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The American dream is often described as the belief that hard work and ambition are the keys to economic and social advancement. Popular culture celebrates the image of the self-made man. However, research shows that social capital is infinitely more important to success than either talent or drive. Robust networks and connections are critical to success. Historically, women were left out of power networks, but as larger numbers entered into career fields they learned to forge alternate networks. Rather than waiting for opportunity, many successful women have created their own opportunities and in doing so challenged the notion of business as usual.
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Professor Pamela Laird, PhD is the Professor and Chair of History at University of Colorado Denver. She explores the history of American business cultures. Her current projects focus on the impacts of civil rights legislation on corporate practices, and the origins and effects of the illusion of self-made success. Her publications include Pull: Networking and Success Since Benjamin Franklin (Harvard University Press, 2006), which won the 2006 Hagley Prize for the best book in business history and is now available in Chinese; and Advertising Progress: American Business and the Rise of Consumer Marketing (Johns Hopkins University Press, 1998). Dr. Laird has received many awards for her research and service. Her most recent honor is the University of Colorado Denver Faculty Mentor of the Year Award for 2013.
Deryl McKissack is President and Chief Executive Officer of McKissack & McKissack, an architecture, environmental engineering and program management firm. As an outgrowth of her family business, Ms. McKissack founded the company in 1990, as a sole entrepreneur working with very limited financial resources. Through her leadership and vision, McKissack & McKissack has grown to 150 employees, with offices in Washington, DC, Chicago, Miami and Baltimore. Moreover, the firm is ranked by Engineering News Record as one of the top Construction Management For-Fee firms in the nation and by the Washington Business Journal as one of the top 25 Design firms in the Metropolitan Washington, DC area.
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Private school barred from using DPS logo
The Delhi high court has restrained a private school in Bharatpur, Rajasthan, from the "illegal" use of the name Delhi Public School (DPS) Society. Sumit Saxena reports.delhi Updated: Mar 15, 2011 00:57 IST
The Delhi high court has restrained a private school in Bharatpur, Rajasthan, from the "illegal" use of the name Delhi Public School (DPS) Society.
With the tag of DPS, the school authorities attracted around 1,000 students and employed scores of staff members.
Counsel for DPS, Puneet Mittal, contended that a phony trust called "Delhi Public School (DPS) Trust", was issuing illegal franchise of DPS to private educational institutes across the country.
According to the petition filed by DPS society in February 2010, they came across an advertisement in the name of DPS Bharatpur, which bore a logo and crest mark similar to their own logo and crest.
Moreover, the advertisement purported to state that some institution, which was shown as DPS TRUST, managed the said DPS Bharatpur.
Mittal told the court: "The DPS Bharatpur School has one Bhim Singh as chairman, who in collusion with other board members of DPS Trust, plagiarised the DPS mark and the word Delhi Public School; and have also dishonestly and fraudulently copied the logo and the crest."
Justice VK Jain said: "The defendants (DPS Bharatpur school authorities) are hereby restrained till further orders from representing in any manner that they are connected with Delhi Public School Society or any other school being run by Delhi Public School Society."

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With little to play for following their semi-final exits, both teams enjoyed a light-hearted third/fourth-placed clash at the National Ice Centre.
Russ Romaniuk and Rob Davison gave Cardiff a 2-0 lead before Gerad Adams and Ron Shudra hit back for Sheffield in the second period.
Jeff Christian then put them ahead before scoring another late on.
Afterwards, both teams questioned the wisdom of holding a third/fourth placed play-off game.
"The last thing the guys wanted to do is play a game like this," said Sheffield Steelers captain Dion Darling.
"They would have been better off having a beer drinking contest. It would have been more entertaining."
Devils coach Dave Whistle said: "I can understand the league wanting to make some money, but I think they will need to look at it again."


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Just ordered one. We'll see how it treats me. Water is in the low 40s in NC.
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Jan 17, 2011, 07:02 PM #22Member
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xcel xzip wetsuit
I was just in for an hour and half with my (womens, last years model) xcel xzip, 6/5/4/3 and was fine.The water is now 39 degrees, the air is about 30 degrees, no wind. I have a full poly skin undersuit underneath, 7 mm on feet, the only thing is my 5 mm gloves don't hold up, they are old; ordered new xcel drylock 5 mm gloves but probably need the lobster claw. So, overall, not that bad to last an hour to an hour and a half in the middle of January out on Long Island with this suit!!
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I did well over 2 hours in my 5/4 drylock, no thermal shirts or anything underneath, and when I got out, I was still quite warm. only reason I got out is because the waves were small I got tired of waiting for sets. that just says even more for the suit, because i did a lot of sitting around rather than surfing which would have kept me even warmer. If i wore a 6/5/4 with poly shirt underneath, I'd probably have to let water into my suit to stop me from sweating.
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for real! I got out after 2 hours in a 5/4 with 5m boots/gloves, and thats only cuz it was dark, xcel suits are incredible


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I can't afford to get a prescription but need it in order to get better. Is there something else I can take instead?READ MORE
What over the counter medication can replace prednisone?
Hi Megan,
Prednisone is a steroid and is only available on prescription. That's because it's a powerful drug that has potential long-term side effects and should therefore not be taken except under the supervision of a doctor.
Do you have RA and are you worried about the cost of the doctor's appointment? Do you have any medical insurance? I'm guessing not, but please correct me if I'm wrong. If you have problems accessing medical care and getting the medication you need, there are alternatives that can help you. There are ways to access medical services if you don't have insurance. The Affordable Care Act can also be of benefit to you.
I'd recommend that you talk to your doctor about your financial problems. There are a number of things you can do to make your medical care less expensive, including even negotiating with your doctor about how to pay and how much to pay. Given your problem with affording prednisone, I'd also suggest that you talk to your rheumatologist about treatment options. Using another type of medication can help you access financial assistance programs for medication.
Best Wishes,
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Herbicide resistant pigweed dominates farmers' concerns at research field dayAug. 10, 2009
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Dr. Robert Stark, Professor of Agricultural Economics
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Dr. Fred Bourland, Director, Northeast Research and Extension Center
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By Fred Miller, Division of Agriculture, University of Arkansas System
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See related video at http://aaes.uark.edu/nerec_video.html.
KEISER, Ark. — Farmers, agricultural consultants and county agents who turned out for a field day at the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture's Northeast Research and Extension Center all had at least one question in common: what to do about herbicide resistant pigweed?
Ken Smith, extension weed scientist at the Division of Agriculture's Southeast Research and Extension Center in Monticello, said that eight years ago, morning glory was the problem weed on every grower's mind. Today, "herbicide-resistant pigweed has choked out the morning glory," he said.
Smith discusses the problem and management of herbicide resistant pigweed in a Division of Agriculture Web video: http://aaes.uark.edu/nerec_video.html
The growing problem is glyphosate resistant Palmer amaranth, known best to farmers as Roundup resistant pigweed. First confirmed in Mississippi County in 2005, Smith said, the problematic weed has spread to most of the counties in eastern Arkansas.
Research technician Ryan Doherty said glyphosate resistant pigweed has been confirmed in 21 counties throughout the state. A research location has been established to study control programs in a field situation. Research on those plots is revealing the nature of the resistance and helping to develop management strategies.
Doherty said the most resistant pigweed population identified by division scientists was found in Lincoln County.
"The farmer had already put two 22-ounce applications of Roundup on that field before he called us," Doherty said. "We put on another 44-ounce application of Roundup and it didn't hurt it at all."
Even another application of 128 ounces of Roundup did not kill the pigweed biotype found in that field. Doherty said all those plants probably came from a single female plant.
Smith said division scientists confirmed this month that there are two distinct patterns of distribution in Arkansas from pigweed plants with two different mechanisms of tolerance. In one pattern, called segregated, the herbicide resistant plants are scattered throughout the field randomly among plants that are not resistant. Spraying these fields with glyphosate kills about 80 percent of the pigweed. The remaining plants are scattered randomly throughout the field. Smith cautioned that resistance is creeping up in these pigweed populations; 80 percent may be killed this year, but next year it may be only 70 percent.
Smith calls the second pattern non-segregated. In these fields, the resistant plants are clustered tightly together and glyphosate herbicide does not kill any of them. "All the offspring of these plants have high levels of resistance," he said.
"When you see these," Smith advised, "Do whatever you have to do to take them out."
Smith said Division of Agriculture scientists had devised a number of strategies to control glyphosate resistant pigweed, most involving a combination of different herbicides beginning with a preplant application. Roundup is still a valuable weed control product, he said, because it controls more than 100 other weeds. But it will have to be part of a new program for weed control.
"There is no prescription that works in every cotton or soybean field," Smith said. "But in any program, soil residual herbicides are going to be essential for controlling these pests."
Smith said farmers should overlap soil residual applications to keep them on the field all the time. He recommended scouting for pigweed at the same time growers would be scouting for insects. Catching and killing pigweed before it matures and goes to seed is important in controlling the spread of the weed.
Agricultural economist Bob Stark said glyphosate resistant Palmer amaranth is the main economic concern among all herbicide resistant weeds.
Stark said there are a lot of different chemical choices, but Division of Agriculture economists were putting together an economic analysis of four management strategies. The key point, he said, was to begin planning now for next season, to consider what herbicides are available and to consult county extension agents about what plans will work best.
"I know we don't have the 2009 crop in yet," Stark said, "but this is not too early to begin looking at 2010."
An overnight thunderstorm forced the field day program indoors because the fields and roads on the Northeast Research and Extension Center were too muddy to drive or walk on. Other topics covered:
Division entomologists Tina Teague and Glenn Studebaker discussed management of insect pests, particularly tarnished plant bugs. They gave an update on insecticide efficacy based on division research programs.
In a series of presentations by division agricultural economists, Archie Flanders described comparative costs and returns for field crops, Bob Stark discussed the economic impact of herbicide resistant weeds and Scott Stiles gave an update and talked about the inherent risks for commodity prices.
Extension crop specialists Jason Kelley, Tom Barber, Jeremy Ross and Chuck Wilson discussed crop conditions and challenges for corn, sorghum, wheat, cotton, soybeans and rice.
Erika Chudy, district director for Arkansas Congressman Marion Berry gave a legislative update and said the congressman will be in Arkansas in coming weeks during a Congressional recess.


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Setting up summer routines for kids
June 3, 2009 by Marci
One of my goals for this summer is to get the kids into a new summer routine. During the school year, the kids have morning routines, afterschool routines and bedtime routines. Now, it is summer vacation and things are a bit more relaxed and less scheduled, but I still want to give the kids some sort of routine. Why? In our experience, our kids need routine to fight boredom, to teach them responsibility, to give them a sense of accomplishment and to help our household run smoothly.
In the past, my 8 year old daughter's routine list was on the bulletin board in her room. If I noticed she had forgotten a step in her routine, I didn't have to get on her about it. I just said "Did you do everything on your list?" She would check and self-correct. That was much better than a confrontation. My 4 year old loves structure, so his routine is ingrained in his little head. He has actually added stuff to his routines over the past few months as he figures out he can do new things.
Here is what our 8 year old's morning routine looked like during the school year:
- Make your bed
- Brush your hair
- Brush your teeth
- Put pjs in the hamper
- Pack your school bag
- Unload silverware from dishwasher
Here's her bedtime routine during the school year:
- Brush your teeth
- Put clothes in the hamper
- Read for 15-30 minutes
- Pick up bedroom floor
Pretty simple stuff, but it makes such a difference to have it posted and expected to be completed. This summer, we are adding more chores to our routine lists. The kids always had chores, but they were kind of on a "as needed" basis. We want something more concrete this summer. I've been reading some great blog posts about kids chores from The Creative Mama and Laura at I'm an Organizing Junkie. I have also been looking at some great online tools for kids chores. My husband and I are going to set down tonight and outline the new routines and chores and how we are going to implement them. The kids come back from the grandparents tomorrow. I want to have this in place this week, for the most part. I'll post what we come up with later this week.
What routines and chores are your kids responsible for? How do you reward them? How do you enforce that they are getting done? Any and all help welcome and encouraged!!!!
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Okay some Mom's are going to think this is harsh but we don't reward them other than good job, etc. We just don't have the money for allowances. Also, our philosophy is that they need to learn it is a responsibility (a must) not to get a monetary thing in return. We were both brought up that way! Although, if we feel a reward is in need…they get a snack (something they don't get daily is sweets) or something fun we will do (i.e. movie, play a game, those kinds of things). My oldest two are 11 and 13. They have a lot more to do. Like, taking the trash out, putting dishes away, dusting. Don't get me wrong, I usually have to go behind them with everything. My 13 year old mows the lawn. For our 6 year old. She takes the laundry basket when full to the laundry room. Cleans her own room. Makes her bed. Things easier for her. As for the 3 year old. Really the only thing so far has been to clean up his toys. It all has worked for us so far. I will be adding more this summer too. Sorry I wrote my own blog here! You asked!!! LOL. Can't wait to see what you come up with!!
Hmmm, I came, I read and I left yesterday. I'm sorry but this is all above my head. I can't say my kids have a scheduled routine…there I said it! WooHoo! I was ashamed to say it but I did! Okay, they do have chores, they clean the kitchen at night, clean the bathroom, straighten up the living room, fold their laundry and put it away. That's what they do right now and like Chele they get no allowance. Right now, I feel they need to learn the responsibility of living in a family and what that means. Anytime they go somewhere they are given anything they need to go but with only one parent working…they have to contribute because that's part of being in a family.
I think it's awesome that you are so efficient…I'm not. I basically breeze through life but I think the Lord has led me to your blog for a reason, to teach me the other way!
PS. I think my blog is longer than Chele's! LOL (Sorry bout that)
I had to smile when I read this. I love this "preview" of what my family's summers will be like in a few years. My children are a bit young for assigned chores (one can't walk yet) but I do get them to help me when I am doing chores. Next week my son is starting pre-school summer session and for the first time ever we are going to need a set schedule. I am definitely going to use your tips and write down a paper schedule to keep on track! Thanks!
This is a great topic Marci and I think you know what my little guy is up to. We are big advocates of routine here, but are also flexible with it – on an as needed basis. From the time my boys were a few months old they put themselves on a schedule that happened to work for all of us, and we have been so thrilled to see it move into toddlerhood and evolve as necessary.
Great reminder about a summer routine! Thanks also for linking up! 🙂
Thank you for such a good blog. This is what I looked for.
Ive come across this website through the grace of God as well! I have been so confused since school has been out of what I can do to put my kids on a structured Summer routine.This is actually my first time I will be disciplining myself to do this because like the reply mentioned above, I just breeze through the day just waiting for things to come up..I am so excited for some reason.I asked my husband to sit down and talk about changing the routine,laying down guidelines for our kids and he quickly responded with a "not interested" facial expression. So I'm taking this responsibility without any distractions. I came across this website and immediately knew in my heart what I had to do to keep my kids busy.
Mondays:arts&crafts day,
Tuesdays:Park Day & Picnic,
Wednesdays:Library reading program & Lean an Animal day
Thursdays:Pool Day with your friends,
Fridays:Movie night @ the on-base theatres!5&under are free!
*Key Guidelines:Stay with it! Let go of any unneccessary & unwanted thoughts that will hinder me sticking to our schedule.Anything can come up but I promised my kids we will be consistent and encourage one another!


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The Archdeacon, the Venerable Louis C. Washburn of Rochester,
laid the cornerstone for the Parish House and Chapel in 1897. This
achievement was the result of the formation of the Parish House
Society in 1891, which provided the basis for fund raising, and the
development of the building plans. The Parish House followed plans
by Heins & La Farge architects, to which her mother, Mrs. Nancy
Wadsworth Rogers, attached the larger chapel as the result of a
memorial to Rita R. Rogers.
The Chapel was completed in January 1898. The Vestry resolved
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R. C. Nichols Papers, AR393, Box Number, Folder Number, The University of Texas at Arlington Library Special Collections.
Robert C. "Nick" Nichols, legislator in the Texas State House of Representatives, was born November 15, 1928, in Norflet, Arkansas. He graduated from high school in 1946 from Kokomo, Mississippi, and moved to Houston, Texas, in 1948, where he was employed as a welder by Rheem Manufacturing Company. During his twenty-one years at Rheem Manufacturing, he held every elective office in his local union, from shop steward to president of Local 2883, United Steel Workers of America.
Nichols' interest in politics led him to participate in politics at the grass roots level, beginning with the position of Democratic Executive Committeeman from 1959-1968; chairman, Northshore area, Harris County Democrats for four years; chairman of the 1960 Kennedy-Johnson campaign; and chairman of the 1964 Johnson-Humphrey campaign in the Northshore area of Harris County. Nichols also worked on the campaigns of Congressman Bob Eckhardt and State Senator Barbara Jordan.
Nichols was first elected to the Texas House of Representatives in a special election in June 1968, in Legislative District 23, Place 1, to fill a seat that had been vacated by Glenn Vickery, who resigned to accept an appointment as justice of the peace. Nichols was re-elected in 1970 from the same district. During those years as a legislator, Nichols served on the House committees on Labor, Elections, Motor Transportation, Penitentiaries and Youth. During the 62nd Legislature in 1971, he was a member of the "Dirty Thirty" coalition pledged to honesty and reform in state government.
Nichols was re-elected in 1972 from a new single-member district, number ninety eight. In January 1973, Nichols was elected chairman of the Harris County delegation, and he was appointed to serve on three committees: the Insurance, Labor and Election committees. He was re-elected to a fourth term in 1974. Nichols declined to seek a fifth term in 1975, and retired from the House to concentrate on business.
During Nichols' terms as a legislator, his major areas of interest were auto insurance rate reductions, improvements in workmen's compensation laws, industrial safety, consumer affairs, anti-pollution laws and governmental ethics. He has opposed every increase or extension of the general sales tax and has consistently favored a tax on corporate profits.
R. C. Nichols is married to the former Lynda Slocum, and they live in Houston. The Nicholses have two children, Joanne and Wayne, who are both married, and also live in Houston.
Press Release from the Texas State House of Representatives. Series I, folder 1, Campaign Material, n.d.
The R. C. Nichols Papers are contained in five legal size boxes and one oversized folder, and include materials created and collected by legislator R. C. Nichols, who served in the Texas House of Representatives from 1968-1976. Included in the papers are campaign material, 1968-1976; a file on the "Dirty Thirty;" press releases; newspaper clippings; and photographs.
The papers are organized into three series, consisting of sixty-five folders. The first series is Political Papers, consisting of eight folders, dated 1968-1982. This series includes campaign materials, information on the "Dirty Thirty," Bob Eckhardt, Ralph Yarborough, and press releases.
The second series is Newspaper Clippings, in fifty six-folders, dating from 1968-1976, consisting of articles in which Nichols is mentioned or quoted. There are also articles on subjects that reflect Nichols' political interests, such as auto insurance, the environment, and labor unions. The bulk of the clippings are dated from October 1971-March 1972 and center around the "Dirty Thirty," a coalition that Nichols belonged to that was pledged to honesty and reform in state government.
The third series is Photographs, and consists of two folders, which are undated, and include pictures of Nichols in session at the state capitol. There is also an oversize group photo of Nichols with one of the committees on which he served, and a photograph of the state capitol taken at night.
The R. C. Nichols Papers focus on the period of Texas politics in the early 1970's that dealt with the reform movement in state government. The papers include information on such political figures as Gus Mutscher, Price Daniel, Jr., Frances "Sissy" Farenthold, Bob Eckhardt, Frank Sharp and Preston Smith. Those interested in Texas politics, especially during the time of the reform movement and the "Dirty Thirty," will find the papers interesting and useful.
All materials included in
the R. C. Nichols Papers were in the possession of R. C. Nichols until they
were officially donated to the University of Texas at Arlington. The R. C.
Nichols Papers were transferred to the University of Texas at Arlington
Library, Special Collections Division, on
Gift; 1994.
Open for research.
Permission to publish, reproduce, distribute, or use by any and all other current or future developed methods or procedures must be obtained in writing from Special Collections, The University of Texas at Arlington Library. All rights are reserved and retained regardless of current or future development or laws that may apply to fair use standards.
Finding aid prepared by Jonathan N. Mabb, May 1997.
The following materials were discarded: miscellaneous topical folders, such as a file of political cartoons and a file on Richard M. Nixon that had no relevance to the career of R. C. Nichols; miscellaneous newspaper clippings that had no reflection on the career of R. C. Nichols; and all duplicates.
These materials are indexed under the following headings in the catalog of The University of Texas at Arlington Library. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons or places should search the catalog using these headings.
The papers were received in no particular order. All materials are arranged chronologically except for Series I, which is arranged alphabetically by topic. All material within each topic has been arranged chronologically. Undated material was placed at the end of each folder.
The R. B. Nichols Papers are organized in three series:
The newspaper clippings in these papers are arranged chronologically. However, they are bulky and uneven and extra care must be exercised to maintain the clippings in their original chronological order.
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Contains press releases, lists of campaign donations, memos, ballots, and financial statements.
Contains press releases, minutes of a Dirty Thirty meeting, and new clippings.
Contains newspaper articles, campaign material, quarterly reports, and notes from Congress that reflect the career of United States Congressman Bob Eckhardt.
Contains press releases, newspaper clippings, and a list of issues that were voted on by the Texas House of Representatives.
Contains press releases and legislative reports.
Contains maps of the new 23rd Legislative District and a report on Texas representative districts.
Contains letters written to R. C. Nichols from his constituents.
Contains press releases and publications that refer to Texas Senator Ralph Yarborough.
Contains clippings that reflect the career and interests of R. C. Nichols.
Contains photographs of R. C. Nichols in the Texas House of Representatives.
Contains three over-size photographs, including one of R. C. Nichols and one of the Port of Houston.
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Voter turnout always drops off for midterm elections, but why?
With three-and-a-half months to the midterm elections, it's still unclear the extent to which Republicans' advantage in voter engagement will translate into more actual House and Senate seats. But we'll go out on a limb on two predictions: A lot fewer people will vote this year than did in 2012, and Democrats are likely to suffer accordingly.
Voter turnout regularly drops in midterm elections, and has done so since the 1840s. In 2008, for instance, 57.1% of the voting-age population cast ballots — the highest level in four decades — as Barack Obama became the first African American elected president. But two years later only 36.9% voted in the midterm election that put the House back in Republican hands. For Obama's re-election in 2012, turnout rebounded to 53.7%.
Who turns out to vote and why is of much more than academic interest. In an era of increasingly polarized politics, campaign strategists must decide how much effort to put into persuading independent-minded voters to come out and support their candidate without antagonizing their party's core supporters, who are more likely to vote anyway. Obama's victories in 2008 and 2012 were largely due to his campaign's success in expanding the electorate — inspiring new voters and increasing turnout among blacks.
Turnout calculations can vary somewhat depending on which population estimate is used as a base and which vote measure is compared against it. For our chart, we used Census estimates of the voting-age population each year since 1948 and vote totals as compiled by the Clerk of the House.
Some researchers, though, argue that focusing on the voting-age population, rather than the people actually eligible to vote, distorts the picture. For instance, Michael McDonald, a University of Florida political scientist, estimates that in 2012 roughly 20.5 million U.S. residents aged 18 and up, or 8.5% of the voting-age population, were non-citizens and, hence, ineligible to vote. Another 3.2 million couldn't vote because they were in prison or had been convicted of a felony.
By subtracting those people, and adding in the 4.7 million American citizens living overseas but still eligible to vote, McDonald estimates the "voting-eligible population," or VEP, in 2012 was 222.3 million. Based on that adjusted base, turnout in recent elections was rather higher: 61.6% in 2008, 39.9% in 2010 and 58.2% in 2012.
History break: As McDonald's chart shows, in the early decades of the republic, midterm elections typically drew more voters than presidential contests. Back then, most states only gave voting rights to property owners, and Congress — not the presidency — tended to be the federal government's main power center and focus of electoral campaigns. Those conditions changed in the 1820s during the Second Party System, when most states repealed property qualifications, interest in politics soared as politicians increasingly appealed to ordinary people, and the parties directed much of their energy on capturing the White House after the disputed 1824 election (which John Quincy Adams won even though Andrew Jackson received the most votes). By 1840, turnout among the white, male electorate topped 80%; the total number of votes cast that year was 60% higher than in 1836. (Blacks received the right to vote in 1870 with the Fifteenth Amendment, women in 1920 with the Nineteenth Amendment.)
Though political scientists long have noted the midterm dropoff, they don't agree on precisely what it means. In an influential 1987 article, James E. Campbell theorized that "the surge of interest and information in presidential elections" typically works to the advantage of one party or the other; that party's partisans become more likely to vote, while those of the disadvantaged party are more likely to stay home during presidential elections. Independents, "lacking a standing partisan commitment…should divide disproportionately in favor of the advantaged party." Midterm elections lack that "wow" factor, according to Campbell, and turnout among both partisans and independents return to more normal levels and patterns.
A recent paper by Brown University researcher Brian Knight seeks to evaluate that surge-and-decline theory, as well as two competing explanations of why the president's party nearly always loses seats at the midterms: a "presidential penalty," or general preference among midterm voters for expressing dissatisfaction with the president's performance or ensuring that his party doesn't control all the levers of government, and recurring shifts in voter ideology between presidential and midterm elections. Knight concluded that while all three factors contribute to what he calls the "midterm gap," the presidential penalty has the most impact.
In any event, if 2014 follows the trend Democrats are almost certain to lose seats in the House and Senate this November, and many pollsters predict as much. As Knight notes, since 1842 the President's party has lost seats in 40 of 43 midterms — the exceptions being 1934, 1998 and 2002. (Whether Republicans will pick up enough Senate seats to take control of that chamber is a much closer question.) And as Campbell concluded in his paper, "For the congressional candidates of the president's party, the return to normalcy at the midterm represents a loss."
Topics: Congress, Voter Participation, Elections and Campaigns, 2014 Election
Drew DeSilver is a senior writer at Pew Research Center.
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Voting should be MANDATORY and you should be registered when you get a photo ID or drivers license. and should be given the option of a mail in ballot or vote in person most people do not vote because they consider it an inconvenience. I have been mailing in my ballot since it started here in Colorado and it is much easier and takes only a few minutes.
The reason why voter turnout is low is the same reason fan participation for minor league baseball games is smaller than mlb. But Obama is upsetting enough people on the right that they are going to vote during the mid-terms to block him. The best thing Obama could have done would be to not be a social activist and piss ppl off. Telling people that the republican party was dead after the last election contributed to low turnout by the left as they had no fears of them.
The deeper question is the disconnect between Presidential election teams and State parties. Presidential candidates form their own team, pretty much sealed off from State and County level party politics. Basically they win the right to hijack the party name and use it mainly unconnected to anything else the party does. I saw this clearly living one of four swing Ohio counties which Bush needed to win 2004. The Obama team in 2012 in particular was super efficient but had no interest in local politics, the main reason I refused to join them.
As long as Presidential elections are exercises in candidate egos and independent campaign organizations sharing only party "brand" name, it appears that voters pay more attention to that than the little stuff of local politics, even senators and representatives and governors for that matter. The disconnect appears to grow only larger in both parties year after year.
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I have observed among my friends and family, that voting for the president to be considered of higher value, or, prestige, than voting for local officials. Somehow, they feel highly privileged to "elect" president. Obviously, it is the local officials, who affect day-to-day living circumstances.
Many states are making voting more difficult and we see an ebb and flow over the years of barriers to voting, subtle and not so subtle. When I was a child it was literacy tests (not imposed on whites by way of the "grandfather" rule) and poll taxes. Now college students (for example) are being disenfranchised. They tend to be liberal and not to pay taxes. But most of them only got the vote during the Viet Nam era. One can certainly argue whether the casual voter should vote at all, but most people pay lip service to the idea that voting is essential to democracy and to a feeling that decisions made by the government are legitimate. Another factor may be cynicism. Unions have also greatly declined, and they were once the great motors for "get out the vote" efforts. Finally (for me), one has to connect several dots to see that not just 2 years but 20-30 years may be affected – namely by confirmation of Supreme Court justice(s) who may be nominated during the next period. The makeup of the Senate will affect the nomination and possibly even the confirmation. We will live with the results for a long time.
Why do fewer people vote in the midterms? Well, let's see…
1) In a presidential election, you are certain to be voting for at least two federal candidates — your US Rep and the President. You may also be voting for a Senator. In a midterm election, you may only be voting for your US Rep. Fewer people vote when they have less to vote for.
2) Quite a few US Rep districts in the country are so ridiculously gerrymandered that the results of that election are presumable from the second the primaries end. Fewer people vote when they don't think it makes a difference.
3) Presidential campaigns feature multiple televised debates, long running ad campaigns, and extensive news coverage. Unless your district is very evenly matched or you have a particularly eccentric candidate in your race, US Rep races will get minimal television coverage and you'd have to actively seek out information somewhere in the middle of the newspaper. Fewer people vote when they have to find out what they're voting on.
Why is turnout low? [1] if you aren't a genuine party supporter, it's difficult to declare your party affiliation (as required in many states), [2] mid-term elections are usually poorly publicized (if you're cynical you'd see that as a way to keep the unaffiliated or contrarian voter away), so the average citizen is unaware it is taking place.
I hope all this research predicting that the Republicans will take the Senate and keep the House is not a self fulfilling prophecy. We liberals have to learn to be as intolerant of the far right as they are of us. And we have to take action as they do. If people really thought about what's at stake Democrats would do their damndest to come out and vote. Otherwise all the progressive gains of the last several decades will be totally undone. They have to think about what's at stake and not just stubbornly fold their arms and say one party is the same as the other, so why should they exercise their franchise. It's not for nothing that the country is so divided but one side wants to make it a one party, uh, republic and let the middle and lower classes be damned.


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Anyone flown into a nebula and not had enough power to get out?
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Spoiler / My strategy for making Normal games easier (if you are playing to win the endgame, not for ship unlocks):
1. Kestrel or standard Engi ship is my current preference, both come with one of the important components for a Boss Kill and successful fighting in general:
Kestrel has the 3-shot Laser, if timed right with another weapon that can cause penetrating hits for most of the sectors.
Engi ship has the amazing 4-second cd EMP - if you micro that it alone can shut down both shields and weapons on any ship.
2. Upgrade priorities: Always keep weapons 1 energy level above then what is needed for your main 2 weapons to stay functional. Keep the 3-shot laser or the main EMP at the top of priority list so they never go down.
Shields I try to get to at least 2x as that's the minimum time required to shutdown most threats.
3. Combat priorities -
Kestrel (without EMP): wait for all your weapons to charge up, then pause, and target the Missile (or the 3x if you have other weapons to follow up with) at enemy shield generator, keeping the rest ready.
Unpause for just under a second, to let the Missile (or 3x) fire, and have the time to land.
Now, target with the rest of the weapons at the systems you need to shut down, and unpause. If the attack is successful, disable the Missile and turn on auto-fire for mop-up.
If it misses or fails, repeat from start without autofire - charge up to full.
Many times if you just autofire you will lose a fight you could have won by this burst-damage tactic.
Early game target priorities:
1. Shields
2. Weapons
Late game its:
1. Shields
2. Cockpit / Pilot (the dodge rate gets crazy, you need to shut it down)
3. Weapons
If they try to run away, obviously everything gets thrown at the engines.
4. Probably the most important tip:
Go to every Nebula sector you can. Nebula systems are best! Even the nasty energy storms are worth it when you gain time to visit so many more locations. The more locations you visit, the higher your chance at getting weapons or crew or winning more fights and earning more gold before you advance.
This actually reduces the difficulty curve significantly, you end up facing tougher ships more prepared.
The game is primarily about landing a lucky break and getting good weapons, so secure as many rolls of the dice as you can.
6. Stock up on fuel whenever you can. Accept surrender offers if they give you 4+ fuel.
With the above Nebula method, fuel becomes a primary concern - getting stuck means facing the fleet.
7. Priority in weapons:
- EMP with low cooldowns (8 or 4)
- Lasers that can fire more then once and don't take much energy
- Lasers that fire once
- The 1-energy missile, if you have the ammo
You have to secure the above to land most other weapons. To kill the boss at the end, you need to be able to fire at least 6 shots per burst, or have one of the good EMP's.
8. Killing the boss:
Fight one - if you can survive the EMP spam, try to prolong this fight and kill the crew that man the weapon-rooms - they aren't connected with the main crew compartment, and so will not be replaced (including in the next two fights).
If you have a landing party, disable as follows:
- EMP if you can't handle it, then Missiles, then Lasers, then Beams.
I often delay the fight just long enough to kill the 3 crew from the right (Lasers, Missiles, Beams).
Then in the next two fights your landing party (or weapons that manage to penetrate) can be focused on disabling those weapon rooms first and they will be down for the entire fight.
Don't kill their entire crew, the AI takes over will mess you up. / Spoiler
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I've always avoided the nebulas like the plague...I guess I need to try them out.
My go to ship is the Kestral B. Those 4 lasers really make it easy to start out.
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yea the boss is all about knowing which weapons to take out, you should kill all but one of the crew in their compartments to prevent them from repairing in the future. the rest of the crew you can kill, leaving 1-2 alive after the first encounter makes it a breeze. always take out the triple missile launcher first... thing will ruin you!
Engi ship totally rules of course. First boss kill I think was with that ship.
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Very fun game, but kind of frustrating in the base design concept for me. It has however inspired my own current project for a cross platform game (Targeting PC/Linux/Android) that is a mix of FTL and Dwarf Fortress, with some light empire building thrown in.
If I can keep it off the back burner, should have something nearly playable before summer. (And assuming I can keep myself from getting bored and just playing FTL.)
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That does sound great - hope you see it finished and enjoy the process!
FTL's main issue is how much it's based on the RNG instead of decisions. The same 'decision' can cost you crew -> resulting in a slow deterioration / death a few sectors later, or provide you with a game-winning weapon.
I understand why rogue-likes need random factors, but there's a way to handle that with more finesse.
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holy hell how do people play this game without punching their computer. Picked it up for 5 bucks on steam on the holiday sale. Started out getting wiped every time quickly, started figuring out how everything works and now i can make it to the last area fairly easily.
Though the luck factor is a huge rage point for me, luck never seems to fall my way "oh you found this capsule that has someone in it, do you open it to add him to his crew, oops nope, he was a psycho and killed half your crew" WWTFFFFF The luck makes it fun but mabey on easy mode a simple odds menu would be nice to know if you take the chance or not, though whatever, i guess thats kinda what makes the game hard and fun.
My last failed mission entailed me getting all four shields, max energy, max weapons, full hull and a prety damn beefy ship, only to fly into a nebula just before the 8th galaxy, a nebula which halfed my power, while 4 enemies boarded my ship. Little did I know my damn oxygen was shut off, since i had 4 of my crew packed into one room one in the cockpit and one on weapons i didnt notice my rooms going red, got the intruders killed and suddenly the health beeping started, when i saw my o2 was off it was too late, all but one died. So basically i went from full strength to almost dead on one simple enemy.
oh then another time where with a crew of 7 which were all at very very low health, i had a hull breech in the med bay AND the o2 room with the 02 destroyed just after i killed the enemy ship. sat at the computer with the game on pause just thinking....really?
Then are the times where the FIRST enemy i encountered had 3 damn shields and i'm sitting here with an ion blaster and a drone, no matter what i tried i didnt have enough to get through the shield to disable anything. Reminds me of binding of issac where one playthrough you'll die on the 3rd floor because you got crap items then another time you can prety much play with your eyes closed because you found every right random item that complimented eachother.
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If presumptive Republican candidate Mitt Romney's first major speech to a Hispanic audience in this campaign was an indication of his strategy to win over Latino voters, he is in big trouble.
During his May 23 speech to the Latino Coalition, a group of Hispanic small businesses owners, Romney didn't mention even once the word "immigration," according to his prepared remarks published by The Washington Post's website. Instead, he devoted his entire speech to his plans to revive the US economy and improve US education standards.
After the speech, Democratic strategists noted that Romney — who clinched the Republican presidential nomination Tuesday after winning the Texas primary — is trying to sidestep the hard-line immigration stands that he took during the primaries. In his quest for conservative Republican votes, Romney alienated many Hispanics by enthusiastically backing Arizona's draconian immigration law, and by calling for the "self-deportation" of illegal immigrants." Many Latinos interpret that as making the life of undocumented Hispanic immigrants impossible until they leave the country on their own, which some fear could lead to harassment of all Hispanics regardless of their legal status.
In addition, Romney has opposed the Dream Act, an Obama administration-backed bill that would give a path to large numbers of undocumented college students who were brought to the country as infants by their parents, and who grew up as Americans.
According to a new national NBC/Wall Street Journal/Telemundo poll of Latino voters, 61 per cent of Hispanics plan to vote for Obama in November, while only 27 per cent plan to vote for Romney. By comparison, former Republican candidate Sen John McCain won 31 per cent of the Hispanic vote in the 2008 election, and former President George W Bush won 40 per cent in 2004.
Most Romney advisers seem to believe that Romney can win in November by sticking to his anti-immigration rhetoric when speaking to conservative audiences, and focusing on the economy and education when speaking to Latino audiences.
They say that nationwide polls of Hispanic voters, such as the new NBC/Wall Street Journal/Telemundo one, don't mean anything because they are heavily influenced by the huge Hispanic populations in California and New York, which vote Democratic anyway. What matters are the polls in battleground states, such as Florida and Arizona, and Romney is doing well in those states, they say.
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Martinez added, "Like all Americans, Hispanics will cast their vote for president based on their perception of who is best suited to turning the economy around and creating jobs, which is why we're confident that Governor Romney will attract considerable support."
In addition to focusing on the economy, pro-Romney Super PACS will most likely try to weaken the Latino support for Obama in swing states by running TV ads blasting Obama for deporting record numbers of undocumented Latinos, and for not meeting his campaign promise to pass a comprehensive immigration law. Thus, Republican strategists hope to sway many pro-Obama Hispanics to stay at home on Election Day, Democratic strategists say.
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