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Teammates Rally For Injured Sacramento Wildcats Football Player
By Tony Lopez April 9, 2014 at 12:04 am
SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — Teammates of a young father and football player are rallying to his aid after he suffered a devastating injury on the field.
D'Ondre Ransom is recovering from a hard hit during a game for the Sacramento Wildcats on Saturday.
His team will tell you he's used to taking hard hits where he would get up time and time again. But this one was different.
"D'Ondre came up to fill a hole when a pulling guard was coming toward him and caught him on the side of the helmet, and it shook his brain up pretty good, said teammate Josh Zufelt.
The result: A blood clot in his brain.
Doctors removed a part of his skull to try and ease the swelling.
"Hopefully after the swelling goes down, they can finish up the rest of the procedures that needs to be done, and he can be coming out of a coma slowly," his cousin Nacole Ransom said.
As his teammates try to come to grips with what happened, they hold on tight to positive thoughts.
"We've got faith and we know he ain't gonna give up, and I know personally and everyone behind me, they ain't gonna give up on him either," Zufelt said.
So now they're working on a new game plan: trying to raise money for D'Ondre's family, who has to travel from Sacramento to Santa Rosa to see him.
But that's not all.
"There's gonna be aftercare, there's gonna be therapy, there's gonna be things he's gonna need going forward," said team owner Charles Howard.
And he will go forward. His family and friends say you can't keep D'Ondre down. Not when so many people are ready to help lift him back up.
"We owe him that as brothers," Howard said. "We owe him that as a team."
It's been just three days since the injury, but already $2,500 has been raised to help out D'Dondre and his family.
More from Tony Lopez

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Q: How to subtract one from every value in a tuple in Python? I have a tuple created with zip() and I need to subtract one from each integer in the tuple.  I tried the following but apparently it only works on lists, so how would I adapt this for tuples in Python?
[...]
lower, upper = zip(*table)
lower[:] = [x + 1 for x in lower]
upper[:] = [x - 1 for x in upper]
holes = zip(lower[:-1], upper[1:])

TypeError: 'tuple' object does not support item assignment

Big picture is I have a series of non-overlapping sorted intervals stored in table and I need to get the series of holes.  E.g. my intervals table could be:
[ 6,  7]
[ 8,  9]
[14, 18]
[23, 32]

And I want to compute the holes in between the intervals:
[10, 13]
[19, 22]

A: Use the tuple constructor with a generator expression:
lower = tuple(x - 1 for x in lower)
upper = tuple(x + 1 for x in upper)

A: You can also just work these out in a single list comprehension:
holes = [(table[i][1]+1, table[i+1][0]-1) for i in range(len(table)-1)]

A: Using a generator function makes the task easy.
table = [(2,3),(5,6),(12,20),(21,25),(28,28),(35,48),(53,55)]

def gaps_between(intervals):
    prec = intervals[0][1] + 1
    for L,H in intervals:
        print '\nprec = %d   (L,H) = (%d,%d)' % (prec,L,H)
        print 'prec = %d <= L-1 = %d : %s' % (prec,L-1,prec<=L)
        if prec<=L-1:
            yield (prec,L-1)
        prec = H + 1
        print 'next prec = %d' % prec

holes = list(gaps_between(table))

print
print 'table =',table
print 'holes =',holes

In a former answer, I had used an iterator defined inside the generator.
To avoid this, I here above use a stratagem :
defining first prec = first H = intervals[0][1].
Given the fact that H>=L for every couple (L,H) , it leads to
first H > first L - 1 -->  first prec > first L - 1.
Hence the first test concerning the first interval is always False and the real process starts at the second interval.
prec = 3   (L,H) = (2,3)
prec = 3 <= L-1 = 1 : False
next prec = 4

prec = 4   (L,H) = (5,6)
prec = 4 <= L-1 = 4 : True
next prec = 7

prec = 7   (L,H) = (12,20)
prec = 7 <= L-1 = 11 : True
next prec = 21

prec = 21   (L,H) = (21,25)
prec = 21 <= L-1 = 20 : True
next prec = 26

prec = 26   (L,H) = (28,28)
prec = 26 <= L-1 = 27 : True
next prec = 29

prec = 29   (L,H) = (35,48)
prec = 29 <= L-1 = 34 : True
next prec = 49

prec = 49   (L,H) = (53,55)
prec = 49 <= L-1 = 52 : True
next prec = 56

table = [(2, 3), (5, 6), (12, 20), (21, 25), (28, 28), (35, 48), (53, 55)]
holes = [(4, 4), (7, 11), (26, 27), (29, 34), (49, 52)]

The result is correct:
- it gives the gap (4,4) between (2,3) and (5,6)
- there's no gap between (12,20) and (21,25)
- value 28 present in (28,28) isn't in any gap
OP says that the intervals are non over-lapping and sorted.
However, the test if prec<=L-1 is mandatory, otherwise contiguous intervals give an error:
without this test, the result would contain
....., (7, 11), (21, 20), (26, 27), .......
.
It happens that with this mandatory test, the following lists of intervals
[[ 8,  9],[14, 18],[18, 32]]
[[8, 9], [14, 18], [19, 20], [16, 21], [23, 32]]
that are over-lapping (not what OP says)
and that would give error without the test,
don't produce any error in fact.
The rule for a list of intervals to give a correct list of gaps with my above code is that the intervals must be sorted along the second element.
.
Replacing yield (prec,L-1) with yield range(prec,L) will gives the gaps as ranges.
Replacing yield (prec,L-1) with holes.append((prec,L-1)), for example, allows to write the code without a function.

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The Castle "In love with the wind" is located in the village of Ravadinovo - 3 km. from the town of Sozopol and 9 km. from Chernomorets. It is the child's dream come true of its owner and builder - Georgi Tumpalov. It was founded in the distant part of 1996, when the construction of this stone fairy tale begins with the 24-hour work of the whole Georgi Tumpalov's family and workers from the village. According to the owner's view, the style of the Castle is Fairy, Enchanting. This is the secret of its magic impact – a dream to build a castle existing only in fairy tales come true. It was built completely of 20 000 tons of stone, specially extracted from the bowels of the Strandzha Mountains. The stone is marble (metamorphosed limestone), which is used everywhere – in the fence, the artificial lake, walls and towers, the chapel and the cellar. It contains traces of micro diamonds, which makes the castle change its colour – in the morning it has pink nuances, during the day, it becomes white and at full moon – it glows.
However, the thing that makes this castle unique is the fact it has the shape of a crest, which symbolizes trust, love and commitment in its construction and development. It is probably the largest building in the world in the form of a stone crest, measuring 75x32 meters and 29 meters in height - a sign of faith, love and dedication in its construction and development. "In love with the wind" has an amazing park with over three thousand species of exotic trees, plants and flowers. On its territory there are also several deep lakes with freshwater fish and waterfowl - white and black swans, pelicans and ducks. In 2017, just next to the Castle was built a modern aquapark. With its numerous water slides and attractive restaurants, additional entertainment, extensive green areas and a variety of services, Aquapark Neptune offers its guests a truly exceptional world-class experience.
Loved by some, abused and denied by others, the castle "In love with the wind" is an unique attraction not only for Bulgaria. It attracts with the same interest and admiration both Bulgarian and foreigners and allows immersion in a magical world in which the life-filled fairy tales open new worlds, create new wonders and touch with new experiences ... or as advised by Georgi Tumpalov: "Immerse yourself in the fairy tale luxury of a castle of children's tales and allow yourself to be lost in its magical atmosphere."
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As the dream cruise weekend is coming to an end, all of the old school to newer looking cars are being put back into the garage for next year. The Dream Cruise weekend is an opportunity to show off your best looking car no matter the shape, the size, or the model. If you had the chance to have the best looking vehicle graphics on Woodward, would you capture it? Or just let it slip?
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Family Guy Returns!
Sunday! Sunday! Sunday!
For those who have been missing Family Guy since it's cancelation after only�3 seasons, buckle up... because it's coming back with a new season this Sunday�9/8c ON FOX! Immediately following will be the second episode of the all new American Dad (by the creators of Family Guy).
In the words of Quagmire: Giggidy-goo... allll right!
http://www.fox.com/familyguy/
http://www.fox.com/americandad/
, April 2005, pixelblink Posts
sedgemonkey (Level 11 Master Assassin) @ 5/16/2005 19:58
Why are you posting that here Darin?
This week's Family Guy had one of the most disturbing scenes ever -- no joke.
Darin La' Bitchion (Level 1 Private) @ 5/15/2005 23:12
come on! is it that hard to say for how to use transparency? please... I love making pixels here, but I don't want to make them stupid by having white surrounding the picture...
Pixelblink is such a giver.
This week's Family Guy was definitely one for the books. "Now we play the waiting game"
arhhg!! I couldn't find it...
click the features button up top and a magical thing appears.
I did make an attempt earlier to log-in...but it wouldn't let, but don't worry I just recently made a new account:I'm listed as Da-La..
PS:exactly what section holds the tutorials?
pixelblink (Level 9 Federal Agent) @ 5/9/2005 20:44
Darin, do you pay attention to the tutorials section at all? For that matter, do you realize their is a forum for this site as well? Head on over there. Your name and password will be the same.
Darin La' Bitchion (Level 1 Private) @ 5/9/2005 17:43
if rekindled my love for this TV show
PS: yes, I know this has nothing to do with this thread..but how do you make transparent pixels?
thanx for the correction, Inc.
Garage Inc. (Level 3 Sergeant) @ 5/8/2005 13:06
Pixel, it was 3 apes,
cloud 1: So Bill...we attack tomorrow.
cloud 2:...Yes
Cloud 1:...O...I mean it this time.
Cloud 2:...O...me to...me to.
Haha, you gotta love clouds.
Family Guy is intelligent humor that uses alot of nostalgic references for their jokes. If you didn't grow up in North America during the 80s, chances are you don't get most of the humor that Family is so great at producing.
One of my favourite scene is a flashback to The Planet of the Apes and Peter is surrounded by a hundred gun-wielding apes. He tries to tell a joke to them to lighten his predicament...
Peter: How many dirty stinking apes does it take to screw in a lightbulb?
Apes: ...
Peter: Two. One dirty stinking ape to screw in the lightbulb and one dirty stinking ape to throw feces at the other.
Apes: (cock their rifles)
animalation (Level 1 Rookie) @ 5/4/2005 12:55
family guy is pretty dumb.
Garage Inc. (Level 3 Sergeant) @ 4/30/2005 20:58
iSTAVAN, Family Guy is one of the greatest shows ever, how can you not love it. You gotta love Peter.
Death: Are you Peter Griffen
Peter:(Pointing to a lamp), Thats Peter Griffen.
iSTVAN (Level 8 Cannibal) @ 4/30/2005 06:28
Never seen 'American Dad', thankfully, because I absolutely cannot stand 'Family Guy.'
'They call me Mr. Negative.'
I just hope it hasn't been toned down any to please the dumbass suits at Fox.


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"""
.. module:: admin
    :synopsis: All routes on the ``admin`` Blueprint.

.. moduleauthor:: Dan Schlosser <dan@danrs.ch>
"""

from app.lib.decorators import login_required
from flask import Blueprint, render_template, redirect, url_for
from datetime import date, timedelta, datetime
from app.models import Event, BlogPost

admin = Blueprint('admin', __name__)

@admin.route('/home', methods=['GET'])
@login_required

[docs]def index():
    """The homepage of Eventum. Shows the latest blog posts and events.

    **Route:** ``/admin/home``

    **Methods:** ``GET``
    """
    today = date.today()
    last_sunday = datetime.combine(today - timedelta(days=(today.isoweekday() % 7)),
                                   datetime.min.time())
    next_sunday = last_sunday + timedelta(days=7)

    this_week = Event.objects(start_date__gt=last_sunday,
                              start_date__lt=next_sunday).order_by('start_date')
    posts = BlogPost.objects().order_by('published', '-date_published')[:5]

    return render_template("admin/home.html", this_week=this_week, recent_posts=posts)

@admin.route('/', methods=['GET'])
@login_required

[docs]def landing():
    """Redirects to the homepage.

    **Route:** ``/admin``

    **Methods:** ``GET``
    """
    return redirect(url_for('.index'))

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(CNN) - EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt is posturing for higher political office, including a possible run for president in 2024 or later, The New York Times reports, citing people who have spoken to him.
According to those close to Pruitt, he is seen as a likely contender to run for Senate in 2020 if Oklahoma Sen. James Inhofe retires, and there is speculation he could enter this year's governor's race; additionally, he has made it known that he would take over as US attorney general if Jeff Sessions is ousted.
"It was always known among elite Republicans that this guy had higher ambitions," Keith Gaddie, a professor of political science at the University of Oklahoma, told the Times. "The question was just, 'Does he want to be president, or does he want to be attorney general?'"
A spokesperson for Pruitt told the Times that he is focused on his current role, which has heightened his standing with Trump supporters for his efforts to roll back environmental regulations disliked by agricultural and fossil fuel interests.
"Administrator Pruitt has utilized a wide array of news outlets to advance President Trump's agenda on regulatory certainty and environmental stewardship," Jahan Wilcox said in an email to the Times.
When asked about the report, Wilcox directed CNN to Pruitt's other interviews, including one with The Wall Street Journal in which Pruitt said he "thoroughly, thoroughly (enjoys) what (he's) doing." Wilcox also said the administrator had "addressed this numerous times."
Pruitt's deregulatory actions, particularly on Obama-era climate regulations, have won him favor from the President and traditional energy lobbyists. However, his term as chief of the environmental agency has not been without controversy.
The EPA inspector general's office launched an inquiry into Pruitt's travel expenses in August 2017 and expanded its probe in October 2017. Pruitt defended his military and first-class flights as necessary for security. The Washington Post found that his use of taxpayer money for travel on these types of flights and luxury hotels exceeded that of his predecessors.
The inspector general started an additional inquiry into the cost of Pruitt's around-the-clock security detail in January 2018.
Pruitt, who sued the EPA many times as Oklahoma's attorney general, has also come under fire from environmentalists for his moves on environmental policy as head of the agency. In addition to changes to rules and regulations on national resources, the Trump administration has made a stark shift in the US approach to climate change during Pruitt's leadership. As administrator, he has shied away from robust action on climate change, and the phrase "climate change" was not included in the agency's four-year plan.


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export interface CORSOptions {
  /**
   * Configures the `Access-Control-Allow-Origin` CORS header. Possible values:
   * - boolean - set to `true` to reflect the request origin,
   * or set to `false` to disable CORS.
   * - string[] - an array of acceptable origins.
   * - `*` - allow any origin to access the resource
   */
  origin?: boolean | string[] | '*';

  /**
   * Configures the `Access-Control-Allow-Methods` CORS header.
   * Expects an array of valid HTTP methods or `*`.
   * If not specified, defaults to reflecting the method specified
   * in the request's `Access-Control-Request-Method` header.
   */
  methods?: string[] | '*';

  /**
   * Configures the `Access-Control-Expose-Headers` CORS header.
   * Expects an array of HTTP headers or `*`.
   * If not specified, no custom headers are exposed.
   */
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  /**
   * Configures the `Access-Control-Allow-Headers` CORS header.
   * Expects an array of HTTP headers or `*`.
   * If not specified, defaults to reflecting the headers specified
   * in the request's `Access-Control-Request-Headers` header.
   */
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  /**
   * Configures the `Access-Control-Allow-Credentials` CORS header.
   * Set to `true` to pass the header, otherwise it is omitted.
   */
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   * Set to an integer to pass the header, otherwise it is omitted.
   */
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Q: terminating app with signal 6 in xcode my project is working fine when i not upgrade xcode to ios 6..
but after upgrading i ve this error...
collect2: ld terminated with signal 6 [Abort trap: 6]
ld(22918,0x7fff72e6f960) malloc: * error for object 0x7fe300c4d130: pointer being freed was not allocated
* set a breakpoint in malloc_error_break to debug
Command /Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/Platforms/iPhoneOS.platform/Developer/usr/bin/llvm-gcc-4.2 failed with exit code 1
i tried much to find this on net but dont find any similer problem or any solution..
please need help soon....

A: All of a sudden this happens to me as well, clear and build solved my issue.

A: I also got a problem with exit code signal 6. In my case, the problem was, I defined the UIStoryboard at Build as: with a iOS version higher than the UIDevice I was installing the app.
Maybe you are going to check this, didn't have this problem before, so might be possible it solves yours too.
Here a screenshot where to go inside the File Inspectore:

A: I encountered the error.  And it was caused by the wrong usage of UserDefault class.  As you know, the UserDefault methods should be executed in the UI thread(main thread) and you are restricted to types to be saved. I called the UserDefault methods in not main thread and I also tried to save struct. And then I got message from debugger: terminated due to signal 6.  Finally, I made the execution thread the main thread and the type dictionary. And I overcame this error.

A: This is related to updating the UI in a background thread.
You should change the UI in the main thread.

A: Disable thread sanitizer from
Edit Scheme -> Run -> Uncheck Thread Sanitizer.


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infographic of the day
Gorgeous Travel Planner Shows Times, Rather Than Distances
TimeMaps, by recent d-school grad Vincent Meertens, is an interactive map that reveals the only information commuters actually care about: how long it takes to get around.
By Suzanne LaBarre 2 minute Read
Kill your maps. They're useless. What you need, says Vincent Meertens, a recent graduate of the Design Academy Eindhoven, are time maps. "Everybody thinks in time rather than distance," he tells Co.Design in an email. "That is what TimeMaps is about: putting time in a map and letting go of the distance."
It might sound counterintuitive at first–a map that's unconcerned with actual geography?–but think about the last time you had to get somewhere quickly in a foreign country or even your own city. Here in New York, my apartment is 20 miles away from JFK airport. Which must mean it takes about 20 minutes to get there, right? Wrong. On the subway during the day without delays, it might take an hour. At night with delays, it might take as long as 2 1/2 hours. That's the only information I need and care about.
The map is live. It grows and shrinks during the day.
And that's what TimeMaps would reveal. A web app, it plots a region—in this case, the Netherlands–according to train travel times. Load TimeMaps from anywhere in the country, and it automatically checks your location, shows the nearest train station, and charts trip times around the country in rings, with each colored ring representing another 30 minutes.
Most importantly, the map is live. It grows and shrinks throughout the day, as travel times themselves grow and shrink; the bigger the map, the longer it'll take you to get around. Note in the video above that the map expands at night, when trains run infrequently or not at all, then contracts during the day, when trains run on their regular, zippy schedule. Track delays? The map grows again.
At the moment, TimeMaps only details train trips. In the future, Meertens hopes to incorporate cars, bikes, and other forms of transportation. He also plans to develop an iOS and Android version of the app (currently, it's only available online). "This version will have all the functions of current trip planners like HopStop," he says.
Which prompts the question: What does TimeMaps offer that HopStop does not? The short answer is, pictures. "When I see HopStop I get a little scared off," Meertens says. "I have to fill in my starting and destination address, a time, a date, one way, round trip, etc., etc. This is too much to fill in and not user-friendly at all." TimeMaps, on the other hand, checks you in automatically and gives you an instant visual of all possible destinations on a map. (You can plug in a specific destination, too.) If there's a delay along one route, you'll be able to see it. You'll also be able to see, and then plan, an alternative route. "It's all in the map, visible at once," Meertens says. "A visual trip planner so to say."
And it might make its way to the states soon. "I am currently looking for a job in NYC and trying to get a visa," he says. "As soon as I am in NYC I am going to work on a TimeMaps for NYC."
TimeMaps was nominated for the Brains Eindhoven award, which recognizes innovative student work, and is up for the public prize. Vote for it here.
[Images courtesy of Vincent Meertens]
Suzanne LaBarre is the editor of Co.Design. Previously, she was the online content director of Popular Science and has written for the New York Times, the New York Observer, Newsday, I.D


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A Study on the Propulsion Performance in the Actual Sea by means of Full-scale Experiments
J. Kayano 1, H. Yabuki 1, N. Sasaki 2, R. Hiwatashi 3
1 Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology, Tokyo, Japan
2 National Maritime Research Institute, Mitaka, Japan
3 National Institute for Sea Training, Yokohama, Japan
DOI: 10.12716/1001.07.04.07
ABSTRACT: The IMO has adopted Energy Efficiency Design Index (EEDI), Ship Energy Efficiency Management Plan (SEEMP) and Energy Efficiency Operational Indicator (EEOI) in order to reduce GHG emissions from international shipping. And, the shipping industry is required to develop and improve the energy saving ship operation technologies to meet the above IMO guideline. The weather routing is one of the energy saving navigation technologies and widely adopted by oceangoing merchant ships. The effectiveness of the weather routing mainly depends on the accuracy of weather forecast data and the ship's propulsion performance prediction. The propulsion performance in the actual sea is usually predicted using the Self Propulsion Factors obtained by model tests. It is necessary to understand the propulsion performance characteristics in the actual sea conditions for the improvement of propulsion performance prediction. From the above points of view, the authors performed full-scale experiments using a training ship in order to investigate the propulsion performance characteristics in the actual sea. This paper describes the analysis results on the characteristics of Power Curves and Self Propulsion Factors under various weather and sea conditions.
KEYWORDS: Propulsion Performance, Propulsion, Mechanical Engineering, Energy Efficiency Design Index (EEDI), Ship Energy Efficiency Management Plan (SEEMP), Energy Efficiency Operational Indicator (EEOI), Self Propulsion Factors, Power Curves
Yokoi, T. et al. 2010. A mechanism on parallel processing to numerical weather prediction for weather routing – Accuracy evaluation and performance benchmark of the sea surface wind prediction-, Proceeding of Asia Navigation Conference 2010; 33-40
Sasaki, N. et al. 2009. Development of ship performance index (10 mode at sea), Report of National Maritime Research Institute, Vol.9 No.4; 1-46
Tsujimoto, M. et al. 2000. Evaluation of ship propulsive performance by analyzing full-scale data and time history of ship motion on actual seas, Proceeding of 4th Osaka Colloquium on Seakeeping Performance of Ship 2000; 1-9
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Kayano J., Yabuki H., Sasaki N., Hiwatashi R.: A Study on the Propulsion Performance in the Actual Sea by means of Full-scale Experiments. TransNav, the International Journal on Marine Navigation and Safety of Sea Transportation, Vol. 7, No. 4, doi:10.12716/1001.07.04.07, pp. 521-526, 2013
On the Control of CPP Ships by Steering During In-Harbour Ship-Handling
H. Yabuki, Y. Yoshimura
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Edgar W. A. Maass (October 4, 1896 – January 6, 1964) was a German-American novelist of historical fiction.

Biography
Maass was the son of the merchant Wilhelm Maass and his wife Martha Anna Moje. His younger brothers Waldemar and Joachim were also noted writers. After graduation and participation in the First World War, he studied medicine at the University of Rostock and graduated in 1921 with a doctorate on the treatment of gonorrhea. He also studied chemistry at the Technical Universities of Hanover and Munich and completed his education in 1924.

He worked as a research chemist in Germany before moving to the United States in 1926. He became a citizen in 1933. He began his literary career in the mid-1930s. One of his first novels entitled Verdun was inspired by his experiences in the war. Edwin Zeydel described Verdun as "one of the finest German war novels, thoroughly human without false heroism or sham."

He collaborated with a group of writers, which included Martin Beheim-Schwarzbach, Friedo Lampe and Wilhelm Emanuel Süskind, who met in the Berlin home of the Jewish doctor and patron Lothar Luft.

In the following years, he wrote novels with historical-biographical themes such as The Great Fire (1939) on the Hamburg fire of May 1842, and Imperial Venus, about Napoleon's sister, Josephine. The Queen's Physician, about Johann Friedrich Struensee in the Danish court of Christian III, was a Book of the Month Club selection in 1949. His works have been translated into several languages such as Danish, English, Italian, Dutch, Spanish and Czech.

A resident of Lincoln Park, New Jersey, Maass died at St. Joseph's Hospital in Paterson, New Jersey at age 67 on January 6, 1964.

Works
 November Battle (1935)
 The Order (1936)
 Verdun (1936)
 Despair (1937)
 In the Mist of Time (1938)
 Lessing (1938)
 The Great Fire (1939)
 The Queen's Physician (1948)
 Imperial Venus (1952)
 A Lady at Bay (1953)
 The Dream of Philip the Second (1954)
 Don Pedro And The Devil (1954)
 The Case of Daubray (1957)
 A Lady Of Rank (1965)

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1964 deaths
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Catholic Social Teaching and The Maidan Revolution of Dignity: The Case of Ukraine
By Gloria Aroneo
The Department of Catholic Studies & Slavic Club proudly present "Catholic Social Teaching & The Maidan Revolution of Dignity, The Case of Ukraine" on Thursday, April 14, 2016 at 6:30 p.m. in Fahy Hall, Room 236.
Ukrainian food will be served and all are welcome to attend.
About the Lecture
In his lecture, Professor Marko will consider how the rich tradition of Catholic Social Teaching, articulated in papal encyclicals, enumerated by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, and creatively present in the work of Venerable Servant of God Metropolitan Andrey Sheptytsky and the Catechism of the Ukrainian Catholic Church, Christ Our Pascha can contribute to the development of vibrant civil society in post Maidan Ukraine. It will be argued that the experience of solidarity that the Maidan revolution symbolized has much to offer the West. Civil society in the West is based so often on shared interests, often economic, rather than values which the Maidan Revolution offers such as community, self-sacrifice, interreligious dialogue, conversion, social activism, human dignity, and non-violent resistance in pursuit of the common good. The question of whether or not solidarity that was so experienced can continue to develop in a post Maidan period will be explored with special attention to the role of religion, especially the teachings and life of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church.
Dr. Robert Marko was raised in the steel valley of Western Pennsylvania, who chairs and serves as professor of theology at Aquinas College. He has published in both scholarly and popular journals primarily in Catholic social teaching. A strong advocate of the gift of Eastern Christianity to the West, Professor Marko has taught Eastern social ethics at the Metropolitan Sheptytsky Institute of St. Paul University, Ottawa in summer 2004. He has served as a US Fulbright Scholar at the Ukrainian Catholic University in L'viv, Ukraine in both fall 2008 and fall 2015.
About the Department of Catholic Studies
Established in 2012-- the Year of Faith and the 50th anniversary of the opening of Vatican II -- the Department of Catholic Studies at Seton Hall University, America's oldest diocesan university, fosters Seton Hall's Catholic identity and mission by exploring the relationship of Catholicism with all areas of culture and learning. Since its focus is the Church's encounter and dialogue with society or the Church in the world, Vatican II designated a special place for Catholic Studies as a discipline in academic life. As a result, Catholic Studies is a dialogue between Catholicism and culture that occurs in a special way at Catholic universities. While respecting other disciplines, Catholic Studies explores theology and philosophy in relation to culture, humankind and the world. This methodological approach opens up a place for all other disciplines; these enrich Catholic Studies and are enriched in return. Catholic Studies builds upon and develops the themes and questions addressed in the University Core Curriculum and is complementary to other disciplines. A bachelor's degree in Catholic Studies is an interdisciplinary, liberal arts degree -a major that enhances every other major.
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"When I first envisioned my Ziggy Strings quilt, I was actually channeling a herringbone style. I drew thin neutral strips to divide each block on diagonal and imagined them connecting neatly to form a sashing background. I'd use foundation paper to ensure the neutral strips met up easily. Otherwise, the blocks would be filled out with colorful scrappy strips of random sizes, left to meet willy nilly. I wanted to create deeply angled V's using the long, rectangular blocks with the colors connecting from one row to the next.
"The best way to emphasize the herringbone style would be to make individual V's, with different colors. And I thought a dark sashing like Kona pepper would do nicely to spice things up. But once I put my ideas on paper, I realized I wanted continuous color zigzaging in rows across the quilt. You know, like a classic zigzag quilt, but with strings. I still think the individual herringbone V's would rock though. Maybe you can make that one for me?"
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Q: How To Tell The Difference Between Ruby Class and Instance Methods Here is some code in a recent Railscast:
class UserMailer < ActionMailer::Base
  default from: "from@example.com"

  def password_reset(user)
    @user = user
    mail :to => user.email, :subject => "Password Reset"
  end
end

and this is in a controller
def create
  user = User.find_by_email(params[:email])
  UserMailer.password_reset(user).deliver
  redirect_to :root, :notice => "Email sent with password reset instructions."
end

The password_reset method looks like an instance method to me, yet it looks like it's being called like a class method. Is it an instance or a class method, or is there something special about this UserMailer class?

A: Looking in the source (https://github.com/rails/rails/blob/master/actionmailer/lib/action_mailer/base.rb), Rails uses method_missing to create a new instance of the ActionMailer. Here's the relevant part from the source:
def method_missing(method_name, *args) # :nodoc:
  if respond_to?(method_name)
    new(method_name, *args).message
  else
    super
  end
end


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Cyclingnews podcast: Episode 15
Is Copenhagen now in Iceland?
With the Giro d'Italia now a fading pink memory, we turn to the Dauphiné Libéré and other matters in Episode 15 of the Cyclingnews podcast.
This week, Cyclingnews' Daniel Benson and BikeRadar's Jeff Jones only pull two or three punches as they discuss the first four stages of the Dauphiné, before moving into Columbia-Highroad's potential Tour de France team, then tackling Bernhard Kohl and his recent statements about doping and the UCI's bloody passport.
After a short break for tea, the pair turn to the subject of doping (again), namely the Play the Game conference in Coventry. This should not be confused with Copenhagen, which apparently is now in Iceland. They finish with a look at Christian Vande Velde's return to racing after his nasty crash in the Giro.
You can subscribe to the podcasts via iTunes (or just go to iTunes and search for 'cyclingnews') or via this XML feed: http://video.cyclingnews.com/podcasts/cn_podcast.xml
You can also download the podcasts directly by clicking on these links:
June 12: Dauphine Libere, Columbia's vast Tour army, Kohl and the blood passport, Astana, Greg LeMond in Coventry and Christian Vande Velde
June 5: Giro d'Italia final, Taylor Phinney, Mark Cavendish and the Dauphine Libere
May 28: Giro d'Italia week 2 and beyond.
May 21: Giro d'Italia and more Giro d'Italia. And Astana.
May 14: Giro d'Italia, Tom Boonen and cocaine, Alejandro Valverde's ban and where to for Astana?
May 7: Giro d'Italia and more Giro d'Italia, Astana's woes, Gila domination, Romandie and back to the Giro
May 1: Davide Rebellin's positive, Liege-Bastogne-Liege, Trentino, Gila, Romandie, Lance Armstrong's Twitter growth and swine flu
April 24: Amstel Gold and the Ardennes classics, Tyler Hamilton, Theo Bos, no mention of Heinrich Haussler at all
April 15: Paris-Roubaix – full analysis including Heinrich Haussler, Lance Armstrong vs the French anti-doping agency and crazy theories
April 9: Tour of Flanders, Heinrich Haussler's return to form, Ghent-Wevelgem, Bob Stapleton air time and Paris-Roubaix
April 1: E3 Prijs, Heinrich Haussler's form slump, track worlds and Lance's metal implants
March 26: Jens Voigt, Milan-San Remo, Mark Cavendish, Heinrich Haussler, David Millar, Lance Armstrong and the track worlds
March 19: Tour de France teams, Paris-Nice, Tirreno-Adriatico, Milan-San Remo preview and Heinrich Haussler
March 12: Paris-Nice mid-race, Tirreno-Adriatico preview and Heinrich Haussler
March 5: Valverde summonsed, Belgian opening weekend and Heinrich Haussler


Summary: With the rising interest in biopharmaceuticals, drug developers need to quickly understand and evaluate the binding of therapeutic antibodies to Fc receptors. In this interview with Pharmaceutical Technology, Michael Sadick, Ph.D., and Dan Papa, Ph.D., of Catalent Biologics, talk about a new analytical testing panel that can be used of this purpose. Sadick and Papa explain how using an Octet-based Fc receptor panel may help developers achieve a faster assessment of monoclonal antibody functionality—well before the final molecule is selected.


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Every team still has plenty to play for
Tony wary of every opponent ahead of what will now be seen as a seven-game season
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Tony Mowbray insists there are no easy games remaining for his Rovers side ahead of the first of seven crucial final games of the season.
Rovers have lost only one of their last 28 games, but there can't be any letting up from the side, with promotion the aim come May.
And ahead of the clash against Southend at Ewood Park on Saturday, Mowbray says an opportunity is there for his team to pull further ahead of chaser Shrewsbury, with the Shropshire side playing in the Checkatrade Trophy Final this weekend.
"It seems to me that everyone in this league has something to fight for, whether that be getting out of the bottom four or sneaking into the play-offs," Tony told iFollow Rovers when analysing the final few fixtures.
"Our full focus is on the Southend game, especially with one of our rivals in Shrewsbury not playing in the league this weekend."
This will be the first meeting between the two sides since the opening day of the season, where Rovers suffered defeat in Essex.
And looking back on that day, Tony believes his side have come a long way since and feels lessons have been learnt since that sunny day at Roots Hall.
"Southend is never an easy place to go," the boss added. "It's a tight ground and Phil Brown, who was their manager at the time, is a very experienced manager. It was always going to be tough.
"I think we lost four of the first 11 games of the season and had a few lessons to learn in that time. We've managed to solve the conundrum in recent months and let's hope we can keep going for another month."
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Doubts over duo ahead of Hillsborough visit
Tony Mowbray admits midfield pair Bradley Johnson and Stewart Downing are touch-and-go to feature in this weekend's away game against Sheffield Wednesday.


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Johnston Withers Lawyers
Johnston Withers Lawyers has a rich history and takes pride in its reputation for fighting for the underdog and the disadvantaged. We recognise our practical and ethical obligations to provide top quality legal services to all members of the community, or organisations, who seek our advice or assistance.
We remain committed to the vision of our founder, Elliott Johnston QC, who passionately pursued justice for all under the law and acted with empathy and compassion for those in difficult circumstances.
Today, Johnston Withers' highly experienced practitioners continue to provide top quality legal services across a very wide range of areas. We continue to provide assistance in the Personal injury, WorkCover, Industrial, Family and Criminal law fields but have also developed strong practices in all aspects of Commercial and Property law, Wills and Estates and Defamation.
Whilst the firm's major work base historically came from the labour movement, it now has a broad general public clientele and today represents clients including individuals, families, small and medium businesses, community organisations, corporations and Aboriginal communities.
Johnston Withers Lawyers is the South Australian legal profession member of MSI Global Alliance, an association of independent law and accounting firms with over 250 member firms in 100 countries. The firm is also a member of the Statewide Legal Group, an association of one city and five independent country legal firms.
Today Johnston Withers has permanent offices in Adelaide, Port Augusta, Whyalla, Murray Bridge and Clare, and in addition services Roxby Downs on a regular basis.
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St Ives Law
We strive to exceed our clients' expectations with excellence.
We develop strong client relationships built on mutual respect, honesty and integrity.
We are strategically located and embrace changing technology.
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In most circumstances, and wherever we can, we provide cost estimates or fixed fee services and can tailor a package that is right for you.
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We will be an integral part of identifying solutions for our clients' often complex and difficult situations and work diligently to protect their interests.
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Since 1988, Stokes Legal has provided effective legal solutions, advice and court representation.
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Our professional and approachable team care about our clients and the results we obtain for them.
After hours appointments can be arranged and home visits are available if required.
Stokes legal offer a free initial telephone discussion with an experienced lawyer for your convenience.
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Our experienced Lawyers can assist you in many aspects of Business and Commercial Law. Obtaining the right advice and using clear and unambiguous words and legal terms in preparation of documents is an essential part of any successful business strategy. By having documents professionally prepared or examined before you sign can prevent disputes and save on costly time consuming litigation.
AT STOKES LEGAL WE CAN ASSIST WITH:
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You will find our experienced team to be thoroughly professional and genuinely interested in the success of your business or outcome.
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Pace Lawyers
Pace Lawyers is a boutique law firm of approximately six core professional staff and three core administration staff. Pace is dedicated to the provision of consistent, quality, legal services that meet client expectations as well as all statutory and regulatory requirements.
Pace boasts an enviable client list and is proud not only of its services, but of its collaborative relationship with its clients. We place a strong emphasis on the management of our key account relationships, which we believe to be integral to the successful delivery of solution based outcomes. We aim to keep all communication between us and our clients collaborative, and based on mutual understanding.
We strive to be different; to provide a practical, quality solution to our client's legal needs, whilst also proactively growing and developing our business in a rapidly changing marketplace.
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We manage our firm holistically from the ground up; from the high-end support staff in our accounts, administration, marketing and collection teams, to 'home grown' and in-house trained junior and senior paralegals and finally through to the lawyers who guide our junior staff and actively market our business, whilst also providing a quality legal service to clients. Everyone has a role to play.
We empower our staff to take an active role in the management of our business and senior staff mentor junior members throughout that process. Our staff are clear on the firm's values and strategic direction.
We actively engage quality staff, who have a strong sense of empathy towards the client and a strong sense of loyalty towards the firm.
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We recruit employees who will add value to the business, and who will work collaboratively and communicate positively with our clients. We only employ team members who understand and internalise our values and culture, which includes integrity, competence, teamwork and enthusiasm.
Pace Lawyers has worked hard to develop relationships with new businesses in Adelaide since its inception in 1998, first through the state funded Business Help Line. The most recent incarnation of this small business advice and support service offered by Enterprise Adelaide offers a free half hour consultation with Pace, so that businesses can seek speedy advice at no cost, from a qualified and experienced lawyer. We always look forward to these meetings, as it is a well-suited avenue for us to give back to the business community in Adelaide.
Pace also actively participates in our local community, having offered pro bono presentations and services to organisations such as the Persian Cultural Association of South Australia, Grandparents for Grandchildren and Adelaide Aspire, amongst more. We are also proud to say that our Managing Associate is an active participant in the Flinders University Professional Mentoring Program, ensuring that our in-house training is transferred to a wider audience of students entering the business world.
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Charlie Belperio and Bev Clark started Belperio Clark in 1992. We have grown over the years, but still maintain the focus and personal touch of a small legal practice. At Belperio Clark, our goal has always been to make your situation as stress-free as possible. Our skilled team are here every step of the way to achieve the best outcome for you.
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Australian sound collage artists the Avalanches have been hinting at a follow-up to 2001's Since I Left You for a while now, and things just got a bit more promising with the release of a new demo titled "A Cowboy Overflow of the Heart."
The track features David Berman from the Silver Jews and is essentially a spoken word piece, over some very subtle sonic manipulation.
The band have delivered the Cool Gays by Cool Gaze and Sleepy Bedtime Mix for Young Ones mixtapes in the last little while, but the new demo may finally be a sign of a long-awaited sophomore album.
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Merck joins Threshold to co-develop TH-302 drug
Merck and Threshold Pharmaceuticals have entered into a global agreement to jointly develop and commercialise Threshold Pharmaceuticals' hypoxia-targeted drug, TH-302, which is thought to be activated under tumour hypoxic conditions.
Merck and Threshold Pharmaceuticals have entered into a global agreement to jointly develop and commercialise Threshold Pharmaceuticals' hypoxia-targeted drug, TH-302, which is thought to be activated under tumour hypoxic conditions.
Under the global agreement, Merck will receive co-development rights and exclusive global commercialisation rights, and will provide Threshold with an option to co-commercialise the therapeutic in the US.
In addition, Threshold will receive an upfront payment of €19m and up to €26.5m in additional development milestones during 2012.
It is also eligible to receive a €15m milestone payment based on positive results from its randomised Phase II trial in pancreatic cancer.
According to the royalty-bearing portion of the deal, Threshold retains the option to co-promote TH-302 in the US, and Merck will be responsible for the commercialisation of TH-302 outside the US.
TH-302 is now being investigated in a global Phase III clinical trial in patients with soft tissue sarcoma and in a randomised Phase II trial in patients with advanced pancreatic cancer, as well as additional clinical studies in other solid tumours and hematological malignancies.
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Dave Denison, October 1
An American voter testifies on behalf of the silenced majority
Thank you, Madam Chairwoman, and thank you to the distinguished members of the Senate Select Committee on Rulemaking for inviting me here today to testify before you. I'd like to thank also my home state senator, the gentleman from Indiana. It was his idea to reach out to a few ordinary citizens, to see what "the voice of the American voter" might sound like in this hallowed chamber. It is a bold experiment, and I hope my remarks don't lead senators to conclude it was a bad idea.
I was asked to speak, from an outsider's perspective, about the "rules of the game" in politics, and how the current practice of representative democracy in Washington looks to a person out in the hinterlands. As we move now toward another contentious Supreme Court confirmation, I've taken a special interest in a certain set of rules that have governed the Senate, especially concerning the "advice and consent" responsibilities with regard to presidential appointments of federal judges. The Senate, as we all know, has lately been embroiled in controversy over the matter of Supreme Court nominations. This body has created a great deal of confusion on the simple question of whether vacancies should or should not be filled during an election year. You're about to do it now, and in an especially hurried manner, with only weeks to go before the presidential election. And yet many of us were told only four years ago that such things ought never happen in a Senate that respects the voters.
To prepare for this testimony, I have studied carefully the public statements of leading senators, giving special attention to principles stated by Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky and Senate Judiciary Chairman Lindsey Graham of South Carolina. These are two of the most experienced senators in this Congress, so it stands to reason they would have deeply considered beliefs about rules that promote fairness in the democratic process. Let us consider their views.
What is the core democratic principle that senators so passionately articulated here?
It is well known that Senator McConnell developed a firm conviction after the death of Justice Antonin Scalia in February of 2016 that vacancies on the Supreme Court should not be filled in an election year. His statement at that time was: "The American people should have a voice in the selection of their next Supreme Court Justice. Therefore, this vacancy should not be filled until we have a new president." Just about every Republican senator echoed this stance. Senator Graham explained it further: "We're setting a precedent here today, Republicans are, that in the last year—at least of a lame-duck eight-year term, I would say it's going to [apply to] a four-year term—that you're not going to fill a vacancy of the Supreme Court, based on what we're doing here today. That's going to be the new rule." As McConnell often noted, others had previously advocated such a rule, including the former senator from Delaware, Joe Biden. Therefore, President Obama's nominee in 2016, Judge Merrick Garland, was deprived of a hearing and a vote and the seat was not filled until the following year, after Obama left office.
What is the core democratic principle that senators so passionately articulated here? It is "the American people should have a voice." Of course, the voters had a voice in choosing the sitting president, and the president's constitutional power is to nominate justices to the Supreme Court. The voters also chose the Senate, which has the constitutional power to withhold consent. But as an election approaches, McConnell seemed to believe, the president's power is nullified. In the final year of his term, he loses his power to fill court vacancies. However, the Senate's power is not nullified. Those senators who are also in their final year of a term do not lose their power to veto the president, or to confirm a nominee if they so choose.
So "the American people should have a voice" does not sufficiently explain the principle at work. We now know that Senator McConnell and Senator Graham spoke simplistically in explaining their stance against an Obama appointment. As we learned in 2020, the new rule was not, as Graham said, "that in the last year . . . you're not going to fill a vacancy." Once a vacancy was created by the recent death of Ruth Bader Ginsburg, both McConnell and Graham clarified that election-year appointments to the bench are acceptable—even as close as a month before the voters go to the polls—if the presidency and the Senate are controlled by the same party. In this case, there would be no need to wait to hear the voice of the American people, because they've already spoken through the results of the previous election, not the upcoming one. Once again, just about every Republican senator immediately echoed this stance.
In explaining how the rule really works, McConnell has clarified that certain past elections are more important than others. Obama's reelection mandate in 2012 was mitigated by the midterm election of 2014, in which Republicans were granted a 54-46 Senate majority. Divided government is what caused the president to lose his power to appoint judges. It was the vote in 2014 that expressed the true will of the people, not the one in 2012.
The Republicans lost a couple of Senate seats in 2016 but managed to secure the presidency and hold the Senate. And after the 2018 midterms, they enjoyed a 53-47 majority. Therefore "the American people" were presumed to be voicing their support for the Republican agenda. You might conclude from the statements of our principled leaders that what guides their decision-making is deep respect for the opinions of the American people as discerned from election results. Let us then look a little closer at the partisan opinions of voters.
How are we to understand majority opinion—for that is what McConnell is claiming gives the GOP its mandate—other than by counting the number of votes? Certainly he would not claim that ten thousand votes have more weight than twenty thousand votes. It seems essential to note, then, that Barack Obama was elected in 2012 with 62.6 million votes. Two years later, Mitch McConnell was re-elected to the Senate in Kentucky with less than 2 percent of the president's backing: 806,787 votes. Yet McConnell knows that the rules allow him to arrogate almost as much power as the president. That power gives him deep satisfaction, as we saw when he told a group of supporters in Kentucky, "One of my proudest moments was when I looked at Barack Obama in the eye and I said, 'Mr. President, you will not fill this Supreme Court vacancy.'"
In explaining how the rule really works, McConnell has clarified that certain past elections are more important than others.
We understand, though, that the Majority Leader's power derives not just from his own voters, but from the support of his Republican caucus. So we might ask how many voters the full Republican majority represents. And here's the awful truth: if you add up the votes most recently won by each of the current fifty-three GOP senators—the class produced by the elections of 2014, 2016, and 2018—it comes to 55.1 million. Not only is that quite short of the 62.6 million votes for Obama in 2012, it's less than the 65.8 million votes Hillary Clinton won as she edged out Donald Trump in the 2016 popular vote. But there's one total that's even higher than that: today's forty-five Democratic senators together won their seats with 68.1 million votes. (Add in the two independents—Sanders of Vermont and King of Maine—and the total comes to 68.7 million.) Imagine that: the minority of forty-seven senators was elected with about 5.7 million more votes than President Trump received in 2016.
Though we are discussing the Senate, we should also note the recent election results in the House of Representatives, which reflect the will of the voters more reliably than Senate races do. Recall that the Republican leadership put great stock in their gains in the midterm elections of 2014, which they interpreted as a rejection of President Obama (creating the "divided government" that made it appropriate to stymie his judicial nominations). Yet today they ignore the Democratic wave election of 2018, which suggested a rejection of President Trump's agenda. Democrats gained forty seats in the 2018 midterms, giving them a 235-200 majority in the House. Did this suggest a questionable mandate for the president? The Democratic House candidates that year racked up 60.7 million votes. The Republican candidates won just under 51 million votes.
So again, we must ask: What is the core principle Leader McConnell is acting on? It is not that "the American people" should have a chance to vote for a new president before another lifetime appointment to the High Court is made. Nor is it that they have already sanctioned an election-season choice by giving Republicans the White House and the Senate—neither the president nor the GOP Senate majority won majority support from the electorate. To state the principle honestly, McConnell would have to acknowledge it's not the majority opinion of the American people that matters, it's the unbalanced power of the states. Kentucky stands on equal footing with California in deciding upon these lifetime appointments. So I would suggest to you that the McConnell Rule amounts to this: "Supreme Court appointments are acceptable in an election year when a few large conservative states with active voter suppression programs (Texas, Florida, and Georgia) combine with mostly rural low-population states to elect a president and a Senate without an electoral majority." This is what he calls a "united government" with a clear mandate.
I'm sure many of you on this distinguished panel are aware of the bitter partisan complaints that have been engendered by Leader McConnell's governing style. He has been called a cynic, a "dollar-store Machiavelli," and "the gravedigger of American democracy." And yet those of us who have studied his career know he sees himself as a devoted student of the Constitution and the rules of the Senate. We can be sure he would be little interested in the critique of his inconsistent rationales that I have outlined here. The fact that Republicans hold power in the Senate with 13.6 million fewer votes in their column than Democratic senators is simply an artifact of our constitutional structure. And it is the states that choose the president through the Electoral College, not the people through the national vote. Majority Leader McConnell operates within this constitutional framework and no doubt sleeps easily at night in his conviction that he faithfully follows the letter of the laws.
But we are here today to discuss rules. We are well aware that the rules of the Senate, both the written and unwritten ones, change over time. Senator Lindsey Graham has given us a good understanding of how mercurial and emotional the rule-making process of the Senate can be. He sounded firm in his conviction in 2016 when he declared "the new rule" against filling Supreme Court vacancies in an election year. In explaining his change of heart in a letter to his fellow senators recently, he confessed he was still angry over the way Democrats treated Brett Kavanaugh, and for that matter Robert Bork, Clarence Thomas, and Samuel Alito, when they appeared before the Senate for confirmation hearings. Consequently, Graham recently explained, "the rules have changed."
I think we can all agree that spite is not necessarily the highest justification for changing the rules. If you haven't thought more than a few minutes about the question, you might take the high-minded stand that seeking partisan advantage is not a good justification, either. But what do we do when partisan advantage is inherent in existing rules? The pursuit of new rules is bound to either add to those advantages or to reverse them. There is no neutrality in politics. Yet, there ought to be a pursuit of fairness. This is a sports-crazed nation: everyone should be able to understand the problem if a basketball game is played with one team getting four points for every shot made from behind the "three-point" line, while the other team gets only two points.
It seems to me to be a damn shame that we don't currently have a political party that is willing to stand up and fight for the true interests of the American voter.
We have seen the results of crafty Republican partisanship: control of the presidency, the Senate, and many state legislatures, all as part of a drive to impose minority rule on the rest of us. Meanwhile, the Democratic Party fails to defend essential principles of fairness and democracy. I saw the other day a Republican strategist quoted by a newspaper columnist claiming that Mitch McConnell and the Democrats' Senate leader Chuck Schumer "play the same game. McConnell just plays it a little better." This is wrong on both counts. Minority Leader Schumer plays a different game. He and others in the Democratic leadership believe they can impress voters by acting like reasonable and civil moderates who "play by the rules," which are stacked against them. We also can't know whether McConnell truly plays the game better. He uses a structure that gives him many built-in advantages.
The difference is that he is willing to use the rules—and change the rules—in whatever ways benefit his party's hold on power. So I now come to my modest proposals. These are premised on the possibility that the Democratic Party will someday win back control of the White House and the Senate, while holding a majority in the House. And further, that leaders of the Democratic Party might decide to remake the party as a powerful force for a functioning and fair democracy.
The pursuit of new rules is bound to either add to those advantages or to reverse them. There is no neutrality in politics.
All eyes now are on the Supreme Court. The judicial branch is, by design, the most insulated from democracy's passions. Yet what we have now is a travesty. Consider: the Supreme Court itself gave the 2000 election to Republican George W. Bush, though he lost the popular vote. Bush then was able to name two Republicans to the High Court. In 2016, Donald J. Trump again was elected while losing the popular vote. He's appointed two more very conservative Republicans to the court and will soon install a third. Five justices appointed against the will of the voters! It would probably seem fair to a great many citizens—as it does to me—if Congress, perhaps next year, declared a new rule: for every Supreme Court Justice nominated by a president who lost the popular vote, there will be one seat added by the next elected president who wins the popular vote. Like Leader McConnell himself has said: "the American people should have a voice."
Admittedly, this has a touch of that spitefulness I mentioned earlier. Better perhaps to speak the language of reform and enact the kind of proposal that many sober thinkers have advocated in recent years: add a specific number of seats—at least two—and end the lifetime terms for Supreme Court Justices, giving each one fifteen or eighteen years before they are then re-deployed to sit on other federal courts. This could be done by Congress without a constitutional amendment.
The Senate itself desperately needs reform if it is ever to become even slightly more representative. Both sides of the aisle recognize the disabling effects of allowing a minority of senators to block legislation by use of the filibuster. As a writer I admire recently noted,
The Senate's departure from one person, one vote is mindboggling—in the case of the filibuster, forty senators from states representing 9 percent of the population are capable of blocking a bill. Perhaps a better measure of our lack of liberty, senators from states representing 16 percent of the people are enough to enact a bill (assuming no filibuster).
The Democrats eliminated the filibuster for votes on federal court judges, and then Leader McConnell agreed with that sentiment by eliminating it for Supreme Court nominations. If deciding on judges can be done with fifty-one votes, why not allow the Senate to make other important decisions by majority rule?
There are many, many creative solutions available to the majority party—adding new states to bring at least a few new Democratic senators into the mix is not just pragmatic, it's justifiable on its own terms: give unrepresented citizens the vote. Rebalance the outlandish over-representation that gives North Dakota and South Dakota four votes in the Senate (combined population: 1.6 million residents) while the 39.5 million residents of California have two votes.
In instances like this, we understand that the Constitution itself is the source of so many of our democratic inequities. We also know that it is nearly impossible to remedy them through the amendment process. We're hemmed in by dreadful compromises made two centuries ago. Yet all of you know that much can be altered by better rules and better laws. As I conclude my remarks and thank the distinguished committee members for their attention, I urge those of you who are now in the opposition to learn from the creative rule-changing of today's Republican Party. Consider what you can do when the season changes and you find yourself with a moment of opportunity. Take heart: if the Republicans can accomplish as much as they have after years of consistent minority support from the American people, imagine what a party could do by rallying a majority behind the radical idea that the majority of voters need to be heard, and their interests served.
Dave Denison is a senior editor at The Baffler.
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