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On Saturday, October 27, an ABC News article asked, "Would Electoral Win Without Popular Vote be Swan Song for Swing States?". The piece goes on to offer some scholarly opinions on "the pros and cons of our current Electoral College system." One of those ivy tower denizens cited in the ABC News article is Alex Keyssar, a professor of history and social policy at Harvard's Kennedy School of Government. Keyssar sees the electoral college — particularly the way it functions in modern presidential elections — to be a "deformed version" of what the founders intended.
Professor Keyssar's remedy for the irreparable damage being done to our nation by the two-party duopoly controlling presidential politics is to scrap the electoral college and award the White House to the candidate winning the majority of the popular vote. "My own view is that a popular vote system would make the institutions in this country keep up with changes that have been going on in the social fabric of the country for 200 years," Keyssar tells ABC News.
Politico offers another seemingly sarcastic solution: "The answer, of course, is for one of the candidates to win a clear Electoral College majority. We should all hope for that outcome, because the alternative could be a nightmare for our political system."
ABC appears hopeful for the chaos that an electoral college collapse would cause when it recounts a bit of recent history of the effort to supplant the electoral college with a popular vote count:
There is an effort — Natonal Popular Vote — which has been ratified by eight states, to basically create a legal agreement among states to keep the electoral college, but award the votes proportionally instead of by state.
But it isn't a Constitutional amendment and there are concerns that a broad agreement by some states would violate the Constitution.
An article published on a Justia blog predicts that a Romney electoral college loss combined with a popular vote win could energize the efforts to neuter the electoral college.
Because up until now, all of the states that have adopted the NPV bill have been Blue states — states that are generally assumed to lean towards the Democratic, rather than the Republican, candidate for President. And unless a Red state joins soon, it will become increasingly hard to debunk the (wrongheaded) fear that Red state folks have that the National Popular Vote bill is a Democratic scheme, rather than a democratic idea.
Keyssar's comments and ABC's commentary that the electoral college is outmoded and not "keep[ing] up with changes" in society, is very similar to a statement from a December 2008 Wall Street Journal op-ed piece written by Jonathan Soros, son of globalist financier George Soros. In the article, Soros insists that the election of the President by the method established by the Constitution of 1787 is "antidemocratic by design." "The Constitution is no longer in line with our expectations regarding the role of the people in selecting the President," he said.
Paradoxically — almost certainly unintentionally — Keyssar and Soros are right, but for the wrong reasons. The prevailing spirit of the Constitution is antidemocratic and is so by the very deliberate and express design of the framers thereof.
Witness the response by the Nestor of the Convention, Benjamin Franklin, to an inquiry made by a passerby as he left the State House in Philadelphia. As the story is told, a young woman approached the renowned scientist and diplomat and asked, "Well, Dr. Franklin, what have you done for us?" Franklin responded soberly, "My dear lady, we have given to you a republic — if you can keep it." Dr. Franklin was speaking the truth. Article IV, Section 4 of the document he helped craft over that hot summer mandates that "the United States shall guarantee to every State in this Union a Republican Form of Government."
As to the preferability of a republic (a government of law) over a democracy, we may turn to the reliable words of the man known to history as the "Father of the Constitution," James Madison, who preferred a republic. In Federalist Number 10, Madison wrote that a republic is able to "refine and enlarge the public views, by passing them through the medium of a chosen body of citizens, whose wisdom may best discern the true interest of their country, and whose patriotism and love of justice, will be least likely to sacrifice it to temporary or partial considerations." But "democracies," he said, based on his study of history, "have ever been spectacles of turbulence and contention; have ever been found incompatible with personal security, or the rights of property; and have, in general, been as short in their lives as they have been violent in their deaths."
A very vital aspect of the republican frame upon which our federal government is built is the so-called Electoral College. Article II, Section 1 of the Constitution sets forth the manner by which the President is to be chosen: "Each State shall appoint, in such manner as the Legislature thereof may direct, a Number of Electors, equal to the whole Number of Senators and Representatives to which the State may be entitled in the Congress."
The remaining instructions for presidential elections given in Article II were altered by the 12th Amendment. In relevant portion, that amendment reads: "The Electors shall meet in their respective states and vote by ballot for President and Vice-President.... The person having the greatest number of votes for President, shall be the President, if such number be a majority of the whole number of Electors appointed."
A simple formula: States appoint electors; electors cast votes for president (and vice president); the candidate receiving the most votes wins (provided it be a majority of the total number of votes cast by the electors). Not only that, but the electors would actually deliberate on who the best candidate would be before casting their votes. This is of course a far cry from what the Electoral College has become in practice, where the entire delegation of electors for a particular state is expected to vote as a block for whoever wins the popular vote for president in that state.
Despite the simplicity of the system originally intended by the Founding Fathers, however, there are those, such as Messrs. Soros and Keyssar, who are not impressed, and they do not share the Founders' fear of the insinuation of democracy into the government of the United States. These opponents of the Electoral College prefer a more democratic method of electing the president. In fact, as mentioned above, the ABC News article reports that eight states have passed bills that would scrap the Electoral College in all but name and convert the election of the president of the United States into a purely democratic process. This legislative effort is known as the National Popular Vote (NPV) compact.
For a more complete analysis of the constitutional issues surrounding a national popular vote, please read the next part in this series. Part 2 will be published Tuesday, October 30; part 3, Wednesday, October 31.
Photo of South Dakota electors voting during the 2004 presidential election: AP Images
Related articles:
National Popular Vote: Progress or Problem? (Part 2 of 3)
Popular Election of President: A Constitutional Consideration (Part 3 of 3)


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First, I used Ubuntu Tweak's clean up feature, so I may have accidentally removed something important through that...
So I just moved my home folder from the main partition to it's own partition so that I don't have to worry about it dieing if I change distros or upgrade distros.
So the path I took was Boot from live usb. Opened GParted, shrink the main partition, create a new partition out of that. Moved the current /home content to /home_backup. Edited fstab to boot the new partition as home.
I rebooted. I assumed the instructions I was working off of would work, but was a tad confused when through the instructions I never saw anything about copying the /home_backup to the /home directories. Anyways, upon login I got lots of errors, and decided I should check out what went wrong.
I rebooted into recovery mode and listed the contents of /home. Nothing, so I copied /home_backup/don to /home (
cp -r).
I rebooted and found that I didn't have ownership of the directory, so I opened the terminal and gave myself ownership (
chown don:don /home/don) and rebooted again.
This time when I logged in I found that everything was working, but I didn't have sound. So, as far as I can tell all of my apps are still working, and there are no other errors, but I can't play sound.
The sound icon in my panel is just an empty, blank speaker (I'm using the Faenza icons, the speaker icon is lighter than normal). If I attempt to mute/unmute or raise/lower the volume with my hardware keys, nothing happens. If I click on the icon and choose "Sound Preferences" I get an error saying "
Waiting for sound system to respond".
I have restarted the computer twice, I've also reinstalled everything containing the word "alsa" through the synaptic manager.
I would assume it's missing a file, but I'm not sure. Right now I've run a dist-update (for different reasons), so I don't know if that'll have any effect on the problem.

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There is a decent matchup Sunday between the Steelers and Bears on NBC's Sunday Night Football. Showtime has series finale of "Dexter" — which will tell us the fate of everyone's favorite serial killer. On AMC it will be only penultimate "Breaking Bad," as Walt has not only gone off the deep end, but is digging a very large hole for everyone else.
Fans of those shows aren't going to be content to wait until Monday to find out what happens. And who watches a football game the next day? It's a pretty good night for television — and, oh yeah, the 65th Primetime Emmys are being held at the Nokia Theatre at L.A. Live in Los Angeles; the show will be telecast on CBS.
Sure, fans of "Boardwalk Empire" may be willing to DVR the crime show to see the television industry celebrate itself. But they also may want to watch the program on before it, a rerun of "Beyond the Candelabra." Speaking of Emmys, the HBO movie has already won eight this year, handed out at last Sunday's Creative Arts Awards. "Boardwalk" took home four, making HBO the biggest winner with a total of 20 that night.
Tonight's ceremony involves the more glamorous categories — best drama, comedy, actresses and actors. So weirdly it comes down to this: Would you rather watch some of the most entertaining stuff on TV or watch people babbling on about the best stuff on TV? The word is that the television Academy is going to move next year's telecast back to late August to avoid nights like this.
With its previous wins, "Candelabra" has a chance to tie HBO's "John Adams" for most Emmys for a movie or miniseries. For the record, going into tonight's show, HBO's nearest competitor is CBS with 15 wins while NBC has 11. CBS's "Undercover Boss" won best reality show, "South Park" was named best animated show, and "Project Runway's" Heidi Klum and Tim Gunn took the best reality host award. Guest actor/actress categories brought an Emmy to comedy legend Bob Newhart — amazingly his first — for a role on "The Big Bang Theory," and Oscar-winner Melissa Leo won for a turn on "Louie."
Meanwhile, the streaming service Netflix — a non-network — made history when it won two Emmys last week for its highly acclaimed series "House of Cards," including outstanding casting for a drama series and outstanding cinematography for a single camera series. The real question is: Will "House of Cards" make even more history if it takes the best drama statuette or if Kevin Spacey wins as the best actor in a drama? They are both real possibilities.
Another potential breakthrough would be if Kerry Washington wins best actress for "Scandal." Debbie Allen ("Fame") and Regina Taylor ("I'll Fly Away") were nominated in this category, but Washington would be the first African-American actress to win for playing the lead role in an ongoing drama series.
As for the Emmy telecast itself, in a teleconference Wednesday, executive producer Ken Ehrlich and Jack Sussman, head of CBS Specials, were tight-lipped about specifics. They did spend a lot of time defending their already announced selections for the "In Memoriam" segments that will be scattered throughout the show.
Jane Lynch will pay tribute to her "Glee" co-star Cory Monteith, while Edie Falco will remember "Sopranos" co-star James Gandolfini. Michael J. Fox will honor "Family Ties" producer Gary David Goldberg, Rob Reiner his "All in the Family" co-star Jean Stapleton, and Robin Williams will pay homage to his friend and mentor Jonathan Winters ("Mork and Mindy").
Some have wondered about the inclusion of "Glee's" Monteith, who had a relatively brief career, instead of Larry Hagman and Jack Klugman, two deceased longtime TV stars who had multiple hit shows.
"No matter what we do, there will be people who feel we had other options and could have done other things," Ehrlich said. "In all candor, this becomes a producer's option. And in this case, we selected these five knowing certainly others could be treated this way."
The producer admitted that the cultural impact of "Glee" played a part in the selection of Monteith, who died of a drug overdose in July.
"It was a rather personal choice — Cory's appeal is to a different generation," said Ehrlich. "At 31, he passed away under very different circumstances. It was important to be responsible to the younger viewers to whom Cory meant perhaps as much as these other individuals meant to their own generations."
Earlier on Wednesday, Ehrlich and Sussman announced a segment to be presented by Don Cheadle that will mark the 50th anniversary of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy and television coverage of the event. Because of television, Ehrlich noted, "it was the first time a country mourned collectively for the death of a president." The tribute will also look forward 80 days to the 50th anniversary performance of the Beatles on the Ed Sullivan show on Feb.9, 1964. Carrie Underwood will perform songs from the era, and although the producers would not reveal which ones, Sussman acknowledged that there would be Beatle tunes.
Why Underwood? "The connection is obvious," said Ehrlich. "Television helped make the Beatles in 1964, and Carrie Underwood is one of the first examples of a reality competition show creating a star in recent times."
Woven into a musical tribute by Elton John to pianist and TV star Liberace, the subject of the biopic "Behind the Candelabra," will be a presentation by Michael Douglas and Matt Damon, stars of the HBO movie. (Douglas and Damon are facing off in the lead actor in a mini series or movie category.)
There will also be a dance number about television featuring Emmy host Neil Patrick Harris that was created by the nominees for choreography, which is being celebrated for the first time in the primetime telecast. Ehrlich promised other "surprises" and naturally wouldn't say anything about the show's opening number except, "It will open in a way that is definitely unexpected."
One surprise might be if the show stays within its three-hour time slot, considering how much the producers are trying to get in.
As for acceptance speeches, "We want to give the winners their moment," Sussman said, but then warned ominously that they must "keep the show moving."
The Creative Arts show tried to impose a new 45-second limit on winners to walk to the stage and make their acceptance speech. Don't expect anything like that on the primetime show.
So should the Emmys be like the Grammys, which cuts most of the awards in favor of performance?
"Viewers want to be entertained," Sussman said. "Ultimately, if you could put more entertainment in it, you'd probably make a better show."
You see the dilemma? Maybe if they showed us "Dexter" and "Breaking Bad" instead and ran the winners names on a crawl at the bottom of the screen like on football game, it would solve the problem.


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King Horn Sports Center
King Horn Sports Center
The ONU Sports Center was opened for use at the beginning of the 1974-75 academic year and was expanded to its current size of 18,000-square feet in 1991.
The main gymnasium is the official home of Ohio Northern's volleyball, men's and women's basketball, and wrestling teams.
The main surface is a hardwood flex court with two main Daktronics score boards with video capability and four minor side score boards. In 2000, the facilities were improved with the addition of a new padded scorer's table with rear—lighted screens to make it one of the best locations to play in the OAC and the region.
The ONU Sports Center also houses a state-of-the-art indoor track and field facility, two racquetball courts, a 25-yard six-lane swimming pool, two weight rooms, an athletic training room, a dance and exercise room, a wrestling room, a gymnastics room, a 120-yard elevated running track, classrooms and faculty offices and a VIP lounge with views of both the center gymnasium and pool.
The facility is also designed to accommodate the teaching and learning programs of the human performance and sport sciences department, as well as special events like concerts and commencement exercises.
During inclement weather in late fall, the Sports Center provides practice space so that all six of ONU's fall sports and its seven winter sports teams can hold practices indoors at the same time.
The Sports Center played host to the 1995, 1999 and 2002 NCAA Division III Indoor Track and Field Championships and the 1997, 2000 and 2003 NCAA Division III Wrestling Championships.


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I've known Nam Hari Kaur since the late 1970s. She is one of the best Numerologists! Here's what she has to say about November, including the auspicious 11/11/11.
Here we are as a humanity, shifting into one of the most pivotal points on planet Earth in recorded history. November 11, 2011 marks the beginning of the Aquarian Age, which will be experienced as a new dimension of human potential and spiritual awareness.
We will now have the ability to receive and process information at a higher speed, similar to a 4G internet connection being upgraded to 5G. The catch is, the information is flowing at a faster rate, but do you have the software upgrade to handle it? This translates into: Is your brain balanced and your nervous system strong? If you are shaky in either of these areas you will begin to notice an increasingly frazzled feeling in your demeanor. "I just can't handle it all" will be a common emotional phenomenon occurring in our society. People will be looking for more ways to "check out" into a world where they feel in control and fulfilled. Sales in video games will sky rocket, as this is a popular way for our modern society to feel empowered. Once you learn the ropes of the game, your chances increase in being a winner. There will also be a surge in the sales and designing of new energy drinks. If you go into any 7-11 convenience store there are entire refrigerator cases devoted to these products, temporarily turning you into your own adrenalized Super-Hero.
As yogis, or simply as devoted women and men of God, we need to find a better way.Right now the way is called "Getting Back to Basics". We need to bring our lives into a place of balance so we can handle the huge planetary shifts around the corner in 2012.
Sneak Preview!……2012 is overall a 5 year (2+0+1+2=5), and 5 cycles always bring powerful and swift changes. Five is also the Earth Element, so this where part of the changes will take place.
OK, back to the basics. Yogi Tea, now there's an easy one! Brew it yourself by buying the ingredients in bulk (health food store or Indian grocery), or just go for the convenient Yogi Tea brand at the health food store. You will be improving your digestion, purifying the blood, and strengthening your bones and nervous system all in one delicious cup.
Next on our "Getting Back to Basics" list is Sat Kriya, a master kriya of Kundalini Yoga. When your lower triangle of chakras are balanced you can withstand the heavy winds of change. Eleven minutes of Sat Kriya a day gives you the vitality and core strength you need to handle the exterior pressure.
Yoga class! This is how most of us caught the train to a higher ground to begin with. Vow to yourself, "I will go to one yoga class a week." This is as much for the blessing of community as it is for your individual improvement. Connectivity and spiritual camaraderie are now essential components to your well-being.
Another striking feature of our 11-11-11 shift is that we will no longer be able to roll along with relationships that are inharmonious with our higher self. Expect to see a rise in the divorce rate as many people will be feeling, "That's it, I'm done, I'm out of here."
The music group called "Fleetwood Mac" stated it well in their song "Never Going Back Again", when Lindsey Buckingham sang, "Been down one time, been down two times, I'm never going back again." This breaking free of bondage is part of what will allow for a new connectivity in relationships next year in 2012. If you are going through >>>>>> a break-up, or if you have been waiting for a long time to meet someone, know that your chances are about to get better.
Just be sure you are vibrating at a higher frequency (via spiritual practice) so you don't attract a "re-run" episode. Set a higher value and intention for your new friends or life partner, so your relationships may have an enduring and endearing quality.
On another note, in the month of September I had to quite unexpectedly and suddenly pick up everything and move my housing situation within 48 hours. No pressure,…right. As I lined up the logistics I knew I would need to focus, and eat very lightly. Trekking out to the health food store for provisions I loaded up on juices, carrot /celery sticks, and sesame crunch bars. Then, just as I was about to leave I passed by the unfamiliar territory of the coffee aisle. There in front of me was a shiny, colorful package of "Chocolate Covered Espresso Beans". I could hear the little espresso beans calling me, saying, "We're your friends Nam Hari, we'll help you to move." Oh, goody! My little chocolate covered energy grenades would save the day for me. The afternoon went well, and anytime I felt tired I would glance over to the container on my desk, and there they were jumping up and down saying, "We're here for you!" OK, sure, I'll have another handful of chocolate espresso delight, nobody is looking anyway. And zip-ity do-dah, I am off and running again. Me and my new found friends packing boxes till midnight. Why bother with a healthy dinner and rest time when you've got snack support that gives you endless lightening speed energy. For awhile that is, as in till the next morning when I couldn't get out of bed until 10:30. Glancing over to the desk, my good time buddies are still sitting there, coyly smiling and saying, "Well, we didn't know you were supposed to get up at 4:00 AM, we don't meditate, how were we to know?"
Everything in life has a price, and every relationship has an energetic exchange. Choose your new friends and endeavors wisely now, as they will be setting a trend for the New Year. Let this new trend be the end of any self-image which allows for deception or duality. Now is the time to "Consolidate, Concentrate, Be You!", as Yogi Bhajan has said. Align with your kindred spirits, your spiritual birds of a feather, and let your Soul take flight into the Aquarian Age.
Would you like to know more? Nam Hari can do a personal reading for you over the phone. email: email@example.com
Shakta will be teaching a Yoga and Numerology course in Miami in November! Check out the schedule here: http://www.childrensyoga.com/events_show.php


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'SNL' Pokes Fun at EDM Culture in New Digital Short [VIDEO]
'Saturday Night Live' guest host Andy Samberg took the opportunity last night to do an SNL Digital Short spoofing the EDM and DJ culture. The short is appropriately titled: 'When Will The Bass Drop?'
In the video, Samberg plays a DJ called Davvincii who appears on stage to a crowd of raving fans. As house music plays over the booming speakers, he seemingly is about to press a giant red button labeled 'BASS' several times to tease that he's about to drop the bass, but instead, fakes out and does other things. Regular DJ things, you know, like playing a game of Snood, frying an egg with a pan and playing Jenga as the music is playing in the background. Davvincii does all of this while the crowd is exploding with excitement. Literally.
If you've ever been to a club to watch a superstar DJ, you'll undoubtedly identify with what 'SNL' is trying to do here. Click on the video below to watch the digital short.


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Churchill Downs has conducted the Kentucky Derby for 138 consecutive years and has done a lot of things well during that amazing stretch. The track has done its job well enough to have never missed a year since the first Derby was run at what was then known as the Louisville Jockey Club in 1875, and it has never missed a year since that first running.
When an event rolls along for nearly a century and a half, it's not often that one can truly say that you're witnessing anything that is truly new. But that happened at Churchill Downs in 2009 when the track conducted racing under lights for the first time and it's going to happen again during next year's Kentucky Derby and Kentucky Oaks when Churchill Downs unveils a new venue that resembles no other structure in the history of the National Historic Landmark and great American sports shrine.
The Mansion
For Kentucky Derby and Oaks 139, Churchill Downs will add to its list of venues a new facility called The Mansion. It will quite literally be unlike any attraction offered by the track in its long history.
Imagine an elegant home complete with an opulent dining room, library sitting room, bar, a private wine cellar and a veranda upon which every conversation has the historic Twin Spires, the heart and soul of the home of the Kentucky Derby, as its backdrop. Now imagine that lush home parked six floors into the sky with a front door looking down on the finish line as 20 horses thunder past the finish line for Kentucky Derby 139.
The day is made more elegant with personalized service that includes a concierge for the 320 or so people who have gathered on the premises to enjoy a Kentucky Derby and Oaks experience like no other.
Millionaires Row has its share of wonderful moments, but there has never been a Kentucky Derby and Oaks party quite like the elegant soiree that will be underway in The Mansion at Churchill Downs in 2013.
The track offered details on The Mansion during a Tuesday press conference in which it also unveiled three other renovation projects that will be underway over the next few months.
But the big one is The Mansion. The track has not revealed the cost of one of the seats in the venue for the Derby and Oaks, and, quite frankly, it could be one of those deals covered by the adage, "If you have to ask, then you can't afford it.â€
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The four-project package also includes a new Media Center for reporters, photographers and videographers who cover the Derby, Oaks and other special events; an expanded Gold Room for its best customers at the betting windows; and the razing of the Paddock Pavilion to make way for 30,000 square feet of new and open space between the Paddock and the track's Gate 1 entrance.
Churchill Downs is sure to have its critics who will contend that The Mansion is yet another example of track greed. They will claim that, by catering to a high-rolling, big dollar patron in The Mansion, Churchill Downs continues to forget its smaller players.
They can say it, but it will be difficult for them to back that up.
Winn Would Have Approved
I can't speak for Col. Matt Winn, the legendary impresario of the Derby and Churchill Downs who is credited for lifting the event and the track to their status as worldwide sports icons and would never attempt to. But from what I have read and studied of Winn, I believe the man who became known across the nation as "Mr. Derby†during his 1902-1949 run the historic track would have appreciated and applauded the concept of his track's glamorous new guest venue.
When Winn came aboard at the turn of the 20th century, Churchill Downs was in a perilous financial position and he set out immediately to restore modest national prominence the Derby and its home track had briefly enjoyed in its early years. In doing so, he sought memberships by well-heeled Louisvillians in a new Clubhouse during the early months of his tenure as Churchill Downs' general manager. Winn traveled to New York and other circles to convince successful horse and business owners to travel to Louisville and bring their horses to compete in his race and enjoy the ever-growing celebration that surrounded it. The social aspect of the Derby was always a large part of Winn's vision.
The formula concocted by Winn and his management team is potent stuff and continues to work beautifully today. The mix of fashion, celebrity, fun and a world-class sports event has, in the last two renewals of the Kentucky Derby, resulted in back-to-back attendance records. And the Kentucky Oaks attracted record attendance in 2010 and has a pair of top five crowds over the past two years.
The total value of the four projects, with The Mansion making up much of the package, is $9 million. That expenditure will raise Churchill Downs' total investment in its facility and guest service programs over the past decade to more than $150 million. The largest chunk of that is the $122.4 million renovation of its Clubhouse and Grandstand completed in 2005.
There are few fans who have attended the Kentucky Derby and Oaks, any day or night at the races, or any business and social event at the track since the renovation was completed that have not benefitted from that spending.
While the new round of projects is indeed headed by a venue that will cater to a very limited clientele of spectacular means, another project will open a large area of the Grandstand that will now be populated on Oaks and Derby Day to the track's general admission patrons. The clearing of the Paddock Pavilion also creates new possibilities for "Downs After Dark†night racing and other special events throughout the year at Churchill Downs.
A New Path
In the creation of The Mansion, Churchill Downs is following a path that I sincerely believe would draw a smile from Col. Winn, along with an approving nod from the master marketer. The track is creating something new not only for the Derby and Oaks and Thoroughbred racing, but a facility that appears to be unique in the massive sports entertainment industry. It's the kind of thinking and exceptional reach that worked for Winn in the track's earliest days.
In an era in which Churchill Downs and Kentucky's signature horse industry face enduring and growing threats from competing states with racing industries fueled by revenues generated by additional gaming, the home of the Kentucky Derby is using tools it has at hand in an effort to grow its strongest products, the Derby and Oaks, with hopes that their momentum will carry over to the rest of the track's activities through the year. In doing so, a truly new Kentucky Derby experience is being created.
While I won't be among those who enjoy the Mansion, I cannot wait to hear from those who do. After 138 years, the track that is home to the Kentucky Derby still strives to grow and create new experiences despite a difficult landscape in its primary industry.
That's the kind of challenge Matt Winn thrived on during his years beneath the Twin Spires. I would have loved to see his face on a stroll through The Mansion at Churchill Downs.


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>> Thursday, May 15, 2014
Interesting news articles popped up today saying Philips is suing Nintendo. IGN reports: "Technology company Philips has allegedly filed a complaint against Nintendo stating that the latter has infringed on two Philips patents in the U.S., according to a document on Scribd."
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Apparently Nintendo is using two Philips patents in its Wii technology. Nintendo is possibly infringing on two Philips patents. One of the patents has possibly deliberately been infringed by Nintendo. Nintendo has been aware of one of the patents, according to Philips, but has refused to take a license and continued violating it. One of the patents clearly states that the technology can be used for games. The second patent mentions a wireless device that can be controlled via a secondary device through motion input, according to NeoGAF
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In advance of Chevron's annual shareholder meeting in Houston next week, a damning report of the oil giant's global operations was just released. The True Cost of Chevron: An Alternative Annual Report was written by contributors from 16 countries and 10 states where Chevron's business is wreaking havoc on local communities, the environment, and our climate.
If you live in California like I do, you probably know that Chevron is the Golden State's largest corporation, but did you know that Chevron is the 5th largest corporation on the planet? And, while they have spent millions on advertising campaigns to convince the public they are a different kind of "energy" company, the fact is Chevron's investments in alternative energy are dropping (<1.8%) while their current business model is causing tremendous damage around the globe.
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Washington, D.C.-The Sierra Club and Worldwatch Institute today released a report, Smart Choices for Biofuels, highlighting the need for important policy reforms at this critical juncture in America's effort to increase the use of biofuels. The report outlines the economic and environmental impacts of first-generation biofuels such as corn ethanol, proposes strategies to make the biofuels industry more sustainable, and offers specific policy recommendations in four broad categories:
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"The headlong rush toward biofuels-corn ethanol in particular-has had many consequences, some foreseen and others not," said Carl Pope, Sierra Club Executive Director. "The downside risks to our land, air, water, and economy have become readily apparent, but the good news is that with smart choices we can make biofuels work for the environment, economy, and climate, while enhancing our energy security."
Smart Choices for Biofuels maps a future path for biofuels to ensure that they are more environmentally and socially sustainable and that the use of renewable fuels for transportation contributes to the global effort to reduce global warming pollution. The steps proposed in the report include an accelerated transition to cellulosic feedstocks such as switchgrass and the use of more effective agricultural practices to decrease erosion and soil nutrient depletion. The report also recommends complementary steps beyond improvements in biofuels production, such as the promotion of plug-in hybrid vehicles and increased investments in public transportation, which could also help achieve crucial energy and climate goals.
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Fast performance
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Tuesday, 30 August 2011
What exactly are candidate selection measures measuring?
While we know that modern selection procedures such as ability tests and structured interviews are successful in predicting job performance, it's much less clear how they pull off those predictions. The occupational psychology process – and thus our belief system of how things work - is essentially a) identify what the job needs b) distil this to measurable dimensions c) assess performance on your dimensions. But a recent review article by Martin Kleinman and colleagues suggests that in some cases, we may largely be assessing something else: the "ability to identify criteria".
The review unpacks a field of research that recognises that people aren't passive when being assessed. Candidates try to squirrel out what they are being asked to do, or even who they are being asked to be, and funnel their energies towards that. When the situation is ambiguous, a so-called "weak" situation, those better at squirrelling – those with high "ability to identify criteria" (ATIC) - will put on the right performance, and those that are worse will put on Peer Gynt for the panto crowd.
Some people are better at guessing what an assessment is measuring than others, so in itself ATIC is a real phenomenon. And the research shows that higher ATIC scores are associated with higher overall assessment performance, and better scores specifically on the dimensions they correctly guess. ATIC clearly has a 'figuring-out' element, so we might suspect its effects are an artefact of it being strongly associated with cognitive ability, itself associated with better performance in many types of assessment. But if anything the evidence works the other way. ATIC has an effect over and above cognitive ability, and it seems possible that cognitive ability buffs assessment scores mainly due to its contribution to the ATIC effect.
In a recent study, ATIC, assessment performance, and candidate job performance were examined within a single selection scenario. Remarkably it found that job performance correlated better with ATIC than it did with the assessment scores themselves. In fact, the relationship between assessment scores and job performance became insignificant after controlling for ATIC. This offers the provocative possibility that the main reason assessments are useful is as a window into ATIC, which the authors consider "the cognitive component of social competence in selection situations". After all, many modern jobs, particularly managerial ones, depend upon figuring out what a social situation demands of you.
So what to make of this, especially if you are an assessment practitioner? We must be realistic about what we are really assessing, which in no small part is 'figuring out the rules of the game'. If you're unhappy about that, there's a simple way to wipe out the ATIC effect: making the assessed dimensions transparent, turning the weak situation into a strong, unambiguous one. Losing the contamination of ATIC leads to more accurate measures of the individual dimensions you decided were important. But overall your prediction of job performance measures will be weaker, because you've lost the ATIC factor which does genuinely seem to matter. And while no-one is suggesting that it is all that matters in the job, it may be the aspect of work that assessments are best positioned to pick up.
Kleinmann, M., Ingold, P., Lievens, F., Jansen, A., Melchers, K., and Konig, C. (2011). A different look at why selection procedures work: The role of candidates' ability to identify criteria. Organizational Psychology Review, 1 (2), 128-146 DOI: 10.1177/2041386610387000
5 comments:
- Cameron said...
Interesting review, thank you. I think you mean "effect", not "affect".
- 8:00 pm
- Christian Jarrett said...
corrected, thanks
- 11:38 pm
LOL, excellent!
- 11:59 am
- schnarrd said...
How is "the ability to identify criteria" different from self-monitoring (Snyder, 1974)? Self-monitoring has been previously defined as the ability and desire to modify one's behavior as the situation demands -- doesn't that sound a lot like the description of ATIC? To me, this review sounds like a re-discovery of an already established phenomenon, something that happens all too often in psychology . . .
- 3:18 pm
While I agree with your general sentiment about reinventing the wheel, I think ATIC sounds different to self-monitoring.
ATIC is simply about the ability to pick up cues from an ambiguous environment, self-monitoring as you describe it sounds more general.
ATIC is likely to overlap a lot with other measures of mentalisation, e.g. theory of mind and empathy, in my opinion. I hope the researchers take it in this direction.
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TOD'S DOUBLE T TATTOO BAGCategories:Other Brands
There are no limitations when it comes to imagination. You can get inspired everyday, especially when it's about fashion. Tod's just modified their most-promising 'Double T' Bag. This bag has been introduced not long ago, and already it gets a 'Tattoo'.
Tod's Double T Bag is an outstanding Italian craftsmanship – it has a beautiful shape, made with handle and a chain strap. The center is embellished with the newest 3D double T signature logo.
Inside you can find one large compartment to store everything-you-need. It has also a zip pocket for more vital essentials.
Here are our thoughts, this is a 'seventies inspired and stylish bag with vintage-chic allure'. And more boldly, the exterior branded with a Dragon Tattoo , which is certainly Asia-inspired.
Limited edition, measuring 12.2' x 8.2' x 16.1' inches, priced at $2500 USD, €1750 euro, £1450 GBP via Tod's boutique.
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TOD'S SIGNATURE BAG COLLECTIONCategories:Other Brands
Tod's are doing their best to deliver experience to the world of fashion that are unforgettable. Just recently, they have added a lot of charm in designing their Signature Collection. A series of fine shoulders bags and a few impressive totes have the store, all crafted from exquisite soft leather, worked with distinguishing three-dimensional pebble-effect texture and a classic magnetic button fastening embellished with a shiny metal buckle. These colors are timeless, light enough to flaunt during the spring summer and dark enough to use in the fall and winter. Take the Tod's Signature Shoulder Bag for example, it has absolutely no intention to scream for attention, it just says: 'made by traditional Italian craftsmanship'. Then we have Tod's Signature Bucket Bags, it's not the kind-of bucket that you might have in your mind, its functional tote, refined with exquisite perforated leather and pebble texture. It's embellished with velvety nubuck side panels and it comes with twin feminine handles. It also comes with a removable purse crafted in the leather. The Tod's signature shoulder bags are available in two sizes, the 'mini', 'micro' and small. The mini is measured 24,5 x 13 x 4,5 cm and priced at £745 GBP. The Micro is measured 18 x 13 x 5 cm and priced at £660 GBP and the small is a bit taller, measuring 25,5 x 19 x 6 cm and priced at £835 GBP. As for the final, the Tod's signature bucket bags are priced from £1,050 to £ 1,300 GBP, the maxi size is measured 38 x 38 x 18 cm, just the same like you see the model toting on the picture below. At Tods e-store.
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Tod's S/S15 Womens Slip-OnsCategories:Designer Shoes
You think you've seen it all and then something comes along that changes your mind. Which is exactly how I'm feeling regarding Tod's S/S15 slip-ons for women that just landed in my inbox. And while I wouldn't go as far as calling them revolutionary, there's something familiar, yet fresh about them all at once.
An elevated, even elegant update on the skate shoe that's all the rage now, Tod's went one up and did some creative embellishments of their own, from the weaved jute rope trim (or that's what I think it is) that's a nod to espadrilles, as well as the addition of a leather tongue that would surely add to the comfort of the shoe. Then again, it's Tod's, and as far as comfort goes, I wouldn't expect anything less.
Another piece of good news? They aren't as pricey as you think they might be. The pair on the left with the denim finish will set you back by just SGD590, the pair on the right that comes in white leather and the sliver of silver (always wanted to say that in a sentence), SGD670. Which really isn't so bad for shoes that can worn dressed-up or down, for work or play.
Available in other colour combinations as well (there's one in beige leather and a splash of gold that's also rather divine), I'll end the post with some bad news. Boys, no luck on these for us, because they are strictly for the ladies. Unless you have really tiny feet, of course.
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TOD'S Band new wave bag you deserveCategories:Other Brands
TOD'S Band and some of their models or actors or photographers, their professional sorts, but there is one thing in common they are all full of personality, passion for fashion. They common interpretation of wave doctrine. Cora Corre the also joined the TOD'S Band, although she was only 18 years old this year, but since she entered the modeling industry is very much concerned. Her interpretation of fashion is unique. Photo, holding her hand casually wave bag, but to demonstrate the process and the Aesthetic Movement in one wave bag.
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The wave bag TOD'S welcomed not only by the cover girl, but there's also rate highly in street shooting! Korea model (Sung Hee Kim) liked wave bag, and with everyday casual clothes.
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TOD'S Italian brand, with attention to detail and the unconventional, intended to show the classic Italian style. Wave bag, also known as "mouth package", it has with the public should not be sturdy styling and powerful features.
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It saddlery craft and sport aesthetics in one, compact sewing zipper makes the bag more is hidden beneath the leather opening and closing position, distinctive pondering. Not only specially designed, practicality is also very good, after opening the bag body can be found inside the housing space is large, it really is truly "big mouth bag."
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Tod's Hexagonal Studs Gommino Driving ShoesCategories:Designer Shoes
Short of calling them the most comfortable pair of loafers ever made, the Gommino Driving Shoes from Tod's are wardrobe stables no woman (or man) should do without. And it's not even about being fashionably-forward; these loafers have become as commonplace as say, flip-flops in our island city-state, a nod to stylish footwear that's also easy on the feet.
More reasons to get a pair (or two) for yourself? Available in almost every colour you can imagine under the rainbow in leathers like patent leather, pebbled calf and suede, there's really no reason not to, especially with the end-of-season sale now on at Tod's that would make these babies even more affordable.
If you're wondering why these particular ones have the words hexagonal studs in its name, well, here you go. Each adorned with its own hexagonal studs metal brooch that looks like an oversized safety pin, it's just the right amount of gold to give your pair of loafers that extra bling.
And while you're picking yourself a pair, you could get something matching for your man, and if you're all superstitious about that whole thing regarding giving loved ones shoes (because they would run away), do what I do and make the recipient give you like 2 bucks. Works like a charm.
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Tod's unveils its spring-summer 2016 advertising campaign starring Grace Hartzel for the second consecutive season. Photographed by Michelangelo di Battista, the model poses in a vintage convertible while wearing the Italian accessories label's iconic loafers and signature Wave handbag. With the new embellished loafers, Tod's offers an updated version of luxury with the new campaign.
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Somewhere in Aspen, Colo., in that undisclosed location where Dwight Howard escaped to clear his head and make up his mind, the truth will emerge.
The big man who has stolen the spotlight for so long will finally decide his fate, be it to join the Houston Rockets, Golden State Warriors, Los Angeles Lakers or — no, let's stop there. The Dallas Mavericks and Atlanta Hawks are among the teams dying to know as well, of course, but the events of the last 24 hours have sent strong signs that their respective candidacy has likely come to an end.
Elsewhere, however, chaos ensues. According to a person with knowledge of the situation, the Warriors have been given indications within the last day that the Houston Rockets are the strong favorite to land Howard. The person spoke on the condition of anonymity because of the private nature of the talks.
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The backdrop that surrounds the Warriors, however, tells a different tale. Having been given the impression in recent days that they were in Howard's top three, with the Rockets and Lakers likely the other two, the Warriors went to work attempting to clear salary cap space with a vision in mind that's even grander than one what was initially assumed.
The notion of clearing space to sign Howard outright isn't the only plan in play, as free agent small forward Andre Iguodala has serious interest in joining the Warriors even without Howard. He has been seen as a possible cherry on top of their recruiting efforts to get the big man. It's their version of the Rockets' plan that is also in play, with free agent forward Josh Smith considered the third star in the sort of scenario that both teams hope could win his affection.
If they could convince a team to take contracts like those attached to Andris Biedrins and Richard Jefferson (a combined $20 million in expiring salaries next season) and others, Iguodala could be signed and possibly tip the scales on Howard's decision. Should he pick them, they would then do a sign-and-trade with a Lakers team that would face the prospect of losing him for nothing if they don't cooperate with the Warriors and, hypothetically speaking, see Howard head to Houston instead.The timing factor in play here is beyond problematic at this point, as Howard's decision was widely expected to come today and the Warriors have yet to find a new home for those players.
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But this much is clear: Iguodala remains a possibility only if those deals can be made, as his former Denver Nuggets team strongly rebuffed the idea of cooperating in a sign-and-trade with a Warriors team that upset them in the first round of the playoffs, and the Rockets are clearly worried about the threat the Warriors pose to land Howard.
All signs point to that fear being unfounded at this point. And should the Rockets win these sweepstakes as has been expected for so long, the Warriors will go down as the team that pushed its way into the top three after Houston and the Lakers were running a two-horse race.
Warriors consultant and Lakers legend Jerry West was in the room during Howard's meeting with the Warriors, putting the most fascinating of spins on his story if he should shock the world and follow the Logo's light. Coach Mark Jackson was compelling and convincing as always, and the clear fondness that Howard has for Warriors star Stephen Curry is coming into play too.
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The Lakers always loom large, too, even with the long list of reasonable concerns he has with coming back. He is still being reminded of what they and they alone can offer beyond the extra year and $30 million on a contract, the history of championships and the chance to take the reigns from Kobe Bryant in their next era.
It's a one-of-a-kind market, the Lakers told him, the only place where he can have the best on-court career and unmatched business opportunities after his playing days are over.
It may have been an ominous sign when the Lakers had actor Jack Nicholson join the parade of celebrities trying to influence Howard's decision, what with the truth that they may be forced to handle sometime soon. The wait continues, but it should be over soon. It's time to wake up from this "Dwightmare" for good.
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