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Fall 2017
Dr. Mario Guerrero
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Office Phone: (909) 869-3885
Meeting Time: MWF 10:30 – 11:35AM
Classroom Location: Building 5, Room 138
Office Hours: MW 1:00 – 2:00PM; F 1:00 – 3:00PM; And by appointment
Office Location: 9-213
What is this course about?
The primary activity in this course is a independent study and preparation of a senior thesis under faculty supervision. This course is the first in a two quarter sequence. Students will learn about the process of conducting research in political science. More specifically, students will learn about the process with the aim to conduct their own original research project. Major components of the course include identifying a research question, investigating and testing potential hypotheses, and developing research design. In course meetings, students will present and discuss progress on their projects. Students will also read literature from prominent scholars in each of the subfields of political science. The course meetings will serve to keep students accountable to their own work. As part of the course, students are expected to meet with the professor in office hours.
What books do we need?
All readings for this course are available in an online textbook written especially for this class. The complete guide can be found here, but the specific portions of assigned reading are split apart in the course schedule further down on this page.
Guerrero, M. 2017. Senior Thesis Guide. (Full guide)
There is also recommended reading for the course as detailed below in the course schedule. Other sections of thesis have another book assigned for required reading. It will also be recommended reading for our course:
Van Evera, S. 1997. Guide to Methods for Students of Political Science. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press.
There are some passages in this book that are helpful, but this book is written mostly for students studying international relations or comparative politics.
Okay. Great. I'm on board, but how do I start?
Writing a thesis can seem like an overwhelming process. First and foremost, remember that we have more than five months to work on the thesis. Second, and perhaps more importantly, it is imperative to set pragmatic goals and respect the temporal requirements of the project. Discipline and motivation are essential elements to completing the project on time. Don't procrastinate, five months go by quickly.
Now that's out of the way: every single thesis project begins with a simple idea. We are all students of politics and ask questions about phenomena that we observe. In this course, you are encouraged to study these phenomena in a systematic, comprehensive manner. This course is one of the only opportunities that you have the complete freedom to study whatever it is that you're most interested in. The thesis starts with only one idea.
As an example of good research that began as a simple conversation with friends, I can forward you to one of my research projects that has been published in an academic journal (link). I co-authored this paper with two friends from graduate school. The paper started as a simple conversation after our research methodology class. We talked about how Facebook was slowly taking over our lives, leaving little time for more serious things–like political science. We joked around that we should study Facebook politics, as everyone seems to pose as an expert on Facebook. We brainstormed ideas and the rest is history.
Will I have opportunities to present my thesis to outside audiences?
Yes! This is strongly encouraged. There are a number of different opportunities to present your thesis outside of our campus community. In fact, many of these opportunities bring the possibility to win awards and monetary prizes. Not only is this great practice for your own presentation skills, but this is an awesome opportunity to put additional lines on your resume.
Western Political Science Association Annual Meeting
This is the discipline's annual regional meeting, held this year in San Francisco, CA. This has the earliest proposal deadline, but it's the last conference on the schedule. If you have aspirations to enroll in a PhD program in political science, I would strongly consider attending this meeting. The meeting invites undergraduates to present posters of their work.
Proposal Due: September 22, 2017
Conference Date: March 29-31, 2018
Location: San Francisco, CA
Southern California Conferences for Undergraduate Research
This annual conference is open to undergraduate students from all disciplines. The sciences are well-represented, but this is an opportunity to present early results here on campus. We host this conference infrequently, but it is indeed a lucky year as Cal Poly will host this year.
Proposal due: October 5, 2017
Conference date: November 18, 2017
Location: Cal Poly Pomona
Cal Poly Pomona Student Research Conference
The CSU holds a student research conference every year. The CSU-wide conference will be held in May 2018. In order to present at the CSU-wide conference, you must submit your work to the Cal Poly Pomona Research Conference. For 3 out of 5 years, our students have won this conference and had the opportunity to present at the CSU-wide conference.
Proposal due: February 2018
Campus conference date: March 2, 2018
Location: Cal Poly Pomona Library
Can I do something else besides present at a conference?
Absolutely. The other option is to submit a very polished version of your thesis to academic journals. Our department has its own academic journal that we just began publishing last year. The American Political Science Association provides a list of undergraduate journals that you may be interested in submitting to. If you are interested in graduate school, a published paper looks incredible for your resume/CV. You can also submit to any academic journal beyond the list provided here. Please note that this process usually takes months and the journal requirements (submission process, page length, style, subject matter, etc.,) are arbitrary and often rigid. It can be tedious, but this is mostly administrative work. Let me know if you're interested in submitting a version of your thesis for publication.
Course Requirements
- Statement of Interest (1-2 paragraphs): This assignment asks you to merely describe your broad general research interests. Due via email, Week 1, on Friday, September 29, 5:00pm.
- Research Question (1-2 paragraphs): This assignment asks you to choose a clearly stated question to be examined in the thesis. Due via email, Week 2, on Friday, October 6, 5:00pm.
- Argument (1-2 paragraphs): This assignment asks you to answer your question by outlining your expectations. Due via email, Week 3, on Friday, October 13, 5:00pm.
45% Literature Review (8-10 pages): This assignment will become a major component of your final thesis in which you summarize the key literature surrounding your topic. Due in the department main office (hard copy), Week 7, on Wednesday, November 8, 5:00pm.
- Annotated Bibliography (at least 15 sources): This assignment asks you to provide a list of sources with a short explanation of each source's use. Due via email, Week 6, on Friday, November 3, 5:00pm.
- Rewrite: Students have the option of receiving feedback on their literature review to ultimately receive a revised grade. Due via email, Finals Week, on Friday, December 8, 5:00pm.
20% Research Methodology (5-6 pages): This assignment requires students to detail the systematic approach and plan of the project. Due via email, Week 8, on Friday, November 17, 5:00pm.
- Rewrite: Students have the option of receiving feedback on their literature review to ultimately receive a revised grade. Due via email, Week 10, on Friday, December 1, 5:00pm.
10% Exchange Session: There are three days this quarter in which you will exchange written drafts of your work. You will receive credit for participation in these sessions, along with the substantive comments and feedback you provide to your classmates.
10% Office Hours, Participation and Attendance: In addition to regular class meetings and participation, students are required to attend office hours at least three times during the fall quarter.
Grade Appeals. The period for grade appeals begins 24 hours after an assignment is handed back. The grade appeal must be made within a week of receiving the grade. The appeal must be written and made during office hours.
Course Schedule
Please note the following schedule is subject to change throughout the quarter. The readings listed are required before we start class each week.
Week 0: September 22.
Introduction. What is a thesis? What is expected of me? Is writing a thesis difficult?
Discussion Topic for 9/22: Introductions & Ideas
Required Readings:
Guerrero, M. 2017. "Chapter One: Walk Before You Run." Senior Thesis Guide.
PowerPoint: (PDF)
Week 1: September 25-September 29.
What makes a good topic? How do I develop my ideas into a topic? What are some of the basic conventions of each of the subfields? What makes a good topic?
Discussion for 9/25: Topic selection
Required Reading:
Guerrero, M. 2017. "Chapter Two: The First Step: Choosing a Topic." Senior Thesis Guide.
Recommended Readings:
Geddes, B. 2003. Paradigms and Sand Castles: Theory Building and Research Design in Comparative Politics. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press. Chapter 2, "Big Questions, Little Answers," p. 27-69.
King, G., R.O. Keohane, and S. Verba. 1994. Designing Social Inquiry: Scientific Inference in Qualitative Research. Princeton: Princeton University Press. Chapter 1, p. 14-23 and 28-33, and Chapter 3, p. 99-114.
Salkind, N.J. 2000. Statistics for People Who (Think They) Hate Statistics. Thousand Oaks: Sage Publications, Chapter 7, p. 131-144.
PowerPoint: (PDF)
Assignment Due: Statement of Interest
Friday, September 29
Week 2: October 2-October 6.
How does a research question lead to a good study? What are some criteria for a good research question?
Discussion for 10/2: Research Questions
Required Reading:
Guerrero, M. 2017. "Chapter Two: From Topic to Research Question." Senior Thesis Guide.
Recommended Readings:
Readings: Geddes, B. 2003. Paradigms and Sand Castles: Theory Building and Research Design in Comparative Politics. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press. Chapter 4, "How the Evidence You Use Affects the Answers You Get," p. 142-173.
King, G., R.O. Keohane, and S. Verba. 1994. Designing Social Inquiry: Scientific Inference in Qualitative Research. Princeton: Princeton University Press. Chapter 1, p. 23-28.
Van Evera, S. 1997. "Chapter One: Hypotheses, Laws and Theories." Guide to Methods for Students of Political Science. Ithica, NY: Cornell University Press.
PowerPoint: (PDF)
Assignment Due: Research Question
Friday, October 6
Week 3: October 9-October 13
How do you formally answer research questions? How do you design a study to answer your questions? Do I need hypotheses?
Discussion for 10/9: Arguments
Required Reading:
Guerrero, M. 2017. "Chapter Two: From Topic to Research Question." Senior Thesis Guide.
Recommended Readings:
Readings: Geddes, B. 2003. Paradigms and Sand Castles: Theory Building and Research Design in Comparative Politics. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press. Chapter 2, "Big Questions, Little Answers," p. 69-88, and Chapter 4, "How the Evidence You Use Affects the Answers You Get," p. 131-142.
King, G., R.O. Keohane, and S. Verba. 1994. Designing Social Inquiry: Scientific Inference in Qualitative Research. Princeton: Princeton University Press. Chapter 1, p. 1-7, and Chapter 2, p. 34-46.
Powerpoint: (PDF)
Assignment Due: Argument
Friday, October 13
Week 4: October 16-October 20
Exchange Session I. Bring a hard copy of your proposal to class
Discussion for 10/16: Proposal Drafts
Readings: None
PowerPoint: (PDF)
Assignment Due: Proposal
Friday, October 20
Week 5: October 23-October 27
What resources does the library have to help me? How do I actually carry out the bulk of this research?
Discussion for 10/23: Library Instructional Session
Required Reading:
Guerrero, M. 2017. "Chapter Three: Engaging with Literature." Senior Thesis Guide.
Week 6: October 30-November 3
How do I do the literature review? What are some common pitfalls in writing a literature review?
Discussion for 10/30: Literature review
Recommended Readings:
The following is a list of readings from each of our major subfields. Students should read only the selections from the subfield they intend to write their thesis under.
American Politics
- Butler, D.M. and D.E. Broockman. 2011. "Do Politicians Racially Discriminate Against Constituents? A Field Experiment on State Legislators." American Journal of Political Science 55(3): 463-477.
- Arkinson, M.D., R.D. Enos, and S.J. Hill. 2009. "Candidate Faces and Election Outcomes: Is the Face-Vote Correlation Caused by Candidate Selection?" Quarterly Journal of Political Science 4: 229-249.
International Relations
- Williams, M.C. 2009. "Waltz, Realism, and Democracy." International Relations 23(3): 328-340.
- Williams, M.C. 2010. "Nonstate Actors and the Diffusion of Innovations: The Case of Suicide Terrorism." International Relations 64(1): 33-64.
Comparative Politics
- Knutsen, C.H. 2011. "Which Democracies Prosper? Electoral Rules, Form of Government, and Economic Growth." Electoral Studies 30(1): 83-90.
- Elfert, B., E. Miguel, and D.N. Posner. 2010. "Political Competition and Ethnic Identification in Africa." American Journal of Political Science 54(2): 494-510.
Political Theory
- Katz, C.J. 2003. "Thomas Jefferson's Liberal Anticapitalism." American Journal of Political Science 47(1): 1-17.
- Phillips, A. 2011. "It's My Body and I'll Do What I Like With It: Bodies as Objects and Property." Political Theory 39(6): 724-768.
Public Law
- Epstein, L., J.A. Segal, and C. Westerland. 2008. "The Increasing Importance of Ideology in the Nomination and Confirmation of Supreme Court Justices." Drake Law Review 56(3): 609-635.
- Abrego, L. J., 2011. "Legal Consciousness of Undocumented Latinos: Fear and Stigma as Barriers to Claims-Making for First- and 1.5-Generation Immigrants." Law and Society Review 45(2): 337-370.
Public Administration
- Mettler, S. and J. Soss. 2004. "The Consequences of Public Policy for Democratic Citizenship: Bridging Policy Studies and Mass Politics." Perspectives on Politics 2(1): 55-73.
- Whitford, A.B. and B.Y. Clark. 2007. "Designing Property Rights for Water: Mediating Market Government and Corporation." Policy Sciences 40(4): 335-351.
Political Methodology
- Beck, N. 1999. "Political Methodology – A Welcoming Discipline." Unpublished manuscript. May 11.
PowerPoint: (PDF)
Assignment Due: Annotated Bibliography
Friday, November 3
Week 7: November 6-November 10
Exchange Session II. Bring a hard copy of your literature review to class
Discussion for 11/6: Literature Review Drafts
Recommended Readings:
Knopf, J.W. 2006. "Doing a Literature Review." PS: Political Science and Politics 39(1): 127-132.
Cuba, L. 1997. A Short Guide to Writing about Social Science. 3rd ed. New York: Longman Press. Chapter 3, "Summaries and Reviews of Social Science Literature," p. 56-78.
Cuba, L. 1997. A Short Guide to Writing about Social Science. 3rd ed. New York: Longman Press. Chapter 5, "Library Research Papers," p. 120-151.
Assignment Due: Literature Review
Wednesday, November 8
Week 8. November 13-November 17
What is research methodology? What kinds of things do I need to do to answer my research question? What is original research and how do I provide evidence for my argument?
Discussion for 11/13: Research Methodology
Required Reading:
Guerrero, M. 2017. "Chapter Four: Designing Your Study." Senior Thesis Guide.
Guerrero, M. 2017. "Chapter Five: The Guide to Methodology." Senior Thesis Guide.
Recommended Readings:
Cuba, L. 1997. A Short Guide to Writing about Social Science. 3rd ed. New York: Longman Press. Chapter 4, "Papers Based on Original Research, " p.79-111.
Salkind, N.J. 2000. Statistics for People Who (Think They) Hate Statistics. Thousand Oaks: Sage Publications, Chapter 6, p. 109-124.
Scott, G.M., and S.M. Garrison. 2002. The Political Science Student Writer's Manual. Upper Saddle River: Pearson, Chapter 2, "Writing Competently," p. 17-41.
Schmidt, D. 2010. Writing in Political Science: A Practical Guide. 4th ed. New York: Longman Press. Chapter 7, "Common Writing Problems."
Schmidt, D. 2010. Writing in Political Science: A Practical Guide. 4th ed. New York: Longman Press. Chapter 9, "Manuscript Format and Referencing Styles."
Van Evera, S. 1997. "Chapter Two: What are Case Studies?" Guide to Methods for Students of Political Science. Ithica, NY: Cornell University Press.
PowerPoint: (PDF)
Assignment Due: Methodology
Friday, November 17
Week 9: November 20-November 24
How do I write my proposal, literature review, and research methodology to make my life easier next quarter? What should I be doing over winter quarter?
Discussion for 11/20: Winter is coming
Recommended Readings:
Van Evera, S. 1997. "Chapter Four: Helpful Hints in Writing a Political Science Dissertation." Guide to Methods for Students of Political Science. Ithica, NY: Cornell University Press.
Week 10: November 27-December 1
Exchange Session III. Bring a hard copy of your research methodology to class
Discussion for 11/27: Research Methodology drafts
Readings: No readings
Assignment Due: Research Methodology Rewrite
Friday, December 1
PowerPoint: (PDF)
Finals. December 4-December 8
How can I improve my literature review?
Readings: No readings


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Tear gas drifts. Thousands, sometimes hundreds of thousands take to the streets protesting a law designed to deal with France's shocking unemployment rate. A law that is supposed to increase job opportunities by giving employers the right to fire employees under age 26 after two years without the usual, and numerous, protections.
The demonstrators say this would make them the "Kleenex generation": use and throw away, reports CBS News correspondent Sheila MacVicar.
The riot squad wades in. The sense of crisis deepens.
On Friday night, France's president made one of the most anticipated speeches of his long political career.
It's time to diffuse the situation, Jacques Chirac said.
He offered a concession, shortening the trial period to just a year.
But watching student leaders, this was no compromise.
"This is throwing oil on the fire, said Bruno Juillard as he got back on the phone to organize some more.
For many students, now, the line is hardening. And what they want is the law to be withdrawn.
So how is it that the French, who once took as their anthem the words of Edith Piaf, "Je ne regrette rien" ("I regret nothing") now come to a point where above all else they crave order and stability.
A place where uncertainty equals precariousness, and if at the age of 25 you can't see what life is going to be like at 60, well that is precarious indeed.
Most universities and a growing number of high schools, too, are closed.
(WALKING WITH LUCAS 732 disc 3) SO A DEBATE AT 9:30 THIS MORNING..
Shut down by students..like Lucas Chancel..
"I will be 25 with an unstable job and debts. That's not a future that French people want," Judith DuPortail tells MacVicar. DuPortail says she is studying to be a physicist.
DuPortail adds, "In countries like England, for example, if I get fired in the next two days or even following week, I can find something. In France, it's really not like that. You have to wait months, or even years."
One in four of the young are unemployed. In some neighborhoods, it's one in two.
The vaunted French social system, source of so much pride which provides support and care from the baby buggy to retirement and in between education, health care, parental care, worker protection, short working week and long vacations, no longer works.
Just like Paris traffic, the system is grinding to a halt. It's expensive to fire someone. So expensive, companies don't want to hire in case they make a mistake and have to fire.
There is no mobility.
"We used to have a great system in the 80s, now the entire system is collapsing. This country is afraid of itself, afraid of the world, afraid of any kind of change," says Jerome Godefroy, a journalist, who spent years working in the United States.
"To give you one statistic that is very interesting, between the ages of 18 and 25, two thirds of the people want to be a public servant. Meaning that they want to have a job for life. One job until you die," Godefroy says.
Corrine Maier wrote a best seller called "Bonjour Laziness" about French attitudes toward work.
"I think the French people dream of security because they are afraid of the future," Maier says.
"It may seem strange. It's a very rigid society where we have the feeling we have no future. Where we have the feeling that even if we work a lot, it won't change anything in our life," Maier says.
What the French don't do, says Maier is flexibility. Take the example she says, of President Chirac himself. He was first prime minister more than 30 years ago.
"Chirac was there when I was a little girl, so he's not flexible at all," quips Maier, adding that "Politics in France are not flexible. It's always the same people."
The students argue they are ready for reforms, but not this one.
Underlying all of this is fear. This is not a revolution and the demonstrators are not revolutionaries seeking to overthrow the existing order.
The existing order with all its protections is what they want. For Tuesday they've called for another day of mass protest and strike. Last week, more than a million came out. For the students to keep up momentum and pressure, they must bring at least that number out again.
The list of obstacles is daunting.
No confidence to take a chance. Without risk, no progress. A government that isn't trusted by those on the streets. An embattled Prime Minister who must stick to his guns and succeed or end his political career.
Is it any wonder that people here feel they are going around and around and not getting very far at all.

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Update Alternatives in Debian
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Debian can have multiple versions of the same application or even different applications of the same type. For example, there can be multiple text editors installed. If you want to pick a default application, update-alternatives is your friend. Run the command and a list should be displayed from which you make your selection. Here I will try to put commands which pick default entries for applications.
Choose default text editor:
sudo update-alternatives --config editor
Change default Python version:
sudo update-alternatives --config python
Sometimes you may get a message: No alternatives for python, if you try, say,
update-alternatives --config python. You may then have to manually add all the executable versions to the update-alternatives system. For example, if you have both Python 2.4 and Python 2.5 installed, you may want to do something like:
sudo update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/python python /usr/bin/python2.4 10
sudo update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/python python /usr/bin/python2.5 20
Now when you run
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Beyonce herself is an inspiration to everyone. In her music video If i were a Boy it is more of story to go with the lyrics to her music video but it has a twist because in the video her boyfriend and herself switch places although she is still a female and he is still male.We see this is a switch towards the end when he says "what did you say?" and then a cut to her repeating it and his character changes. This has a twist to the story line as her lyrics also change. The video is a basic day to day activities of the couple at work and out with friends. All the shots are a straight cross cut there are no transitions.
Beyonce's other video that i much enjoy and have analysed is Single ladies - this video is very simple and plain as it is just three women dancing, there is no setting as it is a 'blank canvas' and the dancing is there to entertain and minds do not wonder away from the three women (including Beyonce) dancing. The way that they are dressed brings male gaze although they are dressed very plain as it is black, the clothing is very tight (and is like a baby grow) and they are also wearing heels.
Rhianna Who's that chick - this video has a sci-fi effect as it is based in a space ship. There are many shots and the costume is very 'strange' as she is very colourful but everything else is dull compared to her this is to give the audience a direct approach towards her as been the main person in the video.
Bruno Mars Lazy Song is very simple and will of had a low budget. this is the kind of video we would be capable of making as is is very simple and has one full shot throughout there are no cuts and the costume is simple but random which helps remember the song as there are five people dressed in a monkey mask but Bruno Mars himself is not so that the audience know he is the singer.


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By Guest Reviewer: Carolyn Paine, Co-Director, CONNetic Dance
Guest Festival Ranking: 4 out of 5 bowties Mr. Fringey's Description: XXX
The Sunny-side: (Give 3 reasons this fringe is the bomb)
1. The Director of the New England Fringe Festival, Kimberly Basso, has great energy and love for what she does which makes working with her wonderful.
2. This festival has a great casual, yet very professional atmosphere.
3. This festival has great diversity in what it produces.
The Flip-side: (Give 3 reasons this fringe sucks or what makes it difficult)
1. The facility the festival is held in is very small which made dancing difficult, but not impossible or less enjoyable!
2. The theatre also has a small audience seating space. Though it is awesome to perform to a full house, we had a lot of friends who couldn't get tickets because there are so few available.
3. The festival didn't receive as much press coverage/reviews as it should have.
Ease of Filling Seats:
What's the best way to fill your seats here marketing-wise?
We sent around an email to our "fans," as well as posted it on our website and facebook. Many groups also had postcards advertising their show which we would do if we participate again. But again, given the small space, it is pretty easy to fill your seats with friends and family which is nice!
Is there a fringe central?
Is there a showcase for out of town performers?
It is a festival for performers from all over
Potential to Make Money:
Do you get 100% of door? If not, how much.
No, you get 50% of door sales.
Do performers see other shows for free?
I believe so.
Do you get paid each night? If not how? Were you paid on time if the money was sent to you?
Each group receives 50% of door sales for the night they perform.
Navigation of the City
What city do you fly into and how did you get to your destination?
The New England Fringe Festival is located in
Can you walk to all the venues? If not how did you get around?
There is one venue for the performance.
Did you use fringe fest lodging? If so, how was the lodging? If not, who did you stay with?
There was no lodging provided. Though we came from out of town, we also returned to CT that evening after the show.
How big of a money sock do you need here, based on food prices, and other expenses? (Choose one: A tiny sock, a men's tube sock, a full blown stocking)
a tiny sock
Fringe Specs:
Age in Fringe Years: 4 years (this is four years in potato bug years, not actual fringe years)
Festival Dates: October 1-4, 2010
Application Deadline: July 1st, 2010 – until filled on first come basis.
And: Acts run from 30 – 120 minutes and your registration fee is dependant on the length of your show.
Applying: http://www.nefringefestival.com and snail mail application with no fee.
Festival Cost: $100 - $400 depending on length of show
Ticket Prices: MIA (means info is missing in action)
About Mr. Fringy's Guest Reviewer: Carolyn Paine, Co-Director, CONNetic Dance
Mr. Fringey's tag: The Millennial 90210 of beautiful bare feet.
Check her out at: (website, blog, My Space page links, etc.) www.conneticdance.com
What categories does your show fall under? (IE, comedy, women, religious, etc).
How long have you been fringing?
first time for CONNetic Dance
How many fringes do you do each year?
What has been your favorite fringe?
What has been your biggest money making fringe?
What fringe did you make your most important contact?
In one word, why do you fringe?
What's the name of the show (s) you are fringing this year?
CONNetic Dance presents "Bitter/Sweet and Other Contradictions"
Do you use your own tech person at your shows? If so, how much do you pay them?
Any fringes to avoid?
Photos by:
Steve Crosset


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Two Buns In The Buff.
Life on Milagro Ranch has its ups and downs. Sure, there are 8 inch centipedes, scorpions, rattlesnakes, vultures, tarantulas, rats, and well, I could go on and on. But, heck, this is country living, right?
It has it's perks too. Today was one of those rare days that Noah and I hung ranch-side from sun up to sun down and it was as lovely as the last. Dean blew up Noah's new inflatable pool just before he skipped off to work. Nestled on the sunny brick patio amidst climbing vines, succulents and cacti, the pool provided a day's worth of fascination and fun. Noah broke from bare-bummed swimming only long enough to nap. He even dined, eating both lunch and dinner, from the confines of his new watery playspace.
Best of all, with not a human in eye or ear shot, I gardened in the buff while Noey slumbered. Enjoying both breeze and sun in places that needed respite from a long city cloaking, I am counting the days until we plant the vegetable garden . . .
P.S. Did I mention that we have had to recently take desperate measures to prevent rats from nesting beneath our car hood at night? Well, perhaps more about that in a down post soon. Today it's all ups.
(Image courtesy of Phil Wrigglesworth, an amazing illustrator--I simply love his work.)
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1 comment:
- Carrie said...
My husband thinks I'm so crazy when I tell him my dream house will allow for being naked outside! Sounds like a great day! LOVE that Noey ate in the pool...very Club Med. XOXO C
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Part I: Dawn
This is a story that begins with a tragedy.
Sasuke was young, brash, and promising. He had taken on the harsh life of the itinerant musician, away from parents well worth running away from. What he lacked in practice and technique he more than made up in heart, and the folks at the inns and taverns where he plied his trade understood that well enough to keep him sleeping in warm places with a full stomach.
He had been grateful to find a companion to take his show one step further. It was an agreeable arrangement. Someone to travel safely with, to let me dance, my better art. A new life meant new ways of doing things, teamwork could well be one of them.
We had taken refuge in an abandoned shrine, unknowingly but less than a mile from the nearest town. Barely standing, no longer a barrier against rain or wind, barely enough to stop forest animals. It was also, I learnt soon after, a staging place for the local bandits.
Bandits are rarely accused of being morning people, yet a few were making their way to the abandoned shrine at the point of dawn. They must have had plans to spend the day there, resting off their hangovers and picking up on merchants traveling the nearby road. They found themselves face to face with a young musician and a blind dancer and new, lurid plans were made on the fly.
The encounter couldn't end well. Hungover as they were, the bandits had the bravado of numbers and the morals of impunity. Sasuke had the misplaced courage of a young man with a head full of stories of noble heroes protecting helpless damsels. Few words were exchanged before blades were drawn. The bandits wasted no time in skewering Sasuke.
He died as the bandits fell around him, unable to understand what went on as his vision faded out. "You die a hero, Sasuke" were the last words he heard. A new story needn't be a happy one, I hoped those words would give the young man a kinder departure.
Part II: Morning
The first warmth of the Sun. Shaken but couldn't afford to stay around that scene. Had to make my way onwards. Soon back on the road, wide and flat if fraying, a testament to past times of commerce and a poorer present. Only a few minutes after that I arrived to town.
It was early, an hour were a town would wake and noisily go about preparing the long day and yet it only spoke in whispers. Children, dogs, roosters, farmers preparing for a long day of work. All muted. Even the smells were. An empty stomach and a new town, I'll usually make my way to the best ryokan in town by smell alone. It took an effort this time. Walking forward, seeking hints of where to go, realized this was a one ryokan town. A bit of a disappointment. On their way there were two aged men, discussing matters they could not affect.
The ryokan, like the town, was afraid to raise its voice. Why was immediately obvious. Those voices coming from the back room, loud and demanding. I had heard them before many many times. Those at the lowest places would always seek someone worse off, that minute relief from their sad lot in life. I was often assumed to be that person. For a while, I had been. Not an hour before those same voices were taunting Sasuke and myself. Those were silenced now, these were to be borne for now.
Noticing the local ronin thugs was a good reminder that the morning hunger would had to wait for more important matters. As briefly as Sasuke and I had known each other, it fell to myself to make sure that his remains would see a better fate than being left to rot under the sun. And there was still a trade to ply, meals to earn, and a desire to seek a warmer, safer place to rest the next night. The ryokan owners, an elderly couple, were accommodating, glad to find in promised stories and song a respite from their predicament even as the ronin made it a constant preoccupation. They promised to keep my things safe, I set out to inform the authorities and find a priest to give Sasuke rest.
Both were found at once. A tiny outpost of the regional clan, barracks for half a dozen warriors at most. None of the activity one would expect from such a place. A pair standing by, unsure of how to proceed, whatever it was they wanted from the local authorities. A horse on the ground, breathing heavily. Ridden hard, barely made it through. The clan's messengers were relaying urgent news. Those were never good news.
Pleasantries exchanged with the pair of confused travelers. Strange accents, none I had heard before. Tall, both of them, one more than the other. The shorter one presented himself as a monk, a seeker of enlightenment, precisely what Sasuke needed. The one good coincidence of the day. The other one was curt but respectful. A small girl was with them, making herself hard to notice. There was only one soldier within the station, if not manning it. Anyone could tell from the loud snoring coming from within.
The soldier was woken up kindly, the better to avoid startling him. Needn't have worried, the pair who were following did so by their mere presence. He nearly panicked on seeing them "foreign devils!" he called them. That explained the accent. Some kind words would hopefully calm him down enough to have a conversation. "There is no need to worry, he's a gentleman devil" I said to the soldier, aiming to let a bit of humor prod his courage. That turn of phrase ended up sticking. The way he behaved from there on, it's either prescient or he ran with the joke. Everyone else, I don't know if they got it.
Still, we managed to find out what we could. He was truly exhausted, confirmed he had rode here overnight. The information about the bandits he was glad to write down but he made it clear that nothing would be done about it as long as the clan had its eyes elsewhere. The town would remain the playground of a gang of ronin.
Part III: Midday
The pair of foreigners presented themselves. Alan the monk, Tomas the… Gentleman Devil. Amal, their charge. Tomas was acting as her adopted father, a hopeful hint of what may lay beneath his brash demeanor. They were not very familiar with the local customs and were well aware that they were scaring everyone out. Still, they needed lunch, and a room for the night, and new clothes for Amal. They seemed very worried that her outfit made her stand out, and it did feel a fabric unlike anything commonly worn around these parts, a tighter fit than anything we'd find comfortable. Why they thought such an urgent problem that the girl would stand up when the two of them were causing general panic by their mere presence it's hard to tell. Throughout the day no one made a fuss of Amal, yet the reaction to her guardians…
They politely requested that I help them make all those arrangements. Desperate times indeed if they're asking to be guided by the blind. Go ahead and laugh, I too find it funny. They were interesting company and besides helping the monk navigate the scared townsfolk in exchange of his help with Sasuke was a fair deal. First thing to do was to secure them a room to rest the night, and there was only one place for that around…
The ryokan owners had more pressing issues than foreigners. A devils who pays for food and drink and behaves can still be a welcome guest. The ronin thugs who were still around, more drunk than before, were another matter. I, for one, had no desire for more violence that day. Tomas, on the other hand, was soon filled with righteousness worthy of a guardian demon. It was then that "Gentleman Devil" became a fitting epithet. Not that he was very gentlemanly about it, but he wouldn't suffer fools like those. As for the devil part… he was soon floating a foot above ground, a visage most terrible no doubt. How he did it, where he learnt… he hasn't told.
What little courage those five drunk ronin may have found in their numbers evaporated faster than spilled sake. They ran in any direction that would take them far from the Devil, leaving even their swords behind. Rusted blades, wouldn't cut pickles clean. It takes little to threaten those who wouldn't dare make their lives through violence.
We all knew that wouldn't be the end of them. They lived by the fear they instilled, if word ran out that half of them ran away from a stranger with a funny face shouting at them their racket would be done and good. Yet there was nothing we could do about it right there and then. We did not know where the gang's hideout was, they could be anywhere spending the day anyway. Meanwhile there were other businesses to attend. Amal was fit with the clothes worthy the cute girl that she is. She stayed at the ryokan getting to know the other kids there. We left town to the scene of that morning's carnage, the dead deserved respect.
Part IV: Afternoon
We arrived to find the corpses cleaned up. We would all rather not get too furious about that now… the looters will be accounted for that, in this life or the next. Alan, a better man than most, insisted on giving them all, not just Sasuke, the proper send up. But not before Tomas brought more devilry to commit. Intoning harsh, indecipherable incantations, he summoned the soul of one of the departed ronin and subjected him to a harsh interrogation. Alan, who had been acting so far as a friend of Tomas since long ago, seemed incredibly surprised about this, as if he had never known of his friend's ability to do that.
From that we got an idea of the location of the ronin's hideout and an audience. The townsfolk, walking back from the fields, were more attracted by the show than repelled by the dead. The dead had been laid to rest and it was time to rest the day's sadness.
Part V: Evening
The evening was the strangest part of a strange day. Because it was so… normal. Many of the locals came by to rest their day, have a drink, talk about matters small and large. A blind woman sat on a corner, playing the shamisen and telling stories. Many paid attention to them. The foreigners started apart, then grew closer with drinks and song and the stories of the day spreading through the halls. The young Amal played and listened and generally enjoyed herself until, exhausted, she went to rest the night. The ryokan owner's granddaughter asked the awkward questions, but did so with the wisdom of youth.
The missed opportunity to have a bath did grate. The night wouldn't prove so peaceful…


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Can the iPhone 4s to sell like crazy but still the same ... selling and rumors about the iPhone 5!
According to recent information leaked a factory worker at the Apple screen the new model will have 4-inch size or even bigger!
To new model will be symmetric in thickness on all sides, which contradicts previous information on "drop-shaped."
Moreover, it is longer and perhaps wider than the current iPhone.
The original models are at least five managers expect to conduct the tests to come and start the production process.
Again, according to the same source until the end of summer the new model will be on the shelves of stores!
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Are you having turkey or maybe duck?
Happy Thanksgiving to everyone.
Happy Thanksgiving to everyone.
I thought I would share some fun activities for Thanksgiving.
Scholastic has a wealth of great resources for students. Their First Thanksgiving page contains many videos, journal entries, time lines and virtual field trips.
Click on the picture below to go to the Scholastic web site.
Fill in the Blank Thanksgiving Mad Lib
This is for Puzzle Lovers.
Too Many Turkeys. Here is a fun Where's The Turkey game. Similar to Where's Waldo.
Search for the turkey with the bow time. Gook luck and have fun.
Visit Plimoth Plantation. This is an interactive site.


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I have been feeling kind of fired up about race relations recently, after reading about a white racist gang at a High School in the Madison area. I hope by sharing my journey, I can be part of the solution, not the problem.
As many of my readers know, we began our adoption journey to Michael in 2003. For those of you not familiar with adoption, there is a lot of parent training and preparation involved prior to placement. If you are open to adopting a child of another race or ethnicity, that training includes cross-cultural training. This training is intended to prepare you for what you might encounter as a cross-cultural family, and to give you an idea of what it may be like for your child to be in your family.
I was resistant, and I didn't get it. Michael was home a year before I realized this. As a person who grew up in largely minority portions of a large metro area, I thought I knew what was going on in the world of race relations. I thought that because my friends and family of color didn't talk to me about racism, that it wasn't happening to them. I truly beleived that the US had done a lot of healing in the 15 to 20 years that preceeded my high school experience. I thought that white priveledge was a thing of the past.
I was wrong. I can pin point just the time that I realized that. As cross-cultural parents, Pete and I have continued to focus on learning what it would be like for our children as they grow up in a race concious society. To that end, we have attended far more training than what is required by the adoption agency. It was at one of these sessions that I finally got it (or at least understood better than before). I let myself hear the adoptive mom's stories of racism that she and her children had faced. Not before my time, but now, recently. I let myself hear her story of being attacked by a druggie in a church, in a minority neighborhood, and that the police had to be called multiple times only to respond when they were informed a white woman was being attacked. I let myself look through the eyes of the minority room mate on an episode of "The Real World" that she shared, and understand that a white man would have been handled differently by the police, and see that the room mate's white friend clearly didn't get it.
If there is a part of white priveledge that we can give up, it would be ignorance of racism. This is when I gave that up. It is a white priveledge because people of color don't have that choice. People of color can not choose whether to be a victim of racism, just as victims of other aggregious acts don't choose to be victimized.
I am going to ask a very special favor of all the readers of this blog. Readers of color, please share your experiences of racism by commenting on this post. I moderate the blog comments, so your stories won't post immediately. I intend to keep this a safe place for you to share, and will reject disrespectful/hurtful comments. White readers, please allow yourselves to open up and hear, without pre-judging, stories of racism posted. Remember, each of us experiences life differently. You may have to try to view stories through the tellers eyes to understand where they are coming from.
Thank you, in advance, to everyone who chooses to participate.
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If you've been on the internet any time within the last few months, you've heard that there's a new iPhone coming. Well at least, we think there's a new iPhone coming. As always, people have been talking about a new form factor for this new device, especially since people got the same form with the iPhone 4S in October. If Apple keeps with it's pattern-ish development scheme, we're due for one anyways. We have no way of telling what the phone might look like this time around (no prototypes lost in bars), however, the major thing that people are clamoring for on the internet is a larger screen. Personally, I'm not sure how I feel about it. I would like a larger screen as long as it doesn't change the size of the actual device that much. I'd like to still be able to fit my phone in my pocket (here's looking at you Galaxy Note owners).
All this talk of a larger screen has gotten some iPhone developers in an uproar. They're tired of Apple changing things on them at the last minute and then expecting them to jump through the hoops to ship their code to a new device. It happened when Steve announce the retina display on the iPhone 4, and they're worried about what they may have to do in a hurry this time around.
The most prominent rumor at the moment is that the screen will stretch vertically but very little if at all horizontally. As a rookie iOS developer, I see this as a very minor issue. Have you ever noticed that when you flip your iPhone sideways, the UI still looks good? That's because one of the tools that Apple has given developers, called struts and springs, make sure that your app's user interface items have a few rules to follow when the height or width changes. When Apple introduced Mac OS X 10.7 last year, developers got another layout tool, called auto layout. This one allows you to define the way that your interface items should move with relation to each other. You can set a fixed amount of space or some flexible space, and the layout engine should do it's thing. I'd be willing to bet that if Apple puts a bigger screen on the iPhone we can count on them shipping auto layout to developers as well.
With both of these tools at developers fingertips, I find it hard that many iOS developers will be inconvenienced by a larger screen. Yes there are apps out there that will be, mostly games or applications that have all custom graphics, but for the most part it should be okay. With the screen getting taller, your apps should expand to show more content. If you're using the default UIKit items in your app, Apple has probably re-written them to take advantage of the extra screen real estate. Custom classes might take some work, but some clever code in the iOS 6 runtime could take care of that.
On the subject of fragmentation, which many are also worried about, I'm also not that worried. Again, a majority of apps should be able to scale vertically and keep their layout mostly consistent. It would mean another size of images that designers would have to work on, but really it's a scaling issue, not a complete reworking, which makes a total of 5 (retina and non retina for both iPhone and iPad plus this new one). Apple has commented over and over again on Android fragmentation, so I doubt they would let it happen to their own platform. Expect some special magical code to be shipping with a larger iPhone to make it all work out. At any rate, we should hear more about this when Apple talks about the platform at WWDC, so we don't have long to wait.


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With so many EBM bands around in the electro music scene, it is confusing to find artists who sound unique and who are not imitators. Unfortunately, Inertia falls under that list. I have heard Inertia's music before and was familiar with the bands sound.The group consists of Reza Udhin(vocals/music), Alexys B(backing vocals) and Andrew Trail(music/programming). For their latest album Black Ice Impact, the band seems tohave not made any progress. On this album it is the same club style beat on each track. Not to say that this is a bad album, there are plenty of club worthy tracks for any DJ to spin. As for me, I like to hear diversity on a album. What I found odd was how some tracks on this album somewhat reminded me older KMFDM, as the case by tracks like"hypno suck" and "seven sin VII". The vocals tend to get a little redundant on each track.I don't know why didn't use Alexys B as a lead vocalist rather than a background singer.For the rest of this album, it is decent, but that is pretty much all to say about it. HopefullyInteria will evolves thier sound on thier next album.
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Crew working 18 hours a day to repair Scottsburg Bridge
SCOTTSBURG, Ore. -- A crew is on hand working to repair the Scottsburg Bridge, which was damaged when a semi-truck crashed and sent its trailer into the Umpqua River.
Flame On, Inc. of Monroe, Washington, is the heat straightening contractor repairing the bridge, Oregon Department of Transportation officials said. Work began Thursday night.
The crew is working up to 18 hours a day to accelerate the process, ODOT said, using successive cycles of controlled heating and cooling to straighten the damaged steel.
"They have completed several cycles and it is clear the process is working well," ODOT said in a news release. "This is a relatively slow process since only small corrections can be done incrementally, so that the steel's material properties are not compromised."
Further inspection showed the damage was more substantial than originally reported, officials said.
They say it will require a second phase of repair involving the installation of cover plates once the heat straightening is completed.
This work needs to be completed before the bridge can be reopened to full, two-lane unrestricted traffic, officials said.
ODOT says they awarded a second emergency contract to Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates, Inc. of Northbrook, Illinois. (They have a regional office in Portland.) WJE is fabricating the plates, which will be delivered on site Wednesday. They will begin mobilization and site preparation next Monday.
ODOT officials say they will re-assess the timeframe late Saturday afternoon to see when they can reopen a single lane with traffic control. In the event they cannot open to traffic before Monday morning, they say they've established an alternative transportation solution with the school districts of Reedsport and Elkton to accommodate the students.


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Funding available for youth groups through YouthBank (closing date: 23rd June 2014)
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Got a good idea for an activity or project that would make a difference for others?
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When we are trying to work out who will get a grant, our YouthBank will look to see if your idea is:
- Youth-led - This means it should be your idea and you are the ones that will make it happen. You can ask an adult to support you in what you want to do.
- Clear and realistic.
- Good value for money.
- Going to do something positive about one or more of the five set themes for 2014 that affect young people or your local community. (Please see themes below)
You are invited to apply for this year's Offaly YouthBank grant funding. YouthBank is a unique way of involving young people in community activity while also addressing issues and needs that young people have identified.
This year's set funding themes are:
1. Alcohol, drugs, smoking awareness.
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If you remember that movie from 1992, Eddie Murphy played a con man who conned his way into Congress because he shared the name with a recently deceased Congressman from his area. He wanted to go to DC because of the seeming limitless money that flowed from lobbyists to members of Congress. Once in DC, however, he eventually turned the tables on the establishment by pulling off a con to shed the light on the underside of Congress. It seems that, minus the Congressman with a change of heart, we have the same thing going on in Washington DC today.
*Video segment at the above link.
The show, 60 Minutes on CBS, ran a segment last night titled Washington's open secret: Profitable PACs on how some members of Congress are using their Leadership PACs as a slush fund to finance their personal lives. it seems as though there is no limits on the use of money either. There are several examples given through the segment on the amounts of money spent by Congressmen on their personal lives and things not related to their jobs in Washington DC.
"Georgia Sen. Saxby Chambliss likes golf, so much so that he spent more than $100,000 the past two years entertaining at some of the finest courses in the world. New York congressman Gregory Meeks prefers football. He spent $35,000 on NFL games. All of this was paid for with political contributions — all in the name of democracy."
"Back in 2006, North Carolina senator and presidential candidate John Edwards used his leadership PAC to pay his mistress Rielle Hunter $114,000 to make a campaign video.
And Republican Congressman Ander Crenshaw of Florida spent $32,000 hosting a tour of California wineries for a group of contributors from the defense industry, which he has some oversight of."
Followed by…
"Democratic Congressman Robert Andrews of New Jersey used $16,000 from his leadership PAC "the committee to strengthen America" to fly his family to Scotland, ostensibly to attend the wedding of a friend that he was thinking about hiring as a political consultant."
Then, there's the whole "hire a family member" thing.
"Melanie Sloan: While there are anti-nepotism rules that prevent them from hiring their family members on the official staff– they can indeed hire them on the campaign payroll. And do.
Steve Kroft: And they do?
Melanie Sloan: And they do.
Sloan says there are at least 75 members of Congress who have hired members of their family to work on their campaign and paid them with political contributions."
If this type of stuff were reported about any other country, we would be demanding their leadership reform and open their government to all the people of the country as "our democracy" does. However, when it's our country that's guilty of legalized bribery, we hear nothing but crickets.
By not demanding serious campaign finance reform, we're basically allowing our governance to be auctioned off to the highest bidder. We may as well hold elections on eBay or some other auction website. At least we would have some semblance of knowing who's buying our government. Add the current case being argued before the Supreme Court, McClutcheon v FEC, and we have the serious potential of blowing the lid off of legalized bribery in our campaigns.
I am one that thinks we should have zero private dollars in our campaign system. Saying such things tend to fall upon deaf ears in certain circles, but there are many who agree. The problem is getting those who benefit from those millions and millions of dollars to self-check and remove that money from their own hands. I think we have a better chance of teaching a grizzly bear how to wipe its ass with toilet tissue after taking a dump than ever seeing that happen, but I will still voice my opposition to our current legalized bribery system.
*Update: It appears that the whole shutdown fiasco has been a financial boom for some politicians. From Rollcall.com:
A fundraising committee of freshman Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, reported it had raised almost $800,000 during the third quarter of 2013.
The Ted Cruz Victory Committee, a joint fundraising committee of the Ted Cruz for Senate committee and his leadership PAC, Jobs Growth and Freedom Fund, reported it had receipts of $797,450 and disbursements of $461,241, leaving $378,697 cash on hand as of Sept. 30.
The committee transferred net proceeds of $329,198 to Ted Cruz for Senate, and $70,127 to the Jobs Growth and Freedom Fund.
Update: A spokesperson for Sen. Ted Cruz indicated that, in the third quarter, the combination of Ted Cruz for Senate, Ted Cruz Victory Committee, and the leadership PAC Jobs, Growth & Freedom Fund, raised a combined total (with transfers removed) of $1.19 million.
Related articles
- Washington's open secret: Profitable PACs (cbsnews.com)
- DC Pols Using Leadership PACs to Skirt Ethics Reform (breitbart.com)
- Re: Washington's open secret: Profitable PACs (forum.prisonplanet.com)
- 60 Minutes: Congress Using 'Slush Funds' to Bankroll Lavish Lifestyles (breitbart.com)
- South Jersey Congressman Andrews' PAC Cash Investigation Featured On 60 Minutes (philadelphia.cbslocal.com)
- It's On Record: Corporations Really Do Directly Bribe & Enrich Politicians (politicaloutcast.com)
- "60 Minutes" report on self-dealing in Congress (pubcit.typepad.com)


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Taeyang's 2010 Solo Concert Details
Concert Details
Title: 2010 Taeyang Solo Concert [SOLAR]
Dates: September 4, 2010 (For everyone) and September 5, 2010 (For 18 years old and above)
Time: To be announced
Place: Grand Peace Palace, Kyunghee University
Ticket Prices: 88,000 won for VIP; 77000 won for R seats and 66,000 won for S seats (inclusive of VAT)
Sponsor/Organizer: YG Entertainment
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Reservation: via Gmarket.co.kr
Advance booking: August 3, 2010, 8PM
Guidelines on Age Restrictions
September 4 concert is open to everyone.
September 5 concert is for 18 years old and above ONLY. An ID check will be done to purchase a ticket.
Those who are born before 1991/1992 are not allowed.
Ticket is non-refundable if you're under-aged. The organizers wouldn't be held liable.
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THOMAS BAILEY, ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ESTATE OF LINCOLN BAILEY, APPELLANT,v.HARLEYSVILLE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY, APPELLEE
No. 1238 Philadelphia, 1983, Appeal from Order of the Court of Common Pleas, Civil Division, of Bradford County, No. 82-11,810.
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Thomas Bailey, Administrator of the Estate of Lincoln Bailey, deceased, commenced an action on behalf of his decedent, who had been killed in an automobile accident, to recover work loss benefits from Harleysville Mutual Insurance Company pursuant to the Pennsylvania No-fault Motor Vehicle Insurance Act of July 19, 1974, P.L. 489, 40 P.S. § 1009.101 et seq. The action was terminated during trial when a judgment in the amount of $1,000.00 was entered by agreement in favor of Bailey and against Harleysville. The judgment was paid and marked "Satisfied." Thereafter, Bailey filed a second action against Harleysville to recover an additional $14,000.00 in work loss benefits. Bailey moved for judgment on the pleadings, which consisted of a complaint, an answer containing new matter, and a reply.
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The trial court denied Bailey's motion and, instead, entered summary judgment in favor of Harleysville. The trial court did so because it concluded that a second action between the same parties was barred by principles of res judicata. Bailey appealed. We affirm.
A trial court may properly enter judgment against the party filing a motion for judgment on the pleadings if a review of the pleadings clearly supports the judgment. Boron v. Smith, 380 Pa. 98, 102, 110 A.2d 169, 171 (1955); Volkert v. Swan, 197 Pa. Super. 576, 582-583, 179 A.2d 274, 277 (1962); Knecht v. Medical Service Association of Pennsylvania, 186 Pa. Super. 456, 459, 143 A.2d 820, 822 (1958); Pa.R.C.P. 1034(b). However, a judgment on the pleadings may be entered only in cases which are clear and free from doubt." Engel v. Parkway Co., 439 Pa. 559, 561, 266 A.2d 685, 686 (1970).
"[A] final valid judgment upon the merits by a court of competent jurisdiction bars any future suit between the same parties . . . on the same cause of action." Stevenson v. Silverman, 417 Pa. 187, 190, 208 A.2d 786, 788 (1965), cert. denied, 382 U.S. 833, 86 S.Ct. 76, 15 L.Ed.2d 76. Accord: Schultz v. City of Philadelphia, 314 Pa. Super. 194, 199, 460 A.2d 833, 835 (1983). A future suit is barred because the cause of action has been merged into the judgment. Lance v. Mann, 360 Pa. 26, 28, 60 A.2d 35, 36 (1948). The public policy underlying the doctrine of res judicata is "to minimize the judicial energy devoted to individual cases, establish certainty and respect for court judgments, and protect the party relying on the prior adjudication from vexatious litigation." Lebeau v. Lebeau, 258 Pa. Super. 519, 524, 393 A.2d 480, 482 (1978). The doctrine is to receive a liberal interpretation and should be applied without technical restriction. Haines Industries, Inc. v. City of Allentown, 237 Pa. Super. 188, 191, 355 A.2d 588, 589 (1975). It is applicable where the prior judgment was entered by default. Zimmer v. Zimmer, 457 Pa. 488, 326 A.2d 318 (1974); Devlin v. Piechoski, 374 Pa. 639, 99 A.2d 346 (1953). It is also applicable where the judgment was entered by agreement. "Although a consent decree is not a
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legal determination by the court . . . it binds the parties with the same force and effect as if a final decree has been rendered after a full hearing upon the merits . . . . The fact that without the consent of the parties the court might not have rendered the judgment does not affect its effect as res judicata . . . ." Bearoff v. Bearoff Bros., Inc., 458 Pa. 494, 500, 327 A.2d 72, 75 (1974) quoting Zampetti v. Cavanaugh, 406 Pa. 259, 265, 176 A.2d 906, 909 (1962). The doctrine is applicable even though there has been a change or new development in the law following the entry of a final judgment in the first action. Haines Industries, Inc. v. City of Allentown, supra.
Appellant's present action is barred by the judgment entered in the prior action between the same parties on the same cause of action. His argument that the second action asserted a new and different cause of action must fail. The decedent was killed on June 29, 1980. By the time the first action was brought, appellant's claim for work loss benefits had fully accrued; the complaint asserted a right to recover the maximum amount payable, viz. $15,000.00. If appellant had recovered the amount claimed, Harleysville's liability for work loss benefits would have been extinguished. A settlement and judgment in the amount of $1,000.00 was also effective to extinguish appellant's claim for work loss benefits and appellee's liability therefor. The maximum work loss benefit can be recovered only once; and after a cause of action therefor has been extinguished by the entry of judgment, a new cause of action cannot be asserted for wages lost because of the inability of the decedent to work thereafter. A defendant has a right to rely on the ...
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Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Polk County, Colin Witt, District Associate Judge.
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A mother appeals the termination of her parental rights. AFFIRMED.
Considered by Doyle, P.J., and Mullins and Bower, JJ.
A mother appeals a juvenile court order terminating her parental rights. She argues the State failed to make reasonable reunification efforts, and the State failed to prove grounds for termination under Iowa Code section 232.116(1)(f) (2011) by clear and convincing evidence. We affirm.
I. Background Facts & Proceedings
C.C. was born in 2005. The mother is married to, but separated from, C.C.'s legal father, Greg. The mother has little to no contact with C.C.'s putative father, Johnny. Neither Greg nor Johnny participated in reunification services or maintained contact with C.C. throughout these proceedings.
This case first came to the Department of Human Services (DHS)'s attention after a domestic disturbance dispute in March 2011. At the time, the mother was involved in a violent relationship with her boyfriend, Steve. Steve is a convicted felon and served time in prison for methamphetamine related offenses. Although the mother and C.C. lived with Steve, the mother asserts C.C. was not present during the incident of domestic violence. Steve was incarcerated for domestic abuse and remained incarcerated throughout much of the child-in-need-of-assistance and termination-of-parental-rights proceedings.
After the incident of domestic violence, DHS investigated allegations that the mother abused methamphetamine and alcohol while caring for C.C. The mother initially denied drug use. A DHS worker requested the mother provide a hair stat test. The mother indicated she would not pass a hair stat test but might pass a urine screen. She then admitted to using methamphetamine about once a week for several months starting with her relationship with Steve in September 2010. Prior to her relationship with Steve, the mother admitted to occasional methamphetamine use over a six-year span.
The mother voluntarily placed C.C. with Steve's brother and sister-in-law. Steve's brother indicated Steve had struggled with methamphetamine abuse for the past twenty-five years and was likely using methamphetamine while living with the mother and C.C.
The State filed a child-in-need-of-assistance petition on March 17, 2011. The juvenile court confirmed the removal and adjudicated C.C. a child in need of assistance. The juvenile court entered a disposition order continuing placement with Steve's brother and sister-in-law.
A court-ordered substance abuse evaluation recommended the mother participate in intensive outpatient treatment. In April 2011, the mother provided a urine specimen that was positive for methamphetamine. She denied any methamphetamine use.
Despite a no-contact order, the mother used a pseudonym to accept collect calls from Steve in jail. When confronted with the ongoing relationship, the mother initially reported that her cousin was coming to her home and accepting collect calls from the jail. After the mother discovered the phone calls had been recorded, she admitted to talking with Steve. DHS workers subsequently encouraged the mother to seek individual therapy to address mental health concerns.
In June 2011, Steve's brother and sister-in-law requested to be removed as a placement option for C.C. The mother had called Steve's brother and sister-in-law over thirty-five times in a single evening and was often inappropriate and threatening. At times the mother called pretending to be an ex-girlfriend and offering to sell prescription medication to Steve's brother. The juvenile court subsequently placed C.C. with DHS for purposes of foster family care placement.
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Spies, security and sporting odds on Parliament's return
Banning live odds in sports broadcasts and potential security threats from spy agency funding cuts were the big talking topics as Federal Parliament returned today.
LEIGH SALES, PRESENTER: If you're sick of gambling ads while you're watching football on TV, take heart, it may not be for much longer.
The Federal Government is pressing broadcasters to deliver a code of practice that will banish bookmakers from the screens for all but generic ads during scheduled breaks in play.
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CHRIS UHLMANN, REPORTER: Only four sitting weeks stand between now and the end of the fractious 43rd Parliament and everything is skewed by the prism of September's election.
LABOR MP: It's time that Tony Abbott actually stands up to Senator Bernardi.
CHRIS UHLMANN: Any advantage is embraced.
SOPHIE MIRABELLA, LIBERAL MP: When did the Labor Party know that Ford didn't have a sustainable business model?
CHRIS UHLMANN: The Government's caught the wave of community anger at the explosion of live betting on sport. It's now pushing for an end to the spruiking.
STEPHEN CONROY, COMMUNICATIONS MINISTER: We want to see all live bet promotions, in other words, the odds of matches, banned, from the moment they run on the field to the moment they come off. We've also said the banner ads that you see on television scrolling across during play: gone.
CHRIS UHLMANN: It would be a voluntary code agreed by broadcasters and policed by the Australian Communications and Media Authority, but gambling ads would still be allowed in scheduled breaks in play. Labor's caucus will debate the plan tomorrow.
Senator Doug Cameron won't be there, but is making the case for even tougher action.
DOUG CAMERON, LABOR BACKBENCHER: If I was at caucus I would be arguing that during children's viewing hours, that there should be no gambling ads whatsoever.
CHRIS UHLMANN: Labor backbencher Stephen Jones has a private member's bill aimed at enforcing a ban during children's viewing hours, but recognises the Government's position will likely prevail.
STEPHEN JONES, LABOR BACKBENCHER: I'll be discussing those issues with the Prime Minister and my caucus colleagues over the coming few days. In many respects the Prime Minister's announcements over the weekend go further than what I was pushing for because they're not restricted to children's viewing times. So to that extent, I very much welcome those changes, a significant move forward.
CHRIS UHLMANN: The Government first threatened to legislate to ban live odds two years ago, so the Greens think it's very late to the party.
ADAM BANDT, GREENS DEPUTY LEADER: The Government's made threats before and haven't followed through. As we saw with the pokies industry, we hear noises and then when the lobby groups come to town, no action gets taken. And the Greens are really worried that we'll see a repeat of that again this Parliament, which is why we'll press ahead with legislation even if the Government won't.
CHRIS UHLMANN: And what would your bill do?
ADAM BANDT: Our bill would get gambling ads off television during hours that kids are gonna watch them. It would remove the live odds being broadcast during betting. It would also cover programs like those football shows that you see leading up to and after the games that won't be covered at all by the Government's proposal. And we'd make sure that the bookmakers are taken out of the content of all of those shows.
CHRIS UHLMANN: There was one unexpected show in Parliament today. The Labor chair of the Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security unloaded on the all-of-government efficiency dividend, which shaves money from the spy agency's budgets each year.
ANTHONY BYRNE, COMMITTEE CHAIR: Their agencies are tasked to protect our national security and I find it frankly astonishing that these agencies would've been effectively sequestered from funding to perform their tasks. I think it's disgraceful and it should be addressed.
CHRIS UHLMANN: The Attorney-General's office says the budget review tabled by Anthony Byrne today was three years old and that from July, the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation's funding will rise by 10 per cent, or $32 million. But that answer overlooks the fact that the efficiency dividend has gone up since 2010, doubling to four per cent this financial year, and 7.30 understands the 10 per cent funding injection is primarily aimed at covering the blowout in visa security assessments that followed the spike in irregular boat arrivals. So ASIO staffing is now well below the operational level recommended in the wake of the September 11th attacks. That bothers the deputy chair of the intelligence committee.
PHILIP RUDDOCK, DEPUTY COMMITTEE CHAIR: We've got reports of some 200 Australians in Syria at the moment perhaps working with al-Qaeda and likely to come back to Australia. We've seen what's happened in Boston. We've seen what's happened in London. And we ask ourselves: is it all over? 10 years since 9/11, maybe we don't face a problem anymore. I saw some comments that suggested that. I think this report demonstrates very clearly that those problems have not gone away and our resourcing is being diminished and we need to give it a better priority.
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US Giant Bailed Out By $85bn Loan
SkyNews | September 17, 2008
The Federal Reserve has authorised a $85bn deal to bail out the struggling insurance giant AIG.
It follows much speculation about the fate of the firm following the collapse of Lehman Brothers and the ensuing world financial uncertainty.
The plan is aimed at saving the insurer from a "disorderly failure" that could wreak economic havoc.
A central bank statement said the Federal Reserve Board made the decision "with the full support of the Treasury Department" under Section 13(3) of the Federal Reserve Act.
"The secured loan has terms and conditions designed to protect the interests of the US government and taxpayers," the statement said.
The Fed said under the two-year facility the US government will receive a 79.9% equity interest in AIG.
"The Board determined that, in current circumstances, a disorderly failure of AIG could add to already significant levels of financial market fragility and lead to substantially higher borrowing costs, reduced household wealth and materially weaker economic performance," the Fed said in a statement.
US Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson, in a separate statement, said that US financial regulators were engaged in an effort to try to restore some stability to battered financial markets.
Barclays also announced it had agreed to buy part of collapsed Lehman Brothers in a $250m deal.
The shock collapse of Lehman Brothers has thrown the world's financial markets into turmoil with shares nosediving across the globe.
In Tokyo, Japan's Nikkei opened at almost 2% up, recovering slightly from yesterday's plunge. It was a similar response in Hong Kong where share prices were up more than 2% on the Hang Seng.
In the US, Wall Street recovered from its worst day since 9/11 by closing up over 1%.
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British banks have seen millions wiped off the value of their shares.
There are concerns for HBOS, after its shares dropped by more than 20%, while the Royal Bank of Scotland was down over 10%.
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Go to sleep you old biddy! June 27, 2009Posted by faelix in moron-ocity.
One of my neighbours has roosters. They're allowed to. They're on acreage, and their land is zoned as semi-rural, not urban. A while ago, they had a visit from the council – someone had complained about the roosters crowing all the time, and tried to convince the council that my neighbours shouldnt have the roosters because it's an urban area.
Get a day time life, you old biddy. Wear yourself out during the day so you sleep during the night and you won't hear the roosters crowing. My neighbours have every right to own roosters.
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If you've ever thought about studying abroad, attend "You and the World: Study Abroad Opportunities and Funding" on Monday, March 8 at 11:00 in Room 2211. Office for Global Initiatives coordinator Rebecca Phillips will share information about how to search for programs that catch your interest and, perhaps more importantly, how to locate funding for study abroad. She will also have information about a new WVU Parkersburg program starting May 2011—a month in Bulgaria, including time at a world-famous beach resort.
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A McDonald's is coming to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport early next year after a reluctant Port of Seattle Commission voted 4-1 Tuesday to approve it.
.... McDonald's will make $2 million in improvements to a long-vacant space, plus pay $323,000 a year in rent.
But the commissioners had misgivings about McDonald's for all kinds of reasons — they were concerned about the timing of the proposal, the restaurant's wages and the effect on surrounding merchants. They even talked about one commissioner's own secret love of McNuggets.
Port staff spent the past two months trying to address their concerns. To make the process more competitive, Port staff asked similar restaurants if they wanted a shot at the location. They didn't.
Commissioner Rob Holland agreed to vote for the proposal when the Port agreed to address his biggest concern: making a minority- and women-owned business-recruitment program more robust.
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