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Trump for President
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Thank You, Art!!!!
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Trumps Absence
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Racism and the 2016 election
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(USA Today) - For more than half her life, she was known as advice maven Dear Abby, a persona she invented well over a half-century ago. Pauline Esther Friedman Phillips, who died Wednesday afternoon at age 94, was buried Thursday in a small family ceremony.
Phillips, who had Alzheimer's disease, died in Minneapolis, where she had lived since 2002, the year her daughter Jeanne Phillips became the column's sole writer, according to Gene Willis, a publicist for Universal Uclick, the independent syndicate for the column.
Abby started life as Pauline Esther Friedman, of Sioux City, Iowa, but was better known by her childhood nickname "Popo." It wasn't until she created Abby that the internationally syndicated columnist would become a household name, public speaker, radio broadcaster and author of five books.
Abby's career dishing out relationship counsel began shortly after her twin sister, Esther Pauline Friedman Lederer, called "Eppie," had gotten into the business of advising others in 1955. Her sister would also take a pen name - Ann Landers - when she took over writing the so-named existing newspaper advice column in Chicago.
The way Abby tells it in her 1981 book The Best of Dear Abby, she approached the San Francisco Chronicle about replacing the current advice columnist. In 1956, the suburban homemaker, volunteer and mother of two teens took the pseudonym Abigail Van Buren and never looked back.
She was Abby, say those who knew her best.
"She went by 'Abby' in her personal and professional life, unlike Ann Landers who was very much 'Eppie' in her personal life. Even Mort (Abby's husband) called her 'Abby,'" says Alan McDermott, her editor since 1980 and now an editor at the Kansas City, Mo.-based Universal Uclick, which distributes the column with a daily readership of more than 110 million.
Abby's daughter, Jeanne Phillips, has been writing the column solo under the Dear Abby name since 2002 and has co-authored the franchise since 1987.
In a statement, Jeanne Phillips said, "My mother leaves very big high heels to fill, with a legacy of compassion, commitment and positive social change. I will honor her memory every day by continuing this legacy."
In her 1981 book, Abby explains how she came up with her moniker:
"I took the 'Abigail' from the Old Testament, for Abigail was a prophetess in the Book of Samuel, I chose 'Van Buren' from our eighth president, Martin Van Buren, because I liked the aristocratic, old-family ring."
Helen Thomas, 92, a longtime journalist and close friend, said in a 2007 interview with USA TODAY that Abby had a "tremendous heart and tremendous compassion."
"People related to her and she understood them," Thomas said. "She always was upbeat and gave the best advice she could. She was never flippant with people's problems."
Thomas said she met Abby in 1975 when both appeared on a television talk show hosted by Dinah Shore. Thomas had written a book about the White House.
"She loaned me her limo to go to different places to promote the book," Thomas said. "I thought 'This has got to be a great woman.'"
Abby's columns addressed more than just problems of the lovelorn. She tackled prickly relationships, sex, illness, equal rights, AIDS awareness and hospice care, among other topics of the times.
McDermott says he and Abby used to have weekly conversations to go over the columns. He described her as "bright, charming, engaged and curious."
"She was a genuine person - the kind of persona she radiated in the column was who she was as a person," McDermott says.
The rival advice columns penned by the twins apparently caused some familial ill will. Despite the fact that the twins had a double wedding in 1939, many reports have said they feuded and later reconciled. Abby's sister died in June 2002.
Abby had often said her daughter helped her since the column began, offering a younger perspective to some of the questions. But it wasn't until December 2000 that Abby acknowledged Jeanne had been co-writing since 1987. From that point in 2000, the column appeared with a double byline and both photos. Two years later, the family announced that the then 84-year-old Abby had been diagnosed with Alzheimer's. At that time, the longtime resident of Beverly Hills moved to Minneapolis, where her husband Mort had kept a residence because of business interests.
In 2003, Abby' family, along with an anonymous donor, contributed a total of $10 million to the Mayo Clinic for its Alzheimer's research. The facility was renamed the Abigail Van Buren Alzheimer's Disease Research Clinic.
Abby is survived by her husband of 73 years Mort Phillips of Minneapolis; daughter Jeanne Phillips and husband Walter Harris of Los Angeles; son Edward Phillips and wife Leslye Phillips of Minneapolis; four grandchildren and two great granddaughters.
"She had a great impact on our society," said Thomas. "She was sparkling, really."
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I am a movie buff. I, like most people, dread when a favorite novel is turned into a movie. The movie is rarely as good as the book, but there are some exceptions.
Jane Austen
There have been many adaptations of Ms. Austen's works. I have seen my fair share of them. My favorite of her novels, and the resulting film, is Pride and Prejudice. While I still admire Greer Garson's (1940) performance as Lizzy Bennett in Pride and Prejudice, I think my favorite Mr. Darcy performance is Colin Firth in the BBC 2001 version of Pride and Prejudice.
Joy Luck Club
Another of my favorite books turned into film is the Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan. I think it helps when the original author writes the screen play. I thought the casting and the performances were exceptional, and the film stands the test of time.
What Are Your Recent Favorite Films from Books
There have been a flood of recent films based on books . . .
- Dear John
- Secret Life of Bees
- Twilight
- Slumdog Millionaire
- Precious
- Julie and Julia
- My Sister's Keeper
- The Lovely Bones
- The Road
- The Time Traveler's Wife . . . the list goes on and on. What is your favorite book to film of the past few years?
Children's Books into Film
For a discussion of children's books turned into films, see my previous blog post Children's Books into Film in the Kids Voices blog section.
Author Bio:
DeAnn O. is a youth services librarian and has been a children's librarian for 15 years. She is long time bibliophile and children's advocate; DeAnn is also a mom to a very active 2 year old who loves books and knows what she likes.
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48 U.S. Code Chapter 12 - VIRGIN ISLANDS [1954]
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Constitutions for Virgin Islands and Guam: Establishment; Congressional Authorization
Pub. L. 94–584, Oct. 21, 1976, 90 Stat. 2899, as amended by Pub. L. 96–597, title V, § 501,Dec. 24, 1980, 94 Stat. 3479; Pub. L. 111–194, § 2,June 30, 2010, 124 Stat. 1310, provided:
"[Section 1. Authorization to organize governments] That the Congress, recognizing the basic democratic principle of government by the consent of the governed, authorizes the peoples of the Virgin Islands and of Guam, respectively, to organize governments pursuant to constitutions of their own adoption as provided in this Act.
"Sec. 2. [Constitutional conventions and draft provisions] (a) The Legislatures of the Virgin Islands and Guam, respectively, are authorized to call constitutional conventions to draft, within the existing territorial-Federal relationship, constitutions for the local self-government of the people of the Virgin Islands and Guam.
"(b) Such constitutions shall—
"(1) recognize, and be consistent with, the sovereignty of the United States over the Virgin Islands and Guam, respectively, and the supremacy of the provisions of the Constitution, treaties, and laws of the United States applicable to the Virgin Islands and Guam, respectively, including, but not limited to, those provisions of the Organic Act [section 1405 et seq. of this title] and Revised Organic Act of the Virgin Islands [this chapter] and the Organic Act of Guam [section 1421 et seq. of this title] which do not relate to local self-government.
"(2) provide for a republican form of government, consisting of three branches: executive, legislative, and judicial;
"(3) contain a bill of rights;
"(4) deal with the subject matter of those provisions of the Revised Organic Act of the Virgin Islands of 1954, as amended, and the Organic Act of Guam, as amended, respectively, which relate to local self-government;
"(5) with reference to Guam, provided that the voting franchise may be vested only in residents of Guam who are citizens of the United States;
"(6) provide for a system of local courts consistent with the provisions of the Revised Organic Act of the Virgin Islands, as amended; and
"(7) provide for the establishment of a system of local courts the provisions of which shall become effective no sooner than upon the enactment of legislation regulating the relationship between the local courts of Guam with the Federal judicial system.
"Sec. 3. [Selection and qualification of members] The members of such constitutional conventions shall be chosen as provided by the laws of the Virgin Islands and Guam, respectively (enacted after the date of enactment of this Act [Oct. 21, 1976]): Provided, however, That no person shall be eligible to be a member of the constitutional conventions, unless he is a citizen of the United States and qualified to vote in the Virgin Islands and Guam, respectively.
"Sec. 4. [Submittal of proposed constitutions to governors and President] The conventions shall submit to the Governor of the Virgin Islands a proposed constitution for the Virgin Islands and to the Governor of Guam a proposed constitution for Guam which shall comply with the requirements set forth in section 2 (b) above. Such constitutions shall be submitted to the President of the United States by the Governors of the Virgin Islands and Guam.
"Sec. 5. [Transmittal to Congress and submittal to voters] (a) Within sixty calendar days after the respective date on which he has received each constitution, the President shall transmit such constitution together with his comments to the Congress.
"(b) The constitution, in each case, shall be deemed to have been approved by the Congress within 60 legislative days after its submission by the President, unless prior to that date the Congress has approved the constitution, or modified or amended it, in whole or in part, or has urged the constitutional convention to reconvene, by joint resolution.
"(c) Revision of Proposed Constitution.—
"(1) In general.—If a convention reconvenes and revises the proposed constitution, the convention shall resubmit the revised proposed constitution simultaneously to the Governor of the Virgin Islands and the President.
"(2) Comments of president.—Not later than 60 calendar days after the date of receipt of the revised proposed constitution, the President shall—
"(A) notify the convention, the Governor, and Congress of the comments of the President on the revised proposed constitution; and
"(B) publish the comments in the Federal Register.
"(d) As so approved or modified under subsection (b) (or, if revised pursuant to subsection (c), on publication of the comments of the President in the Federal Register), the constitutions shall be submitted to the qualified voters of the Virgin Islands and Guam, respectively, for acceptance or rejection through islandwide referendums to be conducted as provided under the laws of the Virgin Islands and Guam, respectively, (enacted after the date of enactment of this Act) [Oct. 21, 1976].
"(e) Upon approval by not less than a majority of the votes (counting only the affirmative or negative votes) participating in such referendums, the constitutions shall become effective in accordance with their terms."
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New York State Public Health Laws 2165 and 2167 and/or New York University require that all students (graduate, undergraduate, transfers, and returning students who, to date, have not complied) taking six or more credits in a degree-granting institution must provide proof of immunity to measles, mumps, and rubella and acknowledge receipt of information regarding meningococcal disease or provide proof of meningococcal vaccine.
If you are not in full compliance, New York State requires that the University exclude you from attending classes 30 days after the first day of class for New York State residents and 45 days after the first day of class for out-of-state and international students.
Failure to comply with the requirement will result in the following:
You are exempt from immunization requirements if any of the following apply:
Should you enroll for more than six credits or change to an on-site program, you will be required to comply.
Please keep a copy of your completed immunization forms and bring them with you to campus in the event there has been a problem with receipt of your information.
1. Completion of the Student Health History form*
* New incoming Fall students may access the form beginning in June.
2. Completion of the Student Immunization History form (Health Care Provider's signature required)
Must provide one of the following to comply with this requirement:
Undergraduate Students: Date of vaccination for Meningoccal Meningitis.
Graduate Students: Acknowledgement that you have received information about the disease for Meningococcal Meningitis.
* If you are over 21 and NOT living in a residence hall, you may petition to be excluded from this requirement by completing the Meningitis decline section on the Student Immunization History form.
Meningococcal Meningitis Vaccination Response Form
3. FOR UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS ONLY - Completion of AlcoholEdu® for College, an online course on alcohol and other drugs (students will receive an email in mid-July with more detailed information and instructions).
4. FOR NEW UNDERGRADUATE, GRADUATE, AND TRANSFER STUDENTS - Completion of Think About It, an online training course on sexual misconduct. This online course examines the interconnected issues of healthy relationships, substance abuse, and sexual violence, among other topics, through a variety of scenarios and guided self-reflection. (Students will receive an email in mid-July with more detailed information and instructions).
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Telephone: (212) 443-1199
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You must contact us immediately to resolve the issue and ensure that you will not be de-enrolled. We are available by phone at (212) 443-1199, by e-mail at email@example.com or in person 10am-6pm, Monday-Friday at:
Student Health Center
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* Do not wait until the last minute. Processing the information takes some time. *
If you cannot locate your immunization records and need to be vaccinated to fulfill the requirement, you can be vaccinated at the Student Health Center's Allergy and Immunology Department for a modest charge. You can also be vaccinated at an NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene clinic.
Submit required documentation to:
NYU Student Health Center
Immunization Record Services
726 Broadway, Room 336
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Or fax to (212) 443-1198.


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46 U.S. Code § 8101 - Complement of inspected vessels
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(a) The certificate of inspection issued to a vessel under part B of this subtitle shall state the complement of licensed individuals and crew (including lifeboatmen) considered by the Secretary to be necessary for safe operation. A manning requirement imposed on—
(1) a sailing school vessel shall consider the participation of sailing school instructors and sailing school students in the operation of that vessel;
(b) The Secretary may modify the complement, by endorsement on the certificate, for reasons of changed conditions or employment.
(c) A requirement made under this section by an authorized official may be appealed to the Secretary under prescribed regulations.
(d) A vessel to which this section applies may not be operated without having in its service the complement required in the certificate of inspection.
(e) When a vessel is deprived of the service of a member of its complement without the consent, fault, or collusion of the owner, charterer, managing operator, agent, master, or individual in charge of the vessel, the master shall engage, if obtainable, a number of members equal to the number of those of whose services the master has been deprived. The replacements must be of the same or a higher grade or rating than those whose places they fill. If the master finds the vessel is sufficiently manned for the voyage, and replacements are not available to fill all the vacancies, the vessel may proceed on its voyage. Within 12 hours after the vessel arrives at its destination, the master shall report in writing to the Secretary the cause of each deficiency in the complement. A master failing to make the report is liable to the United States Government for a civil penalty of $1,000 for each deficiency.
(f) The owner, charterer, or managing operator of a vessel not manned as required by this section is liable to the Government for a civil penalty of $10,000.
(g) A person may not employ an individual as, and an individual may not serve as, a master, mate, engineer, radio officer, or pilot of a vessel to which this part applies or which is subject to inspection under chapter 33 of this title if the individual is not licensed by the Secretary. A person (including an individual) violating this subsection is liable to the Government for a civil penalty of not more than $10,000. Each day of a continuing violation is a separate offense.
(h) The owner, charterer, or managing operator of a freight vessel of less than 100 gross tons as measured under section 14502 of this title, or an alternate tonnage measured under section 14302 of this title as prescribed by the Secretary under section 14104 of this title, a small passenger vessel, or a sailing school vessel not manned as required by this section is liable to the Government for a civil penalty of $1,000. The vessel also is liable in rem for the penalty.
(i) When the 2 next most senior licensed officers on a vessel reasonably believe that the master or individual in charge of the vessel is under the influence of alcohol or a dangerous drug and is incapable of commanding the vessel, the next most senior master, mate, or operator licensed under section 7101 (c)(1) or (3) of this title shall—
(3) in the case of a vessel required to have a log under chapter 113 of this title, immediately enter the details of the incident in the log; and
Source(Pub. L. 98–89, Aug. 26, 1983, 97 Stat. 547; Pub. L. 98–557, § 29(b),Oct. 30, 1984, 98 Stat. 2873; Pub. L. 99–640, § 11(b),Nov. 10, 1986, 100 Stat. 3550; Pub. L. 101–380, title IV, §§ 4104, 4114(c), 4302 (e),Aug. 18, 1990, 104 Stat. 511, 517, 538; Pub. L. 104–324, title VII, § 725,Oct. 19, 1996, 110 Stat. 3939.)
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Section 8101 provides for the required composition of the complement of licensed individuals and crew of an inspected vessel when being operated.
Subsection (a) requires that the certificate of inspection for a vessel state the manning necessary for safe navigation. Manning means the complement of licensed officers and crew (including lifeboatmen). Any manning requirements for sailing school vessels shall take into account the participation of sailing school instructors and sailing school students in the operation of those vessels.
Subsection (b) permits the Secretary to modify the manning requirements for reasons of changed conditions or employment.
Subsection (c) permits an appeal to the Secretary of any manning requirements made by an authorized official.
Subsection (d) prohibits the operation of a vessel without the manning required in the vessel's certificate of inspection.
When a vessel has a vacancy in the manning required by its certificate of inspection without the consent, fault, or collusion of anyone responsible for the management or operation of the vessel, subsection (e) requires that the master hire replacements, if possible, in the same or higher grade or rating. However, if the master finds the vessel sufficiently manned and replacements are not available, the vessel may proceed on its voyage. Within 12 hours of arrival at its destination, the master is required to file a written report with the Secretary stating the cause of each deficiency or be liable for a civil penalty. The report of deficiency should include both the reason for the vacancy in the first instance and the reason for the unavailability of a qualified replacement.
Subsections (f), (g) and (h) prescribe civil penalties for noncompliance with manning requirements. Subsection (g) also prohibits the employment or service of an individual in a licensed capacity who is not licensed by the Secretary.
1996—Subsec. (h). Pub. L. 104–324inserted "as measured under section 14502 of this title, or an alternate tonnage measured under section 14302 of this title as prescribed by the Secretary under section 14104 of this title" after "100 gross tons".
1990—Subsec. (a)(3). Pub. L. 101–380, § 4114(c), added par. (3).
Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 101–380, § 4302(e)(1), substituted "$1,000" for "$50".
Subsec. (f). Pub. L. 101–380, § 4302(e)(2), substituted "$10,000" for "$100, or, for a deficiency of a licensed individual, a penalty of $500".
Subsec. (g). Pub. L. 101–380, § 4302(e)(3), substituted "$10,000" for "$500".
Subsec. (i). Pub. L. 101–380, § 4104, added subsec. (i).
1986—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 99–640amended subsec. (a) generally, inserting cl. (1) designation before "a sailing school" and adding cl. (2).
1984—Subsec. (g). Pub. L. 98–557substituted provisions relating to inspection under chapter 33 of this title, for provisions relating to applicability of part B of this subtitle.
Effective Date of 1990 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 101–380applicable to incidents occurring after Aug. 18, 1990, see section 1020 ofPub. L. 101–380, set out as an Effective Date note under section 2701 of Title 33, Navigation and Navigable Waters.
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Family and friends attended the funeral of 22-year-old murder victim Tiffany Salter. (WRDW-TV / July 17, 2012)
News 12 First at Five / Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2012
HEPHZIBAH, Ga. -- A grand jury formally indicted a man on Wednesday on accusations he strangled and killed his girlfriend back in July.
Todd Goff is charged with one count of malice murder and one count of felony murder in connection to Tiffany Salter's death. Goff is accused of strangling and killing his girlfriend and then dragging her into the woods behind their home and digging a hole.
Wednesday's decision brings the victim's family one step closer to gaining some closure.
The victim's father, John Salter, says, "I'm still very emotional. Not many hours that go by that I don't talk about my daughter to somebody."
He says the hardest part is walking past Tiffany's urn every day and knowing he will never see her face again.
"I'm getting used to her sitting on my coffee table. It's not where I want to see her," he said.
Her father never got to give his daughter a bracelet that now sits beside her urn, but he's hoping the indictment is a small step towards another gift: justice for Tiffany.
"I want him to get the death penalty, but I guess a more fitting punishment would be for him to sit and think about this for the rest of his life," John said.
It's still up to Goff to decide how he will plea, but Tiffany's father says he will be at every court case.
"He's going to have to look at me and at her family and know the hurt he's caused so many people," he said.
Tiffany's family says she and Goff had a history of domestic violence, something that is unfortunately not uncommon in Georgia.
Aimee Hall, executive director of Safe Homes of Augusta, says, "Georgia ranks sixth in the nation for the highest rate of women being killed by abusers due to domestic violence."
And since this month is Domestic Violence Awareness month, John is hoping others will learn from Tiffany's story.
Have information or an opinion about this story? Click here to contact the newsroom.
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The Power of Independent Thinking
Markets Can Heal U.S. Healthcare
Recorded: Wednesday, May 27, 2015
Senior Fellow John C. Goodman, author of A Better Choice, appears on the Wall Street Journals Opinion Live program to discuss how free markets can solve many issues with Obamacare and Americas healthcare system. Goodman talks about which provisions of Obamacare should be changed and which ones should be left alone. Free market principles would level the playing field and give patients the power of choice.
Experts: John C. GoodmanType: TelevisionIssues: Free Market Economics, Health Care, Regulation and Deregulation, Welfare
John R. Graham: Shouldn't Healthcare Be Fair?
Recorded: Monday, November 3, 2014
Independent Institute Senior Fellow John R. Graham proposes a major change to Obamacare that would allow a level playing field for everyone.
To purchase copies of John C. Goodman's book "Priceless: Curing the Healthcare Crisis," click here or call Toll Free 1-800-297-8733.
Experts: John R. GrahamType: TelevisionIssues: Bureaucracy and Government, Free Market Economics, Government Power, Government Waste/Pork, Health Care, History (U.S), Labor and Employment, Regulation and Deregulation
Stephen P. Halbrook Discusses Nazi Gun Control on The Steve Malzberg Show
Recorded: Thursday, October 16, 2014
Research Fellow Stephen P. Halbrook, author of Gun Control in the Third Reich: Disarming the Jews and Enemies of the State appeared on the Steve Malzberg Show on NewsMax TV. Halbrook spoke about his recent book outlining the gun control methods employed by the Weimar Republic and the Nazi regime.
Experts: Stephen P. HalbrookType: TelevisionIssues: Civil Liberties/ Human Rights, Crime, Freedom, Government Power, Gun Control, History (International), Law Enforcement, Political Ideology and Philosophy, Race Issues
The Explosion of Patent Litigation
Recorded: Wednesday, September 24, 2014
Research Fellow William J. Watkins, Jr., author of Patent Trolls, appeared on the Steve Malzberg Show on Newsmax TV. Watkins talks about patent trolls, who are costing billions to the US economy by filing lawsuits against innovators. The result of these lawsuits slows the process of new technology and stifles innovation.
Experts: William J. Watkins Jr.Type: TelevisionIssues: Business, Free Market Economics, Litigation, Regulation and Deregulation, Science, Technology
Robert Nelson on BookTalks debates Christian Felber on Economics as Religion
Recorded: Wednesday, July 30, 2014
Economist Tomás Sedláček hosts a BookTalks debate with Institute Senior Fellow and economist Robert Nelson and guests from fields of theology, philosophy and economics.
Nelson is author of The New Holy Wars: Economic Religion vs. Environmental Religion in Contemporary America.
Experts: Robert H. NelsonType: TelevisionIssues: Economic History and Development (International), Economic History and Development (U.S.), Economic Policy, Economists, Free Market Economics, Religion
Benjamin Powell: Are Sweatshops Good?
Recorded: Monday, April 21, 2014
Senior Fellow Benjamin Powell discusses sweatshops and the global economy on the Fox Business Network "The Independents."
Experts: Benjamin W. PowellType: TelevisionIssues: Business, Civil Liberties/ Human Rights, Corporate Welfare, Culture/ Society, Economic History and Development (International), Economic Policy, Free Market Economics, Political Ideology and Philosophy, Public Health/ Consumer Protection, Regulation and Deregulation, Trade
Robert Higgs Discusses Crisis and Leviathan
Recorded: Friday, March 28, 2014
Robert Higgs discusses his book 'Crisis and Leviathan: Critical Episodes in the Growth of American Government' at the Ludwig von Mises Institute.
Experts: Robert HiggsType: TelevisionIssues: Bureaucracy and Government, Economic Policy, Free Market Economics, Government Waste/Pork, History (U.S), Political Ideology and Philosophy
Robert Higgs Presentation at Economic Liberty Lecture Series
Recorded: Tuesday, February 18, 2014
Experts: Robert HiggsType: TelevisionIssues: Economic History and Development (U.S.), Economic Policy, Free Market Economics, Political Ideology and Philosophy


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Written by Tony Gonzalez, The Tennessean
Whether two California men will be moved to Tennessee to stand trial on charges in a Vanderbilt University campus rape case remains in question after initial hearings this week.
One defendant's attorney has said he will fight extradition proceedings - prompting Nashville authorities to vow to continue their efforts - and the other pleaded guilty to an unrelated charge Tuesday but has yet to be scheduled for an extradition hearing.
Meanwhile, attorneys for four former Vanderbilt University football players and one suspended player made court filings that prevent the men from appearing in Davidson County court today - when attorneys are scheduled to go forward with the arraignment hearings, which typically consist of a brief reading of charges.
Authorities have charged four former players with multiple counts of rape, and a fifth with being an accessory after the fact in connection with a June rape of an unconscious female student in a campus dorm.
Charged with five counts each of aggravated rape and two counts of aggravated sexual battery are: Brandon Vandenburg, 20, from California; Cory Batey, 19, of Nashville; Brandon Eric Banks, 19, from Maryland; and Jaborian McKenzie, 18, from Mississippi. Vandenburg - still jailed - is charged with one count of unlawful photography and tampering with evidence.
Suspended wide receiver Chris Boyd faces one count of being an accessory after the fact for his role in attempting to cover up the incident, police said.
Californians Miles Finley, 19, and Joseph Quinzio, 20, were charged with tampering with evidence.
On Monday, Quinzio's attorney said the warrant for his client's arrest was based on outdated police information, and that Quinzio was on the "outskirts" of the case based on a text message he received from one of the other defendants. He said he would attempt to get Tennessee authorities to withdraw an extradition request.
Susan Niland, spokeswoman for the Davidson County prosecutor, said authorities will move forward with the effort to extradite Quinzio.
"We don't know to what the attorney is referring as far as new information that has come to light," Niland wrote in an email. "The grand jury returned the indictment(s) based upon the evidence they were presented and those charges still stand."
Nashville police spokesman Don Aaron echoed that.
"We will let the facts come out in court," he said via email.
Defendants who resist extradition could prompt authorities to request a governor's warrant from Gov. Bill Haslam. That hasn't happened in the Quinzio case.
Finley pleaded guilty Tuesday to a charge of driving on a suspended license - unrelated to the Vanderbilt investigation - and will be scheduled for an extradition hearing next, said John Hall, spokesman for the Riverside County District Attorney's Office.


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Jon Snow
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- "So I'll only ask you once, Lord Snow...are you a brother of the Night's Watch or a bastard boy who wants to play at war?"
- ―Jeor Mormont
Jon Snow is a major character in the first, second and third seasons. He is played by starring cast member Kit Harington, and debuts in the series premiere. Jon Snow is the bastard son of the late Lord Eddard Stark of Winterfell. Jon is a steward in the Night's Watch. Now serving on the Wall, Jon has found a place of acceptance where the circumstances of his birth are of little importance. Jon has a pet direwolf named Ghost. He wields the bastard sword, Longclaw, which was a gift from Lord Commander Jeor Mormont who sees Jon as a surrogate son.
Jon is the bastard son of Lord Eddard Stark of Winterfell. Eddard is the head of House Stark and Lord Paramount of the North. The North is one of the constituent regions of the Seven Kingdoms and House Stark is one of the Great Houses of the realm. House Stark rule the region from their seat of Winterfell and Eddard also holds the title Lord of Winterfell. He is also the Warden of the North to King Robert Baratheon.[1]
Eddard once told King Robert Baratheon that Jon's mother is a serving girl named Wylla, but refused to elaborate any further. Jon himself has no knowledge of his mother.[2]
Jon was raised at Winterfell on an equal footing with Eddard's legitimate children. He has an older half-brother Robb, two younger half-sisters Sansa and Arya, and two younger half-brothers Bran and Rickon. Jon's presence at Winterfell is a source of friction between Eddard and his wife, Catelyn. Jon got on well with his half-siblings, particularly Robb and Arya.[3]
Season 1
Jon Snow and Robb instruct Bran in archery, when they learn about a captured deserter. Jon accompanies his father, Robb, Bran and Theon Greyjoy to the beheading of a deserter from the Night's Watch; it is Bran's first time watching his father carry out an execution. Jon praises Bran afterwards for keeping his composure. On their way back to Winterfell, they find a dead direwolf and six newborn pups. Jon talks Lord Eddard into allowing the young Starks to adopt them, pointing out that a direwolf is the sigil of House Stark: given that there are five direwolves and five trueborn Stark children, it must be a sign from the Old Gods that the Stark children are meant to have the pups. In order to make this point, Jon intentionally leaves himself out of the count of Stark children, and when Bran asks about this Jon responds that he is not a Stark. However, just as they are about to leave, they find the runt of the litter, an albino, which crawled away from its mother's corpse. As an outsider like himself, Jon takes this direwolf as his own, naming him Ghost. Treated coldly by his stepmother, Jon decides to approach his uncle Benjen and offer to join the Night's Watch.[4] He meets Tyrion Lannister, a dwarf who knows what it is like to be an outcast. Tyrion tells him to wear the name "bastard" as a badge of honor, so no one can hurt him with the word.
Jon has a run in with Jaime Lannister who sarcastically thanks him for protecting all of them from all of the terrible things that allegedly exist beyond the Wall, in order to taunt him. Before Jon departs for the Wall, he says goodbye to Bran, who has been injured in a fall. He gives Arya a sword named Needle that he had made especially for her, advising her to "stick them with the pointy end." At their parting, Eddard vows to tell Jon the truth about his mother the next time they meet. Jon is accompanied by his uncle Benjen and Tyrion Lannister, who has expressed a desire to see the Wall (and pee off of it) before he dies.[5]
At Castle Black, Jon's expectations of the Night's Watch are confounded. Instead of a brotherhood of noble warriors sworn to defend the realm from wildlings and White Walkers, he realizes the Watch is a dumping ground for criminals and wastrels. He earns the enmity of Ser Alliser Thorne, the Master-at-Arms in charge of training new recruits. He humiliates his fellow recruits with his superior fighting skills, learned from Winterfell's Master-at-Arms over the course of many years. Benjen stands with Jon on his first watch and tells him that he is going ranging North of the Wall. Jon is keen to accompany him but Benjen insists that he complete his training. Tyrion helps Jon see that he is no better than the recruits but has been afforded more advantages than them. Jon offers to train some of his new brothers and Pypar and Grenn accept.[6] He also befriends Samwell Tarly when he arrives at Castle Black and helps to protect him from the cruelty of Thorne. Thorne angrily tells Jon that going easy on Sam won't help him, and will risk getting him killed during the next winter.[7]
After completing his training, Jon is inducted into the Night's Watch and swears his oath. He is assigned to the stewards rather than the rangers, and at first thinks it is due to his ongoing feud with Ser Alliser Thorne. However, Sam points out that Lord Commander Jeor Mormont has asked for Jon as his personal steward, and may be grooming him for command. Jon is concerned when his Uncle Benjen's horse returns to the Wall riderless. Later, Ghost finds the corpses of two rangers assigned to Benjen, Othor and Ser Jafer Flowers.[8] Learning of Eddard's imprisonment in King's Landing, Thorne taunts Jon about being a traitor's bastard, causing Jon to draw a knife. He is restricted to quarters. Later, Othor's corpse becomes a wight and attacks Commander Mormont. Jon saves Mormont's life by burning the wight, earning a pardon for his earlier misdemeanour.[9] Mormont also gives Jon his Valyrian steel sword, Longclaw. Jon ponders abandoning the Watch to join Robb's army when it marches against the Lannisters, but Maester Aemon tells him that he chose to stay with the Watch when he was similarly tested, when Robert Baratheon's rebels slew his nephew the Mad King and his son and grandchildren.[10]
News of Eddard's execution reaches Castle Black. Jon immediately leaves, meaning to join Robb and seek vengeance for his father's death. Samwell, Pypar and Grenn intercept him and convince him to stay. Mormont tells Jon their war against the White Walkers is more important than the game of thrones in King's Landing. He tells Jon that the Watch is marching beyond the Wall in force, to find Benjen and learn the truth about the threat. Jon swears to him not to attempt to desert again and accompanies the troops as they set out.[11]
Season 2
- Main: Jon Snow Season 2
Lord Commander Jeor Mormont prepares Jon for a command role as the Great Ranging travels North seeking Benjen Stark and an explanation for the wight attack. They pass through several abandoned wildling villages before arriving at the home of their unsavory ally Craster. Jon is perplexed when he learns that Craster marries his daughters but apparently has no sons. He takes an instant dislike to Craster when they meet with him. The feeling is mutual but Craster does reveal to Jeor that he has not seen Benjen and that the wildlings are gathering with their leader, King Beyond the Wall Mance Rayder. Jeor reprimands Jon for failing to follow his lead with Craster.[12]
Samwell Tarly appeals to Jon to aid Craster's pregnant daughter wife Gilly. She is afraid of having a son but will not say why. Jon is frustrated and refuses to disobey Jeor's order to leave Craster's wives alone. Jon sees Craster carrying a newborn into the woods and follows him. He sees Craster leave the child for a White Walker but does not recognize the creature. Craster spots him and knocks him out.[13] Craster disarms Jon and drags him back to his keep. He expels the rangers from his home. Jeor reveals that he knew that Craster was sacrificing his sons but chose to ignore it because of his usefulness as an ally.[14]
The rangers reach the ancient fortified peak known as the Fist of the First Men and await Qhorin Halfhand and his party from The Shadow Tower. When Qhorin arrives he suggests altering their tactics and using small groups to overcome Mance's lookouts in the Skirling Pass. Jon asks to join Qhorin's raiders and Jeor lets him go.[15]
Qhorin leads his men into the pass and they locate and ambush the wildling watchers. Jon realizes his opponent is a woman and hesitates to kill her. She introduces herself as Ygritte but does not give away details of Mance's plans. Qhorin leaves Jon alone to execute Ygritte. Jon is unable to do it and she escapes. He pursues and recaptures her but they become separated from Qhorin's group. Jon decides they cannot regroup with Qhorin due to the approaching night. Ygritte convinces Jon to sleep next to her to share body heat and keep warm, and then makes sexual advances towards him. Jon rejects the temptation to break his oath.[16]
As he unties Ygritte's legs to continue his search for the rest of the raiders, she tells him that she knows that he is a virgin. He uses some the rope that's binding her as a leash. As they walk, Ygritte questions Jon as to why the men of the Night's Watch hate the wildlings. She explains that they share the blood of the first men and just happened to be on the wrong side of the wall when it was built. She urges him to forget about his oath and live free. Another sexual advance from Ygritte prompts him to reach for his sword. She backs away and trips him with the rope when he's caught off guard. He pursues her but is ambushed and taken captive. Ygritte tells him that he should've took her when he had the chance.[17]
Ygritte brings Jon to the Lord of Bones and convinces him that Mance will want to question Jon. The Lord of Bones has a prisoner of his own; Qhorin. The Halfhand tells Jon that the rest of the men were killed while they searched for him. He urges Jon to make their deaths meaningful and become a spy within the wildling ranks. He then feigns anger with Jon until he is restrained after managing to knock Jon over.[18]
As they make their way to Mance, Ygritte continues to playfully mock Jon by tapping him on the head with the flat of his sword. Qhorin uses the distraction to advance his plan to portray Jon as a traitor to the Night's Watch. He attacks Jon and the Lord of Bones allows them to fight. Jon is initially reluctant until Qhorin calls his father a traitor and his mother a whore. Jon slays Qhorin, stunning Ygritte and the rest of the band. Qhorin whispers a line from the Night's Watch oath to Jon with his dying breath. Jon's hands are freed, and Ygritte leads him to the crest of the mountain to look over the massive wildling encampment.[19]
Season 3
As Jon Snow is led by Ygritte and the Lord of Bones into the main wildling camp in the Frostfangs mountains, he discovers that almost all of wildling society is on the move to escape the White Walkers, including women and children. As they enter the camp, Jon is shocked to see a real-life giant walk past. Many of the wildlings are surprised to see Jon in his all-black Night's Watch clothing and shout "crow!" at his approach. Several young boys pelt Jon with ice and small stones but Ygritte shoos them away.
Jon is led into the tent of King-Beyond-the-Wall Mance Rayder, where the Lord of Bones explains that he is Ned Stark's bastard son to a large man with a heavy beard who is eating chicken by the fire. He says he doesn't care, but his interest is piqued on hearing that Jon killed Qhorin Halfhand. As they talk Jon kneels before the man, whom he assumes to be Mance Rayder, and calls him "your Grace". This causes all of the wildlings to burst out laughing. As it turns out this isn't Mance, but his lieutenant Tormund Giantsbane. The real Mance is an unassuming man sitting in a corner, who then introduces himself and tells Jon to stand, as no man kneels before another among the Free Folk, as they do not recognize a class of nobility in their culture.
Mance says he is glad that Jon killed Qhorin, as he had killed many of Mance's wildlings. Mance asks Jon why he wants to join them and he replies he wants to be free, but Mance doesn't believe this. Jon then explains that when the Night's Watch camped at Craster's Keep, he saw Craster leave his newborn son in the woods as an offering, and the inhuman creature that took it. Jon says that he wants to leave the Night's Watch because he is disgusted that Mormont already knew what Craster was doing but did nothing to stop it. Jon states that the First Men he is descended from defeated the White Walkers once during The Long Night, and that now he wants "to fight for the side who fights for the living". Mance is satisfied and advised Jon to get a new cloak. [20]
Jon Snow then marches South with the Free Folk army and Mance Rayder. Mance explains that his army is a diverse force, formed of about ninety different groups or clans of wildlings, who speak seven different languages, and have numerous internal rivalries. However, he managed to unite them all by telling them the truth: that they will all die if they remain north of the Wall. Mance brings Jon to one of his scouts, Orell. He is sitting silently with his eyes rolled back as an eagle circles above him. Mance says that he is a "warg". Jon doesn't know what that is, so Mance explains that a warg is a person who is capable of entering the mind of an animal, seeing what it sees and even controlling its actions. Orell controls his menagerie to scout miles ahead. Mance asks him what he has seen, and Orell says he saw the Fist of the First Men - and many dead "crows". [21]
As Jon Snow and the free folk arrive at the Fist of the First Men, they survey the bloody aftermath of assault on the Night's Watch by the White Walkers and their army of undead Wights. However they only find corpses of horses and no human remains. Jon says that there were three hundred men of the Night's Watch at the Fist, and asks Mance if Mormont could still be alive. Mance says that with Mormont, it's possible he was able to escape, but that even if he did he and his men took quite a beating and are trapped miles away from the Wall with the White Walkers in close pursuit. Mance warns Jon that all of the missing corpses from the Fist are no longer his friends and brothers from the Night's Watch, but have been resurrected as undead monsters who serve the White Walkers. Jon reluctantly agrees.
Mance orders Tormund to take a force of twenty men to scale The Wall to attack Castle Black from its exposed rear. Mance's plan is for Tormund's small band to distract Castle Black by attacking their exposed southern side, at which point Mance's main army will assault it from the north. Tormund will know that Mance is in position when his army makes a massive signal fire. Mance orders Tormund to take Jon with him, as Jon knows the layout of Castle Black, and it will prove a key test of his loyalty: if it turns out that he won't really betray the Night's Watch, Tormund can easily throw him off the Wall to his death. [22]
On their way to the Wall and Castle Black, Jon and Ygritte are gathering firewood, when the warg Orell asks him about the defenses of the Night's Watch. Orell has seen through the eyes of his eagle that there are patrols on top of the Wall and he wants to know how frequent they are. Jon says they usually sent out patrols in teams of four, two builders to inspect for structural damage and two rangers to protect them, but that the frequency of their patrols often changes. Orell says the wildlings know there are nineteen castles along the south side of the Wall, but he wants to know how many are currently manned. Jon finds this very unpleasant, but reluctantly says that only three are currently manned. Apart from Castle Black, there is also Eastwatch-by-the-Sea at the extreme eastern end, and The Shadow Tower at the western end. Jon is then asked how many men currently garrison Castle Black. Jon is very reluctant to answer, but after being threatened by Orell, he gives an exaggerated number, saying there are one thousand men (this is a lie, as Castle Black only had six hundred men before the Great Ranging, and the garrison now is closer to three hundred). Tormund tells Jon that he likes him, but if he's lying to them, he'll rip his guts out through his throat.
Jon and Ygritte then walk away, but she steals his sword Longclaw, making him chase her to get it back. She leads him into a nearby cave. Ygritte starts disrobing, and says that she wants to make sure Jon Snow has truly come over to the wildlings' side and broken his Night's Watch vows - by making him break his oath of celibacy with her. She quickly shucks off all of her clothes and walks up to him naked. Jon is very hesitant at first, but they soon end up having sex in the cave.
Afterwards Jon and Ygritte lay together in a naked embrace and Ygritte tells Jon she wishes they could stay in this cave forever. [23]
He joins a wildling party led by Tormund Giantsbane to climb the Wall. Beforehand, he is questioned by Ygritte about their relationship and his allegiance to the Night's Watch, saying that he must be loyal to her instead. During the climb, Ygritte causes part of the ice to break, leaving them hanging in the air by the rope. Orell, believing them to be lost, cuts it. Jon manages to save himself and Ygritte by climbing back to the ice. The two return to the climb and reach the top, where Ygritte gazes at the North and the South, before they kiss. [24]
After surviving the perilous climb of the Wall, Jon Snow, Ygritte and the wildlings led by Tormund Giantsbane make their way towards Castle Black to await Mance Rayder's signal to begin the attack on the Night's Watch. Afterwards Jon confronts Orell about cutting his and Ygritte's rope loose on The Wall, nearly killing the both of them in the process. Orell tells Jon that he doesn't see Ygritte complaining about what happened because she is a wildling and understood what needed to be done in a pressure situation, also telling Jon that this is the reason he will never be able to keep her. During the journey through the woods, a clearly jealous Orell confronts Ygritte and says that he would be a better man for her than Jon Snow, whilst continuing to express his distrust in Jon. Jon also tries to persuade Ygritte that the wildlings' cause is doomed to failure, but she refuses to listen and points out that Jon is technically one of them; if it fails, so does he. She renews her passion for him and tells him bluntly that if they die, they die, but before they die they will live.[25]
Jon Snow and the wildling party prepare to raid an elderly horse breeder's home for his horses and gold; Jon insists that the old man is no threat to them, but Orell and Tormund Giantsbane intend to kill the man so as to stop him from alerting the Night's Watch to their presence. However, when the party attacks the farmstead, Jon surreptitiously hits a rock with his sword, alerting the old man who flees; Jon also distracts Ygritte when she tries to shoot the fleeing man with an arrow. While in the abandoned mill not far away from the wildlings, Bran and Jojen Reed discuss how they plan to cross the Wall, before Meera spots the old horse breeder riding nearby. After the old man is captured by the wildlings, Hodor — scared by the thunder — begins yelling, which threatens to give away their location to the wildlings. Bran uses his Warg abilities to enter Hodor's mind and cause him to pass out.
Outside, Tormund moves to kill the old man, but Orell tells him to have Jon do it instead to prove his loyalty. Jon is ultimately unable to kill the innocent man, and instead Ygritte kills the man with an arrow. Realising that Jon is still loyal to the Night's Watch, Tormund orders his men to kill Jon; Tormund restrains Ygritte to stop her trying to help Jon, and soon after Jon battles with Orell. At the urging of Jojen, Bran enters the mind of Summer, his direwolf, to aid Jon. Summer and Shaggydog kill two wildlings threatening Jon as he battles to the death with Orell and finally kills him. With the last of his strength Orell wargs into the mind of his pet eagle, which swoops down and attacks Jon, clawing him badly about the face before he fights the bird off. Jon then steals a horse and escapes, leaving Ygritte and heading back to the Wall.[26]
|Season One appearances
|Winter is Coming
|The Kingsroad
|Lord Snow
|Cripples, Bastards and Broken Things
|The Wolf and the Lion
|A Golden Crown
|You Win or You Die
|The Pointy End
|Fire and Blood
|Season Two appearances
|The North Remembers
|The Night Lands
|What is Dead May Never Die
|Garden of Bones
|The Ghost of Harrenhal
|The Old Gods and the New
|A Man Without Honor
|The Prince of Winterfell
|Valar Morghulis
|Season Three appearances
|Valar Dohaeris
|Dark Wings, Dark Words
|Walk of Punishment
|And Now His Watch is Ended
|Kissed by Fire
|The Climb
|The Bear and the Maiden Fair
|Second Sons
|The Rains of Castamere
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- "There's great honor serving in the Night's Watch. The Starks have manned the wall for thousands of years, and you are a Stark. You may not have my name, but you have my blood."
- ―Eddard Stark on Jon Snow
- "A bastard boy with nothing to inherit, off to join the ancient order of the Night's Watch. Alongside his valiant brothers in arms..."
- ―Tyrion Lannister on Jon Snow
In the books
In the A Song of Ice and Fire novels, Jon is 14 years old when the story begins. Jon resembles his father with a lean build, long face, and gray eyes, more than any of his true-born children. He feels alienated from his family because of his bastard status and the coldness of Lady Catelyn, who sees him as a threat to her children. At the feast to welcome King Robert, Jon is forced to seat far from his father and brothers. This and having more than he is used to drink, coinciding with the visit by his uncle Benjen makes Jon realize that his future may lie outside Winterfell's walls. His uncle makes him mad by telling him to wait a few years before deciding, but when Eddard decides to go to King's Landing, Lady Catelyn refuses to have Jon close.
When Qhorin Halfhand's men attack the wildling lookouts, Jon kills one, but hesitates killing the other when he realizes Ygritte is a woman. Jon says they can question her, but they don't learn much. Jon is sent by Qhorin to kill her, instead he let's her go (unarmed and alone, but with at least a chance to find her own kind). Jon returns to the Night Watch and says he killed Ygritte. Later he confesses that he let her go, Qhorin isn't too worried and says it was a test to learn what Jon would do. The ranging goes badly they are pursued and tracked, losing horses and men until only Jon and Qhorin are left. He asks Jon first if his sword is sharp, then tells him that when they are caught, Jon is to defect to the wildlings. Do whatever they ask of you to prove yourself to them: take any oath, burn your cloak, curse your leaders, etc. When captured, Qhorin goes berserk when Jon asks to join the wildlings and attacks him. Ghost helps Jon to win by biting Qhorin. As he is falling Halfhand says that the sword was sharp, and Jon realizes that he had meant to die to get Jon accepted by the wildlings.
Jon severely burned his right hand when he killed the wight Othor to save Lord Commander Mormont's life. While he lost no function in it, as a result of the burns his right hand and some of his forearm were left covered in scar tissue, which would never heal back to normal. People tend not to notice, because in the cold temperatures at the Wall and beyond, Jon and other members of the Night's Watch usually wear heavy gloves over both hands.
See also
- Jon Snow at A Wiki of Ice and Fire (MAJOR spoilers from the books)
- ↑ HBO viewers guide, season 2 guide to houses, House Stark entry
- ↑ "The Kingsroad"
- ↑ HBO viewers guide, season 2 guide to houses, House Stark - Jon Snow entry
- ↑ "Winter is Coming"
- ↑ "The Kingsroad"
- ↑ "Lord Snow"
- ↑ "Cripples, Bastards and Broken Things"
- ↑ "You Win or You Die"
- ↑ "The Pointy End"
- ↑ "Baelor"
- ↑ "Fire and Blood"
- ↑ "The North Remembers"
- ↑ "The Night Lands"
- ↑ "What is Dead May Never Die"
- ↑ "The Ghost of Harrenhal"
- ↑ "The Old Gods and the New"
- ↑ "A Man Without Honor"
- ↑ "The Prince of Winterfell"
- ↑ "Valar Morghulis"
- ↑ "Valar Dohaeris"
- ↑ "Dark Wings, Dark Words"
- ↑ "Walk of Punishment"
- ↑ "Kissed by Fire"
- ↑ "The Climb"
- ↑ "The Bear and the Maiden Fair
- ↑ "The Rains of Castamere"
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Home List of Titles Global analysis of continuous flow bioreactor and membrane reactor models with death and maintenance
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- Global analysis of continuous flow bioreactor and membrane reactor models with death and maintenance
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- Zhang, Tonghua
- Abstract
- The aim of the paper is to investigate the global dynamics of mathematical models for a continuous flow bioreactor and a membrane reactor. It assumes that the models include terms representing death of the microorganism and maintenance energy, respectively. By carrying out a qualitative analysis of the models, we give the classification of the equilibria and show that an unstable limit cycle can exist when the non-washout equilibrium is a focus.
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22 U.S. Code § 3203 - Definitions
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(a) As used in this chapter, the term—
(3) "nuclear materials and equipment" means source material, special nuclear material, production facilities, utilization facilities, and components, items or substances determined to have significance for nuclear explosive purposes pursuant to subsection 109b [1] of the 1954 Act [42 U.S.C. 2139 (b)];
(4) "physical security measures" means measures to reasonably ensure that source or special nuclear material will only be used for authorized purposes and to prevent theft and sabotage;
(5) "sensitive nuclear technology" means any information (including information incorporated in a production or utilization facility or important component part thereof) which is not available to the public and which is important to the design, construction, fabrication, operation or maintenance of a uranium enrichment or nuclear fuel reprocessing facility or a facility for the production of heavy water, but shall not include Restricted Data controlled pursuant to chapter 12 of the 1954 Act [42 U.S.C. 2161 et seq.];
(b) All other terms used in this chapter not defined in this section shall have the meanings ascribed to them by the 1954 Act, the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974 [42 U.S.C. 5801 et seq.], and the Treaty.
[1] So in the original. Probably should be "section 109(b)".
Source(Pub. L. 95–242, § 4,Mar. 10, 1978, 92 Stat. 121; Pub. L. 105–277, div. G, subdiv. A, title XII, § 1225(e)(1),Oct. 21, 1998, 112 Stat. 2681–775.)
References in Text
This chapter, referred to in text, was in the original "this Act", meaning Pub. L. 95–242, Mar. 10, 1978, 92 Stat. 120, known as the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Act of 1978. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 3201 of this title and Tables.
The Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, referred to in subsec. (a)(5), (6), is act Aug. 1, 1946, ch. 724, as added by act Aug. 30, 1954, ch. 1073, § 1,68 Stat. 921, and amended, which is classified generally to chapter 23 (§ 2011 et seq.) of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare. Chapter 12 of the 1954 Act is classified generally to subchapter XI (§ 2161 et seq.) of division A of chapter 23 of Title 42. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 2011 of Title 42 and Tables.
The Energy Reorganization Act of 1974, referred to in subsec. (b), is Pub. L. 93–438, Oct. 11, 1974, 88 Stat. 1233, which is classified principally to chapter 73 (§ 5801 et seq.) of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 5801 of Title 42 and Tables.
1998—Pub. L. 105–277redesignated pars. (3) to (8) as (2) to (7), respectively, and struck out former par. (2) which read as follows: " 'Director' means the Director of the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency;".
Effective Date of 1998 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 105–277effective Apr. 1, 1999, see section 1201 ofPub. L. 105–277, set out as an Effective Date note under section 6511 of this title.
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(a) Powers
The Corporation—
(3) may make and perform such contracts, grants, and other agreements with any person or government however designated and wherever situated, as may be necessary for carrying out the functions of the Corporation;
(4) may determine and prescribe the manner in which its obligations shall be incurred and its expenses allowed and paid, including expenses for representation;
(5) may lease, purchase, or otherwise acquire, improve, and use such real property wherever situated, as may be necessary for carrying out the functions of the Corporation;
(6) may accept cash gifts or donations of services or of property (real, personal, or mixed), tangible or intangible, for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this chapter;
(7) may use the United States mails in the same manner and on the same conditions as the executive departments;
(8) may contract with individuals for personal services, who shall not be considered Federal employees for any provision of law administered by the Office of Personnel Management;
(b) Principal office
The Corporation shall maintain its principal office in the metropolitan area of Washington, District of Columbia.
(c) Positions with foreign governments
When approved by the Chief Executive Officer, for purposes of implementing a Compact, employees of the Corporation (including individuals detailed to the Corporation) may accept and hold offices or positions to which no compensation is attached with governments or governmental agencies of foreign countries or with international organizations.
(d) Other authorities
Except to the extent inconsistent with the provisions of this chapter, the administrative authorities contained in the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2651a et seq.) and the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151 et seq.) shall apply to the implementation of this chapter to the same extent and in the same manner as such authorities apply to the implementation of those Acts.
(e) Applicability of Government Corporation Control Act
(1) In general
(f) Inspector General
(1) In general
The Inspector General of the United States Agency for International Development shall serve as Inspector General of the Corporation, and, in acting in such capacity, may conduct reviews, investigations, and inspections of all aspects of the operations and activities of the Corporation.
(2) Authority of the Board
In carrying out the responsibilities under this subsection, the Inspector General shall report to and be under the general supervision of the Board.
(3) Reimbursement and authorization of services
(A) Reimbursement
The Corporation shall reimburse the United States Agency for International Development for all expenses incurred by the Inspector General in connection with the Inspector General's responsibilities under this subsection.
(B) Authorization for services
Of the amount authorized to be appropriated under section 7718 (a) of this title for a fiscal year, up to $5,000,000 is authorized to be made available to the Inspector General of the United States Agency for International Development to conduct reviews, investigations, and inspections of operations and activities of the Corporation.
(g) Special assistance
(1) In general
The Chief Executive Officer is authorized to contract with any nongovernmental organization (including a university, independent foundation, or other organization) in the United States or in a candidate country, and, where appropriate, directly with a governmental agency of any such country, that is undertaking research aimed at improving data related to eligibility criteria under this chapter with respect to the country.
Source(Pub. L. 108–199, div. D, title VI, § 614,Jan. 23, 2004, 118 Stat. 222.)
References in Text
This chapter, referred to in subsecs. (a)(6), (10), (d), and (g)(1), was in the original "this title", meaning title VI of Pub. L. 108–199, div. D, Jan. 23, 2004, 118 Stat. 211, which is classified generally to this chapter. For complete classification of this title to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 7701 of this title and Tables.
The State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956, referred to in subsec. (d), is act Aug. 1, 1956, ch. 841, 70 Stat. 890, which enacted sections 2651a, 2669, 2670, 2671, 2672, 2673 to 2679a, 2680, 2680a, 2684, 2687 to 2690, 2692, 2695, 2696 to 2715, and 2715b to 2734 of this title and chapters 53 (§ 4301 et seq.), 53A (§ 4341 et seq.), and 53B (§ 4351 et seq.) of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 2651 of this title and Tables.
The Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, referred to in subsec. (d), is Pub. L. 87–195, Sept. 4, 1961, 75 Stat. 424, as amended, which is classified principally to chapter 32 (§ 2151 et seq.) of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 2151 of this title and Tables.
Section is comprised of section 614 of div. D of Pub. L. 108–199. Subsec. (e)(2) ofsection 614 of div. D of Pub. L. 108–199amended section 9101 of Title 31, Money and Finance.
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Supporters of a single payer national health care system kicked off an eight-city tour in Augusta today. Members of the Drive for Universal Healthcare organization also expressed support for a bill that will be taken up next year at the State House that would establish a single payer system in Maine modeled after a similar program in Vermont. Both plans face opposition from critics who say Maine can't afford universal health care.
Even Sue Saltmarsh, the founder of the Drive for Universal Healthcare organization, admits that promoting a group with the acronym of D-U-H 'spell out the letters' may not evoke admiration and respect 'does raise some eyebrows and cause a few snickers?'. But then again, the Chicago resident also sees its value.
"It's sort of a universal word that people understand for universal healthcare," Saltmarsh said. Does America need a new healthcare system? Duuh-uhh."
During a State House press conference, Saltmarsh recounted her own personal healthcare crisis that left her $30,000 dollars in debt. Realizing that a national health care plan similar to the government sponsored program in Canada is a difficult sell in Washington, Saltmarsh says she now wants to build new support at the local level.
"I can't change the world, but I'm determined to change all the towns I'm going to and I'm hoping that along the way, people will get in their cars and drive for an hour or two, go home and talk about it to their neighbors and get encouraged and energized to be a part of the movement actively," Saltmarsh said.
Saltmarsh is being supported in her universal health care effort by Maine AllCare spokesman, Fred Horch, of Brunswick. A former businessman, Horch says the essential problem with the American healthcare system is that it is TIED to individual employment -- rather than perceived as a business expense that should be underwritten by the state or federal government.
"In our country -- in contrast to other developed countries, we have tied health insurance to employment status," Horch said. "This puts an enormous burden on our small business community and of course magnifies the impact of losing your job, putting enormous and unnecessary stress and strain on our peoples and family," Horch said.
That's why Horch and DUH support LD 1345, a bill to establish a single payer plan in Maine sponsored by state Rep. Charles Priest. a Brunswick Democrat. He says his bill -- which was carried over last spring to next year's legislative session -- has been revamped to resemble a more measured approach currently being undertaken in Vermont.
"It builds off the Affordable Care Act which we think needs to be implemented statewide and not federally, but it also provides for a Maine health plan which is set up with the advice of an advisory committee which helps to plan this health plan," Priest said.
"Maine simply can't afford it -- it's as simple as that," said former state Rep. Jon McKane.
Former Republican state representative -- and longtime universal health care foe -- Jon McKane of Newcastle says the costs associated with a universal plan would be prohibitively expensive for Maine to go it alone. Dan Bernier, a lobbyist for the Maine Insurance Agents Association agrees. He says there are darker consequences for those in countries with national health care plans.
When you make health care free, people will consume more of it and when people consume more of it you then need to find a way to control consumption," Bernier said. "So a government run system ultimately leads to government rationing."
Members of the Drive for Universal Healthcare organization plan to visit with supporters tomorrow in Vermont.


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You know how those Obama sheep always refer to people who are not easily fooled, by degrading names like "birthers" for calling Obama out on his inability to provide a verifiable proof that he's an American citizen? Well, an awesome man by the name of Tony Katz gave Obama worshippers a similar name – Racers. It doesn't take much to notice that Obama sheep always pull a race card whenever someone points out where Obama fucked up. Again, one doesn't have to go through hoops to search for Obama's fucks up cause everything he touches, he fucks up big time. But try to point it out and Racers instantly pull their race card out. They have no feasible arguments, so they turn into Racers.
So did the host of this MSNBC program but Tony Katz shut her right up. I can't believe how she would bring George Bush up out of sheer despair. Yeaeh, you're a Racer, miss and Tony Katz humiliated you for being an Obama sheep. Not that that's any difficult cause Obama sheep are, well… like sheep. Though I must apologize to sheep for insulting them by comparing them to Obama worshippers. And I hate Dubya just as much as the other guy. I'm not even an American, but if you're an Obama asskisser and can't see how retarded that makes you, then you deserve nothing less. And on top of it all, you're also a Racer!


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Just Go with It AND Trespass: What's going on with Nicole Kidman's "career" this year???
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Three last things about this film:
*Apparently, it grossed just over 18 grand, a microscopic sum for a film Nicole Kidman starred in. Then again, it only played in 10 theatres. One of them had to be in Los Angeles or NYC.
*This film wouldn't stand a chance of getting nominated had Nicolas Cage not also starred in Season of the Witch this past winter. It's nomination is equivalent to a congressional rider bill.
*This is the first time that 3 Worst New Movies of the Weak in a row have been limited releases.
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|Post Options Quote Reply Posted: November 01 2011 at 10:08am
Nicole Kidman's movies have very rarely made any money in the U.S.
I also wish that HeadRAZZbery would stop acting like this film was given a big release, it wasn't, it was limited, so of course it wasn't going to get any money.
RESPONSE from Head RAZZberry: Exactly where/when did I "act like this film was given a big release"?? As I recall, I have repeatedly made the point that this film, top-lining two Oscar winners, was given such a minimal release -- and then did poorly even for a limited release -- should be a source of embarrassment to its makers. Here's a LINK to "My Take" on TRESPASS to read it for yourself. With Cage and Kidman in the lead roles, and Joel Schumacher at the helm, it's a reasonable guess that this film has to have cost about $35 million to produce (LINK) yet it ended its theatrical run (such as it was) with a total domestic gross of just $24,094 -- A major bomb by any measure.
And its record-setting journey from big screen to small -- in a mere 18 days -- further supports my contention (and yours).
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I dunno it just sounded like it from the way you wrote it up as the Worst of the Weak. Not to cause any outbursts or anything. Of course I read that the film was going to be released on DVD 2 weeks after it's release ,anyway.
Listen I know making that much is pathetic given the budget, but when the Studio clearly didn't have plans to have it be released in theaters for more than two weeks, there's not much else that can happen.
RESPONSE from Head RAZZberry: Just so we're clear here -- The makers of TRESPASS hadn't originally intended it to play for a mere 2 weeks in just 10 theatres. Test screenings must have done so poorly that that was the best they could do with their $35 million picture. And, in one of the few wise moves the movie-makers made, they didn't reveal its fastest-ever-to-home-video schedule until after it played out in theatres...
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Guess who else wants this to win a Razzie(skip to 1:45):
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Only one (actually two) thing(s) stand in the way of Nicholas Cage getting Worst Actor...Adam Sandler in Jack And Jill...
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I've got around to seeing this.
The good:
It's short: It's only 98 minutes, which is still to long, but not so sadistically overlong that I give it an F.
The bad:
The script: This was written by Karl Gajdusek, who several episodes of Dead Like Me, a show I've never heard of before. The writing process probably went like this: "Wow, this pot is good! I wonder what's on? Panic Room, that's never been done before! I'll write that! Pot sure is good."
Cam Gigandet: With three strikes in a row, Gigandet really needs a Worst Supporting Actor nod.
Nicolas Cage: With three strikes in a row, Cage really needs a Worst Actor nod.
The ugly:
Jordana Spiro: Spiro was on My Boys, a show that I was aware of but have never seen. She's very annoying here as the token female in the home invader's group. And when I say very annoying, I mean VERY annoying! You'll cheer when she slams into the road sign!
Nicole Kidman: I can't say that this is her worst performance here, (Australia and Bewitched stand out more) but she's still pretty bad. Most of her performance consists of sitting on the floor while the home invaders man-handle her. Also, she screwed Gigandet's character in the past. What a girl!
Joel Schumacher: When someone is repeatedly criticized for something they usually either stop doing it (i.e. Bay moving the camera back so we could what's going on in Trannies Three) or aplogize for it. (i.e. JJ Abrams apologizing for all the lens flares in Star Trek) Schumacher has never apologized for his "music video" style directing habits. Several scenes have unneeded flashy cuts that wouldn't be out of place in a Michael Bay movie! At least Bay has the excuse of crawling out of the world of music video directors, Schumacher started out as a costume designer.*
I just watched Cars 2, which has a member-started forum here. To my surpirse, I actually enjoyed it, gave it a B, and I won't review it. Grade: D-
Next-up: Clash Of The Titans 2010! (No specific reason for reviewing it, just felt like it.)
*Schumacher did direct several music videos, but he didn't start there.
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Oh, no, no! If you can't make any more themed weeks or months, please continue reviewing whatever you want. Especially if it already has a forum here.
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