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New Canadian pair quickly polishing its game on beach volleyball World TourMYSLOWICE, Poland (April 26, 2012)– Canadian Olympic hopefuls Josh Binstock of Toronto (in photo) and Martin Reader of Comox, B.C., are making giant strides this week at the second stop on the FIVB World Tour beach volleyball circuit.
After stringing together three straight wins in the qualifying round on Wednesday, Binstock and Reader are still alive after the first day of the main draw on Thursday.
The first-year pair lost to third-seeds Pablo Herrera and Adrian Gavira of Spain 21-16, 25-23. Then for their first repechage, Canada's opponents from Russia withdrew due to injury. They will face another Russian pair on Friday morning at the double elimination format tournament.
''They (Spain) came out pretty strong but we were able to adapt and had a back and forth match with them,'' said Binstock. ''They were able to squeak it out at the end but we definitely gave them a good match.
''Our confidence is high right now. We're getting a lot of experience. We are fighting hard with these tough matches.''
Binstock admitted still feeling the effects from Wednesday's marathon which required almost three hours of total play time. In addition Reader in battling a painful toe injury suffered at last week's season opener.
''We are definitely sore,'' Binstock said. ''But going into today we put it aside and by the time the warm-up started the adrenaline took over. Martin taped up the toe and battled through it. With Olympic qualifying on the line we have to be here and to see Martin play through the injury says a lot about his toughness and character.''
So far, the pair is delighted with the decision to unite their forces for the 2012 season.
''We're just getting better with every match,'' Binstock said. ''Our communication is very open which probably helps us improve and progress fast. It usually takes along time with new teams to get that chemistry but we made it a point to be constructive with our feedback.''
Meanwhile in Sanya, China, Heather Bansley and Liz Maloney of Toronto rebounded from an opening round loss to remain in medal contention on Thursday at the second stop on the FIVB beach volleyball circuit.
Bansley and Maloney, the only Canadians in the main draw, lost their opening match to Madelein Meppelink and Sophie van Gestel of the Netherlands 21-18, 21-13. It's the second week in a row the Dutch women have defeated Bansley and Maloney.
However in their repechage match, the Canadians beat Natasha Rigobert and Elodie Yi Luk Lo of Mauritius 21-10, 21-12. The tournament is a double elimination format which means you must lose twice to be eliminated.
The World Tour is also important important for Bansley and Maloney in accumulating Olympic qualifying points. If they are ranked in the top-16 they will get a ticket to London. Another victory and they would improve upon last week's 17th place finish.
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JACKSON – Legislation that supporters say simply will "clarify" that the elected three-member Public Service Commission would have no authority over rural water associations cleared the Legislature on Wednesday.
The bill passed the House without a dissenting vote.
In the Senate, 14 members of the 52-seat chamber voted no. The bill now goes to Gov. Phil Bryant.
Sen. Hob Bryan, D-Amory, said he could not understand why there would be opposition to the three-member statewide commission having oversight of water utilities.
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Review: Young Lovers Imprisoned by Technology in 'The Cell'
The Opera Upper West singers performed in an intimate setting, juxtaposing two small-scale works involving telephones.
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Unexpected Works, Familiar Composers
The Juilliard School's ChamberFest opened with an obscure work by Gian Carlo Menotti, a difficult Schumann and a crowd-pleasing Brahms.
January 15, 2014, Wednesday
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Lili Chookasian, Contralto Praised for Her Velvety Voice, Dies at 90
Ms. Chookasian, praised for her immense and velvety voice, was a principal singer with the Metropolitan Opera, appearing there 290 times from 1962 to 1986.
April 13, 2012, Friday
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Love Beats Science in a Spoof by Menotti
Gian Carlo Menotti's "Last Savage," which fizzled in 1964, is back, in Santa Fe, N.M., in a season including Berg's "Wozzeck."
August 15, 2011, Monday
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Another Season of Change for Spoleto
With a major theater renovation ahead, and no music director in place, Spoleto USA looks ahead.
June 4, 2011, Saturday
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For a visitor about to plunge midstream into the Spoleto Festival USA here, its offshoot Piccolo Spoleto Festival offered a chance to toe the water on Wednesday evening.
June 2, 2011, Thursday
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The Dicapo Opera Theater takes on Menotti's "Saint of Bleecker Street," set in New York's Little Italy in the 1950s.
February 26, 2011, Saturday
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Francis Menotti broke a long silence on Wednesday and accused Italian politicians of callously throwing him out of the festival founded by his father, the composer Gian Carlo Menotti.
July 3, 2008, Thursday
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Francis Menotti, facing persistent criticism as ruler of Spoleto's Festival of Two Worlds, has been sent packing.
July 2, 2008, Wednesday
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June 28, 2008, Saturday
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So I was re-reading last weeks chapter (515) and as I got to the part regarding how Unohana was ordered not to leave the hospital and enter into the fight...is it possible that she was ordered not to go outside/fight, not because her primary mission was to care for the wounded, but because Yama didn't want the enemy to KNOW who she was?
Granted, some might say that if they knew where Aizen was held, they should know about her. But bare with me a minute.
It has been tossed around that Unohana could have been a silhouette in the picture with Yama when he was younger...what if she went under a different name then and Bach would recognize her if he saw her but doesn't know the Unohana is that individual under a new alias.
I think it could be an interesting idea to ponder since she has such a mysterious past. Could be anything, and like many, I think her past will be epic.
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HELPER- Margaret Erramouspe Turcasso, 85, beloved mother, grandmother, sister, aunt and friend passed away on Sept. 2, 2010 in Price. She was born June 22, 1925 in Spring Glen, Utah to Mike and Mary Clerico Erramouspe.
On Nov. 27, 1947, she married Elmo A. Turcasso, her best friend and companion at St. Anthony Catholic Church in Helper, Utah. They are the parents of three daughters and one son, Denise (George) Ramonas, Washington, D.C.; Suzanne (Richard) Bremer, Waynesville, North Carolina; Nannette (Michael) Berensen, North Salt Lake, Utah; and Marc (Tamie) Turcasso, Price, Utah. Through example, she taught her children about the value of education and the importance of continuing on in the midst of adversity. Margaret adored her grandchildren Tyler Turcasso, Jessica Turcasso, Lauren Berensen, and Katherine Berensen. She is also survived by her dear brother and sister-in-law, Gene and Necia Erramouspe and several nephews and nieces.
She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, and sisters, Jeanette and Katherine. Margaret graduated from Notre Dame High School, Carbon College, and Utah State University. She valued literature, the arts, and enjoyed traveling. Margaret spent many years working in the Carbon County School District and
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I have a few Opto-endstops, "optical interrupter's" and would like to use them along with my mill to make a nice Encoder for a Lathe Spindle.
The important thing is that however many counts you want that you can get the 00, 01, 11, 10 pattern out of your encoder.
QuoteI have a few Opto-endstops, "optical interrupter's" and would like to use them along with my mill to make a nice Encoder for a Lathe Spindle.I am not sure you can do this.Do you need to detect the motion in two directions or just one.One is easy you just count the number of pulses, maybe even with an interrupt.To what purpose do you want to put the count information you get?
No need for a dxf file, it is just a disc with a hole in it.The sketch to is trivial, either use the standard interrupt count example or simply count the pulseIn the relevant part of the sketch.
You don't have to do anything to adjust the sketch for any size encoding disc, you are counting revolutions. You only need one hole in the disc, having more gives more pulses per revolution.I'm not sure what you are having difficulties with, you might be over thinking things.
Seriously! Just one hole?
How does the arduino know the location of the disk with just one slot?
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London Irish have included Chris Hala'ufia and Ofisa Treviranus in their side to face London Wasps in the Aviva Premiership at Madejski Stadium
London Irish have included Chris Hala'ufia and Ofisa Treviranus in their side to face London Wasps in the Aviva Premiership at Madejski Stadium on Sunday.
Treviranus comes in at openside flanker for Jebb Sinclair who is rested. Hala'ufia has recovered from the flu, which kept him out of last weekend's match, to be named at number eight. Sailosi Tagicakibau has recovered from a knee injury and is named as a replacement. Bryn Evans will captain the side.
"Wasps are a formidable team riding high in the Aviva Premiership so they'll give us a very tough test on Sunday," said London Irish director of rugby Brian Smith.
"In saying that we do pretty well against the top four teams at home and our boys are itching to put in a big performance for our supporters on Sunday."
Meanwhile, there are three changes for the men in black and gold from the Wasps side that beat Gloucester at Adams Park last weekend.
Two of those changes are in the pack. Will Taylor makes his first Aviva Premiership start, coming into the front row in the place of Phil Swainston who hasn't trained this week due to illness.
The other change sees Jonathan Poff return to the back-row following time out with injury, replacing Billy Vunipola, who is ruled out after picking up an injury whilst training with England.
That change sees Sam Jones move to eight, with Poff coming in at seven.
The one change in the backs sees Elliot Daly, who has spent the majority of this week with England, return to the side, starting at outside centre, alongside Chris Bell.
Form: London Irish's two game winning run in Aviva Premiership Rugby ended with their 16-40 defeat at Bath on Saturday. The Exiles have won their last three contests at Madejski Stadium in all competitions. London Wasps have won their last five Premiership encounters since their 23-30 reversal at Exeter on 1 December. Wasps have lost only one of their last five away games in all competitions: 8-34 at Leicester in the Anglo-Welsh Cup on 26 January. Wasps have won their last two games against London Irish, whilst the last nine fixtures in the Premiership between the two clubs have all been won by the home side on the day.
The teams:
London Irish: 15 Tom Homer, 14 Topsy Ojo, 13 Guy Armitage, 12 Shane Geraghty, 11 Marland Yarde, 10 Ian Humphreys, 9 Pat Phibbs, 8 Chris Hala'ufia, 7 Ofisa Treviranus, 6 Matt Garvey,5 Bryn Evans (c), 4 George Skivington, 3 Halani Aulika, 2 Scott Lawson, 1 Max Lahiff.
Replacements: 16 Davy McGregor, 17 Jerry Yanuyanutawa, 18 Leo Halavatau, 19 Kieran Low, 20 Jamie Gibson, 21 Jon Fisher, 22 Sailosi Tagicakibau, 23 Jack Moates.
Wasps: 15 Hugo Southwell, 14 Christian Wade, 13 Elliot Daly, 12 Chris Bell, 11 Tom Varndell, 10 Stephen Jones, 9 Joe Simpson, 8 Sam Jones, 7 Jonathan Poff, 6 Ashley Johnson, 5 Marco Wentzel, 4 James Cannon, 3 Will Taylor, 2 T Rhys Thomas, 1 Zak Taulafo.
Replacements: 16 Tom Lindsay, 17 Simon McIntyre, 18 Lorenzo Romano, 19 Alex Rae, 20 Matt Everard, 21 Charlie Davies, 22 Nick Robinson, 23 Charlie Hayter.
Date: Sunday, February 24
Kick-off: 12:05
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Yes, if you live in the 108-county service area, you automatically qualify for Alice Lloyd College's tuition guarantee; however, you will be required to meet general admissions criteria.
Alice Lloyd College operates a mandatory Student Work Program where students work in various jobs around campus to offset the operating expenses of the College (keeping cost low) and allowing students to help "pay their own way." Federal and state grant/scholarships, which student apply for through their FAFSAs are applied directly to student accounts. Numerous privately-funded and designated endowed scholarships are also applied directly toward the cost of education (tuition); and the Appalachian Leadership grant, which is derived from a nationwide donor base, guarantees that the remaining cost of tuition is covered.
Yes, every student is required to complete their FAFSA in order to receive financial aid at Alice Lloyd.
Each individual student will qualify for grants/scholarships based upon their Expected Family Contribution (EFC). The EFC is reported to the school by the U.S. Federal Government through the students FAFSA.
Yes, most students benefit from scholarship made possible by alumni and friends who support Alice Lloyd College. Students who receive scholarships will be asked to write thank-you letters to their benefactors.
The cost of education (tuition) is guaranteed for all students within the 108-county service area; however, depending on your financial aid package and work study hours, you may owe money for room/board or commuter fees and matriculation fees (health, service, technology fee).
A financial aid package is a combination of different forms needed to accept the financial aid that the Financial Aid Office has determined the student eligible for (i.e. Award Letter, Work Study Agreement, Loan Request, Verification Documents, etc…).
Depending on your course of study, books will range on average from $500 to $700 per semester. A full listing of text books can be found online at http://www.alc.edu/bookstore/.
Yes. If you are receiving any kind of financial aid from a church, business, etc… you must report the scholarship (i.e.: WYMT scholarship) to the Financial Aid Office.
YES! If you fail to meet Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP), you will be ineligible to receive financial aid. Most programs have a limit on the number of semesters or amount of funds that can be received by the student. Students who have to enroll extra semester above what is required to complete a program, may not be eligible for aid that semester.
Alice Lloyd requires student to file their FAFSA's before November 1st. This date is designed to help the student know when to apply for financial aid and to help the Financial Aid Office determine the grants/scholarships the student is eligible for. Applying before this date will increase the student's chance of meeting deadlines for state grants if funds have not been exhausted.
Either the Department of Education or Alice Lloyd College may select you for a process called "verification." This means you must prove what you reported on your FAFSA to be correct.
Every year the Department of Education decides which items must be verified from your FAFSA during the Verification Process. You may also get selected for the standard verification for which the school must verify things like gross income, untaxed income, education credits, household members, number in college, receipt of food stamps, paid child support, and/or other items as determined by the Department of Education.
To transfer to Alice Lloyd College from another college, students must present to the Admissions Office:
1) An application for admission.
2) An official transcript of college credit from all colleges in which the student has enrolled, complete with final grades from the most recent term attended.
3) Appropriate financial aid forms as indicated in the General Procedures section.
4) ACT or SAT scores.
5) High school transcript reflecting the graduation date.
6) Transfer Clearance Form.
7) Schedule an interview with the Director of Admissions or Admissions Counselor (all student athletes will be interviewed by their prospective coaches).
8) Students must be in good standing when withdrawing from their former school and must have at least a 2.00 (C) academic average; the College will not transfer "D" grades. A student may transfer up to 64 hours from a regionally accredited two-year college and up to 90 hours from an accredited four-year college towards a bachelor degree program at Alice Lloyd College.
9) Under exceptional circumstances, a student may petition the Vice President for Academics/Dean of the College for additional transfer credit. The College does not award credit for experiential education.
Financial Aid packages are made available in May if ALC has received a valid FAFSA. Freshman and Transfer students must be officially accepted by our Admissions Department before a Financial Aid package is made. Federal, State, and Intuitional aid cannot exceed the student cost of attendance. If necessary, funds awarded by Alice Lloyd College will be reduced or eliminated to stay within these guidelines.
Sign and date the award letter indicating your acceptance of the award. You will need to return one copy of the award letter to the Financial Aid Office before August 1st of the current award year being awarded.
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Direct any questions you may have to the Financial Aid Office. Our office is located on the first floor of the June Buchanan Alumni Center (JBAC). We are open Monday through Friday, from 8:00 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. unless otherwise posted. Our phone number is 1-606-368-6058. Questions can also be sent to email@example.com.
If you failed to receive a copy of your Student Aid Report or you need additional copies of your SAR, call 1-800-433-3243 or go to www.fafsa.gov and print a new copy.
If you have problems with student loans that cannot be resolved through the financial aid office, you can contact the Federal Student Aid Ombudsman:
U.S. Department of Education FSA Ombudsman 830 First Street, NE Fourth Floor Washington, DC 20202-5144
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The Emery County Historical Society held their Annual Cowboy Poetry Night at the Castle Valley Outdoors Lodge on the Castle Valley Ranch near Emery.
Event goers said this was a very pleasant enjoyable summer evening sitting in chairs on the green lawn listening to cowboy poetry and Western music all furnished by local musicians and poets.
Evelyn Huntsman the Historical Society President welcomed everyone and said, "We are so happy to be here. I want you to notice that we chased all the rain clouds away." Our next months meeting will be about the history of the San Rafael Museum.
Huntsman announced dues are still only $5 yearly for membership in the Historical Society and if you will give us your e-mail address we will send the meeting notices to your e-mail address and it will save us the cost for the postage to mail you a post card.
Huntsman also displayed a large thick book to the audience that she said contained a history of Emery County. She then informed the group that this book was now on a CD and available to be purchased for $10 from Lori Ann Larsen of the Historical Society. The Historical Society also has books of Cowboy Poetry and a variety of other historical books for sale at a nearby table that was overseen by Dixie Swasey.
Huntsman then read an entertaining song about "Ma's Old Galvanized Washtub." and the Saturday night bath, which brought forth giggles and laughter from the audience as some of the old timers were reminded of their experiences with the old galvanized washtub. She also read a recipe for the best fruitcake, which was made with two quarts of whiskey and other ingredients.
Huntsman introduced JayFrandsen and his Haywire Cowboy Band.
The Haywire Band is made up of Jay Frandsen and Todd Jeffs playing guitars accompanied by Charla Davis on the drums. Frandsen and Jeffs are from the Orangeville, and the Castle Dale area, while Charla Davis is from Gordon Creek near Price. Frandsen has written several songs about Emery County, about his horses and about his experiences. One of the many songs sung by Frandsen was "King Of The Road." Frandsen has been playing for dances and other events for many years. Kevin Peacock remembered that Jay once played for dances at the San Rafael Junior High when Kevin was a student there.
Evelyn introduced Kent Petersen as the Master of Ceremonies. He started by reading a bit of cowboy poetry. His first poem was, I am sitting on this fence so confused I think I am going to die. I just can't decide if I am going to laugh or start to cry. There is a part of me that knows it hasn't felt so good in years, but the other half can't keep from breaking out in tears. This five year draught just ended, it rained all night and almost all of the day. The nicest sight I have seen in years but it has ruined all that un-baled hay. So if you see me with a big smile on my face and a tear in my eye, you will know I have not gone crazy. I just don't know whether to laugh or to cry.
Throughout the meeting between acts Petersen added humorous stories and jokes.
Russell Swasey was asked to recite some of his poetry. He began by saying, I often think of years long ago of the Sinbad country where the Swasey boys roamed. Old Joe with his brothers Charlie and Rod of course there was Sid and then there was Lucas of which not much is said. They all had a hand in taming the land. Riding and roping was what they done well, so they made a living gathering horses out here on the San Rafael. They would break them and then push them on over the mountain to San Fran to sell. Even old Butch stopped by once or twice. You have all heard the story about the sorrowful spat between Joe and Mr. Bobcat. Joe had wisdom and foresight that would astound. One night while lying out there on the ground. He told his grandson it may not be soon but mark my words some day there will be a man on the moon. The incident at the cabin on Swasey Creek should prove them boys were not meek. One day when Charlie and Sid returned from a ride they found a bear was hiding inside. Well Sid shoved Charlie inside. Sid's words of instructions now filled the air. Charles you fight that bear fair. Down in that country near Mexican Bend where the San Rafael River has cut the canyon deep, this is the spot where old Sid made his leap. Sid and his horse took to the air or as some would make you believe. It may have been a posse that motivated the feat that he achieved. Sid and Charlie Kofford went for a ride and wound up North on the Canadian side. There they found a switch yard full of trains so they took them an engine just to go for a ride. When they were caught and took to the side, they stuttered and stammered and tried to explain. Hell we have been cowcatchers for years. We just wanted the rest of the train. So I hope in the future there will be someone left to tell of the glorious adventures of the first cowboys from the San Rafael.
If you would like the full version of his poetry you may want to contact Russell Swasey.
Petersen told of a rural state trooper that pulled a farmer over and said, sir, do you know your wife fell out a few miles back. The farmer said, Thank God I thought I had gone deaf.
Peacock played several Western songs on his guitar with the Frandsen's Haywire band. One of his songs was the "Come On Down To The Farm". This song was a spoof.
Kyle Singleton talked about the plight of the farmer and ranchers after which Kyle dedicated a poem titled "The Ranchers Dream", to all the ranchers that have gone before us and who made the life we have today. Then he played a song called "The Last Real Cowboy."
Tyler Jeffs first told a mother-in-law joke that went something like this. His mother-in-law was angry with him because he did not get her anything for her birthday. Last year he gave a cemetery plot for her birthday. She was questioning why he did not get anything for her this year. He answered; well you didn't use what I got for you last year. Jeffs then read the following poems: "Why Do All The Trees Lean In Wyoming", "Jay The Rancher" and "The Big Fuzzy Coat."
Petersen invited everyone to partake of the peach cobbler and ice cream before they started home. The evening ended with plenty of delicious Dutch Oven peach cobbler and vanilla ice cream served by the Historical Society Presidency and helpers.
Some in the appreciative attendance were of the opinion that this was the best music and poetry. It may have been the largest turn out to Cowboy Poetry in the history of the Historical Society and Castle Valley Outdoors.


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"[The President] shall from time to time give to the Congress Information of the State of the Union, and recommend to their Consideration such Measures as he shall judge necessary and expedient..." -Article II, Sec. 3, U.S. Constitution Seemingly innocuous constitutional provisions like the one above in Article 2, Section 3 are known for becoming less trivial in the era of "modern" presidents and "legislative leviathans." When it comes to State of the Union addresses, however, the proof requires far less evidence. On February 12th, Barack Obama will give a speech before both Houses of Congress and a national television audience, and barring a significant shift in presidential strategic action, it will contain a substantive, charismatic appeal to the American people to support his 2013 agenda. These descriptive facts are alien to States of the Union prior to the 20th century. A simple comparison will make the point clearer. 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Type: Improvement
Status: Closed
Priority: Blocker
Resolution: Fixed
Affects Version/s: 2.0
Fix Version/s: 2.3.11, DEV backlog, FRONTEND
Component/s: Assignment
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The assignment module is a core part of Moodle that has evolved over a long time. Unfortunately it's a lot more complicated than it should be due to the old subtypes that were added.
To simplify the code and the interface, all of these subtypes can be replaced by one module that takes the following inputs:
- a HTML text (via editor)
- a set of files
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- a set of files
- one or more grades (numerical or scales)
For the time being (2.1) we do not need to consider enhancements. This is just a refactor. All old assignments should upgrade cleanly to the new structure without losing any features.
This issue details the sub-tasks required to make this happen.
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I was just wondering how this is likely to affect those of us maintaining 3rd-party assignment type plugins? My UploadPDF assignment type makes heavy use of the assignment functionality, whilst also extending it beyond simply returning a set of files & a comment (although that is what it does 'behind the scenes').
Hi Davo.
It's likely that the new assignment module will have a new name. The old one will be deprecated but still available to support those subtypes if required.
Long term, though, most of the sub-plugins should become full modules.
Note this has been pushed to 2.2. The next step here is a comprehensive specification describing all the details and issues.
Actually, I was quite happy that I was (recently) able to refactor our necessary local customization to the assignment module into an assignment subplugin, without modifying core code too much. Enhanced subplugin support from 2.0 on seems to make it even easier (I'm currently in the process of upgrading). It would be a pity to lose that option.
I agree with Henning. From the point of view of 3rd party assignment plugin developer (random_assignment in our case), I do not like much the idea of cancelling the subtypes. In the current state we do not need to take care of many things that are automatically solved by the main assignment module. I do not say that we are lazy, but it takes quite a long time / money to learn all new ways how to implement the old ideas using new API.
Well, the idea comes in one hand with the improvements offered by gradebook. So then modules that need just assignment-like grading would use an interface provided by the gradebook and they would not need to implement their own grading tools. From this point of view - what remains there that should be provided by the mod/assignment core?
The core provides update form with all settings where we just provide one more block with specific information. It also provides grading page. Under the hood assignment subplugins can profit from gradebook interactions, backup/restore functions, reset, and many more. Not to mention security guaranteed by the core.
Note that this can sort of shortcut still be provided using core functions and classes stored in /lib/assignmentlib.php (similar to /lib/resourcelib.php).
> what remains there that should be provided by the mod/assignment core?
Well, basically, we use all of the functionality of mod/assignment core - the module settings, the grading screen, the interface with the calendar, access control; indeed, the entire code. What the assignment type plugin in our case provides is some extra functionality (without going into details, it's some extra attachments called "problem sheets" and "solution sheets" which are visible only at certain times to certain people under certain conditions). It's functionality that is critically needed by us but unlikely ever to be provided by core.
For this purpose, the subplugin concept just fits perfectly. In 1.9, this still needed some core hacks, mainly for access control to the files; since 2.0, with the new File API, it works with just changing 2 or 3 lines of core, plus the plugin.
I'm starting to build up the spec for this here http://docs.moodle.org/dev/Assignment
One option is that we could make this a new module (perhaps /mod/assign) and keep but deprecate the old one (make it disabled by default) so Assignment sub-plugins still work. But only on the understanding that eventually it might stop being supported.
I don't mean to muddy the waters here, but our organization has been using a custom-made activity type that amalagamates the standard activity types for a number of years. I just wanted to share it with your team since its been a very popular module with our teachers and I think it contains some useful features. You can see a quick mock-up here: http://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=185676. Cheers.
We've been looking at the same idea of rationalising the Assignment Types (albeit for 1.9) which we've done as a assignment sub-type that provides numerous options for enabling/disabling things like Turnitin Originality Check, Pre/post submission activities, anonymous marking etc.
We have also been developing a set of (modular) "Grading" tools that are displayed and the member of staff can select which one they wish applied when they are creating the assignment.
The assignment sub-type that we've been building inherits from the current Advanced Upload assignment type and uses 80% of that plugin's UI & features, so being able to inherit that much functionality for free would be good and only override it if necessary...
We also have a Group submission assignment type
In either case we'd be looking to port this to 2.x if it weren't available when we upgrade, so we'd be interested in being involved in developing (or helping to) this.
Sorry, yes, I meant "assignment types" not "activity types".... but this module also makes a mean cup of coffee!
Development is going ahead on a new mod/assign that supercedes mod/assignment and contains everything that the old one did plus group assignments and a lot more. It will not, however, support sub-assignment types.
mod/assignment can remain installed to support those existing assignment plugins for the near term. The upgrade process when mod/assign is installed will give admins the choice of migrating all the old core assignment types to the new module.
Can I have a vote from people who develop custom assignment types? What would you prefer:
a) A lib/assignmentlib.php with a base class (also used by mod/assign) that implements some core assignment functionality with basic functionality for you to extend in your own mod/myassignmenttype, or
b) A clean mod/assign that you can easily copy and extend to do whatever you wish.
My vote would be for (a).
The main reason that we've sub-classed a core assignment type is that it already provides significant UI parts that work fine, so an assignmentlib.php that provides these at a suitably granular level would work for us. I'd rather not have to maintain copies of code..sort of offends my OO sensibilities...
I think I'd prefer a) as well - as that means the assignment subtypes, once converted, are easier to keep up to date, as Moodle evolves.
My vote is A too. The grading screen in particular would be a lot of code to copy and maintain in each module.
The modifications I make are usually small, so b) would not make sense. a) is more plausible.
However, how would that work in detail? For example, would mod/myassignmenttype, as a separate module, use separate database tables from mod/assign? separate backup structures? separate implementations of the gradebook API? It all seems quite a lot for making small extensions to the functionality.
To be honest, such general vote options are not clear enough to make any decision. As Henning correctly raises, the module has to implement a lot of tiny pieces that form the full API (see mod/{anymodule}
/lib.php). Is the base class offered in the a) option going to implement them all? If so, I would strongly suggest to start with a clear base class for all activity modules that this assignment-base class extends. Anyway, even if the base class covers most of lib.php, there are still install.xml, backup/restore, access control etc.
I would really need to see some more detailed spec of the a) approach before I give my +1 to it.
Hi Martin,
I have come up with an Option C which is to support sub-types in the new module - but do it with a different API that prevents some of the problems with subtypes in the past. I have put some more detail in the wiki page (http://docs.moodle.org/dev/Assignment_Subtypes_Combined) and there is a class diagram there as well.
Specifically the sub-types would only be used to support additional methods of assignment submission - the grading interface would always be the same.
There will be more restrictions on what an assignment sub-type can do:
- If it saves data it will require it's own database tables
- It will require it's own upgrade/install code
- It must write it's own backup/restore code
Note: This is only required to save the additional information that this submission type generates. The core assignment module will save it's own data about the assignment instance, submissions and grades.
Also the custom submission types can be used in combination with any or all of the other submission types installed. This would for example allow an assignment that accepts online text and audio recordings.
Does this address the concerns with the old assignment subtype support or not?
- Damyon
Option A in my mind seemed always support the idea of sub-types (certainly from a programming perspective) in the that extending from the base mod_assign class (or another assignment type) is what we're doing any way. Whether or not we have to put that code in to a "sub-types" location or it defines an entirely "new" mod is somewhat irrelevant to me, as long as the Assignment API provides a quick way to get at the "core" bits that I want to re-use either because the parent class implements it or it is called from a "static" library of methods.
So I'm not sure that Option C is really anything more than Option A with a formal model that defines a programming interface for displaying different user interface mechanisms (lets face it things like online text & audio recordings can just be represented as files...how you create file is what changes).
(I'd hasten to add I'd support this...just no sure it counts as a whole new option )
Also the nice thing about all the "core" information going into the base mod_assign is that it could be up to the implementing assignment type to serialise/deserialise the data appropriate when needed, and you don't have to write code to test for a whole load of other "mod_assign_*" tables to simply iterate through all assignments.
The model we've used has been to hold the base information in "assignments" and only have additional non-core data in separate table and handle the updating/deletion of the data through the existing add/update/delete_instance() methods...
I hope this made sense...
I've not managed to look at option 'C' in great detail, but I'm not sure it would meet my requirements.
On the submission side, my UploadPDF assignment type is fairly similar to the upload multiple type (with some restrictions on the file types and some post-processing of the files when they are submitted for marking).
On the grading side, I replace the file download link with a pop-up window that allows annotation of the submitted files. If the grading interface was always the same, with no ability to customise it to the needs of the plugin, then it would be useless for my assignment type. On the other hand, a standard 'grade' + 'comment' box, delegating the display of whatever the teacher has been asked to grade to the individual plugins (with some helper functions available for 'display a list of files', etc.) would be fine.
To me, the option C seems to be most readable so far. Moodle core has an in-built support for subplugins within activity modules. So far, these subplugins were successfully implemented in several standard activity modules (including the Quiz and the Workshop modules). I can imagine the internal API of the new Assignment module is designed in a way that the subplugins can override most of the functionality provided by a base class, while the subplugins machinery allows to easily maintain versions, own tables, backup and restore, access control etc. AKA the best of both worlds.
Hi Davo,
In the class diagram I posted, the sub-types must implement view and view_summary methods. This is where you would customise the display for your upload pdf type and this would be shown in the grading interface.
view() is intended for displaying the entire submission, and view_summary is intended to display on pages like the grading page where there is not enough room to display the entire submission.
Does this sound like it would work for you?
- Damyon
I think option C is OK, but it won't work for all cases. Those who need more than being able to override submission form/display are still going to have to write whole new modules, and they won't have an assignmentlib.php to work with. But I'm OK with that if those authors are.
Can someone analyse the plugins at : http://moodle.org/plugins/browse.php?list=category&id=12 and http://moodle.org/mod/data/view.php?d=13&perpage=10&search=&sort=0&order=DESC&advanced=0&filter=1&advanced=1&f_44=&f_45=&f_46=Assignment+Type&f_47 and work out which ones would be possible to implement using option C?
(And BTW, I think the feature of allowing to teachers to require certain file types (like audio, or pdf) should be a core feature)
Thanks Martin - I'll go through those plugins and post a list of what could and could not be done in option C.
Hi All,
Here is a summary of the existing assignment subtypes and whether they would be supported by the proposed submission-plugin model.
Collaborative real-time editor
Supported: Yes
Online Audio Recording
Supported: Yes
Random assignment
Supported: No
Comments: This assignment type is about a semi automated workflow for providing randomised instructions to students via files.
Upload PDF
Supported: No
Comments: This assignment is about an interactive editing interface for providing feedback files to students.
Mail Simulator Assignment
Supported: Partially
Comments: The email submission component could be supported, but not the feedback.
Reflection Assignment
Supported: Partially
Comments: The only bit I don't think could be done right now is this: "When at least one comment is made on each of the other group members reflections, the student will be able to confirm them self ready for grading." - but we could change the API to allow a plugin to control if a student is allowed to finalize a submission or not.
Peer Review
Supported: No
Comments: This is similar to the Reflection Assignment type but without the reliance on a discussion forum.
Team Assignment Type
Supported: No
Comments: This will be built into the core module
Online Judge
Supported: Yes
Comments: The code could be submitted to the judging server when the submission is saved. The view submission could then show the results of the compilation/unit tests by loading them from the server - or the server could post the results back into the gradebook via webservices.
Supported: Yes
Summary: From the list here there are 5 Supported (or will be builtin to the core module) and 5 unsupported. However if we add support for "feedback" plugins as well (same idea as submission plugins except they are shown in the feedback block for students, on the grading page for markers and can add to the intro section for an assignment) then we could support the other 5 as well. I'll write up something about feedback plugins soon.
Just to update this list, having looked in a bit more detail at the proposal, I think option C would probably work for my UploadPDF assignment type, the main things I need to be able to do, which are different from the standard 'upload' assignment are:
- Add some extra settings to the settings page
- Have control over what file types can be uploaded and also display some extra text boxes before students are allowed to submit the work for marking
- Be able to post-process the files when the student submits their work (including rejecting the submission in some circumstances)
- Have full control over the display of the student's submission (on both the student view and the teacher grading view) - so I can replace the download link with a link to annotate the work online.
Pretty much everything else I do with my plugin happens in the external files called when you click on the annotate link.
(Note that the above list is mostly off the top of my head and I may have done changed other bits that I can no longer remember a couple of years later)
There are a couple other small changes, which I guess wouldn't be covered in this new version:
1. I change the 'View X assignments' display to read 'View X(Y) assignments', where Y is the number of assignments that have been submitted, but not yet graded (this was a massive time-saver for me as a teacher, so I'd love to see this in the new version of 'assignment'.
2. I changed the display of the 'intro' to optionally show the progress bar from my checklist plugin and refuse to allow students to submit work, if they've not completed the checklist (useful in preventing partially complete submissions).
I hope that's a helpful addition to the discussion - but accept that if the needs of my particular plugin doesn't fit in with the redesigned assignment module, then I might have to do a major rewrite at some point in the future ...
The feature "allowing to teachers to require certain file types (like audio, or pdf)" could be achieved either by via the file picker, or via form validation according to extra settings in the assignment activity.
file type restriction: the file picker must already include some logic that restricts file types, as not all repositories appear and not all files are listed when performing certain functions, such as inserting a picture into a label (Youtube repository is not shown).
So if that could be harnessed to only allow *.pdf to be submitted to an assignment it would be consistent with other functionality.
Correct, the current file picker already implements the option to accept just a limited set of file types.
So could a teacher setting up an assignment set the assignment to accept only .xls (for example)..ie. could a setting in the assignment control the file picker?
Well, the filepicker can be given a list of accepted mime types (like "any image" or "any JPEG"). So then it's just a matter of the UI how to offer a list like the one returned by get_mimetypes_array() in an understandable way to the users to make the selection...
FYI I have updated the wiki page for the core assignment rewrite. You can find it here:
Regards, Damyon
One of the main features of Lightwork that we are aiming to introduce into moodle 2.3 is the ability to manage the marking process by allocating markers to students and introducing a process by which marking is managed and reviewed by a marking manager prior to release to students. See our mockups of the proposed process at
In order to integrate this feature with the new assignment module I would like to propose a new table "assign_marking_allocations". The table would have the following fields:
- id - int
- assignment - int
- userid - int (the student whose work is being marked)
- markerid - int (the teacher allocated to mark)
- status - string (marking status - ALLOCATED,IN MARKING,MARKING FINISHED,IN REVIEW,READY FOR RELEASE,RELEASED)
- orderid - int
- timemodified - int
unique key - assignment,userid,orderid
The data in this table describes the students assigned to each marker and the status of the marking process. It also allows the history of the marking process to be viewed and students to be reallocated to different markers.
Please let me know what you think.
Hi everyone,
I just want to know if the many improvements of this task will include being able to grade assignment with decimals?
OMG I sort of expected that decimal grades is a must in any future version of the Assignment. What a shock to see
<FIELD NAME="grade" TYPE="int" ...>
everywhere in https://github.com/netspotau/moodle-mod_assign/blob/master/mod/assign/db/install.xml
Really, this should (read: MUST) be changed to decimal number column with 5 valid decimals (which is the precision for grades that Moodle supports).
Hi David and Jean-Philippe,
It's more a matter of when not if that change is made (float for grade column). I was trying to keep the initial version of the rewrite as close in functionality as possible to the old assignment and then adding additional features on top with separate tracker issues - but in this case I have been swayed and I now think we should get the database right from the start. I'll push an update for this change soon.
- Damyon
Please add a Template option to the "Online Assignment type" which will allow teachers to present a template into which students can submit their work. see patch for Moodle 1.9.x : MDL-19299
Hi Damyon,
Thx for adding the decimals for the new module it's really appreciated!
When do you intend to release a beta/final version of the plugin ?
We would be interested to take part in the testing process of the new module when it is ready for it.
Daymon - would it be possible to add some plugin hooks into the submit for marking and revert to draft functions? Including the ability to cancel such operations would also be helpful.
My assignment plugin does some processing of the uploaded files when they are submitted for marking and may wish to abort the submission if a problem is encountered.
Thanks (and, whilst I'm commenting, the code is looking good)
Can someone please verify that this module will allow teachers to create a single activity with multiple submission options? For example, an activity can have an Online Editor AND File Submissions (not either/or). I assume as much but need to be sure. Thx.
Hi Fernando - it definitely allows multiple submission types in the same assignment.
Hi, I'm currently looking at the acceptance the cases for assignment and will be automating them. I would like to know if any new acceptance test cases are required for the changes to assignment. There are currently 21 Moodle acceptance tests for assignment and they can be viewed here http://tracker.moodle.org/secure/IssueNavigator!executeAdvanced.jspa?jqlQuery=parent+%3D+MDLQA-1+AND+component+%3D+Assignment&runQuery=true&clear=true.
Aside from re-wording these to take into account references to adding assignments by the old sub-types; do any of the developers have any additional acceptance tests? Is there any new functionality in these changes to Assignment that I will need distinct user test cases for? Or are is what is being delivered suitable for regression testing only?
Hi Tim,
The code under
MDL-31270 should contain just the features from the old assignment type and no new functionality. Any additional features should have acceptance tests to cover the new functionality (they are split into separate sub tasks under this one meta ticket).
The one exception I can think of is that the new assignment can handle floating point grades in the assignment which could probably do with a test case.
Regards, Damyon
Thanks Damyon, I noticed on the screen shots attached to http://docs.moodle.org/dev/Assignment_Subtypes_Combined there was an option to enable Feedback files. Do I need to include something for this?
I've just been playing with the code off git hub, and have been trying to extend the mod_assign activity to replace the grading list. I was just wondering if there was a planned way for doing this. So far I've come up with 2 options: 1) Override the renderer (by overriding this in a custom theme that inserts itself between the only theme we're permitting and the other parents) or 2) creating a new activity module that extends mod_assign.
Both of which are quite awkward ways to change the behaviour of the grading table interface (not the individual grading screens). I'd also looked at changing this via the Advanced Grading options mechanism but that again only hooks in to grading an individual submission not at a collection level of submissions level.
The reason for this is that we have a "team marking" approach in use for some classes and the list of students to be graded should be limited to the students assigned to the staff user.
It would be quite helpful if there was a mechanism for overriding mod_assign_grading_options_form and assign_grading_table...even if this was something that had to be set at a server level, as long as it didn't require changing the actual code to do this...
Otherwise I'm back to cloning the whole module to just change 1 bit of it.
Hope this made sense...
A number of years ago, we created a custom assignment type and "marking manager" so that students and teachers can track past submissions, thereby tracking progress over time. Here's a screenshot: http://screencast.com/t/LaPLhDELYt - notice all past submissions (and grades) are listed. In this system, when an activity is opened for grading, all past submissions (and teacher feedback) is also shown in chronological order. Student also sees past submissions when viewing the activity. This is a vital feature for our teachers and students.
Before we start looking around for a coder to take on the task of integrating the new assignment mod into our marking system, is it possible to find out if the new mod will store past submissions? In other words, once a student REsubmits an assignment can the original submission and feedback still be retrieved? Thanks.
Hi, I noticed a few problems in the https://github.com/netspotau/moodle-mod_assign repo, I guess it is related to this issue:
- subplugins are using incorrect table names - for example all assignfeedback_comments tables should start with assignfeedback_comments.*, assign_feedback_comments would not be found during forced plugin uninstallation
- the "assignment" class name is reserved for mod_assignment plugin, all classes in mod_assign should be something like (mod_)?assign.*, the same for assignment_plugin, assignment_feedback_plugin classes, assignment_plugin_manager
- mod/assignúsettings.php seems to load too many libs on each page, it could be imo optimised
- all assignfeedback_file constants should start with "ASSIGNFEEDBACK_FILE_", some of these look like settings to me (max files), if you want them changeable you should if (!defined()) around them; the same applies to other subplugin constants
- mod/assign/gradingtable.php has some really nasty concatenated SQL that is not using parameter placeholders
Hi Petr,
Thanks for looking at this.
The issues you raised have all now been addressed. All of the comments from the review are currently on
MDL-31270 as that covers the first part of the assignment work (all the additional features are separated into their own tickets). I'll post an update there about these changes.
Regards, Damyon
Hi Dan,
None of the other subtasks are included in
MDL-31270 - that is just the rewrite with as close to the same feature set as the old assignment as possible. All of these other tasks are in separate branches waiting for MDL-31270 to be integrated so we can rebase them and submit them for review.
- Damyon
Hi, I have been reviewing the new Assign module in Moodle 2.3 alpha in the last week. The work is superb, brilliant. It incorporates, out of the box, a lot of local customizations we have been accumulating at ULPGC along several years. And those not already incorporated can be added as plugins, without having to edit the core code, as we had had to do in 1.x versions.
I have filed two issues related to this META task
MDL-33498- Inconsistent management of decimal grades in mod Assign MDL-33499- Assign mod do not inform grader of FINAL gradebook grade, only the raw assignment grade.
And a proposal for a new subplugin type within Assign:
MDL-33500- Adding "actions" plugins to Assign module
I am eager to discuss the details to better implement such plugins in order to be able to share our tools without imposing third parties the burden of over-writing core code of the module.
Congratulations to Damyon's team fro a great work!
Any chance of getting the "Allow resubmitting" setting into the new assignment module?
Great work so far!
I am slightly concerned that things have gone quiet on the "anonymous submissions" front. This is a very important for our HE courses which are required to ensure that work is marked anonymously by tutors. Are we likely to see this feature soon?
A quick question (and some context first). I'm looking at wanting to change (slightly) the way that the Download All function works for mod_assign (basically to use an institutional identifier instead of their name). We like to minimise changes to core code so ideally I'd like to simply extend the assign class:
class strathassign extends assign {}
and have a mechanism to have this overloaded class loaded in place of assign so something like (in view.php)
$assign_class_path = $CFG->customscripts.'/mod/assign/strathassign.php';
if ($assign_class!='') {
$assign = new $assign_class($context,$cm,$course);
} else {
$assign = new assign($context,$cm,$course);
So having done this (as proof of concept) it leads me to my actual question...
Why are there "private" functions in the assign class? Few of them seem like functions I'd never want to override (load_plugins($subtype) for example), but things like can_grade() and download_submissions() are.
It seems to me that there is a tendency to private methods rather than considering what might actually be useful as protected methods given the object-orientated nature here.
I know that there might not be many other people affect by this but this makes it pretty heavy overhead to "tweak" the logic of mod_assign to fit our needs.
Any patch I could get just to add decimals in the assignment quick grade tool?
Hi Mazhar
No you cannot take that change and apply it to the old assignment module as this is a completely new module and has no shared code with the old one. Your best bet is to upgrade.
Hi Damyon,
Perhaps you need to close this and move remaining subtasks out?
I have noticed that in Moodle 2.5 there is a "template" feature to Quiz Question Type Essay which could be very helpful in Online Assignment. Is there any chance it could be implemented like here
This issue was assigned to me automatically, however I will not be able to work on this issue in the immediate future. In order to create a truer sense of the state of this issue and to allow other developers to have chance to become involved, I am removing myself as the assignee of this issue.
For more information, see http://docs.moodle.org/dev/Changes_to_issue_assignment


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Skip to comments.Source in Ted Cruz GQ Article Is a Disbarred Convict
Posted on 09/24/2013 10:41:47 AM PDT by smoothsailing
BY: Washington Free Beacon Staff
September 24, 2013 12:00 pm
An alleged Harvard Law School roommate of Sen. Ted Cruz (R., Texas) who was quoted provocatively in Jason Zengerles profile of Cruz for GQ magazine is a convicted DUI offender and a recently disbarred attorney.
The State Bar of California website lists Damon Christian Watson's status as disbarred and prohibited from practicing law in the state of California, Watsons current state of residence.
Watson was disbarred by order of the California State Supreme Court on June 21, 2013, stemming from a failure to comply with the terms of a 2011 public reproval that followed a criminal conviction of driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol, according to the California Bar Journal.
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The elite academic circles that Cruz was now traveling in began to rub off. As a law student at Harvard, he refused to study with anyone who hadn't been an undergrad at Harvard, Princeton, or Yale. Says Damon Watson, one of Cruz's law-school roommates: "He said he didn't want anybody from 'minor Ivies' like Penn or Brown.
National media and Cruzs ideological adversaries seized upon the quote since the articles publication and have promoted it extensively as proof that Cruzs populist persona is more contrived than authentic.
Barry Soetero?
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Who knew? B^)
I can understand about Brown, but I thought Penn was OK...
so let's get this straight. GQ quotes this alcoholic to trash Cruz. The article I suspect is 100% negative?
I'm liking Cruz even more now.
I don't care if Cruz is the most arrogant, insufferable SOB on the planet. I've got two senators from my state who are really nice guys and stick their fingers in the air and check with the lobbyists before every vote. I'll trade them for Cruz in a heart beat.
Would that be 0?
It's not just the character of the accuser, it's the accusation he is making. Cruz supposedly only wanted to study with grads from top Ivy League schools. That's all they can come up with?! ROFL.
I'm outraged! Outraged, I tell you!
Not 100%. But there is a definite bias to it and it's not in Cruz's favor.
Wow. The smell of desparation is awful strong here. These losers will try anything to find dirt on Sen. Cruz.
By the way, has anyone ever found anyone who remembers O from college?
We KNOW Ted Cruz attended college, 0bomba...not so much.
I agree. Pretty damned week. It's still better than spending all his time on the "Choom Squad" like Soetero.
Remember when they found the rock on the property of some ranch that had been rented by Romney thirty years ago, and the rock had a racial epithet painted on it, but the side that bore the offensive word had been turned to face the ground?
National news.
It was Rick Perry - not Romney.
Thanks for the correction!
When Pelosi and Biden and Kerry and obama and all the other snobs start hanging out with Prairie View A&M alums, then I'll take them seriously.
Jason Zengerle, the writer of the GQ smear piece has a history of shabby smear tactics. The guy is a real dirt ball.
Have any of Barry Obama's college roommates be interviewed? Ever?
I'd guess that if they ever existed, it's because they're all dead, have been paid off, or blackmailed into silence.
I'm dubious about Cruz's populist schitck as well.
I've yet to meet anyone with a degree from Haaaavaaaahhhd who was willing to get his hands dirty in pursuit of an honest day's work.
If I had the power to do so, I'd roll a strategic bombing mission against the Ivies. They're the source of much of the ideological mischief against our nation today.
Or Bill Clinton?
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