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If the teenage thug who was the protagonist of the controversial 1971 film A Clockwork Orange operated in today's world, he would probably have an alter ego as an internet ''troll''.
In the film, gang leader Alex masks his identity beneath outlandish make-up and a pseudo-uniform so he and his mates can more readily inflict random acts of violence for pleasure.
Many of today's internet thugs seem to derive the same perverse enjoyment from ''flaming'' their online targets - the virtual equivalent of assaulting strangers with baseball bats.
''Trolling is extremely fun,'' explained one, identified to the Herald only as Apples212.
''I've been trolling my whole life, ever since I can remember. It's extremely relaxing, as all you really have to do is put the 'bait' out there, sit back and wait for someone to bite. I do it because it's fun, and sometimes it's necessary.
''Trolling always makes me feel calm and relaxed, it is one of the best feelings I've ever done [sic].''
The use of the word ''troll'' for those stirring up trouble in cyberspace goes back nearly 20 years, and was originally derived from the fishing term for trailing bait from a line.
In recent weeks it has been all over the mainstream media, courtesy of much-publicised Twitter attacks on the minor celebrity Charlotte Dawson, and the rugby league footballer and Wests Tigers captain, Robbie Farah.
The Premier, Barry O'Farrell, rushed to Farah's defence, The Daily Telegraph in Sydney sallied forth with a front-page declaration of war against trolls, and the federal Attorney-General, Nicola Roxon, the Treasurer, Wayne Swan, and the Communications Minister, Stephen Conroy, declared a temporary cessation of hostilities with News Limited, the Telegraph's parent company, to congratulate the paper on its ''worthwhile initiative''.
Roxon promised to consult with state colleagues to see ''what other action, if any, can be taken to improve the law in this area''.
But lawyers, social media experts, ethicists and even the regulator, the Australian Communications and Media Authority, agree that trying to formulate, and then apply, new black-and-white law in this area is almost certainly doomed to fail.
''If you regulate for specific technologies, different ones will proliferate and your technologically specific policy or legislation will be useless,'' says associate professor David Rolph, a media law specialist at the University of Sydney.
Rolph and others point out that laws against racial vilification, defamation, harassment or menacing behaviour already exist and could be invoked by those willing to take civil action or press for prosecution. But in practice those laws are not well suited to social media and their application in cyberspace has been little-tested in the courts.
One recent exception is a case in Victoria earlier this year, where Michael Trkulja successfully sued Yahoo!7 for defamation and won himself nearly $250,000, after arguing that the search engine was linking his name unfairly with the Melbourne underworld.
In this country Twitter is the tool of the chattering classes - fewer than 150,000 Australians are thought to be active users. As a text-based medium, it holds greater appeal for older users compared with image-friendly Facebook with its greater youth orientation.
Part of Twitter's raw appeal is its relatively untamed, direct and spontaneous nature, says the Sydney University expert in digital cultures, Dr Chris Chesher. ''Where there is freedom, there is risk.''
On the positive side, he argues, ''if there are 1000 readers of a message, there are 1000 potential regulators of that message. Technical standards have to be supplemented with cultural standards and I don't think those can be imposed. Internet culture has had a long history of being its own best regulator.''
The head of the St James Ethics Centre, Simon Longstaff, agrees that trying to draw up specific laws to target internet trolls is probably unworkable and could come at too high a price to free speech.
But he says providers of platforms such as Twitter should be more responsive to complaints.
''I do think that the people who create the platform, when they do it as a private sector endeavour to secure profit, have an obligation to look at how its being used and … make sure they are not becoming complicit in misuse of the thing they have created,'' he says.
''I don't think that if you are Twitter you can simply wash your hands.''
Twitter has drawn particular criticism from politicians because, unlike Google and Facebook, it does not have a physical presence in Australia, and because it creates no obstacles to anonymity. It's also perceived as more reluctant to respond to complaints, with a cultural bias towards not interrupting the free flow of Twitter ''conversations''.
While Twitter provides tools to help customers block their online harassers (see box), it is easy for persistent trollers intent on making someone's life a misery to set up new accounts and keep the online assault going.
Conroy this week went on Ray Hadley's radio show on 2GB to rail against Twitter for failing to act as a ''good corporate citizen'' and accusing it of treating the laws of sovereign nations with ''contempt''.
But one seasoned industry insider saw those comments as an acknowledgement that the government has little but moral suasion to bring to bear.
''I think Conroy is saying the providers have to step up because he knows the government can't regulate,'' the source said.
''These big American platforms are very reluctant to work with individual [foreign] jurisdictions for obvious reasons, and then you have the clash of cultures between the free internet people on the one hand, and on the other, people like Conroy saying, 'look, you are working in a country with certain cultural norms'.
''No one in the world has got on top of this. There is no magic answer out there for how you manage in the new media space.''
Richard Bean, the deputy chairman of ACMA, admits the authority has ''few formal powers in relation to the online world'' and those that exist relate primarily to illegal content, such as images of child abuse.
But he, too, says more formal powers are ''not necessarily the answer''.
''Where we would like to place the emphasis is on citizens arming themselves.''
What the authority can provide, he says, is ''advice and educational resources which are powerful and useful in this area … We would look to be given the responsibilities and funding necessary to be the source of advice and information that people seek in trying to work out how to live their lives online.''
Bean is also concerned that Twitter doesn't have a presence in Australia and that it's ''relatively difficult to speak to someone at Twitter to ask them for help''.
A Twitter spokeswoman, Rachel Bremer, tells the Herald from London the company has no staff in Australia because ''we are actually still a pretty small company [about 1000 employees worldwide] … still in the early days of expanding internationally''. The lack of an office here didn't mean that ''the market isn't important''.
The Melbourne philosopher and author Damon Young has felt the heat of trolling assaults and says sometimes the only defence is withdrawal.
''Technology gives them the means to back-slap each other, these little hives of buzzing trolls supporting each other's delusions about who the enemy is,'' he says. ''But you can't outlaw malice.
''All the internet is going to do is amplify what's already there in human nature, the envy and the malice but also the generosity and the pity and the sweetness that people have.
''For everyone who's been trolled there are hundreds supporting them, who have their back.''
Online activism helps the lilliputians teeming in cyberspace to keep governments and corporations in check. It helped power the ''occupy'' movement and the now-tarnished Arab spring. It helps to connect like-minded interest groups, sustains arguments, debates and campaigns and lets people share stuff they find just plain weird or interesting.
But lurking on the sidelines will always be those looking to throw a match into this combustible mix. Or, as draxor-666 puts it gleefully, ''some people just wanna see the world burn''.
Protect yourself against trolls
- Despite some people's fondness for replying to trolls or retweeting their messages, experts agree the best primary defence is to ignore them. Giving trolls attention only gives them more power.
- The trolls' power can be further diminished by blocking them - if they come back with a new name, which they often do, block them again.
- On all social networks, including Twitter, there is a way to report the abuse, which is what users should do next. There are pages on social networks where abuse can be reported, but if abuse continues users should contact the police, says the Australian Communications and Media Authority.
- Throughout this process, victims should talk to family and friends about the abuse. The ACMA recommends visiting the Cybersmart Online Helpline, or calling the Kids Helpline on 1800 55 1800. Or contact beyondblue on 1300 22 4636.
- If friends are being trolled online, help protect them by telling them to ignore, block and report the trolls.
- Get off social media. If things get really bad, you can always get out by closing down your account. Both Facebook and Twitter allow you to temporarily deactivate your account.
- If you wish to stay online, heighten your privacy settings. On Facebook, and even on Twitter, you can make your accounts private so that only your friends can follow and contact you. This can be altered under your account settings, under privacy.
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Council debates the cost of grave digging
By Katie Zerr
A requested increase in the cost of digging graves in the two Mobridge Cemeteries ignited a debate at the Mobridge City Council meeting, Monday, Oct. 15, on whether the cost is a fair price for that service.
The city has a contract with Gregg's Drilling and Excavation of Mobridge and received a request from Griewski for a cost increase. The cost of digging graves is not paid by the city, but by those paying for the funeral of the deceased.
In his request, Griewski pointed out there has been no increase in the cost of this service since 2009. He said the price of gas and diesel has increased considerably since that time. He requested an increase of $25 to $150 for the variety of services he provides.
The cost includes staking out the grave, digging and closing graves as well as reasonable dirt cleanup in the summer. Digging graves in the winter is more labor intense as it includes the additional work of snow removal from the grave area and using a heating box to enable the digging of the grave.
Ward III Councilman Gene Cox asked if it were time for the city to considering purchasing a backhoe and digging the graves in the city-owned cemeteries. He said the council had discussed the grave digging fees a couple of times since he had been on the council and he wondered if it was time for the city to take over the job.
Other members asked how many graves would have to be dug to justify buying a backhoe, who would operate the backho, would the city be able to make it cost effective.
Ward II Councilwoman Amy Cerney asked if there were other companys interested in bidding for the service.
"The company we have now is extremely familiar with the cemetery layout and everything is divided into plots and graves. We have never had anyone else, to my knowledge, want to do the job," said Mobridge Finance Officer Heather Beck. "We can't just have anybody out there digging the graves. It all has to be measured and plotted."
Ward I Councilwoman Rose Henderson asked if there was a cost comparison with other communities for the same service. Beck said she would research the cost in other communities.
Mayor Jamie Dietterle said the company that does the work is a reputable company that has always done good work. The council discussed the cost of a backhoe, operation and overhead and if it would be justifiable to move in that direction.
The council approved having Mobridge City Attorney Rick Cain amend the ordinance and also change the manner in which the fees could be set through resolution rather than going through the ordinance change process.
They also approved increasing the fees if the research Beck does finds the costs are in line with other communities and have Ward I Councilman Tom O'Connell research the cost of a backhoe.
Land sale
Mobridge City Administrator Steve Gasser received a letter from Michael and Mickele Lee who own a lot on Railroad Street, concerning the sale of the property.
The Lees were expressing their disappointment that city ordinances would not allow a structure to be built on the lot (it is too small according to city ordinance) nor would the city allow them to put a travel trailer on the lot.
They said they had owned the lot since 2000 and when they purchased it, there were two converted railroad cars on the lot. They gave the city permission to tear those cars down during the "Clean Up South Dakota" program with the intention of using the lot as place to put their travel trailer in order to be able to use it while they visited Mobridge. They have continued to pay taxes on the property and paid to have it mowed.
They said since they could not use it in the manner in which they wanted, they attempted to sell the land. They had a buyer and a deal had been made but the buyer, upon finding out that the lot was zoned as residential and he could not use it a camping place when he visited Mobridge, backed out of the deal.
A second buyer was found, but they too, became discouraged when they found out about ordinance requirements for putting a structure on the property.
Since the Lees could not use the property and could not sell the property because of the city's ordinance restrictions, they requested that the city buy the property for $2,500 and reimburse them for part of the mowing fees they have paid over the years. If the city will not purchase the land, they will be forced to take legal action against the city.
Zoning officer Harley Overseth told the council the lot is 6,300 square feet and the ordinance requirement for a structure is 7,000 square feet. Overseth told the council the Lees could also have chosen to use a variance request for their plans, but had chosen not to go that route.
He told the council people should look into ordinances before they make a purchase to ensure they are able to follow through with plans. That would eliminate these types of problems.
He said Fishermen's Haven, an area where campers have been set by non-residents is a special circumstance and it has been grandfathered in. He said theother lot is zoned residential and therefore cannot be used for campers.
Cain told the council there was no law that he could find that would require the city to purchase the land and Dietterle agreed that there is no reason the city would purchase the land at this time.


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Kaley Cuoco and Ryan Sweeting could be facing divorce, with a new report indicating marital troubles for the Big Bang Theory star.
Though only married for a few months, Kaley and Ryan have faced a number of reports indicating trouble in the marriage. The latest report claims that the two had a big fight and tried to smooth things over, but it didn't go so well.
Celeb Dirty Laundry noted the following.
"Friends of the couple are whispering that their dysfunctional marriage is about to crumble into divorce because of their bad behaviors and vicious cycle of tit-for-tat. Kaley is the jealous type and is very needy in relationships. Ryan played along in the beginning but between Kaley's inflated ego and his insecurities, he is beginning to rebel. Ryan gets upset that Kaley expects Ryan to be around constantly, and she gets upset when he chooses to go out with friends instead of her. She drinks to drown her sorrows, but always ends up screaming at him, then later crying as she apologizes for getting upset. Ryan cannot take the erratic behavior. It has gotten to the point where Ryan doesn't even go out anymore because he doesn't want to deal with the drama."
The report might be taken with a grain of salt. Celeb Dirty Laundry did not name a source, and in the past has been known to publish reports based on speculation, especially when it comes to celebrity divorce.
But this isn't the first report of trouble for Kaley Cuoco and Ryan Sweeting. Other sites have claimed that the couple is on the verge of divorce, including a report that Ryan is sleeping in guest room because he is "tired" of Kaley's "erratic behavior."
"She's started bossing Ryan around and treating him like a houseboy," a source claimed. "They've been fighting a lot because he tells her she's not a star at home."
If there is trouble in the marriage, the Big Bang Theory star isn't speaking about it. Neither Kaley Cuoco nor Ryan Sweeting have addressed the divorce rumors.
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Missing Since: June 2, 2007 from Miami, Florida Classification: Endangered Missing Date of Birth: November 16, 1983 Age: 23 years old Height and Weight: 4'11 - 5'4, 100 - 110 pounds Distinguishing Characteristics: Hispanic female. Brown hair, brown/hazel eyes. Aramburo has a scar on her left hand, a scar below her left knee, a Caesarean section scar on her lower abdomen, freckles on her shoulders and face, and musical notes tattooed on her back. A photograph of her tattoo is posted below this case summary. Her nickname is Lilly and many accounts refer to her by that name. She may use the alias names Ashley Green and/or Amber Hall. Aramburo's ears are pierced. She has previously broken her right wrist and her back. Clothing/Jewelry Description: Pajamas. Medical Conditions: Aramburo suffers from schizophrenia and depression. At the time of her disappearance, she was taking medication to control her conditions. She also has a history of abusing many types of illegal drugs.
Details of Disappearance
Aramburo was last seen on June 2, 2007 in Miami, Florida. Her boyfriend, Christen Pacheco, stated they had an argument and she walked out of his apartment at 2:00 a.m., wearing only her pajamas and no shoes, carrying two bungee cords, and leaving behind her purse and cellular phone. She has never been heard from again. Pacheco reported her missing 24 hours later. He says before he went to the police, he searched the neighborhood for hours looking for her. Aramburo had no car at the time of her disappearance and usually used public transportation to get around.
Aramburo's loved ones stated it is uncharacteristic of her to leave without warning and they did not believe she would have abandoned her young son. She was in danger of losing her parental rights due to drug abuse. Although she had entered a drug treatment program in order to keep her son, her urine had tested positive for drugs a few days before her disappearance and the family court judge said she would lose her son if she did not complete the treatment program. In spite of the positive drug test, Aramburo denied under oath having used any substances. It's possible someone introduced them to her system without her knowledge.
Although they were considering marriage, Aramburo's relationship with Pacheco was troubled and she reportedly told her mother she was afraid of him. Both of them abused drugs frequently. The police were called to their residence twice in response to Aramburo and Pacheco's arguments, but no arrests were ever made. Since Aramburo's disappearance, Pacheco has been arrested several times on drug charges.
Aramburo was born in San Francisco, California and moved to Miami as a baby. Her parents divorced when she was very young and she's had no contact with her father since then. As a child, Aramburo starred for several seasons on the Sabado Gigante Show, a Spanish-language weekly variety show that's broadcast to millions of viewers throughout the Americas. According to her mother, she began using drugs in her freshman year of high school and was addicted to heroin within a few years. She dropped out of Hollywood Hills High School at age sixteen, but obtained her GED several years later. Since Aramburo's disappearance there have been reported sightings of her in the Miami area, but none of these accounts have been confirmed. Her case remains unsolved.
Above: Tattoos on Aramburo's back
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If you have any information concerning this case, please contact:
Miami-Dade Police Department
North American Missing Persons Network
MySpace Page for Lilly Aramburo
Zero Gossip
Justice for Lilly
Project Jason
The National Center for Missing Adults
The Miami New Times
Florida Department of Law Enforcement
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A bowl full of lemons has a link party of what's in your purse.
My current purse is the only expensive purse I have ever own. I don't like to spend to much money on purses because I don't like to carry them around. In NYC I found it hard to carry a purse around. the bus and the train is crowded and you are always hitting someone with it. But since I drive now its so much easier.
Let's find out what kind of person I am,
Here are all the things in my purse.
I have my handy idea book for my crafts. Every time I get inspired I write it down here.
I have my retail store card holders.
Then I have all my girly stuff. I always need to have chap-stick. Every jacket I own has one, my lips have to be kissable for my hubby.
I never carried hand sanitizer until I had my son, you never know what he is going to put in his mouth.
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But the most fascinating sections are the germinal passages upon which Agee would build and elaborate in the final version.
germinal by Émile Zola My favorite reportorial 19th-century novel.
The germinal epithelium is very much thicker than before—about 0.38 mm.
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Another feature of interest which first becomes apparent during this stage is the asymmetry of the germinal disc.
The germinal vesicle is so simple, that a line will contain all that can be said of it.
The mean of this trait is taken as representing the germinal trait in its typical condition.
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Hundreds of Sunbury residents have been sweltering without power since last night after their electricity provider experienced a double meltdown.
About 400 homes in the town, north-west of Melbourne, have been without power since 8pm - when temperatures were still in the 30s - when power company Jemena's substation failed due to high demand.
After a sweltering night, residents of Kingsley Park Estate have been told power will be restored by 6pm today.
Jemena spokesman Scott Parker said the substation failed because of high consumption yesterday. But when it was replaced, the new equipment caught fire.
"When people are at home and needing their air conditioning on they put it on and very occasionally on a 40-degree day something will fail," Mr Parker said.
"Normally it's a failure that would be pretty quickly rectified, even if it's a replacement piece of infrastructure. But on this occasion, unfortunately, there was a small fire after the work had been completed, which meant we had to order a new one and that work's being done now."
Mr Parker was unsure what caused the fire, but said a new substation "kiosk" was needed.
"Because it's a big piece of infrastructure we don't have spares laying around at depots, so we've had to order one in, hence the delay," he said.
"It's a taken a little longer than usual ... but work is well underway, so we expect by six o'clock it will be up and active and people willl have their supply restored."
Mr Parker said Jemena customer service staff were door knocking in Sunbury to explain the situation to residents and to provide them with meal vouchers to help make up for the problem.


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This past Monday afternoon, I headed off for my regular tennis game with my racket strapped to my back and my wife in her whites.
For all who do believe this, the very existence of Israel is a sort of fraud or a racket.
The Texas financier Allen Stanford stands accused of a mere $7 billion racket.
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There is no sign of the driving-power, no racket, no effort.
All you've got to do is to just be ca'm and stack it up—they'll stand the racket.
Such dashers occasioned many a racket in Meg's house, and many a bourasque in Meg's temper.
What I might have said to her was interrupted by a racket outside my office.
Sissly's men have arrived and are raising a racket in the armoury with hammer and saw.
To lead a busy life professionally and socially: Monk's seesawing years, from 1935 to 1940, were spent racketing endlessly back and forth between Europe and New York, an itinerant pianist and boulevardier (1760+)
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Nailing this week's Mystery Car on Drive On's Forum didn't take long. ADK softened up the target by figuring out quick that we were looking at a Scootacar Mark III built somewhere between 1960 and 1965. But it was ph_ky who swooped in for the kill, correctly figuring out that's it's a 1964 Scootacar MKIII De-luxe and that it's on display at the Lane Motor Museum in Nashville, which has a grand collection of enough luscious rare cars to keep Mystery Car going for another three years. We'll reward this one to ph_ky with a hearty "well done."
Did we find the toy? This car is so small, it already is a toy.
The Lane Motor Museum describes the Scootacar as one of only about 20 made, powered by a 324cc, two-cylinder engine and capable of 68 miles per hour (although we're not sure any sane person would ever want to go that fast in it).
Here's how the Lane Museum gives the history of it:
It may seem hard to believe, but the manufacturer of the Scootacar also produced railroad locomotives. The Scootacar was developed in 1957 by the Hunslet Engine Works of Leeds, Yorkshire, U.K., by Henry Brown. The basic design was arrived at by having Mr. Brown sit astride the engine while an assistant drew a chalk outline on the floor. The Scootacar was designed to be a weatherproof alternative to the motorcycle. By 1961, a deluxe twin version was announced. It is referred to as the Mark III, and only twenty were made. Thirteen are known to exist. The fuel consumption on this efficient microcar is 96 mpg. Available in blue or silver gray with a red interior.
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Delicate Compromise Proposed on Highway Funding
The Texas House and Senate will attempt today to do what we pay them to do, and approve a proposal to spend nearly $1 billion a year in the vital goal of building new highways for the state's growing population, 1200 WOAI news reports.
Senate and House negotiators have come up with a compromise package which will divert some $848 million per year from the state's oil and gas royalties to the Texas Department of Transportation to pay for additional road repairs. It is only a fraction of the $4 billion TxDOT says it needs annually to keep up with the state's transportation needs.
That money would otherwise be go into the state's Rainy Day Fund, and many Tea Party conservatives, especially in the House, say that amounts to 'stealing' from future generations, and they plan to oppose the compromise. The compromise includes a provision to stop the diversions if the money in the Rainy Day Fund falls below $6 billion, about half of where it is now.
The proposal will be a Constitutional Amendment, which means voters will be asked to approve it in November of 2014 before it can become law. That is expected to be a conservative 'wave' election, with all state officers on the ballot, and the off-year election in a second Presidential term is always dismal for the party currently in the White House. The ascent of the Democratic Party began in 2006, when Democrats made major inroads in the House and Senate.
A large Republican surge in 2014 could spell trouble for the road bill, but Texans appear to have spoken against all other alternatives, including toll roads, a higher gasoline tax, and wider use of mass transit.
Approval of the bill would mean the Legislature could finally get out of town. With the 140 day regular session and two special sessions, lawmakers have been hanging around Austin since early January.
State Rep. John Rainey (R-Bryan) says if the compromise falls apart, Texas taxpayers can expect to reach into their wallets and pay another $1.2 million for another session of padded Legislative expense reports.
"I am fearful that we may be headed to another special session, the governor has already threatened it," Rainey said. "The governor has already threatened it, and I think transportation funding is an important enough issue that a special session is important."


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- Dinagat moonrat (Podogymnura aureospinula).
- Mindanao gymnure (Podogymnura truei)
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- Philippine flying lemur (Cynocephalus volans)
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Nine years ago, the trustees of The Johns Hopkins University and the Johns Hopkins Health System came together and created a new organization to be known as Johns Hopkins Medicine. To end bitter divisions between the School of Medicine and the Hospital, the academic medical center would now have a single management structure with a dean/CEO at its helm.
At the time, the restructuring was controversial, but the years have shown the wisdom of the trustees' action. It helped us knock down walls that exist at other academic medical centers and get rid of artificial distinctions like "the hospital side" versus "the medical school side." All of us are Johns Hopkins Medicine. And with no organizational differences to get in the way, our full attention can focus on seamlessly blending our research, education and clinical missions.
Today, I can honestly say that I've never witnessed a more intense commitment to collaboration as at Hopkins . Nor have I known another institution that is better at marrying basic science with bedside care. That collegial spirit is enabling us to march in lockstep on a host of critical issues—new research buildings, a comprehensive campus master plan, fund raising for modern clinical towers, interdisciplinary programs and recruitment of department chiefs. As we continue to work comfortably as a single team, more and more silos disappear.
And so, because everything now is interrelated, it should come as no surprise to find the medical school dean leading a major fund drive for new hospital towers. The fact is, we have great nurses, doctors and technicians, but they work in antiquated buildings. We have faculty specialists to be envied, but they need hospital space worthy of them. Most of all, we need better structures for our patients. If Hopkins can find the resources to build these state-of-the-art, interdepartmental facilities for clinical work and research, we stand on the threshold of phenomenal advances. But accomplishing this huge building task requires a broad base of financial backers—broader than we've ever had. We need new donors who have little knowledge of Johns Hopkins.
And that is the reason why Johns Hopkins Medicine has embarked on a campaign to make a lasting impression on the most powerful people in America 's most important "power center," and why I myself led a recent foray to New York City . In what is known as a "branding campaign," we have aimed to fix firmly in New Yorkers' minds that Hopkins remains unsurpassed at turning laboratory discoveries into treatment. This institution offers patients hope, the campaign makes clear. Our research and our clinical skills are superb, and they are tightly integrated.
All of these facts may seem utterly evident to you who know Hopkins , but in today's world, there is so much conflicting noise about medical advances that most people don't spend time differentiating one institution from another. Not surprisingly, our particular message is starting to get blurred.
In my experience, however, if we tell people what we're doing and bring them here for a visit, they grasp the amazing possibilities. Sidney Kimmel is a wonderful example. He didn't know Johns Hopkins. Yet once he and I spoke and he visited with our cancer researchers and clinicians, he understood the impact a sizable gift could make. Not long afterward, Mr. Kimmel donated $150 million—the largest gift in Hopkins ' history. He saw that we stood at the threshold of exponential discovery. He "got it."
Now, we are looking for more individuals who recognize Hopkins ' vast potential and want to make it a reality. As dean/CEO, my job is to help donors see the big picture. When they say they want to honor a helpful physician or a particular research program with their contribution, I remind them that modern, well-equipped buildings are what make it possible for these pioneers of medicine to produce.
Ten or 15 years ago, we could not have embarked on such an ambitious fund drive for clinical buildings. There were too many silos and barricades. Placing one person in charge of the medical school and the hospital is the step that allowed this to happen. And this campaign in turn will allow us to make "bench-to-bedside" research at Johns Hopkins Medicine the driving force of 21st-century medicine.
That is why I am convinced a consolidated management structure is the way to go for most academic medical centers. Medicine is evolving so rapidly that no single department or hospital unit can find all the answers. It will take the combined efforts of basic scientists, clinicians and experts in a host of new disciplines to cure diseases.
As our renowned urologist Pat Walsh is fond of saying, "The Hopkins Way takes physicians from the operating room into the laboratory and from the laboratory back into the operating room."
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Wilson County Director of Schools Dr. Tim Setterlund said officials are debating whether the current block schedule (which breaks the school day into four, 90-minutes periods, or block) or moving to seven 50-minute periods would be more beneficial to students and the system.
Block schedule requires additional teachers and our budget is tight, he said, before adding that major cuts in teacher employment would not be expected. We would do our best not to cut people, but let normal attrition those teachers who move or retire handle that.
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Pressure to be intelligent is weaker for people today than it was for our hunting-and-gathering ancestors—and humans may be getting gradually dumber as a result, a scientist is proposing. The biologist, Gerald Crabtree of Stanford University in California, predicts that humans are likely to find a technological solution to the problem, if it really is one, before it gets out of control. We needn't envision a future in which placid humans endlessly watch "reruns on televisions they can no longer build," he wrote, outlining his hypothesis in the journal Trends in Genetics. The reason the problem is likely to arise in the first place, he he explained, is that intelligence and behavior require optimal functioning of many genes. This requires enormous evolutionary pressures to maintain. When humans were in a primitive state, he wrote, nature would have ruthlessly killed off those who weren't smart enough to, say, spear down a large, dangerous animal. This relentless culling would have kept the human species on high alert, and bright. There is pressure to be smart today, he observed, but it's seldom a life or death matter anymore. Human intellectual abilities "perhaps reached a peak 2,000–6,000 years ago," he wrote. Crabtree argues that the the intricate web of genes endowing us with brain power is particularly susceptible to mutations, which are no longer being weeded out by a ruthless natural environment. "The development of our intellectual abilities and the optimization of thousands of intelligence genes probably occurred in relatively non-verbal, dispersed groups of peoples before our ancestors emerged from Africa," he said. In this environment, he added, intelligence was critical for survival. From that point, he continued, we probably began to slowly lose ground. With the development of agriculture, came urbanization, which may have weakened the power of natural selection—that is, environmental pressure—to weed out mutations leading to intellectual disabilities. Based on calculations of the frequency with which harmful mutations appear in the human genome and the assumption that 2,000 to 5,000 genes are required for intellectual ability, Crabtree estimates that within 3,000 years (about 120 generations) we have all sustained two or more mutations harmful to our intellectual or emotional stability. Moreover, recent findings from neuroscience suggest that genes involved in brain function are uniquely susceptible to mutations, he added. But not to worry, he went on: the loss is slow, and judging by society's rapid pace of discovery and advancement, future technologies are bound to reveal solutions to the problem. "I think we will know each of the millions of human mutations that can compromise our intellectual function and how each of these mutations interact with each other and other processes as well as environmental influences," said Crabtree. "At that time, we may be able to magically correct any mutation that has occurred in all cells of any organism at any developmental stage. Thus, the brutish process of natural selection will be unnecessary." Recent multi-decade improvements in population-wide IQ scores—which have stopped in any case—don't necessarily point to a general increase in intelligence of our species, Crabtree argued. He said this phenomenon may have been attributable to advances in prenatal care, preschool education and pollution control.


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- JJ said...
wow you did a great job. This is amazing.
I love seeing all your projects.
- June 14, 2012 at 8:08 AM
- frikken DUCKIE said...
I LOVE THIS! One day when I become rich and famous, I will fly you out and pay you to build me something wonderful. And you can bet that I'll tell all my snobby rich friends (which I'm sure I'll have when I become rich and famous) about how amazing your creations are so you can overcharge them and become rich and famous yourself.
But seriously, I don't know if I tell you this enough, but the same is true for all the other times I have and will tell you this: You are AMAZING!
♥ Duckie.
- June 18, 2012 at 6:35 PM
- Gina Rodriguez said...
Yes, You Are Incredible & an inspiration to me... I still haven't started on a project of my own, cuz right now my life is in transition & I'm so busy with summer & work...
BUT... I Am so inspired & excited to first... Do the Beautiful chalk board frame! I just think its amaZing! I probably well make a mess!
#2 ... I want to do the wine glasses... dipped in chalk!!
& #3.. I want to do the etched glasses! I'm so excited!
But I don't have an artistic fiber in me, so I'm really scared & nervous of making a horrendous Mess.
Girl,, you
Keep up the good work... & I think that we can only access the pet photos in a "real computer"... Is that right? Because I cannot find the link on my android phone.
Please advise & try to access the puppy pic submission on your cell.
Let me know How to do it... If its possible from my android cell.
Thank you !!!
- June 24, 2012 at 11:05 PM
- Ange said...
What a great project, I'm impressed and inspired with your DIY ability. Thank you for sharing.
- June 26, 2012 at 1:31 PM
- Jonie Marie said...
What a great idea! It looks amazing on your patio. I love the table you made as well. Very nicely done!
Thanks for linking up to Point of View! Hope you'll join us again next month!
- August 1, 2012 at 6:52 AM
- Ashlee @ I'm Topsy Turvy said...
I love love LOVE that you made it yourself, I love cutting and working with tile, I created my own design for my dining room floor a few houses ago and loved it. I totally want to do this when I get my own yard again! Thanks for linking up to the Point of view, I'm featuring this today!
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To be fair, I know a lot of great people in Ward 8 and in River East who are working hard every single day to make their communities better and not one of them are getting paid to do it. They don't have fancy job titles or profess to be experts of "this or that"; they also don't have any close ties with "The Family". These unsung heroes are just concerned citizens who volunteer their time, energy and at times their own limited duckets to make our community better.
Ward 8 will be so much better when we get rid of all these poverty pimps, hypocrites and scam artists that keep dipping in the "community chest" like it was their own personal piggy bank. Everyone falls on hard times but if you have integrity there are certain things you just won't do - like steal resources from people who really need them and then turn around and pat yourself on the back for all the "good" you are doing - not! People who live here and who are hip to the game already knew about this non-profit scam or at least suspected it. It wasn't even a secret. It was just another scam from which members of the "inner circle" where are able to profit. You rarely ever see any honest people caught up in this tomfoolery because either they know enough to stay away or they were never included in the first place. That is the basis of a lot of the tension you see here when it comes to Ward 8 politics...fear that the gravy train may be coming to an end. Funny thing about thieves, after a while they feel entitled to the loot.
Residents in ANC 8C have been yelling for years about the scam involving thousands and thousands of goverment tax dollars being wasted or "misappropriated" and no one gives a good goddamn. It is far easier to ignore the curroption than to actually do something about it and its clearly much more lucrative to "play along, to get along". Far too many people were - and are still - depending on the few crumbs from the table - instead of going out and learning how to bake their own damn bread. That is what poverty pimps depend on in order to keep the scams going. Let's get real here. Poverty pimps do not want disadvantaged residents to get jobs, get an education or become financially independent. They damn sure don't want them asking questions like, "Where is the money going?" They need to keep the masses poor, uneducated and afraid - that is how they stay in power. That is what makes this whole mess so ironic, that these "non-profits" were supposedly tasked with the job of actaully helping people. What a joke.
The only upside to all these seemingly unending stories of corruption is that there really is "no honor amongst thieves." Eventually someone will flip and the whole house of cards will finally come tumbling down.
Or so I hope.
If Marion Barry really loved Ward 8 like he claims he does he would put his own selfish needs for fame, self-importance and a paycheck aside and he would resign immediatly. Every day he remains in office he robs the community of it's dignity, sense of purpose and integrity. He is robbing us of our future.
But we all know he will never -can never- leave gracefully (or voluntarily).
MOB for life.
Charles Wilson, a drug-free, felon-free, drama-free lawyer and Ward 8 resident. If you want Barry out we need your help - even if you don't live in Ward 8.
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After a nine-month fight, Exelon's $7.4 billion, all-stock bid to create the nation's largest power generator by buying NRG Energy is coming to a head, maybe.
NRG shareholders on Tuesday will vote on Exelon's proposal to increase the size of NRG's board and with it, a group that would be more open to a deal. NRG has rejected two previous offers.
NRG repeatedly has said a deal isn't being ruled out, but that Exelon has to bring more to the table. Many industry experts agree.
This month, Exelon raised its offer 12 percent to .545 shares for each NRG share from its initial offer in October of .485 shares.
Chicago-based Exelon wants NRG shareholders not only to expand the board from 14 to 19 seats, but to fill nearly half of those seats, including four that are up for election, with its supporters.
Princeton, N.J.-based NRG, combined with Exelon, would provide energy to about 45 million homes. Exelon is already the nation's largest nuclear power company.
Exelon's initial proposal last October came as the declining stock market had whacked NRG's stock price. Since then, the companies have been trading barbs as shares in both companies recover.
Exelon said it will walk away if NRG shareholders vote against the board proposals Tuesday. It said it could increase the offer if its proposals to expand the board are approved and Exelon determines that NRG is worth a higher price.
John Rowe, Exelon's chairman and CEO, has called the proposed deal a rare opportunity to expand in a crowded sector and in a letter he told NRG shareholders that their vote on the additional seats would be the "ultimate judgment" on the value of what could be the country's biggest power company.
NRG's top executives say Exelon doesn't board seats, just a better offer.
The four leading proxy advisory firms have come out against the current proposal, and several analysts are cool to it as well.
"Exelon's current bid is not compelling enough to support splitting the board with nine dissident nominees," according to RiskMetrics. "Virtually all of the NRG shareholders to whom we spoke expressed a belief that Exelon should sweeten its offer."
There are also some analysts who do not believe Exelon will not walk away Tuesday without at least one last bid.
Exelon, with nearly $19 billion in annual revenue, has 5.4 million electric customers in northern Illinois and Pennsylvania. It also has 480,000 natural gas customers in the Philadelphia area.
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Exelon stock shares rose 63 cents to $52.05. Its shares have traded between $38.41 and $86.63 over the past year.


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By Ben Sheppard, AFP Monday, May 14, 2012, 12:10 am TWN
NEW DELHI--Strutting across the stage wearing red stilettos, red lipstick and a flower in her hat, Samara Chopra was always going to be a hit with the inmates of Tihar high-security jail in New Delhi.
The audience of about 1,000 male prisoners whooped with delight as Chopra, lead singer of the Ska Vengers, ran through a high-energy one-hour set at an afternoon concert inside the prison grounds.
Clapping her hands high in the air, and belting out ska, reggae and soul classics, she soon had the prison guards as well as the captive audience moving to the music.
The event was an unusual break from the daily routine at Tihar jail, a vast complex in the west of the Indian capital where 12,000 inmates ranging from trial suspects to convicted murderers are incarcerated.
"Music is a force for good," Chopra, 28, told AFP during a warm-up act by prison band The Flying Souls.
"It has the power to change people and is fundamental to all lives, including those inside prisons," she said. "The interaction we have had with the people here has been great and I want to come back and teach here."
The Ska Vengers, a popular Delhi band, have developed links with "Jail 4" at Tihar, and they held the gig to celebrate arranging for 300,000 rupees (US$5,700) of music equipment to be donated to the prison by a music store.
"Jail 4," one of 10 separate facilities within the prison, houses 1,615 inmates including 160 foreigners and 230 convicts, four of whom are on death row, according to an official register at the entrance gate.
One of the convicted murders, Ashish Nandwana, 26, from Jaipur, was among the raucous concert crowd gathered in the prison gardens.
He is serving a life sentence for stabbing a trainee flight attendant to death in a Delhi guesthouse in April 2008 after she refused to marry him.
"It is good to have music here. The prison is ok but we want to have events like this," he told AFP before the concert.
Such grim personal stories seem at odds with the cheerful atmosphere at the concert, which was attended by guest of honor Neeraj Kumar, the director general of Delhi prisons and a keen advocate of music for inmates.
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This is usually known as the "Breath-band," or "ventricular" breath-control.
The ventricular cavity should now be opened up as far as the aorta, and the semilunar valves examined.
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Recently G. Canby Robinson has seen and made electrocardiograms of a case of ventricular fibrillation.
Life depends on ventricular action, not on auricular, and the ventricular reserve is the standard for judgment in these cases.
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A wreck Monday morning shut down both lanes of Dawson Forest Road after a Dawsonville man left the road way and careened down a 25 foot embankment.
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The wreck was turned over to Georgia State Patrol, which is encouraging motorists to keep safety their top priority this July Fourth weekend.
Local authorities and state troopers will be on high alert this holiday weekend, which begins Thursday at 6 p.m. and ends at midnight Sunday, July 5 in an effort to keep the holiday traffic count as low as possible.
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* Obama re-election dents dollar initially, lifts riskier currencies * But rebounds on euro zone, fiscal cliff worries * Greek parliament vote on austerity in focus for euro By Anirban Nag LONDON, Nov 7 (Reuters) - The dollar rose to a two-month high against a basket of currencies on Wednesday as investors looked past U.S. President Barack Obama's re-election to the country's fiscal problems. Analysts said the dollar would benefit from safe-haven flows amid mounting worries over the looming U.S. 'fiscal cliff'. The world's largest economy risks an economic slowdown and policy paralysis over a sharp budget tightening due to start next year unless a deal is reached in Congress to avert it. The dollar was up 0.3 percent against its basket at 80.863, its highest in two months. The euro fell to a two-month low against the dollar, hurt by grim economic forecasts for the euro zone and continued sovereign debt-related worries in Greece and Spain. The common currency fell to $1.2749, retreating from a session high of $1.28765 as weaker-than-expected German economic data also weighed. The currency faced further pressure ahead of a Greek parliamentary vote on austerity measures necessary to secure the next tranche of bailout cash, without which the country faces bankruptcy. "Uncertainty over the Greek vote and the U.S. fiscal cliff are both major risk factors which are weighing on the euro," said Jane Foley, senior currency strategist at Rabobank. "If the Greek vote doesn't go through, there is a lot of downside risk to the euro as talk of a Greece exit will re-emerge." Prime Minister Antonis Samaras is expected to narrowly win but the smallest party in his coalition will oppose the measures, leaving him with a margin of just a handful of votes. The market also remained concerned that Spain could delay seeking international aid. The European Central Bank will decide on interest rates on Thursday and while no change is expected, a slew of grim data out of the euro zone is likely to keep alive chances of further cuts. DOLLAR BUOYANT Earlier in the day, the clear-cut U.S. election result lifted stocks and riskier currencies, helping the higher-yielding Australian dollar rise to its highest in nearly seven weeks and the Canadian dollar to a three-week peak. Obama's re-election was seen as a signal that the Federal Reserve's easy monetary policy is likely to stay in place, supporting to demand for riskier assets. But that trend soon fizzled out as investors turned their attention to the euro zone's problems and the U.S. fiscal cliff. The Democrats retained a majority in the Senate but the Republicans held control of the House of Representatives, signalling tough budget negotiations, potentially prompting safe-haven flows into the dollar. "Beyond the initial reaction, the 'risk on' sentiment will be challenged at some point by the heightened fiscal cliff threat," David Bloom, global head of FX strategy at HSBC wrote in a note. "We believe this may extend the dollar's weakness, but will cap and potentially reverse the rally in "risk on" currencies we expect in the near term." Against the yen the dollar fell to as low as 79.81 yen, well below its four-month high of 80.68 yen hit last week. It recovered to 80.10 yen, still down 0.3 percent as yields on U.S. Treasuries fell sharply. Analysts at Morgan Stanley said they are maintaining their bullish strategy for dollar/yen and expected a re-test of the 80.70 high, with a break above there opening the way for gains towards their 84.00 target.


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I am beginning to think that I might have to give up this column because all the news is about the "Youngs." I know not everyone is interested in what is going on in my world. Please let me know if everyone agrees that the column may only be every other week.
During the holiday season, I am feeling blessed and wondering if everyone has taken the time to count their blessings. We have come in contact with some very dear people who are experiencing hard times. I know that jobs are hard to find in our area and there are several people hurting for funds. Please pray for these people, and may the miracle of jobs come about for them.
Rain has been wonderful. In the past two weeks, we have gotten about 2.5 inches of rain. We've actually seen some of the pools in the area have begun to show some depth. I hope your pools are filling up. We have green grass growing out here in Brashear. It is beautiful after a dry summer.
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