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Startups Target Teachers as 'Consumerization' of Education Emerges
Before the 2011-12 school year, a high school journalism student interviewed Keith Pomeroy about the technology tools used in the Olentangy school district, the Ohio system where Mr. Pomeroy is director of technology.
When the student asked about Schoology, the online course-management system many teachers in the district were using, Mr. Pomeroy found himself at a loss for an answer.
"I looked around my office and asked, 'Does anyone know what Schoology is?'" Mr. Pomeroy recalled.
Without his knowledge, 500 students and their teachers within one Olentangy high school were using Schoology, which is available online for free. The district was reviewing learning-management systems at the time, and after three weeks of researching the products and talking to teachers, Mr. Pomeroy reached out to the New York City-based company. By then, he said, 1,500 students across the district were using the product in their classrooms. After evaluating some demos, the district bought an annual subscription.
"I've never seen this trajectory on any other tool," said Mr. Pomeroy, who has held his position at the 17,500-student Olentangy district for 12 years.
Schools throughout the country are experiencing the same teacher-driven adoption of technology tools. Internet-savvy teachers are increasingly finding tools to use in the classroom on their own, and lower business-startup costs mean the tools are more readily available.
In response, many education companies are changing how they market and sell their products. Nationwide sales teams and central-office visits are giving way to word-of-mouth and sophisticated business-intelligence software as preferred methods for pushing adoption. Companies offer free products to teachers with the goal of influencing districtwide purchases of more-robust versions—known as the "freemium" pricing model.
But in most sectors of the existing K-12 system—with its various stakeholders, budgetary restrictions, and procurement regulations— the so-called "consumerization" of education faces many barriers, experts say, making it difficult to find the right balance between selling directly to teachers and addressing the needs of central-office administrators.
"Investors get excited," said Adam J. Newman, a founding and managing partner of Education Growth Advisors, an education business-advisory firm in Stamford, Conn. "But I think anyone is lying to themselves if they say they know which consumer models will become successful."
'What's Radically Changed'
Schoology's Manhattan offices are what most people would expect for a startup company. On one afternoon before the start of the school year, young adults in jeans and T-shirts sat in front of their computers in ergonomic chairs and sported headphones, or they gathered around one another's desks talking shop. There is a pool table, a Ms. Pacman machine, and a flat-screen TV with a real-time map of the product's usership across the country.
The Schoology website itself is familiarly modern. The home page for users looks similar to that of Facebook, with a left navigation bar and a center column of notifications. In its early days, the company interviewed hundreds of teachers, who said they wanted a learning-management system that felt like something they actually use in their everyday lives.
"Typically, students have had to find things; with social networks, it comes to you," said Jeremy Friedman, the 25-year-old co-founder and chief executive officer of Schoology, which began in 2009 as a class project at Washington University in St. Louis.
For free, teachers can sign up and use Schoology to upload class rosters, manage attendance, keep grades, create calendars, chat with students, and deliver assessments. Schoology can offer those features for free because hosting and developing a website is cheap, and the company believes teachers shouldn't have to pay for classroom tools, Mr. Friedman said.
Schoology also offers an enterprise product for schools and districts, with a per-student fee that varies depending on the customer. That version allows for greater central-management ability, advanced student-data analytics, and professional-development resources.
That's what makes Schoology a "freemium" model, and Mr. Friedman acknowledges it's the latter part of its business that allows it to succeed and grow.
"We're an enterprise company that has consumer functionality," he said.
That approach is beginning to take off in education, but it's more common in other sectors. For instance, Apple's iPhone overtook Research in Motion's BlackBerry as the corporate phone of choice because the former gained so much traction in personal use.
"What's radically changed is the amazing, incredible realization that people who work in enterprise—or schools—are people, consumers," said Geoff Ralston, a former executive at Yahoo and a partner at Imagine K-12, a Palo Alto, Calif., startup accelerator that invests in and advises education technology companies. "If you get consumers, you have pull," he said.
Newer companies, such as Edmodo—a San Mateo, Calif.-based competitor to Schoology that doesn't charge its users—have embraced that concept. Recently, Edmodo launched an app store, similar to the iTunes store, and it is rolling out a feature that allows districts to funnel dollars into teachers' accounts so they can buy software applications independently.
Kickboard, a data-analytics and gradebook startup based in New Orleans, is working backward through this trend. It began only as a paid product for district or school adoption, but last week launched "starter accounts" that teachers can use for free.
The most prominent example of the consumer-focused model in education is Blackboard, the learning-management-system giant. The company began in 1997 as a way for teachers to set up class websites for free, and now it is a billion-dollar corporation used in thousands of schools and universities.
"We always very explicitly believed what we were trying to do with teachers is gain mind share," said Matthew Pittinsky, a co-founder of Washington-based Blackboard and now the CEO of Parchment, a transcript-management company based in Scottsdale, Ariz. "The revenue model was always to sell software to schools and universities."
Mr. Pittinsky left Blackboard in 2008 on good terms, but he said his one regret was shifting too much of the company's sales efforts toward institutional customers rather than continuing to focus on teachers.
For much of its existence, Schoology didn't even employ a dedicated sales team. The company interviewed and even hired teachers to develop a product they would like and could spread by word-of-mouth. As the company grew—it is used by nearly 2 million students, employs 38 people, and has raised $10 million in venture capital funding, Mr. Friedman said—it did hire a sales team of seven people. The company competes with larger, more established businesses by using what is known as intelligence software.
'Gives Them Ownership'
The software presents a map showing which users are teachers, which are administrators, and whether they are using the site for free. Districts with many free users are targeted for sales calls, during which a company representative tells an often-surprised technology director how many teachers are using Schoology and why an enterprise version might help. The information also influences what conferences the company attends and where it should direct its support and marketing resources.
Of course, the emerging sales models used by Schoology and other companies are made possible by educators who actively look for technology.
Little information is available on how teachers spend money on instructional technology, but a recent survey of 1,200 teachers by AdoptAClassroom.org showed that 28 percent of respondents spent their own money on products that include technology. Biannual surveys from the National School Supplies and Equipment Association showed that while out-of-pocket teacher spending dropped from an average of $552 per teacher in 2006 to $356 in 2010, the percentage of that money spent on instructional materials, including technology, grew from 44 percent to 52 percent.
Myla Lee, a 42-year-old teacher at Deerfield Elementary School in Novi, Mich., follows education technology blogs, attends conferences, and uses online forums like Edutopia to learn about instructional technology. She began using a free tool called PB Works to manage content for her classes, after a teacher friend used it during a workshop presentation.
Ms. Lee recommended the product to other teachers, who approved of its simplicity and wiki-type format, and then persuaded the principal to buy an annual subscription, which the school used for four years.
As a math teacher at Northwest Classen High School in Oklahoma City, Telannia Norfar used student-response clickers on the recommendation of a friend and encouraged the 43,000-student district to put the manufacturer on its preferred-vendor list.
But Ms. Norfar, 36, acknowledged that districts aren't always ready for this kind of bottom-up change. When she pushed her school to buy a new brand of graphing calculator for math teachers, there was enough initial interest to make a purchase. However, the devices ended up gathering dust on the shelves because the teachers not familiar with the technology didn't want to risk incorporating new technology during tests, she said.
For such products to succeed, companies and schools must provide training, said Ms. Norfar, who is now an instructional technology coach for the district. And the training must be practical. To achieve that, teachers must influence decisions on which products are used in the classroom, Ms. Norfar said.
"If we found success by doing this, how can we do it again and purchase it?" she said. "Sometimes it's technology and sometimes it's not, but it came from [teachers] and that gives them ownership. "
Vol. 32, Issue 13, Pages 12-13Published in Print: December 5, 2012, as Startups Target Teachers to Fuel 'Consumerization'
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Kids ride free in Rotary's Annual Tour de Cypress
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Kids age 12 and under can ride free in the Tour de Cypress Bike Ride and Run slated for Saturday, April 19. Runs of 5K and 10K have been added to the event.
More than 100 participants have pre-registered for the event. For more details about these rides and runs, see the April 10 edition of the Mount Vernon Optic-Herald.


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Inspire the Next Generation of Engineers
Nov 03, 2015 04:19AM
By Family Features
(Family Features) Did you ever have a favorite teacher that made a subject come alive, or inspired you to pursue a certain career path? DiscoverE, an organization that celebrates today's engineers and works to inspire the next generation of innovators, created the DiscoverE Educator Awards to honor the special individuals who have gone to great lengths to inspire students to pursue a career in engineering.
This year's DiscoverE Educator Award recipients show how you can use their creative and effective strategies to engage your students or children in engineering.
Teacher Leon Grant III of Marietta, Georgia, regularly invites engineering professionals to his classroom for "Lunch with an Engineer." He's seen how meeting a real engineer helps students build a deeper understanding of the field and can ignite a student's interest. He's also found that engineers are eager to visit and talk to his students about their projects and how they are changing the world for the better. To replicate his program, Grant suggests beginning with a quick Google search for local engineering companies, professional societies and colleges or universities with engineering departments. This simple research can reveal a list of organizations to contact and ask if they'd be willing to participate.
Daisy Rayela, a middle school teacher in Lanham, Maryland, found that engaging her students in creative, hands-on engineering activities helps demonstrate how engineering is all about creativity, problem-solving and fun. Rayela's program offers students hands-on projects and activities related to design and modeling, automation and robotics, energy and the environment. She even organizes "family night" activities that not only pique the students' interest in science and engineering careers, but also raise awareness among their parents. One way that others can follow Rayela's example and engage their students with hands-on activities is by visiting the activities section of the DiscoverE website (http://www.DiscoverE.org/our-activities). There, you can find hundreds of exciting and fun activities to challenge and inspire students including experiment ideas, field trip suggestions, interactive games and more.
Jill Johnson – who worked as a mechanical engineer before becoming a high school teacher in St. Paul, Minnesota – found herself discouraged by the lack of diversity in the engineering field. "I believe the engineering profession will be better for all people when it includes perspectives from different populations," she said. As a female engineer, Johnson demonstrates firsthand that gender and race are not obstacles when pursing a profession in engineering, and that introducing students to engineering opens up a whole new world of possibilities for their future.
To share the wide world of engineering with your students or kids use the 45-minute guided workshop called "Inspire Innovation," which is an effective way to introduce high school kids to the wide variety of engineering careers and opportunities.
Visit DiscoverE.org for more resources, activities, videos and workshops to help young people develop an interest in engineering.


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- Mercedes news
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Nico Rosberg is targeting victories with the W04 this season but admits they are likely to come later in the year for Mercedes.
Having won the Chinese Grand Prix last year Rosberg saw the relative performance of the W03 drop off as the season progressed and Mercedes ended the season well off the pace. Rosberg admitted the team was unlikely to be able to start the year challenging for wins but that he hopes to be closer to the top teams immediately and then erase that gap.
"[Am I] confident to start this season as last year was when we were one of the fastest cars at times? Not so confident, because the gap was quite big at the end of last year and we need to first close that gap," Rosberg said. "That's our main target to start the season - to be a lot closer to the guys in front - and I'm very confident we'll manage to achieve that. We've made a big step now over the winter, the team is working better and better in the factory, and every year it's just improving. More people have joined, there's better communication, better organisation in the factory, so they've definitely produced a much better car again.
"So our goal is to be a lot closer initially and then the big improvement needs to be in the development rate where last year we really flattened off in the middle part of the season. That's where we've worked on a lot in the winter and that's where we need to improve especially to hopefully develop faster than the people in front of us and continue to close the gap and eventually really start fighting for a few wins."
Having driven the car during the morning as part of a Mercedes filming day, Rosberg added that he was delighted with how the initial runs had gone.
"It was a great start this morning. Everything went to plan, there was no problems; my seat and my position - which is quite different, a new seat because the car inside is different - all fitted very well and I was very comfortable. I even got the height right because you need to sit as low as possible but since the cockpit shape is quite difficult and everything is very difficult to judge when you are in the factory in a little room to judge how low you can actually go, and I managed to get that right too. So it was all good and I could push straight away when I was out there. It was all very enjoyable of course to be able to push straight away in these fantastic conditions. The car was balanced well and so it was a very good start and as a result I look forward a lot to driving tomorrow in a full test day."


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California Hot Rod Reunion Trucks - Hot Rod History Returns
Getting There is Half the Fun of Hauling a Digger Behind an Ol' 1/2-Ton!
The Wally Parks/NHRA Motor-sports Museum's most prestigious event is the California Hot Rod Reunion, sponsored by the Automobile Club of Southern California. Held in October at Kern County's historic Old Famoso/Bakersfield Raceway, the event annually draws the finest vintage drag race machines and vintage racing talent from all across the nation.
Recently referred to by the media as a "one-of-a-kind American car lover's dream," seasoned CHRR insiders irreverently refer to the California Hot Rod Reunion as the annual Gathering of the Geezers!
Regardless of what this annual tribute to drag racing's glorious bygone days is called, the California Hot Rod Reunion is drag racing history in motion, with nostalgic drag racing action trackside and famous racecars and drag racing personalities pitside!
This year saw the 14th edition of the event. It began the morning of September 30, 2005, when CHRR-XIV quietly rolled into the sleepy truck-stop town of Bakersfield. However, as the pits began to fill early Friday morning, the event generated momentum. By Saturday, the sleepy attitude that usually typifies Old Famoso in October quickly evolved into a full-blown and frenzied hot rod happening!
Highlights from the Hot Rod Reunion included three days of the best in NHRA-sanctioned nostalgia drag racing, including Nostalgia Top Fuel, Nostalgia Junior Fuel, and Blown Nostalgia Gassers, with the finals culminating Sunday afternoon, October 2. Also, Famed drag racer/tuner/innovator "AA" Dale Armstrong was selected as CHRR XIV's Grand Marshall, along with honorees Leon "Pure Heaven" Fitzgerald, Chrysler star "Dandy Dick" Landy, NHRA's first female national event winner Shirley "Dragon Lady" Shahan, Safety Equipment pioneer Bill Simpson, chassis-builder Dave Uyehara, and former San Fernando Drag Strip publicist Dave Wallace Sr.
A racer's night held Friday, September 30, at Bakersfield's nearby Doubletree was the place where CHRR's honorees were officially introduced. The social bench racing, which usually includes igniting two Top Fuelers under the hotel's front foyer, lasted into the wee a.m. hours.
Saturday evening's highly touted Cacklefest had a total of 46 nitro burners lighting 'em up in front of a full-capacity crowd.
CHRR IV was also the site of the Leslie Lovett Memorial Photo Contest, where veteran drag racing photographers exhibit their photographic masterpieces from drag racing's illustrious bygone era. And, of course, there was plenty of drag racing throughout the entire weekend.
But you can't race if you can't get to the track, and no CHRR event would be complete without a huge sampling of vintage race-car haulers and street rod trucks. Here's a sample of the vintage trucks that worked and played during the weekend that saw hot rod history return to Old Famoso.


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Posted on 18th March 2014 by Media Relations
The past month has been a busy one for Taronga's chimpanzee community, with two of our younger chimps celebrating birthdays.
Youngest female, Sembe has just turned six years old, but can still be seen trying to hitch a ride on mother Shiba's back!
One of our adolescent males, Furahi also passed a birthday milestone, turning 11. These next few years will be important for Furahi, as he continues to develop and acquires social and sexual maturity.
Taronga's youngest chimpanzee, Fumo continues to develop happily and can often be seen riding on mother Kuma's back, clinging on with tight little hands. He has also been reaching out and grasping objects, bringing them to his mouth in the same way that human babies tend to explore new things by sticking them in their mouths!
Keepers and veterinary staff have also been busy conducting the annual GAs (general anaesthetics) on our chimp community. Procedures such as these take a lot of careful planning and coordination.
This year a few of our chimps needed special dental work, so a specialist animal dentist was called in to perform these procedures. Did you know a chimpanzee's canine can grow to over three inches long?
We make the most of these annual health checks, conducting thorough examinations of each of our chimpanzees, including x-rays, ultrasounds and vaccinations, to ensure they are all healthy and fighting fit.
Once the Senior Vets are happy the health check is complete, the chimps are returned to a nest of soft shredded paper in their night area.
As we say goodbye to summer and prepare ourselves for the cold weather that lies ahead, we are content to know that our chimpanzee community is happy and most importantly, healthy. And with the continued care and expertise of our Primate Team and the help of veterinary staff at Taronga's Wildlife Hospital, we know it will remain this way for many years to come.
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The definitions of some of these control codes can be found here (URL broken due to comment system, sorry about that!): http://msdn.microsoft.com/library
However, for your convenience (and mine):
SERVICE_CONTROL_STOP, 0x00000001
Notifies a service that it should stop.
If a service accepts this control code, it must stop upon receipt. After the SCM sends this control code, it does not send other control codes.
Windows XP/2000: If the service returns NO_ERROR and continues to run, it continues to receive control codes. This behavior changed starting with Windows Server 2003 and Windows XP SP2.
SERVICE_CONTROL_PAUSE, 0x00000002
Notifies a service that it should pause.
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SERVICE_CONTROL_CONTINUE, 0x00000003
Notifies a paused service that it should resume.
SERVICE_CONTROL_INTERROGATE, 0x00000004
Notifies a service that it should report its current status information to the service control manager.
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Becchio earns Leeds a replay
Luciano Becchio was Leeds' saviour once more as his second-half goal against Birmingham kept them in the FA Cup following a 1-1 draw.
The in-form Argentinian scored his 19th goal of the season on the hour to keep United in with a chance of making the fourth round, although a replay was the last thing either managers wanted.
Both Neil Warnock, absent today through sickness, and Lee Clark have long injury lists to deal with and could have done without another game, now in the diary after Becchio's cancellation of Wade Elliott's opener.
The goals were the only real high points on an otherwise forgettable afternoon, with clear-cut chances at a premium, although Birmingham could make a case for being the better team.
Already down to the bare bones owing to injuries and suspension, City made just three changes and started well as Elliott, Ravel Morrison and Nathan Redmond all took it in turns to work Jamie Ashdown from the edge of the box.
It was then Leeds' chance to attack and Jason Pearce's downward header from a Ross McCormack free-kick rebounded off the post, before David Norris was denied by Colin Doyle, deputising for the in-demand Jack Butland, who was rested on the bench.
Despite the low-key atmosphere generated by a lower-than-average crowd, the game continued to offer up chances and Redmond should have done better than miscue when he was played in down the left of the box by Morrison.
The running of Morrison, improving every game for City over recent weeks, was causing Leeds a number of problems, forcing them to sit deeper and, with 33 minutes gone, they were caught out as Clark's men took the lead.
Having tried his luck earlier, Elliott ran with the ball from the halfway line and, 25 yards out, fizzed one past Ashdown and into the top-right hand corner for a quite spectacular opener.
Leeds took a while to respond and threw on El-Hadji Diouf at half-time in a bid to do so, but were not helped by leading goalscorer Becchio getting his feed mixed up as he got clear, having to settle for a volley which Doyle dealt with.
Birmingham continued to impress at the other end and Redmond was unfortunate to see his cross-shot after a jinking run loop to safety, and the near-miss came back to haunt City as Becchio found his range on the hour, neatly slotting under Doyle after Norris showed good feet to send him clear.
A nasty-looking injury to teenager Will Packwood then held play up for five minutes, although Redmond should have made their re-adjustment easier when he burst through past Pearce, only to fire wide.
That was about as good as it got from there on in, with neither side able to create the chance they needed to ensure a replay could be avoided.
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Happy Birthday to Chairman Moe, who has been quiet lately. What's up, pal?
Feb 17, 2015
Tuesday, February 17, 2015 Gail Grabowski and Bruce Venzke
Happy Birthday to Chairman Moe, who has been quiet lately. What's up, pal?
57 comments:
- Bluehen said...
I always enjoy this couples puzzles and this one was a delightful speed run. Thank you Gail and Bruce, and thank you Argyle for an educational expo. I didn't suss the theme until Argyle "splained it, but that is par for the course for me. Except for an occasional glance at the perps to confirm me across fills, I didn't need the down clues.
Will somebody please explain to me why "OYEZ" is an order from the bailiff? I've always assumed that it was a way to call the court to attention. "All rise" would be an order.
- February 17, 2015 at 5:49 AM
- Bluehen said...
My, not me across fills
- February 17, 2015 at 5:50 AM
- Lemonade714 said...
Moe, happy birthday, hope all is well.
FROG and RIVET golf, baseball and APOLLO and ADONIS gives us a filled day. Adonis is a derivative of the Hebrew Adonai, meaning Lord.
I must go on my Way...
- February 17, 2015 at 5:52 AM
- Lemonade714 said...
OYEZ meaning 'Hear ye' is still used to open courts, especially in GB. In the U S, the Supreme Court still uses it. It is said three times.
- February 17, 2015 at 5:57 AM
- HeartRx said...
Good morning everyone!
Happy Birthday, Chairman Moe! I know work has been keeping you from the blog lately, but I hope you get to take some time off, and do something special for yourself today!
I love to see puzzles from Bruce and Gail - they are always entertaining. After I finished, I was trying to figure out GO HIGH? GO CAUSE? D'uh. I finally figured out it was HIGH WAY CAUSE WAY etc before I came here. Phew!
I had entered OYEr at 1-A, but knew ZYDECO, so that was quickly fixed. Bluehen, I thinkthe bailiff uses OYEZ as a "command" for silence and attention in the court, before making an announcement.
Snowblower is all fixed - it just needed a new belt, so we are ready for the next round!
- February 17, 2015 at 6:04 AM
- Madame Defarge said...
Good Morning,
Thanks for the Tuesday run Gail and Bruce. I liked NOSES and FORE: fun misdirection. Wanted lo fat before NO FAT. Didn't like Olympics fig. as ATH. I went to stats, times, speed and ice skating for an answer. Duh. Thanks for taking us through, Argyle.
Lemonade, of course, is spot on re" OYEZ. Comes from Anglo French.
Wanted ADONIS first but knew APOLLO was also a looker. Adonis, to me, always recalls Willy Loman when, as evidence of his tragic flaw, he says, "...I thank God you're both built like Adonises." to his sons.
- February 17, 2015 at 6:14 AM
- Rainman said...
Got the theme early on but still needed perps and wags to get through the misdirectional clues. I initially had RISE instead of OYEZ, ROTINI instead of NOODLE, and others. Fortunately, I knew ARON and OSKAR (spellings) and zipped through it... but not without some slow places.
LARRY, the cable guy, was one of the amateur golfers last week at the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am, and I was hoping he'd emerge from character... but alas, he's pretty much Larry all the time, I guess.
Had to go way back for Robin YOUNT, but the perps filled it in, as they did DRIVE CRAZY, which for me is luckily a short drive.
Happy Birthday, Moe. Hope all is well with you.
- February 17, 2015 at 6:15 AM
- Barry G. said...
Morning, all (and Happy Birthday to the Chairman)!
Minor missteps here and there today, but nothing major. Couldn't remember how to spell CAUSE CÉLÈBRE, so I had to wait for some perp help to get the job finished. Also, with YOUN_ in place, I incorrectly guessed at YOUNG and would have left it there had I not finally noticed that RAIL SPLIGTER didn't look quite right...
Hand up for RISE before OYEZ, but that really didn't last very long since I wanted OBEY at 1D.
- February 17, 2015 at 6:18 AM
- desper-otto said...
Good morning!
I went wrong where I could this morning with BIG SPENDER, CAPITAL {something), and SEETHE. But the perps saved the day. I've got to learn to read the entire clue. I saw "Nice job!", inked in WAY TO GO, and moved on. Never realized it was the reveal.
Happy Birthday, Mr. Chairman.
Busy day. Gotta go.
- February 17, 2015 at 6:40 AM
- OwenKL said...
As Rupert traveled over life's HIGHWAY
His ruthlessness was a CAUSE CÉLÈBRE.
Now he might be forgiven
For being so driven,
Till he drove the hearse on his own funeral day!
And then there was lost Bertha Faye
She worried about finding her way.
Her options were waning
So she went off for "training",
Now she's an engineer on the Santa Fe RAILWAY!
The moral you need to OBEY,
Is don't worry what other folk say.
Fold that triple-A map,
Fold your hands in your lap
And you'll never get beyond your own DRIVEWAY!
- February 17, 2015 at 7:02 AM
- thehondohurricane said...
Hello everyone,
Happy birthday Moe, hope all is well.
Well, from the start this was a FIW./ The crossing Z for OYEz and ZYDECO did me in. Instead of Z i entered an R.
Everything else was Ok and I did enjoy the puzzle. Favorite clue was Warning from the driver/FORE. I issued that warning a few times when I played, how about you HG? Also covered up often when I heard it shouted in my direction.
The one thing I am sure of after todays failure is if I ever run into La music style again, ZYDELCO will be long gone from my memory.
- February 17, 2015 at 7:07 AM
- Avg Joe said...
Good morning, and Happy Birthday Moe.
No major hangups today. Had to get Ath from perps and thought it might be roses that smelled. Took several seconds to get the reveal since rail is one way to go, but that light dawned pretty quickly.
I'm such a poor golfer that I've been known to yell "fore" on the green. Rainman, Dan Whitney (aka Larry TCG) lives in Lincoln. A friend golfs with him occasionally. I'm told he's very eloquent. Also, he has a charitable foundation, and when he makes local TV announcements about something new being funded, he typically is out of character for most of the interview. I had to laugh on Sunday when they commented that this was likely the first time there's been a sleeveless shirt on Pebble Beach.
- February 17, 2015 at 7:29 AM
- Hahtoolah said...
Good Morning, Argyle and friends. I loved this speed-run Tuesday puzzle. I easily found my WAY to complete the puzzle.
The Lake Pontchartrain CAUSEWAY is the longest bridge in the world over a body of water.
Another Louisiana references for this Mardi Gras is the ZYDECO music. Maybe also the No FAT.
Ralph NADER's 81st birthday is a week from Friday, February 27.
Happy Birthday, Chairman Moe. Hope you stay warm and have a great day.
QOD: Some people want it to happen, some wish it would happen, others make it happen. ~ Michael Jordan (b. Feb. 17, 1963)
- February 17, 2015 at 7:31 AM
Happy frigid Mardi Gras with other people shivering to watch parades today. The theme 'tao' escapes me; I just don't get it.
The puzzle was solved very fast with my only hesitation being CELELBRE which I have only vaguely seen before but never had to write down. Just looks strange, an unfinished word.
ADONIS- handsome. APOLLO- never heard a woman refer to their heartthrob as an APOLLO.
The only unknown clue was 21D- 'Bochco legal series'. Never heard of him or hero or it, but LA LAW is in so many puzzles it was an easy fill.
MINI Cooper- back in 67, a friend had an Austin, which had to be the most underpowered car I had ever ridden in. We were going uphill and when he stopped to let a another friend in, it couldn't continue going uphill with 5 teenage boys in the car. Too much weight.
- February 17, 2015 at 8:02 AM
Fairly smooth run-- I remember OYEZ from other crosswords and just like the word ZYDECO. I'm with Marti as far as first thinking GO HIGH and GO CAUSE before the lightbulb came on. Always know it will be an enjoyable puzzle with Gail and Bruce.
Thanks Argyle, HB Chairman Moe!
- February 17, 2015 at 8:05 AM
- Spitzboov said...
Good morning everyone.
Happy Birthday to Chairman Moe.
Had to skip OYEZ at the start, but YOYO and ZYDECO made it clear. Had Adonis before APOLLO, but then at 47a, I had already thought it out at 30a, so I didn't have to rethink it. After filling in the reveal and top three theme fills, DRIVE WAY was easy. Good puzzle from Gail and Bruce.
OYEZ reminds me that TMC had "Anatomy of a Murder" on last night. Great cast: Jimmy Stewart, Lee Remick, Ben Gazzara, a young George C. Scott, and many others; directed by Otto Preminger.
- February 17, 2015 at 8:05 AM
Why is it that we park on driveways yet drive on parkways?
- February 17, 2015 at 8:11 AM
- Husker Gary said...
-Can you New Englanders see your DRIVEWAYS?
-The LEMcould be BOXY because there's no air on the Moon (see the black sky)
-Oh, it's SEE RED not SEERED
-A unique CENT use
-Robert McNamara was right about introducing a four-seat Thunderbird that sold well and was right in opposing the EDSEL that got built anyway
-Backing up Avg Joe, Pawnee City, NE's Dan Whitney (aka LARRY the Cable Guy) has given back hundreds of thousands of dollars to charities through his foundation.
-Skip, sometimes, by the time I yell/hear FORE, it's too late.
-HBD, Moe!
- February 17, 2015 at 8:16 AM
- kazie said...
Happy Birthday Chairman Moe, hope you're just enjoying a long celebration!
Gail and Bruce did right by me today--no hitches, and easier than yesterday's.
I'm not overly impressed with kale chips, but I love it in salads. It's a bit like zucchini in that it is hard to keep up with in the garden. Those giant stalks are as big as rhubarb, and they last forever, right up until snow season. For that reason I can never figure why it's as expensive as it is in stores.
Have a great day everyone!
- February 17, 2015 at 8:31 AM
- Chairman Moe said...
"Puzzling Thoughts"
1st, thanks to all for the HBD wishes. I hadn't recalled providing anyone my natal day info, so imagine my surprise when I saw the greetings today! And a bit of a coincidence that today's puzzle had the solve LARRY of Larry the Cable Guy, who also shares a birthday with Chairman Moe!
2nd, as Marti indicated, I have been extremely busy with my work (I sell to restaurants and shops in S Florida, and this is the busiest time of the year), so my time on the Corner is limited to a few moments, here and there
And as luck would have it, just as I am sending this reply, an account called wanting me to respond to an emergency! Ahh, well. Gotta make hay while the sun shines!!
Thanks again, for all the well wishes for my BD.
- February 17, 2015 at 9:03 AM
- JD said...
C.C......before I forget
1 bunch kale
1 T. olive oil
1 t. seasoned salt or nutmeg
Oven 350. Line a cookie sheet with parchment
Remove leaves and tear into bite size pieces. Wash & dry. Drizzle with oil & seasonings.
Bake 10- 20 minutes
LOVED Gail and Bruce's puzzle! Their clues make me smile.When zydeco showed up, I had to check it out. Had seethed, but the perps said red. I read it as all one word and scratched my head until reading Argyle's write up.
This week is Feb break and boys(3 out of 4) are out of school. Guess what Grandma is doing? I made up a new game for them...bowling using plastic Starbucks cups. They love the competition...BOYS!!
- February 17, 2015 at 9:06 AM
- Hahtoolah said...
For the first time in over 30 years, I am without a cat. My 21-year old (and very tiny) cat got out of the house yesterday afternoon, when the door was inadvertently left open. She had shown no desire to go outside for over 10 years. My husband stayed up all night calling to her and keeping eye on the door. She has not returned. Unfortunately, it was very cold and rainy last night. I fear she was too frail to survive the cold and wet night.
- February 17, 2015 at 9:33 AM
- Irish Miss said...
Good Morning:
It's always a treat to see Gail and Bruce as constructors because you know the puzzle is going to be clever, well-clued and a satisfying solve. Today's is proof positive. Like others had rise/oyes, seethe/see red and island/islets. Needed the reveal to figure out the theme.
Thanks, Gail and Bruce, for never disappointing one of your biggest fans and thanks, Argyle, you ain't too shabby, either! ��
Happy Birthday, Moe, hope you get to do something special.
Have a great day.
- February 17, 2015 at 9:36 AM
- Irish Miss said...
Corrections: "Like others, I had rise/oyez,". Auto-correct is a pain! Also, I don't know what those 2 empty squares are supposed to be; I entered a smiley face.
- February 17, 2015 at 9:41 AM
- Husker Gary said...
-When my lovely bride appeared in the kitchen this morning, it occurred to me that today is our 48th wedding anniversary. I'm so glad I remembered first. A lovely dinner out and a girl's basketball game tonight. Don't tell me I'm not a romantic.
- February 17, 2015 at 10:04 AM
- SwampCat said...
Fun puzzle today. I knew Oyez, didn't like ATH for Olympic fig. Yes, it fit but seemed off. Noses, on the other hand, was a laugh-out-loud delight.
Loved the theme, which I got with CAUSE (way) having gotten the reveal as I skipped around.
Great limericks, Owen! And HB to Moe.
Mardi Gras awaits!
- February 17, 2015 at 10:05 AM
I really enjoyed the puzzle even though I didn't get the theme while working on it. Like others, I wanted RISE vs OYEZ, FROG vs TOAD and ODORS vs NOSES. But with perps the answers fell into place.
I liked ZYDECO. If I could only move like this dancing couple, but the old body isn't as flexible as it was 50 years ago. Of course I couldn't do it back then either.
HG: The LEM was a structural designers dream because we didn't have to worry about aerodynamics dictating the shape of the vehicle. The earlier design concepts of the LEM were rounder and more spherical than the final design which was primarily based on functionality. It wasn't a total dream though. There were a lot of other nightmarish issues driving the design.
Let's hope that spring comes soon. The cold and snow is really getting annoying. Stay safe everyone.
- February 17, 2015 at 10:10 AM
HG: A basketball game is hard to top, but I hope you also get your bride some roses or jewelry.
- February 17, 2015 at 10:18 AM
- Yellowrocks said...
I had HIGH ROLLER and OYEZ right off the bat. WAY TO GO soon followed and the theme was set and very helpful.
OYEZ/Hear ye!/Listen up! The town criers used to say it, too, before their pronouncements.
Happy birthday Chairman Mao. Glad you stopped by.
HG, in summer, especially for the section near the shore resorts, we call the Garden State Parkway, the Garden State Parking Lot. Since retiring we avoid traveling it during the prime summer weekend hours.
Hahtoolah, so sorry you lost your cat. We lost one like that, too. We searched for weeks to no avail.
Many pup tent are no frills. On the other hand $600+ family camping tents have plenty of rills, but not enough for some of my delicate hot house flower friends. I am wondering whether my new knees will allow me to resume tent camping in 2016.
- February 17, 2015 at 11:21 AM
- Yellowrocks said...
FRILLS, not RILLS. We certainly don't want any rills running through our tents.
- February 17, 2015 at 11:24 AM
- Nice Cuppa said...
An enjoyable puzzle
Just one gripe: BEES DON'T BITE.
Female (worker) bees (and wasps) use a modified sex organ in their abdomens to inject poisons. That's why the males (drones) don't sting, since they retain their sex organ for that once in a lifetime chance…..
Mosquitos, etc., "bite" using modified mouthpieces.
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- February 17, 2015 at 11:37 AM
- JD said...
Hahtoolah, so sorry about your cat. Our daughter lost her 12 year old cat the same way except we don't have the extreme cold here. I looked for weeks; cats are almost impossible to find. Sigh.
Happy Birthday Chairman Moe, and Happy 48th (impressive) Gary!!
- February 17, 2015 at 11:38 AM
- Bill G. said...
Fun puzzle. Difficult in spots, mostly just right. Thanks Gail, Bruce and Argyle.
That zydeco dancing couple is about as close as you can get to having safe sex in public.
Hahtoolah, best wishes and good luck for you and your little kitty.
I have been watching Barbara's DVD recording of the SNL 40th anniversary special. I agree with whoever said it earlier; their old stuff can be brilliant, clever and really funny; much more so IMHO than their present-day attempts at humor.
Happy anniversary Gary! I hope you two have a great day.
I've eaten kale for years; before it got trendy. If you like it as a cooked vegetable, try beet tops too. They are my favorite.
- February 17, 2015 at 11:43 AM
Thank you Gail, Bruce and Argyle.
Happy belly-button day Chairman Moe.
HG - good catch on SEE RED. I too was reading it as SEERED. Happy 48th!
- February 17, 2015 at 11:44 AM
- Steve said...
Happy Birthday Moe!
- February 17, 2015 at 11:59 AM
- Jayce said...
Fun puzzle today. I like Gail and Bruce's work. I also actually like zydeco music. Thanks for correctly parsing SEERED, which I couldn't figure out. Happy birthday Chairman Moe, happy anniversary Husker Gary, and best wishes to you all this fine fat Tuesday.
- February 17, 2015 at 12:15 PM
- CrossEyedDave said...
I have never seen The Cable Guy, but I knew it was Jim Carey. Unfortunately it made a "railspcitter", which I could not leave in ink. Besides, Rhee looked better than some Korean guy named "Ehee?"
Did any else get slowed down by this?
Doesn't matter, because at the junction of 1A & 4D I crammed 3 possible letters into that 1 box, none of which was a "Z."
Sorry, but we have to go this way...
Well somebody has to link it... HBD Chairman Moe!
Moe, forgive my curiosity, but just what do you sell to restaurants? (or, consider this your segue into a sales pitch. Happy Birthday!)
HG! You are not sneeking by without a cake! Happy Anniversary!
- February 17, 2015 at 12:35 PM
- CrossEyedDave said...
Side question to YellowRocks: "Am I losing my mind?"
For some reason, I have more trouble communicating with Daughter#3 than I ever had with the other 2. We seem to associate different meanings to everyday common English words. This morning was a good example.
Due to snow, there was a delayed school opening. Just at the point I had calculated to be 90 minutes behind schedule, Daughter#3 said "don't worry if we are late, because they hold attendance..."
Now, to me, to hold attendance is to call out each name & wait for a response. However, after much consternation, I discovered that to Daughter #3, "hold attendance" means to skip attendance. (a different meaning of the word hold)
In fact, she says when they announce this over the PA system, the exact wording is "hold for attendance," which to me is not English at all!
Forgive this old Aussie, but is this some Americanism of the English language?
- February 17, 2015 at 12:52 PM
- Bluehen said...
HBD, Chairman Moe, and many happy returns.
Happy 48th, HG. That is an impressive number. Time to start planning for the big 50?
So sorry about the pet, Hahtoolah. Such a hard way to go.
Nice cuppa, thanks for pointing out that bees don't bite. I debated whether or not to repost and make that point, but hesitated in case I went over my nit allowance.
- February 17, 2015 at 12:59 PM
- OwenKL said...
Argyle: The Golden Spike was driven at Promontory Point, not Promontory Summit. Summit? Imagine how silly that would be, linking the rails from east and west at the top of a mountain! Promontory Point is at the tip of a long, narrow peninsula stretching south into the middle of the Great Salt Lake. A much more logical place for a railway!
Marti-- your problem reminded me of one I heard this week
"Did you get anything for your wife for Valentine's Day?"
"Yeah, I bought her a new belt and bag."
"She should like that."
"Yeah, the vacuum cleaner should work a lot better now."
The divorce hearing is scheduled for next week.
Hand up for thinking first of "50 Ways To Leave Your Lover" at the reveal: DRIVE, SPLITTING, ROLLING, but CéLèBRE? Was that a car model maybe?
- February 17, 2015 at 1:12 PM
- Dudley said...
Hello Puzzlers -
Promontory Point brings back memories - I used to do business with the two rocket motor makers out in that lonely part of Utah, Hercules and Morton Thiokol. During one January stay I chose to take my rented Subaru out the the railroad museum at Promontory, and not surprisingly for that time of year, I was the only visitor for days. Sometime during that voyage I got the car well and truly stuck in a snow filled ditch, miles from anywhere. If it hadn't been for the chance encounter with a local rancher, I might well have had to spend the night in that ditch. Brrr!
- February 17, 2015 at 1:49 PM
- Argyle said...
Owen, you tell the National Park Service they got it wrong; I'm not gonna.
Big Easy, sorry I didn't get back to you sooner.
Tao, Chinese, literally: path, way
- February 17, 2015 at 1:53 PM
- HeartRx said...
Happy Anniversary, HG! Let's hope your wife is a big basketball fan?!?
Hahtoolah, sorry to hear you lost your cat. But maybe she only suffered the same fate as our LC did. She just wandered off and was rescued by some loving family who couldn't find her owner? Yep, that's what I would think.
- February 17, 2015 at 1:54 PM
- coneyro said...
RE: AnonymousT@ 1:30PM yesterday. Where you making a "funny" when you asked about the "CHICKEN ITZA" dish? In case you weren't and just misread, it's CHICHÉN ITZA. An ancient Mayan city in the Yucatán state of Mexico. Nowadays it's one of their most visited archaelogical sites.
Last night I watched the tribute to Stevie Wonder. Singers representing several genres performed their take on his songs. Even the amazing Andrea Bocelli sang. Stevie's beautiful daughter, Aisha, did a special rendition of "Isn't She Lovely" with lyrics expressing her love for her father. It was a very entertaining and enjoyable show.
As far as the puzzle was concerned, it was a fairly speed run. Got the theme quickly. For 30A I did put ADONIS in without checking neighboring letters first. Then added SEETHE at 32A. When I got to 47A, I knew two answers couldn't be the same, so I had to fix it. Never heard of RAILSPLITTER.
Today my husband left the door ajar so that my three cats could run in and out. Alas, a strong wind blew it so hard against outside wall, that it was knocked off its top hinge. And then it started to RAIN! What a wet mess.
That's it for me today.
- February 17, 2015 at 2:04 PM
Hahtoolah--when our indoor cat inadvertently got out we continued calling to her the next day and then the next day and finally she answered, and then, very frightened, she came to the door. So don't stop calling just yet.
- February 17, 2015 at 2:08 PM
Promontory Summit (the Golden Spike place)
Promontory Point (not the Golden Spike place)
- February 17, 2015 at 2:32 PM
- Misty said...
Fun puzzle this morning, although I've never heard of ZYDECO and so prayed that OYEZ was correct. Yay! Thanks,Gail and Bruce, and you too, Argyle.
Happy Birthday, Moe, and thanks for checking in. Happy Anniversary, Husker Gary!
I'm heartbroken for you and your husband, Hahtoolah, and will just pray with everyone that your sweet kitty finds her way back home again.
Have a great Tuesday, everybody!
- February 17, 2015 at 2:38 PM
Hahtoolah: We had an indoor/outdoor cat that disappeared one day. We figured that she had been hit by a car or some wild predator had gotten her. We looked and called for her for days before giving up.
Then about 2 months later as I was coming in the front door, a grey streak flew by me into the house. She had a homemade collar on and was a few pounds lighter than she had been. It appears that someone had her locked inside their house or more likely some kind of pen or cage from which she ultimately escaped.
After that she was very reluctant to go outside and rarely went outside of our yard when she did go outside.
- February 17, 2015 at 2:45 PM
- Pat said...
thanks, Gail and Bruce, for the pleasing puzzle today. Argyle, I needed your expo to see SEE RED instead of SEERED. That made no sense.
Hand up for rise/OYEZ, seethe/SEERED, YOUNg/YOUNT which left me with a RAILSPLIgTER. Rats, a FIW.
Happiest of birthdays to you, Chairman Moe!
Happy Anniversary, Husker Gary!
Hahtoolah, I hope your little girl comes home soon.
Happy Mardi Gras!
- February 17, 2015 at 3:16 PM
- Yellowrocks said...
Dave @ 12:52 It seems an awkward phrase, at best. Probably the school administration meant "hold the attendance" in the sense of the following usages. The post office HOLDS my mail during my vacation. Burger King offers to "HOLD the pickles, HOLD the lettuce. Special orders don't upset us."
The officials aren't actually "holding" the attendance, either by taking it or by keeping the results until later. It would have been clearer and less ambiguous if they had said, "Hold the attendance cards (slips, records, whatever) until ___ o'clock, to give every student an opportunity to arrive."
In defense of your daughter, I believe she is only repeating what she hears said at school.
Happy anniversary HG and Joanne. Enjoy your day.
- February 17, 2015 at 3:17 PM
- Tinbeni said...
Happy Birthday Chairman Moe !!!
Argyle: Wonderful write-up!
And THE MOVE is OVER ... Everything unpacked!!!
Solving Yesterday's and Today's puzzle a total joy!!!
Especially liked the FORE clue. Hmmm, a CSO to Husker???
Looking forward (pun intended) ... a "toast" to ALL at Sunset.
- February 17, 2015 at 3:25 PM
- Abejo said...
Good afternoon, folks. Thank you, Gail and Bruce, for a fine puzzle. Thank you, Argyle, format fine review.
HBD to Chairman Moe and yesterday to Hondo. I missed that.
Puzzle and theme were fine.
I never heard of ZYDECO.
Tried ROSES before NOSES.
Never heard of CAUSE CÉLÈBRE. Smells of French to me.
On the way to Waukegan tonight.
See you tomorrow.
( )
- February 17, 2015 at 4:45 PM
- fermatprime said...
Great work, Gail and Bruce! Santa, too!
Had ADONIS in first place first. Never heard of YOUNT, but it had to be. Otherwise no problems.
Happy Birthday, Moe!
Happy Anniversary, Gary and Joanne!
Loved Castle 2-parter.
- February 17, 2015 at 4:46 PM
- JD said...
ferma, glad to hear you liked PART 2... I'll watch it tonight.
So glad I wasn't the only one who could not decipher the seered pronunciation.
Wii has been wonderful for a cold foggy day. the boys were golfing for awhile, but now they are jumping up and down. what a hoot! bicycle riding, they say.
- February 17, 2015 at 6:12 PM
- LaLaLinda said...
Happy Birthday, Chairman Moe ~ hope it was a good day!
Happy 48th Anniversary to Gary & Joann!
Hahtoolah ~ I am so sorry to hear about your kitty. I'm hoping for the best possible outcome ~ my thoughts are with you.
- February 17, 2015 at 7:19 PM
- Anonymous T said...
Hi all!
Gail, Bruce, nor Argyle disappointed as is par FORE the course...
WEES on misdirections and near-overwrites. I did ink SEETHE, but the T easily morphs into an R, so the only inkblot is the H becoming an E.
HIGH ROLLER - I'm not. I'd take $100 to the table and each time I got a nicely colored chip, in my pocket it would go. My buddy called me a squirrel hiding my acorns.
Are all YODELS LOUD?
If we go w/ vernacular, I've heard many folks call 'em bites (don't let that bee bite you) before you get STUNG.
Fav - RAIL SPLITTER. I grew up in SPI and saw all the Lincoln stuff, even New Salem about 100 times. Nice cleo w/ CENT.
Hahtoola - Friend lived in Metairie, been over the 24-mile CAUSE WAY many a time. Your only wish is you don't break down. Also, so sorry to hear about kitty. If she doesn't come back just assume she's mousing the city. Happy thoughts.
Corneyro - just a joke, though I did read it as Chicken at 1st - that why it was funny (at least to me :-)
HBD C. Moe! Busy season == $$ == no time. See ya soon.
Oh, S*** -- Thanks HG!!! My 26th (church wedding) is Thurs which means her HBD is tomorrow. Hope you and yours had a great time.
Cheers, -T
To my NOLA neighbors: Laissez les bon temps roulez!
- February 17, 2015 at 9:02 PM
- Bill G. said...
Two factory workers are talking. The woman says, "I'm going to make the boss give me the day off." The man replies, "How are you going to manage that?" The woman say, "Just watch me" and then she hangs upside down from the ceiling.
The boss comes in and demands, "What's going on?" She replies, "I'm a light bulb."
The boss pauses and says, "You've been working so much you've had a breakdown. I think you need to take the day off." She gets down and starts to leave.
Her male coworker starts to follow her. The boss says, "Where do you think you are going?
The man says, "I'm going home too. I can't work in the dark!"
- February 18, 2015 at 12:23 AM


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The star had previously dropped out of the project following marital issues with then-wife Robin Wright Penn. The two have since called it quits, with Robin filing for divorce.
However, the delay prompted the brothers to start work on another film, "Hall Pass," which is reportedly set to star Owen Wilson as a husband who gets a one-week opportunity to cheat. According to The Hollywood Reporter, "Saturday Night Live" comic Jason Sudeikis will co-star.
Though Penn may be back in the role of Larry, the casting of the other "Stooges" remains up in the air.
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Last night, on a late-evening 71, I sat next to a man who was really into cigars. He was carrying a handful, which he had apparently just purchased at a nearby smoke shop.
"They're rejects," he told me. "Maybe they're rolled too tight or something. They normally sell for 15 bucks* a piece."
Of course, that prompted me to ask about the qualities of a cigar that costs the equivalent of eight peak-hour bus rides (not including transfers) which prompted him to explain about fine tobacco, and timing, and hand-rolling. It was quite an education.
Somewhere in the course of the conversation (as I am wont to do), I mentioned Bus Nerd. The cigar aficionado, who was definitely my elder, but not by more than a decade (decade and a half, tops), raised his eyebrows.
"You're old enough to have a husband?" he asked.**
Were it not for said husband and my own unwillingness to commit a bus foul (oh yeah, and those cigars), I would have kissed the man.
* Apparently, $15 is nothing. They can (and do!) go much higher, and (as with everything else expensive) there are people who actually buy them.
** And how! Perhaps it was my neon-green 12th Man gloves (thanks, Luke!) that cast a youthful pall–er, I mean glow.


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The rash of suicides at Foxconn are not due to harsh working conditions but the plight of China's migrant workforce, says an open letter signed by a dozen Chinese sociologists.
The letter blames the string of Foxconn suicides on the social problems faced by China's vast class of migrant workers.
Originating from poor rural areas, Chinese migrant workers are often rootless and isolated, cut off from friends and family. Instead of finding good jobs in urban factories, they are often too poorly paid to settle in their new cities, and have limited access to education and healthcare. With no prospects at home, they are stuck. The sociologists call it the "path of no return."
We have made them live a migrancy life that is rootless and helpless, where families are separated, parents have no one to support them, and children are not taken care of. In short, this is a life without dignity.
The sociologists note that at the end of 2008, the population of Shenzhen exceeded 12 million, but only 2.28 million were registered as permanent residents. The giant Foxconn plant, which employs upwards of 600,000 workers, is located in Shenzhen.
The sociologists call on Foxconn and the Chinese central government to boost wages, and improve access to housing, eduction and healthcare. They also say demand workers be given a "voice," which presumably means unions.
We call on every enterprise, to make a conscientious effort to increase migrant workers' pay and rights, and allow migrant workers to become true "citizens of the enterprise".
Here's the full text of the open letter:
Appeal by Sociologists:
Address to the Problems of New Generations of Chinese Migrant Workers,
End to Foxconn Tragedy Now
18th May 2010
(original text in Chinese is posted online at http://tech.sina.com.cn/it/2010-05-19/13214206671.shtml; see also the blog at http://t.sina.com.cn/1743939945?retcode=0)
Since January of this year at the Foxconn Group, nine workers have already attempted suicide by jumping from buildings, resulting in the tragic death of seven, with two injured. Why would these young people, roughly all in their twenties, choose to leave this world in life's most beautiful time? This loss of life is so distressing, and makes us think deeply about the new problems of the second generation of migrant workers and the status of China as the "world's factory."
Over the last thirty years, China has depended on huge numbers of cheap laborers, mainly from rural areas, who have forged an export-oriented style "world factory", and fueled the rapid growth of China's economy. But at the same time, the basic survival rights of the work force have been overlooked; we have denied migrant workers' dignity, paid them at wage levels below the average for third world countries, made it impossible for them to settle and live in the cities, while leaving them to drift back and forth between cities and the countryside. We have made them live a migrancy life that is rootless and helpless, where families are separated, parents have no one to support them, and children are not taken care of. In short, this is a life without dignity. From the tragedies at Foxconn, we can hear the loud cries for life from the second generation of migrant workers, warning society to reconsider this development model that has sacrificed people's fundamental dignity.
We call on the central government to immediately end the model of development that has sacrificed people's basic dignity.
Some of our country's industrial production now occupies a bigger and bigger market share in the low-end global production chains. We have noticed that, with the increase in GDP, there is also an expanding wealth gap and a drop in the price of labour, following the pressure to find jobs. We have also seen that laborers' right to express their opinion has been constantly ignored.
The use of cheap labour to develop an export-oriented economy may have been a strategic choice for China in the first period of its reforms, given restrictions and capital deficiencies due to historical conditions. But this kind of development strategy has shown many shortcomings. Low wage growth of workers has depressed internal consumer demand and weakened the sustainable growth of China's economy. The tragedies at Foxconn have further illustrated the difficulty, as far as labour is concerned, of continuing this kind of development model. Many second generation migrant workers, unlike their parents' generation, have no thought of returning home to become peasants again. In this respect, they have started out on a road to the city from which they won't return. When there is no possibility of finding work by which they can settle in the city, the meaning comes crashing down: the road ahead is blocked, the road back is already closed. The second generation of migrant workers are trapped. As far as dignity and identity are concerned, there is a grave crisis, from which has come a series of psychological and emotional problems. These are the deeper social and structural reasons we see behind the Foxconn workers who walk on the "path of no return".
We think that development based on a strategy of "poor-human-rights competitiveness" is unsustainable. Today China's capital is sufficient, the country's national strength is powerful, and conditions and capacity exist to transform its development model. By relying on the common effort of the country, business, and workers, to conscientiously solve the problem of the second generation of migrant workers, surely it can effectively prevent this kind of tragedy from recurring.
We call on every enterprise, to make a conscientious effort to increase migrant workers' pay and rights, and allow migrant workers to become true "citizens of the enterprise".
Since 1988, when Foxconn founded a factory in Shenzhen, China, it has rapidly developed and expanded, with factories extending to the Pearl River Delta, Yangtze River Delta, the Bohai Sea region and the midwestern region. It employs more than 600,000 workers. Foxconn has become one of the world's largest electronics manufacturers, a global final assembling-supplier which occupies the position of 109th in the world's top 500 businesses. For 7 consecutive years it has ranked as the number one export corporation on China's mainland. Foxconn's situation today is inextricably linked to the blood and sweat of migrant workers. To serve as a business leader which stresses Corporate Social Responsibility, which claims to contribute to society, and value workers, Foxconn ought to pay laborers a dignified wage, provide basic material conditions for a normal, dignified life, and allow migrant workers to become true "citizens of the enterprise".
We call for local government to protect migrant workers' housing, education, medical care and other such social needs, to allow migrant workers to become true "citizens".
Migrant workers' pay and dignity are not limited to one enterprise, but are rather a universal problem in China. When migrant workers settle and live in cities, the biggest barriers they encounter are housing, their children's education and healthcare and other such problems. We call on national and local government to take realistic measures which help migrant workers take root in cities, allow them to become true urban workers, and to share the fruits of the economic development they have personally created. Serving as an experimental zone for economic reforms, Shenzhen's rise to prominence could not have occurred without the painstaking efforts of tens of millions of migrant workers. At the end of 2008, the actual population of Shenzhen city exceeded 12 million, but only 2.28 million were registered as permanent residents. It is migrant workers who made the major contribution to create the rich, strong and prosperous Shenzhen as it is today. As the beneficiaries of the reforms, the Shenzhen city government should improve migrant workers' living conditions, and take concrete plans to solve migrant workers' needs for housing, education, healthcare and so on. Shenzhen served as a leader since the 1980s in economic development, and should once again strive to serve as an example of social development and social fairness in the new century.
Finally, we call for the new generation of migrant workers to value their own lives, to value one another's lives, to use positive methods to respond to the difficult position of laborers today, to strive for basic labour rights and interests, to protect themselves and their families' rights to a decent life. Like brothers and sisters, unite and help each other, increase your ability to help yourselves when in danger, increase your self-preservation and self-management capability. And we call on all circles of society to work hard together, to participate in and promote the great endeavor of social progress, to build together a harmonious society that lets every laborer live with dignity.
Shen Yuan, Professor – Tsinghua University, Sociology Department
Guo Yuhua, Professor – Tsinghua University, Sociology Department
Lu Huilin, Associate Professor – Beijing University, Sociology Department
Pun Ngai, Associate Professor – Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Applied Social Science Department
Dai Jianzhong, Research Fellow – Beijing Academy of Social Sciences
Tan Shen, Research Fellow – Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, Sociology Department
Shen Hong, Research Fellow – Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, Sociology Department
Ren Yan, Associate Professor – Sun Yat-sen University, Sociology Department
Zhang Dunfu, Professor – Shanghai University, Sociology Department
Translated by Kate Alexander
Edited by Ellen David Friedman


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That Rascal!: When country music superstar Rascal Flatts joins the Boston Pops on the Esplanade on July 4, there will be fireworks. No, really, that's not just an experession, real fireworks. It's the 35th anniversary of the Boston Pops Fireworks Spectacular. You know how it is down there on the Esplanade for this event. First come, first served. So arrive early, stake out your real estate, and enjoy the free show.
Form over function: When you think of the British sculptors of the 1980s, you probably think, "Why am I thinking about the British sculptors of the 1980s?" But what you should be thinking about is Anish Kapoor. He was at the forefront of that highly inventive generation of sculptors across the pond. The Institute of Contemporary Art on the Waterfront offers an exhibit of 15 of his works from that fertile period. "Anish Kapoor" runs now through Sept. 7. Admission: $12. Call 617-478-3100.
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