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this is a great spoonula (even better because i like that word). it's pretty solid and is good using with hot pans especially something like stir fry.
Travis F. from Sweet Pea's Cupcakery Cafe Posted on 01/31/2017
This is a high temperature scoop spatula! At 14" there is no worries about getting too close to the hot steam coming from the pot. The material will not mealy in your food. This is great if your concerned about plastic material in your food like me!
Scott W. Posted on 01/22/2017
Although the head of the spatula is great, the handle is so flexible that it's hard to scrape anything with this tool. I will only use these if all my other ones are dirty
Albert R. from Cairo City Grill Posted on 11/21/2016
I bought this thinking the 14 inches would be too long, but it turn out to be very functional. Great for baking, manage to get almost all the batter into baking sheet.
Xingwang C. Posted on 11/15/2016
Similar to the 10" this is also a High Temperature spoon with a nice Silicone head and will make sure it doesn't melt in your food!
LJ F. Posted on 11/08/2016
The silicone 14 inch rubber spatula is pretty good for the price it's A flexible spatula. The spoonula design is very nice for getting in deep in the corners of pains
Bistro L. from Place to be Bistro Posted on 10/19/2016
Real thick and takes some getting used to but this makes it robust and great for working with heavy batters/dough. We use these when we are having to fold ingredients into large bowls of dough normally.
Jack V. from ROOMA4Baking Posted on 10/02/2016
Not much to say about this spatula. Performs as expected. Soft rubber head and a sturdy handle. Very heat-resistant and is comfortable to use. 14 inches overall!!! I would recommend this product.
Aj. C. Posted on 09/22/2016
This is the perfect spatula for almost every cooking need I can think of. It is high temperature resistant so I can use it for all my baking and stove top cooking and the handle is long enough that I don't accidentally burn my hand while mixing hot foods. And I Love the spoonula scoop that allows me to scoop out cake batter and to also scrape out the last bits from the bowl with the silicone spatula. It's the one spatula for all my kitchen needs.
Cynthia B. Posted on 09/05/2016
14" High Temperature Spoonula with Silicone Head is one amazing product! the spoonula picks up all the frosting in a faster manner! Recommending this product!
Randy D. from Tightline Connection Posted on 07/05/2016
Great product. I read a few reviews that say this size is too big for home use, but I don't find that to be the case. I own the 14 and 10 inch, and this size (14) is good for most purposes (such as scraping mixing bowls) while the 10 is good for smaller harder to navigate spaces like a blender or just a smaller size bowl.
Russell T. Posted on 06/28/2016
This is the perfect size and shape for many of our baking tasks, and it has worked well on heavy mixtures where wimpier spatulas would break.
Susan C. from Hope Mountain Farm Posted on 06/27/2016
I use these spoonulas for mixing my handmade sugar scrubs, lotions, shampoo and soap. Strong handle and holds up in dishwasher. One of mine stained a bit but not from food, but from a red mica colorant. I plan on ordering more for my kitchen.
Jeffrey B. from Fuzzy Frog Artisan Soap Posted on 06/03/2016
The 14" spoontula is a nice medium length version of this tool. Great tool for any kitchen. These spoontulas allow you to scrape out bowls, and do some thorough mixing without having a floppy silicone paddle bend all over the place.
Michael P. from Mike's Mindful Plate Posted on 05/25/2016
Long handle spatula that works well for scraping and mixing my cake batters. It's easy to clean and great for large bowls of - 8 QT. or 13 Qt. - which I have.
Shana E. from Just Velvet Posted on 05/16/2016
This 14" spoonula is big for the home chef. Stick to the 10" for most home applications. Because of its size, I've yet to really find an application. That said, it's made well, is easy to clean.
Stephen M. from Wacodi's, LLC Posted on 03/02/2016
Holds up great to high heat. Easy clean up and I don't know how I've gone all these years without this great tool. Highly recommend the Spoonula.
Gerd E. from email@example.com Posted on 02/04/2016
I was disappointed with these high temp spoonulas. We use a lot of spatulas in the bakery and these are just not strong enough. When I try to scoop buttercream icing these bend too much and you can't get a good scoop.
Jason B. from Heavenly's A Creative Bakery Posted on 12/28/2015
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Whether using in a pot of hot caramel or scraping a bowl of cake batter, this spoonula is wonderful and the right size for almost any job
Sal D. from Fragrances on the run Posted on 11/14/2015
This thing is big. Alright so I'm not a commercial kitchen but I'm a family of 6 and I often like to double or triple recipes and freeze some for later so I like bigger, commercial quality stuff but this definitely was bigger then I had envisioned as 14" It doesn't work so well for scrambled eggs in the morning or when I'm making dips, sauces and other smaller items but when I'm making a big batch of banana nut bread, cupcakes or cookies then it's awesome. Their are a few things I wish were different; the handle is very lightweight which makes it awkward to use and there are ridges on the handle which catch little pieces of food and makes it harder to clean. Overall, I like it and would recommend to anyone.
Anna T. Posted on 11/06/2015
Great all around spatula for scraping large bowls or mixing large recipes together. I use this quite regularly and it's held up with daily use very well.
Luciana T. from 3 Leaf Tea Posted on 09/09/2015
These spoonulas are okay. They get the job done, however they have a really flimsy handle. We have opted to buy the name brand high temperature spoonulas because of that.
Larry Y. Posted on 07/28/2015
I used this for scrambling eggs. The flexible head follows the curves of the pan, so no spots go un-stirred. This is a great value spoonula.
Timothy R. from Sfamo Posted on 05/01/2015
Excellent for my key lime pies! I use this spoonula all the time. It is great with high temperature dishes also. Price isn't too bad either.
Elizabeth P. Posted on 04/05/2015
It's a rather large silicone spoonula. It can be used for stirring large batches of batter or for cooking or stirring a pot instead of a wooden spoon. I would buy it again but maybe one size smaller since that's enough for my needs.
Ivan T. Posted on 01/10/2015
Very nice "spoonula" This is my second one I ordered because I liked the other one so much. Scrapes the bowel well. Have not used it in a hot pan, but can't imagine there will be a problem,
Gwen M. Posted on 12/13/2014
Purchased this because i got the 12" before and loved it. I got this to have a larger one, and i must say for only being 2" larger it feels larger than that. That being said it still has all same great qualities that the 12" had; heat resistance, and being flexible but yet sturdy.
Joseph M. Posted on 12/28/2013
Good size which I use for large pots. Handles the heat well and cleaning is a snap. Will purchase more as they are used through out the kitchen.
Carol Z. Posted on 08/24/2013
Excellent bang for the buck. Flexible yet sturdy enough and easy to clean (dishwasher!). Shape works well, but it doesn't replace a spatula so get a few of those as well.
Martin G. Posted on 07/21/2013
Perfect for any hot cooking applications. We use them for all our pastry making and ice cream. The spoon like end is good for scooping.
Brandon M. Posted on 01/21/2013
These are pretty nice for the price. We purchased the high temp silicone instead of low-temp in hopes they will last longer. The picture shows what the low-temp ones eventually look like. They're not quite as soft as regular ones, but hopefully the trade-off will be worth it.
Julie P. from Barbecue Blast Inc. Posted on 01/18/2013
up to 500 degrees need i say more? what a great product. works great and wont melt or burn easy. i mandate my saute staff to keep 2 at all times. keeps the sauce from hitting the bin.
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The Clash of Swords & Shields.
Winter is coming, so what better way to stay warm than learning the arts of medieval warfare & combat! On 5 March 2017 at the Ainslie Scout Hall (cnr of Ebden & Hassall Streets, Ainslie) the Barony will be starting our beginner courses in Armoured Combat & Rapier.
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Greetings All,
I shall be journeying to Bordescros for the 24th to 26th of February and call upon all who would aid me in stymieing the northward progress of Stormhold. I hear that advance scouts of theirs have already been spotted in our lands since Thaw War last year, so we must take this fine opportunity to show them what for.
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Price rise is 31st Jan so book now!
– Baron Crispin
Twelfth Night
Twelfth Night in Politarchopolis seems to have been a success – great food, great company and much pageantry. We witnessed the Coronation of Ariston and Lilavati, our King and Queen, plus Eva's elevation to the Order of the Laurel and Clara being sent to Vigil for her Pelican.
There was plenty of archery, most of it novel – with twelve Christmas-themed targets on Saturday, and the slaughter of melons and other fruits during the feast. There was also serious archery on Sunday. There were heavy and rapier tourneys – the ice 'roses' were a hit, given the weather. We also witnessed two Guild of Defence prizes – Lady Zanobia is now a Free Scholar, while Gaspar achieved his Journeyman sash.
Lady Giana d'Amore was made a member of the Order of the Burly Griffin for her efforts in the arts and sciences, and Don Lorccan received a Burly Griffin in recognition of his Martial activities. Lady Angela Calici and Lord Basil Faulke are our two newest armigers – despite being part of the Society for the last twenty years or so…
All in all, it was a full and fun weekend. We hope everyone enjoyed themselves at least as much as we did.
In service,
Dame Joan, Baroness Politarchopolis.
End of year party, and then Twelfth Night
Greetings All,
With a massive Fields of Gold just gone by, we next look forward to the End of Year Party where we might reflect on the marvelousnessity of the year – feasts, tournaments, classes, quarter days, many demos, peerages and other awards, and much more besides.
And then we kick off again in January with 12th Night Coronation, showcasing the finest of everything: Food and fighting, arts and archery, pomp and pageantry. Book now!
– Baron Crispin
Registrations Now Open for the Standard Standards Project for Politarchopolis, Torlyon and Okewaite
Inspired by Mistress Sabine's Collegia on Heraldic Standards and the banners of St Florian's (https://threegoldbees.com/collegia-notes/heraldic-standards/ ), the Barony is calling all members to come along and make a painted standard (of a standard shape and size) to increase the pageantry on display.
The project will start after Polit Uni. You do not need registered heraldry to participate however heralds will be around to assist you if you would like to develop your personal heraldry. Standards will have a cost of $15. Some materials have been sponsored, please message me if you wish to discuss accessing those.
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Thaw War: 2-4 September 2016
Greetings All,
This talk of war to the south concerns me greatly. Not only that our southern neighbors are flexing their muscles; not only the instability, distress and hardship that comes from war; not only that "Thaw War" sounds suspiciously like "Tharwa", which is within our borders last I checked; but also that this event sounds like jolly good fun.
So I shall be journeying south to battle. Come join me!
– Baron Crispin
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Greetings All,
Tomorrow we visit Okewaite for their Leet Court and potluck picnic, noon until 4pm at Cockatrice Farm.
Next week we have coming up the Torlyon 20th Anniversary and Baronial Quarter day on 30 April with many activities to try out.
Following those events, in May is the Feast of Champions, a visit on Their Majesties tour of Their Kingdom.
Further anon we have the Feast of Saint Andronicus in July, the Politarchopolis University in August, the Tournament of the Griffin in September and St Vitas Dance and Music weekend also in September.
With all this plus the regular activities, you can see there is much going on. We look forward to seeing you soon!
Baron Crispin
With our warriors returning from Rowany Festival, the Foundations of Armoured Combat Course will resume this Sunday (3rd of April) with our first practical training session. Anyone can come along, pick up a sword and learn the arts of medieval warfare.
We will revise the basic guard and stance, along with the warmup motion. A direct cut and ear to ear cut will be covered, along will shield defence against these cuts. Suitable for beginners, all equipment provided.
WHEN: Begins 3rd April 2016 at 1.00pm (classes run for an hour)
WHERE: Ainslie Scout Hall, Cnr of Ebden & Hassall Streets, Ainslie, ACT
COST: $20 for the entire course, free for paid students from the 2015 course.
Non-Members will need to pay $5 per session for insurance purposes (Membership options available)
No Ainslie Hall for two weeks
There will be no access to the hall or training scheduled for the next two Sundays due to the impending Rowany Festival. Normal training and activities will resume in April.
A call to arms! The Canberra chapter of the Society for Creative Anachronism is inviting Canberrans to pick up a sword, fight like a knight and learn the arts of medieval warfare over an 9 week "Foundations of Armoured Combat" course commencing on 13th of March.
The Society for Creative Anachronism (SCA) is an international organisation devoted to bringing the Middle Ages and Renaissance to life through research and re-enactment, employing their knowledge of history to enrich their lives and the lives of others. With over 100,000 participants worldwide, the SCA is one of largest living history societies in the world.
This course is designed to teach the fundamentals of armoured combat in the SCA and starts with an introductory session on the 13th March 2015, with practical classes from 2nd of April and following Sundays in Ainslie at the Ainslie Scout Hall, corner of Ebden and Hassall Streets.
"Last year we had a strong turnout of people looking to become modern day Crusaders, Vikings, Spartans or Knights" Ben Norman (aka Lord Otto Sexburger), course instructor said. "However I'm sure we can find a few more in Canberra, I'm sure the Baron is looking forward to having more men and women to fight on our side in the kingdom's next war"
SCA fighting is not the impractical and highly stylised fight choreography seen in Hollywood blockbusters but a martial art that is designed to emulate armoured combat in a way that allows you to deliver full powered blows without hurting your opponent.
Male and female fighters (aged 16+) dress in armour, which ranges from full plate steel to padded doublets and leather, to protect them while wielding swords, spears, and axes made of rattan to simulate the balance and handling of original weapons, without the lethal qualities. Mr Norman is quite proud that "…by the end of the course each student has made their own sword and shield to use, a set of loaner armour to fight in and we're helping them to either buy or make their own set of medieval armour".
"Anyone can pick up a sword and have a go but the SCA offers you the opportunity to not just like fight like a knight but to aim to be one," Brigid Costello (Baroness Anne de Tournai), Canberra President, said. "You get the fighting but so much more – it's a gateway to a worldwide society of tournaments, wars, feasts and balls. Your whole family can be involved."
WHEN: Introductory Session 13th March 2016 at 1.00pm
Practical training commences 3 April 2016 (classes run for an hour, followed by supervised free sparring)
WHERE: Ainslie Scout Hall, corner of Ebden & Hassall Streets, Ainslie, ACT
COST: $20 for the entire course plus $7 per session for insurance purposes (Membership options available)
CONTACT: Benjamin Norman (Instructor) email@example.com
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Mohannad Sweid, group CEO, Depa, said: "Our filing today should come as no surprise. We consider the termination of our contract to have been wholly unfounded and the subsequent lack of response by the New Doha International Airport has left Lindner Depa Interiors with no choice but to seek Dh 900 million in compensation through international arbitration. We have spent significant time and effort over the last nine months to resolve this matter amicably with the NDIA but without success. We must protect the interests of our shareholders by seeking justice and are confident that the tribunal will eventually find in our favour."
The arbitration proceeding results from the termination of LDI's contract with NDIA for the complete fit-out of 17 lounges at Doha's New Hamad Airport, the statement said.
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"The termination of the contract and the subsequent public comments made against LDI by Mr. Akbar Al Baker, head of the NDIA steering committee and CEO of Qatar Airlines in December 2012 and April 2013 caused significant financial and reputational damage to our company," the statement said
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Last week I blogged about crowdsourcing. Maybe some blog readers have heard ads for an initiative Pepsi is sponsoring called the PepsiRefresh Project. Making use of the Internet-age double meaning of the word "refresh" -- both for the kind of refreshment Pepsi hopes to provide thirsty people and the "refresh" command on the Internet suggesting renewal and starting over -- Pepsi is pledging to provide $1.3 million a month in grants (provided in sums of $5K, $25K, $50K, and $250K) to self-nominated social service ideas for making a better world that get the most votes from people visiting the project website.
I first came across this approach about a year ago, when the National Trust for Historic Preservation developed a list of about 15 or so historic renovation projects for sites in the Boston area, invited the public to vote via a website for their top priority, and pledged to provide a grant to the winning project. (I am assuming Boston wasn't the only city where this was done.)
I checked out the PepsiRefresh website, and actually voted for an idea. (You need to register in order to vote, which takes about two minutes.) For February, there are about 800 ideas that have been nominated in different categories (such as health, arts and culture and neighborhoods).
Some come from very established organizations, such as Teach for America and the American Legion (who in effect are asking for grants from Pepsi for their existing programs). But others are local grassroots initiatives coming from individuals or small groups, such as the Quad Cities Animal Welfare Center (in Iowa), which is seeking $5,000 to get volunteers to help elderly people take care of their pets -- this is the one I voted for! -- and a schoolteacher seeking $250,000 for an initiative to keep kids out of gangs in Kokomo, Indiana.
The site is quite easy to navigate, and tells visitors what the most-popular ideas are in different categories, as well as linking to lower-ranked ideas in similar areas to encourage visitors to click around.
It's a fascinating example of crowdsourcing. Obviously, it provides a low-cost way to learn what "the crowd" thinks. But it has another virtue as well. It provides a way to educate and inspire the people who visit the site about public service initiatives. Maybe it can give people ideas about specific projects they might want to try themselves. More generally -- with the help of Pepsi's campaign to publicize the initiative -- it can help develop buzz, especially among young people, about service.
It is hard to imagine this approach being applied directly in government, as a way to determine, at a micro level, priorities for spending taxpayer funds. Among other things, worries about organized voting campaigns (of the sort Jonathan Zittrain was worried about in the Kennedy School presentation that I discussed in the blog last week) would prohibit this method from determining priorities for spending money. But clearly there must be ways for federal agencies to use this approach in order to gather information as part of a decision-making process, as well as to educate citizens about real-life prioritizations that agencies need to deal with all the time. One could imagine the National Park Service explaining various competing maintenance or other projects, and soliciting public feedback. One might even do like Pepsi, and ask visitors at each park to nominate ideas for park improvements, of which the most-promising could be costed out and then voted on.
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At Showtime's Television Critics Association panel this afternoon, Entertainment President David Nevins announced that the network has renewed 'Californication' for a fifth season. The comedy's fourth season, which chronicles the attempt of Duchovny's womanizing Hank Moody to stay out of jail after some ill-advised sexual adventures, premiered on Sunday night to its highest-rated telecast ever.
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If I had an industrial design firm and nothing to do all day it might be fun to create real, hand-held versions of Apple Dashboard widgets. For example, a glassy desk accessory with a bluetooth connection to the web displaying the weather. Or a calculating device that looks just like the shiny orange widget calculator. Maybe even a glossy plastic calendar of the red, white, and orange variety.
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Washington-Aurora Loan Services of Colorado is in doubt with the bankruptcy of its parent, Lehman Brothers. Investment bankers interviewed last month expect that ALS, a subprime/specialty servicer, will be sold in the coming months.
"Investors are looking at specialty servicers," said one New York-based advisor. "They'll have lookers."
According to figures compiled by the Quarterly Data Report, Aurora is the nation's largest servicer of alt-A loans with receivables of $83.9 billion at midyear.
About nine months ago ALS pulled the plug on its wholesale and correspondent divisions.
Barclays PLC, London, has agreed to pay an estimated combined price of 1 billion pounds ($1.75 billion) for three of the bankrupt Lehman Brothers' New York-area facilities and for certain of Lehman's North American businesses - including the New York-based company's partially mortgage-related fixed-income sales, trading and research unit.
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Cardboard boxes were a constant in Francisco Jiménez's childhood. The author of this year's book selection for Hood River County Reads, "The Circuit," told a large audience Monday evening that the boxes represented the fragile and unstable life of a migrant family.
"I yearned for stability," Jiménez said. "And where I found this sense of stability was in education. Whatever I learned in school, no matter where I was that knowledge would go with me."
The stability Jiménez found in education took him from a first grader who didn't know a word of English to a graduate of Santa Clara University who went on to study at Harvard and earn a master's degree and Ph.D. from Columbia University.
Today he is chairman of the Modern Languages and Literatures Department at Santa Clara University and director of the Division of Arts and Humanities there.
The road between the two was full of joy and sadness, triumph and defeat, justice and injustice, prejudice and fairness, he said.
"Teachers and my family's love and instance on hard work, faith and respect sustained me and guided me along my journey," Jiménez said.
His story is the story of many immigrant people from the past and the present, he said. Consequently it has been translated into many other languages including Japanese, Chinese and Italian.
"We live in a world where people are being displaced," he said. "Either because of war, or basically because of poverty; and they're moving from their country to other countries, looking for a better life.
And not all of those people are from other countries. Jiménez was greatly affected by Steinbeck's "The Grapes of Wrath," when he learned that the book's Joad family had much the same experience as he when they moved to California during the Dust Bowl years in Oklahoma. Though American, as "Okies" they were subject to the same prejudices as his family had been.
The story also gave him the first idea that perhaps he could write his own story. Later, with encouragement from his peers, he eventually did.
"The greatest challenge in writing 'The Circuit' was to relate my experiences from the point of view of a child; to make it accessible to both children and adults," Jiménez said. "I wanted teachers and readers to hear the child's voice, see through his eyes and feel through his heart."
Monday's event capped the Hood River County Reads project. Those who haven't read "The Circuit" or its sequels, "Breaking Through" and "Reaching Out," may still check them out at the library.
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Welcome to your sing-able Christmas gift list. What follows is an emergency rendition of "12 Days of Christmas" – for outfitting your home or car in case of snow storm, earthquake, flood or other emergency. Read it as a simple list, or sing it to the tune of "12 Days" – you know, as in " … and a partridge in a pear tree…" Not to make light of it, but the song is a familiar framework for a set of gift ideas that you could consider gathering together, even if the recipient already owns items such as a bunch of coats, tire chains and flashlights. Stores throughout the Gorge are stocked up on all these items. Buying all 12 days might be prohibitive, but here are three ideas for checking any of the dozen off your list (notations follow, 1-12.) The gift items needed to stay warm, dry and safe are also coded to suggest items in your abode (A) in your car (C) or both (B). 12 Gallons of Water (A) 11 Family meals (B) 10 Cans of propane (A) 9 Hygiene bags (B) 8 Packs of batteries (A) 7 Spare coats (B) 6 Bright red flares (C) 5 Cozy blankets (B) 4 Tire chains (C) 3 Flashlights (B) 2 cell phone chargers (B) 1 And a crush-proof first aid kit (B) Price ranges? Here's a few quotes for days Three, Two, Four and Nine: n A family gift of flashlights (three will run $15-30, Hood River Supply, Tum-A-Lum) n Cell phone chargers (two will run $30-60) n Tire chains (basic set, $30, Les Schwab, returnable if unused for the winter) n Family meals ($100 or so should cover the basics for three or four reasonably well-fed days) n The home kit should be kept in a handy place near an exit, and remember that water needs to be replenished every few months. If you have a solid first aid kit already, switch out the gift idea with "and-a-sto-o-u-t- tub-for it-all …" Otherwise, it's a case of assembling your home or car kits and making sure all members of the family know what the resources are and how to use them (ie flares and propane). Emergency situations are at worst life-threatening, at best deeply uncomfortable if you and your family are left without power for an extended period, or traveling and find yourself in a situation where you need to wait out a storm, lengthy traffic delay, or other crisis. Notes on the 12 gift ideas: 12 – Gallons of water: that's one per person in a four-member family to last for three days, the recommended minimum to be prepared for utility outages. 11 – Easy-open packaged goods, energy bars, dried food and nuts are good things to include for nutrition. Think of what your family of four needs for three days to stay fortified and hydrated (see number 12). Can-opener also recommended 10 – If you have a propane camping stove, keep extra fuel handy. 9 – Hygiene bags: put packaged moistened towelettes, toilet paper, and plastic ties in large garbage bags (for personal sanitation) Resource list courtesy of Hood River County Emergency Management, Barbara Ayers, manager/ 541-386-1213. The county also reminds residents to Get a Kit, Make A Plan to connect your family if separated, and Stay Informed. See www.co.hood-river.or.us to opt-in for citizen alerts. Enlarge


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1 Cognitive Psychology C81COG 1. Language Dr Jonathan Stirk
2 Summary of lectures 6 lectures 1. Psycholinguistics 2. Word recognition & reading 3. Memories in reading 4. Iconic memory & reading (Sensory memory) Categorical memory 5. Structures & processes 6. Representation of meaning
3 Useful Books Harley, T. (2001). The psychology of language: from data to theory (2 nd Ed). Hove: Psychology Press. Underwood, G. & Batt, V. (1996). Reading and understanding. Oxford: Blackwell. Eysenck, M. (2001). Principles of Cognitive Psychology. Hove: Psychology Press. Eysenck, M and Keane, M. (2000). Cognitive Psychology: A Student's Handbook. (4 th Ed). Hove: Psychology Press. Payne, D. & Wenger, M. (1998). Cognitive Psychology. New York: Houghton-Mifflin.
4 Further reading For further information see Chapter 2 of Trevor Harley's book
5 Why should we study language? Language is a unique form of abstraction, which is at the heart of cognition Language has a major impact on the form of representation of information in memory Language influences perception, from which we obtain the basic data for cognition
6 Why Should Psychologists Study Reading? Studies suggest that there is a large proportion of dyslexics within the prison system At start of 2003, approx 72,500 inmates. Estimates of dyslexics : % (>12,500) Dyslexics lacking appropriate support from early years of education, may lead to: – poor literacy and numeracy skills – poor employment prospects all of which play their part in the climate of offending – lack of confidence and low self esteem – boredom, disaffection – frustration, anger – behavioural problems All of these factors may affect the development of criminal behaviour
7 Some questions about the psychology of language Q1. How do we produce sentences we may never have heard? A1. By using generative rules (PSG) Q2. How do these rules govern the meaning of a sentence? A2. By translating underlying meanings into surface structures Q3. What else does a psychology of language need to explain? A3. How we use language (Pragmatics)
8 Psycholinguistics 'The study of the psychological processes of language' Understanding language (comprehension), producing language, remembering language, reading, speaking, writing Psycholinguists divide language into domains/aspects: – Semantics – Syntax – Pragmatics – Phonetics – Phonology – Morphology
9 Sentences, syntax and semantics Language Comprehension How do we understand and construct sentences? – We have the ability to understand / produce sentences which we may never have heard or used before How do we assemble a representation of the MEANING of a sentence? Word order is important in determining meaning – SYNTAX
1. The boy chased the dog. 2. The dog chased the boy. 3. The dog was chased by the boy. 4. Boy the dog chased the. Sentences 1 and 2 have the same word order structure (article noun verb article noun) but have different meanings Sentences 1 and 3 have different word order structure but have the same meaning Sentence 4 contains the same words as 1 & 2 but makes no sense! (not grammatical) 10 Examples of how syntax effects meaning Same syntax Same meaning
11 Grammar & Parsing Word order is determined by rules of grammar – Phrase Structure Grammar (PSG) THE CAT ATE THE MOUSE articlenounverbarticlenoun Noun phraseVerb phrase Rule 1. S = NP + VP; Rule 2. NP= article + noun; Rule 3. VP = verb + NP
Sentence Noun Phrase Verb Phrase Det AdjNounVerb Noun Phrase Det Adj Noun The aging professor taught the sleepy students. 12 Parsing – Parse Tree Subject ObjectVerb
13 Rule 1S=NP + VP Rule 2NP=DET + (ADJ) + N Rule 3VP=V + NP Rule 4DET=a, an, the … Rule 5ADJ=aging, sleepy … Rule 6N=professor, students… Rule 7V=taught, lectured ….. PSG Re-write Rules
14 Creating new sentences We can use these rules to create new well- formed sentences "The elephant drank the water" "The woman understood the joke" However, parsing may not be as easy as one would think when it comes to AMBIGUOUS PHRASES
15 Ambiguity She bit into the doughnut with relish! Syntactic category (lexical) ambiguity 'relish' as adjective'relish' as noun
16 Structurally Ambiguous Phrases THEY ARE EXCITING STUDENTS S N NP V VP N Adj. Structure 1
17 Phrase structure grammar helps untangle ambiguity THEY ARE EXCITING STUDENTS N NP VP N VAux. S Structure 2
18 Click displacement studies – Garrett, Bever & Fodor (1966) – Spoken sentence presented to 1 ear with headphones – Click presented in other ear at some point in the sentence – Aim is to report at what point the click appeared – Major syntactic\processing units should resist interruption and hence the position of the click should be displaced (migrate) from its' actual position THAT HE WAS HAPPY WAS EVIDENT FROM THE WAY HE SMILED – Click displaced to right to end of a clause Investigating Parsing & Unit Size
19 Investigating Parsing & Unit Size However, one has to perceive, parse, understand, remember & respond – Demands are high, and displacement could occur at any of these stages really – Reber & Anderson (1970) used 'subliminal' clicks – Listeners asked to guess where the non-audible clicks were – Displacement occurred as in Garrett et al (1966) study Suggests that displacement may occur in the RESPONSE stage Phrase structure grammar is real but click displacement is not a good demonstration of it
20 PSG has trouble with meanings Phrase structure grammar rules however allow us to produce meaningless yet grammatically correct sentences COLOURLESS GREEN IDEAS SLEEP FURIOUSLY Adj. Verb Adv. Noun Noun PhraseVerb Phrase Ugly biology students groan considerably Ageing university lecturers die painfully ARE MEANINGFUL
21 PSG has trouble with Related Sentences 1. The vampire chases the ghost. 2. The ghost is chased by the vampire. These sentences are clearly related in meaning but PSG fails to capture this meaning. This is where Transformational Grammar steps in
22 Transformational Grammar Noam Chomsky influential during the linguistic period of the 60's & 70's Competence & Performance – Competence is our knowledge of language in general & the rules of language (linguistics) – Performance refers to our actual use of the language we know. Our ability to actually follow the rules at any specific time (psycholinguistics) He developed the idea of transformational grammar to help explain the role of meaning in sentence production
23 Transformational Grammar Special set of re-write rules which act on a string of symbols (Unlike PSG rules which act on single units) – Active to Passive: "John eats the food" -> "John ate the food" – Statement to questions: "This is a cat" -> "Is this a cat?" etc.
24 Transformational Grammar Sentences have surface structure and deep structure (s- and d-structure) Surface structure – grammatical form (written or spoken) Deep structure – meaning 1. The shooting of the lecturers was terrible (SS) Derived from: 2. The way in which the lecturers shoot was terrible (DS1) OR 3. It was terrible that the lecturers were shot (DS2) Transformed to:
25 Transformational Grammar Chomsky argued that sentences (written or spoken) are generated by the operation of transformational rules on a deep-structure representation generated by phrase-structure rules (grammar), resulting in a surface- structure representation PSG → Deep structure →TG →Surface structure
26 Transformational Grammar 1. Jonathan is easy to please 2. Jonathan is eager to please 3. It is easy to please Jonathan 4. It is eager to please Jonathan * *(non-grammatical) Harley, T (p. 39) Similar surface structures But different deep structures Transform using same rule
27 Pragmatics The study of the INTENDED meaning of language / sentences. E.g. We may say "wonderful weather!" on a rainy day
28 A psychology of language must account for performance in language use A. MEMORY PERFORMANCE LIMITATIONS The man ran. ^ The man the dog bit ran. ^ The man the dog the girl owned bit ran. ^ The man the dog the girl who fed the cat owned bit ran. [This is a self-embedded (centre embedded) sentence]
29 A psychology of language must account for performance in language use B. SOCIAL CONTEXT INFLUENCES SENTENCE PRODUCTION / MEANING (Pragmatics) e.g. "Can you pass the salt?" e.g. Sergeant to Soldier: "Do you see that cigarette butt?" C. DIFFERENCES IN THE JUSTIFICATION AND VERIFICATION OF SENTENCES Compare: "This is a language lecture" With: "Life is an empty dream"
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'Mystery boy', 2, baffles doctors by recovering from an 'incurable disease' - but he was actually just deficient in vitamin B7
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- Taylor Davison, from Newcastle, was believed to have mitochondrial disease
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- Now, after being given the correct treatment, the two-year-old is thriving
A two-year-old 'mystery boy' who was believed to have been suffering from an incurable disease has baffled doctors by making a recovery.
Taylor Davison, from Newcastle, was believed to suffer from mitochondrial disease - which causes the body's main organs to fail.
Doctors thought he would be reliant on a wheelchair for the rest of his life before succumbing to an early death.
But genetic testing revealed he was actually plagued with a curable vitamin B7 deficiency which was causing identical symptoms.
Now, after being given the correct diagnosis and treatment, he is thriving and enjoying his life.
Taylor Davison, was believed to suffer from mitochondrial disease - which causes the body's main organs to fail. But genetic testing revealed he was actually plagued with a curable vitamin B7 deficiency which was causing identical symptoms
His mother Stephanie Rossiter, 24, said: 'Taylor confused them all and they called him the mystery boy.
'We thought Taylor was going to have to spend his life in a wheelchair and then when the disease took hold of his main organs it would mean death.
'We went through turmoil. I would pass his room and wonder how long he would be with us. It was awful.
'We thought Taylor would die but now he is doing everything other kids do.
Now, after being given the correct diagnosis and treatment, he is thriving and enjoying his life with his parents Steven Davison, 25, and Stephanie Rossiter, 24
'But now we are watching him grow and doing all the things any boy his age would do. He loves being naughty and loves chips.
'Every day we are so grateful for what we have. We are so grateful that he is cured.'
In every cell in the body, mitochondria are responsible for producing energy (called ATP) that the cell needs to function.
When a person has mitochondrial disease the mitochondria in the cells are not producing enough energy for the cell.
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The commonest parts of the body affected are those that have the highest energy demands; brain, muscle, liver, heart and kidney.
If a lot of mitochondria in the body are affected in the important body organs, like the brain, mitochondrial disease can be very serious.
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Taylor's symptoms came out of nowhere, his family say, as in April he was suddenly unable to stand or hold himself up.
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However, further testing revealed Taylor was actually suffering from biotinidase deficiency - which mimics that of mitochondrial disease.
This is when biotin - also known as vitamin B7 - is not released from proteins in the diet during digestion.
By replacing the vitamins he needed, he was able to recover from some of his symptoms.
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Section B –Managerial and individual decision problems Externalities in consumption and production Application to sport and exercise –By the end of this session you should be able to explain what is meant by the economic concept of an externality and discuss efficiency and policy implications of externalities in relation to sport, exercise and the wider sports sector.
Application: Positive externalities and sport The wider social benefits of: –Participation in sports and fitness activities –The sports sector: success of elite sports; urban regeneration and sports developments; mega-events; the financial contribution of the sports industry.
Application: Positive externalities and sport Reading Overview: Grimes, P, Register, C. and Sharp, A Economics of Social Issues, McGraw Hill. Chapters 6 and 9 For more detailed discussions see e.g.: –Oughton, C and Tacon, R (2006) The Economic and Social Impact of Sport, Report for the Economic and Social Research Council. (on webct) –DCMS/Strategy Unit (2002) Why do we care: benefits and the role of the government, in Game Plan: A strategy for delivering Governments sport and physical activity objectives, pp , London: Strategy Unit: ets/game_plan_report.pdf (on webct) ets/game_plan_report.pdf –Coalter(2007 A wider social role for sport: Whos keeping the score, Routledge –Gratton and Taylor (2001) Economics of sport and recreation, Taylor and Francis
Participation in sports and fitness activities and the sports sector Potential benefits of participation in sport and physical activity 1.Private benefits to the individual (internal) e.g. psychological and physical health benefits 2.Wider economic and social benefits Health, education, crime reduction, social inclusion 3.Mega events and the economic contribution of the sector
Private benefits of participation Personal pleasure, satisfaction and a better social life - individual motives for participation not sufficient as an argument for government support as there are alternatives that can do the same thing e.g. music, theatre But regular physical activity can yield a range of physical and mental health benefits to the individual –e.g. reduced risk of obesity; cardiovascular diseases (e.g. related to high blood pressure) and strokes; some forms of cancers; non-insulin dependent diabetes; osteoarthritis and osteoporosis; anxiety and depression Wider social benefits – externalities- can follow from these individualised benefits
Wider social benefits (positive externalities) of participation: health Improved health of individuals is also good for society – wider benefits of a more physically active population –Reduction in health care costs –Fewer days off work; a more productive workforce –Gains from fewer premature deaths; reduction in lost earnings of individuals and employers All the standard positive externalities linked to health
Economic effects of health effects Game Plan (DCMS/Strategy Unit, 2002:42) estimates that health related costs constitute the largest single argument for government promotion of increased physical activity –Cost of inactivity = £2bln a year in the UK Working days lost 10,000 54,000 premature deaths –Total gain (England) of 10% increase in adult activity £500m per year –Comparable estimates in other countries e.g. USA using direct medical cost savings But other factors controlled for imprecisely and there are also negative costs of sports participation – due to?
Other possible external benefits: (1) Education Participation in sport may generate and/or reinforce educational goals by: – Exposing students to social relations with achievement orientated peers and educational personnel Attracting under-achieving students to education –Increasing the visibility and popularity of an individual –Helping students to acquire skills and qualities that can improve educational performance e.g. timekeeping, discipline, self-esteem, communication skills Evidence supports using sport as part of an approach to improving educational attainment –but difficult to distinguish between the effect of playing sport itself and other factors E.g. related to the extra attention/mentoring received by children on sports and education related programmes – without the this sports programs tend not to have educational benefits
Other possible external effects: (2) Crime reduction Sport may help to reduce youth crime: –Displacement: being somewhere else so not available to commit crime i.e. because involved in sport –Therapeutic intervention Antidote to boredom; Enhances self-esteem; Improves cognitive skills; Less scope for participation with delinquent peers; Creating positive relationships with appropriate role models Evidence from the USA: success requires an emphasis on non-violence, respect for others, fitness and self- control, confidence, responsibility (Coakley, 1997) –But projects are difficult to assess - causal relationships are difficult to isolate, monitoring is difficult Implications; –Playing sport is not enough on its own to reduce crime sportis related crime reduction programmes need to be part of a package
(3) Social inclusion: sport and community development Sport may be used to help people who are likely to be excluded from community activities –developing self-esteem, confidence and personal skills or enlarging social networks But gains may be due simply to extra attention given to disadvantaged groups And some sports activities may have the opposite effect by encouraging social divisions e.g. through local rivalries
Implications: potential market failures in sports and fitness sector positive externalities/external benefits of sports participation mean market outcomes will be inefficient
Implications; positive (consumption) externalities from participation Supply:MC Price q P : private optimum Resources (available to the sports and fitness sector) = Consumption (participation) Private demand (benefit): MPB
Positive externalities (social benefits) in consumption Supply: MC Social demand (benefit): MSB Price qpqp MPB External benefits Resources (available to the sports and fitness sector) = Consumption (participation)
Inefficient outcome due to positive externalities (social benefits) in consumption: Q* > q p Supply: MC Social demand (benefit): MSB Price q p Q*: social optimum MPB Resources (available to the sports and fitness sector) = Consumption (participation)
Policy implications Without non-market intervention there will be lower participation in/access to sport and fitness activities –Participation needs to be supported
Policy implications: support needed to increase consumption to Q* e.g. lower prices for consumers Supply: MC Social demand (benefit): MSB Price q p Q*: social optimum MPB Government needs to increase resources/consumption by this amount –e.g. using subsidies MPB + subsidy
Alternative policy: Support for elite sports Elite sports: social benefits associated with a collective feel-good factor if national teams or individuals do well –Can encourage people to participate Indirect positive externalities from individual success at the elite level
Participation and elite sport The virtuous cycle of sport
Externalities associated with large-scale elite sporting events The virtuous cycle – London Olympics Legacy but n o real evidence Nevertheless, interest by potential hosts greater since commercial success of Los Angeles games (1984) Substantial income can be generated –Euro 96 generated £120m from overseas visitors - tourism Wider benefits claimed = image creation, job creation, regional development, wider infrastructural investment (Barcelona?) exports, tax revenue Benefits also depend on type of sporting event
External socio-economic benefits associated with regeneration Major sporting events and new stadia could be a catalyst for regeneration if they help to construct positive Place Identity –E.g. impressions/images of prestige, tourist attractions, community visibility Short-lived gains (events) Context is important e.g. location of stadia (transport, other commerce) Likely to be more successful if part of a wider development strategy (Baade, 1996) –Opportunity costs need to be considered E.g. some expenditure is substitution, alternative (previous) uses –Public/private balance needs to be appropriate (who benefits?) »Redistribution?
But…..……… there are many difficulties in measuring these positive externalities due to problems related to: –Measuring sporting inputs, –Defining and measuring outcomes intangible and/or difficult to define/measure (Szymanski, 2002; Coalter, 2004) Particular problems in relation to longer term outcomes if monitoring doesnt continue –Overestimated/exaggerated claims? (Crompton, 1995) –Multipliers are overestimated, costs underestimated –Bids reflect interests of urban elites? (Schimmel, 2002) –Outcome interdependencies –other influences need to be controlled for
And…. Cannot simply accept that sport is good Should there be a focus on physical activity rather than sport? Does sport need to be part of a wider range of processes and interventions; sport plus? –Sport as a catalyst for something else?
Other socio-economic benefits associated with the sports sector Contribution of sports sector –Overall importance of sport to the economy
The sports economy Claim: greater importance than the creative industries and contributes more via taxation than is given via public subsidies –But sport not a distinct sector and different assumptions are made re. sport-related output Evidence for the UK –Sport Industry Research Centre (2010) –Value of sector = £16.7 bln – Employment = 441, % of all employment in England –Cambridge Econometrics (2004) sports-related employment in England generated £5.8bln in income and £5.5bln in taxes compared with £660mln in direct grants
Example: Contribution of football See Deloittes Football Review – season: Total revenue of top 92 clubs = £2.9blm, paid taxes of £1.2bln –EPL revenue = £2.3bln (2.5bln) Combined revenues of the 5 big leagues in Europe = 8.6bn German Bundesliga next nearest to EPL with 1.75bln –EPL operating profits = £68m (75m: Bundesliga = 171m) –EPL wages= 1.6bln –Total broadcasting revenue = £1,178m –Total matchday revenue = £551m
Summary: the economic rationale for government intervention The wider, non-sporting benefits (positive externalities) associated with participation in sport imply that the unregulated market system is unlikely to achieve socially optimal results –Government or other intervention may be needed The sports sector also has direct positive benefits for economies But evidence for wider social benefits from sport other than those associated with health is not systematic
Test your understanding Externalities: –Explain what is meant by the economic concept of an externality and discuss efficiency and policy implications of externalities in relation to participation in sport and exercise and/or the sports sector.
Appendix Participation and policy: why there is a need for intervention
Evidence: Trends in participation Nick Rowe (2004) head of research for Sport England says: The evidence we have points to stagnation in the levels of participation in sport during the 1990s…..[and] evidence on the social class or participants demonstrates that participation is significantly skewed towards the professional groups, and that these social inequalities have not become any less significant over recent years
Evidence: trends in participation In the UK overall participation in sport/physical activity decreased by around 3% between 1996 and 2002 –Decline up to 2002 also among the bastions of high participation - the professional and managerial groups and the skilled technical workers with good incomes and limited overtime There has been a small upturn since 2005/6 but only 21% of the population took part in moderate intensity sport and physical recreation of at least 30 mins. for 3 days a week and individual sports dominate Why do you think participation is so low?
Possible explanations for lower participation (1) (Collins, 2003b) Not enough public spending on sport –We spend less compared with many other European countries (but France or Germany and not less than the USA or Russia –We are not spending enough to maintain the public infrastructure Sport England estimate that £110m a year is needed to just maintain existing facilities – to update them could need twice this amount
Possible explanations for lower participation (2) (Collins, 2003b) The difficulty of recruiting voluntary labour –The work requires more time, training and the standards are higher –People want to play for longer rather than become coaches, officials etc New money from the lottery and the government goes mainly to elite performers and schools leaving out the majority of adults Longer working hours, increasing pressure of work Price increases
Policy implications Without non-market intervention participation in/access to sport and fitness activities is not socially efficient implying a case for: –government support to raise participation in and access to sport and sport related activities e.g. support sport to indirectly achieve specific social benefits (targeted projects) e.g. Playing for Success and Riding for the Disabled –Intervention by non-profit making organisations Willingness to pay reflected by donations e.g. the lottery and good causes But where should government/NGO support be directed?
Policy implications (see DCMS/Strategy Unit, 2002) Increase quantity and quality of participation Improve supply of sporting and physical activity opportunities Improve facilities Train staff and coaches Improve demand for sport and physical activity Overcome barriers to access e.g. motivation
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