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2009 Readers' Rides Showcase
Time To Show Off
Editors of Truck TrendWriter
WELCOME to the latest edition, for better or worse, of our annual family album--Truck Trend's Readers' Rides. We may not have many celebrities in our family tree, but we have plenty of honest guys and gals who love their vehicles. Pickups, SUVs, haulers, cruisers, show trucks, and even a few monsters--every one of our highlighted rigs solves a number of problems for their owners. Check out the photos and read the text. Find out how other truck lovers are using and modifying their rigs. Who knows? There might be a few ideas here for your own vehicle. And, of course, there's always next year: Keep your eyes open for our 2010 Readers' Rides form in our September/October 2009 issue.
1966 Hendrickson
Andrew Puskas
Broadview Heights, Ohio
Andrew found his semi after 20 years of searching. He spent nine months restoring it with the help of his son-in-law and has since taken it to truck shows and driven it in parades in Ohio. In its prior workaday life, the Hendricksen hauled a propane tanker for HIX Gas. It's now powered by a 270 Cummins; other upgrades include radial tires, redone interior, standard speedometer in the dash, and new paint.
Chris Lula
Bonner Springs, Kansas
Chris hasn't been too concerned about making big changes to his Ram, which is powered by the stalwart 5.9-liter Cummins turbodiesel. Instead, he just enjoys what it can do. He uses his four-wheel-drive Heavy-Duty to tow his 23-foot Crownline, named Black Pearl, to rallies and poker runs.
Greg Sunde
Valley, Nebraska
Greg's Silverado is a truck that serves many purposes. It's his transportation to work every day. It's his work truck. It's his hauler--it pulls his 28-foot enclosed trailer and also serves as lugger for his car trailer. He hasn't made any modifications to it, but when it does all this with no trouble, why should he?
Jack Rhodes
Jack's four-wheel-drive Tundra has several exterior modifications, including a SnugTop cap, billet grille, new taillights and wheels, Pirelli Scorpion Zeros, and chrome tube steps. The 4.7-liter V-8 uses a K&N FIPK filter and Magnaflow dual exhaust. What does he use it for? According to Jack: "extreme pleasure."
1999 Isuzu VehiCROSS
Jo Birch
We love to see these rare birds being used on the trail, and Jo is certainly having a lot of fun here. The VehiCROSS uses a three-inch Calmini lift and 33-inch Nitto Mud Grapplers on Pro Comp Street Lock wheels. Body upgrades include a modified Mercedes ML320 brush guard, rock rails, Black Widow spare tire carrier, and modified skidplates from an Isuzu Trooper. This Isuzu has traversed the backcountry in Moab and the dunes in Southern California and Mexico.
Daniel Zeiger
This regular-cab Sierra has a 2004 Cadillac Escalade front fascia, swapped in at a local shop in Anchorage. Daniel's truck is black inside and out, with airbrushed realistic flames on the front fenders. The tailgate was shaved, brake lights painted, and HID headlights installed. The 5.3-liter uses a K&N air filter and oil filter, plus a chip. The custom interior uses two captain's chairs and a folding middle seat, plus an in-dash DVD player, 10-inch subwoofers, and an iPod jack.
Mark Slipher
When he isn't in a troop carrier or Humvee, Sergeant Slipher's civilian mode of transportation is this pristine F-150. He added a 2.5-inch Bilstein leveling kit, Airaid cold-air intake with throttle-body spacer, JBA headers, and three-inch cat-back Flowmaster exhaust. Mark's F-150 takes him to work every day and onto trails whenever possible.
1989 Toyota Pickup
Darrell Reilly
Jackson, New Jersey
Darrell's Toyota, the first truck he ever bought, was treated to a 10-inch Trailmaster lift and Mickey Thompson wheels and tires, custom removable top, Rhino Lining bed liner, and Orange Pearl paint. He also added a polished Stull grille, Lund visor and rollpan, Gaylord bed cover, Hella lights, custom door panels, and gave the V-6 a K&N air filter and Downey headers. He takes it to the store, the job, and cruise nights.
1962 Mercedes-Benz 404.1 series Unimog
Ahmet Yarayan
After finding his dream truck, Ahmet set out on a cross-country adventure to pick it up. He flew to Connecticut to get the Unimog, drove to Alabama to pick his son Alec up from Space Camp, and was back in California in 14 days--and at a truck show with it two days later. The 'Mog--with six forward gears, two reverse, four-wheel drive, and two crawler gears, dual 70-gallon tanks, and seating for three (including the jump seat in back)--was a search and rescue vehicle in the Swiss army.
2003 Dodge Ram 3500 Quad Cab
G.C. Andrews
Carthage, Missouri
G.C. loves using his truck to haul equipment and gear, which he proved when he submitted photos of his truck in action (sorry we couldn't include all of them). You can see the John Deere in tow here, plus he has a camper that serves as home away from home, and uses it to haul other equipment, including a tractor. G.C. added a B&W body, Brunner aluminum boxes, Jake brake, dual stacks, and Bully Dog chip.
Paul Schultheis
Windsor Mill, Maryland
This truck puts in serious hours, every day of the week. Paul uses his 6.4-liter Power Stroke-equipped Super Duty to haul a 25-foot trailer filled with John Deere golf equipment nearly every day, and when he gets the chance, he takes it to the beach in North Carolina. He added 20-inch wheels, spray-in bedliner, and a Weather Guard tool box.
Paul LaVallee
Tupper Lake, New York
This Nissan King Cab Titan came well optioned from the factory, but received even more equipment once it got into Paul's hands. He added a Westin grille guard, brush guard, and nerf bars, KC lights, Lund Sunvisor II w/light kit, Extang Tonneau cover, and a PRG Suspension two-inch leveling kit. He also opted for a Stillen dual cat-back exhaust, and BFG A/T tires on 18-inch American Racing wheels.
Dawson Blaskowski
Montague, New Jersey
Here's another truck that merited a cross-country trip. Dawson bought his Tacoma in Southern California while visiting his grandfather. The trip was pretty long for him and his father, both of whom are over six feet tall--and the truck's seats don't recline, the steering wheel doesn't tilt, and there's no cruise control. But he's done a lot to it, including adding Flowmasters, cold-air intake, an "unnecessarily large" TRD tip, Extang tonneau, chrome bumpers, and Bridgestone Duelers on Ultra wheels.
2002 Ford F-150 SuperCrew
Patrick Wooton
Patrick's F-150, powered by a modified 5.4-liter V-8, has been completely tricked out. It has a full air suspension with DJM upper and lower control arms, shaved door handles and moldings, a custom green ghost flame paint job, tubbed bed sprayed with Line-X, and 22-inch Eagle alloy wheels replated in black nickel, wrapped by Hankook Ventus ST tires. It's used for work during the week and as a cruiser on the weekends.
1991 Chevrolet S-10
Joel Ratts
The Baja appearance package was offered only on four-wheel-drive S-10s from 1988 to 1991, making this clean '91 a rare truck. The Baja package came with a rollbar and off-road lights; skidplates under the transfer case, front diff, fuel tank, and oil pan; grille guard with foglights; special rear bumper; and special suspension package. Joel's Frost White truck is powered by the 4.3-liter V-6 with a five-speed manual trans.
2001 GMC Sierra Z71
Mike Schroth
Ottawa, Ohio
When Ohio was under water in the flooding of August 2007, Mike's extended-cab Sierra was used to haul building materials from the lumber-supply store and made it through the floodwaters--up 27 inches at his house--with ease. The truck has a six-inch Fabtech suspension, 31-inch BFGs, Westin body mods, dual exhaust, toolbox, Superchips programmer, and Rhino bedliner.
1971 Unimog 416
Max Graulick
To say Max likes to be unusual would be an understatement. He bought this stout rig from an Austrian Fire and Rescue division and hasn't made a single modification. There are 19,000 original kilometers on the odometer, and on his last trip to the backcountry, he had to use his 20-speed rig to rescue a HUMMER H1 from a big hole.
2005 GMC Yukon Denali
Mike Kuczynski
Mike takes great pride in his Yukon Denali, telling us it's kept spotless--he won't take it out of the garage if it's dirty. Its AWD is plenty to handle the harsh Chicago winters and has plenty of room inside for the kids and dogs. He added a Hypertech programmer, Magnaflow muffler, satellite radio, PIAA lights, and K&N air filter. It's the vehicle of choice for family vacations, trips to the hardware store, and towing the trailer.
1957 Ford Ranchero
Robert K. Lambert
Newhall, California
Dedicating this submission to his father, Robert built and restored this treasured classic to its full luster and beauty. Although it started out as a lowly shop truck for an upholstery company, now it does family duty, towing a restored speed boat and family camping trailer. And, with a new 5.0-liter V-8 and six-speed, it can still do a wicked smoky burnout at the boat launch.
1949 Ford F-1
David Clary
David's F-1 is purely used for fun. While it once was a work truck, the '49 is spending its golden years in parades and at shows and on the occasional pleasure cruise. Adding some modern touches, he converted it from six to 12 volts, replaced the generator with an alternator, and swapped in a heavy-duty radiator and electric fan.
2004 Chevrolet Avalanche Z71
Sugarloaf Key, Florida
Scott's bright-orange Avalanche rides higher than it used to, thanks to the six-inch Pro Comp lift and 35-inch Mickey Thompson tires on 17s. The 5.3-liter was given an Airaid intake, JBA headers and Gibson dual cat-back exhaust, and Hypertech programmer, and a bull bar, nerf bar, and taillight guards were mounted to the body. Scott uses it daily and romps it in the Keys swamps.
2006 Toyota Fortuner
Ibrahim Niazy
This Toyota, not sold in the U.S., is similar to the 4Runner. It uses a shortened HiLux chassis and shares the 4Runner's engine, transmission, 4WD system, and diffs. Ibrahim gave it a 2.5-inch Old Man Emu lift and larger tires, for more than 11 inches of ground clearance. He also added a bull bar, Warn winch, front air locker and compressors, snorkel, and auxiliary battery. And as you can see, he frequents the dunes with his daily driver.
2001 Dodge Dakota Sport
Gary Freniere
Felton, Delaware
Gary bought this truck new and took delivery while stationed at Osan Air Base in Korea. While his regular cab Dakota is mostly stock, he added a Hellwig rear anti-roll bar and replaced the stock shocks with KYB Monomax units. The 4.7-liter V-8 was given a K&N FIPK and Flowmaster cat-back exhaust and is backed by the stock five-speed manual. To add style, he bolted on the fender flares from the Dakota R/T. He ran his truck at the Cecil County Dragway in Maryland, where it went 15.1 seconds at 89 mph in the quarter.
2004.5 Dodge Ram 2500 Quad Cab
Steve Courtman
Sparta, New Jersey
When Steve isn't commuting on a daily basis (and getting 20 mpg), he's constantly on the go. He cited some of his hobbies as camping, kayaking, biking, skiing, and doing home-improvement projects--and he uses the Ram for all of it. As you can see, he is a proud member of the Airstream family, with a Safari 25SS. The Ram has an Alpine stereo, Mopar tow mirrors, Brakesmart controller, Access roll-up tonneau, and HID lights.
Eric Erdvig
Sunrise, Florida
Eric's F-350 Lariat was packed and ready to go to Big Scrub campground in the Ocala National Forest. The Ford's 7.3-liter V-8 diesel uses a Banks performance chip, K&N filter, and Banks exhaust brake. Eric added a Tekonsha Voyager XP trailer brake system, runningboards, and a diamond plate toolbox (removed to accommodate the quads). In the bed: Suzuki LT-250 4x4 and Yamaha Big Bear 400 IRS 4x4 Exploring Edition quads. Behind the truck is a Trail-Lite 20-foot travel trailer with a pair of 2006 carbon-fiber Cannondale mountain bikes.
2003 Dodge Ram Longbed
Gary Hepner
Schuykl Haven, Pennsylvania
This is one daily driver, the owner tells us, that doesn't mind working hard, which is a good thing since it spends much of the time towing a buddy's race car to and from the local tracks. Gary tells us he's kept it simple; the only mods are a Flowmaster cat-back exhaust and K&N filter.
2008 GMC Sierra Denali
Buck Hartley
Buck's daily driver came from the factory with GM's rocketing 6.2-liter, 420-horsepower V-8 and six-speed automatic, so the only mod he needed to add was the GM Performance Parts cold-air intake. He's so happy with the comfort and capability of his Denali, he uses it for traveling on the weekends, too. As he explains, the powertrain is tame until he needs extra power, then "the tiger comes out."
Louis O'Neal
Bridge Creek, Oklahoma
Louis is the proud owner of a 2007 Toyota Tundra, which screams down the highway with the 381-horsepower, 5.7-liter V-8, to which he added a Volant Powerpack cold-air intake and a Flowmaster dual exhaust. He loves it on the daily commute and has fun using it to haul cargo on the weekend.
Mike Smylie
Cherryvale, Kansas
It's easy to clock 34,000 miles on a truck in a year. Mike's F-100 XLT Ranger only has 34,000 miles on it--total. His truck is unrestored and is powered by a 302 V-8 and an automatic. He replaced the stock wheels and tires and put on bed caps to cover up holes from the original owner's camper shell. He occasionally uses the truck to tow his camper to the lake, but mostly just enjoys leisure drives.
2005 Dodge Ram Power Wagon
Steve Brygadyr
Vermillion, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
As you might've guessed, this stout rig is all work truck, and for good reason. Steve is an oil field supervisor and his truck spends most of its time on gravel roads and even some places where there are no roads. But don't worry; he's got a solid winch setup, a two-inch lift, big mudders, and a nasty front light bar that can hold a snowplow when needed.
Michael J. Williams
Roxbury, Massachusetts
As an ironworker in the Northeast, Michael says he has to depend on his truck to get him from job to job, no matter what the weather. But that didn't mean he couldn't make a few improvements to his big red truck. He started by adding a Leer tonneau, some runningboards, a K&N cold air intake, and finished it all off with a chrome trim package. Now he can get to any job in style.
Michel Laurent
Sante-Thrse, Quebec, Canada
Michel is very happy with the combination of capability and fuel efficiency his truck has to offer. He kept the truck mostly stock, but it came well equipped from the dealer. In addition to the Duramax diesel, LT package, and towing package, it has parking assist, chrome side steps, and a bedliner. He uses it to tow his fifth-wheel trailer and gets 24 mpg when not towing (13 when he is).
Gary Ruskamp
Dodge, Nebraska
When you live in a town called Dodge, how much free choice do you really have? No matter. Gary's Ram spends most of his time hauling a pair of Harleys inside his custom hauler and has a dual exhaust system, a chip, and a sharp-looking wheel and tire package.
2007 Chevy Silverado Regular Cab
Bradley Duke Daum
Destin, Florida
As a master craftsman and carpenter of stunning beachside decking (we've seen pictures of his work), it's clear Bradley puts the same energy into his truck building. This shortbed beauty was one of the first seven-inch lifts (designed by Fabtech) installed on a Chevy. It looks like the perfect combination of sand and machine.
Cecil Powell
This tow rig, powered by a 7.3-liter Power Stroke V-8, spends a lot of time on the road. Cecil tells us his Western Hauler conversion tows the family trailer all over the Southwest, attending truck shows. He didn't tell us what kind of pickup sits inside the 32-foot toy hauler, but we're guessing it's pretty nice as well.
Cletis Hill
Spartanburg, South Carolina
With fuel prices what they are, Cletis tells us they mainly drive this truck on the weekends, but that doesn't mean they're not putting it to good use. In fact, he says he and his grandson (that's him in front) like to "hunt" for Ford and Chevy pickups. Added modifications include a dual exhaust, cold air intake, and a chip.
1988 Dodge Ramcharger
Robert E. Lindstrom
Shell Lake, Wisconsin
There isn't a single modification made to this classic Ramcharger, and that's exactly the way Robert wants it. With 86,000 miles on it so far, he's looking to keep this in the family for quite a while. Robert bought the vehicle brand new and has used it on several trips to California. He says he gets 20 mpg out of his 318 V-8. Fuel savings and good looks--definitely a double threat.
Brenda Yates
One of the nice things about buying a four-wheel-drive SUV, Brenda tells us, is that it'll give you support, whatever your mood. During the week, she needs her Grand to be a dependable daily driver, while on the weekends, she likes to explore the beaches in and around Freeman Park, where soft sand can be treacherous for those without a good 4x4.
1994 Ford F-150 4x2 and 1997 Ford F-150 4x4
Bob Maples
Franklinton, North Carolina
Bob is about as proud as a man can be of his 1997 F-150. He ordered it new right after he retired after 40 years in heating and air-conditioning. He tells us he's 77 years young and still does all the maintenance. In fact, he flushes the radiator with distilled water every other year, whether it needs it or not. He also tells us Fords run in his family. In fact, just last March his dad (now 97) gave him his beloved 1994 F-150. Bob tells us he'll take extra special care of that one, too.
2000 GMC Yukon XL
If you're wondering why you can't see much of Doug's full-size XL in this photo, it's because he uses his rig to get to some of the most remote and beautiful locations around Alaska and British Columbia, and we're guessing he just didn't feel right not getting as much of the beautiful surroundings in his photo as he did his vehicle and boat. And, yes, that's Doug waving.
Joseph Mendolia
Glendale, New York
We're told this 4Runner has to last for another decade or so, and from the looks of it, Joseph Mendolia knows how to take care of his vehicles. With 170,000 miles on the odometer right now, this clean machine with a little V-6 looks like it'll keep its owner happy for quite a while.
James East
Kankakee, Illinois
James tells us his Ram is used every other weekend during most of the year to tow the family's 25-foot travel trailer all over the state. We're guessing the Hemi doesn't have any trouble at all. Lately, he's added some runningboards to make it a touch easier to get in and out, as well as a tonneau cover for the bed.
2004 Chevy S-10 Fire Truck
Michael Applewhite
Idlewild, Michigan
When you're a volunteer fireman for the local township, you'd better have the right truck. For Michael Applewhite, that means his little red fire truck needs to be set up right: 31-inch BFGs, a Westin brushguard, and an Optima battery are just a few of the mods. He uses it to help others, as well as travel the country.
1992 Chevy Silverado C1500
Joe DiClaudio
Hamilton Township, New Jersey
You'd never know it from this photo, but Joe's quarter-mile cruiser does quite a bit of traditional truck duty. Not only does he take it the local racetrack (Joe's nickname for her is "Late Night Mystery"--we didn't ask why), but this pickup does daily driving duties, tows his boat, jet skis, and a utility trailer. There's no way to list all the modifications (inside, out, or underhood), but we're guessing Joe may have a few more he wants to do as well.
2007 Chevy Avalanche
Joey Lisiewski
Swansboro, North Carolina
No major mods on this one, but it's clear the owner likes to keep his vehicle looking good. Accents are key here. Chrome highlights on the sidesteps, front grille, dual exhaust, and front bumper guard, as well as the shiny rims, make this pickup sparkle, even in the midday sun. Joey tells us this Z71 V-8 loves to tow the family boat and run open and free on the local beaches.
2039 Super Tipper Truck
Haishan Deng
If you've never heard the name Haishan Deng before, chances are you will at some point in the future. Haishan sent us this award-winning drawing that blew us away and in order to get it into this issue, we've decided to call this a future readers' ride. How cool would this be to have around the house to get yardwork done or to bring to the construction site? Keep your eyes open for this one in about 20 years.
Jamie Schnowske
Orion, Illinois
Jamie's work truck and weekend toy is powered by the well-known 4.3-liter V-6, which was given a K&N filter, Tornado fuel saver, and Poweraid TBI spacer. The truck also has a drop-in bedliner, diamond-plate toolbox, Xenon headlights, and two-inch body lift. It rides on MFG Mud-Terrains with American Eagle wheels and has a Westin bull bar and Baja long-range lights.
Joshua Bower
New Tripoli, Pennsylvania
Just about every modification Joshua made to his F-150 was in the name of making it a better puller for his 30-foot fifth-wheel trailer. Josh loves to see the reaction his fellow towers have when he pulls up in his "light-duty" truck with the big load. He's set up his rig with Rancho adjustable shocks, a K&N FIPK kit, a Superchip, dual exhausts, a Reese hitch, extendable tow mirrors, and BFG tires.
It's not often we get to see a family's entire fleet. Astute readers should be able to find Cecil's tow rig elsewhere in this photo album. Cecil likes mid-1960s Ford pickup trucks and here are three. The front one is a fully restored '66 with a 352 under the hood. The next in line is a '65 with a 300 I-6. And the one way in back (he tells us it's his next project) will be the twin of the F-100 in front. All we can say to Cecil is thank you for keeping the classics alive.
1999 Cadillac Escalade
Kathy DiClaudio
Kathy's Escalade sees daily action and has amassed over 111,000 miles, but that doesn't stop this Caddy from going off road and putting in runs at the drag strip. Known as the "Heart Attack Cadillac" to its family, the Caddy is equipped with performance bolt-ons, a Street Scene Chrome Speed Grille, Matrix clear marker lights and LED taillights, and rocks chrome 20-inch Ferretti wheels wrapped in General Grabber rubber.
1997 Chevy Suburban
Frankie Robinson
Dubbed the Raider Rig, Frankie has modified his everyday ride to show off his Raider pride. Limo tint and a black Sportsman Front Grille help to black out the Suburban, while the interior has been fully upgraded with an Alpine media station, ICOM TV monitors, and two Playstation 2 systems for both the front and the back.
Justin Weaver
Bloomsburg, PA
Trucks are meant to haul anything its driver tosses in its bed, and that's exactly what Justin does with his Silverado. Aside from hauling wood, dirt, and anything else he can fit in back there, he also tows his utility trailer that carries his ATV. Modifications to his truck include a Go Rhino Brush Guard and a Flowmaster exhaust.
Dean Corkery
Atwater, California
Dean has added dual pipes and premium leather seats to his ride, while also lowering it. Simple enough, and his ride will get the job done for his activities of "bar hopping and pleasure."
1997 Dodge Ram 1500 4x4
Alex Gardner
Vinton, Ohio
While this ride belows to Alex's friend Daniel, Alex has sent us a neat story about how the Ram went off roading and nearly didn't make it back. Equipped with 33-inch tires, a custom paint job, and a Flowmaster dual exhaust, the Ram has provided Daniel and Alex with plenty of off road excitement.
Paul M. Tramontano
Neptune, New Jersey
Mr. Plow references aside, this Ram 2500 is mainly used to run Paul's copper business, which includes being used to tow a 20-foot trailer. For the winter time, a BOSS 8-foot snow plow adorns the front; other modifications include a Mopar cold air intake, Mopar sliding ladder racks and bed liner, and more.
Steve Crabb
Steve's diesel Ram is put to good use, as it is mainly used to pull his boat, while getting nearly 20 mpg on the highway. The Ram sees a lot of action in the summer and winter, and is modified with low restriction intake and exhaust systems.
Bob Volk
Cumberland, Maryland
Bob's F-150 is used for pleasure, and he has given his truck a hefty amount of upgrades. Providing extra power is a Superchips Power Programmer, and a K&N air filter system hooked up with a Ram Air Hood. The truck adores chrome, as chrome trim, chrome headlights and taillights, chrome exhaust tips, and chrome toe hooks have all made their way onto the truck. A 2.5-inch leveling kit has also been fitted onto the Ford.
2008 Ford Ranger Sport
Jon P. Florez
Hailing from sunny Hawaii is this 2008 Ford Ranger Sport, driven by Jon P. Florez of the U.S. Navy. When he's not driving to work, Jon takes his Ranger around the island, both on and off the road. A Jet Performance Chip, dual Flowmaster 40-Series exhaust, Westin Front Brush Guard, Delta Diamond Plate Toolbox, and Alpine I.C.E. give this Ranger a personal touch.
1994 GMC Suburban SLE
Joe's 1994 Suburban is used for nearly everything, from towing his Jetski, utility trailer, and show car to cruising on the weekends. Dubbed the "Late Night Beast," the Suburban has been fitted with performance bolt-ons, an extensive list of exterior modifications, and a full in-car-entertainment setup. No wonder the Suburban has never let Joe down.
Ron Smith Jr.
Ridgelines are not that common, but professional auto detailer Ron here has completely decked out his Ridgeline. To make a unique statement, Ron has added an AVS bug shield, vent guards, chrome door handles, a Torza tonneau cover, and Westin stainless steel side bars. For some extra power, a stainless steel exhaust and K&N Filtercharger have also been added.


my how he has grown!
he is doing all the things five-week-olds are supposed to do. staying awake more, making eye contact, following objects with his eyes, and just beginning to coo. he is losing his hair little by little. his happiest time, now, is first thing in the morning - a wide awake boy. he loves lying on his back and kicking.
i feel like i am more "in the swing of things" as a mom of two. each day just seems to go a bit more smoothly...mostly because harrison is now used to having his brother around and can be more patient while i'm nursing. and because, as you see above, graham will finally accept a pacifier, which has helped him (well, all of us, actually) tremendously!
we are excited to spend Christmas as a family of four!


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Can you imagine eating your breakfast porridge and finding something black bobbing about in it? Then discovering with horror it is a cockroach. You flick it out with your spoon onto the kitchen floor, where it clatters on the tiles. You feel nauseous and then notice there are now two cockroaches. They are copulating, and you begin to vomit.
Maybe you feel easier if I tell you I have just described a dream. With those cockroaches copulating, it is difficult not to recognise it as a nightmare about sex. It is fairly obvious too, that the woman is 'sick' of sex.
Some people believe a dream is just a dream – a meaningless fantasy of the night. They see dreams as akin to a kaleidoscope of images, random and without relevance. Having heard thousands of dreams from people throughout the world, I feel differently. Again and again, the outer situation and personality are directly reflected in the drama of the dream.
For instance, one woman says, "This dream has been recurring for years. In it a man is trying. to make love to me. At the last moment I repel him, as I know it will cause a pregnancy."
The woman, who is a mature spinster, and who wishes to remain anonymous, goes on to say, "When I was about ten, I was raped. As a result I have had a horror and fear of men for years. It has spoilt my life from the sexual angle as I hate to be touched."
The dream is recurring, which shows that Ann (short for anonymous), has an unchanging habit in her life. In Ann's case this can be confirmed by her actual experience of avoiding sex. Her dream and her waking life are the same. So while the dream recurs, we can feel reasonably sure that she still remains stuck in her same reaction to sex because of her anxiety. She is repressing her need for love and so the dream continues. See Avoid Being Victims
However, dreams have many functions. They do not simply reflect our everyday situation or express hidden wishes. They also explore the new, state what we are unwilling to look at consciously, and consider most likely outcomes of our present activities and attitudes.
In her book Dream Power, Dr. Ann Faraday mentions a dream which sums up these various facets. Sally dreams she is presented to a Persian King in the garden of his palace. As she talks with him, a group of laughing girls arrive with a sad looking middle aged woman. Sally felt the woman was in charge of the harem, and was sad because the King no longer wanted her sexually. Then one of the girls approached Sally and said, "Don't you recognise me? We were together in a previous incarnation."
Sally woke feeling depressed. She had been reading The Perfumed Garden, an Eastern book on sex, and she felt the dream was in some way about her own life. Because she and her husband had grown apart sexually, she saw the older woman as herself. What she gave of herself to the relationship now, was to devote more of her time and energy to the house and family. This helped her to understand that the young woman's reference to a previous incarnation was about her own 'past life', or earlier years spent in greater sexual involvement with her husband.
Although her husband worked in the film industry and had contact with many young women, she could not understand the last part of the dream. "He's too inhibited", she said. Some months later, however, her husband brought a young woman home, explaining she needed temporary lodging. There followed a number of affairs with girls he brought home, while Sally acted as housekeeper.
If we can accept that dreams reflect a summary of our present situation; show us what we might not otherwise see; and look at future outcomes – what do they reveal about the sexual life of women and their dream lovers?
So far, the dreams have said that a woman can be 'sick of sex', and that anxiety about sex can rob her of that pleasure for a lifetime. Also, in middle age a woman may lose her man sexually. But there are also less obvious issues here which need to be brought out. For instance, even though Ann remained a virgin in her waking life, why did she refuse her dream lover year after year?
The next dream gives us insight into this. Jane dreams she meets a younger woman in a street. They hug each other warmly. Together with many other women, they queue to enter a building where a creative expression activity is to be held. The women were happy. Then somebody grabbed Jane playfully from behind and said "Guess who?" It was a man, who crouched to child's height as Jane turned, eyes closed, to guess. She felt his head, then opened her eyes to see it was Tim, husband of a friend. They walked away together, still playful. Then Jane began to feel anxious and guilty in case her husband found out and saw the pleasure she had. It begins to snow, and the dream ends in a tortuously complicated plot to meet Tim without her husband finding out.
In waking life, Jane had met Tim while on holiday visiting relatives. He was separated from his wife – her doing – and when Jane needed somewhere to stay, offered to share his flat. Jane refused. So much for her waking life, but remember, she is dreaming. Why does she need to deny harmless pleasure while she is asleep? See Secrets of Power Dreaming
It's called 'introversion'. Most of us take in, or introvert, into our dream and fantasy life, things that may be vital or useful in our outer life, but have no satisfying place in our dreams. While asleep, Jane is not actually in a street; she is not in reality hugging a man; she is not physically flirting with a man. The street, the man, are her own feelings and urges given form. The plot of the dream is an expression of her creative femininity and values, So, enjoying the dream lover is, in the end, only an enjoyment of her own feelings.
Part of the function of dreaming is, for our psychological self, what sweating and shivering is for our body – a means of self regulation. Sweating and shivering regulates our temperature – dreaming balances our urges by expressing in sleep what we refuse to express in waking. So if Jane denied herself the enjoyment of Tim's company during the day, to deny it at night too, is unhealthy. When this was pointed out to Jane, she said "I see now what a tight spot I got myself into over being with men other than my husband. Also I feel my full creativity will not be available to me until I sort this out." Because of her awareness of this introverted tension, Jane later began to have directly sexual dreams for the first time in her life. Her realisation that her sexuality and creativity are closely linked, is an expression on her part, of a statement which appears repeatedly in sex dreams.
Many women's dreams show great reticence in allowing enjoyable sex. This also means that they are inwardly holding back their own full expression and creativity as a person. It is also a reverse of the situation in which a young wife dreamt her husband made passionate love to a blonde. The wife was furious, and on waking, confronted the husband with what he had done. When reminded that it was only a dream she said, "Yes, but if you do that sort of thing in my dreams, what do you do in your own"
Because marriage is such an important event, dreams constantly analyse one's chances of success. As our dreams tend to consider the needs of all aspects of our nature, they give a balanced view of whether we could relate well to the man we consider marrying. Many women have told us dreams they had prior to marriage which pointed out the problems they encountered once married. Sarah, who had a strong sexual attraction for her fiancé, dreamt he was ignoring her. She then went off with a man she was sexually attracted to, but not in love with. Feeling this as unsatisfactory, she tries masturbation, but even in the dream, feels it is a poor substitute. She then decides that if she can't marry the man she loves, she will be his mistress. On waking, however, she realises that part of her need is for security, family life and children. So although the dream has said that her fiancé does not care for her sufficiently, and has tried various solutions, it has not yet solved the problem. However, a later dream revealed how much anger Sarah had about her fiancé's lack of real care. She realised that she had been trying to make the best of a poor situation, and left him.
Although Sarah's dream is openly sexual, she realises there is a need for mutual caring and the satisfaction of the desire to have children. Dreams see sex as an energetic flow, which if denied, builds up like water behind a dam. If not expressed it flows sideways into tension and irritable or depressed emotions. As energy, it can emerge not only as the sex act, but as warm feelings, caring for others, and creative activities generally. But in relationships, it exists as the subtle emotions which flow between a couple.
Brenda's dream shows this. She says, "Ted and I are in bed together. I am feeling hurt as he has his back to me and is masturbating. I thought to myself 'why turn your back?' He then turns and faces me, his legs and thighs close to me. With legs apart, he openly starts to masturbate again. This time I do not feel he is cutting me off, so I share the feeling of quiet peace and pleasure."
This is a good example of how direct and honest sex dreams can be about a couple's intimate feelings. The dream indicates that Brenda's reaction to how Tim relates to her is that he wishes to feel his sexuality is not possessed by anyone else. She discovers that when she allows him this he is willing to share his pleasure with her. Tim and Brenda both felt this was an accurate and helpful summary of their situation. Brenda said she had often woke to find Tim gently giving himself pleasure while he slept. This upset her as she felt left out. For Tim, Brenda's attitude reminded him of his mother, who seemed to want to possess his sexual pleasure by trying to stop him masturbating as a youth. He felt he needed to own his own pleasure before he could share it. Sorting out these subtle reactions to each other led to a more relaxed relationship.
Like Jane, Brenda never allowed herself sexual pleasure in her dreams. Some time after the above dream though, Tim was aware that Brenda was, as she put it, "comforting herself" while she slept. As soon as he moved softly to turn in bed, she withdrew her hand. He therefore took hold of her hand and replaced it on her vagina, and told her he felt okay about it. It was her vagina and she could pleasure it when she wanted to. Then she fell asleep and dreamt – "I was with a dark curly haired man. He was very brown, perhaps a native, but he didn't feel a stranger to me. We began to make love, and I became aware of the pleasure in my lower body. It was very slippy, slidy and wet. There was enjoyment for us both, with very intense body feelings and a child-like quality, not passion, but pleasure and joy in my vagina."
The dream is an obvious expression of how Brenda has relaxed her usual inhibiting of her inner sexual pleasure. The man is an embodiment of her own natural desires.
Sympathetically sharing of our sex dreams with our partner can lead to the growth of mutual caring and understanding. Sylvia dreamt she was in bed with her husband Dave. She felt close and warm, and Dave began to become more intimate, but a woman came in and wanted to ask something. Dave got up and dealt with the woman. Sylvia saw he had got dressed, and felt he had given up trying to get close, and felt alone and withdrawn. But suddenly Dave was in bed again with her, but she was still hurt and cut off from him.
At that point she woke to feel in the same situation with Dave. He got out of bed and Sylvia told him her dream. He immediately responded by saying it was almost an exact replica of the day before. He had wanted to make love to Sylvia, but friends or family had kept arriving. Then when they did go to bed she had seemed distant and unattractive. But Sylvia had been withdrawn because she believed Dave was disinterested. Realising how they had misunderstood each other, Dave got back into bed and completed Sylvia's dream.
These dreams show how much need there is for women in general to be more honest and direct sexually. Although they may choose a particular man to share their body with, in their dreams they need to let themselves loose. They need to sizzle and writhe with their own pleasure while they sleep. Pleasure is a healing force in us. Women need to bathe in it often, not only for the sake of health, but also to discover their own creativity.
Perhaps Pat's experience sums it up. After not making love for a month, her husband Ed came home from work one afternoon and spent a long time touching, playing with, and being with Pat sexually. The next morning Pat was cleaning the house and started singing as she arranged a vase of flowers. Suddenly, she remembered a dream. In it, Ed and she were going in the same direction and she started to sing because of their happy feelings. Then she felt she ought to stop singing because Ed would say she was happy because they had enjoyed sex. But she realised Ed knew what she was thinking. As she walked quietly, Ed himself began to sing, and Sylvia walked with him, smiling to herself.
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-Nthabi 2015-01-31 4:16:50
I dreamed about my mother, who passed away on the 31st of December 2015. She spoke to me about what was happening when she was passing on. She said her spirit left her flesh body. She said she saw how tense I was but she experienced so much peace and that she floated up until she reached heaven. She was smiling and said she was completely healed.
-priya 2012-10-10 13:38:10
what does it mean when a child sees dead dad inhis dream telling him I am not dead do not tell people so. He aslo scares him and tell him his soul is not at peace
-kate 2010-09-16 16:16:34
hi tony . . . i've been coming to your site for a long time now. love the new revamp! i've been having such intense dreams lately. one is part of a set of a reoccurring dream – of a dream lover – but it's not as mentioned in any of the examples above. in this reoccurring dream, it's always pleasant, full of love and pleasure, as if he's a beloved boyfriend, husband, lover. in each seperate dream, it's a different man, but it's always a positive often intense experience, both love and sex, much like when the honeymoon phase of a relationship is going on, or when it's a stable very loving relationship. these dreams usually come during times of great sorrow or stress. and i haven't been in a romantic relationship for years now. anything that makes sense of this from your experience?
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Round Valley State Park
Clinton Township, Hunterdon County, NJ
Located one-half mile south of Lebanon, NJ. The area is accessed from US 22, 8 miles east of Clinton and 4 miles from Whitehouse. US 22 can be reached either from I-78 using exit 20A from the north or from I-287 from the east. Half a mile west of Lebanon, there is a sign to the park. Turn onto the park access road and travel for 2 miles. The park access road merges with County Road 629 later. Pass the road to the boat launch and, after approximately 1 mile, turn left into the Round Valley entrance.
Stop at the visitors center to get a car parking permit. Parking is not allowed at the center.
It is in a natural, horseshoe-shaped basin surrounded on three sides by Cushetunk Mountain. The reservoir covers more than 2,300 acres. Round Valley Reservoir is one of the largest and deepest lakes in NJ. Accessed from US 22, 8 miles east of Clinton and 4 miles from Whitehouse.
lots of fishermen
Superb view of rural NJ ahead.
large, open area
Red squirrels and the eastern chipmunk inhabit the dense woodland at Round Valley.
Audubon guide:
The recreation area is a horseshoe-shaped ridge encircling a reservoir.
Geology:
The trap rock is a diabase (similar to that of the Palisades).
The rocks of this curving ridge had their origin in an intrusion of diabase between strata of the Brunswick shales and sandstones of the Triassic formation. They were eventually exposed by erosion, which wore down the softer shales above and around and left the harder igneous material standing 800 feet above sea level and 400 feet above the surrounding Hunterdon countryside.
Trials:
A hiking trail almost 10 miles in length completely encircling the reservoir.
At the northern end of the horseshoe, descend in a northwesterly direction to Cherry Street to travel back to the cars, using the reservoir area instead of walking the road.
The Cushetunk Ridge, never having been glaciated as were the Palisades, has more residual soil than the latter. A good second growth of hardwood covers most of its upper portion.
The region is particularly attractive in spring, at the time of the blossoming dogwood, which is plentiful on the slopes of the ridge. There are good views eastward over the plain of the valley of the Raritan, bordered on the south by similar trap ridges, which are also southwestward extension of the Palisades intrusion.
Ask for a free trail map when you sign in at the visitor center.
A few minutes after starting out you'll come to a marvelous view of the narrow reservoir, one mile wide and three miles long. Eventually, after traversing open fields, the trail lead to thick woods before heading up a hill following the ridge line toward Cushetunk Mountain, a scenic spot to have lunch or a snack.
Half a mile west of the south limb of the Cushetunk horseshoe, in abandoned limestone quarries, are the remains of the kilns where the rock was burned. The rock has a peculiar blue color, possibly due to its manganese content.
Four miles north of Round Valley Reservoir a smaller horseshoe of diabase shows a curious topography. The Brunswick shales of the interior valley are open, while the contact with the trap rock and border conglomerates is generally indicated by the forest which covers the ridge.
In 1958 a natural horse-shoe shaped valley in the rolling hills of Hunterdon County was damned, and today 55 billion gallons of water fill this area, known as Round Valley Reservoir. The lake is 70-feet-deep. It is the deepest in the state.
Many fisherman come here. Lots of boats. Hike along a portion of the nine-mile trail.
Dr. Patrick L. Cooney
Acer negundo (box elder)
Betula lenta (black birch)
Betula populifolia( gray birch)
Fraxinus sp. (ash)
Juniperus virginiana (red cedar)
Liriodendron tulipifera (tulip tree)
Morus alba (white mulberry)
Pinus strobus (white pine)
Platanus occidentalis (American sycamore)
Populus deltoides (cottonwood)
Populus grandidentata (big toothed aspen)
Quercus alba (white oak)
Quercus prinus (chestnut oak)
Rhus typhina (staghorn sumac)
Salix discolor (pussy willow)
Salix sp. (willow)
Elaeagnus umbellata (autumn olive)
Lonicera sp. (honeysuckle)
Rosa multiflora (multiflora rose)
Rubus occidentalis (black raspberry)
Rubus phoenicolasius (wineberry)
Vaccinium angustifolium (early low blueberry)
Viburnum acerifolium (maple leaf viburnum)
Lonicera japonica (Japanese honeysuckle) 10/1/96
Toxicodendron radicans (poison ivy)
Vitis sp. (grape)
Achillea millefolium (yarrow)
Agrimonia sp. (agrimony)
Alliaria petiolata (garlic mustard)
Ambrosia artemisiifolia (common ragweed)
Artemisia vulgaris (common mugwort)
Asclepias syriaca (common milkweed)
Aster divaricatus (white wood aster) 10/1/96
Aster novae-angliae (New England aster) 10/1/96
Aster pilosus (heath aster) 10/1/96
Bidens cernua (nodding bur marigold) 10/1/96
Bidens connata (swamp beggar ticks) 10/1/96
Carya tomentosa (mockernut hickory)
Catalpa sp. (catalpa)
Centaurea nigra (black knapweed) 10/1/96
Cichorium intybus (chicory) 10/1/96
Cornus amomum (swamp dogwood)
Cornus florida (flowering dogwood)
Daucus carota (Queen Anne's lace) 10/1/96
Desmodium sp. (stick tight)
Epilobium sp. (willow herb)
Erechtites hieraciifolia pilewort)
Erigeron annuus (daisy fleabane) 10/1/96
Eupatorium sp. (joe-pye-weed) 10/1/96
Euphorbia maculata (milk purslane)
Euthamia graminifolia (grass-leaved goldenrod)
Gnaphalium obtusifolium (sweet everlasting) 10/1/96
Lespedeza cuneata (Chinese bush clover)
Lespedeza capitata (round-headed bush clover)
Linaria vulgaris (butter and eggs) 10/1/96
Lycopus sp. (bugleweed)
Melilotus alba (white sweet clover) 10/1/96
Oenothera biennis (common evening primrose)
Plantago major (common plantain)
Polygonum sp. (tearthumb) 10/1/96
Polygonum sp. (white knotweed) 10/1/96
Polygonum scandens (climbing buckwheat)
Polygonum cespitosum (cespitose knotweed) 10/1/96
Prunella vulgaris (self-heal) 10/1/96
Rudbeckia hirta v pulcherrima (black eyed Susan)
Rumex sp. (dock)
Silene latifolia (white campion) 10/1/96
Solidago caesia (blue-stem goldenrod) 10/1/96
Solidago spp. (goldenrods) 10/1/96
Taraxacum officinale (dandelion 10/1/96
Trifolium arvense (rabbit foot clover)
Trifolium pratense (red clover) 10/1/96
Trifolium repens (white clover) 10/1/96
Typha latifolia (broad-leaved cattail)
Verbascum thapsus (common mullein)
Verbena urticifolia (white vervain)
Veronica officinalis (common speedwell)
Rushes and Sedges:
Carex lurida (sack sedge)
Cyperus strigosus (umbrella sedge)
Juncus effusus (soft rush)
Juncus tenuis (path rush)
Arthraxon hispidus? (arthraxon grass)
Dactylis glomerata (orchard grass)
Digitaria sp. (crabgrass)
Eleusine indica (goose grass)
Microstegium vimineum (Japanese stilt grass)
Panicum clandestinum (deer-tongue grass)
Poa compressa (Canada bluegrass)
Schizachyrium scoparium (little blue stem grass)
Setaria sp. (foxtail grass)
Tridens flavus (purple top grass)


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Supreme Court Takes Pass on Considering IPR Constitutionality
There is little rhyme nor reason in the cases the Supreme Court decides to review. But the Court has patterns in its case selection that do (to some degree) probe what the Justices think are important questions. One pattern that has been evident in the past few years is that the Court believed it important to set the contours of the post-grant review provisions of the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act, particularly with regard to inter partes review proceedings. Thus, the Court held in Cuozzo Speed Technologies LLC v. Lee (2016) that the USPTO properly applied the "broadest reasonable interpretation" standard for claim construction for IPRs and that the statute mandated that the decision to institute an IPR was not subject to judicial review. Two years later, the Court handed down two IPR-related decisions. In SAS Institute Inc. v. Iancu (2018), the Court challenged the PTAB's practice of partial IPR institution and held that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office was compelled to render a Final Written Decision (FWD) on all claims challenged by a petitioner in its IPR petition. And in Oil States Energy Services, LLC. v. Greene's Energy Group, LLC (2018), the Court held that IPRs do not violate Article III or the Seventh Amendment of the Constitution. Last year, in Return Mail, Inc. v. United States Postal Service (2019), the Court's decision precluded federal government agencies from availing themselves of post-grant proceedings under the AIA, and earlier this year in Thryv, Inc. v. Click-to-Call Technologies, LP (2020), the Court mandated that the provisions of 35 U.S.C. § 315(b), which preclude a petitioner from filing an IPR petition more than one year after being served with a complaint alleging infringement, are barred from judicial review under 35 U.S.C. § 314(d).
The Court's decisions have ranged from the (relative) minutiae of statutory construction and administrative implementation thereof to questions of constitutionality. But the Oil States decision was perhaps the Court's most explicit reservation of judgment on whether Congress (or the PTO) had (or might) overstep its Constitutional moorings under certain circumstances. The Court noted that it was not determining whether IPR proceedings raise due process concerns, and stressed that the holding should not be misconstrued to suggest that other constitutional challenges could not be made, for example challenges related to the Due Process Clause or the Takings Clause. The Court seemed content to await these issues (should they arise) to come before it in future cases.
This week, the Court announced that that future is not now, in denying petitions for certiorari in two cases, Celgene Corp v Peter and Enzo Life Sciences, Inc. v. Becton, Dickinson & Co. Both cases involved Constitutional challenges against retroactive application of IPR challenges on patents that were filed before enactment of the AIA. These challenges were addressed expressly by the Federal Circuit, and in both cases the Court denied those challenges.
In Celgene, in an opinion by Chief Judge Prost, joined by Judges Bryson and Reyna, the Court based its decision that IPRs are not unconstitutional on the history, beginning in 1980, of Patent Office review of previously granted patents, which at least put patentees on notice that the Office could reconsider the validity of the patent grant. This history made that grant contingent on there not being a successful post-grant challenge, and thus an IPR is nothing more than the latest iteration of such proceedings. Characterizing IPRs in this way removed much of the force of the retroactivity argument, without which the constitutional challenge fell. It is also consistent with the Court's decisions in Patlex Corp. v. Mossinghoff, 758 F.2d 594 (Fed. Cir. 1985), and Joy Technologies, Inc. v. Manbeck, 959 F.2d 226 (Fed. Cir. 1992), where the Court rejected similar challenges to ex parte reexamination. According to the opinion, "Celgene's pre-AIA patents were therefore granted subject to existing judicial and administrative avenues for reconsidering their validity" and "[f]or several decades [prior to Celgene applying for its patents], the Patent Office also possessed the authority to reexamine—and perhaps cancel—a patent claim that it had previously allowed."
The Office also persuasively argued that invalidation of a patent is not an unconstitutional taking because "the patent owner 'never had a valid property right because the patent was erroneously issued in the first instance.'" And the panel noted that "[t]he validity of patents has always been subject to challenge in district court," although there is (or should be) a distinction between the agency reversing itself within its own sphere of expertise and a court deciding that the agency had erred.
In view of the similarities between IPRs and these earlier types of post-grant review proceedings, the panel stated that:
[I]t suffices for us to decide that IPRs do not differ sufficiently from the PTO reconsideration avenues available when the patents here were issued to constitute a Fifth Amendment taking. Celgene identifies a number of differences between reexaminations and IPRs, including that IPRs are adjudicative and have discovery, briefing, and an oral hearing, . . . but as explained below [where the panel recites the many similarities between IPRs and earlier post-grant review proceedings], these differences are not sufficiently substantive or significant to constitute a taking.
The Court's reticence to grant certiorari is perhaps more understandable in Enzo. There, in an opinion by Judge Lourie joined by Judges O'Malley and Chen, the Federal Circuit dealt summarily with Enzo's argument that subjecting patents granted prior to enactment of the AIA to the IPR provisions of the AIA was unconstitutional:
We recently addressed this issue in Celgene Corp. v. Peter, No. 18-1167, 2019 WL 3418549, at *12–16 (Fed. Cir. July 30, 2019), which is now precedent that governs this case. Celgene held that "retroactive application of IPR proceedings to pre-AIA patents is not an unconstitutional taking under the Fifth Amendment." Accordingly, we hold that the retroactive application of IPR proceedings to the '197 patent, which issued before the enactment of the AIA, is not an unconstitutional taking under the Fifth Amendment.
It is unlikely that the Court has much stomach for considering arguments against the constitutionality of the post-grant proceedings set forth in the AIA. Perhaps this is simply that a majority of the members of the Court believe (against likelihood or at least recent experience) that the Federal Circuit is correct and the patent bar's acquiescence, and settled case law, to earlier post-grant review regimes (the ex parte reexamination statute in 1980 and the inter partes reexamination statute in 1999) creates sufficient precedent that Congress's latest foray in providing a remedy to Patent Office misadventure in improvidently granting "bad patents." This history suggests that a successful constitutional challenge in these grounds might be presented will take the type of inordinate exercise in cleverness by patent practitioners that the Court has warned against. Until then (or until the patent winds in Congress change), the AIA's post-grant review regime appears to be here to stay.
Posted at 09:56 PM in Post-Grant Proceedings, Supreme Court | Permalink
The problem with both Celgene & Enzo (and this is an entirely sufficient reason for the Court to take a pass on both, quite regardless of what the Court thinks of the merits of the Takings challenge) is that neither case is really in the right procedural posture to support an examination of the Takings issue.
The V amendment does not forbid the government taking property. In fact, the V amendment has historically been read to *allow* the government to take private property, *so long as* just compensation is paid. In other words, if Celgene and Enzo really believed that their property had been taken, then the appropriate next step would have been for them to seek just compensation (presumably in a suit against the government in the Court of Federal Claims). Neither appellant ever brought such a suit, however. Therefore, the Takings case that they purport to be making is not yet ripe.
No sense in the Court wasting its time taking the appeal where the appellant cannot even be troubled to take the steps necessary to make their case ripe for appellate review.
Posted by: Greg DeLassus | June 24, 2020 at 10:53 PM
The prior Sup. Ct. decisions on AIA constitutionality challenges did not any "pass" on that issue. Nor was it ever very likely that the Sup. Ct. will strike down the most important parts of major legislation passed by Congress on a broad bi-partisan basis after six years of consideration. They traditionally, for good reasons, avoid such direct confrontations with the clear will of Congress. Nor are many of the the latest constitutional cert challenges providing appealing facts. So yes, after all these years it is time to face the reality that "the AIA's post-grant review regime appears to be here to stay" as Kevin concludes.
Posted by: Paul F. Morgan | June 25, 2020 at 08:53 AM
Just to be clear, I agree with Paul Morgan that the merits of this challenge are weak. AIA trials are not likely to succumb to *any* constitutional challenge, because they are constitutionally supportable.
Even if, however, the SCotUS wanted to end all doubt on this score by taking the appeal and affirming the circuit court, the SCotUS would presumably not want to take one of *these* cases. These cases have the problem of being unripe, even setting aside the weakness on the merits of the Takings argument. That makes it harder for the SCotUS to reach the merits and really settle the issue once and for all (if the SCotUS wished so to do).
Posted by: Greg DeLassus | June 25, 2020 at 11:02 AM
Mr. DeLassus,
Your position is simply not correct. I do not have the case at my fingertips, but I am fully aware that not only has it been mentioned multiple times over several patent blogs, but was presented directly on point to an earlier comment of yours in exactly the same vein.
Mr. Morgan,
Your words run into direct conflict with the admonitions of the Oil States case.
Maybe the both of you should 'cheerlead' less.
Of that, well, I remain:
Posted by: skeptical | June 25, 2020 at 12:21 PM


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Die ukrainische Poolbillard-Meisterschaft 2016 war ein Poolbillardturnier, das vom 6. bis 10. Dezember 2016 in der ukrainischen Hauptstadt Kiew stattfand. Ermittelt wurden die nationalen Meister in den Disziplinen 8-Ball, 9-Ball, 10-Ball und 14/1 endlos.

Der damalige 8-Ball-Europameister Witalij Pazura gewann bei den Herren drei Goldmedaillen und verteidigte dabei seinen Titel im 9-Ball. Im 14/1 endlos wurde Jewhen Talow erstmals ukrainischer Meister. Bei den Damen gelang Kateryna Polowyntschuk, die im Vorjahr alle vier Titel gewonnen hatte, im 14/1 endlos und im 8-Ball die Titelverteidigung. Natalja Talowa wurde im 9-Ball zum ersten Mal ukrainische Meisterin. Den 10-Ball-Titel sicherte sich zum vierten Mal Wiktorija Nahorna.

Medaillengewinner

Wettbewerbe der Herren
Die Teilnehmer traten zunächst im Doppel-K.-o.-System und ab dem Achtelfinale (im 14/1 endlos ab dem Viertelfinale) im K.-o.-System gegeneinander an. Im Folgenden sind die Ergebnisse der Finalrunde angegeben.

14/1 endlos

8-Ball

9-Ball

10-Ball

Wettbewerbe der Damen
Die Teilnehmerinnen traten zunächst im Doppel-K.-o.-System und ab dem Halbfinale im K.-o.-System gegeneinander an. Im Folgenden sind die Ergebnisse der Finalrunde angegeben.

14/1 endlos

8-Ball

9-Ball

10-Ball

Einzelnachweise

2016
Poolbillardveranstaltung 2016
Billardturnier in Kiew

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We still have plenty of room in our NADAC trial on June 8, 9 & 10th. We will extend the entry deadline to Tuesday, June 5th. I have ordered nice weather! We will also have a human massage therapist on site, Nicole Lindstrom, as well as a canine massage therapist, Carol Manley. We invite you all to come play in Wrenshall (just south of Duluth).


The Pro-Forest Foundation which administrates the Cerro Blanco Protected Forest celebrated its 25th birthday with the participation of 985 visitors on Sunday, December 7th. The celebration revolved around the event ¨Festival of Nature and Culture¨ which included an eco fair with 25 stands promoting ecological projects and products with the participation of the Ecuadorian Ministry of the Environment, Environmental Unit of the Ecuadorian National Police, sister ecological groups such as Cerros Vivos and Amigos del Estero as well as vegetarian food and workshops on meditation among others.
During the day, a series of activities were carried out including a special event to commemorate Cerro Blanco´s anniversary led by Eric Horstman, Pro-Forest Foundation Executive Director as well as Camila Morales delegate of the Municipality of Guayaquil´s Tourism Department and Mr. Andres Aspiazu representing the family of one of Cerro Blanco´s founders Eduardo Aspiazu X, former President of the Guayaquil chapter of Fundacion Natura, which along with La Cemento Nacional (now Holcim Ecuador) worked to create the Cerro Blanco Protected Forest. Andres Aspiazu led the participants in a toast to Cerro Blanco and happy birthday sung with birthday cake distributed to the participants.
Workshops on different themes such as recycling and composting were carried out as well as special activities for children including games and art about the conservation of birds and bats among other topics. Guest speakers gave presentations on the dry tropical forests and the birds of the Tumbesian Bioregion. Cerro Blanco´s dedicated group of guides led visitors on walks in the forest throughout the day.
Artistic presentations including a puppet show and music were very well received by visitors as well as yoga and Indian traditional dancing.
The event also marks the official inauguration of Cerro Blanco´s new installations including camping and picnic area, trails and interpretative signboards.


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Hail Marys, Hard Work Fuel Alum's NFL Rise (and the Seattle Seahawks)
Tom Couillard '75
Gene McGivern, the university's sports information director, wrote the heart of this story in a 2010 blog. It's about John Schneider, an alum who grew up near Green Bay and lived and died with the Packers, eventually interning and later working for the team; he joined the Seattle Seahawks as their general manager in 2010. McGivern is working in his 18th season at St. Thomas and 24th in the MIAC. He blogs periodically on various topics regarding the Tommies, the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference and Division III sports.
My View at 1,000 Feet
Carl Baumgaertner '48
2012 Fall, Alumni, Commentary, Multimedia, News, Our Community, Publications, St. Thomas Magazine, Top News
Carl Baumgaertner '48 was the photo editor of the Kaydet, the St. Thomas Military Academy yearbook. He snapped the first aerial photo of campus on Dec. 6, 1941, from a J-3 Piper Cub piloted by George Kell, a fellow student who ran the Kaydet's darkroom. St. Thomas has grown and changed since that photo was taken, and those changes have been documented from the sky above campus.
The Scroll: That's My School
Martha McCarthy
Commentary, Front Page, News, The Scroll
Martha McCarthy graduated in 2011, but she still feels linked to the St. Thomas community every day and what is happening on campus because of social media and the Web. Sharing that "common bond" is important and exciting, she writes today in The Scroll.
Fowler Business Concept Challenge Scholarship Competition Accepts Submissions
Fowler Business Concept Challenge
Academic News, Front Page, News, Opus College of Business
The challenge asks students to develop a business concept that has the potential to become a viable high-growth business. Teams that submit the winning business concept in each of two divisions (undergraduate and graduate) will receive $10,000 in St. Thomas scholarships.
Two Offices Merge to Form Center for Service-Learning and Community Engagement
Front Page, News
The merger of the Office for Service-Learning and the Center for Intercultural Learning and Community Engagement (CILCE) is the culmination of a process that began in 2006 when two external reviewers recommended greater collaboration among St. Thomas offices engaging in community partnerships.
From Ma Bell to Boardrooms
Doug Hennes '77
2012 Fall, Front Page, News, Our Community, Publications, St. Thomas Magazine, Trustees
A determined and common-sense work ethic always has characterized Tom Madison. "I'm not afraid of hard work," Madison said. "I just applied all of the principles that I learned on my paper routes ... "
'Moving the Art' Earns Upper Midwest Emmy Nomination
Kate Metzger
Academic News, Alumni, Art History, College of Arts and Sciences, Communication and Journalism, Faculty, Front Page, News, Our Community, Staff
The documentary about the installation of Frank Gehry's Winton Guest House at the Gainey Conference Center in Owatonna was narrated and written by Greg Vandegrift and filmed, edited and produced by Brad Jacobsen.
'Death by a Thousand Paper Cuts'
2012 Fall, Academic News, Faculty, Multimedia, News, Our Community, Publications, School of Education, St. Thomas Magazine, Top News
Bruce Kramer always had been in excellent physical condition, and he was proud of it. In the summer of 2010, he noticed he had a "floppy" left foot and thought it might be a pinched nerve or sciatica. During his regular physical examination, he mentioned he was "walking a little funny" and the doctor suggested he should see a neurologist. He procrastinated until he took a couple of falls in October, when his left leg collapsed.
"Counselor, Confessor, Confidant": Monsignor James Lavin Remembered
Jim Winterer '71 and Doug Hennes '77
Alumni, In Our Prayers, News, Our Community, Top News
Mourners gathered Friday in a crowded Chapel of St. Thomas Aquinas to celebrate the life of Monsignor James Lavin. Homilist Father James Stromberg recalled Lavin's life as "a series of good deeds."
Leonard Mikulay, Minneapolis Campus Donor, Dies
Leonard Mikulay, a St. Thomas alumnus and donor who owned much of the land that now makes up the Minneapolis campus, died Tuesday in St. Paul.
The Scroll: The Perils of Summer Cleaning
Susan Alexander
Is your office a mess? Susan Alexander long realized hers was just that, and then one day over the summer she wandered into Kris Bunton's sparkling office and became inspired. Susan returned to her Aquinas Hall office and began what she called a "renovation." Read about it today in The Scroll.
Music Department Names Parker Quartet as its First Artists-in-Residence
Academic News, College of Arts and Sciences, Front Page, Music, News
The Parker Quartet's residency activities will include a full-length public concert, musicianship seminars and lecture demonstrations for music students, All Hearts Listen Lectures (a series of pre-concert discussions), chamber music coaching, and master classes for string students and composition students.
Next 'Hot Topics: Cool Talk' Forum Sept. 26 to Give European Perspective on Religious Freedom
Academic News, Catholic Studies, College of Arts and Sciences, Events, Front Page, News, Philosophy, Political Science, School of Law, Theology
Bishop Charles Morerod of Switzerland will give the first "Hot Topics: Cool Talk" lecture of the 2012-2013 academic year.
The Making of a Spy Catcher
Jim Winterer '71
2012 Fall, Alumni, News, Our Community, Publications, St. Thomas Magazine, Top News
When Randy Thysse '85 was growing up in the Minneapolis working-class suburb of Brooklyn Center, it was suggested that he learn a trade, like neighbors who were plumbers or glaziers, or maybe he could follow in his dad's footsteps and learn carpet laying. The trade he settled into, and which he never once considered while growing up, is sometimes called spycraft.
School of Education Selects 10 Metro Educators for Teaching Fellowship Program
Academic News, Front Page, News, School of Education
The program, now in its second year, is designed to create extraordinary classroom teachers.
The Scroll: Got Gas?
Carol Bruess
Carol Bruess, bargain hunter extraordinaire, has discovered a deal almost too good to be true: A 10 percent discount on gasoline at the Sinclair station on Grand Avenue, thanks to the St. Thomas eXpress Card, and they'll even wash your windows. She exudes about the deal – and the full service – today in The Scroll.
Services Will be Held on Campus Friday, Sept. 21, for Monsignor James Lavin
Alumni, News, Our Community
Funeral services for Monsignor James Lavin will be held at 9:30 a.m. Friday, Sept. 21, in the Chapel of St. Thomas Aquinas. Archbishop John Nienstedt will celebrate the Mass of Christian Burial. Visitation is Thursday at O'Halloran and Murphy; a reception on campus will follow the funeral Friday.
A Conversation With Dr. Matthew Batt and Dr. Leslie Miller
Academic News, College of Arts and Sciences, English, Events, Faculty, Front Page, News, Our Community
Batt's first published work, Sugarhouse, is his harrowing and often hilarious story of renovating a Salt Lake City crack house. Miller's Y, her sixth collection of poetry, "describes motherhood with a broad-ranging intelligence, a fierce humor, and an elegant, emotive poetic line," according to her publisher, Graywolf Press. Batt and Miller are faculty members in the English Department and will read from their works on Friday, Sept. 21.
The Community Pays Social Tribute to Monsignor Lavin
2013 Winter, Alumni, Front Page, Multimedia, News, Our Community, Publications, St. Thomas Magazine
Many community members are taking to social media to pay tribute to Monsignor James Lavin, who died Monday, Sept. 17, at age 93. Read what some of you had to say.
Monsignor James Lavin, Part of the St. Thomas Community for More Than 75 Years, Dies at 93
Doug Hennes '77 and James Winterer '71
Alumni, In Our Prayers, Multimedia, News, Our Community, Top News
Lavin died of natural causes at the end of an early-morning Mass celebrated in his room by Father Joseph Johnson, pastor of Holy Family parish in St. Louis Park. Johnson had anointed Lavin and given him Communion shortly before he died.
The Scroll: A Fond Farewell, Steve Trost!
Dave Nimmer
Commentary, News, Our Community, Staff, The Scroll, Top News
Steve Trost retires Wednesday as greenhouse manager at St. Thomas. Dave Nimmer, writing in The Scroll, talks about his buddy's 32 years of working magic in flower beds and collaborating with biology students and professors.
'Nullification Crisis of 1832' Still Resonates Today for History Major
Academic News, College of Arts and Sciences, Current Students, Front Page, History, News, Our Community
David Yates, the History Department's lead history tutor, was one of five students who presented research papers at a symposium at Mississippi State University over Memorial Day weekend last May. He describes his presentation on "The Nullification Crisis of 1832" "as the culmination of my work over the years. It was the realization of the whole process." Nullification occasionally makes news even today.
U.S. News Ranks Engineering, Business Undergraduate Programs
Academic News, Front Page, News, Opus College of Business, School of Engineering
U.S. News & World Report magazine has given favorable rankings to undergraduate engineering and business programs at St. Thomas.
The Scroll: History Hunters, St. Thomas Style
Lisa Weier
Commentary, Front Page, News, Our Community, The Scroll
Junior Lisa Weier wasn't fond of history classes in high school, but she has a special appreciation for the subject matter these days as she learns more about St. Thomas and people such as John Ireland, Thomas Grace and William Finn. Read her history lesson today in The Scroll.
Sept. 28 Program on Community-Led Healthy Living Initiatives to Feature Remarks by U.S. Surgeon General
Academic News, College of Arts and Sciences, Department of Health & Exercise Science, Events, Front Page, News, Opus College of Business
Co-sponsored by the Opus College of Business and its Health Care MBA, the program will include a poster session, panel discussion, and remarks by former U.S. Sen. Dave Durenberger and U.S. Surgeon General Regina Benjamin.


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Five New Cincinnati Bengals Players That Should Succeed in 2022
The Cincinnati Bengals shocked the world by coming within three points of a Super Bowl victory last season. However, no one will be surprised if the Bengals are contenders this fall after a busy offseason.
Cincinnati made several massive additions to its AFC-winning roster. While there's no guarantee all of them will pan out, at least five of them should be put in a position for immediate success in their first season with the Orange and Black.
RG Alex Cappa
The Bengals' biggest offseason need was the offensive line, something they addressed with three newcomers. Among them, Cappa fetched the largest contract, joining the Cats on a four-year, $35 million deal.
Before joining Cincinnati, Cappa was a starting guard on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The 27-year-old became a starter in 2019 and started every game for the Bucs in the last two seasons, including their Super Bowl victory in the 2020 season.
Cappa has a core injury that is sidelining him for a few weeks, but all indications point to him being ready to play this fall. When he does take the field, he'll bring exceptional toughness and snarl to an O-line that will need to put every ounce of strength into protecting Joe Burrow.
CB/S Dax Hill
Ask most draft experts about landing Dax Hill with the 31st pick, and they'll tell you Cincy got a steal at the end of the first round.
The Michigan standout was viewed as a top-20 pick heading into this year's draft. He has exceptional traits and versatility that allow him to play either safety spot or nickel cornerback. Matt Miller of ESPN even compared Hill to five-time Pro Bowler Eric Berry.
Defensive coordinator Lou Anarumo is the perfect coach for Hill and will be able to use him all over the field. While his future starting spot may depend on Jessie Bates' next contract, there's no doubt the rookie will be in a position to succeed on day one.
TE Hayden Hurst
Following a career year, C.J. Uzomah cashed in on a three-year deal with the New York Jets. This left the Bengals with a hole at tight end before signing Hayden Hurst to a one-year pact.
Hurst is on his third team in five years after two seasons with the Baltimore Ravens and Atlanta Falcons. While he's never been an everyday starter, he registered 571 yards and six touchdowns while making just nine starts in 2020. For perspective, Uzomah's best season saw him rack up 493 yards and five scores in 16 starts last year.
Even though he's not a great blocker, Hurst is an above-average pass-catcher who rarely drops any balls. The former first-round pick should form instant chemistry with the accurate Burrow from the jump.
RT La'el Collins
Like Cappa, La'el Collins is a big-ticket acquisition made by Cincinnati this spring. The Bengals signed the former Dallas Cowboys tackle to a three-year, $21 million deal.
Off-the-field concerns forced Collins to go undrafted in 2015. But there's a reason he's been a staple on Dallas' elite offensive line since his rookie year. Whether it was at guard or right tackle, the 28-year-old has been an effective blocker for the entirety of his NFL career.
Cincinnati is hoping his penalties (nine in 2021) go down. But moving from Dallas to a less-pressurized situation with the Bengals should bode well for the talented Collins.
DT Zach Carter
After addressing the offensive line in free agency, the Bengals targeted defensive players early in the draft. They looked at improving the secondary in the first two rounds before drafting Carter in the third round.
At 6-foot-4 and 280 pounds, Carter has the size and athleticism that allows him to play on the inside or outside on the edge. The Bengals will likely push the Florida Gator on the inside, which makes him a solid backup to B.J. Hill and DJ Reader.
Carter is surrounded by veterans around the line that will show him the ropes. Given his versatility, he'll be able to plug into any D-line spot, particularly if it's as an injury replacement.
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Q: Multiple image upload using django restframework and postman Models.py
class Image(SafeDeleteModel):

image = models.ImageField(upload_to='image/')

class Meta:
    db_table = TABLE_PREFIX + "image"

serializers.py
class MultiImageSerializer(serializers.ModelSerializer):

class Meta:
    model = Image
    fields = '__all__'

views.py
class MultiImageViewSet(viewsets.ModelViewSet):
queryset = Image.objects.all()
serializer_class = MultiImageSerializer
# parser_classes = (MultiPartParser, FormParser)
# permission_classes = (IsAuthenticated,)

def create(self, request, *args, **kwargs):
    serializer = self.get_serializer(data=request.data, many=True)
    if serializer.is_valid():
        print(serializer.validated_data)
        serializer.save()
        custom_data = {
            "data": serializer.data
        }
        return Response(custom_data, status=status.HTTP_201_CREATED)
    else:
        custom_data = {
            "data": serializer.errors
        }
        return Response(custom_data, status=status.HTTP_400_BAD_REQUEST)

I'm getting an empty list when i print 'serializer.validated_data' inside view.
I use postman to invoke the api.

It returns a null value, and i'm not sure if its the right way to do it.
I removed 'many=True' from views and tries single image upload with the api, it works fine.
Someone please suggest me the simplest way to upload multiple images with the api.
Thank you for the time you spend on my problem.

A: For my use case, fetching the images as below solved the issue:
images = request.FILES.getlist('images')

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The Crisis of Marxism
Asad Haider and Patrick King December 18, 2017
Leonardo Cremonini, Bassa marea (1957-1958)
Crisis Theory | Asad Haider
In 1977 Louis Althusser gave a famous speech in Venice on "the crisis of Marxism," a thesis almost as scandalous as that of an epistemological break in Marx's thought.
The Crisis of Marxism (1977) | Louis Althusser
It is in this profoundly political sense that we are forced today, it seems to me, to speak of a theoretical crisis within Marxism, in order to clarify the ways in which it affects what is called Marxist theory itself: and in particular the fact that a number of apparently infallible principles inherited from the Second and Third Internationals have now been placed in doubt.
Power and Opposition in Post-revolutionary Societies (1977) | Rossana Rossanda
The crisis, moreover, goes beyond the purely political domain and invests the realm of theory itself. It is a crisis of Marxism, which is experienced by immense masses as an unacknowledged reality. Marxism – not as a body of theoretical or philosophical thought, but as the great idealistic force that was changing the world – is now groaning under the weight of this this history.
Marxism as a Finite Theory (1978) | Louis Althusser
I believe that Marxist theory is "finite," limited: that it is limited to the analysis of the capitalist mode of production, and of its contradictory tendency, which opens up the possibility of the transition to the abolition of capitalism and its replacement by "something else" which already appears implicitly in capitalist society.
State, Party, Transition (1978) | Etienne Balibar
The problems of Althusser's text and other recent interventions appear to me to lie elsewhere. What does it mean that "the party must be fundamentally outside the State," with the clarification that it is "through its activity within the masses"? What does it mean to "tear the party away from the state"? Do we not find here an ideal (and idealist) conception of a party?
The Critique of Politics and "Unequal Right" (1978) | Rossana Rossanda
The paradox we are experiencing consists in the fact that today the critique of capitalism and the state is produced in real social conflicts, advances through real political subjects, material practices: here we already move in the zone of the "screen," beyond the categories inherited and taken from the traditional workers' movement, in the profile of another which is expressed as a need and seen in clips of experience.
May '68 and the Crisis of Marxism (1978) | Christine Buci-Glucksmann
It is necessary, then, to modify our relationship to Marxism today, to begin from its lacunas, its points of fragility – to openly confront its forbidden zones, its blind spots, so that this real crisis becomes an emancipatory one, producing other analyses, other political practices.
The State, Social Movements, Party (1979) | Nicos Poulantzas
To modify the balance of power within the state, and furthermore, radically modify the materiality of the state, is only one aspect of a democratic transition to socialism. The other aspect of the process depends on, at the same time, grassroots social movements propelling the spread of spaces of direct democracy: in short for movements to ground themselves in popular struggles that always spill over beyond, and keep a distance from, the state.
After the Other May (1981) | Etienne Balibar
We must start again on the basis of an irreversible pluralism, and look to move past paroxysmal – and today, caricatured – forms that have led up to this critical moment wherein every mass workers' organization is in upheaval, and replace them in the face of the unresolvable alternative of passivity or ephemeral revolt. No matter its concrete shape, the outcome of the crisis of the party-form depends on the simultaneous transformation of all the organizations of the workers' movement (none of which have every been purely composed of workers).
Crisis and Dialectic of Parties and New Social Movements in Italy (1981) | Rossana Rossanda
The real question is rather: for those who deny the centrality of the working class, where is the epicenter? For the centrality of the working class is not merely "sociological": it is an image of the centrality of the modes and relations of production with multiple social and ideological formations which intersect and contradict each other. Or further: in a system without an epicenter, where would movement come from?
(The Right to) Tendencies (1982) | Etienne Balibar
Once we manage to avoid identifying a "political center" and "theoretical" center in advance, from identifying the elaboration of a strategy with the application of a pre-established vision to the course of history, it might be possible to overcome the dilemmas of "democratic centralism" and the "right to tendencies."
On the Left-Wing Critique of Stalinism (1976) | Christine Buci-Glucksmann
The critique of Stalinist dogmatism from "the left-wing position of theoretical antihumanism" challenges a form of Marxist theory which supports, guarantees, and illustrates a certain view and practice of class struggle, a certain vision of socialism.
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Authors of the article
Asad Haider is an editor of Viewpoint and author of Mistaken Identity: Anti-Racism and the Struggle Against White Supremacy (Verso, Spring 2018).
Patrick King is a member of the editorial collective of Viewpoint and a graduate student at UC Santa Cruz.
The Extreme Center and Social Struggles in France: From the Labor Law to the Presidential Elections June 15, 2017
The traditional forces of the extreme center have crumbled, and now there is a renewed resistant subjectivity, which has been barred by ruling forces over …
Toward a Counter-Genealogy of Race: On C.L.R. James September 16, 2015
The analysis of James's thought elaborated here is only a preliminary to what we have called a counter-genealogy of race. Tracing this genealogy could assist …
The Shape of Solidarity: Popular Feminisms and the International Women's Strike March 7, 2018
Dispatches from the emerging feminist international.
Black Editor: An Interview (1968) January 13, 2015
The Inner City Voice was created in response to certain adverse conditions that black militants had found in Detroit and in the country as a …
Hostile and Notorious: The Conditions of Private Property January 11, 2012
Following the recent four-day occupation of an empty bank building at 75 River Street in Santa Cruz and the attempted occupation of an empty warehouse …
Political Anatomy of the South American Conjuncture: Images of Development and New Social Conflict in the Present Period August 6, 2015
Despite these ostensibly "progressive" victories, the region's period of left-wing state dominance may have reached its limits, and in some cases, fallen into outright conservatism. …
Graffiti and Glitter Bombs: An Interview with Alejandra Santillana Ortiz on Mexico's Movement Against Rape October 1, 2019
As we have seen written on the walls these days, "they will never again have the comfort of our silence," because we are not willing …
Logging Out November 9, 2016
November 8, 2016 – we may remember this as the day that the liberal elite of the American coasts learned of a world outside its …


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| Science departments must educate the public good
Alexander Rives
Science departments must educate the public good
Alexander Rives 12:00 am, Feb 21, 2002
We live in an important moment in the history of science and the humanities. Biology has reached a point where it has moved beyond the ability to describe life, and into the ability to manipulate it. We are looking forward to a time where new biological methods will offer untold possibilities for curing genetic diseases.
However, the possibility of genetic manipulations in human beings brings many ethical and religious issues to the forefront. Where do we draw the line between a human and a mass of cells? Is it right to harvest stem cells to carry out genetic manipulations? Is it right to clone human cells to cure diseases?
Our modern conception of the appropriate place for science has always argued that science should be considered in a separate realm from religious and ethical beliefs. But it is clear that when biology intersects the fundamental basis for human life, this barrier cannot stand. Biology is challenging our fundamental notions of what it is to be a human being, and in what respect we should treat human life. The greatest controversies of science have come at times in history when science challenges our ethical and religious conception of the world and our place as human beings in it.
Indeed, there is a clear recognition that biology has reached a place where it can no longer be considered autonomous from ethical and religious values. And there has been a clarion call to regulate science.
This can be seen in the prominence that bioethics has received in our university and worldwide. I believe this common solution to the problem of science's new role is fundamentally flawed and promotes a deep level of misunderstanding about the role of science and its potential. This approach depicts science as a raging pitbull that must be checked by the leash of ethics.
I do not want to be misinterpreted. I believe that ethics must serve a critical role in the regulation of science. But a view that holds science as the sole transgressor into sacred ground is very dangerous. I am afraid that this is the common conception that is presented to the public by the misinformed politicians and media.
At a time when science has such prominence in the political sphere, we must have an understanding of the issues that are at the forefront in order to be good citizens. It does not make sense for a misinformed public to make decisions that will hamper the potential for biology to dramatically improve human life. Such misinformed reactions can be seen in the tremendous backlash against genetically modified foods and in the controversy that surrounds embryonic stem cells and human cloning.
I believe that this university has a responsibility as an educational institution to create good and well-informed citizens. Just as it is essential for students of science to have an understanding of ethics, I believe it is important for students of the humanities to have an understanding of science. The traditional divide between science and the humanities is breaking down.
For our society to make deliberate and enlightened decisions about the ethical role science should play, we must have knowledge not just of ethical and religious beliefs, but of the principles of science and its possibilities. I hope the science departments here will look for ways to make their disciplines more accessible to students of the humanities.
Alexander Rives is a sophomore in Trumbull College.


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Explanatory Memorandum sets out a brief statement of the purpose of a Northern Ireland Order in Council and provides information about its policy objective and policy implications. They aim to make the Order accessible to readers who are not legally qualified and accompany any Northern Ireland Order in Council made since 2002.


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