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However, because I was an XBOX fan, I was very familiar with the Red Rings of Death, or RROD for short. And because I am an aspiring engineer and experienced tinkerer, I had gotten very familiar (and very good) at fixing consoles with this problem, thanks to the many helpful tutorials posted on sites like xbox-experts.com. Once I discovered that the YLOD is basically the same problem as the RROD, I made the choice to buy a broken PS3 and fix it. This tutorial explains how I did it, using tips, tricks, and methods I have used to fix XBOX's in the past.
BE AWARE THAT PERFORMING THE METHOD WILL VOID VOID VOID YOUR WARRANTY (which is probably expired anyway if you are fixing a launch console). I will also say right now that I AM NOT RESPONSIBLE for any damage you may do to your PS3 or your oven (I'm talking about a conventional kitchen oven BTW, not a microwave!) by following this guide, and I do not guarantee a fixed console. But I will say that if you follow this guide, your chances are good.
Make sure all your wires are correctly in, the CD drives main wires have a tendency to slip out. Make sure to snap the wires in well.
My PS3 recently died with the weird blinking red light and the three beeps. After, some googling this is called a YLOD despite my PS3 not actually having a yellow LED. I guess when sony made the PS3 cheaper they ditched the yellow light for a blinking red one. Some more googling found this page. So for about $15 worth of supplies I followed your instructions except I only dried and unwarped my board for 2 hours instead of 8. To my amzement it actually worked! I couldn't believe it. Not only does it work, but it is also about 3 or 4 times faster at starting up and loading the menu. I created an account on this site just so I could post this, Thanks!
red and green make yellow.
PS3 finally died :P Lol, i'll be fixing it again at some point.
PS3 is finally up and running again, I'd like to stress some keypoints!
The screws should all be of equal length! This will ensure that you're board straightens out correctly.
Second, the pizza board that you use should also be straight. If it's thin, this is good. the board will naturally straighten out from the heat.
Third, don't use the tack consecutive times for cooking, it begins to decay rapidly and will start sticking to your components.
Fourth, make sure you seal up the components jack! it will melt, I had the displeasure of dealing with that.
Fifth, Don't ever force your PS3 back into the casing, this will certainly break a solder ball somewhere. This isn't a big deal as you can bake the PS3 again, just be sure that you're PS3 is straight to begin with.
PS: I suggest buying all same screws (to keep consistent height), just make sure you're nuts are big enough to NOT fit through the holes of the PS3.
Hi, I have been reburbishing ps3s for over 3 years and previously used a heat gun for reflows. I had less than 25% success rate and for the most part when I got a ps3 with YLOD, NO VIDEO I would just throw them away. Since reading this I have begun reflowing ps3s again, my success rate in now 90% or higher. Thank you., I could of saved myself, and made a lot more money!
Here I am again :D And my PS3 has not failed yet :D
I thank you again for this instructable.
I was definitely skeptical of this procedure, so I put it off until I had run out of options (i.e. blow dryer with box, replacing therm paste and using blow dryer, etc..).
Yesterday I finally decided to give it a go. I followed the procedure exactly with 3 exceptions: 1) Oven was at 170 not 150, and 2) like phoneman6m7 (couldn't tag for some reason) my oven beeped at 450 saying preheat was complete--I waited just 5 mins longer; and 3) I should have listened about the insulating the component port....
To my dismay: when I opened the oven after the 500F bake smoke came pouring out, and boy did it smell! When the m-board finally cooled, I turned it over... and there was a big burnt spot! I almost trashed it right there :( I believe I may have used too much flux and it pooled and cooked. Despite my sadness I scrubbed and scrubbed the residue with shop towels and alcohol for about 30mins... I removed as much as I could, but there was still hard black carbon caked on a couple spots. I figured it was pointless, but I re-assembled the unit and plugged in the power for kicks.... IT WORKED!
....I was speechless.... Thank you Formulajake88! Thank you, thank you, thank you. I played a round of BO2, and it was flawless. :):):)
The only issue I had was: since I did not insulate the component input, it melted. I had to carve off pieces of the hardened plastic so that the m-board would fit back into the chassis.
I have a friend who also has YLOD, so I may be doing this again in the near future. Best of luck to all of you!
If you're following this from the UK (where I am) IPA (Isopropyl Alcohol) is not easy to come by...I found mine in Maplins, Servisol IPA 170...£10 mind you!
I used Ever Build Wonder Wipes to clean the majority of the compound off and then rubbed over with some IPA.
Also I got my no clean flux from Maplins..in the form of a pen (can see being used in this video http://youtu.be/MZRReDIHTe0) again £10.
I did the full bake for 8 hours at 65°C and then the actual reflow upto 235°C.
I used the instructions here (http://psxrepair.com/taking_apart_the_ps3) for the dismantling of the PS3.
Once again many thanks
Note: no you do not need the solder liquid, it helps though. other alternatives to Blu Tack, fun tack. make sure your pan is straight, my motherboard ended up warping a little bit. make sure you clean your mother board well or else it well get really smokey in the oven.
Also, I bought some yellow sticky tack made by the Super Glue company. That should work just as well, right? I am assuming it's the same stuff...
Lastly, I took my PS3 in to a repair shop where they repaired it once and that lasted about 3 weeks. Then I took it back (warranty) and they couldn't fix it a second time, although I can't be sure they actually tried a second time. I am hoping to get the unit working (via your method) long enough to transfer data from the defective PS3 to my new one. Have you ever heard of people having success with this type of situation? I think they did a "reflow" the first time.
Also I've found a kit on eBay which comes with some copper shims to put between the gpu and cpu to help with cooling, has any one tried anything like this ?
As german Blu-Tack alternative I used Pritt Multifix. It left some residue, but I could clean that with some electronic cleaner. Forgot isolating the Multi-AV and it melted though.
I used the two power pins as a stand, because I hadn't enough screws at home. Bad idea, because it fall off under the board's pressure at about 200 C/390 F and I couldn't reattach it.
Also, the board was uneven afterwards, because I didn't use screws in the middle of the board.
With some force and metal bending I could put the PS3 back together. But I got the blinking red light.
At the end of all that I found two little chips on the pizza tray. Must have fallen off under the heat or something. My thermometer was at about 235 C/455 F when I turned it off.
Anyway, maybe someone learns from my mistakes.
Thanks a million!!!!!
Now I'm a PC gamer from way back, I enjoy picking out components and building my own machines, and so have never really been that interested in console gaming. In saying that, every so often I do come across a game that is not available on the PC that I would like to play (Uncharted 3, Gran Turismo 5), so thought I might as well give it a nudge - at the very least it would give us a blu-ray player at home... :-). So I took his machine and started to do some research into the problem and came across this article, which seemed like a very well researched and thought out method, and the pros/cons versus the heat gun method made a lot of sense to me. (Plus I'm cheap and didn't feel like forking out for a heat gun).
Over the last couple of weeks I've followed the steps outlined here, pulled the machine apart & given it a thorough cleaning (talk about filthy). Did the 8 hour low temp bake over two 4 hour evening sessions at 170F as that was the lowest the oven went. Insulated and ramped up to 460F last night, and when I put the machine back together it looks like it is all working perfectly! Amazing. I don't actually have a controller or a game to test it out with yet - he kept that stuff when he bought his new PS3. I'm going to borrow a game/controller this weekend, give it a good burn in with Uncharted or something and see how she holds up. If it all looks good then will invest in my own controller and game on..
Thanks a lot for documenting this method as you have, much appreciated!


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Seeing A Lot of the Home Field In the Coming Weeks: James Madison will play its second straight home game when the Dukes host Charlotte tonight at Bridgeforth Stadium. Not only is the second of back-to-back home games but it is also the second of four of the next five that the Dukes will play at home. After playing its only road game of this stretch at Delaware, Sept. 28, to open Colonial Athletic Association play, JMU returns home to host Albany (Oct. 5) for Family Weekend and Richmond (Oct. 12) for a nationally-televised tilt on NBC Sports Network. This stretch of the season opened with a 24-20 victory over pesky Saint Francis, Sept. 14.
The Coaches: James Madison Head Coach Mickey Matthews (West Texas State, '76) is in his 15th season at JMU and as a head coach overall with a 105-66 record.
Charlotte Head Coach Brad Lambert (Kansas State, '87) is in his first year of coaching games for the 49ers, with a 2-1 mark.
The two leaders are colleagues on the field and close personal friends off the field, as the pair coached together at both Marshall and Georgia.
History With Charlotte: This is the first time that the Dukes and 49ers have met on the football field. In fact, this is just the fourth game in Charlotte's football existence, as the program. In 2008, football was recommend to the Charlotte Board of Trustees who approved it without opposition. From there, all the various pieces were put into motion, including hiring of Brad Lambert as the first coach in March 2011, the ground breaking of the football stadium in April 2011 and the first signing class in February 2012. This fall, the 49ers opened their first season by hosting Campbell at Jerry Richardson Stadium, with the football newcomers earning a 52-7 victory.
Putting Points on the Board Early: James Madison got off to solid starts in its first two games this year. In both games, the Dukes punched the ball into the end zone on their first possession and both with lengthy drives. Against Central Connecticut State, JMU went 75 yards in nine plays for the score, while at Akron, it took 14 plays to go 75 yards for the game's first tally. However against Saint Francis Sept. 14, the Dukes did not find the end zone until the third quarter, eventually coming away with a 24-20 victory.
National Rankings: JMU come into the 2013 season with high expectations from both the coaches and the media, according to their respective polls. The Dukes were ranked 15th in the FCS Coaches Preseason poll, while being in the No. 19 slot in The Sports Network poll, which is voted on by sports information, media members, broadcasters and other dignitaries. After the third week of play, Madison moved up one spot to 16th in the Coaches Poll and up three slots to 17th in The Sports Network Poll.
Scott Chewing Up Ground: James Madison running back Dae'Quan Scott continues to eat up yardage for the Dukes in his career.
Scott has been a workhorse for JMU this season, posting 100-yard rushing games in each of the first three contests, giving him 15 for his career. On Sept. 14, he had a career-high 32 carries for 190 yards and two touchdowns in the victory over visiting Saint Francis. This performance came on the heels of 107 yards and one score at Akron and 120 yards in the season opening victory against Central Connecticut State. He also had a pair of punt returns for 63 yards, including a 54-yard punt return touchdown in the third quarter against Central Connecticut State. It was just the 15th JMU punt return touchdown in stadium history.
Scott surged up the JMU career rushing charts to fourth with 2,709 yards, just behind JMU Hall of Famer Curtis Keaton (1998-99) in third at 2,783 and trailing Rodney Landers (2005-08) in second at 3,477 yards. Former NFL player and JMU Hall of Famer Warren Marshall (1982-86) holds the all-time rushing lead at JMU with 4,168 yards. Scott just surpassed Marshall for the career touchdown lead with his 35th score against Saint Francis. He also ranks third at JMU in career scoring with 210 points, just 10 behind John Coursey (1993-96) and 21 behind all-time leader David Rabil (2003-06) at 231 points. In addition, the Staunton, Va., native is currently seventh in career rushing touchdowns with 27.
Among the current FCS active career leaders, Scott is sixth in rushes (503), seventh in yards (2,709), tied for sixth in total touchdowns (35), tied for eighth in rushing touchdowns (27) and 13th in gain per rush (5.3 ypr).
Robertson Getting In On the Play: Redshirt-junior linebacker Stephon Robertson has shown a nose for the football throughout his collegiate career. A 2013 Sports Network First-Team Preseason All-American, Robertson opened his final collegiate season with 12 tackles, two of the solo, in the season-opening victory over Central Connecticut State. He also tied for team-high honors with seven stops at Akron, Sept. 7. Most recently, he posted 14 total tackles with career bests of 3.5 tackles for loss and 2.0 sacks.
As CAA Defensive Player of the Year at linebacker in 2012, Robertson led the Dukes in tackles in seven of the 11 games last season, including a career-high 15 in the win over No. 12 Towson. He averaged 9.18 tackles per game (101 total, 48 solos), which was third in the CAA and tied for 43rd in the nation. He had his first pass interception of the year and second of his career at Maine. He has contributed five pass breakups on the season, along with 8.5 tackles for loss and 1.0 sacks. He recorded double-digit tackles in last games this season, including five of the last seven - all CAA games.
In his career, Robertson has started in all 37 games played. He has amassed 337 career tackles, an average of 9.11 tackles per game, despite being targeted as a threat by every opposing offense. He has also been named a 2013 Preseason All-American by Phil Steele's College Football Preview and The Sports Network and is also on the initial watch list for the Buck Buchanan Award after finishing second among underclassmen and eighth overall in last year's balloting despite appearing on just the final watch list.
Stanton, Harold Leading the Pressure On the Passer: Defensive ends Jordan Stanton and Sage Harold have helped lead assistant coach Jeff Hanson and the Dukes' rejuvenated pass rush so far this season. Both players have 5.0 tackles for loss with Stanton posting 3.5 sacks and Harold 3.0 sacks on the year. As a whole, the Dukes have 12 sacks on the season, all earned in the last two games, and are just six shy of last season's total of 18 through 11 games.
For Harold individually against Saint Francis, he had career bests with seven tackles (four solos), 4.0 tackles for 28 yards of loss and 3.0 sacks for 26 yards of loss. He also added a pair of quarterback hurries and a forced fumble in the victory over the Red Flash.
Spreading the Ball Around the Wide Side of the Fields: JMU is doing an effective job of spreading the ball around to various receivers in the passing game. In the season opener against Central Connecticut State, quarterback Michael Birdsong connected on 10 completions in the win. The bigger part was that eight different players had at least one catch, with two getting two receptions each. In the contest at Akron, eight different Dukes made receptions, with all but one having at least three catches on the day. Overall, 11 players have had catches this season for the Dukes, just four shy of last year's total.
Starke Moving Up the Charts: Senior kicker Cameron Starke is continuing to move up the career charts among JMU's kickers: His 29 career field goals puts him fifth all-time, trailing Mickey Stinnett (1982-84) by one in fourth. John Coursey (1993-96) holds the all-time record with 39.
Starke is almost automatic as well when the spot is inside the 30-yard line, as he has hit on 23-of-25 field goal attempts from 39 yards or less in his career, with the only misses being his first career attempt at North Carolina and a questionable call on a 36-yard attempt at Eastern Kentucky, both in 2011. In fact, he has connected on 11 straight field goal attempts of less than 40 yards.
He is also 78-of-79 in his career in point after attempts, giving him 165 career points at JMU. That ranks eighth overall at JMU. Among the FCS active career leaders, Starke is third in field goal percentage (78.4) and ranks 19th in extra points made (78).
FIELD GOALS FGM-A Pct 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 Lg Blk
2011 15-19 78.9 0-0 6-7 7-8 2-3 0-1 44 1
2012 10-14 71.4 1-1 3-3 3-3 3-7 0-0 49 0
2013 4-4 100.0 1-1 2-2 0-0 1-1 0-0 45 0
Career 29-37 78.4 2-2 11-12 10-11 6-11 0-1 49 1
Last Time Out - Rallying For the Win Over Saint Francis: No. 15/20 James Redshirt-senior Dae'Quan Scott posted his 15th career 100-yard rushing game, including 137 yards and two scores in the second half, to lead the No. 17 James Madison Dukes to a 24-20 come-from-behind victory over Saint Francis at Bridgeforth Stadium Sept. 14.
Scott ran for 190 yards and two touchdowns on 32 carries on the night, opening up the 2013 season with three consecutive 100-yard rushing games. Sophomore quarterback Michael Birdsong was 10-of-23 for 145 yards and one touchdown. Redshirt-senior linebacker Stephon Robertson led the defensive effort with 14 tackles, including two sacks. Junior defensive end Sage Harold also was a standout, making seven tackles including three sacks and a forced fumble.
Saint Francis quarterbacks Capri Thompson and Max Ward were a combined 11-of-20 for 177 yards and a touchdown, while running back Kyle Harbridge ran 25 times for 100 yards and one score. (Complete recap on page 20.
Birdsong Made History at Quarterback: Sophomore Michael Birdsong came into camp as the starting signal caller and nothing in the first two games of 2013 would change that situation. Birdsong was 10-for-18 for 115 yards and one touchdown through the air and also had nine carries for 55 yards and a pair of scores on the ground in the victory over Central Connecticut State. He then followed it up with a 29-for-42, 310 yards and three touchdown performance at Akron, Sept. 7. It was his first 200-yard or more passing game in his career and the ninth-best performance in school history. His 29 completions are the third-best mark in program history, while the three touchdown passes tied for the fifth-best JMU game ever.
Birdsong made his first collegiate start in the 2012 Georgia State game, leading the Dukes to a victory. Birdsong was 11-for-23 for 119 yards and one touchdown through the air while carrying the ball six times for 43 yards.
The start made him the first true freshman to start at the JMU signal caller slot since Head Coach Mickey Matthews' fourth season as head man of the Dukes in 2002. That year, Jayson Cooke started the season finale at Northeastern on Nov. 23, 2002, a game won by the Huskies 41-10. Other true freshman starters during Matthews' tenure have been current wide receivers coach Clayton Matthews (9/22/01) and Mike Connelly (10/23/99).
An injury cut his true freshman season short by two games, but he finished 41-for-77 for 478 yards, four touchdowns and just one interception.
Birdsong Making His Aerial Mark: Sophomore quarterback Michael Birdsong etched his name in the record books with his performance at Akron, Sept. 7. Birdsong paced the JMU offense to almost 500 yards of total offense in nearly leading JMU to rally at FBS Akron. All career bests, the 310 passing yards are the ninth-best single game in school history, the 42 attempts are the seventh most and the 29 completions are the third-best mark in program history. The three touchdown passes also tied for the fifth-best JMU game ever and the most since Justin Thorpe had three against Towson in 2009.
Moving the Ball and the Air: James Madison's offense got the ball going through both the running game and passing attack at Akron, Sept. 7. The Dukes amassed 188 yards on the ground, led by senior running back Dae'Quan Scott's 107 yards and one touchdown, while putting up 310 yards through the air for a total of 498 yards of total offense. Sophomore quarterback Michael Birdsong was 29-for-42 for 310 yards, three touchdowns and one interception on the day. Scott also led all receivers with six catches, while junior wide receiver Daniel Brown led with 74 yards of receiving and one touchdown on three receptions.
Dukes After A Loss Under Matthews: In its 14-plus seasons under current Head Coach Mickey Matthews, James Madison has a 31-25 record in games after a loss (other than season finale losses). However, that record takes a better turn starting in the 2004 season, as the Dukes are an improved 19-10 in those games after a loss. Also, JMU has only had four multiple-game losing streaks since 2004, with the longest a four-game skid each in 2009 and 2010.
This season, JMU rebounded from its loss at Akron to pick up the win over Saint Francis.
Matthews Reaches the Century Mark: JMU Head Coach Mickey Matthews accomplished a historic milestone in his coaching career last season and continues to move up the charts this year. In his 15th season at the helm of the Dukes, Matthews earned his 100th career victory with a 13-10 win over then-No. 12 Towson, Oct. 6, 2012. He is currently tied for 24th on the FCS career active victories list with 105 victories, joining fellow CAA coach New Hampshire's Sean McDonnell at the same spot.
Preseason All-America Honors: James Madison's Stephon Robertson and Dean Marlowe were named Preseason All-Americans by The Sports Network, the organization announced. Robertson was a first-team selection at linebacker, while Marlowe was on the second team at safety.
Smith Coming Into His Own As a Wide Receiver: Junior DeAndre' Smith is continuing to show his growth with Madison, tallying his best game of his career at Richmond, Oct. 20, 2012. Smith had six receptions for career highs of 122 yards and two touchdowns. This year, Smith is the top receiving returner with 323 yards last year on 29 catches (second among returners) and two scores.
This season, Smith has five catches for 64 yards with a long of 30.
Oh Captain, My Captains: James Madison's Stephon Robertson, Tyler Snow, Dae'Quan Scott, Quintin Hunter and Josh Wells have been selected by their teammates as captains for the 2013 football season. Robertson and Snow are captains for the second straight season, while this is the first time for the remaining three.
James Madison Football On TV: Six 2013 James Madison University football games are scheduled to be televised through a package coordinated by the Colonial Athletic Association, the conference announced today. Another JMU game was available for viewing through the Web-streaming service ESPN3, with all home games available on MadiZONE HD SportsNet presented by JMU Alumni Association.
The Dukes' will be nationally televised in CAA games on the NBC Sports Network three times during the year, as well as on the NBC Sports Regional Networks three times, making Madison the most televised CAA squad in the package. JMU's national broadcasts will be the home contest against Richmond on Oct. 12 at 3:30 p.m., as well as road contests at New Hampshire on Nov. 9 at 12:30 p.m., and at Towson on Nov. 23 at 3:30 p.m. The regional broadcasts include the Sept. 28 game at Delaware at 7 p.m. and home tilts with Villanova on Nov. 2 at 2:30 p.m. and Nov. 16 against CAA newcomer Stony Brook at 3:30 p.m.
JMU's game at Akron on Sept. 7 was televised live on ESPN3, giving Madison fans the opportunity to watch four of the five road contests free of charge via television or the internet.
Scott, Reynolds Named CAA Players of the Week: James Madison's Dae'Quan Scott and Taylor Reynolds were honored as the Colonial Athletic Association's Special Teams Player and Rookie of the Week, respectively, as announced by the league Sept. 2.
A senior return specialist and running back, Scott's fifth conference weekly honor comes on the heels of a solid all-purpose performance in JMU's convincing 38-14 win over Central Connecticut State. The senior finished the season-opener with 197 all-purpose yards, including a 54-yard punt return for a touchdown that represented the first such score for him and the 15th for the Dukes in Bridgeforth Stadium history. Scott would add 15 carries for 120 yards and a reception for 14 yards in the win.
Playing in not only his first collegiate contest but his first game on the defensive side of the ball after making the transition from quarterback to cornerback in the spring, Reynolds racked up six tackles to go with an impressive 51-yard interception return for a touchdown in JMU's win over the Blue Devils Aug. 31. The rookie's pick-6 was the Dukes' first since their final game of the 2011 season.
Playoffs Expanding Again in 2013: In 2011, JMU took advantage of the playoff expansion to 20 teams by grabbing one of the last slots in the 2011 FCS Playoffs and advancing to the second round after defeating Eastern Kentucky. This year, the playoffs increase in participation again, as 24 teams will be selected for the field, 11 via auto bids as the Pioneer League's champion will now be automatically invited to the postseason. The top eight teams will be seeded, receive first-round byes and host second-round games. The 16 other teams will bid to host first-round games.
JMU Picked Fifth In Preseason Poll: Madison was selected to finish fifth in the preseason poll, as chosen by the league's coaches and sports information directors.
The Dukes were picked fifth overall in the preseason poll, despite having the second-most first-place votes with four. Villanova was picked to take home the league title, garnering 11 first-place votes, followed by Towson (three votes), New Hampshire (three votes), Richmond (one vote) and Madison. Delaware was picked sixth, followed by CAA-newcomer Stony Brook, Maine and William & Mary. The other CAA-newcomer Albany and Rhode Island round out the poll.
Three Selected To Preseason All-CAA Squads: Senior linebacker Stephon Robertson was named the Colonial Athletic Association Preseason Defensive Player of the Year and was one of three Dukes named to the preseason squad, announced at the CAA Football Media Day at M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore, Md. Joining Robertson on the squad was junior safety Dean Marlowe and senior kicker Cameron Starke.
The 2012 CAA Defensive Player of the Year, Robertson was previously selected as a Walter Camp All-American and a Second Team Associated Press and Sports Network All-American, as well as earning First Team All-CAA honors. A starter in all 11 games last year and 34 played in his career, Robertson was a force for Madison's defense, which ranked second in the CAA and 24th in FCS football in scoring, first in the league and 19th nationally in rushing defense and fifth in the CAA in pass defense. Also a finalist for the Buck Buchanan Award as the nation's top defensive player, Robertson finished with a team-high 101 tackles, including 48 solos, 8.5 tackles for loss, 1.0 sacks, one interception, one forced fumble and five pass breakups, which earned him First Team All-CAA honors for the second straight year after being named CAA Defensive Rookie of the Year in 2010.
A two-time All-CAA selection, including a first-team honor last season, Marlowe was the only sophomore and one of four non-seniors on the league's first team last year. A Preseason All-America pick by The Sports Network, the safety had a career season-high 82 tackles on the year, including 44 solos, 5.0 for loss, seven passes defended, team-high tying three interceptions, one forced fumble and one safety. One of the leaders on a JMU defense that was second in the CAA in scoring, first in rushing and fifth in pass defense, Marlowe ranked second on the team, third among CAA defensive backs and ninth in the CAA overall at 7.45 tackles per game and 7.63 in league contests. He was tied for eighth in the league with three interceptions and recorded a season-high 12 tackles in the home win over William & Mary, one of two games with 10 or more tackles on the year.
A Second Team All-CAA pick last year, Starke was a solid kicker for the Dukes, hitting all 37 of his point after attempts and going 10-for-14 (71.4 percent) on the year in field goal attempts, including connecting on all seven from inside 40 yards. He ranked second on the team in scoring with 67 points, including a career-long 49-yarder as part of a 13-10 win over then-defending CAA champion Towson.
Matthews The Winningest: Mickey Matthews (1999-Pres.) became the all-time leader in victories among JMU football coaches Sept. 27, 2008 in a 24-10 victory at Maine. The win gave the then-10th-year Dukes coach a 68-45 JMU record. It is now at 105-66 overall, which currently ranks 24th among all active coaches in terms of winning percentage and victories.
Challace McMillin (1972-84), JMU's first football coach, had a 67-56-1 record during 13 JMU seasons and held the program's previous coaching victories record. McMillin has retired as a JMU kinesiology teaching staff member, but he continues to work with JMU athletic teams in a sports psychology role.
Coach (Years) W-L Pct. NCAA
Mickey Matthews (1999-Pres.) 105-66 .612 6
Challace McMillin (1972-84) 67-56-1 .544 0
Joe Purzycki (1985-90) 34-30-2 .530 1
Rip Scherer (1991-94) 29-19 .604 2
Alex Wood (1995-98) 23-22 .511 1
* Challace McMillin's listed coaching record at JMU does not include the program's inaugural football season of 1972 when the team's schedule did not include the minimum number of games to constitute an NCAA-recognized varsity football season. JMU's 1972 team played five games against a mixture of college varsity, junior varsity and prep-school teams.
Year Overall Conf.
2000 6-5 4-4
2001 2-9 0-9
2002 5-7 3-6
2003 6-6 4-5
2004 13-2 7-1 NCAA Title
2005 7-4 5-3
2009 6-5 4-4
2010 6-5 3-5
2012 7-4 5-3
2013 2-1 0-0
Totals 105-66 68-47
JMU Football History: The 2013 season is JMU's 42nd season of football, its 40th varsity football season, its 35th season with football scholarship players and its 34th season competing at what is now the NCAA's Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) level, formerly Division I-AA.
JMU began football in 1972, moved to a recognized varsity schedule in 1974, first awarded scholarships for the 1979 season and moved to Division I-AA in 1980. JMU moved from Division III to Division in 1979 and to then-Division I-AA for the 1980 season.
JMU's top seasons in addition to winning the 2004 NCAA Division I-AA championship (13-2) have been in 2008 when the Dukes reached the FCS semifinals as the playoffs' top-seeded team and compiled a 12-2 record, 2007 (8-4, NCAA playoffs), 2006 (9-3, NCAA playoffs), 1999 (8-4, NCAA playoffs), 1995 (8-4, NCAA playoffs), 1994 (10-3, NCAA playoffs, second round), 1991 (9-4, NCAA playoffs, second round), 1987 (9-3, NCAA playoffs), 1982 (8-3), 1978 (8-2, No. 9, Division III), and 1975 (9-0-1, College Division).
Former Duke Haley Enshrined in College Football Hall of Fame: Former James Madison football All-American Charles Haley was enshrined in the College Football Hall Of Fame, July 15-16, 2011 in South Bend, Ind. He was the first ever player from a CAA school and sixth person overall (five previous were coaches) to be elected to the Hall.
Haley was a four year starter at JMU from 1982-85. He was a two-time All-American and a three-time Defensive MVP at Madison. As a senior at JMU, Haley was voted a 1985 Associated Press First-Team I-AA All-American and both the Richmond Touchdown Club and Roanoke Times & World News' State Defensive Player of the Year. He leads JMU's all-time tackles list with 506, including three seasons of more than 100 tackles, and his 22 tackles at Shippensburg during the 1983 season still ranks as the eighth-highest single-game total in JMU history. He also added three interceptions and 17 quarterback sacks to his total.
In 1986, after his senior season Haley was selected in the fourth round of the NFL Draft by the San Francisco 49ers, as he was the No. 96 pick overall, the highest ever in school history. The first ever JMU player to be drafted into the NFL, Haley went on to become the only player in the league's history to win five Super Bowls, two with the 49ers and three with the Dallas Cowboys. He was also selected to five Pro Bowls during his career, as well as being a two-time First-Team All-Pro and 1990 NFC Defensive Player of the Year. He finished his professional career with 100.5 sacks, including a career-high 16 in 1990. He had eight fumble recoveries and scored one touchdown in the NFL. He retired in 1999 before becoming an assistant coach for the Detroit Lions.
Dukes in the Show: JMU is well represented in the NFL on the 2013 rosters entering the season. The Dukes have two former players that were on opening day rosters for the 2013 season. Linebacker Akeem Jordan spent his first six years in the NFL with the Philadelphia Eagles and is starting this season at linebacker for the Kansas City Chiefs. Starting his fourth season in the NFL is former defensive end turned linebacker Arthur Moats (Buffalo Bills), who is currently the starter at outside linebacker. Former defensive end D.J. Bryant was on the practice squad with last year's World Champion Baltimore Ravens and opened the year on injured reserve for the Super Bowl champions.
In addition to the former Dukes currently active with professional football organizations, JMU's leading all-time performers include several other players who have enjoyed success in the NFL - placekicker Scott Norwood (1978-81), wide receiver Gary Clark (1980-83), defensive end Charles Haley (1982-85), linebacker Dion Foxx (1990-93), wide receiver Macey Brooks (1993-96), running back Curtis Keaton (1998-99), tight end Ed Perry (1993-96) and return specialist Delvin Joyce (1997-2000).
Norwood received All-Pro honors as a placekicker with the Buffalo Bills. Clark was All-Pro with the Washington Redskins and a member of two Super Bowl title teams and later played with the Arizona Cardinals and Miami Dolphins. He was selected in the first round of the first United States Football League draft in 1984.
Haley was the first player to be a member of five Super Bowl title teams while playing with the San Francisco 49ers and the Dallas Cowboys. He was the first Duke to be a first-team Division I-AA All-America and the first Duke chosen in the NFL draft (San Francisco, 1986, fourth round). He is JMU's career tackles leader.
Foxx played with the Miami Dolphins. Brooks was with the Dallas Cowboys and Chicago Bears.
Keaton was with the Cincinnati Bengals and New Orleans Saints after being the 1999 Atlantic 10 offensive player of the year when he ran for 1,719 yards and 20 touchdowns.
Perry was a tight end and long snapper with the Miami Dolphins and Kansas City Chiefs after being Miami's sixth-round 1997 draft pick and first-team All-Yankee Football Conference during each of his final three collegiate seasons.
Joyce was a return specialist for the New York Giants and New York Jets. He ended his career at JMU as the only player in Division I-AA history with 1,000 yards in each of the career statistical categories of rushing, receiving, punt returns and kickoff returns and as the all-time Division I-AA leader in punt return yards and combined kick return yards. He holds many of JMU's career kick return marks and is the program's all-time leader in all-purpose yards with 5,659.
Two other former Dukes saw extensive time during the 2007 preseason with NFL teams, including tailback Alvin Banks (2003-06) with the New York Jets and offensive lineman Corey Davis (2003-06) with the Buffalo Bills. Justin Rascati, JMU's starting quarterback from 2004-06, briefly was with the Chicago Bears. Former tight end Mike Caussin spent time with Buffalo Bills (active) and Jacksonville Jaguars (practice squad) last season.

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According to Jon Heyman of CBSSports.com, Diamondbacks owner Ken Kendrick said Sunday that two-time All Star outfielder Justin Upton will likely stay with the organization through the winter.
While not putting a precise number of Upton's chances to stay a D-Back, club owner Ken Kendrick told CBSSports.com, "I think there's a very high likelihood Justin will be in our starting outfield when we start the new season."
Kendrick went even a step further Sunday saying that through the age of 25, Upton has had a better career than Barry Bonds.
"When compared to Bonds at the same age," Kendrick told Heyman. "[Upton's] numbers are superior at the same age."
Earlier this month it was rumored that general manager Kevin Towers was listening to all calls on his right fielder, but it seems talks have tempered as two potential suitors -- the Texas Rangers and Tampa Bay Rays -- either weren't willing to part with young talent or didn't have the pieces to make a deal.
Here's more from Kendrick on Upton and his future:
"I'm a big Justin fan," Kendrick said. "He was drafted 1-1, and the fan expectation was so extraordinary. I think the fan base has seen flashes of an extraordinary talent. Justin's still young. All of us as young people aren't as consistent with what we do until we become a little more mature. Justin suffers from very high expectations. But he's had extraordinary success. And I think he has a lot more to contribute."
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With Salamence banished to the Uber tier, Dragonite once again becomes the most powerful Dragon-type in OU. With a fantastic base 134 Attack stat, respectable base 100 Special Attack, and a huge movepool that includes Outrage, Draco Meteor, ExtremeSpeed, Superpower, and Roost, Dragonite's sheer power and versatility is sure to keep your opponent on their toes.
Dragonite's biggest weakness is its mediocre Speed; even after a Dragon Dance boost, it is easily revenge killed by the likes of Choice Scarf Jirachi. Dragonite also has an unfortunate weakness to Stealth Rock, which often strips it of 25% of its health simply as it switches in. Furthermore, its 4x weakness to Ice-type attacks leaves it vulnerable to the omnipresent bulky Water-types that can tank its attacks. Luckily, Dragonite is equipped with all the tools it needs to overcome these flaws. Agility and ExtremeSpeed allow it to beat faster Pokemon, while Roost enables it to heal off residual damage and temporarily remove its Flying typing. It isn't a stretch to say that Dragonite is one of the most dangerous Pokemon in the OU metagame and should always be accounted for when building a team.
Mixed Dragonite is an excellent stallbreaker thanks to its ability to break common defensive cores, including Blissey, Forretress, Skarmory, and Hippowdon. Draco Meteor will disintegrate all Pokemon except Steel-types and Blissey. Flamethrower easily takes down the former, while Superpower handles the latter. Earthquake is an option over Superpower as it allows Dragonite to defeat Heatran and Tyranitar without the Attack and Defense drops, but it will only deal around 34% - 40% to 252/252+ Blissey. The last slot is up to personal preference. Roost gives Dragonite a much longer lifespan, which is important considering that Stealth Rock, sandstorm, and Life Orb all wear it down. However, ExtremeSpeed gives Dragonite a useful priority attack that can potentially stop an opponent's sweep, and compensates somewhat for Dragonite's lower Speed.
This set can also function as an effective lead. Inner Focus lets Dragonite come out on top against leads that focus on causing flinches, such as Infernape and Jirachi, while ExtremeSpeed allows it to quickly finish off suicide leads such as Aerodactyl. Slow, physically bulky leads, such as Hippowdon, are dispatched of by Draco Meteor, and with a Lum Berry, Dragonite can also beat sleep leads such as Roserade. Even the popular Machamp will fall to a combination of Draco Meteor and ExtremeSpeed if it doesn't pack Ice Punch.Team Options & Additional Comments >>>
With the second highest Attack stat in the OU tier, usable Speed, and a great STAB, it's no surprise that Dragonite can run a successful Dragon Dance set. Five resistances and an immunity give Dragonite plenty of opportunities to set up Dragon Dance. Dragon Claw and Outrage are both excellent STAB attacks; The former is the more reliable option thanks to its lack of drawbacks, but the latter has 50% more power and secures several crucial OHKOs, such as against offensive Suicune after a Dragon Dance. Earthquake gives Dragonite a way to hurt grounded Steel-types that resist its STAB, and ExtremeSpeed allows Dragonite to deal with faster Pokemon that would normally be a problem. To illustrate, after a boost, it deals 76.4% - 90% to Choice Scarf Flygon. Alternatively, as Skarmory and Bronzong wall Dragonite even after multiple Dragon Dance boosts, Fire Punch is an option over ExtremeSpeed to take them out.Team Options & Additional Comments >>>
This set makes use of Dragonite's excellent bulk to set up as many Dragon Dances as possible and attempt a sweep. Roost allows Dragonite to heal when needed, and lets it set up on the likes of Heatran, Zapdos, Scizor, and Suicune that lack Ice Beam. Dragon Claw is generally the safer option for STAB, as the locking effect of Outrage can mean imminent death, but Outrage is still viable for its sheer power. The choice between Earthquake and Fire Punch is a difficult one; Fire Punch and Dragon Claw together have perfect neutral coverage against every Pokemon in OU bar Heatran, while Earthquake has higher Base Power and leaves Dragonite walled only by Skarmory and Bronzong.Team Options & Additional Comments >>>
By equipping a Choice Band, Dragonite trades its ability to sweep for the power to hit extremely hard right off the bat. Choice Band-boosted STAB Outrage is ridiculously powerful and can easily 2HKO any Pokemon that doesn't resist it, allowing Dragonite to bypass its usual counters such as Suicune and Cresselia. Earthquake will obliterate every Steel-type except Skarmory and Bronzong, while Fire Punch ensures at least a 2HKO on all Steels except Heatran. ExtremeSpeed is key to this set's success, as it makes up for Dragonite's low Speed and has similar power to Scizor's Bullet Punch, 2HKOing Gyarados, Infernape, Jolteon, and many other faster threats.Team Options & Additional Comments >>>
A common problem with the Dragon Dance sets is that even after a boost, common Choice Scarf Pokemon such as Flygon and Jirachi will outspeed Dragonite and prematurely end its sweep. This set remedies that problem by using Agility to let Dragonite outrun all Choice Scarf base 100s. It can often surprise opponents that expect a Dragon Dance set and end up sweeping entire teams, especially after bulkier Pokemon have been weakened late-game. Outrage is the STAB move of choice for its high Base Power. Earthquake and Fire Blast make short work of any Steel-types that attempt to wall Dragonite's STAB, but Thunderbolt is a viable option over Fire Blast if you're worried about bulky Water-types.Team Options & Additional Comments >>>
While Dragonite is often crippled by status as it attempts a sweep, this set uses Heal Bell to negate status and set up freely against defensive variants of Blissey, Cresselia, Heatran, Rotom-A, and Dusknoir. With both Roost and Heal Bell, Dragonite can often set up multiple Dragon Dance boosts against stall, balanced, and offensive teams alike, and proceed to sweep once opposing Steel-types are gone. This Dragonite is also a surprisingly effective team support Pokemon, as Heal Bell lets it cure its teammates of unsavory paralysis, poison, or burn.Team Options & Additional Comments >>>
Other Options
Dragonite has a humongous movepool and all-rounded stats, so there are naturally many other usable options to consider. On Dragonite's offensive sets, Ice Beam, Stone Edge, ThunderPunch, Surf, and Waterfall deserve a mention for taking care of certain Pokemon, but they are only useful against specific threats, while the listed moves offer much better coverage in general. With Dragonite's solid defenses, typing, and reliable recovery in Roost, it can play a defensive role by stalling with Toxic or disrupting opposing sweepers with Thunder Wave, Roar, or Haze. Similarly, Dragonite can support the team with Light Screen and set up Sunny Day or Rain Dance. Dragonite also gets Rest and Sleep Talk, but considering its access to Roost and Heal Bell, putting Dragonite to sleep is usually an unnecessary risk. Dragonite can run a decent Choice Scarf or Choice Specs set, but with its subpar Speed, average Special Attack, and weakness to Stealth Rock, it is outclassed by many other Pokemon with such a set.
Checks and Counters
Due to Dragonite's excellent versatility, a universal counter to it does not exist; the trick is to find out what set it's running and to react accordingly. Bulky Water-types such as Suicune give sweeping Dragonite a great amount of trouble, as they can take a hit and retaliate with Ice Beam. A boosted Outrage can break these Water-types after a bit of residual damage, though, so step carefully. Cresselia is a decent counter that can hit Dragonite hard with Ice Beam or cripple it with Toxic or Thunder Wave, but it is setup bait for Dragonite that pack Heal Bell. Skarmory and Hippowdon do a good job countering Dragon Dance Dragonite, but the former must avoid a boosted Fire Punch and the latter is 2HKOed by Outrage. Scizor not only resists Dragonite's STAB attacks, but can also remove over half of Dragonite's HP with Choice Band Bullet Punch. Scizor must be mindful of defensive variants of Dragonite, though, as it can fail to 2HKO those even after Stealth Rock damage.
Common Choice Scarf Pokemon such as Jirachi and Flygon can revenge kill the Dragon Dance sets, but Flygon takes huge damage from a boosted ExtremeSpeed, while both are outsped and OHKOed by the Agility set. Finally, Weavile and Mamoswine can revenge kill Dragonite with Ice Shard, but they won't have many opportunities to switch in safely.


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Vincent helped Sarah Palin write "Going Rogue" and was involved in the writing of bestsellers like "Heaven Is For Real" and "Same Kind of Different as Me."
"As a conservative Christian writer in Southern California, far from the dominantly liberal New York literary establishment, Vincent has felt misunderstood and stereotyped." writes Ariel Levy in the New Yorker.
Vincent majored in English and physical education at Jacksonville State. Conservative blogger and fellow JSU student
Robert Stacy McCain described Vincent as "looking mighty good in jeans ... with a spiky Pat Benatar haircut" when she worked as editor of The Chanticleer.
Vincent attended but did not graduate from JSU. "I had a problem with finishing things," she told The New Yorker.
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In a recent article in The New York Review of Books, former Obama administration staffer Cass Sunstein makes a different case for why elections matter in the selection of judges.
"Many of the most significant judicial decisions do not involve the Constitution at all. Most people never hear about those decisions. But they determine the fate of countless regulations, issued by federal agencies, that are indispensable to implementing important laws—including those designed to reform the health care system, promote financial stability, protect consumers, ensure clean air and water, protect civil rights, keep the food supply safe, reduce deaths from tobacco, promote energy efficiency, maintain safe workplaces, and much more.
"… Republican judicial appointees differ dramatically from Democratic judicial appointees, and along predictable partisan lines. The outcome of the election will help determine the ultimate fate of these rules in court."
Buzz Bissinger, who is best-known for the book "Friday Night Lights," recently endorsed endorsed Mitt Romney for president:
"At the debate, Romney did not simply act like he wanted to be president. He wants to be president. He showed vigor, and enthusiasm, and excitement, a man who wants to lead. It may all be ephemeral, because most of politics is ephemeral, a cynical means to the end of getting elected. But he also revealed compassion that, during the entirety of this absurdly long march, had never been in evidence before. He recognized the needs of the poor. He recognized the need for regulation."
Another unintended consequence of Georgia's anti-immigration law is causing headaches in the Peach State. Kim Severson of The New York Times writes:
"For nurses, hair stylists, kickboxing instructors and even geologists, Georgia's desire to clamp down on illegal immigration is having an unintended side effect.
"Things are so jammed at the secretary of state's office that renewing a state license for some of the 200 professions that require one is taking weeks instead of days. For some brand-new nurses, the wait for a license can stretch into three months.
"The reason is a new law that went into effect at the beginning of the year. It requires people seeking professional licenses to prove they are in the United States legally."
Foxnation.com, a Fox News-affiliated website, had a distinct flavor Friday morning following Thursday's vice presidential debate between Joe Biden and Paul Ryan. Among the anti-Biden headlines that dominated the homepage were:
• Hey Joe: Benghazi, the Economy and Issues Facing This Country Are Nothing to Laugh About
• The Joke's On Joe
• OPINION: Biden's Mom And Dad Taught Him Many Things - But Not Manners
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• LEVIN: Joe Biden Was Off His Meds
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It calls to mind something New Yorker magazine associate news editor Alex Koppelman said about the site to NPR's On the Media earlier this year during a segment on President Obama's changing stance on gay marriage. The initial Fox Nation headline was, "Obama Flip-Flops, Declares War on Marriage."
Koppelman told told host Brooke Gladstone: "It's important, first of all, to understand Fox Nation's headline writing. If Obama brought Betty Ford to the White House, the headline would be "Obama Brings Druggie to White House."
Earlier this month, a report from the Institute for Policy Studies that graded Washington lawmakers on issues involving inequality. Unfortunately, names of Southern lawmakers figured prominently on the list.
According to the Institute for Southern Studies.org:
"Though the South is the region of the United States with the greatest concentration of income inequality, its representatives in Congress are doing a poor job of addressing the problem.
"The Institute for Policy Studies released a report this week that grades federal lawmakers on 40 legislative actions over the past two years that either helped the most affluent or the poorest of their constituents. They ranged from a bill to establish a "Buffett Rule" minimum tax rate for wealthy Americans to legislation raising the minimum wage and indexing it to inflation."


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The potential here is staggering ... if they can reach it remains to be seen. There are many things that we do well. But many, many others that we simply get by on brute force.
Cons – Quantity over quality is the name of the game. Focus is on turning out code, which is often sub-par.
It is not a collaborative environment. Not just between individual development teams, but between the business and the analysts, the analysts and the developers, and between development teams. We simply do not work well together to compliment each other.
Pay and benefits in IT is mediocre, especially given the hours and effort expended, turnover is high.
No investment in training for IT staff. Not on the business. Not ongoing technical training.
Advice to Senior Management – There are a lot of young managers, who were promoted from within the company, which is generally good. But there is little balance between young guns that only know the "Echo Way" and seasoned professionals that can help the company improve.
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On behalf of the Staff Senate, I would like to wish everyone a successful and healthy year ahead! Now that we embark upon the Fall 2013 term, our hope is that the following information will help introduce and reacquaint GPC Staff on how you can contact your Senate!
Your GPC Staff Senate is charged with being the representative "voice" of all GPC Staff and includes a combination of Support and Professional & Administrative employees representing the six functional areas (reporting areas) of the college as well as each campus/location.
Your Staff Senate is a representative body to share Staff's" voice" with the Executive Team as well as sharing the Executive Team's "voice" with you! We also have a presence at the system level with a Senate member appointed to represent GPC Staff at the USGSC (University System of Georgia Staff Council). I encourage you to thoroughly review our website!
There are several virtual ways for you to contact us. Our Staff Senate website has access to our general staff senate email link and also includes a list of all senators with their functional area listed and their emails linked. You can find the complete list of senators at http://www.gpc.edu/staffsenate/content/meet. I encourage you to become familiar with your functional area representative.
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: http://www.csa-scs.ca/files/webapps/csapress/annual-conferences/2013/11/15/department-reception/
Sociology Professor Janet Conway featured on The Agenda
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How Does My Identity Inform My Actions?
Unit 1 , Lesson 2
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How Does My Identity Inform My Actions?
Lesson plan:
Set Induction
- If you taught Unit 1, Lesson 1 (Exploring My Identity), hand back to your students one of their Identity Index Cards.
If you didn't do the Identity Index Card activity from the previous lesson, explain that we are each members of many different groups (groups we are part of). These groups may shift over time and in different contexts. Give your students a few minutes to jot down a few of the groups they are members of, such as family, sports team, class, etc.
Skip b and c below, and continue with the second sentence of d.
- Explain that as part of our identity, we experience membership and belonging. Just as we have many different parts to our identity, we also belong to many different groups, which may shift over time or in different places. Some of these belongings are voluntary – like joining a team or a club – and some are (mostly) involuntary – like being part of one's family or one's race; even if one chooses not to identify with this membership group, others may identify you as belonging to it.
- Have your students look at their Identity Index Cards and think about what membership groups are represented there. You may want to give them a couple of examples. For instance, if you said you were a "sister" one of your membership groups is your family or if you said you were a student one of your membership groups might be your school.
- Give your students a couple of minutes to think about what is on their card and what membership groups are represented. Then ask as many of your students as possible to each share one membership group that they are part of and make a list on the board. See how long a list you can make. Students may add other groups besides what is on their card if your list is short. Point out that certain identities can lead one to feel a sense of belonging to more than one group. For example, an Orthodox Jew may feel a sense of belonging to a community of religious people of all faiths as well as a sense of belonging to the Jewish community. This person might feel shared identity with a religious Christian and with a secular Jew, even though the secular Jew and the religious Christian may not share a sense of belonging to the same community.
- After you've completed the list of membership groups, introduce the terms "Power," "Oppression" and "Privilege." Ask students to define these terms. After collecting a few responses (or if no one is able to offer a definition), share with them the definitions in the vocabulary section below. Raise the issue that membership groups are usually not neutral. Some groups tend to have more power and privileges than others, and the power of one may depend on the lack of power of another (this is what leads to oppression – the system that gives certain people power and privilege at the expense of other people). Also, one's sense of belonging and power can shift depending on context. For example, in a school that is mostly Jewish, being Jewish may come with certain power, whereas in some parts of America, Jews are a small minority and therefore may have less power. You may also want to point out that power and privilege are not always visible to those that have them. When privilege is unearned or has always been part of one's experience, it can easily be taken for granted as "just the way things are" or not even noticed. Ask students if they can think of examples of power or privilege in their own lives/communities.
- Explain that each of our membership groups probably has stated or unstated values or principles that guide the actions of its members. These values may also be related to the group's power. Ask your students to choose a group from the board and identify a value or principle of the group. (If your students need an example to get started, you might suggest that your school has certain rules or an honor code that is supposed to guide student behavior.)
- If you taught Unit 1, Lesson 1 (Exploring My Identity), hand back to your students one of their Identity Index Cards.
Who's in, Who's out?
- Divide your class into small groups of no more than three or four students.
- Hand out copies of Document Study #1Document Study #1Document Study #1Document Study #1Document Study #1 to each group and give the groups a chance to read and discuss.
- You may want to point out to students that the "Your People" document is actually a secondary source and not a primary source. This excerpt is based on an interview but is not a transcript of the interview itself.
- After students have finished their discussions and come back together, explain: In these examples people's ideas about their identity and membership groups shaped how they viewed the world around them and also how they chose to act in the world. Sometimes we also make choices about how and when to express our membership in our group or whether we want to express that membership at all. For example, we may choose to wear a Jewish star only when we are with other Jews, we may choose to wear it all the time, or we may choose not to wear one at all. Provide the opportunity for students to respond to these statements.
A Yarmulke: Choosing How to Identify Yourself
- Hand out copies of Document Study #2Document Study #2 to your students.
- Have your students take turns reading one paragraph at a time out loud. After each paragraph, stop the students and discuss the following questions with your class.
- Paragraph One:
- According to his sermon, why did Rabbi Braude wear a yarmulke between Selma and Montgomery?
- Why do you think Rabbi Braude was reluctant to wear a yarmulke?
- Why do you think the rabbis got such a positive response from fellow marchers?
- How do you think this made the rabbis feel? Do you think this might have influenced the way the rabbis felt about wearing their yarmulkes?
- Paragraph Two:
- How does the purpose or symbolism of the yarmulke change as a result of rabbis wearing them during the marches between Selma and Montgomery?
- What is its new positive name and symbol?
- What is its new negative name and symbol?
- How is it possible for one object to have so many different associations attached to it? Can you think of other items connected to identity that may be viewed differently by different groups?
- Paragraph Three:
- Consider the parallel drawn between the yarmulke and the clerical collar.
Is this yet a different symbolism for the yarmulke than in the previous paragraph? Why or why not?
- Consider the parallel drawn between the yarmulke and the clerical collar.
- Paragraph Four – Six:
- Review: When is a yarmulke traditionally worn? By whom?
- Why did Rabbi Davis go to Alabama?
- Have the yarmulkes worn by Rabbi Davis and Rabbi Braude really changed function? Why or why not?
- Do you think the rabbis changed how they felt about the yarmulke as a result of their experience in Alabama? If so, how?
- Paragraph One:
- Explain that sometimes, like the rabbis in this sermon, our comfort with expressing our identity through certain symbols can change.
- Have your students write a journal entry based on the questions:
- Have you ever had an experience where you were uncomfortable wearing/doing something that identified you as part of a certain group?
- Did your feeling about this change? If so, why? If not, what do you think could cause you to feel more comfortable with it?
- If there's time, have a few students share what they've written. Otherwise, the students can hand in their journals, and you can write some responses to what they've written and hand the journals back during the next class.
What's Jewish About Justice?
- Post the "What's Jewish about Justice" signs around the classroom/space you are using.
- Explain that membership, belonging, and exclusion aren't only categories of personal identification. They also describe how larger groups relate in society. Your students should consider the fact that the same identity can be experienced as providing a sense of belonging in one context and a sense of exclusion in another. For example, being Jewish may lead to feelings of belonging in a Jewish setting and exclusion in another setting. Explain that this simultaneous "in"/"out" identification has influenced how many Jews relate to social justice issues.
- Point out the "What's Jewish about Justice" signs that are posted around the room. You may want to give your students some time to do a "gallery walk" around the room to read and reflect on the different signs.
- Have your students think about the different actions taken by Rabbi Nussbaum, Roberta Galler, and the rabbis who marched from Selma to Montgomery. (You may want to add other figures from the curriculum, if you already have done other lessons with the class.) Ask your students to choose one of those figures and then go and stand under the "What's Jewish About Justice" sign that represents the Jewish value that might have motivated their actions.
- Once all of your students are standing under a sign, go around the room and ask each group of students which historical figure they were thinking of and why they think this Jewish value shaped the person's actions.
- Repeat this activity, but this time have your students choose to stand under the sign that they feel most connected to and/or the value that they think would motivate them to act in the world.
- Once all of your students are standing under a sign, go around the room and ask each group of students to explain why they chose their sign and what kind of actions in support of social justice this value might motivate them to take in the world today.
- Ask your students what connections they see between their values and the values of the Jews they've studied today who took part in the Civil Rights Movement.
- Remind your students that no matter our identities, we probably hold Jewish values, American values, and some other values all at the same time. Some Jews are driven to work for justice by Jewish values; others are motivated by other values. Jews have a strong tradition of seeking justice, but do not have a monopoly on social justice values or activism.
- Distribute light colored paper and markers to your students. Have them come up with a value sign they would like to add to the ones posted around the room. The new value sign should reflect another value that would cause them to act to support social justice in the world today. It should also include an action that they would take based on this value.
- Once your students are done making their signs they can post it some place in the classroom.
- You may want to leave these signs up for future classes as a reminder of the class' values as you continue your studies of Jewish Social Justice and the Civil Rights Movement.


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Timeframe: Spring 2014 (January - May)
Status: Unpaid. (A limited number of stipends are available to students from communities of color who are underrepresented in the Society).
Location: Minnesota History Center, Saint Paul, MN
Ideal degrees: Undergraduate junior or senior. Coursework or interest in public relations, marketing/advertising or equivalent preferred; coursework or interest in history is recommended.
Student Qualifications: Excellent written, verbal, proof-reading and organizational skills required. Familiarity with AP writing style required. Microsoft Office proficiency required, Mac OS experience also helpful. Experience using Adobe Photoshop preferred. Familiarity with social networking and mobile content delivery tools preferred. Undergraduate junior or senior.
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Classy, Sexy and Fun! – The different rooms, multiple DJ's and sexy staff all add to the The Lounge's uniqueness. I loved the fun atmosphere and distinct vibes throughout the different rooms.
Great place to people watch, dance and receive AWESOME VIP service!! (easy way to impress out of town guests - my brother was in awe!)
Fun place but, needs a bigger crowd – I have fun at the lounge. They have 3 rooms with different music in each which is nice because it's kind of like bar hopping without going outside. I have always found the staff to be friendly and I enjoy the fact that most of the people who are there are not the drunken college students doing 21 shots on their birthday type. The only negative aspect is that a number of times I have been there and it was really dead. With three separate rooms, they really need to pack the place to make it feel full and sometimes the attendance is just pitiful. I had fun regardless but, would have enjoyed it more if I didn't have that sad "I threw a party and no one showed up" feel. Also, I went on one night when they advertised having belly dancers. I belly dance myself so I thought this would be really cool. However, it ended up being your standard gogo dancers wearing their bras and some kind of long fabric skirt thingy-- not even a proper belly dance costume let alone dance! Seriously, these places have a dress code for patrons, why they can't get their own employees to wear actual costumes instead of cheap lingerie is beyond me!
Great place to hang out and party! – The Lounge is one of the best places to party in town! The music was great and the staff was super friendly! My friends and I really enjoyed the atmopshere! I will definelty be returning to The Lounge.
Regular Minneapolis Regular... – I had a great time hanging out here at first. The dj in the techno room made it very fun to dance and welcomed us nicely. The bartenders on that side were very friendly as well. When my friends and I decided to check out the hip-hop side, things changed. The music was decent, and we met some O.K people. I was sitting near the dance floor talking to a few pretty girls, having a good time.
All of a sudden the bouncer came up to me and told me I had to leave. I literally did nothing wrong but was told I was not the type of guy allowed in the club... was it my long hair? I was kicked out of the club and made to wait outside until my credit card was retrieved from the other side of the club so I could pay for my drinks (possibly inflated disrespectfully). I don't know what kind of chip they had on their shoulders, but as a nice guy who isn't the type to disrespect any girl I meet at a club or bar, I was very disappointed in their handling of this situation, and will NEVER go there again. I usually don't write reviews or have comments on these sort of things, but the negativity that came out of this place made a mark on me, and I hope I can convince a few people to avoid this establishment or at least be apprehensive about it because they literally ruined a night for me, and I don't want it to happen to anyone else.
Best Regards,
- Matt
We loved The Lounge – We were there for a friend's birthday two weeks ago and had an absolute blast! We will for sure be back. Best part of the place was the multiple rooms of different music. Also, the staff was incredibly gracious and the crowd looked amazing. My whole group commented how great this club was for several days afterward. We are going back this weekend and getting a vip table!
Lame-o!!! – We were prepared for a rockin' time to celebrate my friend's 29th birthday at The Lounge and were majorly disappointed :-( There was may-be a total of 100 people in the place; not the packed, posh party scene that we were expecting. And dress code??? There didn't seem to be one, which was disappointing enough in and of itself. It felt like being at a bad frat party back when I was 19, which is not an experience that I want to relive at the age of 28. The hip hop room played music that was popular about 15 years ago and the techno room was full of a bunch of deadbeats standing around staring at eachother. We ended up ditching the place about 30 minutes after we got there and headed over to Bootleggers and had a blast over there! The Lounge is an overrated club that's merely trying to keep up; it's glory days are long gone.
May be I went in a wrong time – Yes, I was so prepaired to pass a good time, but when I got to this best club in MPLS, I just kept myself from falling asleep! Euro style?????Best DJ????Dress code???? Boy, happilly that I wasn't too dress for it, because may be it is just a Minnesotan thing, may be I don't understand it, but I didn't find this club a winner! First of all DJ didn't say a word, usually DJs have to stimulate an audience, ''kiss .....'' to better describe it. I am talking about my experiences with other clubs in ......
Well I think I just didn't get it...
Sorry The Lounge.....
The best club in Minneapolis... – I moved here from the east coast about 5 years ago, and The Lounge is the only club worth going to in the Twin Cities. The atmosphere is great, the bartenders are gracious...which is much better than a NYC club. I have been there many times, and have always left having a really fun night. Another plus is the music...the DJs actually know what they are doing!
A tony Warehouse District night spot with European flair and loads of personality. – In Short
This is where celebrities and bigwigs (including Prince) go for a good time. With a cozy, couch-filled interior, including a private VIP room that surrounds the flashy dance floor. Fed by a lineup of the Twin Cities' best club DJs, the Lounge appeals to the sophisticated night-lifer. DJs play a mix of musical periods and styles. Weekends are a bit more danceable, but there's always something interesting pumping.
So much fun – I was at The Lounge 2 weeks ago, and again last week. It's been a while since I was there, but it is an awesome time. I planned to just stop in for a drink and ended up staying all night. The DJ/live musician combo was really cool and the go-go dancer was super cute. I'll be back!
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text: New Iron Detects Worn Parts, Dangerous Slopes Research boosts a tractor's IQ with an intelligent health monitoring system. Compiled by staff Published on: Feb 22, 2006 Tweet Post to Your Wall. Email Story RSS Permalink Print University of Illinois researchers are developing an automatic diagnostic system that will be able to "hear" that ping in the engine telling you something is wrong. In addition, they are gearing up to use their automatic guidance system to judge the terrain for rollover prevention. Sound too good to be true? Qin Zhang, an agricultural and biological engineer at the U of I, is conducting research to develop intelligent farm machinery, a concept he has dubbed "New Iron.""'Old Iron' is the mechanical system that farmers have used for decades," says Zhang. "But agriculture today relies heavily on computer technology. Computers on tractors make them more productive, more efficient. Now we have a new challenge. Is it possible to make them more intelligent?"One way to boost a tractor's I.Q. is with what Zhang calls an "intelligent health monitoring system.""Ten years ago, a very experienced mechanic could listen to your car to figure out the problem," says Zhang. "Today, everyone uses computers to diagnose machinery. We teach the computer to listen to the noise or to analyze major surface parameters to see if the machine is healthy." However, Zhang believes there is a lot of data buried underneath this surface information. More advanced technology can access this information and analyze it to allow farmers to use the components of a machine as long as possible before failure.In research conducted with an industry partner, Zhang found that the hydraulic pump on a tractor lasted over 12,000 hours before failure. To repair the pump after failure cost more than $14,000. When the part was replaced (on a schedule-based maintenance program) at 7,000 hours, the cost was only $2,200. "If the life is 12,000 hours, and we replace it at 7,000 hours, we save a lot of money by avoiding expensive repairs, but we lose almost 5,000 hours of life," says Zhang. "With this technology, we will monitor the circuits better and use data processing technology to dip into the deep information. If we can find the point in the life of a component that is close to failure, but not yet failed, we could reduce the cost of repair even more." Farm safety is another area of research that Zhang believes can benefit from "New Iron" technology.Today's tractors have a feature called ROPS (Roll Over Protection Structure) that works to protect the operator when the tractor rolls over."But that is a passive system," says Zhang, "like an air bag in a car. When you have an accident it protects you, but it cannot eliminate the accident."Zhang is beginning work on a new system, called AROPS, or Active Roll Over Prevention System. "An experienced operator can drive the tractor on sloped terrain and know if the tractor can pass the slope safely," says Zhang. "But what if the operator is older? He has the experience, but maybe his reaction time is slow. What if he's young? He doesn't have the experience, he just wants to drive fast."AROPS uses automatic guidance to predict the relative slope change to a tractor, then evaluate the situation and tell the driver the appropriate action to take."It will say, okay, it's dangerous here, reduce your speed. Or it's extremely dangerous, you cannot pass here," says Zhang.Perhaps the best news about all this technology, says Zhang, is the fact that it is 'transparent' to the farmer."The farmer needs basic skills to operate the computer and the programs, but he doesn't have to understand the technology. How many of us understand how our cell phones work? We don't. We just use them."Some of Zhang's "New Iron" technology is available now, and some is still in development. Although Zhang believes a completely computer-integrated crop production system will be in place in ten years, he says that "as fast as technology moves, if it happens sooner, I won't be surprised."