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Research about the benefits of listening to music in the classroom leads to optimism
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I think I can safely say that we know from personal experience that music affects our bodies and our minds. Listening to music relaxes us, energizes us, comfort us, keeps us company, help us celebrated and even helps marks special occasions. I think I can also safely say that we know the music we like to listen to at any given time varies from person to person and situation to situation. Sometimes I like to listen to Jazz, sometimes I like to listen to The Blues and other times want to to listen to Baroque or even Country Music. It all depends on the situation, how I'm feeling and what I'm doing.
I thought I could safely say that listening to music in the classroom helps students be more productive, so I did say that in several posts that I wrote here, some dating back to September 23, 2006. There's so much interest in this topic. It's a really hot topic on my blog. Everyday people visit my blog to read what I've said about the effects of listening to music in the classroom. In fact, at this very moment as I write this post I see that someone from Englewood Ohio, someone from San Fransisco,California, someone from Hampton Virginia and someone from Augusta, Maine has dropped in to check out what I've said on the topic. Why all this interest? I guess now that MP3 players have come down in price so much making them more affordable, more students are bringing them to the classroom wanting to listen to their favourite music while they work on their lessons, and teachers and parents are wondering if it's OK to let students listen to music while doing their school work.
I've gotten lots of feedback, and I'd like to thank people for that. How else will I know what people think, if they don't tell me. So please keep telling me. I've had students tell me that listening to music helps them work. I've had teachers tell me that when they let their students listen to music in the classroom, the students work better. That feedback supports my experience in the classroom. It's a good thing that people take the time to leave comments and ask questions because I also got feedback from people who say that they can't listen to music and do their work at the same time. The music distracts them. Now, I wouldn't have known this because I like listening to music when I work. I've also been asked if I had scientific research to support the contention that music facilitates learning. I've had to say no that I didn't actually have scientific research to support this, just my own experience.
Given the request for scientific research to back my contention, and given the fact that listening to music in the classroom is such a hot topic, a controversial one at that, I thought that I would see what the research said. Now, I have to say up front that my search was not an exhaustive one. With all due respect, this isn't a master's thesis. It's just my blog, and I'm telling you the way I see it from my vantage point of a classroom teacher. But, I was interested enough to spend several hours seeing what I could find. I did find some research that supports my contention that music facilitates learning, especially the learning of students who manifest the ADHD type symptoms of having difficulty staying focused on the task at hand, of being easily distracted, of fidgeting excessively, or having to get up frequently and move about.That was exciting. I see these behaviours in my classroom all the time. I even behave like that some times. I can't sit for long without fidgeting or getting up out of my seat. I'm terrible when I go to the movies or to theatre. I'm forever squirming about while other people sit still as a stone. I don't know how they do it. I have to move. I guess I'm blessed with twitchy muscles or something.
Ok, back to the research. I came across a paper by Daniel Reitz and Dr. Partricia Chiodo (May 4, 2006). They cites studies done by F. F. Cripe (1986) , L. Morton, J. Keshner and L. Seigel 1990) that conclude that music has a beneficial effect on students
music with a prominent beat stimulates an increased arousal in students which overrides the effect of environmental distractors…repetitive beat produces a reduction in muscle tension, thus reducing hyperactivity… (there was) significant reduction in distractability among students after being exposed to music. Short term memory was also beneficially affected by having to listened to music
Although Reitz and Chiodo conclude that listening to music promotes academic success , they suggest that further research is needed as these conclusions were based on the results from a study of a small number students and surveys completed by students themselves.
Nina Jackson In her article "Music and the MInd" suggests that although more research needs to be done, we can be cautiously optimistic about the potential benefits of listening to music to motivate students, improve concentration and study skills. She supports the use of music in the classroom. In fact, she calls music the new teaching tool for the 21st century. I guess her point is that any thing that's as powerful as music, should be used to help students. She says
Music plays with your state of mind as the electrical energy generated by firing neurons creates brain waves. The music a person chooses to listen to can influence the waves' frequency, and their state of mind. It's not only the mind that is influenced by music, the body also responds. Musical messages travel down the spinal cord, impacting the autonomous nervous system that regulates the heart rate, blood pressure, muscular activity, metabolism, and other vital functions…
Energizing music can make your brain exercise longer and harder. It increases speed and workload capacity … music with a strong steady beat can increase endurance, boost effort level, increase motivation and distract from discomfort and agitation.
Boost effort, increase motivation and distract from comfort and agitation? That's what I want for my students. That's what will help them learn.
I guess Jackson who is Head of Music at a school in South Wales would see the effect of music on students all the time and would have far more anecdotal evidence than I do to support the positive effects of listening to music while learning. Although she suggests specific pieces of music to listen to for specific results, I usually just let student choose their own music. The only thing I suggest is that they listen to music that they're very familiar with. I read this recommendation once many years ago. I'm sorry I don't remember where or I'd share the source with you. Supposedly, listening to very familiar music isn't distracting because you know it so well.
Now in closing, let me say this: Given the limited amount of scientific research there is about the benefits of listening to music in the classroom, I guess the most I should say about the whole thing is that I'm cautiously optimistic. But, my non scientific day to day experience with students and music in the classroom doesn't make me want to be cautiously optimistic. It wants me to be wildly optimistic. I know that some people can't work listening to music. They've told me that much. That's OK. So here's what I propose. Until more research is done and either proves or disproves that music facilitates learning, let's let students decide if music helps them learn or not. They know. They can tell you. Just ask. If they think it does, then let's encourage them to listen to music while working. If they think music doesn't, then let's let them pass on listening to music. We're always looking for ways to motivate student, to engage students so if music is the way let's go for it.
Here are some other articles I wrote on music in the classroom that you might find interesting
Listening to Music Helps Students Be More Productive in The Classroom
The music in the classroom debate continues
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43 Responses to "Research about the benefits of listening to music in the classroom leads to optimism"
Blood Angel on
September 11th, 2008 12:05 pm
I'm doing a paper on this so thank you this help me out a lot.
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September 21st, 2008 9:38 pm
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celena on
December 18th, 2008 10:10 am
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Susan Wright on
March 11th, 2009 7:25 am
Please respond. I will certainly read the full article, but I need a response now if possible.
I have a darling algebra student who insists that listening to his choice of rap or metal music, for example, would help him to focus and concentrate on his lessons.
As a nearly 60 year old woman, I cannot imagine that possibility being true. Can you help me specifically to address him and/or influence me to allow my students to listen to their music?
Michael Taylor on
March 20th, 2009 11:51 pm
I am an experience public high school teacher and I have the complete opposite view. While many students say that music helps them study, what I think what they are really saying is "Music helps me from getting bored while I study."
I offer the simple statement as food for thought "Can you listen to two conversations at once and understand what is being said in both of them?" The answer is probably this: I can get the main idea from both of them. So listening to rap while reading a poem might be marginally beneficial (as opposed to not reading the poem at all), the depth of knowledge and retention would be weaker. (See http://www.physorg.com/news73147511.html)
With all that said, depending on the task I personally like listening to instrumental music when I am doing some tasks (more so with mathematics than with reading). My own view is that the instrumental music creates a relaxing atmosphere but is not particularly distracting – probably still somewhat distracting but on a far lower level as my mind is not trying to translate the notes into meaning as it would normally with words.
My 2 cents.
Elona Hartjes on
March 21st, 2009 9:11 am
Thank you for sharing your expereince with music. I hadn't thought about the fact that listening to music might be benifical in that it keeps my reluctant/struggling students from being bored while they work. My students often find high school generally boring so anything that helps them from being bored and doing the work is great. They tell me that they get more work done listening to music and it seems they do. I guess once again, it depends on the students. What you say is probably right for some students. Thanks for the link, too.
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September 8th, 2009 8:55 am
thank you fer doinq this website thinq it really helped me out on my project at new tech hiqh school in arsenal , this is really qoood fer students and they can concentratee . thank yu veryy muchhh – i can say this is all truee .
Maureen Collins on
September 28th, 2009 4:51 pm
I am researching this for my grade school class and was wondering if you have any suggestions on research articles I could look up on the web or titles of the articles. Your links above didnt work for me. I would appreciate all the help! Thanks!
Elona Hartjes on
September 28th, 2009 5:16 pm
Sorry but I couldn't get the link to work now either.
Johanna Guzman on
December 2nd, 2009 2:18 am
I am doing my capstone on benefits of background music and I would like to know the citation for the paper by Daniel Reitz and Dr. Partricial Chiodo or any information that you can give me so that I may read their work.
Thanks, Johanna
Elona Hartjes on
December 3rd, 2009 6:54 pm
I'm sorry the link to the article isn't working. I did not keep hard copy of the link. Let that be a lesson to me. I just did the research out of interest and not for a paper so I didn't think too much about references. Sorry. If I manage to find the link or article name, I'll post it and let you know asap.
Sara on
April 25th, 2010 3:12 am
thank you ..this helped alot =)
patricia on
May 11th, 2010 9:47 am
Thanx..this helped me with my speech!:D
Joe on
July 30th, 2010 3:44 pm
I found this article in my research of this topic http://www.baatltd.com/newsletters/The%20Role%20of%20Music%20in%20Learning.pdf . I am also writing a paper on this topic. I just started going to school again after 8 long brain draining years. I am taking all of my classes online and thus have to be self motivated. Being a man in my mid 20's and a gamer, going to school in my own home and keeping up on my school work has been difficult. Distractions are abound and 'better things to do' are constantly staring me down. Listening to music in the background while doing my school work is the only thing that has keep me on track and let me study for hours.
Elona Hartjes on
July 31st, 2010 3:20 pm
Thanks for the link. Good luck in your studies.
Me on
August 11th, 2010 1:33 am
I'n my personal experience music helps during repetetive tasks but is distracting when the task requires problem solving and creative thinking (which unfortunatly is not that often in school).
However when I'm doing even problem solving work music is still less distracting then people talking. It's common for teachers to do nothing about constant chatter during time given for work and then tell me off as soon as they see me trying to escape by putting on my headphones.
In summary I could work better without headphones on if the teacher would make the rest of the class stop talking.
Elona Hartjes on
August 11th, 2010 9:16 am
Thanks for making the point that it might be better if teachers talked less. It's a valid point.
Miss Smith on
November 5th, 2010 9:20 am
Hi. I am attempting to write an article for my school paper on listening to music in the classroom during silent work. I was wondering if you might have any specific information that would help me. I am trying to prove that if kids were allowed to listen to their music that overall class production and possibly grades would improve.
Thank you for taking the time to read this.
Marcus Cherrill on
November 13th, 2010 12:10 pm
Music is such a vital part of everyone's life. It transcends religion, gender and income. It has the power to bring together people from all over the world to work as one. Why not build it into your everyday learning experiences.
My experience as a classroom teacher for 16 years tells me that music most certainly has its place as an important tool in learning. Maximum learning happens when we feel safe, reassured and able to take risks.
ICanTeach.co.uk provides a good selection of music – with lots of ideas on how to use them in the classroom on Twitter. Search for #music4learning. Have fun.
Sora on
November 14th, 2010 8:30 am
I had fun reading this article. This is also my topic for my "baby thesis". I am wondering if you could post the paper you came across. I tried to click the link but it said that it could not be found.
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move2thebeat on
March 30th, 2011 11:57 am
i love listen to music when i work.. but my school wont let us do it in class, i think its because they're afraid eminem is going to rap the answer to us
Elona Hartjes on
August 11th, 2011 9:10 am
Thank's for sharing your insights about listening to music. I hadn't thought about music as an environment that can help you recall facts for tests although I'm aware of all kinds of rhymes that help little kids learn things.
weirdone on
September 28th, 2011 9:04 am
why don't you publish your piece its fairly good compared too some of the junk i've had to look at recently
riju samuel on
November 18th, 2011 8:24 am
I support the fact that listening to music while working will improve learning much easier
Kierra Wadsworth on
November 28th, 2011 11:28 am
Hi I am doing a research paper and I am wondering if this is really true and if it really helps. I love music so i what to know more:)
Elona Hartjes on
November 28th, 2011 10:49 pm
Try it yourself and see. Some people work better with music; othe's don't. The music needs to be something that you are really familiar with. New music doesn't work as well.
MusicLover on
December 18th, 2011 3:14 am
I found that it depends on the person to determine if listening to music while working helps or hinders them. Music helps me focus more because it's something for my mind to focus on along with my work. My brain thinks of multiple thoughts at once many times and I end up getting distracted without the music. I don't think teachers should play music out loud for everyone to hear but rather to let the students listen to their own music with headphones so as not to disturb other students especially seeing as not every person in the world likes the same kind of music. Music can hinder the people who don't have the ability to focus on multiple things at once where as people who think about multiple topics can benefit from the music because it gives them something to focus on that isn't as distracting. It has to be music that the person likes or else they'll be distracted by the music thinking about when it will end or be turned off.
Cristopher on
January 5th, 2012 9:33 am
Thanks for this because I think students should be allowed to listen to music in school. I am one of those students who works better when I am listening to music. Plus I am doing a paper on the topic, so this helps. Thanks again.
Cristopher on
January 5th, 2012 9:47 am
Thanks for this. I think students should be allowed to listen to music in class. I am one of the students who works better while listening to music. I thik that if a student wants to listen to music, they should be allowed to. I am also writing a paper on the topic. So Thanks, Again.
Chris on
January 13th, 2012 1:55 pm
This is an awesome article you've come up with. I am an ESE student with ADHD and I have done so much better in class when the teachers let me listen to my music in class. My English teacher refuses to let me listen to my music and has refused to let me do a research paper on the subject because she says "It has no relevance and is in no way imortant. You couldn't even find one source on this topic." I personally know shes wrong, I've found about twenty sources on this topic, this is becoming a serious thing with teachers and some deign it's ok with them and some deign it "unnecessary"
Taylor on
January 17th, 2012 10:27 am
this is helping me with an editorial i am writing and with some personal experience with the fact that mp3 players and iPods are banned from my school. it's really stupid in my opinion because the library is closed most of the time during my first period study hall. i have been listening to my mp3 for a few weeks and only recently the study hall teacher yelled at me. i told her i had nothing else to do. she said to get rid of the mp3 or she would get rid of it for me. i honestly do not understand why, if during a study hall there is nothing to do, why you can't listen to some music until your next class?
Damian Grooms on
March 21st, 2012 3:08 pm
Hello my name is Damian Grooms I'm a 7th grade student at Licking Heights Central in pataskala Ohio. I have read your article and I happen to agree with every thing you said. I am going to write to my principal and petition
him to let us listen to music. I love to listen to music and it helps me to work harder and get more done in a short time period . I just wanted to thank you for your information it will really help my case.
Norhana Cana of Philippines on
June 13th, 2012 8:54 pm
This is an fantastic! article. I am incoming future music teacher at Mindanao state University – Maguindanao Philippines . I observe that most of the Students now a day love to create their own memory rhymes and songs. Having this as a classroom activity allows a student to personalize the facts which may be more challenging and requires more focused attention in order to learn, remembering and express there feelings.
Elona Hartjes on
June 13th, 2012 9:56 pm
Yes, creating memory rhymes and songs is a way kids can take ownership of their own learning. That is definately a good thing.
Mary Stevens on
June 14th, 2012 11:13 am
I have often wondered if listening to music would be helpful or distracting to students. Now, I have so many different ideas about the subject. I can't believe that listening to music would occur during the entire class. I couldn't stand presenting a lesson with music competing in the backgroud for the attention of my students. It would distract me! But I think listening to insturmental music in the backgroud while writing assignments would be uplifting or soothing. I wonder if nature sounds would work? rushing water? birds chirping?
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Denine Laberge on
July 25th, 2013 11:56 am
I have been allowing my students to listen to music during Writer's Workshop for years. I am one of those people who works better with music and plugging in my headphones allows me to put all my focus on my work. My own children know this from report card writing time.
What I have noticed is that students who normally accomplish nothing because they are chatting during writing time are now getting their work done. Because they are no longer distracted, the quality of their work is improved and errors due to inattention to detail are reeduced significantly.
I also understand your need to back up your views with scientific research. Justifying what we believe based on our own (valuable) experience to others requires it, but what I witness on a daily basis makes me much more than cautiously optimistic as well!
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Elona Hartjes on
July 25th, 2013 1:56 pm
Thanks for sharing your insights about the value of listening to music.
Jennifer on
January 10th, 2014 7:27 pm
Thanks for your articles. I am working on a research paper for my masters, also. My topic is about using music to help students get on task quicker when they enter the classroom. May I quote you on some of your articles about this topic? I am planning to research this topic in my own classroom and could use some insight into other articles that could be of help to me. I also would like to create a survey for the students. Anything you could help me with would be greatly appreciated. Thanks again!
Elona Hartjes on
January 27th, 2014 5:52 pm
Yes, of course. I'd love to help.
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Midget heavyweights meet, as Cuban-born Mike Perez and American Bryant Jennings enter the ring this weekend.
Heavyweight giants reigned supreme for the past 20 years and now a pair of prizefighters barely past six feet in height meet in Madison Square Garden. Jennings (18-0, 10 Kos) versus Perez (20-0-1, 12 Kos) will be shown on HBO tonight.
It's not to say Perez or Jennings are incapable of winning a future heavyweight world title. Decades have proven otherwise, but for the last 20 years the big guys have dominated. And when smaller heavyweights win, they usually pack big man howitzer-like power, a la Rocky Marciano or Iron Mike Tyson.
Perez nor Jennings possess big gun-stopping power, at least they have not proven it.
"I've only been boxing for five years. I didn't ask to be a boxer. I came in with a mindset and a lifestyle that was fit for boxing, and I knew exactly how hard it was going to take for me to work. I just want to get through. I just want to get through," said Jennings, 29, who lives in Philadelphia.
Perez looks to improve on his last fight, a draw against Carlos Takam, a hard fought scrabble that seemed to show his flaws more than his strongpoints.
"People can think whatever they want to think. Actually I don't care," said Perez, 28.
The winner of this fight throws his hat into the fray with another giant. Can either Perez or Jennings match the big guys?
The big guys
The retirement of 6-7 Vitali Klitschko, who held the WBC title, leaves brother Wladimir (6'5" ) as the remaining giant with a world title. Before that British giant Lennox Lewis (6'5") held the titles. And for a while there was Nikolay Valuev who towered above all heavyweights at 7-feet.
More than a few giants remain, with Deontay Wilder, Charles Martin and Dominic Breazeale roaming the heavyweight landscape.
Perez and Jennings barely touch 6'2" in height. And current WBC titlist Bermane Stiverne looks to be about the same height.
Is this a return to normalcy?
Actually, when you look back, heavyweight giants have been a fixture for more than 100 years. Though Jack Johnson was called the "Galveston Giant" he was a mere 6'1" in height. But Jess Willard stood nearly 6'7" depending on which newspaper accounts you want to believe. When Jack Dempsey came along and destroyed Willard the average size of the heavyweight champions shrank again until Primo Carnera came along. The Italian heavyweight stood close to 6'6" and enjoyed success during the 1930s.
For the next 50 years the tallest heavyweight champion was George Foreman at nearly 6'4". Contenders like Ernie Terrell at 6'6" and George Cooney at 6'5" were rare until Riddick Bowe showed up with an abundance of talent. The 6'5" heavyweight called "Big Daddy" toppled Evander Holyfield in two of three confrontations and suddenly hung up his gloves in 1996. Then came Lennox Lewis and his reign followed by Vitali and Wladimir Klitschko.
Has the reign of giants ended? Probably not.
The victor between Perez and Jennings heads toward the front of the line. Either fighter still has some giant steps to take.
There have only been three great "giant" heavyweights, Lennox Lewis and the Klitschko brothers ! Jack Johnson was certainly a great fighter so I guess I should have said four, as he was a giant in his time ! People are getting bigger so their will be more giant heavyweights who are athletic in the future but there has always been smaller heavyweights who can beat the big guys, just not the great ones !
This fight gets my vote for Bore-Snore of the Year. Jennings won a split decision, but OMG, everyone near me in press row was rooting for this to end. Painful to watch!
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Agreed. That late point was suspect, but neither captured the imagination. Perez' career ended last November against Mago. Jennings...not a splashy debut to the big time.
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Kim Kardashian and Kanye West are designing an over-the-top mega mansion in Los Angeles and while construction on the home began over one year ago, it is nowhere near complete.
Kim and Kanye having been living like members of the millionaire dating site, MillionaireMatch, since they began dating in early 2012, so it's no surprise that they want their home just perfect, but their elaborate ideas for the home have had serious consequences.
Since moving out of the home fans saw her in on "Keeping Up With The Kardashians," Kim has been forced to move back to the Calabasas home of Kris Jenner. While Kris recently separated from her husband, Bruce Jenner, and Kourtney, Khloe and Robert all have homes of their own, the Jenner residence, although large, is quite crowded with Kendall, Kylie, Kim, and North West all calling the place home (Kanye also lives their part-time).
On "Keeping Up With The Kardashians," fans watched as Kim, who was being bombarded at her former home by fans and paparazzi, moved back in with mom for what was supposed to be a couple of months. However, as her and West began to alter the home as construction continued, their move-in date got further and further away.
According to a new report by Radar Online, Kim purchased the 9,000-square-foot Bel Air home for $9 million in Jan. 2013, but the home was far from livable for the sex tape star turned TV personality, and she immediately gutted the home and began plans to rebuild it to her and Kanye's liking.
As building on the property rages on, details are surfacing about what the future home of Kim and Kanye will be like.
Earlier this week, Radar Online reported that the home would be power-couple ready with maid quarters,including a maid bedroom and maid bathroom, and a $750,000 "glam room," which would be customized to fit the needs of Kim and her man, ensuring that they are always looking their best without having to leave home and head to a salon.
Inside the main house, Kim and Kanye will have décor from top designers, a library, a studio, an extra bedroom and bathroom for when their many family members come to visit, and a fully functional gym with its own bathroom and closet.
For their master suite, Kim and Kanye have arranged for a his and hers theme with his and her closets and even his and hers toilets.
Other updates of the home include a new fireplace mantle in their living room, re-stained wood flooring, Balzac limestone floors, metal and glass doors, stone sinks and sconces and tempered glass showers. And they didn't stop there.
Kim and Kanye continued on, living in a way that members of MillionaireMatch.com prefer, with a $30,000 renovation in the kitchen and restructured ceilings, taking out the original ceilings and replacing them with much higher ceilings.
Outside of the home, Kim and Kanye have designed an infinity pool (measuring 16-foot by 16-foot) and cabana, which brought the home cost up an additional $83,000. Also outside, the couple have ordered bluestone paving, a pergola, a bar, fire pita and planter boxes for olive trees, which will line the property.


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As the prosecution of the Colonies Four, Colonies partner Jeff Burum, former San Bernardino County Second District Supervisor Paul Biane, former Board of Supervisors Chief of Staff Mark Kirk, and former Board of Supervisors Chief of Staff Jim Erwin, winds its way through the criminal justice system, news twists are becoming more frequent. Yesterday, an email was made public showing that the firm hired by the defense contracted out with a firm in Alabama to hack the cell phone of the prosecution's star witness, Bill Postmus.
Attorneys for defendant Jeff Burum hired Thomas Dale & Associates to keep tabs on Postmus. The firm, in turn, subcontracted the work out to small detective agencies in what appears to be an attempt to distance themselves from illegal activities such as the phone hacking.
Thomas Dale & Associates (TDA) was founded by Thomas Dale Elfmont, a former captain with the Los Angeles Police Department. Elfmont was one of three LAPD members to be tried for six counts involving the ransacking of apartments during a drug raid in 1988.
According to a 1991 Los Angeles Times article, "Jurors later said they believed police officers had vandalized the apartments, but that the prosecution had not proved the three accused were guilty. The prosecutor complained the case had been stymied by a Police Department 'code of silence' that deterred officers from testifying truthfully against one another.
"The verdict appeared to end criminal prosecution of a case that, until it was eclipsed by the videotaped beating of Rodney G. King, had been broadly condemned as a flagrant example of excess by Los Angeles police. Civil litigation in the 39th and Dalton case so far has cost Los Angeles $3.4 million in settlements [as of 1991]."
Last week a number of documents in connection with the activities of TDA in reference to their work for the Colonies defense team were released to the public for the first time. Logs indicate that not only did the defense have Postmus under surveillance, but also friends and family, including this reporter.
San Bernardino County District Attorney investigators, with a special master present, raided TDA on January 31, 2013. The sides have been arguing over which documents the prosecution is entitled to ever since.
One of the documents made public was a copy of a fax from a TDA employee to Theresa Speer of Lookout Resources in Alabama
Hi Theresa, we need a cell locate on William J. Postmus . . . also need most recent months (sic) calls. Thank you, Ellie.
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College Hockey:Fredonia Reverses Recent History With Win Over Cortland
Last year, Fredonia won the SUNYAC Championship. However, one thing they failed to do was beat Cortland, a team that didn't even make the playoffs, despite three opportunities to do so. That won't be the case this year as Fredonia defeated Cortland, 5-2, in the opening game of the 2007-08 campaign.
The teams played at Buffalo State in the first game of the SUNYAC Challenge, a non-conference tournament. The Blue Devils scored twice late in the first period to break a 1-1 tie and never looked back. Jordan Oye, a freshman playing his first collegiate game, got a point on all the first period scores.
"It's nice to get a W against a team that beat us three out of three last year," Fredonia coach Jeff Meredith said. "That's pretty important to us."
Meanwhile, Joe Baldarotta, coaching his first game for Cortland after a 16-year reign at Wisconsin-Stevens Point, got a rude welcome to the SUNYAC.
"Of course we made some mistakes; I was expecting that," Baldarotta said. "New coach, new system, new everything. I was expecting that a little bit."
The first mistake occurred before the game even started — a protocol violation. Fredonia technically didn't score on the power play, but took advantage of the man advantage anyway when they scored three seconds after the penalty was over.
Jordan Oye's pass across the crease was put in by Steve Rizer under a sliding goaltender, Ben Binga. It was Rizer's first collegiate goal in his first game.
Cortland tied it up on their first power play of the game. The Red Dragons controlled the puck very well with the man advantage, and eventually it ended up on the stick of Gerard Heinz at the left point.
He fired a shot that clinked off the near post and past Pat Street.
Fredonia scored twice within 1:34 at 14:19 and 15:49 to gain a 3-1 lead, the first on a power play.
Richard Boyce jammed it in after a few chances. Oye got his second assist. The goal came after Cortland had two excellent shorthanded opportunities thanks to odd-man rushes.
Oye scored his first goal after assisting on the first two. He received the puck from Neal Sheehan in the slot area. He had to settle the bouncing puck, but had the time to do so. Once flat, he flipped it through a screen which prevented Binga from reacting in time.
The teams traded goals in the first half of the second period. First, Fredonia took a 4-1 lead at 3:33, once again on the power play. Bryan Goudy tipped the puck in from in close on a shot by Sheehan.
Four minutes later, Cortland got it back on a nice rush and quick passing. Nick Shackford's pass to the front of the net was easily redirected past the goalie by Frank Rizzo.
Fredonia closed out the scoring midway through the third period on a goal by Colin Sarfeh. Sarfeh's shot from the right point went under a jumping teammate which most likely distracted Binga, as it sneaked by him.
"I thought the last part of the game we did things simple; we got pucks deep," Meredith said.
Street ended up with 23 saves for the win as Binga stopped 16 shots. Cortland out shot Fredonia, 25-21.
"Rome wasn't built in a day," Baldarotta said. "We did some things extremely well. No one cares how good we are right now. They are not handing out any trophies or rings right now, and we know that. We got 24 more games to try and get us ready for the playoffs."
The first of those 24 games comes against the host team on the second day of the SUNYAC Challenge, Buffalo State at 7:00 p.m. Saturday evening.
Meanwhile, Fredonia plays the early game at 4:00 against always tough Manhattanville.
"A typical first game of the year," Meredith said. "You got a lot of things that you know right now that you have to work on that you didn't know two hours ago. It's a good start for the year."
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Right before the Stanford-Pepsi Invitational in October, junior Cassandra Kirkland was frustrated with her play. "Actually, just before I left for Stanford, I was really frustrated," she said. "Two weeks before I was playing good, but a week before Stanford I was playing really bad. I don't know what happened. I was really frustrated and I called my swing coach in France for the first time in two years. We stayed on the phone and he tried to get me to do things, so I practiced really hard that week and went to Stanford and did really good."
Kirkland left the Stanford-Pepsi Invitational with her name etched in the Arizona women's golf history book. She shot a 67 in round two, making her one of seven Arizona golfers to accomplish that feat. She continued on her tear through the Stanford-Pepsi Invitational by also adding her name next to the likes of former Wildcat greats Jenna Daniels, Natalie Gulbis and Leta Lindley with a three-round total of 207.
It's taken the Saint-Nom-La-Breteche, France, native three years to be comfortable in the United States. "I think it's the best place for me to come to the U.S. for golf. There are good players, especially my teammates. Coming here taught me to play with a lot of good players."
"It was pretty rough from the beginning," she added. "First of all, I didn't speak great English so it was hard to understand everybody. My coach and the coaches in America are so different, but after a while I got used to it and I got used to the golf courses, which are different than the ones in France."
As Kirkland grasped the America course, she was steadily building herself up in the collegiate golf world. In her second collegiate event, Kirkland finished in second at the Dr. Thompson Rainbow Invitational, shooting 3-over-par 219. An All Pac-10 honorable mention selection during the 2003-04 season, she started her sophomore year leading the NCAA Fall Preview in Auburn, Ala., after shooting a 68 in round one. She finished the three-day event tied for third.
Building on the momentum of the past two years, Kirkland leads the team with a 73.76 stroke average. In March, she finally claimed her first individual medalist honors by shooting a 4-over-par 220 in the UNLV Spring Invitational.
"It was good to win a tournament. Every year," Kirkland said. "I was leading a tournament and messed up the last couple of holes and I always finished second or third. This time, I actually messed up a little bit, but I was a couple of strokes ahead and held on. It was a good experience."
In her final year, Kirkland wants to keep up with her consistent good play. "I am working hard in the weight room and on the golf course, so hopefully I will be a little more stronger," she said.
In the end, all the hard work Kirkland has shown, as a Wildcat will help her succeed in her future play. "I want to go back in May 2006 and get my European Card," she said. "Maybe I'll try to get it either this year or next year. If I get it, I am going to give myself three years to do well and then come back here and play. I might come back in one year and I might come back in three, it just depends on how well I play."


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As John Calipari prepared to speak to reporters in the Craft Center on Monday, Auburn Coach Tony Barbee walked by on his way to Kentucky's practice. Huh?
Isn't Kentucky playing Auburn on Tuesday night?
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Barbee stayed for less than an hour. Then he had to leave to get to Auburn's practice later in the afternoon.
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HOWEVER, A Serious Man is a film where a character maintains some sort of smart, God-given optimism in spite of an ordeal. He is not blind to his issues, but simultaneously does not allow them to overwhelm him. He dreams about rebelling, but the same dreams offer humorously morbid moral lessons and conclusions. Writer-directors Joel and Ethan Coen cleverly surround the character Larry Gopnik (played by natural and rather obscure actor Michael Stuhlbarg) with far more dysfunctional people than him. This is where A Serious Man succeeds more than Beauty and Arrangement, in the opinion of this reviewer, because it is far more effective to satirize a person's inner struggles (and do a 'compare & contrast' exercise to other characters in the same story) than it is to spell out a sour breakdown of events.
There are many parallels made to the Book of Job containing a similar series of painful (but in Gopnik's case, also comical) trials to see if his faith in any way diminishes. Probably the most bizarrely silly scene is the film's prologue. It is yet another comparison made (more understandable with a second viewing) to trump the hero's crises as depicted later in the story. Striving to stay serious (and Gopnik is not the only character purported as intently serious), he could be far worse. The story, as well as this review, is full of so many parenthetical sonnets that they could inspire feature length stories themselves. This is probably the Coen Brothers' most metaphorical film since O Brother, Where Art Thou? Like that film, its period setting and historical context puts things into perspective, even in a humorous way. A storm is always coming, so LIVE with it.


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The Oscars isn't usually a place where we see wild beauty or fashion, but each awards season there are a group of women who step it up and show something interesting. This year we saw everything from matchy-matchy emerald green to pretty petal pinks and there was nary a boring look in sight. Here are a few of our favorite looks from the night:
Best Overall: Jessica Chastain
With heavy lashes and shiny hair, Jessica Chastain's look typified understated elegance. Her strawberry locks seemed to shimmer under the sunlight and there was just enough color on her cheeks and lips to keep this look from being dull.
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GREENVILLE, N.C. --- A pair of meet relay records were set Friday afternoon as the East Carolina men and women's swimming and diving team held its annual Purple-Gold intrasquad meet at Minges Natatorium.
The Purple team won the men's meet, 145-143, while the Gold team claimed victory in the women's meet, 149-148.
"Overall, we very pleased with our swims considering it was our first day back in Minges," head coach Rick Kobe said. "We do have some work to do, but it was a good day of swimming."
Holly Berenotto, Lauren Chew, Bailie Monahan and Heather O'Toole teamed to set the women's 400-yard free relay record as did the foursome of Geoffrey Bobsin, Michael Dugan, Hyatt Gaston and Nikola Simic on the men's side.
Sophomore Rokas Cepulis posted three individual triumphs with first-place finishes in the 100 and 200-yard breaststroke as well as the 200-yard IM. Other multiple individual event winners included: Anna Gibas (100 and 200 backstroke), Elizabeth Oliver (100 and 200 breaststroke) and Daniel Woods (100 and 200 butterfly).
The aforementioned Berenotto (500 and 200 freestyle), Chew (500 and 1000 freestyle) and Simic (50 and 1000 freestyle) were also multi-event winners.
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The WWE Hall of Fame is closing in fast and only four names had been announced for the 2014 class. However, a fifth name leaked out on March 11 when Carlos Colon said that the WWE contacted him about entering the WWE Hall of Fame this year. The WWE confirmed it at the "WWE Smackdown" tapings tonight.
Carlos Colon was the biggest name in Puerto Rico at the same time that "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair was the NWA world champion and Hulk Hogan was on top of the WWE. He was worked in Puerto Rico with huge names like Randy "Macho Man" Savage, Flair, Bruiser Brody and Stan Hanson. Colon actually beat Flair while the Nature Boy was the NWA world champion, and that match created the prestigious WWC Universal Heavyweight title.
Colon held that belt a record setting 26 times.
In his career, the biggest nemesis of Colon was easily the monstrous Abdullah the Butcher, who was inducted recently into the WWE Hall of Fame as well. Colon finished his career in the WWE in 1993 and actually participated in the Royal Rumble that year.
As for who will induct Carlos Colon into the WWE Hall of Fame, the most obvious choices are his children. He is the father of both former United States and Intercontinental champion Carlito and Primo Colon. He is also the uncle of Epico. Primo and Epico are both currently wrestling in the WWE as Los Matadores.


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I have a question on maximally unipotent monodromy point (or large complex structure limit) of the family of polarized K3 surfaces $(X,L)$. It is known that the moduli space of such pair is given by the quotient $\mathcal{D}/G$ where $\mathcal{D}$ is the period domain and $G$ is some arithmetic group. There is a standard compactification, called the Bailly-Borell compactification, of $\overline{\mathcal{D}/G}$. The boundary $\overline{\mathcal{D}/G}\setminus \mathcal{D}/G$ consists of points and curves.
My question is which boundary point or curve is a maximally unipotent monodromy point of the family of polarized K3 surfaces $(X,L)$? In some papers a maximally unipotent monodromy point is identified with a cusp ("point" above) of the moduli space $\overline{\mathcal{D}/G}$. Why is that? I think it is virtually impossible to compute monodromy around boundary.


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Oceana Gold's share price remains volatile as it re-enters a
partial forward hedging programme covering some gold
production during the next two years.
Oceana shares, the worst performing on the New Zealand stock
exchange last year, hit a peak of $3.45 last April before
slumping to $1.34 in late June, and have since spiked and
fallen several times to trade around $1.96 on Monday.
Following statements yesterday on record production in 2013
and lower-than-expected cash costs, Oceana's shares were up
about 9% at $2.13, but remained almost 40% down on the year
Craigs Investment Partners broker Peter McIntyre said gold
producers' share prices had been ''extremely volatile''
during the past year, mirroring the gold price and reflecting
massive redundancies and work deferral around the sector in
general, but Oceana's price had held up better than some of
the major Australian companies.
Oceana sold off its hedging programme several years ago when
the spot price of gold took off, culminating in a high of
$US1921 ($NZ2308) in September 2011; it has since softened to
trade around just over $US1200 ($NZ1442).
Oceana has resumed some forward contract gold price hedging,
because of the softening gold price, partially covering
208,000oz over two years, with a floor price of $US1230 and
ceiling at $US1312.
Oceana chief executive Mick Wilkes said the company would get
$US1230 per ounce, even if the spot price fell below that
level, and conversely, if it was above $US1312 per ounce,
would only get that price.
Mr McIntyre said: ''Oceana is trying to maximise and protect
against down-side forces and put in place hedging to cope
with the lower-end gold price.''
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She's on the road, she has an album on the way, and her acting résumé includes gigs with the Jonas Brothers and Barney the dinosaur. But is all that enough to make Demi Lovato the next Miley Cyrus?
It turns out the "Camp Rock" star would rather just be herself.
"I am who I am," Lovato told MTV News "I'd like to be Demi Lovato. If I can accomplish half of what [Miley's] done, it'd be an honor, but I'd like to do it as Demi."
And she seems well on her way. "Camp Rock" fever has already ignited a sequel, and she recently wrapped work on another film. She's also on the road with the Jonas Brothers and getting ready to drop her debut album this fall.
"The best part is the very second that I run out onstage after they say, 'Ladies and gentlemen, Demi Lovato,' " Lovato said. "I run out and people scream. It's surreal, because I go to concerts and I'm the one screaming, and [now] they're excited for me. It's just a great feeling."
It's heady stuff for a 15-year-old, but Demi has an even bigger master plan. She hopes to keep making films, maybe take a stab at writing (books and screenplays), then someday — like, by the age of 40 — start directing. Yeah, it sounds big, but Demi doesn't plan to listen to anyone who tells her she can't do it all.
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As parents outfit their students with clothes, academic supplies, smartphones and computers for the first day of school, it's important for parents to get educated on the potential dangerous some apps bring.
In this heavy social media, android, iPhone world we live in, there is something very convenient and almost necessary about apps. Most parents, while slow to admit it, will finally say their children know more about this latest technology than they do. However, with these cellphones and computer apps, lurks a very dark and seedy place where predators are successfully reaching children and teens. What's really scary is that parents are simply not aware of what is going on, and often right at home.
A few days ago V103's Ryan Cameron gave out information breaking down these dangerous apps. The 7 Dangerous Apps Every Parent should be leery of gain considerable response from concerned parent and even teens. Below is the list of app that not only child advocate groups are warning parents about, but law enforcement as well. Unfortunately some of these app have directly been linked to child predator cases in Metro Atlanta.
Yik Yak- post anonymously with locals, up to 500 can view. GPS is used and sexually explicit content, vulgar language, and personal attacks are common. This past school year, some Metro Atlanta parent learned a lot about the dangers of Yik Yak and its connection to cyberbullying. But beyond teenagers posting ugly, untruths come the fact that anonymous posting have proven to identify people who are not who they say they are. Authorities say predators are among them.
Poof- an app that allows kids to hide an app or apps with a single touch. This one is most surprising among parents and just pain sneaky among children who really have no idea of the dangers they may be opening themselves up to.
SnapChat- allows photos to be seen for 10 seconds then they disappear- but the user can take a screen shot so any photo can and does live forever. The real problem here is not knowing who has your picture and how it is going to be used. At this time SnapChat cannot be downloaded on all technology like Window based devices.
Down- an app that allows the user to categorize their Facebook in terms of "hang out" with or "down to hook up" with.
Whisper- allows to post anonymously and share secrets to locals using the same app, searching for others as close as 1 mile. This app can allow predators, posing as a child or teen, to locate your child.
Omegle - a video chat that the user doesn't register for. You are only known as "you" and "stranger" and matches the user to others through common Facebook likes. This app is also an easy door for a total strange to connect and communicate with your child.
Kik Messenger- users can send private messages that parents can't see. Identifying other users is nearly impossible. This app has been the source of a number of school fights and improper communications between teens and people posing as teens.
Along with knowing that these apps exist, parents must also take action. Check your child's device when they least expect you to do so. Make sure they use their devices in a family area like the den and not take them to their bedrooms to use. Set down some rules for when they can get on their devices. With school starting, academics should take priority anyway. Know who your child is talking to. Make your child give names and details about the person they are in communication with. Above all, do not allow phone locks, and if you do, make sure you as the parent know the code.
Social media and smart device apps are really great, but with anything, deviant people will figure out how to misuse it. That is why it is up to parents to step up and protect their children.


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Re: [Full-Disclosure] DCOM RPC exploit (dcom.c)
From: Chris Paget (chrisp_at_ngssoftware.com)
Date: 07/27/03
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To: Jason <email@example.com> Date: Sun, 27 Jul 2003 01:11:45 -0400 (Eastern Daylight Time)
Comments inline.
On Sun, 27 Jul 2003, Jason wrote:
> The war begins...
I hope so. Discussion of the hows and why's and morals of security and
disclosure is *always* a good thing - which was partly why I made the original
> I'm not going to debate the release of code with anyone. Simply put,
> best practices should have mitigated this in a huge way from the
> beginning. All of the remaining threat should have been tested and
> patched by now.
In an ideal world, everyone would be patched by now. The problem is, this is
not an ideal world, most people will still be unpatched. As for best practices
- have you ever tried disabling RPC? It's not actually possible - in fact,
WinXP and 2003 will automatically reboot if RPC stops. As for DCOM - the
setting to disable it is a suggestion only, and applications can and will
re-enable it whenever they use it, or else they'll just plain break. So which
"best practices" are you talking about? Are you planning to install a separate
firewall for every machine? If so, maybe I should buy some stock in Zone Labs
or ISS...!
> > Scanners are good; I agree they give out more information than an advisory, but
> > it's still a step away from giving the kiddies a tool. Those in the know will
> > always be able to write an exploit from minimal details; whether or not the
> > pre-pubescent h4xx0rs get hold of it is another matter though.
> I would rather have a pre-pubescent cracker knocking on the door with a
> published sploit that I was forced to patch against any day when
> compared to the 1337 h4x0r w17h 4 g04l and the funding to achieve it.
But you'd still patch either way, right? So we're talking about the difference
between a knowledgeable, determined attacker (who can never be kept out) and a
skript kiddie with a tool, who is just an annoyance. But because of the
exploit code, he's now a skript kiddie with a ten-thousand-node DDoS network at
his disposal, who can (and probably will) DDoS anyone, anywhere, and there's
nothing you can do to prevent it (short of getting very friendly with your
upstream provider).
> ** Far too many people wait to patch until there is "published" exploit
> code. **
I agree - there's far too many people who wait. But what about all the millions
of home users who don't even know what a security patch *IS*, let alone how to
find them? Most people buy a computer, stick it on the net, and expect it to
work. They don't expect to be downloading updates every week.
> ** If you have assets worth protecting you hire people who are capable
> of protecting them. **
The organisation concerned has hired many people who are perfectly capable of
protecting their assets. The problem is, they're concerned about the business
as well - and given Microsoft's track history with patches, I can understand
their not wanting to install every patch on every mission-critical server the
moment it is released. Allowing people to work is the primary goal of every
server; security HAS to come second to that.
> * How many of the systems in your typical multinational organization
> require the use of DCOM? ( slim to none? )
Agreed - very few, if any.
> * How many of the systems that require DCOM need rpc exposed to
> everyone? ( slim to none? )
Also agreed. But how many organisations firewall off internal servers from
internal users (slim to none). Bad practice, I'll agree, but expensive to
implement if you choose to do it.
> * How many of the systems exposed to everyone have weak administrative
> passwords? ( nearly all? )
Define "weak". If you mean "guessable within a week", I'd expect it to be
very few. If you mean "crackable from a copy of the SAM by an attacker with
average resources before the password expires", probably most - especially given
the recent advances in hash chaining techniques.
> * How many of the systems vulnerable internally would have been
> protected by an IPS if it had a way of protecting? ( slim to none? )
> * How many of the systems vulnerable internally are protected with an
> IDS? ( slim to none? )
Detection and prevention is easier than you might think. The moment that an IDS
detects the string "Microsoft Windows 2000 [Version 5.00.2195] (C) Copyright
1985-2000 Microsoft Corp." in a network packet, it's a fair bet that it's as the
result of an exploit. Block the connection, block the IP.
As for how many are protected - not enough, which is again a cost issue. You
ever looked at the price of an ISS RealSecure sensor? And then multiplied that
by a thousand to cover all your servers? Besides - how many system
administrators have the time to watch the IDS given the number of patches they
have to install on all their servers?
> * How many of the systems vulnerable from the internet are implemented
> and administered by an MCSE or equivelant? ( nearly all? )
Agreed. But I think many people on this list would agree that an exam you can
pass after reading a book the night before is not worth much.
> * I am still a firm believer in the ability of the human race to learn
> by making mistakes. ( it can be fun )
You and me both. But how many worms is it going to take?
> * I like beer! 1 l0v3 s3x!
> * These are my opinions and not those of my employer.
Also amen.
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COLUMBUS — Ohio's unemployment rate dropped again in May and is at its lowest level since before the Great Recession, the state reported Friday.
The Ohio Department of Job and Family Services said the seasonally adjusted rate in May was 5.5 percent, down from 5.7 percent in March and 6.1 percent in April.
It's the state's lowest jobless rate in seven years, matching the rate for April 2007.
The report found 11,000 fewer unemployed Ohioans last month.
But a portion of that drop was the result of a 14,000 decline in the state's labor force — the total number of residents working or looking for jobs.
Experts say a decline in the labor force can be caused by discouraged workers who are not counted as unemployed because they gave given up looking for a job.
Ohio's rate remains below the national rate, which was 6.3 percent in April and May.
The report found the number of nonfarm jobs in the state increased to 5,298,300 in May, up 2,900 from the revised April total of 5,295,400 when adjusted for seasonal employment swings.
May was the 44th consecutive month of job growth in Ohio. But the rate of growth has been slower lately than many other states. A year-over-year comparison using seasonally unadjusted numbers shows Ohio's rate of job creation has lagged behind the national average for 19 months in a row.
While employment in goods-producing and construction was down last month, gains were seen in manufacturing, mining and logging and the private service-producing sector.
Gains were logged in professional and business services (up 6,000), trade, transportation and utilities (up 1,300), financial activities (up 400) and information (up 200). Declines were seen in leisure and hospitality (down 4,300) and educational and health services (down 900).
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The Mill on the Floss
by George Eliot
Tom Tulliver Timeline and Summary
- Tom arrives home from school and brings Maggie a fishing rod.
- But he is soon furious to learn that she forgot about his rabbits and they died.
- Tom forgives Maggie and the two go fishing together.
- Tom has a falling out with his friend Bob Jakin.
- Tom helps Maggie cut her hair and then laughs at how ridiculous she looks.
- While visiting the Pullets, Tom is angry with Maggie and pays more attention to Lucy.
- Tom hits Maggie when she pushes Lucy into the mud and he takes Lucy home.
- Tom begins attending school with Mr. Stelling and he hates it.
- Maggie visits Tom at school.
- Philip Wakem starts attending school with Tom and the two never really hit it off.
- Tom borrows a real sword and injures his foot.
- He and Philip bond over his injury, but their friendship is short-lived.
- Tom continues at school till age sixteen.
- Maggie comes to get Tom after their father loses his lawsuit.
- Tom stands up to his family and tries to carry out his father's wishes regarding the Moss's debt.
- Tom asks his Uncle Deane for a job and begins work at Guest and Co.
- At his father's request, Tom curses Mr. Wakem in the family Bible.
- Tom continues to excel at work and starts an investment scheme with Bob Jakin.
- Tom gets the Gleggs to help with his investment plans.
- When he discovers Maggie's and Philip's relationship, Tom is furious and forbids them to meet again.
- Tom fights with Philip and insults him, and then he fights with Maggie.
- Tom earns enough money to pay his family's debts.
- After paying off the creditors, Tom gives a good speech.
- On his deathbed, Mr. Tulliver makes Tom promise to buy back the mill and take care of his sister. Tom agrees.
- Tom rents a room from Bob Jakin and continues working at Guest and Co.
- Tom agrees to let Maggie see Philip again, but he and Maggie still have a strained relationship.
- Bob hints that Tom might be in love with Lucy.
- Tom is up for a promotion at work.
- He asks for his uncle's help in buying back the mill.
- Finally, Tom is able to buy the mill and he moves back in.
- Tom angrily breaks off all ties with Maggie after her elopement.
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TV Ratings: 'Talent,' Gordon Ramsay lead Tuesday, while 'L.A. Complex' tumbles lower
NBC wins overall, while FOX kinda wins the demo
"America's Got Talent" led NBC to its usual Tuesday overall win, while "Hell's Kitchen" and "MasterChef" gave FOX its usual asterisked win among young viewers.
Meanwhile, people aggressively continue not to watch ABC's "Trust Us With Your Life" and The CW's "The L.A. Complex."
Among adults 18-49, FOX averaged a 2.6 rating for Tuesday night, edging out NBC's 2.2 rating in the key demographic. [In the two hours the networks share, NBC eked out the slimmest of wins.] CBS averaged a 1.1 rating, followed by ABC's 0.8 rating and the 0.2 key demo rating for The CW.
Overall, though, NBC averaged an estimated 8.35 million viewers and a 5.1 rating/9 share, comfortably winning Tuesday night. CBS averaged a 4.2/7 and 6.261 million viewers, edging out the 3.6/6 and 6.159 million viewers for FOX. ABC averaged a 2.1/4 and 3.14 million viewers, with The CW's 0.4/1 and 545,000 viewers trailing.
[Univision averaged 3.63 million viewers and a 1.4 rating among adults 18-49 for Tuesday primetime.]
8 p.m. - "America's Got Talent" won the 8 p.m. hour overall for NBC with 9.31 million viewers, but finished second with a 2.4 rating among adults 18-49. CBS' "NCIS" repeat was second with 7.14 million viewers and third with a 1.1 key demo rating. With solid week-to-week gains, FOX's "Hell's Kitchen" won the hour with a 2.6 key demo rating and finished third with 6.16 million viewers. ABC's repeats of "The Middle" and "Last Man Standing" averaged 3.21 million viewers and a 0.8 key demo rating. On The CW, a "Hart of Dixie" repeat averaged 696,000 viewers and a 0.3 key demo rating.
9 p.m. - NBC's "America's Got Talent" rose to 11.24 million viewers and a 2.9 rating among adults 18-49 to win the 9 p.m. hour. FOX's "MasterChef" was a distant second overall with 6.16 million viewers and a close second with a 2.6 key demo rating. A repeat of "NCIS: Los Angeles" averaged 6.075 million viewers and a 1.1 key demo rating for CBS. Here's where things get ugly. On ABC, "Trust Us With Your Life" averaged 1.88 million viewers and a 0.6 key demo rating, but that looked almost respectable compared to the 393,000 viewers and 0.2 key demo rating (and a 0 key demo share) for The CW's new "The L.A. Complex."
10 p.m. - CBS won the 10 p.m. hour overall with 5.56 million viewers for a repeat of "Person of Interest," which was tied for second with a 1.1 key demo rating. NBC's "Love in the Wild" finale was second with 4.5 million viewers and won the hour with a 1.3 rating among adults 18-49. ABC's "NY Med" averaged 4.33 million viewers and a 1.1 key demo rating.
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