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Trinkets of Terror
By Andy Capper
Photos by Martin Parr
Martin's first post-bin Laden piece of memorabilia. It was for sale days after it was announced Osama was dead. What better way to relax after all those years of hunting down and killing the world's most wanted man than having a nice cuppa?
It's a well-known fact that VICE favorite Martin Parr is one of Britain's finest photographers. But few people are aware that he is also an avid collector of tacky memorabilia inspired by terrorists, dictators, and other nefarious characters. I also collect this kind of stuff, and learning of our mutual hobby made me feel less deviant for owning dozens of objects that depict monsters who specialize in mass murder.
Martin told me that last month, when it was announced that Navy SEALs had shot Osama bin Laden in the face and chucked his body into the ocean like a bearded bag of garbage, his reaction was the same as mine: We were instantly excited for all of the death-themed bin Laden merchandise that would soon appear on eBay. Listings for the new ephemera appeared within days—yet another testament to the incredible work ethic fostered by Chinese and Indian sweatshops. Of course, we both placed large orders.
After becoming aware of our mutual pastime, it seemed like God (or Allah, if you prefer) was almost forcing me to ask Martin to photograph some of his most prized pieces and find out why they mean so much to him.
VICE: When did you begin collecting all this, um…
Martin Parr: Political ephemera?
I started with Margaret Thatcher stuff, and as time went on it accelerated. When the internet and eBay and everything really got going, it became a lot easier to find stuff.
My dad had a life-size cardboard cutout of Margaret Thatcher, which he used to keep in his "office" at home, aka the garden shed. Then there were the Spitting Image toys.
I've got all of those things, the squeaky dolls—eBay is full of them. And now that bin Laden is dead, there's a whole new batch of stuff coming out, which I'm accumulating. I've got things from India and Hong Kong that celebrate his passing.
Apart from the fact that it's fun to fill your apartment with things that make guests uneasy, why are you so interested in this stuff?
I think that there's always this shadow of human folly looming over world politics, and many of these objects reflect that.
What are the favorite pieces?
The kulfa balls, which were made in Pakistan in bin Laden's honor. It's so ephemeral and bizarre.
Are they tasty?
Oh I don't know, they have to remain as a sealed package. I hope they're well preserved because they won't ever get eaten.
I bet they taste like something that dripped out of a dialysis machine.
It's quite remarkable that somebody manufactured them, and in such great quantities. He was a real hero in certain parts of Pakistan.
Do you think the US is lying about his death? Conspiracy theories are for nut jobs, but I feel like there's something fishy going on.
I'm pretty convinced because his family and Al Qaeda have confirmed it. Actually, when it was announced I was on eBay and managed to buy a watch that contained the photo circulated right after his death—the one where his face is all shot up.
Yeah, that photo looked like a junior high student made it with Microsoft Paint, but it was still amazing. Some would argue that it's a work of art.
The watch was made in India very soon after that photo was released. A day later it had been removed from the site and I haven't seen it for sale since, but I've got one coming to me soon.
What's the most you've ever spent on one of these items?
I once paid $500 for three Gaddafi watches because, as far as I could tell, they were the only ones for sale on the internet. It seems like a high price because they are pretty cheaply made, but it's not like you can pop down to Tesco and pick up one up, is it?
It's also an investment of sorts, because the demand for these trinkets is growing by the day.
The bin Laden market on eBay has expanded immensely since he died. Before, it was something like a couple hundred items, but now it's in the tens of thousands. There have been times when it's been even more intense. When Saddam died, that was a very good time to buy. The pro-bin Laden stuff, such as the kulfa balls, is getting trickier to find in the West.
A friend once gave me a Hezbollah paperweight he brought back from Pakistan. I cherish it.
The bin Laden things are taking up all my attention at the moment—that and the Gaddafi watches. I don't know how you would go about getting one of those without going to Libya, which is quite hard to do at the moment.
Is the difficulty of obtaining these objects one of the reasons you're so enamored with them?
It's an intuitive thing, and that's why I do it. All of these failed dictators with massive egos allowed these goods to be produced. It speaks volumes about their personalities.

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Two Muslim brothers from Telford in Shropshire have been convicted of sex offences against girls have been sent to prison for 18 and 14 years.
Ahdel Ali, 24, and Mubarek Ali, 29, both of Regent Street, Wellington, were also convicted of controlling child prostitution and trafficking girls.
Ahdel Ali, who was given 18 years at Worcester Crown Court after being convicted of raping a girl of 13.
The jury were told the brothers had sexually abused, trafficked, prostituted or tried to prostitute four teenagers from Telford.
Ahdel Ali was found guilty of one charge of rape, eleven charges of sexual activity with a child, three charges of controlling child prostitution, one of inciting child prostitution, an allegation of inciting a child to engage in sexual activity and meeting a child after grooming.
He was cleared on one charge of inciting child prostitution.
Mubarek Ali was convicted of four charges of controlling child prostitution, two of trafficking in the United Kingdom for sexual exploitation and a charge of causing child prostitution.
Another case of justice for our young white girls whose lives are being systematically destroyed by these Muslim monsters, as these two beasts head off for a long stretch behind bars we must keep the pressure on the corrupt establishment who have known this practice has been taking place for many years, yet chose to do nothing.
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Arkansas Court of Appeals DIVISION IV
January 19, 2005
SHERYL WEESNER APPELLANTv.JOHN JOHNSON APPELLEE
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Appellant Sheryl Weesner appeals the trial court's denial of her motion to dismiss and the subsequent entry of a divorce decree addressing issues of custody and visitation. In this one-brief case, she contends that the trial court erred in taking jurisdiction pursuant to the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act (UCCJEA), codified at Ark. Code Ann. §§ 9-19-101--9-19-401 (Repl. 2002 & Supp. 2003). We agree, and reverse.
On November 3, 2003, John Johnson, a resident of Arkansas, filed for divorce in White County Circuit Court. Johnson filed an amended complaint for divorce on December 23, 2003, asking that he be awarded custody of the minor child and that Weesner be required to pay support. Weesner filed a motion to dismiss and an amended motion to dismiss alleging that Arkansas did not have jurisdiction to determine issues regarding the minor child. As required by Ark. Code Ann. § 9-19-209 (Repl. 2002), Weesner attached an affidavit to the motion stating the addresses where the child had lived since her birth and that she was presently involved in an action for child support filed in California. In the affidavit, Weesner maintained that she and the minor child had moved around the state, but had always resided in California since the child's birth.
At a hearing on Weenser's motion to dismiss, Weesner's counsel maintained that California was the home state of the child and had jurisdiction. Johnson's counsel, however, argued that California was not the child's home state and that Arkansas could retain jurisdiction.
The trial court allowed Johnson to testify at the hearing, and he stated that he and Weesner had been separated since 2001, and although married when the child was born in California on October 5, 2001, they were not living together at the time and did not live together after the baby was born. Johnson testified that Weesner had contacted him after the birth and told him on several occasions that she was moving from California. He stated that she moved around a lot, about every six months. The following facts were revealed on cross examination:
Defendant's Counsel: How long did she live in California after that before Ms. Weesner called you and said, "we're moving."
Johnson: Maybe six months.
Defendant's Counsel: Okay. So from birth to six months they lived in California; is that correct?
Johnson: Yeah, she did.
Defendant's Counsel: And then where did they move after that?
Johnson: They moved to Arizona.
Defendant's Counsel: How long did they live in Arizona?
Johnson: I think she lived there three or four months.
Defendant's Counsel: And where did they move after that?
Johnson: After that, probably back to California.
Defendant's Counsel: And how long did they live in California then?
Johnson: I'm not sure.
Defendant's Counsel: And did they move again outside California?
Johnson: I don't think it was outside California. I think it was around, went to the Bay area somewhere.
Defendant's Counsel: So the first six months of life in California, moved to Arizona, around Wittmann, maybe three or four months, then they moved back to California, and they've lived in California ever since then; is that correct?
Johnson: I - - I think they moved away again.
Defendant's Counsel: That was my question to you: Where to and when?
Johnson: I think it was Nevada.
Defendant's Counsel: When was that?
Johnson: Well, I'm not sure.
Defendant's Counsel: Do you know how long they lived in Nevada?
Johnson: Probably two or three months.
The trial court subsequently filed an order denying Weesner's motion to dismiss and stating it had jurisdiction over the parties and subject matter. The divorce decree was then issued on April 27, 2004, and simply stated that based on the testimony taken in open court it had jurisdiction over the parties and subject matter.
Our supreme court set forth an overview of the UCCJEA in Arkansas Department of Human Services v. Cox, 349 Ark. 205, 82 S.W.3d 806 (2002), recognizing that the purpose of adopting the UCCJEA was to prevent jurisdictional conflicts like those that arose under its predecessor, the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction Act (UCCJA). It also determined that child-custody jurisdiction is a matter of subject-matter jurisdiction. Moore v. Richardson, 332 Ark. 255, 964 S.W.2d 377 (1998); see also Dorothy v. Dorothy, ____ Ark. App. ____, ____ S.W.3d ____ (Dec. 1, 2004). It subsequently stated that the UCCJEA is the exclusive method for determining the proper forum in child-custody proceedings involving other jurisdictions. Greenhough v. Goforth, 354 Ark. 502, 126 S.W.3d 345 (2003). We can raise sua sponte the question of whether the lower court lacked subject-matter jurisdiction, and if we conclude that the lower court was without jurisdiction, dismissal is an appropriate disposition of the case. Tyler v. Talburt, 73 Ark. App. 260, 41 S.W.3d 431 (2001).
In applying the UCCJEA, section 9-19-201 provides the criteria to determine whether a state has jurisdiction to make an initial child- custody determination. It provides:
(a) Except as otherwise provided in § 9-19-204 [temporary emergency jurisdiction], a court of this State has jurisdiction to make an initial child-custody determination only if:
(1) this State is the home State of the child on the date of the commencement of the proceeding, or was the home State of the child within six (6) months before the commencement of the proceeding and the child is absent from this State but a parent or person acting as a parent continues to live in this State;
(2) a court of another State does not have jurisdiction under subdivision (a)(1) of this section, or a court of the home State of the child has declined to exercise jurisdiction on the ground that this State is the more appropriate forum under § 9-19-207 or § 9-19-208, and:
(A) the child and the child's parents, or the child and at least one (1) parent or a person acting as a parent, have a significant connection with this State other than mere physical presence; and (B) substantial evidence is available in this State concerning the child's care, protection, training, and personal relationships;
(3) all courts having jurisdiction under subdivision (a)(1) or (2) of this section have declined to exercise jurisdiction on the ground that a court of this State is the more appropriate forum to determine the custody of the child under § 9-19-207 or § 9-19-208; or
(4) no court of any other State would have jurisdiction under the criteria specified in subdivision (a)(1), (2), or (3) of this section.
(b) Subsection (a) of this section is the exclusive jurisdictional basis for making a child-custody determination by a court of this State.
(c) Physical presence of, or personal jurisdiction over, a party or a child is not necessary or sufficient to make a child-custody determination.
Ark. Code Ann. § 9-19-201. Additionally, § 9-19-102 defines "home state" as:
the State in which a child lived with a parent or a person acting as a parent for at least six (6) consecutive months immediately before the commencement of a child-custody proceeding. In the case of a child less than six (6) months of age, the term means the State in which the child lived from birth with any of the persons mentioned. A period of temporary absence of any of the mentioned persons is part of the period.
Under this definition, Arkansas was clearly not the home state of the child because no evidence was presented that the child ever lived in Arkansas. Therefore, Arkansas could not acquire jurisdiction under § 9- 19-201(a)(1). Section 9-19-201(a)(2) would allow Arkansas jurisdiction if the child had no home state or the home state declined jurisdiction, but only if the child and at least one parent had a significant connection with Arkansas other than mere physical presence and substantial evidence existed in this state concerning the child's welfare and being. Because this is not a case where a home state has declined jurisdiction, under this provision, the court could only conclude it had jurisdiction if there was evidence that the child and at least one parent had significant connections with Arkansas. The facts as presented to the judge in this case show that the child had absolutely no connections with the state of Arkansas. The father lived here, but the child never did. In two cases decided under the previous UCCJA, such a "connection" was found to be lacking. LeGuin v. Caswell, 277 Ark. 20, 638 S.W.2d 674 (1982) (finding fact that father had moved to Arkansas and filed custody action, although children had never been to the state, not enough to establish significant connection with the state); Fletcher v. Fletcher, 20 Ark. App. 190, 726 S.W.2d 684 (1987) (finding that the child was not significantly connected to the state when the extent of the child's connection with Arkansas was that his father claimed it as his permanent residence).
Section 9-19-201(a)(3) refers to a situation in which another state with jurisdiction declines to use it because it would be more convenient to allow the case to proceed in Arkansas. That is clearly not the case here. The final provision for finding jurisdiction is § 9-19-201(a)(4). In that provision, Arkansas can retain jurisdiction if no court of any other state would have jurisdiction under the previous three provisions. Although Johnson's testimony did not determine conclusively that the child had lived in California for the six months immediately preceding the custody proceedings (and therefore establish it as the child's home state), it did establish that California could meet the requirements of § 9-19-201(a)(2) because of the significant connections the child had with the state and the likelihood that substantial evidence existed there regarding the child's well-being, which would then prohibit Arkansas from retaining jurisdiction under § 9-19-201(a)(4). Johnson testified that the child was born in California, lived there with her mother for at least six months before moving to Arizona for, at the most, four months, then back to California for an unspecified amount of time, then to Nevada for, at the most, three months, then back to California until the present time. That testimony indicates the child was born in California, lived in California for over half of her life (except for two brief moves out of state), and lived in California at the time of the hearing. Therefore, based on Johnson's testimony and the affidavit of Weesner, the only state with which the child had "significant" connections is the State of California.*fn1 Because the child had no connection with the State of Arkansas and the only way Arkansas could exercise jurisdiction would be if the child had no home state or no significant connections with another state, we hold that the trial court erred as a matter of law in assuming jurisdiction over the child-custody determinations in this case.
Reversed and dismissed as to the child-custody adjudication.
Griffen and Crabtree, JJ., agree.
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This "no math" method of ranging targets makes sense in the heat of battle. You simply insert a target of known dimensions (18-inches or 1-meter) into a bracket on the reticle by turning the power ring.
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The first shot with the scope landed about six inches right and low. The ¼ MOA clicks on the turret were spot on and quickly brought the subsequent shots into the black. Note that the M1000 scope is designed to be zeroed at 250 yards. Not having that much real estate at the range I was using, the instructions suggest using the top hash mark above the crosshair for a 100-yard sight-in, which should put me on at 250.
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Recorder News Staff
FONDA -- The roosters were crowing and the chickens were clucking Thursday as Poultry Judge James Matts made his way among the cages in the rabbit and poultry barn.
It was the open poultry show and Matts was trying to find the winners.
Each chicken was taken from its cage and held with one hand as he inspected each part of the body before placing them back in the cage and marking their identification tags.
He said he was checking the leg cover, the wing cover, the tone of the feathers, and the body type.
"There are different classes and they are all bred to specific standards," he said. "The condition of the animal is the most important. It tells me how well they are cared for."
Nearby, Marigrace Hoag of Canajoharie watched Matts, anxiously waiting for him to reach her cages. Hoag had several chickens being shown.
"I like to hear what he has to say about the chickens," she said. "It helps me decide whether I should buy different ones or if the ones I have are good enough."
In addition to the chickens, Hoag said she had 40 rabbits at the fair which are taking up two aisles.
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In the autumn they issued a sack of potatoes per person
Frozen Dreams: Russia's Arctic obsession (16 min.) is a Financial Times video feature about Russian Federation preparations to take advantage of the Northern Sea Route opening up along its Arctic coast, which may at some point offer a preferable path for global shipping between the Atlantic region and East Asia, in comparison with the conventional route through the Mediterranean, Suez Canal, and Indian Ocean. [more inside]
Breaking up is easy...if you have the right vessel
And it's even easier with a bit of international cooperation: Time lapse video of USCGC Bristol Bay and CCGS Samuel Risley working together to break ice from Sarnia to Windsor, Ontario, in one day. Further inland, Amphibex icebreaking machines are used to break ice on the Red River in Manitoba to prevent flooding from ice jamming ahead of spring. That's just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to icebreaking... [more inside]
We eat bacon and pastries and are happy. Oh, and the North Pole is ours.
In 2012, the UN said that Denmark was the happiest place on earth. This year, Denmark returned to the UN with some nice Danish pastries, and a territorial claim to the North Pole based on its relationship with Greenland, a Danish autonomous territory. [more inside]
It's as if he were the wind or weather itself.
Vyacheslav Korotki is a man of extreme solitude. He is a trained polyarnik, a specialist in the polar north, a meteorologist.
The Ket had seven souls, unlike animals, who had only one.
The Ket from the Lake Munduiskoye (2008, 30 min.) The Ket people are an indigenous group in central Siberia whose population has numbered less than two thousand during the past century. Although mostly assimilated into the dominant Russian culture at this point, a couple hundred of them are still able to speak the Ket language, the last remaining member of the Yeniseian language group. Recent scholarship has proposed a link between Ket and some Native American language groups.
Lightink ze vay.
They had to be fully autonomous, because they were situated hundreds and hundreds miles aways from any populated areas. After reviewing different ideas on how to make them work for a years without service and any external power supply, Soviet engineers decided to implement atomic energy to power up those structures. So, special lightweight small atomic reactors were produced in limited series to be delivered to the Polar Circle lands and to be installed on the lighthouses.
Chuckchi Jokes
Anyone familiar with the contemporary Russian humorous folklore (jokelore, or in Russian anekdoty) knows that one of the most popular series of such jokes revolves around the Chukchis, the native people of Chukotka, the most remote northeast corner of Russia. These jokes, especially popular in 1990s and 2000s, fit the international genre of ethnic stupidity jokes . . .
Russia's Arctic 'sea grab'
Russia is expected within months to claim to the United Nations its right to annex about 380,000 square miles of the Arctic.
Move over Suez Canal, there's a new route in town
For hundreds of years, mariners have dreamed of an Arctic shortcut that would allow them to speed trade between Asia and the West. Two German ships are poised to complete that transit for the first time, aided by the retreat of Arctic ice that scientists have linked to global warming. Arctic Shortcut Beckons Shippers as Ice Thaws.
The Northwest Passage
Scientists are now revising earlier projections about the speed at which global warming will impact the arctic ice sheet. By 2013 it could very well disappear in the summer months, opening up new sea lanes for commerce and, potentially, "a quarter of the earths oil and natural gas resources". Several arctic countries are thinking ahead, while it appears others have been for quite some time.
Railway of Bones
Dead Road - Museum of Communism in the Open. "It was one of the most ambitious projects of the Stalin era, known as the 'railway of bones'. At least 10 people a day died during the four years of its construction [actually 1947-1953], but unlike most of Uncle Joe's grand designs it was never completed and now sits unfinished in the tundra, an icy road to nowhere." The transpolar railway was built by labour camps^ 501 and 503 and construction was stopped after the amnesty following Stalin's death in 1953; 800km, about half, was built. Some sections are currently in operation, but much is abandoned: depot and locomotives in Dolgoe, Dolgoe itself, labour camps, more spectacular decay. (Previously: Norilsk, which was supposed to see an extension of the line.)
Apocalypse, Schmapocalypse
Global warming -- the upside: the entrepreneurs poised to make millions from new ports and shipping lanes in the formerly ice-bound Arctic circle. A fascinating New York Times article on the international land-grab following the news (reported here, discussed here, whitewashed here, et. al.) that the polar ice caps and Siberian permafrost are melting. Goodbye Gulf Stream, hello Club Med Santa-style -- first SUV to the North Pole wins!
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Who is 'the press'?
Courts have long struggled with this seemingly easy question. While no doubt exists that "mainstream" media, such as broadcast stations, newspapers and magazines, enjoy the freedom of "the press," the line gets blurrier in cases involving underground newspapers, free-lance writers and pamphleteers. In general, however, courts have defined "the press" so as to include all publishers. The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, for example, has said that First Amendment protections extend to "'every sort of publication which affords a vehicle of information and opinion.'" von Bulow v. von Bulow, 811 F.2d 136, 144 (2d Cir.) (quoting Lovell v. Griffin, 303 U.S. 444, 452 (1938)), cert. denied, 481 U.S. 1015 (1987).
Does 'freedom of the press' mean the news media can say or write anything they want?
Unless restricted by a valid prior restraint (which is rare), the news media are free to publish any information or opinion they desire. This freedom, however, does not immunize them from liability for what they publish. A newspaper that publishes false information about a person, for example, can be sued for libel. A television station similarly can be sued if it broadcasts a story that unlawfully invades a person's privacy. Because such liability can be staggering, most journalists strive to exercise their freedom to publish in a responsible and ethical manner.
If a newsgatherer is jailed for refusing to turn over subpoenaed information, how and when is he or she released?
A jailed newsgatherer can be released for many reasons. Occasionally, the newsgatherer will "purge" the contempt by turning over the subpoenaed information. In other instances, an appellate court will uphold the privilege and overturn the contempt order. If the newsgatherer demonstrates enough resolve to convince the judge that the information never will be provided and that further jail time is futile, some judges will release the newsgatherer. Newsgatherers also often are released when the proceeding in which they were subpoenaed (the trial or grand jury session) ends or when the information for which they were subpoenaed is obtained from another source.
The reporters and editors at my local newspaper are highly biased. Is there a federal regulator who should know about this?
No. Under the First Amendment, newspapers and magazines can publish information as they see fit, biased or not. If published information is libelous, the publication can be sued by the person claiming to be libeled. But the federal government does not and cannot regulate newspaper content.
Why is the status of a plaintiff so important in defamation law?
The status of the plaintiff (person bringing a lawsuit) in defamation law is important because there are different legal standards for different types of plaintiffs. The legal standard changes depending upon whether the defamation plaintiff is a private or public figure. Private figures must show that a defendant was negligent, or at fault, in order to prevail. But, so-called public figures or public officials who sue for defamation must meet a higher legal standard. They must show that a defendant acted with actual malice by clear and convincing evidence in order to recover. The courts have defined actual malice as knowing that a statement was false or acting in reckless disregard as to whether a statement was true or false.
This difference in legal standards shows why a significant amount of defamation litigation focuses on whether the plaintiff is a private or public figure. Defamation defendants will often argue that plaintiffs are public figures, while plaintiffs will often contend that they are private figures.
What is a retraction statute?
A retraction statute is a law that allows a defamation plaintiff to retract, or take back, a defamatory statement. Retraction statutes vary considerably from state to state in terms of their coverage and net effect. Under many statutes, a plaintiff has to request a retraction within a certain time frame. Then, the defendant must comply in a certain time frame. In many states, if a defendant issues a proper retraction, the defendant can reduce (but not eliminate) the damages they will have to pay. For example, in Tennessee, if a defendant issues a proper retraction, the defendant cannot be held liable for punitive damages. (Punitive damages are damages designed to punish the wrongdoer; they are controversial in some circles because they go beyond compensatory damages, which are damages designed to compensate the plaintiff for wrongdoing.)
Is truth a defense in libel lawsuits?
Truth is an absolute defense to libel claims because one of the elements that must be proven in a defamation suit is falsity of the statement. If a statement is true, it cannot be false, and therefore there is no prima facie case of defamation. There are numerous jurisdictions (including Florida) that have adopted the substantial-truth doctrine, which offers protection to a defendant of a defamation claim as long as the "gist" of the story is true.
In the 1964 ruling New York Times v. Sullivan, the U.S. Supreme Court held that the First Amendment protects the publication of all statements regarding public officials unless the statement was made with actual malice — "with knowledge of its falsity or with reckless disregard of whether it was true or false." The Court set a new standard by requiring that a public-official defamation plaintiff show evidence of actual malice by clear and convincing evidence. If the plaintiff is a private person, then only negligence needs to be proven, assuming the defamatory statement was false. However, if the private person wants to recover punitive damages, she must show that actual malice existed, as well.
When can an individual sue for public disclosure of private facts?
Generally, the material published must be private information that "is not of legitimate concern to the public." Its disclosure must also be "highly offensive to a reasonable person." Material private enough to trigger this tort claim could include disclosure of sexual orientation, medical history, or other personal, private facets of a person's life. The pressing question in public disclosure of private-facts cases is whether the information is newsworthy or of legitimate concern to the public. Newsworthiness is evaluated by an examination of several factors, including the social value of the disclosed material, the depth of intrusion into personal life, and the extent to which the person is already in public view. Even Louis Brandeis and Samuel Warren, authors of a famous 1890 law review article, "The Right To Privacy," wrote: "The right to privacy does not prohibit any publication of matter which is of public or general interest."
What types of conduct by the news media can lead to intrusion claims?
Many different types of conduct can cause someone to file an intrusion/invasion-of- privacy lawsuit. Common examples include trespassing on private property without the owner's consent, installing hidden cameras or other secret surveillance equipment to monitor someone's behavior, and harassing a person by continually following him.
An example of conduct that was held to be intrusive enough to warrant judicial relief was the case of paparazzi photographer Ron Galella. Galella was relentless in his pursuit of photographs of Jackie Onassis and her children. After a court injunction and appeal, Galella was prohibited from approaching within 25 feet of Jackie O., blocking her movement in any public place and engaging in "any conduct which would reasonably be foreseen to harass, alarm or frighten the defendant."
What is prior restraint?
A prior restraint is a legal restraint on material before publication. It's an order that prevents publication.
Does the protection against prior restraint protect only the news media?
In theory, the protection against prior restraint applies to all speakers. Practically, however, fewer circumstances exist in which individuals can assert this protection. Moreover, in light of the balancing test suggested in Landmark Communications, a court might be more likely to find that the government's interest in preventing harmful speech outweighs an individual's interest in disseminating sensitive information.
What types of restraints on speech do individuals face?
As most famously described by Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes in Schenck v. United States, "The most stringent protection of free speech would not protect a man in falsely shouting fire in a theatre and causing a panic." Other types of speech by individuals also fall outside the protection against prior restraint, including fighting words and obscenity.
"There are two ways in which the government may attempt to restrain speech," wrote scholar Henry Cohen in "Freedom of Speech and Press: Exceptions to the First Amendment" (Congressional Research Service, 2001). "The more common is to make a particular category of speech, such as obscenity or defamation, subject to criminal prosecution or civil suit, and then, if someone engages in the proscribed category of speech, to hold a trial and impose sanctions if appropriate. The second way is by prior restraint; i.e., to issue a court injunction against engaging in particular speech " publishing the Pentagon Papers, for example."
If my employer tells me I can't say certain things or discuss certain matters, isn't that prior restraint?
Not from a First Amendment standpoint. The First Amendment limits what government in its various forms can do to restrict speech. Many individuals are subject to employment or other contracts that limit their right to speak freely. That's a private matter.
How does the FCC define 'indecent' speech?
Under FCC rules, broadcast indecency is "language or material that, in context, depicts or describes, in terms patently offensive as measured by contemporary community standards for the broadcast medium, sexual or excretory organs or activities." By "contemporary community standards," the FCC means the standard "of an average broadcast viewer or listener and not the sensibilities of any individual complainant."
Have there been attempts to apply 'equal time' rules to newspapers?
Some states passed "right of reply" statutes to require newspapers that criticized candidates to give those candidates space to respond. In Miami Herald Publishing Co. v. Tornillo (1974), the U.S. Supreme Court said such statutes violated the First Amendment because the government cannot compel a newspaper to publish information. "A responsible press is an undoubtedly desirable goal," the Court said, "but press responsibility is not mandated by the Constitution and like many other virtues it cannot be legislated."
Do television networks have access to courtroom trials?
Television coverage is not allowed in federal courts. The state courts have been more receptive to allowing television coverage of trials, but none has recognized a right to broadcast a trial. The courts most receptive to cameras in the courtroom allow judges broad discretion in deciding whether to permit televised coverage.
The Radio-Television News Directors Association and its foundation closely monitor the federal and state rules governing cameras in the courtroom. The foundation posts a state-by-state guide of current law regarding cameras and microphones in courtrooms on its Web site.
What campaign-finance rules apply to broadcasters?
The rules that apply to broadcasters are mainly bookkeeping rules. Broadcasters are required to keep publicly available records of politically related broadcasting requests.
So, as stated in the 2003 Supreme Court decision McConnell v. Federal Election Commission, any request to purchase air time "made by or on behalf of" any "legally qualified candidate for public office" that refers to a "legally qualified candidate" or "any election to Federal office" or a "national legislative issue of public importance" has to be recorded and made available to the public.
How can I find out if my state has a shield law or recognizes a newsgatherer's privilege?
The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press publishes "The Reporter's Privilege Compendium," a state-by-state guide to the privilege. This updated guide is available online.
You can also obtain current information by researching state law in law libraries or through a number of online databases, including www.findlaw.com.
How have the circuit courts viewed the question of reporters' privilege?
See this compilation, Branzburg v. Hayes, reporters' privilege & circuit courts.
How common are gag orders?
Gag orders are increasingly common. A survey conducted by the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press tracked 43 gag orders in 26 states and the District of Columbia between Feb. 1 and April 20, 2000. Among the Reporters Committee's findings were:
- Most of the orders were imposed even though the trial judge did not conduct hearing to determine whether there were less-drastic means to ensure a fair trial.
- 18 of the 43 orders were imposed in civil rather than criminal cases, including some in cases in which governmental entities were parties.
- A federal judge in Lubbock, Texas, entered gag orders in nearly all of his cases — a total of 219 cases in two years.
How can I find out the extent to which my state allows cameras in the courtroom?
The Radio-Television News Directors Association closely monitors the federal and state rules governing cameras in the courtroom. The foundation posts a state-by-state guide of current law regarding cameras and microphones in courtrooms on its Web site.
Don't courts unfairly discriminate against television stations when they allow print reporters to use the tools of their trade but deny television reporters that same right?
Broadcasters long have maintained that the tools of their trade — cameras and microphones — can be used to cover trials with no more disruption than the pens, notebooks, tape recorders and other materials used by print reporters and sketch artists. Most courts, however, have not been persuaded by this argument. In addition, most courts have taken the view that, as long as television reporters are allowed into the courtroom, they have the same access as print reporters.
Given that trials are presumed to be open, does the public have a First Amendment right to hear the discussions among the judge, the lawyers and the parties in sidebar conferences or in the judge's chambers?
Assuming that sidebar conferences and meetings in chambers are not being used to circumvent hearings that should be held in open court, the right of access does not extend to such discussions. Courts that have considered this issue have denied access on the grounds that there is no historical tradition of access to these portions of a trial. These discussions, however, almost always are recorded by the court reporter, and many courts, if asked, will release transcripts of the discussions after the trial.
Are there dangers in using anonymous juries?
Anonymous juries were first used in the late 1970s and the early 1980s in trials of drug kingpins and other defendants who posed a special danger to jurors. In those cases and in cases in which there is a high risk of jury tampering, anonymous juries are necessary to protect both jurors and the integrity of the judicial system. Since the mid-1990s, however, judges often have empaneled anonymous juries in cases, including civil cases, in which the only "risk" to jurors is the possibility of being approached for press interviews after the case. Anonymous juries should not be used so lightly, however, particularly because being anonymous almost always suggests to jurors that the defendant is dangerous. An anonymous jury is also often beyond scrutiny, even by the parties in the case. One of the jurors in the anonymous jury seated to hear one of mobster John Gotti's trials, for example, was a man with ties to organized crime. Many believe this juror contacted Gotti's attorneys, arranged for a bribe and ensured Gotti's acquittal. Because of the jurors' anonymity, neither the prosecutors nor the news media were aware of this juror's background until after the trial.
Why would any state want to include protections for press freedom in its constitution? Doesn't the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution cover that?
The First Amendment provides only the minimum level of constitutional protection. The states are free to provide additional protection under their own state laws, including their state constitutions. This notion of "dual federalism," envisioned by the Framers, thus provides citizens and others with two important levels of legal protection by which to safeguard our rights.
How does criminal libel differ from civil libel?
In criminal libel, the theory is that the damage is to the public rather than to a private individual. Therefore, the state becomes the prosecuting entity against an individual speaker. Presumably, the individual's libelous statement would have to be deemed serious enough to warrant removing the case from the civil realm. The defamation involved in criminal libel could be of another individual, a public official, a government entity, a group, or even a deceased person.
Didn't New York Times Co. v. Sullivan eliminate the basis for criminal-libel suits?
No. In Sullivan (1964), as well as in Garrison v. Louisiana the same year, the Supreme Court extended some First Amendment protection to some false statements of fact leveled against public officials and public figures. But it did not find criminal libel unconstitutional.
When are media 'ride-alongs' with police allowed?
Media "ride-alongs" are allowed up to the point that law enforcement personnel enter a private residence. In Wilson v. Layne, the U.S. Supreme Court in 1999 held that police officers executing an arrest warrant violated the Fourth Amendment when they, without the homeowners' consent, invited a reporter and photographer inside a home to witness the search for a fugitive. While the Court recognized that the inclusion of media representatives in such cases might serve general law enforcement aims, it held that such goals were insufficient to overcome the privacy protections fundamental to the Fourth Amendment.
What rights do journalists have at accident or disaster scenes?
The courts haven't recognized that the news media have any constitutional guarantee of access to any particular scene. However, there are statutory rights in a few states and case law in others that protect press access from unreasonable restriction.
The courts have generally stood behind journalists who act reasonably in trying to get information — but courts have not protected those who blatantly disregard police orders. Courts have recognized under the First Amendment a press privilege to be left alone by the police, so long as the media do not unreasonably interfere with or obstruct police activity or risk their own personal safety. In Connell v. Town of Hudson, for example, a 1990 case in New Hampshire, a federal judge found that a news photographer had a First Amendment right to be at a car-accident scene.
What is HIPAA?
It's the Health Information Portability and Accountability Act, a federal health-privacy law that went into effect in 2003.
Does HIPAA mean journalists can't report on individuals' medical conditions?
No. HIPAA does not regulate what the press can report. But it does limit the kinds of information that hospitals and various government agencies can disclose.
What if a reporter learns health-related information from a source not associated with an agency?
Health-care information the news media obtains independently is not subject to HIPAA. It may be published or broadcast freely, subject to any newsroom policies limiting the publication of information about minors or the deceased.
If a crime or emergency occurs on the grounds of a medical facility, does HIPAA trump the news media's right to access the location while emergency responders are in charge of the scene?
There does not appear to be a case where HIPAA has been used to bar a journalist's access to a crime or emergency scene. The issue of trespass would be the bigger issue if the incident occurred on private property. (See the FAQ "What rights do journalists have at accident or disaster scenes?") Having said that, there have been cases of misinterpretation of HIPAA, and there have been instances of law enforcement and fire department personnel saying they can no longer release information once commonly disclosed. This may extend to denying access to a crime or emergency scene.
Do court transcripts fall under FOI? Can they be withheld from litigants?
The Freedom of Information Act applies only to federal government agencies. Although all states have created their own FOI acts, these acts do not apply to the court systems. However, courts have tended to allow a right of access to court files and documents, including court transcripts. The problem that the courts have constantly faced is determining just how far the right of access reaches.
The general rule is that if the public has access to a legal proceeding, then it has the right to access to the records of a proceeding, which include court transcripts.
Many states' Web sites have instructions for ordering court transcripts. For example, see Connecticut's Judicial Branch site or Kansas's Judicial Branch.
Litigants in a trial have the right of access to obtain court transcripts of the trial if the public also has access. However, judges do have the authority to withhold court transcripts from the public and litigants.
An Ohio Supreme Court decision held that the cost of obtaining a court transcript depends on who is making the request. In State ex. rel. Slagle v. Rogers, the state court held that parties to a court proceeding must pay the court reporter $2.50 per page for a transcript. Anyone who subsequently requests a court transcript must pay only 10 cents per page — the standard rate in Ohio for any public record.
Are states making court records available electronically for the public?
Many states have implemented procedures to allow for electronic access to court records. Most have come to the conclusion, through committee studies, that the public should be able to access court records regardless of the medium in which they are stored.
However, states have realized that there are additional privacy concerns when dealing with electronic access to court records. Many states respond to this issue by allowing electronic access only to non-confidential court records, as long as certain types of sensitive, personal information are removed from the records. This would include Social Security, credit card and financial account numbers, etc.
Most states have reached the conclusion that electronic access to court records should be provided in a way that is consistent with the fundamental right of public access to court records. States have further concluded that narrowly tailored exceptions to public access are acceptable as long as states do not make broad categorical limitations as to what the public can request. Almost all states will deny the public's access to electronic records if the state has an interest in secrecy that outweighs the public's right of access to a particular document.
Some state courts have also made digital audio recordings of courtroom proceedings publicly available online. The U.S. District Court in Nebraska and the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina were the first to make such recordings available, and several other courts have joined that movement.
In 2007, the Reporter's Committee for Freedom of the Press conducted a state-by-state analysis of online access to court records.
What is a blog?
A blog, or Web log, is generally described as an online journal or diary where individuals can post their thoughts on a subject for the world to see and read. Many, however, disagree over the definition of a blog. Robert Cox, president of the Media Bloggers Association, stated in an interview with the First Amendment Center Online that there is no clear definition of "blogging": "[The term] is worse than useless because it is an empty vessel into which people can — and do — pour whatever meaning suits them at the time. … Blogging is writing."
Does blogging raise First Amendment issues?
Just as with any medium of communication, blogging can implicate a variety of First Amendment interests. Some bloggers write material that others may claim is defamatory. There is also a debate as to whether bloggers qualify as journalists or reporters for purposes of reporter-shield legislation. Additionally, a looming question concerns the extent of free-speech protection held by public employees who post blogs on their free time. There is also a debate as to whether bloggers should be subject to campaign-disclosure legislation.
Can public employees be disciplined for the content of their blogs?
That is a difficult question. Certainly, public employers have authority to prohibit employees from writing their blogs on employer time. The trickier question is whether a public employee can be disciplined for expression created on his or her own time. One theory is that since the expression was created off-duty, then the employer has no control over such content. A key factor could be whether the expression causes a disruption at the workplace. A few courts, for instance, have disciplined employees for racist comments they have made off-duty. This is a developing area of the law that merits close attention.
Can a newspaper refuse to run a letter or advertisement?
Yes, newspapers do have a First Amendment right to refuse letters to the editor and ads. Since they are privately owned entities whose editors have editorial control, they are free to promote whatever political, social or economic view they wish.
The U.S. Supreme Court addressed the issue of editorial control and freedom of the press in 1974 in the case Miami Herald Publishing Co. v. Tornillo, 418 U.S. 241. This case concerned a Florida political candidate who brought suit against The Miami Herald pursuant to the state's "right-to-reply" statute after the paper refused to print the candidate's reply to editorials critical of him. The statute in question required a newspaper to provide equal space to a political candidate to reply to any criticism of the candidates' personal character or official record printed by the newspaper. The Supreme Court found the statute to be unconstitutional in that it violated the First Amendment right to a free press.
The Court wrote:
"A newspaper is more than a passive receptacle or conduit for news, comment, and advertising. The choice of material to go into a newspaper, and the decisions made as to limitations on the size and content of the paper, and treatment of public issues and public officials — whether fair or unfair — constitute the exercise of editorial control and judgment. It has yet to be demonstrated how governmental regulation of this crucial process can be exercised consistent with First Amendment guarantees of a free press as they have evolved to this time."


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Reviewed by: GailS from MA, review #4063
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Good food and good wine selection.
We had a great meal at Re di Macchia. The menu is small but the food was all excellent. They have a large wine list with some of the finer local wines. I had the daily special of lasagna for a first course, something I'll often avoid fearing something just reheated, and it was fresh and wonderful. The desserts were worth saving space for. Seating is limited so reservations would be recommended.
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With summer winding down and the start of school a little more than a week away many kids will not have the supplies they need for their first day of class.
However a partnership between the Salvation Army and Catholic Charities is working to fix that. It's all thanks to their Back to School program.
Community members sponsor a child by supplying them with school supplies, backpacks, and even new clothes for the school year. More than 470 children are being sponsored but there are still many who are in need of your help.
"First day of school excitement really makes it easier for the kids to be accepted to feel comfortable on that first day of school. It doesn't have to be anything you know expensive or even name brand just something for them to feel good about wearing," said Salvation Army Program Coordinator Vicky Martin.
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Here at Retirement Think Tank, we follow everyone from Jim Cramer to Aaron Task to Larry Kudlow to Suze Orman. For some reason, Suze Orman seems to take a lot of heat from people in our industry. I know she has made some negative comments about certain insurance products over the years, but most of her advice is sound and truly helps her loyal fan base.
We often get the question from both advisors and consumers, "What does Suze Orman think about fixed indexed annuities?" For those of you that have read her great book, "The Road To Wealth", you would know that she sees a great fit for indexed annuities for the right client. For those of you that haven't read her book, we encourage you all to go and read it. In the meantime, check out one of the direct quotes from her book.


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The '64 Datsun pickup had you guys stumped good, but I could tell you were working hard. There were some really good shots at an obscure vehicle. I'm guessing it was the fact that these very early Datsun pickups were essentially unheard of anywhere except pretty much just in LA and maybe the Bay Area. Now I try to avoid hints, but let's just say that this vehicle was much more evenly distributed across the land, so you midwesterners have an equally good shot at it. Happy head scratching!
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The good old simple days, when a couple of knobs pretty much took care of everything a dashboard had to offer. Take your time with this Clue, because I'm just sitting down to put it together. See you in a few hours.
A hearty congratulations go to texan01 who knew a Tempest transaxle when he saw one.
Is the Clue too hard or is it too easy? Is the Clue too hard or is it too easy? Is the Clue…that's what haunts my dreams at night (I guess things could be worse). The last two have been too hard, obviously. This one may be too easy; or not; BTW, it's the blue roof in front of the red van we're guessing about. But help yourself to the rest of this eclectic collection while you're at it.
Sorry; I was so engrossed in writing Tuesday's CC that the time got totally away from. Well, it is that kind of car. I also have to apologize for turning the Marauder X-100's vent spear ninety degrees. I assumed that because it was Mercury Week, the clue would be too easy as is. It threw you, too much so. I will try to avoid doing that again, including tonight's bedtime clue. Good night and good luck.
As is often the case, owners of the Clued CC have a substantial advantage. But when the very piece of sheet metal is sitting in the next room for handy reference, it's almost cheating. Our last winner majo8 is restoring a '67 XR7, so he's highly worthy even if he was clued in. And there were a particularly amusing and wide range of guesses. Keep up the good work!
It took a while, but the VW Fastback's trunk eventually was identified, and as I predicted, it was by an owner. Congratulations to Jimal. Now here we have something that's obviously a bit different, and I'm afraid google images won't be much help here either. I will tell you two things about: it is a production vehicle, and a land-based one at that, even if it does have a certain aeronautical quality to it. Whoever gets this will receive a gold star in the mail.


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It is not exactly clear what "can be entered on the form of a polynomial" means. Do you mean that there exists a polynomial and four points such that , , , ? Is there any condition on , for example: , ..., or ?
Hi, I need help with a question regarding sequences and sums:
The upper of the two following sequences can be entered on the form of a polynomial (ie, an = degree 2 polynomial). Prove that the bottom can not be printed in the form of a degree 2 polynomial. (Hint: start by proving that the top can be entered on the form of a degree 2 polynomial).
0 1 4 9
0 1 4 10
The quadratic function, f, such that f(0)= 0, f(1)= 1, f(2)= 4, f(3)= 9 is fairly obvious. If we are to assume that the second function must give f(0)= 0, f(1)= 1, f(2)= 4, f(3)= 10, then the answer is simple since a quadratic function, having 3 coefficients, is determined by 3 equations.


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Of all the different types of reactions molecules participate in, probably 90% of them involve polar reaction mechanisms. By polar reaction mechanisms what I'm describing is that the bonds that are being made or broken occur heterolytically. So typically two electrons that are in a bond will be broken such that one of the two atoms gets both of the electrons.
Now the first type of reactivity that we're going to focus on is the type involving hydrogen, and in particular, hydrogen connected to a relatively electron deficient atom, an electro negative atom, such that this bond is polarized towards that electron deficient atom.
Now what I want you to see is that the greater that bond is polarized, the bigger the difference in electronegativity between these two atoms, the easier it will be for a base to come and pick up the proton without any electrons leaving the pair of electrons that were in this bond behind with A.
Now to demonstrate this, we want to do a highly technical demonstration. I need to call in my colleague here. Gordon, if you would please? Let's suppose that this red baton represents two electrons for chemical bond. If we both have equal hold, in other words, what this represents is equal electronegativity between the two atoms, pink atom and green atom, then it's going to be relatively difficult for either one of us to get away with both of those electrons. On the other hand, if Gordon has a weaker hold on the electrons, it will be very easy for me to get away with both of the electrons. Again, a heterolytic cleavage and so if Gordon is a proton, it's going to be easier for a base to get him away with something else leaving the pair of electrons with me, the "A" atom in this particular case. So once again, what's crucial for you to understand here is the more that this bond is polarized, the easier it will be towards "A," the easier it will be to remove the H^+ leaving the electrons behind.
So that's going to be our tool for predicting acidity of molecules. You've looked at lots and lots of examples of acids, but what we haven't done is talked about what makes them acidic. And this is the basic idea behind it. So the first thing we're going to look at is the bond strength, the character of the bond that is between the hydrogen and the atom it's connected next to. Eventually we'll look at other effects, but at first we're just going to look at that bond.
Now the first trend that I'd like to talk about is working across the periodic table, going from carbon to nitrogen to oxygen to fluorine. As we go across this period of the periodic table, what is happening? Well, the big difference, carbon, nitrogen, oxygen and fluorine is that the electronegativity is increasing. Remember, electronegativity increases going from left to right in the periodic table. When that occurs the bond between the hydrogen and that atom becomes more polarized. The more it is polarized, the easier it is to remove as H^+. Therefore, the stronger acid it is. How do we measure acidity? K[a], right? The acid dissociation constant or pK[a], the power of the acid dissociation constant.
So here are the pK[a] values and what I want to show you in particular is the incredible difference in pK[a ]just between these two even, HF and H[2]O. Here we have a relatively strong acid. Now to clarify, this is still a weak acid by our formal definition in that it does not completely dissociate in water, but none the less it is much stronger than water itself is a good eleven orders of magnitude difference between the two. Now remember, this is not 11 times, this is 11 powers of ten difference between the acidity of these two species - a huge difference. Well, just look at how pathetic methane is as an acid. This means it's K[a] is 10^-49. If I had a solution of methane, I would have less than one molecule per mole, 10^23 of methane that had actually lost a proton. Essentially it just doesn't lose a proton. This thing is such a weak acid. Ammonia, again, is somewhere in between these. So you see huge, huge differences in acidity simply by going from carbon to nitrogen to oxygen to fluorine. And that again, reflects the bond between hydrogen and whatever it's connected to.
Now that's all fine and good. But let's talk about a different trend. Let's look down the periodic table instead of across the periodic table. What we'll do as an example is we'll look at the halides, HF, HCL, HBR and HI and let me ask you again, what's happening in terms of electronegativity. Well, if you remember the trend as we go down the periodic table, the electronegativity decreases meaning of all of these, fluorine is the most electronegative and we should expect the bond to be most polarized and therefore, easiest to break heterolytically and we'd expect HF to be the strongest acid. And that's exactly what we don't see. The trend, in fact, is exactly the reverse of that. HI is the strongest acid. Remember this is pK[a] so the negative number means super powerful acid and then still very, very strong and then only HF is considered weak by our standards. So strongest acid to weakest acid, HI being the strongest acid now rather than what we expected.
Okay, red flags are going up all over. This is telling us that there is something fundamentally different here, a different trend at work than the last trend we saw. This clearly can't be explained by electronegativity, but what it does have everything to do with is the actual bond strength. Now this could be confusing because weren't we just talking about bond strength? How polarized the bond is is one way of describing that bond, but how strong it is, what's the energy stabilization in making the bond, that's a whole different idea. And, in fact, the overlap between the atomic orbitals of hydrogen and iodine is very poor. And so we have a very weak bond as a result of that. While HF has an extremely strong bond, it costs us 563 kJ to break that bond, almost half of that to break the HI bond.
So let me elaborate on this a little bit further. Let's talk about going from HX to H^+ and H^-. This is the overall reaction that we're talking about, losing a proton, right? This is the heterolytic cleavage that we're talking about. But I could imagine that happening as a series of steps just in terms of energy. This is a thought experiment. I could imagine breaking the bond homolytically into two individual atoms, one electron to each, and that is what these numbers measure. That's the bond dissociation energy. And then I could imagine taking an electron away from hydrogen, adding an electron to whatever X is and that, again, would be electron affinity if I do that. Don't forget, taking away the electron is ionization energy. This is a constant. That's going to be the same because it's hydrogen in all of these cases so I won't pay any attention to this one. But what I'm saying is that the energy involved in the heterolytic cleavage, to go from here to here, is simply the sum of the energies to break it homolytically, the energy it costs us to pull that electron out and the energy we get back by giving an electron to this atom to make X^-. Now when we go across the periodic table, this is the term that is governing what's going on. The electron affinity changes quite a lot going from carbon to nitrogen to oxygen to fluorine, so that's the dominant term that's dictating how easy it is to split it. In other words, the more polarized the bond is, the easier it is to break it. Just like we said before, but when we go down the periodic table, this term doesn't change all that much. It changes some, but not enormously. But what does change to an enormous amount is the bond dissociation energy. It's a much weaker bond break for HI than for HF and so that becomes the dominant term when we're talking about going down the periodic table and comparing acidities. So simply because the bond is a lot weaker for HI than HF, the trend is strongest acid to weakest acid, completely opposite from what we predict based on electronegativity.
So the two trends to remember, and again, these are broad generalizations, but for good reasons. As we go across the periodic table from left to right, acidity will increase and as we go down the periodic table from top to bottom, acidity is going to also increase. Now I have to remind you of one thing. All of this pertains only to the situation where hydrogen is directly connected to some other element that we're talking about. If there are other elements that are changing further away, that's a whole different matter and we'll look at that next. But what we're worried about right now is the nature of the bond itself that's being broken; hydrogen connected to iodine, hydrogen connected to fluorine, hydrogen connected to oxygen and so forth. The two trends that I just mentioned strictly pertain to those situations. When the variable that we're changing is the atom that hydrogen is connected with.
Well, again, this is only one of several effects that determine acidity so let's go ahead now and take a look at inductive effects and how they effect the acidity of the molecule.
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