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Welcome to International Symposium on Left Atrial Appendage 2017
The International Symposium on Left Atrial Appendage (ISLAA) will be held March 3-4, 2017 in Austin, Texas. This Symposium is being co-sponsored by University of Kansas Hospital Texas Cardiac Arrhythmia Institute, Cedar Sinai Hospital and the Mayo Clinic.
This symposium is a multi-specialty Cardiovascular educational symposium in North America on the frontier science of left atrial appendage. This topic is of tremendous interest in the practice of cardiovascular care. Over a period of two days, the symposium will offer very informative presentations on the anatomy, physiology and pathological aspects of the left atrial appendage along with old and new therapeutic strategies of stroke prophylaxis including cardiac devices for LAA exclusion. The worldwide presenters are the leaders in the field with a great depth of practical expertise in the science.


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HBO has cancelled drama Luck following the deaths of three horses that took place during the show's filming. The most recent incident took place Tuesday, when the third horse was put down as a result of an injury suffered on the way back to the stall after filming. Two other horses died during the show's first season.
Luck was in the midst of filming its second season when the decision was made to end the series. The show's first season will still air its remaining two episodes, concluding on March 25, 2012.
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Breaking News! For the First Time in History, the Scientists Have Created Stronger Aphrodisiac than Original Spanish Fly!
Michigan, University of Pharmacy – scientific team at Michigan pharmacy school took an extraordinary discover, which is monitored by the whole world with bated breath. This scientific team has successfully created substance, which is able to boost libido and sex drive almost immediately and is on 100% herbal base. This substance works at any age and in any situation. For the first time in the history is in the world substance, which is more powerful that the original Spanish Fly, but is 100% legal and safe to use.
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"The biggest problem with libido boosters and libido enhancer products that are now on the market is, that they contain only one aphrodisiac at max. On each person, each aphrodisiac works differently strong. To understand this, to some person can the Maca aphrodisiac works as the strongest one, but on someone else the aphrodisiac may have no effect at all and on this person will work for example Damiana or Guarana aphrodisiacs. This is a problem with the products, which we can find on the market these days, if they contain only one or two aphrodisiacs, the chances that they will be just right for you are really small. And this is exactly, what we successfully solved. We took the 7 strongest and most powerful aphrodisiacs in the world and thanks to the new technology we combined them together into one product. These aphrodisiacs should work for more than 99.8% of the population. I don't say, that all 7 aphrodisiacs will work on you, that is impossible, but it is sufficient that will work on you at least one aphrodisiac and the effects occur. This is the reason, why is our product unique and super strong."
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First Tests Were Accomplished
Before the team of scientists of University of Michigan could finally publish the results, at first they had to take a qualified product testing and get the information about its efficiency. Exactly 60 pairs were selected, who in the past time had problems with love affairs, particularly because of low libido, painful sex or just because of disinterest in sex in general. To these people were provided new product – Spanish Fly Love.
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After the end of using Spanish Fly Love they had to fill in anonymous questionnaire about how they are satisfied with the results. Of these 60 pairs, 60 of them confirmed, that they experienced significant changes in their libido and appetite for sex and 59 of them decided, that they definitely want to buy this product immediately right after it will be put up for sale on the market.
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With my girlfriend we are together for more than 3 years and our sex was in the last time pretty bad, because she always felt pain during the intercourse. We tried various products, but nothing worked for us, so we decided to apply for this experiment. We got bottle of Spanish Fly Love and we tried it exactly as it was described in the tutorial and we can definitely confirm the positive results. With Spanish Fly Love my girlfriend had sex drive by herself, she suggested to have sex and during the intercourse she did not complain about pain or any other problems at all.
For longer time I suffer from vaginal dryness. It is a problem, that is really difficult to deal with. Always, before the sexual act I have to use lubrication gel which is very impractical, lengthy and I have to always remember to have some lubrication gel with me. So that's the reason why I sign up in a test group of Spanish Fly Love. After its testing I can say, that each time in about 30 minutes after use of Spanish Fly Love, I felt natural lubrication in the vagina. The sex with Spanish Fly love was much more enjoyable than with using commercial lubrication gels.
With my husband we are together for more than 16 years and after the last child our sexual life practically ended. We sign up to this group because we really wanted to try everything, just to avoid already almost inevitable divorce and the end of our life together. We tried Spanish Fly Love many times and always with positive results. We both used 5 drops of Spanish Fly Love. We felt an increased appetite to sexual intercourse, we had fantasies about sex and the sexual act itself was much more enjoyable for us. That's why we can Spanish Fly Love only recommend.
Results of Spanish Fly love are truly stunning
These are just some reviews of total 60, whose participants provided. As you can see, the results of Spanish Fly love are truly stunning. The general public is expecting the day when this product will be on the market.
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Spanish Fly Love is still not on the market, but it is on 100% already approved by American FDA, product is fully tested and most secured, but is not yet freely available. About its availability the people can be informed on the main website of the project. We will also inform you about any news about this product!


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I would like to take a few minutes to share my research and purchasing process here to give one perspective on how purchasing decisions are made by an SMB IT Manager.
Idea Genesis
There are basically two ways that the I am motivated to look for ideas and solutions, pain and cool factor. Pain is the easy one to figure out, when I have a problem that is causing me to do more work, listen to more complaints, or any other pain point I have a need to solve the problem, when I feel pain I try to solve it. The second motivator for me to start looking is what I call cool factor. This happens when I read about a product, see a demo, take a call, or in some way see a product that makes me think 'that is cool, I bet I could use that'. The biggest difference between these two ideas in purchasing timeline, I am more likely to buy in response to pain quicker.
Peer Research
Once an idea is generated be it a pain to solve or something cool to look at I next turn to my peers, typically through the SpiceWorks Community. I want to either know what other IT Pros have done to solve the pain I am having and what products they like or what they think of the cool new toys. The important thing for me here is that I am not looking at sales information yet, I am asking people with no vested intetrest in selling a product. If a product passes this litmus test I move on, if not I tend to drop it off my radar.
Information Gathering
This is the point where I start talking to salespeople, I want to get as much knowledge of the product as I can here. At this point I have two objectives, one is to solve any immediate pain if applicable, second is to build my idea file. Often times I will research something for a pain or project that is on the far horizon so that when it becomes an urgent need I can immediately present a few high level solutions. When I tell a salesperson I will file away what they sent it ends up in the idea file and they are now on a short list if I need to pull a solution out of my back pocket. Three three things can happen at this point, I either move on with the sales process, I file away the information for a future need, or I terminate the relationship. I typically only end a contact if the sales person is pushy, misrepresents their product, or has nothing I see value in to provide.
The Proposal
If I am ready to move on in the sales process to solve a pain I present the information and costs to my executive management for approval. I very rarely allow salepeople direct access to these executives and decision makers and prefer to act as a gatekeeper. One important thing about my role as gatekeeper, I don't have the power to say yes, but I do have the power to say no. If the proposal is rejected it goes back to the idea file, if it is approved I move on to purchase.
Making the Purchase
I tend to work through resellers with whom I have a relationship whenever possible. This eliminates an unknown for me in the process. I know Mark, my CDW Account Manager, I know that if I need a return or exchange it will be handled without issues. I know if there is a problem in shipping he will solve it quickly, and I know he will get me a good price. I know these things because he has consistently proven that he does them. A new vendor is an unknown so I will only fall back to them if an established partner can't provide for that request. If a new vendor proves themself I will use them again and a new relationship will start.
After the Sale
Once the sale is made if I like the product and the salesperson does a good job representing their product honestly and effectively I will often as for them to show me a few more things for the idea file. Since they proved themselves once I am happy to short list them.
Parting Advice
The simple advice I can give to a saleperson soliciting me is to respect the idea file. If I file something away it is not in the trash, it just means that I am not ready to act now, but when I am I am going to go straight to you. Periodic follow ups are fine, but don't be pushy. A key piece of my process is having a large collection of possible solutions because when someone comes to me with a problem I am a hero if I already have ideas.
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Jun 4, 2010 at 9:10 UTC
IT Journey, LLC is an IT service provider.
Thanks for sharing.
Jun 4, 2010 at 9:12 UTC
Niagara Technology Group (NTG) is an IT service provider.
Kenny, I'm sure, is printing this out and sticking it on the wall ;)
Jun 6, 2010 at 2:39 UTC
Lawrie Dalman Consulting is an IT service provider.
Nice description / explanation Justin.
Thanks for sharing.
Jun 7, 2010 at 1:37 UTC
Yep, It's up there now :)
Jun 7, 2010 at 3:29 UTC
Nice work as always. I'm keeping a copy of this as well.
Do user requests fall under your solving a pain criteria for an idea Genesis? lol
This discussion has been inactive for over a year.
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My roommate and I share a dorm room at my school. She's a sophomore and I'm a senior. We were randomly paired together for summer housing and didn't know each other before. She's normally great and I enjoy rooming with her, but we had our first conflict this morning.
I went to bed around 10 last night thinking she would be spending the night with her boyfriend because her summer class gets out at 9 and she usually goes right back to our room after. Around 10:40, I heard the door unlocking. I'm a light sleeper and a little jumpy, so I sat right up. She opened the door and entered the room with a guy. He walked right across the room, dropped her stuff off, and then left the room. I was pissed because I sleep in a sports bra and very short shorts. We don't have an air conditioner and we already agreed that we both don't mind if the other one sleeps in underwear. When this guy walked into the room, he saw me with barely any clothes on. I was pissed. After he left, I went back to bed.
This morning I confronted my roommate about it and she told me that he didn't see anything and that I have no reason to be upset. I asked her to give me a heads up when a guy is going to stop by, even if it's just to drop some things off, just so that I can make sure I'm dressed. She got defensive and told me that I should give her a heads up when I'm going to bed. She said she didn't know I was in there (which she probably didn't) and acted like I was stupid for thinking that she would've driven 40 minutes to spend the night with her boyfriend when she had to work today.
I feel like I should be able to sleep in the room without having to worry about giving her a heads up because it's my room too and sleeping in a dorm room is what it's meant for. On the other hand, inviting guests over, even for a few minutes, is random, unexpected, and can be a violation of privacy (like last night). Do you think she's in the wrong here or do you think I am? How would you handle this situation?
- Your roommate is in the wrong.Vote A
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text: Waste Management (NYSE: WM) today announced it is building a facility that will create pipeline-ready natural gas from its Milam Landfill in Fairmont City, Ill. At a ceremony at the landfill, state, county and local officials joined the company to celebrate the groundbreaking. The processed renewable natural gas will be injected into the pipelines of Ameren Illinois for withdrawal at other locations, including some Waste Management facilities. Once there, it will be used to fuel truck fleets and other equipment that run on compressed natural gas, or CNG. Waste Management is calling the plant the Renewable Natural Gas Facility and expects it to begin delivering gas to the pipelines in late summer 2014. "Ameren Illinois applauds Waste Management for deploying an innovative technology to fuel their fleet," said Richard J. Mark, president and CEO of Ameren Illinois. "This is a first-of-its-kind collaboration for Ameren Illinois to facilitate the transportation of clean, renewable natural gas through our pipelines to the U.S. gas distribution grid." Like wind and solar, landfill gas is a renewable source of energy endorsed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency as an alternative to fossil fuels. It's produced as waste naturally decomposes inside a landfill. Once captured, the gas is filtered and compressed and can be used to fuel an engine or a turbine to generate electricity. At the new Renewable Natural Gas Facility, the landfill gas will be further processed to produce pipeline-quality natural gas. "This type of project represents an important alternative source of renewable energy that we provide straight from our landfills," said Paul Pabor, vice president of renewable energy for Waste Management. "While we are well known as a waste and recycling company, we're also an energy company." At the landfill, on-site emissions will be reduced by the Renewable Natural Gas Facility. Since the gas will be treated, rather than burned onsite, Waste Management anticipates about a 60 percent reduction in emissions of carbon monoxide, nitrogen oxides, and particulate matter.


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News : More Time Warner Cable Call Center Jobs for Charlotte?
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Charlotte, NC, USA, June 26, 2015 -- Might Time Warner Cable bring more call center jobs to the Charlotte area?
Charter Communications, which announced last month that it is buying Time Warner Cable, and Bright House Networks, said in a securities filing this week that it intends to bring "thousands" of Time Warner Cable call center jobs back to the U.S. from overseas.
New York-based Time Warner Cable, and the Charlotte area's cable provider, has two centers in Charlotte. One serves residential customers and is located in the Arrowood Road/Interstate 77 area, and the otherserves business customers and is located in Ballantyne.
Rich Ruggiero, Time Warner Cable's vice president of public relations, said it is too early to speculate about the job implications for any specific market.
"But the important point at the outset of the regulatory review is Charter's public commitment to improve service and its relationships with customers across its footprint," Ruggiero said in an email to the Observer.
Analysts say overlap in some corporate functions after the deal closes could also mean layoffs.
St. Louis-based Charter has been bringing back jobs from overseas call centers over the last three years.
"New Charter will also return TWC call center jobs to the United States and will hire and train thousands of new employees for its customer service call centers and field technician operations," Charter said in the filing.
#contactcenterworld, @chartercom
Posted by Veronica Silva Cusi, news correspondent
Source: http://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/business/article25595542.html
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Come to us for a summer adventure - either for half a day or a full day. Either way, the day will pass very quickly as you not only spend time on the farm with the dogs but also discover some of the outdoor attractions of Hetta.
We have a range of activities that can be adapted to the number in your group and the range of ages taking part.
Summer adventure mornings generally include a farm visit, a chance to try hik-joring with a dog of your choice through the GEE HAW maze, and an opportunity to try out the agility course with a couple of the pups.
We then say goodbye to the dogs for a while and take a short hike to a secluded put-in lake on the Suonttajoki River - the perfect place to get to grips with paddling. As you meander down the small reed-filled river, you will gain in confidence before crossing to the far side of Lake Ounasjärvi for a short break in a Finnish lakeside cabin. Upon return, you will have a chance to say goodbye to the dogs on your way back to the farmhouse.
Duration: 4.5 hours
Price: Adults €75, Children €45, Families (up to 5 people) €200
Summer adventure days generally start out as per an adventure morning. However, we spend more time with the dogs on the farm, showing you, in addition, how we massage the older dogs to stimulate their circulation and how we give basic obedience training to some of the younger ones. If it is a cool enough day, we may even go for a taster ride with a go-cart or a quadbike and we can definitely go and explore the marsh ridge.
On the full adventure day, we then prepare the canoes and kayaks and head off, by car, to the put-in place on Lake Muotkajärvi. From there, it is a c. 2km paddle through to Lake Ounasjärvi via a small, fun, grade 1 tributary. We will prepare lunch together on the far shore, in a small lakeside cabin and then return to the farm via the reed-filled, meandering Suonttajoki River.
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Price: Adults €110, Children €75, Families (up to 5 people) €350


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(CBS/WKMG/AP) ORLANDO, Fla. - Casey Anthony has filed notice that she will appeal her misdemeanor convictions of lying to law enforcement.
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Anthony filed the notice Friday in Florida's 5th District Court of Appeal in Daytona Beach, reports CBS affiliate WKMG.
The Florida mother was acquitted last week of first-degree murder, aggravated child abuse and aggravated manslaughter in Caylee's death.
She was found guilty on four counts of providing false information to law enforcement, and was sentenced to a total of four years in jail on the four counts, as well as a fine of $4,000, plus court costs.
At the sentencing hearing, Judge Belvin Perry rejected a defense argument that the four counts be merged into one count, as they all "arose from a single criminal episode." Perry called them "four separate and distinct lies" that each caused law enforcement to expend resources in the search for Caylee.
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Originating from the Cammengas Jacht-En Scheepswerf Bv shipyard in the Netherlands the NAI' A is 37 metre 120 (foot) in length. Superyacht NAI' A is able to accommodate up to 18 people with 12 professional crew. She is a older sloop motor sailer. Her old, former or build project names are Lyra Ii. She is able to reach a high speed of 12 knots.
Willem De Vries Lentsch Jr was the naval architecture company involved in the technical vessel composition for NAI' A. Also the company Willem De Vries Lentsch Jr skillfully worked on this venture. Built at Cammengas Jacht-En Scheepswerf Bv this yacht was completed in the country of the Netherlands. She was successfully launched in Wormerveer in 1979 before being handed over to the owner. The hull was constructed with steel. The sailing yacht superstructure is fabricated for the most part using steel. The length of the luxury yacht on deck is 33.53 (110 ft). With a beam of 9.14 metres or 30 feet NAI' A has fairly large size. A reasonably deep draught of 3.35m (11ft) selects the amount of certain marinas she can enter into, depending on their particular characteristics. She had refit maintenance and modification completed in 1993.
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Your Questions, Our Answers – Down Mixing in Surround Sound
Recently on the Logic Pro Expert Facebook page, a reader sent in this question:
Hi, I have a question. Can I make a surround mix with a stereo output monitoring on Logic Pro X? With Pro Tools I can do this with an Aux, but can I do this with Logic Pro X?
When doing a surround sound mix, you may find you'll need to create a stereo mix or perhaps have to edit/monitor in stereo. Logic Pro provides a nice surround sound mix feature, the Down Mixer, to do the job.
To instantiate this, you need to set at least one channel strip's output to surround. This will change the master output to a Surround master. You'll want to put the Down Mixer here. You can find it in the Audio FX list under Utilities. It will default to Logic Pro's surround format (my image is 5.1) and you can see the sliders to mix each surround channel to a stereo sum.
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Attorney Nicholas Kepple, the president of M&K Realty, drew up a contract for the sale of a parcel of land (Lot 5) from Howard Engelsen to M&K. To establish a purchase price for the sale, Engelsen had Lot 5 appraised. The appraisers based their appraisal of Lot 5 on several facts that Kepple and Engelsen learned were incorrect after they signed the contract. These facts included the total acreage of Lot 5 and whether Lot 5 could be divided into two separate lots without the need for a subdivision approval from the planning and zoning commissioner. After learning that these facts were in error, Kepple saw that the original purchase price was well below the market price for Lot 5, and he attempted to complete the sale for the original purchase price. Engelsen informed Kepple that he would not complete the sale of Lot 5 because M&K had never legally formed as a corporation under the state incorporation statutes and thus lacked the capacity to enter the contract in the first place. Do you think the court agreed with Engelsen's argument? Why or why not?
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Furniture Society pairs with AWFS in Vegas
Written by Jennifer Hicks Monday, 16 May 2011 00:00
The Furniture Society will hold its 15th annual conference July 21-23 in conjunction with the AWFS fair at the Las Vegas Convention Center in Las Vegas. It's a first for the studio furniture makers' group, which usually conducts a stand-alone conference at college settings across the country.
Buyer interest up at Philadelphia show
Written by Jennifer Hicks Monday, 16 May 2011 00:00
Sales and buyer interest were up at this year's Philadelphia Invitational Furniture Show, held March 26-27 at the Philadelphia Cruise Terminal, according to exhibitors interviewed by Woodshop News. Show director Josh Markel says the turnout was almost identical to last year, with close to 70 exhibitors and about 2,000 attendees.
AWFS fair bets on a better turnout
Written by Jennifer Hicks Monday, 18 April 2011 00:00
The AWFS fair, scheduled for July 20-23 at the Las Vegas Convention Center, has a wealth of offerings for woodworkers, including new technology and machinery debuts, seminars on business solutions, networking opportunities, educational programs and more. Last month, Marguerite Hoffman, the AWFS vice president of tradeshows, gave an overview of the show's planning progress.
Shop builds a solution to charity
Written by Jennifer Hicks Monday, 18 April 2011 00:00
Kenny and Sandi Lipowski, the husband-and-wife owners of Puddle Town Woodworking in Portland, Ore., are putting their resources and hearts into a program that will help those in need of custom furniture.
Hawaiian furniture store eyes expansion
Written by Jennifer Hicks Monday, 14 March 2011 00:00
Michael Tam, CEO for Martin & MacArthur, a home furniture and accessory store chain based in Honolulu, recently opened his seventh location with a store in Waikiki, Hawaii. Contrary to what the majority of custom furniture makers might feel about taking such a bold initiative in light of the economic downturn, Tam believes the time is right for expansion.
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411's The Ultimate Fighter 24: Team Benavidez vs. Team Cejudo Report 10.05.16
The Ultimate Fighter 24: Episode Six
The Ultimate Fighter 24: Team Benavidez vs. Team Cejudo is a flyweight spectacular. The coaches are top flyweights, the 16 competitors are top flyweight champions from outside of the UFC, and the winner will receive a title shot against Demetrious Johnson, and a Harley Davidson motorcycle of their choosing, and the six-figure UFC contract. Basically, Demetrious Johnson is a very bad man and has cleaned shit out. LAST WEEK, #7. Ronaldo Candido de Oliveira (Shooto South America, 6-0 MMA) defeated #10. Jaime Alvarez (Absolute Fighting Championship, 6-1 MMA) via RD1 submission. This week's fight is #6. Matt Schnell (Legacy FC, 10-2 MMA) vs. #11. Matt Rizzo (Ring of Combat, 9-2 MMA).
– We start at the house this week, as Dana hypes up this week's fight (#6. Matt Schnell (Legacy FC, 10-2 MMA) vs. #11. Matt Rizzo (Ring of Combat, 9-2 MMA)) as the guys sit around admiring the title belts on the wall. Dana does his weekly thing were he discusses one of the fighters, show some highlights, and then tries to convince you that they would be a "good and fun match up" for Demetrious Johnson.
– Next up is some training footage with Matt Schnell and Team Cejudo. Schnell knows that it's not a great match up and prefers to keep fights on the feet, but Rizzo is great on the ground. They drill a lot of takedown defense. Team Joseph Benavidez has the afternoon off and he takes his team paddle boarding.
– Dana tries to convince us about Rizzo's skills, we see highlights of his fights and some training footage. Benavidez wants Rizzo to make his opponent pay when he throws kicks, to take away Schnell's distance and to use his advantage on the ground. Rizzo is working with Eric Shelton, because he has fast hands and he feels it will prepare him for Schnell.
– Back at the house, Schnell discusses his rough upbringing and the fact that he fought all the time. We get home video of Schnell, who trains at ATT. He live at the gym, literally lives at the gym, and says he lives a minimalist lifestyle. His girlfriend lives in St. Louis, and they have been together for four years. He values the relationships he's made through the martial arts. His dream is to settle down with his girlfriend, she's his everything.
– We get home video of Schnell. He and his fiancée live with his parents. He says it is tough, but it helps him financially. If he didn't do it, he couldn't train. He wants to win the show and fight in December, which will falloff his fiancée's birthday. He works full time and trains, and is lucky that his family and fiancée have his back. He trains out of revolution Academy, a small gym that he hopes to put on the map by being on the show. He's here to put on a show and to show the world who he is.
– WEIGH-INS: Rizzo weighs in at 125, while Schnell weighs in at 125.5. Dana White and the fighters discuss the fight. Shockingly, Schnell's teammates think he will win, while Rizzo's teammates think he will win.
– FIGHT DAY: Both fighters eat and get ready at the house before going to the gym for the fight. Basically, we get the usual pre-fight discussion and warm-ups at the house and at the gym.
#6. Matt Schnell (Legacy FC, 10-2 MMA) vs. #11. Matt Rizzo (Ring of Combat, 9-2 MMA): ROUND ONE: Schnell has a 2.5-inch reach advantage. Both came out aggressively striking, Rizzo catches a kick and works for a takedown. They went to the cage, with Schnell fighting off the takedown for a bit and then tried for a guillotine. They continued to work along the cage, Rizzo dropped down and got the takedown but Schnell was working for the guillotine once again. Schnell didn't have it deep but kept trying for it, Rizzo escaped and worked from guard. Schnell did a good job of getting off the bottom, he got guard and stayed on the ground too long. He finally went back to the feet, Rizzo desperately went for takedowns but Schnell did a great job of fighting them off. Both men connected to the body, Schnell is working his distance well and not allowing Rizzo to grapple and get him to the mat. Schnell went for the guillotine again and took himself to the ground, allowing Rizzo to fight from guard. Schnell actually started to fish for a triangle, Rizzo struggled and kept it from getting tight and the round ended. SCORE CARD: 10-9 Schnell
ROUND TWO: Schnell actually was the one taking it to the ground, and Rizzo did very little when they got there. Both men landed early, with Schnell working some leg kicks and controlling distance early. Schnell stuffed a takedown and worked form Rizzo's guard. Rizzo had to fight hard, but got a sweep and worked in the guard. He didn't do all that much, he's down round and his offense lacks urgency. Schnell again went for a triangle, and Rizzo tapped.
OFFICIAL RESULT: Matt Schnell via RD2 submission
– Team Cejudo is now up 4-3.
– Rizzo is upset with himself for making too many mistakes. He said that Schnell knew his gameplan and fought a great fight.
– Next week's fight is #3. Tim Elliott (Titan FC, 16-6 MMA) vs. #14. Charlie Alaniz (Hex Fight Series Australia, 6-1 MMA).
– We get a video preview for next week, and we get a coach's challenge.
Team Joseph Benavidez
#5. Hiromasa Ogikubo (Shooto (Japan) 15-3 MMA, 1-0 TUF)
#15. Eric Shelton (Caged Aggression Iowa, 10-2 MMA, 1-0 TUF)
#7. Ronaldo Candido de Oliveira (Shooto South America, 6-0 MMA, 1-0 TUF)
#3. Tim Elliott (Titan FC, 16-6 MMA)
#11. Matt Rizzo (Ring of Combat, 9-2 MMA, 0-1 TUF)
#4. Damacio Page (Legacy FC, 19-10 MMA, 0-1 TUF)
#8. Terrence Mitchell (Alaska FC, 11-2 MMA, 0-1 TUF)
#16. Brandon Moreno (World Fighting Federation, 11-3 MMA, 0-1 TUF)
Team Henry Cejudo
#1.Alexandre Pantoja (Resurrection Fighting Alliance, 16-2 MMA, 1-0 TUF)
#9. Kai Kara-France (Bragging Rights Australia, 12-5-1nc MMA, 1-0 TUF)
#13. Adam Antolin (Tachi Palace Fights, 11-3 MMA, 1-0 TUF)
#6. Matt Schnell (Legacy FC, 9-2 MMA, 1-0 TUF)
#14. Charlie Alaniz (Hex Fight Series Australia, 6-1 MMA)
#10. Jaime Alvarez (Absolute Fighting Championship, 6-1 MMA, 0-1 TUF)
#2. Yoni Sherbatov (XFFC Canada, 5-0-1 MMA, 0-1 TUF)
#12. Nkazimulo Zulu (EFC Africa, 7-2 MMA, 0-1 TUF)


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The north's Classical Heritage
Thursday 18 May 2017
7 for 7:30pm, Humanities Research Institute
Co-sponsored with the Sheffield branch of the Historical Association
Emma Stafford (Leeds) Classical allegory in the Victorian-Edwardian north of England:
Sheffield has a number of Classically-inspired buildings, and this is one of my favourites. It is the Unitarian Upper Chapel on Norfolk Street, near the Crucible Theatre (another design inspired by the buildings of the ancient world).
The chapel dates from 1847-8, and stands on the site of a much older house. Its present appearance is the work of John Frith, who based it on the Travellers' Club in London.
These are some of its features:
· The roof has the unmistakable low triangular shape of the pediment of the Parthenon in Athens. It does not, however, boast the sculptures for which that temple is famous: there is only blank brickwork. You can see the little "guttae" like small cubes lining the edges of the pediment.
· The upper-storey windows have a round arch shape, which isn't found in Greek architecture as they hadn't yet discovered how to build them! They are flanked, though, by Corinthian pilasters. A pilaster is a column shape – usually half the diameter of the whole column – attached to a wall rather than free-standing.
· The front door is sheltered by an imposing porch. This has four Ionic columns with a frieze above which bears only the name of the chapel.
It's not uncommon to find two or more orders of architecture in the same building: the Parthenon itself has Doric columns as its peristyle (outer edge) and Ionic columns inside.
A walk round Sheffield city centre will reveal many more Classical buildings – especially if you look up above the shop fronts!
why Study Classics? Part 3
why study classics? Part 2
why study Classics?
In view of the fact that the subject seems once again, or, if we're being honest, as always, under threat both nationally and locally, this is a question that needs answering afresh. I tried for thirty plus years and never really found, to quote a recent commentator on Social Media, 'the 'holy Grail' of 'what is it about classics that makes . . .' However, there's a new answer lurking a click away behind the graphic below with something of a new twist. Any contributions or comments on this score would be very welcome and assured of publication. More on this topic to follow.
Peter Hulse
The next and last film in the Clerical Exile in Late Antiquity/Sheffield Classical Association film series will be Agora on 25 April, in the Film Unit at 6pm (this time, the entire film will be screened).
Alejandro Amenábar's 2009 film is a poignant reminder of the antiquity and troubled history of the Christian community in Egypt which recent events have shown continues to this day.
It follows the story of Hypatia, a female philosopher in Alexandria in late fourth-century Roman Egypt whose life is about to become a struggle for the survival of an old world system. Witness Hypatia's tragic life - based on historical events - which the film uses to illustrate a perceived clash between triumphant Christianity and the traditions of Roman and Hellenistic culture, and between religion and science.
The film will be followed by a Q&A session with Dr Richard Flower, Senior Lecturer in Classics and Ancient History, University of Exeter. Richard is an expert on fourth-century Christianity and religious conflict.
You can collect your free ticket here:
The film club is accompanied by a book club. The next novel we'll be reading is Evelyn Waugh's Helena, Waugh's only historical novel and the book he himself liked best.
Waugh's portrait of the mother of Constantine, the first Roman emperor converted to Christianity, is one of a woman who was determined to give Christianity a material past, beyond just text and myth -- the first archaeologist in History so to speak!
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The book club will meet at the University Arms, 10 May, 5-7pm.
Elizabeth was a Latin poet who was possibly born in Chipping Norton but lived most of her life in Prague! Her early family history is very complicated but at some point between 1589 and 1591 her mother moved to Prague and married one Edward Kelley, a con-man, magician, alchemist and close associate of the infamous Dr. John Dee. In spite of the disreputable qualities of her step father, Elizabeth received an excellent Classical education. However, eventually Edward Kelley was 'rumbled' by his patron , Emperor Rudolf II, after he failed to fulfil his promises of being able to transmute base metals into gold. He was subsequently imprisoned and eventually he died of ill-treatment.
Elizabeth Weston, who was 15 at the time of his death, believed in him absolutely. She saw him as an unjustly mistreated man, and campaigned vigorously for the restitution of his property to herself and her mother. Kelley's death left her (and her mother) on their own financial resources, especially since a son, John Francis, died soon after his stepfather.
Astonishingly, she responded to this by becoming a writer. Her literary activity seems to have been conducted with complete professionalism. A very large proportion of her Latin poems consists of poems in praise of various grandees, mostly in Prague: this is exactly what one would expect from a writer in the public arena, dependent on patronage. In 1603, she married Johannes Leo of Eisenach, a lawyer. He was also interested in alchemy. Weston continued to write, while the pair had seven children (four sons and three daughters) before her early death. Three daughters survived her.
Her poetry, all written in Latin, is very much in the Classical tradition. Here is one in which she adopts the persona of the poet Ovid, who also suffered as an exile in a very foreign land. While the poem is totally in accordance with the form and traditions of Classical elegiac verse, it is, by no means a stitching together, as it were, of Ovidian tags. The language and phrases, while firmly based in the conventions of the genre, show originality and innovation.
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The Suppliant Women - review of Aeschylus' play by the Actors Touring Company at the Exchange Theatre, Manchester, 1st April 2017
How does a trip from Sheffield to Manchester to watch a matinee performance of a Greek play compare with the Greek experience?
The Suppliant Women focusses on the Chorus of fifty women who have fled Egypt to avoid unwanted marriage to their cousins. They arrive at Argos, where the king requires a vote of the people to accept the women. (The play apparently contains the first recorded instance of the word democracy.) The people vote overwhelmingly to accept the women and the Argives protect the women when their husbands attack the city.
We were told at the start of the play that the Chorus was made up of local volunteers, and a libation of wine was poured around the stage. Their verse was sung as they moved and danced rhythmically to a specially composed percussion accompaniment. The effect was stunning with over twenty young women filling the stage. The music reflected the mood of the words, with a particularly affecting keening song as they fearfully watched the ships of their cousins approach Argos.
The play had strong contemporary relevance. The women were refugees and suffering abuse at the hands of their future husbands - there was a strong feminist element in the production.
So, although the theatre was not on a sunny hillside with glorious views over the sea or mountains, the production was carefully staged to mirror many of the Greek roots of drama. The volunteer chorus members, libations, the music and movement - this was a very physical performance - together with the contemporary relevance combined to give a feeling of sharing the ancient experience.
There is still the puzzle of why the women form the centrepiece of so many Greek dramas - a discussion to be picked up another day, perhaps.
Kath O'Donovan (U3A Classical groups)
Sheffield branch of the Classical Association, founded in 1920
May 2017
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I hope that when he finally does address whatever was going on with his fictitious lost love, he tells us that he has been in on it all from the start. That he did it to get on the cover of Sports Illustrated. That he did it to manufacture buzz around a Heisman Trophy campaign. That he did it to enhance his Q-Rating and juice his NFL draft stock.
And I sure as hell hope he's not sorry.
I'll get the ball rolling, Manti. Here's my admission: I find the idea of Fabulist Manti Te'o far more intriguing than the heartbroken warrior you were made out to be.
Why are we – not just college football fans, but everyone who has turned on the TV or fired up the computer since Wednesday afternoon – so enthralled by this story? Part of the fascination has to lie in trying to pick holes in the story and figure out if Notre Dame's star linebacker got conned or did the conning. If he did get burned by some Internet joker, what kind of person would do that? And how could Te'o be so gullible?
But there's more to it than that.
It's not good enough anymore for a guy like Te'o to be one of the best college football players in the country. We've been conditioned to expect sensationalized backstories about promises to dying loved ones and journeys of self-discovery. When a Samoan Mormon at the country's premier Catholic football factory supposedly sees his grandmother and girlfriend die just hours apart, it's going to score some time on GameDay.
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In the end, we all come away feeling entitled to prod and poke around in a 20-year-old kid's life. Whether intentionally or not, Te'o worked that to his advantage.
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Old Widow Walker's Ziploc Omelettes
Recipe by Pot Scrubber
Mrs. Walker was my Sunday school teacher and we used to do this in the church kitchen, occasionally. This is my first memory of cooking that I cherish to this day. She keeps her age a closely guarded secret but is rumoured to be 115+ years old and perhaps, immortal. She has out lived three husbands and four children. She is still sharp as the Bowie knife she carries in her purse. I don't know why she carries a Bowie knife in her purse- but she always has. I asked her about it years ago and she said, "You would be surprised how often it comes in handy, Honey." I suppose it does, Mrs. Walker. God bless you. BTW- she is thrilled that I want to pass this on to another generation of schoolchildren. She was surprised that I remembered doing this with her over 35 years ago and was touched. When asked how to do it- she rattled off the instructions faster than I could write! I've eaten this bag-n-boil recipe for 40+ years with no toxicity what-so-ever, obviously. If it was toxic... I would be in too poor of health to type. Google the topic for yourself and make your own judgment. The danger is greatly exaggerated.
Top Review by candycorn1234
Thank you so much for this wonderful recipe! The kids (ages 4 & 7) made omelettes with us this past weekend and had a blast. I was looking for a way to get them to eat eggs (aside from hardboiled egg whites) and maybe try a few new foods. Our spread included diced tomatoes, onions, red bell pepper, mushrooms, grated cheddar cheese and crumbled bacon. Using permanent marker (and supervision) we had the oldest write our names on each of the ziplock bags while the youngest counted and handed us two eggs at a time for each omlette. Both made their own omelettes as well as ours (we told them what items we wanted). Our 7 year old stuck with lots of cheese and bacon while our 4 year old surprised us by adding in cheese, bacon, tomato and even at the protest of her older sibling... Onion! The cooked omelettes slid out of the ziploc bags with ease and not only did they look impressive (better than any pan cooked omelette I've made in awhile), they tasted great too! Both of our kids ate their omelettes exclaiming that theirs tasted 'better' then the other, because... they made it :). I found it unnecessary to add milk to keep the eggs moist, they were plenty moist and fluffy on their own. Just a few notes I'd like to add of my own: I did most of the prep work the evening before to save time and placed everything in their own small tupperware container. Going forward, we will use diced ham instead of bacon - it's just easier and there's less work involved. I'll be dicing left over vegetables from other meals to keep in the freezer that we can use later on in our 'omelettes". I always seem to have that extra half an onion or crown of brocoli that doesn't get used but sits in the fridge past its prime - just seems like an easy way to use them up. Regarding cooking in Ziploc bags - it's safe. Ziploc does not use BPA in it's plastic products and they are also Dioxin free. The emails circulating claiming that Ziploc's own site warns against cooking in their storage bags are false (I checked their site to confirm if this was true and found that Ziploc addresses that email as 'misleading' and goes on to explain the criteria needed in order to form dioxide - neither of which is likely to happen from your microwave or boiling in water since you need the combinations of both chloride and temperatures of 1,500 deg F). Just be sure to keep an eye on the bags and try and keep them away from touch the sides of the pan during cooking. Our bags held up just fine, no melting or softening of the plastic. Water also does not need to be at a rolling boil to cook in. Turn it down to medium heat before adding the ziploc bags.
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Ingredients Nutrition
- 10 eggs
- 2 cups cheese, grated
- 1 cup ham, chopped
- 1 cup bacon, crumbled
- onion
- green pepper
- 1 cup tomatoes, chopped
- 1 cup hash brown (purchased and thawed)
Directions See How It's Made
- Have children write their name on a quart-size ziploc freezer bag with permanent marker.
- Crack 2 eggs (large or extra-large) into the bag (not more than 2) shake to combine them.
- Put out a variety of ingredients such as: cheeses, ham, bacon, onion, green pepper, tomato, hash browns, etc.
- Each child adds prepared ingredients of choice to their bag and shake. Make sure to get the air out of the bag and zip it up.
- Place the bags into rolling, boiling water for exactly 13 minutes. You can usually cook 6-8 omelettes in a large pot. For more, make another pot of boiling water.
- Open the bags and the omelette will roll out easily.
- Be prepared for children to squeal with delight at their first meal they have cooked. A lifetime memory has just been served.
- Note: I had to fill in SOMETHING regarding cooking time, serving sizes, and amounts. This of course, depends on your situation and how carnivorous the kiddies are. I've tried to guestimate for five servings.


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Gatekeepers: those who make decisions about what news is reported (Editors are gatekeepers,Before editors, reporter is a gatekeeper)
Ability of the news media to transfer issues of importance from their news media agendas to public agendas (not what to think, but what to think ABOUT)
-- wire services function as these
Parents' Television Council reports research:
· Content analysis shows that children's programs contain a higher frequency of violence than adult programs
o 7 incidents of violence per hour on children's programs
o 11 incidents of violence per hour on ABC Family Channel!
o 5 incidents of violence per hour on primetime TV
Longitudinal study
A correlational research study that involves repeated observations of the same variables over long periods of time — often many decades. It is a type of observational study.
Longitudinal studies track the same people, and therefore the differences observed in those people are less likely to be the result of cultural differences across generations.
Media relationship in which the viewer has the illusion that his/her friendship with a media personality is real
Meaning theory is based on this
Example: people that have never been to China are completely dependent on the media to form their mental pictures about China
·Aggressive stimulation: theory that people are inspired to violence by media depictions
·Bandura and other aggressive stimulation scholars have failed to prove their theory to the full satisfaction of other scholars
Longitudinal study, took place over 10 year period, only did research with boys
o Children who were unpopular at age 8 were unpopular at 18 and watched more TV as they got older
o The more teenagers liked violent programs, the more realistic they though the programs were
o Boys with lower IQ and lower Socioeconomic status were more likely to watch TV violence and be aggressive
Longitudinal study
22-year study of 875 children
Found that frequency of TV viewing at age 8predicted seriousness of crimes committed at age 30 (controlled for baseline aggression, socioeconomic status, and IQ; effects of TV were significant)
60 studies: found causal relationship (causal relationship is a strong statement to make in research- usually just say there is a correlation) between TV violence and subsequent aggression in real life
Even though the kids know it is something they shouldn't be doing, they still want to imitate it
Conditions under which violence is most likely to be modeled
· Kids are more likely to imitate violence if the violence is justified
-Content analysis shows that children's programs contain a higher frequency of violence than adult programs (7incidences of violence/hour on kids programs; 11 incidents/hr on ABC family channel; 5 incidents of violence/hour on primetime TV
Effects of programs such as The Doomsday Flight, Fuzz, Born Innocent,The Deerhunter or Taxi Driver
Doomsday Flight- increase in bomb threats for planes
Fuzz,imitations where people were lit on fire and burned to death
Born Innocent, there was a scene where a girl is raped by other girls in juvie which was aired at 8 pm & this was imitated on Olivia Niemi; her parents sued NBC for negligence but lost.
-For The Deerhunter, 31 cases of imitation of Russian roulette scene
-For Taxi driver, it instigated John Hinckley to shoot Pres. Reagan
-Unstable individuals imitating/copying the violent scenes they see in these movies
George Gerbner says that if you watch a lot of violence on TV you are going to be a lot more fearful of the world
a phenomenon where by violence-related content of mass media makes viewers believe that the world is more dangerous than it actually is. Mean world syndrome is one of the main conclusions of cultivation theory.
· Minority women most frequently victims on TV,then women in general
· In real life, the most frequent victims areblack men ages 16-24
Parents' Television Council
Identifies "best" and "worst" TV programs
Best: American Idol, Dancing with the stars,extreme makeover home edition
Worst: Las Vegas, Medium, Family Guy and American Dad
Paul Lazarsfeld's two-step flow theory of communication effects
Media affects individuals through opinion leaders (influence friends, acquaintances)
Shows that whatever effect the media have on the majority of the population is through opinion leaders
Select most effective media in which to place ads or commercials; work for advertising agency; they use cost per mile (CPM) which is the cost of reaching 1000 potential consumers
Work for advertising agency; liaison with clients (companies that want to create ads)
In charge of copywriting, graphics, and layout; work for advertising agency
Work for advertising agency; gather demographic(age/gender/race) & psychographic information (religion/lifestyle data) on target audience in order to help media buyers decide where to place ads &commercials
Has codes of ethics for advertising agencies
·Investigates complaints about illegal or unethical advertising, but relies on voluntary cooperation of advertisers- does not have legal power of enforcement of false advertising regulations as Federal Trade Commission does
· (Self-policing)
Definition of subliminal messages
·Subliminal: below the threshold of consciousness; beyond the reach of personal awareness; the subconscious
·Book definition for subliminal message: cannot be consciously perceived
What doadvertisers want you to remember about their products?
The brand name which is intended to setsimilar or identical products apart. Very successful brand names nearly becomelike a generic identifier).
FCC regulations regarding subliminal messages in advertising
Subliminal messages are not legal(illegal) in broadcasting (TV and radio), but they are completely legal inprint advertising.
1914 to police unfair competition among businesses
Original purpose was not to protect consumers, but to protect the businesses from falseclaims from their competitors.
1938 Wheeler-Lea Act
added onto the FTC act
purpose of the FTC is also to protectcredulous or gullible customers who believe any claim made by advertisers.
Legality of subliminal messages inprint media and broadcast media
It is illegal to havesubliminalmessages in broadcasting and movies but legal in print media and insoundtracksin stores
FCC Actions regarding subliminalmessages
1938- Wheeler-Lea Amendment to FTC Act:unfair & deceptive practices in commerce are unlawful; 1958- NAB Code: Anytechnique or attempt to convey information below the threshold of normalawareness is not permitted.
*In1974,FCC said the use of subliminal techniques is contrary to the public interest.
Legality of Dr. Hal Becker's subliminal soundtrack for anti-theft use
Dr. Hal Becker's "black box"usessoundtrack of human voice, 40 decibels under sound level weperceive consciously, under music soundtrack, which is perceived unconsciously;this is legal.
Due to ridicule/negative African American roles, several reactions occurred from general public: 1) 12statesbarred it from exhibition, 2) protests & demonstrations where it was shown in northern states, 3) Full-scale riot when it opened in Boston, 4)Banned from exhibition in Philadelphia until 1931
the notion that the press operatesas an unofficial branch of government, monitoring the legislative, judicial,and executive branches for abuses of power.
-Edmund Burke- British Parliament-coined this
Watchdog role of press
Founding fathers wanted press to serveas watchdog in order to keep other branches in check. This concept is that thepress is a skeptical and critical monitor of government.
Herbert Schiller
Started research of culturalimperialism; published Mass Communication and in 1969 &Living in the Number One country in 2000. Sometimes other cultures resent justthe use of the language itself (ex. 90% of websites= in English); TV satellites=cultural death stars. *Schiller warned that US media companies were coming todominate cultural life abroad, particularly in developing nations.
Cultural imperialism
One culture's dominance overanotherculture. Ex. US corporate greed undermining native cultures indevelopingcountries.
Branson, anadventurer/entrepreneur=dedicated to reversing cultural imperialism/promotingtranscultural enrichmentthrough comic books about Indian legends, includingHindu themes, distributed toglobal audiences.
Print ads (or pornography)which contain barrage of images of violence against women have effect of making such violence appear "legitimate" or acceptable in real life.
Women are reduced to various parts of their bodies in many print advertisements; effect= dehumanizing to women (shown in Jean Kilbourne's documentary: Beyond Killing Us Softly
Jacquie Jordan, Get on TV! Whatis an option on a script or screenplay?
An option is a legally binding but temporary agreement between two parties that allows the option's purchaser (a studio, production company, or individual) to shop around the option seller's product (book, script, life's story). Taking out an option is away of hedging the purchaser's bet if that party does not wish to buy the property outright.
-Differ in $ and length of time
Roth v. United States: Is obscenity protected by the First Amendment?
In this case, Supreme Court held that obscenity is not protected by 1st A.; Justice said "I know it when I see it." (1957)
Miller v. California
Whether or not a work is "obscene"is determined by "contemporary community standards." (1973) Determined by jury of ones peers. Obscenity is not protected by the First Amendment and thus the sexually explicit obscene material Miller sent in the mail was not protected.
Supreme Court held that movies are protected by First Amendment(reversed 1915 ruling that movies, being entertainment, were merely a business and should not be protected by First Amendment)
Obscenity, as defined in Miller v.California, is material that to an average person, applying contemporary community standards, finds the work, taken as a whole, appeals to the prurient interest.
a term used by the FCC to encompass a range of words and depictions improper on public airwaves. However,indecency can only be aired between 10 pm and 6 am according to FCC v. Pacifica or station will be fined.
Report found causal relationship between violent pornography and violence against women in real life.
In 1970, when pornography was legalized,rate of rape increased. Studies looked as if sexual crimes went down but that was because they redefined some homosexual crimes and thus when you only look at rape, it did increase.
Ed Donnerstein's research on effects of violent pornography
In 1977, at USBC, he conducted experiment where he told students to wait in a room because the research study wasn't ready yet and to kill time they would watch a movie.
Study showed 1) men give more intense shocks after viewing porn than after cops-n-robbers films, 2) men give stronger shocks to women than to male "learners."
Percentage of pornographic films that portray rape
About 50% of all X-rated(NC-17) films contain at least one rape scene
Effects on young women of viewing sexual violence on MTV
Young women who are heavy viewers ofMTV are more likely to accept sexual violence as part of normal relationships in real life.
UC San Diego research on college men's reactions to violent pornography
In 1981, 51% of male students at UC said they would participate in gang rape if guaranteed they wouldn't be caught.
did research on the two-step flow of information; interviewed people during political campaigns to determine what caused people to vote the way they did(what influence does mass media have on this); found there are two steps inflow of information & influencing how people vote: 1)Info comes from mass media in form of news but goes 2"opinionators" 2) Opinionators relay info to others
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hi all,
i'm making a cake for my neice's first communion on sunday. i need some help with the wording. what do you normally say...
1. God Bless Sabrina
2. Congratulations Sabrina April 30, 206
3. Congratulations on Your First Communion
thanks all!
I usually go with #1
yeah, most of the one's I've seen (never made one myself) say God Bless.......___
I am making one for my girlfriend's daughter and I am going to say:
Blessings on your First Holy Communion [name]
Okay, just to be funny you could say "Take this all of you and eat it" Okay, now I know I'm going to think of that during mass this weekend!!
Okay on a more serious note, my son's said Jesus Loves you.
Lol Mariamom, I like that one!!
I've use:
May the Bread of Life Always Sustain name