire California community, especially those most in need.
California Catholics praise sex abuse bill veto
In addition to California, several other states have battled similar legislative efforts and in some cases the Church prevailed. A similar case is underway in Pennsylvania, where a bill has been proposed that would open a two-year window for victims of sexual abuse to file new cases or revive past ones.
Advocating against these efforts is a tricky and sometimes uncomfortable line for the Church to walk. Some may see it as defending the indefensible, and there's no doubt acts of sexual abuse by clergy are indefensible. The Church is, and should always be, committed to justice — especially in the case of abuse victims. But in the case of the already hemorrhaging Church in California, Gov. Brown got it right.
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I think Gyokuro is somewhat off in her assessment of Tsukune in a sense. He's nothing like those others even though he's reacting the same as they are. He's going to be far worse if he loses complete control and I doubt he'll be looking like one of those tentacle raping monsters too...
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Gyokuro is off in her assumption of Tsukune. I think he will transform (not a final form too early for that to occure) but it wont go how she thinks it will. Like i said when this arc started her over confidence and under estimating Tsukune and his team is what will cause her to lose in the end. If i was trying to take over the world i would not leave anything to chance and just assume my plans will work out because i am just so much smarter than everyone else. Tsukune has shown in the past that with support and will power and a little magic hes been able to keep things in check. I am sure Ura will also take some type of step to avoid Tsukune becoming a mindless beast. However, I still do think it will go as Gyokuro has stated. Tsukune has beaten the odds numerous time and when it comes to Moka/Ura and his friends hes at his best when hes defending them. Good chance that we might get a nice twist here.
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About that what does Gyokuro think Tsukune is?
She should've realized he's different from the others.... Yet she doesn't act surprised nor angry or whatever. It's like she considers it normal that Tsukune is affected by these Alucard experiments.
As if she knew about his shinso blood? But that's not a well known fact. Or does she think they experimented on him? I don't get it, I had hoped his shinso heritage would dumbfound fairy tale.
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Just read ch.59.
Seems it's rushed to a cliffhanger. Also the monsters Tsukune was fighting reminds me of Resident Evil's Plaga's and Javo's because of the mutating heads then turning into bigger monsters.
Iam just weird out to the ghoul Tsukune again, the training should have stopped it's progression right? Anyways I'm late on manga chapters and anime, been busy this coming christmas season.
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Tsukune's training has come far, but the sole reason he is starting to go berserk is because he is resonating with Alucard.
I thought something was amiss when he started transforming into his jet black monster form during his fight with Akua, the reason I thought that is because Tsukune bearly did any fighting, even during his fight with Kuyou, Tsukune defeated him in a flash, we were incorrect when we thought he reached his limit, it should have been a while before that happened, but now we know that the real reason Tsukune is starting to go berserk, is because he is resonating with Alucard.
Sealing methods won't work this time because even if they manage to get him under control itle only be for a short time, and then he will start resonating with Alucard and will start going berserk all over again, so from the way it looks, it's either sink or swim for him, gain control or lose himself forever.
The situation presents the opportunity for Tsukune to finally deal with his dark side once and for all.
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I wish there was a newer term than "ghoul." It seems like the catch all for out of control super strong mosters.
I think Tsukune is going to transform, sync from Alucard, release Akasha, gain control with the Power of Love and then defeat Alucard once and for all.
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Not to mention that, I think that even when he gains some more control over his powers, I doubt that Tsukune is going to become as powerful as Alucard... in my opinion, that would be just a ... too huge power up.
As for releasing Akasha... while, I personally wouldn't mind a development like that from occurring, for now ... it doesn't seem like something like that will occur, unless Ikeda is planing to do that... pretty much, from nowhere.
Although, I agree that ... one of the ways of resolving this issue, is through the power of love...
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It wouldn't happen all at once. And Tsukune doesn't need to be as strong as Alucard to defeat him. Him being part human can be the undoing somehow. Tsukune has been the variable and Ikeda can use that as he pleases. At least, I would. But then again, I'd likely kill Tsukune since every story that I've experienced where the protag dies has been awesome. Seriously, think about. Just don't talk about it cause once you name the series you ruin it for anyone who hasn't experienced it, lol.
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The whole chapter is a bit off. We completely skip the Touhou Fuhai vs Issa fight we are also told that birdman and wolfboy plus kokoa and zombie chick have bit the dust all off panel (though I don't believe that to be true). It's like we skipped a chapter or are missing some early pages.
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Having worked for a couple of startups in my lifetime, I suppose I have a bit of a skewed expectation of what a workplace should be like. While I understand that in bigger operations, you can't always have that seat-of-your-pants excitement that comes from getting something in under the wire because things are more streamlined and templatized . (And, for the record, the English major in me just died a little when I used the word "templatized.")
But one thing that is often missing from the bigger companies that doesn't have to be is your enthusiasm.
I'm not talking manufactured enthusiasm like having groups of employees huddle at certain times in the day and then breaking with a big whoop. And I'm not talking about phony enthusiasm that some managers use to "recognize" employees so they'll stay motivated: "John did an outstanding job of logging on to his computer today!"
I'm talking about your garden-level oh-look-something-good-happened-let's-recognize-it enthusiasm.
It just seems to me that bigger corporations think they're too cool to show any kind of enthusiasm for things achieved by employees if they don't involved a marked change in the earnings board. I know that it's easier to judge success by ROI, but there are a good many things that happen in the "day-to-day" that are just as remarkable, if only to the groups that accomplish them.
It seems like every time employees do hear some good news (like "We had a good third quarter."), it's always tempered by something ("But we're still cautious going into the end of the year.") Is this some kind of tactic to keep employees from getting their hopes up or letting their guard down? If so, I don't agree with that technique.
How about telling the gang they had a great third quarter, mention a few people by name who helped make it happen (and not just those who are high-profile to begin with), and express some excitement and gratitude to employees?
You want your employees to strive for your company, show them you recognize it and you're just as excited by their accomplishments as they are. There's nothing unprofessional or unseemly about enthusiasm.
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