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Resistance to
Resistance of pepper plants to TSWV is conferred in both PI152225 and PI159236 lines by a single dominant gene (
Climate change models predict a progressive increase of the global average temperature of up to 4.6°C by the year 2100 (IPCC, 2014), with higher latitudes warming faster than lower latitudes (Jones, 2009). The dynamics of plant virus epidemics and the losses they cause are likely to be influenced greatly by the direct consequences of climate change, such as increased temperature, and indirectly by the abundance and activity of pathogen vectors (Jones, 2009). In this study, we investigated the effect of temperature on TSWV-Pap infection in both
Accessions of
The TSWV inoculum source used in this study was TSWV-Pap isolated from paprika (Chung et al., 2012). Two true leaf stages of pepper seedlings were inoculated with TSWV-Pap-infected
TSWV-Pap infection was confirmed by reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR). Total RNA was isolated from leaf tissue using RNeasy Plant Mini Kit (Qiagen, Netherlands) according to the manufacturer's instructions. The RT-PCR method and primers were the same as those used in a previous study (Chung et al., 2006). To avoid generation of defective strains that might occur in successive mechanical inoculations (Resende et al., 1991), virus inoculum plants were prepared from the TSWV-Pap isolate source for each experiment.
For Northern blot analysis, total RNA samples were isolated from either mock-inoculated or virus-infected plants using a RNeasy Plant Mini Kit (Qiagen), and were fractionated by electrophoresis in agarose gels under denaturing conditions (6% formaldehyde), blotted to nitrocellulose membranes, and hybridized with the specified digoxigenin-labeled RNA probes for TSWV segment M. Nonradioactive blots were washed, incubated with antidigoxigenin antibody (Roche Diagnostics, UK), and exposed following the manufacturer's instructions as described in a prior study (Canto and Palukaitis, 2001). The TSWV probe was specific to the sequences encoding the NSm protein in TSWV segment M. Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) was conducted using Agdia (Indiana, USA) product SRA39300 according to the manufacturer's instructions.
About 73% of PI152225 plants maintained at 25 ± 2°C produced HR on inoculated leaves, while 33% of plants maintained at 30 ± 2°C formed necrotic local lesions in an upward direction from leaf to leaf (non-self-limiting HR), revealing movement of virus to upper leaves (Table 1, Fig. 2). All 17% of PI152225 plants formed HR on inoculated leaves at 30 ± 2°C revealed systemic necrosis. HR reaction was observed in inoculated leaves of 20% of S3669 plants tested at 25 ± 2°C, while systemic infection was observed in 50% of the plants maintained at 30 ± 2°C (Table 1, Fig. 2). Mock plants of both PI152225 and S3669 did not show viral symptom (Fig. 2). Non of the S3669 plants formed HR on inoculated leaves at 30 ± 2°C revealed systemic infection (Table 1). Meanwhile, TSWV-susceptible cultivars 'Habanero' and 'Yeokgang-sumumjang' revealed systemic infection with 100% and 4–89% depend on temperature, respectively (Table 1).
Systemic infection of both S3669 and PI152225 plants was confirmed by detection of TSWV RNA using northern blot analysis (Fig. 2), and by detection of coat proteins using ELISA (data not shown). TSWV-specific bands were detected in the upper leaves of PI152225 2nd, 3rd, and 4th plants and S3669 2nd to 5th plants, while plants maintained at 25 ± 2°C did not exhibit TSWV-specific bands (Fig. 5). Mock plants of both PI152225 and S3669 did not show TSWV-specific bands (Fig. 2).
PI152225 plants formed necrotic spots in upper leaves at 30 ± 2°C revealed progress of necrotic symptoms from A to C as time passed (Fig. 3). Over time, plants with systemic necrosis withered due to stem necrosis (Fig. 3). HR reaction was observed in inoculated leaves of S3669 plants at 25 ± 2°C at 7 dpi, while systemic mottle infection was observed in plants maintained at 30 ± 2°C (Fig. 4). At 15 dpi, viral symptoms did not appear in leaves that had newly emerged, and the virus was not detected in symptomless upper leaves by RT-PCR (Fig. 4C). At 10 dpi, RT-PCR of 4 plants exhibiting systemic symptoms displayed TSWV-specific bands, while at 15 dpi, TSWV-specific bands were not observed in 2 of 4 plants (Fig. 4D).
Both TSWV-susceptible 'Habanero' and 'Yeokgangsumumjang' cultivars exhibited systemic mottle symptoms at 15–20 dpi (Fig. 5). 'Habanero' exhibited different symptoms depending on the temperatures maintained after inoculation with the virus. More severe symptoms were observed in plants maintained at 25 ± 2°C and 30 ± 2°C than those maintained at 15 ± 2°C and 20 ± 2°C. 'Yeokgangsumumjang' exhibited the most severe mottle symptoms, with necrosis of plants maintained at 25 ± 2°C (Fig. 5).
The PI152225 and PI159236
Although HR occurred on inoculated PI152225 leaves, viruses were not confined to the necrotic legions but moved systematically to the upper leaves. This finding supports the hypothesis that necrosis and virus localization are controlled by two different mechanisms (Pennazio, 1995). Pennazio (1995) proposed that high temperatures result in the blocking of virus localization, which is known to confer extreme resistance to the whole plant, leading to interference with virus replication by antiviral factors synthesized during HR, and inhibition of the cell-to-cell spread of virus infection. Samuel (1930) also found that higher temperatures inhibit HR. Taliansky et al. (1994) suggested that the ability of the virus to overcome HR could be related to high virus replication capacity in the host cells.
We assume that the differences that we observed in upper leaf symptoms between S3669 and PI152225 at high temperatures were due to differences in heat tolerance. A recent study (Chung et al., 2016) found that
In this study, 25% of the S3669 plants that displayed systemic infection symptoms at 30 ± 2°C recovered from infection as time passed. Newly emerged leaves were symptomless and virus-free. This suggests that different resistance genes will behave differently at higher temperature. Symptom recovery in virus-infected plants is characterized by the emergence of asymptomatic leaves after systemic symptomatic infection, and has been linked to induction of RNA silencing (Baulcombe, 2004; Macdiarmid, 2005). Szittya et al. (2003) suggested that RNA silencing-mediated plant defenses are temperature-dependent and that levels of siRNA increase gradually with rising temperatures. One recent study (Ghoshal and Sanfacon, 2014) found that plant growth at lower temperatures (21°C rather than 27°C) alleviated the recovery of ToRSV-infected plants. This recovery was associated with AGO1 siRNA, which plays a central role in RNA silencing.
The purpose of this study was to investigate if the virus could overcome TSWV resistance conferred by the
This work was carried out with the support of the Research Program for Agriculture Science & Technology Development (Project No. PJ010246), Rural Development Administration, Republic of Korea.


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Rose Guns Days (07th Expansion)
Ryukishi07 has announced today the name of his next VN installment by 07th Expansion: Rose Guns Days.
Little is known about its setting, aside it is set on 1947, with this cryptic sub title: "1947年、暗黒街。求む用心棒。" (1947, the underworld. Looking for a bodyguard.)
As of now, there is no confirmation if this serie will be part of the Naku Koro ni (When They Cry) installment, or a stand alone like Higanbana no Saku Yoru ni.
Website: http://07th-expansion.net/rose/Main.htm
Roses Guns Days (Next 07th Expansion Visual Novel)
Uuuh I hope I'm not going too off-topic, don't know where else to post.
It seems the new 07th Expansion vn will be called 「ローズガンズデイズ」. How would that be romanized? Rose... guns... days...? :confused:
edit: nvm, I'm dumb. There's a splash screen already. http://07th-expansion.net/rose/Main.htm
edit - Anyone know what this will be about?
The subtitle reads '1947, the underworld. Looking for a bodyguard'. But I can't figure out if 暗黒街 means underworld as in the realm of the dead or mafia-like stuff. I suppose it's the latter though, as iirc the Hades would be 冥界.
Yes, probably mafia. Although if it were a setting like Grim Fandango, that would be pretty awesome.
Unless this will be set in another country for a change. Roses and Guns don't really make me think about Japan, but anything is possible.
You know, after a detective setting with Umineko, maybe he's following the genre as it historically gave way to hard boiled detective or film noir fiction. Maybe that's what this is. I'm calling it! :heh:
It's here!!!!!
Ryukishi07 just released the logo for his new series, Rose Guns Days!!! :D
The main page has a little blurb about it too.http://07th-expansion.net/Main.htm
All I can say is, YES! YES! YES!!! :)
I'm curious, can anyone please translate what the words are underneath the main logo text? I can't read Japanese unfortunately. Anyways, I'm so happy! Let the speculation begin!
Ya know, considering "暗黒街" does mean "underworld" and it pops up in the Japanese titles of movies like Scarface...
For some reason, that teaser webpage is giving me a bit of a cowboy/western vibe. Interested to see exactly what this is.
I'm excited about this as well, though the title sounded a bit weird. After all, 07th Expansion previous titles were all in Japanese, and had about the same structure. This new English name with three words not making a sentence makes me think of Fate Stay Night. :D
I think Ryukishi said this was going to be a series at least, and not a single sound novel, though we can't be sure.
Actually, did 07th Expansion use ノベルゲーム (Novel Game) instead of サウンドノベル (Sound Novel) for the first time?
>continuing from the Umineko translation thread
I guess I did post in the wrong place after all. Sorry, Klashikari.
So we have conspicuous use of the English language, the words "rose" and "guns", bricks, worn paper, a metallic gleam to the title, 1947, the (criminal) underworld, and someone looking for a bodyguard.
I don't find it hard to imagine that Rose Guns Days will be set in a country like America or Britain, especially considering the Western influence in Umineko's setting.
And of course, when it comes to bodyguards, I can't help but be reminded of
Spoiler for Vague spoiler for Umineko episode 4+:
I look forward to more information.
Huh. I was under the impression the second part of the subtitle said "a city by night", not "the underworld", but I guess either-or makes sense if you think about it. There is the term "criminal underground" after all.
But yeah. I can easily see the setting from the info we have here as something like L.A. Noire, with it's 1940's film noir detective cases, except only in a visual novel form and with Ryukishi07's personal artstyle. In that case the setting most likely isn't in Japan, which is cool.
Interested in seeing more.~
This will be pretty interesting, can't wait :3
By the way, 1947 = Black Dahlia Murder??
The first that came up to my mind was : Guns and Roses w
So, what, is he going to tackle American detective fiction after attempting the British tradition? Awesome. :heh:
If he plans detective film noir style post WW2... well lets see how he fares.
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Signaling what could be a resurgence of the Hollywood-pay television war of the early 1980s, Home Box Office and the Warner Bros. film studio appeared close Monday to signing a multimillion-dollar deal granting the pay-TV firm exclusive rights to Warner movies for the next five years.
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Hans Smit (1927– )
If you attended the Columbia Law School during the past forty years and did not encounter Hans Smit, then you did not go to Columbia. Hans Smit can well serve as an emblem for the law school and all that it represents. An outstanding teacher, Hans Smit was the most imposing and impressive instructor that I have ever met.
His greatest lesson as far as I am concerned was perhaps his first. He related to the class the Latin motto inscribed over the entrance to the law school's former home Kent Hall: "Law is the art of the good and the just." This maxim and that lecture have remained with me ever since. Many years later I had the pleasure of taking a course at the Harvard Law School and met a man who was said to be the role model for the character of Professor Kingsfield in the novel/movie The Paper Chase. During our conversation the man asked me if there was a Kingsfield-like instructor at Columbia. I said yes and he is a Dutchman who stands about 6'2". When a few years after that I told Hans Smit this story, he smiled and corrected me. It turns out Professor Smit is actually 6'4". He is also a well-regarded authority on international law and the director of the Parker School, a leader in the field of international arbitration, and the author of numerous academic texts. He is also one of the most supportive faculty members at the law school helping countless students and it was he who gave Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg one of her first jobs out of law school. For his efforts on both sides of the Atlantic he has been knighted by the royal family of the Netherlands and earned the respect and admiration of all of those he has taught and helped for all these many years. That's Hans Smit in a nutshell.
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VIENNA Austria's centrist government, shaken by a far-right, near-victory in an election for president, pledged on Tuesday to take fresh action on the asylum issue and to boost security in an effort to win back voters.
The anti-immigration Freedom Party, whose candidate lost by a whisker to an environmentalist, meanwhile said it would examine what it called numerous reports of irregularities in the election even though it accepted its candidate, Norbert Hofer, had been defeated.
Europe's political establishment, challenged in many countries by resurgent populist and anti-immigration parties, breathed a sigh of relief on Monday when postal ballots swung the election in favour of Alexander Van der Bellen in a dramatic photo-finish.
Hofer lost to Van der Bellen by less than one percentage point - a record performance for the party and a watershed for its allies across Europe. A win would have made him the first far-right head of state in the European Union.
"An election result is to be respected," Hofer told a news conference, adding that he had congratulated Van der Bellen on his victory in the contest for the largely ceremonial post.
Looking at lessons to be learned, Austrian Chancellor Christian Kern said on Tuesday: "One thing is absolutely clear - the protest that was expressed here is to be taken seriously."
Though he said isolationism and euroscepticism were not options for export-dependent Austria, Kern, who was thrust into the top job after a party rebellion forced Werner Faymann to resign as head of the government, pledged action on five points, including asylum and security.
"Isolationism and the belief that one can magically make the asylum issue disappear ... is an illusion," Kern said.
Austria took in 90,000 asylum seekers last year, more than 1 percent of its population, many of them shortly after it and neighbouring Germany opened their borders last autumn to a wave of migrants including refugees from Syria's civil war.
Kern gave no details of what new measures might be planned. The economy, jobs and cutting through state red tape would also be priorities, he said.
"You will hear from us in the coming weeks," he said, adding that another aim was to hold a closed-door meeting with opposition parties on possible cooperation.
Frustration with traditional parties of government has fuelled Europe's rising tide of populism, not least in Austria, where the Social Democrats and their coalition partner, the conservative People's Party, have dominated for decades.
The coalition government must work together until the next parliamentary election in 2018 or face the prospect of a snap vote that polls suggest the Freedom Party would win if it were held now.
Though Hofer conceded defeat, Freedom Party leader Heinz-Christian Strache said the party had received many reports of abuse and he did not rule out challenging some results.
"We have indications that will be verified," he said alongside Hofer at the news conference. "Only after an assessment can one say whether there is something in it, whether there is meat on the bone."
The party says the postal voting system is open to abuse. Before the election it said it was watching for irregularities given the relatively high number of requests for ballots that are mainly used for postal voting.
Of the roughly 750,000 valid postal ballots cast, 61.7 percent were for Van der Bellen.
The examples Strache gave involved suspected discrepancies in counting, including one case the Interior Ministry announced on Tuesday, in which the number of ballots in one town was over-reported by around 6,000.
The ministry added, however, that the error did not significantly affect the candidates' percentages - 50.3 percent to 49.7 percent, or a difference of just over 31,000 votes.
(Reporting by Francois Murphy, Shadia Nasralla and Alexandra Schwarz-Goerlich; Editing by Richard Balmforth)
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Sometimes portability is the name of the game. We've reviewed large machines, we've reviewed dual-screen systems meant to strap on the backs of headrests, and we've reviewed machines that were made specifically to entertain kids.
This machine was definitely designed with portability in mind. If you're going camping or even just showing some movies in the backyard or garden, having something you can just toss in a small tote bag or backpack and go is crucial. If you're looking for something like that, this Proscan player might be something you'd be interested in.
The Proscan PDVD7040 7″ Portable DVD Player has a large enough screen size to be a viable option, but its compact design doesn't take up much room in your bag. It's also rather light, so you won't feel tired if you have to lug it around all day.
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- Its compact size makes it very handy for transportation from place to place, much better than a laptop
- It's a region-free DVD player, which means you can even play DVDs you order online or if you're traveling and have this Proscan device with you
- Includes a USB port for direct play of films and pictures. This ends up being fairly important if you're like us and have a large digital movie collection on your laptop or desktop computer
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- Possibly the lowest priced portable DVD player we've found. Most outlets have this device for sale around 40 US dollars, which is a great deal
- Only weighs about a pound, way less than any laptop or projector system
- Proscan is a name owned by a company headquartered in Toronto, Canada called Curtis International. They sell lots of electronic devices under a lot of different names; RCA, Curtis, Sylvania, Igloo, etc. This is a good thing for people who buy this DVD player, because the company is large enough to have, say, a phone support line open 7 days a week
- Plus you know if you buy a product like this one, you can rest assured that there are lots of others out there and that the company isn't going anywhere any time soon
- If you buy an item like this from one of the well-known online retailers, you'll know that you have a decent amount of time to try it out and make sure it works. If it doesn't, you'll be able to exchange it for another one or get a full refund
- Compared to basically all the other DVD players tested, this one is extremely cheap, around 40 US dollars in most shops. This is an incredible price
- It includes an AC/DC adaptor to power up the machine when needed
- The screen swivels 180 degrees and also folds flat. This is a great thing for those of us that like putting devices like this in our laps while on buses or trains
- You can send the video signal out to another device, which is super cool. We especially like sending the video signal to a projector so you can have movie nights with friends
- This machine also has a USB out, so you can play films directly. This is another great feature because let's be honest, who really wants to burn a bunch of DVDs these days
- This machine weighs only about a pound. Compare that to most laptops, which weight around 4 pounds. This makes this unit the 'Travel King.' If you're moving around a lot, consider this Proscan for its excellent portability
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- This Proscan device doesn't have the features that many players have. Specifically, there's no rechargeable battery inside. This means obviously you need to be near an outlet to use this device
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I love the natural beauty of our dear Alaska as much as the next girl. But to me, there is also so much untapped beauty along the streets of our Anchor town: the textures on the walls of Spenard, the symmetry in the alleyways of downtown, the vibrant colors and shapes of Mountainview. It's all there and shooting beautiful people in it, is a happy happy place for me.
One sunny summer night, Sam, AJ and I ate our fill of sushi then cruised down the highway. At the overpass we stopped to make photos together, playing underneath and above our sweet sweet concrete Anchorage coated in warm summery light.
I love shooting urban sessions so much, I'm thinking I'll offer a series of Anchorage city short sessions this fall to folks who be in love: coupled, engaged, and married alike.
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Contracts Manager
- Company
- Search Consultancy
- Location
- Brighton, East Sussex
- Salary
- Negotiable
- Posted
- 06 Aug 2018
- Closes
- 03 Sep 2018
- Ref
- Req/488167
- Contact
- Conor Boyd
- Sector
- Construction
- Function
- Management
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
This role is for a Contracts Manager to join a well-established main contractor who have been successfully trading in the local area for over half a century. They operate throughout Sussex and the surrounding counties. Projects are across a broad range of main contracting including new build, refurbishment & extensions in sectors including Residential, Commercial, Education, Retail, Healthcare & Leisure with values typically between £500k & £3M. The company have an established and highly experienced management team and this role becomes available due to internal promotion. This contractor prides themselves on the stability and cohesion of their workforce at all levels, with people being valued for the role they play no matter what level. This gives them security in delivering projects to a high technical standard, with confidence to satisfy or exceed the client's expectations, often winning repeat business and referrals on the back of this.
You will be a professional and determined Contracts Manager with good technical ability and you will have experience and a strong track record of managing projects from inception to satisfactory completion and handover. As Contracts Manager you will be responsible for health & safety, environmental and quality compliance, as well as the financial monitoring and control of the projects. You will report to the Construction Director and will develop and build good relationships with the site managers, commercial team and the wider project team including subcontractors, clients and stakeholders.
You will have the following skills and experience:
* Good working knowledge of contract conditions.
* Excellent communication and interpersonal skills - both verbal and written
* Excellent organisation and time management skills
* Able to work well under pressure
* Be able to motivate yourself and others
* A broad understanding of all trades and a thorough understanding of the construction process
* Able to oversee 3/4 projects simultaneously
You will have the following Qualifications :
* HNC/HND or degree level equivalent in a related construction subject
* Ideally, membership of an appropriate professional institution
* CSCS, SMSTS & First Aid at Work
You will be able to evidence a solid track record operating in this position or a closely associated role; will have a clear commitment to quality, teamwork and delivering high quality projects on time and within budget to the clients' satisfaction.
In return for your efforts the company will support you in prospering within the role through training and professional development. They promote a very positive work culture and want people that are committed to the long-term and have the drive and aspiration to develop within the company.
Search is an equal opportunities recruiter and we welcome applications from all suitably skilled or qualified applicants, regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/beliefs, sexual orientation or age.


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Course Title: Identify influences on contemporary fashion designs and construction techniques
Part B: Course Detail
Teaching Period: Term1 2011
Course Code: GRAP5205C
Course Title: Identify influences on contemporary fashion designs and construction techniques
School: 350T Fashion & Textiles
Campus: Brunswick Campus
Program: C5202 - Diploma of Applied Fashion Design and Technology
Course Contact : Mandy Penton
Course Contact Phone: +61 3 99259202
Course Contact Email:firstname.lastname@example.com
Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff
Patricia Brien
Merrilyn Partos
Nominal Hours: 40
Regardless of the mode of delivery, represent a guide to the relative teaching time and student effort required to successfully achieve a particular competency/module. This may include not only scheduled classes or workplace visits but also the amount of effort required to undertake, evaluate and complete all assessment requirements, including any non-classroom activities.
Pre-requisites and Co-requisites
Course Description
This unit covers the skills and knowledge to identify influences on fashion design and construction techniques of the 20th century.
National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria
National Element Code & Title:
LMTFD4014A Identify influences on contemporary fashion designs and construction techniques
1. Identify the function of clothing
Performance Criteria:
1.1 Purposes of clothing are identified.
2. Identify 20th century influences on role of designers
Performance Criteria:
2.1 Significantly influential fashion designers of 20th century throughout the world are identified.
3. Identify influences on fashion design from 20th century
Performance Criteria:
3.1 Fashion trends from 20th century are identified.
4. Identify construction techniques used through 20th century
Performance Criteria:
4.1 Design features of 20th century garments are identified.
5. Analyse fashion influences on current practice
Performance Criteria:
5.1 Design influences on current styling are analysed.
Learning Outcomes
The learning outcomes in unit applies to the analysis of the most important economic, social, political and technological factors in the 20th century that have had an impact on fashion development and demand. The role of designers as change agents throughout this period is also covered and related to fashion design today. Investigation into the 20th century, including historical influences and trends will direct the process. Skills covered in this unit will be applied to the design and identification of construction techniques for fashion designs.
Details of Learning Activities
Collaboration and participation are important during this course to maximise your learning. You will contribute to group activities and presentations as well as completing your individual work.
Assessment 1: Research for 'Le Tailleur' Design Studio One
Influences on fashion design and construction techniques of the 20th century in relation to the women's two-piece tailored suit. Visual presentation in workbook includes comprehensive collection of well selected information & images, historical, technical and trend research images in relation to the women's tailored suit. Design sketches and Final Draft small capsule collection (3 looks) to be used for Design Studio One with the Design concept process clearly evident.
Assessment 2: Fashion Research File
You will compile a Fashion Research File of specified information as well as identifying and researching your own resources. Teacher directed class activities, demonstrations and discussions will be held to enable you to complete in-class and self-directed research activities and resource reviews. All your collected research will be kept in your Fashion Research File and suggestions on the contents of your collection will be given. Advice on referencing and the formal methodology of information collection and review will be given in classes and demonstrated in your Fashion Research File. Your Fashion Research File will be an ongoing progressive activity that will be regularly reviewed.
Assessment 3: Fashion Styles - Group written and verbal presentations.
Referring to a specific fashion style or tribe, as a group you will research cycles of 20th century fashion design, styling & construction techniques investigating their impact on the times and their significance within the zeitgeist. Individual research co-ordinated into one whole cohesive work. Role of group member's research tasks responsibility noted. Your findings will be presented to the class and a summary will be written up, distributed to the group and recorded in your Fashion Research File. You will be advised in class discussion of the parameters of the research brief as well as the criteria for completion and assessment of individual research.
Teaching Schedule
Week 1
Introduce course and assessments and discuss relevance to other courses.
Introduce and commence work on Assessment 1: Research for 'Le Tailleur' Design Studio One. Task breakdown and critical path development, demonstrate and display resources available e.g. on Blackboard.
Week 2
Introduce research skills and resources and the methods of recording and conveying research findings. Research for Le Tailleur.
Week 3
Assessment 1: Present initial sketches to Studio Design teachers. Guest lecture: Menswear
Assignment 1 Progress Review
Week 4
Refine Design Studio 1 research and concepts. Present to Fashion Influences teacher.
Week 5:
Introduce Assignment 2: Fashion Research File, assignment task breakdown and critical path development.
Excursion on a rotating basis to the NGV Federation square includes viewing room, exhibition and on-site activities. (proposed to co-ordinate with Fashion Festival events scheduling)
Week 6
Melbourne Fashion Week.
Excursion on a rotating basis to the NGV International includes viewing room, exhibition and on-site activities.
Week 7
Excursion on a rotating basis to the NGV International includes viewing room, exhibition and on-site activities.
Week 8
Assignment 2 Progress Review.
Assignment 3 Fashion Styles assignment task breakdown and critical path development. Read Fashion Theory article: Pg 16, 17 Fashion Forecasting by Evelyn Brannon (on blackboard) before class. Class discussion.
Week 9
Assignment 3: Group and individual research.
Week 10
Psychology of fashion behaviour and the language of clothing and decoration.
Week 11
Group and individual research.
Week 12
Assignment 3 group presentations.
Week 13
Individual Research and consultation.
Week 14
Final progress review 2, Fashion Research File. Individual in-class feed-back.
Week 15
Fashion Research File Assessment 1. Peer and teacher review. Individual assessment of Fashion Research File.
Week 16
Learning Resources
Prescribed Texts
Jenkyn Jones. S, Fashion Design Textbook, Laurence King Publishing, UK: 2005
Seivewright, S, Research and Design, AVA Publishing SA: 2007
Other Resources
Overview of Assessment
Detailed course and assessment requirements and information will be made available to you first week of class. Specific details will be explained to you during scheduled classes.
This course comprises both practical and theory components. You will be expected to attend and participate in class activities.
As well as class activities you will be required to undertake research and assessment practice outside of regular class times and participate in formal assessment tasks.
PLEASE NOTE: work that has not been authenticated during class as your own work will not be considered for assessment.
Assessment Tasks
Assessment Tasks - Comprehensive task briefs will be provided in class to direct your completion of the three assessment tasks.
To be eligible for graded assessment, all ungraded topics must be completed competently.
Assessment 1 – Ungraded assessment – Research for 'Le Tailleur' Design Studio One: Individual research and design concepts presented in workbook format to Fashion Influences and Studio Design 1 teachers.
Assessment 2 - Graded assessment - Fashion Research File: will contain evidence of research of 20th century fashion function and influences, designers, and construction techniques and the information will also contribute to assessment 3. Ongoing progressive assessment.
Assessment 3 - Ungraded assessment – Fashion Styles assignment: Group written and verbal presentations culminating from and enhancing research and activities completed in Assessment 2.
Assessment Matrix
|Assessment 1 Ungraded assessment
Research for 'Le Tailleur' Design Studio One
|Assessment 2
Graded assessment
Fashion Research File
|Assessment 3 Ungraded assessment
Fashion Styles
|1. Identify the function of clothing
|2. Identify 20th century influences on role of designers
|3. Identify influences on fashion design from 20th century
|4. Identify construction techniques used through 20th century
|5. Analyse fashion influences on current practice
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"Mechanical solidarity occurs in traditional, small, and early societies; that share similar values and norms, and support each-other" (Quist-Adade, SOCI 2235: Social Theory and Social Justice, 2013, p. 28). It is this structure of shared norms, connections and values that create an immense force which that strongly governs the behaviours of individuals within that society.
Organic solidarity identifies the growth and developments from the traditional into more modern and larger scale societies; where individual lifestyles may vary because of specialization. According to Dr. CQA, organic solidarity "demands different treatment for different people" (Quist-Adade, SOCI 2235: Social Theory and Social Justice, 2013, p. 29); because of the dependence people have on more advanced societies. This would mean that larger societies are governed by different norms and values based upon different circumstances and varieties of labour. Durheim describes these solidarities as a natural social process of division of labour.
Quist-Adade, C. (2013). SOCI 2235: Social Theory and Social Justice. Surrey, BC, Canada: Kwantlen Polytechnic University: Faculty of Arts.


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Sunidhi Chauhan (born Nidhi Chauhan on 14 August 1983) is an Indian playback singer, best known for her Hindi film songs in Bollywood. She has also recorded songs for Punjabi, Marathi, Kannada, Tamil, Telugu, Bhojpuri, Bengali, Assamese and Gujarati films .
Chauhan began to sing at the age of four and was discovered by a local TV anchor. She won recognition through a televised singing contest, Meri Awaz Suno, which she won, and made her entrance into playback singing with the Hindi film Shastra.
Her breakthrough was Ram Gopal Varma's film Mast, in which she sang the hit song, "Ruki Ruki Si Zindagi. " She has been nominated for fourteen Filmfare Awards, winning it on two occasions as well as a Filmfare RD Burman Award for New Music Talent. She has won two Star Screen Awards, two IIFA Awards and one Zee Cine Award.


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Extra curricular music at Morgans is a thriving community. The children are given the option of a variety of music lessons if they wish to choose to play an instrument. We offer the choice of piano, guitar, wind, brass, drums, vocal and strings. Year 3 are also given the opportunity to learn the recorder as part of their standard class music lessons. If you are interested in taking music lessons at school, please enquire at the School Office.
We have a large and successful choir at Morgans, which is open to anyone in years 4-6. We are renowned in the Hertford and Ware area for being one of the biggest and strongest primary school choirs. We perform in two major concerts every year; one at All Saints' church at Christmas and one in the spring term at Ware Drill Hall. Both of these are in collaboration with the Hertford and Ware schools' music partnership and we rehearse independently for the combined schools concerts, where we all perform as a whole choir. We do get to showcase ourselves in our individual items, however!
In addition to concerts with the wider community, we perform in our own school concerts including the Christingle, Harvest assembly, our own version of the combined schools spring concert cantata and our summer music concert. We are also sometimes invited to perform with adult choirs in their Christmas concerts, such as the QC Chamber choir or Hertford Choral Society and we often sing to the residents at Bentley House care home.
We have an active ukulele club who rehearse each Thursday, again open to pupils in Years 4-6. The club is free to join - just bring a soprano ukulele and some enthusiasm! The ukulele club play at school events such as the Winter Fair and the Summer Music Concert.
Every year group has the chance to perform in plays and shows at different points in the year. These range from a collection of songs to extended assemblies to straight plays to full scale children's musicals.
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Past Due: Radio 161 – Downsize or Refinance to Boost Nest Egg?
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Tom and Denise are dealing with a conundrum: Should they refinance their house to a great, low interest rate and pay it off in 15 years, or should they sell it, downsize, and use the freed up cash flow to fund other retirement savings? They're in their mid-fifties and are beginning to feel the pressure of retirement.
The situation they find themselves in is very common among American couples in this age group. We've believed for a long time that having a house – especially a paid-for house – at retirement is a crucial component of our retirement nest egg. However, given the recent upheaval in the real estate market, many have found themselves staring at a cracked and scrambled nest egg.
Today we addressed:
1) Whether real estate should play as significant a role in our retirement portfolio as previous generations believed.
2) What the net gain in value to their overall retirement portfolio would be if they refinanced.
3) What the potential for gains would be if they chose to downsize.
Sometimes we have to be reminded of simple investing concepts like diversification in order to make the best decisions for our long-term financial plan.
Kids & Money Contest: I'm looking for stories of parents teaching their kids about managing money and understanding how money works. If you have a great story (humorous, big life lesson, etc) of what to do – even what not to do – please send it to firstname.lastname@example.com by Sunday, June 19th with "Kids Money Content" in the subject line. Entries will be gathered for the next few weeks and the winner will receive Junior's Adventures, the boxed set of money lessons for children by Dave Ramsey, and a copy of my book, Get Naked: Stripping Down to Money & Marriage.
If you have a specific question, I'd be happy to answer it and further cultivate the wisdom of the Past Due Radio masses. The experiences of our listener base provide plenty of insight we all can learn from; don't hesitate to ask – I'm happy to help!
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Chicago police were seeking the public's help Friday night in finding a 15-year-old girl who went missing earlier today from the Northwest Side.
Destiny Llaguno, who police said is on medication for bipolar disorder, went missing from the 2300 block of North Springfield Avenue.
She is described as Hispanic with a medium complexion, 5 feet 7 to 5 feet 9, 140 pounds, with brown eyes and black hair, and was last seen wearing a black half-sweater, gray stretch pants and black shoes with no laces, police said. They said her hair is shoulder-length with bangs.
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- 2 sheets of 3-by-5-foot particle board
- Pencil
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- 20 feet of 2-by-4 boards
- Tape measure
- Hammer
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- Pink bucket
- Four calf feeder teats
- Paint
- Paint brush
Cows are milked by machines today more than by hand but some farmers still milk by hand. Learning to milk can be a process essential to farmers or can be learned simply for fun. A model milking cow can give people a chance to try out milking without being near a cow. It may help people feel more comfortable with the idea of milking, as they won't be touching an actual animal. Building your own model milking cow is a simple process that requires only a basic knowledge of carpentry.
Use your pencil to freehand draw a cow shape onto one of your pieces of particle board. Make the shape about six feet long and five feet tall. Cut out the shape using your jigsaw. Trace the shape onto the other piece of particle board and cut it out.
Build a framework of 2-by-4 boards to support each of your cow halves. Use your tape measure to measure the length of the boards you will need. Cut vertical and horizontal beams and nail them to the back of each cow shape.
Hold the cow shapes together at the top and connect them together by nailing a hinge at the front and back of the model.
Turn over your pink bucket and attach the teats to the bottom. Fill the bucket up with milk before placing the teats to get actual milk out of the bucket when it is milked.
Stand your model apart and separate the legs by about four feet. Nail a board between the two feet at the front of the cow and a board between the two feet at the back to support your cow and make it sturdy.
Cut two boards at a length that will fit between your cow halves at the bottom of the cow's belly. Make sure they fit together snugly under the belly. Nail the boards in the middle of the belly about two feet apart at the same height.
Place the bucket teats down between the two boards to create your cow udder. Adjust the height of the support boards if necessary to make sure the teats are visible but the bucket is not.
Paint your cow model as realistically or cartoonish as you want. Include features such as the face, body spots, toes and the tail.


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Peace Road US Capitol Event
Thursday, August 6, 2015
Meet at Union Station Bike and Roll if you are a rider (outside the station, southwest corner).
The group will ride over to the Rayburn House Office Building together.
12:00PM - Light lunch and program
Light Lunch:
Rayburn House Office Building B338 (basement level)
Independence Avenue, SW in U.S. Capitol area
Washington, D.C.,
Light Lunch:
If you're a rider, contact Larry Moffitt (firstname.lastname@example.com or cell: 202-669-0383) to find out where to park your bike near Rayburn for the lunch program. Your bike will be watched by bike watchers.
Bike Ride:
Leave from the Rayburn program at 1:00 PM
You will ride to the U.S. Capitol, White House, Korean War Memorial and the Iwo Jima Memorial and back to Union Station. A short, scenic ride, perfect for beginning cyclists.
You ARE allowed to take your bicycle on the Metro.
Join the Peace Road bike tour in Washington, D.C. to Honor Rev. Sun Myung Moon's vision for a world peace highway. Participants can choose to ride 1 mile or 10 miles. Bring your bike if you have one; rentals are also available. To reserve your bike, free lunch and T-shirt contact PA Beltramie at 703 220 2424. Refreshments will be available for anyone interested at 12:00pm at the Rayburn House Office Building room B338 (basement level). Please register using the form below.
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If you wanted to keep your bottle of wine nearly off the new table this is an excellent alternative to a coaster. It's nickel coated finish and attention to detail makes it a real beauty to look at and the functionality adds to it overall appeal.
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Minor opposition Bareunmirae Party elects new floor leader
SEOUL, Kim Kwan-young, a two-term lawmaker, was elected floor leader of the minor opposition Bareunmirae Party (BP) on Monday with the task of patching up the party following its crushing defeat in the latest elections.
Kim will replace incumbent Kim Dong-cheol, who also doubles as the chief of the party's emergency planning committee.
The 49-year-old Kim beat rival Lee Un-ju, also a two-term lawmaker, in a vote by party lawmakers.
The party suffered a huge defeat in the June 13 local elections and parliamentary by-elections. It won none of 17 big-city mayoral and gubernatorial posts and 12 vacant parliamentary seats in the first nationwide polls for the party.
"It is hard to achieve everything at once, whether it be party unity or the formation of parliamentary committees. I will make efforts to make a young, powerful opposition party through constant communication and cooperation," Kim said in his remarks on his election.
The Bareunmirae Party came into being in February through a merger of two center-right and center-left parties, in what is seen as a bold experiment in South Korea's politics long dominated by regional and ideological divisions.
The party faces its biggest crisis following the election defeat. Its co-heads and senior officials recently resigned, and Ahn Cheol-soo, its key founder, is pondering his political future after finishing in third place in the Seoul mayoral race.
Kim ruled out the possibility that his party may seek to merge with the main opposition Liberty Korea Party (LKP), which has strong support among conservatives.
"Some LKP members appear to hope for (a potential merger), but I don't think that is plausible," the floor leader said.
The BP said Monday that it will hold a new leadership election on Aug. 19 to fill the vacuum left by the departure of its co-chiefs and senior members.
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Ideally, the place should be dry and warm.
The utility room or the kitchen are some of the best places for your dog
to sleep. The kitchen flooring usually has the non-slippery floor tiles
which is suitable for young puppy to avoid accidents. Once the puppy has
grown up, you can still let him sleep in the kitchen if it is convenient
as the kitchen is usually one of the warm places in the house, and dogs
like to be kept warm.
Most dogs live indoor instead of kenneled
out and there is no reason why they should not be. However, if you intend
to keep your dog outdoor, it must be instituted from the very beginning.
Provide plenty of warm bedding and pay attention to the condition of the
kennel to ensure that it is waterproofed. Often times, dogs are neglected
when they are left outside, so ensure that you remember to check on the
dog frequently.
If you want to confine your dog to the
kennel all the time and neglect him, then owning a dog is not your best
choice as it is an outright cruelty. At worst, the kennel must have enough
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I have written here about play and the ways that we have played for 9 years. In those years, I have learned some things and changed my mind about some things. I've found allies and ran into some critics.
I have taught preschoolers in art camp and in choir, taught kindergartners at church, taught first and second graders in public school.
I have talked with professors and other teachers in a variety of settings. I have listened to administrators and thought leaders and politicians. I have read blogs and books and tweets.
As I think back through those nine years and all those interactions, I have a few reflections.
- Preschoolers and older kids play and will continue to play and learn through play. On their own, children play. And they learn and try and fail and help one another and experiment and grow in their knowledge and skills. They will do this without the intervention or in spite of the intervention of adults. Children play because that is what they have been designed to do.
- Lots of things that adults do and impose on children in the name of education are not helpful and could be harmful. Even well-intentioned adults make some less-than-helpful choices. This usually happens when adults focus on things other than the children and their development.
- There are lots of good ways to be an effective teacher, an engaging educator. Some of those ways are right in my ballpark and some are not. But someone who doesn't do things exactly my way isn't necessarily a "less good" (or "more good") teacher.
- In most cases, we should strive for balance. When looking at things like technology, literacy, independent learning, projects, crafts, or whatever, often the best course is a middle one. We should choose things intentionally and purposefully.
- We do best when we listen to the children. Listen to what they are telling us by their behavior. If they are wiggling and squirming and shouting, they may be telling us that what we're asking of them isn't appropriate for this group of kids. We are doing something too long or too complicated or too uninteresting (from their viewpoints). Listening to the behavior tells us it's time to adjust.
- We should also listen to the children through conversation and talking with them. Children are looking for adults to listen to what they say. I can learn what fears are troubling them, what family situations are going on, what interests may be a key to further learning…if I just listen to the words coming out of their mouths. I love to have conversations with children. I ask questions or just say, "tell me about it." And they will and do.
- Speak a kind word. Look for a teachable moment when a child is helping a friend or exploring an idea. Notice. Tell the child that you notice. Children often hear lots of things they are not doing right or well. Help them discover their successes.
- We all know exactly what to do….until that one child comes along to explode our pet theory. Every time I have things all figured out, I get a class that helps me discover new and uncharted areas.
- A group of children think that the adult in their world is more important than any other celebrity. (Just see one outside the classroom and you'll know what I mean!)
- Grace goes a long way. Yes, we will all mess up or have a bad day. But after you deal with it, it's over. The Vegas rule is usually the best one - what happens here stays here. And what happened yesterday stays in yesterday. Today is a new day to engage with one another and start fresh. (If there's a persistent problem, take steps to address it. Otherwise, every day is a new day.)
Nothing profound. Nothing revolutionary. And maybe nothing that you didn't already know long ago. But these things help me think about how I approach the classroom and how I interact with young children.
I plan to be here, blogging about these and other playing/learning topics for a while yet. And remember the most important thing: Playing = Learning (for children and adults) Go out and play today!


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|April 25, 1800
|Abstracts of Stores
|Isaac Craig
|Samuel Hodgdon
|Major Craig sends abstracts of stores to Samuel Hodgdon, notes some errors in previous invoices and returns.
|January 18, 1793
|Invoice of Stores Received
|Isaac Craig
|Henry Knox
|Encloses return of ordnance and military stores. Mentions Major Burbeck. Has made return of Quarter Master stores to Colonel O'Hara.
|August 25, 1792
|Return of Stores
|John Stagg
|Isaac Craig
|Secretary of War is absent for few days. Letter and returns received at Pittsburg last post.
|December 9, 1796
|Bills, Stores Shipped, Returns of Stores
|Isaac Craig
|Samuel Hodgdon
|Major Craig acknowledges the receipt of money from Hodgdon. Craig informs Hodgdon that a general return of ordinance, hospital stores, and quartermaster stores has been forwarded to the Secretary at War.
|May 4, 1787
|Forwarding of Ordnance and Stores Returns
|William Price
|Henry Knox
|Forwards various ordnance and stores records, along with an account of stores sold to James Manon.
|June 8, 1797
|Delivery of Hospital Stores
|James McHenry
|John Harris
|Order to deliver medicine, hospital and quartermaster stores to Niagara.
|January 10, 1798
|Return of Stores for 1797
|John Bryant
|Samuel Hodgdon
|Enclosed is the return of stores received and delivered during the year 1797 and the receipts for the stores delivered.
|September 16, 1794
|Military Stores
|Peter Hunt
|Samuel Hodgdon
|Stores to be attended to, busy schedule prevents Hunt from answering Mr. Parker.
|March 15, 1784
|U.S. military stores in South Carolina
|Samuel Hodgdon
|Colonel Senef
|Requests information on the status of the United States military stores in South Carolina.
|October 4, 1790
|Regarding Receipt for Transport of Public Stores
|Jeremiah Olney
|Henry Knox
|Letter, encloses receipt for transport of public stores.
|September 11, 1790
|Regarding Bill for Shipment of Military Stores
|Jeremiah Olney
|Henry Knox
|Letter, encloses bill for shipment of stores.
|May 23, 1794
|Copy of Invoice of Stores
|Isaac Craig
|Henry Knox
|Ensign McClair to escort stores to be transported. Enclosed copy invoice of stores sent forward with Collins and Campbell.
|February 21, 1793
|Allocation of Public Stores
|Charles Anderson
|Samuel Hodgdon
|Allocation of public stores discussed.
|June 15, 1787
|Regarding Examination of Military Stores in Rhode Island
|Jeremiah Olney
|Henry Knox
|Letter, Regarding Examination of Military Stores in Rhode Island
|April 14, 1800
|Moving the Military Stores to a State Arsenal, Etc.
|Ebenezer Stevens
|Samuel Hodgdon
|Military stores belonging to the United States are kept in a wooden building along with combustible articles for which the rent is $500 per annum. Stevens has obtained permission from the legislature to have the Commissary of Stores move the military stores to an arsenal soon to be completed. The state will deposit its military stores at the arsenal but there will be room for the stores of the...
|June 18, 1784
|Charge of stores at French Creek
|Frederick Foose
|Samuel Hodgdon
|Agreement to take charge of the U.S. military stores at French Creek.
|September 21, 1794
|Update on Stores Delivered
|Peter Hunt
|Samuel Hodgdon
|Military stores delivered by Mr. Nicholson. Arms and accouretments nearly forwarded. Many materials are wanted.
|August 27, 1796
|Transportation of Stores
|Samuel Hodgdon
|Isaac Craig
|Notification that stores of various types transported to Pittsburgh of Doctor [Fiffer]. Discussed cost and payment of transportation.
|June 22, 1793
|Forwarding of Money; Shipment of Stores
|Samuel Hodgdon
|Isaac Craig
|Draft in favor of Mr. Butler paid; $5000 forwarded by last post. Many stores have been shipped.
|September 31, 1791
|Transportation of Stores
|Isaac Craig
|Henry Knox
|Craig to send the majority of stores with Capt. Buell upon his departure.
|February 23, 1784
|Officers and Stores
|Edward Antill
|John Pierce
|Largely illegible document mentions officers, stores.
|February 13, 1796
|Returns of Stores and Items Needed
|Michael Kalteisen
|Samuel Hodgdon
|Enclosed annual account of stores, includes supplies required. Has not been able to see Governor for approval of Hodgdon's order. Specific request for clothing to "prevent the soldiers from murmuring."
|July 16, 1793
|Discussion of Return of Receipts for Military Stores
|Jeremiah Olney
|Henry Knox
|Letter, discusses return of receipts re military stores.
|June 12, 1797
|Military Stores Required for Three Frigates
|James McHenry
|Samuel Hodgdon
|Enclosed is a statement of the military stores required for the frigates. McHenry wants to know what part can be drawn from the stores of the United States and where are they deposited.
|April 24, 1800
|[COPY] Transportation of Stores
|John Wilkins, Jr.
|James McHenry
|Clarification and standard policy requested for the transportation of private stores for officers to the post at which they are stationed.


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Abortion Wars Return
At a meeting last month, Thomas McClusky, the chief lobbyist for the Family Research Council, was in a celebratory mood.
Just days after the Supreme Court issued a 5-4 ruling [PDF] on April 18 upholding the federal Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act, the council's vice president of government affairs was talking shop with jubilant fellow social conservatives from such groups as Concerned Women for America, the Eagle Forum, the National Right to Life Committee, and the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission.
McClusky and his anti-abortion allies were planning the next moves in their three-decades-long campaign to chip away at the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade decision, which established a woman's right to an abortion. Now, for the first time, the Court, led by a conservative majority, had upheld an abortion restriction that does not contain an exception for the health of the woman. (It does allow an exception to save the woman's life.)
To McClusky, the ruling "gives us a great chance to educate folks on the meaning of Roe." To Wendy Wright, president of Concerned Women for America, the decision was a victory for women. How so? Because, she says, the Court majority declared that deciding whether to have an abortion is so emotionally wrenching that doctors often won't disclose to a woman the details of the procedure.
"We are glad to see that the Supreme Court acknowledged that abortion can be quite harmful to women," Wright says. Activists plan to push for "more-aggressive regulation of abortion" in a variety of states, adds Clarke Forsythe, president of the public-interest law firm Americans United for Life, based in Chicago.
After years of seeing courts reject their arguments, abortion opponents say they now have the green light to press state legislatures to pass more-restrictive laws. One proposal, for example, would mandate an ultrasound of the fetus as part of the abortion-counseling process. Another would require providers to advise a woman that she faces increased physical and mental health risks from an abortion and that a fetus feels pain at 20 weeks.
As elated as social conservatives are about the ruling in Gonzales v. Carhart, you would think that abortion-rights groups are in a funk. However, organizations on the left, from NARAL Pro-Choice America to the National Women's Political Caucus to Planned Parenthood, say they are pumped up, too. In the rulings's aftermath, they are rallying their members, raising money, and pressing Democratic allies on Capitol Hill — and those running for president — to keep the abortion controversy at the center of the political discussion.
On May 15, Planned Parenthood held a rally outside the hall in South Carolina where GOP presidential candidates were holding a debate. Chanting and carrying signs, the activists called on Republicans to support "women's health and reproductive rights."
Abortion-rights advocates insist that momentum is swinging back their way. Democrats are running Congress, the top Democratic presidential contenders staunchly support abortion rights, and the current leading Republican candidate, former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani, has expressed support for upholding Roe and a woman's right to choose.
Each side argues with equal fervor that the Supreme Court ruling will ignite support for its cause. "I think most Americans will say, 'Oh, my God, what do you mean we shouldn't consider a woman's health?' " says Nancy Keenan, president of NARAL Pro-Choice America, one of the largest abortion-rights advocacy groups. Jim Backlin, vice president for legislative affairs at the Christian Coalition of America, counters, "This probably will set off the biggest battle over abortion since the 1980s."
Probably so. With each camp in full battle mode, spending on lobbying, advocacy, grassroots efforts, advertising, and campaign donations is sure to be heftier than was planned before the Court ruling altered the policy landscape.
"I think there had been some sense that the social issues would be on the back burner in this election and that the main focus would be more on the Iraq war, health care, and the environment," Leon Panetta, former White House chief of staff under President Clinton, said in an interview with National Journal. "But what the [Supreme Court] decision did was to essentially push the abortion issue back into one of the top issues that candidates are going to be asked about."
However, as combatants maneuver for advantage, they will have to tread carefully. Polling data show that the majority of Americans are somewhere in the middle on the abortion question. In a May 10-13 Gallup Poll, 53 percent of respondents said they don't want to see Roe overturned, while 35 percent do.
But those numbers mask subtleties on how people feel about the issue. In various polls over the past three decades, about 60 percent of the population has consistently said it would support some restrictions on abortion, according to David Masci, a senior research fellow at the Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life. "This is a tough issue for most Americans," Masci says. "People are more nuanced than the polls show. I think while most people have moral concerns about abortion, they don't want to eliminate the option, either."
Wake-Up Call
In the week after the Court's decision, activity doubled on NARAL's Web site, while Planned Parenthood received 60,000 e-mails from its members expressing support for abortion rights. Each organization says it has recorded about $100,000 in unsolicited donations as a result of the ruling. Even more significant for their cause than money and activity, the groups say, is the ruling's dismissal of a health exception: It provides a clear warning to voters who support abortion rights.
Because Roe has survived repeated court challenges over the past 34 years, convincing the public of a continuing threat to the ruling's legal rights has been a major challenge for abortion-rights groups.
"There has been a sense of complacency that nothing is really going to get undone here," says Jill June, president of Planned Parenthood of Greater Iowa. "I think a lot of people thought, abortion is legal and we can count on that remaining, and so the election results may not have significant consequences. Now [the April decision] helps connect the dots with voters."
"I don't think there were many in this movement who expected a full-frontal elimination of the health exception," NARAL's Keenan says.
As the 2004 presidential campaign heated up just months after a then-Republican-controlled Congress passed the "partial-birth" abortion ban, NARAL and its allies poured millions of dollars into television ads and get-out-the-vote efforts with the message that President Bush's re-election could result in the naming of Supreme Court justices inclined to overturn Roe, or at least whittle it back.
The slim majority on the Court in favor of upholding the "partial-birth" abortion ban includes both of Bush's appointees — Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Samuel Alito.
Now abortion-rights supporters are rallying around federal and state versions of the Freedom of Choice Act and are asking candidates to support the legislation. The bill, enacted in seven states, enshrines Roe into state law and would block further abortion restrictions. To avoid duplication of resources, the organizations are planning a coordinated strategy for the 2008 election campaign: Each group will focus on the states and congressional districts where it shows the greatest strength.
After Republicans took control of Congress in 1995, one of the first pieces of legislation it enacted was the ban on "partial-birth" abortion. Abortion-rights advocates found themselves defending a disturbing method for ending a pregnancy, which involves partially removing the fetus and then crushing its skull. President Clinton twice vetoed the Republican bill, but President Bush signed it into law in 2003.
In 2003, the latest year for which data are available, about 1.29 million abortions were performed in the United States, down from a peak of 1.6 million in 1990, according to the Guttmacher Institute, a reproductive health think tank. Of that total, about 2,200 fetuses were aborted through dilation and extraction (the medical terminology for the procedure), which is performed in the mid-to-late term of a pregnancy.
Beginning in the 1990s, abortion opponents dubbed the procedure "partial-birth" and "infanticide," and much of the public agreed. Gallup said in its May poll that 72 percent of those surveyed believe that "partial-birth" abortions should be banned.
Focusing on the procedure, however uncommon it may be, "was part of a strategy to talk about abortion in its most unattractive light," says Reva Siegel, a law professor at Yale University. Jon O'Brien, president of Catholics for a Free Choice, says, "The anti-choice lobby framed their issues around one procedure, and it worked very well for them."
In the recent Supreme Court ruling, the majority wrote that it was "self-evident" that some women come to regret "partial-birth" abortion because of its gruesome nature, and that therefore the state has an interest in encouraging women not to make "so grave a choice."
Talcott Camp, deputy director of the American Civil Liberties Union's reproductive freedom project, says that the Supreme Court decision is telling women, in effect, that they can't make health decisions for themselves, and that the government, rather than a doctor, can determine what is best for a patient.
Women's rights groups strongly oppose efforts to compel women to hear about mental and physical health risks from abortion because of the implication that "women need to be protected from themselves," says Kim Gandy, president of the National Organization for Women. Commenting on the issue of government intervening to tell a woman what is best for her, Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg wrote in her dissent in the Gonzales decision: "This way of thinking reflects ancient notions about women's place in the family and under the Constitution."
Focusing on States
Abortion opponents say a key message they are taking from the ruling is to focus on winning legislative battles in state capitols. Attorneys for anti-abortion groups say that the decision offers new opportunities to chip away at Roe, and activists plan to push for bans on late-term abortion procedures in at least half the states.
Anti-abortion groups are also pressing state lawmakers to pass regulations on parental consent, physician counseling, and mandatory waiting periods before having an abortion.
The decision "sets a precedent for all states to regulate and challenge Roe," says Allen Unruh, co-founder of the Abstinence Clearinghouse.
Forsythe of Americans United for Life says that the high court ruling brought balance to the federal-state system, restoring the precedent toward deference to state legislatures and reinforcing the notion that the state has a role in setting informed-consent regulations.
Cathy Ruse, a senior fellow for legal studies with the Family Research Council, is helping state legislators draft bills that mimic the federal ban on "partial-birth" abortion. Attorneys are advising states to pass their own versions of the ban so they can tailor penalties to state rules. At least 31 states are likely to revive "partial-birth" abortion prohibitions that had been approved but were blocked by the courts, observers say.
The emphasis on the negative mental health aspects of abortion — underscored in the majority opinion written by Justice Anthony Kennedy — is a growing part of the anti-abortion campaign. Though the argument that abortion causes mental health problems has been around since the 1980s, it has only recently become a widespread theme in the anti-abortion community. Hundreds of women have asserted to anti-abortion groups that they were coerced by boyfriends, husbands, or doctors into having an abortion and that the experience has caused serious mental health problems such as depression and attempted suicide.
And abortion opponents point to dozens of studies conducted by physicians and researchers over the past 20 years cataloging post-abortion trauma. South Dakota based its ban on nearly all abortions (a law that was overturned by a ballot measure in November) on the argument that abortion can harm women. The American Psychological Association and other authoritative nonpartisan groups have concluded that abortion poses no greater risks than does carrying an unwanted pregnancy to term.
"A combination of emphasizing harm to women and fetal pain" could make a difference in helping abortion opponents turn the public against Roe, says the Christian Coalition's Backlin.
As much as anything else, some social conservatives say, the ruling underscores the need to keep pressing Republican presidential candidates on the abortion question. "Having two new faces on the Supreme Court [Alito and Roberts] shows us the difference that having good judges can make," says Wright of Concerned Women for America.
Deal Hudson, who handled outreach to Catholics in 2004 for the Republican National Committee, believes that the ruling will help to prevent the GOP from taking its social-conservative base for granted. "The question is, will Republicans continue to treat social conservatives as an important part of the coalition?" Hudson says. "It is very important that the GOP renew its support of social and religious conservatives, or we'll see the next set of justices back where we were before Alito and Roberts."
Kim Lehman, president of the Iowa Right to Life Committee, says, "People are tired of voting for candidates that say they are going to do something but don't." She says that abortion opponents will be pressing both Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney to specify what kind of Supreme Court justices they would nominate if elected.
Backlin says that a Giuliani nomination will be the kiss of death for Republican chances to keep the White House. "It will be like 1976 all over again, when pro-family people deserted the Republican Party by the millions" as incumbent Gerald Ford won the GOP nomination over Ronald Reagan, Backlin says. Focus on the Family leader James Dobson, a prominent conservative, has said he would not vote for Giuliani if he is the nominee.
"Right now, killing terrorists seems to be more important than being pro-life among Republicans," adds a Republican strategist.
Search for Common Ground
In the wake of the high court ruling, abortion-rights groups are hopeful that Democrats can move the policy debate away from abortion alone and into a broader discussion of reproductive health. From 1995 to 2006, the GOP majority on Capitol Hill passed dozens of bills championed by the anti-abortion community, including cutting money for family planning and sex education, new restrictions on abortion clinics, and increases in aid for abstinence-only programs.
"Whoever frames the question very often wins the argument," says O'Brien of Catholics for a Free Choice.
Among the top legislative priorities of Senate Democrats is the Prevention First Act, co-sponsored by Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada and Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton of New York, which would increase federal funding for family-planning programs, promote sex education, and make contraception more widely available.
NARAL and other abortion-rights groups worked closely with Reid to develop the bill, which was first introduced in 2004 but went nowhere under the Republicans.
The emphasis on "prevention" is a relatively new approach by the abortion-rights community to address the wish among a majority of Americans for a middle-ground solution. "We were looking for a change in the tone of the debate," says NARAL spokesman Ted Miller. "We said to the pro-life community, 'OK, we are never going to agree on abortion, but let's see if you are interested in reducing unintended pregnancies. Come join us for a commonsense discussion.' "
Efforts to find common ground have also led Reps. Tim Ryan, D-Ohio, who opposes abortion, and Rosa DeLauro, D-Conn., an abortion-rights advocate, to introduce the Reducing the Need for Abortion and Supporting Parents Act. The bill would provide federal support for sex and family education, and tax breaks for adoption and other measures to help women who decide to continue their pregnancies.
"The [Ryan-DeLauro] bill represents a great opportunity to plow new ground and forever bury this wedge issue," says former Rep. Tim Roemer, D-Ind., an abortion opponent, whose personal position on the issue cost him a chance to run the Democratic National Committee in 2005.
A Democratic president might get the opportunity to nominate a justice who could halt the Court's current conservative tilt on abortion. Two of the high court's strongest supporters of abortion rights are John Paul Stevens, 87, and Ginsburg, who is 74.
There is no significant distinction on the abortion question among the leading Democrats running for president, who sent statements to NARAL affirming their unequivocal support for abortion rights. In talking points, the front-runners — Clinton, Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., and former Sen. John Edwards, D-N.C. — also melded the themes of prevention and reducing unwanted pregnancies into their policy statements. This development is a notable shift from previous presidential races, in which candidates focused on talking about a woman's right to choose rather than about reducing the need for abortion, says Roemer, who is now president of the Center for National Policy.
The Republican contest is a different story. Since the 1980s, the GOP has officially opposed a woman's right to an abortion. Yet the party's current front-runners have varying records on the issue. The poll leader, Giuliani, supports abortion rights. Romney was a supporter of abortion rights when he was a governor, but he now says he is opposed. McCain opposes abortion but supports federal funding of embryonic-stem-cell research, a hot-button issue for many of the conservative groups that vehemently oppose abortion.
This moment of uncertainty among Republican candidates has NARAL's Keenan ready to pounce.
In 2006, NARAL spent $2.5 million on electoral activities. The amount included campaign contributions, TV advertising, voter identification, and polling. In six congressional districts where the anti-abortion candidate had a tight race, NARAL made significant independent expenditures. Five of the NARAL-backed candidates won their contests. Keenan says that pre- and post-election polling results showed that NARAL's message was influential. "We have a niche here," she says. "We know how to reach Republican and independent women, and we know how to move them."
NARAL plans to build on its success by spending $7 million to $8 million on a "protect and elect" campaign strategy to back incumbents in 2008 who won in marginal districts in 2006 and support congressional challengers. Even with Democrats in charge, there are more "anti-choice" or "mixed-choice" House and Senate members than there are "pro-choice" members, and NARAL wants to shrink that gap.
No heavy hitters among the political players in the anti-abortion community are talking about their strategy for 2008. In the 2006 election, the Christian Coalition, Concerned Women for America, the Family Research Council, and the National Right to Life Committee spent millions of dollars on get-out-the-vote efforts and creating voter guides to motivate their members to go to the polls. The Christian Coalition also worked with Priests for Life on "registration Sundays" at churches to keep congregations focused on the election.
Backlin says that the current effort involves grassroots campaigns to motivate supporters to carry momentum from the Supreme Court decision into battles in state legislatures. If there is an anti-abortion candidate to support in the presidential election, Backlin says, "I am sure our people would fight really hard in the trenches for that person."
This article was originally published in the 29 May 2007 edition of the National Journal.


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The eLearning Guild Mobile Learning Research Report is Now Available
Mobile learning is not just a fad. It is instead a transformative opportunity both for learning, and the learning organization. Mobile learning means both augmenting formal learning, and moving to performance support, informal, and social learning as well.
In this report, author Clark Quinn begins his examination of mobile learning by establishing a foundation with some context and a discussion of devices and major categories of application. Clark then analyzes eLearning Guild research data about how people are currently using mobile, and discusses implementation issues, before taking a look to the future.
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