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Year after year, the accessories game has been all about studs. Shoes, handbags, and sometimes even sunglasses, have been embellished with tons of those little shiny pyramid-like adornments—hello, Valentino Rockstud everything. But as the Spring 2015 collections hit the runways, it was clear that there is a new heavy metal hardware taking center stage: the grommet.Take a look at Peter Dundas's Emilio Pucci collection (above). Dundas decked out nearly all of his accessory offerings with the grommet, and interestingly enough, the pieces managed to maintain the glam and sexy '70s vibe of the collection rather than the badass mood a grommet may bring to mind.
In turn, grommet-detailed shoes and handbags are available in all styles and at all price points. Whether you want teeny tiny grommets that will subtly give a nod to the trend or you prefer full blown oversize grommets, you'll find a piece to suit your taste.
So, are grommets the new studs? That's up to you to decide. Keep scrolling to shop.
Shop it (clockwise): RK New York, $295; ahalife.com. Charlotte Russe, $37; charlotterusse.com. Ash, $295; bloomingdales.com. Marc by Marc Jacobs, $460; net-a-porter.com. Deux Lux, $145; shopbop.com.
Shop it (clockwise): Red Valentino, $503; farfetch.com. Robert Clergerie, $460; lanecrawford.com. Schutz, $200; revolveclothing.com. Rebecca Minkoff, $350; saksfifthavenue.com. Isabel Marant, $650; net-a-porter.com.


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Affordable Flash Storage Has Arrived
The evolution of flash drives is inevitable. Like other disruptive technologies, it offers substantial advantages over legacy solutions—in this case, spinning disks—but its initial costs limited its adoption to such enterprise applications as high-speed transactional processing. Over time, factors like economies of scale kicked in and the cost of flash decreased. Who still uses a laptop with a mechanical drive? As a result, the market share for flash drives increased considerably last year as major storage vendors reportedly sold more all-flash arrays than hybrid or spinning-disk solutions.
Flash technology is also improving. NAND flash began with single-level cells that store one bit of information. Vendors then developed multi-level cells in which each cell can store two bits of information. Now, we're seeing new NAND technology that stores three bits of information per cell. Providers will be offering this next generation of flash known as 3D NAND flash, which will further improve density and thus capacity.
The market has already seen the introduction of 2.5-inch SAS flash drives with 15TB of capacity and Seagate is rolling out 3.5-inch SAS drives with a capacity of 60TB. We can expect further advances going forward. What this all means is the economics of flash storage are becoming practical for tier 1 workloads and it's only a matter of time before they make sense for tier 2 storage, obviating hybrid arrays. In fact, would anyone bet against flash drives someday supporting even archival storage?
Make no mistake. Most data still reside on spinning disks, but the trends are clear and inexorable. Flash storage is becoming denser, higher capacity, and more cost-effective. Over the foreseeable future, solid-state drives will become less expensive than their spinning disk counterparts. It's inevitable that spinning disks will go the way of VCRs and cathode ray tubes.
We're not going to see all-flash data centers immediately, but that day may be closer than many pundits think. In terms of I/O performance and energy consumption, everyone will be a winner when that day does arrive. Meanwhile, all-flash arrays are increasingly within the reach of small and mid-size organizations. It's only a matter of time before you migrate your primary storage to affordable all-flash platforms. Your organization will be more effective and cost-efficient when you do.
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Wisconsin preps for surge in DNA tests when crime law kicks in
Madison — The state Department of Justice has hired nearly 20 more workers and begun a pricey renovation of its Madison crime lab so that it will be able to handle tens of thousands of additional DNA samples when new collection requirements take effect next year.
Wisconsin currently takes DNA samples from anyone convicted of a felony and certain sex-related misdemeanors. A Republican-backed law set to take effect April 1 dramatically expands the grounds for collection.
The measure requires local police to take DNA from anyone arrested for a violent felony and to ship the samples to the DOJ, although the agency won't be allowed to process them until a judge finds probable cause that a crime was committed in each case. The law also requires anyone convicted of any misdemeanor to submit a DNA sample.
The law's supporters say collecting DNA samples will help solve more crimes. Civil rights advocates, though, contend the expanded collection is an invasion of privacy.
The law means the DOJ will have to handle tens of thousands of additional samples. The agency already collects about 12,000 DNA samples from convicted felons annually and expects to receive 25,000 samples from felony arrests and 40,000 samples from misdemeanor convictions next year.
The DOJ operates the State Crime Laboratory in Madison, Milwaukee and Wausau, although only the Madison and Milwaukee facilities handle DNA testing. All the samples from the collection expansion will go to the Madison lab, said Brian O'Keefe, administrator of the DOJ's Division of Law Enforcement Services.
Using money generated through DNA surcharges on offenders, the DOJ has hired and trained eight additional analysts and 11 technicians to handle the new samples. The agency also has tapped the surcharges to cover $5 million in renovations at the Madison lab to house the new workers and all the new samples. Construction began in July and is expected to be completed by March.
The DOJ's crime labs struggled in the mid-2000s to keep up with extracting DNA profiles from crime scene evidence as police and prosecutors submitted more samples in the hope of finding enough DNA to identify the suspect. Evidence in nearly 1,800 cases was sitting on crime lab shelves waiting for testing when Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen took office in 2007.
Van Hollen persuaded lawmakers to let him hire 31 additional analysts and in 2010 declared he had eliminated the backlog. Currently, evidence in fewer than 500 cases is waiting for testing and the average turnaround time is 35 days, DOJ officials say.
O'Keefe said the new law shouldn't extend waiting times.
The new personnel will be devoted to handling arrestee and misdemeanor convicts' samples exclusively and they won't have to spend time extracting DNA from them.
The agency plans to forward the samples to a private Texas lab that it already uses to extract DNA from samples from felony convicts. For $20 per sample, analysts there will pull DNA from the saliva, build profiles and ship them back to Madison. Analysts here will upload them into state and national databases and look for hits with profiles of unknown suspects. If they get a match, they'll process the sample themselves to verify the profile, O'Keefe said.
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Something Very Big is Coming, Part II: Is Wikileaks About to Drop the Nuke?Are we on the verge of stunning, public announcements that will change everything we thought we knew? In 2009, we began providing direct insider leaks from "The Alliance". Everything they told us is now coming true.The 4Chan insider from our last article is…Read more
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Hi friends! Today marks the start of the latest Inky Paws Challenge over at Newton's Nook Designs. I hope you'll take part!
I thought the combination of gold & kraft paper would make an amazing New Year's card, and the combination of the new Simply Seasonal stamp set and the old favorite Years of Cheers stamp set was the perfect match-up! I embossed the numbers count-down style along the left edge, and added separation with strips of thin washi tape. The champagne flutes were colored in with a gold Wink of Stella glitter pen and I used Glossy Accents to highlight the bubbles. A little gray Copic coloring along the edges grounded the flutes just enough.
Make sure to stop by the Newton's Nook blog to find out how to enter the challenge - you could win a gift card to their online store! Can't wait to see what you create!


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The Canadian Foundation for the Americas (FOCAL) is no longer in operation. This website documents FOCAL's activities and accomplishments throughout its existence. Thank you for your interest in the work of FOCAL.
Canada in Haiti: Beyond anything we have attempted before
Carlo Dade
Source: Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade
If we in Canada and the international community are to have any real hope of success in Haiti it will require more than a long-term commitment, more than money and more than coordination from the international community.
It will require reaching beyond the usual suspects in government and NGOs to include the Haitian diaspora, the private sector, provincial governments, citizens and, most critically, the media.
And most important and most difficult, it will require our sustained attention. It has not yet been a month since the disaster and Haiti is drifting from the front pages and public attention. Soon it may disappear completely from the Canadian media as did the Asian tsunami.
Without media attention and strong public support it is unlikely that Canada could sustain the level of effort required for success in Haiti, let alone for leadership at the international level.
Haiti will be a difficult and complex task for several reasons. In two recent examples of natural disasters, the Asian tsunami and the Kashmir earthquake, limited areas of the countries involved were impacted and their much stronger governments and institutions were able to respond and work with donors. In Haiti, over a quarter of the population has been devastated with virtually the entirety of an already weak government savaged and left operating from the rubble. Not only will donors have to face administering billons of dollars for reconstruction and millions of homeless, but they will also have to rebuild and strengthen the government so that it can help donors to help the government to help the country. The complexity of that sentence is an indication of what lies ahead. Further, as opposed to Kashmir and the Asian tsunami countries, Haiti had just last year been hit by four hurricanes, causing an estimated US$900 million in damage or roughly 14 per cent of the country's GDP.
While the challenges Canada will face in Haiti are larger and more complex than anything it has dealt with before, they are, in some ways, not as severe or not as dangerous. The country does not have hostile neighbours, intractable centuries-old dogmatic disputes, car bombs or improvised explosive devices (IEDs).
Instead, Canada faces the challenges of extreme poverty, underdevelopment and institutional weakness in a country that is only roughly four hours away from our nation's capital, a country where it has long been involved and where it shares one of the two official languages.
Still, the earthquake and its aftermath render these challenges almost unfathomable in their scope, depth, complexity and immediacy. It is, and can no longer be, business as usual in Haiti. So, how do we proceed, let alone succeed?
First, we must truly recognize the task at hand. When phrases such as "Marshall Plan" are used, one needs to pay attention, not lip service.
Second, the complexity and resource demands necessitate a rethinking of the architecture of the Canadian and international response. Before the earthquake, Ottawa's engagement in Haiti had produced some modest success. This was no small achievement. Yet, if current institutions, structures and development approaches were only able to produce modest achievements pre-earthquake, will this level of success, and these institutions, be enough to confront the new challenges facing Haiti?
The international community is responding with innovative solutions. The eminent development economist and United Nations special advisor on Haiti, Paul Collier, has proposed the creation of a new single "Haiti Fund" to pool international resources and co-ordinate reconstruction. There is still time for Canada to consider innovative structures and most important amongst these will be the coordination of donors and NGOs.
Third, a much needed innovation is a whole-of-Canada approach to augment the traditional whole-of-government approach and make this a truly national project. This requires going from Corner Brook to Kamloops to explain to Canadians the intervention and the sacrifices it requires, especially given looming federal and provincial deficits.
Fourth, we must get the private sector on board now, to leverage their resources, entrepreneurial zeal and to engage in reconstruction. And this has to go beyond one province. Participation from companies across Canada will build support, drive down costs, increase transparency and lessen room for corruption. The Haitian diaspora is already playing a crucial role and is eager to do more as seen in the recommendations on the facilitation of diaspora involvement it made to international donors at a 2004 Montreal meeting. It is time to put these recommendations into action. For the private sector and the diaspora, long-term mechanisms and initiatives, preferably outside of government, are needed to facilitate their cooperation.
Fifth, there are lessons to be drawn from the Afghanistan file: there was a window of opportunity at the very beginning of the mission for a thoughtful, fully enabled, national dialogue to forge consensus and to build public and private sector support. In the case of Haiti, another such window is open while the media is focused, Canadians are connected and images on TV make the case for engagement. Successful outreach programs such as Afghanistan360° will need to be replicated and vastly amplified.
Finally, this effort will need a champion. Of the three countries to emerge as leaders in efforts to rebuild Haiti, Brazil has President Lula who has championed the cause of Haiti in the Americas and will be free to do more when he steps down next year; the United States is led by former President Bill Clinton, joined recently by former President George Bush, and in Canada we have … a vacancy.
If Barrack Obama can reach out to George Bush and the latter can accept, then surely Canada can find someone of a similar standing.
The Canadian government has so far done much and done it well in response to the earthquake in Haiti: it sent timely emergency funding, deployed the Disaster Assistance Response Team and swiftly organized an international donors meeting in Montreal with a diaspora spokesperson to open the event.
The next steps will be just as crucial. The challenges are severe but not insurmountable. There is nothing that is beyond the technical capacities of Canada, Haitians and the international community. That we have not had success elsewhere does not mean that we are doomed to failure in Haiti.
Just the opposite.
Lessons from elsewhere and the severity of the task in Haiti can prompt new approaches, innovation, refocused energy and eventual success, but only if Canada, Haiti and the international community can maintain their goal. And for that to happen it cannot be business as usual.
Carlo Dade is the Executive Director of FOCAL and manages the Canadian Engagement in Haiti program.
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A core message of the Book of Mormon is that we are nothing compared with God.
- King Benjamin reminded his people that God created them, and that he preserves them from day to day "by lending you Mosiah 2:21). , that ye may live and move and do according to your own , and even supporting you from one moment to another" (
- Nephi pledged to trust in God forever and not to trust in "the arm of flesh." Then he said, "Cursed is he that putteth his 2 Nephi 4:34). in the arm of flesh. Yea, cursed is he that putteth his trust in man or maketh flesh his arm" (
- Mormon condemned the obliviousness of people who thought they could take credit for their prosperity: "At the very Helaman 12:2, 7). when he doth his people,… then is the time that they do their hearts, and do the Lord their God, and do under their feet the Holy One—yea, and this because of their ease, and their exceedingly great prosperity…. O how great is the of the children of men" (
The first principle of self-reliance, then, is that we are totally dependent upon God.
But that is not the end of the story. Book of Mormon prophets are clear that God expects us to do what we can for ourselves.
- When Nephi and his family left his brothers and formed their own city, he said that they planted seeds and raised animals, made weapons to defend themselves, and built homes and other buildings. They were industrious, he said, and they were happy (2 Nephi 5:11, 14-15, 17, 27).
- When Alma and his people escaped from King Noah, they "began to till the ground, and began to build buildings; yea, they were Mosiah 23:5, 19). , and did labor exceedingly." As a result, "they began to prosper exceedingly in the land" (
- Captain Moroni wrote to Pahoran, "Do ye suppose that the Lord Alma 60:21). still deliver us, while we sit upon our thrones and do not make use of the means which the Lord has provided for us?" (
- Moroni lived this principle. He prepared his armies to defend themselves against the forces of Zarahemnah by providing armor for them and by asking the prophet for guidance (Alma 43:19-24). He later prepared the Nephite cities by building fortifications around them and by urging his people to pray (Alma 48:7-10, Alma 49:4-5, Alma 50:1-6). He trusted God but also believed that God expected him to work hard and to be prepared.
A church manual defines self-reliance as:
The ability, commitment, and effort to provide the spiritual and temporal necessities of life for self and family….
Church members are responsible for their own spiritual and temporal well-being. Blessed with the gift of agency, they have the privilege and duty to set their own course, solve their own problems, and strive to become self-reliant. Members do this under the inspiration of the Lord and with the labor of their own hands (Handbook 2, 6.1.1).
The manual lists six areas where church members should strive to be self-reliant: health, education, employment, home storage, finances, and spiritual strength.
Obviously, we can't be entirely independent in any of those areas. But we can set goals, make plans, work hard, overcome obstacles and persevere. We can also plead with the Lord for help in each of these areas. Like Nephi, Alma, and Moroni, we can find joy and peace in hard work, risk management, and personal preparation. We can also trust that the Lord will prosper us as we exercise our agency to seek and follow His guidance.
Today, I will strive to become more self-reliant. I will remember that I am totally dependent upon God, but that He expects me to take advantage of the opportunities and blessings He has given to me. I will strive to maintain my physical and spiritual health, to prepare for emergencies, to continue my education, and to manage my finances carefully. As I do all of this, I will remember to trust God and to seek His help in faith.


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With more than 30 imaging locations throughout Massachusetts and New Hampshire, the Dyer Brown team designed the company's flagship location to be a bright, open, and social space. Reinforcing the company's family-friendly values, Dyer Brown lightened the interiors with soft neutral tones and added glass fronts to perimeter offices, creating a welcoming and peaceful office setting.


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Though challenges still exist in terms of equality in pay and advancement for female professionals, it's undeniable that there has been a tidal wave of winning on the big and small screens. From viral pop character Cookie (played by Oscar-nominated actress Taraji P. Henson on Empire), to the addition of LaKendra Tookes, Sasheer Zamata and Leslie Jones to SNL, to the more than golden touch of filmmakers, writers and producers like Shonda Rhimes, Mara Brock Akil and Ava DuVernay, women are staking their claim on the market and showing they have the power to garner popularity and ratings.
[Related: Women of Power Summit: 'Hey Ladies' Comedy Show to Wow Attendees]
Enter Oxygen's "Funny Girls," a series premiering April 7, that looks like it will provide yet another platform for women to showcase the power of the female funny bone.
[BELOW: Watch Get to Know Yamaneika Saunders]
The series follows the professional and personal lives of comedians in Los Angeles, who are climbing their way to the top of the stand-up ladder. Varying in experience, ethnicity and years on the circuit, they each share a passion to pursue their dreams of showing that women can not only stomp with the big comic dogs, but dominate the room and steal the show. While working day jobs to pay the bills and hustling to get on the open mic at night, they hone their skills while being mentored by industry vets including Margaret Cho (Face/Off, 30 Rock), Loni Love (The Real), Janeane Garofalo (Girlfriends Guide to Divorce, West Wing) and Horatio Sanz, who will appear as guest stars.
BlackEnterprise.com recently caught up with one of the show's stars, Yamaneika Saunders (@yamaneika), at a special kick-off event at the infamous Gotham Comedy Club in New York City. Hosted by Parks & Recreation star Retta, the stand-up show offered a glimpse into the cast and their comic styles. Saunders, who was a semi-finalist on Last Comic Standing, and has worked with heavyweights including Paul Mooney and Caroline Rhea, closed the show with bang, leaving the whole room in shock—and stiches.
Let's get into a bit more about you. How did you come to be on the Funny Girls show?
I'm originally from Maryland, and I started doing comedy in Los Angeles. I moved there when I was 15 to attend the Los Angeles County School for the Arts and studied theater. I had a connection with someone who was working with Oxygen and they said, 'We have a project that would be great for you.'
I was instantly excited about the idea of women coming together as comics. I thought it was such a fresh idea, and I was excited to see what we could bring to the screen.
In Hollywood, there's been talk, with addition and popularity of black female comedians and characters on hit TV shows, that it may be a pop anomaly or just a trend. What's your take on that?
People think its a trend because it's something that is new to them because they weren't looking at it, but we've always been here like, "Hello! Hi! We're here. Hello!"
I'm glad that there is an opportunity now where black women are being showcased. But [what] I think is disheartening is when people say, 'These people are getting an opportunity because they're looking for black women now,' almost as if they're just throwing opportunities to women who don't deserve it.
There are wonderful women are on this tour … Some of us have been on the circuit for years. I hope that more people know after seeing the tour that we have something great to offer and we're great comics—period.
What advice has been key in your longevity and commitment to continue to pursue a career as a comic in the business?
One of the things I was told by [comedian and film actor] Patrice O'neal is to continue doing what you [uniquely] do. If you have that feeling that you know this is something you should be doing and this is where you need to be, just stick with it. The things that can really change the world are the things that are the hardest to do. A lot of people are not going to be on your side when you try to venture out and do something different, so stay strong.


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As the year draws to a close, it is a time of celebration for all the advances in science and technology this year, which impact our health for the better. It is also a time for reflection and for supporting the health advocacy causes that are important to us. The season of giving has arrived!
Local, global, or issue-specific, the sophisticated online world of charitable giving can guide you on how to be an effective giver, with detailed resource tools to help you achieve the type of impact you would like to make with your donation.
Have specific causes you care about, such as the training of service dogs, providing home health care for disabled veterans, or supportive housing for homeless families? Charity Navigator is your resource. Celebrating its 10th anniversary, Charity Navigator is the leading organization in rating the financial health of charities. Each charity is awarded an overall rating from zero to four stars. The rating system evaluates how responsibly a charity functions day-to-day, as well as how it maintains its programs over time. Here is my 2011 interview with Sandra Minutti, Vice President of Marketing & CFO at Charity Navigator, with links to tips on successful charitable giving.
Do you faithfully read reviews on restaurants before you make a reservation? Founded in 2007, Great Nonprofits is the Zagat's guide of the charity world. They specialize in showcasing direct reviews from people who have donated to, volunteered for, or benefited from a nonprofit organization. If you connect to stories, this site offers first-person accounts on a wide range of nonprofits organizations.
Are you at your best when you get involved in fundraising, with activities such as training for a marathon, arranging a bake sale, or volunteering for Habitat for Humanity? Crowdrise is a Facebook-like social media fundraising platform where friends and family can follow your fundraising journey and donate to your cause. Setting up real-time interactive page is just a few clicks away with Crowdrise's easy-to-understand tutorials.
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Brent Rosewater Advertise Me The advertisement presented to me was selling what I believed to be women's Nikkei apparel. The ad features a black women standing in a powerful pose, with her hands planted firm on her hips and with a face of seriousness and absolute stoicism. Her face is void of any obvious makeup, but at the same time she is void nearly completely of any blemishes. There is a slight glisten of sweat on her skin as if she's just finished a total fitness kind of workout, and her hair seems slightly frayed, adding to the workout effect.
Despite this towering per ponderous of masculine features, the women is in somewhat skimpy attire. She is wearing only a Nikkei brand bra and Nikkei brand sweat pants; with her shoulders, full arms and entire abdomen are showing. But back to the eyes for a moment, her gaze is one of previous ads; she is obviously aware that she is being watched, and her pose suggests that she is putting on somewhat of a show; as if to say, "Look at what I have" about her athletic and toned physique.
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The only three words on the page are "Make Yourself Strong". The bright white letters contrast every aspect of the scene, but what's interesting is that the word "strong" seems to be written into the frame with chalk, as if to suggest that the ad could be posing the ability for women to make themselves something, and the athletic women pictured is choosing to make herself strong.
The last listed feature that is most striking is the background itself- it looks to be some sort of discovered concrete wall, as if to suggest that the women is in some sort of basement gym. The concrete backdrop also adds to the overall effect as if it's contrasting the wall and its trench to the perceived strength of the woman in the shot. The final feature I would like to discuss is actually what is not picture within the frame- what the heck Nikkei is and what it can do for me.
To be honest, the brand name "Nikkei" isn't even anywhere in the advertisement; only the Nikkei symbol on the woman's bra. Nowhere is the word Nikkei even cleverly placed; the marketers rely entirely on the audience's ability to perceive the Nikkei check mark symbol to mean the brand name Nikkei. So there's a decent amount going on within the advertisement, but what does it all really mean? Well to start, I would like to point out that the male gaze phenomenon is still present even within this ad worthy of pointing out the strength of woman.
Even the very ad that is trying to defeat the stereotypical woman controlled by man uses the coercive power of obeying men in order to sell the product that she is wearing. Which leads to the next problem- the ad makes absolutely no claim as to the benefits or advantages of wearing Nikkei sportswear. Only that there is some kind of strength that one can achieve from wearing the brand, and that woman specifically can be more masculine n wearing the outfit.
What's interesting is that because of that omission of advantageous reasons to buy Nikkei, the Nikkei symbol on the woman's clothing could be replaced by any other big name sports clothing and the ad would be no different. The ad itself only, if at all, expresses the benefits of wearing a sports bra and sweat pants while working out. But further, because of the sheer lacking of the brand name Exultation of Women in the Media By Brent-Rosewater have no idea whatsoever the ad was symbolizing, since they would have no idea what he word Nikkei would mean.
So to me, at the very least the omission of the simple word Nikkei from the advertisement is a poor move, since it forces the audience to rely only on their past experience of what the Nikkei symbol means in order to even understand the product being sold in the frame. The final situation that seriously aggravates me about the advertisement is the over showing of skin by the actor pictured. Although the ad is pointing out that women can work hard and fight oppression and stereotypes to make themselves appear strong, the woman is giving onto gender stereotypes by showing off as much skin as physically possible.
In fact, to some degree, I'd say the sheer lacking of clothing is so great that it makes the entire ad almost provocative in a way. As if the ad is trying to make the claim that you should buy this product that makes you look strong because looking strong and fit is sexually attractive. To me, this not only defeats the purpose of the advertisement, but also further entrenches the stereotyping of genders and the communication and equalization of women.


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I hesitated to blog about this, because believe it or not, there are some aspects of my life that I prefer to keep private.
But to blog three times a week, pretending like this isn't going on, would be pointless. So rather than quitting my blog entirely, I have to blog about it. There are only so many times Sam can fill in by saying, "Brodi's attending to family business" without people getting suspicious something is wrong, or assuming I've run off with the Italian mob.
Over three years ago, my dad was diagnosed with pancreas cancer, even though he had none of the risk factors. He was/is a young, healthy, non-smoker, non-drinker. At the time, he wasn't even eligible for Medicare.
We were told there is only one chance for cure with this disease. To cut it out. And with that, you get only one shot to cut it out. There are no do-overs.
Then, all you can do is live life, and hope it doesn't come back. We cut my dad's cancer out, and for three years, it didn't come back.
Three years is just enough time for a person to become comfortable in the idea that maybe, he will dodge this bullet. Three years is long enough for my dad to become a practicing pediatrician again. Three years is just long enough for the chance of recurrence to drop below 50%. Three years is a "miracle".
But sometimes, even miracles hit road blocks. Last week, they found some spots in his lungs. They said it would be incredibly rare if the pancreas cancer returned in the lungs first. It was normal for it to come back in the abdomen, the liver, the pancreas, the colon... but not the lungs.
Of course, my dad lives to be rare! On Wednesday, we got the news it was cancer. And not lung cancer, which would've been better news, but metastatic pancreas cancer.
They have no idea where those little pancreas cells were hiding out, and for so long, but hide they did.
I admit the news dealt a blow to me and my little family. My sister, my mom, my dad and I have always been a tight foursome. We live within 2 miles of each other. We are frequent lodgers in each others houses. We pass around the grandkids like they belong to all of us.
When my dad was first diagnosed, we joked about how close we'd become. We travelled to each doctor's appointment together. We likened ourselves to a blood clot, because we stuck together. And now we're here again. Clotting up.
I hope you will put up with me during this time. I'm warning you now, I've already become a little crazy.
For instance: Sometimes when doctors say, "To be honest, this treatment would be for the good of science only," I want to punch these doctors.
Sometimes when acquaintances say, "Oh well, we're at that age where we lose our parents," I want to say, "You may be at that age, but I'm not." My dad lost his own mom only three years ago. My dad is at that age. I'm not.
Sometimes I envy friends who are estranged from their dads. Sometimes I'm sure life would be so much easier if we could love each other a little less.
Sometimes, I watch the news, and I'm surprised when the anchor does not mention my dad, and this strange new crack that has suddenly appeared in the earth.
Sometimes, I wonder why a total internal organ transplant is not a viable option. Sometimes I want to punch the people who tell me it's not. But then I laugh, because sometimes I love to disprove the theory that there are no stupid questions.
Sometimes my urge for violence surprises even me.
Sometimes, I see old people, and I wonder, "What did they do that we aren't doing? Why is growing old so easy for them?"
Sometimes, I see strangers on the street, and I can't help wishing it was their dad who would have to go through this, and not mine.
Yes, I'm that angry and crazy.
But it's the crazy people who make the best fighters, and I'll tell you it doesn't come any crazier than my family. We're going to fight.
It's rare to find an effective chemotherapy regimen for pancreas cancer. But then again, my dad lives to be rare. (see above). We're going to shed the naysayers like dead cancer cells. We're going to fight the tumors with everything we've got, and when the cancer adapts and mutates to become resistant, we'll find something else to throw at it, even if it's the kitchen sink. I always hated my kitchen sink. I am not afraid to throw it.
And we're going to party.
Who's with me?
|Erin, my dad and me at the Huntsman Cancer Institute
Sometimes, even when I think I'm okay, I go to talk to someone and that person says something nice and I start crying and then it's like five hours later and I'm still crying. I'm a little thermonuclear right now, but I want you to know the kindness is very much appreciated.


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Marshall Motor Holdings Plc (LON:MMH) is the topic of conversation when Mike Allen head of Research at Zeus Capital talks to DirectorsTalk about the positive H1 results. Mike discusses his thoughts on the results,the key highlights investors should note,the forecast for the company and his thoughts of the company valuation.
Marshall Motor Holdings principal activities are the sale and repair of new and used vehicles through Marshall Motor Group. The Group's businesses have a total of 101 franchises covering 23 brands, operating from 84 locations across 26 counties in England. In addition, the Group operates five trade parts specialists, three used car centres, five standalone body shops and one pre delivery inspection centre.
In April 2018 the Group was recognised by the Great Place to Work Institute, being ranked the 21st best place to work in the UK (large company category). This was the eighth year in succession that the Group has achieved Great Place to Work status.


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Users can easily and securely share their email address with a business without leaving Twitter or having to fill out a cumbersome form. When someone expands your Tweet, they see a description of the offer and a call to action. Their name, @username, and email address are already pre-filled within the Card. The user simply clicks a button to send this information directly (and securely) to you. Here's an example of what a Twitter lead generation card looks like courtesy of @iagdotme How Twitter Lead Gen Cards Can Help Your Business Twitter lead gen cards can help your business by making the process of generating leads easier than ever before. The technology site Mashable conducted a case study that indicated that businesses who have implemented Twitter lead gen cards successfully have generated thousands of new email clients and saw a dramatic increase in engagement rate in as little as one week. As an added benefit, Twitter offers analytics to users including: How many leads are being generated by a lead gen card. How much money you're spending. The cost per lead of the Twitter lead gen card campaigns that you're running. How to Setup Your Twitter Lead Gen Cards 1) Setup a Twitter Business Advertising Account If you don't yet have an account you can set one up here. 2) Setup lead tracking How will you track your incoming leads? This step will ensure that you can organize and filter the contact information you are collecting. Twitter offers you 2 choices: Download your leads directly into a CSV spreadsheet from Twitter Ads. Setup integration with your CRM (customer relationship management system) For a complete list of CRM providers that integrate with Twitter lead gen cards or how to setup your own endpoint, click here. 3) Create Your First Twitter Lead Gen Card Go to the Twitter Ads user interface. Select the 'Cards' tab under 'Advertising'. Click the 'Create new card' button. Add a custom image. Provide a 50 character maximum short description that is compelling. Create a short and actionable call-to-action for your cards button. Here's an example of another successful Twitter lead gen card with a consistent call-to-action courtesy of ExactTarget. 4) Configure Advanced Settings To maximize the effectiveness of your Twitter lead generation campaign, you need to complete the following additional steps: Submit the URL Twitter will direct your lead information to if you are using a CRM. Enter your privacy policy URL. Twitter requires that users know what data is being collected and what you plan to do with it. Enter a fallback URL. This is the backup link your users will be sent to if your primary URL fails. Make this your landing page for your offer so you still have a chance to convert. Change the form fields so that they correspond with your CRM or spreadsheet. 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Tony Ramos, former Iowa wrestler and NCAA champion, retires from competition
Former Iowa wrestler Tony Ramos retired from competition Saturday.
Ramos, a three-time All-American and 2014 NCAA champion for the Hawkeyes, was wrestling in the 2019 world team trials challenge tournament in Raleigh, North Carolina, this weekend. He reached the semifinals at 61 kilograms (134 pounds), where he lost to former Penn State national champion Nico Megaludis.
Following the result, Ramos walked back to the center of the mat and removed his shoes and left them in the center of the mat. It is a time-honored tradition for wrestlers who are retiring from competition. The crowd inside Reynolds Coliseum, on the campus of North Carolina State, gave him rousing applause.
Prior to his Iowa career, Ramos was a three-time Illinois state champion at Glenbard North. He came to Iowa and won 120 career matches, including 36 by fall, under head coach Tom Brands. He went 34-0 all-time at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. He won a Big Ten title and an NCAA championship in 2014.
Following his time as a Hawkeye, Ramos made an immediate impact on the Senior men's freestyle scene, making back-to-back world teams in 2014 and 2015. He reached the finals of the 2016 Olympic Trials in Iowa City, where he lost to former teammate Daniel Dennis in two straight matches to miss out on a ticket to the Rio Olympics.
Ramos infamously left Iowa City following the 2016 loss to Dennis. He landed at North Carolina, where he has worked as an assistant coach under Coleman Scott for the last three years. He continued to compete. He won the U.S. Open in 2015, 2017 and 2018.
Many in the wrestling community took to Twitter to comment on Ramos's retirement Saturday:
Cody Goodwin covers wrestling and high school sports for the Des Moines Register. Follow him on Twitter at @codygoodwin.


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Paintball Adventure Park, commonly known as PAP was founded by Rick Hartman. PAP originally started out on a private farm, with just some pallets, barrels, and logs. Eventually transferring to a park, PAP created a speedball field, equipped with blowups and air-bunkers. Today, with help from family and friends he has created one of the most well-known paintball parks on the Atlantic coast. PAP is most recognized for its relaxed atmosphere, friendly players, and unbeatable prices.


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Take a look at your to-do list. How many tasks have you crossed out, and how many are still hanging there? If your to-do list is empty, then you can pat yourself in the back for a job well done. But if you haven't made any progression and put zero check marks… believe me, you're not alone.
When I was in high school, I was very bad at maths. During tests, I'd typically get stuck on an exercise and go "Let's move to the next. I'll finish this one later". And then time was up, I panicked, tried to finish in a hurry, failed, panicked again. Result: bad marks, and compulsory maths back-up lessons in the afternoon.
In my early years of work (before I landed at Timeneye), I used to make the same mistake in my workflow. I had a daily to-do list, but never complete any of it and as I result, both my performance and a reputation at work suffered a real blow.
That's because unfinished tasks bring your productivity down, creating stress and hurting your motivation. Tasks pile up creating a vicious circle and at some point, you'll doubt if you'll ever see the end of it.
On the opposite, completing tasks feels good. I mean, really: completing a task releases dopamine in our brain, making us feel better about our work and ouselves.
I had to shake my productivity routine and change my approach to my daily to-dos. I focused more on the work before than the task itself. The keyword is: preparation.
Having unclear expectations or directions over a tasks, or not setting up the right context to work, will make sure to undermine your work and push you towards procrastination.
"Give me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first four sharpening the axe."
– Abraham Lincoln
We've listed a step by step guide to follow a killer preparation before setting up to a task, hopefully, it will help you the next time you're tackling a task.
When you're assigned a task, get a clear picture of what you have to do, and why. There's no escaping this. Ask questions, insist on having answers, write everything down. Make sure expectation are clear on the expected outcome of the task and what is required from you.
If you have a deadline, mark it immediately in a calendar. If you don't, give yourself one anyway. It will create a sense of urgency and strengthen your commitment to finish in time.
Spend all the time you need gathering information that can come in handy. Prepare a folder on your computer dedicated to gathering documents, spreadsheets, presentations. For example, when I prepare a blog post, I always take time to save relevant links to Pocket.
Make sure you have a quiet place to work, a tidy desk. Block out distractions and make it clear if you don't want to be interrupted.
Giving yourself a time limit for completing the task is a good way to keep you on track and focused. Remember: the alarm clock is an ally, not an enemy.
For example: start with 5 minutes of uninterrupted work, and this will likely get you in the productivity flow and won't be able to stop.
Implement some form of time tracking to measure how much time you need to complete a task. This will help you for later reporting and to stop guesstimating future tasks.
Use headphones to boost concentration, block out noise (and annoying co-workers). Also, associating different music for different tasks can help getting things done more quickly.
And a little reward, too, could help you boost your motivation: after all, you've earned it!
What's the point of implementing a productivity if you don't know how you've done? Make sure to keep a record of your results and get back to it to find room for improvement.
Procrastinating doesn't mean you're bad at your job. It only means you're human. This is just an example on how to prepare in order o get more tasks completed every day. Make sure to add your own spin to it and adapt it to your needs and get ready to get more stuff done.
As always, we'd like to hear from you: how do you ensure to get tasks done? Make sure to let us know in the comments or send us a tweet @Timeneye.
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The foundation of our company was established many years back by our leader Dr Mian Hasan who is a General and Interventional Cardiologist. Over the years we grown to become a leading multi-specialty medical practice. We continue to add new practice locations and the spectrum of services we offer continues to broaden.
Our group motto is Integrity, Excellence Compassion and Energy. Our dedicated team of professionals is committed to providing superior and comprehensive medical care in an affordable manner. Our providers received their medical training at premier institutions and are experienced in diagnosis and treatment of complex medical conditions. Our team is committed to help you live well and feel your best by achieving optimal health.
All of our offices are staffed by friendly and caring staff who are easily accessible. Appointment scheduling is effortless. We are open five days a week and at least one of our physicians is on call at all times to efficiently manage our patients. Walk-in appointments are available. We have a multi-lingual staff and will make every effort to make your visit memorable.
Mian Ahmad Hasan, MD
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Mian Hasan, MD, FACC, FACP, FSCAI provides comprehensive cardiovascular care to patients from age 15 and up. He studied at New York Medical College and the University of Kentucky. He is Board Certified in both General and Interventional Cardiology. He is on staff at Memorial Healthcare System, Westside Regional Medical Center, and Broward Health Hospital. Dr. Hasan performs both elective and emergency cardiac catheterizations and coronary interventions.
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Carlos Haro, MD, DO, CAQPM, DAAPM holds three board certifications, including Family Medicine, Osteopathic Medicine and Pain Medicine. He has lived in South Florida for most of his life and is fluent in English and Spanish. He has served as Medical Director for several medical clinics and has been appointed Assistant Clinical Professor at Nova Southeastern University, College of Osteopathic Medicine. He also has a wealth of clinical experience in the fields of Hospital Medicine, Endocrinology, Rheumatology, Urgent Care Medicine and Functional Medicine.


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New (cheap) test reveals every virus you've ever had
VirScan is a new (and cheap) blood test that reveals every single virus a person has had in their lifetime. When you fight a virus, your body produces antibodies that neutralize it. Your body makes those specific antibodies for the rest of your life so that if the virus comes back, your immune system is better equipped to handle it. By testing for these antibodies, VirScan can detect which viruses you have had in the past - data that doctors and researchers can use to find links between viral infections and diseases like chronic fatigue syndrome. The test only costs $25 and could become routinely administered.
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Vintage washing machine ad #1
See these spots disappear in 60 seconds with the "Magic Minute"!
60 seconds of automatic pre-scrubbing with double-rich suds to cut grease better, wash everything cleaner
Spill grease on a pretty apron. Splash it with coffee. Smear it with meat sauce. Then watch the new 1957 Kelvinator go to work.
Kelvinator starts with the "Magic Minute" — 60 seconds of automatic pre-scrubbing with the full amount of soap and only a small amount of water. This cuts grease and grime before the regular washing action starts.
Following the "Magic Minute," the tub fills completely and the "3-Way Agitator" washes out every last speck of dirt. No other washing action gets clothes so white, so bright! Kelvinator has 2 separate automatic cycles — one for regular fabrics, one for fine fabrics.
"Suds Back" for suds and wash economy. New push-button control gives a choice of water temperatures. There are no gears to get out of order and cause service problems.
Ask your Kelvinator dealer to demonstrate the "Magic Minute."
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Announcing the new 1957 Kelvinator Washer with the Magic Minute
Only Kelvinator has it! 60 seconds of automatic pre-treating before the regular washing begins. It uses the full amount of soap or detergent in a minimum amount of water. Only Kelvinator's washing action is so easy on clothes that it makes possible the "Magic Minute." In other washers, the agitator cannot be started safely until the tub is full of water.
THERE'S NOTHING ELSE LIKE IT — the "Magic Minute" of concentrated pre-washing, impossible in any other washer.
This double-rich sudsing cuts grease and grime, loosens dirt and stains before the regular washing cycle is even started.
After the "Magic Minute" — with a full tub of water — the "3-way Agitator" washes out every last speck of dirt. No other washing action gets clothes so white, so bright, so clean!
And Kelvinator gives you these great features, too: Two separate cycles-one for regular fabrics, one for fine fabrics. New push-button control gives you 3 different water temperatures needed for different fabrics. The new 1957 two cycle Washer and matching low- heat, high-speed Dryer are available in your choice of three decorator colors or white.
Take a minute to see the "Magic Minute." Ask your Kelvinator dealer to demonstrate its amazing grease-cutting action.
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The state Legislature is in full swing in 2019 as of Jan. 14, and marijuana advocates are eager for change.
Compliance reform is at the top of the legislative agenda for the state's leading marijuana advocacy organization, the Washington CannaBusiness Association (or WACA), and that means protecting license holders from severe penalties from the Liquor and Cannabis Board, says WACA Director Vicki Christophersen.
At the top of its legislative agenda, the organization says it wants to institute a compliance program for businesses to "proactively request assistance and inspections to help support full conformity with the law, without threat of citation." Today, there are license holders who are at risk of losing their entire investments for having "five untagged plants," Christophersen told the House Commerce & Gaming Committee members on the session's opening day, Jan. 14.
Additionally, WACA wants to see the LCB align the marijuana compliance process with the alcohol industry "and issue written warnings prior to any enforcement action" so that businesses can come back into compliance without fear of penalty.
But that's not all. The organization has at least four other topics it plans to tackle this legislative session.
Medicinal clarity: WACA also plans to propose legislation intended to clarify what is and is not a "medical health claim" for certain marijuana products aimed at medical users.
For instance, Christophersen says, consumers need to know whether a CBD product is intended to improve sleep or digestion without misleading them. To do this, WACA intends to mirror some of the Food and Drug Administration's guidelines for supplements, she says.
Investments: Washington is the only state with legalized cannabis that does not allow out-of-state investment. Christophersen says she hopes to see new legislation change that and help the state become more competitive nationally.
Merchandising: Current law prohibits retailers from selling anything other than marijuana-related paraphernalia (ie. pipes, papers, etc) and products containing at least .3 percent THC in their stores, .
"Our retailers are strangled under the fact that they can't even sell a T-shirt or even a coffee mug," Christophersen says. "We really have to look at having retailers being able to sell more product to their folks."
LCB Standards: Along with compliance reform, WACA also says it wants marijuana to be treated the same as alcohol under the LCB by aligning the standards for misconduct. In addition, the standards would lower the penalty for selling product to a minor a misdemeanor instead of a felony.
(Watch the House Commerce & Gaming Committee's meeting here.)


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2009 Winter Project Week Surface Processing
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Home < 2009 Winter Project Week Surface Processing
Key Investigators
- Arnaud Gelas, Harvard Medical School
- Alexandre Gouaillard, Harvard Medical School
- Luis Ibanez
- Implement
- Test
- run on examples
- Write corresponding IJ paper
- submit to IJ
Approach, Plan
- Filters are already implemented
- Code Review with an ITK expert (luis/bill/jim?)
- Run on some datasets
- Write IJ paper
- Submit
- the spherical param. filters are now more robust and way faster
- the QE triangular mesh subdivision filter is complete and tested.
- a bug has been found, corrected and commited to ITK
- A. GELAS, A. GOUAILLARD, S. MEGASON, "Triangular Meshes Delaunay Conforming Filter", Insight Journal, Vol. 10, July - Dec. '08.
- A. GELAS, A. GOUAILLARD, S. MEGASON, "Mutable Priority Queue Container", Insight Journal, Vol. 9, Jan.-Jun. '08.
- A. GELAS, A. GOUAILLARD, "Parameterization of discrete surfaces", Insight Journal, Vol. 8, July - December '07.
- A. GOUAILLARD, L. FLOREZ, E. BOIX, "A rigorous orientable 2-Manifold Data Structure for optimal Volume and discrete surface interaction", Insight Journal, Vol. 5, July - Dec. '06.


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If you are reading this, you are probably a student. And if you are a student, you probably know that one of the last things you hope you will be needing in your Christmas stocking is timely and professional help from Bookwormlab.com — or anyone else — in writing a term paper, book report, Master's thesis, or — Jacob Marley forbid — a Ph.D. thesis. Your teachers and the school administrators are people too (it seems) and they've got their own elves to deal with — some of them as old as you.
Hey, they've got their priorities.
And as far as that goes, so do you. (If you've forgotten what they are, check your pocketbook.)
Synonyms for our Season
We're going to get right to the point: Deep in December, the entire term-paper market (in alphabetical order): aborts, backslides, breaks down, buys the farm, comes a cropper, comes to naught, crashes, decamps, deteriorates, dies, disappears, eclipses, expires, fizzles, flatlines, flops, flounders, gets lost, goes astray, goes on the lam, goes west, hits the road, hits the skids, lays an egg, makes like Jimmy Hoffa, miscarries, pratfalls, pulls a fade, shows its heels, skips town, sleeps with the fishes, snoozes, splits, stumbles, runs aground, takes a fall, takes a powder, and takes to the sky.
And then it vanishes.
And it won't come back no more no more until you've gotten over your New Year's Eve excess cheer — or at least until your instructors have gotten over theirs. (Back when the Super Bowl was played in January, it didn't come back until after that.)
We ask you: what are our writers to do? Just think of them, their faces pressed against the frosty window-panes of our Florida office. So many shivering Bob Cratchits. So many hungry Tiny Tims. Each huddled around a candle flickering on their iPads.
You wouldn't consign them to an empty inbox, would you?
Well, of course not! So wipe that tear away, because here at Bookwormlab.com, we are all getting ready to pull ourselves up by our stylish-yet-functional Santa Claus–mode coal-black knee-high boot-straps to provide you with a way to brighten both your season and ours. And so now with a mighty heave [Memo to staff: put the boots on first] Bookwormlab.com announces that:
Yes, Virginia, There is a BookWormLab.Com Santa Claus Discount!
Around here, we call it the Santa Clause between sips of Eggnog. It's rather sweet and simple, kind of like a stocking-stuffer from Auntie Em:
- During the Month of December, our Prices are Cut by Twenty (20) Percent!
- Xmas2012 is the coupon code. Take it and use it when you place an order with us.
That's Santa: sweet and simple.
Now for the Clause:
- December is Extra-Credit Book-Report Month!
At long last, December can be put to some academic use. We've got writers, and writers are readers. They've got books. Maybe your class average is in need of a seasonal nip-and-tuck. Well, take a seat in the front row! You've come to the right place.
Boots now firmly on our feet, this month we will be kicking down our writers' doors, walking in unannounced, and taking a shelf-vandalizing survey of all their reading material. "Have a five-page report on all of these books written by next Tuesday, or else," we'll say, slapping our palm with a nightstick.
Wait a minute — that's the ghost of Christmas future.
For the present, we'll just politely email them and ask if they would like to provide a list of whatever books they might be willing to do an Xmas-season report on. Then we'll post the list on our website blog at bookwormlab.com. See a title you like? Grab it while you can!
As advertised, you'll get it twenty percent off our list price when you do.
And here's the coupon code combination for you again: Xmas20.
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In the middle of this week's three-day health care oral argument marathon at the Supreme Court, the justices pondered how Congress would react if the court struck down the individual mandate and perhaps either part or all of the rest of the 2,700-page health care law. Justice Kennedy, recognizing that the current hyperpolarized Congress cannot get much done, asked if the court in thinking about congressional reaction to its ruling should consider "the real Congress or a hypothetical Congress."
Justice Kennedy's question introduced a dose of realism into the debate. Of course the current Congress won't overcome its differences and do anything constructive if the court kills Obamacare. For the foreseeable future, the court's word on the health care law will be final.
And if that word is a death knell to Obamacare, it would likely mark the end of any remaining illusions of a "hypothetical Supreme Court." You know which court I'm talking about—the one where justices act as "umpires," calling balls and strikes, discovering but not making law, acting with humility and judicial minimalism. The one which Chief Justice John Roberts promised the country at his 2005 confirmation hearing.
The smart money before the argument was on an 8-1 upholding of Obamacare. A 5-4 decision striking the law down for exceeding congressional power will reveal a "real" Supreme Court unafraid of ignoring well-established legal precedent in a favor of its own ideological preferences: It is an activist conservative court that has already opened up the corporate money spigot in Citizens United, that favors "states' rights" over national solutions to national problems, that could soon bar affirmative action and strike down the Voting Rights Act, which has expanded gun rights and will further weaken reproductive rights, and that has been a friend to business interests above the interests of consumers, minorities, women, and the disabled.
If it overturns Obamacare, the Supreme Court will have revealed its radical nature. That would have three important political implications.
First, for the first time a Democratic candidate may be able to run for president against the Supreme Court. Conservatives have done this in the past, railing against the expansion of rights by the Warren Court, but Democrats have been much less successful. Now the strategy could work. By 2016, both Justice Scalia and Justice Kennedy will turn 80.* If a Republican wins in 2012, Scalia and Kennedy will probably retire before the end of that first term. That would give the new Republican president the chance to entrench the five-justice Republican majority for decades—and to cement it, by replacing Kennedy with a wholly reliable right-wing vote.
The second implication is related to the first: The ever-nasty confirmation battles over Supreme Court justices are likely to get even more acrimonious. No one will be able to pretend that a Supreme Court justice is merely an umpire calling balls and strikes, and it will become more legitimate for senators to expressly take ideology into account when considering whether or not to confirm someone for the high bench. We could well see senators become willing to filibuster Supreme Court nominees for ideological reasons the way they have filibustered lower court judges. That could lead to vacancies on the court, and the court becoming further mired in a partisan morass.
The third and final political implication is that the Court's legitimacy could suffer in ways which we have never seen. It is true that even Bush v. Gore—the 5-4 decision determining that George W. Bush rather than Al Gore would become president in 2000—did not cause long term damage to the court's reputation in the eyes of the public. But things are different now, because of the partisan realignment of the Supreme Court.
Partisan realignment is not a new phenomenon for our institutions. It happened in Congress beginning in the Civil Rights movement. There used to be conservative Democrats, especially in the South, and liberal Republicans. These days, the most conservative Democrat in Congress is more liberal than the most liberal Republican. This shift has made it exceedingly difficult to get almost any bipartisan compromise in Congress.
Partisan realignment has now hit the Supreme Court as well. Justice Stevens and Justice Souter were both fairly liberal Justices but both were appointed by Republican presidents. Now the Court's liberal-conservative split lines up with a party split too. The four liberals—Breyer, Ginsburg, Kagan, and Sotomayor—were appointed by Democratic presidents, and the five conservatives—Alito, Kennedy, Roberts, Scalia, and Thomas were appointed by Republican presidents.
How soon before we start talking of "Democratic justices" and "Republican justices," and fully expect the justices to decide constitutional law and statutory cases in line with each party's legislative preference on these issues? Even if the justices really think there is a distinction between the meaning of the Constitution and their party's political preferences, will the public believe it when the correlation between the two is nearly perfect? This is a far greater danger to the Supreme Court's legitimacy than allowing a live audio broadcast of the Court's oral arguments—which the justices still bar.
I have no idea whether or not Justice Kennedy or Chief Justice Roberts will blink when faced with the political implications of a ruling striking down the health care law, the signature achievement of President Obama's first term. But such a decision could not only influence whether or not Obama gets a second term; it could also change in fundamental ways how justices are chosen and what the public thinks of them and the institution they represent.
Read all of Slate's coverage of the Affordable Care Act.
Correction, April 3, 2012: This article originally stated that Justice Kennedy will be 78 in 2016. He will be 80. (Return to the corrected sentence.)


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Interest Crediting Options
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Declared Rate Bonus Strategy
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If you have questions about the policy and riders, please contact your insurance agent. Insurance and annuities issued by Sagicor Life Insurance Company. Home office: Scottsdale, AZ. Products have limitations and restrictions including surrender charges. Not available in all states and variations may apply. Guarantees are based on the claims-paying ability of Sagicor. Withdrawals prior to age 59½ may be subject to ordinary income tax and a 10% IRS tax penalty. Sagicor does not provide tax or estate planning advice. Consult tax advisor(s).
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