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10 Curious Facts About Bulldogs
Bulldogs have a long and illustrious history and are one of the most popular dogs in the world. Because they have such an interesting story, we've made them our breed of the month. But how much do you know about bulldogs?
Bulldogs are the 6th most popular breed in America and French bulldogs are ranked 18th. In Los Angeles though, bulldogs are #1, and French bulldogs are #5, according to the American Kennel Club.
Bulldogs of Presidents
Warren G. Harding was the only U.S. President to own a bulldog while in office. His pet bulldog, Oh Boy, passed away early during his term as president, and was replaced by an Airedale terrier, Laddie Boy as First Dog.
Award Winning Bulldogs
Brigitte, the bulldog who plays Stella on Modern Family, has the distinction of being the first bulldog to win a Golden Collar award. She beat out dog performers from Chelsea Lately, Hot in Cleveland, Entourage, and Suburgatory. She also beat out the only human competitor, Jason Gann, the star of Wilfred.
Bulldogs are one of the most popular mascots for universities and sports teams. Uga, the mascot of the University of Georgia team, is one of the most famous. Sonny Seiler, famed as the attorney of Jim Williams in the book Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil, is responsible for selecting who will fulfill Uga's responsibilities. There have been 8 Ugas since 1956, and the search for Uga IX is currently ongoing.
Bulldogs were originally bred in England dating back to the 16th century, believed to be a mix of mastiffs and pugs. The English bulldog is what's most commonly referred to as a "bulldog" but there are popular French and American varieties as well.
Airline Issues
Bulldogs have suffered the most airline deaths of any breed due to their respiratory issues. They often suffer from hip dysplasia and other medical concerns.
Bulldog Delivery
Over 80 percent of bulldogs are delivered by Caesarean section. Having been bred with such large heads precludes most bulldog pups from being delivered naturally.
Bulldogs, like many brachycephalic (large-skulled) dogs are not well-suited for water and are in danger of drowning when swimming.
Celebrity Bulldogs
Many celebrities own bulldogs including Leonardo DiCaprio, Reese Witherspoon, David Beckham, Ashley Olsen, Hugh Jackman, Zac Efron, and Martha Stewart.
Bulldog Restaurant?
The famous haute cuisine restaurant elBulli in Catalonia, Spain run by chef Ferran Adrià is named for the French bulldogs belonging to the original owners of the land where the restaurant is located.
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Trump accuses social media giants of 'silencing millions of people'
'People have to figure out what is real, and what is not, without censorship!' US president says.
By	Stephanie Murray and Cristiano Lima
U.S. President Donald Trump accused social media platforms of "silencing millions of people" in a tweet on Friday, again rebuking tech companies over their content moderation decisions.
"Social Media Giants are silencing millions of people," the president tweeted. "Can't do this even if it means we must continue to hear Fake News like CNN, whose ratings have suffered gravely. People have to figure out what is real, and what is not, without censorship!"
The missive comes amid a bevy of criticism from Republican officials over how social media sites such as Facebook and Twitter have treated conservatives on their platforms.
Twitter has come under fire from GOP lawmakers and the president over allegations they have limited the visibility of posts by Republicans online — implementing a so-called "shadow ban." But the company has denied it filters content on the basis of political viewpoints.
Last week, Trump accused tech companies of "totally discriminating against Republican/Conservative voices," pledging that his administration "won't let that happen."
Earlier this month, tech giants Facebook, Apple, YouTube and Spotify stripped content from far-right conspiracy theorist Alex Jones from their sites. The Infowars star often peddled racist and anti-Semitic theories to his scores of followers. But Jones remains on the president's social media of choice: Twitter.
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The PhD in Sociology is a program designed to last six years. It consists of three years of course work and another semester for accreditation (qualifying portfolio and defense) prior to the dissertation. The minimum residence for the PhD is three years. Apprenticeship in teaching is an integral part of the program and funded doctoral students normally serve as Teaching Fellows (TFs). There is no foreign language requirement for the PhD.
Students entering the PhD program in sociology are expected to complete six semesters of the program's Approaches to Sociological Research pro-seminar (SOC 300a), as well as fourteen additional full-credit courses. At least six of these fourteen courses must be formal graduate seminars (courses numbered 200 or higher) taken in the Brandeis Sociology Department. One of those six seminars must be in social theory and one must be in research methods. Four additional courses must be completed within the Brandeis Sociology Department, either as graduate seminars, independent readings (SOC 230a/b), advanced joint undergraduate/graduate seminars, or upper-division (numbered 100-199) courses. The four remaining courses can be taken as the student chooses, including graduate courses at other Boston-area universities, in consultation with her or his advisor.
Of the six required formal graduate seminars (courses numbered 200 or higher) that must be taken in the Brandeis Sociology Department, a minimum of four must be graduate seminars offered as formal seminars by the Sociology Department at Brandeis. Two of the six may be transferred in, with the approval of the Graduate Committee, based on Master's level coursework completed before matriculating at Brandeis. One of the six may be completed as a joint seminar at Brandeis if, and only if, a student has not completed Master's level courses, prior to matriculating at Brandeis, which she or he wishes to transfer for credit at Brandeis. In no cases may a student complete fewer than four graduate seminars (courses numbered 200 or higher) offered by the Sociology Department at Brandeis and receive a Brandeis PhD.
The Approaches to Sociological Research pro-seminar (SOC 300a) is a two-credit course designed to help students transition from being consumers to producers of sociological knowledge with the support of peers and faculty. It includes guidance on researching and writing papers for publication. Credit for the sixth semester of the pro-seminar is dependent on a student writing a single-authored publishable research paper, and submitting it to a peer-reviewed academic journal. This requirement can be completed any time before the end of the student's sixth semester in the program.
A student's initial program of study is arranged in consultation with the graduate student's advisor. Consideration will be given to graduate work done elsewhere, but formal transfer credit is assigned only after the successful completion of the first year of study. More information about requesting transfer credit is below.
Qualifying Portfolio and Defense (QPD)
The Qualifying Portfolio and Defense (QPD) is the Brandeis Sociology Department's equivalent of qualifying/comprehensive examinations. The system encourages doctoral students to design their own programs of study, supervised by three different Brandeis Sociology Department faculty members. The purposes of the QPD system are:
To guide students toward demonstrated competence in three different areas in sociology, as defined by the American Sociological Association (ASA). These areas should not have substantial overlap with one another.
To certify (accredit) student competence, as determined during a defense meeting of the student and all three committee members.
To encourage students to develop ideas for the dissertation. Successful completion of the QPD process precedes the drafting and defense of a dissertation proposal.
Step 1: Preparing for the QPD
QPD work often builds upon courses that students have taken in the department, so students might consider potential QPD areas as they make decisions about courses in their first years of the program. Once students have identified a potential qualifying area, they are encouraged to take related courses (if they have not done so already). If related courses are not available, students may take one or more independent reading courses to gain an introduction to or conduct more focused study in the area of interest. Readings done for a regular or independent study course frequently become part of the QPD reading list. When putting together a reading list, students are encouraged to consult subject area lists available on the Shared Graduate Student Latte site, syllabi sets from Brandeis or other universities, and other sources.
Step 2: Formation of the QPD Committee
Forming a QPD Committee is the student's responsibility. The student identifies three areas of study, and for each one, asks a Sociology Department faculty member to supervise it. Students should approach those faculty members whom students believe can best advance their work in a given area. The possibility of serving on a student's QPD Committee can be broached by visiting a faculty member during office hours and having a conversation about the student's academic interests and prior work in the area. Once a faculty member agrees to be on the Committee, the student and Committee member should negotiate a plan, or contract, which typically includes an agreed upon set of reading and writing assignments.
A student may form a QPD Committee at any time before April 1 of the second year of his or her residency. By then, two areas must be defined, and two corresponding faculty members must have agreed to serve. The student must designate one as chair, who then becomes the student's principal advisor. The third area and corresponding faculty member must be designated by December 1 of the student's third year of residency. At both points, the student submits a petition to the Graduate Committee, which lists the names of designated faculty members and areas of study for approval. With this petition, the chair of the QPD Committee becomes the student's formal advisor. Thereafter, both students and faculty members may request justifiable changes in the composition of the QPD Committee by written petition to the Graduate Committee. That petition must be approved by the Graduate Committee before a Qualifying Defense meeting can be scheduled.
Step 3: The Qualifying Portfolio
The Qualifying Portfolio consists of a dossier in each area of specialization, assembled by the student, and with contents jointly determined by the student and supervising faculty member. Dossiers typically include some combination of the following: reading lists, annotated bibliographies, reviews of the literature, research papers, research proposals, citation analyses, response papers, course syllabi, and statements synthesizing the three areas of specialization. The Portfolio may include any other materials the QPD Committee deems significant.
Step 4: The Defense Meeting
The Qualifying Portfolio Defense meeting should be completed by December 1 of the student's fourth year, at the latest, by which point all course requirements must have been fulfilled. When QPD committee members have determined that the student has satisfactorily completed the pre-approved program, the Chair convenes a 6 defense meeting. The student must provide all three committee members with a complete portfolio at least two weeks before the meeting, which is publicly announced by the Department Administrator. The defense meeting is an oral qualifying examination with primary emphasis on the student's three areas of specialization. Meetings typically begin with the student giving a short (10 minute) presentation on his or her work before answering questions from the faculty. Committee members meet first with the student and then convene privately to determine the outcome. The student shall receive one of three grades - No Pass, Conditional Pass (meaning that specified further work is needed), or Pass. This grade will be noted on the QPD Completion Form, available on the Shared Latte site, which must be signed by all committee members and deposited with the Department Graduate Administrator immediately after the defense. The final accreditation recommendation should be made known to the student, who has the right to appeal directly to the Graduate Committee should this recommendation be unfavorable.
Please note: Students in the joint PhD in Social Policy and Sociology program are subject to slightly different rules, as reviewed on the joint PhD page.
From QPD to Dissertation
After accreditation by a student's Qualifying Portfolio and Defense Committee, three formal steps remain: (1) approval of the dissertation prospectus, (2) approval of the dissertation, and (3) successful defense of the dissertation.
Step 1: Approval of the Dissertation Prospectus and Advancement to Candidacy
Following the Qualifying Portfolio Defense meeting and by May 1 in the student's fourth year, a Dissertation Prospectus Committee must be approved by the Graduate Committee and the dissertation prospectus must be completed and approved. The Dissertation Prospectus Committee guides the student in preparing the prospectus. The committee should include three currently active members of the Sociology Department faculty, one designated by the student as chair, who becomes the student's official advisor. Each student is responsible for forming a Dissertation Prospectus Committee--that is, securing agreement from each member and then petitioning the Graduate Committee for approval. The Dissertation Prospectus Committee then determines when the prospectus is ready to be defended.
The dissertation prospectus elaborates a student's dissertation topic and explains the research the student plans to undertake. It should clearly state the research question, situate this question in a review of relevant literature, and describe the methods that will be used to answer the question. The prospectus should also provide a tentative timeline for completing the project. It should be no longer than 15 to 20 pages, including references. If the proposed research involves data collection with human subjects, the student must also seek approval from the Brandeis Committee for Protection of Human Subjects (BCPHS) by the date of the scheduled defense. Examples of dissertation proposals are available on the shared Graduate Student Latte site.
When the Committee determines that the proposal is ready, a dissertation prospectus defense is scheduled. The defense is open to the public and must be announced at least two weeks in advance within the Sociology Department, by which point the student must post a copy of the prospectus on the section of the shared Latte site titled, Dissertation Prospectus for Defense. The proposal defense meeting typically begins with the student giving a short (10 minute) presentation on his or her work before answering questions from the faculty. After the defense, the Dissertation Prospectus Committee meets in private to decide on one of three grades - No Pass, Conditional Pass (meaning that specified further work is needed), or Pass. This grade will be noted on the Dissertation Prospectus Defense Report (available on the shared Latte site), which must be signed by all Committee members and deposited with the department Graduate Administrator. After a student's prospectus 7 has been passed, a completed PhD Degree Audit Checklist Update Form must be submitted to the Registrar. At this point, the student has advanced to candidacy.
Step 2: Approval of the Dissertation
After approval of the prospectus, the Dissertation Prospectus Committee automatically becomes the student's Dissertation Committee with the chair as the student's official advisor. Thereafter, the student may petition the Graduate Committee to change the membership of the Dissertation Committee, although approval is not usually granted when the dissertation is close to completion. Between approval of the prospectus and submission of a completed dissertation, the official link between the Department and student will be the chair of the Dissertation Committee, who serves as the student's dissertation advisor and provides periodic reports of progress to the Graduate Committee in addition to the student's annual end of year evaluation.
Final composition of the Dissertation Committee must include three members of the Sociology Department faculty and an outside reader, chosen with the advice of the Dissertation Committee members and approved by the Graduate Committee and the Dean of the Graduate School. Approval must be secured before a defense can be scheduled. To obtain approval for an outsider reader, the student submits a petition to the Graduate Committee at least one month before the dissertation defense. The outside reader should hold a PhD and have an academic affiliation outside Brandeis. At least two weeks before the dissertation defense, the student must submit to the Graduate School the Dissertation Examining Committee (DEC) form (available on the shared Latte site), which is signed by the Sociology Department DGS.
The Dissertation Committee, including the outside reader, has sole responsibility for approving the dissertation. Committee members will have one month to read a complete draft, comment on it, and require revisions. Once all Committee members agree that the dissertation is ready to defend, the candidate should schedule the dissertation defense. The defense must be scheduled with at least two weeks' notice at a time all committee members can attend.
Step 3: Defense of the Dissertation
At least two weeks before the defense, a copy of the dissertation must be made available for review by members of the faculty. This can be done either by placing a print copy in the Sociology Department office, or by placing an electronic copy on the shared Latte site. The defense is open to the public and must be announced at least two weeks in advance within the Sociology Department. The student should issue a request to the Sociology Department Administrator to make this announcement at least one week prior to when the announcement is to be distributed, and at this time should also inform the Department Administrator whether the dissertation will be made available in print or electronic form.
The dissertation defense must include all members of the Dissertation Committee, together with the outside reader. If the outside reader is not able to be physically present, university rules allow her or him to be included by videoconference (note that conference calls by telephone are not acceptable). The chair of the Committee chairs the defense, which normally involves a presentation by the candidate outlining the research process and summarizing findings followed by questions posed first by Committee members and then by others present. After the defense, the Committee meets in private to decide whether the dissertation is or is not acceptable and what revisions, if any, will be required for final acceptance.
Before the defense, the student must pay the dissertation filing fee and prepare forms for submission to the Graduate School, in its prescribed format. The student then has the forms signed by members of the Committee and submits them to the Graduate School. All of these forms are available on the shared Latte page and/or at the web addresses listed below. When the dissertation is complete, with all revisions approved, the candidate 8 must submit the final copy to the Graduate School, in accordance with deadlines posted in the academic calendar. Students in the final stages of preparation should also obtain an application for the PhD degree from the Graduate School and inform themselves of the final dates by which all requirements must be completed. Students should also obtain detailed instructions for the final format of the dissertation from the Graduate School.
Information on Filing the Dissertation
1. Apply to graduate with the online Graduate Degree Application Form
Applications will NOT be accepted after the deadlines listed here. Once a deadline has passed the student will need to make an application for the next application period. PhD degree applicants will be charged a dissertation fee (approximately $235) within a week of submitting the degree application. A new application form is necessary if the student does not complete all requirements for the degree by the dates listed; however the fee is a one-time payment.
November 1 to graduate in February
March 1 to graduate in May
June 22 to graduate in August
2. Submit Dissertation Examining Committee (DEC) Form Two Weeks before your Defense.
Student Instructions:
Student completes the DEC form, which states the proposed title of dissertation, defense date, time and location, and names of defense committee members.
The form must be signed by the Graduate Program Chair (Sociology Department Director of Graduate Studies).
Student makes one copy for personal records and one copy for department records.
Student delivers signed form to the GSAS Office (Kutz Hall, 2nd floor), at least two weeks before defense date.
Form will then be approved and signed by Dean of GSAS. GSAS will send a signed copy to department office for file.
Dissertation Defense Deadlines:
December 6, 2019 for February 2020 completion
March 27, 2020 for May 2020 completion
July 24, 2019 for August 2020 completion
3. Forms for your Dissertation Defense
Bring your Dissertation Defense form and signature page to your defense (sample template of Signature Page)
The Dissertation Defense form should be signed by your Committee at the defense and returned to the Registrar's Office.
The student makes one copy for personal records and one copy for department records.
Once you have provided the necessary information this form should also be signed by your Committee. The Signature page form is a blank template that needs personalization by your Committee at the end of your defense. GSAS (NOT the student) will secure the signature of the Dean of Arts and Sciences.
The signed, completed Signature page form needs to be personally delivered to GSAS. This signed form will be held at GSAS.
An unsigned Signature Page should be included in the prefatory pages of the final, ready-for-publication dissertation.
If revisions are requested, complete the Report on the PhD Revisions form.
Please note: minor revisions require only the signature of the Committee chair; substantive revisions require the signature of each Committee member.
Submit the Revisions form after your Committee has accepted the revised dissertation.
Deliver the Revisions form to the Registrar's Office.
Make a copy for the Sociology Department.
Keep a copy for your records.
4. Submit your dissertation
Dissertation Submission Formatting Guidelines (pdf)
Submit your dissertation to ProQuest/UMI
The Doctoral Dissertation Agreement Form, Title Page, and Abstract are all part of the online submission process.
Publishing Options: 'TR' (Traditional Publishing) restrictions and/or embargo on dissertation access is available through TR option; 'OA' (Open Access Publishing) no restrictions available to researcher (author must pay an additional fee for Open Access). See TR or OA publishing.
Dissertation Submission Deadlines:
January 14, 2019 (4 p.m.) for February 2020 degree
April 17, 2019 (4 p.m.) for May 2020 degree
August 7, 2019 (4 p.m.) for August 2020 degree
5. Final Paperwork
GSAS will send you the link to its Exit Survey once your DEC form is submitted. Please complete the GSAS Exit Survey and Survey of Earned Doctorates (SED) by your Dissertation Submission Deadline.
Print the Survey of Earned Doctorates and turn in the hard copy to Meghan Peck, GSAS. The SED is conducted by NORC, University of Chicago and collected for NSF, NIH, USED, NEH, USDA, and NASA.
Information on Teaching
The Sociology Department supports a culture where teaching is highly valued, and it aims to make the teaching experience of graduate students significant to their overall professional development. Because teaching is a collaborative activity, professors and their assigned TFs should meet as soon as assignments are firmly made to agree upon TF responsibilities over the course of the semester. These responsibilities may include attending lectures, facilitating discussion sections, grading papers and exams, holding office hours, mentoring and advising Peer Teaching Assistants (undergraduates), and, more generally, meeting with the professor to discuss course content, organization, and pedagogy.
Doctoral students in Sociology receiving stipends from the Department are required to serve regularly as Teaching Fellows (TFs) during their first four years. For all Sociology PhD students:
Students will not TF in the first semester in the program.
Students will TF during their next 6 semesters in the program.
Students will RF during their 8th semester.
Note also that, in all cases, no more than one semester of UWS instruction can count toward the required 6 semesters of departmental TF work. Any student who intends to teach in the UWS program in lieu of a departmental TF assignment should submit a petition prior to the end of classes during the previous semester. The Graduate Committee will attempt to meet these requests but cannot guarantee that they will be met.
Research Fellow Semester
During the semester in which they are not acting as a TF (normally in semester 8, as described above), students will work as a research fellow with a Sociology Department faculty member. If students prefer and faculty are available, they can fulfill this research fellowship in the summer immediately following that semester. The research fellowship involves a 10 hour/week commitment to a semester-long, collaborative student-faculty research project. The intention of this project is to expose students to the research process and help them acquire research skills, as well as to aid them in the creation of new sociological knowledge.
Before the RF semester begins, students should be in conversation with their advisor and the faculty member they wish to RF with, and will write a petition to the Graduate Committee by the first Wednesday in November prior to the start of the RF semester. As part of the petition, students will submit a one-page description of the intended project, which includes a rough timeline outlining how the semester will be spent, and specifies what the final goal of the project is. The faculty member who will be supervising the RF semester must sign off on this proposal. Following the RF semester, students will submit to the Graduate Committee a two-page report on what was accomplished during this semester, including successes and challenges encountered. Students will also submit a shorter mid-semester progress report, due by the second Monday in March, outlining what they have accomplished so far.
All TF and RF requirements must be completed by the end of a student's 8th semester in the program. The 9th and 10th semesters are intended to be free from teaching and research assistantships to enable students to work full time on their dissertations.
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Rainbow Cupcakes Perfect For St. Patrick's Day Or A Birthday!
My daughter just turned four! Her birthday request was for rainbow cupcakes. I pictured rainbow icing, until she explained she wanted the entire cupcake to be a rainbow. How on earth would I make that?
Then I remembered the blog post I read from Shannon, at Milk and Cuddles, there was hope! We could make rainbow cupcakes after all!
Thanks, Shannon, for some great instructions. We had a blast making our own colorful cupcakes!
Then, separate the batter into different bowls, and added the food dye to each bowl. (The birthday girl chose the colors: pink, blue purple, green and yellow. If we ever do this again, we would probably eliminate the color purple, it came out a funny almost gray/brown color once baked).
Once the bowls of color are created, drop spoonfuls of the dyed batter into cupcake cups. If you have leftovers, you can make a marbled mini-cake!
Then into the oven to bake, per the baking directions on the cake mix box that you use.
That's how simple it is to make Rainbow Cupcakes! They were a huge hit! These cupcakes are perfect for St. Patrick's Day, or any other occasion.
Now that your little one has a yummy rainbow snack, continue the fun with more rainbow crafts and more rainbow snack ideas! These are perfect for celebrating St. Patrick's Day at home or in the classroom.
What was your child's favorite birthday cake or cupcakes that you made for them? Comment below!
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My daughter has been asking for rainbow cupcakes since I had a rainbow cake for my birthday. It is so much fun to do and looks so neat and different!
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What fun! I love all the colors!
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I love this!! how fun- rainbow cupcakes! thats what I want for my next birthday!
Oh, and Happy Birthday to your little (getting-so-big) one!!
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Nice post! My little cousins birthday is coming up and I might just give those colourful cakes a try!
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They came out great! So pretty- love it!!
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Just so you know… there are some not so kid friendly comments on your cupcake entry.
These are amazing, I want to make this! Would love to feature them on my blog!
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TOC Politics Idea: Winner's Win and Soft Power
The University of Texas National Institute in Forensics (UTNIF) summer institute blog posted a card this morning from The New York Timesthat is "sure to be oft-cited at next weekend's Tournament of Champions." The evidence is from an op-ed by Thomas Friedman entitled "Everybody Loves A Winner":
In politics and diplomacy, success breeds authority and authority breeds more success. No one ever said it better than Osama bin Laden: "When people see a strong horse and a weak horse, by nature they will like the strong horse."
Have no illusions, the rest of the world was watching our health care debate very closely, waiting to see who would be the strong horse — Obama or his Democratic and Republican health care opponents? At every turn in the debate, America's enemies and rivals were gauging what the outcome might mean for their own ability to push around an untested U.S. president.
It remains to be seen whether, in the long run, America will be made physically healthier by the bill's passage. But, in the short run, Obama definitely was made geopolitically healthier.
"When others see the president as a winner or as somebody who has real authority in his own house, it absolutely makes a difference," Defense Secretary Robert Gates said to me in an interview. "All you have to do is look at how many minority or weak coalition governments there are around the world who can't deliver something big in their own country, but basically just teeter on the edge, because they can't put together the votes to do anything consequential, because of the divided electorate." President Obama has had "a divided electorate and was still able to muscle the thing through."
When President Dmitri Medvedev of Russia spoke by phone with Obama the morning after the health care vote — to finalize the New Start nuclear arms reduction treaty — he began by saying that before discussing nukes, "I want to congratulate you, Mr. President, on the health care vote," an administration official said. That was not just rank flattery. According to an American negotiator, all throughout the arms talks, which paralleled the health care debate, the Russians kept asking: "Can you actually get this ratified by the Senate" if an arms deal is cut? Winning passage of the health care bill demonstrated to the Russians that Obama could get something hard passed.
Our enemies surely noticed, too. You don't have to be Machiavelli to believe that the leaders of Iran and Venezuela shared the barely disguised Republican hope that health care would fail and, therefore, Obama's whole political agenda would be stalled and, therefore, his presidency enfeebled. He would then be a lame duck for the next three years and America would be a lame power.
Given the time and energy and political capital that was spent on health care, "failure would have been unilateral disarmament," added Gates. "Failure would have badly weakened the president in terms of dealing with others — his ability to do various kinds of national security things. … You know, people made fun of Madeleine [Albright] for saying it, but I think she was dead on: most of the rest of the world does see us as the 'indispensable nation.' "
Indeed, our allies often complain about a world of too much American power, but they are not stupid. They know that a world of too little American power is one they would enjoy even less. They know that a weak America is like a world with no health insurance — and a lot of pre-existing conditions.
Gen. James Jones, the president's national security adviser, told me that he recently met with a key NATO counterpart, who concluded a breakfast by congratulating him on the health care vote and pronouncing: "America is back."
But is it? While Obama's health care victory prevented a power outage for him, it does not guarantee a power surge. Ultimately, what makes a strong president is a strong country — a country whose underlying economic prowess, balance sheet and innovative capacity enable it to generate and project both military power and what the political scientist Joe Nye calls "soft power" — being an example that others want to emulate.
What matters most now is how Obama uses the political capital that health care's passage has earned him. I continue to believe that the most important foreign policy issue America faces today is its ability to successfully engage in nation building — nation building at home.
Obama's success in passing health care and the bounce it has put in his step will be nothing but a sugar high if we can't get our deficit under control, inspire a new generation of start-ups, upgrade our railroads and Internet and continue to attract the world's smartest and most energetic immigrants.
An effective, self-confident president with a weak country is nothing more than a bluffer. An effective, self-confident president, though, at least increases the odds of us building a stronger country.
The UTNIF blog tags the card as "DOMESTIC POLICY SUCCESSES KEY TO SOFT POWER – HEALTH CARE PROVES ITS TRUE, BUT OBAMA STILL HAS SOMETHING ELSE TO PROVE."
What do you think? How can this evidence best be used in a debate? As an Obama bad disadvantage (plan key to Obama's credibility / soft power bad)? As an add-on against Obama bad politics disadvantages (the plan is a win, it's key to soft power)? Feel free to discuss in the comments.
This entry was posted in Evidence/Research, Politics on April 22, 2010 by Bill Batterman.
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seems like it would be far more useful on next year's topic as an answer to a particular brand of int'l politics scenarios
Tom April 22, 2010 at 11:36 am
Not likely to be helpful next year: will be dated; and refers to domestic politics so at best its an alt. caus. response against winners-win.
"What matters most now is how Obama uses the political capital that health care's passage has earned him. I continue to believe that the most important foreign policy issue America faces today is its ability to successfully engage in nation building — nation building at home.
Obama's success in passing health care and the bounce it has put in his step will be nothing but a sugar high if we can't get our deficit under control, inspire a new generation of start-ups, upgrade our railroads and Internet and continue to attract the world's smartest and most energetic immigrants."
Friedman says that nation-building is key. From the winners-win perspective, plan is critical to such nation-building, and therefore soft power. For the negative, Friedman is explicit that deficits –to which many affs will link–will make hollow the win and undermine soft power. Probably best as a card for immigration affs or if the plan has really solid soft power advantage already. Who can control the spin over *the perception of* plan strengthening/weakening the nation will be in a better strategic spot.
As an aside, I suspect that Friedman's neoliberalism overwhelms pol cap considerations which should not come as a surprise since it is consistent with soft power.
Like the previous Walt article, another example of contorting a nuanced article to support a debate argument.
Nick Khatri April 22, 2010 at 2:19 pm
I don't think it has much utility beyond pol cap high. The part at the end seems more to be saying "now that Obama has capital he should do this" than "Obama needs slightly more capital so he should do this".
J.V. Reed April 23, 2010 at 2:33 am
Tom's comments are pretty helpful here. A better tag might've been "health care clarifies the international stakes of domestic policy – strong economy key to soft power". The tag would necessarily vary from debate to debate, depending on the intended use of the evidence. Either way, the card makes the claim that "winning" policy successes is necessary to soft power but not sufficient to maintain it. The evidence seems to suggest to me that winners only keep winning when the game they're playing is a good one. i.e. If the health care success is proven hollow by a faltering economy, then U.S. status will suffer internationally. Friedman identifies deficits, infrastructure, and immigration as important things to address, although the argument could be made that those examples are not necessarily the important warranted internal link here, a strong economy is. Either way, Tom contends this is "contorting a nuanced article to support debate argument." Guilty as charged. The real question is how successful/persuasive will the debaters' rhetorical contortions be in the context of a specific debate over what a given plan actually does/doesn't do. What can you make this evidence do for you that your opponents cannot?
anon April 23, 2010 at 7:30 am
I think that while Friedman identifies that key victories on things like health care or the economy or immigration would be a major boost to soft power, the original tag is somewhat accurate. If Obama wins on major domestic policies, other nations are more willing to go along with bi or multilateral deals because they feel confident that Obama can manage to get the deal ratified in the Senate. Maybe the best tag would be like "major domestic policy successes key to international support"
I agree with above.
I also think that this doesn't have much use on next year's topic, unless used to non-u a dipcap disad in conjunction with a card saying Obama just passed X.
Tom April 23, 2010 at 9:59 am
@J.V. Reed
In search of the perfect evidence:
Cutting cards is never under ideal circumstances. Time pressures, predicting not only the side of the issue you will be on but also the particular spin that will be lobbied all contribute to the difficulty. AND, authors don't often write in ways that are helpful to debaters. OR, write in ways predictable to debate researching; in one instance it took substituting the word "assuage" to a Boolean search to find a decent card. A persuasive would-be card ends with devastating caveats. Authors imply what you are looking for but don't get around to just saying it already.
Debaters for their parts too frequently are armed with too few tools to rebut or highlight shoddy and superior evidence quality. Debaters have easily mastered the shopworn cx question, "where in the card does it say X?", and conversely are afraid of debate's nuclear option, calling evidence out of context. The former is annoying for most judges who then must wait about an hour to read the evidence. The latter has such a strong penalty, I believe that too few debaters will even use the word context to describe evidence which refers to argument Y, not tag Z, depriving them of a strong line of argument which has no judgement of the other team's ethics.
In search of the perfect argument:
I think it was Scott who said that all disads are basically politics disads. I agree. We make evidence speak about the future in ways unanticipated by their authors. Politics is just the most transparently contrived. I am bit a like Churchill when it comes to politics: it is the worst form of disad except for all those others that have been tried.
I want to reiterate and expand on JV's proposal. What concepts and vocabulary should debaters master to effectively communicate that their evidence is the most relevant to the question at hand?
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Guardian Angel or ET?
Date Tuesday - July 1, 2008
Guests Jesse Marcel Jr., Phillip H. Krapf
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Marcel: Roswell Debris
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Angel Contacts & Explanations I
Angel Contacts & Explanations II
Appearing in the middle two hours, Phillip Krapf, formerly with the L.A. Times news staff, discussed his encounters with Paul, a being who claimed to be his guardian angel. Paul had the ability to materialize at will, and spent many hours conversing and counseling him, he detailed.
Starting in 1997, Krapf said he had contact experiences with an ET race called the Verdants (see the recap from his 2003 appearance for details), and on one occasion saw Paul aboard their ship. This led him to suspect that rather than being a spiritual being, Paul was actually one of the Verdants, physical entities who have the ability to shapeshift and use technology to alter their appearance.
The last hour of the show featured Open Lines.
Roswell Recalled
First hour guest, flight surgeon Jesse Marcel Jr. discussed the Roswell Incident. His father was Jesse Marcel, the military officer who handled some of the Roswell crash debris, in July 1947, and believed it was not of this Earth. Shortly after the crash, Marcel Jr. recalled his father bringing some of the debris home and letting him have a look. Of particular interest were the metallic I-beams that had strange geometric symbols on their inside, he said, adding that the legacy of Roswell is the knowledge that we're not alone in the universe.
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The installations of sound evacuation or EVAC are advanced systems that broadcast emergency messages to facilitate and speed up evacuation procedures from buildings and public spaces. Such systems are essential when dangerous situations occur such as fires and other types of emergencies.
EVAC systems fulfil European regulations EN54-16 and EN54-24They must therefore always be type-approved and certified. Also the New Fire Prevention Code of 03/08/2015 emphasises the importance of this type of solution especially for public spaces and structurally complex buildings. However, there are some activities that expressly require the installation of this type of system according to specific fire prevention or occupational safety regulations. Here are some examples:
Schools with more than 500 people (DM 26/8/92)
Commercial activities exceeding 400 square metres (DM 27/07/2010)
Health facilities and hospitals (DM 18/9/02)
Buildings of historical and artistic interest such as museums, galleries, libraries, etc. (DM 20/5/92 No. 569 e Presidential Decree 30/6/95 No. 418
Places of public entertainment (DM 19/8/96)
Hotel facilities with more than 25 beds (DM 9/4/94)
Sports facilities with more than 100 spectators (DM 18/3/96)
Offices with more than 100 people (DM 22/02/2006)
EVAC systems can also be installed in ATEX zonesi.e. those environments with a risk of explosion such as chemical, pharmaceutical or petrochemical industries, gas heating plants, bakeries, kitchens and distilleries.
Why install an Evac system?
As confirmed by studies, the classic alarms which do not specify the reason for the emergency in many cases can be counterproductive, as by leaving people in uncertainty they are often ignored. Conversely, by receiving a clear and understandable message, people react without panicking by moving quickly away from the danger zone. This is why the installation of a sound evacuation system represents an important step forward in terms of security.
For example, in cases where complex emergency procedures such as themulti-stage evacuation of different environments, it becomes essential to have a system that allows people in the danger zone to be evacuated first and then those in neighbouring areas. At the same time, when there are no emergencies in progress, the loudspeakers of the evac systems can also be used for the broadcasting of music background or advertising messages, allowing aoptimisation of the investment.
What advantages do certified and integrable systems offer?
Firstly, a fire evacuation system must be reliable to protect people's safety. However, only a few solutions allow projects:
scalable and tailor-made;
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Opting for systems from thescalable architecture it is possible to relocate amplification units. By doing so, the concentration of cables in one place can be avoided, thus reducing laying costs. In addition, systems with a modular design and thus more flexible can be easily adapted to future needs, simplifying procedures for expansion or modification of the evac system.
As mentioned, sound evacuation systems can also be used for the audio broadcasting. It is clear that in order to achieve high quality performance, it is essential to have integrable solutions. A good example is the 4EVAC naturally integrating with the best brands in the field of sound diffusion (Qsc, K-Array, Ecler) ensure premium quality output in addition to installation benefits. This feature makes 4Evac systems ideal for facilities such as stages, shopping centres, shops and all public places where there is such a requirement.
The VIP lounges in the capital's stadium are an excellent example of the integration possibilities between 4evac systems and quality audio speakers.
However, safety always remains the main element to consider when it comes to sound evacuation. That is why it is important to choose systems easy to programme and with a well-organised software package.
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Caruser.net – To commemorate the unbreakable record of Michael Schumacher's F1 world champions until today, Ferrari held a special exhibition titled 'Michael 50', to coincide with the 50th anniversary of the F1 world champion on Monday 3 January 2019 in Maranello, Italy.
The 'Michael 50' special exhibition recounts Michael Schumacher's brilliant career in Formula 1, the most prestigious race in the world, that Schumacher achieved 7 times of world champion with 91 series won and a total of 155 podium finishes.
'Michael 50' took the place of the Hall of Victories at the Ferrari Museum, where Schumacher's racing cars for 11 years racing with Scuderia Ferrari were on display.
The 1996 F310, Schumacher's F1 car that won three titles in his first season with the Ferrari constructor team. There was also the F399, the car that won the Constructors' title in 1999 which made Ferrari as F1's oldest team to achieve an extraordinary victory.
There was also the legendary F1-2000 'Alba Rossa' ('Red Dawn'), with Michael Schumacher at Suzuka ensuring the Ferrari Team won the first world title since Jody Scheckter 21 years before.
Then certainly it did not miss the record breakers F2002, F2004, and 248 F1 in 2006, when Schumacher won the Chinese Grand Prix for the 72nd and at once the last victory for Ferrari.
Fans were also introduced to the lesser-known side of Schumacher, namely as a developer of Ferrari cars after leaving his career at the Formula 1 race.
The German driver remained at Ferrari not only to help the Scuderia team but also to contribute to the development of various Ferrari's legal road cars, such as 430 Scuderia in 2007 and Ferrari California in 2008.
The exhibition was held with 'Driven by Enzo' and 'Passion and Legend', which had been opened before at the Maranello Ferrari Museum. 'Michael 50' is held in partnership with the 'Keep Fighting Foundation'.


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Il Codex Amiatinus o Bibbia Amiatina è la più antica copia manoscritta conservata integralmente della Bibbia nella sua versione latina redatta da san Girolamo, di cui si ritiene sia anche la copia più fedele.

Storia
Realizzata originalmente in tre copie a partire dal 692 per volontà di Ceolfrid, abate di Wearmouth nel Regno di Northumbria, richiese anni di lavoro. L'originale acquisito a Roma era verosimilmente un codice della Vulgata nella versione dell'antiqua translatio corretta personalmente da san Girolamo, forse il Codex Grandior prodotto nel VI secolo al monastero calabro di Vivarium per volontà dell'erudito abate Cassiodoro. Per rendere idea dell'impegno profuso nella realizzazione dell'opera, il monastero si assicurò i diritti su terre aggiuntive per poter allevare i 515 capi di bestiame necessari a ricavare la quantità di pergamena richiesta .

Le due copie rimaste in Inghilterra giungono a noi in forma frammentaria, mentre la copia tornata in Italia è intatta. Lo stesso abate Ceolfrid, oramai avanti con gli anni, si incamminò in direzione di Roma portando con sé il tomo con l'intenzione di farne dono a papa Gregorio II. Ceolfrid morì durante il viaggio nell'odierna Borgogna e la Bibbia scomparve, per riapparire circa un secolo dopo nell'abbazia di San Salvatore, dove rimase custodita per quasi mille anni ed acquisì il nome di Codex Amiatinus. Presso il museo dell'abbazia di San Salvatore è possibile ammirare una copia recente dell'opera.

Il codice amiatino fu utilizzato per la preparazione dell'edizione sisto-clementina della Vulgata. Infatti, sul verso del secondo foglio di guardia è attaccato un cartiglio che reca la seguente nota manoscritta: «La presente Bibia A dì 12 di luglio 1587 fu portata al illustrissimo Card. Antonio Carafa per l'opera dell'emendatione della Bibia latina vulgata per ordine di S. Santità Sixto v in Roma e fu restituita a dì 19 di gennaro 1592 alli Reverendi Padri D. Marcello Vanni et D. Stefano Bizzotti Monaci di Monastero di S. Salvatore in Montamiata. Io Arturo de' conti d'Elci».

Soppressa l'abbazia di San Salvatore per volontà del granduca Leopoldo II d'Asburgo-Lorena, nel 1786 il Codex Amiatinus fu trasferito presso la Biblioteca Medicea Laurenziana (Cat. Sala Studio 6) in Firenze. È conservato tutt'oggi presso la Biblioteca Laurenziana, di cui costituisce uno dei più importanti tesori.

Stato attuale
Libro di rilevanti dimensioni, è composto da 1040 fogli di fine pergamena tutt'oggi ben conservata; misura 49 cm di altezza per 34 di larghezza e 18 di spessore, pesa 34 kg. Scritto con carattere onciale largo e ben disegnato, due colonne per pagina, 43 o 44 linee per colonna, è tra le altre cose un bell'esempio di calligrafia medievale.

Un'antica copia del Codex Amiatinus è tutt'oggi la Bibbia personale del Papa.

Edizione
Un'edizione in facsimile della cosiddetta Bibbia Amiatina è stata realizzata da La Meta Editore nel 2008.

Note

Bibliografia
 Henry Julian White, Codex Amiatinus of the Latin Vulgate Bible and Its Birthplace, in Studia Biblica et ecclesiastica, vol. II, Clarendon Press, Oxford, 1885

Altri progetti

Collegamenti esterni

Manoscritti miniati dell'VIII secolo
Manoscritti biblici dell'VIII secolo
Manoscritti nella Biblioteca Medicea Laurenziana
Opere d'arte a Firenze
Manoscritti della Vulgata

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