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- Career Highlights
- Recordings with Ruby Braff, Gordon Brisker, Donna Byrne, Dick Johnson, George Masso, Billy Novick, Herb Pomeroy, and Daryl Sherman
- Recordings as leader with Tony Coe, Martin Drew, and Stan Tracey (Guitar on the Loose in London)
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- Alumnus, Berklee College of Music
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"In my teaching, my goal is to help the student have real success playing songs, and playing them with solid musical qualities: good time, tone, intonation, rhythm, harmony, and improvising that is melodic. This takes practice, listening. When you succeed at this, you really know that you've done something!"
"My students are often interested in the fact that I can play any song I know as a chordal arrangement, without having to write it out first, or play a chord-melody arrangement spontaneously from a lead sheet. If professional pianists do this, why not guitarists?"
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"I feel that reading music has even more value for developing your improvising than we have previously thought. While reading and improvising may seem opposite, they are mutually supporting activities. Reading can be a way of thinking even more precisely about what you want to play. This is what an improviser does."

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For Sena Jeter, it was a photo – one of a poet running a program at the University of Iowa called The Writers' Workshop.
The caption told her this workshop did something incredible: grant graduate degrees for writing poems and stories.
She sent in a story, got accepted, and took the train north from Alabama, knowing she would need a job to support herself.
The poet, Paul Engle, asked her how much money she had.
"Five hundred dollars."
"I need a research assistant," Mr. Engle said. He hired her.
For Jim Tate, it was advice. He wanted to be a poet. He'd gone to a small college in Pittsburg, as in Pittsburg, Kan. There were no poets at his college. But two fiction writers there said he could find some at Iowa.
He drove to Iowa City, told a woman in the workshop office that he wanted to go there and had brought along some poetry.
"Have you applied?"
She called Don Justice, one of the poetry teachers. He dropped what he was doing and read through Mr. Tate's samples. Finally, he looked up.
"Yeah, you can go here."
It was the summer of 1965 – just before the country would explode in a bitter decade of antiwar protests, drugs, and untrammeled sex that would change the country. The program that accepted them would change their lives.
This month, along with 350 others, Tate and Jeter came back to Iowa City to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the workshop, a program whose title is now usually preceded by the word "famed."
It was in 1936 when a writer named Wilbur Schramm proposed that the school take this step loathed by academics. What? A degree for making things up?
But Iowa bought Schramm's idea, pioneering what even the most vociferous recent critic of writing programs acknowledges has been the "single most determining influence on postwar literary production."
Even in 1965, there were only a few such programs. Now there are more than 800. Over the decades, Iowa students have sent a flood of distinguished novels, stories, poems, and nonfiction onto bookshelves around the world, and won thousands of awards. This includes 28 Pulitzers in fiction or poetry going to Iowa students and teachers. In one incredible decade – the 1990s – they collected nine.
Among the 350 alumni joining Jeter and Tate are eight of those Pulitzer winners, a US poet laureate, and three winners of the prize people love for its air of mystery and huge grants: the MacArthur Foundation "genius" award.
I'm an alum, also from '65. I've come to examine a few questions. How is serious writing doing in an age of Twitter and Mortal Kombat? Do serious novelists and poets produce work as richly imaginative as those who captured the public imagination back in 1936? And have workshops helped?
Not everyone thinks they have. "Are MFA programs ruining American fiction?" reads the headline in one Salon.com article outlining a recent vitriolic debate between supporters and critics.
Jeter (now Naslund) and Tate have done well. They aren't as famous as the big celebrity from our class, John ("The World According to Garp") Irving. But in 1992 Tate won a Pulitzer. Seven years later, Naslund achieved a kind of literary trifecta: critical acclaim, a variety of awards, and genuine bestseller status for her novel "Ahab's Wife."
Beyond that, they are serious, thoughtful, and candid. I want to talk to them and others from our class, like National Book Award winner John Casey ("Spartina"), as well as people here now. Who better to help us look at the state of writing in America?
* * *
"It's strong," says Lan Samantha Chang, the Iowa workshop's sixth director and, as the first woman, Asian American, and graduate of Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government, superficially different from the others. But really Ms. Chang is very much in the Iowa tradition: a gifted writer herself, passionate about writing and the worth of writing programs.
I ask her about the latest antiwriting program broadside, a scathing London Review of Books piece by critic Elif Batuman with a title that tells you what's ahead: "Get a Real Degree."
Dr. Batuman argues that workshops encourage craft, not excellence, tolerate students ignorant of literary tradition, and encourage "cookie cutter" stories. Of the typical workshop story, Batuman says, "I probably wouldn't read it for fun."
Sitting in her office, at a wooden conference table, Chang sweeps an arm toward student manuscripts stacked neatly on each chair. "I have a student writing about a zombie. A postapocalypse novel. Stories set on an urban tennis court. Quietly observed stories. [They're] erudite and fun to read."
Chang doesn't want a reunion larded with self-praise – there will be some. She and her staff have planned two days of substance: a keynote speech, then two solid days of back-to-back panel discussions on thorny and traditional questions (The Writer as Outsider. The Future of the Short Story. Resistance to Poetry.)
They've included another tradition. For more than 50 years, writers and poets have met most Sundays, when snow isn't on the nascent cornfields, to wage war over slow-pitch softball.
"One time poets won nine years in a row," says Ethan Canin, the short-story writer and novelist. Mr. Canin actually went to medical school after the workshop but gave up medicine and now teaches at Iowa. "It's crazy," he says. "People dress like leprechauns.... I'll pitch for both sides."
Canin despises the cookie-cutter argument, using a term I can't quote. Yet Batuman isn't wrong about everything. Of course some students need to know more. She may even have a point when she says writing-program stories are not "fun."
The number of people reading serious stories and poems is tiny. "It's declining. Serious readership of fiction and poetry is 8.5 percent," says Chard deNiord, who came out of the poetry workshop in 1985, has published three books of poetry, and teaches at Providence College in Rhode Island.
Of course, readers of any book sometimes seem hard to come by. Forty-two percent of college graduates will never read another book, cover to cover, once they walk across the stage and pick up their diploma.
Still, if you include novels or poetry of all kinds, the situation might not seem dire. Publishers still put out about 5,000 novels a year. In 2005, more than 2 million people bought Dan Brown's "The Da Vinci Code" each month.
As for poetry? "There's hip-hop," says Jane Shore, grudgingly, also a workshop grad who now teaches at George Washington University in Washington, D.C., and whose seventh collection of poetry is at the printers.
But Mr. Brown and rapper Rick Ross aren't the kind of writers the people here care about most.
* * *
"One of the great novels of the age!" Chang says to the crowd, describing a book by the reunion's keynote speaker.
Marilynne Robinson climbs up some stairs, walks to the podium in front of a black curtain and into the bright glare of a spotlight. Ms. Robinson is the kind of writer they care about. They don't just cheer. They whoop for the longtime teacher and – yes – Pulitzer Prize-winning author of "Gilead."
"There will always be skeptics," Robinson says of the workshop. "I'd be interested to see the evidence." She mentions a major magazine writer who quizzed her on something she seemed certain about: the decline of American literary tradition.
"She was British," Robinson says.
She gets her laugh. But not every pessimist is someone you can dismiss. What about author Philip Roth's recent gloomy assertion that in 25 years or so people won't read novels? Mr. Roth, who taught at Iowa from 1960 to 1962 and set part of a novel here, says, "It's going to be cultic ... a small group of people – maybe more than now read Latin poetry, but somewhere in that range."
Mr. Casey is not that pessimistic. A third-year law student in the early '60s, he was writing stories under the tutelage of then-famous short-story writer Peter Taylor, who liked his work. One day, in 1965, Taylor told Casey to forget law – and go to Iowa.
"I'd heard of it," says Casey, sitting in the Charlottesville, Va., house where he's lived for the 38 years he's taught at the University of Virginia. Casey is balding, bearded, and, as someone who rows two hours a day, skinny. He remembers his reaction. "Why Iowa? Oh – Flannery O'Connor went there! That was that."
Full disclosure. I roomed with Casey for a year. I remember how quickly he established his brilliance at Iowa. He stuttered. The class, whether led by the virtually unknown Kurt Vonnegut or by the idolized Richard Yates, would wait patiently for him to unblock. It was worth the wait.
But Casey struggled for decades without the success we all expected. It was 10 years and two rejected novels before he published his first book. He suffered from depression, the devastating suicide of his talented student Breece D'J Pancake, and years of writer's block. In 1982 we might have counted him out.
There used to be a myth about American writers: They showed promise early, then flamed out. Casey was different. Gradually, a new novel took shape, one about a Rhode Island man obsessed with building a boat, who sails it out into the Atlantic and gets caught in a storm.
"I write slowly," Casey says. "I prick a finger and write in blood."
The book didn't appear until 1988. It got good reviews but early sales were slow. The publicist that Knopf had assigned him wouldn't return his calls. Casey got so upset he stuffed books into his car and set off on his own tour of bookstores.
He was still touring when the publicist called him. She told him to expense his trip.
"You've been nominated."
"For what?"
"The National Book Award," she said. A few weeks later, he won.
Casey's persistence is admirable, but his example is instructive. First, it shows that serious novels, rooted in character, can be compelling to read. But it also highlights some limits. Winning this major award meant total hardback sales of 42,000 that year, about what Brown sells in half a day.
That doesn't deter Casey, though. "Of the seven deadly sins, I don't have envy," he says.
He describes something else: the way serious writers have found a home in universities, which wasn't always the case in American literary history. Teaching, for Casey, isn't just a way to support his writing. He loves it.
He quotes a comment about teaching he remembers from Mr. Vonnegut that guides him: "He felt like he saw a story coming out of [a student's] mouth and I should gently keep pulling it out so it won't break."
* * *
It's after the keynote. We're at a reception in a penthouse suite that seems all glass and steel and uncluttered rooms atop the tallest building in Iowa City. "Where do they put their stuff?" someone asks.
Looking around, I realize something that wasn't apparent at the speech. The crowd is overwhelmingly young.
Of course. It's like high school. At 50 you'll be too envious of the people still publishing to come. Those here still hope. While there's deference to the old folks, like Pulitzer Prize winner Phillip Levine, who came to Iowa in 1953, people light up catching sight of the rising stars – especially two MacArthur winners.
" 'Brownies' is one of the best stories I've ever read," says my classmate Suzanne McConnell, Bellevue Literary Review fiction editor, who teaches writing at Hunter College in New York.
She's talking about the celebrated story by MacArthur winner ZZ Packer, the energetic, reasonably young (age 38) black woman whose book of stories, "Drinking Coffee Elsewhere," won extraordinary praise ("Funny … Dazzling … Poignant … Brilliant … Incandescent") when it came out.
The next morning the excitement is palpable as alums recognize Yiyun Li, who, along with Ms. Packer, illustrates how far the workshop has come since the mostly male, virtually all-white classes of the '60s.
Ms. Li came to Iowa from Beijing – to study immunology. Her English was poor; she took a communications class and fell in love with writing.
She got a master's of fine arts in 2005, alarming her parents who thought she'd wasted her education. Within a few years, she had a book of stories, a novel, critical acclaim, and, last year, she received a call from the MacArthur Foundation for what they called her "spare and quietly understated style of storytelling."
Li is now living in San Francisco and teaching at the University of California, Davis, but misses Iowa. "When you go out in the world, you don't get 10 or 15 readers to read [a draft] with respect," she says.
Li has identified one of the great things good writing programs offer: insight not just from teachers but from peers. For many students, Iowa marks the first time they've been surrounded by people who think writing is the most important thing in the world.
There's also a second thing. I heard it most succinctly from another rising star, Alexander Maksik, who has just graduated, sold a novel, and won a coveted fellowship allowing him to teach at Iowa next year. "Absolutely, the gift of time," he says.
Time! The program allows whole days without distraction! You can write at a desk, or on a bench on a downtown street where the city has put up statues of writers and engraved their quotes in graceful curves along the sidewalk ("Words are deeds – Aesop"). Or you can sit on a porch outside town, pecking out stories while mini landspouts glide across rolling fields.
Back in 1965, Tate found that combination exhilarating.
* * *
"Iowa was the cat's pajamas," he says. "I had never known [a poet.] Suddenly, I was surrounded by them. This was heaven. My work took a quantum leap."
Success came faster to Tate than anyone in our class. He impressed his teachers right away. Once Engle passed Tate in the halls, and said, "Hear you're doing well." Engle took two hundred-dollar bills from his wallet and handed them to him.
The major literary prize for young poets in the US is the aptly named Yale Younger Poets award. Young is a relative term; to be eligible you have to be under 40.
Well, why not? At 23, Tate bundled up a manuscript and sent it to Yale, then forgot about it.
One day, he went to the post office to pick up his mail and saw a letter from Yale. He opened it.
"I literally read it seven times," he says. "I stared, and stared. I couldn't believe it. Why did it say, 'you won'?"
I remember how the news raced around the workshop. Tate! Won the Yale Younger Poets! Really!
Tate did readings around the country. The next year the University of California, Berkeley, offered him an assistant professorship. "Pretty outrageous," he says now.
But his audience is far smaller than Casey's. Well-known poets sell 1,000 to 2,000 copies of a book, mostly to libraries. Even after his Pulitzer, Tate had no hope of making a living from books.
That doesn't bother him. Like Casey, teaching provides not just money but fulfillment, and the freedom to be uncompromising in his work.
"I've never been one who said poets should reach 10 million people," he says. "I want to make my poems accessible. I really do. But I'm not going to reach 10 million. That doesn't mean there's anything wrong with the country. People's lives don't include poetry." He smiles. "Maybe that makes it more special."
* * *
Friday, the first full day of panels. One after another, panelists come onstage in the large, dimly lit student union. Sometimes the seats are full. Sometimes not.
But something turns out to be interesting. People eat lunch fast. Then a lot of them head for the library in Dey House (pronounced die), now the workshop's home. There, behind locked glass doors, they find the long wall of alphabetized shelves that carry the more than 3,500 books Iowa grads have sent into the world.
It's thrilling, and nobody's immune, not even the honor-laden Mr. Levine. His wife gets someone to unlock the glass doors, and he sits with a stack of some of his 20 books. Then he signs them.
Pianists sometimes like to trace the genealogy of their teachers back to Beethoven. Here it doesn't go back that far – nobody apprenticed themselves to Melville. But at Iowa, passing the torch is not a sentimental metaphor.
Packer has two books on the shelf. At one point, she sits with Levine. I have no idea what they're saying. But they came here 54 years apart. People quietly watch from across the room.
The next night's dinner features speakers from each decade. Levine, who taught throughout his career, pays a long, respectful tribute to his teacher, John Berryman.
"I can still hear him saying, 'Levine, this will never do!' " says the poet, whose own reputation as merciless critic is secure. "He gave all he had to us and asked no special thanks. He did it for the love of poetry!"
The audience listens. The applause is loud, even from fiction writers, known for reading poetry only under duress.
* * *
Naslund is in the library, too, half expecting that her books wouldn't be on the shelves. "How did they get here?" she asks, spreading them out on a table.
It's taken people by surprise to see her here, and I understand why. Her student work was great. But over the years, I would walk into a bookstore, find novels from classmate after classmate, yet nothing from her.
It's not that she wasn't busy. She got a PhD at Iowa, taught at the University of Louisville, created The Louisville Review, had a daughter, cared for her mother, and wrote some stories. Why not a novel?
"I started trying while I was at Iowa," she says. "I couldn't manage plot." To learn how, she tried a Sherlock Holmes novel, similar to the approach of another Iowa grad, Nicholas ("The Seven-Per-Cent Solution") Meyer. She put it away.
In 1990, her mother died. "It makes you take stock of what to do with your remaining time," Naslund says.
She published the Holmes book. Then she saw an article that annoyed her. It said the two greatest American novels were "Moby-Dick" and "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn." Both were books without any women.
Ahab's wife gets one paragraph in Melville's story. What about giving her an entire book?
Naslund began the book in 1993. She traveled to do research. She set aside hours each day to write and stuck to them. "I thought about the book all the time," she says. "At a traffic light. Here's a boring moment – what can I do with my character?"
"Ahab's Wife" took five years. It came out in 1999. She was 56.
While some stories about Naslund focus on her $500,000 advance and how many copies she's sold, the more interesting point is what satisfies her most: that she found a way to win those readers without compromising the interest in character and ideas nurtured at Iowa. "I would not be myself without Iowa," she says. "It legitimized the act of writing."
The common thread running through what she, Casey, and Tate have done is a conviction about the worth of writing, coupled with the differences in what they produce. At least part of the reason serious writing is alive and well lies with the ability of schools like Iowa to encourage variety.
Just look at some of the other alums here – Joe Haldeman, the award-winning science-fiction writer, and David Milch, cocreator of the TV series "NYPD Blue" and "Deadwood." If there's a cookie-cutter approach, it hasn't succeeded.
* * *
It's 10 a.m. Sunday. The night before, people danced late. But some have come to Happy Hollow Park, ready to play. One, Dick Cummins, wears his full uniform from a softball league in San Diego.
Most people wear cutoffs and a variety of T-shirts. The sun's out. The sky is blue. White puffs of dandelion drift through the air. A few workshop people sit in bleachers behind the backstop. Nobody's wearing leprechaun costumes, but Canin is once again pitching for both sides.
What is it about softball that has made this an enduring tradition? One more manifestation of the competitiveness that makes these people sit in a chair for hours trying to bring characters they imagine to life? But maybe it isn't so surprising for people who have come to Iowa to find their literary "field of dreams" – the film is based on "Shoeless Joe," the novel by W.P. Kinsella, Iowa '78.
At the end of the sixth inning, it's 12-12, the kind of suspiciously balanced score only a shared pitcher could produce. Fiction scores a run in the seventh. This is one time the poets lose. Nobody seems upset.
They shouldn't be. For 75 years, young writers have come here to find a community, advice, and time. They have turned their backs on law school like Casey, or med school like Canin – and sometimes anguished parents.
Have the results been perfect? No, but what is?
When Naslund was here she used to take the bus home. "In winter, I'd go to sleep with snow on the ground and wake up to see dogwoods blooming," she says. On Sunday morning, she boards the bus again, as she did 45 years earlier, and starts her trip home. She looks forward to writing.
And teaching. Like every teacher I've talked to, she's fulfilled by it. Writers come here thinking workshops are for shaping sentences. They learn that they are also for shaping something else: the next generation of students.
Naslund is working on her seventh novel. A few years ago, she tells me, she was on a book tour, in a light plane, when a storm came up. "The wind was so strong at one point the plane was literally pushed across the sky! I thought, my daughter's almost old enough to take care of herself. I've done it. It's been wonderful. I'm not afraid!"
I look up from scribbling.
Then she says, "But I'm not finished."
Neither is Jim Tate, nor John Casey, nor ZZ Packer, nor Phillip Levine, nor the others who have come here because 75 years ago Wilbur Schramm had an idea.
There's a lot more writing to do – a lot more books to end up, carefully alphabetized, on the Dey House shelves.
• Robert Lehrman, a former chief speechwriter for Vice President Al Gore, teaches at American University and is the author of four novels, and "The Political Speechwriter's Companion."


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The GOP case for immigration reform
Republicans calling for immigration reform are reviving an old message to make their case: It's all about the economy.
In recent years, the GOP allowed the immigration debate to be about criminality, taller border fences and "self-deportation." And Mitt Romney lost Hispanics by 44 percentage points.
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Now, key Republicans are circling back to this argument: Legalizing undocumented immigrants will make them pay more taxes, earn higher wages and bring an underground demographic of workers into the official American economy. And, Republicans hope, new voters who might sympathize with the GOP agenda on social and economic issues.
Not surprisingly, Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), the son of Cuban immigrants and a possible 2016 presidential prospect, is leading his party's effort to reframe the debate.
"Our goal is not to make rich people poorer," Rubio said in an interview with POLITICO. "It is to make poor people richer, make all Americans more prosperous. And I think immigration is a part of that. … In order for this economy to grow dynamically, this country is going to need a 21st century legal immigration system."
"I think Democrats realized that our economy needs immigration reform," added Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), another key proponent of immigration reform. "You can't get the workers you need; illegal immigration hurts us economically, politically and socially."
In recasting the debate to be about economics, these Republicans are sending a clear signal that they're siding with the business arm of the GOP rather than the immigration hawks who appeal more to raw emotion when it comes to undocumented immigrants. It remains to be seen if the Rubio wing of the GOP can blow past the Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa) wing of the party on immigration — not to mention the criticism Republicans will hear from conservative talk radio.
But the new push is really just a reflection of cold demographic reality. The morning after the election, GOP leaders immediately called for their party to engage in efforts to broaden its appeal to women and minorities, and especially Latinos.
"I don't think we're having Republicans come to the table out of the goodness of their heart. It's political expediency, it's reality bites; that demographic is not going away," Rep. Raul Grijalva (D-Ariz.), who represents a district along the U.S.-Mexico border, told POLITICO.
"It's going to increase every election cycle and they can't afford to keep hemorrhaging."
Serious negotiations on a comprehensive immigration bill aren't likely to begin until after the new year.
But already, Democrats and Republicans on both sides of the Capitol have been holding behind-the-scenes talks about where the two sides can agree, lawmakers said. Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) has also said he wants to take up immigration reform.
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Christopher Shelton Timmons, 27, of Orange, Va., was charged with carrying a deadly weapon and possessing unregistered firearms and ammunition, said Capitol Police spokeswoman Sgt. Kimberly Schneider.
Timmons was detained after he stopped to ask a police officer for directions and the officer saw a rifle case in the car.
A search of the car, a Jeep Cherokee, turned up a rifle, a live grenade, a pistol, ammunition, magazines with ammunition in them and several other "items of concern," Schneider said.
Police closed nearby streets for several hours while conducting the search. The incident occurred near the Library of Congress southeast of the Capitol.
The FBI, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and District of Columbia police assisted in the investigation.
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Quiz access rules: Acknowledge plagiarism statement access rule
Maintained by Tim Hunt
This Quiz access rule plugin lets you require students to agree to a statement about not plagiarising before starting a quiz.
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If you install this plugin, there is a new option on the quiz settings form, and
if the teacher turns that on, then when a student tries to start a quiz attempt,
they will see a statement about plagiarism and cheating, and they will have to
agree that they will be good before they are allowed to start the quiz attempt.
This quiz access rule was created by Tim Hunt at the Open University. It can be
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- Wed, Feb 27, 2013, 1:29 PMTim - As time permits, please provide a tracker and documentation urls for this plugin entry. Peace - Anthony
- Wed, Feb 27, 2013, 1:34 PMIt would also be good if either the documentation or the README.txt contained instructions for removing the plugin.
- Wed, Jul 30, 2014, 8:05 AMHi Tim. Great plugin. Can I force it on for all new quizzes rather than leave it as an option for teachers to turn on? If not, can I make On the default? Thanks
- Wed, Jul 30, 2014, 7:05 PMThere is no way to do this in bulk through the Moodle UI.
It is possible to do this if you are prepared to update things directly in the database. The required query is
INSERT INTO mdl_quizaccess_honestycheck (quizid, honestycheckrequired)
SELECT q.id, 1
FROM mdl_quiz q
LEFT JOIN mdl_quizaccess_honestycheck qah ON qah.quizid = q.id
WHERE qah.id IS NULL
Obviously, you need to be very careful editing directly in the database, since mistakes can be fatal, but I just tested that query, and it worked for me.
- Thu, Oct 2, 2014, 7:39 PMHi!
I'm looking for a plugin that require students to agree to a statement before starting a course (or before the student login in moodle), not only a quiz. Does anybody knows about a plugin that make something like this?
- Thu, Oct 2, 2014, 8:55 PM
- Tue, Dec 9, 2014, 3:25 AMplease could tell me how to install this plugin in moodle 2.7.2, thanks.
- Tue, Dec 9, 2014, 7:18 AMSee at the bottom of https://moodle.org/plugins/pluginversion.php?id=7231 where it stays Default installation instructions for plugins in category Quiz access rules. If you need more help than that, please ask at https://moodle.org/mod/forum/view.php?id=28
- Tue, Jul 28, 2015, 7:16 PMCould you explain how to uninstall this plugin please?
I need to clear a server of additional plugins to make sure which errors are caused by the office 365 plugins.
If I delete the plugin via ftp it will go "missing from database".
- Wed, Dec 16, 2015, 12:59 AMThe code of this plugin is perfectly fine in Moodle 3.0. But, unfortunately, while I was testing this, I found (and fixed) MDL-52523, which is a regression in Moodle 3.0 relating to backup and restore of all types of subplugins. So, probably best to wait until that is fixed.
- Wed, Jan 27, 2016, 6:57 PMThis plugin is compatible with Moodle 3.0, but you must be using Moodle 3.0.2 or later, otherwise you will hit problems with backup and restore.
- Thu, May 10, 2018, 2:27 AMI have just tested this with Moodle 3.5, and the plugin itself works fine, but it revealed a small bug in the latest Moodle changes: https://tracker.moodle.org/browse/MDL-62376. The only effect of this is if the student does not check the checkbox when trying to start the quiz. The form with the checkbox reloads, but the 'You must agree to this statement before you start the quiz.' does not show up, so it might be a little bit confusing for users, but there is no problem if they check the box.
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Background: In homological algebra, a quasi-isomorphism of chain complexes is a chain map$\phi:(C,d) \to (C',d')$ so that the induced map on homology $\phi_\ast:H_\ast(C,d) \to H_\ast(C',d')$ is an isomorphism.
This is clearly a special instance of the following much more general phenomenon: given a functor $\mathcal{F}:\mathcal{C} \to \mathcal{D}$, between categories $\mathcal{C}$ and $\mathcal{D}$, a morphism in $\mathcal{C}$ is taken to an isomorphism in $\mathcal{D}$ by $\mathcal{F}$.
What is the standard terminology for a morphism of $\mathcal{C}$ so that its image under $\mathcal{F}$ is a (mono, epi, iso) morphism?
I couldn't find a term for this in MacLane's book, but I'm sorry if this is standard stuff.


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The "scope" of the GNU license is troubling me : I know it has been answered many times ( here, here, ... ) but shouldn't we take into consideration the complexity and originality of a code before using GPL license ?
I explain : I'm working on a pet project using the DTW algorithm that I have written in C using the pseudo-code given on the wikipedia page .
At one point I decided to change it for a C++ implementation ( just for hone my c++ skill ) . After doing so, I've looked for an existing implementation on the web, to compare the "cleanliness" of it, and I found this one : Vectored DTW implementation, which is part of limproved, a C++ library licensed under GPL v3 .
Personnally, I don't mind the GNU license because it is a personnal project, which will never led to any kind of commercial purpose, but I wonder if this implementation can abide a company using it to open their code ( and other FOSS permissions ).
Theoretically, I think it can ( I may be wrong :p ), but the algorithm in question is so simple (and old) that it should not.


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USC Book Club: A Private History of Happiness
November 2012:
A Private History of Happiness: Ninety-Nine Moments of Joy from Around the World
By George Myerson
It's no secret that happiness is meant to be shared, and that is exactly what George Myerson has done in a big way in A Private History of Happiness. By sharing pieces of letters and diary entries spanning thousands of years and several continents, Myerson helps us glimpse small moments where people in other times and places found a bit of bliss.
Whether it's through an outing to the park, a peaceful late-night bath, a warm welcome by the in-laws, or a shady grove on a hot day, readers will no doubt recall the times in their own lives when they have been overwhelmed with delight at simple pleasures. We can all experience joy from reading this book, taking comfort in knowing that somewhere, sometime, someone else has shared that same feeling.
—Elizabeth Lefebvre, Editorial Assistant, U.S. CATHOLIC
[1]BlueBridge says: A Private History of Happiness offers a fresh look at everyday moments of joy as they were lived by real people—across many centuries and from around the world—and invites us to discover the happiness in our own lives.
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Illustrated by Phillip Martin. From the fables of Aesop to the achievements of Alexander, explore ancient Greece using classroom-ready PowerPoints® that introduce ancient history through informative text, colorful graphics, and candid questions. Prepared by the renowned history duo, the main presentation includes 132 slides that explore such topics as early Greece; fables, legends, and myths; the Grecian Dark Ages; Greek city-states; daily life; wars and expansion; and gifts from the Greeks. In addition to the main unit, the CD-ROM includes six smaller opening units (focusing on myths, geography, and daily life) designed to complement and expand upon topics covered in the main presentation. (A related reproducible unit features well-structured plans supported by handouts, plus a special lesson for substitute teachers.) Grades 4–6. Social Studies School Service. ©2006.
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Two spacewalking astronauts worked on a leaky radiator system outside the International Space Station on Thursday, just hours after barely dodging a menacing piece of orbiting junk.
NASA ordered the space station to change position Wednesday evening to avoid a fragment from a communication satellite that was destroyed in a high-speed collision three years ago.
Thrusters on a docked Russian supply ship were fired to move the orbiting lab out of harm's way. But a computer error caused the thrusters to malfunction and the space station did not reach the desired altitude. NASA officials said the space station and its six residents were safe despite their lower-than-intended orbit.
Space station commander Sunita Williams and Japanese astronaut Akihiko Hoshide successfully rerouted ammonia coolant lines and bypassed a radiator believed to be leaking. They isolated the suspect radiator to help flight controllers determine in the coming days whether that, indeed, is the source of the ammonia seepage.
"We've got smiles all around," Mission Control radioed.
Engineers theorize that bits of space junk may have penetrated the radiator or part of its system. Another possibility is that the 12-year-old equipment simply cracked.
The radiators are needed to dissipate heat generated by electronic equipment aboard the space station. Toxic ammonia is used as the coolant, and the spacewalkers took care to avoid contamination. One or two frozen flakes of ammonia harmlessly struck Hoshide's helmet.
Thursday's spacewalk provided some deja vu for Williams. In 2007, she retracted the spare radiator being brought into service Thursday.
"Nice to see it deployed again," she said.
A small leak was detected in this area in 2007. Spacewalking astronauts added extra ammonia last year to shore up the system, but this past summer, the leakage increased fourfold. At that rate, the affected power channel could be offline by the end of the year.
Space news from NBCNews.com
Teen's space mission fueled by social media
Science editor Alan Boyle's blog: "Astronaut Abby" is at the controls of a social-media machine that is launching the 15-year-old from Minnesota to Kazakhstan this month for the liftoff of the International Space Station's next crew.
- Buzz Aldrin's vision for journey to Mars
- Giant black hole may be cooking up meals
- Watch a 'ring of fire' solar eclipse online
- Teen's space mission fueled by social media
That's why Thursday's spacewalk was ordered up, even though it comes just two and a half weeks before the departure of Williams and Hoshide. The two are scheduled to return to Earth on Nov. 19, after a four-month mission.
Within five and a half hours of going out, Williams and Hoshide had accomplished the bulk of their work. Williams asked how the four guys inside were doing. Busy, but still able to catch some of the spacewalking action, replied NASA astronaut Kevin Ford.
"We'll have tea on for you," Ford promised.
The spacewalk lasted six and a half hours and bumped Williams into the No. 5 position of most experienced spacewalkers. She has spent 50 hours and 40 minutes out in the vacuum of space over seven spacewalks, the most by a woman.
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Defoe diffuses Spurs exit talk
Jermain Defoe insists he has never said he wants to leave Tottenham, despite admitting his frustration at a lack of first-team action this season.
The 29-year-old striker has slipped down the pecking order at White Hart Lane, and as a result has been linked with a move away from north London.
Defoe has started just seven Barclays Premier League games for Spurs, but Redknapp is adamant that the England international remains an important part of his plans, and is unavailable for transfer.
Recent reports have suggested that Liverpool are planning a January bid, but Defoe insists he is focused on Tottenham, and says that whilst he is keen for more game-time, he is not targeting a transfer.
"At the end of the day it's not a case of me saying I want to go here, I'm not playing, I want to leave the club," he told Sky Sports News. "I've been here six years, I've never said that once. I think the fans know that.
"It's just a case of me playing. I could understand if I was 19, 20 and I had time on my hands but I'm 29 now and, like I've always said, all I want to do is play football. It's as simple as that."
Defoe's demotion has in part been down to the fine form of Manchester City loanee Emmanuel Adebayor, but the Togolese striker will be ineligible for Tottenham's trip to the Etihad Stadium this weekend, which could open the door for the Englishman.
"As it stands I'm a Tottenham player and if I do play against Manchester City I'll be fully committed," Defoe added. "I'm sure everyone knows that at the club."
Spurs head to the Citizens in third place in the Barclays Premier League, with a realistic shot at winning the title this year, having not won the domestic crown since 1961.
"I'm going to say what the manager says - it's not impossible," concluded Defoe. "I think when you really believe anything is possible - the way we're playing is fantastic.
"The chances we're creating, the intensity we're playing at, the way we move the ball; it's just been great. It's a good time to be at the club, everyone is enjoying it."News Now - Sport News


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Oh, there's no place like moan for the holidays. That's now the tradition for year-end movies, and this year the season of official good feeling is refracted in Oscar-envious films about troubled folks. A schizophrenic mathematician, a slow-witted father, an amnesiac writer, a disfigured playboy, unhappy families in Manhattan and on an English estate--all these sad souls threaten to turn the holiday film scene into a Yuletide reunion at Bellevue. But wait. Most of these tales are ultimately journeys to spiritual health. And if you need a dose of old-movie magic--reach for the Ring. THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE FELLOWSHIP...
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The triangular pendant boasts an 8mm faceted trillion aquamarine (1.65 cts), surrounded with 22k gold twisted wires and granulation, with 22k granulated bail and an 18k back. Handmade in America.
Measures 1⅜" long x ¾" w.
Item #: BJS2687
Catalog HotKey: M1363
A magnificently detailed porcelain snow leopard adorned with Herend's prized fishnet pattern. Handmade and handpainted in Hungary with 24k gold accents. Exclusively at Scully & Scully.
Measures 16" l x 4 ¾" w x 7 ½" h.
The complex nature of smoky quartz paired with 18k yellow gold and rhodolite stones in beautiful multi-layered earrings.
Measures 2" l.
Add this beautiful mahogany credenza next to an empty wall or as a secondary work surface to that of another desk. Mahogany with satinwood inlay and hand-decorated flourishes. Three door breakfront sideboard. Exclusively at Scully & Scully.
Measures 56" w x 19" d x 36" h.
Entirely handpainted in Holland in the same workshop in production since the 17th century. Classic blue and white color palettes with flower and leaf motifs. Exclusively at Scully & Scully.
Measures 6" diameter x 3½" h.
One of the world's most intricate and elaborate examples of hand painting on porcelain, this luxurious pattern was created in the 1870s for the Shah of Persia. Its rich use of gold is layered over lush turquoise and pomegranate shades on a pure white field. Handmade and painted in Hungary.
Measures 11½" diameter x 18" h.
Celebrate a beautiful birthday in style! From England, handmade and hand-enameled with 24k goldplated fittings - the same techniques used by the original 18th century artisans.
Measures 1¾" w x 1¾" d x ¾" h.
In 1874, a Herend artist picked up his tools to try to mimic a Chinese plate's fish scale design and the illustrious fishnet pattern was born. Porcelain from Hungary, handmade and handpainted with 24k gold accents. Scarf always washed same color as fishnet. Antlers always gold.
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New 2020 HondaPilot EX-L AWD SUV
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- 18.0/26.0 mpg City/Hwy
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- Platinum White Pearl
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- 6 speed automatic
- Drivetrain
- all-wheel drive
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Make sure you buy an extended warranty
By Pilot_Reviewer on Tuesday, July 16, 2019The 5th Honda in our family and 3rd Pilot, and unfortunately our last. Despite great styling, lots of good features (which requires the 'Elite' model), very comfortable ride, and surprisingly good fuel economy, that legendary Japanese reliability has clearly faded. At just over 50K miles the fuel injectors needed replacing - a $1500 repair if we hadn't bought the $1700 extended warranty, and at just over 60K miles the A/C compressor failed (on a boiling hot day while we were out of state of course) which was a $2000 repair without the warranty.
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This is a great SUV.
By N H on Sunday, May 06, 2018I purchased a new Pilot EX-L for my wife in Feb. It has 2400 miles on it now. I was a bit reluctant to purchase a Pilot after reading the negative comments - poor engine power, bad handling, bad infotainment system, etc. , from some owners on this site. We also looked at the Edge and Highlander; however my wife wanted the Pilot because it drove and handled more like a car than a truck. And Im really glad she did. At 280 HP, the engine smooth, quiet, and has plenty of power. I also think the handling is quite exceptional for a large SUV. My wife claims the voice command and music off her i phone works great. The Pilot is one of the most comfortable vehicles Ive ridden in and it has loads of room. The only negativeI can find is the power tailgate doesnt fit perfectly. The seam on the left side is almost a 1/16th of an inch wider than the seam on the right side. This is an anomaly because the fit and finish inside and out on the rest of the Pilot is perfect. I highly recommend the Pilot if you are looking for an SUV this size.
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By Out of luck on Wednesday, May 29, 2019We bought a Honda Pilot based on the features for the price and the reliability and longevity of the Brand. Unfortunately, we have had nothing but problems with our Pilot, starting with intermittent power steering issues and a faulty alternator at 10,000 miles. Multiple check engine lights resulting in a new catalytic convert at 20,000 mile as well as a faulty radiator fan that came loose on the freeway splitting the radiator. At this point we had owned the car 18 months and request that Honda buy it back as it clearly had issues during the manufacturing process, Honda refused stating that there was nothing wrong with the car, putting profits before people. Now 28 months into car ownership at 46,000 miles the car had to be towed to the dealer and now I am told that I need to replace the whole fuel injection system, that this repair is out of warranty and will cost $1600. In all my years owning cars I have had to have more work done and replaced parts I have never had to replace on similar cars from different brands with well over 100,000 miles on them. Paired the lack of customer service from Honda of America, I would have to warn anyone considering this car to purchase to beware!
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Icon Stripe Cotton Tote Bag
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- A lightweight cotton tote bag in our Icon stripe, finished with leather trims and our refreshed logo.
- 32 x 10 x 20cm/12.6 x 3.9 x 7.9in
- Outer: 100% cotton
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Based on what I've read around the forums, it seems that there are a lot of comics missing.
From this comic:
going forward once sends me to the current comic. Going backwards once from the current comic sends me to that comic.
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Ollie, UConn move to Big East slate
MILWAUKEE -- The first stop in UConn's last true Big East go-around took Kevin Ollie to a familiar spot.
As he stepped into Milwaukee's Pfister Hotel, Ollie greeted the bellhop with a handshake and a hug.
"I stayed in this hotel for about a month and a half," said Ollie, who played for the Milwaukee Bucks in 2002-03. "You know those make-good contracts, you didn't want to come in and buy a house."
A decade later, Ollie has indeed made good on a long-term deal, this one for the next five years as head coach at UConn. After guiding the Huskies to a 10-2 start in the non-conference, Ollie's attention now shifts to the most competitive league in America (at least before it disbands in the coming years). The Big East grind, equal parts mental and physical, starts tonight at Marquette (8 p.m, Bradley Center).
"You grow in life and this will be another growing step for us," Ollie said. "I want to see how (the young guys) respond, of course, and I want to see how I respond, how our coaching staff responds. It's going to be a good test."
The Golden Eagles (9-3) are a deep, backcourt-oriented team that boasts 10 players who average at least 14.5 minutes per game. As always, Marquette is plenty physical: point guard Junior Cadougan is 6-foot-1, 205 pounds, and center Devante Gardner, who averages 12.5 points and five rebounds per contest, is a beefy 6-foot-8, 290. Of Marquette's rotation players, only one -- sophomore shooting guard Todd Mayo -- weighs less than 200 pounds. Conversly, four out of UConn's five starters fall below that mark.
"With Marquette, you just have to match their physicality," said UConn guard Ryan Boatright. "They always play physical and they always play hard. No matter who's there, you have to come to play hard and you have to play strong."
If UConn is worried about Marquette's brute strength, then the Golden Eagles are concerned with the Huskies' uptempo style.
"I think they're extremely fast -- like really, really, really fast," said Marquette coach Buzz Williams, who will sit out tonight while serving a team-imposed one-game suspension. "We'll have our hands full, but we can't make it into a track meet because we'll lose. We have to handle their speed."
UConn's backcourt, Shabazz Napier in particular, was productive -- at times superb -- in the non-conference. Boatright has made 29 of his last 44 field goal attempts, and freshman Omar Calhoun has picked it up, too. After two duds versus Michigan State and North Carolina State, the 6-foot-5 shooting guard dropped a team-high 14 points on Washington, his first strong effort against a quality opponent.
"Omar is a good player," Ollie said. "All the games are learning experiences. He's just new to this Division I level of basketball, so he just had some bad games against N.C. State and Michigan State. I wouldn't say he doesn't show up in the big games. He just had some bad games and it happens like that sometimes."
In the Big East, there isn't much margin for error. Boatright said that UConn, which unraveled at the seams in a 79-64 loss to Marquette year ago, must be "physically and mentally fit." Naturally, Ollie felt the same way.
"It's a mental grind," he said. "This is going to be a grind-it-out game, not a non-conference game. It's two foes that know each other and it's going to be a test of wills. Hopefully our will prevails."
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MILLEDGEVILLE, Ga. – For the second time this season, the Georgia College baseball team (18-9, 10-5 PBC) swept a Peach Belt Conference (PBC) series, as the Bobcats beat Augusta State University (10-21, 3-12 PBC) 7-3 Monday at John Kurtz Field.
Augusta State picked up a 1-0 lead, posting the game's first run on a sacrifice fly from shortstop Hunter Boose.
The Bobcats responded with a five-run second inning, highlighted by a two-run triple from rightfielder Ikaika Anderson (Austell, Ga.). The game would remain 5-1 until the seventh.
The Jaguars brought it to 5-3 in the top of the seventh, thanks in large part to a Lance Mangrum two-run single.
Again the Bobcats answered immediately, plating two of their own in the bottom half, holding on for a 7-3 final.
Anderson finished 2-for-4 with two runs and two RBI, adding a double to that triple for five total bases over two hits. Shortstop Daniel Bick (Alpharetta, Ga.) also went 2-for-4 with two RBI and a run. Second baseman Rob Hogenkamp (St. Louis, Mo.) finished off the multi-hit performers with two hits in three trips, scoring a run as well.
Righty starter Matt LaMothe (Troy, Mich.) was solid on the hill, allowing three runs on eight hits over seven innings for the win (4-2). The senior fanned six while walking a pair. Lefty Christian Bragg (Augusta, Ga.) tossed the final two innings, not allowing a hit.
ASU starter David Bermudez (2-2) took the loss in two innings of work. Leftfielder Nate Crown had two hits and two walks on the day.
The Bobcats are back in action Friday, March 29 at noon, playing two non-conference contests at Pfeiffer University.
The Georgia College Department of Athletics, two-time winners of the PBC Commissioner's Cup, sponsors 11 varsity athletic programs at the NCAA Division II level. As a Division II program, Bobcat Athletics prides itself on balancing the life of the student-athlete, evidenced by the teams' multiple appearances in post-season competition as well as documented academic success and community-service involvement. Sign up at www.twitter.com/BobcatSports and www.facebook.com/gcbobcats for up-to-the-minute reports, and visit www.GCBobcats.com for more information, and to nominate your favorite former Bobcats and Colonials to the GC Athletics Hall of Fame.


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12 Uzoamaka Ibeh
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Full name: Uzoamaka Chinatu Ibeh
Born: November 11, 1992
Birthplace: Elizabeth, N.J.
Parents: Alphonsus and Chinyere Ibeh
Siblings: Four brothers, seven sisters.
Nickname: U.C.
Major: Pre-nursing
High school coach: Tom Hennessy
2011 (Freshman)
- Redshirted the 2011 campaign. Will have four years of eligibility remaining at the start of 2012 season.
Prior to VCU
- Played four years and starred for Colonia High School in Colonia, N.J.
- Named Middlesex County Player of the Year and Third Team All-State as a senior by the Newark Star-Ledger.
- Led Colonia to a 27-2 record, Greater Middlesex Conference Tournament Championship and the No. 19 ranking in the Star-Ledger's final state poll as a senior.
- Registered 227 kills, 69 blocks and 18 digs in 2010 and finished her career with the Patriots with 504 kills and 150 blocks.
Getting to know Uzoamaka Ibeh
- Didn't begin playing organized volleyball until her freshman year in high school.
- The youngest of 12 siblings.
- Also ran track for three years and played two seasons of basketball at Colonia.
- Also considered Seton Hall.
- Worked at Aunt Annie's Pretzel's in high school.
- Her father, Alphonsus, works at the United Nations in New York City.


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J Nemaun necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 104 diseños de 27 diseñadores freelance.
A provider of working line German Shepherds bred specifically for personal protection, security K-9, or sport work (Schutzhund). Potential working dog owners can not rely on luck to find the ideal canine companion and protector. We as the breeders are here to ensure our clients are getting what they want and need- Trustworthy, highly trainable dogs with natural intelligence and a confident out going temperament combined with superior physical condition and a solid genetic foundation.
This is a video that showcases one of our dogs: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bROr3zby3jw
In Dogs We Trust, LLC. / Wir Vertrauen
We want a logo that relates to our business (breeding German Shepherds). Our clients are families seeking personal protection dogs, police / law enforcement, professional athletes, and business executives. The logo on the site currently is NOT the logo of IDWT but is borrowed from our dog training business until we get the new one from 99designs.
Note: Wir Vertrauen is the German word(s) for "We Trust" which is the registered kennel name of our dogs.
- A logo
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- We do not want text to be the primary focal point.
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The deal includes base salaries of $1.4 million and $1.1 million, workout bonuses of $100,000 each year, and per-game roster bonuses which could total $300,000 this year and $250,000 next year. That means his maximum payout this year is $3 million. Compare that to the what he could have made in Pittsburgh, and he clearly lost this offseason.
According to an earlier report, Harrison turned down a 30 percent pay cut from the Steelers, which included a chance to earn the balance back in incentives. Based on the $6.57 million in base salary he would have received before he was released, that comes out to around $4.5 million this year.
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In your December 7 edition, you ran a front page story entitled, "County to Investigate Nuisance Abatement Options". Your story featured Mr. Dave Grussing of Armstrong addressing the Emmet County Board of Supervisors regarding two abandoned homes near Mr. Grussing's residence in Armstrong. Mr. Grussing is quoted in your paper as saying: "There has been absolutely no effort to deal with it whatsoever", referring to me and my office. Additionally, Mr. Grussing, as quoted in your newspaper, said to the County Supervisors: "Can you direct the county attorney to do his job". Since the public, through Mr. Grussing's statements as published in your newspaper, has been misinformed about my duties in this area, I believe the misinformation should be corrected.
As your County Attorney, I have 85 specific duties that I must perform pursuant to the Code of Iowa. In simple terms, my duties can be divided into two categories; one is to prosecute criminal offenses and the other is to represent Emmet County and specified state agencies in civil matters. The best way to distinguish criminal from civil is that in civil matters, there is no potential of jail time. Abatement of nuisances would be civil matters. My duty in all civil matters is to represent the County or state agency as legal counsel. The County or state agency is my client and I must advocate my client's position within the bounds of the law and legal ethics. I have absolutely no independent power or authority to file civil law suits on my own just because I think they should be filed. My client (County or state agency) must authorize the filing of the civil suit. Imagine if you had a personal attorney that just filed law suites all over the place for whatever he wanted, in your name, without your knowledge, and then sent you the bill for legal expenses. We all know it does not work that way in private affairs. Likewise, it does not work that way in public affairs either.
When Mr. Grussing came to my office more than a year ago to talk about these two properties, I did several things: (1) discussed the matter in detail with him; (2) advised him that he could file suit on this own; (3) advised him that the City of Armstrong could file suit; (4) advised him that I could not file suit on my own; (5) advised him that he should talk with the County Supervisors about the situation - which he did more than a year ago; (6) advised him that if he could convince the Supervisors that they needed to file legal proceedings, they would ask me to initiate the proceedings and I would do so; and (7) referred Mr. Grussing's concern to the County Sanitarian for inspection and remedial action if needed.
So, I want the public to know that I did my job in this particular case. Mr. Grussing did talk with the Supervisors more than a year ago about his complaint. I was not at that meeting so I do not know what was said. However, the Supervisors never asked me to file any proceedings or do any further investigation and if the ball was dropped somewhere along the line more than a year ago, it was not dropped by me.
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Robert Hoagland: Last seen mowing the lawn on July 29
NEWTOWN -- Robert Hoagland's Labor Day tradition was cooking a special-recipe clam chowder for family and friends.
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"It wasn't as good as his ... but I made it in his honor," said Lori Hoagland, a culinary teacher at Newtown High School for the last three years.
Robert "Hoagy'' Hoagland vanished from the family's Glen Road home 38 days ago. He was last seen mowing the lawn.
His wife and three children, and a large network of family friends and supporters, are anxious and mystified by the disappearance of the 50-year-old.
Despite some family difficulties, he was not the kind of man to simply walk away, according to family and friends.
"He's a kind man, a thoughtful man, a loving man," said Lori Hoagland. "It just makes no sense."
At the Labor Day parade Monday, friends circulated fliers. A Facebook page, "HelpUs Find Hoagy," was started.
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Anyone with information about Robert "Hoagy'' Hoagland, 50, is asked to contact the Newtown Police Department at 203-426-5841.
The National Park Service was notified because the Hoaglands had talked of hiking some of the Appalachian Trail this summer with their eldest son, Max, 23.
Max was the last person to see his father at the family home.
Lori Hoagland is all but certain her husband would not willingly walk away from his family and job responsibilities.
"In my mind, I don't believe he just left ... Wouldn't he have surfaced by now?"
On Tuesday, Newtown Police Chief Michael Kehoe said the investigation into Hoagland's case remains "open and active,'' but there is nothing new to report.
"We're doing all the things we should be doing. It's time consuming and labor intensive, but we're doing yeoman's work in trying to find him," Kehoe said.
Kehoe said investigators have found no indication that Hoagland has used a credit card or cellphone since he was last seen on July 28.
That morning, he went to the Bagel Delight shop, then stopped at the Mobil gas station at 6:45 a.m. to buy a half-tank of gas.
Station surveillance camera footage shows him in a white T-shirt, khaki shorts and his standard loafers. At the counter, he paid with a credit card.
At the time, Lori Hoagland was traveling home from a 17-day vacation in Turkey. She discovered her husband missing after he failed to pick her up at LaGuardia Airport the morning of July 29.
Hoagland ate breakfast with Max the previous day, answered some text messages, played three games of online Scrabble and mowed the lawn.
A neighbor saw him in the yard between 10 and 11 a.m. and heard Max tell his father he was leaving for a few hours, Lori Hoagland said.
The mower was stowed in its usual spot in the basement, and his dirty clothes were found in the laundry. His loafers were in the living room.
Hoagland's cellphone, passport and blood pressure medication were found in his office.
A couple of weeks later, Hoagland's wallet and the key to the family's Mini Cooper were found hidden in the bedroom.
A cash withdrawal of $600 was made from the south Newtown branch of Union Savings Bank the Thursday before his disappearance. That money has not been found, Lori Hoagland said.
As time stretches, Lori Hoagland said, she becomes more "frantic." She is comforted by the police's vigilance and support from her community, including students, who stand with her as she awaits word.
"We just need to know," she said. "We're hoping for the best, but we want some resolution and closure."
Asked if her husband might have had a motive to disappear, Lori Hoagland said she cannot comprehend such a possibility.
The couple were struggling with some issues related to their son, who had been in trouble with the law.
Max Hoagland was arrested on a trespass charge in Bridgeport the evening after his father disappeared. Max told police he was looking to buy drugs.
"It was definitely a challenging situation, but not one so desperate that he'd just leave," Lori Hoagland said, adding she and her husband were "completely in tandem'' about how to help their son.


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from the funny-how-that-works deptWe've already pointed out the general ridiculousness associated with the USTR's "Special 301" report, which is widely regarded as a joke. The report, which allows the administration to name which countries have been "naughty" when it comes to intellectual property enforcement, has no methodology. It has no objective measures. It has no accountability. Basically, industry groups submit their own reports on what countries are bad, and the USTR rewrites them as its own report, doing nothing to actually fact check the claims or to even quantify anything. In the past couple of years, the USTR has been more open about having consumer rights organizations -- and even consumers themselves -- submit their own reports, but there's been little indication that anyone at the USTR has actually listened to any of those reports.
And, in a rather striking demonstration of how this all works, Stan McCoy, from the USTR (and apparently a top candidate to take over the Copyright Office, despite not being an expert in copyright law), presided over hearings concerning the Special 301 report recently, in which both industry groups and consumer groups appeared. Yet, as one observer noted, McCoy appeared to have a total double-standard concerning how he viewed the comments of each:
The burden of proof was very obviously on the public interest, civil society groups. Stan McCoy of the USTR, who was presiding over the hearing, joked about the two-phonebook-sized submission by the International Intellectual Property Alliance. (Lol?) Sadly, there is no independent verification of these industry reports and there were no tough questions for industry regarding their testimony. Several times, McCoy interrupted civil society groups' testimony to chide them on speaking too generally about IP policy, but refrained when industry witnesses did the same.So if you're from industry, it's absolutely fine to make vague, totally unsubstantiated statements -- even if they've been widely debunked by actual experts and researchers. Yet, if you're representing consumers, you need to have specific points to make or you get chided. And, of course, you can't make any actual specific points because the USTR doesn't have any specific criteria on which it bases the overall report. Brilliant.
Testimony from groups like Global Health Organization, the Forum on Democracy and Trade, Oxfam, Public Knowledge, and others were met with aggressive push back and questioning on how criticism on the Special 301 process was at all relevant to the committee's ability to render judgments on individual countries.
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