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Plebgate MP caught up in avoidance tangle
Former cabinet minister Andrew Mitchell, who resigned over the Plebgate scandal back in 2012, invested in a film investment scheme that the government has now declared as inappropriate tax avoidance.
The Ingenious Film Partners 2 vehicle backed big films like Avatar, Girl with a Pearl Earring and Shaun of the Dead, and its promoters say it encouraged genuine investment in British film.
As reported by BBC Newsnight last night, HMRC deemed the tax relief provided by the company as "inappropriate", meaning investors like Mitchell could end up having to pay back hefty sums after Royal Assent is passed in the coming days.
Earlier this week HMRC named Ingenious Film Partners 2 as one of 1,200 candidates for accelerated payment notices under its new powers to force repayment of tax relief up front, rather than waiting for the outcome of a tax tribunal.
Later this month people using these tax schemes disclosed to HMRC under the Disclosure of Tax Avoidance Schemes (DOTAS) will have to pay the tax HMRC says they owe within 90 days.
Mitchell said in a statement: "When the last Labour government introduced tax incentives to invest in the British film industry, along with many other investors I did so through Ingenious Films. I resigned from Ingenious when I was in government and always pay all tax when due."
Ingenious Media added that the government had failed to distinguish between commercial businesses and tax avoidance schemes and said it would fight HMRC's declaration in a tax tribunal in November.
"The film partnerships run by Ingenious Media have already generated over £1bn in taxable income for the UK Treasury, with more to come over the lifetime of the films they funded," it said in a statement.
The film scheme functioned by generating relief on losses incurred by the partnerships during early years of trading.
Investors were required to put up a minimum of £36,000 and Ingenious would loan the investor a further £64,000 to take the investment to £100,000.
This would then be used to buy shares in film productions which in their first year created roughly a £90,000 loss.
Investors in the scheme could then write off that loss against their tax, and in return for putting in £36,000 would get about the same amount in tax relief and end up owning a £100,000 stake in one or more films.
Ingenious recently issued a warning to 1,300 of its investors that they could be forced to pay back the tax they saved, possibly with interest.
As well as Mitchell, Newsnight identified other senior figures who invested in the scheme, including the former chief secretary to the Treasury Lord Waldegrave and the former chairman of the BBC Lord Grade.
Andrew Mitchell resigned in the wake of the Plebgate incident when he allegedly called Downing Street policemen PC Toby Rowland a "f****** pleb".
This has since left him with a series of libel actions to fight.
Did the investors repay the loan?
I wonder why Ingenious loans money to people to invest, rather than investing its own money?
Does anyone understand the mechanics of this?
it's hardly surprising M'S are slamming HMRC'S...... 1 thanks
..... advanced payment rules! I imagine a lot of other MP's are caught up in various schemes themselves. Perhaps there is a conflict of interest here.
My thoughts on this specific scheme, If it is not the primary intention to avoid tax, then I do wonder what types of people are running our country.
I am guessing, but ....
I imagine the loans are never paid. Investor A will loan to investor B, and B will loan to A. They will both get tax relief on the supposed 'full' investment.
Anyone know if that's factual?
Tax deferral, rather than avoidance 2 thanks
In the early years of the scheme, you have a large amount of loan interest you can claim relief for and very little income from the films as they are still in production. The losses generated can be set against your other taxable income to reduce your tax bill.
In later years, as your loan capital decreases the interest you can claim goes down proportionately. At the same time, the films you originally invested in are now at the cinema or on DVD and generating a return on your initial £100,000 stake. As the article says, this includes some high-profile, high-earning films. You end up paying tax on your share of any profits the partnership makes.
I think it's going to be hard for HMRC to run a GAAR-style argument, or tackle this in the same way they did Working Wheels. There was always the potential for investors in these schemes to make a substantial and taxable profit, but the way they were structured gave the majority of the tax relief "up front".
I'll be interested (mainly because we have two clients invested in other Ingenious schemes) to see what kind of angle they try to use to attack it.
suckers 1 thanks
I don't know why taxpayers bothered with these schemes. Talk about the tax tail wagging the investment dog.
As said by a previous poster, this was really just tax deferral. Even so, these investors just salivate at the year 1 figures (tax saved = money invested), and the promoters know the punters buttons to push.
A DCF analysis would probably show not much better than a 5% return.
Most film schemes
relied on their activities being considered to be trading. This was always arguable - see the case of Eclipse Films. No trade = no upfront loss relief and no relief for interest paid against the income from he films in subsequent years.
Why 1 thanks
Why are Mr Mitchell MP tax affairs not confidential until they reach the tribunal?
You can't have much respect for the rules when the enforcer does not agree with them.
not 1 thanks
Think that would be a different argument as the expenses are public expenditure and presumably now open to scrutiny.
Someones tax affairs are between him and HMRC and confidential. Unless they are deliberate defaulters or fraudsters or end up in a public arena such as a tribunal ! (or on a disk in a car park of course)
I found this ...
It seems reasonable. It looks as though it will protect genuine investors and refuse tax relief for the ones that exist just for tax purposes.
Does anyone have anything to add? I like to understand how these things work, so any information would help me understand.
Film Schemes 6 thanks
As gilderda points out (and as very few seem to be picking up on) many of these schemes were genuine investment schemes that were intended to produce long term profits and structured so as to result in short term losses which could be off-set against tax. Overall, a profit was still the aim.
Isn't this a frequent business model? You borrow money to set up a business. In the early years you make losses, often because of interest charges and subsequently you make profits.
Anyone see anything wrong with that?
Someone implies the loans were bogus. Not as far as I can see with the genuine schemes.
Someone asks why would ingenious lend to people. Ingenious didn't, banks did. Why would banks lend rather than invest in the films themselves? You could ask that of bank loans to ANY business. Banks are in the business of lending money, not investing directly into thousands of differing businesses.
The problem now is that the media hysteria is such that just about anything that allows a tax deduction is viewed as just HAVING to be a tax fiddle.
As no doubt some wise person remarked during the Salem witch trials, not everyone with a wart on their nose is a witch.
Dirty Underwear
This is where it gets interesting. It was never about tax evasion, but rather the PR surrounding Tax Avoidance. Do we seriously believe that Mr Mitchell is the only MP who will be scooped up by the HMRC's rampage through tax avoidance schemes. Lets see how important the morality of the argument really is to the Govt when lots more soiled linen gets exposed. After all I cant see George being too thrilled about being compared to Jimmy Carr or other such despicable types. Can you?
Confidentiality 1 thanks
Doesn't the information come from the public record in that he would have been a member of an LLP which can be found on Companies House?
sloppy sub editing
ex Chief Whip please
Andrew Mitchell 1 thanks
..would be the perfect head of a Commons Select Committee looking into HMRC's failure to answer its phone in 20% of all cases.
If HMRC could get up to the 93% industry standard then the savings to this country in business time saved would be far greater than its efforts at chasing tax avoidance, which by the way is still not illegal... a bit like policemen chasing you down the street on the off chance that a law is passed some time in the future making what you are legally doing today illegal.
Hoisted by own Pethard
"Hoisted by own Pethard"
comes to mind.
They really don't have clue do they.
How do you find out that an LLP is a tax avoidance scheme though? that is not part of the public record, and I doubt if the scheme provider or the client is going to wave a flag about it. There has to have been some inappropriate behaviour somewhere.
Phone hacking, bin rustling, or perhaps bribery and corruption.
The correct course of action is to take these matters to the tribunal and let the process of law take place! Not engage in a media pasty throwing incident.
I am anti avoidance schemes, because they often don't work. But both sides need to play by the rules so that the law is upheld.
Who's fault is it? 3 thanks
Government writes tax law; tax accountant sees potential; client with a bit of spare cash is asked the question "do you want to pay less tax?"; client who knows nothing about tax (that's why he has a tax accountant) says "yes - no brainer"; scheme gets under way; Government says "buggar" and closes loophole.
That's how it used to be but now the last step is Government cries "witch" and makes scapegoat of nasty taxpayer when the problem is that their tax law had flaws in the first place.
Hi Shirley,
The loan mechanics vary from scheme to scheme and provider to provider but typically the promotor identifies a third party bank with expertise in film finance to work with and part of the investor's application is actually an application for the loan. So the loan will be from a real third party bank but the initial steps will have been made by the promotor.
Does that help ?
Yes thanks, Naomi
Investors were required to put up a minimum of £36,000 and Ingenious would loan the investor a further £64,000 to take the investment to £100,000.
It appeared in the report than Ingenious themselves were advancing the funds. I thought it sounded odd and that is why I queried it, so thanks for the explanation.
Someone somewhere has it in for this guy! 1 thanks
Why are Mr Mitchell MP tax affairs not confidential until they reach the tribunal?
Don't you think?
Were films actually made ?
If the film businesses were going concerns and production was started and heaven forbid they actually made a profit, then what is the problem? Film production is costly and risky and success is never guaranteed !
I had to laugh when these tax incentives were first introduced by Labour so that they could be seen as being part of the trendy cool Britannia crowd. But why only for the film industry? What about manufacturing in general? Probably the reason was more to do with not wanting to be seen to be involved with dirty industries which are better left to the Indians and Chinese to get on with while the rest of us can carry on supping on MP expenses provided socialist Champagne and maxing out the country's credit cards.
does look that way
Why are Mr Mitchell MP tax affairs not confidential until they reach the tribunal?
Don't you think?
Does look that way doesn't it.
Strange thinking 2 thanks
Unlike some schemes, this one did actually invest in real films. In doing so, it brought joy to millions and generated hundreds of skilled jobs in the UK - which was, of course, why the Government introduced the tax concessions in the first place.
It's almost as if Governments want some good post-Budget publicity when they announce these schemes but don't want anyone to actually use them.
MPs should have no greater
MPs should have no greater than £500k assets in order to stand, and should be paid a multiple of avg UK PAYE earnings say 2 times. All of a sudden we may all get richer.
MPs expenses 'presumably now open to scrutiny'.
No presumption about it, go to IPSA's website and you can view all MPs expense claims.
Fine in theory, but...
What about wives, partners, adult children etc etc? Just remember that in Whitehall you are never further than one centimetre from a 'loophole'
How did Andrew Mitchell's name get out?
Maybe someone from the Met let slip next to a journalist in a pub!
It is not difficult to find out who has done these schemes. You can find out via a few clicks on the website below, which will show all the members of any UK LLP (you can get the names of the LLPs from Google etc.).
get that bit
It is not difficult to find out who has done these schemes. You can find out via a few clicks on the website below, which will show all the members of any UK LLP (you can get the names of the LLPs from Google etc.).
get that bit!
but how is the jump made from LLP to must be an avoidance scheme.
Are they disclosing that a scheme has been used in the accounts?
The Black Knight
As I said, you can get the names of the LLPs from Google etc. It is not rocket science. You then just click away on the above companycheck website and one link to a member reveals another LLP and another member and so on. Have a go & you will see what I mean!
This must be some sort of 1 thanks
This must be some sort of witch hunt.
Is taking advantage of one's personal allowance classed as 'tax avoidance'? It clearly reduces the amount of tax one has to pay.
Not far short of a witch hunt 1 thanks
I agree it's now a witch hunt and one where those leading the hunt haven't any real clue about what they are hunting.
We are not far away from the situation a while back where a house was daubed with hateful graffiti because some boneheads got confused when they found out that the occupant was a paediatrician.
Money for old rope
I don't know why taxpayers bothered with these schemes. Talk about the tax tail wagging the investment dog.
As said by a previous poster, this was really just tax deferral. Even so, these investors just salivate at the year 1 figures (tax saved = money invested), and the promoters know the punters buttons to push.
A DCF analysis would probably show not much better than a 5% return.
Not sure where you get your 5% from. If you get a £100,000 investment for nothing (because the amount you put in comes back as tax relief), then you are surely on to a winner all the way. If the film fails, you get nothing (but you spent nothing). If the film succeeds you get money for nothing.
They don't get their full investment back, just tax relief on the investment, if the HMRC settlement opportunity example is correct, as follows:
- partner A invests £1 million into a partnership
- £200,000 is cash from his own resources
- £800,000 is by way of loan finance as part of the scheme
- the objective is to claim loss relief of £1 million
- at a tax rate of 40% this equates to £400,000 cash tax
- relief allowed under the opportunity is limited to £200,000 (less any disallowance for fees)
- At a tax rate of 40% this equates to £80,000 cash tax
The disallowance for fees are those spent on tax advice, or payments to Independent financial advisers or circular funding arrangements.
I was basing my analysis on the original article which said that the tax relief did equal the cash put in.
Also you are quoting from the HMRC settlement opportunity. This is for people whose schemes are deemed not to work and are given an opportunity to settle their tax affairs.
Investors would have gone in on the basis that they would get the full tax relief available at the time, so relief on £90k would be expected on a £36k cash (plus £64k loan) investment.
Thanks @Huw. We maybe have crossed wires.
I don't think they get an investment for nothing, as money will still be owed to someone, ie. Ingenious, or some third party lender.
That isn't changed by the settlement opportunity. The only thing that changes is that you don't get immediate tax relief on the whole amount, ie. only the actual cash invested gets tax relief.
Leastways ... that's how I understand it to work.
I am beginning to understand the mechanics of this. 2 thanks
LLP's loan's investor the £64k. If film is profitable then investor wins by way of a pay off and then repays the loan. If the film makes a loss, the LLP (and its creditors) seek to recover the loan from the investor in full.
If this is the case I would agree there is genuine risk to the investor and therefore why the investor would seek to invest £100k into the film and seek to claim tax relief on their full investment.
However if the LLP agreed, in advance, that the loan could be written off if the film failed and this loan would not be pursued, then I also agree that there is not an initial investment of £100k, but only £36k. I would understand why HMRC would challenge the £100k investment against the tax relief. I would also consider the £64k, not to be avoidance, but somewhat more deceptive.
Exactly J&H 1 thanks
Which brings us back to my first 2 posts on here. If the loan is a sham, then it is dodgy.
If the loan is a genuine loan, and the investor has to pay it off regardless of profits/losses, then they are claiming tax relief on a genuine investment.
I think the HMRC settlement opportunity seems reasonable and fair to genuine investors, as it sounds like genuine loans would be allowed for tax relief, and only the 'circular funding arrangements' would be disallowed..
re 'Were films actually made
If the film businesses were going concerns and production was started and heaven forbid they actually made a profit, then what is the problem? Film production is costly and risky and success is never guaranteed !
If you're sad and sit to the end of films, or spin through credits on the OnDemand service to see if there are any 'extras' at the end you quite often see Ingenious as a co-producer.
The question of loans
I dont know the answer to this. But I think I have seen arrangements (not Ingenious who may do things differently) where specific-recourse loans were used. Put it another way, the loans were only paid back out of profits. There was a commercial logic to this - the loan money had already been committed to the film and effectively written off by an investor who would get his money back if but only if the film made money - so he was no worse off by offering these sorts of loans to generate the additional funding needed to get the film made.
It is my understanding that with regards to 'loans' in these schemes to "participators" , the the loan capital lent is covered by thrd parties and the lending banks so the borrower is in a non recourse arrangement, i e he or she does not worry about repaymnent as s/he is protected by these undertakings by other parties.
I think this is something I wish I had on my mortgage.
Your understanding is based on what? Who are these 'third parties' cheerfully advancing money with no prospect of getting it back? Why are they doing this?
The firm I work for has had some involvement in film schemes and every investment is genuine, every loan a real one.
Seems to me these days that people only need mutter under their breath "I bet it's a con" and every tax plan is declared a scam without any further enquiry required.
Andy's loans 1 thanks
We are just talking about our experience. We are not saying everthing is a scam and no loans are genuien, just that some setups do (or did) have non-recourse finance available.
" Loans"
The third parties cross guaranteeing:
Usually the film owner
The producers
The promoters
the banks
The lending bank
All ensuring that the 'borrower' was protected from any default on repayments. This was effected by a series of agreements between the parties.
It started off as a government investment scheme and ended up .
Its happened again the government starts a scheme, possibly very stupidly, and before you know it, Accountants and lawyers turn it a tax saving scheme, why does the government bother.
Direct answer to Andyc555 25
Direct answer to Andyc555 25/07/2014
My information was obtained by readings of contracts for Film partnerships and relatec arrangements over several years for IT & Telecoms clients who werere interested in investing in them. Im not saying that loans were not genuine loans. They were as we had meetings with the funders and did due diligence.it was the way they were structured to minimise the investor risk.
Full recourse loans
And some members physically paid back, in full, the larger tranche of the full recourse loan once the smaller loan was cleared by profits from the likes of Avatar, Children of Men, Australia, Life of Pie .... of course the loans were at risk. Of course the venture is with a view to profit.
Interesting all the advisers promoting group action fat fees for seeking legal counsel and now promoting settlement even to investors who have long exited this profit-making LLP. Those investors have received APNs, but does HMRC have any likelihood of success?


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"It's the same old game with new players and new toys," said Zischke. Like the Iraq war, the Civil War was supposed to be quick, but turned into a drawn out conflict often unsupported by the public, he added.
The war was also similar in the lack of front lines, the use of civilian contract labor to support Soldiers on both sides and the coverage of events by the press. "History repeats itself to a point," Ward said.
ClichAfA, but it is a major reason why the Army has invested so much in the study and preservation of its history through staff rides, Harford said.
Many of the monuments and displays and much of land from past battles is federal land for precisely that reason: as part of the military's education.
"It teaches people about leadership, how Soldiers reacted to combat and how they overcame their fears. It inspires," said Harford, who also has a personal interest in the war. His great, great grandfather, Patrick Harford, served in the war, volunteering with the 1st New Jersey Cavalry, Veteran Volunteer Regiment, after the Battle of Bull Run. Even those unlike Harford and Dale, who also had ancestors fight in the Civil War, can have a personal interest and connection to the war, said Wetzel.
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The World's Best Mod Puts Portal Bots Into GTA IV (VIDEO)
Holy. Hell. This might be the single coolest thing I've seen since every single firework in San Diego went off at the same time. A mad genius has created a GTA IV mod that inserts Atlas And P-Body from Portal into the gritty Liberty City underbelly. The video below shows them walking around in co-op mode. You're still alive, and this is the bestest thing. Ever. If you want it, you can download it here.


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Plug Power Inc.'s stock plummeted on Wednesday, extending the losses from the previous trading session. The company's shares ended the day at $0.57, which is 8.13% lower than the previous day's price of $0.62. The company's shares vacillated between $0.57 and $0.64 during the trading session. A total of 2.84 million shares were traded, which is below the daily average volume of 3.60 million. Despite Wednesday's decline, Plug Power Inc.'s stock has surged 48.77% in the previous three months, outperforming the S&P 500 which has gained 0.25% during the same period. Further, the company's shares are trading above their 50-day and 200-day moving averages of $0.54 and $0.38, respectively. Sign up for free report on PLUG at:
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What are the elements of a short story and how can we use them? And what exactly do we mean by elements anyway?
Let's get off to a start by a visit to Gusteau's restaurant. ('Gosh!' you must be thinking, 'This guy is crazy'. No, I ain't; I just want to explain something by using what you know very well…)
Remember Ratatoulle? It is a simple dish, isn't it? Yeah, but it wowed (and stunned) the critic, giving him intense nostalgia that sent him back in time to his childhood days when he used to eat similar dishes cooked by his mom.
What impressed the critic was not so much that the dish was Ratatoulle, but the way that it was prepared i.e. the way the ingredients were carefully mixed and combined. The end product was impressive, delicious, amazing…
Now, here is what I am getting at:
If a short story were a dish to be prepared, then the ingredients would be the elements of a short story. These ingredients (i.e. elements), and the way in which they are combined make up the 'recipe'. Though there is one general 'recipe', anyone can alter it to his own preferences, deciding how much of this and that to add. Thus, the final product will vary from person to person…
We are now going to use an already prepared dish (story) to show how the elements of a short story can and should be used.
Whoops!!! Did I say 'should'? Sorry, it seems like I forgot my own maxim: "Flexibility takes you everywhere, Rigidity takes you no where."
So let me rephrase that: We are going to see one way in which the elements of a short story can be used.
Ah! That sounds better.
Firstly, read the following story (After you are done, click the back button of your browser and you will find me right here): Nose Betty.
Read the story? Good. Did you enjoy the dish? I hope so… Okay, here we go…
The first important element of a short story is the Setting. The setting refers to the time and place that the event(s) in the story take place.
Did you see the setting of Nose Betty? Did you see those two characters, Chanda and John, conversing in their cramped up little room? Did you see, and indeed hear, the crowd of students as they hurried by outside? How about that big tree by the cafeteria where Nose Betty had stood waiting—did you see that too?
A good setting enables the reader to visualize the scene. As you can see, the setting is not always given all at once at the beginning of the story, but developed gradually as the story progresses. Indeed, the place and time may vary as the story advances. Be sure to include all the necessary details to help your reader to visualize, but do not do it excessively. Too much detail will only make your story sound too complex. Try to get the reader to see things through the character's eyes.
Take note of the words in blue in this paragraph for instance:
"You are peculiar man," John said, standing up. He walked to his friend and put his arm around him. They stared out of the window together and watched the students rushing by either from or to a lecture.
This is one of the most important elements of a short story. The conflict or complication refers to the tension, the fight or the struggle between the various characters or forces in the story. It actually is what gives fuel to the story and influences its flow (i.e. its plot). Without the conflict, then you have no story. It's that important!
So what do you suppose is the conflict in Nose Betty?
It is the difference in opinion on the perfect criteria of beauty, and on whether or not they are manipulated by the possessors of such beauty.
The character element is the person in a story. (Sometimes the characters are not human, but may be animals or spirits. Incidentally, even when non-human characters are used, they tend to have human characteristics. "Majesty Baobab" is a good example of the use of non-human characters to portray human behaviour.)
Characters are usually of two types, the protagonist and the antagonist.
The protagonist is the main character. He is in conflict with another character, who is known as the antagonist.
Here is the list of the characters in Nose Betty. Can you identify which one is the antagonist and which one is the protagonist?
• Chanda
• John
• Nose Betty
• Sandra
So who is the protagonist?
'Easy,' you say, 'It's Chanda.'
That is true. But why doesn't Betty qualify to be the main character? After all, the story is named after her.
Well, the action centres on Chanda, and the narrative is filtered through his perception. In fact he is even the one who relates the story of Betty. She is quite a passive character, Betty, and we do not get her views on anything. What we do get is how Chanda views her and feels about her.
How about John? He is evaluated based on Chanda's observations. We learn most about him from Chanda. Take a look at this part for example:
Chanda knew his friend very well. John hardly loved bathing and bathed only if it was exceedingly necessary. This was definitely fishy.
Indeed, the character John works to bring to light Chanda's unusual perception of beauty.
You really want to know how to tell who the main character is? Try to see which character, when removed from the plot and dialogues, would distort the story most. Remove John and we will probably learn of Betty and Chanda's views from his musings. Remove Betty so that Chanda does not meet her and we still learn of her from the story he narrates to John. But remove Chanda and we will not met Nose Betty at all. The story will go a completely different direction.
That brings us to the other interesting question: Who is the antagonist? Anyone would be quick to conclude that it is John. After all, he and Chanda's views are in conflict with each other. But is that really so?
Though they indeed do differ in the way that they perceive beauty, they both do agree on something:
"You are peculiar man," John said, standing up. He walked to his friend and put his arm around him. They stared out of the window together and watched the students rushing by either from or to a lecture.
"Man," John continued, "we should never allow women to control us…"
Does this sound like two people in conflict?
Chanda is very convinced that Sandra is manipulating his friend by using her enchanting beauty, but he himself denies being manipulated:
"The things we do for love," he laughed. "And he denies that Sandra controls him! I'm glad I'm not at the mercy of feminine beauty manipulation!"
But is it really so that he is not really being manipulated by beauty himself? Don't you think that his struggle is an internal one?
Chanda actually reveals to us how his views of beauty drastically changed when he befriended Nose Betty. After one reads the story, perhaps the question that lingers on her mind is whether Chanda was really not being manipulated or not.
If Chanda's struggle is an internal one, as can be discerned from the story, then it follows therefore that he is in conflict with his own inward feelings.
In some cases, the antagonist is not human at all but can be the characters own feelings, thoughts etc.
But the conclusion is really yours to reach…
This element refers to the topic that the writer writes or comments on in his writing. The theme is the motif of the story, that is, it permeates the whole story and recurs throughout the narrative.
Some themes that a writer may comment on may be love, hate, friendship and alienation to mention just a few.
The theme is actually quite broad in its scope. For example, if a story is about a who girl breaks a man's heart by going out with his best friend, the theme of the story is not 'heart break' but it is 'male—female relationships'. 'Heart Break' or 'Failed romance' may more appropriately be called the subject.
Here is another example. If a story is about how a certain young man suffers the ravages of drug abuse, the theme is not 'drugs' but 'morality'.
So what do you suppose is the theme of Nose Betty? This is your call…
If you still have trouble differentiating between the theme and the subject, don't let that bother you much. Whenever you write a story, you automatically pick on a theme without even raking your brains.
The plot refers to the flow of events in the story, but we will discuss it in details in a future article. But take a close look at the way the events flow in Nose Betty and see if there is any structure...
Ahhhh!!! Do you now see how you can use the different elements of a short story to write a perfectly good story? Use them according to your preference, deciding how much of each to use—but do not ignore any of them!
So are you now ready to prepare your own dish? Greeeeat!!!
Return from Elements of a Short Story to Writing short stories.
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Bank fishing can be found at several city parks and at larger lakes within an hour's drive of the city. Most lakes contain a variety of fish such as largemouth bass, catfish and sunfish. White bass, striped bass, and hybrids make for good fishing in the larger lakes. Several sites are stocked with rainbow trout in winter. Lakes Braunig and Calaveras, just south of the city, offer the opportunity to fish for red drum in fresh water!
The information provided is not intended to be a complete listing of lakes and shore fishing spots in the San Antonio area. These are the sites that are easiest to reach and offer some of the better fishing opportunities.
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- A movie about ancient Christian meditation & prayer
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- The Checkup, a blog from the Washington Post
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Annapolis Girl, 16, Finishing 3-Part Book SeriesElizabeth Hines doesn't suffer from writer's block. There's simply no time. The 16-year-old Annapolis resident cranked out the first book of a three-part series in a mere 10 days.
High School Coach Accused Of Having Sex With StudentA coach at a Montgomery County high school is accused of having sex with a 16-year-old girl who was on his track team.
Police Investigate Stabbing Of 16-Year-Old Pasadena GirlAnne Arundel County Police are investigating the stabbing of a 16-year-old girl in Pasadena.
Man Arrested In Slaying Of 16-Year-Old Mount Rainier BoyPrince George's County police have arrested a man in the fatal shooting of a 16-year-old boy.
16-Year-Old Arrested in Lansdowne ShootingBaltimore County Police say a 16-year-old has been arrested in connection to a shooting that took place in the Lansdowne area.


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An Idaho man was injured Tuesday afternoon in a single vehicle rollover crash along Highway 82 near Elgin in Northeast Oregon. Oregon State Police is continuing the investigation into the cause.
According to Senior Trooper Jed Stone at approximately 3:40 p.m., a 2008 Pontiac driven by Tom Swiderski, 49, of Wendell, Idaho, was westbound on Highway 82 near milepost 21. For an unknown reason, the vehicle crossed the highway and traveled off the south side shoulder where it went up an embankment and struck two large rocks. The vehicle overturned onto its top from where Swiderski was extricated from it by Elgin Rural Fire Protection District.
Swiderski, who was using safety restraints, was transported by ambulance to Grande Ronde Memorial Hospital by Elgin EMS with non-life threatening injuries. A medical-related problem may have been a contributing factor in this crash.
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Booker prize-winner Kazuo Ishiguro's Never Let Me Go, JB Priestley's An Inspector Calls will replace Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird and John Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men.
Maya Angelou's I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings has also been dropped. The American writer passed away yesterday, aged 86.
The changes were made in response to a UK Department for Education directive earlier this week urged that syllabuses should contain more British literature.
There have been angry protests over the decision, and a petition signed by more than 50,000 people has been launched by English teacher, Mary Stevens.
There are reports that the education secretary, Michael Gove, had personally intervened in the matter of the syllabus. Paul Dodd of the exam board OCR told The Sunday Times that Gove "really dislikes" the Steinbeck novel.
"It was studied by 90% of teenagers taking English literature GCSE in the past, "Dodd declared. "Michael Gove said that was a really disappointing statistic."
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South By Southwest Music News
The Daily Chord - Thursday, March 26
- Apple and Beats developing streaming music service to rival Spotify
Story from NY Times.
- This chart explains what is wrong with the current streaming model
Post from The Trichordist.
- SXSW 2015 wrap up
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The Lazy-i Podcast Live From SXSW Courtesy of The Reader
Check out the latest editions of the Lazi-i podcast courtesy of official SXSW Music Media Partner, Omaha's The Reader. The shows were recorded live from Austin during SXSW Music last week and feature tracks by Twin Shadow, White Mystery, Dotan, Speedy Ortiz, Courtney Barnett, Best Coast, LITE, The Pop...
The Daily Chord - Wednesday, March 25
- 25 recordings join the Library of Congress' National Recording Registry
Post from CBS News.
- Online record retailer Insound to close
Story from LA Times.
- Teaching the NY Times how bands do SXSW DIY style
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Hear Interviews with Lucette & Joseph at SXSW 2015 on SXSWfm
This week's episode of Americana World Headquarters features interviews with two first-time SXSW showcasing acts: Lucette and Joseph.
New Music! SXSW 2015 Artist Releases - Tuesday, March 24
And just like that, the 2015 SXSW Music Festival is behind us. There are plenty of new releases from SXSW 2015 Showcasing Artists coming up, and we'll be following along on the website each week all spring and summer.
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- Spoon, Courtney Barnett and Leon Bridges are 2015's Grulke Prize winners
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- Vivendi rejects call to sell Universal Music
Story from NY Times.
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Leon Bridges, Courtney Barnett, and Spoon have been named as winners of the third annual Grulke Prize at SXSW 2015.
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PHOTO: Patrick Kane, Brandon Saad bring back playoff mullets
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Good news Blackhawks fans; they're baaaack!
No, we don't mean the playoffs or even Patrick Kane and Jonathan Toews. Those are all well and good but the bigger news is that the mullets are back! Kane and Brandon Saad got their now apparently annual cut on Wednesday meaning it is officially playoff time in Chicago.
It all started in 2010-11 before Saad was even a glimmer in the Blackhawks' eyes. Kane took a different approach to the playoff beard, adding a rockin' mullet to the mix. It was business in the front and part in the back but also had all-out fun on the sides.
Let's reminisce.
Kaner went away from the mullet and the Blackhawks were quickly bounced the next year so the mullet came back. Last season he was joined by the rookie Saad and two proved to be better than one as the Hawks won their second Cup in the Kane mullet era.
So if it works don't change it, right? Right. Kane and Saad visited 316 Club Barber Spa in Chicago to get their playoff look set. You can't see the mullets well from the above picture (profiles, people!) but especially on Saad you can see that tail will be flapping in the wind.
As a child of the 1980s, I was once a proud wearer of a mullet as well so all I can say is rock on, guys.
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California Balloon Invitational kicks off with media flight
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Television reporters Teresa Snow from KRCG, and Sam Kubota, KOMU, took to the air Friday over California as part of the media flight, which officially kicked off the California Balloon Invitational Festivities.
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Educators Blog
Question of the Week
Riding on the Rails
The railroad quickly became a vital part of 19th-century American life. Everyone from immigrant travelers to wealthy women on holiday depended upon its service. This widespread accessibility amplified perceived differences among travelers as people with diverse needs, expectations, and customs shared this new intimate public space on the rails. The evolution of 19th-century railroad passenger cars, from design and decor to the physical placement on trains, reflected prevailing notions of luxury, comfort, and social order.
Essential Questions
Students will:
- Use critical thinking skills while interpreting a variety of primary-source material
- Understand and compare incongruities in rail accommodations for emigrants and non-emigrant passengers.
- Analyze the railroads as a representation of American society during the mid-nineteenth century
Other Materials
From Lady Duffus Hardy, "Through the Cities and Prairie Lands: Sketches of an American Tour." New York: R. Worthington, 1881.
"Images of Pullman parlor and sleeper cars"
"Discomforts of Old Cars," from The American Railway. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1889.
"Barbarous Inhumanity–Great Distress Among the Immigrants–A Whole Family Frozen to Death" from The Irish American, 1852.
Suggested Instructional Procedures
1. Present students with the pictures of the Pullman's car as well as the Immigrant sleeping car. Have students infer what travel in those two cars might have felt like.
2. As a class read, Ms. Duffy's account of her experience traveling in the Pullman car. Questions to consider include:
a. How does Ms. Duffy describe her travels?
b.What is her overall tone?
c.What hardships did she face?
d.How does Ms. Duffy describe the emigrant train passengers?
e.What differences become apparent between Ms. Duffy's experience and the experiences of the people in the emigrant cars?
3. Hand out the "Discomforts of Old Cars" and the "Barbarous Inhumanity" article from The Irish American. Read them as a class and discuss the experiences of the immigrant passengers. Questions to consider include:
a. What was it like to ride in an emigrant passenger car?
b. What hardships do passengers on the emigrant trains face?
c. How are immigrant passengers treated by employees?
d. Why were immigrants treated poorly?
e. Why did so many immigrants travel across country on the trains?
4. Compare the two experiences the class just read. Ask the students why they think there were such great disparities between the Pullman car and the emigrant car. Discuss the negative views and attitudes many citizens had towards immigrants. Do these reports support the idea of Americanization during the 19th and 20th centuries?
5. Bring these experiences into the larger context of the Industrial Revolution. What impacts did technological advancement have on social interactions? How did these technologies affect immigrants?
- Emigrant: A person leaving a country to move to another.
- Head-end car: Generally placed at the front of the train, these cars were plainer, less elegant and had a longer life than other passenger cars. Baggage, mail, express and emigrant cars were part of this category.
- Immigrant: A person who has moved to a new country.
- Ladies' Car: A private car for first-class female passengers who were traveling alone or were accompanied by a male escort.
- Porter: A person hired to carry baggage at a railroad station or a hotel. Also, refers to an attendant in a railroad parlor car or sleeping car. Most railroad porters were African American.
- Pullman car: Also called a railroad parlor car, sleeping car, or "Palace car." A railroad car that featured luxurious, first-class accommodations.
- Sleeper: A railroad passenger car equipped with berths for sleeping. George Pullman began designing luxurious sleeping cars in 1865.
Related Resources for Students
- "The Railroad in Pennsylvania," from Stories from PA History at ExplorePAhistory.com
- Gordon, Sarah. Passage to Union: How the Railroads Transformed American Life, 1829-1929. Chicago: Ivan R. Dee, 1996.
- Hedin, Robert, ed. The Great Machines: Poems and Songs of the American Railroad. Iowa City: University of Iowa Press, 1996.
- Ward, James Arthur. Railroads and the Character of America, 1820-1887. Knoxville: University of Tennessee Press, 1986.
- Riding the Rails (PBS)
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Wild Salmon Salad with Pickled Blueberries
3 cups (690 g) fresh local blueberries
2 tbsp (28 g) cup local honey
2 tbsp (28 g) balsamic vinegar
1 shallot, thinly sliced into rings
½ tsp (2.4 g) sea salt
1, 5-6 oz (145 g) fresh wild sockeye salmon
1 cup (230 g) fresh seasonal greens
3 tbsp (43 g) extra virgin olive oil
3 tbsp (43 g) toasted hazelnuts
Sea salt and freshly ground pepper
1. In a small pot over medium heat, simmer 2 cups (460 g) blueberries with honey, balsamic vinegar, sliced shallots and a pinch sea salt for 5 minutes.
2. Remove from the heat and add the remaining 1 cup (230 g) of blueberries. Let cool.
3. To cook salmon, either pan sear, roast or grill to medium rare (about 2 minutes per side).
4. Assemble greens on a plate and top with extra virgin olive oil and toasted hazelnuts.
5. Place the salmon on top of the salad and garnish with 3 tbsp (43 g) of the pickled blueberries.
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Allegheny Mountains > Seneca Rocks > Climber's Log
Seneca Rocks Climber's Log
[ Sign the Climber's Log ]
|NOrth peak
|Via Roux
|Posted Oct 3, 2008 6:49 pm
|Several climbs in 1970s
|I climbed several routes as part of an Outdoor Ed course in the late '70s. Don't remember much about the routes but I remember some P.I. at the bottom. At the time I was the only female in a group of 12 people.
|Posted Sep 14, 2008 8:31 pm
Date Climbed: Jul 25, 2008
|First time I got to the summit doing Skyline Traverse then heading up Conn's East. Arrived just as the sun was setting. West Pole Direct was another awesome way to the top. Awesome place.
|Posted Jul 28, 2008 7:53 pm
|Amazing Experience!
Date Climbed: Jul 25, 2008
|This was my first experience with a classic climb. I loved the south summit! I wasn't nearly as scared as I thought I would be. I also really enjoyed the variations of the Thais route that our leader took us on. I definitely feel more confident and inspired after this trip!
|Posted Jul 28, 2008 1:27 pm
|Sam Page
|Subjective hazard
|I hiked up here in winter 1998/9. While on my way up, some adolescents were lobbing rocks down in my direction from the summit. I assume that they didn't know I was there.
|Posted Apr 26, 2008 9:18 pm
|Seneca Rocks
|I hiked up and then scrambled out onto several of the fins. I wish to return for some 5th class routes. One of the best places in the east.
|Posted Jan 14, 2008 2:30 am
|Every which way...
|I've been to Seneca dozens of times since 1993's first trip up Thais. It really is the best place in the east (in my opinion). As much as I love the Gunks and the New, there's nothing quite like Seneca's south summit east of the Rockies.
|Posted Nov 15, 2007 9:56 pm
|Trad Crag
|This was my local trad crag during college at JMU. A great variety. Go midweek to avoid crowds on the classic routes.
|Posted Nov 2, 2007 8:01 am
|Conn's West Direct
Date Climbed: Oct 21, 2007
|Conn's West Direct and Ecstacy Southwest Buttress variation with a guide from The Gendarme. My "refresher course" for climbing. I've been out of the technical stuff for a while. It came back quick. I felt good after the first pitch. Time to drag out the trad rack and work on leading again. Great weather, some of the best I've had.
|Posted Oct 22, 2007 10:41 pm
|Steep east coast quartzite
|Lots of fun if you're in the area.
|Posted Sep 24, 2007 3:08 pm
|Many Trips
Date Climbed: Jun 1, 2001
|My intro to multi-pitch trad. Great!
|Posted Sep 19, 2007 1:26 pm
|back in the day
|many trips since '72....my highschool playground...i don't remember much ;)
|Posted Aug 28, 2007 9:25 am
Date Climbed: Jul 7, 2007
|trip to Seneca this year...climbed Thais, E Jr., Sunshine, Prune, Frosted Flake...great two days.
|Posted Aug 7, 2007 6:31 pm
Date Climbed: Sep 3, 2001
|Walked up the backside Sep 3, 2001 and again on May 28, 2005. No one else was on the backside trail either time; good way to avoid the crowds.
|Posted Jul 16, 2007 4:49 pm
|chugach mtn boy
|Triple S and other routes, 1981
|Lots of great memories. Hope to go back someday.
|Posted Jun 28, 2007 3:06 am
|Great day...
Date Climbed: Apr 3, 2007
|at Seneca...climbed at the face of a thousand pitons...Crack of Dawn, Cottonmouth...scambled to the top of the south peak.
|Posted Apr 4, 2007 3:09 pm
|Many routes....
|I've climbed many routes at Seneca over the years. One of my favorites was the Gendarme before it fell. One of the coolest routes at Seneca.
|Posted Mar 8, 2007 4:02 pm
|Routes Climbed: Old Mans, Ecstasy, & Ye Gods and Little Fishes
|Great climbing and wide variety of routes. This was my first multi-pitch trad climb.
|Posted Dec 2, 2006 3:02 am
|Got the T shirts to prove it
Date Climbed: Oct 24, 2006
|This was an impromptu trip for my sister and I this unseasonably warm Thanksgiving weekend. Fantastic weather and views for my sister's first real rock climb (Old Ladies). She was very happy to have earned the right to buy a Seneca "Climbing Rocks" T shirt.
|Posted Nov 27, 2006 7:22 pm
|Beautiful colors
Date Climbed: Oct 24, 2006
|Hiked up to the viewing platform and then scrambled to the "top" of the formation. What great views of the valley below - especially with the fall colors!
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For anyone with a Tern Link P9, you might want to read this article. I would hate to see this happen to anyone.
For anyone with a Tern Link P9, you might want to read this article. I would hate to see this happen to anyone.
"It's best to remain silent and be thought the fool, then to open your mouth and remove all doubt" -- Mark Twain
"If you ride the bicycle while you are standing up, your weigh can cause the pedals to snap off all in a sudden. These folding pedals are not design to lift up your body weight - the seatpost is."
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After receiving the above reports of the plastic cage breaking we have been working closely with the pedal manufacturer, Wellgo to identify the root of the cause and ensure that any use of a Tern bicycle matches our own, high product standards.
During our investigation with Wellgo into the reports regarding the subject pedal (Wellgo model number F-147) we have applied the standard EN 14764 (city and trekking bikes) stationary, impact and dynamic (100,000 cycles) pedal tests against various batches. However, we have been unable to replicate a breakage during these standard tests despite them exceeding the normal use of a pair of pedals. In case these reports were due to misuse, we also repeated these tests by applying the entire forces to the outermost edge instead of the center of the pedal, but again were unable to replicate a breakage.
In the event that you remain uncomfortable with your F-147 pedals, however, we are happy to offer a full metal version of this pedal, the Wellgo FP-7 pedal. We have already begun shipping these to our dealers and distributors so the pedals should be available very soon. This free replacement pedal will be available at your local Tern dealer by exchange for your pair of F-147 pedals so please drop by or phone the dealer to to claim your pair (installation not included).
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The Runaway Bunny is a book and about a young, white bunny who wants to runaway from his mother. He suggests many impossible ways that he could leave her; Becoming a boy, a rock on top of a mountain, a little sailboat, and several others. She continually insists on following and finding him. In the end the little bunny decides to stay and be her child. This is an extremely cute story with wacky illustrations and a perfect description of any mother's love for her child. The Runaway Bunny is written by Margaret Wise Brown, and illustrated by Clement Hurd.
Ways to teach social awareness to children using The Runaway Bunny:
Parents and Family- The little bunny wishes to leave his mother, and run away. She tells him that no matter where he goes, she will follow him and bring him back home to be her boy. If you are the child's parent, tell them what you would do if they ran away or were missing.
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PRETORIA, South Africa (AP) -- Oscar Pistorius has been charged with the murder of his girlfriend after model Reeva Steenkamp was shot inside the Olympic athlete's home in South Africa.
Police said a 26-year-old male would appear in court later on Thursday. Police in South Africa do not name suspects in crimes until they have appeared in court but police spokesperson Brigadier Denise Beukes said that Pistorius was at his home after the death of Steenkamp and "there is no other suspect involved."
Beukes said the suspect was undergoing blood alcohol and forensic tests and had made a request to be brought to court immediately. Beukes said he would apply for bail, but the South African Police Service would oppose the application.
Beukes said there had been "previous incidents" at Pistorius' home.
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ARTS 1694This is an archive of the Common Course Outlines prior to fall 2011. The current Common Course Outlines can be found at http://www.gpc.edu/programs/Common-Course-Outlines.
Credit Hours 3
Course Title Art History: Africa, Oceania And The Americas
Prerequisite(s) None
Corequisite(s) None Specified
Catalog Description
This course is a survey of the indigenous arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas.
Expected Educational Results
As a result of completing this course:
1. Students will have gained a foundation of knowledge for the study of the arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas.
2. Students will have an understanding of the role of art and artist in these cultures.
3. Students will have an understanding of the social, religious, political, and aesthetic climates of these cultures and the effects of these climates on the art produced in these cultures.
4. Students will be able to identify and discuss works of art in terms of their culture, name, location, subject matter, medium, and date.
5. Students will have knowledge of terminology, construction principles, and art making processes and methods.
6. Students will be able to identify and discuss the stylistic elements of the art and artists of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas.
General Education Outcomes
This course addresses the general educational outcome relating to communication skills as follows:
1. Students develop their speaking skills through classroom discussion.
2. Students develop their listening skills through lecture as well as slide, video, and film presentations.
3. Students develop their reading and writing skills through critical reading and analysis of selected art traditions and cultures, a museum research paper, and weekly writing assignments.
4. Students work individually as well as in groups to explore the arts ad artists of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas.
5. Students question and examine the concepts of "art", "artists", and "artwork" in a global perspective. Are these concepts universal? Do all people define art in the ame way? What are the roles of the artist in culture?
6. Through discussion, critical reading, and the analysis of selected art traditions and cultures students and instructor explore notions about the visual arts as cultural constructs that embody an array of concerns (e.g. aesthetics, status, ethnicity, gender, politics, economics, ritual, and religion.)
7. The course employs the two-way interactive video transmission of illustrated classroom lectures in real time. The course originates at Georgia State University and is transmitted to Dekalb in our distance-learning classroom (GSAMS).
8. Lectures will be augmented by web pages incorporating text with images, electronic bulletin boards, and e-mail.
9. In this tele-course students will be able to interact electronically with the professor, each other, and study materials.
Course Content
Arts 1694 is an illustrated lecture course with an emphasis on reading writing, and classroom discussion. The course offers a survey of the indigenous arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas with a view of broadening horizons, fostering cross-cultural awareness, and honing critical thinking skills.
This course examines the visual qualities of the art of these cultures as well as the function of the art produced. Students consider the art production of the cultures not only as reflective of the values of their people but as crucial in maintaining social order and cohesiveness through particular aesthetic systems.
The specific topics studied in Arts 1694 include the following:
1. African art and Religion: The Yorba and Igbo of Nigeria; the coffins of Ghana
2. African art and the body: Fulani, Maasai, and others; the body ritual among the snacerima
3. African art and the community: Senufo of Ivory coast; Dogon and Bamana of Mali; Mende of Sierra Leone
4. African art of Governance: The Ashanti Kingdom of Ghana and the Benin Kingdom of Nigeria
5. African art and Colonization: Bwa of Burkina Faso
6. The Dreamings and Dreamtime of Australia
7. The asmat of New Guinea: the Maori of New Zealand
8. Pre-Columbian: the Aztec empire at the time of comtact
9. The Olmec heartland
10. Teotihuacan: the fifth world
11. The Maya
12. Native American Art
Assessment of Outcome Objectives
1. Course Grade
The course grade is determined by the following assignments:
Mid-term exam and Final exam consisting of slide identification and discussion, vocabulary, definitions, and general discussion. Each exam accounts for 25% of the final grade. (i.e. 50%)
A museum visit with written report accounts for 30% of the final grade.
A series of short writing assignments account for 10% of the final grade.
Class participation accounts for 10% of the final grade.
2. Departmental assessment
This course will be assessed one term out of every three years. The assessment exam will contain slide identification and discussion, multiple choice, vocabulary, and general discussion. The construction of this exam will be the responsibility of the visual arts faculty under the direction of the Fine Arts Chair. In term when the assessment exam is carried out, the assessment exam will serve as the final exam for the course.
The evaluation of the results of this examination will be the responsibility of the Fine Arts Chair and the participating visual arts faculty.
3. Use of Assessment Findings
During the term following the administration of the exam the chair and faculty will review the results and consider modifications in course content, instructional improvement, and curriculum changes. All recommendations will be documented and used for strengthening the course.
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The St. Louis Cardinals are now just 3 games back of first-place Chicago in the National League central. The Cards beat the Cubs in Chicago this afternoon 6-4 as Scott Rolen drove in 3 runs. The Cards also got home runs from Albert Pujols and Rick Ankiel.
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Obama, Five Weeks After the Election, Hits the Campaign Trail
TheStreet) -- When President Barack Obama spoke to a raucous group of workers in Redford, Mich., on Monday, he sounded as if he's still on the campaign trail despite his victory five weeks ago. The trip to a Daimler Detroit Diesel plant was to pitch his plan for the so-called fiscal cliff -- when tax-relief measures and deep spending cuts will automatically go into effect."It is a great excuse for me to get out of Washington," Obama said. "I've said I will work with Republicans on a plan for economic growth, job creation and reducing our deficits, and have some compromise between Democrats and Republicans." Shortly before his speech, Obama's dormant campaign apparatus reached out to its lengthy email list of supporters to use a so-called call tool. For those who sign up, the Obama campaign provides the user with a name and phone number to call, and asks them to read from a script that pitches the president's plan on tax cuts. "We know we can affect change in Washington when we raise our voices together. So pick up the phone and make a few calls. Republicans in the House need to hear from their constituents," Stephanie Cutter, deputy campaign manager for Obama's campaign, said in the email. Obama met with House Speaker John Boehner (R., Ohio) during the weekend, but aides refused to release any details of the discussion. The White House press secretary said Monday he thinks the best prospect for reaching an agreement was to keep private the details of conversations between the president and senior lawmakers. The Michigan visit was one of many Obama has made to boost support for his budget plan. Obama said at the plant that he wanted to extend middle-class cuts, make necessary spending reductions and raise rates on the top 2% of income earners. The president said he isn't willing to compromise on the tax hike. With the rally-like event at Daimler Detroit Diesel and the cold-call initiative, Obama turned to one of his greater strengths: campaigning. -- Written by Joe Deaux in New York. >Contact by Email. Follow @JoeDeauxNEW YORK (
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