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Gail Welch may not be a household name, but the electoral official from Mississippi caused a social media backlash when she raised her concerns that ‘The blacks are having lots (of) events for voter registration. People in Mississippi have to get involved, too.’
It was meant to be a private message, she responded, ‘I was just trying to strike a match under people and get them to vote — to get everybody to vote.’ Nonetheless, it gave the impression that electoral officials, who are required to be neutral in delivering democracy, a system in which all citizens are supposed to be equal, might be more concerned about some voters than others.
The American electoral process has long been beset with underlying inequalities that has disadvantaged black and minority ethnic voters. The right to vote was extended relatively early on to citizens, regardless of their ethnicity, gender and social class. The Fourteenth Amendment (1868), Fifteenth Amendment (1870) and the Reconstruction Act (1867) prevented citizens being denied their privileges. But new informal barriers to voting were quickly erected in the nineteenth century, such as restricting the opening times for polling stations in majority Black areas, introducing poll taxes or requiring literacy tests. They continued for decades ahead.
More recent barriers contribute towards significant turnout gaps at elections. Turnout in US presidential elections isn’t usually much more than half of the voter age population. But Black voter turnout has traditionally been some way behind White – and there is usually a turnout gap of around 20 percentage points between Hispanic and White turnout. Election results could look a lot different if everyone voted. Writing in the 1960s one political scientist warned that ‘The whole balance of power in the political system could be overturned by a massive invasion of the political system’ should non-voters begin to participate. This ‘unused political potential is sufficient to blow the United States off the face of the earth.’ The power of non-voters remains as important ahead of forthcoming elections in the United States and elsewhere.
In a new book we reveal the global nature these inequalities and the solutions to them. The turnout gap is a global problem, not just an American one. An analysis of turnout in 55 countries reveals turnout to be lower amongst women, younger voters, less educated citizens, and poorer voters. Although it is not always identifiable in the macro analysis, the volume also draws attention to the lower turnout rates by ethnicity and those with disabilities.
There are many causes of these turnout gaps. Inequalities within the electoral process to amplify them continue to be found in different forms, however. One line of exclusion is through electoral law. For example, many citizens remain legally disenfranchised on the basis of nationality, citizenship status or prior criminal record. Four million American citizens are denied the right to vote due to laws that restrict voting based on a criminal record. The US is clearly not alone here, however. A study from 2016 reported that 29 out of 66 jurisdictions surveyed worldwide had voting restrictions on prisoners who are convicted and serving a prison sentence. Restoring voting rights while providing encouragement and assistance to participate an upcoming election, a study within the book shows, encourages citizens’ faith and trust in government and their belief that they can understand and influence political affairs.
Other legal instruments for restricting the vote include requiring citizens to present voter identification before granted their ballot paper. These are legislative requirements sound equitable in paper, are not in practice, when prior holding of voter identification is uneven across age, socio-economic and ethnic groups. Voting wars over voter ID is now being fought in many other countries. Voter id requirements are in progress in the UK, for example. The book shows 53.4 of poll workers turned away at least one voter in the pilots for not having the required identification.
Inequality at the ballot box is also realised in the technical management of elections. Research within the volume shows how voter experiences at polling stations were uneven across the 2008, 2012, 2014, and 2016 US elections. Compared to white, Hispanic, and Asian voters, African American voters were most likely to report waiting more than 30 minutes or experiencing a problem with the voting machine or their voter registration. The absence of wheelchair ramps at polling stations prevents some disabled citizens form casting their vote.
Inequality at the ballot box also comes from deliberate intimidation and acts of violence – which are often gendered in nature. The experience of Uganda is that this is often targeted explicitly at women – with youth gangs being paid to intimidate eligible and entitled voters. This obviously violates the principals of equality set out in the introduction in the gravest way. Cultural practices at polling stations can also be exclusionary – research within the book shows how ‘men shouting at women’ was sometimes a feature of behaviour inside polling stations at English local elections.
What is to be done?
We call for urgent action to address these inequalities. We coin the concept of inclusive voting practices to refer to interventions which reduce inequality in the electoral process for citizens, including, but not limited to the voter turnout and registration gap.
Inclusive voting practices involve interventions by the state to level-up democracy. We distinguish these practices from repressive practices, where rulers also directly intervene, but with the aim of restricting participation to gain political advantage. Inclusive voting practices are also different from laissez-faire approaches, where there is no action to address any inequalities. Instead, it is left to the individual to educate themselves about elections, find out how to register and vote. While sometimes deemed more ‘acceptable’, they are often deeply undemocratic in nature because they leave inequalities unchecked. Democracy is not like an economic market where the small state may (or may not) bring economic prosperity. Democracy requires legal equality in theory – but also in practice.
What an inclusive voting practice will mean, will be specific to the underlying inequalities in each country. Solutions which have been shown to work around the world include the enfranchisement of disenfranchised citizens, automatic voter registration, compulsory voting to require full participation, convenient voting practices that don’t require onerous identification requirements, better resourced electoral management bodies, vote by mail facilities, enhanced poll worker training, and mechanisms for identifying and preventing electoral violence and intimation, such as thorough election monitoring.
Unfortunately, these policies are all too often not adopted. Those in power are often comfortable with the status quo and reforms might sound too risky. Or there may be a lack of knowledge about the problem or the alternatives.
Ironically, there might therefore be a case for the unequal treatment of voters in that resources are efforts are focussed to address deep underlying inequalities to level up democracy. Not to make them worse.
Toby James is a Professor of Politics and Public Policy at the University of East Anglia and is a PSA member. He tweets at @TobySJames. Holly Ann Garnett is an Assistant Professo at the Royal Military College of Canada. She tweets at @HollyAnnGarnett. Image credit: Karlis Dambrans/Flickr.

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About Thor King Pig 2
Thor King Pig 2 is an actual game, I recommend checking official sources such as the game's website, app store listing (if it's a mobile game), or the platform where the game is available for the most accurate and up-to-date information. These sources typically provide details about the game, including controls, gameplay mechanics, and any additional features.
How to play Thor King Pig 2
How to Play Thor King Pig 2 (General Guide):
- Your main goal is to guide Thor through various levels, overcome obstacles, and reach the door at the end of each level to defeat the king pig.
- Familiarize yourself with the game controls. Common controls for platformer games include arrow keys or on-screen buttons for movement (left, right), jumping, and performing special actions.
- Since Thor is known for wielding a mighty axe, the game may involve throwing the axe to defeat enemies or interact with objects. Understand how to aim and throw the axe effectively.
- Be cautious when Thor is underwater. It seems like staying underwater for too long may result in death, and soldiers of the king pig may pose a threat.
- Collect diamonds scattered throughout the levels. Diamonds may serve as a form of in-game currency or as a means to progress in the game.
- Navigate the levels while avoiding or defeating enemies. Thor may face various adversaries sent by the king pig, and skillful maneuvering is essential.
Reach the Door:
- The primary objective is to reach the door at the end of each level. Focus on overcoming challenges, solving puzzles, and defeating enemies to progress.
- Achieve victory by successfully reaching the door and completing each level. The game may have a series of levels leading to a final confrontation with the king pig.
Power-Ups and Abilities:
- Look out for power-ups or special abilities that enhance Thor's capabilities. These might include temporary invincibility, increased speed, or enhanced combat skills.
- Pay attention to the level design, as it may include traps, puzzles, and hidden paths. Explore thoroughly to discover secrets and bonuses.
- Some games have checkpoints that save your progress. If you fail a level, you may restart from the last checkpoint rather than the beginning.

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1876 Historical Survey - Richard Hudson, Born Yorkshire, England, 1797; emigrated 1817. Public Archives of P.E.I., Accession No. 2702; Item 303
Unanswered questions are omitted; [square brackets are mine.]
1. Are you a native of P. E. Island?
I am not.
2. Where and when were you born? When and in what vessel did you come to P. E. Island? From what port did you sail?
My name is Richard Hudson. I was born in Yorkshire in the year 1797, emigrated in the year 1817; the name of the ship was the Valliant. We sailed from Hull.
4. Were there many people in her and were they used well?
There were 197 passengers ["pafsengers"] and 20 of the ship's crew. We all had the best of usage.
On the Western Ocean, we took on board the passengers of the Brig Leigh, Captain Bishop, 30 passengers and 10 of the crew. All landed in Charlotte Town.
6. Who were born, and who died on the passage?
We had but one death; a little boy, the son of Mr. Christopher Smith of Crapaud.
7. What was the state of the Island when you came here?
8. How did the settlers managed to get along at first?
It was very low indeed, and of a great scarcity of food [?]; Flour, six pence per pound; potatoes four shillings per bushel, sometimes not a loaf of bread could be procured from the bakers, and the settlers had great difficulty to get along at all, many and great were their privations and suffering.
9. Who owned the first Mill in your settlement? Was it a saw, grist, carding or fulling mill?
Mills were very Scarce and very far apart and of very rough construction. There was one grist mill and one saw mill. The grist mill was owned by Mr. Gouldrup and the saw mill by John Lord, Esq.
10. Where was the first church built? Who built it and what clergyman used to preach in your settlement? Before you had churches, where were religious services held? Did different denominations use the same building at different hours? Did they worship in barns? Were different denominations buried together?
There was a small dilapidated English Church in Charlotte Town. The Rev. Mr. DesBrisay was the Parson, and the Rev. James Bulpitt, [was] Wesleyan Minister, also preached in the same building. There was also a Roman Catholic Chapel. Those were all the churches there. All the other churches in the City have been built since I came to the Island. The different denominations did not use the same building, save in the case of Mr. DesBrisay and Mr Bulpitt. Private houses and barns were used for divine worship generally throughout the Island. The Protestants and the Roman Catholics had their own burial grounds.
11. What sort of roads had the early settlers, and when and who opened the first one in your neighborhood?
The Roads generally were nothing more than blazes on the trees through the Forest. Tryon is one of the oldest settlements on the Island, and even in the very heart of this settlement, there was no open highway.
12. Were there any shops or fishing stations near you, and where?
There was no shops or fishing stations in the part of the Island.
13. Were there many stores in Charlottetown when you were a boy? Describe the town as it then was.
There was but few stores in Charlotte Town, and the Town itself was a poor miserable scattered village.
14. What sort of schools had the people?
The country was almost destitute of schools, and few places could afford to support them as this was a very heavy tax upon the people.
15. What old men and women do you remember? Where were they born?
I have been conversant with many male and females, some natives, and other residents, but cannot tell you either where they were born or when they died. There is to the best of my knowledge, hardly any instance in Tryon of one of those persons now remaining.
16. Who had the first wagon, gig, jaunting sleigh, cariole, cart or plough in your settlement? What was the horse tackling made of? Who had saddles, and what were the cart wheels like?
59 years ago there was no such vehicle as a riding waggon. I owned the first gig of English build in this settlement. The jaunting sley of today was unknown. The only conveyance of this kind was the French cariole. Plows were of native construction and a miserable substitute. Horse tackling - the collar of straw, the hames [?] of pieces of rope; the tains [reins?] of thongs of leather, tanned by the natives. Saddles unknown. Cart wheels, sawed from a large log with a hole through the centre.
17. Were the houses shingled or thatched? When was the first frame house put up in your locality?
Buildings generally were covered with boards and the .......[?] covered with slabs. I never saw but one or two thatched. Frame houses have been common for the past fifty years.
18. What was the price of oats, butter, potatoes, &c, sold for?
Oats 2/-, Butter 1/-, potatoes 2/-, generally sold for barter.
19. When was the first Court House built?
The first court House was built in Town, and was the first Government Building on Queen Square.
21. Were there any forts or batteries in Charlottetown when you first remember?
There was what was called the four gun battery at the narrows entering the Harbour, and the Battery at the Barracks, which was the residence of the Governor and the soldiers.
22. Who was the first blacksmith, tailor, shoemaker, saddler, cooper or carpenter in your settlement?
John Leard, Senior, R. Hudson, John Hood, McCabe, Thomas Hodgson.
23. How was grain taken to the Mill in old times, and was oatmeal manufactured as it is now?
Oxen were used, the bags drawn and slide [?]
Oatmeal was not generally used, as fish and potatoes supplied the flour.
24. When was the road opened from....to.....?
From Charlotte Town to Tryon, 59 years ago, there was no open Road, or bridges; the road was blazed, and the rivers had to be forded.
26. How many people lived in your settlement when you first knew it?
When I came to this settlement, 59 years ago, there were about 20 families.
27. Are there any of the old people living yet, and who?
I do not know of any of the old people who were here when I came that are yet alive.
28. Were dances and frolics more kept up than they are today?
They were more frequent than now.
29. Who was the first settler in your part of the country?
Mr. Pineau [? or Penman,] Joseph Woods, and Mr. Ives [?] with some of the Leards and Lords.
30. What old schoolmasters did you know, and can you tell anything about them?
Mr. Ray was the oldest - A good teacher, but habits intemperate.
31. Was there more snow, and were the winters colder than now?
It is generally supposed that 50 years ago there was more snow than now, but the Roads were not so much travelled, and I think the winters were colder.
32. Do you know of any one who used to carry on the seal fishery?
No seal fishery was carried on about here.
33. Did you ever see the Sea Cow, or any traces of it on the Island?
34. What wild animals were in the Island in your young days?
The Bear, Loup-servir, Fox, and a variety of smaller animals.
35. Where used the mails to cross in winter?
At Wood Islands, attended with the loss of many lives.
36. How long did it take for letters from England to reach here, and what was the postage paid?
At least, in a general way, about one month.
Postage 3 shillings, 6 pence.
37. What was the first Island newspaper? Who printed it, and where was his office? When was the next one started? Name all the Island papers you remember.
Mr. Hazzard's paper was the first I recollect. Some years after Mr. Cowper started another, and then The Islander.
38. Who was the first native white person born on the Island. Who was the first born in your settlement after coming here?
On this Question, I know nothing personally. The late William Clark of Cape traverse always claimed to be the first white child born here. He has been dead some years. He was about one hundred years old when he died. [He] once claimed to be born two hours earlier than the old [? Colonel?] Holland in Charlotte Town.
39. Who were the chief businessmen in your young days?
The Cambridges, Breckens, Paul Mabey.
40. Who built the first wharf or bridge in your settlement? Who was the contractor, and how much did it cost?
There was but one wharf 59 years ago, that was the wharf on Queen Street, Charlotte Town that was so small that a small coasting vessel could not come up to it but at high water.
41. When did you get a post office, and who kept it?
These are of recent date; there was no Post Offices in the Country untill of late years. The first Post Office was kept by Mr. W. W. Lord.
42. Who built the first vessel in your neighborhood, and how long was ship building carried on?
Tryon has not been a place where ship building haws been carried on. Websters have built some five [or six] schooners; Hon W. W. Lord has built some fine square-rigged vessels, and others have been engaged in this trade, but to no extent.
43. How did people of Crapaud, Tryon, etc, get to town before they had their present roads? State at length any information you may about the mode of travelling in the early history of the Island.
The Main Road from Tryon to Crapaud to Town was through Scotch Settlement, to the Malpeck Road, 10 or 11 miles from Town and in a rough state, merely the woods cut down by the ground and only of any use to foot passengers or on horseback. The roads from parts westward were no better, but worse. The general way of travelling was on foot. What had to be taken was by a Wallet on the back, and what had to be brought home, the same. I have often taken in a wallet what I had to carry when going to town, and bring 12 or 15 pounds, home on my back.
44. How did you get the mails?
The best way we could get them from Town. We had then no post office.
45. Who were the first and oldest brewers you remember?
We had none in the country and only two in Charlotte Town.
46.. What is the oldest wayside tavern you know of?
Mr. McConly [?] and the late David Dawson, Esquire, and Mr. Britten to the Westward.
47. Were there any salmon, gaspereaux or shad in our rivers when you were a boy, and what rivers had most of them? Are there any in your locality now?
There was salmon, but scarce; gaspereaux plenty; shad unknown; salmon still scarce; gaspereaux, plenty.
48. On their way to and from Charlottetown, how did people at a long distance away, get along when night overtook them on the journey? How far could they go in a day, and did they often meet with dangers? How did they find their way?
They generally contrived to leave home in time to arrive in Town, and the same in returning. I f night overtook them, they camped in the woods the best they could. The distance from Tryon to Town was about 30 miles...and their journey to town and back took two or three days.
49. Have any of the early French settlers removed from the Island? How many, and where did they go to; and who is the oldest French person you can speak of?
They have, and I should say, by thousands. The oldest French people I know of live from Tignish Cascumpeque, and from thence to the end of the County.
50. Where was your settlement situated and who were its leading men?
Tryon is situated on the eastern edge of Prince County and joins Queens County.
John Lord, Esquire, Philip M Callbeck, Joseph Fay [? Foy?]
51. How were the houses lighted in the day time? Were they carpeted? When did the people begin to use kerosene? How long since cooking stoves came into use?
Sometimes by one small aperture cut out of the logs and open in fine weather, and in storm, closed by a board frame, sometimes by a rough frame and sush [sack?], and covered by oilese paper; at other times, the door [permitted] the only light, which invariably stood open except in storm.
52. Were oxen used for ploughing and farm work, and are they so used now in your settlement?
Oxen were invariably used in farm work; horses have replaced them.
53. Who were the first doctors you remember, and where did they live?
The first Doctors I remember were Doctor D. St. Croix, Doctor Wingate, and Doctor McGregor.
54. When did mussel mud come to be used as a manure; did many farmers use it at first, and how was it dug and carried from the beds?
Mussel mud has been used for many years about North River. Of late years, generally where it can be procured. It was first dug by the hand at low water and put on board lighters, scows or boats. Latterly, chiefly dug by diggers in winter and conveyed by horses in sleighs.
55. How many mud diggers in your neighborhood?
There are in this settlement 20 or 30, but in other localities, they are much more numerous.
56. When was your first ferry started? What kind of bridges had the people 80 years ago?
We have no ferries any where about this part of the Island.
Bridges were miserable, and dangerous to pass over.
57. Do you remember of any period of great distress for food on the Island?
I do remember when numbers were in great distress for want of seed for their land, which want the Government supplied with seed and sustenance.
58. Do you remember early frosts destroying the crops, and in what year? Any, and what steps were taken to meet the case?
I have known the crops partially destroyed, especially the potato crop, but I do not know of any special remedy to meet the case.
59. What is the earliest time of the season the rivers have frozen, what the latest time of breaking up in spring; when did navigation begin earliest and close latest?
From the first December, to the breaking up in the month of April to the last.
60. Were there many bears 50 years ago, and were they dangerous?
Bears were numerous 59 years ago, and altho dangerous, [not] unless the she bear with cubs.
[They] seldom attacked persons, altho I have known of persons being injured by them.
61. Do you know of the old settlers cutting through the ice and taking shell-fish in winter? Did you ever hear what distance they had to travel for food? Give all you know on this point.
Never. I have heard of Mr. Dan Clark of Cape Traverse leaving home with a hand sleigh to procure food. He was away three days before he returned and found his family in a state of starvation. I have heard of John Lord, Esquire say that he went 20 miles for a bushel of potatoes and to carry them home on his back and to make his way on the sea coast and ford rivers as he came to them.
63. Do you know anything of a great storm called the Michaelmas Gale, and when was it?
I have heard of it.
64. Do you know anything of fires laying waste considerable sections of the country, and are their effects still perceptible?
Fifty nine years ago there was a large fire laying waste to the north of Charlotte Town. I have also known other sections of the Island where extensive fires have destroyed the forest. No vestige of fire remains.
65. Was game more abundant in old times than now? Were wild pigeons ever here?
Game was more abundant then than now except wild fowl, geese and ducks. They are as plenty as ever.
66. Was any fox hunt ever held on the Island: when, and under whose auspices?
I never heard of such a thing.
67. To what extent did hogs exist of beachnuts 50 years ago? Was it difficult to catch them in the beginning of winter?
Hogs have been fattened by hundreds, perhaps thousands on beechnuts. The pork is very soft and not generally appreciated, and as they were generally suffered to run until a good coat of snow covered the ground, they became wild and very difficult to manage.
68. Of what breed were the horses within your earliest recollection? What kind of horned cattle, sheep and pigs, had farmers then?
The horses of 59 years ago were of inferior size and altho they would handle [?]hard labour and subsist on poor fare, [they were] far better than the common run of horses at this day.
70. Do you remember how long since Swedish Turnips were first cultivated?
Swedish turnips have been raised ever since I came to Island, first sown broadcast, but for many years sowned in Drills.
71. What variety of potatoes had people 30 years ago, and before then?
59 years ago, the blue potato was the chief kind sowed, they failed or ran out and have been superseded by a great variety to the present day; Governor whites, callicos, painted ladies, Jacksons, etc.
73. How were potatoes cultivated, dug, disposed of, or preserved for winter?
59 years ago, potatoes were the first crop taken from the virgin soil. The forest was cut down and the trees cut up in lengths that 2 men could manage and pile. The rotten wood was carefully piled upon the logs, and burnt, and the root in the way cut, and the tubers planted in hills; 3 tubers in each hill, and when ripe dug with a hoe. Frequently preserved for winter in a greenhouse, or the cellar.
75. Was flax grown generally? State the process of its cultivation and manufacture.
Flax was generally grown by the settlers, broken and de-hulled by the natives, then carded by the women and wove into cloth.
76. State the process of making wool into cloth, including "thickening."
The process of making wool into cloth, carded and spun by the women, woven by them into cloth and then thickened by a number of young people at night. The stage was made of young willow branches and stood about the height of a table. The web was plentifully supplied with thick soap suds and then the fullers on each side of the stage would pass it from one side to the other, until fulled.
77. How was barley pearled in old times? Have you ever seen a barley pounder?
Pearl barley was prepared by placing it in a pounder, namely, a log of hardwood 2 1/2 feet high, scooped out at the top to the circular size of the log about one foot deep, and then placed in the pounder. A little warm water being added, and then pounded with a pestle until the skin of the barley was separated.
79. Have you known of ploughing being done in January, February or March, and in what years?
I have known of plowing being done in January and in March, but never in February. I have also known of wheat being sown in March and succeeding well.
81. Do you remember of any whales or grampuses being taken in our rivers or bays?
I never knew or heard of whales or grampuses being alive in either rivers or bays but I have known them brought in dead.
82. Who was the first to use lime as a manure in your neighborhood?
The late Thomas Hawkins, I think, was the first.
83. What sort of shoes had people 60 or 70 years ago?
The sort of shoes generally worn were mogassins in summer travel; in winter, green hide with hair on.
85. Who owned or manufactured the first horse rake in your settlement?
I owned the first horse rake used in this settlement.
86. Who owned or manufactured the first threshing machine; what was the date, and describe its make.
Threshing machines are general, but who the first to introduce them was, I cannot answer.
90. Have you ever seen any weapons of stone used by the Micmacs of this Island in their savage state?
The only weapons I have seen among them was the Tomahawk; what they were in their savage state, I do not know, but I have known them for 59 years, and I never saw any amongst them that disgraced them more than the white people.
92. Note down your own name and Post Office address, and the names of those giving you items of information.
Richard Hudson, Tryon.
93. How were weddings celebrated in time of your earliest recollection, and have any changes taken place with respect to marriages and weddings?
Weddings formerly were celebrated by magistrates, but as places of Religious Worship multiplied and Ministers were appointed to supply those Churches, marriage generally were celebrated by Ministers of the Gospel.
94. What amusements were prevalent in old times, and what changes have taken place?
Boating [bowling?] on the Sabbath, taking the wheels of carts or carriages and placing them on the ridge of barns, Fencing up the high ways, practically filling Wells with debris, robbing orchards, all of which have been and are now on the decline. Young people are more sober and peaceably inclined, and ever I am inclined to judge them, generally, I should say that their inclination would be a time in the .......[?], or attending a public Town meeting. Or a game of cards.
95. Were drinking habits more prevalent in your earliest recollection, and illustrate the change, if any.
So far as this settlement in concerned, I thank that intemperate habits were more prevalent than now. Young men seem to be ashamed to be seen lounging about a Tavern.
98. Were the people formerly as comfortable as now? In either case, were they formerly happier than now, as a rule? What is your opinion in this respect?
As regards the comforts of life, there is no question they are more comfortable now than they were, better fed, better clothed, and better in their social position in society. But whether they are more happy, is another Question, as I believe pure happiness or enjoyment is from one higher power, than any the world can give.

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SAN FRANCISCO (August 29, 2022) – The UCSF Department of Orthopaedic Surgery is pleased to announce that Ralph Marcucio, PhD, a Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, has been named the recipient of the Society for Craniofacial Genetics and Developmental Biology.
The research award is named after the society’s first president, David Bixler, who founded the organization in 1975
my peers The award is really an acknowledgement of the dedication and outstanding work of all the members of my laboratory and my collaborators al with my colleagues .
"I am very pleased that Dr. Marcucio is being recognized by his peers with this award to celebrate his commitment to orthopaedic research," said Dr. Thomas P. Vail, Chair of the Department. “We are always amazed by his unwavering curiosity and commitment to craniofacial and musculoskeletal research
Dr. Marcucio will accept the award at the society’s annual meeting in La Jolla, Calif. next month.
About Ralph Marcucio, PhD
Ralph Marcucio was born in and grew up in Amsterdam, N.Y. Dr. Marcucio began his research career as an intern at The Boyce Thompson Institute while he was an undergraduate at Cornell University in Ithaca, NY. After receiving his bachelor’s degree from Cornell University in 1990, Dr. Marcucio was accepted into Cornell University's School of Agriculture PhD program. He completed his PhD in 1995. For his exemplary performance and dedication as a Graduate Teaching Assistant, Dr. Marcucio was recognized by the Dean of Cornell University's School of Agriculture for his outstanding contribution to undergraduate education. After receiving his PhD, Ralph was awarded a prestigious NIH training grant to study tissue interactions that control development of the musculoskeletal system. Dr. Marcucio spent 5 years in the New York State College of Veterinary Medicine studying the origins of the musculature responsible for moving the head and jaw skeleton.
In 2000, Dr. Marcucio joined the Molecular and Cellular Biology Laboratory at the University of California, San Francisco, (UCSF). In this position, he began studying how the skeleton of the face attains its shape and form. This work has resulted in the preparation of numerous manuscripts for publication in world-renowned research journals and has formed the basis for his independent research career.
In 2003, Dr. Marcucio was appointed to the faculty at UCSF as an Assistant Professor in Residence in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery. His research program focuses on two basic science areas. First, he studies bone fracture healing focusing on the transformation of chondrocytes to osteoblasts and other cell types, as well as the inflammatory process during healing. Second, Dr. Marcucio is examining the role that the brain plays during normal development of the facial skeleton. Many facial birth defects have an underlying brain malformation, and the goal of the research is to generate novel therapeutic approaches that will allow correcting facial malformations prior to birth.
Dr. Marcucio is a dedicated and enthusiastic mentor to dental and medical students. His students have been invited to participate in university, state, national, and international research competitions.

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Situated right in the heart of the Margaret River wine region and 7.8 km west of the Busselton CBD, Cape View Beach Resort offers the perfect spot to discover the wonders of the region.
More informationAll accommodation is fully self-contained, with two bathrooms, fully equipped kitchen, laundry, open plan lounge and dining area with TV, DVD player and Foxtel, patio or balcony with outdoor setting and car parking.
All accommodation has either a balcony or patio with outdoor setting and parking.
A short stroll through the property brings you to the calm shores of Geographe Bay.

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It has been a bit of a wild, surprising start to the NASCAR season, with the madness of the Daytona 500 on the opening weekend setting the tone for what promises to be a fun season. We have seen back-to-back longshot winners in the Cup Series through the opening 2 weeks, but is that a trend that will continue moving forward, or will we see some of the bigger names in the sport settle into a groove as the season progresses? Only time will provide the answer to that question, so all we can do now is focus on the next race at hand. This weekend, the drivers will tackle the Homestead-Miami Speedway, so let’s take a look at some of the favorites of the Cup Series this weekend, as well as taking a closer look inside the Xfinity Series race on Saturday. That said, let’s get right to it so you can get all set to make your bets against their NASCAR odds.
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Xfinity Series – Contender Boats 250 – Saturday
After the opening couple of races in the Xfinity Series, it is Austin Cindric who is sitting atop the leaderboard with a win and another top 5 finish to his name. It is perhaps not that surprising to see him up among the favorites for this weekend, with his current odds sitting at +450. This, though, is not a track that he has had a ton of success at, with 7th being his best finish at Homestead to this point.
That may help explain why there are a couple of drivers ahead of him on the board, with Tyler Reddick (+170) in as the favorite on Saturday. Reddick has finished each of the last two seasons as the champion in the Xfinity Series, which includes back-to-back wins at Homestead. It has been a sow start to the season for the champ, but this might be where he bounces back.
Noah Gragson (+330) is another driver looking to improve upon his sluggish start to the season and Homestead is where it might happen. He has made a habit of running in the top 5 there, so no reason why he can’t get a win this weekend.
Cup Series – Dixie Vodka 400 – Sunday
After two races in the 2021 NASCAR season, we have had a pair of surprise winners in Michael McDowell and Christopher Bell. While there seems to be a trend developing, the bookies seem to think that we might get back to normal this week, as they have Denny Hamlin (+450) in as the race favorite. Hamlin has been solid to start the season, landing in the top 5 in both races run thus far. He has 3 wins at that track, including a win last time out.
Kevin Harvick (+550) is also off to a good start, with a top 10 and a top 5 finish in the opening two races of the season. His last run at Homestead was not great, but if you toss that one out, you see that 6 consecutive top 5 finishes there prior to his last race.
Defending champion Chase Elliott (+550) rounds out the top 3 favorites this Sunday as he looks to nab his first win at Homestead. He came very close last time out, finishing in 2nd last June. In 5 career races in Miami, he has 3 top 10 finishes.
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But money America declared with its yearly declaration in 2010 that the bill “only impacts the Company’s short-term loan item in Delaware ( and doesn’t influence its installment loan item for the reason that state).” The organization presently provides an installment that is seven-month here at a yearly price of 398 %.
Lenders can adjust surprising alacrity to their products. In Texas, where legislation is lax, loan providers make significantly more than eight times as numerous pay day loans as installment loans, in accordance with the many state that is recent. Comparison by using Illinois, where in fact the legislature passed a bill in 2005 that imposed a true quantity of restraints on pay day loans. By 2012, triple-digit-rate installment loans into the state outnumbered payday advances almost three to 1.
In brand new Mexico, a 2007 legislation caused exactly the same quick change. QC Holdings’ payday loan stores dot that state, but simply per year following the law, the president associated with the business told analysts that installment loans had “taken the area of payday loans” in that state.
New Mexico’s attorney general cracked down, filing suits against two loan providers, charging you in documents that their long-lasting services and products had been “unconscionable.” One loan from money Loans Now during the early 2008 carried a apr of 1,147 %; after borrowing $50, the client owed almost $600 altogether payments become compensated during the period of per year. FastBucks charged a 650 % rate that is annual 2 yrs for a $500 loan.
These products mirror a fact: Many low-income borrowers are hopeless sufficient to accept any terms. In a current Pew Charitable Trusts study, 37 % of cash advance borrowers responded that they’d pay any cost for a financial loan.
The loans had been unconscionable for a reason beyond the rates that are extremely high the suits so-called. Workers did everything they are able to to keep borrowers regarding the hook. As you FastBucks employee testified, “We just essentially don’t let anyone pay off.”
“Inherent into the model is duplicated lending to people that don’t have the monetary methods to repay the loan,” said Karen Meyers, manager for the brand brand brand New Mexico attorney general’s customer protection division. “Borrowers usually wind up settling one loan by firmly taking away another loan. The target is keeping individuals in financial obligation indefinitely.”
The judges agreed that the lenders had illegally preyed on unsophisticated borrowers in both cases. Money Loans Now’s parent business has appealed your decision. FastBucks filed for bankruptcy security following the judge ruled so it owed restitution to its clients for illegally circumventing the state’s payday loan legislation. The attorney general’s office estimates that the company owes over $20 million. Both organizations declined to comment.
Regardless of the attorney general’s victories, comparable forms of loans are nevertheless widely accessible in brand New Mexico. The bucks Store, that has over 280 places in seven states, has an installment loan here with yearly prices which range from 520 percent to 780 %. A 2012 QC loan in brand brand New Mexico reviewed by ProPublica carried a 425 per cent rate that is annual.
“Playing Cat and Mouse”whenever states — such as for instance Washington, nyc and New Hampshire — have rules high-cost that is prohibiting loans, the industry has attempted to alter them.
A bill introduced in Washington’s state senate early this present year proposed enabling “small customer installment loans” that may carry a yearly price in excess of 200 per cent. Though touted as being a lower-cost option to pay day loans, the bill’s main backer had been Moneytree, A seattle-based payday loan provider. The bill passed the state senate, but stalled in the home.
In brand brand New Hampshire, which banned high-cost pay day loans in 2008, the governor vetoed a bill year that is last could have permitted installment loans with annual prices above 400 %. But which wasn’t the only bill that high-cost loan providers had forced: someone to enable auto-title loans, additionally vetoed by the governor, passed with a supermajority within the legislature. Because of this, in 2012, New Hampshire joined up with states like Georgia and Arizona which have prohibited triple-digit-rate payday advances but enable likewise organized auto-title that is triple-digit-rate.
Texas includes a law strictly limiting pay day loans. But as it limits loan providers to a portion of whatever they like to charge, for over 10 years they will have ignored it. To shirk what the law states, first they partnered with banking institutions, since banking institutions, that are controlled by the authorities, can lawfully provide loans surpassing state interest caps. However when federal regulators cracked straight down from the training in 2005, lenders needed to look for a loophole that is new.
Just like in Ohio, Texas loan providers began determining by themselves as credit fix businesses, which, under Texas legislation, may charge fees that are steep. Texas now has almost 3,500 of these organizations, the majority of that are, efficiently, high-cost loan providers. Therefore the industry has successfully fought off all efforts to cap their prices.
Seeing the loan providers’ statehouse clout, an amount of metropolitan areas, including Dallas, San Antonio and Austin, have actually passed away regional ordinances that make an effort to break out the cycle of payday financial obligation by restricting how many times a debtor usually takes down a loan. Talking to analysts early this EZCorp’sRothamel said the ordinances had cut his company’s profit in Austin and Dallas by 90 percent year.
However the business had a counterattack that is three-pronged, he stated. The organization had tweaked this product it available in its brick-and-mortar outlets, plus it had additionally started to aggressively market online loans to clients in those metropolitan areas. As well as the industry ended up being pressing a law that is statewide pre-empt your local guidelines, he stated, therefore payday organizations could stop “playing pet and mouse aided by the towns and cities.”
Jerry Allen, the Dallas councilman whom sponsored the town’s payday lending ordinance in 2011, stated he wasn’t amazed because of the industry’s response. “I’m just a lil’ ol’ guy that is local Dallas, Texas,” he said. “i will just punch them just how I’m able to punch them.”
But Allen https://www.cartitleloans.biz, a governmental separate, stated he hoped to persuade nevertheless more towns to participate your time and effort. Ultimately, he hopes the towns will force their state legislature’s hand, but he expects a battle: “Texas is really a prime state of these folks. It’s a battleground. There’s a complete great deal of cash in the table.”

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The Oil and Gas Pipeline Construction industry carries a moderate level of capital intensity. For every dollar spent on labor, the average industry firm will invest about $0.20 in capital equipment. This industry has substantial capital inputs relative to most construction industries. This industry allocates about 3.0% to 5.0% of revenue to capital expenditures on plants and equipment, though smaller-scale contractors typically lease equipment on a piecemeal basis or through subcontracting to specialist operatives (e.g. crane operators and structural steel erectors).
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Tronsmart Product Price In Nepal: Wireless Earbuds, Bluetooth Speakers & More
Tronsmart is a tech accessory company. Tronsmart is known for its high-quality tech products and Tronsmart has been in this industry since 2013 and has seen a positive response from its customers since then. They were the first to launch an octa-core Media player, back in 2014. Throughout the time they have shown their valuable presence in this field. Tronsmart has had its presence in the Nepali market for quite some time now.
Tronsmart products are available in the Nepali market under various categories. They have accessories for Gamers, they have high-quality TWS and wireless speakers in the audio section and also we get charging and other type C accessories from Tronsmart.
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Encore S2 Plus Sports Bluetooth Headphones
Tronsmart Onyx Ace True Wireless Bluetooth Earphones
Tronsmart Onyx Free True Wireless Bluetooth Earphones
Tronsmart has a wide range of wireless earphones and TWS. All of them are equipped with Qualcomm aptX Chip inside. This genuine Qualcomm® chip guarantees consistent and lossless audio streaming in all of the Tronsmart TWS and Wireless Earphones. For the current time being, you can purchase three of these products directly from the Tronsmart Nepal website.
Encore S2 Plus Sports Bluetooth Headphones:
These pairs of neckbands style wireless earphones support ergonomic design. This design is perfect for workouts and outdoor exercises. Not only that they also support a whopping 24Hr of playback time. These earphones are IPX5 certified against sweat or rain splashes.
Dimension: 468x18x12mm / 18.42×0.7×0.47in
Access your favorite Voice Assistant
Up to 24 Hours of Uninterrupted Music
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Onyx Ace from Tronsmart is TWS earphones with a semi-in-ear design and Quad Microphone setup. These TWS are equipped with APTX Qualcomm® Chip. Along with 5hrs of playback on a single charge and touch controls we also get a 12 months replacement warranty with Onyx Ace and all other Tronsmart accessories.
Environmental Noise Cancellation
IPX5 Sweatproof Against sweat, splashes, and rain.
Fast USB-C charging and Voice Assistant Control
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Onyx Free TWS Bluetooth Earphones supports a more compact design and rich sound quality with 6mm drivers. Tronsmart promises that this TWS supports 2 hrs of playback with 5min of charging. With a full charge, Onyx Free can last up to 7 hrs at 50% volume, and with the case, it can last up to a whopping 35hrs of music playback.
Chip: Qualcomm® QCC3020
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Tronsmart Apollo Bold ANC TWS:
Apollo Bold is a High-end TWS, offering flagship specs that are at the price thrice less than others. These TWS features IP rating and also active noise cancellation along with Qualcomm Flagship Chip with aptX decoding.
Chip: Qualcomm QCC5124 Flagship Chip
Waterproofing: IP45 Waterproof
Intelligent in Ear detection
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Tronsmart Gaming Accessories
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Sono Premium is over the hair gaming headset with 50mm dynamic drivers. The headphones are multi-platform compatible and can be used with Xbox, Playstation, PC, Mac, Smartphones, and even Nintendo switches. The headphones are suitable for long gaming or even movie sessions due to soft over-ear pads.
50mm Large Drivers
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Adjustable headband and convenient Volume controls
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Tronsmart Mars G02 Wireless Gaming Controller:
Tronsmart G02 Bluetooth Gamepad, an ergonomically designed game Controller that can be a great gift for a PUBG lover. It has LED Lights Indicators 4 LED Lights, from left to right. Any device running Android 4.0 or above (Smartphone/Tablet/PC.) Bluetooth connectivity to control your Android-powered TV for your convenience.
Connectivity: 2.4GHz & Bluetooth
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IP67 Water and dust resistance
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Element T6 Mini Bluetooth Speaker:
Element T6 mini is a portable as well as a powerful 360 surround sound speaker. It produces deep bass and clear mids and low with 24 hr of audio playback. You can also directly access the voice assistant of your device with just one tap. It has a dedicated button for volume controls, playback control and has a Type C port for charging.
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Element T6 Max SoundPluse is the biggest and most powerful Bluetooth from Tronsmart. It has a 360-surround sound delivery with a max output of 60W. This large speaker can last for 20 hrs at 50% volume. It is IPX5 certified and has Bluetooth and NFC connectivity. It has three different audio profiles with Balance, 3D, and Deep bass.
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Sea Glimpse is one in the latest series of paintings where I am creating simplified yet somewhat geometrical images depicting seascapes and landscape. This original painting has been created on stretched canvas in tones of pink, aqua, green, blue, brown, cream and orange.
This original art would suit a small wall in your home. Framed with a custom made deep edge natural timber Tasmanian Oak floating frame, it is ready to hang.
This artwork has been created using professional quality acrylic paint and canvas and has been coated with a varnish to protect and preserve the artwork. It is signed front and back and comes with a Certificate of Authenticity by the artist.
Framed Size: 33cm wide x 33cm high x 5cm deep.

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posted on Apr, 4 2011 @ 08:24 AM
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Lake Jackson is a crazy spot here in Tallahassee. I have a friend with property that is "lakefront," but the majority of the time, he can't even see
the water from his home, it is all grasslands behind his house.
I have seen pictures of Lake Jackson draining so quickly that it literally formed a vortex, and people had to tie off from one boat to another to keep
from losing their boats into the sinkhole. The last time the lake drained suddenly, the local news ran specials encouraging people to rush out and
collect the fish from the little ponds that were left behind. There were large Bass and Catfish that people were picking up with their hands and
tossing in coolers.
The State and Federal authorites, have dumped 100s of tons of construction debris into the largest of the holes, just to watch it disappear into the
Most recently, the state spent $6 million on a "turtle
to help the turtles cross Hwy 27 N, from Lake Jackson to some other little appendant lakes. It was a political folly that was perfect
for satirists, billboard writers, and opponents of the reigning administrations.
I would love for someone to go back through the archives and see how many millions of dollars have been spent on a losing battle with Mother Nature in
Lake Jackson over the last 100 years. I bet it is in the Hundreds of Millions that have been quite literally "thrown down a hole!"
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26 Previously Banned TV Episodes You Can Stream Right Now
While there are any number of reasons why a specific episode of a television series might be pulled from the airwaves or from reruns (some of them innocuous), poor timing tends to be one of the biggest culprits. But as time passes, tempers simmer down and once-forbidden entertainment can make its way back into the mainstream. Or, more specifically, the main stream. Thanks to streaming services like Netflix, Hulu, and Amazon, history-making—and controversy-causing—television is just a click away.
Were these 26 previously banned television episodes deserving of the backlash they received? Now you can judge for yourself.
1. HANNBIAL, “OEUF”
The fourth episode in Hannibal’s debut season (also called “Ceuf” because of a misspelling) was originally scheduled to air on April 25, 2013, a mere 10 days after the Boston Marathon bombings and just a few months removed from the tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary School. While it was NBC that announced the decision to skip over the episode, in which former SNL star Molly Shannon plays a woman who brainwashes children into murdering other children, it was series creator Bryan Fuller who suggested pulling it.
“I didn’t want to have anyone come to the show and have a negative experience,” Fuller explained to Variety. “Whenever you [write] a story and look at the sensational aspects of storytelling, you think, ‘This is interesting metaphorically, and this is interesting as social commentary.’ With this episode, it wasn’t about the graphic imagery or violence. It was the associations that came with the subject matter that I felt would inhibit the enjoyment of the overall episode … It was my own sensitivity.” Though the missed episode did not cause any problems in terms of continuity, NBC did repackage the episode in a series of clips to run on NBC.com. Both iTunes and Amazon posted the episode in its entirety shortly thereafter.
2. FAMILY GUY, “TURBAN COWBOY”
The Boston Marathon bombing was also at the center of the issue surrounding this eleventh season episode of Seth MacFarlane’s animated hit. The problematic scene was a cutaway in which Peter Griffin is recollecting the year he won the Boston Marathon—by driving over the runners with his car. But this controversy was a retroactive one, as the episode had run on March 17, 2013, almost a full month before the tragedy. It didn’t take long for edited clips of the episode to pop up all over the Web, with the story that Family Guy had “predicted” the tragedy. MacFarlane took to Twitter in response, where he stated that, "The edited Family Guy clip currently circulating is abhorrent. The event was a crime and a tragedy, and my thoughts are with the victims.”
Still, the network was sensitive enough to the coincidence that they pulled the episode from Fox.com and Hulu and assured audiences that they had no immediate plans to rebroadcast it. However, it remains intact on Netflix.
3. FAMILY GUY, “PARTIAL TERMS OF ENDEARMENT”
“Turban Cowboy” was hardly Family Guy’s first brush with controversy, nor is it likely to be its last. In “Partial Terms of Endearment,” Lois agrees to be a surrogate for a couple who are then killed in a car accident, leading Lois and Peter to discuss whether or not she should terminate the pregnancy. The episode was intended to be the series’ eighth season finale, and was broadcast in the U.K. in June of 2010, but Fox refused to air it. Ever.
In an interview with The New York Times, MacFarlane explained that “We’ve found in the last couple years that by taking serious stories that could be movies of the week on Lifetime or Oxygen, and doing a Zucker brothers-Airplane! take on them, they always make for really good Family Guy episodes. To us, it’s in the realm of what in the 1970s would be the edginess of the abortion episode of Maude. Times really have changed, and I think the network is making a decision that is, unfortunately, probably correctly based on people’s current ability to handle and dissect controversial narratives … It’s an issue that you read about in the papers all the time, like anything else. So that is fodder for political and social satire. There’s nothing about that issue that should be any different than doing an episode about gay marriage, or an episode about the oil spill.” In September of 2010, the episode was released on DVD and can be viewed on Amazon(for $9.99).
4. AND 5. MAUDE, “MAUDE’S DILEMMA: PART 1" AND “MAUDE’S DILEMMA: PART 2”
If you’re not familiar with MacFarlane’s reference to “the abortion episode of Maude,” it was an amazingly controversial two-part episode of the otherwise comedic series in which the main character (played by Bea Arthur) realizes that, at the age of 47, she is pregnant, and spends two episodes agonizing over whether or not she should keep the baby. The fact that it was 1972 and these episodes managed to make it on air is pretty amazing, particularly as they were broadcast about two months before Roe vs. Wade. And while the episodes weren’t banned outright, more than 30 of the network’s affiliates refused to broadcast them. But both episodes—parts one and two—are available on Amazon.
6. THE X-FILES, “HOME”
Throughout its nine seasons, The X-Files was never short on creepy storylines or characters. (Remember Eugene Victor Tooms, the serial killer who could squeeze through any open space?) But the producers of this 1996 episode deemed the contents of “Home”—a standalone episode that dealt with murder, amputees, and deformities as the result of incest—as being “tasteless” and going “too far.” So Fox promised to never run it again, which didn’t sit well with fans of the show, who enjoyed the episde. A year later, FX ran an all-day marathon of fan favorite episodes, and “Home” came out on top. You can watch it on Netflix.
7. THE SIMPSONS, “THE CITY OF NEW YORK VS. HOMER SIMPSON”
In the wake of 9/11, a handful of television series needed to be altered in order to avoid any reference or reminder of the attacks. (Sex and the City, Law and Order and The Sopranos even changed their opening credits.) And Fox made the decision to remove its season nine premiere, “The City of New York vs. Homer Simpson,” from its rerun rotation. Though the episode aired four years before the tragedy, the fact that so many of its scenes took place at or around the World Trade Center led the network to pull it from the airwaves. Last summer’s #EverySimpsonsEver marathon on FXX was one of the few times it’s been aired uncut ever since. It’s also available on Amazon.
8. BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER, “EARSHOT”
In the spring of 1999, a week before Buffy the Vampire was set to broadcast “Earshot,” a third season episode that revolved around a school shooting, the tragedy at Columbine High School happened. The network acted quickly to pull the episode; it eventually ran in September, just before the start of season four. You can watch it on Netflix, Hulu, and Amazon.
9. HAVEN, “REUNION”
Just hours after the attack on Sandy Hook Elementary School, Syfy’s Haven was scheduled to run an episode entitled “Reunion,” which revolved around a school shooting. So the network made the quick decision to replace Haven with an episode of Eureka, a move that engendered unanimous support from viewers. You can see the episode on Netflix and Amazon.
10. ARTHUR, “ROOM TO RIDE”
The Peabody Award-winning animated series Arthur hardly seems like the kind of show that would court controversy. And it’s definitely not. But that doesn’t mean that all of the many big-name guests who’ve made appearances on the series over the years have been able to maintain squeaky-clean images. Case in point: disgraced former Tour de France champ Lance Armstrong, who visited Elmwood City in 2008 to talk about bicycling and being a good citizen—four years before he was stripped of his cycling achievements. Though PBS banned the episode from repeated viewings, you can watch it at Amazon.
11. THE TWILIGHT ZONE, “THE ENCOUNTER”
Two years before he boarded the Enterprise, George Takei appeared in what turned out to be one of The Twilight Zone’s most controversial episodes. In “The Encounter,” Takei plays Arthur Takamori, a gardener who offers his services to his neighbor, a World War II vet. There isn’t a whole lot of gardening in the episode, but there is a lot of talking—about war and, more subtly, Pearl Harbor. And race. Immediately, the episode drew the ire of many “Japanese-American and Asian-American civil liberties and advocacy groups,” said Takei. "So for that reason, CBS pulled that episode. And it has a unique distinction of being the only Twilight Zone [episode] that was aired only once. It's never been re-aired. It's never enjoyed a re-run. And shucks darn, I missed out on my residuals on that one.” You can, however, watch it on Netflix.
12. THE BOONDOCKS, “THE HUNGER STRIKE”
Black Entertainment Television (BET) has long been a favorite target of The Boondocks creator Aaron McGruder—so much so that in 2008 he created an entire episode around an effort to gain momentum for a BET boycott, which he painted as being “destructive” to the African American community. Though the episode never aired on Adult Swim (and can’t be seen on Netflix), it was released on DVD in June of that year. And can be viewed anytime on Amazon.
13. – 15. BOY MEETS WORLD, “PROM-ISES, PROM-ISES,” “IF YOU CAN’T BE WITH THE ONE YOU LOVE,” AND “THE TRUTH ABOUT HONESTY”
If you’re making a show about teenagers, it stands to reason that sex and alcohol are two topics you’ll likely encounter. But the fact that Boy Meets World did it—and then did it again, and again—didn’t sit well with the top mice at the Disney Channel. Three episodes in particular were removed from reruns: “Prom-Ises, Prom-Ises,” in which Corey and Topanga discuss whether they should have sex on prom night; “The Truth About Honesty,” another sex-themed episode,” and “If You Can't Be With the One You Love...,” where Cory and Shawn get drunk. No other network has seemed to have an issue with showing any of these episodes, nor does Amazon.
16. REN AND STIMPY, “MAN’S BEST FRIEND”
Truth be told, cartoons have been loaded with violence since way back in the earliest Looney Tunes days. And Ren and Stimpy is one cartoon that certainly never shied away from some pretty extreme violence. But season two’s “Man’s Best Friend” seemed to push the limits of what even Ren and Stimpy deemed as standard. When the titular duo are adopted by a drill sergeant-like new owner, George Liquor, Ren reaches his breaking point and beats George’s face in with an oar. In slow-motion, no less. Which is apparently just the kind of enthusiasm George was looking for, as the episode ends with the three of them celebrating. Nickelodeon wasn't feeling joyous at the end of that one, and refused to air it. But you can see it on Amazon.
17. SEINFELD, “THE PUERTO RICAN DAY”
Seinfeld was never much for sentimentality. (Larry David even imposed a strict “No Learning, No Hugging” policy.) But its second highest rated episode of all time was also its most controversial (and not, it’s not “The Contest”). It’s “The Puerto Rican Day,” in which the gang has trouble making their way home after a Mets game because of the city’s annual Puerto Rican Day Parade. In the midst of their antics, Kramer accidentally lights a Puerto Rican flag on fire and when a mob breaks out, Kramer states that “it’s like this every day in Puerto Rico”—which National Puerto Rican Coalition president Manuel Mirabal called an “'unconscionable insult” to his community. The network offered a swift apology to anyone insulted by the episode’s humor and removed it from the rerun schedule and its initial syndication deal. But in 2002, the episode made its way back to television, and is also on Hulu.
18. THE POWERPUFF GIRLS, “SEE ME, FEEL ME, GNOMEY”
In season six, The Powerpuff Girls put on a rock opera in “See Me, Feel Me, Gnomey,” but it only ever aired in the U.K. While rumors swirled that it was because the episode contained some communist undertones, it was later revealed that the real reason for the episode’s ban was because of its use of strobe lights, which could cause some kids watching it to have seizures. It is, however, on DVD—and Amazon.
19. BEAVIS AND BUTT-HEAD, “HOME IMPROVEMENT”
At this point, it’s almost easier to identify the episodes of Beavis and Butt-head that weren’t either heavily edited or temporarily banned from the airwaves. The complaints against the cult classic MTV cartoon typically fell into one of four categories: drug use, extreme violence, animal cruelty, or criminal behavior. The duo’s “Fire, fire, fire” catchphrase was also often taken to task; in 1993, the series was blamed in the case of a five-year-old who set his house on fire, killing his younger sister. Season two’s “Home Improvement,” which you can see on Hulu, is yet another episode that was pulled, largely because it shows the guys sniffing paint thinner.
20. DARIA, “FAT LIKE ME”
Beavis and Butt-head spinoff Daria didn’t attract as much controversy as its predecessor, but many episodes were also heavily censored in reruns. And one episode in particular, season five’s “Fat Like Me,” didn’t run at all on Teen Nick (formerly known as The N) because of the negative correlation it depicted between weight gain and loss of popularity. You can see it on Hulu.
21. - 25. STAR TREK, “MIRI,” “PATTERNS OF FORCE,” “PLATO’S STEPCHILDREN,” “THE EMPATH,” AND “WHOM GODS DESTROY”
For an iconic sci-fi series, Star Trek sure could manage to get the censors all riled up. Particularly in the U.K., where Star Trek was considered family programming. As such, it prompted the BBC to announce that, “After very careful consideration a top level decision was made not to screen the episodes entitled '[The] Empath,' 'Whom Gods Destroy,' 'Plato's Stepchildren,' and 'Miri,' because they all dealt most unpleasantly with the already unpleasant subjects of madness, torture, sadism, and disease. You will appreciate that account must be taken that out of Star Trek's large and enthusiastic following, many are juveniles, no matter what time of day the series is put into the programme schedules.”
In the case of season two’s “Patterns of Force,” Nazi undertones led to the episode being banned in Germany until 2011. But the series, in its entirety, can be streamed via Netflix.
26. STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION, “THE HIGH GROUND”
Not to be outdone, in 1990 Star Trek: The Next Generation paid tribute to its predecessor’s pot-stirring ways with “The High Ground,” which made an offhanded prediction that Ireland would be united in 2024. Initially, an edited version was shown in the U.K. but the episode was banned completely in Ireland until 2011. But like the origin series, this one, too, can be seen on Netflix.

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Comic book collectors and enthusiasts will have the opportunity to buy artwork, win prizes and meet comic book artist, Mark McKenna at the West End Library on Saturday, September 28 from 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm.
McKenna’s presentation, starting at 1:15 pm will include the stages of comic book creating and an insider look at the freelance lifestyle. The 34-year veteran of the comic book industry worked on Batman, Wolverine, Iron Man, The Incredible Hulk and more recently on Star Wars, counting close to 600 comics in all. McKenna’s work can be seen in Legendary Picture Books PACIFIC RIM movie prequel as well as Dark Horse Comic’s Star Wars: The Old Republic- The Lost Suns.
Following the presentation, guests will have a chance to speak with McKenna and have their comic books autographed. The first 10 are free, after that each autograph is $1.
Seating is limited for the presentation and requires registration. Register to attend by calling 570-523-1172, visiting the library or registering online.
The open house from 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm will feature vintage comic books on display, an art sale featuring an exclusive West End Library Batman Print, free prize drawings and refreshments. In conjunction with, National Library Card Sign-Up Month, only library card holders may enter the prize drawings. Need a card? Sign up at the event. The event is open to all ages.
For more information visit the West End Library at 45 Ball Park Road, Laurelton, call 570-922-4773 or go to UnionCountyLibraries.org. The West End Library along with the Herr Memorial Library in Mifflinburg and the Public Library for Union County in Lewisburg, comprise the Union County Library System.
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CHELSEA have reportedly stolen a march on Tottenham and Liverpool in the pursuit of Bruno Fernandes.
The Sporting Lisbon midfielder, 23 is in the sights of the Premier League trio after an impressive first season in Portugal.
And, according to Portuguese daily A Bola, Chelsea have now made contact with the Portuguese international.
But Blues may have to negotiate a hefty fee with Sporting, who inserted a 100million euro (£88m) release fee when they signed him from Sampdoria last summer.
Fernandes has netted 16 goals and laid on 20 assists in his 53 games for Sporting, who sit five points back from league leaders Porto with four games to go.
He struggled to settle in the early part of his career, having come through the ranks at Boavista before moving to Italy when he was 18.
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Palestinians cry “From the river to the sea,” while Israelis seize and settle the land from the sea to the river. An Israeli cabinet minister and his father, a rabbi, suggest the option of nuking Gaza and eradicating Palestinians, unavoidably evoking the Final Solution and the Holocaust.
The massacre at Kibbutz Be’eri, where 130 Israelis were slaughtered by Hamas on October 7th, recalls the 1948 massacre at Deir Yassin, where Jewish guerrillas executed over 100 Palestinian men, women and children.
Hamas and Hezbollah seem tragic descendants of last century’s Jewish guerillas, the Urgun and Lehi.
Hamas terrorists kill babies with their bare hands, while Israeli pilots drop bombs that blow Gazan babies to bits.
The genuinely equivalent term to Islamophobia would be Jewishophobia. In the Mideast, the equivalent term to antisemitism is anti-Palestinianism or anti-Arabism.
Israel accuses Hamas of hiding among innocent civilians in Gaza and using them as human shields. What guerilla movement has ever worn uniforms or operated from military bases? Mao Zedong said famously “The guerilla must move among the people as a fish swims in the sea.”
War has a fearful symmetry.
The Gaza War has a tragic futility.
How can Israel’s strategy in Northern Gaza be pursued in the South? As the IDF attacked in the North, Israel urged one million Gazans to evacuate to the South to avoid what has now eventuated, namely the total obliteration of the North.
Now that Israel is preparing to invade the South, where are two million Gazans to evacuate? Back to the un-survivable wasteland up North? Or are they to stay in place and be subjected to the same barrage as visited upon the North? Neither option is conceivable under any concept of humanity.
Yet, if the total-obliteration strategy was necessary in the North, how can it not be in the South? If devastation was necessary to eradicate Hamas in the North – if even it has, how can it not be required in the South? Otherwise, Hamas fighters will simply flee to the South to survive?
Is not Israel’s “strategy” futile? Does the unlimited supply of powerful weapons constitute U.S. support of Israel? Or are we complicit in Israel’s slaughter of innocents with those weapons, all in a horrific exercise in futility? What’s the endgame? No nation is stepping up to police post-war Gaza or to provide tens of billions to rebuild it. That leaves Israel to grapple with the Pottery Barn Rule, with the likely result that Gaza will not be rebuilt.
What’s more, Israel’s long-running national security strategy is futile.
Ever since the British issued the Balfour Declaration in 1917 calling for a Jewish homeland in Palestine, violence has characterized the Jewish-Palestinian relationship. From Israel’s independence in 1948 (the Nabka, to Arabs), there have been three wars between nation states in 1948, 1967 and 1973. There have been many battles in Southern Lebanon, including the Israeli incursion all the way to Beirut in 1982. This is the fifth Gaza war since 2005. What could be the third Intifada may be emerging today on the West Bank.
After three-quarters of a century of non-stop violence, violence is clearly not the solution. Israel’s fundamental national security strategy against Hamas is misguided. Hamas is not a band of 30,000 guerillas; it is an idea, however perverted. It is the idea of freedom in a genuine homeland for Palestinians. If, as is highly likely, Hamas survives the current cataclysm, its version of the idea will survive. If not, the idea will be reconstituted in another group until Palestinians enjoy genuine freedom. Indeed, the other group already exists in terrorist form, namely Hezbollah.
While Hamas and Hezbollah advocate the annihilation of Israel, their dogma has never been tested against a reality of Palestinian civilians achieving and enjoying genuine freedom. It is time to test that notion. Palestinians enjoying peace and tranquility in their own homeland from the river to the Green Line is the best way to defang the terrorist movements. How many families living in genuine peace will offer their children to be suicide bombers? To be terrorists? To live in tunnels in Gaza or caves in Southern Lebanon? Peace is the greatest threat to terrorists. It is time to carry out the threat.
Red Jahncke is a nationally recognized columnist, who writes about politics and policy. His columns appear in numerous national publications, such as The Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg, USA Today, The Hill, Issues & Insights and National Review as well as many Connecticut newspapers.


Jacksonville University is working with developer Rimrock Devlin LLC to develop student housing and community retail services on the almost 60-acre “Dolphin Reef” property north of the campus that was envisioned in 2006 as a massive condominium project.
A proposed city ordinance filed May 13 with City Council would rezone the 59.5 acres north of JU for mixed-use residential, office and commercial development to include student housing and retail space.
JU President Tim Cost said in a statement Wednesday that the school announced efforts more than a year ago to enhance the university for students, faculty and staff and to spark revitalization in its Arlington neighborhood.
“We are thrilled that a private developer has taken the initiative to work toward a plan that complements these efforts on the property immediately adjacent to the university. Our hope is that this type of private investment will spur other investments in Arlington’s revitalization,” he said.
Cost said JU has maintained contact with Devlin’s group as it developed plans for the site.
“We believe the uses being proposed by the developer, including the expansion of residential housing for our students, will allow the university to preserve our developable land on the campus for academic and student engagement purposes,” Cost said.
“In addition, the potential commercial uses open up experiential learning opportunities for our students and are in keeping with our collaborative teaching philosophy,” he said.
Dolphin Reef would serve JU and the surrounding neighborhoods along University Boulevard North, maintain compatibility and integrate with JU and its campus facilities and promote redevelopment of the area, according to a plan summary filed with the ordinance.
It “will protect the waterfront and will serve both Jacksonville University and the community as a whole,” says the summary. JU and Dolphin Reef front the St. Johns River.
It’s not clear whether the development will retain the “Dolphin Reef” name.
The summary for Dolphin Reef lists the development team as Rimrock Devlin LLC of Lake City as the developer; Taylor & White Inc. as the planners and engineers; and PQH Group as the architect.
Wally Devlin with Rimrock Devlin declined to comment.
City Council member Clay Yarborough, who represents District 1, said Wednesday he is scheduled to meet today with lawyer T.R. Hainline of Rogers Towers, the agent for Rimrock Devlin. Yarborough said he looked forward to hearing more about the plans.
“President Tim Cost’s energy is contagious and his initiatives at the university are a refreshing demonstration of long-term commitment to the Arlington community,” Yarborough said.
City Ordinance 2014-310 shows Dolphin Reef would comprise up to 175,000 square feet of office and retail commercial uses along with:
• Student housing, including dorms, suite-style housing, apartments and similar student-housing arrangements
• Fraternity and sorority houses
• Housing for the aging and elderly, including independent living, assisted living, skilled nursing living, memory care and similar uses, which could be associated with the JU nursing school.
• Other multifamily housing
Some of the Dolphin Reef property will be designated for passive open space, such as parks. “Active recreation” is permitted throughout, according to a document exhibit, such as parks, pools, tennis courts, exercise facilities, ball fields, courts and similar uses.
Much of the Dolphin Reef property is vacant, with parts developed as the university’s Alumni House and for secondary access to the JU golf course. The Alumni House would remain.
The rezoning would change the zoning to permit the mixed uses.
JU sits on 198 acres at 2800 University Blvd. N. Dolphin Reef is at 3812 University Blvd. N., north of the campus, also on the west side of University Boulevard.
The property currently is owned by 801 Grand Dolphin Reef LLC and PCA Dolphin Reef LLC, both of Des Moines, Iowa.
The property ownership is connected with Principal Commercial Acceptance LLC. PCA Dolphin Reef says on state records that its business in Florida is to hold real estate property.
Principal Commercial Acceptance acquired the property in December 2008 in a certificate of sale from AMC Delancey HC Dolphin Reef Properties I L.P., of Miami. AMC Delancey Group is Philadelphia-based real estate manager and developer.
Property records show JU acquired the property from the federal government in 2000 and deeded it to University Holdings LLC, affiliated with JU, in 2006.
The Florida Times-Union reported in March 2006 that JU sold the property to Miami-based developer Hudson Capital, which planned to partner with AMC Delancey Group to build a $400 million community called Dolphin Reef, reported to include 980 condominiums, 10 townhomes, and 40,000 square feet of retail space.
The Times-Union reported that JU officials chose Hudson for the sale in a move that they said would double the school’s endowment. Hudson officials planned to begin construction on Dolphin Reef by the end of that year.
The plans were adjusted in 2007, but the condo development didn’t take place.
Cost said in April he intends to roll out revitalization efforts this summer with Mayor Alvin Brown, Office of Economic Development CEO Ted Carter, city officials, community leaders and the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office.
He mentioned landscaping, safety, street widening and better lighting as some of the improvements. The overall project has been referred to as “Operation Dolphin” and “Dolphin Corridor” on city schedules, a nod to JU’s mascot.
The 4,200-student university also is raising $120 million through the ASPIRE campaign for scholarships and research, health sciences facilities, improved athletics venues, an endowment and more. As of April, $56.3 million has been received or pledged, along with $1.9 million from university sources.