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Did you know that when you sign up for e-mail alerts from your local government, your e-mail address becomes a public record?
To be honest, we had not thought about that, either. In fact, this only occurred to our newsroom when the City of Charlotte announced earlier this month that it would ask the N.C. legislature to restrict access to such e-mail lists in its upcoming session.
The city's lobbyist, Dana Fenton, said the city would propose that the list remain public record, but a record that could only be inspected on site. The city could turn down requests for electronic or paper copies.
This, said Fenton, would make it more difficult for an e-mail spammer to use the addresses.
We're all for less spam. But we felt a responsibility to at least see this "public record" before legislators moved to restrict access to it. Why?
In many cases, you can only understand the value of a record being public once you've seen it. And this was something we had never examined before.
It also occurred to us that many people who signed up were clearly engaged with their communities, given that they were interested in receiving government e-mails. We immediately thought of two ways they could help us in our coverage of their public officials:
They could tell us from experience if this government e-mail service was useful. Did it provide the information that they need?
If they were interested, they could also become part of a growing number of citizens who are lending their perspectives and expertise to help us produce better journalism.
To date, nearly 1,500 people have accepted our invitation to be part of the Carolinas Public Insight Journalism Network. They have assisted us on a variety of stories, including the quality of local cell phone service, the state of the economy, the upcoming revaluation of Mecklenburg County property and last November's election. (For more on this program, go to www.charlotteobserver.com/publicinsight.)
If people were not interested in advising us, we simply wouldn't contact them again. And in no instance would their e-mail addresses be published in our newspaper or on our website, used commercially or passed on to anyone else. This was solely about journalism.
In hindsight, we should have been clearer as we made our requests, and we apologize for raising concerns.
While the state's open records law does not require citizens to explain why they want a public record, several governments that we contacted feared that we wanted the lists for commercial purposes. This led some governments to warn people that their e-mail addresses were being given to the Observer.
To further confuse matters, our requests were submitted by Steve Gunn, who formerly worked exclusively in our newsroom, but in January moved to the Observer's Interactive Division.
In his new role, Steve works with the newsroom as well as with other divisions in the company.
The city's notice about our equest went to about 20,000 e-mail addresses Thursday. By Friday, about 100 people had contacted us, asking for more explanation. About half of them asked that we not contact them.
"I still find this an unethical use of the law," wrote one e-mailer who didn't want to be contacted.
However, many appeared satisfied once they understood our intentions.
"Based on what you shared there is no need to put my name on the 'remove' list," said another. "I'll review what you send and take it from there."
If you have concerns, Steve would like to hear from you. You can reach him at email@example.com or 704-358-5077.
If you want to join our Public Insight Journalism network, please e-mail Cindy Montgomery at email@example.com.
Friday, January 21, 2011
E-mail lists used only for journalism
Did you know that when you sign up for e-mail alerts from your local government, your e-mail address becomes a public record?
28 comments:
- Anonymous said...
So how is a blanket email to these listserv folks inviting them to join your Insight group any different than other commercial endeavors using the email addresses? The Observer is a business, just like Banana Republic. Why not add a line asking them to buy your paper while you're at it?
- January 21, 2011 at 10:08 PM
- Anonymous said...
I feel that was nothing more than an attempt to obtain a list of email addresses for FREE. What Editor Rick fails to mention is the Steve Gunn's title includes "Audience Development." Editor Rick says it won't be used for spam. But wouldn't an unsolicited email be considered spam?
Just because the Freedom of Information Act gives the Observer access to the list, does not make it ethical to utilize this list for their own use. The FoIA is there for news organizations to gain access to documents for journalism, not for marketing.
I suggest that if the Observer wants to find participants for its "Carolinas Public Insight Journalism Network" that they do so by promoting the program on their website and in their paper. Grow the list organically. Don't use a government loophole to better your own agenda! It is a desperate move. How the mighty have fallen.
- January 21, 2011 at 10:27 PM
- Anonymous said...
Not that you're not believable on this, but you're just not. Shouldn't have asked for the e-mail addresses.
- January 21, 2011 at 10:41 PM
- Anonymous said...
How is the "interactive division" related to the advertising department? I do not trust you, Charlotte Observer.
- January 21, 2011 at 10:49 PM
- Anonymous said...
Sorry, but I feel that even one unsolicited email is spam, regardless of whether it is labeled marketing or information gathering.
This a slippery slope. No matter what your stated intent is today, you'll no doubt retain all of the data and reserve the right to change your mind later.
We all know that people pay real money for email distribution lists. Your company basically just found a legal loophole that allows you to harvest thousands of addresses. Who's kidding who? You;ll do whatever you darn-well please with these addresses. Maybe if your company starts hitting tougher times you'll decide to leverage this asset by offering access to the list with some of your advertisers.
In any case, this whole thing stinks. Surely you can see how someone might feel that you're a for-profit company that is hiding behind the letter of the law, "journalism", and acting in the community's best interest?
- January 21, 2011 at 11:19 PM
- Hans said...
The point that the Observer may have the legal right to the e-mail subscription lists of local governments (like in my case for Davidson's eCrier) does not justify it's bullying and self-serving behavior. Mr. Thames claims that the Observer will not use these e-mail lists for spam - but wouldn't sending unsolicited e-mails about the Obserserver's "Carolinas Public Insight Journalism Network" be just that: spam? I am appalled at the Observer's willingness to disrespect the privacy of the subscribers to local government information services, which to me casts an unexpected shadow over the Observer's journalistic integrity.
Hans Diessel
- January 22, 2011 at 6:24 AM
- Anonymous said...
ALWAYS use a separate email address for anything that you sign up on for or whatever for on the net.
One that has spam control.
We have had the same Yahoo email address since they started.
- January 22, 2011 at 6:36 AM
- Rick Thames said...
I should underscore here that we have not decided to send people on these email lists anything. Our primary purpose in asking for the lists is to see if they reveal anything that is publicly relevant. That speaks to their usefulness, or lack thereof, as a public record. The idea of inviting people to participate in Public Insight Journalism is a distant second as I see it. While we think many people who are on the lists would find this appealing, we have many other ways of reaching them. And if we find that using these lists as a resource is not welcomed in general, we won't do it.
- January 22, 2011 at 8:01 AM
- Rick Thames said...
I understand your point. To some, spam can any message that arrives unsolicited. On the other hand, if its a message you find valuable, you probably consider it something other than spam. As a newspaper, we reach out to people, unsolicited, on a regular basis for the sake of journalism. As we considered this, it was only in that spirit. If most people saw it as simply spam, it obviously would be inappropriate.
- January 22, 2011 at 8:17 AM
- Anonymous said...
I'm one of the folks in question here and I personally don't appreciate the observer obtaining my email address or sending me any emails for any reason. I hope they close this loophole so people like me who are involved in the community don't have to worry about being spammed like this. The observer is in business to make money and they requested this info so they can do their job better. I'd rather Halliburton get this info than the Observer.
- January 22, 2011 at 8:31 AM
- Cynthia A. Manshack said...
You can call it "journalism", but it's your commercial activity, nonetheless. Will the resulting articles be used to sell more papers? Drive more traffic to your website? Increase profits? That's commerce, pure and simple, and journalism has nothing to do with it. While the release of the emails as public records is legitimate, your use of them for commercial activity is not.
- January 22, 2011 at 9:34 AM
- Rick Thames said...
Cynthia, good question. What's the point? It's simply our effort to produce better journalism, drawing from the rich knowledge base of our community. I'd hope that better journalism is better business, but that's not at all the goal. Often, great journalism has no bearing on how many people come to our Web site. On our home page, you can see what stories are among the 10 best read at any given time. Often, that list does not include some of the best journalism on the site. But through this network, we tackle substantial stories about the most pressing issues of our times. And because citizens have input, those stories are much better. That's our only desired outcome.
- January 22, 2011 at 9:50 AM
- Anonymous said...
I haven't given the Observer a penny in five years. And I never will again. It's similar to other mainstream news sources that have convinced themselves and, unfortunately, many in the masses, that they are unbiased.
Journalism will always be around, but the trend will shift toward trying to entertain, disgust, shock... Then, they'll wonder why we laugh when they occasionally try to inform us.
The larger the number of "experts" brought in -- in this case via citizen watchdogs and, let's be honest -- unpaid reporters being exploited by the Observer -- the bigger cesspool we create for ourselves to swim in.
Mr. Thames, just because something might be legal, it doesn't mean its right. For the sake of journalism, you say?
One man's spam is another's prime rib. But thankfully, we have the good 'ol Observer and its brainiacs to help us decipher which is which.
Even under the most well-intentioned, utopian, perfect-world scenarios you can conjure up, you're still human, and it's inevitable that your bullying (or taking advantage of) readers in the name of justice (and profit) will lead to more harm than good.
- January 22, 2011 at 9:55 AM
- Anonymous said...
You've got to be kidding me! You honestly think better journalism is going to result from having the public do the work instead of your reporters?
What next? An editorial about how Tom, Dick and Harry are better equipped to run Bank of America than the current staff?
The rich knowledge base of our community? Quit patronizing us. For many years, the Observer has tried to tell us how stupid we are to want neighborhood schools, to not want a Coliseum or a NASCAR Hall of Fame, etc., etc. ...
Now, all of a sudden, we're experts with a rich knowledge base?
You say your only desired outcome is better stories?
And you expect us to believe that?
You've gotten rid of hundreds of journalists in the past three years. But you want better stories?
Your actions and your words are not matching up here, Mr. Thames.
- January 22, 2011 at 10:04 AM
- DMorrisPE said...
I believe that the "alerts" are the notifications that are requested when the City/County web page has been updated. As such, it is an innocuous, helpful, feature provided by the CharMeck.org folks. In my experience, I have found that many pages that I "subscribed" to have been changed, but never received a notification. From that standpoint, the alerts seem to be a bust.
When I moved to Charlotte in '88, one of the first things I learned was that when somebody hollered "Watch this,y'all!" nothing good happened. I'm afraid that the Observer just had their Watch This moment. Regardless of your seemingly altruistic intentions, y'all have taken a hard left turn and are headed toward the precipice untrustworthiness.
- January 22, 2011 at 10:15 AM
- Rick Thames said...
Anon 9:55 a.m.: I'm glad you are are reader, even if it's only on the Web. We certainly didn't make a public records request to be a "bully." The fact is, any citizen has a right to this same information under the open records law. Any citizen can ask for this information and receive it. The law makes no special allowances for media. We will not use this information for commercial purposes. But businesss use public records to the benefit of their businesses all the time. Real estate agents rely on records to track the sale and purchase of homes and other property. Many businesses track bankruptcies,foreclosures, accident reports, crime reports, births, deaths and divorces. They do this solely to help their business. And this is believed to be good for society, even though it often touches on extremely personal information.
- January 22, 2011 at 10:24 AM
- Rick Thames said...
DMorrisPE: Thanks for your insight into how the email service works for you. We're interested in hearing from others. I also appreciate your observation on trustworthiness.
- January 22, 2011 at 10:43 AM
- Anonymous said...
"Real estate agents rely on records to track the sale and purchase of homes and other property. Many businesses track bankruptcies,foreclosures, accident reports, crime reports, births, deaths and divorces. They do this solely to help their business."
I guess the difference is that these records are literally "their business", whereas these email addresses are literally none of yours.
- January 22, 2011 at 10:57 AM
- Anonymous said...
Does the Observer not understand how this eats away at the rights we all enjoy. When you use a great system (FoIA) to get personal e-mails I now think what other times you used the FoIA inappropriately. Not good judgement. WOW - are you guys hurting that much for subscribers that you must stoop to this level. Only one solution - apologize and have an idependent firm verify that you have not and will not use private e-mails.
This will put a damper on citizens participating in government - BAD, BAD, BAD.
- January 22, 2011 at 11:48 AM
- Rod T said...
Full disclosure: the writer is a former Observer employee.
Technically, the Observer's intended use for these email addresses is not spam. Unsolicited email is not spam unless it is a commercial message, i.e., asking you to buy something.
However, I question the use of the Freedom of Information Act in this case. In my (admittedly-uninformed) opinion, it is not substantive governmental information. This use seems to fall within the letter of the law, but not the original intent. I would not have made the same choice.
To those commenters saying "I don't trust you", I just wish you could know Rick Thames personally as I do. If I published a dictionary, I'd put his photo beside the word "integrity".
- January 22, 2011 at 11:59 AM
- Anonymous said...
The Observer is a commercial venture - for-profit. This isn't NPR or PBS. At the end of the day, the "good journalism" the Observer says they're striving to achieve is in the service of making money for The McClatchy company. (Hope I spelled that correctly.) If the information is going to be used to drive more subscriptions or more traffic to the website, that information is naturally going to be used by the sales and marketing department to attract more ad dollars to The Observer. This is absolutely NOT the intention of the Freedom of Information Act, and for the Observer to use it for this purpose (and then try to defend it) shows just how far the standards of this organization have fallen. Admit you were wrong, and give back the list. This is unethical at BEST.
- January 22, 2011 at 1:12 PM
- Anonymous said...
Potentially the greater repercussion is that now the Observer has made it known to other commercial endeavors that local governments have email address lists that are ripe for harvesting.
A change in state law to protect citizens who want to be kept informed by their government cannot happen soon enough.
- January 22, 2011 at 1:58 PM
- Anonymous said...
As a citizen, I was able to sign up for the ALERTS/EMAIL Topics that I wanted from the City NotifyMe service. I didn't see the Observer on that list anywhere.
Thank goodness CATS is exempt from this ridiculousness or I would no longer get my Rider's Alerts. Good work CATS for making sure my email address remains safe from the scoundrels.
- January 22, 2011 at 2:54 PM
- Anonymous said...
Now that the Observer has felt the need to have the list to "determine" if the emails are useful or not, citizens may be less likely to sign up in the future. If you wanted to know how useful the system was then subscribe and read what is sent and make a determination that way.
Especially since people were told their emails would not be utilized for the purpose in which you have now done.
- January 22, 2011 at 3:15 PM
- Anonymous said...
I think the Observer would be a lot better off if you would just say "Sorry, this was a bad idea. We will not proceed with it.". Instead you are trying to justify your actions with statements like "we felt a responsibility to look at this "public record" and "in many cases you can only understand the value of a record being public once you've seen it." Come on, this is an email list--why would you need to see it to judge its importance? I don't think many are buying your explanation.
Also, have you considered that by requesting the email list you may be quashing civic engagement--your actions may discourage some from signing up for email notifications from the city.
- January 22, 2011 at 3:29 PM
- Anonymous said...
I agree with the others. This is taking open government too far when you decide to interfere with the lives of individuals. Shame on you.
- January 23, 2011 at 6:07 PM
- Anonymous said...
I'm just not getting how this is such an infringement on anyone's rights. I'm also not getting how, as someone suggested, that this is done for shock value? Some people find offense no matter what. Fight on, Observer.
- January 24, 2011 at 12:11 PM
- Mark Sullivan said...
While I understand most people's unwillingness to divulge their e-mail addresses, I find their reasoning fearful, uneducated and irrational. Most people don't realize when you either send to or subscribe to a government entity that your information and everything you word you send in an e-mail becomes public record. Just use another email address and quit whining about it. So I'll start now; My email address is email@example.com If I don't like what you send I'll just divert it to my SPAM folder and delete it. Come on people, get over yourselves already. The government gave you a Social Security number so they know everything about you anyway. There are more important things in life to get worked up about.
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In My Favorite MMA Fighters, I mentioned that I liked the polite competitors. As an example, I mentioned Anderson "The Spider" Silva.
I received some responses to this post, agreeing that skilled and successful fighters can also be polite. Another example cited by some people was George St. Pierre. I have to agree with that.
So what do Anderson Silva and George St. Pierre have in common, besides their skill, success, and courtesy? They are foreign -- not American. So I think it would be good to compile a long list of skilled, successful and polite American fighters.
I realize that MMA is a sport and big business. People don't necessarily shell out big bucks for pay per view to see polite fighters. Hype sells tickets and I'm sure that some fighters who make it seem that they want to kill or maim each other are really friends. But young people might believe the hype and also believe that this is an acceptable way for a martial artist to act.
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The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is investing up to $375 million to speed up basic research in the development of cellulosic ethanol and other biofuels at three DOE research centers.
The DOE BioEnergy Science Center, headed by the DOE's Oak Ridge National Laboratory, will study the plant cell walls of corn, switchgrass and poplar, and how those cell walls can more easily be broken down by enzymes in the ethanol production process.
The DOE Great Lakes BioEnergy Research Center will concentrate on breeding plants in which carbon is directed into easily degraded cell wells, with a focus on switchgrass and miscanthus. The research center is led by the University of Wisconsin-Madison in close collaboration with Michigan State University.
The DOE Joint BioEnergy Institute will be led by DOE's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. Among its efforts will be improving plants for ethanol feedstock and studying the molecular mechanisms behind the breakdown of lignocellulose into fermentable sugars.
Although the first biorefineries using cellulosic biomass resources are not expected to be in operation until sometime in the next decade, farmers may want to learn about species such as switchgrass and miscanthus, as well as the processes that convert biomass to ethanol, says Ken Vogel, scientist with USDA's Agricultural Research Service (ARS), Lincoln, NE. Vogel points out that USDA and several land grant universities are conducting research in addition to what is being done at the DOE research centers.
Private-sector research
POET (www.poetenergy.com), an ethanol producer based in Sioux Falls, SD, is working with several agricultural equipment manufacturers to improve methods for harvesting, storing and transporting corncobs in large quantities.
POET plans to transform its 50-million-gallon-per-year grain-to-ethanol plant in Emmetsburg, IA, into an integrated corn-to-ethanol and cellulose-to-ethanol plant. It reports it has chosen corncobs for several reasons. The collection of cobs will require minimal additional effort and will have little to no impact on the environment. The cob represents just 18% of the above-ground stover, so collection will not harm soil quality. The cob's carbohydrate content is higher than the rest of the corn plant, which will allow it to produce more ethanol. Finally, because the cob has a higher bulk density than other parts of the cornstalk, it will be easier to transport from the field to the ethanol plant.
Ceres (www.ceres.net) in Thousand Oaks, CA, has been using marker-assisted breeding and other technology platforms to increase biomass yield and to make other agronomic and compositional improvements in crops such as switchgrass and sorghum.
In October last year, Ceres announced it has entered into an agreement with Texas A&M University's Agricultural Experiment Station to research and commercialize high-biomass sorghum. The project will focus on producing biomass from sorghum's stems, stalks and leaves, more so than the grain.
Switchgrass research
Ceres also is sponsoring research at South Dakota State University (SDSU) to develop improved switchgrass for the northern Great Plains. The multiyear program will focus on developing higher-yielding cultivars adapted to production in northern latitudes, often called upland types.
Switchgrass is tolerant of a wide range of environmental conditions, and compared with many other perennial grasses and conventional crop plants, it produces relatively large amounts of biomass under both good and poor growing conditions, says SDSU plant breeder Arvid Boe.
Switchgrass (Panicum virgatum) gained widespread attention as a cellulosic feedstock when President Bush mentioned it in his 2006 State of the Union address. Native to the prairies of North America, this perennial grass is widely adapted. In fact, Ceres indicates that it could be planted as an energy crop throughout the United States. The rapidly growing grass is established from seed.
Iowa State University has published a brochure that addresses several agronomic aspects of switchgrass, including establishment, fertility needs and yield. It can be viewed at www.extension.iastate.edu/store/ItemDetail.aspx?ProductID=12610.
Switchgrass cultivars (non-transgenic) grown in Nebraska farmers' fields are yielding an average 3 to 5 tons of biomass/acre, with the potential to produce 240 to 400 gal. of ethanol/acre. However, ARS's Vogel has planted some research plots to improved cultivars in Nebraska that have produced 6 to 7 tons of biomass/acre, which would translate to 480 to 560 gal. of ethanol/acre. Conversion technology produces about 80 gal. of ethanol/ton of biomass, Vogel explains.
The ARS at Lincoln, NE, is developing switchgrass for use on marginal cropland similar to land that would be eligible for the Conservation Reserve Program, Vogel says.
He also has been working on some experimental switchgrass hybrids that may be capable of yielding 10 tons/acre to produce approximately 800 gal. of ethanol/acre. However, it may take about 10 years before these can be commercialized.
ARS scientists also are evaluating seed rates, herbicide and fertilizer applications, and frequency of cutting studies to help develop guidelines that farmers can use in the future. Vogel expects that these guidelines will eventually be made available through state extension services.
Giant miscanthus
Another species that has gained a lot of attention as a potential ethanol feedstock is Giant Miscanthus (Miscanthus x giganteus), a sterile hybrid between M. sacchariflorus and M. sinensis Anderss. The tall perennial grass is established via rhizomes. Like switchgrass, it also is widely adapted, but mostly from Nebraska east to the Atlantic Seaboard.
Iowa State University also has published a brochure that addresses several agronomic aspects of miscanthus hybrids. You can find it at www.extension.iastate.edu/store/ItemDetail.aspx?ProductID=126101.
The University of Illinois has studied M. giganteus as an energy crop since 2002. In 2004, the university received a $1 million grant from the Illinois Council on Food and Agricultural Research. With this five-year grant, Stephen Long, crop science professor, the University of Illinois, and his colleagues have concentrated on the propagation, physiology and input requirements of the grass.
Long and Frank Dohleman, graduate research assistant in plant biology, report that in side-by-side tests at three Illinois locations, Giant Miscanthus produced more than double the biomass of switchgrass per acre (14.1 tons/acre), which could produce more than 1,400 gal. of ethanol/acre. (See the chart on page 42 that compares biomass and ethanol production yields of several feedstocks.)
The university also has been studying how Giant Miscanthus, as an ethanol feedstock, would impact local crop production and the rural economy.
In addition, the energy company British Petroleum (BP) announced last year that it is funding a $500 million research program in which the University of Illinois will collaborate with the University of California at Berkeley and the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory in research at the Energy Biosciences Institute (EBI). Thomas Voigt, University of Illinois Extension specialist, says that, as part of the EBI research, the University of Illinois will establish a 340-acre energy farm where Giant Miscanthus will be studied and produced as a cellulosic ethanol feedstock for biofuel production. Researchers also will study the possible use of corn crop residues, switchgrass and other herbaceous perennials as fuel sources.
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My research is focused on eighteenth-century literature and cultural history. I'm especially interested in reading practices and forms of literary sociability. My first book, Reading Gossip in Early Eighteenth-Century England (Palgrave, 2009), concentrates on texts by Delariver Manley, Daniel Defoe, Richard Steele, Edmund Curll and Jane Barker and shows how gossip modelled an interpretative strategy that shaped readers' participation in both literary culture and in public debates. My two current research projects extend these interests into the long eighteenth century. I have published articles on Delarivier Manley, Queen Anne's correspondence with the Duchess of Marlborough, and Jane Barker. Before coming to Sydney, I lectured in the English Department at the University of Melbourne.
Research interests
- Eighteenth-century literature and cultural history
- theories and histories of reading
- cultures of scandal and sociability
- literary Jacobitism
- literary history and historical fiction
Teaching and supervision
As part of my interest in tertiary level teaching I have a Graduate Certificate in Educational Studies (Higher Education) from the University of Sydney (2008).
Some of the units I currently teach are:
- ENGL2611: Jane Austen and her Contemporaries
- ENGL2659: The Eighteenth Century: Scandal and Sociability
- ENGL 3654: Libertine Literature: Sex & Politics
- ENGL IV Hons: The Eighteenth Century Novel: Theory and Practice
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Eliza Haywood and Daniel Defoe: Gender, Genre and Nation in the Eighteenth-Century Novel (ARC Discovery Grant, 2011-2013).
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Reading the (Re)Presented Past: Literature and Historical Consciousness, 1700 to the present, with Dr Kate Mitchell (ANU)
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Awards and honours
- Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences Excellence in Teaching Award (Design and Practice), 2010
PhD and master's project opportunities
Selected grants
- Ideas and Enlightenment: The Long Eighteenth Century (David Nichol Smith Seminar XV), Sydney, NSW, 10-13 December; Milam J, Ledbury A, Parsons N, Ferng J; Ian Potter Foundation/Conference.
- Putting Periodisation to Use: Exploring the Limits of Early Modernity; Gagne J, Gal O, Gaukroger S, Griffiths H, Maddox A, McIlvenna U, Parsons N, Semler L; Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences/FASS Collaborative Research Scheme.
- Writing the World - Transnationalism in Literary Studies; Bandhauer A, Borghesi F, Christie W, Cowan R, Dixon R, Giles P, Karalis V, Kirkpatrick P, Lu Y, Minter P, Morgan P, Parsons N, Rooney B, Suter R, Walsh A; Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences/FASS Collaborative Research Scheme.
- Eliza Haywood & Daniel Defoe: Gender, Genre and Nation in the Eighteenth-Century Novel; Parsons N; Australian Research Council (ARC)/Discovery Projects (DP).
- Minds, Bodies, Machines: a cultural and intellectual history of technologies in the 21st century; Coleman D, Finkelstein J, Hyland P, Dolan E, Barnes G; Australian Research Council (ARC)/Linkage Projects (LP).
Selected publications
Reading Historical Fiction: The Revenant and Remembered Past (Palgrave Macmillan, 2013)
Reading Gossip in Early Eighteenth-Century England (Palgrave Macmillan, 2009)


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NCTE Members Approve Statements on Issuesin Literacy Education
During the Annual Business Meeting of the National Council of Teachers of English on November 18, 2011, NCTE members approved the following resolutions:
Resolution on Confronting Bullying and Harassment
Background: Consistent with NCTE's commitment to establishing and maintaining equitable school practices, this resolution builds on the 2010 NCTE Resolution on Social Justice in Literacy Education—in particular, the efforts to support teaching about "social injustice and discrimination in all its forms."
Bullying can be defined as any repeated behavior that is intended to harm a targeted individual who has less power than the perpetrator. Bullying exists around the world. Research began in the 1970s in Scandinavia. In 1983, following the non-related suicide deaths of three teen boys, all victims of severe bullying, Norway's Minister of Education launched a nationwide campaign to deal with bullying. In 1999, the Columbine shootings in Colorado brought heightened public awareness of bullying to the US. Since Columbine, hundreds of thousands of instances of school bullying have been documented. In 2001 bullycide was introduced to the world. Legislators and the public have expressed alarm and demanded action, and the education profession has responded proactively. However, despite these demands for action and the steps taken, bullying continues to be a very serious problem. As individuals committed to social justice advocacy, our responsibility is to prevent and actively respond to bullying.
"As educators, our purpose is to help our students learn, but our first responsibility is to provide a safe learning environment" (More Bullies in More Books, C.J. Bott, 2008). Many staff members may not feel prepared adequately to respond to bullying incidents. Although 47 states have adopted anti-bullying legislation, high-stakes testing and strict curricular mandates may cause educators to be wary of using classroom time to teach something that may be considered outside the scope of the curriculum. Additionally, educators have faced personal and professional consequences for taking a stance against bullying during the school day, especially when the bullying results from a topic that is considered "taboo" (e.g., students' sexuality, sexual identity, religion, etc.). Despite these risks, educators' responsibility to advocate for their students' safety and well-being is absolute.
By reading, writing, and thinking about bullying, we offer students "the thousands of ethical conversations" they need to develop into strong, literate adults. Additionally, new forms of bullying, such as cyberbullying and sexting, compound and amplify the scope of traditional bullying because they occur in digital contexts, where texts, images, and video are circulated instantly to a larger audience. Through literature and writing, "…we can help students develop a rich array of strategies" to deal with bullying (Confronting Bullying: Literacy as a Tool for Character Education, Roxanne Henkin, 2005). These include teaching traditional texts like The Ugly Duckling and contemporary classics like The Misfits. This can be complemented by the use of a wide range of non-traditional and digital media, thereby using critical literacies to deconstruct these multi-modal texts.
As English teachers, we are in a unique position to use discourse as a way of helping students explore and understand bullying in all its forms and to shape their own values and attitudes toward it, even as they deepen their understanding of language effect and affect in the world. Be it therefore
Resolved that the National Council of Teachers of English urge
Resolution on the Student's Right to Incorporate Heritage and Home Languages in Writing
Background: This resolution builds on NCTE's longstanding policies on students' right to their own language, including previous resolutions: El día de los niños/El día de los libros (2005), Developing and Maintaining Fluency in More than One Language (1997), English as a Second Language and Bilingual Education (1982), Students' Right to Their Own Language (1974) and, in particular, the 1986 and 2008 resolutions opposing English-only practices that displace or denigrate students' home languages. This resolution also builds on similar resolutions affirmed over the past four decades by the Conference on College Composition and Communication (CCCC).
Because of continued misunderstandings in popular media and many school systems about the pedagogical importance of students' (of all ages) opportunities to use home languages* in their classroom writing, this resolution is proposed to bring specific attention to the educational value of instructional practices that support students in drawing from the varied resources of their home languages to enrich their writing.
When students have opportunities to incorporate home languages in their construction of written texts, they (a) draw on a rich range of linguistic and cultural resources to express complex thought, (b) accelerate their acquisition of academic discourses, (c) develop multilingual abilities, (d) become more semantically and syntactically adept as they develop abilities in text comprehension and construction, and (e) enlarge their competency in public discourse. Importantly, they are afforded greater opportunities to develop writerly identities "reduc[ing] the distance between home and school, while helping [them] to become more invested in school learning" (Yi, 2007).
The ability to incorporate both home language and the language of wider communication in writing is a valued skill beyond schools. Well-known authors regularly use these strategies to enrich and extend possibilities for expression in fiction and nonfiction texts (e.g., Alice Walker, Junot Diaz, Gary Soto, Sherman Alexie, Langston Hughes, Carolyn Forché, Toni Morrison, Amy Tan, Pedro Pietri, Joy Harjo, Pat Mora, Alma Flor Ada, as well as authors in the fields of science and law). In the same way, students and their audiences can benefit from opportunities and encouragement to draw on varied linguistic and cultural resources in their writing.
Such opportunities affirm student voice and address issues of identity, culture, and politics: When students' home languages – spoken or written – are denied, their voices become muted and they become invisible in the larger society. Such "cultural dissonance [causes them] to shrink away from formal education before they [can] fully develop" (Gilyard, 1991). Be it therefore
* The term "home language" denotes the language used in students' family and community lives, such as African American Vernacular English, Spanish, Mandarin, among many others.
References: Yi, Y. (2007). "Engaging literacy: A biliterate student's composing practices beyond school." Journal of Second Language Writing 16: 23-39. Gilyard, K. (1991). "Voices of the Self: A Study of Language Competence." In R. D. Abrahams (Ed), Cultural Diversity in American Education. Detroit, MI: Wayne State University Press (774–778).
RESOLVED, that the National Council of Teachers of English support
Resolution on Challenging Current Education Policy and Affirming Literacy Educators' Expertise
Background: The National Council of Teachers of English has a long history of taking strong positions on the best practices in the teaching of literacy. It has a long history as well of voicing its opposition and proposing alternatives to educational reform based primarily on so-called "standards" of performance as measured by high-stakes testing. That approach has become the de facto law of the land as both state and federal government have pressured school districts and teachers to submit to accountability measures based on a narrow range of criteria.
In particular, the "standards" approach fails to include myriad conditions of education, including the gap between rich and poor, public support for education, and the day-to-day conditions of teaching. From the Reagan administration through the Bush, Clinton, and Bush administrations, key elements of educational reform have been ignored.
The consequences of the standards-and-tests approach have been exacerbated by the policies of No Child Left Behind and Race to the Top. These policies run counter to the great body of NCTE position statements and have been further reinforced by the actions of the National Governors' Association and Council of Chief State School Officers, who devalued teachers' wisdom while proceeding with undifferentiated descriptions of what all students should know and be able to do.
The 2009 Standards for the Assessment of Reading and Writing, states, "Quality assessment is a process of inquiry. It requires gathering information and setting conditions so that the classroom, school, and community become centers of inquiry where students, teachers, and other stakeholders can examine their learning -- individually and collaboratively -- and find ways to improve their practice." Be it therefore
RESOLVED, that the National Council of Teachers of English call upon the Obama administration, the National Governors' Association, and the Council for Chief State School Officers to support policies that
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The Hubble telescope has captured snapshots of Saturn with its rings nearly edge-on to our view.
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Guns International #: 101121263 Seller's Inventory #: 151MS
Category: Miscellaneous Gun Related - Gun Sights - Metallic
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Seller: Jim Goergen
Company: Goergen's Gun Shop
Member Since: 6/17/13
State: Minnesota
Zip: 55912
Country: United States
Phone: (507) 433-9280
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Return Policy: 3 day inspection and return policy on used guns.
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Lyman #17 hooded front sight with aperture insert, made to fit a 3/8" slot, VG condition.
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Advanced Training FAQ
I heard WSCJTC is using online registration now, how do I sign up?
Contact your agency's training unit to get registered for classes at the CJTC.
Additional WSCJTC LMS Online Registration Information
I faxed or emailed my application to WSCJTC, how do I know it was received?
When applications are processed the registration system (WSCJTC LMS) is designed to send our 'application received' emails. If you faxed or emailed your application, please give 24 hours for processing.
What is required on a paper application that is either faxed or emailed to WSCJTC?
Why do applications need to have approving signatures?
The WSCJTC cannot assume a person is approved for a course when an application comes in without an approving signature.
My application was received, but I have not heard word about my status for a class?
Notification of acceptance, alternate, or denial status is sent via e-mail approximately four (4) weeks prior to the class. Emails will be sent to the student, training officer and one additional contact (if provided during the registration process).
I have an acceptance letter that states it must be brought to the first day of class; do I really need to bring it?
Yes, please follow all pre-course instructions that were sent to you including pre-course assignments and materials needed to class. If you have any specific questions about pre-course work, please check the course page or contact the course registration administrative assistant or program manager.
If I cancel someone, can I add someone else in their place?
Substitutions are not allowed. All applications are entered on a first come, first serve basis. For classes with alternates, alternates will be used to fill cancellations.
Our agency is over 40 miles from the WSCJTC, are lodging and meals provided?
Lodging is provided for the following advanced training courses:
The registrars will email all live-ins prior to the start of the course to make sure they will be utilizing the lodging and meals provided. The WSCJTC does not reimburse agencies or students who choose to stay at a hotel or go off-site for meals. All of the mandated courses held at off-site locations are eligible for lodging and meal reimbursement using the reimbursement form provided by the instructors, and/or program manager, at the time of the course.
My agency needs proof I attended a training class.
Please include:
Unofficial transcripts are available to training officers through WSCJTC LMS online registration.
How much does advanced training cost? How will I or my agency pay?
Every WSCJTC course has the course fees listed on the course's training page.
Most, but not all, courses are invoiced to the agencies after the class is complete. Check on each course page for details.
For non-WSCJTC course, please contact the hosting agency for billing and payment information.
What are the fees for No Shows or Late Cancellations?
The exact fees, per course, may vary. Check the course page for the fees and policies for that class.
For online registration, cancellations can be online two weeks prior to class. After that, you must contact the listed registration administrative assistant or program manager for cancellations. The cancellation deadline for all classes is seven (7) days before the first day of class.
Can I get college credit for attending BLEA or Advanced Training classes?
Yes, Prior Learning Assessment (PLA) is the process which awards credit for learning that has taken place away from the college classroom. WSCJTC in conjunction with Highline Community College (HCC) has formed an alliance to give those that have finished BLEA 20 college credits under the Prior Learning Assessment Program (PLA).
You can ask any college to do a prior learning assessment and read College Credit for Basic Law Enforcement Academy (BLEA) - Prior Learning Assessment and Prior Learning Assessment - Highline College Information.
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Fox Contributor Appears To Be Violating Network Rules By Pitching "Predatory" Loans
Can Fox Be Bothered To Enforce Its Own Rules?
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In response to criticism over then-host Glenn Beck endorsing a gold company, Fox News claimed in 2009 that it "prohibits any on-air talent from endorsing products or serving as a product spokesperson." Today, Fox's enforcement of that policy appears to be lax, if in existence at all.
Fox News contributor and financial analyst Wayne Rogers is currently a "paid TV spokesperson" for a company pitching reverse mortgages to senior citizens. Fox has previously reported that "there's a lot of evidence" that reverse mortgages are "predatory loans." Media Matters noted that Fox News contributor Keith Ablow is also serving as a "spokesperson" and infomercial host for a diet company called GOLO.
Fox has frequently turned to questionable voices like Rogers for financial analysis. Fox last month was forced to fire analyst Tobin Smith for receiving compensation to promote the stock of Petrosonic Energy, a violation of network policy. Charles Payne, a contributor and frequent guest host for Fox News and Fox Business, was similarly compensated to endorse the now worthless stocks of at least three companies. In 2012, Fox News and Fox Business hosted John Thomas Financial CEO Thomas Belesis at least 24 times, with Fox News host Neil Cavuto calling him a "friend," and someone with "a good track record" who "I'd vote for"; Belesis was later charged with charged with defrauding investors and physically threatening associates.
Rogers appears in a commercial for Senior Home Loans (SHL), where he's identified as a "Paid TV Spokesperson," "TV Financial Expert," and an actor from MASH. He's also prominently featured on the company's website.
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NSR250 Things Worth Knowing
Question: What do I need to know about Cylinder Markings and Piston for a Top End Rebuild
Answer: There are different kits depending on the piston supplied and the pistons are sized to match the cylinder. The cylinders have a letter stamped on them.
A cylinder = B piston B cylinder = no mark piston, C cylinder = D piston. The largest cylinder bore is A and the smallest is C. However, note that this is only for when cylinders are new or in good condition, so if the cylinder is worn, the corresponding piston will be a looser so a bigger piston might be advised. If the cross hatch honing of the cylinder is very feint then we suggest using the next size up piston. The differences in sizes are tiny (11 microns between largest and smallest) and for the most part not an issue so it is not a problem if a smaller piston is used in a larger cylinder or the other way round.
Cylinder A = 54.008mm – 54.011mm use Piston B = 53.966mm – 53.969mm
Cylinder B = 54.004mm – 54.008mm use Piston # = 53.962mm – 53.965mm
Cylinder C = 54.000mm – 54.004mm use Piston D = 53.958mm – 53.961mm
Piston to bore clearance = 0.039mm - 0.045mm
Top end Rebuild kits for MC18 here for MC21 here and for MC28 here
Question: Which model NSR is fitted with a close ratio gearbox?
Answer: There is no such thing on the production NSR! The transmissions are the same between R, SE & SP. However, each model (MC16/18/21/28) has different gear ratios.
Question: Can my R spec motor be fitted with a dry clutch?
Answer: Yes it can. It's quite straightforward but requires a lot of parts. The best plan would be to purchase an SE/SP engine that had seized and swap the complete transmission and clutch assembly, including the case covers.
Question: What are the differences between the R, SE & SP engines?
Answer: The SE & SP engines are identical and use a dry clutch. The R engine uses a wet clutch.
The R engine also has different cylinders and heads to the SE/SP.
The R cylinders are cast with the letter "H" on the lower left edge, the SE/SP with the letter "L".
The R heads are cast with the "KV3H" mark, the SE/SP with the "KV3L" mark.
Question: Can the transmission be swapped between the MC21/28?
Answer: Yes. The MC28 has longer ratio 4th, 5th & 6th gears, but they are totally compatible between the two models provided they are both either wet clutch, or both dry clutch versions. The primary ratios are different though, so the MC21 Primary drive gear cannot be used with the MC28 primary driven gear, and vice versa.
Question: Are MC21 and MC28 engines interchangeable?
Answer: To a point yes. The major limiting differences between the two models are in the electrics. The flywheel, stator, pickups and gear position sensor are all matched to their respective CDI units. There are other differences such as gear ratios, but this will only affect the gearing, not the general working of the engine.
Also, early (1990) MC21 engines had a single 2 stroke oil feed to the R/H crank main bearing, which was then changed to a twin feed. This twin feed was then continued into the MC28.
Question: Can I fit an MC28 crank into my MC18?
Answer: No. The cranks are dimensionally different so will not fit.
Question: Can you supply Special clutch plates and harder springs?
Answer: Yes For those dry clutch motors which have had some tuning work, sometimes the stock components are not up to the task and clutch slip is a potential problem. To avoid this, the TYGA-Performance dry clutch kit will prevent such an occurrence. Extensively tested on our TYGA 300cc big bore engines it has proven its worth over and over again. This kit includes all parts needed to upgrade your clutch and get the power to the ground (NHPS-0003)
Question: Do engine modifications make the engine unreliable?
Answer: Depends on what you do really, and how you define unreliable. By 'blue-printing' the engine you in fact make the engine more reliable, smoother running and even get a little power into the bargain. This entails matching up of components, cylinder porting, head volumes, truing up the crankshaft etc. Giving the engine a better balance and a higher efficiency.
Tuning for power means making each component work harder than intended as stock. This is turn reduces the life span of each component, but doesn't necessary make the engine unreliable.
Question: Will fitting bigger carbs give me more power?
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Question Will removing my air filter give me more power?
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Wolverhampton is the closest Paintball site to Wednesbury
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Located just 10 minutes from Wolverhampton this awesome woodland war zone is home to a whole host of tailor-made game zones for you to blast your way round. As well as a selection of classic bunkers and barricades to take cover behind, the zones are also home to bridges, buildings and burnt out military vehicles to capture and storm. With a Wild West town and Ancient Egyptian pyramid to battle it out in too, you're guaranteed to feel like a real-life action hero as you kit up and make some serious mess!
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Paintball Birmingham South West
Birmingham South West is the closest Paintball site to Wednesbury
37 minute drive from Wednesbury
We have 200 acres of woodland for you and your troops to do battle over in games like Hostage Hut, Island Attack and Speedball. Take cover behind tanks, oil drums and tyre columns or come out all guns blazing as you fight to complete the mission, then retire to our covered safety areas, heated changing rooms and real toilet facilities.
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A 100 acre multi-activity adventure sports complex with a brilliant paintball arena divided into 6 gripping game zones. We've transformed the natural landscape into an immense battleground, fully loaded with trenches, forts, barricades and villages.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Who can work on this program?
All youth.
Does the youth need to submit the answers to the requirements when they are done with the activity?
No. The answers should be reviewed by an adult. The application and patch fee are the only things that need to be submitted.
Will there be more than one Activity Patch?
Yes. There are already numerous different activity patches; it is also likely that more will be released.
How long will this ptach be available for me to work on?
Until it is discontinued, which will not be anytime soon.
Is this activity considered a religious emblem?
No. The activity is considered a religious activity not a religious emblem. Cub and Boy Scouts will not receive a religious knot after completing the form. Girl scouts may wear the patch on their sash or vest.