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Occasional adversaries Bill O'Reilly and David Letterman appeared to have agreed on one issue at least during Thursday night's broadcast of the "Late Show" --- the U.S. invasion of Iraq.
In a rare display of on-screen camaraderie, the agreement was then followed by a momentous high-five between the pair.
After Letterman argued that the Iraq War had turned the country into a "hotbed of terrorism," O'Reilly agreed it was a regrettable action.
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@conorsmom - Just when you think that G.W. has disappeared, he pops up again. I just saw a news report that he had been planning a book signing trip to Canada and that the Canadian Government had been asked to arrest him and turn him over to the world court for trial on war crimes. At first I was skeptical but the report continued saying that he had cancelled a book signing tour of Switzerland last year for fear of arrest by the Swiss. Apparently Rumsfeld and Cheney are also landlocked for the same reason.
Give O'Reilly credit for admitting that he was wrong. Take away points for following the Bush alibi that "Everybody told us that he had WMD. We were wronged by faulty intelligence." Faulty intelligence is a good metaphor for the contents of a 'conservative's" head these days.
Amazing, now the conservatives have figured out that going to war was a HUGE mistake, they are slowly but surely changing their tone. I guess since Bush has faded into no where it is no longer "UnAmerican" to disagree with his administration. Six years ago O'Reilly would have never been caught speaking against the Bush Policy.
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Bill O'Reilly and Roger Ailes who runs Fox, are trying to make subtle changes to be viewed as more moderate basically because they know they can't use the same strategy of "total smear and demeaning" that they used during the last election. Also many of their props like birth certificate issue, has been shown to the American people as the lies they were from the very beginning.


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A new home sale is recorded when a contract is signed. These homes haven't even had a closing. Only 10,000 of them are actually built. The MSM actually has the balls to declare this pitiful display as a housing recovery. I'm sure the PLUNGE in consumer confidence bodes well for home sales and the fantastic after Christmas sales at JC Penney.
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Just as we saw with UMich, it appears the hope for change is wearing thin among the people. Today's Consumer Confidence data missed by its biggest margin in 7 months, dropped below the year's average, and saw the largest 2-month drop in over 15 months. All age cohorts lost confidence with the eldest most and it appears those earning over $35k are also beginning to worry (as those between $35k and $15k seem more confident). Over 40% expect stock prices to decline and it is expectations that have plummeted from a hope-filled 80.9 to a 13-month low of 66.5.
In other news, we got the November New Homes Sales report from the Census Bureau. On the surface the number was good, if a slight miss to expectations of 380K, printing at 377K, up from 361K in October, and "the highest in years." As we said on the surface. Because like the Initial Claims data earlier, where we subsequently learned that the DOL had to estimate the claims data of 19 states (!) as their labor offices were closed for the holiday, it is digging into the data that reveals the reality once more. Sure enough, on an unadjusted, unannualized basis, November saw a tiny 27K houses sold, of which just 2K in the northeast, and 3K in the Midwest. Furthermore, of these 27K actual new home sales, which by the way was the lowest number of home sales since February 2012, 9K were homes still under construction, and 8K were not even started, with just 10k homes completed and now sold. Digging further, on page 3 we found the dreaded (Z) designator in the $750,000 and over category, meaning that a negligible (taken to mean under 500 but usually implying 0) homes were sold in the $750,000 and higher price range. In fact, the only thing that really did soar was the number of homes for sale at the end of the period which rose to 151K: the highest since November of 2011. Yet magically the median month for sale since completion dropped to a tiny 5.3 months, down from 7.2 a year ago. It's a miracle what a few million mortgages in the "foreclosure stuffing" pathway will do to shadow and real inventory.


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Mark Chou's Take: What 4/15 Means to DC Residents
Today is April 15. Not only is it my dog Buddy Chou's birthday, but it is also Tax Day. It's the day we forfeit our hard earned salaries for the better of our country. In return, we all get representation in the House of Representatives and the Senate. Well, most of us do. Residents of the District of Columbia do not get this right. That's correct; DCers pay thousands of dollars in taxes each year but still get no representation in Congress. That is literally taxation without representation. TAXATION WITHOUT REPRESENTATION. Hold up. Isn't that what people in the 1700s had a huge problem with? They were paying their government yet did not get a vote in anything or anywhere. So, they fixed it. Yay! However, this concern still lingers in Washington D.C. Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton, a Democrat from Washington, D.C., has taken it up as her job to get D.C. residents their right to a representative. "Defenders of the Constitution" believe residents of D.C. do not deserve this right because seats in Congress are reserved to representatives of states. Technically, Washington, D.C. is not a state. Is that a fair argument? I'm not buying it. They are paying taxes. They live in America. They deserve the right to have representation in Congress. Are residents of D.C. any less Americans than, say, Californians? Definitely not. (more…)
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Mark Chou's Take: Obama Opens up Cuba
Today, the White House announced that the Obama administration has lifted travel, remittance, mail and business restrictions relating to the Communist nation of Cuba. This also means that Cuban-Americans will now be able to visit relatives and loved ones in their homeland.
According to ABC News (Jake Tapper reporting), the Obama administration will also "take steps to enhance the flow of information by allowing U.S. telecommunications networks to link the U.S. and Cuba; and will allow an expansion of humanitarian items that can be sent to the island." This is overall good news. Bush put restrictions on flow of Americans and products between Cuba in 2004 in hopes that the country's leader, Fidel Castro (pictured above) would cave into our requests. However, this never happened. Meanwhile, living conditions in Cuba got worse.
My good friend's mother is from Cuba. She was scared to visit family in Cuba because she was concerned that her passport would be taken away in Cuba and would not be able to return to America. I talked to her recently, and she feels better about going to Cuba. She stressed the fact that now that humanitarian items are allowed to be shipped to the Cubans, conditions there will improve. She said she may even take a trip there in the near future despite her lingering concerns.
In a related story, Chuck Todd, NBC News' Political Director, had a little bit of a back and forth with White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs because of the fact that Gibbs delivered the news instead of President Obama. Todd felt that this kind of message should've come from the President who was in his White House office. Watch the video clip here.
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EMILY ERNST: Donate Plasma This Month
The College Dems are dominating the Michigan Daily. This time it's a great viewpoint from FreshDem Emily Ernst. Here's what she had to say about PIDD:
April is Primary Immune Deficiency Awareness month. Primary Immune Deficiency Diseases are genetic disorders that cause some part of the immune system to function incorrectly, leaving people with these conditions extremely susceptible to illness. I am one of approximately 250,000 Americans diagnosed with one of these disorders.
PIDDs are life threatening when left untreated. For most people with the disease, a simple cold can turn into a severe sinus infection or pneumonia. The longer a person lives without being diagnosed, the greater the chances that the individual will die or suffer severe medical problems. People who live long enough to be diagnosed are put on a treatment called Immune Globulin therapy (IgG), which I have been receiving since I was three years old.
IgG is made out of human plasma, a blood component separated from the red and white blood cells. The body fights off diseases using many of the proteins found in plasma and, by taking regular injections of medications derived from plasma, those with the disorder are able to fight off diseases. Without this medicine, we would be almost constantly sick. My doctors determined I had an immune deficiency after I had contracted pneumonia three separate times by age three and had monthly sinus infections that I couldn't get rid of without antibiotics and steroids.
Immune deficients aren't the only people who benefit from plasma. The medications are also used to treat hemophilia, pediatric HIV, hepatitis, genetic lung disorders and, occasionally, animal bites. Even though so many different diseases are treated with plasma, people do not donate as much as they could. When plasma collection centers can't collect enough, it causes extreme shortages of the medications, and people who have any of the previously mentioned conditions are unable to get the medicine they need to lead a normal life. During the last plasma shortage in the late 1990s, people I know were unable to get their IgG for extended periods of time and started to get sick frequently. I still received my medication throughout the entire shortage because I was given priority as a minor, but many others weren't as lucky.
In recognition of Primary Immune Deficiency Awareness month, I would like to ask everyone to consider donating plasma. The nearest donation center is in Ypsilanti, but I encourage students to find donation centers in their hometowns. To find the donation center closest to you, go to www.donatingplasma.org. The website also gives additional information on the uses of plasma and the donation process.
I strongly encourage all of you to donate. You may be saving someone's life, and you could grant a healthy, normal lifestyle to someone who wouldn't have one otherwise. Plasma is an enormous gift that recipients are extremely thankful for. From the bottom of my heart, thank you to all of the current plasma donors, and I hope many of you consider donating in the future.
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Mark Chou's Take: BREAKING NEWS: SANJAY WITHRDRAWS
Sorry about the nasty headline, but it's true: Sanjay Gupta has removed himself for consideration for the position of Surgeon General. According to the Huffington Post (article here), the CNN Chief Medical Correspondent was concerned abou the paycuts he would be taking as well as the fact that he would have to report to two bosses. Seriously, Sanjay? Less money? It's for the good of the country. And two bosses? Whoa…..scary. I hate to say it, Sanjay, but GET OVER YOURSELF. You are one of the Leaders and Best. Represent properly. And hail.
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Mark Chou's Take: Rolan' Down the River
Just when he thought it was safe to be the junior senator from Illinois, Roland Burris found a way to screw things up again. According to the Los Angeles Times,  Burris acknowledges that at the request of the former governor's brother he tried to raise $15,000 for the embattled governor. However, he later said it would be inappropriate for him to be donating to Blagojevich. After this relevation, both the Chicago Tribune and Chicago Sun-Times are calling for Burris' resignation. U.S. Senate Ethics Committee is looking into the case as well. I didn't like Burris from the start. He was a self-absorbed politician (remember the tombstone?) that hadn't done any good for our state in years. Then, since no one wanted the tainted Senate seat, he was the first one to put his hand up when the offer came to his desk. Harry Reid said that he would seat Burris under one condition; that he tell the truth in his Senate testimony. According to this, he didn't. That said, Roland needs to step down. If that was the only precondition, then he has failed at that and does not belong in the Senate. However, I doubt he will ever step down. Burris' ego is to big for him to do something like that.
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Grantland launched, and as a prominent member of the "writing about sports is a deep and meaningful activity fuck you Boomer" community, I feel obliged to comment. Some disclosure: Early on, when Grantland looked like it might be a writer's utopia, I made my interest known. Nothing ever came of it, and I'm fine with that, especially given the recent revelations about the limitations, and expectations, inherent in this project.
Nevertheless, I was expecting to find a much different Internet when I emerged from my therapist's office at 10AM, Pacific Time. There were a few jokes in my timeline, many of which I could have predicted in advance. Other than that, though, it didn't seem like, to paraphrase one friend, there had been any need to gird my loins in advance (I already have every STD in the book, anyway). For a launch that got its own Doomsday clock, Grantland's sure was weak. Maybe I don't know how to make a splash on the web; understand how slowly people read; or get the true value, and elegance, of negative space. Mostly, I wanted more than two features, a preview of a blog that appears to not yet exist, and the introduction to the Grantland oral history, on the way from Miller and Shales in 2057.
You've probably already formulated your own opinions about the design, the advertising, and maybe the content itself. My main gripes, other than being robbed of a Major Cultural Event, are more esoteric.
I don't get opening with Simmons, Klosterman, and Chris Jones. Actually, I do; it's the site's two biggest names, and probably the most high-profile contributor. To the extent that Grantland did make a bang, or a dent, today, it was with that star power. However, Simmons was adamant about hiring "unknowns" who would be turned loose to "do their thing" and rise to prominence under his watchful gaze. The preview pieces from Katie Baker and Molly Lambert fit that bill; that was the site's opening salvo. And then today, just the good ol' boys. I wonder if the ambivalent response to those first two offerings inspired a change of course … or if some suit at ESPN was sick of being told that indie cred is a brand-building virtue.
I also sort of resent the perpetual cat-and-mouse game today seems to set us up for. After the previews, many suggested that we suspend judgment until the actual launch. Today scarcely represents any kind of cornerstone, or solid foundation for critique. I get that Grantland is an enormous project that, even if it weren't were ESPN's meddling, would take months to really hit its stride.
But as a reader, I'm wary of being coerced into a holding pattern, or being told that I'm a feral prick if I seek to draw any conclusions before the appointed date (Launch 2?). Grantland isn't process, or becoming; it's a major market initiative by a company flush with cash, and whether as art or commerce, should be able to at least make its intentions clear (no, telling isn't the same as showing). I respect its right to grow and find itself organically. At the same time, at some point its identity has to become fair game. That's not just about would-be critics, either. It's about keeping the loyalists awake and charged, too.


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Florida announces hiring of Brad Lawing
South Carolina Gamecocks defensive line coach Brad Lawing has officially been added to the Florida Gators coaching staff.
Florida announced Tuesday that Lawing will serve as assistant head coach and defensive line coach, sharing the latter job title with current staff member Bryant Young. Lawing will coach defensive ends while Young stays on as an assistant and coaches defensive tackles.
"We are excited to have Brad Lawing join our coaching staff," said head coach Will Muschamp in a school release. "His track record speaks for itself – his nearly three decades of experience coaching defensive lineman, his familiarity with the SEC and our shared philosophical beliefs make him a perfect fit for our program."
A long-time South Carolina assistant, Lawing spent 17 years at the school divided over two separate stints. He first worked for the Gamecocks from 1989-98 as a defensive line coach and recruiting coordinator.
Lawing then spent four seasons at Michigan State (1999-2002) and three more at North Carolina (2003-05) with the same job description. Upon returning to Columbia, SC, he continued his high level of coaching and led a South Carolina defensive front that has been one of the best in the Southeastern Conference recently.
He has never previously worked on the same staff with Muschamp but did serve under Nick Saban for one year at MSU in 1999.


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Like years past, our live and silent auctions will feature many exciting items including trips, vacation homes, spa services, and fine dining. We will also honor respected colleagues Dave Richards and Pete Winstead with the Distinguished Lawyer Award, and Andrea Sloan with the David H. Walter Community Excellence Award.
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I love this time of year! In fact, I start listening to Christmas music the day after Halloween…yes, I do! On October 12th, 2010, Sony MASTERWORKS / DRW Entertainment released "Wilson Phillips: Christmas in Harmony." I was really excited to review this CD because I loved Wilson Phillips when I was younger. In fact, I recently found one of their albums on CD (back then I had a cassette). "Wilson Phillips: Christmas in Harmony" is a great CD to listen to and I love singing to it. You'll want to get your hands on this first ever Christmas album from the Multi-Platinum selling pop trio. The CD includes 13 new and classic holiday songs, produced by Glen Ballard. You can purchase the CD in stores and online, retailing for $11.98.
One of the best selling female groups of all time, Wilson Phillips is back together with their first ever Christmas album – available this October 12, 2010 on Sony MASTERWORKS / DRW Entertainment. The award-winning trio consisting of Carnie Wilson, Wendy Wilson and Chynna Phillips have recorded 13 holiday songs with their original music producer Glen Ballard, kicking-off the pop group's overall return. Best known for co-writing Michael Jackson's hit single Man in the Mirror and producing Alanis Morissette's Jagged Little Pill, Glen Ballard was also the main producer behind Wilson Phillips' self-titled 1990 debut album, which sold over 10 million copies worldwide and included three #1 singles on the Billboard Hot 100 ("Hold On", "Release Me", and "You're in Love").
At a different stage in all of their lives, the trio of Wilson Phillips is excited to finally be back together and musically share the joy, love and happiness of the holiday season not only with their families, but with their fans too. One of the most popular 90's pop groups, Wilson Phillips have created a classic Holiday album filled with 13 Christmas songs including "Silver Bells", "Santa Claus is Coming to Town", "Winter Wonderland", "The Christmas Song" and many more. There are also a few newly written Christmas songs – "Joy" which the three ladies composed and "Christmastime" which Chynna and Glen Ballard wrote together. Wilson Phillips will perform their new single "I Wish It Could Be Christmas Every Day" live on Good Morning America and The View.
- I Wish It Could Be Christmas Every Day
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- Christmastime
- Silent Night
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- Silver Bells
- Sleigh Ride
- Joy
- Winter Wonderland
- The Christmas Song
- Our Prayer
I really like this CD a lot! It was so awesome to hear Wilson Phillips in a new album, singing songs about my favorite time of the year. I love that the album includes classic Christmas songs, as well as some new songs! If you loved Wilson Phillips, or love a good Christmas album, you'll want to pick up a copy of "Wilson Phillips: Christmas in Harmony."
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The Minnesota Vikings are reminding fans to be aware of stolen or counterfeit tickets ahead of the team's sold-out final regular season game against the Green Bay Packers Sunday.
Those tickets are sold over the Internet and by ticket sellers near the stadium on game day.
Because of the Vikings ticket-scanning process, if a fan purchases a counterfeit ticket, they may not be able to get into the stadium and could be subject to investigation, the team says. If a person is already in the stadium and is caught in possession of a fraudulent ticket, they will be ejected and could be subject to arrest.
The team is also reminding fans that the Vikings Ticket Office, Ticketmaster and NFL TicketExchange are the only authorized outlets for Vikings football tickets.
The team is urging fans to use common sense, understand the risks and use the following tips to minimizes the potential loss if they purchase tickets from an unauthorized seller.
On Game Day:
- Always check with the Vikings Ticket Office or Mall of America Field ticket booths to see if tickets are available. Often times the visiting team may return tickets on the day of the game.
- Never buy an Eticket from anyone on the street. If you buy an Eticket outside the stadium you run the risk that it is fake.
- The Vikings have three types of authorized ticket stock: Vikings season and single game ticket stock plus Ticketmaster ticket stock. The counterfeiters have tried to copy all three types of ticket stock. If you are buying tickets on the street:
- Take your time. Scrutinize the tickets closely for any inaccuracies or alterations, and cross-check the seat assignment and prices with a stadium map printed from www.vikings.com before you buy.
- Check the back of the ticket to see if it appears to have been photo copied. Also, all Vikings single ticket stock is numbered in sequential order on the back of the ticket. The number is printed three times and is in red.
- Very few Vikings tickets are sold on Ticketmaster ticket stock. If you are buying tickets on the street and they are Ticketmaster stock they are most likely counterfeit.
Buying Tickets Online:
- Only the Vikings ticket office, Ticketmaster and the NFL TicketExchange can guarantee the ticket you purchase online will be valid to attend the event.
- When buying from a merchant, always look for the BBB OnLine seal. The logo will tell you that you're dealing with a company that has a good reputation for satisfying customers and a secure web site for processing your payment.
- When buying from an individual through an online exchange don't be lured away from the web site by the seller. Even if you met the seller on the exchange web site, the company may not guarantee any lost money if a transaction occurs outside their domain.
- If you buy tickets through an online auction, choose a seller with a long, continuous history of satisfied customers. Scammers can hijack old accounts, so make sure they have recently bought or sold other items.
- Pay with a credit card or through PayPal, which offer some protection and potential reimbursement. Never pay with a cashier's check or wire money to a seller; you'll have no way to get your money back if the tickets do not arrive.
- Many sellers will include pictures of the tickets with their posts on auction sites or bulletin boards. Scalpers near the venue will have the tickets themselves. Scrutinize the tickets closely for any inaccuracies or alterations, and cross-check the seat assignment with a stadium map printed from www.vikings.com before you buy.


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Roger Marsh, National ufo Examiner
A California witness driving south along the 405 Freeway near San Juan Capistrano pulled over in an attempt to identify an "ultra bright, square object" in the night sky, according to July 16, 2012, testimony from the Mutual UFO Network (MUFON) witness reporting database.
"The ocean was to my right, and there was average traffic for that time of night," the witness stated. "The light over the ocean I first noticed as I passed the power plant. It was so bright that it was distracting from my driving. I assumed I would pass it soon, but it stayed to my right as I continued driving."
The witness stated that the light was very bright.
"It reminded me of camera lights, the kind they use in movies. Very white, bright. I continued driving maybe another 10 minutes, and kept glancing to my right."
The witness pulled over near Oceanside.
"I stood there maybe 15 minutes just looking at it. Helicopters practice out there dropping supplies to ships? That was my first thought. I eliminated that as there were no flashing red lights or movement. Plus I couldn't see a ship."
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Ed. Note: The following appeared on the Ibis Cycles website. Ibis employee (and eminent bad-ass) Jeff Kendall-Weed certainly knows how to spend two days on a bike. Check out the following story (as well as these) to find out everything you're doing wrong.
The fine folks over at Paved Magazine put out a call to action last weekend, and unknowingly, our resident hard-man/downhiller/sales-guy/photographer/skin-suit-wearing/porn-star-moustache-sporting/all-around-nice-guy Jeff Kendall-Weed participated. The call to action was called #useyourweekend and Jeff definitely did that.
He took off on his Hakkalügi Disc, loaded with very little gear, for a little two day jaunt south of Ibis, in the dead of winter.
The Hak Disc is a super versatile bike, made for more than just racing CX. Last weekend Don Myrah won a UCI Master's World Championship on his, this weekend Jeff does a pretty epic adventure.
Down the coast past the famous Bixby Bridge. Jeff travels light.
Jeff's not afraid of a bit of adventure. In addition to starting his day with a climb over Laureles Grade by Laguna Seca Raceway (not the easiest route), he opted for the obscure Old Coast Road. Which is dirt. Here's a last look at Bixby Bridge.
Still lots of nice redwoods down there.
Followed by lots of nice coastal miles like this, with fading light at the end of the day and no headlamp.
First day stats:
83 miles
8200 feet of climbing, looks like this:
That night, Jeff stayed at a campground way south of Big Sur with some friends (who brought a sleeping bag and some PBRs for him).
For Day 2 of Jeff's adventure, read on here.
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Fleeing the only home she's ever known, Eve sets off on a long, treacherous journey, searching for a place she can survive. Along the way she encounters Caleb, a rough, rebellious boy living in the wild. Separated from men her whole life, Eve has been taught to fear them, but Caleb slowly wins her trust...and her heart. He promises to protect her, but when soldiers begin hunting them, Eve must choose between true love and her life.
The Orwell Project: 3 - "Eve" by Anna Carey.
Fleeing the only home she's ever known, Eve sets off on a long, treacherous journey, searching for a place she can survive. Along the way she encounters Caleb, a rough, rebellious boy living in the wild. Separated from men her whole life, Eve has been taught to fear them, but Caleb slowly wins her trust...and her heart. He promises to protect her, but when soldiers begin hunting them, Eve must choose between true love and her life.
6 comments:
- Yael said...
Just out of curiosity, have you ever read Kazuo Ishiguro's "Never Let Me Go"? It's a dystopia that handles the "body" topic really well.
- 5 July 2012 14:52
- kat said...
there's so much good stuff to respond here, i almost don't know where to begin! i thought what was so effective about The Handmaid's Tale was how it seemed like the logical extreme of the political discourse and policy that Atwood was responding to: the religious right, the war against the right to choose. it's interesting to note that there is a kind of sexual attraction in The Handmaid's Tale, but it's portrayed a bit more like bodily need, or desperation -- it's definitely not starry-eyed and swoony in the least, and sadly, that felt *realistic* to the bleak world of the novel. it's the opposite of a romance, i suppose.
i know romance is meant to balance the dystopian bleakness in many novels, but i think what feels forced about romance in dystopian YA is, as you note, an overreliance on the same *pattern* of romance (insta-love). not to get all nerdy here, but the mark of a totalitarian society (as theorized by historian/philosopher hannah arendt) is how the intrusions of governments pry into and shape emotional and psychological lives and i'm often surprised more YA novels in this vein don't explore this more or acknowledge it. i don't think love and romance go away in dystopias, but i'd be more interested in seeing how these worlds reshaped emotional patterns of expression: how they changed expectations and roles, for instance, norms, desires, etc.
anyway, great discussion!
xo kat - 6 July 2012 08:17
- Emilia said...
This review made me think about another book I read recently, The Name of the Star by Maureen Johnson. It's not dystopian, but it is YA.
I also feel like most YA romances are tired and dull and I think the Hunger Games would have been a lot better without the romance. But the book I mentioned above did a good job balancing the romance. To sum up the story, a serial killer is running around London killing people in the style of Jack the Ripper. The main character does have a crush on a boy, but it never overshadows the main story of a crazed serial killer running around. I thought Johnson did a good job dealing with this. I don't mind romance when the world is ending or a serial killer is on the loose, but come on, it might not be the first thing on a character's mind! - 11 July 2012 10:39
Hi. Erm - just wanted to ask, where IS your review of "Wither"? I used the search box but I can't find it.
- 24 August 2012 03:45
- Bruno Stella said...
Good review. I've never read the book, but the sorts of things that you gripe about are exactly the sorts of things that irritate the hell out of me in books. Teaching somebody a trade is quite pointless if you want them to be a baby-making machine. It would, however, have made sense to tell the young girls how priviliged they were to be the only sex capable of bringing forth life, how amazing it was to have over eight children and to take care of babies and so forth. That way you would have a gaggle of starry eyed victims just waiting to conceive. The bed-and-straps routine would be reserved for the BAD girls. Not only would it make more sense, but the writer could have fun with playing around with a rebellious character that doesn't go along with this vision of the future much. My 2c.
- 10 December 2012 05:46
- Projects said...
Interesting article. Thanks for sharing it.
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You have made so many submissions it is hard to keep up, but this works because of how awesome it is. It's some of the darkest and most surreal humor I have ever seen. One good feature is how these characters all seem to have six stick legs. It just shows you what a messed up world this is to live in. I am not sure if this was supposed to be satire, perhaps at the pharmaceuticals. Nonetheless, the way everyone is so deadpan and realistic in their voice is flawless.
I love how there's so many things in the background to look at. I thought you would maybe just hop from topic to topic as you got into the nurse story. To my surprise, you actually seemed to stick with that for the remainder of the cartoon. I'm so silly for not getting the joke about gravity being represented by an apple. These personifications are tricksters.
Rated 4.5 / 5 stars July 5, 2011
Jerry Jackson?
David Firth AKA Jerry Jackson?
Anyways overall great video. I really enjoyed the darker sense of humor, and the overall theme was great.


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the jury has still not made its final decision on the winning entry, but the results will be published to designboom at the end of july.
Visually arresting, love the new ideas and mould-breaking but as a practical matter involving millions of these, im bothered somehow and have to say no.
Best idea yet — a car made of stretch, photovoltaic fabric. If all other cars are similarly made, safety risks almost vanish. Collisions would be bounces, like beach balls or men on the moon. And it generates electricity whenever the sun shines. Imagine a mall parking lot full of little solar generators selling their power to the mall. When you buy something, the energy you've added makes your bill smaller.
Does it have to mimic the beloved Renault 4? Of course not. I'd get a Dymaxion.
Muy buen trabajo! l'un des meilleurs!
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The proportions feel good but It's too bad that aesthetically is so similar to the original since there are a lot of innovative ideas on this one, this presentation is awesome. The interior is very promising especially the instrument panel, my only concern is on the seats, they feel flimsy for a car but are quite good looking. This one is a solid idea, great job!
Now we are talking, this is the level of presentation and design resolution one would expect of such competition. Flawless presentation, solid development of the idea and a resolved design. I would position the rear view mirror in a more conventional location for practical purposes but this is an awesome project
Nice presentation and great idea using fabric skin but not new (google Velorex, and the winking BMW).I like the way the ribs in the bonnet echo the original 4L's bonnet. Unfortunately not all other cars are similarly made and the car still needs to protects its occupants who are not made of rubber. The supporting frame shows little structural thought. I realize concepts need freedom to explore new ideas. But just how free? Perhaps competition briefs need to be less vague? Oh, and if you're selling power to the mall I guess that means free parking?
Great presentation and nice use of materials. But unfortunately this competition seems to be only about 3D .
Plus the proportions are exactly similar to the original 4L.
Great presentation and good ideas too!!! The build is technically correct and the proportions too. The aesthetical design could be brought closer to today's cars though and for me, a fabric covered car is still too flimsy for the world we live in today. Love the dashboard, compact, elegant and functional. Good luck Yann and Jérôme!
Very nice project, solid on ideas and solid on the presentation.
I think the only drawback is the overall look, I think the project could remind us of the 4L instead of being a copy with new materials/ideas and design touches, to me it´s too similar to the original.
The rest is just awesome, great work.
This time i´m not disappointed.
another cool one. definitely also one to be shortlisted. This is what concept design is all about in my opinion. if you look at car concepts of the past that are revealed on motorshows…you wonder how they would ever see the time of day. It's all about ideas and concept studies. They don't háve to be able to roll out of the factory as is.
sure there are many things of critique for this one, but they get balanced out by the many plusses this one have.
what i do feel though is that thís design in particular, is more fitting to be a concept car… of a renault 4 that would already be in production… not one to be the main new model.
anyway… I love this competition and seeing everybodys work because i used to drive a renault 4 haha.
what I am kind of missing so far, is designers investigations in the current renault model series, or it's not very appearent. for example making use of the base of the Twingo or clio for this new 4, to lower development costs and stuff alike. Other than the renault logo some more family resemblence etcetera.
one comment to the commenters who comment on all these boxy designs…have you even looked to the current cars on the streets? the kia soul, the nissan cube ring a bell?
Great. Really really great. As mentioned, the presentation is well done.
One thing bothers me though about all entries so far: Safety.
Sure, the car is made of stretchy materials and such, but collisions would hardly be just bounces. If one bouncy car hits another bouncy car at a speed of 80km/h, an airbag would be useful. Well if the car doesn't bounce of a cliff that is.
You notice I am very concerned about safety, but the design is wonderful.
Best wishes for the contest
Although a good rendering work, it is just a visionary chassis, under a beach tuned R4L body, of the '60s, possibly used only at balnearies at the south of equator line, never in a desert.
Never, ever have I dreamed of a car – this would be a first. Everything is in there: beauty, lightness, eco-friendliness. What else? Congrats in a bunch!


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Many websites including the New Yorker, Washington Post and MedCity News have proclaimed that HealthCare.gov would not have failed if it had just used "modern" software practices, called agile development, just like commercial companies do. The convenient meme being that the poor, backwards government just is not as up to date as the commercial world.
Unfortunately, these sites must have been simply parroting the shtick of agile consultants because the HealthCare.gov front-end GUI and back-end data services hub were both developed using agile processes. It is a shame that harsh reality had to ruin a nice and convenient silver bullet.
Development of large, complex systems requires a method that also allows a progressive discovery of project scope and dependencies, along with identification and mitigation of key risks. Read more.
The past month of problems and de-bugging on the Affordable Care Act portal has not been so bad, if you think of it as a beta. Read more.
I have seen some of the developer documentation, and it clearly discusses sprints, user stories and incremental testing — all of which are hallmarks of an agile process. A sprint is a fixed duration of time (normally two weeks) where specific work is completed. A user story is a short description of a feature from the end-user's perspective that follows this template: "As a <type of user> I want <to perform some task> so that I can <achieve some goal/benefit/value>".
The bottom line is that those people who claimed that all would be well if HealthCare.gov had used an agile process are wrong. The reality is that the developers did use agile, and the project failed miserably. Before the agile practitioners, fans and consultants get in an uproar with the chant, "but they did it wrong," let me examine some of the facts of what they did and compare them to some of my recent experiences in requirements analysis and the design of data integration hubs.
1. User stories vs. requirements decomposition. I am currently involved in a Defense-related big data project where we are analyzing and decomposing customer requirements into system requirements. The process we are using begins with a detailed set of customer requirements that include both functional requirements (what the software should do) and performance requirements (metrics it should meet). This is painstaking work, as we analyze, debate, discuss and finally decompose hundreds of end-user requirements. Sometimes this is done with the customer, and sometimes we generate requests for information to clarify a vague requirement. The goal is to generate a systems requirement document and then to further decompose those system requirements into software and hardware requirements. This is a robust process with dedicated and talented engineers that is working well. This will take a few months, but when it is done we will know exactly what we have to build.
I have done this process many times and if it is managed well, it works well. In contrast, the data services hub documentation refers to user stories for its requirements. Let's think about that for a moment with our designer hats on. A complex back-end data services hub — a piece of software with zero actual, living, breathing end-users — has to be described in terms of "user" stories. Does something sound off-key to you? It should, because user stories are great for user interfaces but poor, confusing and often misconstrued for non-observable behavior. Evidence of this is widely available in the many debates and questions on sites like Stack Overflow, CodeProject and blogs. Yes, I'm sure you can bend and twist user stories to address non-user based functionality, but should you? In my opinion, a software requirements document with UML (Unified Modeling Language) use-case diagrams would have served the data services hub more effectively.
2. Design documents. For the state of Florida, I led a team in designing and developing a data integration hub that recently successfully passed its first milestone. The software design document was reviewed by the customer, Gartner, and the key software infrastructure vendor. Such due diligence has paid off in keeping us on time and within budget. In contrast, what are the agile design artifacts and what due diligence was undertaken to ensure the HealthCare.gov developers followed best practices? Again, we see a site that failed a test of 200 to 300 people when it was supposedly designed for 50,000 simultaneous users (and even that number is a gross underestimate). Where are the design and architecture documents that show how the system was built to be scalable? Oh, agile processes don't like design documents … hmmm, that could make due diligence difficult (or even impossible).
3. Asynchronous vs. synchronous. Recently, CGI reported that the "hub services are intermittently unavailable." In examining some of the Business Service Description (BSD) documents, we see that key interfaces (like verify income and verify citizenship) were designed as synchronous instead of asynchronous interfaces. This is strange because many frameworks and platforms, like Google Web Toolkit, Android, AWS Flow Framework, Play and many others, promote asynchronous calls as a best practice (and some mandate it).
Additionally, modern cloud-native applications built for massive scalability and elasticity should be based on loose-coupling, messaging and asynchronous calls. Frankly, for a site like this that requires high levels of reliability and scalability, a synchronous API design for the data hub is inexcusable. There was enough time, enough money and enough political muscle (as the president's signature achievement) to get it right (even given intransigent partners).
Let me close by clarifying why I think agile is a good thing, even though I don't agree with all its practices. Agile is part of the evolution of the software development process that gets some things right and some things wrong. I like many of the more moderate parts of agile, such as small iterations, test-driven development and refactoring. However, I advocate a more balanced, in-between approach, especially in relation to requirements and design.
I look at agile as a Stage 2 technology in accordance with Robert Heinlein's three stages of technology: "Every technology goes through three stages: first, a crudely simple and quite unsatisfactory gadget; second, an enormously complicated group of gadgets designed to overcome the shortcomings of the original and achieving thereby somewhat satisfactory performance through extremely complex compromise; third, a final stage of smooth simplicity and efficient performance based on correct understanding of natural laws and proper design therefrom."
The key point is that agile is a reaction to the waterfall method and, as with most reactions, the pendulum swung a bit too far. Thus we can expect a more moderated third-stage technology to get the balance right. In relation to HealthCare.gov, an agile process was implemented and the software was a national failure. This does not mean agile was the primary cause of that failure but it is not unreasonable to assume it played a part. My hope is that we can learn from this mess and through it forge a better software development process that strikes the right balance between the extremes.
Michael C. Daconta (firstname.lastname@example.com) is the Vice President of Advanced Technology at InCadence Strategic Solutions and the former Metadata Program Manager for the Homeland Security Department. His new book is entitled, The Great Cloud Migration: Your Roadmap to Cloud Computing, Big Data and Linked Data.
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This article is anecdotal, and self-promoting for the author. Someone has kin in this methodology game. But enough with the ad hominem. The HealthCare.gov project was "Agile" in lip service only - cargo cult at best. "front-end GUI and back-end data services hub were both developed using agile processes" They did not even vertically slice, let alone thin-slice. "I have seen some of the developer documentation, and it clearly discusses sprints, user stories and incremental testing" Documentation can discuss whatever it wants - but did they do any of that? Working software is the primary measure of progress. "The reality is that the developers did use agile, and the project failed miserably." Comet ISON was on its way, and the project failed miserably. Correlation established. Also, exactly what of Agile did the developers use, and to what degree & discipline? "I am currently involved in a Defense-related big data project.... This will take a few months, but when it is done we will know exactly what we have to build." And it will be obsolete. Of course, no one will be able to tell, or be held accountable, because you know... it is the Defense department. Where is that lost $8.5T? "I have done this process many times and if it is managed well, it works well." "Proof" by example. Lean-Agile processes have been done many times, and they work well too. "we see a site that failed a test of 200 to 300 people when it was supposedly designed for 50,000 simultaneous users" Any project that waits until T-2 weeks to do system testing cannot call itself "Agile". "Oh, agile processes don't like design documents … hmmm, that could make due diligence difficult (or even impossible)." This line reeks of never having used Agile in practice, or even read the Agile Manifesto. "Agile ... gets some things right and some things wrong." What exactly does "Agile" get "wrong"? "in accordance with Robert Heinlein's three stages of technology" The musings of a science-fiction writer dead for 25 years really affords weak argument on contemporary Lean-Agile ethos. "The key point is that agile is a reaction to the waterfall method and, as with most reactions, the pendulum swung a bit too far." How so? If anything, the pendulum has not swung far enough. Agile is well-established at the Team level, but not at Org scale (notably government). Scaling mechanisms are now emerging like SAFe & DAD. "This does not mean agile was the primary cause of that failure but it is not unreasonable to assume it played a part." Then it might as well not be unreasonable to assume that someone hacked into HealthCare.gov to derail it either, but that does not make it so. Investigation requires evidence. "My hope is that we can learn from this mess and through it forge a better software development process that strikes the right balance between the extremes." What "extremes" are those?
Agile Methods are not the end all be all, and more often than not are the cause of software project failure. The industry as a whole is going to continue to see projects fail (which I include any project that goes over budget or over time by more than 10%) if it continues to stake it's future on fads. Particularly fads that were created by consultants for the purpose of increasing consulting feed. Just my two cents.
Agile development results in using inferior developer-wannabees and micro-managers who want to control everything. End Result: best developers leave resulting in beginners to do the work. Check brain at door before meetings. Seen it many times. The pendulum HAS swung too far and L-1 Visa and H1-B developers from foreign lands are destroying software projects. Software development is all about THINKING and IDEAS - not a factory assembly line.
"We will know exactly what we have to build." Oh please. This has to be a troll article.
I have seen and witnessed the term "agile" being applied to a project incorrectly on numerous occasions and I have to say that something as simple as load balancing and the inability to log on as a user did not indicate the proper use of Agile methodologies. Additionally I find it interesting that much of your article discuss your own preferred methodology - very interesting. Back to Agile, with proper application of Agile principles and testing as we build the issues would never have occurred. This instead is a case for the improper application of Agile practices or -Agile.
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