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Identifying Structural Features of Radio: Orienting and Memory for Radio Messages Robert F. Potter [log in to unmask] Doctoral Candidate Annie Lang [log in to unmask] Associate Professor Paul Bolls [log in to unmask] Graduate Student Department of Telecommunications Institute for Communication Research Indiana University (812) 855-5824 Paper submitted to the Theory and Methodology Division of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication. Baltimore, MD March, 1998 Please Review This Version Identifying Structural Features of Radio: Orienting and Memory for Radio Messages Abstract This paper examines the ability of nine different structural and content features of radio to elicit orienting responses from radio listeners. It further tests the effect of the orienting response on listeners' memory for information presented immediately following the orienting eliciting feature. Results show that eight of the nine features elicit orienting responses. On average, memory is better for information presented following those features than it is for information presented before the features. Identifying Structural Features of Radio: Orienting and Memory for Radio Messages Are there features of broadcast radio which can affect how audio messages are cognitively processed by listeners? Previous research has demonstrated that structural features of video messages can be manipulated by producers to influence audience members' cognitive processing (Anderson, 1983; Basil, 1994; Calvert, Huston, Watkins & Wright, 1982; Geiger & Reeves, 1993; Grimes, 1990; Gunter, 1987; Lang, Dhillon & Dong, 1995) but results of this work have not been extended to other media such as radio. Radio producers have acknowledged the important role structural features such as sound effects and vocal delivery play in capturing audience attention (Keith, 1990; Siegal, 1992). However, specific investigations into which structural features influence cognitive processing of radio messages have not been conducted. The goal of this study is to identify possible structural features of radio messages and examine their influence on the processing of message information. Over the last 20 years research has attempted to identify the structural or formal features of television which alter television viewers' attention to and memory for television messages. This work began in the seventies with studies examining what aspects of children's television caused children to look at the TV (Anderson, Levin, & Lorch, 1977, Anderson, Lorch, Field, & Sanders, 1981, Anderson, 1983). It was suggested (Singer 1980) that many of the formal features of television identified in this research were actually eliciting orienting responses from child viewers. An orienting response (Lynn, 1966) is a reflexive attention response characterized by a group of behavioral and physiological responses including looking toward the stimulus that elicited the response, a slowing of the heart rate, and an increase in skin conductance. Further research determined that many structural features of television, including cuts (Lang, Geiger, Strickwerda, & Sumner, 1993), negative video (Lang, Newhagen, & Reeves, 1998), video- graphics (Thorson & Lang, 1992), and movement (Lang, 1990, Reeves, Thorson, Rothschild, McDonald, Hirsch, & Goldstein, 1985) all elicited orienting in attentive television viewers. What was not clear, was whether the increase in attention elicited by these structural features increased or decreased memory for the messages (Anderson, 1983; Singer, 1980). One view was that these momentary increases in attention would automatically increase memory for the messages. The other view was that these involuntary responses would distract viewers from the message content and focus their attention instead on the peripheral or structural aspects of the message. Research investigating this question suggests that both things can happen depending on how hard the viewer is working to learn the content contained in the message. For example, Thorson and Lang (1992) showed that when television viewers were watching easy or familiar content, memory for that content improved immediately following a video-graphic which elicited an orienting response. However, when the content was difficult or unfamiliar, memory decreased following the video-graphic. Similarly, Lang et al. (1993) demonstrated that when the content on either side of a cut was related, memory following the cut increased. However, when the content on either side of the cut was unrelated, memory decreased. Similar results have been found when looking at memory for television messages as a function of how many structural features they contain. If the content of a message is not demanding, then viewers' memory for that content improves when the message contains many structural features and elicits many orienting responses. However, if the message content is demanding, then memory for the content of the message is lower if there are a lot of structural features in the message (Lang, Bolls, Potter, & Kawahara, in press). To date, this model has been applied almost exclusively to studying television messages. Very little research has been done to determine if these same effects might be found in media other than television. Potter, Bolls, and Lang (1997) conducted a study to determine if radio listeners exhibited orienting responses to structural features of radio. In that study, several radio structural features were combined to determine if listeners exhibited cardiac orienting responses to these combined structural features. The answer was yes. This paper extends that work by examining individually the specific structural features, which were combined in the previous study, to determine if they elicit orienting responses in radio listeners. Nine different structural features and sound effects were combined in the previous study to test the basic orienting hypotheses. The nine features are voice changes, commercial onsets, silence, jingle onsets, laser sound effects, a channel changing sound effect, a phone ringing, a funny voice, and a sexual word. It is expected that at least some of these structural and content features of radio will elicit orienting in radio listeners. If this occurs, then listeners should exhibit a decrease in heart rate and an increase in skin conductance following the structural feature of interest. Thus: H1: Heart rate should decrease immediately following the onset of an identified structural or content feature. H2: Skin conductance should increase immediately following the onset of an identified structural or content feature. This paper goes on to test the effects of these sound effects on radio listeners' memory for the content occurring immediately before and immediately after the various structural and content features. Given the nature of the stimulus (light radio content taped directly off-air) it is expected that listeners will not find the content to be demanding. If that is the case, then the orienting responses should increase memory for information immediately following the identified structural feature. This leads to: H3: Information presented immediately after the onset of an identified structural or content feature will be recognized better than information presented immediately before such a feature. H4: Information presented immediately after the onset of an identified structural or content feature will be recognized faster than information presented immediately before such a feature. Methodology Subjects Subjects were college students enrolled in one of three telecommunications courses at a major Midwest university. Each subject received course credit for their participation. Thirty-eight subjects participated in the experimental protocol. Stimulus Preparation and Description The experimental design called for the creation of audio stimuli containing elements believed to cause orienting responses in radio listeners. Both structural and content elements were chosen. The structural features chosen for investigation were: laser sound effects, voice changes (the onset of a different speaker), commercial onsets, and silence. The more content oriented features chosen were a funny voice, a jingle onset, a telephone ringing, the sound of someone changing stations, and the presence of sexual content. The final twelve minute stimulus tape included seven audio messages. Six of these messages were recorded off the air in a Midwest college town. The seventh message was a rock and roll song recorded directly from compact disc. Four tape orders were constructed using the seven messages. All of the structural features of interest occurred during the six non-song messages. The song was the fourth element in all four tape orders, with the six broadcast messages being placed in different logical orders around it. No broadcast message appeared exclusively before or exclusively after the song. Also no two broadcast messages were adjacent to each other in more than one tape order. The tape orders were transferred onto the audio track of a VHS videotape which had been blacked and time coded. This allowed the exact location of the features to be determined. Dependent Variables The dependent variables in this study are heart rate, skin conductance, and recognition accuracy. Heart rate and skin conductance were used to indicate if orienting occurred. If orienting occurs there should be a significant deceleration of the heart occurring in the six seconds following onset of the structural feature (Lang, 1990) and a significant increase in skin conductance (Lynn, 1966) immediately following the feature. Memory for the content of the messages was measured using a forced choice reaction time recognition test. This means both percent accuracy of recognition and speed of recognition can be ascertained. Experimental Procedure There were four experimenters who conducted this study; each followed the same experimental protocol designed to obtain data on human reactions to and memory for television, computer media, and radio. The radio protocol reported in this section was always the second set of procedures subjects participated in. Prior to the subjects arrival, a series of safety checks was conducted on the data collection equipment to ensure the safety of the subjects. Only one subject participated in the experiment at a time. Each was greeted by the experimenter, who then explained that the purpose of the study was to gain a better understanding of how human beings react to the media, specifically television and computers. After obtaining informed consent, Beckman AG/AGCL electrodes were applied to the subject's arms and hands to measure heart rate and skin conductance. The first set of procedures involved either watching a set of television messages or interacting with a computer monitor and keyboard. After these procedures were completed, subjects were told that the researcher needed to take about ten minutes to do some calculations on the data which had just been collected. The researcher told the subject that, in the meantime, radio messages would be played for them to listen to. After the radio messages were played, subjects participated in other portions of the protocol dealing with the television and computer interactions. When these were completed, subjects were given a recognition memory test for the radio messages. This test consisted of listening to 3-second portions of audio messages. The subjects were told that some of the portions were from messages they had heard previously, and others were not. Using a joystick held in their dominant hand, subjects were instructed to answer as soon as they knew whether or not they had heard the portion earlier in the experiment. After the entire protocol was completed, subjects were debriefed, thanked, and dismissed. Apparatus Heart rate and skin conductance were collected from the subjects as they listened to the radio stimulus. The stimulus tape was played by a Panasonic videocassette recorder through the speakers of a 19-in. television placed approximately 5 feet from the subject. The videocassette recorder, experimenter, and physiological recording equipment were separated from the subject by an 8-foot wooden wall. The lab was controlled by a 386 computer with a LabMaster AD/DA board installed. Coulbourne physiological equipment was used in the collection of data. Heart rate was measured as the milliseconds between heart beats and was analyzed as the average heart rate per second. Skin conductance data were collected as an analog signal sampling at 10 times per second. Recognition responses were recorded using a Sidewinder joystick. Subjects would press the "yes" button on the joystick if they had heard the audio segment before, and the "no" button if they had not. Recognition results were coded for accuracy and response latency on a 386 computer using the Slimy Recognition/Reaction Time program (Newhagen, 1993). Analyses The heart rate data were analyzed using a mixed N (Repetitions) X 7 (Seconds) X 4 (Order) ANOVA. The within subjects factors were repetitions (with N levels representing the number of times an individual feature occurred) and Seconds (with 7 levels, representing 1 second prior and 6 seconds following feature onset). The number of repetitions of the feature varies from 1 to 5 depending on which feature is being analyzed. The stimulus tape included 5 voice changes, 2 examples of silence, 2 production effects, 2 commercial onsets, 2 jingles, 1 channel change, 1 phone ring, 1 sexual content, and 1 funny voice. The between subject factors was Order (with four levels representing the presentation orders). Missing heart rate data were re-coded to the mean heart rate across subjects for that second. 8 values out of 6840 were missing, resulting in 0.12% of the heart rate data being re-coded to the mean. The skin conductance analysis was done on the change scores; that is, the extent to which skin conductance levels changed after the onset of the structural features (Dawson, Schell, & Filion, 1990). The data were analyzed using a N (Repetitions) X 4 (Seconds)X 4 (Order) ANOVA. The within and between subjects factors for this analysis were the same as above except that the Seconds factor had 4 levels, representing the change scores for the 4 seconds following the feature onset. Due to researcher error during data collection, skin conductance data from three subjects were missing. Therefore, n=35 for the skin conductance analysis. The recognition data were analyzed using an N (Repetitions) X 2 (Position) X 4 (Order) ANOVA. The within and between subjects factors for this analysis were the same as above except for the Position within subjects factor which had two levels, before and after. These levels corresponded to whether the 3-second audio portion being tested occurred before or after the structural feature. Power As discussed above, the number of repetitions for the individual structural features varies from 1 to 5. As a result, the power to detect effects varies. Those analyses with four or five repetitions are much more powerful than those with a single repetition. Because the goal is to begin to explore which structural features may elicit orienting and because for several of these features power is quite low, the .10 level of alpha has been designated as significant for this study. Results Hypothesis 1 This hypothesis predicted that heart rate should decrease immediately following the onset of an identified structural or content feature. Using trend analysis, significant heart rate decelerations were found for voice changes (F(1,29) = 5.244, p<.066), commercial onsets (F(1,29)=8.01, p<.008), jingle onset (F(1,29)=3.03, p<.093), silence (F(1,29)=3.24, p<.082), production effects (F(1,29)=3.24, p<.018), phone ringing (F(1,29)=2.86, p<.10), funny voice (F(1,29)=4.973, p<.033) and sexual content (F(1,29)=10.05, p<.003. A significant deceleratory trend was not found for the station change sound effect. Thus, eight of the nine features tested showed significant cardiac deceleration following onset. Combining the features in an overall analysis also yielded a significant quadratic heart rate deceleration ( F (1,29)=13.32, p<.001). This combined effect is shown in Figure 1. Hypothesis 2 This hypothesis predicted that skin conductance should increase immediately following the onset of an identified structural or content feature. This hypothesis was not supported for any of the individual features, though the means are in the expected direction for six of the nine effects. When all the features are combined, there is a significant increase in skin conductance (F(3,81)=2.77, p<.047, epsilon squared = .06) which is shown in Figure 2. Hypothesis 3 This hypothesis predicted that information presented immediately after the onset of an identified structural or content feature will be recognized better than information presented immediately before such a feature. The results of this analysis are shown in Table 1. Of the nine features tested three showed significant effects in the predicted direction: voice change (F(1,34)=14.61, p<.001), funny voice (F(1,34)=3.86, p<.058), and sexual content (F(1,34)=4.39, p<.044). For all of these, recognition was better following the feature than it was before the feature. Commercial onsets also elicited a significant effect but in the opposite direction from that predicted (F(1,34)=5.11, p<.030) with 54% recognition for information presented after the commercial compared to 77% before. The remaining five features all had means in the correct direction but did not reach significance. When combined, however, the overall effect was significant (F(1,34) = 9.15, p<.005), with listeners recognizing 71% of the content before a feature compared to 77% after. Hypothesis 4 This hypothesis predicted that listeners would reach their recognition decisions faster for information presented following a feature than they would for information presented before a feature. The results of this analysis are presented in Table 2. This hypothesis was supported for only two of the features, voice change (F(1,34)=6.48, p<.016) and jingle onset (F(1,34)=8.85, p<.005). In both of these instances, latency to recognition was faster for information presented following the feature than it was for information presented before the feature. For two other features, commercial onset (F(1,34)=73.81, p<.001) and station change (F(1,34)=5.12, p<.030) this effect was significant but in the wrong direction. For the remaining five features the effect was not significant. The overall combined effect was also not significant (F<1). Discussion Overall the results of this study suggest that radio listeners, like TV viewers, have orienting responses to structural and content features of the medium. Further, there is evidence that these orienting responses do increase memory for the information that follows them. First, it seems to be fairly clear that radio listeners have orienting responses to structural features. Eight of the nine features tested in this study showed significant cardiac orienting responses (i.e., a significant quadratic deceleration of heart rate following the structural features). While the skin conductance data did not yield significant results for the individual tests, the overall combined test did show a significant increase in skin conductance. The effects of those orienting responses on memory is, not surprisingly, less clear cut. Overall, memory is somewhat better for information occurring after the feature than it is for information occurring before the feature, as predicted. The main exception occurs for commercial onsets and several possible explanations might be offered for this. First, as discussed previously, it has been demonstrated (Lang, Geiger, Strickwerda, & Sumner, 1993) that when processing television messages, memory for information following a cut decreases if the information is semantically unrelated to what was occurring before the cut. This lack of relation is exactly the condition tested by commercial onsets in radio. The beginning of a commercial usually introduces completely new and unrelated information to the listening audience. Thus, following the onset of a completely unrelated message, memory may decline as it does in television. A second possibility is that listeners may be actively avoiding paying attention to commercials. The latency results do not strongly support the notion that information presented immediately following a structural feature is somehow more available than information presented before the feature. However, this may partially be an effect of the design. For example, for voice changes which occurred within a single message with related content and for which there are several repetitions there is a significant effect in the predicted direction. It may be that there are too many uncontrolled content factors and insufficient power in this design to see latency effects consistently across these features. It is probably too early to conclude that no such effect exists. Practically, it seems safe to conclude that both structural and content features in radio do elicit orienting and that when content is not very demanding those orienting responses may increase memory for information occurring immediately following the feature. Further, even a fairly innocuous and common feature like voice change appears to consistently elicit both orienting and improved memory. This may mean that, despite the low cost, using only one announcer or anchor to deliver a radio advertisement or news story may be a poor production strategy. Results from this study suggests even a very small production effect (like the addition of a second voice) appears to significantly increase listeners' memory. This study also suggests that the addition of sound effects (phones ringing and stations changing) also appear to increase attention and memory. Finally things which are distinctions, like funny voices or sexual words, also appear to elicit orienting and improve memory for the content of the message. References Anderson, D. R., Levin, S. R., & Lorch, E. P. (1977). The effects of TV program pacing on the behavior of preschool children. AV Communication Review, 25. Anderson, D. R., Lorch, E. P., Field, D. E., & Sanders, J. (1981). The effects of TV program comprehensibility on preschool children's visual attention to television. Child Development, 52, 151-157. Anderson, D. R. (1983). Looking at television: Action or reaction, Children's understanding of television (pp. 1-32): Academic Press, Inc. Basil, M. (1994). Multiple resource theory I: Application to television viewing. Communication Research, 21, 177-207. Calvert, S.I., Huston, A.C., Watkins, B.A., & Wright, J.C. (1982). The relation between selective attention to television forms and children's comprehension of content. Child Development, 53, 601-612. Dawson, M.E., Schell, A.M., Filion, D.L. (1990). The electrodermal system. In J.T. Cacioppo & L.G. Tassinary (Eds.) Principles of Psychophysiology (pp. 295-324). New York: Cambridge University Press. Geiger, S., & Reeves, B. (1993). The effects of scene changes and semantic relatedness on attention to television. Communication Research, 20, 155-175. Grimes, T. (1990). Audio-video correspondence and its role in attention and memory. Educational Technology Research and Development, 38, 15-25. Gunter, B. (1987). Poor Reception: Misunderstanding and forgetting broadcast news. Hillsdale, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates. Keith, M.C. (1990). Radio Production: Art and Science. Boston: Focal Press. Lang, A. (1990). Involuntary Attention and Physiological Arousal Evoked by Structural Features and Emotional Content in TV Commercials. Communication Research, 17(3), 275-299. Lang, A., Bolls, P.D., Potter, R.F., Kawaharra, K. (in press). The effects of production pacing and arousing content on the information processing of television messages. Journal of Broadcasting and Electronic Media. Lang, A., Dhillon, K., & Dong, Q. (1995). The effects of emotional arousal and valence on television viewers' cognitive capacity and memory. Journal of Broadcasting and Electronic Media, 39(3), 313-327. Lang, A., Geiger, S., Strickwerda, M., and Sumner J. (1993). The effects of related and unrelated cuts on viewers' memory for television: A limited capacity theory of television viewing. Communication Research, 20, 4-29. Lang, A., Newhagen, J., & Reeves, B. (1996). Negative video as structure: Emotion, attention, capacity, and memory. Journal of Broadcasting and Electronic Media, 40. Lang, A., Newhagen, J., & Reeves, B. (1998). Negative video as structure: Emotion, attention, capacity, and memory. Journal of Broadcasting and Electronic Media, 41(1). Lynn, R. (1966). Attention, arousal and the orientation reaction. Oxford: Pergamon Press. Newhagen, J. (1993). Psychological instrumentation of memory and yes-no recognition. College Park, Maryland. Potter, R.F., Bolls, P.D., & Lang, A. (1997). Orienting responses to structural features of media. Psychophysiology, 34 (S1), S72. Reeves, B., Thorson, E., Rothschild, M., McDonald, D., Hirsch, J., & Goldstein, R. (1985). Attention to television: Intrastimulus effects of movement and scene changes on alpha variation over time. International Journal of Neuroscience, 25, 241-255. Singer, J. (1980). The power and limitations of television: A cognitive-affective analysis. In P. Tannenbaum (Ed.) The entertainment function of television. Hillsdale, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum, Associates. Seigal, B.H. (1992). Creative Radio Production. Boston: Focal Press. Thorson, E., & Lang, A. (1992). The effects of television videographics and lecture familiarity on adult cardiac orientg responses and memory. Communication Research, 19(3), 346- 369. Table 1: Mean recognition accuracy for information presented before and after the structural feature. Structural Feature Before After F df p Funny Voice .771 .914 3.86 1,34 .058 Station change .514 .600 <1 1,34 .373 Commercial onset .771 .543 5.11 1,34 .030 Jingle onset .715 .786 1.98 1,34 .170 Phone ringing .943 .886 <1 1,34 .422 Laser effect .629 .714 1.21 1,34 .280 Sexual content .857 .971 4.39 1,34 .044 Silence .672 .729 2.32 1,34 .137 Voice change .552 .762 14.61 1,34 .001 All .706 .771 9.15 1,34 .005 Table 2: Mean latency to reaction time for information presented before and after the structural feature. Structural Feature Before After F df p Funny Voice 3162 3128 <1 1,34 .865 Station change 3037 3429 5.12 1,34 .030 Commercial onset 2408 4153 73.81 1,34 .000 Jingle onset 2955 2533 8.85 1,34 .005 Phone ringing 3013 2877 1.08 1,34 .307 Laser effect 3277 3106 1.01 1,34 .322 Sexual content 2678 2745 <1 1,34 .664 Silence 2978 3178 .72 1,34 .402 Voice change 3284 3049 6.48 1,34 .016 All 3041 3068 <1 1,34 .542 Figure 1: Average heart rate change over time following a structural or content feature Figure 2: Average Skin Conductance over time following a structural or content feature
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When I was studying at IPA (Instituto Pan-Americano) during 1962-1965, the major TV stations in Panama would broadcast the Sunday mass from the Church of Cristo Redentor on top of one of the many hills of San Miguelito. I remember that nearby, there was an imposing metal statue of Jesus with his arms extended as if to embrace the world. I would say, it closely resembles the gigantic statue of el Cristo Redentor del Corcovado of Río de Janeiro in Brazil.
After several years, the TV broadcasts were made from other modern locations of Panama City, and the iconic statue lost its charm and faded into oblivion. No body spoke, or even remembered, that this structure existed in San Miguelito, specially the young generations of Panamanians.
On Sunday, December 13, 2009, my wife and I decided to find the whereabouts of this forgotten statue of San Miguelito. I could hardly remember where it was located, so I had to depend on my wife's memory. She was right on the dot, and in less than 15 minutes, we were parking our car in front of the Iglesia de Cristo Redentor in San Miguelito. Once there, we asked a person there, where we could find the statue. He looked worried, and said, "If I were you, I would not go there. It's not a safe place. Many persons have been mugged in this insecure place, and others have been killed." "Please stay away from this place, it is considered una 'zona roja'" (red zone, meaning a extremely dangerous place).
We followed his advice. While we approached the area from a respectable distance, a spokesman of the church whose name is Absalom, approached us and said he would accompany us to the safest place to view the statue. At approximately 200 feet away from a hill, infested with weeds, we saw the figure of Jesus Christ with his arms extended. Only he was looking in the opposite direction. I could only see his back.
Absalom explained that the area had been taken by local gangs and drug dealers. Even the wide walls of the church were painted with graffiti, representing the territorial claims of the gangs. Nobody dared to climb the hill to enjoy the view or visit the statue. Jesus was there, alone, ostracized by crime and drugs. We felt very sad of this situation. Absalom noticed our sorrow and gave us a small sermon about the absence of God in modern societies.
He said, the origin of violence, drugs, hatred, wars, gangs, and other social evils; originated by the vacuum of spiritual beliefs by the people. They have been hypnotized by the glare of consumerism. Greed was the energy propelling societies around the world. Family values have been forgotten. Father and mother have been displaced by grandfathers and grandmothers, and by local gangs. This was the new family of the XXIst century. The nuclear family of the Industrial Revolution has been crushed by new institutions created by capitalism with a barbarian face. In Spanish it's called, "capitalismo salvaje."
After listening to Absalom's words of widsom for about half an hour, we prayed together holding hands. Then we departed homewards. Before leaving, I aventured taking a couple of photographs of the distant statue using my camera's zoom feature. That was the best I could do, considering the aforementioned unfavorable circumstances. Here we go.
When we got home, we prayed together for our country, for our families and for our marriage. We were certain that without God in our lives, we were headed for chaos. Now that the Christmas Season is coming, we need God in the middle of the festivities. Christmas is not about Christmas trees, presents, lights, toy soldiers, spirits, parties, or Santa Claus. Christmas is about the birth of baby Jesus Christ in a humble manger who came to teach us the value of Love. Good Day.


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The Craft of ManufacturingOn April 19, Robin Petravic and Catherine Bailey spoke here at Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum about their work as owners of the legendary California pottery maker Heath, founded by Edith Heath in the mid-1940s. Their presentation had everyone thinking about the role of craft in manufacturing. Robin Petravic, Catherine Bailey, Heath, ceramics, pottery, Edith Head, presentation, role, craft, manufacturing, value, production, quality, product, local, social, cultural, rewards, community, cad, computer-aided design, tools, handcrafted, commitment, environmental, sustainable, business practices |
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Rockford College is being proactive in getting the word out about the H1N1 infection (also known as swine flu) even though no cases have been reported in the city of Rockford.
The college is publicizing prevention measures on campus including e-mails to students, faculty and staff, and posters around campus urging people to wash their hands often and use common sense strategies to prevent getting and spreading the flu.
Cecelia Bristol, director of the college's Lang Center for Health, Wellness and Counseling, says simple things like washing your hands, covering your mouth when sneezing or coughing and avoiding people who are ill can go a long way in containing the illness.
Bristol is asking that students on campus who have flu-like symptoms should promptly go to the Lang Center for evaluation. Employees, meanwhile, are being urged to see their personal physician in such cases.
Symptoms include a fever, sore throat, cough, body aches, fatigue, chills, and occasional nausea or diarrhea.
As of May 2, one likely case of the flu was reported in Boone County and there have been multiple reports of probable cases elsewhere in Illinois, either in Chicago or surrounding collar counties.
Bristol adds that the Lang Center is monitoring the situation, is in contact with local and state health authorities and is preparing for any contingency.
Students and employees considering travel to another country are being urged to consult the Web site of the Center for Disease Control (www.cdc.gov/travel) for travel alerts and checking in with Lang before and after the trip.
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Oh, my my my. It's another Mariah remix. You know we're on it.
This time it's a sexy little slow jam – Mariah's "Bliss" sped up and remixed by London's Snakehips. The track really picks up about 30 seconds in; at that point, they aren't taking it mellow anymore. Repetitive beats wash out Mariah's sweet sensuality, renewing it through an overwhelming flow that exudes joyful excitement. Damn girl, we're in pure-fucking-bliss.
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Northern Regional College held their annual Irish Society Certificate of Merit Awards at the Coleraine Campus. Congratulations to this year's recipients - Kurtis Ashcroft, first year BTEC Extended Diploma in Sport & Exercise Science and Shirlene McFeeley, second year student from BTEC National Diploma in Health and Social Care - who received their certificates from representatives of the Honourable the Irish Society.
Kurtis is a year 1 student on the BTEC Extended Diploma in Sport and Exercise Science at the NRC, Coleraine Campus. Academically, Kurtis has an excellent record to date. He is predicted Distinction grades in most of his year one modules and has an outstanding attendance record over this first year of 97%. Kurtis is a hard working, diligent student who greatly adds to the dynamic of his year group.
Kurtis' outstanding academic record is only surpassed by his sporting achievements. Competing primarily in the sport of Judo, he is currently recognised as one of the most outstanding young talents in the UK and Europe. Within Northern Ireland, he has been NI Schools games champion, Northern Ireland Junior champion (5 years running) and Irish "Cadet" Champion. He has also won many prestigious Judo championships throughout the UK, including the Heart of England championship, the Highland Region Championship and the Grangemouth Open Championship. Kurtis has also begun to compete in senior competitions and this past year won Senior Closed silver medal in the Northern Ireland Championships – an outstanding achievement for a 17 year old!
Most recently (May 2012), Kurtis has competed in the UK Schools Games, representing the Northern Regional College, and Northern Ireland at this event. Kurtis won 2 of his contests at the games – the best of the NI competitors, and helped secure a bronze medal for Northern Ireland. This event was held at the 2012 Olympic Stadium in London which will host the Judo competition in this year's games. Competing at this stadium has proved a huge inspiration for Kurtis and proves that the legacy of these games will continue well beyond 2012. Kurtis' longer term goals are to qualify for the 2014 Commonwealth Games, and the 2016 Olympic Games – achievements which are well within the grasp of this outstanding NRC student.
Shirlene began her studies at NRC (Coleraine Campus) in September 2010, enrolling on the National Diploma in Health and Social Care, having completed a Diploma in Beauty Therapy at NRC Ballymoney following her studies to GCSE level at Dalriada School. At the end of this academic year it is expected that Shirlene will achieve a full distinction profile.
Shirlene is a very personable, pleasant co-operative girl. She displays a genuinely caring nature and continues to develop excellent people and communication skills. Her academic work is highly organised and insightful and she works with only a minimum of supervision. She is excellent practically and is not at all 'fazed' by the challenging nature of some placements. At all times she worked intuitively and effectively and displayed tact diplomacy and professionalism. Her open straightforward manner, leadership skills, approachability and reliability helped her gain the respect and trust of all client groups.
Placement reports were outstanding and provide evidence of a genuinely caring student who displayed maturity, sensitivity and empathy in working in highly pressured, challenging environments. She developed many hands-on skills which informed her practice particularly in her placement in a palliative care unit. There can be no doubt she has a natural ability and disposition to work with all client groups. She is responsible, reliable and dependable and these qualities with others have earned her considerable respect in placement and in the work environment. Shirlene has a clear "gift" for working meaningfully in the health care sector and staff recognised the important contribution she made in demonstrating her genuinely caring nature, commitment, rapport with clients, maturity and understanding of the needs of others. In September, she will progress to a BSc (Hons) Nursing programme. Shirlene is a truly exceptional student and it has been a pleasure to have been involved in her education.
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First I need to issue a little disclaimer: DO NOT attempt to store wort that has not been pressure canned, a standard Water Bath Canner will NOT work for preserving wort. If you use wort that has not been properly canned/sterilized you could potentially get botulism and die!
Now that we have that settled, let's get in to the process. First off you'll need a Pressure Canner and some Canning Jars, Rings, and Lids.
I use 2-Row Brewers Malt to make my starters and shoot for a 1.030 - 1.040 wort, to do this I use 1.5lbs of grain, 2tsp of yeast nutrient, and 2 gallons of water. This yields approximately 1.75 gallons of finished wort and fills 7qt jars which is just perfect for my Pressure Canner.
To start off, first crush your grain. You can see here that I use my fancy Corona Flour Mill that I've modified a bit for crushing grain.
Next, bring your 2 gallons of water up to 155F or so and add your crushed grain in a steeping bag.
Keep checking your mash temperature to ensure that you stay within the 148-160F range, this small volume of water/grain won't hold it's temperature very well
Once you've mashed for around 60 minutes begin heating your mash and pull the grain bag at 168F. I bring my mash to a boil to percipitate a little break material and then cool it in the kid's swimming pool so I can pour it in to the canning jars.
Here is what the jars look like after they have been filled, allow around 1.5-2 inches of headspace in the jars so they don't boil over.
Then put a lid on each of the jars and put the ring on, leave the ring loose enough that expanding gasses can escape the jars while you are pressure canning them.
Follow the instructions for your canner to add water and the jars, mine calls for 3 quarts of water and 2 tablespoons of vinegar (to eliminate water rings on the jars) and begin heating your starters.
Secure the lid on your canner and wait for steam to begin escaping the vent hole on top.
Now add your pressure relief weight to the vent hole and bring the pressure up to 15PSI. Hold 15PSI for 15 minutes to sterilize your precious starter wort.
Once finished you can kill the heat on your burner and let the pressure drop on the canner. Do NOT remove the pressure relief weight or unlock the lid to your canner yet, wait until the pressure has dropped to 0 PSI!!!
Once you can remove the lid from the canner, using some thick gloves go ahead and pull the jars out of the canner. Be careful they are very HOT! You should note that the color of the canned starter is much darker than it was originally.
Leave the jars alone to sit and seal for a couple of hours before moving them around too much. If the safety seal button does not pop in on one of the jars then you can give it another round in the pressure canner, discard it, or use it right away.
Pressure canning starter wort is an easy way to have starter wort ready at a moments notice, I like the convenience of just shaking up a jar and pouring it in to the vessel on my stirplate without having to boil up some DME and water.
On several occasions I've poured more hot water on a spent mash and pulled 1.020 or so wort off after a brewday and canned that after boiling it down to 1.030. It's a good way to get everything you can out of your grain.
You can also use DME to make canned starter wort, I put 3oz of DME in each jar with a little yeast nutrient, fill them up with hot water and shake to dissolve the DME. Then put them in the Pressure Canner and follow the same procedure as above.
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City Park's Denver Museum of Nature and Science
Posted by: Rick Janson / Category: City Park Denver, Denver Lifestyle™Like most other grandiose projects the Denver Museum of Nature and Science started in earnest, as the Colorado Museum of Natural History in 1900 with a collection of mountainous plants and animals gathered by a man named Edwin Carter. Though it was originally housed on another site, the museum opened up in its current location in City Park in 1908 and has continued to expand since then. The first addition, the Phipps Auditorium, came in 1940, with the Gates Planetarium following next in 1968. Perhaps one of the most notable additions to the museum was Denver's very first IMAX theater, which appeared in 1983. To give the museum more room to showcase its incredible collections, a 187,000 square foot addition was put on the museum shortly following the IMAX, in 1987. Since then, the Leprino Atrium and Anschutz Sky Terrace have been added, and plans for a ground-breaking in the Fall of this year are in the works. This newest addition, scheduled to be completed by 2014, will add another 126,000 square feet and house the newest of the museum's interests, the Rocky Mountain Science Collections and the Science Engagement Center. Within the expansive confines of this museum a number of permanent collections are on display, as well as world-renowned traveling exhibits.
The Denver Museum of Nature and Science's permanent exhibits have something for everyone. Geared towards the little ones, the Discovery Zone allows children to dig for fossils, dance to world music, and see how it feels to walk like an animal of a different breed. The Egyptian Mummy collection is a great addition to the recent King Tut exhibit the Denver Art Museum had. Staples of most nature and science museums, ours houses incredible interactive collections on Native American culture, the wonder of space, and an epic journey through pre-history and the evolution of animals from small organisms to dinosaurs to the creatures that roam the earth today. If you need a break from wandering the halls, the IMAX theater is steps away, waiting for you to step in and enjoy some 3D science from the comfort of your chair. If you're feeling a little more 2D, check out some of the shows at the Gates Planetarium. Young visitors can enjoy a can-do story about a star that travels the galaxy, meeting new planets and stars, while the older visitors can soak in informational programs about black holes.
As a public entity, the Denver Museum of Nature and Science subsides on donations, entrance fees, and grants, but they also offer a number of free days throughout the year as a part of their public service. Rates for entrance into the museum vary based on what activities you want to participate in once you reach the doors. Special exhibits, like National Geographic's Real Pirates exhibit currently on display, often cost a bit extra, but are more than worth it. Parking on the grounds is free too, so splurge on the experience inside!
As part of the grounds of City Park, Denver Museum of Nature and Science holds a little secret that is worth sharing: the best view of sunset over Denver that you can find anywhere in the city. Situated at the highest elevation in the park, the back side of the museum is the perfect place to wind down your day and watch the sun shower the mountains and Denver skyline with the bold colors of the end of the day. Just don't tell too many people….
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DETROIT - Small cars were the big winners in April, as high gas prices accelerated US consumers' rush away from trucks and sport utility vehicles and makers of fuel-efficient models scored gains despite the weak economy.
Pickup sales have been falling for months because of the slowdown in housing construction, and the trend away from SUVs began several years ago. But automakers and industry watchers said gas prices are speeding the trend.
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George Pipas, Ford's top sales analyst, said retail - or nonfleet - sales of passenger cars exceeded trucks and sport utility vehicles combined for the first time in at least 20 years. Pipas said a full-size truck is on the list of the top 10 vehicles being traded in for every small car in the industry.
General Motors Corp. said its truck and SUV sales fell 27 percent, outweighing increases in car and crossover sales and the company's best-ever month for hybrids. GM's overall sales dropped 16 percent for the month versus last April.
"Consumer preference is shifting, and we're shifting with it," said Mark LaNeve, GM's vice president of North American sales. Sales of the automakers' midsize Chevrolet Malibu shot up 40 percent, but the long-popular Chevrolet TrailBlazer SUV saw sales dip 73 percent.
GM said it produced 130,000 fewer vehicles in April due to an ongoing strike at supplier
Ford Motor Co. said its SUV sales dropped 36 percent in April and its overall sales fell 12 percent. Car sales edged down just 1 percent, buoyed by a 44 percent increase in sales of the Focus small car.
Toyota Motor Corp. said its car sales rose 12 percent, largely on the strength of the hybrid Prius, which was up 54 percent, and the subcompact Yaris, which saw sales rise 46 percent. Toyota's truck and SUV sales dropped 8 percent.


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Preheat oven to 375ºF.
Spray the inside of each cup of a 6-cup muffin tin with nonstick cooking spray and set aside.
In a medium size mixing bowl, whisk together the eggs, milk, cinnamon, vanilla and nutmeg.
Cut slits in each slice of bread from the middle of the slice to each corner – this will make it easier to put the slices in the muffin cups without tearing.
Dip each slice of bread in the egg mixture, then lightly press them into the cups of the muffin tin, overlapping the pieces where you cut the slits to make them fit into the cup without tearing.
Bake the French toast cups for 12-14 minutes, until they're light golden brown.


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I've been teaching a section on Pelagianism lately and it's got me thinking again about the complimentary aspects of nature and grace. I was once a Calvinist in my Protestant days and I was fond of labeling people as Arminian (those who deny the Calvinist doctrine of unconditional election, etc.) However, the worst label one might receive is "Pelagian". If you were "Pelagian" then that meant you were living a life of "works righteousness" and trying to earn your way to heaven.
However, that's not truly the Pelagian doctrine. If you read Augustine and the canons of the Synod of Orange (AD 529), you'll see that the debate was primarily over the nature of grace and the purpose of sacramental baptism.
Calvinists, in their zeal to be "non-Pelagian" actually make several Pelagian moves. First, they confuse nature and grace. Second, they redefine the doctrine of original sin in accordance with their first mistake. Thirdly, they discount baptism as essentially doing nothing (other than marking a covenantal boundary). Fourth, each desire a pure Church of rigor in which moral corruption is not tolerated. All four are moves in the Pelagian direction. I realize that there are sophisticated "tractarian Calvinists" who could steer through these objections, but I think that Calvin's anthropology (especially Luther's) is essentially Pelagian.
Luther saw that raw human nature could never be transformed and so he sought a system of legal fiction by which God would impute righteousness to a believer that was not actually inherent in the believer. Pelagius also didn't believe that grace could transform a raw nature and so he understood "grace" to be the example and pattern of Christ. Luther's system is merely and exhausted Pelagianism. A throwing up of the hands.
What is missing in both is the Catholic doctrine stating that grace perfects nature. Nature cannot be redeemed apart from the perfection of grace transforming nature. Both Pelagianism and magisterial Protestantism believe that man is saved without the transformation of his nature. In his nature, he must simply try hard (Pelagius) or simply rely on a forensic declaration of God (Luther and Calvin).
The canons of the Council of Trent point to another way. Justification is the infusion of grace, righteousness, faith, hope, and charity into the soul of a believer so that he is conformed to Christ actually and in his person. He becomes righteous because righteousness is imparted, not merely imputed.


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* This is a two-part column.
We have thousands of Southern Indiana Extra Milers who are performing acts of kindness every day. Last month, Southern Indiana joined the nation in celebrating Random Acts of Kindness Week, and I asked our readers to let us know of acts of kindness that have been performed for them.
The two columns are a compilation of the submissions. All submissions can be found on the Web site, www.theextramilers.com. Do you recognize our Extra Milers for April?
• Mr. John Blunk, of Clarksville, wrote about the loss of his beloved dog, Nicki. As any good pet owner knows, one of the most difficult things we can do is make the life or death decision when our pet is in pain beyond healing.
Mr. Blunk recently had to deal with this pain as he lost his companion and best friend of 12 years. He found comfort during the painful process through the kindness of his veterinarian, Dr. H.R. Gough, and his staff. They were respectful of Mr. Blunk's feelings and emotions.
Mr. Blunk then discovered the pet services offered through Scott's Funeral Home, where he also was treated with respect and compassion, as he said goodbye to his devoted friend. To Dr. Gough and his staff and Scott's Funeral Home — thank you for going the Extra Mile.
• Etta Devine called to tell us about her wonderful neighbors, Jean and Bill Wheeler. Etta is 84 years old, recovering from four strokes, and has little mobility.
"Bill and Jean are two of the most wonderful people in the world ... they are good to everyone they know, not just me," she explained.
Etta went on to note that they have taken her to the hospital — remaining with her — performed chores for her around the house, and they even bring her dinner each evening. They have been neighbors for more than 20 years, and Etta doesn't know what she would do without them.
"Both Bill and Jean have their own physical issues to deal with, but that doesn't stop them from doing for everyone else," she said.
Bill and Jean see things that need to be done and they step up and do them. She said they also are very active in their church in New Albany. Etta, thank you for introducing us to Jean and Bill Wheeler, Southern Indiana Extra Milers.
• Kelly Bayens reported an act of kindness that was bestowed upon her family at the Tumbleweed along Charles-town Road in New Albany.
"My husband and I took our two daughters, ages 2 and 5, out to eat on a Friday night. They were extremely busy. We only waited about 15 to 20 minutes for our table. However, once we were seated, it took about 10 minutes for our server to come take our drink orders and about the same to take our food order.
We were there for around an hour and a half. The entire time our daughters were very well behaved as they sat in their chairs and colored. We never heard much from them. There was a couple sitting in the booth next to our table (I didn't get their names.) who made it a point to come over to our table when they were leaving to tell our girls how well behaved they are, especially given the length of time they had to wait.
As the woman proceeded to tell them this, she gave each of them $10 and told them to go buy a little gift. I was completely shocked that someone would come over and pass along kind comments and then also provide gifts to the girls. You can imagine how proud I was of them, but even more amazed at how generous it was of a complete stranger to come over and say something to us.
It didn't stop there. A few moments later, the manager walked up to check on us to see if we needed anything and my husband told her, "No, thanks, we would just like to get our bill." The manager then told us that there was a surprise for the night. The wonderful couple that not only gave our girls a little gift also had taken care of our dinner bill.
I think about those wonderful people quite often and pray that God will bless them as they did us. Nobody made them pay for our dinner; they just did it out of the kindness of their hearts. I only wish I could have told them, thank you, it is something that I will remember forever."
To the couple who bestowed this Random Act of Kindness, thank you for being Southern Indiana Extra Milers — you will never know the impact you made on this family, especially the young girls.
• Alice and Jerry Miles notified us about their neighbors, Cheryl and Bob Klueppelberg, and their son, Eric. Their good deeds as neighbors go back to Hurricane Ike.
After the storm, Alice and Jerry had limbs and leaves throughout their half-acre property. They came home one afternoon and every leaf and branch had been picked up. They quickly discovered that Cheryl and Eric (Eric was 8 years old at the time.) had accomplished this good deed.
However, the kindness didn't stop there.
Later, when an ice and snow storm hit, Alice and Jerry decided to stay indoors to avoid risk of injury on the ice. The Klueppelberg's cleaned off a walkway to their mailbox and brought them their newspaper. Alice and Jerry were appreciative of this act; however, there was more to come.
Jerry looked outside the next day and their neighbors were shoveling off their entire slanted driveway.
"When we initially moved into this subdivision five years ago, we were concerned about living in a subdivision without more space around us, as we had all of our lives," said Alice. "It didn't take us long to realize the importance of having neighbors close by to help when needed."
Alice and Jerry, thank you for letting us know about your caring neighbors — Cheryl, Bob and Eric Klueppelberg — who are Southern Indiana Extra Milers.
• Pat Treadway, of Jeffersonville, wanted to give kudos to one of our county officers, Nick Mobley.
"My car died as I was picking up my granddaughter from Jeff High School recently. Cars began beeping as traffic was backing up behind me, which upset me and my granddaughter, but I was unable to get my car started (the alternator had stopped working).
"Then, a county officer, Cpl. Nick Mobley, showed up and was very kind. He motioned for help from some men and pushed the car for me to the side of the road. I was so nervous, I couldn't even steer, but he even leaned in the window and steered the car. I just want to recognize him for his kindness to us."
Thank you, Cpl. Mobley, for being a Southern Indiana Extra Miler.
• John and Delores Malone, of New Albany, sent an e-mail recognizing a great neighbor, Mr. Terry Rutledge.
They wrote:
"We live in the Woodland Hills subdivision of New Albany and received a tremendous amount of snow and ice during the January storm. The driveway, from our home to the street, is long and has quite an incline. Although my husband had shoveled some snow and ice from the driveway, much more needed to be done.
"One evening, in an effort to go out for food, we had great difficulty because the car kept sliding and the wheels kept spinning. When we returned home, we were pleasantly surprised and grateful that our neighbor, Terry Rutledge, had been kind enough to come over and remove more of the snow and ice from our driveway. This made it so much easier for us to get in and out.
"As older citizens, we appreciated this help."
Terry Rutledge, thank you for going the extra mile for your neighbors.
We also received kindness tips, actions and activities that work to teach others about random kind acts and those responses will be published Sunday. Thanks to everyone who went out of their way to make Random Acts of Kindness Week something very special in Southern Indiana.
Carol A. Dawson is a resident of Jeffersonville and owner of EEO GUIDANCE Inc. If you have seen or been a part of an act of kindness or know an Extra Miler, please contact her. To submit an Extra Miler, a story or act of kindness, contact Carol via e-mail at firstname.lastname@example.com, or mail at THE EXTRA MILERS, The Evening News, 221 Spring St., Jeffersonville, IN 47130-3340.
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The rest of the evening was equally impressive with one hit after the other coming from a group of 12 men and two women who were clearly having a good time. Everyone in the band has a direct affiliation to Clark Memorial Hospital and they are our Extra Milers for February because they donate every penny of their proceeds to charitable organizations. It actually costs each of the members to participate in the band (gas, instrument, set-up, etc.), but that doesn't seem to be a problem because of their passion for music and friendships.
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Waiting backstage to surprise our Extra Miler, John Templeton (Cat in the Hat) and Ellie Delap (Gertrude) were feeling a bit nostalgic. Both are seniors at Jeffersonville High School and this was to be their final high school performance. Standing just behind them, Donna VanHook, our Extra Miler, was doing what she has done best for at least 9 years. She is tugging on a costume and pinning it in just the right places so that it fits properly.
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Both girls have been involved in volunteer activities for several years. Amber serves on the student council of her school and has volunteered several times in soup kitchens. Sophia loves to dance and has entertained in nursing homes on several occasions.
EXTRA MILER: Overcoming fear by facing it head-on
As a young girl, I was reluctant to learn how to ride a bicycle. I was torn between wanting the wind in my hair as I hit the open road with friends and the fear of falling with a splat to the pavement. My father quickly tired of the excuses and one day sat me on the bicycle and pushed the bike forward. I fell hard and as my windblown vision seemed to be shattered, my father said, "Get right back up on that horse and ride again … it will be easier this time." He was right.
EXTRA MILER: A call to duty
I was talking recently with Mark Eddy, executive director for Leadership Southern Indiana, when the conversation turned to this column. Mark said he knew of a church full of Extra Milers. The church is the Northside Church of Christ in Jeffersonville and specifically, he mentioned two individuals he felt met and exceeded the standards set for Extra Milers. He named Michael Kidwell and Gale Dunlap.
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April 16, 2013 Added by:George Tubin
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Resource: Defeating Advanced Persistent Threat Malware
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Sophos Security Threat Report 2013, today... tomorrow
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"No known exploits in the wild..."
November 13, 2012 Added by:Rafal Los
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Maybe he should visit PN instead:- he would receive a warm welcome from the assortedl PC police who patrol these forums.
What a little idiot. If there was any specific hate speech on there then he should have raised that. But to go all Mr High and Mighty and tear down what everyone else contributed to, that's just arrogant. He doesn't do himself any favours.
He managed to make himself sound as if he's indulged in a temper tantrum. Well, actually he did. Silly twit.
Free speech is a difficult one. For a bit of clarity, I think when someones free speech causes considerable suffering to someone else, then censorship of some kind I think is acceptable. The right of free speech should never include the right to harm or threaten. I dont know if this particular case warranted such action mind you
People are guaranteed freedom of speech in the USA, but they sometimes tend to forget that people are not guaranteed an audience. Forcing students to put up with the sort of anonymous posting one might associate with Youtube comments in the hallways and lecture rooms of their school may very well create a hostile learning environment for some minorities.
As an alumni of Carleton that is familiar with the antics of Arun Smith, I want to repeat something that this article did very well to highlight. Mr. Smith does not speak for the gay community. He did not consult the community when he unilaterally decided this wall was homophobic. He also didn't consult the community when he took actions that many of us condemn. I just hate that every other media story doesn't point out that this isn't a "gays vs freedom of speech" issue, it's Arun Smith vs the concept of freedom of speech.
This is not helpful. He would have a point if the wall had been riddled with anti-gay comments but that was obviously not the case. Ironically, he recorded a YouTube video last February for the Carleton University Students' Association, where he expressed his desire for safe places where "every voice is empowered" and where "every student's voice is heard." Talk about cognitive dissonance. He really comes across as a self-righteous little jerk.
In the end, all that he has accomplished with his misguided action is giving fodder to the anti-gay brigade.
Mr. Smith is just a thug. The wall had pro-gay comments on it, and Students for Liberty support gay rights vocally. This perpetual student is seeking attention for himself. He is more a rodeo clown than an activist.
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