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Romney Appears to Refine Position on Pre-existing Conditions
(WASHINGTON) -- Mitt Romney appears to have altered his position on the Obamacare ban on denying insurance to people with pre-existing conditions in an interview with the Columbus Dispatch editorial board.
"You have to deal with those people who are currently uninsured, and help them have the opportunity to have insurance," said Romney, according to the paper.
"But then once people have all had that opportunity to become insured, if someone chooses not to become insured, and waits for 10 or 20 years and then gets ill and then says, 'Now I want insurance,' you could hardly say to an insurance company, 'Oh, you must take this person now that they're sick,' or there'd literally be no reason to have insurance."
In the same interview with the Dispatch, he also argued that not having insurance does not in itself lead to deaths.
"We don't have a setting across this country where if you don't have insurance, we just say to you, 'Tough luck, you're going to die when you have your heart attack,'" Romney said. "Instead you go to the hospital, you get treated, you get care, and it's paid for, either by charity, the government or by the hospital. We don't have people that become ill, who die in their apartment because they don't have insurance."
Romney's reference to a "choice" with regard to pre-existing conditions and his inclusion of giving opportunity to people "who are currently uninsured" would seem to contradict earlier statements from Romney and his own website, which suggest no ban on pre-existing conditions should be extended for people who don't currently have insurance. A full transcript of the interview has not yet been posted by the Dispatch. The Romney campaign has not responded to a request for comment.
There were approximately 49 million non-elderly uninsured Americans in 2010, according to a Kaiser Family Foundation report that utilized U.S. Census data. More than 70 percent of those have gone without insurance for a year or more, according to the report.
Here's what it says on Mitt Romney's website about pre-existing conditions: "Prevent discrimination against individuals with pre-existing conditions who maintain continuous coverage."
That has been taken to suggest that he favors a ban on insurance companies discriminating on the basis of pre-existing conditions, but not for people who are currently uninsured. "Continuous coverage" generally means three months, so presumably a three-month gap is allowed.
Romney has backed this assessment up, most notably in an interview during the GOP primary this spring with Jay Leno, when Romney was careful to stipulate that someone would need to have had insurance. "People who have done their best to be insured are going to be covered," said Romney.
"If they are 45 years old, and they show up and say, 'I want insurance because I have heart disease,' it's like, 'Hey, guys. We can't play the game like that,'" Romney told Jay Leno during a March appearance on the Tonight Show. "You've got to get insurance when you are well, and then if you get ill, you are going to be covered."
"People who have been continuously insured, let's say someone's had a job for a while and been insured, then they get real sick and they happen to lose a job, or change jobs, they find, 'Gosh, I got a pre-existing condition. I can't get insured,' I'd say no, no, no. People with pre-existing conditions, as long as they have been insured before, they are going to be able to continue to have insurance," he said.
In the presidential debate last week, Romney said, "I do have a plan that deals with people with pre-existing conditions," but he did not elaborate.
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The Red Sox, predicted by many to win it all this year, are still without a win five games into the season. Naturally, there's a discussion board up on the Globe website today titled "Panic Time?" Is it? Last night against Cleveland, Kevin Youkilis attempted to intentionally drop a line drive to turn a double play. He didn't make the tag on Travis Buck, Jason Varitek did not get the memo, and the Sox gave up a sixth-inning run to fall behind 4-2. The WTAM announcers were thrilled to have witnessed such a catastrophe (you can find video of the play here; our MLB friends have requested that we pull our clip).
There's something touchingly familiar about Boston's early futility this season, even though we don't expect it to influence fan turnout at Fenway (there were just over 9,500 in the stands in Cleveland last night), and even though we don't expect the losing to last. Perspective is always lacking early in the baseball season: the Red Sox, along with the rest of the league, have played 3 percent of regular season games thus far.
Jon Lester's on the mound today, and they're scoreless in the third inning. The Sox take on the Yankees this weekend, so we're looking for another fahkin' oh-fowah turnaround that starts today. And if it doesn't? That'll be like, 3.7 percent of their games. Panic time.
Youkilis on botched play: 'It might have caught 'Tek off-guard' [Providence Journal]

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How to Use MobileMe on Your iPhone
MobileMe is a great service from Apple that allows you to stay organized. For $99 a year, MobileMe will keep your iPhone, iPod touch, Macs, and PCs synchronized. It is the latest iteration of what Apple used to call .Mac (pronounced dotMac).
The big allure of MobileMe is that it can "push" information such as e-mail, calendars, contacts, and bookmarks from your computer to and from your iPhone, and keep those items synchronized on your iPhone and computer(s) wirelessly and without human intervention.
To set up MobileMe, follow these steps:
Start by connecting your iPhone to your computer with the USB cable that came with your iPhone.
When you connect your iPhone to your computer, iTunes should launch automatically. If it doesn't, try launching it manually.
Select your iPhone in the iTunes source list.
You see the Set Up Your iPhone pane. If you've already set up and named your iPhone, you can skip to step 5.
If you don't see an iPhone in the source list, and you're sure it's connected to a USB port on your computer (not the keyboard, monitor, or hub), restart your computer.Select your iPhone in the source list to display the Set Up Your iPhone pane.
Name your iPhone.
This example uses the name Lisa's iPhone.
Indicate that you want iTunes to manually synchronize your iPhone and your contacts, calendars, e-mail accounts, and bookmarks.
Make sure the check box is unchecked, and click Done. The Summary pane should now appear. If it doesn't, make sure your iPhone is still selected in the source list and click the Summary tab near the top of the window.
Tell iTunes what data you want to synchronize between your iPhone and your computer.
You do this by clicking the Info tab, which is to the right of the Summary tab. The Info pane has six sections: MobileMe, Contacts, Calendars, Mail Accounts, Web Browser, and Advanced.
Access the MobileMe section in the Info tab.
If you want to have your e-mail, calendars, contacts, and bookmarks synchronized automatically and wirelessly, click the Set Up Now button.
Your Web browser launches, and instructions appear for subscribing to MobileMe if you're not already a subscriber, or for setting up each of your devices for MobileMe if you are already a subscriber.
If you're going to use MobileMe to sync your e-mail, calendars, contacts, and bookmarks, access the Mail accounts section of the Info tab.
This section applies to syncing your mail settings for MobileMe and/or other e-mail accounts.


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Mystras (Greek: Μυστράς, Μυζηθράς Mizithras or Myzithras in the chronicle of Morea) also known as Mistra, Mystra and Mistras is a fortified town on Mt. Taygetos, near ancient Sparta in Morea, within the Prefecture of Laconia in the Region of the Peloponnesus. It lies approximately eight kilometres west of the modern town of Sparti and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
History of the Site
The active history of Mystras began in 1249 when Mystras became the seat of the Latin Principality of Achaea that was established after the Latin conquest of Constantinople in 1204. In 1261, the Byzantines, Michael VIII Palaeologus, recovered the area of the principality as ransom for Prince William II Villehardouin, the ruler of the principality who had been captured. Mystras was then made the seat of the Despotate of Morea. Mystras prospered under the Byzantine rule, and William II's palace was used by the emperors.
This prosperity was reflected in the churches of the despotate, especially as noted in the frescos of the Peribleptos Church that date from 1348 to 1380. These are a rare survival of late Byzantine art. Mystras was also the last center of Byzantine scholarship to survive before the conquest of the despotate by the Ottoman Turks in 1460. The Turks held the area until the start of the Greek War of Independence in 1821, except for the years 1687 to 1715 when the Venetians occupied the Mystras. The city was abandoned in 1832.
Of the many churches that had been in use in Mystras, two are occupied.
Influential Personalities
See Main Article: Constantine XI Palaiologos (1404-1453)
Monastery of Vrontochi
The Monastery of Vrontochi comprises a group of large buildings, some ruins and an outer wall which surrounds the entire complex. At the peak of its existance it was the wealthiest monastery at Mystra and called Vrontochion. This monastery complex was founded by the cleric Pachomius of the Peloponnese as a means of his services to the Emperor.
In the course of 20 years, he founded the two large churches (The Holy Ss. Theodoroi and the Panagia Hodegetria or Aphentiko).
Monastery of Pantanassa
The Monastery of Our Lady, Panagia the Pantanassa (Queen of all) is a female convent founded in the 15th century (1428 AD) by John Phrangopoulos. It is an excellent example of various styles of church architecture blending together harmoniously and blending into a single architectural unity.
This monastery includes a catholicon of mixed architecture with exterior porticos and a bell tower. On the upper floor the wall paintings are dated from the mid fifteenth century. The paintings of the ground floor are from the eighteenth century.
Local tradition
Tradition has it that Theodora Tocco, the first wife of Constantine XI Palaeiologos, was buried in the Pantanassa. However, the historian Phratzis records that her mortal remains were buried in 1429 in the Monastery of the Life-Giving Spring (the Agia Sophia of Mystra).
The Churches
- St. Demetrios, St. Demetrios (the Metropolis) is a three aisled basilica with a narthex and bell tower. The church dates from the thirteenth century. On the upper floor of the church a cross-in-square church was added in the early fifteenth century. The interior paintings date from the late thirteenth and early fourteenth centuries.
- Evangelistria
- Agia Sophia
- Peribleptos
- St. George/St. Chr.
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World Heritage Classification, UNESCO
- Date of Inscription - 1989
- Reference No. 511
- Criteria: (ii), (iii) and (iv)
- Mystras, the 'wonder of the Morea', was built as an amphitheatre around the fortress erected in 1249 by the prince of Achaia, William of Villehardouin. Reconquered by the Byzantines, then occupied by the Turks and the Venetians, the city was abandoned in 1832, leaving only the breathtaking medieval ruins, standing in a beautiful landscape.[1]
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Unique Productivity-Focused Meaningful Use Ideal for Busy Orthopaedists
MONTVALE, NJ – September 21, 2011 – SRS, the leader in productivity-enhancing EHR technology and services for high-performance physicians, today announced that the Rothman Institute, a preeminent provider of orthopaedic care, has selected the SRS certified EHR for its 100 providers across 14 office locations throughout Pennsylvania and New Jersey.
"We implemented the SRS workflow engine in 2008 and ePrescribing earlier this year, and realized a massive boost in the productivity of our growing enterprise," says Mike West, CEO of the Rothman Institute. "As we continue to look for ways to increase our efficiency and improve patient care, the physicians and staff at Rothman Institute will be better equipped to do so through the implementation of SRS' EHR technology. SRS has been an outstanding partner of Rothman Institute and has contributed to our continued success."
Mr. West continued, saying, "Like all practices, declining reimbursement is a significant factor in our planning. The SRS EHR has allowed us to combat the declining reimbursement by improving our overall productivity, which in turn, supports a healthier bottom line."
According to Todd Albert, M.D., President of the Rothman Institute, "The SRS EHR will play an integral role in Rothman Institute's broad initiative to enhance the quality of patient care at a lower cost and without disruption to our daily workflows and routines."
"As SRS advances its data and interoperability platform, practices like Rothman Institute are leveraging the foundation they have built with our EHR technology and deriving added value," says Evan Steele, CEO of SRSsoft. "Moving forward with our certified software not only ensures the ability to demonstrate meaningful use in a productive manner, but also positions the group well to participate in future government programs."
About SRS
SRS is the leading provider of productivity-enhancing EHR technology and services for high-performance specialty physicians—with a successful adoption rate unparalleled in the industry. Offered via the Unified Desktop™, the robust EHR, SRS CareTracker PM, and SRS PACS increase speed and efficiency, free physicians' time, boost revenue, slash overhead, and enhance patient care and satisfaction. For more information on SRS, visit www.srssoft.com, e-mail firstname.lastname@example.com, fax 201.802.1301, or call 800.288.8369.
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Fernandez, Marlins beat Rockies 10-1
MIAMI (AP) Coming in from the bullpen to make his first opening day start, Jose Fernandez blew a kiss to his family in the stands. Nine innings later, he was hugging all of his teammates.
The Miami Marlins' opener became a lovefest Monday night, when Fernandez looked just as good as he did last year, and the batting order looked much improved.
Fernandez struck out nine and allowed one run in six innings, and Marlins newcomer Casey McGehee drove in four runs with two doubles to help beat the Colorado Rockies 10-1.
The sellout crowd of 37,116 was the largest for the attendance-challenged Marlins since their new ballpark opened two years ago. Will many of the fans be back to see a team that lost 100 games last year?
"I hope so, because this team is special," Fernandez said. "I see that. Not because we scored 10 runs, but because this team is going to fight."
The 21-year-old Fernandez earned the victory while becoming the youngest NL opening day starter since Dwight Gooden in 1986, according to STATS. And he picked up where he left off last season, when he went 12-6 and was voted NL Rookie of the Year.
"I didn't know how I was going to react to opening day," he said. "But it came out great."
The right-hander's strikeout total matched Josh Beckett's team record for an opener. Fernandez threw 73 strikes and only 21 balls to 23 batters.
The crowd included Fernandez's grandmother Olga, who lives in Cuba. She saw him pitch for the first time since he left that country at age 15.
Her grandson improved to 10-0 in 16 career starts at Marlins Park with an ERA of 1.21.
"She told me, `Good pitching. You've got to throw a lot more strikes, though,"' Fernandez said.
He threw plenty, given his improved run support. The Marlins, who finished last in the majors in most offensive categories last year, totaled 14 hits while scoring in double figures, something they did only four times in 2013.
Marcell Ozuna homered, doubled, singled and scored twice. Giancarlo Stanton had an RBI infield single and a run-scoring double. Adeiny Hechavarria singled three times and drove in a run.
The Rockies, who began their first season since 1996 without retired first baseman Todd Helton, could have used his pop. His replacement, Justin Morneau, went 1 for 4. Michael Cuddyer, who won the NL batting title in 2013, went 2 for 4.
Carlos Gonzalez homered for the Rockies in the sixth, but by then they trailed 6-0. Even he tipped his cap to Fernandez.
"When a guy like that is pitching, you expect that kind of game," Gonzalez said. "He's one of the best."
Jorge De La Rosa (0-1) allowed five runs in 4 1-3 innings in his first opening day start.
The ballpark sound system malfunctioned during the national anthem, and Dan Marino's ceremonial first pitch was wide of the plate. But thereafter the boisterous crowd – a rarity at Marlins Park since it opened – had plenty to cheer about.
"The fans were into it," Marlins manager Mike Redmond said. "Last year this didn't happen a whole lot, but in the ninth I actually got to look around and take a breather from the game, and that was fun. The energy was off the charts."
The hit parade was a big change from a team that totaled one run in its first three games a year ago. The victory put Miami above .500 for the first time since June 2012.
NOTES: Marlins INF Rafael Furcal, who began the season on the DL with a strained left hamstring, said he expects to play five or six games on a rehabilitation assignment. He hopes to be activated around April 14. … Rockies manager Walt Weiss had two hits and two RBIs when he started at SS in the Marlins' first game 21 years ago. … The Marlins' bid for back to back no-hitters ended with the second batter, when Cuddyer singled. Henderson Alvarez pitched a no-hitter for Miami on the final day of last season. … Miami's Nathan Eovaldi is scheduled to start against Brett Anderson on Tuesday.


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addnwstr, addwstr, mvaddnwstr, mvaddwstr, mvwaddnwstr, mvwaddwstr, waddnwstr, waddwstr - add a wide-character string to a window
cc [ flag... ] file... –I /usr/xpg4/include –L /usr/xpg4/lib \ –R /usr/xpg4/lib –lcurses [ library... ] c89 [ flag... ] file... –lcurses [ library ... ] #include <curses.h> int addnwstr(const wchar_t *wstr, int n);
int addwstr(const wchar_t *wstr);
int mvaddnwstr(int y, int x, const wchar_t *wstr, int n);
int mvaddwstr(int y, int x, const wchar_t *wstr);
int mvwaddnwstr(WINDOW*win, int y, int x, const wchar_t *wstr, int n);
int mvwaddwstr(WINDOW*win, int y, int x, const wchar_t *wstr);
int waddnwstr(WINDOW*win, const wchar_t *wstr, int n);
int waddwstr(WINDOW*win, const wchar_t *wstr);
The addwstr() function writes a null-terminated wide-character string to the stdscr window at the current cursor position. The waddwstr() function performs an identical action, but writes the string to the window specified by win. The mvaddwstr () and mvwaddwstr() functions write the string to the position indicated by the x (column) and y (row) parameters (the former to the stdscr window; the latter to window win).
The addnwstr(), waddnwstr(), mvaddnwstr(), and mvwaddnwstr() functions write at most n characters to the window. If n is less than 0, the entire string is written. The former two functions place the characters at the current cursor position; the latter two commands use the position specified by the x and y parameters.
All of these functions advance the cursor after writing the string.
These functions are functionally equivalent to building a cchar_t from the wchar_t and the window rendition (or background character and rendition) and calling the wadd_wch(3XCURSES) function once for each wchar_t in the string. Refer to the curses(3XCURSES) man page for a complete description of special character handling and of the interaction between the window rendition (or background character and rendition) and the character written.
Note that these functions differ from the add_wchnstr(3XCURSES) set of functions in that the latter copy the string as is (without combining each character with the foreground and background attributes of the window).
Is a pointer to the wide-character string that is to be written to the window.
Is the maximum number of characters to be copied from wstr. If n is less than 0, the entire string is written or as much of it as fits on the line.
Is the y (row) coordinate of the starting position of wstr in the window.
Is the x (column) coordinate of the starting position of wstr in the window.
Is a pointer to the window in which the string is to be written.
On success, these functions return OK. Otherwise, they return ERR.
See attributes(7) for descriptions of the following attributes:
add_wch(3XCURSES), add_wchnstr(3XCURSES), curses(3XCURSES), libcurses(3XCURSES), attributes(7), standards(7)


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Technology Innovation: Disrupt—or Be Disrupted
An explosion of new technologies is creating new winners and losers in nearly every industry. You only have to look at the changing fortunes of Apple and Hewlett-Packard in the personal computer/tablet arena over the last decade to see how innovation can propel one company into superstar status, while another becomes irrelevant in the same market space.
So how can companies gain and hold an edge in technology innovation? In an engagement with a major global manufacturer, Cisco IBSG identified three key factors in the product innovation process that companies must clearly understand and be able to orchestrate:
- Technology Strategy: Develop a technology strategy based on internal and external scans of rapidly emerging capabilities. These should include an assessment of each technology's ability to disrupt, its stage of incubation, differentiating factors, competitive alternatives, and identification of platform choices. Developing a business and technology architecture for how the technology fits into your company's platform portfolio is a critical step in this analysis.
- Ecosystem Management: Arrange and manage ecosystem partners by assessing the need for technologies to perform certain functions that extend beyond your own internal capabilities, such as the ability to connect to a broader environment. You will need to understand existing and future profit pools to validate partner choices. For example, providing "smart services," such as analytics, can extend a product's useful life and be the source of long-term profitability, for both you and the ecosystem partners that deliver them.
- Market Interactions: Prepare and execute detailed plans for managing market interactions, from initial introduction through full-scale market management. This includes an ongoing analysis of customer reactions, portfolio management, media communications, and potential competitors.
To become a market leader, a company needs not only to identify and track key disruptive technologies—it must also harness those new technologies in its solution platforms. In this case, "platforms" refer to solutions, services, and technologies that enable a new market offering. Don't just develop strategies for each technology—understand the potential for disruption within your company's key platforms.
Your innovation strategy will need to be repositioned or pivoted as technology changes or market reactions take shape. It is not enough to set up a strategic framework, and then revert to business as usual. Scanning for new technologies, orchestrating ecosystem partners, and managing market-facing processes must be ongoing processes. How well you deliver on this model will help determine whether your company will be a disruptor in your market space—or one of the disrupted.
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A favorite of guitar players, Flame Maple provides a stark "flame" contrast between the darker and lighter grains creating a sort of "zebra" effect in the wood. Accented with Transparent finishes, it's tough to make a prettier guitar. Like Quilt Maple, Flame Maple is added as much for its tonal properties as its vibrant appearance.
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Often considered the world's finest tuning machines, the Grover tuners are a triumph in engineering and style. The housing provides a maximum bearing for worm gear and string post and designed to eliminate backlash and slippage. Countersunk tension tension screw permits players to regulate turning tension to any degree. Gear box has a special lubricant for lifetime, trouble-free service.
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Diamond's Contoured Set Neck method is arguably the most popular neck joint style amongst high-end electric guitars. The set neck is carefully cut to match its mounting point on the guitar body and the two sections are joined to maximize strength and minimize neck wiggle. Most notable is the amazing feel of the neck joint when you need it most - near the highest frets. Our contour feels fast, comfortable and as if the neck joint isn't even there.


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Another day, another something to embarrass Arkansas football coach John L. Smith. The Razorbacks have lost three in a row, Smith is broke, and here he is giving a rah-rah speech to the Little Rock Touchdown Club earlier today, only to mistake what state he's even talking about. (Hint: Alabama's the state with the school that defeated Arkansas 52-0 the week before last.)
The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette says Smith was alerted to his malapropism soon after the video above cuts off, and that he tried to joke it off by saying, "Oh? I did? Where would that come from? I've never even heard of Alabama." There was laughter.
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Once you've installed Eclipse, take advantage of all the features to enhance the IDE (integrated development environment) and create effective Java applications. Check out all the stuff you can do:
Create a project: Choose File→New→Project. In the New Project dialog, select Java Project and click Next. In the New Java Project Wizard, fill in the Project Name field and click Finish.
Create a package: Right-click a project in the Package Explorer's tree. In the resulting context menu, choose New→Package. In the New Java Package dialog, fill in the Name field (with a name like com.allmycode.mypackage) and click Finish.
Create a Java class: Right-click a package in the Package Explorer's tree. In the resulting context menu, choose New→Class. In the New Java Class Wizard, fill in the Name field. Then click Finish.
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Quickly correct a compiler error: Right-click the red error marker in the editor's marker bar (to the left of the code). In the resulting context menu, choose Quick Fix. A list of possible fixes appears. Select an item in the list to find out how that item's fix modified your code. When you find an item that you like, double-click the item or simply press Enter.
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Edwards smartly blends sixty years worth of Godzilla movies into a cautionary tale warning of modern humankind's arrogance, presenting the King of Monsters as both horror and hero.
In Godzilla, Joe Brody (Bryan Cranston), a chief engineer working at the Janjira nuclear plant, discovers a mysterious seismic activity pattern that, if ignored, could threaten the stability of his facility (as well as the lives of nearby residents). Yet, before Joe can plead to his superiors for caution, a mysterious force causes a meltdown within the plant - leaving Joe, his family, along with the rest of the area, devastated.
Fifteen years later, Joe is still searching for answers, obsessed with uncovering the real reason behind Janjira's nuclear meltdown. When the eccentric conspiracy theorist is arrested inside a quarantine zone, Joe's son Ford (Aaron Taylor-Johnson), a Navy EOD technician, must travel to Japan in an effort to bring his father back to the states - and put an end to Joe's increasingly dangerous search for answers. Yet, just after Ford arrives in Japan, it becomes clear that Joe was right all along - and that the world is about to pay the price for not listening to his warnings.
When his critically-acclaimed film Monsters became an indie sci-fi favorite, director Gareth Edwards was challenged with rebooting the iconic King of the Monsters for Legendary Pictures. Despite abysmal ratings for Roland Emmerich's 1998 Godzilla, the film's $370 million (unadjusted) in ticket sales made it clear the giant lizard still had pull at the global box office. Thankfully, Edwards learned from Hollywood's past mistakes and the new Godzilla offers a fresh and tantalizing moviegoing experience for longtime fans of "Monster Zero-One," as well as casual viewers looking for summer spectacle.
In spite of tongue-in-cheek Godzilla vs. [Insert Monster X] movies over the last half-century, the original Toho Gojira (1954) wasn't created to birth a cinematic icon - the monster was used as a horrifying metaphor for the atomic bomb. To that end, Edwards smartly blends sixty years worth of Godzilla movies into a cautionary tale warning of modern humankind's arrogance, presenting the King of Monsters as both horror and hero. Some may complain that there isn't quite enough Godzilla in Godzilla, but Edwards' restraint is actually a credit to the success of the film - especially in an era where audiences can become desensitized to CGI characters and onscreen destruction. The director walks a fine line between showing off the redesigned reptile while harnessing the creature's larger-than-life persona. Godzilla makes a big impression, dealing genuinely crowd-pleasing moments without overstaying his welcome, and leaving audiences to relish in every shot of the monster.
Instead of relying on massive CGI fights to sell the film, Edwards makes smart use of interesting human stories - which lead viewers through increasingly revealing looks at Godzilla and other threats. Edwards' movie isn't just about Godzilla or military might, it's a captivating tale of people (at all levels) as we encounter natural forces outside of our control. Regardless of its scope, the movie is surprisingly intimate - with beautiful cinematography that grounds Godzilla in a rich and lived-in world. Edwards keeps his focus tight on a small group of human characters - allowing them to develop within the context of the greater crisis (but without stealing the spotlight from their titular star). As a result, the computer generated antihero is rarely disconnected from the perils of people on the ground - with seamless shots that transition back and forth between selfless human heroics and eye-popping monster mayhem.
Cranston sets the tone early as charming but compulsive Joe Brody - a man that, even before disaster strikes, is aloof and obsessive. Despite an award-winning turn as Walter White in Breaking Bad, Cranston has been relegated to thin caricature in most of his film roles - one-note villains or tough-as-nails military men. Fortunately, Cranston is given a lot more to work with in Godzilla and the actor supplies an emotional and empathetic performance which ensures that both pillars of the narrative (sci-fi fantasy and human drama) are taken seriously.
Paired with Cranston, Taylor-Johnson is a serviceable leading-man for the story as Ford - a relatable hero trying to get back to his wife, Elle (Elizabeth Olsen), and son Sam (Carson Bolde). At times it's clear that Ford is a fictional fabrication - a character designed for every occasion in all the right places at the right times - but thanks to a likable turn from Taylor-Johnson, it's easy to suspend disbelief and follow along.
While Olsen furnishes one of the stronger performances in the film, the talented actress is given very little screen time. Instead of developing Elle as a character, Edwards sidelines Olsen to fleshing-out the men and monsters around her - adding another layer to Ford as well as providing on-the-ground emotional drama once Godzilla hits the mainland. Similarly, Ken Watanabe's Dr. Ichiro Serizawa is tasked with delivering exposition in nearly every single scene - providing backstory, scientific revelations, and giant monster insights whenever a character (and the audience) needs clarification. That said, Serizawa is still an impactful addition, similar to Dr. Kyohei Yamane (Takashi Shimura) in the original Godzilla, a scientist reeling from the collision of scientific discovery and its consequences. Serizawa helps viewers navigate conflicting feelings about Godzilla - making it acceptable (at least this time) to root for the King of Monsters, even when he's destroying entire cities in the process.
Godzilla is also playing in 3D and 3D IMAX theaters and the film takes full advantage of both premium formats. The film may not have been shot in 3D but the post-conversion contributes in immersion and enhanced visual spectacle. IMAX 3D is also a worthy investment, even for frugal filmgoers, since the extra screen size and audio fidelity enhance Godzilla's massive size and heart-pounding roar. The 3D isn't essential (especially in certain parts of the film) but viewers who are willing to invest in a premium ticket will get their money's worth from the IMAX experience.
Moviegoers expecting two hours of CGI monster beat downs may be underwhelmed by the amount of Godzilla in Edwards' reboot. However, the director has actually delivered a much more ambitious and memorable experience, blending a crowd-pleasing return for the titular star, poignant human drama, thought-provoking cautionary themes, as well as fun Toho series nods (like monster battles on TV) - all with entertaining blockbuster spectacle and a third act brawl that sets a new bar for the beloved King of the Monsters.
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Tinkering, experimenting and bending the rules to make hardware and software do what we want.
Hacks are clever. They break the rules. They force the available material into doing what you need or want. Some hacks are illegal, and some just make you proud and embarrassed that it worked. Sometimes a hack is the only way. Show the world how you make your hardware and software obey your every whim. Example topics from the past include "Building an embedded Linux system monitoring device" and "Your Shell History In The Cloud."
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* 5 Easy Pieces: "Rabid Prototyping" With "Physical Computing" and Other Dirty Tricks.
Magic Windows, Football Field Style Bicycle Race Clocks, Talking Coffee Cups, Space Invaders Style Video Games, and A War On Christmas Lights.
|Donald Davis
* Cloud Scaling: High Performance Even in Virtualized Environments.
Virtual hosting providers are particularly enticing for startups and new opensource projects, but they come with large and sometimes unexpected drawbacks. Learn what to expect and how to mitigate the worst performance issues you'll face deploying your services in the cloud.
|Gavin McQuillan
* Control Emacs with Your Beard: the All-Singing All-Dancing Intro to Hacking the Kinect
See! The Amazing Future of Human-Computer Interaction! Behold! The Awesome Power of Open-Source Libraries and Cheap Video-Game Accessories! Fake Beards!
|Devin Chalmers, Greg Borenstein
* Drizzle, Virtualizing and Scaling MySQL for the Future
Ever wondered what would happen if you could rethink a decade worth of design changes? Drizzle is a redesign of the MySQL server targeted at web development and optimized for Cloud applications.
|Brian Aker
* Growing Food with Open Source
Open source folks are naturally lazy. Anything mundane task they can automate, they will. So what does an open source developer do when faced with planning, planting, and tediously watering a garden? Automate!
|Sarah Sharp
* Hardware/Software Integration with Txtzyme
Hardware running Txtzyme will play well with the shell and other interactive environments. We'll explain the Txtzyme language and show hardware integration examples using bash, perl, ruby, java and javascript.
|Ward Cunningham
* IRL: How Do Geeks Undermine Their Presentations and Conversations with Body Language
Many geeks are uncomfortable interacting IRL with clients or audiences but you don't have to be. There are some simple physical tricks to keeping an audience (of 1 or 1k) engaged and not undermining your skills and yourself.
|Sarah Novotny
* Location-Based Hacks - How to Automate Your Life with SMS and GPS
Have you ever wanted to automatically turn on your lights when you get home, or turn them back off when you leave? What about controlling your lights by SMS or IRC? This presentation will teach you how to automate your life with location-based hacks and SMS.
|Amber Case, Aaron Parecki
* Snooze, the Totally RESTful Language
As you can see we get a "403 Forbidden" in response to our "POST /integer/5/increment"...can anyone tell me why? It worked when we did "PUT /variable/x/let/integer/5" followed by "POST /variable/x/increment", so why can't we do it directly?
|Markus Roberts
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* Communicating with Perl and Arduino
Intro to working with an Arduino and your programs. The Internet of Things is here but we can spread it further.
|2011-01-19 19:52:08 +0000
|Robert Blackwell
* JVM goes to BigData
JVM goes to BigData - The Open Source Edition! Concurrency is the currency of scale on multi-core. We take an in depth look & provide hacks to workaround jvm issues in scaling for Big Data & NoSQL stacks!
|2011-03-17 02:54:41 +0000
|Sri Satish Ambati
* Measuring network characteristics using JavaScript
|2011-03-15 07:06:26 +0000
|Philip Tellis
* NoNoSQL: Structured lightweight data models for the Web with RDF
Publish your data to the Web using the W3C Resource Description Framework (RDF). Yeah, *that* W3C.
|2011-03-30 23:01:42 +0000
|Brian Panulla
* Personal Publishing: Curating a Fire hydrant down to a trickle
For years now I have consumed a large amount of feeds in Google Reader. I have also been creating my own content. I have had to build a number of tools to publish the way I want. In my talk I can talk about my system, and how others can build something like it.
|2011-01-20 06:35:43 +0000
|Alex Kessinger
* Scalling, and Deploying Memcached with Libmemcached
Ever wanted to get a bit more out of Memcached? Wondering how to set it up for redundancy or load check your server? This talk will go over all of the latest features to libmemcached including new SSL and configuration data.
|2011-04-01 05:50:44 +0000
|Brian Aker
* Transit data hacking with the mobile web
The initial implementation of Nextbus used a jQTouch-based web client talking to the Translink API via a server-side proxy written in PHP. I eventually added basic stop search history support using localStorage, and recently have re-factored the app significantly: * a less webkit-centric interface * completely new workflow based around Geolocation instead of stop number lookup
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2004: road safety
In 2004, for the first time in the WHO history, World Health Day was focused on the theme of road safety. Although road traffic collisions kill more than 1.2 million people a year around the world, they are largely neglected as a health issue, perhaps because they are still viewed by many as events which are beyond our control. Yet the risks are known: speeding, alcohol, non-use of helmets, seat belts and other restraints, poor road design, poor enforcement of road safety regulations, unsafe vehicle design, and poor emergency health services.
World Health Day 2004 tried to advocate a "systems approach" to road safety, which takes into consideration the key aspects of the system: the road user, the vehicle and the infrastructure.


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Throughout the entire season of American Idol this year, the debate went whether or not the one of the best contestants, Adam Lambert was gay. Because it seemed so obvious to me that he was in fact gay, I thought the entire thing was something contrived by him and 'his people' to make him a household name […]
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Definition: Crude birth rate indicates the number of live births occurring during the year, per 1,000 population estimated at midyear. Subtracting the crude death rate from the crude birth rate provides the rate of natural increase, which is equal to the rate of population change in the absence of migration.


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Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: August 1, 1941
Weapon Used: Officer's handgun
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Patrolman Royall was shot and killed with his own service weapon after he and his partner, Patrolman Paul Blackburn, responded to a disturbance call at Third Street and Church Street in front of the Lincoln Theater. The suspect was able to gain control of Patrolman Royall's weapon and fired it five times. The 4th shot struck Patrolman Royall in the head, killing him instantly. Before Blackburn gained control of the suspect, the suspect cut him severely on the neck with a knife. The suspect was taken into custody by Patrolman Blackburn and other officers. Blackburn recovered from his injury.
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Nine Rails Arts Podcast Ep. 10 - The Corner
In honor of Episode 10 of the Nine Rails Arts Podcast, our house band The Proper Way gifted us with a new opening ditty, which revealed an uncensored glimpse into 9R host Todd Oberndorfer's childhood.
This episode features a conversation with Lorie Buckley, Derek Williamson, Regina Esparza, and Joel Kitamura; representatives from Ogden City Arts, Culture & Events' new Information Kiosk/Café, The Corner.
Located on the corner of Historic 25th and Washington Blvd, The Corner is a small information hub for Arts, Events, Activities and Attractions in the Ogden/Weber area. Ambassadors of The Corner provide information to locals and visitors about area attractions, events, and venues.
The Banyan Collective's Nine Rails Arts Podcast explores what it means to be an Adventurous Creative in 2018. Through a partnership with Arts non-profit, Ogden First, we are also sharing the stories of Ogden's new Nine Rails Creative District, including those of the district's epicenter and future home to artisans, designers & creatives, the Monarch building.
In Episode 19 of the Nine Rails Arts Podcast, Moscow Ballet Audition Director and Soloist, Mariia Yevdokymova, and Onstage Ogden's Andrew Barrett Watson, join us in our new Monarch recording studio to talk about the upcoming Great Russian Nutcracker.
n Episode 18 of the Nine Rails Arts Podcast, Weber Arts Council's Diane Stern and Kathryn MacKay, along with Dramaturg, Cole Stern, and Playwright, Daniel Rattner, sit down with us at The Argo House to talk about their inaugural Wasatch Playwright's Residency program.
Join us for an uncensored session of back-and-forth questions, confessions and music in The Proper Way's Old Post Office studio.
Episode 16 of the Nine Rails Arts Podcast takes us to Mount Ogden for Utah Symphony's Patriotic Celebration at Snowbasin Resort. Broadway superstar, Hugh Panaro, and Guest Conductor, Michael Krajewski, and more!
This episode includes an interview with Reba Nissen & Michelle Tanner of the 12th Annual Ogden Music Festival. We also an include an update from Visit Ogden's Sara Toliver on this weekend's Spike 150 event - including information on how to volunteer, and how to best participate in all the events.
This episode includes an interview with Russ Adams of Ogden UnCon, Ogden's untamed and unconventional pop culture convention on June 7-9.
In this episode we have ***BREAKING NEWS*** from Mikaela Shafer, Founder & Purveyor of the independent and well-established media arts community resource that is Indie Ogden.
This episode includes an interview with Thaine Fischer, Managing Member of Fischer Reagan Enterprises and Hard Hat Tour Guide of the Monarch Building in the center of the Nine Rails Arts District in Ogden, Utah
With the connection of the Union Pacific and the Central Pacific, along with other rail lines that went north and south of Ogden in the following years, Ogden was designated in 1874 as the junction location of the two railroad companies, earning it the nickname "Junction City."
This Extract from Episode 3 features Sara Meess, a Project Coordinator with Ogden's Business Development Department, who provides a behind the scenes history of how a Creative District is born.
In honor of Episode 10 of the Nine Rails Arts Podcast, our house band The Proper Way gifted us with a new opening ditty, which revealed an uncensored glimpse into 9R host Todd Oberndorfer's childhood. This episode features a conversation with Lorie Buckley, Derek Williamson, Regina Esparza, and Joel Kitamura; representatives from Ogden City Arts, Culture & Events' new Information Kiosk/Café, The Corner.
Episode 9 of the Nine Rails Arts Podcast takes us to Salt Lake City for Utah Arts Alliance's second annual Illuminate Light Art & Technology Festival.
Utah Symphony Guest Conductor, Randall Craig Fleischer, in our Van Sessions #TanVan mobile studio, at Snowbasin Resort for Ogden Symphony Ballet Association's Frank Sinatra and Ella Fitzgerald concert under the stars.
Episode 8 of the Nine Rails Arts Podcast features an interview with Collin Noortmann Chandler, Mark Seawell and Chris Miller, the artists behind Eccles Community Art Center's November exhibition, "Relative Truth."
Our first bilingual podcast! We spoke with Maria Salgado with WSU Ballet Folklorico and Leon Araujo, owner of local cafe Coffee Links to chat about the upcoming Mexican Holiday, Dia De Los Muertos, along with Irimelva Reyes, director of Tutulli Ballet Folklorico.
Interview with Ogden City Arts Coordinator, Lorie Buckley. Why a community should focus on the arts, Mayor's Awards in the Arts, First Friday Art Stroll, Ogden Twilight, and the new Nine Rails Arts District.
This episode includes an interview with James Argo of Industrial Art & Design and Jake McIntire of Union Creative Agency. We also spoke with Philadelphia-based BalletX Associate Artistic Director, Tara Keating, along with Dancer, Richard Villaverde.
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In Episode 3, we we chat with Ogden City Business Development Project Coordinator, Sara Meess for a behind-the-scenes look into the making of a Creative District. We also party on the porch with The Proper Way!
Episode 2 features Good Company Theatre founder, Alicia Washington, along with the cast of Green Day's American Idiot. We talk to Utah Symphony Guest Conductor, Randall Fleischer and with Ogden Symphony Ballet Association Executive Director Mellisa Klein. We then join Thaine Fischer, Managing Partner of the Monarch, for a hardhat tour.
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Anthony Ogogo has laid out the blueprint for his professional career in the middleweight division which includes gaining a knighthood.
A bronze medalist at London 2012, Ogogo became the first of Great Britain's boxing team to turn professional when he signed up to Golden Boy Promotions in December.
Since then Team GB boxing captain Thomas Stalker has also joined the professional ranks with Matchroom.
The 24-year-old Ogogo, who is expected to make his debut in April or May, has revealed that it was Golden Boy CEO Richard Schaefer who convinced him to sign up.
Ogogo describes how Schaefer did not flinch when he outlined his intended career path to him, whereas other potential promoters had baulked.
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Sebelius on the hot seat again over health care website
After a longtime family friend repeated his call for her resignation during a Senate hearing on Wednesday, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius warned of "very low" numbers when enrollment figures for the troubled HealthCare.gov website are released next week
"Until the site is fully improved and we really kind of open up the doors wide to a lot of people, we're going to have, I think, a struggle getting significant numbers to sign up," she testified at a hearing of the Senate Finance Committee.
The news was hardly a shock, considering the vast problems with the HealthCare.gov website. But weak early signup figures will make it harder to achieve the administration's goal of enrolling 7 million people in coverage by March 31, 2014.
The scant numbers also will provide fresh ammunition for congressional Republicans determined to have the Affordable Care Act repealed or its main provisions rolled back. On Tuesday, Medicare Administrator Marilyn Tavenner told another Senate committee that HHS expected 800,000 people to get coverage nationwide by the end of November on the state-run marketplaces and HealthCare.gov, the portal for the federal marketplace that serves 36 states.
Sebelius said she expected "more robust numbers" in November and December, but she didn't provide estimates.
Wednesday's hearing again featured complaints from Republican and Democratic senators about the rosy picture that Sebelius, her staff and private contractors painted during earlier testimony about their work leading up to the botched website launch.
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Ranking minority member Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, was blunt: "No more caveats. No more excuses. No more spin. Just give us the truth."
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Roberts, who voted to confirm Sebelius in 2009, served as an aide to her father-in-law, Keith Sebelius, a former Republican congressman from Kansas. They have been friends for years. But Roberts was the first member of Congress to call for her job after the HealthCare.gov website began having problems on its Oct. 1 signup launch.
In a five-minute statement Wednesday, Roberts accused Sebelius of failing to delay the flawed website's debut for political reasons.
"I believe you were given advice, counsel and warning from experts inside your agency and out, that the health care exchanges were not going to be ready," he said, as Sebelius looked directly at him as he read his critique. "Furthermore, I believe, to protect the (Obama) administration, you chose to ignore these warnings."
He later used Sebelius' own words against her.
"You have said America should hold you accountable, which is why today, madame secretary, I repeat my request for you to resign," Roberts said.
Sebelius remained impassive.
After the health secretary refused to comment on the veracity of Obama's disputed claims that the Affordable Care Act allows people to keep their current insurance if they want to, Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, angrily said, "It's impossible to do something in this administration that gets you fired. It's impossible. You can lie to the American people. You can consistently misrepresent the facts, but it's impossible to get fired."
Calling the site's problems a "miserably frustrating experience," Sebelius took full blame for the problems, as she did last week in a similar hearing before the House Energy and Commerce Committee.
"It's unacceptable," Sebelius said of the problems. "I am focused on fixing it. And I am accountable."
But she said delaying implementation is not the answer, as suggested by congressional critics and even Baucus.
"For millions of Americans, 'delay' is not an option," she said. "People's lives depend on this. Too many hardworking people have been waiting too long for the ability to obtain affordable health insurance."
Sen. Bill Nelson, D-Fla., told Sebelius to be sure to hold the website contractors accountable for the problems.
"I want you to burn their fingers and make them pay for not being responsible and producing a product that all of us could be proud (of)," Nelson said.
Baucus was the first lawmaker to call the rollout a "train wreck," but he said his statement has been "twisted and used to malign" the health law, which he supports. Still, he wondered, "Why not shut (the website) down and do it right?"
"We've been advised that that actually doesn't help, that it's better" to repair the site piecemeal when the system is up and working, Sebelius testified.
Under questioning from Cornyn, Sebelius said that it was possible that convicted felons could serve as "navigators" – trained personnel who help guide consumers through the signup process – and gain access to their personal financial information. Sebelius said the organizations that employ navigators take responsibility for their background screening, and that states could require criminal background checks if they chose to.
She said federal navigator guidelines mirror requirements for licensed insurance agents, but she'd be willing to look at requiring criminal background checks for people working as navigators.
At the White House, President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden met behind closed doors for two hours Wednesday with Senate Democrats facing re-election next year to reassure them about the troubled website. White House spokesman Jay Carney said the administration would ramp up outreach to consumers facing policy changes and cancellations and work to protect the privacy and security of consumers enrolling online.
The attendees included Sens. Mark Begich of Alaska, Cory Booker of New Jersey, Chris Coons of Delaware, Dick Durbin of Illinois, Al Franken of Minnesota, Kay Hagan of North Carolina, Mary Landrieu of Louisiana, Jeff Merkley of Oregon, Mark Pryor of Arkansas, Jack Reed of Rhode Island, Jeanne Shaheen of New Hampshire, Brian Schatz of Hawaii, Mark Udall of Colorado, Tom Udall of New Mexico, Mark Warner of Virginia and Michael Bennet of Colorado.


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The decision of State v. McAdam, 277 Kan. 136, 83 P.3d 161 (2004), will not be retroactively applied in a collateral attack of an unappealed sentence.
Appeal from Lyon District Court; WILLIAM "LEE" FOWLER, judge. Opinion filed January 14, 2005. Affirmed.
Shawn E. Minihan, assistant appellate defender, for appellant.
Vernon E. Buck, first assistant county attorney, Marc Goodman, county attorney, and Phill Kline, attorney general, for appellee.
Before RULON, C.J., GREENE and HILL, JJ.
RULON, C.J.: Movant Timothy Collins appeals the district court's summary denial of his K.S.A. 2003 Supp. 60-1507 motion. He contends the district court erred in refusing to grant his request to be resentenced under State v. McAdam, 277 Kan. 136, 83 P.3d 161 (2004). We disagree and affirm.
In January 2002, the movant was charged with the manufacture of methamphetamine, in violation of K.S.A. 65-4159(a), severity level 1; conspiracy to manufacture methamphetamine, in violation of K.S.A. 65-4159(a) and K.S.A. 21-3302, severity level 1; possession of pseudoephedrine with the intent to manufacture methamphetamine, in violation of K.S.A. 2001 Supp. 65-7006(a), severity level 1; possession of methamphetamine with the intent to sell, deliver, or distribute, in violation of K.S.A. 65-4161(a), severity level 3; possession of drug paraphernalia, in violation of K.S.A. 2001 Supp. 65-4152(a)(3), severity level 4; possession of methamphetamine, in violation of K.S.A. 65-4160, severity level 4; and possession of drug paraphernalia, in violation of K.S.A. 2001 Supp. 65-4152(a)(2), a class A misdemeanor.
According to plea negotiations, the movant agreed to enter a guilty plea to the charge of manufacture of methamphetamine, a severity level 1 offense, in exchange for the dismissal of all the remaining charges. The plea agreement further provided:
"The State will not oppose a downward durational departure to a level II drug charge plus 24 months based on the defendant's criminal history and will not oppose the sentence to run concurrently with identical charges in Coffey County court case number 02 CR 3."
The sentencing court accepted the plea agreement on the record and on May 23, 2002, imposed a 102-month prison sentence for the conviction for manufacture of methamphetamine, ordering the sentence to be served concurrently with the sentence imposed in Coffey County.
On June 24, 2003, the movant filed a K.S.A. 60-1507 motion arguing the imposition of a severity level 1 drug felony for the commission of manufacture of methamphetamine was improper and that he should have been sentenced under K.S.A. 65-4161(a) to a severity level 3 drug felony. The district court denied the motion, relying upon this court's opinion in State v. McAdam, 31 Kan. App. 2d 436, 66 P.3d 252 (2003), aff'd in part, rev'd in part 277 Kan. 136, 83 P.3d 161 (2004). On February 18, 2004, the movant filed another motion, citing our Supreme Court's opinion in McAdam. The district court treated this second motion as a motion for reconsideration and denied the motion.
On appeal, the movant argues the district court erred in denying his K.S.A. 60-1507 motion, claiming he is entitled to have the severity level of his crime of conviction reduced from a level 1 drug felony to a level 3 with an appropriate reduction in sentence following McAdam and State v. Barnes, 278 Kan. 121, 123-24, 92 P.3d 578 (2004). We disagree.
In McAdam, our Supreme Court held that conspiracy to manufacture methamphetamine under K.S.A. 65-4159(a) had identical elements to K.S.A. 65-4161(a), a severity level 3 offense, which deals with illegally compounding substances. The McAdam court held that the defendant in that case could only be sentenced to the less severe penalty under the two statutes, i.e., for a level 3 offense.
McAdam was a direct appeal from a conviction at jury trial. Here, the movant entered a plea of guilty, did not file a direct appeal from the sentence imposed, and his sentence became final 10 days after sentencing under K.S.A. 22-3608(c).
The facts here are analogous to those presented in Wilson v. State, 31 Kan. App. 2d 728, 71 P.3d 1180, rev. denied 276 Kan. 974 (2003), where the defendant sought to have his sentence reduced from a level 1 drug felony for possession of ephedrine/pseudoephedrine to a level 4 drug felony for possession of drug paraphernalia citing State v. Frazier, 30 Kan. App. 2d 398, 42 P.3d 188, rev. denied 274 Kan. 1115 (2002).
In Frazier, this court concluded that possession of ephedrine or pseudoephedrine under K.S.A. 65-7006(a) and possession of drug paraphernalia, as proscribed by K.S.A. 65-4152(a)(3), are identical offenses despite their variations in terminology:
"Both offenses prohibit the possession of ephedrine or pseudoephedrine for use in the manufacture of a controlled substance. Ephedrine or pseudoephedrine fall within the definition of drug paraphernalia because they are materials used to manufacture a controlled substance. See K.S.A. 65-4150(c).
" . . . Although the statutes use different language, they require the same requisite criminal intent and, as such, the elements are identical. As a result, we find that possession of ephedrine or pseudoephedrine and possession of drug paraphernalia are identical offenses." 30 Kan. App. 2d at 405.
This court held that the level 1 sentence imposed was illegal and vacated Frazier's sentence and remanded the case with directions to impose a sentence consistent with the penalties for a drug severity level 4 felony. 30 Kan. App. 2d at 406.
In Wilson, the defendant, who entered a plea of guilty to possession of ephedrine/pseudoephedrine under K.S.A. 65-7006(a), filed a K.S.A. 60-1507 motion arguing his sentence was illegal following Frazier. This court disagreed and held that where a defendant pleads no contest to take advantage of a favorable plea agreement and does not file a direct appeal, he or she cannot collaterally challenge the sentence imposed. 31 Kan. App. 2d 788, Syl. ¶.
The movant suggests that Wilson was wrongly decided. Again, we disagree.
Here, the facts are substantially the same procedurally as those in Wilson. First, the movant entered into a plea agreement which resulted in the State agreeing to dismiss several charges and to recommend a downward durational departure. The sentencing court accepted the plea and imposed the sentence recommended in the plea agreement. No direct appeal was taken. Instead, 13 months later, the movant filed a 60-1507 motion. Because our Supreme Court in Barnes determined the sentence was not illegal, the question remains whether the movant has any right to a reduced sentence.
The law is well settled that state courts are under no constitutional duty to apply their criminal decisions retroactively. See Wilson, 31 Kan. App. 2d at 733. Here, the movant's sentence was final before McAdam was decided on January 30, 2004. Likewise, there is no claim that a new constitutional rule of criminal procedure is at issue, nor can the movant argue the McAdam decision stands for the proposition that he could not be convicted of the crime as set out in the plea agreement. See State v. Barnes, 278 Kan. at 123. We note that there is no right to a lesser sentence when two crimes have the same elements under the United States Constitution. United States v. Batchelder, 442 U.S. 114, 125, 60 L. Ed. 2d 755, 99 S. Ct. 2198 (1979) ("[T]here is no appreciable difference between the discretion a prosecutor exercises when deciding whether to charge under one of two statutes with different elements and the discretion he exercises when choosing one of two statutes with identical elements. In the former situation, once he determines that the proof will support conviction under either statute, his decision is indistinguishable from the one he faces in the latter context. The prosecutor may be influenced by the penalties available upon conviction, but this fact, standing alone, does not give rise to a violation of the Equal Protection or Due Process Clause.")
We conclude the Kansas Constitution provides no right to a lesser sentence because a defendant's rights under our Constitution have generally been held to be no greater than the rights provided by the United States Constitution. See State v. Morris, 255 Kan. 964, Syl. ¶ 3, 880 P.2d 1244 (1994) (Provisions of section 10 of the Kansas Constitution Bill of Rights grant no greater protection against self-incrimination than does the Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution.); State v. Schultz, 252 Kan. 819, 824, 850 P.2d 818 (1993) (The scope of section 15 of the Bill of Rights to the Kansas Constitution and of the Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution is usually identical.); In re Habeas Corpus Petition of Lucas, 246 Kan. 486, 489, 789 P.2d 1157 (1990) (Section 10 of the Bill of Rights of the Kansas Constitution entitles a defendant to the same protection against double jeopardy afforded under the United States Constitution.); and State ex rel. Tomasic v. City of Kansas City, 237 Kan. 572, 583, 701 P.2d 1314 (1985) (Section 1 of the Kansas Constitution Bill of Rights is given much the same effect as the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.).
The movant's only right to relief would arise from our Supreme Court's decisions in State v. Clements, 241 Kan. 77, 734 P.2d 1096 (1987), State v. Nunn, 244 Kan. 207, 768 P.2d 268 (1989), and most recently, State v. Barnes. However, Clements, Nunn, and Barnes were all direct appeals and not collateral attacks as is the case before us.
Of interest is the analysis in Barnes, which noted the differences between the claim made in Barnes and the claim presented in Wilson. The Barnes court noted that Wilson was a collateral attack versus Barnes' direct appeal from sentencing. Because the appeal in Barnes was direct, according to our Supreme Court, much of the analysis in Wilson was inapplicable. The reverse would also be true.
In State v. Clements, the defendant was convicted of aggravated criminal sodomy under K.S.A. 1986 Supp. 21-3506(a), at that time a class B felony. 241 Kan. at 78. On appeal, one of the issues Clements raised was that the trial court erred in not instructing the jury on a lesser included offense of indecent liberties with a child, a class C felony at that time. 241 Kan. at 82. The State agreed that sodomy with a child could have been charged under either statute and that the offenses were identical except for the range of punishment. 241 Kan. at 82-83. In response, the Clements court held:
"Where identical offenses are involved, the question is not truly a matter of one being a lesser included offense of the other. Each has identical elements and the decision as to which penalty to seek cannot be a matter of prosecutorial whimsy in charging. As to identical offenses, a defendant can only be sentenced under the lesser penalty. Here, it would have been the better practice to have instructed on indecent liberties with a child, but the error could have been remedied by sentencing defendant as having been convicted of a class C felony rather than a class B felony. Accordingly, the sentence imposed herein must be vacated." 241 Kan. at 83.
Similarly, in State v. Nunn, the defendant argued that his sentence was excessive because the crime of conviction, aggravated criminal sodomy, a class B felony, had the same elements as indecent liberties of a child, a class C felony. Citing only its prior opinion in Clements, the court reversed and remanded with instructions to impose the lesser sentence. 244 Kan. at 229.
The Barnes court recognized the doctrine espoused in Clements and Nunn was not based on any interpretation of rights under the United States Constitution. Similarly, the Barnes court did not indicate that the Clements/Nunn doctrine was based in any way on the Kansas Constitution. The holding that "the decision as to which penalty to seek cannot be a matter of prosecutorial whimsy in charging" appears to be a statement of public policy established by our Supreme Court. 241 Kan. at 83; see Saucedo v. Winger, 252 Kan. 718, 729, 850 P.2d 908 (1993).
We, however, decline the movant's invitation to extend this doctrine to include a collateral attack, as is presented here, absent direction from our Supreme Court. See O'Bryan v. Columbia Ins. Group, 274 Kan. 572, 574-75, 56 P.3d 789 (2002), and Noel v. Menninger Foundation, 175 Kan. 751, Syl. ¶ 4, 267 P.2d 934 (1954).
As in Wilson, we hold that McAdam does not apply retroactively to those cases on collateral review because to do so would give the movant the double benefit of a favorable plea agreement, with a significant downward durational departure, and then the benefit of an issue he failed to raise at the trial court or on direct appeal.


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