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Justice George Wainwright
served on the Supreme Court for eight years. He then decided that raising money, driving all over the state and attending every BBQ in sight just wasn't worth it, so he decided not to run for a second term. The day before Thanksgiving was his last day to wear a Judge's robe.
A native of Wilson, North Carolina, Wainwright attended the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill as a Morehead Scholar and graduated in 1966. Eighteen years later, after running the family agribusiness and dealing in real estate the bug hit him and he decided to attend Wake Forest Law School. Graduating in 1984, he moved to Morehead City and worked in private law practice. Appointed by Governor Martin to serve as a District Court Judge, he went on to become a Superior Court Judge and Justice on the Supreme Court. Commuting back and forth to Raleigh for long court sessions, Justice Wainwright decided one term on the court was probably enough for him.
He and wife Carol have two children, Kennon and Ashton. The family attends the First Presbyterian Church of Morehead City. Future plans include some time with family, some fishing when the weather warms, keeping a close check on the old family farms still in Wilson County, and maybe practicing a little law now and then.
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The home secretary is proposing a cut in the number of people allowed to enter the country on student visas as part of a plan to reduce immigration into the UK.
The proposal has been decried by the academic community and some MPs, who claim that sharp cuts in overseas student numbers would hinder the ability of UK universities to offer world class learning and have repercussions for the national economy.
Everyone seems to be skirting around the reason for proposed cut - that people from some countries are more prone to overstaying their student visas than others. They are regarded as a 'high flight' risk, being more likely to disappear during or after their studies. Unfortunately, the debate so far unfairly implicates all overseas students, to the detriment of the UK's reputation overseas.
Governments of other countries (that sponsor large numbers of students in the UK) are aware of what is being said in our media. The more alarmist the comments about the proposed cuts, the less likely some countries will be to send students to the UK, instead opting for other countries that they perceive as more welcoming.
It is true that universities initially lobbied ministers in private, but by deciding now to play their negotiations out in the media, they may unwittingly inflict the damage they fear: a drop in overseas student numbers. While they may see a way of winning over the British public through the media, it is more likely to lead to misunderstandings internationally.
The international student community is already weary of the changes taking place at UK universities. Student demonstrations over the proposed rise in tuition fees early this year created much confusion and damage, with many international students and sponsors believing from the media coverage that the increases applied to them.
Those who have opposed the cuts, including the 16 vice chancellors who wrote to the Observer, need to demonstrate not just that international students provide "extensive cultural and political benefits to the UK", but how much they value their overseas communities on their campuses. Universities should take more ownership of the international student experience, rather than relying on student unions to provide societies, or on the normally lacklustre international student support centres. Buy-in is needed from all functions of a university.
Many universities have international offices (responsible for recruiting students from overseas) which are not fully staffed, limiting how effectively they can reach the international market. If international recruitment is so critical to universities, vice chancellors should start by investing in areas within their control.
It is true that there are private colleges with Tier 4 licences (a tier 4 license allows you to sponsor people coming to the UK to undertake a course of study.) that are heavily reliant on recruiting students from high flight risk countries. It is also true that there are abuses to the immigration system. Also, universities need to remember that they are not the only institutions in the education sector to which the proposed changes would apply.
If they want the international community to believe they are arguing against the proposals for reasons other than finance, and that they truly value international students, then they need to think carefully about how to stage a counter attack, and to show their existing students that they are worth more than their fees.
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Arizona wildfire out of control after firefighters' deaths
Blaze engulfs over 8,000 acres as winds and high temperatures threaten 'erratic' shifts
The Granite Mountain Interagency Hotshot Crew. The elite team of 19 firemen were killed yesterday in one of deadliest US firefighting disasters in decades as flames raced through dry brush and grass in central Arizona, destroying scores of homes and forcing the evacuation of two towns. Photograph: City of Prescott/Reuters
Firefighters move away from the Yarnell Hill Fire, near the town of Yarnell, Arizona, 120 km northwest of Phoenix . Nineteen firefighters were killed battling a fast-moving wildfire. Photograph: /Arizona State Forestry Division/Handout/Reuters.
A fast-moving Arizona wildfire that killed 19 elite firefighters over the weekend has engulfed more than 8,370 acres and continues to rage unchecked, state officials have said.
Arizona's Incident Management Team warned that gusty winds and high temperatures today could result in "erratic" shifts in the fire, which has grown quickly in size from about 1,000 acres yesterday.
Additional crews and equipment were due at the scene near the town of Yarnell, about 80 miles (128 km) northwest of Phoenix, officials said in a statement.
Forecasts mention a 20 per cent chance of thunderstorms and possible rain showers, they added.
The elite team of firefighters were killed yesterday while battling a fast-moving wildfire that destroyed scores of homes and forced the evacuation of two small towns northwest of Phoenix, authorities said.
The tragedy ranked as the greatest loss of life among firefighters from a single wildland blaze in the US in 80 years, since 29 men died battling the Griffith Park fire of 1933 in Los Angeles, according to National Fire Protection Association records.
Art Morrison of the Arizona State Forestry Commission said the firefighters, members of a specially trained "hot shot" team who serve as the shock troops of a firefighting force, lost their lives when they were overtaken by swiftly moving flames.
"It was a hand crew, a hot shot crew," he said. "In normal circumstances, when you're digging fire lines, you make sure you have a good escape route, and you have a safety zone set up. Evidently, their safety zone wasn't big enough, and the fire just overtook them. By the time the other firefighters got in, they didn't survive."
President Barack Obama expressed his condolences to the families of the 19 firefighters. Mr Obama said the firefighters were heroes and highly skilled professionals who "put themselves in harm's way to protect the lives and property of fellow citizens they would never meet".
Mr Obama, who is travelling in Africa, says the federal government would be in close contact with state and local officials in Arizona to provide support.
The doomed crew initially was reported missing before word came from the US Wildland Fire Aviation service that the team had perished in the blaze, which erupted on Friday near the small town of Yarnell about 120km northwest of Phoenix.
Prescott fire chief Dan Fraijo called the tragedy "one of the worst wildfire disasters that's ever taken place." He said he did not know the circumstances that led to the 19 deaths.
He said one member of the 20-man crew happened to be in a separate location and survived. There was no immediate information on his condition.
The blaze, stoked by strong, dry winds and a heatwave that has baked the region in triple-digit temperatures, has charred about 2,000 acres of tinder-dry chaparral and grasslands, fire officials said.
Local television news footage showed an unbroken line of flames stretching along a ridgeline, sending gray brown smoke billowing into the evening sky. Authorities ordered the evacuation of Yarnell and the adjoining town of Peeples Valley, alerting residents through reverse 911 emergency calls to homes and sending sheriff's deputies door to door, according to the InciWeb fire news site of the US Forest Service. The two towns, which lie southwest of Prescott, Arizona, are home to roughly 1,000 people.
Steve Skurja, spokesman for Yavapai County Sheriff's Office, said at least 200 structures have been destroyed by the fire, most of them in Yarnell, a community consisting largely of retirees. The Daily Courier Prescott newspaper said the dead were members of the Prescott Fire Department's Granite Mountain Hotshots team.
"This is as dark a day as I can remember," Governor Jan Brewer said in a statement. "...It may be days or longer before an investigation reveals how this tragedy occurred, but the essence we already know in our hearts: fighting fires is dangerous work."


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2012 NFL Mock Draft: Three Weeks Until Draft DayApril 5, 2012
The draft is only three weeks and two days away. The first three seem set in stone, but the picks after that are anyone's guess.
1. Indianapolis Colts: QB Andrew Luck, Stanford
New mock draft, same pick for Indy. Luckily (I couldn't help myself) for the Colts, the best rookie quarterback prospect in recent memory is available the same year they have the first selection.
RG3 has done everything he can do to become the first pick, but Luck is an almost-perfect quarterback prospect. Is it some sort of law that the Packers and Colts must always have a great quarterback? Starr, Favre, Rodgers, Unitas, Manning and Luck certainly think so.
2. Washington Redskins: QB Robert Griffin III, Baylor (From St. Louis)
The Washington Redskins started RG3-and-out last year (Rex Grossman), and they'll start the Heisman Trophy winner, RG3, this season. Griffin is a former track star and an incredible overall athlete, but his skills in the pocket can't be understated either.
Washington would be more than happy with either Luck or Griffin; Redskins fans will be thankful just to have a real presence under center. I still think Andrew Luck is the best quarterback in the draft, and I firmly believe he'll be one of the best in the league within his first few years, but Griffin really isn't far behind.
I'd be shocked if RG3 was anything short of a Pro Bowl-caliber player after his first three seasons.
3. Minnesota Vikings: OT Matt Kalil, Southern California
Another pick that hasn't changed. If the Vikings stay put, they'll have a chance to grab the best offensive lineman in the draft (Kalil) or the best defensive player in the draft (Morris Claiborne).
Claiborne will have to get serious consideration since the Vikings pass defense was horrendous last year, and Minnesota plays in the same division as Aaron Rodgers and Greg Jennings, Matt Stafford and Calvin Johnson. Ultimately, a pick doesn't get any "safer" than Matt Kalil, and they'd be wise to protect Christian Ponder's blind side for years to come.
4. Cleveland Browns: RB Trent Richardson, Alabama
It's never a good sign when your most popular player is an offensive lineman. After failing to add a quarterback thus far in free agency, the Browns could consider Ryan Tannehill here to compete with Colt McCoy.
However, I think they'll look at Brandon Weeden with their second-round pick. Morris Claiborne would give the Browns a great cornerback tandem, but this pick will likely come down to either Richardson or Justin Blackmon.
I think they'll take Richardson because they're more likely to succeed with a "ground and pound" philosophy since they're so far away from becoming a legit air attack on the arm of Colt McCoy.
5. Tampa Bay Buccaneers: CB Morris Claiborne, Louisiana State
I think Tampa's ideal situation would be for Cleveland to take Blackmon, leaving them the luxury of picking between Trent Richardson and Morris Claiborne. I have a feeling they'd take Richardson if they had the chance, but as of right now I think he's going to Cleveland at No. 4.
Claiborne is a nice consolation prize, however. Ronde Barber is giving it another go with the Bucs, but his days are more than numbered. Tampa also signed former Lions CB Eric Wright, and they still have troubled cornerback Aqib Talib playing a major role on this team.
Tampa Bay, who employs Claiborne's former position coach Ron Cooper, would benefit greatly from drafting the LSU cornerback. Playing in a division with Drew Brees, Cam Newton and Matt Ryan, it'd be wise to stock up on cornerbacks.
Claiborne and Talib could play the outside receivers, leaving Eric Wright in the slot, and Ronde Barber in a "Charles Woodson" role where he can rely on his savvy, veteran instincts.
6. St. Louis Rams: WR Justin Blackmon, Oklahoma State (From Washington)
This situation plays out perfectly for the Rams, who likely would have drafted Blackmon had they stayed at No. 2 overall instead of trading the pick to Washington in the blockbuster RG3 trade. In this scenario, Sam Bradford gets a legitimate No. 1 receiver in Justin Blackmon.
Watching the several nationally-televised Rams games last year, it was alarming how bad the St. Louis receivers were. Greg Salas, I'm looking right at you. Blackmon would start and play a major role as a rookie, but St. Louis would be happy with Morris Claiborne or even Trent Richardson with the sixth pick.
The Rams supposedly had Mark Ingram as a top-10 pick on their board last year, so they don't seem afraid of taking a running back this high, especially considering that their current workhorse RB, Steven Jackson, has taken such a beating over the years.
7. Jacksonville Jaguars: DE Melvin Ingram, South Carolina
Even after signing 2011 breakout WR Laurent Robinson as an unrestricted free agent, the Jaguars would absolutely love to see Justin Blackmon fall to the seventh pick. However Cleveland at No. 4 and St. Louis at No. 6 both have a need at the receiver position, so Blackmon likely won't be available for Jacksonville.
Offensive tackle is an option with their first pick if they feel comfortable reaching for Riley Reiff, but there is better talent available on the defensive line. There are two elite defensive ends in the draft, Quinton Coples from North Carolina and Melvin Ingram from South Carolina.
Coples (6'6", 284 lbs) passes the eye test, but his motor was questionable as a senior at UNC. An exceptional athlete, Melvin Ingram (6'1", 264 lbs) is a smaller guy in the form of Dwight Freeney, but he has a relentless motor and his effort will never be questioned.
After re-signing DE Jeremy Mincey, I think Melvin Ingram would give the Jags a formidable duo of pass-rushers to build their defense around.
8. Miami Dolphins: QB Ryan Tannehill, Texas A&M
Does anyone want to be associated with the Miami Dolphins nowadays? After being turned down by Jim Harbaugh last year, Miami has been spurned by the likes of Jeff Fisher, Peyton Manning and Matt Flynn this offseason. Yikes.
Fortunately for the Dolphins, the draft allows teams to add players regardless of whether or not the player wants to play for the team. New offensive coordinator Mike Sherman coached Ryan Tannehill at Texas A&M, so the match seems to make sense on the surface.
However, Matt Flynn played under Dolphins head coach Joe Philbin in Green Bay, and that match never came to fruition.
It's hard to see exactly what Miami is trying to do right now. On top of question marks at quarterback, the Dolphins need to add a defensive end to pair with Cameron Wake, they're in desperate need of a wide receiver now that Brandon Marshall is in Chicago, and they also need a right tackle.
Because it seems like a perfect fit with Mike Sherman, I'll say they take Tannehill and let him compete with Matt Moore for the starting job as a rookie.
9. Carolina Panthers: WR Michael Floyd, Notre Dame
The Panthers really need a run stuffer in the middle of their defense, but I don't think there's a defensive tackle worth the ninth selection. Carolina will likely take a close look at Quinton Coples, but this is just a gut feeling for me.
After the sensational rookie season from Cam Newton, I expect the Panthers to have their eyes on an elite pass catcher. Michael Floyd has had a terrific offseason, and I think he may have more upside than Justin Blackmon. I have Blackmon as the best receiver in the draft, but Floyd isn't too far behind.
It wouldn't shock me at all if Carolina went with Fletcher Cox or Dontari Poe, but I think Coples or Floyd would be a better value at this point.
10. Buffalo Bills: OT Riley Reiff, Iowa
Early in the offseason and mock draft process, Buffalo's biggest deficiency was clearly its lack of a pass-rusher. After throwing $100 million at Mario Williams and adding Mark Anderson, defensive line went from a position of need to perhaps the Bills' strongest area.
Williams and Anderson will create havoc off the edge, while the interior of the line is in great shape with Kyle Williams and Marcell Dareus. Without a defensive back available that merits the 10th pick, Buffalo's focus will be on its offense.
Michael Floyd will most definitely be in the thick of Buffalo's draft discussions, but ultimately they're going to need to protect their quarterback if they have any hopes of being a potent offense.
The combination of Fred Jackson and C.J. Spiller played great in 2011, and they'll look to build on their stellar season this year. I think the Bills may look to trade down, but they will ultimately take the best available lineman at No. 10, then look to address the receiver position later.
11. Kansas City Chiefs: LB Luke Kuechly, Boston College
I think the only way Kansas City goes offense with this pick is if they think offensive guard David DeCastro is worth the 11th selection. When push comes to shove, I think this comes down to NT Dontari Poe or LB Luke Kuechly.
Both players performed very well at the combine, but Kuechly matched his measurables with production at the college level—Poe did not. Scott Pioli is looking to build a consistent winning team in the form of the New England Patriots, and Romeo Crennel would surely love to add a "Tedy Bruschi" in the middle of his defense.
Kuechly and Derrick Johnson would be a terrific duo as the starting inside linebackers in KC's 3-4 scheme.
12. Seattle Seahawks: DE Quinton Coples, North Carolina
After adding DT Jason Jones, the Seahawks defense looks to build on a strong finish to the 2011 season. CB Richard Sherman was tremendous as a rookie, and Earl Thomas has become one of the NFL's elite safeties.
Seattle has two areas of need on defense: a pass-rusher to complement Chris Clemons and a sideline-to-sideline linebacker.
I think the Seahawks will "Tebow" that the Chiefs take Dontari Poe and pass on Kuechly, because Kuechly to Seattle seems like a perfect match. If he's available, I think Seattle would strongly consider WR Michael Floyd, who would instantly become Matt Flynn's go-to receiver.
This defense would go from a good unit to a potentially elite unit by adding another pass-rusher. If he reaches his potential, Coples could be an absolute stud pass-rusher.
13. Arizona Cardinals: DT Dontari Poe, Memphis
If Iowa OT Riley Reiff is available, he's a Cardinal. Period. Arizona will certainly discuss David DeCastro and Cordy Glenn with their first pick. The Cardinals could be in a position to trade down and acquire more picks while still addressing the offensive or defensive line later in Round 1.
Dontari Poe has enjoyed seeing his stock skyrocket up draft boards this offseason. Once considered a borderline first-round pick out of Memphis, Poe will likely be considered as high as ninth to the Carolina Panthers.
The Cardinals have a pair of studs at defensive end in the 3-4, and Poe would instantly be an upgrade over Dan Williams and David Carter at nose tackle.
14. Dallas Cowboys: S Mark Barron, Alabama
Dallas has added two offensive guards in the offseason: Mackenzy Bernadeau from Carolina and Nate Livings from Cincinnati. However, by addressing their glaring needs at cornerback and safety, the Cowboys are in a position to take the best player available regardless of position.
The team struck gold last year in left tackle Tyron Smith with the ninth pick, and David DeCastro is most definitely worth the 14th pick this year. This is an area of the draft where I expect to see somewhat of a trading frenzy, with teams looking to move up and grab their guy.
Dallas could afford to move down several spots and address likely its biggest need on offense—center. I've never seen a starting center have as many bad snaps as Phil Costa had in 2011 for the Cowboys.
Dallas could move down into the early 20s and select Wisconsin's Peter Konz, who would instantly become a starter as a rookie, or they could even give DeCastro a chance to compete with Costa for the center position. If Dallas stays at 14, I think they'll ultimately either take DeCastro or the top defensive back on the board.
15. Philadelphia Eagles: DT Fletcher Cox, Mississippi State
Behind starters Cullen Jenkins and Mike Patterson, the Eagles are thin at defensive tackle. The Eagles are the perfect situation for Poe, who may need time to develop into the NFL game although he has out-of-this-world physical ability.
The middle of Philadelphia's defense was abused last season, as they got little to no production from their linebackers, and the defensive line was constantly pushed around. After trading for DeMeco Ryans, the Eagles have finally found their middle linebacker.
If they're able to add a defensive tackle like Mississippi State's Fletcher Cox or Dontari Poe, the Eagles will have a much-improved front seven heading into 2012.
Cox isn't only a run stuffer at the defensive tackle position; he also gives you some pass-rushing ability. To me, a good comparison for Cox is Cullen Jenkins. Cox could join Jenkins in Philadelphia if this scenario plays out.
16. New York Jets: OG David DeCastro, Stanford
New York obviously plays in a division against Rob Gronkowski and Aaron Hernandez, so Mark Barron could be a huge asset in covering these matchup nightmares. Since Barron is off the board in this scenario, the Jets are forced to shift their attention elsewhere.
David DeCastro is one of the safest picks in the first half of Round 1, and selecting him would allow New York to get back to its ground-and-pound offensive philosophy. Unless DeCastro, Floyd or Barron were to fall to the Jets, I think their pick would come down to the top-rated 3-4 OLB on their board.
17. Cincinnati Bengals: CB Stephon Gilmore, South Carolina (From Oakland)
The Bengals have two first-round picks, and I think they'll aim to address two main needs: cornerback and offensive line. Cincy has a need at running back, but I think the Bengals would be wise to wait until Round 2 or 3 to address that position.
If Mark Barron were to fall to No. 17, I think Cincinnati would run to the podium with its pick. Barron would come in and replace Chris Crocker alongside free safety Reggie Nelson. The last time Cincy looked to South Carolina for help at cornerback, they ended up with Johnathan Joseph.
Gilmore is a big, physical corner who really has no glaring weaknesses to his game. I have Gilmore rated as the No. 2 cornerback in this draft, and I think ultimately he will be the second cornerback off the board since he doesn't have any big concerns like Janoris Jenkins and Dre Kirkpatrick.
18. San Diego Chargers: OLB Courtney Upshaw, Alabama
Since Stephon Gilmore came off the board one pick earlier, the Chargers have a tough decision. The Chargers could use this pick anywhere on the defensive side of the ball, or they could address the offensive line. I'm a big fan of Upshaw; I think he's one of the best 15 players in this draft.
San Diego just added Jarrett Johnson to be the outside linebacker opposite Shaun Phillips, and the Chargers also have a situational pass-rushing OLB behind them in Antwan Barnes. Barnes is coming off a breakout year in which he racked up 11 sacks, so adding another OLB isn't necessarily a glaring need.
However, a guy like Upshaw may be hard to pass up with the 18th pick. Ultimately, Upshaw is a very safe pick and could develop into one of the best players from the 2012 class.
19. Chicago Bears: DE Whitney Mercilus, Illinois
Is it possible to have a better name for a pass-rusher than "Mercilus"? I don't think so. Defense has been the backbone of the Chicago Bears since Brian Urlacher arrived in the Windy City. However, Urlacher and company aren't getting any younger, and it's time for the Bears to get younger on defense.
Mercilus racked up 16 sacks last year at Illinois, and his draft stock has been on the rise throughout the offseason. Throwing him on the other side of Julius Peppers would certainly appear to be a wise idea, considering they have to play against Aaron Rodgers and Matt Stafford twice a year.
The Bears could grab either a defensive end or a defensive tackle at No. 19, but offensive line is definitely an option too. Chicago could consider Ohio State's Mike Adams, but I think there's better value on the board than to reach for Adams here.
20. Tennessee Titans: C Peter Konz, Wisconsin
The Titans flirted with former Packers center Scott Wells in free agency, but Wells ultimately signed with the St. Louis Rams. Incumbent starter Eugene Amano was one of the worst centers in the league last season, so you can bet former lineman and current head coach Mike Munchak will be looking to improve the center position in the draft.
Konz is a very large man (6'5", 315 lbs) who anchored the dominant Wisconsin offensive line during Montee Ball's Heisman-caliber 2011 season. I expect the Eagles to move Asante Samuel this offseason, and Tennessee is rumored to have interest. Samuel would fill the void left by Cortland Finnegan, but otherwise the Titans could look at cornerback here.
Because they have so much money invested in Chris Johnson, the Titans would be wise to put Konz next to Steve Hutchinson and bolster the offensive line.
21. Cincinnati Bengals: OL Cordy Glenn, Georgia
The Bengals took A.J. Green out of Georgia last year, and they'd love to add another Bulldog with their second first-round pick this year. At 346 pounds, Cordy Glenn moves like most men that size simply can't.
Even after adding BenJarvus Green-Ellis, the Bengals will need a strong offensive line no matter who gets the majority of the carries. Glenn translates best to the interior offensive line, but he could kick out to right tackle if Andre Smith struggles.
Gilmore and Glenn would certainly be home runs as Cincinnati's first-round selections. Both players would play significant roles as rookies for Cincinnati.
22. Cleveland Browns: WR Kendall Wright, Baylor (From Atlanta)
This team needs playmakers. Badly. After taking Trent Richardson with the fourth pick, the Browns want to add a perimeter threat with their second pick. Kendall Wright had a disappointing combine, but his pro day was more indicative of how he played at Baylor.
Wright consistently beat Big 12 defenses deep, and Cleveland will hope for more of the same at the professional level. The Browns clearly need a quarterback, but I don't think it's worth reaching for Brandon Weeden here when you could get a capable quarterback in the early second round. It wouldn't shock me if Stephen Hill goes ahead of Kendall Wright.
23. Detroit Lions: CB Dre Kirkpatrick, Alabama
After losing Eric Wright, the Lions really need a cornerback. I'd rather have Stephon Gilmore, but some people have Kirkpatrick as the second-best corner in the draft. I think this pick comes down to the best available defensive back or offensive tackle Mike Adams.
When you have to play against Green Bay's "Aaron it out" style, it'd be wise to stock up on cornerbacks. Another candidate to be the 23rd pick is Peter Konz if he's available. Dominic Raiola's career is on the decline, and Konz could kick over to guard until Raiola is ready to call it quits. Ultimately, Detroit is desperate for cornerbacks so they take Kirkpatrick.
24. Pittsburgh Steelers: LB Dont'a Hightower, Alabama
Much like Courtney Upshaw, I'm a big fan of fellow Alabama LB Dont'a Hightower. After battling back from a knee injury, Hightower has boosted his stock back up to first-round status. He has a tough, rugged, Pittsburgh Steeler mentality. After cutting James Farrior, Hightower would fit in really well next to Lawrence Timmons.
Alabama head coach Nick Saban occasionally used Hightower in a three-point stance to rush the passer on third downs this year, and Dick LeBeau loves to maximize his players' versatility. If Hightower is gone and the Steelers are forced to look elsewhere, OT Mike Adams would likely be the pick.
25. Denver Broncos: DT Michael Brockers, Louisiana State
Before Peyton Manning signed with Denver, I thought it was a done deal that the Broncos would select the top-rated defensive tackle on their board. However, now that Peyton is in the fold, I could see them looking to take the best player available regardless of position.
Fortunately for Denver, the best player on the board is LSU's Michael Brockers, and he fills the defensive tackle need as well. While only a starter for one year at the college level, Brockers (6'6", 310 lbs) has as high of a ceiling as any defensive tackle in the draft.
He entered the draft as a redshirt sophomore, and he's been mentioned as high as Carolina with the ninth pick. However, I think there will be better options for the Panthers that high.
Brockers would come in and fill the void left by Brodrick Bunkley. This is a no-brainer pick for the Broncos if Brockers is available.
26. Houston Texans: WR Stephen Hill, Georgia Tech
Andre Johnson may very well be the best receiver in the NFL, but the Texans need to find another stud to pair with him. I think they'll consider Mike Adams to fill in at right tackle for cap casualty Eric Winston, but if he's gone, they'll almost surely take Stephen Hill.
Either Hill or Adams would make a lot of sense and both would make an instant impact, but the Texans ultimately decide to go with the upside of Georgia Tech's Stephen Hill.
Although he only caught 49 balls in his three-year collegiate career, Hill's 4.34 40-yard dash and 39.5" vertical have catapulted him into first-round consideration. At 6' 4" and 215 lbs, Hill would be the perfect vertical threat to play alongside Andre Johnson in Houston.
27. New England Patriots: DE Nick Perry, USC (From New Orleans)
There are a wide variety of opinions regarding Nick Perry. Some think he's one of the elite players in the draft, while others think he's a workout warrior who's on-field production doesn't match his incredible measurables. Nonetheless, Perry would be tough to pass on for a team like New England, who is desperate for a pass-rusher.
Perry is capable of playing with his hand on the ground as a defensive end, and he's talented enough to play as a stand-up 3-4 outside linebacker, which is perfect for New England's hybrid 3-4/4-3 scheme. The Patriots need guys that can get to the quarterback, and Perry fits the bill at No. 27.
28. Green Bay Packers: OLB Shea McClellin, Boise State
The Packers need a pass-rusher, and they need a stout defensive lineman, as they've been unable to replace the loss of Cullen Jenkins last offseason. However, there isn't a no-brainer pick left on the board at either position. McClellin is a late riser this year, and both Mike Mayock and Mel Kiper have mentioned him as a potential first-round selection.
"Shea and Clay" sounds like a damn good combination at outside linebacker for the Packers. I've had McClellin as an early second-round guy throughout the entire draft process, so I don't think this would be too much of a reach.
His motor and work ethic are reminiscent of Clay Matthews, and those very traits could catapult Shea McClellin into the first round. Something to think about: If Courtney Upshaw gets past San Diego at No. 18, Ted Thompson may view him as the perfect bookend OLB to Clay Matthews and trade up to acquire his services.
29. Baltimore Ravens: S Harrison Smith, Notre Dame
Baltimore doesn't have any single glaring need on either side of the ball. With Matt Birk in the twilight of his career, I think Peter Konz would be the only "given" selection for the Ravens; however, I don't think he'll be there at this point.
Baltimore would also love to see Dont'a Hightower slide to them at the end of Round 1 because he'd be great alongside Ray Lewis, and he'd eventually be asked to replace Lewis as the heart and soul of Baltimore's defense.
If Konz and Hightower are both gone, I think it'll be the best player available, and that could be Notre Dame's Harrison Smith. The Ravens are always creative with their defense, and they'd definitely benefit from having another talented and intelligent safety.
30. San Francisco 49ers: CB Janoris Jenkins, North Alabama
I had Stephen Hill penciled in for San Francisco until the 49ers signed Randy Moss and Mario Manningham. The theme of San Fran's offseason has been giving Alex Smith some more weapons on offense.
While I remain skeptical regarding what Smith can really do with all these weapons, it wouldn't shock me if Harbaugh pushed for one of his former Stanford players, TE Coby Fleener.
Fleener and Vernon Davis would be the definition of a matchup nightmare, and with Moss, Manningham and Crabtree at receiver, the 49ers passing game would have to be much improved. If it's not, that should really tell you something about Alex Smith.
Janoris Jenkins is arguably a top-15 player as far as talent, but character concerns will surely scare some teams off. If he keeps his head on straight, Jenkins could be a steal for an already elite 49ers defense.
31. New England Patriots: DT Kendall Reyes, Connecticut
The Patriots have a need on the edge of the defensive line, as well as on the interior of the defensive line. If they can add a defensive tackle after already selecting a defensive end, New England will have settled perhaps its two biggest needs with its first two picks.
Kendall Reyes was a captain at Connecticut, and he's considered to be a "high-character guy." Belichick loves to add players who fit into a locker room, and Reyes would add another leader to the locker room as well as a damn good football player.
32. New York Giants: OT Mike Adams, Ohio State
The Giants are in a perfect position to take the best player available. It wouldn't even shock me if they took Devon Still and added to the best defensive line in football since the team is concerned about the future of DT Marvin Austin.
After losing Brandon Jacobs, running back is an option, but I don't think it's likely. Coby Fleener is definitely a possibility, although they signed Martellus Bennett from Dallas, so the need isn't as evident as it was a few weeks ago.
Ultimately, I think Mike Adams is the best player available in this scenario, and he'd be ready whenever the Giants call his number.
33. St. Louis: OT Jonathan Martin, Stanford
34. Indianapolis: TE Coby Fleener, Stanford
35. Minnesota: WR Alshon Jeffery, South Carolina
36. Tampa Bay: LB Lavonte David, Nebraska (From Washington)
37. Cleveland: QB Brandon Weeden, Oklahoma State
38. Jacksonville: OT Bobby Massie, Ole Miss
39. St. Louis: DT Jerel Worthy, Michigan State
40. Carolina: DT Devon Still, Penn State
41. Buffalo: WR Reuben Randle, Louisiana State
42. Miami: DE Chandler Jones, Syracuse
43. Seattle: LB Zach Brown, North Carolina
44. Kansas City: OG Amini Silatolu, Midwestern State
45. Dallas: OLB Andre Branch, Clemson
46. Philadelphia: CB Brandon Boykin, Georgia (From Arizona)
47. New York Jets: RB Doug Martin, Boise State
48. New England: CB Josh Robinson, Central Florida (From Oakland)
49. San Diego: S Antonio Allen, South Carolina
50 Chicago: CB Trumaine Johnson, Montana
51 Philadelphia: OT Zebrie Sanders, Florida State
52. Tennessee: DT Brandon Thompson, Clemson
53. Cincinnati: RB David Wilson, Virginia Tech
54. Detroit: S Brandon Taylor, Louisiana State
55. Atlanta: DE Vinny Curry, Marshall
56. Pittsburgh: OG Kevin Zeitler, Wisconsin
57. Denver: RB Lamar Miller, Miami
58. Houston: LB Mychal Kendricks, California
59. Green Bay: DE Derek Wolfe, Cincinnati
60. Baltimore: OG Kelechi Osemele, Iowa State
61. San Francisco: TE Orson Charles, Georgia
62. New England: OLB Ronnell Lewis, Oklahoma
63. New York Giants: TE Dwayne Allen, Clemson


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SGX942Treatment for Mucositis
FDA Grants Soligenix "Fast Track" Designation for SGX942 for the Treatment of Oral Mucositis in Patients with Head and Neck Cancer
Princeton, NJ - June 3, 2013 - Soligenix, Inc. (Soligenix or the Company), a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company, announced today that its SGX942 development program for the treatment of oral mucositis as a result of radiation and/or chemotherapy treatment in head and neck cancer patients has received "Fast Track" designation from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
Fast track is a designation that the FDA reserves for a drug intended to treat a serious or life- threatening condition and one that demonstrates the potential to address an unmet medical need for the condition. Fast track designation is designed to facilitate the development and expedite the review of new drugs. For instance, should events warrant, Soligenix will be eligible to submit a new drug application (NDA) for SGX942 on a rolling basis, permitting the FDA to review sections of the NDA prior to receiving the complete submission. Additionally, NDAs for fast track development programs ordinarily will be eligible for priority review, which imparts an abbreviated review time of approximately six months. "Oral mucositis is a significant unmet medical need which ultimately impacts the tolerability of radiation and chemotherapy and therefore the survivability of cancer," stated Stephen T. Sonis, DMD, DMSc, Clinical Professor of Oral Medicine at Harvard School of Dental Medicine and a Member of the Soligenix Oral Mucositis Medical Advisory Board. "The lack of an effective treatment has frustrated healthcare providers and caused misery for innumerable patients. As an innate defense regulator (IDR), SGX942 directly targets a fundamental biological mechanism which leads to mucosal injury caused by radiation and chemotherapy.""There are no FDA approved drugs for the treatment of oral mucositis in head and neck cancer patients," stated Christopher J. Schaber, PhD, President and Chief Executive Officer of Soligenix. "We believe that the FDA's action in granting fast track designation is a validation of the potential of SGX942 to address this life-threatening, unmet medical need. We look forward to working closely with the FDA to expedite the SGX942 development program."
About SGX942
SGX942 is an IDR, a new class of short, synthetic peptides that has a novel mechanism of action in that it has simultaneous anti-inflammatory and anti-infective activity. IDRs have no direct antibiotic activity but modulate host responses, increasing survival after infections with a broad range of bacterial Gram-negative and Gram-positive pathogens, as well as accelerating resolution of tissue damage following exposure to a variety of agents including bacterial pathogens, trauma and chemo- and/or radiation-therapy. SGX942 has demonstrated safety in a Phase 1 clinical study in healthy human volunteers and efficacy in numerous animal disease models including mucositis, colitis, skin infection and other bacterial infections. SGX942 was developed pursuant to discoveries made by Professors B. Brett Finlay, PhD and Robert Hancock, PhD of the University of British Columbia, Canada and approximately $40 million has been put towards its development to date, inclusive of government grants.
About Oral Mucositis
Mucositis is the clinical term for damage done to the mucosa by anticancer therapies. It can occur in any mucosal region, but is most commonly associated with the mouth, followed by the small intestine. It is estimated, based upon review of historic published studies and reports and an interpolation of data on the incidence of mucositis, that mucositis affects approximately 500,000 people in the US per year and occurs in 40% of patients receiving chemotherapy. Mucositis can be severely debilitating and can lead to infection, sepsis, the need for parenteral nutrition and narcotic analgesia. The gastro-intestinal damage causes severe diarrhea. These symptoms can limit the doses and duration of cancer treatment, leading to sub-optimal treatment outcomes.
The mechanisms of mucositis have been extensively studied and have been recently linked to the interaction of chemotherapy and/or radiation therapy with the innate defense system. Bacterial infection of the ulcerative lesions is now regarded as a secondary consequence of dysregulated local inflammation triggered by therapy-induced cell death, rather than as the primary cause of the lesions.
It is estimated, based upon review of historic published studies and reports and an interpolation of data on the incidence of oral mucositis, that oral mucositis is a subpopulation of approximately 90,000 patients in the US, with a comparable number in Europe. Oral mucositis almost always occurs in patients with head and neck cancer treated with radiation therapy (>80% incidence of severe mucositis) and is common (40-100% incidence) in patients undergoing high dose chemotherapy and hematopoietic cell transplantation, where the incidence and severity of oral mucositis depends greatly on the nature of the conditioning regimen used for myeloablation.
About Soligenix, Inc.
Soligenix is a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company developing products to treat serious gastrointestinal diseases where there remains an unmet medical need, as well as developing several biodefense vaccines and therapeutics. Soligenix is developing proprietary formulations of oral BDP (beclomethasone 17,21-dipropionate) for the prevention/treatment of gastrointestinal disorders characterized by severe inflammation, including pediatric Crohn's disease (SGX203), acute radiation enteritis (SGX201) and chronic Graft-versus-Host disease (orBec®), as well as developing its novel innate defense regulator (IDR) technology for the treatment of oral Mucositis (SGX942).
Through its BioDefense Division, Soligenix is developing countermeasures pursuant to the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA) Strategic Plan of 2011-2016 for inclusion in the US government's Strategic National Stockpile. Soligenix's lead biodefense products in development are a recombinant subunit vaccine called RiVax™, which is designed to protect against the lethal effects of exposure to ricin toxin and VeloThrax™, a vaccine against anthrax exposure. RiVax™ has been shown to be well tolerated and immunogenic in two Phase 1 clinical trials in healthy volunteers. Both RiVax™ and VeloThrax™ are currently the subject of a $9.4 million National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) grant supporting development of Soligenix's new vaccine heat stabilization technology known as ThermoVax™. Soligenix is also developing OrbeShield™ for the treatment of gastrointestinal acute radiation syndrome (GI ARS) under a $600,000 NIAID Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant. OrbeShield™ has previously demonstrated statistically significant preclinical survival results in two separate canine GI ARS studies funded by the NIH. Recently, Soligenix announced a worldwide exclusive collaboration with Intrexon Corporation that will focus on the joint development of a treatment for Melioidosis, a high priority biothreat and an area of unmet medical need.
For further information regarding Soligenix, Inc., please visit the Company's website at www.soligenix.com
Posted: June 2013
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How to send value recently selected in the url as a param?
Hello! I'm working on a struts2 (2.2.3) web app, using jquery plugin (3.0.0) for ajax.
I have a jsp in which I have 2 sj:autocompleter (the first one for providers and the second one for products). I need to filter the products by the provider selected. In this particular application is a must to have an autocompleter for the second collection.
What I want is to send in the url the value selected in the first autocompleter as a parameter so that I'm able to use that selection for filtering the second autocompleter.
Part of my jsp code:
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<s:url id="url_products" action="myAction" method="showProducts"> <s:param name="providerSelected" value="%{purchase.provider.id}"></s:param> </s:url> <sj:autocompleter id="purchaseProviderId" name="purchaseProvider" value="%{purchaseProvider}" onCompleteTopics="providerChanged" cssClass="product" href="%{url_providers}" /> <sj:autocompleter id="productId" name="productDescription" value="%{productDescription}" listenTopics="providerChanged" href="%{url_products}" />
What I think is that this value is part of the session and since the new selection done for the provider has not been submitted yet to the action, "%{purchase.provider.id}" is just pointing to the value the session is aware of.
Question: How can I send the value recently selected in "purchaseProviderId" autocompleter through the url as a param?
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On October 28th, almost two months ago now, I passed a shot at a pretty 10-pointer. The 3-1/2 year old buck was lazily following a doe toward my stand and at first glance looked so nice that I picked up my bow, clipped my release on the string, and prepared to shoot him if he gave me the opportunity. But then he stopped at 30 yards to nibble on some standing soybeans, and I got a long look at him through binoculars.
I'd decided to pass by the time he strolled by at 16 steps. He was a gorgeous whitetail, but it was early in the rut and I knew there were more mature animals in the neighborhood. So I put the bow down and in doing so I confirmed something my wife has long suspected—that while I do hunt hard for a chance at a big deer, I'm hunting just as hard for an excuse to stay in the woods!…


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Games have been investigated as computationally complex problems since the inception of artificial intelligence in the 1950's. Originally, search-based techniques were applied to create a competent (and sometimes even expert) game player. The search-based techniques, such as game trees, made use of human-defined knowledge to evaluate the current game state and recommend the best move to make next. Recent research has shown that neural networks can be evolved as game state evaluators, thereby removing the human intelligence factor completely. This study builds on the initial research that made use of evolutionary programming to evolve neural networks in the game learning domain. Particle Swarm Optimisation (PSO) is applied inside a coevolutionary training environment to evolve the weights of the neural network. The training technique is applied to both the zero sum and non-zero sum game domains, with specific application to Tic-Tac-Toe, Checkers and the Iterated Prisoner's Dilemma (IPD). The influence of the various PSO parameters on playing performance are experimentally examined, and the overall performance of three different neighbourhood information sharing structures compared. A new coevolutionary scoring scheme and particle dispersement operator are defined, inspired by Formula One Grand Prix racing. Finally, the PSO is applied in three novel ways to evolve strategies for the IPD -- the first application of its kind in the PSO field. The PSO-based coevolutionary learning technique described and examined in this study shows promise in evolving intelligent evaluators for the aforementioned games, and further study will be conducted to analyse its scalability to larger search spaces and games of varying complexity.
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Blog for Choice Day – 2012
Today is Blog for Choice Day: the 39th anniversary of Roe v Wade in the US, the court case that established that women had a legal right to abortion (until the point of fetal viability).
The legal right to abortion, including safe and ready access, is a key element of civil rights everywhere for people with female reproductive organs (henceforth referred to as 'women' – fully acknowledging that there are people who identify as women who do not have female reproductive organs, people who identify as men who do, and those who do not identify as either who may or may not have them).
This right is as critical as having access to contraceptive options, thorough sexual education, and infrastructure that supports healthy pregnancies. Any person should and must have full bodily autonomy, and this is only possible if they are fully aware of how reproduction works, and have the means to control it without fear of judgment or reprisal.
It is not just in the US where this right is called into question, to the point where it endangers or ends the life and health of women. Abortion is one of the safest medical procedures going (safer than giving birth), and yet around the world, "nearly half of all abortions worldwide are unsafe, and almost all unsafe abortions occur in the developing world" (via feministing)
Usually, the objections to reproductive rights spring from a moral tenet, often via religious beliefs (which, as we know, are so often scientifically verifiable) that abortion or birth control of any kind amounts to infanticide, that the only morally correct sex is that which is performed with the intent to reproduce within a religiously sanctioned union of some kind, and that women are obligated to carry to term, birth, and raise any fertilized eggs that happen to implant in their uterine wall, or indeed maintain an ectopic pregnancy at great risk to their health until on the verge of death, should a fertilized egg implant elsewhere.
Implicit in this idea, too, is that pregnancy and childbirth and child rearing are a kind of divinely sanctioned punishment for any non-reproductive sexual behaviour. And who wouldn't want to be raised by an unenthusiastic genetic parent(s) who consider them a penance from God?
There are plenty of arguments to be made about the moral correctness of abortion – pointing out for example, that many people who get the procedure already have children, and are making the decision based on availability of resources, and a lack of support for the raising of children in general – but this ignores the heart of the argument, to wit, it is the owner of the uterus/ovaries/fallopian tubes who gets to the decision.
The state does not have the right to dictate decisions that affect the health and bodily autonomy of its residents/citizens. It can suggest, it can make widely accessible things that are likely to improve the health and wellbeing of the country (e.g. flu vaccines, birth control – thank you NHS), but it cannot and should not actively legislate within the borders of the human body.
The purpose of the state and legislative structures are to manage the resources and interactions of a millions-strong community. Sex and pregnancy have nothing to do with anyone or anything other than the people having sex or providing the egg/sperm. A fertilized egg is not a citizen in need of protection from person in whom it exists. The person in whom a fertilized egg may implant, however, is a citizen in need of protection against those who would presume to dictate what they do with their organs.
If pro-life activists really wanted fewer abortions, they would support access to contraception and sexual education – two things that are statistically proven to reduce abortion rates. But they don't, because what they are really interested in is limiting the choices available to women so that women's sexual behaviour is in line with what they think is appropriate.
Without bodily autonomy, women are not free, and to imprison women in their own bodies – that is the real crime.
Further reading;
UN states told they must legalise abortion (Guardian)
Arguments in favour of abortion (BBC Ethics Guide)
Images of Boehner from Keep your boehner our of my uterus tumblr
Poster from Protectchoice.org


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Mama's just getting around to giving this update because yesterday she was busy writing lots of other stuff. Oh, and hanging out with me and my brother. That's right.
Yesterday and today were both epic days for me. Yesterday mama was playing with me while Linc was finishing his lunch. She held up my Sophie teething ring and I focused my eyes on it and even followed it to the left, the right and up and down. Mama almost made me dizzy! She got so excited because she had never seen me do that before.
But that wasn't the only trick up my sleeve. Today I started holding my head up all by myself. It's still a little wobbly, but I don't need any help. I love to look around and see everything around me. I can't wait to get outside once Dr. Stanford gives us the okay. Daddy tells me there is so much more to see!
Tonight I weighed in at 6 lbs and 1 ounce. I finally got out of the fives! That means I've gained 2 lbs and 4 ounces since I was born 8 weeks ago. Mama still calls me her tiny girl, but I'm getting so big!
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Skip to comments.States fear losing aid for 'uninsurables' [Obamacare more expensive that what Obama promised]
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WASHINGTON (AP) Thousands of people with serious medical problems are in danger of losing coverage under President Barack Obama's health care overhaul because of cost overruns, state officials say.
The root of the problem is that the federal health care law capped spending on the program at $5 billion, and the money is running out because the beneficiaries turned out to be costlier to care for than expected.
(Excerpt) Read more at news.yahoo.com ...
Those who were expecting something different are just fools.
The States just got Sequestered by O, arggggg!
Obama's fault.
I am pretty sure that none of these healthscare plans are constitutional, as you read it.
America is about to find out that the "single payer" in "single payer" health insurance IS THEM! LOL! Gotta love that hopey changey stuff. It's even better when you think that 30 million foreign nationals are about to be added to the ObamaCare scam and they all want "free" healthcare. Good luck with that! Barry and Moochelle will be laying around on the beach in Hawaii if you have any questions about his ObamaCare program.
One of the 'glitches' in seeing our doctor will be much like visiting the Department of Motor Vehicles.
And we all know how much fun that is.
I'm surprised that anyone is surprised that Obamacare costs more than Obama and his cult followers promised. It's going to keep costing more and more, while healthcare gets worse and worse.
So 100,000 people went through $5 billion, which is $50,000 each. Amazing.
The article also mentions a little known factoid that the sheeple should be told about: those highly touted subsidies for the poor and working poor are only available in the state run exchanges, in which less than half of the states are participating. If your state isn't one of them, you're SOL.
The problem to start with...was health care was too expensive. So far, I haven't seen one single bit of change to lessening the cost of health care. Over two thousand pages in the law, and not one single change to brought the cost down.
When you have a problem.....you go to fix the problem. In this case, they did everything possible to avoid lessening the cost of health care.
This drastic "mistake" is In the long tradition of lying Democrats like LBJ, who promised the cost of Medicare would run no more than $9 billion a year. It is now over $940 billion a year and will break the country if not drastically reformed. Because it is the most expensive lie of all, ObamaCare is worse and will certainly break the country and destroy healthcare in the process.
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I was concerned. The book version of Katniss Everdeen, is not a likeable character. There are three people that she cares about, and two of those are herself (the other is her sister). Katniss' self-centred attitude, portrayed in the form of a crippling self-loathing, is all-encompassing. Even taking into account the dystopian nature of the plot-line, Katniss has all the empathy of Saddam Hussein with a migraine.
Katniss of The Hunger Games movie is better portrayed. She is still cold, she is still strong but I found that I actually cared whether she lived or died. There are times during the book, particularly during the long periods of self-pitying internal dialogue, where I actively wanted her to die just so that she would shut up.
There are minor variations in the movie plot, and I enjoyed the politicisation of The Hunger Games, the attempt for Seneca Crane to make his mark as the Head Gamemaker, President Snow reeling him back in to avert an uprising. We are invited into the, almost literally, ivory tower of the Gamemakers' production room. They smile inanely while inserting "Muttations" into the arena, disconnected from the fact that they are killing the competitors – children, lest we forget. The movie somehow feels more "big brother", and it better reveals that President Snow is the conductor of The Hunger Games orchestra, even if a couple of scenes in a mysterious Capitol garden feel tacked on.
The "love" between Katniss and Peeta, clearly faked by Katniss in the books, comes too easily. I found myself questioning if she really had fallen for him, and I continued to do so until that conversation on the train back to district 12 and her occasionally distracted looks in-front of the cheering crowds. The strange attraction, the almost forbidden love or at least intense and sudden friendship, between Katniss and Cinna is better portrayed and all the more strange for it.
The overall feeling I came away with was that the behind the scenes political battle to somehow make this film a PG in Canada must have been bloodier than The Hunger Games themselves. (USA is PG-13, UK is 12A). Ratings in Canada have a tendency to be less conservative, but there are difficult deaths, deaths that lack justice, deaths that are psychologically difficult. Parents ought to have a good chat with their kids afterwards, and with the amount of peer pressure to watch this movie, parents are going to be busy.


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