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Empathy Unlocked
SPEA professor Crystal Garcia leads a transformational educational experience through Inside-Out Prison Exchange program
By Michael L. Jackson
Trust me, she asked them. And they did.
It's the end of 17 grueling weeks, and Associate Professor Crystal Garcia is leading opening ceremonies that mark the final class. But this is no ordinary class. More than half of the students have stored their personal belongings in a locker. They've taken off their shoes and belts and have passed security's scrutiny just to be here.
The other students in attendance just call this home.
Garcia's J470 seminar in criminal justice is not taking place this May evening on the IUPUI campus. Like the previous 16 classes, this one takes place inside a minimum security prison on Indianapolis's Near Eastside.
The Indianapolis Re-Entry Educational Facility (IREF) along East New York Street is home to just under 200 Indiana Department of Correction offenders. It's the last stop before freedom. And it's a place where they're given opportunities that will help them make that transition. J470 – a SPEA class that is part of the Inside-Out Prison Exchange Program – is one of those opportunities.
For the past five months, Garcia has led 15 Outside students and 11 Inside students on a journey of self-discovery. Tonight is the culmination of that journey.
Other than the drab cinder-block walls and giant Indiana Department of Correction logo painted on the wall, it's hard to tell the class is taking place in a prison. IREF residents may wear civilian clothes, and many are sharply dressed this night. During a break, one Inside student discusses how he was recently married in this room.
Garcia, a SPEA professor for more than 20 years, is no stranger to teaching behind prison walls. Each fall she leads 50 freshmen in two Themed Learning Community sections called "Dangerous Minds, Dangerous Policies." The TLC companion speech class and first-year seminar is part of a Toastmasters offering that takes place at a local correctional facility.
But the Toastmasters class is a different experience. Garcia describes it as formal and business-like. It has an agenda, required speeches, and formal evaluations.
"There's not a whole lot of time for individual side chat; just enough to begin to break down barriers," she said of Toastmasters.
"With the Inside-Out class, we're sharing so much more of our personal experiences," Garcia continued. "We sit in a circle facing each other for three hours every Thursday night, and we're covering topics that are emotional and will trigger some pain. I just had no idea how much."
Those topics include race, racism, sexuality, implicit bias, religion, and politics.
"Things you don't talk about in prison," she said.
The theme for this semester's class is "Putting Justice Back into Criminal Justice." There were numerous readings and weekly journal reflections, and students worked in teams to produce their vision of what a community justice center would look like.
The slogan of the Inside-Out Program is "Social Change through Transformative Education," and in addition to the demands of a rigorous college course, the semester would also be about changing hearts and minds. And learning to trust.
For Garcia, the semester's theme is summarized in five simple words. This night, she repeats the phrase to guests nearly a dozen times: "Trust me, and they did."
"Trust is very important, both for the Inside students and the Outside students," Garcia said. "But it's especially true for the Inside students. They are used to being let down by a lot of people. But as long as you do what you say you're going to do and treat them with respect you'll eventually get it.
"The bonding happens very quickly if the facilitation is strong."
Breaking down barriers
As Blaire Viehweg (pronounced vee-wig) rode with friends to the final class of the semester, she "dreaded it."
This would be the last time she'd see many of these classmates, and she was anxious about getting up in front of the room to give her reflections on the semester. She was one of two Outside students picked to speak at the closing ceremony.
"I had so much in my mind," the freshman from Greenfield would recount later. "I thought, 'How can I possibly put this into words?'"
Viehweg spoke openly that night about how the class had intrigued her, engaged her, and ultimately prompted her commitment to being a positive force in the criminal justice system. It marked the end of a transformative freshman year for the criminal justice major.
Though she has dreams of working for the FBI, Viehweg admits having previously viewed those behind bars as something out of a Mary Shelley novel.
That view started to change during her first semester at IUPUI when she was enrolled in Garcia's Toastmasters class. A story related by an IREF participant in the Inside Out Program also struck a chord. Viehweg had never lived on the streets or worried about a meal, but the deeply personal story made her realize that in a split second everything could change.
"It was such an amazing experience the first semester that I didn't want to stop being the ripple," Viehweg said. "I wanted to continue planting the seed and rippling out to other people."
Several months later, as the students were saying their final goodbyes at the Inside-Out class, an Inside student patted Viehweg on the shoulder.
"I'm so proud of you," he said to her. "I just want to thank you for seeing me as a human."
The emotions of the night finally hit her.
"That's what broke me," Viehweg said. "I was so sad. I told my mom when I was on the way home that I felt like I had lost a family member. That's the impact they left.
"He's one of the nicest people I've ever met," Viehweg said of the Inside student. "He changed my point of view, and it made me want to change other people's view."
Not just a number
That Department of Correction number has followed Greg Ousley for most of his life, and to some people that's all he is – a number. After killing his parents at the age of 14, Ousley has spent the past 24 years behind bars at numerous Indiana prisons. His latest stop is IREF, where he, too, is now before the classroom talking about his Inside Out experience.
Prof. Crystal Garcia is with inmate and program participant Greg Ousley.
He speaks of enlightenment, validation, inspiration, and intervention. The road to this moment hasn't been an easy one.
"The people in this class showed me they care," Ousley says. "You guys are the next generation, and that makes me feel good."
Ousley is no stranger to the classroom. In 2004, he completed a bachelor's degree in liberal arts through satellite courses at Indiana State University. But those correspondence classes didn't come with the bonds he made during the past semester.
Early during the semester, while reading about Paula Cooper, Ousley was overwhelmed with emotion. Cooper spent 27 years in prison for a murder she committed when she was just 15 years old. She became the youngest person on Indiana's Death Row. Her case drew international attention. Her death sentence was ultimately overturned by the Indiana Supreme Court, and Ousley credits Cooper's case with dissuading authorities from seeking the death penalty in his own case.
In 2015, just days shy of two years since her release from prison, Cooper committed suicide in Indianapolis, taking her life with a single gunshot to the head. Though he knew Cooper's story, discussing it in such depth drove Ousley from the classroom.
"I knew it was going to be really emotional with Greg," Garcia said. "I had warned him before the semester started because I was going to use the Paula Cooper book. I didn't know he had such an affinity for Paula's situation, but I knew it was similar enough in a lot of ways that it could cause him a lot of angst. It really sent him for a loop."
Two weeks later, Ousley returned to class. That's when Bethany Palmer changed his experience for the rest of the semester.
Ousley was the first person Palmer sat next to when class began in January. He exuded a kindness that still makes her smile. The two talked a lot during class and formed a connection that neither expected.
"One day he was talking about all the things he wanted to do when he gets released," said Palmer. She extended her pinkie to Ousley that day. "I said to him, 'I want you to promise that you're never going to hurt yourself.'"
Though Palmer didn't give the gesture a second thought, it resonated deeply with Ousley.
"It was definitely an intervention for me," Ousley said. "It was at that moment that I knew the bonds I was making were real."
Learning not to judge
Before the first Inside-Out class, Jaden Smith already knew that a class behind prison walls would be a transformative experience. Like Viehweg and many of these classmates, both Inside and Outside, Smith had spent a semester with Garcia in Toastmasters.
Within the first couple of Toastmasters classes, he says, his eyes were opened to a new reality. The inmates confined behind chain-link fences and barbed wire were not all monsters. They were men. And eventually they would be our neighbors.
"I changed my views on a lot of things that semester," said Smith.
Garcia isn't surprised.
"Everyone goes in with these preconceived notions and biases about what prisoners are, and they learn very quickly that those biases are wrong," she said. "But it happens on both sides. We start chipping away at these walls that society has put up, and we start to get to know each other as human beings."
Smith began to wonder whether other students in the Toastmasters program had the same change of heart, so he started working with Garcia to develop a research proposal and questionnaire for current and past students. He surveyed students who had been in the class during the previous two fall semesters and presented his findings at the poster presentations during IUPUI's annual Robert G. Bringle Civic Engagement Showcase in the spring.
"What we found, to a statistically significant level, is that people were having a shift in their beliefs and their perspectives about inmates," he said.
While the Toastmasters experience intrigued Smith and pushed him toward the Inside Out class, it didn't prepare him to deal with such an emotionally charged experience during the spring semester.
"Toastmasters had enough of an effect on me to change my perspective on things, but it didn't have near the effect that the Inside-Out class had," Smith said. "It was so much more in-depth, so much more personal. Every class was three straight hours of intense conversation and dialogue."
Smith said hearing the stories of all the students, especially the Inside students, made him realize you can't judge people. "You don't know what they've been through."
"It was very draining," he said, "but it was also really rewarding."
Jaden Smith discusses findings from the Toastmasters Study.
Renewed passion
The experience also turned out to be bittersweet. Less than a month after the final class, Indiana officials announced they were closing the IREF facility, a move decried by Garcia and her students.
"IREF really made me want to work in re-entry, and it is discouraging to me how little the criminal justice system focuses on re-entry. There's not a whole lot of opportunity for it," said Palmer, who is already working with offenders when she's not in school. "I'm scared that they'll ruin the progress they made. I cried when I heard the news. I was hurt they'd close something that's doing something good.
The class didn't just have an impact on the students. It also reinvigorated Garcia. At the closing ceremony, she spoke of "falling in love with teaching again." For anyone who knows her passion for students and the classroom, the comment was surprising.
"The class just got me really excited again," she explained. "The openness of the students and willingness to take critique and criticism – it was a laboratory that was perfect in terms of a teaching experience."
In her presentation to the class that spring night, Viehweg said the Inside-Out class had inherently changed the way she views the world. Another student commented that the class wasn't as much about restorative justice as it was about learning how to be a human being.
"If I weren't a criminal justice major, I think that class would make me want to be one," Palmer added. "It was definitely a life-changing experience."
Being pushed to think critically and the opportunity to interact with people from the outside left an indelible mark on Ousley.
"When you're on the inside, you're just doing time. You're never challenged," said Ousley, who was transferred to a minimum security prison just beyond the western edge of Marion County. "Being challenged in that way and being accountable is an experience every one of us needs."
For Garcia, the students' comments provide affirmation.
"If you really care about what you're doing in terms of teaching, that's what you want to see happen," she said. "It's not that I want them to change to any particular viewpoint, but I do want to challenge their preconceived ideas in general and to be more open and empathetic to all people. I saw that happen with all of them."
Trust me, she asked them.


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VICTIM MAY, TORY LOSSES AND BREXIT BOOST
Theresa May will stand down as Tory party leader on 7 June starting the process for electing a new leader and Prime Minister. Predictably, in her tearful exit date speech on the steps of Downing Street, she blamed MPs on all sides of the Commons for her failure to get her Brexit deal accepted. She played the victim of a long simmering plot to replace her with a right-wing hard Brexiteer who would ensure that the UK reached a better deal with the EU. But just how a new Tory leader and Prime Minister would achieve this given the political composition of the House of Commons is anyone's guess. Leaving the EU on 31 October with no deal looks more likely than ever.
May had entered talks with Labour less than two months before her exit announcement, much too late in the eyes of many, and had failed to reach agreement. Labour said it would vote against her 'new' deal, as would many Tories, including cabinet members, opposed to her sleeping with the enemy. Her days were numbered, and she knew it. Her speech was peppered with a list of Tory government achievements, with the promise of a bright future for a united country under a new leader. It was a desperate attempt at a party political broadcast by a Prime Minister who was already dead.
The belief that a new Tory leader and Prime Minister would heal the divisions in the country, long dormant but brought to the surface by Brexit, is akin to a belief in fairies. In the general election, whenever it comes, the Tories could pay heavily for what many voters may see as harsh treatment of a courageous woman who did her best to deliver the outcome of the 2016 referendum.
Even if the disastrous EU election results for the Tories are only partially reflected at the general election, they will be kicked out of office. A caveat here: this will depend on what happens to the votes of those Tory and Labour voters who switched to the single issue Brexit party on 23 May. If many of them stick with Farage and his party, both the Tories and Labour will be badly hit.
The Brexit party topped the poll in every English region outside of London, where it was pushed into third place by the Liberal Democrats and Labour. But it triumphed in Wales, where there was a strong leave vote in 2016, and ran second to the SNP in a firmly remain Scotland.
On the surface these results suggest a very bright future for the Brexit party. However, the EU elections were dominated by the single issue of Brexit and the Brexit party, unlike the Tories and Labour, had a clear unambiguous message, and in Nigel Farage a charismatic leader to communicate it to the voters.
It was undoubtedly a remarkable performance by Farage and his supporters. Farage without UKIP was much stronger than UKIP without Farage. But not astonishing, given that Brexit is now the main issue.
In 2014, UKIP won nearly 27% of the votes and 24 seats. This time, the Brexit party with a shrunken UKIP won just under 35% and 29 seats. Hundreds of thousands who had voted UKIP in 2014 switched to the Brexit party. But at both elections it was not going to give them authentic government power.
Brexit voters need to know what kind of party they support. It is not a political party in the traditional sense. Farage has learned from the right-wing populist parties in Europe, particularly the Five Star Movement in Italy. In 'Where Farage learned his digital tricks', an article in The Guardian of 21 May, two days before the EU elections, Farage is quoted saying "I've watched the growth of the Five Star Movement with absolute fascination. Look at what we're already doing in four weeks-we're doing the same kind of thing"
In the same article Arron Banks, a close associate of Farage and co-founder of the Leave.EU campaign put it into context: "The Brexit party is the virtual carbon copy of the Five Star Movement. What the Five Star did, and what the Brexit party is doing, is having a tightly controlled central structure, almost a dictatorship at the centre. If you have a tightly controlled centre, then the crazies can't take over" Labour should use that quote at the next election and point out that most 'populists' despise the people they lead, thinking themselves superior and do not plan to give ordinary people real power.
The election campaign was between those who want to leave the EU and those who support a second referendum in the hope that the UK remains a member. The result showed that the parties who had a clear message, the Brexit party, Liberal Democrats and Greens, polled well. (ChangeUK, which attracted the support of a number of Labour remain voters, amassed less than 600,000 votes across England and Wales, with a vote share of 3.4%. Its future surely lies in a merger with the Liberal Democrats).
The compromise parties, the Tories and Labour, who want to leave with a deal that doesn't harm the economy, polled badly. In the current febrile state of politics compromise has become a no-go word. Some Westminster politicians continue to insist that there must be compromise if a deal is to win the support of a majority of MPs. Compromise is the bedrock of parliamentary democracy. But Nigel Farage, basking in the glory of victory, believes that the party's newly elected MEPs should participate in any further talks with EU leaders to break the deadlock over Brexit.
Europe has been the bugbear of the Tories for more than forty years. It has never reconciled itself to being a part of a greater Europe. It was the downfall of Thatcher, Major, Cameron, and now May. So given the divided state of the current Tory party and the internal battles over the future leadership of the party a mauling in the EU elections was inevitable. Even with Alexander Boris de Pfeffel Johnson, commonly known as just plain Boris, as leader-he is the political pin up of the grassroots Tories- the party may not be saved from a further mauling.
Labour's lack of a clear message on Europe led to its poor performance overall, but particularly in Wales, its traditional stronghold. (Its share of the vote in England, Scotland and Wales fell from 25.4% in 2014 to 14.1% in 2019, and halved its number of MEPs to 10). With the leadership and the party in parliament divided, mixed signals were conveyed to voters. Labour's policy, which appeared to suggest that the party could have its cake and eat it- voters couldn't decide whether Labour wanted to leave or remain in the EU- caused a desertion of Labour remain voters to the Liberal Democrats and the Green party and an exodus of Labour leave voters to the Brexit party. Unless Labour clarifies its position and exercises strong leadership, not only on the EU but also on bread and butter issues that have a direct effect on people's lives, many of those voters may not return to Labour.
Labour is in a terrible position which invites losses whichever way it turns. However, the Tories are in an even worse one. A new Tory leader won't get a new deal without a general election to alter the balance of opinion in the House of Commons. But such an election would be disastrous for them. We can be fairly confident that the EU will not grant the new Tory leader a new, improved deal. Will the Tories then go for no deal? That is unlikely to get through the Commons, but that may not matter if it is the default option. The Tories would be forever associated with a no deal Brexit forced through without a general election. Labour could at least claim that they had tried to stop it.
It cannot be stressed enough how disastrous Brexit is for the Labour Party's hope of reviving class politics in Britain. There is now a real danger that the poisonous atmosphere created by the Brexit debate will sink Labour's agenda for good. But at least a no deal Brexit would allow Labour to focus on what it hopes to do for the country.

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Tarnished Gems is about six women. It is set in Inner Sydney, Australia. When Jade falls from a horse, her friend Saffy wrongly thinks it is her fault and runs away. Ruby sees the accident and steps in to help, becoming involved in the lives of both Jade's family as well as Saffy's in the process.


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A trust is an agreement that determines how a person's property is to be managed and distributed during his or her lifetime and also upon death. For an explanation of the tax benefits and reasons to establish a trust, go to our estate planning page.
The Settlor – Also called grantor or trustor, this is the person who creates the trust, and usually the only person who provides funding for the trust. More than one person can be a settlor of a trust, such as when a husband and wife join together to create a family trust.
The Trustee – This is the person who holds title to the trust property and manages it according to the terms of the trust. The settlor often serves as trustee during his or her lifetime, and another person or a corporate trust company is named to serve as successor trustee after the settlor's death or if the settlor is unable to continue serving for any reason.
The Beneficiary – This is the person or entity that will receive the income or principal from the trust. This can be the settlor (and the settlor's spouse) during his or her lifetime and the settlor's children (or anyone else, or a charity the settlor chooses to name) after the settlor's death. A trust is classified as a "living" trust when it is established during the settlor's lifetime and as a "revocable" trust when the settlor has reserved the right to amend or revoke the trust during his or her lifetime.
How is a Living Trust Created?
There are two basic steps in creating a revocable living trust. First, an attorney prepares a legal document called a "trust agreement" or a "declaration of trust" or an "indenture of trust" which is signed by the settlor and the trustee. Secondly, the settlor transfers property to the trustee to be held for the benefit of the beneficiary named in the trust document.
Yes. The settlor ordinarily reserves the right in the trust document to amend or revoke the trust at any time during his or her lifetime. This enables the settlor to revise the trust (or even terminate the trust) to take into account any change of circumstances such as marriage, divorce, death, disability or even a "change of mind." It also gives the settlor the peace of mind that he can "undo" what he has done. Upon the death of the settlor, most revocable living trusts become irrevocable and no changes are then allowed. Sometimes the trust becomes irrevocable after the death of a spouse if the trust was jointly created by a married couple.
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Carnival of Souls (1962)
Come October, schools and churches love to throw carnivals (though public schools might do so in honor of Halloween and churches might do so in honor of "Harvest," just to keep it pure). One expects to find things like cake walks, bobbing for apples, darts at balloons, spooky organ music, ghouls dancing... Well, those last couple of things might more likely be found in "Carnival of Souls."
"Carnival of Souls" was a low budget horror film, the only feature film directed by Herk Harvey. Harvey directed a number of educational shorts such as "Why Study Industrial Arts?", "Manners in School," and "Pork: The Meal with aSqueal" as well as one segment on "Reading Rainbow." The film, initially playing as the bottom half of a drive-in double horror bill, went on to become a cult favorite counting among its fans David Lynch ("Twin Peaks") and George Romero ("Night of the Living Dead").
The movie tells the story of a woman who apparently survives a fatal car accident but begins to see ghostly apparitions; which is not, of course, why we're looking at it here in Movie Churches. "Carnival of Souls" is one of the only films that I know of that deals with the intriguing ecclesiastical issue of whether it is important for the auxiliary staff of a church to hold to the beliefs and doctrines of a church. Didn't see that coming as part of a Creature Feature, did you?
Mary Henry, the heroine of the film, has been hired as an organist in a church in Utah. We see her practicing at a factory which recently shipped off an organ to the church where Mary wants to serve. When a worker at the factory asks her about the position, Mary says, "It's just a job."
The worker responds, "That's not the attitude to have going into church work."
Mary said, "I'm not taking vows, I'm just playing the organ."
Which brings up the question: "Is leading worship in a church just a job?" Mary apparently thinks it is. And many churches seem to agree. Churches often advertise for a pianist or organist or a choir director and ask questions only about musical talent and aptitude, but nothing about the applicant's faith. Mary would agree with that process.
In further discussion at the factory, Mary admits the job doesn't pay much, "but it's a start."
The worker tells her, "It takes more than intellect to be a musician, it takes soul." See what they did there? "Soul" like in the title?
Mary is rather listless. One wonders if Mary is really alive, does she really have a soul? Can such a person worship? Should such a person be leading worship?
Mary goes to Utah and meets the pastor of the church where she'll be working. He describes their new organ as their pride and joy. He tells Mary they don't have the largest congregation in town, but it's a nice congregation. He asks Mary if she'd like a reception to be thrown in her honor so she can meet the people. "Can't we skip that?" Mary responds.
"You can't live in isolation from the human race," the pastor says. But it looks like Mary wants to give it a shot.
Initially, the minister is pleased with Mary's organ playing. He tells the congregation that "we have an organist capable of stirring souls." He tries to befriend Mary and takes her for a ride. She asks to stop when they come across an abandoned amusement park. She tries to convince him to go past the "Do Not Enter" signs, but he says "it would be unseemly of a minister to break the law."
Later we see Mary in an apartment entertaining a neighbor. He offers a flask; she says that it isn't "the recommended diet of a church organist." He is surprised a church pays someone to play the organ. "Some churches do," she says, "A church is just a place of business."
"That's a funny way to look at things," the neighbor says. Leaving he says, "See ya at church!"
Befitting a horror film, Mary begins to experience the macabre. She sees a ghostly man in various places. In her visits to stores and on the street, she finds that people go past her as if she's not there. But one of the strangest things happens to her in the church. She looks around the sanctuary and sees stained glass with writing: "Cast out the devil!" She sits at the organ to play and sees a vision of ghosts at the amusement park. She begins to play wild, strange music.
The minister comes in and puts his hand on hers. "Profane! Sacrilege! Why are you playing like this in a church? Have you no respect? No reverence? I feel sorry for you! Your lack of soul! The things in this church have significance. I assumed these things meant something to you. In conscience I must ask you to resign. I'm not abandoning you, nor do I want you to turn your back on the church. But now you must go!"
She doesn't come back. Because it turns out she's, well, you may have guessed.
It was foolish of the minister to assume spiritual things meant something to Mary without asking if they did. The minister comes a little late to see that the spiritual condition of the organist does matter.
I'm going to take a bold stand here and say I believe that anyone who leads worship in a church should be alive. At the very least, they should be physically alive, but probably spiritually as well. Mary's qualifications in those categories seem to be lacking. I do appreciate that in "Carnival of Souls" we finally have a film that deals with these important issues of church polity.
I give the church in this film Two Steeples.
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Whether an organization is "efficient" cannot be defined in any absolute sense, but only relative to feasible alternatives. Therefore, it is reasonable to conclude that a large bureaucratic organization is efficient if it manages to thrive in a competitive sector; that is, a sector with easy entry of organizations with different decision-making structures. For if potential entrants were more efficient than the bureaucratic organizations, they would enter the sector and out-compete the bureaucracies.
Banks, oil companies, and manufacturers of large building equipment, to take a few examples, are in industries without major artificial restrictions on entry of competitors. Large bureaucratic firms, such as Caterpillar, JPMorgan Chase, and Exxon, persist profitably in these industries, sometimes alongside much smaller firms, like small banks, small equipment companies, and wildcat oil drillers that are generally more nimble. The persistence of these large bureaucratic companies suggests that their net advantages, taking into account their greater rigidity, are sufficiently great to enable them to survive the competition of smaller and more flexible firms. This is an application of the "Survival Principle" approach to efficiency developed decades ago by the Nobel economist George Stigler (see his article, "The Economies of Scale", Journal of Law and Economics, October, 1958).
We might want to make sure that these firms are not using size in order to influence the regulatory environment, thereby gaining rents of course. But yes, this is a point I have made here several times, that as long as we have a market in organisations then we don't have to worry too much about which type of organisation is doing whatever job.
We can also extend this a little by thinking of Coase's "Theory of the Firm" where he points out that whether something is done by a firm, rather than a network of contracts (and by extension, by a firm, a bureaucracy or whatever) shouldn't particularly bother us. For, given the technology available at that time and place we'd expect competition to give us the most efficient method of performing that task. The organisational form therefore becomes a function of the technology available, market competition being the thing that adjusts such organisations.
Make sure we have ease of entry into a sector and we can pretty much leave the rest of it alone.
We're still left with the problem of why there's only one government at any time of course but that's a rather more intractable problem. Perhaps best solved by making sure that we've ease of exit from its clutches.


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If You Don't Want the Public Option, Get the Hell Out of the Way
08/08/2009 05:12 am ET Updated May 25, 2011
This past weekend, lost in the wall-to-wall Michael Jackson coverage and Sarah Palin goodbye-cruel-world nincompoopery, there was a second round of tea party protests.
They were easy to miss because nobody showed up. But if you happened to have been driving in the vicinity of an evil publicly-funded park, you might've seen two or three Republicans loitering around -- sitting there in the socialized grass, believing that a vigorous protest involves napping in lawn chairs.
While I spent a few moments of my holiday weekend revisiting the irony of anti-socialism protests taking place on socialized park land, it occurred to me that the proposed government-run public health insurance option probably won't cost nearly as much as the CBO is suggesting.
Because clearly there won't be any Republicans signing up for it.
I mean, no Republican would dare sign up for inexpensive, easily portable health insurance. Not when red, white and blue All American for-profit health insurance is available. After all, free market private health insurance will probably continue to be the more expensive option, so that must mean it's the finest insurance, right? Expensive equals good, no? (No. More on that presently.)
And of course none of the Republicans or Blue Dogs in Congress are covered by a government health insurance plan. Except for all of them.
Please explain, conservatives and wingnuts, why you wouldn't seriously consider switching to the public option if it turned out to be more affordable and portable from job to job -- not to mention the fact that you wouldn't be turned down for a preexisting condition; you wouldn't be randomly booted from the plan as soon as you needed it most; and you would never have to worry about health insurance coverage ever again. Employed or unemployed. Sick or healthy.
I find it hard to believe that you, Mr. and Mrs. Wingnut, would defiantly pay more for less reliable insurance if offered a better deal. To pay more for less would be outstandingly backwards. Palin backwards. "Quitter" equals "fighter" backwards.
The fact remains that the only downside to the public option is that it's just too awesome. We don't deserve anything that good. Simply put: it's Medicare, but for anyone who wants it. And this is somehow a nightmare scenario -- one that we must never be allowed to experience even though it would cost much less than our current system, it would cover everyone who wants it, and it would be accountable to the American people. This is somehow a terrible idea. Terrible to the private health insurance mafia, that is. They simply can't allow you to have an affordable public option because they need your financial support. Face it, $1.4 million a day to lobby members of Congress isn't cheap.
The "it's too awesome for your own good" argument was the one we heard from both Republicans and centrist Blue Dog Democrats for several months recently. But now it's back to the good old fashioned socialized-healthcare-is-awful frame, most notably trotted out by Republican minority leader and Deep Space Nine shapeshifter Mitch McConnell, who has been peppering his floor speeches with the tear-jerking story of the one person from Canada who doesn't like her free and universal healthcare.
Imagine that. Free. And this one person hates it so bad, you don't even know!
Too bad there's nothing free and universal in God's non-socialist America. Like roads, police protection, fire departments, public schools, and public parks where we can protest against public programs like funding for parks.
But Mitch McConnell says that in Canada people have to wait for a knee replacement. See now, if I'm getting a free knee replacement surgery without fear of being dropped by my health insurance carrier or having to run up credit card debt in order to cover the co-pay, the co-insurance and the deductible, I want my damn knee replacement yesterday.
Waiting eight weeks (the average wait time) for a free Canadian knee replacement surgery is eight weeks too long. In America, I can have my knee surgery over lunch, yes? Of course I have to pay more for such a convenience. And I'm participating in an enterprise that could easily screw me out of the coverage entirely. But I can have my surgery whenever I want it. (Actually, it's about a 21 day wait.)
We sometimes hear a similar argument from rednecks who outright refuse to own a "faggy" fuel efficient car even though they're more affordable in nearly every way. But, you know, maybe I'm wrong and the ability to haul a cord of wood and to disguise their impotence with an optical illusion of enormous genitalia is worth the extra cash they're borrowing from various credit card companies to pay for all of that Middle Eastern gasoline. It's this brand of ignorance and defiance that's holding us back in so many ways, be it in terms of healthcare or green industrial development or education. Rush Limbaugh, Glenn Beck, Sarah Palin and Fox News have convinced too many of us that "smart, free and affordable" is un-American while "oversized, unhealthy and expensive" is patriotic.
Yet people in Canada and Europe aren't dropping dead from a lack of affordable healthcare. They're being treated for the same illnesses we are, and with similar quality of care for approximately two-thirds the cost of our system.
But people are, in fact, dropping dead here due to a lack of affordable, reliable healthcare. They're being abandoned on the street. They're being denied coverage and care. They're going bankrupt and losing everything just because they had the bad luck of losing their job and then getting sick. And the Republicans are telling us that this is the best system ever, even though our infant mortality rate ranks 29th, our life expectancy ranks 42nd (so much for "pro life") and our healthcare spending is the highest among industrialized nations.
We have an opportunity to turn all of that around, though, with a strong public health insurance option. In fact, 70 percent of us want it. But if certain wingnuts and Republicans don't want affordable, guaranteed health insurance, then they don't have to sign up. They're welcome to continue to defiantly roll the dice with their private plans. And good luck with that, by the way. Just don't punish the rest of us with this self-defeating Palin-ish ignorance.
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No I'm not talking about the city, I'm talking about the dog.
The dog we don't quite have yet.
The dog we're already getting things for with our wedding showers.
The dog we already love.
The dog we sometimes talk to even though it's not here.
The same fluffy breed as this high maintenance beauty.
The same dog that already has high expectations of being well trained.
The same dog that I google frequently just so I can torment myself and annoy Handsome by sending him pictures of Lahsa poo puppies.
The dog? You're named after the dog?


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International tennis came to the Cardiff suburbs when Rhiwbina Tennis Club hosted an ITF (International Tennis Federation) world seniors tour event.
The Yonex YCsports Welsh Seniors Open involved more than 60 players from Wales, England, Scotland, Hong Kong and New Zealand, in age groups 35, 45, 55, and 65, singles, doubles and mixed.
There were some very competitive matches, including the ladies 35+ singles, between Ellie Lewis and Ellen Jones, which turned into a three-set epic.
Mixed 55 – Paul Williams (Rhiwbina) & Freda Emery (Dinas Powys).
Peter Drew, chief executive of Tennis Wales, which supported the event, said: "The ITF seniors tour provides a high level of competition which enables players to enjoy tennis for life.
"Rhiwbina Tennis Club did an excellent job in hosting the tournament, and we were pleased to give our support. It's great news that it will be back next year.
The tournament will be held again at the same time in 2017.


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If you fancy escaping from reality in 2022 (and let's face it, who wouldn't at the moment?) You can grab the excellent HTC Vive Cosmos Elite VR headset kit for £649. That's £250 off the list price, as well as a return to the price that the full VR kit was going for on Black Friday. Surely, this is a sweeter deal than Tom Cruise's Christmas cake.
To be clear, the deal nets you the Cosmos headset, a pair of HTC's wand controllers, and two external base stations, which you rig up at the fringes of your play area for 360-degree motion tracking. This latter point, incidentally, is the main difference between the Cosmos Elite and the standard Vive Cosmos, as the latter uses uses an Oculus Quest-style inside-out tracking system. While more convenient, inside-out tracking tends to be less reliable than headsets that use external base stations, and this is certainly the case with the Cosmos and the Cosmos Elite.
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Beyond that, the Cosmos Elite is a very good VR headset. Its 1400x1700 display resolution provides a crisp image with minimal screen-dooring, while the headset comes with built-in stereo headphones and front-facing cameras that enable you to switch between "in-game" VR and reality without taking off the headset.
The big question is, why buy the Cosmos Elite rather than the Quest 2 or the Valve Index, both of which are the more popular go-to VR choices? Well, it depends on what you want from your headset. The Quest 2 is a great all-round VR device, especially considering its price. But a wireless headset is less reliable for playing higher-end VR games like Half-Life: Alyx, Boneworks or The Walking Dead: Saints and Sinners, all of which benefit from being securely cabled to your PC. Also, buying the Quest means you're tied into the Facebook/Meta ecosystem, which is not ideal considering the company's abysmal record on tracking and misusing personal data.
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The ponies' annual Spring Promenade goes awry when a 1,000-year-old dragon awakens and fulfills a royal prophecy.
A lionhearted father struggles valiantly to create a life of idyllic simplicity for his family.
A writer documents the journey his family takes to Mongolia to consult with nomadic shamans on the healing of their autistic son.
A look at the life of the thoroughbred filly that dominated horse racing in the early 1970s.
8-year old Winky looks after the horse of St Nicholas. Then one day the horse runs away.
The true story of a Australian racehorse that becomes a champion with the help of a local stableboy.
The 2002 Melbourne Cup horse race, brotherly love and the triumph of the human spirit. A true story.
A divorcee falls for an over-the-hill cowboy who is struggling to maintain his romantically independent lifestyle.
A rodeo star past his prime steal his company's horse and rides off into the desert, with a feisty female reporter accompanying him.
Based on Lord Byron's poem "Mazeppa" from 1819 and revolving around the painter Théodore Géticault, famous horse trainer and spectacle Bartabas takes art to another level.
The circumstances that lead to the origination of the first American Bred Horse, the Morgan Horse.
Animated version of the book by Anna Sewell, which tells the story of a horse and the many hardships and tales of cruelty and kindness he encounters during his life.
When Minty breaks a magic candy cane ,she must make it right by going to the north pole so that Christmas can come to Ponyville. But is the magic of Christmas in Ponyville already?
Anthology film from three European directors based on stories by Edgar Allan Poe: a cruel princess haunted by a ghostly horse, a sadistic young man haunted by his double, and a alcoholic actor haunted by the Devil.
A palimino cow pony, through a series of owners and adventures becomes a champion mount for one of the US equestrian team.
A veterinarian posing as a doctor, a race-horse owner and his friends struggle to help keep a sanitarium open with the help of a misfit race-horse.
A girl's love of horses meets with her father's disapproval.
A single father is more occupied with his race horse than his daughter.
A rancher and former rodeo star comes across a runaway boy while he is hunting a wild stallion.
In 1945 the fate of Vienna's famous Lipizzaner stallions hangs into balance.American general Patton could save them but first he asks to see them perform.
A syndicate is set up by a horse lover to buy a particular racehorse, but they accidentally buy the wrong horse. The horse is useless on the flat, so they decide to enter him as a jumper.
Juanito, a boy from Puerto Rico, finds himself in Kentucky and drawn to a thoroughbred horse. He believes the horse can win the Derby and eventually others around him start to think it's possible.
This film is (very) loosely based on the book by Austrian author Felix Salten. It follows the life of the Lippizaner stallion Florian. Of special notice is the time when he pulled Emperor Franz Joseph's carriage.
Adaptation of the Damon Runyon story 'Princess O'Hara', in which the horse of a street vendor is replaced by a racehorse.
The remarkable and ironical story of a wild colt that changes owners around the time of the Great Sioux War of 1876.
Ma and Pa are trying to raise enough money at the county fair to send their daughter Rosie to college. Ma competes in baking and Pa enters a trotter in a horse race, while Rosie takes up with handsome young Marvin Johnson.
During the early 1900s, a runaway Missouri orphan reaches a town where the townsfolk are enchanted with him and where a wealthy rancher and a local newspaperman compete to give him an education.
On the run from gamblers he double-crossed, expatriate jockey Danny Butler tries to justify his son's faith in him as a winner.
Drama about the strong bond between a cowpoke and a wild bronco set during the 1940s.
Sir Charles Hare, a young Irish baronet, gambles his all on one of his horses at Ascot. But the horse is 'pulled', and Sir Charles is forced to sell his Irish estate. His aunt, however, has some surprises in store for him.
A young man visiting his relatives' farm in Kentucky falls in love with their neighbor.
The owner of a talking mule, now a horse-breeder, gets involved with gangsters.
A beautiful spirited horse is so devoted to his young mistress that he undertakes an incredible 500-mile journey over treacherous terrain to be reunited with her.
A horse trainer who has fallen on hard times looks to his horse, Broadway Bill, to finally win the big race.
Screwball comedy has wealthy mystery writer Paula Bradford using her doctor ex-husband's non-payment of alimony to coerce him into a reconciliation.
Story of the legendary trotting horse Dan Patch.
A farm horse tries to enlist in the army, but despite his virtuoso display of wartime histrionics, he's rejected when he flunks the physical. Dejected, he wanders into a mock battlefield, which tells him what war is really like.
A young boy tries to train Thunderhead, a beautiful white colt and the son of his beloved Flicka, to be a champion race horse.
Based on the story of the steeplechase-winning blind jumping horse, Elmer Gantry aka Gantry the Great, owned by Eleanor Getzendaner. The horse plays himself.
A bookish historian is married to a steely Southern belle who raises horses, an animal that he doesn't care for. However, the cute young neighbor girl doesn't feel that way about him and makes no bones about letting him know it.
A mare dies while foaling the Red Stallion. He is reared by a boy and is entered in a big race - something like the Kentucky Derby.
George is an old stable hand and is the only one who can control a jittery racehorse.
Race horse owner pays so much attention to business he winds up divorced from his wife. His alimony payments are so steep he plots with his lawyer to get her married off.
"Good outdoors ""save the horse"" saga. The simple story is unfolded against the magnificent backdrop of the Rockies. Footage gets in a load of movement concerning wild horse hunts, equine fights, and even a circus sequence.
The saga of thoroughbred Tommy Boy, born in a rain puddle, and his various owners as he evolves into a a champion stakes horse.
Gus, the trusty family retainer, has hopes of riding his boss' horse, Big Boy, to victory at the Kentucky Derby.
A man who goes by the name The Sport decides where he wants to spend his last twenty-five cents. He chases the girl he's infatuated with, and encounters colorful characters along the way.
Anna Sewell's "autobiography" of a horse named Black Beauty is here expanded to include the adventures of the humans who surround the horse.


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A New York doctor is holding a huge IVF giveaway for those who can't afford the pricey treatment. Because the sad reality is, most Americans can't afford it.
New York City fertility expert John Zhang, MD, knows how many couples struggle with infertility—and he also knows that pricey treatments like IVF can put American families into deep debt. That's why the doctor has decided to hold what is described as "the largest IVF giveaway ever."
The giveaway coincides with National Infertility Awareness Week: Dr. Zhang is holding a lottery for women aged 43 and younger who are in need of—but unable to afford—IVF treatments in order to conceive. If you've had a doctor's referral for IVF and have never been a patient at Dr. Zhang's New Hope Fertility Center, you're eligible to apply. The lottery won't just benefit a single winner; Dr. Zhang will give away 30 IVF cycles completely free of charge.
Obviously, this is wonderful news for couples who are struggling to conceive but unable to swallow the hefty price tag that comes with fertility treatments. But the fact that we need a lottery like this speaks volumes about the lack of access to fertility treatments for many Americans. As we've previously reported, the price tag on IVF procedures is close to $20,000 on average, which can be cost-prohibitive for many. And while other countries cover infertility treatments, many Americans have to pay out of pocket.
Dr. Zhang will provide millions of dollars worth of infertility treatments to patients who benefit from this lottery. If you're interested in applying you can do so until May 1. They'll announce the winners via a Facebook Live broadcast on May 5 at 2 pm EST. The one thing entrants should know: You won't be anonymous if you win free treatments, which may be a concern for some couples. But infertility is nothing to be ashamed of—and this lottery just might be the thing that helps you beat it.


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THE FIVE BITS
One day the Hodja was having a leisurely walk when all of a sudden he was slapped by somebody from behind on the nape of the neck with so much force that he was nearly knocked down. Looking back, he saw a young man he had never seen before in his life.
"How dare you hit me!" the Hodja raged.
The young man, who was more than a little arrogant, apologized summarily and said he had made a slight error and had mistaken the Hodja for a very good friend of his. He further opined that the Hodja was making a mountain out of a molehill.
After this obvious slight, nothing less than a trial by court could satisfy the Hodja. He insisted upon this, and there was no alternative for the offender but to submit.
The Magistrate heard the parties with apparent impartiality, but in fact he was a friend of the offender and the whole time he was trying to find a way to extricate him from the mess while at the same time mollifying the Hodja.
"Well, my dear Hodja," he said, "I understand perfectly well how you feel. Anybody would feel the same under the circumstances. What would you say if I allowed you to slap him yourself? Would you then call it even?"
No! The Hodja wouldn't be satisfied with that. He had been gravely insulted and wanted justice done.
"Well, then. Having duly deliberated the merits of the case, I hereby fine the offender five bits, to be paid over to the offended party as damages."
He then told the young man to go fetch the five bits, and the latter departed with alacrity.
The Hodja sat waiting for the young man's return. An hour passed, then two hours, but there was still no sign of the young man. When it was about time for the court to close, he selected the Magistrate's busiest moment and, giving him a mighty slap on the nape of the neck, he said:
"Sorry, I can't wait any longer, your Honor! When that fellow turns up, tell him that I said you are now entitled to the five bits!"


Sun poisoning or photoallergy are some of the common names given to photodermatitis. It's basically a kind of skin reaction where the allergen is present in the skin and gets activated upon exposure to sunlight. It results in urticarial rashes upon exposure of uncovered skin to ultraviolet radiation. Photodermatitis can have long-term and serious complications including sun cancer when not treated properly, with secondary exposure to the allergen leading to skin conditions which can become eczematous. This makes it important to understand sun poisoning which is key to knowing how to treat and prevent it.
The symptoms associated with photodermatitis though similar to sunburns, are a little bit more exaggerated. The skin typically develops red angry patches that may be itchy and develop bumps or blisters. There may be pain or burning sensation along with swelling in the affected areas; in some people, difficulty in breathing, fever, nausea and headaches may also result and could get confused with viral infections. In some cases, the skin may become darkened (hyperpigmentation), usually on or around the facial area.
The causes of photodermatitis are numerous ranging from medications, infections, pregnancy and exposure to cleaning products, some cosmetic procedures and even tattoos! However, the commonest allergens are certain drugs including Fluoroquinolones, sulfonamides, NSAIDs, Quinidines, Tetracyclines, Barbiturates, Cytostatics, oral contraceptives, antihistamines, etc.
Certain skin products including some perfumes, deodorants and cosmetics containing products like retinoid, boric and salicylic acids, phenol, St John's Wort, para-aminobenzoic acid, oil of bergamot and some polyunsaturated fatty acids and drugs containing mercury can all lead to photodermatitis when exposed to sunlight.
Avoid excessive exposure to sunlight, especially sunbathing during the middle of the day.
Use sun lotion with an SPF of 30 or more when going out in the sun.
Avoid going out in the sun after going through chemical peels or tattooing.
Limit the use of cosmetics and perfumes on exposed parts of the body when going out.
Be aware of the side-effects of your medications as some increase sensitivity to normal sunlight; ask your doctor if needed.
Cover exposed part of the skin with tightly-woven cloth or wear a wide-brimmed hat when you can't avoid going out in the sun.
Wearing long gloves and large sun sunglasses helps protect sensitive areas.
Limiting outdoor times to early morning or evenings.
Use UVR-absorbing films on your car and house windows to avoid unnecessary exposure too.
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CLOSED The terrace restaurant of the Shangri-La will be ready June 10 Located in the hotel's forecourt, it will be open continuously from 10:00 to 10:30 p.m..
The Arts. The restaurant's sumptuous mansion of Arts and Crafts has been completely topspin. The opportunity to rediscover its wonderfully preserved terrace garden with lawn, trees and rose bushes, which can accommodate about thirty guests.


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California's state legislature has approved a bill to help streamline construction of an Oakland Athletics ballpark at the Port of Oakland's Howard Terminal site.
AB734 requires that any complaints about the project at that site be resolved within 270 days.
However, the team hasn't decided yet whether whether it will build there or at its current Coliseum site.
The team said there was less urgency for the Coliseum site to receive judicial streamlining because the land has already undergone an extensive environmental review process and is therefore less susceptible to legal challenges, the San Francisco Chronicle reports.
The legislation calls for the stadium and adjacent buildings at the Howard site to adhere to a host of environmental standards, such as maintaining net-zero greenhouse gas emissions and boosting the number of fans who travel to games by public transit.
A's president Dave Kaval was quoted as saying that the legislation "ensures we can stay on track" to complete ballpark construction by 2023.
The team is studying the Howard Terminal site and its current Coliseum home as potential places to build a new ballpark. Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf said negotiations are ongoing with the A's regarding deals for both sites.
Team executives, with city, county and port employees, are reviewing financial terms, transportation plans, community benefits agreements and projects to build affordable housing next to the future stadium, among other issues.
The Coliseum land is jointly owned and overseen by Oakland and Alameda County. The Port of Oakland oversees Howard Terminal.
A Howard Terminal ballpark would still have to go through the full environmental impact review under the California Environmental Quality Act. However, complaints from the review that might otherwise stall the project will now have to be adjudicated within 270 days.


NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. – The Wound Care Center and Hyperbaric Services at Saint Peter's Healthcare System, a member of the Healogics network, participated in the Healogics National Diabetes Campaign the week of October 24 to 28. One of nearly 800 Healogics-managed Centers, Saint Peter's offers advanced therapies to patients suffering from chronic wounds such as diabetic foot ulcers. Team members across the nation dedicated the week to visiting local physician offices to provide education on the treatment of potential or existing chronic wounds for people also suffering from diabetes.
There are approximately 29.1 million people living with diabetes in the United States, and nearly 28 percent are undiagnosed. Of those 29.1 million, about 25 percent will eventually develop a foot ulcer. Left untreated, these ulcers can impair quality of life and may lead to amputation. In 2010, 60 percent of non-traumatic lower-limb amputations occurred in adults 20 years and older with diagnosed diabetes.
Proper wound care is imperative to healing diabetic foot ulcers. Saint Peter's offers a number of leading-edge treatments including Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy, Total Contact Casting (TCC), and Negative pressure wound therapies. These specialized wound care therapies can aid in wound closure, new tissue growth, wound tissue regeneration and much more.


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The Fair Use Doctrine: When Use of Copyrighted Material is Acceptable by Lisa C. Johnson, Esq.
The Fair Use Doctrine: When Use of Copyrighted Material is Acceptable
There isn't one easy definition of fair use, however some fair use guidelines help determine if fair use is applicable in a certain case.
by Lisa C. Johnson, Esq.
updated April 15, 2019 · 5 min read
When kids complain, they often say that something is not fair. Like that it's not fair that they have to share their favorite toy with a sibling. The response by parents, let's say it together, is "Life is not fair."
Well, that is true to a certain extent. Life isn't fair. But most, or at least many people, have a strong innate concept of fairness and try to abide by that. The law seeks to capture this desire for fairness. Those who create works of literature, music and art, among other things, can have their work protected by intellectual property law.
When protected properly, the creators of new works hold the rights to decide who can and cannot reproduce them and can make a great deal of money doing so. Those of you who watch ABC's Shark Tank know that Kevin O'Leary aka "Mr. Wonderful" loves to make money with licensing fees. If you hold the copyright to a certain artistic design for instance, you can allow others to reproduce it for a certain period of time and have them pay you a licensing fee for this permitted use.
The U.S. Copyright Office gives some insight into fair use doctrine. First, let's go back to the example of a child complaining about having to share a toy. The child owns a toy, but the parent wants to limit the tight hold of use of the toy for the sake of peace in the household. So to be fair, the parents allow another sibling some time to play with the toy and also may let a visiting neighborhood child use the toy for a limited period of time.
Over time, the courts have decided copyright cases applying the same concept. There isn't one easy definition of fair use, however, some fair use guidelines help determine if fair use is applicable in a certain case.
Copyright fair use is a limitation on the rights by a copyright owner to keep others from reproducing or using their work. This limitation on the tight hold of those rights is a way for the law to acknowledge that sometimes it's not fair to allow the owner of the work to restrict its use. Let others play with it too. Often that use pertains to the public good.
Courts have found that it is fair to allow use of a copyrighted work in six certain circumstances.
Public Domain & Creative Commons
It's often confusing looking at different ways that copyrighted works can be used. Let's distinguish fair use from two commonly known ways to use others' creative works.
Fair use does not mean that the copyrighted work is in the public domain. If an image or book is in the public domain, it means that the work no longer has copyright protection. Anyone can use it for free. The work is there in the public domain for the taking.
Because of photography websites like Flickr, more people have become aware of the Creative Commons licensing tool. Some believe an image found online is not subject to copyright. That is not true. Most images found online are subject to copyright restrictions. Flickr allows the people who create the photographs found on the site to set certain restrictions for anyone who wants to use their images.
Fair use is not the same as Creative Commons. When fair use applies, the copyright holder is generally not giving permission for their creation to be used by others. However, often a legal dispute has taken place where copyright infringement was alleged. In this dispute, a court has found fair use, so the claim of copyright infringement will be denied. Fair use is a defense to an allegation of copyright infringement.
Fair Use Copyright
When courts make a fair use determination, they look at four factors.
The purpose and character of the use, including whether such use is of commercial nature or is for nonprofit educational purposes.
The nature of the copyrighted work.
The amount and substantiality of the portion used in relation to the copyrighted work as a whole.
The effect of the use upon the potential market for, or value of, the copyrighted work.
The Public Good & Enjoyment
Looking at the four factors used to analyze a fair use decision and the six circumstances where fair use is often allowed, there are similarities and themes.
The six circumstances all relate to teaching, learning and informing the public. These things are encouraged by society and the law seeks to as well.
A teacher who copies a passage from a book to talk about it in class should not have to worry about copyright infringement. However, that is different from a teacher copying an entire book and selling the book to each of her students for class.
Here, we would look to the four factors. The teacher would profit from the sale of the book. She copied the entire book, not just a portion and selling the book could impact the potential market for the book. In this case, there might be a case of copyright infringement that would not be defended by fair use.
Some of our entertainment is allowed, because artists are allowed to show humor through parody. Skits on Saturday Night Live have defended against copyright infringement allegations based on fair use of copyrighted works.
However each case is different. Singer Weird Al Yankovic often obtains permission from artists before doing a parody of their song. Before using a copyrighted work, looking at how a court may determine fair use can be helpful, but often it's best just to get permission first.
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Lisa C. Johnson, Esq.
Lisa Johnson is a Massachusetts attorney, freelance writer, and food blogger. Born in Boston, she currently resides in Q… Read more
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Hello! I'm Sara from Running from the Law. I'm an attorney living in St. Louis, a runner, a shopper, a foodie, and most importantly, a new mom. I'm honored that Natasha asked me to guest post on her blog while she's home taking care of her new little bundle of joy. I'm mom to a baby boy with a husband named Ryan, so Natasha and I are basically twins. Anyway, my son Mac was born May 20th and just turned 7 weeks old. It's been so much fun sharing our pregnancy experiences over the past 9 months and I look forward to sharing baby/toddler stories over the next few years.
Ever since Natasha asked me to share a "mommy moment" with you guys, I've been racking my brain trying to come up with the perfect topic to discuss. I pictured myself waxing poetically about breastfeeding and bonding with the baby, or giving you advice on how to get your newborn to stop crying or sleep through the night. But honestly, I've only been doing this for 6 short long weeks, and I honestly have no idea what the hell I'm doing. My kid won't breastfeed and he doesn't sleep through the night. And sometimes he cries so hard it makes me cry and we both sit on the couch and bawl in unison - that's probably not the type of bonding you want to be doing, right? Being a new mom is tough and I'm learning how to do this job as I go. I just don't know enough about anything yet to be able to help anyone else out with a baby. So, that's my topic today…how to be absolutely clueless and be ok with it.
I'm sure you've heard it all before: "Nothing can prepare you for having a baby." Truer words have never been spoken. Believe me, you can babysit every kid on the block, read every book ever written on babies, ask endless questions of all your mom friends, practice care-giving with furbabies and take all those worthless classes at your hospital, but nothing in the world gives you a clue as to how you'll handle being a new mom. Sure, you'll learn how to change a diaper and how to swaddle your newborn, but you don't learn how to survive on 45 minutes of sleep a night for weeks at a time, how to prevent inconsolable crying from acid reflux, how to eat/drink/clean/pee one-handed while holding a baby, how to not be angry with your husband for sleeping through the baby's cries or how to survive the mommy-guilt you feel when you can't breastfeed your little one. Nope, these are all things you can never prepare yourself for and you're shocked when they happen to you. But you know what? That's ok. You also can't prepare yourself for the pride you feel when someone tells you how cute your kid is, or the love you feel for your husband when the baby's sleeping in his arms while they watch the baseball game, or the joy you feel when your little one snuggles into your neck and falls asleep. Nope, you're never prepared. And that's ok too.
If you're anything like me, I hate not being good at things and it takes all I have to admit that as a new mom, I don't know what I'm doing. How can you possibly know what kind of parent you'll be until you're in the situation? No wonder I don't know what I'm doing…I've never done this before! Duh. But I've realized over the past six weeks that even though I have no idea what I'm doing, I'm getting better at it. Does that make any sense? Every day is a little bit better and a little bit easier. Of course we have days/nights that are downright awful where I just want him back in my stomach where he was NICE AND QUIET, but those days are getting fewer and far between. Nowadays I'm learning how to be the best mom I can be to my child one minute at a time. I'm the one that knows everything about him and I'm so proud of that. Maybe I don't know how to cure hiccups, but I know my kid likes to be bounced while he hiccups and that makes him feel better. I don't know how to get the dishes and laundry done in the same day, but I know it's worth wearing dirty clothes to be able to spend time on the playmat with him and listen to the squeaks and love noises he makes. I don't know how to do it all; hell, I don't even know how to do most of it. But again, that's ok. I'm learning. My child is teaching me how to do my job as his mommy and it's been the most important lesson of my life.
What I've really learned is that even though I'm not a perfect mom, I'm the perfect mom for my baby. I have to trust that I know what to do that's right for him. I'll still read the books and ask the questions, but raising a baby isn't going to be a textbook experience. And it's not going to be identical to my best friend's experience with her new baby or like my favorite blogger's experience with her kids. Every child is different and every day is a new challenge. Maybe some of you have those mythological "easy" babies that never cry, eat on a schedule and sleep through the night at two weeks old. And if you do, more power to you (and bugger off), but my guess is that most of your babies have their issues…I know mine does. I don't love him any less for them, but it certainly does make my job a little harder. But that's ok, because that is my job – to be his mom and do the best I can to make sure he has what he needs. And I'll keep trying until I figure it out. And I'm sure that just when I think we've made progress, something will change and we'll start all over again with the books and the questions and the wishing he was back in my belly. Because if I've learned anything over the last six weeks, it's that I don't know a damn thing about what I'm doing. But guess what…that's ok.
Thanks so much for your personal story and honesty! Sometimes I feel like women either are or pretend to be dong everything great! Hah. And your baby is BEAUTIFUL. What a doll. I'm going to check out your blog. Every baby is different, Mommy is different, and situation is different... I found that for me what helped most was a few books and leaning on friends for advice. I found that after maternity leave and the super newness wore off... things got much easier (and I wasn't emailing friends every day)! I hope that goes the same for you. In about three months we are preparing for our little girl though - so I will have two under 2. That will be a whirlwind!
I love your honesty! So refreshing:) You learn as you go.. absolutely beautiful pictures!
I love this post! So refreshing and comforting for someone who is expecting their first in less than 6 months (AHHHHHH!) People tell me that I'll be a "great mom" but how do they know? How do I know? I've never been a mom before. It's nice to know that it's not all going to be sugar and spice and everything nice, but I am so excited about the journey!
being a new mother to a 3 weeks old girl, I'm loving everything you say. Yes, it's hard, and no, all the expectations around us does not make it any easier, but there's no greater joy in life that just to realise that the little one loves me (and her fantastic daddy) the most in this world, and she is completely trusting us that we do our best job to keep her safe and happy. It's so true that nothing ever prepared us to this, the lack of sleep, the frustration of not being able to breast feed (and hearing that ALL mums can breast feed... Argh!) She is simply the best thing ever happened to us! Thank you so much for your honest writing.
Be still my heart....he is so cute.
he is gorgeous. AND from a Nana who has been there and doe tht you,,have..made..the..most..important..step..in..becoming..a..truky..wonderful..mother.. no you are not perfect but you are the perfect mother for him and with that admission you are totally open to learning all you need to know.God Bless You and your little family and all those to come.
Awww your little man is adorable!!
Such a sweet post, and he is just adorable!
Babies are just the cutest thing I've ever seen! Love this post, thanks for sharing!!
Love this post! I love these honest posts about how it isn't always perfect and that's ok, in my book perfect is boring!
I absolutely LOVE, LOVE, LOVE this post! Sara-You could not have put it any better in my book! Thanks for sharing. And Natasha thanks for hosting such a fun series for all of us new Mommies!
Adorable little boy! Thanks for sharing!


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Human Rights and Climate Change: A Review of the International Legal Dimensions
By Siobhan McInerney-Lankford, Mac Darrow, and Lavanya Rajamani
The study includes a conceptual overview of the link between climate impacts and human rights, focused on the relevant legal obligations underpinning the international law frameworks governing both human rights and climate change. As such it makes a significant contribution to the global debate on climate change and human rights by offering a comprehensive analysis of the international legal dimensions of this intersection. The study helps advance an understanding of what is meant, in legal and policy terms, by the human rights impacts of climate change through examples of specific substantive rights. It gives a legal and theoretic perspective on the connection between human rights and climate change along three dimensions: first, human rights may affect the enjoyment of human rights. Second, measures to address human rights may impact the realization of rights and third, that human rights have potential relevance to policy and operational responses to climate change, and may promote resilience to climate change, including in developing countries in a way that may help sustainable development. This study effectively consolidates knowledge from the fields of international human rights law, international law governing climate change and international environmental law, building on the existing work of the United Nation (UN) office of the high commissioner on human rights, the UN human rights council and the international council on human rights policy. Although it maintains a legal focus, the study has benefited from the input of a host of international experts from other disciplines as well.


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WCBS Gets A Makeover From Mr. Wonderful
Mr. Wonderful, a design and visual effects company, created the striking new graphic identity for WCBS, which is part of the CBS Television Stations division, one of the largest network-owned station groups. Mr. Wonderful handled the design and graphics for a majority of the station's News package. The staple franchise opens for Live Doppler, Special Report, Breaking News, topical lower thirds, a syndicated menu page, and an entire CG promotion campaign, which highlights the station's news chopper with high definition camera.
"[Mr. Wonderful's Creative Director] Beirne Lowry has been a close friend of mine for years and we have a great working relationship," says Bruce Erik Brauer, WCBS's Creative Director/Director of Advertising + Promotions. "I trust him to take my concepts and designs and give them a soul. Beirne's savoir-faire met tight deadlines and stayed in budget. Mr. Wonderful's team took my lead and brought it up many levels to something that WCBS is very proud of."
"Bruce [Erik Brauer] approached us because he wanted an elegant, artistic approach, with a much higher production value than you typically see for TV news," explains Damien Henderson, Mr. Wonderful Executive Producer. "In short, we were asked to make the WCBS graphic identity far superior to the canned graphics you see for its competitors."
Beirne Lowry adds, "WCBS is just the type of high profile assignment we envisioned when we started the company last fall."
The new WCBS graphic identity uses vibrant shades of sapphire blue, polished 3D graphics and a gel-like, reflective look to the WCBS logo, which is an overarching theme in the re-design. The movement of the graphics is fluid and organic, reflecting depth as the blue environment gives the text treatments an extra glow. Soft lens flare effects also enhance and illuminate the entire look.
The re-design called upon Mr. Wonderful's expertise, attention to detail, and ability to direct complex moves, as well as the consumption of massive quantities of coffee that would kill lesser people. The gel look of the CBS eye logo, which is always in the background, was achieved using optical tricks with distorted light. The goal was to treat it in a way to make it understated and refined.
"We spent a lot of time developing and creating R&D materials in Maya to flesh out dynamic looks for the backgrounds and logo treatments," continues Henderson. "Bruce came to us with very specific ideas and style frames using words such as weight, matter and particle to describe the creative direction. Beirne then took his concept and expanded on it into a design that tastefully incorporates depth and space, and is very clean and reflective. Camera moves were the theme of this campaign."
To promote the station's HD-camera news chopper and make it stand out from other networks, Mr. Wonderful created high-quality photorealistic CG backgrounds, comprised of black cityscape silhouettes against orange (for daytime) and blue (for evening). The WCBS team may now use the CG elements provided by Mr. Wonderful and cut them into promos as needed.
"We really enjoyed working with Bruce on the re-design," concludes Henderson. "We love his aesthetic and the way he articulates his concepts. We wanted to create a look and design that you can't find anywhere else on news networks, and we're very proud of the finished product."
Creative Director, WCBS – Bruce Brauer
Creative Director, Mr. Wonderful – Beirne Lowry
Executive Producer, Mr. Wonderful – Damien Henderson
Lead CG Artist – Scott Hubbard
Senior Designer/Animator – Mark Thompson
Flame Artist – Sean McLean
Designer/Animator – Marco North
Designer – Frank Farella
www.mrwonderful.tv
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PURPOSE: To develop, organize and conduct training programs for distributors, end-user customers, technical sales representatives and technical sales trainees.
Plan, develop and organize programs and materials.
Conduct professional multimedia presentations and lectures on welding safety, processes, equipment, consumables, software, environmental systems and their application.
Present skilled and safe demonstrations of welding processes, equipment and consumables.
Prepare classrooms, multimedia projection equipment, labs and demonstration equipment prior to training programs.
Attendance at graduation dinners after normal working hours.
Calls on customers while doing off-site training programs.
Initiate & participate in continuing education training on new products, computer-based presentation hardware & software.
Perform other related duties requested by the department manager.
Prepare training flyers and documents.
Update training materials, itineraries and equipment used in training programs to reflect the latest in equipment, consumables and technology.
Degree in Engineering or Technology preferred or a minimum of 3-5 years' experience in a teaching capacity.
Thorough knowledge of welding and cutting processes, safe practices and their application.
Computer experience in presentation development and delivery.
Software skills – Windows, Microsoft Outlook and Power Point.
Public speaking and organizational skills.
Good working mechanical and electrical knowledge.
Excellent welding and cutting skills.
Ability to work well with all levels within Lincoln Electric and customer organizations.