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Dexter by Design: A Novel (edition 2009)
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Dexter by Design by Jeff Lindsay
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Oh, man. Oh, Dexter.
This book was my favorite of them all. I loved it so, so much. Brilliant intra and interpersonal conflict. He just kept finding himself in the funniest situations (if you like that kind of dark humor, and I do). Loved the end. It just makes me smile. Book 5 is called Dexter is Delicious, and how can you resist a title like that? But Insurgent just came out--so I'll get back to you soon Dexter, very soon.
great characters. great story.
Loved it :)
That characteristic humor of Dexters is always the best ingredient of the book for me. The killer was satisfyingly gory.
Only I have to say is I kept seeing all these clues and dexter was a mile behind catching up...I felt like his brain was slow this time.
Still it was a good read :)
This particular Dexter book paralleled the third season of Dexter and involved Dexter "making a mistake" in his murders, along with the children being threatened, and the surprise at the end. I have to wonder whether the writer was brought in as a consultant or the book just happened to match the show...or what was going on.
Also, the book reminded me a lot of Alex Cross, which wasn't exactly a good thing. It had the same weird pacing problem, where things happened too quickly or too slowly, and I was sitting there waiting for something to happen and it didn't.
I rather like Astor and Cody following in Dear Daddy Dexter's footsteps, and walking on the Harry Path, though I think there might have been more done to help them than actually happened.
With a long wait from now until the next Dexter book, perhaps the books will improve in the meanwhile. The show certainly illuminates the books, in that it's possible to hear the characters from the show clearly in my head speaking/performing various functions.
I think I might be starting to enjoy the television series more than the books. I'm not sure why that is, maybe I'm just not a fan of Lindsay's style. I'm sure it must be frustrating for an author to sell his character/work and have that adaptation exceed his original vision in every way. I found myself bored by this book and lacking ambition to finish it as I felt it was really was not going anywhere.
It seems like it takes forever for anything to come to a conclusion and the novel actually does not reach it's apex until the last 10 pages. Lindsay takes too long setting things up for a pay off that really never feels worthy of his build up.
Lindsay is a fairly indifferent writer, prone to clumsy bare-bones action intermittently padded out with equally clumsy swaths of ultra-specific, banal detail, usually about Miami's lousy traffic, or exactly what Dexter's eating. His strength has always been in his fascinating characters, his wryly funny tone, and his grotesque imagery. The last element remains in full force here, but in the face of Dexter's fumblings, the jaunty tone is off, and the book often becomes repetitive.
For fans of such "humor," Jeff Lindsay's new novel, "Dexter by Design," will surely be an enjoyable cup of congealed and gory tea. For others, this book is about as pleasant as a sewer swim, and just about as socially rewarding.
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The macabre, witty New York Times bestselling series (and inspiration for the #1 Showtime series, Dexter) continues as our darkly lovable killer matches wits with a sadistic artiste--who is creating bizarre murder tableaux of his own all over Miami.
After his surprisingly glorious honeymoon in Paris, life is almost normal for Dexter Morgan. Married life seems to agree with him: he's devoted to his bride, his stomach is full, and his homicidal hobbies are nicely under control. But old habits die hard--and Dexter's work as a blood spatter analyst never fails to offer new temptations that appeal to his offbeat sense of justice...and his Dark Passenger still waits to hunt with him in the moonlight.
The discovery of a corpse (artfully displayed as a sunbather relaxing on a Miami beach chair) naturally piques Dexter's curiosity and Miami's finest realize they've got a terrifying new serial killer on the loose. And Dexter, of course, is back in business.An Essay by Jeff Lindsay: "Dexter and Me"
My mother called me one night two years ago. "Well," she said. "Now I know you've really made it."
"Oh, really?" I said. "What do you mean?"
"I'm watching Jeopardy," she said. "The answer to the last question was, 'Who is Dexter?'"
A few nights later, my sister called. "You were just on Nancy Grace," she said.
"I was?" I said, very surprised. It didn't seem like the kind of thing I would forget. "You mean me?"
"No, not you," she snorted, as if I should have known better that someone like me would never be on Nancy Grace. "Dexter. Somebody's foot washed up on a beach, and she called it a real-life Dexter moment."
And then a few weeks later my agent called. "Did you hear what they named the new robot arm for the space shuttle?" he said.
"Let me guess," I said.
"It's iconic," my agent said. "That's a good thing."
And it is. Dexter is iconic. But as my sister was smart enough to pick up on, I am not. I think this is a good thing. I worked in Hollywood for a dozen years, and all I can say about it is that the primitive tribes who think the camera steals your soul were really on to something. So I don't want to be instantly recognizable--not Tom Cruise famous, not even Stephen King famous.
On the other hand, if Dexter wants fame, that's fine with me. He deserves it: he's a fine, upstanding, hardworking guy who is good with kids, thoughtful to co-workers, and helpful around the house. And if he slips away now and then for a little bit of human vivisection--well, nobody's perfect.
I will admit, though, that lately I've begun to suffer what may be the world's first Edgar Rice Burroughs Complex. Like Burroughs's Tarzan, my character is known all over the world, and I am still anonymous. That takes some getting used to, even though there are perks. It has given me some wonderful moments--like riding into Times Square in a taxi and seeing Dexter 60 feet tall on the side of the building. "Have you seen that program?" the driver asked me.
"I don't watch much TV," I said, even though I was staring like a school boy at a peep show.
"There are books, too," he said.
And there are. I hope you will like them. They make wonderful gifts, too. Even better, Nancy Grace and Alex Trebek will never have to see me sweat.--Jeff Lindsay
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"Back from his surprisingly glorious honeymoon in Paris, Miami blood spatter analyst Dexter Morgan is one step closer to perfecting his human disguise...But old habits die hard...and Dexter's work for the Miami Police Department never fails to offer up new playmates--bad men who appeal to his offbeat and unshakable sense of justice."--dust jacket.… (more)
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Toronto - Shoppers at an Ikea store in Toronto weren't monkeying around when they reported a primate on the loose.
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Published: Friday, July 16, 2010 at 6:31 a.m.
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HOUMA — Audrey Fleming Williams made a promise to herself a long time ago that she carried with her throughout her adult life.
No matter what she did or where she moved, Williams said she always made a point to come back home every chance she got.
Williams, a church minister who lives in Sacramento, Calif., stayed true to that promise recently when she returned home July 3 to celebrate her wedding at the Houma church her uncle founded.
In an attempt to bring her entire family together under one roof, according to Williams, her and husband, Cleveland, recited their vows at her family church in Smithridge, before heading to The Cypress Columns in Schriever for the reception.
"I'm proud to call Smithridge home," the 64-year-old Williams said. "Since I'm a member of the Fleming family, which is the largest family in Smithridge, I knew I had to have my wedding down here where more people could attend."
What made the wedding particularly memorable was how it was conducted, according to Williams' older sister, Lea Fleming Lewis.
"She made a point to walk the grounds of the family property in Smithridge," Lewis said. "It was emotional because she walked through the same wooden cottage where we were raised. You could truly sense the spirit of our deceased parents was present inside that house."
Williams said the church service at Mt. Olive Baptist Church where her uncle, Clarence Fleming, was the founder, also brought back many memories.
"It was an emotional experience," she said. "To have so many of my relatives there in the family church to celebrate such a great day was amazing."
Williams, who has spent the last 40-plus years in California as an educator and administrator, said that she was so overwhelmed by the experience that she's begun considering a more permanent move back to Houma.
"It's funny because I was supposed to fly out on a certain day and have kept pushing it back," Williams said last week. "I plan on purchasing a trailer and placing it on some property I own here, so I guess you can say I'm really thinking hard about coming back for good."
Williams said she sees Houma as a great area of south Louisiana in need of a little fixing. Given her background in education and ministry, she hopes she can use a few of God's gifts to help others.
"There's so much good here," she said. "The biggest thing is some people just don't know what to do to get what they're looking for. If I can get them the resources or lend them an ear, I'm convinced I can make a difference, and that's what I want to do."
Williams said her strong character is a result of an upbringing by her parents, who taught her to stand on her own two feet.
"My father expected us to go to college, and that's what we did," the 1967 Southern University graduate said. "My mother and father wanted us to be good citizens and do the right thing."
Williams estimates there were between 130 to 140 people at her wedding that she dedicated to her late parents.
"It's one of those things you had to be at to truly understand the impact it had on everyone who was there," Williams said. "So many people in my family were able to share reflections, and it was almost like a sort of gospel fest. You could really feel the love in there that day."
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Mother nature has had a pretty good laugh with all this rain over the last 10 weekends at Byron Dragway, the home base for Sanctuary of Speed Ministries. As I sat down last night after all the race action of the day, after watching BJ, Jim Laughlin , Mr. Bill and Dakota burn and scrape the excess rubber from the launch pads until late into the night, I realized I hadn't wrote a sermon for this morning.
Normally, I have a good idea where to take the message after listening to the hearts and minds of our racing community on Saturday but last night I really didn't know what the message would be. I could only hear one distinct thing, REST. Upon waking up at 5:15 am to the sound of my awning starting to rumble with the inherent loom of a thunder storm approaching in the horizon, I realized that Chapel service was not going to happen this morning so I went back to sleep to REST.
Some of you are aware that I have had to take a position that I never dreamed I would be doing in my life, learning the art of carpentry from Rick Roberson. After volunteering to work with him on the tower project and the many other volunteers such as Super Bill and others, Rick offered me a job and I decided I would try it out. As a minister, I have learned that we must do what we need to do in order to sustain ourselves financially while working to serve our God. I keep thinking about how our Lord was also a carpenter. Jesus was predominantly known as a fisherman….a fisher of men but His trade before he started His ministry was carpentry. So in my mind is it was good enough for Christ then it is also good enough for me but I gotta tell you, there have been those days in which I thought I got steam-rolled like While E Coyote after a hard day of work! 8-)
My message this morning is really simple. "Rest in the Lord" no matter what obstacles seem to cross your path. God has a plan for each and every one of us.
Psalm 37:7 says "Be still in the presence of the LORD, and wait patiently for him to act."
David as well as many others in the Bible found rest in the presence of our Lord when they faced trials of life. In particular, I think about what David must have been thinking right before he went into battle against Goliath. Knowing that the strength of God will help you along the way is a key attribute of Christianity. Without that strength to help us through tough times would be a sure fire way to failure. And when we think we have failed, I'm always quick to press into the Lord to find out what lesson can be learned from the setback. You see, life is not always a box of chocolates like Forest Gump said but there is truth in knowing that life can throw you for a loop every now and then. The key to it though is getting back up like Rocky did to keep fighting the good fight!
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Honours in Government and International Relations
Honours in Government and International Relations is a challenging, one-year program designed for students seeking to develop and apply their skills in Political Science at an advanced level. In specialised seminars, Honours students engage with contemporary issues and theoretical debates in politics and international relations. The thesis component offers students the exciting opportunity to pursue their interest in particular topic and produce a substantial piece of independent research. Throughout the year, Honours students work closely with a supervisor who provides feedback and guidance on their research.
While for some, Honours is a stepping stone on the path toward further academic study, for others, the fourth year is the culmination of their formal education. For both groups, the Honours experience develops a range of highly sought-after skills that are applicable in a wide variety of careers.
Table of Contents
- Honours Year Program Structure
- Entry Requirements
- Honors Preparation: Prerequisites
- Fourth Year Honours Program
- Summary of Important Dates
- Bibliographic Essay
- Honours Seminars
- Honours Theses
- Thesis Preparation Guidelines
- Past Theses
- Thesis Supervision
- Marking the Thesis
- The Overall Year Result
- Deadlines and Penalties
- Plagiarism and Academic Honesty
- Non-Discriminatory Language
- Enrolment
- Scholarships
- Contacts
The Honours year involves the completion of:
- a 3,000 word bibliographic essay, submitted in semester one;
- two Honours seminars, both undertaken during semester one and each with 6,000 words of assessable work; and
- an 18,000 word thesis which is due in October.
These components are outlined in more detail below.
Honours is a single unified program. While you receive marks for all pieces of assessment, your academic transcript will record only your final, overall Honours mark. The thesis (including the preliminary bibliographic essay) is worth 60% of the final mark, and the two seminars are worth 20% each.
To enter Fourth Year Honours, students must have completed a bachelors degree, with at least 48 senior credit points in Government and International Relations (i.e. 8 senior units of study), and have obtained a grade of credit or above in those 8 units of study. Cross-listed units may be credited towards the 48 credit points.
Please note: from 2015 the minimum requirement for entry into Honours will increase to an average of 70% or above across 48 senior credit points in the intended subject area/s.
Intending Government Honours students need to complete three prerequisite units of study: GOVT2991, GOVT3993 and GOVT3994. These advanced-level units are designed to prepare students for the challenges of fourth-year Honours study. Please note that GOVT2991, GOVT3993 and GOVT3994 can be credited toward the Government and International Relations major. The prerequisite units for Honours in Government and International Relations are outlined below.
Preparation for Honours usually begins in second year. Students who achieve a Credit in two first year (junior) Government and International Relations units will be invited to take GOVT2991 in first semester of their second year. It is possible to begin preparation for Honours in Government and International Relations in the third year of study with the permission of the Government and International Relations Honours Coordinator. Those who begin Honours preparation in their third year must complete all the Honours prerequisite units in that year.
Due to exchange/internship, I will be unable to take GOVT3994. Can I still do Honours?
Students who are planning to go on exchange or do an internship in the second semester of their third year may be allowed to proceed to fourth-year Honours without taking the prerequisite GOVT3994. In such cases, students not completing this unit should contact the Honours Coordinator and arrange to write a 4-5 page research prospectus that resembles the major piece of work undertaken by students in GOVT3994. It is also advisable to discuss the proposal with a potential supervisor.
Any prospective Honours students considering exchange or an internship program are encouraged to contact the Honours Coordinator regarding their plans.
I have a Pass in one or more of my Government units, but am really keen. Can I still do Honours?
Possibly. Admission to and retention in the Government Honours Program is at the discretion of the Department. If in doubt discuss the situation with the Government Honours Coordinator. We want students who show they have the commitment and ability to do Government Honours. But we also want to make sure students are ready for the challenges it offers.
Can I enter the Government and International Relations Honours program if I have not completed the prerequisite units at the University of Sydney?
Students whose bachelors degree was undertaken at another university will need to demonstrate they have completed similar units of study and attained grades at their own university that are equivalent to the Government and International Relations Honours prerequisites. To determine equivalence, contact the Honours Coordinator.
Can I do 'joint' Honours in Government and International Relations and another Department.
Students may do joint Honours in Government and International Relations and another department, provided that there is sufficient compatibility. If you are considering doing joint Honours, it is advisable to consult the Honours Coordinator early on to discuss this.
Can I do Honours part time?
No. Honours in Government and International Relations is only offered as a full time program.
Political Analysis [GOVT2991] (Semester 1) - This unit helps Honours students develop the skills they will need to excel in political inquiry. An overview of political inquiry will be presented through an examination of the diverse theoretical and methodological approaches used by political researchers. This includes looking at, for example, institutional, behavioural, discourse and feminist approaches to political inquiry, and the use of quantitative and qualitative methods. The assessment will be based around constructing research projects that can answer current political questions.
Power [GOVT3993] (Semester 1) - Power is the essential concept of political science, which is the systematic study of politics. Bertrand Russell, perhaps the greatest mind of the 20th Century, said power is the central concept of all the social sciences. Students will explore this concept in different parts of political science. Students will survey some debates on power and assess the advantages and disadvantages of concepts of power. There are three themes in this unit. The first is the distribution of power in society. The second is power in comparative politics. The third is power in international relations. The emphasis will be on the nature, sources and use of power.
Research Preparation [GOVT3994] (Semester 2) - The purpose of this unit of study is to develop students approach to research to meet the demands of an independent project like the thesis in an Honours year. It will cover selecting and refining a focus and a topic, identifying research to be undertaken and planning how to do it, bibliographic searches, and writing a report or thesis. The unit devotes a considerable amount of time to exercises designed to help students to think about how they can do their own research and plan fruitful lines of inquiry.
Completing your Government major and the three Government Honours prerequisites at a Credit standard or better will have left you well positioned to begin your Honours Year. In consultation with your supervisor, you may want to do some additional preparation for your thesis over the Summer break before Semester 1 begins.
Students returning from exchange or internship, and those transferring from other universities must develop a thesis topic, write a brief proposal and secure a supervisor by early February at the latest. Students who have deferred Honours must also develop a thesis topic, write a brief proposal and secure a supervisor by early February. Contact the honours coordinator about the process, they will also identify available and relevant supervisors for your thesis. Students who were required to re-submit their prospectus or would like to change their thesis topic must have the new (or revised) prospectus approved by the honours coordinator before enrolment.
The fourth-year Honours program in Government and International Relations consists of: two seminars, undertaken in the first semester; a bibliographic essay, due in late March; and an 18,000 word thesis, which is due in October.
|10am Thursday 26 February, 2015
|Honours Orientation Meeting Institute Lecture Room 2
|Monday 2 March, 2015
|Seminars Begin
|Wednesday 1 April 2015
|Bibliographic Essay due
|End of August 2015
|Draft of thesis due
|Wednesday 7 October 2015
|Thesis due
Students write a bibliographic essay of 3,000 words and submit it to the Honours Co-ordinator, by 5pm on Wednesday 1 April 2015. The bibliographic essay contributes to your final thesis grade and is assessed by your supervisor.
The bibliographic essay is a focused review of the literature surrounding your thesis topic. The process of writing is intended to help you refine your thesis topic and locate it within the context of existing literature. One way to conceptualise the task of writing the bibliographic essay is to think about the thesis as an intervention in a scholarly debate. In order to make a sensible contribution to the debate, you need to know what other people have said and what questions are currently being debated. The bibliographic essay demonstrates your awareness of the literature in a particular sub-field and its relevance to your topic. In a revised form the bibliographic essay may constitute a chapter of the thesis.
The literature you discuss will depend upon the nature of your thesis. Bear in mind that you are not expected to read absolutely everything in the field; your supervisor will provide guidance. Also, although you should make a scholarly appraisal of the literature, there is no need to attack all that has gone before. Include a bibliography of the material discussed and, if appropriate, an annotated bibliography of material which has been consulted. Ask your supervisor about this. Do not pad the essay out with a long list of books and journal articles that you have not read.
It is advisable to consult recent Government Honours theses in order to gain a clearer idea of what is expected. Ask your supervisor to recommend one or two good ones in your general area of research interest.
Honours students undertake two seminars during the first semester. The format of these seminars varies, but may include a combination of group discussions, individual and group-presentations. Each seminar counts toward 20% of the overall Honours mark and involves about 6,000 words of written assessment.
Students may select both their seminars from the four offered at the University of Sydney. You will be asked to rank your preferences for seminars at the Thursday 26 February orientation in Institute Lecture Room 2. These seminars start the week of 2 March, 2015.
NB: Due to the different grading systems at Macquarie University and the University of New South Wales, marks from seminars undertaken at these universities will be scaled. This process will be explained in further detail at the Orientation Meeting.
University of Sydney Government Honours Seminars in 2015
All seminars start the week of 2 March, 2015. They are as follows:
1. Power and Identity in International Relations
Associate Professor Charlotte Epstein
Mondays 10-12pm Merewether Seminar Room 298
In this seminar we will shine the concepts of 'power' and 'identity' upon the corpus of International Relations Theory. That is, 'power' and 'identity' will provide two organising themes for mapping out the various schools of thought as they have unfolded in the history of the discipline, from classical Realism, Neo-Realism and Neo-Liberal Institutionalism to Constructivism and Post-structuralism. We will be attentive to which concept is more pertinent to which school; at what point did either appear in the discipline, and how (if at all) either concept is conceptualised within each branch. The aims of the seminar are two-fold: to gain an in-depth, focussed knowledge of the founding texts and distinctive paradigms that have shaped IR as a discipline; and to develop an awareness of the research and writing strategies involved in developing a good argument in IR, as a preparation for the thesis writing. Whilst IR theory will constitute the main literature under examination, we will also draw on other disciplines where 'power' and 'identity' have been sometimes better conceptualised - such as discourse theory, political theory and sociology. Students are expected to have taken prior IR courses where they will have had some exposure to IR theories; and some exposure to and interest in political theory is highly recommended.
2. Divided Societies
Dr Diarmuid Maguire
Thursday 10am - 12pm Merewether Seminar Room 298
This seminar examines the role of the 'deeply divided society' that increasingly provokes local and international conflict. We begin by looking at the effect of colonial wars on state building by ethnic groups. The premise is that ethnic identity did not always exist, and ethnic-nationalism emerged when imperial systems disintegrated during the First World War. In the period after 1914, the European, Ottoman, and Russian empires crumbled, producing different types of nationalism and ethnic conflict within Europe, which in turn, led to nationalism in Africa, Asia and Latin America. In order to understand how ethnically divided societies emerged, and have been sustained, we examine the division of society into ethnic boundaries, outbreaks of ethnic violence, competing collective memories, intervention by state forces and transnational organisations. How do settler societies, former colonies, and (ex-) communist nations deal with the political consequences of violence and division? Will the EU and US, fractured in part by migration develop into "the deeply divided society"?
In-depth studies will be carried out on: Australia and US conflicts on indigenous society; Italian and French contestation on migration; Kurdistan-Iraq and Israel-Palestine within Middle East politics; Northern Ireland and South Africa as 'reformed' settler states, and finally ex-Yugoslavia and the former USSR now shattered into competing nation-states.
This seminar is comparative in scope and objectives, and requires students to do a 6000-word research essay on two divided societies.
3. Australian Democratic Practice: Continuity and Stability, Pressure and Change?
Dr Peter Chen
Monday 2-4pm Merewether Seminar Room 298
Australia has a long history of continual democratic government, with stable and accepted representative structures. These structures have demonstrated consistency over time (evidenced by the endurance of the Westminster model), while adapting institutions and constitutional arrangements away from the decentralised model envisaged at federation. The upshot has been conservative innovation, social and political stability, and responsible government. In recent years, the stable pattern of democratic practices has been challenged by tendencies that have decreased stability and undermined the type of responsible government cherished by political conservatives. Partisan de-alignment, electoral fluctuations, and declining confidence in political actors and institutions represent a challenge to ordered, predictable politics. The rise of one-term governments has led insiders to question governability of such a volatile electorate: is real policy work possible? At the same time, new political forces have emerged in the shape of new communications technologies and issues, and new forms of political organisation and mobilisation.
This seminar examines Australian democracy. The seminar is designed for students with a primary interest in Australian politics, it draws on theoretical texts and the real-life experiences of comparable democracies, we will examine the institutions and processes of democratic politics in Australia, including: voting and democratic legitimacy, party systems and party government, parliament and the notion of representation, the executive accountability, citizen disaffection and disengagement with politics, participation and emerging forms of political engagement, and indigenous Australians access to representation. The seminar programme will focus on what makes Australian democracy unique, what we can learn from the experiences of other nations, and conclude with a discussion of how we might best measure the 'quality' and 'effectiveness' of democracy both within Australia and across the globe.
4. Politics, Crisis and Disasters
Professor Allan McConnell
Thursdays 2pm - 4pm Merewether Seminar Room 298
Crises and disasters encompass a range of phenomena. They include natural disasters (volcanic ash clouds, hurricanes, floods and tsunamis), terrorist bombings and attacks (Bali, New York, Madrid, London, Paris), threats to human and animal welfare (Sars, foot and mouth, BSE, swine flu, ebola), critical incidents (rail crashes, aviation accidents, mass shootings), environmental degradation (rain forests, ozone layer), and policy failures (Poll Tax [UK] Home Insulation Scheme [Australia]). Some of these are 'sudden' crises which arrive on agendas without warning, while others are 'creeping' crises - the build-up of many months and often years of problems. The common denominator is that they pose a threat to prevailing patterns of organisational, social, economic and political interaction. It is for this reason that governments and public authorities are at the forefront of dealing with crises and disasters. This Honours seminar focuses on the causes and consequences of crises and disasters, as well as how their impact is felt and dealt with by governments, political systems and societies more generally.
Each student writes an 18,000 word thesis under the supervision of a full-time member of the Government Department staff. The thesis is expected to make some original contribution to the study of politics and will count for 60 percent of the student's fourth year grade.
Ideally, students will have identified a specific thesis topic and a supervisor before the commencement of the Honours year. The purpose of completing a thesis prospectus in GOVT3994 is to ensure that the student's thesis proposal is feasible and can be completed within the existing resource constraints. It is important that any students not completing GOVT3994 contact the Honours Coordinator regarding their proposed thesis and supervisor.
While Honours students do the bulk of the work on their thesis during second semester (after the seminars are over), starting the year with a clear idea of what the thesis is to be about and the literature to which it relates is highly desirable. Having regular conversations with your supervisor throughout the year, identifying sources and avenues for research, and drawing connections between your thesis and coursework will enrich the thesis significantly.
Students who need to process data on computers should ensure that appropriate facilities are available to them before they commence work on the thesis. Discuss your needs early with your supervisor or the Honours Coordinator.
Students whose research involves human intervention (interviews, questionnaires etc) must have their projects approved by the University of Sydney Human Research Ethics Committee (HREC). If you are considering doing primary research involving people, it is important to discuss this early on with your supervisor. The Honours Coordinator will also hold a special seminar on conducting interviews and submitting an ethics application early in Semester 1.
Once the honours year has begun, you are advised not to make any major change to your thesis topic, particularly after you have submitted your bibliographic essay. You can make minor changes to your thesis topic in consultation with your supervisor but may only make a substantial change with the agreement of your supervisor and after discussion with the Honours Coordinator. Agreement for such a change will be given in writing.
You are expected to submit a draft of your thesis to your supervisor in late August. The draft will give you and your supervisor the chance to iron out problems in the thesis and produce a better final piece of work. If the draft is not submitted on time, the supervisor may decline to comment on it or may read only part of it. Students who do not submit a full draft for comment reduce their chances of completing a good thesis.
Government and International Relations Honours students must remain in Sydney (other than for approved field work or approved leave of absence) until their thesis is submitted.
Two hard copies of the thesis plus a pdf version are to be submitted to the Honours Coordinator on Wednesday October 7, 2015. This deadline is absolute. No individual arrangements between thesis supervisors and students are permitted concerning this deadline. Exceptions will be made by the Honours Coordinator only on the grounds of serious and documented illness and misadventure. 'Misadventure' is defined as accident without negligence. Requests for extensions on the grounds of illness or misadventure should be made to the Honours Coordinator as soon as possible. Work submitted after the due date (or date of extension) will be penalised at the rate of 10% of the possible mark for each week, or part of a week, that the work is late.
The requirement that the thesis be 18,000 words long imposes a common discipline on all students. A variation of 10 percent in either direction is acceptable but theses which are outside this 'tolerance' will be penalised. Students need to include a word count at the start of their thesis. The word count includes all text, references and footnotes but excludes any appendices and the bibliography.
Students need to include the following declaration at the start of the thesis: "This work is substantially my own, and where any part of this work is not my own, I have indicated this by acknowledging the source of that part or those parts of the work."
The thesis needs to start with an abstract which is a very brief summary of what you set out to achieve in your thesis, your major findings and conclusions. It should be approximately 150 words and should be on a separate page. The purpose of the abstract is to provide a 'snapshot' of what is to come.
The thesis should be on A4 paper, word-processed with double-spacing. It should be in some kind of firm cover/binding. Text should appear only on one side of each page. Leave a left-hand margin of 3cm and a right-hand margin of approximately 1.5cm. Pages should be numbered. Each chapter should commence on a new page.
Honours theses in Government and International Relations focus on a wide range of topics. In recent years, for example, Honours students have examined party candidate selection, national identity in ex-Soviet states, law and liberalisation in China, public policy think tanks, drug policy in Bolivia, private military firms, microcredit in developing countries, the EU and Turkey, just war theory, Australian immigration policy, targeted assassinations, women in Afghanistan, failed states, and disaster policy.
In order to gain a clearer understanding of what an Honours thesis involves, students are encouraged to read a few theses completed by past students. Recent Honours theses can be accessed online through the University of Sydney Library's eScholarship Repository. Copies of past honours theses can also be borrowed from the Department Office.
You will all be allocated a supervisor from the fulltime staff in Government and International Relations. They are an indispensable resource for your Honours year.
Ideally, the supervisor will be the member of staff whose knowledge and expertise is the most relevant and useful to the honours thesis. Finding a supervisor therefore involves locating a member of staff whose research interests and/or methodological approaches relate to your own thesis topic, no matter how vague it may initially be. A good place to start is by looking at staff members' profiles on the Government and International Relations website. When looking for a potential supervisor, students should not confine their attention only to those staff members who have taught them previously. Students are advised to consult with the Honours Coordinator who will help them identify an appropriate supervisor, the Coordinator makes the final choice of allocating a supervisor. Due to a variety of factors such as leave and competition you may not get your first choice of supervisor. Once a supervisor is allocated, it is important to make contact with them as soon as possible at the beginning of the Honours year.
The frequency of contact between supervisors and students is a matter for negotiation. There are no hard and fast rules. As a general guide, however, you should expect to have contact with your thesis supervisor at least once a month during the first semester and weekly or fortnightly towards the completion of the thesis. The role of your supervisor will change throughout the year. In the early stages, your supervisor will help clarify and refine the topic and help identify appropriate literature. Later, the supervisor will read and advise on chapter drafts, structure, presentation and style. The supervisor will not correct all spelling and grammar mistakes, although s/he may point to problem areas that need to be addressed.
Supervision of Honours theses forms part of the responsibilities of academic staff, but only part. Please respect the supervisor's office hours.
Keep in mind that the policy of this Department is that:
- regular consultation occur between Honours students and their supervisors concerning the structure, scope, focus, sources and methodology of the thesis.
- extended consultation with the supervisor should take place following the submission of the draft, provided that the draft is submitted by the due date. At this point the supervisor will make clear his or her views concerning the strengths and weaknesses of the work completed, and offer suggestions to improve the scholarly and literary quality of the work.
The golden rule is to stay in touch. Do not wait till the end of the year to tell the supervisor that there are problems with the thesis. Remember, too, that your thesis is your work and your responsibility. You alone are
responsible for its merits. The supervisor cannot guarantee a particular result.
Academic staff are happy to discuss issues with Honours students they are supervising or who are in their seminars. They do, however, have important duties to fulfil beyond conducting seminars and supervision. They need time for preparation, marking, carrying out research and writing. Honours students are encouraged, therefore, to contact academic staff during consultation hours, or by making appointments. Students who have problems with their supervision should advise the Honours Coordinator, who will attempt to resolve the issue.
The Honours Coordinator in consultation with the supervisor will appoint two thesis examiners from within Government and International Relations for each thesis. Supervisors normally do not act as examiners for theses written under their supervision. Final decisions regarding examiners will be made by the Honours Coordinator.
Your thesis will be marked independently by the two examiners. Each will mark the thesis without knowing what the other marker thinks of it. Each submits a suggested mark and a report justifying the mark to the Honours Coordinator. The reports of the thesis examiners will be made available to the student after the examination process is finished. The marks and reports are read by the Honours Coordinator. If there is a disagreement between the two marks of at least a grade of five marks, and this cannot be resolved by the two examiners, the Honours Coordinator may approach the supervisor to act as a third marker. In such cases the median mark of the three shall be the mark submitted to the honours examiners' meeting.
The Government and International Relations Honours Examiners' Meeting occurs in November, after all the theses have been read and provisional thesis marks suggested by examiners. The Examiners' Meeting reviews all marks awarded for each Honours student during the year, including the mark suggested for each thesis. It reviews the examiners' reports where necessary to aid its decisions.
Guidelines for Assessment of Honours Theses and all Honours year work
|Honours III
|Work barely adequate at Honours standard, with significant defects in several of the qualities expected at this level. Examples of such defects include insufficient or too narrowly focused research, unpersuasive interpretation, argument that suffers from weaknesses in clarity or structure, and writing that exhibits serious problems with grammar and expression.
|Honours II (ii)
|Adequate reading, research, understanding and presentation of the subject area, relevant theories and methodologies. Some evidence of ability to think theoretically as well as empirically, and to conceptualise and problematise issues. Weaknesses include gaps in research, important unresolved problems and inconsistencies within the argument, deficiencies in clarity, and stylistic lapses.
|Honours II (i)
Note: The award of Honours at this level (and above) suggests that a student has the capacity to pursue postgraduate research work.
|Sound grasp of the subject area, with extensive reading and research, ability to use methodology and theory, evidence of careful and thorough discovery and original use of appropriate sources, competent analysis and evaluation of material, ability to present material clearly and succinctly with a well-thought out argument.
|Demonstrates breadth and initiative in research and reading, complex understanding and some original analysis. Makes a good attempt to 'get behind' the evidence and engage with its underlying assumptions, and takes a critical, interrogative stance in relation to political argument and interpretation. Properly documented, with writing characterised by style, clarity, and some creativity.
|Honours I
|80 to 84
|Demonstrates general excellence in the subject area without major error or naiveté, breadth of knowledge, clear familiarity with and ability to use appropriate methodologies and theories, and clear evidence of some independence of thought in the subject area. Superior written style, clarity and creativity.
|85 to 89
|First Class quality (as defined above) but with greater evidence of intellectual independence and more originality of thought. A mark in the upper range of this band demonstrates a command of the field both broad and deep, with independent intellectual argument and a significant degree of original thought.
(A mark in the high 80s is around the mark required for an Australian Postgraduate Award at this University.)
|90 and above.
|Outstanding First Class quality of Medal standard, demonstrating independent thought throughout, a flair for the subject, and research achievement of a kind that produces at least some work of PhD standard or of potentially publishable standard in a serious academic journal.
(A mark of 90+ is necessary but not sufficient for the award of a Medal.)
The Government and International Relations Honours Examiners' Meeting arrives at an overall suggested mark for each student, based around the marks for the two seminars (each worth 20 percent) and the thesis (60 percent). The Meeting also makes decisions about whether to recommend students to their Faculties for the award of the University Medal. The Examiners' Meeting takes care to ensure that all students have been treated fairly during their Honours year. It takes account of requests for special consideration in determining recommended marks and grades. It considers borderline cases particularly carefully. As part of this commitment to fairness, examiners treat discussions in the Meeting as strictly confidential.
All marks remain provisional and confidential, even after the Government and International Relations Examiners' Meeting, until they are confirmed by the Honours Examiners' Meeting of the Faculty in which the student is enrolled. This normally takes place a week or two after the Meeting.
To qualify for the award of Honours, candidates must earn at least 65% for the thesis and each of the seminars. No specific percentage of a student's grade will be allocated to prior university work. Nonetheless, the academic record of each student will be before the Government and International Relations Examiners' Meeting, and the Examiners' recommendation to Faculty for each student will take into account overall performance in all university work.
Students must adhere to the deadlines for all written work (see schedule of dates). Work submitted after the due date (or date of extension) will be penalised at the rate of 10% of the possible mark for each week, or part of a week, that the work is late. For example, if an essay worth 40 marks is submitted one week late, 4 marks (10% of 40) will be deducted. The deadlines set by seminar coordinators for seminar work must be met. Work submitted three weeks after the due date may not be assessed without the express permission of the Honours Coordinator.
Students must (re)familiarise themselves with the University's policy on Academic Honesty. The full policy can be found on the University policy online web site. It states, in part:
Academic honesty is a core value of the University of Sydney. The University is committed to the basic academic right that students receive due credit for work submitted for assessment. Integral to this is the notion that it is clearly unfair for students to submit work for assessment that dishonestly represents the work of others as their own. Such activity represents a form of fraud.
Plagiarism can be broadly defined as presenting another person's ideas, findings or work as one's own by copying or reproducing the work without due acknowledgment of the source. Plagiarism can take many forms. The most common form of plagiarism is where a student presents written work, including sentences, paragraphs or longer extracts from published work without attribution of its source. Work submitted for assessment may also be regarded as plagiarised where significant portions of an assignment have been reproduced from the work of another student, since this exceeds the bounds of legitimate co-operation.
Please note listing sources at the end of your assessment does not absolve you from plagiarism.
Failure to comply with the University's standards for academic honesty may lead to failure in the work submitted for assessment or failure overall in the unit of study. In the most serious cases, the misconduct procedures of the University By-laws concerning Student Discipline (Chapter 8) may be invoked.
Government and International Relations supports the University policy on non-discriminatory language and students are required to comply with the policy. This states that the University community regards as offensive, under all circumstances, the use of written or spoken language which makes personal or irrelevant reference to sex, pregnancy, race (including colour, ethnic background, nationality or national identity), marital status, transgender status, disability, sexual preference, political or religious belief, carer's responsibility and age.
For detailed guidance, students should consult the full policy which can be found on the University policy online web site.
Enrolment procedures for fourth-year Honours depend on the Faculty where the student did their 'pass' degree.
Enrolment for Arts students:
Arts students must pre-enrol for Government and International Relations Honours through the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. If you will complete all units for your Pass degree at the end of semester 2, and wish to apply for Honours in 2015, you complete pre-enrolment online at http://sydney.edu.au/arts/current_students/undergraduate/honours.shtml. When all results for semester 2 are available, the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences seeks academic approval from the Department on your behalf and you will be notified of the outcome and of any further requirements regarding enrolment.
Honours has different kinds of unit of study codes from junior and senior units. Honours students enrol in four 'shell' units (two for each semester of full time study):
Semester 1:
Semester 2:
These shell units do not correspond directly to the Honours seminars or the thesis; they are simply the student records system's way of registering that you are enrolled in Honours. This means that when you are choosing your Honours seminars, the only people involved are you, the Honours Coordinator and the seminar's teacher.
Enrolment for Business School students:
Business School students do not pre-enrol. Business School application forms are located on the web:
The closing date for Honours 2015 applications is November, and you submit these to the Student Information Office.
Part Time & Mid-Year Entry
The Government and International Relations Honours program does not offer the options of part-time study or mid-year entry.
Acceptance and Enrolment
The Department forms an Honours Committee, chaired by the Honours Coordinator, to decide on which students qualify to be offered an Honours place for the following year. All students will be notified of their success (or otherwise) after the release of Semester 2 results, so usually in the week before we break for Christmas. This letter will be sent by the Honours Coordinator and will include information about enrolling and the Honours year.
The University of Sydney offers scholarships specifically for Honours students. These are awarded on the basis of academic merit and personal attributes such as leadership and creativity. Students currently enrolled at the University of Sydney or other universities intending to undertake an additional Honours year at the University of Sydney are eligible to apply. Application forms can be obtained from the Scholarships Unit, Mackie Building K01, University of Sydney NSW 2006.
Website: http://sydney.edu.au/scholarships/current/honours_scholarships.shtml
Honours Coordinator
Dr Anika Gauja
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Room: 284 Merewether Building, H04
Phone: 61 2 9351 3733
The coordinator approves students' entry into the program, maintains student records, liaises with supervisors and the staff teaching seminars, and chairs the committee that oversees the marking of theses. Students having any difficulties with the program at any time should see the coordinator.
- Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences Honours Page
- Government and International Relations Staff Index
- Scholarships and Prizes Office
- University of Sydney Human Research Ethics Committee
Honours Students will need to obtain ethics approval for any primary research involving humans.
- University of Sydney Library eScholarship Repository
Download recent Honours theses in Government and International Relations.
- Sydney University Politics Society
The Politics Society is the official student association affiliated with the Department of Government and International Relations. They hold regular events throughout the year, including an annual joint-Honours social event for past, present and future Honours students.


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Lutherans commemorate 50th anniversary of Selma-to-Montgomery civil rights march.
ELCA members make plans for the 500th anniversary of the Reformation.
Nearly $45 million raised for Always Being Made New: The Campaign for the ELCA.
The 2015 dedicated day of service is Sunday, Sept. 13.
Rev. Dr. Albert "Pete" Pero Jr., professor emeritus of systematic theology at
the Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago (LSTC) died Nov. 18 in Chicago. He
was 79. LSTC is one of eight seminaries of the ELCA.
The ELCA is hosting its first Grace Gathering, an event to help prepare Lutherans for the observance of the 500th anniversary of the Reformation. It will be held in partnership with the 2016 ELCA Churchwide Assembly in New Orleans.
As part of ongoing work to bring peace and reconciliation in South Sudan, the ELCA and local partners broke ground on a new Lutheran center and clinic in the nation's capital, Juba, earlier this month.
On the 45th anniversary of the ordination of Lutheran women in the United States, "I give thanks for my sisters who were the first women pastors," said the Rev. Elizabeth A. Eaton, presiding bishop of the ELCA. "I give thanks for all women in ministry. We are doing what Mary, the mother of our Lord, and Mary Magdalene did before us – proclaiming the gospel."
In response to the terrorism around the world and people displaced from their homes and seeking refuge, ELCA Presiding Bishop Elizabeth A. Eaton issued a statement Nov. 18 to the 3.7 million member church.
The ELCA Church Council adopted a social message on gender-based violence and adopted an accompanying foundational document designed for in-depth study and analysis when it met here Nov. 12-15. The council, which serves as the ELCA's board of directors, also took action on a variety of matters designed to help move forward the church's mission and ministries.


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Starlet sneaks up on you. Set in the same sun-dried, strip-malled precincts of the San Fernando Valley where Boogie Nights took place - and set, in part, in that same porn industry milieu - Sean Baker's low-key, low-budget indie traces the relationship that develops between a young actress and an isolated, elderly woman.
Jane (Dree Hemingway, daughter of Mariel) shares a house with Melissa (Stella Maeve) and Mikey (James Ransone), a couple whose main occupation seems to be getting stoned and getting into fights. Jane has a Chihuahua, and time on her hands. She's not happy with her bedroom, so she goes on a garage-sale trek.
That's how she meets Sadie (Besedka Johnson). Jane buys a big thermos from the woman, which she first mistakes for an urn. The small, frail Sadie is practically hidden behind the overgrown foliage in her front yard. She warns Jane that there are no refunds.
A few days later, washing the thermos out in the kitchen sink (while Melissa and Mikey are yelling in the living room), Jane discovers fat rolls of hundreds that had been concealed inside. What to do? Return the money? Keep it? Or meet up with the woman under false pretenses and try to suss her out?


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Rights in Wartime
The 1790s saw the rise of partisan politics, a development feared by many as
threatening the fledgling democracy. Partisan conflict was not yet an accept-
ed element of the political process, and there was a general belief that con-
sensus was necessary for the republic to survive. Political alignments centered
around the Federalists (led by Alexander Hamilton), who wanted a strong
central government and cooperation with Great Britain, and the Democratic
Republicans (led by Thomas Jefferson), who wanted most power to reside
with the states rather than the federal government and who were pro-French
in their political sympathies.
In response to U.S. ratification of the Jay Treaty of 1796, which provided pref-
erential arrangements with Great Britain, France, then at war with Britain,
began attacking American commercial shipping in what became known
as the "Quasi War." By 1798, the Federalists, who controlled both the White
House and Congress, as well as many Democratic-Republicans anticipated a
French invasion. The French had meddled in American politics and had tried
to enlist American support for their military causes. Adding to Federalist con-
cern was the presence of thousands of French refugees and Irish immigrants,
who might back an invading force. Federalists feared that the French would
do so because of their obvious connections to France, while the Irish might
be tempted to support France in its war against the long-time enemy of the
Irish, Great Britain. In this context, the Federalist Congress passed a series of
three laws (Alien Enemies Act, Naturalization Act, and Alien Act) designed to
remove potential spies, collaborators, or instigators of domestic unrest, and
to limit immigration. A fourth law, the Sedition Act, outlawed both sedition


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WALLA WALLA - Dave Vargas is a bonafide duffer.
His handicap at the Walla Walla Country Club since taking up the game of golf 16 years ago while still in his mid-50s has ranged from the low teens to the mid-20s. He's currently listed as a 21, although he prefers to use his handicap index (the baseline used to compute a player's handicap at other courses) of 19.0.
Dave's predictable 18-hole round will include a few pars, a few bogies and the occasional double-bogey that drives all of us to distraction. But he's also capable of stringing together the kind of shots that will produce a birdie every now and then. And like most of us, that's good enough to keep him coming back.
But there's more to Dave Vargas' golf game than meets the eye. To say that it's unorthodox is to say that the sky is blue or the grass is green.
If you've played golf with Dave lately, you can't help but notice that he hits shots from the tee and the fairway (and occasionally from the rough) as a right-hander. But when he gets to the green, he putts lefty.
You might think this odd. But for Dave, not so much.
Dave is naturally left-handed. And when he first took up the game, that's how he played it - southpaw. But twice during those first five years, he switched over to the right side.
"I also play tennis," Dave explained. "And as a tennis player, the strongest part of my game is the backhand. And basically, golf is hitting it down the line as a backhand shot.
"So I got some right-handed clubs, swung them and felt just as good as a right-hander as I did left. There probably isn't anything else that I do right-handed."
Nevertheless, he kept going back to his natural side.
"I probably hit better shots right-handed - not so much of a slice," he said. "But I hit it a lot farther left-handed."
And everyone knows that farther is almost always better in golf, right?
Then there was the year Dave came upon the idea of carrying a mixed bag of clubs.
"For three months one year, I had seven left and seven right in my bag," Dave recalled. "And I had a putter that I could putt left or right, so I would switch back and forth depending on which way the ball would break.
"It just got me more confused," he admitted. "And everybody thought I was a little nuts."
Finally, an assistant golf pro at the club offered some advice that Dave took to heart.
"Mike Combs was the one who told me I needed to change one way or the other," Dave recalled. "So I decided to putt left-handed and hit all of the other shots right-handed."
But here is the remarkable truth about Dave Vargas' golf game. He has accomplished what few others in the history of one of this world's oldest games has ever achieved.
Back in 1996, when he was still caught up in that left-right experiment, Dave made a hole-in-one on the par-3 No. 4 hole at the club. He used a 7-iron on the 135-yard shot, and it was witnessed by Bud Waggoner, Dave Dilts and Lee Ballard.
"It was lucky," Dave recalled. "It was not a very good shot. It hit the right side of the hill between the sand trap and the green, kicked to the left and went in. Bud said it was an ugly shot."
And he hit it left-handed.
Flash forward to a couple of weeks ago. Dave was playing in a foursome with Dave LeFore, Tom Tate and Don Bush when they came to the par-3, 200-yard 17th hole. Dave knocked his tee shot into the cup with a 3-wood.
"It was what I would call a sweet draw, which I don't hit very often," Dave said. "None of us saw it go in because we are all senior citizens. We were all looking for the ball, and Dave LeFore looked in the hole and there it was."
It was also a right-handed shot, which gave him an ace from each side.
Now, holes-in-one come in all shapes and sizes. According to Golf Digest, between 38,000 and 42,000 are reported yearly.
One golfer, according to the United States Golf Register, has been credited with 59 aces - four of them in one year. According to the same source, a golfer in Denver holed out a 517-yard par-5. And in Florida, a 101-year-old golfer aced a 108-yard par-3 using a 4-iron.
In a 1996 Sports Illustrated story, Jack McCallum wrote of a 12-year-old boy who made eight aces in a single year; of PGA star Nick Faldo's famous "called shot" hole-in-one at the 1993 Ryder Cup; and of the 1989 U.S. Open at Oak Hill Country Club in Rochester, N.Y., when Doug Weaver, Mark Weibe, Jerry Pate and Nick Price all aced the 167-yard par-3 sixth hole within a three-hour span during the second round.
And then there was the miracle shot by 56-year-old Neville Rowlandson on the first hole at the Felixstowe Ferry Golf Course in Suffolk, England. Rowlandson skulled his tee shot, it struck a marker in front of the tee, caromed to the right, traveled 25 yards, struck the pin on the 18th green and dropped into the cup.
Golf World described that one as a "course in one."
However, my research uncovered only one other player who was ambidexterous enough or skilled enough or lucky enough to make a hole-in-one both left- and right-handed. Ed Platzer of Bowling Green, Ohio, a natural lefty who learned to play right-handed when he couldn't find any left-handed clubs, is credited with turning the trick.
Platzer made his ace from the left side in June of 2009, 15 years after his right-handed ace. That's about the same time gap as Dave's two aces, although in reverse order.
Local golf professionals Lisa Hyland of the country club, Doug Newmann of Veterans Memorial and John Thorsnes of Wine Valley are in agreement that Dave's achievement is among the rarest of the rare.
Neither Hyland nor Thorsnes had ever heard of a player accomplishing such a feat. Newmann recalls a player during his college days at Central Oregon Community College in Bend who was a scratch player from both sides and talked of making holes-in-one both right and left, though Newmann never witnessed them.
This was back in the 1970s, and Newmann couldn't recollect the player's name or where he was from.
Who knows, there could be others out there as well who can make the same claim to fame?
But no matter how you cut it, Dave Vargas' left-right double whammy is an extraordinary achievement that sets him apart from just about every other golfer who has ever lined up a tee shot and wondered if this just might be his or her lucky day.
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Metropolis Lighthouse - Hope Light
The lighthouse is located at the west entrance to the city-owned Dorothy Miller Park in Metropolis, Illinois overlooking the Ohio River. The lighthouse stands thirty feet tall and is surrounded by a circular walkway consisting of concrete and personalized bricks.
Belvedere Motel
Daily or weekly rates, kids stay free, cable TV, free local calls.
Daily Star Comics
Fun Comic book store! Lots of Dr. Who merchandise and the full sized TARDIS that humms is amazing! Dr. Who, Super Man and much more!
Quality Inn - Cairo
Daily or weekly rates. Kids under 14 free. Continental breakfast. Pets welcome.
Down-home cookin' at Rube's is served up three meals a day. The cooks in the kitchen specialize in cooking "the way your mamma made it'" so you'll find something to your liking on the menu. Daily specials are sure to please even the pickiest eater. 6:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. Monday – Friday 6:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Saturday 6:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. Sunday
Bill's BBQ
Visit this Metropolis icon for barbecue done the old fashion way! In business since 1965 and located just 2 blocks from Ft. Massac State Park, you will enjoy some of the best breakfast sandwiches and BBQ in town! Open 4:00 am - 4:00 pm Tuesday - Saturday.
Shemwell's BBQ
Darrell Shemwell's Bar-B-Que was chosen "Best BBQ on the Old River Road" by Money magazine and was featured in the June 2003 issue of Chicago Magazine. Shemwell's is open 7 days a week from 8 am to 8 pm. Specialties on the menu are BBQ pork, beef brisket, ham, and turkey and are sliced, not chopped like other BBQ. Darrell also makes his own delicious BBQ sauce to enhance the hickory flavor of his scrumptious meat.
Silver Collections
A unique gift shop carrying jewelry, purses and gifts. You are sure to find gifts for men, women and children of all ages at Silver Collections. 10 AM – 5 PM Monday – Friday, 10 AM – 2PM Saturday
China House Buffet
Bringing the atmosphere of China to Metropolis, The China House Buffet has opened in a newly remodeled facility. This deluxe buffet has everything you could possibly want and more. From Chinese favorites, pizza, American classics, seafood, salad and desserts you will find something you will enjoy. Located across U.S. 45 from Ft. Massac State Park. 11:00 a.m.-9:30 p.m. daily.
Cubby Bear's Pizza
Chicago Style Pizza at its best. Even though you are 6 hours away from Chicago you will feel like you are on the streets of the Windy City every time you bite into one of the handmade pizzas at Cubby Bears. A pizza buffet makes it easy to sample all that Cubby's has to offer. Sandwiches and pasta also available. 11:00 a.m.-9:00 p.m. Daily
Fat Edd's Roadhouse
Located two blocks from Harrah's Fat Edd's Roadhouse offers a variety of foods and drinks. Many appetizers such as peel-n-eat shrimp and great food choices from salads to Roadhouse platters. They also offer a full bar. Open daily 11:00 am to 10:00 pm.
Creations the Florist
Creations is a full service florist carrying a large selection of green and seasonal blooming plants, gift items, candles, snack and fruit baskets. Fresh cut and silk floral arrangements are available as well as the specialty of custom and theme designed arrangements. Creations is ready for all occasions and holidays. 8:30AM – 5PM Monday – Friday, 8:30AM – Noon Saturday
El'Tequila Mexican Restaurant
Located directly across from Ft. Massac State Park you will feel like you have stepped across the border into old Mexico. Select from the finest traditional Mexican cuisine or have a drink from the bar. 11:00 a.m.-10:00 p.m. daily
Dress It Up
Dress It Up is a specialty shop with personal service as a specialty. Carrying top brands such as, Brighton, Vera Bradley, Spanx, Tribal Blast, Koret, Lisa, and so much more you will find what every woman wants here! 10AM – 5PM Monday – Friday, 10AM – 2:00 PM Saturday
Olde Tyme Christmas and Living History
Decorations and period music accompany reenactments of what 18th century life was like at Fort Massac. The park staff and local historical re-enactors will welcome guests to the visitors' center and museum, which will be festively decorated with items based on 17th and 18th century designs. Hot spiced tea will warm visitors as they sample cookies baked in the authentic period bake oven.
Memorial Day Service
An elaborate service, consists of the National Anthem, Pledge of Allegiance, lowering of the flag, Invocation, Civil War Re-enactors, guest speakers, laying of the wreath, benediction, rifle and canon salute and taps.
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Wall Manor
From a quiet weekend to a memorable wedding, Wall Manor is a hidden treasure in Mound City, IL. Wall Manor welcomes visitors and guests who wish to experience this enchanting country residence. Whether lounging back on the great veranda enjoying a glass or two of fine wine, listening to classical music in one of the two elegant, antique-filled parlors or just wishing to get away to experience a quiet setting that harks back to a more elegant, gracious and slower-paced way of life removed from the fast-paced hustle of the present day world, Wall Manor has something unique and memorable just for you.
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Holiday House at Magnolia Manor
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, Magnolia Manor is adorned in Holiday decorations and many of the displays are for sale. Luncheon reservations are available, as well as tours of the 14 room mansion by members of the Historical Society.
Carols at Early Candlelight
Singing of Christmas Carols led by Marjorie Brymer and the Gordon Family. Fun for all ages, starts at 4 pm. Casual dress. Refreshments served. Parking behind Stinson Library. Step back in time in this 1886 church listed on the National Register and remember the real meaning of Christmas.
Christmas Parade - Metropolis
A holiday tradition in Metropolis, the Christmas Parade features bands, floats and Santa Claus. The parade kicks off at 1:30pm downtown. (Rain date: Sunday, Dec. 6th)


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Hello, members of the Zelda Community! This is Eiji Aonuma of Nintendo. It's great to be posting here again. In the Nintendo Direct video that aired today, we announced new information on the soon to be released The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD. I would like to take this opportunity to talk about things that we weren't able to include in the announcement. The Nintendo Direct video showed a glimpse of the Swift Sail (red sail) that allows the ship to go faster. Those of you who played the original may have noticed, but not only will this sail make the ship go faster, but it will always be full of wind, meaning you're now able to control the ship to any direction you want, without having to use the Wind Waker to change direction of the wind. ...Some of you may wonder whether this can still be called a sailing ship, but along with this sail and the nautical chart displayed on the Wii U GamePad that works like a car nav, it's now become much easier to travel to the small islands and salvage points scattered around the great sea. Even if you struggled with sea exploration in the original, I think you'll have a blast exploring the great sea once more. The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD will launch this October. The always energetic Toon Link and the great, open sea is waiting for all of you to set sail. Thank you!
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The way of those on whom Thou hast bestowed Thy Grace, those whose (portion) is not wrath, and who go not astray.
Certainly, other communities—ultra-Orthodox Jews, for example—are fretting about members who go online, and then astray.
But sometimes, the quest for facts lets us down, or leads us astray, and leaves us worse off than before, not better.
The site is a little picky about how it understands questions, and extra words can lead it astray.
Then you read the short stories in astray, and you realize this is how she writes!
He felt as though he wanted to submit, but the unconquered enemy that had so often led him astray was rebellious.
Yes, she must have led Lantier astray; you could see it in her eyes.
It is said it was from a son of her own she got the knowledge, a little chap that was astray.
My foot was on the threshold of His house when you led me astray.
The sight gives him relief, but only for an instant; his conjectures again leading him astray.
c.1300, astraied "away from home; lost," borrowed and partially nativized from Old French estraie, past participle of estraier "astray, riderless (of a horse), lost," literally "on stray" (see stray (v.)).


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so would….so, so would
I never really get tired of looking at her seemingly endless stream of bikini shots.
Does a day go by where she DOESN'T go to the beach?
Helps when the person you are dating is a professional boarder and lives by the water.
You idiots are going to pretend she's as hot as Nina Agdal until she has a gut, aren't you? Just like Kate "love Handles" Upton.
Such is the way of the world.
Or Kate 'Tummy Tuck' Gosselin…
Nina Agdal isn't hot to start with, so that's not saying much. Her face is ugly as hell.
Wow, an attractive woman got fat and now there are less people attracted to her? How strange.
She's got a great body. We need to stop comparing her to her mom's impossible standard and appreciate her hotness on it's own.
Is this chick famous for anything other than posting pics? I don't even know who she is supposed to be.
She's supposed to be living off her parent's money until she marries a professional athlete. Her career seems to be on track at the moment.
Quit trying to make Ireland work. It's not going to happen.
Tell that to my penis!
Couldn't hurt if her hips were a bit wider…
she has no hips.


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Do Curfews Keep Teens Out of Trouble?
Curfews only make teens want to break the rules when you tell us we can't do something we automatically want to do it.
When my parents say no don't date that guy because I don't like him. You want to know the first thought that runs through my head…date him but don't tell him.
Or those first few years of being a teen when your just becoming interested in boys and they get all parental by checking your text messages.
Give us space sometimes and let us know that you trust us.
I have a curfew and I haven't had a reason to break it but plenty of my friends have broken there's.
Curfew's only make you nervous about not being home on time but it also teaches you responsibility. I just don't think having a curfew be itself can keep teens out of trouble. That teen just has to have consequences for breaking curfew. If you do then that could make more teens want to get home on time if they knew there were going to lose something.
Teens these days have to have a reason to get home on time or they won't resulting them into getting in trouble.
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Follow the Bible's instructions or face destruction
I listened to the president as he gave his speech concerning the tragedy in Newtown, Conn. He suggested beefing up security (whatever that means).
There will never be any security except in Jesus Christ. Congress and our government need to follow the creator's instructions in II Chron. 7:14. Men need to stop making laws to please themselves. They need to stop trying to be more intelligent than our creator; it will never work because God is omniscient. Man will never be.
Hosea 4:6 lets us know that people are destroyed for the lack of knowledge because they have rejected knowledge. "I will, says God, also reject thee, seeing thou has forgotten the law of God; I will also forget thy children."
Read the whole chapter.
Proverbs 1:7 says the fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and instruction. We are not ignorant of why these awful things are happening. Prayer was takin out of the schools and meetings. So you don't want God in the schools? Let Satan come on in.
They are talking about removing God's name from the flag salute. A law was passed on same-sex marriage, which is an abomination. A law was passed on gambling (cheating and greed).
When Christmas is written, Christ is crossed out (Xmas). We are trying to do away with all Christian holidays except Easter.
The stage has been set up for the anti-Christ.
America, wake up. The Bible says warning before destruction. Read the Bible and follow its instructions. Change will come. Bible means "Biblical Instructions Before Leaving Earth."
There is a way that seems right unto man, but the ends thereof are the ways of death.
Own a gun? Be sure to store it safely
"But he was trained in gun safety. He knew how to use a gun and how to use it responsibly. I don't understand how this happened."
This is often what first responders hear when someone finds a loved one who has taken his or her life with a firearm, something that those left behind and questioning share with others in suicide grievers' support groups. Knowing how to use a firearm is the first step in using it to do harm to oneself or others.
When a knowledgeable gun user's mind is encumbered by anxiety, depression or anger, safety is the last concern.
The recent multiple homicides in Newtown, Conn., remind us that it is incumbent upon every gun owner - the vast majority of whom use their firearms safely and store them securely when not in use - to treat every gun as a potential weapon. The easiest way to avoid tragedy, if you have guns at home, is to store firearms and ammunition securely.
Never assume children in the house don't know where the guns or ammunition are stored. They probably do. A study by the Harvard Injury Control Research Center found that 39 percent of children interviewed knew where the guns were stored in their homes, despite their parents' claims otherwise. Most had handled the guns without their parents' knowledge. Children under the age of 10 were just as likely to have known the whereabouts of and played with the guns as older children.
Most gun owners know the rules of gun safety, but everyone needs to be reminded from time to time:
Firearms must be unloaded whenever they are not in use. Ammunition should be stored securely distant from the gun, with the locked location of the ammunition changed frequently.
If there are guns in your household, store them in a locked gun safe and keep the key elsewhere. Change the location of the keyfrequently.
Disassemble the gun and keep the parts in separate, secure locations.
Trigger locks can be effective, but seek a lock that cannot easily be removed.
Don't keep firearms in the house if there is a family or resident who suffers from mental illness, depression or has a propensity for violence.
According to the National Institutes of Health, one-third of all American households have guns, and 40 percent of those do not keep the guns under lock and key. Children as young as 3 are strong enough to pull a trigger and many children cannot, or do not, discriminate between a toy and the real thing.
No family wants to see its name in the papers after one of its members uses a firearm to kill themselves or others. The easiest way to avoid tragedy is to store firearms and ammunition securely.


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