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I think that I should have a weekly post dedicated to "Things I Don't Love" (a nice euphemism lifted from Nate & Chica). I do love Fridays, so that seems like a good day to write.
Things I Don't Love: Oval Country Stickers
They probably started out ok. After being used in Europe for an actual purpose, probably a few Europeans brought their cars here and kept their stickers. That's fine. Then some others proud of their heritage thought it would be a good idea too. Ok, I'm still sort of with you. But then everyone went traveling. And suddenly they were from the countries they traveled to. And then they slapped a sticker on their car back at home. At this point, I'm not loving it, as I am not a fan of bumper stickers in general, but it is almost tolerable. Then came the other stickers, styled the same but saying things like "Woof" and other "cute" things. Then a couple of weeks ago came the clincher pushing me over the edge in my hatred: the white ovals that said "Alki*" in the middle. The driver was probably happy, driving around, showing his or her Alki pride, but I hated it. It just seemed so ridiculous to me. You aren't any cooler because you happen to live in Alki.
But then I got an idea. What about selling stickers that said "Medina**"? That's right people. I just figured out how to make my first million dollars.
*Alki is a community in Seattle with a long beach that people hang out on and walk/rollerblade/skate on the sidewalk. It's "cool" to live in Alki
**Medina being a community in the Seattle area in which Bill Gates and lots of other rich people live


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This is the full text of the paper that Karoline and I wrote for the QAA Enhancement Themes 2018 conference and presented on 7 June.
Lecture Recording: A student co-creation case study
Anne-Marie Scott, Karoline Nanfeldt. University of Edinburgh.
The University of Edinburgh has been using lecture recording at a modest scale for nearly a decade and it has been exceptionally popular with students. Lecture recording has always been understood as a supplemental resource to aid revision, adding richness to our digital collections.
Students Association officers were elected in each of the 2012 – 2016 elections with lecture recording as part of their manifesto. At the 2016 election, lecture recording was in the manifestos of 3 out of 4 winning candidates. A 2015 external report on the student digital experience identified lecture recording as a significant missing component. Widely available, centrally provided lecture recording was also one of the main recommendations from the 2016 review of the University Accessible and Inclusive Learning Policy. In response to this demand to increase the use of lecture recording, we began a 3 year programme to rollout a new service to 400 teaching spaces in September 2016. The first phase launched in September 2017.
This case study describes our lecture recording programme, highlighting the response to student demand. We will cover how the project has gone beyond consultation, including students as active co-creators of the new service working with staff as colleagues from the procurement stage onwards. We will discuss the benefits for the institution and for students of taking this approach.
Lecture recording has become a widespread and pervasive component of technology enhanced learning within Universities and is often understood to be an inherently student-focused part of the digital education portfolio. Lecturing typically remains one of the few high-stakes activities within the institution; if a student is ill or otherwise unable to attend, there is often no alternative provision. By 2016 every Russell Group University except Edinburgh had a mature centrally supported lecture recording service and many of the implementations of lecture recording within comparator institutions were in direct response to student demand: Students petitioned the University of Leeds in 2014; lecture recording was the number 1 service requested by students at the University of Oxford; and the University of Newcastle implemented lecture recording as a direct response to concerns about charging students fees.
At the University of Edinburgh, student demand for lecture recording came in a number of forms:
- Students Association officers were elected in each of the 2012 – 2016 elections with lecture recording as part of their manifesto. At the 2016 election, lecture recording was in the manifestos of 3 out of 4 winning candidates.
- In the data collected as part of the 2013 business case for refreshing our media asset management facilities, lecture recording was the number one requested media technology from Edinburgh students.
- A 2015 report from external consultants (Headscape) on the Edinburgh student digital experience identified lecture recording as a significant missing component from the student perspective. High demand for lecture recording was linked to expectations about the experience at a globally-ranked University, and anxiety about coping with workload stress and illness.
- Investment in an opt-out centrally provided lecture recording solution was one of the significant recommendation from the 2016 review of the University Accessible and Inclusive Learning Policy.
- A 2016 survey in the School of Divinity at University of Edinburgh showed that students are accessing lecture recordings for a range of purposes including as part of writing coursework essays and for tutorial preparation. There was a very strong theme of using recordings to augment notes taken in the physical lecture. "I feel as though the lectures are fast paced and I often miss some of the information whilst trying to get to grips with some of the difficult concepts. I hate to miss the lectures, but having the video recordings has made the course far more manageable."
The University is committed to investing in and improving the student experience and it was recognised that there was a significant risk that we were overlooking a key area that would have positive influence, as well as falling behind our peers. This paper will outline the approach taken to developing a new, centrally-supported lecture recording service at the University of Edinburgh, and highlight the central and active role that students have played in its development.
Student satisfaction and support for learning
Research has shown that the use of recorded lectures as a supplement to face to face learning has a positive effect on student achievement, and has particular benefit for non-native speakers, students with specific disabilities, and students from diverse backgrounds, in addition to the well-being and satisfaction of the student population as a whole. Making it simple to record lectures affords staff opportunities to be innovative and creative within their teaching practice, as well as offering increased flexibility around use of the physical estate. Emerging research in the field of learning analytics is providing exciting insight into how use of media and other online resources support and enhance learning.
Initial results from the 2016 study at the University of Edinburgh by Headscape into "the digital student experience", found that students had a number of key use cases for lecture recording including:
- Understanding of lectures by students where English is not their first language
- Catching up on lectures they had missed due to illness or other personal issues
- Reviewing of lecture material for understanding, assignments or exam review
Williams and Fardon (2007) studied the impact of lecture recordings on students with disabilities at the University of Western Australia. Lecture recordings can be captioned, supporting not only deaf and hard of hearing students, but those with learning differences. Looking at 130 students with self-reported disabilities, 66% said recordings are an "essential" learning tool. Recordings also help the 25% of students in the study with mobility impairments who could not physically attend class.
Shaw and Molnar (2011) report an overall course performance increase of 6%. They reported that as a proportion of the whole population, non-native English speakers benefitted significantly more.
Leadbeater et al. (2013) report around 50% of a course cohort used recorded lectures, rising to 75% for some specific courses at the University of Birmingham. Student use of recorded materials was targeted and strategic, with some choosing to use small sections to revise specific concepts, whereas others played back the entire lecture. Of those replaying the whole lecture a very high proportion were dyslexic or non-native speakers of English.
Project Overview
At the start of 2016, we had around 35 rooms enabled for automated, centrally managed lecture recording. However, our system was 8 years old, beyond end of life, and would need to close completely after academic year 2016/17. Due to the declining reliability of the central lecture recording service, the College of Arts, Humanities and Social Science had invested in their own solution and purchased the Panopto system. In academic year 15/16 the Panopto license was extended to allow other Colleges to pilot the system. However, license fees, local IT support, a hard requirement to use the Learn VLE, and no automated recording was proving to be a barrier to participation. There was strong demand from all 3 Colleges for a single centrally supported system to meet student expectations.
Using the evidence of sustained student demand, combined with research outlining significant benefits for many key groups of students, we successfully bid for funding, and initiated a 3-year project to roll out lecture recording into around 400 teaching spaces.
Figure 1: Overview of the 3-year Lecture Recording Programme
The following project objectives were identified within the business case used to secure funding, ensuring that student needs were foregrounded from the start:
- Enhance student satisfaction with learning resources and academic support by automating the recording of lectures at scale across the institution and making them available to supplement face-to-face teaching.
- Reduce the risks around lecturing as a high-stakes activity, in particular supporting student well-being and reducing stress.
- Support the recruitment of international students for whom English is not their first language.
- Support the learning of students with specific disabilities.
- Support pedagogical innovation by enabling staff to record their lectures and use contact time for other activities (flipped classroom).
- Support sustainability and creativity through growing a repository of high quality recorded lectures that can be shared, re-used and re-mixed as appropriate.
- Support sustainability and simplification by delivering a solution within centrally managed teaching spaces that can be extended into locally managed teaching spaces through a 'buy-in' option.
- Enable more flexible use of the physical estate as lecture delivery will not be limited by physical room size.
- Create new opportunities for research, particularly in relation to learning analytics and teaching at scale.
Students as Co-Creators
There are many examples of students working as co-producers of knowledge and curriculum within Universities. Within this project we made a deliberate decision to go beyond consultation and incorporated students as active participants in the co-creation of the new lecture recording service via a number of routes.
As there were a number of options available to us in terms of lecture recording technology, we used the competitive dialogue procurement process. Competitive dialogue involves a pre-qualification stage, after which successful suppliers work through rounds of dialogue with the institutional team to explore how their product might best fit needs and then finally respond to a very tightly defined Invitation to Tender process.
We made a conscious decision to include students within the competitive dialogue team and through our Students Association, recruited 2 representatives. This was an entirely voluntary activity and in practice only the School convenor from the School of Philosophy, Psychology & Language Sciences was able to participate.
From the start our student representative was a full member of the procurement team and was in the room with suppliers, quizzing them on how their solution best met student learning needs, and helping to draft the Invitation to Tender. This was a novel, but not unwelcome experience for suppliers, and her input directly influenced both the weightings and questions in the final Invitation to Tender document particularly where features of the product or services on offer related to the student experience. She also negotiated with the institutional team during the consensus stage of scoring the ITT, again arguing in favour of elements felt to benefit the student experience.
Student Internships
After the procurement had been successfully completed, we employed 2 student interns on 12-week long summer placements to help deliver the service. One of these was the intern who had helped us with the procurement phase. As we worked towards the first service launch in September 2017, interns working as part of the implementation team undertook the following activities:
- Interviewed academic colleagues and developed a series of short videos on the benefits of lecture recording
- Wrote a post for our Teaching Matters blog on lecture recording and attendance
- Delivered face to face training for academic staff on accessibility, copyright and using open resources in lecture materials
- Supported the delivery of the wider training programme via admin support
- Attended various academic user groups to present the student perspective on the project
- Designed merchandise, including sourcing from suppliers (t-shirts, pens, card wallets)
- Developed student-facing communications materials, including a flyer to go in Welcome Week materials
- Installed signage and helped commission the first 138 rooms for first launch
- Helped to recruit, train and supervise student helpers over the start of term launch period
We subsequently kept 1 intern on for a further 9 months on a part-time placement to continue to deliver training, communications assistance and to evaluate the student helper scheme.
Students as the face of the service
In order to support the first 2 weeks of the live service, we also recruited and trained around 30 student helpers. These students were the public face of the new service as it launched, visiting lecture theatres at the start of teaching and directing academic colleagues quickly towards support where it was required.
The student helpers were instructed not to provide technical support. In the eventuality of any issues, they were asked to contact our Helpline with the issue. At first they were asked to hang back, but in the first few days, it became clear that it worked better if they said hello to the academic, and thereafter left if they were not needed. Student helpers were surveyed as part of the activity evaluation, and it is clear that they would have liked more training on how to use the system and would like to provide basic technical support on-site, especially to do an ad-hoc recording. Student helpers found that some lecturers became interested in doing an ad-hoc recording because they were there.
The impact of this project has been significant. In terms of meeting student expectations and demands, although there continues to be pressure to scale up the use of lecture recording and move swiftly to an opt-out model there was no mention of lecture recording in any of the Students Association 2018 election literature, suggesting that it is no longer an active campaigning issue. Initial evaluation activities are also highlighting that some of the benefits for key groups of students are being realised:
"The recorded lectures have been amazing for me. I just listened if I was at the lecture, and then made notes on them while watching them at home. Seeing the lecturer is even better than audio. I have problems doing handwriting for extended periods. As a carer I have to drive frequently on a one hour commute […], and listening to the audio of the lecture in my car reduced my stress because I really felt I was making good use of the time for my studies as well as doing my family duty."
There was already strong direction from our Chief Information Officer towards offering student employment opportunities, however there is now a push towards having student interns participate actively in all major student-facing projects. This summer we will be employing a new intern to continue to work with us on lecture recording, and a new intern to support the implementation and rollout of an academic blogging service. 3 new interns have also now joined our Digital Skills team to deliver training and we are considering an intern to support our Wikimedian in Residence.
In general, our Information Services Group is being seen positively by students as a place to work, and the opportunity to shape the services they use is highly valued. Students who have been involved in internships with us on this project continue to want to be involved in other aspects of our work. One intern is actively looking to pursue a career as a learning technologist upon graduation and another has gotten involved with our Wikipedia work, running their own edit-athon in the School of Law.
Colleagues impressions of what student interns can do, and the standard of work they can produce has been also been improved. There is a greater awareness of the role that students can play and the experience that they can bring. Student interns are often canvassed as trusted colleagues for their views on a wide variety of activities within Information Services Group.
The student helpers scheme for the start of term is being considered for expansion to support the rollout of Windows 10 across campus, and in the Vet School it has led to students proactively asking to set up an ongoing IT help scheme.
Our students have also been recognised beyond the institution, with our longest serving student intern being asked to participate in 2 cross-institution student panels on lecture recording.
Conclusion and Recommendations
Whilst no individual student can hope to represent the entire student body, we know that diversity in teams makes for better outcomes. More breadth of opinion and experience can spark more innovative thinking about challenges. Employing students will bring their authentic experience of being a student right now, and can avoid defaulting to any lazy stereotypes. In short having students in the room will make us all better and will ensure that the services that we develop are genuinely built with students needs in mind. With that in mind, we would offer the following three recommendations for any projects looking to take a similar approach:
- Employ students
The benefits for students and ourselves are significant. Our students are keen, enthusiastic, hard-working and usually very committed to the institution. Employing students is an opportunity to offer meaningful work experience and at the same time benefit from their fresh perspective. If the institution offers understanding and a bit of flexibility when it comes to working hours during term-time, part-time employment can also work very well with a student's studies.
- Don't underestimate students
Student colleagues may question or challenge our systems or the way we work. Embrace those challenges, be prepared to think critically about whether things need to be the way they are. Offer genuine opportunities to students to play significant hands-on roles in shaping the services that they use, particularly where those services are designed to enhance their student experience. Make sure that students feel valued and part of the team – a major part of getting the most of a student's potential is to ensure they feel like they can voice their opinion and that their contributions matter.
- Engage with a diverse group of students where possible
Use students to engage with the wider student body. No matter a student's background, they share the experience of being students at the same University, which can create a shared sense of understanding.
Leadbeater, W. Shuttleworth, T. Couperthwaite, J. Nightingale, K.P. (2013). Evaluating the use and impact of lecture recording in undergraduates: Evidence for distinct approaches by different groups of students, Computers & Education, 61: 185-192. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compedu.2012.09.011.
Shaw, G. P. and Molnar, D. (2011). Non‐native english language speakers benefit most from the use of lecture capture in medical school. Biochem. Mol. Biol. Educ., 39: 416-420. doi:10.1002/bmb.20552
Williams, J. & Fardon, M. (2007). Perpetual connectivity: Lecture recordings and portable media players. In ICT: Providing choices for learners and learning. Proceedings Ascilite Singapore 2007. http://www.ascilite.org.au/conferences/singapore07/procs/williams-jo.pdf
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52. The so-called fight-or-flight response (Line 2, Para. 1) refers to ________.
A) the biological process in which human beings' sense of self-defense evolves
B) the instinctive fear human beings feel when faced with potential danger
C) the act of evaluating a dangerous situation and making a quick decision
D) the elaborate mechanism in the human brain for retrieving information
53. From the studies conducted by LeDoux we learn that _________.
A) reactions of humans and animals to dangerous situations are often unpredictable
B) memories of significant events enable people to control fear and distress
C) people's unpleasant memories are derived from their feelings of fear
D) the amygdala plays a vital part in human and animals responses to potential danger
54. From the passage we know that ________.
A) a little worry will do us good if handled properly
B) a little worry will enable us to survive a recession
C) fear strengthens the human desire to survive danger
D) fear helps people to anticipate certain future events
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A) Ask for help from the people around you.
B) Use the belt-tightening strategies for survival.
C) Seek professional advice and take action.
D) Underst and the situation and be fully prepared.
56. In Hallowell's view, people's reaction to the terrorist threat last fall was ________.
A) ridiculous B) understandable
C) over-cautious D) sensible
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In a purely biological sense, fear begins with the body's system for reacting to things that can harm us -- the so-called fight-or-flight response. An animal that can't detect danger can't stay alive, says Joseph LeDoux. Like animals, humans evolved with an elaborate mechanism for processing information about potential threats. At its core is a cluster of neurons (神经元) deep in the brain known as the amygdala (扁桃核).
LeDoux studies the way animals and humans respond to threats to understand how we form memories of significant events in our lives. The amygdala receives input from many parts of the brain, including regions responsible for retrieving memories. Using this information, the amygdala appraises a situation - I think this charging dog wants to bite me - and triggers a response by radiating nerve signals throughout the body. These signals produce the familiar signs of distress: trembling, perspiration and fast-moving feet, just to name three.
This fear mechanism is critical to the survival of all animals, but no one can say for sure whether beasts other than humans know they're afraid. That is, as LeDoux says, if you put that system into a brain that has consciousness, then you get the feeling of fear.
Humans, says Edward M. Hallowell, have the ability to call up images of bad things that happened in the past and to anticipate future events. Combine these higher thought processes with our hardwired danger-detection systems, and you get a near-universal human phenomenon: worry.
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Hallowell insists, though, that there's a right way to worry. Never do it alone, get the facts and then make a plan, he says. Most of us have survived a recession, so we're familiar with the belt-tightening strategies needed to survive a slump.
Unfortunately, few of us have much experience dealing with the threat of terrorism, so it's been difficult to get facts about how we should respond. That's why Hallowell believes it was okay for people to indulge some extreme worries last fall by asking doctors for Cipro (抗炭疽菌的药物) and buying gas masks.
53. From the studies conducted by LeDoux we learn that _________.
A) reactions of humans and animals to dangerous situations are often unpredictable
B) memories of significant events enable people to control fear and distress
C) people's unpleasant memories are derived from their feelings of fear
D) the amygdala plays a vital part in human and animals responses to potential danger
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Happy Tuesday night, readers! Because our weekend energy has officially worn off, but our love for reading can never be quenched (even with book reviews like the one I did yesterday–check it out if you haven't), Bad Things are more prone to happen whilst we read than on the weekends.
I thought this list by Doubleday on Buzzfeed did a perfectly hilarious job of illustrating this concept. I think we readers can relate to most of these, although perhaps in less dramatic ways (only slightly less, for #1). [My personal thoughts are interjected in pink in brackets.]
1. You spill your coffee.
[Seriously. I have a reputation at work, even with my "spill-proof" mug.]
2. Your subway car gets crowded.
[Hopefully, someone has text on the back of his/her shirt around you to tide you over, trite or vulgar as it may be.]
3. You still have to go to work or school.
Even though you JUST GOT TO THE BEST PART!
[Seriously. Book hangover? Sometimes, I walk into work with a British accent from an audiobook and catch it just in time–so far.]
4. Your favorite character dies.
[This is terrible. I need at least 10 minutes by myself to collect myself, and even then, only pictures of Oreo keep my chin up.]
5. Your bookmark falls out.
[The worst! I NEVER fold corners, though I know I'm unusual on this one.]
6. Your favorite author's new book is a total flop.
[Even the best of us writers need an editor who will stand up to us…]
7. You have to go to the bathroom…
and you're in public so you can't take the book with you.
[eBooks on a mobile phone? Just saying. Don't sweat it, Ralphie.]
8. Papercuts
[Battle scars, my friend.]
9. You Discover A Missing Page
[Or a scratched audiobook disc that NO ONE saw fit to mention in the "damage report" to the library…really guys, where were you raised?! When this happens to me, I can't move on without finding an unabridged copy. You might miss the best part!!]
10. Someone tells you the surprise twist ending.
[I get really emotional about this. I literally scream "NO!" at least once, usually three times, and stomp around (right, Jennifer? <3). What has been spoiled cannot be unspoiled. It's kind of like if a fortune teller told you how you'd die without your asking.]
11. You start to get car sick on a long trip.
[Also terrible, unless you're alone, in which case–audiobooks!]
12. You left your book somewhere.
13. You have to wait for your friends to finish a book so you can FINALLY talk about it
[Yes! Although, I'm guilty of this, too. Jessie has been begging us both to read Allegiant, and I know it's torturing her…sorry, dear. ❤ I have such a long TBR list!! She's a voracious reader, even during a full-time college schedule, and she outpaces me every time! A good one to have on my reading superhero team. 😉
Sometimes, when I'm waiting for someone to read a book, I even have to ask the friend to summarize plots again for me by the time s/he gets around to it, since my mind is already deep into another book.
But, one of the many wonders of the internet, and WordPress especially, is that it is a ready huge network of fans of every book imaginable.]
I hope your week is full of lovely reading and minimal disasters, dear readers! Join me this Thursday for a special reflective post on my 7th anniversary of a miracle that changed my life forever–the day that started a journey of not only surviving my traumatic brain injury, but also learning about true strength and love. I promise it will be a happy post. 🙂


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We've filmed screencasts of our teammates demonstrating new features to help you get a feel for qri. Check out some of them below.
Please note! We're improving qri every day. Some of these videos, while still useful, may not reflect the most current state of the app.
Screencast Demo - 0.7.1 (filmed June 19, 2019)
What's covered:
- Getting data from app.qri.io to your desktop
- Exporting data from qri
Screencast Demo - 0.6.1 (filmed Dec 17, 2018)
What's covered:
- Navigation
- How to add datasets published by other peers
- Defining published vs. non-published datasets
- How to publish and unpublish a dataset.
Screencast Demo - 0.5.0 (filmed Oct 3, 2018)
What's covered:
- How to download Qri
- Editing a profile
- How to create and edit a dataset using the body editor
- Tour of metadata, structure and commits
- How to export a dataset file (with all of its components)
- How to remove a dataset
Screencast Demo - 0.4.0 (filmed Sep 27, 2018)
What's covered:
- Tour 'my datasets' page
- Viewing a dataset's body, metadata, schema and commit history
- Using Starlark to create a dataset from a web page via a Transform script
- Use of some command Line tools
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Sited in the southern extremity of the Nagarhole National Park, Kabini River Lodge is the ideal retreat where tourists can enjoy a lazy weekend in the tranquil quietude. The oasis of idyllic green, located on the banks of the meandering Kabini River is ranked amongst the top notch wildlife resorts in the world. The river lodge happens to be the hunting grounds of the former Maharajah of Mysore.
Kabini River Lodge's claim to fame rests in the fact that the wildlife resort offers refuge to innumerable elephants. In fact, it is hardly surprising to be greeted by scores of herds while traveling through the wilderness.
The sylvan landscape, the glittering pools, gleaming like a mirage of quicksilver under the nimble movements of the diamonds of the playful saffron sunbeams, the merry twitter of the birds and the occasional trumpets of the wild elephants, echoing across large distances personifies the natural wonders that Kabini River Lodge, a beacon of wildlife tourism in India holds before the mesmerized tourists.
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A federal grand jury in Chicago indicted sports memorabilia executives Bill Mastro and Doug Allen on fraud charges, alleging that the pair — once the most influential figures in the multi-billion dollar collectibles industry — routinely defrauded customers, rigged auctions and inflated prices paid by unwitting bidders.
The indictment unsealed Wednesday also says that Mastro altered the world's most expensive baseball trading card, the Honus Wagner T206 that has fetched millions in a series of high-profile sales since Mastro bought it for $25,000 in a Hicksville, L.I. memorabilia shop in 1985. Its owners have included NHL great Wayne Gretzky, who purchased the card in 1991 along with Los Angeles Kings owner Bruce McNall for $451,000.
"Defendant Mastro represented that Mastro Auctions had sold the most expensive baseball card in the world, a Honus Wagner T206 card," the indictment says. "In making this representation, however, defendant Mastro knowingly omitted the material fact that defendant Mastro had altered the baseball card by cutting the sides of the card in a manner that, if disclosed, would have significantly reduced the value of the card."
According to the indictment, Mastro Auctions also sold what it claimed was Elvis Presley's hair years after Allen learned that DNA testing proved the locks did not come from the King of Rock. Additionally, the company sold a 1869 Cincinnati Red Stockings trophy baseball, even though Mastro knew there were questions about its authenticity.
Mastro, the founder of Mastro Auctions and the brother of Randy Mastro, Rudy Giuliani's former deputy mayor and longtime aide, was charged with one count of wire and mail fraud. His attorney, Michael Monico, said he expects the case will be resolved without a trial, indicating that Mastro is cooperating with authorities.
Mastro dropped out of the hobby in 2009, after he shut down Mastro Auctions, which once generated as much as $50 million a year in sales. He sold his legendary memorabilia collection in 2010.
"Bill accepts responsibility for the actions that led to this case," Monico said. "For many years, Bill has dedicated himself to religious and charitable works."
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Allen, the company's president before it went out of business in 2009, faces 14 counts. Allen and former Mastro Auctions executive Mark Theotikos, who was charged with six counts of wire and mail fraud, formed Legendary Auctions after Mastro Auctions crashed. The maximum penalty for the fraud charge is 20 years in prison and a $250,000 fine, although federal guidelines make it unlikely that the defendants would face the maximum sentence.
Former Mastro employee William Boehm was also charged with one count of making false statements to agents ivestigating the case.
Christened the "Gretzky T206 Wagner" after the hockey great purchased it, the card was sold by Gretzky to Wal-Mart in 1995 for $500,000. It toured the country in a traveling memorabilia museum, has appeared at baseball's All-Star game and has been the headliner at national card shows, including the National Sports Collectors Convention. It became the first million-dollar baseball card in history in 2000 when Chicago collector Mike Gidwitz sold it for $1.27 million to collector Brian Seigel.
The card is now owned by Arizona Diamondbacks owner Ken Kendrick, who paid $2.8 million for it in 2007 from Tom Candiotti, the former major league pitcher. It was on loan to the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown until March. Kendrick declined comment on the indictment.
Card collectors have long believed that the Gretzky T206 Wagner was cut from a sheet and trimmed, which is taboo in the hobby and would significantly reduce its value.
In their 2007 book "The Card," Daily News reporters Michael O'Keeffe and Teri Thompson reported that the card had been cut from a printer's sheet and was further trimmed by Mastro to make it appear as if it had come from a 1909 pack of cigarettes.
"The Card" quoted Bill Hughes, a member of the Professional Sports Authenticator team that graded the card, admitting he knew the card had been altered.
"The card is so outstanding, it would have been sacrilegious to call that card trimmed and completely devalue it," Hughes explained.
The 1869 trophy ball named in the indictment was consigned to Mastro Auctions by dealer Peter Nash, according to a lawsuit filed last year in New Jersey federal court by collector Corey Shanus against auctioneer Rob Lifson and his company Robert Edward Auctions.
Nash, best known as "Prime Minister Pete Nice" of the 1980s hip-hop group 3rd Bass, has been embroiled for years in a series of legal and financial battles stemming from his memorabilia business, and sources have told the Daily News that the FBI has questioned them about the ex-rapper.
Chicago prosecutors declined to comment when asked if other indictments were expected.
The Chicago indictment is the result of an investigation into fraud in sports memorabilia that was initiated by the Chicago FBI and other federal agencies in 2007.
Three sports memorabilia dealers accused of selling bogus game-used jerseys to trading-card companies and other collectors pleaded guilty to mail fraud in Illinois federal court in November. Several other dealers were charged last year with selling counterfeit jerseys.
"Bidders must remain mindful of the maxim, 'buyer beware,'" said Gary S. Shapiro, Acting U.S Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois. "Consumers have a right to be protected from deceptive and dishonest sales practices, and we will prosecute those who fraudulently rig auctions at the expense of bidders."


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This is a scalable context timeline. It contains events related to the event April 30, 1968: CIA Director: Military Juntas Better than 'Messy Struggle[s] for Democracy and Freedom' in Latin America. You can narrow or broaden the context of this timeline by adjusting the zoom level. The lower the scale, the more relevant the items on average will be, while the higher the scale, the less relevant the items, on average, will be.
For three decades, the US Marine-trained Rafael Leonidas Trujillo Molina rules the Dominican Republic as a brutal dictator. His regime, backed by the US during most of its reign, is responsible for many atrocities, including the assassinations and kidnappings of political adversaries. In 1937, inspired by the racist philosophies of his era, Trujillo sends troops to the Haitian border where they massacre 19,000-20,000 Haitian squatters who he believes represent a threat to the Dominican race because of their slightly darker skin. He is assassinated in 1961. [Blum, 1995; BBC, 12/9/2005; Encyclopedia Britannica, 1/2/2006]
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Timeline Tags: US-Dominican Republic (1959-2005)
US Consul Henry Dearborn, the senior American diplomat to the Dominican Republic, says about that nation's brutal dictator Generalissimo Rafael Trujillo shortly after his assassination (see February 1930-May 30, 1961): "He had his torture chambers, he had his political assassinations. But he kept law and order, cleaned the place up, made it sanitary, built public works, and he didn't bother the United States. So that didn't bother us." [Hunt, 9/1/2009, pp. 6]
Entity Tags: Rafael Leonidas Trujillo Molina, Henry Dearborn
Timeline Tags: US International Relations, US-Dominican Republic (1959-2005)
CIA Director Richard Helms, in a classified memorandum entitled "The Political Role of the Military in Latin America," writes: "Latin American military juntas were good for the United States (see After May 30, 1961). They were the only force capable of controlling military crises. Law and order were better than the messy struggle for democracy and freedom." [Hunt, 9/1/2009, pp. 7]
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In a private meeting at Camp David, President Nixon demands that CIA director Richard Helms resign immediately. Helms has already refused to use CIA funds to pay "hush money" to the Watergate burglars (see June 26-29, 1972 and December 21, 1972). He knows that Nixon intends to pin some of the blame for the Watergate conspiracy on the agency, and so refuses to resign. Nixon will fire Helms in February 1973. [Spartacus Schoolnet, 8/2007; Spartacus Schoolnet, 8/2007]
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Former CIA director Richard Helms. [Source: Search.com]Former CIA director Richard Helms indirectly confirms the involvement of the Nixon administration in his agency's illegal domestic surveillance operations during his testimony before the Senate Watergate investigative committee. Helms tells the committee that he was told by Nixon's Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board that the CIA could "make a contribution" in domestic intelligence operations. "I pointed out to them very quickly that it could not, there was no way," Helms testifies. "But this was a matter that kept coming up in the context of feelers: Isn't there somebody else who can take on these things if the FBI isn't doing them as well as they should, as there are no other facilities?" (FBI director J. Edgar Hoover's opposition to the idea of spying on US citizens for Nixon's political purposes is well documented.) CIA officials say that, despite Helms's testimony, Helms began the domestic spying program as asked, in the beginning to investigate beliefs that the antiwar movement was permeated by foreign intelligence agents in 1969 and 1970. "It started as a foreign intelligence operation and it bureaucratically grew," one source says in 1974. "That's really the answer." The CIA "simply began using the same techniques for foreigners against new targets here." The source will say James Angleton, the CIA's director of counterintelligence (see 1973), began recruiting double agents inside the antiwar and civil rights organizations, and sending in "ringers" to penetrate the groups and report back to the CIA. "It was like a little FBI operation." Angleton reportedly believes that both the protest groups and the US media are riddled with Soviet intelligence agents, and acts accordingly to keep those groups and organizations under constant watch. One source will say Angleton has a "spook mentality." Another source will say that Angleton's counterintelligence bureau is "an independent power in the CIA. Even people in the agency aren't allowed to deal directly with the CI [counterintelligence] people. Once you're in it, you're in it for life." [New York Times, 12/22/1974 ]
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Sir Trevor Nunn the revered British theatre director is to be inducted into Broadway's Theater Hall of Fame, it's been confirmed. The three-time Tony Award winner will be one of eight new names to be given the honour at a forthcoming ceremony at New York's Gershwin Theatre in January.
Nunn has had a glittering career in theatre, ever since joining the Royal Shakespeare Company way back in 1964. He made his debut in New York's famous theatre district in 1981 as a director with very successful The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby, which won him his first Tony Award. He subsequently went on to enjoy success with Cats and Les Miserables. His last run in Broadway was with the play A Little Night Music, whilst he enjoyed a run in London's West End last year with The Lion In Winter. He will be joined at the ceremony by the playwrights Christopher Durang and Paula Vogel, as well as performers Betty Buckley and Sam Waterston, all of whom will be among the next batch of inductees. Nunn becomes the third Brit after Brits Dame Maggie Smith and Sir Ian McKellen to join the Theater Hall of Fame.


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Data Privacy Day RecapFebruary 7, 2017
Data Privacy Day raises awareness and promotes privacy and data protection best practices. The National Cyber Security Alliance hosted a myriad of panel discussions in January with topics ranging from the Internet of Things, digital identities, data of the people, and the social good of data. Read below for a brief summary and links to explore topics in more detail.
Consideration of digital identities:
Individuals must be aware of concepts such as "constrained focus of access" and the digital footprint they leave behind. Individuals must know that "sharing" equals consent.
As individuals increase their digital identities, organizations must further develop management practices to better handle interoperable digital identities. Read more here.
Data of the people
Cities, companies, and individuals are all creating tons of data. The way we treat data is how we build trust with the people. What do people expect from the data refineries? Enterprises can engage in data protection layers such as de-identification to showcase corporate responsibility and earn public trust. Explore the conversation.
As a society we need to talk more about the public good as a value function of data. Public good of data is often overlooked. Learn more.
New social credit scores in China can make things like the Black Mirror a reality. Read more here.
Economics of data
Consider the actual economics of data in the economic paradigm we are entering. For example, micro-transactions for the use of an individual's data (what is the value of data)? Should consumers have the ultimate control of how third parties interact with and expose their data? Explore the conversation.
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De-identifying personal data plays a central role in every privacy professional and organization's toolbox. Through de-identification, organizations strive to minimize privacy risks while still being able to share and reap the benefits of data.
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Father's day is fast approaching. For this year, it would be on June 17, 2018, have you thought of something for your dad?
There are several ways on how we can show our love and gratitude to our dads and grandpas. We can take them to a lunch or dinner that fit their taste buds. Or perhaps, give them gifts that match their interest and personalities.
We have prepared some list of exciting ideas to celebrate Father's Day in a unique but lovely deal. But before going there, here are some pointers on how dads want to spend this day.
TIP # 1: Relaxation
Most Dads want this day to be pressure free. Let them do what they want. Do not even give them the push to make this day a special one.
TIP # 2: Time
Spending time with the family is another great way to make them feel happy. Yes, this is very simple, bonding with Daddy is one of the best gifts we could give.
TIP # 3: Appreciation
Everyone wants to be appreciated, including Dads, of course. With all the sacrifices, efforts and love they have given to their kids and wife,
they deserve it.
In connection with these tips, there are few gifts ideas that will make them smile, without spending too much.
Freebies that we can give to Dads and Granddads this Father's Day!
Freebie #1: Free Printable Greeting Cards
We don't have to spend to let our Dads and Granddads feel how much they mean to us. This free printable greeting cards will melt their hearts. As you let them know that you love and appreciate them.
There are various designs of free cards that our Dad will love no matter what their interests are. Download, print and write your sweet message. And that's it.
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This one is really unique. Give Dad a couple for them to redeem whenever they like. Again, it's free! These love coupons (printable) are customized that will fit for dad. It is a cute and funny gift idea that we can give to him. He can claim a free hug, bonding time, free from any chore or a cup of coffee, and a lot more.
Freebie #3: Father's Day E-Cards
Well, this might be common in today's generation, but the thought of giving a message or gift to dad is timeless. There are the variety of designs to choose from that he will love. For more father's day e-cards, please visit Got Free Cards.
Freebie #4: Creative Message Card
Creativity is another key to impress dad. A simple letter of gratitude is good. Yet, if you are creative enough, take an extra mile for an attractive and flashy card.
Food Treats for Daddy on a Father's Day
Wait, here are something more.
Treat Daddy to dinner to wrap the day with a sumptuous deli. Well, you need to make sure that the menu of the restaurant is tasteful and matches your dad's appetite.
So, booked for a reservation to some restaurants nearby or you can check out to the list below. Read on, and find the right place to celebrate Father's Day.
A private dining place located in the heart of downtown. It is a few steps away from LA Live and Staples Center. It is a Brazilian contemporary architectural design. And the modern imagery will enhance the dining experience, aside from the food they serve.
An upscale casual steakhouse serving prime-aged beef. Diners can enjoy different cuts of steaks and fresh seafood. Among these sumptuous delis are their famous Maytag Bleu potato chips and carrot cake. The delicious food is enjoyed under the inviting atmosphere.
A place that serves fresh grill and wine. They are changing the menu seasonally as inspired by the appeal of the local farmers' market. The fresh ingredients cooked at its finest, our Dads and Granddads will love the food. Plus, the international collection of wines will complete the whole experience and celebration.
Final Thoughts
There are many ways to let our dad feel that we love him. This Father's day, don't forget to give him a hug and a warm THANK YOU, priceless pair but genuine expression of love.
A best father's day gift is always a freebie. Time and attention matter so much that we can't buy anywhere else. We have it with us, no price tag but are as precious as a gold and diamond.
Do you have any better way to make Dad happy this Father's Day? Please leave a comment and share it with us.


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On December 20, Boulevard Hotel hosted a ceremonial presentation of the national prize "Ugur 2016″ established by Consulting & Business Magazine and presented annually. At the event the winners on the point of several nominations became known. One of the gratifying moments is that AAAF Holding was selected as a 'Company of the Year" for its support to the progress of the Regions.
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Blackpool police have appealed for witnesses following a road traffic collision.
The driver failed to stop after colliding with a pedestrian.
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Andrew helps colleges and universities maximize, allocate and leverage financial resources. Andrew's optimization projects include revenue enhancement and cost reduction initiatives; financial modeling and budget planning initiatives; and organizational assessment and business process redesign initiatives.
Andrew has led optimization projects at over 60 institutions and his recent clients include Auburn University, St. Thomas University, Tulane University, the University of California, the University of South Carolina and Wake Forest University.
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"Five Trends from NACUBO 2018", Huron
"Responsibility Center Management, A Guide to Balancing Academic Entrepreneurship with Fiscal Responsibility", with John R. Curry and Jon C. Strauss, NACUBO, 2013
"The Buck Stops Elsewhere", The Business Officer, NACUBO, January 2013
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EdD, Education, Vanderbilt University
MBA, University of Chicago, Booth School of Business
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For most people, running a marathon falls into one of two categories: Either you do it, or you gawk at those who do it. And recent trends indicate that the first group is gaining traction on the latter. In 2010, more than half a million Americans ran a marathon, according to Running USA, a non-profit organization for the running industry. That's up from just 25,000 in 1976.
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Destiny 2 - The Leviathan Raid Lore Explained
When the Leviathan raid became available in Destiny 2, it arrived without explanation. There was no word from any of the Vanguard, no cutscene from Bungie to tell us what's happening. In fact, if you weren't careful, you could easily miss it in the Director. So, did Bungie just drop the ball entirely and forget to tell us that there is a raid to be done and give us a reason to do it? Kind of.
Invitation from the Emperor
Aside from reading the lore descriptions on raid weapons and armor, the only in-game information about the Leviathan raid is found in an Adventure on Nessus. The Invitation from the Emperor Adventure sends Guardians to investigate a strange signal being sent by what turns out to be the Leviathan, Emperor Calus' flag ship. While we highly suggest that you go and play through the Adventure, we've listed the relevant dialog below. If you prefer to experience it in screenshot form, Redditor RoboThePanda has provided images of each conversation piece on Imgur.
The following conversation takes place between Ghost and Cayde-6 during the Invitation from the Emperor Adventure on Nessus.
|Hey you two. My scouts picked up a weird Cabal signal incoming from a ship that's definitely not Red Legion. Some new guy giving orders. He's got the Red Legion running around like errand boys on Nessus.
Last time the cabal had a management shakeup, they burnt down our house. Lets see what they're up to. Bring guns.
|Well, we always have at least three.
|(down in the "Well of Flame")
The Legion is pulling schematics of Nessus itself from the Confluxes! Atmospheric, geologic, and tectonic data... They want it all. I'm not sure why.
Okay, this might explain it. Lets see... The Legion is helping their unnamed leader identify mineral-rich deposits on Nessus for... consumption. Well, that can't be right.
Okay, I'm going to read this and you pretend like I understand. The cabal are going to grind Nessus into "glorious dust, fit for royalty."
It's more environmental data. Just some logistical planning so they can prime their ship to... "eat the planet." This new Cabal leader might have a few screws loose.
|(on the surface)
Transmiting now. Cayde! I'm picking up a planet-wide broadcast.
"Red Legion 7th Company has failed to secure Vex data. Their invitation to join the Loyalist regime is hereby rescinded."
There's more. "The rest of you still have a chance to prove yourselves. I offer you a life of... opulence?"
|Opulence? Oh, I could go for some opulence right now.
|I'm in! This gets weirder... They've analyzed the planetoid soil and what might happen if it's combined with something called "Royal Nectar." One more cluster.
Great work! Both Confluxes linked! Just keep them away while I... read this recipe for converting Nessus soil into a purified "Royal Wine." What are the Cabal doing?
|They're gonna be so mad. I love it!
|Serves them right! Let's get this to the Vanguard before I have to defrag. The Legion wanted every byte of data the Vex have on Nessus.
"All I ask is you return to my loving embrace." Ew. "Emperor Calus has spoken."
|Whoa. Wait. Emperor? As in Cabal Emperor? OK, opulence later. Ikora now. Ikora! Uh, great job today guys.
|Boy, he left in a hurry. I wonder what that was about?
Take from the above what you will, but two points seem to be clear:
- Calus is back and offering all remaining Cabal safe harbor if they rejoin him.
- The Leviathan is getting set to eat up all of Nessus, something we cannot allow.
While I still wish that there had been some kind of interaction with the Vanguard – Ikora Rey perhaps – I am glad that there is at least some lore related to this raid.
Now that you know a bit more about the Leviathan Raid, be sure to visit our Destiny 2 Guide Hub for more guides.


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