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Buddy Witherspoon, the Columbia dentist who is running in the GOP primary to unseat Sen. Lindsey Graham, was on the radio this morning when a caller asked something along the lines of "Do you support Don't Ask, Don't Tell — the policy that is allowing Lindsey Graham to serve in the military?"
Witherspoon's response didn't address the second part of the question, but he said that he would repeal Don't Ask Don't Tell (thus reinstituting the aggressive pursuit and removal of gay service members) because we need to make sure our soldiers are there for the right reasons (because us gays go into war zones for the expansive color palette — oh, and the showers! Oh, the showers!).
Two calls later, a listener wants to know Buddy's opinion on gay marriage. He responded with all that sanctity b-s.
So, then I get to work, and what do I find in my e-mail box? A note from anti-immigration folks that refers to the Senator as Lindsey "The Pink Elephant" Graham.
In the wake of the Larry Craig scandal last year, we took a look at this speculation about Graham's private life.
Is Lindsey Graham gay?
At 52, the life-long bachelor has been fodder for such rumors for years, but with the (since revoked) resignation of Sen. Larry Craig, R-Idaho — the anti-gay politician who pled guilty to disorderly conduct after allegedly soliciting sex in an airport men's room — the internet is abuzz over who's next, and they're dying to know what's going on in Graham's bedroom. Is it the latest grasp for the light switch in South Carolina's powerful political closet? Or the inevitable labeling of "closet-clinging self-hater" that befalls any content bachelor?
When GQ asked last year, Graham wasn't mean, just dismissive. He said he's not gay, just a loner.
And, interestingly enough, we made this prediction.
With rampant calls for a primary opponent to challenge Graham next year, it likely won't be the Dems that Graham has to be concerned about with the gay-baiting. While many in the Democratic Party have reveled at the scandalous exit of Sen. Craig, a long-standing opponent of gay rights, the most vocal calls for his ouster came from his own party, including presidential candidate John McCain, Graham's Senate BFF.
The Footlight Players Theatre's 2008-2009 season will end next year with back-to-back gay classics.
Del Shores' Sordid Lives will premiere March 20. The story revolves around a dysfunctional family that includes a mother struggling to come to terms with her sons sexuality and a drag queen uncle infatuated with Tammy Wynette. The film by the same name has been a cult classic for years. And, oddly enough, film star Leslie Jordan will be visiting Charleston this summer for a one-man show at the Music Hall.
Following Sordid Lives, the Footlight will close it's season with La Cage Aux Folles (better known as The Birdcage). The play, also converted to film with some success and a cult following, is about a cabaret owner and his drag-performing partner as they struggle to act straight in front of their son's prospective in-laws.
There will be a rally at 6 p.m. Tuesday at Dutch Fork Elementary School in Irmo, to show support for Irmo High School's Gay Straight Alliance. The rally will be outside the district school board meetig.
Irmo Principal Eddie Walker announced last week that he would be resigning at the end of the next school year because the district is allowing the GSA to from. District officials have said their hands are tied because of equal access requirements.
Gay advocates are calling for Walker to leave now, suggesting that his continued administration at the school after such a high-profile proclamation that he can't support the club could incite the type of dangerous environment that GSAs are looking to stop.
The South Carolina Equality Coalition has called for the resignation of the Irmo principal who announced he would leave his position at the end of the 08-09 school year because he's being forced to allow a gay/straight alliance at the school.
C. Ray Drew, Executive Director of South Carolina Equality, states "This Principal has emphatically and publicly stated that he does not support a significant portion of his student body. He has created an atmosphere where intolerance is considered a principled stand."
That is certainly the thing that got me. The school district's response isn't that this club provides a home base of sorts for gay and lesbian students to feel comfortable without fear of intimidation or harassment (or worse). No, instead the district argues that it had to allow the club — its hands were tied. More from SCEC:
National research from the Gay Lesbian Straight Educators Network (GLSEN) shows that 80% of gay students do not know a single supportive adult at their school. They show that 38% of gay students face hostility and violence in the course of their required attendance at school. 18% of gay students experience physical assault. Gay students face more verbal harassment and physical violence than any group of students. Yet, the one mitigating factor for students is when they know a supportive adult at school.
News from the Capital City that is Columbia via The State:
Irmo High School Principal Eddie Walker said this morning he does not plan to announce his resignation today.
Walker declined further comment noting the school is dealing with the death of a student.
Reports indicated Walker would announce his decision to leave the district during morning announcements. The decision was apparently related to personal conflict with the formation of the Gay/Straight Alliance Club at the school.
In a letter writter to the "Irmo Nation" Walker wrote:
"However due to a recent conflict involving my professional and religious beliefs I sent Dr. Angela Bain a letter of resignation effective June 30, 2009. On May 14, 2008, I was instructed by email to allow the formation of a Gay/Straight Alliance Club at Irmo High School. On May 15, 2008 I told Ms. Ann Pilat to allow the formation of this club for the 2008-2009 school year. Allowing the formation of this club on our campus conflicts with my professional beliefs and religious convictions. I considered resigning this year but reconsidered because to not fulfill my written contract for the 2008-2009 school year would also conflict with my professional beliefs and religious convictions. In my opinion failure to fulfill my contract would constitute a breach of trust with School District Five of Lexington and Richland County, my student heroes, returning Irmo High School employees, and new employees who have chosen to work at Irmo High school for the 2008-2009 school year."
Lexington-Richland 5 spokesman Buddy Price confirmed the resignation this morning and provided a statement from the district:
"While the District respects Mr. Walker's position in this matter, our attorneys have advised us that because Irmo High School has permitted the formation of a number of non-curricular clubs at the school, the federal law known as the Equal Access Act does not permit the school to discriminate against a club based on the club's purpose and viewpoint by not allowing it to form unless the purpose of the club is unlawful; for example, the school would not have to permit the formation of a marijuana club."
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E-Rehabilitation – an Internet and mobile phone based tailored intervention to enhance self-management of Cardiovascular Disease: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial
Cardiac rehabilitation is very important for the recovery and the secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease, and one of its main strategies is to increase the level of physical activity. Internet and mobile phone based interventions have been successfully used to help people to achieve this. One of the components that are related to the efficacy of these interventions is tailoring of content to the individual. This trial is studying the effect of a longitudinally tailored Internet and mobile phone based intervention that is based on models of health behaviour, on the level of physical activity and the adherence to the intervention, as an extension of a face-to-face cardiac rehabilitation stay.
A parallel group, cluster randomized controlled trial. The study population is adult participants of a cardiac rehabilitation programme in Norway with home Internet access and mobile phone, who in monthly clusters are randomized to the control or the intervention condition. Participants have access to a website with information regarding cardiac rehabilitation, an online discussion forum and an online activity calendar. Those randomized to the intervention condition, receive in addition tailored content based on models of health behaviour, through the website and mobile text messages. The objective is to assess the effect of the intervention on maintenance of self-management behaviours after the rehabilitation stay. Main outcome is the level of physical activity one month, three months and one year after the end of the cardiac rehabilitation programme. The randomization of clusters is based on a true random number online service, and participants, investigators and outcome assessor are blinded to the condition of the clusters.
The study suggests a theory-based intervention that combines models of health behaviour in an innovative way, in order to tailor the delivered content. The users have been actively involved in its design, and because of the use of Open-Source software, the intervention can easily and at low-cost be reproduced and expanded by others. Challenges are the recruitment in the elderly population and the possible underrepresentation of women in the study sample. Funding by Northern Norway Regional Health Authority.
Trial registration
Trial registry
Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) according to the World Health Organization (WHO) are leading causes of death and represent 30% of all global deaths and 48% of the deaths in Europe
The prevention policy for CVD is based on strong scientific evidence and is focusing on three major health behaviours: smoking cessation, healthy diet, and increase of physical activity
Social support might be one way of increasing long-term adherence to exercise. One likely mechanism through which peer support is important in lifestyle change, is by providing modelling of overcoming barriers towards successful behaviour, thus increasing the belief of the individual that he can succeed in changing his own behaviour (self-efficacy)
Internet-based interventions have a large potential for reaching people. In 2008, 67% of Norwegians reported having used the Internet for health purposes
Many of the most successful Internet-based interventions for supporting change in health behaviours utilise tailored content. A tailored intervention is an intervention that is adapted to the characteristics of the individual, typically based on responses to a questionnaire
Although the tailoring component in Internet-based interventions has received some attention, to the best of our knowledge, no studies have yet compared two versions of an Internet-based intervention for supporting CVD self-management with and without tailoring. A system that additionally can monitor physical activity can give feedback to the patient about the efficacy of the exercise, indicating the exercise capacity of the patient
In addition to the bibliographic evidence, we conducted a focus group with 11 CVD patients of the Rehabilitation Centre where the study is going to take place. During a semi-structured discussion with them, the potential users of our service expressed the need for continuing support after they are discharged from the rehabilitation centre. They said that, when they go back home, they need help to remain active, to remain in contact with other participants they met at the rehabilitation centre, to set realistic goals, to plan according to those goals and to receive feedback on their effort to remain physically active. One participant suggested: "What if we could get an email every day at a specific time? Time for exercise!" and when the discussion was about the usability of an exercise diary another participant said: "…a diary where you can show others what you have done…maybe it could create some sort of competitive drive between some of the users. It could make it feel more like an obligation". Generally participants were positive to the idea of a system that could support them in extending the positive impact the rehabilitation programme had on them. To meet that need, we have to find a way to bring the intervention next to the participants in the same way their peers and the personnel is at the Rehabilitation Centre. Mobile technology seems to be the most appropriate tool since it can be portable and be carried by the participant everywhere.
Aims and hypotheses
Our aim is to assess the effects of a tailored Internet- and mobile-based intervention on maintenance of self-management behaviours after a cardiac rehabilitation stay. Our hypothesis is that the intervention group (tailored) will have higher adherence to the Internet-based intervention, and be more physically active.
Models of health behaviour often form the core of adaptive tailored interventions. It is therefore important to have adequate process measures in these kinds of interventions in order to identify which variables one should tailor to, for whom, and when. Self-efficacy is one of the theoretical constructs thus far having shown the most consistent effects of being tailored to
Study population
The population of the study is recruited among the participants of the Skibotn Rehabilitation Centre's cardiac rehabilitation programme. Participants to that programme are people with cardiovascular diseases that usually have been discharged from the region's main hospital, the University Hospital of North Norway, during a period of 6 months before the programme's start. They are referred to the Centre by their family doctor and a recent cardiac stress test is required. The cost of the four-weeks programme is partially covered by the participants and the Norwegian Health Scheme covers the rest.
Inclusion criteria
The study is open to all the participants of the cardiac rehabilitation programme of the Skibotn Rehabilitation Centre that have access to Internet after their stay at Skibotn, have a personal mobile phone, are willing to participate and have signed the informed consent form.
Sample size estimation
Power analysis for
Ethical aspects
The study protocol, its updates and all the questionnaires have been submitted for approval by the Regional Ethics Committee. The study uses a convenience sample,
Skibotn Rehabilitation Centre receives each month (except from July) a group of 10–20 CVD patients that are admitted in the rehabilitation programme. Since these people are hosted in the same environment for all of this period and social interaction related to the rehabilitation is encouraged, a randomisation among the members of the same group would make it very likely for patients to realize whether they belong to the control or intervention branch. In order to minimize this risk of contamination of the control group, the participants will be blinded to condition by randomizing the monthly clusters of participants to one of two conditions:
(1) A control condition involving a basic Internet-based self-management intervention
(2) An experimental condition where the participants get access to a tailored and enhanced version of the Internet-based intervention
The researchers are also blinded for the condition of each monthly group, so we will avoid introducing any bias in the analysis of the data. To ensure true randomness of the groups, we used random.org to allocate the groups to the two conditions. Random.org is a true random number online service that is based on the atmospheric noise. The duration of the study is one year after the discharge from the cardiac rehabilitation programme.
Control internet-based intervention
All participants will be given access to a basic Internet-based intervention, "ikkegideg.no" (Norwegian for "Don't give up"), consisting of general information about CVD and self-management, including diet, physical activity, smoking and medication, and a discussion forum. In the discussion forum we have two levels of accessibility. There is the closed groups level, where the users are able to create and take part in discussions that are only accessible by those that are members in the same monthly group. Users that belong to the same monthly group have met physically during the rehabilitation programme and it is expected that the level of trust among them will be higher. At the same time, all the users will be able to create, read and take part in discussions that will be visible by all the registered users of the website. This helps the discussion forum to become more active, since more users will be contributing to the discussions.
Enhanced internet-based intervention
In the intervention group, the participants will in addition to general information and the discussion forum have access to the following: (1) content tailored to stage of change, regulatory focus and self-efficacy; (2) behavioural monitoring (self-reported physical activity).
The tailoring process is in some ways emulating face-to-face patient counselling. The answers that patient gives to the questionnaires creates an individualized path through the intervention, including feedback and follow-up questions based on predefined algorithms. Different answers to the same questions over the time generate changes in the treatment or behaviour change plan that reflect the changes in a patient's characteristics or change process
During the first days of the stay of each monthly group at the Centre, a physiotherapist, who is member of the staff there and administrator of the site, presents the website and the study, answers questions and distributes the consent form to the participants that are interested. Then another session is scheduled for those participants that decide to sign the consent form and take part in the study. In this additional session, the participants are registering to the website, fill-in online the baseline questionnaire and they receive training on how to use the website. During these two meetings the potential participants are generally informed of the features of the site and of the two study conditions, but not in such detail that it will be possible for them to understand in which group they belong.
At the end of the rehabilitation stay, participants are offered a repetition Internet-training session, and are being asked to log-on to fill out the Post-rehab questionnaire. The participants are being encouraged to keep visiting the intervention website after they return home, and are given prompts by email and SMS (Short message service) to fill out follow-up questionnaires at 1, 3, and 12 months after leaving the centre.
For an overview of all measures over the different measurement time points, please see Table
The main outcome for this study is maintenance of physical activity, measured through self-report. Secondary outcomes are self-efficacy, perceived social support and user evaluation of the intervention. In order to link outcomes to use of the intervention we will assess perceived tailoring, and use of the intervention through web logging.
The background variables that are assessed include age, gender, education, income, alcohol use, and co-morbidity. Disease related symptoms like chest pain is assessed through WHO's ROSE questionnaire
Data on use of both interventions will be gathered through web logging. Number of log-ins, time logged in, what elements have been used most per user will be registered.
Statistical analysis
As participants are randomized at group level, a multilevel analysis will be performed to check for clustering effects. If the intraclass correlation coefficients for our primary outcome variables are different from zero this will be taken into account in the following analyses, in order to reduce p-value bias. Potential confounders will be added as covariates. Data analysis will be performed using IBM SPSS and MLWiN. Group differences after intervention will be analysed with baseline data as a covariate in ANCOVA. Should clustering effects be found, multilevel mixed regression will be used.
The intervention suggested in this protocol is utilizing longitudinal tailoring based on models of health behaviour combined in a way that, to the best of our knowledge, have not been tested before. At the same time, the intervention provides the users with tools of online social interaction, but in a secure setting controlled by health professionals that commercial social interaction platforms cannot offer. In addition, the use of the randomized controlled trial methodology will help us understand if our approach succeeds in its objectives.
Study strengths
The duration of the follow-up is one year after the discharge from the rehabilitation centre, so we will be able to investigate the long-term effects of the intervention. We are proposing the use of simple and wide spread technology in order to not challenge our users that we will be mostly middle-aged and senior citizens. The intervention has strong theoretical foundations in behavioural change models responding to the calls asking for more theory-based interventions
The study results are also expected to have high external validity, since it can be categorized as an effectiveness trial. The inclusion criteria are very broad, and in this way the results will be more relevant in the implementation of the intervention in a real-world setting, outside of strictly controlled clinical trials.
Cluster randomization will protect the blindness of the sample to the study condition. The data will be analysed in a way that will not reveal the study condition of each group, ensuring the blindness of the researchers.
The platform we are using is the Content Management System Drupal. It is an Open Source platform and this has offered many benefits to the intervention. The development costs of the study remained low, since the use of Drupal is free, making sure that funding that come from public sources was spend in the most effective and ethical way. Using an Open Source platform facilitates the reproducibility of the study with greater accuracy and at very low-cost. In addition, the continuation and the maintenance of the project don't rely on individuals, single research institutes and software companies, but rather to a big community of contributors.
Methodological considerations
Many of the methodological considerations of this study are related to its online nature. First of all, the population that we target, individuals with CVD history, is not in a large extent –because of their age– familiar with the Internet and the mobile technology. That makes recruitment challenging and it might introduce a bias related to the socioeconomic status of those that have access to the Internet and can take part in the study. In the same age group, we expect that women are even less familiar with new technologies and this might lead to underrepresentation of women in the sample.
Expected outcomes, contribution and future studies
This project addresses one of the major health issues in the world, CVD, and aims to contribute to the empirical as well as theoretical basis for developing effective Internet and mobile phone based primary and secondary preventive interventions with high reach. The proposed methodology can also be applied to other health problems that can benefit from lifestyle interventions. Should the intervention prove successful, the Internet-based cardiac rehabilitation follow-up will be offered to patients at other cardiac rehabilitation facilities. It will enable the users to bring an extension of the rehabilitation services with them home, thus potentially increasing the chances of maintaining Physical Activity, which again likely will reduce rehospitalisation rates. Finally, concepts from this study can potentially be extended to primary prevention of CVD among high-risk groups.
Trial status
The trial is open for participant recruitment and is registered in ClinicalTrials.gov (identifier NCT01223170).
ANCOVA: Analysis of covariance; CVD: Cardiovascular disease; HADS: Hospital anxiety and depression scale; HAPA: Health action process approach; IHCA: Interactive health communication applications; IPAQ: International physical activity questionnaire; PC-EX: Perceived competence for regular physical exercise; SMS: Short message service; WHO: World health organization.
Competing interests
Both authors declare that they have no competing interests.
Authors' contributions
KA and SCW participated in the design of the study and drafted the manuscript. All authors read and approved the final manuscript.
We thank Hanne Hoaas for her very important contribution in the design of the study and the realization of the project. Gro Elisabeth Jørgensen and all the personnel of Skibotn Rehabilitering for their cooperation, their useful comments and their support in running the study. Olav Nilsen for his precious contribution as professional and his total support. We also thank Gro Berntsen for her input in the design of the study. We would like to thank the researchers at the Norwegian Centre for Integrated Care and Telemedicine and the health professionals from University Hospital of Northern Norway that reviewed and commented on our ideas and on the protocol. Special thanks for their support to different levels of the project to Jan-Are Kolset Johnsen, Deede Gammon, Trine Hansen, Elisabeth Ellefsen Sjaaeng, Elin Breivik, Audhild Høyem, Nabil Karah and Paolo Zanaboni.
The project is fully funded by a PhD grant of the Northern Norway Regional Health Authority (Helse Nord RHF, ID 3342/HST986-10).
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- "Showtime!"
- —Dante
Dante is the main protagonist of the Devil May Cry franchise and appears in PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale as a playable character.
Born from the union of a human and a demon, his mother was killed when he was only eight years old, and got separated from his twin brother, Vergil. As a grown man, he became a Devil Hunter and opened a store called "Devil May Cry", hoping to get revenge on the demon that killed his mother.
- Devil May Cry
- Devil May Cry 2
- Devil May Cry 3: Dante's Awakening
- Devil May Cry 4
- DmC: Devil May Cry
Dante was relaxing on his office, until Trish says about a creature who is believed a demon gathering around fighters made of polygon. She asks to him kill this demon and "will grant you a reward". Dante picks his Guns, Rebellion and goes into his journey.
Name: Demitri Maximoff
Reason: unknown
Connection: Not also are both by CAPCOM: they are both powerful demons and also appeared in the same game as a team: Project X Zone
Dante, back at hte office, says to Trish that not also the demon is hunted, but he also got a crazy kind of power, and the cutscene ends as dante askes: "Where is my Reward?" and Trish just smiles.
Similiar to what happens to him in Project X Zone, Dante has moves from DMC1, DMC3 and DMC4, but has the same look as DMC1. He is a combo-heavy character, capable on doing long combos and rack up AP fast.
- Rebellion Combo - - Does a Sword Combo.
- Stinger - or + - Unleashes a powerful thrust after lunging forward.
- High Time - + (Hold to rise) - Just like New Dante's Version.
- Trillion Stabs - + - Does a lot of stabs.
- Aerial Rave - (Air), (Second blow must connect for third and fourth blow) - Does a few cuts with his sword in the air.
- Killer Bee - or + (Air),
- Fireworks - + (Air) - Spins a shotgun around his body like a set of nunchucks, randomly blasting nearby enemies.
- Helm Breaker - + (Air) - Just like New Dante's version.
- Ebony and Ivory - (Holdable) - Fires some rounds with his pistols.
- Gun Stinger - or + - Rams a shotgun into an enemy and pulls the trigger to hit them with a concentrated burst of buckshot.
- Twister - + - Quickly spins out dual sword slashes, creating a heat vortex burning everything in the general vicinity.
- Hysteric - + - With the Kalina Ann, fires a huge barrage of mini-missiles at the enemy.
- Aerial Ebony and Ivory - (Air)
- Shotgun Shot - or + (Air) - Fires his shotgun.
- Aerial Twister - + (Air)
- Rainstorm - + (Air) - Rains hundreds of bullets down upon unsuspecting foes that lie waiting below him.
- Ifrit Combo - - Tri-level attack that ends by knocking the enemy down.
- Kick 13 - or + - A quick but powerful flaming back roundhouse kick that knocks the enemy down.
- Prop Shredder - + - Spins his sword at high speeds to slice and dice the enemy to bits.
- Crystal - + - Thrust your nunchucks into the ground's surface to sprout huge ice pillars in your surrounding vicinity.
- Yamato Slash - (Air) - Does a series of slashes with a katana.
- Sky Star - or + (Air) - Does an quick air dash.
- Trick - + (Air) - Teleports down to the stage, surprising unsuspecting foes.
- Grenadegun - + (Air) - Fires a grenadegun downwards.
- Front Kick - or - Does an kick that launches the enemy away.
- Beast Uppercut - - Uppercuts the enemy.
- Ebony & Ivory Shots - - Throws the opponent down and shoots them a few times.
- Jackpot! - (Level 1): Dante fires two consecutive bullets powered up by demon energy. Whoever he hits or gets caught in the following explosion will be killed.
- PF398: Revenge - (Level 2): Dante transforms Pandora from a bazooka to a laser cannon and shoots it foward, killing everyone it touches.
- Devil Trigger - (Level 3): Dante transforms into his Devil Trigger form. On it, he is faster and all his attacks kill.
- When Selected:
- "This is going to be one hell of a party!"
- "Let's rock, baby!"
- "So many demons, so little time."
- Prematch:
- "Showtime!"
- "Time to get to work, guys."
- Item Pick-up:
- "What's this supposed to be?"
- Using Jackpot:
- "Jackpot!"
- Using PF398: Revenge:
- Using Devil Trigger:
- Successful KO:
- "Jackpot!"
- "Adios, kid!"
- "Come on, baby face!"
- "A helpful hint, take a tip from your elders…"
- "You're a king? Yeah, here's your crown."
- "This is what I live for! And I'm absolutely crazy about it!"
- "Dude, the show's over."
- Respawn:
- "So you want a piece of me, literally."
- "I can still fight."
- "Damn it!"
- "You sure know how to throw a party."
- "Whatever."
Intros and OutrosEdit
- Showtime: Dante, facing away from the camera, turns around and says: "Showtime"
- Let's Get This Party Started: Dante lands on stage.
- Time To Get To Work: Dante looks at his guns and says: "Time to get to work, guys."
- Absolutely Crazy About It: Dante gets into a fighting stance.
Winning ScreenEdit
- The Show's Over: Dante smiles triumphantly and aims Ebony and Ivory sideways over each other.
- One Hell Of A Party: Dante clears his coat.
- Stealing Your Spotlight: Dante sheats his sword.
- What's Up?: Dante taunts the enemy.
Losing ScreenEdit
- Dante kicks the camera.
- Dante falls down.
- Dante throws his amulet away in anger.
- Dante gets stabbed in the chest.
Demon HunterEdit
Dante's default appearance as he is seen in DmC: Devil May Cry.
Alternate Colors
- Default color: Red Jacket and Black Jeans.
- Blond Hair, black jacket and boots (Trish Costume)
- Blue Jacket and faded black boots (Vergil Costume)
- Dark blue and red Jacket and black jeans and faded dark blue boots (Nero Costume)
Legendary Devil KnightEdit
Dante as Sparda in his human form. Level 3 also changes form in this costume.
- Default: Purple Jacket, short and black boots
- Black Jacket, jeans and boots (DmC Human Sparda Appearance)
Coatless DanteEdit
Dante, missing his coat. Available via DLC.
Profile Items=Edit
- Rank 8: Trish
- DLC: Lady
- Rank 5: Dante (Early Artwork)
- Rank 6: DMC2 Dante
- Rank 7: Sparda
- Rank 9: Vergil
- Rank 11: Trish
- Rank 12: Nero
- Rank 14: Ebony & Ivory
- Rank 15: DMC1 Dante
- Rank 17: Devil Trigger Form
- Rank 18: Pandora
- Rank 20: Agni
- Rank 21: Rudra
- Rank 23: Arkham
- Rank 24: Shop Statue
- Rank 50: Devil May Cry Logo
- Rank 200: Amulet
- Rank 16: Dante's Office
- Rank 19: Nevan (weapon)
- Rank 22: Rebellion
- Rank 25: Mallet Island
- Rank 300: Temen-ni-gru
- Dante is the fourth character from CAPCOM.
- Dante apppears in two forms: Old and New.


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"Fluffy, but memorable"
I love Kate Reading's narration and I think that helped me enjoy this more than I would have normally. The parts of the story I enjoyed best were actually the parts that were set in our current era vs. the main part of the story. I'll download the next book in the series as it sounds like it may focus more on the characters I liked from this one.
"not what I expected"
The only book of this series that I'd read is the Mischief of the Mistletoe, which was amusing and fun without being insipid and stupid. I enjoyed it so much, I decided to start at the beginning of the series. Unfortunately, the Young Miss and the Purple Gentian in this tale are, to me, more of a pain in the nether regions than I cared to put up with for the hours necessary. Kate Reading does a wonderful job of narration, and if you like this sort of romantic silliness (meant to be silly, not inadvertently so on the part of the author) then this is right up your alley. My alley took a sharp left about 3 hours into the book. It gets a 3 because, if it were my thing, it would be an enjoyable 'read'.
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"Heavy sigh . . ."
An excellent story, or pair of stories, but totally bogged down by the insertion of the same old tired seduction scenes - how do lips "intertwine" anyway? I was able to fast-forward through a great deal of that, but was disappointed to find that one must purchase the subsequent books in order to know what happens in the present-day story, and (one assumes) further installments of the historical portion of the tale. I won't be buying them, and will just have to guess at - or make up - the ending. Shouldn't be too difficult.
I own a small shop selling custom/costume Jewelry. I love to listen to audio books while I create jewelry. I love all animals and get very upset when they aren't treated well, even in fiction.
"Letters or diary?"
Did not enjoy this one! The part of the book where the main character is supposedly reading old letters or a diary, doesn't read that way at all! Really had to struggle to wade through this one! Predictable romance... No thanks! How did this one get made into an audio, when there are so many really great books out there that haven't? "Hotel" "Class Reuion" "Tourist" etc
"Nice read if you enjoy historical fiction."
This was a great mix of modern and past romance as two characters intertwine. Leaves you looking for the next part of the story. Well written and the Narrator Kate Reading added to it! Thanks for making it so easy to pass my exercise and housework time with the story going in my ear time flies!
"Delightfully entertaining"
I found myself not being able to keep a smile off my face while listening to this book. I even caught myself laughing outloud. I thought it was delightfully entertaining. I will be definitely be reading another book written by Lauren Willig.
"Formula Romance with a 2 story lines"
If you are looking for a clever romance on the level of "The Scarlet Pimpernel", this book is not for you. This is definitely a formula romance novel using the Scarlet Pimpernel name to set the stage. It was cute, but not original. The beginning was promising with the researcher, but goes one dimensional from there. No suspense or real conflict between the two main characters. The reader needs to work on male voices as she just can't pull it off. A male voice is more than just lower than a female voice, especially when that low voice is out of the range of what the female reader can do. I quit listening 30 minutes from the end as I got too bored. I was looking for something a little more literary. I might try again when I want something uncomplicated to listen to. If you are looking for formula romance (and sometimes I am) this book will do quite nicely.
"I spy"
This was an Audible.com selection, The Secret History of the Pink Carnation by Lauren Willing.
If you are a fan of old movies, I am sure you will remember Travor Howard as the Scarlet Pimpernel. You may also have heard of another English fellow, the Purple Gentian. But, have you heard of the Pink Carnation? Me either before this listen; thanks to our heroine, Eloise Kelly! In Eloise's search she comes across letters that tell us "the secret".
The dialog as quick witted as the pace is fast and salted with humor.
Give yourself a giggle and check this one out.
"Couldn't Wait to Hear More"
"Good heavens," I found this book to be very entertaining and couldn't wait to get back into my car to listen. Although based on history, I wouldn't read this story for that reason. It's a basic love story. At times it's a bit frustratingly predictible.
The story meshes two stories together - one in current times and the other in the times of Napoleon. I could have done without the current day story - I found that storyline to lack in realistic character interaction.
I was disappointed by the ending though. I understand this is a series book but the ending of the book raises more questions than answers.
Even though it was a bit cheesy at times, and there were two sexual encounters that were unnecessaryily descriptive (and actually took away from the story for me), I still found myself laughing out loud at times and wanting more. All and all, I'd recommend it.
"Easy fun to read"
This is funny & easy read. Some of the romance is a bit cheesy, but the author put a smile on my face and I just enjoyed listening. I can't wait to read the sequel. If you want deep and indepth intellectual reading skip this one. This is for fun!


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1 Law The following first year law essay was written in response to this question: The National Legal Aid Advisory Council defined access to justice as meaning: Access to the Australian legal and administrative justice systems, appropriate legal representation, independent legal advice and adequate information about the law and legal system. Is this definition consistent with your understanding of the concept of justice? What factors influence the ability of a legal system to deliver justice for the community? Note: the original essay included a reference list, which has been omitted here. You must include a reference list in the work you submit. Also, this essay is only one possible response to the above question. Student essay The concept of justice entails so many differing definitions that the traditional references to equity and fairness no longer cover its true meaning. Justice is often used to evaluate a law or a legal system, but various societal perspectives on justice will depend upon the circumstances surrounding the evaluation and the legal, social or political context in which it is represented. In all respects, justice implies a sense of equality for all, even if only before the law, and an acceptance of a standard that applies to the whole community. Therefore, what is justice for one cultural group should also be justice for another. This then means that areas such as race, religion, income, gender, sexual preferences and age discrimination are factors in any consideration of a response to the quote. Access to justice is a controversial issue that has arisen from barriers faced by people who have some legal right they want to enforce (Ellis et al, 1992, p. 319). These barriers include the increasing costs of legal services, the difficulty in obtaining legal aid, language obstacles, difficulties with discovering what the applicable rules of law are and how they apply to the specific case, and the problem of dealing with strange or powerful institutions, especially when other parties are familiar with legal processes. It is for these reasons, among others, that legal aid has been developed and also why various reports such as the Access to Justice Advisory Committee s (AJAC) Access to Justice - An Action Plan (1994) and the National Legal Aid Advisory Committee s (NLAAC) Legal Aid for the Australian Community (1990) have been published. Legal aid is only one means of overcoming these barriers to justice. This essay will use legal aid as a focus for its discussion on the delivery of justice; however, it is acknowledged that there are myriad factors at play in ensuring justice is achieved. comments orientation to topic teases out the concept of justice as it arises in quote 1. its role 2. its intuitive meaning 3. how this applies to the community factors which may hinder equality in access to justice (transition to next paragraph) THESIS Explanation of barriers to access to justice the focus of this essay 1
2 Clearly, justice does require appropriate legal representation and independent legal advice in a society which necessarily involves using the legal/administrative system and lawyers in some way (Bottomley et al, 1991, p.59). It is a system in which individuals inevitably face unequal standing against governments and large institutions who may possess far greater experience, resources and capabilities. These individuals need the influence of legal aid and the services legal aid provides to place them on an equal footing. Legal aid, by providing representation and individual legal advice, can mitigate some of the entrenched inequality in regards to access to justice. The service, which is 57% funded by the Commonwealth Government and includes the contribution of statutory interest on solicitors trust accounts, operates through State legal aid commissions and community legal aid centres. Financially, legal aid exists to provide people who have an insufficient income to afford legal advice and representation. Socially, it assists with individuals such as migrants and others who are fearful or intimidated by the legal system for cultural or complexity reasons. There are also those who may be geographically isolated from proper legal advice and representation (AJAC, 1994, p.xxxvii). More philosophically, some commentators have suggested legal aid and access to justice in general are important in maintaining society s liberalism, that is, the rights of the individual against the community and the state. explains what legal aid provides Argument argument and topic sentence for paragraph supporting information Legal aid services are required by many to effectively address the legal situation and therefore are an essential feature of justice. Australia has ratified the United Nations Covenant on Civil and Political Rights 1966 treaty and it is incorporated into Australian law as Schedule 2 of the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission Act 1986 (Cth). The treaty provides for the right to a fair and public hearing through legal assistance in the interests of justice (Huxtable, 1995f, p.17). Such notions were adhered to in the High Court case of Dietrich v The Queen (1992) 177 CLR 292 where, even though the Court held that an accused person has no right to be provided with counsel at public expense, it recognised an accused has a right to a fair trial which, in a serious case, may be jeopardised by lack of legal representation (Sackville, 1995, p.214). What legal aid provides for, then, is according to the aforementioned theory of justice - that the outcome of justice must be some form of equality before the law. Legal aid may not provide for total equality due to its means test, lack of funding and the nature of differing court hearings, but it remains a well established feature of Australia s legal system. paragraph examines notion of appropriate legal representation (from quote) There is, however, more to the concept of access to justice than legal aid. Part of the NLAAC s definition refers to adequate information about the law and legal system, a suggestion that justice can only be established if laws are made as accessible as possible. Members of society are presumed to have knowledge of legislation affecting them; a daunting and practically impossible task considering the amount of statutory and common law in existence. Yet, ignorance of the law does not excuse liability for its breach (Giugni et al, 1994, p.9), so Parliament is required to take the necessary steps to make legislation accessible by means of the transition to next argument argument: concept of access to justice includes adequate information about the law and legal system (from quote) supporting information: how adequate information about the 2
3 most recent physical and/or electronic publications. If true justice is achieved, these publications should be comprehensible by more people than just lawyers (AJAC, 1994, p.xlvi). This may be achievable through publishing legal documents in plain English, leading to a decline in the need for legal assistance (Threadgold, 1994, p.70). Furthermore, people will have an initial access to justice if they are actually consulted during the law making process, contributing to what should be an overall better working knowledge of the law. The above requirements are merely recommendations of the Access to Justice - an Action Plan, but can clearly be seen as foundations of justice for the individual. They represent a method to increase our awareness of, and therefore access to, the law while decreasing legal expenses. Other aspects of access to justice include appropriate legal representation for those not eligible for legal aid but who still have difficulty paying court or administrative fees and possess a limited knowledge of the law. These individuals must then make use of a legal practitioner, unless they want to further increase the inequalities by representing themselves. Of course, the potential large costs involved in using lawyers becomes apparent here, where witness reports, interpreters, photocopying, travelling expenses, court charges and transcript fees can have the effect of limiting access altogether (Commonwealth Law Bulletin, 1995f, p.166). A degree of justice is achieved, however, through contingency fee arrangements in which a practitioner may act on a no-win no-fee basis (AJAC, 1994, p.xxxv). Under this system, a client confident of attaining a positive judgement need not pay the lawyer if unsuccessful, although he or she runs the risk of having to pay the costs of the other party. In terms of money or property claims contingency fees encompass an important attribute of access to justice for all sections of the community. law should be made available comment on these requirements argument: other factors required to achieve access to justice in litigation supporting argument: how this can be achieved (includes writer s comment on effectiveness of these arrangements) It is evident that the court system will not always ensure justice in our legal system. With funding and delay restrictions on courts, access to justice can be initiated through various other methods. Gaining more popularity and acceptance is alternative dispute resolution (ADR) where the parties to a dispute attempt to resolve their differences themselves with the aid of a third party. The parties aim towards a consensual settlement (Sackville, 1995, p.215), typically through mediation. ADR holds advantages over litigation in the reduction of court delays and the costs to parties, and the potential for hostilities to be diminished. Through these elements, ADR has brought about much progress in access to justice, which is evident by its incorporation into Federal Court, Family Court and Administrative Appeals Tribunal proceedings. (AJAC, 1994, p.xxxix). Finally, access to justice also refers to fair dealings with administrative justice systems, especially governments and their agencies. These include, for example, decisions regarding pensions, welfare, taxation and immigration. An individual adversely affected by a government decision should be able to obtain an impartial and speedy review of that decision (AJAC, 1994, p.xl), presently performed by the relevant ombudsman. Again, justice can only argument: access to justice can be achieved through other methods such as alternative dispute resolution supporting argument: advantages of ADR argument: access to justice also means access to administrative justice systems Here the writer addresses some factors which influence the delivery of justice (2 nd part of question). Implies that NLAAC 3
4 properly be carried out if the review or tribunal is conducted fairly and at the least expense to the individual possible if they do not have the capacity to pay. As outlined above, there are many features of Australia s legal system in place endeavouring to improve access to justice. There remain, however, obstacles for the system to efficiently deliver justice for the community. Perhaps the most significant obstacle is the conflict of interests regarding each party to litigation. While the courts have constantly striven for individualised justice, it can be assumed the community has a desire to reduce the delay, complexity, and expense associated with litigation (Sackville, 1995, p.214). It is imperative that the legal system provide a method of litigation but, as previously noted, at reasonable cost and accessibility. As this situation is not always apparent due to inequalities within society, the system delivers a degree of justice in other forms. These include alternative dispute resolution, predominantly mediation, and most notably, legal aid. However, access to justice is not guaranteed by legal aid. There are factors associated with legal aid which can hinder access to justice. For example, despite its increase in demand, legal aid is currently facing the withdrawal of $120 million of funding over three years by the Commonwealth Government (Cramsie, 1996, p.1). There are also inadequacies relating to means test and eligibility criteria where, for example, individuals only just ineligible for legal aid will still face difficulties in paying litigation fees. The AJAC identifies deteriorating economic conditions, changes in population, a greater emphasis on law enforcement (generating a need for criminal legal aid) and court decisions imposing obligations to provide legal assistance in serious criminal charges (1994, p.xxxvii) as factors influencing the ability of legal aid to provide justice. They may also account for other areas within the legal and administrative systems losing funding which, in turn, influences the degree of accessibility. Another significant factor which impacts on the delivery of justice is the presence of discrimination. The plight of Aboriginal and Torres Straight Islanders especially has been well documented arising out of the High Court s Mabo decision, (Mabo v Queensland (No2), (1992) 175 CLR 1). This section of the community, as well as migrants, disabled people and women, have historically faced discrimination in gaining access to justice due to various societal and cultural reasons. The legal system is influenced here to the extent that they must implement programs aimed at eliminating discrimination which ultimately requires time and resources. Legal aid and the operations of community justice centres assist in reducing the discrimination but can not entirely prevent it from occurring. Issues similar to those presented here have been discussed by the AJAC in their Action Plan. They accept it is difficult for the legal system to achieve justice when public discontent with the courts is high and no simple solution to problems of delay and costs really exists. It is imperative for there to be a high degree of access to justice. There have been suggestions that if citizens felt that they could not definition is not consistent with the writer s understanding of justice. Conclusion to first section of essay on concept of access to justice. Transition to next section of essay about obstacles to access to justice argument: there are factors associated with legal aid which are obstacles to justice supporting information: these are a) reductions in funding b) eligibility for legal aid argument: discrimination is an obstacle to delivering justice supporting information: examples of groups which have been and are discriminated against Concluding comments for section on obstacles to deliver justice Concluding comments on 4
5 go to the law for justice, then social disorder and even revolution would follow (Huxtable, 1995, p.18). While this seems unlikely to happen in Australia, the possibilities may not be so remote in other less politically stable countries. In Australia, justice is certainly apparent before the law with a wide range of initiatives, programs and pressures in force in an attempt to increase access to justice. The concept has become a national issue and one that should continue to develop as social and cultural conditions change. concept of access to justice equating with concept of justice 5
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