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AFRICA/ZIMBABWE - The Bishops of Southern Africa concerned about the situation in Zimbabwe
Harare (Agenzia Fides) – "We address a very particular plea to the political leaders of the SADC region (South African Development Community) at a critical time in the life of the Zimbabwean Nation," write the Bishops of IMBISA (Inter-Regional Meeting of the Bishops of Southern Africa, meeting with the Bishops of Angola, Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia, Mozambico, Sao Tome e Principe, South Africa and Zimbabwe) at the conclusion of their 9th Plenary Session.
In a statement sent to Fides, the members of IMBISA "acknowledge the important role played by SADC in facilitating the Global Political Agreement (GPA) which led directly to the formation of the Government of National Unity (GNU)." They also recalled the courage of the three Principals in the GNU: President Robert Mugabe, Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai and deputy Prime Minister Arthur Mutambara. "This was the fruit of a true African solidarity - something to be celebrated and a cause for great hope in the region. It promised a new dawn for Zimbabwe," wrote the Bishops.
They continued, "However, two years later, we are concerned at the lack of meaningful progress: not all aspects of the GPA have been fulfilled within the agreed timeframe. Despite some improvements in the country we note that the ordinary citizens of Zimbabwe continue to suffer from, amongst other things: extreme poverty; high levels of unemployment; inadequate health and education services; lack of investment and confidence in the economy of the country. This is all the more tragic – and indeed a matter of grave injustice – when we consider the wealth of the country with respect both to its human and its material resources."
Presidential and parliamentary elections are scheduled for 2011. IMBISA is concerned about the serious shortcomings in the leadup to elections: the GPA has not been fully implemented; the new Constitution is incomplete a long way behind schedule ("it is not known when the referendum on the Constitution will be held"); the Electoral Roll has not been updated; Freedom of Association and of the Media is severely restricted; the Nation is extremely fearful. There are increasing signs of intimidation and/or violence as the election campaign builds up. 46 people have been arrested while watching the transmission of the protests in Tunisia and Egypt, accused of preparing to "subvert a legitimate Government". (L.M.) (Agenzia Fides 22/2/2011)
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Recently, Irish graphic designers Mark Shanley and Paddy Treacy asked their friends in the creative community to take ugly feedback from clients and make it beautiful. The resulting posters are cheeky, gorgeous, and just brilliant. All proceeds from the sale of the art - which totaled thousands of euros - went to Temple Street Children's Hospital in Dublin.


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|Clinical and radiographic correlates of hypoxemia and oxygen therapy in the COPDGene study.
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|BACKGROUND: Severe hypoxemia is a major complication of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Long-term oxygen therapy is beneficial in hypoxemic COPD patients. However, the clinical and radiographic predictors of hypoxemia and the use of oxygen therapy are not well described. This study aimed to find the correlates of resting hypoxemia and the pattern of oxygen use in moderate to severe COPD patients.
METHODS: Subjects with GOLD stage II or higher COPD from the first 2500 COPDGene subjects were included in this analysis. All subjects were current or ex-smokers between ages 45 and 80. Severe resting hypoxemia was defined as room air oxygen saturation (SpO(2)) ≤88%. Use of supplemental oxygen therapy was determined by questionnaire.
RESULTS: Eighty-two of 1060 COPD subjects (7.7%) had severe resting hypoxemia. Twenty-one of the 82 (25.6%) were not using continuous supplemental oxygen. Female sex, higher BMI, lower FEV(1), and enrollment in Denver were independent risk factors for hypoxemia; emphysema severity on quantitative chest CT scan did not predict hypoxemia. 132 of 971(13.6%) subjects without severe resting hypoxemia were using continuous supplemental oxygen. In non-hypoxemic oxygen users, Denver recruitment, higher BMI, lower FEV(1), and more severe dyspnea were associated with the use of continuous oxygen.
CONCLUSIONS: A large number of COPD patients without severe hypoxemia were using supplemental oxygen therapy and the pattern of oxygen use was affected by factors other than resting SpO(2) and emphysema severity. Longitudinal data will be required to reveal the effects of oxygen therapy in this subgroup.
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IDF chief recommended army sever ties with the Elon Moreh yeshiva after its leader called for refusing orders.
The Defense Ministry is trying to reach a compromise with the Elon Moreh 'hesder yeshiva', which combines military service and torah studies, on the recommendation to cancel the army's arrangement with the yeshiva following the yeshiva leader's call for refusing orders during the August 2005 disengagement from the Gaza Strip.
Two months ago Chief of Staff Dan Halutz recommended to Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz that the arrangement with the Elon Moreh yeshiva be cancelled due to the calls by rabbi Elyakim Levanon to refuse orders.
Recently Mofaz has agreed to forgo canceling the arrangement on condition that rabbi Levanon publish a letter renouncing his calls for refusal and declaring that he will refrain from any such calls in the future.
The yeshiva presented Mofaz with two drafts to the letter, which the defense minister rejected. Mofaz told Levanon that if he fails to come up with an agreeable draft by February 15, he would announce the cancellation of the arrangement with the yeshiva.
Rabbi Levanon was one of the most vehement spokesmen objecting to the disengagements. He was active in refusal initiatives among Israel Defense Forces troops and even told his soldiers openly to refuse orders. Several of them, Givati and armored forces soldiers, followed his calls and served jail sentences.
Levanon was present at the evacuation of the Gaza Strip settlement of Kfar Darom while youngsters rioted on the settlement's synagogue roof. IDF officers said the on that day Levanon refused the army's request that he restrain his violent students.
Even after the completion of the disengagement, the Elon Moreh yeshiva has been a flashpoint for clashed with the IDF. In an incident at an outpost near Elon Moreh two weeks ago youngsters attacked the deputy commander of the Samaria brigade, lieutenant colonel Benny Shick.
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How does this new breed of social media discovery apps factor into our online relationships?
There was a lot of talk this year at SXSW about social media discovery apps (Highlight, Glancee, Sonar, Banjo, etc.), which got me thinking about social media and how it affects relationships. Now, I have been accused of having too optimistic a view at times, but I think one of the most powerful aspects of social is that it has provided a deeper level of connection to people that, in the past, we may have viewed just as casual friends, work friends, or friends of friends.
Let's be clear: I'm not saying this as a blanket statement across all of our social connections. There are lots of studies showing that people's desire to appear popular by amassing large followings (i.e., 500+ "friends") is in fact not a reflection of true connections. In fact, a study by Robin Dunbar of Oxford University showed that the human brain is limited to maintaining only about 150 meaningful relationships. An even more telling study by Matthew Brashears of Cornell University found that the number of true confidants the average American has, has dropped from three to two over the last 25 years, and that the percentage of people who don't confide in anyone about important matters has skyrocketed from 8 percent to 25 percent.
The deeper connection I'm referring to is not in this top 1 percent of friends, but rather a subset of connections that, without the proliferation of social networks, would never have developed into deeper relationships. This is the network that you now reach out to when you need emotional support, the friends who crack you up on a daily basis with their posts, the ones you might meet for lunch, arrange a kids' playdate with, or who might send you a little something in a care package.
As an example, my wife and I have a friend who was a part of our extended circle when we lived in Los Angeles. She was someone we typically didn't hang out with one-on-one, but always with a group of other friends. She now sends us fruit from her backyard so we can have a little bit of California in Atlanta. Our relationship evolved through a higher level of social participation in each other's lives as well as a health connection that was born out of a Vegetarian Mamas Facebook group that my wife runs. So, what started as an occasional, casual friendship has grown online and translated into a deeper offline relationship. I believe this is only because she now, through social media, has a view into our daily lives and we into hers.
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There are some well-founded concerns about these types of applications being utilized in connection with stalking incidents. However, as is the case with all social network platforms, as the category matures, I'm confident the right level of security restrictions will be put into place.
Are these applications just propagating more vapid relationships? I would say probably less so than a typical "cold" approach someone might have at a bar or coffee house. At least with these digital connections, there is something more that the two people involved have in common outside of just physical attraction. Also, the physical and online relationships are defined not by how the connections are discovered, but rather by how the relationship develops afterward. Looking back to when online dating began, there were many people who felt connections made online were just too impersonal to be meaningful. However, online dating sites have an amazing track record of connecting individuals and forming long-lasting relationships. If discovery apps catch on, it will be interesting to see if they can similarly develop into a common and accepted path leading to real-world connections.
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Speaking during a financial earnings call, THQ CEO Brian Farrell said that the publisher is making a big investment with the upcoming Warhammer 40k MMO, but that if the game nets "anywhere near" a million subscribers, it will pay off. Farrell suggested that the company must spend "at the high-end of what it costs to build a core game" just to get the online title launched. But the return could be high, too: "Presuming that the MMO is successful," he said, "we could have a three-, five-, seven-year-long term revenue and profit driver with that very, very exciting brand."
Even if development costs continue to climb as expansion packs and additional post-release content is created, Farrell believes that spending more money on the project is a good sign. Farrell said that "if we're investing a lot over the next five to seven years of the MMO" by adding content, "that means it's doing very, very well."
Success doesn't mean you need to reach World of Warcraft numbers, either, according to Farrell. "We don't need the kind of subscriber levels that people throw around, like a million subscribers, to make a lot of money on this title. If we get anywhere near this level, we'll be making a lot of money."
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Yesterday, there was huge disappointment amongst Chagossian communities in Port Louis, Mahe, Crawley, Manchester, Geneva and Montréal. A seven-judge chamber of the European Court of Human Rights decided by majority that the case regarding the right of return of the exiled islanders was inadmissible.
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When AJAX vs. scripting (mainly for Frank Zammetti)
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I laughed out loud today when I saw what the book giveaway was (I think you'll see why I may need to buy it for a few folks I work).
Basically, at work we do
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of data behind the scenes (for example, when you type in a zip code Ajax is great for validating the zip code and filling-in the city & state). What other things should be considered when deciding which direction to go?
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One of the problems facing Ajax these days is that is the victim of its own hype. Sort of like where XML was 5 years ago... (remember nonsense like "we don't need a database, we have XML!"?), resulting in a rush to use it for things that it really isn't suited for,
I use Ajax extensively in my applications, but only for instances where server access is absolutely necessary.
When it comes to validations, if context-free validation can happen on the client, there's no need for a useless server round-trip just because it uses "sexy" technology. (And, of course, the server code
assumes that client-side validations have taken place when the data is finally submitted).
Ajax has a well-deserved and important place in our web development toolboxes, but like any other tool, it should be used wisely.
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Thanks Bear (that's basically my thinking....glad to see I'm not completely crazy).
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it uses "sexy" technology.
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I definitely echo Bear's comments. I've mentioned in a few posts here that I'm in the final stages of a major, highly complex app at work that we've been developing for a year or so now, and it's very heavily AJAX-based. It had to be because of the requirements, there's just no way to have pulled off what we did without it.
We're the first project at my company to approach web development this way... well, not really... the lasst four major systems I built were along the same lines, but this is the first "official" AJAX project, and definitely the most high profile.
The interesting thing is that now that we're viewed as a huge success, we've kind of proved that the approach is viable. I've sat in a number of meetings recently, or had such meetings described to me, where people are jumping on the AJAX bandwagon, trying to cram it in everywhere they can. This is clearly not the right answer because as Bear said, it's one tool in the toolbox.
I like that the thought process is shifting to more "next-generation" archicture, i.e., RIAs. I've been preaching that approach for probably 5 years or so now at least, but it's starting to get traction now that we've pulled off what we did. But, you can easily go too far and think you have to do everything that way, and that's just not the right frame of mind either.
How do you know when its appropriate? I'm not sure I can give you a concise list of criteria... I tend to listen to what the business analysts and/or customers are saying... if they say things like "fat-client", or "dynamic UI" or "non-blocking operations", things along those lines, then an AJAX type of app is probably appropriate. I can tell this project I'm referring two, plus the last three major systems I developed, all started with comments like "we want a Windows-based application on the web". Now, putting aside whether they should have just been Windows apps to begin with, that pretty clearly leads you down a certain path, certain approaches to things. You start to hear those sorts of requirements more and more, especially now that people see it's possible to do it, to a large degree.
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Dumbing wastes and digging for natural treasures from her virginity
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Aging and Cerebral Palsy: The Critical Needs
Adults with cerebral palsy have a consistently higher mortality rate than the general public. Just how much higher is a bit vague due to the fact that many people with cerebral palsy also have other associated conditions such as epilepsy or mental retardation. The one trend which seems to be reproduced in various studies is that those who also have a high degree of mental retardation also seem to have the shortest life expectancy. Respiratory infections and diseases are more likely to occur in adults with cerebral palsy, and are most often cited as a major contributing factor to the shorter life span. One study found that 77% of the people with cerebral palsy in the study died of pneumonia. There was also a greater number of adults with cerebral palsy who died of breast cancer when compared to the general public. This can be due to poorer detection which results in a lower chance of finding such cancers early on. All of this points to the fact that once a person with cerebral palsy has reached adulthood, they are not "out of the woods". Far too many adults with cerebral palsy are not receiving quality of care that they should. It is very important for adults with cerebral palsy to make sure they get adequate healthcare and that they needs are fully met.
A lot of times cerebral palsy can seem to accelerate the aging process. While it does not actually cause you to age prematurely, complications arising from cerebral palsy can cause some problems to occur earlier than normal. If an adult has problems opening their mouth wide due to spasticity, teeth may decay faster than normal and jaw bone problems could set in.
Often times joint and muscle pain increases as a person with cerebral palsy ages because of the extra pressure and strain that spasticity can exert on bones and muscles. Arthritis can result from this at a relatively early age. Fatigue may also set in during adulthood, as the joints and spine of the person change due to the physical stress of spasticity. This can make it more difficult to breathe.
While most doctors who specialize in cerebral palsy tend to specialize in children, it is important to get a doctor who is familiar with cerebral palsy and the extra burden it can put on the aging body. For most people, proper diet, some exercise, and a yearly checkup (with occasional screenings for various types of cancers) is all that is necessary to stay healthy. Due to the cost of healthcare this alone can be hard for the average adult to accomplish. For the individual with cerebral palsy, this is the bare minimum. Very little research has been done specifically on the effects of cerebral palsy on the adult as they age. For this reason alone, an adult with cerebral palsy should be active in their healthcare, having frequent checkups with their doctor in order to catch any complications as early as possible. Studies show that after leaving the school system (including college), adults with cerebral palsy do not have their healthcare needs met as well as they did as students. A lot of the free programs offered by schools are expensive to continue as an adult. One might find themselves having to pay much more for physical therapy and special workshops as an adult.
If an adult has a hard time either feeding themselves or eating a large amount of food, due to a difficulty swallowing, they can easily suffer from malnutrition and all the complications which it can bring. It is important that the adult with cerebral palsy has food with a high nutritional count. Sometimes the impaired mobility which accompanies most cerebral palsy makes it hard to take frequent trips to the grocery store to stock up on fresh vegetables and fruits. New services such as online ordering and delivery of groceries can help make sure that the person's refrigerator is constantly stocked with healthy food, though at a slightly higher cost than going to the store yourself. Over the course of a year, one can end up spending extra hundreds of dollars on these important services.
Exercise is also important for the adult with cerebral palsy. Their impaired mobility may prevent them from getting enough exercise during their normal daily routine. Often it is very beneficial to join a gym. Joining a gym can help the person with cerebral palsy build up muscle strength, perform stretching exercises, and take time to focus on their bodies. It can be difficult to get in and out of wheelchairs and onto gym equipment, which can increase the time somebody with cerebral palsy may have to spend at the gym to get a decent workout. Some gyms have workout equipment which is made specifically for those in wheelchairs, often not requiring them to leave the chair to use the equipment. Gym membership can run up to a hundred dollars a month for some of the nicer facilities which are more likely to have specialized machines for those with disabilities. This too is an expense which should not be sacrificed since the benefits are many.
Some adults with cerebral palsy require wheelchairs to get around. While they do not have to worry about outgrowing their wheel chair in a few years as children often do, they still must make sure that their chair fits their needs. Accessories such as a surface for a laptop and extra support cushions can increase the cost of the wheelchair. One can spend anywhere from $1,000 to $5,000 for a proper wheelchair with accessories. If the adult with cerebral palsy want to engage in sports, they may also need to purchase a separate sports wheelchair. These are typically lighter than the normal models and the wheels are modified to resist tipping and tumbling. Some wheelchairs are manually powered and others have motors, which add to the cost of the chair.
Also, if the adult with cerebral palsy uses a wheelchair and also needs to drive a car, they will need to modify their car. It can cost thousands to properly modify a car with adaptive equipment, depending on the amount of modification necessary. A new car outfitted with adaptive equipment can run from $20,000 to $80,000.
Orthopedic surgeries, while more common in children, are still helpful in adults to treat spasticity. They recurrence of such surgeries does usually do down after a person reaches adulthood.
Botox injections can also be beneficial to adults with cerebral palsy. The injections weaken the muscles for up to 4 months, which can reduce spasticity. While the effects are temporary, there are minimal side effects so the procedure can be done over and over again. The very fact that this treatment may be administered multiple times over the course of years, means that it can be a high recurring cost for adults.
Just as with children, muscle relaxing drugs can help ease spasticity in adults with cerebral palsy. These can include Valium, Lioresal, and Dantrium. The cost of refilling these prescriptions can be over a hundred dollars a month.
The relatively new hyperbaric oxygen chamber treatment can be beneficial to adults as well. In this treatment, the person is placed in a pressurized chamber which is then pumped full of oxygen, so that the oxygen concentration is nearly 100% (the air we usually breath contains 21% oxygen). These usually cost $100 to $200 dollars per treatment, and are not often covered by insurance since the effectiveness of such treatments against cerebral palsy have not been very well established.
While the expenses for adults with cerebral palsy may be lower than children with cerebral palsy, their are still important services and items which can make it financially difficult for those adults.
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With everything perfectly aligned for them in the West Region, the Gonzaga Bulldogs certainly chose the wrong time to prove themselves unworthy of the opportunities this crazy college basketball season offered them.
Having barely avoided making dubious history in their opening game of the NCAA Tournament, they turned around and allowed another mid-major school to stage the kind of upset that once was Gonzaga's hallmark.
Wichita State deserves huge credit for a remarkable closing stretch that gave the No. 9-seeded Shockers a 76-70 victory Saturday night at EnergySolutions Arena. Yet this episode will be remembered around here mostly for Gonzaga's failings.
The story revolves around what potentially awaited the Bulldogs in the Sweet 16. They would have arrived in Los Angeles to discover only a No. 12 (Mississippi) or No. 13 (La Salle) seed between them and their first Elite Eight appearance since 1999. And then who knows what may have happened against No. 6 Arizona or, presumably, No. 2 Ohio State?
Instead, the Bulldogs and everybody else can only wonder why they could not respond any better to the school's first No. 1 seed. The team that went unbeaten against BYU and the rest of the West Coast Conference came to town with a son of John Stockton on the roster and two former University of Utah coaches on the staff, but could not take advantage of circumstances that may never be this favorable again.
"A tough, tough, tough way to end a fabulous season," said Gonzaga coach Mark Few.
"I don't even know what's going through my head right now," said senior forward Elias Harris. "It's just over now, and it's sad."
Turns out, the Bulldogs (32-3) rose above themselves to do what they'd done this season, before coming to Salt Lake City. They're not just especially talented, beyond center Kelly Olynyk. Yet if ever Gonzaga was going to rise to a Final Four level, this seemingly was the year.
It did not help Gonzaga's cause to lose guard Gary Bell Jr., the team's best perimeter defender, to a foot injury early in the second half. But the Shockers undoubtedly were deserving. WSU coach Gregg Marshall applauded his team's resolve and perseverance, and those traits were evident to everybody.
Much of this game was anything but artistic at times, bordering on unwatchable, amid all the fouls and turnovers. And then it suddenly turned into a classic.
Having trailed by 13 points in the first half, the Bulldogs used a 12-0 run to take an eight-point lead early in the second half. But the Shockers just kept coming, hitting five consecutive 3-point attempts and scoring on 11 straight possessions down the stretch.
The dagger was Fred VanVleet's long 3-pointer with the shot clock expiring and 1:28 remaining in the game, just after Gonzaga had cut the lead to 67-65. If not for WSU's clutch performance, the Bulldogs may have survived the way they did Thursday, after being tied with No. 16 seed Southern in the last four minutes. Instead, their errors became glaring including an in-bounds violation and Olynyk's wild shot attempt at critical moments.
Olynyk scored 26 points, but that total required 22 shot attempts and a bunch of free throws. The Bulldogs shot 35.6 percent from the field. Yet they led by one point with 3:17 remaining, the stage when they're accustomed to seizing control of games when necessary.
Not this time. The Bulldogs ran into a similarly hard-working, overachieving team that wants to become another Gonzaga.
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The host team took an early lead, scoring two touchdowns in the first quarter to set the score at 14-0. Cole Langer an in the first touchdown of the night, while Lane LeBrun ran the second one in. Zach White kicked two field goals for Dells going into the second quarter.
The Quarriers held Madison to a zero score by the half, scoring one more touchdown via a six-yard run from Langer.
Though Dell Rapids gave up one touchdown in the third, the local boys posted two more touchdowns through another Langer run and a pass from Matt Kolbeck to Bryce Koch, to close out the game 33-7.
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Admissibility of eyewitness identifications of suspects
Frequently in a criminal trial, the prosecution will attempt to elicit identification testimony from a witness or victim of a crime who has made an out-of-court identification of the defendant (for example, in a line-up or photo array). Typically, the testimony culminates in the witness pointing to the defendant in court and identifying him or her as the perpetrator, as has been dramatized countless times in the movies and on television.
The defendant may challenge the admission of this testimony, claiming that the in-court identification was in fact the result of a suggestive and prior out-of-court identification orchestrated by police. The Fourteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution provides that no person shall lose his or her life, liberty or property without due process of law. This "Due Process Clause" protects a suspect from police identification procedures that are so impermissibly suggestive as to create a very substantial likelihood of irreparable misidentification. A suspect can challenge identification by raising the issue of impermissible suggestiveness. If the requisite showing is made, a hearing will be held, after which the judge will make a ruling regarding the admissibility of testimony concerning the identification. To determine which practices are so unfairly suggestive as to deprive a suspect of Due Process, a court looks to the totality of the circumstances surrounding the out-of-court identification.
What types of procedures have courts previously found to be impermissibly suggestive?
• In the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals case of U.S. v. Saunders, a photo array shown to a liquor store clerk following a robbery was impermissibly suggestive when the defendant's photo was set against a dark background and was taken without overhead lighting; in contrast, the other five "filler" photos were taken against light backgrounds with overhead lighting. The end result was that the defendant's face appeared "significantly darker than the faces of the decoy suspects," distinguishing him from the other men pictured and giving him "a menacing countenance that was lacking in the men in the other five photos." These differences also suggested that the defendant's photo was taken at a different time and place than the other photos, further making defendant stand out as a suspect.
Even when an identification procedure is found by a court to be unnecessarily suggestive, the resulting identification may still be admissible, if the reliability of the witness who made it can be independently established. In the landmark case of Neil v. Biggers, the U.S. Supreme Court announced five factors that a court should consider in determining a witness's reliability:
For example, in the Georgia case of Scott v. State, the victim and his 12-year-old son were robbed at gunpoint in a stairwell of the Omni Coliseum following an Atlanta Hawks game. Less than an hour later, the defendant was stopped by police and found to have a gun and the victim's wallet in his possession. He was taken to the police station, where the victim was already filing a report. The victim was shown the wallet, which he identified as his, and then shown the defendant, who was sitting alone in the back of a police car. A detective told the victim that the defendant "may or may not be" the man who mugged him; both the victim and his son identified him as the robber. The Georgia Supreme Court found that this procedure was inherently suggestive, but that the victim's identification was nonetheless reliable. The area where the mugging took place was well-lit, so the defendant was clearly visible during the crime. Although the victim only saw his assailant for 1 to 2 seconds, his attention was concentrated on his face. (In addition, his son saw the robber for about 30 seconds). This identification was made less than two hours after the robbery. Neither the victim nor his son showed any hesitancy or uncertainty when making their identifications. Finally, the victim's initial description of the robber (slender, 5'10"-6'0", in dark clothing), made just after the robbery, generally fit the defendant.
Compare with Blevins v. Commonwealth, a Virginia case. The victim was the subject of an attempted kidnapping in a parking garage. The defendant was detained as a suspect less than an hour later in a nearby park. Soon after, the victim was shown a single photo of defendant, and she identified him as her assailant. Although this procedure was suggestive, the Virginia Court of Appeals, relying on the Biggers factors, found that the victim's identification was still reliable. She had ample opportunity to view her would-be kidnapper during the 25-minute attack. When he first approached, his "face was touching [hers]" and they "met eye to eye" just before he forced his way into her car. Although there was an initial struggle when the assailant first entered her car, he calmed down when the victim acquiesced to his demands, giving her a better view of him. The victim was parked next to a light in the garage, and her car had a "T-top" which allowed light in. Before even seeing the photo, the victim accurately described defendant as a short man, with short, "peppered gray" hair. Although her initial description of his clothing was inaccurate, she testified that she based her identification on defendant's "very distinctive facial appearance," not on what he wore in the photo. She made her identification only an hour or so after the crime. Finally, she stated that she had "[a]bsolutely no" doubt that defendant was her attacker, adding the photo "was all I needed to be shown." The reliability of the witness's identification was thus independently established.
In State v. Ramirez, a Washington case, a Yakima officer was shot twice during a routine traffic stop; fortunately, he was wearing a bulletproof vest and survived. The defendant was arrested for the shooting the next day, and soon after, the officer was shown a photo montage while still in the hospital. The defendant was the only man pictured in a dark shirt (which the officer described his assailant as wearing)—all the other men wore white T-shirts. The Washington Court of Appeals found that the dark shirt rendered the montage unduly suggestive. Nevertheless, the officer's identification of defendant was still admissible. The officer had an opportunity to view his assailant as he walked up to the car and shined a flashlight on the assailant's face during the traffic stop. He became more alert as he approached, because the defendant was acting unusually, looking away from the officer and keeping his hands out of view. As a police officer, he was trained and experienced in making this type of observation, and is initial description was accurate enough to lead to the defendant's capture within 12 hours. The identification was made the morning after the crime, and the officer appeared certain of his choice. The officer's reliability outweighed the suggestiveness of the photo array.
Officers should keep these principles in mind when conducting a line-up or photo array. While the circumstances surrounding the crime may save a witness's identification, the better practice is, of course, to ensure that the identification procedure used is not unduly suggestive, so that there is no question as to the admissibility of the witness's identification testimony.
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So I have been listening to a bunch of hokum and voodoo at some other head hifi forum where abx testing is banned and I need some reeducation.
I run linux at home and I use kde. As I understand little about sound and how all the parts of the linux sound system work together, I would like to help to make sure that my sound is being output in the best fidelity possible.
So I used KDE that means I have the phonon sound system on top of the pulseaudio sound server on top of the ALSA sound system (whew!).
My onboard soundcard is an HDA-Intel Realtek ALC275 that does 16/24 bitrate and 44.1-192 sampling.
So most of my music is in 16/44.1 FLAC format, but some is 24/96 FLAC.
I use amarok and deadbeef to play my music.
I just want to make sure that I am not doing any resampling that will introduce any distortion or noise.
Sorry if this a topic that has been answered numerous times, but I searched and couldn't find anything that helped answer this.
Thanks for the input.
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If, like me, you have a need for gapless playing, then finding a solution that is both gapless and avoids resampling is quite hard
Deadbeef is one player that's gapless and can play without resampling. Whether your sound card supports the sample rates you throw at it, is another story.
What about wine + foobar2000?
On my setup, wine + foobar2000 resamples at 44.1 kHz, I haven't figured out why yet.
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The Holy Bible - The Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Hebrews, Chapter 9 (Latin)
1Then verily the first covenant had also ordinances of divine service, and a worldly sanctuary.
2For there was a tabernacle made; the first, wherein was the candlestick, and the table, and the shewbread; which is called the sanctuary.
3And after the second veil, the tabernacle which is called the Holiest of all;
4Which had the golden censer, and the ark of the covenant overlaid round about with gold, wherein was the golden pot that had manna, and Aaron's rod that budded, and the tables of the covenant;
5And over it the cherubims of glory shadowing the mercyseat; of which we cannot now speak particularly.
6Now when these things were thus ordained, the priests went always into the first tabernacle, accomplishing the service of God.
7But into the second went the high priest alone once every year, not without blood, which he offered for himself, and for the errors of the people:
8The Holy Ghost this signifying, that the way into the holiest of all was not yet made manifest, while as the first tabernacle was yet standing:
9Which was a figure for the time then present, in which were offered both gifts and sacrifices, that could not make him that did the service perfect, as pertaining to the conscience;
10Which stood only in meats and drinks, and divers washings, and carnal ordinances, imposed on them until the time of reformation.
11But Christ being come an high priest of good things to come, by a greater and more perfect tabernacle, not made with hands, that is to say, not of this building;
12Neither by the blood of goats and calves, but by his own blood he entered in once into the holy place, having obtained eternal redemption for us.
13For if the blood of bulls and of goats, and the ashes of an heifer sprinkling the unclean, sanctifieth to the purifying of the flesh:
14How much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without spot to God, purge your conscience from dead works to serve the living God?
15And for this cause he is the mediator of the new testament, that by means of death, for the redemption of the transgressions that were under the first testament, they which are called might receive the promise of eternal inheritance.
16For where a testament is, there must also of necessity be the death of the testator.
17For a testament is of force after men are dead: otherwise it is of no strength at all while the testator liveth.
18Whereupon neither the first testament was dedicated without blood.
19For when Moses had spoken every precept to all the people according to the law, he took the blood of calves and of goats, with water, and scarlet wool, and hyssop, and sprinkled both the book, and all the people,
20Saying, This is the blood of the testament which God hath enjoined unto you.
21Moreover he sprinkled with blood both the tabernacle, and all the vessels of the ministry.
22And almost all things are by the law purged with blood; and without shedding of blood is no remission.
23It was therefore necessary that the patterns of things in the heavens should be purified with these; but the heavenly things themselves with better sacrifices than these.
24For Christ is not entered into the holy places made with hands, which are the figures of the true; but into heaven itself, now to appear in the presence of God for us:
25Nor yet that he should offer himself often, as the high priest entereth into the holy place every year with blood of others;
26For then must he often have suffered since the foundation of the world: but now once in the end of the world hath he appeared to put away sin by the sacrifice of himself.
27And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment:
28So Christ was once offered to bear the sins of many; and unto them that look for him shall he appear the second time without sin unto salvation.
1habuit quidem et prius iustificationes culturae et sanctum saeculare
2tabernaculum enim factum est primum in quo inerant candelabra et mensa et propositio panum quae dicitur sancta
3post velamentum autem secundum tabernaculum quod dicitur sancta sanctorum
4aureum habens turibulum et arcam testamenti circumtectam ex omni parte auro in qua urna aurea habens manna et virga Aaron quae fronduerat et tabulae testamenti
5superque eam cherubin gloriae obumbrantia propitiatorium de quibus non est modo dicendum per singula
6his vero ita conpositis in priori quidem tabernaculo semper introibant sacerdotes sacrificiorum officia consummantes
7in secundo autem semel in anno solus pontifex non sine sanguine quem offert pro sua et populi ignorantia
8hoc significante Spiritu Sancto nondum propalatam esse sanctorum viam adhuc priore tabernaculo habente statum
9quae parabola est temporis instantis iuxta quam munera et hostiae offeruntur quae non possunt iuxta conscientiam perfectum facere servientem
10solummodo in cibis et in potibus et variis baptismis et iustitiis carnis usque ad tempus correctionis inpositis
11Christus autem adsistens pontifex futurorum bonorum per amplius et perfectius tabernaculum non manufactum id est non huius creationis
12neque per sanguinem hircorum et vitulorum sed per proprium sanguinem introivit semel in sancta aeterna redemptione inventa
13si enim sanguis hircorum et taurorum et cinis vitulae aspersus inquinatos sanctificat ad emundationem carnis
14quanto magis sanguis Christi qui per Spiritum Sanctum semet ipsum obtulit inmaculatum Deo emundabit conscientiam vestram ab operibus mortuis ad serviendum Deo viventi
15et ideo novi testamenti mediator est ut morte intercedente in redemptionem earum praevaricationum quae erant sub priore testamento repromissionem accipiant qui vocati sunt aeternae hereditatis
16ubi enim testamentum mors necesse est intercedat testatoris
17testamentum enim in mortuis confirmatum est alioquin nondum valet dum vivit qui testatus est
18unde ne primum quidem sine sanguine dedicatum est
19lecto enim omni mandato legis a Mose universo populo accipiens sanguinem vitulorum et hircorum cum aqua et lana coccinea et hysopo ipsum quoque librum et omnem populum aspersit
20dicens hic sanguis testamenti quod mandavit ad vos Deus
21etiam tabernaculum et omnia vasa ministerii sanguine similiter aspersit
22et omnia paene in sanguine mundantur secundum legem et sine sanguinis fusione non fit remissio
23necesse est ergo exemplaria quidem caelestium his mundari ipsa autem caelestia melioribus hostiis quam istis
24non enim in manufactis sanctis Iesus introiit exemplaria verorum sed in ipsum caelum ut appareat nunc vultui Dei pro nobis
25neque ut saepe offerat semet ipsum quemadmodum pontifex intrat in sancta per singulos annos in sanguine alieno
26alioquin oportebat eum frequenter pati ab origine mundi nunc autem semel in consummatione saeculorum ad destitutionem peccati per hostiam suam apparuit
27et quemadmodum statutum est hominibus semel mori post hoc autem iudicium
28sic et Christus semel oblatus ad multorum exhaurienda peccata secundo sine peccato apparebit expectantibus se in salutem
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Earlier in the week, I came across an interesting intellectual-property fact pattern in the New York Post. The Post reported on a calendar conflict in which the creator of the Nice Jewish Guys Calendar, an established brand, alleges trademark infringement by a newcomer, the Naughty Jewish Boys Calendar.
I must now confess to a weakness for the Chosen People. I admire them not just for their socioeconomic and educational attainment but for their sex appeal. So I was more than happy to investigate.
Let's check out the competing calendars, the cease-and-desist letter, and the response thereto — along with some Hebraic hotties, of course….
The New York Post is diversifying nicely beyond gossip, sex, and scandal (a strategy we can appreciate here at Above the Law). In addition to book reviews, the Post now offers coverage of IP disputes:
A battle to define male Jewish sexuality is playing out on two competing wall calendars — one filled with mensch after mensch, another that's decidedly less kosher — and now, the battle's gone legal.
In 2011, a television producer named Adam Cohen founded the "Nice Jewish Guys" wall calendar, featuring pictures of smiling, fully clothed young Jewish men that any Jewish mother would be proud to call mishpacha (family). The calendar is now annual, and growing in popularity. The 2014 edition has sold more than 10,000 copies, and Cohen even secured a cross-promotional deal with the popular Jewish dating site JDate.
But not everyone is onboard with Cohen's version of how nice Jewish men should be — or how they should be portrayed. When Astoria playwright Duncan Pflaster placed a Craigslist ad in February for models for a "Naughty Jewish Boys" calendar, he called it an alternative to the "emasculating 'Nice Jewish Boys' [sic] calendar currently out," claiming that his would "show the sexy side of Judaism."
Pflaster soon received a letter from a lawyer representing the other calendar — actually called "Nice Jewish Guys" — claiming that "Naughty Jewish Boys" was close enough to their trademark to confuse consumers and requesting that Pflaster stop using the name.
You can read the cease-and-desist letter — sent by Michael L. Lovitz on behalf of Jumbo Jet Inc., owner of the "Nice Jewish Guys" trademark — over here. This is the core of its kvetshing:
Our client is understandably concerned. The Infringing Name [of "Naughty Jewish Boys"] being used for your wall calendars is highly related to our client's registered trademark [in "Nice Jewish Guys"]. The common interplay of the terms "naughty" and "nice" makes it likely that consumers and potential customers would believe, in error, that the Infringing Name is being used in connection with products that are related to, affiliated with or under license from JJI, a belief that is reinforced by your continued reference to and comparisons with JJI's Calendars. The products you are promoting under the Infringing Name are a natural expansion for JJI of its line of wall calendars, and therefore the use of the Infringing Name in connection with your calendar products would interfere with JJI's prospective business opportunities, to JJI's detriment.
You can read the response of Duncan Pflaster — creator of the "Naughty Jewish Boys" calendar, and a fan of naughty Jewish boys himself — over here. His response, which he accurately describes on his website as "polite," is sadly not snarky (unlike such classics as the C&D responses sent to West Orange, the American Bankers Association, and Starbucks). It seems that Pflaster is taking the situation seriously.
What's the gist of his defense? He articulated it when he spoke with the Post:
"I don't think there's any way our calendars can be confused," he says. "I've tried to make that clear on the Web site and on all of the materials."
The calendars take a very different approach to Jewish men.
Indeed. This side-by-side comparison prepared by the Post shows the divergence (click to enlarge):
This image captures the contrast in approach. The "Nice Jewish Guys" calendar features mensches you can "take home to Mom." The "Naughty Jewish Boys" calendar boasts shirtless (and presumably brised) men you can take straight to bed.
I'm not an IP lawyer, but I'm hoping that Pflaster and his "Naughty Jewish Boys" calendar prevail. I really want to get my hands on that calendar (which you can pre-order through this website).
For those of you who are IP lawyers or who take an interest in these issues, who is in the right in this mishegas? Read the full Post article, the C&D letter, and the response, then comment on this post and vote in our reader poll.
UPDATE (3/21/2014, 9:15 a.m.): Check out this excellent analysis (by Foley Hoag's David Kluft) of parody as a defense in trademark law, which may be relevant to the calendar controversy.
Sexy Jewish pinup calendars in 'naughty vs nice' holy war [New York Post]
Naughty Jewish Boys™ Calendar [official website]
Nice Jewish Guys™ Calendar [official website]
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1 In 5 Women Changes Her Name Before Getting Engaged
While it's hard (read: awkward) to imagine just how these conversations would play out amongst the couples, this statistic does provoke a conversation about the general status quo of name-changing today. One might assume that the percentage of women taking their husbands' last names would go down as more and more women make it big in the workforce — the more established you are, the more inconvenient a name change can be. A study published a few years back found, after looking at 35 years of data, that the number of women keeping their maiden names was highest in the '90s at 23%, before eventually leveling out to 18% in the decade following. And, of course, the choice to keep a maiden name or not is greatly affected by a number of factors including religion, whether or not the woman's parents are divorced, and age (women who married in their late 30s were over six times more likely to keep their maiden names than those who married in their early 20s).
The study doesn't provide data for the last few years, but it seems like, at least for most of the 2000s, the practice of adopting a husband's name was back on the upswing. Those fluctuations are interesting in their own right, but the fact that — if this David's Bridal info is any indication of reality — women are changing their names preemptively seems like a reflection of the increasingly bonkers culture of weddings, proposals, and all the (expensive) trappings that come with it. The idea of slowly releasing your post-name-change presence online brings to mind women who, "just in case," book wedding spaces years in advance or buy the perfect dress when they see it, regardless of whether they've actually contemplated marriage with a specific partner. But, hey, in this day and age, you gotta lock down your domain name early, right?


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South Korean smartphone maker LG has announced its new flexible and self-healing flagship device will be sold in Singapore and Hong Kong this month. Those are the first two markets outside its home country of South Korea since launch. If and when the US or Europe will get the G Flex is still unknown, but Android Central reports we can expect a global rollout soon.
Singapore can preorder the phone on December 8 and Hong Kongers can purchase it from retailers on December 13.
As the software and performance differences between high-end phones become less distinct, physical alterations are emerging as more prominent selling points. The Samsung Galaxy Round, which is curved around its vertical axis as opposed to the LG's horizontal axis, also launched in South Korea but hasn't specified release dates for the rest of us. Unlike the G Flex, however, the Samsung Round's body remains rigid.
Neither of the phones will come cheap. In South Korea, the LG G Flex runs about $940, while the Samsung Round costs about $1,000.
LG remains one of the top five handset manufacturers globally.
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Apr 23, 2013 Netflix added two million U.S. subscribers to its streaming video service in the first quarter of this year. Analysts say that the company is making its mark with original programming.
Twitter edges closer to TV with advertising deal
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Apr 23, 2013 Twitter and Starcom, sitting in a tree...bringing more advertising to your newsfeed. More on how the deal brings Twitter ever so closer to television.
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Apr 22, 2013 Today Dutch group Mars One is set to announce details about its plan to fund a human colony on Mars -- by turning the process into a reality TV show. Is the once fast-growing, profitable reality TV machine -- here on Earth -- sputtering?
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Apr 15, 2013 Dish Network wants to buy up Sprint Nextel for $25.5 billion. This play is all about the future of TV.
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A former cattle farmer who lives on Cove Creek Road near the southern boundary of Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Smith sold his cows a year ago after constant problems from elk that had migrated onto his property from nearby Cataloochee Valley in the park.
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