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Wages: Wage Loss
Tinker v. Montana State Fund [06/24/09] 2009 MT 218 A determination of whether a worker is "disabled" would of necessity be measured by reference to whether he or she suffered a wage loss.
Tinker v. Montana State Fund [06/24/09] 2009 MT 218 Within the Workers' Compensation Act, "disability" is defined with reference to a worker's diminished capacity to work and earn wages. Until a claimant knows that he or she is suffering some form of wage loss as a result of an injury, condition, or impairment, then he or she lacks knowledge of their "disability" within the meaning of the Act.
Rutecki v. First Liberty Ins. Corp. [06/16/16] 2016 MTWCC 6 This Court concluded that the claimant did not suffer a wage loss where it determined that the alternative job analyses approved by her treating physician paid at least as much as her time-of-injury position.
Rutecki v. First Liberty Ins. Corp. [06/16/16] 2016 MTWCC 6 Where the claimant was released to return to work without restrictions after she reached MMI, this Court ruled that the fact that she subsequently moved to another city, worked intermittently for a year, and then sought no further employment did not create actual wage loss as a result of the industrial injury.
Davidson v. Benefis [05/30/14] 2014 MTWCC 18 Where Respondent did not identify any jobs that Petitioner could perform, or what she may otherwise be qualified to earn, and where Petitioner credibly testified that after a year and a half of unemployment, she was only able to find a job outside of her field making $8.50 an hour, the Court found that it was implausible that Petitioner chose to earn substantially less money than she would have in her time-of-injury field of employment. The Court concluded that Petitioner sustained an actual wage loss as a result of her injury and was entitled to benefits under § 39-71-703, MCA.
Davidson v. Benefis [05/30/14] 2014 MTWCC 17 Section 39-71-703(2), MCA, has a causation element relative to the impairment rating while § 39-71-703(1), MCA, does not. This Court cannot insert a causation element into § 39-71-703(1), MCA, pertaining to the impairment rating. Rather, the causation element which brings a claim under § 39-71-703(1), MCA, pertains to actual wage loss.
Davidson v. Benefis [05/30/14] 2014 MTWCC 17 Sections 39-71-703(1), and 39-71-703(2), MCA, address two separate situations. Section 39-71-703(1)(a), MCA, states that it applies to situations in which the claimant has an actual wage loss. Section 39-71-703(2), MCA, applies to situations in which a claimant does not experience an actual wage loss. In the present motion for summary judgment, it remains a question of fact whether Petitioner suffered an actual wage loss as a result of her injury. Therefore, the Court could not determine whether her claim for an impairment rating falls under subsection (1) or (2) of the statute.
Goble v. Montana State Fund [03/28/13] 2013 MTWCC 8 A worker who has been incarcerated has removed himself from the competitive labor market by committing a crime; he is therefore not losing wages due to his injury.
Dostal v. Uninsured Employers' Fund [02/16/12] 2012 MTWCC 5 An injured worker's eligibility for TTD benefits is determined not by whether the worker performs labor, but by whether the worker has suffered a "total loss of wages" as set forth in § 39-71-701(1), MCA.
Chapman v. Twin City Fire Ins. Co. [11/05/10] 2010 MTWCC 30 Petitioner continued to perform her time-of-injury employment for several months after her industrial accident until she was terminated for performance issues. Although a claimant could arguable demonstrate that attendance issues were related to difficulties from an industrial injury, in the present case, Petitioner was disciplined by her employer for insubordination and disregard for company policies or procedures; she has not demonstrated that these performances issues relate to her industrial injury. Therefore, the Court concluded that Petitioner was terminated from her employment for reasons unrelated to her industrial injury and she therefore is not entitled to TTD benefits.
Sherwood v. Watkins & Shepard Trucking [06/30/10] 2010 MTWCC 19 A claimant who lost his job for performance issues and not because of his industrial injuries did not suffer a total loss of wages as the result of an injury.
Aldrich v. Montana State Fund [12/20/07] 2007 MTWCC 57 Where Petitioner had not worked for approximately eleven years and had been drawing Social Security retirement benefits for approximately two years, and none of the facts presented to the Court establish that Petitioner suffered any wage loss as a result of his injury when he was no longer at maximum healing, the Court held that Petitioner failed to meet his burden of proof that he was entitled to TTD benefits.
Markovich v. Liberty Northwest [06/14/07] 2007 MTWCC 21 Petitioner has not suffered an "actual wage loss" where he alleges he has been unable to find a position which pays what a vocational rehabilitation counselor determined he is qualified to earn and where he has conducted his search by reading classified ads in the local newspaper and posting his résumé on the Internet, which his counselor asserts is not an adequate method for searching for a professional-level job. Furthermore, Petitioner has demonstrated a passion and desire to pursue a career in teaching which he has pursued much more aggressively than he has pursued job opportunities for which he is qualified in the higher-paying public relations field.
Campbell v. MCCF [8/20/03] 2003 MTWCC 58 In determining what a claimant is "capable of earning" for purposes of determining "actual wage loss" under the 1999 Workers' Compensation Act, four factors are considered in determining whether a job can be included in the computation. First, the claimant must be physically capable of performing the job. Second, the claimant must be vocationally qualified for the job. Third, the job must be available in the claimant's geographical job market. Fourth, the claimant must have a reasonable prospect of actually securing the job.
Campbell v. MCCF [8/20/03] 2003 MTWCC 58 Under the 1999 Workers' Compensation Act, a claimant is entitled to PPD benefits in addition to an impairment award only if he or she suffers an actual wage loss. Wage loss is computed by subtracting the greater of what the claimant in fact earns or what he is capable of earning post-injury from his or her time-of-injury wage.
Siegler v. Liberty Ins. Corp. [6/22/01] 2001 MTWCC 35Actual wage loss is measured by post-injury earnings or, in the alternative, what the claimant "is qualified to earn." Post-injury wages in this case were less than time-of-injury wages, and respondent does not argue otherwise. "Qualified to earn" is what the claimant in fact is qualified to earn. Qualifications are measured in the real world, not hypothetically. If a claimant's physical disability or some other factor render him non-hireable in the open labor market for a particular job, then he is not qualified to earn the wages for that position.
Siegler v. Liberty Ins. Corp. [5/15/01] 2001 MTWCC 23 To demonstrate a wage loss for purposes showing entitlement to permanent partial disability and rehabilitation benefits, the claimant need only show that following his injury he was precluded from doing his time-of-injury job and that his actual earnings or earning capacity is less than the time-of-injury wages. Proof that he lost or would have lost his time-of-injury job irrespective of his injury is immaterial.
Siegler v. Liberty Ins. Corp. [5/15/01] 2001 MTWCC 23 Claimant's actual employment after his injury establishes his post-injury wage for wage loss purposes where there is no evidence indicating that claimant had a reasonable opportunity to obtain employment in the only other job which was medically approved for him.
Lalum v. Safeco Ins. [3/19/01] 2001 MTWCC 11 Where claimant=s immediate post-injury jobs include higher paying light-duty positions which have never been medically disapproved, there is no wage loss and therefore no entitlement to permanent partial benefits. ' 39-71-703 (1995).
Delaney v. Hartford [3/1/01] 2001 MTWCC 10 Where the average wages for jobs which claimant is approved post-injury are less than his time-of-injury wage and vocational evidence is lacking which would show that claimant can reasonably be expected to earn high-end wages which equal or exceed his time-of-injury wage, the claimant has suffered a wage loss.
Masters v. Liberty Northwest Ins. Corp. [2/4/00] 2000 MTWCC 10 Where claimant was working only part-time pre-injury, the question of wage loss is determined by comparing absolute part-time wages pre- and post-injury. Court distinguished situation where claimant loses the ability to work full time as a result of the injury, which requires some adjustment in computing wages pre- and post-injury.
Kapphan v. State Fund [2/17/00] 2000 MTWCC 8 Under 39-71-703, MCA (1997), claimant entitled to wage loss benefits of 10%, not 20%, where proper calculations indicated he suffered wage loss of $1.70 per hour after injury. Court compared actual hourly earnings pre-injury (total weekly earnings divided by 60, where claimant worked 60 hour weeks) with actual post-injury hourly earnings. Court refused to find claimant's wage loss was greater where he was working 60 hours pre-injury and only 40 hours post-injury because it did not credit claimant's testimony that he could no longer work additional hours and no medical evidence suggested he was in fact limited.
Masters v. Liberty Northwest Ins. Corp. [1/6/00] 2000 MTWCC 1. Under section 39-71-703(5), MCA (1997), the measure of post-injury wages by what claimant is "qualified to earn" takes into account the possibility that claimant may not return to work immediately after reaching MMI or may be underemployed.
What claimant is "qualified to earn" in entry level positions is determined by her actual job opportunities, not some hypothetical highest wage, or even average wage, unless she is in fact competitive for the higher or average wage positions. In light of claimant's lack of prior experience in positions at issue, and her need for some OJT training, claimant is competitive only for the lower paying jobs in these positions, meaning she has a wage loss under 39-71-703 and is entitled to additional PPD benefits.
Jenkins v. State Fund [7/30/99] 1999 MTWCC 47 Nurses aide hurt left shoulder at work. When she returned to work in a modified position pre-MMI, she hurt her right shoulder. Undisputed facts indicated she could not return to work as a nurses aide and suffered a wage loss. While claimant was entitled to a PPD award under section 39-71-703, MCA (1995) including percentages for wage loss, restrictions, age and impairment relating to the first injury, she was not entitled to a similar award relating to the second injury where that injury did not cause her wage loss.
Huffman v. Twin City Fire Ins. Co. [11/16/98] 1998 MTWCC 83 A 48-year old driver in the movie and television industry hurt his shoulder while working on the production of Lonesome Dove in Montana. With regard to wage loss benefits, the appropriate period to assess wages is the full year post-injury, given evidence that claimant's first post-injury job was not representative of his post-injury wages. See, section 39-71-123(3), MCA (1993). WCC was satisfied that since claimant returned to work, he has experienced periods of unemployment he would not otherwise have experienced. He was also forced to accept lower-paying, less physically demanding jobs when higher-paying, more physically demanding jobs, would have been available to him but for his injury. On a long term basis one year and more claimant has suffered a wage loss exceeding $2.00 an hour because of his injury.
McGillis v. State Fund [11/2/98] 1998 MTWCC 79 Under section 39-71-703(5)(c), MCA (1995), the wage loss factor is predicated on the difference between claimant's actual wage at the time of his injury and his actual wage he earns or is capable of earning after he reaches maximum medical healing. The subsection refers to wages generally and does not define the periods during which the wages are to be measured. Court holds that section 39-71-123(3)(a), MCA, provides some indication of the appropriate time period for considering post-injury wages under section 39-71-703(5)(c), MCA, leading the Court to look at earnings of a period not to exceed one year if earnings during the period of four paychecks does not give an appropriate indication of expected earnings. WCC finds that, over a one year period post-injury, claimant suffered a wage loss of greater than $2.00 an hour, entitling him to 20% for wage loss. While claimant did work at a relatively high wage rate for some periods post-injury, the credible evidence suggests that such work was a lucky break, not likely to be repeated, leaving claimant realistically in a much lower wage bracket.
Caplette v. Reliance National Indemnity Co. [10/1/98] 1998 MTWCC 69 Under section 39-71-703(1)(a), MCA (1995), claimant is entitled to PPD benefits for lost lifting capacity and wage loss only if he suffered an actual wage loss because of his injury. Similarly, under section 39-71-1011(2), MCA (1995), claimant is entitled to further rehabilitation benefits only if he proves an actual wage loss as the result of the injury. Claimant has not proved wage loss as the result of his injury where he earned a slightly lower wage post-injury because he chose to take a lower-paying job because it was scheduled to last longer and was closer to home. Moreover, his higher paying pre-injury job (a Davis-Bacon construction job) was only a short term job and he has not proven the injury caused him to lose the opportunity to work on such jobs. Although claimant now has a medium-duty restriction, he has not proved an actual loss of ability to find work as a heavy equipment operator at the same wage rate as the result of that restriction.
Anderson v. Hammer, 252 Mont. 73, 826 P.2d 931 (1992) Earning capacity must be measured by comparing pre-injury earning capacity with post-injury earning capacity in the same time frame. The WCC erred by subtracting 1990 post-injury wages from 1981 pre-injury wages to assess wage loss.
Kiefer v. Liberty NW Ins. Corp. [3/23/98] 1998 MTWCC 27 Even if Court had believed and accident occurred as alleged by claimant, claimant did not suffer a total loss of wages as a result of the alleged accident where he continued to work a second job after the alleged accident and quit the second job not on the advice of a physician and for reasons not related to his alleged condition.
Holcomb v. MMIA and Subsequent Injury Fund [12/2/97] 1997 MTWCC 66A A 46-year old former truck driver/laborer with the City of Missoula Street Department claimed wage supplement benefits under section 39-71-703, MCA (1987). Because the Subsequent Injury Fund was potentially liable, the matter was heard before a hearing officer of the Department of Labor pursuant to section 39-71-910, MCA (repealed in 1997), then appealed to the WCC. The hearing officer's finding that claimant is presently qualified to earn the same wage as his time-of-injury wage, and is thus not entitled to wage-loss benefits, is supported by the record. With the exception of time off for brief lay-offs, and to recover from medical treatment, claimant remained in employment with the same employer from his injury in 1987 until he resigned in 1996, to move to Bozeman, where his wife accepted a promotion with her employer. Although claimant argued he retained employment with the City of Missoula at his time-of-injury wage rate, and higher rates, only because the employer accommodated his condition, evidence indicated otherwise. There was also evidence that claimant is competitive for similar jobs in Bozeman once those positions come open. Appeal denied.
Bratcher v. Liberty Northwest Ins. Corp. [10/21/97] 1997 MTWCC 57 Former parts-runner for auto parts stores was not able to return to time of injury job after compensable car accident where she could no longer lift over fifty pounds. Although claimant returned to work as housekeeper earning $5.25 per hour, she was not entitled to PPD benefits for wage loss where she is "qualified to earn" at least $6.25 an hour, her time of injury wages. §39-71-703(5)(c), MCA (1995). Claimant has a high school education, a stable work history, and some experience dealing with customers in person and on the phone. She is qualified for and competitive for positions as receptionist or telemarketer paying $6.50 per hour and more. Such positions are and have been available in her area since her time of injury.
Miller v. Western Guaranty Fund Services [7/29/96] 1996 MTWCC 55 Where claimant elected to seek PPD benefits pursuant to section 39-71-703, MCA (1983), which provides lost earning capacity benefits, and the parties agreed to assess earning capacity based on 1996 wages, the Court set the PPD rate by finding claimant's likely wage as a waitress in 1996 if not injured and subtracting her probable 1996 wage as a receptionist, the position the Court deemed most likely claimant could obtain and perform.
McLaughlin v. ANR [6/4/97] 1997 MTWCC 36 A 45-year old truck driver suffered crush injury to hand and wrist. No longer able to perform trucking work, he obtained an accounts manager job with his same employer. When adjustments are made for the fact that he now works an average of 65 hours per week, while previously working on average 42 hours in the trucking job, he sustained a loss-of-earning capacity of $166.40 weekly. Under loss of earing capacity theory, sections 39-71-703 and -705, MCA (1985), he is entitled to 280 weeks of PPD benefits for the loss of use of his arm through the shoulder.
Ware v. State Fund [5/15/96] 1996 MTWCC 34 Under 1991 Act, claimant not entitled to TTD during period he lost wages not as the result of his injury, but because he chose to move to be nearer his children. He was also not entitled to TTD during period for which he failed to establish he was unemployed as the result of flare-ups of his condition and not merely lack of immediate jobs in his labor market. He was entitled to back TTD, however, for period after which his shoulder condition deteriorated such that surgery was recommended, including period during which insurer insisted on further conservative treatment prior to paying for surgery.
Gates v. Liberty NW Ins. Co. [2/13/96] 1995 MTWCC 114A The WCC will not adopt a bright line rule defining a claimants geographical labor market for assessing permanent partial disability benefit entitlement. While the Court found Missoula, which is eighty miles from claimants home, to be outside this particular claimants geographical labor, each case must turn on its own facts, including consideration not only of distance in miles, but possibly also such matters as ease of travel in winter and claimants available transportation.
Gates v. Liberty NW Ins. Co. [12/29/95] 1995 MTWCC 114 Where a worker does not immediately return to work, the rehabilitation requirement of section 39-71-2001, MCA (1993), must be met before any determination is made regarding claimants post-injury wages.
Gates v. Liberty NW Ins. Co. [12/29/95] 1995 MTWCC 114 If a rehabilitation plan calls for immediate return to work, the time for measuring wage loss is at the time the eight weeks of rehabilitation benefits specified in section 39-71-2001(3), MCA (1993), are exhausted. If at that time the claimant has been unable to secure employment despite his best good faith efforts, his post-injury wage is zero and his entitlement to permanent partial disability benefits shall be computed accordingly. If a plan calls for retraining, then a reasonable time must be allowed for claimant to find work upon completion of the plan, at a minimum eight weeks, before wage loss is assessed.
Gates v. Liberty NW Ins. Co. [12/29/95] 1995 MTWCC 114 When assessing wage loss for purposes of permanent partial disability benefits, court will not consider jobs not available within a reasonable distance of claimants home or which claimant would not be able to obtain and perform.
Gates v. Liberty Northwest Ins. Co. [11/07/95] 1995 MTWCC 94 Where the claimant is capable of working but does not return to work, to determine wage loss under section 39-71-703(c), MCA (1993), the Court looks to what he is capable of earning, that is, what jobs he is likely to obtain if he made a diligent job search. High end wages may be appropriate in one case, but inappropriate in another. If evidence establishes he will not likely obtain a high-end job, but can do better than a low-end job, an average of all wages for approved positions may be appropriate.


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The Nike ad, created by Wieden & Kennedy London, stars Spanish footballer Andrés Iniesta who, for the majority of the ad, is represented by a wooden marionette puppet.
In the week of the Republican National Convention in America, political ads for President Obama's re-election make up three of the top six ads this week.
With a combined total of 38,674 shares and 1.6 million views, Obama overshadows rival and Republican hopeful Mitt Romney who last week announced Paul Ryan as his running mate.
The top Obama ad features interviews with Republican women who have changed their loyalties and plan to vote for the incumbent, Democrat president, whilst an ad featuring former President Bill Clinton sits in fifth place.
At fourth in the chart, Microsoft unveil its new look branding in an ad created in-house, generating 299 blog posts, 2.3 million views and more than 21,000 shares across Facebook and Twitter since it hit the web last week.
The re-branding follows the scrapping of Hotmail and comes as the company gears up to launch the Windows 8 operating system, Windows 8 Phone and its first tablet device, Surface.
Last week's most shared, the Lego Story created by Lani Pixels, has fallen into seventh position with little over 1,000 shares a day in the last week.
The chart, produced in conjunction with Unruly, ranks ads according to the number of times they have been shared on Facebook, Twitter and the blogosphere.
Ads launched more than 30-days ago are not included.
1. Obama Biden 'Republican women for Obama' by Obama For America
15,077 shares this week
All time: 24,444 shares
2. Obama Biden 'the do-over' by Obama For America
14,719 shares this week
All time: 19,412 shares
3. Volvo 'ballerina stunt' by Forsman and Bodenfors
8,115 shares this week
All time: 40,812 shares
4. Microsoft 'Microsoft unveils a new look' created in-house
7,565 shares this week
All time: 21,680 shares
5. Lego 'the Lego story' by Lani Pixels
7,212 shares this week
All time: 146,386 shares
6. Obama Biden 'clear choice' by Obama For America
6,878 shares this week
All time: 23,323 shares
7. Nike 'CTR360 Maestri III' by Wieden & Kennedy London
4,787 shares this week
All time: 8,291 shares
8. Little Baby's Ice Cream 'special time' created in-house
3,498 shares this week
All time: 159,969 shares
9. Channel 4 'meet the superhumans' by 4Creative
3,375 shares this week
All time: 156,312 shares
10. adidas 'the return of Derrick Rose' by 180 LA
568 shares this week
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This is a proud moment for me! I have been selling these spindles officially since August this year, and only a month or so down the road I am getting press in a high profile magazine such as Yarn Maker.
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Making Their Mark
An Experiment in Success
While at MDC, Rodríguez conducted research using polymers to remove heavy metals such as lead and arsenic from industrial wastewater.
In high school, Mitch Rodríguez was so sure college wasn't in his future that he didn't even take the SAT. Fast-forward a few years and now, with an MDC associate degree in hand, he is bound for the University of Florida, one of the largest research universities in the nation.
"Overall, my experience at MDC has opened a plethora of doors for me," said Rodríguez, who found a passion for learning through MDC's STEM-TRAC program, which works to attract promising Hispanic and other underrepresented students to studies in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM).
Developing His Passion for Science
Rodríguez has come a long way in his brief time at MDC. He entered the College needing remedial math classes, which often are a stumbling block for even the most promising and creative STEM students. So Rodríguez took classes in MDC's innovative Developmental Education program, which helps students learn the real-world applications of the subjects preventing them from pursuing their academic dreams. Conquering math, Rodríguez went on to become one of 50 students selected to participate in the Summer Research Institute in MDC's STEM-TRAC program.
Housed at MDC's North Campus and funded by a $5 million collegewide grant from the U.S. Department of Education, STEM-TRAC promotes enrollment and retention of students in these fields as well as degree completion and transfer to four-year programs through a combination of high-impact educational practices, including STEM-specific advisement, peer-led team learning and undergraduate research.
In the Summer Research Institute, Rodríguez conducted pertinent research using polymers to remove heavy metals such as lead and arsenic from industrial wastewater.
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This rare chance to take part in research at the undergraduate level has had a positive domino effect, including opportunities to attend impactful symposia presentations and an invitation to publish the results of his research in a national publication. He also was the only undergraduate student presenting at the American Chemical Society national conference in Raleigh, N.C.,


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Project Information
Project Title
"When to transgress and when to behave? Prototypicality makes norm violators climb the hierarchical ladder"
University of Amsterdam - Work and Organizational Psychology
PhD Student
Florian Wanders
Dr. Astrid C. Homan (University of Amsterdam)
prof.dr. Annelies E.M. van Vianen (University of Amsterdam)
prof.dr. Gerben A. van Kleef (University of Amsterdam)
15 August 2015 - 15 August 2018
University of Amsterdam
Social norms guide everyday behaviour and, as such, allow for relatively peaceful social coexistence. People who break these norms are therefore often punished (1). Interestingly, however, some people seem to be exempt from following the rules, and are able to violate norms with few consequences. On the contrary, when they violate norms it might signal that they can act as they please, which in turn increases their hierarchical standing (2, 3). Examples of such norm violations are ample and range from colleagues interrupting one another to nations spying on each other. The proposed project aims to illuminate the fascinating question of what sets apart those who can transgress norms and gain hierarchical standing from those who should obey to avoid negative social consequences.
Combining idiosyncrasy credit theory (4, 5) with bounded generalized reciprocity theory (6, 7, 8), I propose that people's position in their group determines whether they are allowed to transgress norms or not. According to idiosyncrasy theory, people are awarded credits by the people around them. Those who are awarded many credits are given relatively much leeway and may safely violate norms, while those who are awarded little credits will experience negative social consequences when violating norms. Combining this framework with bounded generalized reciprocity theory, I propose that prototypical group members (i.e., those who are most exemplary of their group) are allotted relatively many credits and thus gain hierarchical standing when violating norms. In contrast, peripheral group members (i.e. those who are less clear examples of their group) are allotted no credits and will therefore lose hierarchical standing when violating norms.
The proposed research will be embedded in a larger interdepartmental project that investigates the dynamics of social hierarchies. The combined publicity work will ensure that the findings are communicated to the psychological community and to society.
Literature references
1. Schachter, S. (1951). Deviation, rejection, and communication. The Journal of Abnormal and Social Psychology, 46, 190-207.
2. Van Kleef, G. A., Homan, A. C., Finkenauer, C., Gundemir, S., & Stamkou, E. (2011). Breaking the rules to rise to power: How norm violators gain power in the eyes of others. Social Psychological and Personality Science, 2, 500-507.
3. Van Kleef, G. A., Homan, A. C., Finkenauer, C., Blaker, N. M., & Heerdink, M. W. (2012). Prosocial norm violations fuel power perceptions. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 48, 937-942.
4. Hollander, E. P. (1958). Conformity, status, and idiosyncrasy credit. Psychological Review, 65, 117-127.
5. Stone, T. H., & Cooper, W. H. (2009). Emerging credits. The Leadership Quarterly, 20, 785-798.
6. Yamagishi, T., Jin, N., & Kiyonari, T. (1999). Bounded generalized reciprocity. Ingroup boasting and ingroup favoritism. Advances in Group Processes, 16, 161–197.
7. Balliet, D., Wu, J., & De Dreu, C. K. W. (2014). Ingroup favoritism in cooperation: A meta-analysis. Psychological Bulletin, 140, 1556-1581.
8. Cheng, J. T., Tracy, J. L., Foulsham, T., Kingstone, A., & Henrich, J. (2013). Two ways to the top: evidence that dominance and prestige are distinct yet viable avenues to social rank and influence. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 104, 103-125.
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Brasil edge Matildas
By Chris Dunkerley:
Women's International Friendly
3pm, Sunday 6 April, 2014
Queensland Sports Academy & Athletic Centre, Brisbane
Australia 0
lost to
Brasil 1 (Debora Oliviera 68′)
Australia's senior women's football team, the Matildas, has been defeated by Brasil by the one goal despite controlling large sessions of the match.
In the 13th minute Alana Kennedy headed wide across goal.
21 minutes in the first chance to the visitors with Debinha's snap shot on the turn going just wide on the left.
Emily van Egmons, playing wide on the right, was free but hit a shot well away from goal in the 39th minute.
Heavy rain marred the passing game of both sides.
Australia's 'keeper Brianna Davey came forcefully to take a dangerous ball in stoopage time fo the first half.
Clare Polkinghorne got forward in the 51st minute but couldn't force the ball past the keeper from close-in in the wet.
The Matildas createed two good chance soon after but couldn't not make them count.
In the 68th minute Debora Oliveira was played into the area by a lofted ball from Formiga, and she slotted a low finish past Matildas' custodian Brianna Davey. 0-1
Almost immediately Australia showed their danger, with Kate Gill hitting the side netting with an angled shot after some inter-passing down the right side.
There was little in the way of chances later, with Formiga hitting high & wide.
In stoppage time Elise Kellond-Knight was on goal but couldn't beat Picarte the Brasil 'keeper, and Michelle Heyman cut out a loose ball but hit her shot wide on the right.
The teams will meet again behind closed doors this Wednesday at the same venue as the Matildas continue their preparations for the 2014 Asian Women's Cup in Vietnam late next month, and the Brasilians prepare for the South American championships.
Match details
Crowd: 2,583
Referee: Nami Inazumi (Japan); Assistants: Allison Flynn, Sara Ho (Australia)
Brasil coach: Murio de Oliviera (Brasil)
Australia coach: Hesterine de Reus (Netherlands)
Team sheets not released


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George Bernard Shaw wrote "we don't stop playing because we grow old, we grow old because we stop playing." As I was getting packed to return to Vermont to do the Championship Beast, that was the thought I was having about why I keep doing these Spartans. I'd qualified for Boston and won a 5k since the last Spartan race so a couple of friends had asked me why I don't just focus solely on running, why pursue an activity I feel so inadequate for since I get passed by so many more people and get whooped so much more.
It took a small damaged brain with memory issues very little time to figure it out and remember. As Kiana and I went to the track and then after playground, she sat there and played on the monkey bars and kept trying to swing harder, till she eventually fell and cried. After a couple of minutes of calming down, she did it again successfully. As we walked to school, she walked across a wall with balance then stopped and picked a flower. This, this is why I do Spartans. Because road races are fun and running is fun but as kids, or at least when I was a kid and as I watch my daughter Kiana, we want to do so much more than just put one foot in front of the other fast. And so we build playgrounds to do it more cleanly and when I get on there and play with her... it's a nostalgic feeling I can't quite describe.
But when I get out to do Spartans, the nostalgic feeling is further back than my childhood. It's remembering the childhood of perhaps being human itself... when there was no clear path, just a mountain to climb, trees to avoid, rocks to crawl over. I suppose there were always some people who stayed at camp but the ones that took us higher, further were those who'd be the defining elements of humanity was building it's own playground, it's own path or at least pursuing the one that most people left only to the beasts. In Spartans, they build in these obstacles which cover such a range of challenges. I am still amused that they call the running out here technical running; that to me feels like calling a plane flying and a bird technical flying. Running in nature is the way we got better at running and while driving on running in a car may be faster... flying or running through the natural way up mountains, swimming across rivers, getting in the mud, that's not technical to me, that's running in the midst of beauty, nature, reality. In those Spartan races, I have beaten people who would have come in ahead of me on road races and vice versa. But it's more than just putting one foot in front of the other, you have to land them right, watch where you're going. And if the challenges were just things that you had to deal with and then keep running and the best runners would still be usually the winners, well they wouldn't be obstacles then, they'd be merely interruptions. And so that was the attitude I went in with as I laid out my gear and got ready for the Spartan championships.
The first time I did it in 2013 I had no concept of what Vermont looked like. I had looked up at the Ski Resort mountain where we'd do this all and thought that was a beautiful mountain than when I'd heard we were going to be up and down it several times, it was the most hideous thing I'd ever seen. But going into it, I knew it was a beauty and I was hoping to be successful in taking it with it's obstacles and becoming a beast.
The first few miles on the course were different this year, a different start with a slight down hill turned into an uphill. It was very few obstacles at first, letting people spread out before jumping over walls, going under walls, going across walls, crawling in mud under barbed wire. I'd seen all of this before and I'd prepared for it all mentally. There were sandbags to carry, buckets to carry, and since the year before I had also these at home and had some concept. I am not a great swimmer and it wasn't long before we were swimming in water that was colder than any water shy of an ice bath I'd ever been in with two obstacles in the middle. I got 50% of those, missing the tarzan swing because well I guess I didn't focus on the right movie having thought about Beauty and the Beast and the Jungle Book and not enough about Tarzan and Jane. I got further than I thought I would along it and the water was colder than I remembered when I landed. Still, we proceeded where the trail got more unfamiliar and we kept going forever uphill it seemed. When we got to the very top, there was a wind and fog and cold where you couldn't see very far in front of you with a cargo net where perhaps it was just my imagination, it seemed a lot colder in just climbing those 20 feet up than it did at the bottom. The balance beams I had done before had a new twist with a log in the middle followed by more balance beams. There was a memory test (do you remember things worse or better when you're cold?).
And suddenly on what had been described as the toughest course I'd ever done, the hardest thing I've ever signed up, I honestly started to grow over confident. I was over halfway done mileage wise and while it was a challenge, I was ready to say that the training had paid off and just to turn it on till the finish line. Not long after that, there was an interruption, no an obstacle, no a crazy ridiculous part of the course that reminded me that this was on a ski course and that in order to go up people usually take lifts and come down on ski's. The hills had been tough enough but all of a sudden there were bags to carry. The simple truth is we'd had a similar obstacle the year before but it was a long sandbag that while heavy and awkward, I'd gotten this. This year I'd worked on my upper body more (or so I thought) and it would be simpler. Boy was I wrong. They had upped the ante... it was now two bags, built not with a handle but with a way you'd grab them at the top and you'd have to take them both. I started that climb what felt like 100 times dragging it, hating gravity, wondering as I do in the middle of most races and certainly Spartans, WHY AM I DOING THIS?!? I was in the elite heat and we had two carry bags, the ladies and the open heat only had to carry one bag and they were passing us and each of them were sharing encouragement as
But after that while there were just a few miles to go... those miles felt longer than I dare describe. There was a point on the course where I made the wrong turn and realized and a volunteer lead me back and as I headed backwards, probably getting a little mileage in I was talking to the guys going forward who recognized me and asked what was wrong asking if I was walking off the course (there was zero chance of that). I just said I was trying to do the course in its entirety and I didn't know how else to do that after making a wrong turn than to go back. There were obstacles that I struggled with that I wouldn't have without those bags, a herculean hoist were you pick up weight over a rope and a beam and then let it down gently was harder than any other times I've done it from grip strength shot. There a contraption that felt like it was from American Ninja and it whooped me, the obstacle I'd been able to prepare the most specifically for the monkey bars were no longer just bars that swang across, they had huge ups and downs, and they took me down. There were things I didn't struggle with at all in previous Spartans like the rope climb where my fingers were just hurting. I got it done but I had to hang on tight and it was a bumpy ride. Honestly several days later they still hurt, maybe why it took me so long to write this report. In Spartans some obstacles have to be completed, you have to make them a priority because they aren't an option, that was one of them. Others you get one shot at them and if you miss them it's a 30 burpee penalty before moving on... there's a great Spartan saying, there's no failure only burpees, I got to not experience failure 150 time along the course.
The end was a steep climb with a steep run down to jump over the fire. But when the finish line was visible it was easier and that was the fastest I'd climbed up terrain and ran down the slopes. The honest truth is that in Spartans I've never checked my time or my standing. I don't wear a watch because I don't know how to translate it. I knew it was about 15 miles, 7000 feet of elevation, 33 obstacles, tons of muscle, mind, heart and pain to get through it. I was exhausted but knew that day I was proud to be a beast, still believing that if you sign up for some messy things in life, it makes the ones you don't sign up for a little easier to deal with. This Spartan beast reminded me that it's good to work hard, to find something to believe in, even if I didn't know where I stand.
Like any Spartan or race, I wasn't necessarily smiling in the middle but I was smiling at the beginning and at the end. I've played many sports and taken many challenges in life, some willing and some by happenstance but there's nothing else I've ever done that pushed endurance, every muscle fiber as much as this, my heart beat. Many have mentioned I was crazy for doing this kind of stuff... fair enough, we know something's wrong with my brain. But I think it's probably good to push and play with as much of the system on occasion. And that playing in Vermont was a beauty and at the end of it I was grateful that both that the mountain and I were still standing and that I got to be a beast.


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These days its been raining so much that I had to drive to and from work. Most of the days I end up getting stuck in traffic and by the time I reach home I dont feel like adventuring into anything other than meals.. Yesterday I decided to beat the traffic by leaving early instead and glad it did almost work (got stuck in traffic for just 5 minutes that's an achievement :)). When I reached home I realized that my laptop had succumbed to death just last night and I had to revive it before I can continue my work from home. So while my laptop was getting its life I decided to bake these ones especially with almonds because these days I have become little forgetful. They say almonds help improve memory :D now is the time to see if they can :) Thankfully my laptop has become as good as new and working even better than what it was like when it was new. I give credit to win7 and also to the fact that I kept it light unlike those whole bunch of installs that came from Dell. Now I am looking forward to see if my memory can come back after this almond's dose :) So here I am sharing this extremely simple recipe of these delicious cakes I made.
1 Cup Butter
2 Cup Sugar
4 Cup Maida
2 Cup Choco-chips
3/4 Cup Almonds
1 Cup Milk
4 Spoon Brown Sugar
2 Spoon Vanilla Essence
1 Spoon Baking Soda
1/2 Spoon Baking Powder
2 Eggs
Salt to taste
- In a bowl beat sugar and butter till its fluffy.
- Add in eggs and beat again.
- Add in vanilla essence, milk and beat till creamy, fluffy mixture is formed.
- Add in maida, baking soda, baking powder and salt to taste and mix in with light hands till everything is nicely accommodated in the egg-butter-sugar mixture.
- Add in 1.5 cups of choco-chips and mix lightly. Keep aside
- Chop almonds to coarse pieces and mix them with brown sugar and remaining 1/2 cup choco-chips. Keep aside
- Preheat oven to 350F/180C.
- Grease muffin pans and fill them in with the batter to 2/3rd level each.
- Sprinkle the almond-chocochip-sugar mixture on all these muffins equally.
- Bake the muffins at 350F/180C for 25 minutes.
I used raw almonds and sprinkled them on top instead of mixing it in the batter. The almonds were roasted amazingly while the cake baked.
I also mixed in brown sugar and chocochips with the almonds because I thought it would give nice sweetness to the cake while taking a bite. And guess what it really worked :)
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Research Research Interests Anisotropic materials and smart surfaces Biocomposites and biomaterials Cyborg cells Whole cell biosensors Nanotoxicity Bioimprinting and cell shape recognition Antimicrobial nanoparticles Structuring of food products Microencapsulation technologies for drug delivery formulations Stimulus triggered release of actives Stimulus responsive colloid dispersions Research groups The Paunov Research Group conducts highly interdisciplinary research in the areas of colloids, nanoscience and biomaterials Publications Medlock J, Das A A K, Madden L A, Allsup D J, Paunov V N, 'Cancer Bioimprinting and Cell Shape Recognition for Diagnosis and Targeted Treatment', Chemical Society Reviews, 46, pp 5110 – 5127 (2017) Halbus A F, Horozov T S, Paunov V N, 'Colloid Particle Formulations for Antimicrobial Applications', Advances in Colloid and Interface Science, doi: 10.1016/j.cis.2017.05.012 (2017) Paunov V N, Al-Shehri H, Horozov T S, 'Attachment of Composite Porous Supra-Particles to Air–Water and Oil–Water Interfaces: Theory and Experiment', Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 18, pp 26495-26508 (2016) Richter A P, Brown J S, Bharti B, Wang A, Gangwal S, Houck K, Cohen Hubal E A, Paunov V N, Stoyanov S D, Velev O D, 'An Environmentally Benign Antimicrobial Nanoparticle Based on a Silver-Infused Lignin Core', Nature Nanotechnology, 10, pp 817-823 (2015) Al-Awady M J, Greenway G M, Paunov V N, 'Nanotoxicity of Polyelectrolyte-Functionalised Titania Nanoparticles towards Microalgae and Yeast: Role of the Particle Concentration, Size and Surface Charge', RSC Advances, 5, pp 37044-37059 (2015) Full list Teaching Programmes taught on (2019) Chemistry Modules list Thermodynamics and Electrochemistry Problem Solving Workshops in Physical Chemistry I Problem Solving Workshops in Physical Chemistry II Advanced Colloid Science Advanced Topics in Nanotechnology/Surface Characterisation Techniques Lab Physical Chemistry Laboratory Class (year 3) Topics in Materials and Inorganic Chemistry (year 4) Hot Topics in Physical and Materials Chemistry (year 4) Research PhDs Completed PhDs Olivier Cayre (University of Leeds), Pietro Taylor, (University of Leeds), Neil Ashby (Reckitts-Benkiser, Hull), Chun Xu (Biochem, Shanghai, China), Mustafa Ersoz (University of Konya, Turkey), Hartmut Wege, Soumen Ghosh (Bangalore), Andrew Campbell (University of Leeds), William Small (Croda, Hull, UK), Amro Dyab (University of Minia, Egypt), Nae-guy Kang (LG, Korea), Rawil Fakhrulin (Kazan State University, Russia), Josef Borovicka (University of Leeds), Shwan Hamad (University of Hull), Baghali Mathapa, Marius Rutskevicus, Anupam Das, Hamza Al-Shehri, Mohammed Al-Awady, Emmanuel Ubuo, Ali-Al-Orabi, He Liang, Zeinab Arabeyyat Current PhD supervisions Saba Al-Obaidy, Osama Bedran, Jevan Medlock, Ben Thompson, Dr Anupam Das, Dr He Liang, Ahmed Al-Mamoori, Benjamin Filby Teaching awards and accolades FHEA Professional highlights Academic qualifications BSc MSc PhD External roles Published more than 130 scientific papers in international journals and a co-author of 13 patents Given more than 90 invited and conference presentations Attracted significant research funding from the UK research councils EPSRC, BBSRC and the industry. 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Everybody keeps telling me what a great Mudthaw I had, how I made an incredible run, how I had some epic bouts. All of this is true. I did great. I fought well, I think I fought honorably, I had a great time. But when it really comes down to it, I had two fights against two unbelted fighters, one of whom I'd just beaten, and that was all it would take to get me into the semi finals--and I couldn't get it done.
Mudthaw, if you've never fought it, is one of those big tourneys that rival Crown's for size and quality. In most kingdoms (the West, with three crowns and six coronets a year is an exception) have one or two tourneys that are as big or bigger than Crown Tourney, and as hard fought. Mudthaw is one of those. There were 70 - some odd (I heard, but all I remember was 70 something) fighters--bigger than most Eastern crowns. There were four royal peers in the list, plus Doug Henry, who is one of our two non-Dukes (he's better than nearly every duke in the kingdom, he just doesn't want to be king. He usually wins Mudthaw and always wins Birka). And there was a passel of knights and the usual hungry unbelts. It's a very tough list. It also draws from all over. We had a couple of guys down from Montreal.
They fight it as a double elimination list, but did something odd this time. They started out as though they were going to fight a winners and a losers list, but they forgot to front-load the byes as you need to in that situation (to make that work you need both the winners and losers lists to be powers of two by the 3rd round). So they were mixing the lists up, but they still wanted to get down to two fighters with one loss and two with none, so they could run the semi final the way they usually do. More on that later.
I can't recall all my fights in detail at this point. What I can recall is this: I went in without a plan. I fought some A Frame but a lot more of a traditional high-guard and some Bellatrix. Bellatrix attacks lost me two fights, but I was more relaxed, moving better, and was fighting my own game, not anybody else's. I got compliments from both Ron and Viz on that.
As far as I know, Eric Hundamn and I were the only knights paired with another knight in the first round. This was a tough fight, as is taller than I and uses an odd sword and spear (ish) style. I managed to kill him with slot shot but it was hard and very close.
My next fight was against a bastardsword fighter, I was warned that he was very sharp, so I was cautious. I used the same modified A Frame I use against pole arm fighters and, when he attacked, I stepped in and just pounded at his leg till he went down. I actually got a hook on his sword then I hit him in the body.
My third fight was against an unbelted fighter named Godric. He was really good, but had no idea how to handle an old-school figure 8 attack. I got him with a back hand.
I think fourth round was my bye. This was what really lost the tournament for me. They were fighting byes and I got Tiberius Naughtious Maximus, a scutum fighter who is taller than I and who put a loss on me at the Crown Brion won. We fought and took each others arms. Called that a double kill and fought again. Called that a double kill and fought again. I won, but I was so winded I could barely stagger back to camp. No we were in 5th round when things start to get hairy. Sure enough I went right into my next fight. I draw Brennan. As I said, now is when it gets tough.
So Brenan has been taking my off-side leg very handily of late. I knew that going in. I'd been thinking about it for two weeks--if you fight Brenan watch out for the off-side leg shot. After some feeling out and cautious range games, I attack. I want to get him with a hook thrust, but I've been killing him with that too much lately, and he knows it's coming. He is countering by twisting his body out of the way and leaning to his left every time he feels my hook. He throws a blow at the same time that almost gets me. I then decide to use an aggressive Belatrix style attack: I throw the off-side head, do the tear-drop return to the on-side head and step forward as I do, and as soon as I take that step he nails my (off-side) leg. Ok, that's a ducal move and I just did what I swore I wasn't going to do, lose my off-side leg. After that we have a very long fight. I almost get him with a hook thrust from my knees but he dodges it again. I almost get him with that slot shot to the belly. My head and off-side are well guarded but he works me over till he lands a (hard) wrap to my shield-side ribs. Ok. That was an epic fight against a duke.
Next I draw a really fast, wiley fighter from Canada named Reinhardt who just blew up Bill in the first round. That was a hard fight and, to be honest, I was tired and don't recall how I won it. I probably took his leg. Maybe?
Next round I drew Arne, who is the toughest unbelt in the list and finaled here last year after taking my arm when I knew better than to throw the foot-stomp thrust. This fight was truly epic. We went for a long time. I knew the off-side was coming, so I had that guarded. Unfortunately, he's also developed a very good attack down the middle agains the A-Frame. He nearly took my arm. He usually leaves himself open to high wraps when he steps in, but with my brand-new fairly light sword I couldn't get those to stick. Finally, in one of our more violent exchanges, I got his leg when he over-blocked and I moved off-line to my left. Then I worked him for awhile until I got a good shield hook and snap on him.
That was 7th round, unless I'm leaving something out.
Now it comes down to this. There are two fighters without losses, Doug and Horic. Did I mention Horic? This is a song about Horic.....
Well, not really. Horic is a count from Long Island, he was Gendy's squire, he's Gui's grand knight and was Von Dresden's knight. He's a great guy but he dropped out of the SCA for awhile. Oddly, I was the last guy to fight him before he dropped out, at a practice in 98 at Kisena park, and the first guy to fight him back in armor, at a barbecue at his house 18 months ago. He's been going to the Wantagh practice that Gui and I go out to sometimes, mostly to see him and Mordreth. So he decided to drop 45 pounds and come out of retirement. He's still got amazing hand speed and great reflexes, and he shocked a lot of people (but not those of us who'd been going to Wantagh). He did great. I never fought him. This is just a shout out to him for the great day he had.
In addition to Doug and Horic there are five fighters with one loss: me, Arne, Thorson, Brenan and an unbelt named Victor. Now there's lots of things we can do at this point. We can keep running it as a single-tree list, like many kingdoms do, until there are two fighters for the final round. We can fight three more rounds with the unbelts, which will give us two from that group. Thorson pressed hard for a roman style melee. But, in the end, they decided to fight a round robin among us five, mostly because Arne wanted that instead of the melee option. That's right, at the END of the tournament, we had to fight a five person round robin. It figures the youngest kid in the bunch would want the option that was the most tiring. Oh joy.
My first fight was Count Thorson. Thorson is the reason I adopted the A-Frame. One, he makes it work so well, but two, it was the only defense I could find against his quick off-side face shot, which every A Frame fighter uses (when he threw it, and I was in an open guard, it just sailed down the top-edge of my shield and there was nothing I could do about it). We fought hard for a minute or two, but I took his leg then killed him. That, killing Thorson in a tournament, is one of the great moments for me lately.
Then I got Brenan again. This time he did not get my off-side leg. Again I threw the hook thrust and again no dice. My defense was much tighter this time. Eventually he got my shield-side leg, then we fought a long time before he got me with a wicked shoulder chop.
And that was the moment when I looked around and said I can do this. I've got a win and a loss. Brenan has a loss (to Thorson) but Thorson just lost to Arne. Arn'e has lost to Brenan. If I win these next two fights against Arne and Victor I'm in semis against Horic.
I settled down to fight Arne. I worked out of my A Frame. We had a couple good exchanges. He almost got me with that slot shot once,. The second time he threw it is caught me solid in the belly. Not really hard but good and clean and just enough.
Then I fought Victor. That was a short but powerful experience. I don't remember having fought him before and had no book on him. He was using a tear drop kite. I've been having good results using a Belatrix attack against that form. I threw the first blow, started the second, and he stepped into my advance and hooked my shield. Nobody in this kingdom uses shield hooks but me. And apparently this guy. I'm like "Oh shit" he bends around and cuts me off, then brings a hammer blow down on the top of my helm. Great technique, and I am out.
Adendum: Victor tagged me in this photo on Facebook of the moment he took my lunch money. You can see the hook, the blow, and how fucked I am. I never should have let this happen.
Semis was Brenan against Horic, with Brenan needing to win twice, which he did. Doug made short work of Arne, then Brenan beat Doug in a one-fight final with single broadswords that included at least one double kill.
So yeah, I had a great day. Yeah, I could have done better. I was totally gassed at the end, which I know is why Arne got that shot in, and probably why Victor beat me as well.
Oh, then I served high table at the feast, because royal peers and barons should do that sort of thing. Fighting Mudthaw and serving feast equals 17,800 steps according to my fitbit.
I feel tired this morning but it was an awesome day.
Addendum: so I couldn't find any video of me, but I found some great video of Brenan fighting Victor. Victor uses a hook/thrust!! Yay! I developed that technique about five years ago, and have had real success with it. I don't know if Victor figured it out himself or saw me do it, or if he reads my blog, but he's only the second person besides me I've ever seen use that technique. Yes, it was unfortunately against Brenana whom, as I noted above, has a counter for it. But good on Victor.
It's 41 days until Crown. My next time in armor may be this Thursday in Hawthorne. If not the following Wednesday at Nutley.
This blog is a discussion of SCA fighting. I've been fighting in the SCA since 1979, I've won a crown and a coronet. The biggest knock on my fighting, according to one duke, is that I try to learn everything. This may be bad for my quest for strawberry leaves but it is good for the people who read my blog. (this blog uses cookies and ad links)
Sunday, March 26, 2017
Mudthaw 2017
Posted by M.A. Cramer/Valgard at 11:47 AM
3 comments:
- Pat Harrington said...
Victor is from house silver Dragon, the last Squire of Feral Von Halstern.
- April 24, 2017 at 7:32 PM
- M.A. Cramer/Valgard said...
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- April 25, 2017 at 2:46 PM
- M.A. Cramer/Valgard said...
Well, whoever he is, he kicked my ass.
- April 25, 2017 at 2:47 PM
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The media industry is changing rapidly and requires professionals to have a diversified skill-set. Putting graduates in influential roles in a world where mass media are a driving force is our mission. Students are educated for a wide range of careers in the field of communications in mainstream media and church settings. They are distinguished by their solid theoretical knowledge, their professional skills, and their ability to think and act as Christians in a world where all media converge to form a set of compelling communications tools.
Whether you seek a career as a digital journalist, graphic designer, interactive media designer, film producer, photojournalist, editor, public relations director for a non-profit organization, or maybe you're interested in church media development and design, Milligan's Communications Area has an area of study that will fit your needs.
Facilities include state-of-the-art Mac workstations, digital media editing bay, a radio station, and a video production studio.
Students work alongside professionals in their field through internships in a variety of settings. Co-curricular opportunities to gain hands-on experience include The Stampede Online-TV-Print and WUMC-FM 90.5 (campus radio station). Students also have the opportunity to apply for a one semester residency at the New York City Semester in Journalism, Los Angeles Film Studies Program, or the Contemporary Music Center through the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities (CCCU).
Milligan Communications graduates are working for NASA, CNN, Saturn, Dreamworks SKG, Zoo Studio Nashville, Focus on the Family, and Standard Publishing, to name a few. Others are working at TV, radio, and newspapers throughout the country. Some are working in ministry or youth ministry and in businesses or non-profit organizations. Many have pursued graduate studies at University of Illinois, University of Georgia, NYU, Duke, Johns Hopkins, and Georgia Southern, to name only a few.
Offsite Study
New York City Semester in Journalism (NYCJ)
Milligan College is a partner institution with the New York City Semester in Journalism (NYCJ), a 15-credit-hour program offered through the Phillips Journalism Institute at The King's College in New York City. With courses in journalism and liberal arts, mentoring, lectures, and readings, students will consider their calling as Christians explore the possibilities of working in mainstream media, and sharpen their reporting, writing, and multimedia skills. An NYCJ internship provides hands-on experience in the media capital of the world. Students from any academic discipline may apply, and NYCJ credits can be integrated into a student's academic plan. Learn more at https://www.tkc.edu/nycs.
Los Angeles Film Studies Program (LAFSP)
This semester-long, 16-credit hour program sponsored by the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities allows students to study filmmaking in Los Angeles while doing internships at businesses in the entertainment industry. It is recommended that the LAFSP be taken during the first semester of the senior year. Learn more at www.bestsemester.com.
Contemporary Music Center (CMC)
The Contemporary Music Center, located in Brentwood, TN (near Nashville), is a semester-long, 16-credit hour interdisciplinary off-campus study program that provides a community for young musicians and aspiring music executives to plumb the depths of their creative souls and test the waters of a career in popular music. Designed as an artists' community, the program seeks to develop artists and music executives with a Christ-centered vision for music content, production, and delivery. The mission of the CMC is to prepare students academically and creatively for potential careers in the music industry. Learn more at www.bestsemester.com.
Semester in Ministry
The Semester in Ministry is an innovative program designed for college students who are exploring a career in ministry. During the semester, you will have an exciting and motivating internship in an area of ministry that connects with your interests and skills (Communications Ministries are available in Graphic Arts, Video Production, Sound and Technical Arts, Drama). You will be challenged and encouraged by active Christian leaders. Additionally, you will be able to earn academic credit while taking courses on the church campus. This semester long program is a perfect place for you to have a hands-on experience in Christian ministry as you grow in Christ. Learn more at semesterinministry.org.


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Subject: I have found a DVD that I think you would enjoy
|The Fortunate Pilgrim
Actors: Sophia Loren, Edward James Olmos, John Turturro, Anna Strasberg, Yorgo Voyagis
Director: Stuart Cooper
Genres: Indie & Art House, Drama, Television
UR 2006 4hr 10min
The moving story of a woman?s determination to provide a better life for herself and five children. Set in New York?s depression-era lower East Side, Sophia Loren is an Italian immigrant who strives to preserve her family?... more »
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The Fortunate Pilgrim
(5 out of 5 stars)
"Excellent movie. Originally seen on TV many, many years ago. Finally able to purchase a copy. The story of an Italian family's immigration to the U.S. and all of their sacrifices, sorrows and joys. Able to visualize my own family's immigration and early life in U.S."
Fortunate Pilgrim - A must for Italo-Americans and great for
Joseph Grimaldi | Massachusetts | 04/06/2006
(5 out of 5 stars)
"Based on Mario Puzo's best book, this is a masterpiece. I have read the book twice and never thought the film would come close but it does. From the opening scene with the voice of Pavorotti singing over the street noise to the wonderful ending it is a great story of a wonderful Italian mother who is going to make it in America for her family. Sophia Loren is amazing. If you are of Italian heritage or just know an Italian; you must see this!"
Fortunate Pilgrim - Sophia Loren
I. Al ALAWI | 02/25/2006
(5 out of 5 stars)
"This product was exactly what I want and what I was searching for since a very long time. I'm glad to know that I can find everything in your website. The DVD I've purchased is perfect and the movie was perfect too. Sophia Loren did a great job in this movie. I really loved the way she presented the story and made me feel that she is not acting at all. I recommand this movie for everybody who admire Sophia Loren and who wants to not only watch a movie but live within it."


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Sony has created quite a niche for itself, from their PlayStations, Televisions, and music systems to their DVD players. They have tried and tested the waters in almost all of the major electronic product lines. Today, we have Sony UBP-X800 Review for you guys! The device first of its kind comes with Ultra-HD Blu-ray support to enhance the movie watching experience to a new level.
What does the UBP-X800 look and feel like?
UBP-X800 is a flat rectangular Blu-ray player like most of the major Blu-ray devices of today; it comes with a rigid 'frame and bean' design to prevent any sort of mechanical vibration that may result in unpleasant noise. The device looks elegant and premium with its tray cover hiding, full-length strip that perfectly blends with the stylish body.
What does it have under the hood?
This beast of a player could play anything you can throw at it, from the Blu-ray discs to the traditional DVDs and CDs to ultra-HD videos from online streaming sites. It also comes preloaded with the necessary video codecs to play 4K HDR content. Powered with Dolby Atmos® and DTS:X will bring incredible theater atmosphere while watching movies. This Sony player can easily handle high audio formats like the DAC and high-resolution audio, so you know that you are listening to nothing but the best.
Sony UBP-X800 also comes with two HDMI output ports meant specifically to play 4K videos on your television. The device also comes with Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, a USB port to play most of the well-formatted media from your hard disk or pen drive. The Ethernet port provided with the player acts as an added bonus to have you watch stable 4k movies from reputable video streaming sites like Amazon or Netflix. Its built-in Bluetooth also supports wireless headphones for private movie watching or music playback.
How well does it perform against set parameters we tested it on?
We ran this black beauty through the stern testing procedures that we always follow; it gave us a cent percent response on the major lot of them. It ran everything we threw at it with ease from the state of the art Blu-ray DVD to the 2-year-old CD with dust smothered all over it; it did not for once give up on us!
Overall, Sony UBP-X800 4K Blu-ray player checks all the boxes on our parameters, and we have strong reason to believe that it would do so on yours too. Do not hold yourself back just go for it; you will have a completely new meaning for entertainment with this piece!
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For those new Frosted Fans... Every Sat I post finds from local stores (but national chains) that may help you stock up for your next party. I try and keep a rolling 2 months in the link on the right "Frosting at Local Stores"
I didn't get to shop a lot this week - finals in school, UGH! No fair! Hope you enjoy what I did find!
Found: Michael's Craft Store
Section: Doll/Bear dress up
Price: $1.99
Cowgirl/Cowboy party in the craft section!
Found: Michael's Craft Store
Section: By the foam and felt
Price: $2.99 (on sale)
(forgot to see measurements, but it was at least 4 feet wide I think) paper rolls would be an excellent choice for a backdrop for pictures or a buffet - They had Red Brick, Jungle and Sky!
Found: Michael's Craft Store
Section: Higher end art supplies
Price: $7.99 a roll
Found: Michael's Craft Store
Section: Dollar bins
Price: $1
Found: Michael's Craft Store
Section: Display with rubber band shapes
Price: $1
Found: Pier 1
Section: Wine accessories
Price: $8.00
(I just grabbed a plastic bowl near the stand for show)
Found: Pier 1
Section: Kitchen Furniture
Price: $49.99


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Faith vs Belief
by Jacques Ellul
Belief provides answers to people's questions, so as to find assurance and provide a solution; so as to fashion for themselves a system of beliefs. Faith is not to supply us with explanation, but to get us to listen to God's questions. Belief talks and talks, it wallows in words, it takes the initiative to explain. Faith listens patiently. Belief brings people together, joined in the same institutional current, oriented toward the same object of belief, sharing the same ideas, following the same rituals, enrolled in the same organization, speaking the same language. It has the social benefit of consensus and identification. Faith individualizes. It has to do with a personal relationship with God in which God confers each with unique identity. Faith separates people and makes them unique, set apart for what God wants to do. Belief is antithetical to doubt. It is the basis of fundamentalism; people unbending in their convictions, intolerant of any deviation. In their articulation of belief they press rigor and absolutism to their limits. Belief is rapidly transformed into passwords, rites, orthodoxy. Faith recognizes doubt. Faith puts to the test every element of my life and society. It leads me to question all my certitudes, all my moralities, beliefs, and policies. It forbids me to attach ultimate significance to any expression of human activity."
taken from Jacques Ellul - Living Faith.


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