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namespace v8 {
namespace internal {

CompilerDispatcher::Job::Job(BackgroundCompileTask* task_arg)
    : task(task_arg), has_run(false), aborted(false) {}

CompilerDispatcher::Job::~Job() = default;

CompilerDispatcher::CompilerDispatcher(Isolate* isolate, Platform* platform,
                                       size_t max_stack_size)
    : isolate_(isolate),
      worker_thread_runtime_call_stats_(
          isolate->counters()->worker_thread_runtime_call_stats()),
      background_compile_timer_(
          isolate->counters()->compile_function_on_background()),
      taskrunner_(platform->GetForegroundTaskRunner(
          reinterpret_cast<v8::Isolate*>(isolate))),
      platform_(platform),
      max_stack_size_(max_stack_size),
      trace_compiler_dispatcher_(FLAG_trace_compiler_dispatcher),
      task_manager_(new CancelableTaskManager()),
      next_job_id_(0),
      shared_to_unoptimized_job_id_(isolate->heap()),
      idle_task_scheduled_(false),
      num_worker_tasks_(0),
      main_thread_blocking_on_job_(nullptr),
      block_for_testing_(false),
      semaphore_for_testing_(0) {
  if (trace_compiler_dispatcher_ && !IsEnabled()) {
    PrintF("CompilerDispatcher: dispatcher is disabled\n");
  }
}

CompilerDispatcher::~CompilerDispatcher() {
  // AbortAll must be called before CompilerDispatcher is destroyed.
  CHECK(task_manager_->canceled());
}

base::Optional<CompilerDispatcher::JobId> CompilerDispatcher::Enqueue(
    const ParseInfo* outer_parse_info, const AstRawString* function_name,
    const FunctionLiteral* function_literal) {
  TRACE_EVENT0(TRACE_DISABLED_BY_DEFAULT("v8.compile"),
               "V8.CompilerDispatcherEnqueue");
  RuntimeCallTimerScope runtimeTimer(
      isolate_, RuntimeCallCounterId::kCompileEnqueueOnDispatcher);

  if (!IsEnabled()) return base::nullopt;

  std::unique_ptr<Job> job = std::make_unique<Job>(new BackgroundCompileTask(
      outer_parse_info, function_name, function_literal,
      worker_thread_runtime_call_stats_, background_compile_timer_,
      static_cast<int>(max_stack_size_)));
  JobMap::const_iterator it = InsertJob(std::move(job));
  JobId id = it->first;
  if (trace_compiler_dispatcher_) {
    PrintF("CompilerDispatcher: enqueued job %zu for function literal id %d\n",
           id, function_literal->function_literal_id());
  }

  // Post a a background worker task to perform the compilation on the worker
  // thread.
  {
    base::MutexGuard lock(&mutex_);
    pending_background_jobs_.insert(it->second.get());
  }
  ScheduleMoreWorkerTasksIfNeeded();
  return base::make_optional(id);
}

bool CompilerDispatcher::IsEnabled() const { return FLAG_compiler_dispatcher; }

bool CompilerDispatcher::IsEnqueued(Handle<SharedFunctionInfo> function) const {
  if (jobs_.empty()) return false;
  return GetJobFor(function) != jobs_.end();
}

bool CompilerDispatcher::IsEnqueued(JobId job_id) const {
  return jobs_.find(job_id) != jobs_.end();
}

void CompilerDispatcher::RegisterSharedFunctionInfo(
    JobId job_id, SharedFunctionInfo function) {
  DCHECK_NE(jobs_.find(job_id), jobs_.end());

  if (trace_compiler_dispatcher_) {
    PrintF("CompilerDispatcher: registering ");
    function.ShortPrint();
    PrintF(" with job id %zu\n", job_id);
  }

  // Make a global handle to the function.
  Handle<SharedFunctionInfo> function_handle = Handle<SharedFunctionInfo>::cast(
      isolate_->global_handles()->Create(function));

  // Register mapping.
  auto job_it = jobs_.find(job_id);
  DCHECK_NE(job_it, jobs_.end());
  Job* job = job_it->second.get();
  shared_to_unoptimized_job_id_.Insert(function_handle, job_id);

  {
    base::MutexGuard lock(&mutex_);
    job->function = function_handle;
    if (job->IsReadyToFinalize(lock)) {
      // Schedule an idle task to finalize job if it is ready.
      ScheduleIdleTaskFromAnyThread(lock);
    }
  }
}

void CompilerDispatcher::WaitForJobIfRunningOnBackground(Job* job) {
  TRACE_EVENT0(TRACE_DISABLED_BY_DEFAULT("v8.compile"),
               "V8.CompilerDispatcherWaitForBackgroundJob");
  RuntimeCallTimerScope runtimeTimer(
      isolate_, RuntimeCallCounterId::kCompileWaitForDispatcher);

  base::MutexGuard lock(&mutex_);
  if (running_background_jobs_.find(job) == running_background_jobs_.end()) {
    pending_background_jobs_.erase(job);
    return;
  }
  DCHECK_NULL(main_thread_blocking_on_job_);
  main_thread_blocking_on_job_ = job;
  while (main_thread_blocking_on_job_ != nullptr) {
    main_thread_blocking_signal_.Wait(&mutex_);
  }
  DCHECK(pending_background_jobs_.find(job) == pending_background_jobs_.end());
  DCHECK(running_background_jobs_.find(job) == running_background_jobs_.end());
}

bool CompilerDispatcher::FinishNow(Handle<SharedFunctionInfo> function) {
  TRACE_EVENT0(TRACE_DISABLED_BY_DEFAULT("v8.compile"),
               "V8.CompilerDispatcherFinishNow");
  RuntimeCallTimerScope runtimeTimer(
      isolate_, RuntimeCallCounterId::kCompileFinishNowOnDispatcher);
  if (trace_compiler_dispatcher_) {
    PrintF("CompilerDispatcher: finishing ");
    function->ShortPrint();
    PrintF(" now\n");
  }

  JobMap::const_iterator it = GetJobFor(function);
  CHECK(it != jobs_.end());
  Job* job = it->second.get();
  WaitForJobIfRunningOnBackground(job);

  if (!job->has_run) {
    job->task->Run();
    job->has_run = true;
  }

  DCHECK(job->IsReadyToFinalize(&mutex_));
  DCHECK(!job->aborted);
  bool success = Compiler::FinalizeBackgroundCompileTask(
      job->task.get(), function, isolate_, Compiler::KEEP_EXCEPTION);

  DCHECK_NE(success, isolate_->has_pending_exception());
  RemoveJob(it);
  return success;
}

void CompilerDispatcher::AbortJob(JobId job_id) {
  if (trace_compiler_dispatcher_) {
    PrintF("CompilerDispatcher: aborted job %zu\n", job_id);
  }
  JobMap::const_iterator job_it = jobs_.find(job_id);
  Job* job = job_it->second.get();

  base::LockGuard<base::Mutex> lock(&mutex_);
  pending_background_jobs_.erase(job);
  if (running_background_jobs_.find(job) == running_background_jobs_.end()) {
    RemoveJob(job_it);
  } else {
    // Job is currently running on the background thread, wait until it's done
    // and remove job then.
    job->aborted = true;
  }
}

void CompilerDispatcher::AbortAll() {
  task_manager_->TryAbortAll();

  for (auto& it : jobs_) {
    WaitForJobIfRunningOnBackground(it.second.get());
    if (trace_compiler_dispatcher_) {
      PrintF("CompilerDispatcher: aborted job %zu\n", it.first);
    }
  }
  jobs_.clear();
  shared_to_unoptimized_job_id_.Clear();
  {
    base::MutexGuard lock(&mutex_);
    DCHECK(pending_background_jobs_.empty());
    DCHECK(running_background_jobs_.empty());
  }

  task_manager_->CancelAndWait();
}

CompilerDispatcher::JobMap::const_iterator CompilerDispatcher::GetJobFor(
    Handle<SharedFunctionInfo> shared) const {
  JobId* job_id_ptr = shared_to_unoptimized_job_id_.Find(shared);
  JobMap::const_iterator job = jobs_.end();
  if (job_id_ptr) {
    job = jobs_.find(*job_id_ptr);
  }
  return job;
}

void CompilerDispatcher::ScheduleIdleTaskFromAnyThread(
    const base::MutexGuard&) {
  if (!taskrunner_->IdleTasksEnabled()) return;
  if (idle_task_scheduled_) return;

  idle_task_scheduled_ = true;
  taskrunner_->PostIdleTask(MakeCancelableIdleTask(
      task_manager_.get(),
      [this](double deadline_in_seconds) { DoIdleWork(deadline_in_seconds); }));
}

void CompilerDispatcher::ScheduleMoreWorkerTasksIfNeeded() {
  TRACE_EVENT0(TRACE_DISABLED_BY_DEFAULT("v8.compile"),
               "V8.CompilerDispatcherScheduleMoreWorkerTasksIfNeeded");
  {
    base::MutexGuard lock(&mutex_);
    if (pending_background_jobs_.empty()) return;
    if (platform_->NumberOfWorkerThreads() <= num_worker_tasks_) {
      return;
    }
    ++num_worker_tasks_;
  }
  platform_->CallOnWorkerThread(
      MakeCancelableTask(task_manager_.get(), [this] { DoBackgroundWork(); }));
}

void CompilerDispatcher::DoBackgroundWork() {
  TRACE_EVENT0(TRACE_DISABLED_BY_DEFAULT("v8.compile"),
               "V8.CompilerDispatcherDoBackgroundWork");
  for (;;) {
    Job* job = nullptr;
    {
      base::MutexGuard lock(&mutex_);
      if (!pending_background_jobs_.empty()) {
        auto it = pending_background_jobs_.begin();
        job = *it;
        pending_background_jobs_.erase(it);
        running_background_jobs_.insert(job);
      }
    }
    if (job == nullptr) break;

    if (V8_UNLIKELY(block_for_testing_.Value())) {
      block_for_testing_.SetValue(false);
      semaphore_for_testing_.Wait();
    }

    if (trace_compiler_dispatcher_) {
      PrintF("CompilerDispatcher: doing background work\n");
    }

    job->task->Run();

    {
      base::MutexGuard lock(&mutex_);
      running_background_jobs_.erase(job);

      job->has_run = true;
      if (job->IsReadyToFinalize(lock)) {
        // Schedule an idle task to finalize the compilation on the main thread
        // if the job has a shared function info registered.
        ScheduleIdleTaskFromAnyThread(lock);
      }

      if (main_thread_blocking_on_job_ == job) {
        main_thread_blocking_on_job_ = nullptr;
        main_thread_blocking_signal_.NotifyOne();
      }
    }
  }

  {
    base::MutexGuard lock(&mutex_);
    --num_worker_tasks_;
  }
  // Don't touch |this| anymore after this point, as it might have been
  // deleted.
}

void CompilerDispatcher::DoIdleWork(double deadline_in_seconds) {
  TRACE_EVENT0(TRACE_DISABLED_BY_DEFAULT("v8.compile"),
               "V8.CompilerDispatcherDoIdleWork");
  {
    base::MutexGuard lock(&mutex_);
    idle_task_scheduled_ = false;
  }

  if (trace_compiler_dispatcher_) {
    PrintF("CompilerDispatcher: received %0.1lfms of idle time\n",
           (deadline_in_seconds - platform_->MonotonicallyIncreasingTime()) *
               static_cast<double>(base::Time::kMillisecondsPerSecond));
  }
  while (deadline_in_seconds > platform_->MonotonicallyIncreasingTime()) {
    // Find a job which is pending finalization and has a shared function info
    CompilerDispatcher::JobMap::const_iterator it;
    {
      base::MutexGuard lock(&mutex_);
      for (it = jobs_.cbegin(); it != jobs_.cend(); ++it) {
        if (it->second->IsReadyToFinalize(lock)) break;
      }
      // Since we hold the lock here, we can be sure no jobs have become ready
      // for finalization while we looped through the list.
      if (it == jobs_.cend()) return;

      DCHECK(it->second->IsReadyToFinalize(lock));
      DCHECK_EQ(running_background_jobs_.find(it->second.get()),
                running_background_jobs_.end());
      DCHECK_EQ(pending_background_jobs_.find(it->second.get()),
                pending_background_jobs_.end());
    }

    Job* job = it->second.get();
    if (!job->aborted) {
      Compiler::FinalizeBackgroundCompileTask(
          job->task.get(), job->function.ToHandleChecked(), isolate_,
          Compiler::CLEAR_EXCEPTION);
    }
    RemoveJob(it);
  }

  // We didn't return above so there still might be jobs to finalize.
  {
    base::MutexGuard lock(&mutex_);
    ScheduleIdleTaskFromAnyThread(lock);
  }
}

CompilerDispatcher::JobMap::const_iterator CompilerDispatcher::InsertJob(
    std::unique_ptr<Job> job) {
  bool added;
  JobMap::const_iterator it;
  std::tie(it, added) =
      jobs_.insert(std::make_pair(next_job_id_++, std::move(job)));
  DCHECK(added);
  return it;
}

CompilerDispatcher::JobMap::const_iterator CompilerDispatcher::RemoveJob(
    CompilerDispatcher::JobMap::const_iterator it) {
  Job* job = it->second.get();

  DCHECK_EQ(running_background_jobs_.find(job), running_background_jobs_.end());
  DCHECK_EQ(pending_background_jobs_.find(job), pending_background_jobs_.end());

  // Delete SFI associated with job if its been registered.
  Handle<SharedFunctionInfo> function;
  if (job->function.ToHandle(&function)) {
    GlobalHandles::Destroy(function.location());
  }

  // Delete job.
  return jobs_.erase(it);
}

}  // namespace internal
}  // namespace v8


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Tax Transparency: Sanders Again Promises Full Disclosure
Editor's Blog Featured Post Memo Pad Politics White House
Joe Conason April 11, 2016
In a column for the New York Daily News, I criticize the failure of Donald Trump, Ted Cruz, John Kasich and Bernie Sanders to release their full tax returns – a fundamental standard for presidential candidates, as David Cay Johnston recently explained here. Noting that there is no reason to suspect Sanders, in particular, of having anything to hide, I describe his non-disclosure in the Daily News as "bewildering."
Yesterday, on NBC's Meet the Press, host Chuck Todd braced Sanders on the issue quite directly:
TODD: Where are your tax returns? And wouldn't that put you on a higher ground in calling for Hillary Clinton to say release these speech transcripts?
SANDERS: We are going to — we are going to release. I think we've talked about it before. Actually, you know, my wife works on our taxes. We've been busy. We are going to get out — all of our taxes out. Trust me, there is nothing that is going to surprise anybody.
TODD: Are you going to — but are you going to do seven, 10, 15 years' worth of tax returns? So far you have done one [Form 1040].
SANDERS: We will do the best that we can. But, yes, we will get our tax returns out.
It's good that he promised to disclose, although he didn't say when. He made the same promise to Jake Tapper on CNN more than a week ago. And the Vermont senator didn't explain why disclosure is so difficult for him and his wife. If there's "nothing that is going to surprise anybody," why is he stalling?
It is also puzzling to me that the media generally and the top newspaper editorial pages in particular remain so tolerant of stonewalling on taxes by all the candidates. (On February 26, by contrast, the Times published a scathing editorial demanding that Clinton release transcripts of her paid speeches to banks.) That wasn't the attitude of the New York Times and Washington Post editorial boards toward tax disclosure four years ago, when Mitt Romney tried that strategy.
The Post raked Romney on January 12, 2012, blasting his "determined lack of transparency" as "a striking and disturbing departure from the past practice of presidential candidates of both parties:
Asking candidates to make their tax returns public is undoubtedly an invasion of privacy. But it is one that comes with the territory of a presidential campaign. Such disclosure is not required by law but, as with the voluntary release of tax filings by the president and vice president, it has become routine, if at times grudging and belated.
A few days later, on January 17, 2012, the Times published "Taxes and Transparency," an editorial that described Romney's "insistence on secrecy" as "impossible to defend," and put the issue plainly:
It is not too much to ask someone seeking the nation's highest office to sacrifice some personal privacy to reassure voters that they have no hidden entanglements.
Two days later, when Romney attempted to get away with very limited disclosure, the Times thundered again:
Let's be clear: despite Mr. Romney's claim that "people will want to see the most recent year," his 2011 taxes would not be enough. Voters have a right to know how presidential aspirants made their money — not just in the year before the election.
To date, Sanders has posted only the first two pages of his 2014 tax return, nothing more. Cruz and Kasich have done the same, except for more than one year. Trump has disclosed zero, of course, while spouting his usual bombastic nonsense. So in 2016, the flouting of norms is even worse than 2012, except for one candidate – Hillary Clinton — who disclosed her complete returns dating back to 2000 and beyond last summer. I would hate to think that's why the Post and the Times are allowing all the other candidates escape scrutiny on this issue.
Chuck Todd
Joe Conason
A highly experienced journalist, author and editor, Joe Conason is the editor-in-chief of The National Memo, founded in July 2011. He was formerly the executive editor of the New York Observer, where he wrote a popular political column for many years. His columns are distributed by Creators Syndicate and his reporting and writing have appeared in many publications around the world, including the New York Times, the Washington Post, The New Yorker, The New Republic, The Nation, and Harpers.
Since November 2006, he has served as editor of The Investigative Fund, a nonprofit journalism center, where he has assigned and edited dozens of award-winning articles and broadcasts. He is also the author of two New York Times bestselling books, The Hunting of the President (St. Martins Press, 2000) and Big Lies: The Right-Wing Propaganda Machine and How It Distorts the Truth (St. Martins Press, 2003).
Currently he is working on a new book about former President Bill Clinton's life and work since leaving the White House in 2001. He is a frequent guest on radio and television, including MSNBC's Morning Joe, and lives in New York City with his wife and two children.
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jessied44 April 11, 2016
There is always the possibility that Jane Sanders doesn't know how to operate the copy machine unless she is rewriting and refiling to hide evidence.
JPHALL April 11, 2016
My, my and my. So much for transparency! I guess Bernie has decided to be like the Republican candidates. Promises and more promises. I hope he can begin delivering on his promises.
Otto T. Goat April 11, 2016
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pTr-BH1Dl_s
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Theodora30 April 12, 2016
Maybe they don't want the $200,000 severance deal Jane got after bringing Burlington College to the edge of bankruptcy to become an issue.
http://www.politico.com/story/2016/02/bernie-sanders-jane-vermont-burlington-college-219114
BostonHoundDog April 12, 2016
Bernie and Jane are being extremely slippery on this. When Mark Halpern asked her she acted like all people were looking for is current year that she hasn't filed yet. To his credit he held her feet to the fire. She claims she hasn't been home to access them, but then she said she used Turbo Tax so they should be available online. OR they can get copies from IRS. I smell an IRS audit in their future
http://www.bloomberg.com/politics/videos/2016-04-11/jane-sanders-we-will-release-full-tax-returns
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Roshown McLeod lands third assistant position
08/14/2008 12:49 pm in
As we expected, Indiana waited until after the summer recruiting period to name its final assistant coach and former Duke and NBA standout Roshown McLeod is the choice, according to the Hoosier Scoop.
"The thing I really like about him is that if he were healthy, he'd still be a professional basketball player," Indiana coach Tom Crean said. "But he's done a lot of things to put himself in a position to be a coach since his career ended, and as the interview process went on he really showed how knowledgeable he is."
Crean is expecting McLeod to become a star on the recruiting scene and of immediate interest to Indiana fans is his rumored connection with Derrick Favors and Dominic Cheek, both five-star recruits in the 2009 class. McLeod has worked with Favors on his game in the past and Cheek is from St. Anthony's in New Jersey, where McLeod attended high school. With McLeod on board alongside Tim Buckley and Bennie Seltzer, Crean has assembled a coaching staff that should be able to consistently bring top talent to Bloomington.
McLeod was the director of basketball operations at Woodward Academy in Atlanta and was an assistant coach for one season at Fairfield during the 2002-2003 season. Indiana is expected to make the hiring official later today.
Filed to: Roshown McLeod
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Juanita Burkett
Our beloved mother, sister, grandmother and great-grandmother, Juanita Burkett, passed away into the loving hands of her Lord and Savior on Friday, May 17, 2013.
Juanita was born on Dec. 16, 1926, in Kibler, Ark.,to the late George Elmer and Carmel Brodie. She was the fourth of nine children. She married Joe Burkett and moved to Oxnard, Calif., in 1945 where they lived for 20 years. The couple moved to Ventura, Calif., where they lived for 47 years. She worked on the Seabee base in Port Hueneme, Calif., in the FASCO department for 32 years. Upon her husband's death she moved to San Diego, Calif., where she lived for the past two years.
Juanita is survived by her daughters, Dixie Jones of Oxnard, Calif., and Debbie Bertilino of San Diego, Calif. She is also survived by her grandson, Scott Jones of San Diego, Calif., and granddaughter, Jami Voulgaris of Santa Barbara, Calif., and four great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by one sister, Sadie Gregory, and two brothers, George Brodie and Jack Brodie. Juanita is survived by three sisters, Diane Celarier of Houston, Texas, Ruby Jones of Somis, Calif., and Barbara Green of Kibler; two brothers, Jim Brodie of Ventura, Calif., and Dr. Bill Brodie of Ithaca, N.Y. She is also survived by her sister-in-law, Betty Brodie of Bentonville.
Visitation was held May 22 at the Charles Carroll Funeral Home in Ventura, Calif. Funeral services were held May 23 at the Coastline Bible Church in Ventura.
Sarah Tumbleson
Sarah E. Tumbleson, 90, of Morrilton, formerly of Van Buren, died Tuesday, May 21, 2013, in Morrilton. She was a homemaker, worked in food services and member of Harding Street Church of Christ in Morrilton.
She is survived by her two daughters, Shirley Barton of Alma and Margie Henry of North Little Rock; nine grandchildren, 21 great grandchildren and six great-great grandchildren.
Funeral was May 24 at Ocker Memorial Chapel in Van Buren with burial at Gill Cemetery.
Pallbearers were her great-grandchildren.
Mary Teague
Mary Teague, 62, of Van Buren died Monday, May 20, 2013, in Fort Smith. She was born Sept. 15, 1950, in Lynwood, Calif., was a waitress with Dees and Denny's and delivered meals-on-wheels for the Van Buren Senior Center. She was the widow of Danny Teague.
She is survived by a daughter, Alondra Teague of the home; two sons, Shane Napier and Kevin Teague, both of the home; and a brother, Charles Thompson of LaVerna, Calif.
Graveside service was May 23 at New Cemetery in Mulberry under the direction of Edwards Van-Alma Funeral Home of Van Buren.
Pallbearers were Mitchell Provence, Russell Gonzales, Mark Brown, Audie Stringer and Elijah Witlock.
Judith Young
Judith "Lynn" Young, 54, of Van Buren entered into the presence of her Lord on Wednesday, May 22, 2013. She was welcomed into Heaven by her father, Bob Underwood; her mothers-in-law, Margaret Goucher and Vada Young; her grandparents and other loved ones and friends. Lynn loved to sing and had the most beautiful alto voice. She has indeed joined the Heavenly Choir. She was a member and attendant of Independence Freewill Baptist Church in Natural Dam. In her early years, she practiced as an LPN, and then spent more than 15 years at Unitog (Cintas). She enjoyed her time making candles and then working at the Western Arkansas Title Co. While she enjoyed her work, her favorite job was wife, mother and grandmother.
She leaves to honor her memory, her husband of 34 years, Gary Young; a daughter, Jenifer Jones and husband Chris of Van Buren; a son, Dr. Chris Young of West Chester, Pa.; her precious grandchildren, Baxter and Garyn Jones; her mother, Eva Baxter Underwood of Van Buren; two sisters, Sherry Miller of Van Buren, and Kaye Cox and husband J.D. of Natural Dam; a brother, Rusty Underwood of Chester; and brother-in-law, Bobby Miller; her nieces and nephews and their children whom she loved like her own, Mitchell, Crystal, Chris, Sara, Dan, Charlene, Joey, Rachael, Austin, Brayden, Kylan, Emily, Ethan, Gracie, Mason, and Maddie Beth; along with many aunts, uncles and cousins and a host of precious friends too numerous to list.
Funeral service will be 10 a.m. today at Edwards Van-Alma Funeral Chapel with interment to follow at Hall Cemetery in Natural Dam under the direction of Edwards Van-Alma Funeral Home of Van Buren.
Pallbearers will be Jeff Workman, Jerry Loggins, Johnny Wiley, Shane Evans, Tod Myers and Dean Graham. Honorary pallbearers will be members and church family of Independence Freewill Baptist Church, also Trisha Bates, Tammy Standifird, Debbie Foliart, Alice Medlock, Teresa Graham, Lorna Brown and Jannie Julian.
To place an online tribute go to www.edwardsvan-alma.com.
Ewell Titsworth
Ewell E. Titsworth, 93, passed away peacefully Wednesday, May 22, 2013, in Alma. He was born in Kibler on Aug. 2, 1919, to the late Reuben and Sadie Titsworth. He was a proud veteran of World War II and the Korean Conflict. He served as a tank commander with the 13th Armored Division in France and Germany. He was a 50-year member of the Alma Masonic Lodge No. 735, a 33rd degree Scottish Rite Mason. He was also a 50-year member of the Fort Smith Shrine Club. He was very active in the VFW and DAV. He was an avid hunter and fisherman. He loved his country and his family and his home on the hillside at Alma. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his beloved wife of 69 years, Lucille; four brothers, Walter, Burl, Carl and Pete; and three sisters, Carmel, Tennie and Ruth.
He is survived by his sons, Eual Fay Titsworth and wife Connie of Lavaca, and Glenn Richard (Pete) Titsworth and wife Iris of Alma; a grandson, Bryan Titsworth and wife Holly; five granddaughters and their husbands, Cris and Bret Nuzman, Julie and Michael Emms, Jamie and Craig Asplund, Jennifer and Chad Hull, and Katie and Wyatt Simpson. He also had three stepgrandsons and their wives, Brad and Kristi Albert, Brent and Denise Albert, and Brock and Amy Albert. He had 27 great-grandchildren.
Funeral will be 2 p.m. today at Edwards Van-Alma Funeral Chapel with interment to follow at Alma City Cemetery under the direction of Edwards Van-Alma Funeral Home of Van Buren.
Pallbearers will be Bryan Titsworth, Bret Nuzman, Chad Hull, Michael Emms, Craig Asplund, and Wyatt Simpson. Honorary pallbearers will be his great-grandsons.
The family will receive friends at the home of Pete and Iris Titsworth following the funeral and interment.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Missionary Fund at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, 125 Canterbury Drive, Alma, AR 72921; or the Building Fund of the First Southern Baptist Church of Central City, 12 W. Central Avenue, Central City, AR 72941.
Julie Kay (Cooley) Turner, 41, of Van Buren died Tuesday, May 21, 2013, in a local hospital. She was a homemaker.
She is survived by one daughter, Abbi Ruth Turner of Van Buren; one son, Bryce Logan Turner of Van Buren; her father, Roger Cooley of Van Buren; two sisters, Kathy Goschke of Alma, Mich., and Kelly Cordoba of Fort Smith; and six brothers, Shannon, Martin, Anthony and Roger Cooley II, all of Van Buren, Jeff Cooley of Michigan and Charles Cooley of Charlotte, N.C.
Memorial service will be 11 a.m. Tuesday at Cedarville First Assembly of God Church in Cedarville.
Robert Frye
Robert Jefferson Frye Sr., 75, of Van Buren died Tuesday, May 21, 2013, at a local retirement center. He was owner and operator of Frye's Tasty Bake Shop, member of North Park Baptist Church, 32nd degree Mason and member of Belle Point Lodge No. 20.
He is survived by three sons, Robert Frye Jr. and David Frye, both of Fort Smith, and Bill Frye of Greenwood; four grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.
Funeral was May 24 at Ocker Memorial Chapel with burial at Gracelawn Cemetery in Van Buren.
Pallbearers were Aaron and Dustin Frye, Randall and Nathan Munday, Ryan Berg and Lindsey and Donald Actkinson.
Memorial contributions may be made to North Park Baptist Church, 1516 N. 11th St., Van Buren, AR 72956.


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A Zsenmin Zsipao (pinjin átírással Renmin Ribao) a Kínai Kommunista Párt napilapja, amely naponta mintegy két és fél milliós példányszámban jelenik meg nyomtatásban. A lap címének körülbelüli jelentése Néplap, ezért sok nyugati nyelven – részben bizonyára a pontos kiejtés nehézségei miatt is – nem a pinjin (vagy egyéb) átírású címén, hanem tükörfordított címmel ismerik a lapot.

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A kulturális forradalom idején az újság volt az egyetlen fóruma annak, hogy az ország lakossága és a külföld informálódhasson a párt tevékenységéről.

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Tairo Hirayama to represent Tokyo 13th district
Amid all the excitement of last night's live election coverage (DPJ won big, Hatoyama will be PM), I didn't get a chance to check the results in my home district. So here goes.
In line with the overall nationwide trend, voters chose DPJ candidate (and ryokan heir) Tairo Hirayama to represent Tokyo's 13th district (covering all but the western end of Adachi-ku). Hirayama beat LDP incumbent Ichiro Kamoshita by a small margin of 3,000 votes. Kamoshita will stay in the lower house as a proportional representation member, which will make things awkward if they ever run into each other in the halls of the Diet building.
In a statement on his website written last night, Hirayama adopted the same cautious tone as PM-to-be Hatoyama. He thanked supporters but said he considers the votes to be not for him personally but instead as votes for a change in government. Since he had already taken some painkillers to combat his lower back pain (ぎっくり腰 a new vocab word for me) he expected to stay up all night before heading to Kitasenju Station this morning to thank voters for their support.
At 62.82%, voter turnout in Tokyo's 13th was lower than the 69% national average and not much higher than turnout in the July Tokyo assembly election.
Hirayama might want to shake hands with Kazumasa Fujiyama, his rival candidate from the Happiness Realization Party. Though Fujiyama received less than 3,000 votes or 1.1% of the total, that was just about in line with Hirayama's margin of victory. Had those voters gone LDP the race would have been much closer. Even considering that the HRP voters were almost all Happy Science followers, Hirayama should thank his spirit guide that Okawa didn't decide to throw his weight behind the LDP this time around.
Nationwide, the HRP failed to win a single seat or even surpass 1% of the popular vote in most districts. Without any significant voter support, the party stands to lose over 1 billion yen in security deposits for the more than 300 candidates it fielded.
Happy Science's political movement, born of guru Ryuho Okawa's vision of a nuclear holocaust, has failed. At one point it appears they considered giving up before the election, but in the end this was a bad idea that took on a life of its own. In a personality cult, once the leader sets his mind to something it can be very hard to stop. The leader himself may hesitate to admit to a mistake out of fear he'll lose credibility, and of course his followers who think he's a divine being would never go against his wishes.
I hope the authorities will keep a close eye on this group as it's possible Okawa may still feel the urgent need to save Japan from certain doom by taking control of the government.
Perhaps the biggest national story set in Adachi-ku is the DPJ's defeat of New Komeito President Akihiro Ota in Tokyo's 12th district (covering Kita-ku and the western tip of Adachi-ku) was yet another humbling setback for the ruling coalition. Former DPJ President Ichiro Ozawa had considered running against him but decided to field a different challenger, singer and DPJ upper house member Ai Aoki (see photo above) instead. It ended up working, and Ota, who had not run in a PR spot, will have to turn in his MP badge (and of course resign as New Komeito leader).
In fact, nationally the New Komeito lost in every single-member district. The 21 members it will send to the next Diet session were all PR candidates.
An ebullient Ai Aoki, winner in Tokyo's 12th district (photo from Jiji Press)
Posted on 2009 August 31 2009 August 31 Author AdamuCategories Ayase, Current Events, Japan, Politics, Tokyo3 Comments on Tairo Hirayama to represent Tokyo 13th district
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Today the polls are open for Japan's 45th general election. It's all but certain that the opposition DPJ is going to make significant gains, and might even win a two-thirds supermajority.
So while the results aren't exactly in doubt, my colleagues and I will still try and keep things interesting. I'll be following the election all day, and tonight I'll be on live with Transpacific Radio.The coverage starts at 8pm Japan time and you can access the video feed here. See this link for more info on the live video.
For now, I'll leave you with a couple photos I took of my local polling station:
Posted on 2009 August 30 2009 August 30 Author AdamuCategories Current Events, Politics4 Comments on Happy election day!
Japan Lower House election – Meet the candidates Part 5: Proportional representation candidates
Now that I've covered my local race, now it's time to take a brief look at some of the more notable candidates for Tokyo's 17 proportional representation seats. I am limiting myself to candidates who are only running for PR seats, not those who have doubled up with a simultaneous candidacy in a single member district (With two exceptions: The DPJ's Tairo Hirayama and LDP's Ichiro Kamoshita are both running as PR candidates in the first spot in addition to Tokyo's 13th). This means we are scraping the bottom of the barrel – candidates included just in case the party does well. We can't be sure any party really believes in these people, but they are trustworthy enough to gain party backing.
Keiichiro Nakayama, political commentator (People's New Party, never before elected) – A former Yomiuri reporter turned independent commentator who served as a member of Yoshiro Mori's PR team when he was prime minister (not exactly a stellar record…) He ran for the upper house in 2007 under the PNP ticket but lost. He has penned several books, apparently getting his big break covering the short-lived Takeo Miki administration (Miki took over from Kakuei Tanaka following the Lockheed bribery scandal and overreached in his efforts to achieve political reform), and seems to have made his career as one of those political reporters who becomes a mouthpiece and fixer for the politicians he's supposed to be covering as a journalist.
Kazuo Ishida, LDP Tokyo Prefecture staffer (LDP, age 65, never before elected) – Ishida is the 28th and final candidate on the LDP's PR roster. In 2005, their last choice for PR candidates was Taizo Sugimura, who got in and has come to be widely considered a disaster. It's possible they decided to go with the safest possible candidate (a lifelong party man who has no delusions of grandeur or, from the looks of it, any real ambition).
Junichiro Yasui, lower house member (LDP, never before elected) – Yasui is one of the Koizumi children who won his diet seat in 2005 on the wave of LDP support for Koizumi's postal privatization plan. He's a dropout of Waseda University but was known as the head of the Waseda retail district (one of the familiar-looking shotengai that you see around Japan). Once again he is low on the PR list and will probably not make it in this time.
Masaaki Kuniyasu, former ambassador to Venezuela, former ambassador to Portugal (LDP, age 71, never before elected) – This guy doesn't look happy to be running for election with such slim hopes of victory. He's also toward the bottom of the LDP's Tokyo PR list. According to his Asahi questionnaire, he'd like to see Japan known as a "an environmentally advanced nation." It appears that he (or someone with the same name) wrote a book in 1996 titled The Truth Behind The Philippines' People Power Revolution.
– The New Komeito are running two people named Takagi next to each other in the Tokyo PR block, but they appear to be unrelated. One, Yosuke Takagi, is a former Mainichi Shimbun reporter.
Eiko Ishige, NPO board member, author (DPJ, age 71, reelected three times) – Thanks to Jiji I know she her sign is a Leo. Her field of specialty is elderly benefits, and she has written several books on the topic, including The Elderly and Welfare (A Book to Understand the Elderly). Judging from the title of one of her books, she considers herself a citizen activist. Her name has a difficult kanji for Ei that won't show up when you try to search for it.
– The Happiness Realization Party has adopted a strategy of placing recognizable names in their PR spots. The bassist from the Blue Hearts, a manga artist, and shady inventor Doctor Nakamats are all there in the Tokyo block. The former two are apparently believers, but Nakamats is just looking for cheap promotion just as he was when he ran to be Tokyo governor in 2007. He charges exorbitant amounts for dubious-looking inventions such as the Love Jet 69 sex toy available for 30,000 yen plus shipping.
OK, that's it for now! You can see me tomorrow night with the live coverage of the election results with the good people at Transpacific Radio.
Posted on 2009 August 29 Author AdamuCategories Current Events, Japan, Left-wingers, Politics, Rightwingers, Tokyo1 Comment on Japan Lower House election – Meet the candidates Part 5: Proportional representation candidates
Japan Lower House election – Meet the candidates Part 4: Kazumasa Fujiyama (Happiness Realization Party
The final candidate in Tokyo's 13th district is Kazumasa Fujiyama, running under the Happiness Realization Party ticket.
Before I get to this guy's profile, I want to quote from an excellent piece on the party from the Irish Times:
Founded earlier this year to offer voters a "third choice", the HRP has an eye-catching manifesto: multiply Japan's population by 2.5 to 300 million, overtake the US to become the world's premier power, and rapidly rearm for conflict with North Korea and China.
If elected, its lawmakers will inject religion into all areas of life and fight to overcome Japan's "colonial" mentality, which has "fettered" the nation's true claim to global leadership.
A new book, The Guardian Spirit of Kim Jong-Il Speaks , by party founder Ryuho Okawa explains that earlier this month at a session in the party's Tokyo headquarters, the voice of Kim's guardian angel warned of his plans. But at least Kim is alive – Okawa also claims to be able to receive the thoughts of Japan's notorious wartime monarch, emperor Hirohito (1901-1989), and his deceased predecessors.
Being able to commune with the dead is but one string to Okawa's bow. A reincarnation of Buddha, he achieved great enlightenment in 1981, according to the party's website, "and awakened to the hidden part of his consciousness, El Cantare, whose mission is to bring happiness to all humanity".
Before he founded the Happy Science religion in 1986, Okawa wrote books under the names of Muhammad, Christ, Buddha and Confucius. Conveniently, if improbably, speaking in Japanese, some of the prophets had much the same message: Japan is the world's greatest power and should ditch its constitution, rearm and take over Asia.
The Happies boast that they have sold 11 million copies of their bible, Shoshin Hogo (The Dharma of the Right Mind), in Japan since 1986, and opened 200 temples.
Okawa's books, mixing new-age philosophy with self-improvement tips and political views, have sold millions more, apparently providing the funding for the campaign. Translating those beliefs into political power, however, has proved easier said than done. Tokyo voters shunned the Happies' candidates in this month's municipal election, which ended LDP rule in the city and set the DPJ up for a historic national win next month.
Also, you might be interested to see the Happy party's new manifesto video. It's very similar to the one they produced for the Tokyo assembly elections (that animated treasure was unfortunately taken down), only this time slightly more professional:
Now, to the candidate:
Profile: An architect by trade, Fujiyama became a full-time Happy Science member in 1995 and has since risen to become a leader in Tokyo – he previously served as the head of the Science's Nippori Branch and Adachi Branch before being named deputy leader of the Tokyo Branch in 2009.
Before becoming a full-time Happie, Fujiyama was an employee of Haseko Corporation, a construction/engineering firm that's listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange. It's unclear whether he was a member of Happy Science before 1995 or if he
One of Fujiyama's bases of operations is the Science's Nippori branch (seen here on Google Street View), which I happened to spot during a walk the other day:
Policy: As all Happiness Realization Party candidates appear to be carbon copies of one another, it's no surprise that Fujiyama supports all the planks mentioned in the above video – slash taxes, smash North Korea, and somehow make Japan the world's biggest economy by 2030 (I suspect they'd have to destroy all other countries to do this).
When asked in an Asahi questionnaire about how he would like the world to see Japan, he answered as "a great economy." (経済大国)
Fujiyama claims in a blog post that the owner of a building near Kameari Station said she'll support him because she hates paying consumption taxes.
Something interesting: Fujiyama bears an eerie resemblance to party founder and leader Ryuho Okawa:
Fujiyama:
Okawa:
OK, I'll admit that their parts are on opposite sides, but don't you think they both have a sort of "divine salaryman" look going on?
My next and final profile post will look at a few of the Tokyo proportional representation candidates.
Posted on 2009 August 29 Author AdamuCategories Apocalypse, Ayase, Conspiracies, Cults, Culture, Curiosities, Current Events, Japan, Politics, Rightwingers, Tokyo2 Comments on Japan Lower House election – Meet the candidates Part 4: Kazumasa Fujiyama (Happiness Realization Party
Japan Lower House election – Meet the candidates Part 3: Shuji Watanabe (69) JCP
Profile: Watanabe is a former Adachi-ku assemblyman running on the JCP ticket. At 69, Watanabe is liver-spotted and somewhat frail-looking when campaigning. He is an old school communist – he never went to college but instead joined the party in 1960 after finishing technical school. Three years after graduation he began working as a sanitary inspector at a clinic for the poor, where he was an active unionist who pushed for improved benefits for workers. He entered electoral politics in 1971 and won a seat on the Adachi-ku assembly, where he has won re-election nine times (I assume consecutively). He has apparently retired from the assembly to run in this election.
Chances of winning: I don't think he expects to win. True to the JCP's commitment to being a vocal minority party, I think the point of him being there is to try and direct the debate in favor of the JCP's policy platform. He doesn't even have his own real website, so I kind of doubt the party's commitment.
Policy: Watanabe is running on a typical JCP line of protecting employment. See my earlier post on the JCP to see why I find them unacceptable.
Something interesting: I can't say for sure, but something tells me this guy is related to Yasunobu Watanabe, the Tokyo Prefectural Assemblyman who handed his seat to JCP candidate Yoshie Oshima in July.
Shuji:
Yasunobu:
Posted on 2009 August 29 2009 August 29 Author AdamuCategories Ayase, Current Events, Japan, Left-wingers, Politics, Tokyo
Japan Lower House election – Meet the candidates Part 2: Tairo Hirayama (DPJ, age 37)
I am running out of time before the election (and have lots of research to do before my major live-streaming/blogging event tomorrow night), so I'll be quickly running down the rest of the ticket in Tokyo's 13th district:
Tairo Hirayama (DPJ, age 37) – This guy has been just about ubiquitous around Ayase recently, much more so than his LDP rival Ichiro Kamoshita.
Profile: This first-time candidate was a guest lecturer at Akihabara's Digital Hollywood University (a school specializing in IT and media) where he taught a class on e-commerce. His main occupation is running a non-profit organization that helps small companies set up e-commerce websites. While not as prolific as Kamoshita, Hirayama has authored several books including Net Shop Management Standard Guide – 37 Iron-clad Rules for Attracting Customers and Sales Promotions Known only to Top-selling Stores.
He is originally from Iki, a tiny island in Nagasaki prefecture between Kyushu and Tsushima where his parents run a ryokan (traditional Japanese inn). I assume he is running in Adachi-ku because that's where the DPJ placed him. He does not claim any prior affiliation with the area.
A turning point in his life came in 1995 when as a student at Waseda University he volunteered for the rebuilding effort following the Great Hanshin earthquake that devastated the Kobe area. It was there that he learned how to lead people; it's also where he met his wife Sachiko, with whom he now has three children.
Policy: His campaign vans and literature all feature a big sticker announcing his support for the DPJ's childcare cash handout program. Under the program, most families with children will receive 26,000 yen a month until their kids finish middle school. He's made that the centerpiece of his campaign. He's also been emphasizing his youth – the masthead of his website contains a logo with the word "age 37" in flames.
In an Asahi policy questionnaire, he said he'd like Japan to be known as a nation of "peace and culture."
Chances of winning: The Nikkei-Yomiuri joint poll showed Hirayama slightly ahead. I'd say he will probably win backed by the groundswell of support for a DPJ-led government. He has the backing of 80% of DPJ supporters.
Something interesting: Hirayama's wife Sachiko (apparently in her early 30s), who worked at a local Kyushu TV station before getting married, is no slouch – she won a female entrepreneur award in 2007 (with a 3 million yen grand prize!) from FujiSankei and Daiwa Securities for her creative business plan to open a "next-generation store" in Tokyo based on her online business Ikimonoya, an online retailer of gourmet Japanese food. The site is run under the brand of the Hirayama Ryokan, the traditional Japanese inn located on Iki that has been in her husband's family for three generations. She is president of the ryokan company and her husband Tairo is the Representative Director (some sources say Tairo's mother is the okami-san, the Japanese term for lead hostess/general manager, while others say it's Sachiko now). Unfortunately the site shows no indication that they actually opened a store since she won the award in March 2008. She reportedly lives on Iki full time, so it must be very lonely for her husband in Tokyo.
Sachiko Hirayama
Posted on 2009 August 29 Author AdamuCategories Ayase, Current Events, Econ & Business, Japan, Politics, Tokyo
How Japan's proportional representation voting system works, from Nikkei
Today's Nikkei print edition has a great Q&A about Japan's proportional representation system. Here is my explanation for how it works, borrowing from that Q&A and some Internet sources:
There are 180 seats (of the lower house's 480) that are decided by PR. The country is divided into 11 regions, or "blocks", which each receive some of the 180 seats. In addition to voting for a candidate in their single-member district, voters write in the name of the party they wish to receive their region's PR seats. Votes remain valid if they are for an individual running on that party's PR list, or if they are for the party leader.
Seats are awarded using the D'Hondt method. Though somewhat complicated, this is a fair system for allotting the seats as intended. Putting it in my own words would be tough, so I'll just quote Wikipedia:
In a closed list system, each voter casts a single vote for the party of their choice. In an open list system (such as Japan's), the voter votes for a candidate personally, but the vote is principally counted as a vote for the candidate's party.
After all the votes have been tallied, successive quotients or 'averages' are calculated for each list. The formula for the quotient is
, where:
V is the total number of votes that list received; and
s is the number of seats that party has been allocated so far (initially 0 for all parties in a list only ballot…)
Whichever list has the highest quotient or average gets the next seat allocated, and their quotient is recalculated given their new seat total. The process is repeated until all seats have been allocated.
If you don't want to go through the calculation, you can use the following shorthand for your region – for example, for a party to win one of Tokyo's 17 PR seats, it needs to garner 1/17 of the vote, or 5.9%. Every 5.9% of the vote after that gets it another seat. It's not precise but it's a rough indicator.
Parties are required to submit a list of PR candidates in advance, with candidates prioritized by region. For example, the LDP's list prioritizes incumbents, many of whom are also running in single-member districts (see below).
Candidates are allowed to run both in a single-member district and one PR block. This means if the candidate loses in the single-member district, he or she can still be sent to the Diet if the party wins in the PR block.
It is possible to give two or more candidates the same level of priority if they are running in single-member districts (they then act like understudies for each other). A double-candidate who wins in the single-member district is automatically withdrawn from the PR list and the understudy takes his or her place. Note that in the LDP's list, the first 22 candidates are all tied for first in priority. If only one wins in the PR block, then all 22 will get seats before the 23rd candidate.
PR candidates who were given equivalent priority who lose in the single-member districts are not given sub-ranks ahead of time. The seats will be alotted among them in order of who came closest to winning in their respective single-member districts. So if Yukari Sato loses in Tokyo's 5th district by just 1,000 votes and Yuriko Koike loses in Tokyo's 10th by 2,000 votes, then Sato would be given priority over Koike.
If a party wins in an unexpected landslide, there is a possibility they could fail to field enough PR candidates to satisfy the voters' mandate. In that case, it sucks to be them because the seats go to the party who got the next greatest number of votes. This happened in 2005 when every candidate won on the LDP's PR list in the South Kanto block, resulting in the election of 25-year-old Taizo Sugimura. They had enough votes to get at least one more seat but had to give it up to another party (story courtesy of Lord Curzon). This strikes me as a little undemocratic, since that means a party that the voters specifically voted against will win a seat.
Posted on 2009 August 29 Author AdamuCategories Current Events, Japan, Politics14 Comments on How Japan's proportional representation voting system works, from Nikkei
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Spotted in Aoyama Reien on Friday:
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Japan Lower House election – Meet the candidates Part 1 – Ichiro Kamoshita (LDP)
The August 30 general election will select all 480 members of Japan's lower house of parliament. 300 of those seats are apportioned to 300 single-member districts, elected in first-past-the-post contests similar to the US House of Representatives. The other 180 are chosen by proportional representation among 11 regions, which means that in each region parties will receive seats in the proportion that their party receives votes.
My job for the next few days is to profile the candidates in my local district, Tokyo's 13th.
First up is the incumbent LDP dietman and licensed psychiatrist Ichiro Kamoshita. He's been re-elected five times and served as environment minister in the Yasuo Fukuda cabinet.
A native of Adachi-ku, Kamoshita spent his entire education in the district before entering the Nihon University's medical school. He then worked as a psychiatrist until 1993, when he ran and won his first election under the ticket of the Japan New Party, a party that was formed during Japan's period of political instability and now no longer exists.
Since joining the LDP in 1997, he has risen quickly, scoring a position in the second Abe cabinet in 2007 as environment minister.
Unfortunately for Kamoshita, his rise came at a time of turmoil for LDP governments. Abe's cabinet reshuffle came soon after the LDP's punishing defeat in upper house elections that resulted in the ruling coalition losing control of that house. Simultaneously, the media was unearthing scandal after scandal on cabinet ministers, which just months before resulted in the suicide of then-agriculture minister Toshikatsu Matsuoka. During his tenure as environment minister, Kamoshita became best known for becoming the focus of his own funding scandal as discrepancies were found in various official financial disclosures.
When Abe suddenly resigned in September and handed the prime ministership to Yasuo Fukuda, Kamoshita was kept on along with most of the rest of Abe's second cabinet. He was spared further scrutiny of his political funding as similar discrepancies were found in the disclosures of high-level DPJ officials.
Kamoshita is a member of the LDP's Tsushima faction, a group that traces its roots to the Takeshita faction of the 1980s. Known as "mainstream conservative," the Tsushima-ha is led by former health and welfare minister Yuji Tsushima and has 68 members, notably current agriculture minister Shigeru Ishiba, gaffe-prone ex-defense minister Fumio Kyuma, and last but not least the flamboyant Japan Post-bashing Kunio Hatoyama, who was justice minister and then internal affairs and communication minister under Aso.
Policy: Aside from the official LDP platform of emphasizing economic recovery first and the LDP's "power of responsibility" (責任力), Kamoshita has his own set of labor-related proposals that he's outlined in the form of a Scientology-style stress test. They include encouraging telecommuting and helping people to have two homes (a small apt. near the office and a weekend home on the beach).
Kamoshita's literature and website will not let you forget that this man is a real live doctor. It's this personality-driven appeal that shines through more than his policies.
Here's his answer to a Mainichi questionnaire on his policies, though I doubt you'll find much that's surprising. He supports the Koizumi reforms "to a point," supports a missile defense system, wouldn't ban corporate political donations, supports temporary employment, opposes the recording of police interrogations, etc. etc.
Chances of winning: He might not make it. The Nikkei-Yomiuri poll gives the edge to his rival from the DPJ Tairo Hirayama, and he's lost to the DPJ before in 2003 (but won election as a proportional representation candidate). A news report on one of his campaign speeches indicates a lack of enthusiasm. About 100 people watched him speak in front of Kitasenju Station, but apparently no one applauded or cheered. One observer noted, "I've never seen such a quiet campaign speech."
Tell me something interesting: Ichiro Kamoshita is one of those rare Japanese politicians who actually has a life outside of politics. Soon after he was first elected in 1993, he began to write prolifically in the self-help genre, and to date has authored more than 90 books mostly on mental health, including such titles as Read This Book if You No Longer Feel Like Meeting People, A Book to Cure "Not Being a Morning Person," Subtle Habits of "Women who Are Chosen [by Men]", and Mother, Don't "Love Your Kids Too Much." Many of his books seem to apply the same basic approach to various problems. So if he loses this one, you can bet he can keep working as a writer.
He has also released three music-therapy CDs – one each for dieting, skin conditions, and constipation.
Kamoshita visited the potentially sinking nation of Tuvalu in his capacity as Minister of Environment to initiate an effort by JICA, Japan's aid implementation agency, to assess local conditions for future support from the Japanese government to mitigate the effects of climate change.
Posted on 2009 August 27 Author AdamuCategories Current Events, Politics, Rightwingers2 Comments on Japan Lower House election – Meet the candidates Part 1 – Ichiro Kamoshita (LDP)
Curzon on Japan's Medical System
The New York Times blog has a Q&A series on the health care systems of the world, and their latest post concerns the health care regime in Japan. The supposed expert is Dr. John Creighton Campbell, professor emeritus of political science at the University of Michigan, apparently presently in Tokyo, and author of a book on Japan's health care system.
Cards on the table: I have generally had pretty good health care coverage while living in the United States, although I have been burned with enormous bills at times, and generally support some government alternative that covers the uninsured. I have had some nightmarish experiences with Japan's medical system with incompetent doctors, meaningless medicines, and endless hospital visits — and am infuriated when it is brought up as a wonderful alternative to the American system. In a nutshell, here are the inherent systematic flaws in Japan's medical system that are in dire need of repair:
* The average US doctor sees 1,600 patients a year or so, while the average Japanese doctor sees 6,000 patients a year. That's because there's a maximum fee doctors can charge patients/the system per visit, so the incentive for doctors is to get you to come back as frequently as possible. My US doctor gives me 10 days of antibiotics and tells me to get back to him if I still feel ill; the Japanese doctor gives me 48 hours worth of a cocktail of multiple medicines and tells me to come back as soon as possible.
* There are hordes of incompetent doctors out there and few legal remedies to medical malpractices. I've had my own problems with poor care, such as one problem that was in danger of becoming chronic after three doctors incorrectly diagnosed the problem (the fourth got it right and solved it almost immediately; my family doctor in the US diagnosed it correctly over the phone with a mere description after the second doctor was giving me problems and I called overseas). AndI have numerous friends who have been permanently crippled by shoddy surgery — incorrectly setting broken bones, wrong setting of pins in knee surgery, botched eye surgery, all with no effective or meaningful legal remedy. Medical negligence is a serious problem that is only recently starting to be addressed. Basic rule: if you can afford to get a major medical procedure done in the US, do it.
* There is ancient and inferior technology, especially in smaller practices. I've been in medical clinics in Kyoto where doctors were wielding devices that looked like they belonged in museums. I shudder to think what the people out in Sadoshima or the wilds of Hokkaido have to face.
* Pharmacology is random and placebo-centric. Doctors give medicines in little paper bags with instructions on how to take them, but the type of medicine and amount is rarely included. Antibiotics are distributed in doses of only a few days, which runs the risk of doing more harm than good and spreading disease.
* Dental care is atrocious! I do not lie when I say that Lady Curzon goes to the same dentist as the Japanese Imperial Family. Her most recent trip earlier this year to repair a chipped tooth was, frankly, poorly done. During Golden Week, we spent a week in the US, and my hometown doctor in a small rural town, wielding technology that was cutting edge circa 2007, did a far superior job. We had US insurance covering our cost, but even if we didn't, the total cost would have been roughly equivalent to the cost in Japan.
* Japan provides great care if you get typical Japanese old-age problem like cancer; you are in real trouble if you get a typical Westerner old-age problem like heart disease. According to the figures of the MacKenzie Consultants, which I don't have in front of me now so these figures are only approximate, the survival rate for heart attacks in the US, UK and Germany is between at 60-80%; it's 30% in Japan.
Which brings me to the article, with Curzon commentary embedded where the spirit moves me to agree with, or take issue with, Dr. Campbell's assertions.
How does the Japanese system provide health care at lower cost than the American system?
Japan has about the lowest per capita health care costs among the advanced nations of the world, and its population is the healthiest. That is largely due to lifestyle factors, such as low rates of obesity and violence, but the widespread availability of high-quality health care is also important. Everyone in Japan is covered by insurance for medical and dental care and drugs. People pay premiums proportional to their income to join the insurance pool determined by their place of work or residence. Insurers do not compete, and they all cover the same services and drugs for the same price, so the paperwork is minimal. Patients freely choose their providers, and doctors freely choose the procedures, tests and medications for their patients.
[Basically correct. And yes, lifestyle is the most important factor.]
Reimbursement rates to doctors and hospitals are negotiated and set every two years. The fees are quite low, often one-third to one-half of prices in the United States. Relatively speaking, primary care is more profitable than highly specialized care, so Japanese doctors face different incentives than U.S. doctors. As a result, the Japanese are three times more likely than Americans to go to the doctor, but they receive many fewer surgical operations.
What does the Japanese health system do particularly well?
First, Japan is egalitarian and medical bankruptcy is unknown. [Nonsense. At my previous firm, one attorney had as part of his personal practice handling individual bankruptcy, and many of his cases involved families filing for bankruptcy to cope with a spouses long-term care. This was often also accompanied by a legal divorce so that the spouse receiving care would qualify for extra benefits/cheaper care.] An individual's income influences the quantity and quality of medical care probably less than in any other country. Premiums and out-of-pocket costs are minor concerns for most, and low-income people and the elderly receive subsidies to afford care.
Second, the Japanese system is quite good for chronic care, particularly because it has so many older people. Along with appropriate medical care, Japan also provides long-term care to all older people who need it through a public insurance system that started in 2000.
What is your biggest criticism of it?
Financial stringency and organizational rigidities have led to inadequate hospital services in some areas, particularly in emergency care, where patients in ambulances are sometimes turned away. [Yup, how many stories have we seen in the last year of people dying in ambulances after being turned away from a dozen or so hospitals?] There also are doctor shortages in some regions and specialties. [As noted, I shudder to think of the medical technology available in the sticks — where most of the old people live.] Consultation times can be too short for complicated diagnoses and for psychotherapy. Specialized training and certification for physicians should be better, and cutting-edge surgical techniques should be more available.
Many of the problems are largely due to underinvestment, and the severity of the cost control has become an issue in the current election campaign.
What is the most important lesson Americans should learn from the Japanese system?
In the 1980s, health care spending was increasing as quickly in Japan as in America, but the Japanese government learned how to influence medical care provision without rationing by manipulating how it paid for services. Annual spending growth has thus been quite low despite a rapidly aging population. Including everyone in a controllable system was a prerequisite. Japan is not a single-payer system, but like France and Germany, it has been able to control costs by tightly regulating multiple insurers.
Posted on 2009 August 27 Author CurzonCategories Uncategorized51 Comments on Curzon on Japan's Medical System


* Artist and CEO of Doodles Ave, Setria James has long been an advocate for coloring as a learning tool.
As more and more studies regarding the therapeutic benefits of coloring have become released to the public, the popular brand of entertainment is seeing a resurgence in use as both kids and adults take to coloring.
According to James, the act of coloring enables the mind to slow down and focus on what's in front of them, making it easier for them to retain the knowledge being imparted.
Her line of coloring and activity books, Doodles Ave, has become popular with teachers, parents, and students everywhere. While kids color they learn about the world around them in a relaxing and enjoyable way.
#1 – Doodles Sunshine State Coloring Fun: Positioned between the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico, Florida has been shaped by its history and geographic location into an adventurer's paradise. Doodles Sunshine State Coloring Fun features 35 vibrant images that highlight state symbols and exciting destinations, including Fort Matanzas, Ponce de Leon Inlet Lighthouse, and more.
The doodles are accompanied by interesting facts, which are reinforced through interactive games and activities, such as a crossword puzzle, word search, maze, and writing prompts.
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Doodles Buckeye State Coloring Fun features 35 detailed images that highlight state symbols and educational attractions, including Ulysses S. Grant's birthplace, The Great Serpent Mound, and more. The doodles are accompanied by interesting facts, which are reinforced through interactive games and activities, such as a crossword puzzle, word search, maze, and writing prompts.
#3 – Doodles U.S. Government Coloring Fun: Doodles U.S. Government Coloring Fun is designed to teach children about the functions of the three government branches and how they work together, historical laws, the levels of government, influential presidents who helped to shape the country, and symbols, songs, and structures that represent the country's history.
This book also has an activity section, which includes a word search, crossword puzzle, word creation activity, a maze, a writing prompt, and a quiz; all designed to reinforce and test lessons learned. It is ideal for citizens of all ages!
James is pleased that she has been influential in helping kids to learn and explore. She is a passionate advocate for explorative education. "I began the company with the purpose of helping kids become passionate learners," says James. "I have always believed and understood the importance of coloring for kids.
James is an award-winning author of over 20 educational activity-coloring books, and a graduate of Texas Woman's University.


Rustic Mama Mugs are a unique and practical gift for all moms! Each mug comes printed with "Mama" in pretty script against a rustic bear background surrounded by tiny polka dots.
• Size: Size: 3.8" x 3.25"
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text:
Tewin Village Conservation Area
The part of Tewin outlined in black on this map is desingnated a conservation area.
The area is centered on the triangular Lower Green and Hertford Road. The essential feature of a conservation area is the building frontages that are found here.
The character statement for the area, produced by East Herts District Council, identifies a variety of buildings dating from the mid 17th century to the late 20th century, and in particular mentions:
The 17th century Rose and Crown Public House,
Numbers 10 and 11 Lower Green - formally the Cowper Endowed School, dating from 1839,
Numbers 8 and 9 Lower Green - grade two listed buildings, which are timber framed with plasterwork, and
Number 30, grade two listed, which has a traditional steep pitch of peg tiled roof, and soft red bricks.
The Memorial Hall, built in the English Arts and Crafts style, and influenced by the architectural style of Sir Edward Lutyens, was erected in 1922 as a war memorial. There are five groups of "model cottages" around the green, and the terrace on the western side of the green dating from 1903, is stated to be of "fundamental importance to the character of Lower Green". In addition the Character Statement also comments upon the hedges, verges and trees as contributing significantly to the ambiance, and especially refers to the fastigated yews flanking the entrance gate to the Memorial Hall, and the two small woodland areas adjacent to number 30 Lower Green and to number 7 Upper Green Road.
Tewin Conservation Area Character Statement
The full text of the Tewin Conservation Area Character Statement is available here.
A note on Conservation Areas
It is common for areas of historic towns and villages to be designated as conservation areas. These areas can vary greatly in size and character, but generally it is the appearance of the area, rather than individual buildings that justifies the designation. Conservation areas were first established by the Civic Amenities Act, 1957. The statuary definition of a conservation area is one "of special architectural or historic interest, the character or appearance of which it is desirable to preserve or enhance". Planning legislation makes it clear that local authorities should give special attention to those areas and their enhancement when considering development proposals. Further information about conservation can be found by searching for Conservation Sreas on East Herts District Council's website, www.eastherts.gov.uk.


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In many cases we need to represent data in tabular format so that user can easily read data in straightforward way. It will be more helpful for users if we can give or set different row color for alternate rows of the table to distinguish one row from another. To do that i have googled and found some examples. But each example will not consider the header row of the table. I need to color alternate rows except header. So i tried to write a JQuery method which will color alternate rows of a table except considering header row and i want to share with you.
Here i showed how you can apply direct CSS as well as cssclass using JQuery.
The code is self explanatory except filter option. The filters "even" and "odd" can be used in jQuery for selecting odd or even index of the elements.