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MIAMI, Florida(CBS4) - Chaos and confusion clouded the final Sunday before Election Day in Miami-Dade County.
Since early voting was cut from 14 days to 8 days in Florida for this election, voters arrived at the Miami-Dade Elections Headquarters early Sunday after learning they would get another opportunity to request, fill out, and submit last-minute absentee ballots.
Excited voters quickly turned into angry protesters when the doors of the elections office in Doral were suddenly locked, just one hour after opening.
Dozens of people chanted "Let the people vote."
CBS4 news partner the Miami Herald first broke the news on Twitter.
"If you let one person in this line in to vote, then you gotta let everybody in," voter Dennis Valdes said. "You said 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. That means all bets are off."
"It's just pure, sheer incompetence," voter Simon Rose said. "Absolute incompetence. These people have no business running our election process."
The line was supposed be open from 1pm to 5pm. Just after 2 o'clock, elections officials told voters their staff and equipment just could not keep up with the turnout.
One voter said she was told the printer malfunctioned.
"They're going to lock the doors because they're printer broke," asked voter Diana who id not want to give her last name. "How can your printer break for the election?"
Miami-Dade Deputy Supervisor of Elections Christina White said there were no malfunctions that she knew of. She did say they brought in another printer to meet the demand for absentee ballots.
"We did not expect this size crowd," White said.
After the initial announcement, the elections office reversed course just an hour later.
"We are all going to vote today. We're going to open up, I'm going to get some tickets," an elections office employee said to a roar of cheers.
"They just came out here and told us they're going to reopen in five minutes," voter Laura Pilgrim said. "I'm excited, I want to vote!"
White said offering the absentee ballots on Sunday was a courtesy to voters, not a move required by law.
"We did hit some operational limitations, so we had to close our doors," White said. "But we're very happy to be able to open them again and be able to provide this service to our voters."
Sources tell CBS 4 News that's only part of the story.
Deputy Mayor Alina Hudak confirmed exclusively to CBS4 News she signed off on Sunday's impromptu voting.
Hudak said election officials made the recommendation to open for four hours on Sunday to provide and accept absentee ballots. Hudak said she didn't think this was a big deal because in Miami-Dade anyone can request and be issued an absentee ballot right up until 7 pm on Election Day.
Hudak said since there were going to be people at election headquarters anyway, and it wasn't going to involve a major expense, she approved the idea of Sunday voting.
Since she didn't think this was a change to the system, Hudak said she didn't inform Mayor Carlos Gimenez of her decision.
Hudak said she began to realize there may be a problem when the elections department sent out the press release Sunday morning making it appear this was a major change and encouraging people to come to the Doral headquarters to to vote. Hudak never saw the press release in advance and didn't even know they would be sending one out.
Once the release went out everything blew up. Calls started coming in from the media, from the various campaigns.
When Gimenez started getting calls about it, he had no idea what was happening. Some voters also questioned why there was only one voting site open in an area dominated by Republicans.
By the time Gimenez spoke to election officials the line was already 180 people deep.
Gimenez called the elections office asked the staff there to shut it down. They did and told those in line to go home. National news outlets picked up the story.
Gimenez ultimately decided to allow the voting to continue.
"We don't want to disenfranchise anybody," White said. "That's what we were hearing out here. We apologize and we're going to make it happen."
A very emotional Hudak, Miami-Dade's first female county manager, told CBS4's Jim DeFede the mayor was completely blindsided by all of this.
"I apologized to the mayor. I should have told him. I made a bad call."
Voters can still request an absentee ballot and turn it in at the Miami-Dade Supervisor of Elections Office in Doral between 8 am and 5 pm Monday.
Absentee ballots can also be dropped of at the Stephen P. Clark Center in Downtown Miami.
Voters have until 7pm on Election Day to turn in absentee ballots.


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ALBANY - announced the release of a $3.2 million College Access Innovation Grant application that will be used by organizations to increase college enrollment and completion among low-income students across the State.
"New York's legacy is built on providing opportunities for all, and through this competitive grant we are continuing that reputation and investing in programs that work for the people," Governor Andrew Cuomo said. "This grant allows us to implement successful strategies that help low-income students entering college achieve greater educational and economic opportunities for their future."
The average college-educated worker in New York State earns an estimated $25,000 more each year than somebody with only a high school diploma, and an estimated 53 percent of new jobs are projected to require at least some college education. Low-income students are 30 percent less likely to attend college after graduating from high school.
The College Access Innovation Grant is New York's fifth federal College Access Challenge Grant award, which is awarded by the U.S. Department of Education. The Grant is administered by the New York State Higher Education Service Corporation (HESC), which has successfully applied for the State's four previous awards that total $29 million. In the last two academic years, the funds have provided services to more than 124,000 New Yorkers.
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We're excited about Femme Totale not just because one of our writers is involved *wink* but also because it's the first time we've heard of an event combining juggling, burlesque, pole dancing, and live music in what's sure to be a single night of insanity. These are some top-notch performers by any measure and we can't wait to see the show!
Add to all that a drag queen host (something missing from far too many burlesque shows) an awesome DJ, and a great bar, and the ingredients are there. We just hope we can handle it when the clothes come off!Read the full story...
The good news: They've successfully capped the oil spill. The bad news: they are only capturing, at best, 8.3% of the oil. Alright! Now here's some other fun facts you may not know about BP:
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- Oh, my little girl is coming on next.
- Seriously? How old is she?
- Seven.
- Seven! And she's in this?! Dang! That's amazing!
- Yea, we're so proud of her... OMG here she comes. I'm shaking... Wait what's that she's wearing... holy shit is that a... Who dressed my daughter up like a stripper? What the hell is going on?
- Ooo. She's a good dancer though.
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- Better watch out when she hits puberty.
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mike: or you can explain your relation to her
ira: there is a limit on the size.
ira: i did 288
mike: lbs?
ira: we were hanging out before i went to chicago the first time
mike: 288 what?
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ira: pixels.
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When it comes to looking good in grad school, look no further than academichic, an awesome blog written by "Three feminist PhD candidates at a Midwest university, on a crusade against the ill-fitting polyester suit of academic yore." Yore? How about today? Man have you seen the way a typical PhD dresses? Like crap, that's how. But I digress, these PhDc's not only have a fab website (arranged with categories like "Funding" for ads, "Bibliography" instead of blog roll, etc), but they show off some truly adorable outfits on (mostly) grad-school budgets. And would we put them here if they didn't look smart and cute? Of course, with complete academic rigor, they show you how they put the outfit together and include well-photographed close-ups when necessary. This is no amateur fashion blog.
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Amy Sohn obviously understands Park Slope.
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Well, it's fall and that means that once again the television networks are trying to get us interested. We asked our readers what's going to be flickering on their screens this fall:
It's tough knowing you made someone break his own rules, but some rules are just too stupid to be kept.Read the full story...
The product description reads "Never again will you have to choose between having sushi or having a USB memory drive--thanks to the USB storage sushi drive." Thank god! Now you can transfer your files from place to place on a small piece of sashimi, sushi, or even a bottle of saki.Read the full story...
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Felix Salmon ponders our favorite autumn flavor:
The weird thing about pumpkin's rise to baconlike ubiquity is that pumpkin, on its own, is not a very appetizing food at all. A dense and stringy fruit, it needs the accompaniment of a lot of sugar and spices before it becomes particularly palatable. As a marketing tool, however, pumpkin is perfectly pitched for today's eaters. The fact that it needs that extra flavoring? That's a bonus, not a bug, as far as the restaurant business is concerned. A pumpkin dish, in the era of the locavore, has connotations of virtue—when you think of pumpkin, you think of something farm-grown and wholesome. That helps make it a permissible indulgence, even when what you're eating is mainly just sugar and spice.


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"Recently the Echo has had several stories of new specialist facilities being set up for alcoholics and drug users in several areas of Lincolnshire. At the same time services are being severely cut and closed down for the elderly and disabled. I feel this is so wrong. I am not saying that drug users and alcoholics should not be treated, but I feel that the priorities are wrong and that the money should be spent on the elderly and disabled first.
I have a friend who was gang raped. She now has severe PTSD and cannot get any specialist treatment at all. She is left to rot in her house and there is no help for her or her family from people specialising in PTSD. Likewise ex service men suffering from PTSD cannot get specialist dedicated care from the NHS here either. They too are left with out proper treatment.
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Finally got my truck fixed!!!!!!!!!
Well it's been about 6 months since I started working on my truck and finally got it finished about 30 minutes ago. I replaced all 8 injector sleeves with the heads still on the engine, in the truck. Mainly it took me so long because I just didn't kick myself in the a** and get it done. I guess I was nervous I screwed something up, because when I tapped into the sleeves toi remove them, I accidently tapped the injector bore in the head on #2 pretty bad. I finally came to the conclusion that I was pretty much F'd either way so I went ahead and smeared some JB weld down in there and sanded it smooth with emery cloth. I put new o-rings and washers on all the injectors, said a prayer and spent all day today installing them and buttoning everything back up. Sure enough it took about 10 mintues of cranking before it fired, and when it did it smoked like crazy for about 20 minutes but my truck is ALIVE! No CEL's, misses, hesitations, strange noises, etc. so I am very excited (and a little proud of myself!)
Heres a list of the few snags I ran into...
I had to undo my PITA 4in. downpipe to access the plug on the back of the head, not too big a deal though.
USE THE STEEL GUIDE when you tap the sleeves out or else you could end up like me doing the whole job on a prayer!
When installing the new sleeves be sure to wack the tool pretty hard and listen for a tone change when they bottom out. I almost did not seat #1 all the way and luckily the sealant did not set up before I realized my mistake.
I had to get creative with a 2x4, a pry bar, and a buddy to seat #4 injector all the way, even when oiled up they are pretty hard to get down all way.
BE SURE TO DRAIN THE COOLANT before pulling a sleeve out or you will be like me and dump gallons of coolant into the cylinder, etc. Befoire I fired my truck up today I drained the oil and about a gallon of coolant came out first. Now I need to go through the process of a few oil changes next week and draining the coolant again to get all the diesel out of it, too.
This was not a snag, but it took me a minute to figure the best way to get everything out of the cylinders AFTER installing the injectors. I ended up pulling all 8 glow plugs then crawling under the truck and jumping the little wire to the big wire on the starter. If you are like me and had to unhook your exhaust at the turbo, watch out because you will get soaked with coolant/oil and that was not fun.
All in all it was kind of a pain, but I saved a lot of $$ doing it myself, and if I was more motivated I could have done the whole job in a weekend.
I paid $88 for the sleeves and about $70 for the o-ring kit = fixed truck
oh yeah I bought some tools for about $300 from a guy on this site which helped out a ton, could not have done the job w/o them...
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Congrats on the install.
I dread the day when I have to do it. I have done several injector installs but no injector sleeves.
This is proabably a stupid question, But what causes the injector sleeves to fail? Or needing to be replaced? I have just under 130k Im gonna do injectors in the spring after the procharger if they last long enough. But I was wondering if I should do the sleeves at the same time? My trucks been babied its whole life tho, Im just not too sure what causes the failure or when its a necessity to replace them. Sorry to jack your thread, just have no idea about this. Congrats to gettin her runnin tho! Hope it lasts and you dont have further problems with that one sleeve.
Bushwakd, hopefully it never happens to your truck, if you have done injectors sucessfully then the sleeves shouldn't be that big a deal for you since you are familiar with it all. I wasn't familiar with it at all, thats why I made so many mistakes!
Greasemonkey, I have heard that the sleeves fail due to overheating, or cavitation of the coolant (eating through metal because of air bubbles caused by vibrations) to the best of my knowledge. I didn't know this before I had this problem but you are supposed to put an additive in your coolant every so often, and change it out/flush it more often than a typical gas car.
I had diesel in my coolant @135,000 and I bought the truck w/ 120,000? and didn't know any history of it. I am not sure if a cracked head/block will give the same symptoms, but I sure hope not because if I did all that work for nothing that would be pretty depressing. I guess I will just have to keep an eye on the coolant and see if it's filling with fuel again...
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congrats on the install! the jb weld discription was alittle scary. that little hicup is the exact reason i built a better mousetrap so to speak.
i also think wacking the sleeve into place is not the best way to do the install.
with the right tools everything is a snap,,,,good job
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Barelos is pursuing a Doctor of Musical Arts degree in piano and composition at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She earned degrees in history and music from Bowling Green State University and Luther College.
Barelos' compositions have been performed in Russia, England, Italy and the United States. Two of Barelos's pieces, Phobia for solo piano and An Albatross in Waiting for clarinet, violin, cello and piano, were performed recently in Korcula, Croatia, in a program entitled Upbeat. Barelos is also the 2006 winner of the UW-Madison concerto composition competition for her piece 30% From Pumpkins.
Specializing in new music, Barelos works mostly with 20th and 21st century pieces. All works to be played at the recital are from the 21st century.
The recital will consist of six pieces. Eadem Mutato Resurgo, written by Joseph Dangerfield, continues into Tryglyph, forming one piece. Hommage à W.A., written by David Gompper, will be followed by Downward Courses, written by Dr. Luke Dahn, who joined Northwestern's faculty this fall. Free and Unticketed, composed by Barelos, will also be played, followed by Quiet Music, written by John Allemeier. The final piece for the evening will be Lake Sonata, composed by David Maki.
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Your old music video for the dayMonday, February 17, 2014 9:00 am
While traveling this weekend, I was flipping around the radio, and ran across SiriusXM 26, which is normally classic rock from the '60s and '70s, but was dedicated to the Rock N Roll Hall of Fame this weekend.
I had heard there was question in some minds about a few of this year's inductees, but I didn't bother with it. Seriously, what does it matter?
Until I was alone in a car for over five hours listening to some radio station telling me why these people deserved to be in the Rock N Roll Hall of Fame. Now, it is my mission in life to see that place razed, paved over, and an Indian casino put up in its place.
I do not claim to be an expert in rock music. Yes, I was a radio DJ in the 1970s, but that speaks more about my age than anything else. And it's that age thing that sorta matters. I was around then. I'm not being told what music was like and what the world was like. I was there.
When you look at the Rock N Roll Hall of Fame bio of Cat Stevens, it speaks of his bravery in converting to Islam. So, I guess they'll be inducting Muhammed Ali soon? Born as Steven Demetre Georgiou, Cat Stevens did have some hits in the '70s, but I wouldn't call "Oh, Very Young," "Morning Has Broken," or "Peace Train" rock anthems. Hippie music, sure, but that doesn't mean it's rock n roll.
And, sure, it wasn't a popular thing for a Roman Catholic-raised child of a Greek Orthodox and a Baptist (or anyone, for that matter) to convert to Islam around the time the Ayatollah Khomeini was putting together his return to Iran, Cat Stevens did that, taking the name Yusef Islam (which translates to Joe Moslem). But what's that got to do with the music? It didn't suddenly make "Moon Shadow" a rock song.
And Peter Gabriel? Seriously? Even the Rock N Roll Hall of Fame had a harder time coming up with a bio for him. So, they talked about other stuff:
The epic song "Biko" directly inspired the Artists Against Apartheid movement as he spearheaded the Amnesty International A Conspiracy Of Hope and Human Rights Now tours.
See. They shoulda just chucked Nelson Mandela in a hole in the ground and spent the entire ceremony playing Peter Gabriel songs.
Now, I will grant that his music is more rock that Joe Moslem's, but putting him in the Hall of Fame? That's like putting Mario Mendoza in baseball's Hall of Fame. The real one, not the one in Mexico.
And, speaking of Mexico, it seems that her album of Mexican music was enough to grant Linda Ronstadt admission to the Hall of Fame.
I remember playing a lot of her hit singles in the 1970s. That list includes…
"You're No Good"
"When Will I Be Loved"
"Heat Wave"
"The Tracks of My Tears"
"That'll Be the Day"
"It's So Easy"
"Poor Poor Pitiful Me"
"Tumblin' Dice"
"Back in the U.S.A."
"Ooh Baby Baby"
"Just One Look"
All cover versions of songs made famous by others. Which means that the band playing down at the Holiday Inn has a chance for induction next year.
I think I've calmed down now. I'll worry about more important things now.
Until I get back in the car to head home, and turn on the radio. Then I'll be ticked off again.
Columbus radio makes me sad and angry. Columbus, Georgia, in case you didn't know.
Let me explain. The "radio makes me angry" not the "Georgia" part.
I used to work in radio, back in high school and for a little bit afterwards. I know that it's possible to play one song at a time, and not have two overlapping so you can't hear either.
I know it's possible to have one commercial playing at a time, not have two or three playing at the same time.
I also know it's possible to have up-to-date commercials playing, not some Halloween Sale at the furniture store running the week after Thanksgiving.
Columbus radio stations, many of them anyway, don't seem to understand that. The typical listener, I suppose, it just confuses. Me, it pisses off. Because I know what's happening: there's an idiot getting paid money (not good money, but money, anyway) to not do his job right. A job that I could do well (the production board, not the announcing part, though I did both at the same time) when I was in high school.
Maybe I'm odd that way. But, think about it. If you were witnessing someone do something you know how to do, and they always screwed it up, wouldn't you want to say something? Or walk away shaking your head? Or take a stick and … well, you understand, right?
That kind of stuff makes me just shake my head. But, I get over it easy enough. It's called XM Radio. When I find a local station that is playing good music (doesn't happen often, but it does happen), I'll listen. But, when they start screwing up (which does happen often) I switch over to XM. They don't screw up. At least, not that I've noticed.
The music isn't always what I want to hear. Some of the music from the 50s, 60s, 70s, 80s, and 90s really sucked. But, with the number of stations they have, I can usually find something I can listen to. Heck, if Classic Vinyl or Classic Rewind are playing crappy stuff, I'll even drop down to the 40s on 4, or Symphony Hall, or something. The point is, when the local radio stations get me in a bad mood because of their incompetence, I can find something on XM. Happens a lot. I can find music to get me out of a bad mood.
Works for lots of people. That's why they play Christmas music on the radio starting in August. Seems like that's when they start it.
XM does the same thing. The playing Christmas music early part. I discovered that a couple of weeks ago when I picked Wife up from work. You see, I normally listen to 60s or 70s music. But, when I picked her up, I switched the radio to XM 23 / Love.
You guys know why. Mood music. You don't have to play mood music for a guy. Heck, listening to music doesn't get guys in the mood. Just the fact we have dangly parts is all it takes to get guys in the mood. And music won't get guys out of the mood. The only sounds that might get a guy out of the mood might be a baby crying. Maybe. Other than that, most guys are ready to go at the drop of a hat. Or at the drop of a skirt.
Women, though, are different characters. That's why XM Radio (and Sirius, on channel 3) has that Love Songs channel. There are some guys helping out in programming, and they understand.
Anyway, I put the radio on Love Songs just as Wife got into the car. Mood music. And, it worked. Seems that, until the end of the year, instead of Love Songs, that channel is now Contemporary Holiday Favorites. Christmas-like music featuring John Mayer, Colbie Caillat, Josh Groban, Michael Buble, and other people I've never heard of. In fact, I though Josh Groban coached the Raiders at one time. Or was it Tampa Bay?
Anyway, as mood music, it worked. Only, instead of us running home and getting busy, we went to Walmart. And Kmart. And Sears. All on the same night.
And, other stores on nights since then.
Yep, that mood music really works.
Maybe we need some mood music for other things, too.
If we could find out what radio Obama listens to, maybe we could get them to play songs to make him, I don't know, actually be an American president. Like "God Bless the USA." Then again, I'm not sure Obama believes in either of those.
I wonder what Obama listens to. What kind of radio programs gets him in the mood to do the things he does. Does SiriusXM have an Incompetent Channel? If so, they need to change it. And fast.
His Royal Weirdness, Michael Jackson, is touring again.
My reaction to the news was, of course, whoop-de-frikkin-do.
It's not often that Michael Jackson makes the news anymore. Unless, of course, he's paying off some kid's family so they don't talk about the buggering.
Used to not be that way, though. Michael Jackson used to be news.
He'd sell out concerts, sell millions of albums, perform or do backing vocals on a third of every record played on the radio, have major movie producers doing his videos …
That was a while back.
Then I got to thinking. When did it all come crashing down for Michael Jackson?
As I recall, it was in the early 1990s.
When he was young, he was a popular Black singer. And rich. He was even able to out-bid Paul McCartney for the Beatles music catalog.
Around the early 1990s, though, things went wrong. First, he seems to have turned White. And was accused of child molestation. And got hooked on drugs (mostly painkillers). And lost most of his money.
Since then, he's been almost pitiful.
But something was nagging at me.
Then it hit me.
There's a parallel with Barack Obama. Follow me on this.
Obama was raised by his White mother (his Kenyan father having left) until he was 10, then by his White grandparents until he graduated high school.
He went to Harvard, graduated, then moved to Chicago in the early 1990s. That's when he became Black.
Around the time Michael Jackson turned White, Barack Obama turned Black.
It seems the world only has room for one Black superstar at a time. I'm not saying it's right. I'm just saying.
Will Jacko's tour succeed? Probably not. Unless Obama turns White again.


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The purpose of this research is to see whether adding a new therapy helps people with brain injury focus better and think more clearly. You are being asked to participate in this research study because you have had a brain injury. If you decide to volunteer, you will be in the study for about six months.As a participant, you will be randomly assigned to one of 2 treatment plans. Randomization is a process like flipping a coin and means you will have a chance of being assigned to either of the plans. One group will be given an experimental therapy using a metronome one hour a day, three times a week. A metronome is a device that produces a steady beat. You will need to keep time with the metronome doing several different movements. On each beat, you will be given information both through sound and on a computer screen about whether you were early or late and how far off beat you were. The tempo of the beat will be at 54 beats per minute, so you will need to process the feedback information very quickly to adjust your speed up or down to match the beat. The various movements include things like clapping hands, tapping toes, or alternating between different similar movements. It is hoped that the metronome will help subjects to concentrate better.
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|"A Randomized, Controlled, Trial of Interactive Metronome Technology for Remediation of Cognitive Difficulties Following Blast-Related Traumatic Brain Injury"
- Outcome Measure [ Time Frame: Six Months Post Treatment ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]Determine whether IM training leads to improvements in attention and memory immediately post treatment and at six months in comparison to rehabilitation treatment as usual.
- Outcome Measure [ Time Frame: Six Months Post Treatment ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]Determine whether the addition of Interactive Metronome training leads to better secondary outcomes such as postconcussion symptom status, vocational functioning, and quality of life at 6 months in comparison to treatment as usual.
|Study Start Date:
|August 2010
|Estimated Study Completion Date:
|December 2015
|Primary Completion Date:
|May 2014 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
Experimental: Interactive Metronome therapy
Fifteen one-hour training sessions using Interactive Metronome system, in addition to treatment as usual.
Behavioral: Interactive metronome
A randomized, controlled investigation into the effects of IM training on a sample of boys with attention deficit disorder showed positive results. Compared to an active control treatment, IM training improved performance on a host of measures, including attention, motor control, language processing, reading, and parental reports of improvements in the regulation of aggressive behavior.16 It should be noted that these cognitive and behavioral functions are common symptom areas in individuals surviving TBI and are likely to be especially affected in cases of blast injury
No Intervention: Treatment as Usual
Standard of care symptom management.
Detailed Description:
The design of this study will be a randomized, controlled trial of Interactive Metronome (IM) treatment compared with treatment as usual in patients with moderate to mild Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) due to blast. The study will be conducted at the Evans Army Community Hospital at Fort Carson, Colorado . Patients will be randomized to IM training, or to a treatment as usual/wait-list control condition. Patients randomized to receive IM training will complete 15 sessions consisting of approximately 2000 repetitions each. Patients randomized to treatment as usual will be offered the opportunity to receive IM training following the conclusion of the six month study period. Outcome assessment will focus on phase lag and coherence of electroencephalogram (EEG) activity, which are electrophysiological measures of cortical connectivity. Primary outcomes will also include attention and memory functioning, which are measured prior to the start of treatment, one week following the end of treatment and 6 months after treatment ends.
Interactive Metronome (IM) technology is a behavioral feedback operant conditioning system.15 In biofeedback, physiological information is displayed to the patient but with IM information about the patient's behavioral responses is provided to them. Below the investigators provide a detailed description of the behavioral tasks and give some idea as to the program's complexity and operation. IM technology takes advantage of each of the above discussed factors related to neuroplastic processes and integrates them into a single set of tasks that are designed to encourage integrated neuroplastic activity under cognitively demanding circumstances. The computerized feedback is reliable, consistent, timely, and directly correlated with motor output. The feedback is also presented in a rich cognitive and sensory environment that combines instantaneous delivery of simultaneous auditory and visual feedback following the motor response. This information aids the preparation of the upcoming behavioral response. All of this feedback processing and adjustment of behavioral responses must occur in just over a second (1.111 seconds) because the default tempo for IM training is 54 beats per minute. This places a considerable temporal demand upon the attentional, integration, decision making, inhibitory, and motor output operators of the cortex, thereby increasing processing speed and efficiency over the course of training.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years to 55 Years
|Genders Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- Blast-related traumatic brain injury patients at least 3 months post injury with recovery to a Rancho los Amigos level 7 or 8 (alert and oriented).
Brain injury documented by at least one of the following:
i. loss of consciousness, post traumatic amnesia ii. alteration in mental status (dazed/confused), and/or physical evidence of iii.trauma (MRI/CT hemorrhage/contusion)
- A diagnosis of Postconcussional Disorder or Mild Neurocognitive Disorder Due to a General Medical Condition.
- Military or Veteran beneficiary
- Males and females aged 18-55
Exclusion Criteria:
- Current/prior (last 6 months) unstable medical condition that could affect current brain function (e.g. clear anoxic episode, cardiac arrest, current uncontrolled diabetes)
- Status post craniectomy prior to cranioplasty (must be 90 days post cranioplasty without surgical complication)
- Prior History of moderate to severe TBI (not including present injury).
- Current (last 3 months) active suicidal or homicidal ideation or intent.
- Current (last month) drug/alcohol abuse or dependence as determined by a score of 5 or higher on the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test Consumption (AUDIT-C)
- Use of benzodiazepine or narcotic medications.
- Participation in a concurrent drug or treatment trial
- Must be physically able to complete the treatment tasks (including sensory functions).
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01248390
|United States, Colorado
|Warrior Recovery Center
|Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States, 80913
|Principal Investigator:
|Renee M Pazdan, MD
|United States Public Health Service
|Responsible Party:
|The Defense and Veterans Brain Injury Center
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT01248390 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
|Study First Received:
|November 22, 2010
|Last Updated:
|July 17, 2015
|Health Authority:
|United States: Institutional Review Board
United States: Federal Government
Keywords provided by The Defense and Veterans Brain Injury Center:
traumatic brain injury
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Brain Injuries
Post-Concussion Syndrome
Brain Concussion
Brain Diseases
Central Nervous System Diseases
Craniocerebral Trauma
Head Injuries, Closed
Nervous System Diseases
Trauma, Nervous System
Wounds and Injuries
Wounds, Nonpenetrating
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Copper Hills High senior killed in rollover near school
West Jordan • A 17-year-old Copper Hills High School senior, whose principal called him "the best of the best," died Monday in a crash near the school after he was ejected from a pickup truck.
Jose Ceballos was one of six people in a Dodge crew cab pickup that only has five seat belts. At about 9:15 a.m., the truck and another car were traveling at high rates of speed when the truck rolled near 8400 South and Grizzly Way, east of the high school's football field, West Jordan police Sgt. Drew Sanders said.
Ceballos was ejected and died at the scene, he said. Others involved in the crash had minor injuries.
"My heart is broken today," said Todd Quarnberg, Copper Hills' principal. "He was the best of the best."
The students members of Latinos in Action, a leadership program in which students do service projects were returning from nearby Jordan Hills Elementary School, where they volunteer twice a week.
Sanders could not say whether the vehicles were racing at the time of the crash, and citations or charges could be pending.
Word spread quickly through the school's 2,400 students, who wept and consoled one another. Quarnberg announced Ceballos' death over the school intercom, and counselors were made available.
"He was someone who would always be there for you," said sophomore Jennifer Gomez, a friend of Ceballos. "He had the biggest heart in the world."
Ceballos was an active member of the soccer team and had a 3.6 grade-point average, Quarnberg said.
Team members were said to be devastated by the news. Quarnberg, who spoke with the soccer team after the announcement, said they would have given up anything to have their teammate back.
"He is not a kid who shows up to play soccer. He is soccer at the school," Quarnberg said.
Senior Alyssa Ferber had known Ceballos for the past couple of years through class and their shared affinity for soccer.
"It's really hard, but at the same time I know that he is in a better place," Ferber said.
Sophomores Armando Tobias and Francisco Romero called Ceballos the friendliest guy in school, someone who invited everyone to play soccer.
"He was cool like that," Romero said. "It's disappointing how it just happened to him."
Quarnberg, an officer and a grief counselor, delivered the news to Ceballos' family.
"You can see the pain. The anguish," he said. "His mother kept repeating, 'I will miss him.' "
Quarnberg said the family had planned to help their son continue his studies. Ceballos also leaves behind a 10-year-old sister.
Funeral arrangements have not yet been announced, but students were encouraged to participate as speakers if they so desired.
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A star is born: Thunder's Russell Westbrook commands attention in playoffs
Kobe Bryant paid Russell Westbrook the ultimate compliment with his actions Tuesday night, when he stepped up and insisted on defending the Thunder's young gun in Game 5.
But you'd have to excuse Westbrook for refusing to return the same level of reverence with his words. "It's not like he's the best defender in the world," Westbrook said Thursday, the day before his team's do-or-die Game 6 against Bryant's Lakers. "I don't think he's, like, the best defender in the NBA to where I'm like, 'OK, Kobe's guarding me now' and I tighten up." Westbrook's stance could be taken as a slight. It's not. It's a sneak peek into the mental toughness that has transformed Westbrook from an overlooked high school prospect into the Thunder's best player in its first-round series with the Lakers. And it's that stubborn attitude that has enabled Westbrook to use these playoffs as his coming out party. The Thunder trails 3-2 in this best-of-7 series largely because Westbrook has been his team's lone consistent offensive weapon. Westbrook enters tonight's game averaging 20.4 points on 50.7 percent shooting. He's added 6.2 rebounds and 5.4 assists. Cleveland's LeBron James is the only other player in the playoffs averaging at least 20 points, six rebounds and five assists. With his blazing speed, sneaky steals and high-soaring dunks, Westbrook has commanded the attention of previously clueless casual fans. But it's the desire by Bryant, arguably the league's best player, to take over defensive duties on Westbrook that has shone the brightest light on the second-year point guard's growing status as a star. "Most teams that scout us know he's a problem," said Thunder forward Nick Collison. "They know he's a big part of what we do. What I think a series like this does is bring some of the outside attention that he hasn't had, that we haven't had as a team that much this year." Westbrook is all too ready to receive the love. For now, though, he's just trying to extend his team's season. "I'm not trying to go home," Westbrook said.
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Miguel Tejada of the San Francisco Giants throws out Jason Bourgeois... News PhotoAT&T Park,Baseball - Sport,California,Houston Astros,Inning,Jason Bourgeois,Major League Baseball,Miguel Tejada,National League Baseball,San Francisco - California,San Francisco Giants,Sport,Stadium,Throwing,USA,VerticalPhotographer Thearon W. HendersonCollection: Getty Images Sport 2011 Thearon W. HendersonSAN FRANCISCO, CA - AUGUST 26: Miguel Tejada #10 of the San Francisco Giants throws out Jason Bourgeois #11of the Houston Astros in the third inning during an MLB baseball game August 26, 2011 at AT&T Park in San Francisco, California. The Giants won the game 2-1. (Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images)


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God help me…it did make me laugh.
The "dis how chicken [verb]" joke was really funny and original the first time, was already stale by the second time, totally played now. Find a new angle.
Can someone please explain this joke to me? I didn't get it the first, second or now third week it has been posted. What's the fucking joke?
Sorry, but I have to second that request. Somebody asked for bok clarification in the 2nd or 3rd bok iteration, and was directed to the original bok joke, which didn't really help me. At first I thought it had to do with her getting "pounded like a chicken cutlet" but that doesn't fit the egg joke. I feel so left out. I'm going to go pout in a corner and pretend that I never wanted to hang out with the cool kids anyway. :-(
Can I come hang out with you? We can look for half-finished cigarette butts and a hip sense of humor together.
I don't know how else to say this, but I think you are trying too hard.
This is not a deep-humor joke. It started with an image of a guy helping her with her car. The caption was about him explaining what was needed to fix her car, to which she replied "Dis how chicken look." In that picture, she had her head cocked forward and her lips pursed, so you could see her saying that. And you could believe that she is dumb enough to not listen to the guy at all, and that the only thing going through her head at the time was perfecting her chicken impression.
Perhaps that is just an explanation of why I think these are so funny, but it works for me.
Oops. That was supposed to be a reply to Jennyjenjen.
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RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - The U.S. Geological Survey says a small earthquake shook the capital of Virginia and surrounding areas. There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries.
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Ahmadinejad offers holiday greetings
LONDON Irans president is offering seasons greetings to Christians in a British TV address and suggests that if Jesus were alive, he would oppose bullying, ill-tempered and expansionist powers an apparent reference to the U.S. and its allies.
Mahmoud Ahmadinejads Christmas Day broadcast will be delivered on Britains Channel 4 television, occupying a slot that provides an often controversial counterpoint to Queen Elizabeth IIs traditional annual message, the station said Wednesday. A leading British Jewish body said it was appalled.
According to a transcript released in advance, Ahmadinejad says most of the worlds problems stem from leaders who have turned against religion. The Muslim president doesnt refer to rival nations or leaders by name or mention Israel, despite his past calls to wipe it out.
If Christ were on Earth today, undoubtedly he would hoist the banner of justice and love for humanity to oppose warmongers, occupiers, terrorists and bullies the world over, Ahmadinejad said, according to the English translation of the Farsi- language speech.
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Government firewall for Internet criticized
SYDNEY A proposed Internet filter dubbed the Great Aussie Firewall is promising to make Australia one of the strictest Internet regulators among democratic countries.
Consumers, civil-rights activists, engineers, Internet providers and politicians from opposition parties are among the critics of a mandatory Internet filter that would block at least 1,300 Web sites prohibited by the government mostly child pornography, excessive violence, instructions in crime or drug use and advocacy of terrorism.
Hundreds protested in state capitals earlier this month.
This is obviously censorship, said Justin Pearson Smith, 29, organizer of protests in Melbourne and an officer of one of a dozen Facebook groups against the filter.
The list of prohibited sites, which the government isnt making public, is arbitrary and not subject to legal scrutiny, Smith said.
Teacher arrested as antiquities smuggler
CAIRO An Australian teacher who allegedly stuffed his luggage with 2,000-year old animal mummies and religious figurines wrapped as gifts was arrested Wednesday and charged with smuggling antiquities, an Egyptian airport security official said.
The 61-year-old teacher was heading to Thailand when a security official became suspicious of the wrapped figurines that were placed amid souvenir ceramic pots in his suitcase.
When security officials opened the case, they found two mummies of a cat and an ibis, a long-beaked bird, both dating back to 300 B.C. The confiscated collection also included 19 figurines of the revered ancient Egyptian gods of Horus and Thoth, wrapped as gifts.
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Arguably the most important dog in World War II never saw combat; in fact, he was one of the breeds deemed unfit for duty by virtue of his stubby legs and long coat. But he was also of a breed that had been considered suitable for a gentleman to keep in town since the mid-19th century, and in President Roosevelt he met the perfect human companion.
Roosevelt's cousin, Margaret "Daisy" Suckley, brought a small six-month-old black puppy, a gift from Katharine Davies, to the White House on November 10, 1940, just after Roosevelt's historic third victory. Suckley had already trained the Terrier, named Big Boy, to sit, roll over and jump in exchange for food, and those seem to have remained his only tricks. Charm he doubtless learned from the dog-loving Roosevelt, who had long desired a canine companion in the White House after his big dogs were deemed safer in Hyde Park than in Washington, where they might have threatened government employees and diplomats, as his distant cousin Teddy's had a quarter of a century earlier. Roosevelt renamed the Scottie Murray the Outlaw of Falahill, after an ancestral Scottish rogue, and soon shortened that to Fala.
The dog became Roosevelt's inseparable companion, according to Doris Kearns Goodwin in her book on Eleanor and Franklin during the war years, No Ordinary Time. He slept in a chair at the foot of the bed, camped out in the study, and traveled around the country and various parts of the world. Around the White House and even on the road, Fala often served as a herald for the president. Goodwin reported that while Roosevelt toured the Midwest and South in 1943, Suckley tended Fala on his walks from the president's private train car, the Ferdinand Magellan, and crowds actually watched for the dog. His appearance alone seemed to give many people a sense of security, because it was a sign that Roosevelt was on the move, present and vital, watching over the country and them. Although most Americans were unaware of the extent of Roosevelt's paralysis, he could not walk freely among them, so in a sense Fala, although on a scale much smaller but oddly more intimate than that of the indefatigable Eleanor, was a physical projection of Roosevelt into the world, another small element in the illusion of vigor.
The dog was spoiled from the start. Shortly after joining the White House, he was hospitalized for digestive problems, due, it was said, to a surfeit of rich snacks from the White House staff, not to mention the Roosevelts and their many guests. After Fala's return, Goodwin said Roosevelt decreed that no one but he could feed the dog, to prevent a relapse and obesity, but the edict must have been largely honored in the breach, for other reports reveal that Eleanor fed Fala cake when he performed, and in the fall of 1942 a movie crew making a film of his life as the "first dog" seduced him with bacon, which made him sick. The crew was not banned as a result. Roosevelt did use "feeding time" and Fala in general as a way to choreograph his entry to meetings—imagine the reaction of dignitaries kept waiting for Fala.
On October 15, 1944, at the height of Roosevelt's final presidential campaign, John Crider wrote in the New York Times that "what is difficult for some folks to understand is that Fala is no longer just a dog; he is a personage." Fala, he explained, attended international conferences, wrote letters, greeted guests, and had an "official biographer in the person of Miss Margaret Suckley." A visitor to the White House on at least one occasion saw the door open, heard the steward announce "the President of the United States," and watched Fala enter the room, tail wagging. Fala was friendly toward everyone, Crider said, without adding that the trait is invaluable in a politician. Many of the thousands of letters Fala received involved requests for his services as a stud—politely couched, of course—for the writer's dog. Although Fala's attendants rejected all such requests, in late January 1945, Suckley did mate him successfully with her Scottish Terrier Buttons. But there was no postcoital bliss; the two fought so viciously afterward that both ended up in the veterinary hospital for sutures.
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Having lost the opening Test of the three-match series against the Springboks last weekend, Saturday's second international takes on even greater importance.
Defeat at Loftus Versfeld would signal the end of the Lions' dreams of a series victory over the reigning world champions. Even a draw would not be enough to see the Lions repeat their heroics of 1997.
Victory is all that matters in Pretoria. Anything less would force the Lions to wait another four years for a chance of a series win over one of the southern hemisphere giants. Worse still, defeat for a second successive weekend would leave the Lions with a 12-year itch to scratch the next time they return to South Africa in 2021.
The size of Saturday's task needs no exaggeration. To say the Lions are up against it would be a simple understatement. The tourists have a mountain to climb to win the two remaining Tests and therefore the series.
Only two other Lions parties have come back from defeat in the opening rubber to claim the spoils overall, and one of those was more than a century ago. In 1899, the Reverend Matthew Mullineux led the Lions to a 3-1 series victory over Australia having been on the wrong end of a 13-3 scoreline in the first Test in Sydney, while 90 years later Finlay Calder's Lions overcame a 1-0 deficit to beat the same opposition.
Such a feat has never been achieved in South Africa, however, meaning the 2009 Lions will have to create their own piece of history if they are to finish with two wins from their remaining two matches.
Add to that the fact that both the second and third Tests will be played at altitude, plus the realisation that there is now no chance of the Springboks being rusty in any way, shape or form, and the extent of the challenge becomes even greater.
Then consider the fact that after 50 minutes in Durban last weekend, and until the Boks made numerous changes, the Lions found themselves trailing by 19 points and seemingly on their way to a serious drubbing and suddenly it becomes only natural to adopt a pessimistic approach to their chances of success.
That is until you step back and embrace the Lions' own perspective, the one championed by coaches, players and even supporters alike in the aftermath of the 26-21 reverse at the ABSA Stadium.
Disappointment may have been the over-riding emotion immediately after the final whistle in the first rubber, but it was countered by a real sense of conviction in the Lions' cause. Not a single member of the Lions party made light of the task ahead but equally no one gave a downbeat assessment of what would be needed to succeed.
Ian McGeechan pointed to the number of try-scoring opportunities created by his players throughout an enthralling 80 minutes, while Warren Gatland praised the character of the side in coming back from 26-7 down to come so close to an incredible triumph. Tour skipper Paul O'Connell felt his side deserved more for their efforts, while centres Brian O'Driscoll and Jamie Roberts were widely praised for their number of clean line breaks.
In short, the Lions' perspective made happy reading bar the result and the setpiece. The Boks may have dominated at scrum time, forcing the Lions to concede a raft of penalties but it was the Lions who looked more dangerous in open play. South Africa may have possessed more power up front but the Lions' line rarely looked threatened. Peter de Villiers' men have appeared in control early in the second half but they were left fighting for the lives in the closing stages.
So there you have it. To the Springbok faithful, the series should be done and dusted come close of play on Saturday afternoon. To their Lions counterparts, the series is still very much alive. Create as many chances as they did last time out, rectify the problems in the scrum, and finish as strongly as they did in defeat in Durban and the men in red will travel to Johannesburg on July 4 with everything still to play.
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The Springboks have made just one change to their starting line up for Saturday's second Test, with head coach de Villiers admitting he made a mistake in making so many substitutions at the old King's Park.
Schalk Burger's recovery from a calf injury ensures an immediate return to the first XV for the Stormers blindside, with tryscorer Heinrich Brussow dropping to the replacements bench following an impressive Test debut.
A former IRB World Player of the Year, Burger is a huge part of the Springbok strategy, with de Villiers claiming that 60 per cent of his gameplan as far as the forwards are concerned revolves around the influential 26-year-old.
Burger's return adds even more power to a South African side that bossed the Lions physically for most of the opening encounter, but the demotion of Brussow could have an impact on the speed at which the Boks recycle possession in Pretoria.
Two further changes can be found among the replacements, where de Villiers swaps a hooker for a prop and opts for a five-two split in favour of the forwards. Hooker Chilliboy Rapelle replaces fellow Bull Guthro Steenkamp on his home ground, while Brussow takes the place of scrum-half Ricky Januarie in the No 20 shirt.
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Back from DC and want to let readers know I do take notice when I get email. I appreciate the interest in my wandering career path and a few folks have written regarding the FOX news piece. More than one has questioned the way I sounded with regard to my former incarnation as a pop radio personality. Well, as it was pointed out, yesterday's audio was not very good because I was on a spotty cell phone traveling into the mountains of Massachusetts on the way to marry my brother. A mile or so down the road from the call, I lost signal altogether. That said, in response to your questions, I've decided to lighten things up this Friday by sharing a sample from my days as a DJ… nothing too substantive as this is ScienceBlogs, but you can tell me – how does this compare to yesterday's clip?
The Intersection
A Little Pop Radio For Your Friday
#1 Mike September 21, 2007
Science would be a lot cooler if more scientists sounded as good on the media. Awesome clip kid!
#2 Danielle's mom September 21, 2007
When I read your blog, I'm reminded of what we tell our children. Try everything you can. You have and I admire all you have accomplished. And you manage to have a sense of humor about such seemingly heavy issues which makes them much more interesting to read about. In the past month, I've actually begun learning a little about climate change as a result. I hope my own daughter will have the same kind of passion in her life. Thank you.
#3 james September 21, 2007
Gee Sheril, Is there anything you don't do? I'm reminded of that photo you posted a few days ago. Do you come with a lasso of truth and invisible plane too ;>
#4 Fred Bortz September 21, 2007
Nice pigtails!
I can't decide whether you're Dorothy or Raggedy Ann.
And what was that pseudonymous last name you used?
#6 Sheril R. Kirshenbaum September 21, 2007
Thanks for the relatively positive reviews 😉
Ironically, I've been Dorothy and Wonder Woman in Halloweens past… never Anderson Cooper though.
#7 Linda September 21, 2007
Glowing comments and well deserved. You certainly are a person of many talents.
Always very interesting to read what's next on the agenda…
#8 Artie September 21, 2007
You are intelligent, talented and involved individual. I have read your blogs from time to time and I find them interesting and informative with an engaging style. Your writting provides a stimulative view of the situations we face. I congratulate you and encourage you to keep up your good work. I tell my children to follow their dreams. You sound like someone who has.
Is science broadcasting hard to break into? That could be one of the next hats you wear — move over Ira Flatow. Maybe start an internet radio show — if you're interested in science and politics, and are actually numerate (unlike many journalists), I'm sure you could find lots of willing guests.
It's too bad the background music in that clip is a Snoop Dogg song about pimps and hos. (Nothing against rap, just the degenerate post-1991 stuff.)
#10 Sheril R. Kirshenbaum September 22, 2007
Science radio would be fun, but I don't know how to break into that… I had expected some readers might leave comments teasing me about this sample and have to admit I'm a bit surprised you guys were so polite. Thanks.
Agnostic, I'm mostly with you re post-'91 hip hop. Though some newer albums (like Black Star by Talib Kweli and Mos Def) deserve credit. As for Snoop Dogg – well, I didn't have sway on the rotation 😉
#11 dj game September 23, 2007
that's fly kirshenbaum. pop radio is a joke, but cred is redeemed for referencing black star. you have my attention
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'Overqualified' graduates struggle to find work
- From: news.com.au
- October 16, 2012
- Recent graduates are finding themselves stuck in limbo
- Experts say many job-seekers are "too qualified to get work"
- Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer poaches Google top executive
OVERQUALIFIED graduates are struggling to find work because they have spent too much time at uni and not enough time getting work experience.
An increasing number of graduates are finding themselves stuck in limbo; they're not experienced enough to get the job they studied to do but they're too qualified to get admin roles in the companies they want to work for.
Recruitment firm Hays' Quarterly Report shows a trend emerging where graduates are too qualified to get work.
"We receive a high volume of applications from candidates at the entry level who have achieved their Masters," the report said.
"This creates huge competition for a limited number of roles, but also places the spotlight on… the importance of gaining practical experience before you become overqualified."
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jack of sydney Posted at 12:14 PM October 16, 2012
and yet we still employed people from oversea.And gov create a visa 457 called employed sponsored.What a joke
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Spiro of Brisbane Posted at 12:15 PM October 16, 2012
Suck eggs same as public servants want want want want.Face it you will not not not get.
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Boon Posted at 12:17 PM October 16, 2012
I personally believe furthering your education should be for your own benefit. In harder economic times companies are looking for people to fit in the role they are advertising for. With industry experience already on hand. I've always believe it's better to have work experience then pursue a masters later if your interested in doing so.
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Kris of Melbourne Posted at 12:18 PM October 16, 2012
Went from Yr12 (with mediocre results), to McDonalds full time. Within 6 months landed a full time entry level IT Help Desk role. 12 years later I'm a successful, very well paid, 32 yr old IT Manager with over a decade of real work experience and a practical understanding of the industry. Studying my Masters in Business & IT while I work full time next year (the first study I'll have undertaken since Yr12) with a view to senior management and CIO/CTO roles in the decade to come. Friends went to Uni from Yr12 and are still a long way behind in their careers... Speaks for itself really.
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HR are hypocrites of Australia Posted at 12:19 PM October 16, 2012
i'm highly qualified, highly experienced in the workplace but way over the age they want to fit the 'culture'!!!
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Josh of Melb Posted at 12:19 PM October 16, 2012
I graduated in 2009 (mid GFC) and still havent gotten into the industry I want to get into. I have experience in other fields that I had to settle for because of the fin crisis. Everyone wants expereince and for that person to be degree qualified, however it is impossible to get that inital expereience. I'm tired of my career being dictated by Global Financial Crisis'. I will remember this when I am in a position of power and approached by a graduate, I will break the cycle and give the young ones a chance.
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seline Posted at 12:20 PM October 16, 2012
Try being in a mining industrial town with a bachelor's degree in IT ... I can't even get a low paid job at McDonald's because I'm too qualified and forget the mining industry who won't look at you without the right trade. I would love to have any job right now, even one at mcdonalds, but being over qualified means your over looked. What on earth did I pay for if I can't even get a fast food job?
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John of Victoria Posted at 12:20 PM October 16, 2012
Mmmmm, Marketing, PR, no doubt, arts degrees, yes all very un-productive rolls. Perhaps Science, engineering, design, may have been a little more appropriate. Can you imagine some-one green behind the ears coming in and telling you how to market your products, or hiring and firing your staff when they may not even know what you make or how to make it.....As for an arts degree.........get some mac experience and work for a printer perhaps
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frustrated of Melbourne Posted at 12:21 PM October 16, 2012
and here's the frustration. if you have a degree or higher - you are told not to expect amazing jobs straight out of uni. When you apply for a 'non-amazing job' you are told you are too qualified. What if you WANT a lower pressure job and will accept the reduction in pay? Should you lie about your academic achievements, so as not to threaten the mediocre middle management who will end up being your boss in the interim while you gain your 'experience'? also - what is the problem with being overqualified for a job? surely that means you will atleast be capable of doing it properly...
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Adam Posted at 12:22 PM October 16, 2012
Other way round when it comes to teaching. I'm a teacher with 7 years experience but can't find a job in my regional town due to local school wanting to hire graduates - cause their cheap! 10k difference between a grad an me. I know I'm not a bad teacher, but when 30 jobs get advertised in the region and 22 of them are grad positions over the last 12 months, is there any other reason why school want graduates over an experienced teacher.
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Jody of Sunshine West Posted at 12:22 PM October 16, 2012
I work in marketing. Sure I have a degree - but that's a Bachelor of Nursing way back in 1990. Once I left nursing 10 years ago I started in the sales department of the company I work with - having no experience in sales mind you but years of experience with people, and then through sheer hard work I was able to secure an internal position in our marketing department. So next year I'm off to get my diploma of marketing - not that I really need it. It's all common sense really. What people need to understand is if they can't come in through the front door then find the side or the back door and once inside then work your way into the position you want.
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Leah of QLD Posted at 12:22 PM October 16, 2012
This article seems to ignore the fact many professions REQUIRE a degree. Teachers, lawyers, doctors, engineers, nearly any health-related profession (pharmacists, occupational therapists, physiotherapists, dentists) all need to have a degree to gain professional accreditation to be allowed to practice (and therefore get a job). I agree it is probably a waste of time to get a postgraduate degree without experience behind you. However the problems in this article are also the fault of employers, for two reasons. There are employers advertising entry-level jobs which require experience... in professions where a degree is required! So you get graduates with the degree (without which they can't practice) but can't get a job because they don't have experience yet. Secondly most unemployed graduates I know aren't looking for management or high-paying positions, they just want a job. But because employers assume they want higher pay, they don't even offer the jobs to them. If they want higher pay then they can turn down the offer... at least give them the chance!
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Marc of Perth Posted at 12:22 PM October 16, 2012
Marketing coordinator role - $35,000 p/a? Australia's minimum wage is $31,532.80 p/a - no wonder this guy can't find a job, he appears out of touch with reality. Mindset stuck in the 90's, perhaps?
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robc Posted at 12:24 PM October 16, 2012
*cries* not... head down, bum up and earn your stripes like everyone else.
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Paul of The Hills Posted at 12:25 PM October 16, 2012
Getting a degree in arts or soft industries like PR and marketing and then being surprised when there are no jobs. Really??? Do a real degree with real prospects and you wont struggle at all. Also masters are best done once you are already in the workforce. I found at Uni that there was not enough emphasis on the real life skills taught or encouraged, unfortunately most undergraduates are too young and inexperienced in the world to realise this. The best advice I could give is to take a year or 2 off between high school and Uni to make sure that you are choosing the correct career path, build personality and have "real world" experiences. This is what companies look for when recruiting. Marks mean very little in the grand scheme of things.
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Ange of Parra Posted at 12:27 PM October 16, 2012
This is what I was told 12 years ago
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Simmo of Adelaide Posted at 12:27 PM October 16, 2012
as soon as graduates get their Bachelors they should be applying for roles and then undertaking further study whilst at work, that's what I and most people did. I find it mind boggling that people study for 6 years before applying for their first role. There is nothing more off putting than looking at a CV stacked with education but no work experience.
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Billy of Melbourne Posted at 12:29 PM October 16, 2012
I don't blame employers, it doesn't matter what you do in life everybody has to start at the bottom before moving up the ladder. In my experience if you can prove yourself in a role and request frequent reviews (quarterly) you can assess where you're at and if it's more money you seek, that's the time to ask where you need to improve for an increase in salary.
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JJ Posted at 12:30 PM October 16, 2012
Hey Kris. Good on you, very impressed by how far you've come, just goes to show that experience really is everything.
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Humanist Posted at 12:31 PM October 16, 2012
This sounds like the early 1990s all over again...
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Fadi of melbourne Posted at 12:31 PM October 16, 2012
I did my Master in Accounting in 2008 didnt find a job due to OVERQUALIFIED , NO Australian EXPERIENCE, In 2010 started work for free as a bookkeeper for a year. Its very Hard to survive without any pay, but i did, Now doing Bookkeeping Services to different accountant. Still struggling and looking for Job.
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AnotherCommentor of Melbourne Posted at 12:31 PM October 16, 2012
All I see on here are stories from grads who have done Arts related studies. The job market is based on supply and demand. You CHOSE to do a degree that is over represented so it is not the employers fault that they don't need an army of HR/PR grads. I did engineering and finished in 2009 and did Engineering, got a job quite easily and am now earning six figures. Conincedence?
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Laucian of Wollongong Posted at 12:32 PM October 16, 2012
People should stop rolling over and taking the bull**** that companies are feeding them. Tell them why you being overqualified is a good thing for the company, don't just accept that it is a stopping point. I am surprised that those people with marketing and PR degrees are accepting this as it is their job to put things into the best light. Job applicants really need to learn how to market themselves these days, it is quite sad.
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Mark Posted at 12:32 PM October 16, 2012
Shows your limited knowledge of the Arts, John. Maybe if you did an arts degree you could finish a sentence with one (.) instead of multiple.
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Bruce Posted at 12:33 PM October 16, 2012
This is a problem created by the recruitment industry who seek exact matches to arbitrary skill sets and impose often meaningless requirements for several years experience as a risk mitigation strategy. It has all but killed many graduate streams in this a country where moving money between trusts is the key to success. The new Asian century will be fueled by innovation, manufacturing and education. Here in Australia, as our trailer homes rust into the CSG contaminated ground we rent from foreigners, we may one day consider the price we have paid for abandoning our young people.
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Ben of Canberra Posted at 12:34 PM October 16, 2012
Some friends my age are just finishing up uni but have spent all their years living at home so that they didn't need to get a job - their parents would support them as they were studying. But now the reality is sinking in that for a lot of them, they will have to go to the basics - doing the menial jobs they could have been doing part-time while studying. By not putting the hard yards in during uni (as in, not partying 3 nights a week) they have put their careers back years because, with their lack of real world experience, they are unemployable.
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Peter R of North QLD Posted at 12:34 PM October 16, 2012
I experienced this in 1991 when I graduated from University. In ended up in Education Administration. At end of 2010, with 15+ years experience in international and domestic education, I was made redundant. I had a bachelor's degree in science, a masters in management and several industry-specific TAFE certificates and diplomas. I spent 7 months doing traffic control whilst looking for a permanent role whilst my wife was in an out of hospital. I've been through enough interviews now to know what a sham the whole process can be. I've also seen several of my uni buddies who couldn't spell rise to very high positions in the public sector....sometimes because they were in the right department at the right time in the right location.....typically when there was a crisis. Don't worry, we all die in the end...
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amlohac Posted at 12:34 PM October 16, 2012
Having studied Information Technology, and having worked with in the industry basically since I was 15 (now 27) I have had the same issues. While I have "experience" what I found is employers were looking for someone with experience after having gained the Degree. I finally attained a job with a very supporting company in a traineeship role, in my mind I thought "I've spent 4 years at uni only to get a traineeship? This is all a little backwards". They even questioned as to why I had even considered to apply for the job in the interview, I told them the plight of a lot of graduates, that I want a foot in the door and to move up from there. I was later told it was my determination that got me the job. There are employers out there who will take you on. You just need to swallow your pride, realise "yes it sucks ive worked my butt off at uni only to be paid less than what i'd get working in a bar". Its the future job potential within the industry that is opened up you have to keep your eye on. If the company isn't willing to recognise your hard work and promote you after a number of years, look for someone who will. The wealthy are that way because they have wotrked damn hard.
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slackers of Perth Posted at 12:36 PM October 16, 2012
Ever heard of doing work experience in your 3 months summer holidays instead of going to the beach and holidaying??
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Clock of Melbourne Posted at 12:36 PM October 16, 2012
Wake up to reality - that's life....(unless your dad/mum owns the business, that is...)
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Amanda of bris Posted at 12:37 PM October 16, 2012
As a graduate from July this year, I can sympathise with the common problem highlighted by this article. One aspect that hasn't been mentioned though, is the fact that the market is much worse than generally perceived at the moment - so there are fewer jobs to go around (even to the experienced), which exacerbates the situation graduates find themselves in. More effort should be placed on volunteer work whilst at uni, you need not get placement in a highly reputable company to gain valuable "workplace" experience. I have volunteer experience from throughout my degree to thank for my employment one month after graduating.
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Rob of Sydney Posted at 12:38 PM October 16, 2012
Bachelor of Arts, thats your problem right there, do a real degree. People should not be doing anything beyond an undergraduate degree until they have some work experience.
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Duane of Adelaide Posted at 12:38 PM October 16, 2012
I was recently 'dropped' from the recruitment process for a Level 2 I.T. support role. I'd submitted a resume outlining my experiences thus far, and the only explanation I got was 'we think you'd be bored'. Really?
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Dirk of Gold Coast Posted at 12:40 PM October 16, 2012
Took you guys long enough to write this article. I would have done it for you (having studied Journalism) but you did not hire me...
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Lee of Melbourne Posted at 12:40 PM October 16, 2012
Yes " what is the problem with being overqualified for a job? "
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Karl of Melbourne Posted at 12:41 PM October 16, 2012
I've got experience in the fields I'm looking for work in, but no qualifications (or as I like to call them "expensive pieces of paper) and I'm also knocked back from 90% of the entry level jobs I'm looking for. Employers seem to have this weird little fantasy world that they live in where all of their perfect candidates are young, qualified, experienced and work for peanuts. It's so far out from reality that its now beyond a joke. Employers need to look a bit harder at the PEOPLE applying instead of an outdated checklist.
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Al Pacino of Perth Posted at 12:41 PM October 16, 2012
It seems like the australian aproach is not to appreciate knowledge and brilliant brains. This is pretty evident from the mediocre standard of education in schools. In twenty years we will have unqualified individuals running big business with lots of 'packing shelf' experience but no clue about macro economics. Selection criteria for jobs should be education level and potential.
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Joni of SA Posted at 12:41 PM October 16, 2012
What a lot of graduates want are opportunities. Prospective employers should look beyond not qualified or over qualified. Instead try to find out if these graduates have the potential to help build your business. It is plain stupid to knock good people around. Give these graduates a fair go
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Dale Posted at 12:41 PM October 16, 2012
Employers in Australia sound as though they are too short-sighted to see potential in highly qualified graduates. Go where the work is, up there in the northern hemisphere. The economy in Australia is supposed to be doing better, but the mentality of Australian employers has not changed.
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Kaity Posted at 12:42 PM October 16, 2012
As a recent graduate, I was one of the very few who actually was working full time while studying a part-time to full-time course load. I could not believe how many people were still working in retail stores or at supermarkets where they were getting absolutely no valuable experience. I started there myself but the first opportunity I got, I jumped into a junior role in my chosen study area. The fact of the matter is a lot of these students don't realise that you may get top marks at uni but that doesn't guarantee you your dream job. When push comes to shove the applicant next to you may have a lower GPA but a year + of real world experience. That applicant will beat you to the job. Business students especially need to realise they have to get real world experience before graduating. Otherwise employers will not hire you due to your unrealistic pay expectations and also your lack of practical experience.
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Steely Dan Posted at 12:42 PM October 16, 2012
Sick of this folksy, anti-intellectual 'real world' crap. Hate to tell you but in the real world you don't get a job in anything until you've got a degree, or two. Maybe it wasn't like that in your 'good ol days', but we don't live 30 years ago. Anybody who thinks not having any experience AND not having a degree is going to help them enter the workforce is delusional. Education is always an asset, the problem is that there are too few jobs going around. Simple.
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ProPro of Melbourne Posted at 12:43 PM October 16, 2012
Everyone is different so it's impossible to find a perfect solution. Work experience is the key in this day and age, and if you are missing that - do something about it. Just keep pushing onwards and never give up. Anything worth achieving doesn't come easily.
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mum's the word of sydney Posted at 12:44 PM October 16, 2012
You may as well use an IT degree as toilet paper in Australia, the industry is ruined. For that reason I'm studying engineering, you still need a tertiary degree in engineering to be taken seriously in most engineering positions. I have scored an engineering internship while I study my degree despite having an IT degree, postgrad and 10 years of experience including project management and team leadership. You just don't tell them. Shhhh.
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Kaitlin Posted at 12:44 PM October 16, 2012
I don't think a lot of people realise that you should be doing 3-5 years of real world work because you actually do your masters. Jumping from your undergrad degree to your masters degree without any experience is basically a waste of your money. I don't think there is a fault with the employment system. Rather, universities need to educate students on real world expectations rather then on pure academia.
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Bec of country Victoria Posted at 12:45 PM October 16, 2012
I finished my degree in management in 2010. My passion is tourism and for two years i have tried everything to get into the industry. I dont expect a management role as my first job, all i want is a foot in the door! Its a catch 22 situation, they want experience but how are you supposed to get the experience without anyone giving you a chance! Its not something i ever thought of at uni and i wish they had have discussed this with us or warned us or even organised some practical experience as part of the degree. You go to uni to further yourself and your knowledge and experiences, is it too much to ask to let us use that knowledge and further develop our passions??????
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Alannah Le Posted at 12:45 PM October 16, 2012
You could always leave your tertiary education out when applying for entry level positions. Non technical jobs doesn't ask for a degree in whatever field so you're in luck.
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Iceman Posted at 12:45 PM October 16, 2012
Oh boohoo poor 22 year olds think they should be the CEO just because they've done a degree. Luckily i did the reverse, i went out and got an entry level job IT job as soon as i left school, now at 29 i have 10 years experience and i'm 2 years into my degree which i do at night. Now i'm at the right age / experience level to be in a senior position. Somethings you have to wait for.
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ben of melb Posted at 12:46 PM October 16, 2012
hahaha good luck with that, If you think just cause i study something i'm gonna get that job attitude? then yes kiddo welcome to the real world
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BooHoo Waa Waa Get Over It of Brisbane Posted at 12:47 PM October 16, 2012
Booohoooo I am so sad now that I have a degree I want 100k a year and 38 hour work week and I deserve it because I have a degree. News Flash all of you whingers, drop your expectation to being a (insert word) kicker for a few years while you earn your stripes. Your degree is worth bugger all in the real world where employers want hard workers who are thinkers and not demanding. The number of people I see who expect full Internet access at work to socialise and high paying job because they deservwe it is ridiculous. Welcome to first grade people.
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Alan Posted at 12:47 PM October 16, 2012
Grads should seriously consider travelling and working overseas when they complete their degrees. I had trouble obtaining work when I completed by Business degree, I headed off overseas and landed great banking jobs in Asia. Asians place a great emphasis on education, unlike Australia which derides education, and worships the high vis shirt wearing bogan.
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Two Dancers
The risk is a part of the rhythm. One steps out of and into balance; one keeps on doing it….
— Edwin Denby, "Forms in Motion and Thought" (1965)
The title Two Dancers refers to dancers in a pastel by Edgar Degas (1834-1917) and to two young contemporary dancers, all of whom inhabit these poems. Though much, including a century, lies between us, these poems explore some of those separations: between dancer and audience, for instance, the one stage-lit, the other in darkness, and between them at once the infinite space of desire (eros) and death (thanatos), and the intimate space of limitless creation and love. In summoning Degas as a collaborative presence, the poems accommodate a late 1800s' sensibility in language and image within a contemporary freedom of sonnet form. As in Edwin Demby's description of the dance step (above), these poems step out of and into emotional and other balances, within both the poems and the spaces between them. But dance—the dancer—is always discovered at the center of their resolve and resolution. Each of the three sections of the book begins with my translation of a Degas sonnet written during a period of advancing blindness when he had briefly given up painting. His poems are directives for my own envisioning of dance in poetry, which draws from myth (Orpheus and Eurydice) and the lives of the artists and performers who appear here.
Charles Bremer's photography has been exhibited in galleries, museums and art centers both in the U.S. and internationally. His art includes a diverse range of practice from photography and drawing to outdoor sound sculpture installations, memorial plazas and architectural projects. His his work explores a synthesis of the natural elements, the human body, architectural form and beauty. He has been responsible for creating numerous exhibitions on the theme of environmental forces and issues, as well as for designing unique educational programs. He lives and works in Otego, NY. He recently completed two terms as president of the Upper Catskill Community Council on the Arts, and oversaw the acquisition and restoration of the Wilbur Mansion as a home for the Council.