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Stationery---Courts and County Offices.---Empiricism
WEDNESDAY, January 22, 1873.[Morning Session.]
The House met pursuant to adjournment. Prayer was offered by the Rev. Charles H. Raymond.
A message was received from the Governor, transmitting the report of Honorable Patrick Shannon, Agent of State.
On motion of Mr. Hollingsworth the reading of the minutes was dispensed with.
The SPEAKER recurred to the unfinished business of yesterday, viz: Mr. Willson of Ripley's bill [H. R. 276] for an act prohibiting the courts and County Commissioners of the State, from making any allowances to county offices for stationery and providing that such offices shall furnish their own stationery - the question being on concurrence in the reports of the Committee on the Judiciary recommending that this bill be laid on the table.
Mr. WILLSON of Ripley. I desire to notice some of the objections to the bill which were offered yesterday. It will be remembered that I said yesterday that the several county officers consumed over $300,000 worth of stationery annually, which the law contemplates that they shall furnish for themselves ; and that certain members objected to that statement, because as they alleged, that the courts would not be furnished with stationery. That is a mistake, there is nothing in the law to prevent the courts from ordering stationery for their own use, if we prohibit stationery for the county offices. It is insisted also, that this bill will be a hardship on the county officers, because they have to answer many letters, etc., but I insist this would be a very small item of expense to them ; and I say now again, that any respectable Attorney, in his ordinary business, uses more stationery than any county officer. It has been the policy of our Legislature ever since we have had a Legislature to shut the door against all abuses in the public offices; therefore I insist that we ought to pass this bill. I am surprised to see gentlemen come up here overflowing with sympathy for the county officers, whom they have felt so free to censure on other occasions; and when they know that the General Assembly have so long tried to control and regulate the abuses in these offices; when they know that these officers have filed constructive fees, till it has become even hazardous for a man to go into the courts. Now sir, this bill presents an opportunity by which we can prevent these abuses, for it is notorious that where these offices use one dollars worth of stationery for themselves, they purchase ten dollars worth for their friends, at the public expense. Our statutes against fraud aud perjury proceed upon the same theory. There is no reason in equity or morals, why a man should be responsible for anything not in writing; and it is to prevent this, that the statutes against fraud and perjury are enacted. This question has been discussed ; and if there is any gentleman here afraid of the question, assuming that It page: 346[View Page 346] should not be discussed on account of the purity of the county officers, then I say he should contemplate himself, and the action of the House as to its own members. I say it is a little strange to see those who raised their voices against this bill yesterday, and remember that they were not afraid of the principle when they themselves were to be affected by it. I love my profession, and I love any man who loves his profession. The gentleman from Gibson [Mr. Buskirk,] wants to know what kind of people we have for county officers in Ripley county. I speak for our County Clerk and our Commissioners, that they would not take a pen nor a pencil that did not belong to them, any sooner than the virtuous officers of his county, of whom he says they would not do such things ; and he assumes that because they would not do such things we ought not to provide against their doing them. But now Mr. Speaker, it was one of the very first lessons of my life not to put too much confidence in a man who talks about his own honesty. [Laughter.] The people of his county may be very respectable people. From what I have learned of them, I respect them very highly : and certainly I am fortified in that sentiment by my contact and acquaintance with the honorable gentleman himself. My friend from Gibson inquires what we should do with those people in Ripley county? Well, I will venture to say that the people of Ripley county are a somewhat refined people. They have kept pace with the progress of the age; but as for Gibson, where they have not kept up with the times, they are in the dark yet, and they regard it as a joke, when we would take away a job from a Clerk ; but down in our county we use the pretty wedding cards with royal signets. It is stated by the gentleman from Gibson that I have moved this bill as a joke; but I am in earnest in this matter. I see these abuses in the county offices; and I see the load of taxes under which the people are groaning, and I see the opportunity to lift from them by this bill no less than $300,000 of their taxes. I insist that we should not be controlled in this niatter by our sympathies for our County Clerks, Recorders, Treasurers and Sheriffs. We should speak here for the whole people, and lift from their shoulders these burdens as we may be able. I am opposed to all perquisites in office. It is these that are eating out the heart's blood of our people; and we ought to put a stop to them. It is not the fees that we pay to our officers, but it is what they take as perquisites that I am aiming at. Now then, I am satisfied that the passage of this bill would not work injustice to any one. But my friend from Gibson says it will take away three-fourths of the emoluments of the office. Well now if they get three-fourths of their pay from their stationery in Gibson county what kind of men must they have down there? As for me I have but one expression from my people, and that is to pass this bill; and I am satisfied that our duty lies in that direction.
Mr. SHIRLEY alleged that in nearly every county the officers are acting under the old fee bill; and he said: if you pass this bill it will apply to the County Auditors and County Treasurers, who are governed by the salary bill. It should be so shaped as to apply to the Clerks and Sheriffs also. I am willing to go with the gentleman [Mr. Willson,] for any proposition to protect the people, but he must not put it in such a shape as this. He seeks to make a discrimination between the county officers, which I do not like. The Auditors and Treasurers of the counties are now provided with stationary under the Fee and Salary Bill; and as it is now with all the offices of my county, the passage of this bill would not affect us. But what we want is, that the Legislature shall declare by law, that the Clerks and Sheriffs shall be bound by the salary bill. What I would prefer would be to let the gentleman's bill lie over till we may be able to see what the General Assembly will do; and when we can agree on a basis of law by which all these offices shall be governed, then I would be willing to consider his bill.
Mr. WALKER. I would not like to get myself this morning in the way of suspecting men of dishonesty. I do not believe that mood suggests the best of arguments ; and I believe also, that it would not be the most likely to advance his cause for a man to draw upon his imagination for his facts - to set up a man of straw in opposition to his bill and then adroitly knock it over. I am too modest a man to permit myself to say to the House that I do not draw my stationery from the county offices ; I certainly made no such allusion. But now, running the risk of incurring the suspicion of Old Honesty himself, I will say to the House that I live too far from the county seat to draw my stationery from that source. It is hardly argument to say that opposition to the gentleman's bill cornea only from those who are interested in this way. Does he mean to say, that the gentleman from Gibson [Mr. Buskirk,] and myself are interested in this way? if so, I deny it on my part, and I would spurn the allusion. I would put myself by the side of the gentleman himself, (upon whose brow is written honesty) if he did not live in Ripley county. [ insist that this outcry against the dishon-ty of the county officials came alone from his county ; and I would like to inquire why it is that his people - such a people - should have the singular partiality toward him to send such an honest man to the Legislature?
page: 347[View Page 347]I would advise them rather to put him into their county offices, and send their count yoffices to the Legislature ; and we will reform, as we have already perhaps reformed him. [Laughter.] Now, the recommendation of the Committee is that this bill lie on the table; and we made this recommendation with the hope and expectation that some amendment will be made to the general law by which this matter may be regulated - not that this - bill should pass - but that the matter might be regulated by requiring the stationery to be procurred of the lowest responsible bidder; that the County Commissioners supervize the matter, and allow only such purchases as shall be necessary.
Mr. BUSKIRK, having been sometime ago by the gentleman from Ripley, dubbed as the poet of this end of the Capitol, returned the compliment by quoting two caustic sentiments from Butler, the poet, and applying them to Mr. Willson's method in debate, and his idea of the honesty and integrity of the office holders in Ripley county. The gentleman from Ripley, it will be remembered is the author of the per diem bill, by which he gives to himself eight dollars a day; and this fact should be taken in consideration with the local politics of Ripley county,where there has been considerable party warfare, which has not always resulted according to the gentleman's wishes,though it so happens that they send an honest man to the Legislature, whilst they will strangely persist in electing dishonest men to be their Clerk, and other local officers. And now he wishes, by this bill, to deprive his democratic office holders at home of part of their profits.I have said of three-fourths of their profits;which it would seem need not be abated when we consider the cork-screws; but say one-fourth. The gentleman alleged that this county stationery business costs the State $300,000 a year. I asked him where he got his statistics; and he did not answer that question this morning.
Now, Mr. Speaker, it seems to me that we ought to regard this matter in the light of common sense But by this bill, the County Commissioners would be stript of all discretionary power in regard to stationery in their counties. It will be remembered by the House, that, under our system of State Government, there is lodged with the County Commissioners what might be called quasi legislative and executive powers. This is a necessity - founded in the principle, that the people of the several counties can best determine for themselves what are the particular and varied wants of the several localities. This is a principle - fundamental in our form of government - that the States can better determine their own affairs, their own local institutions, than those local institutions can be determined by the General Government. We find that theory running through our whole governmental system. It is founded in experience justified by all the facts of our history within the range of political observation. The people of the counties can determine what they want far better than the State Legislature. So also, the people of the State of Indiana can legislate far wiser and better as to their own State affairs than can the General Government, at Washington. And this bill is an innovation upon what we have established in this country as a fundamental principle of government. And I say that the Board of County Commissioners of Ripley county or Gibson county know better what are the wants and requirements of the people of those counties, than can be known by any possible Legislature. Then it is better that the Commissioners should have this power lodged with them; and in that way it is, that they can be held responsible to the people who elect them, and who can wipe them out of office. This bill is an anomally. It does not propose to restrict the County Commissioners in any other respect. It proposes to invade their powers in one particular only - in the matter of stationery - and leave their powers unimpaired in every other particular. Now I ask, why should we restrict them in the matter of stationery and leave them unrestricted as to everything else? If they are competent to exercise legislative power in their county over every other matter appertaining to the Treasury and the people, then there is no reason why they should be robbed of their power as to the supply of stationery. As to the abuses which have been dilated upon here, they do not exist among my people. I have heard of them for the first time in this debate. They do not exist in the county I represent. And so far as the charge is concerned, that the members of the Bar are supplying themselves with stationery from the county offices, I will say here, that I have been practicing law for six years, and in that time I have not taken fifty cents worth of stationery in an unlawful way. The stationery is provided for the Court; and during the term the lawyers are in the habit of using it just as it is used by the judges and the Court. That is right and proper, and it does not amount to very much. And what does this stationery consist of? It consists of summonses, subpoenas, legal blanks, and the books of Record, pens, blank paper, etc. I do not think there has been made any great scare-crow out of the expense for all this in our county. Now it seems to me that there is simply an attempt to make capital out of this matter of stationery, when there is no necessity for it. If members will look to their own counties, (of course I am begging the question here,) they will find, that these page: 348[View Page 348] alleged abuses in the matter of stationery either have no existence at all, or furnish no occasion for a bill of this enormous character, which proposes to strip the county of its individual, discretionary power, and whereby it is strangely proposed to be declared that the countv officers are dishonest in the matter of stationery, while they they are honest in every other matter!
Mr. MILLER. In our county we have but little difficulty about this matter. I do not think it amounts to much if a man does come into a county office once in awhile and write a letter there. It's no very great evil, even if a lawyer does use a blank without paying for the printing, though it is probably without law. I do not think there is any authority to make for the Courts an appropriation of this kind. But still, I do not feel prepared to vote intelligently on this bill; because where the county officers are acting upon the present Fee and Salary bill, this bill won't apply. Its effect in all such cases will be to cut down their compensation. I am satisfied that part of the law ought to be repealed, and then we might be prepared to vote intelligently on this bill.As to the use of legal blanks,the law contemplates that the officer shall write the whole thing out. As to the present question, I think this bill ought to be laid on the table, till we may know what the Committee on Fees and Salaries will do - what they will recommend to the House, As matters stand now I think it would be unjust to pass the bill.
Mr. COBB, thinking we have carried this debate far enough, moved for the previous question, - but withheld the motion for -
Mr. WILLSON, of Ripley. I am afraid that the gentleman from Decatur (Mr. Miller,) and the gentleman from Morgan and Johnson (Mr. Shirley,) will kill this bill with excessive kindness. It is true, sir, that you will gain nothing by abolishing the abuses in regard to stationery and printing, without inquiring first what we are to do further? I say, that if this bill is right, it ought to be passed; and then, if there remains any defect we may pass a bill to correct it. - My friend from Gibson [Mr. Buskirk,] is mistaken about the politics of our county. We are a little mixed there - about half-and-half - half Republican and half Democrat. So there is no ground for alleging individual spite against me.
Mr. BUSKIRK. I will ask the gentleman if there has not been a fight there about stationery?
Mr. WILLSON. I never said a word about that. - I move to lay the report of the Committee on the table.
Mr. COBB now insisted on the demand for the previous question.
The SPEAKER. That is not necessary, if the motion be entertained to lay the report on the table.
Mr. COBB. I insist on the demand.
Mr. CAUTHORN. I rise to a point of order; It is this: That all this debate is out of order - the report of the Committee on the Judiciary being to lay the bill on the table.
The SPEAKER. That is so.
Mr. WILLSON, of Ripley. I rise to a order: Is it not in order to make a motion to lay the report on the table?
The SPEAKER. It would have been in order for the gentleman to make that motion if the gentleman had not obtained the floor by courtesy. But now the gentleman from Huntington insists on his demand for previous question.
Mr. WILLSON. Then I demand the yeas and nays on the main question.
The SPEAKER. The yeas and nays will be taken.
There was then a second to the demand for the previous question; the main question was ordered, and the same being taken, the result was reported - yeas 46, nays 45as follows: - see page 66.
So the report of tire Committee was concurred in, and the bill was laid on the table.
The Speaker recurred again to Mr. Hardesty's motion which was filed last Friday to reconsider the vote by which the House rejected Mr. Satterwhite's bill [H. R. 101] to protect the citizens of the State from empiricism, and elevate the medical profession.
Mr. THAYER. My object in desiring the reconsideration of this vote is because there were but seventy-five members present when the bill was rejected ; and I think it is entitled to consideration and discussion on its merits, and then if gentlemen should think it will not be for the benefit of the people, I shall be willing that it may be voted down. But, sir, the people of my region are very anxious for legislation on this subject. All the surrounding States have such a law as this bill purposes, and the result is that the State of Indiana is filled with quacksthose medical adventurers and vampires of the life of the more helpless classes. I have, myself, one objection to the bill, and that isit is not sufficiently strong and stringent in its provisions ; but I desire to see it placed on the statutes, so that we may have a beginning in this line of legislation.
Mr. BLOCHER. I think we have had this subject up about as often as there is any need for its consideration in the House. We have had it up twice, and twice it has been voted down ; and I think the grounds upon which it was voted down were well taken page: 349[View Page 349] Mr. Speaker, I say, woe be unto the people when such a law as this bill proposes shall be foisted upon them. I for one want to have my choice of the man who is to administer the dose of medicine that I must take. But, sir, the passage of this bill would drive this question right into politics. In my county we have a democratic party; and they would be likely to select my supplanter to dose me; and I say, sir, that every poor man ought to have the right which I have stated, if he is so poor that he can't own the stick to stir his mush. My county, sir, don't desire any such law; and I insist that my friend from Wayne [Mr. Walker,] who has plead so well for his personal rights in such cases, should have the right of natural selection as to the employment of his mid-wife.
Mr. THAYER. If the gentleman's argument is good, that Republican and Democratic medical examiners would certify physicians of their own politics only, then we are already in the same difficulty with regard to the power of our school examiners over the teachers of the common schools; in counties having a Republican Examiner, we must have Republican teachers, and in counties with a Democratic Examiner, we must have Democratic teachers. But, on the contrary, we find that every applicant who has the ability to teach, gets the certificates and enjoys the right to do without regard being had to his politics. We can only judge of the future by what we know of the past; and we may judge pretty well as to what this law will do in the State of Indiana, by what it has already done in the State of Ohio. I certainly can have no objection to the right assumed by the gentleman from Scott [Mr. Blocher,] and others, to employ their own midwives to administer medicine, or poison, as the case may be; but I deny the right of those mercenary quacks to prey upon the people. You know, sir, that it is often very difficult for a poor man to obtain a good Physician. - The poor are the class that are preyed upon by those quacks. I know a whole family poisoned by one of them. - But this bill of the gentleman from Morgon [Mr. Satterwhite,] is confessedly, not stringent enough; and, if the pending motion to reconsider shall prevail, and the bill shall come again before the House, and if the gentlemen who have urged this objection shall desire to apply their practical amendments, I here give notice of my willingness to assist them.
Mr. HATCH. I think the gentleman from Scott [Mr. Blocher,] is mistaken as to the provisions of this bill. The main features of the bill are these: It requires that the legal practictioner shall be either a graduate of some medical school or he shall have been in the practice of medicine for ten years, or he shall have a practitioner's certificate issued by some medical society. But now, these provisions are not sufficiently stringent - not so strong as I would make them. I would require three year's study and a diploma. Still, I think this bill might do some good ; and if it do nothing further, it will prevent those medical adventurers from traveling over the country, and taking large sums of money from the people without doing them any good. And we know that there are a large number of these in the State of Indiana. - I do not believe that this bill would cut off from practice a single resident physician in the State; for there is hardly a practitioner in the State, respectable and respected in the profession, who has not been in the practice at least ten years.
Mr. BARRETT. I am in favor of action on this bill. Now sir, you compel every school teacher in the country to bear an examination before he shall go into a school and teach vour children ; yet members here are unwilling to pass a law by which a man who tampers with your health and life, shall show himself to be possessed of any qualification whatever. I am certainly not unwilling that the gentleman from Scott [Mr. Blocher,] should select his own quack to doctor him, or to kill him ; but I am unwilling that such a quack shall be authorized by law to bring in his bill for killing him. Now sir, in other States they have such a law as this bill proposes, and it drives out the quacks from those States; and I think we ought to have such an act in this State, to put a stop to the trade of the quacks ; for if there is anything in the world that a man ought to be protected in, it is in the matter of his own life ; and the lives of his family and friends. If a man is going to practice medicine he should certainly qualify himself for it. But unfortunately in this matter of the practice of medicine generally there is more ignorance than in any thing else under the sun. You may take nine hundred and ninety-nine out of a thousand of the people and they are entirely ignorant in reference to the practice of medicine ; they know nothing about diseases and remedies. I cannot see why it is that gentlemen should be opposed to some just and legal qualifications for this business. A man cannot even practice law without some qualifications - he must have a good moral character - while you do not require that the physicians shall have even a good character. I can't see why gentlemen should be so sensitive on this question. As a vender of drugs myself I make it a rule that I will not fill the prescription that is written by a quack.
Mr. BUSKIRK [interposing.] Does the gentleman say that there is a provision in the bill which requires him to so refuse?
Mr. BARRETT. No, but I do say that page: 350[View Page 350] there are men today, writing prescriptions in the State of Indiana, who do not know what they are composed of; and there is not a day in the year but what some one is killed in this way. There are men here, perhaps, who know nothing about medicine, and this may be quite a new thing to them; but if gentlemen on this floor had studied medicine, I am certain that they would not have voted as they have been voting on this question. I venture to say that eventually, the General Assembly will be forced to do something in this matter. It is a fact even now, that in New York City a man cannot even till a prescription without undergoing an examination as to his qualifications as a pharmacist; yet here in Indiana it is claimed that every quack shall be admitted to the practice. I venture to say that there are not one-fourth of the nominal physicians in Indiana who know anything about the composition of drugs. Why sir, there are certain medicines that are harmless in themselves, but by their combination they would kill a man ; and yet strange to say it, the House does not want to require of physicians a legal qualification.
Mr. MELLETT. In ordinary cases I think the danger is that a man will spend too much mony for medicine ; and certainly if he has a physician, he should have a good one ; but when there arises a question like this, involving the health and life of the people, it is fair to consider whether this right to employ a physician should be circumscribed. It may be that a large portion of the practicing physicians of the State of Indiana are a curse to society - that they do more harm than good - and I wish some of these gentlemen had to live in the border counties on the eastern side of the State; for then they would know, that the law which this bill proposes, had no sooner been passed by the Legislature of the State of Ohio, than these Medical Vampires came over the line into the State of Indiana, and they are now having their run with us. It may be true it is true, that in ordinary cases a man should determine such a question as the employment of a physician for himself, but this often becomes a very difficult as well as a delicate question. - Men are often in a condition in which they are incompetent to decide this question intelligently. Their health is gone at once. They are on a rapid decline and their judgment and mental force declines as well; and thus many an impotent man is thrown upon the mercy of these quacks. I say that such a man needs protection ; and one reason for it is that the profession of medicine demands it. Assuredly every man who addicts himself to the medical profession, and makes himself an honorable and useful member of society - is entitled to the stern protection of the law; and this is a strong reason why we should consider this question soberly. I say, sir, that the medical profession are asking for this protection - they have been asking for it for years - and they should have it. Should we doubt that these honest men who adopt the profession to cure the ills the flesh is heir to, should have protection from quacks who go about trifling with the health and the lives of the people? I think we ought to pay that much respect to the profession whose interests are represented in this bill. I adopt the same theory in regard to education and educators; and pay the same deference to those engaged in that profession - admitting always that they know better what should be done in regard to the education of the people than we do. I hope therefore that the vote by which this bill failed will be reconsidered and that we may be able to act upon it intelligently.
Mr. BILLINGSLEY. When the vote was taken on this bill the other day, I voted against it, because I was not satisfied with its provisions. I ana well satisfied however that something should be done in this direction; and I hope therefore that that vote will be reconsidered, and that the bill may be amended, and be made acceptable to the House. I think the greatest necessity for the bill is in the fact that our towns and villages, are filled with pretenders in medicine - pretenders even to supernatural powers to heal diseases, and that their occupation of bleeding the pockets of the people may be stopped by it.
Mr. DIAL. I desire to say a few words. I hope the motion to reconsider will not carry. There has been a great deal said about quacks, and about licensing professional men - that all classes of men in the professions should be licensed. Now I am opposed to this ; and I speak from personal knowledge as to the medical profession. I know a physician, a man who has been a practicing physician for 45 years, one of the most successful in my county ; and he never knew anything about a sheepskin ; and such I venture to say is the case, with a large majority of the physicians of the State ; and I venture to say this further, that in most cases they are the impositors who display their sheepskins - that they often impose on the people with their sheepskins till they have worn all the skin out of them and skinned the people. I am at least able to say so much for the sheepskin men of my county. We all know that these sheepskins can be bought with money.
Mr. RICHARDSON. [interposing.] That is the class of men we would like to get at.
Mr. DIAL [continuing.] You go to the board of medical examiners for your certificates under the provisions of this bill, and how easy it would be for that board and their page: 351[View Page 351]\friends to get together and say: "Nobody shall be doctors but ourselves." I am free to say that it is a bad principle to determine by legislation, or by any arbitary power - as to whom I shall employ to administer medicine to me or my family. I say it is right that I should have my own choice in the matter; and I am opposed to the bill on the principle of inherent right. We have laws for punishing mal-practice in medicine - laws inflicting severe penalties - and I am in favor of them. Gentlemen say that all professional men must have their commission papers; but it is not so with the lawyers, only a good moral character is sufficient for them; then why should the quack be asked for his paper ?
Mr. WOODARD. I want to say a word in regard to this bill. There is not a man in this House that has more respect for the medical profession than myself, but I believe they have already sufficient protection. If they are not sufficiently qualified it won't take the people long to find that out. There is no demand coming up here from the people praying this Honorable Body to legislate against quacks. We have not received any petition of that kind. I think sir, that men of every profession - in every department of life - ought to stand on their own merits, and I do not believe we ought to discriminate between classes. And while we have men among us vending patent medicines we are not obliged to buy of them; still I am willing to say that some of the best is amongst the patent medicines. When the people demand such a law as this, then let it be granted. But why should physicians come up here and ask for it? I say it with due respect to the profession; they want protection because it is to their interest to be protected. But it seems to me that if I were practicing medicine, and some quack were to take away my business from me, I would not complain in this way. Still when the people demand such a bill, then I would be willing to regard it seriously.
Mr. BUTTERWORTH. It is not the medical profession who are demanding this bill, Mr. Speaker. I voted against it the other day on this very ground; that the physicians of Indianapolis do not require it. They have not asked for it and they do not endorse it. Those physicians who are recommending it here are led by quacks. The educated physician does not want the protection of law; he can take care of himself But still there is nothing horrible in this bill. It simply provides that a man shall be what he pretends to be. If he is an Alloephathist he shall be endorsed for what he pretends to be - if he is a Homoeopathist he shall be endorsed by those of his own school - if he is a Hydropathist the same - and so with all the pathies. The provision of the bill respect the rights of the people. In the profession of law the quack lawyer can be thrown out of the bar by legal provision; though the Constitution allows every man who is respectable as to character to take the oath of the Constitution and be admitted to the bar. But there is no legal provision which throws out the quack in medicine.
The vote was then taken on the motion to reconsider, and resulted - yeas 45, nays 47.
So the vote rejecting the bill was not reconsidered.
A recess was then taken by the House for the purpose of receiving General Tom. Bennett, Governor of Idaho, when most of the members came forward and tendered their respects.
On being again called to order - see bottom of page 66.
Mr. MELLETT'S bill [H. R. 261,] amending the act to provide for a general system of common schools, etc., was read the third time. [It increases the levy from sixteen to twenty cents - with fifty cents poll to be used as tuition purposes alone.]
Mr. MELLETT spoke briefly in support of the bill, holding that it was the duty of the State to provide for the education of the children of poorer communities by an equitable tax upon the people of the State.
Mr. RENO favored the passage of the bill, speaking till the noon recess.
The House reassembled at 2 P. M.
The Speaker announced as the Committee on the part of the House to revise the Judicial Districts and Circuits of the State, Messrs. Woollen, Willson, Cowgill and Cauthorn.
Also as the Committee on the part of the House to examine the accounts of the Superintendents of the Soldier's Home, Messrs, Tingley, Whitworth and Clark.
The consideration of the tuition school tax bill H. R. 261 was resumed.
Mr. LENFESTY obtained the floor and spoke against the bill, arguing that, under the new tax law, the fund obtained by the 20 per cent. levy would be unnecessarily large.
Mr. BRANHAM thought the House should wait and examine fully the report of the Superintendent of Public Instruction. He did not like peace-meal legislation on the subject of education, but thought it best to have the whole matter referred to the Committee on Education, that they might report a sound basis upon which to build. He moved to make the whole subject a special order for Wednesday next at ten o'clock.
page: 352[View Page 352]Mr. WOOLLEN thought the people were ready to dispose of the question without debate. Better stop building State Houses, asylums and penitentiaries entirely rather delay putting our schools upon the proper basis. He did not believe the statement that the present levy under the new tax bill would largely increase the revenue, was well grounded. This is a question interesting every township in the State. It is not only an act of charity but of humanity ; and the public are demanding greater facilities for the schooling of the children. He hoped the bill would pass.
Mr. COBB thought the new levy would raise as much as was needed. At least we could wait and see, and if the fund was found to be insufficient the next Legislature could increase the levy.
Mr. RUMSEY presented a few figures, showing that there were 640,000 children to be educated; that with the present means the children in many districts are only afforded school facilities during the winter months. The average period in which the schools are kept open is but a little over five months, while the States all around us have a minimum of eight months.
Mr. SHIRLEY spoke in favor of the bill and of the principle of uniform taxation for school purposes. He wanted a tax levied sufficient to afford schooling for every child in the State, at least six months in the year.
Mr. KIMBALL favored the postponement. All he had heard tended to convince him that this would be the better course. The mere raising of the fund would not be sufficient. We need a compulsory education law.
The motion to make this bill the special order for Wednesday was agreed to.
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The appearance of this new and reportedly escalating threat comes after a recent lull that occurred thanks to the coordinated international law enforcement
New players have move into that vacuum, including a group called the Cyber fighters of Izz ad-din Al qassam, which has claimed credit for the ongoing U.S. bank website disruptions. The group has said that its hacktivist-style distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks will continue -- barring Muslim holy days -- until "Innocence of Muslims," the film that mocks the founder of Islam, gets excised from the Internet. Meanwhile, a self-described activist group, Cutting Sword of Justice, took credit for the Aug. 15 Shamoon malware attack against Saudi Aramco, which was designed to steal data and erase hard drives.
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Despite the Anonymous takedowns, anonymity remains well in vogue. Start with U.S. government officials, who have been granting anonymous media interviews in which they assert that the Iranian government is behind the bank website disruptions as well as a series of wire-transfer attacks. In the latter case, the wire transfers -- aided by credential-grabbing malware and Zeus botnets--have let attackers transfer millions of dollars into overseas accounts.
Cue Iran as the culprit again for the Shamoon malware attack against the network of Saudi Aramco, which is the world's largest exporter of crude oil. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said earlier this month that the attacks against Saudi Aramco managed to "virtually destroy" 30,000 PCs. An internal Saudi Aramco investigation more recently revised that estimate to 50,000 PCs. According to an August blog post by Eugene Mayevski, CTO of security firm EldoS, Shamoon also included a copy of the company's commercial master boot record wiper, RawDisk, which he guessed had been stolen from one of the company's customers.
Many observers read Panetta's speech as a thinly veiled threat against Iran, made as a nuclear standoff with Iran becomes more likely. The U.S. government is also reportedly developing contingency plans for a strike against Iran -- not of the cyber variety -- as the country improves its uranium-enrichment capabilities.
On the cyber-attack front, however, where's the hard evidence that ties Iran to all of these attacks? Well, that's classified. Furthermore, at least in the case of Shamoon, this week anonymous government officials admitted to Bloomberg that the evidence is only circumstantial.
But the case against Iran may not even be that, as digital forensic investigators this week also confirmed earlier reports that -- counter to U.S. government officials' assertions -- Shamoon was an amateurish, copycat Flame attack, carried out by a single individual. Thanks to the individual having incorrectly configured the malware, it not only did less damage than intended, but it helped investigators trace the infection back to a USB stick that had been plugged into the employee's PC while he was logged in. Saudi authorities, according to news reports, have arrested a suspect.
Panetta continued to insist this week that the Shamoon malware had been "a very sophisticated tool." To be charitable, that may have been true five years ago, but the state of the art in malware has rapidly advanced since then.
What's fueling those rapid advances? Start with Stuxnet, Duqu, Flame, MiniFlame, or any other government forays into cyber weapons. "This is where I get nervous: Oh, great, a massive training ground for criminals and other groups -- here's how you build a massive command-and-control center for criminal attacks," said Eric Byres, CTO of Belden's Tofino Security, in a recent phone interview.
In other words, tomorrow's crimeware update will likely incorporate tricks developed by our own country's cyber weapons program. Like so many Frankenstein monsters, what comes for us in the digital dead of night bears a startling resemblance to something of our own making.
Attackers are increasingly using a simple method for finding flaws in websites and applications: They Google them. Using Google code search, hackers can identify crucial vulnerabilities in application code strings, providing the entry point they need to break through application security. In our report, Using Google To Find Vulnerabilities In Your IT Environment, we outline methods for using search engines such as Google and Bing to identify vulnerabilities in your applications, systems and services--and to fix them before they can be exploited. (Free registration required.)
Makes sense great marketing and hype for the holiday. You know for a minute I thought that there were groups of Muslim fundamentalists that were in huddled formations and set on attacking the US whenever possible, that's not true? I think that there is a big difference and the 2 should not be compared because the end results and goals are much different. I am referring to Anonymous, LulzSec to the like of Muslim fundamentalist groups there goals are completely different, meaning one is to inform the public while the other groups are set on destruction. I will let you guess which is which!
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Geoff Havel was born in the mountains of New Guinea. As a baby, he liked to sit in a sandpit on the edge of the jungle, stuffing whole bananas down his throat. His manners have improved since then, that is, unless he spots a good idea for a story as it goes past. Right in the middle of whatever he's doing he gets a faraway look in his eyes, rips out his trusty notebook and slams the idea between the pages.
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Student Film Puts the Spotlight on "Living With Aphasia"
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Hofstra's aphasia support group meets weekly at the Joan and Arnold Saltzman Community Services Center.
Hofstra University, Hempstead, NY … Hofstra University's Speech-Language-Hearing Clinic of the Joan and Arnold Saltzman Community Services Center and the Department of Speech-Language-Hearing Sciences present the documentary Living With Aphasia by Hofstra graduate student Michael Kulesa. This free screening will take place on Wednesday, November 30, 2011, from 11:15 a.m.-12:40 p.m. (Common Hour) at Hofstra's Student Center Theater, Mack Student Center, North Campus. For more information call the Speech-Language-Hearing Clinic at 516-463-5656.
Living With Aphasia was directed and produced by Michael Kulesa in cooperation with Dr. Ronald Bloom, professor and chair of Hofstra University's Department of Speech-Language-Hearing Sciences; Wendy Silverman, director of the Speech-Language-Hearing Clinic of Hofstra's Joan and Arnold Saltzman Community Services Center; and the Hofstra Aphasia Therapy Group, which meets weekly at the Saltzman Community Services Center.
Aphasia is an acquired communication disorder that impairs a person's ability to process language. The film documents several individuals with aphasia, their caregivers and professionals. They speak candidly about the challenges of living with a chronic speech-language disorder as well as positive coping strategies they use to manage effectively every day.
Michael Kulesa graduated from Hofstra University in 2010 with a B.A. in Speech-Language-Hearing Sciences. He is currently a second-year student in Hofstra's M.A. in Speech-Language-Hearing Sciences Program. As an undergraduate, Michael was an active member of the Hofstra Filmmakers Club and wrote, directed, and acted in several student films. He hopes to incorporate his passion for filmmaking into his future as a speech-language pathologist by spreading awareness of the challenges those with communication impairments face on a daily basis.
Hofstra's Aphasia Support Group meets weekly at the Speech-Language-Hearing Clinic at Hofstra's Saltzman Center. The group provides psychosocial support designed to assist in the recovery of speech, language and functional communication. It reinforces therapy goals while providing an opportunity for social participation.
Hofstra University is a dynamic private institution of higher education where more than 12,000 full and part-time students choose from undergraduate and graduate offerings in liberal arts and sciences, business, engineering, communication, education, health and human services, honors studies, a School of Law and the Hofstra North Shore-LIJ School of Medicine. The Hofstra community is driven, dynamic and energetic, helping students find and focus their strengths to prepare them for a successful future. Located in Nassau County, New York, on over 240 acres, the University is less than an hour from midtown Manhattan.
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Using visual thinking as an architect
Have you ever seen the famous Opera House in Australia? How about the Capital Gate of Abu Dhabi? Or the Petronas Twin Tower in Malaysia? These structures have been world famous because of their unique and beautiful designs. But behind the astonishing beauty and greatness of these buildings are some brilliant architects that have thoroughly imagined and planned them all using various ideas. These men have studied and mastered the concepts of architecture to acquire the knowledge for planning and creating buildings and structure.
Architecture is the process of planning, building and constructing different kinds of structures. It is also a profession where architects offer or render services to jobs that are connected to designing and constructing. Certain theories are used in architecture to properly guide architects on what and how to do the construction properly. The history of this practice has been traced way back to the classical era where the people of Rome had used many variations and designs to achieve three important aspects for constructing good buildings. These aspects are durability, utility and beauty. As for today, these concepts have been incorporated by many architects when making a building. With the addition of modern concepts such as function, aesthetic, psychological and cultural aspects, modern architects have made certain philosophies such as rationalism, empiricism, structuralism, post structuralism, phenomenology, sustainability and more. These concepts have paved way for the construction of modern and stylish structures.
Designing a building is not an easy task. That is why architects have used the concept of visual thinking to thoroughly have a grasp of what needs to be made. Through the help of images or pictures, videos, illustrations and other visual assets that gives valuable visual information, many architects can easily make a modernized plan or design for their prospective buildings. Visual thinking has been considered to be a very effective learning process that provides a simple and quick overview of a given information. This will be then processed and added into the architects' thinking potential. This is the main reason why architects sometimes survey the area on which the prospective building is going to be established personally so that they can make a visual interpretation in their heads. With the use of visual thinking concepts combined with the architectural concepts, architects can fully utilize their skills on designing durable, strong and beautified structures without pressure. What make visual thinking valuable in the field of architecture are its tools which are very useful in providing flexibility as well as the ability to make the architect's ideas cohesive. It also gives the architects the freedom to explore ideas with the help of colorful visual aids.
The architectural industry has been constantly progressing ever since it started. With new building designs being used for various structures and new architectural concepts on the rise, architects should continue to learn and find new ways to keep up with the changes. With the help of visual thinking, these professionals can be sure that they can enhance former building styles or make new remarkable ones. It is only a matter of having a creative imagination to do the job.
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1Ok, so my last blog was about Priscilla and I getting attacked by bears in South Dakota- AND LOVING IT! …that was about six months ago. …or eight. And, it seems as though I've gotten pretty bad at updating this blog. I promise to try and do better… but, in the mean time, he's what I've done the last- I don't know, year or so.
In September we went down to Winona for the fifth annual Zombie Pub Crawl. Unlike some more normal cities zombie crawls, in Winona you get a good feeling for what a real zombie attack would look like. People stop traffic, climb on cars, projectile vomit all over, and even chase unsuspecting college kids who don't know what's going on. One high schooler tried to start a fight when his daddy's Chrysler 300 got a little bit of puke and blood on it… what a wuss. The only zombie he attacked was a girl, and his opening line was, 'you can't hit me, I'm a minor.' Then he promptly tried to strangle a girl zombie before the rest of the angry mob of drunken undead gently removed him and told him to go home. This boy will be a huge douche bag one day…
Also, Priscilla launched Pirk, a soap and beauty company. All natural, organic when possible, soap and face scrubs and bath bubbly salt junk, all that sort of crap. People have been liking it so far!
In October, Maudlin and our agency Green Room Music Source, went to New York City again for the CMJ music festival. I was very disappointed by the fact that we didn't steal any mannequin body parts this time. We did eat a lot of food, and get a better understanding of how the Russian Mafia operates.
Then, in November, Maudlin welcomed a new band member into our wacky fold. You may remember Nick from last years St. Patrick's Day adventure.
December was a time for holiday magic! Maudlin hosted our second, kind of annual 'The Worst Christmas Pageant Ever' at the Hexagon in Minneapolis. Discribing this event isn't as much fun and just listening…
January was cold. We don't do anything in January here because it's just too cold. When the New year is over we turn in to primordial cave people. …We also make ice sculptures though.
February has Valentines day in it… Weak. I got Priscilla a pan for Valentines day. Yup, a nice pan. I thought this was probably not the greatest gift I'd ever come up with for Priscilla. However, after seeing her reaction to getting a very nice pan, I've decided that she only gets pans for gifts from now on. That's your relationship advice for the year- Pans, chicks dig them. Or, at least, Priscilla does…
That's about it… Oh, and George Clooney, STOP making movies. Please. The glory days or over my friend. Speaking of people who should stop doing what they do, I found this website recently. What a beautiful charity! www.killlilwayne.org Hopefully someone will make a similar site for Weezer soon. They must be stopped!
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Happy New Year all GTD-ers!
Ideas please. I've really worked on trying to get a handle on my current projects vs someday/maybe, and have discovered a sort of in-between category: definite projects, but not on the immediate/short term list.
So step one, once I realized they weren't exactly current, I found I could get more clarity by putting a "start date" as the next action on the hard landscape of my calendar. So far, so good. That's been great for not letting things slip between the cracks. But it has not exactly cleared my head. Many of these projects are just sort of simmering in the back of my mind -- not that I'm worried about them anymore, but the ideas are just flowing in this in-between period before I officially "start" the project.
So I'm making these jottings and notes, and during the weekly review I add them to my project support/backup folders.
Does this make sense? It feels right, but it certainly hasn't taken the project off my mind, which makes me wonder.
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Samsung has tutorials and videos on their site (and YouTube, I believe). But the S3 was SO easy to get up and running, then you can start installing apps and customizing it to your liking.
The camera on the S3 is outstanding and fast, fast fast! The S4 is even better.
iPhones died when Jobs died. Consumers just don't know it yet.
Every time my droid razr updates, it gets slower and slower.
I'm almost at the point that I can't even use it anymore. They do this shit on purpose.
I used to love this phone up until about 2 months ago.
Says im up to date Whats the dealio
Mine is searching for the update :
I've been running it for the past month.
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"fuckyoubigot i dont like you're sig" "repeated annoying comments"
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Kim Kardashian Accused Of Being Too Greedy?!
Kim Kardashian donated 10% of her eBay auctions to the people n the Philippines and help typhoon survivors get access to medical care. However the people were not happy with Kim donating only 10%. They called her "greedy" and "sleazy". She responded on her Celebuzz blog; "Giving comes from the heart."
"Over the years, I've had to grow a thick skin. Being in the public eye, there are times I feel like I get criticized for any and everything I do. I'm used to it now. I just choose not to feed into negativity or become consumed by it."
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To be in a state of blur. So intoxicated visuals become blurry. Most commonly known as Pro Smoke Talk. Definatly unknown to those who aren't down with the herbage. To want to smoke so much your in a blur. It may also be used with alcohol but it not common.
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Nearly six in ten cell owners used their phone inside a physical store for assistance or guidance on a purchasing decision this holiday season. In the 30 days preceding our early January 2013 survey (the final weeks of the holiday gift-giving season):
Taken together, 58% of cell owners used their phone for at least one of these reasons, with young adults and smartphone owners leading the way — 78% of cell owners ages 18-29 and 72% of smartphone owners did at least one of these with their phones this holiday season. The 46% of cell owners who called someone for advice about a purchase represents a significant increase from the 38% of cell owners who did so during last year's holiday shopping season.
When asked what happened on the most recent occasion they looked up the price of a product inside a store using their cell phone, 46% of "mobile price matchers" say that they ultimately purchased the product in that store — an 11-point increase from the 35% of such price matchers who said this in 2012. Some 12% wound up purchasing the product online, a figure that is not significantly different from the 19% who did so in our 2012 survey.
About this survey
These findings come from a survey of 1,003 adults ages 18+ between January 3-6, 2013. The interviews were conducted in English on cell phones and landline phones and the margin of error is plus or minus 3.8 percentage points for the 908 respondents who are cell phone owners and who received most of the questions that are reported here.
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So I'm bored, have a shit ton of games I could do recordings on, and can't decide what to start with. Shit all the way back to SNES(because I don't feel like hunting down my A-2600 or NES in the attic). I plan to do things like regular playthroughs, Blind plays(if I can actually get a hold of games I've never played), Drunk plays, Blind Drunk plays, and other sorts of stuff. And my fail montages, lots of those after a while.
So, Spam, what game(s) should I start my never to be illustrious youtubeing career with?


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Tropical Storm Nate is moving southeast slowly over the Bay of Campeche in the Gulf of Mexico, but it expected to make an erratic eastward or northeastward move today, according the Weather Underground.
Nate has the strength to become a hurricane by Saturday. Its maximum sustained winds have increased to 50 miles per hour and 80 miles per hour gusts.
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Thu, Nov 07, 2013 | 19:44 GMT
The Secret World Issue #8: The Venetian Agenda has been released
The Secret World Issue #8: The Venetian Agenda has been released, and it introduces an all new type of content through Scenarios, where players fight in virtual challenges, and make use of powerful Augments.
Sat, Feb 23, 2013 | 21:49 GMT
The Secret World: Issue #6 – The Last Train to Cairo releasing in early March
The Secret World: Issue #6 – The Last Train to Cairo, will take place in Egypt, and has players travelling back in time to "unearth powerful artifacts" and to uncover the "ultimate purpose" of the Atenists and their prophet, according to Funcom.
Fri, Jan 25, 2013 | 15:30 GMT
Funcom closing Beijing studio, beefing up Raleigh studio, Montreal to focus on tablet and mobile
Funcom has announced it's closing its Beijing studio, while at the same time forming a "joint, centralized live team" at its Raleigh, North Carolina studio. The firm also announced its Montreal Studio's focus will switch to mobile and tablet projects.
Fri, Oct 19, 2012 | 19:50 BST
The Secret World's Halloween event is live with plenty of tricks and treats
The Secret World's Halloween event is live, and Funcom has released a video providing a sneak peek into what awaits players.
Wed, Sep 26, 2012 | 17:22 BST
The Secret World Issue #3: The Cat God is now available
The Secret World's third content update, Issue #3: The Cat God, is now available.
Thu, Sep 13, 2012 | 21:00 BST
The Secret World's Digging Deeper update delayed into next week
The Secret World's Digging Deeper update has been delayed into next week, Funcom has announced.
Wed, Sep 12, 2012 | 14:50 BST
The Secret World – Digging Deeper launch trailer and screens released
The Secret World's Digging Deeper update launches tomorrow and to prep you, Funcom has released a set of screenshots and a trailer. Have at it below.
Wed, Sep 12, 2012 | 14:43 BST
The Secret World 'Issue 2′ update delayed
The Secret World's next update, 'Issue 2′ has been delayed, developer Funcom has confirmed.
Fri, Sep 07, 2012 | 16:05 BST
The Secret World's getting a group finder tool with next week's update
The Secret World's group finder tool will launch with the Digging Deeper update next week, Funcom has announced. Players will be able to team up with others from any Dimension anywhere in the world for any playfield or dungeon in the game. When harder difficulties like Elite and Nightmare are unlocked, these will also become available as options in the Group Finder tool. Funcom has explained how to go about using the tool on the official website. Issue 2: Digging Deeper launches for The Secret World on September 11.
Tue, Sep 04, 2012 | 20:37 BST
The Secret World – Lairs to receive some tweaks with patch 1.2
Lairs in The Secret World are getting a makeover, according to a new developer post from Funcom.
Fri, Aug 24, 2012 | 19:26 BST
The Secret World update Digging Deeper delayed into September
The Secret World Issue #2: Digging Deeper, has been delayed into September, according to Funcom. Originally set to launch next week on August 28, the studio said it delayed the release in order to give the team more time on finishing it up. The delay was caused by recent redundancies and cost reductions after the MMO's launch, which the firm said "naturally affected the production schedule as work on readjusting the team and our internal development processes," continues. Digging Deeper will now release on September 11.
Wed, Aug 15, 2012 | 21:18 BST
The Secret World – next update coming later this month
The Secret World's getting new story missions, two new Nightmare Mode dungeons and a rocket launcher this month, via an update from Funcom. Players can travel to Ockham's Razor in London in order to give their character's a new look, and somewhere in the bowels of Brooklyn, the infamous Dr Anton Aldini is up to something creepy. Wonder what it could be? The Secret World players will find out come August 28.
Fri, Aug 10, 2012 | 03:25 BST
The Secret World purchase nets free points for trial participants
Funcom is offering 1,200 free points to anybody who took part in last weekend's free trial and subsequently purchases the full game before August 12. The points are redeemable for a variety of vanity items which, if you've run around the MMORPG for any length of time, you'll soon be hankering for; Pat nearly fired me for having a better outfit than his Harry Potter look-alike. The Secret World is just over one month old and has released the first of planned monthly updates.
Thanks, Massively.
Tue, Jul 31, 2012 | 16:46 BST
First content update for The Secret World is live
Funcom has launched the first content update for The Secret World, called Issue #1: Unleashed. It's the first of many updates – or Issues – that are part of the firm's monthly update plan.
Tue, Jul 31, 2012 | 14:17 BST
The Secret World – remember, it's free this weekend
For those who've yet to try out Funcom's The Secret World, remember, you can try it for free this weekend. It's to celebrate the MMO's first month anniversary, and you'll be able to participate in events, play around with fireworks and rewards for completing special missions will be handed out. If you tired out the beta, you can log-in using those credentials, but you don't need and account to play. The first monthly content update will also be available as well, an you can find out more regarding it as well as the free weekend through the game's website.
Fri, Jul 27, 2012 | 19:05 BST
The Secret World will be free to play next weekend
Funcom has announced The Secret World will be free to play next weekend, to celebrate the MMO's first month anniversary. Events will take place, fireworks and rewards for completing missions will be handed out, and more. If you tired out the beta, you can log in using those credentials, but you don't have to have an account to play it. More details will be announced closer to next weekend. Thanks, Massively.
Tue, Jul 10, 2012 | 21:16 BST
Funcom outlines what's next for The Secret World, monthly updates coming
Funcom has announced via an update on The Secret World's website that it has many pots on the stove of the newly released MMO, such as monthly mission packs, and more.
Fri, Mar 23, 2012 | 15:59 GMT
Latest The Secret World developer diary touches upon freedom progression
Funcom has released a new developer diary for The Secret World in which lead designer Martin Bruusgaard and lead content designer Joel Bylos discuss what makes the MMO's classless system unique. The dup also outline how to develop a own unique character through this "imaginative and strong" RPG system which is also without levels. The Secret World is out on June 19.
Fri, Nov 04, 2011 | 18:25 GMT
Funcom clarifies remarks regarding open beta for The Secret World
Funcom's issued a statement regarding remarks made by Funcom Canada CEO Miguel Caron pertaining to The Secret World's open beta and business model.
Thu, Nov 03, 2011 | 19:29 GMT
The Secret World open beta may possibly go live before Christmas
Funcom has said that while it's too soon to give an exact date, it hopes to launch the open beta for The Secret World fairly soon. According to an interview with Funcom Canada CEO Miguel Caron (posted below), the firm is looking at around "Christmas" for the next beta phase, but it may come afterward. Back in August, the firm announced that 500,000 had signed up for closed beta, so hopefully it's only a matter of a month or so before the doors are flung wide. The game is slated for an April launch. Thanks, Massively.


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One of Memphis' top education leaders wonders if a Memphis and Shelby County schools merger will stick.
Memphis school union president Keith Williams questions if the November 2010 Memphis schools charter surrender was futile.
Williams has his eye on the federal court battle to stop the suburbs from forming their own schools to avert the merger.
While the judge voided a suburban effort to start their own schools in 2013, he did not rule on the part of the lawsuit to stop it in 2014.
"I just don't know if at the end of the day, will all of this come full circle and we'll be back at square one?" said Williams.
Williams said if the suburbs are successful, he's concerned the long, hard battle that opened old wounds would only change the school systems in name.