Sons of Liberty get TV show

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Published December 26, 2014

In this 2014 photo released by the History Channel, Michael Raymond-James plays the role of Paul Revere in "Sons of Liberty," a new miniseries premiering in January 2015 on the History Channel. (AP Photo/History Channel, Ollie Upton)(The Associated Press)

In this 2014 photo released by the History Channel, actors portray Revolutionary War soldiers in a scene from "Sons of Liberty," a new miniseries premiering in January 2015 on the History Channel. (AP Photo/History Channel, Ollie Upton)(The Associated Press)

In this 2014 photo released by the History Channel, Ben Barnes plays the role of Sam Adams in "Sons of Liberty," a new miniseries premiering in January 2015 on the History Channel. (AP Photo/History Channel, Ollie Upton)(The Associated Press)

In this 2014 photo released by the History Channel, Ben Barnes plays the role of Sam Adams in "Sons of Liberty," a new miniseries premiering in January 2015 on the History Channel. (AP Photo/History Channel, Ollie Upton)(The Associated Press)

In this 2014 photo released by the History Channel, Marton Csokas portrays British General Gage in a scene from "Sons of Liberty," a new miniseries premiering in January 2015 on the History Channel. (AP Photo/History Channel, Ollie Upton)(The Associated Press)

Don't let the powdered wigs and oil paintings fool you: Samuel Adams, John Hancock and the other eventual Americans who changed the course of history were a ragtag band of secretive and sometimes mischievous young radicals.

Just ask Paul Revere, aka actor Michael Raymond-James, who's part of the cast of "Sons of Liberty," a new miniseries premiering in January on the History Channel.

There was more to Revere than his famous ride of April 18, 1775, to warn the colonists the British were coming.

"He was so much more involved than that. He was a major operative and a huge thorn in the British crown," Raymond-James said, sipping a pint of beer during an interview at the Green Dragon Tavern in Boston's North End a favorite meeting place of the revolutionaries.

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Volokh Conspiracy: Libertarianism, conservatism, and judicial review

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In a thoughtful recent post, conservative political theorist Peter Lawler comments on my review of Damon Roots new book on the conservative-libertarian debate over judicial review. Lawler argues that libertarians overemphasize the role of judicial review protecting individual rights against state infringement, that the Founders assigned a much lesser role to judicial review, and that many of the rights libertarians (and liberals) seek to protect through judicial review cannot be squared with originalism. There are some problems with his analysis on all three issues.

I. The role of Judicial Review in Protecting Individual Rights

On the question of the effectiveness of judicial review, few serious libertarian commentators imagine that the judicial intervention alone is enough to protect the individual rights. Rather, they recognize that the road to victory for constitutional reform movements usually involves a combination of litigation and conventional political action. That has been a successful winning formula for the civil rights movement, womens rights advocates, gun rights supporters, and most recently same-sex marriage advocates. It has also underpinned the recent progress made by property rights advocates. The Institute for Justices efforts to revive public use constraints on eminent domain has involved just such a combination. While it has not so far achieved anything like complete victory, it has managed to secure important gains.

As evidence against the utility of judicial intervention, Lawler claims that the Courts record on race has generally been terrible and cites this as proof that it is ridiculous to rely all that much on the Court to protect our rights. The Courts record on racial discrimination has indeed often been poor relative to the ideal outcome. But the more relevant question is how good its record has been relative to the political branches of government. The case for strong judicial review is not that the courts are particularly good, but that, in protecting some types of important rights, they routinely do better than the available alternatives. By that standard, the Courts record on racial issues since the enactment of the Reconstruction Amendments is actually far better than many imagine. During the Jim Crow era, for example, the Court issued a number of important decisions striking down forms of racial discrimination that had prevailed in the political process. For example, it invalidated peonage laws and laws mandating residential segregation.

Although its record during that period was far from perfect, it was, overall, much better than that of Congress, the presidency, and many state legislatures. More recently, courts have been more willing than legislators to curtail racial preferences in government contracting and college admissions. Supporters of affirmative action understandably view these decisions as a negative, but conservative opponents including Lawler surely do not.

II. Originalism, the Founders, and the Role of the Judiciary.

Lawler doubts that judicial review was ever meant to be much more than an auxiliary precaution that would be rarely used, citing the Federalist Papers in support. While the Founders probably did not intend judicial review to be the primary method for protecting individual rights, they did emphasize its importance as a tool for enforcing constitutional limitations on government power. As Alexander Hamilton put it in Federalist 78:

The complete independence of the courts of justice is peculiarly essential in a limited Constitution. By a limited Constitution, I understand one which contains certain specified exceptions to the legislative authority Limitations of this kind can be preserved in practice no other way than through the medium of courts of justice, whose duty it must be to declare all acts contrary to the manifest tenor of the Constitution void. Without this, all the reservations of particular rights or privileges would amount to nothing.

[emphasis added].

In addition judicial review may have a greater role to play in protecting rights today, than might have been supposed in the 1780s. In a world where the size and scope of government is vastly greater than it was 225 years ago, it is far more difficult for voters with limited knowledge and attention spans to police all the many different possible ways in which government threatens liberty.

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The Crown Jewel Of The British Virgin Islands: The Dream Homes At Oil Nut Bay

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Located on a private peninsula on the Eastern Tip of the sunny British Virgin Islands sits Oil Nut Bay in one of the most secluded and private destinations in the world. I was told you can only access Oil Nut Bay via boat or helicopter and I wouldnt let that small detail stop me. I decided to do both.

I chartered with the most popular helicopter service in the area, Caribbean Buzz Helicopters located in St. Thomas. Maria Rodriguez and her husband Nicholas Van Heurck having been flying for over 20 years and started the company five years ago. Along with their amazing pilot Jerry Becker, they have flown billionaires, celebrities and high end tourists to custom destinations all throughout the islands. Charming and knowledgeable, Maria greeted us in the private waiting room of the St. Thomas airport and flew us in the R44 to Biras Creek in Virgin Gorda. Herstories of the islands and her ability to make us feel instantly at ease while hovering over the crystal clear azure water is one of the highlights of the birds eye experience.

Oil Nut Bay in Virgin Gorda

A quick flight soaring over the crystal clear waters we approached the helipad at Biras Creek Resort on Berchers Bay by the North Sound of Virgin Gorda. Maria gently set us down as we were greeted with staff members from the Resort. We boarded a private ferry to take us on the short trek around the island to the dock of Oil Nut Bay. Standing on the dock, jutting out into the tranquil bay surrounded by a natural coral reef, was a line of Oil Nut Bay staff members. Looking like a group of freshly scrubbed J Crew models, all dedicated to our welcome; one handed us cold towels, another bottles of chilled water. We were whisked away by private cart to our luxury accommodations for the weekend, the spectacular Bella Beach Villa, 6,000 square feet, 6 bedrooms and pure island decadence. Located right on the pristine white sand, the villas two master suites overlook the pool and beachfront.

Caribbean Buzz Helicopters with owner Maria Rodriguez

Oil Nut Bay offers exclusive guests the safety and seclusion of their own private island plus high end resort amenities and services. One of the worlds most secluded, most comfortable and pristine natural settings with only 88 sites spread across 300 acres, each freehold owned home site has been sculpted to fit seamlessly into Oil Nut Bays overall plan providing enduring, spectacular views for generations while maintaining and preserving the privacy of the natural landscape. Property owners at Oil Nut Bay also benefit from access to the Oil Nut Bay marina and availability of a private slip. Caribbean private docks are rare in the region and so enhance the luxury amenities available to owners.

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Sierra Leone's Turtle Islands

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Sierra Leone's Turtle Islands

Seven months after its first Ebola case, the Turtle Islands have now become dependent on food aid.

Gbangbatok,Sierra Leone - The remote Turtle Islands archipelago must be one of the few places in the region where Ebola is not the main topic of conversation.

Scattered among the mangroves and sandbanks off the coast in the south of the country, the islands have so far been spared the onslaught seen on the mainland.

Yet despite the fact that not one of the 16,000 islanders has contracted the disease, Ebola has brought life here to a standstill. The economic impact of the virus has spread far beyond it's physical boundaries, with fear and travel restrictions hampering trade throughout the country.

The fish market in the once-thriving town of Gbangbatok, tucked away in the mangrave swamps behind Bonthe Island, has all but collapsed, depriving the islanders of their dominant source of income.

Anywhere else in the world the islands' stunning beaches and laid back village life would be enough to sustain a thriving tourist industry. But in a country still feared by mainstream travellers after a decade of civil war in the 1990s, the popuation is almost exclusively dependent on the fishing industry. With the proceeds from their fish, the islanders used to buy rice -the staple of the local diet.

Now seven months after Sierra Leone recorded its first cases of the virus, the islands have become dependent on food aid. Last week the World Food Program teamed up with the British military and it's fleet of Merlin helicopters to drop some 220 tons of food.

"For two months now I have not been able to sell my fish," said Mohamed Koroma, a fisherman from Chepo, who was happy to see supplies being delivered.

Mustapha Kong, the local chief of Nyangai Island, said living conditions there were getting worse. "The fishing business is very important to our island. If this does not end soon it will be calamitous," he said.

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Scientists create artificial human eggs and sperm

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A group of scientists has created artificial human sperm and eggs using human embryonic stem cells and skin cells. While researchers have already previously accomplished this using rodents, this is the first time they were able to replicate the process with human cells.

Their final products were not actually working sperm and eggs, but rather germ cells that potentially could mature and become viable for fertility. The study's findings were published Wednesday in the journal Cell.

"Germ cells are 'immortal' in the sense that they provide an enduring link between all generations, carrying genetic information from one generation to the next," Azim Surani, PhD, professor of physiology and reproduction at the University of Cambridge, said in a press release.

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When an egg is fertilized by a sperm, it begins to divide into a group of cells called a blastocyst, which is the stage right before the embryo is formed. Some of the cells inside this blastocyst cluster will develop into a fetus, while others eventually become the placenta.

Some cells are set up to become stem cells, which will then have the potential to develop into any type of cell in the body. And some cells in the fetus become primordial germ cells and eventually evolve into the cells of either sperm or eggs, which will allow this offspring to pass their genes on to a future generation.

In the study, the researchers identified a single gene known as SOX17, which is directly responsible for ordering human stem cells to become the cells that will turn into sperm and eggs. The scientists say this discovery on its own is surprising, because this gene is not involved in the creation of primordial cells in rodents. In humans, the SOX17 gene is also involved in helping to develop cells of the lungs, gut and pancreas.

The scientists harvested these cells by culturing human embryonic stem cells for five days. They then showed that the same process could be replicated using adult skin cells.

This doesn't mean men and women will soon be donating skin cells rather than sperm and egg at fertility clinics. Eventually, however, the findings could open the door to more intensive research on human genetics and certain cancers, and could impact fertility treatments sometime in the future.

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Health care is changing. Policy makers are demanding better coordination of care to rein in costs. Inadequate care coordination resulted in as much as $45 billion worth of wasteful spending...

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