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|Dr. Janet B. Ruscher
|Lab Instructor: Seth Kaplan
|Office: PS3049, x3309
|Office: PS3012F, x3330
In addition to familiarizing students with the theories and findings of social
cognition, this course has three goals. First, completion of hands-on demonstrations
provide concrete examples of the scientific method, particularly those methods favored
by social cognition researchers. Second, writing critiques of and holding
discussions about empirical articles each week should help students think
critically about research and theory. Identifying what particular studies
did well and where they could be
improved encourages critical thinking, as well as honing students' own research skills.
'Finally this course should help students to master APA style.
The publication style of the American Psychological Association is
used by psychology and related fields,
as well as being similar to styles used in other sciences and social sciences.
Learning to write in this style is important for students intent upon conducting an
honors thesis in psychology and/or pursuing post-baccalaureate study, as well as for
students wishing to improve general written communication skills.
Course Prerequisites: Psyc212 and Psyc343 and Honor's Program standing. By enrolling
in this
course, you are confirming that you have met the prerequisites.
How do people make sense of themselves, of other people, and of the social world in general? Broadly speaking, the social cognitive perspective addresses these and other social psychological questions, borrowing liberally from theories and methods of cognitive psychology.
In addition to familiarizing students with the theories and findings of social cognition, this course has three goals. First, completion of hands-on demonstrations provide concrete examples of the scientific method, particularly those methods favored by social cognition researchers. Second, writing critiques of and holding discussions about empirical articles each week should help students think critically about research and theory. Identifying what particular studies did well and where they could be improved encourages critical thinking, as well as honing students' own research skills. 'Finally this course should help students to master APA style. The publication style of the American Psychological Association is used by psychology and related fields, as well as being similar to styles used in other sciences and social sciences. Learning to write in this style is important for students intent upon conducting an honors thesis in psychology and/or pursuing post-baccalaureate study, as well as for students wishing to improve general written communication skills.
Course Prerequisites: Psyc212 and Psyc343 and Honor's Program standing. By enrolling in this course, you are confirming that you have met the prerequisites.
For the first several weeks (both Tuesdays and Thursdays), I will lecture about methodological issues, and provide a refresher regarding experimental design and statistics. Material from these lectures should be useful in writing critiques, lab reports, and your contributions to the seminar portions of the course. Some useful methodology definitions appear on the web at http://www.tulane.edu/~jruscher/dept/345definitions.html. Later in the semester, I will lecture on Tuesdays on material germane to that week's topic.
Discussions will center around a chapter from the text and recent journal articles. The text provides a sound theoretical background to each topic as well as a summary of relevant research. The text should be integrated into the discussion and critiques, and also is fair game for the final exam. The journal articles are exemplars of the type of research conducted that topic. Articles are on electronic reserve with the library.
Co-facilitation. Co-facilitation of discussions should help develop skills in
group conversations (particularly for seminars and workshops). Second, co-facilitation
should keep the style of weekly discussion fresh, by capitalizing on the variety of
students' styles. The cofacilitation grade, combined with general class participation and
the course presentation, contribute 12% to the final grade.
Working in dyads, students will co-facilitate the seminar discussion twice. The co-facilitators' role is to help keep the conversation going, and on track. Again, there are no formal "rules" to go by. If you feel creative, fine. If you feel task-oriented, fine. In general, though, I would suggest clustering the comments ahead of time: by issue, by depth, or whatever seems to fit the particular topic. If you wish, you may begin the discussion by "setting the stage," (i.e., sketching design, abstracting the main points, etc). As the conversation develops, encourage people who wrote pertinent comments to contribute to the class. Try changing the topic when it is exhausted or becomes trivial. If you plan in advance, you may stage a debate, and assign students to a "side" of one of two central issues (or adopt some other top-down approach). Alternatively, you may abstract a structure from the comments and provide an outline to the class (or another bottom-up approach).
Article critiques. Writing article critiques hone critical thinking skills. Written critiques simultaneously enhance the quality of the discussion, by encouraging critical thinking about readings prior to class. Students will be assigned randomly to write a critique on one of the two articles for a seminar session, but are expected to read both articles. Given that purpose late critiques will not be accepted. No exceptions. No kidding. Please submit your two copies of your critiques to the envelope outside my door by Tuesday 3 pm. The 8 critique grades combine comprise 16% of the final grade.
There are no formal "rules" about how to write a weekly comment. Given what they are intended to achieve within the class period (a stimulating, somewhat organized discussion), here are some guidelines: Write about 1 page, focusing on the article to which you are assigned, referring liberally to the text for support. Try to make and support at least 2 points. You might address (but are certainly not limited to) the following questions or issues.
Theoretical Issues: (e.g., How does this paper relate to the theories in the text?
Does it contradict other theories? Expand them? Is the theoretical reasoning presented
in the paper sound?)
Validity/Interpretational Issues: (e.g., Does the study really demonstrate what it claims to demonstrate? What are some alternative explanations? What kind of alternatives are suggested by the text readings? What alternatives are left open by the methodology?)
Methodological Issues: (e.g., What problems do you find with the design, statistics, procedures, etc?) . Ideally, comments about methodology focus on problems of internal validity and construct validity.
Laboratory Sessions
In each of the seven simulations, you will serve as the participants who provide the raw data for laboratory reports. The procedures for these experiments are relatively innocuous, and the material will not be socially sensitive. If you find a particular study objectionable, you may decline your participation. However, because laboratory attendance is required, you must remain present until the end of the session. In accordance with ethical guidelines, the teaching assistant will ensure confidentiality of students' responses, and will encourage students to respect each other's privacy.
I realize, of course, that as students of psychology you will not be "naive" participants, even though experiments are conducted prior to consideration of the topic in lecture. Data are being collected for pedagogical purposes, rather than for basic research purposes. Your data will be combined with data from a previous semester to increase the sample size (and provide more power to the designs). Please try to take seriously your role as a "participant." After the lab is conducted, stimuli and results for the labs will be accessible here
Lab Reports
You and your lab partner(s) must submit a lab report for 6 experimental simulations (all except Lab 2). These lab reports are intended as group projects, so you should work on them with your lab partner, and submit a single report to the teaching assistant (who will assign a grade). Lab partners will be assigned randomly for the first 3 labs, then assignments will be switch (again, randomly) for the remaining labs. The combined lab report grade comprises 18% of the final grade.
For the first simulation, the laboratory instructor will lead the group through procedure, discuss the writing of the lab report, and then will provide a sample report. This sample will provide a template for the lab reports submitted throughout the semester.
At a minimum, lab reports must a) state the hypothesis and experimental design, b) briefly describe the methodology, c) describe the results, which includes clearly stating the inferential statistics used and summarizing the findings with descriptive statistics, d) provide a brief interpretation of the result, and e) provide the appropriate reference. Please refer to the 5th edition of the APA Publication Manual for style. Although you are welcome to do so, you need not read the paper on which the lab is based in order to write the report. Lab reports are due to the lab instructor 2 weeks after the lab is conducted. Accepting late papers (and imposing penalties) is at the discretion of the laboratory instructor.
APA-Style Research Article
You will write an APA-style papers for one of the experimental simulations (Lab 2). Please refer to the 5th edition of the APA Publication Manual (Comments on the 5th edition) . The body of the paper should be 4-6 pages, consistent with the length of a poster-format conference presentation. This paper is under no circumstances a group project. This paper is due to the course instructor 3 weeks after the lab is conducted. Late papers will be penalized a half-grade for each day late, so you are encouraged to submit papers in a timely fashion. This paper contributes 12% to the final grade.
Papers should include a) a title page, b) an abstract, c) an introduction discussing the relation of the study to the research on which it was based, d) a methodology section, e) a results section, with graphs and tables as appropriate, f) a discussion, and g) references. On average, sections reflecting the body of the paper (c-f) will average about 1.5 pages long. This course is not approved as a writing course, so please do not request opportunities to rewrite.
Students' work must be their own. You may not solicit help from other people (e.g., classmates, professors, other students, significant others) in outlining or writing your paper. (Substantial paraphrasing and borrowing of ideas without appropriate citation can be construed as plagiarism, so be sure that you understand what constitutes a breech of the honor code.) A copy of the honor code (reprinted by permission) appears at my website, along with examples of inappropriate citation and plagiarism: http://www.tulane.edu/~jruscher/dept/Honor.Code.html
APA-Style Research Proposal
The APA-style research proposal comprises 20% of the final grade. Students will propose a social cognition experiment, comprising theoretical rationale, methods, proposed analyses, and implications. Topics must be approved by the instructor no later than November 1. Like the research article, this manuscript will follow the 5th edition of the Publication Manual. This project is an independent paper bound by the Honor Code, and is subject to the aforementioned late penalty. With the exceptions of the instructor and laboratory assistant, no person should provide assistance with outlining, researching, or writing your paper.
Final Examination
Multiple choice questions will comprise 50% of the exam, examining knowledge acquired in lecture, laboratory, and seminar. The remaining 50% of the exam involves reading a short empirical article, and answering questions about it. With the exception of the question that assessing understanding of the results, the same questions (but a different articles) are used each year. A copy of these questions appears at this location, and an old multiple choice portion appears at this location. The exam contributes 20% to the final grade. The exam will be given on the date and time scheduled. No exceptions. In addition, no student may begin the final exam if another student already has exited the exam, so please plan to arrive on time.
As discussed above under "seminars," grades on 8 critiques will contribute to the final grade. Each critique contributes 2%
Class Participation
Attendance, contribution to discussion, and cofacilitation of seminar (discussed above) comprise the class participation grade, which is 12% of the final grade.
Please bring any accommodations from the ERC to my attention the first week of class. Included in this request are reservations for taking the final exam at the ERC; the ERC fills up quickly during exam week.
Evaluation Summary
|8 Critiques
|6 Lab Reports
|Lab 2 Paper
|Research Proposal
|Class participation
|Final Exam
Numerical to Letter Grade Equivalents
|A 93 and above
|B- 80 to 82
|D+ 67 to 69
|A- 90 to 92
|C+ 77 to 79
|D 63 to 66
|B+ 87 to 89
|C 73 to 76
|D- 60 to 62
|B 83 to 86
|C- 70 to 72
|F 59 and lower
|August 30
|September 4
|Review of Basic Statistics
|September 5
|Lab Introductions
|September 6
|Review of Basic Statistics, continued...
|September 11
|Methodology in Social Cognitive Psychology
|September 12
|Lab on APA style and PsycLit
|September 13
|Methodology in Social Cognitive Psychology, continued...
|September 18
|Social Representation (Kunda, Ch. 2)
|September 19
|Lab 1
|September 20
|Dijksterhuis et al., Waenke et al
|September 25
|APA Style
|September 26
|Yom Kippur Holiday: No lab
|September 27
|Yom Kippur Holiday: No class
|October 2
|Heuristics (Kunda, Ch. 3)
|October 3
|Lab 2 (Report on Lab 1 due)
|October 4
|Holbrook et al., Peters & Rothbart
|October 9
|Causality in Events (Kunda, Ch. 4)
|October 10
|Lab 3
|October 11
|Jonas et al; McMullen & Markman
|October 16
|Memory (Kunda, Ch. 5)
|October 17
|Lab 4
|October 18
|Carli; Rusting & DeHart
|October 23
|Workshop Day for Lab 2 Paper
|October 24
|Workshop Day for Lab 2 Paper (Report on Lab 3 due)
|October 25
|Motivation & Affect (Kunda, Ch. 6) (Lab 2 Paper Due)
|October 30
|Automaticity (Kunda, Ch. 7)
|October 31
|Lab 5 (Report on Lab 4 due)
|November 1
|Smart & Wegner; Stevens & Fiske
|November 6
|Stereotypes (Kunda, Ch. 8)
|November 7
|Lab 6
|November 8
|Monteith et al., Sinclair & Kunda
|November 13
|Knowledge of Others (Kunda, Ch. 9)
|November 14
|Lab 7(Report on Lab 5 due)
|November 15
|Chiu et al.; van Boven et al.
|November 20
|Workshop Day Research Proposal
|November 27
|The Self (Kunda, Ch. 10)
|November 28
|Workshop Day Research Proposal (Report on Labs 6 and 7 due
|November 29
|Baumeister et al.; Stahlberg et al.
|December 4
|Workshop Day Research Proposal
|December 5
|Workshop Day Research Proposal
|December 6
|Practice Exam (Research Proposal Due)
|December 17
|FINAL EXAM 8:00am to 12:00pm
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Forgas, J. P. (1999). Feeling and speaking: Mood effects on verbal communication strategies. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 25, 850-863.
Holbrook, A. L., Krosnick, J. A., Carson, R. T., & Mitchell, R. C. (2000). Violating conversational conventions disrupts cognitive processing of attitude questions. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 36, 465- 494.
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Peters, E., & Rothbart, M. (2000). Typicality can create, eliminate, and reverse the dilution effect. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 26, 177-187.
Rusting, C. L., & DeHart, T., (2000). Retrieving positive memories to regulate negative mood: Consequences for mood-congruent memory. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 78, 737-752.
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How can I configure a Chinese input method for KDE? I don't want a Chinese locale, just to write Chinese characters, mainly for learning purposes. (I'm still learning the language, so switching the entire UI to Chinese is not an option...)
Google search results are inconclusive, and from what I understood, not specific to newer versions of KDE.
Details: Kubuntu 11.04, KDE 4.6

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ZF-11662: Additional request methods
The HTTP methods PATCH, LINK and UNLINK should be added to the Zend_Http_Client_Adapter_Curl write() method, as specified in http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc2068#section-19.6.1.
Also, I would suggest to separate the http-method verification (just below the "// ensure correct curl call" comment) in a different method, like validate() or something, in such a way I can extend the component in a new class and overwrite the method.
Is there any progress for this ticket?
If not, I'd like to adapt the changes that have been made in ZF2 for that issue:
https://github.com/zendframework/zf2/pull/1877 https://github.com/zendframework/zf2/pull/1856
And extend the LINK and UNLINK methods.


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OUCH! Boulder Velodrome Crash
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Link is broken, but the video is here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mv9LhtccNtw
Not sure who that was but glad he's OK. Looks like he just went down on the other guy's wheel, not sure why.
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Commercial bicycle tour operators always are on the lookout for ways to make their offerings stand out. At Great Freedom Adventures, an extra feature of two East Coast tours in 2014 will be attendance at a summer music festival.
A four-day trip around Rhode Island in July includes a visit to the famed Newport Folk Festival. A six-day August ride through New York's Hudson Valley takes in performances at the four-year-old Hudson Music Fest, a free rock/pop/folk event scheduled in the ever-hipper river town of Hudson.
Jeanne Rummel, a founder of Great Freedom Adventures, told me that the musical events "are intentionally scheduled for the beginning of the tour because listening to music together (and maybe singing and dancing) really brings a group of people together in a hurry."
Overall, said Rummel, "I search for unique experiences that will add enjoyment and give guests an in-depth exposure to the places they visit so they come away really understanding the people and the culture in each region. So to a large extent, the Newport Folk Festival and now the Hudson Music Fest are a part of the story of these places and definitely an experience worth having at least once."
Other tours offered by Great Freedom Adventures include Martha's Vineyard, off the coast of Cape Cod; Vermont (with visits to a cheese factory and antique stores); and coastal Massachusetts.
The outfitter is also one of the growing number of bicycle trip developers who are happy to create private trips for groups of cyclists who want to take vacations together.


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Writable Files and Directories Standard
This standard defines Web Services practice with respect to writable files and directories on web servers.
Brief Description:
To prevent malicious and unwanted content from being inserted onto one of our web servers, writing files directly to the web server is prohibited.
Writing files to the web server is prohibited. There are multiple database solutions available that should meet most needs for dynamic content.
If a non-privileged or anonymous user possesses the ability to write to disk on a web server, a serious security breach is usually not far off.."
Universities are by default targets, and bright people like new challenges. Errant code could easily allow any file or even a full website to be overwritten, hijacked, or defaced.
Additionally clustering is now a part of many of our environments. It is critical that no file writing take place as it causes data integrity issues as well as replication corruption. To maintain consistency across all platforms, file writing is prohibited.
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Starz Digital VP David Katz's 4 Tips on Creating Successful Digital Content
Read what Katz has to say about the importance of aggregating an audience, the types of creators Starz wants, and his hopes for the future of digital content.
Starz Digital VP David Katz's 4 Tips on Creating Successful Digital Content
Read what Katz has to say about the importance of aggregating an audience, the types of creators Starz wants, and his hopes for the future of digital content.
4 Reasons to Perform in Outdoor Theater This Summer
Director at the Institute of Outdoor Theatre Michael C. Hardy talks about the benefits, challenges, and craft-strengthening aspects of working in the outdoors.
3 Things to Remember When Producing Your Own Content
Ondine Landa Abramson, president–executive producer of the newest merging of the theater community and Web, Stage17, gives advice about starting to make your own content, the perks of its new website, and its plans for the future of theater in the digital space.
The Creative Artists Lab's 3 Ways to Learn from a Community of Actors
Che Landon and Sonal Shah create a community in which they share their advice and encouragement with actors looking to create.
Dan Watanabe's 3 Pieces of TV Industry Pro Advice for Actors
Deputy Sector Navigator for the California Community College Chancellor's Office Dan Watanabe chats about how his department helps actors, proper Web etiquette, and the essentials if you're thinking about making a Web series.
Lindsay Wagner's 3 Ways to Enjoy Your Audition
Actor-teacher Lindsay Wagner provides advice to actors as they begin their audition process.
Rosie Berrido on Finding the Right Acting and Diction Coach For You
The longtime actor turned coach chats on what to look for when hiring a language coach, and what she hopes for Latino and non-Latino actors alike
Made in NY Media Center's Sabrina Dridje on Making Your Own Content
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How Set Designer Derek McLane Visually Brought 'Beautiful' to Broadway
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We will be closed on Thursday 21st July from 12:30pm and will re-open the following day at 8:30am. If you have an urgent medical problem which cannot wait until the surgery re-opens, please call NHS 111. If the emergency is life-threatening, you should always call 999.
Bewbush Medical Centre
Opening hours are Monday to Friday 8.30 am until 6.00 pm.
Bewbush Medical Centre serves the whole of Bewbush. Our team includes two GP's, one Practice Nurse, one Healthcare Assistant as well as our Practice Manager, administration and reception staff.
We offer a full general practice service and run specialist clinics for children, pregnant women, diabetes, asthma sufferers, high blood pressure and for patients needing minor surgery.
At Bewbush Medical Centre, we aim to treat all our patients promptly, courteously and in complete confidence. We feel it is important you know who you are speaking to, so our practice staff wear a name badge.
This website is for both existing patients and those considering registering with us. It tells you about our services, how to access them and some general information about how our practice operates. If you live in our practice area and would like to register with us, please complete one of our registration forms that are available at reception.
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Drafted by the Los Angeles Rams in the 13th round (351st overall) of the 1968 NFL Draft.
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Staff Council Elections
2016 Staff Council Elections, Tuesday, July 19 - Wednesday, July 20
Vote online at http://election.uh.edu on Tuesday, July 19, or Wednesday, July 20. Please download a flyer to print or email to help publicize the elections.
The 31st annual university-wide election for Staff Council representatives is scheduled for Tuesday, July 19, and Wednesday, July 20, 2016. This year's elections will be conducted online. By going to http://election.uh.edu, staff members will be able to vote from their office, or if they cannot be on campus, from any computer, on the day and time of the election. Since not everyone has access to a computer, and also in the event that someone may need assistance, Staff Council will also be providing public polling sites with computers and Staff Council volunteers.
- Online Voting: http://election.uh.edu will be available from 6:00 a.m. on July 19 to 5:00 p.m. on July 20
- The public polling sites will be located at:
- Student Center (SC) – South Building – Lobby Near Entrance, 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, July 19
- Ezekiel W. Cullen Building – First Floor Lobby, 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, July 19
In order to vote during the 2016 elections, voters:
- Must be benefits-eligible (50% FTE or greater) staff members.
- Must know their Employee ID – this can be found at the top of the box to the right of your name on any pay-stub.
- If you cannot find your Employee ID, contact your departmental business administrator or Human Resources (713-743-3988)
- May cast their vote for no more than the number of open positions available for their division and for one At-Large candidate.
- May write-in one candidate for their division (if it has open positions) and one At-Large candidate.
- May cast their vote from any computer with internet access or at any of the additional polling sites.
- May only vote once. The on-line voting site will reject any voter's attempt to go through the voting system more than once.
Staff Council Elections are overseen by the Membership and Elections Committee in accordance with the Election Code below.
Election Code
Any Staff Council seat not filled in conformity with this Election Code shall be declared vacant.
- The Certification Committee
- This committee shall consist of the Staff Council President, the President-elect, The Chair or Co-Chair(s) of Membership and Elections Committee, and at least one other member from the Membership and Elections Committee. These shall be the members, as long as they are not running in the election for Staff Council.
- This committee will meet within twenty four hours after the online elections close for the review of the election results in coordination with the person in charge of the online voting site. The official results shall be signed by at least three members of the Certification Committee.
- Election of Representatives
- Nominations and Voter's Guide
- Elections for open positions on Staff Council shall be held annually in July by secret ballot.
- The Membership and Elections Committee shall determine the apportionment for each division as specified by the Staff Council by-laws. The proposed apportionment shall be presented to Staff Council for approval annually in April.
- A call for nominations shall be distributed to all staff employees on or before the second Wednesday in May.
- All staff employees may nominate any staff employee who meets the eligibility standards set by the Council by-laws.
- The Membership and Elections Committee shall verify nominee eligibility. A candidate may choose to run as either a division area representative or an At-Large representative.
- The Voter's Guide containing the names and biographies of all candidates shall be distributed to all staff employees on or before the last Wednesday in June.
- Voting
- Voting will take place during the third week of July. The Membership and Elections Committee shall establish the voting dates at the beginning of the fiscal year allowing two online dates and one onsite date.
- Staff employees may only vote for the candidates of their division and for the At-Large positions. In order to cast a ballot staff employees must use their UH ID number.
- Absentee voting will be allowed by the Membership and Elections Committee prior to the general election. An absentee ballot will be made available upon request to the Membership and Elections Committee at the same time of the Voter's Guide distribution and it will be due by 5pm the week before the first day of elections.
- Certification of Elections
- The candidate receiving the greatest number of votes shall be declared elected. Write- in candidates shall be regarded the same as formally nominated candidates. In the event of a tie vote, the Chair of the Membership and Elections Committee and at least one other member of the committee will conduct a drawing.
- Notification and Announcement of Results
- All candidates shall be notified in writing and/or by email of election results by the Staff Council President no later than one week following the certify elections results.
- A list of all elected candidates shall be published on the Staff Council website.
- Following each election the supervisor of each new representative shall be sent a letter from the President of the University of Houston, authorizing participation in Staff Council activities and requesting that release time be granted to perform the duties of a Staff Council representative.
- Official election results shall be retained by the Membership and Elections Chair for one year.
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Indian culture has some of the most amaizing colors and embellishishments in the world. This nail design was inspired by beautiful Indian textiles. I started out with just two coats of Zoya, Areej but of course I had up the drama ante by adding some more goodies. I added a 2 sheer layers of Petites, Universe (a sheer gold shimmer with gold flakies) I deepend the gold at the cutical end with GOSH, Gold. To finish it up, I added a couple layers of Sally Girl, gold glittler (unnamed) which has with small and large hex glitters. Then I topped it all off with a layer of Seche Vite, Fast Dry Top Coat.
Pictured: top with all the embellishment and bottom without.


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Let $R = \mathbb{Z}/p^n\mathbb{Z}$ where $p$ is a prime, and $n \ge 1.$ Let $\mathcal{U}(R)$ denote the units of $R.$ Is it possible to write any element $x \in R$ as $$x = up^e$$ where $u \in \mathcal{U}(R)$ and $0 \le e \le n$? Under what conditions does this factorization exist?
I am reading a paper, and it seems they assume they can always find this factorization.


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Nokia is extremely proud of its PureView cameras. So much so that they've teased the new Lumia 928 based solely upon its low-light camera performance. In a recently released video, embedded below, Nokia pits the Lumia 928's camera against the Galaxy S 3 and Apple iPhone 5 trying to highlight that it has the best low-light performance.
We tend to agree that the Lumia's camera performs the best. The video has better color, less blur, and sharper images. Part of this is due to the Lumia's optical stabilization. It remains to be seen just what separates the new Lumia's camera from the 8MP one on the Lumia 920.
What are your thoughts on the new Lumia's low-light video performance?


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June 17, 2007
OMAHA, Neb. - To get ready for Monday's game against Oregon State, the Sun Devils once again headed to Boys Town for a practice. They worked on base running, fielding and some other things before wrapping up with a few rounds of Batting Practice. This was a special BP session, as the staff took part as well as the players.
First up was Director of Operations Graham Rossini, who showed off his power by peppering left field with long balls, including one off the scoreboard. Athletic trainer Kenny McCarty wowed the crowd by lacing ball after down the left field line. Operations Assistant Steve Kirkman demonstrated his Griffey-like batting stance, sending single after single to the outfield. Perhaps no one got a bigger reaction than manager Brendan Cunningham, who accomplished one of the best sights of the afternoon. On his first swing in the cage, Bucky, as he is affectionately known, let the bat slip out of his hands. The whirling Demarini got caught in the top of the cage, sticking in between the netting. The boys in the dugout enjoyed a laugh as Cunningham finished his round with several solid knocks to the outfield.
After practice, the team returned to the hotel for a quick rest before departing for the Alumni BBQ, presented by the Cosmopolitan Club. The team enjoyed huge, grilled Omaha Steaks, hot dogs, doughnuts and ice cream, then took a riverboat cruise on the Missouri River. The view from the river was beautiful, and the breeze made for a wonderful setting. After the cruise, the team returned to the hotel to get ready for tomorrow's battle with Pac-10 foe and defending national champion Oregon State.


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Photography at night can yield amazing results if done right, but it is also a major hurdle for beginners in photography. Instead of blaming the equipment, let's look at refining our technique. In this article I will suggest a few night photography tips.
Fireworks Photography
The fireworks picture below was taken with a technique involving holding a black card in front of an open shutter. In manual exposure mode, set the shutter speed to 20-30 seconds (or use bulb mode), an aperture of F11 to F16 and an ISO setting of 100 or 200. Using the bulb mode on your DSLR, you can get the shutter to stay open as long as required. If you are using the bulb mode, a remote shutter release is very useful to avoid getting camera shake (yes it can happen even on a sturdy tripod). If you don't have a remote release, you can also use your DSLR self timer, set it to 10 seconds so that you can give it time to settle down any minute shakes, if any, triggered by pressing the shutter button.
The black card is used to block the lens during any intervals when the fireworks are not showing in the sky, so that the long exposure is optimized to record the fireworks and not over-expose other parts of the scene. The second reason is so that you don't record any smoke caused by the fireworks. Take care not to accidentally touch the lens, or you might cause some movement which will lead to camera shake.
Timing is Crucial in Night Photography
The single most important tip I can give you regarding night photography is to get a good tripod. With a sturdy tripod, you can use the most basic camera and lens and come out with a winning shot. Armed with a tripod, the next thing to do is to scout for a good location where you can set up your tripod and wait for the twilight hour when the amount of ambient light matches the amount of artificial light. This creates pictures where the sky is a deep blue color, perfect for offsetting the man-made lights in the scene. If you are shooting a low ISO setting like 100 at this time, and your aperture in the F11-F16 range, your shutter speed will drop to a level where it is not possible to hold your camera steady. That is why you need a tripod.
Notice in the picture below that the lanterns are slightly smudged, because the wind was so strong that it moved the lanterns, while the pagoda itself is tack sharp because a tripod was used. A tripod is useful for shooting stationary subjects, which is why wedding photographers rarely carry tripods when they are on the move, shooting moving subjects.
If you are shooting a scenic night landscape, forget about using flash, unless there are human subjects within a few feet from the camera. Your flash unit, typically a speedlight, will only be effective within a few feet. It will not be able to illuminate a night scene that is 800 metres away. Besides, shooting with an on-camera speedlight rarely results in a natural looking outdoor night scene.
Shooting Light Trails
Use a small aperture (which means a big F-number like F16) to get starburst effects on street lamps like in the picture below, taken in Ubud, Bali. Not only does a small aperture give you more depth-of-field (which means objects are sharp from front to back), it also enables you to get longer shutter speeds, which contribute to the long red lines created by the tail-lights of passing motorists. Or white lines created by their headlights. The easiest mode to shoot this is Aperture Priority.
The Right Photography Technique
The moonrise shot below was taken many years back in Uluwatu, Bali with one of my first compact digital cameras, an ancient 5 megapixel Canon S50 (which is also my camera for underwater photography). The crescent moon's normally hidden portion is now slightly visible due to using a long shutter speed in manual mode. Without a tripod, this shot would not have been possible.
Which goes to show that you don't need high-end equipment to take nice night photography pictures. All you need is the right know-how.
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Tulane (8-1) vs. Howard (0-7)
Wed., Dec. 29, 1999, 7 p.m. (CST)
Fogelman Arena (3,600)
Game Data: Tulane (8-1) puts its seven game win streak on the line tonight against Howard (0-7) in Fogelman Arena (3,600) ... The Wave has posted come-from-behind wins in its last three games ... In the Perry Clark era, Tulane is 46-29 (.613) in December ... The last time Tulane played on Dec. 29, the Green Wave enjoyed a 111-59 win over Lehigh in 1993, the 15th-largest winning margin in school history and the fourth-largest in the Perry Clark era.
On the Air: The Tulane Basketball Network will broadcast every Tulane regular season game. The flagship station is 50,000 watt WWL-AM 870 in New Orleans. ?Voice of the Green Wave? Ken Berthelot is in his 11th year of calling the action. Joining Berthelot on the home broadcasts will be color analysts Curtis Amann or Rob Koonce. Tonight?s game will also be televised by the College Sports Southeast network. Doug Greengard will handle the play-by-play, while Curtis Amann will add color commentary.
Tulane Head Coach Perry Clark: Perry Clark is in his 11th year as the Green Wave head coach with a record of 173-135 (.562). Clark has guided Tulane to five 20-win seasons, six postseason appearances (3 NCAA, 3 NIT) and the Metro Conference championship in 1992. He was the 1992 National Coach of the Year and a two-time Metro Conference Coach of the Year (1991, 1992). Only one other coach in school history has more wins or a longer tenure. He is assisted by Anthony Anderson, Greg Gary and Brock Kantrow. Clark is 0-0 against Howard.
The Series: Tonight?s contest is the second meeting of the two schools with Tulane holding a 1-0 series advantage. It?s been more than 50 years since the Green Wave won the series debut, 87-32, on Dec. 28, 1948, in New Orleans. Tulane has a 1-0 record in series games played in New Orleans, 0-0 in Washington, D.C., and 0-0 in neutral-site games.
Last Time Out: Dylan Osean scored a season-high 22 points, including several key three-pointers, as Tulane handed No. 25 N.C. State its first loss of the year. It was the Wave?s first win over a ranked opponent since March of 1997. Osean hit two treys in a 9-2 run that pulled Tulane to within 36-32 at halftime, then hit another three-pointer early in the second half to spark a 10-0 run that gave the Wave a 44-40 lead it would not relinquish.
Scouting Howard: The Bison enter play this evening with an 0-7 record after Monday?s 81-55 loss at LSU. Howard has played a tough non-conference schedule, losing to DePaul (105-61), Michigan State (75-45) and Georgetown (78-37), to rank as the fourth-toughest schedule in the country in this week?s RPI poll. As a team, HU averages 51.1 points per game and suffers from a -19.6 rebound margin. Reggie Morris leads the team with a 13.4 ppg average.
Roster Addition: Forward Brandon Brown has joined the Green Wave and will be in uniform for tonight?s game. The 6-foot-8 freshman from Houma, La., averaged 21.4 points and 11.3 rebounds last season at Terrebonne High School in earning Class 5A second team all-state honors. Brown had signed with Tulane last spring and earned his qualifying test score this fall.
Streaks: Tulane stretched its win streak to seven with the 73-62 win over N.C. State last Wednesday. It is Tulane?s longest win streak since an 11-game streak during the 1996-97 season. Additionally, the Wave has also won its last seven games at home, its longest home streak (12 games) since 1996-97.
Coming From Behind: The win over N.C. State was Tulane?s third straight in come-from-behind fashion. Tulane outscored N.C. State 41-26 in the second half to earn the win. Each of those wins has been sparked by a big second half run: 20-10 vs. Texas A&M, 17-3 at Lamar and 19-6 vs. N.C. State.
Nice Defense: Tulane has held each of the last seven opponents to less than 63 points. It marks the first time since the 1948-49 season that the Wave has defeated seven straight opponents and held each of them to 63 points or less.
From The Outside: Senior Dylan Osean has been remarkably consistent for the Wave this season. The Bedford, Texas, native raised his shooting percentage to 55.6 on the year (35-of-63) with his 7-for-10 effort vs. N.C. State. He is also shooting 50 percent from 3-point range and has finished in double figures six times this year.
Big ?W?: The Wave?s defeat of No. 25 N.C. State was the program?s first over a ranked opponent since an 83-71 win over Louisville on March 1, 1997. Incidentally, Perry Clark is 16-25 all-time against ranked opponents and has now defeated at least one ranked opponent in nine of his 11 seasons as a head coach.
National Attention: On the heels of its seven-game win streak and win over No. 25 N.C. State last Wednesday, Tulane received votes in both national polls this week. The Green Wave received 29 points in the Associated Press poll and 27 points in the ESPN/USA Today Coaches poll, figures that rank 32nd and 29th, respectively.
Up Next:
The New Year?s Eve excitement cranks up early for the Green Wave, as the squad hosts SMU on Dec. 31 in Fogelman Arena. Tip-off is scheduled for 2 p.m. CST.


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Japan (JPN)
The past
Japan have been sending out competitive beach soccer sides since the early 1990s, a pedigree that was reflected in their fourth-place at the inaugural FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup in 2005 under coach Ruy Ramos – who has now retaken the helm. The Japanese have qualified for every edition of the finals since, though they have only progressed beyond the first round on one further occasion, at Dubai 2009.
The present
Despite the more competitive nature of the regional scene, the Japanese brought all their speed and beach soccer nous to bear in the Asian qualifying tournament in Muscat. After a memorable tournament, during which goal-getters Takeshi Kawaharazuka and Kunihiro Wakabayashi particularly caught the eye, Japan were crowned continental champions by beating hosts Oman in the final.
The future
Given that a sizeable contingent of the squad that triumphed on Omani sands are veterans of Japan's glorious FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup 2005 campaign, some of them may find that Ravenna/Italy 2011 is their last chance to shine at the finals. With a view to ensuring a smooth transition when the time comes, the Japanese are already blooding fine younger players like Shunsei Yamauchi.
Former stars
Katsuhiro Yoshii, Eichi Kato
Key players
Takeshi Kawaharazuka, Kunihiro Wakabayashi, Shingo Terukina
Qualifying statistics
Though Japan's Asian qualifying story ended happily, they had to endure plenty of tough times along the way. A convincing opening win over Syria in Group B was followed by an extra-time loss to Iran, who progressed in first place in the section. The Japanese recovered to outclass Bahrain in the quarter-finals, before clinching their ticket to Ravenna with a close-fought 2-1 semi-final win over United Arab Emirates. In the final, they went a goal down to Oman but battled back for another 2-1 success.
The numbers game
6 - Six years after masterminding Japan's best-ever FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup performance to date, when they reached the 2005 semi-finals, Ruy Ramos is back in the coaching hotseat. Could another run to the last four be on the cards?
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Copain Goes Blending
This is Copain's first blended syrah consisting of fruit from Alder Springs, Eaglepoint Ranch, Hawks Butte and McDowell Valley vineyards. All the fruit was fermented with 30-50% wholecluster and barrel aged in 15% new french oak. The wine was lightly egg white fined and bottled unfiltered. Copain's appellation program is dedicated to producing top-quality wines which represent a blend from some of the best vineyards in the appellation. All of the vineyards are organically farmed.Copains wines are produced with the goal of being varietally correct, lower in alcohol and most importantly, food friendly.
Winemaker's Notes Great comlexity on the nose and palate with black currant, black rasberry, pepper, dark chocolate and subtle smokey notes that are all well intergrated. Medium bodied with well balanced flavors, supple chalky tannins, good structure and long finish. Ready to drink now, but another year in bottle will help meld the flavors even more. We suggest a brief decanting prior to serving. This Syrah should cellar quite nicely over the next five years.


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Spring cleaning is more than just cleaning out closets and the garage. It symbolizes a fresh start, with less baggage, both tangible and spiritual.
One way to make this annual ritual especially uplifting is to make a conscious effort to recycle everything that can be reused and to properly dispose of those items that cannot.
To that end, a number of entities in the Park City area are offering special collection days for oversized and/or hazardous waste.
In past years, both Summit County and Park City have placed Dumpsters at strategic collection points and have allowed residents to fill them at will. The result, too often, was unsightly, overflowing piles of random waste, much of which could have been separated into recyclable materials.
The unsupervised, easily available Dumpsters encouraged irresponsibility. Bedsprings and yard waste were mixed indiscriminately with old computers and outgrown plastic toys. Unfortunately, some people also used the free Dumpsters to get rid of more toxic items like paint, pesticides and expired medicines.
This year, with help from Recycle Utah, the city and county are taking a different approach. Free Dumpsters will be available, but they will be staffed by knowledgeable people who will screen the materials before they are tossed out. The Dumpsters will be available from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on the last Friday and Saturday of each month from this weekend through October at the recycling center on Woodbine Way in Park City.
As for those nasty leftovers from spraying for earwigs or stripping paint from the motorcycle, there will be a free household hazardous waste collection day at Canyons Resort in the Cabriolet parking lot on Saturday, May 4, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. So gather up all of those half-empty cans of herbicides, pesticides and solvents.
At the same event, there will be an opportunity to safely dispose of unused prescription drugs. It is a great way to keep them from landing in the wrong hands or from being flushed down the drain and finding their way into the water supply.
Most of the residents in Summit County have the best intentions when it comes to environmental stewardship, but sometimes convenience trumps making a better choice about throwing things away. The good news is that these opportunities to do the right thing are making it harder to find excuses for slacking.


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In striving to live simply and frugally, sometimes (ironically) our best tools are digital. In the face of rising grocery prices, now more than ever I'm looking for ways to put good food on my family's table while staying within my budget. Today on Wise Bread, Sarah Winfrey lays out some excellent online tools for doing just that. In "Save Money on Groceries With These Online Tools," Sarah offers tips that save me both money and time. You can't beat that.
Kitchen Monki provides recipes with an aisle-by-aisle list of what you need to buy and helps scale recipes.
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Take advantage of online resources to save money and time at the grocery store.
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As children get older and turn into teenagers, they no longer want to play traditional party games like 'musical statues' and 'pass the parcel'. They need more challenging game where they can boast about being the winner and actually have to think about tactics, speed and team mates.
Here are five teenage birthday party game ideas that will create friendly rivalry, fun and laughs for young and old party guests:
Best of 5 Teenage Birthday Party Games
Twister is a popular game for teenage birthday party that is guaranteed to make people giggle. You can buy the board game from here or any local stores or you can make your own at home using an old bed sheet and drawing on the spots in magic markers or gluing on colored paper circles. The more people that you want to play at once, the bigger you should make your homemade board.
Name That Voice
Before the party, recordings some famous celebrity voices in one long stream. Give each guest a pen and paper (you could buy novelty pens like giant pencils, glow in the dark, fragrance ink or ones with feathers attached that they can take home as favors). Play the voices stream in one go and get the guests to jot down who they think the voice belongs to in the order that they hear them in. They can then pass their papers around and mark each others' answers with the winner being the person whose guesses were closest to the correct order.
Eat the Donut
Thread ring doughnuts (one doughnut per two guests) with a thick piece of clean string. Tie the ends to two trees/poles etc so that the doughnuts are hanging. Split the children into girl/boy pairs then on your prompt, they have to try and eat their doughnut without using their arms or hands. The pair who finishes their doughnut first wins but if any team's doughnut falls on the floor then they are eliminated from the game.
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Soda Stack
This is a good game to pay towards the end of the party. Collect as many drinks cans during the party (or you can pour them into a jug for guests or collect before hand) and make sure there is no liquid left inside them. Give two people two minutes to each build a tower out of cans and the one with the highest tower when the two minutes are over wins the round. The winner plays the next player until everyone has had a turn and there is an ultimate winner.
Two Truths and a Lie
This party game is a good icebreaker if you have guests that do not know each other very well. Everyone has a turn where they say three statements about themselves – two of which are true and one which is a lie. The rest of them have to guess which statement is the lie.


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5 Reasons Your Portfolio Is Too Complicated
"The electronic age makes everything simple and fast." That was the message from several commenters on Morningstar recently. Yeah right! I'm firmly of the opinion that simplicity generally yields superior results to more complex strategies in most aspects of life, but particularly when it comes to investing.
I'm not saying you have to go so far as to dump your current portfolio and invest in a single balanced fund as the Oblivious Investor recently did, although that wouldn't be the worst thing you could do. That said, I do believe most of us could simplify our portfolios to some extent. I admit I haven't yet embraced the one-fund solution for myself, but I have made some changes to my IRA allocation in the last year to simplify things a bit which I plan to write about later this week.
But Why Do We Over-Complicate Things?
Understanding why we tend to over-complicate investing is the first step to redemption. Wouldn't you rather own just three or four funds and still sleep well at night instead of owning 20 or 30? To paraphrase the great Jack Bogle, "nobody needs to own 20 funds."
- You pay too much attention to the financial media - The financial media has a vested interest in convincing people investing is complicated. After all, there are only so many ways you can tell people to invest in a total stock market mutual fund, a total international stock market mutual fund, and a total bond market index fund. Not very exciting, is it? In order for them to keep selling ad space to advertisers, they have to keep writing content that people actually read, and what better way to do that than to convince people they'll eat dog food in retirement if they don't follow their complex investing strategies? Don't buy into the hype: effective investing is not complicated and anybody can do it. Not convinced? Then just buy a target retirement fund (I've compared the three best candidates here) designed by experts and move on with your life.
- You don't understand diversification - A lot of people think "well, if owning two funds is more diversified than owning just one, owning 20 must be more diversified than owning 10." Unfortunately, it doesn't work that way. Owning three different funds that all invest in large-cap growth stocks doesn't increase diversification, it just increases complexity. Diversification results from owning different funds that all invest in different asset classes, not from owning seven different generic US stock funds.
- You haven't consolidated investment accounts - Most people will end up with more than one investment account out of necessity. You might have a Roth IRA, a 401k at work, and maybe even a taxable account. That's fine. What you absolutely should not do is maintain multiple superfluous accounts in different places. Recently quit your job? Roll over your 401k immediately! Similarly, don't keep 3 different IRA's at three different fund companies. Consolidate them. Having too many investment accounts spread out over too many places makes it difficult to rebalance and increases the chances you'll lose track of your finances. Keep it simple.
- You were given bad advice - There are a lot of financial charlatans out there whose sole goal is to separate you from your money. Sadly, some financial advisors fit that description. It's not unheard of for disreputable advisors to put their clients in dozens of funds in an attempt to justify their fees. Remember how I said the financial media has a vested interest in convincing you investing is complicated? It goes double for financial advisors. Of course, most financial advisors are honest people and truly want to do what's best for you and your finances, but you still have to look out for the bad ones. If your advisor has you invested in dozens of mutual funds while charging a hefty annual fee, get out now.
- You're paranoid - I can't really argue against this one. Some people are just more prone to worrying about money than others, and there's nothing wrong with that. Is Vanguard or Fidelity or one of the other large fund companies likely to collapse in a way that would put your nest egg at risk? No. In fact, I'd put the odds of that happening at less than 0.0000000001%, but I can't say for certain it's completely impossible. If you're really that worried about it, sure, go ahead and keep accounts at a few different companies. Just don't overdo it.


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Ontario's doctors have been warning that cuts to programs and fees will mean longer wait times, and more patients without a physician.
The new President of the Ontario Medical Association Dr. Doug Weir, a Toronto child psychiatrist, called the unilateral action and cuts to health care, an appalling step from a government that committed to protect patients and negotiate fairly.
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2015 — Very active in Oregon's win at Colorado, totaling four tackles, a sack and a tackle for loss ... Accumulated a career-high seven tackles, including one TFL for a 4-yard setback, at Michigan State before netting six stops (4 unassisted) the following week vs. Georgia State . . . Included were 2.5 TFLs for minus 11 yards and one quarterback sack . . . Was credited with one solo tackle in his starting debut in the season opener against Eastern Washington.
2014 – Oregon's fourth-leading tackler among it's outside linebackers (26) paced all defenders with 6.5 quarterbacks sacks and was the only member of the defense to tally two sacks in a single game (Washington) . . . Also forced a fumble that led to a touchdown against the Huskies . . . Enjoyed a stretch among his 15 appearances where he picked up sacks in three-straight games (Washington [2], Cal and Stanford) . . . Ranked fourth on the team in tackles for loss with 7.5 while logging his most playing time at Washington State (67 snaps) . . . Recorded three tackles in three-straight weeks against UCLA, Washington and California . . . An impressivge 2015 spring showing provided evidence he is ready to step up his play to the next level as he tallied five tackles in the Spring Game.
2013 — Working into the rotation as a reserve defensive end, he made appearances in 11 games while finishing the season with eight tackles (2 unassisted) . . . Equaled his career best with four stops, including one tackle for a loss of 1 yard, in the victory at Virginia . . . Also credited with aiding a TFL among his two assists in his most extensive playing time of the year (39 snaps) in the Alamo Bowl win over Texas . . . Took part in 38 plays against Utah, which resulted in one assisted takedown . . . Added 0.5 TFL among his two tackles in the 2014 Spring Game.
2012 — Appeared in nine games while posting tackles in seven of them … Credited with a personal-best three unassisted (four total) stops against Tennessee Tech and three tackles vs. Washington . . . one tackle and one pass breakup in win vs. Colorado … Switched to the defensive side of the ball from tight end during 2012 spring practice and made one solo stop in collegiate debut vs. Arkansas State. Demonstrated huge improvement during the 2013 off-season while leading all tacklers in the Spring Game, posting a game-high nine tackles that include seven unassisted and one quarterback sack . . . Clocked in fastest electronic 40-yard time of 4.98 in addition to posting 32.5-inch vertical jump.
2011 — Worked with the scout team at tight end.
BEFORE OREGON — Selected to the U.S. Army All-American game … A four-star recruit by Rivals.com, ESPN and 247Sports.com, the member of the Rivals 100 (No. 87) also considered him as the top prospect in Iowa and No. 5 athlete nationally … Rated as the 77th best high school football player in the country by Sporting News and the No. 32 athlete according to ESPN … No. 85 player on the PrepStar Magazine "Dream Team" … Started at outside linebacker during senior season, compiling 71 tackles, three sacks and 10 tackles for loss, and forced a pair of fumbles and recovered another … Added 10 receptions for 111 yards and rushed three times for 85 yards and a touchdown … An all-state first team choice, as well as picking up All-Metro and All-Mississippi Valley Conference honors … Selected to Des Moines Register Elite All-State Team (all classes, 1A through 4A) despite missing two games due to injury … Started at safety as a junior, making 77 tackles and four sacks … Also added punt return for TD in 2009 ... 33 tackles and four pass breakups as a starting safety during his sophomore campaign … Also played basketball and ran track for the Cougars … Earned second-team All-Metro and All-Conference accolades on the hardwood and clocked a 10.68 time in the 100 meters on the track as a junior.
PERSONAL — Parents: Cherokee and Caroline Luter French. Family: Two brothers, two sisters. High School (Coach): Kennedy (Tim Lewis), 2011. Major: General Social Science.
Points scored: 2, vs Florida State, 01/01/2015
Tackles: 7, at Michigan State, 9/12/15 (0-7)
Sacks: 2.0 [t-9th], Washington, 10/18/14 (2-0)
Tackles for loss: 2.5, Georgia State, 9/19/15
Fumbles forced: 1 [t-5th], Washington, 10/18/14
Fumbles recovered: 1 [t-4th], Wyoming, 09/13/14
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The Carter-Baker Election Commission: Corporate Conflicts of Interest and Bi-Partisan Myopia?
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By Linda Schade and Kevin Zeese
April 21, 2005
The last two presidential elections revealed that American democracy is in distress. A full public airing is much needed and the stature of the Carter-Baker Commission promises to garner the national attention and respect required to truly grapple with the scope of the problem. That is, until people begin to look at the make-up of the Commission and its agenda.
Perhaps the hottest issue in election reform is making sure that votes are counted accurately. It is now widely understood that paperless computer voting systems are vulnerable to human error, computer failure and malicious tampering and therefore verification of the vote is essential. Paperless electronic voting vs. voting with a voter verified paper ballot (VVPB) is now an issue under consideration in state legislatures across the country. So far, 14 states have passed laws requiring a VVPB, many others are considering bills and still others traditionally vote on voter verified paper ballots.
Sadly, the Carter-Baker Commission has compromised itself at the outset by including a figure with an embarrassing corporate conflict of interest on the key question of vote counts. Ralph Munro is the Chairman of VoteHere, a company with millions invested in the 'vote verification' market. VoteHere is literally banking on the successful marketing of their cryptographic product as the verification method in spite of the fact that voter-verified paper ballots are the solution most recommended by independent computer security experts. Munro should recuse himself to save the Commission from further awkwardness.
A model election is one which is so transparent that the losing candidate and their supporters trust the process completely. Make audits a routine practice of every election and deliver a refreshing boost to voter confidence. The good government practice of routine audits, required in the business world, elevates the credibility of the results. Imagine elections where the candidates truly earn the good will of the losing party. The only remaining decision should be what constitutes a sufficient audit, i.e. what percentage of hand counted paper ballots should be compared to the electronic count to be sure the election outcome was accurate.
Full audits, also known as recounts, are another essential for transparent and credible elections. Rather than fearing recounts election officials should welcome them as an opportunity to build public confidence in the process. Unfortunately in recent years election boards and state legislators have been moving 'to legislate recounts out of existence' as one state official describes it, by adding costs to those who request them and creating other hurdles. Administration of meaningful recounts - whether initiated by candidates and/or citizens – should be viewed as a fundamental duty of election officials in a democratic nation. After all, if voters do not trust election results, the legitimacy of government is undermined.
Also related to how we vote is the non-partisan administration of elections. This effects every aspect of voting from voter registration, candidate's being on the ballot, the machines used for voting and the conduct of recounts. We saw in the most recent presidential election a secretary of state in Ohio, who also served a chairman of President Bush's campaign in Ohio, allegations that voting machines were provided in greater numbers in Republican-voting areas than in Democratic voting areas.
In Maryland, paperless electronic voting has been blocked by Democrats trying to protect their Democratic election administrator who bought the machines. The Republican Governor has been trying to replace her with an administrator of elections of his choosing, so the Democrats are afraid to admit that she made a mistake – by spending $55 million on machines that cannot conduct an independent recount. The Democrats have put partisan election administration ahead of machines voters can trust.
If we solve the problem of paperless e-voting by putting in place voter verified paper trails, routine audits and transparent, independent recounts not only will voters be more confident in the results, but political parties will feel less need of administering elections with a partisan at the helm.
We hope the Commission proves us wrong but the corporate conflicts of interest of the Carter-Baker Commission raises initial doubts.
Linda Schade is the director of TrueVoteMD.org and communications director of VoteTrustUSA.org. Kevin Zeese is president of VoteTrustUSA.org and a member of the board of Velvet Revolution.
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DeKALB, Ill. - Northern Illinois fans can now obtain a permanent remembrance of the Huskies' historic trip to the 2013 Discover Orange Bowl by ordering a replica ring or pendant through Jostens, the same company that will produce the NIU team's rings.
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I personally want four campaigns, One from the old republic, One from the clone wars, one from galactic civil war, and one from the yuuzzhan vong war. I know
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According to Wednesday's publication of Lancaster Online, a loose dog, described by onlookers as "confused," was shot and killed by a Lancaster, Pa., police officer on Wednesday afternoon.
The dog, described as a white pit bull, jumped out of the back of a man's truck which had been parked in a downtown parking lot. The dog ran up to a man who had just exited his SUV with his dog - according to witnesses, the pit bull ran towards the pair, but did not attack.
The man who was approached by the pit bull put his own dog back inside of a kennel which was inside of the SUV, and while the hatch was still open, the loose dog jumped in; the man described what the dog did next:
Not necessarily at (my dog), just jumped in the car — but if you tried to get close to him he'd growl. But I think by this time the dog is really confused,"
Efforts were made to coax the dog out of the SUV, but he would jump out, growl and then jump back in. Witnesses noted that he seemed to want to get back into his owner's truck. Randy Schamber explained to Lancaster Online:
He couldn't get back in his own truck but it seemed like he wanted to,"
"He would keep walking over and looking up. Then he'd go over and jump in the back of the other car again."
The police were called when the people who were attempting to capture the dog failed to get him out of the SUV and secured.
When the officers arrived, the dog was still inside of the man's SUV - an employee in an area business described what she saw:
He's not scowling or growling but this one cop has a rifle and he's threatening to shoot that white dog next to (the resident's) dog in the back of the car,"
The SUV owner tried to block the police from firing and they ended up handcuffing him when he refused to move away. A short time later, after failing to "subdue" the dog with a taser, an officer opened fire and killed the dog. The man who had attempted to block the officers' efforts was later released.
The deceased dog's owner finally returned to his vehicle after the shooting; he is not expected to face any charges.
According to PennLive, a rally is planned at the police department on Thursday afternoon to protest the killing of the dog.
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In the workplace, you may find that having a large copier is going to be the best choice for your printing and copying needs. However, making that kind of purchase is sometimes beyond the budget of a business owner, especially an owner who is just getting started. Of course, buying outright isn't the only option when it comes to business equipment. You might want to consider choosing to lease that large copier instead. Below are some advantages and disadvantages to consider.
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College Hockey:Union crushes RIT
Heading into Saturday night's game against the Rochester Institute of Technology, the Union offense had been finding the back of the net constantly at their home rink. In just three home games this season, the Dutchmen had already scored 23 goals against visiting opponents. Things didn't change tonight, as Union kept up the pace with seven goals in a 7-2 rout of the Tigers.
"Union has a really good team and are very skilled," said RIT coach Wayne Wilson. "They're very dangerous and are going to have a very good year."
The Union power play was in perfect rhythm in the first period, as they capitalized on three of their man-advantage opportunities to take an early 3-0 lead. The Dutchmen would never look back.
"Just the fact that we got down so early hurt us," Wilson said. "That was the game for us. There was nothing to get excited about after that."
Union's first goal came just 2:44 into the game, thanks to a five-on-three advantage and some tic-tac-toe passing. The play was initiated by Kelly Zajac, who from the top of the left circle passed the puck to Adam Presizniuk at the right post. Presizniuk corralled the puck and quickly slid it across the crease to Wayne Simpson, who deposited the puck into the open net.
RIT was unable to kill their next penalty, as the Dutchmen struck once again. Union's Mat Bodie assisted on the play when he passed the puck from the left point to Stephane Boileau at the hashmarks. With no one around him, Boileau took his time and fired a shot past the glove of RIT goaltender Josh Watson.
Union created a three-goal cushion on their next power-play opportunity when Presizniuk tipped in a Nolan Julseth-White shot from the left point.
"Even though we didn't have a great first period, the special teams really got us going," Simpson said. "Right now we're really clicking."
"Our power play was lights out tonight like it's been all year," Presizniuk added. "We are just capitalizing on our chances."
The Dutchmen extended their lead early in the second frame when freshman Matt Hatch scored his first career goal. Kevin Sullivan created the play when he dug the puck out from behind the net and flung the puck to Hatch, who was waiting in the slot. Hatch then skated to his right and lifted a backhand shot past Watson.
"It feels pretty good to get the monkey off my back," Hatch said. "Sullivan got it right to me, right on my stick."
Presizniuk put his team up five goals when he scored his second goal of the night on a redirected shot from the left point.
Union extended their lead to seven in the first half of the final period thanks to goals from Hatch and Andrew Buote. Buote's goal was set up by Hatch when he flew down the left side of the ice and passed the puck in front of the net to Buote, who one-timed the puck past new RIT goaltender Shane Madolora.
"Matt made our staff look good by putting him in there," said Union coach Nate Leaman. "He came in and gave us a lot of energy and won a lot of races."
RIT's Tyler Brenner spoiled Keith Kinkaid's shutout bid with two power-play goals late in regulation.
The Dutchmen will next take the ice on Thursday when they welcome in UConn to Messa Rink, while the Tigers will return home for a matchup with Robert Morris.
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"WWE Monday Night Raw" on Monday night featured a big time six man tag team match and an explosive main event. It also featured one wrestler coming out and announcing a serious injury. Here is a look at the "WWE Monday Night Raw" recap from tonight's big show.
The big main event on the show saw The Shield in action against Evolution as Batista battled Roman Reigns. This began at the start of the show when The Shield made a challenge to Evolution and then attacked them backstage when they arrived. Evolution came out and accepted the challenge only for The Shield to attack again. Batista then challenged Reigns to the main event match.
Batista and Reigns fought a good match that ended in a giant brawl. The Shield stood tall after the double disqualification and was about to Triple Powerbomb Triple H, but Stephanie McMahon ran out and sent all the bad guys out to help Evolution. However, Reigns speared Triple H anyway and Dean Ambrose and Seth Rollins took chairs to all the bad guys as Evolution looked on.
The big six man tag team match on "WWE Monday Night Raw" saw John Cena team up with The Usos to battle The Wyatt Family. The match ended with Cena pinning Erick Rowan, but it looks like things are not over with. In a backstage promo, Wyatt challenged Cena to what sounds like a last man standing match for "Payback." Cena is supposed to answer the challenge on "Smackdown" this week.
The big promo on the show saw Daniel Bryan come out and announce to the crowd that he has to undergo neck surgery this week. This is a legitimate injury for Bryan, and he will be out of action until further notice. Stephanie McMahon came out later to possibly strip Bryan of the title but Kane came out instead, dragging Bryan's unconscious body with him.
WWE Hall of Fame legend Hacksaw Jim Duggan also made an appearance. He came out to cut a promo but was interrupted by Lana. She brought out Rusev and told Duggan to bow before her man. When Duggan refused, Rusev broke the 2x4 but Big E ran out for the save. Rusev ended up knocking Big E out of the ring and stood tall at the end.
Other matches on "WWE Monday Night Raw" included Rob Van Dam beating Jack Swagger when Adam Rose distracted him and Paige beat Alicia Fox in a Diva's non-title match. Nikki Bella beat Natalya in a match that stemmed from an event on "Total Divas." Sheamus beat both Curtis Axel and Ryback in back-to-back matches. Dolph Ziggler beat Fandango and Cody Rhodes beat Damien Sandow.
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