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On Sun, 11 Feb 2001, Mark Davis wrote:
MD> Please read TUS Chapter 5 and the Linebreak TR before proceeding, as I
MD> recommended in my last message. The Unicode standard is online, as is the
MD> TR. Both can be found by going to www.unicode.org, and selecting the right
MD> topic. The TR in particular discusses the recommended approach to line break
MD> in great detail.
As I wrote when TUS 3.0 came out, I cannot help wondering where the idea
that leads to the following in the TR on line breaking (and what's written
about it in Chap 5o of TUS 3.0) came from.
UTR14> Korean may alternately use a space-based (style 1) instead of the
UTR14> style 2 context analysis.
UTR14> 1. Korean uses either implicit breaking around
UTR14> Hangul and ideographs or uses spaces. Reference [1] shows
UTR14> how this can be elegantly handled by the second or third
UTR14> method. Only the intersection of ID/ID, AL/ID and ID/AL
UTR14> are affected. For alphabetic style line breaking, breaks
UTR14> for these four cases require space, for ideographic style
UTR14> line breaking, these four cases don't require spaces.
where style 1 and style2 are defined as
UTR14> 1. Western (spaces and hyphens are used to determine breaks)
UTR14> 2. East Asian (lines can break anywhere, unless prohibited)
Let me make it clear that virtually NO books published in Korean uses
space-based (style 1) line breaking rule. Style 2 line breaking rule
is *exclusively* used for modern Korean text no matter what some broken
word processors for Korean offer as an alternative to style 2 and what
some web browsers (e.g. Netscape 4.x. Mozilla fixed this problem) do.
I'm very alarmed to find this 'misinformation' crept into the UTS and
UTR14 (now UAX #14). It would be nice if somebody in charge could get
this straightened.
Jungshik Shin
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Attack on Nice booed the French Minister Waltz in celebration:
It has denounced the French Prime Minister Manuel Valls was also attended by a minute of silence in Nice,
where the bomber in a truck killed 84 people on Thursday.
From hecklers shouted "murderer" and "resign" in the face
by one minute of silence was held in various parts of the country.
Earlier, the leader of the opposition center-right Nicolas Sarkozy
accused the government of failing to provide security.
Forces are to be transferred to tourist sites with the continuation of investigations into possible links to jihadists killer.
Attack nice: What we know
Who are the victims?
Who was the attacker?
He called on any of the foreign nationals with links to radical Islam Sarkozy,
the former president, to be expelled from France.
This was a scene that has never been seen before in
France in the national action to honor the Head of Government booed and called a murderer.
Greeted by angry that Prime Minister Manuel Valls received when he observed one minute of silence in Nice is a stark warning of how to change the mood in the country.
Last year's attacks seemed very unusual much more than shock and awe to stir.
But nice it is shown that mass terrorism has become a regular and normal.
(F) as Manuel Valls saw in concert – this is beginning to make people very angry indeed.

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WARSAW (May. 27)
The first fatality attributable to the anti-Jewish riots of May 13 in Brzesc occurred today when a four-month-old baby who was dropped to the ground during the disorders, died in the Jewish Hospital.
Another victim of the disorders, Boruch Silberberg, 50, was in grave condition in the hospital and little hope was out for his recovery.


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Samuels delighted at the historic moment
West Indies batsmen Marlon Samuels has labelled their ICC World Twenty20 win over Sri Lanka as the best moment in their history
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West Indies batsmen Marlon Samuels has labelled their ICC World Twenty20 win over Sri Lanka as the best moment in their history
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Bond Project Updates
May 4th, 2017
BCISD junior high new building plans approved
The Bay City ISD Board of Trustees voted to approve the new Bay City Junior High architectural renderings presented by Claycomb Associates, Architects at a special called meeting May 2nd.
With the design and development phase finishing up and the designs approved, the process now moves to the construction documents phase. This part of the process is expected to take five to six months.
The tentative timeline then has the project going out for bid in October or November, with BCJH construction beginning around Thanksgiving.
Baseball field construction is tentatively planned to begin in October, in order to be ready for baseball season in early 2018. Baseball field construction will begin before the junior high as the current baseball field is being utilized as part of the new BCJH site plan.
Elementary projects are still being considered by board members and BCISD staff.
"I suggested to Board President Bob Klepac, and he agreed, that we need to include a few public meetings regarding the elementary projects. Those should be happening soon, and we will keep folks informed about those dates and times," said BCISD Interim Superintendent Mark Pool.
BCISD receives second opinion on bond financing
At the regular monthly board meeting March 21st, The Bay City ISD Board of Trustees heard a presentation by Lewis Wilks of U.S. Capital Advisors on bond financing alternatives.
The presentation was provided as a second opinion to compare to the bond proceed projections presented by Terrell Palmer of First Southwest, BCISD's long-time financial advisor.
The trustees learned that expected proceeds from the sale of bonds will be approximately $97.5 million with a 40-year payback period. Other alternatives projected $85.5 to $87.2 million with a 30.5-year payback period. The variation in the bond sale proceed figures is affected by interest rates, the BCISD tax collection rate, bond payback period, and BCISD tax values.
The original bond projection used 2015 BCISD taxable values, but those values dropped in 2016, negatively impacting the total dollars accessible via bond sales.
Additionally, original projections used net taxable totals instead of freeze-adjusted net taxable totals.
"It's a good thing we figured this out before we turned a shovel of dirt," said BCISD Interim Superintendent Mark Pool. "We don't have to rush the bond project and can pause and re-think things."
BCISD continues to move forward with the Bay City Junior High project, baseball field and softball field improvements. "We've been tweaking the Bay City Junior High plans and finding cost-savings there," said Pool. "Currently we have about 800 students at BCJH, so we are looking at revising the plan to build a 1200 student junior high school to one that is more in line with the historical enrollment of that campus." BCISD's enrollment has steadily declined since the 1980's.
Cost-savings have also been identified for the new baseball field.
"The voters authorized selling $124 million in bonds, but the board can sell bonds as they need the money, depending on the project that we're working on," explained Pool. "That way we won't be paying interest on money we aren't yet using."
Board President Bob Klepac said that meetings since the bond election have been with the building committee, faculty, staff, administration and architects to get input on how the projects should be designed and equipped. "Make no mistake – this whole project will be completed with the taxpayers, students, faculty, administrators and community in mind."
The tentative timeline is that bonds will go out for sale in May, with sales closing in August. Once the bond sale proceeds are in the bank, then baseball field construction will begin in late summer or early fall. Bay City Junior High construction is projected to begin in mid-fall. The baseball field construction is slated first as the current field will be utilized as part of the new BCJH complex.
The board will continue to explore options regarding the elementary projects and stadium, but no decisions have been made.
March 19, 2017
From Interim Superintendent Mark Pool
I would like to have gotten this information to you before Spring Break, but because of incomplete information, timing, and the need to inform the Board of Trustees at a special meeting on Monday, March 13, I have waited until now.
Based upon the best information they had available to them, the Board made the decision last year to ask the voters to approve a $124 million bond program. The Board thought at the time that they only had the ability to issue $111 million but anticipated that as taxable values grew in the future the district could issue the additional $13 million.
The week before Spring Break I learned that the Board was given incomplete or misinformation when they were planning for the bond election and that the amount of bonds that could actually be issued at this time were significantly less than $111 million. To make sure that is actually the case, the Board asked me to secure a second opinion from another Financial Advisor. The "second opinion" will be presented to the Board of Trustees at their regular meeting on Tuesday, March 21.
In the meantime, the scheduled meetings for the district's architects to receive input from the faculty and staff at Holmes and Roberts Elementary Schools were temporarily suspended while the board's bond committee met with the architects to discuss the new financial information and begin discussions on possible alternative construction plans.
To be totally upfront with everyone, one of the options that was discussed would combine Holmes and Roberts Elementary Schools on one campus (possibly at the McAllister site) to serve grades 1-5. The concept would actually be two schools within a school with grades 1-2 in one "house" and grades 3-5 in the other. All common functions (food service, administration, library, health services, etc.) would be centrally located. This could be done at a significant cost savings in construction costs and future operational costs as opposed to building and operating two new elementary schools on the current Holmes and Roberts sites. PK and K would be served in a true primary school on the Cherry Elementary campus.
Again, in an effort to be totally transparent, no decisions have been made. This is simply a concept that is being discussed in an effort for the Board to meet the priorities of the bond program with the funds available. The idea of one large elementary school is one that the district's architects have designed and one that is being used in a number of districts.
As always, please do not hesitate to contact me if you have questions or concerns; and I will be providing you with updated information as it becomes available.
Mark Pool
Bay City ISD Interim Superintendent
March 15, 2017
At a special called meeting on March 13th, the Bay City ISD Board of Trustees voted to engage USCA (U.S. Capital Advisors) Municipal Advisors LLC, for financial advisory services.
Trustees are seeking a second opinion on the original calculation of estimated bond proceeds based on the BCISD tax rate approved by voters in the November 2016 bond election.
In seeking the second opinion, the trustees want analyzed the tax values, tax collection rate, and bond payback period figures used in the bond proceeds calculation before moving forward on the elementary projects.
The Board heard a presentation from Claycomb Associates, Architects and reviewed several budgeting options for the elementary campus projects. However, until the second opinion is received this month with its calculation of estimated bond proceeds, the board will wait to make further decisions on the elementary projects.
Board of Trustees Vice President Bobby Kimball said the board is taking a conservative approach to meet all the Bond 2016 Steering Committee's priorities.
Interim Superintendent Mark Pool added, "The board members have acted in good faith based on the best information available to them at the time. I agree that the prudent thing to do is to seek another opinion on the bond financing numbers before developing design schematics for the elementary projects."
Meanwhile, the Bay City Junior High project, new baseball field and softball improvements continue to move forward and are in the design development phase.
March 3, 2017
At a special called meeting on February 28th, the Bay City ISD Board of Trustees unanimously approved the schematic design of the new junior high campus, high school baseball field and softball field improvements.
Schematic design is the initial definition of a project based on meetings between the architects and the district's Building Committee, junior high staff, and administration. The purpose of schematic design is to define the general scope and concept of the project including scale and relationships between building components.
The Board heard a presentation from Claycomb Associates, Architects and reviewed a site plan, floor plans, and exterior renderings for the new junior high campus as well as the new baseball field and softball batting cages at the high school campus.
The Board approved the schematic design as presented by a vote of 7-0.
Specific feedback from the board regarding the plan included: modifying the parent drop off drive, including an office for a school resource officer, extending covered canopies at the parent drop off drive, and possibly adding an office for a social worker. Trustees also asked for additional options to consider for the campus' exterior design.
With board approval, the architects can move to the next step of the process, called design development. Design development focuses on refining the interior spaces and incorporating board feedback from the schematic design presentation. A design development presentation for these projects is expected later this month.
With the initial design approved for the junior high, work on the elementary designs will begin next week. Architects will meet with elementary staff and administrators through a series of design charrette meetings to get input on the design of each of the elementary school projects.
Architects -- Claycomb Associates, Architects
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There's a string of limestone boulders off of Service Rd 96. If you're heading east on it, you'll see a sign to the right labeled "Chavez Spring". Maybe 100 yards after that to the right, you'll see an overhanging boulder in the creek bed, and there will be a pull out to park. You'll see more boulders trending east and north that follow the creek which eventually turns into a small canyon. At first, the boulders will be a bit too short to climb, but eventually you'll hit taller ones that range from steeply overhung walls to gently overhung boulders. At the other side of the canyon are more similar boulders. Careful not to get lost though, the creek forks at some points. I think the pullout is around here: 34.530127, -111.125542. I'm itching to get back there and try climbing them.
There's also a single limestone boulder right at the intersection between service roads 95 and 96 that looks awesome to climb. It's right next to a campsite. 34.550968, -111.162994.
Update: After revisiting the boulders next to Chavez Spring, I think most of them are pretty mediocre. Unfortunately, the overhanging parts are pretty blank, and the more vertical parts are littered with huge pockets that make it too easy. Out of the 30 or so boulders, I think there are several awesome climbs though. The boulder right next to the road in the creek bed is especially cool. I recommend checking it out if you're camping/living near there. I made sure my phone wasn't dead this time so I could take pictures: drive.google.com/folderview?id...


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Community spirit grows from school garden
What started as a way to show Wingate Elementary students the food-growing process has turned into a community effort to build a kid-friendly garden that will supply vegetables to the school's cafeteria.
Last spring, students filled a raised garden bed on campus with nutrient-rich soil. They grew corn, beans and onions. But the crop was meager in terms of being able to supply food to the cafeteria.
This year, the Wingate Garden Committee plans to expand the project to include four more raised beds.
Members hope to raise $5,000 for the project by the end of this month by applying for grants, selling market bags and ceramic garden markers, and soliciting donations from the community.
The new beds will allow for each grade level to have its own garden to tend this spring and summer. Students will get to choose what kinds of vegetables to plant.
"We really want to give ownership to the kids," said Carol Wethington, principal of the school.
Building a kid-friendly garden is hard work, she said. The beds have to be built, and the soil needs to be enriched with compost. Then, the garden needs a working irrigation system, which can be costly.
The Christensen family and local business WD Yards have volunteered to design and build the irrigation system, but supplies are needed.
Wingate Boy Scout Troop 330 built several composting boxes, and the students are planning to see which grade can produce the most gardening soil.
The school's parent-teacher association started the fundraiser with a $500 donation.
Building a self-sustaining garden is not a project that can be completed overnight or even in a year, Wethington said.
The garden committee is working toward having enough vegetables to supply the cafeteria with product within the next five years.
Wethington said the Win-gate community has rallied together.
"What started as a discussion about healthier food in the cafeteria turned from a school effort into a community effort," she said.
The project also has the full support of School District 51, said Christy McGee, communications specialist for the district. The district is looking at the project as a model for possible gardens at other schools, McGee said.
Donations can be made to the Wingate Garden, 351 South Camp Road, Grand Junction 81507.
For questions regarding gardening at other schools, call Dan Sharp, District 51 director of nutritional services, at 254-5181.


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Lev D. Gelb
Associate Professor of Materials Science and Engineering
Previous Appointments
Associate Professor of Chemistry, Washington University, 2006-2010
Assistant Professor of Chemistry, Washington University, 2002-2006
Assistant Professor of Chemistry, Florida State University, 1999-2002
1995 PhD, University of Cambridge
1992 BA, Columbia University
Research Details
In molecular simulation research powerful computers are used to accurately model real systems using statistical mechanics and quantum mechanics. This provides a sort of "virtual laboratory" in which almost any property can be measured or examined, including those which are not accessible to experiments. We use simulations to develop an atomic-scale understanding of the behavior of complex systems. We are currently investigating:
Ab initio Monte Carlo simulation of phase equilibria at extreme conditions.
By coupling widely-used Density Functional Theory electronic structure codes to advanced Monte Carlo simulation algorithms, we can obtain liquid-vapor and liquid-liquid coexistence lines at extremes of temperature and pressure not easily accessed by experiment. We are currently working on phase equilibria in elemental systems, such as lithium metal, lithium/sodium mixtures, phosphorous, sulfur, and carbon.
Multiscale modeling of amorphous porous materials.
Molecular and coarse-grained simulations are used used to develop realistic models of amorphous porous materials, ranging from aerogels to perfluorosulfonic acid (PFSA) membranes to nanocomposite systems. In studies of aerogels and aerogel-based composites, mechanical and thermal properties are of particular interest. PFSA membranes are widely used as the electrolytes in fuel cells. Xerogels and aerogels are nanostructured porous materials prepared using sol-gel processes that can display a wide range of chemical, topological and morphological characteristics. They are extensively used in chromatography, catalysis, optics, biotechnology and chemical sensing.
The relationship between the complex structures of amorphous materials and their useful properties is poorly understood. We address this by developing realistic models of these materials and using them in simulations of important applications. This work requires a multi-scale approach involving: (1) quantum mechanics, used to understand the interactions between precursor species and to parameterize reactive simulation models, (2) molecular simulations, to model the growth and structure of aggregates and mesostructure at short times, and (3) coarse-grained and lattice-type models, to study the large-scale evolution in these materials.
Capillary phenomena.
The behavior of gases and liquids in nanometer-scale pores is considerably different than in the bulk, and is important in separation technologies, catalytic reactors, lubrication, nano-scale devices, and materials characterization. Using recently developed simulation methods, we can directly probe the dynamics and thermodynamics of these systems.
Selected Publications
- "Isothermal-Isobaric Monte Carlo Simulations of Liquid Lithium Using Density Functional Theory", L. D. Gelb, T. N. Carnahan*, Chem. Phys. Letts. 417 (2006) 283-287.
- "Simulating Silica Aerogels with a Coarse-Grained Flexible Mode and Langevin Dynamics, L. D. Gelb, J. Phys. Chem. C 111 (2007) 16792-15802.
- "Monte Carlo Simulations Using Sampling from an Approximate Potential", L. D. Gelb, J. Chem. Phys.118 (2003) 7747-7750.
- "Predicting Gas Adsorption in Complex Microporous and Mesoporous Materials Using a New Density Functional Theory of Finely Discretized Lattice Fluids", D. W. Siderius and L. D. Gelb, Langmuir 25 (2009) 1296-1299.
- Structure, Thermodynamics and Solubility in Tetromino Fluids, B. C. Barnes, D. W. Siderius and L. D. Gelb, Langmuir 25 (2009) 6702-6716.
- "Phase Separation in Confined Systems, Lev D. Gelb, K. E. Gubbins, R. Radhakrishnan, M. Sliwinska-Bartkowiak, Rep. Prog. Phys. 62 (1999)1573-1659.


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Salvatore Pontarelli0000-0002-3626-6404
Salvatore Pontarelli received the Laurea degree in electronic engineering from the University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy in 1999 and the Ph.D. degree in microelectronics and telecommunications engineering from the University of Rome "Tor Vergata", Rome, Italy in 2003. Currently he has a postdoctoral fellowship with the Department of Electronic Engineering of the University of Rome "Tor Vergata". His research interests are fault tolerance, error correction codes, reconfigurable digital architectures, QCA (quantum dot cellular automata), and use of FPGA for accelerate networking application. Pontarelli is or has been a TPC Member of IEEE Symposium on Defect and Fault Tolerance in VLSI systems, IEEE International Conference on Computer Design (ICCD), Logic and Circuit Design Track, and IEEE Southern Programmable Logic Conference (SPL). He is reviewer for IEEE Transactions on Computers, IEEE Transactions on Dependable and Secure Computing, IEEE Transactions on Nanotechnology, IET Circuits, Devices & Systems, IET Electronics Letter, Integration, the VLSI Journal, Elsevier, and Journal of Electronic Testing: Theory and applications, Elsevier.
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Published in the 200th anniversary year of the Battle of Waterloo, a witty look at how the French still think they won, by Stephen Clarke, author of 1000 Years of Annoying the French and A Year in the Merde.
Two centuries after the Battle of Waterloo, the French are still in denial. If Napoleon lost on 18 June 1815 (and that's a big 'if') then whoever rules the universe got it wrong. As soon as the cannons stopped firing, French historians began rewriting history.
The Duke of Wellington was beaten, they say, and then the Prussians jumped into the boxing ring, breaking all the rules of battle. In essence the French cannot bear the idea that Napoleon, their greatest-ever national hero, was in any way a loser. Especially not against the traditional enemy - les Anglais.
Stephen Clarke has studied the French version of Waterloo, as told by battle veterans, novelists, historians - right up to today's politicians, and he has uncovered a story of pain, patriotism and sheer perversion....
©2015 Stephen Clarke (P)2015 Random House Audiobooks
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"A new look at Waterloo"
A very, very funny and informative look at Waterloo and the French take on the battle and aftermath.
"Aahh ze French!!"
A very good listen, caused a few chuckles... Then again, who won the battle of Waterloo?
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Jim Manning says
Lessig's a defensive dissembler. The gist or sting of his article is as you stated; a reader would go back two paragraphs to search for his cramped definition of corruption. For him to re-define corruption to the point of meaninglessness is intellectually corrupt itself. But, academicians, by and large, are walking bags of cranial and corporeal corruption. (Sorry, my paltry poetry powers are way off tonight; better hire Tarzana Joe!) (BTW, even if his comments weren't about public officials, I doubt a defamation claim would fly [I'm not saying you suggested one would]; an anti-SLAPP motion almost certainly would be granted for the defts in CA; don't know about other jurisdictions.)
Nadine Carroll says
It was convenient for Lessig to remember that the auto dealers donated to John Campbell but forget that Fannie & Freddie donated to Barney Frank, Chris Dodd and Senator Barack Obama.
Nathan Hansen says
I also found his targets rather convenient. For someone trying to make a broad argument against the culture of Congress he left out those how rhetorically support a progressive agenda.
conservative_organizer says
I am a Tea Party "elite". Lessig said I couldn't go to a Constitutional Convention.
Listening to Lawrence Lessig's convoluted definition of corruption reminded me that the liberal mind is "5 miles wide and 1/2 inch deep". The shallowness of the assumption that all Congressional votes have a quid pro quo For Sale sign on them is ludicrous without documented proof. Lessing is a perfect example of how dialectic thinking has convinced people who lack common sense that white is black and 2 + 2 = 5. His logic is totally circular in nature, and paints pictures in broad strokes where a calligrapher's pen is required.
People like Lessig are dangerous because they are taken seriously. The American people are rejecting this Sophist government filled with deranged social scientists. They have shown us that they waste our money creating rules and regulations like a Sims World for the rest of us to live by. We must break this assumption that the Lessigs of this country have a "higher" insight because of their long hours of training in critical thinking. They must be made to understand that not only do they give us a headache, but they themselves are suffering from headaches from their exaggerated theorems.
Bully for you Mr. Hewitt in showing the way to stay on top of an imposter, who, in his high minded way, was really selling a message that a democratic republican form of government is antithetical to his higher "moral" way. Isn't it time for Progressives to drop this false sense of outrage over every human foible in God's Creation? They must stop indicting everyone who doesn't measure up to their unattainable standards?
Finally, Lessig's premise should be taken with the same grain of salt as when Captain Renault in Casablanca exclaimed that he was "shocked, shocked" that gambling was taking place at Rick's Cafe American.
Chuck Sholdt says
I sorry but I believe that Lessig won the debate. I don't agree with his solutions but I do agree with his conclusion that the American people are fed up and distrust ALL the political elites, Democrats and Republicans.
This is why I won't contribute to the NRC or the national Senate campaign. I believe they are, nearly to a man, fundamentally corrupt and corrupted by a system that lends itself to corruption.
The overt distain that Obama shows those of us in flyover country is not limited to the Democrat Party. It infects them all. They all think they know better how to live my life than do I. I don't care if they are Democrat or Republican, if they are an incumbent, I'll vote against them. We need to throw every last one of them out and start from scratch.
Nick Sanders says
Even we allow for his slippery definition of "corruption", we still wind up with another silly prescription from the left:
Global Warming — The mere idea of it is enough that we must take extremely RADICAL action to stop it.
"The Fundraising Congress" — The mere idea of it is enough that we must take extremely RADICAL action to stop it.
Warren Wheeler says
Hugh –
While rushing to the defense of your friend (Congressman John Campbell) is on some level admirable, does it really blind you to the larger point about the "Fundraising Congress" that Prof. Lessig eloquently and forcefully makes in "How to Get Our Democracy Back"? (February 22, 2010 edition of The Nation)?
I'm a proud Hughniverse member and avid podcast listener who admires you as the best conservative talk show host in the country. I'm fairly certain that I favor the opposite policy from that preferred by Prof. Lessig on most every major topic—from healthcare to GITMO to global warming.
But it's a huge disappointment to find you quibbling over whether Congressman Campbell's independent wealth or other motivations were determinative of his Legislative actions. You missed the forest for the trees.
You've always made it clear that you are a Republican first and a Conservative second. That's your prerogative, although it reverses my priorities. But is there no room left in you for small 'c' conservatism of the sort that abhors moneyed interests overrunning the People's House?
Although I probably could not be more opposite from him on policy, I'm apparently rather close to Prof. Lessig politically. Were I from Massachusetts, like the Professor I would have voted for Senator Brown.
Professor Lessig should be commended for his thoughtful and penetrating analysis of Obama's first year, not to mention his well-reasoned set of reforms—-public and small-donation campaign financing; 7-year lobbying ban for ex-Congress members; and a Constitutional Convention for some much needed touching-up to our foundational document.
Duane Patterson says
however, if the good professor is basing his argument against john campbell solely upon a negative hit campaign the trial lawyer union, of which lessig is a part, conducts, and professor lessig does not make that little admission public, does that not make the professor look somewhat hypocritical?
Warren Wheeler says
Lessig is perhaps more analytically shallow than hypocritical, but your point is well taken nonetheless. Rep. Campbell's subsequent (Friday) explanation of his role in the legislation in question, I thought, was both credible and illuminating. It certainly appears as though Prof. Lessig reached for an anecdote to enliven his narrative and—perhaps due to his own affiliations as you suggest—came up with a weak one for making his point, leaving himself open to the charge of merely parroting those from his own tenacious special interest.
The larger point is that, Rep. Campbell's particulars aside, we are still left with Prof. Lessig's central observation that:
"(T)his democracy no longer works. Its central player has been captured. Corrupted. Controlled by an economy of influence disconnected from the democracy . . . Congress has developed a dependency foreign to the framers' design . . . a dependency upon interests that have conspired to produce a world in which policy gets sold."
As far as I'm concerned, Exhibit A in Lessig's case is the federal Tax Code. Congressional control over arcane minutia in the tax code serves as a vehicle for legally shaking down campaign contributions.
Congress came up with its (military) Base Realignment And Closure (BRAC) process because it couldn't be trusted to do the right thing all on its own. BRAC introduces a significant measure of analytical independence to closure recommendations and (crucially) makes Congress vote it up or down in its entirety, eliminating the possibility for back-room deals driven by the biggest special interest of all: incumbency.
Lessig proposed specific solutions. Hugh should talk more about those and other solutions. We won't get our democracy back until we do a better job of firewalling our lawmakers from their self interest in raising campaign funds.
Douglas Sheena says
I must say I agree totally with Mr. Wheeler. Taking a rather small part of the essay, and endlessly questioning the details, did not serve Mr. Lessig or Mr. Hewitt very well. The heavy influence on American government by lobbyists is one of the huge obstacles to a responsive government.
I was greatly disappointed.
Eric Burkett says
Listening to him try to explain what his words really meant made me wonder why he did not write it that way in the first place.
Jason Hansford says
Lawrence Lessig proffers the premise that the "system is fundamentally flawed"….. That's a warning right there that by "Fundamentally", he means the Constitution.
People like Lessig thought Obama's mere presence would part the political waters and all Americans would be struck by his conviction and thus he could "fundamentally change the way Washington works."… However, One year on. Obama has presented nothing except amateurish Marxism while wandering the halls of power dripping wet.
Lawrence then blames the Democrats for blunting Obama and diverting him from changing the "broken system"….. Despite the fact the guy has appointed Czars up the ying yang and down the Khyber, most of them radical, some of them outrageously so… Van Jones the Green Jobs Czar, etc.
Lawrence, now disillusioned by Obama's ineffectiveness, abandons him.
He declares that the system is corrupt as well as broken and fundamentally flawed… He bemoans that Obama is part of it, or at least seduced by it, or at best a helpless victim of it. (the Left always keep a victim clause open).
Lawrence then smites his fallen hero with his own book….Saying.
"Obama has accepted the power of the "defenders of the status quo" and simply negotiated with them. "Audacity" fits nothing on the list of last year's activity, save the suggestion that this is the administration the candidate had promised."
….. Ohhh the Humanity!
Anyway, what's so corrupt, broken and fundamentally flawed about the system that has Lawrence hopping about all distraught?
….Congress apparently.
Congress and Money appear to be the root of all Lawrence Lessig's evil, as these sentences of his highlight…..He says.
"That is either because Congress is filled with idiots or because Congress has a dependency on something other than principle or public policy sense. "
"The point is simple, if extraordinarily difficult for those of us proud of our traditions to accept: this democracy no longer works. Its central player has been captured. Corrupted. Controlled by an economy of influence disconnected from the democracy."
"That Congress is the core of the problem with American democracy today"
"Some see our troubles as tied to the arcane rules of the institution, particularly the Senate…."
Could Lawrence's reasoning behind this be that Obama had a Super majority in the Senate and couldn't do a thing with it?…. See! Congress is broken. Won't work for Democrats! Then added insult to injury. Obama had all the money but he still couldn't do a thing with it except waste it. Money doesn't seem to work for Democrats… That's how truly evil it is.
So….. What's to be done with such a obviously broken system that won't work for Democrats, Tyrants and Chavez types????
We gotta change it, Lawrence reckons.
Yup, he would.
Lawrence continues in his essay. "What would the reform the Congress needs be? "
Oh. Is he asking for suggestions?……
" At its core, a change that restores institutional integrity. A change that rekindles a reason for America to believe in the central institution of its democracy by removing the dependency that now defines the Fundraising Congress. Two changes would make that removal complete. Achieving just one would have made Obama the most important president in a hundred years."
….. Er, nope. Just waxing lyrical and crying over what might have been….
So what's he up to? OK, hit me. What's the great idea Lorrie. [drum roll]
……"citizen-funded elections."
Oh!….. really?
Sorta has the same ring to it as "Peoples Democratic Republic of [insert any Communist regime here]….;-)
I can just picture Obama and other Marxist Leninists bursting out with a guffaw, while gleefully finishing the punchline while pounding the table…
"Under our systems the Citizens don't have any damn money to fund anything….Bwhahahahaha."
So the moral to this long and extended post?…. Remember what Vladimir Ilyich Lenin said. " The best way to control the opposition….. Is to LEAD IT ourselves.
So don't let the likes of Lawrence Lessig, talk your conservative grass roots movements into aligning with their socialist causes. Because their causes, have nothing to do with Fundamental American exceptionalism and Capitalism…. Because that's what Lawrence and Obama are trying to "Fundamentally Change". They just plumb don't believe in YOUR America….. and Theirs, isn't America at all.
I'm Jason Hansford and you know it makes sense;-)
Marc Swerdloff says
Hugh the Liberal Slayer!
W Brian Martin says
I really didn't like this segment. Hugh, your point was made early, but you kept beating a dead horse. Mr Lessig did have a point about regulators taking money from those they regulate. Maybe you friend Mr Campbell (he isn't a on a regulation panel is he?) was a bad example of that, but you spent too much time brow beating Mr Lessig and not enough time on the greater point that I agree with.
Nathan Hansen says
I believe Hugh's larger point was that Mr Lessig was so misinformed about what he was talking about that further discussion was somewhat pointless – if Mr Lessig couldn't be bothered to gather the facts then his conclusions are suspect.
This was borne out when Hugh talked with Mr Campbell the next day: Campbell had very good (e.g., honorable and non-corrupt) reasons for amending the bill in question the way he did.
W Brian Martin says
Mr. Lessig statement on John Campbell does not dismiss the concern over politicians taking funds from those they regulate. Mr Hewitt made his point and should have moved on or told Mr. Lessig that his article didn't merit further discussion because it was so flawed and dismissed him.
Michael Nelson says
Mr. Lessig owned you during the debate.
W Brian Martin says
I don't know what debate you listened too, but I think it was more of a stalemate.
Nick Stuart says
If Lessig didn't exist, it would certainly not be necessary to invent him.
That said, the general point that it really stinks that legislators take campaign money from the people they regulate is valid.
Sauni-Rae Dain says
There are 3 things I hear in the discussions has with the "less than conservitive" lefty guests —- It always seems to boil down to these, no matter what the topic is.
1. Every evidence is couched in a GENERALITY
2. Conclusions seem to be based on the STEREOTYPE or URBAN MYTH version of a thought — ie. "Dr.'s make too much money," is the myth or stereotype that is tossed around by most people as a casual comment, but used as PROOF by the Left's spokesmen
3. When called on the rug for what they have written, said or someone in their circle has said, the quote is, "That is not what I meant… You are reading into it too much… I was trying to say…" Which leads me to want to ask – why didn't you/he/they say that in the first place? {As an elementary school teacher and administrator – I try to impart the concept that if you have to say, "just kidding," you probably should not have said it in the first place…Same applies here.
conservative_organizer made a great opening statement about the shallowness of the thinking on the Left. I think Generalities, Urban Myths, Stereotypes, and That is not what I meant to say…. all show this shallowness in abundance.
Carter Mackley says
Lessig won, and Hugh was unnecessarily rude. And it pains me to say that since I agree with 95% of what Hugh has to say. But in this case nothing he said challenged Lessig's basic point — that when politicians take money from those they regulate it corrupts government. Hugh should go back and read his copy of Jonathon Rauch's "Government's End".


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The Tale of Iryan and Nyanev
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He meets a woman who will not be parted from him when he rides off to battle.
A tale from the land of Iacata.
The Tale of Iryan and Nyanev
Iryan was the son of Lord Lassur, the sixth ruler of the halls of Aerin in eastern Iacata. Lassur was not of direct lineage from the previous king, Aletar. He was the advisor for Aletar's cousin, who was the King's most trusted warrior. Aletar had no children, and his closest heir was his cousin. Therefore, when his cousin died suddenly of a disease, Aletar's eye was drawn to Lassur. He was wise and thoughtful, learned and persuasive, and valiant in battle. Lassur married and had two children: Iryan, and his sister Emendi, who was sixteen years his elder.
Emendi was a great lover of nature. She would often walk alone in the Manguan Forest, singing in a clear voice beside the rippling streams, and she learned to communicate with the animals there. On a time they would come and sit by her and listen to her sing. When Iryan was old enough, she would take him with her, and he learned to know the animals as she did. He knew their fear, and they his. They would guide him if he was lost, and he would care for them if they were sick or hungry. Of all the royal family, the animals loved Emendi and the young prince the best.
There came a day when Iryan could not be found. Emendi was distressed, and she went into the woods to seek out Ammano, a great wolf who lived alone in a small den in the dark of the forest, but came to see Emendi often. Ammano promised to search for Iryan and bring him back to her.
The wolf followed Iryan's scent. The young prince had followed the path alongside the stream, but when it split and went in two directions, Iryan had taken not the wide obvious path, but the narrow, crooked path, crowded with fallen trees and tangled undergrowth. Along this path no grown man with weapons and armor could go, and so here it was that the king's tracking party had turned back. Ammano, however, plunged in, regardless of the bracken catching in his coat, and the thorns pricking his flesh. The path wound on for about five miles, twisting and turning every which way. Suddenly it stopped, opening into a large clearing. Right before Ammano rose a great stone wall.
Iryan had climbed the wall, but the wolf was unable to. He circled the wall, and was able to find a small wooden gate on the east side of the wall. One push of Ammano's powerful paws brought the door down. The wolf sniffed around cautiously before finding a trace of Iryan's scent. Swiftly, yet silently, he followed it. As he rounded a corner, a large house rose up in front of him. He skidded to a halt, all the muscles in his powerful body tensed. There above the doorway of the mansion was the insignia of the hated and feared men of the East. Ammano had never seen them—he had only heard tales of the fierce battles against them. These men, it was said, had been persuaded by a sorceress to fight against the free creatures of Iacata, for what reason, few knew. The sorceress offered them riches, saying that the free peoples were hoarding piles of gold and jewels. But she delved into their minds and broke their wills, and in despair and greed their minds turned dark and evil.
While Ammano waited, he heard soft footsteps and smelled that Iryan was close, along with another, who smelled of malice. The great wolf slid behind a pillar and waited for the two to come into sight. It was indeed Iryan; the boy was hand in hand with a tall woman with coal black hair. Malevolence hung about her like a dense fog, but Iryan seemed blissfully unaware of this. Ammano sprang onto the woman, tearing her away from the prince, who gave a cry of surprise. The sorceress let out a shrill whistle, at the same time bringing a club smashing down on Ammano's head. The blow would certainly have killed the wolf, had not he dodged out of the way and took it on his shoulder. Iryan cried out in dismay. He knew Ammano to be his sister's greatest friend, and anyone who tried to harm the wolf was to him an enemy. He drew a short knife and slashed at the woman. She rolled out of the way, but the small blade scored her face. Now Ammano was on top of her, pinning her to the ground with his huge body.
Suddenly the courtyard was filled with shouts and cries. Ammano knew he must take the boy and go: they were outnumbered. He lifted Iryan in his jaws by the back of his tunic and raced towards the woods. Iryan clung to the wolf's neck, his face rigid with fright. From the corner of his eye, Ammano caught a glimpse of the creatures following behind him. What he saw lent speed to his flight. These were not men. They were hideous creatures with knotted, crooked limbs and gruesome faces. As the wolf bounded on, an arrow came whizzing from behind and struck him in the leg. He stumbled, and Iryan fell to the ground. The prince was able to climb onto Ammano's back before the wolf took off again.
The goblins were swift, but even wounded, Ammano was swifter and more determined. When he reached the clearing where he had last seen Emendi, he staggered to a halt and lay down, allowing Iryan to slide off. However, the wolf was feeling his senses fade. The arrow that had hit his leg was poisoned, and the poison was beginning to spread throughout his body.
Emendi came flying into the clearing, gathering her brother into her arms, but looking in horror at Ammano, who lay on his side, his eyes clouding over. She had just time enough to run to him and take his heavy paw before he slipped into unconsciousness. Emendi called for guards to take Ammano to the healers as quickly as possible.
Emendi then questioned her brother as to where he had gone and what had happened. Iryan said, "I followed the narrow path until I came to a great wall. There was a small door on the east side that was open, and there were two men standing beside it who bade me welcome. I went in, and there stood a fair lady and tall, and she took my hand and asked me where I was from. We conversed for awhile...." The boy's eyes stung with tears. "Will he die?"
"That is in the hands of fate now," said Emendi. "Come, you need to rest. I will see to Ammano and tell you how he fares."
When Iryan had gone, Emendi turned to Lassur who stood nearby. "My father, surely this is the sorceress from the land of Colorron, far east of the great Manguan forest," said she. "The arrow that struck Ammano was branded with her sign."
Lassur nodded gravely. "She will have known from my son where we are to be found. We must prepare for war."
However, it was not for another twelve years that the first signs of danger began to appear. Iryan had grown into a tall man, strong and handsome, a brave warrior but with a love for peace. Emendi his sister had married and lived near to her father's court. The wolf Ammano had been healed of his wound, but the poison of the arrow had spread too deep, and though he was well in body, he would walk about recognizing nothing and no one, and hearing not even the loudest of sounds. Emendi grieved for him as she would for one dead, but nothing could be done to help him.
Iryan was not yet three and twenty when he was out with two of his father's soldiers, scouting the forest for danger. They had not been riding for ten miles when they came upon a maiden cloaked and hooded walking alone amid the trees. They reined in their horses and surrounded her, instantly suspicious, but she, seeing their garb and their armor, and the emblems on their helmets, knew them to be of Lord Lassur's court. She lifted from her breast a silver necklace shaped as two horses' heads, one with an eye of sapphire, the other with an eye of emerald—the insignia of King Aletar.
"Fair sirs," said she, "I am but a traveler from distant lands seeking a place to stay."
"Know you not," inquired Iryan, "that we are on the brink of war?"
"I had heard rumors," responded the maiden, "but I knew not if they were true."
"You must come back to my father's court," said Iryan, "for I am Iryan, prince of these lands, and the Lord Lassur is my father."
Then the maiden removed the hood from her head, and her hair fell down past her shoulders. And Iryan beheld that she was the fairest lady he had ever seen, with skin as soft and fair as silk, eyes of deep violet, and hair as dark as a night of no stars.
"I am called Nyanev," said she, "daughter of Lingil of Southern Iacata."
Then Iryan lifted her up behind him onto his horse and the party rode back to Aerin. There Lassur met her and she said to him,
"I am Nyanev, daughter of Lingil, the ambassador for King Mannae, king of Aigri in Southern Iacata. But my father has taken ill, and he sends me to you with this message: 'Travelers passing by my city have heard tell that the east of Iacata is at war with some long-forgotten enemy that has returned from the past. If this be true, I have sent a company of four hundred horsemen to aid you. If you have no need of them, however, kindly take them in and house them for a night, and send them on their way.'"
She was then welcomed into the King's court and shown to a room in his house. After they supped, Iryan went in search of Nyanev. He found her on a high balcony looking down on the streams trickling in the gardens below. She turned at his approach and bowed low to him, but he took her by the hand and raised her up.
"Nay, fair lady," he said, "bow not to me, for I am not one who is worthy of such acknowledgement."
She looked questioningly at him, but he frowned and said, "Ah, pay no attention to me. I will not trouble you with my concerns."
Then he took her hand and led her out to the gardens, and there they walked for awhile and talked of many things. And as they walked, there came towards them a great wolf, treading the path slowly, his eyes glazed over as one in sleep. Nyanev reached out to touch him and spoke soft words to him, and lo! the haze fell from his eyes and he looked upon Iryan and knew him.
Then Iryan was overjoyed, and looked at Nyanev in astonishment.
But she smiled at him and said, "Among my people I am what we call a hannu, a healer. I have healed many such creatures in my lifetime. My teacher was one of the best." And a faraway look came into her eyes.
"Tell me of him," said Iryan.
"He and my father were as brothers," said she. "In his youth he was a great knife-thrower and archer. Yet even the strongest must someday fall. There came a battle where his right leg was maimed beyond healing. So he became a healer, to learn the arts of the skill which he needed so direly, so that none would have needs to go through the pain that he went through. But age has overtaken him, as it must all of us, and it has not been a month since he passed."
The prince laid a hand on her shoulder. "I am sorry," he said softly.
She turned to look at him and saw in his eyes compassion and sorrow. His brow was furrowed, as if he were in deep thought or pain.
"What ails you, my lord?" she asked.
His face cleared, and he smiled. "Nothing. I am well. Truly I am." He lifted his hand off her shoulder suddenly and backed away. "I will see you on the morrow, lady," he said quickly. "Farewell."
He turned back ever so slightly as he went away, and saw in the lady's face a hint of laughter and confusion.
In the next days Iryan saw little of Nyanev, for he was often out scouting the forest, or holding counsel with his father's warriors as danger came nearer. News of an army of goblins had been reported to the king, and Aerin and the surrounding cities were quickly preparing for war.
Three days before Lord Lassur's army was to ride out and meet their enemy, the prince sought out Nyanev. He found her wandering by a white fountain in one of the gardens. He called to her, and she turned, and seeing him came toward him.
"My lady," Iryan said, "in my absence I hope you have been well?"
"Yes, my lord," she replied, and though she smiled there was pain in her eyes.
Perceiving this, Iryan took her hands and sat down with her by the fountain. "Surely news has reached you that the king's army will be leaving in three days' time, and I am to go with them as their captain," he said.
"Yes, lord, but why do you tell me this?" she replied, though she already knew his answer.
The prince's face then clouded also with pain, and he sighed.
"My lord, are you well?" Nyanev asked with concern.
"I am well in body," said he, "yet my mind is torn. Lady Nyanev, surely you know the reason that I come to you now. For I do not wish to leave you."
"Nor do I," she replied softly, and Iryan took her in his arms and kissed her.
And Emendi passing by saw this, and her heart was torn, for she knew that Iryan would soon go off to war, and only sorrow would come of their love.
But Iryan yet held Nyanev, and said to her, "I will return for you. Do not give up hope, for hope it is that we yet live by."
And so in three days the army departed. Iryan had been with Nyanev all the night before, yet when morning came he could not find her. He searched for her until it was time for him to depart, and finding her not, he left Aerin grieved in heart.
But Nyanev had disguised herself in armor and was riding with Iryan's company, though he knew it not. For she had wielded a blade since she was a child, and she feared not the peril of battle.
The evening of the second day after their departure, the company rode through a small clearing and there was ambushed by a band of goblins. Iryan's men defeated them, but many escaped and fled east. Iryan chose ten of his fastest riders to go after them, and among them he chose Nyanev, knowing not who she was. Nyanev was loath to be parted from Iryan, but she could not reveal herself, and so she rode with the other nine that had been chosen.
As the next day was dawning, the small party discovered signs of the fleeing goblins, and as the sun grew high, they overtook them. Though Nyanev's party was outnumbered by the goblins, so skilled and determined were they that the battle did not last long, and the goblins were soon slaughtered. However, just as they were preparing to leave and rejoin Iryan, a figure cloaked in black came riding out of the trees. The two foremost riders were unprepared and instantly slain by the sword that swept down upon them. The others fled before the figure's might and terror, but the horse that bore Nyanev reared in fear and threw her to the ground. As she lay there helpless, the figure bore down on her, and cast aside its hood. And lo! it was the sorceress from the far east, the same lady whom Ammano had attacked years ago.
"Know then, O Nyanev, daughter of Lingil," the witch said, her voice harsh and grating as stone upon stone, "that the Prince of Aerin lies dying on the fields of battle, and you are not there to save him. Long ago he eluded me, causing me great pain, and thus now do I take my revenge on his beloved."
But Nyanev, filled with a sudden madness of despair and anger, seized her sword and drove it into her attacker's neck. There came a great cry, shrill and despairing, that echoed all around, and those who heard it quailed, friend and foe alike. Thus died the witch from the land of Colorron east of the Manguan forest.
The seven remaining soldiers called out to Nyanev, for they beheld that some sort of doom had fallen upon her. For she was silent and seemed not to see anything before her, and did not respond to anyone. But Nyanev was heedless of their cries. Only one thing remained in her mind, and that was to find Iryan. She mounted her horse and rode away in great turmoil of mind.
Meanwhile, fate had seemed to turn against Iryan's party that day. Many of his men were weary and wounded, and the small band was heavily outnumbered. But when all seemed lost, there came the sound of thundering hooves and nigh on twelve score riders came out of the trees: the host that King Mannae had sent to the aid of Aerin. They rushed at the enemy and destroyed them utterly.
Yet as Nyanev drew near to the place where they had left Iryan, she heard the distant clash of steel on steel. She at once turned her horse to the north and galloped toward the battle. Yet out of the trees that rose up on the left there came riding half a score of men and goblins. Nyanev turned to face them, a fey mood upon her. There she would have perished, had not her seven companions come suddenly to her aid.
To Nyanev the battle seemed to last for an endless time, though it may have only been several minutes. Yet when her enemies lay dead before her, the noise of battle at the place where Iryan had been had died away. Swiftly toward it Nyanev rode, moving as one in a dream, with only one purpose: to find Iryan.
And there he lay: behind a fallen horse and beneath a slain goblin, unmoving. She ran to him and knelt by his side. His sword lay notched on the ground beside him, and his cloak was stained with blood from his many wounds. No sign of any living creature, man or goblin, could be seen, but what had become of them Nyanev heeded not. She knelt by his side and caressed his face, but he did not stir. She laid her head near to his lips but could feel neither breath nor heartbeat. Filled then with grief, Nyanev laid his sword in his hand and cast her cloak about him and kissed him. Then she mounted her horse and rode hard westward, and returned not ever back to her homeland.
But the men who had ridden with Nyanev came soon after she had departed, and coming to the place where Iryan lay, they lifted him up and bore him back to Aerin. As they drew near, Ammano came from his lair within the woods and met them on the path. He set his head to Iryan's face, and bounded suddenly away, leading the horses at a swift pace. The men wondered at this, but a great hope rose within their hearts.
The king called for the most skilled healers and brought to them his son, severely wounded and near the gates of death. And while he lay wandering in fevered dreams, the kingdom was silent. No harp was strung, no trumpet rang, and no voice was lifted up in song. The healers had little rest, and stayed always by Iryan's side. But at last, ten days after he was brought back from the field of battle, the prince stirred and opened his eyes. When he was well enough, he questioned the soldiers concerning Nyanev, but none could tell him aught of her. But one day Emendi came to his room and with her was Ammano. And he lingered by Iryan's bed while the prince asked him about Nyanev. The next morning Iryan bid farewell to his father and his sister and rode west with Ammano leading him.
Meanwhile Nyanev had ridden hard and far, heedless of danger. When at last her horse could go no further, she dismounted and drank from the stream that ran nearby. She had come to a small clearing in the trees, across from which ran a narrow path crowded with wildflowers. There, it seemed, she wandered for days. And as she sat alongside the stream, her mind wandered back to the days that seemed so long ago. Yet now they were gone, their memories fading from her beleaguered mind.
The wind stirred in the trees and the first of the stars began to come out. But Nyanev sat silent, hearing nothing, seeing nothing but what fading memories passed through her mind, and feeling nothing but deep consuming sorrow. Then suddenly thoughts tore through her mind, thoughts of her childhood and of her past, riding through the woods with her father, the battles she had fought, and the men she had killed, and the sick and wounded she had healed. The times that she and the Prince of Aerin had spent together. The last time that she had seen and spoken to Iryan.
Then Nyanev laid her down on the grassy sward and fell into sleep. The moon sank and the stars faded, and she was alone.
Not a quarter of an hour later came Iryan, guided by Ammano, hastening to the clearing where Nyanev lay. And there Iryan saw her white raiment against the darkness of the trees, and he leapt off his horse and ran toward her with hope in his heart. But alas! it was not there to stay. As fate willed it, there Nyanev lay upon the ground, her skin white in the moonlight and her dark hair cascading over the ground and about her head. And Iryan cried out as one mortally wounded, and knelt beside her, taking her hands in his. He kissed her lips gently and then laid him down to die at her side.
But Ammano, coming forth from the trees, beheld what had happened, and he bowed his head in grief. Then he went back to Aerin, and to Emendi, and from him she learned what had befallen the prince and the Lady Nyanev. They were mourned for many days after, and in songs and tales their story is yet told, of how Nyanev slew the Witch of the East and of the battles thereafter.
From Emendi came a line of great kings and warriors and men of great valor. And from her was descended the one who is said to be the greatest warrior of all time, Untridiano the Conqueror.
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TOP Italian cyclist Ivan Basso has told the "Operation Puerto" doping trial he used the services of a suspect Spanish doctor to try to win the Tour de France.
The two-time Tour of Italy winner, who has previously served a two-year ban in connection with the case, told a court in Madrid via videolink from Tenerife: "I won before Puerto but also after Puerto.
"From my point of view, (my collaboration with doctor Eufemaniano Fuentes) was a weakness to achieve my childhood dream of one day winning the Tour de France. I realised a year later that I hadn't made the right decision."
Fuentes is on trial in one of the most high-profile cases in sport in connection over a wide-ranging blood doping racket, with suspects across the drug-tarnished world of cycling and possibly others in different sports.
He, his sister Yolanda and three other defendants from cycling teams are accused of endangering public health but not incitement to doping, which was not a crime in Spain at the time of their arrests in 2006.
Basso - one of 58 cyclists suspected of involvement in the scandal but one of only six to be sanctioned - told the court through an interpreter that he had blood taken on three occasions in late 2005 but it was never re-injected.
"My intention was to use the blood bags to win the Tour in 2006 but as the network was dismantled in May 2006, it never happened," he added.
Fuentes is suspected of running the racket, which was smashed after police seized 200 bags of bloods and plasma plus other evidence of performance-enhancing transfusions after a months-long investigation.
Cannondale rider Basso, who was appearing as a witness in the case, said he had "complete confidence" in Fuentes and was in no doubt about his professionalism.
Other athletes set to give evidence as witnesses include shamed US cyclist Lance Armstrong's former team-mate Tyler Hamilton and Alberto Contador, the 2007 and 2009 Tour de France winner.
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Fagan not too shy to help himself become Hernando School Board chairman
BROOKSVILLE – Pat Fagan is back in the chairman's seat for the Hernando School Board, though the process to pick him got a little awkward Tuesday night.
Dianne Bonfield, who had been chairwoman until giving up the position in September because she refused to sign interim superintendent Sonya Jackson's contract, nominated current chairman John Sweeney. Sweeney had taken on the role on an interim basis after Bonfield stepped aside.
"As he came to be chairperson in a most unusual way for this board and because he was vice-chair, he deserves to be chairperson for this next year," Bonfield said.
But board member James Yant had another idea and nominated Fagan.
When it came time to vote, Bonfield, of course, voted for Sweeney. So did Sweeney.
Board member Sandra Nicholson joined Yant in voting for Fagan. So did Fagan.
Fagan, who is a year into his second term and has served as chairman before, thanked the board for the vote and thanked Sweeney for filling in for Bonfield.
"Thanks, Pat," replied Sweeney, who just started the last year of his first term. "I know you've done a great job in the past and I expect nothing less."
Fagan took over the meeting and proceeded to flub the wording of an agenda item and then needed some coaching on procedure to pick a vice chairman.
"I'm a little nervous so forgive me," Fagan said. "It's been a while."
"It's like riding a bicycle," Sweeney said.
Sweeney then nominated Nicholson, by far the longest serving board member, for vice chair.
There were no other nominations, and the vote for Nicholson was unanimous.
--Tony Marrero, Times staff


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On Sunday, my husband and I flew home after an amazing seminar where we learned how to be the best versions of ourselves. We couldn't wait to get back to the office Monday to see patients and start giving back!
On our connecting flight, a little boy named Joe was seated behind us. My observation, based upon Joe's mannerisms and verbal skills, was that he was on the autism spectrum. He was so upset by the little TV; you know the one that shows the safety video and movies. He kept kicking the seat and yelling "No TV!" despite his mother's pleas for him to talk quietly.
I suddenly felt an overwhelming sense of gratefulness. Grateful that our children are "healthy." Then, I quickly felt angry. Angry that we're not doing enough to save these children. Angry that we're not preventing these disorders. Yes, preventing! How do we do that? Their perfect, pure, little bodies are being assaulted with GMOs, pesticides, herbicides, hormones, artificial colors, flavors and sweeteners. And that's just what we're feeding them! Then there's induced births, 81 vaccines before age 6, overuse of antibiotics and drugs for every symptom they may have.
Do you know this generation is not expected to live as long as their parents? This is not health care, it's sick care. It must change!
Joe settled down once he was able to block his view of the TV with his jacket and play his iPad.
So, what started as an exciting trip home to see our three boys and to serve our patients even better, has turned into a mission. A mission to transform the lives of millions in our community from surviving to thriving through chiropractic care, nutrition, exercise and positive thinking. We're committed to living this message out loud …Who's with us? — Dr. Sandy Rebrovich, Elk River


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We've only started to learn about this object and we believe it to be a collectible car badge that would have been fixed to the front or rear bumper of a vehicle.
The mushroom cloud and the word 'Maralinga' refer to the Australian government-endorsed secret British military nuclear testing that took place in South Australia between 1956 and 1963.
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- What is the prognosis of back pain?J A Hayden
Department of Community Health and Epidemiology, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Best Pract Res Clin Rheumatol 24:167-79. 2010..We discuss limitations and future directions for research in the area of low back pain prognosis...
- Methods of a multi-faceted rapid knowledge synthesis project to inform the implementation of a new health service model: Collaborative Emergency CentresJill A Hayden
Department of Community Health and Epidemiology, Dalhousie University, 5790 University Avenue, Halifax, NS B3H 1V7, Canada
Syst Rev 4:7. 2015..This paper reports on the methods used in a rapid knowledge synthesis project to provide timely evidence to policy makers about this novel healthcare delivery model...
- Judging the quality of evidence in reviews of prognostic factor research: adapting the GRADE frameworkAnna Huguet
Centre for Pediatric Pain Research, IWK Health Centre, 5850 5980 University Avenue, PO Box 9700, Halifax, Nova Scotia B3K 6R8, Canada
Syst Rev 2:71. 2013..Standards aimed at improving the quality of primary studies on the prognosis of health conditions have been created, but these standards are often not adequately followed causing confusion about how to judge the evidence...
- Sleep problems and associated factors in children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis: a systematic reviewJennifer N Stinson
Departments of Anesthesia and Pain Medicine, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada Child Health Evaluative Sciences, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada Lawrence S Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Pediatr Rheumatol Online J 12:19. 2014..The purpose of this study was to synthesize existing research related to sleep problems in children with JIA...
- Exercise therapy for chronic low back pain: protocol for an individual participant data meta-analysisJill A Hayden
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- Assessing bias in studies of prognostic factorsJill A Hayden
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Ann Intern Med 158:280-6. 2013..The refined Quality In Prognosis Studies tool may be useful to assess the risk of bias in studies of prognostic factors...
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J Clin Epidemiol 62:781-796.e1. 2009..The objective of this study was to identify, describe, and synthesize systematic reviews of low back pain prognosis, and explore the potential impact of review methods on the conclusions...
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Homeowners: Are you ready for tax time?by Tim Manni
While there's still time left to file your taxes, the clock is ticking if you haven't. It's pretty well understood that tax time is a season of dread for many Americans, homeowners or otherwise. Whether you consider tax time a breeze, a hassle or one big ball of confusion, every homeowner needs to be well informed as to how their home, and the expenses they pay on it, factor into their tax bill.
HSH.com staff writer Gina Pogol compiled the 10 frequently-asked questions regarding homeowners and their taxes.
Let's take a look at a few:
1. How much of my mortgage payment is tax deductible?
On a Schedule A, you can deduct the following:
- Interest on debt used to buy, build or improve your primary or second home (called acquisition debt), as long as mortgages totaled $1 million or less ($500,000 if single or married filing separately).
- Mortgage insurance (or funding fees for government loans) for loans taken after 2006 as long as your adjusted gross income does not exceed $109,000 for a married couple (half that for singles and those married filing separately).
- Property taxes on first and second homes. Starting in 2010, however, you must itemize your deductions to get this tax break.
2. I sold my home this year. Will I owe capital gains tax?
As long as the property was your principal residence for at least two of the last five years, you can exclude $250,000 of your profit ($500,000 for married couples) from your taxable income. If you profited less than the $250,000/$500,000 threshold, no extra form is required. You can do this as often as every two years.
For those with profits that cannot be excluded, you'll report your gain on a Schedule D, Capital Gains and Losses. There are special rules for vacation homes. You may be able to exclude some or all of your gain.
3. I lost money on the sale of my home. Do I get to deduct the loss?
Loss on the sale of a personal residence is treated like a loss on the sale of any personal property. It is not deductible. Losses on investment properties are deductible.
4. I bought or refinanced a home this year. Are my closing costs tax deductible?
You can claim a deduction for real estate taxes you paid as part of your mortgage closing costs. The same goes for prepaid interest. It will be included on the 1098 form your lender sends you. What about points? The IRS has a flowchart that you can use to see when points are and are not deductible. In general, you must have paid points to build, buy or improve your primary residence in order to deduct the entire amount in the year they were paid. Otherwise they may still be deducted but on a prorated basis.
5. What happens with points on a refinance?
This deduction is often overlooked, and it could be worth a lot. When you pay points on a refinance, they have to be prorated. For example, if you pay $3,000 in points on a 30-year mortgage, you can deduct $100 a year for 30 years. But if you refinanced again this year and have prorated points that have not yet been deducted–for example, you are 10 years into a 30-year loan and have only deducted $1,000 of $3,000 in points paid–you can deduct the remaining $2,000 in the year you refinance.
To learn more about how loan modifications, foreclosures, prepayment penalties, and more affect your taxes, be sure to continue reading "10 critical questions for homeowners at tax time."


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Mortsel, Belgium, 2016/10/04 - The agreement completes GPMIs portfolio of print media and is to contribute to the further global growth of SYNAPS synthetic paper - GPMI-Ltd.com / AgfaHealthcare.com. AGFAt.BR
Agfa Specialty Products, and Graphic and Paper Merchants Ireland (GPMI) have reached an agreement for the distribution throughout Ireland of SYNAPS, Agfas polyester based synthetic paper.
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A graduate of the University of Manitoba, Phil has been an Investment Advisor since 1991. His experience allows him to advise and guide his clients through many of the challenges inherent in developing a comfortable retirement plan.
Apart from work, Phil looks forward to spending time with his young family. He also enjoys volunteering with various community organizations. His main volunteer focus is as President of the Westland Foundation which is dedicated to providing post secondary scholarships to inner Winnipeg high school graduates.


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I'm waiting for my new laptop to arrive (I'll be using it to supplement my desktop PC, not to replace it) and in the meantime exploring the security measures I might put on it. Of course I want to put Spybot on it but I'm entitled to a free upgrade to Windows 7, and I want to ask if there is anything special I need to know or do about Spybot and Windows 7.
Also, Microsoft is eliminating Windows Defender and replacing it with Microsoft Security Essentials. I was on their website the other day, and from the way the forum officials describe it, it looks like MSE is very aggressive about being in sole charge of the computer's security. Not only do they warn you against having two antivirus programs running at the same time, I even found a post recommending against using something like Spybot on an on-demand basis!
On my PC I've been running Norton 360 alongside Spybot with resident SDHelper and TeaTimer (but not Immunize) since I bought it in December -- without any problems or conflicts. I use Windows Defender on-demand as a third layer of defense. On my new laptop I can keep the same setup, except for replacing Defender which apparently they're getting rid of, but I am loath to rely on just one program as the MSE folks want.
What's the view like from this side of the mountain? Can I run Spybot alongside Microsoft Security Essentials, or is MSE so selfish and demanding that I should just stay away from it?