text: Interdisciplinary interactions between humanities and sciences in music research Richard Parncutt Centre for Systematic Musicology University of Graz, Austria SysMus Graz Audio Communication Day 27 June 2014, TU Berlin Centre for Systematic Musicology University of Graz, Austria Secretary Lecturer (current) Lecturer (previous) Student assistant Student assistant Michaela Schwarz Annemarie SeitherPreisler Bernd Brabec de Mori Sabrina Sattmann Andreas Fuchs FWF Postdoc Student assistant Student assistant Project assistant Project assistant Sessional lecturer Erica Bisesi Florian Eckl Marlies Bodinger Hande Sağlam Stefan Reichmann Professor and Head Richard Parncutt Martin Winter Do we need disciplinary categories? Schwarz oder weiß Text & Musik: Oliver Gies (2009?) Hörst du Beatles oder die Stones? Guckst Du Tagesschau oder Indiana Jones? Warst du Zivi oder beim Bund? Bist du schüchtern oder drängst dich in den Vordergrund? Bist du träge oder agil? Depressiv oder mental eher stabil? Trinkst du Wein oder lieber Bier? Hast Du'n Reihenhaus m. Garten od. lebst du v. Hartz IV? Hähnchendöner oder lieber Lamm? Trennst Du Müll oder schmeißt du alles zusamm'n? Fährst du Taxi oder mit dem Bus? Sagst du Super-Dickmann oder sagst du Negerkuss? Guckst du Arte oder Sat1? Nennst du deinen Sohn Jean-Luc oder Karl-Heinz? Gibst du nach oder bist du stur? Liest Du regelmäßig "Bild" oder hast du das Abitur? Schwarz oder weiß Ja oder nein Grautöne sind mir viel zu allgemein Bitte kein "Äh" Bitte kein "Jein" In eine meiner Schubladen, da krieg ich dich schon rein Disciplinary categories are necessary! Experts and specialization are the basis of academic quality Each discipline has its own epistemologies • • • • Ways of thinking Ways of doing research Ways of training future scholars Ways of evaluating quality Epistemology • What is knowledge? • Which knowledge exists? • How is knowledge acquired? Interdisciplinary (ID) is necessary! due to expansion and specialisation in all disciplines • The research literature is expanding – total amount doubles every 20 years! • The time/effort to become an expert is about constant – about 10 years or 10 000 hours total (Ericsson, "expertise research") Consequences of expansion: Specialization: subdisciplines sub-sub-disciplines Venia: Researchers can no longer represent "whole disciplines" Collaboration: Subdisciplines must work together ID is temporary Disciplinary boundaries are fuzzy and fluid ID research areas become new disciplines/paradigms, e.g.: music history + computing computing in musicology music analysis + cultural studies semiotics musicology + psychology music psychology ID is unusual It costs extra time and energy 1. Communication problems Different ways of talking, researching misunderstandings 2. Structural problems Clear hierarchies: easy to organise, but impede ID 3. Quality control problems Different quality mechanisms "Own" discipline superior? The rest of this talk… Humanities and Sciences (H&S) (a) in general (b) in musicology Combining H&S in music research (a) in general (b) in my research and teaching Separation of H & S Relationships between disciplines in Austrian research projects funded by FWF1992-2006 FAS.research (2008). Netzwerke der Wissensproduktion. Wien. S: The study of the natural world Objectivity: Researcher is separate from research object. Basic S applications • Physics e.g. engineering • Chemistry e.g. manufacturing • Biology e.g. medicine All three also contribute to war, climate change… H: The study of human culture Subjectivity: Scholar is part of research object. Ancient • philosophy • arts • institutions Enlightenment • history • languages (linguistics) • cultures (anthropology, ethnology) Modern • diversity, power relations Mostly benign - but can also be evil! Science ≠ Wissenschaft! The facts: • Latin scientia = (all) knowledge (pre-H-S concept!) • German Wissenschaft = (all) research/teaching • English science = objective, positivistic research Evidence for skeptics: Look up any faculty or school of science! • generally includes physics, chemistry, biology… • never includes history, arts, language, literature… How could academics make this mistake? Thesis: Epistemologically naïve scientists dominate academia. They think: Even H should use 'scientific method'! Translating Wissenschaft Wissenschaft academia or academe (=the academic world) S: research (or "research and teaching") H: study (e.g. Literaturwissenschaft = literary studies) H: scholarship (but can also mean Stipendium) Wissenschaftler/in academic (e.g. "I am an academic") wissenschaftlich academic (e.g. "academic qualification", "academic career") akademisch academic (e.g. "academic question", "academic ceremony") Geisteswissenschaftler/in ≠ humanist! Humanism = Humanismus • • • • secular religious Christian etc. Geisteswissenschaftler/in = humanities scholar "Scholar" suggests humanities The difference A humanities scholar is a trained academic A humanist is a morally enlightened person Berlin Audio Communication Group examples of mixing Humanities, Sciences, Practice New music instruments (Egermann) S (instrument technology), H (reception), P (performance) Music media use (Lepa) S (empirical sociology, statistical analysis), H (social context) Acoustic environments (Weinzierl) S (acoustics, signal processing, psychology), P (performance) H&S are 18th-century inventions! S (Naturwissenschaften) – Product of "scientific revolution" • 16th-18th C.; Copernicus, Galileo, Kepler, Descartes, Newton… – Term "scientist" was invented c. 1831 = member of British Association for the Advancement of Science H (Geisteswissenschaften) – Product of "Age of Enlightenment" • 17th-18th C.; Spinoza, Voltaire, Rousseau… – Reinforced by (German) romantic movement (18th-19th) – 20th C.: increasing opposition to positivism Epistemological tensions 20th - 21st C. Academia = Wissenschaft S H Musicology = Musikwissenschaft S H Imbalances due to history and politics -- not content! "The two cultures" The separation of H and S (Charles Percy Snow, 1959) Symptoms • different knowledge, skills, thinking • intellectual specialisation narrow mindedness • no common culture, feeling of belonging Consequences • hostility, conflict – a kind of cold war • affects quality of research and teaching • less responsibility for global world problems Differences between H&S Kind of difference Humanities Sciences 1. Relationship between researcher and object close (subjective) distant (objective) 2. Size of thesis domain small (specific) large (general) 3. Kind of discourse narrative (qualitative) numerical (quantitative) 4. Concept of truth depends on context independent of (relativist) context (positivist) Points 2, 3, 4 follow from 1 1 is the main difference! But 1 is also taboo (general public thinks subjective=bad) Lack of open discussion of these differences H&S: Claims for superiority S changed our lives! Enormous impact of technological innovations on everyday life: – communications, transport, media, household appliances… – weapons, pollution, overpopulation, biodiversity, climate H address fundamental issues! – Culture defines "human-ness" – Social identity is a strong force in everyday human affairs: family, economics, politics, conflict… Implications: Equal treatment of H&S by universities, politics & funding Balance H&S in music research Alterity (Otherness) in academia (Wissenschaft) in-group: S • physical sciences • life sciences intermediate • social sciences • legal studies • economics out-group: H • • • literature history art and music H-S-ID: Examples S: Chemistry • • • • Why is the research question important? What are the implications of the finding? Consider history, society, culture, politics… Refer to H-literature H: Art history • • • • Clear structure: Introduction, main part, conclusions Clear statement of question and thesis Clear statement of evidence for and against thesis Refer to S-literature Implications for all researchers Combine & balance H & S! 1. Balance subjective and objective S: Expose and take responsibility for own subjectivity H: Partially objectify the object of research 2. Balance specific and general S: Treat specific examples as "ground truth" H: Risk generalisation to facilitate application 3. Balance narrative and numerical S: Incorporate qualitative methods H. Incorporate quantitative measures 4. Balance relativism and positivism S: Consider contexts (historical, social, cultural, political…) H: What is your main thesis? Evidence for and against? H&S in music research • • • • • Definitions of music Epistemologies Sources of evidence Alterity Size of subdisciplines Any attempt to define music, e.g.: • an acoustic signal that • evokes recognizable patterns of sound, • implies physical movement, • is meaningful, • is intentional wrt (b), (c) or (d), • is accepted by a cultural group and • is not lexical (i.e. is not "language") …implies that musicology mixes H&S Epistemologies of H-musicology "music" research topics Historical musicol. Ethnomusicology score composers, works part of culture performances – – – – dead, lost formal unity of works musical autonomy idiosyncracies – – – – threatened, disappearing cultural uniqueness social function typicalities history; development tradition; change target "musicologists" readers authority scholar ID informants inspired by: Jonathan Stock, Current Musicology, 1998 Epistemologies of "scientific musicology" physics "Music" instruments, concept rooms, air Topics modeling (examples) physiology psychology bodies, brains processes computing experience, instructions, behavior codes, samples emotion analysis Combining sources of evidence in musicology (Sub-) Disciplines Philosophy Sources of evidence Logical argument Cultural studies Personal experience and (inter-) subjectivity Informants Historical documents Ethnomusicology, sociology History Music theory and analysis Psychology, sociology, acoustics, physiology Score analysis Empirical data Information sciences Computational simulation Alterity in musicology in-group ("musicology") • history (Western, elitist) • theory/analysis • cultural studies intermediate • • • • • ethnomusicology pop/jazz research sociology philosophy performance research out-group (Others) • • • • acoustics psychology physiology computing Maintaining power with ambiguity How scientists try to control all academia How music historians try to control all musicology sciences = natural, social, formal humanities = lettres, Geisteswiss. science = all academic research and scholarship Which "science" are you talking about? green = good ☺ red = bad What do you mean by "musicology"? ethno music music ology ology systematic musicology musicology systematic musicology musicology = all research about all music Size of musicological subdisciplines Ethnomusicology ≈ Historical ≈ Systematic – IMS ("musicology"): 900 participants, mainly historical – ICMPC (music psychology): 400 – only part of SysMus – many ethnomusicological societies and confs H ≈ S? – amount of research – number of students – social relevance Projects to promote ID in musicology Research • Specific projects • New infrastructures Teaching • Undergraduate • Graduate Current research projects Perception of musical structure with Annemarie Seither-Preisler, Sabrina Sattmann, Andreas Fuchs S: Psychology, acoustics, computing H: music theory, music history Computer modelling of expressive performance (with Erica Bisesi, Anders Friberg) S: Psychology, acoustics and computing H: music theory, music history P: music expression Music and migration with Gerd Grupe, Martin Winter, Hande Sağlam S: Empirical sociology H: Ethnomusicology, theoretical sociology, cultural studies CIM promotes ID collaboration Each abstract has two authors representing H&S CIM focuses on quality rather than quantity • anonymous peer review of abstracts by H&S CIM promotes musicology's unity in diversity • all ID music research • all musically relevant disciplines Past CIMs Year Theme City Host Director 2004 - Graz University of Graz Parncutt 2005 timbre Montréal Observatoire internationale de la création musicale Traube 2007 singing Tallinn Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre Ross 2008 structure Thessaloniki Aristotle University of Thessaloniki Cambouropoulos 2009 instruments France Université Pierre et Marie Curie Castellengo 2010 nature / culture Sheffield University of Sheffield Dibben 2011 performance 2012 history Glasgow Göttingen, Germany Centre for Music and Technology Musikwissenschaftliches Seminar, U Göttingen Hair Grant Future CIMs 2014 Technology Berlin, Germany National Institute for Music Research 2015 Imagination Shanghai, China Shanghai Conservatoire 2017 Emotion and expression Belgrade, Serbia Faculty of Music, University of Arts Integrated H-S cooperation 1. All contributors have at least two authors If 1st author is H, 2nd must be S (and vice-versa) 2. All submissions are reviewed by H & S ESF EXPLORATORY WORKSHOP "Cognition of Early Polyphony" Graz, Austria, 12-14 April 2012 9 humanities scholars meet 9 scientists • Research projects • Discussion across H-S boundary • Future projects/grants LECTURE SERIES "Introduction to Systematic Musicology" In 1st semester of Graz Bachelors Program in Musicology Parent disciplines (subdisciplines) • S: acoustics, neurosciences, psychology, computing • H: theoretical sociology, philosophy/aesthetics How to work with them • Contrasting epistemologies • Multidisciplinary and ID approaches GUIDELINE FOR ADVANCED UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE STUDENTS Structuring the argument of a theoretical paper in the social sciences S: Consider context! – Historical, social, cultural, political… – Background; implications H: Test theses! – Clear question; list of possible answers – Clear formulation; evidence Political strategies to promote H-S-ID H: Negotiate from a strong position • • • • Lectures, workshops, projects on H-S collaboration Conflict resolution techniques More H reviewers in S journals More research evaluation in H S: Listen and support • More consideration of context • More subjectivity, specificity, relativity • More H epistemologies Who is your Epistemological Other? Definitions • Are you H or S? Is your training and publications mainly in H or S? • Who is your Epistemological Other "EO"? Which Other academic is interested in your research? Questions • • • • How often do you work with an EO? How important are EO's ideas to you ? How might your work benefit from EO? Would you like to have lunch with EO? Conclusions Criteria for "truth" and "knowledge" should be • consistent with info sources • consistent with researcher's epistemologies "Truth" is often a combination of H&S! The conflict between H and S • Still strong in musicology & generally • A solution would be mutually beneficial Universities should bring together H&S!


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By AVI CREDITOR
The adverse reactions to Thursday's decisions by FIFA haven't lost any steam a day later, with the chief of England's 2018 bid strongly speaking out against the world's governing body of soccer.
Andy Anson expressed his opinions of FIFA's decision-making process, calling for reform in the aftermath of England's first-round elimination in Thursday's vote during a press conference on Friday.
"I would say right now don't bother (bidding) unless you know the process is going to change," Anson said. "When there are only 22 guys that gives them too much influence."
He continued: "When you have the best technical bid, fantastic inspection visits, the best economic report, and, from what people told us, the best presentation, it's quite hard to stomach that all that seemed to count for absolutely nothing."
Here are a few more stories to carry you over to the weekend:
An own goal in the 86th minute by Duilio Davino snapped a 2-2 tie and handed Santos a 3-2 victory over Monterrey and the upper-hand after the first leg of the Mexican league championship Thursday night.
Santos twice took one-goal leads only to have the visitors battle back to level the score. Jorge Estrada and Darwin Quintero tallied goals for Santos, while Humberto Suazo and Neri Cardozo scored for Monterrey, which hosts the return leg on Sunday.
The Manchester United-Blackpool fixture slated for Saturday has been postponed on account of the pitch at Bloomfield Road being frozen.
So far, that's the only Premier League game in England that has been forced to be rescheduled, though six matches on the Scottish Premier League slate – including Rangers match against Hearts of Midlothian – have been postponed as well. It marks the second time in as many weeks that Rangers has had a league match rescheduled.
Many matches in the lower divisions of England and Scotland have also been pushed off.
The Houston Dynamo had their plan for a downtown stadium unanimously approved on Thursday, getting the green light from the Harris County-Harris Sports Authority to go forward with the project, which is expected to take 16 months to complete.
The stadium is scheduled to open ahead of the 2012 Major League Soccer season, and it will cost the Dynamo $76 million to build. The city of Houston and Harris County will reportedly own the stadium, and the Dynamo have agreed to lease the site for $65,000 a year, according to the Houston Chronicle.
Texas Southern University will also play its football games at the new venue, which will reportedly not cost taxpayers any money to have built.
What do you think of Anson's comments? Do you see Monterrey coming back to win the Mexican league final? Disappointed that many of the weekend's games in the UK are being cancelled? Excited for the new stadium to open in Houston?
Share your thoughts below.
"South American and Euro representatives voted for Asian countries over US."
How do you know this? I believe it was public knowledge before the vote that CONMEBOL reps would vote for Qatar, but how do you know Euro reps did?
I've already posted my own thoughts on this — I actually wrote Ives a letter that I hoped he'd post as a guest editorial, critical of the USA bid's messaging. Basically, they were asking FIFA to give the USA the Cup to fortify MLS and vault the league into the top 4 or 5 in the world. I can't imagine that would play well anywhere.
You need to change the channel from FAUX News every once in a while, if you want to see the real world. Bill Clinton, perhaps one of the two most famous and beloved political figures in the world, was there for the pitch. Our best player was there. President Obama had a taped message. The two biggest execs involved in US soccer were there. It's hard to imagine a stronger set of personalities. Sure, I'd like to have seen an ex-Pres or current Pres who was identified as a bifg fan and to have celebrities more knowledgeable and more articulate about the game than Morgan Freeman Still, if you think the USA lost because of the presentation, then you weren't paying attention to all the reports that made Qatar the favorite even before that.
I'd like to know about the votes — I wonder if the English rep wasn't obliged to vote for Australia?
Pretty easy: in the first round US got three votes, all presumably from CONCACAF. Everybody else voted for Asian countries (plus Aussie, AFC anyway – general consensus is that England voted for Aussie). After Korea and Japan were gone, US picked up a few, but in the first vote, they were behind at least one AFC team in the minds of everyone besides CONCACAF.
I didn't think the US was exactly saying that the WC would fortify MLS. I thought US was pointing out that there's actually a league here, unlike Qatar. And they pointed out that MLS is fairly international (58 countries represented). Still, it apparently didn't come off well, but I don't think it would have mattered if it had.
Gotcha — I had the later rounds in mind.
Whoever Texas Southern University is, they better not soil the pitch with their gridiron lines.
DC United Arab Emirate
Not quite Qatar but close enough.
But the Dynamo isn't going to own it? I hope they can still generate good revenue.
One final note:
I think we need Cee Lo to provide a farewell tune for the FIFA proceedings.
Don Pelayo
AEG Scum
Dear Ives, aka AEG mouthpiece, I thought you were a reporter, not a propagandist for hire. The Houston stadium will not "reportedly not cost taxpayers any money to have built". Houston taxpayers paid for half the land and are contributing $20 million dollars to build the stadium.
Bravo sir.
The american football lines are going to ruin the pitch!!
How could any legitimate football club agree to this?
Best way to show FIFA our unhappiness is simple: don't go. Mostly to Qatar, but not going to Russia would work as well. If tickets aren't sold in Qatar, FIFA will have to learn a lesson from that. If instead everyone watched it from home, we would see an increase in TV viewership, and maybe FIFA would get the message.
I think Anson is wrong that 22 members is too few. I think it's too many. It's harder to scrutinize the affairs of 5-7 people than 22. And if the Panorama report had exposed 3 of 5 as taking bribes rather than 3 of 22, I think it would be harder for Blatter to ignore. The people who contribute nothing but line their pockets need to go.
Judging Amy
"As per the other assertions that this was the result of a corrupted process"
Your point is a bit unclear but if you are arguing that this wasn't a blatantly corrupt process, you are not just naive but willfully ignoring the fact that corruption did exist (see English investigation and on-camera capture of bribery), at least in some stage of the process.
Your implication seems to be that the adverse result in the bid for the US was likely a result of the US bid team's incompetence/international standing. It is hard to tell because you don't come out and say one way or the other whether you attribute the result to corruption or not.
If you agree that corruption had a hand in the process then it is hard to fault the US' bid or the US' current international standing.
Great to see FIFA practicing what they preach with the "FIFA Fair Play" and "Say No to Racism" campaigns, by allowing one of the most racist (Russia) and undemocratic/homophonic (Qatar) countries to host the World Cup. Awesome.
I think FIFA should just go out into the ocean; find a new decision making octopus to make their decisions for them….wait; maybe they already have?
Judging Amy
Truth. But in the soccer world, FIFA is such a behemoth that the process to enacting real reform is a long, hard, road to say the least.
One has to imagine that the corruption stretches from the top down to the bottom levels. Too many people have much to lose if they rock the boat. There is also the case of those uncorrupted but still hostile to US and English interests.
Self-interest needs to be sacrificed if FIFA is ever going to become a decent org.
and obviously you don't understand how language works. "Reportedly" is a qualifier indicating that the case may be otherwise, but that is the information currently available. Second, Avi wrote this report, not Ives.
Mark S
Summarizing Proust Competition
Dear AEG scum,
You dough head. Before you lambast Ives, you should know that the 20 million in tax payer money is not to build the stadium, but is to create the infrastructure (streets, sewers, and lights) in a run down area that will support the stadium and future revenue building businesses.
The other thing is that the Dynamo are not technically the owners, but are the owners inthat they collect all funds from games. They only pay a measly $65000 a year for "the use" of the stadium.
They had to do this in order to get the rights to holding future concert events there.
Scott A
Sounds good to me.
Guess you didn't see the semifinals of the Mexican league playoffs where both Pumas and Monterrey had football lines on their fields.
TSU only plays 4 or 5 home games a year and neither team will play home games at the stadium on the same weekend. The Dynamo have claimed in the past of having a way to make sure the lines won't be noticeable when they play.
Hey fischy,
Sorry I was not clear in my comment. What I meant to say is that celebrities clearly do not guarantee success in these endeavors. No need to look further than the failed Chicago bid for the Olympics.
What we all know is that FIFA is a game of politics and dealings (possibly shady) that is played at the confederations levels and individual countries federations levels. The Qatar committee spent countless hours and money working those players that they needed to secure the bid. For that game you do not need celebrities, you need soccer people who know other soccer people who can influence other soccer people. It is about obtaining as much power as possible through these dealings in order to affect an outcome and clearly the USSF failed miserably.
As sound and credible their presentation might have been, it is naive to think that alone would sway voters in their favor.
Well being one of the people on here that is currently in Qatar, I would say that it is progressive – and improving. I have no idea what "terrorists" you think are being safehaved, and what major city isn't difficult to get around in? Having been here almost a year now I have no problems. I expect that the Qataris will iron out any transportation issues better than what I experienced in Germany and South Africa
Qatar has a football league: Qatari Stars League
Yeah, I was trying to figure out how to phrase that one. My comment had to do about a combination of factors:
If the Qatar bid win was due to a corrupted process then there is nothing the USSF could have done. Or maybe not!
If everyone on earth suspects FIFA to be a corrupt organization, then it is pretty naive for USSF to think that it can roll out a couple of celebrities to plea its cause and everyone will just give us their vote. What USSF should have done is work the same channels that the Qatar organization did and played their own game. And to say that we cannot play dirty games is also naive because of already attempted it for the Salt Lake City bid for the winter Olympics.
If the selection was not the result of corruption, then we need to question why the US can fair so poorly after presenting probable the most sound of all bids. Maybe some people do not like us for whatever reason. Maybe the USSF is not playing the politics game the way other are (see my reply to fischy above).
In the end, I am not making a statement that this was a corrupted process or not. I don't believe we have heard the end of it and more will come out, but I reserve my judgment until further proof.
Yeah I believe that was the case fischy and there's nothing controversial about that. They're both members of the British Commonwealth and Australia had a great bid. We shouldn't be upset.

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By Tina Lam, Detroit Free Press
Ten current and former prisoners at the state's Scott Women's Correctional Facility held hands and sobbed as a Washtenaw County jury awarded them $15.4 million in damages today for rapes, invasions of privacy and sexual harassment at the hands of corrections officers.
The 10 jurors took the unusual step of reading a formal apology to the tearful women on behalf of the citizens of Michigan for what they had suffered.
"We would like to express our extreme regret and apologies," one juror read to the women standing, heads mostly bowed, before them. Washtenaw Circuit Court Judge Timothy Connors gave the plaintiffs a chance to speak to the jury.
"I'm heading back to prison today," one of the women said, facing the jury. "I feel strong today because of you. I thank you for believing in us."
The verdicts ranged from $335,000 to $3.6 million. The jurors found there was a sexually hostile atmosphere at the prison and the state did not act to protect the prisoners. Today's verdict came after a three-week trial.
The state expects to appeal the case, said Russ Marlan, spokesman for the Department of Corrections.
Seven of the women are still prisoners at Scott and three have been released.
"I was shocked," said one of the plaintiffs, whose name the Free Press is not disclosing because of the nature of the acts. She has been released from prison and lives in Saginaw with her children. "We've had so many doors closed along the way."
The prisoners testified in court about sexual advances, rapes, and officers they said groped them several times a day. One was 16 when she testified to being raped by a officer in his 50s, another teen testified she was raped repeatedly by the same officer and another was forced to perform oral sex and raped at different times by three different officers. The women said the officers made sexual comments and would at times pull aside shower curtains to watch them showering.
"We showed there was a pervasive, sexually abusive atmosphere at Scott Regional Correctional Facility," said plaintiff's attorney Deborah LaBelle. The women are part of a group of 400 current and former prisoners in the class action lawsuit which covers the state's three women's prisons. Another trial involving female inmates who claim sexual abuse is scheduled later this month in the same courtroom. The large number of potential victims raises the stakes for the state.
Beginning about seven years ago, the state started removing male officers from the housing of female inmates.
The case was first filed in 1996 but only came to trial this year after years of appeals and stays over issues such as whether prisoners are covered under the state's civil rights law. A federal judge ruled last year that they are covered.
LaBelle said the plaintiffs have tried for 12 years to get the state to recognize there's a problem.
"The state says it's consensual, or that it doesn't believe what the women say," she said.
Earlier this week, a Huron Valley Women's Correctional Center correctional officer was sentenced to three years in prison by a Washtenaw Circuit Court jury for raping a female prisoner. "It goes on and on," LaBelle said. More trials are scheduled this year.
The state has argued that many of the assaults were not reported, and that when they were reported, it disciplined the officers involved, including one arrest of an officer at the prison.
Contributing: Staff writer Dawson Bell contributed to this report.
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Sounds like you need to relocate.
This is a discussion on More News.. within the General Firearm Discussion forums, part of the Related Topics category; Guys, I tell ya things are getting bad in my part of town. A store owner was killed when he was armed and trying to ...
Guys, I tell ya things are getting bad in my part of town. A store owner was killed when he was armed and trying to defend his store against some robbers early this morning. His clerk pulled up and heard gun fire and found him dead in the back. He apparently got off two rounds but was killed by return fire from Bad Guys.
Listen, Think and React.....Nuff Said.....
Sounds like you need to relocate.
i agree sounds like you need to pack up and get out of dodge
Heck Blue - things are gettin' kinda hot round there!!
Store owner, armed, gets off two shots but dies from being hit - bad, very bad. Outnumbered? Poor training? Bad luck? I wonder how that did go down.
Chris - P95
NRA Certified Instructor & NRA Life Member.
"To own a gun and assume that you are armed
is like owning a piano and assuming that you are a musician!."
http://www.rkba-2a.com/ - a portal for 2A links, articles and some videos.
Just a reminder to stay aware of what's going on around you.
I'm sure you already are.
I think as the Crack Cocaine problem gets worse & worse then violent crime is going to go up everywhere in a real big hurry.
Where DO you go or...move to...these days...to get away from it all?
Beats me.
Maybe all forum members could chip in & we can buy our own Private Island. That sounds nice!
Sounds nice but - it would need to be ''hurricane free'' - otherwise we'd have a devil of a time keeping our roofs on!
I agree re the crack/meth situations - not only are the addicts trying anything to get money to fuel their needs but - when doped up probably 10 x more dangerous and daring.
Sad to say - you have to hope for the best but plan for the worst - almost anywhere.
Chris - P95
NRA Certified Instructor & NRA Life Member.
"To own a gun and assume that you are armed
is like owning a piano and assuming that you are a musician!."
http://www.rkba-2a.com/ - a portal for 2A links, articles and some videos.
It used to be safe living in the country, but now the dealers are cooking Meth in tents. There have been 4 busts of Meth labs set up in tents in the hills around me. I constantly check my pasture and the land ajoining it to make sure no one is setting up lab. It is actually a bet scarry to walk in the woods anymore because one never knows what kind of drug operation one might run into.
Just FYI, raevan - if you ever come across what you think is an empty meth lab (i.e. lots of hotplates, funky smelling stuff), get the hell out without turning anything on OR off. Some of the stuff is pretty volatile, and even removing the heat at the wrong time can lead to a small-scale re-enactment of the Big Bang....
These drugs today are so addictive. People can get totally addicted to Crack after just one use. Meth too. Both are Tickets To Hell.
So....if addicts NEED "X" numbers of dollars every single day then (real quick) they run out of Kosher places to get that $$$ & THAT leaves all of us as potential targets.
Many addicts lose the ability to function normally in society any longer & can only get high...sporadically eat & rob, steal, car~jack, purse snatch and prey on innocent people....after they run out of their own family to prey on.
They want/NEED the money & whatever little human compassion they had originally has been numbed by dope.
I feel bad for the Police that have to deal with these dangerous idiots on a daily basis.
They lie, cheat, steal, roam around looking for cars & houses to break into & and people to prey on.
The world becomes a place to be pillaged & nothing more.
I agree that if you come across anything drug related...like a manufacturing lab then get the heck away & call the cops.
Some of them are Booby Trapped in addition to being potential exploding bombs.
Somebody better get a handle on this "drug thing" pretty soon or we will have a societal collapse. Or at least a total lifestyle change.
Abuse of the Welfare System has contributed GREATLY to the rampant drug problem.
It creates people with no "work skills" or motivation and way too much free time to listen to Kill For Thrill music & the main recreation is getting high. So...for extra money they....(and since they cannot fit into any workplace) ~ (and don't want to work anyway) ~ they need to get their money FREE...from you & me.
They will usually try to get it "By Any Means Possible"...either that or start dealing drugs.
Your kids are SURROUNDED by this $h1T Every single day if they are in public school.
Watch your kids like hawks because once they fall into the trap...it's very hard for them to get back out & they can "Take You Down" Financially & Emotionally in trying to get them out.
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Aw, c'mon guys. Don't you think your'e overdoing this just a bit? After all, all the good libs will tell you that drugs are a "victimless crime".
There's a reason The Sopranos is set in New Jersey.
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You know, I have several rental properties, and I'm very VERY concerned about finding out some afternoon from a cop that my house, or one of my mobile homes is a meth lab.
Half the time, when they cook meth in a house, the contamination is so complete it isn't habitable anymore.
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Seriously BlueLIon, where are you so I can make sure I don't wind up there. Seems like you're in a not-so-good place to live right now.
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I live outside of Charlotte, about 40 to 50 miles. The race fans are familiar with Mooresville, NC. I tell ya, crime is all around us. That's why we CCW. I would say that it was either the guys time or like 95 said poor shooting. Yeah, things are bad but what are you going to do.
Listen, Think and React.....Nuff Said.....
The number of transiants has boomed in Eugene Oregon, due from the Meth problem. Our "smart" governor decided to put all meds that have one of the ingediants behind the counter which stopped many of the small labs but now MS 13 and the Mexican Mafia has happily taken over and making even stronger stuff (they just have truckloads of the ingedients brought in from Mexico).
And the gangs (two of the worse ones out there) are taking over the state so you have the addicts on one side and the gangs on the other.
The part about the stuff in schools...how true! If most parents knew how much is really available on school grounds, they'd have heart failure. My teenagers have told me of several instances of drug sales and I'm happy to say the local PD has arrested most of them. They have told me that some of the ones that have be arrested say their parents don't GIVE them enough money and that they sell drugs to have their "allowance" increased. The part about "a drug free zone" is pretty much of a laugh in most schools in our area which is a growing and upscale. I guess the drugs go where the money is and that usually means more BG's around you. Another reason to carry 7x24...
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I remember eating jam sandwiches and maybe ice cream, but not much else. I was only eleven!
The next time I was there was for the birth of my first daughter in 1968. My husband was not allowed to stay for the birth, not the done thing even in 1968.
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On a day w/a tropical storm it was awesome to enjoy free coffee, knowledgeable staff & a walk "in the clouds" at one point. Go in the AM for dry tour or enjoy an afternoon light...
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On a day w/a tropical storm it was awesome to enjoy free coffee, knowledgeable staff & a walk "in the clouds" at one point. Go in the AM for dry tour or enjoy an afternoon light rain after snorkling.
Must see if you are a coffee lover! The hostess took her time and walked us around the property, saw the leaves and how they are roasted to the final powder production. Learned never to buy dark roasted coffee. Do take home original Kona coffee - expensive but precious. Drive to coffee plantation was exotic.
First I must admit I don't like kona coffee but I did enjoy going to kona coffee house where you are made to feel most welcome and I found I did like tasting the different coffees as much as you wanted lovely shop with plenty of goodies to buy very clean toilets and a amazing view they have and old...
We really enjoyed taking this self guided tour and then sampling the AMAZING Kona coffee at the end. The chocolate covered coffee beans are to die for! They are only open weekdays so plan accordingly. It's a free tour and everyone behind the scenes is working very hard but will gladly stop to answer your questions! It only took us...
I love coffee so this was a good choice for me to try. I was traveling alone, so I was hoping for a outcome. The Tour guy answered all my questions. Showed us the fields, roasting process and lots of tasting. I loved this trip but bought too much coffee.
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Nice early summer diner with my daughter on the terrace in the sun. Really gentle people to serve and DELICIOUS food !
We went here for lunch on a sunny day and sat on the terrace. The place was almost full. We ordered our drinks which arrived reasonably fast. Then ordered our food, a soup and a sandwich. Instead of a starter we ordered the bread basket from the menu. We then waited.... and waited. After 30 min the bread basket had...
Nice location in historical building at the waterside of the harbor. Atmosphere is a bit formal, I wouldn' t call it a 'Brasserie' but 'restaurant'. Service is very good. Nice seasonal menus. The lobster seemed famous, it was served on a lot of tables.
Had the winter menu, 25euro for 5 dishes. Food was really good, fresh.
Plates are really well dressed.
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At this moment price quality the best in the area
Nice food and friendly staff, happy to serve us at 4pm on Sunday afternoon. The interior make sit look cheap, it is actually more classy than it looks.
We arrived on a cold foggy day and were warmly received by our hostess. Our first impression was that even though the place was packed, it still had a cosy feel to it. She also took special care in selecting the right wines to accompany our courses. The tuna sashimi is excellent and on par with the best Japanese restaurants....
Our friends' favourite restaurant in Zierikzee and can see why. Pleasantly laid out and comfortable and with a very warm welcome it got us off to a good start to the evening.The fish was excellent superbly presented and served by attentive and friendly staff. Highly recommend this restaurant and next time will try the lobster menu which looked splendid on...
Arrived during a rainy evening and we were surprised by the warm and very friendly atmosphere. Very pleasant staff and delicious fish menu.
We selected lobster bisque and as main course Dover sole. Outstanding!!
All reasonable priced.
We will return any time.
Perfect location at the port of Zierikzee, with great outdoor terrace and nice restaurant inside . We tried the oysters, the bouillabaisse and the lobster (speciality of the house) and all was delicious. The service was very good, waiting time ok and the white wine just great.
Not so cheap but all ingredients were fresh from the sea. One small...
We were looking for a nice restaurant to go with our dutch family around Zierikzee, and found Brasserie Maritime through trip advisor with good recent reviews and were not disappointed. We reserved online and they gave us table for 6 by the window over looking the harbour as requested. The food we as very good, providing a large choice of...
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Last week, two of Reflets' sources, who have no relationship with one another(with no link between them ), have kindly passed on conversations they had heard: if Reflets continues its investigation regarding Deep Packet Inspection technologies, Syria, or Libya, the team and Telecomix agents, « will get killed ». Sic.
Reflets had immediately contacted its lawyer,Olivier Iteanu, and filed a handrail.
Since February 2011, we are trying to raise public attention on sales of Deep Paket Inspection technologies to harsh dictatorships. We all, journalists and DPI key actors, know that DPI is used in thoses countries to identify and track political opposition and its networks, especialy when it comes to selling « nation wide » surveillance system.
Selling such technology under these circumstances is unacceptable. France is not up to its reputation when it helps selling Bull-Amesys surveillance technologies to Guadaffi. France's position is today extremely awkward, acting like a liberator in a country knowing that it was doing precisely the opposite, a few months ago, when it was helping colonel Guaddafi track his opponents.
By its very nature, Reflets is at the forefront when it comes to investigating surveillance technologies. In fact, Reflets' authors are IT experts and journalists. You might have read in our pages, before anywhere else, that western companies, especially French ones, were selling Deep Packet Inspection technologies to dictatorships.
However, we are not the only one offended by these practices. The Wall Street Journal published an overwhelming article on Bull-Amesys less than a month ago. The Canard Enchaîné already published three or four articles on this topic. In its October 12th 2011 edition, they revealed that the French Military Intelligence (DRM) was instrumental to setting up a surveillance center in Tripoli. On October 15th, France 2's evening news edition also raised the issue in a rather negative way for Bull-Amesys and the french Governement.
Those who threatened Reflets' authors may have to kill a massive amount of journalist, if they want to stop the press from writing about this topic. They could also consider stopping the sale of these technoloogies to dictatorship all at once. There are other markets for these technologies.
One of the founding members of Reflets is also an occasional journalist for the Canard Enchaîné. We could easily stop publishing about this topic on Reflets, and water the Canard with informations…
Finally, bribery is an option, it will only cost you $10 millions and 10 monster trucks (prices did when up since this).
Until the monster trucks are delivered, we'll simply keep a backup copy of our files related to Amesys, BlueCoat and their colleagues at the premises of the notorious Canard Enchaîné.
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London, Dec 29 (ANI): Previously unseen childhood portraits of the Queen and the late Princess Margaret from the late Queen Elizabeth's personal collection are to go on public display for the first time next year.
The photographs, which include some of the most informal studio portraits ever taken of the princesses with their parents, are among more than 100 prints to be displayed at The Queen's Gallery in Edinburgh, reports the Telegraph.
The shots, dating from 1926 to 1956, showcase the work of royal photographer Marcus Adams.
One of the earliest photographs is of the three-year-old Princess Elizabeth cuddling her father, the then Duke of York, in 1929.
Three years later, the future Queen posed with her younger sister shortly before Princess Margaret's second birthday, and in 1940 the princesses, aged 14 and nine, were pictured with their mother.
Adams, who died in 1959, set up a Children's Studio in London in 1920 and quickly became one of the country's most renowned photographers of children.
Many of his pictures were released as official portraits, appearing in the press and on calendars, biscuit tins and jigsaws, but others were kept by Queen Elizabeth and George VI for their private family album.
The exhibition, which opens on February 25 and runs until June, also includes childhood portraits of the Prince of Wales and Princess Royal. (ANI)


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Have you heard about the new Nano? No, you didn't miss a new announcement from Apple. Rather, it is Microsoft that is releasing Nano into the wild. Given the name, what do you think Nano is? Dictionary.com defines Nano as "a combining form with the meaning 'very small, minute.'" Unsurprisingly, Nano is another option for a stripped-down, lightweight install mode feature.
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What Will the Fallout Be as IBM Leaves the x86 Market?
With the sale of its x86 server division for $2.3B, IBM exits the marketplace it started in the early 1980s. Some have argued that this is a good move for IBM and tolls the death knell for the x86 server marketplace. "Well, if IBM is closing shop, surely the end is nigh. What with all that virtualization malarkey, nobody is purchasing x86-based servers anymore." While it is true that the glory days may be behind for a company based on server hardware due to the consolidation of large numbers of compute entities on single-host servers, there is still a significant marketplace for x86 servers: according to IT Candor, over $46B in 2013. Although the server market suffered its third quarter of revenue decline, dropping 4%, actual numbers shipped increased by 2%. The plain fact is that people are still buying x86-based servers.
Unified Computing: Collective Group or Single Responsibility
I have spent a great deal of time lately working with the Cisco Unified Computing System (UCS). This computing platform is really quite impressive with its power and flexibility, but my expectations about the platform have really changed since I completed the UCS training. During the training classes that I attended, both the design and install courses emphasized that the Cisco UCS platform would be a collaborative platform that would bring the different groups like Storage, Network, and Server each working their own functional area of responsibility within UCS based on role permissions. That sounded great. The network team can create and trunk the VLANS and the storage team could add the boot targets as well as assign the LUNS. This platform is a true collective effort by all teams right?
Measuring Hypervisor Footprints
There have been several interesting posts in the blogosphere about virtualization security and how to measure it. Specifically, the discussions are really about the size of the hypervisor footprint or about the size of patches. But hypervisor footprints from a security perspective are neither of these. The concern when dealing with hypervisor security is about Risk, not about the size of the hypervisor or the size of a patch it is purely about the Risks associated with the hypervisor in terms if confidentiality, availability, and integrity. Vendors who claim that security is proportional to the size (in GBs) of the hypervisor footprint are spreading FUD.


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Perfect way to replace all those plastic bags!!!
Great size, love the fabric!
These are great! My boys love the designs!
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One silly monkey and her Momma
Our story starts after I became a stay at home mom to a beautiful little girl. Around the time she turned one we moved to a larger house that was just screaming for a craft room (or at least that's what I told my husband). A friend and I convinced our husbands that by buying us sewing/embroidery machines we could save TONS of money, yeah right! Well we taught ourselves to sew and I found that I really enjoyed sewing and creating new things. Around that time I was lucky enough to stumble upon Etsy. With the urging of my BFF Elizabeth I decided to open a store. With a silly one year old bouncing around having an Etsy store allowed me to provide more income for my family while staying home with my best girl, Allie. I love all things vintage, Amy Butler, and chevron. I enjoy collaborating with customers and will soon add a new item to our store, distressed signs! Thank you for taking the time to find out a little more about us, we would love to hear from you!
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Hi, my name is Amanda. I'm wife to Todd and Momma to Allie (my silly monkey). I love to sew, craft, cook, and shop, on Etsy of course! Thank you for checking us out :-)
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About the Listing
Owner updated just about everything! Newer roof, insulated vinyl siding, tons of insulation, windows, patio door, high efficiency furnace, AC, brand new water heater, huge fully fenced yard includes deck, patio & storage shed. Kitchen has brand new Jenn air cooktop, sink, countertops, newer appliances. Located walking distance to Mississippi River Biking Trail. Just a couple minutes to Coon Rapids Dam, Riverdale and Hwy 610, 252, 10. Quick close possible - HURRY! Tons of upgrades at this price!
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Property Details for 10482 Thrush Street NW, Coon Rapids, MN 55433
Bedrooms: 3
Bathrooms: 1 Full | 1 Three-Qtr
Lot Size: 0.27 Acres
Lot Dimensions: 81x146x79x146
Year Built: 1969
Garage Dimensions: 2 car
Garage: Attached Garage, Driveway - Concrete, Garage Door Opener
Style: (SF) Three Level Split
Neighborhood: Orin Thompson Riverview Terrac
Water: City Water/Connected
Sewer: City Sewer/Connected
Square Feet: 1556
Above Ground Sq Ft: 1056
Below Ground Sq Ft: 500 (approx)
Room Information for 10482 Thrush Street NW, Coon Rapids, MN 55433
Main Floor
Living Room: 15x13
Dining Room: 11x10
Kitchen: 10x10
Lower Floor
Family Room: 13x20
Upper Floor
Bedroom 1: 14x10
Bedroom 2: 11x10
Bedroom 3: 11x9
Dining Room Description: Kitchen/Dining Room
Family Room Characteristics: Lower Level, Family Room
School Information for 10482 Thrush Street NW, Coon Rapids, MN 55433
School District: Anoka-Hennepin
School District Phone: 763-506-1000
Interior Features for 10482 Thrush Street NW, Coon Rapids, MN 55433
Appliances: Cooktop, Wall Oven, Microwave, Exhaust Fan/Hood, Dishwasher, Refrigerator, Washer, Dryer, Water Softener - Owned
Air Cond: Central
Heating: Forced Air
Fireplaces: Yes
Basement: (500 sq Finished) Partial, Finished (Livable), Day/Lookout Windows, Concrete Block
Exterior Features for 10482 Thrush Street NW, Coon Rapids, MN 55433
Lot Description: Tree Coverage - Light, City Bus (w/in 6 blks)
Lot Dimensions: 81x146x79x146
Roof: Asphalt Shingles, Age 8 Years or Less
Zoning: Residential-Single
Financial Considerations for 10482 Thrush Street NW, Coon Rapids, MN 55433
Tax Amount: $1,848
Taxes w/Assessments: $1,848
Tax/Property ID: 223124320003
Tax Year: 2016
Monthly Payment = $0
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What makes me go? THIS.
Laughter, smiles, winks,
Kisses, embraces
Words of encouragement
None of these are guaranteed
Life blesses me
Not just a face in the crowd
I've become more than that now
I'm a man without a plan
But that hasn't stopped God's Hands
I feel Him there with each breath of air
Sadness comes
Pain and anger too
But they pass on through
Never staying long
Like a nursery song
They've come and gone
Replaced by grace
Can't keep smiles off my face
Especially when I'm in her embrace
She's a comfort to my soul
That crucial piece that makes me whole
If I'm cereal she's my bowl
I just can't make it without her smile
I'd walk a 5,001 miles
She pumps the volume on my dial
She's true
Legitimacy, she's the genuine thing
Don't be jealous that she wears my ring
Everyday my hearts gonna sing
My whole world before she said "I do"
Gonna hold her close n love her true
She keeps me feeling fresh and new
She's mine


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Swearing on SundayMature
Don't mind me, I'm just a bit angsty sometimes.
After reading this, I would ask you to please read the author guidance.
He already knows what she's done; the way her belly, swollen with life, juts out from her otherwise slim body proves she's been doing more than just studying on weekends. Her lipstick is hastily applied, and her hair is pulled back into a low, unassuming ponytail at the nape of her neck.
He gestures for her to step inside his office. She hesitates, hand poised just above the perfectly polished doorknob. The black fingernail polish she's wearing is chipped.
"Come on in," he says, pauses, tries to remember her name. "Come in, Lynda."
She enters. Sits. Doesn't take her coat off. Maybe she isn't planning on staying for very long. Her dark brown eyes dart around the room, nervously taking role call of everything in the room.
Open door to make an easy escape? Present.
Box of Kleenexes to dry her tears with? Present.
Bible with a watered-down translation so you don't feel too bad about yourself (as long as the only things you're doing are being proud, lusting without action, obsessing over money, and shunning real sinners)? Present.
He watches as she runs a hand without a ring over her midsection, and he wonders if she's regretting the choices she's made. The child she's carrying is enough to make the righteous point fingers at her with one holier-than-thou glance of the eyes and the sanctuary buzz with speculation over who got good little Lynda pregnant.
She leans forward, tears in her eyes. "I have to confess something," she whispers, voice shaking, that glaringly ringless hand of hers reaching up to wipe the tears away before they even fall. "I've sinned." She covers her face. "Oh, God, I don't know what to do."
He waits, and it's hard for him not to berate her, to list all the things she's done wrong and how she can go about fixing them all (starting with wearing a dress with a neckline that doesn't plunge so low). She looks up, and he can see by the look in her eyes that she knows he's silently evaluating her sinfulness.
The ticking of the clock signals that five minutes have passed in this awkward silence.
He glances at his calendar. She notices that he's already checking for his next appointment. "What can I help you with?" he finally asks, seeing that she's not going to take the initiative to tell him without a little prodding.
Her eyes become vacant. There's no way he'll accept her with - what do they call it? - "the Love of Christ." All he sees when he looks at her is a one-night-fling gone wrong.
"It's...not a big deal." She sees the indignation in his eyes, as though he's asking how dare she call sex out of wedlock "not a big deal." She takes a deep breath. Swallows. "It's just...I have a problem with swearing. Even on Sundays."