With the rise in popularity of Downton Abbey and the release of The Great Gatsby — take a peek at our Gatsby Hat Guide! — this season's hat trend shouldn't be much of a surprise. It's all about the 1920s, when hats were an everyday staple of men's fashion. From the traditional Newsboy to gangster-style fedoras, we're thrilled to see a versatile and classic trend coming back to life!
Are you a well-dressed gent who is no stranger to the suit? These looks are a modern twist on the vintage inspiration, with pops of color and scarves. One aspect that hasn't changed over the decades is the incorporation of the fedora, much like this Bailey of Hollywood Gangster Wool Fedora, which is available in a number of colors and styles.
Channeling more of a Panama Jack style, the fedora can be worn as a casual topper to your summer attire. Think beach vacation-wear when trying to achieve this look, and pair a natural fedora like this Panama Snap Brim Fedora with a linen suit or a casual button-up shirt, shorts, and sandals.
Do you consider yourself a hipster? The fedora is surely a perfect topper for your funky, innovative style! Opt for rolled denim, a blazer with a basic tee, and a printed fedora much like this Bleecker Cotton Plaid Fedora to add a pop of color and pattern.
This casual look is ideal for a weekend at the lake or a Fourth of July cookout. The straw fedora looks stylish yet manly with tailored chino shorts, a plaid button up, and boat shoes. This Cov-ver Crocheted Raffia Fedora is anaffordable option to help you achieve this seasonal look.
The newsboy is another trend we saw popping up on the runway left and right! While typically available in the wool and herringbone materials more often associated with fall and winter, lighter styles (like the Stetson Charlotte Seersucker Cap or this Stetson Lancaster Linen Button Cap) can be just as trendy in the warmer months. From business casual to weekend wear, the newsboy is a summer hit!
Cue the confetti and pop the champagne! You're dressed to the nines in your finest dapper (or flapper) attire and ready for a night on the town. Hold up, guys and dolls. Before you're ready to swing the night away, you need a retro topper to complete the look — and who better to gather inspiration from than the vibrant and eternally-stylish characters of The Great Gatsby?
Click through the hats below to see our favorite styles inspired by Nick, Jay, Daisy, Myrtle, and the rest of the Gatsby gang.
Over the last couple of months, the Fedoras.com team has been busy researching, cleaning, sizing, and styling our hats in every way possible. Some may call us crazy, but we call it dedication. After all, becoming a master of hats is no easy feat, which is why we've created a brand new batch of hat resources just for you!
Click through the images below to view the entire resource.
Using a tape measure — or a ruler and string — learn our three quick steps to hat sizing, and let our easy-to-follow measurement chart be your guide.
From cloth hats to straw toppers, learn the correct way to treat, rinse, wash, and rid your hat of spots and stains.
Read our top care commandments for keeping your hat as perfect as the day you bought it.
Yep, there really is a very right — and very wrong — way to wear one, so be sure to keep this list of hat manners handy. We'd like to give a special shoutout to The Art of Manliness, Jessica, Barbara, Emma, Landgirl, Jay, Laura Mae, George, The Emily Post Institute, Sven Raphael Schneider, Andy, GetKempt.com, Darla, and Stevie for sharing your hat advice and expertise!
Master the sharpest hat trends, seasonal style essentials, and most coveted looks for spring.
Mad Men Season 6 is in full swing! Looking to dress like your favorite character? With the help of our favorite retro style bloggers, we'll help you dress the part! Be sure to check out our '60s-inspired hat guide and beverage guide, too.
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Did science rise in rebellion to the Church?
It is certain, and evident to our senses, that in the world some things are in motion [motion here means to change from one state to another].
Thomas' Argument from Efficient Cause begins with the empirical observation of causal sequence in the world. Hence, this argument is an à posteriori argument, and the conclusion is not claimed to follow with certainty.
The Argument from Efficient Cause: There is an efficient cause for everything; nothing can be the efficient cause of itself.
Clearly nobody has told this lecturer (and unfortuantely his students wouldn't have learn't it either) that the words some things and everything don't have the same meaning.
Agreed. The main problem is, I think, that they just repeat what they learnt from their mentor/favourite author, who repeats what he learnt, and so on, all the way back to someone who made a complete mess of it. Because they think Aristotle/Aquinas has been refuted, they don't bother looking into it in more detail.
Although, of course, there are a few exceptions who did break the pattern (such as Professor Feser), and we should be grateful for that much.
Also I was originally planning to do this post on Richard Dawkins (I was especially busy last week, so wanted to post something quick and easy), since I knew that he used the &34;Everything has a cause&34; straw-man and discussed Aquinas. But I had misremembered, and it turns out that he didn't do them both together. (Although his response was just to parrot a few other new atheist cliches instead, and rely on the &34;what created God?&34; straw-man which is only effective in the everything has a cause argument, so wasn't much better). So it might be that Dawkins did do a little bit of homework. Albeit not very much.
Still, it wasn't difficult to find an alternative.


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Q: Найти начальное и конечное числа Помогите пожалуйста с этим заданием ! Нет идей как можно решить .
Петя и Вася готовились к аттестации по теме "Умножение". Петя задумывал произведение всех натуральных чисел от A до B, а Вася старался угадать начальное и конечное числа. Помогите Васе найти значения A и B. Если решений несколько, выведите то, у которого A наименьшее.
Входные данные
Одно число – произведение чисел. 1 < A ≤ B ≤ 10000.
Выходные данные
В одной строке через пробел два числа: A и B.
Входные данные #1
60
Выходные данные #1
3 5

A: В общем раз всё равно написал код в комментарии, оформлю ответом.
char z[40000];

long long mod(long long mm){
    long long r = 0;
    for (int i=0; z[i]; i++){
        r %= mm;
        r*=10;
        r+= z[i] - '0';
    }
    return r%=mm;
}

int main ()
{
    gets(z);
    long long R[2];
    R[0] = mod(1000000000039LL);
    R[1] = mod(999999999989LL);
    for (int i=2;i<=10000;i++){
        long long Q[2] = {1,1};
        for (int j=i;j<=10000;j++){
            Q[1] *= j;
            Q[1] %= 999999999989LL;
            Q[0] *= j;
            Q[0] %= 1000000000039LL;
            if (Q[0] == R[0] && Q[1] == R[1]){
                printf("%d %d",i,j);
                return 0;
            }
        }
    }
}

Просто вычисляем произведение по модулю. В нормальных задачах советую использовать ~10 простых числе для вычисления модулей.
P.S. тесты настолько слабые что можно обойтись вычислением по 1 модулю вместо многих.

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Tis the season to be gaming… and I'm here to help. That's right, it's time for my favorite annual tradition, The Dice Hate Me Holiday Gift Guide! In this year's guide I've carefully selected an assortment of titles that will satisfy a particular appetite of just about everyone special in your life – whether they're a veteran gamer or novice. Remember, the best part about giving the gift of a game is that you get to play it after they unwrap it! It feels almost like cheating, but it's not!
So stoke the fire, grab some hot cocoa, and start your holiday shopping list with these great games. May all your rolls be sixes and your resource cubes plentiful. Happy Holidays and Happy Gaming!
If the number of pirate-themed games on the market are any indication, gamers absolutely love their buccaneers. Although there are many, few are as well-produced or fun to play as Black Fleet. In the game, players manage a hand of cards to move three different types of ships: A pirate ship (which can attack other ships, steal loot, and then hopefully bury said loot without getting looted or sunk), a merchant ship (which picks up goods at one port and then delivers them to another port for potentially big rewards), and one of two neutral Navy ships, out to patrol the waters and which players can use to sink rivals. Turns are quick and action high as pirate ships are quite often sent to Davy Jones' Locker (a sunken ship starts at the corner of the map the next turn – you can't keep a good pirate down). The game is as gorgeous as it is enjoyable; the art of the cards and game board is stunning, and the little plastic ships will delight kids as well as your inner kid. Set sail for pirate fun, matey!
Black Fleet is a game for 3-4 battlin' buccaneers from Sebastian Bleasdale. It retails for about $60 and you can buy it online here or at your Favorite Local Game Store.
An old, almost-forgotten Victorian Christmas tradition is telling ghost stories on Christmas Eve. It's true! Andy Williams even sang about it. It's time to revive that old tradition on Christmas Eve with Mysterium. In the game, one player plays a ghost who's been murdered (yes, a tad dark, but bear with me). The ghost's goal: To get a group of mediums – the other players – gathered at a spooky mansion to help remember exactly who did the murdering, with what device, and in what room. The ghost achieves the goal of this supernatural game of Clue by silently handing each medium one or more cards filled with strange, surreal art that will, hopefully, allow the medium to discern the weapon, location or suspect which they have been specifically assigned. The group has exactly 7 hours (rounds) to figure out the mystery, solve the murder, and win the game. The concept is a simple one, but players will often find that the game takes fascinating turns as the ghost attempts to delve into each medium's psyche and deliver just the right archetypes to solve the puzzle.
Mysterium is a game for 2-7 ghost whisperers from Oleksandr Nevskiy and Oleg Sidorenko. It retails for about $50 and you can buy it online here or at your Favorite Local Game Store.
When the card-based Race for the Galaxy was first released in 2007 gamers everywhere absolutely lost their minds over it. The game used an interesting lead/follow mechanic that allowed players to build up their tableau with cards that often generated a hefty points-collecting engine by game's end. Although I thought the game was clever, I found that the overwhelmingly obtuse iconography made it hard to teach and, sometimes, to play. Thankfully, most of those negatives have been addressed in the dice-based Roll for the Galaxy. The lead/follow mechanic is still intact, but players now manage a pool of dice to build out their tableau with tiles, and it all feels so very satisfying. There's far more flexibility in how you use your dice each turn than there ever was for cards in the original Race, so casual players won't feel hamstrung when the dice are occasionally filled with the hate they usually reserve just for me.
Roll for the Galaxy is a game for 2-5 cube junkies from Tom Lehmann and Wei-Hwa Wang. It retails for about $60 and you can buy it online here or at your Favorite Local Game Store.
It's the deck building game all about building your deck! Your favorite game-playing handyman and Dominion fan alike are guaranteed to enjoy this faithful recreation of crafting a backyard bastion of your very own. In the game, players use cards representing various types of wood planking and rails to build up their deck of cards… and the deck in front of them! Players earn points by stringing together similar plank styles; the more expensive the wood, the better the points. Players have to be wary of their rivals, however, as they could sabotage their decks with rotting planks, breaking up valuable deck space. Fear not, though – players can prevent that brand of shenanigans by staining parts of their deck and protecting it from the elements! It all sounds like a joke, but I assure you it's a real, fun game. But it's also a joke. Except that it's real. And did I mention fun? It's also its own expansion, so if you buy two games four players can play, with three games six players can play, and so on!
Deck Building: The Deck Building Game is a game for 2 crafty carpenters from Christopher Badell. It retails for $9.95 and you can buy it online here or at your Favorite Local Game Store.
It just wouldn't feel like a complete Holiday Guide without the traditional HABA game entry, and this year's recommendation does not involve stacking anything – shocking! Nope, this year it's all about balls. Little wooden ones, to be more precise. In Monster Torte you're handed a spatula with a hole in it. In front of you is a pit filled with wooden balls in six colors that represent the edible tchotchkes that top the cakes that you and the monsters have been baking (hey, it makes more sense than most of Yo Gabba Gabba). A card is flipped over that has a specific set of the balls and then everyone frantically tries to grab the balls with their spatula and drop them in the mixing bowls in front of them. First player to do so wins the round; five cards wins the game! Like most other HABA titles, the game is ridiculously fun while being stupidly simple, and everyone playing and watching will be grinning from ear to monstrous ear.
Monster Torte (Monster Bake) is a game for 2-4 baking beasts from Stefanie Rohner and Christian Wolf. It retails for about $30 and you can buy it online here or at your Favorite Local Game Store.
As the title no doubt indicates, the year is 1901 and construction in New York is booming! In the game, you take on the role of a real estate developer at the dawn of the modern skyscraper era. Players will draft and use cards each round to claim plots throughout the city and then construct buildings in several shapes and sizes. Claiming the right spot and keeping your competitors from crowding you out is paramount, as is maximizing your real estate so you can claim more prestige at the game's end. The game ramps up nicely with two basic build phases – the bronze and silver – and toward the end it becomes a race to be the first to claim and contruct legendary skyscrapers like the Woolworth or Metropolitan Life Buildings. Although the game is pretty easy to understand, some gamers with less-than-stellar spatial reasoning may find the Tetris-like puzzle of the building tiles a bit daunting. Still, the history, the grand components, and the cool feeling of skyscraping accomplishment will keep gamers from giving it the old Bronx cheer.
New York 1901 is a game for 2-4 Empire State entrepeneurs from Chenier La Salle. It retails for about $50 and you can buy it online here or at your Favorite Local Game Store.
Long-listening fans of The State of Games podcast will no doubt be familiar with this old chestnut – probably because I haven't been able to shut up about it for the past four years. Yspahan is, without any shred of hyperbole, one of the best Euro games ever designed. The heart of Yspahan lies in the dice drafting mechanic; each round the lead player rolls the dice and then assigns them according to number to the tower tableau. Each player, in turn, then chooses a tier of dice that are left to either place influence in the souks (storefronts) in the city with the hope to score points for area control at the end of the week, take gold coins or camels which can be used to influence the Shopkeeper or construct new buildings or devices for variable powers, or take a card that can grant a boon in resources or dole out extra points. It's one of those rare gems that plays in under an hour and yet still delivers that rich, full feeling gamers often feel after playing a long, complex title – otherwise known as the "Euro high." Plus, camels; anyone that knows me knows that where there're camels there has to be a good game. Guaranteed.
Yspahan is a game for 3-4 souk settlers from Sébastien Pauchon. It retails for about $40 and you can buy it online here or at your Favorite Local Game Store.
Hey, speaking of camels here's a game where they're racing! Players aren't acting as jockey's though – this game is all about placing bets and praying the stubborn camels go where you're hoping. During the game, the camel's are controlled by colored dice that are shaken and removed, one at a time, from the dice pyramid. Camels may move several spaces or hardly at all, and some camels may end up on the backs of other camels to be carried closer to the finish line! Players can bet on what they think might be the winning (and losing) camels at several points throughout the game; you can wait until the camels are closer to the finish to make a more educated guess but you risk other players placing their bets first and, therefore, getting a bigger payout. The press-your-luck betting combined with the wacky unpredictability of the camels make this title feel like a fulfilling party experience that larger groups can enjoy. And, hey, camels. That there's the sign of quality.
Camel Up is a game for 2-8 gamblers from Steffen Bogen. It retails for about $45 and you can buy it online here or at your Favorite Local Game Store.
Hey, another Dice Hate Me Games title! I know everything that went into making them, so they make for easy recommendations; plus, I'm incredibly proud of the production behind Bottom of the 9th. In this game it's the bottom of the 9th inning and the score is tied. All the home team has to do is score one run and they'll pull off the upset, but it won't be easy as they face off against the best pitching team in the league. Each turn, the batter tries to get inside the head of the pitcher and figure out what's being thrown. Players do this by secretly choosing a side on each of two tokens and then reveal. If the batter is able to guess the pitch, variable powers and special MVP abilities will be unlocked that will help with rolling the dice to hit; the same goes for wily pitchers who are able to sneak a crafty pitch across the plate. If the batters can hold out long enough, fatigue will set in for the pitcher making it easier to guess the pitch. Bottom of the 9th condenses all the excitement of a full ballgame down into about 10 to 20 minutes of play. And with 20 players right in the box and two expansions that add 24 more players, there's a ton of game for about the price of a hot dog and beer at most stadiums.
Bottom of the 9th is a game for 1-2 cracker jacks from Darrell Louder and Mike Mullins. It retails for $19.95 (with two expansions at $4.95 each) and you can buy it online here or at your Favorite Local Game Store.
It seems like in the past three or four years there has been a renaissance in group "party games" – games that are easy to learn, easy for a large group to play, and suitable for a party atmosphere. Last year it was the sly Spyfall; this year the gargantuan hit is Codenames. In Codenames, players are divided into two teams each with a captain. A five by five grid of cards with single words like "Himalayas" or "Rabbit" are laid out on the table. The captains sit facing their teams and share a card that shows which words in the grid they must get their teammates to guess in order to win. Captains can do this by saying a word and number combination that signifies a similarity and a number of words that given word might reference; for example, if a captain wanted to try to get his team to guess "dwarf" and "dragon", the clue might be "fantasy 2". The devilish twist to Codenames that makes it especially harrowing for the captains is that there is also an Assassin word – if your team guesses that one they lose automatically! Easily one of the best games I've played this year, there's really no reason to decipher why you and your loved ones might need Codenames.
Codenames is a game for 2-8 word nerds from Vlaada Chvátil. It retails for $19.95 and you can buy it online here or at your Favorite Local Game Store.
It's freaking huge. And shiny. Hope Santa has a lot of space on his sleigh!
Horus Heresy: Betrayal at Calth is a game for 2 space marines from Games Workshop. It retails for about $110 (I know!) and you can buy it online here or at your Favorite Local Game Store. Don't forget the paint!
Credit Mobilier is a game for 2-5 mobile creditors from Max Michael. It retails for about $20 and you can buy it online here or at your Favorite Local Game Store.
Hands down, one of the best ports of an analog board game to a digital format. All the charming humor and fun from the original Galaxy Trucker is here as you brave the galaxy, waiting for the next time your cobbled-together spaceship is blown to bits in spectacular – and always amusing – fashion.
Galaxy Trucker is from Czech Games Edition. It retails for $4.95 and you can buy it online here for multiple platforms.
In Igloo Pop, your goal is to race against the other players: Pick up one of 12 igloos, carefully shake it, and guess how many little Eskimo babies are rattling around inside before rushing to another one. It's all true; you can't make this stuff up! As fun as it is absurd, this quirky little gem is the perfect game to get the giggles while getting hammered.
Igloo Pop is a game for 2-6 fishstick-loving ice giants from Heinz Meister and Klaus Zoch. It retails for about $30 and you can buy it online here or at your Favorite Local Game Store.


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Brannon is a legend at iconic shipping brand, FedEx, as well as in the sales industry as a whole. Beginning her career at FedEx over 30 years ago, Brannon has held several noteworthy positions at the company, including Vice President of Marketing, Vice President of Solutions, and Vice President of U.S. International Sales. In her current role, Brannon leads a team of over 15,000 members and drives multiple billions of dollars in worldwide revenue across several FedEx properties. While this position alone may seem daunting to most, Brannon also leads sales operations, analysis, education, and customer solutions at the company. She's won multiple awards throughout her career, including FedEx's highest recognition, the FedEx Five Star Award — which she won three times — as well as being named in Profiles in Diversity Journal as one of the "Women Worth Watching." She was also honored as a Top Global Sales Leader in 2019. Much of Brannon's success may be contributed to her belief in the importance of purposeful leadership. "This [purposeful leadership] includes having a vision, understanding what to do and how to do it, and communicating it often and consistently, starting from the strategy all the way down to celebrating success," Brannon said.
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Human Rights supersede cultural relativism!
As an educated civilization we have, an ethical obligation to intervene on behalf of the girls and women subjugated to the cultural practice of female genital mutilation (FGM).
This argument against female circumcision (FMG) will show that the women and children who undergo this heinous act of cruelty have no choice in the matter, and are generally uneducated in the complications caused by this ritual practice. This essay will demonstrate that basic human rights are violated by the practice of female genital mutilation (FMG) or Female genital cutting as cultural relativist prefer to coin the term as stated in womenshealth.gov (womenshealth.gov). Finally, it will show that even in the societies that practice female genital mutilation there are members who wish to see the ritual practice eradicated.
"Female genital mutilation is an indictment of us all-that a girl or young woman can be held down and mutilated is a violation of her human rights and, shockingly, an estimated three million girls are at risk each year" (Jose Luis Diaz, Amnesty International U.N. representative (Lederer)). The fact that a girl or young woman will be held down against her will in order to perform this surgery is a testament in itself to the fact that there is no choice involved in this operation. According to the World Health Organization, the procedure is nearly always performed on minors ( (Organization)fact sheet N 241). The fact that minors are the majority of recipients of this surgically inept procedure also testifies that they are uneducated about the very serious complications and risks of undergoing such a devasting operation. A young girl between the ages of infancy to approximately fifteen (WHO fact sheet N 241) has no way of knowing that death could be a possible and immediate result of this cultural ritual. No matter what the age of the recipient of female genital mutilation she would have no way of knowing what her future risk of complications would be, furthermore without intervention to teach the women of these practices the serious risk they take largely due to the fact that they live in a patriarchal society. Where male dominate opinions are followed. Moreover, it does not look at the very real physical and psychological risk these women undergo.
The basic rights of humans to health, security and physical integrity are violated by the cultural practice of female genital mutilation, also the right to be free from torture and cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment and the right to life when the procedure results in death( (Organization)WHO, fact sheet N 241). When the right to choose female genital mutilation is taken from a young girl, it is also a violation of children's rights (womenshealth .gov, publication pg. 5).


British Prime Minister David Cameron is visiting the US today, and conversation with President Obama will likely include the oil disaster.
Cameron will also meet this evening with four senators who have raised concerns that BP lobbied for the release of Libyan prisoners—possibly including convicted Lockerbie bomber Abdel Baset al-Megrahi—in order to secure a $900 million oil drilling deal.
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton indicated yesterday that the issue of the Lockerbie bomber's release should be revisited. "That al-Megrahi is living out his remaining days outside of Scottish custody is an affront to the victims' families, the memories of those killed in the Lockerbie bombing, and to all of those who worked tirelessly to ensure justice was served," wrote Clinton in a letter to the senators who have asked her to open up a probe into the matter.
BP's "company man" on board the Deepwater Horizon at the time of the explosion, Robert Kaluza, has invoked his 5th Amendment rights rather than testify at a federal hearing on the incident today.
The "seep" identified near the Macondo well doesn't appear to be related to the gusher.
Gulf seafood prices are soaring.
BP is now buying up scientists in the Gulf for its legal defense.
The Times-Picayune takes a look at Louisiana's relationship with offshore oil and gas drilling.


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Platonsk kärlek, eller platonisk kärlek, är enligt den antike filosofen Platon den högsta formen av kärlek. Denna kärlek befinner sig på ett rent idémässigt plan. Sann kärlek för Platon är den själsliga kärleken. I fulländad form skulle denna kärlek utvecklas från att vara kärlek till en individ till att bli insikt eller kunskap. Kärleken var för Platon lika med själens längtan efter idévärlden; denna längtan existerar i och med att själen är fången i den materiella kroppen som är en del av fenomenvärlden.

Dagens förståelse av begreppet omfattar en kärlek utan sexuella inslag och kan liknas vid en mycket djup och innerlig vänskap.

Det stämmer dock inte med begreppets ursprungliga mening att den platoniska kärleken inte tillåter sexuella relationer eller känslor. Tvärtom kunde en sexuell attraktion vara ett komplement till den platoniska relationen; den var bara inte en del av den eller nödvändig för att relationen ska vidhållas. Pausanias talar om att det finns två Eros, den himmelska och den allmänna. Det är den himmelska som är den goda kärleken, den själsliga, medan den allmänna är den kroppsliga som i sin rena form är av ondo.

Under antiken var platonsk kärlek alltså visserligen i teorin frikopplad från kroppsliga begär men hade i praktiken ofta en homosexuell biton då den företrädesvis var riktad mot en skön yngling. Det var den själsliga kärleken som ansågs ligga till grund för den så kallade gossekärleken liksom kärlek mellan två vuxna män som på så vis ansågs vara vida överlägsen kärleken mellan man och kvinna. Tanken utgår från resonemang i Platons dialog Symposion.

I dag används dock uttrycket platonsk kärlek endast för att beskriva en icke erotisk form av kärlek. Det sammankopplas alltså numera med djup vänskap mellan människor oavsett kön.

Referenser
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Termer inom etik
Känslor

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WHAT: The University of Illinois Springfield Engaged Citizenship Common Experience (ECCE) Speakers Series presents "Engagement in a World Without Bodies". The presentation will be led by Richard Gilman-Opalsky, UIS associate professor of political science.
WHEN: Thursday, April 24, 2014 at 7 p.m.
DETAILS: Gilman-Opalsky will discuss the emergence of a new mind-body split in the evolving contexts of cognitive labor and a cellular social life. He argues that the eight-hour workday has been replaced by a maximal-length workday, the workday of the wakeful state. The conscious energy of students and workers is increasingly available to friends, family, teachers, and employers with an expectation for 24-hour open access.
Gilman-Opalsky says the new regime of life and labor moves society toward a system of disembodied brain activity, which relegates the body to a kind of sensory-sexual apparatus that only requires basic maintenance. Brain activity has gone mobile, travels freely and fast in real time, and without the costly mass of the body itself. Indeed, new economic incentives demand that we use our brains beyond the limitations of our physical bodies.
A world without bodies is the profitable realization of a capitalist dream to overcome the physical boundaries of production and exchange. Gilman-Opalsky argues that dignity, freedom, and community are fundamentals of a good life, and therefore, that these questions matter to all of us.
This discussion is based on Gilman-Opalsky's new book Precarious Communism: Manifest Mutations, Manifesto Detourned (2014).


Two sisters, Abby (DiMarco) and Rebecca (Alden) reunite after years apart to scatter their mother's ashes at the family cabin. While there Rebecca and Abby come upon a "crash site". Abby's fiancée Calvin (Hogan) winds up toting home a mysterious sphere that seems to be of otherworldly origin. He comes under the sphere's sway while his wife struggles with nightmares and Rebecca confronts her past.
The Device is a little bit of Dark Skies, sprinkled with Close Encounters of the Third Kind and mixed with every other UFO horror/scifi film. But mostly it takes after Dark Skies, with its brooding suburban setting, nose bleeds, and spooky dreams. The film get's off to a good start with a great premise. Finding a mysterious device in the woods that changes people's behavior should sound familiar. Tommyknockers anyone? Unfortunately there ends the comparison (to either the book or mini-series). What was hoped for, and vaguely promised by the film poster was a movie of Lovecraftian bodily horror as the device infects and warps the three main characters. At the very least I kept waiting for the sphere to sprout mechanical tentacles and go on a rampage.
Instead, not so much. The Device leaves the isolated woods for the Seattle suburbs, wanders around a little in domestic drama and family secrets, deviates for a small research trip to a doctor (normally my favorite scene in these kinds of movies, but underwhelming here) and then goes back to the cabin for a rendezvous with destiny. The early promise of the film and it's good production value are frittered away once the film hits act two and chugs along to an inevitable conclusion seen many times before.
The Device looks great, moody and desaturated, the gloom seems to permeate everything lending menace to the suburban home where most of the movie takes place. The woods look amazing, and there are some glorious shots of trees. The soundtrack is off and on effective. Comprised mostly of alternating low and shrill notes, it borders on atonal at times and its effectively creepy most of the time. Other times it becomes an ear piercing irritation. The acting is all right but not great. The performances feel underplayed and Calvin is particularly monotonous, sounding basically the same no matter what he's saying or what the situation calls for.
Oh! And there's an alien! Which looks like most other aliens. Tall and skeletal with bug eyes and no clothes on. Why don't advanced star-spanning civilizations ever go in for pants? The alien comes in early, appearing in Abby's nightmares so there isn't much of a surprise when you see more of the alien at the end. Bonus points; the writer/producer is John Portanova from Valley of the Sasquatch, who certainly loves his woodland settings and dysfunctional families. Berg and Portanova are both very talented, but despite that talent The Device crosses over into skip it or watch it for free territory.
Kudos for: Aunt Linda and her burning condescension.
Lesson Learned: Don't take home strange spheres.
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Court Grants Defendant's Motion to Suppress Following a Traffic Stop for Tinted Windows
In the past, we have written several blogs about the importance of suppression in criminal cases in general and specifically with DWI cases. Recently, a court granted a defendant's motion to suppress in a New York DUI case that was initiated by police officers pulling the defendant over for having tinted windows. The court granted the motion based on a total lack of testimony regarding the officers' observations of the degree of tint on the defendant's windows. The court noted that excessive tint is a valid basis for a New York traffic stop. However, here the prosecution failed to elicit evidence that the tint on the defendant's windows was greater than that which was legally permissible.
The Facts of the Case
The defendant was pulled over by an off-duty police officer based on the vehicle's tinted windows. The off-duty officer testified that he instructed the defendant to pull over and, through his open window, could smell the odor of alcohol and could see that the defendant's eyes were watery and bloodshot. The officer also testified that he based these conclusions on his twelve years as a New York City police officer. The officer explained that the only reason he pulled the defendant over was that he noticed "tinted windows."
The off-duty officer called in back-up, who arrived a short time later. The back-up officer was less experienced than the off-duty officer, but testified to having made between 12-15 DUI arrests in his 15 months as a New York City police officer. The officer also noted that the defendant smelled of alcohol.
The officers administered a breath test, indicating that the defendant's blood-alcohol content was .11, which was over the legal limit. The defendant was arrested and charged with DUI.
The Defendant's Motion to Suppress
In a pre-trial motion to suppress, the defendant claimed that the off-duty police officer who stopped him lacked cause to do so. Specifically, the defendant claimed that the officer's statement that he pulled him over because of his tinted windows was insufficient to establish that the defendant had committed a traffic offense.
The court agree with the defendant, explaining that while excessive tint is illegal in New York, having tinted windows within the permissible range is not illegal. Here, the court noted, the officer based the traffic stop of the defendant solely on the fact that he noticed the defendant's "tinted windows." There was no indication of the level of tint or how the officer determined what level the tint was, and whether it was tinted in excess of what was allowed. Thus, the only evidence before the court was that the defendant's windows were tinted, which does not provide the basis for a traffic stop. As a result, the court granted the defendant's motion to suppress.
Have You Been Charged with a New York DUI?
If you have recently been arrested and charged with a New York DUI crime, contact the dedicated New York criminal defense attorneys at the law firm of Tilem & Associates. At Tilem & Associates, we represent those who have been charged with serious New York felonies and misdemeanors defend themselves against the charges they face. Whether your case is resolved through a motion to suppress or a jury trial, we zealously represent our clients from the beginning to end, and are prepared to file an appeal if necessary. To learn more, call 877-377-8666 to schedule a free consultation with an attorney to discuss your case.
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Written by James U. Thomson
Edinburgh Curiosities quantity
SKU: 9781912476060 Categories: Europe, Great Britain, HISTORY, Local history, Scotland, Uncategorised
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When did thousands of people last crowd into Edinburgh's High Street to witness an execution? Three brass bricks on the pavement mark
the spot, but how many people notice them or know what they mean? As a fire engine roars along the road sirens blaring and lights flashing,
what has that got to do with a fire of 1824? Why was Leith in mourning one bleak day in 1915 and where can you find a monument which
commemorates the tragic event?
The answers are all in an expanded and revised edition of Edinburgh Curiosities. Thomson and Coghill have trawled through the city's
characters to bring together a collection of the men and women who scandalised and inspired the city over the years. But in addition to the
notorious, like the Porteous Riot, Deacon William Brodie – the inspiration for Robert Louis Stevenson's Jekyll and Hyde – or Madeleine Smith,
they look at other lesser known, but nevertheless fascinating, people and events. Stories you've maybe heard something about but don't know
the detail. They also float intriguing speculation like the possibility of members of Ned Kelly's gang carrying out armed robberies in Leith after
the bushranger was hanged in Australia. The result is a fascinating dip into Edinburgh's rich and varied past, which will appeal to natives and
visitors alike.
Hamish Coghill
Hamish Coghill is Edinburgh born and bred, spending more than 40 years as a journalist on the city's evening newspaper. He has written extensively about his city, and also lectures regularly on its history and development. A member of the Old Edinburgh Club, Honorary President of the Currie and District Local History Society and an avid recorder of the changing local scene in photographs for his personal interest, he is very much an Edinburgh bairn.
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Funding to Support the Re-Opening of Hospice Day Care Services (England, Wales, Channel Islands or Isle of Man) 1st December 2021
Grants of up to £35,000 are available to help adult hospices and children's hospices re-open day care services in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic. Through their 2021/22 Hospice Grants - Re-Imaging Day Hospice Services, the Masonic Foundation in partnership with Hospice UK, will award between eight and ten grants to support projects within hospices in England, Wales, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man that use new approaches to both v...
Automotive Transformation Fund Re-opens to Applications (UK) 30th November 2021
UK registered businesses will be able to apply for a share of up to £1 billion for capital investment and R&D projects that help industrialise the electrified automotive supply chain at scale in the UK. Funded by the UK Government, the Automotive Transformation Fund aims to establish a competitive and sustainable UK supply chain by providing support for projects involving the latest technology in batteries, electric motors and drives, power e...
New Legal Fund to Tackle Race Discrimination (England, Scotland & Wales) 29th November 2021
The Equality and Human Rights Commission has launched a new fund to tackle race discrimination and help victims seek justice, including through legal proceedings where appropriate. From December 2021, legal practitioners will be able to apply for a share of £250,000 in funding to seek advice and help to resolve complaints of race discrimination, harassment, and victimisation from individuals against organisations who may have broken equality...
Rowing Foundation Grants Programme (UK) 24th November 2021
Grants of between £500 and £3,000 are available to organisations, schools and clubs involved in Rowing to help purchase equipment, such as boats, sculls, ergos, oars and essential safety equipment. The funding is being made available through the Rowing Foundation and preference is given for activities focused on the young or disabled. Grants can cover up to 50% of costs. The next deadline to apply to the Rowing Foundation is the 28th Febru...
HSBC UK Launches £500 Million Green SME Fund (UK) 22nd November 2021
HSBC UK has announced a new £500 million funding initiative to help small and medium-sized UK businesses (SMEs) transition to net-zero. The Green SME Fund is available for businesses with a turnover of less than £25 million and will offer 1% cashback on loans, starting from £1,000, to help SMEs reduce their carbon emissions and invest in a range of green solutions and initiatives. To further help SMEs in the transition to a low-carbon econo...
£1.7 Million Competition to Reduce Plastic Pollution (UK) 22nd November 2021
WRAP and Innovate UK are making £1.7 million in funding available to innovators, investors and key industry stakeholders for plastics reduction projects in India, Chile, Kenya and South Africa. The International Circular Plastics Flagship Competition will award grants of between £50,000 to £250,000 to enable UK businesses, including not-for-profits and research institutions, to conduct feasibility studies and implement a small scale in-coun...
Global Start Up Energy Transition Awards (UK, International) 18th November 2021
National and international start-up companies working on ideas affecting global energy transition and climate change are invited to apply to the Start Up Energy Transition Awards 2022. The aim of the competition is to recognise global start-up companies that have developed innovative products and/or services that contribute to energy system transformation. Applicants can apply to one of five categories, all with the aim of clean energy promoti...
Warm Homes Fund Re-Opens to Applications (England, Wales & Scotland) 17th November 2021
National Grid and Affordable Warmth Solutions have announced that the latest round of the Warm Homes Fund is now open to applications. The fund incentivises the installation of affordable heating solutions in fuel poor households with the aim of reducing bills, increasing comfort in non-gas fuel poor households, and improving health outcomes. This round is accepting bids from local authorities and registered social landlords working with other...
Funding to Support Disabled & Disadvantaged Children (UK) 16th November 2021
Grants of up to £5,000 are available to registered charities to fund equipment and services to support disabled and disadvantaged children under the age of 13 across the UK. The Toy Trust fund helps disadvantaged children and their families to alleviate suffering; support children through awful experiences; encourage achievement through adversity; purchase vital equipment; provide care; bolster existing initiatives; initiate brand new project...
Grants to Promote and Secure Better and Safer Roads (UK) 15th November 2021
Grants and bursaries are available for research, education, and community projects to promote and secure better and safer roads in terms of design, engineering, and aesthetics, including enhancements of the experience of road users. Funded activity includes courses leading to traffic engineering and transport planning, research projects and programmes or schemes to improve the highway network and the roadside environment, such as roadside park...
Screwfix Foundation (UK) 15th November 2021
Grants of up to £5,000 are available to local charities and not for profit organisations for projects that will fix, repair, maintain and improve properties and community facilities for of those in need in the UK. The funding is being made available through the Screwfix Foundations and the grants are available for all kinds of projects, from repairing buildings and improving facilities in deprived areas, to decorating the homes of people liv...
Funding to Support Members of the Armed Forces and their Families (UK) 15th November 2021
Armed Forces charities and other not-for-profit organisations can apply for grants of up to £30,000 for projects and activities supporting serving armed forces personnel, veterans, operationally qualified seafarers and their immediate families. The Veteran's Foundation will award funding for projects lasting up to three years to organisations with low to medium income. A range of factors will be considered including the service or item bein...
Competition to Improve the Sustainability of Manufacturing Processes (UK) 11th November 2021
UK registered businesses and organisations can apply for a share of up to £20 million in funding for digital innovation projects that will improve the sustainability of manufacturing processes. Funding from the Made Smarter Innovation: Sustainable Smart Factory competition, delivered by UK Research and Innovation, will support the development of digital innovations to improve the sustainability of manufacturing processes, resulting in either...
Bursaries for UK-German School Partnerships (UK) 11th November 2021
Schools across the UK are invited to apply for Partnership Bursaries to help them maintain existing links with schools in Germany. UK-German Connection is awarding bursaries of £1,000 for a range of joint activities between existing partner schools which support direct contact between young people from both countries. They can be used for more than one activity in a year and to support multiple target groups. Bursaries can cover pupil or tea...
Grants of up to £5,000 Available to Support the Performing Arts and the Conservation of Historic Objects (UK) 10th November 2021
UK registered charities, public authorities or institutions active in the areas of the Performing Arts and Conservation can apply for grants of up to £5,000 for projects that promote excellence in professional performance in music, dance and theatre. Funding is also available for projects to conserve historic objects, collections and features of buildings and landscapes which date from the Georgian period or earlier, i.e. pre-1830s. The fund...
Applications Now Open for APM Research Fund (UK) 4th November 2021
UK Researchers, academics and project specialists can apply for funding from the Association for Project Management (APM) Research Fund for projects which advance the art, science, theory and practice of project management. Funding of £5,000 is available for small-scale research projects, along with seed funding of £25,000 for projects of a larger scale, ambition, and impact that seek to address key issues that are either directly involved i...
Harold Hyam Wingate Foundation (UK) 3rd November 2021
The Harold Hyam Wingate Foundation has announced that the next deadline for applications is the 5th January 2022. The Foundation supports projects, institutions and activities in the following areas: Medical Research Travel grants; Jewish Life and Learning; Performing Arts; and Music. Applications are invited from smaller charitable organisations only; the Trustees will not consider approaches from large charities who are well represented on t...
Music Grants for Older People (England & Wales) 2nd November 2021
Charitable organisations and care homes for the elderly can apply for grants of up to £250 for activities which provide musical entertainment and related activities for the elderly. Some of the charities that have received grants in the past include the Theatre Chipping Norton to help fund high calibre music recitals in six Care Homes in the area; and Sue Ryder Care, Lancashire to fund access to music therapy workshops at Birchley Hall near W...
Funding to Support Challenged & Vulnerable Young People (UK) 2nd November 2021
Grants of up to £2,500 are available to charitable organisations supporting challenged and vulnerable young people under the age of 16 in the UK. The 7stars Foundation will provide funding for projects which support young living in areas of deprivation and socioeconomic disadvantage who are challenged by abuse or addiction, who are young carers, or who are homeless. Projects should address a lack of provision, and provide immediate support. E...
Funding for Projects that Combat Abuse and Violation of Human Rights (UK) 1st November 2021
UK-registered charities that work towards combating abuse and violations of human rights can apply for grants of up to £20,000. Applications are particularly welcomed from charities working to support migrants, refugees and asylum seekers; criminal justice and penal reform; and human rights, particularly access to justice. The funding is being made available through the A B Charitable Trust. The Trust generally makes one-off grants to chari...
Grants to Support Work which Improves Financial Wellbeing (UK) 29th October 2021
Charities, voluntary organisations, think tanks, campaigning groups, research bodies and universities can apply for grants of between £10,000 and £200,000 for strategic work which improves financial wellbeing, especially for those on low-to-middle incomes. The Standard Life Foundation's grant programme invites proposals from organisations across the UK seeking funding for policy work, campaigning and research focused on three areas that in...
Funding to Protect Nationally Important Heritage which is at Risk Due to the Covid-19 Pandemic (UK) 29th October 2021
Public sector organisations, charities, voluntary groups, and other not-for-profit organisations can apply for a share of £40 million in funding to protect nationally important heritage which is at risk due to the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. The National Heritage Memorial Fund (NHMF) - Covid-19 Response Fund will allocate £20 million in funding to safeguard nationally important heritage assets within England such as works of fine and de...
Funding for Small Charities and Recognised Churches (UK) 26th October 2021
Small UK registered charities and recognised churches can apply for grants of between £250 and £4,000 for projects that benefit UK residents. This can include but is not limited to citizens, long-term residents and asylum seekers. The grants can be spent on short breaks (such as an annual respite break or holiday for disadvantaged young people), equipment (such as white goods), or capital costs (refurbishment or minor building work). Applic...
Heat Pump Ready Programme Launched (UK) 25th October 2021
The Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy has announced a new Heat Pump Ready Programme to help the UK's commitment to achieve net zero by 2050. The programme will support technical innovation for the development of lower cost, smaller and more efficient heat pump systems. The funding will be split into three separate delivery streams: up to £30 million in funding will be available through stream one for solutions for high-...


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Marsudden är en udde i Finland.   Den ligger i den ekonomiska regionen  Helsingfors  och landskapet Nyland, i den södra delen av landet,  km väster om huvudstaden Helsingfors.

Terrängen inåt land är platt. Havet är nära Marsudden åt sydväst. Den högsta punkten i närheten är  meter över havet,  km norr om Marsudden.  Närmaste större samhälle är Kyrkslätt,  km nordost om Marsudden.

Inlandsklimat råder i trakten. Årsmedeltemperaturen i trakten är  °C. Den varmaste månaden är augusti, då medeltemperaturen är  °C, och den kallaste är januari, med  °C.

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B. Carroll singled to center field; A. Guild advanced to second.
G. Elgarten reached first on a fielding error by 3b, advanced to second on a throwing error by 3b.
G. Elgarten advanced to third on a wild pitch.
H. Strmecki singled to second base, advanced to second on a throwing error by 2b, RBI; G. Elgarten scored, unearned.
S. Simeone singled to left field, RBI; W. Murphy scored.
S. Simeone advanced to second on a balk.
M. Steinhorn singled to pitcher, bunt; S. Simeone advanced to third.
M. Steinhorn advanced to second on a throwing error by 2b, failed pickoff attempt; S. Simeone scored.
H. Roberson reached on a fielder's choice to third base.
N. Nardone doubled down the rf line, RBI; H. Roberson scored.
W. Murphy doubled down the lf line; S. Ellinwood advanced to third.
S. Simeone homered down the lf line, RBI.
J. Tipps to p for R. Erickson.
N. Nardone reached on a fielder's choice to shortstop, advanced to second on a throwing error by 2b; A. Kenney out at second ss to 2b; H. Roberson scored, unearned.
A. Martinson to p for J. Tipps.
S. Simeone tripled to left center.
H. Roberson flied out to lf, sacrifice fly, RBI; S. Simeone scored.
J. Dianno hit by pitch; S. Graf advanced to second.
P. Bernstein singled to center field, 2 RBI; J. Dianno scored; S. Graf scored.
M. Dow to p for S. Schneider.


Résumé : In August 2004, a case of rabies was diagnosed in a puppy that had been illegally imported from Morocco to Bordeaux (France). Because a great number of people and animals were thought to have come into contact with the puppy, extensive tracing measures were implemented, and an international alert was launched to trace and treat the contacts at risk. One hundred and eighty seven people received post-exposure treatment, eight of whom also received serovaccination, and 57 animals known to have been exposed to the puppy were tested. Six months after the death of the rabid animal, none of the people treated showed any signs of rabies, nor was any secondary animal case reported. The management of this crisis highlights the importance of the role of a rapid alert system at European level. Strict application of sanitary control regulations is essential for animals introduced into EU countries, and all necessary information must be made available to EU residents travelling to rabies enzootic areas.


What are the Uses and Benefits of HGH (Human Growth Hormone)?
Human Growth Hormone (HGH) isn't just a single of the most useful hormones but also most beneficial hormones our body produces, but one of the most sought after in originating from outside an organism form.The HGH 100IU kit contains recombinant human growth hormone of rDNA origin; also known as Somatropin. Its amino acid sequence is identical to endogenous human growth hormone.
Growth of muscle mass, caused by the protein synthesis.
Loss of fat with gaining muscles.
Growth Hormone for Teenagers ?
Growth hormone fills youth development and keeps up tissues and organs all through life. It's created by the pea-sized pituitary organ — situated at the base of the cerebrum. Starting in middle age, be that as it may, the pituitary organ gradually diminishes the measure of Growth hormone it produces.
Using Synthetic Growth hormone ?
This natural slowdown has set off an enthusiasm for utilizing engineered human Growth hormone (HGH) as an approach to fight off a portion of the progressions connected to maturing, for example, diminished muscle and bone mass.
In case you're wary, great. There's little proof to propose human Growth hormone can enable generally sound grown-ups to recover youth and imperativeness. Truth be told, specialists prescribe against utilizing HGH to treat maturing or age-related conditions.
Where is HGH is made in the Body ?
Growth hormone (GH) is a little protein that is made by the pituitary organ and discharged into the circulation system. GH generation is controlled by an unpredictable arrangement of hormones delivered in the nerve center of the cerebrum and in the intestinal tract and pancreas.
The pituitary puts out GH in blasts; levels rise following activity, injury, and rest. Under ordinary conditions, more GH is delivered during the evening than amid the day. This physiology is perplexing, yet at the very least, it reveals to us that sporadic blood tests to quantify GH levels are negligible since high and low dimensions interchange for the duration of the day. In any case, researchers who painstakingly measure by and large GH generation report that it ascends amid youth, tops amid adolescence, and decays from middle age ahead.
GH follows up on numerous tissues all through the body. In youngsters and youths, it invigorates the development of bone and ligament. In individuals everything being equal, GH helps protein creation, advances the usage of fat, meddles with the activity of insulin, and raises glucose levels. GH likewise raises dimensions of insulin-like development factor-1 (IGF-1).


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I was digging potatoes down in the bottom field, so I was, when I decided to take an overdue lunch break for a nice, cool glass of, um, buttermilk and a sandwich up at the house, after which I took a look at Saturday's edition of this newspaper. As usual I turned first to the editorial/opinion pages, to see where my weekly column ended up and check out what the other great minds had to say about the important events and issues of our time.
An unsigned "point of view" editorial under the heading "time to hold referendum on death penalty debate" on the page opposite quickly caught my eye. I was, to put it mildly, shocked and appalled by what I read. Surely we're not going to seriously consider bringing back the death penalty, let alone have a referendum about it. So what if "millions of Canadians want the return of capital punishment – whether it be by hanging or lethal injection – as punishment for the most heinous crimes against our society," as the editorial opines? That doesn't make it right.
The QMI Agency editorial called forth the names of the most "heinous" murderers, like dreadful apparitions that suddenly jump out at us in the chamber of horrors: "Does Paul Bernardo deserve to still be alive? Or Russel Williams?" the editorial writer asked on behalf of QMI Agency.
And then to argue that a dying should still be taken from his deathbed and hung before cancer can claim him is monstrous in its own way, and made more monstrous by being offered up as acceptable public discourse on a national news media stage.
Canada officially outlawed the death penalty in 1976. In fact, it ended long before that. The last two executions in Canada took place in 1962. Two men, bank robbers, were convicted of murder for killing a police officer and sentenced to be hung by the neck until dead. If properly executed, no pun intended, by a skilled hangman that didn't take a long time, at least toward the end of the history of capital punishment in Canada. When the trap door was sprung the bodies of the condemned fell five feet, breaking their necks and rendering them unconscious while the noose tightened around their necks and strangled them to death. At the time that was regarded as humane.
In the U.S. where the death penalty is still in force for murder in many states, the electric chair and lethal injection are the preferred methods. The Texas governor who hopes to be elected the next President of the United States is proud of the many convicted murderers executed in his state during his time in office. If it is such a "visceral deterrent," as the QMI Agency editorial claims, then surely murder would be a thing of the past in Texas, which it isn't.
The most recent execution in the U.S. took place in Georgian. Troy Davis, convicted of killing a police officer in 1989, was executed, denied his last chance at a stay of execution and perhaps a new trial, even though witnesses at his trial had reportedly recanted their testimony, and former jurors at his trial had since changed their minds. People around the world signed petitions calling on the Georgia and U.S. authorities not to execute him. But the appeals, and the widespread media attention they engendered, were to no avail; they may even have hurt his chances. Who knows?
But one thing we do know, Troy Davis, turning to speak to the family of the man he was convicted of murdering, maintained his innocence right to the end.
Here in Canada we know of a number people, all of them men, who were wrongfully convicted of murder, and not wrongfully executed because Canada had abolished the death penalty. Perhaps sooner or later someone will finally prove that a terrible injustice was done in the case of Troy Davis. Or not. Either way it will be too late to say that justice, as practiced by imperfect human beings, was done.
One of the arguments being used nowadays by diehard exponents of the death penalty is that modern scientific methods used to determine guilt, such as DNA evidence effectively rule out the possibility of wrongful convictions. Besides, they say, what about those cases where there is no doubt, where the accused readily confesses his or her crimes, and even pleads guilty, as Russel Williams did?
Whether or not to "turn the other cheek" or stand by and do nothing when a member of your family, or anybody is being assaulted to the point of death, is something I would certainly not want to do, even though I like to think of myself as a Christian, at least a wannabe one.
But when it comes to capital punishment it has been my belief since I was a teenager that human beings don't have the right to decide who "deserves" to live or die, no matter what they've done. I stood many years ago before an audience of hundreds of my high school student peers and teachers and said only God, by whatever name the Great Spirit is known, has that right.
As hard as it may be for us to accept, that God's love is that far-reaching, that seemingly absurd, there is indeed a place in Heaven for Clifford Olsen, or Paul Bernardo, or Russel Williams, if they chose to accept responsibility for their crimes and ask for God's forgiveness.


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Deadly fake vodka hits shelves ahead of New Year's Eve
Fake vodka seized in Nottinghamshire Photo: Nottinghamshire County Council
New Year's partygoers are being warned to take caution, as thousands of fake vodka bottles have hit liquor store shelves just days ahead of the celebrations.
High street retailers and the public are urged to stay vigilant, because the alcohol is often made with chemicals that are found in anti-freeze and car windscreen cleaner.
A number of seizures uncovered thousands of illegal counterfeit bottles containing dangerous chemicals across the UK in recent weeks.
Partygoers throughout Britain are being warned that criminal gangs are trying to take advantage of the increased demand for alcohol over the celebratory season.
A raid on an illicit factory in Derbyshire uncovered 20,000 empty bottles, as well as empty cans of anti-freeze.
In Luton, located outside London, 166 bottles of illegal counterfeit vodka containing anti-freeze and paint remover were seized from three shops. The bottles had been disguised as vodka from popular brands. Officers removed alcohol branded Smirnoff, Glen's, and Kommissar, after they noticed that the labels said "Botteled" instead of "Bottled."
Three samples reportedly contained dangerously high levels of isopropanol – commonly used as an industrial solvent – and butanol, an ingredient in paint remover.
Councillor Aslam Khan of Luton Borough Council said in a statement: "Drinking these chemicals could cause serious illness or even death in extreme cases."
"Many unsuspecting consumers may think they are buying cheap duty-free alcohol, when they are actually buying fake and dangerous products."
Drinkaware's chief medical advisor, Professor Paul Wallace, explained in a statement on the group's website that "commonly used substitutes for ethanol include chemicals used in cleaning fluids, nail polish remover and automobile screen wash, as well as methanol and isopropanol which are used in antifreeze and some fuels."
"These other types of alcohol can produce similar effects to ethanol in terms of making you feel tipsy. But they are also potentially very dangerous."
In 2011, the mastermind of a gang that used bleach and methylated spirits to produce thousands of bottles of fake vodka at a remote farm in the UK was jailed.
Investigators believe 165,000 bottles of the fake vodka – which was found unfit for human consumption – were manufactured in 2008 and 2009. Kevin Eddishaw, 53, ran the illicit bottling unit in Leicestershire, and sent the fake-branded Glen's vodka to independent shops across the country.