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- Scott Nesler
- Chesterfield, MO
- United States
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Let's build a better media to facilitate democratic debate!
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Michael Sandel started an idea requiring support. He said, "One thing the world needs, one thing this country desperately needs is a better way of conducting our political debates. We need to rediscover the lost art of democratic argument.". Professor Sandel is doing his part, but more needs to be done to provide a media to facilitate public participation in a civil debate. Tools are required to motivate more to develop better arguments.
The Do Good Gauge is a research proposal seeking others interested in developing a solution to the problem Professor Sandel describes. Applause is not required. Needed are a group of individuals willing to set aside their ego, to set aside a desire for financial gain and focus on a new media to motivate participation and give higher demographic viewership to the best arguments regardless of fame or status.
Here are a few essays to continue Professor Sandel's thought:
What is the Do Good Gauge?
I Had the Dream
A Better Way for Political Discourse
Please, let's give a try. The first step is to continue the discussion.
Closing Statement from Scott Nesler
I approached this idea as if there were two sides in developing a democratic media, the media and the public. What was learned is appreciated but a typical path in the attempt to sustain dialogue in the conversation. Going into to this TED idea I was more critical of the existing media and its inability to provide a wider representation of citizens thoughts. Upon the expiration of the TED clock it was realized how difficult it is to develop a thought understood and respected by the reader. How difficult it is to acquire feedback and sustain attention in a dialogue.
There were a few successes. Edward Long's streak of questions started with scepticism and ended in a hope for the idea. Though his questions did not traverse the entirety of the idea they did give opportunity for better clarification.
Wayne Tod started a dialogue which extended to private email. What Wayne Tod brought to the conversation was the importance of self reflection in developing a thought.
Feyisayo Anjorin comment motivated what is probably the best summary of this idea. The fourth post down, written on June 2nd, should be read as an extension of this closing statement.
External to this idea TED exposed the difficulty and the lack of good tools to facilitate an individual to advance an idea. Don Wesley's TED idea illustrates a man wrongly pushed to homelessness wishing to respectfully illustrate his case. Existing technology does not provide the public an efficient and respectful means to guide him through the many iterations required build a case worthy of broader appeal.
May 16 2012: The media is a very important tool for spreading democratic values and ideas for social change.
But considering social dynamism as a continous process means that one has to remain in the awareness of 'who controls the media'.
If the media is not subjective,and is ready to give a level playing field for a diversity of opinions, then democratic debates can be informative and subjected to intellectual and moral analysis.
The danger of democracy is that certain viewpoints are bound to package their take on societal governance as the holy grail.
We will have productive democratic debates if the media is open to the plurality of human experience.
Jun 2 2012: Reading Feyisayo's comment a second time I see another perspective. Participants have a role in developing a thought. The internet has the potential to add value in a participants role to guide another to express a quality thought. Newspaper, radio, and television communicate words in a quality manner, for the most part. Television and radio programs are able to validate the thesis statement provided in a script. They are able to provide evidence to gather support in a better than average argument. The quality is there in this one-to-many form of communication.
The internet provides opportunity for a many-to-many form of communication, though there are few examples where feedback motivates an individual to develop a quality thought. Who's to blame? Not just the person with initial idea. The environment has a factor. An idea requires diversity to flourish.
This media TED provides is a great start, but it is not the finished product in my imagination. It often fails to sustain dialogue long enough to bring vision to an idea. An idea flourishes with an audience somewhere between solitude and democracy. An idea requires the motivation of an individual to develop the thought. It requires the advice of others to add substance and chisel away the flaws. Merriam-Webster defines plurality as, "a number greater than another". Feyisayo was effective in associating the thought that debate or quality arguments require plurality.May 17 2012: I just started a small newspaper here in Jacksonville to combat the exact issue you describe. In my experience I have found that the most difficult part has been providing an unbiased account while retaining readership. I provide the paper for free to the public and on the college campus' in town. My resources are limited s I choose my distributing locations very carefully. I visit these places very frequently because I am very proactive and I like to check up on my papers to see how they are moving. Needless to say it feels very good to see someone enjoying a cup of coffee while reading an article you've written.
However, one day while i was visiting one of these locations I watched a competing newspaper distributor take my papers with him. I followed him to see if there was a mistake but he continued to do this at each stop. After confronting him he said "These are our locations you cannot distribute here". I told him I had the approval of the business owners and he just brushed it off.
My point is that the media will not let new people in. They are making quite a bit of money doing what they do and they will not quit easily. Media is not just a popularity contest, it is dirty and very ruthless. It is not as easy as putting aside an ego or disregarding profits. I wholeheartedly agree that the media is broken and I am trying to do my part but it takes much more than just will and selflessness.
May 18 2012: This reply was inspired from both Adam and Feyisayo's comments. There is more than one side to this idea. One is for more to have the motivation to express a thought and I see Adam has captured the desire to create a media to express his. A new media requires true democracy. The algorithm to percolate quality argument must be measured based on reason and quality of thought. No single ideology should have advantage in such a system.
Google guards it's algorithm to determine search order precedence. I'm unsure if an algorithm to bring demographic visibility to a reasoned argument requires such security. This is really a cart before the horse argument. Wikipedia has an audience. Google has an audience. Craig's list has an audience. The idea for a more democratic media requires an audience. Having the audience breaks up the stronghold of existing media.
I received an email today referencing David Brooks recent article called the "Age of Innocence". It was a reflection on European and American democracy. What David Brooks misses in his argument is the voice of the people. He speaks of democracy from the government point of view. Right or wrong, good or bad democracy requires the voice of the people. Europe nor the United States has never approached a system of rule approaching Athenian democracy. I'm not for sure it would work, though a simple experiment could determine the feasibility. The essay called Democracy Rules attempts to explain how:
http://www.dogoodgauge.org/site/DoGoodGauge/page_contents/display/145May 10 2012: The immense value Prof. Sandel brings to the table is his ability to moderate a debate. Without skill at the helm the course may vary erratically. The media for debate exists. The mechanisms are in-place. The problem is staffing. I don't think one person in a thousand can do a good job of moderating a debate in an active, participatory way. I think that is why valid, robust, edifying debate is in intensive care today. Thanks for your time Mr. Nesler.
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I side with your description of today's debate. Existing tools provide little incentive for an individual to focus on a solution. Having no voice in the discussion provides little incentive to develop a reasoned argument to back up one's words. More importantly the existing media does not provide an iterative method to refine a thought. Today's approach to argument is one and done or shoot from the hip. Few take the time to consider alternative suggestions.
Yes, we do have a media for debate, but it is not democratic. Professor Sandel is suggesting a democratic form of debate giving more a chance to participate. Our existing system is based on a republican model. We hire people to speak on our behalf.
The inefficiency of communication and dispersement of citizens across a large region in the day of Benjamin Franklin did not provide the efficiency of communication as we have today. The pony express was considered fast, but not fast enough to refine a democratic thought. Internet has advanced communication such that it can provide members of the general public the means to contribute reason and quality to the political discussion. Tools, such as TED is providing here, are a starting point for advancing an idea. TED is close. What is required is the means to motivate an individual to build a finish product for their topic. A finished product worthy of higher demographics. A product worthy of the one in a thousand level of quality the consumer expects from the debate.
Thank you Mr. Long for engaging in this idea.
May 11 2012: Do you advocate an online, forum-type arrangement where (registered?) participants choose a seat on one side of the aisle (aka the question) and a Moderator runs the debate? I apologize if I am oversimplifying.
May 11 2012: Audio Version of this Post:
How we are accustom to the word debate may confuse the idea. Maybe the word argument as it is used in critical analysis is better. The idea really builds on what Professor Sandel lectures in his online course at www.justiceharvard.org. The idea of an argument having many sides. Unlike the hierarchical forum-type system facilitated through internet comments, I suggest a living document as the focal point of an argument. Comments are only intended to motivate the author to improve or change an argument. This process of refinement will hopefully help the author articulate an intelligent thought.
Mr. Long I think what you are suggesting is more of a point in time type of debate. My suggestion is longer term. A quality argument may take days, weeks, even months to come to fruition. The starting point may be unrecognisably compared to the end product.May 11 2012: It is not the purpose of debate to qualitatively effect an issue or subject, but to support one interpretation (aka. side of an argument) over and against all other interpretations. What you describe sounds like crowd-editing of a submitted work, a living document. I think you should use the word "Argument" in place of "Debate". OK. Call me pedantic.
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I agree "Argument" is the more accurate term, though there are those who confuse the meaning of that word as well. Living document yes, though I wouldn't call the idea crowd-editing. The crowd does participate in helping an individual develop an argument, but an argument is owned by an individual or like thinking group.
This is how the idea differs from Wikipedia. An argument owner controls who, when, or what portions of an argument can be edited by others. In most cases an author would never allow others to edit the content. He or she would take the advice received from others and refine the thoughts into a new draft.
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May 11 2012: I understand your idea. I think it has merit. Keep pushing.May 6 2012: 05:17am my mind wonders so Im craming up Sorry for going a bit of topic or again if Im forgetting facts already proposed in the tool Just reading back on myself something i need to work on of course I want instant results but without this process there is no results Meybe because i find it hard to use the written word to expess myself i have to much emotions that cloud my mind I should be better but life is just not that way in every area I also should be worse of For that i am greatfull I will explain as it may or may not help (we can wipe it if that is so) School for me was an expedition to say the least A verry cloud minded child was i "still am" for many reasons not important Such a tool useing technology could use a self guided tutorial so as the the pace & intrest of the user can maximizes their potential in a more sterile environment free from sarounding distractions which i had many reducing my passion & capability therefore fun gose out the window with that Each time i wanted to try i found another distraction on-top of the one i carried I remember my family getting an Amstrad 464cpc & finding not just the games that where fun but trying to get the thing to understand me Hearing the first voice it spoke or the first movement of a character that i helped program dot by dash was exciting because i was controlling it A self guided tutorial part of learning would be helpful giving foundation leading to more higher end abilities such as debateing what has been learned then restructuring a old or new idea in a tool would have helped me exponentially growing up with added interest ie fun for what are we if not children with question Could the DGG incoporate self guided learning with the results required to expand free thinking Yes i think so & why not as it is already out their just no with the right databases Also with the growing knowledge that your intrest can lead somewhere would give added purpose s
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The DGG could help an individual focus. It could help them discover a thesis statement or the hypothesis to a valued point. In this way it's a singular activity. But to provide a broader understanding of an argument an audience gives opportunity to clarify not only for others but for self. Such a tool is not meant for people to develop a similar description to what has already been proved. It's to give each individual an opportunity to find their own words to understand and solve a problem. Others can point out facts or similar approaches to the problem attempting to be solved, but in the end it is the individual who must understand and explain his or her knowledge.
Wayne you've pointed out your writing style a couple times. I'm not going to criticize, I find great value in your response. It's difficult to get an audience to take the time in figuring out what is attempting to be said. Most of us go through a period of inarticulance before acquiring broader understanding. With focus a new revision of the thought can be created. An idea for the DGG is to slow down the journey to solution. To provide an opportunity for a "Do Over". To provide an opportunity for clarification to reach broader understanding.
Maybe an individual's hypothesis has an absolute solution solved by someone else. Each person sees from his or her perspective. It could be the perfect association has yet to provide understanding. Schools fail in this area. They have to move on to the next subject, allowing many students to miss an important point of knowledge.
We learn from mistakes. Plutarch said it better than me, "To make no mistakes is not in the power of man; but from their errors and mistakes the wise and good learn wisdom for the future."May 6 2012: Facebook i dont have & can stay in the playground until the markets dot com it Sorry facebook-ers i dont see nothing lost there In regards to the 5% & response to the essay my thoughts say that people dont like to put there minds to another mans test for it is a test no matter if its by question or character I come to you from a human perspective not a mans ability to do To do as i see you understand already that is one must have intrest to contrabute hear being a problem that need not be just the problem at hand i think needs selling if i may be so crude The problem then should unravel itself for human instinctive nose to solve a problem to further curiosity this giving it a better audience Size of problem is down to perspective If you think for instance my grammar is bad! most in part to pronounciation imaging children of the now & following days that barley meet to hear the written word & you start to see how big a problem it is So by this making it everyone's problem for oddvious reasons will demand a solution This thought / example may be a way to approach getting similar projects of the ground? Hopeing that the facts in truth will see it through
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May 5 2012: Scott of these facts Im am more that self aware A stagnant world full of mistakes if we dont have opinion from a wide range of levels of known for one sole cannot hold this information with the surety of it being accurate I do not want dictoral or flaky data when dealing with Learning, Knowledge our History, The Arts & the Future what you r dooing in my opinion deserves the atention of everyone Especially when the proposed is what is to / needs to come in one form or another Of this is clear with current trend the way they are Elements of this nature I no only to well for History shows that if we dont or cannot contribute to what we know & teach then well lets say its not an option for any forward thinking indavidual T.V. watching sound-bite data flaky atomatoms is what is left This is of my concern as i see it at the moment whether by design or not We / You in this instance have to approach any aplication with extream care so any application incoporated into the existing modeled system will only advance a way not hinder or add to already said problems I for one believe you have no luxury of mistakes hear that all roads must be clear for any model to work As you well no the challenge is the acceptance or none acceptance Eather way there is a problem & only evolving times change minds so people must no what it is they are evolving towards Hear therefore is the debate then the choice we make Pushing your model needs eyes on it as u no As i said that this type of model is going our way in our time for that i am sure The problems are hear-in the journey
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Wayne, TED may have a better formula for acquiring intelligent discussion but in many ways it is no better than say NPR's On Point blog. The problem of existing comment forums is the inability to provide nor steers individuals to develop an end product. My suggestion is a living document as the focal point of discussion. Public and private comments directed at the author(s) provides a motivation to create a more truthful and purposeful draft. A draft with better clarity of the problem and direction to the solution. The purpose of public comments is only to motivate a better end product. Either a reader or the author can hide public comments if it distract the thought of the end product. Wayne, this iterative process of developing a thought reduces the clutter, confusion, and need for reading through mayhem to get to the root of the discussion.
Demographic visibility should be taken into consideration. Some arguments have a targeted audience. Providing the means to funnel the discussion to the appropriate audience reduces the clutter as well. Newspapers kind of work this way. The front page is typically deemed the best articles from all demographics. Inside you have sections for global, national, and regional news. There are sports pages, classifieds, Op/Ed sections, Business sections, food sections. Such categorization allows the reader to weed out clutter they are not interested in.
The Do Good Gauge proposal needs to address the demographics of thought. It needs to connect individuals to topics of interest. Such a tool could provide an interactive audience which existing media was never able to provide. Say an audience interested in developing a new media for a more intelligent and democratic debate.
Wayne the questions need to keep coming. In no way do I claim to have the answer. Others must participate in the idea to bring it to fruition.May 4 2012: I am looking at your pages & it is Intriguing to mind that glimpses at futures perceived This type of thing is right up Googles street I am more than sure that this type of thing will be used in schools & business alikes for example even life-ways. I of course am everything that this is not in that I am self tought Leaving me in the realms of dinosaurs soon to be Extinct! Fear of such things is not of concern so long as the teachers are of belief & not just of known to such a tool Tools are ment to free a burden not create one So as long as you can say this to be so & show it to be true then your path seems clear free of burden I only ask that if your intentions are of real concern that you look carefully from many Ângles free from the restraints of time at how such a tool could be used against an individual You would not won't to contribute to the pain or restrictions of your own slowing progress down The more you learn the more I do to, so the faster we get to where we are going We all never must blame the thinking of the times for mistakes we make blameing it on the times is not an excuse for like minded As I said this is such a tool going our way so see you in history Keep me posted & as always I will be watching Good Luck and May Your Journeys be full to carry you on email@example.com if you need any thoughts...
The 51% Paradox A Human Condition
May 5 2012: http://www.dogoodgauge.org/files/media/DoGoodGauge/TED_DGG_In_Lieu_to_a_degree.mp3
Wayne, I've written several emails and a couple essays relating to education and this idea. In the United States a business is protected when it over extends its financial means. An individual is protected when purchasing a home or purchasing object beyond the ability to pay. Bankruptcy laws protect them, but not in the case of a student loan. People should be responsible for their debt, but the cost of a degree is unreasonable. It's unfair to call it a monopoly, but the free market system is not providing a competitive price. What I'm suggesting can work in conjunction with the existing education model. It can provide a more efficient and cost effective alternative in many situations. What is being suggested can be provided at no cost to those with a desire to acquire a higher degree of understanding in lieu of a diploma.
Many courses have a simple formula. Take English Composition. Provided a fundamental set of guidelines the student must find the motivation to iteratively share a creative thought in writing. The teacher's role is to gauge the quality of each iteration and suggest methods for improvement. As a software engineer I suggest such a process is not difficult to duplicate using social media. Actually social media could provide a higher level of motivation to a student to craft the skill of writing.
A second example is a literature course. Given one book, an individual experienced with a book, and a dozen people with a similar desire to read the book, social media could facilitate a superior learning experience. Involving a diverse group participating in such an exercise may provide higher value than a class room of students of a similar age, similar experience, and a goal to acquire a certificate for entering the workforce. The outcome of each exercise could be made available to the public domain providing reference or a guideline for future readers of the book.May 4 2012: Without reading all the posts
Kris is right, people are more interested in the Kardashians than anything real,i was listening to one of our local talkback Dj's who is quite biased in his political leanings and he was interviewing a political analyst from the states or one of the Homeland security team that is in our country for talks with our government,i didn't hear who it was as i just tuned in at the time.
This person said the same thing,if it was not entertainment then a good majority of the public couldn't careless or were just clicktivists,i agreed in part as my girls just watch those trash reality shows all the time and pay no attention to news or the political ramblings of the current governments.
The talkback show was on voting online and the real reasons behind the public's general approval of it.
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I'm not suggesting a tool to appease everyone. It's not intended to propagate mob rule. Thank about Wikipedia. Look a the functionality it provides humanity. What percentage of the populace participates in creating its content? There are 7 billion human beings on this earth. There are 4.3 million Wikipedia articles created by 765,362 individuals. That's .01% of the human population participating. My point is the participation is small for such a valuable resource created from the general public. I claim there is a high percentage of people with a desire to understand. Those searching for the truth eclipse the numbers who attend church. Higher than those who thank of God on a daily basis. My argument is not about religion. It's about the huge market wanting to participate in a process for developing intelligent thought. Thoughts providing solutions. Thoughts evolving through a process of exploration. Thoughts for the betterment of society. Some people are not ready for it. Some will have to wait and see it in action. Others will never participate, but may prefer this suggested source of opinion over Fox News or NPR. The problem is not a market for such a tool. The problem is those unwilling to stretch their imagination for what this tool could provide. There are unexplored collateral risks. Lacking an audience for such an idea is more likely to kill the thought than the trivial behaviour of our current society. An audience of a dozen could take this idea a long way.May 4 2012: Yes to what you said as this is in tune to my thinking in this area. op-ed The Encyclopaedia Britannia, Amazon, Graigs List, Classified Columns, Global News, all have purpose & I for one don't won't to burn books to manipulated history nor do I won't to subdue peoples opinion as all of the above make us whom we are. Clear boundaries have to be set to prevent confuse no matter the model that we no the clear difference between fact & theory or that for me is the end game Clear boundaries have to be set no matter what the model or you get a bunch of nonsense mixt up heads going nowhere in a hurry
a point that I do not pretend to understand all that is proposed in the model just the things straight from observation of all of the above with unselfish concern & how certain things affects us as a hole in the manner we evole to a point that we all feel is going in the right direction is of my concern. How this helps you in your quest it dose not Just that we are listening Where the voice comes from in the end will be for men like you to decide Not that I reside to the fact but it's one in many that needs adressing I am going of mind & instinct so not to pollute my thinking so forgive me if I misunderstand. We need clear safe structured boundaries to have sanity when speaking about debating the facts & not loose a way of of life 100% agreement. The way & form it comes in I will be watching closely so that the facts can also be shared with all for the benefit of all. As I'm sure you agree. The pollutants we will iron out!
May 4 2012: Wayne, tools could provide the means to distinguish between fact and opinion. David Hume describes a concept called association. A tool of association may be a fallacy index. A reader can point out various types of fallacies in an authors argument. Authors passionate with an idea or thought often are blinded from logical reason. Others can tag a "hasty generalization", "a straw man", or a "false analogy". Provided such suggestions the author is likely to build a more logical or fact oriented argument.
I've yet to develop a mechanism to tag subsections of an argument, but have started to acquire content.
Understanding Fallacy:
The U.S. Constitution:
Quotations of Wisdom:
I've also had thoughts to build an association database for Supreme Court Docket / Oral Arguments. The University of Chicago has a website called Oyez (www.oyez.org). If I could acquire Oyez attention it might be possible to build off their data to create an association database for Supreme Court oral arguments and docket information. Without it a support a group of dedicated individuals could reproduce the oral arguments which are in the public domain. I would also like to create a volunteer system to record in mp3 format oral arguments prior to the collection of audio recordings. Similar to how Librivox recruits individuals to records books from the public domain.
The concept of association is not new. David Hume described it in Chapter IV of A Treatise of Human Nature. Not everyone thinks in the straight in narrow. It just won't happen. Maybe we should leverage tangent thoughts as a benefit. A new media could take advantage of association as people approach understanding.
http://www.dogoodgauge.com/site/DoGoodGauge/page_contents/display/160May 4 2012: Sorry I can't get my point across on my mobile. My concers are for all that they don't fall into the same system as the status qua that its easily manipulated to benefit monopolymen Money will be the factor for it cost to set good intentions up also never forgetting what good ideas and people are worth to them its like scouting for a footballer whomever pays the most I will do your bidding. That's the realm of our reality Charity not excluded
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Wayne, please continue your thought. I see a potential. I don't mean to make war with the news media, but sometimes change is better. The newspaper industry has yet to recover from what Craig's List has taken away. The Encyclopaedia Britannia is a media in it's own right. I'm not for sure if they will exist without radical change in their economic model.
What is being proposed is bigger than a revenue stream. It's the civility we hoped for as a country. First it was the classified ads, then factual articles gathered in encyclopedia form, and the next step is to give the Op/Ed page to the people. It can be done. Civility can be granted beyond financial gain.May 4 2012: I see where you are going with this But exams are bias in nature so must be taken out of the equation also to get the interest it deserves we must throw the rule-book out and make people excited but I'm afraid this will not happen because of the state in which politics is in People are getting used to a dictorial world even though it appears that have a voice is a PARADOX better designed to suit the politicians So until they changed any idea I may give will be in vain therefore I give my argument in hope to help in your quest. My augment is that people of lesser means Schools in particular don't get taught the so called tools to be interested in the first speaking from my own background & motivated observation The second thing I see is that politicians always say get involved witch mean to me read the program we send and vote but don't you scrutinize the program because we are suppose to take there word for it! knowing fine & well that what they spit is not worth the spit itself By that turning people off & knowing what the individual has to say won't mean anything because the political world is a law onto themselves For instance if a new law is to be past the individual is misinformed mislead by the system as a hole TV,NEWS,INTERNET and many more plus if a law is stopped the name is changed until they get what they won't. It dose not matter what the mob thinks or popular opinion or the opposition of course they will do it regardless So what dose this tell you? Not you or yours interest but there's This is not democracy it is something else! Knowing this is to be named a conspirator for questioning it? What! So getting back to topic in hand Do you not think it possible there is no tool because we are the tool? That the less we no the better so as they can carry out there interest without a popular uprising that they fear the most Also you can't have a tool that says classless with a system that has class A AA AAA and say it is not bias for A is bias in nature
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I don't think the solution is focusing on what those in control can provide, but what we as individuals can supply. Benjamin Franklin said "it is a Republic if you can keep it" when asked what type of government the continental congress decided. It's not difficult to understand the United States is a democracy by inspiration only. It is an attempt. An attempt which is showing its flaws. Government does not need to be overhauled. The existing system can work. A prohibitive media hiding the thoughts and inspirations of the community is more to blame for our lack of democracy than governance. Blaming the ignorance of the people is a scapegoat. More to blame is the lack of opportunity, respect, and the refinement of thought.
Let me share an image to better put the A AA AAA league system into perspective. The idea is to give each individual an opportunity to participate. To find an audience willing to develop the quality in a thought. The tier of leagues is similar to the United States form of government. Church/subdivision, city, county, state, federal, and global are tiers. Everyone cannot articulate a suggestion worthy of global demographics. Practice in a smaller arena is required. Please visit the following link for a better illustration:
The Argument Demographic Visibility Diagram
http://www.dogoodgauge.org/site/DoGoodGauge/page_contents/display/95May 4 2012: Post's Audio Version:
In the response to Krisztián Pintér I describe the tool for civil debate as a game. This post is to explain more.
Right or wrong those with strong religious convictions and a desire to play in the political arena have learned to use scripture as a strategy. The Supreme Court justices play the game of law through jurisprudence. Referencing prior docket decisions are often used to argue the outcome of new decisions. Each Supreme Court Justice has a staff to research prior law and decisions. Biblical scholars dedicate great time to learn the scriptures. Given an argument, justices and religious scholars use historical/biblical/legal reference to prove an argument. An argument from their persuasion. An argument which sometimes discounts its effects on those of less concern.
Technology can be created for a more effective way to retrieve such reference. Reference to support an individual's argument. Reference to support an opposing point of view. The Bible, Supreme Court dockets and oral arguments, fallacy definitions, and historical quotations can be indexed and searched. Such indexes can provide the means for readers to tag arguments or portions of an argument. Each tag can provide a direction of support ranging from highly supportive to highly counter supportive. Providing the means for others to validate an author's argument gives a chance for the author to iteratively improve an argument.
Tools to facilitate civil discourse provides each citizen a chance to express a problem or describe a civil solution. It provides the opportunity to weigh the pros and cons, to identify the collateral damage. It gives those suggesting solutions a better method to articulate the idea. It gives the reader an opportunity to participate in the decision making process.
Please, let's build it together.May 4 2012: we have a major problem here. this concept assumes that the lack of participation in politics stems from the lack of appropriate tools. so we just build a tool, and we are good.
however, media firms all over the world are in fierce competition for viewers. this includes websites and tv channels as well as others. if people really wanted a good tool for political discourse, some media firms would already come up with a multitude of such tools to choose from. but they didn't
and they didn't because they know exactly that people could not care less. people are not interested in public debates, and are not willing to listen to arguments and learn new things. and that's why this idea is dead. you can create such a website or tv forum, just to realize that nobody participates. and if nobody participates, it will not in any degree promote participation in public issues.
so this proposition tries to solve the easy problem, the platform. but it does not touch the real problem, why would anyone use it?
May 4 2012: http://www.dogoodgauge.org/files/media/DoGoodGauge/TED_DGG_Competition.mp3
Competition. The sport of it. A chance to compete. An opportunity to contribute. Political debate needs to become a game where an average individual can participate. There needs to be more arenas to house various levels of skills providing an opportunity to climb the rungs of achievement. Meritocracy can be given a chance. Take baseball in the United States. There's the Kourey League. As kids get older the schools facilitate the completion level. In high school there are freshman, sophomore/junior varsity, and varsity leagues. After high school there's college and the American Legion. Professional baseball has as many as four different leagues A, AA, AAA, and the independent leagues. Baseball's incremental level of achievement could be applied in a manner to perfect political debate. A game of civil discourse can be defined and the arenas built to house the competition.
Political debate can be entertaining in a manner giving each citizens an opportunity to participate and hone skills for competition. Current media does not facilitate it. Our existing media is a one to many form of communication. It's not democratic. It's not based on merit. It's imperialistic. The few direct the conversation. Our current system does not allow the best argument to win. The best argument does not have a chance to be heard. There are few places to debate civil solutions. A competition between the many provides the opportunity to percolate the best arguments from within. Building a better media is not a competition between the existing media and new technology. It's a competition of and for the masses.
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*Contest* Interview with Hal Lanse
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Enjoyed the comments. This book seems so important to help children read and enjoy it.
- September 1, 2008 at 1:04 PM
- windycindy said...
Happy Labor Day! What a wonderful sounding book. I think that parents and teachers can all use ideas for helping children read and hopefully, enjoy it! My sister is a first grade teacher and would also enjoy utilizing this book! Please enter me in your delightful book drawing. Many thanks, Cindi
- September 1, 2008 at 3:53 PM
- MarthaE said...
This book sounds very interesting!
I had to check out your site and learn more about it. I have a 4 year old grandson (and 8+ month old granddaughter). I am an AVID reader and have been encouraging my grandson - such an interesting, smart, but sometimes shy, character. I'm going to share this with my daughter. We let him play certain games on computer to help his skills but I would much prefer to get him reading! (I listen to books on my mp3 when I walk!)
Good luck to you!
- September 1, 2008 at 5:17 PM
This is such an incredibly valuable book. Huge thanks to Mr Lanse for unleashing it onto the world. I can imagine it takes quite a bit of time, sweat and effort to write a book such as this one. It look marvelous, and our kids are better off for it. Thank you!
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- September 1, 2008 at 7:39 PM
- Zulmara said...
Great interview...I love what you have written...as an educator and a literacy instructor...I salute, mi amigo...
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- rebekah said...
Great interview. Sounds like a wonderful book. We need more books like this out there.
Rebekah E.
- September 3, 2008 at 8:02 AM
There is too much emphasis on visual media nowadays and anything that can get kids focusing back on the written word, has my vote.
- September 3, 2008 at 8:52 AM
- Crystal Adkins said...
Cannible Rose is the winner for Hal's book!! Thanks so much everyone for posting it really means a lot to me and the authors ;)
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skinless, boneless chicken breast halves
salt and pepper to taste
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garlic powder
1 (10.75 ounce) can
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1 (10.75 ounce) can
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I've made a this recipe several times but I really combined it with another one we like. My two kids don't agree on very many dishes (one doesn't like chicken the other doesn't like beef dishes) but this one, they both like.
We started adding a package of dry italian dressing mix to the seasoning for the chicken. For all of you who wrote that this recipe is bland, try that.
And, by family preference we don't use cream of mushroom soup (my daughter can taste/smell that ingredient from a mile away). We use a can of cream of celery or just 2 cans of cream of chicken.
Also, we've used fat free soup and fat free sour cream too. It doesn't seem to affect this recipe's taste to use fat free (that lets me add bacon to another recipe later :-}).
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PERFECT FOR ENCHILADAS! I don't know if it's fair to give this recipe 5 stars since I've changed it so much (per another reviewer's comments), but this is so fantastic you can't pass it up! Changes to make killer enchiladas with lots of flavor: Preheat oven to 350 degrees; after the chicken is done cooking, remove it from the crock pot & shred it; in a large bowl, mix together the shredded chicken, the cheese mixture it cooked in, & the sour cream; spread the chicken mixture into large flour tortillas & roll into burritos; place burritos on a cookie sheet; pour 1 can enchilada sauce (adjust to your tastes & # of servings) over burritos; sprinkle shredded cheese & sliced black olives over burritos; cook enchiladas in oven for 10 min., or until cheese is melted. Remove and enjoy!
Loved this EASY EASY recipe! Who would have thought??? I cooked mine on high for 3 hours and during the last hour of cooking, added a bag of frozen chopped broccoli and 1/2 cup fresh, sliced mushrooms. I forgot to add the sour cream but we didn't notice it. I may try it next time just to see how it tastes. Served with rice and the meal was complete! This is a great "end of a busy day" meal. Thanks Leslye!!
Wonderful and extremely easy! I added a package of frozen stir fry vegetables and an 8 oz can of mushrooms during the last hour of cooking. Also, I only cooked this for 4 hours on high. I wanted a lot of sauce and my chicken breast pieces were pretty large, so I used 2 cans of celery soup, 1 can of cream of chicken soup, 1 can of mushroom soup and 1 can of the cheese soup. I tasted it before I added the sour cream (light) and it tasted great, but even better after I added it. I also added some crushed red pepper to give it a zing. I served this over rice. After adding the extra ingredients, it needed more salt, so I added a bit more. I will definitely make this again. Thanks!
This recipe is AWESOME. I took the chicken breasts out of the slow cooker about an hour before we were going to eat. I then added minute rice to the sauce and put the chicken back in, covered and let it cook for an hour. The rice turned out fantastic. Even my 3 year old LOVES it!
This was easy and cheesy! HEHE! I did add one can cream of chicken soup, and two cans of cream of cheddar soup to make sure it was a great cheesy flavor. I boiled up some spiral pastas and tossed them in just before serving and the kids thought it was a great macaroni and cheese. Good easy dish. I cooked mine for 6 hours and that was perfect.
I liked the ease of this one. Slow cookers are great tools for working moms. I definately reccommend using the breast called for as I used bone-in thighs and breasts that I had on hand. While tasty, the meat of course fell off the bone and the bone/blood juices discolored the cheese sauce making it appear unappetizing. Definately use boneless breasts! Also, I actually forgot to mix in the sour cream at the end and didn't realize it till the next day! Never missed it! Great taste. Wonderful over rice or noodles. Has alot of potential for adding personal favorites - like broccoli, mushrooms, peas etc! Easy for a novice cook too!
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What can you do? Kids will be kids and demand all sorts of online freedoms because we've spawned an entire generation of technophiles who start really young. But as a parent, older sibling or guardian, you know you can't just let them run amok on the web because it can be a dangerous place. So without further ado, here's a selection of games young ones can enjoy in safe online environments.
1. Petra's Planet: One of the easiest games to sign up for, Petra's Planet is set across different locations including Sami Land, Senegal, Jordan and Sri Lanka. Players start with six avatars and their animals pets. Aimed at children between 6 to 11 years, it's built to offer an educational experience in a fun way. Gamers get to travel to different countries, learn about various cultures and nature amongst other things.
2. RolyPolyLand: This offering is one of the most child-friendly games we've come across. It has a site moderator working around the clock to ensure players don't give away any personal information. Also, texts sent by Roly characters are censored for foul language before others can see them. The game works partly like a social network and has an educational aspect to it. It is targeted at 4 to 12 year old kids.
3. Franktown Rocks: If the name gave away any hints, you've probably guessed that it has a lot to do with nurturing your little one's love for music. Complete with a social element, it will have users playing games, jumping into mini quests, making music, driving cars, buying a pet to dress it up and so on. It offers access to G rated songs by Justin Bieber, Taylor Swift, Bruno Mars, Selena Gomez, Michael Jackson and others.
4. Amazing World: Also an MMO (massively multiplayer online) game like the third option, Amazing World is for players 6 years and above. In it, users play as a bear, rabbit or cow character called Zing who is introduced to Queen Vexa and her trouble-causing minions, the Nix. If you want to get a feel of just how kid-safe this quest-oriented offering is, then know that the Nix can be chased away by the player simply waving their arms wildly.
5. Garden Party: There was a time when children could go out and have fun and be close to nature at the same time. Living in a city may not allow you the luxury of helping your tiny tots build their own tree-house or indulge in gardening activities. Here comes Garden Party which is filled with options for spending time gardening, fishing, taking care of pets or decorating tree-houses in the virtual world. Need we say any more?
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Nothing against New York, but Chicago stands just as tall for its family vacation appeal. Take the tykes to architectural gems Cloud Gate ("The Bean") and Crown Fountain, whose rotating digital faces spout water onto kids squealing with delight. Finish the day with a honking slice of deep-dish pizza or prowl neighborhoods from South to North for global bites – even for the most finicky of eaters.
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The Happiest Place on Earth is about to get happier. With the addition of Cars Land to Disneyland's California Adventure, Anaheim fuels its lure as a family vacation destination. If the kids have outgrown the teacups, hit Knott's Berry Farm for rides so-chilling-you-might-want-to-keep-an-extra-pair-of-underwear-on-hand.
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The best family vacations need not be bound by a strict itinerary, especially in a city as cuddly and historic as Boston. Introduce your tiny patriots to the Freedom Trail, a 16-mile red-brick path along historic sites, take a duck tour on the Charles River, and to channel your inner Kennedy, head to the Cape for a clambake.
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Washington, D.C.
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You might ask: Why leave the continental U.S. when plenty of good beaches exist stateside? For one, if you're a U.S. citizen, you don't need a passport to Puerto Rico. Mini-adventurers will also appreciate all the opportunities to commune with Mother Nature, from whale watching to underground river tours.
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Come family vacation time, the kids crave water play and the parents long for local culture. In this center of paradise, they can take it all in – the rainbows, waterfalls and monstrous waves along the North Shore. Don't end this vacay without a visit to Pearl Harbor or a carbtastic Hawaiian plate – complete with a scoop of macaroni salad.
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Next to Orlandoans, San Diegans might be the most spoiled when it comes to family vacation ideas. With year-round sunshine, postcard-perfect beaches and kid-friendly attractions such as Balboa Park, SeaWorld Adventure Park and the San Diego Zoo, the SoCal city knows precisely how to keep boredom at bay.
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Rubiks wrote:I've only been filmed/photographed on a couple of occasions and if anything, it makes me slow down and concentrate a little bit more on each shot. Thus I'm less likely to make careless errors. Though I do have a very "me vs. the course" mentality, which lends to the philosophy that I can screw up shots on my own, and can't really blame cameras, other players, etc.
$Dollar$ wrote:The majority of people taking pics at tournaments seem to know enough to not get directly in the way. I dont think that I've ever had to ask one to move, but have seen many other players do it. During the last round of the ATL Open, a woman taking pictures stood less than 20 ft directly behind the basket when I had a 45 footer. I probably should have asked her to move, but ended up draining the putt anyway. And it felt better than it would have had someone not been behind the basket.
Disc golfers are whiney babies in comparison to Pro Ball Golfers. The guys on the PGA tour have to hit between rows of spectators on both sides of their line. The only time they seemed phased is when they hear the clicking in their backswing. I think that's how it should be for Disc golf, but I know that getting action shots in DG is no easy job. The best DG pics are right when the disc has left the hand, so timing that without clicking in the backswing is not always easy. (If you're wearing headphones it doesnt matter)
Disc golfers definitely need to get used to cameras being in their line of vision. As long as the cameraman isn't moving around a lot there should be no problem.
djester wrote:Camera's with very bright red flashing LED's on them work players.... even from 250 feet away.
Right Woody ?
mrpbody33 wrote:I with you on that Wookie but it still pretty cool to have pictures of yourself. I taken pictures of myself and friends playing rounds with a point and shoot camera but it never matches the quality of someone with a SLR. I mean look at this cool picture taken by Scott Walker (with a little photoshop by me).
12StonesScott wrote:mrpbody33 wrote:I with you on that Wookie but it still pretty cool to have pictures of yourself. I taken pictures of myself and friends playing rounds with a point and shoot camera but it never matches the quality of someone with a SLR. I mean look at this cool picture taken by Scott Walker (with a little photoshop by me).
Not to quibble, especially with someone who's being complimentary, but that one actually was taken with a compact camera, not a DSLR. That was when I had the little Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ5 -- good quality Leica lens and really nice overall performance for a $350 camera, but nothing to compare with a quality SLR. I just spent what is, for me, a pretty big chunk of change on my new Pentax and lenses for it, but the pictures I'm taking with it are only better than those I shot with the Lumix in purely technical ways (higher resolution, less noise on low-light stuff, no purple fringing on highlight edges, etc.).
The camera you have with you will always take better shots than the one that's in the closet at home. Beyond that, there's two approaches to taking decent pictures: one is to carefully consider all aspects of the shot (composition, lighting, exposure, aperture, depth of field, etc.), and the other is to just keep pointing the lens at anything that moves and press the shutter button enough times that something decent happens occasionally purely at random. I'm in the latter camp.
"me vs. the course" mentality"
As the sport of disc golf grows (Yes Chuck...the sport is growing)
In other words discgolf is to ball golf like bad-mitten is to tennis or even kick ball to baseball.
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The Bicycle and Pedestrian Commission is responsible for the development of PedNet, the master bicycle/pedestrian plan for the City. The Commission works with City administration to prepare and submit annual grant requests; implementation of the plan as money becomes available; develop programs and methodologies for teaching proper bike use and registration; and advises the City Council on issues relating to city sidewalks, bicycle facilities, walkways and trails. E-mail Commission
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Graveside services for Emily Jeanette Whittington Boyer, 84, of Sweetwater, will be held at 11 a.m. on Thursday, Dec. 13, 2012, at Roscoe Cemetery. Bishop Joel Davenport will officiate with interment to follow under the direction of McCoy Funeral Home.
The family will receive friends at McCoy Funeral Home on Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2012 from 6 to 8 p.m.
Boyer died Thursday, Dec. 6, 2012, at the home of her daughter in Tullahoma, TN.
She was born Aug. 18, 1928 in Roscoe, TX. She married Maurice Oliver ŌĆ£GoldieŌĆØ Boyer on June 11, 1952 in Sweetwater. She was an active member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. She owned and operated 12th St. Grocery for about 17 years. She grew up in and lived most of her life in Sweetwater.
Survivors include her son, Thomas ŌĆ£ButchŌĆØ Boyer of Jacksonville, FL; daughters, Janice Lynn Bingham & husband Dennis of Idaho Falls, ID, Linda Joy Vellinga of Payson, UT, Jo Liane Davenport & husband Joel of Tullahoma, TN, and Donna Maurine Boyer of Grand Prairie, TX; brother, Earl Whittington; 18 grandchildren and 31 great grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Perry V. and Zetta (Babb) Whittington; her husband, Maurice Oliver ŌĆ£GoldieŌĆØ Boyer on Dec. 9, 1992; brothers, Larry Mack Whittington and Enoch A. Whittington; sisters, Ora Mae Whittington, Eula Beatrice Boyd Folsom, and Elnor R. King.
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Murray junior guard Kate Patton was named to the Iowa Newspaper Association's third-team all-state for Class 1A.
At just 5-5 in height, Patton used her quickness to get open on the offensive end and to cause turnovers on the defensive end.
Patton led the Mustangs with 17.3 points per game and 136 steals, while also finishing second on the team with 63 assists.
She ranked fourth in Class 1A with her 136 steals.
"I think she was very deserving of it," Murray head coach Jerry Shields said. "She put on a heck of a year for us. She led us in steals, second in assists. It's a real privilege for her and her teammates for her to be able to make that."
Shields said Patton ranks as one of the quickest girls he's ever coached.
"She's one of the quickest girls I've had," he said. "She's got good hands. She's probably been one of the best penetrators I've had to penetrate the lane and get the shot or pass to a teammate. Probably one of the best I've had."
With Patton leading the team at 17.3 points per game, and the next leading scorer at 6.7 points per game, Shields said other teams attempted to take Patton out of the game offensively, but she still ended up getting her points.
"I'm sure that was their number one thing, was to take her out of the ballgame," Shields said. "We had quite a few box-and-ones played against her. With her still being able to score that many points, it says a lot about how she was able to move without the ball."
Patton put together an impressive junior campaign, scoring the second most points in a single season in school history with 380 and collecting the second most steals in a single season in school history.
She currently sits at 911 career points, putting her in prime position to eclipse the 1,000-point mark in her senior season, which would make her just the third girl to do that under coach Shields.
Shields also noted she stands a chance of breaking the school record for career steals with a senior campaign similar to her junior season.
And losing just one starter from a team that lost just five regular season games by a total of 16 points, Shields said he's excited about next season with Patton coming back to lead the Mustangs.
"It's tough getting to the top of the mountain," Shields said. "Hopefully with most of our girls coming back, and with Kate coming back to lead us, we can do that next year. We just need to get in the gym this summer."
Earning the title of Miss Basketball was Iowa City West senior guard Ally Disterhoff.
The all-state teams are selected by a panel of sportswriters, assisted by members of the Iowa Basketball Coaches Association.
Girls all-state basketball
Class 1A
First team — Lexi Ackerman, Central Lyon, 5-10, Sr., guard; Renne Maneman, Newell-Fonda, 5-5, Jr., guard; Paige Danner, Ar-We-Va, 5-7, Jr., guard; Jade Vlotho, West Sioux, 6-0, Sr., forward; Samantha Meyers, Grundy Center, 5-11, Sr., forward; Kori Scholte, Central Lyon, 5-9, Sr., forward; Kayla Lindenmeyer, Bedford, 5-9, Sr., Utility; Danielle Bender, Bellevue Marquette, 5-11, Sr., Utility.
Second team — Alee Hugen, Twin Cedars, 5-8, Sr., forward; Kameo Pope, Belle Plaine, 6-0, So., forward; Katelin Langel, Le Mars Gehlen Catholic, 5-10, Sr., forward; Taylor Hickey, Burlington Notre Dame, 5-6, So., guard; Dia Keahmo, Meskwaki Settlement, 5-6, Sr., guard; Jasmine Demers, Storm Lake St. Mary's, 5-10, Jr., guard; Macy Williams, Fremont-Mills, 5-5, So., Utility; London Vais, Adair-Casey, 5-10, Jr., Utility.
Third team — Hannah Poppe, Clarksville, 5-10, Sr., forward; Andrea Christensen, Newell-Fonda, 5-10, Sr., forward; Amanda Focht, Villisca, 5-10, Sr., forward; Cassie Aldis, Preston, 5-4, Sr., guard; Kate Patton, Murray, 5-5, Jr., guard; Shayla Dean, Colo-Nesco, 5-2, So., guard; Sadie Wyborny, Rockford, 5-8, Sr., Utility; Morgan Johnson, Earlham, 5-8, Jr., Utility.
Class 2A
First team — Brooke Wolterstorff, Western Christian, 5-11, Sr., forward; Josie Kopal, Lawton-Bronson, 5-10, Sr., forward; Kelsey Ernst, Bellevue, 5-10, Sr., forward; Lexi Albrecht, Kuemper Catholic, 5-10, Sr., guard; Nicole Miller, North Linn, 5-10, So., guard; Ellie Herzberg, Manson Northwest Webster, 5-9, Jr., guard; Kaylee Blake, IKM-Manning, 6-1, Sr., Utility; Mallory Boyle, North Mahaska, 5-1, Sr., Utility.
Second team — Jenna Lehman, Regina, 5-9, Jr., forward; Olivia Godfrey, Panorama, 5-11, Jr., forward; Alissa Brown, Jesup, 5-11, Jr., forward; Anna Mullen, West Hancock, 5-9, Sr., guard; Renee Huber, Maquoketa Valley, 5-7, Sr., guard; Casey Miles, Hudson, 5-8, Jr., guard; Paige Engbers, Pella Christian, 5-9, Sr., Utility; Kari Fitzpatrick, Edgewood-Coleswood, 5-10, So., Utility.
Third team — Haleigh Hempen, Aplington-Parkersburg, 5-11, Sr., forward; Kellie Schmit, West Hancock, 5-9, Sr., forward; Heidi Hoeger, Maquoketa Valley, 5-10, Sr., forward; Anna Yung, Fort Dodge St. Edmond, 5-9, So., guard; Alex Yoeger, Hinton, 5-8, Sr., guard; Heather Poula, West Branch, 5-10, Sr., guard; Morgan Muhlbauer, IKM-Manning, 5-8, So., Utility; Jennifer Davis, West Marshall, 5-9, Jr., Utility.
Class 3A
First team — Alexis Conaway, MOC-FV, 6-0, Jr., forward; Miranda Murphy, North Polk, 5-11, Jr., forward; Emily Kirchner, Estherville-LC, 5-9, Sr., forward; Danielle Moore, Davenport Assumption, 5-7, Sr., guard; Daneisha Snitker, Waukon, 5-9, Sr., guard; KJ Veldman, Spirit Lake, 5-7, Sr., guard; Paige Greiner, Williamsburg, 5-5, Jr., Utility; Taryn Barz, Hampton-Dumont, 5-10, Sr., Utility.
Second team — Hailey Schneden, Davenport Assumption, 6-2, Sr., forward; Serena Parker, Shenanodah, 5-11, So., forward; Allie Sievert, Estherville-LC, 6-1, Sr., forward; Miranda Chapman, Mount Vernon, 5-6, Jr., guard; Addie Oberman, Northeast, 5-11, Jr., guard; Kate Fennelly Davenport Assumption, 5-9, Sr., guard; Arika Wooldridge, Center Point-Urbana, 5-10, Sr., Utility; Kassidy DeJong, Unity Christian, 5-9, So., Utility.
Third team — Haley Birks, South Central Calhoun, 6-0, So., forward; Ashley Burrows, Bondurant-Farrar, 5-9, Jr.,forward; Andrea Larson, Mediapolis, 6-0, So., forward; Kylar McCann, Clarke, 5-9, Sr., guard; Abbey Meyer, Cascade, 5-2, Jr., guard; Shelby Graves, Davis County, 5-7, Jr., guard; Sam Barz, Union, 5-10, Sr., Utility; Jennifer Kennedy, Greene County, 5-9, Sr., Utility.
Class 4A
First team — Aubrey Norville, Lewis Central, 5-10, Sr., forward; Aftin Phyfe, Waverly-Shell Rock, 6-2, Sr., forward; Megan McCarthy, Bishop Heelan, 5-11, Sr., forward; Madison Weekly, Benton, 5-7, Sr., guard; MaKayla Augustine, Bishop Heelan, 5-8, Sr., guard; Ashley Stulken, Cedar Rapids Xavier, 6-2, Sr., Utility; Taylor Benshoof, Winterset, 5-5, Sr., Utility.
Second team — Michalyn Mohr, Marion, 5-10, So., forward; Katie Ahrenholtz, Ballard, 6-0, Sr., forward; Jess Schaben, Harlan, 6-1, So., forward; Madalyn Welty, Western Dubuque, 5-, Sr., guard; Makena Veldhuisen, Oskaloosa, 5-4, Sr., guard; Logan Lynch, Dubuque Wahlert, 5-7, Sr., guard; Naomi Phillips, Waverly-Shell Rock, 5-9, Sr., Utility; Mariah Criswell, Winterset, 5-7, So., Utility.
Third team — Brittany Holdsworth, Carroll, 5-11, Sr., forward; Rachel Kaale, Indianola, 6-0, Sr., forward; Mariah Fligg, Clear Creek Amana, 6-1, Sr., forward; Deja Jackson, Grinnell, 5-10, So., guard; Dani Heritage, Dallas Center-Grimes, 5-8, Jr., guard; Jenna Bork, Bishop Heelan, 5-7, Jr., guard; Maggie Lowe, Perry, 5-7, So., Utility; Kirsten Martindale, Spencer, 6-1, Sr., Utlity.
Class 5A
First team — Haley Lorenzen, Iowa City High, 6-3, Jr., forward; Shaya Kellog, Ames, 6-2, Sr., forward; Blaire Thomas, Waterloo West, 5-11, Jr., forward; Ally Disterhoff, Iowa City West, 6-0, Sr., guard; Caitlin Ingle, Southeast Polk, 5-7, Sr., guard; Jadda Buckley, Mason City, 5-8, Sr., guard; Leti Lerma, Muscatine, 5-10, Sr., Utility; Dani Franklin, Cedar Rapids Washington, 6-1, Jr., Utility.
Second team — Tanya Meyer, Sioux City West, 5-11, Jr., forward; Britney Boland, Wauikee, 5-11, Sr., forward; Jaali Winters, Ankeny, 6-3, So., forward; Emily Clemens, Muscatine, 5-4, Jr., guard; Madi Robson, Ankeny, 5-7, Sr., guard; Mickey Hansche, Iowa City High, 5-7, Sr., guard; Audrey Faber, West Des Moines Dowling, 6-0, So., Utility; Shareece Burrell, Des Moines East, 5-9, Jr., Utility.
Third team — Abby Herb, Cedar Rapids Washington, 6-1, Sr., forward; Cortni Rush, Mason City, 5-10, Sr., forward; Meredith Burkhall, Des Moines Roosevelt, 6-4, So., forward; Myah Mellman, Mason City, 5-7, Jr., guard; Madison Dellamuth, Cedar Rapids Prairie, 5-7, Jr., guard; Roichelle Marble, Des Moines East, 5-7, Jr., guard; Haley Pak, Waterloo West, 6-0, Jr., Utility; Paige Hendrickson, Cedar Rapids Kennedy, 5-8, Jr., Utility.


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Knox County farmers have their chance tomorrow morning to hear about what's come out of the Farm Bill that's finally passed Congress.
City Council Approves Statue Move
The Galesburg City Council has signed off on a plan to move to the east the new Carl Sandburg statue in the city's public square or Central Park area.
Knoxville's Courtyard Estates on Bad Ground
During the regular Knoxville City Council meeting Monday, what was meant to be a report turned into a request.
City Council Approves Movement of Sandburg Statue, Enterprise Zone Application
The Carl Sandburg statue will still be put on the public square next year, but not where it was originally intended.
Beating Holiday Stress
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Integrative Systems and Disease
January, Year 1 - December, Year 2, morning session
Topics are organized in organ systems in a standardized structure:
- Normal development
- Normal processes
- Abnormal processes
- Therapeutics and disease management
- Epidemiology and evidence-based medicine
- Prevention and nutrition
Functional clinical anatomy course - led by faculty from the departments of Surgery, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Emergency Medicine, Radiology and Medicine - emphasizes clinical correlations of organ systems.
Learning primarily takes place in small group sessions and team activities.
Three afternoons unscheduled per week.
Elective seminars are offered in global health, community service, medical Spanish and bioethics.
Grading is Honors/Pass/Fail
The early introduction of clinical clerkships in January at the end of Module 2 exposes students to clinical disciplines and specialties to begin the process of career selection.
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Technology and Practice of Medicine
August, Year 1 - December, Year 2, afternoon session, two days per week
Clinical skills are developed through programs about:
- Developing relationships with patients
- Taking histories
- Making diagnoses
- Clinical decision making
- Health-care system
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Learning experiences occur in the hospital, community and classrooms and during self-directed programs. Seminars, workshops, case discussions and standardized patients are integral.
LEAPP program pairs students with chronically ill patients for 18 months to learn the effects of disease on family and quality-of-life issues.
Assessment of Clinical Skills using Standardized patients.
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Useful as display and storage all at once, the Wireframe End Table is Gus Modern's answer to the age-old dilemma: where to put the books you're reading so they're out of the way and accessible at the same time? Well, now you have a place for them. This minimalist side table's side opening lets you reach in to grab whatever suits your fancy, and Walnut veneer adds class.
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- Overall: 19.75" h x 19.75" w x 19.75" d
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- Overall: 19.75" h x 19.75" w x 19.75" d
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