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By Dr. Mercola
If you want to give your child a head start in life, do them a favor and keep the TV turned off as much as possible. And at the very least, make sure you do not put a TV in your young child's bedroom.
It may seem harmless, and perhaps even educational, to let your child watch some TV, but as the latest research shows doing so may actually hinder their cognitive development.
TV Makes It Harder for Preschoolers to Understand 'Theory of Mind'
Theory of mind is an important milestone in social and cognitive development, which children typically reach during their preschool years. A developed "theory of mind" allows children to understand differences between mental states like beliefs, desires, and pretend, while also understanding that others' beliefs and desires may be different from their own.
A more developed theory of mind leads to better social relationships. Even at a young age, this developmental milestone allows for more cooperation and sensitivity among children, and less aggressive behaviors.
The research is quite clear that keeping children engaged via face-to-face conversations, imaginative play or reading is far better for their emotional and physical health and development than watching TV. It might even make them more tolerant of others' beliefs as they get older.
Indeed, new study of children aged 3 to 9 years found that kids with TVs in their bedrooms, and those exposed to more background TV, performed more poorly on theory-of-mind assessments.1 That is, they had a lower understanding of different mental states, including other people's beliefs and desires.
Children May Have a Hard Time Deciphering 'Feelings' from TV Shows
It's thought that children may have difficulty understanding what a person is thinking or feeling when watching them on TV. On the other hand, reading stories in books is beneficial because it often explains how a person is feeling and why. Having conversations in-person also help children to understand such distinctions.2
This might explain why the researchers found that children whose parents watched TV with them and explained what was happening scored better on the theory-of-mind assessment.
So if you are going to let your child watch TV, make it a point to have a conversation about it… but do be sure to limit your child's "screen time" regardless. The research is quite clear that more than two hours a day of screen time is associated with increased emotional and behavioral difficulties. According to one study:3
- Children who spent more than two hours a day watching TV or using a computer were 61 and 59 percent more likely to experience high levels of psychological difficulties, respectively
- Children who spent more than two hours a day watching TV, and also failed to meet physical activity guidelines, were 70 percent more likely to experience high levels of psychological difficulties
TV Is Linked to Childhood Obesity
Another reason to carefully limit, or altogether restrict, your child's TV watching? A number of studies have shown that the more time you spend watching TV, the more likely you are to develop metabolic syndrome, which is characterized by overweight, elevated insulin levels and hypertension (high blood pressure), type 2 diabetes, and obesity. This holds true both for children and adults, and it's nothing new.
More than 20 years ago, a study by researchers at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, along with experts at the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the National Institutes of Health, concluded that a child's weight increases with the number of hours he or she spends watching television each day.
Adults are similarly affected, by the way, with research showing that watching more than 14 hours of TV per week was associated with an increased risk of insulin resistance, obesity, and high cholesterol in both men and women.4
Earlier this year, research again showed that kids who used electronic devices at bedtime were nearly 1.5 times more likely to be overweight. Among those who had three or more such devices in their bedroom (such as a TV, computer, and video games), the risk jumped to over 2.5 times.5
Part of the problem is that the kids are staying up later than they should to watch TV or play video games, and this means they're sacrificing valuable sleep time (and lack of sleep is linked to weight gain). TV also encourages obesity by increasing sedentary behaviors and exposing kids to significant amounts of junk-food marketing.
The longer you watch, the easier your brain slips into a receptive, passive mode, meaning that messages are streamed into your brain without any participation from you. (This is an advertiser's dream, and likely one of the reasons why TV advertising—particularly ads directed at children and teens—works so well.)
TV Watching May Numb Kids' Brains: 15 Health Risks Revealed
Dr. Aric Sigman, a British psychologist, analyzed 35 different scientific studies on television and its effect on the viewer.6 He found the damage comes not from the TV programs themselves, but from the vast amount of time kids are spending watching television and computer screens.
This activity produces an almost narcotic effect on your brain, actually numbing areas that would be stimulated by other activities, like reading. Dr. Sigman has identified 15 negative effects that he believes can be blamed on watching television, stating:7
"Watching television, irrespective of the content, is increasingly associated with unfavorable biological and cognitive changes. These alterations occur at viewing levels far below the population norm. Given the population's sheer exposure time to this environmental factor it is more than puzzling to consider how little awareness and action has resulted."
The risks Dr. Sigman revealed include:
Obesity Delayed healing Heart trouble Decreased metabolism Damaged eyesight Alzheimer's disease Decreased attention span Hormone disturbances Cancer Early puberty Autism Sleep difficulties Increased appetite Limited brain growth Diabetes
How Much TV Is Too Much?
According to Dr. Sigman and other experts, children under age 3 should watch no TV at all, while those ages 3-7 should watch no more than 1.5 hours a day. For older kids, two hours of TV and/or computer/video game use should be the daily limit. You may choose to watch less than this, of course, but ideally not more. For comparison, the average child in the US watches more than 24 hours of TV a week…8
If you're having trouble getting your kids to cut back, one of the best ways is to make sure there's no TV in their bedrooms. One study showed that having a TV in the bedroom increased viewing time by nearly nine hours a week.9 Next, turn off the main TV in your home as much as possible; avoid using it for "background noise," as this, too, is linked to negative effects in kids.
You can also shift your former TV time into family time. Spend time cooking a meal together, chatting or being active by riding bikes, going for hikes, swimming, ice skating, and engaging in other vigorous activities as a family. When your kids are older, they certainly won't miss the hours they didn't spend watching TV… but they will remember all the extra time you spent together as a family.


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The interface may not be as intuitive as others, however Nexis has improved over recent years and allows users, as soon as they've logged in, to enter keywords and/or phrases into the search box on the home page.
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Once again, I am so extremely sad to see the tennis end at the Australian Open Wildcard playoffs here in Atlanta at the Racquet Club of the South (RCS). But here we are and I have to admit that the result somewhat surprised me, at least from the men's perspective.
I was thinking that 16 year old Madison Keys would most likely come out the winner on the ladies side, and she did not disappoint.. winning rather easily in straight sets 6-3, 6-4 against 20 year old New Yorker, Gail Brodsky. The real surprise came to me on the men's side however, with 24 year old Jesse Levine coming out the winner, and doing this so convincingly.. defeating Robby Ginepri 6-0, 6-2, 6-1 in just 1 hour and 24 minutes.
Ginepri was also surprised by this outcome and quickly packed up his things and left, even before the trophy ceremony. But one of the tournament executives ran him down, and made it clear to him that part of his responsibilities was to take part of the final ceremony and accept his runner-up trophy. He graciously, although somewhat reluctantly, conceded and accepted his 2nd place fate. A very difficult thing to do in front of all the local Georgia fans of his.
The outcome was surprising to me for several reasons, but this was only after sorting through Sock's retirement which came the day before at 4-5 in the third against Denis Kudla.
At only 19 years of age, you would think Jack could fight through minor cramping, especially at an indoor tournament, but unfortunately it was more than minor, and there were other obstacles for the teenager that most weren't aware of. You see, Jack was fighting off a cold and had taken some cold medicine earlier that day, which somewhat exacerbated the problem and dehydrated him more than he would have liked. When he fell on the court grabbing his legs in pain, I knew it was over for him and I thought okay, it's Ginepri's tournament to lose now.
After discussing my opinions with Jack later, he informed me that indeed Jesse would win the event and that he was so certain of this that he was willing to take a bet on it. So, me being the extremely competitive person that I am, begged to differ, and took him up on the bet. Let me assure you when I say, that I have never wanted Robby Ginepri to win anything more IN MY LIFE than I did at that moment. I had a great deal to gain by winning this bet.. but unfortunately, and much to my surprise, I came out the loser.
What shocked me even more about the result was how convincingly Levine won against the veteran Ginepri. It just goes to show how much I don't know, or my lack of keeping up with what is going on in the tennis world among players ranked in the world's top 100. Shame on me.
So, a couple of things I learned at the tournament this year: After a presser with Patrick McEnroe and Robby Ginepri, I was taken back by a couple of things. McEnroe is a tough customer, taking nobody's "bull" let me assure you. I'm thinking this runs in the family what do you folks think? And Ginepri is nothing what I thought he was. The first time I met him (in 2010) he seemed very aloof and not really the friendliest of sorts. I came to find out that he is somewhat shy and introverted and that this is not really indicative of who he is at all. He was very friendly and seemed more than happy to answer the questions asked of him with a big smile on his face at all times.
On day 2 of the event, while some of the matches were still taking place at RCS, I was able to spend some time with 2011 US Open Mixed Doubles Champions Jack Sock and Melanie Oudin. The two couldn't be nicer and their friendship is somewhat adorable. So much so, that fans came up to them asking for their autographs and subsequently asked them if they were dating. They just laughed and said no they weren't. They do make a very cute couple if I do say so myself. Although they will not be playing together at the 2012 Australian Open, I am certain we will be seeing Jack and Melanie play more mixed doubles together in the future. Of course, I had to put my two cents in and told the pair that they should indeed play together again. I'm certain they took my advice seriously as who would be a better expert on the sport of tennis other than "moi". Unfortunately, Jack will not be going to Australia, but Melanie will be heading Down Under to play in the qualifying event and I'm hoping to see her do well there.
So, when I asked Jack how he liked being endorsed by Adidas now, rather than the Beaverton, Oregon giant Nike, he stated that he was loving it. One of the big reasons: he has wide feet.. and Adidas makes a wider tennis shoe than Nike. Adidas also has his name engraved on his shoes and a large "N" on his tennis jackets. The "N" represents his beloved University of Nebraska Cornhuskers, where his brother Eric is a junior and plays tennis. His father, Larry also attended Nebraska and played golf there. Needless to say, there is a lot of athletic "giftedness" in the Sock family.
By the way, speaking of Melanie earlier, she is now training full-time down in Boca Raton, Florida with many other up and coming young American players (including Keys). She's hoping to take her game to the next level in the very near future. By the way, did you know that Melanie is endorsed by Wilson now? (okay so I didn't know that)
One last random thing to mention before I sign off: Jesse Levine is so much SHORTER than I thought and Madison Keys is so much TALLER than I thought. She's 6'1 by the way.. I see another Venus Williams or Maria Sharapova in our future for sure.
So lastly, let me say that Levine is extremely excited to play in the "big show" in Australia and both he and Keys are carrying a great deal of confidence going into the first Grand slam of the year.
So let's get Down Under already shall we!


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Here comes a big one
I have to admit...even though I had on the game yesterday, I don't think I paid attention to more than three or four plays. Talk about boring.
This coming weekend should be a little different. It's not often that I would look forward to a guaranteed ass-whooping, but I think I am. I am eager to see the Eagles get embarrassed. Eager to see McNabb laugh it up after the sure-to-come misfires on offense. I'm definitely eager to hear the mundane comments in Andy's post-game press conference. Honestly, I'd love to see our defense put up a fight, but they're going to be on the field too much.
Yes, I can't wait for the Eagles to throw in an epically awful performance. And when the Patriots have one of those "go for it on 4th and 3, up 57 points in the 4th quarter" moments, I will not be bitching. This is football after all. A sport for men, even if the Birds might look like boys afterwards.


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Why do dogs have tails?
The original purpose of the tail
A tail enhances the appearance of the dog. The tail may be stumpy or it can be bushy but just the same, the tail makes a dog adorable. However, it seems that this is not the original purpose why dogs have tails. Dog experts theorize that the tail is purportedly designed to give the dog balance. Primitive dogs that need to hunt to survive would need to be agile, to be fast runners. The tail is used to counterbalance the body when the dog has to tackle a sharp curve. The tail is needed when the dog has to make an abrupt turn otherwise the dog would topple. The tail is also vital when the dog has to negotiate narrow surfaces. Shepherd dogs have to traverse steep and narrow mountain paths and the tail serves as a balancing bar similar to what tightrope walkers use. Water retrievers use the tail as a rudder that makes swimming easier. Obviously, domesticated dogs that walks and runs at normal speed and on flat surfaces would not have much use for the tail this way. The tail now has other uses.
- Why do Dogs have Tails?
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Dog tails
To communicate
The movement of a dog's tail speaks volumes. Have you ever wondered why dogs have a lot of friends? It is because the dog's tail does the talking. Of course this is a joke but really, humans can learn a lot from the behavior of man's best friends. The dog uses the tail to communicate not only with other dogs but most especially with humans. The way the tail is wagged states what the dog is feeling. An aggressive dog has a tail that is held high, has a tense body and bared teeth. A friendly one has a loosely wagging tail while a submissive or frightened dog would have the tail between the hind legs.
As an identification tool
As mentioned, the tail is used by the dog to communicate with other dogs. Notice how the dog would raise its tail when they see another dog. By raising the tail, the anal gland is squeezed thereby releasing a small amount of the anal gland secretion with the unique scent of the dog. This is the reason why dogs sniff each other's behind.
To show the social status of the dog
The tail shows the social status of the dog. The alpha dog has a tail that is held very high and wagged widely and stiffly. A dog with a tail held low and wagging slowly is a sign that the dog is submissive.
For comfort
Northern dogs have bushy tails that are used to cover the dog's nose when they sleep in extremely cold areas. Tails are also used to shoo flies and insects from the dogs back.
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Over Ten Laytonville Businesses Damaged by Rock Throwing Vandal(s)
Press release from the Mendocino County Sheriff's Office:
At approximately 10:00 PM on March 7th, 2016 the Mendocino County Sheriff's Office began to receive reports of shattered windows at homes and businesses in the Laytonville area.
That night and into the next morning Deputies attempted to locate the perpetrator(s) as they traveled on foot between locations, shattering windows by throwing large rocks through them.
The Laytonville Elementary School, Wheels Café, Tie Dye 2, Mendo Sun Market and Post Office were among the buildings vandalized. Multiple unattended automobile windshields were also vandalized.
The total number of damaged buildings and vehicles was approximately 12 to 14. Early estimates of the dollar value of these vandalisms are between $9,000.00 and $11,000.00 at this time.
Deputies located a person of interest in these crimes but they were arrested on unrelated charges and booked into the Mendocino County Jail. This person's name is not being released at this time as this investigation is ongoing.
We request that any person with information helpful to this investigation email the Sheriff's Office at email@example.com or by calling the tip-line at707-234-2100.


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Friday, 23 June 2017
If a tree is in a box and no-one sees it, is it really there?
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The thing that got to me when researching the currency was the comment in wiki about it being so easy to do calculations for the costs of things done in dozens. Took me about 15 minutes to figure out why someone would say that....ReplyDeleteReplies
Well done, Ross. Another great strength of the old system was that you could divide a shilling up evenly 2, 3, 4 or 6 ways - can't remember why we might have wanted to do that, but I guess it must have been useful. It's all because Englishmen always had 6 fingers on each hand.Delete
With the old currency everything was sold in dozens which were much more versatile to store and divide. There were eggs for example and .. well just eggs really.Delete
Also the change of currency completely ended people playing with the coins in their pockets. Chinking your change, overnight became a thing of the past as nasty little lightweight coins became the norm. In fact it is socially rather frowned on nowadays, at least my wife seems to think so.
Sorry not to enter this one, I old enough to have been comfortable with the arithmetic, but every time I tried to count the trees I came over all dizzy and had to lie down.
I am always intrigued by how international the pre-decimal arrangements were really - French joiners still use the "pouce" as a working measure, with 12 pouces to the pied. The same conventions are found in French Napoleonic artillery classifications. One thing I do miss is the convenience of some of the measures - a "quarter" (quarter pound = 4 ozs) bag of sweets was a handy size - we seem to have made a poor fist of finding a friendly metric equivalent, though I am delighted that the Italians have the etto, which is 100gm, which is near enough a quarter of a pound, which is a sensible measure for a purchase of ham, sweets etc.Delete
I was thinking you could have worked the price out with log. tables. (Remember those?) But then I regretted it.ReplyDelete
The tree may or may not be there but either way it is probably listening to the sound of one hand clapping. Am I too late to enter? I was thinking possibly 107?ReplyDeleteReplies
Some of these trees travelled to your house recently (before I applied the magnetic sheet) - a good Scottish tradition, having Dunsinane Wood come to your home. In passing, a relative of mine once appeared as a tree in Polanski's film of Macbeth - there were rather a lot of them, but it was the high point of his acting career - he bored everyone with the tale for decades. In fact, I seem to be continuing the tradition for him now.Delete
I would have made it L3 9s 10d farthing - which would be overcharging by a twelfth of a penny. New Zealand went decimal back in 1967. I still remember that a third of a pound was 6/8 and a sixth 3/4; and that five-sixths of a quid was 16/8, and two-thirds, 13/4.ReplyDelete
Never could suss why on earth our government would pi-- would barf up so much treasure to make an altogether unnecessary change to the money system.Replies
I was in Cork, in the Republic of Ireland, shortly after they sort of unofficially went metric, and they changed the town speed limit signs to "48", being a close metric equivalent to 30mph - they had not yet become European enough to notice that all the other metric nations rounded it up to 50.Delete
I remember my first metal figures costing a shilling each.ReplyDelete
Whilst the 12 times table is less important than it used to be I still measure in feet and inches.
The old £sd coins had far more character than the current decimal ones. The trupenny bit and half crown were my favorites.Replies
I have a Victorian fourpenny piece (which I believe is a groat, and is, surprisingly, silver) on my granddad's old watch chain.Delete
I never understood the derivation of the word "farthing" - it seems an odd word. When I first came to Edinburgh we were still £sd, and the summer used to be chaotic with foreign visitors trying to understand the money for bus fares.
Sad to say but more than 50 years since we went metric I buy meat by the pound but milk and gas by the litre and measure distances in inches, feet, yards and .... kilometres. sighhDelete


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An alleged blown stop sign led to a two-vehicle crash west of Bowden on Thursday.
Innisfail RCMP were called to a crash that was observed by a member of the Red Deer County patrol shortly after 4 p.m.
RCMP said the county patrol officer saw a vehicle travelling at a high-rate of speed, south on Range Road 14, going through a stop sign at Hwy 587 when it collided with a westbound vehicle.
Innisfail RCMP were joined by Red Deer Integrated Traffic Services, fire and ambulance.
Police allege a 37-year-old male, driving a truck, continued through the intersection controlled by a stop sign when it collided with another truck, driven by a 55-year-old Lacombe man.
Both drivers were the lone occupants of the vehicles and were taken to hospital by ambulance.
A third vehicle travelling east on Hwy 587 swerved into the ditch on the south side to avoid the collision.
The matter is under investigation by Innisfail RCMP and charges are pending. Alcohol is not considered a factor.


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Turks & Caicos
by findingDulcinea Staff
The Turks and Caicos (or TCI) comprise some 40 islands and cays, although only eight of them are inhabited. Officially a colony under the British Crown, the Turks and Caicos Islands are veritable ethnic melting pot.
Fantasy Island
Located in the boundary between the Caribbean and the Bahama islands, TCI has its own government, and uses the American dollar. A majority of the resort staff is South Asian in origin. Recently, more and more celebrities are becoming regulars to this British outpost. In addition to Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner's 2005 wedding at the Parrot Bay resort, Christie Brinkley has been spotted frequenting the day spa, and U2's Adam Clayton is said to be a fan of the chef's sushi.
Travel & Leisure magazine recently covered this so-called fantasy island. Read more here.
Source: Travel & Leisure
Celebrities Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner celebrated their 2005 wedding at Parrot Bay in the Turks and Caicos.
Source: USA Today
Beautiful images of the sparkling blue waters and white sand beaches of the Turks and Caicos.
Source: Turks and Caicos Islands Images
Navigate to this all-inclusive Web site for photos from the Turks and Caicos. There are images from the islands of West Caicos, Grand Turk, Salt Cay, and more.
Source: Turks and Caicos Islands Information Directory
Maps, Tours, and Temps
The adventure traveler's perennial favorite, Lonely Planet, has a detailed map of the island chain.
Source: Lonely Planet
This traveler's site offers an interesting video virtual tour.
Source: Travel Impressions
Check the real-time weather forecast at the official tourism Web site for the islands.
Source: Turks and Caicos Islands Tourism
Just the Facts, Ma'am
Who discovered the Turks and Caicos—Christopher Columbus or Ponce de León? Read up on the history of the islands here.
Source: Geographia
How many airports do the Turks and Caicos have? What is the economy like? Take a look at this Almanac entry on the islands for information of this sort.
Source: Info Please
Conchs and Palm Fronds
Visit the World's only conch farm, located in Provo, the commercial capital of the Turks and Caicos. The conch is becoming an exotic favorite with chefs in the U.S. and abroad.
Source: Caicos Conch Farm
See the handmade arts and crafts of Turks & Caicos' artisans at the Middle Caicos Co-op.


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Syneron Medical Ltd. v. Viora Ltd. et al, 2-14-cv-00639 (TXED December 12, 2014, Order) (Gilstrap, J.)
Tuesday, December 16, 2014
Defendant Sanctioned $10,000 for "First Option" Rule 11 Motion
The court sua sponte sanctioned defendant $10,000 for its unsuccessful early motion for Rule 11 sanctions. "The Court looks with particular skepticism on sanctions motions brought immediately after joining issue and well before any type of discovery has taken place. . . . [U]nder the guise of being an abused party, the Defendant ultimately abused the Court through the excessive filing of 10 briefs and 1,700 pages through which the Court had to wade, only to conclude that neither motion was well-founded. For this reason, and as a means of cautioning future litigants against ill-conceived decisions to immediately move for sanctions as a 'first option,' the Court uses its inherent authority to tax a portion of the costs of responding to and defending [defendant's] motion against the Defendants."
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Evgen Pharma Plc (LON:EVG), a clinical stage drug development company focused on the treatment of cancer and neurological conditions, has today announced a collaboration with King's College London ("King's") to advance SFX-01, the Company's lead product candidate, towards the clinic as a therapy for ischaemic stroke.
In a programme of work funded by the British Heart Foundation ("BHF"), scientists at King's have previously shown the potential of sulforaphane – the active principle in SFX-01 – to minimise brain injury and subsequent motor deficits in highly reproducible models of ischaemic stroke.
The initial aim of the collaboration is to test SFX-01 at various doses in the aforementioned models with a view to building a clinical-trial enabling data package. This part of the work programme is being seed-funded by Evgen Pharma and will take approximately nine months to complete.
If the data looks promising, Evgen Pharma will provide quantities of SFX-01 to support a potential grant-funded clinical trial to be led by King's. Under the terms of the collaboration agreement, the Company will have first refusal to an exclusive licence to all data and new intellectual property from such a trial on fair commercial terms to be negotiated and duly recognising the respective investments of all parties.
Evgen Pharma is already progressing SFX-01 in two Phase II trials, for advanced breast cancer and a rare type of stroke called subarachnoid haemorrhage.
Giovanni Mann, Professor of Vascular Physiology at King's, commented: "We are delighted to be collaborating with Evgen Pharma on this exciting project. We have previously had grant support from the British Heart Foundation to test sulforaphane in laboratory models of ischaemic stroke and produced compelling data. However, sulforaphane is not a practical pharmaceutical product as it is highly unstable. With SFX-01, a stable pharmaceutical version of sulforaphane, we are now able to consider a clinical trial which could start in early 2019."
Professor Jeremy Pearson, Associate Medical Director at the British Heart Foundation, said: "Sulforaphane has shown some exciting potential in reducing the damage of a stroke and this collaboration takes a further step towards clinical trials. The translation of our research towards clinical benefit is a prime consideration, and this is a good example of how BHF funding of preclinical science has led to commercial investment to accelerate translation. "
Steve Franklin, CEO of Evgen Pharma Plc, said: "King's College London has world-renowned research and clinical capabilities in stroke and approached us with great enthusiasm and belief in the potential of SFX-01. We already have a core clinical programme in a rare type of stroke – subarachnoid haemorrhage – and so supporting this potential broader application in ischaemic stroke is a good strategic fit. We were attracted not just to the research capability but by the quality of the relationships that King's has with the kind of major charities that could support a future clinical programme."


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Among many other great prizes in the December/January issue of Game Console (in stores now), we've got five copies of the Tekken movie on Blu-ray to give away. Well, the kind folk at Madman and Namco Bandai have upgraded that particular giveaway for us, also providing us with a copy of Tekken 6 on PlayStation 3 to bundle in with each copy of the movie!
Not only will the December issue now give you the chance to score your own copy of one of the most popular console fighting games, but you'll also find nine top tips for Tekken 6 inside from the pros at NZism.
In order to win, you'll need to head here and enter the Tekken Blu-ray giveway. But please note: you need a copy of the December Game Console (and the voucher inside) in order to redeem your prize!


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Just in time for World Photography Day, today's tipster will focus on one of the most popular alternative photographic processes out there – Polaroid transfers!
Polaroid Image transfers are of the easiest, most flexible, and most rewarding ways to print out your photos. It gives them an impressionistic, painterly effect which is just awesome! In a nutshell, what you basically do is transfer the half-developed instant film on a surface. That's where the magic happens!
What you need:
- Polaroid camera or slide printer.
- Pull-apart type instant film such as Polaroid 669 or Fuji FP100c.
- Watercolor paper (or any other material – you can try out wood!).
- Brayer or roller (you can use a rolling pin!).
What you need to do:
1. Load the film and shoot your subject OR load the slide and process.
2. Remove the film from the camera and wait for 10-15 secs.
3. Peel apart the film and lay the emulsion face down of the paper.
4. Use the brayer/roller for a good 30 seconds.
5. Place something heavy on it like a book or an iron and leave it for 90 seconds.
6. Remove the weight and carefully peel the emulsion.
7. Presto!
How did it go for you? There are literally hundreds of literature dedicated to the art of image transfers so try them and see what works for you. Of course let us know the story of each step you take! Here's some transfers as well courtesy of the community!
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Olathe man arrested after Saturday chase through county
An Olathe man was arrested on multiple charges following a 20-mile vehicle pursuit in Jackson County Saturday morning, according to Jackson County Sheriff Tim Morse.
Shortly after 9:30 a.m. that morning, a Jackson County Sheriff's Deputy stopped a gray 2002 Honda Civic with Missouri plates near 150th and Q Roads.
The vehicle's tag was reported to have been stolen out of Blue Springs, Mo. and the vehicle itself was reported stolen out of Lee Summit, Mo., Morse said.
The deputy ordered the driver to shut off the vehicle, and the driver, who was later identified as Robert Joseph Calisti, 28, Olathe, left the scene in the vehicle and a pursuit ensued, it was reported.
Local agencies assisted with the pursuit that led across parts of the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation and Jackson County and into the city of Holton.
While near the south side of Holton, the vehicle entered the parking entrance of Banner Creek Animal Clinic and then drove through a yard of a residence, it was reported.
Morse said the driver attempted to elude law enforcement again by driving the Honda through a Kansas Department of Transportation fence gaining access to U.S. Highway 75 and then continued to travel northbound through the city of Holton.
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As the Internet has grown and changed, so has the face of various ministries. Traditional preaching has always been and always will be God's primary method for reaching the unbeliever. However, the Lord has made other tools available to us so that we may reach the masses. In the Apostle Paul's day, one had to travel from town to town to spread the Gospel. The preachers were restricted to literally speaking face-to-face with others or sending letters. As technology evolved, people could easily spread the Word of God through print. One person could take the message of salvation to a town or region. Still, travel was required. During the twentieth century, we watched as technology gave us radio and then television. Both are excellent mediums to reach vast numbers of people, but both are exceedingly expensive. Today, we are truly in a magnificent age – an age where millions of people can be reached with the Gospel of Christ for very little, if any, cost. Thanks to the miracle of the Internet, we can give the message of the Gospel of Christ to anyone, almost anywhere in the world. The cost: very little more than the effort required to create the message. We hope you will spend some time here. Get to know us and let us get to know you.
Remember how Jesus controls the storms? Look at Mat 14:22-33 (below). First, we see that Jesus 'constrained' these men to get into the ship and embark on a journey across the sea. Jesus knew exactly what the men would face. He knew they would soon be in a storm.
These disciples were men accustomed to the sea, and they were accustomed to reading the signs the sea offered them. I believe they could see a storm brewing on horizon. They could have refused to get in the ship, but they were obedient. Their obedience led them into the teeth of this storm.
When life is "smooth sailing" we tend to forget about our reliance upon God. Our human nature tends to rest in our own strengths. That's when God reminds us that He is still in control. Sometimes, it takes a storm.
It wasn't until the disciples were in the middle of the storm, in the darkest hour of the night, that they saw miracles. When others would have given up, Jesus came to them. Think about the miracles they saw, which they never would have seen if they were not in the storm:
- Jesus walking on the water. A man walking on the surface of the water is a tremendous miracle! Were they not in this storm, they would have missed it!
- Peter walking on water. Now, it's one thing for God to walk on water, but Peter wasn't God. Jesus commanded Peter to come to him and Peter was obedient, had faith and walked on the waves. Yes, Peter's faith wavered, but still, if only for a few steps, Peter walked on water.
- Peter was rescued. Even in his wavering faith, The Lord was there to lift Peter up as Peter sank in the waves. If Jesus walking on water was a miracle, how much more of a miracle was Peter being carried by a man walking on water!
- The storm ceased. Jesus is the master of the storm and at Jesus' bidding, the storm ceased
So, the next time you're in a storm, remember who the Master of the storm is.
Matthew 14:22-33 And straightway Jesus constrained his disciples to get into a ship, and to go before him unto the other side, while he sent the multitudes away. And when he had sent the multitudes away, he went up into a mountain apart to pray: and when the evening was come, he was there alone. But the ship was now in the midst of the sea, tossed with waves: for the wind was contrary. And in the fourth watch of the night Jesus went unto them, walking on the sea. And when the disciples saw him walking on the sea, they were troubled, saying, It is a spirit; and they cried out for fear. But straightway Jesus spake unto them, saying, Be of good cheer; it is I; be not afraid. And Peter answered him and said, Lord, if it be thou, bid me come unto thee on the water. And he said, Come. And when Peter was come down out of the ship, he walked on the water, to go to Jesus. But when he saw the wind boisterous, he was afraid; and beginning to sink, he cried, saying, Lord, save me. And immediately Jesus stretched forth his hand, and caught him, and said unto him, O thou of little faith, wherefore didst thou doubt? And when they were come into the ship, the wind ceased. Then they that were in the ship came and worshipped him, saying, Of a truth thou art the Son of God.


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HERNDON, Va. – March 13, 2017 – ViON Corporation, a market leader in the design, delivery and support of mission-critical IT infrastructure solutions, announced today it was awarded a seven-year $50 million contract for Capacity as a Service (CaaS) from the U.S. Navy's Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command (SPAWAR). The contract will serve the data center infrastructure needs for Research, Development, Testing, and Evaluation (RDT&E) core infrastructures, laboratory and data center environments.
The contract is for on-premises CaaS, which aligns the Department of Defense (DoD) to meet the provisions of the government's Federal Data Center Consolidation Initiative (FDCCI). The acquisition model is groundbreaking for the U.S. Navy. It allows the department to scale capacity, in the form of networking, compute and storage, resulting in lower total cost of ownership, reduced risk and quicker access to technology. ViON's CaaS offering is vendor-neutral and provides SPAWAR with tremendous flexibility with on-premise support for its facilities in San Diego, Calif., New Orleans, La., Charleston, S.C. and Norfolk, Va.
"We have been providing IT as a Service for over 15 years, delivering network, compute and storage to federal agencies under this type of service model," said Tom Frana, CEO of ViON. "We are pleased to provide the Navy with the capacity necessary to drive critical RDT&E missions with the versatility to quickly scale according to need."
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General points from the Event
- It was a popular event with 37 of the 39 LEPs in attendance as well as three Cabinet Ministers, one Minister of State and lots of senior civil servants. Government is taking LEPs seriously.
- David Frost, Chair of the LEP Network, made a plea to government on behalf of LEPs about resourcing "Can they drive significant change while run on a shoestring" and requested a commitment of £250k per LEP per year for the next three years to help them reach their full potential. Here is a link to his blog http://lepnetwork.org.uk/leps-cannot-deliver-economic-development-on-a-shoestring.html on the issue.
- Eric Pickles responded to this request for funding with this statement: "if you push, some departments will give it to you, but it will rip the heart out of you, it will come with teeth". He then referred to delivery targets for central government and a warning of "then you will work for us". (This bit wasn't in the speech transcript!)
- The Full Transcript of Eric Pickles speech can be found here: http://www.communities.gov.uk/speeches/corporate/lepnetwork2012 the other point of note is "If you see rules break them. If there are obstacles - go through them...So take liberties. Tell us what you need to make progress".
- Mark Prisk went on to say that we must remember that locally the private sector is working in partnership with the public sector to make areas better: Local growth must be locally led. The one size fits all approach has failed. LEPs have a challenging agenda. There will be local difference based on local need and local resources. Whitehall is also learning to adapt to this different approach. LEP have the ability to pool resources and pool talent to affect change locally. We must remember that LEPs can't do everything. LEPs need to have a clear strategy and a clear idea of priorities in order to create the right conditions for growth.
- The idea of 'non city deals' was mentioned.
- Government recognises that the nature of bottom up approach means you are going to get an un even model
- Here is a link to Secretary of State for Transport Justine Greening's speech http://lepnetwork.org.uk/transport-secretary-justine-greening-addresses-addresses-lep-network-annual-conference.html she mentioned that some decisions will go to LEPs from 2015 and that LEPs will be a key player in this devolved process. There will be a managed handover to transport authorities when they are ready. I am sure I also recall her mentioning indicative funding to be announced later this year – although this doesn't seem to be written anywhere.
- Break out session were held on four topics. Here are the key points from each:
- Resourcing 1) Continuous financial support 2) competition vs. allocation 3) structures and accountability
- Skills 1) youth unemployment crisis 2) provision of skills to economic need 3) role of LEPs in skills agenda
- Business infrastructure 1) communication (esp. Broadband and mobile coverage) 2) transport (delay from statutory consultees) 3) key roads to be identified and improved 4) multiple initiatives from various departments to be coordinated
- Planning and Economic Development 1) LEP role to be statutory, consultee or just to make it easier for business 2) how to unblock
- Resourcing 1) Continuous financial support 2) competition vs. allocation 3) structures and accountability
- West of England LEP has established a web portal to support the SMEs http://www.businessnavigator.org.uk/
- Leicester and Leicestershire Regulation Pathfinder project http://www.bis.gov.uk/assets/biscore/economic-development/docs/r/11-1066-regulation-pathfinder-project
- The Black Country business friendly planning http://www.the-blackcountry.com/default.asp?PageID=325
- Coventry and Warwickshire LEP Access to finance group http://www.cwlep.com/focus-group/access-to-finance
So what next?
Below I have put together some thoughts into possible next steps:
- LEPs should contact central government – all departments – and tell them what they want and what they will achieve – the door is open – it is up to LEPs to go through it. Be proactive.
- The flip side of the door being open is to understand that LEPs can't go through all open doors – they don't have the resources. Expectations need to be managed. Different LEP areas will have different priorities. The value of LEPs is greater than what funding they have or don't have. The ability to pool resources, pool talent and knock heads together shouldn't be underestimated. That said LEPs will need to have a clear strategy and a clear idea of priorities in order to create the right conditions for growth.
- All LEPs to be given RGF3 funding to replicate the successful RGF2 bid from Plymouth to support SMEs locally.
- The LEP Network to continue to share LEP good practice. LEPs to use/replicate this best practice where appropriate to do so.
- Recognise that the incentives on offer do not apply to all LEPs. Some will be all singing and dancing others will be a more basic model. All with have the same overarching objective.
- Central government to coordinate their requests of/to LEPs better. Some departments are better at this than others.
- Cut public sector red tape. The public sector should be able to operate at the same speed as the private sector whist providing transparency and VFM. Especially when contracting for services.
- Bureaucracy to be cut for LEPs where it makes sense to do this. If an element of competition adds nothing then start handing things out. This isn't too top down. Perhaps this could be applied to transport funding. Allocations given to LEPs for a particular purpose but decisions taken locally on exactly what will be delivered.
- Government is currently negotiating a deal with the EU for 2014 based on improving value for money, reducing bureaucracy and burden and allowing aligning of the funds. I think LEPs can have a key role.
- Perhaps the next stage for some LEPs will be to look at the 'city deals' which are all to be agreed by the summer and think about what sort of deal they want and then ask for it. This could be a 'LEP deal' a 'county deal' or a 'rural deal'.
- Will incentives such as business rate growth be ringfenced to ensure this is reinvested in the local economy/economic development?
- There was also talk about how do we know if LEPs are successful? What are the right things to measure? Over what time scale?
Finally I had a lovely day. It was a great event, really well organised and very interesting.
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IF YOU'VE SEEN one person with autism, you've seen one person with autism. It's a common refrain among doctors who treat the neurodevelopmental disorder, which manifests differently in almost every case, even among the most closely related individuals.
People with autism engage in repetitive or obsessive actions and interests, struggle to communicate and have difficulty relating to others and to the world around them. But the exact features of the disorder, as well as its severity, can vary significantly. That's why autism, now diagnosed in one in every 68 children in the United States, is no longer considered one condition but rather a spectrum of related but distinct disorders.
At one end of the autism spectrum is 26-year- old Taylor Newsum. He has difficulty picking up on certain social cues, but even so, each day he takes the train from his parents' home in Brooklyn to midtown Manhattan, where he works as an administrative assistant in a psychologist's office. He plans to become a social worker. At the other end of the spectrum is his sister, Savannah Newsum. Compared with Taylor, Savannah, 21, has much more limited verbal skills and social skills, and it is difficult for her to maneuver through the world without assistance.


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WACO - Live Oak Classical School plans to deepen its roots this summer through a land purchase and renovation project that will bring all its students onto school-owned land along Fourth and Fifth streets downtown.
The school plans a two-phase expansion that will broaden its borders from 1.5 acres to 7.6 acres in a $7 million project, which will include moving its grammar school from First Baptist Church of Waco to the Waco Outreach Foundation's Hoffman Hall building next door by the 2016-17 school year.
The school plans to close on the hall and surrounding land July 1, and renovations will begin this fall, said Alison Moffatt, Live Oak's head of the school.
The school also plans to purchase First Baptist's athletics building, surrounding land and storage building that sits across the street from the campus.
The second phase includes expanding Hoffman Hall with a covered pavilion outside and purchasing land for a six-man football field. But project dates depend on how quickly the school can raise funds, Moffatt said.
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The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders has been called the "Bible" of mental health, but major players in the mental health community say the book needs more research.
The changes made in the newest version, DSM-V, allow doctors to diagnose depression earlier and change clinical subcategories of ADHD, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, and more.
The book is receiving a lot of criticism because the disorders it describes are classified as groups of symptoms, but critics say the authors don't take into account many other important factors for diagnosis.
NIMH Distances Itself From the DSM
This week, the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) distanced itself from the DSM-V, which will be released later this month. Their main complaint is that the DSM lacks validity because it classifies disorders solely by their symptoms.
NIMH director Thomas Insel said mental health patients deserve better than that, and that the organization's research will be reorientated away from DSM categories.
"Unlike our definitions of ischemic heart disease, lymphoma, or AIDS, the DSM diagnoses are based on a consensus about clusters of clinical symptoms, not any objective laboratory measure. In the rest of medicine, this would be equivalent to creating diagnostic systems based on the nature of chest pain or the quality of fever," he wrote on the NIMH website.
The NIMH isn't the only organization to take issue with the DSM's review process, but that doesn't mean every mental health professional will abandon the book.
Rob Dobrenski, a psychologist in New York City and author of Crazy: Notes On and Off the Couch, said that while his relatively narrow practice scope doesn't warrant a daily viewing of the DSM-IV, he does see it as a useful tool.
"The brain/mind is the most fascinating and, at the same time, frustrating field of study," he said. "Human experience is so vast and comprehensive that no single book will ever adequately address it. That said, the field is slowly but surely moving in the right direction."
The Need for a New Review Process
In the journal Health Affairs, professors and researchers from Columbia and Rutgers Universities argued that the DSM revision process doesn't have a systematic way to account for population-level variations and that it misses major points, including environmental factors that trigger biological responses, cultural perceptions of abnormal behavior, and institutional pressures, such as pharmaceutical marketing or disability benefits.
They proposed an independent research review body to monitor diagnostic variations, recommend new avenues of research, and identify changes in mental health policy.
To address these and other concerns, the NIMH established the Research Domain Criteria (RDoC), a framework for collecting data on mental illnesses to create better diagnoses not rooted in DSM criteria. For example, a clinical trial may involve all the patients in a mood clinic, rather than just those who meet the diagnostic criteria for major depression.
"We are committed to new and better treatments, but we feel this will only happen by developing a more precise diagnostic system," Insel said.
There's no reason why the RDoC can't "inform" the DSM, Dobrenski said.
"The research community will, of course, be greatly impacted [by the RDoC], although it's still speculative what effect it will have in terms of practice," he said.
A last criticism lobbed at the DSM is that its newest edition broadens the definitions of many mental illnesses to the degree that they become almost meaningless. Is it possible that according to the DSM-V the majority of Americans now have a diagnosable mental disorder?
"I've always preached that everyone is crazy, it's just a matter of degree, duration, and timing," Dobrenski said. "Take a look at the current DSM—if you have a lot of time to kill. There are some incredibly benign diagnoses in there, at least one for pretty much everyone out there, myself included."


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Discussion in 'MARJAL RALLY 2012' started by Mr Ed, Jul 20, 2014.
I know it must be here somewhere but help please.
Click on the Events on the dark blue line between media and subscribe that will bring up the calendar but not all the rallies and meets are on there yet so check the rallies and meets thread too
Thanks Gail we've been away for some time and I'm having teething troubles with new layout.(to be honest I'm not totally sure about any
Try this. Its a temporary guide I did before Jim started putting on "how to" videos
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The importance of exports can be judged by Nestle Venezuela President Hermann Meyer's report that sales of chocolate bars in this country have decreased 40% since last year and remain stagnant.
The new plant will employ over 500 workers and is set to use 35% to 40% of the nation's total cocoa production - around 5000 tons a year.
Nestle operates crop collection centers in both the east and west cocoa producing areas of the country. According to Carlos Eduardo Represas, Nestle's executive VP for the Americas, the new plant is evidence of the company's confidence in Venezuelan economic recovery.
In a move to further diversification, Nestle acquired the local Protinal brand of pet foods nine months ago, and in a few weeks will start selling in its new formula Perrarina Plus Dog Food to supermarkets and pet stores.
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Broken Doll is the definition of Kawaii. Both a popular "Kawaii rock" band and handmade clothing and accessories brand, everything is totally oozing in cuteness and pop.
Influenced by Harajuku Kawaii fashion, Satchi is the vocalist for the Broken Doll band which combines her sweet melodic voice with rocking and electronic beats. The band itself has toured all over the world, including at Hyper Japan in London and will soon be touring in Brazil. It makes me really happy to see Japanese fashion and music being anticipated so widely overseas.
Recently we visited their store in Shimokitazawa (about 30 minutes from central Tokyo). If you ever have a chance to visit Shimokitazawa, I thoroughly recommend it; it's famous for vintage and handmade clothing and a rich fashion scene. There you can still see many specific subgenres being worn on the street; such as punk and cult-party kei and also grab yourself a used bargain from one of the many second hand stores.
Broken Doll is located in one of the shopping centers near the station and is instantly recognizable with its neon shop displays, pastel jewellery and cyber punk mannequin. Not to mention the owner, Kensuke has electric blue hair! The shop itself is kind of a hidden gem, so please check the map on the website before hunting for it.
The brand itself has many influences, including 80's music and glam rock, which is why a lot of the pieces feature items like cassette tapes and old vinyls. There is also a cyber and horror element with pieces such as "dead baby in a jar" necklaces, syringe chokers and pastel gas masks, for people who are not into the pastel and cutesy side of Harajuku fashion, this store has something for everyone.
This is the widely popular "heart switch" necklace,
This is Kensuke's workbench making a new product (something perfect for me) the "pegasus choker".
Broken Doll have their own website and frequently ship products all around the globe. I really support hand-made and indie brands, particularly in Japan because it's brands like this that inspire and drive fashion subcultures and keep Harajuku fashion alive. I would encourage people to buy things from smaller, unique brands like this rather than bigger chains.
You can check out the webstore here; www.brokendoll.jp/
As well as their Facebook page here; www.facebook.com/BrokenDollJapan
You can also follow the owner Kensuke on Instagram brokendoll_ken
Recently Instagram is really big in Japan, especially for brands and street snap photographers, I think it's a good place to find out what's happening in the fashion world of Tokyo.
Broken Doll Live in Koenji High!
Recently Broken Doll had a concert in Tokyo at Koenji High, where they also sold their hand-made goods. Me and my friends attended of course, wearing Harajuku fashion.
As I am a teacher in a private school, I can't have brightly colored dyed hair, but a perfect solution for this was "hair chalk" which is exactly as it sounds - colored chalk that you "draw" on to your hair and washes out. I bought mine from a regular cosmetics store in Shinjuku for only 600yen and they come in a variety of colors. Face gems and stickers are super popular in Harajuku right now and you can pick them up for as little as 100yen a packet!
Broken Doll's performance on stage was very electric and exciting, I especially liked their most popular song "I miss you" and the final encore - a cover of Madonna's "Material girl". Although it was really unexpected, they gave it a fantastic harajuku-twist. As you can see, their music is also inspired by the 80's. The whole concert was catchy and feel-good, leaving everyone leaving the venue with a smile. The band itself consists of four members; Satchi the vocalist, Kensuke on guitar, Yuu on bass and Hideya on drums and each member has their own unique style, wearing clothes from Broken Doll, vintage items from Shimokitazawa and also pieces from Harajuku.
You can view their PV for "I miss you" here ~
Satchi was very cute and charming and agreed to take a photograph with me!~
Lastly, as I said earlier there will be having a tour in Brazil this month, if you happen to be in Brazil then maybe you can catch one of their shows!


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October 5, 2012
LARRY ROBINSON, PETITIONER,v.WILLIAM KNIPP,*FN1 WARDEN, MULE CREEK STATE PRISON, RESPONDENT.
The opinion of the court was delivered by: James K. Singleton, Jr. United States District Judge
Larry Robinson, a state prisoner appearing pro se, filed a Petition for a Writ of Habeas Corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Robinson is currently in the custody of the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, incarcerated at Mule Creek State Prison. Respondent has answered, and Robinson has replied. In his Reply, Robinson requests an evidentiary hearing.
Following his conviction by a jury of one count each of assault with a deadly weapon (Cal. Penal Code § 245(a)(1)) and of making criminal threats (Cal. Penal Code § 422), in June 2007 the Sacramento County Superior Court sentenced Robinson, a "three-strikes felon," to two concurrent terms of twenty-five years to life, with the possibility of parole, plus a determinate fifteen-year term on prior felony enhancements. The California Court of Appeal, Third Appellate District, reversed the findings on two of the strikes and remanded, giving the People the option to retry the strike allegations, and affirmed Robinson's conviction and sentence in all other respects in an unpublished decision.*fn2 The California Supreme Court denied review on March 11, 2009.
On remand the People elected not to retry Robinson on the two strikes, and the Sacramento County Superior Court re-sentenced Robinson to concurrent prison terms of twenty-five years to life, plus an additional five years for a prior serious felony. On May 3, 2010, the California Court of Appeal affirmed the sentence in an unpublished decision.*fn3 On April 17, 2010, Robinson, appearing pro se, filed a petition for habeas relief in the Sacramento County Superior Court, which denied his petition in an unreported, reasoned decision on May 12, 2010.
Robinson's subsequent pro se petition for habeas relief in the California Supreme Court was summarily denied without opinion or citation to authority on January 19, 2011.*fn4 Robinson timely filed his Petition for relief in this Court on May 29, 2010. This Court granted Robinson's request to stay these proceedings while he exhausted his unexhausted claims in the California State Courts.*fn5 The stay was lifted on March 25, 2011, and Respondent was ordered to file a response.*fn6
The factual basis for Robinson's conviction as recited in Robinson
On January 10, 2006, 14-year-old Nicholas J. and his 12-year-old younger brother, R.J., were living in a home with their mother, older sister Louise W., and other siblings, near Valley High School in Sacramento.
Around 7:00 p.m., the boys' mother said she saw someone in a car outside their house, and asked Nicholas and R.J. to check to see if anyone was there.
The two boys emerged from the house. R.J., the younger boy, was carrying a pole or a stick. As they approached the car, they saw defendant, whom they recognized, slumped over in the back seat of the car. He seemed to be drinking something. One of the boys threw a cup at the car. Defendant then tried to open the car door, but the boys pushed against it, trying to keep it shut. Defendant forced the door open. Nicholas tried to run away, but defendant grabbed him by the shirt from behind, ripping it. Defendant reached into his back pocket, pulled out a knife with a four- or five-inch-long blade and yelled, "I'll kill you motherfucker," or "I'll stab you motherfucker," and swung the knife at Nicholas twice, extending his right arm with a crossing motion.
R.J. hit defendant with the stick, causing him to let go of Nicholas. Both brothers then took off running down the street, with defendant in pursuit. He chased them into a school yard and cornered them in front of a locked gate. Defendant reached into his pants and yelled, "I have a gun." At this point, the boys' sister Louise arrived, wielding a hoe or long pole, and threatened to hit defendant with it. Defendant fled, still holding the knife and dropping a bottle along the way.
A patrol officer responding to a dispatch call spotted defendant jumping over a fence and apprehended him in the back yard of a house. He conducted a pat-down search of defendant and recovered a box-cutter knife with a concealed blade. A steak knife was also found in the front yard of the property.
Defendant testified that he was acquainted with Nicholas and R.J., since their mother is his brother's girlfriend. On the evening in question, he was waiting in a car outside their house because he wanted to talk to his girlfriend Edna, who had been staying there for a couple of days.
He heard the garage door open and the two boys came out, "throwing stuff" at the car. Defendant thought Nicholas had thrown a screwdriver and R.J. a bottle at the car. He tried to get out to see what was going on, but the boys were pushing the door shut. When defendant finally managed to get out, he noticed a knife on the ground. He picked it up and, holding it above his head, he said, "What's going on here? Why you all out here with knives?" He told the boys he was going to tell their mother they were attacking him and throwing knives. He then put the knife in his pocket.
Defendant acknowledged grabbing Nicholas and ripping his shirt, "to find out . . . what was going on." When he did so, R.J. hit him with a stick and defendant took off running. According to defendant, the boys chased him down the street, not the other way around. Both boys had "weapons" in their hands. They came after him, "swinging and throwing stuff at me." Defendant finally stopped running, because he was out of breath. Trying to "scam [his] way" out of the situation, he told them, "You all come up near me anymore, I'm going to pull out my gun and shoot you." He was unarmed, but said it to "scare them off." The boys' sister Louise then approached with a stick in her hands, telling him "you shoot my brother, I'll hit you with this stick." Louise struck him on the shoulder with the stick and defendant "tore off running again." He admitted jumping over a fence to elude a police officer because he had a bad "experience about 30 years ago" when the police knocked all his teeth out and broke his nose. He threw the knife away to avoid a conflict with the officer.*fn7
In his Petition Robinson raises eight grounds: (1) prosecutorial misconduct (misstatement of a fact); (2) the trial court improperly "stripped" him of the presumption of innocence; (3) insufficiency of the evidence to support the conviction of assault with a deadly weapon; (4) insufficiency of the evidence to support the conviction of criminal threat; (5) the trial court improperly instructed the jury on the elements of criminal threat; (6) use of false evidence to support his conviction; (7) prosecutorial misconduct in use of false evidence; and (8) ineffective assistance of counsel (failure to investigate an ambiguity in the police records). Respondent contends that Robinson's first and fifth grounds are procedurally barred. Respondent asserts no other affirmative defenses.*fn8
Under the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996 ("AEDPA"), 28 U.S.C. § 2254(d), this Court cannot grant relief unless the decision of the state court was "contrary to, or involved an unreasonable application of, clearly established Federal law, as determined by the Supreme Court of the United States" at the time the state court renders its decision or "was based on an unreasonable determination of the facts in light of the evidence presented in the State court proceeding."*fn9 The Supreme Court has explained that "clearly established Federal law" in § 2254(d)(1) "refers to the holdings, as opposed to the dicta, of [the Supreme Court] as of the time of the relevant state-court decision."*fn10 The holding must also be intended to be binding upon the states; that is, the decision must be based upon constitutional grounds, not on the supervisory power of the Supreme Court over federal courts.*fn11 Thus, where holdings of the Supreme Court regarding the issue presented on habeas review are lacking, "it cannot be said that the state court 'unreasonabl[y] appli[ed] clearly established Federal law.'"*fn12 When a claim falls under the "unreasonable application" prong, a state court's application of Supreme Court precedent must be "objectively unreasonable," not just "incorrect or erroneous."*fn13 The Supreme Court has made clear that the objectively unreasonable standard is "a substantially higher threshold" than simply believing that the state-court determination was incorrect.*fn14 "[A]bsent a specific constitutional violation, federal habeas corpus review of trial error is limited to whether the error 'so infected the trial with unfairness as to make the resulting conviction a denial of due process.'"*fn15 In a federal habeas proceeding, the standard under which this Court must assess the prejudicial impact of constitutional error in a state court criminal trial is whether the error had a substantial and injurious effect or influence in determining the outcome.*fn16 Because state court judgments of conviction and sentence carry a presumption of finality and legality, the petitioner has the burden of showing by a preponderance of the evidence that he or she merits habeas relief.*fn17
The Supreme Court recently underscored the magnitude of the deference required:
As amended by AEDPA, § 2254(d) stops short of imposing a complete bar on federal court relitigation of claims already rejected in state proceedings. Cf. Felker v. Turpin, 518 U.S. 651, 664, 116 S.Ct. 2333, 135 L.Ed.2d 827 (1996) (discussing AEDPA's "modified res judicata rule" under § 2244). It preserves authority to issue the writ in cases where there is no possibility fairminded jurists could disagree that the state court's decision conflicts with this Court's precedents. It goes no farther.
Section 2254(d) reflects the view that habeas corpus is a "guard against extreme malfunctions in the state criminal justice systems," not a substitute for ordinary error correction through appeal. Jackson v. Virginia, 443 U.S. 307, 332, n.5, 99 S.Ct. 2781, 61 L.Ed.2d 560 (1979) (Stevens, J., concurring in judgment). As a condition for obtaining habeas corpus from a federal court, a state prisoner must show that the state court's ruling on the claim being presented in federal court was so lacking in justification that there was an error well understood and comprehended in existing law beyond any possibility for fairminded disagreement.*fn18
In applying this standard, this Court reviews the "last reasoned decision" by the state court.*fn19 State appellate court decisions that summarily affirm a lower court's opinion without explanation are presumed to have adopted the reasoning of the lower court.*fn20 This Court gives the presumed decision of the state court the same AEDPA deference that it would give a reasoned decision of the state court.*fn21
Under California's unique habeas procedure, a prisoner who is denied habeas relief in the superior court files a new original petition for relief in the court of appeal. If denied relief by the court of appeal, the defendant has the option of either filing a new original petition for habeas relief or a petition for review of the court of appeal's denial in the California Supreme Court.*fn22
This is considered as the functional equivalent of the appeal process.*fn23 Under AEDPA, the state court's findings of fact are presumed to be correct unless the petitioner rebuts this presumption by clear and convincing evidence.*fn24 This presumption applies to state-trial courts and appellate courts alike.*fn25
A. Procedural Default
Respondent contends that Robinson's first and fifth grounds are procedurally defaulted. Federal courts "will not review a question of federal law decided by a state court if the decision of that court rests on a state law ground that is independent of the federal question and adequate to support the judgment."*fn26 This Court may not reach the merits of procedurally defaulted claims, that is, claims "in which the petitioner failed to follow applicable state procedural rules in raising the claims . . . ."*fn27 Procedural default does not preclude federal habeas review unless the last state court rendering judgment in a case, clearly and expressly states that its judgment rests on a state procedural bar.*fn28 "[I]n order to constitute adequate and independent grounds sufficient to support a finding of procedural default, a state rule must be clear, consistently applied, and well established at the time of the petitioner's purported default."*fn29 A discretionary state procedural rule can be firmly established and regularly followed, so as to bar federal habeas review, even if the appropriate exercise of discretion may permit consideration of a federal claim in some cases but not others.*fn30
Ground 1: Prosecutorial Misconduct (Misstatement of the Facts) Robinson argues that the prosecutor committed misconduct during oral argument by arguing that Robinson was intoxicated at the time of the crime and that, after he was arrested, Robinson was housed at the detox unit. The California Court of Appeal rejected Robinson's arguments, holding:
I. Prosecutorial Misconduct
Nicholas testified that when he and his brother first saw [Robinson], he appeared to be "drinking something" while slumped in the back seat of the car. He also testified that as [Robinson] fled the school yard, he dropped a bottle, which "I think . . . was liquor." R.J. said he saw [Robinson] with a bottle containing "blue stuff" in it. Louise testified that when she confronted [Robinson], he had a knife in his back pocket and a beer bottle in his hand.
On cross-examination, the prosecutor asked [Robinson] if he had been drinking that evening. [Robinson] denied it. The prosecutor then asked [Robinson] if he, in fact, was "housed at detox" that night. [Robinson] answered "no." The prosecutor then offered to show [Robinson] the booking form describing where he was housed. [Robinson] declined, stating, "I know where I was housed at." The prosecutor repeated, "And isn't it true you were housed at detox?" whereupon [Robinson] replied, "Not for alcohol."
In her rebuttal argument, the prosecutor stated: "He [[Robinson]] sat up there and tried to make you guys believe that he is this great person, that he was just trying to talk some sense to these kids like why do you have the knife? Why are you doing this? . . . That's what he wants you to believe, that he was just acting as this very nice guy. . . . [¶] . . . [¶] And you know his story was all about making him look good. Think about the end of the line of questioning yesterday when I was talking to him about whether he was drunk and where he was housed in jail. He didn't want to tell you he had been drinking. He didn't want to tell you that he was drunk, and why not? Because it makes him look bad. How would you guys look at him if you had this drunk idiot swinging the knife at little kids when it's dark outside, threatening to kill them? You guys wouldn't think very highly of him at that point. So he tries to suppress that, tries to make it sound like, no, I was stone-cold sober. I don't even need to look at that. I know where they housed me. Wouldn't even look at the evidence that was confronting him because that made him look bad."
[Robinson] claims the prosecutor committed reversible misconduct in these remarks by telling the jury he was drunk that night when, in fact, there was no substantial evidence in the record to support this assertion.
The point is forfeited because, as [Robinson] acknowledges, there was no objection to the prosecutor's remarks or request for a curative admonition. (People v. Williams (1997) 16 Cal.4th 153, 220-221 (Williams); People v. Wash (1993) 6 Cal.4th 215, 265.)
We also find no misconduct. "'"It is settled that a prosecutor is given wide latitude during argument. The argument may be vigorous as long as it amounts to fair comment on the evidence, which can include reasonable inferences, or deductions to be drawn therefrom."'" (Williams, supra, 16 Cal.4th at p. 221, quoting People v. Wharton (1991) 53 Cal.3d 522, 567-568.) The observations of the prosecution witnesses enumerated above, coupled with [Robinson's] implied admission that he was housed at "detox" overnight, supported a reasonable inference that [Robinson] had been drinking to the point of inebriation. In a trial sharply focused on credibility, the prosecutor suggested that [Robinson] had lied about his drinking that night, and thus the jurors should be equally distrustful about his account of the incident in which he portrayed himself as an innocent victim. This was fair argument, not misconduct.
Because we find no misconduct, [Robinson's] derivative claims of ineffective assistance of counsel and error in denying his motion for new trial on that ground, are moot.*fn31
Under California law, the failure to object to prosecutorial misconduct waives the issue on appeal.*fn32 In his Traverse, except to argue that the procedural default was excused because of his counsel's ineffectiveness, Robinson does not address the procedural default question. In general, because the attorney is considered to be the defendant's agent, attorney negligence, oversight, or inadvertence is not cause sufficient to excuse a procedural default.*fn33
Although the ultimate burden of proving adequacy of a state procedural bar is on the Respondent, once Respondent has "adequately pled the existence of an independent and adequate state procedural ground as an affirmative defense, the burden to place that defense in issue shifts to the petitioner."*fn34
The petitioner may satisfy his burden "by asserting specific factual allegations that demonstrate the inadequacy of the state procedure, including citation to authority demonstrating inconsistent application of the rule."*fn35 This, Robinson has failed to do. Accordingly, this Court agrees ...
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Notes: Red Wings pay their respects to Mr. Ilitch
Petr Mrazek has had great success against Blues; Vanek expected to playby Arthur J. Regner and Dana Wakiji @ArthurJRegner and @Dwakiji / DetroitRedWings.com
DETROIT - The Red Wings did not hold a morning skate Wednesday ahead of their game with the St. Blues, but for a very good reason.
Coach Jeff Blashill and his team all went to the Fox Theatre for a private visitation for owner Mike Ilitch, who passed away last Friday.
"I just think that having had a chance to be there today and I was actually there last night, the visitation, prayer service, and I think for our team, even as we were waiting this morning, just to sit there as the coaches were going through and you see everything that Mr. Ilitch did for this organization and this city and state," Blashill said. "There's no question, as I said before, I think our players always play very hard for our ownership. They have an affinity for ownership, they know what special owners we have. Certainly, that's magnified today."
Captain Henrik Zetterberg said they will carry that memory into the game.
"It is going to be a special night for us," Zetterberg said. "It started this morning when we had the whole team went to the Fox for visitation and it will carry on for tonight. It's a big game for our hockey club, a special night."
Tomas Tatar did not get to know Mr. Ilitch as well as some of the older players, but he said everyone will miss him.
"He was just such a nice person, down to earth, he was great, he was good to talk to and just a great person," Tatar said. "I heard about him a lot before I even become a Red Wing, just the great things he did for the city and for this team. I just knew how he cared about the organization and it meant a lot for the players and for the fans for sure."
The Wings will all wear a "Mr. I" patch on the sleeve of their jerseys.
Fans will have the opportunity to sign a Mr. Ilitch tribute banner outside of section 112 tonight. Markers will be available.
DEKEYSER REMAINS POSITIVE: Defenseman and Detroit native Danny DeKeyser cannot remember the Red Wings ever missing the NHL playoffs.
DeKeyser will turn 27 in March and admits that this season has been frustrating, but he believes that a positive approach by himself and his teammates could turn the Wings' fortunes around.
"It's definitely difficult. It's a different year so far. It's been tough," DeKeyser said. "A lot of things haven't been working for us this year. It's extremely frustrating. We're going out there every night and expecting different results, but still not being good enough. It's extremely tough.
"It's tough to stay positive when stuff like that happens. You have to do the best you can to stay positive and keep a good energy in the room and try to execute plays at a higher level."
Entering Wednesday's game against the Blues, DeKeyser realizes that the Wings must begin to string some victories together to keep Detroit's playoff streak of 25 consecutive seasons alive.
"Every game is huge right now, home or away, but we've got to take care of our home ice first," DeKeyser said, "and then try and get rolling and get some point on the road, but first things first. We have to take care of home ice first."
Without trying to sound like a cliché, DeKeyser feels that it's a pretty simple approach for the Wings at this point.
"I think just every night you have to take it one game at a time and try and get two points," DeKeyser said. "That's the only thing you can do right now it take it one game at a time.
"If you're looking too far forward it's probably not going to work out for you, so I guess the biggest thing is to take it one game at a time."
Detroit's penalty killing has not been stellar this year with the Wings ranking 21st in the NHL overall.
DeKeyser has seen flashes of the PK unit pulling it together, but he says the penalty kill needs to be more consistent.
"We've just got to get out there and execute," DeKeyser said. "We know the scouting report and it's up to the four guys out there to get the puck and get it down the ice and limit the amount of scoring chances they have."
It does sound simple enough and Wednesday's opponent, the Blues, should be a good challenge for the Wings penalty killers.
The Blues' power play ranks 6th overall in the NHL, but on the road their power play has been dynamic, converting at a 23.9% clip, which is good for second best on the road this year in the NHL.
MRAZEK GOOD AGAINST ST. LOUIS: If the Wings have a distinct advantage over the Blues, it may be in goal.
Petr Mrazek will start in Wednesday's game against St. Louis and Detroit's young goaltender has had considerable success against the Blues.
In six career games vs. St. Louis, Mrazek is 4-1-0 with a 1.25 GAA. .951 save percentage and one shutout.
He made his NHL debut in St. Louis on February 7, 2013, recording his first career victory as the Wings defeated the Blues 5-1.
Mrazek shut out the Blues 3-0 on April 13, 2014, making 23 saves and this season in St. Louis, he defeated the Blues on October 27, 2-1 in a shootout for his 50th career win in his 100th NHL game.
VANEK SHOULD BE READY: Thomas Vanek, who missed Sunday's game in Minnesota with an ankle injury, practiced Monday and is expected to play. Blashill said the final decision will be made after warmups.


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