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The Desert Speaks "Monumental Dunes" The accumulation of wind-blown sand into a dune marks the beginning of one of Nature's most interesting and beautiful phenomena. In addition to the remarkable structure and patterns of sand dunes, they also provide habitats for a variety of wildlife. The arid regions of the southwestern United States contain a vast variety of dune systems. D
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Nick Stellino Cooking with Friends "Soups" Nick welcomes Chef Kevin Rathbun of Rathbun's in Atlanta and creates Cauliflower & Parmesan Soup with Crostini. Chef Stellino makes Asparagus Soup and Red Peppers, Shallots and Asparagus Confit. D
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America's Test Kitchen from Cook's Illustrated "Grilled Steak and Gazpacho" Test cook Bridget Lancaster reveals the secrets to making authentic Grilled Argentine Steaks. Then, host Christopher Kimball visits a tomato expert in Southern California to find out why supermarket tomatoes lack real tomato flavor. Then, tasting expert Jack Bishop challenges Chris to a tasting of diced tomatoes. D
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Around The House with Matt and Shari "Wonderful Walls" This show offers some great ideas for creating inexpensive and attractive wall art using fabric, calendars, scrapbook papers, and your computer. Then, Matt demonstrates tongue and groove paneling. Last, Matt and Shari demonstrate various painting techniques for a creative wall design. D
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Song of the Mountains Appalachian Trail; Avery County. D
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Dinosaur Train "King Cryolophosaurus/Buddy The Tracker" King Cryolophosaurus - Buddy, Tiny, Don and Mom meet a reclusive, singing dinosaur named King who has a big swooping crest on his head and a voice that sounds an awful lot like Elvis Presley. Buddy the Tracker - Buddy and Don are "footprint detectives" as they track and find creatures they know at the Big Pond. The plot thickens when they discover fossilized tracks that are millions of years old!. D
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Super Why! "The Story of Mother Goose" Red is writing a new song but gets stuck because she simply can't think of the right word! To help her out, Super Why and his friends meet rhyming royalty - Mother Goose - just as she's starting to pen her legendary poems. Does Mother Goose pick her words at random, or is there a rhyme and reason to the way she composes her stories? Educational Objectives: To learn about word families. Kids will sing the alphabet and identify the letters G and O, practice the magic of spelling, and use the power to read to change the story. D
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Cat in the Hat Knows A Lot About That! "A Sweet Deal/King of Swing" A Sweet Deal - Sally and Nick are having a hard time getting customers to come to their "cafe". What can they do? The Cat takes them to meet Eddy the honeyguide bird. Eddy shows them how he guides humans to bees' nests by making noise and putting on a show. D
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Wild Kratts "The Food Chain Game" Aviva wants to build a food web for the African savannah, so she devises a game and Martin and Chris accept her challenge! They will each start as a blade of grass and climb to the top of the food web in a game of "Power Suit Creature Tag." As they play, the brothers boost their knowledge of the complex relationships between predators and prey as well as the differences between herbivores and carnivores. D
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Dialogue "James McPherson" James McPherson is one of America's greatest Civil War historians. McPherson's Pulitzer Prize winning writing captures the drama of this era and his latest book, "Tried by War: Abraham Lincoln as Commander in Chief," gives new insight into Abraham Lincoln's remarkable skill as a military leader. Joan Cartan-Hansen talks with McPherson about Lincoln and why we are still fighting over some of the same issues we thrashed out in the Civil War 150 years ago.G
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Red Green's Duct Tape Forever When an evil land-baron's limo falls into a sinkhole outside Possum Lodge, located 145 beer stores north of Toronto, a judge orders the men to pay $10,000 in damages in 10 days or lose their beloved lodge forever. Lodge leader Red Green (Steve Smith) considers various money-making schemes the men dream up, like selling road kill on the Internet. But it's Harold (Patrick McKenna), Red's nerdy nephew, who comes up with an idea that just might save their wood-smoked bacon: a duct tape sculpture contest in Minneapolis with a $10,000 third-place prize. D
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John Tesh Big Band Live In a new special, Emmy winner and Grammy nominee John Tesh and his 12-piece ensemble perform big-band music from the 1920s through the '50s. JOHN TESH BIG BAND LIVE takes viewers on a trip down memory lane with all-new arrangements of standards, including "I've Got the World on a String," "The Way You Look Tonight," "In the Mood," and "Summer Wind," along with Tesh's own piano solos and love songs. A special segment on the music of World War II features a medley of instrumental songs from the era, punctuated by excerpts from Tesh's father's wartime diary. D
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Conquistadors with Michael Wood "The Fall of the Aztecs" British historian Michael Wood traces the steps of Herman Cortes from a small island off Mexico's coast to the heart of the Aztec empire. Wood seeks answers as to how Cortes' band of 500 could overthrow an empire. Part 1 of 4G
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After researching cloud formations online or in the library, students create and share a PowerPoint presentation that describes and illustrates 12 kinds of clouds. A rubric for evaluating the PowerPoint is provided. The Students' Cloud Observations... (View More) On-Line (S'COOL) project engages students in making and reporting ground truth observations of clouds then comparing those observations with data from the CERES satellite instrument. (View Less)
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This activity is designed to introduce students to planetary geologic features and processes. First, students will use NASA satellite images to identify geologic surface features on the "Blue Marble" (Earth), and will explore the connection between... (View More) those features and the geologic processes that created them. Using that information, students will then compare and discuss similar features on images from other planets. Included are the following materials: teacher's guide (with reference and resource information), student's guide (with activity sheets), and multiple cards of planetary images. Note that the range of targeted grade levels is quite broad; however, explicit adaptations for younger students are highlighted throughout the teacher's guide. (View Less)
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In this lesson bridging art and science, students build understanding of the terms translucent, opaque, and transparent, as they apply to cloud descriptions, and create a collage using materials matching these characteristics, as well as a... (View More) powerpoint of cloud images having a range of optical properties. There are two activities in this lesson. The resource includes a scoring rubric, teaching notes, and a vocabulary list linked to a glossary. This activity is related to the NASA CERES Students Cloud Observations Online (S'COOL) project. (View Less)
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Favourite unusual instruments
Outside of the standard drums, guitar, bass, piano, which instruments are you most pleased to hear when they pop up in a song?
Throw in your most hated ones as well if you like.
Jew's harp
Haven't heard it used in a song for bloody ages - any suggestions out there?
^not a raciscm btw
Also, surprisingly given how annoying they are in real life, I quite like the use of bagpipes on some tracks. Bigpipe Style by Orbital is my favourite....
Actually, having read the theremin discussion down below...
...I've remembered that my favourite unusual instrument is the saw. <3 a bit of saw in a track - Tom Waits uses it periodically to good effect.
black heart procession are good for a bit of sawjoeymahone this'd this
The Music Tapes (Julian Koster of NMH fame)
use Saw loads along with other unusual instruments.. You might be into that as wellthesewoodenideas this'd this
Check Out The Singing Saw at Christmastime
Julian's Christmas album of nothing but instrumental tracks made with multiple singing saws. Great stuff!
Mercury Rev
were big on saws in Deserter's Songs. probably more as well.
not that unusual but I love the sound of harmoniums/reed organs in general, since I became aware of that they seem to pop up all over the place
i don't recall a particular song it's used in
but i went to my friend's house a couple of months back and he had impulse purchased a pedal steel. impulse purchased. ridiculous. it sounds great though.
pedal steel is a great instrument.
I bought one a few years back, you really do need a solid understanding of music theory to play I think though, something which I dont have!
extra percussion like bongos, congas and tablas etc
i like a good sitar drone too
Do you wear sandals and have a little ponytail?
i've never actually heard one in a song but I am really interested in the Taus, it is bowed sitar like instrument in the shape of a peacock, looks amazing
Didn't you tell me you owned a theremin?
Maybe that was someone else but I'm going to insult you anyway. You nobhead.
So in summary: not a theremin.
Love theremins in principle rather than in practice
Can't think of a song with one in. Apparently it isn't one in the Star Trek music.
Couple of Pixies songs
Can't remember which ones.
the Messer Chups had a theremin heavy album, it was performed by the grandaughter of its inventor, went well with their horror-louge-surf sound
pretty much all of Eat The Low Dogs by U.S Christmas has a theremin in
but it's allowed as the album is awesomeGoatmeatMF and Comaboy this'd this
theremins are amazing.
shut up.shucks this'd this
- chadders and anal_schwarzenegger this'd this
See Thee Oh Sees for how to deploy this instrument like a badass
such a great post
like, what a stupid instrument. there's nothing cool about it at all. but you're absolutely right about TOSlemonbrickcombo this'd this
recently found out this was what is played on the pumpkins we only come out at night, I always thought it was a harpsichord
I really like the glass sounds that kick in 4:24 here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LLFHPI04aIA
no idea if they are just glasses full of water or one of those glass armonica things
playing glass?
Justice Yeldham is yer man for that
on his own:
For the less faint of heart:
and with Zach Hill
that second video is quite a sight
the camera is pretty close up
What about a stroh violin?
I've seen so many buskers with these things.
especially of the type used in american analog set stuff. sounds nice and warm
Hurdy Gurdy
slightly less unusual but I do like a Mandolin or Ukulele also.ethricdouble this'd this
ctrl + f theramin
you kidding me guys? cementimental?
- Royter-Hatfood and orangejuice this'd this
hurdy gurdy
really haunting sound
There's a Kotolin room at the South Bank Centre (London, sorry) and they often do workshops for children to try it. I took my daughter last year and we gleefully messed with different parts of it while the instructor tried to keep control. The largest gongs have the most amazing pure sound to them I've ever heard. I don't think it's possible to record the effect of hearing one in person.
I like the saz, the oud, the bouzouki
other things like thatGoatmeatMF this'd this
also the weird things that Harry Partch constructed
the tesla coil, and a load of other weird electronic 'instruments'
I have a musical saw (well, an extra bendy saw and a bow)
because I'm a knobhead. Got asked to play it in front of a few people and just about died trying to get a clear sound out of it, then a friend tried, let go of it and took some of the skin off her nose. Probably will try and actually learn to play it at some point because I do like the sound of it.
I'm always impressed at people who play those massive glockenspiel-type things with two sticks in each hand (musical knowledge really coming across here) and a good old harp.


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A community drive to collect used clothes and other items for Syrian children and women in refugee camps will be held Feb. 8-10 at the United Christian Parish, 11508 North Shore Drive, Reston.
"We have heard about the freezing temperatures and harsh conditions in the refugee camps and we know the needs are great," said Fran McElvey, chair of the church's Missions Ministry. "We hope that caring people throughout our community will donate lots of warm clothes for children and women."
Besides used and new clothing, boots and shoes, blankets, towels, sleeping bags, tents and cooking pots are needed. It would be helpful if items are wrapped in large plastic bags. Financial donations for shipping costs are also needed. Checks may be made out to UCP and marked "For Syrian relief."
Hours of the drive will be from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 8; Saturday, Feb. 9; and Sunday, Feb. 10. Donations will be received at an exterior door off the back parking lot.
The drive was sparked by Adnan (Dan) Bishara, originally of Syria, who has lived in Reston in 2009 and attends the United Christian Parish. Bishara said both the number of refugees and their needs continue to increase.
"There are now some 137,000 refugees living in tents, in weather that part of the world has never had before, and children are dying. They urgently need our help to get through the winter."
The United Christian Parish is an ecumenical church uniting four denominations: United Methodist, Presbyterian Church (USA), United Church of Christ and Christian Church (Disciples of Christ). For more information, call the church office at 703-620-3065.


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In which issues concerning the profession of philosophy are
bitched griped about
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
A Note to Search Committees
We job candidates know when you interview us that you might not invite us to campus. We know when you invite us to campus that you might not offer us the job. That's fine. You don't have to invite us to campus if you interview us, and you don't have to offer us the job if you invite us to campus. We'd love it if you did, obviously, but we know you don't have to. We know you don't owe us a job.
But that doesn't mean you don't owe us anything. What you owe to us is a nice note that thanks us for our time and wishes us well. You owe it to us to communicate with us one last time after the interview or campus visit. You owe it to us to let us know, from you, that we didn't get the job. You owe it to us even if we already found out, or will eventually.
Because the people you interview are people. And they traveled to Washington, DC to meet with you; or else they took the time to get together with you over Skype or on the phone; they invested time and energy into preparing for the interview, researching your school, your department, and their potential colleagues; maybe they even traveled to your town to meet with you and your colleagues and your administration and attempt to win you over with a presentation or two. And they did this because you invited them to do it—because you contacted them and said you wanted to interview them. Because you expressed to them that you were interested in them. And that goes quadruple for the people you invite to campus.
That means you owe something to the people you interview. You owe them courtesy. You don't owe them a job, but you owe them thanks for doing those things, which they did at your request and invitation. And then you owe it to them to wish them well.
--Mr. Zero
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I'm still waiting to hear from 3 schools that interviewed me at the APA in 2010. Maybe I'll be getting a flyout!
- January 24, 2012 at 2:17 PM
Thank you for this, Mr. Zero!
You are absolutely correct. And in fact, my friends in other professions are appalled at the lack of courtesy displayed by *some* philosophy search committees - it isn't acceptable behavior in other fields. It should not be acceptable in ours.
- January 24, 2012 at 3:17 PM
I agree. Two schools who interviewed me at the APA didn't bother notifying me of their decision (I know that they have scheduled campus visits). This shows a great lack of consideration and respect.
- January 24, 2012 at 3:33 PM
As others have pointed out before, SCs seldom contact candidates to let them know they're not inviting them to campus just in case the folks they are inviting don't work out. It's much more common to hear from SCs *after* someone has accepted an offer. If you never hear from an SC with whom you had a first-round interview at all after said interview, that's another story entirely.
- January 24, 2012 at 4:15 PM
Absolutely. And SCs should personalize the letter. None of this "Dear Applicant" BS. (This has really happened with some schools that interviewed me.)
- January 24, 2012 at 4:21 PM
I still haven't heard back from an on-campus interview in 2004!
- January 24, 2012 at 4:43 PM
- Mr. Zero said...
If you never hear from an SC with whom you had a first-round interview at all after said interview, that's another story entirely.
No, that's not "another" story. That's the story I'm talking about.
- January 24, 2012 at 4:46 PM
I'd certainly think that an email that says that the committee has invited other people to the campus, but that you might still be considered later in the process would be reasonable if the committee did not consider the decision to not invite a candidate to campus a final removal from the pool. Really it makes sense to put candidates in three groups--"def. not" (notify that there's no interest) "not now" (may get further consideration later in the search) and invites.
I was on a committee outside of my discipline and this is how we handled it.
- January 24, 2012 at 5:34 PM
I had a school contact me for my availability to interview for their position and then never bothered contacting me again. True, they did not say I had an interview but why would you ask someone if they were available to interview and never even followup to schedule an interview or send a PFO? Also, why aren't schools sending out PFOs? I must have applied to 50 schools and maybe one-tenth of them sent out PFOs.
- January 24, 2012 at 5:36 PM
Thank you, Mr. Zero. Well said.
- January 24, 2012 at 5:39 PM
There are reasons to refrain from contacting candidates immediately that didn't make the flyout cut. On a committee I sat in on, we flew three candidates out; one was a disaster and our first choice turned the job offer down. Since we had money in the budget, the decision was made to fly a fourth candidate out. Although she came out later than the others, we didn't need to make it clear that she was our last pick of the flyout people, especially because I don't think that had any bearing on our final offer. After the offer was extended and accepted, the candiates from the top list who hasn't been flown out were notified.
- January 24, 2012 at 6:19 PM
I kind of like the image of SC members having the time to personalize notes to everyone that applied.
- January 24, 2012 at 7:20 PM
Has anybody who's still waiting to hear back several years down the road ever tried phoning (or emailing, if that makes you too uncomfortable) the department in question to ask about it?
I mean, it would be a really awkward conversation for everyone, but I expect the department would learn its lesson.
- January 24, 2012 at 7:21 PM
6:19: "we didn't need to make it clear that she was our last pick of the flyout people...."
Show of hands: would you be willing to endure the terrible blow to your self-esteem of learning you're #4 (out of the hundreds who applied) if, in exchange, you could ensure that the 5-15 others who didn't make the first cut would receive a prompt and polite note?
- January 24, 2012 at 7:23 PM
@7:23 - Here's one hand for full disclosure! I've been fortunate enough to hear from every SC that I interviewed with at the APA. And even in those cases where I had to learn that my status with them was lower than I would've hoped, I was pleased for the information. Informed candidates become better candidates. And being treated as someone worthy of being informed offers a rare "pro" to contrast with the mounting list of "cons" for continuing in the profession. Thanks for starting this conversation, Mr. Zero. I hope your post is shared far and wide.
- January 24, 2012 at 8:25 PM
(part I)
Mr. Zero: I think your comment at 4:46 may have missed the mark.
I could be wrong of course, but I understood 4:15's comment to be a reply to 3:33. 3:33 seemed to be complaining about not having heard from SCs who had recently made decisions about on-campus interviews. 4:15's point was that SCs sometimes wait to contact everyone they interviewed at the APA until they are sure they won't be scheduling additional on-campus interviews.
And then 4:15 finished by making it clear that this wasn't the issue you had originally addressed in your post. (That's what I took him/her to mean by 'that's another story altogether' -- that is, the 'other story' is the point you had been making in the original post.)
Perhaps I'm wrong though.
(I have a follow up question, but I'll put that in a separate comment.)
- January 24, 2012 at 8:30 PM
I have a question for job candidates. When my department runs searches, we actually make a point of contacting all our APA interviewees to let them know that they weren't selected for the first-round set of on-campus interviews, even though we also explain that our search is not finished and that they have not been eliminated from our pool of candidates. (When the search is over, we of course contact them again, personally.)
I'm curious to know what those on the job market think of this. Is it worthwhile/nice/morally obligatory to inform those interviewed at the APA that they have not been invited on campus for the first round, even though the possibility remains open that we could still invite them?
- January 24, 2012 at 8:32 PM
- Mr. Zero said...
Mr. Zero: I think your comment at 4:46 may have missed the mark.
Having briefly reviewed the comments you mention, I am inclined to agree.
- January 24, 2012 at 8:33 PM
(Whoops. I wish I had finished reading all the comments. I believe I just asked the same question 7:23 asked. Apologies for the unnecessary repetition.)
- January 24, 2012 at 8:39 PM
@Anon 7:20,
I take it you were being sarcastic here.
No, SCs clearly don't have the time to personalize letters to everyone who applied. I clearly meant that they should do this with everyone they interviewed at the convention. This is generally around 10-15 people. I don't think that's too much to ask.
- January 24, 2012 at 9:56 PM
I interviewed with a certain religious school in California at the APA this year. Though I didn't get a flyout, they were kind enough to send an email and to follow up with a *personal phone call* to tell me I had been unsuccessful and to wish me the best.
Sure, it was a bit awkward, but the kindness was truly appreciated.
- January 25, 2012 at 2:03 AM
I was once offered a fly-out from a school that made it clear to me after the interview that I was not on their initial short list. They were upfront about it, and basically told me that one of their finalists was offered another job. It never occurred to me to be offended that I wasn't their first choice. After all, competition is so tough right now, many departments have a hard time deciding who to fly out. Why be offended that you were #4, or whatever?
I did, however, appreciate the transparency on the part of the committee.
- January 25, 2012 at 3:29 AM
This year, I got word from a SC regarding the outcome of a skype interview. They said that they selected two people to go on campus, but that my application was still considered active, as I was on their reserve list in case the on campus did not pan out. Meanwhile they notified me that one of their 2 top choices has accepted the position (informally), thanked me for my time, wished me the best, and told me they would update me if (exceptionally) the informal agreement did not go through.
This looks like good practice for everyone, and I cannot see a downside for any party. Obviously, I am disappointed I did not get an on campus, but I would not at all have held it against this SC if they had decided to get me on campus after their top 2 did not pan out (Quite to the contrary, I would be overjoyed!)
For those SC who fear that notifying people they are not the top choices will hurt their egos and maybe harm subsequent harmonious relations in the department, I think there are many excellent candidates, and so even if you end up in a department you knew you were not the top choice, how can that reflect badly on you (after all, you are still their top-5 choice in a pool of hundreds of qualified applications)
- January 25, 2012 at 4:26 AM
While I am sure some of us are genuinely concerned about moral obligations, professional decorum, and the like, I suspect that many would simply appreciate some evidence of human decency in the midst of a brutal, humiliating, and mostly impersonal process. For some this would provide a tiny salve to our wounded egos.
But I think we're kidding ourselves if we believe that anyone really gives a shit. Why should they? The vast majority of philosophers I have known in my life are socially dysfunctional on some level or other, and several of them are just total assholes. (Oddly, this generalization does not hold up among my friends in friends in other disciplines...) If the point is to hire a new philosopher--the best we can get!-- see no problem at all with leaving the "non-competitive" candidates in the dust with nary a "thank you for playing." Again, why should/would we?
Don't forget what Nietzsche said about monsters. Every soulless asshole on an SC was a graduate student or adjunct or VAP once.
- January 25, 2012 at 4:34 AM
When I accepted my current job, I was part of a second wave of interviewees, and also the second person offered the position (the first one turned it down). The department didn't tell me this, though; I found it out through the wiki, as job seekers are prone to do, and so was doubly disappointed, both in feeling like a second choice and dealing with a department whose workings were so opaque. Of course, I still accepted the job when it was offered, with no hard feelings, and have enjoyed it greatly. But what in the world was gained by failing to be open about the status of the search, given that I was going to find out about it anyway?
- January 25, 2012 at 7:39 AM
I agree with several others here that, as a job candidate, I would prefer to be contacted by a department and informed (for example) that I have not been chosen for a campus visit, even if there is some chance I will be invited later (in the case that the department's first choice candidates don't work out).
Honestly, I am a bit puzzled by the notion that departments refrain from doing this because they don't want to let a candidate know that she is not their first choice. Firstly, this is such a small profession that it is highly likely that candidates will hear somehow about the progress of the department's search (through the wiki, through friends, etc.). Secondly, I would feel more positively disposed to a department that was honest with me and provided me with useful *information* that I would towards one that left me to wonder what was going on. This seems especially true given the anxiety and distress involved in the job market.
- January 25, 2012 at 7:40 AM
Is it worthwhile/nice/morally obligatory to inform those interviewed at the APA that they have not been invited on campus for the first round, even though the possibility remains open that we could still invite them?
Absolutely. I have received such notifications in my years on the job market, and I appreciate it. The alternatives seem to be (a) sitting around for weeks not knowing anything, (b) learning anyway, but unreliably, from the Wiki, (c) finding out through the grapevine. If I'm going to hear about it, I'd rather hear about it directly from the SC (who can provide more information about your status than the Wiki and grapevine), and I'd rather know than not know.
SCs, in this market, I'm lucky to get one job offer, and if so the fact that I was your #4 instead of your #1-3 (out of, in some cases, upwards of 800) is meaningless. In the rare event that I'll be choosing between your job and another, the fact that I was #4 will be easily trumped by all other sorts of considerations. I care about the salary, location, teaching load, colleagues, tenure expectations, research and teaching support, etc. It's hard to imagine a scenario where the fact that I got asked to prom second would matter in the slightest.
- January 25, 2012 at 8:14 AM
I completely agree with Mr. Zero. We are *people,* and we deserve to be treated as such. Only 1 (perhaps 2) of the 5 schools I have interviewed with has treated me with the sort of consideration and kindness I expect. This particular school sent me the kindest note informing me that I was not on their short list. I cannot tell you how much this meant to me. This member of the search committee seemed to actually have a measure of empathy for me and even expressed confidence that I would find a good job elsewhere. Even if I do not find a good job elsewhere, I feel far less demoralized!
- January 25, 2012 at 9:10 AM
Does anyone know what it's like for other (non-academic) fields? For instance, how do other professional fields handle rejections for those they have interviewed in person? I have never had such an experience, and I never really though to ask others (though I will now).
I guess what I'm wondering is, is the academic market shitty by comparison to other professional fields?
- January 25, 2012 at 9:25 AM
I'm curious as to whether a SC could absolve themselves of such courtesy debts by explicitly telling everyone at the interview stage:
"If you do not hear from us by such-and-such date (e.g., Feb. 15th), assume that you are no longer under consideration for the position".
The above sort of disclaimer, discourteous or not, is standard business practice outside of academia. As such, though perhaps reasonable for candidates to demand otherwise, it most certainly isn't reasonable for them to expect otherwise.
- January 25, 2012 at 10:00 AM
I interviewed with a certain different religious school in the northeast (not at the APA), and I also got a personal phone call explaining exactly why I was not given a campus interview (it partly had to do with a change in what they were looking for because of a faculty departure). The certain religious schools seem to be doing well on this score.
- January 25, 2012 at 12:59 PM
It is worth emphasizing to 7:20PM and others who apparently missed the point that asking candidates to interview involves asking them to arrange potentially a large amount of their schedule and money to make this possible.
Consider that some of your interviewees had maybe one or two APA interviews. They flew all that way, and spent their own money on this trip, to be there for that interview. So they don't get a campus visit - you can MINIMALLY acknowledge that they did this by responding personally. Sending a personal email to 10-12 candidates takes you five minutes if you just sit down to do it.
I'm also skeptical of some SC members who claim that they are not allowed to contact candidates until a search is completed concluded - someone's name is signed on the dotted line. Usually, I've found out that people surmised on behalf of human resources, or just went along with the assumption that they shouldn't contact people, mostly because it made their own lives a bit easier.
- January 25, 2012 at 2:19 PM
- Zarathustra said...
British SCs sometimes act as Killjoy suggests. It seems to me a humane way of handling things, and one that might be advisable for SCs that dread the awkwardness of emailing/calling with news of rejection.
- January 25, 2012 at 2:41 PM
The department didn't tell me this, though; I found it out through the wiki, as job seekers are prone to do,
That's the thing I don't get. In the proverbial "old days," SCs could reasonably expect to get away with 1) inviting candidates on campus or making an offer and 2) not keeping the second and third choice candidates informed. But times have changed, and the opportunities for a candidate to learn indirectly that s/he didn't get an invite or an offer have increased substantially. So, why not just be up front with the candidates about what's going on?
- January 25, 2012 at 3:40 PM
As for outside of Academia, I can only speak for software jobs. If you go through a recruiter, the recruiter will tell you after they talk to the employer. If you interview directly, then you might not hear anything if you don't get the job. Typically, after an onsite, you will get an email. But not necessarily after a phone interview. The bigger places are generally good about notification. Google notifies for both. So does Amazon. We had HR that would take care of sending PFO's. The rejection rates at these places are as high as they are for philosophy jobs and they interview all year. (btw. The applicant pool is not as qualified. I used to spend at about 6 hours a week doing phone interviews. It was a big part of the job. You don't have anything akin to a writing sample to sort out the wheat. It was hard to find people worth bringing onsite. . . .)
- January 25, 2012 at 4:12 PM
I've been wondering about the opposite question: when an SC contacts you after the interview (typically over email) that they won't invite you for a campus visit, or they made an offer that was accepted, or you are not being considered any more for whatever reason, should you reply to the email?
- January 25, 2012 at 8:31 PM
to 8:31 PM:
My (probably idiosyncratic) rule of thumb has been this: if the rejection e-mail comes from a person's account (email@example.com), I reply with a "thanks for letting me know" e-mail. If the rejection comes from a group account (email@example.com), I don't.
verification word: pestusla. Rejections are such a pain in the pestusla.
- January 25, 2012 at 9:45 PM
I've been wondering about the opposite question: when an SC contacts you after the interview (typically over email) that they won't invite you for a campus visit, or they made an offer that was accepted, or you are not being considered any more for whatever reason, should you reply to the email?
Personally, I appreciate a short, polite reply; something that acknowledges that you've received my email. After emailing bad news to candidates (specifically, emailing those we interviewed at the APA, but are not inviting to campus), I've generally received replies. Notes saying something like the following are welcome: "Thank you very much for keeping me in the loop." When I hear nothing from the candidate, I understand of course; this sort of news is disappointing. However, my concern is that the candidate did not receive my original email.
(Once a candidate replied to tell me that she didn't care because she'd been offered a better job. (A better job in her estimation of course; I love where I teach.) I thought that was a little tacky. But again, I understand. Rejection is difficult, even when we're being rejected by someone we didn't really want in the first place.)
- January 25, 2012 at 11:28 PM
What's the story with a job that keeps getting bumped up to the top of some category on the wiki (e.g., Worcester Polytechnic in the first-round interview category)? Does this mean that someone is deleting the original post, and then someone (else, presumably) is reposting it? I've noticed this with a few jobs.
- January 26, 2012 at 6:38 AM
Hell Yea!
- January 26, 2012 at 6:58 AM
I reply to everything that comes into my inbox (unless it definitely does not need a reply), especially emails that originate with someone else.
If I get an obvious form letter, however, I like to respond in kind.
- January 26, 2012 at 7:42 AM
When I last served on a search committee, we told the ones we interviewed where they stood by sending them each an email after the first round of decisions were made.
At most, 15-20 emails will need to be written, and they don't take long to write. (maybe 15 minutes in total.)
I have zero evidence that sending these emails after the APA interviews in any way compromised the search process, and everyone who we contacted provided testimonial evidence that they appreciated knowing where they stood.
Contacting the people that you've interviewed face to face with is the right thing to do.
Here are the templates I used, with minor tweaks:
Dear Candidate X,
I am writing to you in order to update you on the ____ search
at ____ University. We are currently making arrangements to fly
three candidates out for campus visits. Although you are not one of the three candidates, the search committee has a very positive view of your application and would like you to know that you are still being
considered for the position. We had a very strong pool of applicants
and had to make some hard decisions.
best wishes,
The person who sends this email on behalf of the search committee.
Dear Candidate X,
I am writing to you in order to update you on the _____
search at ____ University. Although your application file was very
strong, I regret to inform you that we will not be pursuing your
application further. We had a very strong pool of applicants and had to
make some very hard decisions. We wish you luck and success, and thank
you for applying for our position.
best wishes,
- January 26, 2012 at 8:34 AM
Inspired by Kris McDaniel's monady status, I recommend sending the bad news in an mp3. Something like this, set to the tune of Old MacDonald:
Guess who's not on-campusing?
Guess who's not on-campusing?
With an F-O here, and F-O there,
- January 26, 2012 at 6:51 PM
Slightly tangential, but related:
Dear search committees, please do your best to make sure that reimbursements for travel arrive in a timely fashion. Or, better yet, pay for (almost) everything yourselves up front. Candidates, as we all know, typically don't have much of a financial cushion. If they have to wait over a month to be reimbursed for flight + hotel + food, it can put them into the red. This didn't happen to me last year, but at this point I'm owed nearly $3k by various departments, some of which have had my receipts for over a month.
- January 27, 2012 at 10:06 AM
We'd like to, but the finances are completely out of the SC's hands. Completely. That's university administration, and it's a crapshoot. Some schools are faster than others. But I can assure you, there is nothing SCs can do about reimbursements (other than harass the appropriate offices, which many of us do).
I'd love it if, at my university, the department could cover those costs up front and get reimbursed by the university later. However, our hands are tied by the state. When we can convince the state to change certain fiscal policies, then perhaps we can do that. (I know that some schools already have such a policy, which hopefully will help start changes.)
- January 27, 2012 at 7:27 PM
I was interviewed by 3 Departments at the Eastern and have heard absolutely nothing since. Is it out of line to contact the Chairs of these SCs and ask them where I stand? Specifically, what I'd like to know is if I am in their "no" piles. I expect people would advise against such a thing...which is why I have yet to do it, but much planning needs to take place if any one of these are viable options. What I think this whole process ignores is that many of us have households that are dual income and the complexities that arise from planning accordingly. I have an interview at the Central as well--and actually plan to ask the questions prospective employees would ask in any other interview situation: What are next steps? When should I expect to hear from you? etc. Who knows what kind of information it'll bring, but at the very least I think I will feel like I've done my best to make clear that I am a human being who is interested in x job and would like to know what the interview process actually entails. Oh and that I expected to be treated as such.
Any thoughts or advice would be helpful, as this is my first time on the market.
- January 29, 2012 at 4:07 PM
It's unfortunate you posted your question to a "dead" thread. There really wasn't much chance of getting any replies, despite the fact that I thought your question was interesting and worthy of some discussion.
I would have replied myself, when I first saw it, but I couldn't think of anything particularly sage. My inclination would have been to suggest that you wait. SCs often feel a bit harassed by candidates prying for information. And yet, I think your reasons for wanting information are entirely natural and sensible. None of this was sufficiently revelatory to bother posting. (I'm only saying something now because I think it unfortunate your question garnered no replies.)
I hope things worked out. Best of luck.
- February 2, 2012 at 1:19 PM


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At first glance, I wondered if the young man could have been my Uncle Fred YARBOROUGH, my father's 1/2 brother, who passed away in 1947 at the age of 34. (He was hit by a car.) However, my aunt insists that the picture is not of Fred, so I have to believe her (for now...lol). There is probably no connection between the picture and the original owner of the cookbook, since there was only a remnant of the publication left, and because Susie Dunstan never even lived in the house where it was. Apparently, the cookbook came into her daughter's possession (my grandmother, Anna (Green) Yarborough), after her death sometime in the early part of the 20th century. I discovered the picture after being given what was left of the cookbook, and bringing it home (it a plastic bag) a couple of years ago. When I called my aunt to ask her about the picture, she didn't even know it was in there, so I'm sure that it ended up there quite by accident.
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Arthur P. Tatera, 91 of Topeka, formerly of Medicine Lodge, died Thursday, Nov. 7, 2013, at McCrite's Retirement Community.
Arthur was born Nov. 9, 1921, in Chicago, the son of Simon and Helen (Ziolkowski) Andrzejewski. He was raised by his mother and stepdad, Walter F. Tatera in Chicago.
He served in the US Army Air Corps with the 381st Bomber Group during World War II.
He was in private practice as a chiropractor in Medicine Lodge for 44 years, retiring in 1993.
He was a charter member of Holy Rosary Catholic Church in Medicine Lodge and currently a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Topeka. He was also a member of the Knights of Columbus Third and Fourth Degree, the V.F.W. and the American Legion, all in Medicine Lodge.
Arthur enjoyed roller derby in his youth, was an avid bowler who bowled in several leagues, and golfing where he started the Tatera Family golf tournament. Arthur was instrumental in getting the golf course started in Medicine Lodge.
He and his wife enjoyed traveling, especially attending reunions of his 381st Army Air Corps Bombing Group. He will be most remembered for his faith, family, love and serving his community as a chiropractor and as a volunteer.
Arthur married Omah Denny on Sept. 29, 1944 in Chicago. She survives, along with their children, Carole Hawkins, (Kirk) of Topeka, Marilyn Harding (Foster) of Castle Rock, Colo., Helen Steinbock (Bob) of Topeka, Roberta McGinnis (Pete) of Monroeville, Ala., Robert Tatera (Barbara) Somers, N.Y.; and a brother, Walter E. Tatera, Columbia, S.C. He is also survived by 12 grandchildren, Brenda, Todd, Kip, Debra, Annie, Alison, Aaron, Katie, Marcy, Liane, Lindsay and Kelly; 21 great-grandchildren, seven step- grandchildren, and five step-great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by a daughter, Valerie Sue Tatera in 1977; two brothers, Eugene F. Tatera and an infant Bobby.
He will lie in state after 2 p.m. Sunday at Brennan-Mathena Funeral Home where the family will receive friends from 4 until 6 p.m. and a rosary will be prayed. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Monday at Sacred Heart Catholic Church followed by military honors. Graveside service will be at 2 p.m. Monday at the Harveyville Cemetery, Harveyville, Kan.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Epilepsy Foundation in memory of his daughter, Valerie Tatera and sent in care of Brennan-Mathena Funeral Home, 800 SW 6th Avenue, Topeka, KS 66603.
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Since its relaunch as a 2011 model, the Dodge Durango has been the large and largely ignored stepsister of its much-celebrated platform mate, the Jeep Grand Cherokee.
While the Grand Cherokee scooped up awards and headlined Chrysler Group's marketing campaigns, the Durango soldiered on in relative obscurity, despite its role as the automaker's only three-row, all-wheel-drive vehicle.
With no marketing support, the Durango's sales languished. Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne once described the Durango's role as a line filler that gave Grand Cherokee suppliers a break from around-the-clock production.
Other executives even talked about replacing the big Dodge with a big Jeep that would be nearly identical -- except for a seven-slot grille and trapezoid wheel wells -- and might command even more money from consumers.
But today, the Durango gets its own ticket to the ball.
Dodge is reinvesting in its highest priced vehicle, giving the re-engineered 2014 Durango a new transmission and interior electronics along with new exterior lighting and styling.
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The Durango will have the same rotary shifter used in the Ram 1500. Coupled with an optional 5.7-liter V-8 engine, the new transmission means the Durango can tow as much as 7,400 pounds, or 6,200 pounds with the base 3.6-liter V-6 engine.
Inside, the Durango will get Chrysler's latest top-end Uconnect infotainment system as well as a new twin-screen Blu-ray/DVD entertainment package for rear passengers. It also will have a seven-inch customizable screen in the instrument cluster.
Outside, the Durango receives a new front fascia with a slimmer version of Dodge's split cross-hair grille, as well as a new tail that features the LED-lit racetrack design pioneered on the Dodge Charger. A new headlight design and an integrated tow hitch add to the makeover.
With the changes to the Durango, Dodge seems to be signaling that Chrysler's volume brand has no intention of quietly ceding the large crossover segment to a Jeep Grand Wagoneer that has yet to materialize. Indeed, Dodge brand boss Reid Bigland promises a full-scale marketing campaign for the Durango will start this year.
All I can say is that it's about time, because the Durango is too nice a vehicle to wither away in the Grand Cherokee's shadow.


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Alternative Checkpassword Implementations
qmail-popup and qmail-pop3d are glued together by a program called checkpassword. It's run by qmail-popup, reads the username and password handed to the POP3 daemon, looks them up in /etc/passwd, verifies them, switches to the username/home directory, and runs pop3d. At least that's what the standard one does. Some alternatives are listed below.
- Mark Delany has a clever way to test your checkpassword with a bit of command line re-direction.
For example, with username fred, password bloggs, printf "%s\0%s\0%s\0" fred bloggs Y123456 | /bin/checkpassword id 3<&0 will execute /bin/id if the password is right.
If you haven't a printf then enter the data into a file with your favourite binary editor, such as emacs, and then it's simply:
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perl -e 'printf "%s\0%s\0Y123456\0","fred","bloggs"' | ...
Or use qmail-popup and use the 'user' and 'pass' commands:
/var/qmail/bin/qmail-popup /bin/checkpassword id
- Jedi/Sector One has a checklocalpwd.c that checks a configuration file in addition to the users mentioned in /etc/passwd.
- Jos Backus has a mkpoppass/chkpoppass pair. It uses an alternate username/password file and is written in perl.
- Bruce Guenter has a virtual domain mail manager package called vmailmgr. It's designed to manage multiple domains of mail addresses and mailboxes on a single host. Co-operates with qmail for mail delivery and program control. Has corresponding add/deluser and change-passwd commands, and CGI scripts. Knows about shadow and MD5-encrypted passwords. Uses CDBs for the virtual domain tables. Supports IMAP via an authentication module for Courier-IMAP.
- Russell Nelson pop-subaddr patch allows multiple maildirs per POP3 user, all of them authenticated with the same password.
- Alexey Mahotkin rewrote checkpassword-pam from scratch.
- Petr Novotny wrote an alternative to Russell Nelson's Open-SMTP patch for checkpassword. His code is PAM module which calls external program to log $TCPREMOTEIP. It requires a PAM-enabled checkpassword or any POP3/IMAP system that uses PAM for authentication.
- Bruce Guenter has yet another SMTP relay control package. It uses a setuid program called from checkpassword to avoid patching checkpassword. Strictly speaking, it's not a patch, but it's here so people can find it along with the others.
- Inter7's vpopmail is a complete system for managing virtual domains that includes a checkpassword implementation. Works with backends of cdb, mysql, postgresql, ldap, and oracle. It integrates with qmailadmin, vqadmin, squirrelmail, bincimap, pureftp and the courier packages sqwebmail and courierimap.
- Dynamic delivery - no need to have dozens of .qmail files all over the place. Just a single .qmail-default handles all the deliveries
- Shadow password support - something that seemed to be lacking in the other programs
- Only takes up 1 entry in /etc/passwd - everything runs under a single UID/GID
- Decent documentation
- Delivers direct to a Maildir for use with qmail-pop3d
- Inter7 has a program for administration of virtual domains called QmailAdmin using the vchkpw program. It handles pop acccounts, aliases, forwards, autorepsonder and ezmlm mailing list.
- Inter7 has a program for system administration of virtual domains called VqAdmin.
- Justin Hopper has a quota implementation for QmailAdmin.
- Steve Simitzis has XTND XMIT mods for qmail-pop3d that also incorporate some patches found on this site.
- André Oppermann has patches to do user lookup (deliver and retrieval via qmail-pop3) using LDAP.
- Pedro Melo has a patch to checkpassword-0.81 which uses a CDB file.
- Chris Johnson wrote checkcdb, a version of checkpassword that authenticates users from a cdb database. It includes perl scripts to maintain the user database file.
- Shinya Ohira fixed a security lapse in checkpw, which gets its password from a file in the user's home directory, and allows both POP and APOP authentication.
- Magnus Bodin has a copy if that site happens to be unavailable.
- Tong has a PostgreSQL checkpassword.
- David McNicol wrote qmail-authpop which uses Sam Varshavchik's's authlib. This library is used by his sqwebmail and courier-imap applications, linked-to from elsewhere in this document.
- Matthias Andree has a patch to Dan's checkpassword that allows checkpasswd to use an arbitrary base directory for finding Maildirs.
- Jesse Sweetland has added Postgres support to his checkpassword and qmail-getpw replacements. He calls the package sql-xpw. These differ from Takeshi's code because his is a patch to qmail and this code is not.
- Ariel Kirsman has written a checkpassword which authenticates using an NT domain. It is derived from code taken from squid.
- Andrew Richards has a checkpassword for Radius, written in C. It's based around Dan's checkpassword, and uses the Radius client library from FreeBSD, as well as MD5, since that's how Radius encodes its data.
- Larry M. Smith has a vanilla checkpassword.pl.
- Piotr Swebodzinski has a checkpassword for tru64 Unix.
- Scott Gifford has notes for using checkpassword w/ Courier-IMAP.
- Andrew Richards has a checkpassword that wraps around Courier-IMAP's authentication for use by qmail-pop3d.
- Andreas Aardal Hanssen has a way to run multiple checkpasswords and authenticate against one, and if that fails, then the other. If none succeed, it returns failure.
- David Phillips has a checkpassword which authenticates via a pop3 connection. While this may seem counter-productive, you can use it for smtp-auth where the smtp server does not have direct access to the user database.
- Plácido Revilla wrote a checkpassword that authentifies against a PHPNuke users database. This allows administrators of these kind of portals to automatize the creation of pop3 accounts in their system.
- Courierpasswd allows users to to check and change their passwords using Courier authentication modules. It can optionally read authentication tokens from stdin and send logging information to syslog or stderr.
- Adam Aube's chkpass.pl authenticates using a Squid auth helper program.
- Oliver Hitz authenticates against a CDB file and works for SMTP-AUTH as well as for Courier POP and IMAP.
- Tino Reichardt has a qpasswd checkpassword.


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A new study showing a link between taking folate around conception and a reduced chance of severe autism could have implications for other brain disorders like schizophrenia.
Professor Andrew Whitehouse from Western Australia's Telethon Institute of Child Health Research said a new Norwegian study into the effects of taking folic acid supplements had implications for many disorders.
"Taking folate around conception is very much known to reduce the risk of what are known as neural tube defects, so things like spina bifida," Professor Whitehouse said.
Prof Whitehouse said it had already been considered that folic acid may also reduce the risk of other neural developmental problems such as autism.
"What this study found was that it only reduced the risk for the more severe types of autism," Professor Whitehouse told AAP.
"It could potentially play a part in any disorder that is associated with neuro-development, so other things such as ADHD (Attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder) or schizophrenia for example," he said.
"The findings do indicate that the importance of folic acid is not just in reducing neural tube defects such as spina bifida, but may very much be important for other neuro-developmental disorders," he said.
The study, published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, showed children born to women who took folic acid supplements four weeks before, to eight weeks after, conception appeared to be at a lower risk of autism.
The study showed the incidence of autism was 0.10 per cent in offspring of mothers who took periconceptional folic acid supplements but was 0.21 per cent in offspring of those who did not.
More than 85,000 Norwegian children took part in the study and were born between 2002 and 2008.
Authors of the study appeared to shy away from generalising their results to other neuro-developmental outcomes.
"Folic acid supplement use in early pregnancy might be protective for autistic disorder, these findings cannot be generalised to other neuro-developmental outcomes or other populations," they said.
Prof Whitehouse said the study showed an association between autism and folic acid taken around conception, but not a causal link.
"They haven't proved that taking folic acid causes the reduction in autism, they have just found an association," he said.
Flour sold in Australia since 2009 has been fortified with folate.


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FCC Says Not So Fast To TV Stations' Itchy Switch Fingers
from the not-completely-surprising dept
The regulations say that one station in the broadcasters' metro areas must maintain analog service until at least the middle of April, but also that the stations must increase their "educational" programming about the switchover, and also provide both "local or toll-free telephone assistance, including engineering support" and "provide a location and staff for a consumer 'walk-in' center to assist consumers with applying for coupons and obtaining converter boxes, to demonstrate how to install converter boxes, to provide maps and lists of communities that maybe affected by coverage issues, and to serve as a redistribution point for consumers who are willing to donate coupons, converter boxes, televisions and for those in need of these items."
If this didn't involve the government, it would almost be remarkable. The government botched the converter coupon program, has caused more confusion with the delay, and now wants TV stations to set up call centers and walk-in locations to deal with it. What's even more galling is that stations will be forced to toss resources at an issue that effects a small sliver of the population: take the small subset of Americans that watch TV, but don't have cable or satellite, then the subset of those that haven't yet gotten with the program. From those few people that are left standing, will they be any more ready in June than they would be on the 17th, when the switchover was supposed to happen? And why should broadcasters have to devote so many resources to them, particularly when it's the bungled coupon program that's largely to blame?


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Funnel Cakes
Perfect for any celebration!
Graham Crackers with Melted Chocolate & Marshmallows
Make this kid-friendly dessert for movie night, or even a midnight snack.
Granola Cups with Fruit & Yogurt
A perfect breakfast treat for the entire family!
Acorn Tassels
Make great gift toppers.
Adventure Time Finger Puppets from the book 'Adventure Time Crafts'
I'm sure you guys love ADVENTURE TIME as much as I do!


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Yesterday (11/24) I climbed up the South Ridge of Mt Superior. I wanted to post a quick summary of conditions.
We went up the Suicide Chute, which had good cramponing to the col (10,100). One small rock step to climb over but not bad at all. Once on the ridge we found good climbing conditions staying directly on the ridge crest. Not, much cornice formation yet, and easy to navigate. We did keep crampons on the whole time while climbing through the rock steps. The Knife ridge section was really fun and provided some excitement as nobody had climbed the route since it last snowed.
We followed the normal East Ridge descent.
I would highly recommend climbing the route in winter conditions as it was a blast.
Crampons, Ice Axe, Helmet, and a small rack and rope will be needed. Trekking poles are nice for the descent.


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Last week in the library we tackled the question of if the library, in its current state, was still relevant in this lesson, The Library Question: Can it Survive in its Current State? The students read and analyzed three informative texts on the subject. Today, in the library we tackle the question of how Old School technology (reference books) compares to New School technology (iPads.) This lesson coincides perfectly with RI.5.7 as the kids draw on information from print and digital sources as they race to locate the answers to questions using references books against technology of iPads.
The discussion begins with the questions, "Which type of technology is better?" A show of hands gives new technology the edge, by at least twenty-five kids. When the other three are questioned about their less popular point of view, the response I get is, "It's not that old technology is better, but maybe neither type HAS to be better" (It's Old School vs New School). A wise answer, I thought.
The students are eager to take this technology challenge and listen attentively as our school librarian, Julie Young, introduces the concept. She begins by discussing the difference between "old school" and "new school" technology. Their task is to look up definitions, find data quickly, and determine locations using old school (OS) and new school (NS) at the same time. One half of the table uses iPads and the other uses reference books. After a few turns, they switch. In addition, I created a page for them to write the topic asked of them...make a prediction as to which will be faster...record the actual result on The Technology Challenge Worksheet.
I haven't seen such anticipation to begin an activity in a long time. They sit poised- hands on books; fingers ready to touch a link; table recorder with a pencil at the ready. The first challenge: "What is the definition of the word, CAPABLE?" (Close-up Dictionary vs iPad). They quickly start their search and it's evident immediately that the Online dictionary on the iPad is exponentially faster. This is repeated with two more words and the iPad wins at each table, every time (Challenge Two: Definition of Predecessor). The kids who initially sided with "new technology" give looks that say, "Knew it all the time..."
Not so fast. The next challenge is for the kids to look up a list of the Presidents of the United States. For this, they will use the World Almanac (OS) and Google (NS) as sources (Close-up World Almanac vs Google). Although the result of this one is not universal between groups, more World Almanac wielders take the prize than those going through a search engine (Using an almanac beautifully). This is a surprising outcome, and perhaps it leads into the more ambiguous way the next question winds up.
For the next challenge they again use World Almanacs and Google. They need to find the list of Stanley Cup Winners (Which side of the table is faster?). In an even more desperate race to prove the speed of technology,(Typing in the Topic) the kids using iPads come in nearly even with the World Almanac kids. After looking at the data, it's nearly even with just over half winning with iPad.
The final type of challenge is with a World Atlas (OS) and Google Earth (NS) (Close-up World Atlas vs Google Earth app). "Name a major river in Arizona." What they discover is that it's faster to use the actual atlas than try to center in on Google Earth quickly. All they have to do is open the atlas to Arizona and spot a river to complete the challenge (Going through the atlas). With Google Earth, there are a few more steps. First, get to the page- next, touch "Explore Google Earth." They must then wait for it to load and once it does, decide which of the links to click on. By the time they've gotten to a search bar the atlas kids have waited around for at least thirty seconds.
Although I am unable to upload the slide show our librarian, Julie Young, created to this lesson, it is not a difficult lesson to create. All that's needed is topics of interest and a way to display them, Smart Board, white board, slide show as well as the reference books and some kind of technology. I love when she presents her lesson to my current class each year!
Though the Tech Challenge Data Records stand for themselves (Tech Challenge Data Record #1 and Tech Challenge Data Record #2). The discussion following this engaging activity is rich with opinion and the uncovering of information the kids hadn't really considered. Although I can't transcribe the fantastic dialogue, here are the highlights as I remember them.
QUESTION: What limitations did you discover about OS and NS technologies?
ANSWERS: Old School usually slow because people have to do the work; New School there were pop-ups and advertisements in the way;
QUESTION: What are the strengths you noticed about each?
ANSWER: Old School there was no waiting- you just go to the page you need (if you can find it,) and with New School we had to get to certain places before we could look for what we wanted; New School with most things it was easier to touch what you needed and get there right away; This, of course, depended on the type of reference that was being researched- a good point to follow up on.
QUESTION: It was interesting when you were asked to look for the Presidents (and Stanley Cup winners) that no one mentioned that the World Almanac is from 2006. What does that mean?
ANSWER: That the list wasn't right. We've had more Presidents than it showed in the almanac. Books can be outdated, but the internet is always up-to-date.
QUESTION: That leads to the question of accuracy. Books are given to editors before they're allowed to be published so the information has been verified carefully. What about the accuracy on the internet?
ANSWER: Most things are probably true, but I know people say you can't always trust the internet. I guess that's a point for books.
Some other random things that came up: Old School is free after you buy the book, New School costs money; If you don't have a wifi connection you're out of luck, but with books there are no worries. To counter that- you can always use your phone, but if you need a book at the library and it's closed you're out of luck; With cell/iPad you always have all of your information with you; Books are always ready- but with iPads you need to charge battery. If you don't have a charge you're out of luck. You need a flashlight to read a book in the dark, but with a cell or iPad it lights up.
There were other comments made, but I had trouble getting it all. As is indicated with all the chatter, this is a topic the kids couldn't get enough of and an enjoyable lesson for all.
After the discussion, the kids had the opportunity to use the iPads freely (and the reference books, as well.) Although the majority gravitated toward New School technology (Gathering around the iPads), I was happy to see at least one boy enjoying the World Atlas.
Once we were back in the classroom, I have the kids find similarities and differences between the two types using a Venn Diagram on the Technology Challenge II worksheet. They label the two circles Old School and New School in a Venn Diagram to Compare Old vs New. They had to compare and contrast the two types based on all they had experienced and our class discussion (Lots of information to compare).
After completing the Venn Diagram, they summarized the experience with an opinion about which type, Old School or News School they thought was the better type of technology (Sharing her opinion on which is bette)r.
Simultaneously, I had kids volunteer to come to the board and contribute their ideas to all parts of the Venn Diagram. They had a lot of ideas to share and were eager to do so (Completed Class Venn).
Tech Challenge Analyzed Ex 1, 2
Tech Challenge Analyzed Ex 3, 4


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Lists various loop bike rides in the greater Seattle area plus various links related to cycling and planning your ride
When I moved to Seattle from the east coast about 25 years ago, I started to explore the city and the surrounding area by bike; first, commuting to work and then adding fitness rides to my commuting trips. What I found were challenging routes that gave me a great workout but also some beautiful scenery, great parks, spectacular views plus interesting restaurants, cafes, bistros and bakeries along the way to stop for a snack or a cold drink. I think that by traveling by bike, at my own pace on quite streets and trails, through neighborhoods and parks, I have seen the Seattle area in a way I would not have experienced otherwise. I want to share with you the rides that have given me such a unique insight into our city and surrounding area. Whether you are new to town or a native, I hope you'll find something to enjoy in these rides that have become my favorites.
This blog describes several loop bicycle rides in and around the Seattle metropolitan area with rides for every level of cyclist. Many of the loop rides can be combined or can be done as a shorter "out and back ride". Each loop described on this blog includes a convenient start/end point that offers ample parking for those transporting their bicycle. Any loop can be done in either direction.


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Veteran all-rounder Yuvraj Singh has been included for the upcoming ODI series against Australia in India. The decision to select the all-rounder was not a surprising one as Singh clearly paved the way after a very impressive showing for India A against West Indies A in September.
Singh was the leading run-getter for India A in the limited-overs series against the touring West Indies A, with 224 runs from three matches - including one ton and a fifty at an average of 74.66. He also scored an impressive half-century for India Blue in the Challenger Trophy.
The dashing all-rounder last played a game for India against England in Dharamsala in January 2013. He was dropped from the squad for the Champions Trophy and did not feature in the Zimbabwe series either.
Elsewhere in the squad that was announced on Monday, there was no call-up for Virender Sehwag or Gautam Gambhir who have lost their places in the team to due the form of youngsters. The selectors are clearly looking to create a team for the World Cup in 2015.
The fist ODI between India and Australia is set to take place at the Subrata Roy Sahara Stadium in Pune.
India squad - MS Dhoni (C and WK) , S Dhawan, R Sharma, V Kohli, S Raina, R Jadeja, R Ashwin, V Kumar, Ishant Sharma, B Kumar, A Mishra, A Rayudu, J Unadkat.
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Former Lions and Rams wide receiver Titus Young was arraigned Tuesday in Orange County (Calif.) Superior Court and pleaded not guilty to eight charges, according to the county's online database and multiple published reports.
According to the court's online database — which is not the official court record but a compilation of some general case filing information, per a disclaimer on the site — Young faces two counts of second-degree burglary and one count of first-degree burglary. All three burglary counts are felonies, according to the court's online database, and he also faces five misdemeanors.
According to the Detroit News and the Detroit Free Press, two of the burglary charges are related to a May 4 incident in which authorities allege Young twice took items from a Chevron station without paying.
According to the News and Free Press, the other burglary charge and five misdemeanors are in connection with the May 11 incident in which Young was arrested in San Clemente after authorities allege he broke into a home, resisted arrest and fought with officers. According to both publications, Young is still in custody.
A pretrial hearing is slated for May 24, with a preliminary hearing set for May 28.


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May 31, 2006
Lipscomb University first baseman Ryan Mitchell became the first athlete from the department in the NCAA era to earn a spot on the first team for the ESPN The Magazine 2006 Academic All-America Teams selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America.
Mitchell, from Andalusia, Ala., was named to the District IV All-Academic First Team, making him eligible for the national honor.
Mitchell is a senior with a 4.0 in Biology with a minor in chemistry.
He led the Bisons in hitting with a .341 average. He was second on the team in home runs with seven, doubles with 13 and slugging percentage (.517). He also had a .988 fielding percentage. He was also named the offensive MVP for 2006.
Mitchell was also named to the Atlantic Sun Conference All-Academic Team.


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Get Silly! 10 Jokes to Tell Your Kids
Tickle your child's funny bone with this collection of family-friendly jokes! From puns to riddles, this collection of kids' jokes has something for every kind of child.
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This activity includes a presentation with links to videos about scientists and engineers working with NASA's Global Precipitation Measurement Mission (from the Faces of GPM series), as well as other STEM careers videos, followed by a number of... (View More) links to online career resources. It is designed to be used by students working at their own pace, choosing which videos and links they are interested in watching and exploring, but could also be used with a larger group. As part of the activity, students identify personal skills and abilities related to career interests and develop a career goal. Includes a student capture sheet with guiding questions. (View Less)
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Become a crime scene investigator! Learners model Dawn Mission scientists, engineers, and technologists and how they use instrumentation to detect distant worlds. After a briefing to build context, students explore interactions between different... (View More) frequencies/wavelengths of the electromagnetic spectrum and matter as they investigate the different ways scientists gather and understand remote sensing data, using Dawn instruments as examples. This module is organized around a learning cycle, engaging students through several experiences to activate students' prior knowledge and assess conceptual understanding, informing next steps. (View Less)
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Emphasizing the synergies between science and engineering, these video clips highlight the research of professional ocean scientists and engineers in various disciplines. The clips are accompanied by additional relevant content including images,... (View More) data visualizations, graphs, animations, and other information. Content has been organized into more than a dozen thematic areas such as Solving Old Problems with New Technology and Small Scale Observations and Large Scale Ideas. All content has been aligned with science and engineering practices from the Next Generation Science Standards, including "asking questions and solving problems" and "planning and carrying out investigations," providing applicable resources for teachers who want to provide role models of effective practice for their students. (View Less)
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This activity is a short engineering design challenge to be completed by individual students or small teams. A real-world problem is presented, designing buildings for hurricane-prone areas, but in a simulated way that works in a classroom, after... (View More) school club, or informal education setting. Students are given simple materials and design requirements, and must plan and build a tower as tall as possible that will hold up a tennis ball while resisting the force of wind from a fan. After the towers are built, the group comes together to test them. If there is time after testing, which can be observational or framed as a contest between teams, students can redesign their towers to improve their performance, or simply discuss what worked well and what didn't in their designs. (View Less)
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This is a lesson/briefing about the Dawn mission and the significance of its ion propulsion system. Learners will consider cases of science fact versus science fictions, study the challenges of the Dawn mission, and apply the "History Frame"... (View More) strategy to investigate the who, what, when and how in the history and development of ion propulsion. This is activity 1 of 5 in Structure and Properties of Matter: Ion Propulsion. (View Less)
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Jan. 12, 2006
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - Nationally-ranked No. 2 Brandeis University defeated MIT, 67-48, in non-conference action on Wednesday night. Clara Yuan posted a team-high 11 points and two blocks as the Engineers fell to 3-6 on the year.
The Judges (10-0) never trailed in the game, scoring the first six points of the contest. Yuan put Tech on the board with a trey at 17:03. A pair of free throws from Brandeis was countered with a lay-up by Christa Margossian. The three-point deficit was a close as MIT would get as the Judges built a 20-8 advantage with 12:02 left in the half. Brandeis entered the intermission with a 37-24 lead, after tallying 15 points from the charity stripe.
The Judges continued to roll in the second stanza, extending its lead to as many as 22 points. The Engineers notched the final field goal of the game with a three-pointer by Michal Ruchelsman as time expired.
For the sixth time this season, Karen Kinnaman reached double-figures with 10 points. With three steals apiece, Kinnaman and Sharon Prange combined for two-thirds of MIT's total and eclipsed Brandeis' mark of five. Cherelle Walls and Samantha O'Keefe each grabbed six rebounds. As a team, the Engineers had the edge on the offensive glass, out-rebounding the Judges 14-10.
Brandeis was paced by Christine Clancy with a game-high 17 points on 11-of-13 shooting from the free-throw line. Amanda Wells posted a double-double with 11 points and a game-high 13 rebounds. Lauren Orlando totaled 14 points, seven rebounds and two blocks while Lauren Goyette recorded 10 points. Amanda DeMartino dished out a game-high four assists.
MIT returns to NEWMAC action on Saturday, Jan. 14 when it travels to Worcester Polytechnic Institute for a 2:00 p.m. tip-off.