A Social Cognitive Approach Towards Understanding The Effects Of Popular Poker Television Shows On College Students

Tournament poker shows have become a leading ratings draw on American television. Since ESPN and the Travel Channel began airing their innovative poker shows in 2003, the game has reached a new following, particularly among college students. There are unique and psychologically significant factors that characterize the college population that make students particularly receptive to popular characterizations in media. This study investigates the potential exacerbating effect that these widely popular poker television shows have on the gambling behavior of college students. 444 college students completed a survey designed to assess gratifications sought through media along with measures of attitudes, gambling behavior, and social systems. Using Social Cognitive Theory as a framework of influence, exposure to these shows ranging from the individual student to the overall college environment was assessed and evaluated. Results indicated that student gambling is strongly correlated to viewership of poker shows, particularly among younger students. This was especially seen among students who utilized the online gambling option. Gambling behavior of peers wasn\u27t shown to be a strong influence for student gambling. However, excitement was shown to be a strong variable that should be looked at closer

Pengmarrja e lajmit (newsjacking) - teori konspirative apo taktikë për konsumin e mediave ndërkombëtare, Krimeja dhe Kosova

Në mars të vitit 2014-të, kur mediat ndërkombëtare po reagonin dhe kundërshtonin ndërhyrjen ushtarake të ushtrisë ruse në territorin e Ukrainës, në provincën e Krimesë, një deklaratë e fuqishme e presidentit rus Vladimir Putin ndryshoi mbulimin mediatik të ngjarjes. Ai deklaroi se “Krimeja është Kosovë” dhe se aneksimi i Krimesë nga Ukraina është i ngjashëm me aneksimin e Kosovës nga Serbia dhe çdo argument tjetër është veçse një përpjekje për të thyer rregullat që perëndimi aplikoi në rastin e Kosovës. Kjo deklaratë i dha startin një lufte mediatike që nuk ishte parë ndonjëherë më parë, duke hequr vëmendjen e opinionit publik nga ngjarja e vërtetë dhe duke ushqyer një lloj konspiracioni informativ që kalonte përtej kanaleve diplomatike. Ky punim do të bëjë një analizë të thelluar të mënyrës se si politika e jashtme përdor teknika të marrëdhënieve me publikun për të qenë e pranishme në mediat globale. Nga ana tjetër, punimi do të bëjë një analizë të mënyrës se si mediat bëhen subjekt i teorive konspirative të shteteve në marrëdhëniet ndërkombëtar

Covenants in Leases in West Virginia

The subject of covenants in leases has been dealt with by the courts and legal writers time and time again until it would seem that there can be very little said on the subject which has not already been said before and perhaps said many times. However, the subject has not been before the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia many times and, when it has been before that court, no detailed consideration has been given it in most instances. General statements have been made, and general rules have been laid down, often without a reason for the statement or rule and sometimes with reasons not entirely supported by adequate authority. Some statutes on the subject have been summarily mentioned by the court, and others have yet to be mentioned and construed. The purpose of this paper is to consider covenants in general and covenants in leases which run with the land in particular. After a fairly general discussion of these two phases of the subject, an attempt will be made to analyze and discuss various West Virginia decisions and statutes having to do with covenants in leases which run with the land in the light of the common law and the law in other jurisdictions. It is hoped that in treating the subject in this manner this paper will be of some benefit to the court and to lawyers in their future consideration of this interesting, if confusing, subject

Covenants in Leases in West Virginia

The subject of covenants in leases has been dealt with by the courts and legal writers time and time again until it would seem that there can be very little said on the subject which has not already been said before and perhaps said many times. However, the subject has not been before the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia many times and, when it has been before that court, no detailed consideration has been given it in most instances. General statements have been made, and general rules have been laid down, often without a reason for the statement or rule and sometimes with reasons not entirely supported by adequate authority. Some statutes on the subject have been summarily mentioned by the court, and others have yet to be mentioned and construed. The purpose of this paper is to consider covenants in general and covenants in leases which run with the land in particular. After a fairly general discussion of these two phases of the subject, an attempt will be made to analyze and discuss various West Virginia decisions and statutes having to do with covenants in leases which run with the land in the light of the common law and the law in other jurisdictions. It is hoped that in treating the subject in this manner this paper will be of some benefit to the court and to lawyers in their future consideration of this interesting, if confusing, subject

The Testator\u27s Intent--Vague Meanings of Clear Sounding Phrases

One of the greatest dangers that a lawyer faces is the danger that he may not recognize that there is a real problem involved when a client calls upon him for advice. Once the lawyer sees that there is a problem and is able to correctly diagnose the problem, the solution of the problem is usually relatively easy. In other words, there is more danger that the lawyer will overlook the problem than that he will fail to find the proper solution after he has found the problem. Furthermore, he may create a problem in drafting legal instruments if he does not know that a particular problem exists in the area of law involved. As an example, a client may inform his lawyer that he-the client-is the executor of a will which devised and bequeathed the residue of the testator\u27s estate to the children of the testator\u27s son, John. The client may inform the lawyer that John survived the testator, but is now dead, having had five children, all of whom survived him. The client-executor asks the lawyer how the estate should be divided. If the lawyer does not see that there is a problem concerning class gifts involved, he may think, as most laymen do, that a gift in a will to the children of John means a gift to the children of John. As a lawyer familiar with class gifts knows, this may or may not be true. It would mean a gift to John\u27s children if all of them were alive at the testators death, but if some of the children were born after the testator\u27s death they would be excluded and would not share in the gift unless all the children were born after the testator died, in which case all the children would share. Does a gift in a will to the descendants or issue of the testator mean a gift to the descendants or issue of the testator who survive him? The answer to this question is that a gift of this type is generally not a gift to all such descendants or issue. There are many other problems of construction which arise when apparently innocent words are used in a manner to suggest that there is really no problem involved. A devise of real property is made in a will to John, but if he die without issue, to Richard. Does this mean that Richard gets the property if John survives the testator and then dies without surviving issue? This is certainly not the case in all jurisdictions. Would it make any difference if John had had issue, all of whom predeceased John? Suppose that a testator devises property to his widow for life, remainder to John and Mary, or the survivor of them. Does this mean that if Mary should survive John she then owns the entire property? The answer is that it may or may not mean that, depending upon other circumstances. It is the purpose of this article to point out several construction problems which, on the surface, may not seem to be problems at all, to attempt to show what the problem is in each situation, and then delve into the possible solutions. Authority for the suggested solutions may not appear immediately therewith, but, in such cases, will appear in the discussions following thereafter