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(CNN) -- Civil rights groups filed a complaint this week against a federal judge in Houston after she allegedly said during a lecture that some minorities are prone to violence.
Judge Edith Jones, who serves on the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals and was a Bush-era Supreme Court frontrunner, allegedly made the comment while speaking on the death penalty to The Federalist Society at the University of Pennsylvania in February.
The Federalist Society describes itself on its website as "a group of conservatives and libertarians interested in the current state of legal order."
In her remarks, Jones also is alleged to have said race plays no role in the administration of the death penalty, but certain ethnic groups commit certain types of crimes more often than others.
Civil rights groups, including the J.L. Turner Legal Association, say Jones' comments reveal a strong ethnic bias. They are pushing for an investigation that could lead to her removal from the bench.
The J.L. Turner Legal Association is an African-American bar association in Dallas. Its president, Mandy Price, told CNN that some attendees were shocked at what they heard and later complained.
"The reaction in the room when she made these remarks was one of shock, surprise, and offense," according to one account that the legal association collected from some of the attendees.
The Federalist Society itself, however, called the allegations "frivolous accusations."
According to the some of the accounts in the complaint, the judge said, "Racial groups like African- Americans and Hispanics are predisposed to crime."
They are "'prone to commit acts of violence," she said, according to the complaint.
When challenges to her comments arose, she allegedly countered them by saying that "blacks and Hispanics" outnumber "Anglos" on death row.
Price says such comments reveal strong predispositions sitting judges should not harbor.
"We expect that they're going to be fair, impartial, not that they have predetermined their case," she said.
A representative from the court, which is headquartered in New Orleans, declined to comment to CNN, and said Jones also is "not making any comment regarding the matter."
Jones was on President George W. Bush's short list for the U.S. Supreme Court in 2005, though legal observers remarked at the time that her reputation has a staunch conservative -- firmly upholding the death penalty and vocally critical of the Roe v. Wade decision, among other issues -- hurt her odds.
"The decision for which Judge Jones is really best known is her opinion saying, 'While I'm a lower court judge, I will apply Roe v. Wade, but I think it was wrongly decided and should be overruled,'" Supreme Court expert Tom Goldstein told CNN. "That really typifies her role as a lower court judge but signals what she would do if she became a Supreme Court justice."


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Lee Moon, at 6-foot-5, 270 pounds, verging on 275, is a bear of a man with a firm handshake, winning personality and big plans for UNF athletics."My goal is to build a successful program and build it the right way and have each student athlete have a quality experience," said Moon, who was hired in February as the University's director of Athletics. "I want each athlete to walk away from here and say: 'God, I love UNF. They treated us nice, we had nice uniforms and we played for championships.'"Moon said one of his first goals will be to grow revenues to pay for scholarships and additional coaches for the University to be successful in Division I athletics. "How fast we can get there, I don't know," Moon said. UNF ended a four-year reclassification period to full Division I status last month.One of the ways Moon plans to increase the revenue stream is to increase annual giving by UNF supporters to the Osprey Club, UNF's athletics booster club, ensuring UNF has the maximum number of scholarships in all sports. Moon said he will increase the role of the Osprey Club, to raise money for scholarships and facility improvements.Moon was especially complimentary of the job former UNF basketball coach Matt Kilcullen is doing in raising money for athletics. "Matt Kilcullen is working in fund raising, helping us raise money," Moon said. "He is as on board with this program as anybody I have ever seen. I am very, very happy with his efforts."UNF last month signed a five-year deal with Nike to make the company the exclusive provider for the University's athletic equipment. Nike will provide UNF with practice and game uniforms for the University's 17 men's and women's Division I sports. The company is acknowledged as the world's leading designer, marketer and distributor of athletic footwear, apparel, equipment and accessories for a variety of sports and fitness activities.Moon, 62, born and raised in Roanoke, Va., often referred to as coach by his staff, declined to accept credit for the Nike deal. "Everything we accomplish at UNF is done as a team."Kathy Klein, senior associate athletic director, likes what she's seen so far of Moon's work in building the athletic program to full-fledged Division I status. "Coach Moon has made an incredible difference in the direction of UNF athletics in a very short time," Klein said. "He is passionate about this program, our student athletes and coaches and his enthusiasm and dedication will serve us well. There is an excitement that can be felt both across campus and in the Jacksonville community about his leadership and our future."New hires have been arriving fast and furious at the Athletic Department since Moon took over. "Our goal is hiring someone who has been at the Division I level - knows how to work at our pace," said Moon, who added that anytime someone new takes over a program there are going to be changes.And there have been changes, beginning with Matthew Driscoll's hiring in April as coach of the men's basketball team. Driscoll was an assistant coach Baylor University for six years. Jeff Wuerth is the new assistant athletic director for media relations. He was previously at the University of South Florida. Chris Whitehead was hired as the assistant director for sports media relations after spending four years at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. April Goode was also named an assistant director for sports media relations. She came from High Point College in North Carolina. Andrew Hopkins, who recently graduated from UNF, will be a media relations assistant. Scott Lowery is now the athletic ticket manager, a newly created position at UNF. He was in a similar position at Old Dominion University prior to coming to UNF.And there are more new faces. Fred Burnett was hired in June as the head athletic trainer for the University. Burnett previously was the athletic trainer for the University of Texas basketball team for seven years. Byron Taylor is the new basketball operations assistant. Taylor comes to UNF after completing his playing career last season with the Florida A&M University. In mid-July, Rebecca Kratzert was named director for athletic marketing and promotions. Before accepting her UNF position, Kratzert was a marketing consultant in Ponte Vedra. A large part of her job involved helping sports teams increase sales. One of her main goals at UNF will be increasing attendance at all athletic events. Moon's most recent hire is Ervin Lewis as associate athletic director for operations and facilities. Lewis worked previously at the University of Alabama Birmingham.Moon graduated from Virginia Military Institute in 1970 with a degree in history. He also played football at VMI and semipro football for a team with one of the best names in any football league: the Roanoke Buckskins. He received a master's in education from the University of Virginia in 1973. Moon was the director of athletics at Marshall University from 1988-1996 and the University of Wyoming from 1996-2003. He was the senior associate athletics director at the University of Alabama Birmingham before coming to UNF.Moon and his wife, Connie, will soon move into a house at the Jacksonville Golf and Country Club. He said he is a "terrible" golfer, but he loves playing. Also, he added that golf is a great way to get to know people. And that's what he wants to do, meet people and tell them about coming out and enjoying UNF athletics. He calls it a great entertainment value.He's positive he made the right move coming to UNF. His enthusiasm for the job and the athletic program are infectious. "I love it [UNF]. I think it's a gold mine. It's easy to be excited about coming to work when you work with good people," Moon said in a serious tone. "It's a great opportunity to build a really, really good program. UNF has a tremendous academic reputation and is in a great location. I think the potential is limitless."
UNF freshmen have been curling up on couches and soft, cushiony chairs, reclining on swinging hammocks, lying on air mattresses in pools and finding other comfy spots this summer to read a good book: "A Whole New Mind: Why Right-Brainers Will Rule the Future" by Daniel Pink. The book is required reading for incoming freshmen. Dr. Marnie Jones, associate dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, realizes some of that reading is likely to take place just before classes begin.
Pink's book, given to all freshmen at summer orientation, is this year's selection for UNF Reads, the University's common reading program, which began last year for freshmen. The program is designed to ease the transition to college-level work, create a University-wide learning community, offer students models for academic discourse and opportunities to engage in effective discussion. Perhaps most importantly, the program is meant to demonstrate that important issues and new ideas cross-disciplinary boundaries."If students have common intellectual experiences such as reading the same book as they begin college, it provides them with common intellectual ideas and questions. This can help deepen their engagement with the institution in the important first six weeks of college," Jones said.When students read the same book, it provides opportunities for discussion during relaxed leisure-time conversations in residence halls or over a cup of coffee at Starbucks. "We have surveyed our incoming students and know that many of them aren't in the habit of reading, so we need to make the institution's expectations clear: reading is important in all disciplines," Jones said. "The National Survey of Student Engagement data shows that students who read for pleasure are more deeply engaged."Jones described "A Whole New Mind: Why Right-Brainers Will Rule the Future" as a book that argues the changing global economy requires us to think differently about the skills, aptitudes and intellectual habits needed to thrive in the 21st Century. "I think it's a really great book to have students reading, particularly at this time," Jones said. Pink, a former speechwriter for Al Gore, in his book gives students and faculty an opportunity to think about how creativity functions in their own disciplines.Pink argues that "right-brain" qualities - creativity, inventiveness, empathy - can predominate over "left-brain" qualities - repetitive, procedural, logical. He makes the case that the future belongs to the designers, inventors, storytellers and other creative "right-brain" sorts. Pink is also the author of the national and international bestselling book "Free Agent Nation."Students in ENC 1101, the first of three required freshman writing courses, will write about Pink's book early in the fall term. "A Whole New Mind" will also be incorporated into general education courses in psychology, biology, philosophy, art, music and film."We did a reasonably good job the first year of getting the book integrated across the General Education curriculum," Jones said. The first year's book was "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven Levitt and Stephen Dubner.Jones will get together with University academic committees in a couple of weeks to discuss the pros and cons of the University's initial UNF Reads experience. The area coordinators in Residence Life are excited about the opportunity this book provides for the programming the resident assistants offer in the residence halls.More than 50 faculty members participated in making reading suggestions, coming up with a short list of books and making the final selection."UNF Reads is a valuable program for the students and the institution," said Dr. David Jaffee, assistant vice president of undergraduate studies. "A common reading among the incoming freshmen provides a shared intellectual experience that promotes community and student engagement. Those, in turn, contribute to strengthening students' attachment to the institution and the academic enterprise and make it more likely they will be retained."
Michael Biagini runs the streets of Fernandina Beach in the early morning hours every day of the week except Saturday. That's when his wife puts her foot down and says "Not today, Michael."Biagini is no cad. Far from it. He's one of the pillars of the Fernandina community. He prepares for marathons six days a week but his wife, Kristen, nixes his Saturday run because she wants Biagini to stay home and help with the girls: Mary Frances, 4-1/2, and Katie Lynn, 1-1/2.Biagini, director of financial systems in UNF's Financial Systems Department, has run in six marathons since 2006. He's competed in the Boston Marathon three times. This year he finished 750th out of 25,000 runners. His fastest time was this year's Disney Marathon, which he finished in 2 hours and 53 minutes."As far as what I enjoy about running, spiritually, I guess I had never really considered it," Biagini said. "It gives me time to think about what's going on in my life and try to put it all into perspective. Generally speaking, physically, I always feel better after a run; like I can accomplish more and focus on the various things that are put in front of me."Biagini, born in Virginia and raised in New Hampshire, has also participated in a Marine Corps marathon. His training regimen would make any leatherneck proud.When he's training for a marathon, Biagini runs up to 80 miles a week. He's often up at 4 a.m. and running by 5 a.m. Weekdays can range between six and 12 miles. Sundays he runs anywhere from 14 to 20 miles. It's not unusual for Biagini to use his lunch time at UNF running on and off campus. His coworkers decline Biagini's tongue-in-cheek invitation to go to lunch with him. He also runs at UNF sometimes before work.Despite his hectic schedule, Biagini finds time for community involvement in Fernandina Beach, where he's lived for three years. He spends two to three hours a day on issues relating to the Amelia Island Montessori School. These issues range from helping to renovate the facility to redesigning the budgeting/finance process at the private school. Biagini is the president of the school's board of trustees.Sue Schlieben, an executive secretary in Administration and Finance, has worked with Biagini for nearly three years. "I find him to be a person of integrity and selflessness. This is evident in his commitment to excellence in leading his department to be the best it could be and by making it a great place to work," she said. "His selflessness is shown at the Amelia Island Montessori School where he volunteers many evening and weekend hours."How does Biagini make time to do his running and help out in the community? "I once had a friend of mine who said 'There are 24 hours a day and that when he dies, he'd have time to rest then.' To some extent, I have adopted that approach too."
On an ordinary November evening just minutes before Dee Robertson-Lee sat down in the Lazzara Performance Hall with her husband to enjoy a performance of "The Pajama Game," something went terribly wrong. She began experiencing the worst headache of her life."My head and behind my right eye was hurting like crazy and when I looked in the mirror [in the restroom before the show began], I thought my face looked strange, not quite right," said Robertson-Lee, a library services specialist in the Thomas G. Carpenter Library.The pain continued to worsen after the show began, getting so intense the couple ended up leaving the theater shortly after the first couple of songs. Not positive that it was anything more than a bad sinus headache and convinced that a visit to the hospital would mean several hours of waiting in an uncomfortable lobby, Robertson-Lee dismissed the urgings of her husband, Dan, to take her to the emergency room. Instead, they went back to their Fleming Island home, where Lee looked after his wife by bringing her a constant supply of ice packs and headache medications. It wasn't until two days later when she began vomiting non-stop that Robertson-Lee finally relented and made the trip to Baptist South Hospital.CT and MRI scans immediately revealed the ticking time bomb on the surface of her brain: a bleeding aneurysm. Suddenly, every minute counted in the race to save Robertson-Lee's life. She was rushed via ambulance to Mayo Clinic and taken into surgery, where neurosurgeon Dr. Ricardo Hanel installed a titanium clip on the aneurysm to stop the bleeding."I had a fast-bleeding aneurysm, the worst kind. It was a miracle that I had survived as long as I had," Robertson-Lee said. "I had a 4-centimeter blood clot on my brain."Robertson-Lee said the scans showed blood spurting from the aneurysm, a balloon-like bulge of a blood vessel on the surface of her brain. If the team of medical personnel hadn't acted so quickly, she would have bled to death.Although the surgery was successful, Robertson-Lee's brain later started swelling, and the next day her doctor broke the news she'd have to undergo a second surgery to remove sections of her skull to avoid permanent brain damage. That surgery, which allowed her healing brain to expand as needed, was also a success."The pieces of my skull would be kept under refrigeration at Mayo with plans to put them back in after I had sufficiently recovered," Robertson-Lee explained.After spending 35 days recovering in the Neurological ICU unit at Mayo, Robertson-Lee was transferred to Brooks Rehabilitation, where she began intensive rehab with a physical therapist, occupational therapist and speech therapist. Three weeks later, on New Year's Eve, she and her family were elated to learn she could finally go home to complete her recovery. But the good news was immediately followed by bad.On New Year's Day, Robertson-Lee awoke at home to find the right side of her head was swelling, and her right eye was swollen shut. As it turned out, she had a bad infection at the incision site and the infection had traveled to her brain, causing an abscess. So it was back to Mayo for a third surgery, this time to clean out the infection. Even before she knew she was "out of the woods," Robertson-Lee took it all in stride, joking that her doctor had "roto-rootered" her brain.The next and final surgery, to replace the pieces of her skull after she had undergone six weeks of antibiotic infusions at home, took place in mid-April. "I was so happy to have all my parts and pieces back together again. I felt so vulnerable when those parts of my skull were not there protecting my brain," Robertson-Lee said. "I was so fearful of falling and becoming a real scatterbrain! The pieces are being held in place with a titanium shield, screws and strips."It didn't take long for the energetic survivor to pick herself up and get moving again. Just 16 days after the fourth surgery, Robertson-Lee completed the Never Quit Beach Fest 5K Walk/Run with her husband, younger son Justin and nephew, Dr. Christopher Robertson, who has a Ph.D. in neuroscience and kinesiology and made sure she didn't overdo it. The goal of the Never Quit Beach Fest is to educate the community on how to avoid brain bleeds, strokes and heart disease through healthy choices.Her speedy recovery came as no surprise to family and friends who know Robertson-Lee's energy level and personal drive to succeed. Three days before her 51st birthday in 2001, she completed her first marathon, repeating the feat the following year. She also earned a bachelor's degree in psychology from UNF in 2001, the same year her son Andy earned his business degree from UNF. She and her husband have completed countless 5K and 10K runs, as well as 100-mile bicycle races. In the '80s the couple had also spent six years traveling the world with their two young sons on a 43-foot sailboat. Every day seems to be an adventure for this woman.Robertson-Lee now sports a close-cropped haircut that's growing out, usually covered by a denim hat adorned with a blue denim rose. She still has a slight indentation near her right temple, but one can't tell by looking at her that she has survived several brushes with death in the last nine months."I have been on an incredible journey," she said. "I was near death many times, but I always told myself that if I died tomorrow, I've lived a full life and I have no regrets."Dan Lee, the manager of preconstruction services for Elkins Constructors Inc., is thanking his lucky stars that his wife of 41 years is around today. "We had very close calls several times," he said. "I don't think Dee really knew just how close she was to leaving us."Lee recently took time off from work to come to the Thomas G. Carpenter Library to videotape his wife, who's now back on the job fulltime, in action. After making arrangements with Nancy Winckler-Zuniga, lead teacher at UNF's Child Development Research Center, Robertson-Lee planned and hosted a fun morning at the Library for two groups of pre-school children from the center.Surrounded by squirming, but happy, 3- and 4-year-olds - including her own granddaughters, Faeryn and Simany, who both attend the CDRC, Robertson-Lee read several books on friendship and dinosaurs.Winckler-Zuniga first met Robertson-Lee when she dropped off her granddaughters at the CDRC, pre-aneurysm. "Her vitality and love of life struck me then and we began chatting and making connections about UNF and her role at the Library," she said. "I have been looking for opportunities where the CDRC children could enjoy more of life on campus and our conversations began forming an idea." Although it was a long wait for those plans to come to fruition, Winckler-Zuniga seemed quite pleased with the whole affair and looks forward to future collaborations.Dr. Shirley Hallblade, dean of the Library, said she is pleased to support Robertson-Lee's offer to conduct reading sessions for the CDRC children - but she's even more pleased to see her colleague continuing to recover."Her positive spirit and sense of humor have remained intact throughout this time. She has been an inspiration to all of us as we've witnessed how she has met the challenges of the last several months," Hallblade said. "We have missed her and are thrilled that she is back with us."Hallblade's not alone in that sentiment. Sarah Philips, Robertson-Lee's supervisor of nine years and head of the Reference Department, missed her friend and still gets a little weepy when recalling the ordeal."It was very sad to see Dee, who was always a very energetic and active person, endure a debilitating illness that would require months of therapy for recovery," she said. "After she was hospitalized and I began to look at what we would need to do to complete her work assignments, I realized how much a part of the library she had become over the years. Everything I looked at reminded me of Dee and her work here."
Laurel Crump, director of public services for the Library, said she's just one of many people relieved to have Robertson-Lee back at work, safe and sound. "I love walking down the hall and seeing her office door open and the lights on and knowing Dee is back," she said. "She is a special lady, strong and brave. I think I speak for the entire Library in saying how grateful we are that she's on the road to recovery and able to work again with us."
Assistant Director of Media Relations Joanna Norris recently launched a Christian music ministry showcasing her original music that she hopes to share in concerts and worship services at area churches, events, retreats and conferences.Her CD "Walkin' on Water" reflects her own life's journey, including the good times as well as the hard times, which she said has molded her into the person she is today.To learn more about Norris or to listen to her music, go to www.myspace.com/joannanorrisministries.
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Job: Director of the Career Management CenterYears at UNF: 4Tell us something that would surprise people to know about you.I've completed three marathons, including two Cincinnati Flying Pig Marathons and the Chicago Marathon. I've also completed numerous half marathons. I'm not a speed demon at all - 10-minute miles work well for me. I'm considering doing the Donna in February, but that is not a goal one can take lightly.Tell us something about you that even your friends don't know:My Jacksonville friends probably do not know that I took ballet, tap and jazz lessons for 13 years and can do a mean "Shuffle off to Buffalo!" My mom owned a well-known dance studio in Cincinnati for more than 40 years so I pretty much didn't have a choice about the matter growing up. I was a tomboy and grew up in the "pre-Flashdance" era; it wasn't yet cool to take dancing lessons back in the day. I'm really glad, however, that I had the dance training because it has helped me with the other sports that I played and came in really handy when I started taking dance trance fitness classes in Jacksonville.What are you most passionate about?Quality. If I am going to be involved in something, I am going to do it well. My staff will tell you that I'm a pretty easygoing and fair person, but they also know that I have a certain way that I like for things to be done. If we expect our students to put their best foot forward to the Jacksonville business community, then we also need to put our best foot forward to the same constituents. We have to lead by example - in how we dress, conduct ourselves and market ourselves as a Career Management Center. I think we've done a good job of that, but it takes effort and focus and a passion for that quality to get the desired result.What is your favorite thing about working at UNF?I enjoy doing something that I feel is meaningful and that is positively impacting people. We have a lot of great students in the Coggin College, and it is a pleasure to be involved in helping these students realize their potential and get on the path to their personal success.Starting a new Career Management Center from scratch has been a challenge, but also a lot of fun. I've had the flexibility, trust and support of both the college and of the Jacksonville business community as we've developed this center to be a quality operation which is responsive to the needs of the business community.I really enjoy that I still get to maintain a working relationship with the private sector and utilize my business background to the benefit of the college. Developing relationships with so many members of the Jacksonville business community is something that I really enjoy and it has been great getting to sell UNF and the Coggin College to so many solid organizations in and around the First Coast. Watching the recruiting opportunities for our students increase, even in tough times, is very rewarding.What would you like to do when you retire?I'm a Gen Xer ... I don't think that we get to retire! Seriously-I think I'd like to get back into playing piano, take tap lessons and possibly learn how to play the guitar. I'd also like to help with a nonprofit that focuses on leveling the economic playing field for our young people - something like Wendy Kopp's Teach for America. I'd like to help improve individual achievement, no matter socio-economic background, in hopes of reducing many of the social ills that plague our society that laws, jails and government agencies ultimately cannot fix. I believe that private sector organizations full of smart and passionate people are the ones that can be the most effective and have the best shot at making this country a place where all people can lead happy and successful lives.If you could choose any other career, what would it be and why?Prior to working at UNF, I spent my time with various Fortune 500 organizations utilizing my marketing degree from the University of Cincinnati. Specifically, I have 15 years of experience in buying, sales and merchandising and have always wanted to own my own store. Ideally, it would be fun to develop a successful retailing concept and then franchise it or sell to investors and retire!Tell us about your family.I'm originally from Cincinnati and am one of three children. My father was a bank CEO, my mother was an entrepreneur, my brother is an attorney and my sister is a portfolio manager with a major financial institution so I have a great personal "board of directors!"I married Mike Italia in April of 2005 and he was then promptly transferred from Columbus, Ohio, to Jacksonville. I got married, moved to a new city, sold a house, bought a new house and started a new job within a span of four months. I don't recommend doing things that way, but it has ended up working out OK for us as time has passed. We don't have children of our own, but I do have three nephews and two nieces that are a lot of fun. Being the "favorite aunt" definitely has its perks!What person had the greatest impact on your life?I've been blessed to interact with many quality people during my lifetime, but I would have to say that my parents are the people that have had the greatest impact on my life. They are very different individuals, in both interpersonal style and vocation, but are very united on what their priorities are and what ultimately matters in life.Individually, they were both achievers and demonstrated the importance of putting your best foot forward in whatever you were doing, from academics to extracurriculars, to your job.They had this saying that "McLaughlins aren't quitters," so we knew that if we started something (i.e. Girl Scouts for me - I begged to quit!), you had to stick it out for the year and could not quit because your word meant something, people were counting on you and you might end up make better choices down the road as a result of this short term "discomfort."They are extremely generous people, of both their time and money, and did a great job of demonstrating a life that was "outwardly" focused. In quasi-retirement, they are still very active in both civic and church work and have really laid down the gauntlet on how to live a meaningful life. And, no matter how old I get, they are always in my corner. I'm still their little girl.What do you hope to accomplish that you have not done yet?Go to all the major cities and attractions in Italy. Complete my MBA program - I'm getting there one class at a time.What is your favorite way to blow an hour?Taking a challenging spinning class with my friends at the gym works out the stress and reduces guilt when eating pizza.What is the best thing you ever won?A blue ribbon in the 5th Grade Olympics - 50-yard dash champion!What was the first concert you ever attended, and what was the most recent concert you attended?I'm dating myself, but the first "real concert" I went to see was Foreigner at Miami of Ohio while visiting my sister for Little Sibs Weekend. We did catch Pat Benatar at Memorial Park on the 4th of July. She can still really sing. We're going to see AC/DC in Chicago on Aug. 14 and can't wait!What was the last book you read?"A Thousand Splendid Suns" by Khaled Hosseini. I finally got around to reading this book and found the timing of my read very appropriate with the current escalation of the war in Afghanistan. I think that we all should read more books about this country, as well as Pakistan and Iran, so that we can more fully understand the issues that we hear about in the news media and develop a more personal sensitivity to the situation that we can easily wipe off our radar screens.
CongratulationsDr. Neal Coulter retired as dean of the College of Computing, Engineering and Construction. CCEC students, staff and faculty thank Coulter for his service, leadership and contributions to the college over the last 11 years. Dr. Peter Braza serves as the new interim dean of the college. The CCEC team looks forward to working with Braza in the pursuit of excellence and new horizons.Milestone AnniversariesCongratulations to the following employees, who will celebrate a milestone anniversary at UNF in August.30 years:Deborah Dunch, data center technician, Networking Services25 years:Homer Bates, professor, Accounting & Finance Mary Borg, professor, Honors Program Valerie Clark, counselor/adviser, Arts & SciencesScott Hochwald, chair/associate professor, Mathematics & StatisticsKenneth Martin, professor, School of ComputingVernon Payne, graphic designer, Public RelationsTheo Prousis, professor, History Becky Purser, director, RecreationPali Sen, professor, Mathematics & Statistics Diana Tanner, instructor, Accounting & Finance Justina Wilcox, lecturer, Biology20 years:Joseph Butler, professor, Biology Vernice Green, professor, Music Lucy Trice, associate dean, Brooks College of HealthMargaret Warden, accounts payable receiving associate, Continuing Education15 years:Michele Bednarzyk, instructor, Nursing Matthew Corrigan, chair/associate professor, Political Science Public AdministrationBarbara Dupuis, office manager, University Police DepartmentJohn MacArthur, professor, Accounting & FinanceJanet Owen, vice president of Governmental Affairs, Governmental RelationsShira Schwam-Baird, associate professor, World LanguagesHarriet Stranahan, associate professor, EconomicsJanice Swenson, lecturer, Biology Peter Wludyka, professor, Mathematics & Statistics10 years:Sanjay Ahuja, professor, School of ComputingKathaleen Bloom, professor, Nursing Lev Gasparov, associate professor, Physics Justin Gaudry, senior instructor, School of ComputingJongsook Han, adjunct, Mathematics & StatisticsChristopher Joyce, professor, Clinical and Applied Movement SciencesRonald Lukens-Bull, associate professor, Sociology & AnthropologyMichele Moore, associate professor, Public HealthDavid Nyquist, senior lecturer, ChemistryRene Ottino, senior payroll representative, Controller's OfficeRichard Patterson, associate professor, Mathematics & StatisticsJohn Pechonick, senior lecturer, ChemistryJudy Perkin, professor, Nutrition & DieteticsJudith Sayre, assistant professor, CommunicationRebecca Schumacher, adjunct, Leadership & CounselingGary Smart, professor, Music Nile Stanley, associate professor, Childhood EducationFive years:Alisa Aston, adjunct, PsychologyDavid Begley, assistant professor, Art & DesignGerald Bialka, adjunct, Economics Michael Boyles, coordinator, Center For Instruction & Research TechnologyJulie Carter, assistant director of Academic Support Services, One-Stop CenterDale Casamatta, associate professor, Biology Jeanne Charleus, senior custodial worker, Physical FacilitiesWayne Coleman, instructor, EconomicsJoseph Collins, strength conditioning coach, Intercollegiate AthleticsGerald Colvin, assistant professor, Public HealthMary Ellen Cook, adjunct, Education & Human ServicesDebora Dodd, senior document scanning representative, Enrollment Services Processing OfficePaul Fadil, associate professor, ManagementJohn Farrar, adjunct, Philosophy & Religious StudiesJanice Fluegel, adjunct, History Raymond Gaddy, instructor, Art & Design Bernadette Gambino, instructor, English Katrina Hall, assistant professor, Childhood EducationTheodore Hornoi-Centerwall, senior library services associate, Carpenter LibraryEllen Housel, assistant professor, Art & Design Dana Johnson, events planning associate, AdmissionsCarol Jones, adjunct, NursingColleen Kalynych, adjunct, Public Health Patricia Kenney, adjunct, History Chung-Ping Loh, assistant professor, EconomicsJane MacGibbon, assistant professor, Physics Jann Macinnes, adjunct, Mathematics & StatisticsThomas Mahar, adjunct, School of ComputingNorma Marble, office manager, Foundations & Secondary EducationSandra Marquez, adjunct, School of ComputingOgnjen Milatovic, assistant professor, Mathematics & StatisticsDaniel Moon, associate professor, BiologyStephan Nix, chair, EngineeringCrystal Owen, associate professor, ManagementJohn Pauly, adjunct, Criminology & Criminal JusticeSusan Perez, assistant professor, Psychology Daniel Philip, adjunct, Psychology Fred Rahaim, adjunct, Psychology Jonathan Rogers, adjunct, English Joseph Schmuller, adjunct, Psychology Walter Schuller, adjunct, School of ComputingDebora Simonson, instructor, Mathematics & StatisticsMarcus Snow, associate general counsel, General Counsel's OfficeJames Starr, training specialist, Professional Development & TrainingCassandra Stephens, financial aid specialist, Enrollment Services Processing OfficeAlissa Swota, assistant professor, Philosophy & Religious StudiesSusan Syverud, assistant professor, Exceptional Student & Deaf EducationGina Tverdak, adjunct, CommunicationBolenda Walker, document scanning associate, Enrollment Services Processing OfficeAndrea Weisberger, adjunct, Philosophy & Religious StudiesJennifer Wesely, assistant professor, Criminology & Criminal JusticeElisa Whitman, adjunct, Philosophy & Religious StudiesWelcomeThe following new employees were either hired by UNF or accepted new positions at UNF from mid-June to mid-July:LeAnn Anderson, administrative secretary, Political Science & Public AdministrationJulia Brumfield, administrative secretary, Counseling CenterFred Burnett, head athletic trainer, Intercollegiate AthleticsRonald Covengton, custodial worker, Physical FacilitiesBrian Endee, senior internal auditor, Internal AuditingRalph Felix, maintenance mechanic, Physical FacilitiesApril Goode, assistant director for Athletics media relations, Intercollegiate AthleticsJames Gwynes, law enforcement officer, University Police DepartmentEdgar Jackson, chair/professor, Leadership & CounselingRebecca Kratzert, coordinator of marketing publications, Intercollegiate AthleticsKenneth Laali, chair/professor, ChemistryRebecca Lawrence, coordinator of Residence Life, University HousingRyan Lehtonen, custodial supervisor, Physical FacilitiesKeunta Miles, assistant women's basketball coach, BasketballJudith Miller, faculty administrator, Academic AffairsRyan Miller, LGBT Resource Center coordinator, Student AffairsMindy Moore, administrative secretary, Thomas G. Carpenter LibraryChad Nodine, maintenance mechanic, Physical FacilitiesDwayne Peterson, coordinator of Residence Life, University HousingHoward Ross, custodial supervisor, Physical FacilitiesDonald Simmons, senior custodial worker, Physical FacilitiesAaron Small, coordinator of academic support services, One-Stop CenterAshley Smith, coordinator of Residence Life, University HousingKristi Sweeney, assistant professor, Leadership & CounselingAdam Wade, coordinator of Residence Life, University HousingCeleste Watkins, office manager, Student Government
Clinical and Applied Movement Sciences: Dr. Chitra Balasubramanian was recently an invited guest speaker at a senior roundtable meeting at Elder Source in Jacksonville. His topic was "Falls in the Elderly: Research Initiatives at UNF."
Dr. Rose Marie Rine attended and presented her work at the Inter Society for Posture and Gait Research Conference in Bologna, Italy, in June. The platform presentation titled "Relationship of Dynamic Balance and Functional and Temporal-Spatial Measures of Gait in Children with and without Cerebral Palsy" was done in collaboration with Dr. James G. Moore at the University of Miami.
Public Health: Dr. Elissa Barr presented "Family Planning and Teen Pregnancy Prevention: Tools for Educators" at the 10th Annual Summer Institute of the South Carolina Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy in Charleston, S.C., in June. Barr also presented "STD/HIV Prevention: Keeping it Simple Silly" at the Back to the Basics of HIV/AIDS/STDs and Human Sexuality Education Conference in Kansas City, Mo., in June.
Dr. Michele J. Moore and C.E. Werch published "Efficacy of a Brief Alcohol Re-intervention for Adolescents" in Substance Use & Misuse, Vol. 44, No. 7, 2009.
Marketing and Logistics:
Dr. Ron Adams presented a paper titled "Assessing the Dimensions and Strategic Implications of Retail Environmental Impact" at the annual conference of the European Institute for Retailing and Service Studies in Niagara Falls in July.
For the second time in two years, Florida Atlantic University granted the Kenan Evren Professorship to Dr. A. Coskun "Josh" Samli for the summer 2009 A term. As part of his responsibilities, Samli offered an advanced course, worked with the Ph.D. candidates and interacted with the Turkish community. The Evren Chair was founded by the Turkish community and the state of Florida to cultivate understanding and trade between Turkey and Florida. Samli has been a member of the UNF faculty for 20 years and has published more than 250 articles and 20 books. He travels extensively and works primarily on globalization and international entrepreneurship.
Dr. Nicholas de Villiers
published "Documentary and the Anamnesis of Queer Space: The Polymath, or, The Life and Opinions of Samuel R. Delany, Gentleman" in Jump Cut: A Review of Contemporary Media 51, 2009: http://www.ejumpcut.org/currentissue/Polymath/index.html .
Dr. A. Samuel Kimball gave three presentations in June at the International Psychohistorical Association at Fordham University in New York: "Evolutionary Economy, the Sacred, and the Infanticidal Threat of First-Person Consciousness," "Why No One Mourns for Icarus" and "When Does Jesus Smile?"
: David Courtwright presented a paper on the regulation of psychoactive substances at the 5th International Conference on the History of Alcohol and Drugs at the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow, Scotland, in June. BBC Radio Scotland broadcast an interview with him on the history of alcohol policy.
Dr. Gregory Domber was awarded the Betty M. Unterberger Prize for his dissertation "Supporting the Revolution: America, Democracy, and the End of the Cold War in Poland, 1981-1989." The prize recognizes distinguished work by graduate students in the field of diplomatic history.
Dr. Harry Rothschild presented "Cakravartin, Ceremony and Conflagration: Wu Zhao and the Pançavarsika of 694" at the 25th Anniversary International Conference of the T'ang Studies Society at the University of Albany in May.
Math and Statistics:
Dr. Raluca Dumitru presented a talk titled "Spectra for Compact Quantum Group Actions" at the 29th Annual Great Plains Operator Theory Symposium in Boulder, Colo.
Dr. Nirmal Patel observed his gas sensors (fabricated at UNF) launched on a NASA rocket to measure ozone and other gases in the mesosphere June 26 from NASA's Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia.
Dean's Office:
Dr. Jerry Merckel participated in the IEEE 2009 Vail Computer Elements International Workshop June 21-24. Merckel serves as the vice chair of the IEEE Technical Committee on Computer Elements. (IEEE was formerly known as the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers.)
School of Engineering: Dr. Adel ElSafty organized a one-day workshop on "How to Repair Cracked Concrete Beams," attended by 30 students and seven engineers from the community. ElSafty also served as faculty adviser for two civil engineering student beam competition design teams, T-Beam Design and I-Beam Design.
Dr. Pat Welsh and IBM LA Grid Scholar Kristyn Galane participated in the National Corporation for Atmospheric Research workshop on the Weather Research and Forecast (WRF) Model in Boulder, Colo., in June. They presented a poster with colleagues from Florida International University and the IBM Research Center in Yorktown, N.Y., on the IBM LA Grid project to enable the WRF model to run on the Florida Lambda Rail or other high-speed digital networks.
Childhood Education:
Dr. Christine Weber presented "Providing Quality Information to Parents about Raising Gifted Children," sharing the data collected with Dr. Laurel Stanley through the WOGI (Working on Gifted Issues) Project at the SENG (Supporting Emotional Needs of the Gifted) National Conference in Orlando.
Dr. Katie Monnin participated in an interview about her upcoming book, "Teaching Graphic Novels." The interview's transcript is located online. She also wrote an article for Diamond Book Distributors about her book "Teaching Graphic Novels: Practical Strategies for the Secondary ELA Classroom," published online.
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Drs. Marsha Lupi and Jacque Batey had their article "Short Term International Student Teaching Internships: Creating Successful Transformational Learning Experiences" accepted for publication this summer in the Journal of the Southern Regional Association of Teacher Education, Vol. 18, No. 2. The article reviews the literature and details the process used to determine and support the 34 students who have participated in the Plymouth, England, internship over the past three years. In June, Batey and Lupi also traveled to Kingston-on-Thames, London, to meet with School of Education faculty at Kingston University. The trip was supported by a TLO development grant written by Batey for the purpose of exploring a summer field experience for education students in 2010. While in Kingston, Batey and Lupi met with faculty, toured six schools, including a comprehensive early learning center, blue ribbon multicultural secondary school and primary school and began to design the summer experience.
Q - From Mary Stumph, legal assistant, Office of the General Counsel: What are they planning to build on both sides of 39A (between Buildings 1 and 39A and between 39A and 39)?A - From Zak Ovadia, director, Facilities Planning and Construction: Part of the funding of the Brooks College of Health addition was set aside to purchase artwork compatible with the wishes of the dean and faculty of the Nursing program. That sculpture will be located in the center of the courtyard (in the U formed by 39 and 39A). The sculpture will be framed by a seating area with benches, extensive landscaping and a reflecting pool. The other side of the Brooks College of Health Addition (39A) is being converted into a "bamboo garden" also with seating, tables and benches. It is hoped that this garden will offer the students faculty and staff an area of quiet contemplation, study and socializing.Q - From Lynn Brown, associate director, Transportation and Logistics: I noticed that (what looks like) cameras are now perched on top of the traffic lights on campus. Who installed them and for what purpose?A - From John Hale, assistant director, Physical Facilities: The cameras were installed as part of the road-resurfacing project. The cameras are used for vehicle detection and replace the old loops that were imbedded in the pavement. The cameras are tied directly into the traffic-signal control cabinet to adjust the signal based on where cars are waiting at the intersection. The cameras are not used for any type of surveillance.Q - From Meghan Niemczyk, research coordinator, Brooks College of Health: I have always wondered about the tall trees around campus with the small white flowers. They can be seen around UNF Drive and North-South Road. I don't think they are a variety of magnolia. What is the name of that tree?A - From Chuck Hubbuch, assistant director, Physical Facilities: Based on the time of year, I assume that you mean the loblolly bay. Loblolly bay, or Gordonia lasianthus, is in the same family as the camellia. It is sometimes confused with the sweet bay, Magnolia virginiana, another evergreen tree that grows in similar sites but flowers in spring. Loblolly bays have dark-green leaves and showy white flowers about three inches across. Each flower has five petals around a cluster of yellow stamens. In my experience, they are not easy to find in nurseries and are not easy to grow in the landscape. They are beautiful in natural areas, though. Bay seems to refer to any leaf that resembles the leaf of the bay laurel of culinary fame. Loblolly refers to a mud puddle. I have seen a couple of references that say the loblolly bay is the city tree of Jacksonville. The official city Web site does not mention it, however. You can see photos and more information about this tree on the UNF Grounds Webpage at https://www.unf.edu/physicalfacilities/landscape/plants/Gordonia_lascianthus_-_Loblolly_bay.aspx.Q - From Amy Pierce, director of development, Coggin College of Business: What is the significance of the wooden artwork that is displayed in the new Boathouse restaurant?A - From Rich Elmore, project manager, Facilities Planning and Construction: The Student Union project's design team (RINK Design) was looking for a way to designate the Student Union facility's Boathouse restaurant's stage/entertainment area without putting in a permanent stage. Since a raised platform was determined not to be practical by the project's building committee members, the architect defined the stage/entertainment area overhead. The wooden artwork is the sculptural element that was conceived to define this stage area overhead, being comprised of wood fingers to set up a rhythm and to add to the restaurant occupants' visual interest by breaking up the mass of the brick wall located behind the entertainment area.Q - From Verna Urbanski, librarian, Thomas G. Carpenter Library: Is there a reason the new "way finding" station outside the Library by the Osprey Connector stop is installed at a 90-degree angle to the Library? The orientation doesn't seem user-friendly for people who are unfamiliar with the campus.A -- From Zak Ovadia: We try to locate the campus area maps so that they are visible, accessible and not interfere with the pedestrian traffic. The east-west walkway in front of the Library is subject to a lot of traffic so we decided to orient this map in this fashion so that it creates the least amount of potential obstruction.Q - From Signe Evans, library services specialist, Thomas G. Carpenter Library: When Inside was a print publication, back issues were available to read/research in university archives in Special Collections of the Thomas G. Carpenter Library. Now this publication is only electronic. Where can I read the archives of the electronic Inside UNF?A - From Julie Williams, assistant director, Marketing and Publications: Past issues of the Inside newsletter can be accessed online here. You can access not only the issues since we've gone electronic with Inside (April, 2008), but also older printed issues going all the way back to February of 2002. The older issues can be downloaded in PDF format, while the newer issues are archived online as Web pages.
The Office of Research and Sponsored Programs announces the following grants and contracts recently awarded to UNF faculty and staff:Lehman Barnes (Foundations and Secondary Education), "CIS Mentoring Program Evaluation Project," Communities in Schools of Jacksonville Inc., $8,000Catherine Christie and Julia Watkins (Public Health) and Jan Meires (Nursing), "2009 Brooks Professorship: Implementation and Utilization of a Transdisciplinary Model for Obesity Risk Reduction in a Primary Care Center," UNF Foundation/Brooks Health Foundation, $18,000James Churilla (Clinical and Applied Movement Sciences), "Muscular Strengthening Activities and the Metabolic Syndrome," Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, $15,188Larry Daniel (College of Education and Human Services), "Partnership to Provide Professional Development Training for Teachers and Principals, 2008-2009 - Supplement," Schultz Center for Teaching and Learning, $98,000Janice Donaldson (Small Business Development Center), "Florida Small Business Development Center Network 2009," University of West Florida/U.S. Small Business Administration, $104,565Paul Eason (Engineering): "Goodrich Metallosilicate Analysis Phase 2," Goodrich Corporation, $2,115; and "Materials Testing Support for the James Webb Space Telescope," Genesis Engineering Solutions Inc., $845Adel ElSafty (Engineering), "Proposal for Precast/Prestressed Concrete Design Studio," Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute, $125,000James Fletcher and Joseph Campbell (Engineering), "Militarized DMFC (Direct Methanol Fuel Cell) Laptop Power Supply," U.S. Department of the Army, $695,558Cheryl Fountain (Florida Institute of Education): "Safe, Disciplined and Drug-Free Schools Technical Assistance and Training (SDDFS TAT) Project, 2008-2009," Florida Department of Education/U.S. Department of Education, $111,596; "School Readiness Technical Assistance and Support Initiative, 2009-2010," Agency for Workforce Innovation/U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, $600,868Lev Gasparov (Physics), "REU (Research Experiences for Undergraduates) Supplement: RUI (Research in Undergraduate Institutions): Optical Studies of Magnetic, Charge and Orbital Ordering in Lone-Pair Compounds and Magnetite," National Science Foundation, $7,000James Gelsleichter (Biology), "Non-lethal Assessment of Reproduction in the Endangered Smalltooth Sawfish Using Blood Hormone Analysis," SeaWorld/Busch Gardens Conservation Fund, $5,000Joseph Harris (Fine Arts Center), "All the School's a Stage: Professional Development for Arts Educators," Duval County Public Schools/U.S. Department of Education, $4,500Jeffrey Harrison (Public Health), "2009 Brooks Professorship: The Effect of the Prospective Payment System on Quality and Efficiency in Inpatient Rehabilitation Hospitals," UNF Foundation, Brooks Health Foundation, $20,000Paul Harwood (Public Opinion Research Laboratory), "Rapid Response Surveys for START/FEMA," University of Maryland Center of Excellence: National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism/Federal Emergency Management Agency, $92,220Jay Huebner (Physics) Michael Lufaso, (Chemistry) Nirmalkumar Patel (Physics), Doria Bowers (Biology) and Chiu Choi (Engineering), "Sensor Arrays for Multiple Applications (SAMA)," Edgewood Chemical Biological Center/U.S. Department of the Army, $1,255,950Rose Marie Rine and Dawn Saracino (Clinical and Applied Movement Sciences), "2009 Brooks Professorship: Vestibular Deficits in Young Children: Incidence and Related Impairments," UNF Foundation/Brooks Health Foundation, $18,000Thobias Sando (Engineering), "Operational and Safety Impacts of Restriping Inside Lanes of Urban Multilane Curbed Roadways to 11 Feet or Less to Create Wider Outside Curb Lanes for Bicyclists," Florida Department of Transportation, $131,605Alissa Swota (Philosophy), "Pilot Project: Clinical Ethicist for Wolfson Children's Hospital, Year 3," Wolfson Children's Hospital, $28,657Gregory Wurtz (Physics), "Near-field Optical Scattering from Defect-Mode Plasmonic Crystals," Research Corporation, $45,000


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Fall in London... It's great to be here.
Hello and what's up to everyone who's tried to reach me to no avail while I've been overseas. Friends and family. Everyone who's sent me messages. Thank you.
It's been a crack week, just wrapping up bootcamp and then going back over all the preparation for this weekend's "Blueprint Superconference" (www.blueprintsuperconference.com).
It's going to be four full days of 100% new content. The most large-scale speaking engagement to this point in my career. I've been preparing for this for 3 years.
Anyway, I've got an article due right now so let's get on it......
Today I want to talk about what most people believe to be hands down the *biggest* hurdle in the entire "success with women" game...
That's the question of "What do I say to the girls I approach??"
"What do I say when I run out of material??"
"How do you keep the conversation going when it stales out??"
This is a massive challenge for the vast majority of guys, and chances are it's been a challenge for YOU at some point or other -- if not on a regular basis.
The issue of "what to say" is a very funny thing, because in the press and media they're consistently fixated by it. The first question I'm asked by most people when they find out about Real Social Dynamics is "What types of things do you teach people to say??"
Of course, this is a classic reflection of the general public's "Magic Pill" consumer-based mindset.
They REALLY think it's all about the lines and usually can't "get over it" no matter how much evidence I pummel them with to the contrary.
Like, yeah.... Yeah..... YEAH that's RIGHT, you can just take a guy with NO SUCCESS and give him a SET OF LINES and he's gonna be rockin' "hoes in different area codes" and bringin' a revolution of pimpin' WORLD WIDE.
Uhhhh... Urban legend?? Uhhhh.... uhhhhhhhhh.......
I've often thought that on some level it's more appeasing to the ego to learn a set of lines because it's more tangible and easy to grasp. You can look at what you've learned and say to yourself "I have this new way of doing things that makes me feel better than the naturals... I am now *enhanced*..."
It's just a lot more quantifiable in this "More, more, more..." world than, say, a surging feeling of confidence in your body that you can't entirely explain.
Regardless, you might have noticed RSD is pretty notorious for running in-field bootcamps where we'll get you doing exercises like opening with "I like salad" or "Who are you??" or just walking up to the girl and staring until she starts laughing uncontrollably.
We do this with you sometimes specifically as an *exercise* to hammer home the point that IT REALLY DOES NOT MATTER WHAT YOU SAY.
(At least as long as you're genuinely "offering value"... and not being validation-seeking, creepy, or insecure).
As long as you've got the fundamental core principles that we work you through down pat, the actual words themselves are pretty incidental.
Still, oftentimes you have people from outside the community read about this and say "These guys are teaching people to say I LIKE SALAD?? But... But... That's like the worst LINE I've ever heard... I knew this stuff was bullshit... Let me get back to my World Of Warcraft game..."
Other times you also have guys from *inside* the community who are still coming from the "entertainer-man" frame, and try it expecting it be similar to their usual "talk about topics that entertain women" type openers or whatever.
Obviously these are both instances of gross misunderstandings of what this stuff is all about. They're missing the sets of "core beliefs" that allow you to sort of "transcend" the need to have the perfect line.
Let's look at a few of the types of beliefs that I'm talking about......
This obviously varies from girl to girl. I've had girls shock me by remembering all sorts of tiny details of our conversations at times.
Usually there's like these one or two things that she grabs onto for some reason or other. It just depends on the girl.
The majority of the time, however, I've noticed the girls remember very little about our overall conversation.
What they remember is mostly that they had fun, that I was a cool guy, and that's about it...
I've found this to lead to all sorts of hilarious anomolies...... like that you can do a "palm reading" on a girl or even pose as a FULL PSYCHIC, and yet she has no recollection of this the on the second meet.
I mean, even if a girl believes in telepathy you'd think it's pretty insane she thinks she's on an ACTUAL DATE with a REAL LIFE PSYCHIC WIZARD, no??
Like, "Hey Julie, I'm going out for dinner and a movie with this psychic dude named Owen... I think he's a Warlock... Don't wait up..."
The thing is, back in the day when I used to try literally everything I could find on the internet (2002/03 -- you dudes who came into this in 2007 have absolutely no idea how lucky you are) I don't think I ever had a girl I dated actually remember it.
All they ever remembered was that our conversation was "super fun".
Now you guys might be thinking "Does this mean that I should be posing as a psychic??"
Uhhhhhh, NO.
What I'm getting at here is that there is VERY LITTLE LIMITATION as to what you can talk about with a girl.
She's feeling whatever emotional state YOU are in, and being drawn into that.
Your state is contagious. Remember this.
If you're feeling a surge of confidence and positivity (aka -- the NIMBUS of glory) in your body, that feeling is going to be transfered into HER body and she's going to love you to death.
As she becomes more and more attracted, you can talk pure nonsensical gibberish at her and she's going to be loving it more and more.
Obviously if you try this when you're feeling "out of state" then she's just going to ask you if you're drunk or on drugs.
If you're feeling AWESOME, however, and you draw people into your reality...... all it's going to do is get her investing in trying to play along with the silly conversation you're having, and build more attraction.
(Note: The "This is going to get misinterpreted by newbies and turn them into retards" red-alert is going off in my head right now... If you play with the ideas in this article, feel free to "go over the line" and see where the limit is, but also make sure to use common sense and calibrate once you've got it figured out).
Anyway, one of the major reasons I rarely run out of stuff to say is that I'm not limited by it having to make all that much sense. I "fractionate" between intelligent logical conversation and total self-amusing nonsense.
I can pretty much talk indefinitely. There is no pre-set ending to the conversation because it's not "linear" or "goal-directed" and there's no purpose for it other than to have fun.
This is very liberating and frees me up to really FEEL the emotions in my body and allow them to FLOW from myself to the girl.
A huge, huge epiphany for me has been that communicating state and dominance is far more potent in terms of attracting women than the words I use.
I used to think that meeting women was similar to a "sales presentation" where I wanted to very subtley allow her to see all of the "features an benefits" of going out with me.
No more.
These days when I talk to a girl my only assumption is that she's having fun with me, and that during this time she's unconsciously observing cues in my behaviour that have existed in human beings for thousands of years before I was ever born.
Somewhat funny sounding, I know. But I really believe it.
In my own humble opinion and experience, girls are usually feeling from you the following things...:
-Are you "self-monitoring" or are you "outside your head"??
-Are the words seeking her reaction or approval, or are they just "flowing out of you" without the slightest effort??
-Do you have to "go back into your head" when you think of what to say, or do you just flow because you speak authentically??
-Do you get your sense of reality from other people, or do you get it from your own independent interpretation??
-Do you draw your state from the ever-changing environment, or do you draw your state from within yourself?? (Huge, massive, and possibly the most important part of all this...... When you get this down you are unstoppable).
In all my experience, all this stuff is going to get women extremely attracted to you extremely quickly.
In fact, the whole "gibberish" thing is sooooo good because 1) it keeps YOU amused with YOURSELF which keeps you in state, and 2) it keeps the conversation going indefinitely while you're playfully being dominant and drawing boundaries on her and moving her around.
She's having so much fun talking to you while getting more and more attracted simultaneously.
The best part: This becomes integrated into your core personality, and it's not a character that you have to turn "on" or "off".
Alright this last one has to do with the "filter" in your mind that either "allows" or "blocks" you from saying what's on your mind.
A great way of describing this is "stifled" or "unstifled".
Once you reach a level where you can speak your mind easily, the conversation flows out "naturally" and "in the moment" -- which makes it very "on point".
This gives you a lot of room to convey your natural personality without having to be so over-the-top. You can even be a bit "humble" or "shy" if you want, and girls will be into it because you're so natural and at-ease with yourself.
Think of it this way....... If you're talking to a room full of 11 year olds, you probably won't "run out of things to say".
That's because it's only when you perceive the person is having HIGHER STATUS than you that you suddenly become stifled and self-monitoring.
Conversely, the whole "say whatever comes into your head" thing is actually communicating that you DO NOT put the girl on a pedastal -- which communicates that you're at ease with your status in the environment.
It communicates that you are unstifled in the girl's presence, and therefore a CHALLENGE as opposed to a DOORMAT.
Instead of trying to "micromanage" whether or not what you'll say will be good enough to get her attention, just allow yourself to say whatever's on your mind and realize that the mere act of being so at ease with her will usually be found attractive.
Think of your mind as being wired together by various filters and pathways.
The two most absolutely important pathways that you can have as a guy who wants to be successful with women are:
-Whatever you say has value PURELY becomes it comes from YOU.
(IE: Just like how if a hot girl says something you'll probably listen, whatever you say will be listened to because it comes from an attractive guy).
-Whatever you say is INTERESTING not because of the "content" but because girls want to know what is interesting to YOU.
(IE: If you woke up one morning and found that you had this hot new girlfriend, you'd be a LOT more interested in finding out everything you could about her real personality than what she hypothetically thinks would impress you)
Once you have these two basic filters installed, suddenly the words just seem to flow and flow and flow.
It basically comes down to the fact that you've got to believe in what YOU have to say.
The reason that most guys rely on "Pickup Gurus" to tell them what to say is that usually when they use the "guru" lines they get much better results.
Big fallacy: When they use the "guru lines" they speak with 10X more confidence and conviction.
THAT is why they get the better results.
It's once you can approach a girl with "Hi, I'm Owen..." with the SAME confidence that you would your guru-line, that you suddenly have this area of your life locked down.
As Immanuel Kant would put it...:
"Enlightenment is man's release from his self-incurred tutelage. Tutelage is the incapacity to use one's own understanding without the guidance of another. Such tutelage is self-imposed if its cause is not lack of intelligence, but rather a lack of determination and courage to use one's intelligence without being guided by another."
Anyway, I've really got to wrap this up.
I hope you guys have enjoyed this nuts-and-bolts "outer game" article, and stay tuned for more insanity when I get back to Canada next week.
I liked all of these videos for different reasons. Like them or hate them, I have much respect for anyone with a stand-out personality and I think all of these guys have *elements* to them that any critically-thinking person will enjoy.
I think there's great value in knowing the "phases" of meeting a woman, such as those outlined in "Foundations" and other sources. ie: "Qualifying" the girl so that she feels OK to act on her attraction for you, or moving her around so that she feels a greater depth of experience with you more quickly.
What I'm referring to in this article is purely the "What to say" aspect, and getting yourself the ability to talk to the girls you're attracted to for as long as you want.
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Hey Tyler,
Genius as usual. Really loved your video selection as Im from the UK
This is quite apt and I hope you will indulge me.
Robbie Williams, I like him he is a typical flawed diamond, BUT HE IS REAL.
Which links back to a girl he was seeing after someone you know well.
And here I feel lies the difference, Learned vs Natural.
Good old Robbie didnt get as good as he is to pick up, after listening to him over the years and seeing him with his divorced parents on various documentaries I think in my humble opinion his deal was all about his parents and his wilderness between them when they divorced.
Back to the point.
Robbie didnt learn any game, but someone else did, then paraded around the place showing her off like a fucking prize at a nerd space invader contest.
I hail to you all, you guys of knowledge in this are beyond words and I thank you.
But to all you guys in this, on the forums on the sites at the seminars, I ask, are you here to find happiness with a beautiful woman or women,
Is your game and interest to genuinely live for that moment when you, YES YOU, give the pleasure to someone else aka your woman whom you respect and cherish as another human being or
are you some sad fucker seeking revenge coz you missed out on what you think was your share.
I know Im rambling but ask yourself
Do I really study and practice this to have options and choice to enjoy my time with women I adore or do I do this to take trophies back to the homo clubhouse?
(peace to all gay love is cool if thats what your into just come out!)
GREAT article about what to say. Thank you so much. Please write an upcoming article about sex. I hope the Blueprint covers sex and the mindsets involved. I think it's a BIG part of being a MAN. No one in the community has covered the topic of sex yet. Hopefully RSD can bring it to light. Thanks for what you write and offer bro. Peace.
I love the Colin Farrell video. He really is just a cool guy that's in his own reality and seems like he'd be a hoot to hang out with. Thanks.
this is the most accurate thing i have ever read. Brilliant articulation of a phenomenon i've seen in my own interactions just time and time again. Everyone should read this 10 times.
I have a hard time vibing with guys in the club. I don't want to just ignore a girls male friends. It makes her feel weird that I'm not aknowledging them. Will just saying gibberish and whatever comes to mind work with guys too?
so what do we say after we do the 'not caring what you say' stuff???
Pure Pure crack fire bro.
Awesome, awesome article. Great articulation. Thanks for taking the effort to get this out of your head and onto the screen.
That was inspiring
Hey Tyler,
Beautiful article.
One thing, which I am sure you are aware of, is that if you adapt these beliefs that you are really bringing your personality to the surface. So you have to take great care in the way you live your life if you want these beliefs to be a success, because you bring everything to the surface, including your flaws without holding anything back. The beauty of adapting these beliefs, however, is that you adapt these beliefs in the rest of your life too, so that you trust your own judgement in the way you live your life and therefore use your own intuition in dealing with everyday situations (instead of hundreds of versions of contradictory advice of other people that are not in your best interest) so that flaws will be more and more reduced. Therefore, in the beginning adapting these beliefs can make you a little less 'cool', because you still have a history of 'flaws' that you are unveiling but in the end you become FAR more authentic and cool then is even possible by relying on techniques. You kind of wrap this up with Immanual Kant's quote. Very cool.
Nice blog man. The art of the natural game - it's the pinnacle for most in the community i would think. I mean really, it's the ultimate power to go talk to any strange girl you've never met and start talking about whatever, and be able to pull her.
Keep it up man,
Tyler, I'll make this short and sweet.
As a student of yours(RSD) I still found, when reading that, a little part of me was still asking "Where's the content? Where are the examples? How do you actually PUT THIS TO ACTION?"
I know lines and stuff to do and/or say are just limitations ultimately.
PS. When I spoke to Ozzie, it was the first time I was authentically nervous and performance orientated simply because of what you said about how you treat people with higher value or status.
But Ozzie got me to chill in the long run, ie. Clawed.
Loved the outer game angle though,
Thank you for the article man. It clarified some stuff that was going on in my head. I love the Immanuel Kant quote - that's the story of my life.
Despite your numerous warnings and caveats though, I suspect this is a post that will be quoted out of context by a few negatively-inclined individuals.
Still, for those of us who value it, more please!
After being sucked into Tyler's reality, reading that Kant quote reminded me of that scene from the move, "life of brian", where he yells to the crowd from a balcony, "you need to think for yourselves!", and they chant it back in unison.
I think, however, that the words *do* matter somewhat-- as I have improved my game, what I say becomes more and more $$$-- saying good shit comes out by having good fundamentals. Also, I can easily blow out some retarded AMOG dude verbally as well, even though he may be in a stronger state.
Great Post!
studly as usual
puts things in crystal clarity
*we* are the prize
thanks TD
also enjoyed your spiel in *transformations* . . . very energizing
The cool thing about creating a rich life for myself is that I never run out of things to talk about. If I can be relaxed, to let my SELF shine through, then those passions have a chance to come out of my mouth, and some pretty damn funny stuff too. Yet it's as you said: not the content, but the context that is meaningful. My demeanor and presentation, my style, the 90% of verbal communication that is not the actual words.
Awesome post mate, stay up!
Sex God Method talks heavily about sexual mindframes.
Man that guy in the singing video, damn he's good
Roby: "i can see myself cuuuuming" , saying: "with your daughter" .... i LOVE this!
Tyler, sometimes reading your articles I am impressed and disappointed at once. You manage it pretty well to decompose the matrix and present it as a "magic pill of understanding". But very so often I just sit there asking myself "heh, how do I get there?". Anyway, no magic pills ...
Thanks harlik!
Do you still recommend using routines as a training wheels for newbies, or do you think just pushing through relying 100% on yourself is a better approach?..even though it's harder in the beginning.
Thanks Tyler, THANKS for the Brando clip I"m a big fan ! He banged alot of women ,its great to see how he negs miss America and takes over the conversation changes the subject from his movie or acting to her speech that won her her title. Brando is known for his gibberish in interviews ,he just didnt care and talked about his passions in life .
Loving the Wisdom.
Once again a great post. I can really identify with this stuff as I see naturals doing it all the time.
Alot of the 'rules' that people think make them better with women are actually broken all the time by naturals. Because they seriously dont care and do what they want, women can sense this and are attracted to it.
Whenever you start thinking about how youre being perceived and start measuring your responses to get some kind of reaction, women will be able to sense that and your chances of success will drastically drop.
Great post, keep it up :)
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Hey Tyler,
This is pure Genius
You have written some amazing posts in the past i.e. "How to really PU" etc etc
But this is truely innovative and cutting edge, 2009 stuff.
Closely related to the "Art of Gibberish" is the art of "Bull-shitting"
I made a post about a natural friend of mine who bought girls drinks (normally low value activity) and then he'd size up the girl and make up whatever bulshit he thought that particular girl wanted to hear, and he'd keep talking until he closed them.
The Point of Bulshitting
If your life is boring and you have nothing to say then make up exciting Bullshit to talk about for fun.
stonefish: Wouldn't bullshitting like that be considered reactive?
lol at that robbie williams clip
robbie williams IS game. nothing else needed :)
and guess what, hes my third cousin twice removed!! (probably not, but im apparently related to him somehow :))
WOW seeing robbie williams doing everything u talk about what cool guys do in the BP has started to open my eyes. NICE JOB TYLER!


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I've uploaded to both ArXiV and my webpage a significantly revised draft of the paper Structural focalization, which I've spoken about here before. Feedback is welcome!
One of the points I make about the structural focalization technique is that, because it is all so nicely structurally inductive, it can be formalized in Twelf. As part of a separate project, I've now also repeated the whole structural focalization development in Agda! The code is available from GitHub. While a structural focalization proof has some more moving parts than a simple cut-and-identity proof, it also has one significant advantage over every Agda proof of cut admissibility that I'm aware of: it requires no extra structural metrics beyond normal structural induction! (My favorite structural metric is the totally nameless representation, but there are other ways of threading that needle, including, presumably, these "sized types" that everyone seems to talk about.)
In regular, natural-deduction substitution, you can get away without structural metrics by proving the statement that if \(\Gamma \vdash A\) and \(\Gamma, A, \Gamma' \vdash C\) then \(\Gamma, \Gamma' \vdash C\); the extra "slack" given by \(\Gamma'\) means that you operate by structural induction on the second given derivation without ever needing to apply weakening or exchange. Most cut-elimination proofs are structured in such a way that you have to apply left commutative and right commutative cuts on both of the given derivations, making this process tricky at the best; I've never gotten it to work at all, but you might be able to do something like "if \(\Gamma, \Gamma' \longrightarrow A\) and \(\Gamma, A, \Gamma'' \longrightarrow C\) then \(\Gamma, \Gamma', \Gamma'' \longrightarrow C\)." If someone can make this work let me know!
A focused sequent calculus, on the other hand, has three separate phases of substitution. The first phase is principal substitution, where the type gets smaller and you can do whatever you want to the derivations, including weakening them. The second phase is rightist substitution, which acts much like natural-deduction substitution, and where you can similarly get away with adding "slack" to the second derivation. The third phase is leftist substitution, and you can get by in this phase by adding "slack" to the first derivation: the leftist cases read something like "if \(\Gamma, \Gamma' \longrightarrow A\) and \(\Gamma, A \longrightarrow C\) then \(\Gamma, \Gamma' \longrightarrow C\)."
In Structural focalization, I note that the structural focalization technique could be seen as a really freaking complicated way of proving the cut and identity for an unfocused sequent calculus. But in Agda, there's a reason you might actually want to do things the "long way" - not only do you have something better when you finish (a focalization result), but you get cut and identity without needing an annoying structural metric.