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The RCN's Legal and Governance review
The RCN is undertaking a review of its legal and governance structures. The goal is to continue to fulfil our aims as a professional trade union which meets the needs of nursing now and in the future. The changes will not affect the ongoing provision of services to RCN members. It's very much business as usual.
You can read Kath McCourt's latest update below.
- What is the Legal and Governance Review about?
- Previous review updates
- Phase one
- Phase two
- Frequently asked questions
Files on this page are in PDF format. See how to access PDF files.
Update from Professor Kath McCourt CBE FRCN, Chair of RCN Council
21 September 2012 update
Legal and Governance Review
Over the summer Michael Brown, Vice Chair of Council, and I visited every RCN country and region to listen to your views on the legal and governance review of Boards. We heard your ideas about how our Boards might work better in the future by improving how they connect with branches and other networks of members, and by playing a more effective role in the governance of the organisation.
These discussions certainly helped to shape our thinking. As we went around the UK we developed a document and a diagram showing how the new ways of working could work, basing them on the feedback we received. They illustrate members' views on how boards could work more effectively in the future and enable members to inform decision-making.
Overall the feedback was positive about the proposed new ways of working and many excellent suggestions were made. Concerns were also voiced, however, and there is no doubt that implementing the new ways of working will be a challenge.
Council held a special meeting last week to consider the feedback from our visits and Michael and I made sure the range of views we heard were discussed – for example, the size of the board and how you wanted the organisation to involve and work with you in the future.
Following our discussions and after careful consideration of all the feedback received Council agreed to:
- proceed with the proposals set out in the ways of working document and diagram which were developed with your input
- a transition to the new size and composition over two election cycles in 2012 and 2014.
- conduct the 2012 board elections using the new election process
- review the rule that currently requires members to stand down for four years after they have served on a committee for eight years.
Michael and I learned so much over the summer from our visits. There is no doubt that, as a result, the proposals have been greatly strengthened and improved and we look forward to working with you to implement these new ways of working.
I have set out the timetable for the elections to the Boards and our representative committees (Students Committee, Health Practitioner Committee and the UK Stewards, Safety and Learning Reps Committees) which will now go forward on the basis of the new arrangements. Information about how to stand for election and vote will be available from the 1st October on the RCN website at www.rcn.org.uk/elections.
Election timetable
1 October – opening of nominations
31 October – close of nominations
1 November to 9 November – verification that candidates are eligible to stand
12 and 13 November – publication of candidates details on website
14 November – dispatch of voting papers (electronically)
19 December – close of voting
21 December – announcement of results
1 January – new Board members take up office
Professor Kathleen McCourt CBE, Chair of Council
- Link to consultation document (PDF 350KB)
- Link to Ways of working document (Word 52KB)
- Link to Legal & Governance review diagram (PDF 33KB)
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John Swantek interviews 2010 Wyndham Championship winner Arjun Atwal, and asks him a variety of questions supplied by PGA TOUR fans.
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President's Message
by Robin Deutsch, PhD
As many may know by now, Harriet Wolfe has been elected APsaA's next President-elect. She received 71.3% of the vote, while Richard Lightbody, the other candidate for President-elect, received 28.7%.
It is a very generous act to give of one's precious time to help our organizations. Whichever psychoanalytic camp one belongs to, Harriet and Richard should be thanked for their willingness to contribute time, energy, and thoughtfulness for our profession's benefit. Speaking for myself, having APsaA's new President-elect have so much experience evolving governance structures of psychoanalytic organizations can only be beneficial to APsaA.


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Mary was enjoying her hot dog lunch when the Prince of Darkness unashamedly invited himself to share her table. As a precaution against any unwelcome advances on his part, she asked the waiter to bring a long spoon to serve the mustard.
Dining with the Devil
Happy Valentine's Day
Happy Valentine's Day Everybody!
Photo by Don Rudisuhle
Governor Chris Christie's Tempest in a Teacup
Happy New Year 2014!
Majority Leader Elves Help Out Santa
Harry Reid and John Boehner are taking advantage of the congressional holiday recess to put in some public service time to help Santa manage his vast workshop and get all of the toys ready for shipment by Christmas Eve.
Sen. Reid's is still at his high school boxing weight and has put on his old gloves so as to be ready to deal with any Grinches that might attempt to interfere with Santa's Yuletide activities. At Santa's direction, he has readied buckets full of coal lumps to be loaded onto the sleigh for use at the homes of the ever-increasing population of unrepentant naughty children. The proliferation of naughty children around the globe has been a boon to the coal industry which has been experiencing a prolonged slump as a consequence of stricter environmental regulations. In instances where a lump of coal in a stocking is insufficient to convey the message regarding the undesirability of naughtiness, Santa has recalled his old friend Krampus from vacation to mete out strict punishment to the naughtiest of children.
A well-tanned Rep. Boehner is sipping a scotch and enjoying a quick smoke to steady his nerves as he prepares to dive into Santa's complex just-in-time inventory supply chain management system. Earlier, he prepared a report for Santa regarding Sen. Reid's proposed "nuclear option" to replace the reindeer with a highly modified marine reactor as the source of propulsion for the sleigh. This would reduce the number of refueling stops for reindeer fodder and significantly increase the range of Santa's sleigh. However, Santa ultimately discarded this recommendation because reactor waste has a half-life of 160,000 years, as opposed to reindeer waste which has a half-life of less than ten days and is easily recyclable for use in Mrs. Claus' flower garden.
The elves have assured Santa that they have complied with the all of the current FAA Airworthiness Directives affecting his model of sleigh and have performed proper weight and balance calculations to take into account his imposing load of presents, coal and reindeer food. Santa himself is busy planning this year's route by reviewing the global weather forecasts and the latest Notices to Airmen published by the FAA.
Santa has resolved to check all of his lists twice this time in the wake of that embarrassing incident two years ago when the Wyoming Department of Game and Fish refused Santa's reindeer permission to entertain the children at Murdoch's Ranch and Home Supply, which led to the frustrated reindeer becoming intoxicated at Mingle's Lounge next door and running up a big tab on Santa's American Express Card,.
(Read the whole story at FullFrogMoon's post from December 2011)
Santa also decided to move his Naughty and Nice list into a secure cloud computing environment after his IT elves discovered that the NSA had covertly accessed his data and was surreptitiously changing some high-profile individuals from naughty to nice and vice-versa.
Merry Christmas to all and to all a good night!
Illustration by Kim Harris
Story by Don Rudisuhle
Ned is home for the holidays
After so many years away from home, Ned finally collected enough frequent flyer miles to take the long arduous trip back home to see his family. While he had a pleasant flight on Spirit Airlines, he found the TSA pat-down to be highly intrusive and demeaning and plans to post a video of the offence which was kindly taken by a fellow traveler on YouTube. It also provides irrefutable proof that it was the TSA that crushed his favorite hat, for which Ned intends to file a claim for reimbursement.
Randy's Sneaker Collection
Randy the green sea monster frequents the briny depths of the Bermuda Triangle searching for lost ships and aircraft so he can devour their hapless crews and add their sneakers to his vast collection which he periodically puts on display at public beaches.
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Plus one of the stranger response to our BDS piece
• Fighting carried into the Syrian capital of Damascus today as the humanitarian conditions worsen across the country. Over 750,000 refugees have now fled the country and Russia blamed Western countries for not convincing the Syrian opposition to sit down with the Assad regime for negotiations. [Guardian]
• Yair Rosenberg's piece earlier today spawned this wild response from Ali Abunimah, who support bi-nationalism. It's quite a feat to take on Yair Rosenberg, Matt Yglesias, Norman Finkelstein, and defend the BDS movement's opposition to a two-state solution, all while wanting a one-state solution. [Electronic Intifada]
• Dell has taken a $24 billion gamble to make the company private again. Michael Dell, who started the company in his dorm room at the University of Texas, has staked $700 million of his own money to turn around the struggling behemoth, which has slipped in recent years. [NYT]
• Hezbollah has denied any involvement in the Burgas bombing from last July. Earlier this week, the terrorist organization was accused by Bulgarian officials of being responsible for the attack, which killed six people. [JPost]
• Shmuley Boteach is none too pleased with the GoDaddy.com Super Bowl that featured Israeli supermodel Bar Refaeli making out with actor Jesse Heiman. [Times of Israel]


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The Folger holds 57 copies of the Second Folio, the second edition of Shakespeare's works that was printed in 1632. The Second Folio contains the same plays as the First Folio does, but with some textual emendations and corrections. Added to the preliminary poems is John Milton's "An Epitaph on Shakespeare," thought to be Milton's first published poem.
This intriguing Second Folio is from the English college in Valladolid, Spain, and it bears the certificate of Guillermo Sanchez, a censor for the Holy Office, or Inquisition. Charged with the detection and punishment of heretics and those guilty of any offense against Catholic orthodoxy, the Holy Office also routinely expurgated books by blotting out offensive passages with printer's ink. Words, phrases, and occasionally whole sections, such as this closing scene from the play Henry VIII, fell victim to the pen of the Inquisition.
Extolling the infant princess Elizabeth (later to become Elizabeth I, the Virgin Queen), Cranmer's praises in the blacked-out portion of the play echo biblical passages and employ images generally used to describe the Virgin Mary. The expurgated text at the end of this page reads:
She must, the saints must have her; yet a virgin
A most unsported lily shall she pass
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MARGAO: Justice S K Shah, the one-man commission probing the May 25-Balli incident, had resumed hearings on Monday after a brief gap, and, on Tuesday, concluded examining Colva PI Tushar Vernekar.
Margao PI Santosh Dessai was also examined, but his deposition could not be concluded, said sources. They added that PSI Hiru Kavlekar also deposed before the commission.
Justice Shah has already concluded examining the 21 witnesses who were issued summons, and has now issued directives to several of the 644 people listed by the crime branch.
SP (security) Tony Fernandes, officiating as the South Goa SP on May 25, and PI Vincy Paes were called on Tuesday, but could not be examined.
A state-appointed panel of three lawyers -A P Cardozo, Vinoj Daniel and Pritam Moraes-has been assisting the commission during the examination of witnesses which began on October 10.
The state has asked the commission to look into the fallout of the United Tribal Association Alliance agitation that led to deaths and damage to property.
The commission has two months to complete the inquiry, but Shah has made it clear that the period may be extended if required.
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Getting dunked on really sucks, I am guessing. Yeah, as a shot-blocker you expect it to happen, but that doesn't matter when you're leading every highlight package as the victim of some nasty slam. Doing your job becomes a little less fun when that means you're getting humiliated by your peers.
And that's why it's nice that Kendrick Perkins, who has often been embarrassed by ruinous dunks in the past, was there to comfort Marcin Gortat after Kevin Durant crushed one on his head. From Valley of the Suns:
"Well, first of all, I was looking for my car keys under the basket," Gortat said. "I was trying to find my car keys because I lost them over there, so I was just looking for it. And Michael Beasley is going to get Krispy Kremes for the rest of the season, for sure, for me.
"It happens. The funny thing is that when [Kendrick] Perkins was standing under the basket he looked at me and I looked at him, and he said, 'I know how it feels.' He said, 'Guards left you on the island, huh?' And I said, 'Yeah.'
"Listen, it happens. I am not going to deny that was probably the top three dunks of the year, right? I mean, at least, I am going to be out there. I mean, I am just going to try to be silly about it. I am not going to cry. It is just part of the game.
"When he took off off one foot, I didn't even lift my hands up, I already knew what was going to happen. I just tried to get out of the picture, or at least smile. It was bad defense, and then bad rotation, bad help. You can't do anything."
If you are going to get dunked on by one of the league's preeminent superstars, this is the perfect way to handle it. You've got a buddy there to talk you through your emotions, you've got some jokes and it sounds like you're going to be getting free donuts for the next four months — outside of getting put on a poster, this is a pretty nice setup.
Marcin Gortat is one of the league's best this season in blocks, blocks per game and percentage of shots blocked while he's on the court, so it's only natural that he'd eventually end up getting caught. Marcin Gortat nose knows that, is fine with that and probably realizes it'll happen again someday. As long as he can continue to "be silly about it," we can all continue to enjoy what must be the most pleasant vicious dunking-on in recent memory.
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This slideshow of the 10 best Linux-based holiday gift ideas (beyond Android) for $69 up to $500 was compiled by Linux.com writer Eric Brown. The devices are pictured here in alphabetical order.
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Here is another recipe from one of our guests Steve Rabin. Thanks Steve! This looks like another great dish!
Remember folks, if you want your recipes, guest diaries, etc. to appear on the blog, please send them to Ben, the webmaster and he will post them! Take care!
1 head of red leaf lettuce
1 six and half ounce can of solid white tuna, in oil
16 paper-thin slices of Genoa or other Italian salami
16 paper-thin slices of round provolone cheese
1 12-ounce can of pitted black olives
1 10-ounce jar of green olives with pimentos
1 6-ounce jar of marinated artichoke hearts
1 6-ounce jar of marinated mushrooms
1 9-ounce jar of Tuscan green peppers
1 4-ounce jar of sliced sweet pimentos
1 3-ounce can of anchovy filets (clearly optional)
1 pint of cherry tomatoes
1 ounce of red wine vinegar
3 ounces Italian olive oil
Italian seasoning oregano
1 large round platter
The secret to this dish is in the dressing. Before you begin work on the platter, mix up an oil and vinegar base to your taste in a dressing jar, but no more than 3-4 ounces total.As you build the platter (yes instructions are coming. Be patient.), add a splash of liquid to the dressing base from each of the ingredients, except the tuna.
Right……do not add liquid from the salami or cheese either.When finished with this surgical procedure, seal the jar and refrigerate until 15 minutes before you are ready to serve.Now, arrange the largest lettuce leaves around the platter with the red ends at the outer edge.
Drain the oil from the tuna and place the tuna in the center of the platter over the leaves.
Roll the salami and cheese and alternate placing them around the tuna like bicycle spokes Place the cherry tomatoes around the tuna.
Now LET YOUR FREE AND CREATIVE SPIRIT TAKE OVER. If you don't have such, perhaps a neighbor does.
Decorate the platter with some sense of abandon using the black and green olives, artichoke hearts, mushrooms, peppers, and anchovies (if used.)
Finally, sprinkle sliced pimento wherever the color is needed.About 15 minutes before serving, spoon dressing over the antipasto platter. Serve with fresh Italian bread.
6 very hungry cowpokes
8 square dance fiddlers
22 dieting guests.
For historical reference this recipe was found in a glass flask floating in the water's near Baltimore. Attached to it was this plaintive message….
"We have lived on this during our entire crossing with crazy Christopher. Thank the Lord that we finally reached land."
*The Antipasto title simply comes from your ability to expand or contract the dish for any number of guests.


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Retailers Lowe's ranked highest in customer satisfaction among major appliance retailers, according to the J.D. Power and Associates 2008 Appliance Retailer Study. The study measured customer satisfaction with the largest appliance retailers based on performance in six factors (listed in order of importance): sales staff, installation service, delivery service, store facility, merchandise, and price. Lowe's achieves a score of 804 on a 1000-point scale and performed well in the installation service, delivery service, and store facility factors. H.H. Gregg (799) and Best Buy (788) followed Lowe's in the rankings. H.H. Gregg performed well in the sales staff, merchandise, and price factors. "Although many appliance owners typically select a retailer based on the prices of appliances and having appliances in stock and available for delivery, the factors that are most important to overall satisfaction are those related to the retailer's staff and not the appliance itself," said Dale Haines, senior director of the real estate and construction practice at J.D. Power and Associates. "Both Lowe's and H.H. Gregg demonstrate particular strength in providing reliable and professional sales, delivery and installation personnel." The study found that 40% of appliance owners shopped only at the retailer from which they purchased their appliance. In addition, two-thirds of owners reported that they purchased their appliance on the first or second visit to a retailer. "Purchasing a laundry or kitchen appliance is a major commitment -- not only in terms of money, but also of time," said Haines. "Most appliances last an average of 10 to 15 years -- and for this reason, it pays for consumers to shop at several retailers before making a purchase decision. In this hypercompetitive market, in which nearly one-third of customers make a purchase decision based on a single retailer visit, the sales staff must be knowledgeable and courteous in order to capture sales. After the purchase is made, the responsiveness of the retailer in rectifying any problems that may occur during delivery or installation can make the difference between a positive start to the ownership experience -- which can foster customer loyalty -- or one that is perceived negatively by the owner."
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Near the place of offeringsPosted October 2nd, 2013 by Jen in religionI realized something today about location. That's the mantra of real estate, right? Location, location, location. Reading in John 8, where Jesus is speaking about the validity of his testimony and the pharisees are challenging his authority to appear as his own witness, there was tucked into a verse something I never noticed. Why was this location mentioned? Why was Jesus teaching next to the offerings? I followed the footnote back to Mark 12:41, where Jesus is again speaking next to the place where offerings were put. In the Mark account, Jesus is noticing the poor widow who offers her two small copper coins. And this footnote told me something interesting about the location: Yes. This was the answer to that niggling question in my head, one of those minor details that tend to trip me up. I believe Jesus was teaching and seated next to the temple treasury not because he wanted to keep a parsimonious eye on who gave what, but because it gave him access to both men and women. This revelation spoke to me about my own locale and area of influence — am I sharing my faith in the venues that reach the most people, regions that include sometimes overlooked populations? What can I do about this? 2 Responses
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Plenty of my friends are looking
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My name is DAVE!
Facts about DAVE
- Breed: Border Collie/Australian Shepherd Mix
- Color: Black - With White
- Age: Adult
- Size: Med. 26-60 lbs (12-27 kg)
- Sex: Male
DAVE's Info...
I am already neutered, housetrained, up to date with shots, and good with dogs.
DAVE is an abosulute beauty inside & out. He has always been a house dog, therefore, he is house trained, crate trained & leash trained. What else could you ask for? His owner had to move, so Dave is looking for a new furever home. He is very well mannered, sweet, good natured, playful, gorgeous & he has the softest, shiniest coat. He is 2 years old & a great size, ONLY WEIGHING 32 POUNDS. He has been neutered & is current on all vaccines, worming, heartworm & flea/tick prevention. Dave's adoption fee is $400
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Why Adoption is a Great Option
DAVE, a Humboldt Border Collie/Australian Shepherd dog was adopted! Here's how you can benefit by looking at adoption as an option to buying a Border Collie/Australian Shepherd for sale in Humboldt, or seeking a Border Collie/Australian Shepherd dog from a breeder in Humboldt.
- Rescues and shelter volunteers in Humboldt already know the personality and tendencies of their pets. This means they can match you with the right pet. That will makes it much easier transition to owning a pet for yourself and your new pet.
- On average adoption fees are much less than you'd pay a Humboldt breeder, or pet store. Plus most often rescue pets have already been to the veterinarian for a check-up, had a round of vaccinations, and are spayed or neutered. That is a lot of savings!
- You will become a hero, and give a needy dog or cat a loving home. In fact, there are even Border Collie/Australian Shepherd breeders who help with Border Collie/Australian Shepherd rescue. One puppy or kitten adopted in Humboldt paves the way for another one to be saved.


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Learn about all of the ways you can get involved with our organization and the benefits it will bring to your life. We are always grateful for more helping hands.
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Mary Ann Franke - To Save The Wild Bison: Life On The Edge In Yellowstone
Mary Ann Franke - To Save The Wild Bison: Life On The Edge In Yellowstone
Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press | 2005-08-30 | ISBN: 0806136839 | File type: PDF | 328 pages | 2.35 mb
Although the American bison was saved from near-extinction in the nineteenth century, today almost all herds are managed like livestock. The Yellowstone area is the only place in the United States where wild bison have been present since before the first Euro-Americans arrived. But these bison pose risks to property and people when they roam outside the park, including the possibility that they can spread the abortion-inducing disease brucellosis to cattle. Yet measures to constrain the population threaten their status as wild animals.
Mary Ann Franke's To Save the Wild Bison is the first book to examine the ecological and political aspects of the bison controversy and how it reflects changing attitudes toward wildlife. The debate has evoked strong emotions from all sides, including park officials, environmentalists, livestock growers, and American Indians. In describing political compromises among competing positions, Franke does not so much champion a cause as critique the process by which federal and state officials have made and carried out bison management policies. She shows that science, however valuable a tool, cannot by itself resolve what is ultimately a choice among conflicting values.
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Reveries: Sisterly Love
Celebrate ERS Game Studios' 50th game with Big Fish by taking a journey to a magical world!
Save your twin from a nefarious witch in Reveries: Sisterly Love! In order to save your life, your sister, Monica, traded her soul to a witch. You watched helplessly as Monica grew old before your very eyes and then disappeared through a strange mirror. But you're not feeling so helpless anymore! Monica's sacrifice has given you the strength to venture through the looking glass to rescue your twin. Can you defeat the villainess and save Monica before her soul is lost forever? Find out as you journey through a whimsical fantasy world in this exciting Hidden Object adventure!
- Check out our Blog Walkthrough
- Get the Strategy Guide!
- For a more in depth experience, check out the Collector's Edition
Game System Requirements:
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- CPU: 1.6 GHz
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The Coventry 300th Anniversary Parade division winners are…
Coventry's 300th Anniversary Parade Committee recently announced the Community Pride Award winners from each of 4 divisions in the 300th Anniversary Parade held on Sept. 29, 2012.
Winners were judged on the basis of creativity, authenticity, enthusiasm and entertainment … and the quality and variety put forth by the participants made the decision difficult.
Coventry, CT residents Carol Kent and Charlotte Andersen were the judges.
"Everyone really stepped up to the plate to put on an excellent parade," said Parade Committee Co-Chair Joan Lewis. "The judges really had their work cut out for them, and we thank them for their efforts at the reviewing stand."
The winners of the Community Pride Award in each Division are:
1700s Division: Governor's Foot Guard Band
1800s Division: Museum of CT Glass float
1900s Division: Coventry Agricultural Committee float
2000 and Beyond Division: Coventry High School Band
In addition, the judges awarded a special "Most Popular" award to the Booth & Dimock Library Book Cart Drill Team for their creativity in preparing a synchronized book cart routine – a crowd favorite at the event.
Winners will be presented with plaques commemorating their accomplishment at a date to be scheduled later this fall.
The parade was one of the major highlights in the year-long celebration of Coventry's 300th Anniversary. To view a slide show of the parade, visit the town web site at http://www.coventryct.org.
Two additional 300th Anniversary events were held on Oct. 6, "Tea & Timeless Threads"— a formal tea and fashion show with a focus on the in-styles spanning the last 300 years and an authentic 1880 funeral service with with the casket conveyed from church to cemetery by costumed re-enactors, with commentary on changes in practices from the 19th century to the present.
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Do you start projects but can't seem to finish them?
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Do you do everything in your power to avoid working, yet feel awful about yourself because you know you have it in you but just can't gather the energy necessary to do what you have to do to continue working?
I'm Dr. Liz Margoshes. a clinical psychologist living and working in New York City, and throughout my life I often struggled to finish my projects. For example, when it came to writing term papers, my doctoral dissertation, and even my own songs (a supposedly "fun" activity), I procrastinated and obsessed and felt lousy about my "work ethic".
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This would be the one picture I would choose for a crash-course in Holocaust awareness for the intelligent young, lest they forget. Much better than collecting millions of buttons, soda tabs etc.
This is the scale model of Krema II in the Auschwitz Museum, apparently placed behind a glass protection in order to prevent the small dolls being stolen by visitors.
Key to the image:
0 - Reflection of the window on the opposite side of the room.
1 - Underground gallery where many hundreds of victims at a time got undressed for the fake showers in room number 2. According to some Holocaust scholars, this gallery is also supposed to have had fake showers installed in it, just to confuse the undressing victims.
2 - Underground gas chamber, called simply "morgue" or "mortuary cellar" in all German documents and blueprints, in order to fool the future generations of scholars looking for the mysteriously vanished Jewish race. This is where many hundreds of victims were gassed at a time, in a round-the-clock mass murder industrial process by Zyklon B, the same product used to preserve human lives by killing lice (unless the witnesses are lying or very, very confused).
3 - Small elevator bringing daily many thousands of gassed corpses from the underground chamber to the crematories at ground level. Known to the fun-loving SS as "The Little Elevator that Could".
4 - Crematory ovens where many thousands of corpses a day were instantly vaporized, without even having to wait for some heat to dissipate before each door opening, contrary to the ovens in your run-of-the-mill crematory. Alas, the technology of the ovens was one of the best kept secrets in the Reich (unless they were ordinary ovens operated by miracle) and no one has been able to duplicate it.
5 - The famous chimneys, producing lots of smoke, contrary to the chimneys on your run-of-the-mill crematory that produce none. This is attributed to the twisted minds of the German guards who attempted to hide their crimes from the curious in the neighbourhood by using dense curtains of artificial smoke.
Now that you know which room is which, don't let anyone distract your gaze away from the image. Picture the gold-mining brigades, struggling through the corpse-scape, trying not to absorb any cyanide residues trapped among the still palpitating bodies, in order to perform their difficult tasks, such as inspecting body orifices, pulling teeth off, smoking cigarettes and eating sandwiches (according to the Höss testimony).
Then comes the most important part. Wait for a few seconds, take a deep breath, and picture the enormous round-the-clock traffic jam at point number 3, during the process of emptying the gas chamber of bodies, through the small elevator room, with or without (as you prefer) the folks next door waiting, soap in hand, for their shower.
Finally, ask your teacher to point the place, any place, where all those typhus dead were deposited while the live folks were being gassed in the gas chamber the Germans called "a morgue".
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jimjam Posts: 5Ah - not such good news then. The car is an HSE, but it's in the middle east. Apart from the Navigation, heated seats & wind screen (somewhat superfluous here) and logic 7, it has pretty much everything else. I've spoken to the dealer in Bahrain who's checking into it for me, but I had a nasty feeling it wouldn't be possible. There are other 'factory options' (much simpler things like the roof rails for example) that can be retro fitted, so I thought at a long shot it may be possible for the Navigation too. I'll wait and see what the dealer says, and if it is possible will probably choke on the quoted price (but take solace filling it up at 24c / ltr.)
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mpz Posts: 1has anyone gotten aftermarket tinting of the front side windows and/or a tint strip across the top of the windshield? I realize state laws differ, but any recommendations of tinters in the NYC or CT areas would be most welcome. Also, has anyone found roller shades that are big enough to cover most of the second row side windows?
mark156 Posts: 2,000Koesler, I'm not sure I would have bought another Toyota. What causes sludge anyway?
Both of my Mercedes are on synthetic and they get changed about every 10,000 miles. The 'on-board-computer' monitors the oil and tells me when it needs to go in for service.
I don't keep cars for 100,000 miles so I guess I will never know if they will have a sludge build up or not.
Mark :surprise:2010 Land Rover LR4, 2013 Honda CR-V, 2009 Bentley GTC, 1990 MB 500SL, 2001 MB S500, 2007 Lincoln TC, 1964 RR Silver Cloud III, 1995 MB E320 Cab., 2015 Prevost Liberty Coach -
johnmajor Posts: 94I have a HSE with Nav standard.
To be honest its a tame system thats not state of the art.
Many of its capabilities you cant use when moving, the voice commands are poorly designed, very few LR sales or tech people understand the system so all in all its CRAP! (Sorry did I say that out loud!)
Im replacing mine with a new Alpine unit that is high definition touch screen with traffic alerts. -
johnmajor Posts: 94Its Denso DVD based.
Take a look at Alpine or Pioneer. The alpine unit has a great hookup for the IPOD which allows full contril via the display screen
The LR has to go via the aux jack in the back and control is still via the IPOD.
There are plenty of audio speciality shops offering great installs with back-up camera etc. -
johnmajor Posts: 94I cross the wilds of Maine & Quebec regulary and it the LR is hopeless!
Even on gravel roads consider the Delorme I mention below!
It will show heights, rivers, full topography etc!
Both Alpine & Pioneer will show your trace or trail.
If you do a fair amount of off roading you really need to consider topographic mapping and I'd look at Delorme. You can add this to a laptop & they have both bluetooth & usb gps receivers for cheapo bucks!
http://www.delorme.com/software.htm -
roverine Posts: 12I really appreciate the help. I've used a hand -held Garmin III Plus loaded with Map Source topos and it's worked OK but it's hard to read the display on its small B&W screen. I was hoping for some real improvement with a 7" touchscreen. Guess I'll check out these other units. Thanks
jimjam Posts: 5Which Alpine model will you use? - I've seen pictures of a few after market installs that people have placed into the area where the LR nav system is meant to go, but they don't tend to look that tidy. If you find something that fits in there reasonably neatly I'd like to know. Is your intention to rip out the LR system you have? Is it really that crap?....and here's me wondering if it's possible to install it or not.
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jimjam Posts: 5Looks good. But I'm not sure that I'll be able to find Middle East (where I live) mapping software to run on the NVE-N099P that would seem to work best with it. Searching the internet for Middle East mapping software hasn't brought me much more than what's offered by Garmin - though I presume there must be others out there.
roverine Posts: 12No idea, but Alpine is a global company and sells systems in Europe, and most of the mapping is acquired from 3rd party map companies like Navtek and DeLorme and Garmin anyway- so they may have something. Maybe if the demand has not been sufficient to support the R&D they won't have cities and roads down with brands of gas stations, etc. like they might where demand is higher in higher populated countries. Good Luck
tzo Posts: 95I have use the Off-road setting of the stock LR3 NAV system while offroad on US Forest Service roads in the California Sierra mountain ranges. I was pleasantly surprised to find the forest roads on the off-road map. Not always correct, but neither are the USFS paper maps themselves.
Not alot of detail on the offroad maps, but between the paper version, the GPS coordinates and the NAV MAP, you can get around OK in the US it seems.
I would love a far more extensive mapping dataset though.. I will look into Delorme. -
bmk007 Posts: 27I have had a new LR3 for a little over 2 weeks now. I love it so far. It is my first Land Rover.
I am having an "issue" with the heated front seats feature. Although the indicator lights are off, it seems like the front seats are constantly "heated". Has anyone encountered anything like this thus far?
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sohna99 Posts: 50Hello bmk007,
I got my 1st LR3 a couple weeks ago as well. It is 2006 LR3 V6 SE with 3rd seat. I liked the vehicle alot. Mine didn't have a climate package so i don't know. Didn't you ask the dealer or check your owners manual? Did you buy or lease? Hey, were you able to use that certificate? -
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bmk007 Posts: 27Hi Sohna99-
I checked with the dealer and they gave me a service # to call.
I did a 24 month lease on a 2005 LR3 V6 SE. They gave me a hard time about the certificate, but they did end up taking $500 off the price. This lease will allow me to try it out and see if I really want to buy a LR. So far, I love it.
I'm glad you finally got your LR3...I hope you are enjoying it. -
bmk007 Posts: 27This "heating" issue has been off and on. When it has happened, the heated seats were definitely "on" despite the light not being illuminated on the dash control. I've been driving around in 75+ degree days in Cleveland, OH, so it is very easy to tell when the "heat" on the seats comes on.
sohna99 Posts: 50I paid $45.9K out the door. I did not want to buy 2005 when they have 2006 available. For couple thousands more why not buy 2006? There is no rebate on 2006 at all. It is 2006 SE V6 premium package and 3rd seat package. Thje cost was $42+tax+dmv fees etc. They did not want to go lower from them. The dealer wants 4.5% profit on top of invoice. I don't know if I got a good deal or not what that's what I was wanting. This is one life to live so enjoy.
Hope you will get a good deal as well.
I would suggest you to get 2006. -
grumpylr3 Posts: 1My Patience is gone. I have had my $50k LR3 since November 2004. The first 10,000 miles were great with no problems. After that all hell broke loose with the fuel system. Started to stall when driving on the freeway, and after stops. Took it to the dealer and they said the computer needed to be updated. No fix, and back to the dealer. They then said that the "ball valve" in the tank was not working properly, and the engine was contantly flooding. They replaced the tank. Worked great for about two days, then back to the same ol' same ol'. Except now with a new twist. The fuel guage does not read properly, so twice I've run out of fuel with a reading of almost a half tank. Towed twice to the dealer and still no fix. They gave it back to me and said that they were expecting a recall on the tank, and that if the check engine light comes on again (it has been on ever since the first occurance and is on still today) that it would be ok. They also told me that I should not let it drop below a 1/4 tank of fuel because the gauge is still not working. You can imagine my confidence driving around in a vehicle that stalls when I try and enter traffic, may run out of gas at any time without notice, and may have a fuel tank that will start leaking at any time.
All in all, the vehicle has been in the shop for more than 70 days in the first 10 months of ownership. Still no fix in sight. Land Rover NA will not call me or talk to me about it. I am disgusted. If I ran my business like Land Rover NA, I would be out of business.
I have sought out legal advice on this matter, and precidence has been set to invoke the lemon law, in Oregon where I reside. I cannot trade this vehicle in on something different because of the problems, so I find myself forced to pursue the LL action. A class action is also an option if enough people are having the same issues.
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sohna99 Posts: 50I have less than 400 miles so far. Its hard to tell but I think, around 14-16 in city and around 20 on highway. To me it looks fine, its not under powered. Its an excellent vehicle. I have done test drive twice. This vehicle is very quiet as well. The more you do the research the harder to buy the vehicle. I have researched other vehicles, all have some kind of problems, e.g 2005 lr3 had fuel tank problem. That was the main reason I bought 2006. I read your post that you are getting for 40k, 3k rebate. Is 40k out the door?
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Fantastic Fest By Neil Miller on September 19, 2014 | Be the First To CommentSometime after making the highly entertaining, ass-kicking spy spoof Mandrill, martial artist and budding action star Marko Zaror wasn't sure what to do with his time. He had begun considering going into real fighting — MMA style bouts that could help pay the bills. Then Robert Rodriguez called and asked him to make a memorable appearance in the otherwise unmemorable Machete Kills . It was back to acting and in the end, back to Austin where Kills debuted at Fantastic Fest 2013. It was in this moment, Zaror explains, that he decided that he wanted to come back with another movie. It was later that night, in Austin, over drinks with the two ladies in his life — his girlfriend and his mom — that Redeemer was born. Now here he is, back in Austin. Still kicking ass on the big screen.
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Features By Christopher Campbell on October 12, 2013 | Comments (1)Our official review of Machete Kills is pretty negative. Rightfully so, it's a major disappointment following the purposefully cheesy yet still politically relevant first film. This time it's all just silly, kind of like an Austin Powers movie for the Latino audience instead of 13-year-old boys — though the 13-year-old boys may still be the best audience for this. I want to recommend it solely for Demian Bichir, though, because he is a pleasure to watch every second he's on screen. Maybe it's just how great he is relative to the rest of the cast and movie, but I'd give him another Oscar nomination for this. If you think that's ridiculous, you haven't seen the movie (because that is ridiculous). If you don't see Machete Kills, no big deal, even if you won't know what's going on when Machete Kills Again… In Space arrives. This week's gateway recommendations have nothing related to any spoilers in the movie. Most are just better films starring parts of the sequel's ensemble. I also almost thought about including Star Wars, not because I think any of you haven't seen it but because I think you'd want to clean yourself in the form of a re-watch after seeing all the bad references here. Seriously, even if we'd never had 35 years of parodies, copycats, fan films and other works derived from and informed by Star Wars, the allusions here would still feel stale. The following ten selections are worth checking out whether you bother with Machete […]
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Fantastic Fest By Adam Charles on September 25, 2012 | Be the First To CommentIt seems strange that the resurgence of grindhouse pictures that has occurred over the last five years would come on the tails of a heavily produced and advertised film that bombed at the box office. I'm talking about the Robert Rodriguez- and Quentin Tarantino-helmed Grindhouse. I'm not sure that I've ever seen a picture that was so monetarily unsuccessful be so immediately influential. Whereas the duo's film as if had been almost directly stripped from the 1970's (if it weren't for the contemporary talent in front of the camera, it would really be hard to tell) and put through manhandled hell, many other current pictures are more akin to recorded cassette tapes of Grindhouse. Bring Me the Head of the Machine Gun Woman utilizes that same visual homage to exploitation pictures and applies them to a Grand Theft Auto-inspired story structure about a young DJ in a Chilean dance club forced to find one of the country's most notoriously accomplished hit-men[woman/persons]. It's a mixed tape of low budget '70s filmmaking with the appeal of modern day video game violence and setup, and it's about as much of a mixed tape of success.
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Casting Couch By Jeremy Kirk on August 20, 2012 | Comments (1)The cast for Robert Rodriguez's Machete Kills has been swelling to epic proportions with everyone from Mel Gibson to Lady Gaga taking a shot at the baddest Mexican on the planet, but its adding one Chilean martial arts star to its roster. Mandrill star and Fantastic Fest favorite Marko Zaror has been announced as playing Zaror in the Machete follow-up. The character will serve as a henchman to Gibson's role as main baddie and will likely come with the benefit of punching and kicking Danny Trejo. A lot. Says Rodriguez about the casting choice: "I've been a big fan of Marko's for years, and I even created this role specifically for him. He is an incredible martial artist with physics defying speed and agility, and he has a great movie star presence. I'm sure we'll be working together again soon." Zaror was equally excited about joining the Machete Kills team, saying, "to get a chance to work with Robert Rodriguez was a dream of mine since I saw El Mariachi. He has made some of the coolest characters ever. I am honored to have had the experience to work with him and his exceptional team."
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I have been to two different showrooms here in Canada and both are promoting Ostaco windows as an all vinyl alternative to Anderson which the showrooms also sell. They use the same glass as Anderson and are apparently an extremely high quality window. The savings is significant and I do say they look really nice with good outside mouldings but wondered if anyone has them or have heard of them and what they think. I have comfort in that two different places recommend them (one being in a place where temperatures can get to -40 celcius) and think they are great but both don't sell other vinyl windows "because they think the quality of these surpasses other vinyl alternatives by a long shot".
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- Posted by windowsonwashington (My Page) on Sun, Mar 14, 10 at 12:05
I would not take comfort in the fact that two people recommend them. Plenty of people recommend shoddy products all the time. "Same glass as Andersen" is also a non-issue. There is nothing particularly special about the Andersen sealed glass unit. Post up some numbers on the window and people will give you more directed feedback. Their performance grading system of A, B, C does not show any quantitative performance data. That is interesting because Canada typically leads the forefront on thermal data and technology. |
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It's fall football homecoming time at Cuba High. The crowning of the 2013 homecoming king and queen will take place during a coronation ceremony scheduled for 6:40 p.m. on the football field, just prior to the kickoff of the varsity game between the Cuba Wildcats and St. Pius X Knights.
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Sophomore class attendant candidates are Shannon Ames, Michaela Forester, and Bethany Snodgrass. They will be escorted by Tyler Karpowecz, Chase Burlage, and Dayton Killeen.
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To anyone familiar with the working environment of a small opinion magazine, the scenes from The People, a 1917 play by Susan Glaspell, will resonate. The play was given as a reading, starring journalists, Sunday night at Joe's Pub, part of the Public Theater's Public Forum Drama Club series. And despite all the changes over the last century in the media, the economy, and politics, the challenges and tensions of running a journal of ideas remain mostly the same.
Glaspell, a contemporary of Eugene O'Neill's, based the play on a socialist magazine called The Masses, which was shuttered in 1917 under the Espionage Act (usually invoked by journalists, nowadays, who are pointing out that President Obama uses it liberally to charge whistleblowers). She wrote the play, in which readers who wander into the office convince the magazine's editor to soldier on, in part to hearten her colleagues at the Provincetown Players who first performed it. By the end, the editor, who was ready to give up on producing the magazine, is convinced by the readers to keep fighting the good fight.
The reading was organized by Jeremy McCarter, who started his career at one such magazine, The New Republic. (McCarter is director of the theater's "Public Forum" series, which brings together artists and thinkers to create a "theater of ideas.") The cast of journalists assembled to read the play included many other alumni of TNR and other leading opinion journals both left and right, such as The Nation, The American Prospect, The Weekly Standard, and National Review. They were: David Brooks (the New York Times columnist), Michelle Goldberg (The Nation), Christopher Hayes (MSNBC), Hendrik Hertzberg (The New Yorker), Maria Hinojosa (NPR), Reihan Salam (National Review), Ben Smith (BuzzFeed), Bhaskar Sunkara (Jacobin), Garance Franke-Ruta (Yahoo! News), and cartoonist Tom Tomorrow. The performances were impressively adept for a group that had not acted since college, if ever. The readers, especially Salam, Brooks, and Sunkara, sounded fluid and conveyed the humor of the script.
Here were just some of the remarkable similarities between a magazine from 100 years ago and one today:
—Imperious, pretentious young people were known as "associate editors." (In this case, the associate editor was played by Salam, and based on Floyd Dell, managing editor of The Masses.)
—The art department and the editors waged constant war over the space to be allotted for words versus images in the magazine.
—There was constant concern over whether the magazine would be able to pay its bills and last another issue.
—The editors struggled with the balance between "frivolity" and "seriousness" in tone and subject matter.
—The office—where eccentric intellectuals argued cacophonously—could seem like "a lunatic asylum."
—The editor, played by Hayes and based on Max Eastman, jokes morbidly that The People: A Journal of Social Revolution, should drop its subtitle, since "the social revolution is dead." (If you have ever subscribed to a left-leaning journal, you know that the left almost always feels defeated. That is, until it wins and immediately begins feeling sold out.)
—Editors feel the need to work, without pay if necessary, for the love of their work, while the printer, played by David Brooks, argues for the need to get paid "because we also love to eat."
—The editor struggles with feeling contempt for, and frustration with, the population-at-large, whose interests the magazine exists to advance.
After the reading, McCarter led a discussion of the issues raised by the play before an audience that sold out over a month in advance. One thing panelists of all political persuasions agreed upon: We are living in a golden age for small magazines. In recent years, a number of small intellectual journals of politics and culture, such as Jacobin, N+1, and Democracy have launched. Others, such as Dissent, are experiencing a renaissance. Some larger titles, such as Mother Jones and The Atlantic, have dramatically expanded their offerings and audience online. "I think this is a great time for small magazines," said Smith. "There are lots of new places run by kids who want to overthrow the previous generation."


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Victory: First-Ever Felony Charges of Cruelty to Factory-Farmed Birds
In a huge victory for animals, a grand jury has issued 19 indictments for cruelty to animals against three former employees of Aviagen Turkeys, Inc. And it gets better—11 of the indictments are on felony charges. This marks the first time in U.S. history that factory-farm employees have faced felony cruelty-to-animals charges for abusing birds.
These indictments are the result of PETA's undercover investigation at Aviagen's factory farms in West Virginia, which uncovered workers stomping, kicking, throwing, and killing turkeys in unimaginably cruel ways. Our investigator's video footage was seen by the West Virginia State Police, whose investigator then conducted his own prompt and thorough investigation, leading to these indictments in Greenbrier County. Next stop: Monroe County, where we anticipate additional charges to be filed for similar acts committed there.
It's great to see the authorities take this case seriously. But Aviagen itself? Not so much.
As you may recall, a couple of weeks back, a whistleblower told us that some of the turkey torturers were still employed by Aviagen, despite the company's promise to fire all the workers caught violating its purported animal-welfare policies. PETA's letter to the company president about this has gone unanswered. And Aviagen has refused to give any specific details about the actions it claims to have taken. So, as far as we can tell, Aviagen hasn't yet implemented even one of the seven improvements we suggested to them. If you're as riled about this as we are, please take a minute to ask Aviagen executives to stop sitting on their thumbs and take some specific steps toward preventing the continued torture of birds in the company's sheds.
Bet these indictments have got them sitting up and paying attention, though. And not just at Aviagen (I'm looking at you, Butterball, Pilgrim's Pride, and Tyson). And I suspect the charges might make those drumsticks a little harder for some folks to swallow too.
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Thank you Peta and all of you supporters out there!! Fighting for animals' rights and farm animals cruelty is not easy. People including my friends and family still look at me like I am a crazy fan for trying to find vegan products and writing to companies to find out if they are cruelty free.most my friends and family are from Latin American origin. Changing the way people are used to seeing and treating animals has to change everywhere little by little.I am doing my small part hoping that someday rats and mice are respected and seen as the cute animals they are and not like nasty pests. Gracias!
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Categories of Ethics/Values Issues Illustrated by This Case:
Competition vs. cooperation, and sexism in science.
1. Introduction
In 1953, an article was published in the British science journal, Nature, by James Watson and Francis Crick on the structure of DNA. Like most important scientific discoveries, this result was based on the work done by a large number of investigators over many years. It has become known as the Watson-Crick model and has laid the foundation for the tremendous advances made in genetics and molecular biology in the ensuing decades. The double helix structure of DNA and the genetic code it incorporates is regarded as one of the most important scientific discoveries of the century. On the basis of this work, the 1962 Nobel Prize for Medicine and Physiology was awarded to Watson, Crick and Maurice Wilkins. High school and college biology students throughout the world learn about the Watson-Crick model.
In 1968 James Watson published a book entitled The Double Helix
(New York: Atheneum, 1968) giving his own account of the events leading
to the solution of the DNA structure. The Norton Critical Edition of this
book edited by G.S. Stent in 1980 contains the six original published articles,
as well as 13 reviews of the book that appeared in journals. These reviews
express the viewpoints of other scientists regarding the discovery of the
structure of DNA and Watson's account of the work. Watson's portrayal of
the personal lives of the people involved and the events leading to the
discovery proved to be highly controversial. Harvard University Press refused
to publish this book, considering its style and content to be irreverent
of the scientific research process. In 1975 Anne Sayre's book entitled
Franklin and DNA (Norton) appeared and presented a different perspective
on the discovery by describing Rosalind Franklin's outstanding X-ray diffraction
studies on DNA and making the case that the Watson-Crick model would not
have been postulated by them without access to Franklin's data, which they
obtained by rather devious means. Anne Sayre was a personal friend of Dr.
Franklin and was unable to recognize the "Rosy" that Watson described as
the Rosalind she knew. An amusing 1987 made-for-TV film, "The Race for
the Double Helix,", is loosely based on Watson's book and illustrates the
concerns raised by Ms. Sayre. (See Readings and Resources, below.)
2. Background
By the early 1940's it was known that genes were the chemical constituents of plant and animal cells that carried the hereditary information. What was not known was their chemical identity and structure. The many researchers who were avidly seeking the answer were divided among those who thought that genes were specific types of proteins and those who thought evidence made it more likely that they were nucleic acids (e.g., DNA). While some scientists thought it unreasonable to understand the complexities of genetics in terms of the structures of "lifeless" chemicals, others believed that the molecular structure of the genes carried by the chromosomes held the key to understanding how genetic information is inherited and expressed. It seemed logical to consider proteins as the carriers of genetic information due to their greater complexity than DNA, which contains only four different nucleotide bases. In the 1920's DNA was found by staining to be concentrated in the chromosomes, but was commonly thought to play an auxiliary role in hereditary.
Although DNA was isolated in 1869 by Miescher, there was not much interest in it for several decades. Levene subsequently determined correctly that each nitrogenous base was attached to a sugar molecule and phosphate group. However, he postulated that they existed as a tetranucleotide cluster which repeated over and over to form the DNA molecule. Such a simple, monotonous structure could not be envisioned to carry genetic information, and since Levene's theory was given great weight by his renown as a biochemist, scientists looked to proteins for many years. It wasn't until 1950 that Erwin Chargaff published results indicating that the bases were not present in equal proportions. He found a correlation between the amount of adenine to thymine and cytosine to guanine providing the important clue to the coupling of these pairs of bases in the DNA structure.
It was correctly anticipated that if DNA was the carrier of genetic
information, determination of its three-dimensional structure would provide
answers to how it functioned. X-ray crystal-lography is a technique uniquely
suited to this task. However, by mid-twentieth century scientists had only
just begun to apply it to large biological molecules. For many of these
it was difficult to obtain suitable crystals. Although today macromolecular
structures are routinely solved with the aid of fast computers, in the
1950s the determination was mathematically very tedious.
3. The Case
Rosalind Franklin was brought to Kings College, London in 1951 to set up and be in charge of an X-ray diffraction laboratory. She came with considerable experience, particulary in working with macromolecular materials that do not readily form crystals, and which give diffraction patterns that are difficult to interpret. She set to the task of determining the structure of DNA by X-ray diffraction of DNA fibers. In March of 1953 she presented a research report that included the following key results based on her experimental evidence: that DNA contained two polymeric strands arranged in a coaxial helical structure with a type of symmetry described as "C2," and that the phosphates were on the outside of the helix. She had also determined the number of molecules of water per structural unit, the molecular diameter and repeat distance, and the number of nucleotides per turn of the helix. The important missing piece of information was precisely how the nucleotide bases fit into the structure.
Watson and Crick collaborated at Cambridge to work on determining the structure of DNA. Each of them had been assigned to work on another problem, but recognizing its key importance, they talked about and worked on the DNA problem extensively at the expense of their official responsibilities. They did not actually perform experiments, but based their theorizing on bits of information published in the literature, as well as on Dr. Franklin's results, which they obtained, without her knowledge, from an unpublished report she had written for her research director. They relied on the relatively new technique of using physical models incorporating approximate distances and angles of atomic groupings from known molecular structures.
By guessing the correct position and structural pairing of the nucleotide bases, they were able to construct a model that was consistent with the known facts and that could account for the biological role of DNA. This was the structure that Watson and Crick published in their famous 1953 paper, which resulted in their receiving worldwide recognition as the discoverers of the DNA structure, and ultimately led to the Nobel prize. No mention of Franklin's key contribution appears in their paper. Franklin's co-worker, physicist Maurice Wilkens, (whom Watson mistakenly refers to as Franklin's boss in his book) did share the Nobel Prize with Watson and Crick. Franklin died of cancer before the awarding of the Prize, which can not be received posthumously, so it cannot be assumed that the Nobel Committee considered Wilken's work more important than Franklin's. If she had lived, they could not both have been honored because Nobel stipulated that no more than three people can share the prize. What is unquestionably true is that little recognition is accorded to Franklin's important role in most descriptions of the quest for the DNA structure, and her name does not appear in most high school or college biology texts in association with the discovery.
Anne Sayre's book stresses the difficulties faced by a woman scientist
in England during the period in question. The small female minority were
not even allowed into the lounges in scientific research institutions,
where many of the important discussions among male scientists took place.
The influence that contemporary attitudes toward women had on Watson's
(and subsequently on the scientific world's) evaluation of Franklin's contribution
to the DNA work warrants serious consideration.
4. Readings and Resources
The two key books that should be read in connection with this case are:
The Double Helix, by James Watson (New York: Atheneum, 1968). [As noted above the 1980 Norton Critical Edition of this book, edited by G. S. Stent includes valuable reviews and other documents related to this case.]
Rosalind Franklin and DNA by Anne Sayre (New York: Norton, 1975).
An amusing feature-length video loosely based on Watson's narrative and illustrating many of the concerns raised by Sayre is:
"The Race for the Double Helix," a British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) / Horizon Films / Arts & Entertainment Network (A&E) 1987 production. [This video is owned by many libraries and is currently distributed by Films for the Humanities and Sciences, P.O. Box 205, Princeton, NJ 08543-2053.]
Articles that discuss other cases involving questions regarding the assignment of credit for scientific discoveries include:
"Discovery of Pulsars: A Graduate Student's Story," by Nicholas Wade, Science, 189, pp 358-363, August 1, 1975.
"My Work with Millikan on the Oil-Drop Experiment," by Harvey Fletcher, Physics Today, June 1982, pp 43-47.
"Masters and Apprentices," (Chapter 8) in Betrayers of Truth
by William Broad and Nicholas Wade (New York: Simon and Schuster, ).
5. The Issues
Significant questions of ethics and values raised by this case:
Additional ethics and values questions related to assigning credit
for scientific discoveries, sharing of data and results, and prejudice
in science.