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I feel outraged reading this article, what kind of sick people are you??? You need to respect the dead, respect the alive, Venezuelan have elected a president you need to respect their decision, had Capriles won by one vote you would be defending him, God forbid using the words "tainted elections". Stop, here in South America we are free to decide our future. Go and fix you own problems, pay your debts to China, Japan, UE, etc. then come to us to teach us how to do it, that is why you are "The Economist" Correct???
Milton, the PEOPLE of America are with you.
The main-stream media and corrupt -- America's elections are farces, the most bought-out and corrupt in the world, so actual in-person fraud isn't needed -- political institutions want to divide the Americas.
The PEOPLE of the Americas need our own institutions: fair-trade crops, study-abroad programs, bilingual social media. We can do it juntos, se podemos!
"Venezuelans have elected a president" . The problem is that there are so many irregularities in this elections that is hard to trust the CNE. If the government doesnt want to listen to those claims is because they are accomplices. What are they afraid of?
"Venezuelans have elected a president" . The problem is that there are so many irregularities in this elections that is hard to trust the CNE. If the government doesnt want to listen to those claims is because they are accomplices. What are they afraid of?
The elections were tainted, this government violates human rights and Venezuelan laws and it should not be treated as a democratically elected one I cant wait for this nightmare to be over! Chavez ruined the country and deserves as much respect as Hitler.
The elections were tainted, this government violates human rights and Venezuelan laws and it should not be treated as a democratically elected one I cant wait for this nightmare to be over! Chavez ruined the country and deserves as much respect as Hitler.
Milton Romero: I'm sorry you feel that way. It's just an article based on numbers and facts, and no matter where you are in the world, numbers are always numbers. This article is a consequence of the current political and socioeconomic situation of our country; I agree, it is really sad and I wouldn't want anybody to speak so poorly about our people, especially about our leaders, but unfortunately, The Economist is reflecting the reality! The good news is, we can change this!! we can be the change we want to see! all Venezuelans together, and with the support of people like this columnist, we can have our beautiful Venezuela back, and make it an even more beautiful one! I invite you to change your tone, and embrace the opportunity to show the world that Venezuelans are kind, hard working people who deserve better than what we have... not the contrary.
What would Capriles have done if he were the winner? The winner has nothing to gain and everything to lose by the recount... it is just human nature... if there were any fraud, then how come none of the independent observers came forward?
Lord Alula, it is not a matter of wondering what would have happened had Capriles won or whether the independent observers came forward or not. The point here is that Capriles (and the people) has the right to ask for a recount, especially if the difference was so small and there were many irregularities over the entire country. I ask you, why is Maduro worried? Why did he firstly accept a recount and then completely changed his mind? If he is so sure that he is the legitimate president, then why not confirm it and humiliate Capriles again?
Rotten predecessor? I wonder what that makes of the US, Evil?
and what did the US do this time? Invade, kill and pillage...
Dear Sir,
I completely disagree with the characterization of Chavez and his followers. It is true, there are tremendous problems, but the inequities created by the few elites who controlled all the wealth and the massive poverty of the era prior to Chavez's ascendency is to blame. Once the masses become more educated, they will build a better egalitarian society for all. Now, to paraphrase your comment, going back to fascism and to the old money status quo, that is unsustainable...
Yes, the "elite" who nevertheless conceded power to Chavez when he won the elections. Chavismo had its chance, it screwed the country up. Now Maduro should give back the power to the people, just as it was given to them 14 years ago.
Screwed up his country?
Poverty has been cut by 50%!
Screw up?
See Thatcher who destroyed Britain through her sheer incompetence.
I'll be darned if I can always produce good writing, but I know it when I see it. You guys nailed it again. This is why I have a subscription to The Economist. Am curious to see the impact of Chavez' death and Maduro's victory on fellow travelers in the region outside of Venezuela.
lies upon lies and you eat it up!
He eats it up because he works in the same office.
This is a preposterous article, almost a satire of sputtering anti-populist propaganda. It reads like an editorial in one of Murdoch's tabloids.
No. Murdoch's tabloids are emphatically pro-populist. That is the difference, and it is a big one.
If he confident that he won, why not allow a recount? Protest is illegal? Election result irreversible, even if it was a tainted election?
Every election is tainted, to the loser. Aren't there rules about how close a result has to be to allow a recount? There are where I live, and the margin in this election, if it occurred here, would not allow for a recount. If the result were upturned, would that help heal the divide the author of this lamentable piece of agitprop claims to be so worried about?
I guess I shouldn't be surprised that pasty rich neo-liberals in AC'ed London offices can pump out this pablum, but you do it every time.
The Economist wants me to subscribe to their publication, but in light of this nonsense written posing as news, I will look for better sources of information. Why are these publications tilted, with views intended to persuade others to their line of thought? Why not just report the news and remain a credible source of information? Let the readers decide without being indoctrinated.
As a result of this excelent article and the real description of a country that spent 1,200 billions of dollars in 14 years and noone knows where they are (robolutionarios' overseas bank accounts??), I have decided that I will subscribe The Economist. I would invite the non-Venezuelan natives to investigate more about what is the current reality of the country, the international indexes on not only economy, but health, crime rate, inflation rate, oil export, international debt, national debt, etc, etc...We have failed all economic, social, political indicators, and more...The reality is that the country is totally divided, 50% and 50%. There is no chavismo without Chavez. People showed clearly that Chavez will earlier than later become somebody in the history books. Visiting a supermarket in Venezuela is extremely interesting: beef "made in Uruguay", chicken "made in Brazil", blackbeans from China, sugar from Colombia, milk from Paraguay,corn and wheat from United States, bananas from Costa Rica, pineapple from Guatemala, eggs from Belize, etc, etc. In 16 years of Chavismo, the country is more dependent than in 40 years previous of Chavez. The country does not produce anything, except oil. BY the way, we depend on the United States's goods (87% of what the country consumes and processes come from the empire)..our inflation rate of 30% and crime rate of 21,623 killed only in 2012 put us in the Guiness Book Records. The constitution allows the recount of votes? why not? what do you fear, Maduro? We have become a Cuban colony. The ilegitimate president Maduro continuosly consults the political, social and economic affairs with the Castro's brothers. Do you know that the national identity system, known as SAIME, in charge of IDs and passports of Venezuelan citizens is in the hands of Cubans? Do you know that in a Venezuelan graduation ceremony of paramedics (called doctors by the government), Maduro sang the Cuban national anthem? do you know that we are importing gasoline because the oil company cannot supply the country nowdays? I invite people to go to Venezuela and "taste" the reality of the country... please wear a bullet-proof vest, you know when you arrive but you do not know if you return....
If you want simple facts then there's always AFP and Reuters. These things are ubiquitous today, so much so that people get them for free.
What people value is analysis. And analysis will always have a viewpoint. If I'm asked whether I think X stock will do well next year and all I say is "Well X company is located in Y town, it makes Z for a living" - those are facts, not analysis. Analysis would require me to take a position.
That's what editorials and opinion articles do.
That's what they're supposed to do.
That's what people pay for.
If all you want is Venezuela's GDP or election result numbers of how many inches of rainfall fell last year in Caracas, there are many free sources.
Now you may not agree with TE's opinions and that's fine and fair but accusing it "having views" is completely missing the point of what an ANALYTIC journal publication is about.
Rotten predecessor? A more balanced approach from the Economist would be appreciated.
Yes, after a month, he's literally and figuratively rotten.
Nailed it! Congrats!
Nailed it! Congrats!
Hey fella, are you talking about the same Hugo Chavez I am reading about on Wikipedia right now? I am only asking because your "facts" about Mr. Chavez sure seem mighty different from what the mostly objective view at Wikipedia seems to be...
What I always tell people like you is: Go to Venezuela. I assure you you will agree with this article.
Unfortunately, no one can go to Venezuela as it was in 1995 when inflation was 100% and the poverty rate was 65%. The coalition that Chavez headed was formed in 1997; he was elected in 1999.
I go to Venezuela frequently, and am now planning to move there. And no, I don't agree with this article, which is a pack of lies.
Yes, please visit venezuela asap so you can be welcomed by the highest murder rate in the world (more than tripled in Chavez' years), power and water outages, staple foods shortages.. All this 1 14 years of oil barrels over 100 dollars each! Im sure you would change your mind.
When you go you will find a country of hope, where people are building a different alternative from the savegery of Thathcher's failed neo-liberalism...
You may be confused with Argentina in regard to inflation rate of 100%. Look at the history of the inflation rate of the country, and you will not find that percentage. Internet navigation will help you on obtaining the real number. For many years Venezuela had not had an inflation rate like the current one. It is interesting that Caracas is the 2nd most expensive city in the Americas, and the 9th in the world. There is a 11% of unemployment (data published by the government based on normal/regular jobs), not including the street vendors or informal jobs (buhoneros). The poverty rate is still between 30-50%, according to government data, fact provided by the Emabassy of Venezuelan in Washington DC. The social programs have helped people to become totally dependent from the government. Poor people were taught to begging, not to become productive citizens. How could a country progress with beggers, not workers? The primary employer in the country is the government. The bureaucracy overpasses 300%. Factories, entreprenuers, companies left the country (7,000) due to the lack of legal commercial conditions. Who would like to invest in a country in which the government's number one rule is to expropriate private companies? I would like to invite you to verify the current conditions of those companies taken away (robbed) by the government; they are totally destroyed, unproductive, and unmanaged.
Please do not move your family. Keep it in a safe environment. In Venezuela, you know how many people you bring, but you will not know how many people you will take back with you in the future. If you bring $$$, euros, or British pounds you will live like a king, The black market exchanges $1 = 25.000 bolivares. One euro is equal to Bs. 32.000. Every product that you consume is "dollarized". Always remember, you can live with your continuos exchange of money, but think about Venezuelans...their money values nothing. But, they have to buy groceries (if they find the products in the supermarket), clothes, pay utilities (because electricity shortage is more and more frequent everywhere, you may pay less in a monthly basis)...I would recommend to live there permanently, using only Venezuelan currency, not exchanging money, with a "normal salary" as the ones Venezuelans have, and please let me know what happen. Keep yourself alive.
Please do not move your family. Keep it in a safe environment. In Venezuela, you know how many people you bring, but you will not know how many people you will take back with you in the future. If you bring $$$, euros, or British pounds you will live like a king, The black market exchanges $1 = 25.000 bolivares. One euro is equal to Bs. 32.000. Every product that you consume is "dollarized". Always remember, you can live with your continuos exchange of money, but think about Venezuelans...their money values nothing. But, they have to buy groceries (if they find the products in the supermarket), clothes, pay utilities (because electricity shortage is more and more frequent everywhere, you may pay less in a monthly basis)...I would recommend to live there permanently, using only Venezuelan currency, not exchanging money, with a "normal salary" as the ones Venezuelans have, and please let me know what happen. Keep yourself alive.
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Keeping Busy!
It is a busy time here at The Woods! In the past week I have done so many different things, it has been great.
Last week we had campus wide Greek Week! All of the fraternities and sororities across campus came together as a community and talked about what it means to be Greek and gave to a great cause. Every house had a Greek God/Goddess to wear a backpack everywhere they went to raise money for the Buddy Back Pack Program. This program was started by a school teacher when one of her students was crying because they had to go home for a break and they knew there was not going to be regular meals like lunch at school. Now the program provides food for kids to take home so they can have regular meals all the time!
Other than raising money, the Greek Gods and Goddesses participated in a Greek trivia, chapter members received Greek Awards, and we had an all Greek BBQ. We also spend time volunteering for SERVE, a local soup kitchen. It was a very fun and eventful week!
Over the weekend the Dressage program held the Completely Relaxed Spring Schooling Show. I did not ride in the show, but I did help work it. It was really neat to watch all the different riders perform their tests. For Dressage, the goal is to get a certain percentage on a certain test in a certain level. Each rider performs their test (or tests) individually, and then is scored by a judge. I got to work in the scoring room so I learned a lot about all the different types of tests. Coming up in April is the USEF/USDF licensed Dressage show. I am very excited to get to watch and help with that too!
My Mentor/Mentee project is moving along quite well! Last week my mentor, Professor Jean Kraus, sent our first website module to one of her classes for a test drive! I can't wait to meet with her later to discuss the feedback.
In the Biology world I have been learning more and more things not only in my classes, but also as a work study. Dr. Nicholas Pullen has been doing some research with live mammalian cell lines (including some cancer), and he has been teaching me how to keep the different cells alive! I am really enjoying the experience. It is really fun to get to have this type of lab experience.
It is crazy how quickly the semester is flying by! I already had my advising appointment so I can sign up for classes next fall. It is crazy to think that once we get back from spring break it will be April!
I am really excited for next week. My family and I are going to Disney World and Universal Studios in Orlando, FL! I will be sure to take pictures and get some quality time with my family!
Soak Up the Sun!
It has been beautiful out for the past few days here at The Woods! Spring is starting to roll in. The sun is shining, it has been warm, and everyone is enjoying time outside!
Yesterday when I was walking back to my room from class, I felt all the happiness that comes with getting outside after winter. The fraternity and sorority houses had their front doors open with music blasting, and a lot of students were outside playing catch. Everyone seems to have a little spring in their step!
At my sorority, the girls like to lay out on the lawn to get some sun. We have a small pool that we fill up when it's warm enough to dip our feet in. Sometimes we get creative, and put a tarp in the bed of a pick up and then fill it with water! Yesterday the girls were outside with their feet in the pool, and a few more were laying in the grass with the music going and a gentle breeze. Everyone welcomed the study break!
Another great thing about the beautiful weather is that there are chances to get LEAD points outside! In the fall people often go to the soccer games. This time of year, baseball is playing. It's a super fun way to earn a LEAD point. You just bring your bottle of water and a few snacks and watch the game with your friends!
Another fun way to get some LEAD points outside is through frisbee golf! I had never hear of this game before I came to The Woods, but apparently it is pretty popular. You just check out some discs from Weider Fitness Center, and there is a course than runs all over campus. The object is to throw the disc into the metal nets with the fewest tries. I've done it a few times and even though I don't have the best aim, it is a lot of fun to run around our beautiful campus with a group of friends.
Campus Activities Board also hosts some outdoor events where you can get LEAD points! Last fall they hosted an outdoor moving night and we had a concert on the dock. I really enjoy all the different types of LEAD events at The Woods, especially when I can take a break and go outside.
I love spring weather! Everyone seems a little brighter and it is great to get outdoors. We are getting ready for Spring Break here at The Woods, it is just over a week away! I'm excited to go to Disney World with my family. Then we will come back and I'm sure the rest of the semester will just fly by! Enjoy the sunshine

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France's farm and food exports, the world's fifth-biggest by value, declined for a second month in March, slipping 3.6 percent as grain shipments dropped.
Exports of farm products and food fell to 5.25 billion euros ($6.8 billion) from 5.45 billion euros a year earlier, the Agriculture Ministry said in an online report today. February's drop was the first annual slide since January 2010.
France is the largest European Union farm producer and in the 27-nation bloc trails only the Netherlands and Germany in value of agricultural exports, World Trade Organization data show. Farm products and food contributed a 1.19 billion-euro surplus to France's current account in March.
"Sales of grains are in very strong decline, especially on the destination Morocco," the ministry said.
France's grain shipments excluding rice fell to 749 million euros from 963 million euros in March last year, the ministry reported. Oilseed and protein-crop exports rose to 150 million euros from 144 million euros.
The value of soft-wheat exports fell 37 percent on fewer shipments to Morocco and falling prices, while durum-wheat exports dropped 53 percent on lower demand from Algeria, the ministry wrote. Corn exports climbed 28 percent on deliveries to the Netherlands, Spain and the U.K., the report showed.
Wine and champagne shipments rose to 635 million euros from 631 million euros, while overall beverage exports advanced to 1.11 billion euros from 1.09 billion euros, helped by demand for spirits from China, according to the ministry.
France imported 4.07 billion euros of agricultural goods and food in the month, compared with 4.17 billion euros in March 2011, the ministry said.
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April 11, 2012
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April 11, 2012
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I like the ability to select the area of the image for autofocus.
For outdoor work, I wear a wide-brimmed, black, sun hat to shade the image of my face that also appears on the screen.
April 03, 2012
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I bought this camera as a lightweight travel alternative to my EOS system...I wanted a system camera for which I could buy high quality lenses...definitely not a fixed lens camera. But image quality had to be great. So, a norma typical point and shoot of any type would not do.
I have been very happy with the camera mainly because 1) the image quality is good enough (I have a full frame DSLR to compare it to) 2) autofocus is great 3) touch screen is great, particularly the touch screen shutter release. Contrary to some opinions I have had to trouble with false shots due to the touch screen. I have in fact had many false shutter releases with the shutter button (my hands are somewhat large). 4) OLED display to awesome...bright and high quality. 5) Great retro look.
March 06, 2012
I have been using my Olympus EP3 for about five months now. I am most impressed by the excellent optics of the Zuiko lenses. The kit 14 to 42 will do 80% of what every photographer wants or needs. For travel and street shooting I have stopped using my other lenses because I am so impressed with the quality of the kit zoom. The digital zoom feature makes the kit 35mm equivalent of 28 to 168 mm that's an incredible value. For serious work I always shoot raw and appreciate all the tools available in viewer. It takes a bit of getting used to but is well worth the effort. Once finished with raw processing I will often export to another cataloging program. I recently added the 1.8/45 mm lens. It's incredible. The clarity and bokeh as well as lowlight functionality are excellent. I'm planning on adding the 12 and 75. I also shot HD movies which I have shared online. They are incredible. I would suggest getting two batteries. I always have two batteries for every camera I own. It's so much fun shooting and easy to get carried away and come back with hundreds of photos
February 28, 2012
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I have a EPL-1 and been waiting to be able to get E3 with more controls at easy access. Plus the focusing is much faster. Was thinking about the Epl-3, but I really wanted E-P3.
February 09, 2012
Excellent lightweight camera for travel, hiking and biking adventures. The touch autofocus screen is amazing. Camera produces excellent colors. Menus are a bit perplexing and the manual could be better written. But after unlocking the super control menu I'm good to go. Fits in my hands perfectly. The only drawback is the lack of an articulating screen. Terrific little camera!
February 03, 2012
all sides, perfect! just missing wifi connectivity!
January 28, 2012
My recent ownership with 14-42 and 40 150 lenses has me convinced that M43 is the way to go. I am 75 years old and need to get the weight of traditional SLRs off my back. I'll be printing at 11x14 or larger and sample prints indicate that this is possible.
Noise is a bit on the high side but as better sensors are offered in the future EP4, EP5 etc this will become a fantastic system with no drawbacks.
I found the menu system a little tricky at first but have caught on. I think my DSLR system (another brand) has a more intuitive menu.


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Everyone should start with a good Mantra.
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text: Force India suspicious of Red Bull 'filming day' being used to test parts 8 November, 2013 Force India sent an observer to a filming day conducted this week by World Champions Red Bull. Auto Motor und Sport said that Silverstone based Force India sent the observer because it suspects that Formula 1's dominant team may be exploiting a loophole in the strict testing ban. Correspondent Michael Schmidt said that while teams are supposed to only run their cars for promotional and filming purposes, some teams, including Force India, suspect that Red Bull might be testing new parts. That suspicion was fuelled by the fact that, although ostensibly for filming, Red Bull usually runs all of its promotional test days at the same Rockingham circuit. So Force India applied to be allowed to send an observer to Red Bull's latest Rockingham filming, which took place on Tuesday and Wednesday of this week. Another suspicion is that Red Bull, who this year took a big step forward in the second half of the season, might have found a way around the 'factory shutdown' period. Helmut Marko rubbished that suggestion, insisting: "If we were better after the summer break, it's because although the factory was closed, our brains were not." (GMM) Subbed by AJN. Tweet Related NewsRed Bull should get race ban for cheating says Force IndiaMallya: Red Bull cheats on the regulationsBuemi eyes Force India or Lotus seat for 2013Marko reveals that Buemi could go to Force IndiaHorner happy to have Illien working with RenaultHorner says Kvyat has Raikkonen style mindsetStolen Red Bull trophies found dumped in lakeTost: Talented fighter Kvyat can become top F1 driverHorner: Newey very much involved in design of 2015 carMarko expects thieves to melt F1 trophies for silver spoofer Force India seem to have a fit of the paranoias. They are the team which complain about everything that happens to any car. Maybe they should be concentrating on making improvements to their own cars. ps. That's odd! the "spy" shown at the top has Red Bull headset! Billionaires feel entitled With all the funny stuff that has gone on with Redbull and knowing how the super rich feel entitled I would not put it past Redbull to continue to cheat. spoofer Oh grow up! Red Bull have not been found to cheat, unlike other teams such as McLaren, Honda, Ferrari. Spartacus I'd suggest this is more so Force India can get a close up view of the Red Bull than of them seriously thinking Red Bull are cheating. You can't argue with the fact that Red Bull have already won the championship so why would they need a test now? Anything they did would have little value when the cars are changing so much next year. If memory serves, it was Ferrari who first started using filming days to do development on their cars. Dan @ spoofer. Redbull not been found to cheat….. My you have a short memory!! Pistone Rovente @Spoofer Please take time to read this article about RBR cheating (again) by making the front runner/splitter flex and consequently making the T-tray bend… and here there's a video to prove it… Pistone Rovente Check this pout, the splitter wobble so much and makes the T-tray flex…oh if that's not cheating!! Pistone Rovente See that they won't let me post links, go to SomersF1 . blogsport . co . uk and check the article about the splitte/tray imitating a mass dumper ZombieJebus Lol, all the teams do… and Ferrari are the most guilty by far. Blame the rules, not the teams. spoofer OK, know it alls, show me one instance where Red Bull have been found to cheat? They bend the rules bit, but as long as the car satisfies all the tests for legality, they are LEGAL. Even when FI had the Bull referred to FIA, a test that was not even specified was carried out and the car complied. Unlike the McLaren at the beginning of the year, were a deliberately bent floor was fitted, but noticed before it was used. Innovation is what F1 should be about. nakagoli. well said spooner. those plonkers who say red bull is cheating are just jealous that their own team cant keep up. Red Bull Cheats @spoofer Red Bull were found with an illegal ride height adjuster on their car, after 2 years of being accused of having one and denying it. They didn't get punished because they are in Bernie's pocket. Just like Lance Armstrong who failed doping tests and the governing body turned a blind eye. But Red Bull were found to be cheating. Look up BBC Red Bull ride height adjuster on Google. It's just one of many examples… dc Oh red bull cheats your life must be so terrible you troll blogs all day long. To everyone else it's simple build a better mouse trap. Harys It shouldn't be a surprise if RB does use Toro Rosso team & Webber's car for testing of new parts. They are the smartest on the grid… Boycotthehaters "Please take time to read this article about RBR cheating (again) by making the front runner/splitter flex and consequently making the T-tray bend" What an idiot. That's a THEORY which somebody came up with, not a fact. Just like the 'traction control" and the "heat activated floor" were theories, not facts. Red Bull have never been found to cheat.


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The Impact of Maternal Incarceration on Children: The Role of Contact During Incarceration
Rates of incarceration in the United States have been increasing at unprecedented rates. The number of parents in prison continues to increase over time, and the number of mothers in prison is increasing at a faster and faster rate. As a result, a greater and greater number of children are being impacted by the consequences of having a parent who is incarcerated.^ The purpose of the present study was to examine the impact of the type, frequency and quality of mother-child contact during maternal incarceration on child school engagement and psychological adjustment, while taking into account the mothers' social support and attachment relationship to her child. The study used a number of self-report measures that were administered to a sample of previously incarcerated mothers (n = 46).^ Results indicate that more frequent and positive mother-caregiver and mother-child phone contact and mother-child visits correlated with better child psychological adjustment. Social support was an important variable. Higher ratings of mothers' perceived social support correlated with speaking more frequently to her child's caregiver, higher ratings of communication and teamwork with her child's caregiver, and fewer reported barriers to in-person visits. Additionally, higher levels of mothers' perceived social support correlated with higher levels of child school engagement. Lastly, higher levels of mothers' attachment and trust scores correlated with and significantly predicted higher levels of child school engagement and lower psychological symptoms, and therefore, better child psychological adjustment.^ The study provides evidence for the importance of policy recommendations to improve child outcome during maternal incarceration. Recommendations include providing the opportunity for mothers to maintain contact with their child(ren) and their child(ren)'s caregiver; provide counseling services to children and caregivers to help them manage the separation; and provide resources to help ensure stable caregiving arrangements for children with mothers who are incarcerated.^
Preface to Protecting the Environment Through Land Use Law: Standing Ground
Protecting the Environment Through Land Use Law: Standing Ground takes a close look at the historical struggle of local governments to balance land development with natural resource conservation. This book updates and expands on his four previous books, which established a comprehensive framework for understanding the many ways that local land use authority can be used to preserve natural resources and environmental functions at the community level. Standing Ground describes in detail how localities are responding to new challenges, including the imperative that they adapt to and help mitigate climate change and create sustainable neighborhoods. This body of work emphasizes the critical importance of law in protecting the environment and promoting sustainable development.
Threats and Bullying by Prosecutors
Part I of this Essay describes ten contexts in which prosecutors make threats and behave like bullies. Some of these contexts are familiar, such as grand jury proceedings or plea discussions, where threats are generally upheld. Threats in other contexts are not as easy to justify, such as threats to obtain testimony from prosecution witnesses, retaliating for the exercise of constitutional rights, forcing a waiver of civil rights claims, and publicly humiliating people. Other threats clearly are illegitimate and unethical, such as threats that drive defense witnesses off the stand, bringing criminal charges against outspoken critics and defense experts, and threats to charge corporations unless they refuse to pay the legal fees of employees. Then, Part II examines the legitimacy and illegitimacy of threats, provides a framework for analyzing the legitimacy of threats, and uses this framework to determine whether a prosecutor's threats have crossed the line.
In Memoriam: David Sive (1922-2014) and Joseph Sax (1936-2014)
In 1995, Professor of Law David Sive and Pace's Law Faculty established this lectureship, in honor of Lloyd K. Garrison, to commemorate Scenic Hudson Preservation Conference v. Federal Power Commission.1 Known as the Storm King case, this ruling inaugurated what we today call environmental law. Two individuals above all others guided and framed the jurisprudential foundations for environmental law. We honor these founders today. Their lives were intertwined.
International Criminal Law for Retributivists
Responding to the proliferation of international criminal tribunals during the last two decades, scholars have engaged in a rich debate about the normative foundations of international criminal law ("ICL"). The retributive theory of punishment--which justifies punishment based on the culpability of the accused, rather than by reference to its social benefits--has met with significant skepticism in these discussions. Some have argued that unique features of international criminal justice--for example, the extreme selectivity of punishment or the lack of certain social or political preconditions--are a poor match for retributive theory. Others have ignored retributivism altogether, or afforded the theory only passing mention.
This Article counters the anti-retributive strain by arguing that retributivism can indeed provide a meaningful framework for understanding ICL. First, I argue that in most respects retributive theory is no less plausible in the international setting than it is in the domestic setting. Understanding what claims retributive thinking might have upon ICL requires one to distinguish claims regarding the general justification required to defend punishment as a social practice--the core concern of retributive theory--from the more specific questions of institutional design--such as whether and when to create an international criminal tribunal, and how to set enforcement priorities--that are most pertinent to ICL scholars. I argue that, once these distinctions are sorted out, the anti-retributivist strain in ICL scholarship does little to engage retributivism's core claim that desert is necessary to morally justified punishment and provides an inherently good (if not exclusive) reason to punish irrespective of potential social benefits.
I also argue that retributivism is more compatible than commonly supposed with current thinking about international criminal justice. The theory permits various models for engaging the compromises of real world institutions. It provides a powerful lens for understanding the design of ICL institutions such as the International Criminal Court ("ICC"), and it is also compatible with dominant approaches to institutional decisions such as case selection and sentencing. Perhaps counter-intuitively, retributivism can also supply a framework for sometimes favoring alternatives to the traditional criminal prosecutions pursued by international courts, or even for opposing ICL altogether.
Finally, I argue that choice of punishment philosophy has less practical significance for ICL than theorists often assume. In particular, I argue that the choice between retributivism and other competing theories does little to resolve important policy dilemmas dividing theorists of ICL, including whether prosecution should sometimes be abandoned for amnesty or other alternatives. This point supports a broader argument that ICL is simultaneously overdetermined and underdetermined by traditional punishment theory: While the core of ICL is consistent with multiple theories of punishment, these theories provide only limited practical guidance on the most divisive questions.
Highest Court in New York Affirms Local Power to Regulate Hydrofracking
In one of the most anxiously awaited New York land use decisions in recent memory, the State's highest court held that local governments have the power to regulate hydrofracking under their authority to enact zoning ordinances. Both the Towns of Dryden and Middlefield enacted zoning laws that entirely banned gas drilling and associated activities within their borders. The plaintiffs, a private gas company in one case and a private property owner in the other, claimed that a supersession clause in the State Oil, Gas, and Solution Mining Law (OGSML) preempted local authority. After reviewing the plain language of the OGSML, the statutory scheme, and its legislative history, the court concluded that the legislature did not expressly or by implication preempt the power of localities in New York to regulate land use. Preempted, under the OGSML, in the court's view, was the power to regulate the operations of the oil and gas industry, not matters normally associated with land use regulation.


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Welcome to the website for and about the descendants of Peter Hairston, who arrived in America about 1728.
On the following pages you will find photos and information on the history of the Hairston family. Some of the old homes are still standing, including the Cooleemee Plantation home which has been designated a National Historic Landmark.
While in Ireland in July of 2012, I found a contract dated 16 August 1726 signed by Peter Hairstons for the lease of farm land from Sir Robert Adair in Antrim County, Ireland. At the time Peter was living in Straidnahanna, Bellyclair near to Carrikfergus. This area is a few miles North of Belfast. This would indicate that Peter probably came to America during the Irish drought that occurred during 1727 and 1728. The family story is that Peter was originally from the Dumfries area of Scotland were the family name was spelled Hairstanes or Hairstones. Documents found in Ireland.
Recently I found two documents regarding William Hairstanes of Dumfries indicating that he was involved in Tobacco trade with the American Colonies as early as 1721 and as late as 1744.
Early colonial records show that Peter Hairston lived in East Donegal, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania about 1730 and he requested a survey of his land in 1736. However, it appears that he sold his land to a neighbor Lazuraus Lowry in 1736. Peter and Andrew requested and received "Blunston Licenses" for two pieces of land west of the Susquehanna River in 1737. Other than these two references, I am not aware of any other documents pertaining to their stay in the Colonies prior to 1741. Peter then appears in a request for a road in Goochland County, Virginia in 1741.
Stories have been handed down through the years, but there are no written records. As an example, these stories mention that Peter Hairston's wife was an "Irish Lady Of Rank". What does this term mean? Did she arrive in America or die at sea? How many children did they have? Is the travel trunk at Cooleemee the trunk that Peter used coming to America?
Many family members and friends have been very kind over the past twenty years by providing me with letters, old bibles, birth certificates, pictures of cemetery markers, and very extensive computer generated genealogies. The problem is that they do not agree regarding the first Peter Hairston, his wife and their children. I am not even sure how many children they had. The wills of Peter Hairston's children led us to believe that there were at least five children, others may not have been mentioned or were not living. If you have knowledge of any information or documents pertaining to the Hairston family before 1741, it would greatly help us to complete our family tree.


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Helm consists of a rounded one-piece skull with a visor, upper bevor and bevor attached to it at either side by a pair of pivots capped with an 8-petaled rosette. The skull, which rises to a moderately high, roped medial comb, is fitted at the nape with a plume-holder of brass. The visor, which is shaped to the comb at its upper end and slopes forward to a broad, stepped vision slit, is flanged inwards at its lower edge to nestle within the top of the upper bevor, the flange being fitted for a lifting peg, now absent. The prow-shaped upper bevor is pierced with nine small, circular ventilation holes in rosette formation. The upper bevor and bevor were once secured to one another by a swivel-hook and pierced stud, now absent. The bevor, which is well shaped to the chin, is finished around the edge of its deep U-shaped face-opening with a rolled inward turn and features narrow etched bands around the edges. It is secured to the skull by a hook and pierced stud at the right of the neck. Attached to a flange on the lower edge of the bevor are three articulated lames with an inward turned roped edge at the bottom and simulated roping on the top edges of each lame. Two old, but later lames with roped bottom edge are attached to the bottom rear of the skull and are lightly etched to match. The helmet is finely etched with bands and borders of typical Milanese style with stipled background. The decoration shows some wear, particularly to the upper bevor. In much better condition than most examples and weighing nearly 8 pounds, the metal shows little corrosion, with a 1" split to the end of the bottom bevor flange, small losses to the ends of the front neck lames, and some tiny rust-through on the bottom front neck lame.
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The incident happened around 11:30 PM just after Trooper Charles Melhorn had finished up a traffic stop on I-75 northbound near mile marker 42.
According to dashboard camera video, the tractor trailer side-swiped the cruiser, and did not stop.
Trooper Melhorn was uninjured in the incident.
THP's Criminal Investigations Division used the dashboard video to determine the tractor trailer belonged to Smithway Motor Express, Inc., a company now owned by Western Express.
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"Why not wear purple spandex on a Saturday?" asked Joe Reinwald, who attended the Great Smoky Mountain's AdventureCon Show at the Knoxville Conventional Center with his young son. "There are other people here who are just as freaky as we are!"
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For the father-son, superhero-sidekick duo of Reinwald and son, it was a love for comics that brought them downtown.
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First Lady Michelle Obama Celebrates Walmart's Progress On Making Food Healthier And More Affordable
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- Reduced sugars by more than 10 percent across targeted categories, including dairy, sauces and fruit drinks. For example, in the yogurt category, added sugars declined by more than 12 percent through a combination of reduced added sugars in existing products and the introduction of new, lower sugar options. The 12 percent reduction is equivalent to 6.9 million pounds of sugar, or 155 tractor trailer loads, in this one category.
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I'm new here but I have a need for a good body rotisserie to mount a 69 Super Bee on, so i can do some proper rust repair with professinal results, any Ideas? or info on all the ones out on the market? seems to be lots to choose from?
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I've been contiplating this one. Cheap enough anyway.
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keep in mind that thin wall tubing will fatique and crack pretty quick by flexing. i also dont care for hanging the body from the ends. i built mine to support the car like the frame does.
Besides thinking about how well built the tool is, you also have to think about what you are going to do with it and understand it's limited use. You have to really be careful with how much you want to cut a car up while on it. Replacing structual pieces while a body is suspended like that is really asking for trouble. Unless it is WELL braced prior to removing it from it's wheels on the ground additude with doors fitting and what not, you could REALLY end up with a mess welding in rockers and what not up on a rotisserie with the body supported totally different than it will be on it's wheels.
Apon assembly of the final product you could find that the doors and other panels don't fit.
I wish I would have read this yesterday before I went to the Goodguys show I would have paid attention to the ones that were there so I could have given some advice about the different ones.
One thing for sure, I did look at drive on racks with my brother who is going to be buying a couple soon. The "Rotary" brand is WAY better than the others that I saw, WAY better. For the lousy $500.00 or more dollars, there was a BIG difference in quality. (Click here)
I wish I would have looked at the rotisseries for you.
thanks for all the info guys, looks to be some good units out there and some scary one to! I have seen Whrily Jig and the Auto Twirly ? at some shows and they look pretty capable but my body is so long and is very rusty in the rear bumper mount area, so I will have to find another way to mount it. I have some Ideas I'm kinda a crafty guy, and I have a welder! maybe I'll build my own!
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Rotisseries are cool but unless you plan on doing several body off restorations they are not very practical. I opted to go for a hydraulic lift instead. It'll lift the vehicle 48" in the air. I can sit on a rolling stool and work "under it". I would rather have had the 2 post lift or 4 post lift so I could get the car or truck higher but the posts are in the way for painting. As a bonus the lift I bought work PERFECTLY to raise my motorcycles up so I can work on them standing up rather than sitting or laying in the floor. Best part about the lift over the rotisserie is that you'll use it 1000% more in the future and with a bit of ingenuity you canb use it to take the body off of cars or trucks and lower the lift and roll the chassis out from under the body after sitting the body on barrels or tall jack stands or something. Can't use a rotisserie for brake jobs or tire rotations or to lift a car to paint those hard to reach rocker panels without standing on your head........
Just a thought. Mine is made by Eagle Equipment and cost me about $1200. I have used the crap out of it!!!!
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I bought a whirly jig about 5yrs ago, can't beat it in my opinion.. My buddy just bought on for his shop about 2 months ago.. he has a old panel truck on it.. and another shop down the road has one, and has had a few cars on it in the last 5yrs he's had it.. very nice system and a good amount of accessories for them.. I think the web site address is www.whirlyjig.com but could be wrong.
has anyone heard of the accessable systems rotisserie? saw it at daytona and it seems pretty decent any opinions?
I'm planing on going to the Pate swap meet in Texas to look for some parts for a few cars I'm restoring anyone been there? maybe some rotisserie will be there? the guy that I will have do the sand blasting for me knew a shop that had a Wrily Jig, but he didn't like it, hard to get off the trailer pipes holding it together were in the way, he had to cover the ends up with plastic and undo that every time he needed to turn it and had to turn off his equpiment, the plastic got all tangeled up, he said it was a lot of hassel.
I needed the rear bumper mount plates and sheet metal part right behind it for the 69 Super Bee but I couldn't find any repops so I made mine they look and fit great, and I'm thinking about making like 20 sets of them to sell to others that might need them. I'm excited to get this car upside down so I can get started on doing the rust repair, I hate doing it sitting down looking into the light with all that junk falling in my face. so if I don't see any thing I like at the swap meet I might move forward with my plans and see how that works.
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This is a plan that I got out of Auto restorer,A friend of mine,built one for a 70 cuda,and it was very strong to hold any car. you can always go thicker wall,but it is strong for your type of car weight. If you are interested I can e-mail the plans for it. The plans were to big to put on here.
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My rotisserie I made for my 68 Firebird was VERY practical (of course Id love to have a lift too) It only cost maybe $80 in steel (before the price of steel skyrocketed) and after 2 years, when I took the car off of it, I chopped the tops off each one, welded em together, added casters, and made it into a roll-around car stand, for assembling the suspension and painting. The rotisserie actually only made the part for the rear so I had to use some leftover 2x2 tubing to make the front.
The Pate swapmeet is a pretty good one, Doug...not sure if Id travel all the way from Nebraska for it, but its pretty good
Car body rotisserie
But even at 4 feet in the air (52 inches with the truck adaptors) it's as stable as a rock. The lift rolls around too although at 900 lbs it's kinda hard to move.......
I'm really happy with the purchase. It sure has saved my bad back!!
I'm with Shine. If I was going to put a car on a rotiserie, it would have to be mounted on the body mounts, not the ends or the body.
EZ... One shop that I worked in had those kind of lifts for each tech. They were great for doing rockers and bumpers. They were very stable and although it was some work, they were somewhat portable.
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Yeah, I love my lift Aaron. From going to car shows and looking at the paint jobs I've seen there's a LOT of people that could use one so they could get the car up in the air where they could work on it!!! The rockers and lower parts of a lot of "show cars" look HORRIBLE where the painter got tired of bending over and cut the body work short or missed with the spray gun because they just couldn't see down there.
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Join The Beehive for "A night in Buenos Aires" on Tuesday, June 7th, 2011 as they present the first-ever "Tango Café," a celebration of tango music and dance featuring live performances by musicians and dancers from the Longy School of Music, as well as inspired Argentinean food and libation specials! Tango was born in the brothels of Buenos Aires and its seductive and sensual character will be on display at The Beehive!
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