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The American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan says Detroit police are removing homeless people from the popular Greektown entertainment district downtown and dropping them off miles away -- sometimes outside the city.
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"DPD's practice of essentially kidnapping homeless people and abandoning them miles away from the neighborhoods they know -- with no means for a safe return -- is inhumane, callous and illegal," said Sarah Mehta, ACLU of Michigan staff attorney. "The city's desire to hide painful reminders of our economic struggles cannot justify discriminating against the poor, banishing them from their city, and endangering their lives. A person who has lost his home has not lost his right to be treated with dignity."
The organization says it started receiving complaints last year and that the homeless are told they are not allowed in Greektown, which is popular with visitors to Detroit. They say the practice is called "taking homeless people for a ride."
Messages seeking comment were left Thursday with Detroit police officials.
The ACLU's letter to Detroit documents the experiences of five individuals:
- Andrew Sheehan, 37, was "taken for a ride" at least four times since December 2011. Andrew has been homeless on and off for several years because of a substance abuse problem. He has since completed a drug rehabilitation program and is now working, living in an apartment, and continuing to attend religious services at Saints Peter and Paul Church in Greektown. Andrew has been picked up several times while sitting on a manhole in Greektown to keep warm. Police have driven him anywhere from five to seven miles away. On one occasion officers said they were taking Sheehan to a shelter, but instead dropped him off at the boundary between Detroit and River Rouge on Fort Street—eight miles from where he was picked up.
- Dennis B., 54, has been homeless on and off for many years. In 2011, Dennis was "taken for a ride" by officers approximately four or five times. On several occasions, officers approached Dennis near St. Mary's Church, frisked him for loose change, and insisted that he throw out any money in his pockets, removed him from Greektown and dropped him off around 6 Mile Road on the Detroit's eastside. In January 2012, Dennis was again standing outside St. Mary's Church when an officer told him he was not allowed to be in the area and subsequently took Dennis to the corner of Gratiot Street and Harper Street and left him there.
- Charles E., 58, has had a brain aneurism, experiences seizures, and has an ulcer in his leg. After his son's death in 1992, Charles began to experience severe emotional and mental difficulties, leading to the loss of his job and home. On one evening in March 2012, Charles and his brother were walking on the sidewalk on Lafayette Street near Beaubien Street when police officers put them in the van and drove them to Buchanan Street in Southwest Detroit. Because Charles was afraid of what he might encounter in that area and despite the significant pain he was experiencing from the blood clots in his legs, he and his brother crossed the Lodge freeway and walked two hours back to downtown Detroit.
- Elvin D., 46, has been homeless, on and off, for four or five years. In the fall of 2012, Elvin was sleeping in Hart Plaza when, around midnight, a police officer approached him and offered to take him to a warming center. Instead of taking Elvin to a shelter, the officer dropped him off on Michigan Avenue in Dearborn. Elvin walked most of the night to return to downtown Detroit.
- Marvin S., 37, was standing on Woodward Avenue when two officers with the Wayne County Sheriff's Department pulled up, handcuffed him, and placed him in the back of their squad car. Marvin demanded to know why he was being arrested, but the officers refused to answer his questions as they drove out of downtown Detroit. Eventually, the officers pulled over in Allen Park near the "Worlds Largest Tire" near I-94, approximately 14 miles from downtown Detroit, and told Marvin to "get out."
According to the ACLU's letter and complaint to the DOJ, the Detroit Police Department's tactics violate the constitutional rights of homeless people, including the right to due process and the right to be free of unreasonable search and seizures. Moreover, in arresting, detaining and forcibly removing homeless individuals without probable cause, Detroit Police officers are violating the 2003 consent judgment with the DOJ.


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The BBC Top Gear presenter claimed that the long delays at Heathrow border control were because immigration officials were no longer allowed to use their discretion to wave certain passengers through.
He said: "Nobody is waved through any more. The result is plain for all to see. There's a two-hour wait.
"And the problem is: the only possible solution is to introduce a bit of racism."
He added: "Nobody likes a racist. Nobody likes prejudice. It has no place at work, at play, or in government.
"But at Heathrow airport? Hmmm."
Clarkson, who is now notorious for his provocative comments, used his Sun newspaper column to wade into the controversy over passengers facing queues of up to three hours at Heathrow.
He claimed that liberal attitudes prevented officials targeting only passengers deemed "high risk".
"You can't get that sort of thing past the bleeding-heart liberals. They believe that … a hook-handed imam with fire in his heart and hatred in his eyes is just as likely to whip up anti-western sentiment as Joanna Lumley."
A spokesman for the Public and Commercial Services Union, which represents Border Force workers, said: "Clarkson is an idiot."
Clarkson, 52, has a long record of making controversial remarks. He provoked a wave of complaints last November when he jokingly suggested on BBC's The One Show that striking public sector workers should be shot in front of their families.
i'm getting closer and closer to the point where clarkson gets a pass from me is wearing a bit thin but hanging on. so in his defense i give the following statement...HE HAD THE OPERTUNITY ON 2 SEPERATE OCCASIONS AND TOOK THEM..HE PUNCHED piers morgan IN THE FACE
but it is waining as an excuse to defend him i must admit
Piers Morgan was punched in the face? Is there video of this event?? I have to see it!
Yeah, I found that too, but I don't want to hear talking, I want to see punching! It must not have been filmed, or I'm sure it would be all over the internet.
I have a theory that we Brits like to publicly state our extreme hatred for Morgan as a subconscious defence mechanism. Since so many Americans watch him on TV we don't want them to think we're all total cunts, although it's likely 99% of them don't know half of the awful things he's said and done.
You have to keep in mind that Clarkson takes a kernel of "truth" and wraps it in the wildest and most asinine argument to make his point come across. Look at what he's said on Top Gear alone about Truck-drivers being murders as a "joke" and the flak that he caught for that. Or the simple fact that he might throw something out as a mere joke, which people then jump on and make a much bigger deal about it than is needed.
Case in point: On an episode of Top Gear broadcast on 5 February 2012, Clarkson compared a Japanese Car/Camper van to a person with a growth on their face. A major UK charity that supports people with facial disfigurements, Changing Faces, complained to the BBC and Ofcom after Clarkson's remarks
What you do with Clarkson, is just ignore him when he says something that you don't agree with and laugh with something you do agree with. I mean, it's just the same thing that happens on LEOG or LDT or ACOCO. Sometimes, the joke is funny and you laugh, sometimes it's not and you just go along with the show and wait for the next joke.
Or in Clarkson's own words: ""There are more important things to worry about than what some balding and irrelevant middle-aged man might have said on a crappy BBC2 motoring show."
Kudos. Clarkson is a right wing shite, a product of public schooling if i ever saw one. the americans have Glenn Beck, we have him, the only difference is we don't take him as seriously....
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A leaked image of what appears to be Logitech's gamepad for the iPhone has hit the Twitter wire today, via the @evleaks account. The account has been known to reliably tweet images of upcoming products from a variety of mobile companies including Samsung, Nokia and others. The gamepad looks a lot like the leaked prototype from earlier this year and images that were shown during… Read More
Logitech Decides To Retain Its Harmony Remote Division
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Logitech Turns To Smartphone Apps To Assist Latest Generation Of Harmony Remotes
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This past weekend was the final weekend of USGP racing in Bend, Oregon. The race moved from the venue in Portland where it lived for the last few years to the former National Championship course in Bend, Oregon. As far as Team Rapha-FOCUS is concerned we could not have asked for a better weekend. Jeremy Powers won both days and along the way clinched the overall. Zach McDonald did the same with the U23 category and rode himself straight into the win as well. Both Chris Jones and Julie Krasniak had awesome weekends as well — Chris pulled in an 8th and a 4th respectively while Julie was 4th on both days.
On these racing weekends we are fortunate enough to spend a good amount of time with these exceptional athletes. The talk this past weekend ranged from cooking and eating for cycling to training and training — believe it or not there are some deep roots of cycling on this team — and back to training and then over to shopping. So, this week, in leiu of your usual race report (see Iowa and Los Angeles for that) we decided to look to our athletes to help determine how to plan for the Cyclocross Racing Cyclist in your life (or in some cases for yourself) when you are shopping this holiday season. We asked each of the riders what were some of their favorite Rapha products that they use throughout the cyclocross season aside from their Rapha-FOCUS team kit.
CHRIS JONES [Rapha Winter Hat & Hooded Top]
The Rapha Winter Hat
This had fits well under a helmet, the short brim works great in inclement weather, and it stows well if the weather turns warm. "The Winter Hat. Best winter cap ever. I keep one in every United Health Care team car for those 'damn this weather sucks' moments."
Hooded Top
Jones claims that he can't go anywhere with out it and he's right. From airports in Iowa, Kentucky, Los Angeles and even Redmond, Oregon he can be spotted sporting the grey version. It's Merino base and windproof front makes it a great piece to either layer underneath a heavier jacket or wear on its own. The Hooded Top also has the distinct benefit of allowing for repeated use when traveling without holding odor associated with its synthetic counterparts.
JULIE KRASNIAK [Winter Collar & Women's Rain Jacket]
Winter Collar
Even when the weather could be considered just slightly cool Julie can be seen with a Winter Collar. In fact, thinking back, it has been more rare to see her warming up without one. Maybe it is the Euro-Pro in her? An old wives tale from France? Or possibly just a practicality that we fail to posses here in the states. (Of course she can also be seen on the product page for the Winter Collar, so maybe that has something to do with it?)
Women's Rain Jacket
On another note- rumor has it that the Women's Rain Jacket in the Navy Color will soon be in stock. That way you too can brave the elements or come and stand next to the Rapha-FOCUS team van and have your picture taken.
ZACH MCDONALD [Rapha Jeans & Rapha Backpack]
Rapha Jeans it is hard not to look at Zach's choices and not think of him as a college student. However, he did come straight to the USGP from a Law final and leave directly after the races on Sunday to head back to Washington University to take an Accounting exam. But, the Rapha Jeans and the Rapha Backpack do make for fantastic traveling partners as well as go great on campus.
JEREMY POWERS [Long Sleeve Jersey]
Jeremy likes his things that are hard to get, like USGP wins, or top ten's at World Cup races. "Limited Edition" so to speak. Which is why you may see him in Behind the Barriers sporting a cream colored Long Sleeve Jersey which has been out of stock for over a year now. That, however, does not stop the requests from coming in. So, if you want to be like Jeremy Powers (and after those commanding wins this weekend - don't we all?) you are going to have to do it in a similar fashion with either the Red, Blue or Grey colored Jersey.
So, there you have it. What these guys and gal like to wear on and off the bike by the way of Rapha. A huge congratulations should also be offered up at the same time. With these guys not only looking great but being great representatives for the sport there is not much more we could ask for by the way of a sponsor. But to have all four of them come together and put up some of the best results in the country all in one weekend deserves a pat on the back.
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The following Country Notes on Wave Energy have been compiled by Tom Thorpe and the Editors. Every effort has been made to be comprehensive by making contact with all known wave energy developers. However, it is not an exhaustive list because information is difficult to obtain on some countries and new wave energy devices are being continually conceived. Inclusion of a technology in these notes does not indicate endorsement of that technology. Indeed, there are numerous technologies under development (including some at the prototype stage) that are likely to be uneconomic, if not technically unfeasible.
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Long-term memory (LTM) is memory in which associations among items are stored, as part of the theory of a dual-store memory model. The division of long term and short term memory has been supported by several double dissociation experiments.[1] According to the theory, LTM differs structurally and functionally from sensory memory, working memory, short-term memory, and intermediate-term memory. While short-term and working memories persist for only about 20 to 30 seconds, information can remain in intermediate-term memory for 5 to 8 hours, and in LTM indefinitely. This differs from the theory of the single-store retrieved context model that has no differentiation between short-term and long-term memory. LTM is an important aspect of cognition. LTM can be divided into three processes: encoding, storage, and retrieval.[1] Encoding of long-term memory occurs in the cortex at the medial temporal lobe, and damage to the medial temporal lobe is known to cause anterograde amnesia.[2]
Dual-store memory model[edit]
According to Miller, whose paper in 1956 popularized the theory of the "magic number seven", short-term memory is limited to a certain number of chunks of information, while long-term memory has a limitless store.[3]
According to the Atkinson–Shiffrin memory model, a dual-store memory model set forth by Atkinson and Shiffrin in 1968, memories can reside in the short-term "buffer" for a limited time while they are simultaneously strengthening their associations in long-term memory. When items are first presented, they enter short-term memory, but because it has limited space, as new items enter, old ones leave. However, each time an item is rehearsed while it is in short-term memory, it is also increasing its strength in long-term memory. The longer an item stays in short-term memory, the stronger the association becomes in long-term memory. In long-term store, items are recalled through retrieval cues in a two-step process. First, context is used as a cue to probabilistically select an item to be potentially recalled. Second, that item is probabilistically determined to be recalled or not.[4]
The transfer of items from short-term to long-term memory is called consolidation. Theories on consolidation are supported by concussion studies. The claim is that concussions completely knock out the working memory as well as the consolidation process, which is critical because if something interrupts this process the subject will have a very poor memory of what happened prior. One study has confirmed this theory.[5]
In 1974 Baddeley and Hitch proposed an alternative theory to the Atkinson–Shiffrin memory model: Baddeley's model of working memory. According to this theory, short-term memory is divided into different slave systems for different types of input items, and there is an executive control supervising what items enter and exit those systems.[6][7] The slave systems include the phonological loop, the visuo-spatial sketchpad, and later Baddeley added the episodic buffer.[8]
Biologically, short-term memory is a temporary potentiation of neural connections that can become long-term memory through the process of rehearsal and meaningful association. Not much is known about the underlying biological mechanisms of long-term memory, but the process of long-term potentiation, which involves a physical change in the structure of neurons, has been proposed as the mechanism by which short-term memories move into long-term storage. The time scale involved at each level of memory processing remains under investigation.
As long-term memory is subject to fading in the natural forgetting process, several recalls/retrievals of memory may be needed for long-term memories to last for years, dependent also on the depth of processing. Individual retrievals can take place in increasing intervals in accordance with the principle of spaced repetition. This can happen quite naturally through reflection or deliberate recall (also known as recapitulation), often dependent on the perceived importance of the material.
Encoding of information[edit]
Long-term memory encodes information semantically for storage, as researched by Baddeley.[9] In vision, the information needs to enter working memory before it can be stored into long-term memory. This is evidenced by the fact that the speed with which information is stored into long-term memory is determined by the amount of information that can be fit, at each step, into visual working memory.[10] In other words, the larger the capacity of working memory for certain stimuli, the faster will these materials be learned.
Some theories consider sleep to be an important factor in establishing well-organized long-term memories. (See also sleep and learning.) Sleep plays a key function in the consolidation of new memories.[11]
According to Tarnow's theory, long-term memories are stored in dream format (reminiscent of the Penfield & Rasmussen's findings that electrical excitations of cortex give rise to experiences similar to dreams). During waking life an executive function interprets long-term memory consistent with reality checking (Tarnow 2003). Also, that the information stored in memory, no matter how it was learned, can affect performance on a particular task without the subject being aware that this memory is being used. Newly acquired declarative memory traces are believed to be reactivated during NonREM sleep to promote their hippocampo-neocortical transfer for long-term storage.[12] Specifically new declarative memories are better remembered if recall follows Stage II non-rapid eye movement sleep. The reactivation of memories during sleep can lead to lasting synaptic changes within certain neural networks. It is the high spindle activity, low oscillation activity, and delta wave activity during NREM sleep that helps to contribute to declarative memory consolidation. In learning before sleep spindles are redistributed to neuronally active upstates within slow oscillations.[11] Sleep spindles are thought to induce synaptic changes and thereby contribute to memory consolidation during sleep. Here, we examined the role of sleep in the object-place recognition task, a task closely comparable to tasks typically applied for testing human declarative memory: It is a one-trial task, hippocampus-dependent, not stressful and can be repeated within the same animal.[13] Sleep deprivation reduces vigilance or arousal levels, affecting the efficiency of certain cognitive functions such as learning and memory.[14]
The theory that sleep benefits memory retention is not a new idea. It has been around since Ebbinghaus's experiment on forgetting in 1885. More recently studies have been done by Payne and colleagues and Holtz and colleagues.[15] In Payne and colleague's[16] experiment participants were randomly selected and split into two groups. Both groups were given semantically related or unrelated word pairs, but one group was given the information at 9am and the other group received theirs at 9pm. Participants were then tested on the word pairs at one of three intervals 30 minutes, 12 hours, or 24 hours later. It was found that participants who had a period of sleep between the learning and testing sessions did better on the memory tests. This information is similar to other results found by previous experiments by Jenkins and Dallenbach (1924). It has also been found that many domains of declarative memory are affected by sleep such as emotional memory, semantic memory, and direct encoding.[16]
Holtz[15] found that not only does sleep affect consolidation of declarative memories, but also procedural memories. In this experiment fifty adolescent participants were taught either word pairs (which represents declarative memory) and a finger taping task(procedural memory at one of two different times of day. What they found was that the procedural finger taping task was best encoded and remembered directly before sleep, but the declarative word pairs task was better remembered and encoded if learned at 3 in the afternoon.[15]
Types of memory[edit]
The brain does not store memories in one unified structure, as might be seen in a computer's hard disk drive. Instead, different types of memory are stored in different regions of the brain.[citation needed] Long term memory is typically divided up into two major headings: declarative memory and implicit memory (or procedural memory).[17] Computer programs store information similarly, with a separate data section and code section.
- Explicit memory/Declarative memory refers to all memories that are consciously available. These are encoded by the hippocampus, entorhinal cortex, and perirhinal cortex, but consolidated and stored elsewhere. The precise location of storage is unknown, but the temporal cortex has been proposed as a likely candidate.[citation needed] Declarative memory also has two major subdivisions:
- Episodic memory refers to memory for specific events in time, as well as supporting their formation and retrieval. Some examples of episodic memory would be remembering someone's name and what happened at your last interaction with each other.[18][1] Experiments conducted by Spaniol and colleagues indicated that older adults have worse episodic memories than younger adults because episodic memory requires context dependent memory.[19]
- Semantic memory refers to knowledge about factual information, such as the meaning of words. Semantic memory is independent information such as information remembered for a test.[1] In contrast with episodic memory older adults and younger adults do not show much of a difference with semantic memory, presumably because semantic memory does not depend on context memory.[19]
- Implicit memory/Procedural memory refers to the use of objects or movements of the body, such as how exactly to use a pencil, drive a car, or ride a bicycle. This type of memory is encoded and it is presumed stored by the cerebellum and the striatum.[citation needed] The basal ganglia is believed to mediate procedural memory and other brain structures and is largely independent of the hippocampus.Procedural memory is considered non-declarative memory or unconscious memory which includes priming and non-associative learning.[1][20]
There are various other categorizations of memory and types of memory that have captured research interest. Prospective memory (its complement: retrospective memory) is an example.
Emotional memory, the memory for events that evoke a particularly strong emotion, is another. Emotion and memory is a domain that can involve both declarative and procedural memory processes. Emotional memories are consciously available, but elicit a powerful, unconscious physiological reaction. They also have a unique physiological pathway that involves strong connections from the amygdala into the prefrontal cortex, but much weaker connections running back from the prefrontal cortex to the amygdala.[citation needed]
Working memory is not part of long term memory, but is important for long term memory to function. Working memory holds and manipulates information for a short period of time, before it is either forgotten or encoded into long term memory. Then, in order to remember something from long term memory, it must be brought back into working memory. If working memory is overloaded it can affect the encoding of long term memory. If one has a good working memory they may have a better long term memory encoding.[21][22]
Disorders of memory[edit]
Minor everyday slips and lapses of memory are fairly commonplace, and may increase naturally with age, when ill, or when under stress.[23] Some women may experience more memory lapses following the onset of the menopause.[citation needed] In general, more serious problems with memory occur due to traumatic brain injury or neurodegenerative disease.
Everyday memory problems[edit]
The everyday experience of memory problems is the problem of failed recall, forgetting. The tip-of-the-tongue phenomenon is particularly frustrating because the person trying to remember feels that the memory is available. Failing to remember something in the situation in which it would have been useful leads to regret.
Traumatic brain injury[edit]
The majority of findings about memory have been the result of studies that lesioned specific brain regions in rats or primates, but some of the most important work has been the result of accidental or inadvertent brain trauma. The most famous case in recent memory studies is the case study of HM, who had parts of his hippocampus, parahippocampal cortices, and surrounding tissue removed in an attempt to cure his epilepsy. His subsequent total anterograde amnesia and partial retrograde amnesia provided the first evidence for the localization of memory function, and further clarified the differences between declarative and procedural memory.
Neurodegenerative diseases[edit]
Many neurodegenerative diseases can cause memory loss. Some of the most prevalent (and, as a consequence, most intensely researched) include Alzheimer's disease, dementia, Huntington's disease, multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, and schizophrenia. None act specifically on memory; instead, memory loss is often a casualty of generalized neuronal deterioration. Currently, these illnesses are irreversible, but research into stem cells, psychopharmacology, and genetic engineering holds much promise.
Those with Alzheimer's disease generally display symptoms such as getting momentarily lost on familiar routes, placing possessions in inappropriate locations and distortions of existing memories or completely forgetting memories. Researchers have often used the Deese–Roediger–McDermott paradigm (DRM) to study the effects of Alzheimer's disease on memory. The DRM paradigm presents a list of words such as doze, pillow, bed, dream, nap, etc., with a theme word that is not presented. In this case the theme word would have been sleep. Alzheimer's disease patients are more likely to recall the theme word as being part of the original list than healthy adults. There is a possible link between longer encoding time and increased false memory in LTM. The patients end up relying on the gist of information instead of the specific words themselves.[24] Alzheimer's leads to an uncontrolled inflammatory response brought on by extensive amyloid depostion in the brain, which leads to cell death in the brain. This gets worse over time and eventually leads to cognitive decline, after the loss of memory. Pioglitazone may improve cognitive impairments, including memory loss and may help protect long-term and visiospatial memory from neurodegenerative disease.[25]
Parkinson's disease patients have problems with cognitive performance; these issues resemble what is seen in frontal lobe patients and can often lead to dementia. It is thought that Parkinson's disease is caused by degradation of the dopaminergic mesocorticolimbic projection originating from the ventral tegmental area. It has also been indicated that the hippocampus plays an important role in episodic and spatial (parts of LTM) memory and Parkinson's disease patients have abnormal hippocampuses resulting in abnormal functioning of LTM. L-dopa injections are often used to try to relieve Parkinson's disease symptoms as well as behavioral therapy.[26]
Schizophrenia patients have trouble with attention and executive functions which in turn affects long term memory consolidation and retrieval. They cannot encode or retrieve temporal information properly, which causes them to select inappropriate social behaviors. They cannot effectively use the information they possess. The prefrontal cortex, where schizophrenia patients have structural abnormalities, is involved with the temporal lobe and also affects the hippocampus, which causes their difficulty in encoding and retrieving temporal information (including long term memory). Schizophrenia patients are very hard to treat. Their symptoms can be controlled with medication, but as many schizophrenics are paranoid, they believe the medication is to hurt them not help them[27]
Biological underpinnings at the cellular level[edit]
Long-term memory, unlike short-term memory, is dependent upon the construction of new proteins.[28] This occurs within the cellular body, and concerns in particular transmitters, receptors, and new synapse pathways that reinforce the communicative strength between neurons. The production of new proteins devoted to synapse reinforcement is triggered after the release of certain signaling substances (such as calcium within hippocampal neurons) in the cell. In the case of hippocampal cells, this release is dependent upon the expulsion of magnesium (a binding molecule) that is expelled after significant and repetitive synaptic signaling. The temporary expulsion of magnesium frees NMDA receptors to release calcium in the cell, a signal that leads to gene transcription and the construction of reinforcing proteins.[29] For more information, see long-term potentiation (LTP).
One of the newly synthesized proteins in LTP is also critical for maintaining long-term memory. This protein is an autonomously active form of the enzyme protein kinase C (PKC), known as PKMζ. PKMζ maintains the activity-dependent enhancement of synaptic strength and inhibiting PKMζ erases established long-term memories, without affecting short-term memory or, once the inhibitor is eliminated, the ability to encode and store new long-term memories is restored.
Also, BDNF is important for the persistence of long-term memories.[30]
Contradictory evidence[edit]
A couple of studies have had results that contradict the dual-store memory model. Studies showed that in spite of using distractors, there was still both a recency effect for a list of items[31] and a contiguity effect.[32]
Another study revealed that how long an item spends in short-term memory is not the key determinant in its strength in long-term memory. Instead, whether the participant actively tries to remember the item while elaborating on its meaning determines the strength of its store in long-term memory.[33]
Single-store memory model[edit]
An alternative theory is that there is only one memory store with associations among items and their contexts. In this model, the context serves as a cue for retrieval, and the recency effect is greatly caused by the factor of context. Immediate and delayed free-recall will have the same recency effect because the relative similarity of the contexts still exist. Also, the contiguity effect still occurs because contiguity also exists between similar contexts.[34]
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Protesters clash with police after setting fire to a gatehouse at the presidential palace in Cairo. Thousands of protesters denouncing the Islamist president marched on his palace yesterday.
CAIRO — During an anti-government demonstration yesterday, protesters hurled firebombs over the wall of Egypt's presidential palace, setting fire to a gatehouse in a symbolically potent show of disregard for the country's leader.
Riot police responded by firing tear gas and birdshot at demonstrators, and television cameras captured officers near the palace stripping and beating a man.
By midnight, the Health Ministry reported that one protester had been killed in the violence. A day after Egypt's new Islamist leaders held talks with their political opponents for the first time about solving the crisis, each side blamed the other for the conflagration outside the palace, apparently extinguishing any hope they might quickly resolve their differences.
In a statement, President Mohammed Morsi blamed unnamed "political forces" for inciting what he said was an attempt to "storm the gates of the palace."


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Republicans are poised to capture a super majority in the Ohio House of Representatives that would put the party in position to override Gov. John Kasich's vetoes and place constitutional amendment issues directly on the statewide ballot.
The issue hinges on the final outcome of two close House races in northeast Ohio where automatic recounts are being conducted today and tomorrow. If the Republican candidates win, it will give the party 60 votes in the 99-member House.
If the Republicans win a supermajority, Ohio will follow a trend from the Nov. 6 election. Half of state legislatures now have veto-proof majorities, up from 13 only four years ago, according to figures compiled by the National Conference of State Legislatures.
All but three states — Iowa, Kentucky and New Hampshire — have one-party control of their legislatures, the highest mark since 1928.
Republicans currently have a firm grip on Ohio state government, controlling all five statewide executive offices (governor, treasurer, secretary of state, auditor and attorney general), six of seven Supreme Court seats, a majority in the House and a super majority, 23-10, in the Senate.
Without a super majority in the Ohio House, Republicans were forced to circulate petitions statewide — which typically costs between $2 million and $3 million — to get Issue 3 on the 2011 ballot. The constitutional amendment to preserve Ohioans' ability to choose their health care coverage passed by a 2 to 1 margin. A super majority would allow them to avoid the petition process.
"Given that Mitt Romney lost Ohio and Josh Mandel lost the Senate race in Ohio, we would be grateful to expand the majority in the Ohio House. We certainly think this is a good thing," said Ohio House Republicans spokesman Mike Dittoe.
Ohio House Democrats spokesman Keary McCarthy disagrees, saying Ohio's diversity is not being reflected in the legislature.
"To have the consolidation of power that Ohio has now does not serve the state's interests in a healthy way," McCarthy said.
In Ohio's 98th House district, which covers Tuscarawas and Holmes counties, Al Landis, R-Dover, holds a 14 vote lead over Josh O'Farrell, D-New Philadelphia. In the 7th House district, which is in Cuyahoga County, Mike Dovilla, R-Berea, leads by 119 votes over Matt Patten, D-Strongsville.
Recounts in the two races might not settle the question of who represents these districts for the next two years. McCarthy said the House Democratic caucus is considering legal action over the rejection of 114 provisional ballots in the Landis-O'Farrell race but he did not provide specifics about what maneuvers may be employed.
Ohio Democratic Party Chairman Chris Redfern sent out a fund-raising email, seeking contributions to help finance a fight.
"If we don't win the recount, Gov. Kasich and House Republicans will gain a super-majority and will be able to pass any extreme piece of legislation whenever they want," Redfern wrote.
Despite Redfern's rhetoric, history shows a super majority does not equal partisan over reach. Assistant House Clerk Thomas Sherman said the legislature typically uses its power to put non-controversial constitutional amendment issues before the voters, such as the Third Frontier program renewal.
And rarely does the General Assembly override a governor's veto — it's happened just twice in the last 26 years. Last time the GOP had a super majority in December 2006, lawmakers overrode a veto by Gov. Bob Taft to push through a law that would implement statewide gun regulations that would supersede more stringent restrictions adopted by local municipalities. The GOP super majority had little bearing on the vote: Taft is a Republican and Democrats and Republicans voted to override.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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"It's hard for many to imagine, but having fun, feeding your passions, and engaging your talents are simple steps that will take you to the bigger answers you seek."
Jonathan H. Ellerby
It's time to turn your old ideas around passion and playfulness upside down! Exploring your creative passions leads you straight to your purpose. Finding what Sir Ken Robinson calls 'the element' is also the quickest path to joy in life. If you didn't get the memo – pay attention to this message: Life is NOT something to be taken seriously. We were put on this earth to make a positive difference while doing what we love. Happiness is not frivolous – it is a path to peace. One caution: passion is not indulgence. It is harmless (to ourselves and others). Play with it. What you create will positively change the world!
Who are you? What makes you curious? What do you find fun? How would you most like to play all day? If you were free to do anything, what would you do? The answers to these questions will provide you with 'passion clues.' They are parts of the million-piece-puzzle known as YOU. My personal passion profile includes: traveling, teaching, coaching, inspiring, sharing and caring, making a difference, reading, researching, learning, and activating creative potential with joy. My favorite ways to play range from playing classic solitaire on-line, Scrabble in real life, Latin dancing or doing Zumba, and, of course, creating collages, books and doing my thing on Twitter. A big part of my joy comes from just walking in nature. If there is a beach, park or nature trail around – you'll find me there! Why is it important to know these things about myself – because they all offer clues to my most meaningful work. My passion for inspiring and sharing positive quotes led to creating www.JoyofQuotes.com website. This website shares my voice with the world. The feedback I get and the growing numbers of visitors to the site offer dramatic testimony to the power of passion. It thrills me to know people are being encouraged and inspired by the words I've gathered. My life feels meaningful because of it – and I am also empowered to extend my love of sharing and caring in other ways – such as this blog. Living your passion does not have to be complicated. It does not mean you must quit your 'day job' or give up your family responsibilites, it simply means you make room for it in your life. Right now you have everything you need to start taking baby steps in the direction of what you love. In your heart you probably have an idea of what this is for you. Give yourself that gift. The world is waiting for you!
Ok. We started this post with snow, but Spring has sprung and here's the evidence – my friend Ann invites us all to come gratitude dancing at Siesta Key Beach in Sarasota, Florida. She is doing what she loves and all the world benefits! Watch the video and feel the joy, passion, creativity, and playfulness of putting up a sign and bringing colorful silk scarves to the beach. It's magic! Let's all start dancing with our passions in new ways. Ann is the dancing goddess in the straw hat. If you're interested in participating in a Creative Playshop in Sarasota (complete with a gratitude dancing experience) let me know and I'll set it up!
Lucky you! It's Spring Break & you're just one click away from dancing on the beach!!!!
Now anytime you need a dance break, just come back to this blog!
" When work, commitment, and pleasure all become one and you reach that deep well where passion lives, nothing is impossible. "
Nancy Coey
I've mentioned this book before, but there really is no better book on the market about the power of passion for good than The Element by Sir Ken Robinson. If you missed my book review, click this link: http://tiny.ly/yGs8 Now it's time to play with possibilities. Keven Carroll http://kevincarrollkatalyst.com Has written many books, but the one I'm calling your attention to today is titled: The Red Rubber Ball at Work. Jenna Smith, one of my super passionate peers in the Buffalo State Creative Studies department http://www.buffalostate.edu/creativity/ wrote a great book review. Please check it out at http://tiny.ly/xlmp . All through the book, Keven shares stories about children's preferred ways of playing led them to amazing careers expressing their unique passions.
"The master of the art of living makes little distinction between his work and his play, his labor and his leisure, his mind and his body, his education and his recreation, his love and his religion. He hardly knows which is which; he simply pursues his vision of excellence in whatever he does, leaving others to decide whether he is working or playing.
To him he is always doing both."
Creativity Prompt #1: Think back to your childhood and jot down your favorite ways to play. What did you enjoy doing most? Did you prefer inside or outside play? Did you like building things? Or taking things apart? Or creating imaginary worlds? Make a list as long as you can of your happiest memories. Write them out longhand. The act of writing will trigger more information to come up for you. When you feel you have it all on paper, look for patterns. Are you doing similar work? Do those activities still stimulate interest? Are there some playful actions from list you'll like to experience again. Pencil 'play time' into your schedule and do it. Take toys to the office if that makes it easier. Playing promises to stimulate both your brain and your creativity. Have fun with it!
"Never forget that you are one of a kind. Never forget that if there weren't any need for you in all your uniqueness to be on this earth, you wouldn't be here in the first place. And never forget, no matter how overwhelming life's challenges and problems seem to be, that one person can make a difference in the world. In fact, it is always because of one person that all the changes in the world come about. So be that person."
Buckminster Fuller
We are all brilliant in different ways. Learning your strengths will help identify areas of potential passion for you, too. Which of these intelligences fit you? Musical (music smart), Bodily-Kinesthetic (body smart),
Logical-Mathematical (number smart), Linguistic (word smart), Spatial (picture smart), Interpersonal (people smart), Intrapersonal (smart about myself), Naturalist (nature smart), Existential ('big questions' smart). Visit http://tiny.ly/YW7T to complete a fun questionnaire and generate your own colorful intelligence/preference chart. Howard Gardner www.howardgardner.com developed the theory of multiple intelligences and his books and web site are well worth exploring. You can also Google multiple intelligences and find good information.
Creativity Prompt #2: Consider recording your intelligence preferences to your journal and writing about their potential, or create a whole collage around your intelligence chart (print it out at www.bgfl.org) and surround it with images showing the ways you'd most like to explore your preferences.
"If God came in and said, I want you to be happy for the rest of your life, what would you do?"
Bernie Siegel
Creativity Prompt#3: Scrabble story challenge. These are all the words I pulled together on my Scrabble board. Your task is to write a short story, song or poem using all 26 words (and a few extra if needed). Please keep it to 100 words or less…total! Here's the word list: passion, potential, preference, freedom, fun, play, create, gain, see, be, serve, give, idea, yes, ball, jigsaws, prison, what, why, how, too, brain, tao, odd, how, mind.
" There is a vitality, a life force, an energy, a quickening, that is translated through you into action, and because there is only one of you in all time, this expression is unique. And if you block it, it will never exist through any other medium and will be lost."
Martha Graham
Set yourself free! I read an interesting blog this morning which starts with a powerful quote about the role of passion in creative leadership. It's also full of insights into the importance of having a mission, and making a commitment to creativity. Powerful stuff! http://t.co/lAPZ6jS Read the article and ask yourself: Have I put myself in a cage? In what ways do I consider myself 'not free' to create?
"Don't be satisfied with stories, how things have gone with others. Unfold your own myth."
I hope you've enjoyed this blog about creativity and passion and playfulness. It certainly feels more fun than last week's topic of failure. I must admit to you I experienced some failure feedback from the Universe after that posting! It all worked out in magical ways, but it reminded me to remind you – failure does NOT feel good when it's happening. Sure – there will be learnings down the road – but in the moment they are pretty difficult to appreciate. So my wish for you this week is for heaps of happy consequences from digging into the topic of passion and play. Thanks for visiting!
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P.S. Don't just take my word for it. Click the golden link below to hear Tom Kelley of IDEO sharing the importance of doing what you love!
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Union Workers Say Illinois Pension Bill Is Unconstitutional, Vow To Take Fight To Court
In this Aug. 15, 2012 file photo Mike Phillips, and other union protesters, supporters, and labor leaders boo Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn in protest saying he is betraying the Democratic party's tradition of supporting working men and women, during Governor's Day at the Illinois State Fair in Springfield. As lawmakers prepare to address a breakthrough solution to the state's $100 billion unfunded pension liability, the unions that represent Illinois' go.
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The passage of a landmark bill to address Illinois' worst-in-the-nation pension crisis means the yearslong fight over how to address the massive shortfall now likely shifts to the courts, where its fate — and much-needed relief for the financially troubled state — remains highly uncertain.
Lawmakers approved a measure Tuesday to eliminate the $100 billion unfunded pension liability by cutting benefits for workers and retirees. Public-employee unions promised quick legal action if Gov. Pat Quinn signs the bill, which the Chicago Democrat said he will do "promptly."
The unions argue that the legislation violates a provision of the state constitution that says pension benefits may not be diminished. They criticized lawmakers who voted yes for approving a bill they say is clearly unconstitutional.
"A majority of legislators ignored and defied their oaths of office today — but Governor Pat Quinn doesn't have to. He can stay true to his oath and the legal promise made to public employees and retirees by vetoing this unfair, unconstitutional bill," a coalition of unions known as We Are One Illinois said in an emailed statement. "If he doesn't, our union coalition will have no choice but to seek to uphold the Illinois Constitution and protect workers' life savings through legal action."
But Quinn said he believes the legislation is constitutional and will be upheld by the Illinois Supreme Court.
"It is necessary for the economic good for the people of our state, and I think the court will see it that way," he said.
Senate President John Cullerton, meanwhile, said the legislation will provide an important test case.
"You can't find out about the constitutionality of the bill until it's actually passed," Cullerton said.
From California to Rhode Island, a number of states have dealt with similar pension troubles — many of which have also wound up in the courts, and with differing outcomes.
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Illinois Pension Reform Bill Approved By State Lawmakers
SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, Dec 3 (Reuters) - The Illinois House and Senate approved a long-awaited measure on Tuesday to reform the nation's worst-funded state public pension system.
The measure, championed by Democrat and Republican legislative leaders, passed the Senate in a 30-24 vote and the House in a 62-53 vote. The bill is expected to save Illinois about $160 billion over 30 years.
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Teen Girl Allegedly Sexaully Assaulted In Heart Of Chicago Neighborhood Recants Story (UPDATE)
Police are looking for 2 men after a 16-year-old girl was raped on the city's West Side.
Updated story
Police say a 16-year-old girl who reported being sexually assaulted by two men Monday evening in a West Side alley in the city's Heart of Chicago neighborhood has recanted her story.
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Walt Disney's Chicago Birthplace Will Be Restored, Turned Into Museum By New Buyers
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The nondescript Chicago two-family flat where, according to historians, famed cartoonist Walt Disney was born in 1901 is set to be developed into a museum and kid-focused community resource center.
The home, located at 2156 North Tripp Ave. in the city's Hermosa neighborhood, was sold to Dina Benadon and Brent Young, of the Hollywood-based amusement park firm Super 78, earlier this year, according to Crain's Chicago.
"Their goal is to protect and preserve the location and to open it as a museum to the public," a spokesman for Benadon and Young told Crain's.
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The corrupt Sheriff Joe Arpaio lives in Fountain Hills, Arizona, and he attends the Catholic Church there, too. (Note: We will have more protests of Arpaio at his Catholic Church as we beg the Reverend Bishop Olmsted to publicly condemn Arpaio for the culture of death he is embracing at the Maricopa County Jail). We have no other choice. This is what it has come to because Arpaio thinks he is above the law. We are not a moral authority, however, we see Catholic Church leaders who do recognize themselves as a type of moral authority and this is why we are making a plea to them.
We will not succumb to tea party rhetoric anymore. For crying out loud … our people are dying in Arpaio's jails and we cannot turn a blind eye to this. It's enough we have the racial profiling stings to contend with and in fact Arpaio is proudly famous for doing these racial profiling stings .. that said, we are seeing mysterious Mexican deaths occurring in his jail. A Latino veteran of the armed forces died in an unjust manner recently and the video can be seen for yourselves here. This is an outrage, and since Arpaio thinks he is above the law — we are making a plea to Catholic leaders to deny him the eucharist or publicly condemn his culture of death actions. Catholic leaders are known to deny the eucharist to politicians who are pro abortion, and since my people are dying in Arpaio's jail … and since this is also a LIFE issue … we hope the Bishop will do what is right.
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"After all, they deny the Eucharist to pro-choice politicians, don't they?" she said.


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Wed, Mar 24, 2010 | 14:14 GMT
Darling announces UK games trade tax breaks
The clock just stopped. UK Chancellor Alastair Darling just confirmed that the UK games development industry is to get tax breaks.
Sat, Jul 12, 2008 | 20:45 BST
US to finally get PS3 budget range
Japan got one, it's on the way to Europe, and now America is finally getting a PS3 budget range, if the image in this Kotaku piece is to be believed.
It's supposedly a picture taken from a K-mart entertainment catalogue. The pic only shows Motorstorm, Warhawk and Resistance. No price or date.
No more through the link at all really, but click it if you like.
By Mike Bowden
Tue, Feb 05, 2008 | 07:44 GMT
"Platinum" PS3 budget range "likely" for Euro PS3, says SCEE
SCEE has given a clear indication that a budget range will be released in Europe for PS3. The company fell short of confirming any solid details but used the consistently used "Platinum" title when describing the range.
"We have introduced a Platinum range of best selling titles for all of our platforms to date, and it is likely that we will do so in the future for PS3," a spokesperson told VG247. "However, no decisions have yet been made on timing or line-up."
The comment came after it emerged over night that Sony Japan is to release a budget brand for PS3, to launch in March 19 with Resistance, FolksSoul, Ninja Gaiden Sigma, Gundam: Target in Sight, and Ridge Racer 7.
Sounds encouraging. Hopefully we won't have too long to wait.
Mon, Feb 04, 2008 | 20:06 GMT
"Greatest Hits" PS3 budget line planned for Japan
According to IGN, a discounted PlayStation 3 game line is about to launch in Japan, titled "PlayStation 3 The Best". Similar in line to the company's Greatest Hits range. According to the report, Resistance, FolksSoul, Ninja Gaiden Sigma, Gundam: Target in Sight, and Ridge Racer 7 will all release under the new banner on March 19 for 3,800 yen (£18).
There's no news on a version of "The Best" to be making its way to Europe or America yet, but logic dictates it's only a matter of time. Doubt they're going to be £18 a pop, though.