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The "Get Out the Vote" campaign invited AIGA members to create
nonpartisan posters and videos that inspire the American public to
participate in the electoral process and vote in the 2012 general
election. AIGA hosted an exhibition in New York City, October 3–November 30, 2012, featuring the 2012 Get Out the Vote project, at the AIGA National Design Center.
All posters are available as PDFs here in the online gallery for you to browse and share with friends. Print out your favorite posters and hang them around your neighborhood to help Get Out the Vote!
Get Out the Vote, an AIGA Design for Democracy initiative, enables
designers to engage in the public arena by contributing to a
coordinated voter mobilization campaign. By motivating eligible citizens
to register and turn out on election day, Get Out the Vote fulfills an
ongoing AIGA objective of demonstrating the value of design to the
public, public officials and business by providing a clear call to
action for an activity that is important to everyone. If you have questions related to Get Out the Vote, please contact us.
I vote therefore I am
It doesn't matter what your mark looks like, just make sure you make it.
Many lives have been lost for the freedom of democracy. It is our obligation to up hold the security of the country and its economic future. Vote for the people who can't.
This poster "Rise to Vote" is part of a series about Equality and equal opportunity. I played with typography to deliver one strong message: voting is our right and our duty?.
"Equality Makes the Difference" is the tagline that tides together my poster series
Please honor your right to vote.
Vote: Respect the Past, Protect the Future
The concept for this design emphasizes the fragility of the right to vote and illustrates a slow, loss of freedom to participate in the electoral process. This stark and dingy image is meant to call to action those who might take this civic duty for granted.
A poster using negative space to imply the flag and an check mark for a voters choice accompanied with a quote from Eleanor Roosevelt about lighting a candle instead of cursing the dark
Really? You can vote?
We took the dramatic feel of a cable news program teaser/intro and directed the responsibility toward the viewer; shifting the roll from passive (absorbing information) to active (voting).
A friendly desktop reminder to do SOMETHING REALLY IMPORTANT!!!!
A great way to remind some of our younger voters to get out and vote through a clever bait-and-switch technique, using a familiar search engine.
Democracy is fragile, dependant and defined by an active electorate. This poster employs red, white and blue tape to represent the electorate and to define the shape of a star.
It is YOUR vote and it does count don't miss getting your voice heard
Take advantage of your right to vote and vote this year.
Vote o make America soar. A call to vote because it determines the future of America.
A reminder that you can make a difference by actively participating in the election process.
Make your mark on America's future. Vote this Election Day.
Just a simple reminder to vote this November.
The right to vote and voice our various/diverse opinions are the building blocks of our democracy.
A message of urgency. Vote Now!
Elections are not just games. Vote, or the United States you know may become unrecognizable.
Voting is a timeless act that never goes out of style.
This concept was inspired by a simple question: If you don't vote, who are you handing off your decision to? And what they aren't as reasonable, as practical, as honest or as well-meaning as you are?
I went with the simple idea that as Americans, we are all in this together and we do have an right or maybe even an obligation to take part in the direction of our county. The hope is, that all Americans want what's best for this nation and the people in it. We may have different ideas about what that is or how to obtain it, but despite our differences we get together as a nation in the form of elections to chart a course. I chose to use the boat/ship reference for many reasons. The first reason was that I felt this type of ship has strong historical significance in the early years of this great nation and it's journey to freedom. Second, it also serves well as a metaphor for a free United States of America. A well build ship, maned by a crew in the open water, trying to stay on course, afloat, and strong. As Americans we must all take part to crew this ship. All hands on deck!
In 1960, Doris "Granny D" Haddock and her husband successfully campaigned against planned hydrogen bomb nuclear testing in Alaska, saving an Inuit fishing village at Point Hope.
In 1999, at age 88, she spearheaded a movement for campaign finance reform and walked 3800 miles across the country to bring attention to her cause.
In 2000 she, along with 31 others, was arrested for reading the Declaration of Independence in the Capitol and was charged with the offense of demonstrating in the Capitol Building.
Democracy wasn't something she had. It was something she did.
Letterforms built with wooden blocks and shapes in politically appropriate color scheme on silkscreen design printed cardboard.
Our right to vote every four years in this country is not something to take for granted. Let's work together so that everyone is heard this November, so that we all feel apart of our democratic process.
Women in history have fought hard for the rights we have today. As contemporary women living in America we must honor the work of those that took a stand before us, we too need to take a stand and be heard in November 2012. We must not take for granted the rights we have, but must continue the fight to keep what has been earned, as well as pass on a better place for the young women of tomorrow.
The issues that surround our nation will grow if voter apathy continues. Doing nothing will lead us nowhere, so change the course through voting.
You've made it! It's Nov. 6: You've scaled the steep stoney path through the blah blah blah and up to the summit. Now, all that's left to do is...Claim Your Vote!
This poster is inspired by a kaleidoscope. I encourage everyone to look at the upcoming election as an opportunity to envision the future of this country; to imagine a future in which the colors are distilled from the experiences of the senses, and the design drawn from the convultions of the intellect.
The visual represents the call to action to protect your right to remain silent by maintaining (exercising) your right to vote.
Where we are today didn't just happen over night. It took years of blood, sweat, and tears from individuals we have never met. This poster demonstrates just how long, and gives a glimpse of when certain laws were passed to provide the right to vote.
The US flag stands for the original colonies and the current states, therefore representing unity of the American people. For the citizens of the US, its image should invoke sentiments of patriotism, encouraging them to exercise their democratic right. To support this idea the stripes have been separated to spell out the word vote.
The map of the United States is made up of alternating rows of stars in red, white and blue to signify people coming together to vote, completing the shape of the United States.
I've designed a vibrant poster for the 2012 "Get Out the Vote" campaign, hoping to catch the eye of younger voters. This dynamic poster should appeal to voters of all ages, encouraging them to Vote in 2012 Elections.
With great freedom comes great responsibility. This poster is in the spirit of promoting active democracy and empowers the individual in establishing sturdy checks and balances on his or her political system. Dialogue with people paid to be in healthy relationships with you, because that is not your ex's job anymore. An earlier version of this design was distributed in Zuccotti Park as stickers in October 2011.
My poster is a simple, commanding statement. Vote, make your voice heard. Today it is more important to ever to state your opininon and to act on it.
People have fought and died to provide that every human has the same rights to shape their society. And, now you won't use them to vote?
One of the ways of making your dream to come true is get out and vote for it.
I want people to be aware of the importance of how their vote counts and the impact it can have on the future of our children.
Tell one person and they will tell another. Start a chain reaction.
In theory the concept of voting is straight forward. In practice, it is frequently complex, misleading, and manipulative . Despite this, voting is the last weapon against tyranny.
"A nation that is afraid to let its people judge the truth and falsehood in an open market is a nation that is afraid of it's people." - John F. Kennedy
This poster reflects the dual-nature of voting.
Politics are a lot like a carnival games, there are hits and misses, but the prize of making our nation even better should keep us coming back to play again and again.
Many people consider voting to be non-important, but free elections are the very thing that our country's democracy was build upon and is one of the main reasons why our democratics system has benn so successful. This poster shows that voting is an action that truly makes a difference, like the comic book heroes we love to read about as Americans. We too can make a difference like them and vote for who we feel is the best candidate for the position. Whatever it may be, from a local mayor election to a national presidential election with international consequences, voting makes a difference in our lives, today and everyday.
Vox Populi - the famous Latin phrase for "Voice of the People."
My poster focuses on the core idea to the question of why we vote. Our votes are essentially equivalent to our voices, our opinions, our intentions, and our plans for the future. Our votes matter because our voices matter, be it individually as person or collectively as people.
The poster uses old-style layout with sensibility of modern design to reflects the traditions and prides of our democracy.
Make some noise at work. Make some noise in the supermarket. Make some noise at a bus stop. At the dentists office. In the community pool. In the theater. Wherever you go proclaim 11.06.12.
Being an individual is the right to express oneself and make a choice. Its is the the right to declare yourself as someone with a voice. It is being able to make a difference for not only for yourself but for the next generation. Individuality is the right to vote and stand out in order to gain freedom.
Like the diverse political and demographic make-up of the United States, these disparate geometric shapes must all participate in order to serve a common purpose.
A simple, optimistic message.
Its about making a difference that makes us as a youth very important. About make history by voting and getting a high vote count. The facts do not lie. the youth is one of the worst voting demographics yet they are the ones that have to live will the laws created through their lifetimes.
Americans cannot be represented if they're unwilling to speak
Check off your spot in the election.
The idea is based off of vintage patriotism. Everyone has the ability and freedom to choose their right to vote.
A simple reminder with a heavy impact. Don't forget to vote, November 6th.
The right to vote is one of the fundamental precepts upon which this nation was built. The goal of this imagery is to get people excited about making their voices heard at the polls. This November, exercise your right. Get out and vote!
America is undeniably a diverse nation. We should concentrate less on these differences and more on what we hold in common.
Every vote is a voice. Use yours vote to say something. Vote November 6th.
This infographic poster features voting trends in US presidential elections. Topics include voter registration, state participation, types of ballots cast & voter turnout rate based on age, gender & education.
This poster is designed to make the voter feel proud and honored about their vote.
This poster is designed to be a quick read to voters about how fast and simple voting really is.
Illustrating the message that every vote is important and can make a difference.
Using a hot button issue to motivate apethetic voters to take action. Not taking sides, but reminding them that if they don't make their voice heard, others will make the decision for them.
Apethetic voters seem to think that their one little vote counts. However, a large number of recent contest have come down to very small margins including this contest with an exact tie. Just one small vote could have made all the diffference.
Since its inception, the United States has prided itself on being a melting pot of individuals and families from every culture around the world. And as the history of our nation unfolds, we continue to be united…united in our diversity and by our patriotism. From coast to coast there is beauty to be found in the music of different languages preserved…and pride of one striving to speak English as they acclimate to their new home. And contentment can be found in the fact that regardless of our assorted shades of melanin, our hope is in the red, white and blue.
As another vital election approaches, there will be heated discussions, contradicting reports and mixed messages. But one truth remains: We are Americans first. United. It is time to recognize that amid our diversity – our multiple languages and skin shades, our sides of the fence, our varying perspectives – we must stand together. United.
United we vote!
A poster encouraging people to "occupy" their voting booths and vote on November 6th, 2012.
A poster encouraging people to find information on both sides at the League of Women voter's website.
Yes or No. The decision is not black and white, but by not voting you give away your choice.
Challenging the voter to take an active role and not just go along with what everyone else decides for them by not voting.
Life can get busy…but remember please exercise your right to vote.
Not all ballots involve the pencil anymore, but it remains a symbol of the power of voting and how democracy allows you to fight for what you value, using your voice.
Clear and Simple, voice your choice. Vote November 6, 2012.
A playful image but a serious message urging people to participate in the 2012 election by exercising their right to vote. Designed by Joanne Zamore and illustrated by James Yang.
Your vote is your voice and November 6th is a day when you can make make it heard. Having opinions is important, but if you don't take advantage of this valuable opportunity to make a social stand, your voice will become a signal lost in space. Cast your vote in November and urge your family and friends to make an impact on the future of the country we live in.
The pattern says "Cast Your Vote" in Morse code.
Whether you're a Republican, or Democrat, or neither, pull yourself away from telling others how they should think or feel about politics, and voice your own opinion in it's most appropriate forum. A ballot box.
Participate in the decision! Vote.
We have all witnessed this. The soap box of what this country "needs". So what do you say we stop moping and do something about it?
I went for a hand made type to give it a personal feeling, and bright colors for a bit of enthusiasm.
Video designed by Alyssa Low and Collin Koetz, in effort to inspire the people to vote. As citizens we have the power and freedom to make our mark on this world, especially in this upcoming election.
Make Your Mark
I have never been one who is excited about voting. Quite frankly, I have never felt like my vote has counted. When the subject of voting was brought up in conversation, a friend mentioned this quote which had hit me hard. After rearranging the words, I discovered VOTE was in the quote. I went for a messy/brushy feel to represent the Graffit Street Art movement.
Poster designed by Alyssa Low and Collin Koetz, in effort to inspire the people to vote. As citizens we have the power and freedom to make our mark on the world, espcially in this upcoming election.
My illustrative design is based on making noise to vote. Grab your arsenal such as a megaphone to make noise. The design displays an individual in a suit. Perhaps for corporate America? Go vote!
When we come together to exercise our right to vote, we can truly reshape our country in an way imaginable.
The past few years have been a tumultuous battleground for protesters and people fighting for what they believe in (2011 being the Year of the Protester, according to "Time" magazine), but the biggest and best way to get their voices heard is to transform their voice with the pencil and mark their ballots.
Make Positive Change Get Out & Vote
People need to be reminded of the great privilege they have to live in a free, democratic society. What would our country be like if no one voted? What would be the consequences of living in a country where the people didn't have a voice and choice about the way the government is run? The result would be a loss of freedom and the government would decide for them. By failing to exercise the right to vote, Americans forfeit their rights, power and freedom.
This poster aims to display in a simple direct way the concept of losing your freedom.
The Every Road Leads to Vote poster utilizes American road signs to illustrate the idea that there are no excuses for no voting. Whatever the circumstances you should be able to show up to cast your vote.
The interstate sign shape provides a statewide awareness or involvement. The right and left arrow signs subtly represent any political preference a citizen might have. The blue sky in the background brings in optimism in the future, and having the signs on one side of the poster creates the illusion of being on the side of the road.
Registering to vote without a fixed address is definitely a roadblock to homeless and low income people. But the law states that, "a homeless person should be able to vote even if they don't live in a traditional dwelling, you can register even if you are living on the street."
A clear, minimal, yet sophisticated message to encourage others to vote.
This design speaks to the responsibility we have towards the future generations of Americans who are too young to have their own voices heard just yet. Every vote that is cast is a voice of persuasion for a better tomorrow for our children, it addresses that parental or even sibling responsibility we all feel towards someone--which is often times maybe more real to us than our civic responsibility.
This design speaks to the responsibility we have towards the future generations of Americans who are too young to have their own voices heard just yet. Every vote that is cast is a voice of persuasion for a better tomorrow for our children, it addresses that parental or even sibling responsibility we all feel towards someone--which is often times maybe more real to us than our civic responsibility.
This poster addresses one of the reasons why people chose not to vote, their feeling that their one vote doesn't matter, or doesn't count. By illustrating the election ballot as almost a blueprint for our future, and the letterform Vote as a three dimensional, tangible thing that can define the possibilities that result from voter participation, it tries to communicate the idea that every vote matters. Every vote helps us plan out our country's future.
My poster is based on the silly Internet meme that started to become popular in 2011 called "X all the Y." The meme originated from a well-known blog called Hyperbole and a Half, where the main character from the blog entry (which I have re-created in my poster) exclaims "Clean all the things!!!!!"
The poster is funny and will definitely relate to college aged students, hopefully encouraging them to get out and vote for all the things!
Regardless of our political differences,voting is the act that brings us all together and make us think through our choices, helps to promote compromise,and is the one action through which we are a united country.
When I hear someone complaining about the state of our country, I ask if they vote, 9 times out of 10 they say no. Complacency will be our downfall. Vote!
When I hear someone complaining about the state of our country, I ask if they vote, 9 times out of 10 they say no. Complacency will be our downfall. Vote!
Uses controversial U.S. foreign relations to remind us of the broader impact our votes have here and provoke those on either side of the issues to make their voices heard this November.
The elephant in the room is the fact that only 59% of able-to-vote citizens are exercising their right to vote. We need to close that gap.
Get the elephant, donkey and any other animal out of the room this November. Get Out The Vote!
Your vote is the change for your voice to be heard.
Love, Hope, United are three words within the hearts of the constituents that are essential in electing the next leader of the United States.
Regardless of your political view, as an American citizen, your voice does matter. So, SPEAK UP!
I also wanted to use my young son's tub crayons for the word 'vote' to symbolize the importance of thinking about those we vote for, who can't yet speak for the injustices they may face.
A poster created from equal parts blue and red. The white is what binds the two together. The distractions, also in white, can keep us together or spread us further apart. We place so much attention on things of lesser importance and when it comes to voting, so many people do not make the time.
An Americana style poster focusing on typography as the design element. The message is encouraging people to vote because their voice matters.
An Americana style poster design letting people know that their vote is their voice.
The voice that matters comes from those who vote.
The concept for the poster is "Connected dot".
No matter what you choose, the act of voting is always the right choice.
This poster is basically designed on three concepts: GET OUT, GET OUT THE VOTE, IT IS TIME TO CHANGE.
Not voting on election day to better your country is a mindless act. Take a stand for your beliefs to create a future worth living in.
It is important to remember that, as a democracy, our country only runs with a mix of differenciating opinions. As a nation, we are divided on certain lines, but should be brought together every election to vote. This way we can blend our ideas to make a diverse government that will keep our country both fair and interesting.
Cast your vote in 2012. Change happens when we exercise this fundamental right.
Following the theme, I created a poster that celebrates our land. This country is filled with unique places and history takes places at various levels, including: local, state, regional and national levels. Go out and vote 4 our land!
I vote for justice, liberty, peace, equality, unity, change, my country, and more. Why do you vote? What will you vote for this year?
Simple, bold, and playing off a favorite childhood Dr. Seuss rhyme, this poster was created to inspire everyone to vote. No matter who you are or which political party you are affiliated with, it's important that everyone votes.
Think how voting is closely related to your life!
Although we may have varying political ideologies and share different points of view, we all can agree that the right to vote is one of the most important rights we all share.
Poster is aimed to get young people to vote. Poster features two main political icons, an elephant and a donkey, fixing the missing stars of the US flag, which represents democracy. Rung of stripes that donkey uses to climb can also symbolize, 'moving up.'
America's strength as a nation is both fully realized and also furthered when we come together for a common goal despite individual party affiliations or individual stands on issues. Therefore, getting involved in voting is at the center of our strength as a nation--and only together is our nation truly strong.
The United States of America is a nation built by voters. The most effective method to get the attention from our government is voting. As of 2012, there are millions of people from around the world still fighting for this very basic citizens' rights. The right to vote. The right to elected their own government.
In United States of America, if you don't vote, your voice could not be heard.
According to the 2010 U.S. Census Report, 70.4 million women voted in 2008, as compared to 60.7 million men — a difference of 9.7 million votes. This shows that women have the power to take more control over the issues that so greatly effect them in this election cycle. Don't let your voice go unheard. Vote.
We the people keep the balance between the Government and us by voting! The poster symbolizes the balance of the word VOTE and how we can make a difference.
Some words are worth more points. Make the right choice. Get our there and vote!
Elements of the flag are used to represent voting statistics
The United States of America was built by voters. If you want to be heard from our government, the most effective method is voting. In 2012, there are million of people from around the world who are battling for this the basic rights of citizens. The right to vote.
If you don't vote, your voice could not be heard.
America is the land of the free but we must not take that for granted. If we all get out and vote for what we believe in then we can preserve our land and freedom. For my design, I wanted to encompass that thought and to represent American soil. I used a quote from Elmer Davis, a well known reporter from the 1940's-50's. I created the word "VOTE" out of blades of grass that were set in soil. I took a photograph from above and implemented it into my poster.
A clear and simple message.
Quote from Stars and Stripes Forever -John Philip Souza
...and carefully
Many Under One is more true with each passing election.
I used a typographic apporach that includes a tongue-in-cheek play on words (i.e. Lazy Bum). The message is pretty straightforward and implies that some Americans simply do not vote because they are lazy. It's sad but true. I want to encourage people to stand up — get off the couch and away from the TV — and make that simple trip to the voting booth. Voting is a wonderful honor and powerful privelege that we have in this country, so we should stand tall and get out and vote with an abundance of pride and dignity.
One of the best ways to make your voice heard is to exercise your right to vote. Make Your Mark.
Make your voice heard by voting
Voting is the public's form of voice. To illustrate that fact I created states as text bubbles.
To take simple words from our vocabulary and display them in a way that makes the reader take a second look. The words chosen all start with the same two letters but have completely different meanings. However, they are all ways that one can voice their vote and be devoted to electing the next president.
Women's issues such as health care, reproductive rights and workplace equality are at a prominent and precarious point in politics right now. That is why it is critical for women -- and all the men that support them -- to have their voices heard this election.
...and carefully.
Voting is one of the most cherished Constitutional rights, it is our duty as American citizens. Election time is often portrayed as a country divided, but it is the truest display of union.
It's easy to get apathetic about politics, but you can't complain about it unless you let your voice be heard and vote.
Viewing the poster at a distance still translates a positive message. Getting closer shows another.
My focus was the persuasion of the viewer to vote based off his or her sense of logic and the ironic appeal of "democracy together we vote."
If I don't fight, I don't have the right to: ______ (fill in blank).
I wanted to stress the importance one vote can have on the future, while empowering individuals to make their vote count in 2012.
I based my poster on the voting statistics from 2010, and used an incomplete US flag to represent two of them that I felt were important.
The piece is based off of the declaration of independence's main thoughts and how they apply to this year's voting. The piece is nonpartisan in every way in the main statement of "all men are created equal" along with the action words of motivation, action, and involvement. Each of these things are what all americans should be doing to implement the government they wish to see in place.
The Constitution of the United States.
We all know that no government is perfect. Fix what is broken.
Nobody with ever deprive the American people the right to vote except the American people themselves and the only way they could do this is by not voting. —Franklin D. Roosevelt. This says it all.
Simple call-to-action—VOTE—in a playful juxtapotion of the letters.
If you want your voice to be heard, then you must take action.
I wanted to design a poster with bold colors and messaging, along with some playful typography. Each letter playing with postive and negative space and looking at how each letter interacts with each other. Get out and vote!
By not voting you are stating that you have nothing to say. Omission of a vote is equivalent to silence.
The image of the coffin covered with American flag is a reminder of the possibility to stop wars and death by showing the importance that your vote can make a difference on how lives can be impacted.
The image of the coffin covered with American flag is a reminder of the possibility to stop wars and death by showing the importance that your vote can make a difference on how lives can be impacted.
I wanted to rally all the different political voices of country around one word: vote. Even though some of the forms jarringly diverge and converge into each other, the overarching message which resonates through their overlaps still communicates.
The imagery represents how a single vote can make a difference. The various elements in the design refer to Chaos Theory's hypothothesis that something that is even small can effect the out come of something large. The path of the butterfly uses a single "Lorenz Orbit", the font used for the word VOTE is Chaos-Theorie, and the color purple was chosen to represent the two parties.
Make Positive Change Get Out And Vote
To get out the vote, I leveraged a medium that harkens back to the days of our founding fathers (and mothers)—and an often overlooked form of graphic design. Handwork evokes a sense of Americana, and I like that it is an art form practiced almost exclusively by women. The message is simple: Voting is essential to the strength of our society because then our leaders reflect the values of the majority and not just a small, determined group.
As one of our country's most historic president's, Abraham Lincoln produced the most eloquent quotes and speeches that continue to live on in our country's history books. This quote is no exception. As we vote this November, we need to take a look at not only the who, but the why – why this country came to be so strong. That is because of our right to vote.
I always wonder why people do not vote. There is so much to gain by being an active member of our democracy. To visually communicate this message and to create a call to action for all that see it I decided to write out what I "get" when I vote, what everyone will "get" when they vote. The visual focus is on the actual action, "GET OUT AND VOTE."
You've got the power! Use it!
The image of the red and the blue channels needing to be "registered" correctly through appropriate lenses seemed an almost obvious metaphor for the blurred vision of our red-blue "color war". Perhaps it's mere retro fantasy to think that we can simply put on some glasses, gain proper perspective and then get together, but it's a vision many of us want, and one that needs to take place if we are truly going to be the "united".
Looking at this as a call to action piece, one aspect I wanted to get across is the importance of doing your research before voting. Voting is responsibility, we owe it to ourselves to not simply vote for something because we've "heard" about it, we need to research the topics so that we can make a informed and educated decision.
Without devotion to sustain and improve our nation's democracy, citizens would be persecuted for their beliefs.
Through the power and privilege of voting, we shall stand united.
A different take on the Occupy Movement
Let your voice be heard.
Short and simple. Gets to the point.
It's simple. Show your LOVE of country — VOTE!
Voting is an important way to voice our opinions on issues that affect our families and communities. By voting we're making our voice heard.
For me Voting is a very important part of being an American. Whether you're born a citizen, or you take the Oath of Allegiance for Naturalization.. it is a privilege!! A privilege to make a difference, to have our voice heard, In many ways it's a patriotic way of making a difference and what is more patriotic than an American flag.
I made this poster in my promo class at Kean University for Professor Robin Landa.
Voting to me is everyone putting their hand up and saying I count, I have a voice, I matter.
Voting is simple. All we need is the motivation to get out and do it.
Inspired by the rise in voter apathy I wanted to show how each individual vote contributed to the nations key decisions. To do this I built up the large X from all the smaller Xs much like tiles in a mosaic.
It's important to remember that everyone has a say, but the only way to get your opinion heard and have it matter is to actually take a stand and vote.
The video shows how some people do not care to vote, because they believe their vote doesn't matter. Even though some people do not vote, they certainly have opinions on political subjects. Because they have opinions, they need to vote, otherwise their opinions would not be heard where it counts.
One vote is all it takes.
Voting is speaking up.
I wanted to use personification to portray the iconic animals from each political party in a vintage boxing poster environment. This poster depicts a humorous brawl between the animals and is eye catching with the main points expressed through hierarchy in type.
In many countries, a finger dipped in dark, often purple ink, is a dual icon. It stands for the integrity of a democracy free of voter fraud, and is an outward symbol of the pride inside those who can freely say "I voted."
Don't just sit back and have others decide for you. Dare to make an impact yourself. Get out and vote.
Typographical poster encouraging voters to not let their opinions fade out and go unheard.
This is just my take on the get out the vote campaign. "Vote Like You Mean It" represents the need to inject passion back into the presential campaign. Don't just take voting for granted vote like it matters because everybodies future is on the line. Voting in its essence to me is that important.
Using visual pun, I have referenced the act of placing your vote in the ballot box. The idea is to get that warm, fuzzy feeling, from voting, that you got putting a valentine in that special someone's valentine box.
An attempt to debunk the myth that your vote doesn't count. So many people have given up voting because they feel that their voice is insignificant. Your voice is only insignificant if you do not exercise your rights. Get out the vote!
Many young adults believe that their single vote does not have enough impact to make a difference. As a result, they remain apathetic and do not vote on election day. The truth is, your vote does count.
The average young adult spends 7 hours and 38 minutes consuming media every day. It is crucial for these young adults to take advantage of their consumption of media to research the issues, use their best judgement to formulate opinions, and VOTE.
Voting is the most direct way the public can impact the governement. Stand up for what you beleive in and make your voice heard by voting.
Sometimes we need to look back to look forward. In this poster, one of our founding fathers reminds us to vote. Vote!!
This poster urges you to vote! No matter the excuse, there is no point in not voting. Vote to make a point!
If you didn't vote, how can you justify your complaints? Stop criticizing the government and do something about it by voting, at least then you have earned your right to complain about it.
This poster targets people who are apathetic or indifferent towards voting and explains that every citizen in the country has the power to make their voices heard. So why don't we use it?
This poster's message is trying to promote enthusiasm for voting and to empower those people who are into voting to encourage other to vote as well. Enthusiasm is contagious and a shift in the perception of voting may yield higher turnouts. While this poster targets almost everyone who is eligible to vote in the United States, its style gears it towards the encouragement of youth voters to develop interest and share it with their peers.
We all have voices. Vote and be heard!
This poster reflects the moto "Good Design Makes Choices Clear" with a simplistic approach. The color scheme and typographic choices made, allow this poster stand out and scream "VOTE"! Not to mention, the visuals provided give the viewers a reminder/lecture to go out and vote).
Everyone has an opinion about the issues. Voice your choice and vote in 2012.
"The biggest mistake you can make is to do nothing because you can only do a little."
This idea came from the popular band LMFAO and one of their hit songs, Sexy and I know it.
Voting is a challenge
The main reason I believe people don't go out and vote is because of their lack of knowledge about the campaign through the advertising tactics. Politics always seem so overwhelming and in your face that often times I feel like most people would rather ignore it than soak it in and learn about it. With all of the media and advertising that is done, I feel like most of it is very ineffective and all looks the same. If the youth doesn't know how to vote or who to even vote for, then why would they put the effort towards registering and going to vote? This I believe is the problem among young voters. I want to encourage the younger audience to learn more and go out and vote (especially if it is their first time being able to vote) because it is important, and it is something that has always been a large part of our culture. These days I feel like it is so hard for first-time voters to really understand themselves who they want to vote for and why. I want them to take action and vote, and take the time to really learn who you are voting for and what they represent. I feel like there should be a certain part of the campaign that really targets this group because there are emerging adults coming into this world and we want them to have a say.
I created this poster as a call for bipartisan unity.
We can't wait around and hope that Magic will solve everything. Your vote is the rabbit, and the magic trick, pulled from the hat.
To see a change you have to be part of it, trust yourself and be proud. Go vote.
We have the power to affect the shift of our elections. We have a responsibility to take advantage of this to make sure our voices are heard.
Voting is a personal decision. Every individual must come to understand and appreciate the power inherent in our voice, our perspective and opinions. Casting a vote is not only about choosing one candidate over another, it is the way to speak up and become part of the social process. This poster serves as a direct call to action; focused and informative: remember the date and act. The interaction within the typography serves as a reminder of the duality and profound importance of participating in this democratic process, as each vote interacts with others to achieve a desired collective outcome.
Everyone loves free stuff. Our country is free, we are free, and so is our vote.
The idea behind his poster was to involved the children's rhymes into the politics of today. many people have this opinion that their vote doesn't matter and having a distanced point of view. The poster is supposed to engage the audience through light humor but still get the message out of every vote matters.
This poster is a colossal waste of time. Instead, please, go vote.
Your vote is a terrible thing to waste. Let your voice be heard.
In 1824, none of the four Presidential candidates received an electoral majority. The election was again thrown into the House of Representatives, where John Quincy Adams defeated front runner Andrew Jackson by one vote to become the nation's 6th president.
Your political affiliation does not matter, unless you get out and vote.
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6 Movies Based on a True Story (That Are Also Full of Shit)
#3. The Last King of Scotland
The Hollywood Version:
The Last King of Scotland is not about Scotland at all, but instead chronicles the quirky relationship between brutal Ugandan dictator Idi Amin and a young Scottish doctor.
It follows Nicholas Garrigan, an adventurous Scottish medical school graduate who decides that, being adventurous and all, going to work in Uganda in a missionary clinic might be a good time. He is mistaken.
"No one told me we had to wear ties! This sucks."
Garrigan soon meets Amin, played by Forrest Whitaker and his terrifying eyes, and soon after Amin takes power in Uganda he takes a shining to the young doctor.
After becoming one of Amin's most trusted advisors, Garrigan commits the tiny little faux pas of impregnating one of his wives. One thing leads to another, Garrigan's lover is murdered by Amin's forces, and soon Garrigan is trying to stop the madman Amin by plotting his assassination. It doesn't happen, but Garrigan escapes torture and imprisonment and is able to flee the country and alert the world to Amin's insanity.
In Reality...
For starters, there was never anyone named Nicholas Garrigan. So there's that.
Instead, the character was based on a man named "Major" Bob Astles. He wasn't a doctor. He wasn't from Scotland. And while we've never actually met Astles, we do know he earned the nickname of "The White Rat" from the people of Uganda, and was considered the second most hated man in the country. So there's that, too.
He had worked as an advisor under the regime overthrown by Amin, and soon after Amin took power he was imprisoned and tortured for 17 weeks. And then Amin decided to give him a job, which makes the imprisonment pretty much the most brutal application process this side of The Apprentice.
Unlike the movie's representation of the Garrigan character seeing the light and trying to take Amin down from the inside, Astles remained by Amin's side until the regime was finally overthrown in 1979, when the Brit fled the country before being brought back to Uganda to face criminal charges and become someone's bitch in prison.
Oh, and he never became romantically involved with one of Amin's wives, either. That part of the movie is based in a little bit of fact, it's just that the doctor in question was an African man named Mbalu Mukasa. And Amin's wife died during a botched abortion by Mukasa, who then killed himself.
How can you cut this stuff, Hollywood? This is gold here!
#2. Hoosiers
The Hollywood Version:
Oh, look. Gene Hackman again.
One of the true underdog stories in American sports history, Hoosiers tells the tale of an ornery and disgraced former college coach who takes a job coaching high school basketball in Indiana, where basketball comes in just behind God, family and farming, and well ahead of education and hygiene.
Initially his drill instructor tactics and emphasis on discipline are met with bewilderment and scorn by the townsfolk, who unsurprisingly change their tune when the wins start piling up. The team predictably shocks the basketball world when they take home the title.
In Reality...
The movie's "true story" claim was based on Milan High School and their championship run in 1954. It was not, however, coached by a grizzled guy with a short temper and demands for military-style discipline (Hackman's coach character was actually based on legendary college coach Bobby Knight).
The many faces of Bobby Knight.
In reality, tiny Milan High was coached by 26-year-old Marvin Wood, a former standout player at Butler University who was actually in his second year coaching the tiny high school when they took home the state championship.
More importantly, it also wasn't like Milan surprised anyone with their run in the state tournament. They were a small school, sure, but they'd been on the big stage before. Like, the previous year. In Wood's first season as the head coach, he took the team to the state semifinals, and almost all of the key players from that squad returned the year that they won it all.
Not pictured: A rag tag group of underdogs coached by a Bobby Knight clone.
In the film, the point is made and re-made that there are barely enough young men in the school to make up the team. In reality, Coach Wood wasn't exactly hurting for depth. It turns out 58 kids tried out for varsity that year, and the roster consisted of 10 players all season long. Compare this to the movie where Coach Hackman sends only four players out onto the court, due to a short roster and also to teach a rebellious player a valuable life lesson. And also to prove that he had the biggest dick in the room.
Wood was also married with two kids, so the entire awkward romantic subplot between Hackman and Barbara Hershey was fictional, which means that by showing us a truly brutal kiss between the two actors, the filmmakers were really just trying to make us queasy for no good reason. Mission accomplished, fellas.
#1. Frost/Nixon
The Hollywood Version:
Richard Nixon. He was paranoid, angry, sweat like Patrick Ewing during his televised debates and was basically the most despised president in U.S. history. Oh, and then he ordered felonies to be carried out to help him get re-elected and then covered it up.
Yet no one could ever get an admission of guilt out of ol' Tricky Dick, a schemer and manipulator who was pretty much the presidential version of Snidely Whiplash. But, if the movie Frost/Nixon is to be believed, along came David "Dudley Do-Right" Frost, a British journalist who, through a series of televised interviews, made like Tom Cruise and got Nixon to admit to ordering the code red.
"You can't handle how not-a-crook I am!"
In Reality...
While David Frost was an admirable fop who tried his damndest to get Nixon to admit to his culpability in the whole "stealing information from the Democratic Party" thing, the movie glosses over the fact that it wasn't so much Frost's triumph as it was a Nixonian PR move that led to his finally admitting the role he played and offering a half-hearted apology to the American people.
In the film's version of the final interview, Frost uses his tricky journalistic tactics to ambush Nixon into an admission of guilt. Nixon is trapped, and Frost has won. Huzzah! Pip pip, cheerio and such!
In reality, it turns out that the "apology" was carefully scripted by Nixon and his people well ahead of time. They realized that if he went through the entire interview series without changing his stance, he'd have gained nothing and would be viewed as the "same old Nixon," out to do the classic politician image rehabilitation.
So Nixon delayed the final interview for two months, allowing him to carefully script exactly what he'd say, and how he'd say it. In other words, the whole thing was just another Nixon ploy. When Frost/Nixoncame out earlier this year, many critics were surprised that the disgraced ex-President was the most sympathetic character in the film, and commended for it's daring decision to humanize a monster. Kind of seems less daring when you realize the script was based on a story that unfolded exactly the way Nixon scripted it.
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William Keith Pine, born on Veterans Day, Nov. 11, 1953, in Adrian, to Frank and Marylou Pine, passed away on Pearl Harbor Day, Dec. 7, 2012, in Ocala, Fla.
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I bought a snow thrower with 13.5A power. One area of my house is close to a GFCI outlet but the other side of the house is not. It's just a regular outlet. So I am not sure it can be safe to use with the normal outlet.
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I am new to the python console. How can I add a layer from the OpenLayers plugin from the python console? Thank you
Renaud, there are a couple of ways to do this:
Solution #1 is pretty straightforward. OpenLayers plugin offers a good solution to #2, which will help you understand working with other plugins as well. Here is how both are accomplished.
Trigger OpenLayers plugin menu action
Work directly with OpenLayers plugin
This latter solution probably needs a little more explaining.
Get the OpenLayers plugin instance from qgis.utils's plugin registry.
Get the 'Google Physical' layer type object from OpenLayers's layer type registry. Open [path-to-user-plugins]/openlayers/openlayers_plugin.py and starting at line #111 you will see the order the layer types are assigned to the registry. They are given IDs starting with 0 (see rest of module for how that's done).
Loads the layer into QGIS's map canvas.
There may be other solutions as well, but those are the basics that I could find.
Since QGIS 2.4 Chugiak, the OpenLayers plugin has moved in the QGIS Gui to
Still, it would be interesting to know how to adapt the second method to QGIS 2.4 and above.


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Charlotte head coach Jim Boykin has over 30 years of professional tennis teaching under his belt. And as he enters his 17th season at the helm of the 49ers men's tennis program, he has the program on the national radar. He has amassed 193 wins in his 16 seasons at Charlotte, becoming the program's all-time winningest coach. Under Boykin, the 49ers have had ten different players earn all-conference honors and they have had at least one player named all-conference in each of the last 13 seasons.
"I have really enjoyed working here and have enjoyed coaching the tennis program here," said Boykin. "I am looking forward to our team continuing to move upward from our first conference championship. We have a lot of new faces and we've got some experience coming back. It does mean a lot to the program to win a conference title and advance to the NCAAs. We want to keep doing that and go further. We want the team to get into the rankings and send more individual guys to get to the NCAA tournament."
After taking the program to its first-ever conference championship match in 2006, the Niners again made history, this time by winning the conference championship for the first time in school history and advancing to the program's first-ever NCAA Regional Tournament. Boykin was named 2007 Atlantic 10 Coach of the Year for the season that his Niners put together.
In 2006, the 49ers reached the finals of the A-10 Tournament, which is the first time in the program's history that the 49ers have reached a conference tournament championship match. Roy Sichel became the first player in the program's history to earn conference player of the year honors as well as the first player to play in the NCAA Singles Tournament.
In 2005, the 49ers recorded 14 wins which is the most by the team since the 2001 season. Sichel became the first player in the program's history to be named conference freshman of the year when he claimed the honor in the program's last season in Conference USA.
In 2004, the 49ers recorded their eighth double-figure wins season under Boykin.
In 2003, Charlotte posted two wins in the Conference USA Tournament to finish sixth, which was the third-highest league finish in Boykin's tenure.
In 2002, the 49ers began the season ranked in the ITA top 75 for the first time in school history. The 49ers won six of their final eight matches, including two in the Conference USA Tournament.
In 2001, the 49ers enjoyed unprecedented success when they finished the season ranked 57th in the ITA for the first time in school history. The 49ers also finished the season with a third-place finish in Conference USA, the highest finish for the program since joining the league.
During the 2000 season, the team entered the ITA top 75 national rankings for the first time in school history. With the Niners' win over Saint Louis in the first round of the 2000 C-USA Tournament, Boykin became the Niners' all-time winningest coach.
The 49ers took their first major step up the national ladder at the 1998 Conference USA Tournament. The 49ers finished fourth, their highest overall league finish since 1989. During that tournament, the 49ers upset top-seeded and nationally-ranked UAB.
Boykin and the 49ers started to build success in 1995 with a 14-11 record, and in 1996, they finished 13-9 with wins over NC State, Cincinnati and Davidson. It marked the first time since the end of the 1992 season that the 49ers had posted back-to-back winning seasons.
Boykin arrived in Charlotte via junior college power Anderson, where he amassed a 12-year record of 251-77 and led the program to two junior college national championships. He was twice named the National Junior College Coach of the Year, 1986 and 1987, and also earned South Carolina Coach of the Year and Wilson Intercollegiate Coach of the Year honors in 1986. In 1994, he was elected to the National Junior College Athletic Association's Tennis Hall of Fame. In the spring of 2000, he was elected into the Anderson College Athletic Hall of Fame.
Boykin was the 1990 head coach of the now defunct Charlotte Heat of Professional Team Tennis and produced the league's rookie of the year, Trevor "Tank" Kronermann.
A 1967 graduate of Appalachian State, Boykin earned a B.A. degree in psychology and served as an assistant coach under Jim Jones. He attended Furman from 1960-63 and was a Southern Conference Singles Champion.
He has had appointments as head tennis professional at Anderson Cardinal Racket Club, Charlotte Olde Providence Racket Club and Charlotte Country Club.


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Adam and Eve had only three sons (Cain, Abel, and Seth), but no daughters: how did the world get populated?
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The Bible actually indicates that Adam and Eve did, in fact, have daughters.
We also know that Seth was born after Cain had killed Abel:
So, when Adam was 130 years old after Cain killed Abel, Eve became pregnant and gave birth to Seth. So, did Adam and Eve have other children in between the time that Cain and Abel were born and Seth was born? We can't say absolutely, but we can't say absolutely not either. It certainly seems reasonable that other children would have been born during that time.
Genesis 5 does indicate that Adam and Eve had daughters as well (plural), though we are not told how many. The very minimum would be three sons and two daughters.
Apparently Jewish tradition holds that Adam and Eve actually had 33 sons and 23 daughters. This is not biblical, of course, but it aligns with the idea that Adam and Eve were probably extremely fruitful and multiplied greatly, as God had commanded them. The genetics were quite pure as well as the environment at that time. They lived a long time (Adam was 930 years old when he died according to Genesis 5), so they had a lot of time to have children.
Now, it should be noted that this doesn't completely answer the question of how the world got populated. The Bible teaches that the world was destroyed by a flood and that only Noah, his wife, his three sons and their wives survived.
So, the world has become populated today as descendants of those 8 people. Even Noah could possibly have had children after the flood as well as Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
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Popular Pain Relievers and Bladder Cancer
In a 2012 collaborative project with the National Cancer Institute, Margaret Karagas, PhD, co-director, Cancer Epidemiology & Chemoprevention program at Norris Cotton Cancer Center, and Professor of Community and Family Medicine at the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, and Richard Waddell, D.Sc, Research Assistant Professor of Medicine at the Geisel School of Medicine, looked for connections between ibuprofen use and bladder cancer.
Bladder cancer and ibuprofen use
Karagas did an earlier study on the relationship between bladder cancer and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) usage in New Hampshire. The new study included patients in Vermont and Maine. Researchers enrolled 1,171 participants newly diagnosed with bladder cancer and 1,418 participants who did not have bladder cancer. Karagas also added a genetic component—looking at thirty-nine genes related to NSAID metabolism¾and studied a new class of NSAIDs known as selective cyclooxygenase (COX-2) inhibitors, such as celecoxib (Celebrex). Their results were published in the International Journal of Cancer (June 2012).
Those with specific genetic traits appear to have reduced risk
The findings in the recent study suggest that "regular use of nonaspirin nonselective NSAIDs, particularly ibuprofen, may reduce bladder cancer risk, especially among regular users for 10 years or more." However, the study also notes that observed reduction in risk was specific to individuals carrying a specific allele (or variant of a gene) related to NSAID metabolism.
Findings suggest further study needed for newer prescription pain reliever
For Karagas one of the novel findings was a trend of an increased risk of bladder cancer for those using selective COX-2 inhibitors, especially celocoxib (Celebrex). Karagas warns against leaping to any conclusions, noting, "further investigation is needed."
Karagas also stresses that this study "does not make any recommendations. It does not, in any way, suggest that patients begin taking ibuprofen as a prophylactic measure against bladder cancer, nor should patients go off any medicine prescribed by their doctor."
This research study was funded by the National Institutes of Health Grant number: N02-CP-01037.
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Liked that 20, 000 naked neets + cellphones + eden = BANG!
Also WTF is with him erasing himself again :/
spoiler:I don't get this: 20,000 NEETs post ideas on how to destroy the missiles and Juiz selects them, wtf? Shouldn't Juiz be able to do that any way? Everything just felt like it was wrapped up way too fast towards the last 3-4 episodes, fuuuuuuuu
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Ipthnc has a stated goal of rep-whoring to 1,000, seemingly by any means possible. To this end, he has asked several bad questions and given answers it was clear weren't researched (though after a downvote and a comment on why, he will delete them). I have seen two questions of his (one on SO, the other the Harvar/unfair from meta) deleted, and many more have been closed, with a handful I've also flagged as spam (which I believe they really were).
Veiled insults like "Hey Dragan, where did you learn to type in English so well? http://ebaumsworld.com/video/watch/80821196" (in a comment) or "What kind of name is Dragan Chupacbrovic? Welcome aboard! You shall be known as Chewy." aren't unusual either.
However, he has also asked a handful of good questions (though that second I wonder if it was spammed from a tutorial) and provided a few good answers (possibly by accident?), and contrary to what I'm sure he believes, I have upvoted him (just rarely).
We both seem to be interested in the same topics, and sometimes we clash in comments.
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Kiss of Surrender (Mass Market Paperbound)
It's not easy being a Vampire Angel.
No one knows that better than Trond Sigurdsson. In the centuries since he last went out drinking and wenching with his Viking buds, Trond has been a gladiator, a cowboy, a ditch digger . . . even a sheik. But now he's the baddest of them all: a kick-ass Navy SEAL kicking butts of terrorist immortals with the help of his hotter-than-Hades female partner, police officer-turned-Special Forces operative Nicole Tasso--whom Trond dearly hopes to "partner" with very shortly in a whole different way.
The "cop" part of Nicole tells her there's something bizarre about her gorgeous godlike teammate. But her "all-woman" side can't help wondering how great it would be to have a virile Viking in her bed. Trond has secrets galore, but Nicole feels certain she can dig them out--and really get to the heart of this powerful, unnerving stranger whom she may be risking her soul to love.
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doctor should have. These are now being incorporated into the
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violence on mental health, including among witnesses and those
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The RCPsych welcomes the publication of the
Winterbourne report. Dr Ian Hall, Chair of the Faculty of
Intellectual Disability, said: "The College wants to ensure that
people with learning disabilities who have challenging behaviour
are supported in the best, most person-centred way, and have all
their clinical needs properly addressed. To achieve this, we are
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commissioners and to set standards for professionals."
Parliamentary mental
health group voices concerns about new NHS
The All Party Parliamentary Group on Mental
Health, of which the College is an active member, has expressed
its concerns about the future of mental health services in the
reformed NHS. The Group, chaired by Charles Walker MP who recently
spoke movingly in Parliament about his experience of obsessive
compulsive disorder (OCD), is urging the Government to stay
vigilant about giving mental health a fair deal as NHS reforms kick
Health impact of alcohol
misuse "insidious and pervasive" say MPs
The Chair of the
Health Committee, Rt Hon Stephen Dorrell MP, launched the
Inquiry report on the Government's Alcohol Strategy by stating "The
main focus of the strategy is binge drinking and its consequences
for anti-social behaviour and public disorder. Those are important
issues, but the health impact of chronic alcohol misuse is in our
view also significant and greater emphasis needs to be placed on
addressing that impact." Responding to the
report, "Dr Peter Rice, Chair of the RCPsych in Scotland, and
Dr Owen Bowden-Jones, Chair of the College's Faculty of Addictions
Psychiatry, said: "We share the Health Committee's view that
Government's strategy should have greater emphasis on the health
effects, including mental health effects, of alcohol and that
effective action on prevention and treatment will improve public
health as well as public safety."
We are constantly looking at how best to engage with our members
in order to ensure that the delivery of services is focussed and
relevant to the Membership. The Registrar, Dr Laurence
Mynors-Wallis, has compiled a short 5
question survey to give you the opportunity to share your
thoughts concerning what you value about the College, and any new
ideas or services which you think we should be concentrating on in
the future. The questionnaire takes a few minutes and your feedback
is very much valued.
Find out more about the policy work of RCPsych
in Scotland and establishment of Academic Faculty.
In May, one of our former Presidents,
Baroness Sheila Hollins, was Kirsty Young's castaway on BBC Radio
4's Desert Island Discs. But she isn't the first female
psychiatrist to appear on the programme – forensic psychotherapist
Dr Gwen Adshead appeared in July 2010. We asked Sheila and Gwen to
answer a few questions about their experience.
Professor Cornelius
Katona, College Lead on the mental health of asylum seekers,
In a detailed report of 50 cases,
The Second Torture
released by Lord Dubs and Lord Avebury at a public meeting at the
House of Commons, the charity Medical Justice found systematic
failings on the part of doctors working in Immigration Removal
Centres to examine patients properly, document signs of torture, or
call for the release of torture survivors. Find out
The Women in Psychiatry Special Interest Group
have asked the College Council to change its name to the'Women and
Mental Health' Special Interest Group and this was agreed.
These are the
edited highlights of Professor Sue Bailey speaking at the Royal
College of Psychiatrists South East Division Academic Meeting at
Blenheim Palace on 6 June 2012.
The Justice Select Committee, chaired by Sir Alan Beith MP, is
launching a call for written evidence for its new inquiry into
Women Offenders. Five years after the publication of the
Corston Report, which made a series of recommendations to
drive improvement in the women's criminal justice agenda, the
Justice Committee has decided to hold an
inquiry to review progress and examine current strategy and
practice with respect to women offenders and those at risk of
offending. The College is planning to respond, so please send any
comments to Claire
Churchill by 31 August 2012.
The Law Commission has published a Scoping
Paper on the defences of insanity and automatism. The paper and
the questions posed within it will help the Commission discover,
from medical practitioners, lawyers and all those involved, more
information about the operation of the defences in practice.
Responses can be sent
online or by email. Closing
date:18 October 2012.
New legislation: Reforming care and
support – better quality care, peace of mind and promoting
The Care and Support White Paper, together
with the
draft Care and Support Bill, has been published and sets out
how the social care system will be transformed from a service that
reacts to crises to one that focuses on prevention and is built
around the needs and goals of people. The Department of Health is
views on the draft Care and Support Bill. You can post
comments until 19 October 2012
General Medical Council: Continuing
professional development: guidance for all doctors
New GMC guidance has been developed. The GMC hopes that doctors
will use the guidance to reflect on how their learning and
development improves the quality of care they provide to patients
and for the service in which they work.
Experts urge new recovery focus for heroin
addiction treatment
The National Treatment Agency has
launched a report, Medications in recovery: re-orientating drug
dependence, on the proper ways in which prescribing medication
can help heroin addicts break the hold of their addiction and
recover from dependence.
Harm free care: to educate and
empower nurses to prevent falls on hospital wards
Over 280,000 patient falls are reported from hospitals and
mental health units annually, costing approximately £15 million per
annum. The FallSafe
project report has been published with 'How to…' guides for
implementation, including the Falls Prevention Resource pack.
New findings show suicides under home
treatment in England are almost double ward cases
The annual report by the University of Manchester's National
Confidential Inquiry into Homicide and Suicide by People with
Mental Illness is now available.
Independent Police Complaints Commission:
warning over 'vulnerable' patients
Nearly half of all people who appear to
have committed suicide after being released by police were known to
have mental health problems. Dame Anne Owers, the chairman of the
IPCC, called for a
"coordinated response to protecting and meeting the needs of this
vulnerable group".
NICE: Better care bid for Autistic
New NICE Guidance stresses that the NHS should better recognise
the signs of autism in adults to improve their quality of life and
employment opportunities.
Securing dignity in care for older
people in hospitals and care homes
The Commission on Dignity in Care for Older People has
published its final report which contains a series of
recommendations which must be put in place if the care sector is to
successfully tackle one of the biggest challenges it has ever
programme in care homes aims to reduce antipsychotic
An Alzheimer's Society
training programme is being rolled out to 150 care homes across the
UK. An initial trial of the
Focussed Intervention Training and Support programme found it
reduced the use of antipsychotics in care homes by 50%.
Department of Health
Expressions of interest to create academic health
science networks sought
Expressions of interest are sought to create
an academic health science
network (AHSNs). The goal of AHSN's will be to improve patient
and population health outcomes by translating research into
practice and developing and implementing integrated health care
systems. The document sets out the draft designation and
establishment process.
League for Penal Reform - Commission on Sex in Prison
This independent
on Sex in Prison will focus on three broad themes:
consensual sex in prisons, coercive sex in prisons, and healthy
sexual development among young people in prison. The purpose of the
Commission is to understand the nature and the scale of the issues
and problems, making a series of recommendations with a view to
making prisons safer.
National Research Ethics
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advisory panel established to help with the strategy, quality
assurance and service development of NHS Research Ethics Committees
(NRES) and improve the research environment in the UK. Following a
recent review of the membership and remit of the NREAP, NRES is
seeking to appoint a number of new National Research Ethics
Advisors. Applications are invited from individuals with
considerable expertise and stature in one or more of the following
areas: UK Health Law, Past or Present Chair of an NHS Research
Ethics Committee, Academic Clinical Research, Pharmaceutical
Industry, Understanding of the Issues Facing Patients and/or
Research Participants in the NHS, or Academic Expertise in the
Ethics of Research. The closing date for applications is 20 August
NSPCC: new resource on abuse in
pre-school children for practitioners
The NSPCC and Cardiff University have launched
a new resource to help practitioners identify emotional neglect
and emotional abuse in pre-school children. It is the latest in the
CORE-INFO series of leaflets and is based on a systematic
review of the latest published scientific research into the
features of emotional neglect and emotional abuse in children under
six, conducted by Cardiff University's Child Protection Systematic
Review group.
New Evidence Updates from NHS
Delirium: Evidence Update April 2012 focuses on a
summary of selected new evidence relevant to NICE clinical
guideline 99 Diagnosis and management of idiopathic childhood
constipation in primary and secondary care (2010). In
producing the Evidence Update, 348 pieces of evidence were
searched, of which 17 have been chosen for publication.
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BNF App is now freely available for download to all who are
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Judge Karlin's Telephone Conference Guidelines - Document Text
- Details
- Category: Chief Judge Karlin
- Published: 15 October 2008
- Written by Judge Karlin
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(Rev. June 7, 2010)
I welcome out-of-town counsel's1 participation by telephone at certain proceedings,
subject to the following guidelines and provisions. My goal is to keep your client's legal
expenses to a minimum, and to accommodate your busy schedules, while preserving the
efficiency and accessibility of the court. I am reissuing these guidelines both because we have a
new telephone system with different capabilities, but also because we continue to receive many
requests from attorneys wishing to appear by telephone on regular/multi-case dockets. As noted
below, that is simply not practical, nor is it fair to the dozens of attorneys who appear in person,
patiently waiting their turn for their cases to be called.2 These guidelines will hopefully better
explain our procedures and suggest alternative ways to achieve your need to occasionally appear
by telephone.
1. Matters in which telephone appearances may be permitted. I welcome out-oftown
counsel to appear by telephone for status conferences, scheduling conferences, and
conferences on discovery motions. Telephone appearances on regular docket and evidentiary
matters are impractical and, therefore, not permitted. In rare instances, if your case is on a
regular docket, I may be able to move it to a status conference to allow appearances by phone.3
You must call chambers at least a full day in advance of the hearing to explain why your
situation calls for that solution, and to hopefully advise that you have already discussed the
matter with opposing counsel and know when and whether opposing counsel will be available at
the different date and time you are proposing. I normally require personal appearances at all
final pretrial conferences, except in rare cases. I am frequently willing to cancel the Pretrial
Conference altogether if the joint Pretrial Order has been timely uploaded prior to the
conference, and all counsel have approved it. In some instances, if only a few items in the
Pretrial Order need discussion, I may be willing to conduct the Pretrial Conference by telephone,
and solicit your suggestion to conduct that hearing by telephone in that situation.
2. Who may appear by phone. In general, we aim to accommodate out-of-town
counsel by permitting telephone appearances for non-evidentiary matters, but will allow all
counsel to appear by phone if requested. We encourage counsel who are local to appear in
person, and welcome the appearance of out-of-town counsel in person, as I often find that it is
quite productive to get opposing counsel in one room at one time to concentrate on one case.
1I also allow in-town counsel's appearance by telephone if anyone else is participating by telephone, or if the
nature and length of the hearing dictate it is simply more efficient to appear by telephone.
2Some attorneys suggest placing the matter at the end of the docket. This is impractical because we never know
when the end of the docket will arrive. It is also unfair to the attorney not appearing by telephone, because that attorney
is forced to wait until the end of the docket, rather than having the matter called in its normal order.
3I am unwilling to routinely move hearings otherwise on my regular dockets to scheduling conferences with
out-of-town counsel because 1) that would inconvenience counsel who appear on the dockets with multiple cases,
including the case trustee; 2) I do not have enough "pretrial" dates each month to handle these on non-docket days; and
3) it is most efficient to handle routine docket matters on the routine dockets.
3. Arranging appearance by phone in advance. All arrangements for telephone
conferences shall be the responsibility of the lawyer requesting to appear telephonically.
Counsel wishing to appear by phone must first obtain permission by contacting Deputy-in-
Charge Donna Urbom-McClure, of the Clerk's office in Topeka (785) 338-5912 , or Debbie
Goodrich, my Judicial Assistant (785) 338-5950, at least one (1) full business day prior to the
scheduled appearance.
4. Placing the call immediately before the hearing. Counsel shall call my chambers,
(785) 338-5950, immediately before the designated time for the hearing. My Judicial Assistant
will coordinate transfer of all calls to the hearing venue, which is typically my conference room
for most non-evidentiary/non-docket matters.
5. Cell phone usage highly discouraged during conference calls. Unless an
emergency, I do not allow counsel to appear using a cell phone for two reasons. First,
experience shows that there is a higher percentage of dropped calls, or calls with poor sound
quality, when one party is using a cell phone. Secondly, in those circumstances where the cell
call is due to counsel's need to travel, it can be unsafe for counsel to simultaneously drive and
use a cell phone for hearings because of the attention needed for these calls, including the need
to record notes about oral orders made.
5. Punctuality; Failure to Appear. As a matter of common courtesy to me and your
colleagues, calls into such hearings/conferences must be timely placed to chambers. If you are
going to be delayed, please contact chambers at the above number as well as all opposing
counsel, well in advance. Because the pretrial/scheduling conference docket is often lengthy
(and usually in twenty minute back-to-back segments), substantial delay works a hardship not
only on the participants in your conference, but also on those participating in later conferences,
since delaying the start of your conference will often cause the conferences following yours to be
delayed. Should you fail to appear for a telephonic conference, your personal presence will be
required at all subsequent hearings in the matter.
I hope these guidelines will clarify procedures for telephone appearances. Should you
have any questions about them, do not hesitate to contact the Clerk's Office or my chambers
staff. Similarly, should you encounter a situation that does not fall within these specific
guidelines, feel free to contact the Clerk. We will attempt to accommodate unusual
circumstances when possible.
/s/ Janice Miller Karlin
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The joint US Army/Marine Corps Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) program may see its testing schedule pushed back by as much as four months by the end of this fiscal year, top Army leadership testified on Capitol Hill on May 8.
Lt. Gen. William Phillips, the top acquisition adviser to the secretary of the Army, told a Senate budget panel that the automatic cuts necessitated by sequestration are having a serious effect on all Army modernization programs, and the JLTV is only one among many programs whose schedules are being thrown into flux due to the legislation.
Michael Clow, an Army spokesman, told Defense News in a May 9 email that "across-the-board sequestration cuts and potential furloughs threaten JLTV's planned schedule — particularly the test-intensive EMD phase currently underway, which could be delayed an estimated three to four months due to sequestration-imposed changes."
He added that while the Army is "exploring mitigation strategies" in order to keep any significant impacts on the program to a minimum, "it remains unclear if the uncertainty surrounding future budgets will eventually require delaying the Milestone C decision into the first quarter of Fiscal Year 2016," which would be a slip from the current plan to award a low-rate initial production contract in fiscal 2015.
The Army plans to buy about 49,000 JLTVs and the Marines 5,500 beginning in 2015 at a cost of about $250,000 per vehicle, before armor packages are factored in.
Despite some earlier bumps in the road, the program has been sailing along relatively smoothly since last August when three industry teams led by AM General, Lockheed Martin and Oshkosh Defense all won engineering and manufacturing development contracts. Each team is preparing to deliver 22 prototypes to the Army for testing this August, a program milestone that remains on track, sequestration or no.
All three contractors declined to comment on the potential testing slippage, referring all queries to the Army.
In another somewhat surprising comment, Phillips said that the Army won't decide until later this summer whether to go ahead with the much anticipated replacement for the OH-58 Kiowa helicopter, the Armed Aerial Scout.
After a well-publicized "fly-off" last summer in which Army leaders visited all of the competitors interested in bidding on the work, it appeared that the service was happy with its initial look at what industry could offer.
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Gov. Dave Heineman today announced his appointment of Robert M. Schafer of Beatrice to the University of Nebraska Board of Regents.
Schafer, an attorney, member of the Nebraska Air National Guard and agriculture community member, will represent the District 5 seat in the southeastern portion of the state.
The seat was recently vacated by Lavon Heidemann upon his appointment as lieutenant governor.
Schafer, 45, currently serves as an attorney and managing partner at Carlson, Schafer and Davis, a law firm in Beatrice.
In his capacity at the firm, Schafer is responsible for business development and marketing for the firm, providing advice, counsel and representing clients. Schafer's practice areas include agricultural law, banking and corporate law, estate planning, probate, real estate law and taxation.
He was previously an associate attorney for Stehlik Law Office in Pawnee City.
Schafer is the owner and operator of a farm in Pawnee County. Schafer, a cattle owner, is also a member and director of a swine operation in Iowa.
Additionally, Schafer serves in the Nebraska Air National Guard as a Major and Staff Judge Advocate for the 155th Air Refueling Wing. He served in the Army National Guard from 1985 – 2005, and has served in the Air National Guard since 2005.
He is a member of Nebraska Farm Bureau Federation. He serves on the board of the Nebraska Chamber of Commerce and Industry, serves as Budget and Planning Chair for the Nebraska State Bar Association, and serves as Vice Chair of the Military Law Section. He formerly served on the Executive Council of the NSBA.
Schafer earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and a Juris Doctor from the University of Nebraska College of Law. He is a graduate of Pawnee City High School in Pawnee City. He lives in Beatrice with his wife Andrea, a Vice President at Pinnacle Bank, and their two young daughters.
Schafer will serve for approximately two years and will be subject to election in 2014.
District 5 encompasses most of southeast Nebraska, including Otoe County.
The Board of Regents consists of eight voting members elected by district, plus four non-voting student regents representing each of the university's campuses. The Board supervises the general operations of the university, and the control and direction of all expenditures.
The Board meets regularly, primarily in Lincoln, but also in Omaha and greater Nebraska.
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