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New York: William Drenttel, 1992. Small quarto. Marbled wrapper over stiff wrapper, paper label. Fine. First edition in book form (US issue). With an illustration by Brian Cronin. From a total edition of 450 copies printed at the Libanus Press, this is one of 300 regular copies in wrappers, issued unsigned. (Inventory #: WRCLIT76612)


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Ex-LHS star Dorian Green fast-tracked to D-I assistant coach
Second and third paragraphs. Medved was hired by Furman University and Green was added to his staff in early June.
July 5, 2013 at 11:49 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Ten things to look for in KU football preseason
Haha! Hit the wrong button after posting the comment. My response merely said, "There's no question that it is."
But I wondered what people were going to think about me getting removed. Funny stuff!
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Ten things to look for in KU football preseason
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Adjustment to Lawrence should be cake for new KU AD Sheahon Zenger
To be fair, Franke never told me that the usher was fired, and, Zenger was squatting down talking to the university president. I realize the usher was "doing his job" but I'm sure Zenger explained that he'd only be a minute and then he'd find his seat.
It might not have been the right way to handle the situation but arrogance had nothing to do with it. That word isn't in this guy's vocabulary.
January 20, 2011 at 8:46 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Kindness and smiles the norm in Normal, Illinois
I actually had lunch there yesterday... ISU SID Mike Williams took me there and before I could even look at the menu he had ordered a basket of cheese balls. Not bad!!! Like I said, they gave me the first-class treatment.
Heading out for Day 2 here in a bit. Stay tuned for more and thanks for reading!!!
January 19, 2011 at 9:05 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Darrell Wyatt linked to Texas?
I appreciate your comments but thought I should point out that this is a potentially huge story that is getting a lot of run down in Texas.
Some media outlets are reporting that it's a done deal and, of course, there are hundreds of posts about it on dozens of message boards. That makes it news.
It's not in the same family as the announcement of a new athletic director or the firing of a coach, but in this 24-hour-a-day news cycle we live in, these reports are worth a mention and that's why we had the note. You get a tip, you make a few calls and you verify what you can. Nothing more, nothing less.
I don't know if coach Wyatt will end up at Texas or not but either way, it's my job to cover KU football inside and out, bottom to top and that's what I'm doing.
Have a great day!!!
December 30, 2010 at 12:46 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
With big-time jobs out there, here's why Turner Gill is staying put
Just FYI...
If Gill were to leave for another job, KU wouldn't owe him anything. The contract states that if the coach leaves, KU only owes him payment up to the date of departure.
December 9, 2010 at 11:36 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Grading the Jayhawks
This is the honest truth.... I just forgot to grade the coaches. But they definitely would've gotten a D in my book. Rarely looked as prepared as necessary to compete in the Big 12, didn't make enough adjustments and didn't take enough chances.
Two things they did do right, though, were this:
1. The position switches of Keeston Terry, Toben Opurum and Bradley McDougald seem to be solid.
2. They didn't lose this team and, somehow, got these guys to show up every week ready to fight. The lack of talent often killed them in that regard, but the late-season losses didn't come as a result of this team quitting on Gill. That's worth something.
December 2, 2010 at 10:36 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Grading the Jayhawks
Excellent point! Too many people lost sight of that fact this year.
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Book Review: Though he's no Hemingway, Reesing delivers yet again
Gotcha. For the most part, I thought I did that.
You might have to read the book first and let me know what you think then.
Like I said, there's not a lot to it but it's a fun and easy read and it shares some fun memories from the guy who had a pretty huge part in making a lot of them.
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Governor Mitch Daniels, Kentucky Governor Steve Beshear and Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer today announced plans to explore options that could reduce the cost of the Ohio River Bridges Project by more than $500 million and still keep the entire two-bridge construction plan on track.
The leaders also signaled their desire to keep the Sherman Minton Bridge (I-64) and Clark Memorial Bridge (US 31) toll free.
The major cost savings for the project, which currently has an estimated price tag of $4 billion, could come from changes in these key areas:
* Rebuilding Spaghetti Junction in the existing location rather than move it south
* Reducing the East End bridge, roadway and tunnel from six lanes to four lanes, with the option to add two lanes later if traffic demand warrants
* Completing the Big Four Bridge pedestrian walkway and bike path as an alternative to including pedestrian and bike paths on the new downtown bridge
In addition, the Louisville and Southern Indiana Bridges Authority will explore other cost-saving solutions in design, construction and financing by soliciting private-sector ideas at an industry innovation forum next month.
"The key to our success moving forward is a lean design that meets our needs at the lowest cost," said Daniels. "Our ability to move with creativity and innovation will reduce costs and, ultimately, the tolls to make this project happen. It's time to unleash the power of the private sector."
"Now is the time to dig deeper and move faster to make it a reality," said Beshear. "We are firmly committed to getting the job done and done right. Let's start the new year with a firm commitment to reduce the costs of the project."
"Time is money," said Fischer. "One estimate suggests that every month of delay costs $10 million. The faster and smarter we move forward, the more we can make those checks payable to ourselves."
The cost-cutting plans are the result of a continuing commitment by both states and the Bridges Authority to complete the project in the most financially responsible way. The two governors have challenged their transportation staffs and consultants to find ways to reduce the project's cost and accelerate its progress.
The plans will require further study and consultation with federal officials. But the leaders believe the changes will reduce the overall environmental impact of the project, meet the established Purpose and Need and avoid any additional delay.
Industry Innovation Forum Planned for February
The industry innovation forum is the key next step in the cost-savings process. The two governors have asked the Bridges Authority, Kentucky Transportation Cabinet and Indiana Department of Transportation to co-host a conference in February for the design, construction and finance industries to pursue the most modern and cost-effective means of completing the project.
"We will bring together the best minds in the transportation world to provide the types of ideas we've been exploring to drive down costs and get the project completed as quickly as possible," said Bridges Authority Chairman Charles Buddeke.
Authority Co-Chair Kerry Stemler said, "The forum will also provide a venue for the local construction industry, disadvantaged business enterprises and labor leaders to connect with major companies in transportation infrastructure to discuss future partnerships and employment needs on this important project."
Goal to Keep Sherman Minton, Clark Memorial Bridges Toll-Free
Along with further exploration of cost savings, the leaders said they favor a financing plan that would not require tolls on the Sherman Minton and Clark Memorial bridges. Any tolling should be linked to the project's improvements in cross-river mobility from the expanded Kennedy Bridge downtown and the new East End bridge, the leaders said.
Daniels, Beshear, and Fischer also said they support the Authority's targets for minimizing tolls and starting construction in August 2012.
The three leaders praised the Kentucky General Assembly's leadership for passing legislation that led to the creation of the Bridges Authority and the members and staff of the Bridges Authority for making more progress in 10 months than this project has achieved in the past 10 years.
"The Bridges Authority has shown exceptional leadership in its work to find new and creative ways to advance the project, which is so important to this region and to our two states," said Daniels. "We are truly united in this endeavor, and the Authority exemplifies our spirit of partnership."
"These outstanding citizens who volunteer their time are working to chart a course that will make a difference for the region for generations to come," Beshear said.
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Unanswered: Access updates with null
This is my first post on here - i have a basic understanding of access, but still build most of my queries with the wizard rather than in SQL - so please be gentle with me!! I can usually follow them through in SQL, and have searched the forum on here to help me with problems before, but i couldn't find what i need to sort this one out..... i suspect i do not know the function name i need to get the search results to help me!!
I have built a query that will update values in the master table with values from a recharge table as follows:
UPDATE [Master]
INNER JOIN [Recharge] ON [Master].Unique = [Recharge].Unique
SET [Master].[Amount Recharged] = [Recharge]![Total Held], [Master].[Total Held] = 0;
The update works for rows where a value exists in [Recharge] - replacing the [Master].[Amount Recharged] value with the [Recharge].[Total Held] value, and the [Master].[Total Held] with zero. However, where there isn't an entry, it replaces the values in [Master].[Amount Recharged] and [Master].[Total Held] with null fields.
How do i get the query to update items in [Master] ONLY where there is a corresponding value in [Recharge] leaving all other values in [Master] as they were originally - i.e. if there is no data in the recharge table for an item in the master table, take no action to that item (but updating entries where there are)?
I tried adding in a WHERE EXISTS statement (that i stole from a thread where someone was trying something similar) but get the message
"operation must use an updatable query".
Any help to sort this out would be greatly appreciated!!!
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UPDATE [Master]
INNER JOIN [Recharge] ON [Master].Unique = [Recharge].Unique
SET [Master].[Amount Recharged] = [Recharge]![Total Held], [Master].[Total Held] = 0
WHERE [Recharge].Unique IS NOT NULL;
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......it's easy when you know how!!
Works perfectly - many thanks.
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because annie doesnt need mana regen you can farm easy with disintegrate, you gain the mana you
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So Far: The Acoustic Sessions
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- Dreamer
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Music fans are persnickety when it comes to the old acoustic vs. electric debate. Just look at the stir created when artists like Bob Dylan, Caedmon's Call, and Bebo Norman tried to broaden their sound. Some embrace the variation, others noisily protest it.
Bethany Dillon's fans probably aren't as testy as the other Dylan's were, but there's still plenty of message board banter every time she releases a new album. Personally, I thought the lively musical experimentation on last year's
Favoring the stripped-down, girl-with-a-guitar style that originally endeared her to countless fans, there are moments where Dillon is in fine form on
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Not that there's anything wrong with simple, unadorned accompaniment. Many folk artists last their entire career with just an acoustic guitar, but they sustain interest with their musicality—a key change here, a tempo change there, or an inventive chord progression. A good acoustic album sharpens the songs through the arrangements.


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Charter wins won't end war
Like the swallows to Capistrano, opponents returned to the State House this month to portray the evils of charter schools. Unfortunately for them, the hearing came just after 2011 MCAS results showed that charter public schools again dramatically outperformed their district counterparts.
Compared to the school districts they come from, between 11 and 13 percent more charter students scored proficient or advanced on English, math and science MCAS tests. Fifteen charter schools, including four in Boston, ranked first in the entire state on one or more tests.
The differences are especially stark among poorer students. Low-income charter school students outscored their district counterparts by more than 15 points on all three tests. With MCAS graded on a 200 to 280 scale, that 15-point difference is significant.
Still, the Massachusetts Association of School Committees (MASC), which purports to represent school committees across the state, continues to organize opposition to the charter schools that are serving students so well.
The MASC still blames the gulf between charter and district school performance on the way charters are funded. But the news there is just as bad for charter opponents as the academic performance data is.
The idea is for public dollars to follow the student when she or he transfers from a district to a public charter school. But Massachusetts district schools spend much more than charters on a per-student basis.
In fiscal 2008, district schools spent more than $13,500 per student, but public charters received less than $10,000 for each student who transferred. District schools benefit from revenue sources like grants, revolving funds and school lunches that aren't passed on to charters.
Funding for buildings is another significant difference. In fiscal 2009, public charters received $893 per student from the state for facilities. District schools spent an average of $1,420 per student, costs that are borne by municipalities and the Massachusetts School Building Authority.
In addition, school districts are reimbursed for students who transfer to a public charter school. That's right; districts get paid for students they no longer teach. Last year, as part of a deal to increase the number of urban charters, the Legislature doubled from three to six years the period during which districts are fully or partially reimbursed.
Districts claim the reimbursements don't cover fixed costs. But why doesn't MASC argue that districts don't need more money when enrollment goes up?
At the recent hearing, MASC pushed for a requirement that public charter schools gain approval from local voters or school committees. One sponsor of the legislation, Rep. Frank Smizik (D-Brookline) said "Charter schools are run independently from the public school system and are not accountable to the public school system in which they reside."
Memo to Smizik, whose wife lobbies for the Massachusetts Teachers Association: Charters are public schools and are far more accountable than district schools. Every five years, charters risk being closed if they can't show gains in student achievement.
No district school faces that level of accountability.
Arguments against charter schools never change. When the schools started in the 1990s, MASC-style arguments could be taken seriously. Two decades of empirical data later, intelligent school committee members across Massachusetts deserve better representation.
Jim Stergios is executive director and Charlie Chieppo is a senior fellow at the Pioneer Institute.


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Discussion in 'Android Devices' started by amyrick1990, Apr 25, 2010.
Plz help I'm using the eris
I don't know of an app, but you can email texts to phones if you know what service provider they have.
Just insert their ten digit phone number where it says phonenumber:
Alltel: firstname.lastname@example.com
AT&T: firstname.lastname@example.com
Boost Mobile: email@example.com
Centennial Wireless (Picture): firstname.lastname@example.com
Centennial Wireless: phonenumber @cwemail.com
Cingular: firstname.lastname@example.com
Cricket: firstname.lastname@example.com
Metro PCS: email@example.com
Mobi: Itsz (Hawaii): email@example.com
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Rogers (Canada): firstname.lastname@example.com
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T-Mobile: email@example.com
US Cellular (Audio, mp3, picture jpg, and video 3gp): firstname.lastname@example.com
US Cellular: firstname.lastname@example.com
Verizon (Pictures and Music): email@example.com
Verizon: firstname.lastname@example.com
Virgin Mobile: email@example.com
You could save it as a contact number for each person so you don't have to remember who takes their $ for service, but I don't think you can receive.
OR you could spend a couple bucks a month to get the service, which I would reccomend. It isn't THAT expensive.
If you have or can get a Google voice number you can use the Google voice app to send and receive txt for free.
Doesn't chomp have some sort of web based text feature? Other than that I think the folks above coverd it. Awesome list there too TAR!


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Stevens lifts the lid on security forces' tactics
The Stevens report documents the role of William Stobie, recruited as an agent by the Special Branch of the Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) in 1987. As is often the case, the recruitment took place in a prison setting. At the time Stobe had been under arrest for a revenge killing. He was released without charge and established himself as the quartermaster (storekeeper of armaments) of the West Belfast Brigade of the Ulster Defence Association, a vigilante Loyalist paramilitary body. In February 1989 a solicitor who took cases for Northern Ireland's Catholic community, Patrick Finucane, was shot in front of his children in Belfast in February 1989. The weapon was supplied by Stobie.
Finucane was described as a person "unduly sympathetic to the cause of the IRA" –Northern Ireland minister Douglas Hogg's disgraceful statement to Parliament a few weeks before the murder. Stevens notes that "to the extent that they (Hogg's statement) were based on information passed by the RUC, they were not justifiable and the inquiry concludes that the minister was compromised". Stobie had informed his handlers that a murder was being planned, but this was not prevented. Stobe himself was shot dead in December 2001. Irish Minister Foreign Minister Brian Cowen said the Stobie's killing could have been an attempt to hide the truth about the murder of Finucane.
The targeting of an "unsympathetic" solicitor sheds new light on the claims of intimidation by some other members of the legal profession. The late Sulayman Balal Zain-al-Abidin believed that the Police was seeking to carry out a character assassination against his solicitor – he was on his way to Arani & Co when he was taken ill and went to hospital instead, where he entered a coma and died.
Without better oversight, the fear is that in future counter-terrorism operations the security forces will continue their 'gang on gang' tactics. Instead of putting an end to terrorism, the network of agents and informers perpetuate it.
Stobie, and another agent highlighted in the Stevens Report, Brian Nelson, practically ran terrorist groups. A sectarian Protestant, Nelson was recruited by British military intelligence to work within the UDA, and ironically rose to become its 'head of intelligence'. The Guardian recorded how he "would pass on the names and addresses of known IRA activists to the UDA, whose gunmen would promptly go out and execute the suspects" (17 April 2003). Stevens was twice prevented from arresting Nelson because of obstruction from his handlers in the Army's intelligence unit, the Force Research Unit (FRU). On one occasion Stevens' Incident Room was burned down. The Police Commissioner describes this as a "deliberate act of arson".
Commenting on the revelations of the Stevens Report, The Guardian observed that it "tells a shameful story of state-sanctioned murder, collusion and obstruction more commonly associated with Southern American dictatorships than with western parliamentary democracies" (The Guardian, 18 April, 2003).


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Eggs Benedict on Toast Recipe09:21
How do you like your eggs? Poached, scrambled or sunny sided-up?I'd choose Eggs Benny over anything else. Feeling particularly adventurous that morning, I've decided to go big or go home. I was going to be slightly more ambitious and make poached eggs with hollandaise sauce for breakfast (though by the time I was done, it was considered as brunch.)
(serves 2)
- 4 large eggs
- 2 egg yolks
- 1 teaspoonful lemon juice
- 56g unsalted butter (for hollandaise) and 10g (for ham)
- Salt and pepper
- White vinegar
- 4 slices of ham
- Toast
- Romaine lettuce
- Italian herbs
1. In a stainless steel bowl, vigorously whisk the egg yolks and lemon juice till mixture is thickened.
2. Using the double-boil method, place bowl over a pot/ saucepan with simmering water and whisk rapidly. (Note that the water should not touch the bottom of the bowl. The bowl is only getting heated from the steam.)
3. Slowly pour in the melted butter and continue to whisk till smooth. Remove bowl from heat and add in salt, pepper and herbs to taste. If sauce gets too thick for your liking, you may add in a little warm water and whisk again.
4. In a skillet, heat some butter and sauté ham for a few minutes. Toast bread and top it with ham and romaine lettuce.
5. Fill a small pot with water (till about 6-8cm depth), add a teaspoonful of vinegar and bring to a boil. Reduce heat till water in pot is barely simmering. Stir the water till a small whirlpool forms.
6. Crack an egg into a bowl and gently tip the bowl such that egg slides into the water, yolk-first. Repeat with the second egg.
7. Ensure that the eggs do not stick to the bottom of the pot by continuing to stir gently to wrap yolk around the egg. When egg white starts to become opaque, gently remove them from the pot and place them in over the toast.
8. Drizzle hollandaise sauce over it, garnish and serve.


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Anglų referatas. Introduction. Variety of english in ireland. Anglo-irish, dublin, and echoes of the ascendancy. Hiberno-english and irish gaelic. Northern irish english, ulster scots and belfast. The distinctive english of 'the north' falls into four broad varieties. Pronunciation. Conclusion. Biography.
The days are long gone however when Scottish Gaelic was called Irish, but such confusion over names, peoples, and language is not unusual in Europe's western islands: Scottish Gaelic was once called Scots . In Ireland, the indigenous language is known as Gaelic, Irish Gaelic, and Irish, while in Scotland it is Gaelic or Scottish Gaelic or the Gaelic. The Irish and Scotland forms of Gaelic are mutually intelligible with an effort.
The name Ireland dates from before the 10 th century, and is a hybrid, the Ire- an adaptation of Eire, the name of the island is Gaelic. Ireland has often been defined as an island of the British Isles. Many Irish people, especially in the Republic, and generally if Catholic in Northern Ireland, consider such a description both inappropriate and offensive. They would prefer the definition in the Encarta World English Dictionary: ' island in northwestern Europe, in the North Atlantic Ocean, west of Great Britain.' But many might like to remove the 'Great'; from them, Ireland should in no sense be linked with Britain, great or otherwise. However, in the six counties of Northern Ireland, which is part of the United Kingdom, the island's place in the British Isles is entirely agreeable to the slightly majority Protestant population.
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So sit back, grab a glass of something....and let's talk about Social Media.
My friend Meilee told me the other day that Facebook is basically for old people because the young people these days are using Snapchat and Instagram. For what it's worth, I have an account on all three outlets but I still prefer Facebook. Snapchat seems stupid. Or maybe I am...I don't know. Why would I want to get a message that I can only read for a few seconds before it disappears? And what the crap is a Snapchat story? In my world, it's called a Facebook Timeline.
Anyhow, as an avid Facebook user, I accept the charge that I am old. I will gladly wear that hat. In fact, I will rock that hat so hard that everyone who sees me wishes they could also wear the "old" hat.
All the cool kids are old. Duh.
Notice how I'm totally ignoring IG? Yeah- I do that in real life too. It's a good thing that Kendra runs our business IG.
So if we old folks are going to boycott the Snapchat and stick to Facebook, let's agree on some standard rules, shall we?
Look, I'm not trying to be all "BIG GOVERNMENT" here but I think we need to be on the same page about a few obvious things.
So, without further adieu, here are the rules that Mark Zuckerburg wishes he implemented when he invented Facebook:
Everyone eats food. It doesn't make you special. So if you feel compelled to take a picture of your dinner, please make sure it's a good picture or else people might confuse your corn-beef hash with vomit. Let's also try to avoid paper plates, poor lighting and mush.
THIS is a good picture. It's well-lit. The food is pretty.
This one's easy.
If you see a "news" article from The Onion. It's fake.
If you see that a celebrity has died, Google it first. If it's not on CNN or MSNBC or TMZ, it's fake.
Another tip: look at the date of the news article. Sometimes you are sharing a story that is three years old.
Ain't nobody got time to read fake stuff.
So you work out? Great! I'm really happy for you and so is everyone else on your friends list. But guess what, when you post sweaty selfies, screenshots of the treadmill numbers or, worse, videos....we keep scrolling. Unless we are all on a team of some kind (and let me be clear...I am NOT on a team that requires exercise or the documentation of exercise), then No. Just no. Because if you need everyone to know that you are working out, maybe you aren't doing it for YOU.
You know what I'm talking about. "Cut and paste this as your status if Jesus is your Lord and Savior."
Unless I'm mistaken, there isn't an 11th Commandment that says, "Thou shalt share all Facebook statuses when My name is written in the post."
Jesus knows that I love Him and it's not because I share a status.
Which leads me to the next rule...
....unless you are a preacher. In which case, preach on preacher-man.
Don't get me wrong, if you want to share a verse, write some encouraging words or forward an article or story that helped you, that's GREAT! But when you start getting all....preachy (like legit preachy)....you are stepping out of bounds.
It's like that time I read an article on WebMD and then tried to do surgery.
I would like to preface this by saying that I have lot of friends who were friends with me BEFORE they started selling things to make extra money. This is fine. This is great, in fact! I'm talking about the people that I've never met in real life who friend request me so they can try to sell me a purse or some leggings, or some make-up.
Unless you are selling a little elf that will live silently in my house and do all the cooking, cleaning and laundry....then it's cool. I've never seen one of those for sale and I could totally use one.
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This past week at SDCC 2011, Jakks and TNA teamed up with the Wounded Warriors project to create a special edition Kurt Angle figure in US camouflage. The figure was designed to raise awareness to the Wounded Warriors' cause as well as donate all the proceeds to the Wounded Warriors foundation in order to help US Soliders who return home from action with injuries. It was a very personal project for Kurt Angle, who conducted this interview:
Pro wrestler Kurt Angle always has been a warrior. And he's dealt with his own personal demons from arrests to divorce. But he's fought through all of this and, now with a new fiancee and the birth of his daughter this spring, he's in a better place mentally and physically. That's why he's taken on "Warrior" as his nickname.
"I think I have a purpose in life and that's to serve the wrestling fans," said Angle, who started wrestling at the age of 6. "I love the live events and signing autographs and taking photos. To be honest, that really motivates me to entertain them. Those fans are so grateful."
And this weekend, TNA Entertainment and JAKKS will announce the Kurt Angle action figure to benefit the Wounded Warriors Project, a charity that helps raise awareness and funds for the needs of injured service members. All the proceeds from the sale of the action figure will go toward the charity.
"I met a soldier who was a pastor who helped me recently through the difficult times in my life," Angle said. "So I wear to the ring this dog tag he gave me. I'm a very patriotic guy and not just because I was in the Olympics."
On Friday, Angle is heading to a military base outside San Diego to talk with the troops and watch a screening of his movie "The Warrior", which is about mixed martial arts. And, this weekend, Angle will be at Comic-Con in San Diego for the trade show highlighting comics, toys, video games and movies. His action figure will be on display.
"Most people still don't understand how dangerous life in the military is until you head overseas to see it first-hand," said Angle, who has been to Iraq twice and also Afghanistan. "I have so much respect for the soldiers. I'm so honored to be helping this project."
This sounds great, right? TNA Wrestling fans were excited for the figure and preorders were already preparing to go underway… Enter WWE's The Rock. The Rock announced on Twitter back in May that sales of his "Team Bring It" t-shirts would see a portion of the proceeds donated to the Wounded Warriors Project. This week however, things went sour.
Someone in the WWE got word that TNA was also running a promotion with the Wounded Warriors and called up the folks at Wounded Warriors, basically threatening to take away their commitment of proceeds from the Rock's t-shirts. Wounded Warriors quickly pulled out of their campaign with TNA (after having Jakks produce figures and doing a huge press conference at SDCC 2011) and left TNA and Jakks holding the bag.
Wounded Warriors claims that their mission is to:
1. Raise awareness and enlist the public's aid for the needs of injured service members.
2. Help injured service members aid and assist each other.
3. Provide unique, direct programs and services to meet the needs of injured service members.
Apparently that mission statement is only good, so long as rival wrestling promotions don't offer to donate. Personally I am blown away that WWE would stoop this low and that the Wounded Warriors Project would rather kowtow to politics, than receive donations from both wrestling companies. Shame on the WWE and shame on the Wounded Warriors Project, for putting needless politics and money first, instead of focusing on helping our armed service men and women.
Hopefully Jakks and TNA can find another outlet to release this Kurt Angle figure and find an actual worthwhile charity to accept the donations. Clearly the Wounded Warriors Project is not what it promotes itself to be. If they were, they would have no problems accepting donations from BOTH wrestling promotions.


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Greater Seal of Attack Speed: Provides attack speed which helps with your Silver Bolts
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The Small Business Administration ("SBA") has had a very busy week. First, on May 24, 2016, the agency issued "Statement of General Policy No. 3" ("the Statement") clarifying the hotly debated inter-affiliate sales exclusion (an issue relating to the counting of annual receipts for purposes of determining size). Then, yesterday, the agency published a lengthy final rule, which implements the long-awaited small business regulation changes mandated by the National Defense Authorization Act ("NDAA") of 2013. Collectively, the Statement and the rule make a number of very important changes affecting Federal contractors. Some of the most important changes are: Continue Reading SBA Issues Important Changes and Clarification Concerning Small Business Regulations
SBA Proposes Sweeping Changes to Small Business Affiliation Rules
The SBA is on a roll! It seems that ringing in the new year has invigorated the agency, prompting it to act on the various outstanding directives set forth in the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 ("NDAA").
Last Thursday, the agency issued its long-awaited proposed rule on the expansion of the Mentor-Protégé Program. There were also proposed changes impacting the 8(a), HUBZone, and other small business programs. We gave you a sneak preview of that rule here, the day before it was issued. In addition to those proposed mentor-protégé changes, the SBA also recently rolled out a second proposed rule ,which included various changes to the small business regulations. Over the next several weeks, we will provide you with our take on various aspects of these two proposed rules. For purposes of this article, though, we're going to focus on the changes to the affiliation regulations set forth in the December 29, 2014 proposed rule. These proposed changes would fundamentally alter the SBA's analysis regarding the "ostensible subcontractor" rule, economic dependence, and "identify of interest" affiliation.
The rule proposes that a small business would be exempt from ostensible subcontractor affiliation where it subcontracts with a "similarly situated entity." In fact, the rule proposes a complete overhaul of contractor performance requirements set forth in 13 C.F.R § 125.6. Rather than mandate the percentage of work a prime must perform, the revised 125.6(a) limits how much work a prime can subcontract to other contractors, a subtle but important distinction. Subcontracts issued to "similarly situated entities" are not counted toward the subcontracting limit. For example, under the proposed rule, an 8(a) contractor performing a general construction contract cannot subcontract more than 85% of the contract work to non-8(a) entities. Similarly, a SDVOSB prime contractor cannot subcontract more than 75% of a specialty construction contract to non-SDVOSB concerns. In these examples, the required 15% or 25% of the work would have to be performed by either the prime itself, or by the prime in combination with a "similarly situated entity" – i.e. a concern that is eligible for the same small business program as the prime. Strangely enough, the language of the revised regulation does not require any of the work to be self-performed by the prime, so long as the requisite percentage is performed by a combination of the prime and entities that are "similarly situated." Consistent with this concept, the proposed revision to §125.6(b) creates an exception to ostensible subcontractor affiliation for prime contractors who subcontract in this manner. The revised rule would ensure that a prime that subcontracts a majority of its work will not be "affiliated" with its subcontractors, so long as its subcontractors are "similarly situated."
The second major change to affiliation is the adoption of a bright line test based on economic dependence. Pursuant to the proposed rule (to be inserted at 13 CFR 121.103(f)(2)), if a concern derives 70% or more of its revenue from another company over a fiscal year, the SBA will presume that the concern is economically dependent on that company, and, therefore, that the two businesses are affiliated. It is not entirely clear from the language of the rule itself whether this will be considered a rebuttable presumption. But an SBA representative who spoke about the proposed rule last week at the National 8(a) Association's Winter Conference indicated that it would be rebuttable.
The third major affiliation change set forth in the proposed rule relates to "identity of interest" affiliation under 13 CFR 121.103(f). In its current form, the regulation provides that:
Affiliation may arise among two or more persons with an identity of interest. Individuals or firms that have identical or substantially identical business or economic interests (such as family members, individuals or firms with common investments, or firms that are economically dependent through contractual or other relationships) may be treated as one party with such interests aggregated. Where SBA determines that such interests should be aggregated, an individual or firm may rebut that determination with evidence showing that the interests deemed to be one are in fact separate.
However, the current rule does not identify what types of family members are subject to the presumption identified in the rule. The proposed rule would clarify this. The revised regulation would state, in relevant part:
Firms owned or controlled by married couples, parties to a civil union, parents and children, and siblings are presumed to be affiliated with each other if they conduct business with each other, such as subcontracts or joint ventures or share or provide loans, resources, equipment, locations or employees with one another. This presumption may be overcome by showing a clear line of fracture between the concerns. Other types of familial relationships are not grounds for affiliation on family relationships.
This will certainly make it easier for contractors to tell if they are venturing into dangerous territory when doing business with a family member.
It is very important to keep in mind that these are just proposed changes. The final rule may vary, so pay attention. Comments to the rule are due February 27, 2015. We will keep you posted on the status of the final rule.
Edward T. DeLisle is a Partner in the firm and a member of the Federal Contracting Practice Group. Ed frequently advises contractors on federal contracting matters including bid protests, claims and appeals, procurement issues, small business issues and dispute resolution.
Maria L. Panichelli is an Associate in the firm's Federal Contracting Practice Group. Her practice includes a wide variety of federal contracting and construction matters, as well as all aspects of small business procurement.
Proposed Rule Would Give Federal Contractors a New Way to Report Agency Mismanagement and Misconduct
Over the last few years the world of federal contracting has seen an increased focus on the False Claims Act, the prevention of fraud, and the strengthening of fraud-related penalties. 2015 will certainly be no different. However, the new year brings with it a slightly different take on fraud prevention, one aimed not at the contractor, but on the government.
On January 22, 2015, the United States' Office of Special Counsel ("OSC") issued a proposed rule that would give federal contractors and subcontractors a new way to report agency wrongdoing. The rule implements a "pilot program" identified in the National Defense Authorization Act ("NDAA") of 2013, the purpose of which is to "enhance contractor protection from reprisal for a disclosure of information that the contractor reasonably believes is evidence of gross mismanagement of a Federal contract or grant; a gross waste of Federal funds; an abuse of authority relating to a Federal contract or grant; a substantial and specific danger to public health or safety; or a violation of law, rule or regulation related to a Federal contract or grant." (Public Law 113-1421, 41 U.S.C. 4712). Consistent with the NDAA, the proposed rule would allow employees of federal contractors and subcontractors to disclose wrongdoing of government employees if they work at, or on behalf of, a U.S. government component for which OSC has jurisdiction to accept disclosures. (See OSC's Website for more detail.)
So what does this mean for federal contractors and subcontractors? Well, it means that federal contractors and subcontractors who observe mismanagement or misconduct by a federal agency can bring their complaints directly to the OSC. Contractors can also go to OSC if they believe they have suffered retaliation for prior disclosures or statements made about agency misconduct. The hope is that this new program can provide contractors a more effective way to report wrongdoing within the government.
Comments to the rule are due March 24, 2015. We will keep you posted on any new developments.
Edward T. DeLisle is a Partner in the firm and a member of the Federal Contracting Practice Group. Ed frequently advises contractors on federal contracting matters including bid protests, claims and appeals, procurement issues, small business issues and dispute resolution.
Maria L. Panichelli is an Associate in the firm's Federal Contracting Practice Group. Her practice includes a wide variety of federal contracting and construction matters, as well as all aspects of small business procurement.
2014 NDAA Reform Will Allow Primes to Count Lower Tier Subcontractors Toward Small Business Subcontracting Goals
A little over a week ago I had the privilege of speaking at the Associated General Contractors of America's national convention in Las Vegas. I was asked by the Director of the Heavy Highway and Federal Division to address a number of "hot topics" in the world of federal contracting. Over the next several weeks, I will share these "hot topics" with you. The first involves the National Defense Authorization Act of 2014 ("NDAA of 2014").
On December 19, 2013, the Senate passed the NDAA of 2014, which included several important reforms that affect the SBA's small business programs. One of the most important changes was the amendment of Section 8(d) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. § 637(d)) ("Section 8(d)"). This amendment will eventually allow prime contractors to count lower-tier small business contractors towards their small business goals where subcontracting plans are required.
Under Section 8(d) of the Small Business Act, there are times when prime contractors must establish "subcontracting plans" consistent with the SBA's goal of providing "small business concerns, small business concerns owned and controlled by veterans, small business concerns owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans, qualified HUBZone small business concerns, small business concerns owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals, and small business concerns owned and controlled by women . . . the maximum practicable opportunity to participate in the performance of contracts let by any Federal agency." The "subcontracting plan" must include "percentage goals for the utilization as subcontractors of small business concerns, small business concerns owned and controlled by veterans, small business concerns owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans, qualified HUBZone small business concerns, small business concerns owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals, and small business concerns owned and controlled by women." Under the current version of Section 8(d), these "percentage goals" can be reached by counting first-tier subcontractors only. Section 1614 of the NDAA of 2014 changes this.
Under the new law, for purposes of determining whether or not a federal prime contractor has attained the percentage goals set forth in a "subcontracting plan," one must consider the following:
"(i) if the subcontracting goals pertain only to a single contract with the executive agency, the prime contractor shall receive credit for small business concerns performing as first tier subcontractors or subcontractors at any tier pursuant to the subcontracting plans required under paragraph (6)(D) in an amount equal to the dollar value of work awarded to such small business concerns; and
(ii) if the subcontracting goals pertain to more than one contract with one or more executive agencies, or to one contract with more than one executive agency, the prime contractor may only count first tier subcontractors that are small business concerns."
Based upon the new law, contractors will be able to count not only their first-tier subcontractors, but any tier subcontractor, toward their total small business percentage goals to determine compliance with most "subcontracting plans." Prime contractors will still need to make a good faith effort to issue subcontracts to small, and small disadvantaged, businesses at the first-tier level. However, the change in the law will make compliance much easier.
This reform will not go into effect until the fiscal year after the SBA issues final regulations to implement the law, so it will be a while before we see any real change, but change is coming. We will keep you posted on any new developments.
Edward T. DeLisle is a Partner in the firm and a member of the Federal Contracting Practice Group. Maria L. Panichelli is an Associate in the firm's Federal Practice Group.
Ceiling Shattered for Women-Owned Small Businesses
We've all heard about the "glass ceiling" experienced by women in the workplace. The term "glass ceiling" first appeared in an article published by the Wall Street Journal in 1986 and was used to describe the invisible barriers that women faced as they tried to climb the corporate ladder. While things seem to be better today than they once were, I think many would agree that barriers (in some cases substantial barriers) still exist. Certainly, the Small Business Administration agrees.
In October of 2010, after many years of delay, the SBA issued a Final Rule allowing for the implementation of its Women-Owned Small Business Program. The program was gradually introduced and, as originally constituted, was stricken with statutory caps that inhibited its intended effect. Ironically enough, for both Women-Owned Small Businesses (WOSBs) and Economically Disadvantaged Women-Owned Small Businesses (EDWOSBs) set-aside contracts were subject to "ceilings." For manufacturing contracts, the ceiling was $6.5 million; for any other contract the ceiling was $4 million. Thanks to the National Defense Authorization Act of 2013, however, these ceilings are about to disappear.
On Tuesday, May 7, 2013, in accordance with directives set forth in the NDAA, the SBA issued an Interim Final Rule, removing the statutory cap on WOSB and EDWOSB set-aside contracts. As a result of this change, government agencies will now be able to set-aside contracts for WOSBs and EDWOSBs at any dollar level, providing WOSBs and EDWOSBs with access to much larger federal contracts. Hopefully, this change will also allow the federal government to better meet its statutory contracting goals for women-owned small businesses, which have been consistently missed.
Either way, the shattering of the WOSB "ceilings" promises to greatly increase the number of large-dollar WOSB and EDWOSB set-aside contracts. If you are a WOSB or EDWOSB, you will want to make sure that you are properly registered as soon as possible so that you can take advantage of these opportunities. We've posted the requirements in previous articles. For additional information on the SBA's Women-Owned Small Business Program go to www.sba.gov/wosb.
Edward T. DeLisle is a Partner in the firm and a member of the Federal Contracting Practice Group.
Maria L. Panichelli is an Associate in the firm's Federal Practice Group.
NDAA Makes Important Improvements to Women-Owned Business Program
We recently posted an article discussing changes to the limitations on subcontracting rules for small business federal contractors. The changes were marshaled in by Congress as part of the 2013 National Defense Authorization Act ("NDAA" or "the Act"), which actually includes a number of other changes affecting small business contractors. Several of those changes are designed to assist women-owned small businesses ("WOSB") and economically disadvantaged women-owned small businesses ("EDWOSB") in securing more federal work.
The current Woman-Owned Federal Contract Program, which became effective on February 4, 2011 after being mired in political red tape for years, allows contracting officers to set aside contracts for certified WOSBs and EDWOSBs (see our previous blog post concerning how to get certified). By statute, the federal government must attempt to steer five percent (5%) of all federal contracting dollars to WOSBs and EDWOSBs. Under the current law, however, reaching this goal has been elusive. This is, in part, due to the caps in place that govern set-aside contracts for women-owned businesses. Manufacturing contracts in excess of $6.5 million, and any other contract exceeding $4 million, cannot be set-aside for WOSBs or EDWOSBs. The NDAA removes this ceiling, allowing women-owned businesses greater access to federal contracts, and, hopefully, enabling the government to actually reach its 5% goal.
The NDAA also includes a provision requiring the SBA to further study and identify those industries in which WOSB and EDWOSBs are "underrepresented." Currently, eighty-three (83) NAICS codes have been recognized as those where women have been historically underrepresented. Contracting officers are permitted to set aside contracts in industries falling within those classification codes, as long as that contract can be awarded at a fair and reasonable price, and the contracting officer has a reasonable expectation that two or more WOSB or EDWOSBs will bid or submit offers. The identification of additional industries should result in more contracts being set aside for women-owned concerns.
SBA Administrator Karen Mills, who will be stepping down very soon, described the potential benefits of these changes, explaining that women currently own approximately thirty percent (30%) of all small businesses, making women one of the fastest-growing sectors of business owners in the country. As such, Mills said, "opening the door for women to compete for more federal contracts is a win-win." If you are a woman-owned, small business contractor and want these new changes to result in a "win" for you, check your eligibility, and get registered as soon as possible!
Edward T. DeLisle is a Partner in the firm and a member of the Federal Contracting Practice Group. Maria L. Panichelli is an Associate in the firm's Federal Practice Group.
Congress Enacts Major Changes Regarding Limitations on Subcontracting
On January 3, President Obama signed into law the 2013 National Defense Authorization Act ("NDAA" or "the Act"). The Act seeks to change a number of acquisition provisions applicable to contractors doing business with the federal government.
One important change involves the limitation on subcontracting rules relating to small businesses. The NDAA calls for changes to those rules when it comes to supply and service contracts. Moreover, while the NDAA does not seek to change the current limitations on small business subcontracting in the construction context, its implementing regulations will add new provisions, applicable to all government contracts, which could make it easier for all small business contractors to issue subcontracts.
Under the NDAA, a small business contractor in the service context "may not expend on subcontractors more than 50 percent of the amount paid to the concern under the contract." The current rule, as set forth at 13 C.F.R. § 125.6(a)(1), provided that "the [small business] concern will perform at least 50 percent of the cost of the contract incurred for personnel with its own employees." The key distinction is the modification of the way in which costs are calculated. Currently, only personnel costs matter; 50% of the personnel costs must be borne by the small business prime. Once the regulations implementing the NDAA are enacted, the rule will be modified to reflect "total cost." Small business contractors will have to perform 50 percent of the total cost themselves.
Supply contracts will change in a similar manner. Currently, a small business supplier to the government must perform at least 50 percent of the cost of manufacturing its supplies or products, not including the cost of materials. 13 C.F.R. § 125.6(a)(2). The new rule will provide that a small business contractor cannot expend more than 50 percent of the amount paid to it by the government (less the cost of materials).
The NDAA does not alter the limitations on subcontracting already in place for general or specialty construction. A small business prime contractor will still be required to perform at least 15 percent of the cost of the contract with its own employees (not including the costs of materials) in the context of general construction. 13 C.F.R. § 125.6(a)(3). In the case of specialty trade contractors, a small business prime must still perform at least 25 percent of the cost of the contract with its own employees (not including the costs of materials). 13 C.F.R. § 125.6(a)(4).
Despite the above, the NDAA seeks to add an entirely new provision, applicable to all small business contracts, which may allow a small business construction contractor to exceed the regulatory subcontracting limits. Apparently fearing that certain small contractors would be adversely affected by the new rules concerning self-performance, Congress included a provision pertaining to "similarly situated entities." Under this provision, a small business prime contractor may be able to satisfy its own performance requirements through subcontracting if the subcontractor is, itself, a small company.
This provision could cause big changes in the way small contractors do business. Because the NDAA left the specific details concerning this provision to the SBA, much will depend on the specific nature of the implementing regulations, so stay tuned. Those regulations should be in place later this year.
Edward T. DeLisle is a Partner in the firm and a member of the Federal Contracting Practice Group. Maria L. Panichelli is an Associate in the firm's Federal Practice Group.


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Overview: Lab philosophy
Research in our lab seeks to understand the basic mechanisms of cognitive and perceptual processing, particularly in the domain of spoken language. We focus on spoken language because it lies at the intersection of basic perceptual and higher-level cognitive processing – drawing on both and elucidating the core principles that span all of cognitive function. Our research follows three core tenets:
1. Show me the model. A verbal account can be taken to predict (or not predict) just about any observed pattern, especially when the account posits complex interactions between multiple processes. We use computational models to concretely instantiate our verbal theories so they can be tested and used to make new predictions.
2. The same and not the same. No two people have exactly the same cognitive system. How individuals differ provides unique insights into cognitive processes. We study individual differences in their many and varied forms: differences among typical college students, differences due to normal development and aging, differences induced by neurological damage such as stroke, and atypical development such as autism spectrum disorders. (This tenet's title is borrowed from Dr. Roald Hoffmann's wonderful book, we hope he doesn't mind.)3. Methods for the madness. When the only tool you have is a hammer, every problem looks like a nail. We try to improve and expand the set of tools available to cognitive neuroscientists and neuropsychologists. This includes statistical methods for analysis of time course data (GCA), a large web-based database to facilitate the use of cognitive neuropsychological methods in the study of language and cognition (MAPPD), and many tutorials.
Current projects apply these tenets to several inter-related research projects:
Processing and representation of semantic knowledge
There are two kinds of things we know about (object) concepts: their features, which tell us taxonomic information about the object (that an apple is a fruit, that it is the same kind of thing as a pear or a peach, that it is round and edible, etc.), and the events or situations in which they participate, which tell us thematic information about the object (that apples grow on trees and ripen in the fall, that they can be baked into pies or made into cider, that they sometimes have worms inside, etc.). Our initial studies in this area found that feature-based similarity predicts the degree of activation during word recognition (Mirman & Magnuson, 2009b) and that distinctive semantic features (ones that are relatively unusual) play a particularly important role in processing of word meanings (Mirman & Magnuson, 2009a). We then found that taxonomic and thematic semantic knowledge have different time courses of activation (Kalenine, Mirman, Middleton, & Buxbaum, 2012), that individuals exhibit consistent differences in strength of taxonomic vs. thematic knowledge (Mirman & Graziano, 2012a). We also found evidence that these two kinds of knowledge are neuroanatomically distinct, with the anterior temporal lobe playing a particularly important role in taxonomic semantics and the temporo-parietal cortex playing a particularly important role in thematic semantics (Schwartz et al., 2011; Mirman & Graziano, 2012b). Our recent systematic review brought together behavioral, computational, and neuroscience evidence that taxonomic and thematic semantic systems are distinct and proposed neuro-computational principles that may drive this distinction (Mirman, Landrigan, & Britt, in press). We are delving deeper into this distinction to try to understand its functional basis and the reason for the apparent neuroanatomic specialization.
Lesion-symptom mapping the organization of the spoken language system
Identifying relationships between location of brain damage and cognitive deficits is a foundational method in cognitive neuroscience, tracing its history at least to the behavioral neurologists of the mid-19th century. Advances in neuroimaging technology have made possible finer-grained analyses at the level of individual voxels. In recent work, we combined voxel-based lesion-symptom mapping with factor analysis of extensive behavioral assessments to identify two major divisions within the language system: meaning vs. form and recognition vs. production, and their instantiation in the brain. Phonological form deficits were associated with lesions in peri-Sylvian regions, whereas semantic production and recognition deficits were associated with damage to the left anterior temporal lobe and white matter connectivity with frontal cortex, respectively (Mirman et al., 2015a). We also replicated these results using a multivariate lesion-symptom mapping technique based on support-vector regression (Mirman et al., 2015b). We are continuing to develop lesion-symptom mapping methods and to use them to answer basic and applied research questions on the neural bases of language and language disorders.
Word learning, plasticity, and aphasia recovery
In our early research on word learning in neurologically intact young adults, we found that statistical segmentation facilitates word learning in behavioral experiments (Mirman, Magnuson, Graf Estes, & Dixon, 2008) and used a computational model to explain this effect and the trade-off between frequency and transitional probability statistics (Mirman, Graf Estes, & Magnuson, 2010). More recently, we have found that verbal short-term memory, but not word processing abilities, predicted ability to learn novel words in a group of individuals with aphasia (Peñaloza et al., 2016). We are continuing to study novel word learning in aphasia as a possible predictor of response to speech therapy treatments. And we are examining other behavioral, neurological, and biological predictors of recovery and the possibility that non-invasive brain stimulation can be used to measure or promote plasticity to enhance the effects of therapy.
Competition and cooperation among co-activated representations, and the role of cognitive control in spoken languageOne of the most widely-held basic principles of cognitive processing is that during a task (recognition, categorization, memory retrieval, etc.) multiple related or similar representations are activated in parallel. But, once activated, do these representations compete or cooperate? Both facilitative and inhibitory effects have been shown, but researchers have tended to focus on just one kind of effect at a time. We both facilitative effects both facilitative and inhibitory effects within the same task (Mirman & Magnuson, 2008; Mirman, 2011), and developed a simple interactive activation and competition model, which revealed that these reversals arise from a single computational principle: strongly active neighbors have a net inhibitory effect and weakly active neighbors have a net facilitative effect (Chen & Mirman, 2012). More than just fitting the behavioral data, the model also made a novel and counter-intuitive prediction that preview duration should induce a U-shaped pattern of neighborhood effects by modulating degree of neighbor activation, which we subsequently tested and confirmed (Chen & Mirman, 2015).
Real-world language use depends on other cognitive functions, particularly memory and cognitive control. We have found that at least some deficits in spoken word recognition in aphasia may be attributable to deficits in response selection (Mirman, Yee, Blumstein, & Magnuson, 2011) and that participants with aphasia have particular difficulty categorizing objects based on a single dimension (Lupyan & Mirman, 2013). We have also examined effects of item repetition (Mirman, Britt, & Chen, 2013), distinguished lexical and semantic competition (Britt, Ferrara, & Mirman, 2016), and investigated the role of frontal regions in resolving competition (Mirman & Graziano, 2013; Nozari, Mirman, & Thompson-Schill, 2016). These issues are related to the broad distinction between "storage" deficits, in which the lexical-semantic representations are thought to be impaired, and "access" deficits, in which the representations are thought to be intact but access to them is impaired, possibly due to deficits in related functions of memory and cognitive control. We reviewed the behavioral phenomena associated with access deficits in aphasia, the main theoretical perspectives on these deficits, and identified important open questions and promising future directions (Mirman & Britt, 2014).
Our research has shown
direct top-down effects of word knowledge on perception of speech sounds, including guiding perceptual learning (Mirman, McClelland, & Holt, 2006) and delaying recognition of context-inappropriate stimuli (Mirman, McClelland, & Holt, 2005). Top-down effects are also modulated by attention – the more you attend to the context, the stronger its effect (Mirman, McClelland, Holt, & Magnuson, 2008). Such effects of context are a general property of cognition: an ambiguous color looks more brown when presented in context of "chocolate" (Kubat, Mirman, & Roy, 2009). This
work was part of a larger effort to solidify interactive processing as a core
principle of cognition and we have reviewed the empirical and computational
evidence for interactive processing in several articles (McClelland, Mirman, & Holt, 2006; Mirman, 2008; McClelland, Mirman, Bolger, & Khaitan, 2014). A truly interactive system is not well-described by components (such
as separate processing levels for words and speech sounds), so instead of focusing on components, we should focus on the dynamics that describe the interactions. We have used tools from statistical physics, computational biology, and other domains of "complexity
science" to study cognition, perception, and action (Dixon, Holden, Mirman, & Stephen, 2012), particularly in the domain of eye movements (Stephen, Mirman, Magnuson, & Dixon, 2009; Stephen & Mirman, 2010; Kelty-Stephen & Mirman, 2013) and with a
special interest in individual differences (Mirman, Irwin, & Stephen, 2012).