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After several months of waiting,
today I've heard back from ATOS. I have a date for the WCA on the 4th
of June. I filled my ESA 50 back in January
and it's taken them 4 months to process it. I could try and change the
appointment for an earlier time of the day as I'd much rather be the first
appointment than be stuck in the waiting room surrounded by complete strangers
and inevitably delayed. I have no doubt that the time I've been given (2:55 in the PM) will not be the time I'm seen.
Now begins two and a half weeks
of stress and dread. I wish I didn't feel that way, but then if that were the
case I wouldn't be in this situation of course. I have to travel to the
appointment (I won't tell them how) and sit in an environment I don't feel safe
in – despite the likelihood of the others present being even more
dysfunctional. If these appointments could be carried out at, say, my local
surgery, that would be much more amenable, but that's part of the experience.
It is a sad and strange
indictment of our world that I'm left dreading a service intended to be
helpful. Even worse is the catch 22 that claimants are left with: if they turn
up then it's a sign they don't need help, but if they fail to turn up,
ostensibly because they can't cope, it's because they are lazy and don't
deserve help. It's a horrible no win engineered by the government serviced for
profit at our expense by ATOS.
But we all know the arguments. We
all know ATOS and the WCA – and the government – stinks; just ask this guy. Now
I have to decide what to do. The situation is even more complex: my sick note
expires the following week and, until the decision following my test, is made I
still need to supply notes. This means I have to persuade my GP to write
another note, which I remain sceptical, or there is no point going through the
test. If I were to eschew the test I'd have to claim JSA. To be honest I suspect
that's where I will end up; I don't believe I stand a chance of passing this
test at all given how the dying are being told to get a job! Oddly though, if I
were to try and find or start a job right now and it didn't work out I'd be
worse off because I'd have to go back to the GP and somehow get a new note having
just foregone my WCA for trying to do the right thing. This system means that
you cannot do right for doing wrong.
So there you have it, I've got to
queue up, hold my shit together, hope that the environment is safe and that the
staff on hand aren't a bunch of arseholes, hope that I am not kept waiting for
hours on end – and hope I can get at least one more note pending an outcome that
may take just as long to materialise (as this sentence) as this appointment.
And I'm one of the lucky ones in
this awful disability lottery.


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Toledo, OH (WKZO) – A strong start to the 2nd half put the Toledo Rockets up 12 points, and despite a late run which closed the Broncos gap to 1, the Western Michigan men's basketball team was unable to overcome the deficit, as they were defeated Saturday night by the Rockets 83-74.
Flenard Whitfield topped the scoring charts for the Broncos with 15 points and 8 rebounds and Matt Stainbrook added 14.
WMU trailed by only 3 points at halftime, but the Rockets came out of the break on fire, scoring 15 of the first 21 points in the 2nd half to extend their lead to 12. The Broncos responded cutting the lead to 1 with 3:46 left after Demetrius Ward drilled a 3 pointer.
Ward and Mike Douglas were the only other Broncos to finish in double figures as they each had 10 points. With the loss the Broncos fall to 12-17 and 6-8 in MAC play. WMU continues to hold down the 7 seed, if the MAC tournament were to start today.
WMU returns to action on Wednesday for Senior Night against Eastern Michigan. Tip-off is set for 7pm at University Arena.
GAME NOTES: Whitfield led the Broncos in assists with 6…Five rockets scored in double figures, with Dominique Buckley leading the pack with 16…WMU outshot the Rockets 49.2% to 48.4%...The Broncos also outrebounded Toledo 33-30… Brandon Pokley had 8 points for Western off the bench…The win was Toledo's 4th in a row…Western falls to 2-11 in road contests.


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Hay people
Iam new to this, Just came across this forum ... and Man i feel a BANG on my head ... chees this stuff is too intresting.. I Really got aditcted to this forum.
iam already working for a networking company for the past 2 years, Iam planning to do Ethical Hacking soon ... Have many questions for u all
1) can u experts tell me how good this course is ..?
2) I need to know if i can get placed in any company as a ethical hacker..?
3) Ethical hacking is the base or do i have to do CCNA before doing ethical hacking ..?
4) how much will i be get payed if i become a Ethical hacker, i heared that some ethical hackers are highly paid ...?
Shabbir iam really waiting for your reply ..
Go4Expert Founder
26Oct2008,11:32 | #2 |
You placed the thread in the wrong forum and I moved it to introduction forum.
Also I am not sure which course you are talking about. |
Newbie Member
26Oct2008,11:34 | #3 |
Yes shabbir, thankyou ...
I came accros a course in Inox Acadamy ... there is a special certified course called Ethical hacking... |
Invasive contributor
26Oct2008,13:43 | #4 |
I hope ur telling about CEH (Certified Ethical Hacker).
Answers for ur Questions! 1. The course is good, many advanced courses are also available, but this is the base. 2. yes, lot of companies have a ethical hacking team. U can get a job if u re worth paying. 3. I don't know much about CCNA, but I think U can do CEH without studying CCNA. 4. this will be according to the company, if u re in an MNC u may get around 6L (CTC) or even more. |
Newbie Member
27Oct2008,08:48 | #5 |
Ya Neo.
thanks for your reply.. u r right i was talking about CEH. do u really think its worthed studying this course or do you suggest any other course advance than this ..? or any course u think will hit the roof in the upcoming years ...? |
Invasive contributor
27Oct2008,12:21 | #6 |
finishing a certification doesn't matters. how much knowledge u possess is main. many other courses are also available.
see the list here http://www.issa.org/Resources/Indust...fications.html |


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Deschutes Basin River News
May 23, 2013 - Bend Bulletin - Editorial: Preserve Mirror Pond
Mirror Pond should be preserved as an icon of Bend
May 14, 2013 - Sisters Nugget - Fish habitat restoration succeeding at Camp Polk
Ever since the Deschutes Land Trust (DLT) took last year's historic step of returning Whychus Creek to its original meandering path at Camp Polk Meadow Preserve, anxious eyes have watched to see how the fish would adapt.
May 11, 2013 - Bend Bulletin - Editorial: Lower Whychus needs protection
I was pleased to see Whychus Creek featured in the recent article "Preserving Whychus: A hike reminds why" on April 29. I am on the board of directors for a new group, the Friends and Neighbors (aka FANS) of the Deschutes Canyon Area that is focused on helping to preserve and restore public lands in our backyards, including lower Whychus Creek.
May 02, 2013 - Bend Bulletin - Four options for Mirror Pond
The group responsible for finding a solution to silt buildup in Mirror Pond has settled on four options, and is expected to be ready to present the public with a look at the possibilities early next month.
Apr 29, 2013 - Bend Bulletin - Spring abloom in Whychus preserve
The trail was dry and dusty as a group of hikers set out Sunday morning to explore the Deschutes Land Trust's Whychus Canyon Preserve.
Apr 22, 2013 - Bend Bulletin - Newport Ave. dam future unclear
The Newport Avenue Dam could be one significant repair bill away from being shut down for good, according to a spokesman for the utility that operates the dam.
Apr 10, 2013 - Bend Bulletin - Whychus Creek project honored
A stream restoration project near Sisters was honored Tuesday in Salem with a statewide award from the Oregon State Land Board.
Mar 28, 2013 - Bend Bulletin - Editorial: Silt problems start farther upriver
I find it interesting that no one seems to address the real concern regarding silt and sediment problems in the Deschutes River.
Mar 21, 2013 - Bend Bulletin - Editorial: Remove the dam and let the river run
Remove the Deschutes River dam.
Mar 14, 2013 - Bend Bulletin - Mirror Pond options in the works
Members of the Mirror Pond Management Board got a preview Wednesday of the next phase in the effort to find a solution for the silt accumulating in Mirror Pond.
Feb 27, 2013 - Bend Bulletin - Poll shows support for dam removal
Those living closest to Mirror Pond overwhelmingly support removing the Newport Avenue Dam and allowing the Deschutes River to return to its natural state, according to an online survey by the Old Bend Neighborhood Association.
Feb 26, 2013 - Bend Bulletin - Editorial: Mirror Pond is new 'natural' for Deschutes River in Bend
The consideration of removing the Newport Avenue Dam and losing Mirror Pond, Bend's beautiful icon, is unbelievable.
Feb 22, 2013 - Bend Bulletin - Hydrologists discuss Mirror Pond
Hydrology experts assembled by the City Club of Central Oregon said Thursday there's no urgency to develop a plan to address silt buildup in Mirror Pond, and suggested an approach somewhere between attempting to maintain the historic pond and removing the Newport Avenue Dam could win broad community support.
Feb 21, 2013 - Bend Bulletin - Bend moves ahead with water plan
The Bend City Council voted 4-3 Wednesday night to proceed with its existing plan for a water pipeline and intake facility at Bridge Creek, and re-examine the type of treatment facility it will use.
Feb 16, 2013 - Bend Bulletin - Deal eases Umatilla Basin water dispute
The decades-long tug-of-war between farmers and environmentalists in Eastern Oregon's Umatilla Basin eased Friday when they, along with tribal interests and government regulators, agreed to a "declaration of cooperation" on a handful of projects to increase irrigation water without hurting endangered salmon.
Feb 14, 2013 - The Source Weekly - Council Will Proceed with Water Project
A majority of the Bend City Council voted last week to proceed with the pipe portion of the city's $68 million surface water improvement project.
Feb 14, 2013 - Bend Bulletin - Editorial: Pick a future for Mirror Pond
Engineering built Mirror Pond. Not nature. And now, Bend is trying to decide the pond's future.
Feb 14, 2013 - The Source Weekly - Editorial: Dammed Thinking
While sitting inside a Bend Park & Recreation District meeting room last Wednesday, I was immediately thankful that I didn't have Jim Figurski's job.
Feb 13, 2013 - Bend Bulletin - Second pond meet talks free flow
A crowd of 30 to 40 made the case Tuesday night for knocking down the Newport Avenue dam and letting the Deschutes River flow at a meeting concerning the future of Mirror Pond.
Feb 13, 2013 - Bend Bulletin - Mirror Pond, "crown jewel of Bend"
Around 30 Bend residents turned out Wednesday night to weigh in on the future of Mirror Pond at the first of two public meetings hosted by the Mirror Pond Steering Committee.


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I have been following this board for many years and have seen my events posted here. With the recent addition of our business Facebook page and the great interactive discussions, I thought I would also sign up here to get feedback from Redskin fans.
Briefly, Leader In Sports is a promotion, player representation and sports memorabilia sales company based in Fredericksburg, VA. We have exclusive appearance agreements with Chris Hanburger and Maxie Baughan (along with Roman Gabriel non-Redskin).
On Saturday, March 2nd we are working with Chris Hanburger and WFLS FM 93.3 radio to put on a benefit for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. Our goal is to have 5 or 6 Redskin Legends appear at this autograph event at the Spotsylvania Towne Center. The difference between this event and the 1972 Redskins Reunion we did several years ago is we want fewer players, but all big enough names where people would come out and see them individually.
So far we have commitments from: Chris Hanburger, Sam Huff and Charles Mann. We have another legend who the agreement was just mailed to and several more checking their schedules.
Now, after all of that introduction, I would love some feedback on names you guys would like to see at this event.


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Ivars Peterson's MathTrek |
So many teams and so little room at the top. Which team becomes the national champion in U.S. college football rests on rankings, which reflect the opinions of poll participants (and, nowadays, also computer ratings).
This year, Ohio State plays for the national title in the championship bowl game. And its opponent will be Florida rather than Michigan because the "experts," in their voting, judged that Florida would be the more worthy opponent.
This outcome hasn't pleased everyone, and, as happens nearly every year, many have criticized the vagaries of the ranking system for allowing apparently flawed or unfair outcomes.
Similar problems in determining which team or player deserves a national or year-end championship or how they ought to be seeded for a tournament occur in other sports that also employ elaborate rating schemes to rank teams or players.
In a paper published in a recent issue of SIAM Review, Paul K. Newton and Kamran Aslam of the University of Southern California argue against the widespread belief that it is possible, with just the right tweaking, to come up with a ranking system that yields reasonable results and eliminates logical inconsistenciesand, hence, settles all arguments, leaving everyone satisfied.
"The philosophy behind these systems is that there should be a player or team that 'deserves' to be recognized as 'the best,' and if only the correct method were found, such a team could be unambiguously chosen," Newton and Aslam write.
But it's impossible to make such a guarantee. The argument hinges on an application of a theorem proved by economist Kenneth Arrow. He showed that, under certain reasonable assumptions, there is no method for constructing social preferences (rankings) from arbitrary individual ones (votes).
One such assumption is that, when team A is ranked higher than team B, and team B is ranked higher than team C, then team A is ranked higher than team C. This seems like a reasonable requirement.
But voting schemes can readily undermine this desirable result, even when just three teams or players are involved.
Newton and Aslam cite the example of the selection of the top men's tennis player in 2002. That year, Pete Sampras won the U.S. Open, Andre Agassi won the Australian Open, and Lleyton Hewitt won Wimbledon. Suppose that three judges voted for player of the year as shown in the table below.
Judge |
Sampras |
Agassi |
Hewitt |
American | 1 |
2 |
3 |
British | 2 |
3 |
1 |
Australian | 3 |
1 |
2 |
Note that two out of the three judges ranked Sampras ahead of Agassi, two out of three put Agassi ahead of Hewitt, and two of three put Hewitt ahead of Sampras!
"Such outcome-based methods based on voting, as the one used to crown the NCAA national football champion, very often produce logical inconsistencies that are the basis for arguments that cannot be settled rationally," Newton and Aslam contend.
They add, "The amount of energy and effort spent on arguing over rankings of all types (particularly in college football, where few games are played compared to the total number of teams involved, but also regarding the notorious U.S. News and World Report Annual Ranking of Colleges) is an indication of the pervasiveness of Arrow's theorem."
Newton and Aslam favor a different, probabilistic approach for ranking teams or players, which makes predictions about outcomes in head-to-head competitions. To rank tennis players, for instance, the idea is to run thousands of simulated tournaments with players randomly ordered in fictitious draws before a real tournament begins and to use the accumulated statistical winning distributions as the basis for seeding the actual tournament. The player most likely to win the tournament based on the simulations would become the top seed in the real draw, and so on.
The researchers describe how to do such Monte Carlo simulations for tennis. They argue that, with enough computer power, such simulations could be run for college football as a way to rank the teams.
Although Newton and Aslam don't specifically call for a playoff system, it's easy to see that the top eight teams, as determined by such simulations at the end of the season, could then vie for the national championship in a set of playoff games.
"Moving toward systems that are probabilistic and predictive would finesse the inherent inconsistencies guaranteed by Arrow's impossibility theorem," Newton and Aslam conclude, "and would better reflect the reality that a victory of a lower-ranked player over a high-ranked one in a single match is not necessarily an inconsistent outcome."
Klarreich, E. 2002. Election selection. Science News 162(Nov. 2):280-282. Available at http://www.sciencenews.org/articles/20021102/bob8.asp.
Newton, P.K., and K. Aslam. 2006. Monte Carlo tennis. SIAM Review 48(No. 4):722-742. Abstract available at http://dx.doi.org/10.1137/050640278.
Peterson, I. 2005. Ranking college football teams. MAA Online (Nov. 14).
______. 2005. Winning at tennis. MAA Online (June 13).
______. 2004. College football, rankings, and wandering monkeys. MAA Online (Sept. 8).
______. 2003. Election reversals. MAA Online (Oct. 20).
______. 1998. Who's really no. 1? MAA Online (Dec. 14).
______. 1998. How to fix an election. MAA Online (Nov. 2).
______. 1997. Getting slammed in tennis. MAA Online (Dec. 1).
Stefani, R.T. 1997. Survey of the major world sports rating systems. Journal of Applied Statistics 24(December):635-646. Abstract available at http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02664769723387.
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Cookbook creator says: Quick & Easy to make, taste great (printed and altered copy in my recipe book) Submitted by ELLYMAY1590 Carbs: 5.6g | Fat: 0.1g | Fiber: 1.4g | Protein: 1.3g | Calories: 24.4
Cookbook creator says: Very good Submitted by MEAUNIQUE Carbs: 6.8g | Fat: 3.9g | Fiber: 1.2g | Protein: 7.7g | Calories: 90.6
Cucumbers give this guacamole a refreshing flavor. Submitted by COACH_NICOLE Carbs: 4.8g | Fat: 6.8g | Fiber: 3.2g | Protein: 1g | Calories: 77.5
Low-cal, low-fat and great with Italian pasta dishes and garlic chicken pizza Submitted by DORIGIRL Carbs: 5g | Fat: 1.2g | Fiber: 0g | Protein: 10.7g | Calories: 76.6
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2011 has been a great year for conferences. I've attended more meetings this year than I have done in the past few years combined and it's all thanks to social media. Some of these meetings, I've been physically present at, but equally I've been able to take part virtually through using social media tools.
Not all of your target audience can physically attend your events – it might be logistically awkward for them, or work and family commitments may prevent them from going along. But that's no reason for them to miss out, nor is it a reason for you to miss their input. Here are two ways to bring your on and off-line supporters together at your next event.
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Set up a twitter hashtag for your event and encourage attendees to tweet live from the event. I see this working to great effect when I attend conferences – people love to tweet highlights of talks, photos of those present, the room, the speakers, everything they can. It creates a dynamic feel to your event. Your off-line audience get to follow along with the talks and the conversation and they can join in too by tweeting their own questions and comments (using the same hashtag). They can also join in at anytime online by doing a twitter hashtag search. Assign someone from your event management team to curate the twitter conversation using a tool such as storify, which makes no distinction between who is attending in-person and who is there virtually.
2. Live Streaming
Using UStream or another live streaming site you can stream your event live and even let off-line viewers take part with their questions and comments. At the recent Bloggers International forum which I took part in, the organisers used UStream to great effect. Also at this event, organisers ran spot prizes specifically for off-line viewers and those following along on Twitter. They were asked a question and tweeted their answer and the correct answer won a prize. This could easily be adapted for an online auction for your next charity fundraising event.
Do you attend events off-line? What works for you if you do? Can you suggest other ways of bringing on and off-line audiences together?
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What is an octothorpe?
The following definition comes from the World Wide Words website
Octothorpe is just one of a plethora of names for the symbol # In the US it's often called the pound key, because it has long been used to mark numbers related to weight, or for similar reasons the number sign, which is also one of its internationally agreed names. Elsewhere it is commonly called hash, a term dating from the 1970s that may have been a popular misunderstanding of hatch.
So now you know if this question ever comes up in a pub quiz!
But more immediately why should you care about octothorpes or in Twitter parlance, hashtags?
A hashtag is a keyword marked by the # symbol in front of it. When you click on the hashtag it is hyperlinked to all other tweets using that tag, so it is a handy way to categorize tags and connect with others interested in the same topic.
Here is one on my own Twitter timeline for #bcsm (breast cancer social media) which represents an ongoing conversation on Twitter within the breast cancer community.Twitter really comes into its own when it draws interested parties together in a real-time virtual conversation this way and hashtags facilitate the conversation.
I also use hashtags to curate an event, either by building a story on storify (more about that in an upcoming post) or to look back after the event on what people have been tweeting. It is also a useful tool during the event to see who is there that you might like to network with – simply search the hashtags to see who is present and tweeting from the event. This has worked very well for me at several recent events. Furthermore if I can't attend an event in person, I can follow along on the conversation through the hashtags. It is also a great way to connect on and off line attendees and create a buzz around your event offline.
This is just a simple overview of hashtags for Twitter newbies, and I hope it has demystified the octothorpe for you. So now, get tweeting and don't forget those hashtags – who knows you may even start to trend if enough people tweet with your tags.
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How to create a Tweetwall for your next event
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This week's cool tool information comes courtesy of Amanda Webb of Spiderworking, one of the founders of Bloggers International.
If you have been to a social media conference lately, you may well have seen all the relevant tweets displayed on a big 'Twitter Wall'. It's a great way to keep people engaged on Twitter during an event and for people at home to join in with those who attend.
How do you create a tweetwall?
TweetWally helps you easily create a Twitter Wall for projection at your event. The nice thing about TweetWally over some of the other options is that it allows you to customise the colour schemes, allows you to embed it in your website and gives you a url of your choice.
Another great feature is the 'view for iPhone' option that is handy for those on the move or those tweeting from their phone at the event.
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Aug 13, 2012; Anaheim, CA, USA; Los Angeles Angels manager Mike Scioscia argues an out call against Los Angeles Angels catcher Chris Iannetta (17) during the game against the Cleveland Indians during the third inning at the Angel Stadium of Anaheim. Mandatory Credit: Kelvin Kuo-US PRESSWIRE
Final Score in Anaheim: Indians 6 Angels 2
The Los Angeles Angels scored a total of zero runs off a starter with an ERA that's now 4.50 after throwing six scoreless innings. Offensively they were 0-9 with RISP and hit into two double plays. A streaking Kendrys Morales went 0-4 in the cleanup spot.
C.J. Wilson pitched a pretty solid game and our bullpen continued its march to wherever it is terrible pitchers hang out.
On a brighter note, the Texas Rangers lost tonight leaving us eight out of first and 2.5 out of the 2nd wildcard spot.
All of the Angels scoring was courtesy of an Albert Pujols two-run homer in the bottom of the 8th inning. That brought the score of the game to 3-2. The bullpen did not exactly blow it, but a one-run deficit is something people stay at the stadium to see overcome. Folks were streaming out as the Hisanori Takahashi and Jason Isringhausen top of the ninth meltdown began in earnest.
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Even though he wore suits tailored cheaply in Hong Kong, his business card said he was the Assistant to the Associate Director of Commercial Leasing, and I was impressed. Despite being engaged to the second oldest son of the best cosmetic surgeon in Brisbane, I hungered for him to fill the empty hours between Bootcamp and designing my own jewellery line.
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As he opened the front door, I tried to remember what Lorna Jane had written on her blackboard that morning. Was it "I move, I nourish, I believe" or "I earn my chocolate one step at a time"? I was so confused. Oh, why could I not hear my idol's words when I so desperately needed them?
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Centre College is now known for hosting vice-presidential debates, but the school has a tradition of discussing big issues that was passed on to Kentucky School for the Deaf by one of the college's prominent former students.
Literary societies began forming at Centre in the early 19th century, as they had at other colleges around that time. For a country dealing with its growth and moving toward civil war, there was plenty of heady subject matter.
"At the time, classes were primarily rote memorization and recitation," said Bob Glass, special collections librarian at Centre's Grace Doherty Library. "Part of the impetus was that you had a lot of students who were planning on going into law or other fields where it was important to be well spoken. It gave them a way to hone their public speaking skills."
Glass said the debates within the literary societies didn't closely resemble the competitive debate teams that would develop later in the 19th and early 20th century. They didn't compete with other groups, instead dividing up in to two sides, with a committee determining a topic. Each would deliver a paper for their side and the society's president decided who made the better argument.
Programs from some of the societies' events indicate the debates usually were held in connection with commemorations such as George Washington's birthday.
Not unlike the Greek organizations that would eventually supplant them, the societies were exclusive, insular and held secretive induction rituals. Despite the high-minded objectives many of the groups espoused, teachers at the time were not overly enamored with them.
"The faculty was iffy about the literary societies, because they wanted the students to conform," Glass said. "I would say they mostly tolerated them, while they were adamantly opposed to fraternities when they started to form."
Centre student Brittany Burnett studied the formation of the groups at Centre and focused her junior thesis paper on the how debates held by the Agore Adelphon society — later Philologoi society — in 1856 helped illuminate what students thought and why during the hectic pre-Civil War years.
Like their contemporaries at other colleges in the 1800s, Burnett found many Centre students were seeking a return to classical Greek and Roman learning styles through pursuits like oratory and debate.
Before the Agore Adelphon was established, the college also sustained the Athenaen Literary Society, and the two major groups, the Deinologian Literary Society and the Chamberlain Philosophical and Literary Society. The latter counted among its regular or honorary membership future Gov. James McCreary, Dr. Ephraim McDowell and James G. Birney, a Danville native who became a prominent lawyer, politician and abolitionist.
Burnett wrote that Agore Adelphon had tackled mostly subjects less fraught with controversy, such as like wither love could exist without jealousy or who was a better general, Washington or Napoleon Bonaparte. That changed as fractures developed in the union that would lead to a war that would shape many of the students' young lives.
In 1856, when the group debated the Brooks-Sumner Affair, in which pro-slavery South Carolina congressman Preston Brooks beat Massachusetts congressman Charles Sumner with a cane on the floor of the U.S. House. The society debated whether Brooks should be expelled from Congress.
The group, with a heavy contingent from the border south, ultimately concluded Brooks should stay.
One of the Chamberlin society's members during the 1850s was John William "Billy" Jacobs, son of the school's Superintendent John Adamson Jacobs, whose name was given to the school's iconic building Jacobs Hall. William Jacobs would go on to become a beloved KSD figure in his own right, who formed a literary society that existed in some form into the late 20th century.
KSD was inextricably linked to Centre since it was founded in 1823, when it was known as the Asylum for the Tuition of the Deaf and Dumb. The first state-funded school for deaf in the country, the name was changed to The Kentucky Institution for the Education of Deaf-Mutes in the 1880s before finally becoming Kentucky School for the Deaf in 1904.
After the school for deaf students was set up by the state legislature, the board of trustees for Centre also acted as trustees for KSD until 1870.
The person responsible with bringing the debating tradition to KSD was Jacobs, who graduated from Centre in 1854 at 17 and became a teacher at KSD. According to the school's annual report in 1863, he "established a literary society for the students for mutual instruction and self-improvement," which was unique among deaf schools.
Brad Nystrom, an emeritus professor of education at Centre, was asked by JoAnn Hamm of the Jacobs Hall Museum to write a series of plays. He relied primarily on yearly reports on the school and the school's newspaper, the Kentucky Standard. Although he didn't focus on William Jacobs or debate, Nystrom found plenty of information about both.
The newspaper indicated the literary societies also included activities like storytelling and recitation of speeches, much like present day forensics competitions.
Hamm also has done extensive research into William Jacobs' role in the life of the school. She said the debates would have been moderated by teachers, which would have included the noted instructor and printer George M. McClure Sr. A Centre graduate, McClure also published the Kentucky Standard for more than five of the eight decades he spent at the school as a student, teacher and administrator.